JP7582933B2 - Gaming Machines - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine that displays variable information and can be controlled to provide an advantageous state for the player.

In gaming machines such as pachinko machines, for example, when a cut-in image that heightens the expectation of a big win or the like is displayed, the displayed image is inverted from negative to positive, and a cut-in image in a negative-positive form is displayed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2021-122584 A

In the presentation involving negative-positive inversion described in Patent Document 1, there was room for improvement in order to optimally display the parts that should be highlighted in the presentation.

The purpose of this invention is to improve gaming machines in the negative-positive reversal that is performed on parts that should be highlighted in the presentation, thereby increasing interest.

A gaming machine that performs variable display and can be controlled to an advantageous state that is advantageous to a player,
A display means capable of displaying a specific display corresponding to the variable display;
A performance execution means capable of executing a performance of changing the display mode of the specific display of the first mode,
The effect execution means is capable of executing a special effect in which the specific display is displayed in a second mode in which the first mode is an opposite color when executing the change effect, and when the special effect is executed during the execution of the change effect, the expectation of being controlled to the advantageous state is higher than when the special effect is not executed,
When the special effect is executed when the change effect is executed, the execution period of the change effect is longer than when the special effect is not executed.
Corresponding drawings: Figures 90, 91, etc. According to this feature, by including a specific display that is displayed using the second mode and a specific display that is not displayed, even with the same display, the second mode using the second mode can be further emphasized.

The present invention may have only the invention-specific matters described in the claims of the present invention, or may have the invention-specific matters described in the claims of the present invention as well as configurations other than the invention-specific matters.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the pachinko game machine according to this embodiment. 1 is a configuration diagram showing various control boards etc. installed in a pachinko gaming machine. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a game control main process. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a timer interrupt process for game control. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a special symbol process. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a performance control main process. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a performance control process. 1 is a configuration diagram showing various control boards etc. installed in a pachinko gaming machine. A diagram showing the numerical range of a jackpot and the numerical range of a miss with time-saving in the variable display of the first special chart in normal state or time-saving state. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a time-saving count determination table. An explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a fluctuation pattern determination table. An explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a fluctuation pattern determination table. An explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a fluctuation pattern determination table. An explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a fluctuation pattern determination table. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the names and contents of each main control command. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the game control main processing. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing normal processing of special symbols. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing normal processing of special symbols. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the special pattern stopping process. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the special pattern stopping process. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of state transitions in the present embodiment. This is an explanatory diagram about Yu-time. This is an explanatory diagram about Yu-time. This is an explanatory diagram about Yu-time. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a read-ahead notice setting process. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a variable display start setting process. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the pre-reading notice execution setting process. This is an explanatory diagram of an image displayed on an image display device when a pre-reading stock effect is executed as a pre-reading preview effect. An explanatory diagram of the preview performance executed in accordance with a character. 13 is an explanatory diagram of when a pre-reading stock effect is executed. FIG. This is an explanatory diagram when a stock effect is executed with the relevant fluctuation. This is an explanatory diagram of when a stock effect is executed as a preview effect in a change after a pre-reading change after a pre-reading stock effect is executed. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a case where a stock effect is executed in a variable display in which a spinning effect is executed. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a case where a stock effect is executed in a variable display in which a spinning effect is executed. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a case where a stock effect is executed in a variable display in which a spinning effect is executed. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a case where a stock effect is executed in a variable display in which a spinning effect is executed. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a case where a stock effect is executed in a variable display in which a spinning effect is executed. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a spinning effect when a stock effect is not executed in response to the spinning effect. FIG. This is an explanatory diagram of the effects that occur within the Guru Guru performance. This is an explanatory diagram of the effects that occur within the Guru Guru performance. This is an explanatory diagram of the effects that occur within the Guru Guru performance. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of types of candidate images displayed in the spinning effect. This is an explanatory diagram about the execution time of promotion before the spinning performance, the spinning performance, and the promotion after the spinning performance. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of accompanying display that may occur when multiple stock images are acquired. FIG. 13 is a detailed explanatory diagram of an accompanying display. This is an explanatory diagram regarding the execution rate of stock effects and the expected probability of a jackpot. This is an explanatory diagram regarding the execution rate of stock effects and the expected probability of a jackpot. This is an explanatory diagram regarding the execution rate of stock effects and the expected probability of a jackpot. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the effects that each stock character can perform. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the effects that each stock character can perform. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the effects that each stock character can perform. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the effects that each stock character can perform. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the effects that each stock character can perform. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the effects that each stock character can perform. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the effects that each stock character can perform. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of fluctuations in SP reach X. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of fluctuations in SP reach X. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of fluctuations in SP reach X. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of fluctuations in SP reach X. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of fluctuations in SP reach X. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of fluctuations in SP reach X. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of fluctuations in SP reach X. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a fanfare effect executed in a normal state. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a fanfare production. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a fanfare production. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the round presentation. This is an explanatory diagram of the effects that are executed during the special bonus state and the time-saving state. This is an explanatory diagram of the effects that are executed during the special bonus state and the time-saving state. This is an explanatory diagram of the effects that are executed during the special bonus state and the time-saving state. This is an explanatory diagram of the effects that are executed during the special bonus state and the time-saving state. This is an explanatory diagram of the fanfare effects that are executed during the special rate state and the time-saving state. This is an explanatory diagram of the fanfare effects that are executed during the special rate state and the time-saving state. This is an explanatory diagram of the fanfare effects that are executed during the special mode, the time-saving mode, and the normal mode. This is an explanatory diagram of the fanfare effects that are executed during the special mode, the time-saving mode, and the normal mode. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of color specifications. 11A and 11B are explanatory diagrams of the state before and during negative-positive inversion; 11A and 11B are explanatory diagrams of the state before and during negative-positive inversion; 11A and 11B are explanatory diagrams of the state before and during negative-positive inversion; 11A and 11B are explanatory diagrams of the state during and after negative-positive inversion is performed; 11A and 11B are explanatory diagrams of the state during and after negative-positive inversion is performed; FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the negative-positive inversion that is performed when a stock effect is executed. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the negative-positive inversion that is performed when a stock effect is executed. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the negative-positive inversion performed during the spinning effect. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the negative-positive inversion performed during the spinning effect. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the negative-positive inversion performed during the spinning effect. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the negative-positive inversion performed during the spinning effect. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the negative-positive inversion performed during the spinning effect. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of the negative-positive inversion performed in the effects that can be executed by each stock character. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of the negative-positive inversion performed in the effects that can be executed by each stock character. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of the negative-positive inversion performed in the effects that can be executed by each stock character. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of the negative-positive inversion performed in the effects that can be executed by each stock character. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of the negative-positive inversion performed in the effects that can be executed by each stock character. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the negative-positive reversal performed at SP Reach X. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the negative-positive reversal performed at SP Reach X. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of negative-positive inversion performed in a fanfare performance. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of negative-positive inversion performed in a fanfare performance. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of negative-positive inversion performed in a fanfare performance. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of negative-positive inversion performed in a fanfare performance. This is an explanatory diagram of the epilogue performance that is executed during the special bonus state and the time-saving state. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a period during which negative-positive inversion is performed. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a period during which negative-positive inversion is performed. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a period during which negative-positive inversion is performed. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a period during which negative-positive inversion is performed. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the number of times negative/positive inversion is performed in one change. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a period during which negative-positive inversion involving a button is performed. This is an explanatory diagram of the changes displayed when the rescue time reduction is activated. This is an explanatory diagram of the changes displayed when the rescue time reduction is activated. An explanatory diagram of the negative-positive reversal that is performed when a display indicating the number of times until the rescue time reduction is activated is displayed.

The following describes an embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention with reference to the drawings.

(Shape of characteristic parts)

(SKY2021-1548) The gaming machine of type 1-1 is,
A gaming machine that performs variable display and can be controlled to an advantageous state for a player,
A display means is provided for displaying a predetermined display that suggests that the vehicle is controlled to be in the advantageous state and a related display that is related to the predetermined display,
the predetermined display is displayed in a manner of moving toward a specific display area on the display means,
The display means is
The predetermined display before moving to the specific display area is displayed in a first manner;
When the predetermined display is moved to the specific display region, the predetermined display is displayed in a second manner in which the first manner is an opposite color;
When the predetermined display is moved to the specific display area, the related display is displayed in a third aspect, and the related display is displayed in a fourth aspect in which the related display in the third aspect has an opposite color.
Corresponding drawings: Figures 84 to 88, 95, etc. According to this feature, by displaying a specific display from the first aspect to the second aspect at a specific position, it is possible to effectively communicate that a specific display has been displayed at a specific position, and since the specific display can be displayed with emphasis, it is possible to draw attention to it.

The gaming machine of aspect 1-2 is the gaming machine according to aspect 1-1,
The first and second aspects include chromatic colors.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 77, etc. According to this feature, by using chromatic colors, achromatic colors are eliminated, and the presentation can be made to look optimal using chromatic colors.

The gaming machine of aspect 1-3 is the gaming machine according to any one of aspects 1-1 and 1-2,
The predetermined display is enlarged and moved.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 95 etc. According to this feature, the predetermined display can be visually recognized with greater emphasis by enlarging and moving the display.

The gaming machine of aspect 1-4 is a gaming machine according to any one of aspects 1-1 to 1-3,
When the predetermined display reaches a maximum size, it is displayed in the second manner.
Corresponding drawings: Figure 95, etc. According to this feature, the specified display can be more emphasized and viewed by moving the display while enlarging it, and when it reaches its maximum size, the negative-positive inversion is performed, allowing the specified display to be viewed with attention.

The gaming machine of aspect 1-5 is a gaming machine according to any one of aspects 1-1 to 1-4,
The predetermined display is displayed by repeatedly displaying the second pattern.
Corresponding drawings: Figures 84 to 88, Figure 95, etc. According to this feature, the emphasis effect increases as the action is repeated, making it possible to draw the player's attention even more.

The gaming machine of aspect 1-6 is a gaming machine according to any one of aspects 1-1 to 1-5,
When the predetermined display is displayed, a first related display and a second related display related to the predetermined display can be displayed,
When the first related indication and the second related indication come into contact with each other, the indication is displayed in the second manner.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 90, etc. According to this feature, the presentation effect that occurs when the display is touched can be conveyed to the player, making the presentation look optimal.

(SKY2021-1549) The gaming machine of type 2-1 is,
A gaming machine that performs variable display and can be controlled to an advantageous state that is advantageous to a player,
A display means;
A motion detection means capable of detecting a motion of a player;
and a performance execution means capable of executing a special performance suggesting that the game is controlled to the advantageous state;
The special effect includes a first part capable of displaying an action prompting display for prompting the action of the player to the action detection means, and a second part capable of displaying a special display suggesting an expectation degree controlled to the advantageous state,
The display means displays the special display in a first manner in the second part, and displays the special display in a second manner in which the first manner is an opposite color.
Corresponding drawings: Figure 93, etc. According to this feature, when negative and positive are inverted in a movement promotion performance, it becomes difficult to see and interferes with the movement promotion performance, but the display after the movement promotion performance can be displayed in an ideal manner as it is a display that does not require a movement promotion performance and that you want to emphasize.

The gaming machine of aspect 2-2 is the gaming machine according to aspect 1-1,
The first and second aspects include chromatic colors.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 77, etc. According to this feature, by using chromatic colors, achromatic colors are eliminated, and the presentation can be made to look optimal using chromatic colors.

The gaming machine of aspect 2-3 is the gaming machine according to any one of aspects 2-1 and 2-2,
The special effects include a first special effect and a second special effect.
The first special effect displays the special display in the second mode, and the second special effect does not display the special display in the second mode;
The first special effect has a higher probability of being controlled to the advantageous state than the second special effect.
Corresponding drawings: Figure 93, etc. According to this feature, players can pay attention to the types of special effects, which increases their interest in the game.

The gaming machine of aspect 2-4 is a gaming machine according to any one of aspects 2-1 to 2-3,
The period during which the special effect is displayed in the second mode is the same when the player's action is detected while the action prompting display is being displayed and when the player's action is not detected while the action prompting display is being displayed.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 106, etc. According to this feature, the same display can be given the same attention level regardless of whether a motion is detected or not.

The gaming machine of aspect 2-5 is a gaming machine according to any one of aspects 2-1 to 2-4,
The related display is displayed by repeating the second aspect.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 93, etc. According to this feature, the effect of emphasis is strengthened by repeating it, making it possible to attract the player's attention more.

(SKY2021-1550) The gaming machine of type 3-1 is,
A gaming machine that performs variable display and can be controlled to an advantageous state that is advantageous to a player,
A display means capable of displaying a specific display corresponding to the variable display;
A performance execution means capable of executing a performance of changing the display mode of the specific display of the first mode,
The effect execution means, when executing the change effect, is capable of executing a special effect in which the specific display is displayed in a second state in which the first state has an opposite color, and when the change effect is executed and the special effect is executed, there is a higher expectation of being controlled to the advantageous state than when the special effect is not executed.
Corresponding drawings: Figures 90, 91, etc. According to this feature, by including a specific display that is displayed using the second mode and a specific display that is not displayed, even with the same display, the second mode using the second mode can be further emphasized.

The gaming machine of aspect 3-2 is the gaming machine according to aspect 3-1,
The first and second aspects include chromatic colors.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 77, etc. According to this feature, by using chromatic colors, achromatic colors are eliminated, and the presentation can be made to look optimal using chromatic colors.

The gaming machine of aspect 3-3 is a gaming machine according to any one of aspects 3-1 and 3-2,
A specific display can be displayed based on the fact that a starting condition is met.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 90, FIG. 91, etc. According to this feature, the active display is displayed in the second mode at the timing when the active display changes, so that attention can be paid to the active display.

The gaming machine of aspect 3-4 is a gaming machine according to any one of aspects 3-1 to 3-3,
The specific indication includes a first specific indication and a second specific indication,
The first specific indication is displayed in a first color, and the second specific indication is displayed in a second color different from the first color,
The first particular display is displayed in the second manner, and the second particular display is not displayed in the second manner.
Corresponding drawings: Figures 90, 91, etc. According to this feature, by including a first specific display in a first color that performs the second mode and a second specific display in a second color that does not perform the second mode, even with the same display, the first specific display that performs the second mode can be further emphasized.

The gaming machine of aspect 3-5 is a gaming machine according to any one of aspects 3-1 to 3-4,
The display means is
When the specific display is displayed, a related display related to the predetermined display can be displayed,
When the first particular display is displayed, the first particular display and the related display are displayed in a first manner, and the first particular display and the related display in the first manner are displayed in opposite colors in a second manner.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 90, FIG. 91, etc. According to this feature, the change in the specific display can be more emphasized.

(SKY2021-1551) The gaming machine of type 4-1 is,
A gaming machine that performs variable display and can be controlled to an advantageous state that is advantageous to a player,
A display means;
A performance execution means,
The performance execution means includes:
During the variable display, a notification performance can be executed that is at least composed of an introduction part that incites whether or not the advantageous state will be controlled, and a result notification part that notifies the player that the advantageous state will be controlled;
After the notification effect notifies the player that the game will be controlled to the advantageous state, a fanfare effect regarding the advantageous state can be executed.
The performance execution means includes:
In the fanfare effect, a display of the fanfare effect is displayed in a first mode, and the display of the fanfare effect is displayed in a second mode in which the first mode is an opposite color;
In the result notification part, the fact that the displayed state is controlled to the advantageous state is notified without changing the displayed state to an opposite color.
Corresponding drawings: Figures 96 to 99, etc. According to this feature, by announcing the name in the fanfare performance in the second manner, it is possible to emphasize that the advantageous state is beginning, and in the epilogue performance, the second manner is not used to celebrate the achievement of control over the advantageous state, so that attention can be drawn to the epilogue performance, thereby drawing attention to each.

The gaming machine of aspect 4-2 is the gaming machine according to aspect 4-1,
The first and second aspects include chromatic colors.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 77, etc. According to this feature, by using chromatic colors, achromatic colors are eliminated, and the presentation can be made to look optimal using chromatic colors.

The gaming machine of aspect 4-3 is the gaming machine according to any one of aspects 4-1 and 4-2,
The fanfare effect is displayed by repeatedly displaying the second mode.
Corresponding drawings: Figures 96 to 99, etc. According to this feature, the effect of emphasis increases as the action is repeated, making it possible to draw the player's attention even more.

The gaming machine of aspect 4-4 is a gaming machine according to any one of aspects 4-1 to 4-3,
displaying an advantageous state name display that displays the name of the advantageous state during the fanfare production;
The advantageous state name display includes a first advantageous state name display and a second advantageous state name display,
The first advantageous state name display is a more advantageous state than the second advantageous state name display,
The first advantageous state name display is displayed in the second manner more frequently than the second advantageous state name display.
Corresponding drawings: Figures 96 to 99, etc. According to this feature, by varying the number of times each advantageous state name display is displayed in the second mode, it is possible to draw attention to each advantageous state name display.

The gaming machine of aspect 4-5 is a gaming machine according to any one of aspects 4-1 to 4-4,
An ending performance can be executed after the fanfare performance,
In the ending presentation, the display is not performed in the second manner.
Corresponding drawings: Figures 96 to 99, etc. According to this feature, by not performing the second mode in the ending performance, the fanfare performance can be further emphasized.

(SKY2021-1552) The gaming machine of type 5-1 is,
A gaming machine that performs variable display and can be controlled to an advantageous state that is advantageous to a player,
A display means;
A state control means is provided that can control the game state to at least one of a predetermined state and a specific state that is more advantageous than the predetermined state;
the average variable display time in the predetermined state is longer than the average variable display time in the specific state;
The display means is
In the predetermined state, a first display can be displayed, and a second display can be displayed in a color opposite to the first display.
In the specific state, the effect display can be displayed in a third manner, and the effect display can be displayed in a fourth manner in which the third manner is in an opposite color;
The number of times that a presentation display accompanied by the second aspect is displayed in one variable display in the specified state is greater than the number of times that a presentation display accompanied by the fourth aspect is displayed in one variable display in the specific state.
Corresponding drawings: Figure 105, etc. According to this feature, the specific state has fewer effects involving negative-positive reversal than the predetermined state, thereby shortening the change time and allowing for smooth change, while the predetermined state has more effects involving the second aspect than the specific state, making it possible to draw more attention to the effects of the predetermined state than the specific state.

The gaming machine of aspect 5-2 is the gaming machine according to aspect 5-1,
The first and second aspects include chromatic colors.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 77, etc. According to this feature, by using chromatic colors, achromatic colors are eliminated, and the presentation can be made to look optimal using chromatic colors.

The gaming machine of aspect 5-3 is a gaming machine according to any one of aspects 5-1 and 5-2,
A character display can be displayed in a predetermined state and a specific state;
In the predetermined state, the character display is displayed in a first manner, and the character display in the first manner is capable of being displayed in a second manner in which the character display in the first manner has an opposite color,
In the specific state, the character display is displayed in the first manner, and the character display in the first manner can be displayed in the second manner in which the character display in the first manner has an opposite color,
The number of times that the character display accompanied by the second mode executed in one change is displayed is greater in the predetermined state than in the specific state.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 84, FIG. 89, etc. According to this feature, by emphasizing the presentation of the character display, it is possible to draw attention to the content of the characters.

The gaming machine of aspect 5-4 is a gaming machine according to any one of aspects 5-1 to 5-3,
The presentation display repeatedly displays the second pattern.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 84, FIG. 89, etc. According to this feature, the effect of emphasis is strengthened by repeating it, making it possible to attract the player's attention more.

The gaming machine of aspect 5-5 is a gaming machine according to any one of aspects 5-1 to 5-4,
the second aspect displayed in the predetermined state is a display suggesting that the game is controlled to the advantageous state,
The second manner of display in the specific state is a display including a display that does not suggest that the control will be made to the advantageous state.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 105, etc. According to this feature, the second mode is used differently depending on the predetermined state and the specific state, and different parts are to be emphasized in each state, thereby increasing interest in the game.

(SKY2021-1553) The gaming machine of type 6-1 is,
A gaming machine that performs variable display and can be controlled to an advantageous state that is advantageous to a player,
A display means;
A state control means capable of controlling the game state to at least one of a predetermined state and a specific state more advantageous than the predetermined state;
A performance execution means,
The display means is
In the predetermined state, the effect display can be displayed in a first manner, and the effect display can be displayed in a second manner in which the first manner is an opposite color,
In the specific state, the effect display can be displayed in a third manner, and the effect display can be displayed in a fourth manner in which the third manner is in an opposite color;
In the predetermined state, the first aspect of the effect display and the second aspect of the effect display can be alternately displayed,
In the specific state, the third aspect of the effect display and the fourth aspect of the effect display can be alternately displayed,
The performance execution means includes:
In the predetermined state, a predetermined effect is executed in which the effect display of the first aspect and the effect display of the second aspect are alternately displayed a predetermined number of times;
In the specific state, a specific effect can be executed in which the third aspect of the display and the fourth aspect of the display are alternately displayed a specific number of times that is greater than the predetermined number of times.
Corresponding drawings: Figure 100, etc. According to this feature, since a specific state is a better state than a predetermined state, by using the second aspect in the specific state, the display of the specific state can be made to look better than the display of the predetermined state.

The gaming machine of aspect 6-2 is the gaming machine according to aspect 6-1,
The first and second aspects include chromatic colors.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 77, etc. According to this feature, by using chromatic colors, achromatic colors are eliminated, and the presentation can be made to look optimal using chromatic colors.

The gaming machine of aspect 6-3 is a gaming machine according to any one of aspects 6-1 and 6-2,
In the specific state, the presentation display displayed in the second manner is a text display.
Corresponding drawing: FIG. 100, etc. According to this feature, a sense of celebration can be given by emphasizing the display notifying that control is being achieved in an advantageous state.

The gaming machine of aspect 6-4 is a gaming machine according to any one of aspects 6-1 to 6-3,
In the specific state, the presentation display displayed in the second manner is displayed during a presentation notifying the player that control will be exercised in the advantageous state.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 100, etc. According to this feature, the presentation of an advantageous state can be made more lively while attracting attention and creating a sense of celebration.

The gaming machine of aspect 6-5 is a gaming machine according to any one of aspects 6-1 to 6-4,
In the specified state, the presentation displayed in the second manner is a text display, which suggests that the game will be controlled to the advantageous state.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 100, etc. According to this feature, by emphasizing the presentation of the character display, it is possible to draw attention to the content of the characters.

(SKY2021-1554) The gaming machine of type 7-1 is,
A gaming machine that can be controlled to an advantageous state,
A display means is provided,
The display means can display a predetermined display of a first aspect and a predetermined display of a second aspect in which the first aspect has an opposite color, thereby suggesting that the game is controlled to an advantageous state;
the predetermined display is a display composed of a specific number of pixels, and a color code composed of a first set value, a second set value, and a third set value that can adjust the shade of a first color, a second color, and a third color, respectively, is defined for each pixel;
the predetermined display of the second aspect is a display obtained by converting color codes of pixels constituting the predetermined display of the first aspect through a predetermined calculation,
The color codes of more than half of the specific number of pixels constituting the specified display of the first aspect and the specified display of the second aspect are set to values other than the maximum and minimum values for each of the first set value, the second set value, and the third set value.
Corresponding drawings: Figures 76 to 81, etc. According to this feature, by displaying a specified display in the second mode suggesting that the game will be controlled in an advantageous state, it is possible to attract the player's attention while reducing the damage caused to the player's body when he or she sees the display.

The gaming machine of aspect 7-2 is the gaming machine according to aspect 7-1,
The first and second aspects include chromatic colors.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 77, etc. According to this feature, by using chromatic colors, achromatic colors are eliminated, and the presentation can be made to look optimal using chromatic colors.

The gaming machine of aspect 7-3 is the gaming machine according to any one of aspects 7-1 and 7-2,
The predetermined display is displayed by repeatedly displaying the second pattern.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 87, etc. According to this feature, the effect of emphasis is strengthened by repeating it, making it possible to draw the player's attention even more.

The gaming machine of aspect 7-4 is a gaming machine according to any one of aspects 7-1 to 7-3,
the first color is red, the second color is blue, and the third color is green;
The first set value corresponds to the first color, the second set value corresponds to the second color, and the third set value corresponds to the third color.
Corresponding drawings: FIG. 77, etc. According to this feature, the display can be made vivid by using the three primary colors of light, increasing the interest in the game.

The gaming machine of aspect 7-5 is a gaming machine according to any one of aspects 7-1 to 7-4,
The first aspect is a specific color in which the third setting value is lower than the first setting value and the second setting value.
Corresponding drawing: FIG. 87, etc. According to this feature, a specific color can be produced by setting the third set value to a value lower than the first set value and the second set value, and the specific color can be suitably displayed by setting it to the second mode.

(Basic explanation)
First, the basic configuration and control of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (which is also the configuration and control of a general pachinko gaming machine) will be described.

(Configuration of Pachinko Game Machine 1, etc.)
1 is a front view of a pachinko game machine 1, showing the layout of the main components. The pachinko game machine (game machine) 1 is broadly composed of a game board (gauge board) 2 that constitutes the game board surface, and a game machine frame (base frame) 3 that supports and fixes the game board 2. A game area is formed on the game board 2, and game balls as game media are shot into this game area by a predetermined ball shooting device.

Note that the "variable display" of special symbols means, for example, a variable display of multiple types of special symbols (the same applies to other symbols described below). The variations include updating the display of multiple symbols, scrolling the display of multiple symbols, transforming one or more symbols, and enlarging/reducing one or more symbols. In the variation of special symbols and normal symbols described below, multiple types of special symbols or normal symbols are updated and displayed. In the variation of decorative symbols described below, multiple types of decorative symbols are scrolled or updated, or one or more decorative symbols are transformed or enlarged/reduced. Note that variations also include a mode in which a certain symbol is displayed flashing. At the end of the variable display, a specified special symbol is displayed stationary (also called derived or derived display) as the display result (the same applies to the variable display of other symbols described below). Note that the variable display may be expressed as a variable display or variation.

The special pattern variably displayed on the first special pattern display device 4A is also called the "first special pattern," and the special pattern variably displayed on the second special pattern display device 4B is also called the "second special pattern." A special pattern game using the first special pattern is also called the "first special pattern game," and a special pattern game using the second special pattern is also called the "second special pattern game." There may be only one type of special pattern display device that variably displays the special patterns.

An image display device 5 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a screen, display, etc.) is provided near the center of the play area on the playboard 2. The image display device 5 is composed of, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display device) or an organic EL (electro luminescence) device, and displays various effect images. The image display device 5 may also be composed of a projector and a screen. Various effect images are displayed on the image display device 5. The image display device 5 is also composed of approximately 20 million pixels, and effects are created by changing the light emission of the pixels.

For example, on the screen of the image display device 5, in synchronization with the first special game or the second special game, multiple types of decorative patterns (such as patterns showing numbers, etc.) that are different from the special patterns are variably displayed as decorative identification information. Here, in synchronization with the first special game or the second special game, decorative patterns are variably displayed (for example, scrolled up and down or updated) in each of the "left", "middle" and "right" decorative pattern display areas 5L, 5C, 5R. Note that the special game and the variable display of decorative patterns that are executed in synchronization are collectively referred to as simply variable display.

The screen of the image display device 5 may be provided with a display area for displaying a pending display corresponding to a variable display whose execution is pending, and an active display corresponding to a variable display that is being executed. The pending display and the active display are collectively referred to as a variable display-compatible display corresponding to the variable display.

The number of reserved variable displays is also referred to as the reserved memory number. The reserved memory number corresponding to the first special game is also referred to as the first reserved memory number, and the reserved memory number corresponding to the second special game is also referred to as the second reserved memory number. The sum of the first reserved memory number and the second reserved memory number is also referred to as the total reserved memory number.

A first hold indicator 25A and a second hold indicator 25B, each of which includes a plurality of LEDs, are provided at predetermined positions on the game board 2. The first hold indicator 25A displays the first hold memory number by the number of lit LEDs. The second hold indicator 25B displays the second hold memory number by the number of lit LEDs.

A winning ball device 6A is provided below the image display device 5, and a variable winning ball device 6B is provided to the right of the winning ball device 6A.

The winning ball device 6A forms a first start winning hole that is always kept in a constant open state so that game balls can enter, for example, by a specified ball receiving member. When a game ball enters the first start winning hole, a specified number of prize balls (for example, three) are paid out and the first special game can be started.

The variable winning ball device 6B (normal electric device) forms a second start winning hole that changes between a closed state and an open state by a solenoid 81 (see FIG. 3). The variable winning ball device 6B, for example, has an electric tulip-type device having a pair of movable pieces, and when the solenoid 81 is in the off state, the movable pieces are in a vertical position, so that the tip of the movable pieces approaches the winning ball device 6A, and the second start winning hole is in a closed state in which the game ball does not enter (also referred to as the second start winning hole being in a closed state). On the other hand, when the solenoid 81 is in the on state, the movable pieces of the variable winning ball device 6B are in a tilted position, so that the second start winning hole is in an open state in which the game ball can enter (also referred to as the second start winning hole being in an open state). When a game ball enters the second start winning hole, a predetermined number of prize balls (for example, three) are paid out and the second special game can be started. The variable winning ball device 6B may be any device that can change between a closed state and an open state, and is not limited to devices that include an electric tulip-type device.

At predetermined positions on the game board 2 (in the example shown in FIG. 1, three locations are provided at the lower left of the game area and one location is provided above the variable winning ball device 6B), general winning openings 10 are provided which are always kept in a constant open state by a predetermined ball receiving member. In this case, when a game ball enters one of the general winning openings 10, a predetermined number of game balls (for example, 10 balls) are paid out as prize balls.

A special variable winning ball device 7 having a large winning opening is provided between the winning ball device 6A and the variable winning ball device 6B. The special variable winning ball device 7 has a large winning opening door that is driven to open and close by a solenoid 82 (see Figure 3), and the large winning opening door forms the large winning opening as a specific area that can be switched between an open state and a closed state.

As an example, in the special variable winning ball device 7, when the solenoid 82 for the large prize opening door (for the special electric device) is in the OFF state, the large prize opening door closes the large prize opening, and game balls cannot enter (pass through) the large prize opening. On the other hand, in the special variable winning ball device 7, when the solenoid 82 for the large prize opening door is in the ON state, the large prize opening door opens the large prize opening, and game balls can easily enter the large prize opening.

When a game ball enters the large prize opening, a predetermined number of game balls (for example, 14 balls) are paid out as prize balls. When a game ball enters the large prize opening, more prize balls are paid out than when a game ball enters the first start prize opening, the second start prize opening, or the general prize opening 10, for example.

The entry of a game ball into each winning port, including the general winning port 10, is also referred to as a "winning". In particular, a winning ball into the starting port (first starting winning port, second starting winning port) is also referred to as a starting winning port.

A normal symbol display 20 is provided at a predetermined position on the game board 2 (the lower left of the game area in the example shown in FIG. 1). As an example, the normal symbol display 20 is made up of a 7-segment LED or the like, and performs a variable display of normal symbols as multiple types of normal identification information different from the special symbols. The normal symbols are represented by numbers showing "0" to "9" or lighting patterns such as "-". The normal symbols may also include a pattern in which all LEDs are turned off. Such a variable display of normal symbols is also called a normal symbol game.

A pass gate 41 through which the game ball can pass is provided to the right of the image display device 5. When the game ball passes through the pass gate 41, a regular game is executed.

A regular symbol pending display 25C is provided below the regular symbol display 20. The regular symbol pending display 25C is configured to include, for example, four LEDs, and displays the regular symbol pending memory count, which is the number of regular symbol games that are pending execution, by the number of lit LEDs.

In addition to the above features, the surface of the game board 2 is provided with windmills that change the direction and speed of the game balls, as well as numerous obstacle nails. At the bottom of the game area, there is an outlet that takes in game balls that do not enter any of the winning holes.

Speakers 8L, 8R for playing and outputting sound effects and the like are provided at the upper left and right positions of the gaming machine frame 3. A main lamp 9a is provided above the image display device 5 on the gaming machine frame 3, and frame lamps 9b are provided on the left and right of the main lamp 9a so as to surround the playing area. Furthermore, an attacca lamp 9c is provided near the special variable winning ball device 7 on the gaming board 2.

At a predetermined position on the game board 2 (above the image display device 5 in FIG. 1), a movable body 32 (described later) that operates according to the performance is provided. The movable body 32 is also provided with a movable body lamp 9d. The movable body lamp 9d and the above-mentioned main lamp 9a, frame lamp 9b, and attacca lamp 9c may be collectively referred to as the game effect lamp 9. The main lamp 9a, frame lamp 9b, attacca lamp 9c, and movable body lamp 9d are each configured to include an LED.

At the lower right position of the gaming machine frame 3, a ball-hitting operation handle (operation knob) 30 is provided, which is operated by the player or the like to launch the gaming ball toward the gaming area using the ball-hitting device.

At a predetermined position of the gaming machine frame 3 below the playing area, a ball supply tray (upper tray) is provided to hold (store) gaming balls dispensed as prize balls or gaming balls loaned by a predetermined ball loaning machine so that they can be supplied to the ball launching device. In addition to the upper tray, the gaming machine frame 3 may also be provided with a payout section (ball supply tray) from which prize balls are paid out when the upper tray is full.

A stick controller 31A that can be held and tilted by the player is attached to a predetermined position on the gaming machine frame 3 below the playing area. The stick controller 31A is provided with a trigger button that can be pressed by the player. Operations on the stick controller 31A are detected by the controller sensor unit 35A (see FIG. 3).

At a predetermined position on the gaming machine frame 3 below the playing area, a push button 31B is provided that the player can press to give a predetermined command. The operation of the push button 31B is detected by a push sensor 35B (see FIG. 3).

In the pachinko gaming machine 1, a stick controller 31A and a push button 31B are provided as detection means for detecting the player's actions (operations, etc.), but other detection means may also be provided.

Figure 2 is a rear perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The main board 11, housed in a board case 201, is mounted on the rear of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The main board 11 is provided with a setting key 51 and a setting change switch 52. The setting key 51 functions as a lock switch for switching to a setting change state or a setting confirmation state. The setting change switch 52 functions as a setting switch for changing settings such as the probability of winning a jackpot and the ball payout rate in the setting change state. The setting key 51 and the setting change switch 52 may be attached to the outside of the main board 11, for example, at a predetermined position on the power supply board 17.

A display monitor 29 is disposed in the center of the back surface of the main board 11, and a display changeover switch 31 is disposed to the side of the display monitor 29. The display monitor 29 may be configured, for example, using a seven-segment LED display device. The display monitor 29 and the display changeover switch 31 are disposed directly in front of the main board 11 when the back surface of the game board 2 is viewed with the game machine frame 3 open.

The display monitor 29 can display winning information such as consecutive win ratio, winning combination ratio, and base. The consecutive win ratio is the ratio of the number of winning balls that have entered the large winning port (attacker) to the total number of winning balls. The winning combination ratio is the ratio of the number of winning balls that have entered the second start winning port (electric chute) and the number of winning balls that have entered the large winning port (attacker) to the total number of winning balls. The base is the ratio of the total number of winning balls to the number of game balls shot out. When in the setting change state or setting confirmation state, the display monitor 29 can display the setting values in the pachinko game machine 1. When in the setting change state or setting confirmation state, the display monitor 29 only needs to be able to display the setting values to be changed or confirmed.

When the gaming machine frame 3 is closed, the setting key 51 and the setting changeover switch 52 cannot be operated from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The gaming machine frame 3 is provided with a rotatable glass door frame 3a having a glass window, and is configured so that the gaming area can be opened and closed by the glass door frame 3a. When the glass door frame 3a is closed, the gaming area can be seen through the glass window.

In the pachinko gaming machine 1, a security cover 50A is attached to the right end of the outer frame 1a, which is formed in a vertically long rectangular frame shape. When the gaming machine frame 3 is closed, the security cover 50A covers the right side of the board case 201, including the setting key 51 and the setting changeover switch 52, from the rear side. The security cover 50A is a roughly L-shaped member including a short piece 50Aa and a long piece 50Ab, and may be made of a transparent synthetic resin.

(Outline of game progress)
The game ball is launched toward the game area by the player rotating the ball hitting operation handle 30 provided on the pachinko game machine 1. When the game ball passes through the passing gate 41, a normal game is started by the normal symbol display 20. If the game ball passes through the passing gate 41 during the period during which the previous normal game is being played (if the game ball passes through the passing gate 41 but the normal game based on the passing cannot be played immediately), the normal game based on the passing is put on hold up to a predetermined upper limit (for example, 4).

In this normal game, if a specific normal symbol (a normal winning symbol) is displayed as a fixed normal symbol, the display result of the normal symbol will be "normal winning". On the other hand, if a normal symbol other than a normal winning symbol (a normal losing symbol) is displayed as a fixed normal symbol, the display result of the normal symbol will be "normal losing". When a "normal winning" occurs, an opening control is performed to keep the variable winning ball device 6B in an open state for a predetermined period of time (the second starting winning port is opened).

When a game ball enters the first start winning hole formed in the winning ball device 6A, the first special symbol game is started by the first special symbol display device 4A.

When a game ball enters the second start winning hole formed in the variable winning ball device 6B, a second special game is started by the second special pattern display device 4B.

In addition, if the game ball enters (wins) the start winning hole during the period when the special game is being played or during the period when the game is controlled to the jackpot game state described below (when a start winning occurs but the special game based on the start winning cannot be played immediately), the special game based on that entry will be put on hold until a specified upper limit number (for example, 4) is reached.

In the special game, if a specific special symbol (a jackpot symbol, for example, "7"; the actual symbol varies depending on the type of jackpot, as described below) is displayed as a confirmed special symbol, it is a "jackpot", and if a special symbol different from the jackpot symbol (a losing symbol, for example, "-") is displayed as a stopped symbol, it is a "miss". Note that "misses" in this pachinko game machine 1 include "misses with time reduction" that are controlled to a high base state (time reduction state) from the next variable display without going through a jackpot game.

After the display result in the special game becomes "jackpot," the game is controlled to a jackpot game state, which is an advantageous state for the player.

In the jackpot game state, the large prize opening formed by the special variable prize ball device 7 is opened in a predetermined manner. This open state continues until either a predetermined period of time (e.g., 29 seconds or 1.8 seconds) has elapsed, or the number of game balls that have entered the large prize opening reaches a predetermined number (e.g., 9), whichever comes first. The predetermined period is the maximum period during which the large prize opening can be opened in one round, and is hereinafter also referred to as the maximum opening period. This cycle in which the large prize opening is open is called a round (round game). In the jackpot game state, the round can be repeated until the predetermined maximum number of times (15 times or 2 times) is reached.

In the jackpot gaming state, the player can get prize balls by making the gaming ball enter the big prize opening. Therefore, the jackpot gaming state is an advantageous state for the player. The more rounds there are in the jackpot gaming state, and the longer the upper limit opening period, the more advantageous it is for the player.

The "jackpot" has a jackpot type set. For example, there are multiple types of opening modes of the jackpot opening (number of rounds or maximum opening period) and game states after the jackpot game state (normal state, time-saving state, special state, etc.), and the jackpot type is set according to these. There may be jackpot types that offer many prize balls, jackpot types that offer few prize balls, or jackpot types that offer almost no prize balls.

After the jackpot game state ends, the game may be controlled to a time-saving state or a special state depending on the type of jackpot mentioned above.

In the time-saving state, control (time-saving control) is executed to shorten the average special symbol fluctuation time (period during which the special symbol fluctuates) more than in the normal state. In the time-saving state, control (high opening control, high base control) is also executed to make it easier for the game ball to enter the second start winning hole by shortening the average regular symbol fluctuation time (period during which the regular symbol fluctuates) more than in the normal state and by improving the probability of a "regular symbol hit" in the regular symbol game more than in the normal state. The time-saving state is an advantageous state for the player because it is a state in which the fluctuation efficiency of special symbols (especially the second special symbol) is improved.

In the probability variable state (probability fluctuating state), in addition to time-saving control, probability variable control is executed, which increases the probability that the display result will be a "jackpot" compared to the normal state. The probability variable state is an even more advantageous state for the player, as it not only improves the efficiency of special symbol fluctuation, but also makes it easier to get a "jackpot."

The time-saving state or the probability of a special bonus state will continue until one of the end conditions is met first, such as the specified number of special games being played or the start of the next big win game state. The end condition of the state in which the specified number of special games have been played is also called a count-cut (count-cut time-saving state, count-cut probability of a special bonus state, etc.).

The normal state refers to a game state other than advantageous states such as a jackpot game state that is advantageous to the player, and special states such as a time-saving state and a probability-varying state, and is a state in which the pachinko game machine 1, such as the probability that the display result in the normal game will be a "normal hit" and the probability that the display result in the special game will be a "jackpot", is controlled in the same way as the initial setting state of the pachinko game machine 1 (for example, when a system reset is performed and the specified return process is not executed after the power is turned on).

The state in which probability variable control is being executed is also called a high probability state, and the state in which probability variable control is not being executed is also called a low probability state. The state in which time-saving control is being executed is also called a high base state, and the state in which time-saving control is not being executed is also called a low base state. Combining these, the time-saving state is also called a low probability/high base state, the probability variable state is a high probability/high base state, and the normal state is a low probability/low base state. A high probability state and a low base state is also called a high probability low base state.

The game state may change based on the game ball passing through a specific area (e.g., a specific area in a big prize opening) during a big win game state. For example, when the game ball passes through a specific area, the game state may be controlled to a high probability state after the big win game state.

(Progression of the performance, etc.)
In the pachinko game machine 1, various effects (effects to notify the progress of the game or to liven up the game) are executed according to the progress of the game. The effects are described below. The effects are executed by displaying various effect images on the image display device 5, but in addition to or instead of the display, the effects may be executed as sound output from the speakers 8L and 8R, turning on or off the game effect lamp 9, operating the movable body 32, or as an effect using any effect device including some or all of these.

As an effect that is executed according to the progress of the game, in the "left", "middle" and "right" decorative pattern display areas 5L, 5C and 5R provided on the image display device 5, a variable display of decorative patterns begins in response to the start of the first or second special pattern game. At the timing when the display result (also called the determined special pattern) in the first or second special pattern game is displayed statically, the determined decorative pattern (a combination of three decorative patterns) which is the display result of the variable display of the decorative patterns is also displayed statically (derived).

During the period from when the variable display of the decorative symbols starts to when it ends, the state of the variable display of the decorative symbols may become a predetermined reach state (a reach is achieved). Here, a reach state refers to a state in which the decorative symbols that have not yet been stopped and displayed on the screen of the image display device 5 continue to be variable displayed when the decorative symbols that have not yet been stopped and displayed form part of a jackpot combination, which will be described later.

In addition, when the above-mentioned reach state occurs during the variable display of the decorative symbols, a reach effect is executed. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, multiple types of reach effects are executed, which have different rates of the display result (the display result of the special game or the display result of the variable display of the decorative symbols) becoming a "jackpot" (also called the jackpot reliability or jackpot expectation rate) depending on the performance state. Reach effects include, for example, a normal reach and a super reach, which has a higher jackpot reliability than a normal reach.

When the display result of the special game is a "jackpot", a fixed decorative pattern that is a predetermined jackpot combination is derived as the display result of the variable display of decorative patterns on the screen of the image display device 5 (the display result of the variable display of decorative patterns is a "jackpot"). As an example, the same decorative patterns (for example, "7") are displayed stopped in line on a predetermined effective line in the "left", "center", and "right" decorative pattern display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R.

In the case of a "probability jackpot" that is controlled to a probability jackpot state after the end of the jackpot game state, odd decorative symbols (e.g., "7") may be displayed in a line, and in the case of a "non-probability jackpot (normal jackpot)" that is not controlled to a probability jackpot state after the end of the jackpot game state, even decorative symbols (e.g., "6") may be displayed in a line. In this case, odd decorative symbols are also called probability jackpot symbols, and even decorative symbols are also called non-probability jackpot symbols (normal symbols). After a reach state is reached with non-probability jackpot symbols, a promotion effect may be executed that ultimately results in a "probability jackpot".

When the display result of the special game is a "miss," the state of the variable display of the decorative pattern does not become a reach state, and the display result of the variable display of the decorative pattern may display a fixed decorative pattern of a non-reach combination (also called a "non-reach miss") as a "non-reach miss" (the display result of the variable display of the decorative pattern may be a "non-reach miss"). Also, when the display result is a "miss," after the state of the variable display of the decorative pattern becomes a reach state, the display result of the variable display of the decorative pattern may display a fixed decorative pattern of a predetermined reach combination (also called a "reach miss") that is not a jackpot combination as a "reach miss" (the display result of the variable display of the decorative pattern may be a "reach miss").

The effects that the pachinko gaming machine 1 can execute include displaying the variable display compatible display (reserved display or active display) described above. In addition, as other effects, for example, a preview effect that predicts the jackpot reliability is executed during the variable display of the decorative pattern. Preview effects include a preview effect that predicts the jackpot reliability in the variable display currently being executed, and a look-ahead preview effect that predicts the jackpot reliability in the variable display before execution (variable display whose execution is on hold). As a look-ahead preview effect, an effect that changes the display mode of the variable display compatible display (reserved display or active display) to a mode different from normal may be executed.

In addition, in the image display device 5, a pseudo consecutive performance may be executed in which a single variable display appears to be multiple variable displays by temporarily pausing the decorative pattern during the variable display and then restarting the variable display.

Even during a jackpot game state, a jackpot performance is executed to notify the player of the jackpot game state. The jackpot performance may include a performance to notify the player of the number of rounds, or an upgrade performance to show that the value of the jackpot game state is increasing.

In addition, for example, when a special game or the like is not being executed, a demo (demonstration) image is displayed on the image display device 5 (a customer waiting demo performance is executed).

(Board configuration)
The pachinko gaming machine 1 is equipped with a main board 11, a performance control board 12, a sound control board 13, a lamp control board 14, a relay board 15, and the like, as shown in Fig. 3. In addition, various boards, such as a payout control board, an information terminal board, and a launch control board, are arranged on the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Furthermore, a power supply board 17 is also equipped. The various control boards are not only electronic circuit boards such as printed wiring boards on which conductor patterns are formed and on which electrical components can be mounted, but also electronic circuit mounting boards configured to realize specific electrical functions by mounting electrical components on the electronic circuit board.

A power switch 91 is connected to the power supply board 17, and by operating the power supply switch 91 (turning it ON), power from an AC power source such as an external power source such as a commercial power supply, such as 100V AC, can be supplied from the power supply board 17 to electrical components including various control boards such as the main board 11 and the performance control board 12. The power supply board 17 is equipped with, for example, a rectifier circuit for converting alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC), and a power supply circuit for converting a specified DC voltage to a specific DC voltage (for example, 12V DC or 5V DC).

The main board 11 is the main control board, and has the function of controlling the progress of the above-mentioned games in the pachinko game machine 1 (execution of special games (including reserved game management), execution of regular games (including reserved game management), jackpot game status, game status, etc.). The main board 11 has a game control microcomputer 100, a switch circuit 110, a solenoid circuit 111, etc.

The game control microcomputer 100 mounted on the main board 11 is, for example, a one-chip microcomputer, and includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) 101, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 102, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 103, a random number circuit 104, and an I/O (Input/Output port) 105.

The CPU 103 executes the programs stored in the ROM 101 to perform processes that control the progress of the game (processes that realize the functions of the main board 11). At this time, various data stored in the ROM 101 (such as data on fluctuation patterns, performance control commands, and tables referenced when making various decisions) are used, and the RAM 102 is used as the main memory. The RAM 102 serves as a backup RAM in which the stored contents are preserved for a predetermined period of time even if the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is stopped in part or in whole. Note that all or part of the programs stored in the ROM 101 may be deployed to the RAM 102 and executed on the RAM 102.

The random number circuit 104 counts updatable numerical data indicating various random numbers (game random numbers) used to control the progress of the game. The game random numbers may be updated by the CPU 103 executing a specific computer program (updated by software).

The I/O 105 is configured to include, for example, an input port to which various signals (detection signals described below) are input, and an output port for transmitting various signals (signals for controlling (driving) the first special pattern display device 4A, the second special pattern display device 4B, the normal pattern display device 20, the first hold display device 25A, the second hold display device 25B, the normal hold display device 25C, etc., solenoid drive signals).

The switch circuit 110 takes in detection signals (such as a detection signal indicating that a game ball has passed or entered and the switch has been turned on) from various switches for detecting game balls (gate switch 21, start port switch (first start port switch 22A and second start port switch 22B), count switch 23), and transmits them to the game control microcomputer 100. The transmission of the detection signal indicates that the game ball has passed or entered.

The switch circuit 110 receives a reset signal, a power-off signal, and a clear signal from the power supply board 17 and transmits them to the game control microcomputer 100. The reset signal is an operation stop signal for stopping the operation of control circuits such as the game control microcomputer 100, and can be output using either a power supply monitoring circuit, an IC with a built-in watchdog timer, or a system reset IC. The power-off signal is turned off when the specified power supply voltage used in the pachinko game machine 1 exceeds a specified value, and is turned on when the period during which the specified power supply voltage is below the specified value continues for longer than the power-off reference time. The clear signal is turned on in response to, for example, pressing the clear switch 92 provided on the power supply board 17.

The solenoid circuit 111 transmits solenoid drive signals (such as signals to turn on solenoid 81 and solenoid 82) from the game control microcomputer 100 to the solenoid 81 for the normal electric device and the solenoid 82 for the large prize opening door.

The main board 11 is connected to a display monitor 29, a display changeover switch 31, a setting key 51, a setting changeover switch 52, and a door open sensor 90. The door open sensor 90 detects the opening of the gaming machine frame 3, including the glass door frame 3a.

As part of controlling the progress of the game, the main board 11 (game control microcomputer 100) supplies presentation control commands (commands that specify (notify) the progress of the game, etc.) to the presentation control board 12 in accordance with the progress of the game. The presentation control commands output from the main board 11 are relayed by the relay board 15 and supplied to the presentation control board 12. The presentation control commands include, for example, commands that specify various determination results in the main board 11 (for example, the display results of the special game (including the type of jackpot), the variable pattern used when executing the special game (described in detail later)), the game status (for example, the start or end of the variable display, the opening status of the jackpot opening, the occurrence of a win, the number of reserved memories, the game status), the occurrence of an error, etc.

The performance control board 12 is a sub-control board independent of the main board 11, and has the function of receiving performance control commands and executing performances (various performances according to the progress of the game, including various notifications such as driving the movable body 32, notifying errors, and notifying of power outage recovery) based on the received performance control commands.

The performance control board 12 is equipped with a performance control CPU 120, a ROM 121, a RAM 122, a display control unit 123, a random number circuit 124, and an I/O 125.

The performance control CPU 120 executes the programs stored in the ROM 121 to perform processing for executing performances together with the display control unit 123 (processing for realizing the above-mentioned functions of the performance control board 12, including determining the performance to be executed). At this time, various data (data such as various tables) stored in the ROM 121 are used, and the RAM 122 is used as the main memory.

The presentation control CPU 120 may instruct the display control unit 123 to execute a presentation based on detection signals from the controller sensor unit 35A and the push sensor 35B (signals that are output when an operation by the player is detected and that appropriately indicate the content of the operation).

The display control unit 123 includes a VDP (Video Display Processor), CGROM (Character Generator ROM), VRAM (Video RAM), etc., and executes the performance based on instructions to execute the performance from the performance control CPU 120.

The display control unit 123 displays a performance image on the image display unit 5 by supplying a video signal corresponding to the performance to be executed to the image display unit 5 based on an instruction to execute the performance from the performance control CPU 120. The display control unit 123 further supplies a sound designation signal (a signal designating the sound to be output) to the sound control board 13 and a lamp signal (a signal designating the on/off state of the lamp) to the lamp control board 14 in order to output sound synchronized with the display of the performance image and to turn on/off the game effect lamp 9. The display control unit 123 also supplies a signal to operate the movable body 32 to the movable body 32 or to a drive circuit that drives the movable body 32.

The audio control board 13 is equipped with various circuits that drive the speakers 8L and 8R, and drives the speakers 8L and 8R based on the sound designation signal, causing the speakers 8L and 8R to output the sound designated by the sound designation signal.

The lamp control board 14 is equipped with various circuits that drive the game effect lamp 9, and drives the game effect lamp 9 based on the lamp signal, turning the game effect lamp 9 on and off in the manner specified by the lamp signal. In this way, the display control unit 123 controls the sound output and the turning on and off of the lamp.

In addition, the control of sound output, turning on/off of the lamp (such as supplying a sound designation signal or a lamp signal), and control of the movable body 32 (such as supplying a signal to operate the movable body 32) may be performed by the performance control CPU 120.

The random number circuit 124 counts updatable numerical data indicating various random number values (random numbers for performance) used to execute various performances. The random numbers for performance may be updated by the performance control CPU 120 executing a specific computer program (updated by software).

The I/O 125 mounted on the performance control board 12 includes an input port for taking in performance control commands transmitted from, for example, the main board 11, and an output port for transmitting various signals (video signals, sound designation signals, lamp signals).

The boards other than the main board 11, such as the performance control board 12, the sound control board 13, and the lamp control board 14, are also called sub-boards. As with the pachinko game machine 1, multiple sub-boards may be provided for different functions, or one sub-board may be configured to have multiple functions.

(Operation)
Next, the operation (function) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described.

(Main Operations of Main Board 11)
First, a description will be given of the main operations of the main board 11. When power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is started, the game control microcomputer 100 is started, and a game control main process is executed by the CPU 103. Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing the game control main process executed by the CPU 103 on the main board 11.

In the game control main process shown in FIG. 4, the CPU 103 first sets interrupts to be prohibited (step S1). Then, it performs the necessary initial settings (step S2). The initial settings include setting the stack pointer, register settings for built-in devices (CTC (counter/timer circuit), parallel input/output port, etc.), and setting the RAM 102 to be accessible.

Next, it is determined whether the recovery condition is met (step S3). The recovery condition can be met when the clear signal is off, backup data is present, and the backup RAM is normal. When power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is started, if a clear switch provided on the power supply board 17 is pressed, for example, an on-state clear signal is input to the game control microcomputer 100. If such an on-state clear signal is input, it is determined in step S3 that the recovery condition is not met. The backup data only needs to be capable of being stored in the RAM 102, which serves as the backup RAM for game control. In step S3, it is determined whether the recovery condition can be met by checking or inspecting the presence or absence of backup data and the presence or absence of data errors.

If the recovery condition is met (step S3; Yes), recovery processing (step S4) is executed, followed by setting confirmation processing (step S5). The recovery processing in step S4 sets a working area based on the contents stored in RAM 102. By setting the working area using the backup data stored in RAM 102, the game state when the power supply was stopped is restored, and if, for example, a special symbol was changing, it is sufficient if the change of the special symbol can be resumed from the state before the stoppage.

If the recovery condition is not met (step S3; No), an initialization process (step S6) is executed, and then a setting change process (step S7) is executed. The initialization process in step S6 includes a clearing process that clears flags, counters, and buffers stored in RAM 102, and the execution of the clearing process sets initial values in the working area.

In the setting confirmation process of step S5, it is determined whether a predetermined setting confirmation condition is met. The setting confirmation condition is met, for example, when power supply is started, the detection signal from the door open sensor 90 is in the ON state and the setting key 51 is turned ON. The setting confirmation process of step S5 is executed when the recovery condition is met in step S3, including the clear signal being in the OFF state. Therefore, since the setting confirmation condition can be met when the clear signal is in the OFF state, the clear signal being in the OFF state can also be included in the setting confirmation condition.

If the setting confirmation condition is met in the setting confirmation process of step S5, the pachinko gaming machine 1 enters a setting confirmation state in which the setting values set therein can be confirmed, and a setting confirmation start command is sent from the main board 11 to the performance control board 12. In the setting confirmation state, the setting values set in the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be confirmed by viewing them on the display monitor 29. When the setting confirmation state is to end, a setting confirmation end command is sent from the main board 11 to the performance control board 12.

When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in the setting confirmation state, it may be in a game stop state in which the progress of the game on the pachinko gaming machine 1 is stopped. In the game stop state, the launch of game balls by operating the ball striking handle, the detection of game balls by various switches, etc. are stopped, and the first special symbol display device 4A, the second special symbol display device 4B, and the normal symbol display device 20 may be controlled to stop displaying a losing symbol or the like, or to display a symbol corresponding to a game stop state other than a losing symbol. When the setting confirmation state ends, the game stop state associated with it may also end.

In the setting change process of step S7, it is determined whether a predetermined setting change condition is met. The setting change condition is met, for example, when power supply is started, the detection signal from the door open sensor 90 is in the ON state and the setting key 51 is turned ON. The setting change condition may also include the clear signal being in the ON state.

When the setting change condition is met in the setting change process of step S7, the pachinko gaming machine 1 enters a setting change state in which the setting value set therein can be changed, and a setting change start command is sent from the main board 11 to the performance control board 12. In the setting change state, the setting value is displayed on the display monitor 29, and the numerical value displayed on the display monitor 29 is updated and displayed sequentially each time the setting change switch 52 is operated. After that, when the setting key 51 is turned off by an attendant at the game center or the like, the setting value displayed on the display monitor 29 is stored (updated and stored) in the backup area of the RAM 102, and the display monitor 29 is turned off. When the setting change state is to be ended, a setting change end command is sent from the main board 11 to the performance control board 12.

When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in the setting change state, the pachinko gaming machine 1 may be in a play stop state, just as when it is in the setting confirmation state. When the setting change state ends, the associated play stop state may also end.

When the performance control board 12 receives a setting check start command or a setting change start command, it may perform control to notify the user that the setting is being checked or changed. For example, it may display a specific image on the image display device 5, output a specific sound from the speakers 8L and 8R, or cause a light-emitting component such as the game effect lamp 9 to emit light in a specific manner.

The clear signal is turned on by, for example, pressing a clear switch provided on the power supply board 17. Therefore, when power supply is started, if the detection signal from the door open sensor 90 is on and the setting key 51 is on, if the clear switch is on, the initialization process of step S6 and the setting change process of step S7 are executed, making it possible to control the device to the setting change state, and if the clear switch is off, the recovery process of step S4 and the setting confirmation process of step S5 are executed, making it possible to control the device to the setting confirmation state. When power supply is started, if the detection signal from the door open sensor 90 is off or the setting key 51 is off, if the clear switch is on, the initialization process of step S6 is executed but the device is not controlled to the setting change state, and if the clear switch is off, the recovery process of step S4 is executed but the device is not controlled to the setting confirmation state.

After executing the setting confirmation process or setting change process, the CPU 103 executes a random number circuit setting process to initialize the random number circuit 104 (step S8). Then, the register of the CTC built into the game control microcomputer 100 is set so that a timer interrupt occurs periodically at a predetermined time (e.g., every 2 ms) (step S9), and the interrupt is permitted (step S10). After that, a loop process is entered. After that, an interrupt request signal is sent from the CTC to the CPU 103 at predetermined time intervals (e.g., every 2 ms), and the CPU 103 can execute the timer interrupt process periodically.

When the CPU 103 that has executed such game control main processing receives an interrupt request signal from the CTC and accepts the interrupt request, it executes the game control timer interrupt processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5. When the game control timer interrupt processing shown in FIG. 5 is started, the CPU 103 first executes a predetermined switch processing to determine whether or not detection signals have been received from various switches such as the gate switch 21, the first start port switch 22A, the second start port switch 22B, and the count switch 23 via the switch circuit 110 (step S21). Next, by executing a predetermined main side error processing, it performs an abnormality diagnosis of the pachinko game machine 1, and can issue a warning if necessary depending on the diagnosis result (step S22). After that, by executing a predetermined information output processing, it outputs data such as jackpot information (information indicating the number of jackpots), start information (information indicating the number of start winnings), and probability fluctuation information (information indicating the number of times the game has entered a probability variable state) that are supplied to a hall management computer installed outside the pachinko game machine 1 (step S23).

Following the information output process, a game random number update process is executed to update at least a portion of the game random numbers used on the main board 11 side by software (step S24). After this, the CPU 103 executes a special symbol process process (step S25). By the CPU 103 executing the special symbol process process at each timer interrupt, the execution and reservation management of the special symbol game, the control of the jackpot game state, the control of the game state, etc. are realized.

Following the special symbol process, the normal symbol process is executed (step S26). The CPU 103 executes the normal symbol process at each timer interrupt, enabling the execution and reservation management of the normal symbol game based on the detection signal from the gate switch 21 (based on the game ball passing through the passing gate 41), and the opening control of the variable winning ball device 6B based on a "normal symbol hit". The normal symbol game is executed by driving the normal symbol display 20, and the number of reserved normal symbols is displayed by lighting the normal symbol reservation display 25C.

After executing the normal symbol process processing, as part of the game control timer interrupt processing, processing when a power outage occurs, processing for paying out prize balls, etc. may be performed. Then, the CPU 103 executes a command control processing (step S27). The CPU 103 may set a performance control command for transmission in each of the above processes. In the command control processing of step S27, a process is performed to transmit the performance control command set for transmission to a sub-side control board such as the performance control board 12. After executing the command control processing, the interrupt is permitted and then the game control timer interrupt processing is terminated.

Figure 6 is a flow chart showing an example of the special symbol process executed in step S25 shown in Figure 5. In this special symbol process, the CPU 103 first executes a start winning determination process (step S101).

In the start winning judgment process, a process is executed to detect the occurrence of a start winning, store the reserved information in a specified area of the RAM 102, and update the reserved memory number. When a start winning occurs, a random number value for determining the display result (including the type of big win) and the variation pattern is extracted and stored as reserved information. In addition, a process for predicting and judging the display result and the variation pattern based on the extracted random number value may be executed. After the reserved information and the reserved memory number are stored, a transmission setting is performed to transmit a performance control command to the performance control board 12 to specify the judgment results such as the occurrence of a start winning, the reserved memory number, and the predictive judgment. The performance control command at the time of the start winning that has been transmitted and set in this way is transmitted from the main board 11 to the performance control board 12, for example, after the special pattern process is completed, by executing the command control process of step S27 shown in FIG. 5.

After executing the start winning determination process in step S101, the CPU 103 selects and executes one of the processes in steps S110 to S120 depending on the value of the special symbol process flag provided in the RAM 102. Note that in each step of the special symbol process (steps S110 to S120), a transmission setting is made to transmit a performance control command corresponding to each step to the performance control board 12.

The normal special pattern processing in step S110 is executed when the value of the special pattern process flag is "0" (initial value). In this normal special pattern processing, a determination is made as to whether or not to start the first special pattern game or the second special pattern game based on the presence or absence of reserved information. In addition, in the normal special pattern processing, based on a random number value for determining the display result, whether or not the display result of the special pattern or the decorative pattern is to be a "jackpot" and, if it is a "jackpot", the type of jackpot is determined (pre-determined) before the display result is derived and displayed. Furthermore, in the normal special pattern processing, a determined special pattern (either a jackpot pattern or a losing pattern) to be stopped and displayed in the special pattern game is set in response to the determined display result. After that, the value of the special pattern process flag is updated to "1", and the normal special pattern processing is terminated. In addition, the special pattern game using the second special pattern may be executed in priority to the special pattern game using the first special pattern (also called special pattern 2 priority consumption). Also, the order in which the game balls enter the first start winning slot and the second start winning slot may be stored, and the conditions for starting the special game may be met in the order in which the balls enter (also called winning order consumption).

When making various decisions based on random number values, various tables stored in ROM 101 (tables in which decision values compared with random number values are assigned to decision results) are referenced. The same applies to other decisions on the main board 11 and various decisions on the performance control board 12. On the performance control board 12, various tables are stored in ROM 121.

The fluctuation pattern setting process of step S111 is executed when the value of the special chart process flag is "1". This fluctuation pattern setting process includes a process of determining one of multiple types of fluctuation patterns using a random number value for determining the fluctuation pattern based on a pre-determined result of whether or not the display result is a "jackpot". In the fluctuation pattern setting process, when a fluctuation pattern is determined, the value of the special chart process flag is updated to "2" and the fluctuation pattern setting process ends.

The variation pattern specifies the execution time of the special game (special game variation time) (which is also the execution time of the variable display of the decorative symbols), the manner of the variable display of the decorative symbols (whether or not there is a reach, etc.), and the content of the presentation during the variable display of the decorative symbols (type of reach presentation, etc.), and is also called the variable display pattern.

The special pattern change process of step S112 is executed when the value of the special pattern process flag is "2". This special pattern change process includes a process for making settings to change the special pattern in the first special pattern display device 4A and the second special pattern display device 4B, and a process for measuring the elapsed time since the special pattern started to change. It also determines whether the measured elapsed time has reached the special pattern change time corresponding to the change pattern. Then, when the elapsed time since the special pattern started to change reaches the special pattern change time, the value of the special pattern process flag is updated to "3", and the special pattern change process ends.

The special pattern stop process in step S113 is executed when the value of the special pattern process flag is "3". This special pattern stop process includes a process for setting the first special pattern display device 4A and the second special pattern display device 4B to stop the fluctuation of the special pattern and to stop displaying (deriving) the confirmed special pattern that is the display result of the special pattern. If the display result is a "jackpot", the value of the special pattern process flag is updated to "4". If the display result is a "miss", when the time-saving state or the probability bonus state is controlled and the end of the number-cutting is established, the game state is also updated. When the value of the special pattern process flag is updated, the special pattern stop process ends.

The pre-opening process for the jackpot in step S114 is executed when the value of the special chart process flag is "4". This pre-opening process for the jackpot includes a process for setting the jackpot opening port to open by starting the execution of a round in the jackpot game state based on the display result being "jackpot". When the jackpot opening port is opened, a process for supplying a solenoid drive signal to the solenoid 82 for the jackpot opening port is executed. At this time, for example, depending on the type of jackpot, the maximum open period for the jackpot opening port and the maximum number of rounds to be executed are set. When these settings are completed, the value of the special chart process flag is updated to "5" and the pre-opening process for the jackpot is completed.

The jackpot opening process of step S115 is executed when the value of the special chart process flag is "5". This jackpot opening process includes a process for measuring the time that has elapsed since the jackpot opening was opened, and a process for determining whether or not it is time to return the jackpot opening from an open state to a closed state based on the measured elapsed time and the number of game balls detected by the count switch 23. When the jackpot opening is to be returned to a closed state, a process for stopping the supply of a solenoid drive signal to the solenoid 82 for the jackpot opening door is executed, and then the value of the special chart process flag is updated to "6", and the jackpot opening process is terminated.

The post-jackpot opening process of step S116 is executed when the value of the special chart process flag is "6". This post-jackpot opening process includes a process for determining whether the number of times the round that opens the big prize opening has been executed has reached a set upper limit, and a process for making settings to end the jackpot game state when the upper limit has been reached. When the number of times the round has been executed has not reached the upper limit, the value of the special chart process flag is updated to "5", whereas when the number of times the round has been executed has reached the upper limit, the value of the special chart process flag is updated to "7". When the value of the special chart process flag is updated, the post-jackpot opening process ends.

The jackpot end process of step S117 is executed when the value of the special chart process flag is "7". This jackpot end process includes a process of waiting until a waiting time corresponding to the period during which an ending presentation is executed as a presentation operation that notifies the end of the jackpot game state has elapsed, and a process of making various settings for starting special rate control or time-saving control in response to the end of the jackpot game state. When such settings are made, the value of the special chart process flag is updated to "0", and the jackpot end process ends.

(Main operations of the performance control board 12)
Next, the main operations of the performance control board 12 will be described. When the performance control board 12 receives a power supply voltage from a power supply board or the like, the performance control CPU 120 starts up and executes the performance control main process as shown in the flowchart of Fig. 9. When the performance control main process shown in Fig. 9 starts, the performance control CPU 120 first executes a predetermined initialization process (step S71), clears the RAM 122, sets various initial values, and sets the registers of the CTC (counter/timer circuit) mounted on the performance control board 12. In addition, it executes an initial operation control process (step S72). In the initial operation control process, control is executed to perform the initial operation of the movable body 32, such as control to drive the movable body 32 to return it to the origin position and control to perform a predetermined operation check.

Then, it is determined whether the timer interrupt flag is on or not (step S73). The timer interrupt flag is set to the on state every time a predetermined time (e.g., 2 milliseconds) elapses, for example based on the register setting of the CTC. At this time, if the timer interrupt flag is off (step S73; No), the process of step S73 is repeatedly executed and the process waits.

In addition, on the performance control board 12 side, an interrupt occurs to receive a performance control command from the main board 11, in addition to a timer interrupt that occurs every time a predetermined time has elapsed. This interrupt occurs, for example, when the performance control INT signal from the main board 11 becomes ON. When an interrupt occurs due to the performance control INT signal becoming ON, the performance control CPU 120 automatically sets the interrupt to be prohibited, but if a CPU that does not automatically become interrupt prohibited is used, it is desirable to issue an interrupt prohibition command (DI command). In response to an interrupt due to the performance control INT signal becoming ON, the performance control CPU 120 executes, for example, a predetermined command reception interrupt process. In this command reception interrupt process, a performance control command is taken in from a predetermined input port that receives a control signal transmitted from the main board 11 via the relay board 15, among the input ports included in the I/O 125. The performance control command taken in at this time is stored in a performance control command reception buffer provided in, for example, the RAM 122. The performance control CPU 120 then sets the interrupt to permitted and ends the command reception interrupt process.

If the timer interrupt flag is on in step S73 (step S73; Yes), the timer interrupt flag is cleared to an off state (step S74), and a command analysis process is executed (step S75). In the command analysis process, for example, various presentation control commands transmitted from the game control microcomputer 100 of the main board 11 and stored in the presentation control command reception buffer are read, and then settings and controls corresponding to the read presentation control commands are performed. For example, the read presentation control command is stored in a specified area of the RAM 122, or a reception flag provided in the RAM 122 is turned on so that which presentation control command was received and the contents specified by the presentation control command can be confirmed in the presentation control process process, etc. In addition, if the presentation control command specifies the game state, the display control unit 123 may be instructed to display a background corresponding to the game state.

After executing the command analysis process in step S75, the performance control process is executed (step S76). In the performance control process, for example, control is performed to operate various performance devices, such as the display operation of the performance image in the display area of the image display device 5, the sound output operation from the speakers 8L and 8R, the lighting operation of the decorative light-emitting elements such as the game effect lamp 9 and the decorative LEDs, and the driving operation of the movable body 32. In addition, judgments, decisions, settings, etc. are made regarding the control contents of the performance operations using the various performance devices in accordance with the performance control commands, etc. transmitted from the main board 11.

Following the performance control process processing of step S76, a performance random number update process is executed (step S77), and at least a portion of the performance random numbers used on the performance control board 12 side is updated by software. Then, the process returns to step S73. Before returning to step S73, other processes may be executed.

Figure 10 is a flow chart showing an example of the processing executed in step S76 of Figure 9 as the performance control process processing. In the performance control process processing shown in Figure 10, the performance control CPU 120 first executes a look-ahead notice setting process (step S161). In the look-ahead notice setting process, for example, judgments, decisions, settings, etc. for executing a look-ahead notice performance are made based on the performance control command at the time of the start winning transmitted from the main board 11. In addition, processing is executed to display a hold display based on the number of hold memories identified from the performance control command.

After executing the processing of step S161, the performance control CPU 120 selects and executes one of the processing of steps S170 to S175 as described below, depending on the value of a performance process flag provided in, for example, RAM 122.

The variable display start waiting process of step S170 is a process that is executed when the value of the presentation process flag is "0" (initial value). This variable display start waiting process includes a process of determining whether or not to start the variable display of the decorative pattern on the image display device 5 based on whether or not a command specifying the start of variable display has been received from the main board 11. If it is determined that the variable display of the decorative pattern on the image display device 5 should be started, the value of the presentation process flag is updated to "1" and the variable display start waiting process ends.

The variable display start setting process of step S171 is a process executed when the value of the performance process flag is "1". In this variable display start setting process, the display result of the variable display of the decorative pattern (determined decorative pattern), the mode of the variable display of the decorative pattern, whether or not various performances such as reach performances and various advance notice performances are executed, and the mode and execution start timing are determined based on the display result and the variation pattern specified by the performance control command. Then, a performance control pattern (a collection of control data for instructing the display control unit 123 to execute a performance) that reflects the determined result is set. After that, based on the set performance control pattern, the display control unit 123 is instructed to start the execution of the variable display of the decorative pattern, the value of the performance process flag is updated to "2", and the variable display start setting process is terminated. In response to the instruction to start the execution of the variable display of the decorative pattern, the display control unit 123 starts the variable display of the decorative pattern on the image display device 5.

The variable display performance process of step S172 is a process executed when the performance process flag is "2". In this variable display performance process, the performance control CPU 120 instructs the display control unit 123 to display a performance image based on the performance control pattern set in step S171 on the display screen of the image display device 5, to drive the movable body 32, to output voice and sound effects from the speakers 8L and 8R by outputting a command (sound effect signal) to the voice control board 13, and to turn on/off/blink the game effect lamp 9 and the decorative LED by outputting a command (illumination signal) to the lamp control board 14, thereby executing various performance controls during the variable display of the decorative pattern. After performing such performance control, for example, in response to the reading of an end code indicating the end of the variable display of the decorative pattern from the performance control pattern, or the reception of a command specifying the stop display of the fixed decorative pattern from the main board 11, the fixed decorative pattern, which is the display result of the decorative pattern, is stopped. When the final decorative pattern is displayed in a stopped state, the value of the performance process flag is updated to "3" and the performance process during variable display ends.

The special winning wait process of step S173 is executed when the value of the presentation process flag is "3". In this special winning wait process, the presentation control CPU 120 judges whether or not a presentation control command designating the start of a jackpot game state has been received from the main board 11. Then, when a presentation control command designating the start of a jackpot game state is received, the value of the presentation process flag is updated to "4". Also, when a command designating the start of a jackpot game state is not received and the waiting time for receiving the command has elapsed, it is judged that the display result in the special winning game was a "miss", and the value of the presentation process flag is updated to the initial value of "0". When the value of the presentation process flag is updated, the special winning wait process is terminated.

The jackpot performance process of step S174 is executed when the performance process flag value is "6". In this jackpot performance process, the performance control CPU 120 sets, for example, a performance control pattern corresponding to the performance content in the jackpot gaming state, and executes various performance controls in the jackpot gaming state based on the set content. In addition, in the jackpot performance process, for example, in response to receiving a command from the main board 11 specifying that the jackpot gaming state is to end, the value of the performance process flag is updated to "5", which is a value corresponding to the ending performance process, and the jackpot performance process ends.

The ending presentation process of step S175 is executed when the value of the presentation process flag is "7". In this ending presentation process, the presentation control CPU 120 sets a presentation control pattern corresponding to, for example, the end of a jackpot gaming state, and executes various presentation controls for the ending presentation at the end of the jackpot gaming state based on the set contents. After that, the value of the presentation process flag is updated to the initial value "0", and the ending presentation process is terminated.

(Modification of the basic explanation)
This invention is not limited to the pachinko gaming machine 1 described in the basic description above, and various modifications and applications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 described above is a payout type gaming machine that pays out a predetermined number of gaming media as prizes when a prize is won, but it may also be an enclosed type gaming machine that encloses gaming media and awards points when a prize is won.

Only one type of pattern (for example, a symbol showing "- ") may be displayed during the variable display of the special pattern, and the variable display may be achieved by repeatedly turning on and off the pattern. Furthermore, even if the pattern is displayed during the variable display, the pattern may not be displayed when the variable display is stopped (the symbol showing "- " may not be displayed as a display result).

In the above basic explanation, a pachinko gaming machine 1 was shown as the gaming machine, but the present invention can also be applied to slot machines (e.g., slot machines equipped with one or more of big bonus, regular bonus, RT, AT, ART, CZ (hereinafter, bonus, etc.)) that can play a game in which medals are inserted and a predetermined bet amount is set, multiple types of symbols are rotated in response to the player's operation of the control lever, and when the symbols are stopped in response to the player's operation of the stop button, a specific combination of symbols is formed, and a predetermined number of medals is paid out to the player.

The programs and data for implementing the present invention are not limited to being distributed or provided to the computer device included in the pachinko gaming machine 1 by a removable recording medium, but may be distributed by being pre-installed in a storage device of the computer device or the like. Furthermore, the programs and data for implementing the present invention may be distributed by being downloaded from another device on a network connected via a communication line or the like by providing a communications processing unit.

The game can be executed not only by inserting a removable recording medium, but also by temporarily storing a program and data downloaded via a communication line or the like in an internal memory, or by directly executing the game using the hardware resources of another device on a network connected via a communication line or the like. Furthermore, the game can be executed by exchanging data with another computer device or the like via a network.

In this specification, expressions of comparison of various percentages such as the execution percentage of effects (such as "high", "low", "different", etc.) may include one being a percentage of "0%". For example, they also include one being a percentage of "0%" and the other being a percentage of "100%" or a percentage less than "100%".

This gaming machine may be controlled to time-saving state B (also called rescue time-saving state or rescue time-saving) among the multiple types of time-saving states when, after the power is turned on (when the RAM clear process is executed) or after a jackpot occurs, the next jackpot does not occur even if the variable display is executed a predetermined number of times (900 times in this example) in a low probability state. This rescue time-saving state is provided to rescue players who have played for a long period of time but have not won a jackpot (for example, to reduce the amount of money invested in the game), and in this example, it is a game state called "Yu-time".

In this embodiment, if the multiple types of jackpots are controlled to jackpot A, 110 variable displays are performed in time-saving state A (low probability/high base state) out of the multiple types of time-saving states, so the number of variable displays remaining from the end of time-saving state A to the arrival of the rescue time-saving state is 790, while if the multiple types of jackpots are controlled to either jackpot B or jackpot C, 110 variable displays are performed in the probability variable state (high probability/high base state), so the number of variable displays remaining from the end of the probability variable state to the arrival of the rescue time-saving state is 900. Also, in this embodiment, the number of variable displays in time-saving state B (low probability/high base state) based on the value of the rescue time-saving count counter becoming "0" is 1100.

In this embodiment, in the variable display when the rescue time reduction is reached, a shutter image is displayed on the entire screen of the image display device 5, thereby reducing the visibility of the first background image corresponding to the normal state that was displayed as the background image in the variable display before the rescue time reduction is reached, and then a third background image corresponding to the rescue time reduction is displayed as the background image.

In this embodiment, the left side of the image display device 5 on the game board 2 of the pachinko game machine 1 is formed in a left game area where game balls can flow down, and the right side of the image display device 5 on the game board 2 is formed in a right game area where game balls can flow down. Game balls that are weakly shot by the launching device flow down the first path in the left game area, and game balls that are strongly shot by the launching device flow down the second path in the right game area.

In this embodiment, the special variable winning ball device 7 has a first large winning opening and a second large winning opening formed along the flow direction of the game balls. The first large winning opening can be changed between an open state where game balls can enter and a closed state where game balls cannot enter by driving a large winning opening door (not shown) to open and close by driving a solenoid. The second large winning opening can be changed between an open state where game balls can enter and a closed state where game balls cannot enter by driving a large winning opening door (not shown) to open and close by driving a solenoid.

Furthermore, a first count switch 069SG023A capable of detecting a game ball is provided in the first large prize opening, and a second count switch 069SG023B capable of detecting a game ball is provided in the second large prize opening.

In other words, game balls flowing down the left game area (first path) can win in the general winning port 10 and the first start winning port formed by the winning ball device 6A, and game balls flowing down the right game area (second path) can win in the second start winning port formed by the variable winning ball device 6B, the general winning port 10, and the first or second large winning port formed by the special variable winning ball device 7, and can also pass through the passing gate 41.

In addition, in this embodiment, the switch circuit 110 is connected to the first count switch 069SG023A, the second count switch 069SG023B, and the jackpot start switch 069SG024 built into the jackpot start gate 069SG042.

There are multiple obstacle nails between the winning ball device 6A and the variable winning ball device 6B and the special variable winning ball device 7. For this reason, game balls flowing down the left game area cannot win in the second start winning hole or the large winning hole, and game balls flowing down the right game area cannot win in the first start winning hole.

As shown in FIG. 9, at a predetermined position on the game board 2 of the pachinko game machine 1 in this embodiment (for example, the lower left position of the game area), there are a first special pattern display device 069SG004A capable of variable display of the first special pattern, a second special pattern display device 069SG004B capable of variable display of the second special pattern, a first reserved indicator 069SG025A capable of displaying the first reserved memory number, a second reserved indicator 069SG025B capable of displaying the second reserved memory number, a normal pattern display device 069SG020 capable of variable display of normal patterns, a normal reserved indicator 069SG025C capable of displaying the normal reserved memory number, a jackpot The game information display unit includes a round indicator 069SG131 capable of displaying the number of rounds (jackpot type) of the jackpot game during play, a right-hit lamp 069SG132 that lights up in a game state in which the game ball is shot toward the right game area, such as a jackpot game state, a high probability/high base state (probability change state), or a low probability/high base state (time-saving state), a probability change lamp 069SG133 that lights up when the game is in a high probability/high base state (probability change state), and a time-saving lamp 069SG134 that lights up in a high probability/high base state (probability change state) and a low probability/high base state (time-saving state). Note that, when the game state is normal, the right-hit lamp 069SG132 exceptionally lights up from the timing when the variable display stops if the variable display result is a jackpot.

As shown in FIG. 9, the main board 11 is equipped with an information output circuit for outputting game information (signals) to an external device such as a management computer of the gaming center where the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed, via a terminal board (not shown).

In this embodiment, the second large prize opening has a V prize opening and an outlet downstream of the V prize opening. A variable V prize opening device (V lid) is provided upstream of the V prize opening. The variable V prize opening device changes between a closed state and an open state by a solenoid. In other words, the game balls flowing down the second large prize opening can pass through the V prize opening when the variable V prize opening device is in the open state, and cannot pass through the V prize opening and instead flow down to the outlet when the variable V prize opening device is in the closed state.

As shown in FIG. 9, the main board 11 is provided with a V switch 069SG023B1 that can detect, via a switch circuit 110, that the game ball has passed through the V entry port provided downstream of the second large entry port, and an ejection switch 069SG023B2 that can detect that the game ball has passed through the ejection port.

The performance control board 12 is also connected to a vibration motor 61 built into the push button 31B and a movable body motor 207 for operating the movable body 32. The lamp control board 14 is also connected to a right-hit LED 069SG031 for encouraging a right-hit operation, a first special symbol LED 069SG032 that lights up during the variable display of the first special symbol, a second special symbol LED 069SG033 that lights up during the variable display of the second special symbol, a first reserved LED 069SG034A that lights up when the first reserved memory number is 1 to 2, and a first reserved LED 069SG035A that lights up when the first reserved memory number is 3 to 4. 69SG034B, a second pending LED 069SG035A that lights up when the second pending memory number is 1 to 2, a second pending LED 069SG035B that lights up when the second pending memory number is 3 to 4, a button LED 62 built into the push button 31B, a movable body LED 208 built into the movable body 32, and frame LEDs 9L1 to 9L12, 9R1 to 9R12 provided on the gaming machine frame 3 are connected.

Figure 10 (A) is an explanatory diagram illustrating the random number value counted on the main board 11 side. As shown in Figure 10 (A), in this embodiment, on the main board 11 side, in addition to the random number value MR1 for determining the special chart display result, the random number value MR2 for determining the jackpot type, the random number value MR3 for determining the variation pattern, the random number value MR4 for determining the normal chart display result, and the random number value MR5 for determining the initial value of MR4 are controlled so that they can be counted. In addition, random number values other than these may be used to enhance the game effect. These random number values MR1 to MR5 may be counted by updating them by software using different random counters in the CPU 103, or may be updated by the random number circuit 104. The random number circuit 104 may be built into the game control microcomputer 100, or may be configured as a random number circuit chip different from the game control microcomputer 100. Such random numbers used to control the progress of the game are also called game random numbers.

In this embodiment, the random numbers MR1 to MR5 are set to the ranges shown in FIG. 10(A), but the present invention is not limited to this, and the ranges of the random numbers MR1 to MR5 may be varied depending on the settings set in the pachinko game machine 1.

In the game control microcomputer 100, the CPU 103 executes a program read from the ROM 101 and uses the RAM 102 as a work area to execute various processes for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko game machine 1. The CPU 103 also executes a random number generation program to generate all of the various random numbers used on the main board 11.

The ROM 101 provided in the game control microcomputer 100 stores various table data used to control the progress of the game in addition to the game control program. For example, the ROM 101 stores table data constituting a plurality of judgment tables prepared for the CPU 103 to make various judgments and decisions. The ROM 101 also stores table data constituting a plurality of control pattern tables used by the CPU 103 to output various control signals from the main board 11, and a variation pattern judgment table that stores a plurality of variation patterns that become the variable display mode of each pattern in the variable display of special patterns, normal patterns, etc.

Figure 10 (B) shows an example of the configuration of the special chart display result judgment table stored in ROM 101. As the special chart display result judgment table, a common special chart display result judgment table is used for the first special chart and the second special chart, but the present invention is not limited to this, and separate special chart display result judgment tables may be used for the first special chart and the second special chart.

The special symbol display result determination table is a table that is referenced to determine whether or not to control the variable display result to a jackpot game state as a "jackpot" before a determined special symbol that is a variable display result is derived and displayed in a special symbol game using a first special symbol by the first special symbol display device 4A or a special symbol game using a second special symbol by the second special symbol display device 4B, based on a random number value MR1 for determining the special symbol display result.

In the special chart display result judgment table, a numerical value (judgment value) that is compared with the random number value MR1 for judging the special chart display result is assigned to the special chart display result of "jackpot" or "miss" depending on whether the game state of the pachinko game machine 1 is a normal state or a time-saving state (low probability state), or a probability change state (high probability state).

In the special chart display result judgment table, the table data indicating the judgment value to be compared with the random number value MR1 for judging the special chart display result is judgment data assigned to the decision result of whether or not to control the special chart display result to a jackpot game state as a "jackpot". In the special chart display result judgment table, when the game state is a probability variable state (high probability state), more judgment values are assigned to the special chart display result of a "jackpot" than when the game state is a normal state or a time-saving state (low probability state). As a result, in the probability variable state (high probability state) in which probability variable control is performed in the pachinko game machine 1, the probability of determining that the special chart display result is a "jackpot" and that the game state is controlled to a jackpot game state is higher (approximately 1/80.02) than the probability of determining that the special chart display result is a "jackpot" and that the game state is controlled to a jackpot game state when the game state is a normal state or a time-saving state (low probability state) (approximately 1/319.68). That is, in the special chart display result judgment table, when the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in a probability variable state (high probability state), the judgment data is assigned to the decision result of whether or not to control to a jackpot gaming state so that the probability of deciding to control to a jackpot gaming state is higher than when it is in a normal state or a time-saving state.

The judgment tables stored in ROM 101 include the first special symbol display result judgment table and the second special symbol display result judgment table shown in FIG. 7, as well as the jackpot type judgment table (for the first special symbol) shown in FIG. 10 (C1) and the jackpot type judgment table (for the second special symbol) shown in FIG. 10 (C2), as well as a fluctuation pattern judgment table, a normal symbol display result judgment table (not shown), and a normal symbol fluctuation pattern determination table (not shown).

The pachinko game machine 1 of this embodiment is configured so that the probability of winning a jackpot (ball payout rate) does not change depending on the set value, but it may also be configured so that the probability of winning a jackpot (ball payout rate) changes depending on the set value.

(Big hit type determination table)
10(C1) and 10(C2) are explanatory diagrams showing the jackpot type determination table (for the first special symbol) and the jackpot type determination table (for the second special symbol) stored in the ROM 101. Of these, FIG. 10(C1) is a table for determining the jackpot type using reserved memory based on the game ball winning the first start winning slot (i.e., when the first special symbol is displayed variably). Also, FIG. 10(C1) is a table for determining the jackpot type using reserved memory based on the game ball winning the second start winning slot (i.e., when the second special symbol is displayed variably).

The jackpot type determination table is a table that is referenced when a decision is made to make the variable display result a jackpot pattern, to determine the type of jackpot as one of jackpots A to C, based on the random number (MR2) for determining the jackpot type.

Now, the types of jackpots in this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG. 10(D). In this embodiment, the jackpot types provided are jackpot A, jackpot B, and jackpot C, for which time-saving control is executed for up to 100 variable displays after the jackpot game state ends. In addition, these jackpots A, B, and C are also jackpots for which special control is executed for up to 100 variable displays after the jackpot game ends, when the game ball enters the V winning port after entering the second large winning port in the first round of the jackpot game state.

In this embodiment, the open state of the variable V winning ball device (V lid) can be a short open state (e.g., 0.1 seconds) in which the open state lasts for a short period of time, and a long open state (e.g., 15 seconds) in which the open state lasts for a long period of time. In the case of jackpot A, the variable V winning ball device is in a short open state in the first round of the jackpot game state, and in the cases of jackpot B and jackpot C, the variable V winning ball device is in a long open state in the first round of the jackpot game state.

The jackpot game state resulting from "jackpot A" is a normal opening jackpot that changes the second large prize entry port to an open state advantageous to the player in the first round, and changes the first large prize entry port to an open state advantageous to the player in the second to sixth rounds. In addition, with "jackpot A", the variable V prize entry device is in a short open state in the first round, making it extremely difficult to get the game ball to enter the V prize entry port, and it is not expected that the special bonus control will be executed, so it is essentially a normal jackpot.

The jackpot game state resulting from "jackpot B" is a normal opening jackpot that changes the second large prize entry port to an open state advantageous to the player in the first round, and changes the first large prize entry port to an open state advantageous to the player in the second to sixth rounds. In addition, with "jackpot B", the variable V prize entry device is in a long open state in the first round, making it extremely easy to get the game ball to enter the V prize entry port, and it is expected that the special chance control will be executed, making it a virtual special chance jackpot.

The jackpot game state resulting from "jackpot C" is a normal opening jackpot that changes the second large prize entry port to an open state advantageous to the player in the first round, and changes the first large prize entry port to an open state advantageous to the player in the second to tenth rounds. In addition, with "jackpot C", the variable V prize entry ball device is in a long open state in the first round, making it extremely easy to get the game ball to enter the V prize entry port, and it is expected that the special chance control will be executed, making it a virtual special chance jackpot.

In this embodiment, three types of jackpots, jackpot A to jackpot C, are provided as jackpot types, but the present invention is not limited to this, and two or less types of jackpots, or four or more types of jackpots may be provided.

Also, as shown in FIG. 10 (C1), in the jackpot type determination table (for the first special symbol), of the range of MR2 determination values from 0 to 299, 0 to 149 is assigned to jackpot A, and 150 to 299 is assigned to jackpot B. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10 (C2), in the jackpot type determination table (for the second special symbol), of the range of MR2 determination values from 0 to 299, 0 to 99 is assigned to jackpot B, and 100 to 299 is assigned to jackpot C.

In other words, in this embodiment, when the variable special symbol is the first special symbol, there is a 50% probability that the game ball will enter the V winning hole in the first round of the jackpot game state, and both the special probability control and the time-saving control are implemented after the jackpot game ends. Furthermore, when the variable special symbol is the second special symbol, there is a 100% probability that the game ball will enter the V winning hole in the first round of the jackpot game state, and both the special probability control and the time-saving control are implemented after the jackpot game ends.

In this example, even if a jackpot A occurs, it is possible for a V entry to occur when the V lid is in a short open state, but this is extremely rare, so in the case of a jackpot A, it will be explained as not having a V entry and the special rate control not being executed. Also, even if a jackpot B or jackpot C occurs, it is possible for a V entry not to occur when the V lid is in a long open state, but this is extremely rare, so in the case of a jackpot B or jackpot C, it will be explained as having a V entry and the special rate control being executed.

In this embodiment, the type of jackpot is determined using MR2, which is a random number value for determining the type of jackpot, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the type of jackpot may be determined using MR1, which is a random number value for determining the result of the special chart display.

In addition, in this embodiment, for example, as the jackpot type for the second special symbol, a form having jackpots B and C in which 100 times of probability variable control and time-saving control can be executed after the end of the jackpot game state has been exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a jackpot D in which time-saving control is executed 1009 times (probability variable state: 100 times + time-saving state A: 899 times) after the end of the jackpot game state may be provided. By doing so, interest is increased because it is almost certain that the next jackpot will be won, and even if the probability variable control ends without a jackpot occurring in the 100 times probability variable state after the end of jackpot D, after 899 variable displays are executed without a jackpot occurring in time-saving state A (low probability/high base state), simply executing one variable display in the normal state will further control to time-saving state B (rescue time-saving state) described later, which increases interest.

(Time reduction)
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the number of time-saving times for each transition opportunity. As shown in FIG. 11, in this example, when a jackpot A occurs and the game ball does not enter the probability variable area, (1) the time-saving control is performed 100 times, and (2) the time-saving state A in which the low probability control is performed 100 times is controlled to a powerful chance with 100 time-saving times. Also, when either a jackpot B or a jackpot C occurs and the game ball enters the probability variable area, (1) the time-saving control is performed 100 times, and (2) the probability variable state in which the probability variable control is performed 100 times is controlled to a powerful RUSH with 100 time-saving times. Also, when 900 variable displays are performed without being controlled by a jackpot in the low probability state, (1) the time-saving control is performed 1000 times, and (2) the time-saving state B in which the low probability control is performed 1000 times is controlled to a play/1100 powerful chance with 1100 time-saving times. However, even if after the end of the time-saving state B, there are 900 fluctuations again without being controlled to a jackpot in the low probability state, the state will not be controlled back to the time-saving state B based on this.

In addition, when a losing symbol with time reduction is stopped and displayed in the normal state, (1) the time reduction control is performed 1100 times, and (2) the low probability control is performed 1100 times, so that the game state may be controlled to a time reduction state B (in this example, a play with 1100 times of time reduction and 1100 powerful chances) in which the control is performed. In this case, even if a losing symbol with time reduction is stopped and displayed in a high base state (probability change state, time reduction state), the transition control of the game state is not performed (the game state is not controlled to a time reduction state with 1100 times of time reduction). This is to avoid reducing the degree of relief for the player. For example, if a losing symbol with time reduction is stopped and displayed when the game is controlled in a probability change state where a jackpot is likely to occur, the game state is controlled to a time reduction state with 1100 times of time reduction, which is not preferable because it would be controlled from an advantageous state to an unfavorable state for the player. Therefore, the game can be configured to be controlled to a time-saving state of 1,100 times only if the game state controlled when the time-saving losing symbol is stopped and displayed is a normal state.

The rescue time-saving achievement rate is the percentage of control to the time-saving state via rescue time-saving. The time-saving state via rescue time-saving is controlled by performing variable display n times (900 times in this example) without being controlled to the jackpot game state, so the rescue time-saving achievement rate K can be calculated as follows.

K={(1-ML)^n}×100

(K = rescue time reduction achievement rate, ML = jackpot probability, n = variable display number)
Specifically, for example, if the jackpot probability ML in this embodiment is about 1/319, the rescue time reduction achievement rate K is 5.9%. In the case of a gaming machine that allows the setting of a set value, if the rescue time reduction achievement rate is set to be higher as the jackpot probability is lower, the player can be rescued even if the jackpot probability is set to a low value.

(Fluctuation pattern)
12 to 15 are explanatory diagrams showing specific examples of the fluctuation pattern determination table in this embodiment.

Figure 12 shows (A) a specific example of a fluctuation pattern determination table for a miss when the number of reserved memories in the normal state is 0 to 2, (B) a specific example of a fluctuation pattern determination table for a miss when the number of reserved memories is 3, and (C) a specific example of a fluctuation pattern determination table for a jackpot when the number of reserved memories is 0 to 3.

As shown in FIG. 12(A), in the fluctuation pattern determination table for misses when the number of reserved memories is 0 to 2, 96 judgment values are assigned to non-reach B, 2 judgment values are assigned to SP reach A, 1 judgment value is assigned to SP reach B, and 1 judgment value is assigned to SP reach X. Also, as shown in FIG. 12(B), in the fluctuation pattern determination table for misses when the number of reserved memories is 3, 96 judgment values are assigned to shortened non-reach B, 2 judgment values are assigned to SP reach A, 1 judgment value is assigned to SP reach B, and 1 judgment value is assigned to SP reach X.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12(C), in the fluctuation pattern judgment table for jackpots when the number of reserved memories is 0 to 3, 1 judgment value is assigned to SP non-via B, 19 judgment values are assigned to SP reach A, 30 judgment values are assigned to SP reach B, and 50 judgment values are assigned to SP reach X.

In addition, FIG. 13 shows (A) a specific example of a fluctuation pattern determination table for a miss when the number of reserved memories in the special probability state is 0, (B) a specific example of a fluctuation pattern determination table for a miss when the number of reserved memories is 1 to 3, and (C) a specific example of a fluctuation pattern determination table for a jackpot when the number of reserved memories is 0 to 3.

As shown in FIG. 13(A), in the fluctuation pattern determination table for misses when the number of reserved memories is 0, 95 judgment values are assigned to non-reach A, 2 judgment values are assigned to SP reach C, and 3 judgment values are assigned to SP reach D. Also, as shown in FIG. 13(B), in the fluctuation pattern determination table for misses when the number of reserved memories is 1 to 3, 85 judgment values are assigned to shortened non-reach A, 10 judgment values are assigned to non-reach A, 2 judgment values are assigned to SP reach C, and 3 judgment values are assigned to SP reach D.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 13(C), in the fluctuation pattern judgment table for a jackpot when the number of reserved memories is 0, 5 judgment values are assigned to SP non-via A, 80 judgment values are assigned to SP reach C, and 15 judgment values are assigned to SP reach D.

In addition, FIG. 14 shows (A) a specific example of a fluctuation pattern determination table for a miss when the number of reserved memories in time-saving state A is 0, (B) a specific example of a fluctuation pattern determination table for a miss when the number of reserved memories is 1 to 3, and (C) a specific example of a fluctuation pattern determination table for a jackpot when the number of reserved memories is 0 to 3.

As shown in FIG. 14(A), in the fluctuation pattern determination table for misses when the number of reserved memories is 0, 95 judgment values are assigned to non-reach A, and 5 judgment values are assigned to SP reach E. Also, as shown in FIG. 14(B), in the fluctuation pattern determination table for misses when the number of reserved memories is 1 to 3, 90 judgment values are assigned to shortened non-reach A, 5 judgment values are assigned to non-reach A, and 5 judgment values are assigned to SP reach E.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 14(C), in the fluctuation pattern determination table for jackpots when the number of reserved memories is 0 to 3, 5 determination values are assigned to SP non-via A, and 95 determination values are assigned to SP reach E.

In addition, FIG. 15 shows (A) a specific example of a fluctuation pattern determination table for a miss when the number of reserved memories is 0 in time-saving state B (rescue time-saving state), (B) a specific example of a fluctuation pattern determination table for a miss when the number of reserved memories is 1 to 3, and (C) a specific example of a fluctuation pattern determination table for a jackpot when the number of reserved memories is 0 to 3.

As shown in FIG. 15(A), in the fluctuation pattern determination table for misses when the number of reserved memories is 0, 97 determination values are assigned to non-reach A, and 3 determination values are assigned to SP reach F. Also, as shown in FIG. 15(B), in the fluctuation pattern determination table for misses when the number of reserved memories is 1 to 3, 97 determination values are assigned to super-shortened non-reach, and 3 determination values are assigned to SP reach F.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 15(C), in the fluctuation pattern determination table for a jackpot when the number of reserved memories is 0 to 3, 100 determination values are assigned to SP Reach F.

As shown in Figures 13(A) and 13(B), in the high probability state, when the number of reserved memories is 0, the average time of the variable display time of the variable pattern for a loss that can be determined is approximately 8.2 seconds {((7s x 95) + (40s x 2) + (25s x 3)) ÷ 100 = 8.2}, and when the number of reserved memories is 1 to 3, the average time of the variable display time of the variable pattern for a loss that can be determined is approximately 4.8 seconds {((3s x 85) + (7s x 10) + (40s x 2) + (25s x 3)) ÷ 100 = 4.8}.

Assuming that the first variable display when the probability of a special state begins has a reserved memory count of 0, and that the 2nd to 100th variable display has a reserved memory count of 1 to 3, the average variable display time for a losing variable pattern that can be determined in the probability of a special state is approximately 4.83 seconds {(8.2 + (4.8 x 109)) ÷ 100 = 4.83}.

Also, as shown in FIG. 13(C), the average time of the variable display time of the variable pattern for a jackpot that can be determined in the high probability state when the number of reserved memories is 0 to 3 is approximately 51.1 seconds {((22 s x 5) + (55 s x 80) + (40 s x 15)) ÷ 100 = 51.1}, so the average time of the variable display time of the variable pattern for a jackpot that can be determined in the high probability state is approximately 51.1 seconds.

As shown in Figures 14 (A) and (B), in time-saving state A, when the number of reserved memories is 0, the average variable display time of the variable pattern for a miss that can be determined is approximately 9.15 seconds {((7 s x 95) + (50 s x 5)) ÷ 100 = 9.15}, and when the number of reserved memories is 1 to 3, the average variable display time of the variable pattern for a miss that can be determined is approximately 5.55 seconds {((3 s x 90) + (7 s x 5) + (50 s x 5)) ÷ 100 = 5.55}.

Assuming that when time-saving state A starts, the first variable display has a pending memory count of 0, and the 2nd to 100th variable displays have a pending memory count of 1 to 3, the average variable display time of the variable display pattern for a miss that can be determined in time-saving state A is approximately 5.58 seconds {(9.15 + (5.55 x 109)) ÷ 100 = 5.58}.

Also, as shown in FIG. 14(C), the average variable display time of the variable pattern for a jackpot that can be determined when the number of reserved memories is 0 to 3 in time-saving state A is approximately 62.8 seconds {((22 s x 5) + (55 s x 95)) ÷ 100 = 62.85}.

As shown in Figures 15(A) and 15(B), in time-saving state B, when the number of reserved memories is 0, the average variable display time of the variable pattern for a miss that can be determined is approximately 7.54 seconds {((7 s x 97) + (25 s x 3)) ÷ 100 = 7.54}, and when the number of reserved memories is 1 to 3, the average variable display time of the variable pattern for a miss that can be determined is approximately 2.205 seconds {((1.5 s x 97) + (25 s x 3)) ÷ 100 = 2.205}.

Assuming that when time-saving state B starts, the first variable display has a pending memory count of 0, and the 2nd to 1100th variable display has a pending memory count of 1 to 3, the average variable display time of the variable display pattern for a miss that can be determined in time-saving state B is approximately 2.2 seconds {(7.54 + (2.205 x 1099)) ÷ 1100 = 2.20985}.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 15(C), the average time of the variable display time of the variable pattern for a jackpot that can be determined in time-saving state B when the number of reserved memories is 0 to 3 is approximately 40 seconds, so the average time of the variable display time of the variable pattern for a jackpot that can be determined in time-saving state B is approximately 40 seconds.

In this way, when the number of reserved memories is 0, the number of possible variation patterns for a miss is three for the special state, two for the time-saving state A, and two for the time-saving state B. When the number of reserved memories is 1 to 3, the number of possible variation patterns for a miss is four for the special state, three for the time-saving state A, and two for the time-saving state B.

The average variable display time of the determinable losing variation pattern is 4.83 seconds in the guaranteed bonus state, 5.58 seconds in time-saving state A, and 2.2 seconds in time-saving state B.

In addition, when the number of reserved memories is 0 to 3, the number of variable patterns for a jackpot that can be determined is three for the special state, two for the time-saving state A, and one for the time-saving state B.
In addition, the average variable display time of the determinable jackpot fluctuation pattern is 51.1 seconds in the special state, 62.8 seconds in the time-saving state A, and 40 seconds in the time-saving state B.

In other words, the number of types of variable patterns for misses that can be determined decreases in the order of high probability state, time-saving state A, and time-saving state B (high probability state > time-saving state A > time-saving state B), and the average time of the variable display time of the variable patterns for misses that can be determined decreases in the order of high probability state, time-saving state A, and time-saving state B (high probability state > time-saving state A > time-saving state B).

In addition, the types of variable patterns for big wins that can be determined decrease in the order of special probability state, time-saving state A, and time-saving state B (special probability state > time-saving state A > time-saving state B), and the average time of the variable display time of the variable patterns for big wins that can be determined decreases in the order of special probability state, time-saving state A, and time-saving state B (special probability state > time-saving state A > time-saving state B). In this way, the time-saving state B has fewer types of variable patterns and a shorter variable display period than the special probability state and time-saving state A. In other words, a monotonous and efficient variable display is performed.

In addition, the number of types of fluctuation patterns for misses and types of fluctuation patterns for big wins that can be determined is greater in the special state than in the time-saving state A, but the number of types of fluctuation patterns for big wins may be greater in the time-saving state A than in the special state, or may be the same in the special state and the time-saving state A.

The various fluctuation pattern determination tables shown in Figures 12 to 15 are used in common for the first special symbol and the second special symbol. In particular, in time-saving state B, the fluctuation pattern determination table shown in Figure 15 is used in common for the first special symbol and the second special symbol, so that even if the first start winning occurs in time-saving state B, the number of possible fluctuation pattern types that can be determined is smaller than in the probability bonus state or time-saving state A, and the average variable display time is shorter, resulting in a monotonous and efficient variable display.

In addition, different fluctuation pattern determination tables may be used for the first special symbol and the second special symbol.
In addition, when a V winning occurs in the jackpot game state by "jackpot A", the game is controlled to a probability variable state in which probability variable control and time-saving control are executed after the end of the jackpot game state, similar to "jackpot B" and "jackpot C", so the fluctuation pattern is determined using the fluctuation pattern determination table shown in FIG. 13. In addition, when a V winning does not occur in the jackpot game state by "jackpot B" or "jackpot C", the game is controlled to a time-saving state A in which only time-saving control is executed after the end of the jackpot game state, similar to "jackpot A", so the fluctuation pattern is determined using the fluctuation pattern determination table shown in FIG. 14. In other words, the fluctuation pattern determination table does not use a fluctuation pattern determination table according to the jackpot type, and since an irregular state may occur in the jackpot game state, a fluctuation pattern determination table linked to the state after the end of the jackpot game state is used.

In other words, in a gaming machine that can be controlled to a high probability state after the end of a favorable state (e.g., a jackpot gaming state) based on the passage of a gaming ball through a specific area (e.g., a V winning hole, etc.) in the jackpot gaming state, if a V winning occurs in the jackpot gaming state where a V winning is possible, the machine is controlled to a high probability state after the end of the jackpot gaming state, while if a V winning does not occur in the jackpot gaming state where a V winning is possible, the machine is controlled to a first time-saving state after the end of the jackpot gaming state, and if a V winning does not occur in the jackpot gaming state where a V winning is difficult, the machine is controlled to a second time-saving state after the end of the jackpot gaming state, in which the first time-saving state and the second time-saving state are a common time-saving state, and it is preferable that the variable display period of 1 in the first time-saving state and the second time-saving state is shorter than the variable display period of 1 in the time-saving state B of this embodiment.

(Fluctuation pattern without reach)
In this embodiment, the variation pattern without a reach ("shortened non-reach A, shortened non-reach B", "ultra shortened non-reach", "non-reach A, non-reach B", "non-SP A, non-SP B") is a variation pattern in which a combination of decorative symbols indicating that a reach is not established after the variable display is started and the variable display result is a "miss" or "jackpot" is stopped and displayed. "Shortened non-reach A, shortened non-reach B", "ultra shortened non-reach", "non-reach A, non-reach B", and "non-SP A, non-SP B" are collectively referred to simply as "non-reach" or "non-reach variation pattern". Incidentally, "non-SP A, non-SP B" is a non-reach variation pattern for a jackpot that is a jackpot without the establishment of a reach or SP reach.

In this embodiment, among the fluctuation patterns not involving a reach, when it is determined to be a "non-reach A" fluctuation pattern, the variable display period is 7000 ms, when it is determined to be a "non-SP via A" fluctuation pattern, the variable display period is 7000 + 15000 ms, when it is determined to be a "non-reach B" fluctuation pattern, the variable display period is 12000 ms, when it is determined to be a "non-SP via B" fluctuation pattern, the variable display period is 12000 + 15000 ms, when it is determined to be a "shortened non-reach A" fluctuation pattern, the variable display period is 3000 ms, when it is determined to be a "shortened non-reach B" fluctuation pattern, the variable display period is 5000 ms, and when it is determined to be an "ultra-shortened non-reach" fluctuation pattern, the variable display period is 1500 ms. Of these, the "super-shortened non-reach" variation pattern is a variation pattern that can only be determined in time-shortened state B, and has a shorter variable display period than any of the variation patterns determined when the game is controlled in other game states in which time-shortened control is executed (time-shortened state A, special probability state).

(Fluctuating pattern with super reach)
In this embodiment, in a variation pattern involving a super reach ("SP reach A", "SP reach B", "SP reach C", "SP reach D", "SP reach E", "SP reach F", "SP reach X"), after the reach state is established, a rock-paper-scissors presentation (SP reach A) in which an ally character and an enemy character play rock-paper-scissors to inform the player whether or not they have won a jackpot, or a battle presentation (SP reach B to F, X) in which an ally character and an enemy character battle to inform the player whether or not they have won a jackpot, is executed as the SP reach presentation, and the final display result is stopped after the rock-paper-scissors presentation or the battle presentation ends. Here, if the final display result is a "miss", a presentation in which the ally character is defeated by the enemy character (defeat presentation) is executed. On the other hand, if the final display result is a "jackpot," then a presentation is executed in which the ally character triumphs over the enemy character (victory presentation), or a presentation is executed in which the ally character is defeated by the enemy character (defeat presentation), and then a presentation is executed in which the ally character revives and defeats the enemy character (revival presentation).

A "variation pattern without a reach" is a variation pattern in which the state of the variable display of the decorative pattern does not become a specified reach state and a variable display result is displayed. This includes a variation pattern in which even if there is a reach tease such as a "reach notice" described below, the variable display result is displayed without ultimately becoming a reach state. Also, a "variation pattern with a super reach" is a variation pattern in which, after the state of the variable display of the decorative pattern becomes a specified reach state, the reach performance develops and an SP reach performance is executed, and then the display result is displayed.

The Super Reach jackpot variation pattern (SP Reach A to E) also includes a variable display part in which a variable display of decorative symbols is executed, and a post-show performance part in which the number of balls expected to be awarded in the jackpot game state is notified in a specific manner after the victory and revival performances of the variable display part have ended.

The variable display period of the variable display part is different for each type of SP reach A to E: 45,000 ms for SP reach A, 80,000 ms for SP reach B, 40,000 ms for SP reach C, 25,000 ms for SP reach D, and 50,000 ms for SP reach E. On the other hand, the execution period of the post-performance part is the same for SP reaches A to E: 15,000 ms. In this embodiment, the post-performance part is assigned a predetermined period of time (for example, 15,000 ms) in the variable display period, but the predetermined period may be different depending on the type of SP reach. In addition, a fanfare period during a jackpot game state may be assigned to the post-performance part.

In this embodiment, all fluctuation patterns involving a reach are super reach fluctuation patterns, and an example is given of a form in which a normal reach fluctuation pattern is not set, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a normal reach fluctuation pattern may also be set.

(Main control command)
FIG. 16(A) is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the contents of a main control command in this embodiment. The main control command is, for example, a two-byte configuration, with the first byte indicating MODE (command classification) and the second byte indicating EXT (command type). The first bit (bit 7) of the MODE data is always set to "1", and the first bit of the EXT data is set to "0". Note that the command format shown in FIG. 16(A) is only an example, and other command formats may be used. In this example, the control command is composed of two control signals, but the number of control signals constituting the control command may be one, or may be three or more.

In the example shown in FIG. 16(A), command 8001H is a first variable display start command that specifies the start of variable display in a special symbol game using the first special symbol in the first special symbol display device 4A. Command 8002H is a second variable display start command that specifies the start of variable display in a special symbol game using the second special symbol in the second special symbol display device 4B. Command 81XXH is a variation pattern designation command that specifies the variation pattern (variation time) of the decorative symbols etc. that are variably displayed in the "left", "middle", and "right" decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R in the image display device 5 in response to the variable display of the special symbol in the special symbol game. Here, XXH indicates an unspecified hexadecimal number, and may be any value that is set according to the contents of the instruction by the performance control command. In addition, in the variation pattern designation command, different EXT data is set according to the specified variation pattern etc.

Command 8C00H is a variable display result specification command, which is a presentation control command that specifies a variable display result such as a special pattern or a decorative pattern. In the variable display result specification command, for example, as shown in FIG. 16(B), different EXT data is set depending on the determination result (predetermined result) of whether the variable display result is a "miss" or a "jackpot" ("miss with time reduction"), and the determination result (jackpot type determination result) of which of multiple types of jackpot type should be used if the variable display result is a "jackpot."

In the variable display result designation command, for example, as shown in FIG. 16 (B), command 8C00H is a first variable display result designation command in which the variable display result is "miss". Command 8C01H is a second variable display result designation command that notifies the pre-determined result and the jackpot type determination result that the variable display result is "jackpot" and the jackpot type is "jackpot A". Command 8C02H is a third variable display result designation command that notifies the pre-determined result and the jackpot type determination result that the variable display result is "jackpot" and the jackpot type is "jackpot B". Command 8C03H is a fourth variable display result designation command that notifies the pre-determined result and the jackpot type determination result that the variable display result is "jackpot" and the jackpot type is "jackpot C".
Command 8FXXH is a pattern confirmation command that stops (confirms) the variable display of decorative patterns in each of the "left,""middle," and "right" decorative pattern display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R on the image display device 5, and specifies the pattern confirmation period until the next variable display begins.

For example, as shown in FIG. 16(C), command 8F00H is a pattern determination command A that ends the variation of the special pattern and sets the pattern determination period to 0.5 seconds. Command 8F01H is a pattern determination command B that ends the variation of the special pattern and sets the pattern determination period to 20 seconds.

In this embodiment, (i) when the rescue time reduction is reached after the RAM clear process is executed, and (ii) when the rescue time reduction is reached after 900 variable displays after a jackpot, a pattern determination command with different EXT data set is transmitted in the rescue time reduction reaching variation. Specifically, (i) when the rescue time reduction is reached after the RAM clear process is executed, a pattern determination A command is transmitted in which the pattern determination period is 0.5 seconds in the rescue time reduction reaching variation. Also, (ii) when the rescue time reduction is reached after 900 variable displays after a jackpot, a pattern determination B command is transmitted in which the pattern determination period is 20 seconds in the rescue time reduction reaching variation.

Command 95XXH is a game state designation command that designates the current game state of the pachinko gaming machine 1. In the game state designation command, for example, different EXT data is set depending on the current game state of the pachinko gaming machine 1. As a specific example, command 9500H is a first game state designation command corresponding to a game state in which time-saving control is not performed (low base state, normal state), and command 9501H is a second game state designation command corresponding to a game state in which time-saving control is performed (high base state, time-saving state).

Command E1XXH is a remaining time-saving count notification command that notifies the number of remaining time-saving control times in the time-saving state excluding rescue time-saving (time-saving state A). Command E2XXH is a remaining chance-change count notification command that notifies the number of remaining chance-change control times in the chance-change state.

Command F100H is a right-hit LED on notification command that notifies the right-hit LED069SG031 to light up. Command F101H is a right-hit LED off notification command that notifies the right-hit LED069SG031 to light up.

Command 91XXH is a command for specifying the number of times to shorten the time of recovery, and is a performance control command for converting the value of the time-saving counter to a hexadecimal number when the power is restored and specifying it. In the command for specifying the number of times to shorten the time of recovery, different EXT data is set according to each digit (first digit, second digit, third digit, fourth digit) of the value (four-digit value) of the time-saving counter when the power is restored, as shown in FIG. 16(D).
In the recovery time reduction count designation command, for example, as shown in FIG. 16(D), commands 9100H to 910FH are recovery time reduction count designation 1 commands that designate the first digit of the value of the recovery time reduction count. Commands 9110H to 911FH are recovery time reduction count designation 2 commands that designate the second digit of the value of the recovery time reduction count. Commands 9130H to 913FH are recovery time reduction count designation 3 commands that designate the third digit of the value of the recovery time reduction count. Commands 9140H to 914FH are recovery time reduction count designation 4 commands that designate the fourth digit of the value of the recovery time reduction count.

Command 94XXH is a rescue time reduction number designation command, which is a presentation control command that designates the remaining number of variable display times (126 times or less) until the rescue time reduction occurs. In the rescue time reduction number designation command, for example, as shown in FIG. 16(E), different EXT data is set according to the remaining number of variable display times (126 times or less) until the rescue time reduction occurs.
For example, as shown in FIG. 16(E), command 9400H is a rescue time reduction count A designation command specifying that the rescue time reduction has been reached. Command 9401H is a rescue time reduction count B designation command specifying that 1 to 125 times remain until the rescue time reduction is reached. Command 947EH is a rescue time reduction count C designation command specifying that 126 times remain until the rescue time reduction is reached. Command 947FH is a rescue time reduction count D designation command specifying that 127 or more times remain until the rescue time reduction is reached.

Command 96XXH is a rescue time reduction number 2 designation command, which is a performance control command that designates the remaining number of variable displays (in units of 100) until the rescue time reduction occurs. In the rescue time reduction number 2 designation command, for example, a value corresponding to the remaining number of variable displays (in units of 100) until the rescue time reduction occurs is set in the EXT data of the rescue time reduction number 2 designation command. For example, if the remaining number of variable displays until the rescue time reduction occurs is 100, command 9601H is sent as the rescue time reduction number 2 designation command, and if the remaining number of variable displays is 700, command 9607H is sent as the rescue time reduction number 1 designation command. Command 9F00(H) is a customer waiting demonstration display designation command that designates a customer waiting demonstration.

(Game control main processing)
17 is a flow chart showing the game control main process in this embodiment. In this example, the processes in steps S1 to S7, S8 to S9, and S10 to S12 are the same as those shown in FIG.

In this example, when a performance control command instructing recovery from a power outage is sent in step S7, the CPU 103 checks the value of a rescue time reduction counter for counting the number of variable displays remaining until the rescue time reduction occurs, sets the current rescue time reduction counter value converted to a hexadecimal number, and controls the transmission of a rescue time reduction number designation command upon recovery to the performance control CPU 120 (step 069SGS0013).

Next, the CPU 103 sets a value corresponding to the current value of the rescue time reduction counter and controls to send a rescue time reduction number designation command to the performance control CPU 120 (step 069SGS0014). For example, if the current value of the rescue time reduction counter is between 1 and 125 times, the CPU 103 controls to send command 9401H as the rescue time reduction number designation command. Therefore, in this example, if the RAM clear process is not performed when the gaming machine is turned on and the recovery process is performed, the rescue time reduction number designation command is sent and the remaining number of variable display times until the current rescue time reduction is notified.

In this example, when power is restored after a power outage, a command to specify the number of times to shorten the time for recovery and a command to specify the number of times to shorten the time for recovery are sent separately from the command at the time of recovery, but this is not limited to the above. For example, the EXT data of the command at the time of recovery (e.g., a command to specify power on) sent in step S7 may be configured to be set to a value corresponding to the number of times remaining until the time for recovery is shortened, and then sent.

In addition, when a RAM clear is requested in step S3, when there is no backup data in step S4, or when an abnormality is detected in the backup RAM in step S5, a clear process is performed on the area including the area of the rescue time reduction counter in the initialization process in step S8.

Also, when the CPU 103 transmits a presentation control command instructing initialization in step S9, it sets the rescue time reduction counter to "900" (step 069SGS0015). Therefore, in this example, if the RAM clear process is executed when the gaming machine is powered on, the rescue time reduction counter is set to "900". That is, in this example, if the RAM clear process is executed when the gaming machine is powered on and a jackpot is not generated even after 900 variable displays are executed, rescue time reduction is performed and the time reduction state B is controlled. Note that, in this example, since the presentation control command instructing initialization transmitted in step S9 corresponds to the initial value ("900") set in the rescue time reduction counter, the CPU 103 can also specify the initial value to be set in the rescue time reduction counter based on the transmission of the presentation control command instructing initialization.

Next, the CPU 103 checks the value of the rescue time reduction counter (which is "900" in this example), converts the current value of the rescue time reduction counter into a hexadecimal number, sets the value, and transmits a recovery time reduction count designation command to the performance control CPU 120 (step 069SGS0016).

In this way, the rescue time reduction counter is set before the timer interrupt process, which is the game progress process, is executed, so that the variable display does not start before the rescue time reduction counter is set, and the number of times until the rescue time reduction can be reliably managed.

In this example, the rescue time reduction counter is initially set to "900" when the RAM clear process is executed when the gaming machine is powered on, but this is not the only option, and the rescue time reduction counter may not be initially set when the RAM clear process is executed. If configured in this way, gameplay can be started from the continuation of the value of the rescue time reduction counter from the previous day, reducing the amount of investment required to reach the rescue time reduction, and the configuration can be made so as not to be disadvantageous to the player.

In addition, when configured as described above, the system may be configured so that the initial setting of the rescue time reduction counter is not performed only when the clear switch is detected to be on (step S3; Yes) and the RAM clear process is performed, and the initial setting of the rescue time reduction counter is performed when a RAM abnormality is detected (steps S4, S5; No) and the RAM clear process is performed.

(Time-saving flag, chance flag)
In this embodiment, when any of the conditions for controlling to the time-saving state is satisfied, the time-saving flag can be set. The time-saving flag includes a time-saving flag A and a time-saving flag B. In the following description, erasing (or clearing) the flag may be described as resetting the flag.
The time-saving flag A is set when the game is controlled to the time-saving state A via the jackpot A. This time-saving flag A is set when the jackpot game state of the jackpot A ends, and is erased when the time-saving state A ends (when a jackpot occurs during the time-saving state A, or when 100 times of time-saving control end and the game is controlled to the normal state).

The time-saving flag B is set when the game is controlled to the time-saving state B controlled via the rescue time-saving. This time-saving flag B is set when 900 variable displays in which the display result is not a jackpot pattern are executed after the RAM is cleared, or when 900 variable displays in which the display result is not a jackpot pattern are executed in a low probability state after the jackpot game state ends, and is erased when the time-saving state B ends (when a jackpot is won during the time-saving state B, when the time-saving control of 1100 times ends and the game is controlled to the normal state, etc.).
The probability variable flag is set when the game is controlled to the probability variable state. In this embodiment, when a V is won in the first round of a jackpot game, the probability variable flag is set when the game state is controlled to the probability variable state when the jackpot game ends. This probability variable flag is erased when the probability variable state ends (when a jackpot occurs during the probability variable state, when the 100th probability variable control is executed and the game is controlled to the normal state, etc.). For example, when step 069SGS69A in FIG. 19 described later is judged to be YES, the probability variable flag is erased based on the fact that the variable display has been controlled to the probability variable state for the 100th time.

(Special pattern normal processing)
18 and 19 are flow charts showing the normal special symbol processing (step S110) in the special symbol process processing. In the normal special symbol processing, the CPU 103 checks the value of the total reserved memory number (step 069SGS51). Specifically, the count value of the total reserved memory number counter for counting the total number of the first reserved memory number and the second reserved memory number is checked. If the total reserved memory number is not 0, the CPU 103 checks whether the second reserved memory number is 0 or not (step 069SGS52). Specifically, the CPU 103 checks whether the value of the second reserved memory number counter for counting the second reserved memory number is 0 or not. If the second reserved memory number is not 0, the CPU 103 sets data indicating "second" to the special symbol pointer (a flag indicating whether the special symbol process processing is being performed for the first special symbol or the second special symbol) (step 069SGS53). If the second reserved memory count is 0 (i.e., if only the first reserved memory count is accumulated), the CPU 103 sets data indicating "first" to the special pattern pointer (step 069SGS54).

In this embodiment, the processing of steps 069SGS52 to S54 is executed, so that the variable display of the second special symbol is executed with priority over the variable display of the first special symbol. In other words, the second start condition for starting the variable display of the second special symbol is controlled to be satisfied with priority over the first start condition for starting the variable display of the first special symbol.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment shown in this example, and may be configured to execute the variable display of the first special symbol and the variable display of the second special symbol in the order in which the game balls enter the first start winning hole and the second start winning hole, for example.

Next, the CPU 103 reads out each random number stored in the storage area in the RAM 102 corresponding to the reserved memory number=1 indicated by the special symbol pointer, and stores it in the random number buffer area of the RAM 102 (step 069SGS55). Specifically, when the special symbol pointer indicates "first", the CPU 103 reads out each random number stored in the storage area in the first reserved memory number buffer corresponding to the first reserved memory number=1, and stores it in the random number buffer area of the RAM 102. Also, when the special symbol pointer indicates "second", the CPU 103 reads out each random number stored in the storage area in the second reserved memory number buffer corresponding to the second reserved memory number=1, and stores it in the random number buffer area of the RAM 102.

Then, the CPU 103 subtracts one from the count value of the reserved memory number counter indicated by the special symbol pointer, and shifts the contents of each storage area (step 069SGS56). Specifically, when the special symbol pointer indicates "first", the CPU 103 subtracts one from the count value of the first reserved memory number counter, and shifts the contents of each storage area in the first reserved memory number buffer. Also, when the special symbol pointer indicates "second", the CPU 103 subtracts one from the count value of the second reserved memory number counter, and shifts the contents of each storage area in the second reserved memory number buffer.
That is, when the special symbol pointer indicates "1st", the CPU 103 stores each random number stored in the storage area corresponding to the first reserved memory number = n (n = 2, 3, 4) in the first reserved memory number buffer of the RAM 102 in a storage area corresponding to the first reserved memory number = n-1. Also, when the special symbol pointer indicates "2nd", the CPU 103 stores each random number stored in the storage area corresponding to the second reserved memory number = n (n = 2, 3, 4) in the second reserved memory number buffer of the RAM 102 in a storage area corresponding to the second reserved memory number = n-1.

Therefore, the order in which the random numbers stored in the respective storage areas corresponding to each first pending memory number (or each second pending memory number) are extracted always matches the order of the first pending memory number (or second pending memory number) = 1, 2, 3, 4.

Then, the CPU 103 decrements the value of the combined pending memory count by 1. That is, the count value of the combined pending memory count counter is decremented by 1 (step 069SGS57). The CPU 103 stores the value of the combined pending memory count counter before the count value is decremented by 1 in a specified area of the RAM 102.

Next, the CPU 103 reads the random number for hit determination from the random number buffer area (step 069SGS61) and executes the jackpot determination module (step 069SGS62). In this case, the CPU 103 reads the random number for hit determination extracted in the start winning determination process (step S101) and stored in advance in the first reserved memory buffer or the second reserved memory buffer, and performs a jackpot determination. The jackpot determination module is a program that executes a process to compare a predetermined jackpot determination value with the random number for hit determination, and decides that a jackpot has occurred if they match. In other words, it is a program that executes a jackpot determination process. In this case, if the probability variable flag indicating that the jackpot state is in a probability variable state is not set (if the state is in a low probability state), the CPU 103 performs a jackpot determination using the jackpot determination value for low probability. Also, if the probability variable flag is set (if the state is in a high probability state), the CPU 103 performs a jackpot determination using the jackpot determination value for high probability. When the value of the random number for determining a win matches any of the jackpot determination values, the CPU 103 determines that the special symbol is a jackpot.

If it is determined that the jackpot is a jackpot (step 069SGS63; Yes), the CPU 103 sets a jackpot flag indicating that the jackpot is a jackpot (step 069SGS64). Then, the CPU 103 determines the type of the jackpot to be the type (jackpot A, jackpot B, jackpot C) corresponding to the value that matches the value of the type determination random number stored in the random number buffer area (step 069SGS65). In this case, the CPU 103 reads out the type determination random number extracted in the start winning determination process (step S101) and stored in the first reserved memory buffer or the second reserved memory buffer in advance, and determines the type of the jackpot. Then, the process proceeds to step 069SGS70. On the other hand, if it is not determined that the jackpot is a jackpot (step 069SGS63; No), the process proceeds to step 069SGS66.
In this example, by performing the normal special pattern processing, a rescue time-saving condition (reducing the value of the rescue time-saving counter to "0") for controlling to rescue time-saving regardless of the variable display result (jackpot, miss) can occur. In this example, the time-saving state A is set based on the occurrence of a jackpot A, and the time-saving state B is set based on the occurrence of no next jackpot even after the variable display has been completed a predetermined number of times (900 times in this example), but it is assumed that the variable display result of the variable display in which the rescue time-saving condition is established will be a jackpot. Therefore, when the variable display result of the variable display in which the rescue time-saving condition is established is a jackpot, the time-saving state A is set based on the jackpot.

Next, the CPU 103 checks whether the value of the time-saving counter for counting the number of times the variable display is executed during the time-saving state is 0 (step 069SGS66). If the value of the time-saving counter is not 0, the CPU 103 subtracts 1 from the value of the time-saving counter (step 069SGS67), and checks whether the value of the time-saving counter after the subtraction is 0 (step 069SGS68). If the value of the time-saving counter after the subtraction is 0, the CPU 103 sets a time-saving end flag indicating that the time-saving state will end when the variable display ends (step 069SGS69).

In this example, steps 069SGS66 to 069SGSS69 are executed to perform the subtraction process of the time-saving counter before the count process of the variable display number until the time-saving relief from step 069SGS71 onwards, but the processing is not limited to this. For example, the subtraction process of the time-saving counter may be executed after the count process of the variable display number until the time-saving relief from step 069SGS71 onwards. In this case, for example, in the case of a variable display that is a time-saving relief, if the subtraction process is executed after setting the time-saving counter to "100" (see step 069SGS172), the value of the time-saving counter will be subtracted by 1 extra, so in the case of a variable display that is a time-saving relief, the value of the time-saving counter may be added by 1 again after the subtraction process. Also, the time-saving counter may be set to "111", which is 1 more than the previous value, in advance.

Then, the CPU 103 checks whether the high probability flag is set (step 069SGS69A). If the high probability flag is set (i.e., the game is in a high probability state), the process proceeds to step 069SGS84. In this example, the process of step 069SGS69A is executed, and if the game is in a high probability state, the process of steps 069SGS70 and after (particularly the process of step 069SGSS71) is not executed. Therefore, even if a variable display is executed when the game state is in a high probability state (Powerful RUSH in this example), the value of the rescue time reduction counter is not decremented. If the high probability flag is not set (i.e., the game is not in a high probability state), the process proceeds to step 069SGSS70.

In this embodiment, when the high probability flag is set, the process proceeds to step 069SGSS70 and subsequent steps without being executed, and the process proceeds to step 069SGSS84. However, this is not limited to the above. When the high probability flag is set, the process proceeds to step 069SGSS70, but the process of step 069SGSS71 may not be executed. In other words, the value of the rescue time reduction counter is not updated, but a rescue time reduction number designation command or rescue time reduction number 2 designation command corresponding to the value of the unupdated rescue time reduction counter may be sent.

Next, the CPU 103 judges whether the value of the rescue time reduction counter is 0 (step 069SGS70; Yes). If the value of the rescue time reduction counter is 0 (step 069SGS70; Yes), the process proceeds to step 069SGS84. If the value of the rescue time reduction counter is 0 at this point, it means that the game has already been controlled to the time reduction state (time reduction state B) via the rescue time reduction (time that is controlled to the time reduction state B, or time that is controlled to the normal state after 1100 fluctuations in the time reduction state B), and a jackpot has not occurred, which is the trigger for setting the rescue time reduction counter to 900. If the value of the rescue time reduction counter is not 0 (step 069SGS70; No), the value of the rescue time reduction counter is decremented by 1 (step 069SGS71). Also, in this example, by executing the processing of step 069SGS71, the value of the rescue time reduction counter is updated uniformly regardless of whether the variable display of the first special pattern is executed or the variable display of the second special pattern is executed.

Next, the CPU 103 checks whether the value of the rescue time reduction counter after subtraction is 127 or more (step 069SGS72). If the value of the rescue time reduction counter after subtraction is 126 or less (step 069SGS72; No), the CPU 103 sets a value corresponding to the value of the rescue time reduction counter to the EXT data and controls the transmission of a rescue time reduction number designation command to the performance control CPU 120 (step 069SGS73). For example, if the value of the rescue time reduction counter is 1, the CPU 103 controls the transmission of command 9401H as the rescue time reduction number designation command. Also, if the value of the rescue time reduction counter is 126, the CPU 103 controls the transmission of command 947EH as the rescue time reduction number designation command.

Next, the CPU 103 checks whether the value of the rescue time reduction counter after subtraction is 0 (step 069SGS74). If the value of the rescue time reduction counter after subtraction is not 0, the process proceeds to step 069SGS84. If the value of the rescue time reduction counter after subtraction is 0, the CPU 103 sets a rescue time reduction determination flag indicating that the rescue time reduction has occurred and that control will be made to time reduction state B at the end of the fluctuation (step 069SGS75). Then, the process proceeds to step 069SGS84.

On the other hand, if the value of the rescue time reduction counter after subtraction is 127 or more (step 069SGS72; Yes), the CPU 103 sets 7FH uniformly as the EXT data and controls to transmit the command 957FH as the rescue time reduction number designation command to the performance control CPU 120 (step 069SGS76). Next, the CPU 103 checks whether the remaining variable display number until the rescue time reduction is a number in units of 100 (in this example, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, or 800) (step 069SGS77). Incidentally, whether the remaining variable display number until the rescue time reduction is a number in units of 100 can be determined by checking the value of the rescue time reduction counter. If the remaining variable display count until the rescue time reduction is in units of 100, the CPU 103 sets a value corresponding to the value of the rescue time reduction counter in the EXT data, and controls to transmit a rescue time reduction count 2 designation command to the performance control CPU 120 (step 069SGS78). For example, if the value of the rescue time reduction counter is 100, the CPU 103 controls to transmit a command 9601H as the rescue time reduction count 2 designation command. Also, if the value of the rescue time reduction counter is 800, the CPU 103 controls to transmit a command 9608H as the rescue time reduction count 2 designation command. Then, the process proceeds to step 069SGS84.
In this example, the game control microcomputer 100 (specifically, the CPU 103) counts the number of variable displays remaining until the rescue time reduction and transmits a rescue time reduction number designation command or a rescue time reduction number 2 designation command, but the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment. For example, the CPU 120 for effect control may be configured to count the number of variable displays remaining until the rescue time reduction and execute the later-described teasing effect or countdown effect.
In addition, for example, if the rescue time reduction counter is set (to "900") at the time when the rescue time reduction occurs so that rescue time reductions can occur consecutively, the rescue time reduction number designation command or the rescue time reduction number 2 designation command may be sent only the first time the rescue time reduction occurs, and the rescue time reduction number designation command or the rescue time reduction number 2 designation command may not be sent the second or subsequent time the rescue time reduction occurs.

Then, the CPU 103 determines the stopping pattern of the special pattern according to the result of the determination of the jackpot type (step 069SGS84). In this case, for example, if it is determined to be a jackpot A, the stopping pattern of the special pattern is determined to be "2", if it is determined to be a jackpot B, the stopping pattern of the special pattern is determined to be "3", if it is determined to be a jackpot C, the stopping pattern of the special pattern is determined to be "7", and if it is determined to be a miss, the stopping pattern of the special pattern is determined to be "-". The CPU 103 also stores the determined stopping pattern of the special pattern in a stopping pattern storage area provided in the RAM 102 (step 069SGS85).

Then, the CPU 103 updates the value of the special pattern process flag to a value corresponding to the variable pattern setting process (step S111) (step 069SGS86).

(Special symbol stop processing)
20 is a flow chart showing the special symbol stop process (step S113) in the special symbol process. In the special symbol stop process, the CPU 103 first subtracts 1 from the value of the symbol determination period timer (step 069SGS131), and checks whether the value of the symbol determination period timer after subtraction is 0 (step 069SGS132).

If the value of the pattern determination period timer after subtraction is not 0 (i.e., the determined display period of the stopped pattern of the first special pattern or the second special pattern has not yet ended), the special pattern stop process is ended. If the value of the pattern determination period timer after subtraction is 0 (i.e., the determined display period of the stopped pattern of the first special pattern or the second special pattern has ended), the CPU 103 checks whether the jackpot flag is set (step 069SGS133). If the jackpot flag is set, the CPU 103 clears the probability change flag, time-saving flag A, time-saving flag B, rescue time-saving decision flag, and the time-saving count counter for counting the number of times the variable display is executed during the time-saving state (step 069SGS134).
Next, the CPU 103 sets the rescue time-saving counter to "900" (step 069SGS135). Therefore, in this example, the rescue time-saving counter is set to "900" in response to a jackpot, and if the next jackpot does not occur even after 900 variable displays are executed in the low probability state after the jackpot game ends, the rescue time-saving state is entered and the game is controlled to the time-saving state B.

In this example, by executing the processing of step 069SGS135, when a jackpot is hit, the rescue time reduction counter is set to "900" at the start of the fanfare period of the jackpot to initialize it, but this is not the only possible embodiment. For example, the rescue time reduction counter may be set to "900" during a round of jackpot play, or may be configured to be initially set to "900" at the start or end of the ending period of the jackpot play.

Next, the CPU 103 performs control to start lighting the right hit lamp 069SG132 (step 069SGS136). The CPU 103 also performs control to send a right hit LED lighting notification command to the performance control CPU 120 to notify the lighting of the right hit LED 069SG031 (step 069SGS137).

Next, the CPU 103 controls the transmission of a jackpot start command to the performance control CPU 120 (step 069SGS138). Next, the CPU 103 sets a timer for time before the large prize opening to measure the time before the large prize opening (fanfare time) until the first large prize opening 069SG007A and the second large prize opening 069SG007B are controlled to be open (step 069SGS139). Then, the CPU 103 updates the value of the special symbol process flag to a value corresponding to the jackpot opening pre-processing (step S144) (step 069SGS140).

If the jackpot flag is not set (step 069SGS133; No), the CPU 103 checks whether the rescue time-shortening determination flag is set (step 069SGS170). If the rescue time-shortening determination flag is set, the CPU 103 resets the rescue time-shortening determination flag (step 069SGS171), and if it is set, sets the time-shortening flag B and controls the game to the time-shortening state (step 069SGS171A). Then, the time-shortening count counter is set to "1100" (step 069SGS172).

The CPU 103 also controls the transmission of a time-saving state B designation command to the performance control CPU 120 (step 069SGS174). The CPU 103 also controls the start of illumination of the right hit lamp 069SG132 (step 069SGS174A), and controls the transmission of a right hit LED illumination notification command to the performance control CPU 120 notifying illumination of the right hit LED 069SG031 (step 069SGS174B). Then, the process proceeds to step 069SGS175.

In this example, when the time reduction occurs, the time reduction state is simply controlled to B, and the time reduction counter is not set, but the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, when the time reduction occurs, the time reduction state may be controlled to B, and the time reduction counter may be set (set to "900"). With such a configuration, it is possible to continuously generate the time reduction, and once the time reduction occurs, the time reduction state may be continued until a jackpot occurs.
In addition, in this example, the rescue time reduction counter is set to "900" when it is set, and the value of the rescue time reduction counter is subtracted by one each time variable display is executed, and rescue time reduction is generated based on the value of the rescue time reduction counter becoming "0", but this is not limited to such an embodiment. For example, the rescue time reduction counter may be configured to be set to "0" when it is set, and to be incremented by one each time variable display is executed, and rescue time reduction is generated based on the value of the rescue time reduction counter becoming "900".

In addition, in this example, the processing of step 069SGS172 is executed to set the number of time-saving times to 1100, which is greater than the number of variable display times (900) until a rescue time-saving time is generated, but this is not limited to the above. For example, the time-saving time counter may be set to a value equal to or less than "900" in step 069SGS172.

In addition, in step 069SGS172, the time-saving counter may be configured to be able to set values corresponding to multiple types of time-saving times. For example, the time-saving counter may be configured to be set to "100" if a rescue time-saving is performed the first time, and to be set to "1100" if a rescue time-saving is performed the second time.

Also, for example, the number of time-saving times may be determined by performing a lottery process based on random numbers, and in step 069SGS172, a value corresponding to the number of time-saving times determined by the lottery process may be set in the time-saving times counter. In this case, for example, the number of time-saving times may be determined to be 100 times with a 10% probability, and 1100 times with a 90% probability. Also, when the number of time-saving times is determined by a lottery process, the number of time-saving times may be determined by using the type-determining random numbers used to determine the jackpot type and the time-saving time type, or the number of time-saving times may be determined by using a dedicated random number.

If the rescue time-saving determination flag is not set in step 069SGS170, the CPU 103 checks whether the time-saving end flag is set (step 069SGS141). If the time-saving end flag is set, the CPU 103 resets the time-saving end flag (step 069SGS142).

Next, the CPU 103 resets any of the time-saving flags that have been set (either time-saving flag A or B) and ends the time-saving state (step 069SGS145). Then, the CPU 103 performs control to end the illumination of the right-hit lamp 069SG132 (step 069SGS150). The CPU 103 also performs control to send a right-hit LED off notification command to the performance control CPU 120 to notify the right-hit LED 069SG031 that it has been turned off (step 069SGS151). The CPU 103 also performs control to send a normal state designation command (a type of game state designation command) to the performance control CPU 120 (step 069SGS152). Then, the process proceeds to step 069SGS175.

In this example, the process of steps 069SGS141 to S152 is executed to transition to the normal state at the end of the pattern determination period during the final time-saving fluctuation and to end the right-hit notification, but this is not limited to the above. For example, the system may be configured to transition to the normal state and end the right-hit notification at the start of the fluctuation or the start of the pattern determination period during the final time-saving fluctuation.

Also, if the time-saving end flag is not set in step 069SGS141 (step 069SGS141; No), the process proceeds to step 069SGS175.

In step 069SGS175, the CPU 103 updates the value of the special pattern process flag to a value corresponding to the normal special pattern processing (step S110) (step 069SGS175).

(state transition)
Next, state transitions in this embodiment will be described below. Fig. 22 is a state transition diagram for explaining state transitions in this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 22, in the normal state (low probability/low base state), if a jackpot B occurs and the game ball passes through the probability variable area, the state is controlled to the probability variable state, and if a jackpot A occurs, the state is controlled to the time-saving state A (time-saving state via jackpot (low probability/high base state)). Although not shown, if a jackpot B occurs and the game ball does not pass through the probability variable area, the state is also controlled to the time-saving state A (time-saving state via jackpot). Even if it is a miss, if it becomes a rescue time-saving state ((P) (P-1) after the RAM clear process or (P-2) after the probability variable state ends, when the variable display number reaches 900 times without the next jackpot occurring, or (Q) (Q-1) after the end of 100 variable displays in the time-saving state A, when the variable display number reaches 790 times without the next jackpot occurring), the state is controlled to the time-saving state B (time-saving state via rescue time-saving (low probability/high base state)).
Also, as shown in Fig. 22, in the probability variable state (high probability/high base state), if either the jackpot B or the jackpot C occurs and the game ball passes through the probability variable area, it is controlled to the probability variable state again. Although not shown, if either the jackpot B or the jackpot C occurs and the game ball does not pass through the probability variable area, it is controlled to the time-saving state A (time-saving state via the jackpot).
Also, as shown in Fig. 22, in the time-saving state A (low probability/high base state), if either the jackpot B or the jackpot C occurs and the game ball passes through the probability variable area, the state is controlled to the probability variable state. Although not shown, if either the jackpot B or the jackpot C occurs and the game ball does not pass through the probability variable area, the state is controlled to the time-saving state A (time-saving state via the jackpot) again. Also, in the time-saving state A, if 100 variable displays are completed without a jackpot occurring, the state is controlled to the normal state.
Also, as shown in FIG. 22, in the time-saving state B (low probability/high base state), if either the jackpot B or the jackpot C occurs and the game ball passes through the probability variable area, the state is controlled to the probability variable state. Although not shown, if either the jackpot B or the jackpot C occurs and the game ball does not pass through the probability variable area, the state is controlled to the time-saving state A (time-saving state via the jackpot) again. Also, in the time-saving state B, if the variable display ends 1100 times without a jackpot occurring, the state is controlled to the normal state. Furthermore, even if it is a miss, if it becomes a rescue time-saving state ((P) (P-1) after the RAM clear process or (P-2) after the probability variable state ends, if the variable display number reaches 900 times without the next jackpot occurring, or (Q) (Q-1) after the variable display number reaches 790 times without the next jackpot occurring after the end of 100 times in the time-saving state A), the state is controlled to the time-saving state B (time-saving state via the rescue time-saving state).

In this example, if a jackpot occurs during time-saving state B and the game ball does not enter the special probability area, the game will always transition to time-saving state A; however, this control is not limited to this. For example, the current remaining number of time-saving times may be compared with the number of time-saving times that would occur if the game ball did not enter the special probability area (100 times in this example), and if the current remaining number of time-saving times is greater, the game may be configured to continue in the current time-saving state B.

In this example, although it is possible to execute a variable display of the first special symbol during the time-saving state or the probability of a special bonus state, this would be disadvantageous to the player, so the state transition is explained without assuming that the variable display of the first special symbol will be executed during the time-saving state or the probability of a special bonus state.

(Explanation of Yu-Time)
Next, the characteristics of "Yu-Time", which is the time-saving state B (relief time-saving state) in this embodiment, will be explained based on Figs. 23 to 25. In Fig. 23, (A1) and (A2) are diagrams showing an example of the case where "Yu-Time" is not installed, and (B1) and (B2) are diagrams showing an example of the case where "Yu-Time" is installed. In Fig. 24, (A) to (D) are diagrams showing an example of deviation fluctuation in the normal state. In Fig. 25, (E1) and (E2) are explanatory diagrams of Yu-Time in which the fluctuation efficiency is the same as in the normal state, and (F1) to (F4) are explanatory diagrams of the Yu-Time of this case in which the fluctuation efficiency is higher than in the normal state. In Figs. 23 to 25, for the convenience of explaining the characteristics of "Yu-Time", explanations will be given using explanatory images different from the performance images explained below.

First, in the case of a pachinko game machine not equipped with the "Yu-Time" of this embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 23 (A1) (A2), even if the variable display is performed a predetermined number of times (for example, 900 times when the jackpot probability is about 1/300, which is about three times the jackpot probability denominator) without being controlled to a jackpot in a low probability state (for example, normal state (low probability/low base state)) after the end of the jackpot, it will not be controlled to "Yu-Time", that is, a time-saving state. Since the player is already stuck at about three times the jackpot probability denominator at this point, the player continues playing without a jackpot for a long time and invests a lot. However, this normal state (low probability/low base state) continues until a jackpot occurs, and further investment is required, so there is a possibility that the player's motivation to play will be significantly reduced.
On the other hand, in the case of a pachinko game machine equipped with the "Yu-Time" of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 23 (B1) (B2), after the end of a jackpot, if the variable display is performed a predetermined number of times (for example, about 2.5 to 3 times the jackpot probability denominator) without being controlled to a jackpot in a low probability state (for example, in a normal state (low probability/low base state)), the machine will enter "Yu-Time" and be controlled to the time-saving state B for a specific number of variable displays (for example, 1100 times, or up to about 3.8 times the jackpot probability denominator). At this point, the player is already stuck with about three times the jackpot probability, so the player continues playing for a long time without a jackpot, and the player's investment is also quite large. However, by being controlled to "Yu-Time", that is, the time-saving state B, additional investment is suppressed and the possibility of a jackpot occurring is increased, so that the decrease in motivation to play can be suppressed.
Also, as shown in Figures 24(A) to 24(D), the player continues playing without a jackpot during the period from the end of the jackpot to the control of "Play Time"("gettinghooked"), and various advance notice effects are executed during that period, which keeps the player hyped up. Also, when the variable display reaches 900 times, for example, when the variable display is executed the first time (for example, 105 times) after the end of the jackpot (see Figure 24(A)), when the variable display is executed the second time (for example, 213 times) (see Figure 24(B)), when the variable display is executed the third time (for example, 506 times) (see Figure 24(C)), when the variable display is executed the fourth time (for example, 882 times) (see Figure 24(D)), at least the effect with a high expectation of a jackpot such as SP Reach (for example, the "Super Hot" SP Reach effect) is executed a predetermined number of times, and these SP Reach effects continue to miss, so there is a high possibility that the player is quite depressed.
Therefore, as shown in Fig. 25 (E1) (E2), even if the "Yu-time" (time-saving state B) is finally controlled after 900 variable displays, if this time-saving state B is in a state with low variable efficiency such as the normal state (low probability/low base state), the number of wasted shots will increase, leading to further additional investment and prolonged play. Also, since the SP reach effects are all missed in the 900 variable displays and it is quite depressing, if the provocative effects occur frequently in the "Yu-time", the desire to play will decrease.
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 25 (F1) to (F4), the "Yu-time" (time-shortened state B) of this embodiment is a time-shortened state in which the variable efficiency is higher than that of the normal state (low probability/low base state), so that the player can continue playing while suppressing additional investment. In addition, the time-shortened control executes the variable display a specific number of times (for example, 1100 times, which is a maximum of about 3.8 times the probability of winning), so that the player can play with peace of mind since the probability of winning is high (for example, about 97%) during the period controlled in the time-shortened state B. For example, if the probability of winning is 1/319.9, the probability of not winning with one variable display is about 99% {(319.9-1)÷319.9=0.996874}, and the probability of not winning within 1100 rotations is about 3% (0.996874^1100=0.031937). Therefore, the probability of hitting the jackpot within 1,100 spins is approximately 97% (1-0.031937=0.968063).

In addition, in "Yu-Time", the variable display period of the selected variable pattern is short, so the variable efficiency is higher than in other time-saving states, and therefore there is a high possibility of efficiently consuming the miss variable display and winning a jackpot in a short period of time, and a right-hit play results in a jackpot in the second special game, making it an advantageous state in which there is a high possibility of a jackpot advantageous to the player (for example, jackpot B or jackpot C). In addition, since it is difficult for advance notice effects and SP reach effects, as described below, to be executed and there are few opportunities to be aroused by miss effects, it is possible to effectively suppress a decrease in motivation to play. In other words, unlike the game states in which you wait for the next jackpot while enjoying effects, such as the probability change state and time-saving state A, in this embodiment, "Yu-Time" is a game state in which efficiently consuming the miss variable display and winning the next jackpot takes priority over enjoying effects.

Figure 26 is a flow chart showing an example of the pre-reading notice setting process executed in step S161 of Figure 8. In the pre-reading notice setting process shown in Figure 26, the performance control CPU 120 first checks the memory contents in the start winning time reception command buffer 194A (step S701). Then, it is determined whether there is a new received command that is at least one of the commands at the time of the start winning (step S702). For example, the presence or absence of a received command can be determined by checking whether at least one of the start winning port winning designation command, the pattern designation command, the variable category command, or the reserved memory number notification command is newly stored in the start winning time reception command buffer. If no new command has been received (step S702; No), the pre-reading notice determination process is terminated.

If it is determined in step S702 that a command has been received (step S702; Yes), it is determined whether or not a preview performance is already being executed (step S703).

In this embodiment, when a look-ahead preview performance is already being executed, processing to execute a further look-ahead preview performance is not performed, and the look-ahead preview performance is executed in the performance mode already determined. On the other hand, when a look-ahead preview performance is being executed based on a winning time judgment result that the variable display mode is determined to be "non-reach", if a winning time judgment result is obtained that the variable display result is determined to be "jackpot" or that the variable display pattern is determined to be one involving a reach, the look-ahead preview performance currently being executed may be switched to a super reach or jackpot preview performance. Note that, regardless of the performance mode of the look-ahead preview performance already being executed, further look-ahead preview performances may be executed.

If the pre-reading notice performance is not being executed in step S703 (step S703; No), it is determined whether or not the pre-reading notice performance is being restricted, which restricts the execution of the pre-reading notice performance (step S704). If the pre-reading notice is not being restricted in step S704 (step S704; No), the order and contents of the received commands based on the occurrence of the start winning are checked (step S706) to determine whether or not they were received normally (step S707). In the processing of step S707, for example, confirmation is made as to whether the received commands at the time of the start winning are in order, whether or not they were all received without missing, whether or not the contents of the pattern designation command and the variable category command are consistent, whether or not the contents of the start opening winning designation command and the reserved memory number notification command are consistent, etc., and if any one of them is denied, it may be determined that the reception was not normal. Note that it is not limited to determining that an abnormality has occurred when any one of them is denied, and it may be determined that an abnormality has occurred when any two of them are denied, for example. Alternatively, it may be determined that an abnormality has occurred when all of them are denied.

If it is determined in step S707 that the command has been received normally (step S707; Yes), the previous variable category commands stored in the start winning reception command buffer 194A are checked (step S708), and it is determined whether the current number of reserved commands is "3" or "4" and whether the previous variable categories were all non-reach misses (step S709). That is, in this embodiment, if there are two or three reserved data whose variable display result is "non-reach miss", the reserved data is used to execute the continuous preview performance.

In addition, if the number of reserved memories is sufficient to execute a continuous preview performance (for example, if it is 2 or more), it may be possible to execute the continuous preview performance. For example, other than a preview pattern in which the performance mode changes, such as the continuous preview performance (pre-reading preview performance) of the look-ahead preview pattern SYP3-1 described below, the continuous preview performance may be executed when the number of reserved memories is sufficient to indicate that it is a series of performances. By doing this, it is possible to improve the overall execution frequency of the continuous preview performance.

In addition, when executing a pre-reading preview performance other than a stop pattern preview, a continuous preview performance may be executed even if pending data that results in a "non-reach miss" variable display result is included. In this way, a reach may occur or a "jackpot" may be obtained during the execution of the continuous preview performance, allowing for an unexpected performance to be executed. When executing a continuous preview performance when pending data that results in a "non-reach miss" variable display result is included, for example, in a variable display that involves a reach, a continuous preview performance with a performance mode other than a stop pattern preview may be selected. In this way, a continuous preview performance can be executed regardless of the display result before the variable display that is the subject of the pre-reading is executed.

For example, in the process of step S708, the number of data received up to the latest variable category command and stored in the start winning reception command buffer 194A, and the variable category specified by the variable category command are read. In the process of step S709, it is determined based on the reading result in step S708 whether the number of data is "3" or "4", or whether the data only specifies the variable category corresponding to a non-reach miss (variable category command C600).
In step S709, if it is determined that the current number of pending memories is "3" or "4" and the only variable categories up to the previous time were non-reach misses (step S709; Yes), a determination is made as to whether or not to execute a look-ahead preview performance, and a look-ahead preview pattern corresponding to the performance mode of the look-ahead preview performance if the look-ahead preview performance is executed (step S710).

As an example, in the process of step S710, a pre-preview notice determination table prepared in advance is selected and set as a table to be used for determining the presence or absence of a pre-preview notice performance and the pre-preview notice pattern. In the pre-preview notice determination table, a numerical value (determination value) to be compared with the random value for determining the pre-preview notice type may be assigned to a determination result of "no execution" corresponding to the case where the pre-preview notice performance is not executed, or to multiple pre-preview notice patterns when the pre-preview notice performance is executed, depending on the specified content of the variable category command transmitted based on the occurrence of a start winning corresponding to the variable display to be notified. After that, the performance control CPU 120 may determine the presence or absence of a pre-preview notice performance and the pre-preview notice pattern by referring to the pre-preview notice determination table based on the numerical data indicating the random value for pre-preview notice determination extracted from, for example, the random number circuit 124 or the random counter of the performance control counter setting unit 193.

In the processing of step S710, it is sufficient to determine whether or not a preview performance will be performed and the preview pattern.

Based on the decision made by the process of step S710, it is determined whether or not the pre-reading notice performance is "not executed" (step S711). At this time, if it is other than "not executed" (step S711; No), a setting is made to start the execution of the pre-reading notice performance according to the determined pre-reading notice pattern (step S712). In step S712, the pre-reading notice execution count counter, which indicates the number of variable displays to execute the pre-reading notice performance, is set as the count initial value to the special reserved memory number, and a setting corresponding to the pre-reading notice performance being executed, such as setting the pre-reading notice execution flag to an on state, is made. In addition, the pre-reading notice performance control pattern corresponding to the pre-reading notice pattern determined in step S710 and the current special reserved memory number is set.
After the processing of step S712 is executed, or when it is determined in step S703 that the pre-reading preview performance is being executed (step S703; Yes), when it is determined in step S704 that the pre-reading preview is being restricted (step S704; Yes), when it is determined in step S709 that the current number of pending memories is not "3" or "4", or when it is determined that the variable categories up to the previous time are not all non-reach misses (step S709; No), or when it is determined in step S711 that "no execution" is selected (step S711; Yes), it is determined whether or not the latest start port winning designation command stored in the start winning time reception command buffer 194A is the first start port winning designation command (step S713).

If the command is a first start gate winning designation command in step S713 (step S713; Yes), control is performed to update the display portion corresponding to the newly reserved special chart game using the first special chart as the reserved display in the start winning memory display area (step S714). In step S714, control is performed to update the reserved display in the start winning memory display area to the normal display mode (for example, a round white display). Thereafter, the pre-reading notice determination process is terminated.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S713 that the command is not the first start winning command (step S713; No), the display part corresponding to the newly reserved special game using the second special game is updated as the reserved display in the start winning memory display area (step S715). In step S715, the reserved display in the start winning memory display area is updated to a normal display mode (for example, a round white display). Then, the pre-reading notice determination process is terminated.

When it is determined in step S707 that the command at the time of the start winning was not received normally (step S707; No), undetermined information is set corresponding to the most recent command in the start winning reception command buffer 194A (step S731). For example, a storage area for undetermined information may be provided for each buffer number in the start winning reception command buffer 194A, and the undetermined information for the buffer number corresponding to the most recent command may be set to "1" (or ON state).

After executing the process of step S731, the display parts showing the first and second reserved memory numbers as reserved display in the start winning memory display area are changed to a common abnormal display mode (for example, a round gray display), and the display parts corresponding to the newly reserved are also displayed in a common abnormal display mode (step S732). Note that even if the start winning designation command (first start winning designation command or second start winning designation command) cannot be received normally, if the reserved memory number notification command (first reserved memory number notification command or second reserved memory number notification command) can be received normally, the first reserved memory number and the second reserved memory number can be specified, so the reserved display may be updated in a normal display mode. The display mode in the abnormal state may be different from the normal display mode in some or all of the display color, display shape, display character, etc. of the display part, so that it is possible to recognizably notify the occurrence of a missed command at the time of the start winning. It is also possible to have only the display area corresponding to the newly held item display in an abnormal mode, while leaving the display mode of the other display areas unchanged.

After executing the processing of step S732, the pre-reading preview restriction is set, for example by setting the pre-reading preview restriction flag provided in the performance control flag setting unit 191 or the like to an on state (step S733), and then the pre-reading preview determination processing is terminated.

In this type of pre-reading prediction decision process, when it is determined in step S707 that the command at the time of the start winning was not received properly, the process of step S710 is not executed, thereby restricting the execution of the pre-reading prediction performance. This makes it possible to restrict the execution of the pre-reading prediction performance when, for example, the reserved memory number notification command, which is reserved memory information that specifies that the first special chart reserved memory number or the second special chart reserved memory number has increased, is not received properly.

In addition, if only the start port winning designation command is missing, if only the reserved memory number notification command is missing, or if the start port winning designation command and the reserved memory number notification command are not consistent, the execution of the look-ahead preview performance may be restricted. In other words, if the reserved memory information that specifies whether the first special chart reserved memory number or the second special chart reserved memory number has increased is missed, the execution of the look-ahead preview performance should be restricted. This makes it possible to prevent the look-ahead preview performance from being executed based on unreliable information and to avoid causing distrust among the player.

For example, when some or all of the reserved memory information that specifies whether the first or second special reserved memory count has increased, such as a start gate winning designation command or a reserved memory count notification command, is missed, the pre-reading preview performance may be restricted from being executed until the execution of the variable display corresponding to that reserved memory is completed. This prevents the pre-reading preview performance from becoming inconsistent with the variable display result, and does not cause distrust among the player.

For example, if some or all of the judgment result information that specifies the judgment result at the time of the start winning, such as a pattern designation command or a variable category command, is missed, the pre-reading preview performance may be restricted so that it is not executed until the execution of the variable display corresponding to that reserved memory is completed. This prevents the pre-reading preview performance from becoming inconsistent with the variable display result, and prevents the player from feeling distrustful.

For example, when a part of the judgment result information such as a symbol designation command or a variable category command is missed, even if the judgment result can be recognized from other judgment result information, a restriction may be imposed so that the pre-reading preview performance based on the judgment result is not executed. This makes it possible to prevent the pre-reading preview performance from being executed based on information with low credibility, and to prevent the player from feeling distrustful.

For example, when the recognizable judgment results from multiple pieces of judgment result information, such as a symbol designation command and a variable category command, are not consistent, a restriction may be imposed so that a pre-reading preview performance based on a judgment result that can be recognized from any of the judgment result information is not executed. This makes it possible to prevent the pre-reading preview performance from being executed based on information with low credibility, and to prevent players from feeling distrustful.

Figure 27 is a flow chart showing an example of the processing executed in step S171 of Figure 8 as the variable display start setting processing. In the variable display start setting processing shown in Figure 27, the performance control CPU 120 first judges whether the special chart display result is a "miss" or not (step S522), for example by reading the EXT data in the variable display result notification command transmitted from the main board 11. When it is judged that the special chart display result is a "miss" (step S522; Yes), it judges whether the specified variable pattern is a non-reach variable pattern corresponding to the case where the variable display mode of the decorative pattern is set to "non-reach" (step S523), for example by reading the EXT data in the variable pattern designation command transmitted from the main board 11.

When it is determined in step S523 that the pattern is a non-reach variation pattern (step S523; Yes), a combination of final decoration patterns that constitute a non-reach combination is determined (step S524). As an example, in the process of step S524, first, numerical data indicating a random number value for determining the left determined pattern updated by a random counter or the like provided in the performance control counter setting unit 193 is extracted, and a left determined decoration pattern that is stopped and displayed in the "left" decoration pattern display area 5L in the display area of the image display device 5 is determined by referring to a predetermined left determined pattern determination table pre-stored in the ROM 121 or the like. Next, numerical data indicating a random number value for determining the right determined pattern that is updated by a random counter or the like provided in the performance control counter setting unit 193 is extracted, and a right determined decoration pattern that is stopped and displayed in the "right" decoration pattern display area 5R in the display area of the image display device 5 is determined by referring to a predetermined right determined pattern determination table pre-stored in the ROM 121 or the like. At this time, the pattern number of the right confirmed decorative pattern may be determined to be different from the pattern number of the left confirmed decorative pattern, for example, by setting in the right confirmed pattern determination table. Next, numerical data indicating a random number value for determining the middle confirmed pattern, which is updated by a random counter or the like provided in the performance control counter setting unit 193, is extracted, and a predetermined middle confirmed pattern determination table previously stored in the ROM 121 or the like is referenced to determine the middle confirmed decorative pattern that is displayed in a stopped state in the "middle" decorative pattern display area 5C in the display area of the image display device 5, among the confirmed decorative patterns. In addition, in the process of step S524, a confirmed decorative pattern of a non-reach combination that becomes a predetermined chance eye pattern may be determined in response to the case where a variable pattern announcement is being executed.

If it is determined in step S523 that the pattern is not a non-reach variation pattern (step S523; No), a combination of final decoration patterns that constitute the reach combination is determined (step S525). As an example, in the process of step S525, first, numerical data indicating random numbers for determining the left and right determined patterns updated by a random counter or the like provided in the performance control counter setting unit 193 is extracted, and a predetermined left and right determined pattern determination table pre-stored in the ROM 121 or the like is referenced to determine the decorative patterns that have the same pattern numbers that are stopped and displayed together in the "left" and "right" decorative pattern display areas 5L and 5R in the display area of the image display device 5 among the determined decorative patterns. Furthermore, numerical data indicating random numbers for determining the middle confirmed symbol, which is updated by a random counter or the like provided in the performance control counter setting unit 193, is extracted, and a predetermined middle confirmed symbol determination table stored in advance in the ROM 121 or the like is referenced to determine the middle confirmed symbol among the confirmed decorative symbols to be stopped and displayed in the "middle" decorative symbol display area 5C in the display area of the image display device 5. Here, if the confirmed decorative symbol becomes a jackpot combination, such as when the symbol number of the middle confirmed decorative symbol becomes the same as the symbol numbers of the left confirmed decorative symbol and the right confirmed decorative symbol, an arbitrary value (for example, "1") may be added or subtracted from the symbol number of the middle confirmed decorative symbol so that the confirmed decorative symbol does not become a jackpot combination but becomes a reach combination. Alternatively, when determining the middle confirmed decorative symbol, the difference (symbol difference) between the symbol numbers of the left confirmed decorative symbol and the right confirmed decorative symbol may be determined, and the middle confirmed decorative symbol corresponding to the symbol difference may be set.

When it is determined in step S522 that the special display result is not a "miss" (step S522; No), a combination of final decoration patterns that constitute the jackpot combination is determined (step S528). As an example, in the process of step S528, first, numerical data indicating a random number value for determining the jackpot determined pattern updated by a random counter of the performance control counter setting unit 193 is extracted, and then a predetermined jackpot determined pattern determination table pre-stored in the ROM 121 is referenced to determine the decorative patterns that have the same pattern numbers that are stopped and displayed in the "left", "middle", and "right" decorative pattern display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R on the screen of the image display device 5. At this time, a different decorative pattern may be determined as the final decoration pattern depending on whether the jackpot type is "non-probability change" or "probability change", and whether or not there is a promotion performance during the jackpot.

As a specific example, when the jackpot type is "non-probability variable", any one of the multiple types of normal symbols may be selected and determined as the fixed decorative symbol that constitutes the non-probability variable jackpot combination. Also, when the jackpot type is "probability variable", any one of the multiple types of normal symbols or probability variable symbols may be selected and determined as the fixed decorative symbol that constitutes the non-probability variable jackpot combination or probability variable jackpot combination. At this time, when a fixed decorative symbol of a non-probability variable jackpot combination is determined, no notification is given in the re-draw performance during variable display that the game will be controlled to the probability variable state, and a notification is given by the promotion performance during jackpot that is executed in response to the jackpot game state. On the other hand, when a fixed decorative symbol of a probability variable jackpot combination is determined, a notification is given in the re-draw performance during variable display or without executing the re-draw performance that the game will be controlled to the probability variable state.

After executing any one of steps S524, S525, S527, and S528, a pre-reading notice execution setting process is executed (step S535). FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing an example of the pre-reading notice execution setting process. In the pre-reading notice execution setting process shown in FIG. 28, the performance control CPU 120 first determines whether or not the pre-reading notice execution flag is in the ON state (step S601). If the pre-reading notice execution flag is in the OFF state (step S601; No), the pre-reading notice execution setting process is terminated.

If the pre-reading preview execution flag is on (step S601; Yes), the value of the pre-reading preview execution count counter is decremented by 1 (step S602). Then, based on the value of the pre-reading preview execution count counter and the pre-reading preview performance control pattern that has been set, settings are made to execute the pre-reading preview performance (step S603).

Then, it is determined whether the value of the pre-reading notice execution count counter is 0 (step S604). If the value of the pre-reading notice execution count counter is not 0 (step S604; No), the pre-reading notice execution setting process is terminated.

If the value of the pre-reading notice execution count counter is 0 (step S604; Yes), the pre-reading notice execution flag is cleared to the OFF state (step S605). When the value of the pre-reading notice execution count counter is 0, this fluctuation is the fluctuation that is the target of the pre-reading notice performance, and the pre-reading notice performance ends. After that, the pre-reading notice execution setting process ends.

After executing the pre-reading notice execution setting process in step S535, it is determined whether or not to execute the during-change notice performance, and the during-change notice pattern corresponding to the performance mode of the during-change notice performance when it is executed (step S529). As an example, in the process of step S529, a previously prepared during-change notice determination table is selected and set as a table to be used for determining whether or not to execute the during-change notice performance and the during-change notice pattern. In the during-change notice determination table, a numerical value (determination value) to be compared with the random number value for determining the during-change notice type may be assigned to a determination result of "no execution" corresponding to the case where the during-change notice performance is not executed, or to multiple during-change notice patterns when the during-change notice performance is executed, depending on the variable display result specified from the variable display result notification command and the fluctuation pattern specified from the fluctuation pattern designation command. After that, the performance control CPU 120 may determine whether or not to execute the during-change notice performance and the during-change notice pattern by referring to the during-change notice determination table based on the numerical data indicating the random number value for the during-change notice determination extracted from, for example, the random number circuit 124 or the random counter of the performance control counter setting unit 193.

After the process of step S529 is executed, other settings for the performance during the variable display are performed (step S530). As an example, in the process of step S530, settings for executing a performance different from the pre-reading notice performance and the variable notice performance may be performed. As such a performance, for example, at the start of the variable display or at a predetermined timing during execution, a performance in a form in which a predetermined sound effect (for example, an alarm sound, a chime sound, a siren sound, etc.) is output from the speakers 8L, 8R, or a performance in a form in which a flash lamp included in the game effect lamp 9, etc., is lit may be executed, so that a performance of a one-shot notification mode that immediately notifies (definitely notifies) that the variable display result is a "jackpot" may be executed. Alternatively, as such a performance, a performance that displays a special performance image (premium image) corresponding to the variable display result being a "jackpot" may be executed.

As another example, in the processing of step S530, regardless of the possibility that the variable display result will be a "jackpot", for example, a setting may be made to execute a predetermined type of presentation for entertainment purposes. More specifically, it is sufficient to be able to execute a predetermined type of presentation, such as a presentation in which a predetermined lamp included in the game effect lamp 9 lights up.

Then, the presentation control pattern is determined to be one of a number of patterns prepared in advance (step S531). At this time, the presentation control CPU 120 selects one of a number of prepared presentation control patterns for special chart change corresponding to, for example, a change pattern specified by a change pattern specification command, and sets it as the pattern to be used. Also, for example, if a setting is made to execute a pre-reading preview presentation of a character display preview, a preview presentation control pattern corresponding to that setting may be selected.

After executing the process of step S531, the initial value of the performance control process timer provided in the performance control timer setting unit 192 is set, for example, in response to the variation pattern specified by the variation pattern designation command (step S532). Next, settings are made to start the variation of the decorative patterns, etc. in the image display device 5 (step S533). At this time, for example, the display control command specified by the display control data included in the special pattern variation time performance control pattern determined as the usage pattern in step S531 is transmitted to the VDP of the display control unit 123, etc., to start the variation of the decorative patterns in each of the "left", "middle", and "right" decorative pattern display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R provided on the screen of the image display device 5. After that, the value of the performance process flag is updated to "2", which is a value corresponding to the variable display during performance processing (step S534), and the variable display start setting processing is terminated.

[Explanation regarding characteristic part 666SKY]
Next, the pachinko game machine 1 with the characteristic part 666SKY in this embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 29 to 56. First, as a premise, a large number of characters appear in this game machine. There are two types of characters: friendly characters and enemy characters. Friendly characters are characters that notify a jackpot by defeating enemy characters in a performance such as SP reach. Enemy characters are characters that notify a loss by defeating friendly characters in a performance such as SP reach. In other words, a character that the player wants to play an active role in SP reach or the like (a character that leads to a jackpot) is a friendly character, and a character that the player does not want to play an active role in SP reach or the like (a character that leads to a loss) is an enemy character. The types of characters include Mumu (666SKY073), Jam (666SKY045), Nana (666SKY042), Rim (666SKY004), Stocky (666SKY051), enemy character (666SKY046), Bakuchu (the character depicted in the blank image of the candidate display, which will be described later), and enemy character "Nana" SKY100. This gaming machine is designed so that the expectation of a big win is high in situations where friendly characters are more advantageous than enemy characters (for example, fighting and defeating enemy characters) or when a large number of performances involving characters (for example, stock performances) are performed. Characters also have compatibility with each other, and combinations of Nana-Jam, Nana-Mumu, and Nana-Mumu-Rimu are good character combinations, and there are character combinations that are good regardless of whether they are friendly or enemy characters. In addition, the accompanying display described below may be displayed when a combination of characters has good compatibility.

This gaming machine is equipped with a stock effect (storage effect). The stock effect is a look-ahead pattern determined in the process of S710 of the look-ahead notice setting process described in FIG. 26. The stock effect is an effect consisting of a series of flows in which a stock (special image) is acquired and the effect corresponding to the stock is executed by releasing the stock. The stock period (storage period) is the period until the effect executed when the stock is released is started. For example, in the case of the "spinning effect" described later, it refers to the period until the spinning effect is executed. FIG. 29 is a diagram of an image displayed on the image display device when the "look-ahead stock effect" ("stock chance" described later) is started as a look-ahead notice effect. First, the spherical image displayed in the center of the image display device 5 is called a stock acquisition image, and is an image displayed when the "stock effect" is started, and has four types of forms, 666SKY005 to 666SKY008. 666SKY017 is called the pre-reading change stock retention display area, and is a display area in which a stock image acquired when a stock performance is executed during the pre-reading change can be retained and displayed as a pre-reading change stock image during the pre-reading change. A stock image is an image displayed in response to the execution of a preview performance such as a spinning performance, and can suggest the timing of the preview performance to be the subject of the preview. The stock acquisition image displayed during the execution of the "pre-reading stock performance" is moved and displayed in the pre-reading change stock retention display area, and is retained and displayed as a pre-reading change stock image at a display position that is predetermined according to the state of the stock acquisition image ("character" described later). For example, when the stock acquisition image 666SKY005 is displayed during the execution of the "pre-reading stock performance", the stock acquisition image 666SKY005 is moved and displayed toward the leftmost display position of the pre-reading change stock retention display area 666SKY017, and is changed to the pre-reading change stock image 666SKY001, and is retained and displayed. 666SKY027 is called the changing stock retention display area, and is a display area in which the stock image acquired when the "stock performance" is executed during the change can be retained as a stock image until the timing for executing the "spinning performance" described below arrives. The stock acquisition image displayed during the execution of the "stock performance" is moved and displayed in the changing stock retention display area, and is retained as a stock image at a display position that is predetermined according to the state of the stock acquisition image. For example, when the stock acquisition image 666SKY006 is displayed during the execution of the "stock performance", the stock acquisition image 666SKY006 is moved and displayed toward the second display position from the left in the changing stock retention display area 666SKY027, changes to stock image 666SKY010, and is retained. In addition, the changing stock retention display area has four display positions (666SKY013 to 666SKY016) according to the four types of the stock acquired image, and the stock acquired image 666SKY005 changes to stock image 666SKY009 at display position 666SKY013 and is displayed in a retention manner, the stock image 666SKY006 changes to stock image 666SKY010 at display position 666SKY014 and is displayed in a retention manner, the stock acquired image 666SKY007 changes to stock image 666SKY011 at display position 666SKY015 and is displayed in a retention manner, and the stock acquired image 666SKY008 changes to stock image 666SKY012 at display position 666SKY016 and is displayed in a retention manner. In addition, the changing stock retention display area 666SKY027 is always displayed during the look-ahead change or the current change, whereas the look-ahead changing stock retention display area 666SKY017 is not always displayed, but is displayed during the execution of the "look-ahead stock performance" in the look-ahead change. The sizes of the look-ahead changing stock images 666SKY001 to 666SKY004 displayed in the look-ahead changing stock retention display area 666SKY017 are the same, whereas the sizes of the stock images 666SKY009 to 666SKY012 displayed in the changing stock retention display area 666SKY027 are not the same. Specifically, the sizes of the stock images 666SKY009 to 666SKY011 are the same, but the size of the stock image 666SKY012 is designed to be larger than the stock images 666SKY009 to 011. This corresponds to the jackpot expectation of the stock characters described below, and makes it easy to see at a glance that the stock image 666SKY012, which has the highest expectation of a jackpot, is the one to look forward to. The display area in which the pre-reading changing stock image is displayed is displayed in a different location from the display area in which the stock image is displayed, and the display area in which the pre-reading changing stock image is displayed is displayed in a location in which the movement of the movable body 32 makes it difficult for the player to see the display area in which the pre-reading changing stock image is displayed, but when the pre-reading changing stock image is stocked, the movement of the movable body 32 is restricted. Similarly, when a stock image is stocked, the movement of the movable body 32 is restricted. Furthermore, the movement of the movable body is not restricted when the pre-reading changing stock image or when no stock image is stocked. This makes it easy to see the pre-reading changing stock image at any time.

30 is a diagram of the characters (also called "stock characters") depicted in the stock images and the preview performances executed corresponding to the characters. In this embodiment, the stock acquisition images and stock images have four types of modes depicting the characters "Nana", "Jam", "Mumu", and "Rimu", and the expectation of a subsequent big win differs depending on which character is depicted in the stock image acquired when the "stock performance" is started. Specifically, the order of the big win expectation is designed to be higher in the order of "Rimu" > "Mumu" > "Jam" > "Nana". Therefore, the stock image of "Rimu" is designed to be larger than the stock images of "Nana", "Jam", and "Mumu" so that it is easy to visually see that the big win expectation is high. In addition, the stock image is an image displayed to notify the execution of the preview performance (such as the "spinning performance" described later) before the preview performance is executed, and is designed so that the type of preview performance to be notified differs depending on the type of stock character depicted in the stock image. For example, when a stock image of "rim" is acquired with the start of "stock performance", the image of "rim" changes to a cut-in state described later at the timing immediately before the execution of a notice performance such as "super hot cut-in" or "strong SP reach", and notifies the execution of "super hot cut-in" or "strong SP reach". As a result, the player will pay attention to the character depicted in the stock image when the "stock performance" starts, guess the notice performance to be executed, and build up expectations for the execution of the notice performance. Note that there are seven types of notice performances to be notified, namely "round and round performance", "expectation increase (star)", "promotion after round and round performance", "reservation change", "title change (color)", "strong SP reach transition", and "super hot cut-in". When variable display is executed according to the jackpot fluctuation pattern, the order of jackpot expectation is high in "super hot cut-in" > "strong SP reach transition" > "title change (color)" > "promotion after round and round performance" > "reservation change" > "expectation increase (star)" > "round and round performance". Also, although it has been explained that the type of preview performance to be the subject of the preview varies depending on the type of stock character, some types of stock characters have the same preview performance as the subject of the preview. For example, "Nana" predicts that the preview performances of "Spinning performance" and "Expectation up (star)" (higher expectation than the spinning performance) will be performed, "Jam" predicts that the "Spinning performance" will be performed as well as "Nana", and also predicts that the preview performances of "Promotion after spinning performance" and the unique "Title change (color)" (higher expectation than "Spinning performance" and "Promotion after spinning performance") will be performed, and "Mumu" predicts that the "Spinning performance" will be performed as well as "Nana" and "Jam", and also predicts that the preview performances of "Promotion after spinning performance" and the unique "Title change (color)" (higher expectation than "Spinning performance" and "Promotion after spinning performance") will be performed as well as "Jam". In addition, when the "spinning performance" is executed in the variation, for example, both the stock image of "Jam" and the stock image of "Mumu" do not change to the cut-in mode immediately before the "spinning performance" is executed with the "spinning performance" as the predicted target. Also, no matter which character, "Nana", "Jam", or "Mumu", starts the "spinning performance", the mode of the stock release cut-in image executed before that does not change. Also, it is designed so that the expectation of a big win is higher when the stock image of "Mumu" is displayed with the "spinning performance" as the predicted target than when the stock image of "Nana" or the stock image of "Jam" is displayed. The image of "Rimu" can execute a performance that is different from the prediction performance that other stock images can execute (other stock images cannot execute it, and only "Rimu" can execute it), so it is possible to make the player recognize that the stock image of "Rimu" is special. Also, since "Nana", "Jam", and "Mumu" can execute one common prediction (spinning performance) and each of their own predictions (title change (color), hold change, etc.), it is possible to pay attention to the timing at which the stock image executes the prediction performance. The expectation of the individual performance predicted by the stock image is as described above, but in this case, there is a pattern in which multiple stock images are stored, and in that case, even if multiple identical stock images are acquired, the expectation of a big win differs depending on the relevance of the performance. For example, in the case of pattern 1 in which "Nana", "Jam", and "Mumu" are stored, and "Nana" performs "Spinning performance", "Jam" performs "Hold change performance", and "Mumu" performs "Title change (color)", and in the case of pattern 2 in which "Nana", "Jam", and "Mumu" are stored, and "Nana" performs "Spinning performance", "Jam" performs "Promotion after spinning performance", and "Mumu" performs "Promotion after spinning performance", pattern 2 is more likely to select the execution pattern that will result in a big win (higher expectation of a big win). By doing this, it is possible to focus on the related performances and the performances performed by the stock images. In this case, there are effects that display characters or letters by blocking the screen, such as "cut-in images," "stock image release," "stock release cut-in images," "accompanying displays," and "super hot cut-ins." Behind the letters or characters there is a background that corresponds to the letters or characters (for example, a heart background in the case of Nana's cut-in image). If the background is different from the corresponding letters or characters, it may be a display that has a higher expectation of a jackpot than if the background is the corresponding background. This creates a sense of incongruity when players see this effect, and they can look at the display with greater attention.

Figure 31 is a diagram showing when the "pre-reading stock effect" is started as a pre-reading notice effect in the pre-reading change. The "pre-reading stock effect" is a notice effect from when a stock image is acquired in a pre-reading change prior to the change in which a notice effect such as the "round and round effect" is executed, until the stock image is used before the notice effect corresponding to the stock image is executed. (A1) is a diagram showing a situation in which the variable display is stopped with the reserved memory number at 3. 666SKY019 is a background stage name image showing the background stage currently in place. 666SKY020 to 666SKY022 are decorative symbols that can be variably displayed in response to the variable display of the special symbol. 666SKY023 is a constant small symbol that variably displays in response to the variable display of the special symbol. 666SKY024 is an active display area. 666SKY025 is a reserved display showing that the current reserved memory number is 3. The fluctuating stock retention display area 666SKY027 is always displayed even during periods when variable display is not being performed, and is designed to be different in size, shape, and other aspects from the active display area 666SKY024 so that it can be easily distinguished from the active display area 666SKY024. (B1) is a diagram showing the situation when the reserved memory number is subtracted from 3 by 1 and variable display is started. In addition, the active display area 666SKY024 displays the active display 666SKY026 as the reserved memory number is subtracted. (C1) is a diagram showing the situation when the "pre-reading stock acquisition suggestion effect" is started as a pre-reading notice effect. After the variable display starts, a blackout effect is started to reduce the visibility of the background stage image, the background stage name image 666SKY019, and the changing stock accumulation display area 666SKY027, and a text image 666SKY028 of "Stock Chance" is displayed in the center of the image display device 5, and further, a look-ahead changing stock accumulation display area 666SKY017 is displayed. At this stage, four silhouette images are displayed in the look-ahead changing stock accumulation display area 666SKY017, so that it is easy to understand that none of the stock images have been acquired yet. In addition, the text image 666SKY028 and the look-ahead changing stock accumulation display area 666SKY017 are displayed without reducing the visibility due to the blackout effect. This allows the player to clearly understand that the "look-ahead stock acquisition suggestion effect" has started. In addition, a plurality of types of text forms of "Stock Chance" may be provided, and the acquisition expectation of the stock image may be varied depending on the text form. For example, when the chance mode "Stock Chance" is displayed, the expectation of acquiring a stock image may be higher than when the normal mode "Stock Chance" is displayed. This allows the player to pay attention to the character mode of "Stock Chance" and increase interest. In addition, the blackout effect may be such that the visibility of the display related to the effect that triggered the blackout effect is not reduced. For example, as in (C1), the blackout effect is started when the character image 666SKY028 of "Stock Chance" is displayed, but since this is when the "pre-reading stock effect" is started in the pre-reading change, the pre-reading change stock retention display area 666SKY017 related to the "pre-reading stock effect" is not subject to the blackout effect and maintains normal visibility. In addition, the active display and the display of the constant small symbol are not subject to the blackout effect and maintain visibility. This allows not only the player to pay attention to the related display, but also the player to check the active display and the constant small symbol at any time and confirm that the change is being executed. (D1) is a diagram showing a state when the character image 666SKY028 is hidden, and a display area 666SKY029 for inciting whether or not a stock image can be acquired, a stock acquisition inciting image 666SKY030, and a button long press action prompt image 666SKY031 are displayed in the center of the image display device 5. When the player starts a long press operation on the push button 31B in accordance with the button long press action prompt image 666SKY031, the appearance of the stock acquisition inciting image 666SKY030 gradually changes from a black appearance to an appearance in which a character is drawn from the bottom to the top, and when the appearance of the stock acquisition inciting image 666SKY030 completely changes to an appearance in which a character is drawn, the performance is successful. Note that there may be multiple types of the button long press action prompt image 666SKY031, and the expectation of acquiring a stock image may be different depending on the appearance. For example, the probability of acquiring a stock image may be higher when the button long press action prompting image 666SKY031 in the chance mode is displayed than when the button long press action prompting image 666SKY031 in the normal mode is displayed. This allows the player to pay attention to the mode of the button long press action prompting image 666SKY031 and increase interest. (E1) is a diagram showing a situation when the stock acquisition image 666SKY007 is displayed due to the success of the performance of the "pre-reading stock acquisition suggestion performance". When the mode of the stock acquisition teasing image 666SKY030 changes to a mode in which a character is completely drawn, the stock acquisition image 666SKY007 and the highlight effect image 666SKY032 are displayed in the center of the image display device 5. When the stock acquisition image is displayed in the pre-reading variation, a predetermined sound effect that can specify that the "pre-reading stock performance" has started due to the "pre-reading stock acquisition suggestion performance" and that a stock image has been acquired is output from the speakers 8L and 8R. The predetermined sound effect is output in the same manner regardless of whether any of the stock acquisition images 666SKY005 to 666SKY008 is displayed. This allows for a suitable notification that a stock image has been acquired in the pre-reading change. The form of the emphasis effect image 666SKY032 may be the same regardless of whether any of the stock acquisition images 666SKY005 to 666SKY008 is displayed, or may be different depending on the type of character. (F1) is a diagram showing a situation when the stock acquisition image 666SKY007 is moving toward the pre-reading change stock retention display area 666SKY017. The stock acquisition image 666SKY007 gradually shrinks as it moves toward the pre-reading change stock retention display area 666SKY017, and is finally retained and displayed in the display position (second display position from the right) dedicated to the stock acquisition image 666SKY007 in the pre-reading change stock retention display area 666SKY017. The blackout effect continues from the start of the "pre-reading stock acquisition suggestion effect" until the stock acquisition images 666SKY005 to 666SKY008 are displayed in a dwelling position in the pre-reading changing stock retention display area 666SKY017. This allows the player to continue to pay attention to the "pre-reading stock acquisition suggestion effect" and the "pre-reading stock effect". In addition, since silhouette images are continuously displayed in the display positions in the pre-reading changing stock retention display area 666SKY017 where pre-reading changing stock images are not displayed, the acquisition status of the pre-reading changing stock images can be easily grasped. (G1) is a diagram showing the situation when the pre-reading changing stock image 666SKY003 is displayed in the pre-reading changing stock retention display area 666SKY017 after the stock acquisition image 666SKY007 is displayed. After the stock acquisition image 666SKY007 moves toward the display position dedicated to the stock acquisition image 666SKY007 in the pre-reading changing stock retention display area 666SKY017, the pre-reading changing stock image 666SKY003 is displayed in the display position dedicated to the stock acquisition image 666SKY007, and then the active display 666SKY026 in the active display area 666SKY024 becomes hidden and the variable display stops.

Figure 32 shows the start of a "stock effect" as a preview effect in a variation that starts when a game ball enters the first start winning hole when the number of reserved memories is 0. The "stock effect" is a preview effect from when a stock image is acquired before a preview effect such as a "spinning effect" is executed in a variation (also called the relevant variation) in which a preview effect such as a "spinning effect" is executed, until the stock image is used before the preview effect corresponding to the stock image is executed. As shown in the figure, (A2) to (C2) are figures showing the situation when a variable display is started with a game ball entering the first start winning hole and a reach is established. (D2) is a figure showing the situation when a "stock acquisition suggestion effect" is started as a preview effect after a reach is established. A single button press prompting image 666SKY034 is displayed in the center of the image display device 5, and when the player performs a single press on the push button 31B in accordance with the single button press prompting image 666SKY034, if the performance is successful, a blackout performance is executed as shown in (E2), and a stock acquisition image 666SKY007 and an emphasis effect image 666SKY032 are displayed in the center of the image display device 5. When the stock acquisition image is displayed in this variation, a special effect sound that can specify that a stock image has been acquired by the "stock acquisition suggestion performance" is output from the speakers 8L, 8R. There are four types of special sound effects, A to D. When the stock acquisition image 666SKY005 is displayed, the special sound effect A is output. When the stock acquisition image 666SKY006 is displayed, the special sound effect B is output. When the stock acquisition image 666SKY007 is displayed, the special sound effect C is output. When the stock acquisition image 666SKY008 is displayed, the special sound effect D is output. The degree of recognition of the sound (loudness, flashiness, etc.) is higher in the order of special sound effects D>C>B>A. This makes it possible to appropriately notify that a stock image has been acquired in the fluctuation. In addition, multiple types of modes of the button single-press action prompt image 666SKY034 may be provided, and the acquisition expectation of the stock image may be different depending on the mode. For example, the acquisition expectation of the stock image may be higher when the button single-press action prompt image 666SKY034 in the chance mode is displayed than when the button single-press action prompt image 666SKY034 in the normal mode is displayed. This allows the player to pay attention to the state of the button single-press action prompt image 666SKY034, and increases the interest. (F2) is a diagram showing the state when the cut-in image 666SKY035 is displayed after the stock acquisition image 666SKY007 is displayed. When the stock acquisition image is displayed in the variation, unlike when the stock acquisition image is displayed in the pre-reading variation, a cut-in image according to the state of the stock acquisition image is displayed after the stock acquisition image is displayed. For example, when the stock acquisition image 666SKY007 is displayed, the cut-in image 666SKY035 is displayed thereafter as shown in the figure. The width of the display of the cut-in image 666SKY035 is displayed in the same size for all cut-in images, but it may be made larger or smaller as the likelihood of a jackpot increases. This allows the player to pay attention to the cut-in image. Then, as shown in (G2), the cut-in image 666SKY035 is displayed moving as if being drawn towards the display position 666SKY015 in the changing stock retention display area 027, and then, as shown in (H2), the stock image 666SKY011 is displayed at the display position 666SKY015. Note that the image displayed after the stock acquisition image is displayed during the change is not limited to the cut-in image and may be another image. For example, after the stock acquisition image 666SKY007 is displayed, the stock character "Mumu" is displayed popping out from the stock acquisition image 666SKY007, and after "Mumu" moves towards the display position 666SKY015, the stock image 666SKY011 is displayed at the display position 666SKY015.

Figure 33 is a diagram showing a state when a "pre-reading stock effect" is executed as a pre-reading notice effect in a pre-reading change, and then a "stock effect" is started as a notice effect in a change after the pre-reading change. (A3) is as described above in (E1). (B3) is as described above in (F1). (C3) is as described above in (G1). (D3) is a diagram showing a state when a change in which a notice effect such as a "spinning effect" is executed is started after the pre-reading change ends. After the start of the variable display, the pre-reading change stock image 666SKY003 that was displayed in the pre-reading change stock retention display area 666SKY017 changes again to a stock acquisition image 666SKY007, and the stock acquisition image 666SKY007 is displayed while gradually enlarging toward the center of the image display device 5. This allows the player to guess that a spinning effect will be executed in the change. After that, the performance proceeds as described in (E3) to (G3). In addition, in (C3) and (G3), when the pre-reading changing stock image is displayed in the pre-reading changing stock display area 666SKY017 and when the stock image is displayed in the changing stock display area 666SKY027, a light-emitting performance using the game effect lamp 9 is executed. Specifically, when the pre-reading changing stock image is not displayed in the pre-reading changing stock display area 666SKY017, the game effect lamp 9 emits light in a light-emitting mode corresponding to the background stage image during the pre-reading change, but when the pre-reading changing stock image is displayed in the pre-reading changing stock display area 666SKY017, the light-emitting mode of the game effect lamp 9 becomes an off mode. This emphasizes that the pre-reading changing stock image is displayed in the pre-reading changing stock display area 666SKY017, so that the player can pay attention to the future performance development. Also, normally, when a stock image is not displayed in the changing stock retention display area 666SKY027, the game effect lamp 9 emits light in a light emission mode corresponding to the changing background stage image, but when a stock image is displayed in the changing stock retention display area 666SKY027, the game effect lamp 9 emits light in a light emission mode corresponding to the stock character. For example, when a stock image 666SKY009 is displayed in the changing stock retention display area 666SKY027, the game effect lamp 9 emits light in a pink light emission mode, when a stock image 666SKY010 is displayed in a retention mode, the game effect lamp 9 emits light in a purple light emission mode, when a stock image 666SKY011 is displayed in a retention mode, the game effect lamp 9 emits light in a green light emission mode, and when a stock image 666SKY012 is displayed in a retention mode, the game effect lamp 9 emits light in a gold light emission mode. This enhances the presentation effect when a stock image is displayed in the changing stock retention display area 666SKY027, and allows the user to see at a glance which stock image is displayed in the changing stock retention display area 666SKY027. When a pre-reading changing stock image is displayed in the pre-reading changing stock retention display area 666SKY017, the light emission mode of the game effect lamp 9 is turned off, but this is not limited to the above. The game effect lamp 9 may be illuminated in a light emission mode corresponding to the pre-reading changing background stage image, as when a pre-reading changing stock image is not displayed in the pre-reading changing stock retention display area 666SKY017, thereby reducing the cost of lamp production.

Figures 34 to 38 are diagrams showing the case where the "stock effect" is executed in a variable display in which the "spinning effect" is executed. (A4) to (D4) are as described above for (A2) to (D2). (E4) is a diagram showing the situation when the blackout effect is executed in response to the player's single press of the push button 31B, and the stock acquisition image 666SKY005 and the highlighting effect image 666SKY032 are displayed in the center of the image display device 5. After the stock acquisition image 666SKY005 is displayed, as shown in (F4) and (G4), the cut-in image 666SKY036 is displayed moving toward the display position 666SKY013 in the variable stock retention display area 027 as if it is being sucked in. After that, as shown in (H4), the stock image 666SKY009 is displayed at the display position 666SKY013. (I4) is a diagram showing a situation when a stock release cut-in image 666SKY037 is displayed at the timing of reach development. The stock release cut-in image 666SKY037 is a change of the stock image 666SKY009 that is displayed in a dwelling manner at the display position 666SKY013. The stock release cut-in image is an image that is displayed immediately before the execution timing of the preview performance that the stock image is the preview target. In other words, the preview performance of the preview target is executed in response to the display of the stock release cut-in image. The form of the stock release cut-in image differs depending on the type of stock character. In addition, when the stock release cut-in image is displayed, a blackout performance is also executed at the same time. This allows attention to be drawn to the execution of the preview performance. When the stock image becomes a stock release cut-in image, the number of seconds may be displayed in advance, a countdown may be performed, a display indicating that the stock image will become a stock release cut-in image (for example, text display such as "change" or "go") may be displayed, or the stock image may perform a specific action (for example, the stock image moves up and down, or the stock image moves from the changing stock retention display area 666SKY027 to the outside of the display area) before the stock image is used to notify the player of the timing at which the stock image will become a stock release cut-in image. This makes it easy to understand the timing at which the stock image will be used, and increases the interest in the game. In addition, the size of the stock release cut-in image may be used to vary the probability of winning. For example, in (I4), the stock release cut-in image 666SKY037 is displayed from the top of the background stage name image to the top of the "Mumu" stock image in the changing stock retention display area 666SKY027, but as a chance-up pattern controlled by a big win, the stock release cut-in image may be displayed on the entire screen, or conversely, a smaller display than the stock release cut-in image displayed in (I4) may be displayed as a chance-up pattern. This allows the player to pay attention to when the stock image becomes the stock release cut-in image. (J4) is a diagram showing the situation when the "spinning effect" that is the subject of the stock image notice is executed. The "round and round performance" is a performance in which four candidate images, "Opportunity" 666SKY038, "Powerful Zone" 666SKY039, "Weak SP" 666SKY040, "Strong SP" 666SKY041, and "Super Hot" 666SKY054, with the performance development destination written thereon, are displayed in combination according to the jackpot expectation level, and moving display in a predetermined manner (round and round) is started, and which candidate image is stopped and displayed in the target area 666SKY043 is encouraged. After the candidate images are stopped and displayed, the performance develops according to the contents written in the stopped and displayed candidate image. After the stock release cut-in image 666SKY037 is displayed, the changing stock retention display area 666SKY027 is hidden, and the "round and round performance" in which the stock character "Nana" 666SKY042 appears is started. That is, the fact that the predicted target of the stock image 666SKY009 was the "spinning effect" is notified, and the timing of the execution of the "spinning effect" is suggested. The stock character "Nana" is a character whose predicted target is either the "spinning effect" or "increased expectation level (star)", and when the "stock effect" of the stock character "Nana" is executed with the "spinning effect" as the predicted target, the "spinning effect" is executed in an effect mode in which "Nana" appears. This increases the relevance of the effect, and increases the interest in the game. The "spinning effect" is a predicted effect that can be executed even when it is not the predicted target of the "preview stock effect" or the "stock effect" (see FIG. 39 described below). (K4) is a diagram showing the situation when the candidate image "Good Opportunity" 666SKY038, the candidate image "Powerful Zone" 666SKY039, the candidate image "Weak SP" 666SKY040, and the candidate image "Strong SP" 666SKY041 are moving and displayed in a predetermined manner, and (L4) is a diagram showing the situation when the candidate image "Strong SP" 666SKY041 is stopped and displayed, and "SP Reach Performance B" is determined as the performance development destination. (M4) to (X4) are as shown in the figure. After (R4), if it is a big win fluctuation pattern, (U4) is executed. After (R4), if it is a miss fluctuation pattern or a relief fluctuation pattern, (V4) is executed. After it is announced that it is a big win as a result of SP Reach B, as in (T4) and (U4), the fluctuation progresses in the flow of (Y4) to (AA4). More specifically, as shown in (T4), the enemy character 666SKY046 falls, the ally character 666SKY045 is shown in close-up with a happy face, and the word "Victory!" is displayed to inform the player that a big win has been won. Then, as shown in (U4), the display (333) of the aligned decorative symbols is displayed in a highlighted manner on the background of (T4), to inform the player that the 3 symbols have been aligned and a big win has been won. Note that the word "Victory!" is not displayed in the display of (U4). This makes it possible to prevent the decorative symbols from becoming difficult to see due to the display of the letters. Also, in Figs. 34 to 38, when SP Reach B is executed, the character 666SKY045 is an ally character and the character 666SKY046 is an enemy character, but the ally character and the enemy character change depending on the reach. As in (V4) and (W4), after the SP Reach B result is notified that it is a miss, the fluctuation proceeds in the flow of (AB4) to (AD4). More specifically, as in (V4), the enemy character does not fall, the friendly character is shown up with a troubled face, and the word "Defeat..." is displayed to notify the player that it is a miss, and then, as in (W4), the display (343) of the decoration pattern not aligned is displayed on the background of (V4), to notify that it is a miss. Note that the word "Defeat..." is not displayed in the display of (W4). This makes it possible to prevent the decoration pattern from becoming difficult to see by displaying the word. After that, if it is in the normal state, as in (AB4), the background corresponding to the SP Reach B of (W4) is switched to the background of the normal state (the background corresponding to the stage displayed when the current fluctuation started), and then the display (343) of the decoration pattern not aligned is displayed. After that, as in (AC4), the decorative symbols are displayed stationary, and then, as in (AD4), fluctuations corresponding to the next starting winning start begin. As in (V4) and (X4), there are patterns in which, after a miss is announced as a result of SP Reach B, it appears to be a miss for a moment, and then a jackpot is announced. The flow of the rescue performance is as follows (AE4) to (AI4). The moving displays in the "spinning performance" should be made more difficult to see than the stationary candidate displays that rotate or scatter randomly. Also, the moving displays in the "spinning performance" should move more vigorously than the "Nana" that is displayed during the "spinning performance".

Figure 39 is a diagram of the "spinning effect" when the "stock effect" is not executed in response to the "spinning effect". If the "stock effect" is not executed before the execution of the "spinning effect", the "spinning effect" is not executed in the performance mode in which the stock character in the "stock effect" appears. In other words, the player can easily determine whether the "stock effect" was executed before the execution of the "spinning effect" by the performance mode of the "spinning effect". In addition, when the variable display is executed according to the big hit fluctuation pattern, when the "spinning effect" is executed, it is designed so that the expectation of the "stock effect" being executed before the execution of the "spinning effect" is high. If the stock image is not stored and the "spinning effect" is started as in Figure 39, the corresponding changing stock retention display area 666SKY027 will not be displayed when the "spinning effect" is started as shown in (A8) to (B8). This makes it clear that the stock image is not stored, and allows attention to be drawn to the "spinning effect". In addition, other effects may be targeted in addition to the "spinning effect" as described above.

Figures 40 to 42 are diagrams explaining the effects that occur within the "Spinning performance". The "promotion before the spinning performance" and "promotion after the spinning performance" described below are promotion effects executed within the "Spinning performance", and the promotion effect executed in the first half of the "Spinning performance" is called the "promotion before the spinning performance" and the promotion effect executed in the second half of the "Spinning performance" is called the "promotion after the spinning performance". Figure 40 is a diagram of when "promotion before the spinning performance" is executed in the "Spinning performance". (A5) to (C5) are as described above in (H4) to (J4). (D5) and (E5) are diagrams showing the situation when "promotion before the spinning performance" is executed. The "promotion before the spinning performance" is a preview performance that may be executed when the "spinning performance" is executed regardless of whether the "stock performance" has been executed beforehand, and is a preview performance in which the contents of the performance development destination written in each of the four candidate images in the "spinning performance" are rewritten by displaying the promotion image 666SKY053 before a predetermined pattern of moving display (spinning) begins. After the promoted image 666SKY053 is displayed so as to cover the candidate image "Opportunity" 666SKY038, the candidate image "Powerful Zone" 666SKY039, the candidate image "Weak SP" 666SKY040 and the candidate image "Strong SP" 666SKY041, the candidate image "Opportunity" 666SKY038 changes to the candidate image "Powerful Zone" 666SKY039, the candidate image "Powerful Zone" 666SKY039 changes to the candidate image "Weak SP" 666SKY040, the candidate image "Weak SP" 666SKY040 changes to the candidate image "Strong SP" 666SKY041 and the candidate image "Strong SP" 666SKY041 changes to the candidate image "Super Hot" 666SKY054. After the "promotion before the spinning performance" is executed, the candidate image "opportunity" 666SKY038, which has the lowest probability of winning, will no longer be determined as the destination of the performance development. When variable display is executed according to the jackpot fluctuation pattern, when the "spinning performance" is executed, the expectation of the "promotion before the spinning performance" being executed is higher than the expectation of the "promotion before the spinning performance" not being executed. Note that the "promotion before the spinning performance" is a preview performance that is not included as a preview target of the "stock performance". (F5) to (H5) are diagrams showing the process from when the moving display of the four candidate images starts in a predetermined mode (spinning) to when they are stopped and displayed. After the candidate images "Powerful Zone" 666SKY039, "Weak SP" 666SKY040, "Strong SP" 666SKY041, and "Super Hot" 666SKY054 start moving in a predetermined manner, the moving display gradually accelerates, a stop display action by the stock character "Nana" is executed, and then the candidate image "Strong SP" 666SKY041 is stopped and displayed in the target area 666SKY043. In the embodiment of FIG. 40, only one candidate display could be promoted, but in the "Promotion before spinning performance", multiple candidate displays can be promoted. This allows the player to focus on the candidate display before promotion and the candidate display after promotion, increasing the interest in the game.

Figures 41 and 42 are diagrams showing when "promotion after spinning effect" is executed in the "spinning effect". (A6) is a diagram showing the situation when the "stock acquisition suggestion effect" is started. (B6) to (E6) are diagrams showing the situation of the "stock effect" when two stock images are acquired simultaneously due to the success of the "stock acquisition suggestion effect". Based on the player's single press of push button 31B, stock acquisition image 666SKY005 and stock acquisition image 666SKY006 are displayed simultaneously, and an emphasis effect image 666SKY032 is displayed and a blackout effect is executed. Note that the form of the emphasis effect image 666SKY032 displayed at this time may be a different form from when one stock acquisition image is displayed, to give the player a special feeling. After that, in response to the stock acquisition image 666SKY005 and the stock acquisition image 666SKY006 being displayed simultaneously, a cut-in image 666SKY057 is displayed, and then the images are moved and displayed as if being drawn into the display positions 666SKY013 and 666SKY014 in the changing stock retention display area 666SKY027, and a stock image 666SKY009 is displayed at the display position 666SKY013, and a stock image 666SKY010 is displayed at the display position 666SKY014. In (C6), a single cut-in image is displayed like the cut-in image 666SKY057, but this is not limiting, and a cut-in image may be displayed for each character. Also, when a cut-in image is displayed for each character, the images may be displayed simultaneously or at different timings. In this way, the display of the cut-in image can be focused on. (F6) to (N6) are diagrams showing the situation when "After promotion of spinning performance" which is the predicted target of stock image 666SKY010 is executed in "Spinning performance" which is the predicted target of stock image 666SKY009. After stock image 666SKY009 changes to a stock release cut-in image, the "Spinning performance" starts, and the flow until one of the four candidate images is stopped and displayed in the target area 666SKY043 is basically the same as the above-mentioned (I4) to (L4) and (G5). However, in this example, since stock image 666SKY010 was displayed before the "Spinning performance" which was the predicted target of stock image 666SKY009 started, in the "Spinning performance", stock image 666SKY010 changes to standby image 666SKY058 and is displayed. This prevents the stock image 666SKY010 from continuing to be displayed even though the changing stock retention display area 666SKY027 has become invisible, and eliminates the appearance of incongruity in the performance. The standby image changes to the standby image when some performance is executed (for example, a spinning performance or SP reach). In addition, the candidate image 666SKY040 is temporarily displayed in the target area 666SKY043, but immediately after that, the standby image 666SKY058 changes to a stock release cut-in image 666SKY059, a blackout performance is executed, and the "promotion after spinning performance" in which the stock image 666SKY010 (standby image 666SKY058) is the subject of a notice is executed. The "promotion after spinning performance" is a performance that is executed only when the stock image 666SKY010 or the stock image 666SKY011 is displayed by the "stock performance", and is a preview performance in which the stock character ("Jam" or "Mumu") corresponding to the stock image executes the "spinning performance" again, and a candidate image that is more advantageous to the player (higher chance of winning) than the first time is always displayed in the target area 666SKY043. As in the first "spinning performance", after the four candidate images are displayed again, a moving display in a predetermined mode is started, the moving display gradually accelerates, and a stop display action by the stock character "Jam" is executed, and a candidate image (candidate image "strong SP" 666SKY041) that is more advantageous than the candidate image that was displayed in the first time (candidate image "weak SP" 666SKY040) is displayed in the stopped state. In both the "spinning performance" and the "promotion after spinning performance", a stop display action display by a stock character (in the example of FIG. 42, a ray of light 666SKY064 emitted from Jam's eye) is executed, but the manner of the stop display action differs depending on the type of stock character ("Jam" or "Mumu"). As described above, the manner in which a candidate image is promoted is completely different between "promotion before spinning performance" and "promotion after spinning performance", and as described later, "promotion after spinning performance" takes a longer time to execute than "promotion before spinning performance", so that the degree of attention can be differentiated between "promotion before spinning performance" and "promotion after spinning performance", thereby increasing interest. Although not shown, both "promotion before spinning performance" and "promotion after spinning performance" can be executed in one "spinning performance". In addition, in the illustrated range, an example is shown in which the "promotion after spinning performance" is executed only once, but if the stock image 666SKY011 is displayed in a fixed manner by the "stock performance" before the execution of the "spinning performance", a stock release cut-in depicting the stock character "Mumu" will be displayed after the first "promotion after spinning performance", and there is a possibility that the "promotion after spinning performance" will be executed a second time. In other words, there are six execution patterns of the ``spinning effect'': a first pattern which executes a ``spinning effect'' that does not include a ``promotion before the spinning effect'' and a ``promotion after the spinning effect''; a second pattern which executes a ``spinning effect'' that includes a ``promotion before the spinning effect'' but not a ``promotion after the spinning effect''; a third pattern which executes a ``spinning effect'' that does not include a ``promotion before the spinning effect'' but includes a ``promotion after the spinning effect''; a fourth pattern which executes a ``spinning effect'' that includes a ``promotion before the spinning effect'' and a ``promotion after the spinning effect''; a fifth pattern which executes a ``spinning effect'' that does not include a ``promotion before the spinning effect'' but includes two ``promotions after the spinning effect''; and a sixth pattern which executes a ``spinning effect'' that includes a ``promotion before the spinning effect'' and two ``promotions after the spinning effect''. When the variable display is executed according to the jackpot variation pattern, the probability of execution is high in the order of 6th pattern>5th pattern>4th pattern>3rd pattern>2nd pattern>1st pattern when the "round and round performance" is executed (i.e., the jackpot expectation is high). This allows the player to pay attention to which execution pattern the "round and round performance" is executed by, and increases the interest in the game. Although not shown, the design is such that the jackpot expectation is higher when the "promotion after the round and round performance" is executed than when the "promotion before the round and round performance" is executed. This allows the player to pay attention to the timing at which the promotion performance is executed. In addition, between the candidate display determined in the "round and round performance" that does not execute the promotion performance and the candidate display determined in the "round and round performance" that executes the promotion performance, the candidate display determined in the "round and round performance" that executes the promotion performance has a higher jackpot expectation even if they are the same candidate display. This allows the player to pay attention to the "round and round performance" and the promotion performance, and increases the interest in the game. In addition, the "round and round effect" that executes the promotion effect is more likely to determine and display a candidate display that is expected to lead to a big win (the candidate display "Super Hot" and the candidate display "Strong SP" described later) than the "round and round effect" that does not execute the promotion effect. This allows the player to pay attention to whether the promotion effect is executed or not, which increases the interest in the game. Furthermore, the "round and round effect" that executes the promotion effect may be more likely to increase the chance of a big win than the "round and round effect" that does not execute the promotion effect. This allows the player to pay attention to whether the "round and round effect" that executes the promotion effect or the "round and round effect" that does not execute the promotion effect. In addition, the content of the effect displayed by the candidate display does not change whether the promotion effect is executed or not. This allows the data capacity of the gaming machine to be reduced. Although it has been described above that there is a possibility that the "round and round effect followed by promotion" will be executed twice, the order in which the effects are executed may be from a stock image with a low expectation of a big win. For example, if the stock images "Nana," "Jam," and "Mumu" are acquired, and all of the stock images are related to the "Spinning effect," the order in which they are executed will be "Nana" (execution of "Spinning effect") → "Jam" (first execution of "Promotion after Spinning effect") → "Mumu" (second execution of "Promotion after Spinning effect"). By using this specification, the images are used in order of lowest probability of winning, allowing players to pay more attention to the stock images used later, increasing their interest in the game. Also, the more "Promotion after Spinning effect" is executed, the easier it becomes to determine and display candidate images that are likely to lead to a win. This allows players to pay attention to the "Promotion after Spinning effect."

Figure 43 is a diagram explaining the types of candidate images displayed in the "Spinning effect". When the candidate image "Blank" is stopped and displayed in the target area 666SKY043, it notifies that the corresponding variation is a miss variation pattern. When the candidate image "Opportunity" is stopped and displayed in the target area 666SKY043, it suggests that the expectation of a big win is low. When the candidate image "Powerful Zone" is stopped and displayed in the target area 666SKY043, it suggests that a preview effect called "Powerful Zone effect" will be executed. When the candidate image "Weak SP" is stopped and displayed in the target area 666SKY043, it suggests that a weak SP reach will be executed. The candidate image "Weak SP" is the corresponding image of SP reach A. When the candidate image "Strong SP" is stopped and displayed in the target area 666SKY043, it suggests that a strong SP reach will be executed. The candidate image "Strong SP" is the corresponding image of SP reach B. When the candidate image "Super Hot" is stopped and displayed in the target area 666SKY043, it notifies that the corresponding change is a big win change pattern. When a variable display is executed according to a big win change pattern, when the "spinning effect" is executed, there is a high expectation that the candidate images will be stopped and displayed in the target area 666SKY043 in the following order: "Super Hot" > "Strong SP" > "Weak SP" > "Powerful Zone" > "Good Opportunity" > "Blank".

Figure 44 is a diagram explaining the execution time of the "promotion before the spinning performance", "spinning performance", and "promotion after the spinning performance". The execution time of the "spinning performance" (TB2 to TB5 in Figure 44 (2)) when the "promotion before the spinning performance" and the "promotion after the spinning performance" are not executed is 6 seconds. Specifically, TB2 is executed for 2 seconds, TB3 is executed for 1 second, TB4 is executed for 2 seconds, and TB5 is executed for 1 second. Also, the execution time of the "spinning performance" (TB1 to TB5 in Figure 44 (2)) when the "stock performance" is executed with the "spinning performance" as the predicted target is 7 seconds. Specifically, TB1 is executed for 1 second, and TB2 to TB5 are as described above. The execution time of the "spinning performance" (TA2 to TA4 in FIG. 44(1), TB2 to TB5 in FIG. 44(2)) when the "promotion before the spinning performance" is executed and the "promotion after the spinning performance" is not executed is 8 seconds. Specifically, TA2 is executed for 1 second, TA3 is executed for 0.5 seconds, TA4 is executed for 0.5 seconds, and TB2 to TB5 are as described above. Also, the execution time of the "promotion before the spinning performance" and the "spinning performance" (TA1 to TA4 in FIG. 44(1), TB2 to TB5 in FIG. 44(2)) when the "stock performance" is executed with the "spinning performance" as the preview target is 9 seconds. Specifically, TA1 is executed for 1 second, and TA2 to TA4 and TB2 to TB5 are as described above. The execution time of the "spinning performance" (TB2 to TB5 in FIG. 44(2), TC1 to TC4 in FIG. 44(3)) when the "promotion before the spinning performance" is not executed and the "promotion after the spinning performance" is executed is 11 seconds. Specifically, TB2 to TB5 are as described above, with TC1 being executed for one second, TC2 being executed for one second, TC3 being executed for two seconds, and TC4 being executed for one second. Also, the execution time of the "spinning performance" and the "promotion after the spinning performance" (TB1 to TB5 in FIG. 44(2), TC1 to TC4 in FIG. 44(3)) when the "stock performance" is executed with the "spinning performance" as the predicted target is 12 seconds. The execution period of the "round and round performance" (TA2 to TA4 in FIG. 44(1), TB2 to TB5 in FIG. 44(2), and TC1 to TC4 in FIG. 44(3)) when the "promotion before the round and round performance" and the "promotion after the round and round performance" are executed is 13 seconds. Also, the execution time of the "promotion before the round and round performance", the "round and round performance", and the "promotion after the round and round performance" (TA1 to TA4 in FIG. 44(1), TB2 to TB5 in FIG. 44(2), and TC1 to TC4 in FIG. 44(3)) when the "stock performance" is executed with the "round and round performance" as the preview target is 14 seconds. Comparing the execution times, the execution time of the "round and round performance" is longer than that of the "promotion before the round and round performance", and the execution time of the "round and round performance" is designed to be longer than that of the "promotion after the round and round performance", which has similar performance contents. As a result, when stock images are used within the same effect (spinning effect), if the effect content is the same as the "spinning effect," the effect time will be long, and playing the same effect multiple times may ruin the player's interest; however, by making the effect time shorter than a specific effect (spinning effect), the effect can be viewed smoothly, increasing interest in the game. Also, the execution time of the "promotion after spinning effect" is longer than that of the "promotion before spinning effect," making it clear that the "promotion after spinning effect" has a higher chance of winning, and creates a greater sense of expectation than the "promotion before spinning effect."

Figure 45 is a diagram explaining the accompanying displays that may be displayed when multiple stock images are acquired. As shown in (A7), a single button press prompting image is displayed in the center of the image display device 5, and when the player performs a single press on the push button 31B in accordance with the single button press prompting image, two stock acquisition images ("Nana" and "Jam") are displayed simultaneously as shown in (B7), and a blackout effect begins. After that, as shown in (C7), a cut-in image 666SKY057 related to the two stock acquisition images is displayed, and as shown in (D7), the cut-in image 666SKY057 is displayed moving as if it is being sucked into the changing stock retention display area 666SKY027. After that, as shown in (E7), when two stock images ("Nana" and "Jam") are displayed within the fluctuating stock retention display area 666SKY027, the accompanying display "GOOD" 666SKY061 is displayed in a cut-in manner from the upper right to the lower left of the image display device 5, and a sound corresponding to the accompanying display "GOOD" 666SKY061 is output from the speakers 8L and 8R. After that, as shown in (F7), two stock images are displayed at the display positions 666SKY013 and 666SKY015, and a reach is established. (G7) shows the situation when a stock release cut-in image 666SKY037 is displayed at the timing of the reach development. In the illustrated example, the accompanying display is displayed when two stock images are acquired simultaneously, but for example, if stock image 666SKY009 is acquired first, and stock image 666SKY011 is acquired later, the accompanying display "GOOD" 666SKY061 can also be displayed.

Figure 46 is a diagram explaining in detail the accompanying display displayed in Figure 45 (E7). The accompanying display is a display that may be displayed when multiple stock images are acquired in a predetermined combination, and is designed so that the probability of a big win is higher when the accompanying display is displayed when multiple stock images are acquired in a predetermined combination than when the accompanying display is not displayed. There are three types of accompanying display: the accompanying display "GOOD" 666SKY061, the accompanying display "GREAT" 666SKY062, and the accompanying display "EXCELLENT" 666SKY063. The accompanying display "GOOD" 666SKY061 may be displayed, for example, when the stock image 666SKY009 and the stock image 666SKY010 are acquired. The accompanying display "GREAT" 666SKY062 may be displayed, for example, when the stock image 666SKY009 and the stock image 666SKY011 are acquired. The accompanying display "EXCELLENT" 666SKY063 may be displayed when, for example, stock image 666SKY009, stock image 666SKY011, and stock image 666SKY012 are acquired. In this way, the accompanying display displayed differs depending on the combination of acquired stock images, so that the combination of stock images can be focused on. Furthermore, in a pattern in which the accompanying display is not displayed even if multiple stock images are acquired, or in a case where the display condition of the accompanying display is not satisfied even if multiple stock images are acquired, such as the combination of "rim", "mumu", and "jam", the accompanying display is not displayed, so that the player can guess the combination for which the accompanying display is displayed, thereby increasing interest. The display sizes of the accompanying displays are in the order of "EXCELLENT" > "GREAT" > "GOOD", and the larger the display size, the higher the expectation of a big win. In addition, when an accompanying display is displayed, a sound corresponding to the displayed accompanying display is output from speakers 8L and 8R, and the output period is designed to be longer in the order of "EXCELLENT" > "GREAT" > "GOOD." This allows the type of accompanying display to be distinguished not only visually but also audibly.

Figure 47 is a diagram showing the execution rate of the stock effect (including both the "pre-reading stock effect" and the "stock effect"). It can be seen that the probability of winning is higher when the stock effect is executed than when it is not executed. Figure 48 is a diagram showing the combination of stock images and the presence or absence of accompanying display corresponding to each combination. Figure 49 is a diagram showing the probability of winning according to the combination of stock images. Explaining based on the tables of Figures 48 and 49, it is designed so that the probability of winning is higher when a stock image with a pre-reading effect such as "spinning effect" as the pre-reading target is acquired in a pre-reading variation executed before a pre-reading effect such as "spinning effect" is executed, and the pre-reading effect of the pre-reading target is executed in a target variation after the pre-reading variation, than when a stock image with a pre-reading effect such as "spinning effect" as the pre-reading target is acquired in a variation in which a pre-reading effect such as "spinning effect" is executed (also called the relevant variation or target variation) in which a pre-reading effect such as "spinning effect" is executed, and the pre-reading effect of the pre-reading target is executed in the target variation. In addition, the reference of the jackpot expectation in the case where a stock image is acquired in the pre-reading variation and then a different stock image is acquired in the target variation is the jackpot expectation of the pre-reading. For example, the jackpot expectation in the case where a stock image of the stock character "Nana" is acquired in the pre-reading variation and then a stock image of the stock character "Rimu" is acquired in the target variation is 21.85%. This draws attention to the timing at which the stock image is acquired, and since the display area indicating the acquisition of the stock image (stock retention display area 666SKY017 during pre-reading variation, stock retention display area 666SKY027 during the said variation) is different between the target variation and the pre-reading variation, it is possible to suggest that the stock image was acquired in the pre-reading variation from the difference. The jackpot expectation of a single stock image is highest in the order of "Rimu" > "Mumu" > "Jam" > "Nana" when referring to SKY1-1 to SKY1-3 and SKY1-4. Among them, the stock character "Rimu" has the highest jackpot expectation rate for a stock image alone, and the jackpot expectation rate is higher than when a combination that does not include the stock character "Rimu" and multiple stock images are acquired. This allows the player to pay attention to the stock image 666SKY012 being stored and displayed. Furthermore, although not shown, there are multiple effects for a stock image alone, and as described above, the jackpot expectation rate is designed to be higher in the order of "Super Hot Cut-in" > "Strong SP Reach Transition" > "Title Change (Color)" > "Promotion after Spinning Effects" > "Reserved Change" > "Expectation Increase (Star)" > "Spinning Effects". For example, when a pattern of SKY1-4 ("Rimu" alone) is selected, it is announced that "Super Hot Cut-in" or "Strong SP Reach Transition" will be executed, and in the variable display according to the jackpot fluctuation pattern, "Super Hot Cut-in" is more likely to be executed than "Strong SP Reach Transition". Next, the jackpot expectation rate when multiple stock images are acquired is as follows: SKY2-1 to SKY4-3. Regarding the jackpot expectation of a pattern in which multiple stock images are acquired, for example, in SKY3-1 and SKY3-2 in which three stock images of stock characters "Nana", "Jam", and "Mumu" are acquired, the combination of stock characters is the same, but the jackpot expectation differs depending on whether or not the accompanying display is displayed, and the pattern in which the accompanying display is displayed is designed to have a higher jackpot expectation. This allows players to pay attention to the combination of stock images and also to whether or not the accompanying display is displayed. On the other hand, there are cases in which the jackpot expectation is higher in a pattern in which no accompanying display is displayed than in a pattern in which no accompanying display is displayed. For example, SKY2-6 to SKY2-8 and SKY3-4 to SKY3-6, which do not display the accompanying display, are designed to have a higher jackpot expectation than SKY2-4, SKY2-5, SKY3-2, and SKY3-3, which display the accompanying display, indicating that it is more advantageous for players to acquire multiple stock images including the stock character "Rim". In addition, SKY3-7 to SKY3-9 are patterns in which a stock image of the stock character "Rimu" is acquired and an accompanying display is displayed, and the jackpot expectation varies depending on the type of accompanying display and the jackpot expectation of the stock image alone. This allows the player to pay attention to which accompanying display is displayed. SKY4-1 to SKY4-3 indicate the jackpot expectation when all stock images are acquired, and when all stock images are acquired, some accompanying display is always displayed, and the jackpot expectation varies depending on the type of the accompanying display. SKY4-3 is a pattern selected when a variable display is executed according to a jackpot fluctuation pattern. In addition, for example, when a stock performance is executed with "round and round performance" and "promotion after round and round performance" as the preview objects, SKY2-4, which displays an accompanying display, is likely to be selected, and when a stock performance is executed with "round and round performance" and "hold change" as the preview objects, SKY2-1, which does not display an accompanying display, is likely to be selected. This is based on the relevance of the preview effects that multiple stock images are the targets of the preview, and when the highly related "Spinning performance" and "Promotion after spinning performance" are executed, SKY2-4 is more likely to be selected than SKY2-1 even if the stock characters are the same. This allows the combination of stock characters and the presence or absence of accompanying displays to predict the preview performance that will be executed, increasing interest in the game. In addition, the expectation of a jackpot may be made different depending on the order in which the stock images are acquired. For example, by designing it so that the expectation is controlled to be in an advantageous state when a stock image with a high expectation of a jackpot is acquired by itself at any time, a jackpot can be expected from the moment the stock image is acquired, increasing interest in the game.

Figures 50 to 56 are detailed illustrations of the effects that can be executed by the stock images of each character. Figure 50 is an explanatory diagram of the "spinning effect". (A9) is a diagram showing the situation when a stock release cut-in image is displayed at the timing of reach development. In response to the display of the stock release cut-in image, the preview effect of the preview target is executed. The appearance of the stock release cut-in image differs depending on the type of stock character. In addition, when the stock release cut-in image is displayed, a blackout effect is also executed at the same time. This allows attention to be drawn to the fact that the preview effect will be executed. (B9) is a diagram showing the situation when the "spinning effect", which is the preview target of the stock image, is executed. After the stock release cut-in image is displayed, the changing stock retention display area is hidden, and the "spinning effect" in which the stock character "Nana" appears is started. In other words, it is notified that the preview target of the stock image was the "spinning effect", and the execution timing of the "spinning effect" is suggested. The stock character "Nana" is a character that is subject to a prediction of either the "spinning effect" or "increased expectation (star)." When the "stock effect" of the stock character "Nana" is executed with the "spinning effect" as the predicted object, the "spinning effect" is executed in an effect mode in which "Nana" appears. This increases the relevance of the effect, and increases interest in the game. The "spinning effect" is a predicted effect that can be executed even when it is not subject to a prediction of the "preview stock effect" or the "stock effect." (C9) is a diagram showing the situation when the candidate images "Powerful Zone", "Weak SP", "Strong SP", and "Super Hot" are moving and displayed in a predetermined manner, and the moving display gradually accelerates as shown in (D9), and the stop display action 666SKY056 by the stock character "Nana" is executed, and (E9) is a diagram showing the situation when the candidate image "Strong SP" 666SKY041 is stopped and displayed from the spinning effect, and moves and displays from the top of the screen to the target area 666SKY043, and "Strong SP Reach" is determined as the destination of the performance development. In addition to "Nana", "Jam" and "Mumu" can also perform the "spinning effect", and "Jam" and "Mumu" also perform the stop display action as shown in (D9), but the stop action differs depending on the character. As we'll discuss later, Jam and Mumu can perform a "promotion after spinning effect", which also performs a stop display action, but this stop display action is performed in the same way as the stop display action of each character that is performed during the "spinning effect".

Figure 51 is an explanatory diagram of "Expectation Level Up (Star)". In (A10), the title of the SP Reach performance B is displayed, and under the title, an image 666SKY068 showing the expectation level of this Reach is displayed in the form of a star. The current SP Reach performance B is displayed with up to the third star lit, and the standby image of "Nana" is displayed in the lower right of the image display device 5. In (B10), after a certain period (about 1 second) during which the title displayed in (A10) is displayed and the player can recognize which SP Reach performance will be performed, the standby image 666SKY064 changes to a stock release cut-in image 666SKY065 and a blackout performance is performed, and "Expectation Level Up (Star)" in which the stock image of "Nana" is the subject of the notice is executed. In (C10), after the stock release cut-in image is displayed, the character "Nana" 666SKY042 is displayed and at the same time, an effect image 666SKY066 emphasizing the character "Nana" is displayed. After that, as shown in (D10), the character "Nana" acts on the image showing the expectation of the reach, causing effect 666SKY067, and as shown in (E10), the number of stars in image 666SKY068 showing the expectation of the reach has changed from 3 to 3.5. "Increased expectation (stars)" is a unique effect for "Nana."

Figure 52 is an explanatory diagram of "promotion after spinning performance". (A11) and (B11) are diagrams of the "spinning performance". After the "spinning performance" ends, the standby image displayed until (B11) changes to a stock release cut-in image, a blackout performance is performed, and the "promotion after spinning performance" in which the stock image of "jam" is the predicted target is executed. (C11) to (F11) execute a performance similar to the "spinning performance". The difference from the "spinning performance" is that in the "spinning performance", the candidate display is displayed as a stationary display when the performance starts, whereas the "promotion after spinning performance" starts with the candidate display moving in a predetermined manner. This is because there is a risk that the interest of the player will decrease if the same performance is repeated in the flow from the "spinning performance" to the "promotion after spinning performance", so the start timing of the performance is intentionally made different in order to convey the promotion while shortening the performance length. "Mumu" can also perform the "promotion after spinning effect", and a stop display action is also performed in the "promotion after spinning effect", but this stop display action is performed in the same way as the stop display action of "Mumu" performed in the "spinning effect".

Figure 53 is an explanatory diagram of the "hold change performance". In (A12), the title of the SP reach performance B is displayed, and the state in which the standby image of "jam" is displayed in the lower right of the image display device 5 is illustrated. The standby image displayed until (B12) changes to a stock release cut-in image, and a blackout performance is performed, and the "hold change performance" in which the stock image of "jam" is the predicted target is executed. After the stock release cut-in image is displayed, as in (C12), the character "jam" 666SKY045 is displayed, and at the same time, an effect image 666SKY066 that emphasizes the character "jam" is displayed. After that, as in (D12), an effect 666SKY069 indicating that the character "jam" acts on the active display is generated, and as in (E12), the active display changes from the white active display 666SKY026 to the red active display 666SKY070. The "hold change performance" is a performance unique to "jam".

Figure 54 is an explanatory diagram of the "title change performance". In (A13), the title of the SP reach performance B is displayed, and the state in which the standby image of "Mumu" is displayed in the lower right corner of the image display device 5 is illustrated. The standby image displayed until (B13) changes to a stock release cut-in image, a blackout performance is executed, and the "title change performance" in which the stock image of "Mumu" is the subject of the notice is executed. After the stock release cut-in image is displayed, as in (C13), the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 is displayed, and at the same time, an effect image 666SKY066 that emphasizes the character "Mumu" is displayed. Then, "Mumu" displays a display 666SKY074 suggesting that the color of the title will change, and as in (D13), the display 666SKY074 suggesting that the color of the title will change acts on the title, and the title that was in white letters changes to a title 666SKY075 in red letters. The "title change performance" is a performance unique to "Mumu".

Figure 55 is an explanatory diagram of the "Super Hot Cut-in Effect." In (A14), the title of SP Reach Effect B is displayed, and the "Rim" standby image 666SKY076 is displayed in the lower right corner of the image display device 5. In (B14), the battle effect of SP Reach Effect B begins, and in (C14) and (D14), the battle begins and the outcome of the battle (jackpot judgment effect) is about to be decided. After "The next one will decide it!" is displayed in (D14), the "Rim" standby image changes to a stock release cut-in image and a blackout effect is executed, as in (E14). When the stock release cut-in image and blackout effect ends as in (F14), a single button press action prompt image 666SKY034 is displayed, and if the push button 31B is operated during the operation time indicated by the single button press action prompt image, or when the operation time indicated by the single button press action prompt image ends, a super hot cut-in 666SKY078 is displayed as in (G14). This effect is executed between (P4) in Figure 35 and (Q4) in Figure 36. The "super hot cut-in effect" is an effect unique to "RIM."

Figure 56 is an explanatory diagram of the "Strong SP Reach Transition Effect." In (A15), the title of SP Reach effect A is displayed, and the standby image of "Rimu" is displayed in the lower right corner of the image display device 5. In (B15), the rock-paper-scissors battle of SP Reach effect A is about to begin, and the rock-paper-scissors effect is an effect in which the ally character "Mumu" challenges the enemy character "Jam" to rock-paper-scissors and announces a jackpot by winning the game. At the timing of the transition to the rock-paper-scissors effect, the standby image of "Rimu" changes to a stock release cut-in image as in (C15), and a blackout effect is executed. As shown in (D15), when the stock release cut-in image and the blackout effect are finished, a button single-press action prompt image 666SKY034 is displayed, and the push button 31B is operated during the operation time indicated by the button single-press action prompt image, or when the operation time indicated by the button single-press action prompt image is finished, a screen 666SKY079 in which the rim is displayed and a screen 666SKY079 in which the jam is displayed move out of the screen area as if fading out of the screen, and a title display indicating that the SP Reach effect B will start is displayed as shown in (F15). The "Strong SP Reach Transition Effect" is an effect that executes a Reach effect with a higher expectation of a big win than the Reach effect that is always executed, and is an effect unique to "Rim". Also, in FIG. 56, when the SP Reach A is executed, the character "Mumu" is an ally character and the character "Jam" is an enemy character, but "Jam", which was an ally character in the SP Reach B, is an enemy character in FIG. 56. In this way, the characters you attack will be either friendly or enemy depending on your reach.

(Regarding control when stock effects are executed)
The flow for executing the "pre-reading stock effect" described in Figure 31 and the flow for executing the "stock effect" with the corresponding fluctuation described in Figure 32 will be explained using the control flows in Figures 26 to 28, including the control aspects.

When the third reserved ball starts winning as shown in FIG. 31 (A1), the look-ahead announcement setting process of FIG. 26 is executed, and in the process of S710, a decision is made to execute the look-ahead announcement and to set the look-ahead announcement pattern to "look-ahead stock effect". After that, as shown in FIG. 31 (B1), when the reserved ball shifts from the situation in FIG. 31 (A1) and starts to change, the variable display start setting process of FIG. 27 is executed, and in the process of S535, the set look-ahead pattern ("look-ahead stock effect") is executed. By performing this process, the "look-ahead stock effect" as shown in FIG. 31 (C1) to (F1) is developed.

Figure 32 (A2) shows the timing when a start winning occurs when the number of reserved memories is 0. At this timing, the variable display start setting process of Figure 27 is executed, and in the process of S529, a decision is made to execute a "stock effect" as a notice during the change. After that, the "stock effect" as shown in Figure 32 (B2) to (G2) is deployed.

As described above, in this gaming machine, the "preview stock effect" is determined to be executed in the preview notice setting process, and the "stock effect" is determined to be executed in the variable display start setting process.

(About Rim's direction)
The effects that can be executed by the stock images of each character (effects in Figures 50 to 56) have been described, but only the effect of the stock image of "RIM" is designed to always display a button action prompt effect. This gives a special feeling to the effects that can be executed by the stock image of "RIM", increasing interest in the game. Also, the effect of the stock image of each character is designed to always be executed after the stock release cut-in image is displayed. This makes it possible to clearly determine the timing at which the stock effect of each character will be executed, increasing interest in the game.

(The relationship between "Stock Effects" and Yu-Time)
As described above, this gaming machine has a state called Yu-Time, and the "stock effect" may be executed during Yu-Time. When the "stock effect" is executed during Yu-Time, the machine may be designed so that a jackpot is confirmed when the "stock effect" is executed. In addition, since the fluctuation time during Yu-Time is designed to be short, the "pre-reading stock effect" may not be executed. In this way, effects that provoke the player can be reduced as much as possible during Yu-Time, and unnecessary provokes are reduced for players who have been playing for a long time without winning a jackpot under normal conditions, which prevents players from becoming dissatisfied.

In addition, in the embodiment, spherical gaming balls (pachinko balls) are used as an example of gaming media, but the gaming media is not limited to spherical gaming media and may be non-spherical gaming media such as medals.

(SP Reach X)
57 to 63 are explanatory diagrams showing specific examples of the development notice performance and the SP reach X. Among Figs. 57 to 63, Figs. 57 to 62 are specific examples of the performance executed based on a big win. Among Figs. 57 to 63, Figs. 57 to 60 and 63 are specific examples of the performance executed based on a miss.

In the example shown in Figures 57 to 63, after a losing symbol ("327") is displayed on the image display device 5 as the display result of the previous variable display (1-1), a variable display based on a jackpot or a miss is started (1-2).

Next, when the left and right decorative symbols are in a "1" state (Figure 57 (3)), a normal reach effect is executed in which the center decorative symbol scrolls at a slow speed, and then the image display device 5 goes white and a development preview effect begins (1-4).

In the development preview performance, first the first ally character 004IWC01 appears (1-4), followed by the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 (1-5). Next, the word "Develop" is displayed superimposed on the first ally character 004IWC01 and the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 (1-6). Next, the first mini-character 004IWC03 is displayed as if it is multiplying, superimposed on the first ally character 004IWC01, the character "Mumu" 666SKY073, and the word "Develop" (1-7), and eventually the multiplied first mini-character 004IWC03 is displayed so that it fills the screen (1-8).

After that, when SP Reach X begins, the multiplied first mini-characters 004IWC03 gradually disappear (1-9), and eventually a display is displayed in which all first mini-characters 004IWC03 have disappeared (1-10).

Next, an effect is displayed in which the enemy character "Nana" SKY100 lands on the ground (1-11), after which the screen switches to a white background image and the word "Decisive Battle" is displayed in the center of the screen (1-12). Note that the word "Decisive Battle" displayed in (1-12) is displayed in the foreground until the timing of (1-15).

Next, on the left side of the parallelogram area containing the word "Decisive Battle" in the center of the screen, a first superimposed image is displayed depicting the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 and multiple stars, and on the right side a second superimposed image is displayed depicting the enemy character "Nana" SKY100 and multiple broken hearts (1-13).

Then, the first superimposed image on the left and the second superimposed image on the right are moved to the center and attached, and the word "decisive battle" is superimposed on these images (1-14). After that, the first superimposed image on the left and the second superimposed image on the right are moved to their original positions, and the background image for SP Reach X is displayed in the parallelogram area formed between the two images, similar to the original. The word "decisive battle" is then superimposed on the background image for SP Reach X (1-15).

Then, the first superimposed image on the left and the second superimposed image on the right are erased, and the background image for SP Reach X is displayed in the area where they were previously displayed. Also, a performance display is performed in which the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 faces the enemy character "Nana" SKY100 (1-16).

Next, an effect display is performed in which the enemy character "Nana" SKY100 begins an attack on the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 (1-17). A flame effect image is displayed around the enemy character "Nana" SKY100 (1-18), and an effect display is performed in which a giant spherical energy bullet is formed above the head of the enemy character "Nana" SKY100 (1-19). After that, the name of the technique that uses the giant spherical energy bullet, "Mugen Baku Shinshou" SKY101, is displayed (1-20).

Next, an effect display is displayed in which the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 begins an attack on the enemy character "Nana" SKY100 (1-21). A flame effect image is displayed around the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 (1-22), and an effect display is displayed in which a giant energy bullet is fired from above the head of the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 (1-23). After that, the name of the technique that uses the energy bullet, "Delta Break" SKY102, is displayed (1-24).

Next, a spherical energy bullet formed by the enemy character "Nana" SKY100 collides with an energy bullet output from the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 (1-25). Next, while the energy bullet collision display in the center of the screen continues, a first superimposed image depicting the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 and multiple stars is displayed in a triangular area at the bottom left of the screen, and a second superimposed image depicting the enemy character "Nana" SKY100 and multiple broken hearts is displayed in a triangular area at the top right of the screen (1-26).

Then, the effect display shown in (1-26) continues for four seconds (at a slower speed than immediately before). At this time, a slow-motion effect is executed, in which the progress speed of the effect changes from normal speed to a speed slower than normal speed. Specifically, an effect display is executed in which the movement speed of the energy bullets and characters is slowed down. Note that while the slow-motion effect slows down the movement speed of the energy bullets and characters, the swinging movement speed of the decorative symbols in the reach mode displayed in the upper right corner of the screen and the movement speed (rotation, etc.) of the active display are not slowed down (i.e., they are not subject to the effect of the slow-motion effect).

This slow-motion effect corresponds to the final stage of a super reach, and by slowing down the speed at which the effect progresses, it allows the player to focus on how the effect progresses, i.e., whether or not it progresses to an effect announcing a jackpot.

(Epilogue production 1)
In the case of a jackpot (Figs. 61-62), after (1-26), a background image depicting the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 and multiple stars is displayed (1-27). In this example, light emission control for the decorative light emitter to emit rainbow colors is started from the scene shown in (1-27). For example, in the scenes shown in (1-27) and (1-37), the decorative light emitter rapidly blinks (flashes) in rainbow colors, and in the scenes shown in (1-28) to (1-36) and (1-38) to (1-40), the decorative light emitter slowly emits rainbow colors.

Next, the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 makes a peace sign (1-28), after which the word "Complete" appears in the upper left corner of the screen (1-29), the word "All" appears in the upper right corner of the screen (1-30), the word "Decision" appears in the lower left corner of the screen (1-31), and the word "Come" appears in the lower right corner of the screen (1-32). Once all the words "Completely Decided" are displayed, the center decoration pattern "1" appears (1-32), which is the winning combination.

Next, a light effect image is displayed (1-32) superimposed on the previous effect display (1-30) including the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 and the center decoration pattern "1", and the light effect image is enlarged to cover the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 and the center decoration pattern "1" (1-34). At this time, the light effect image is opaque, so the covered character "Mumu" 666SKY073 and the center decoration pattern "1" cannot be seen.

Next, after the light effect image covers the entire screen, a presentation display is performed in which the jackpot pattern "111" including the center decoration pattern "1" appears (1-35). The jackpot pattern "111" is then gradually enlarged (1-34) until it covers the entire screen (1-37). After that, the jackpot pattern "111" is displayed at the same size as when the normal fluctuation occurred before the reach was achieved, and is displayed as if it is swaying four times (1-36).

Then, the image display device 5 goes white, the SP Reach X ends, and the same background image as when the normal fluctuation was occurring before the Reach was established is displayed, and the jackpot pattern "111" is temporarily stopped and displayed (1-39). After that, the jackpot pattern "111" is stopped and displayed (1-40).

In the case of a miss (Figure 63), after (1-26), a background image depicting the enemy character "Nana" SKY100 and multiple broken hearts is displayed (1-41). Note that in this example, from the scene shown in (1-41), light emission control begins, causing the decorative light source to emit a low-luminance white light.

Next, an effect display is performed in which the enemy character "Nana" SKY100 raises his hands in joy (1-42), and then the center decoration pattern "2" is displayed superimposed on the enemy character "Nana" SKY100 (1-43). Then, after the center decoration pattern "2", which is a losing combination, is displayed swaying five times, the image display device 5 goes black (1-44), and the SP Reach X ends.

When the SP Reach X ends, the same background image as when the normal fluctuation occurred before the reach was established is displayed, and the losing symbol "121" is temporarily displayed (1-45). After that, the losing symbol "121" is displayed (1-46).

(Fanfare performance 1)
After the jackpot symbol stops and is displayed (Fig. 62 (1-40)), a fanfare effect is executed. Figs. 64 to 66 are detailed views of the fanfare effect of jackpot A. Jackpot A is a jackpot that is not controlled to a special probability state but is controlled to a time-saving state, and is not the most enjoyable jackpot for players (meaning it is the lowest). Jackpot B, which is controlled to a special probability state, will be described later.

When the fanfare effect of the jackpot A is executed, the right-hit display (small) SKY103 is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen. The right-hit display (small) SKY103 is displayed before the BONUS name is displayed. First, the fanfare begins with the letter "B" of "BONUS" appearing from the top of the screen to the center (2-1), (2-2), then the letter "B" moves to the left as the letter "O" appears next to it from the top of the right half of the screen to the center (2-3), (2-4), then the letter "O" moves to the left as the letter "N" appears next to it from the top of the right half of the screen to the center (2-5), (2-6), then the letter "N" moves to the left as the letter "U" appears next to it from the top of the right half of the screen to the center (2-7), (2-8), then the letter "U" moves to the left as the letter "S" appears next to it from the top of the right half of the screen to the center (2-9), (2-10), then the letter "S" moves left as it moves off the screen (2-10).

The background is the same when this series of displays is being executed and in the subsequent displays of Figures 65 and 66. After that, the screen will show only the background (2-11), and then the word "BONUS" indicating a jackpot A and an effect image will be displayed in a reduced size (2-12), (2-13).

Then, the right-hand hit display (large) SKY104 is displayed moving from the left of the screen toward the right side of the screen, then moving a certain distance to the right, then moving a certain distance to the left, then moving a certain distance to the right again, then moving a certain distance to the left again (2-14) to (2-19). The right-hand hit display (large) SKY104 displayed on the screen does not move off the screen until the screen switches to the round screen after all shapes become visible as in (2-16).

By executing a fanfare effect in this way, a sense of celebration can be given to the player, increasing interest in the game. Also, as shown in Figures 64 and 65, by displaying the letters one by one (e.g., "B") and then displaying the letters together (e.g., "BONUS"), the player can clearly see the name of the jackpot, which draws their attention.

In addition, by designing the right-hit display (large) SKY104 so that it does not move off the screen until all shapes become visible and the screen switches to the round screen, the player can be properly informed that they will be hitting right, which increases their interest in the game.

(Round performance)
FIG. 67 is a detailed view of the round performance that is performed after the fanfare performance of the big win B (controlled to a probability change state) is performed. (3-1) is a screen when the round performance is started, and the right-hand hit display (small) SKY103 is displayed in the upper right corner, continuing from the fanfare performance, the round number display showing the current round number is displayed in the upper left corner, and the prize ball number display SKY105 showing the number of prize balls paid out by the big win is displayed in the lower right corner. After that, when the prize ball of the game ball is played, a number is displayed at the top of the prize ball number display SKY105, and the number at the top is moved downward as if pushing aside the number displayed on the prize ball number display SKY105, and the prize ball number display SKY105 is updated (3-2). When the preset number of rounds (for example, 6 rounds) is reached, the round number display in the upper left corner becomes FINAL, and it is displayed that it is the last round (3-3). After the big win, the screen changes to one where the mode to be used during the probability variation state can be selected, and then the screen moves to one where the mode can be selected within a preset time (e.g., 2 seconds) (3-4), (3-5), (3-6). After that, the logo of the developer is displayed, followed by a display to prevent the machine from becoming addicted (3-7), (3-8).

In this way, by moving the displayed numbers downwards as if pushing them aside, the player can recognize that the prize ball count display SKY105 has been updated, and the prize ball count display SKY105 can be displayed appropriately during the round performance. Also, in the front screen that is displayed before the mode is selected as in (3-4), the words "Select a mode!" are displayed without reducing visibility, and the words "Powerful RUSH" and "Pato Pato Attack", which indicate the modes in the special mode, displayed behind it, are displayed with reduced visibility like the background. Also, at this time, the right hit display (small) SKY103 is designed to be displayed without reducing visibility. By doing this, the player can recognize that this is a screen for selecting a mode while being appropriately notified that a right hit will be made.

In addition, as in (3-5) and (3-6), when one mode is selected, it is displayed larger than the other mode and its visibility is reduced. This allows the player to see at a glance which mode is currently selected, making it easy for them to understand.

(Powerful RUSH)
FIG. 68 to FIG. 70 are detailed diagrams of the effects that occur during Powerful RUSH. First, when Powerful RUSH is selected by FIG. 67 (3-6), after the display of (3-8) is finished, a screen (for example, Powerful RUSH) displaying the selected mode name is displayed on the entire screen (4-1). After that, the screen switches, and the background and decorative patterns (666SKY020, 666SKY021, 666SKY022) for the probability variable stage are displayed, and at this time, the patterns are displayed in a stopped state of the patterns that were hit in the normal state. In addition, the right-hit display (small) SKY103 is displayed continuously from the fanfare effect in the upper right of the screen (4-2). The right-hit display (small) SKY103 is displayed continuously from the fanfare effect that was displayed in response to a hit in the normal state until the state in which the right hit is performed (for example, probability variable state, time-saving state) ends.

(4-3) indicates that the change has begun, and (4-4) indicates that one rotation has ended. Here, the reserved display (666SKY025) increases, and in (4-5) the reserved display slides left, causing the reserved display within the active display to change. During the change, a cut-in is displayed as in (4-6), suggesting that something may happen to the player. Furthermore, a cut-in different from the one that was displayed until just before is displayed, superimposed on the cut-in (4-7). After a preset time has passed (for example, 3 seconds), the cut-in display becomes difficult to see (4-8), and either SP Reach C (button chance) or SP Reach (rapid tap chance) is executed.

(Button Chance)
FIG. 69 is a detailed diagram of SP Reach C (button chance). In (4-9), "2" is temporarily stopped on the left and right decorative symbols, indicating that the game is in a Reach state. After that, "1" is about to stop on the center decorative symbol, and the decorative symbol "2" is about to push it out (4-10). Then, a button display 666SKY034 is displayed to prompt the player to press the button, and by pressing the button, the player can find out whether it is a big win or a miss. If the decorative symbols are aligned by the button performance, the symbols are aligned in a temporary state as shown in (4-12), and if they are not aligned, the central decorative symbol "1" is temporarily stopped and then displayed in a stopped state as shown in (4-13) (4-13, (4-14)).

(Chance to hit repeatedly)
FIG. 70 is a detailed diagram of SP Reach D (rapid tap challenge). As shown in (4-15), a title indicating that a rapid tap challenge performance will be performed is displayed. After that, a character is displayed in a pose praying, and if the player can rapidly tap the button to light up the word "FEVER" displayed behind the character by repeatedly tapping the button using the button display 666SKY034, a big win will be won (4-16). If successful, as shown in (4-17), all the letters of "FEVER" will be lit up and the character will have a happy expression. If not, as shown in (4-18), all the letters of "FEVER" will be turned off, the entire screen will dim and go dark, and then the decorative pattern will stop temporarily and then stop (4-19), (4-20).

(Epilogue production 2)
In Fig. 71, a common epilogue is executed when a jackpot is hit in Fig. 69 (button chance) and Fig. 70 (continuous tap chance). After announcing a jackpot as in (4-12) and (4-17), the movable body 32 falls from the top of the screen to the center of the screen and pauses, then the movable body 32 rises slower than the speed at which it fell and returns to its original position (4-21) to (4-23). After that, the decorative pattern and the character mum (small) SKY 106 are displayed (4-24), the decorative pattern is gradually enlarged (4-25), and after it reaches a certain size (4-26), a decorative pattern of the same size as the normal variation (for example, (4-2)) is displayed temporarily, and then it is displayed stationary (4-27). At this time, the character mum (small) SKY 106 is accompanied by a movement of bouncing up and down as if celebrating the jackpot.

In this way, by making the initial movement of the moving object faster than the speed at which the moving object returns, it is possible to emphasize to the player that it is a big win, increasing the interest in the game, while by making the returning movement slower than the falling movement, it is easier to direct the attention of the moving object to the screen or other displayed objects. In addition, after the moving object returns to its original position, the character Mumumu (small) SKY106 is displayed, and by accompanying the movement, the feeling of celebration is stronger than when only the decorative pattern is displayed. In addition, the decorative pattern is not simply displayed, but is displayed while being enlarged, and by returning it to its original size (for example, the same size as (4-2)), it is further emphasized that it is a big win, so that the player can pay attention to it.

(Fanfare performance 2)
72 and 73 are diagrams showing in detail the presentation of the jackpot C. The jackpot C is a jackpot that is executed when the machine is controlled to the probability variable state or the time-saving state, is a jackpot controlled to the probability variable state, is the jackpot with the largest number of winning balls among the types of jackpots, and is the jackpot that players are most happy about.

The fanfare effect of jackpot C is that the character "Super" shrinks from the top of the screen and is displayed in the center of the screen, and when it reaches a certain size (for example, larger than the right-hit display (small) and smaller than the overall display of "Super Powerful BONUS" described later (5-8)), the shrinking stops and the character remains at that size for a certain period of time (for example, about 1 second) (5-1), (5-2). The character "Super" disappears, and then the character "Powerful" shrinks from the center of the screen and is displayed in the center of the screen, and when it reaches a certain size (for example, larger than the right-hit display (small) and smaller than the overall display of "Super Powerful BONUS" described later (5-8)), the shrinking stops and the character remains at that size for a certain period of time (for example, about 1 second) (5-3), (5-4). The word "BONUS" is displayed in the center of the screen while shrinking from the bottom of the screen, and when it reaches a certain size (for example, larger than the right-hit display (small) and smaller than the full display of "Super Powerful BONUS" explained later (5-8)), the shrinking stops and it is displayed at that size for a certain period of time (for example, about 1 second) (5-5), (5-6). After that, the letters that were displayed individually ("Super", "Powerful", "BONUS") are combined and shrinking to a size that fits the entire screen, and the shrinking stops and it is displayed at that size for a certain period of time (for example, about 3 seconds) (5-7).
), (5-8).

Then, the right-hand hit display (large) SKY104 is displayed moving from the left of the screen toward the right side of the screen, then moving a certain distance to the right, then moving a certain distance to the left, then moving a certain distance to the right again, then moving a certain distance to the left again (5-9) to (5-14). The right-hand hit display (large) SKY104 displayed on the screen is not displayed moving off the screen until the screen switches to the round screen after all shapes become visible as in (5-11).

(Fanfare performance 3)
74 and 75 are diagrams showing in detail the presentation of jackpot B. jackpot B is a jackpot that can occur in all states, and although it has the same number of prize balls as jackpot A, it is a jackpot controlled in the probability variable state, so it is a jackpot that is more pleasing to players than jackpot A, but in the probability variable state, it has fewer prize balls than jackpot C.

The fanfare effect of jackpot B is as follows: the word "Powerful" appears in the center of the screen, shrinking from the center; when it reaches a certain size (for example, larger than the right-hit display (small) and smaller than the overall display of "Powerful Bonus" described later (6-6)), the shrinking stops and the word is displayed at that size for a certain period of time (for example, about 1 second) (6-1), (6-2). The word "Powerful" disappears, and then the word "BONUS" appears in the center of the screen, shrinking from the center of the screen; when it reaches a certain size (for example, larger than the right-hit display (small) and smaller than the overall display of "Powerful Bonus" described later (6-6)), the shrinking stops and the word is displayed at that size for a certain period of time (for example, about 1 second) (6-3), (6-4). After that, the letters that were displayed individually ("POWERFUL", "BONUS") are combined and reduced in size until they fill the entire screen, at which point the reduced display stops and the letters are displayed at that size for a set period of time (e.g., about 3 seconds) (6-5), (6-6).

Then, the right-hand hit display (large) SKY104 is displayed moving from the left of the screen toward the right side of the screen, then moving a certain distance to the right, then moving a certain distance to the left, then moving a certain distance to the right again, then moving a certain distance to the left again (6-7) to (6-12). The right-hand hit display (large) SKY104 displayed on the screen is not displayed moving off the screen until the screen switches to the round screen after all shapes become visible as in (6-9).

In this way, unlike jackpot A, jackpot B and jackpot C display letters word by word, allowing the player to focus on the word rather than on each individual letter, and the fanfare effect. Also, by designing the right-hit display (large) SKY104 so that it does not move off the screen until the round screen appears after all shapes are visible, the player can be properly informed that a right-hit is to be performed, increasing the player's interest in the game.

(Color Relationships)
Figure 76 is a color wheel. First, the color wheel shows the relationship between colors, and each number represents a color as described at the bottom of Figure 76. Numbers 6 and 7 on the right, and numbers 9 and 10 on the right have the same color name, but number 7 has more blue than number 6, and number 10 has more purple than number 9. Looking at the color wheel based on number 0, the relationship between number 0 (yellow) and number 0 (yellow) is a color scheme between colors with the same hue, a so-called "color scheme of similar colors," and is a relationship between the same hue with a common hue. The relationship between number 0 (yellow) and number 12 (blue-purple) is a relationship between complementary hues, which are colors facing each other on the color wheel, and are said to have the effect of bringing out the other colors, and the stronger contrast makes it more eye-catching. The relationship between yellow (number 0) and the colors on the left and right (numbers 8 to 12) refers to multiple colors that are on opposite sides of the hue wheel, including complementary hues. This means that the colors on the left and right (numbers 8 to 12) of yellow (number 0) are contrasting hues, and complementary hues are opposite colors. This is the same even if you use other numbers as the base; for example, if you use number 6 on the left as the base, then number 6 on the right is a complementary hue, and numbers 2 to 10 on the right are contrasting hues.

(About negative-positive reversal)
FIG. 77 is a diagram for explaining the change in the negative-positive inversion executed during the change. First, the negative-positive inversion is a method of displaying an image like a negative film by inverting the brightness and color tone of the original image. The main role of the negative-positive inversion in this gaming machine is to display the image by inverting the brightness and color tone, and to emphasize the performance accompanied by the negative-positive inversion. The negative-positive inversion in this embodiment is designed to look like the negative-positive inversion by changing the value of the color code representing the brightness and color tone. Next, the color code is a code consisting of a string of characters used to express a color, and this embodiment is explained using a color code consisting of hexadecimal numbers. For example, in the case of a color code such as "#FF5500", the first and second "FF" from the left are parameters for the shade of red, the third and fourth "55" from the left are parameters for the shade of green, and the fifth and sixth "00" from the left are parameters for the shade of blue, and the color displayed in one pixel is created by combining these parameters. The negative-positive inversion in this embodiment is displayed by processing the opposite color of the original image (the range of contrast hue and complementary hue), or the opposite brightness of the original image, or both, and is different from a monochrome effect in which the color changes to black. For example, when the color code "#FF5500" is inverted, it is calculated to the color code "#00AAFF". The calculation is performed by converting the value to the opposite value and displaying it, such as "F"<->"0","E"<->"1","D"<->"2","C"<->"3","B"<->"4","A"<->"5","9"<->"6","8"<->"7". In addition, the negative-positive inversion in this embodiment is not shown, but is an embodiment in which negative-positive inversion is performed to change a chromatic color to a different chromatic color, and as will be described later, a display with negative-positive inversion starts outputting a corresponding sound corresponding to the display before or after negative-positive inversion, so that when the display is displayed in negative-positive inversion, output of the corresponding sound does not start (if the corresponding sound is output before negative-positive inversion, it continues to be output). The drawings of negative-positive inversion described later are also negative-positive inversions that have the above description (description of the explanation regarding negative-positive inversion). In addition, in this embodiment, descriptions such as the normal mode, original mode, and original display are used for the description, but this refers to a screen displayed with a color code before the color code is changed by negative-positive inversion. For example, referring to FIG. 88, the parts corresponding to the normal mode, original mode, and original display are figures other than (14-3), and the parts corresponding to negative-positive inversion are figures (14-3). Basically, the figures illustrating negative-positive inversion are illustrated using dark colors overall. In addition, when there are multiple types of effects that perform negative-positive inversion within the same effect, the normal state and the negative-positive inverted state are basically designed to have different color codes (for example, the candidate images in this embodiment described later are green for "weak SP", red for "strong SP", and yellow (gold) for "super hot").

Before the negative-positive inversion in FIG. 77, the stock image 666SKY011 is acquired in a normal variation as shown in FIG. 77. In this embodiment, the negative-positive inversion is performed when a stock image is acquired. The scene when the negative-positive inversion is performed (after the negative-positive inversion) gives an impression of lower brightness and color tone overall (in terms of color code, the ratio of values on the 0 side of the hexadecimal number is higher than the ratio of values on the F side of the hexadecimal number) compared to the image before the negative-positive inversion. Basically, the image before the negative-positive inversion is designed to give an impression of higher brightness and color tone overall (in terms of color code, the ratio of values on the F side of the hexadecimal number is higher than the ratio of values on the 0 side of the hexadecimal number). In addition, the constant small pattern 666SKY023, the active display area 666SKY024, the active display 666SKY026, the reserved display 666SKY025, etc. are not affected when they are not the target of the negative-positive inversion. In addition, the constant small symbol 666SKY023 is a display that allows the player to confirm that it is fluctuating, and is designed not to be affected by the negative-positive reversal because it may become difficult to see if it is affected by the negative-positive reversal. In addition, the right-hit display (small) SKY103 has a role of informing the player that he is hitting the right, and is displayed during the period when he hits the right (for example, during fanfare performance, round performance, time reduction, during probability change, etc.), so it is designed not to be affected by the negative-positive reversal in order to avoid reducing visibility. In addition, if the active display area 666SKY024 is also affected by the negative-positive reversal like the constant small symbol 666SKY023, not only is there a risk of reducing the visibility of the active display 666SKY026 displayed in the active display area 666SKY024, but there is also a risk of giving the player an expectation that the active display 666SKY026 will change, which may cause excessive gambling, so it is designed not to be affected. Also, as mentioned above, active display 666SKY026 and reserved display 666SKY025 give the player a sense of expectation that active display 666SKY026 and reserved display 666SKY025 will change, which could lead to excessive gambling, so they are designed not to be affected by negative/positive reversals other than those that occur when active display 666SKY026 or reserved display 666SKY025 is the target (for example, reserved changes, etc.).

Figures 78 to 81 show how color codes change with negative-positive inversion. First, Figure 78 is a detailed view of stock image 666SKY011 before and after negative-positive inversion. In stock image 666SKY011 before negative-positive inversion, the hair of the character Mumu is "#1FA93D" (green), the fingers are "#F7CDA8" (yellowish orange), the clothes (top) are "#0D68B3" (blue (2) color), the clothes (bottom) are "#1FA93D" (green), and the background of the character Mumu is "#EC2A1F" (red). In contrast, the character Mumu's hair displayed in stock image 666SKY011, which is in the negative-positive inversion state, is "#E056C2" (purple), his fingers are "#083275" (bluish purple), his top is "#F2974C" (yellowish orange), his bottom is "#E056C2" (purple), and the background of the character Mumu is "#03D5E0" (greenish blue).

In this way, when the display of the target for negative-positive inversion is inverted, the value of the color code is changed so that it becomes the opposite color, thereby highlighting the image displayed after the negative-positive inversion. Also, the display of the target for negative-positive inversion is designed so that negative-positive inversion will not be performed if the color code containing "FF" or "00" is 50% or more, and the performance of negative-positive inversion is designed to keep consecutive color codes containing "FF" or "00" (color codes containing "FF" or "00" next to each other) to 50% or less. This is because there is a possibility that the abnormal reaction to light stimuli that hit the eyes can cause symptoms such as convulsions, convulsions, and loss of consciousness (photosensitive seizures), so by designing the number of color codes containing "FF" or "00" to be fewer than color codes not containing "FF" or "00", the possibility of onset can be reduced.

Figure 79 shows a portion of stock image 666SKY011 magnified approximately 100 times, and illustrates the color code of stock image 666SKY011 in more detail. (A1) is an enlarged view of the hair of the character Mumu before negative-positive inversion, with the outline of the hair being "#000000" (black), the hair being "#1FA93D" (green), and the shadow of the hair being "#0B7A3B" (green). Also, in (A1), the color code does not include "FF" or "00" other than the outline of the hair, and it is designed so that even when enlarged approximately 10 times, the color code including "FF" and "00" (color code including "FF" and "00" next to each other) is kept to within 50%.

(B1) is an enlarged view of the hand of the character Mumu before it is inverted from negative to positive, with the fingers being "#F7CDA8" (yellowish orange) and the outlines of the fingers being "#000000" (black). In (B1), the color code does not include "FF" or "00" except for the outlines of the fingers, and it is designed so that even when enlarged by about 10 times, the color code including "FF" and "00" is kept to within 50%.

(C1) is an enlarged view of the character Mumu's hair when inverted from negative to positive, with the outline of the hair being "#FFFFFF" (white), the hair being "#E056C2" (purple), and the shadow of the hair being "#F485C4" (purple). Also, in (C1), the color code does not include "FF" or "00" except for the outline of the hair, and it is designed so that even when enlarged approximately 10 times, the color code including "FF" and "00" (color codes including "FF" and "00" next to each other) is kept to within 50%.

(D1) is an enlarged view of the hand of the character Mumu when it is inverted from negative to positive, with the fingers being "#083257" (blue (2) color) and the outlines of the fingers being "#FFFFFF" (white). In (D1), the color code does not include "FF" or "00" except for the outlines of the fingers, and it is designed so that even when enlarged by about 10 times, the color code including "FF" and "00" (color code including "FF" and "00" next to each other) is kept to within 50%.

Figure 80 shows an overall view of the negative-positive reversal that occurs when the title changes, and an overall view after the negative-positive reversal, which is the display that occurs after a reach is reached, and here too the small symbols, active display, and active display area do not change at all times, and in addition the numbers that have been reached are not affected by the negative-positive reversal. If they were to be affected by the negative-positive reversal, the visibility of the reach symbols would decrease, and there is a risk that interest in the game would decrease with respect to the control that occurs due to the reach symbols (for example, if a jackpot is an odd number, it's a guaranteed jackpot, if an even number, it's a normal jackpot, etc.).

The background during negative-positive inversion is "#D82206" (red), the background pattern is "#FFFFFF" (white), the character Jam's hair is "#2CE42C" (green), his skin is "#083275" (blue (2) color), his clothes (top) are "#FFFFFF" (white), and the effect displayed in the background of the character Jam is "#1112E9" (blue). In contrast, the background after negative-positive inversion is "#27DDF9" (blue), the background pattern is "#000000" (black), the character Jam's hair is "#D31BD3" (purple), his skin is "#F7CDA8" (yellowish orange), his clothes (top) are "#000000" (black), and the effect displayed in the background of the character Jam is "#EEED16" (yellow).

In this way, when the display of the target for negative-positive inversion is inverted, the color code is changed to the opposite color, thereby highlighting the image displayed after the inversion. Also, the display of the target for negative-positive inversion is designed so that negative-positive inversion will not be performed if the color code containing "FF" or "00" is 50% or more, and the performance of negative-positive inversion is designed to keep the color code containing "FF" or "00" to 50% or less. This is because there is a possibility that the abnormal reaction to light stimuli that hit the eyes can cause symptoms such as convulsions, convulsions, and loss of consciousness (photosensitive seizures), so by designing the color code containing "FF" or "00" to be less than the color code not containing "FF" or "00", the possibility of onset can be reduced.

In Figure 81, a portion of the overall image when the title changes is magnified by approximately 100 times, and the color code of the overall image is illustrated in more detail. (A2) is an enlarged view of the left hand area after negative-positive inversion, with the background being "#D82206" (a reddish color), the outline and wings of the character Jam being "#FFFFFF" (white), and the gloves being "#15EDF1" (a greenish blue). Also, in (A2), the color code for everything other than the outline and wings does not include "FF" or "00", and it is designed so that even when enlarged by approximately 10 times, the color code including "FF" and "00" is kept to within 50%.

(B2) is an enlarged view of the area around the right hand after negative-positive inversion, with the effect being "#1112E9" (blue) and the outline being "#FFFFFF" (white). Also, in (B2), the color code does not include "FF" or "00" except for the outline, and it is designed so that even when enlarged approximately 10 times, the color code including "FF" and "00" is kept within 50%.

(C2) is an enlarged view of the left hand after negative-positive inversion, with the background being "#27DDF9" (greenish blue), the outline and wings of the character Jam being "#000000" (black), and the gloves being "#EA120E" (red). Also, in (C2), the color code does not include "FF" or "00" except for the outline and wings, and it is designed so that even when enlarged by about 10 times, the color code including "FF" and "00" is kept to within 50%.

(D2) is an enlarged view of the right hand area after negative-positive inversion, with the effect "#EEED16" (yellow) and the outline "#000000" (black). In (D2), the color code does not include "FF" or "00" except for the outline, and it is designed so that even when enlarged approximately 10 times, the color code including "FF" and "00" is kept within 50%.

In this way, when the display of the target for negative-positive inversion is inverted, the color code is changed to the opposite color, thereby highlighting the image displayed after the inversion. Also, the display of the target for negative-positive inversion is designed so that negative-positive inversion will not be performed if the color code containing "FF" or "00" is 50% or more, and the performance of negative-positive inversion is designed to keep the color code containing "FF" or "00" to 50% or less. This is because there is a possibility that the abnormal reaction to light stimuli that hit the eyes can cause symptoms such as convulsions, convulsions, and loss of consciousness (photosensitive seizures), so by designing the color code containing "FF" or "00" to be less than the color code not containing "FF" or "00", the possibility of onset can be reduced.

(Stock chance where negative/positive reversal is executed)
82 to 100 are detailed illustrations of the effects in which negative-positive inversion is performed.

Figures 82 and 83 are detailed diagrams of the negative-positive inversion that is executed when a stock acquisition image is acquired in Figures 31 to 33 and 41. First, (7-1) to (7-3) are effects in which a stock acquisition image is acquired in a look-ahead variation, and are designed not to execute negative-positive inversion at this time. By doing this, it is possible to intentionally lower the player's attention to the look-ahead variation, and to prevent the effect executed by the stock image corresponding to the stock acquisition image from drawing more attention than the variation that is executed.

(8-1) to (8-5) are effects in which a single stock acquisition image is acquired in the corresponding variation. Negative-positive inversion is executed when stock acquisition image 666SKY007 is acquired (for example, between D2 and E2 in FIG. 32). When the "stock chance" effect for acquiring a stock image is executed and a stock acquisition image is acquired (8-1) to (8-3), the player is once shown the screen displaying the stock acquisition image in the normal form (8-3), and then negative-positive inversion is executed to display the color code in the opposite color (8-4), and then the screen displaying the stock acquisition image in the normal form is displayed. Here, negative-positive inversion is executed once.

(9-1) to (9-6) in FIG. 83 are effects in which multiple stock acquisition images are acquired in the corresponding variation. Negative-positive inversion is executed when stock acquisition image 666SKY005 and stock acquisition image 666SKY006 are acquired (for example, between A6 and B6 in FIG. 41). When a stock acquisition image is acquired (9-1) or (9-2) during the "stock chance" effect of acquiring a stock image, the player is made to view the screen displaying the stock acquisition image in the normal mode (9-2), and then negative-positive inversion is executed to display the color code in the opposite color (9-3), and then the normal mode screen and the negative-positive inverted screen are displayed again in the same order (9-4) or (9-5), and then the screen displaying the stock acquisition image in the normal mode is displayed (9-6). Here, negative-positive inversion is executed twice. In FIG. 83, multiple stock acquisition images are acquired, and the number of times negative-positive inversion is performed varies depending on the number of stock acquisition images and the expected jackpot probability of the stock acquisition image (stock image) (see FIG. 48, for example), with negative-positive inversion being performed more frequently for stock acquisition images that are more likely to result in a jackpot.

(7-1) to (7-3), (8-1) to (8-5) are circle effects in which the same stock acquisition image is acquired, and by not performing negative-positive inversion in the pre-reading fluctuation but performing negative-positive inversion in the fluctuation, the timing at which the stock image is used becomes clear, and not only can the player pay more attention to the fluctuation, but also the player can sense that it is a pre-reading fluctuation at the stage of acquiring the stock acquisition image, and can look forward to the fluctuation (the target of the pre-reading fluctuation), and can focus on the fluctuation without drawing excessive attention to the pre-reading fluctuation. Also, as in (8-1) to (8-5), (9-1) to (9-6), the number of negative-positive inversions is different when a single stock acquisition image is acquired and when multiple stock acquisition images are acquired, and this not only emphasizes the acquisition of a stock acquisition image, but also allows the player to visually recognize that a stock acquisition image has been acquired more favorably, since the rate of control for a jackpot is higher when multiple stock acquisition images are acquired than when a single image is acquired, and increases the player's interest in the game. Also, in (8-2) and (9-1), the button single press action prompt image 666SKY034 (8-2) and the button long press action prompt image 666SKY031 (9-1), which are executed as pre-stage effects in effects involving negative-positive inversion (effects in which a stock acquisition image is acquired), are designed not to execute negative-positive inversion, even though they are displays that wish to emphasize the act of pressing the button. By doing this, the display of the stock acquisition image that is displayed after pressing the button can be further emphasized, and the stock acquisition image can be displayed in an emphasized manner.

(A spinning effect in which negative and positive inversion is performed)
84 to 88 are diagrams explaining the negative-positive inversion executed in the spinning effect. The jagged effect displayed in Fig. 84 to 88 is set to be partially or entirely different from the color code of the candidate image, for example, the jagged effect is accompanied by a purple effect, but the candidate image is displayed in green for "weak SP", red for "strong SP", yellow (gold) for "super hot". First, Fig. 84 is a diagram when the candidate image "strong SP" 666SKY041 is selected in the spinning effect, and the negative-positive inversion is executed when the candidate image "strong SP" 666SKY041 is determined and displayed in the target area 666SKY043 (for example, between K4 and L4 in Fig. 35). When the spinning effect is executed and the candidate image "Strong SP" 666SKY041 is acquired (10-1) to (10-3), a jagged effect is displayed around the candidate image "Strong SP" 666SKY041 to emphasize that it has been acquired. After that, the candidate image "Strong SP" 666SKY041 in the normal mode is displayed in the target area 666SKY043, and the player is made to view the candidate image "Strong SP" 666SKY041 (10-3), and then the negative-positive inversion is performed only on the candidate image "Strong SP" 666SKY041 displayed in the target area 666SKY043 and the jagged effect, and the color codes are displayed in opposite colors (10-4), and then the normal mode screen and the negative-positive inverted screen are displayed again in the same order (10-5), (10-6), and then the candidate image "Strong SP" 666SKY041 in the normal mode is displayed (10-7). When the candidate image "Strong SP" 666SKY041 is determined in the spinning effect, the negative-positive inversion is performed twice. The jagged effect displayed here is set to be partially or entirely different from the color code of the candidate image.

Figure 85 shows the case where the candidate image "Powerful Zone" 666SKY039 is selected in the spinning effect, and when the candidate image "Powerful Zone" 666SKY039 is determined in the spinning effect, negative-positive inversion is not performed.

Figure 86 is a diagram of when candidate image "Weak SP" 666SKY040 is selected in the spinning effect, and negative-positive inversion is performed when candidate image "Weak SP" 666SKY040 is determined and displayed in target area 666SKY043. When the spinning effect is performed and candidate image "Weak SP" 666SKY040 is acquired (12-1) to (12-3), a jagged effect is displayed around candidate image "Weak SP" 666SKY040 to emphasize that it has been acquired. After that, the player is made to view the candidate image "Weak SP" 666SKY040 displayed in the target area 666SKY043 in the normal mode (12-3), and then negative/positive inversion is performed only on the candidate image "Weak SP" 666SKY040 displayed in the target area 666SKY043 and the jagged effect, and the color codes are displayed in opposite colors (12-4), and then the candidate image "Weak SP" 666SKY040 in the normal mode is displayed (12-5). When the candidate image "Weak SP" 666SKY040 is determined in the spinning effect, negative/positive inversion is performed once.

Figure 87 is a diagram of when candidate image "Super Hot" 666SKY054 is selected in the spinning effect, and negative-positive inversion is performed when candidate image "Super Hot" 666SKY054 is determined and displayed in target area 666SKY043. When the spinning effect is performed and candidate image "Super Hot" 666SKY054 is acquired (13-1) to (13-3), a jagged effect is displayed around candidate image "Super Hot" 666SKY054 to emphasize that it has been acquired. After the player is made to view the candidate image "Super Hot" 666SKY054 displayed in the target area 666SKY043 in the normal mode (13-3), negative/positive inversion is performed only on the candidate image "Super Hot" 666SKY054 displayed in the target area 666SKY043 and the jagged effect, and the color codes are displayed in opposite colors (13-4), after which the normal mode screen and the negative/positive inverted screen are displayed twice each in the same order (13-5) to (13-8), and then the candidate image "Super Hot" 666SKY054 in the normal mode is displayed (13-9). When the candidate image "Super Hot" 666SKY054 is determined in the spinning effect, negative/positive inversion is performed three times.

In this way, by varying the number of times negative/positive inversion is performed depending on the candidate image, not only can the degree of emphasis be appropriately changed depending on the type of candidate image, but the higher the degree of emphasis due to the number of negative/positive inversions (the more negative/positive inversions there are), the higher the expectation of the display being controlled by a jackpot (Powerful Zone < Weak SP < Strong SP < Super Hot), which can inform the player and allow them to pay more attention to the spinning effect. Also, although not shown, the candidate image "Super Hot" 666SKY054 is displayed in yellow, and in terms of the color code, the parameters for the blue shades are set lower than the parameters for the red shades and the green shades. By displaying in such a specific color, it is possible to display in a color (yellow (gold, etc.)) that is likely to be controlled by a jackpot for the player playing the gaming machine, increasing the interest in the game.

Figure 88 is a diagram showing a spinning effect in which the character "Jam" 666SKY045 is trying to stop a moving candidate image in the target area 666SKY043 before displaying the candidate image in the target area 666SKY043 (for example, between A6 and B6 in Figure 41). In order to stop the image, the character "Jam" 666SKY045 fires a ray of light 666SKY060 toward the candidate image, and a performance in which the image is stopped is executed (14-1), (14-2). When the candidate image and the ray of light 666SKY060 come into contact, negative-positive inversion is executed, after which the negative-positive inversion ends and the original display is restored, and the ray of light 666SKY060 stops the display of the candidate image "Strong SP" 666SKY041, and it is determined that the candidate image "Strong SP" 666SKY041 will be executed in the target area 666SKY043.

In this way, by performing negative-positive inversion when the displays come into contact (clash) with each other, the impact of the contact (clash) can be conveyed to the player, allowing the effects to be visually recognized in an optimal way.

(Negative-positive inversion is performed for stocked characters)
89 to 93 are diagrams explaining the negative-positive reversal in the performance executed by the character of the stock image. First, FIG. 89 illustrates in detail (C10) to (E10) of the expectation degree increase performance illustrated in FIG. 51. First, after the stock release cut-in image is displayed, the character "Nana" 666SKY042 is displayed and at the same time, an effect image 666SKY066 emphasizing the character "Nana" is displayed, and then an effect 666SKY067 occurs before the character "Nana" acts on the image showing the expectation degree of the reach (the displays come into contact (collide) with each other), and then when the character "Nana" acts on the image showing the expectation degree of the reach (the displays come into contact (collide) with each other), the negative-positive reversal is executed (15-1), (15-2). When negative-positive inversion is executed, effect 666SKY067 and a display showing an increased expectation level are displayed so that three and a half stars are displayed instead of three in the image showing the expectation level (15-3), and after negative-positive inversion is completed, the image showing the expectation level is displayed with three and a half stars while returning to the state before negative-positive inversion was executed (15-4), the character "Nana" is no longer displayed, and the title and the image showing the expectation level of reach are displayed in a changed state. Note that effect 666SKY067 displayed at this time is displayed while accompanying a moving display, and is displayed while moving even during negative-positive inversion.

In this way, by performing negative/positive inversion when the displays come into contact (clash), the display that changes when they come into contact (clash) can be emphasized, allowing the player to pay more attention to the presentation. Also, it is the star image that indicates the expectation level in this embodiment that is controlled by the jackpot and allows the expectation level to be directly visually confirmed, and by performing negative/positive inversion on the entire image as in Figure 89, rather than just on the candidate images as in the spinning presentation, it is possible to communicate to the player in the clearest way that something has been done (a presentation that increases the expectation level), thereby increasing the player's interest in the game.

Figure 90 is a detailed diagram of (C12) to (E12) shown in the reserved change performance of Figure 53. Figure 91 is a diagram showing the active display changing to green in the reserved change performance. First, Figure 90 shows that the effect 666SKY069 indicating that the character "Jam" acts on the active display is fired, and the display changing to red and the reserved change effect SKY107 are displayed (16-1), (16-2), and then negative-positive inversion is performed only on the active display and the reserved change effect SKY107 (16-3). After that, the active display is enlarged and red to negative-positive inversion is performed, and when it reaches a predetermined size (when it is the largest), the active display is displayed in red, and is displayed in the active display area 666SKY024 while being displayed in a reduced size (16-4) to (16-7). At this time, during the period when the reserved change effect SKY107 is displayed, the normal mode and the negative-positive inversion mode are repeated, just like the active display.

In Figure 91, the effect 666SKY069, which indicates that the character "Jam" is acting on the active display, is launched, changing it to green and displaying the pending change effect SKY107 (17-1), (17-2), the active display is enlarged, and when it reaches the preset size (largest), the enlarged display ends (17-3), (17-4), and it is displayed in the active display area 666SKY024 while shrinking (17-5).

In this embodiment, the expectation of a jackpot being controlled by a reserved change is green < red. In this way, by providing a reserved change with negative-positive reversal (red) and a reserved change without negative-positive reversal (green), not only can the red reserved change be emphasized, but the player can also expect a jackpot, which increases the interest in the game. In addition, by performing a reserved change while enlarging the display, it is easy to see what color the color will change to, making it easier for the player to pay attention to it. In addition, the reserved change effect SKY107 is displayed, and even when the active display is accompanied by negative-positive reversal, the active display can be further emphasized by displaying the reserved change effect SKY107 with negative-positive reversal. In addition, the reserved change period is designed to be longer when the display changes to red than when the display changes to green, and this allows the player to pay attention to the changing display.

Figure 92 provides a detailed view of (C13) to (D13) shown in the title change effect of Figure 54. First, when the title "SP Reach Effect B" is displayed, the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 is displayed, and at the same time an effect image 666SKY066 emphasizing the character "Mumu" is displayed. Then, as the character "Mumu" announces, the effect of changing the color of the title occurs, and at the same time, negative-positive inversion is executed. For this reason, although the color of the title has changed, what the player first sees is the negative-positive inverted rising display. Then, the negative-positive inversion ends, and the title and all displays that were affected by the negative-positive inversion return to their original state, and are displayed in the changed state of the title.

In this way, by performing negative-positive inversion before and after the change (in this case after) in the changing display, the changed display can be displayed more prominently, making the outline easier for the player to see and emphasizing the color change. Also, the title is the largest display when the title is being announced, and is the display that the player pays most attention to when the title is being announced, so players can focus on not only the title but also the change itself.

(19-1) to (19-5) in Figure 93 are detailed explanations of (F14) to (G14) shown in the super hot cut-in effects in Figure 55. There are two types of super hot cut-ins, Mumurobo (strong) SKY108 and Mumurobo (weak) SKY109, each displayed in a different color (for example, Mumurobo (strong) is yellow (gold), and Mumurobo (weak) SKY109 is red). First, when the stock release cut-in image and the blackout performance are over, a single button press action prompt image 666SKY034 that does not execute negative-positive inversion is displayed (19-1), and when the push button 31B is operated during the operation time indicated by the single button press action prompt image, or when the operation time indicated by the single button press action prompt image is over, as in (19-2), a super hot cut-in 666SKY078 is displayed with Mumurobo (strong) SKY108 displayed on the screen in a negative-positive inversion state, and then it returns from the negative-positive inversion to the original state, becomes a negative-positive inversion state again, and then returns from the negative-positive inversion to the original state (19-3) to (19-5). Next, (20-1) and (20-2) are detailed diagrams of the super hot cut-in performance without negative-positive inversion. First, when the stock release cut-in image and blackout performance are over, a single button press action prompt image 666SKY034 that does not perform negative-positive inversion is displayed (19-1), and when the push button 31B is operated during the operation time indicated by the single button press action prompt image, or when the operation time indicated by the single button press action prompt image has ended, a super hot cut-in 666SKY078 is displayed with Mumurobo (weak) SKY109 displayed on the screen in a negative-positive inversion state, as in (19-2). (19-1) to (19-5) and (20-1) to (20-2) are performed for the same number of seconds (for example, button for 3 seconds, super hot cut-in for 1.09 seconds).

In this embodiment, there is a super hot cut-in where Mumurobo (strong) SKY 108 is displayed and a super hot cut-in where Mumurobo (weak) SKY 109 is displayed, and it is designed so that the more the fluctuation is controlled by the big win, the more likely the super hot cut-in where Mumurobo (strong) SKY 108 is displayed is displayed. In this way, by providing a super hot cut-in with negative-positive reversal and a super hot cut-in without negative-positive reversal, not only can the super hot cut-in with negative-positive reversal be emphasized, but the player can also look forward to a big win, which increases the interest in the game. In addition, the size (width) and pattern of the cut-in are different for each type of super hot cut-in, which allows the player to pay attention to the type of cut-in after pressing a button. In addition, when a display with negative-positive reversal is performed, the button displayed before it (for example, (19-1)) is designed not to execute negative-positive reversal. In this way, the display of the negative-positive reversal can be emphasized more.

(SP Reach X, where negative/positive reversal is performed)
Figures 94 and 95 are detailed diagrams of the performance accompanied by negative/positive reversal executed in SP Reach X. (21-1) to (21-3) in Figure 94 are detailed diagrams of (1-10) and (1-11) in Figure 58. (22-1) to (22-4) in Figure 94 are detailed diagrams of (1-13) and (1-15) in Figure 58. First, in (21-1) to (21-3) in Figure 94, the ground is displayed on the screen (21-1), and when the enemy character "Nana" SKY100 lands on the ground, negative/positive reversal is executed (21-2), and then the state returns from negative/positive reversal to the normal state (21-3). Next, in (22-1) to (22-4) in Fig. 94, a first superimposed image depicting the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 and multiple stars is displayed on the left side of a parallelogram area including the character display "Decisive Battle" in the center of the screen, and a second superimposed image depicting the enemy character "Nana" SKY100 and multiple broken hearts is displayed on the right side (22-1), (22-2). After that, the first superimposed image on the left and the second superimposed image on the right move to the center and are glued together, and negative-positive inversion is performed when they are glued together (22-3). After that, the original state is restored, and a display in which the first superimposed image on the left and the second superimposed image on the right are glued together is displayed (22-4).

In this way, by performing negative-positive inversion when the displays adhere (collide) to each other, the impact of the adhesion (collision) can be conveyed to the player, allowing the player to visually recognize the effects in an optimal way.

Figure 95 is a detailed diagram of the display of the names of the techniques used by the enemy character "Nana" SKY100 and the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 as means of attack. (23-1) to (23-5) are detailed diagrams of (1-19) to (1-20) in Figure 59. First, the manner of display when the name of the technique of the enemy character "Nana" SKY100 is displayed will be explained. A performance display is performed in which a huge spherical energy bullet is formed above the head of the enemy character "Nana" SKY100 (23-1). After that, the "Mugen" of the name of the technique, "Mugen Bakushinshou", is enlarged and displayed while moving to a preset position (the same place as when all the technique names of Mugen Bakushinshou are displayed), and when it is displayed at its largest size (the same size as when all the technique names of Mugen Bakushinshou are displayed), "Mugen" is displayed in the previously mentioned preset position, and negative-positive inversion is performed (23-2). After that, it returns from the negative-positive inversion to the normal state (23-3), and then the "Bakushinshou" of "Mugen Bakushinshou" is enlarged and displayed while moving to a preset position (the same place as when all of the Mugen Bakushinshou's technique names are displayed), and when it is displayed at its largest, "Bakushinshou" is displayed in the previous preset position (the same size as when all of the Mugen Bakushinshou's technique names are displayed), and negative-positive inversion is executed (23-4). After that, it returns from the negative-positive inversion to the normal state (23-5).

Next, the method of displaying the technique name of the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 will be described. A huge energy bullet is emitted from above the head of the character "Mumu" 666SKY073 (24-1), then the "Delta" of the technique name "Delta Break" is enlarged and displayed in the default position (the same place as when all the Delta Break technique names are displayed), and when "Delta" is displayed in the largest size (the same size as when all the Delta Break technique names are displayed) in the default position, negative-positive inversion is performed (23-2). After that, it returns to the normal state from the negative-positive inversion (23-3), then the "Break" of "Delta Break" is enlarged and displayed in the default position (the same size as when all the Delta Break technique names are displayed), and when "Break" is displayed in the largest size (the same size as when all the Delta Break technique names are displayed) in the default position, negative-positive inversion is performed (23-4). After that, it returns to the normal state from the negative-positive inversion (23-5).

In this way, by performing negative-positive inversion when the technique name is displayed, the technique name is emphasized, and the performance that occurs after this can be focused on. Also, by performing negative-positive inversion when it is displayed at a predetermined position, the technique name can be emphasized. Also, in the embodiment, negative-positive inversion is performed when it is displayed at the largest size, and the size is the same as when all the technique names are displayed, but this is not limited to this, and it may be larger than the size when all the technique names are displayed. In this way, the technique name can be further emphasized, and the performance that occurs after this can be focused on. Also, in both performances, the characters displayed first ("Mugen", "Delta") are accompanied by a total of two negative-positive inversions due to the influence of the characters displayed afterwards ("Bakushinsho", "Delta"), but by doing this, the character display can be further emphasized. Also, depending on the technique name of the enemy character "Nana" SKY100, there are technique names that do not perform negative-positive inversion, and technique names that perform a large number of negative-positive inversions. Furthermore, in the case of enemy characters only, the setting is made such that the more negative-positive inversions there are, the less likely it is to be controlled by a jackpot. In this way, the player is informed that the enemy character will use a powerful technique, which makes it easier for the player to sense the tension and increases the interest of the presentation. Conversely, some of the technique names for character "Mumu" 666SKY073 do not involve negative-positive inversions, and some have a greater number of negative-positive inversions. In the case of character "Mumu" 666SKY073, the more negative-positive inversions there are, the easier it is to control the jackpot. In this way, the player is informed that character "Mumu" 666SKY073 will use a powerful technique, which makes it easier for the player to sense the tension and increases the interest of the presentation.

(During fanfare, negative/positive reversal is performed)
Figures 96 to 99 show the negative-positive inversion that is performed when displaying the name display of the jackpot that is displayed during the execution of the fanfare performance. Figures 96 and 99 show jackpot A and jackpot B that are displayed when the game is controlled to a jackpot from normal time. Figures 97 to 99 show jackpot B and jackpot C that are displayed when the game is controlled to a jackpot in the time-saving state or the probability variable state.

First, FIG. 96 is a diagram showing the display of "BONUS", the name of jackpot A shown in FIG. 64 and FIG. 65. FIG. 96 is a diagram showing in detail (2-11) to (2-13) in FIG. 65. First, a screen with only the background is displayed (25-1), and then the display of "BONUS" indicating jackpot A and an effect image are displayed in a reduced size (25-2). When the "BONUS" text display becomes fully visible to the player (it no longer reduces to a size where it can be seen), negative-positive inversion is performed (25-3). After that, the display returns from the negative-positive inversion to the normal state, and the "BONUS" text display is displayed (25-4).

97 and 98 are diagrams showing the display of "Super Powerful Bonus", the name of the big win C shown in FIG. 72. First, the character "Super" is displayed in the center of the screen while shrinking from the top of the screen (26-1), and when it reaches a certain size (for example, larger than the right-hit display (small) and smaller than the overall display of "Super Powerful Bonus" described later (5-8)), the shrinking display stops, and negative-positive inversion is performed (26-2). After that, the display returns to the normal state from the negative-positive inversion, and the character display of "Super" is displayed in the original state (26-3). After that, the character "Powerful" is displayed in the center of the screen while shrinking from the center of the screen (26-4), and when it reaches a certain size (for example, larger than the right-hit display (small) and smaller than the overall display of "Super Powerful Bonus" described later (5-8)), the shrinking display stops, and negative-positive inversion is performed (26-5). Then, the display returns from the negative-positive inversion to the normal mode, and the character display of "Powerful" is displayed in the original mode (26-6). Then, the character "BONUS" is displayed in the center of the screen while being reduced from the bottom of the screen (26-7), and when it reaches a certain size (for example, larger than the right-hit display (small) and smaller than the overall display of "Super Powerful BONUS" described later (5-8)), the reduced display is stopped, and at that time, the negative-positive inversion is executed (26-8). Then, the display returns from the negative-positive inversion to the normal mode, and the character display of "Super" is displayed in the original mode (26-9). Then, when the characters that were displayed individually ("Super", "Powerful", "BONUS") are combined and displayed in a reduced size to fit the entire screen, the reduced display is stopped (26-10), and at that time, the negative-positive inversion is executed (26-11). Then, the display returns from the negative-positive inversion to the normal mode, and the character display of "Super Powerful BONUS" is displayed in the original mode (26-12). After that, the negative-positive inversion and normal mode are repeated twice each (26-13) to (26-16).

Next, FIG. 99 shows the display of "POWERFUL BONUS", the name of the jackpot B shown in FIG. 74. First, the word "POWERFUL" is displayed in the center of the screen while shrinking from the center of the screen (27-1), and when it reaches a certain size (for example, larger than the right-hit display (small) and smaller than the overall display of "POWERFUL BONUS" described later (6-6)), the shrinking display stops, and negative-positive inversion is performed at that time (27-2). After that, the display returns from the negative-positive inversion to the normal state, and the word display of "POWERFUL" is displayed in its original state (27-3). After that, the word "BONUS" is displayed in the center of the screen while shrinking from the center of the screen (27-4), and when it reaches a certain size (for example, larger than the right-hit display (small) and smaller than the overall display of "POWERFUL BONUS" described later (6-6)), the shrinking display stops, and negative-positive inversion is performed at that time (27-5). After that, the display returns from the negative-positive inversion to the normal state, and the word "BONUS" is displayed in its original state (27-6). After that, the letters that were displayed separately ("POWERFUL", "BONUS") are combined and displayed in a reduced size until they fit the entire screen, at which point the reduced display is stopped (27-7), and the negative-positive inversion is executed (27-8). After that, the display returns from the negative-positive inversion to the normal state, and the word "POWERFUL BONUS" is displayed in its original state (27-9). After that, the negative-positive inversion and the normal state are repeated once each (27-10), (27-11).

In this way, when the name of the jackpot is displayed, the negative-positive reversal is performed to not only emphasize the jackpot but also to congratulate the player, thereby increasing the interest in the game. In addition, the number of negative-positive reversals is varied depending on the type of jackpot, and the number of negative-positive reversals is increased for jackpots with a larger number of rounds. In this way, not only can the name display of the jackpot be emphasized, but the number of negative-positive reversals in the name display allows the player to understand whether the number of prize balls given due to the jackpot is large or small, thereby increasing the interest in the game. In addition, in this embodiment, during the fanfare performance (the period before the fluctuation ends, the name of the jackpot is displayed, and the jackpot round is performed), negative-positive reversal is performed, and negative-positive reversal is not performed during the epilogue performance performed before that (for example, the period from Figure 61 (1-27) to Figure 62 (1-40)). Since the epilogue performance is a performance to congratulate the player for being controlled to an advantageous state, the feeling of celebration is not hindered by performing negative-positive reversal, and the interest in the game is increased. In addition, after the fanfare effect has ended, the name display indicating the high probability state and the name display indicating the time-saving state are displayed, but they are designed not to be inverted from negative to positive at that time. By doing this, the fanfare effect can be emphasized even more.

(A high-based epilogue in which negative-positive reversal is performed)
FIG. 100 illustrates the negative-positive reversal executed during the epilogue performance of a high base (during time reduction or probability change), and details the display executed in (4-23) to (4-26) of FIG. 71. First, (28-1) is where the movable body 32 rises and returns to its original position (28-1), and after it has fully returned, the smallest decorative pattern (small) among those that are negative-positive reversible during a high base is displayed in a negative-positive reversal state (28-2), and then it returns to the normal state and displays the decorative pattern (small) (28-3), and then it is enlarged and displayed as a decorative pattern (medium) larger than the decorative pattern (small) (28-4), and when the enlarged display continues and a decorative pattern (large) larger than the decorative pattern (medium) is displayed, the decorative pattern (large) is displayed in a negative-positive reversal state (28-5), and then it returns to the normal state and displays the decorative pattern (large) (28-6), and then it is enlarged and displayed as a decorative pattern (medium) (28-7), and then it is enlarged and displayed as a decorative pattern (large) (28-8). The small display is started, and the decorative pattern (medium) is displayed (28-7), the reduced display is continued, and when the decorative pattern (small) is displayed, the decorative pattern (small) is displayed in a negative-positive inversion state (28-8), then the display returns to the normal mode and the decorative pattern (small) is displayed (28-9), then an enlarged display is performed and the decorative pattern (medium) which is larger than the decorative pattern (small) is displayed (28-10), the enlarged display continues, and when the decorative pattern (large) which is larger than the decorative pattern (medium) is displayed, the decorative pattern (large) is displayed in a negative-positive inversion state (28-11), then the display returns to the normal mode and the decorative pattern (large) is displayed (28-12), and then steps (28-7) to (28-12) are repeated again.

By performing negative/positive reversal when the smallest and largest decorative symbols are displayed in this way, not only can the decorative symbols be emphasized, but the big win presentation can be made more lively. In addition, the number of times that negative/positive reversal is performed in the epilogue presentation during a high base is six times, which is the most repeated number in this embodiment, and it is possible to appropriately display that the state is better than normal, and to increase interest in the game. In normal times, the number of times that negative/positive reversal is repeated is when the candidate display "Super Hot" is displayed, and both are presentations that can highlight the text, but the epilogue presentation that displays the decorative symbols has a higher number of moving displays and a higher number of negative/positive reversals, making it possible to display them more emphatically. In addition, the high base (during a special rate or during time reduction) has a shorter fluctuation time than the low base (normal time), making it more difficult to generate interest in the fluctuations than the low base, but by incorporating a presentation using negative/positive reversal in the epilogue of the high base, negative/positive reversal is not performed in the epilogue presentation of the low base, and interest can be increased.

(Display time for negative/positive inversion)
FIG. 101 is a diagram showing the period of negative-positive inversion that is actually performed in a performance involving negative-positive inversion and the timing at which the corresponding sound corresponding to the performance is output. First, a single negative-positive inversion will be described. A single negative-positive inversion (e.g., FIG. 82, FIG. 86, FIG. 89, FIG. 96, etc.) is displayed in a negative-positive inversion mode for about 0.03 seconds (1 fps), and then starts outputting a sound corresponding to the performance when it returns to the normal mode. In the case of multiple negative-positive inversions (e.g., FIG. 82, FIG. 86, FIG. 89, FIG. 96, etc.), the period displayed in negative-positive inversion does not change depending on the timing of the negative-positive inversion (about 0.03 seconds (1 fps)), and when the corresponding sound is output, the sound corresponding to the performance starts when the period displayed in negative-positive inversion ends and the normal mode is returned to.

In this way, by not outputting the corresponding sound when it is displayed in negative-positive inversion, and instead outputting it in the normal mode that is displayed afterwards, it is possible to emphasize the normal mode and draw the player's attention.

Next, the period of negative/positive reversal and the corresponding sound executed by each jackpot will be explained using Figures 102 and 103. First, in the case of jackpot A (jackpot name BONUS), first, when the screen with only the background is displayed, it is displayed for 0.3 seconds, then "BONUS" is displayed in a reduced size over 0.3 seconds, and when the "BONUS" text display becomes fully visible to the player (it is no longer displayed in a reduced size), the negative/positive reversal is displayed for 0.06 seconds (2 fps), and then it returns from the negative/positive reversal to the normal state, and the corresponding sound is output starting from the time when the "BONUS" text display is displayed in the normal state.

In the event of a jackpot C (jackpot name: Powerful Bonus), first the word "Powerful" is displayed in the centre of the screen for 0.3 seconds, shrinking from the centre of the screen, and when it reaches a certain size (for example, larger than the right-hit display (small) and smaller than the overall display of "Powerful Bonus" which will be explained later (6-6)), the shrinking stops and the word is displayed in negative-positive inversion for 0.06 seconds, after which it returns from the negative-positive inversion to the normal form, and the word "Powerful" is displayed in the normal form for 1 second while the corresponding sound is output starting from the point when it is displayed in the normal form. After that, the word "BONUS" is displayed in the center of the screen for 0.3 seconds while shrinking from the center of the screen, and when it reaches a certain size (for example, larger than the right-hit display (small) and smaller than the overall display of "Powerful BONUS" described later (6-6)), the shrinking display stops and the word is displayed in negative-positive inversion for 0.06 seconds, and then returns from the negative-positive inversion to the normal state, and the word "BONUS" is displayed in the normal state for 1 second while the output of the corresponding sound begins when it is displayed in the normal state. After that, the letters that were displayed individually ("Powerful", "BONUS") are combined and displayed in a reduced size over 0.3 seconds until they fit the entire screen, at which point they stop being displayed in negative-positive inversion for 0.03 seconds, after which they return from negative-positive inversion to the normal state and the letters "Powerful Bonus" are displayed in the normal state for 0.03 seconds, after which they are repeatedly displayed in negative-positive inversion and the normal state once each, with "Powerful Bonus" being displayed in the normal state for 3 seconds at the end. At this time, the corresponding sound begins to be output when the name display of "Powerful Bonus" returns to the normal state for the first time after being negative-positive inverted.

When a jackpot B (jackpot name: Super Powerful BONUS) occurs, first the word "Powerful" shrinks from the top of the screen and is displayed in the centre of the screen for 0.3 seconds, and when it reaches a certain size (for example, larger than the right-hit display (small) and smaller than the overall display of "Powerful BONUS" explained later (6-6)), the shrinking stops and the word is displayed in negative-positive inversion for 0.06 seconds, after which it returns from the negative-positive inversion to the normal state, and the word "Powerful" is displayed in the normal state for 1 second while the corresponding sound is output starting from the point when it is displayed in the normal state. After that, the character "POWERFUL" is displayed in the center of the screen for 0.3 seconds while shrinking from the center of the screen, and when it reaches a certain size (for example, larger than the right-hit display (small) and smaller than the overall display of "POWERFUL BONUS" described later (6-6)), the shrinking display stops, and at that time it is displayed in negative-positive inversion for 0.06 seconds, and then it returns to the normal mode from the negative-positive inversion, and the character display of "POWERFUL" is displayed in the normal mode for 1 second, while the corresponding sound output is displayed in the normal mode, starting from when it is displayed. After that, the character "BONUS" is displayed in the center of the screen for 0.3 seconds while shrinking from the bottom of the screen, and when it reaches a certain size (for example, larger than the right-hit display (small) and smaller than the overall display of "POWERFUL BONUS" described later (6-6)), the shrinking display stops, and at that time it is displayed in negative-positive inversion for 0.06 seconds, and then it returns to the normal mode from the negative-positive inversion, and the character display of "BONUS" is displayed in the normal mode for 1 second, while the corresponding sound output is displayed in the normal mode, starting from when it is displayed in the normal mode. After that, the letters that were displayed individually ("Super", "Powerful", "BONUS") are combined and displayed in a reduced size over 0.3 seconds until they fit the entire screen, at which point they stop being displayed in a reduced size, and are then displayed in negative-positive inversion for 0.03 seconds, after which they return from negative-positive inversion to normal mode, and the letters "Super Powerful BONUS" are displayed in normal mode for 0.03 seconds, after which they are repeated twice each in negative-positive inversion and normal mode, and finally "Powerful BONUS" is displayed in normal mode for 3 seconds. At this time, the corresponding sound begins to be output when the name display of "Super Powerful BONUS" returns to normal mode for the first time after being negative-positive inverted.

In this way, the period during which the negative-positive inversion is displayed before the entire jackpot name display is displayed is different from the normal period. By doing so, it is possible to emphasize the display even more, unlike the negative-positive inversion performed during normal times. In addition, when the jackpot name is last displayed in the normal mode, it is displayed for 3 seconds, which is longer than the other periods, and by doing so, the jackpot name can be clearly seen. In addition, if the corresponding sound is not output when it is displayed in the negative-positive inversion and is output in the normal mode displayed afterwards, it is possible to emphasize the normal mode and draw the player's attention. In addition, when the entire display is negative-positive inverted only for jackpot A, the number of seconds for the negative-positive inversion is set to 0.06 seconds. This is because if the number of seconds was set to 0.03 seconds, it would be no different from the single negative-positive inversion performed during normal times, and it would not be possible to display it with emphasis, so the number of seconds is deliberately made longer to create a sense of specialness.

As shown in Fig. 101, Fig. 104 is basically designed so that the negative-positive inversion period is displayed for 0.03 seconds, and the parts that are not displayed in negative-positive inversion have their time changed according to the presentation, and only in the period before the pattern finally stops, it is accompanied by a 3-second shaking motion, and is displayed stationary for 0.5 seconds.

In this way, not only is the symbol highlighted, but it is also possible to confirm for three seconds which symbol resulted in a jackpot, and it is possible to inform the player in 0.5 seconds that the fluctuation has ended, thus increasing the player's interest in the game.

(Negative-positive reversal in one fluctuation)
FIG. 105 illustrates the effects in which negative/positive reversal is performed in one change. The low-probability low base (normal) is set to have a longer change time than the low-probability high base (time-saving) and the high-probability high base (probability-changing). First, in the low-probability low base (normal), the timing at which negative/positive reversal is performed for one change in which SP Reach B is performed is illustrated, and negative/positive reversal can be performed in five effects during one change. Next, in the low-probability high base (time-saving) and the high-probability high base (probability-changing), negative/positive reversal can be performed in one effect during one change.

In this way, by designing the low probability low base (normal time) to have more negative/positive reversals than the low probability high base (time-saving) and high probability high base (probability-changing), the fluctuation time of the low probability low base (normal time) can be utilized favorably, and interest in the game can be improved. Also, since the fluctuation time of the low probability high base (time-saving) and high probability high base (probability-changing) is designed to be shorter than that of the low probability low base (normal time), by consolidating the performance of executing the negative/positive reversal into one, it is possible to narrow down the display to be emphasized within the fluctuation time, and to draw attention to that display.
The low-probability high base (during time reduction) and the high-probability high base (during probability change) can reduce the number of performances involving negative-positive reversals compared to the low-probability low base (normal time), thereby shortening the fluctuation time and allowing smooth fluctuations, while the low-probability low base (normal time) performs more performances involving the second mode than the low-probability high base (during time reduction) and the high-probability high base (during probability change), allowing fluctuations to be made while drawing more attention to the performance of the low-probability low base (normal time) than the low-probability high base (during time reduction) and the high-probability high base (during probability change). Also, the low-probability low base (normal time) is a negative-positive reversal performed in a performance that suggests control by a jackpot, while the low-probability high base (during time reduction) and the high-probability high base (during probability change) are negative-positive reversals performed in a performance that notifies a jackpot, so the location where the negative-positive reversal is used differs depending on the state, and the negative-positive reversal can be performed according to each timing, improving the interest in the game.

(Button and negative/positive inversion display period)
Fig. 106 is a more detailed explanation of the negative-positive inversion executed in the super hot cut-in displayed after the button shown in Fig. 93 is pressed. In the negative-positive inversion with the button, the period during which the cut-in is displayed varies depending on the timing of pressing the button. As shown in the figure, when the button is pressed 1 second after the button is displayed, the total time is 3.09 seconds, and the cut-in is designed to be displayed in a normal manner for 3 seconds after all the negative-positive inversions are completed. When the button is not pressed after the button is displayed, the total time is 1.09 seconds, and the cut-in is designed to be displayed in a normal manner for 1 second after all the negative-positive inversions are completed.

In this way, by changing the display period of the cut-in depending on the timing of the button press, the fluctuation time can be adjusted, and the cut-in can be displayed optimally. Also, it is designed so that the period of time displayed in negative-positive inversion does not change whether the button is pressed or not, which allows the same display to be highlighted in the same way, preventing a decline in interest in the game.

In addition, in this embodiment, negative/positive inversion is performed on active displays and decorative patterns, but this is not limited to this, and negative/positive inversion may be performed on areas where there is a display that needs to be emphasized. In addition, negative/positive inversion may be performed when there are consecutive jackpots in the reserve, or when announcing a jackpot while also performing premium effects that are difficult to display under normal circumstances.

(Negative-positive reversal in rescue time reduction)
107 and 108 show the scene of entering the play-time mode. In this embodiment, the rescue time reduction is activated when 900 normal variations have been performed. The display of variations based on the 800th big win or miss starts (29-1), and when the decorative pattern stops (29-2), an effect is displayed at the bottom right of the screen (29-3), and when the effect disappears, a display of "100 more play-times" is displayed to inform that there are 100 variations remaining until the rescue time reduction is activated (29-4). After that, the display of variations based on the big win or miss starts (29-5), and when the decorative pattern stops, the display of "100 more play-times" that was displayed at the bottom right becomes "99 more play-times", informing that one variation has been reduced (29-6). After that, the changes are made as shown in (29-5) and (29-6), and the final change is made when the rescue time reduction is activated (29-7). When the changes end (29-8), a caption encouraging a right hit and a right hit display (small) are displayed superimposed on the stopped screen (29-9). After this, the right hit display starts, and when the game grade enters the second start winning slot, "Powerful RUSH" that is displayed during the probability change is displayed (29-10), and the changes start with the background and patterns being the same as those displayed during the probability change (29-11), (29-12).

Figure 109 shows in detail the time when the "Yu-time 100 more times" message is displayed, indicating that the rescue time reduction will be activated (29-2 to 29-4). First, when the decorative pattern stops (30-1), an effect is displayed in the lower right corner of the screen (30-2), and then, when the negative-positive reversal is performed, the message "Yu-time 100 more times" is displayed, and the negative-positive reversal is performed together with the effect (30-3). After that, the screen returns to the normal mode, and the effect and the message "Yu-time 100 more times" are displayed (30-4), after which only the effect disappears (30-5).

In this way, by including negative/positive reversal, the display can be emphasized more than if it were not included, and the player can be made aware that the rescue time reduction is about to be reached. Also, when the rescue time reduction is activated, the display is not included in the negative/positive reversal, but the negative/positive reversal is executed when the message "100 more Yu-times" is displayed, and even if the player knows when the rescue time reduction will be activated and executes the negative/positive reversal, from the player's perspective, it is not possible to properly convey this to the player, so the negative/positive reversal is intentionally not executed.

In this embodiment, each unique effect is achieved by performing negative-positive inversion. First, the negative-positive inversion that is performed when a stock image is acquired not only emphasizes the acquisition, but also visually informs the player of the expectation level controlled by the jackpot (the number of stock images acquired) and the timing at which the stock images will be used, achieving a unique effect different from others.

Next, when a candidate image is acquired in the spinning performance, the number of times the negative/positive inversion is performed varies depending on the type of candidate image, so not only can each type be appropriately emphasized, but the number of times the negative/positive inversion is performed is designed to increase the likelihood of a controlled jackpot, drawing attention to the candidate image and creating a unique effect unlike any other.

The next negative/positive inversion that is performed to increase the anticipation of a stocked character is performed when the displays come into contact (collide) with each other, which not only emphasizes the changes in the display that occur as a result of the contact (collision), but also conveys to the player in the clearest way possible that something has been done (an anticipation-increasing effect) by performing the negative/positive inversion on the whole, creating a unique effect that is different from the others.

The next step in the reserve change performance of a stocked character is the negative/positive inversion, which is performed. Because some reserve change performances do not perform negative/positive inversion, not only can you change the degree of emphasis depending on the reserve change performance, but by enlarging the display while performing the reserve change, it becomes easier to see what color the character will change to, and the effect of the negative/positive inversion is added to this, making it even more emphasized, creating a unique effect unlike any other.

The negative-positive inversion that is executed next in the title change performance for the stocked character is the largest display when the title is being announced, and is the display that the player pays the most attention to when the title is being announced, so players can focus on not only the title but also the change itself, creating a unique effect that is different from others.

Next, the negative/positive reversal that is performed during the fanfare not only emphasizes the jackpot but also congratulates the player by performing the negative/positive reversal when the name of the jackpot is displayed, but also varies the number of times the negative/positive reversal is performed depending on the type of jackpot, so that the more rounds a jackpot has, the more times the negative/positive reversal is performed, which further gives the player a sense of celebration, creating a unique effect that is different from the others.

Next, the negative-positive reversal performed in the epilogue of a high base not only emphasizes the decorative pattern by performing negative-positive reversal when the smallest decorative pattern and the largest decorative pattern are displayed, but also makes the jackpot presentation more lively. Since the fluctuation time is shorter in a high base (during a special bonus or time-saving mode) than in a low base (normal mode), it is less interesting to watch the fluctuations than in a low base. However, by incorporating a performance using negative-positive reversal in the epilogue of a high base, a unique effect different from the others is achieved because negative-positive reversal is not performed in the epilogue presentation of a low base.

In this way, each of the effects and displays involving negative/positive reversal has its own unique effect, and negative/positive reversal is carried out in a way that suits each one.

In the embodiment, a pachinko game machine is used as an example of a game machine, but the present invention can also be applied to a slot machine in which, for example, a game can be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using gaming value, one game ends when a variable display result is derived from a variable display device that can variably display multiple types of individually identifiable patterns, and a prize can be won depending on the variable display result derived from the variable display device.

The gaming machine of the present invention can also be applied to slot machines and other types of gaming machines that enclose gaming media and award points based on winning. In addition, a gaming machine that can be used for playing games is not limited to pachinko machines or slot machines, and can be a general game machine as long as it is capable of playing games.

1: Pachinko gaming machine 4A: First special symbol display device 4B: Second special symbol display device 5: Image display device 100: Game control microcomputer 120: Performance control CPU

Claims (1)

A gaming machine that performs variable display and can be controlled to an advantageous state that is advantageous to a player,
A display means capable of displaying a specific display corresponding to the variable display;
A performance execution means capable of executing a performance of changing the display mode of the specific display of the first mode,
The effect execution means is capable of executing a special effect in which the specific display is displayed in a second mode in which the first mode is an opposite color when executing the change effect, and when the special effect is executed during the execution of the change effect, the expectation of being controlled to the advantageous state is higher than when the special effect is not executed,
When the special effect is executed when the change effect is executed, the execution period of the change effect is longer than when the special effect is not executed.
A gaming machine characterized by: