JP2011092336A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To relatively improve user's feeling of gain by effectively making the short opening of a big prize-winning port in a special game in a pinball machine inconspicuous. <P>SOLUTION: A special game operation condition holding means includes, as special game operation conditions, a plurality of times of a normal unit game being a unit game wherein one of the big prize-winning ports is opened for a predetermined period and a specific unit game being a unit game wherein the other big prize-winning port is opened shorter than the predetermined period, and holds a specific special game shifting condition for shifting to a specific special game wherein opening and closing of the other big prize-winning port in the specific unit game is performed during execution of consecutive normal unit games. A special game control means executes the specific special game when a drawing on winning or not indicates shifting to the specific special game as a result and forming of the specific special game shifting condition is judged. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

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 various types of ball game machines, the so-called first type pachinko game machine, the lottery is performed in response to the ball entering the start opening provided on the game board, Depending on the result of the lottery, symbols are displayed in a variable manner. In other words, a plurality of symbols are displayed in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially in the center of the game board while the symbols are varied (hereinafter, such a display is referred to as “symbol variation” or “variable display”). This gaming machine is known to shift to a special game when a combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variations are stopped has a specific form. Special games are also called jackpots, and a unit game with a predetermined period of time for opening a special prize opening provided on the game board is performed multiple times, and a predetermined number of prize balls are awarded for each entry to the special prize opening. A payout is made. As a result, more prize balls than normal games can be obtained (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The variable display of symbols in the display area is not only a variable display of multiple symbols, but the time of variable display is usually reduced in a state where it is a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, as in the so-called reach screen. For example, an effect is made to increase the player's expectation, such as making it longer.

  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 has occurred 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 JP 2008-272317 A

  In recent years, a model that employs a jackpot technique called so-called 2R jackpot, in which the winning prize opening is opened for a very short time, and the profit status of a special game is shifted to a state after generating virtually no prize ball profit. It has been known. In order to distinguish such 2R jackpot from the above-mentioned normal jackpot, the latter may be called 15R jackpot. Since 2R jackpots also generate special games, they can be accompanied with certainty. That is, it is possible to generate a so-called sudden probability change in which the probability change is made without the knowledge of the player, and to give an impact to the player. In addition, there is a case where a technique called small win is used in combination with a special game such as 2R jackpot, in which the big winning opening is opened only for a short time in a manner very similar to the appearance, but does not shift to the profit state. The purpose is to raise the player's expectation in a form that is clearly indistinguishable in terms of appearance, whether 2R jackpot or small hit has occurred. In these models, the effect of the resurrection is enhanced by not showing as clearly as possible whether or not the transition to profit status has been made.

  On the other hand, when multiple types of jackpots with different number of unit games (also called “rounds”) such as 2R jackpots and 15R jackpots are provided, the profit status differs greatly among the jackpots. There are also industry requests (industry regulations) that should clearly indicate to players. However, when trying to respond to such a request, which jackpot is easily recognized, there is a risk of impairing the player's expectation and interest. Moreover, when it was shown that it was 2R big hit, it was recognized that it was not a big hit, and there also existed a problem that the effect of the production accompanied with the above-mentioned roar could not be obtained.

  Therefore, while making the upper limit of the number of rounds in the special game the same, there are some that seem to have multiple types of jackpots having different numbers of rounds by making the number of times of opening and closing the big prize opening in the unit game different. In addition, for example, a 15R jackpot with a long opening and a 15R jackpot with a short opening are provided, for example, the opening time of the big winning opening is the same. Some of them show up. In addition, there is a technique for improving interest during special games by making it difficult to recognize round breaks (see, for example, Patent Document 2). Specifically, there are those that make the round break unclear by continuously executing a plurality of types of unit games that differ in the number of short opening times of the big winning opening. In addition, a special game that consolidates unit games with short opening of the big prize opening into the second half round, or short opening of the big winning opening several times continuously in the first round, Some have increased the jackpot variation by providing special games that are normally open (long open).

  However, in general, each unit game has its end condition that the specified number of winnings is satisfied or the specified time has passed since the opening of the big winning opening, so even if it is a short opening, the specified winnings will be given during the opening. The grand prize opening will close when the number is met. For this reason, even in the configuration in which it is difficult to recognize the above-described round break, there is still a possibility that the break becomes clear when the prescribed winning number is satisfied. In addition, the short opening of the big winning mouth for the purpose of digesting the rounds that consolidate the unit games where the short winning opening is made in the second half round does not substantially give out, so such a large If there is a continuous movement of the winning opening, it will also show the player a detrimental opening movement that only consumes time.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and its purpose is to make the short opening of the big winning opening in a special game in a ball game machine effectively inconspicuous and relatively increase the player's sense of gain. It is in.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a bullet ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game board in which a game area is formed, a start opening provided at a predetermined position of the game area, and a ball entering the start opening. Winning lottery means for executing the winning / losing lottery as a trigger, a first big prize opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area and opened according to the result of the winning / failing lottery, provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area, A second prize winning opening that is opened according to the result of the result, an opening / closing control means for controlling the opening / closing of the prize winning opening, a first sensor for detecting entry into the first prize winning opening, and a second When a second sensor for detecting the entrance to the grand prize opening and the entrance to the first grand prize opening or the second grand prize opening are detected, a predetermined number of prize balls are counted for each entry. A prize ball payout means for executing payout, and a plurality of unit games, and each unit game includes a first big prize opening and Special game operating condition holding means that holds special game operating conditions as conditions for shifting to a special game that opens one of the two prize winning openings, and the result of the lottery result indicating a transition to a special game. Special game control means for starting execution of the special game when it is determined that the game operation condition is satisfied, and executing the special game with a preset upper limit number of unit games.

  The special game operation condition holding means includes, as a special game operation condition, a normal unit game that is a unit game in which a predetermined time of a predetermined winning opening is released a plurality of times, and more than a predetermined time of the other large winning opening. Specified special game that includes a specified unit game that is a short unit game that is short and short-opened, and that shifts to a specified special game that opens and closes the other big prize opening in the specified unit game during the execution of the preceding and following normal unit games The transition condition is held, and the special game control means executes the specific special game when it is determined that the special lottery lottery results in the transition to the specific special game and the specific special game transition condition is satisfied.

  Here, the number of times of opening / closing the big prize opening per “unit game” may be one or more. In each unit game of the special game, one of the first big prize opening and the second big prize opening is opened, so that both big prize winning openings are not opened in the unit game. When the first big winning opening or the second big winning opening is opened in the unit game of the special game, the winning ball is paid out in accordance with the winning. Even if the big prize opening is closed in a unit game, if the unit game is less than the maximum number of continuations, the game proceeds to the next unit game and the special game is continued. The specific unit game may be included only once in the specific special game or may be included a plurality of times. In the latter case, the opening / closing of the big prize opening by the normal unit game is executed during the execution of the continuous normal unit game, and may be executed before the start of the first normal unit game. Some of them may be executed after the end of the normal unit game.

  According to this aspect, when a specific special game is started, a normal unit game in which one big prize opening is opened and closed and a specific unit game in which the other big prize opening is opened and closed are sequentially executed. The normal unit game is executed a plurality of times in a specific special game, and since the opening time of the special winning opening is relatively long, the player's consciousness is likely to be directed. On the other hand, the specific unit game is executed between the executions of the preceding and succeeding specific unit games, and the big prize opening different from the specific unit game is opened and closed relatively short, so that the player's consciousness is hardly directed. That is, on the one hand, it is possible to direct the player's consciousness to the continuous long opening of the big prize opening by the normal unit game, and on the other hand, it is possible to execute the short opening of the different big winning openings by the specific unit game inconspicuously Become. As a result, it is possible to reduce the opportunity for the player to show the player a short opening of the big prize opening with little or no play, and the player's feeling of loss can be suppressed. In other words, it is possible to suppress the player from seeing a situation in which a special game is digested in a state where the player cannot expect a game, and the player's sense of gain is relative to a special game in which such a situation is shown to the player. Can be enhanced.

  Specifically, the specific special game may include the specific unit game a plurality of times. Then, the special game control means may execute the opening / closing of the other big prize opening corresponding to one of the plurality of specific unit games during the execution of the preceding and following normal unit games in the specific special game.

  Here, the opening of each big winning opening of the specific unit game may be executed alternately with the opening of the big winning opening of the normal unit game. In addition, there may be a case where the opening of the big winning opening of the specific unit game is included or not included between the opening of the big winning opening of the normal unit game. In other words, the number of normal unit games and the number of specific unit games may be different from each other so that the case where the specific unit game is not consumed or not is included between the normal unit games.

  According to this aspect, since there is only one specific unit game for opening and closing the big prize opening between normal unit games, the player's consciousness directed to the normal unit game is switched to the specific unit game side. Can be suppressed. That is, in the specific unit game, although the big prize opening is short-opened, the possibility that it will be noticed by the player increases if the specific action is continuously executed a plurality of times. The possibility is kept low because it keeps on. When a specific unit game is included a plurality of times, each short release of the specific unit game may be executed during any one of a plurality of consecutive normal unit games.

  The winning ball payout means, when a winning ball is detected during a period from when the first big winning gate or the second big winning gate is opened until a predetermined valid time elapses after the first big winning gate is opened, Each time a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, the special game control means, in the specific special game, at the effective time after the closing of one big winning opening between executions of the preceding and following normal unit games, The other special winning opening may be opened and closed.

  Here, the “valid time” may be set as a period during which detection by the sensor is valid so that a valid number of prize balls are paid out for winning in the big winning opening. In other words, if there is a ball entered just before the closing of the grand prize opening, if the winning judgment is invalidated simultaneously with the closing of the big prize opening, the winning ball will not be paid out for the previous winning ball. This is irrational for the player. For this reason, in general gaming machines, an effective time of a predetermined length is set so that the entry just before closing is also effective, and an interval that secures the effective time even when the big prize opening is continuously opened Is set. In other words, the player recognizes that there is a closing time due to such an interval regardless of the reason, and does not feel discomfort if the opening of the big prize opening is started after that interval.

  In this aspect, the effective time included in the interval between the normal unit games is utilized to complete the short release of the specific unit game. As a result, a short open period with little profit can be digested unconsciously by the player. In addition, since the specific unit game can be executed unconsciously by the player in this way, a game characteristic that the number of rounds of the entire specific special game can be made smaller than the actual number can be obtained. Furthermore, the execution time of the entire specific special game can be shortened, and the normal game can be switched to early. In other words, in the configuration where there is one grand prize opening, the next opening cannot be started at the effective time, but in this aspect, by providing a plurality of big prize openings, the other big prize opening is effective at the effective time of one big prize opening. Opening and closing is executed. In other words, when there is only one big prize opening, the opening / closing time of the big prize opening for the specific unit game must be provided outside the effective time. In this mode, the time can be thinned, and the special special game The total time required can be shortened. For this reason, the effect display time in the normal game can be made relatively long, and the degree of freedom of design in the effect surface can be increased. In the specification in which the effective time is a fixed value regardless of the type of the special game, it is only necessary to set the specific unit game to be executed in accordance with the fixed period, and the software design can be facilitated.

  The special game operation condition holding means holds, as special game operation conditions, a normal special game transition condition for each unit game to shift to a normal special game consisting of a normal unit game, and includes a special special game and a normal special game. Regardless of the type of special game, the maximum number of continuations of the unit game is set to be equal to each other, and the special game control means will result in the success / failure lottery indicating the transition to the normal special game, and the normal special game transition condition A normal special game may be executed when it is determined that is established.

  According to this aspect, in addition to the specific special game described above, a normal special game in which each unit game is a normal unit game is provided. Usually, in special games, each unit game has a large opening for the big prize opening, so that the player can expect a lot of games in comparison with the specific special game. On the other hand, regardless of whether the game is a normal special game or a specific special game, the number of continuation upper limits of the unit game is the same, so there is no need to provide a round indicator lamp or the like for indicating the number of continuation upper limits. That is, the player's expectation can be felt in that a special game having a different expectation with respect to the number of appearances is provided while the actual number of rounds is the same. In addition, a special special game has the same number of rounds as a normal special game, but depending on the player, a specific unit game can be completed without noticing it, and it is recognized that there is a special game with a different number of rounds in appearance. It becomes possible. As a result, the apparent variation as a special game is enriched. In addition, since the special winning game includes a normal special game in which the special winning opening is relatively monotonous, it is possible to enhance the gaming characteristics of the special special game in which the special winning opening is irregular.

  The length of the normal unit game in the normal special game and the length of the normal unit game in the special special game (long open unit game) are different from each other, so that the design value of the game in both special games is almost equal. May be. In other words, since the specific special game includes a specific unit game with a small number of balls, the normal special game may be set to be longer than the normal unit game due to the balance of the balls in the special game. . As a result, even if the number of apparent rounds in a special special game is small, as many prize balls as in a special special game can be obtained, and the player's expectation and satisfaction can be enhanced. .

  You may provide the launcher which launches a game ball toward a game area according to a player's hitting operation. The opening time per time of the big prize opening in the normal unit game is set as a time value in which a game ball launched at the same time as the opening of the big prize opening can be entered, while the opening time of the big prize opening in the specific unit game is set. The opening time per time may be set as a time value at which it is difficult for a game ball launched simultaneously with the opening of the big winning opening.

  The “time value that is difficult to enter” here may be set as a time value that makes it difficult for the game ball to reach during the opening even if the aim is switched from the other large winning opening. Alternatively, regardless of whether or not the launch intensity of the game ball is adjusted, it may be set as a time value that can substantially prevent the incoming ball itself. In this case, “substantially preventable” means that the possibility of entering the grand prize opening is extremely low, but there is an exception such as a game ball staying in the game area accidentally entering. It does not have to be excluded until there is a ball. The design may be such that no entry is assumed.

  In this aspect, since the specific unit game is an open game with a big prize opening that is substantially free of play, the purpose of making it difficult for the player to recognize the specific unit game becomes obvious. As a result, the above-described function of making the short opening of the big winning opening due to the specific unit game inconspicuous is more effectively exhibited.

  The first special winning opening and the second special winning opening may be provided in the game area in an arrangement configuration in which it is difficult for the player to pay attention to both of the large winning openings simultaneously. Here, “an arrangement configuration that makes it difficult to pay attention to at the same time” is an arrangement configuration in which, for example, the other prize winning opening is provided at a position off the line connecting the entrance to the game area and one prize winning opening. There may be. Alternatively, in the case where the flow path of the game ball in the game area is configured to be branched by a predetermined partition member, one large winning opening and the other large winning opening are respectively provided at positions facing each other across the partition member. Such an arrangement may be used.

  According to this aspect, the player's consciousness is directed to the normal unit game to make it difficult for the specific unit game to be recognized, thereby making it possible to make the player more aware of the presence of a special game with a different number of rounds. Can be realized.

  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, the short opening of the big prize opening in the special game in the ball game machine can be made inconspicuous effectively, and the player's sense of gain can be relatively enhanced.

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 time chart which illustrates the correspondence between the opening / closing timing of the big prize opening and the display period of each effect displayed on the effect display device. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. 5 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the fluctuation | variation display process of S40 in FIG. 6 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the special game control process of S16 in FIG. 5 in detail. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail the opening process of S100 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the closing process of S102 in FIG. 9 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S160 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the closing process of S162 in FIG. 12 in detail. It is a time chart which illustrates the correspondence between the opening / closing timing of the special winning opening in the specific special game and the display period of each effect displayed on the effect display device. It is a timing chart showing the entrance determination method to the big winning opening concerning a modification. It is a time chart which illustrates the correspondence of the opening / closing timing of the big prize opening in the special special game concerning a modification, and the display period of each effect displayed on an effect display device.

Example 1
The pachinko gaming machine shown in the present embodiment corresponds to a conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine. When the game ball enters the start winning opening, a winning / losing lottery is executed. When the lottery result is “big hit”, a special game in which the large winning opening repeatedly opens and closes is started. When there is a ball in the big prize opening, a predetermined number of balls are paid out each time, which is advantageous to the player. In this embodiment, a normal jackpot (referred to as “normal jackpot”) and a specific jackpot (“specific jackpot”) are provided as jackpots. The normal jackpot indicates a shift to a normal special game (referred to as “normal special game”), and the specific jackpot indicates a shift to a specific special game (“specific special game”). In this embodiment, each special game includes 15 unit games (games that become a unit when the special game continues).

  That is, in both the special special game and the special special game, the continuation upper limit number of 15 is set as the number of unit games (number of rounds), and the unit game is repeatedly continued until 15 rounds are reached. However, the special special game is different from the normal special game that does not include the specific unit game in that the unit game (referred to as “specific unit game”) including a very short opening time of the big prize opening is included in the 15 rounds. . In other words, in a special special game, a long-open unit game (“10” or more winnings) or a long-opening unit game (“30”) is the end condition after the grand prize opening is opened. Normal unit game ”is continuously executed over 15 rounds. On the other hand, in the special special game, the specific unit game is included in the 15 rounds in addition to the normal unit game. This specific unit game has its end condition set to a predetermined number or more (10 or more winnings) or a predetermined time (0.5 seconds) after the grand prize opening is opened. The period of seconds is set as a time value at which it is difficult to enter the ball itself as well as winning more than 10 balls by design. For this reason, the specific unit game is ended in a short time due to the short opening of the big prize opening. As a result, in the special special game, it is not possible to expect a play ball (prize ball) as much as the special game. However, as described later, the special special game is configured so that the specific unit game itself is not easily recognized by the player, so that the player is uncomfortable by repeatedly opening the big prize opening. It is suppressed.

  On the other hand, when the result of the winning / losing lottery becomes a predetermined result called “small winning”, a small winning game in which the big winning opening is opened for a short time is executed. The small hit game is executed as a special game including one unit game. This small hit game has an opening time of a big winning opening corresponding to two times of a specific unit game constituting a specific special game. In other words, in this embodiment, even in a small hit game, since the opening time of the big prize opening is short, it is virtually impossible to expect a game. Small hits do not change with certainty, and do not change the big hit probability of the normal game before and after. Therefore, the profit state is higher for a player with a specific jackpot than with a jackpot. However, if a jackpot is generated from the probability variation state (high probability state), the game state after the special game falls to the normal state (low probability state) unless the jackpot is accompanied by probability variation. Even if a win occurs, the gaming state after the small hit game is maintained in a certain change state.

FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine.
Hereinafter, a so-called first type pachinko gaming machine, which is conventionally known as a bullet ball gaming machine, will be described as an example. 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 mechanisms such as storage of game balls, delivery of game balls to the launch rail, and extraction of 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 special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, and a start winning port (hereinafter referred to as “start port”) 62 on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. , Center ornament 64, first grand prize opening 91, second major prize opening 92, operation opening 68, and general prize opening 72. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) are installed. The start port 62 includes a start winning detection device 74 for detecting the entrance of a game ball and a normal electric accessory solenoid 76 for expanding the expanding mechanism of the start port 62. When the expansion mechanism of the start port 62 is expanded, the opening width of the start port 62 is expanded and the ease of entering the ball is improved. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the start port 62, and generates start win information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The general winning opening 72 includes a general winning detecting device 73 for detecting the entering of a game ball. 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 grand prize winning port 91 includes a winning prize detecting device 77 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 77 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first big winning opening 91, and generates first big winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The first big winning opening 91 has a horizontal rectangular shape that is open when the special symbol 192 stops in a predetermined mode showing a big hit (normal jackpot or specific big hit) and when stopped in a predetermined mode showing a small jackpot. It is a winning mouth. The first grand prize winning port 91 is provided at a position above the out port 58.

  On the other hand, the second big prize opening 92 is provided as a special big prize opening that is opened and closed in the process of the special special game by the special jackpot, and is smaller than the first big prize opening 91 at the side of the center decoration 64 described later. It is provided in an inconspicuous shape by the member. Further, the second big prize opening 92 is a position where the game ball does not enter unless the player makes a different hitting manner such as a right strike, and the player can see the effect displayed on the effect display device 60. It is provided in a position where the line of sight is difficult to reach. Further, the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second grand prize winning port 92 are in a positional relationship that makes it difficult for the player to pay attention to both of the big prize winning ports at the same time. The big prize opening solenoid 81 opens and closes the blades of the second big prize opening 92. 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 special symbol display device 61 provided on the left side of the game area 52 and the effect display device 60 provided in the approximate center of the game area 52 have a variation of the special symbol 192 on each screen and a decoration linked to the special symbol 192. The variation of the effect image including the symbol 190 is displayed (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol variation” or “variation display”). Here, the special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery performed when the game ball is dropped into the start port 62. If the symbol pattern when the variation display of the special symbol 192 is stopped is a symbol determined to be a big hit or a small hit, the timing at which the stopped symbol is displayed becomes the occurrence timing of a big hit or a small hit. The special symbol display device 61 is display means composed of, for example, 7 segment LEDs.

  The effect display device 60 is a liquid crystal display that variably displays the decorative symbol 190 in a manner interlocked with the variation display of the special symbol 192. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually rendering the lottery result display indicated by the special symbol 192. The effect display device 60 displays, as the decorative symbol 190, for example, a plurality of rows of moving images of symbol variation simulating a slot machine game in the central area of the screen. The effect display device 60 is constituted by a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be constituted by a mechanical rotating device such as a drum or other display means such as an LED. Since the special symbol 192 does not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the special symbol 192 is displayed in an inconspicuous size on the special symbol display device 61 at the lower left of the production display device 60. In the case of adopting a technique in which a decorative role is not displayed and a decorative symbol is not displayed, the special symbol may be displayed on a liquid crystal display such as the effect display device 60.

  The operation port 68 is provided at the left 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 operation port passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passage of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers an open lottery for determining whether or not to expand the expansion mechanism of the start port 62. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a normal symbol, which is a symbol indicating the result of the open lottery, is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the lower right side of the effect display device 60. When the normal symbol variation display is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed, the start port 62 is normally expanded for a predetermined time with a probability of about 50% to 80%.

A center ornament 64 is provided around the effect display device 60. The center decoration 64 has functions such as a flow path of the game ball, protection of the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60, and decoration. The second grand prize winning opening 92 is attached so as to constitute a piece of a decorative member for decorating the periphery of the center decoration 64. The game ball that has entered the opened second grand prize opening 92 flows into the inner space through the passage 31 provided in the center decoration 64 and is played from the discharge port 32 provided in the center of the bottom. It is discharged to the back of the board 50. The winning detection device 79 is provided in the passage 31. As shown in the drawing, the second grand prize winning opening 92 opens and closes in a small manner in an inconspicuous form on the right side of the center ornament 64, so that its opening operation is difficult to recognize compared to the first big winning prize opening 91. In the modification, the second grand prize winning port 92 may be provided at a position that is less conspicuous. For example, it may be provided away from the effect display area of the effect display device 60, such as being provided above the center decoration 64, and may be provided at a position away from the line of sight of the player watching the effect display.
A lottery hold lamp 20 is provided below the effect display device 60, and an operation hold lamp 22 is provided below the normal symbol display device 59 at the lower right of the game area 52, which is a symmetrical position. . The lottery hold lamp 20 is composed of four lamps, and displays the number of lottery holds depending on the number of lights. The number of lottery holds is the number of lottery results won to the start port 62 during symbol variation or special game, and indicates the number of winning balls for which symbol variation has not yet been executed. The operation hold lamp 22 is also composed of four lamps, and displays the number of hold of normal symbol fluctuations depending on the number of lights. 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. Furthermore, game effect lamps 90 are respectively provided above and below the effect display device 60. The operation button 82 is a button that the player operates to input a predetermined instruction to the gaming machine. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15.

  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. In this embodiment, the game is designed so that 100 game balls are launched per minute. 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 drops into each of the general winning opening 72, the start opening 62, the first large winning opening 91, and the second large winning opening 92, the winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning opening is the upper ball tray 15 or It is paid out to 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 falls into the start port 62, the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 are variably displayed on the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60. The variable display of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the elapse of the display time determined prior to the display. When the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are symbols indicating a big hit, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the first grand prize port 91 or the second big prize port The opening / closing operation 92 is started. In the case of a normal jackpot, the decorative symbol 190 simulating a slot machine game takes a display mode in which three symbols are matched. In the present embodiment, the first big prize opening 91 is opened in the normal special game. The first grand prize winning opening 91 is temporarily closed after being opened for about 30 seconds or after 10 or more game balls are dropped. Such opening and closing of the first grand prize opening 91 is repeated a predetermined number of times (15 times). That is, the unit game of the normal special game is a normal unit game in which a predetermined time (30 seconds) or a predetermined number (10 balls or more) of balls entered as the end condition from the start of the opening of the first big winning opening 91. ing.

  On the other hand, in the case of a special jackpot, the decorative symbol 190 takes a display mode in which the three symbols are consecutive odd or even symbols. In the present embodiment, in the special special game, the first grand prize opening 91 and the second big prize opening 92 are sequentially opened along a predetermined opening / closing pattern. The special special game is also composed of 15 unit games. Unlike the normal special game, the normal special game and the specific unit game are included. The specific unit game has a predetermined time (0.5 seconds) or a predetermined number (10 or more balls) of entry from the start of the opening of the second grand prize opening 92, and ends more quickly than a normal unit game. To do. Details of the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening in each special game will be described later. Further, when the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of stop are symbols indicating a small hit, the game shifts to a small hit game, and the first big winning opening 91 is opened and closed in a short time. Even in the case of this small hit, the decorative symbol 190 takes a display form in which the three symbols are odd or even consecutive symbols.

  In the normal game after the special game is over, in principle, a variable time shortening game (hereinafter referred to as “time reduction” as appropriate), which is one of the specific games, is started. In the variation time shortening game, the variation time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is shortened from the normal time. The variation time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is returned to the original variation time after the variation display of a predetermined variation number is performed. When a special game occurs and the winning stop pattern at that time is in a specific mode, a probability variation game (hereinafter referred to as “probability change” as appropriate) that is one of the specific games after the special game ends Be started. In the probability variation game, a lottery with a higher win probability than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is generated relatively early.

  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 a lottery when a winning is made to the start port 62. The sub-board 104 includes a liquid crystal unit 42 and controls display contents on the effect display device 60, operations of the plurality of movable objects 140, and lighting of the game effect lamp 90. And the lighting of the movable accessory 140 and the game effect lamp 90 is activated along with the progress of the production. 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 start port 62, a first grand prize port 91, a second major prize port 92, a general prize port 72, an operation port 68, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, It is electrically connected to each of the normal symbol display device 59, the operation button 82, the speaker 18, the game effect lamp 90, and the movable accessory 140, and enables transmission and reception of various control signals. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game but also the staging operations such as the symbol variation display, the movable accessory 140, and the electric decoration. The game control device 100 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared between a main board 102 that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game, and a sub board 104 that controls design effects and the like. 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 winning / failing lottery means 112, a symbol determining means 114, a variation pattern determining means 115, a hold control means 116, a main display control means 118, a special game control means 120, a small hit. The game control means 121, the specific game execution means 122, the entrance control means 150, the special game operation condition holding means 176, and the small hit game operation condition holding means 180 are provided. The sub-board 104 in the present embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, a design mode determination unit 131, an effect determination unit 132, an effect operation control unit 134, and an accessory control unit 136. 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.

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

  The success / failure lottery means 112 accepts a random number value to determine whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game when the game ball enters the start port 62. Get as a value. For example, the success / failure lottery value is 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 success / failure lottery means 112 holds a plurality of success / failure tables to be referred to in the success / failure determination. In the plurality of success / failure tables, the determination result of winning or losing is associated with the winning / losing lottery value, and the success / failure probability is determined according to the associated winning range setting.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to a success / failure table for determination of success / failure based on a normal probability in a normal state (hereinafter, referred to as “normally normal / failure table” as appropriate). Refer to the “probability appropriateness determination table”) as appropriate. In this embodiment, in the normal success / failure table, only when the success / failure lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 399 is a big hit. In the probability variation success / failure table, the jackpot range is expanded, and not only when the success / failure lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 399 but also when it falls within the range of 400 to 3999. Thus, the range corresponding to the jackpot changes according to the gaming state.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, as a unit game of the special game, the normal unit game in which 30 seconds have elapsed from the start of the opening of the first grand prize winning opening 91 or ten or more balls are set as the end condition, There is provided a specific unit game in which 0.5 seconds have elapsed from the start of opening of the big winning opening 92 or 10 balls or more are set as end conditions. In the normal special game, the normal unit game is repeatedly executed, and in the specific special game, the normal unit game and the specific unit game are sequentially executed. Here, the opening time of 30 seconds of the normal unit game is a time value in which a plurality of game balls can enter the first big winning opening 91 by design, and many games are expected as a special game. On the other hand, the opening time of 0.5 seconds for a specific unit game is a time value that can substantially prevent entry to the second big prize opening 92 as well as entry of more than 10 balls. There is no special game that can be expected. That is, even if there is a game ball that has already stayed in the game area 52 when the second big prize opening 92 is opened, the game ball is moved downward in the game area 52 by a mechanism such as a game nail or a windmill. Due to the characteristics of the change, it is difficult to enter the ball during the opening period of the second big prize opening 92.

  In both the special special game and the special special game, the unit game is repeated unconditionally 15 times. However, since the special special game includes the specific unit game in which the opening time of the big winning opening is extremely short, the total opening time of the big winning opening becomes shorter than that of the normal special game. In addition, the small hit game is composed of one unit game, but the opening time of the big prize opening per time is as short as the specific unit game. Therefore, in the following description, the special special game is also referred to as “long-term open game”, and the specific special game and the small hit game are collectively referred to as “short-term open game”.

  Among the cases where the winning / failing lottery value does not correspond to the jackpot range, the jackpot is awarded when the lottery value falls within a predetermined range. In this embodiment, regardless of whether or not it is in a probable change state, the winning lottery value is a small hit when it falls within the range of 65000 to 65535. In this way, if it does not correspond to the jackpot, it is all “out of”, but in this embodiment, among the cases where it does not correspond to the jackpot, especially the winning lottery value range when it does not correspond to the jackpot Expressed as “out”.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to any of the plurality of success / failure tables and determines whether or not the success / failure lottery value is a win. The determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is variably displayed in a special symbol form on the special symbol display device 61. In addition, a decorative symbol that shows the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 in an effect manner is variably displayed on the effect display device 60.

  The symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the special symbol to be displayed on the special symbol display device 61 according to the lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 112. Moreover, the symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 by lottery. The stop symbol is a symbol to be displayed at the end of symbol variation. The symbol determination means 114 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a special symbol or a normal symbol stop symbol.

  The symbol determination means 114 acquires a symbol determination lottery value for determining a special symbol, and determines the stop symbol of the special symbol according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery means 112 and the symbol determination lottery value. The symbol determination unit 114 sends data indicating the determined stop symbol to the main display control unit 118, the symbol mode determination unit 131, and the effect determination unit 132.

  The symbol determining means 114 acquires a lottery random number for determining a normal symbol when the game ball passes through the operation port 68, and determines a stop symbol of the normal symbol according to the lottery random number. When the stop symbol of the normal symbol is a specific symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 expands the normal electric accessory at the start port 62 for a predetermined time.

  The variation pattern determination means 115 stores a plurality of types of variation patterns in which variation modes from the variation start to the stop when the special symbol is variably displayed are defined. A plurality of types of variation patterns are defined on the assumption that there are various variation times, short and long, and that symbol variation is also performed by a decorative symbol composed of a plurality of symbols in the variation time. In 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 and the decorative symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses.

  The variation pattern determination unit 115 holds a plurality of pattern selection tables to be referred to in order to determine the variation pattern. In the plurality of pattern selection tables, different relationships are defined as correspondence relationships between the plurality of variation patterns and the lottery values. The variation pattern determination means 115 acquires a pattern lottery value for determining the variation pattern. The variation pattern determining means 115 selects any variation pattern from a plurality of types of variation patterns according to the result of the success / failure lottery and the pattern lottery value in accordance with the pattern selection table corresponding to the gaming state. The variation pattern determination unit 115 sends data indicating the determined variation pattern to the main display control unit 118, the symbol mode determination unit 131, and the effect determination unit 132.

  The variation pattern determination means 115 refers to the pattern selection table for removal when the result of the determination is wrong, and refers to the pattern selection table for normal jackpot when it is a normal jackpot. Further, when the determination result is a special jackpot or a small jackpot, a pattern selection table for a specific jackpot or a small jackpot is referred to. This pattern selection table also includes a pattern selection table that is referred to when the time is short and a pattern selection table corresponding to the number of reserved lottery results.

  In the present embodiment, if the result of the determination is wrong, any variation pattern of super reach, normal reach, or no reach may be selected. In this reach production, when a variation pattern with reach is selected, if one more symbols are arranged by the decorative symbol 190, the symbol variation through the state of a winning symbol combination is displayed. This is an effect that increases the player's expectation.

  The hold control means 116 holds the winning / losing lottery value acquired by the winning / failing lottery means 112 as a holding ball. The success / failure lottery value is accumulated until the number of holds reaches a predetermined upper limit. The upper limit of the number of holds is 4.

  The main display control means 118 displays the result of the lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112 as a special symbol variation display as a special symbol variation display according to the stop symbol determined by the symbol determination unit 114 and the variation pattern determined by the variation pattern determination unit 115. It is displayed on the device 61. The main display control means 118 transmits the change start command and the change stop command to the effect operation control means 134 at the timing for starting and stopping the change display of the special symbol, thereby causing the main display control means 118 and the effect operation. The fluctuation display by the control means 134 is synchronized and interlocked. The main display control means 118 displays the normal symbol variation on the normal symbol display device 59.

  The special game operation condition holding means 176 includes a special game transition condition for transitioning to a special game including a unit game involving a plurality of unit games accompanied by opening of the first grand prize port 91 and the second grand prize port 92, and after the transition of the special game. The special game continuation condition for continuing the special game is held. The special game operation condition holding unit 176 includes a long-term operation condition holding unit 178 and a short-term special game operation condition holding unit 179. The long-term operating condition holding means 178 holds a long-term operating condition that is a condition for shifting to a long-term open game. The long-term operating condition is a result indicating that the game is shifted to the normal special game in the lottery, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped.

  The short-term special game operation condition holding means 179 holds a short-term special game operation condition that is a condition for shifting to a special special game that is a kind of special game as a short-term open game. The short-term special game operating condition is a result indicating that the game is shifted to the specific special game in the lottery, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped.

  The special game operation condition holding means 176 holds the long-term operation condition and the short-term special game operation condition as special game operation conditions. The special game operation condition is a result indicating that the game shifts to the special game in the lottery, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped.

  The small hit game operating condition holding means 180 holds a condition for shifting to a small hit game including a unit game with a short opening of the second big prize opening 92. The short-term operating condition holding means 181 includes the small hit game operating condition holding means 180. The small hit game operating condition holding means 180 holds a small hit operating condition (short term operating condition) that is a condition for shifting to a small hit game as a short-term open game. The small hitting operating condition is a result indicating that the game is shifted to the small hitting game in the lottery, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped.

  The special game operation condition holding means 176, that is, the long-term operation condition holding means 178 and the short-term special game operation condition holding means 179 hold a probability change special game transition condition for shifting to the probability change state after the special game is finished. Whether or not the probability change special game transition condition is satisfied is determined based on the result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112 and the type of the special symbol determined by the symbol determination means 114.

  The special game control means 120 controls the execution processing of the normal special game when the success / failure lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a normal jackpot. The normal special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the first grand prize winning opening 91 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is constituted by a plurality of normal unit games. If the number of continuations of the unit game has not reached the upper limit number (15 in this embodiment), the special game control means 120 starts the next unit game after the end of the current unit game. When a unit game has exhausted the upper limit, the normal special game is terminated. The special game control means 120 controls the execution process of the specific special game when the result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a specific jackpot. The special special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation by the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second grand prize winning port 92 is set to be able to continue a plurality of times continuously, and is composed of a plurality of normal unit games and a specific unit game. The If the number of continuations of the unit game has not reached the upper limit number (15 in this embodiment), the special game control means 120 starts the next unit game after the end of the current unit game.

  The special game control means 120 includes a long-term open game control means 125 and a short-term special game control means 127. The long-term open game control means 125 executes a normal special game as a long-term open game when the result of lottery determination indicates a transition to the long-term open game and the long-term operation condition is satisfied. The long-term open game control means 125 repeats the unit game 15 times as a normal special game, and opens the first big prize opening 91 for about 30 seconds in one unit game. The short-term special game control means 127 executes a unit game with an upper limit of 15 times as a special special game, and opens the first grand prize port 91 for about 30 seconds in each unit game, or sets the second big prize port 92 to about Open for 0.5 seconds.

  The small hit game control means 121 executes the small hit game as a short-term open game when the winning lottery results in the transition to the small hit game and the small hit operation condition is satisfied. The small hit game control means 121 executes a unit game only once as a small hit game, and opens the first big winning opening 91 for about 0.5 seconds in the unit game. The short-term special game control means 127 and the small hit game control means 121 are comprehensively positioned as the short-term open game control means 126. The short-term opening game control means 126 executes the short-term opening game when the short-term operation condition is satisfied.

  The specific game execution means 122 executes control for shifting the game state from the normal state to the specific game state, and control for returning the specific game state to the normal state. The specific game in the present embodiment has a probability change in which the winning probability of the winning / failing lottery is switched from a normal probability state to a high probability state, and a short time in which the symbol variation time is switched from a normal time to a short time.

  The specific game executing means 122 shifts the gaming state after the special game to the probability changing state when the winning / failing lottery value is a value to be shifted to the probability changing state. The probability variation state is continued until the next jackpot is generated in principle, and during that time, the probability of the hit determination by the success / failure lottery means 112 is maintained at a high value. In the present embodiment, the appearance is not clearly indicated as to whether or not the gaming state is in a certain change state. In other words, it does not display whether or not the game state is changing probability, and even when a big hit occurs, it does not indicate whether the hit is a hit with probability change, so-called "latent probability change" state is maintained Is done. In this embodiment, when a specific jackpot occurs, the probability transition is made with a probability of about 50%. In other words, the success / failure lottery value is assigned as such. In addition, the specific game executing means 122 shifts the game state to the time-shortened state after the special game regardless of the winning lottery value. The short time is continued until the number of changes of the special symbol after the special game reaches a predetermined number, for example, 100 times. However, the time reduction during the probability change is continued until the next jackpot occurs in the same manner as the probability change.

  In addition, after the special game is over, the time shifts to a shorter time as a rule regardless of whether or not the state has changed to the probability change state. Do not move to. Further, even after the end of the small hit game, the transition to time reduction or probability change is not performed, and the game state before the start of the small hit game is maintained. Therefore, if the time is short or probable since the start of the small hit game, the time short or probable state is maintained even if the end condition is not satisfied even after the small hit game ends.

  The ball entry control means 150 includes an opening / closing pattern determination means 123 and an opening / closing control means 124, and controls the ease of entering a game ball into the big winning opening and the starting opening. The ball entry control means 150 controls driving of an opening / closing mechanism for the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second big prize winning port 92 and an expansion mechanism for the start opening 62. The opening / closing pattern determining means 123 includes a first pattern determining means 151 and a second pattern determining means 152, and includes a plurality of types of opening / closing patterns in which the opening / closing modes of the first big winning opening 91 and the second big winning opening 92 are respectively defined. An open / close pattern corresponding to the result of the lottery determination is selected. Details of the opening / closing pattern of each special winning opening will be described later.

  The opening / closing control means 124 includes first opening / closing control means 153, second opening / closing control means 154, and accessory opening / closing control means 155. The first opening / closing control means 153 sends an opening instruction to the big prize opening solenoid 80 according to the selected opening / closing pattern, and controls the opening / closing of the first big prize opening 91. The second opening / closing control means 154 sends an opening instruction to the special prize opening solenoid 81 according to the selected opening / closing pattern, and controls the opening / closing of the second special prize opening 92. When the normal symbol is stopped at a specific symbol, the accessory opening / closing control means 155 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 and operates the expansion mechanism of the start port 62 to expand it. In addition, the accessory opening / closing control means 155 performs an opening / extending operation for expanding the expansion mechanism of the start port 62 for a longer time than in the normal state in the probability changing state and the short time state after the special game. As a merit of change and shortening the time, the opening time of the start port 62 is lengthened so that the player can continue the game without reducing the possession.

  The pattern storage means 130 holds a plurality of effect patterns in which effect image contents to be displayed on the effect display device 60 in the variation of the decorative design 190 and the display process thereof are determined. The effect pattern is displayed separately from a plurality of variation effect patterns in which the variation process from the variation start to the stop in the variation display of the decoration symbol 190 and the effect process are defined, and the variation display of the decoration symbol, and the degree of expectation to the jackpot And a plurality of notice effect patterns suggesting the height of the notice. The pattern storage unit 130 also holds a plurality of effect patterns in which effect image contents to be displayed on the effect display device 60 and display processes thereof are determined in each of the special special game, the special special game, and the small hit game.

  The effect determining unit 132 includes a normal effect determining unit 133 and a special effect determining unit 135. The normal effect determining means 133 determines the variable effect pattern according to the result of the lottery performed by the success / failure lottery means 112 during the normal game, the special symbol stop symbol, and the special symbol variable pattern. The normal effect determining unit 133 holds a pattern table to be referred to in order to determine the variable effect pattern. The normal effect determination unit 133 sends information indicating the effect pattern including the determined variation effect pattern and the notice effect pattern to the effect operation control unit 134. The special effect determining means 135 determines the effect pattern according to which game is transferred when the game is transferred to one of the normal special game, the specific special game, and the small hit game. The special effect determining means 135 holds a pattern table to be referred to in order to determine the effect pattern. The special effect determination unit 135 sends information indicating the determined effect pattern to the effect operation control unit 134.

  The variation production pattern includes a pattern for displaying a normal out-of-order symbol combination, a pattern for displaying an out-of-order symbol combination after reaching a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a reach state. A pattern for displaying a jackpot symbol combination is included. In particular, the pattern that passes through the reach state includes patterns having various fluctuation times. 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 unit 132 selects a variation effect pattern of the effect image having the same variation time according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  The symbol form determining means 131 determines the combination and arrangement of the stop symbols of the decorative symbols in accordance with the result of the lottery by the pass / fail lottery means 112, the special symbol stop symbol, the special symbol variation pattern, and the decorative symbol variation effect pattern. To do. The symbol form determining unit 131 transmits information indicating the determined combination of stop symbols to the effect operation control unit 134. The symbol form determining means 131 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the decorative symbol.

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, when the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates the shift to the normal special game, three symbols such as “777” and “111” are arranged. Selected combinations are selected. In this case, it is preferable that the same numbers as the special symbols are selected as the numbers arranged as the decorative symbols. For example, when the special symbol is “3”, the decorative symbol is “333”. In the case where the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates that the game does not shift to the special game, a combination that does not have three symbols such as “312” and “946” is selected. However, if the determination result is that the game does not shift to the special game, and the variation pattern of the special symbol indicating the detachment with reach or the variation effect pattern of the decorative symbol is selected, “191” or “727” is selected. "A combination that does not have only one symbol, such as" In addition, when the determination result by the winning / failing lottery means 112 indicates a transition to a specific special game, or indicates a transition to a small hit game, an odd number or an even number in which three symbols are consecutive such as “135” and “246” Is selected.

  The notice effect pattern is an effect pattern for temporarily displaying an image, animation, video, or the like of a specific character or motif, or an effect pattern for outputting a specific sound. The effect by the notice effect pattern is executed in parallel with the symbol variation, and suggests in advance that the symbol variation is highly expected to stop in the big hit mode. For example, there are a normal notice effect in which only one character image is displayed on the screen, and a group notice effect in which a large number of characters are displayed so as to pass from one end to the other end of the screen. Further, the display process of the notice effect is divided into a plurality of stages, and the number of stages to be displayed is variable, and a step-up notice effect that is set such that the higher the number of stages is, the higher the expectation for the big hit is included.

  The notice effect pattern includes a pattern in which the effect is executed at a timing after the display form of the decorative symbol 190 reaches the reach state and the final stop state of the symbol is notified, and no decorative symbol 190 is stopped. There is a pattern in which the performance is executed at the timing and the reach is reached at the same time.

  The effect determining means 132 determines whether or not to display the notice effect on the effect display device 60 according to the result of the lottery determination, and determines the notice effect pattern to be displayed. The effect determining means 132 holds a notice determination table that should be referred to in order to determine whether or not to display the notice effect, and a notice type table that should be referred to when selecting the type of the notice effect pattern. The notice decision table is set so that different columns are referred to depending on the result of the lottery, and if the lottery is a win, the notice lottery will be displayed with a higher probability than if it was missed. Correspondence between whether to display the result and the notice effect is determined. Thereby, the high expectation degree to the jackpot can be suggested by displaying the notice effect itself.

  The effect operation control means 134 includes a display control means 137 and a sound control means 138. The display control means 137 includes a normal effect display control means 142 for controlling the effect display during the normal game, and a special effect display control means 144 for controlling the effect display during the special game and the small hit game. The normal effect display control means 142 variably displays effect images including decorative symbols on the effect display device 60 according to the selected variation effect pattern data as a result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112. When the effect determining unit 132 determines that the notice effect is to be displayed, the normal effect display control unit 142 causes the effect display device 60 to display the notice effect according to the selected notice effect pattern. The special effect display control means 144 displays an effect image on the effect display device 60 according to the effect pattern data set for the normal special game, the specific special game, and the small hit game. The display control means 137 further controls effect processing such as turning on and off the game effect lamp 90. The sound control means 138 controls effect processing such as sound output from the speaker 18.

  In accordance with the instruction received from the effect operation control means 134, the accessory control means 136 operates the movable accessory 140 in an effect manner in accordance with the effect contents in the effect display device 60 and the blinking process of the game effect lamp 90.

Next, the contents of the characteristic production progress control in this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 4 is a time chart illustrating the correspondence relationship between the opening / closing timing of the special winning opening and the display period of each effect displayed on the effect display device. The figure (a) shows the case of a normal jackpot, and the figure (b) shows the case of a specific jackpot. FIG. 5C shows the game ball entry determination timing at the special winning opening.

  As shown in the figure (a), when the winning / losing lottery result is a normal big win, after a symbol variation (not shown) indicating the result is displayed, the special special game is started and the special winning opening is opened. Is called. In the illustrated example, a demonstration effect (referred to as “start demo effect”) indicating the start of execution of the normal special game is started at time t1. Then, the first round (1R) is started from time t2, and the opening of the first big winning opening 91 and the winning effect are started. In this normal special game, the normal unit game is repeatedly executed until the predetermined upper limit number (15 times) is reached. In the normal unit game, since the upper limit value of the opening time of the first big winning opening 91 is set as long as about 30 seconds, the player can expect many prize balls. The interval period from when the first grand prize opening 91 is closed in the previous unit game to when the first big prize opening 91 is opened in the next unit game is set to about 2 seconds (see FIG. (For convenience of explanation, the interval period is shown longer than actual). In this way, it is executed up to the 15th round, and a demonstration effect (referred to as “end demo effect”) is executed from time t8 to t9 with an interval period of about 2 seconds from the end to the end of the execution of the normal special game. Yes. The contents and combinations of the start demonstration effect, the winning effect, and the end demonstration effect are determined by the special effect determining means 135.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the winning / losing lottery result is a specific big win, after a symbol variation (not shown) indicating the result is displayed, a special special game is started and the special winning opening is opened. Is done. In the illustrated example, the start demonstration effect indicating the start of execution of the specific special game is started at time t1. In the present embodiment, in this specific special game, the normal unit game in which the long opening of the first big winning opening 91 is performed is repeatedly executed, while the second big winning opening 92 is played in the second, fourth and sixth rounds. It is executed so that a specific unit game in which a short opening is performed is sandwiched. That is, an opening / closing pattern is selected that opens the second grand prize opening 92 in the second, fourth, and sixth rounds among the 15 rounds and opens the first big prize opening 91 in the other rounds. In the specific unit game, since the upper limit value of the opening time of the second big winning opening 92 is set to be as short as about 0.5 seconds, the player can not expect a prize ball substantially. However, the short opening of the second big winning opening 92 is executed in a manner inconspicuous in the short closing period in the process in which the first big winning opening 91 regularly repeats the long opening. In the example shown in the figure, the second round of the second round is between time t4 and the time t4 when the remaining effective time for detection of winning passes after the first round ends due to the closing of the first grand prize opening 91 at time t3. The short opening of the big winning opening 92 is set to be completed. The opening of the first big winning opening 91 in the third round is started at time t5 when the opening preparation time has further elapsed from time t4. Similarly, the short opening of the second big prize opening 92 in the fourth round is completed in the remaining effective time of the third round, and the short opening of the second big winning opening 92 in the sixth round is also effective of the remaining in the fifth round. Set to complete in time. On the other hand, in the illustrated example, the start demonstration effect indicating the start of execution of the specific special game is started at time t1. Then, the winning effect is executed in parallel with the sequential opening of the first big prize opening 91 and the second big prize opening 92 from time t2. In this way, it is executed until the 15th round, and an end demonstration effect indicating the end of execution of the specific special game is executed from time t6 to time t7 with an interval period of about 2 seconds from the end.
It should be noted that such a continuous opening interval period of the first grand prize opening 91 in the specific special game (that is, a closing time that is a combination of the remaining effective time and the opening preparation period) Regardless of whether the mouth 92 is open or not, they are provided at the same time value. In the above-described normal special game, the content of the winning effect is set for each round. In this specific special game, the content of the winning effect is set only for the round in which the first big winning opening 91 is opened. For this reason, each round of the special special game looks similar to the round of the normal special game, and the short opening of the second big prize opening 92 in the special special game becomes inconspicuous.

  In addition, there are the following reasons for providing an interval period of at least 2 seconds between the opening timings of the same prize winning opening. In other words, there is a time lag between when a winning ball is entered and when it is detected by the winning detection device. For this reason, if the detection signal of the winning detection device is invalidated at the same time as the big winning opening is closed, the game ball entered immediately before the closing of the big winning opening is not detected, which may cause a disadvantage to the player. . Therefore, in order to prevent such a situation, the remaining effective period Δt1 for detecting the entered ball is set after the special winning opening is closed as shown in FIG. In other words, the effective period of detection of winning in the big winning opening is not only the period until the big winning opening finishes opening and closing, but also the remaining effective time Δt1. Then, after the effective time Δt1 expires, an opening preparation time Δt2 is set as an allowance time for the next opening process of the big winning opening, and the winning time until the effective time Δt1 and the opening preparation time Δt2 elapses. The mouth is closed.

In the present embodiment, for the normal unit game in which the first grand prize winning opening 91 is opened and closed, the remaining effective period Δt1 is set to 1.9 seconds, and the opening preparation time Δt2 is set to 0.06 seconds. For this reason, in both the special special game and the special special game, the first big prize winning opening 91 is repeatedly opened with an interval period of about 2 seconds. On the other hand, 1.9 seconds is set as the remaining valid time Δt1 for the specific unit game in which the second big prize opening 92 is opened and closed. In the present embodiment, the specific unit game is single-shot between the normal unit games. The opening preparation time Δt2 is not particularly set. The opening of the second big prize opening 92 by the specific unit game is started at a predetermined timing after the first big prize opening 91 is closed by the normal unit game. This predetermined timing is set so that the short opening of the second big prize opening 92 is completed during the effective period Δt1 after the first big prize opening 91 is closed. 5 seconds later is the opening start timing of the second grand prize opening 92). That is, the opening / closing pattern of the special winning opening in the specific special game is set as such. In this example, only when a special game is played, the winning ball is paid out by entering the grand prize opening, and even if a special ball is detected in a state other than the special game, it is possible to prevent fraud. From the viewpoint, no prize balls are paid out.
The remaining effective time Δt1 described above is also a period provided for accurately counting the number of winnings in each round. For this reason, when such a period is provided, if a game ball that has won a big winning opening is detected after the opening of the same big winning opening in the next round may be detected, it will fall to the end. That is, it is not possible to determine in which round the winning ball is entered, and it is impossible to count the number of winnings for each round, which may hinder accurate processing according to the number of counts. Therefore, at least the remaining effective time Δt1 or more is required as an interval between special game rounds. In other words, if there is only one grand prize opening, the next big opening cannot be opened within the effective time Δt1 after the grand prize opening is closed until the next round starts. Takes time. In this regard, in the present embodiment, a plurality of grand prize winning holes are provided, and a configuration is made in which each of the big prize winning holes is individually detected. Does not affect the detection of incoming balls. For this reason, without causing any inconvenience in the counting process, the next round with the other big prize opening can be started within the valid time Δt1 of the previous round using one big prize opening, and the total requirement of the special game Time can be shortened. In particular, in the present embodiment, the short opening of the other big winning opening by the specific unit game can be completed within the effective time Δt1 after the closing of the one big winning opening by the normal unit game. For this reason, the normal unit game before and after the specific special game can be advanced at the same interval as the normal special game. As a result, the player's consciousness can be directed to the long opening by the normal unit game, and the specific special game can be executed without noticing the short opening by the specific unit game.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine.
First, processing is performed when a game ball has won the start opening 62, the general winning opening 72, the first big winning opening 91, the second big winning opening 92, or the like, or when the gaming ball has passed the operation opening 68 ( S10). Then, if a normal game is being played (Y in S12), a control process for a normal game such as a winning lottery is executed (S14). If not being a normal game (N in S12), a special game control process (S16). Or, a small hit game control process is executed (S17), and award ball payout according to various winnings in the processes from S10 to S17 is processed (S18).

  Note that the winning process of the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second big winning prize port 92 in S10 is executed in consideration of the valid period (remaining valid time) shown in FIG. In other words, in each unit game, the detection signal input from each winning detection device is processed as valid until the valid time (1.9 seconds in this embodiment) elapses after each big winning opening is closed. . Specifically, when the special game is started, the winning detection at the first big winning opening 91 and the second big winning opening 92 is set as effective. Then, the winning information is determined until the effective time elapses after the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is closed. Even if a detection signal is output from each detection device after the valid period has elapsed, it is not counted, and no prize ball is paid out.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. In the normal game control process, if the winning / losing lottery value is on hold (Y in S30) and the symbol variation is not being displayed (N in S32), the winning / losing lottery means 112 executes the determining process. (S34). In accordance with the determination result, the main display control means 118 starts changing display, transmits a change start command to the effect operation control means 134, and the effect operation control means 134 that receives the command displays the effect image according to the change pattern data. The fluctuation display is started (S36). If the winning or failing lottery value is not held in S30 (N in S30), the processing from S32 to S36 is skipped, and if the symbol variation is being displayed in S32 (Y in S32), S34 and S36 Is skipped. Subsequently, if the symbol variation display has already started (Y in S38), the symbol variation display process is executed (S40). If the symbol variation display has not started (N in S38), S40 is skipped. .

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG.
First, the success / failure lottery means 112 reads the success / failure lottery value (S42), and determines the success / failure based on the success / failure lottery value (S44). The symbol determining means 114 determines a stop symbol of the special symbol based on the determination result (S46), and selects a variation pattern of the special symbol (S48). At this time, the variation pattern determination means 115 selects the variation pattern of the special symbol with reference to the pattern selection table corresponding to the winning / failing lottery result or the pattern selection table corresponding to the gaming state. The effect determination means 132 determines the stop symbol combination of the decorative symbols based on the determination result and the special symbol (S50), and selects the variation pattern of the decorative symbol according to the variation pattern of the special symbol (S52).

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail the variation display process of S40 in FIG.
If the symbol variation display has already started, the symbol variation image is displayed (S60). When the predetermined variation time has elapsed and the symbol display stop timing has been reached (Y in S62), the symbol being displayed is displayed. The fluctuation is stopped (S64).

  If the winning / losing lottery result corresponding to the stopped symbol variation is a normal jackpot (Y in S66), a special game end condition for ending the normal special game is set (S68). In this embodiment, the special game end condition is set such that the number of continuations of the unit game reaches the maximum number of continuations of 15 times. And it transfers to a normal special game (S70). Normally, it is not a big jackpot (N in S66), but if it is a special big jackpot (Y in S72), a special game end condition for ending the specific special game is set (S74). In this embodiment, the special game end condition is set such that the number of continuations of the unit game reaches the maximum number of continuations of 15 times. Then, the process proceeds to the specific special game (S76). On the other hand, if it is not a specific big hit (N in S72) but a small hit (Y in S78), the game shifts to a small hit game (S80). If it is not a small hit (N in S78), the process in S80 is skipped. If the symbol display stop timing has not been reached (N in S62), the processes in S64 and subsequent steps are skipped, and the flow of this figure is terminated.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game control process of S16 in FIG. If the result of the lottery is a big hit (Y in S90), a special game (normal special game or specific special game) has already started (Y in S92), and the first big winning opening 91 or the second big If the winning opening 92 (also simply referred to as “big winning opening”) has not been opened (N in S98), the opening process of the big winning opening is executed (S100), and if it has been opened (Y in S98), the large A winning opening closing process is executed (S102). As a result, if the special winning opening is closed (Y in S104), the process proceeds to S106. If it is not in the closed state (N in S104), the process after S106 is skipped, and this process is temporarily ended. On the other hand, if the special game has not started in S92 (N in S92), the special game is started (S94), the display of the start demonstration effect is started (S96), and this process is temporarily ended.

  In S106, it is determined whether or not a demonstration production, which is a production during a special game, is being performed. Note that the “demonstration effect” here includes a start demonstration effect and an end demonstration effect. If the demonstration effect is not in progress (N in S106), an end determination process for determining whether or not the special game end condition is satisfied is executed (S108). Here, if an end flag, which will be described later, is on, the special game end condition is satisfied. If the special game end condition is satisfied (Y in S110), the end flag is turned off (S112), and the display of the end demonstration effect is started (S114). If the special game end condition is not satisfied (N in S110), this process is temporarily ended. When it is determined in S106 that the demonstration effect is being performed (Y in S106) and the end demonstration effect is completed (Y in S116), the special game is terminated (S118), and the specific game state with a short time or a certain change is started (S118). S120). If the end demonstration effect has not ended (N in S116), the processes in S118 and S120 are skipped. If it is not a big hit (N in S90), the flow after S92 in this figure is skipped.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S100 in FIG.
When the predetermined opening timing of the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S122), the opening / closing control means 124 sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S124). ), The first grand prize opening 91 and the second big prize opening 92 are opened (S126). That is, if the game is in a special special game, the first opening / closing control means 153 opens the first big winning opening 91 and the second opening / closing control means 154 opens the second big winning opening 92. If the normal special game is in progress, the first opening / closing control means 153 opens the first big winning opening 91 and the special effect determining means 135 is a jackpot effect corresponding to the current number of unit game repetitions (rounds), or The jackpot effect corresponding to the number of repetitions (number of rounds) being different is set and started. When it is not the opening timing (N of S122), the processes of S124 and S126 are skipped.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S102 in FIG.
When the predetermined closing timing of the first grand prize port 91 or the second grand prize port 92 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached, the opening / closing control means 124 sets the first grand prize port 91 and the second grand prize port 92, respectively. Close. In other words, if the specific special game is being played, if the end condition based on the number of entered balls is satisfied (Y in S130) or if the end condition based on the opening time is satisfied (Y in S132), the first big winning opening being opened 91 or the second grand prize winning opening 92 is closed (S134). The end condition based on the number of balls entered in the specific special game is 10 balls or more entering the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second big winning hole 92. The end condition based on the opening time is 30 seconds from the start of opening when the first grand prize opening 91 is released (that is, when the normal unit game is being executed). When is released (that is, when a specific unit game is being executed), it is 0.5 seconds from the start of opening. However, since the latter condition of 0.5 second opening is extremely short, it is practically impossible to enter more than 10 balls during that time. Therefore, the end condition based on the number of entered balls is not actually established during the specific unit game, and only the end condition based on the opening time is determined. At this time, if the maximum number of continuations has been reached (Y in S136), the end flag is turned on (S138). If the maximum number of continuations has not been reached (N in S136), the process in S138 is skipped. In this embodiment, the upper limit number of continuations is 15 times.

  On the other hand, if the special condition is being played, if the end condition based on the number of balls entered is satisfied (Y in S130) or if the end condition based on the opening time is satisfied (Y in S132), the first grand prize winning port 91 is closed. (S134). Since normal unit games are repeated in normal special games, the end condition based on the number of balls entered is 10 or more balls entering the first big winning opening 91, and the end condition based on the opening time is the first large game. It has been 30 seconds since the winning opening 91 is opened. At this time, if the maximum number of continuations has been reached (Y in S136), the end flag is turned on (S138). If the maximum number of continuations has not been reached (N in S136), the process in S138 is skipped. In this embodiment, the upper limit number of continuations is 15 times. If neither the end condition based on the number of entered balls nor the end condition based on the opening time is satisfied (N in S130, N in S132), the processes after S134 are skipped.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG.
If the result of the lottery is a small win (Y in S150), the small hit game has already started (Y in S152), and the first big winning opening 91 has not been opened (N in S158). Then, the opening process of the first big winning opening 91 is executed (S160), and if it is already opened (Y of S158), the closing process of the first big winning opening 91 is executed (S162). As a result, if the first grand prize winning opening 91 is in a closed state (Y in S164), the process proceeds to S166. If it is not in the closed state (N of S164), the process after S166 is skipped and this process is temporarily ended. On the other hand, if the small hit game is not started in S152 (N in S152), the small hit game is started (S154), and the display of the start demonstration effect similar to the specific special game is started (S156). Is temporarily terminated.

  In S166, it is determined whether or not a demonstration effect which is an effect during the small hit game is being performed. If the demonstration effect is not in progress (N of S166), it is determined whether or not the small hit game end condition is satisfied. Here, if an end flag, which will be described later, is on, the small hit game end condition is satisfied. If the small hit game end condition is satisfied (Y in S170), the end flag is turned off (S172), and the display of the end demonstration effect is started (S174). If the small hit game ending condition is not satisfied (N in S170), this process is temporarily ended. When it is determined in S166 that the demonstration effect is being performed (Y in S166) and the end demonstration effect is completed (Y in S176), the small hit game is terminated (S178). If the end demonstration effect has not ended (N in S176), the process of S178 is skipped. If it is not a small hit (N in S150), the flow after S152 in this figure is skipped.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S160 in FIG.
When the predetermined opening timing of the first grand prize opening 91 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S180), the opening / closing control means 124 sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S182), and the first big prize opening The opening of 91 is started (S184). When it is not the opening timing (N of S180), the processing of S182 and S184 is skipped.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S162 in FIG.
When the end timing of the opening / closing operation in the opening / closing pattern of the first big winning opening 91 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S190), the end flag is turned on (S192), and the first big winning opening 91 is closed. (S194). In addition, this closing timing is a timing when 0.5 second has elapsed from the start of opening of the first big winning opening 91. If it is not the closing timing (N of S190), the processes of S192 and S194 are skipped.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, a lottery value (random number) for determining the success / failure, the design, and the production pattern (variation pattern) is acquired in response to the ball entering the starting port. The success / failure lottery means 112 performs a lottery based on the acquired lottery value, and determines whether it is a big win (transition to a normal special game or a specific special game), a small win (transition to a small hit game), or a loss judge. The symbol determining means 114 determines a symbol to be stopped that is displayed to indicate the result according to the lottery result. The variation pattern determining means 115 determines a variation pattern in which the variation process (variation time) of the symbol is determined according to the lottery result. The main display control means 118 variably displays the symbols until the variation time corresponding to the lottery result elapses, and stops the display with the corresponding stop symbols.

  The special game control means 120 determines that the special special game transition condition is satisfied when the result of the winning / losing lottery becomes a specific big win and the symbol indicating the transition to the special special game is stopped and displayed, and executes the special special game. Start. The specific special game is continued until the number of rounds reaches a predetermined upper limit continuation number (15 times). The special game control means 120 also determines that the normal special game transition condition is satisfied when the result of the winning / losing lottery is a normal jackpot and the symbol indicating the transition to the normal special game is stopped and displayed, and the normal special game Start execution. The specific special game is continued until the number of rounds reaches a predetermined upper limit continuation number (15 times). On the other hand, the small hit game control means 121 determines that the small hit game operating condition is satisfied when the result of the winning / failing lottery becomes a small hit and the symbol indicating the transition to the small hit game is stopped and displayed, and the small hit game is determined. Start running. The small hit game is terminated by the end of the first unit game.

That is, the normal special game, the special special game, and the small hit game are different from each other in the end condition, production setting, and the like as follows.
(Exit conditions)
Normal special game: The maximum number of rounds that can be continued is the end condition.
Specified special game: End of digestion of the maximum number of rounds that can be continued
Small hit game: The game ends with the first round of digestion.
(Direction setting)
Normal special game: Since it is composed of a normal unit game, the corresponding production contents are set every time the normal unit game is played.
Special special games: Includes normal unit games and specific unit games. Each time a normal unit game is played, the corresponding content is set. In other words, the specific unit game is completed in a short period of time, so that in the production aspect, it is buried in the normal unit game production.

Small hit game: Since it ends in the first round, no new production content is set.
That is, in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, a special special game and a special special game are provided as a special game composed of a plurality of unit games, and a small hit game consisting of a single unit game is provided separately. Is provided. The special game is advantageous over the small hit game in that there is a case where the probability change is accompanied, but when the special game is changed from the probability change state to the special game without the probability change change, the normal game is returned to the normal state. Since the small hit game does not change the game state before and after, even if the game is shifted from the probability change state, the probability change state is continued after the execution.

  According to this embodiment, regardless of whether the game is a normal special game or a special special game, the upper limit number of unit games when the special game continues is fixed (all are 15 rounds). There is no need to provide a notification means such as a so-called round indicator lamp in order to clearly show the difference in number to the player. On the other hand, when the special special game is started, the long opening of the first big prize opening 91 by the regular unit game is repeatedly executed at a constant period, while the second big game by the specific unit game is performed during the relatively short closing period. The short opening of the winning opening 92 is executed in an inconspicuous manner. Moreover, the execution of the specific unit game is completed behind the normal unit game being repeated. That is, the short opening of the second big winning opening 92 is completed in the process of repeating the long opening of the first big winning opening 91. For this reason, in the special special game, the player's consciousness can be easily directed to the first grand prize winning port 91, and the game can be realized such that the short opening of the second major winning prize port 92 is terminated unconsciously. That is, the special game can be completed without causing the player to recognize the short opening of the big prize opening. As a result, it is possible to prevent or suppress discomfort by repeatedly showing the player a short opening that is substantially free of balls.

  In the special special game, since the short opening of the second big prize opening 92 is performed using the effective time after the first big prize opening 91 is closed, the execution time of the specific special game as a whole is shortened. In addition, since the opening / closing of the second grand prize opening 92 is not conspicuous, the total number of rounds can be made smaller than the actual number. That is, both the special special game and the special special game are 15 round special games, and the latter is shown as a special game of 12 rounds excluding 3 rounds of the specific unit game. That is, it is possible to make the player seem to have a jackpot of different numbers of rounds even though the number of rounds is the same, and the interest can be enhanced. Furthermore, in the special special game, the total execution time is substantially the time obtained by thinning out the time of the specific unit game part, so the effect display time in the normal game can be relatively long, It is also possible to increase the degree of design freedom in terms of production.

(Example 2)
The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a plurality of specific special game variations based on a specific jackpot are provided, but other configurations and operations are the same as those in the first embodiment. For this reason, in the following description, it demonstrates centering on difference with Example 1, and abbreviate | omits description of a common point.
FIG. 15 is a time chart illustrating the correspondence relationship between the opening / closing timing of the special winning opening in the specific special game and the display period of each effect displayed on the effect display device. In this embodiment, three types of specific jackpots are set. FIG. 11A shows the case of a specific jackpot 1, FIG. 10B shows the case of a specific jackpot 2, and FIG. The case of jackpot 3 is shown. In any specific jackpot, 15 rounds of special special games are executed. In these special games, as in the first embodiment, the normal unit game in which the upper limit opening time of the big prize opening is set to 30 seconds long and the short opening of the upper limit opening time of the big prize opening is 0.5 seconds. The specific unit game set to “1” is sequentially executed according to the set opening / closing pattern. In the present embodiment, a normal jackpot similar to that in the first embodiment is provided, but the description thereof is omitted.

  When the winning / losing lottery result is 1 in the specific jackpot, the specific special game shown in FIG. In this specific special game, the long opening of the first big winning opening 91 by the normal unit game and the short opening of the second big winning opening 92 by the specific unit game are executed alternately. In the illustrated example, a normal unit game is executed in the odd-numbered round and a specific unit game is executed in the even-numbered round. Although it is a special game of 15 rounds as a whole, its appearance and execution time are usually shown as 8 rounds of special games.

  When the winning / losing lottery result is a specific jackpot of 2, the specific special game shown in FIG. In this specific special game, when the long opening of the first big winning opening 91 by the regular unit game is executed at a constant cycle, the short opening of the second big winning opening 92 by the specific unit game is not executed. There is a time. In the illustrated example, the second big winning opening 92 is briefly opened in the second, fourth, seventh, tenth and twelfth rounds. In other words, during the execution of the normal unit game before and after the one big winning opening is opened, the other big winning opening in the specific unit game is opened and closed. Although it is a special game of 15 rounds as a whole, its appearance and execution time are usually shown as 10 rounds of special games.

  When the result of the lottery determination is 3, the special special game shown in FIG. In this specific special game, the short opening of the second big prize opening 92 by the specific unit game is intermittent after the fourth round in the process in which the long opening of the first big prize opening 91 by the regular unit game is executed at a constant cycle. Is executed automatically. In the illustrated example, from the third round to the fourteenth round, the long opening of the first big winning opening 91 by the normal unit game and the short opening of the second big winning opening 92 by the specific unit game are executed alternately, In the 15th round, a short opening of the second big prize opening 92 is performed by a specific unit game. Although it is a special game of 15 rounds as a whole, its appearance and execution time are shown as almost 8 rounds of a special game.

  According to this embodiment, in addition to the normal special game, a plurality of types of specific special games are provided. However, since all are set to 15 rounds of special games, there is no need to provide a round indicator light. Each specific special game includes a specific unit game in which the second big prize opening 92 is short-opened a plurality of times, but most of the normal unit games in which the first big prize opening 91 is long-released are valid. Executed. For this reason, it is possible to make the player recognize that there is a special game with a different number of rounds in appearance without noticing the short opening. As a result, the apparent variation as a special game is enriched.

  In the special special game with 3 special jackpots, the short opening of the second big prize opening 92 in the fifteenth round is executed after the closing time of the first big prize opening 91 in the thirteenth round is exceeded. The probability that a person will notice this is relatively high. However, at least until the 14th round, the player's consciousness will be directed toward the long open first big winning opening 91, so even if the player notices the short opening of the second big winning opening 92, the first There is a high possibility of being held only in 15 rounds. In other words, the player's consciousness is difficult to be directed to the short opening repeatedly executed from the 4th round to the 14th round, and the opportunity to show the player the short opening of the big winning opening which is substantially free of play is minimized. Can be limited.

  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.

(Modification 1)
FIG. 16 is a timing chart showing a method for determining whether or not to enter the big winning opening according to the modification. The horizontal axis of the figure represents the passage of time.
In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the opening and closing of the other big prize opening for short opening is completed in the effective time after the closing of one big prize opening for long opening in a specific special game. Although shown, the opening / closing of the other big prize opening may be completed not only during the effective time of one big prize opening but also during the closing time including the opening preparation time.

  That is, in this modification, as shown in FIG. 16, the short opening of the second big winning opening 92 by the specific unit game is the effective time Δt1 and the opening preparation time Δt2 after the closing of the first big winning opening 91 in the normal unit game. The opening timing of the second big prize opening 92 is set so as to be completed over the two. Thus, the degree of freedom in design is further increased by using the opening preparation time Δt2 as the execution period of the short opening. Alternatively, a sufficiently long length may be set as the opening preparation time Δt2, and the short opening of the second big winning opening 92 by the specific unit game may be completed not at the effective time Δt1 but at the opening preparation time Δt2.

(Modification 2)
FIG. 17 is a time chart illustrating the correspondence between the opening / closing timing of the big prize opening in the specific special game according to the modification and the display period of each effect displayed on the effect display device. The horizontal axis of the figure represents the passage of time.
In the above embodiment, it is assumed that the special winning unit is shortly opened as a specific unit game, and an example is shown in which a single unit game is completed at the closing time of a normal unit game before and after that one specific unit game. The total opening time of the big prize opening may be set longer than the closing time. In a modified example, the total opening time of the big prize opening in the specific unit game may be divided and the opening / closing may be executed so as to be allocated to the closing time of the normal unit game that precedes and follows.

  That is, in this modification, as shown in FIG. 17, the total opening time of the second big prize opening 92 by the specific unit game is set to 5 seconds, and this is intermittently executed as the second round of the specific special game. . That is, a short opening of 0.5 seconds obtained by dividing the opening time of 5 seconds into 10 is sequentially executed during the effective time Δt1 after the closing of the first big winning opening 91 in the normal unit game. Thereby, although it is a special game of 15 rounds as a whole, the external appearance and execution time can be shown to 14 rounds of a normal special game, and it can be terminated early.

  As specific processing, for example, a specific unit game execution flag is provided as a flag for identifying a specific unit game, and while the flag is on, after the first grand prize winning port 91 is closed by the normal unit game, The opening of the second big winning opening 92 by the specific unit game is executed according to the division unit. Then, for example, in the process of S132 of FIG. 11, it is determined whether or not it is a round related to the specific unit game, based on whether or not the specific unit game execution flag is on. If the specific unit game execution flag is on, it is determined how many unit game parts of the specific unit game have been terminated, and the result is stored and the second big prize opening 92 is closed. Let If such a process is repeated and it is determined in the process of S132 that the specific unit game is the last divided unit game part, the specific unit game execution flag is turned off and the second big prize winning opening 92 is closed. End the specific unit game. In addition, before the completion of the execution of all the unit game parts divided in this way, if the end condition by winning to the second big prize opening 92 is satisfied, the specific unit game execution flag at that time Is turned off to close the second grand prize opening 92 and the specific unit game is ended.

  In this modification, the total opening time of the special winning award by the specific unit game is 5 seconds, but it may be the same opening time as the normal unit game. In this modification, one round of specific unit games is provided, but a plurality of rounds may be set. Then, the total opening time of the big winning opening of each round may be divided, and the opening / closing may be executed so as to be assigned to the closing time of the normal unit game to be followed. Furthermore, in this modification, the example in which the other prize winning opening is opened and closed during the effective time after the closing of one prize winning opening is shown, but the other large winning opening is closed at the closing time including the opening preparation time of the one prize winning opening. The winning opening may be opened and closed.

(Modification 3)
In the above embodiment, in the specific special game, an example is shown in which the short opening of the specific unit game is executed once during the long opening of the big prize opening by the normal unit game, but in the modified example, by the normal unit game An opening / closing pattern for performing short opening of a specific unit game a plurality of times may be provided between long opening of the big prize opening. An opening / closing pattern in which a specific unit game is executed a plurality of times may be provided between the normal unit games that follow. In this way, the ratio of the specific unit game in the specific special game may be relatively increased, and the number of executions of the normal unit game may be reduced. The short opening of the special prize game by the specific unit game is performed during the closing period of the special prize game in the normal unit game, so that the number of rounds of the specific special game as a whole can be reduced. In addition, depending on the opening time of the big prize opening in the normal unit game, the execution period of the entire specific special game can be shortened.

(Modification 4)
In the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which the first large winning opening 91 that is relatively large and conspicuous in the normal unit game is opened, and the second large winning opening 92 that is relatively small and unnoticeable in the specific unit game is opened. In the modified example, the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second grand prize winning port 92 are configured to have the same size, and it is difficult for the player to pay attention to both of the big prize winning ports at the same time. Each may be provided in each region. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, in the configuration in which the flow path of the game ball in the game area 52 is branched to the left and right by the center decoration 64, one large winning opening is provided in the left passage of the center decoration 64, and You may make it provide the other big prize opening. Alternatively, one large winning opening may be provided above the center decoration 64 and the other large winning opening may be provided below. In contrast to the embodiment, the second grand prize opening 92 may be opened in the normal unit game, and the first big prize opening 91 may be opened in the specific unit game.

(Modification 5)
In the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which the opening time of the big prize opening in the normal unit game is set to be considerably long as 30 seconds. In the modified example, a time value that closes relatively quickly such as 5 seconds may be set for the opening time of the big prize opening in the normal unit game. Or it is good also as short opening | release comparable as a specific unit game. For example, it may be set to about 1 second or 0.5 seconds. By setting in this way, it is possible to shorten the digestion time of the entire special game, and it is possible to quickly end the special game and shift to the normal game.

(Modification 6)
In the above embodiment, in the special special game, the opening time of the big prize opening in the normal unit game is the same as the opening time of the unit game in the normal special game, and the opening time of the big prize opening in the specific unit game is considerably shorter than that. However, with regard to playing balls, an example is shown in which special games are usually more advantageous. In the modified example, the total appearance design value may be the same in the normal special game and the specific special game. That is, in the special special game, the opening time of the big prize opening in the specific unit game is shorter than the unit game of the normal special game, and the opening time of the big prize opening in the normal unit game is longer than the unit game of the normal special game. It may be set. This makes it possible for the player to recognize that the special special game is a special game that has a smaller number of rounds than the normal special game but does not close in the number of balls to be played. In addition, the specific special game can be recognized as a special game in which a large number of games can be obtained in a short time, and the player's expectation can be enhanced.

(Modification 7)
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine has been shown, but the present invention can also be applied to other types of gaming machines having the function of the first type pachinko gaming machine. For example, the present invention can be applied to a multi-function machine in which a plurality of first type pachinko gaming machines are mixed. In addition, a complex that provides a game corresponding to a special game in the first type pachinko gaming machine as the first special game, and a game corresponding to a special game in the second type pachinko game machine as the second special game. It can also be applied to the machine.

  10 Pachinko machines, 50 game boards, 52 game areas, 60 production display devices, 61 special symbol display devices, 62 start openings, 64 center decorations, 68 operation openings, 72 general winning entries, 91 1st grand prize opening, 92 1 2 major winning mouths, 100 game control device, 102 main board, 104 sub-board, 110 entry determining means, 112 winning / losing lottery means, 120 special game control means, 123 opening / closing pattern determining means, 124 opening / closing control means, 132 effect determining means 176 Special game operating condition holding means, 190 decorative design, 192 special design.

Claims (6)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start port provided at a predetermined position in the game area;
A winning / failing lottery means for executing a winning / failing lottery triggered by entering the starting opening;
A first big prize opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area and opened according to the result of the winning / failing lottery;
A second big prize opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area and opened in accordance with the result of the success / failure lottery;
Open / close control means for controlling opening / closing of the prize winning opening;
A first sensor that detects a ball entering the first big winning opening;
A second sensor for detecting a ball entering the second big winning opening;
A winning ball paying means for paying out a predetermined number of winning balls for each winning ball when the first winning ball or the second winning ball is detected;
A special game operating condition is maintained as a condition for transitioning to a special game that includes a plurality of unit games and opens one of the first prize winning opening and the second prize winning opening in each unit game. Special game operating condition holding means;
The success / failure lottery results in the transition to the special game, and when it is determined that the special game operation condition is satisfied, the execution of the special game is started, and the unit game continuation upper limit number of times is limited. Special game control means for executing the special game,
The special game operation condition holding means includes, as the special game operation condition, a normal unit game that is a unit game in which a predetermined time for opening one big prize opening is performed a plurality of times, and the predetermined game for the other big prize opening It includes a specific unit game, which is a unit game in which a short opening that is shorter than the time is performed, and transitions to a specific special game that executes opening and closing of the other big prize opening in the specific unit game during the execution of the preceding and following normal unit games To hold specific special game transition conditions for
The special game control means executes the specific special game when the success / failure lottery results in the transition to the specific special game and it is determined that the specific special game transfer condition is satisfied. Ball game machine. The specific special game includes the specific unit game a plurality of times,
In the specific special game, the special game control means opens and closes the other special winning opening corresponding to one of the plurality of specific unit games during the execution of the preceding and following normal unit games. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1. If the winning ball is detected in a period from when the first big winning opening or the second big winning opening is opened until a predetermined effective time elapses after the closing, A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out for each entry,
In the specific special game, the special game control means opens and closes the other special prize opening in the specific unit game during an effective time after the closing of the one special prize opening between executions of the preceding and following normal unit games. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball game machine is executed. The special game operation condition holding means holds, as the special game operation condition, a normal special game transition condition for each unit game to shift to a normal special game consisting of the normal unit game,
Each special game including the specific special game and the normal special game is set such that the upper limit number of times of the unit game is equal regardless of the type,
The special game control means executes the normal special game when it is determined that the normal lottery lottery results in the transition to the normal special game and the normal special game transition condition is satisfied. Item 4. A ball game machine according to any one of Items 1 to 3. A launching device for launching a game ball toward the game area in response to a player's hitting operation;
In the normal unit game, the opening time per time of the big prize opening is set as a time value at which a game ball launched simultaneously with the opening of the big prize opening can be entered, while in the specific unit game The opening time per time of the grand prize opening is set as a time value at which a game ball launched simultaneously with the opening of the big prize opening is difficult to enter. The ball game machine described in 1.   The first special winning opening and the second special winning opening are respectively provided in the gaming area in an arrangement configuration in which it is difficult for a player to pay attention to both of the large winning openings simultaneously. The bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that:

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