JP5610539B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a technique for controlling the progress of a game and production in a ball game machine.

  Conventionally, among the various ball game machines, a so-called first type pachinko game machine is used while changing a plurality of symbols in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially at the center of the game board. Display (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol change” or “change display”). This gaming machine shifts to a special game called so-called big hit, in which more prize balls can be obtained than a normal game when the combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variations are stopped becomes a specific aspect. It is known as a thing (for example, refer patent document 1). The variable display of symbols in the display area is not limited to simply displaying multiple symbols in a variable manner, but the time required for the variable display to be a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, such as the so-called reach screen. For example, an effect is made to increase the player's expectation, such as making it longer. In addition, the player's expectation is enhanced by controlling the specific game such as the probability variation that changes the probability of transition to special games by giving the story to the variation display using characters on the image such as symbols Yes.

  Some gaming machines also shift to a specific game advantageous to the player, which is called a so-called probability variation game (hereinafter also referred to as “probability variation”) even after the special game is over. When a special game is generated and the winning stop symbol at that time is in a specific mode, the probability change is started after the special game ends. In the probability change, a lottery with a higher probability of winning than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is generated relatively early. When the transition is made to such a probability change, a new special game is generated relatively early, so that the player's sense of expectation is further enhanced.

JP 2003-230714 A

  In such a gaming machine, as described above, the winning / losing lottery is performed on the premise that the lottery value is held when the starting winning opening is entered. On the other hand, since there is an upper limit number for holding the lottery value, even if it exceeds the upper limit number and enters the starting prize opening, it does not lead to the transition to the special game. Even if a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out by entering the starting prize opening, normally, the game balls that have been launched are out of the starting prize opening and are simply digested. For this reason, the number of lottery values will not be lost, except during periods when the special winning opening during special games is open or during special periods where the ease of entering other winning holes is enhanced. It can be considered efficient to advance the game by launching game balls to a certain extent.

  For these reasons, it is important for the player to proceed with the game advantageously to grasp the number of lottery values held one after another. Therefore, a hold lamp is provided at a predetermined position such as a peripheral portion of the game area, and the hold number is displayed by the number of lighting or blinking of the hold lamp. In recent years, in order to clarify the number of holds, the object number dedicated to hold display is displayed at a predetermined position in a display area such as a liquid crystal display, in addition to the effect display including design variation, and the number of holds of the lottery value is displayed by the player. The technology specified in is also proposed. The inventors of the present invention have come up with a technique for further enhancing the effect of production using these displays.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object thereof is to effectively perform a prefetching effect using a hold display.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a bullet ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a game board on which a game area is formed, a predetermined position in the game area, and the entrance of the game ball is a chance to win or fail The starting prize winning opening, the symbol display device that displays the symbols for showing the result of the lottery, the effect display device for displaying the effects for showing the result of the lottery, and the basics of the game including the lottery process A ball game machine comprising: a main control device that mainly controls the operation; and a sub-control device that mainly controls an effect operation of the game including a display process for indicating a result of the lottery process. The apparatus includes a winning / notch lottery value acquisition means for acquiring a lottery value for a winning / failing lottery upon entering the starting prize opening, and a symbol lottery for acquiring a lottery value for symbol lottery upon entering the starting winning prize port Based on the value acquisition means and the lottery value of the acquired lottery Determination unit for determining whether or not the symbol is determined, symbol determination unit for determining a symbol for stopping the symbol variation based on the acquired lottery value of the symbol lottery and the result of the determination of whether or not, and the symbol based on the acquired lottery value A game control means including a change pattern determination means for determining a change pattern indicating a change display process of the game, and a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game when the result of the lottery is a win If the special game control means to perform and the winning / losing lottery correspond to a specific result, the probability that the winning / failing lottery results in the transition to the special game in the normal game after the end of the special game is higher than the normal state. Specific game execution means for shifting to the probability fluctuation state, hold control means for holding the result of the lottery lottery up to a predetermined number up to the start of the variable display of the symbol corresponding to the lottery lottery, fluctuation pattern Comprising accordance variation pattern determined by the constant unit, a symbol display control means for variably displaying the symbols on the symbol display device. The sub-control device includes an effect determination unit that determines an effect mode corresponding to the variation pattern determined by the variation pattern determination unit, and an effect display control that causes the effect display device to display the effect in the mode determined by the effect determination unit. Means. The game control means, when there is a ball entering the start winning opening, regardless of whether or not the symbol variation display corresponding to the ball starts immediately, information indicating the variation pattern corresponding to the ball Is notified to the effect determining means as prior determination information. The effect display control means obtains, from the game control means, the prior determination information corresponding to the result of the success / failure lottery held by the hold control means as the retained ball information, and the result of the success / failure lottery corresponding to the retained ball information is a big hit. If the result of the lottery corresponding to the hold suggestion display mode information and / or the hold ball information corresponding to the hold ball information is a big hit, the big hit is indicated. Probability suggestion hold display mode information that suggests in the display mode of the image to be displayed on the effect display device in the normal display after the end of the special game corresponding to According to the hold display mode information and / or probability change suggestion hold display mode information, an image corresponding to the hold ball information is selected from a plurality of types of images, and the selected image is selected. Tomedama including hold balls image display control means for displaying on the effect display device as an image. The holding ball image display control means corresponds to the holding ball information with respect to the holding ball information for which the success / failure suggestion holding display mode information and / or the probability variation suggestion holding display mode information has already been determined in response to establishment of a predetermined condition. Depending on the holding ball information corresponding to the incoming ball after the incoming ball, or the timing of the incoming ball after the incoming ball corresponding to the held ball information, the correct / invalid indicating display information and / or the probable change indicating hold The display mode information is updated, and the image selected according to the updated success / failure suggestion display mode information and / or probability change suggestion hold display mode information is displayed on the effect display device as a new hold ball image.

  According to this aspect, it is possible to more effectively perform an effect in advance that suggests a big hit expectation degree or a probable change expectation degree using a reserved ball image.

  The holding ball image display control means determines the result and / or probability of the success / failure lottery corresponding to the reserved ball information when determining the validity suggestion / holding display mode information and / or the probability variation suggested hold display mode information corresponding to the held ball information. By referring to a different table depending on whether or not to shift to the fluctuating state, the success / failure suggestion hold display mode information and / or the probability change suggestion hold display mode information may be determined by lottery.

  The holding ball image display control means has a high possibility of shifting to the big hit and / or probability changing state when the result of the success / failure lottery corresponding to the holding ball information is winning and / or when shifting to the probability changing state If the result of the lottery corresponding to the reserved ball information is out of the way, and / or the probability variation If the transition to the state is not performed, the second or more suggestion pending display mode information and / or the probable change suggested display mode information that suggests that the probability of shifting to the jackpot and / or the probability variation state is lower than the first table. You may refer to the table.

  According to this aspect, it is possible to ensure the reliability of the effect using the reserved sphere image and previously suggesting the jackpot expectation degree or the probability variation expectation degree.

  The reserved ball image display control means, when acquiring the reserved ball information, indicates the degree to which the correct / invalidity suggested hold display mode information and / or the probability change suggested hold display mode information corresponding to the reserved ball information or other held ball information is changed. When further determining the hold change information and updating the correct / invalid suggestion hold display mode information and / or the probability change suggestion hold display mode information corresponding to the hold ball information, the hold change information corresponding to the hold ball information or the hold The higher the holding change information corresponding to the holding ball information corresponding to the incoming ball than the ball corresponding to the ball information, the higher the probability of changing the correct / invalidity suggesting holding display mode information and / or the probability change suggesting holding display mode information. May be.

  According to this aspect, it is possible to more effectively perform an effect in advance that suggests a big hit expectation degree or a probable change expectation degree using a reserved ball image.

  The holding ball image display control means, when acquiring the holding ball information, sets the holding change information higher when the timing of entering the ball corresponding to the holding ball information is later than a predetermined timing than when not. May be.

  According to this aspect, it is possible to perform a look-ahead effect that is much more interesting according to the entering timing of the holding ball.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, or the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention may be mutually replaced between methods, apparatuses, systems, computer programs, recording media storing computer programs, data structures, etc. This is effective as an embodiment of the present invention.

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to effectively perform a pre-reading effect using a hold display.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. It is a figure which shows typically a success / failure determination table. It is a figure which shows typically the prior success determination table referred by prior advance determination. It is a figure which shows a symbol determination table typically. It is a figure which shows typically the prior symbol determination table referred by prior symbol determination. It is a figure which shows a fluctuation pattern table typically. It is a figure which shows typically the prior pattern determination table referred by prior pattern determination. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table for deviation in detail. It is a figure which shows the example of the reservation ball | bowl image displayed on an effect symbol display apparatus. It is a figure which shows the correspondence of a reservation ball | bowl image, and an expectation degree. It is a figure which shows the information set to the hold | maintenance which is outside | separated, when the big hit hold is not contained in the unsettled hold put on hold by the hold control means. It is a figure which shows the information set to the holding | maintenance which suggests that it is a big hit. It is a figure which shows the information set to the hold | maintenance which is outside | separated, when the big hit hold is contained in the unsettled hold put on hold by the hold control means. It is a figure which shows the information set to the hold | maintenance which is outside | separated, when the big hit hold is contained in the unsettled hold put on hold by the hold control means. It is a figure which shows the example of the reservation ball | bowl image displayed on an effect symbol display apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the winning process of S10 in FIG. 18 in detail. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing in detail a preliminary determination process in S28 in FIG. 19. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the whole process of the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the prefetch process of S150 in FIG. 21 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the execution process of the special symbol fluctuation | variation process of S152 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the execution process of the decoration design change process of S154 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the special game of S16 in FIG. 18 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the update process of the pending | holding display of S162 in FIG. 21 in detail.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, a plurality of games corresponding to the conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine are mixed. The first game and the second game as the plurality of games are controlled so as not to be executed simultaneously. In order to achieve both of these game characteristics, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of start winning openings, a plurality of special symbol display devices, a plurality of holding lamps, and a plurality of large winning openings.

  FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a transparent plate 13, a door 14, an upper ball dish 15, a lower ball dish 16, and a launch handle 17. The outer frame 11 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 10 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 12 is a frame body that aligns with the opening portion of the outer frame 11, and is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 12 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

  The transparent plate 13 is made of glass or the like and is supported by the door 14. The door 14 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball tray 15 has a mechanism for storing game balls, sending out the game balls to the launch rail, and extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 16. The lower ball tray 16 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. A speaker 18 is provided between the upper ball tray 15 and the lower ball tray 16, and a sound effect corresponding to the gaming state is output.

  The game board 50 has an out port 58, a first special symbol display device 70, a second special symbol display device 71, an effect symbol display device 60, a first symbol on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. It includes a start winning port 62, a second starting winning port 63, a center decoration 64, a first large winning port 91, a second large winning port 92, an operating port 68, and a general winning port 72. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a number of game nails, windmills, and the like (not shown) are installed.

  The first start winning port 62 is provided as a start winning port corresponding to the first game, and the second start winning port 63 is provided as a start winning port corresponding to the second game. The first start winning opening 62 and the second starting winning opening 63 are provided at positions that are separated from each other to the extent that it is possible to make a goal with either of them depending on the strength of the game ball. The first start winning opening 62 and the second starting winning opening 63 are each on the left side of the game area 52 so that it is possible to aim at entering either one by the strength of the game ball according to the player's intention. The game balls that are installed on the right side are difficult to enter the other. For example, the first start winning opening 62 is provided at a position that makes it easier for a player to enter a ball when aiming at the left side of the game area 52 and firing relatively weakly, and the second start winning opening 63 is located on the right side of the game area 52. It is provided at a position where it is easy to enter the ball when aiming and launching relatively strongly.

  The first start winning opening 62 includes a start winning detection device 74. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entrance of a game ball into the first start winning opening 62, and generates first start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The second start winning opening 63 includes a start winning detection device 75, a normal electric combination 65, and a normal electric combination solenoid 76 for opening and closing the normal electric combination 65. The start winning detection device 75 is a sensor that detects the entrance of a game ball into the second start winning opening 63, and generates second start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. When the ordinary electric combination 65 is expanded by the driving force of the ordinary electric combination solenoid 76, the ease of entering the ball into the second start winning opening 63 is increased. In addition, since the second start winning opening 63 is provided in a narrow passage on the right side of the game area 52 as shown in the drawing, most of the game balls hitting strongly toward the right side are at least in the vicinity of the second starting winning opening 63. There is a high possibility that the second start winning opening 63 will be able to enter. On the other hand, the first start winning opening 62 is not provided with an ordinary electric accessory, and is provided at a position away from a narrow passage. Therefore, the second start winning opening 63 has an arrangement or configuration relationship such that the possibility of entering a ball is relatively higher than the first starting winning opening 62.

  The general winning opening 72 includes a plurality of general winning detecting devices 73 for detecting the entering of game balls. The general winning detection device 73 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 72, and generates general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The first big winning opening 91 is provided as a big winning opening corresponding to the first game, and the second big winning opening 92 is provided as a big winning opening corresponding to the second game. The first grand prize winning port 91 includes a winning prize detecting device 78 for detecting the entrance of a game ball, and a big prize winning port solenoid 80 for opening and closing the first big prize winning port 91. The winning detection device 78 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first grand prize winning opening 91, and generates first big winning prize winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The second grand prize opening 92 includes a prize detection device 79 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a big prize opening solenoid 81 for opening and closing the second big prize opening 92. The winning detection device 79 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the second grand prize opening 92, and generates second big prize opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The first big winning opening 91 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” when the first special symbol 192 stops in a predetermined manner. The first grand prize winning port 91 is provided at a position above the out port 58. The second big prize opening 92 is a horizontal rectangular prize opening that is opened as a “big hit” when the second special symbol 193 stops in a predetermined manner. The second grand prize winning port 92 is provided at a position on the upper right side of the out port 58.

  An effect symbol display device 60 is provided substantially at the center of the game area 52, and a first special symbol display device 70 corresponding to the first game and a second special symbol display device 71 corresponding to the second game are provided at the lower left of the game area 52. Are provided adjacent to each other on the left and right. The first special symbol display device 70 displays the variation of the first special symbol 192 corresponding to the first game, and the second special symbol display device 71 displays the variation of the second special symbol 193 corresponding to the second game. Is displayed. The first special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the first lottery performed when the game ball enters the first start winning opening 62, and its variation display is stopped in a predetermined hit state. A big hit as a special game occurs. The second special symbol 193 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the second lottery performed when the game ball enters the second start winning opening 63, and its variable display is stopped in a predetermined hit mode. A big hit as a special game occurs. The 1st special symbol display device 70 and the 2nd special symbol display device 71 are display means comprised, for example by 7 segment LED, and the 1st special symbol 192 and the 2nd special symbol 193 are "0"-"9", respectively. It is represented by 10 types of numbers.

  In the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60, the variation of the decoration symbol 190 linked to the first special symbol 192 or the decoration symbol 190 linked to the second special symbol 193 is displayed. The effect symbol display device 60 is, for example, a liquid crystal display. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually producing the first lottery result display shown by the first special symbol 192 or the second lottery result display shown by the second special symbol 193. The effect symbol display device 60 displays, as the decorative symbol 190, for example, a plurality of rows of symbol variation moving images simulating a slot machine game in the display area 194. The effect symbol display device 60 is configured by a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be configured by other display means such as a mechanical drum or LED. Since the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 do not necessarily have a role of production, in the present embodiment, the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 70 at the lower left of the production symbol display device 60 are used. When the special symbol display device 71 displays an inconspicuous size, but adopts a technique in which the special symbol itself has an effect role and does not display the decorative symbol, the special symbol is displayed on the effect symbol display device 60. You may display on a liquid crystal display like this.

  The operation port 68 is provided at the right side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passing of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers a lottery for expanding the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the second start winning prize port 63.

  When the player turns the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are guided one by one to the inner rail 56 and the outer rail 54 with a strength corresponding to the turning angle, thereby playing the game area. To 52. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball falls into each of the general winning opening 72, the first starting winning opening 62, the second starting winning opening 63, the first large winning opening 91, and the second large winning opening 92, the type of the winning opening is determined. The corresponding prize ball is paid out to the upper ball tray 15 or the lower ball tray 16. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 72 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 58 is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In this application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When the game ball enters the first start winning opening 62, the first special symbol 192 is variably displayed on the first special symbol display device 70, and the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed on the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60. . When the game ball enters the second start winning opening 63, the second special symbol 193 is variably displayed on the second special symbol display device 71, and the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed on the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60. . The variation display of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the lapse of the variation time determined prior to the display. When the first special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of stoppage are in a big hit mode, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the first grand prize winning opening 91 is started. Is done. At this time, the decorative pattern 190 simulating the game of the slot machine takes a display mode in which the three patterns are matched. When the second special symbol 193 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in a big hit mode, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening and closing operation of the second big prize opening 92 is started. Is done.

  The special game is a game in which the unit game in which the first grand prize port 91 or the second grand prize port 92 is opened is repeated a plurality of times, and the special game in which the unit game is repeated 15 times, which is the maximum number of times, There is a special game that is repeated only twice, which is the minimum number of times. In the case of a special game in which 15 unit games are repeated (hereinafter also referred to as “15R jackpot” as appropriate), the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second big winning prize opening 92 is opened for about 30 seconds, or more than nine balls When one of the game balls is dropped, it is closed once, and one unit game is completed. In the case of a special game in which two unit games are repeated (hereinafter also referred to as “2R jackpot” as appropriate), the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second big winning prize port 92 is temporarily closed when opened for about 0.2 seconds. As a result, one unit game is completed.

  When the first special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in a predetermined small hit mode, the game shifts to the small hit game constituted by one unit game, and the opening / closing operation of the first big winning opening 91 is executed. Is done. When the second special symbol 193 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in the small hit mode, the game also shifts to the small hit game, and the opening / closing operation of the second big prize opening 92 is executed. In a single unit game that constitutes a small hit game, the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 repeats the opening for about 0.2 seconds twice, so that the appearance is the same operation as the 2R jackpot It becomes an aspect.

  When a special game occurs and a predetermined condition such as a lottery is satisfied, the probability game (hereinafter referred to as “probability change”) or the reduction in the time required for the change (hereinafter referred to as “time reduction”) as a specific game after the special game ends. Is started). During the probability change, a lottery with a higher jackpot probability than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is generated relatively early. The probability variation state is continued until the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is a big hit. In the case of 15R jackpot, the probability change may or may not be started after the end of the special game. In the case of 2R jackpot, the probability change is always started after the end of the special game. The time reduction is continued until the total of the variable display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 reaches a predetermined number of end conditions, for example, 100 times. During the time reduction, the fluctuation time of the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is substantially shortened.

  When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a symbol called a normal symbol is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 for a predetermined time. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the right side of the first grand prize winning opening 91. In this embodiment, the two lamps alternately turn on and off alternately, and the normal symbol display is expressed. The lottery result of a normal symbol is represented by whether it stops with the light on. When the normal symbol variation display stops in a predetermined hit state after the lapse of a predetermined time, the normal electric accessory 65 of the second start winning opening 63 is expanded for a predetermined time.

  A center ornament 64 is provided around the effect symbol display device 60. The center decoration 64 has functions such as a flow path of the game ball, protection of the effect symbol display device 60, and decoration. Game effect lamps 90 are provided above and below the center ornament 64, and play a role of production by blinking or the like. The first special figure holding lamp 20 corresponding to the first game is provided above the first special symbol display device 70, and the second special figure holding lamp 21 corresponding to the second game is the second special symbol display device 71. The ordinary symbol holding lamp 22 corresponding to the normal symbol variation is provided below the normal symbol display device 59. Each of the first special figure hold lamp 20 and the second special figure hold lamp 21 is composed of two lamps, and the lottery value hold for each of the first game and the second game is held depending on the number of lights or the number of blinks. Display a number. The number of lottery values held in the first special figure holding lamp 20 is the number of lottery results won in the first start winning opening 62 during the fluctuation of the first special symbol 192 or during the execution of the special game. Indicates the number of winning balls that have not been executed yet. The number of lottery values held in the second special figure holding lamp 21 is the number of lottery results won in the second start winning opening 63 during the fluctuation of the second special symbol 193 or during the execution of the special game. Indicates the number of winning balls that have not been executed yet. The regular figure holding lamp 22 is also composed of two lamps, and displays the number of holdings of normal symbol fluctuations depending on the number of lighting or blinking. The number of normal symbol fluctuations held is the number of game balls that have passed through the operation port 68 during the fluctuation of the normal symbol, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the fluctuation of the normal symbol has not yet been executed. The operation button 82 is a button operated by the player to input a predetermined instruction on the gaming machine side. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15.

  FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. The power switch 40 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The main board 102 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and processes all game operations such as lottery when winning the first start winning opening 62 and the second starting winning opening 63 in particular. The sub board 104 includes a liquid crystal unit 42, controls display contents on the effect symbol display device 60, and changes display contents according to a lottery result by the main board 102 in particular. The main board 102 and the sub board 104 constitute a game control device 100. The set substrate 39 includes a prize ball tank 44, a flow path for prize balls, a payout unit 43 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 43 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 44 to the upper ball tray 15 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 45 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 43. The launching device 46 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 15 to the game area 52 one by one. The launch control board 47 controls the launch operation of the launch device 46. The power supply unit 48 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in this embodiment. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a first start winning port 62, a second starting winning port 63, a first big winning port 91, a second big winning port 92, a general winning port 72, an operating port 68, a first. 1 special symbol display device 70, second special symbol display device 71, effect symbol display device 60, normal symbol display device 59, operation button 82, speaker 18, and game effect lamp 90 are electrically connected to Allows transmission and reception of control signals. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game, but also staging operations such as symbol variation display and electrical decoration. The game control device 100 includes a main substrate 102 as a main control device that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game and the progress of the game, and a sub substrate as a sub-control device that controls design effects and the like. 104 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared. The game control device 100 is configured by hardware including elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 includes a ball entering determination means 110, a first game control means 126, a second game control means 128, a general drawing lottery means 136, a holding control means 116, a main display control means 118, and a special game control means. 120, a specific game executing means 122, an opening / closing control means 124, and a condition holding means 176. The sub-board 104 in this embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, an effect determination unit 132, and an effect display control unit 134. Each functional block included in the main board 102 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 104 instead of the main board 102. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 104 may be configured such that any one of them is mounted on the main board 102 instead of the sub-board 104.

  However, since the transmission / reception of data between the main board 102 and the sub board 104 is unidirectional from the main board 102 to the sub board 104, each data transmission / reception in such a direction can realize each operation. The configuration is arranged on the main board 102 and the sub board 104. In this way, since the unidirectionality of data transmission from the main board 102 to the sub board 104 is maintained, data cannot be transmitted from the configuration included in the sub board 104 to the configuration included in the main board 102. It is not possible to request data transmission. Therefore, the information generated on the main board 102 cannot be referred to from the sub board 104 unless the main board 102 unilaterally transmits the information to the sub board 104.

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the first start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the first start winning opening 62, and when receiving the second start winning information, the game ball won the second start winning opening 63. Judge that When receiving the first grand prize opening winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the gaming ball has won the first big winning opening 91, and receiving the second big winning opening winning information, the gaming ball receives the second big winning prize. When it is determined that a winning is made in the mouth 92 and the general winning information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the general winning opening 72. When receiving the passage information, the ball entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68.

  The first game control means 126, which executes the first lottery corresponding to the first start winning opening 62, enters the first winning / losing lottery value acquiring means 112, the first winning / notifying lottery means 113, and the first symbol lottery value acquisition. Means 160, first symbol determination means 161, and first pattern determination means 114. The second game control means 128, which executes the second lottery corresponding to the ball entering the second start winning opening 63, obtains the second winning / losing lottery value acquiring means 115, the second winning / failing determination means 117, and the second symbol lottery value acquiring. Means 163, second symbol determination means 162, and second pattern determination means 119. The result of the first lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the first special symbol 192 on the first special symbol display device 70, and in the form of variable display of the decorative symbol 190 in the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60. It is. The result of the second lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the second special symbol 193 on the second special symbol display device 71, and in the form of variable display of the decorative symbol 190 in the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60. It is.

  When starting the symbol variation, the first game control unit 126 and the second game control unit 128 transmit the lottery result corresponding to the symbol variation to the effect determining unit 132 together with the symbol variation control command. Further, the first game control means 126 and the second game control means 128 may determine which lottery value is used in the determination as to whether or not the lottery value is a pre-determination process at the time of entering the first start winning opening 62 or the second starting winning opening 63. A prior success / failure determination as to whether it falls within the range is executed, and the determination result is transmitted to the effect determination means 132 as a lottery result. The result of the preliminary determination process is temporarily stored in the transmission buffer, and then transmitted to the effect determination means 132 regardless of whether the symbol variation display corresponding to the lottery is immediately started, and is erased from the transmission buffer or overwritten later. The Therefore, for the sub-board 104 side, a so-called “prefetch” process is realized in which the result of the success / failure can be presumably recognized in advance before the order of the start of symbol variation comes around.

  The first winner / lottery value acquisition unit 112 acquires a random number value as the first winner / lottery value for the first winner / lottery when the first start winning opening 62 is entered. The second winner / lottery value acquisition unit 115 acquires a random number value as the second winner / lottery value for the second winner / lottery when the second start winning opening 63 is entered. For example, the values acquired as the first winner / lottery value and the second winner / lottery value for the winner lottery are acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The “random number” in the present application may not be a mathematically generated random number, but may be a pseudo-random number generated by a hardware random number, a software random number, or the like. The value acquired by the first winning / notifying lottery value acquiring unit 112 or the second winning / notifying lottery value acquiring unit 115 as the first winning / notifying lottery value or the second winning / losing lottery value is temporarily held by the holding control unit 116. However, the first success / failure lottery value and the second success / failure lottery value are suspended within a range not exceeding the predetermined retention upper limit number retained by the suspension control means 116.

  The first winning / failing determination means 113 determines whether or not to shift to a special game or a small hit game based on the first winning / losing lottery value, and in which lottery value range the first winning / failing lottery value is in the determination of winning or not Perform a prior adequacy determination to determine whether it is applicable. The second winning / failing determining means 117 determines whether or not to shift to a special game or a small hit game based on the second winning / losing lottery value, and the second winning / losing lottery value falls within any lottery value range in the winning / failing determination. Perform a prior adequacy determination to determine whether it is applicable. The first success / failure determination unit 113 and the second success / failure determination unit 117 hold a success / failure determination table and a prior / failure determination table which are referred to in the determination of success / failure. In addition, in order to distinguish especially the prior / failure determination that is performed when starting the symbol variation, it is also referred to as “predetermined whether or not the main determination is appropriate”.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the success / failure determination table. The success / failure determination table in this figure associates determination results of big hits, small wins, and misses with winning / failed lottery values. Depending on the respective range settings, the big hit / failure probabilities and the hit / non-winning probability Is determined. As the main determination, the first determination unit 113 and the second determination unit 117 refer to the determination table in FIG. In both the first lottery performed by the first winning / failing determination unit 113 and the second lottery performed by the second winning / failing determination unit 117, a big hit is made only when the winning / losing lottery value falls within a range of 0 to 299 at normal times. The jackpot range is expanded at the time of certainty change, and not only when the success / failure lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 299 but also when it falls within the range of 300 to 2999. Thus, the range corresponding to the jackpot changes according to the gaming state. In this figure, the single hit / fail judgment table shows the jackpot range for both the normal time and the probability change, but the success / fail judgment table may be prepared separately for the normal time and the probability change time. You may prepare separately for 1 lottery and 2nd lottery.

  In the present embodiment, even if it is a case where the winning / failing lottery value does not correspond to the jackpot range, that is, a so-called losing, it is a small jackpot if it falls within the predetermined range. In the example shown in the figure, the winning lottery value acquired by the first winning / failing determining unit 113 falls within the range of 56500 to 65535, and the winning lottery value acquired by the second winning / failing determining unit 117 is 64000 to 65535. If it falls within the range, it will be a small hit. That is, the first lottery has a wider range corresponding to the jackpot than the second lottery, and the jackpot is likely to occur. In this way, if it does not correspond to the jackpot, it is all “out of”, but in the example in this figure, the winning lottery value range when it does not correspond to the jackpot out of the cases that do not correspond to the jackpot Is expressed as “displacement”. In addition, although the example which implement | achieves the determination table of whether it is a big win and the determination table of whether it is a small win in the figure in the form of a single winning / nothing determination table was shown in this figure, each may be implement | achieved as a separate table. Good.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a prior success / failure determination table referred to in prior advance / failure determination. The first success / failure determination unit 113 refers to the table of FIG. 5 (a). When the success / failure lottery value is “0 to 299”, the value “1” indicating that is set as the determination result, In a case where the winning / failing lottery value is “300 to 2999”, a value “2” indicating that is set in the corresponding winning / failing range as a determination result. When the lottery value is “3,000 to 56499”, the value “3” indicating that is set as the determination result, and when the lottery value is “56500 to 65535”, “4” is indicated. The value of “” is set in the validity range as the determination result. Each time the first success / failure determination unit 113 sets the success / failure range as described above, the first success / failure determination unit 113 transmits the value to the effect determination unit 132 together with the value indicating the first lottery and the number of suspensions.

  The second success / failure determination unit 117 refers to the table of FIG. 5 (b), and when the success / failure lottery value is “0 to 299”, sets a value of “1” indicating that to the determination result determination range, In a case where the winning / failing lottery value is “300 to 2999”, a value “2” indicating that is set in the corresponding winning / failing range as a determination result. When the winning / failing lottery value is “3,000 to 63999”, the value “3” indicating that is set in the winning / failing range as the determination result, and when the winning / losing lottery value is “6400 to 65535”, “4” indicating that is The value of “” is set as the determination range. Each time the second success / failure determination means 117 sets the success / failure range as described above, the second success / failure determination means 117 transmits the value together with the value indicating the second lottery and the number of holds to the effect determination means 132.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the first symbol lottery value acquisition means 160 acquires a random number value as the first symbol lottery value for the first symbol lottery when the first start winning opening 62 is entered. The second symbol lottery value acquisition means 163 acquires a random number value as the second symbol lottery value for the second symbol lottery when the player enters the second start winning opening 63. The first symbol determination means 161 and the second symbol determination means 162 determine the stop symbol at the start of symbol variation based on the symbol lottery value and the result of the determination of success / failure, and the symbol lottery value corresponds to any symbol range. Perform pre-symbol determination of whether to do. The 1st symbol determination means 161 and the 2nd symbol determination means 162 hold | maintain the some symbol determination table and prior symbol determination table which are referred in order to determine the stop symbol of a special symbol. The first symbol determination means 161 and the second symbol determination means 162 refer to different symbol determination tables depending on the determination result. In addition, in order to distinguish the symbol determination performed in starting symbol variation especially from prior symbol determination, it is also referred to as “symbol determination as the main determination” as appropriate.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. FIG. 6A is a table that is referred to when the determination result is a big hit, FIG. 6B is a table that is referred to when the determination result is wrong, and FIG. This table is referred to when the determination result is a small hit. The first symbol determination unit 161 and the second symbol determination unit 162 refer to the symbol determination table of this diagram in the symbol determination as the main determination. In each symbol determination table, a correspondence relationship between a special symbol represented by the numbers “0” to “9” and the symbol “−” and the first symbol lottery value or the second symbol lottery value is defined. The types of special symbols are associated with the results of success / failure determination of jackpots, jackpots, and misses, odd numbers correspond to jackpots, even numbers correspond to jackpots, and the symbol “-” is missed. Correspond.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the special symbols “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, and “9” that are odd numbers among the special symbols “0” to “9” are associated with the jackpot. . Among them, the special symbol “7” indicates a 15R jackpot with certainty, and the first symbol lottery value is associated with “0-99”, and the second symbol lottery value is associated with “0-144”. It is done. The special symbol “3” indicates a 2R jackpot with certainty. The first symbol lottery value is associated with “100 to 149”, and the second symbol lottery value is associated with “145 to 149”. Special symbols “1”, “5”, and “9” indicate a 15R jackpot without any probability change, and the first symbol lottery value and the second symbol lottery value are both associated with “150 to 189” and the special symbol “1”. The special symbol “5” is associated with “190 to 229”, and the special symbol “9” is associated with “230 to 255”.

  As shown in FIG. 6 (b), the special symbol “-” is associated with the symbol lottery values in the entire range when the result of the determination is wrong.

  As shown in FIG. 6C, the special symbols “0”, “2”, “4”, “6”, and “8” that are even numbers among the special symbols “0” to “9” are associated with the small hits. Yes. The special symbol “0” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “0-49”, the special symbol “2” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “50-99”, and the special symbol “4” is symbol lottery. The special symbol “6” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “150 to 199”, and the special symbol “8” is the symbol lottery value range “200 to 255”. Is associated with.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating a prior symbol determination table referred to in prior symbol determination. The first symbol determination means 161 refers to the table of FIG. 7A when the winning / raising lottery value corresponds to the jackpot. When the symbol lottery value is “0 to 99”, the value “1” indicating that is set in the symbol range as the determination result, and when the symbol lottery value is “100 to 149” “2” indicating that fact "Is set in the symbol range as the determination result. When the symbol lottery value is “150 to 255”, the value “3” indicating that is set in the symbol range as the determination result. Whenever the symbol range is set as described above, the first symbol determination unit 161 transmits the value to the effect determination unit 132 together with the value indicating the first lottery and the number of holds.

  The second symbol determination means 162 refers to the table of FIG. 7B when the winning / failing lottery value corresponds to the jackpot. When the symbol lottery value is “0 to 144”, the value “1” indicating that is set in the symbol range as the determination result, and when the symbol lottery value is “145 to 149”, “2” indicating that fact is set "Is set in the symbol range as the determination result. When the symbol lottery value is “150 to 255”, the value “3” indicating that is set in the symbol range as the determination result. Each time the symbol range is set as described above, the second symbol determination unit 162 transmits the value to the effect determination unit 132 together with the value indicating the second lottery and the number of holdings. In addition, when the winning / failing lottery value falls outside or hits a small hit, the table in this figure is not referred to, and for example, a value of “4” may be set in the symbol range as a value indicating a loss or a small hit. May not be set.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the first pattern determining means 114 separately acquires a variation pattern in which a variation process of the symbol variation to be displayed on the first special symbol display device 70 and the effect symbol display device 60 is determined. Is determined from a plurality of fluctuation patterns. The second pattern determining means 119 has a plurality of variation patterns in which a symbol variation display process to be displayed on the second special symbol display device 71 and the effect symbol display device 60 is determined based on a second pattern lottery value separately acquired. Determine from the variation pattern. The first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 each determine a variation pattern of the symbol variation with reference to the variation pattern table when starting the symbol variation. In addition, the first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 execute a prior pattern determination as to which variation pattern range the pattern lottery value corresponds to. The first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 respectively hold or share a variation pattern table and a prior pattern determination table that are referred to for determining a variation pattern. In the variation pattern, a variation time from a variation start to a stop when the special symbol is variably displayed is determined, and has various variation times depending on the type. That is, for each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses. It should be noted that the variation pattern determination executed when starting the symbol variation is also referred to as “variation pattern determination as the main determination” as appropriate in order to distinguish it from the prior pattern determination.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing the variation pattern table. The first pattern determination unit 114 or the second pattern determination unit 119 refers to the variation pattern for detachment shown in FIG. 8A when the determination result is unacceptable. The first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 refer to the variation pattern table of this figure in the variation pattern determination as the main determination. When the determination result is a 15R jackpot, the variation pattern table for 15R jackpot shown in FIG. 8B is referred to. When the determination result is a 2R big hit or a small hit, the 2R big hit and small hit variation pattern table shown in FIG. 8C is referred to.

  In FIG. 8A, the pattern lottery values 0 to 10 are associated with a super reach “super 1”, and the pattern lottery values 11 to 20 are associated with a super reach “super 2”. The pattern lottery values 21 to 255 are associated with any variation pattern of “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach”. As described above, when the result of the determination is wrong, any one of super reach, normal reach, and no reach may be selected. In the variation pattern table for detachment, when a variation pattern of “no reach” is selected, a different table is referred to so that a variation pattern having a shorter variation time than the normal state is selected in the short time state. Further, the deviation variation pattern table is defined such that the column to be referred to is different for each number of reservations, and details of the normal state will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 8B, the super lot of “super 1” is associated with the pattern lottery values 0 to 120, and the super reach of “super 2” is associated with the pattern lottery values 121 to 240. The pattern lottery values 241 to 250 are associated with the reach of “normal 1”, and the pattern lottery values 251 to 255 are associated with the reach of “normal 2”. As described above, when the determination result is a 15R jackpot, a variation pattern with reach is selected.

  In FIG. 8C, the pattern lottery values 0 to 122 are associated with the super reach “super 3”, and the pattern lottery values 123 to 255 are associated with the normal reach “normal 3”. As described above, when the determination result is 2R big hit or small hit, “Super 3” or “Normal 3” is selected with a probability of about 50%.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically illustrating a prior pattern determination table referred to in prior pattern determination. The first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 refer to the table of FIG. 9A when the result is wrong, and indicate that when the pattern lottery value is “0 to 10”. The value “1” is set in the pattern range as the determination result, and when the pattern lottery value is “11 to 20”, the value “2” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result. When the pattern lottery value is “21 to 255”, the value “3” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result.

  The first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 refer to the table of FIG. 9B when the result of the success / failure is 15R jackpot, and indicate that when the pattern lottery value is “0 to 120”. The value “4” is set in the pattern range as the determination result, and when the pattern lottery value is “121 to 240”, the value “5” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result. When the pattern lottery value is “241 to 250”, the value “6” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result, and when the pattern lottery value is “251 to 255”, “7” indicating that fact is set. "Is set to the pattern range as the determination result.

  The first pattern determining means 114 and the second pattern determining means 119 refer to the table of FIG. 9C when the result is 2R big hit or small hit, and if the pattern lottery value is “0 to 122”, The value “8” indicating the fact is set in the pattern range as the determination result, and when the pattern lottery value is “123 to 255”, the value “9” indicating the fact is set in the pattern range as the determination result. . Each time the first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 set the pattern range as described above, the value is displayed together with a value indicating whether the lottery is the first lottery or the second lottery or the number of holdings. It transmits to the effect determination means 132. In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 use a common variation pattern table and a prior pattern determination table. In a modification, the first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 may use separate tables for at least one of the variation pattern table and the prior pattern determination table.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the general drawing lottery means 136 executes a lottery by acquiring a lottery value when the game ball passes through the operation port 68. The result of the lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 136 is variably displayed in the form of a normal symbol on the normal symbol display device 59. The general symbol lottery means 136 holds a symbol determination table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the normal symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. The symbol determination table defines the correspondence between the lottery value and the normal symbol, and the normal symbol lottery means 136 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol with reference to the symbol determination table. When the determined stop symbol becomes a predetermined symbol, it is determined that the normal symbol is a hit, and after the normal symbol variation display is stopped at the stop symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 sets the second start winning opening. The 63 ordinary electric accessories 65 are expanded for a predetermined time. The lottery value of the normal symbol is temporarily held by the hold control means 116. However, the lottery value is held only when the predetermined hold upper limit number held by the hold control means 116 is not exceeded.

  The holding control unit 116 includes a first holding unit 144, a second holding unit 146, and a general drawing holding unit 147. When the symbol variation corresponding to the previous lottery is displayed when the first lottery is newly executed, the first holding means 144 displays the new first lottery result corresponding to the lottery. Hold until fluctuating display starts. In the present embodiment, as the result of the first lottery, up to four pieces are set as the upper and lower lottery values and the setting of the success / failure range, the symbol range, and the pattern range as the preliminary determination results is held. Or you may hold | maintain the result of a prior | preceding determination in the area | region different from a lottery value. When the symbol change corresponding to the previous lottery is displayed when the second lottery is newly executed, the second holding means 146 displays the result of the new second lottery corresponding to the lottery. Hold until fluctuating display starts. In the present embodiment, the number of winning / failing lottery values and the setting of the success / failure range, the symbol range, and the pattern range as the preliminary determination result are held with the upper limit of four as the result of the second lottery. Or you may hold | maintain the result of a prior | preceding determination in the area | region different from a lottery value. The general map holding means 147 holds the general map lottery value acquired by the general map lottery means 136 as a holding ball. These holding numbers are represented by the number of lighting or blinking of the first special figure holding lamp 20, the second special figure holding lamp 21, and the general figure holding lamp 22, respectively. The number of holds by the first holding means 144 and the second holding means 146 is also displayed in the display area 194.

  The lottery value held by the first holding means 144 and the lottery value held by the second holding means 146 are digested in the order in which they entered the first start winning opening 62 and the second starting winning opening 63, respectively. As a result, the symbol variation corresponding to the incoming ball is variably displayed. In another example, the lottery value held in the second holding means 146 may be preferentially digested over the lottery value held in the first holding means 144 to display the symbol variation. In this case, even if the jackpot lottery value is held in the first holding means 144, the symbol variation corresponding to the jackpot lottery value of the first holding means 144 is not displayed as long as the second holding means 146 holds. Therefore, even if there is a jackpot hold in the first holding means 144, there is a possibility that multiple consecutive jackpots can be obtained by continuing to hit the second hold means 146 until a jackpot hold is entered.

  The main display control means 118 includes first special figure control means 148, second special figure control means 150, and universal figure control means 153. The first special symbol control means 148 causes the first special symbol display device 70 to display the fluctuation of the first special symbol 192 according to the fluctuation pattern determined as a result of the first lottery by the first game control means 126. The first special symbol control means 148 sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery or the second lottery performed before that ends. The second special symbol control unit 150 causes the second special symbol display device 71 to display the variation of the second special symbol 193 according to the variation pattern determined as a result of the second lottery by the second game control unit 128. The second special symbol control means 150 also sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery or the second lottery performed before that has ended.

  The first special figure control means 148 and the second special figure control means 150 hold in the order in which the reserved balls are entered, that is, in the order in which the lottery values are held in either the first holding means 144 or the second holding means 146. The result of the first lottery or the result of the second lottery being read is read out, and the symbol variation display is started. In another example, as described above, when the second lottery 146 holds the result of the second lottery, the first special symbol control unit 148 starts the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery. May be reserved. In this case, the second special figure control means 150 starts the symbol variation display corresponding to the second lottery regardless of whether or not the first lottery result is held by the first holding means 144. Thereby, when the lottery value is held by both the first holding means 144 and the second holding means 146, the lottery value held by the second holding means 146 is preferentially read and the symbol variation is displayed. The In such a case, the lottery value held in the first holding means 144 is not read until the number of holdings in the second holding means 146 becomes zero, and the symbol variation thereof does not start.

  The first special figure control means 148 and the second special figure control means 150 issue a change start command and a change stop command at the timing of starting and stopping the change display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, respectively. This is transmitted to the effect display control means 134. When transmitting the variation start command, a determination result or a decision result determined as the main determination, a value indicating each of the stop symbol and the variation pattern, and a value indicating whether the first lottery or the second lottery are included. It is transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the change start command. When transmitting the variation stop command, a value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the variation stop command. Thereby, the fluctuation display by the main display control means 118 and the effect display control means 134 is synchronized, and the interlock is maintained. The normal symbol control means 153 causes the normal symbol display device 59 to display the lottery result by the normal symbol lottery means 136 as a normal symbol variation display.

  The condition holding means 176 holds a special game operating condition as a condition for shifting to a special game including a plurality of unit games accompanied by opening of the special winning opening. The special game operation condition is a result indicating that the game shifts to the special game in the first lottery or the second lottery, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped.

  The special game control means 120, when the first lottery by the first game control means 126 results in the transition to the special game, the special game when the first special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined jackpot mode. It is determined that the operating condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the first grand prize opening 91. Similarly, when the second lottery by the second game control means 128 results in the transition to the special game, the special game control means 120 is stopped when the second special symbol 193 is stopped in a predetermined jackpot mode. It is determined that the special game operating condition is established, and the second big prize opening 92 is opened to execute the special game. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the first grand prize winning opening 91 or the second big winning prize opening 92 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is composed of a plurality of unit games with one opening / closing operation as a unit. Special games include a 15R jackpot that repeats a unit game 15 times and a 2R jackpot that repeats a short unit game only twice. In the case of 15R jackpot, in principle, the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second grand prize winning port 92 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. The special game control means 120 ends the special game when the set round number of unit games is exhausted.

  The specific game execution means 122 controls the normal game in the state of probability change and short time. The specific game execution means 122 always shifts to the time-saving state after the end of the special game regardless of whether the special game is caused by the result of the first lottery or the second lottery. On the other hand, the transition to the probability variation state after the end of the special game is limited to the case where the symbol determined by the first symbol determination means 161 or the second symbol determination means 162 is a jackpot symbol accompanied by the transition to probability variation. The time-short state is continued until the total number of variable display times of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 reaches a predetermined number of end conditions, for example, 100 times from the end of the special game. The first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 select a variation pattern having a short variation time so that the variation display time of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is substantially shortened. However, in the normal state, the fluctuation pattern table corresponding to the number of holdings by the first holding unit 144 or the second holding unit 146 is referred to, and the variation time is reduced as the number of holdings by the first holding unit 144 or the second holding unit 146 decreases. A long fluctuation pattern is likely to appear. On the other hand, the probability change state is continued until the special game with the next jackpot is executed. During the probability variation state, the probability that the success / failure determination result by the first success / failure determination unit 113 or the second success / failure determination unit 117 is a big hit is maintained at a high value.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory 65, the first grand prize winning port 91, and the second major prize winning port 92 of the second start winning prize port 63. When the normal symbol is stopped in a specific manner, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the second start winning opening 63. In the special game, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the big prize opening solenoid 80 or the big prize opening solenoid 81 to open the first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92.

  The pattern storage unit 130 holds a plurality of variation effect pattern data as the variation effect pattern of the decorative design. The effect display means 132 is provided by the effect display control means 134 according to the result of the first lottery received from the first game control means 126 or the result of the second lottery received from the second game control means 128. The contents of the effect to be displayed are determined. The effect determining unit 132 selects any one of a plurality of variation effect pattern data corresponding to the variation pattern of the special symbol determined by the first pattern determining unit 114 or the second pattern determining unit 119 and selects the pattern storage unit 130. Read from. The effect determination means 132 determines the combination of the stop symbols of the decorative symbols 190 based on the special symbols stop symbols and variation patterns determined by the first game control means 126 or the second game control means 128.

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol 190 is formed as a combination of three symbols, and is specified when, for example, the determination result of the first game control means 126 or the second game control means 128 indicates a transition to a special game of 15R jackpot. For example, a combination of three symbols such as “777” and “111” is selected. In this case, it is preferable that the same numbers as the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 are selected as the numbers to be arranged as the decorative symbol 190. For example, when the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is “7”, the decorative symbol 190 is “777”. Or you may make it show the jackpot also by the combination of the symbol in which the specific symbol which shows that it is a hit at least one of three symbols is included. A specific combination, for example, a predetermined combination such as “357”, is selected even when the result of the determination is a 2R big hit or a small win, but the specific combination is not necessarily a combination of three symbols. It does not have to be. When the determination result is neither big hit nor small hit, it is a combination that does not have three symbols such as “312” and “946”, and is a specific combination selected at the time of 2R big hit or small hit. A combination that does not apply is selected. When the determination result is not 15R big hit, and a variation pattern showing a loss with reach is selected, a combination with only one symbol such as “191” or “727” is selected. . The effect determination unit 132 sends the stop symbol combination of the decorative symbol 190 and the variation effect pattern data of the decorative symbol to the effect display control unit 134.

  In the decorative pattern variation effect pattern data, a decorative symbol variation display mode, that is, a variation process from a variation start to a variation stop and a variation process are defined. The variation effect pattern includes a reach pattern that displays a stop symbol combination that is a hit state or a disengagement mode after a reach state that is a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a stop symbol that is a disengagement mode without reaching a reach state An unreachable pattern that displays the combination is included. In particular, the patterns when reaching the reach state include patterns with various long and short fluctuation times. Reach patterns with relatively short fluctuation times are called “normal reach”, and reach patterns with long fluctuation times are called “super reach”. ". Each variation effect pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 132 selects a variation effect pattern of a decorative symbol having the same variation time as that of the special symbol, according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  The effect display control means 134 includes a first effect control means 168 and a second effect control means 170. The effect display control means 134 further controls effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 18.

  The first effect control means 168 and the second effect control means 170 select the result of the first lottery by the first game control means 126 or the result of the second lottery by the second game control means 128 as the selected variation effect pattern. In accordance with the data, the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed in the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60. The first effect control means 168 and the second effect control means 170 determine that the change display of the decorative symbol 190 corresponding to the previous first lottery or second lottery has ended, and a new symbol change start condition And

  The first effect control means 168 and the second effect control means 170 start the symbol variation display in the order of entering the reserved balls. In another example, as described above, when the second lottery 146 holds the result of the second lottery, the first effect control unit 168 starts the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery. You may reserve. In this case, the second effect control unit 170 starts the symbol variation display corresponding to the second lottery regardless of whether the first lottery result is held by the first holding unit 144. As a result, when the lottery value is held by both the first holding means 144 and the second holding means 146, the lottery value held by the second holding means 146 is preferentially read out, and the decorative design fluctuates. Is displayed. In such a case, the lottery value held by the first holding unit 144 is not read until the number of holdings of the second holding unit 146 becomes zero, and the variation of the decorative design does not start. As described above, the effect display control means 134 causes the effect symbol display device 60 to display the symbol variation effect including the variation display of the decorative symbol 190.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing in detail a variation pattern table for detachment. In the variation pattern table 210 of this figure, the range of the pattern lottery value associated with the variation pattern is different for each number of holds. Specifically, the smaller the number of holds, the wider the range of pattern lottery values assigned to variation patterns with relatively long variation times, and the probability that variation patterns with long variation times will be selected is increased. . Therefore, the average fluctuation time becomes longer as the number of holdings by the first holding unit 144 or the second holding unit 146 is smaller. Therefore, when the number of holdings by the first holding unit 144 or the second holding unit 146 is less than a predetermined number, for example, 1 to 2, the selection probability of the variation pattern having a long variation time becomes higher than usual, and the variation time is increased. It tends to be relatively long.

  In the first column 212, the pattern lottery value range and the fluctuation pattern in the case where the number of results held by the first lottery 144 and the number of results held by the second lottery 146 are 1 are shown. Correspondence is shown. Similarly, in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218, the number of results held by the first lottery 144 by the first holding unit 144 or the number of results held by the second lottery 146 by the second lottery respectively. The correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern in the cases of 2, 3, and 4 is shown. That is, it can be considered that the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 indicate the variation pattern table for each number of holds. In this figure, an example will be described in which a plurality of variation patterns that can be selected at the time of deviation are classified into five types according to variation time. This is equivalent to the fact that dozens of types of variation effect patterns are associated with the lottery value ranges for each category.

  The first range 222 includes any of the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 0 to 10. A super reach variation pattern of “super 1” is associated. The second range 224 includes any of the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 11 to 20. A super reach variation pattern of “super 2” is associated. Thus, in the case of the pattern lottery value with the lottery value from 0 to 10 and the pattern lottery value with the lottery value from 11 to 20, the variation pattern having the same variation time is selected regardless of the number of holdings.

  The third range 226 includes normal reach in the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 21 to 255, respectively. The three types of fluctuation patterns “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach” are associated with each other. However, the range of pattern lottery values associated with each variation pattern varies depending on the number of holds. In the first column 212, the sizes of the lottery value ranges to which “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach” are associated are approximately equal, and the ranges obtained by dividing 21 to 255 into approximately three equal portions are associated with each other. Yes. On the other hand, in the second column 214, the size of the lottery value range associated with “normal 1” and “normal 2” is slightly smaller than the lottery value range associated with “no reach”. In addition, in the third column 216, the size of the lottery value range associated with each of “normal 1” and “normal 2” is further reduced, and in the fourth column 218, “normal 1” and “normal 2” are supported. The size of the lottery value range to be attached is further reduced.

  The fluctuation time of “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” may be longer than the fluctuation time of “No reach”, and when “No reach”, the fluctuation time may be shortened like a short time state. Depending on the setting contents of the third range 226, the average variation time will be different. As the number of holds increases from 1 to 2, 3, and 4, the pattern lottery value range for “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” decreases, and conversely, the pattern lottery value range for “out of reach” increases. Therefore, the average fluctuation time becomes shorter as the number of holds increases, and conversely, the average change time becomes longer as the number of holds decreases. In this way, by using a variation pattern table in which the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern is different for each number of holdings, control that makes it easy to select a variation pattern with a long variation time when the number of holdings decreases is realized. be able to.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the holding ball image display control means 180 uses the preliminary determination information corresponding to the result of the lottery held on the first holding means 144 and the second holding means 146 as the holding ball information as a variation pattern determining means. Acquisition result hold display mode information that suggests in the display mode of the image to be displayed on the effect symbol display device 60, the possibility (expected degree) that the result of the success / failure lottery corresponding to the hold ball information is a big hit, and // If the result of the winning / losing lottery corresponding to the reserved ball information is a big win, the effect symbol display device indicates the possibility (expected degree) of transition to a normal game after the end of the special game corresponding to the big win Probability change suggestion display mode information suggested in the display mode of the image to be displayed on 60 is determined, and the determined success / indication suggestion display mode information and / or probability change suggestion hold display mode information is determined. Flip Select the image corresponding to the hold ball information from a plurality of types of images, it is displayed in the effect symbol display device 60 the selected image as pending sphere image.

  The holding ball image display control means 180 responds to the holding ball information with respect to the holding ball information for which the success / failure suggestion holding display mode information and / or the probability variation suggestion holding display mode information has already been determined in response to establishment of a predetermined condition. Depending on the holding ball information corresponding to the incoming ball after the incoming ball, or the timing of the incoming ball after the incoming ball corresponding to the held ball information, the correct / invalid indicating display information and / or the probable change suggestion The hold display mode information is updated, and the image selected according to the determined success / failure suggestion display mode information and / or probability change suggestion hold display mode information is displayed on the effect symbol display device 60 as a new hold ball image.

  In the following, for simplification of explanation, 2R big hit and small hit are not considered, and the result of the winning / failing lottery will be either 15R probability variable big hit, 15R non-probable big hit, or off, but 2R big hit and small The same is true when a hit is provided. In addition, for simplification of explanation, a description will be given of a case where an effect that pre-suggests the possibility of shifting to probabilistic is mainly performed using a reserved sphere image, but the same applies to the case of pre-suggesting the possibility of a big hit. . Hereinafter, “probability suggestion hold display mode information” is also simply referred to as “hold information”.

  FIG. 11 shows an example of the reserved ball image displayed on the effect symbol display device 60. In the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60, the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed in the substantially central region, and a reserved ball image display region 202 is present in the lower region that does not interfere with the variably displayed decorative symbol 190. Provided. In the holding ball image display area 202, the first holding ball image corresponding to the holding ball held by the first holding means 144 corresponds to the holding ball held by the second holding means 146 in a circular frame. The second reserved ball images to be displayed are respectively displayed in the square frame. A broken-line frame indicates that there is no holding ball. In the reserved ball image display area 202, the reserved ball images are displayed from the left in the order in which the corresponding reserved balls enter. In the present embodiment, since the result of the lottery determination relating to the holding ball is digested in the order in which the holding ball entered, the reservation ball image is digested in order from the holding ball corresponding to the holding ball image displayed on the left end. It is erased and the other reserved ball image is shifted to the left by one. When the reserved sphere image display control means 180 acquires the reserved sphere information, it determines the reserved sphere image corresponding to the reserved sphere information and displays it in the reserved sphere image display area 202. The reserved sphere image display control means 180 changes the reserved sphere information at a predetermined timing, and changes the displayed reserved sphere image to the reserved sphere image corresponding to the newly determined reserved sphere information.

  FIG. 12 shows the correspondence between the reserved ball image and the expectation. The hold information “0” corresponds to a state in which the jackpot expectation degree is 0% and the probability variation expectation degree is also 0%, and “−” is associated with the hold mode. In the present embodiment, the hold mode matches the hold ball image, and when the hold information is “0”, “−” is displayed as the hold ball image. When the hold information is “1” to “8”, the expected degree of jackpot is not shown, and the expected degree of transition to probability change is shown if the jackpot is hit. The higher the holding information, the higher the probability change probability, and “A” to “H” are associated with the holding modes, respectively. The hold information “9” corresponds to a state in which the big hit expectation degree is 100% and the probability variation expectation degree is also 100%, and “☆” is associated with the hold mode.

  If the reserved ball image is “−”, the player determines that the result of the lottery corresponding to the held ball is out of place, and if it is “☆”, the player has determined that it is a promising big hit. I can know that. In addition, if it is any of “A” to “H”, it is not known whether or not it is a big hit, but it is possible to know the level of expectation that shifts to a probable when a big hit. When the hold information is set to “0” or “9”, the jackpot expectation degree and the probability change expectation degree are fixed to 0% or 100%, so the hold information is not changed after that, but the hold information is “1”. When set to “8”, the hold information can be changed at a predetermined timing.

  FIG. 13 shows information that is set as a hold that is out of order when a 15R jackpot hold is not included in the unsettled hold put on hold control means 116. When the reserved ball image display control means 180 acquires the reserved ball information, the previous undigested reserved ball information does not include the reserved ball information that suggests 15R jackpot (hereinafter also referred to as “big hit hold”). When the reserved ball information suggests a loss, the change change information is determined by lottery from “0” to “3” with reference to the table shown in FIG. The hold change information indicates the degree to which the degree of expectation corresponding to the hold ball information or other hold ball information is changed, and when the hold ball image display control unit 180 updates the expectation corresponding to the hold ball information, The probability of changing the degree of expectation is higher as the hold change information corresponding to the hold ball information or the hold change information corresponding to the hold ball information corresponding to the incoming ball later than the incoming ball corresponding to the hold ball information is higher. Enhanced. When the hold change information is determined to be any one of “1” to “3”, the hold ball image display control unit 180 further draws a lot from a selectable range corresponding to the determined hold change information. To determine initial hold information. At this time, hold change range information is also determined corresponding to the determined initial hold information. The hold change range information indicates a range in which the hold information can be changed. For example, when the hold change information is set to “0” or “1”, the hold information is not changed from the initial hold information, but can be changed when other numerical values are set. For example, when the hold change information is set to “3” and the initial hold information is set to “3”, the hold information can be changed between “3” to “5”. Since the reserved ball information suggests a detachment, there is actually no 15R probability variation big hit or 15R non-probable big hit. Accordingly, since the probability variation probability may be set at random, a range of lottery values is set in advance so that values are selected with equal probability from the ranges that can be selected as the hold change information and the initial hold information. May be. Or, since it is not actually a 15R probability change big hit, in order to keep the probability of setting hold information with high probability change probability low, the range of lottery values is set in advance so that low hold change information or initial hold information can be easily set. It may be set. In the example of FIG. 13, a lottery value range is set so that a value is selected with equal probability for the hold change information, and a lottery value range is set so that a low value is easily selected for the initial hold information.

  FIG. 14 shows information set to hold indicating that it is a 15R big hit. The reserved ball image display control means 180 determines the hold change information with reference to the table shown in FIG. 14 when the reserved ball information is the big hit hold when the reserved ball information is acquired. When the big hit hold suggests a 15R non-probable big hit, that is, when the probability change information is “0”, the hold ball image display control means 180 selects the hold change information by lottery from “1” to “3”. To decide. At this time, since it is not actually a 15R probability variation big hit, the range of lottery values is set in advance so that the probability of changing to hold information with a high probability of change probability is kept low so that low hold change information is easily set. Thereby, the reliability of the effect by the reserved ball image can be ensured. When the hold change information is determined, the hold ball image display control unit 180 further determines initial hold information by lottery from a selectable range corresponding to the determined hold change information. Also at this time, since it is not actually the 15R probability variation big hit, the range of the lottery value is set in advance so that the low initial hold information can be easily selected.

  If the jackpot hold suggests a 15R probability change jackpot, that is, if the probability change information is “1”, the holdball image display control means 180 draws the hold change information by lottery from “1” to “4”. decide. At this time, since it is actually a 15R probability variation big hit, the range of lottery values is set in advance so that high retention change information can be easily set in order to suppress the probability of changing to the retention information with low probability variation probability. Thereby, the reliability of the effect by the reserved ball image can be ensured. When “4” is selected as the hold change information, the initial hold information is “9”, and the hold ball image definitely suggests that the hold is a 15R probability change big hit. The probability that “4” is selected as the change information may be kept low. When the hold change information is determined to be any one of “1” to “3”, the hold ball image display control unit 180 further draws a lot from a selectable range corresponding to the determined hold change information. To determine initial hold information. Also at this time, since it is actually a 15R probability variation big hit, the range of the lottery value is set in advance so that high initial hold information can be easily selected.

  FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 show information that is set as a hold that is a detachment when a 15R jackpot hold is included in the unsettled hold held in the hold control means 116. When the reserved ball image display control means 180 acquires the reserved ball information, if the jackpot hold is included in the preceding undigested held ball information, and the reserved ball information suggests that it is out, FIG. 15 or FIG. The pending change information is determined with reference to the table shown in FIG. FIG. 15 shows a table that is referred to when the holding ball corresponding to the holding ball information enters the first start winning opening 62 or the second starting winning opening 63 earlier than a predetermined timing. Indicates a table to be referred to when it is later than a predetermined timing. In the table shown in FIG. 16, the range of the lottery values is set in advance so that higher hold change information or initial hold information is easier to set than the table shown in FIG. Thereby, an effective presentation can be performed according to the entering timing of the holding ball. Further, in the tables shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, higher hold change information can be set more easily than in the case where the jackpot hold is not included in the preceding unsettled hold shown in FIG. 13. Therefore, if there is a jackpot hold in the previous unsettled hold, the hold information value of each hold tends to increase each time a hold ball enters, that is, the hold display mode changes to a higher rank. This makes it easier to clearly and effectively suggest that the jackpot hold is in the hold.

  When the jackpot reservation included in the preceding undigested stored ball information suggests 15R non-probable variation big hit, that is, when the probability change information is “0”, the stored ball image display control means 180 is “1” to “ 3 ”is determined by lottery by lottery. When the hold change information is determined, the hold ball image display control unit 180 further determines initial hold information by lottery from a selectable range corresponding to the determined hold change information. When the jackpot reservation included in the preceding undigested stored ball information suggests the 15R probability change big hit, that is, when the probability change information is “1”, the stored ball image display control means 180 has “1” to “3”. The pending change information is determined by lottery. When the hold change information is determined, the hold ball image display control unit 180 further determines initial hold information by lottery from a selectable range corresponding to the determined hold change information.

  When the holding ball image display control means 180 determines the holding change information, the initial holding information, and the holding change range information corresponding to the newly acquired holding ball information with reference to the tables shown in FIGS. Furthermore, the reservation information corresponding to the previous reserved ball information that has not been digested at that time is updated, and the effect symbol display device 60 uses the image selected according to the determined expectation as a new reserved ball image. To display. The reserved ball image display control means 180 first precedes with reference to the hold change information set in the preceding undigested hold ball information and the hold change information set in the newly acquired hold ball information. It is determined whether or not to change the hold information set in the undigested hold ball information. The holding ball image display control means 180 has a higher probability that the holding change information set in the preceding undigested holding ball information or the holding change information set in the newly acquired holding ball information is higher. Change the hold information set in the digestion hold ball information. For example, when deciding whether or not to change the hold information corresponding to a certain hold, the hold change information set for the hold and the hold change information set for the hold entered after the hold When at least one of the variables is a variable and the calculation is performed using a predetermined arithmetic expression such that a larger value is calculated as the value of the pending change information is larger, and the calculated value is higher than a predetermined threshold, The hold information may be changed. When it is determined to change the hold information, the hold ball image display control unit 180 refers to the hold change range information set in the hold ball information for changing the hold information, and determines the changed hold information. To do. For example, the currently set hold information may be incremented within the range of the hold change range information. When the holding ball image display control means 180 changes the holding information, the holding ball image display control unit 180 changes the holding ball image corresponding to the holding ball information whose holding information has been changed to the holding ball image corresponding to the changed holding information.

  FIG. 17 shows an example of the reserved ball image displayed on the effect symbol display device 60. FIG. 17 shows an example of a screen in which the reserved ball image is changed from the screen shown in FIG. In FIG. 12, with respect to the holding ball on which the holding ball image of “G” corresponding to the holding information “7” is displayed, the holding ball is newly entered, so that it corresponds to the holding information “8”. The reserved ball image is changed to “H”. In this way, the visual effect of the notice effect is enhanced by performing the effect of changing the reserved ball image according to the lottery result related to the reserved ball, the lottery result of the subsequent reserved ball, or the entry timing. Can do. Further, the player's expectation can be increased in the notice effect using the reserved ball image. In addition, when a jackpot hold is entered, the hold change information for the hold or later is set so that the hold information corresponding to the jackpot hold is likely to be high. Degree and clarity can be increased.

  The process of operation and control by the above configuration will be described below.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in a pachinko gaming machine. First, processing is executed when a game ball has won a first start winning opening 62, a second starting winning opening 63, a general winning opening 72, a first big winning opening 91, a second big winning opening 92, etc. (S10). If the game is in the normal game (Y in S12), the control process of the normal game such as symbol variation is executed (S14). If the game is not in the normal game (N in S12), the control process of the special game is executed (N in S12). S16). Thereafter, award ball payout according to various winnings is processed with the number of winning balls set in the winning process of S10 (S18).

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing in detail the winning process of S10 in FIG. If there is a ball in the first start winning opening 62 or the second start winning opening 63 (Y in S20), the number of winning balls corresponding to the start winning opening is set (S22). If the ball is entering the first start winning port 62, it is referred to whether or not the number of holds by the first holding unit 144 is less than 4, and if the ball is entering the second starting winning port 63, the second holding unit. Referring to whether or not the number of holdings by 146 is less than 4, if it is possible to hold each of them again (Y in S24), the winning / not-lotting value is acquired (S26). At this time, information such as the type of the lottery value to be held (whether it is the first lottery value or the second lottery value) and the hold order of the lottery value are transmitted to the effect determination means 132. Then, a pre-judgment process is performed to determine whether or not the winning lottery value is obtained (S28), and the winning or failing lottery value is held in the first holding means 144 or the second holding means 146 (S30). If there is no entry to the first start winning opening 62 or the second starting winning opening 63 in S20, the processing from S22 to S30 is skipped (N in S20). If the number of holds reaches the upper limit in S24 and further holding is impossible, the processing from S26 to S30 is skipped (N in S24). The above processing from S20 to S30 is a winning process with respect to a ball entering the start winning opening. In this embodiment, both the first game control means 126 and the second game control means 128 execute the determination as a prior determination, but as a modification, the first game control means 126 and the first determination The preliminary determination by the two game control means 128 may be different. For example, the first game control means 126 and the second game control means 128 may be different from each other in terms of whether the determination is to be executed as a prior determination among the determination of success / failure, symbol determination, and pattern determination. Alternatively, only one of the first game control means 126 and the second game control means 128 may execute a pre-determination and transmit the determination result, or depending on the gaming state such as whether or not the probability change is in progress. You may switch which of the 1st game control means 126 and the 2nd game control means 128 performs prior determination. Or it is good also as an aspect which determines whether prior determination is performed in both the 1st game control means 126 and the 2nd game control means 128 according to a game state. In addition, while the first game control means 126 and the second game control means 128 transmit the prior determination result to the sub-board 104, the sub-board 104 side switches whether to use the determination result according to the game state. Also good.

  If there is a winning at the general winning opening 72 (Y of S32), the number of winning balls corresponding to the general winning opening 72 is set (S34), and if there is no winning at the general winning opening 72, S34 is skipped. (N in S32). If there is a ball in the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 (Y of S36), the number of winning balls corresponding to the first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is set ( S38), when there is no ball entering the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second big winning port 92, S38 is skipped (N of S36).

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing in detail the advance determination process of S28 in FIG. First, a preliminary success / failure determination is performed with reference to the preliminary design determination table (S40), a value indicating the target range is set as the determination result (S42), and a preliminary design determination is performed with reference to the preliminary design determination table. (S44), a value indicating the symbol range is set as the determination result (S46), the preliminary pattern determination is executed with reference to the preliminary pattern determination table (S48), and a value indicating the pattern range is set as the determination result. (S50). The value of the pre-determination result set as described above is temporarily stored in the transmission buffer together with information such as the value indicating whether the first lottery or the second lottery, the number of holds, the hold order, etc. It is transmitted to the effect determining means 132 of the substrate 104 (S52).

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an overall process of the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. In this normal game control process, the pre-reading process in the sub board 104 is executed (S150), the special symbol changing process in the main board 102 (S152), and the decorative symbol changing process in the sub board 104 are executed (S154). Will be repeatedly processed.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing in detail the prefetching process of S150 in FIG. Based on information obtained by so-called prefetching, the criteria such as what kind of production is executed in the sub-board 104 and what kind of result the prior determination result is executed according to the result are Pachinko game Various methods are conceivable depending on the design of game play in the machine 10. In the present embodiment, the sub-board 104 side also recognizes in advance that the variation pattern of “Super 1” has been selected based on the result of the pre-determination process, and suggests that the expectation of jackpot is high. And

  When the effect determination means 132 of the sub-board 104 receives the pre-determination result from the main board 102 (Y in S160), the effect display control means 134 receives either the first lottery or the second lottery received together with the pre-determination result. Based on the value indicating whether or not and information on the number of holds, the display of the number of holds on the effect symbol display device 60 is updated (S162). The number of holdings at that time is a sufficient number to give a predetermined precursor effect such as “3 or more” (Y in S164), and the value of the success / failure range set by the prior determination is “1”. Even if the value of “4” is “4” (Y of S166) or a different value (N of S166), the value of the success / failure range set by the prior determination is “3” and the value of the pattern range is “1”. In the case of (Y of S168), the precursor setting is turned on (S172). In S168, if the value of the success / failure range and the value of the pattern range do not correspond (N of S168), S172 is skipped. When the number of holdings is less than the predetermined number (N in S164), the processing from S166 to S172 is skipped. When the result of the pre-determination process has not been received, the entire flow in this figure is skipped (N in S160). In the example of this figure, it is determined whether or not the precursor setting should be turned on based on the success / failure range and the pattern range set in advance. As a modification, it may be determined whether the precursor setting should be turned on according to the symbol range set by the prior determination, or according to which determination result of the first lottery or the second lottery. . Or you may determine whether a sign setting should be turned ON based on predetermined lottery with those information. Alternatively, it may be determined whether or not the sign setting should be turned on by using at least one piece of information sent as a pre-determination result, that is, a symbol type, a success / failure result, a variation pattern, and the like. In this example, an example is shown in which the precursor setting is turned on when the result of the success / failure determination is a big hit regardless of whether it is normal or when the probability changes, that is, when the big hit is confirmed. Alternatively, the sign setting may be turned on in the case of a small hit. Alternatively, the sign setting may be turned on at the time of 15R jackpot or 2R jackpot.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing in detail the execution process of the special symbol variation process of S152 in FIG. If the symbol variation display has not yet started (N in S60), or if the lottery value is being held by the second holding means 146 (Y in S62), the second win / fail determination means 117 is moved from the second holding means 146. The lottery value is read to determine whether or not the second special symbol 193 is correct (S64), the second symbol determining means 162 determines the second special symbol 193 (S66), and the second pattern determining means 119 is the second special symbol 193. The variation pattern is determined (S68), and a variation start command is transmitted to the sub-board 104 together with the determined result to start symbol variation of the second special symbol 193 (S77).

  When the lottery value is not held by the second holding means 146 (N in S62), and when the lottery value is held by the first holding means 144 (Y in S70), the first winning / failing judging means 113 reads the lottery value from the first holding means 144 and determines whether or not the first special symbol 192 is correct (S72), the first symbol determining means 161 determines the first special symbol 192 (S74), and the first pattern The determining means 114 determines the variation pattern of the first special symbol 192 (S76), and transmits a variation start command to the sub-board 104 together with the determined result to start the symbol variation of the first special symbol 192 (S77). If the lottery value is not held by the first holding means 144, the processing from S72 to S77 is skipped (N in S70).

  When the symbol variation display has already been started (Y in S60), the symbol variation display of the special symbol is processed (S78), and when the predetermined variation time has passed and the symbol display stop timing is reached (S80) Y), a variation stop command is transmitted to the sub-board 104, and the symbol variation being displayed is stopped at a predetermined stop symbol (S82), and the flow of this diagram ends. If the symbol display stop timing has not been reached, the process of S82 is skipped and the flow of this figure is terminated (N in S80).

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing in detail the execution process of the decorative symbol variation process of S154 in FIG. When the effect determining means 132 of the sub-board 104 receives the change start command from the main board 102 (Y of S180), the stop pattern of the decorative symbol is determined according to the received special symbol stop symbol, the variation pattern, and the result of the determination. (S182), and the variation effect pattern is determined (S184). Here, when the sign setting is turned on (Y in S186), the already determined variation effect pattern is a pattern that does not include the specific effect content that should be superimposed on the notice effect. If it is not the symbol fluctuation (N in S190) that is a trigger when the precursor setting is turned on (N in S188), a setting for displaying a predetermined notice effect is executed (S192), and the precursor setting is turned on. If it is a symbol change that is an opportunity (Y in S190), the precursor setting is turned off (S194). Thereafter, the display of variation of the decorative design is started (S196). When the sign setting is not on (N in S186) or when the specific effect content is included in the variation effect pattern (Y in S188), the processing from S190 to S194 is skipped. When the change start command is not received from the main board 102, S182 to S194 are skipped (N of S180).

  If the decorative symbol variation display has already started (Y in S198), the symbol variation and notice effect display processing is executed (S200), and when a variation stop command is received from the main board 102 (Y in S202). ), The symbol variation display is stopped by stopping and displaying the decorative symbols in the stop mode determined in S182 (S204). If a change stop command has not been received from the main board 102, S204 is skipped (N in S202), and if change display has not been started, S200 to S204 are skipped (N in S198).

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game of S16 in FIG. First, when the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second grand prize winning port 92 has not been opened yet (N in S100), the effect display control means 134 starts the effect process of the special game (S102), and the opening / closing control means 124 The first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is opened (S104). If the first big winning opening 91 or the second big winning opening 92 has been opened, S102 and S104 are skipped (Y in S100). When the predetermined opening time has elapsed since the first grand prize winning opening 91 or the second big winning opening 92 was opened (Y in S106), or the opening time has not elapsed (N in S106), When the number of balls entered into the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second major winning prize port 92 has reached nine or more (Y in S108), the opening / closing control means 124 opens the first big prize winning port 91 or the second grand prize winning port 92. It is closed (S110). If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S106) and the number of balls entered into the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second major winning prize port 92 has not reached nine or more (N in S108), S110 and after. This process is skipped and the flow of S16 is terminated.

  If the unit game has reached the final round after the closing of the first grand prize port 91 or the second grand prize port 92 in S110 (Y in S112), the production display control means 134 ends the special game production process ( In step S114, the special game control unit 120 ends the special game (S116), and starts the specific game, that is, execution of probability change and time reduction (S118). If the unit game has not reached the final round (N of S112), 1 is added to the number of rounds and the flow of S16 is terminated (S119).

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing in detail the pending display update process in S162 in FIG. When the reserved ball image display control unit 180 acquires the reserved ball information, the reserved ball image display control unit 180 refers to the tables shown in FIGS. 13 to 16, and holds change information, initial hold information, and hold corresponding to the newly acquired held ball information. Change range information is determined (S300). The reserved ball image display control means 180 displays the reserved ball image corresponding to the determined initial reserved information on the effect symbol display device 60 (S302). The reserved ball image display control means 180 updates the reserved information corresponding to the reserved ball information (S306) if there is undigested at that time and there is preceding reserved ball information (Y in S304), If the information has been changed (Y in S308), the information is changed to a holding ball image corresponding to the changed holding information, and the flow of S162 is ended (S310). If there is no preceding undigested reserved ball information (N in S304), the process from S306 is skipped and the flow in S162 is terminated. If the hold information has not been changed (N in S308), the process of S310 is skipped and the flow of S162 ends.

  In the above, this invention was demonstrated based on the Example. This embodiment is merely an example, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the combination of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention. is there. Hereinafter, modifications will be described.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the determination result of both the first lottery and the second lottery is transmitted from the main board 102 to the sub-board 104 as the prior determination result has been described. As a modification, a configuration may be adopted in which only the success / failure determination result of either the first lottery or the second lottery is transmitted from the main board 102 to the sub-board 104 as a prior determination result.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which determination of success / failure, symbol determination, and variation pattern determination are performed by acquiring separate lottery values in the first lottery and the second lottery. As a modified example, it may be configured to process all the determinations of success / failure, symbol determination, and variation pattern determination using a single lottery value in the first lottery and the second lottery. In addition, separate lottery values may be used to determine whether or not the jackpot is accompanied by a probable change or a short time.

  In the above-described embodiment, the information indicating the result of the first lottery or the second lottery and the information on the number of holdings are provided together with the values indicating the success / failure range, the symbol range, and the pattern range as the prior determination results. The example of transmitting from the substrate 102 to the sub-substrate 104 has been described. In a modification, it is good also as a structure which transmits these information separately, without transmitting at once.

  In the above-described embodiment, the determination table and the preliminary determination table, the symbol determination table and the preliminary symbol determination table, the variation pattern table and the preliminary pattern determination table, and each table so that the ranges of the lottery values match between these tables. Explained the example where is defined. In the modified example, each table is set in such a way that the result of the pre-judgment does not necessarily match the result of the main judgment, but it matches with a high probability, such as by slightly shifting the range of the lottery value. May be. Thereby, for example, it is also possible to set a precursor when a determination result that is a hit is transmitted with a high probability, without separating the determination of the precursor setting between a case where the result of the success / failure determination is a win and a case where the result is a failure. . In this way, by providing a certain degree of uncertainty with respect to the prior determination result, it is possible to reduce the adjustment of processing based on whether or not the sub-board 104 receives the information, and the processing load can be reduced.

  In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the hold information is re-determined when a new hold ball enters, that is, when new hold ball information is acquired. In the modified example, the hold information may be re-determined at an arbitrary timing to change the hold ball image. For example, the hold information may be re-determined on the condition that a specific variation pattern has been selected, a transition to a special game, an overwinning, or the like.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which an effect that preliminarily suggests a probability change expectation degree is preliminarily performed by a reserved ball image. In the modified example, an effect that suggests the degree of expectation of jackpot in advance may be performed using the reserved ball image, or an effect that suggests both the degree of expectation of jackpot and the expected probability of change may be performed in advance. In other words, different reserved ball images may be displayed according to both the big hit expectation and the probability variation expectation. For example, an image obtained by combining weapons and armor may be a reserved ball image, and a big hit expectation degree may be suggested in advance depending on the type of weapon, and a probable change expectation degree may be suggested in advance depending on the type of armor.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the hold ball image is replaced and displayed when the hold information is changed. In the modified example, the expectation may be suggested by displaying an effect image corresponding to each holding ball information on the display device. For example, a plurality of different character images may be prepared as the reserved ball image depending on whether or not the game is successful and the expected degree of probability change, and when the reserved ball image is changed, a state in which characters fight each other may be displayed. For example, a change pattern is displayed as a hold ball image corresponding to a hold ball held in the first hold means 144 during or until a change in which a specific change pattern is selected, such as a change in jackpot hold. The character that is displayed as a holding ball image corresponding to the holding ball held by the second holding means 146 is displayed and the winning ball image of the defeated character is won. You may change to the reserved ball image of a character. Thereby, the visual effect of the prior suggestion effect using the reserved ball image can be further improved.

  The initial holding information set for the holding ball information may be selected in accordance with the timing at the time of entering the holding and the number of holding balls at that time. For example, when the number of preceding holding balls is 0, the holding is immediately digested and the possibility that the holding information is updated is low, and thus high initial holding information may be set. In addition, when the number of preceding holding balls is close to the maximum number, that is, close to 7 in the present embodiment, there is a sufficient opportunity for the holding information to be updated later. It may be set.

  10 Pachinko machines, 50 game boards, 52 game areas, 60 production symbol display devices, 62 first start winning ports, 63 second start winning ports, 70 first special symbol display devices, 71 second special symbol display devices, 100 Game control device, 102 main board, 104 sub board, 112 first winning / losing lottery value acquiring means, 113 first winning / failing determining means, 114 first pattern determining means, 115 second winning / losing lottery value acquiring means, 116 holding control means, 117 118 second display determination means, 118 main display control means, 119 second pattern determination means, 120 special game control means, 122 specific game execution means, 126 first game control means, 128 second game control means, 130 pattern storage means, 132 production determination means, 134 production display control means, 144 1 holding means, 146 second holding means, 148 first special figure control means, 150 second special figure control means, 160 first symbol lottery value acquisition means, 161 first symbol determination means, 162 second symbol determination means, 163 2nd symbol lottery value acquisition means, 168 1st effect control means, 170 2nd effect control means, 180 reserved ball image display control means, 190 decoration symbol, 192 1st special symbol, 193 2nd special symbol.

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A game board in which a game area is formed;
Disposed in a predetermined position of the game area, the first starting winning opening entry ball game balls that triggers the first spruce lottery,
A second start winning opening provided at a position different from the predetermined position in the game area, and the entry of the game ball is an opportunity for a second winning / failing lottery;
First and pattern display device in which the first symbol to indicate the results of the first spruce lottery is variably displayed,
A second symbol display device in which a second symbol for indicating the result of the second success / failure lottery is variably displayed;
An effect display device for displaying a predetermined effect;
A main controller that mainly controls the basic operation of the game including the lottery process;
A sub-control device that mainly controls the staging operation of the game including a display process for indicating the result of the lottery process;
A ball game machine comprising
The main controller is
Symbol in the first spruce lottery value obtaining means for obtaining a lottery value of a first spruce drawing triggered by ball entrance to the first starting winning opening, a ball entrance to the first starting winning opening triggered First symbol lottery value acquisition means for acquiring a lottery value for lottery, first success / failure determination means for determining success / failure based on the acquired lottery value for the first success / failure lottery, and lottery for the acquired symbol lottery variations showing the first symbol determining means for determining the stop symbols of symbol variation on the basis of the result of the determination value and the first spruce, variable display process of the first pattern on the basis of the obtained extracted election value a first game control means including a first variation pattern determining means for determining a pattern,
A second success / failure lottery value acquisition means for obtaining a lottery value of the second success / failure lottery upon entering the second start winning opening, and a chance to enter the second start winning entrance A second symbol lottery value acquisition means for acquiring a lottery value for the lottery; a second success / failure determination unit for determining whether or not it is successful based on the acquired lottery value for the second winner / rejection lottery; and the lottery for the acquired symbol lottery A variation pattern indicating a variation display process of the second symbol based on the acquired lottery value, and a second symbol determination means for determining a symbol variation stop symbol based on the value and the second determination result. Second game control means including second variation pattern determining means for determining;
If the propriety lottery result is large per a special game control means for executing a special game it is an advantageous state for the player than the normal game,
If the stop symbol corresponds to a specific result, a probability variation state in which the probability that the success / failure lottery indicates the transition to the special game is higher than the normal state in the normal game after the end of the special game Specific game execution means to shift to,
First hold control means for holding the result of the first success / failure lottery up to a predetermined number up to the start of variable display of the first symbol corresponding to the lottery;
Second hold control means for holding the result of the second success / failure lottery up to a predetermined number up to the start of variable display of the second symbol corresponding to the lottery;
According variation pattern determined by the first fluctuation pattern determining unit, a first symbol display control means for variably displaying the first symbol in the first symbol display device,
Second symbol display control means for variably displaying the second symbol on the second symbol display device in accordance with the variation pattern determined by the second variation pattern determining means;
Including
The sub-control device
Effect determining means for determining an aspect of the effect corresponding to the variation pattern determined by the variation pattern determining means;
Effect display control means for displaying an effect on the effect display device in a mode determined by the effect determining means;
Including
The game control means, when there is incoming balls into the startup win hole, regardless of whether the symbol variation display corresponding to the input sphere is immediately started, information that corresponds to the input spheres To the effect determining means as prior determination information,
The first symbol display control means reserves the start of symbol variation display corresponding to the first success / failure lottery when the result of the second success / failure lottery is held by the second hold control portion. On the other hand, the second symbol display control means displays the symbol variation corresponding to the second winning / losing lottery regardless of whether or not the result of the first winning / losing lottery is held by the first holding control means. Start
When the sub-control device acquires the prior determination information corresponding to the result of the lottery that is held by the hold control unit as the hold ball information from the game control unit, the lottery corresponding to the hold ball information is acquired. The result of the success / failure lottery display information corresponding to the hold / suggestion display information and / or the hold ball information corresponding to the retained ball information is suggested as a big hit. When the special game corresponding to the jackpot, the probability change suggestion pending display mode information that suggests in the display mode of the image to be displayed on the effect display device in the normal game after the end of the special game is determined Then, an image corresponding to the reserved ball information is selected from a plurality of types of images according to the determined success / failure suggestion display mode information and / or probability change suggestion hold display mode information. And includes a hold balls image display control means for displaying on the presentation display the selected image as pending sphere image,
The holding ball image display control means corresponds to the holding ball information for the holding ball information for which the success / failure suggestion holding display mode information and / or the probable change suggestion holding display mode information has already been determined in response to establishment of a predetermined condition. Depending on the holding ball information corresponding to the incoming ball after the incoming ball, or the timing of the incoming ball after the incoming ball corresponding to the held ball information, the correct / invalid indicating display information and / or the probable change suggestion The hold display mode information is updated, and an image selected from the plurality of types of images as a new hold ball image in accordance with the updated success / failure suggestion display mode information and / or probability change suggestion hold display mode information Display on the effect display device ,
Depending on the type of image selected as the holding ball image, the possibility of jackpot or the probability changing state suggested by the holding ball image is different,
The holding ball image display control means holds the image having the highest possibility of being a big hit suggested when displayed as a holding ball image or the probability variation state among the plurality of types of images. A bullet ball game machine that does not change its reserved ball image to a new reserved ball image when displayed as a ball image .

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