JP5093782B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

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

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

Among the gaming machines, there is also a special game that is advantageous to the player, which is called a so-called probability variation game (hereinafter also referred to as “probability variation”) or a variable time reduction game (hereinafter referred to as “short time”) after the special game is completed. There is something to migrate. When a special game has occurred and the winning stop symbol at that time is in a specific mode, the probability change is started after the special game ends. In the probability change, a lottery with a higher probability of winning than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is generated relatively early. Also, after the special game is over, time saving is started and continued for a predetermined period. During the short time, the ease of entering the starting port is enhanced, and the variation time of the symbol is generally shortened. When the transition to such a specific game occurs, a new special game is generated relatively early, and the player's sense of expectation is further enhanced.
JP 2003-230714 A

  In recent years, an increasing number of game machines have a so-called sudden probability change (hereinafter referred to as “surprising accuracy” as appropriate) in which a probability change without a game is made without the knowledge of the player. Suddenness has a big impact on the player in the sense that it suddenly shifts to probability change without any special performance, but since the probability change transition itself is conditional on the end of the special game, it won a big prize just before that transition The jackpot production is secured by opening the mouth several times in a short time. On the other hand, in a configuration in which the short-time opening of the big prize opening always shows an outbreak, there is a possibility that the player's interest may gradually fade, so the result of the winning lottery is less profitable than the jackpot In some cases, so-called small hits are set, and similarly, a short time release is performed to shift to a predetermined small hit game. It is also known that after the small hit, if the gaming state satisfies a predetermined promotion condition, it is a big hit, that is, a transition to a normal special game. According to such a configuration, it is recognized that a sudden or small hit has occurred due to a short time opening of the special winning opening. In general, it is relatively likely that the small hits will end only by opening and closing the big prize opening, whereas suddenness will surely shift to probability change after opening and closing the big prize opening, so that suddenness is more advantageous to the player. There is a tendency to be recognized. For this reason, after the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening, the player's sense of expectation is raised as to whether the occurrence is a winning or a small hit. Focusing on this point, there is also one that performs a cursing effect that suggests whether the winning or the small win is after opening / closing the big winning opening.

  By the way, in the first place, it can be said that such a short time opening of the special winning opening is a convenient game control for ensuring execution of a special game as a condition when suddenly shifting to a probable change state. In other words, at present, it is defined that the probability change transition is performed after the end of the special game, while the special game is defined as a game that opens and closes the special winning opening a plurality of times. That is, when the result of the winning / losing lottery performed in the normal game is a win with a probability change, the probability change transition is after at least opening the big winning opening. For this reason, it is necessary to open and close the winning prize opening a plurality of times in a short period of time for the sake of convenience in order to suddenly generate a certain change without sandwiching a long jackpot effect. For these reasons, the current situation is that, in the present situation, it is basically not envisaged to enter during the short-term opening period of the grand prize opening. The inventors have come up with the idea that an innovative gameplay that has never existed before can be created by devising an effect that triggers the entry to the grand prize opening opened for a short period of time.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object of the present invention is to realize a novel gameability by paying attention to the state of entering a big winning opening.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game board on which a game area is formed, a start prize opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area and into which a game ball can enter. An effect in which a predetermined effect image is displayed including a winning / not determining lottery means for executing a winning / not determining lottery for determining whether or not to win or not at the start winning opening, and a symbol variation display for indicating the result of the winning / not determining lottery Based on the symbol display device, the effect selection means for determining the effect content to be displayed based on a predetermined selection criterion according to the gaming state, and the display of the effect image to be displayed on the effect symbol display device according to the determined effect content Display control means for performing control, a normal winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area, which is opened when the result of the winning / failing lottery is a win, and a normal winning opening for a predetermined time or more is opened To shift to special games Special game operation condition holding means for holding a special game operation condition as a condition, and special game operation condition for holding a special game operation condition as a condition for shifting to a special game in which a special winning opening that is less than a predetermined time is opened Holding means, special game control means for executing a normal special game when the special game operation condition is satisfied as a result of the fact that the winning / failing lottery indicates a transition to a normal special game, and the successful / bad lottery shifting to a special game A special game control means for executing a special game when a special game operation condition is established, and a number-of-balls detecting means for detecting the number of balls entered into a big winning opening opened in the special game; When a special game has entered a big prize opening, an effect lottery is executed to determine whether or not to display a specific effect indicating the game state after the special game. Enter The effect lottery means to increase the number of executions of the effect lottery as the number of balls entering the mouth increases, and the content of the effect determined by the effect determination means when the effect lottery results in displaying a specific effect And production setting means for setting the production.

  Here, the “big prize opening” may be provided as a single big prize opening that is commonly used for opening in normal special games and opening in special games, or opened in normal special games. A special prize opening and a special prize opening opened by special games may be provided as separate components. The “predetermined time” may be a reference time for one opening of the big prize opening, or may be a reference time for multiple opening of the big winning opening. That is, in the special game, regardless of whether the special winning opening is opened once or plural times, the total opening time of the special winning opening is less than a predetermined time. “Special game” is less profitable than ordinary special games in that the opening time of the special winning opening is short, but it is advantageous to the player in that the special winning opening is opened and there is a possibility of entering the game ball It becomes. The “specific effect” may be a display that directly or indirectly suggests that the player is in a state after the special game. Alternatively, when the game state is shifted to a specific state different from the normal state after the special game, the display may indicate directly or indirectly that the specific state is in the specific state. The player can recognize the current gaming state by such a suggestion display. The “effect lottery” may be executed for each symbol variation after the special game, or may be performed regardless of the symbol variation timing.

  According to this aspect, the number of balls entered in the special winning opening opened during the special game is detected, and the larger the number of balls entered, the more lottery lotteries are executed after the special game, As a result, the possibility that a specific effect is displayed increases. If the specific effect is displayed, the player can recognize the current game state if it is in the specific state. Therefore, when the game state is shifted to a game state advantageous to the player after the special game, the player's expectation is felt depending on whether or not the special effect can be seen. Since the probability of display of a specific performance increases as more balls are entered in the special prize opening during special games, the player's technical intervention is enhanced, such as launching a game ball aiming for entry into the special prize opening. Is increased. Here, the number of balls entered into the big prize opening is used as a determination index, but it can be said that it is highly feasible because the special prize opening time is relatively short. That is, during special games, the opening time of the big prize opening is shorter than during special games, so the number of balls entered is limited. As a result, it is relatively easy to set the number of entered balls as a criterion for judgment and control the switching of effects based on the number of entered balls. In addition, although the opening time of the grand prize opening is short, a novel gameability is realized in which the production is switched on the premise of the entry.

  Specifically, a plurality of variation patterns in which a variation process from variation start to stop in the symbol variation display is determined are assigned to a predetermined lottery value, and a plurality of pattern determination tables having different variation pattern selection probabilities May be provided, and pattern determining means for determining the pattern variation pattern by switching the pattern determination table according to the gaming state. As a plurality of pattern determination tables, a variation pattern variation time is set to a predetermined time, and a variation pattern with a specific performance is set to be selected with a predetermined probability. The means sets a specific pattern determination table as a pattern determination table used by the pattern determination means when the effect lottery is executed, and the effect determination means is a pattern in which each variation pattern of the pattern determination table is associated with the contents of the effect. A table may be held, and the content of the effect after the end of the special game may be switched according to the determined variation pattern.

  The “symbol variation pattern” referred to here may include not only the symbol variation display indicating the result of the lottery determination but also the effect display additionally accompanying the variation display. According to this aspect, the specific pattern determination table in which the variation time of the variation pattern is defined after the end of the special game is selected. And the variation pattern with a specific effect is selected and the possibility that the specific effect is displayed becomes high, so that the number of entrances to the big prize opening in a special game increases. When setting the variation pattern, a new parameter called the number of balls entered into the big winning opening is introduced.

  The special game operation condition holding means includes, as a special game operation condition, a plurality of unit games with the opening of a big prize opening, and the probability that the lottery lottery results in a transition to a normal special game after the plurality of unit games. To change to a probability variation special game that shifts to a probability variation state that becomes a higher probability state than the normal state, and to shift to a small hit game that is a unit game with the opening of the big prize opening The small hit game operating conditions may be maintained. The special game control means, as a result of whether or not the winning lottery shows the transition to the probability variation special game, while executing the probability variation special game that the probability variation special game operation condition is satisfied when the symbol is stopped in a predetermined probability variation big hit mode, The winning / not-winning lottery results in the transition to the small hit game, and the small hit game may be executed on the assumption that the small hit game operating condition is satisfied when the symbol is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode. The specific pattern determination table may include a specific table that is set so that a variation pattern accompanied by a suggestion effect that suggests that the gaming state after the special game is a probability variation state is selected with a predetermined probability. Then, only when the effect lottery unit executes the effect lottery after the probability variation special game, the specific table may be set as the specific pattern determination table.

  In this aspect, a probability variation special game and a small hit game are provided as special games. Probability change special games include a plurality of unit games, and after that, the profit state is likely to be higher than the small hit game consisting of unit games. During the unit game period, the grand prize opening may be opened once or a plurality of times. On the other hand, the probability variation special game as a special game is less profitable than a normal special game in which a special prize opening is opened for a predetermined time or more in that the special prize opening time is less than a predetermined time. The transition to the stochastic state is guaranteed. For this reason, when a normal special game is not accompanied by the transition to the probability variation state, the probability variation special game has a higher profit state at that point. The probability variation special game is closer to the small hit game when compared with the opening time of the big prize opening, and if both opening times are set to be approximately the same, it is difficult to visually determine which game has been switched to.

  According to this aspect, after execution of the special game, the specific pattern determination table in which the variation time of the variation pattern is defined is selected. Since the variation time is defined, it is possible to estimate that the probability variation special game or the small hit game has been executed based on the variation time. It is difficult to determine which game has been executed if there are only a small number of balls entered in the special game in the special game, but the suggested effect is displayed as the number of balls entered in the special game port increases. The possibility increases. If the suggestion effect is displayed when the gaming state after the special game is the probability variation state, it is possible to definitely recognize that the probability variation state is present.

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

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to realize a novel gameability by paying attention to the state of entering the big winning opening.

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

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

  The game board 50 has an out port 58, a special symbol display device 61, an effect symbol display device 60, a start winning port (hereinafter referred to as “start port”) on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. 62, a center decoration 64, a grand prize opening 66, an operation opening 68, and a general prize opening 72. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) are installed. The start port 62 includes a start winning detection device 74 for detecting the entrance of a game ball and a normal electric accessory solenoid 76 for expanding the expanding mechanism of the start port 62. When the expansion mechanism of the start port 62 is expanded, the opening width of the start port 62 is expanded and the ease of entering the ball is improved. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the start port 62, and generates start win information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The general winning opening 72 includes a general winning detecting device 73 for detecting the entering of a game ball. The general winning detection device 73 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 72, and generates general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The special winning opening 66 includes a winning detection device 78 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a special winning opening solenoid 80 for expanding the special winning opening 66. The winning detection device 78 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the big winning opening 66, and generates big winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The big winning opening 66 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that becomes an open state as a “big hit” when the special symbol 192 stops in a predetermined big hit mode. The big winning opening 66 is provided above the out opening 58 and the like. The winning detection device 78 of the big winning opening 66 includes a sensor that detects the passage of a game ball. In the present embodiment, the special winning opening 66 is opened even when the special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode.

  The special symbol display device 61 provided on the left side of the game area 52 and the effect symbol display device 60 provided in the approximate center of the game area 52 are linked to the variation of the special symbol 192 and the special symbol 192 on each screen. Variations in the effect image including the decorative design 190 are displayed (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “design variation” or “variable display”). Here, the special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery performed when the game ball is dropped into the start port 62, and the symbol mode when the change display is stopped is determined to be the winning symbol. When the symbol is a symbol, the timing at which the stop symbol is displayed is the jackpot occurrence timing. The special symbol display device 61 is display means composed of, for example, 7 segment LEDs.

  The effect symbol display device 60 is a liquid crystal display that fluctuates and displays the decorative symbol 190 in conjunction with the fluctuating display of the special symbol 192. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually rendering the lottery result display indicated by the special symbol 192. The effect symbol display device 60 displays, as the decorative symbol 190, for example, a plurality of columns of moving images of symbol variation simulating a slot machine game in the central area of the screen. The effect symbol display device 60 is configured by a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be configured by a mechanical rotation device such as a drum or other display means such as an LED. Since the special symbol 192 does not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the special symbol display device 61 at the lower left of the production symbol display device 60 is displayed in an inconspicuous size. In the case of adopting a technique in which a decorative role is not displayed and a decorative symbol is not displayed, a special symbol may be displayed on a liquid crystal display such as the effect symbol display device 60. The operation port 68 is provided at the left side position of the game board 50.

  The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passage of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers an open lottery for determining whether or not to expand the expansion mechanism of the start port 62. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a normal symbol, which is a symbol indicating the result of the open lottery, is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the lower right side of the effect symbol display device 60. When the normal symbol variation display is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed, the start port 62 is normally expanded for a predetermined time with a probability of about 50% to 80%.

  A center ornament 64 is provided around the effect symbol display device 60. The center decoration 64 has functions such as protection of the game ball flow path, the special symbol display device 61 and the effect symbol display device 60, and decoration. A lottery hold lamp 20 is provided below the effect symbol display device 60, and an operation hold lamp 22 is provided below the normal symbol display device 59 at the lower right of the game area 52, which is a symmetrical position. Yes. The lottery hold lamp 20 is composed of four lamps, and displays the number of lottery holds depending on the number of lights. The number of lottery holds is the number of lottery results won to the start port 62 during symbol variation or special game, and indicates the number of winning balls for which symbol variation has not yet been executed. The operation hold lamp 22 is also composed of four lamps, and displays the number of hold of normal symbol fluctuations depending on the number of lights. The number of normal symbol fluctuations held is the number of game balls that have passed through the operation port 68 during the fluctuation of the normal symbol, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the fluctuation of the normal symbol has not yet been executed. Furthermore, game effect lamps 90 are respectively provided above and below the effect symbol display device 60. The operation button 82 is a button that the player operates to input a predetermined instruction to the gaming machine. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15.

  When the player turns the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are guided one by one to the inner rail 56 and the outer rail 54 with a strength corresponding to the turning angle, thereby playing the game area. To 52. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball is dropped into each of the general winning port 72, the start port 62, and the big winning port 66, the winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning port is paid out to the upper ball plate 15 or the lower ball plate 16. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 72 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 58 is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In this application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When the game ball falls into the start port 62, the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 are variably displayed on the special symbol display device 61 and the effect symbol display device 60. The variable display of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the elapse of the display time determined prior to the display. When the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are symbols indicating a big hit, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening 66 is started. At this time, the decorative pattern 190 simulating the game of the slot machine takes a display mode in which the three patterns are matched. In the special game, the grand prize winning slot 66 is temporarily closed after being opened for about 30 seconds or after 9 or more game balls are dropped. Such opening / closing of the big prize opening 66 is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times.

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

FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine.
The power switch 40 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The main board 102 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and processes all game operations such as a lottery when a winning is made to the start port 62. The sub-board 104 includes a liquid crystal unit 42 and controls display contents on the effect symbol display device 60, operations of the plurality of movable accessories 140, and lighting of the game effect lamp 90, and in particular displays according to a lottery result by the main board 102. The contents are changed and the lighting of the movable accessory 140 and the game effect lamp 90 is activated along with the progress of the production. The main board 102 and the sub board 104 constitute a game control device 100. The set substrate 39 includes a prize ball tank 44, a flow path for prize balls, a payout unit 43 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 43 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 44 to the upper ball tray 15 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 45 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 43. The launching device 46 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 15 to the game area 52 one by one. The launch control board 47 controls the launch operation of the launch device 46. The power supply unit 48 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in this embodiment.
In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a start port 62, a big winning port 66, a general winning port 72, an operating port 68, a special symbol display device 61, an effect symbol display device 60, a normal symbol display device 59, and an operation button. 82, the speaker 18, the game effect lamp 90, and the movable accessory 140 are electrically connected to each other, and can transmit and receive various control signals. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game but also the staging operations such as the symbol variation display, the movable accessory 140, and the electric decoration. The game control device 100 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared between a main board 102 that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game, and a sub board 104 that controls design effects and the like. The game control device 100 is configured by hardware including elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 includes a ball entry judging means 110, a winning / failing lottery means 112, a symbol determining means 114, a holding control means 116, a main display control means 118, a pattern determining means 119, a special game control means 120, a small hit game. Control means 121, specific game execution means 122, opening / closing control means 124, and condition holding means 176 are provided. The sub-board 104 in this embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, an effect determination unit 132, an effect display control unit 134, and an accessory control unit 136. Each functional block included in the main board 102 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 104 instead of the main board 102. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 104 may be configured such that any one of them is mounted on the main board 102 instead of the sub-board 104.

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the start opening 62, and when receiving the big winning opening winning information, determines that the game ball has won the big winning opening 66, and the general winning is obtained. When the information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the general winning opening 72. When receiving the passage information, the ball entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 accepts a random number value to determine whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game when the game ball enters the start port 62. Get as a value. For example, the success / failure lottery value is acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The “random number” in the present application may not be a mathematically generated random number, but may be a pseudo-random number generated by a hardware random number, a software random number, or the like. The success / failure lottery means 112 holds a plurality of success / failure tables to be referred to in the success / failure determination. In the plurality of success / failure tables, the determination result of winning or losing is associated with the winning / losing lottery value, and the success / failure probability is determined according to the associated winning range setting.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to a success / failure table for determination of success / failure based on a normal probability in a normal state (hereinafter, referred to as “normally normal / failure table” as appropriate). Refer to the “probability appropriateness determination table”) as appropriate. In this embodiment, in the normal success / failure table, only when the success / failure lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 299 is a big hit. In the probability variation success / failure table, the jackpot range is expanded, and not only when the success / failure lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 299 but also when it falls within the range of 300 to 2999. Thus, the range corresponding to the jackpot changes according to the gaming state. In the present embodiment, as a special game, in addition to a normal special game (hereinafter, also referred to as “15R special game” as appropriate) in which the unit game in which the special winning opening 66 is opened is repeated up to 15 times, the minimum number of times is given. A special special game that is repeated only twice (hereinafter also referred to as “2R special game” as appropriate) is provided. Hereinafter, the jackpot that shifts to the 15R special game is referred to as “15R jackpot” and the jackpot that shifts to the 2R special game is appropriately referred to as “2R jackpot”.

  Further, in the present embodiment, even if the winning / raising lottery value does not correspond to the jackpot range, that is, a so-called out of range, it is a small hit if it falls within a predetermined range. In this embodiment, regardless of whether or not it is in a probable change state, the winning lottery value is a small hit when it falls within the range of 60000-65535. In this way, if it does not correspond to the jackpot, it is all “out of”, but in this embodiment, among the cases where it does not correspond to the jackpot, especially the winning lottery value range when it does not correspond to the jackpot It is expressed as “out”.

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

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

  The symbol determination means 114 acquires a symbol determination lottery value for determining a special symbol, and determines the stop symbol of the special symbol according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery means 112 and the symbol determination lottery value. The symbol determination unit 114 sends data indicating the determined stop symbol to the main display control unit 118 and the effect determination unit 132. The symbol determining means 114 acquires a lottery random number for determining a normal symbol when the game ball passes through the operation port 68, and determines a stop symbol of the normal symbol according to the lottery random number. When the stop symbol of the normal symbol is a specific symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 expands the normal electric accessory at the start port 62 for a predetermined time.

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

  The pattern determination means 119 holds a pattern determination table that stores a plurality of types of variation patterns in which variation modes from the variation start to the stop when the special symbol is variably displayed. Multiple types of variation patterns have various variation times. That is, for each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses. The pattern determination unit 119 refers to the pattern determination table in accordance with the result of the determination on the success / failure by the result determination / absence lottery unit 112, and selects one of the plurality of variation patterns. The pattern determination unit 119 sends data indicating the determined variation pattern to the main display control unit 118 and the effect determination unit 132.

  That is, the pattern determining means 119 selects a variation pattern in which a display process of symbol variation to be displayed on the special symbol display device 61 and the effect symbol display device 60 is determined, based on a separately obtained pattern lottery value. Determine from. The pattern lottery value is acquired from a value range from “0” to “255”, for example. The pattern determining means 119 refers to the pattern determination table when starting the symbol variation and determines the variation pattern of the symbol variation. In the variation pattern, a variation time from a variation start to a stop when the special symbol is variably displayed is determined, and has various variation times depending on the type. That is, for each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses.

  The pattern determination means 119 refers to the pattern determination table for losing when the result of the determination is wrong, and refers to the pattern determination table for 15R jackpot when the result is 15R jackpot. Further, when the determination result is 2R jackpot, the 2R jackpot pattern determination table is referred to, and when the jackpot is hit, the small hit pattern determination table is referred to. In particular, when the determination result is 2R big hit or small hit, and there is a ball entering the big winning opening 66, the specific pattern determination table to be described in detail later is referred to. In the present embodiment, if the result of the determination is wrong, any variation pattern of super reach, normal reach, or no reach may be selected. This reach production is a display of symbol variation that becomes a winning symbol combination if another symbol is aligned by the decorative symbol 190 when a variation pattern with reach is selected, suggesting a sign of a big hit. It is an effect that raises the player's expectation. Basically, the variation time of the special symbol 192 becomes longer in the order of super reach, normal reach, and reach. In particular, when selecting a variation pattern of “no reach”, a different table is referred to so that a variation pattern having a shorter variation time is selected in the short time state than in the normal state. When the determination result is a 15R jackpot, a variation pattern with reach is selected. When the determination result is 2R big hit or small hit, super reach and normal reach are each selected with a probability of about 50%. As described above, the pattern lottery value and the variation pattern are associated with each other for each determination result, and a pattern number is set for each variation pattern. The pattern determining unit 119 transmits the pattern number to the effect determining unit 132 every time the variation pattern is set as described above.

  The main display control means 118 displays the result of the lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112 as a special symbol variation display as a special symbol variation display according to the stop symbol determined by the symbol determination unit 114 and the variation pattern determined by the pattern determination unit 119. 61 is displayed. The main display control means 118 transmits the change start command and the change stop command to the effect display control means 134 at the timing of starting and stopping the change display of the special symbol, so that the main display control means 118 and the effect display are displayed. The fluctuation display by the control means 134 is synchronized and interlocked. The main display control means 118 displays the normal symbol variation on the normal symbol display device 59.

  The condition holding unit 176 includes a special game operation condition holding unit 178 and a small hit game operation condition holding unit 180. The special game operation condition holding means 178 holds a special game operation condition as a condition for shifting to a special game including a unit game involving opening of the special winning opening 66 a plurality of times. The special game operation condition is a result indicating that the game shifts to the special game in the lottery, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped. The special game operation condition holding means 178 holds a special special game operation condition for shifting to the 2R special game in addition to a normal special game operation condition for shifting the game state to the 15R special game. Further, as the special special game operation conditions, a probability change special game operation condition for shifting to the probability change state after the 2R special game and a time-short special game operation condition for shifting to the short time state after the 2R special game are held. Whether the probability variation special game operation condition is satisfied or whether the short time special game operation condition is satisfied is determined by the type of the special symbol determined by the symbol determination means 114.

  The small hit game operating condition holding means 180 holds the small hit game operating condition as a condition for shifting to the small hit game, which is a unit game accompanied by the opening of the big winning opening 66. The small hitting operating condition is a result indicating that the game is shifted to the small hitting game in the lottery, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped.

  The special game control means 120 controls the execution process of the special game when the result of winning / not-winning lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a big hit. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 66 is continuously continued a plurality of times until a predetermined upper limit is reached, and is constituted by a plurality of unit games. In the present embodiment, when 15R is a big hit, the unit game is repeated up to 15 times, and the big prize opening 66 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. In the case of 2R jackpot, the unit game is repeated up to two times, and the big prize opening 66 is opened for about 0.8 seconds in one unit game. The special game control means 120 starts the next unit game after the end of the current unit game if the number of continuations of the unit game has not reached the upper limit number in each special game. When the upper limit number of unit games is exhausted, the special game is terminated.

  The small hit game control means 121 becomes a lottery result indicating the transition to the small hit game by the winning / not-lotting means 112, and the small hit game is assumed that the small hit operation condition is established when the special symbol is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode. Execute. The small hit game is composed of one unit game. However, the big prize opening 66 is opened twice during one unit game. The opening time of the special winning opening 66 is less than a predetermined time (for example, 1.8 seconds) per opening. In this embodiment, it is set to 0.8 seconds. On the other hand, in this embodiment, when the big winning opening 66 is opened for about 0.8 seconds in 2R jackpot, it is closed once so that one unit game is completed. For this reason, the 2R special game based on the 2R jackpot has the same operation mode in appearance as the small hit game. However, the small hit game is different from the 2R special game composed of two unit games in that it is composed of one unit game. Hereinafter, these 2R special games and small hit games with a short opening time of the special winning opening 66 will be collectively referred to as “special games” as appropriate.

  The specific game execution means 122 executes control for shifting the game state from the normal state to the specific game state, and control for returning the specific game state to the normal state. The specific game in this embodiment has a probability change in which the winning probability of the winning / failing lottery is switched from a normal probability state to a high probability state and a short time in which the symbol variation time is switched from a normal time to a short time. The probabilistic state continues until the next jackpot occurs. In the present embodiment, in the case of 15R jackpot, the probability change may or may not be started after the end of the special game, but the time reduction is always started. On the other hand, in the case of 2R jackpot, either the probability change or the time saving is started after the end of the special game. The former means the occurrence of sudden probability change (abruptness), and the latter means the occurrence of sudden shortening (hereinafter referred to as “the suddenness” as appropriate). Whether or not the 2R jackpot is a hit or a crash is identified by a special symbol 192 determined by the symbol determining means 114, but since a similar stop symbol is displayed for the decorative symbol 190 as described later, It is set so that the person cannot distinguish it simply by looking at the decorative symbol 190. In principle, the time reduction is continued until the number of changes in the special symbol after the special game reaches a predetermined number (also referred to as “continuation number”), for example, 100 times.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory at the start opening 62 and the special winning opening 66. When the normal symbol is stopped at a specific symbol, the opening / closing control unit 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the start port 62. Further, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the special winning opening solenoid 80 during the special game, and opens the special winning opening 66. The opening / closing control means 124 executes an open extension that causes the expansion mechanism of the start port 62 to expand for a longer time than in the normal state in the probability change state after the 15R special game and in the short time state, but the probability change state after the 2R special game In the short-time state (that is, when a sudden occurrence occurs) (that is, when a sudden collision occurs), the extension is not performed. After the 15R special game, as a merit of normal probability change and time saving, the opening time of the start port 62 is lengthened so that the player can continue the game without reducing the possession. On the other hand, after a 2R special game, avoiding the player from easily recognizing the occurrence of a sudden or sudden collision with its open extension, that is, whether a small hit game or a 2R special game has occurred It is prevented from being recognized by the operation of. In the special game, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to greatly open the starting port 62. In the small hit game, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the big prize opening solenoid 80 to open the big prize opening 66 for a predetermined short period of time.

  The pattern storage means 130 holds a plurality of effect patterns in which effect image contents to be displayed on the effect symbol display device 60 in the variation of the decorative symbol 190 and the display process thereof are determined. In the effect pattern, a plurality of change patterns in which a change process from start to stop and a change process in the change display of the decorative pattern 190 and a change process are defined, and a change display of the decorative pattern are displayed separately, and the degree of expectation to the jackpot A plurality of notice effect patterns that suggest height in advance are included.

  The fluctuation pattern displays a pattern for displaying a normal out symbol, a pattern for displaying a symbol out of reach after reaching a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a jackpot symbol through a reach state. When the pattern is included. In particular, the pattern that passes through the reach state includes patterns having various fluctuation times. Each variation pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 132 selects the variation pattern of the effect image having the same variation time as that of the special symbol according to the variation pattern of the special symbol. The effect determining means 132 selects a variation pattern with a short variation time so that the variation display time of the special symbol is substantially shortened during the short time.

  The effect determining means 132 determines the combination of the stop symbols of the decorative symbols and their arrangement and variation pattern according to the result of the lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112, according to the stop symbol of the special symbol and the variation pattern of the special symbol. That is, the effect determining means 132 determines the effect contents to be displayed on the effect symbol display device 60 according to the result of the success / failure lottery received from the success / failure lottery means 112 and the pattern number received from the pattern determining means 119. The effect determining unit 132 selects any one of the plurality of variation effect pattern data corresponding to the variation pattern of the special symbol determined by the pattern determining unit 119 and reads it from the pattern storage unit 130. The effect determination means 132 determines the combination of the stop symbols of the decorative symbol 190 based on the special symbol stop symbols determined by the symbol determination means 114. The effect determining unit 132 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a stop symbol of a decorative symbol and a pattern table to be referred to in order to determine a variation pattern.

  The decorative symbol stop symbol is formed as a combination of three symbols. In the case where the determination result by the winner / rejection lottery means 112 is a 15R jackpot indicating a shift to a normal special game, a combination of three symbols such as “111” and “222” is selected. In this case, it is preferable that the same numbers as the special symbols are selected as the numbers arranged as the decorative symbols. For example, when the special symbol is “3”, the decorative symbol is “333”. If the jackpot is accompanied by a transition to probability change after a special game, a number for probability change is selected. For example, when an odd symbol is set as a symbol for probability change, the decorative symbol is “555”, “777”, or the like. In the case where the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates that the game does not shift to the special game, a combination that does not have three symbols such as “312” and “946” is selected. However, if the determination result is that the game does not shift to a special game, and a variation pattern of a special symbol indicating a loss with reach is selected, only one such as “191” or “727” is selected. Select a combination that does not have the same pattern.

  Further, in this embodiment, a common symbol is set that is displayed when the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is 2R big hit and small hit. If the decision result is a 2R big win indicating a shift to a special special game, and if the decision result is a small win indicating a shift to a small hit game, the decorative symbol is a single number. “135” and “246” are selected. That is, when the result of the winning / not-winning lottery is 2R big win or small win, the open mode of the big winning opening 66 is the same, and the stop symbol of the decorative symbol 190 is also set the same. For this reason, it is difficult for the player to determine whether the player is 2R big hit or small hit. In addition, as described above, whether the 2R jackpot has a certainty or a sudden time cannot be determined from the stop symbol of the decorative symbol 190. In this embodiment, even in such a state, in order to give an opportunity for the player to recognize the occurrence of a relatively large profit state, if a specific condition is satisfied, a state notification effect described later is displayed, It suggests that the occurrence of this suddenness, that is, the current state of probability change. The effect determining unit 132 sends information about the stop symbol of the decorative symbol and the variation pattern of the effect image to the effect display control unit 134.

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

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

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

  The effect display control unit 134 causes the effect symbol display device 60 to variably display the effect image according to the selected variation pattern data as a result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery unit 112. The effect display control means 134 causes the effect symbol display device 60 to display the notice effect according to the selected notice effect pattern when the effect determining means 132 decides to display the notice effect. The effect display control means 134 further controls effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 18.

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

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a determination method of a specific pattern determination table that is referred to after execution of a 2R special game or a small hit game as a special game. The figure shows the number of effect lotteries determined in accordance with the contents of the special game and the number of balls entered into the big winning opening 66 at that time, that is, the number of times the variation pattern with the state suggestion effect described later is selected. Has been.

  In the present embodiment, the big winning opening 66 is opened for a short period of time when the 2R jackpot or the jackpot is generated. As a result, if there is a ball entering the big winning opening 66, a pattern determination table switching process corresponding to the number of balls entered is executed later. That is, after the 2R special game or the small hit game, the specific pattern determination table is selected as the pattern determination table, and the state suggestion according to the number of balls entered into the big winning opening 66 as a special effect additionally accompanied by the symbol variation An effect is displayed. This state suggestion effect suggests that the current game state is one of a probabilistic state, a short time state, and a normal state after a small hit game. After the occurrence of a rush, a state notification effect that clearly indicates that the current state is in a probable state is displayed as a state suggestion effect according to a lottery result of an effect lottery described later.

  In the illustrated example, when there is no entry to the big winning opening 66 in the 2R special game and the small hit game, that is, when the number of entered balls is zero, the specific pattern determination table is not selected, and the normal pattern determination table is Referenced. At this time, the state suggestion effect is not displayed, and a normal variation pattern corresponding to the result of the success / failure lottery is selected. On the other hand, when there is a ball entering the big winning opening 66, it is switched to the specific pattern determination table. In this specific pattern determination table, a variation pattern in which the variation time of the symbol is fixed is held in order to reliably display the state suggestion effect.

  The variation pattern of this specific pattern determination table involves a specific table in which the same character appears and the story progresses, but a variation pattern with a state notification effect that notifies the current gaming state can be selected, and the state notification effect. A non-specific table from which no variation pattern is selected. That is, in the present embodiment, the specific table is selected when the special game is a probability-changing special game with a certainty. The state notification effect is to notify that the game state after the special game is a probability variation state. When this specific table is used, a specific variation pattern accompanied by the state notification effect is selected with a predetermined probability (for example, a probability of 60%). Therefore, when the specific variation pattern is selected by the pattern determining unit 119, the effect determining unit 132 reads the pattern data accompanied by the state notification effect from the pattern storage unit 130, and causes the effect display control unit 134 to display the state notification effect. .

  However, even if the specific table is selected, the probability that the state notification effect is displayed is not 100%. Therefore, even if the current gaming state is in the probability variation state due to the occurrence of suddenness, the player can reliably determine this. It's not possible. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the number of times that the variation pattern lottery (effect lottery) using the specific pattern determination table is performed is set according to the number of balls entered into the big winning opening 66 during the special game. Therefore, after the 2R special game with accompaniment, the specific table is selected as many times as the number of balls entered into the big winning opening 66, and the possibility that the state notification effect is displayed is increased. Since the non-specific table is selected after the 2R special game with a collision and after the small hit game, the state notification effect is not displayed. However, since the state suggestion effect is displayed even after any special game, the player cannot be in any of the promising state, the short time state, and the normal state after the small hit game. Can be recognized.

  In the example shown in the figure, if the number of balls entered into the grand prize winning hole 66 during a special game is one, switching to the specific pattern determination table is executed once when determining the first variation pattern after the special game. The If the number of entered balls is two, the specific pattern determination table is referred to twice when determining the first and subsequent variation patterns after the special game. Similarly, if the number of balls entered is three or more, the specific pattern determination table is referred to when determining the variation pattern for the number of balls entered after the special game. That is, the figure shows the case where the number of balls entered is up to 4, but the specific pattern determination table is referred to when determining the variation pattern for the number of balls entered, such as five when five balls are entered. Is done.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an effect display screen that can be displayed on the effect symbol display device in response to the transition to the special game. FIGS. 9A to 9C show examples of the production process.
In the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60, the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed in the substantially central area, and images such as various notice effects are displayed so as to be superimposed on the variable symbol display of the decorative symbol 190. sell. If any of winning, winning, and small hits occurs due to the winning / failing lottery, a symbol combination consisting of a single number is stopped and displayed as the decorative symbol 190, and the introduction effect shown in FIG. . In the illustrated example, the stop symbol “135” of the decorative symbol 190 is stopped small and displayed in the upper right corner of the display area 194, and the boy characters A and B and the girl character C appear in the center area. Is displayed. In this example, the characters A and B have a content for developing a story as much as possible to be a couple with the character C. Since this introduction effect is displayed when the big winning opening 66 is opened for a short period of time by 2R big hit or small hit, for example, a still image as shown in the figure may be displayed. At this time, if there is a ball entering the big winning opening 66, the “post-special game flag” set in a predetermined area on the RAM is turned on. This post-special game flag is used for selecting a specific pattern determination table, which will be described later. In addition, the number of balls entered into the big winning opening 66 is updated to a table determination counter set in a predetermined area on the RAM, and a reserved image corresponding to the number of balls entered is displayed. In the example shown in the figure, since two game balls have entered, two heart images are displayed as reserved images at the lower left of the screen. The player can grasp the number of balls entered into the big winning opening 66 by looking at the number of the heart images.

  When there is a ball entry in either the 2R special game or the small hit game, and then the game moves to the normal game, according to the variation pattern determined by referring to the specific pattern determination table, it is based on the animation by the characters A, B, C A state suggestion effect is displayed. When this state suggestion effect is started, the player has detected that one of suddenness, collision, or small hit has occurred, that is, the current gaming state is a probable change state, a short time state, and a normal state after the small hitting game. It can be recognized that either.

  In addition, when the 2R special game has a certainty and a variation pattern with a state notification effect is selected by an effect lottery using a specific table, an effect as shown in FIG. Is done. Here, the content of the effect that the character C finally selects the character A as a couple is displayed, and the character “probability rush!” Is displayed. The player can definitely recognize that the suddenness has occurred by looking at the state notification effect.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine.
First, processing is performed when the game ball has won the start port 62, the general winning port 72, the big winning port 66, or the like, or when the game ball has passed the operation port 68 (S10). If a normal game is being played (Y in S12), a normal game control process such as symbol variation is executed (S14), and a small hit game control process is executed (S15). If it is not in a normal game (N in S12), a special game control process is executed (S16). After the processing from S14 to S16, a prize ball payout according to various winnings in S10 is processed (S18). Note that the special game of S16 and the small hit game of S15 are not executed at the same time, and when one is executed, the other is avoided.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. In the normal game control process, if the winning / losing lottery value is put on hold (Y in S30), and the symbol variation is not being displayed (N in S32), the winning / failing determining process is executed (S34). At this time, the success / failure lottery means 112 executes a success / failure determination, and the pattern determination means 119 determines the variation pattern of the special symbol. Then, a variation display start process is executed according to the determination result and the determined variation pattern (S36). If the winning or failing lottery value is not held in S30 (N in S30), the processing from S32 to S36 is skipped, and if the symbol variation is being displayed in S32 (Y in S32), S34 and S36 Is skipped. Subsequently, if the symbol variation display has already been started (Y in S38), the variation display process is executed (S40). If the symbol variation display has not been started (N in S38), S40 is skipped.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG.
First, the success / failure lottery means 112 reads the success / failure lottery value (S42), and determines the success / failure based on the success / failure lottery value (S44). The symbol determination means 114 determines a special symbol stop symbol based on the determination result (S46). The pattern determining means 119 selects a special symbol variation pattern (S48). The effect determination means 132 determines the stop symbol combination of the decorative symbols based on the determination result and the special symbol (S50), and selects the variation pattern of the decorative symbol according to the variation pattern of the special symbol (S52).

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing in detail the variation display start process of S36 in FIG. First, the pattern determination unit 119 determines whether or not it is after the execution of the 2R special game or the small hit game (that is, the special game). That is, if the above-mentioned special post-game flag is turned on (Y in S102), the number N of balls entered into the big winning opening 66 recorded in the table determination counter during the special game is read (S104). If the special game is a 2R special game with a certainty, the pattern determination table is switched to a specific table, and if the special game is a 2R special game or a small hit game with a collision, the pattern determination table is switched to a non-specific table (S106). . Then, a pattern lottery for determining the variation pattern is executed using the specific pattern determination table selected at this time (S108), and the determined variation pattern is set (S110). The effect determining means 132 switches the variation pattern of the decorative symbol according to the variation pattern of the special symbol after switching. Subsequently, the number N of balls entered in the table determination counter is decremented by 1 (S112).

  At this time, if the number of entered balls N is zero (Y in S114), the special post-game flag is turned off (S116). If the number N of balls entered is not zero (N in S114), the process in S116 is skipped. In this way, the specific pattern determination table is selected up to the symbol variation where the number N of balls entered becomes zero. On the other hand, if the post special game flag is not turned on (N in S102), the processing from S104 to S116 is skipped. That is, in these cases, the variation pattern selected in S48 and S52 is determined as it is.

  Then, the main display control means 118 starts the fluctuation display according to the decided fluctuation pattern, transmits a fluctuation start command to the effect display control means 134, and the effect display control means 134 that has received the command displays the fluctuation pattern data. Accordingly, the display of variation of the effect image is started (S118). In this way, if there is a ball entering the special winning opening 66 during the special game, the specific pattern determination table is referred to for the symbol variation for the number of balls entered, thereby selecting the variation pattern accompanied by the state notification effect. In the case of a failure, it is notified that the probability is changed due to the occurrence of suddenness.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail the variation display process of S40 in FIG.
When the symbol variation display has already been started, when the predetermined variation time has elapsed and the symbol display stop timing is reached (Y in S61), the symbol variation being displayed is stopped (S62). If the time is short (Y in S63) and the result of the lottery is not a big hit (N in S64), the number of changes is incremented (S65), and if the number of changes reaches the set number (Y in S66), The time saving is terminated (S68). If the number of fluctuations has not reached the set number (N in S66), S68 is skipped. The “set number” here is, in principle, 100 times, which is the number of short time durations after the special game. During a time reduction (Y in S63), if a big hit is made (Y in S64), the game shifts to a special game (S67), and the time reduction ends (S68). If the time is not short (N in S63), the processing from S64 to S68 is skipped. If the symbol display stop timing has not been reached (N in S61), the processing of S62 and after is skipped and the flow of this figure is terminated.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing in detail the small hit game control process of S15 in FIG.
When the winning / losing lottery is a small win (Y in S91), a small win game, which is a unit game with the opening of the big winning opening 66, is executed. That is, if the small hit game has not yet started (N in S92), the small hit game is started, and the opening / closing control means 124 opens the big winning opening 66 twice (S93). The count value of the table determination counter described above is updated every time there is a ball in the opened big winning opening 66 at this time. The count value is used when selecting the pattern determination table after the small hit game, and is read and cleared after the selection. When the small hit game is started, an introduction effect as shown in FIG. 5B is displayed (S94). If the small hit game has been started (Y in S92), the processing of S93 and S94 is skipped. If no small hit has occurred in S91 (N in S91), the process from S92 to S94 is skipped and the process is terminated.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game control process of S16 in FIG. First, if the big prize opening 66 has not been opened (N in S70), the production display control means 134 starts the special game production process (S72), and the open / close control means 124 opens the special prize opening 66 (S74). ). At this time, if it is a 2R special game at this time, the count value of the table determination counter for recording the number of balls entered is updated every time there is a ball entered in the large winning opening 66 opened at this time. The count value is used when selecting the pattern determination table after the 2R special game, and is read and cleared after the selection. When the 2R special game is started, an introduction effect as shown in FIG. 5B is displayed. In the case of 15R special games, the table determination counter is not updated or introduced. If the big winning opening 66 has been opened, S72 and S74 are skipped (Y in S70). When the set opening time has elapsed after the grand prize opening 66 is opened (Y in S76), or when the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76), nine game balls enter the big winning opening 66 When the player has entered the ball (Y in S78), the opening / closing control means 124 closes the special winning opening 66 (S80). If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76) and the number of balls entered into the grand prize winning opening 66 has not reached nine or more (N in S78), the processing after S80 is skipped and the flow of S16 Exit.

  If the unit game has reached the final round after the closing of the special winning opening 66 in S80 (Y in S82), the effect display control means 134 ends the effect processing of the special game (S84), and the special game control means 120 The special game is terminated (S86). In the case of 15R special game, 15 rounds are the final round, and in the case of 2R special game, 2 rounds are the final round. The specific game execution means 122 starts execution of the specific game (S88). In other words, when the 15R special game is finished, the time is shifted. When the 2R special game is finished, if it is sudden, the process shifts to certain change, and if it is a collision, the process shifts to short time. If the final round has not been reached (N in S82), 1 is added to the number of rounds and the flow in S16 is terminated (S90).

  As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the 2R special game as the special game and the small hit game are substantially the same in appearance in terms of the mechanical operation of the big winning opening 66 and the display of the variation of the symbols. This makes it difficult to determine the subsequent game state. On the other hand, the number of entered balls in the short opening period of the special winning opening 66 in the special game is detected, and if there is the entered ball, the state suggestion effect is displayed after the transition to the normal game. This state suggestion effect suggests that the current game state in the normal game is one of a probable change state due to a probability, a short time state due to a collision, and after a small hit game. In particular, when the state notification effect is determined as the state suggestion effect, it is definitely suggested that the current gaming state is a probability change state due to suddenness. As the number of balls entered into the big winning opening 66 increases, the possibility that the state notification effect will be displayed increases, and the player can recognize this. Since the accuracy shifts to a gaming state that is advantageous for obtaining a subsequent jackpot, the player's sense of expectation is felt depending on whether or not the state notification effect can be seen. As the number of balls entered into the big prize opening 66 increases, the display probability of the state notification effect also increases. Therefore, the player's technical intervention is enhanced, such as launching a game ball aiming at the big prize opening 66, and its interest Will be enhanced. Innovative gameplay is realized in that the production contents can be switched according to the number of balls entered into the big winning opening 66.

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

[Modification 1]
Although not specifically described in the above embodiment, the game content may be configured to develop to 15R jackpot when the game state satisfies a predetermined condition after the transition to the jackpot game. As the “predetermined condition”, for example, a ball entering a specific area provided at a predetermined position in the game area, such as the inside of a big prize opening, may be set as the condition. As a result, the player's profit state can be relatively enhanced regardless of whether the hit, the collision, or the small hit occurs, and the contents of the profit are different for each game. For this reason, the player's request to know which game has been executed can be strengthened, and there is a possibility that the effect of the state suggestion effect will be higher.
Specifically, if the player does not develop a big hit despite having entered a specific area, the player can recognize that the player was not a big hit. However, it is difficult to determine whether a sudden or a sudden occurrence has occurred. Even in such a case, if the state suggestion effect is displayed, there is an increased possibility of recognizing which game it was. On the other hand, if there is no entry to a specific area, it is determined whether the opening of the big prize opening was triggered by the occurrence of a small hit or the occurrence of sudden or sudden hits Becomes difficult. Even in such a case, if the state suggestion effect is displayed, the possibility of recognizing which game has occurred increases. In this respect, it is meaningful to display a state suggestion effect that more clearly suggests a gaming state by allowing more gaming balls to enter during the short-term opening of the grand prize opening.

[Modification 2]
In the above embodiment, as the special game, the probability, the collision, and the small hit game are set, and in particular, when the probability is generated, the state notification effect is performed with a predetermined probability. Announced. In the modified example, a state notification effect that definitely suggests the state after the game is set even if it is either a collision or a small hit game, and the effect is selected with a predetermined probability. You may make it do. Moreover, you may set any one or two as a special game instead of all of a winning game, a collision, and a small hit game. For example, when two of the winning game and the small hit game are set, the state notification effect may be displayed only when one of them occurs, or the state notification effect may be displayed regardless of which one occurs. You may do it.

[Modification 3]
In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the specific pattern determination table is referred to when determining the variation pattern for the number of times of winning after the special game in accordance with the number of winning balls in the special winning opening 66 during the special game. In the modification, the specific pattern determination table may be referred to until the number of symbol variations corresponding to the number of balls entered is not limited to the same number as the number of balls entered. For example, the specific pattern determination table may be referred to once when the number of entered balls is one, once when it is two, three times when it is two or more, and until the next jackpot occurs. In another modification, a limit may be set on the number of times the specific pattern determination table is selected after the special game. For example, even if five or more balls are entered during a special game, the specific pattern determination table may be referred to up to four symbol variations after the special game.

[Modification 4]
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which a specific variation pattern with a fixed variation time is selected when there is a ball entering the big winning opening 66 during a special game is shown. In the modification, a variation pattern with a predetermined specific effect may be selected without limiting the variation time. Even in such a case, depending on the type of special game, a state notification effect for notifying the game state with a predetermined probability may be displayed.

[Modification 5]
In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the pattern determining unit 119 on the main board 102 side determines whether or not to display the state notification effect that notifies the gaming state is shown. In a modification, this may be determined on the sub-board 104 side. That is, in the pattern determining means 119, only the number of times of selecting a specific variation pattern with a fixed variation time regardless of the gaming state is determined according to the number of balls entered into the special winning opening 66 during the special game. May be. Then, when the specific variation pattern is selected, the effect determining unit 132 may select the variation pattern accompanied by the state notification effect with a predetermined probability. Specifically, the same variation pattern may be selected as a specific variation pattern regardless of whether the game is a hit probability, a collision, or a small hit game. On the other hand, the effect determination means 132 may select the content of the state notification effect that accompanies the variation pattern according to the generated game content.

[Modification 6]
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a conventional first type pachinko gaming machine has been shown, but it can also be applied to other types of gaming machines having the function of the first type pachinko gaming machine. For example, the present invention can be applied to a multi-function machine in which a plurality of first type pachinko gaming machines are mixed. In addition, a complex that provides a game corresponding to a special game in the first type pachinko gaming machine as the first special game, and a game corresponding to a special game in the second type pachinko game machine as the second special game. It can also be applied to the machine.

[Modification 7]
In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, when there is no entry to the big winning opening 66 in the 2R special game and the small hit game, the specific pattern determination table is not selected and the normal pattern determination is performed. An example where the table is referenced is shown. In the modified example, even if the number of balls entered into the grand prize winning hole 66 is zero, switching to a specific pattern determination table in which the variation time is regulated on condition that the special game is executed. You may be made to do. Specifically, as in the case where the number of balls entered into the big winning opening 66 is one, the specific pattern determination table is selected for one variation of the symbol when any of accompaniment, collision, or small hit occurs. You may do it.

[Modification 8]
In the said Example, as shown in FIGS. 7-9, the example which switches the variation pattern set by the success / failure determination process of S34 by the variation display start process of S36 according to the gaming state was shown. That is, on the condition that it is after a special game, an example in which the variation pattern is set twice for the subsequent symbol variation is shown. In the modification, the setting of the variation pattern for the one symbol variation may be completed once. Specifically, the processing from S102 to S116 in FIG. 9 may be performed simultaneously with the processing in S48 in FIG. In that case, when it is determined that it is not after the special game in the process of S48, or when it is determined that there is no entry to the big winning opening 66, the regulation time is not restricted to the specific pattern determination table. An ordinary pattern determination table without a reference may be referred to. In S36, the symbol variation display according to the variation pattern set in S48 is started.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in an Example. It is a schematic diagram which shows the determination method of the specific pattern determination table referred with the occurrence of a big hit or a small hit. It is a figure showing the example of a screen of the production | presentation display which can be displayed on a production | presentation symbol display apparatus on the occasion of transfer to a special game. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. 6 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. 7 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the fluctuation | variation display start process of S36 in FIG. 7 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the fluctuation | variation display process of S40 in FIG. 7 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the small hit game control process of S15 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the special game control process of S16 in FIG. 6 in detail.

Explanation of symbols

  10 Pachinko machines, 50 game boards, 52 game areas, 60 production symbol display devices, 61 special symbol display devices, 62 start ports, 66 big prize ports, 68 operation ports, 100 game control devices, 102 main boards, 104 sub-boards 112, winning / failing lottery means, 114 symbol determining means, 118 main display control means, 119 pattern determining means, 120 special game control means, 121 small hit game control means, 122 specific game executing means, 130 pattern storage means, 132 effect determining means 134 effect display control means, 178 special game operation condition holding means, 180 small hit game operation condition holding means, 190 decorative symbols, 192 special symbols, 194 display area.

Claims (3)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start prize opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area, into which a game ball can enter;
A lottery means for executing a lottery for determining whether or not the ball is entered at the start winning opening;
An effect symbol display device in which a predetermined effect image including a variable display of symbols for indicating the result of the winning / failing lottery is displayed;
Production determining means for determining the content of the production to be displayed based on a predetermined selection criterion according to the gaming state;
Display control means for performing display control of an effect image to be displayed on the effect symbol display device according to the determined effect content;
A special winning opening that is provided at a predetermined position in the game area and is opened when the result of the success / failure lottery is a win;
Special game operation condition holding means for holding a special game operation condition as a condition for shifting to a normal special game in which the special winning opening is opened for a predetermined time or more;
Special game operation condition holding means for holding a special game operation condition as a condition for shifting to a special game in which the special winning opening that is less than the predetermined time is opened;
Special game control means for executing the normal special game when the special game operation condition is satisfied as a result of the success / failure lottery indicating the transition to the normal special game;
Special game control means for executing the special game when the special game operation condition is satisfied as a result of the success / failure lottery indicating a transition to the special game;
Number-of-entry detection means for detecting the number of balls entered into the grand prize opening opened in the special game;
In the special game, when there is a ball entering the winning prize opening, an effect lottery for determining whether or not to display a specific effect suggesting the game state after the special game is executed, and Production lottery means for increasing the number of executions of the production lottery as the number of balls entered into the big prize opening increases,
When the effect lottery results in displaying the specific effect, effect setting means for setting the content of the effect determined by the effect determining means to the specific effect;
A ball game machine characterized by comprising: A plurality of variation patterns in which a variation process from variation start to stop in the symbol variation display is assigned to a predetermined lottery value, and holding a plurality of pattern determination tables with different variation pattern selection probabilities, Pattern determining means for switching the pattern determination table according to the gaming state and determining the variation pattern of the symbol,
As the plurality of pattern determination tables, a specific pattern determination table that is set such that the variation time of the variation pattern is set to a predetermined time and the variation pattern with the specific performance is selected with a predetermined probability,
The effect lottery means sets the specific pattern determination table as a pattern determination table used by the pattern determination means when executing the effect lottery,
The effect determining means holds a pattern table in which each variation pattern in the pattern determination table is associated with the effect content, and switches the effect content after the end of the special game according to the determined change pattern. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein The special game operation condition holding means includes, as the special game operation condition, a unit game accompanied by opening of the special prize opening a plurality of times, and the winning lottery shifts to the normal special game after the plurality of unit games. Probabilistic special game operating conditions for shifting to a probabilistic special game for shifting to a probability variation state where the probability of the result to be shown is a higher probability state than the normal state, and a small hit that is a unit game with the opening of the big prize Holds the small hit game operating conditions for shifting to the game,
The special game control means determines that the probability variation special game operating condition is satisfied when the winning lottery results in the transition to the probability variation special game and the symbol is stopped in a predetermined probability variation big hit mode. While the game is executed, the winning / losing lottery results in a transition to the small hit game, and the small hit game operation condition is satisfied when the symbol is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode. Run
The specific pattern determination table includes a specific table that is set so that a variation pattern with a suggestion effect suggesting that the gaming state after the special game is a probability variation state is selected with a predetermined probability,
The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the effect lottery unit sets the specific table as the specific pattern determination table only when the effect lottery is executed after the probability variation special game.

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