JP2013240541A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko machine capable of continuing an effect formed by a button performance when a jackpot is generated after several variations after a variation of a symbol row in which the button performance is executed.SOLUTION: The number of reserved special symbols U reaches an upper limit 4 during variation of a performance symbol, and execution of continuous button performances A1 to A4 has been determined (b). When the number of reserved special symbols U is increased to 4 during variation for the continuous button performance A4, it is determined that the fourth reserve is a jackpot as a forecasting result (d). In this case, a variation/performance pattern based on the four reserves is determined as a variation/performance pattern in which continuous button performances A5 to A8 appear (e). 8 continuous button performances A1 to A8 in total can be executed.

Description

  The present invention provides a jackpot determining means for determining whether a game ball is won or lost based on a random number acquired from a random number generating means when a game ball wins a start opening, and displays a moving image when a game ball wins a start opening. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that includes an image display device that displays an image indicating a determination result of the jackpot determination means after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start.

  FIG. 31 is an explanatory front view of a conventional pachinko machine. A conventional pachinko machine 700 includes a game board 702 in which a game ball flow area is formed, a launch handle 701 that adjusts the launch intensity of the game ball that is launched into the flow area, and a start port 703 that is disposed in the game board 702. , An image display device 704, an upper tray 705, a variable winning device 706, a special symbol reservation number display device 709, and an effect button 710.

  When a game ball launched by the player turning the launch handle 701 wins the start opening 703, the MPU built in the pachinko machine 700 obtains a random number from the random number generation means, and stores the obtained random number in a predetermined memory. Store. Also, when the game ball wins the start opening 703, the image display device 704 starts displaying a moving image, and the MPU determines that the game is a big hit if the random number stored in the memory matches a predetermined big hit value. If they do not match, it is determined to be lost. Hereinafter, the determination of the big hit or the loss is referred to as a big hit determination.

  The moving image displayed by the image display device 704 is composed of a symbol moving image that displays the symbols in a variable manner and a background moving image that is displayed on the background. As the background moving image, a moving image based on a known animation, a TV drama, a movie, or the like is used in addition to a moving image original by a pachinko machine maker. The symbol moving image is a symbol array (hereinafter referred to as symbol sequence) representing a plurality of types of identification information (for example, numbers 0 to 9) in three horizontal display areas on the screen from the top to the bottom. It is a display mode to be moved to. In addition, depending on the model, the symbol moving image is displayed so that the symbol sequence is moved from right to left on the screen in three vertical directions on the screen, or each symbol constituting the symbol sequence is alternately displayed in the same display area. It is a display mode displayed on the screen. Further, while the image display device 704 displays a moving image, a speaker (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 700 outputs music and sound effects.

  When a predetermined time elapses after the image display device 704 starts displaying the variation of the symbol sequence, the variation display of the symbol sequence is stopped in each display region, and the symbol corresponding to the result of the jackpot determination by the MPU described above is displayed in each display region. Confirmed display. Here, the fixed display means a display state in which the symbol does not change again after it stops. For example, if the result of the big hit determination is a big hit, a symbol composed of all the same numbers such as “777” is fixedly displayed, and if the result of the big hit determination is lost, “767” or the like is displayed. All symbols not composed of the same numbers are fixedly displayed.

  Hereinafter, a combination of symbols indicating that the result of the big hit determination is a big hit is referred to as a big hit symbol, and a combination of symbols indicating that the result of the big hit determination is a loss is referred to as a lost symbol. In addition, the period from the start of the variation display of the symbol sequence to the final display of the big hit symbol or the lost symbol is counted as one variation of the symbol sequence.

  The fluctuation pattern of the symbol sequence in the period from when the image display device 704 starts the variable display of the symbol sequence to when the display is stopped and until the big hit symbol or the lost symbol is fixedly displayed in each display area is roughly divided into normal variations. And there is a variation pattern called reach variation. The reach is a display state in which symbols constituting the jackpot symbol are each displayed in a definite manner in each display area other than one display area in which the symbol row is variably displayed. In other words, it is a display state in which one symbol is unconfirmed before the big hit symbol is aligned. The reach variation pattern is a variation pattern with reach, and the normal variation pattern is a variation pattern without reach.

  When the image display device 704 is in a reach display state, the image display device 704 performs an effect that the player feels thrill whether or not the big hit symbols are aligned. For example, a big hit symbol such as making the symbol row change speed in one display area where the symbol is not fixedly displayed very slow, making it appear that the big hit symbol has passed, changing it in the opposite direction, and causing the big hit symbol to appear again. It seems that they will be in line, but they will produce things that will not be immediately available.

  The reach variation pattern includes a reach variation pattern (hereinafter referred to as a specific reach variation pattern) called a super reach or a special reach with a high probability of definite display of a big hit symbol. This specific reach variation pattern has a particularly stunning structure among reach variation patterns, and the frequency of appearance is low. In addition, when a specific reach variation pattern appears, the probability of a big hit symbol being confirmed and displayed is high, so that the player's expectation for occurrence of a big hit is increased when the specific reach variation pattern appears.

  If the game ball wins the start opening 703 while the image display device 704 displays the symbol row in a variable manner, the symbol row variation display based on the winning is suspended, and the current symbol row variation display is terminated. It is done after that. The number for which the variable display of the symbol row is held is displayed by the special symbol hold number display device 709 as the special symbol hold number. In the example shown in FIG. 31, the special symbol reservation number display device 709 includes four LEDs, and displays the special symbol reservation number based on the number of lighting of each LED. The number of special symbol reservations decreases by 1 each time the variable display of the symbol sequence based on hold starts once, and the number of lighting of the special symbol reservation number display device 709 decreases by one. In addition, the random number acquired from the random number generation means when the hold occurs is stored in the memory in association with the order of occurrence of the hold, and for the jackpot determination based on the random number, the variation display of the symbol sequence based on the hold is started. Sometimes done.

  In addition, the image display device 704 may display different images depending on whether the effect button 710 is operated or not. For example, the image display device 704 displays a message requesting the operation of the effect button 710 when a predetermined time has elapsed after displaying the moving image, and when the player operates the effect button 710, before the operation is performed. Displays a moving image of a story that is different from the story developed in Further, the image display device 704 displays a specific character image only when the effect button 710 is operated. Hereinafter, changing the effect contents such as an image by operating the effect button is referred to as a button effect.

Since most button effects increase the player's expectation for the occurrence of a big hit, most players operate the effect buttons 710 in response to an operation request for the effect buttons 710. In addition, some players become hot by repeatedly hitting the production button 710 several times just as an opportunity now.
Thus, the effect button 710 is an important component of the pachinko machine 700 because the player is the only means for the player to participate in the game.

  When the image display device 704 confirms and displays the big win symbol, a big win occurs, and the variable winning device 706 opens the opening / closing member 707 and opens the big winning port 708. Since the big winning opening 708 has a larger winning area than the normal winning opening, winning becomes easy. Then, there is a condition that a specified number (for example, about 9) of game balls have won a prize winning opening 708 or a condition that the opening time of the prize winning opening 708 has reached a specified time (for example, about 30 seconds). When satisfied, the opening / closing member 707 is closed and the special winning opening 708 is closed.

  A round from the opening of the special winning opening 708 to the closing is defined as one round, and a plurality of rounds (for example, a maximum of 14 rounds) are executed, during which the player can acquire a large amount of prize balls. Hereinafter, the game from the start of the first round to the end of the final round is referred to as a jackpot game.

  In addition, when a big hit occurs in a specific jackpot symbol, the gaming state after the big hit game based on the big hit is changed to a gaming state with a high probability of jackpot occurrence. Such a change in the probability of jackpot occurrence from a low probability to a high probability is called probability change. In the future, the big hit that will cause a probability change is called the probability change big hit, and the big hit other than the probability change big hit is usually called a big hit. Hereinafter, the determination of whether or not the probability variation big hit is referred to as the probability variation big hit determination. In addition, a gaming state that has changed to probability change is referred to as a probability variation gaming state, and a gaming state other than the probability variation gaming state is referred to as a normal gaming state. Assuming that a single change is from the time when the image display device starts changing the symbol row to the time when the big hit symbol or the lose symbol is displayed, the probability variation gaming state will vary depending on the model, and the big hit game will end. Therefore, there are models that continue until the number of changes in the symbol sequence reaches the specified number, and models that continue until the next big hit occurs.

JP 2012-045077 A (2nd to 3rd paragraphs)

  However, in the case of the conventional pachinko machine 700 described above, when a big hit occurs after the change of the symbol sequence in which the button effect is performed several times after the change, the time has elapsed since the button effect was performed. In addition, since the player's sense of expectation for the big hit at the time of the button production is weakened, there is a problem that the effect of the button production is not sustained.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and in the case where a big hit occurs after a variation several times after the variation of the symbol sequence in which the button effect is performed, The aim is to realize a pachinko machine that can sustain the effects of the production.

(Claim 1)
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the invention according to claim 1 of this application, a game board (5) in which a falling area of game balls is formed, and a launching device (5) that fires a game ball (P) to the falling area ( 4, 4a to 4n), a start port (21, 22) provided in the game board, random number generating means for generating random numbers (R1 to R11), and a game ball fired by the launch device Random number acquisition means (S203) for acquiring the random number generated by the random number generation means when winning the mouth, random number storage means (53a) for storing the random number acquired by the random number acquisition means, and storage in the random number storage means Big hit determination means (S210, S211) for determining whether the game is a big hit or a loss based on a random number that has been started, and when the game ball launched by the launch device wins the start opening, display of a moving image is started, From the beginning And an image display device (30) for displaying an image indicating the determination result of the jackpot determination means after a fixed time has elapsed, and the random number storage means displays the moving image on the image display device. In some cases, when a game ball wins the starting opening, the order in which the starting opening is won and the random number acquired by the random number acquiring means are stored in association with each other, and the image display device The image display device is stored in the random number storage means when a single image display is performed from the start of the display of the moving image until the display of the image indicating the determination result of the jackpot determination means. In the pachinko machine (1) capable of displaying the same number of times as the number of stored random numbers (U),
An operation member (9) that can be operated by the player, an informing means (9b, S610) for notifying that an effective period in which the operation of the operation member is effective has started, and the operation member is operated within the effective period. Changing means for changing the display content of the image display device in the case of (S612), the notification is performed by the notification means, and the operation member is operated within the effective period and the change means When the player's participatory effect is executed until the player is executed, the player's participatory effect is continuously executed over a plurality of times of image display, and the first effector (S217), When one rendering means is executed in any of the plurality of times of image display, it is determined whether or not a random number that can be determined as a big hit by the big hit determination means is stored in the random number storage means. random number When the determination means (S220) and the random number determination means make an affirmative determination, the image display apparatus performs image display based on the random number that is the object of the positive determination and the order associated with the random number storage means. Up to this point, a technical means is used which comprises second effect means (S221) for executing the player participation type effect continuously from the last player participation type effect by the first effect means.

(Claim 2)
In the invention according to claim 2, in the pachinko machine (1) according to claim 1, the player participation type in which the first effect means (S217) and the second effect means (S221) can be executed continuously. A technical means is used in which the maximum number of effects is twice the upper limit of the number of stored random numbers (U) that can be stored in the random number storing means (53a).

  For example, as described in a mode for carrying out the invention to be described later, the upper limit of the special symbol reservation number U (corresponding to the upper limit of the number of random numbers stored in the random number storage means according to claim 2) is 4 In the case of individual, the first effect means and the second effect means can perform the button effect eight times (4 times × 2) continuously.

  In addition, the code | symbol in each said parenthesis shows the correspondence with the specific means as described in embodiment mentioned later.

(Claim 1)
In the invention which concerns on Claim 1, the 1st production | presentation means can perform a player participatory type production continuously over multiple times of image display. Further, the random number determination means stores, in the random number storage means, a random number that can be determined as a big hit by the big hit determination means when the first rendering means is executed in any one of a plurality of times of image display. Determine whether or not. Then, when the random number determination means makes an affirmative determination, the second rendering means until the image display apparatus performs image display based on the random number subjected to the positive determination and the order associated with the random number storage means. The player participation type effect can be executed continuously from the last player participation type effect by the first effect means.

Therefore, if the invention according to claim 1 is carried out, even if the player participation type effect by the first effect means is finished, the second effect means is the last player by the first effect means. The player participation type production can be executed continuously from the participation type production until the big hit occurs.
That is, it is possible to realize a pachinko machine that can sustain the effect of the player participation type effect when a big hit occurs in a short time after the player participation type effect ends.

(Claim 2)
When the invention according to claim 2 is carried out, the maximum number of player-participation-type effects that can be continuously executed by the first effect means and the second effect means is the number of random numbers stored in the random number storage means. Since this is twice the upper limit of the above, it is possible to achieve the effect of a player participatory effect that cannot be achieved with a conventional pachinko machine.

It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention from diagonally forward. It is a front view of the game board 5 provided in the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the game board 5 shown in FIG. 2 from diagonally forward. It is a front view which shows the state which the movable accessory 40 provided in the game board 5 shown in FIG. 2 fell. (A) is an enlarged front view showing the first variable winning device 24 and the second variable winning device 25 provided on the gaming board 5 shown in FIG. 2, and (b) is provided on the gaming board shown in FIG. It is a front view which expands and shows the special symbol display apparatus 31 etc. which were given. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the state by which the production | presentation symbol is variably displayed on the production | presentation display 30 provided in the game board 5 shown in FIG. 2, (b) shows the state by which the production | presentation symbol became reach. It is explanatory drawing, (c) is explanatory drawing which shows the state by which the big hit symbol was fixedly displayed. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a button production. It is explanatory drawing of the continuous button effects A1-A8 which the effect display device 30 displays. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the state where the special symbol reservation number U reached four, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the state which decided to perform continuous button production A1-A4 using four holding | maintenance, (C) is an explanatory view showing a state in which the continuous button effects A1 to A4 are executed and the variation display of the effect symbol based on the fourth hold is performed, and (d) is the effect symbol based on the fourth hold. Explanatory diagram showing that the special symbol hold number U reaches 4 when the variable display is performed and the big hit determination random number when the fourth hold occurs is a big hit, (e) is 4 It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which decided to perform continuous button effect A5-A8 using no hold | maintenance. It is a time chart which shows the relationship of each timing of generation | occurrence | production of the special symbol hold | maintenance number U, prefetch determination, the change display of an effect symbol, and a button effect. (A) is an explanatory view showing a state in which the number of special symbol reservations U has reached two, (b) is an explanatory view showing a state in which it is decided to perform continuous button effects A1, A2 using two reservations, (C) is an explanatory view showing a state in which the continuous button effects A1 and A2 are executed and the variation display of the effect symbol based on the second hold is performed, and (d) is the effect symbol based on the second hold. Explanatory diagram showing that the special symbol hold number U reaches 4 when the variable display is performed, and that the big hit determination random number when the third hold occurs is a big hit, (e) is 3 It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which decided to perform continuous button effect A6-A8 using no hold | maintenance. It is explanatory drawing which shows the main electric structures of the pachinko machine 1 with a block. It is explanatory drawing which shows the main electric structures of the pachinko machine 1 with a block. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the image audio | voice control board 70 shown in FIG. 13, and the effect control board 400 with a block. It is explanatory drawing of the random number used by a game. It is explanatory drawing of the big hit value table 52a. (A) is explanatory drawing of the control command table 52b, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the kind of fluctuation and effect pattern. It is explanatory drawing which shows the kind of continuous button effect. It is explanatory drawing which shows the lottery method of a fluctuation and production pattern. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the storage content of the reservation table 53a, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the state which the storage order of the data stored in the reservation table 53a advanced. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the main stored contents of image data ROM74 shown in FIG. 14, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the main stored contents of image data ROM75. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of main processing executed by the main control MPU 51 when the power of the pachinko machine 1 is turned on. It is a flowchart which shows the main processes which MPU51 for main control performs during a game. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the game start process which MPU51 for main control performs. FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a continuation of the game start process shown in FIG. 24. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the special symbol game process which MPU51 for main control performs. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the fluctuation | variation / effect pattern determination process performed in S213 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the continuation of the special symbol game process shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the fluctuation | variation / effect pattern display process which MPU71 for image sound controls performs. It is explanatory drawing of other embodiment. It is a front view of the conventional pachinko machine 700.

[Main configuration]
First, a main configuration of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine viewed obliquely from the front.

  On the left side of the pachinko machine 1, there is a game machine platform machine 100 for reading the balance recorded on the IC card, writing the balance, reading the cash, and the like. The pachinko machine 1 includes a frame-shaped outer frame set 8 for attaching the pachinko machine 1 to an island facility of the pachinko hall. A metal hinge 8b is attached to the left end of the top plate 8a constituting the outer frame set 8. A front frame set 2 is pivotally supported by a portion near the front end of the hinge 8b via a hinge shaft 8c. The front frame set 2 is provided with a game board 5 (FIG. 2) in which a flow area of game balls is formed, and the front of the game board 5 is a glass frame set provided in an opening of the front frame set 2 3 is covered.

  A ball tank 95 for storing game balls to be supplied to the pachinko machine 1 is provided on the back surface of the outer frame set 8. The game balls stored in the ball tank 95 are supplied from a game ball supply facility arranged in the island facility. At the lower right of the front frame set 2 is provided a launch handle 4a for operating a launch device that launches a game ball to the flow area of the game board 5, and the launch handle 4a has a launch strength of the launch device. A firing lever 4b for adjustment is rotatably provided. The front frame set 2 below the glass frame set 3 is provided with an upper tray 6 for storing prize balls and rental balls discharged from the discharge port 6b.

  The upper tray 6 has a ball release lever 6a that is operated to discharge the game balls stored in the upper tray 6 to the lower tray 7, a lending button 6c that is operated to cause the balls to be paid out, and a game A return button 6d that is operated to return the IC card inserted into the IC card insertion slot 102 of the inter-table machine 100 and a balance display unit 6e that displays the balance recorded on the IC card are provided. ing. The balance display unit 6e displays the balance as a number using an 8-segment LED or liquid crystal.

  Below the upper tray 6, there is provided a lower tray 7 that stores game balls flowing down from the upper tray 6. A ball release hole 7b for discharging game balls is formed in the bottom of the lower tray 7 so as to be openable and closable. A ball release lever 7a for opening and closing the ball release hole 7b is slidable at the front end of the lower tray 7. Is provided. In addition, the front frame set 2 has a ball break LED 13 for notifying that there is no game ball to be paid out, a payout abnormality LED 14 for notifying a payout abnormality of the game ball, and a right speaker 10 for reproducing sound effects and music. A left speaker 11 and a lower speaker 12 are provided. In addition, the upper tray 6 is provided with an effect button 9 that the player operates to change the contents of the effect. In this embodiment, the effect button 9 is a push-on type button switch.

  The inter-table machine 100 for gaming machines is provided with a bill insertion slot 101 for inserting a bill and an IC card insertion slot 102 for inserting an IC card. When a banknote is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 101, the amount of the inserted banknote is read by a banknote reader provided inside the gaming machine inter-table machine 100. The balance recorded on the IC card inserted into the IC card insertion slot 102 is read by a reader / writer provided inside the gaming machine inter-table machine 100 and displayed on the balance display unit 6e. Further, the amount of money read by the bill reader is written on the IC card by the reader / writer. When the lending button 6c is operated, the amount corresponding to the number of lent out balls is subtracted from the balance, and the subtracted balance is written on the IC card by the reader / writer.

[Main components of the game board]
Next, the main configuration of the game board 5 provided in the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 5 provided in the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the game board 5 shown in FIG. 2 as viewed obliquely from the front. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state where the movable accessory 40 provided on the game board 5 shown in FIG. 2 is lowered. FIG. 5A is an enlarged front view showing the first variable winning device 24 and the second variable winning device 25 provided in the gaming board 5 shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5B is a gaming board shown in FIG. It is a front view which expands and shows the special symbol display apparatus 31 etc. which were provided in FIG.

  A large number of game nails 28 are driven into the surface of the game board 5, and these game nails 28 regulate the game area of the game ball. Around the board surface of the game board 5, there is provided a rail set 15 for guiding a game ball launched by a launching device such as a launch solenoid (indicated by reference numeral 4f in FIG. 12) to the game area.

  A center decoration 16 is provided at the center of the game board 5. As shown in FIG. 3, the center decoration 16 is formed in a three-dimensional shape that protrudes forward from the board surface, and occupies the central area of the game area. The center decoration 16 is provided with an effect display 30 as an image display device for displaying still images and moving images.

  In this embodiment, the effect display device 30 is configured by a liquid crystal display device. Note that a dot display in which LEDs are arranged in a dot matrix, a 7-segment LED, an organic EL display, or the like can also be used as the effect display 30.

  On the left side of the board surface, a left side decoration 36 is provided along the inner periphery of the rail set 15. Between the left side decoration 36 and the center decoration 16, a left side game area in which game balls flow down is formed. In the game area on the left side, a windmill 35 that changes the flow path of the game ball is rotatably provided. In addition, the left side decoration 36 is provided with a left sleeve upper winning opening 17, a left sleeve winning opening 18, and a lower left winning opening 19.

  As shown in FIG. 4, at the left end of the center decoration 16, an inflow port 16 b through which a game ball can flow into the center decoration 16 is formed. Inside the center decoration 16 is provided a guide passage 16e for guiding the game ball flowing in from the inflow port 16b. On the left inner surface of the center ornament 16, an outlet 16c is formed to allow the game ball guided by the guide passage 16e to flow out.

  A stage 16d for rolling the game ball that has flowed out of the outlet 16c is provided below the center decoration 16. As shown in FIG. 3, the game ball that has flowed out of the outlet 16c flows down on the stage 16d in the flow down path R2, and flows down along any of the flow down paths R3 to R5. A first start port 21 is provided immediately below the stage 16d and along the flow path R3 (FIG. 2). Above the stage 16d, a protective member 16f is provided to prevent game balls other than the game ball flowing out from the outlet 16c from falling on the stage 16d. A guide portion 16a is formed on the upper surface of the center ornament 16, and a game ball riding on the guide portion 16a is guided along the flow path R1 to a right-side game area formed on the right side of the center ornament 16. The

  A right side game area is formed on the right side of the center ornament 16, and a gate 23, an ordinary electric accessory 27 (FIG. 4), and a right shoulder winning opening 20 are provided in the right side game area. . The ordinary electric accessory 27 includes a wing-shaped opening / closing wing piece 27c. The base of the open / close blade 27c is pivotally supported so that the tip can be opened outward (rightward in the figure) or closed inward (leftward in the figure) by the rotation of the base. Or When the opening / closing blade piece 27c is opened outward, the second starting port 22 is formed between the opened opening / closing blade piece 27c and the center decoration 16. 2 and 4 show a state where the opening / closing blade piece 27c is opened outward and the second starting port 22 is opened, and FIG. 3 shows a state where the opening / closing blade piece 27c is closed and the second starting port 22 is closed. Show. An out port 26 is formed below the game board 5 for collecting game balls that have not won any prizes.

  A movable accessory 40 decorated with LEDs is provided above the effect display 30 and in the center of the center decoration 16. As shown in FIG. 4, both ends of the movable accessory 40 are supported by support members 40a and 40a. As shown in FIG. 4, the movable accessory 40 naturally falls to the front face of the effect indicator 30 at a predetermined effect timing, and as shown in FIG. 2, the motor (the right lift motor 41f and the left lift motor in FIG. 13). It is raised by a lifting device such as 42f) and returned to the original point before dropping.

  The movable accessory 40 is vibrated by a driving device such as a motor (indicated by a family crest motor 40b in FIG. 13) and a cam mechanism (not shown). As shown in FIG. 4, a movable accessory 43 decorated with LEDs is provided on the back of the movable accessory 40. The movable accessory 43 is rotated by a driving device such as a motor (indicated by a kaleidoscope motor 43a in FIG. 13), and emerges from behind when the movable accessory 40 is dropped. In addition, movable accessories 47 and 48 are provided on both sides of the center ornament 16. The movable accessories 47 and 48 are each operated by a driving device such as a motor (indicated by a left dragon motor 47a and a right dragon motor 48a in FIG. 13).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a box-shaped storage member 46 is provided at the lower part of the center decoration 16 and at the lower part of the front surface of the effect display 30. The movable members 44 and 45 shown in FIG. 4 are accommodated inside the storage member 46. The movable accessories 44 and 45 are moved in the left-right direction by a driving device such as a motor (indicated by a door left motor 44a and a door right motor 45a in FIG. 13). The movable accessories 44 and 45 constitute one design when combined.

  The front surface and the back surface of the storage member 46 are formed of a translucent material so that the player can visually recognize the state of the movable accessories 44 and 45. In addition, a decoration member (not shown) decorated with LEDs is provided in the back of the space formed between the movable members 44 and 45 separated from each other, and the movable members 44 and 45 are separated from each other. When this is done, each LED of the decorative member is lit or flashing.

  In addition, the movable accessory 40 is formed in a shape imitating a family crest, and is configured such that the family crest emerges when an LED that decorates the movable accessory 40 is turned on. Moreover, the movable accessory 43 is formed in a shape simulating a kaleidoscope, and an LED that decorates the movable accessory 43 is turned on or blinked to produce an effect as if looking into the kaleidoscope. In addition, each of the movable accessories 47 and 48 is formed in a shape imitating a dragon's head, and the dragon opens and closes its mouth by the driving device described above.

  FIG. 4 shows a state where the movable accessories 47 and 48 are activated and a pair of dragons open their mouths. In addition, LEDs 47c and 48c are provided inside the movable combination objects 47 and 48, respectively, and when the LEDs are turned on, an effect is given as if a dragon is blowing fire. In addition, the movable accessories 44 and 45 are each formed in a door shape, and a part of the dragon is drawn on each front surface. And if the movable combination 44 and 45 unite, a dragon will be completed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a right side decoration 37 is provided on the right side of the game board 5. In the right side decoration 37, between the first start opening 21 and the right shoulder winning opening 20 (a region surrounded by a broken line indicated by a symbol B in the drawing), the first variable winning device 24 and the second variable winning prize are provided. The device 25 is provided so as to overlap vertically (FIG. 5A). As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the first variable prize winning device 24 includes a horizontally long plate-like first opening / closing member 24d, and the first opening / closing member 24d is a solenoid (the first big winning opening in FIG. 12). It is opened and closed by a driving device such as a solenoid 24b. When the first opening / closing member 24d is opened, the first big winning opening 24a is opened, and when the first opening / closing member 24d is closed, the first big winning opening 24a is closed.

  The second variable winning device 25 includes a horizontally long plate-like second opening / closing member 25d, and this second opening / closing member 25d is driven by a drive device such as a solenoid (indicated by a second big winning port solenoid 25b in FIG. 12). Open and close. When the second opening / closing member 25d is opened, the second large winning opening 25a is opened, and when the second opening / closing member 25d is closed, the second large winning opening 25a is closed. FIG. 5 (a) shows a state in which the first big prize opening 24a and the second big prize opening 25a are opened. The first big prize opening 24a and the second big prize opening 25a are opened when a big hit occurs. In this embodiment, the first opening / closing member 24d and the second opening / closing member 25d are configured to open and close forward and backward with the lower ends on both sides as axes.

As shown in FIG. 5B, on the left side of the left sleeve top winning opening 17 of the left side decoration 36 in FIG. 2 (region surrounded by a broken line indicated by symbol A in FIG. 5), a special symbol display device 31 and A normal symbol display device 33, a special symbol hold number display device 32, and a normal symbol hold number display device 34 are provided.
In this embodiment, the special symbol display device 31, the normal symbol display device 33, the special symbol hold number display device 32, and the normal symbol hold number display device 34 are each constituted by an LED, but are constituted by a liquid crystal display device or the like. You can also.

  The special symbol display device 31 is composed of a plurality of (for example, seven as shown in FIG. 5B) LEDs, and the game balls are connected to the first start port 21 or the second start port 22. When winning, it blinks in a predetermined blink pattern. The light emission color when these LEDs are turned on and the background color of the LEDs when they are turned off constitute a special symbol, and the state where the LEDs are blinking is a state where the special symbol is variably displayed.

  The special symbol display device 31 causes each LED to blink at random, and a big hit occurs when the combination of the LED that is turned on and the LED that is turned off when the blinking stops is a specific combination. Depending on the type, the type of jackpot will vary. The jackpot type is configured by combining two or more of the maximum number of rounds that can be executed in the jackpot game, the normal jackpot, the probability variation jackpot, the short time, and the number of balls.

Further, depending on the type of jackpot, either the first variable winning device 24 or the second variable winning device 25 is operated to perform a big win game.
Here, the time reduction means that the time required from the timing at which a special symbol starts to be displayed to the timing at which it is ended is shortened, and the time from when the normal symbol starts to display the variable display until the end of the variable display. A game state in which the time required is shortened and the opening time of the opening / closing wing piece 27c of the ordinary electric accessory 27 is extended.

  When the special symbol display device 31 variably displays the special symbol, if the game ball wins the first start port 21 or the second start port 22, the special symbol variation display based on the winning is not immediately executed. , Once suspended. The special symbol hold number is displayed by the special symbol hold number display device 32. In this embodiment, the special symbol reservation number display device 32 is constituted by four LEDs, and displays the special symbol reservation number by the number of lighting of the LEDs. That is, in this embodiment, the maximum number of special symbol reservations is four.

  The normal symbol display device 33 is composed of a plurality of (for example, two as shown in FIG. 5B) LEDs, and the emission color when each LED is lit and the background color of the LED when the LED is extinguished. Constitutes a normal symbol. In addition, the state in which the normal symbol display device 33 blinks the LED is a state in which the normal symbol is variably displayed. When the variation display ends, the combination of the LEDs that are turned on and off turns on the normal symbol. Alternatively, the loss is notified. When the winning normal symbol is confirmed and displayed, the opening time of the opening / closing wing piece 27c of the normal electric accessory 27 becomes longer, and the winning probability to the second big winning opening 22 becomes higher. That is, the number of times that the special symbol starts variably displaying per unit time increases, and the probability that a big hit will occur increases.

  When the game ball passes through the gate 23, the normal symbol display device 33 starts to display the fluctuation of the normal symbol. When the normal symbol display device 33 variably displays the normal symbol, when the game ball passes through the gate 23, the normal symbol variation display due to the passage is suspended, and the number of normal symbol reserves is the normal symbol reserve. It is displayed by the number display device 34. In this embodiment, the normal symbol hold number display device 34 is constituted by four LEDs, and displays the normal symbol hold number by the number of lighting of the LEDs. That is, in this embodiment, the number of normal symbol reservations is a maximum of four.

(Direction display 30)
Here, the effect indicator 30 will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 6A is an explanatory view showing a state where the effect symbol is variably displayed on the effect indicator 30, FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram showing a state where the effect symbol is reached, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state by which the big hit symbol was fixedly displayed. Hereinafter, an effect performed in the normal game state is referred to as a normal effect, and an effect performed in the probability variation game state is referred to as a probability change effect.

  The effect display 30 is provided for the purpose of enhancing the effect of the special symbol display device 31. That is, as described above, the special symbol display device 31 is composed of a plurality of LEDs, and the effect of the effect is not sufficient only by the blinking of the LEDs. Is increasing.

  The effect symbol is a symbol for effect displayed together with the special symbol displayed by the LED, and is a symbol expressing a plurality of identification information. For example, it is a design expressing numbers (such as arithmetic numbers or Chinese numerals) such as 0-9. The effect display device 30 starts the variation display of the effect symbol simultaneously with the special symbol display device 31 starting the variation display of the special symbol. In addition, the effect indicator 30 ends the change display of the effect symbol at the same time that the special symbol display device 31 ends the change display of the special symbol, and the effect corresponding to the jackpot symbol or the lost symbol that the special symbol display device 31 has determined and displayed. The symbol is fixedly displayed.

  In addition, the effect indicator 30 is an effect symbol moving image representing a variation display of the effect symbol, a background moving image to be displayed on the background of the effect symbol moving image, a moving image to be displayed when the effect symbol moving image is not displayed, a jackpot A moving image to be displayed when a game occurs, a moving image to be displayed during a big hit game, a moving image for waiting for a customer to be displayed when no player is attached, and the like are displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the effect display device 30 has three display areas D1, D2, and D3 arranged in the horizontal direction. Each display area D1-D3 displays the effect design in a variable manner. In this embodiment, the effect display device 30 variably displays a plurality of effect symbols representing numbers 0 to 9 so as to move from the top to the bottom of the screen in ascending order of the numbers.

  The example shown in FIG. 6A represents a certain moment of the effect symbol that is variably displayed in each of the display areas D1 to D3, and the effect symbol “7” is confirmed and displayed in the left display area D1. In the center and right display areas D2 and D3, the effect symbols are variably displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 5B, the effect symbol “7” is confirmed and displayed in the left and right display areas D1 and D3, and the effect symbol is variably displayed only in the center display area B, so-called reach. Indicates the state.

  When reaching reach, the effect display 30 performs an effect that makes the player throbbing whether or not the jackpot symbols are aligned. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6B, the fluctuation speed in the central display area D2 is slowed down, and when the effect design 7 appears from the upper end of the screen, the fluctuation speed is further slowed down. Also, once it appears to stop at the effect symbol 7, when the effect symbol 7 passes and the effect symbol 8 tries to stop, the direction of change is reversed, and the effect symbol 7 appears to stop again. Or it makes it seem to stop with the production design 7, and only the display area D2 or the display areas D1-D3 starts a variable display again. In the example shown in FIG. 6C, the effect symbols 7 are fixedly displayed in the display areas D1 to D3, respectively, and “777” as an example of the jackpot symbol is aligned.

  In this embodiment, the variation pattern of the effect symbol moving image displayed by the effect indicator 30 and the background moving image displayed by the effect indicator 30 on the background of the effect symbol moving image are each determined by lottery using random numbers. . Hereinafter, the variation pattern of the effect design moving image displayed by the effect display 30 and the background moving image are collectively referred to as a variation / effect pattern. In addition, a combination of effect symbols corresponding to a combination of special symbols that generate a big hit is called a big hit symbol, and a combination of effect symbols other than the big hit symbol is called a lost symbol.

  The variation / direction pattern includes a reach variation pattern and a normal variation pattern. Further, depending on the type of variation / effect pattern, the time required to display the big hit symbol or the lost symbol after the display of the variation / effect pattern is started (hereinafter referred to as variation time) differs. In particular, since the variation / production pattern including the reach variation pattern spends a long time in the reach portion, the variation time is set longer than the variation / production pattern including the normal variation pattern.

  In this embodiment, as the normal variation pattern, a plurality of types of normal variation patterns of a normal variation A, a normal variation B,..., And as a reach variation pattern, a plurality of types of normal reach variation patterns of reach A, reach B,. A plurality of types of super reach variation patterns of super reach A and super reach B are set to be selectable. Super reach has the lowest appearance rate among reach variation patterns, but is the reach variation pattern with the highest expectation for jackpot occurrence, and the production in the reach state is elaborate. Yes. Note that the degree of expectation for jackpot occurrence is the ratio of the appearance of the reach fluctuation pattern that leads to jackpot to the overall appearance ratio of the reach of the reach fluctuation pattern that leads to jackpot and the appearance ratio of the reach fluctuation pattern that leads to loss. It shows the ratio.

  As the background moving image displayed by the effect display device 30, different background moving images are set according to the variation pattern of the effect symbol moving image and according to the variation time of the effect symbol moving image. The normal variation pattern is associated with a background moving image corresponding to the variation time of the normal variation pattern, and the reach variation pattern is associated with a background moving image corresponding to the variation time of the reach variation pattern. It is associated. In particular, the super-reach fluctuation pattern is associated with a background moving image having a sophisticated effect for exciting the reach-specific effect.

  Further, the background moving image is displayed on the background of the effect symbol moving image or is displayed when the effect symbol moving image is not displayed depending on the type. Some background moving images are displayed so as to show through the background of the effect design moving image. In addition, among the variation patterns that make up the variation / production pattern, the production design is displayed in a variable manner at one corner of the screen so that it does not interfere with the background video, and when the reach is reached, the production design is displayed at the center of the screen. Some are enlarged and displayed in a variable manner. In addition, the display timing of the background moving image differs depending on the variation / effect pattern determined by the lottery, and is the timing and reach to be displayed when the game ball wins the first starting port 21 or the second starting port 22. There is a timing to display when the

(Button production)
Here, the button effect performed by the effect display device 30 will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a button effect.

The button effect is an effect that starts in response to the operation of the effect button 9 or an effect whose contents change in response to the operation of the effect button 9. This corresponds to the player-participation-type production described in (1). Among the fluctuation / effect patterns displayed by the effect indicator 30, there are those that perform button effects during the display and those that do not.
In this embodiment, a moving image representing a story of a warrior general is displayed as a variation / effect pattern in which a button effect is produced during display. When the effect button 9 is operated within the effective time after the button effect is started, the lines of the person appearing in the story can be developed into a different line than when the effect button 9 is not operated within the effective time. It is configured to be able to.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the effect display 30 displays an effect image representing the characters of the story and the words A and B of the characters at the timing of executing the button effect in the middle of displaying the variation / effect pattern. An effect button operation request image 9b composed of a message image “PUSH !!!” prompting the operation of G1 and the effect button 9, an arrow image indicating the operation direction of the effect button 9, and an effect button image representing the effect button 9 is displayed. Display on the screen. In addition, at the same time that the effect indicator 30 displays the effect button operation request image 9b on the screen, the LED built in the effect button 9 is turned on to notify the player that the operation of the effect button 9 has become effective. . Further, the effect indicator 30 displays the effect symbol moving image E in a reduced size.

Then, when the player operates the effect button 9 within the effective time and the illuminated effect switch 9a (FIG. 13) is turned on, as shown on the right side of FIG. , F to J1 and K1, the button effect image G2 is displayed. If the player does not operate the effect button 9 within the effective time, the effect display 30 displays a non-button effect developed from lines E and F to E1 and F1, as shown on the left side of FIG. The image G3 is displayed.
The button effect varies depending on the variation / effect pattern selected by the lottery, and there is a content that displays a still image or a moving image that can be displayed only when the effect button 9 is operated within the effective time.

  When the effective time elapses, the effect display 30 displays the continuation of the variation / effect pattern that was displayed before displaying the effect image G1, and the normal variation or reach variation is displayed. At this time, a reach notice image that suggests the possibility of reach fluctuation or a jackpot notice image that suggests the possibility of jackpot occurrence may be displayed. Each notice image may be displayed in the button effect image G2, or may be displayed in the normal fluctuation or the reach fluctuation.

In addition, when the effect button 9 is operated within the effective time in the button effect, the probability that the variation / effect pattern having a higher expectation is displayed is higher than the case where the effect button 9 is not operated. .
In other words, when the button effect is being executed, the story of the character with the expectation for the occurrence of the jackpot is developed when the button of the effect button 9 is pressed to expand the line of the character, and later, the fluctuation and effect with high expectation Since the probability that the pattern is displayed is high, most players press the effect button 9 within the effective time. Whether or not the big hit or lose is decided based on the random number which is obtained from the random number generation means when the game ball wins the first starting port 21 or the second starting port 22, whether or not the production button 9 is pushed The result of the jackpot determination does not change depending on the case.

(Continuous button production)
Next, the continuous button effect performed by the effect display device 30 will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the continuous button effects A1 to A8 displayed by the effect display 30. FIG. FIG. 9A is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the number of special symbol reservations U has reached four, and FIG. 9B is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which it is decided to perform continuous button effects A1 to A4 using four reservations. FIG. 4C is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a continuous button effects A1 to A4 are executed and a variation display of effect symbols based on the fourth hold is performed, and FIG. 5D is based on the fourth hold. An explanatory diagram showing that the special symbol hold number U reaches 4 when the effect symbols are displayed in a variable manner, and the big hit determination random number is a big hit when the fourth hold occurs, (e) It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which decided to perform continuous button effect A5-A8 using four hold | maintains. FIG. 10 is a time chart showing the relationship between the generation of the special symbol holding number U, the prefetch determination, the variation display of the effect symbol, and the button effect.

  When there are two or more special symbol reservations U, the effect display unit 30 may execute the button effect continuously over a plurality of variations of the effect symbol. Hereinafter, the button effect continuously performed is referred to as a continuous button effect. Whether or not the effect indicator 30 performs the continuous button effect is determined by lottery by the main control MPU 51 (FIG. 12). In addition, there are cases where a big hit occurs or not occurs after the effect indicator 30 performs a continuous button effect. In addition, the relationship between the continuous button effect and the degree of expectation for the occurrence of the big hit differs depending on the type of the continuous button effect, and the degree of expectation increases as the number of continuous button effects to be executed increases. Is set to

FIG. 8 shows an example in which the continuous button effect is performed eight times.
The degree of expectation for the big hit is set so as to increase as the number of continuous button effects increases from the continuous button effects A1 to A8. The continuous button effect A1 is the lowest and the continuous button effect A8 is the highest. . Now, as shown in FIG. 9A, it is assumed that the effect indicator 30 is changing the effect symbol, and the special symbol reservation number U has reached the upper limit of four. At this time, as shown in FIG. 9B, the continuous button effect A1 is performed in the variation display of the effect symbol based on the first hold, and the continuous button effect A2 is performed in the variation display of the effect symbol based on the second hold. It is determined that the continuous button effect A3 is performed in the variation display of the effect symbol based on the third hold, and the continuous button effect A4 is performed in the variation display of the effect symbol based on the fourth hold. That is, after the currently performed variation display of the effect symbol is finished, the continuous button effect is scheduled to be executed in each of the four variation displays.

  And as shown in FIG.9 (c), the production | presentation display apparatus 30 performs the continuous button production | production A1-A3 in the fluctuation | variation display of the production | presentation symbol based on the 3rd holding from the 1st holding, and now the 4th The effect design based on the hold is variably displayed, and the continuous button effect A4 is scheduled to be performed in the variability display.

  In the example shown in FIG. 8, when the effect display 30 is performing the first variation display of the effect design with the content of the effect A (the first variation), the operation indicator 30 notifies the operation request of the effect button 9 and the effective time Since the effect button 9 is operated (PUSH1), the continuous button effect A1 (effect A1) is displayed (time t1 in FIG. 10). Subsequently, when the effect display 30 is performing the variation display of the effect symbol for the second time (the second variation), the effect button 9 is operated within the effective time (PUSH2), so that the continuous button effect A2 (effect A2) is displayed (time t2 in FIG. 10).

  Subsequently, when the effect display 30 is performing the variation display of the effect symbol for the third time (the third variation), the effect button 9 is operated within the effective time (PUSH3), so that the continuous button effect A3 (effect A3) is displayed (time t3 in FIG. 10). Subsequently, the effect display unit 30 operates the effect button 9 within the effective time (PUSH4) when performing the change display of the effect effect for the fourth time (the fourth change), and therefore the continuous button effect A4 (effect A4) is displayed (time t4 in FIG. 10).

  After that, as shown in FIG. 9 (d), when the effect display unit 30 performs the variable display of the effect symbol based on the fourth hold, the special symbol hold number U has reached the upper limit of four. (Times t5 to t8 in FIG. 10). At this time, the main control MPU 51 performs a jackpot determination on the jackpot determination random numbers stored for the first to fourth hold in the hold table 53a (FIG. 20). That is, so-called prefetching is performed. In the example shown in the figure, the results of the jackpot determination for the first to third suspensions are lost, but the result of the jackpot determination for the fourth suspension is a jackpot.

  Subsequently, the main control MPU 51 determines to perform the four-time continuous button effect using the change display of the effect symbol based on the first to fourth hold. In the example illustrated in FIG. 9E, it is determined that the continuous button effects A5 to A8 are performed. Then, when the effect display 30 is performing the variation display of the effect symbol for the fifth time (the fifth variation), the effect button 9 is operated within the effective time (PUSH5), and therefore the continuous button effect A5 (effect A5) ) Is displayed (time t9 in FIG. 10). Subsequently, when the effect display 30 is performing the variation display of the effect symbol for the sixth time (the sixth variation), the effect button 9 is operated within the effective time (PUSH6), so that the continuous button effect A6 (effect A6) is displayed (time t10 in FIG. 10).

  Subsequently, the effect display unit 30 operates the effect button 9 within the effective time (PUSH7) when performing the variation display of the effect symbol for the seventh time (the seventh change), and therefore the continuous button effect A7 (effect A7) is displayed (time t11 in FIG. 10). Subsequently, when the effect display unit 30 is performing the 8th effect symbol variation display (8th variation), the effect button 9 has been operated within the effective time (PUSH8), so the continuous button effect A8 (effect A8) is displayed (time t12 in FIG. 10). Then, the effect display unit 30 displays the continuous button effect A8 in the eighth effect symbol variation display, and then finally displays the jackpot symbol through reach, and the jackpot is generated.

  In this way, since the continuous button effects A5 to A8 are further performed after the last continuous button effect A4, the continuous button effects A1 to A8 are performed a total of eight times. In other words, the continuous button effect is performed twice as many times as the upper limit of the special symbol holding number U. In addition, as an image used in the subsequent continuous button effects A5 to A8, an image related to the image used in the previous continuous button effects A1 to A4 is used. Thereby, it can be thought that the player who saw the image of the continuous button effects A5 to A8 performed later is continuous with the previously performed continuous button effects A1 to A4.

  In the example described above, the case where eight consecutive button effects are performed by making the maximum use of the upper limit of the special symbol reservation number U has been described, but another example will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 11A is an explanatory diagram showing a state where the number of special symbol reservations U has reached two, and FIG. 11B is an explanatory diagram showing a state where it has been decided to perform continuous button effects A1 and A2 using two reservations. (C) is an explanatory view showing a state in which the continuous button effects A1 and A2 are executed, and the effect symbol variation display based on the second hold is performed, and (d) is based on the second hold. An explanatory view showing that the special symbol hold number U reaches 4 when the effect symbols are displayed in a variable manner, and the big hit determination random number when the third hold occurs is a big hit, (e) It is explanatory drawing which shows the state determined to perform continuous button effect A6-A8 using three hold | maintains.

  Now, as shown in FIG. 11A, it is assumed that the effect indicator 30 is changing the effect symbol, and the special symbol reservation number U is two. At this time, as shown in FIG. 9B, the continuous button effect A1 is performed in the variation display of the effect symbol based on the first hold, and the continuous button effect A2 is performed in the variation display of the effect symbol based on the second hold. It has been decided. That is, after the currently performed variation display of the effect symbol is finished, the continuous button effect is scheduled to be performed in each of the two variation displays.

  And as shown in FIG.11 (c), the production | presentation display apparatus 30 performs the continuous button production A1 in the fluctuation | variation display of the production | presentation symbol based on the 1st holding | maintenance, and fluctuates the production | presentation symbol based on the 2nd holding | maintenance now. The continuous button effect A2 is scheduled to be performed in this variable display. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 11 (d), when the effect display unit 30 performs the variable display of the effect symbol based on the second hold, the special symbol hold number U reaches the upper limit of four. Yes. At this time, the main control MPU 51 performs a jackpot determination on the jackpot determination random numbers stored for the first to fourth hold in the hold table 53a (FIG. 20). That is, so-called prefetching is performed. In the example shown in the figure, the results of the jackpot determination for the first hold and the second hold are both lost, but the result of the jackpot determination for the third hold is a jackpot.

  Subsequently, the main control MPU 51 determines to perform the button effect three times in succession using the change display of the effect symbol based on the first to third hold. In the example shown in FIG. 11E, it is determined that continuous button effects A6, A7, and A8 are performed. That is, since three consecutive button effects are performed following the last continuous button effect A2, five consecutive button effects are performed. In other words, the continuous button effect is performed more times than the upper limit of the special symbol reservation number U. In addition, as an image used in the subsequent continuous button effects A6 to A8, an image related to the image used in the previous continuous button effects A1 and A2 is used. Thereby, it can be thought that the player who saw the images of the continuous button effects A6 to A8 performed later is continuous with the previously performed continuous button effects A1 and A2.

When the special symbol is displayed in a variable manner, lamps such as LEDs for performance provided on the game board 5 are turned on to excite the performance, and the speakers 10 to 12 (FIG. 1) are used for music and effects. Sounds and other sounds are output to enhance the production. For example, when the effect display 30 displays a famous drama or animation on the television, the speakers 10 to 12 output the theme song or insertion song of the drama or animation.
As described above, in the pachinko machine 1, when the special symbol is variably displayed, the effect display 30, the lamps, and the speaker are driven, and an effect using an image, light, and sound is performed.
Depending on the model of the pachinko machine, there is one that allows the player to enjoy the thrill by not clearly informing that the gaming state has changed to the probable gaming state.

[Main electrical configuration of pachinko machine]
Next, the main electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a main control MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 51 is mounted on the main control board 50. The main control MPU 51 includes a main control ROM 52 and a main control work RAM 53. The main control MPU 51 determines the jackpot, counts the number of jackpots, determines the type of jackpot, changes the jackpot probability, determines the variation / effect pattern, determines whether or not to perform continuous button effects, the command to start variation, special symbols Counting the number of fluctuations, measuring the fluctuation time, commanding the suspension of movements, operating instructions for moving actors, detecting winnings, counting the number of balls, detecting the passage of a gate, hitting a normal symbol, giving a prize ball, etc. Execute the processing necessary for the progress of the game. The main control MPU 51 includes a backup power supply terminal VBB (not shown) and an NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt) terminal (not shown).

  The main control ROM 52 includes a computer program for the main control MPU 51 to execute each of the above processes, a big hit value table 52a (FIG. 16) in which big hit values to be referred to when making a big hit determination are set, a main control board A control command table in which a control command to be transmitted to each control board electrically connected to 50 is set is readable. A control command table 52b shown in FIG. 17A is one of the control command tables, and is a control command to be transmitted to the image / sound control board 70 and set with control commands corresponding to a plurality of types of variation / effect patterns. Has been.

  The main control work RAM 53 stores the computer program read from the main control ROM 52, and can read and rewrite processing results, determination results, and the like generated when the main control MPU 51 executes the computer program. Store. Further, the main control work RAM 53 receives backup power from a capacitor (not shown) when the power supplied to the pachinko machine 1 is cut off, and stores stored data such as the result of the probable big hit determination. Hold.

  The main control board 50 includes a first start port switch 21a for detecting a game ball won in the first start port 21, and a second start port switch 27a for detecting a game ball won in the second start port 22. The external terminal plate 503 is electrically connected. The main control MPU 51 transmits data such as the number of jackpot occurrences, the number of winnings, and the number of special symbol fluctuations to the hall computer (not shown) via the external terminal board 503. Hall computers are located in pachinko hall management rooms.

  In addition, a symbol display board 96 is electrically connected to the main control board 50. On the symbol display board 96, a special symbol display device 31, a special symbol hold number display device 32, a normal symbol display device 33, and a normal symbol hold number display device 34 are mounted. In addition, a payout control board 60, a security relay terminal board 89, and a power supply board 94 are electrically connected to the main control board 50.

The security relay terminal board 89 includes an induced magnetic field sensor 500 for detecting an induced magnetic field generated by an illegal act, a first magnetic sensor 501 for detecting magnetism generated by an illegal act, and a second magnetic sensor 502. Are electrically connected.
The payout control board 60 is electrically connected to a lower tray full switch 7b for detecting a state in which the lower tray 7 is filled with game balls, and a door opening relay terminal plate 86. The door opening relay terminal plate 86 includes a door opening switch 87 for detecting a state where the glass frame set 3 is opened, and an outer frame opening switch 88 for detecting a state where the outer frame set 8 is opened. Electrically connected.

  Further, a payout relay terminal plate 97 is electrically connected to the payout control board 60, and the payout relay terminal plate 97 is connected to a payout motor 38 c for driving a member for paying out the game balls to the upper tray 6. A front payout sensor 38a and a rear payout sensor 38b for detecting a game ball paid out by the payout motor 38c, and a front ball break switch 38d for detecting that no game ball pays out by the payout motor 38c. The rear bulb cut switch 38e is electrically connected. The payout control board 60 is equipped with a drive circuit 97a for driving the payout motor 38c. The drive circuit 97a and the payout motor 38c constitute a prize ball payout device.

  A payout control MPU 61 is mounted on the payout control board 60. The payout control MPU 61 includes a payout control ROM 62 and a payout control work RAM 63. The payout control MPU 61 controls the drive circuit 97a in accordance with the payout control command transmitted from the main control MPU 51 to control payout of prize balls and rental balls. Also, the payout control MPU 61 detects changes in signals output from the front payout sensor 38a and the rear payout sensor 38b, and counts the number of prize balls and the number of balls that have been paid out. The payout control MPU 61 includes a backup power supply terminal VBB (not shown) and an NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt) terminal (not shown).

  The payout control ROM 62 stores a computer program executed by the payout control MPU 61 so as to be readable. The payout control work RAM 63 stores the computer program read from the payout control ROM 62, and can read and rewrite processing results and determination results generated by the payout control MPU 61 executing the computer program. To store.

  Further, the payout control work RAM 63 stores the number of unpaid prize balls and the number of balls lent, and receives supply of backup power from a capacitor (not shown) when the power supplied to the pachinko machine 1 is shut off. Holds the number of unpaid prize balls and the number of balls lent. Further, a balance display board 504 on which the balance display section 6e (FIG. 1) is mounted is electrically connected to the payout control board 60 via a gaming machine inter-machine connection terminal board 78. The gaming machine pedestal machine 100 (FIG. 1) is electrically connected to the gaming machine pedestal machine connection terminal board 78.

  Further, the launch control board 4 includes a launch solenoid 4f that drives a launch device that launches a game ball, a ball feed solenoid 4g that drives a ball supply device that supplies the game ball to the launch position, and a rotation amount of the launch lever 4b. When the firing intensity electronic volume 4c for adjusting the launching intensity of the launching device 4 according to the touch sensor 4j for detecting that the player touches the launch lever 4b, and the touch sensor 4j are on. The firing switch 4e that is turned on by the rotation of the firing lever 4b and drives the firing solenoid 4f is electrically connected. The launch control board 4 is mounted with a drive circuit 4m for driving the launch solenoid 4f and a drive circuit 4n for driving the ball feed solenoid 4g.

  A board surface relay terminal board 37 is electrically connected to the main control board 50, and the board surface relay terminal board 37 receives an upper left sleeve winning prize for detecting a game ball won in the left sleeve upper winning opening 17. A mouth switch 17a, a left sleeve winning port switch 18a for detecting a game ball won in the left sleeve winning port 18, a lower left winning port switch 19a for detecting a game ball won in the lower left winning port 19, and a right A right shoulder winning opening switch 20a for detecting a gaming ball won in the shoulder winning opening 20, a first big winning opening switch 24c for detecting a gaming ball winning in the first big winning opening 24a, and a gate 23 are provided. A gate switch 23a for detecting a passed game ball, a second big prize opening switch 25c for detecting a game ball won in the second big prize opening 25a, and a first variable prize winning device 24 for driving 1st Grand Prize And solenoids 24b, and ordinary electric won game solenoid 27b for driving the ordinary electric won game 27, a second special winning opening solenoid 25b for driving the second variation winning device 25 are electrically connected. Further, the panel relay terminal plate 37 includes a drive circuit 37a for driving the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 27b, a drive circuit 37b for driving the first big prize opening solenoid 24b, and a second big prize opening solenoid 25b. And a drive circuit 37c for driving the.

As shown in FIG. 13, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with an effect control board 400. The effect control board 400 includes an image / audio control board 70, a panel LED relay terminal board 91, and an auxiliary effect drive board. 410 and the effect power supply board 90 are electrically connected.
The effect display 30 is electrically connected to the image / sound control board 70 via the liquid crystal relay terminal board 30a.

  In addition, a board effect relay terminal board 92 is electrically connected to the audio / video control board 70, and the board effect relay terminal board 92 is connected to the right speaker 10 via a frame effect relay terminal board 93, The left speaker 11 and the lower speaker 12 are electrically connected. The image / sound control board 70 is electrically connected to a lighting effect switch 9 a via a frame LED drive board 66. The illuminated effect switch 9a is a switch that is turned on when the effect button 9 is operated.

  To the auxiliary effect drive board 410, the auxiliary effect upper relay terminal plate 508, the auxiliary effect right relay terminal plate 68, and the auxiliary effect lower relay terminal plate 507 are electrically connected. The auxiliary terminal relay terminal plate 508 includes a kaleidoscope motor 43a that rotates the movable accessory 43, a kaleidoscope origin sensor 43b that detects that the movable accessory 43 has returned to the origin, and a right that drives the movable accessory 48. A dragon motor 48a, a right dragon origin sensor 48b that detects that the movable accessory 48 has returned to the origin, a left dragon motor 47a that drives the movable accessory 47, and a detection that the movable accessory 47 has returned to the origin. The left dragon origin sensor 47b is electrically connected.

A family crest motor 40b, a family crest position confirmation sensor 41d, a right lift motor 41f, and a right lift origin sensor 41n are electrically connected to the auxiliary effect right relay terminal board 68.
The auxiliary effect lower relay terminal plate 507 includes a left lift motor 42f, a left lift origin sensor 42n, a door right motor 45a for moving the right movable accessory 45 stored in the storage member 46, and a movable accessory 45. A door right origin sensor 45b for detecting return to the origin, a door left motor 44a for moving the left movable accessory 44 stored in the storage member 46, and detecting that the movable accessory 44 has returned to the origin. The door left origin sensor 44b is electrically connected.

  The auxiliary effect drive board 410 includes a drive circuit 411 for driving the right lift motor 41f and the left lift motor 42f, a drive circuit 412 for driving the kaleidoscope motor 43a, a right dragon motor 48a and a left dragon motor 47a. A drive circuit 413 for driving, a drive circuit 414 for driving the family crest motor 40b, and a drive circuit 415 for driving the door right motor 45a and the door left motor 44a are mounted.

  In addition, the power supply board 94 shown in FIG. 12 receives power supplied from the main power supply 98 (AC / 24V) from the main control board 50, the payout control board 60, the lending device connection terminal board 78, and the effect power supply board 90 ( 13). The effect power supply board 90 distributes the power supplied from the power supply board 94 to each board electrically connected to the effect power supply board 90. Various LEDs provided on the game board 5 are electrically connected to the board surface LED relay terminal board 91.

  As shown in FIG. 14, an image / audio control board 70 includes an image / audio control MPU 71, an image processing LSI 76, an image / audio control ROM 72, an image data ROM 74, an image data ROM 75, a drive circuit 78, a sound source. An IC 80, a sound source data ROM 81, a surround IC 82, a volume setting circuit 83, a digital amplifier 84, and a digital amplifier 85 are mounted.

  The image / audio control MPU 71 is electrically connected to the sound source IC 80 and the sound volume setting circuit 83. The sound source ROM 81 is electrically connected to the sound source IC 80, and the sound source IC 80 is electrically connected to the surround IC 82. The sound source IC 80 and the surround IC 82 are electrically connected to the volume setting circuit 83, and the volume setting circuit 83 is electrically connected to the digital amplifiers 84 and 85. The digital amplifier 84 is electrically connected to the right speaker 10 and the left speaker 11 via the board surface effect relay terminal plate 92 and the frame portion effect relay terminal plate 93 (FIG. 13). The digital amplifier 85 is electrically connected to the lower speaker 12 via the board effect relay terminal plate 92 and the frame effect relay terminal plate 93.

  An image / audio control work RAM 73 is built in the image / audio control MPU 71, and a VRAM 77 is built in the image processing LSI 76. The image / audio control ROM 72 stores a computer program executed by the image / audio control MPU 71. The image / sound control work RAM 73 stores the computer program read out from the image / sound control ROM 72, reads out the processing results and determination results generated by the image / sound control MPU 71 executing the computer program, and the like. Store rewritable.

  The image processing LSI 76 includes a decoder that compresses / decompresses image data, a drawing engine that performs processing such as 3D polygon drawing, enlargement / reduction, and texture mapping based on moving image data created by the decoder, and a drawing engine A display engine that outputs digital RGB signals corresponding to the created image data to the drive circuit 78.

  The image data ROMs 74 and 75 store image data for displaying variation / effect patterns on the effect display 30. The image / audio control MPU 71 controls the image processing LSI 76 to display the fluctuation / effect pattern on the effect display 30 based on the effect control signal transmitted from the main control MPU 51, and music and effects from the speakers 10 to 12. The sound source IC 80 is controlled to output sound or the like. The volume setting circuit 83 is provided with a volume adjustment knob. When a pachinko hall employee rotates the volume adjustment knob, the input levels of the digital amplifiers 84 and 85 are adjusted, and the speakers 10 to 12 are adjusted. The volume of is adjusted.

  The image / audio control MPU 71 reads the image data corresponding to the change / effect pattern designation command (effect control signal) transmitted from the main control MPU 51 via the effect control board 400 from the image data ROMs 74 and 75. The processing LSI 76 is instructed. Then, the image processing LSI 76 reads the image data corresponding to the variation / effect pattern designation command from the image data ROMs 74 and 75 in accordance with the instruction from the image / audio control MPU 71. Then, the image processing LSI 76 compresses / decompresses the image data read from the image data ROMs 74 and 75 by the decoder, processes the compressed / decompressed image data by the drawing engine, and outputs RGB signals corresponding to the processed image data. Output to the drive circuit 78. The drive circuit 78 drives the effect display device 30 based on the digital RGB signal output from the image processing LSI 76. Thereby, the effect display device 30 displays the change / effect pattern corresponding to the change / effect pattern designation command transmitted from the main control MPU 51.

  The audio data ROM 81 stores a plurality of, for example, 64 ADPCM (Aduptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation) sound source data, and a plurality of song data and sound effect data associated with fluctuation / effect patterns displayed by the effect indicator 30. ing. Here, the ADPCM sound source data is sound data obtained by sampling and digitizing a single sound consisting of sounds of instruments such as drums and keyboards, human voices and imitation sounds. The sound source IC 80 is composed mainly of a microcomputer, and when a change / effect pattern designation command output from the image / audio control MPU 71 is input, the audio data from the audio data ROM 81 is input based on the control program stored in the internal ROM. The data is read one by one, the read audio data is reproduced by the ADPCM method according to a predetermined frequency, volume and panpot (sound image localization), and the reproduced digital signal is output to the surround IC 82.

  The surround IC 82 converts the input digital signal into a digital signal for producing a surround effect, converts the converted digital signal into an analog signal, and outputs the analog signal to the volume setting circuit 83. The volume setting circuit 83 sets the digital signal input from the surround IC 82 to the input level adjusted by the volume adjustment knob, and outputs it to the digital amplifier 84. Then, the digital amplifier 84 drives the speakers 10 and 11, and the speakers 10 and 11 output the mid-high range sound among the sounds corresponding to the variation / effect pattern designation command output from the image / audio control MPU 71. .

In addition, the sound source IC 80 outputs a digital signal for the mid-low range to the volume setting circuit 83. The volume setting circuit 83 sets the digital signal input from the sound source IC 80 to the input level set by the control of the image / audio control MPU 71, and outputs it to the digital amplifier 85. Then, the digital amplifier 85 drives the speaker 12, and outputs the sound in the middle / low range among the sounds corresponding to the variation / effect pattern designation command output from the image / audio control MPU 71. In this manner, the image / audio control MPU 71 displays the variation / effect pattern on the effect display 30 in accordance with the change / effect pattern designation command transmitted from the main control MPU 51, and the music or audio corresponding to the change / effect pattern is displayed. Sound effects are output from the speakers 10 to 12.
As described above, the audio / video control MPU 71 controls the image and audio control.

  An effect control MPU 401 is mounted on the effect control board 400. The effect control MPU 401 includes an effect control ROM 402 and an effect control work RAM 403. In the effect control ROM 402, a computer program for operating each movable accessory such as the movable accessory 40 in a predetermined operation pattern, and each LED connected to the panel LED relay terminal board 91 are lit in a predetermined blinking pattern. A computer program or the like is stored. The effect control work RAM 403 stores the computer program read from the effect control ROM 402, and can read and rewrite processing results and determination results generated by the effect control MPU 401 executing the computer program. Store.

  The effect control MPU 401 outputs a drive command to the drive circuits 411 to 415 in accordance with the change / effect pattern designation command transmitted from the main control MPU 51 to drive each motor, and each movable accessory such as the movable accessory 40. Are operated in a predetermined operation pattern. Further, the effect control MPU 401 turns on each LED connected to the panel LED relay terminal board 91 in a predetermined blinking pattern in accordance with the change / effect pattern designation command transmitted from the main control MPU 51.

[Main random numbers used in games]
Next, main random numbers used in the game will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of random numbers used in the game.

  The hit determination random number R1 is a random number used when the main control MPU 51 performs a hit determination of a normal symbol. In this embodiment, there are 197 values of 0 to 196. The hit determination initial value random number R2 is a random number for randomly determining the initial value of the hit determination random number R1. In this embodiment, there are 197 values of 0 to 196 which are the same as the hit determination random number R1. When the hit determination random number R1 makes one round, the value of the hit determination initial value random number R2 counted at that time is determined as the initial value of the hit determination random number R1. In other words, the initial value of the hit determination random number R1 is randomly determined and the periodicity of the initial value of the hit determination random number R1 is eliminated. It is configured so that symbol hits do not occur.

  The big hit determination random number R3 is a random number used when the main control MPU 51 makes a big hit determination of a special symbol, and in this embodiment, there are 1597 types of 0 to 1596. The big hit determination initial value random number R4 is a random number for randomly determining the initial value of the big hit determination random number R3, and in this embodiment, there are 1597 kinds of 0 to 1596 which are the same as the big hit determination random number R3. When the big hit determination random number R3 makes one round, the value of the big hit determination initial value random number R4 counted at that time is determined as the initial value of the big hit determination random number R3. That is, the initial value of the big hit determination random number R3 is randomly determined to eliminate the periodicity of the initial value of the big hit determination random number R3. It is configured not to generate a jackpot of symbols.

  The jackpot symbol random number R5 is a random number used when the main control MPU 51 determines a jackpot symbol. In this embodiment, there are 100 random numbers from 0 to 99. The jackpot symbol initial value random number R6 is a random number for randomly determining the initial value of the jackpot symbol random number R5, and in this embodiment, there are 100 patterns of 0 to 99 which are the same as the jackpot symbol random number R5. When the jackpot symbol random number R5 makes one round, the value of the jackpot symbol initial value random number R6 counted at that time is determined as the initial value of the jackpot symbol random number R5. In other words, the initial value of the jackpot symbol random number R5 is randomly determined to eliminate the periodicity of the initial value of the jackpot symbol random number R5, thereby specifying by the fraud using the periodicity of the initial value of the jackpot symbol random number R5. The jackpot symbol is not selected.

The reach selection random number R7 is a random number used by the main control MPU 51 to determine whether to select a variation / effect pattern including reach variation when the result of the big hit determination is a loss. In this embodiment, the reach selection random number R3 is 239 from 0 to 238.
The first variation group selection random number R8 and the second variation group random number R9 are random numbers used by the main control MPU 51 to narrow down variation / effect patterns. In this embodiment, the first variation group selection random number R8 is 241 from 0 to 240, and the second variation group selection random number R9 is 199 from 0 to 198. The variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 is a random number used for determining the final variation / effect pattern from the variations / effect patterns narrowed down by the second variation group selection random number R9. In this embodiment, the variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 is 251 from 0 to 250.

  Continuous button effect determination random number R11 determines whether or not main control MPU 51 performs continuous button effect using each variation display of effect symbols when there are two or more special symbol holding numbers U. It is a random number to be used. In this embodiment, there are 100 continuous button effect determination random numbers R11, and the random number obtained from the random number counter that counts the continuous button effect determination random numbers R11 is a predetermined random number. In addition, it is determined that the continuous button effect is performed.

Each of the random numbers described above is realized by a random number counter that counts one from the minimum value 0 to a predetermined maximum value, and the count value of the random number counter is treated as a random number. The random number counter increments by 1 every cycle (for example, 2 ms) in which the main control MPU 51 executes the main program, and returns to 0 when the maximum value is exceeded. The random number generated from each random number counter when the game ball wins the first start port 21 or the second start port 22 is stored in the main control work RAM 53.
In addition to the above-described soft random number method using a random number counter, each random number can also be generated using a hard random number method using a random number generation circuit such as a random number generation IC.

[Big hit value table]
Next, the configuration of the jackpot value table stored in the main control ROM 52 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The jackpot value table 52a is a table that stores jackpot values that are referred to when the main control MPU 51 makes a jackpot determination. The jackpot value table 52a is set separately for the case where the gaming state is the normal gaming state and the case where the probability changing gaming state is set, and the jackpot value table is set with more jackpot values than the normal gaming state. The jackpot value is selected from 0 to 1596 random numbers for the jackpot determination random number R1.

  The main control MPU 51 obtains the jackpot determination random number R1 stored in the main control work RAM 53 and the jackpot value set in the jackpot value table 52a when it is time to display the variation of the special symbol. In comparison, if there is a matching jackpot value, it is determined to be a jackpot, and if it does not exist, it is determined to be lost.

  In this embodiment, a total of four jackpot values are set in the normal gaming state, and a total of 35 jackpot values are set in the probability variation gaming state. In other words, the probability of being determined to be a big hit in the big hit determination is set to be 8.75 times higher in the probability variation gaming state than in the normal gaming state.

[Control command table]
Next, the configuration of the control command table stored in the main control ROM 52 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17B is an explanatory diagram showing the types of jackpot variation / effect pattern and loss variation / effect pattern. FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing the types of continuous button effects.

  The control command table 52b stores control commands corresponding to fluctuation / effect patterns that the main control MPU 51 causes the image / audio control MPU 71 and the effect control MPU 401 to execute. The fluctuation / direction pattern includes 311 types of big hit fluctuation / direction patterns 1 to 311 that are executed when the result of the big hit determination is a big hit, and 109 types of loss that are executed when the result of the big hit determination is a loss. Fluctuation / effect patterns 1 to 109 are prepared, and control commands A0H00H to A5H50H and 90H00H to 95H34H are associated with each.

  As shown in FIG. 17B, the big hit fluctuation / effect pattern and the loss fluctuation / effect pattern include a normal fluctuation A, a normal fluctuation B, reach A, reach B,. Each variation pattern of super reach B... And each continuous button effect of continuous button effect A,... In this embodiment, continuous button effects are set so that six types of A to F can be selected. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 18, eight types of 1 to 8 are set for each continuous button effect, and the configuration is such that a maximum of eight continuous button effects can be performed.

  For example, the continuous button effect A is configured to be able to perform a total of eight continuous button effects A1 to A8. The continuous button effects 1 to 4 are used according to the special symbol reservation number U when it is determined that the continuous button effect is performed first. In addition, as a result of pre-reading the continuous button effects 5 to 8 when performing the continuous button effects 1 to 4, the same big hit determination random number as the big hit value is associated with one of the hold tables 53a ( It is used when it is determined that the data is stored in FIG. That is, the continuous button effects of 5 to 8 are used during the period from the last continuous button effect to the final display of the big hit symbol among the first to fourth continuous button effects.

  At this time, the continuous button effect is selected so that the last eighth continuous button effect becomes the last continuous button effect. For example, as shown in FIG. 11D, when the third hold is a big hit, the continuous button effects A6 to A8 are selected from the continuous button effects A5 to A8, and the third hold is based. It adjusts so that the continuous button effect A8 may be performed in the variation display of the effect symbol. As a result, the continuous button effect A8 having the highest degree of expectation for the occurrence of the big hit is performed as the last continuous button effect, so that the player's sense of expectation for the big hit occurrence reaches its climax.

  Although not described, the control command table 52b includes a control command for confirming and displaying a confirmed symbol on the effect display 30, a control command for executing an effect congratulating the occurrence of a big hit, A control command and the like for executing an effect for each round are set.

[Variation / Direction Pattern Drawing Method]
Next, a variation / effect pattern lottery method will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 19 is an explanatory view showing a lottery method for variation / effect pattern.

  The jackpot determination random number R3, the jackpot symbol random number R5, the reach selection random number R7, and the first variation group selection random number R8 are obtained from each random number counter when the game ball wins the first start port 21 or the second start port 22. Is done. Further, the second variation group selection random number R9 and the variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 are acquired from each random number counter when the variation display of the special symbol is started. The jackpot symbol random number R5 is used when the jackpot determination result is a jackpot.

  Big hit symbol random number R5 0-99, reach selection random number R7 0-238, first variation group selection random number R8 0-240, second variation group selection random number R9 0-198 and variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 0 to 250 are divided into a plurality of groups each having a predetermined number of random numbers as a group. In addition, one variation / effect pattern is associated with each group of the variation / effect pattern selection random number R10.

  If each group of the jackpot symbol random number R5 is the highest group and each group of the variation / direction pattern selection random number R10 is the lowest group, the following is determined depending on which group the random numbers acquired in the higher group belong to: The range of groups that can be selected at the lower level is narrowed down. Further, the lower the group, the more the group is subdivided. In other words, it is devised to prevent the player from getting bored by selecting different variation / effect patterns as much as possible according to the small differences in the game state. In this embodiment, 420 types of variation / effect patterns are prepared to be selectable.

  The main control MPU 51 makes a big hit determination when starting the special symbol variation display (A). Here, if it is determined that the jackpot, the jackpot symbol random number R5 is acquired (A). Here, the jackpot symbol is determined based on the acquired jackpot symbol random number, and the group to which the acquired jackpot symbol random number belongs is determined (a). Subsequently, a time determination is made as to whether or not the gaming state has changed in a short time (c). Further, when it is determined that the previous big hit determination is a loss, the skipping is performed by skipping.

  Subsequently, a probability state determination is made as to whether or not the gaming state has changed to a probabilistic gaming state (D). Subsequently, the number of holds of the special symbol is determined from 0 to 4 (e). Subsequently, a reach selection random number R7 is acquired (f). The number of groups of the reach selection random number R7 and the number of random values constituting each group are determined as a result of the jackpot determination (A), the group to which the acquired jackpot symbol random number (A) belongs, the result of the time reduction determination (C), the probability It depends on the combination of the status judgment result (d) and the hold count judgment result (e).

  For this reason, the previously determined jackpot determination (a), the group to which the acquired jackpot symbol random number (b) belongs, the result of the time reduction determination (c), the result of the probability state determination (d) and the result of the hold number determination ( ), The group to which the acquired reach selection random number R7 belongs is determined. Subsequently, the first variation group selection random number R8 is acquired (G), and the group to which the acquired first variation group selection random number R8 belongs is determined. Subsequently, the second variable group selection random number R9 is acquired (K), and the group to which the acquired second variable group selection random number R9 belongs is determined. Subsequently, the variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 is acquired (K), and the group to which the acquired variation / effect pattern selection random number belongs is determined. Then, the variation / effect pattern associated with the determined group is determined (e). If there are two or more special symbol holding numbers U before determining the variation / effect pattern, it is determined whether or not the continuous button effect is to be performed using the continuous button effect determination random number R11. If it is determined that an effect is to be performed, a variation / effect pattern in which a continuous button effect appears is selected.

[Contents stored when special symbol hold occurs]
Next, the contents stored in the hold table of the main control work RAM 53 when a special symbol hold occurs will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 20A is an explanatory view showing the stored contents of the hold table 53a, and FIG. 20B is an explanatory view showing a state where the storage order of the data stored in the hold table 53a is raised.

  Note that the hold table is provided for each of the first start port 21 and the second start port 22, but here, the hold table for the first start port 21 will be described as a representative. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the upper limit of the number of special symbol reservations for the first start port 21 and the second start port 22 is four.

  If the game ball wins the first starting port 21 while the special symbol is variably displayed, the big hit determination random number R3, the big hit symbol random number R5 obtained from each random number counter, the short time determination result, the probability state determination result, the hold The number determination result, the reach selection random number R7 and the first variation group random number R8 are stored in the corresponding holding ranks of the holding table 53a. For example, when the special symbol is displayed in a variable manner and the game ball wins the first starting port 21 when the special symbol hold number U is 1, each random number and the storage area of the hold rank second place in the hold table 53a The determination result is stored. That is, each random number is stored in the holding ranks 1 to 4 in the winning order of the first start port 21. In the illustrated example, each random number stored in the holding order No. 1 is the oldest in terms of time, and each random number stored in the holding order No. 4 is the latest.

Then, when the special symbol comes to the start of the variation display, the second variation group selection random number R9 and the variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 obtained from each random number counter are stored in the storage area of the retention rank No. 1 in the retention table 53a. The
Since the big hit determination is performed based on the big hit determination random number R5 stored in No. 1 of the holding order at the start of the variable symbol display of the special symbol, it is acquired when the game ball wins the first start port 21. The jackpot symbol random number R5 and the reach selection random number R7 are stored in the hold table 53a. However, when the result of the jackpot determination to be performed later is lost, these random numbers are used for determining the variation / effect pattern. I can't.

  In the example shown in FIG. 20A, the big hit determination random number 7, the big hit symbol random number 23, the reach selection random number 109, and the first variation group random number 201 are stored in the second place in the hold order in the hold table 53a. At this stage, since the fluctuation display of the special symbol corresponding to the first holding order is not finished, the second changing group random number and the change / effect pattern selection random number are not stored in the second holding order. When the special symbol variation display corresponding to the first hold order is finished, the hold order of each stored data is incremented by one as shown in FIG. Then, the second change group random number 65 and the change / effect pattern selection random number 103 are stored in the first holding order. The variation / effect pattern corresponding to the variation / effect pattern selection random number 103 is the jackpot variation / effect pattern 244.

[Contents of image data ROM]
Next, main contents stored in the image data ROMs 74 and 75 (FIG. 14) mounted on the image / sound control board 70 will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 21A is an explanatory diagram showing main contents stored in the image data ROM 74 shown in FIG. 14, and FIG. 21B is an explanatory diagram showing main contents stored in the image data ROM 75.

  As shown in FIG. 21A, the image data ROM 74 stores jackpot variation / effect pattern data 74a, loss variation / effect pattern data 74b, jackpot symbol data 74c, loss symbol data 74d, and the like.

  The jackpot variation / effect pattern data 74a is image data for displaying on the effect display 30 the jackpot variation / effect patterns 1 to 311 stored in the control command table 52b (FIG. 17A). The loss variation / effect pattern data 74 b is image data for displaying the loss change / effect patterns 1 to 109 stored in the control command table 52 b on the effect display 30. The big hit variation / effect pattern data 74a and the loss variation / effect pattern data 74b include those in which continuous button effects AF appear. The jackpot symbol data 74c is image data for confirming and displaying the jackpot symbol on the effect display 30. The lost symbol data 74d is image data for confirming and displaying the lost symbol on the effect display 30.

  As shown in FIG. 21B, the image data ROM 75 stores big hit effect data 75a, big hit game effect data 75b, customer waiting image data 75c, error notification data 75d, and the like. The big hit effect data 75a is image data for displaying on the effect display 30 an image indicating that a big hit has occurred when the special symbol variation display is stopped and the big hit symbol is confirmed and displayed. The big hit game data 75b is image data for displaying an effect image during the big hit game on the effect display 30. The customer waiting image data 75c is image data for displaying a predetermined effect image on the effect display device 30 in a so-called customer waiting state in which the special symbol is not variably displayed and the game ball is not being fired. . The error notification data 75d is image data for displaying on the effect display 30 an image indicating the occurrence of a ball breakage, ball clogging, prize ball payout abnormality, or the like, or the occurrence of an illegal act using magnetism. .

[Main game flow]
Next, the main flow of the game in the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Main processing executed by main control MPU)
First, the flow of main processes executed by the main control MPU 51 will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a flow of main processing executed by the main control MPU 51 when the power of the pachinko machine 1 is turned on. FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by the main control MPU 51 during the game. In the following description, a process step executed by each MPU is abbreviated as S.

  The main control MPU 51 determines whether or not the power of the pachinko machine 1 is turned on (S1 in FIG. 22), and when it is determined that the power is turned on (S1: Yes), executes a security check (S2) and stacks. The pointer is initialized (S3). Subsequently, an interrupt mode is set (S4), and access to the main control work RAM 53 is permitted (S5). Subsequently, peripheral devices of the main control MPU 51 are initialized (S6), and it is determined whether or not the RAM deletion switch 94a (FIG. 12) for deleting the backup data of the main control work RAM 53 is turned on (S7). .

  If it is determined that the data is on (S7: Yes), the data stored in all storage areas of the main control work RAM 53 is erased (S8). Whether or not the RAM erase switch 94a is turned on is determined only once after the power is turned on and not thereafter. Subsequently, the main control work RAM 53 is initialized (S9), and a command for setting the effect control board 400 to the power-on state is transmitted to the effect control board 400 (S10).

  If it is determined in S7 that the RAM erase switch 94a is not turned on (S7: No), it is determined whether or not power-off occurrence information indicating that the power has been cut off due to a power failure is stored (S11). ), If it is determined that it is stored (S11: Yes), a checksum is calculated (S12). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the checksum stored when the power is turned off matches the checksum calculated in S7, that is, whether or not the checksum is normal (S13). If this is the case (S13: Yes), the initial value upon power restoration is set in the main control work RAM 53 (S14).

  Subsequently, a command for returning the effect control board 400 to the gaming state at the time of power restoration is transmitted to the effect control board 400 (S15), and a payout control start command is transmitted to the payout control board 60 (S16). Thereby, the game at the time of power-off is restarted, and when an unpaid prize ball remains, the unpaid prize ball is paid out. Subsequently, an interrupt is set and the interrupt is permitted (S17), and the process proceeds to game control.

  When the main control MPU 51 shifts to game control, the game start process (S100 in FIG. 23), the special symbol game process (S200), the special electric accessory game process (S300), the normal symbol game process (S400), and the normal electric motor An accessory game process (S500) is executed.

[Game start processing]
Next, the flow of the game start process executed by the main control MPU 51 in S100 of FIG. 23 will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the flow of the game start process executed by the main control MPU 51, and FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the continuation of the game start process shown in FIG.

  The main control MPU 51 transmits the command stored in the command transmission buffer to the effect control board 400 and the payout control board 60 (S101 in FIG. 24). Subsequently, information of each switch such as the first start port switch 21a and the second start port switch 27a electrically connected to the main control board 50 other than the RAM erase switch 94a is read (S102).

  Subsequently, the state of each read switch is determined, and the determination result is stored in the main control work RAM 53 as switch detection information (S103). For example, when using a switch whose output voltage changes from high level to low level when a game ball is detected (for example, a through-type proximity switch), it is determined that the output voltage has changed from high level to low level. The determination result is stored in the main control work RAM 53 as switch detection information (for example, binary data 1).

  Then, it updates by adding 1 to each random number shown in FIG. 15 (S104). Subsequently, the switch detection information stored in the main control work RAM 53 in the previous S103 is referred to and it is determined whether or not a winning is detected (S105). If it is determined that a winning is detected (S105: Yes), the switch detection information is stored in the main control work RAM 53 as winning detection information (S106). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the winning detection information stored in S106 is 0 (S107). If it is determined that it is not 0 (S107: No), a command for storing a command to be transmitted to the payout control board 60 A prize ball number command for paying out the number of prize balls corresponding to the winning detection information is stored in the transmission buffer (S108). For example, if it is determined that one piece of winning detection information for paying out five prize balls is stored (S107: No), a command transmission buffer is used for commanding the number of prize balls for instructing five prize balls to be paid out. (S108).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not there is a game ball to be paid out, that is, whether or not the ball is out of play (S109). This determination is made based on whether or not a ball-out condition command is received from the payout control board 60. Here, when it is determined that the ball is out of state (S109: Yes), the ball transmission abnormality command is stored in the command transmission buffer for storing the command to be transmitted to the effect control board 400 (S110), When it is determined that the ball is not in a cut state (S109: No), a normal ball cut command is stored in the command transmission buffer (S111).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the lower tray 7 is full of prize balls (S112). This determination is made based on whether or not a lower tray full command is received from the payout control board 60. Here, when it is determined that the base plate 7 is full (S112: Yes), the base plate full error command is stored in the command transmission buffer for storing a command to be transmitted to the effect control board 400 (S113). If it is determined that the lower tray 7 is not full (S112: No), the lower tray full command command transmission buffer is stored (S114).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the door (glass frame set 3) or the frame (front frame set 2) is in an open state (S115 in FIG. 25). This determination is made based on whether a door / frame opening command is received from the payout control board 60. If it is determined that the door or frame is open (S115: Yes), the door / frame open state command is stored in the command transmission buffer (S116), and it is determined that the frame or door is not open. In this case (S115: No), the door / frame closed state command is stored in the command transmission buffer (S117).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the prize ball is in an abnormal state, such as a state where there is no prize ball to be paid out, or a situation where the prize ball cannot be paid out due to a clogged ball (S118). This determination is made based on whether or not a ball-out command is received from the payout control board 60. If it is determined that the prize ball is abnormal (S118: Yes), the prize ball abnormality command is stored in the command transmission buffer (S119), and if it is determined that the prize ball is not abnormal (S118: No). ), The winning ball normal command is stored (S120). Subsequently, the process proceeds to special symbol game processing.

[Special design game processing]
Next, the flow of the special symbol game process executed by the main control MPU 51 in S200 of FIG. 23 will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the flow of the special symbol game process executed by the main control MPU 51, and FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the flow of the variation / effect pattern determination process executed in S213 of FIG. FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the continuation of the special symbol game process shown in FIG. Here, a special symbol game process when a game ball wins the first start port 21 will be described.

  The main control MPU 51 determines whether or not the game ball has won the first start port 21 (S201 in FIG. 26). If it is determined that the game has won (S201: Yes), the special symbol holding number U is 4. It is determined whether it is less than the number (S202). Here, if it is determined that the number is less than four (S202: Yes), the big hit determination random number R3, the big hit symbol random number R5, the reach selection random number R7 and the first variation group random number R8 is obtained from each random number counter, They are stored in the hold table 53a (FIG. 20) (S203). Subsequently, 1 is added to the special symbol holding number U (S204).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the first variable winning device 24 or the second variable winning device 25 (FIG. 5 (a)) is in operation, that is, whether or not the big hit game is in operation (S205). If it is determined that it is not (S205: No), it is determined whether or not the special symbol display device 31 (FIG. 5B) is changing the special symbol (S206). If it is determined that the special symbol is not changing (S206: No), it is determined whether or not it is time to display the special symbol stop symbol (S207), and it is determined that it is not in time. In the case (S207: No), it is determined whether or not the special symbol reservation number U is 0 (S208).

  Here, when it is determined that the special symbol hold number U is not 0 (S208: No), it is determined whether or not it is in the probability variation gaming state (S209), and when it is determined that it is in the probability variation gaming state (S209). : Yes), the jackpot determination of the probability variation gaming state is performed (S210). That is, the jackpot determination random number acquired in the previous S203 is compared with the jackpot value set in the probability variation gaming state of the jackpot value table 52a (FIG. 16), and there is a jackpot value that matches the jackpot determination random number. If it is determined to be a big hit, if it does not exist, it is determined to be lost. For example, if the big hit determination random number is 7, there is a big hit value 7 corresponding to the big hit determination random number, so it is determined that it is a big hit, and if the big hit determination random number is 8, there is no big hit value matching it. Judge as lost.

If it is determined in S209 that the game state is not the probability change game state (S209: No), a big hit determination of the normal game state is performed (S211). That is, the jackpot determination random number acquired in the previous S203 is compared with the jackpot value set in the normal gaming state of the jackpot value table 52a (FIG. 16), and there is a jackpot value that matches the jackpot determination random number. If it is determined to be a big hit, if it does not exist, it is determined to be lost. For example, if the big hit determination random number is 71, it is determined that there is a big hit value 71 that matches it, so that it is determined as a big hit. If the big hit determination random number is 72, there is no big hit value that matches it. Judge as lost.
Subsequently, the second variation group random number R9 and the variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 are acquired from each random number counter and stored in the hold table 53a (S212).

(Variation / direction pattern determination processing)
Here, the variation / effect pattern determination process executed in S213 will be described.
The main control MPU 51 determines whether or not the continuous button effect is being performed (S214 in FIG. 27). If it is determined that the continuous button effect is not being performed (S214: No), the special symbol holding number U is two. It is determined whether or not it exists (S215). Here, when it is determined that there are two or more special symbol reservations U (S215: Yes), it is determined whether or not a continuous button effect is performed (S216). As described above, this determination is based on whether one random number is acquired from the random number counter that generates the continuous button effect determination random number R11 (FIG. 15) and whether the acquired random number is a predetermined random number. Do it.

  If it is determined that the continuous button effect is to be performed (S216: Yes), the variation / effect pattern for the continuous button effect corresponding to the number of times of the continuous button effect is selected by lottery, and these are associated with the order of each hold. And stored in the hold table 53a (FIG. 20) (S217). In S215, when it is determined that there are not two or more special symbol reservation numbers U (S215: No), or in S216, when it is not determined that the continuous button effect is performed (S216: No), A variation / effect pattern is determined by lottery based on each random number stored in the holding table 53a (S218).

In S214, when it is determined that the continuous button effect is being performed (S214: Yes), prefetch processing is performed (S219). That is, the big hit determination is performed based on each big hit determination random number stored in association with the order of each hold in the hold table 53a.
Subsequently, it is determined whether or not there is a big hit determination random number that can be determined as a big hit (S220). If it is determined that there is a big hit determination random (S220: Yes), the variation / effect pattern for the continuous button effect is selected. Then, it is stored in the hold table 53a in association with the order of each hold (S221).

  In this case, the variation / effect pattern for the continuous button effect that performs the continuous button effect highly relevant to the continuous button effect performed in the variation / effect pattern for the continuous button effect previously selected in S217 is selected. For example, when the variation / effect pattern for continuous button effects in which the continuous button effects A1 to A4 appear in S217 first, the variation / effect pattern for continuous button effects in which the continuous button effects A5 to A8 appear. Select. Further, as described above, the variation / effect pattern for the continuous button effect is selected so that the continuous button effect with the highest expectation level for the occurrence of the big hit is the last.

  Then, the variation time set in the variation / effect pattern determined in S213 is set (S222 in FIG. 26), and the special symbol display device 31 starts the variation display of the special symbol, and the variation / effect determined in S213. A variation / effect pattern designation command corresponding to the pattern is transmitted to the image / audio control MPU 71 via the effect control board 400 (S223).

Subsequently, measurement of the variation time set in S223 is started (S224 in FIG. 28). This variation time is the time required from when the special symbol starts to change until it stops, and at the same time, the time required for the effect indicator 30 to start after the change / effect pattern is displayed. Subsequently, 1 is subtracted from the special symbol holding number U (S225).
Then, when executing the special symbol game process in the next cycle, if it is determined that the special symbol is changing in S206 of FIG. 26 (S206: Yes), it is determined whether or not the variation time has elapsed (FIG. 26). If it is determined that the time has passed (S226: Yes), the variation of the special symbol is stopped (S227).

  Subsequently, a stop symbol display time for displaying a special symbol stop symbol is set (S228), and measurement of the stop symbol display time is started (S229). Then, when executing the special symbol game process in the next cycle, if it is determined that the stop symbol display time is in S207 of FIG. 26 (S207: Yes), it is determined whether or not the stop symbol display time has elapsed. (S230 in FIG. 28) If it is determined that the time has passed (S230: Yes), it is determined whether or not the special symbol jackpot symbol has been confirmed (S231). Here, when it is determined that the display is confirmed (S231: Yes), the big hit game is started (S232).

  Subsequently, the probability changing function (function that continues the probability changing gaming state) is stopped (S233), and the time-shortening function (function that continues the time-saving) is stopped (S234). Here, the reason why the probability changing function and the time saving function are stopped is that the probability changing function and the time saving function are made to function after the big hit game is finished. Further, when it is determined in S231 that the big hit symbol is not fixedly displayed (S231: No), it is determined whether or not it is in the short-time gaming state (S235), and when it is determined that it is in the short-time gaming state (S235). : Yes), it is determined whether or not the specified number of fluctuations during operation of the short-time function has ended (S236). Here, when it is determined that the specified number of fluctuations has been completed (S236: Yes), the time-saving function is stopped (S237), and the process moves to the special electric accessory game process.

  Note that the description of the special electric game game process (S300), the normal symbol game process (S400), and the normal electric game game process (S500) shown in FIG. 23 is omitted.

[Variation / effect pattern display processing]
Next, the flow of the variation / effect pattern display process executed by the image / audio control MPU 71 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The image / audio control MPU 71 determines whether or not the variation / effect pattern designation command transmitted by the main control MPU 51 has been received (S600). If it is determined that it has been received (S600: Yes), the received variation The effect pattern designation command is stored in the image / audio control work RAM 73 (FIG. 14) (S601). Subsequently, the stored change / effect pattern designation command is analyzed (S602), and the change time specified by the change / effect pattern specification command, that is, display of the change / effect pattern on the effect display 30 is started. The time required to display the stop effect symbol is set (S603).

  Subsequently, the image processing LSI 76 is controlled to display the change / effect pattern corresponding to the received change / effect pattern designation command on the effect display 30 (S604). Subsequently, measurement of the variation time set in S603 is started (S605), and the process proceeds to the next process. When it is determined that the variation / effect pattern designation command is not received in S600 when the variation / effect pattern display process is executed in the next cycle (S600: No), it is determined whether or not the effect is being performed ( S606).

  Here, when it is determined that the production is in progress (S606: Yes), it is determined whether or not the variation time at which the measurement was started in S605 has elapsed (S607), and when it is determined that the time has not elapsed (S607). : No), it is determined whether or not it is time to perform the button effect (S609). If it is determined that it is time to perform the button effect (S609: No), the effect button operation request image 9b is displayed on the effect display 30 (S610). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the effect button 9 has been operated within the effective time (S611). If it is determined that the effect button 9 has been operated (S611: Yes), a button effect image is displayed on the effect display 30 (S612). .

If it is determined in S607 that the variation time has elapsed (S607: Yes), a stop effect symbol (big hit symbol or lose symbol) that is a stop symbol of the effect symbol is displayed (S608). If the displayed variation / effect pattern does not perform a button effect, a negative determination is made in S609.
Although the description using the flowchart is omitted, the audio / video control MPU 71 controls the sound source IC 80 (FIG. 14) to thereby effect the sound effect corresponding to the variation / effect pattern designation command transmitted from the main control MPU 51. Are output from the speakers 10-12.

[Effect of the embodiment]
(1) If the pachinko machine 1 of the above-described embodiment is implemented, there are two or more special symbol holding numbers U in the variation display of the effect symbol when performing the continuous button effect, and any one of the holds is a big hit In some cases, it is possible to perform button effects continuously over each variable display during the period from the last continuous button effect of the continuous button effect until the change display of the effect symbol in which the jackpot symbol will be confirmed and displayed. .
Therefore, when a big hit occurs in a short time after the continuous button effect ends, a pachinko machine that can maintain the effect of the continuous button effect can be realized.

(2) Moreover, since it is possible to perform the continuous button effect as many times as the numerical value obtained by doubling the upper limit value of the special symbol holding number U, there is an effect of the continuous button effect that cannot be achieved with a conventional pachinko machine. Can do.

<Other embodiments>
(1) If there is a big hit in the hold, the already determined continuous button effect can be changed to another type of continuous button effect. FIG. 30 is an explanatory diagram of another embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5B, it is determined that the continuous button effects A1 and A2 are performed, and as shown in FIG. 5D, the special symbol is displayed during the change of the effect symbol in which the continuous button effects A1 appears. When the number of holdings U increases to 4 and the fourth holding is a big hit, the continuous button effect A2 that has not been executed is changed to the continuous button effect A5, and then the continuous button effects A6 to A8 are performed. It can also be configured as follows. That is, when the continuous button effect A5 is more relevant to the continuous button effect A6 than the continuous button effect A2, the continuous button effect A6 to A8 are performed after the continuous button effect A2 is finished. The person who performs the continuous button effects A5 to A8 after the effect A1 is finished can perform a highly related continuous button effect once, so the player's expectation for the occurrence of the jackpot is gradually increased over a long period of time. You can go higher.

  In the above case, the continuous button effect A2 can be changed to another type of continuous button effect B5, and then the continuous button effects B6 to B8 can be continuously performed. In this case, the relationship between the continuous button effects A1 and the continuous button effect B5 is weakened, but since the highly related continuous button effects B5 to B8 are subsequently performed, the game It is possible to gradually increase the expectation for the occurrence of the jackpot of the person over a long period of time.

(2) In each of the above-described embodiments, the main control MPU 51 determines whether or not to perform a continuous button effect and the change / effect pattern is determined, but the image / audio control MPU 71 performs them. It can also be configured.

1 .. Pachinko machine, 4a ... Launch handle (launch device), 5. Game board,
9 .. Production button (operation member), 9 b. Production button operation request image (notification means),
21 .. First start port (start port), 22. Second start port (start port),
30 .. Effect display (image display device), P .. Game ball, R1 to R11 .. Random number,
U ·· Special symbol reserve (number of random numbers stored).

Claims (2)

A game board in which a falling area of game balls is formed;
A launcher that launches a game ball into the flow-down area;
A start opening provided in the game area;
Random number generating means for generating a random number;
Random number obtaining means for obtaining a random number generated by the random number generating means when a game ball launched by the launching device wins the start opening;
Random number storage means for storing the random number acquired by the random number acquisition means;
Jackpot determining means for determining whether the jackpot or lose based on the random number stored in the random number storage means;
An image display device that starts displaying a moving image when a game ball launched by the launching device wins the start opening, and displays an image showing a determination result of the jackpot determination means after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start. And,
The random number storage means, when the game ball wins the start opening when the image display device is displaying the moving image, the order of winning the start opening, and the random number acquired by the random number acquisition means Are stored in association with each other,
In a case where the image display device starts displaying the moving image and displays an image indicating the determination result of the jackpot determination unit, the image display device includes the random number storage unit. In a pachinko machine that can display the same number of times as the number of random numbers stored in
An operation member operable by the player;
Informing means for informing that an effective period in which the operation of the operation member is effective has started;
Changing means for changing the display content of the image display device when the operation member is operated within the effective period,
When the notification is performed by the notification means, and the effect until the change means is executed after the operation member is operated within the effective period is a player participation type effect,
First effect means capable of continuously executing the player participation type effect over a plurality of times of image display;
Whether or not a random number that can be determined as a big hit by the big hit determination means is stored in the random number storage means when the first rendering means is executed in any of the plurality of image displays. Random number determination means for determining;
When the random number determination unit makes an affirmative determination, the first effect is displayed until the image display device performs image display based on the random number that is the object of the positive determination and the order associated with the random number storage unit. Second production means for executing the player participation type production continuously from the last player participation type production by the means;
A pachinko machine characterized by comprising:   The maximum number of player participatory effects that can be continuously executed by the first effect means and the second effect means is twice the upper limit of the number of random numbers stored in the random number storage means. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the machine is a pachinko machine.

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