JP2004000396A - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A gaming machine that attracts the interest of a player by a novel variation mode is provided.
For example, when "green 2, green 2, green 2" is displayed on an LED display device 200, a character display 27c is blue, a character display 27a, a character display 27b, and a character display 27d to 27d. 27f is lit in white, and the character displays 27g to 27l are lit in red. The character display illuminated in blue is changed so as to reciprocate in the left-right direction, and the fluctuation is stopped while any one of the character displays is illuminated in blue. At this time, if the character lit in blue is any of the leftmost V, 1 to 5, the probability does not change. Fluctuations take place. According to such a gaming machine, whether or not the probability is changed is determined by the change of the second display unit 27, so that it is possible to indicate to the player whether or not the change is made in a very novel way.
[Selection diagram] FIG.

Description

【００９１】
［表１］は、確定表示、変動表示開始、左図柄停止（中・右図柄変動継続）、右図柄停止、中図柄停止の各段階において、ＬＥＤ表示装置２００の左・中・右の各図柄の明度の変化を表したものである。数字はセグメント体の明度を表している。
【００９２】
まず、左中右の各図柄が停止している状態、すなわち確定表示の状態では各図柄の明度は何れも１０にされている。変動表示が開始されても明度は変わらず、左図柄が仮停止してもこの状態は変わらない。右図柄が停止すると（中図柄はまだ変動中）、左図柄の明度および右図柄の明度が互いに同期して明度１０から明度６の間で繰り返し変化される。これによる作用について図３６を用いて説明する。図３６は、ＬＥＤ表示装置２００の７セグメント表示装置２４の構成を拡大した図である。各セグメント体６３内に設けられたＬＥＤ６５の明度が明度１０から６に段階的に暗くされると、各セグメント体６３の輪郭６３ａが段階的に不明確となり、縮小表示されているかのように見える。また、ＬＥＤ６５の明度が明度６から段階的に明度１０に明るくされることで各セグメント体６３の輪郭６３ａが段階的に明確となり、拡大表示されているかのように見える。この変化が繰り返されることにより左図柄および右図柄は拡大・縮小を繰り返されているかのように見える。輪郭が明確、不明確になるとは、ＬＥＤ６５の輝度と、ＬＥＤ６５と輪郭６３ａ〜６３ｉとの位置関係（距離）によってもたらされる。明度が１０では、ＬＥＤ６５から発せられた光が各輪郭６３ａ〜６３ｉ間で十分達する状態であり、各輪郭６３ａ〜６３ｉの視認性が均一となり、輪郭が明確となる。一方、明度が６では、ＬＥＤ６５と各輪郭６３ａ〜６３ｉとの距離（例えば、輪郭６３ａにおけるＬＥＤ６５との距離が小さい中央部と同距離が大きい先端部（輪郭６３ｉ）寄りと、あるいは、輪郭６３ｆと輪郭６３ｈや輪郭６３ｉと）に応じて、ＬＥＤ６５から発せられる光の到達量が異なり、その距離に応じて、各輪郭６３ａ〜６３ｉの視認性が不均一となり、輪郭が不明確となる。そして視覚的な残像効果と相俟って、遊技者にとっての擬似的な拡大・縮小表示、或いは揺れ表示が実現されているものと考える。なお、この間も変動を続けている中図柄の明度は１０のままである。この中図柄が停止すると全図柄の明度が１０で固定される。
【００９３】
なお、左図柄と右図柄が一致した（いわゆるリーチ状態になった）際には、左図柄の明度および右図柄の明度を、一旦１４まで明るくしてから、明度１０から明度６の間の繰り返し変化を行なう。その他の明度、すなわち１〜５、１１〜１３、１５は、リーチ演出時や大当り確定時等に利用される。このように図柄の明度を変化させる処理が本発明の識別情報明度制御手段に相当する。この明度の変化および図柄の変動は特別図柄制御部１６０によって行なわれる。
【００９４】
一方、第２表示部２７には、背後にそれぞれＬＥＤを備えた１〜９、０、および２個のＶの計１２個の文字表示器２７ａ〜２７ｌが設けられている。また、１２個の文字表示器２７ａ〜２７ｌの下には、それぞれ各３個のＬＥＤ６２ａ〜６２ｌが設けられている。普段はこの文字表示器２７ａ〜２７ｌおよびＬＥＤ６２ａ〜６２ｌは、消灯されているが、ＬＥＤ表示装置２００に当り図柄が表示されると、１２個の文字の内の１文字の背後のＬＥＤが点灯（以下、「文字が点灯」という）される。その点灯態様は、次のようである。
【００９５】
ＬＥＤ表示装置２００に表示された当り図柄が「青３、青３、青３」「赤７、赤７、赤７」（表３参照）であるときは、文字表示器２７ａ〜２７ｌが赤で点灯され、同じく当り図柄が「黄１、黄１、黄１」「緑２、緑２、緑２」「緑４、緑４、緑４」「黄５、黄５、黄５」「緑６、緑６、緑６」（表３参照）であるときは、文字表示器２７ａ〜２７ｆが白で、文字表示器２７ｇ〜２７ｌが赤で点灯される。ＬＥＤ６２ａ〜６２ｌは、緑で点灯される。さらに、当り図柄が表す数と等しい数に対応した文字表示機が青で点灯する。例えば、当り図柄が「赤７、赤７、赤７」であるときは、文字表示器２７ｈが青で、ＬＥＤ６２ｈが赤で点灯する。
【００９６】
その後、青で点灯された文字表示器２７ｈ、赤で点灯されたＬＥＤ６２ｈが、それぞれ白、緑に点灯色を変えると同時に、その右側の文字表示器２７ｉ、ＬＥＤ６２ｉがそれぞれ青、赤に点灯色を変更する。以後、青、赤で点灯される文字表示器、ＬＥＤを右側へ順に移動し、これを高速（例えば、１００ｍｓ周期）で繰り返す。そして、一番右側に到達（文字表示器２７ｌが青で、ＬＥＤ６２ｌが赤で点灯）したときは、青、赤で表示される文字表示器、ＬＥＤを一番左側（文字表示器２７ａ、ＬＥＤ６２ａ）に移動する。この動作を所定時間（例えば３秒）繰り返した後、徐々にその移動速度を低速にさせ、その移動を停止させる。
【００９７】
このとき、青で点灯されている文字表示器が、赤で点灯されていた文字表示器で停止すると確率変動が行なわれ、白で点灯されていた文字表示器で停止すると確率変動が行なわれない。つまり、遊技者は、この色によって確率変動であるか否かを判断することができる。さらに、第２表示部２７の変動表示が終了すると、ＬＥＤ表示装置２００の下に設けられている報知ランプ２６３、２６４のいずれかが点灯される。確率変動する際には報知ランプ２６３が、確率変動しない際には報知ランプ２６４が点灯され、これによっても遊技者は確率変動するか否かを判断することができる。
【００９８】
また、第２表示部２７で変動表示が行なわれているとき、ＬＥＤ表示装置２００に表示されている当り図柄は、その変動表示に対応して、色調が変化される（これは、明度が変化されつつ色調が変化されるようにしてもよい）。例えば、ＬＥＤ表示装置２００に表示された当り図柄が「緑４、緑４、緑４」であり、青で文字表示器２７ｅが点灯されているとき、ＬＥＤ表示装置２００に表示されている当り図柄は、「緑４、緑４、緑４」で表示され、青で点灯されている文字表示器が、文字表示器２７ｆ、２７ｇ、２７ｈと移動していくと、その移動にあわせて「緑５、緑５、緑５」「赤６、赤６、赤６」「赤７、赤７、赤７」と変化される。また、当り図柄の色を変化する際に、例えば、「緑５、緑５、緑５」を明度１０で表示し、段階的に明度６で表示させ、その時点（明度６）で当り図柄を「赤６、赤６、赤６」に変化させる。そして段階的に明度１０で表示させる。これにより、第２表示部２７で変動表示されているとき、ＬＥＤ表示装置２００によっても、確率変動するか否かを判断することができる。
【００９９】
更に、第２表示部２７における変動表示が停止したときには、ＬＥＤ表示装置２００に表示されている当り図柄は、第２表示部２７の表示結果に対応した状態で表示される。前後するが、第２表示部２７が変動表示される前にＬＥＤ表示装置２００に表示される図柄配列は［表２］に示す７通りの内の何れかとなっている。
【０１００】
【表２】

【０１０１】
ここで「黄１、黄１、黄１」は、１のゾロ目が黄色で表示されることを示している。つまり、これらの内の１つがＬＥＤ表示装置２００に表示されると、大当り確定となる。そして第２表示部２７の変動表示の結果に応じ、ＬＥＤ表示装置２００に表示された図柄配列の色が［表３］に示すように変化される。
【０１０２】
【表３】

【０１０３】
［表３］の見方は次のようである。すなわち、本表の左から２番目に表示されている○は、第２表示部２７の変動表示前にＬＥＤ表示装置２００に表示された配列を意味している。そして上下方向に仕切られてなる７個のグループは、第２表示部２７の変動表示後に変化しうる色を示している。例えば、黄１、黄１、黄１で当った場合は、第２表示部２７の変動表示後に、「赤１、赤１、赤１」「青１、青１、青１」「黄１、黄１、黄１」「緑１、緑１、緑１」のいずれかに変化される。つまり、この４通りの中には第２表示部２７の変動表示前と色が変化しないものもある。
【０１０４】
そして５番目のグループすなわち「黄５、黄５、黄５」で当った場合だけは変化の仕方が３通りとなっており、その他は全て４通りとなっている。［表３］の右から２番目の欄は確率変動するか否かを示しており、「確率変動」が確率変動する（確率が既に変動している場合はその状態が維持される）、「通常」が確率変動しない（確率が既に変動している場合は低下する）を意味している。［表３］の最も右の欄は、第２表示部２７の変動表示後に確率変動する表示上の確率をグループ毎に示している。例えば、「黄１、黄１、黄１」で当った場合（第１グループ）は５０％の確率で確率変動し、「青３、青３、青３」で当った場合（第３グループ）は１００％の確率で確率変動する（いずれも表示上）。
【０１０５】
［表３］に示すように遊技機１においては、数字によらず赤、もしくは青の図柄が表示されたときに確率変動し、数字によらず緑、黄、もしくは白の図柄が表示されたときに確率変動しないようにされている。また、ＬＥＤ表示装置２００の図柄は、第２表示部２７の変動表示が行なわれている間、色調が変化される。例えば、「黄１、黄１、黄１」が「青１、青１、青１」になり更に「赤１、赤１、赤１」になり、第２表示部２７の変動表示が停止すると［表３］の第１グループの内の一つ（例えば「緑１、緑１、緑１」）になる。
【０１０６】
なお、第２表示部２７は、釘２３が打ち込まれている遊技領域１１の面よりも奥に配置されており、この面と同一面に設けられた透明板により遊技領域１１と隔離されている。但し入球口２７２、２７３のいずれかに入った玉は、遊技領域１１の奥方向へ導かれて、第２表示部２７の計１２個の文字が形成された面と前記透明板との間の空間に入りこみ、手型の緩衝部材７０、７１に弾かれてこの空間内の斜面７２を転動し、玉出口７３から遊技領域１１へ戻る。玉出口７３から出た玉は、高い確率で第一種始動口（普通電動役物）１７に入賞する。
【０１０７】
ここで、図１３のＳ５５０で行なわれる外れ変動パターン選択処理について図１７に示す。判定結果メモリ４８１ｊ（図１２参照）に記憶された判定結果がリーチを経ない外れの場合は（Ｓ７００：ＮＯ）、Ｓ７０５に進み、確率変動中か否かを判定する。確率変動中の場合はＳ７１０に進み、入賞から５秒経過したか否かを判定する。経過している場合はＳ７１５に進み、高確率時における保留数に応じたデータテーブルを選択し、更にＳ７３０に進んでそのデータテーブルより変動パターン選択用の乱数を使用して変動パターンを決定する。一方、入賞から５秒経過していない場合（Ｓ７１０：ＮＯ）は、Ｓ７２０に進み、高確率時における５秒経過していない場合のデータテーブルを選択してＳ７３０に進む。
【０１０８】
Ｓ７０５で確率変動していないと判定された場合はＳ７４０に進み、入賞から５秒経過したか否かを判定する。経過している場合はＳ７４５に進み、低確率時における保留数に応じたデータテーブルを選択し、Ｓ７３０に進む。一方、入賞から５秒経過していない場合（Ｓ７４０：ＮＯ）は、Ｓ７５０に進み、低確率時における５秒経過していない場合のデータテーブルを選択してＳ７３０に進む。
【０１０９】
判定結果メモリ４８１ｊ（図１２参照）に記憶された判定結果が、外れリーチ判定（「２」）の場合は（Ｓ７００：ＹＥＳ）、Ｓ７６０に進み、確率変動中か否かを判定する。確率変動中の場合はＳ７６５に進み、高確率時の変動用のデータテーブルを選択してＳ７３０に進む。一方、確率変動していない場合（Ｓ７６０：ＮＯ）はＳ７７０に進み、低確率時の変動用のデータテーブルを選択してＳ７３０に進む。
【０１１０】
Ｓ７７０で選択されるデータテーブルの内容を図１８に示す。まず、リーチ態様決定乱数メモリ４８１ｋに記憶された乱数値が１００未満か否かを判定し（Ｓ８１０）、１００未満でなければＳ８１５に進んで前記乱数値が２５５未満か否かを判定する。２５５以上であれば、本処理を終了する。なお、前記乱数値が２５５以上になることは通常はあり得ないので、Ｓ８１５の判定は不測の事態に備えたエラー処理の一種となっている。
【０１１１】
一方、乱数値が２５５未満の場合（Ｓ８１５：Ｙｅｓ）はＳ８２０に進み、前記乱数値が１５０未満か否かを判定する。１５０未満であれば、Ｓ８２５に進んで変動パターン１を選択し、本処理を終了する。ここで変動パターンとはいわゆるリーチアクションのことであり、パチンコ機１では６通りの変動パターンを備えている。前記乱数値が１５０以上であれば（Ｓ８２０：Ｎｏ）、Ｓ８３０に進み、前記乱数値が１８０未満か否かを判定する。１８０未満であれば、Ｓ８３５に進んで変動パターン２を選択し、本処理を終了する。前記乱数値が１８０以上であれば（Ｓ８３０：Ｎｏ）、Ｓ８４０に進み、前記乱数値が２２０未満か否かを判定する。２２０未満であれば、Ｓ８４５に進んで変動パターン３を選択し、本処理を終了する。前記乱数値が２２０以上であれば（Ｓ８４０：Ｎｏ）、Ｓ８５０に進んで変動パターン４を選択し、本処理を終了する。
【０１１２】
Ｓ８１０でＹｅｓ、すなわち前記乱数値が１００未満と判定された場合には、Ｓ８６０に進み、前記乱数値が５０未満か否かを判定する。５０未満であれば、Ｓ８６５に進んで変動パターン５を選択し、本処理を終了する。前記乱数値が５０以上であれば、Ｓ８７０に進んで変動パターン６を選択し、本処理を終了する。低確率時に外れリーチが発生した場合の変動用の変動パターンが、以上のようにして選択される。前記乱数値と変動パターンの関係は［表４］のようになる。
【０１１３】
【表４】

【０１１４】
このように変動パターンが６種類ある場合、Ｓ８２０〜Ｓ８５０のようにして全ての変動パターンを決めると、前記乱数値が最も大きい場合に選択される変動パターン（ここでは変動パターン４）は、５回も比較判定を受ける必要がある。これに対し、図１８の処理のように前記乱数値が１００未満であるか否かを判定することにより２分することにより、変動パターン４でも４回（Ｓ８１５は含まない）の比較判定で選択される。なお、図１８の処理において、Ｓ８２０〜Ｓ８５０を更に２分、すなわちＳ８１５でＹｅｓと判定した後に前記乱数値が１８０未満か否かを判定し、１８０未満であった場合には更にその乱数値が１５０未満か否かを判定してパターンを選択するようにし、一方、前記乱数値が１８０以上であった場合には更にその乱数値が１５０未満か否かを判定してパターンを選択するようにすれば、比較判定の回数を最高でも３回に減らすことができる。また、６個の変動パターンを３つずつ２分し、Ｓ８１０の比較判定を１００未満か否かではなく、１５０未満か否かにしても比較判定の回数を最高３回に減らすことができる。
【０１１５】
Ｓ７４５で選択されるデータテーブルの内容を図１９，２０に示す。まず、保留数が３個以上の場合の外れ表示低確率保留選択の処理を図１９に示す（本図では便宜上保留３と表示）。本処理ではまずリーチ態様決定乱数メモリ４８１ｋに記憶された乱数値が１２未満か否かを判定する（Ｓ９００）。１２未満であれば、Ｓ９０５に進んで変動パターン２を選択し、本処理を終了する。ここで変動パターンとは図柄の変動時間が互いに異なるようにされた変動態様のことであり、パチンコ機１では４通りの変動パターンを備えており、変動時間が長い順に変動パターン１、変動パターン２、変動パターン３、変動パターン４となっている。前記乱数値が１２以上であれば（Ｓ９００：Ｎｏ）、Ｓ９１０に進み、前記乱数値が２５未満か否かを判定する。２５未満であれば、Ｓ９１５に進んで変動パターン３を選択し、本処理を終了する。前記乱数値が２５以上であれば（Ｓ９１０：Ｎｏ）、Ｓ９２０に進み、変動パターン４を選択し、本処理を終了する。つまり保留数が３個以上の場合は、変動パターン１は選択されず、選択される確率が高い順に変動パターン４、変動パターン３、変動パターン２となっている。
【０１１６】
次に、保留数が０個の場合の外れ表示低確率保留選択の処理を図２０に示す。本処理ではまずリーチ態様決定乱数メモリ４８１ｋに記憶された乱数値が１９２未満か否かを判定する（Ｓ９５０）。１９２未満であれば、Ｓ９５５に進んで変動パターン１を選択し、本処理を終了する。変動パターンの意味は図１９と同じである。前記乱数値が１９２以上であれば（Ｓ９５０：Ｎｏ）、Ｓ９６０に進み、前記乱数値が２３０未満か否かを判定する。２３０未満であれば、Ｓ９６５に進んで変動パターン２を選択し、本処理を終了する。前記乱数値が２３０以上であれば（Ｓ９６０：Ｎｏ）、Ｓ９７０に進み、変動パターン３を選択し、本処理を終了する。つまり保留数が０の場合は、変動パターン４は選択されず、選択される確率が高い順に変動パターン１、変動パターン２、変動パターン３となっている。
【０１１７】
なお、同様の処理が保留数１、保留数２の場合に対応して存在する。各保留数と乱数値に応じて各変動パターンが選択される割合を［表５］に示す。
【０１１８】
【表５】

【０１１９】
変動時間の単位は秒である。この表から分かるように、パチンコ機１では、保留数ごとに３種類〜４種類の変動時間（単位は秒）の異なる変動パターンを選択するようにされている。各保留数に対する変動時間の平均値（選択のされ易さの重みを付けたもの）は、保留数０のときが１１．１秒、保留数１のときが１０．４秒、保留数２のときが　６．５秒、保留数３以上のときが　５．３秒となっている。これにより、変動時間が画一的（例えば、保留数が０なら変動パターン１に固定、保留数が１なら変動パターン２に固定）ではなくなり、遊技者の興趣を引き付けることができる。
【０１２０】
ここで本実施の形態の構成と本発明の構成要件との対応関係を示す。ＬＥＤ表示装置２００が本発明の第１の可変表示装置に相当し、第２表示部２７が本発明の第２の可変表示装置に相当し、変動入賞装置１８が本発明の可変入賞装置に相当し、特別図柄保留数メモリ４８１ｂが本発明の通過数記憶手段に相当し、図１９、図２０に示した処理が本発明の変動態様選択手段に相当し、報知ランプ２６３、２６４が本発明の確率変動表示手段に相当する。
【０１２１】
以上、本発明に係る遊技機の主な構成要素について説明したが、本発明に係る遊技機１にあっては、前記収納ボックス５５が特定の形状・構造を有しているので、以下これについて詳述すると、図２２に示すように、本発明に係る収納ボックス５５は、遊技を制御するために遊技機１に取り付けられる遊技制御基板５４を保持するボックス基体６６と、そのボックス基体６６に対して矢印Ｘで示す一方方向（すなわち３次元空間における例えばＸ軸方向／以下Ｘ方向という）のうち、Ｘ１の向きに摺接させながら被せられる蓋体６７の、少なくとも二つの構成要素とからなっており、その他前記ボックス基体６６と蓋体６７を封止する封止材や検査履歴書等の他の構成要素を具備している。
【０１２２】
そして、前記Ｘ方向におけるボックス基体６６の一端部Ａ１と蓋体６７の一端部Ａ２に両者を係合させる係合手段７６が設けられているとともに、同じくボックス基体６６の他端部Ｂ１と蓋体６７の他端部Ｂ２に、既に図２２においても説明したように、両者を接合させる接合手段５６が設けられている。
【０１２３】
前記ボックス基体６６は、図２３及び図２４に示すように、透明な合成樹脂製箱形をなし、その底面部６８の表面には格子状をなすリブ部６９ａと筋交え状のリブ部６９ｂが突出形成されている。また、ボックス基体６６の四つの周面側には比較的立上がり高さの低い周壁部７１ａ、７１ｂ、７１ｃ、７１ｄが張り巡らされており、それら周壁部のうちＸ方向に延びる平行な周壁部７１ｂ、７１ｄの外方にはそれらの周壁部と所定間隔をおいて平行にガイド壁部７２ｂ、７２ｄが形成されている。
【０１２４】
平行な前記周壁部７１ｂ、７１ｄ及び前記他端部Ｂ１の周壁部７１ｃには、所定間隔をおいて複数個の突片７４ａが外方に延出形成されており、ボックス基体６６に蓋体６７が被せられたとき、蓋体６７に設けられた離間阻止片や嵌合孔（いずれも後述する）と係合して、ボックス基体６６と蓋体６７とを収納ボックス５５の厚み方向に互いに離間させないような機能を果たしている。同様に前記一端部Ａ１の周壁部７１ａと他端部Ｂ１の周壁部７１ｃのそれぞれにおいて前記突片７４ａの取付け位置より僅か低い位置にも、所定間隔をおいて対をなす突片７４ｂが外方に延出形成されており、それらは遊技機１の背面側にある裏機構盤５０の係合部（図示なし）と係合して本発明に係る収納ボックス５５を裏機構盤５０に係止する機能を果たしている。
【０１２５】
さらに前記一端部Ａ１の周壁部７１ａには門形の係止部７５が５個取り付けられており（図２２を参照）、後述する蓋体６７の被係止片と係合して、本発明に係る係合手段７６の一態様を構成している。他方、前記他端部Ｂ１の周壁部７１ｃの中央部には、前記接合手段５６の一構成要素である円筒状の基体接合部７７が所定間隔をおいて複数個、前記周壁部７１ｃから外方に延びる支持部７８により支持されているとともに、相隣接する基体接合部７７同士が連接部７９により連接されている。なお、複数個の前記基体接合部７７のうち最も外方に位置する１個の基体接合部はボックス基体６６から延びる１個の支持部７８に支持されているのに対して、同じく外方にある残りの１個の基体接合部は２個の支持体７８により支持され、後述するように遊技制御基板５４のＲＯＭを最後に検査するとき切り落とされずに残っていた最後の基体接合部７７は、必ず２個の支持体７８により支持されるようになっている。
【０１２６】
なお、前記基体接合部７７の内部にはほぼ釣り鐘状の中空部８０が形成されており、ボックス基体６６の裏側から蓋体６７に向かって、すなわち、図２４においてボックス基体６６の下から上に向かって、ワンウェイネジ、頭部易破断性ネジ又はリベット等で代表される非可逆的接合手段８１が、全ての基体接合部７７の中空部８０に対して仮止めがなされている。仮止めは、前記中空部８０に非可逆的接合手段８１の先端部を僅か圧入し又は螺入して基体接合部７７に把持させ、本発明に係る収納ボックス５５を遊技機１に取り付けたまま又は単独で搬送乃至は移動をさせても非可逆的接合手段８１が前記中空部８０から外れ落ちない程度に行われる。
【０１２７】
このような構造のボックス基体６６内に遊技制御基板５４を保持させるには、底面部６８に４個突出成形された短管状の固定部８２の上に遊技制御基板５４を載せてネジ止めする。そして、ボックス基体６６の一端部Ａ１寄りにおいて遊技制御基板５４の複数個のコネクタ８３が外部に露出する領域を透明なパターンカバー８４で覆って遊技制御基板５４を保護する。
【０１２８】
他方、前記ボックス基体６６に被せられる蓋体６７は、図２５、図２６、図２７及び図２８に示すように、全体が下に向かって凹状をなす箱体をなしているが、前記した一端部Ａ２側においてボックス基体６６のパターンカバー８４で占められる部位は切り欠かれ、上に向かって開放された開放部８５になっており、遊技制御基板５４のコネクタ８３を遊技機１の他の電子機器（図示なし）と接続し易いようになっている。
【０１２９】
そしてＸ方向に平行に走る側壁部８６ｂ、８６ｄには逆Ｌ字形断面をなすレール部８７ｂ、８７ｄが設けられており、前記ボックス基体６６に蓋体６７を摺接させながら被せるとき、前記レール部８７ｂ、８７ｄが前記蓋体６６のガイド壁部７２ｂ、７２ｄの内側に位置して蓋体６７がボックス基体６６から外れることなく、案内されるようになっている。
【０１３０】
また、本発明に係る収納ボックス５５にあっては、ボックス基体６６に被せられた蓋体６７が相互に厚さ方向に分離しないようにする必要がある。そこで、前記レール部８７ｂ、８７ｄに対してフック状の離間阻止片８８ｂ、８８ｄを設けそれらをボックス基体６６の周壁部７１ｂ、７１ｄに所定間隔をおいて設けた突片７４ａと互いに係止させることができるようになっている。
【０１３１】
さらに前記ボックス基体６６の一端部Ａ１寄りには複数個のコネクタ８３が設けられているので、これらのコネクタ８３に対して前記一端部Ａ２側の側壁部８６ａが衝突しないように、ボックス基体６６と蓋体６７との相対移動範囲を制限する必要がある。そこで、ボックス基体６６において、一端部Ａ１側の周壁部７１ａを除く３つの周壁部７１ｂ、７１ｃ、７１ｄの内方寄りには、それらと所定間隔をおいて平行にコ字形断面を有する内壁部９２ｂ、９２ｃ、９２ｄを設け（図２３参照）、蓋体６７を矢印Ｘ１の向きに相対移動させるとき、前記内壁部のうち他端側Ｂ１側の内壁部９２ｃに対して、蓋体６７の側壁部８６の内方寄りに垂下させた壁状ストッパー９３が衝突して、それ以上の移動が制限されるようになっている。逆に蓋体６７を矢印Ｘ２の向きに相対移動させるとき、蓋体６７の側壁部８６ａがボックス基体６６の内壁部９２ｂ、９２ｂの端面ｂ、ｃに衝突して、それ以上の移動が制限されるようになっている。
【０１３２】
前記側壁部８６ｂ、８６ｄの一端部Ａ２寄りの部位と前記開放部８５をコ字形に囲む側壁部８６ｅには、比較的外方に長く延びる３枚の舌片状の第一被係止部８９とそれらを挟んだ位置で短く外方に延びる２枚の第二被係止部９０が突出形成されており、ボックス基体６６に蓋体６７を摺接・移動させながら被せるとき第一被係止部８９と第二被係止部９０がボックス基体６６の門形の係止部７５に係止され、ボックス基体６６と蓋体６７の一端部Ａ１、Ａ２が互いに係合し合う係合手段７６が組成される。
【０１３３】
他方、前記蓋体６７の他端部Ｂ２側における側壁部８６ｃの中央部には、蓋付き短筒状の蓋体接合部９５が所定間隔をおいて、かつボックス基体６６の基体接合部７７と上下方向の中心が一致するよう、複数個前記側壁部８６ｃから延びる支持部９６により支持されて、前記基体接合部７７と共働して本発明に係る接合手段５６を構成している。そしてさらに相隣接する蓋体接合部９５間には垂直壁状の連接部９７により相互に補強されているとともに、水平壁状の被覆部９８により被覆されており、誤って前記支持部９６や連接部９７をニッパーやラジオペンチ等の切断治具により切断することができないようになっている。また、前記側壁部８６ｃの下部において接合手段５６の外方には、Ｕ字形の側面形状をなす複数個の被係止部９１が所定間隔をおいて設けられており、これらの被係止部９１にボックス基体６６の突片７４ａを係止することにより、ボックス基体６６と蓋体６７との上下方向の離間が防止されている。
【０１３４】
このような構造を有するボックス基体６６に遊技制御基板５４を保持させてから、そのボックス基体６６と蓋体６７とを両者を、まず図２９に示すように上下に重ねてから摺接させて、図３０及び図３１に示すように前者に対して後者を被せる。すると、基体接合部７７と蓋体接合部９５とが上下方向において重なるから、複数個組の接合部７７，９５のうち、１組の接合部７７，９５を一体化する。すなわち、基体接合部７７に仮止めしておいた非可逆的接合手段８１の１本を治具により蓋体接合部９５に螺入してボックス基体６６と蓋体６７とを一体化する。このとき治具により作業員が直接非可逆的接合手段８１を締め付けるので、前記第一公知技術と異なり、作業者が締め付けの程度を確実に実感しながら収納ボックス５５の完成度を高めることができ、ひいては収納ボックスの技術上の信頼性を高めることができる。
【０１３５】
このように収納ボックス５５の二つの構成要素を締め付けて一旦一体化した後に、締め付け作業手順の逆の手順で非可逆的接合手段８１を緩めて収納ボックス５５の開封を試みても開封できない。なぜならば、ワンウェイネジのような非可逆的接合手段８１は非可逆的な手順で緩めることができない形状・構造になっているからである（本発明においては非可逆的接合手段とは、このような意味おいて使用する）。従って、この収納ボックス５５を従来技術と同様に遊技機１の裏機構盤５０に取り付けると、そのボックス５５を外部から容易に開封することができない。よって、遊技制御基板５４のＲＯＭを不正に改造することができなくなる。
【０１３６】
次に、所定期間経過後、遊技制御基板５４のＲＯＭが不正に改造されていないかを検査する場合、ボックス基体６６において基体接合部７７を支持している支持部７８と連接部７９とを切断治具により切断する。すると、基体接合部７７、蓋体接合部９５及び非可逆的接合手段８１の３つの部材は容易に分離できないから、非可逆的接合手段８１は蓋体６７の蓋体接合部９５に把持されたまま残り、図３２に示すように、非可逆的接合手段８１に切断された基体接合部７７の被切断片９９がぶら下がることになる。なお、相隣接する蓋体接合部９５間は被覆部９８により塞がれているので、蓋体接合部９５を支持する支持部９５は誤って切断治具により切断される事態は起こらない。
【０１３７】
そのため、仮に蓋体６７を矢印Ｘ１の向きに移動させようとしても、前記被切断片９９が邪魔になって蓋体６７を前記の向きに移動できないのに対して、この実施態様にあっては、蓋体６７を矢印Ｘ２の向きに移動させ得る構造、言い換えれば前記非可逆的接合手段８１を収納ボックス５５の裏面側から表側又は蓋体６７に向かって組り付ける構造になっているので、図３３に示すように、蓋体６７を移動させる際に前記被切断片９９は何ら蓋体６７の移動に障害ならない。従っても収納ボックス５５を開封してその中に収納された遊技制御基板５４のＲＯＭの検査が可能になる。
【０１３８】
次にこのようにしてＲＯＭの検査が終了したら、図２９及び図３０に示すように、再び、遊技制御基板５４を保持したボックス基体６６に蓋体６７を被せて、前記検査に使用した基体接合部と蓋体接合部以外の基体接合部７７と蓋体接合部９５とを前記非可逆的接合手段８１により接合して、ボックス基体６６と蓋体６７とを一体化する。すると、外部から容易に収納ボックス５５を開封できなくなる。以下、前記同様に接合手段５６の数に対応した収納ボックス５５の開封と閉封が可能になる。
【０１３９】
以上説明して来た収納ボックス５５は、その根本的技術思想を踏襲して発明の効果を著しく損なわない限度において、前記態様の一部分を、例えば次のように変更して、実施することができる。
（１）前記態様においては、収納ボックス５５の開封時にボックス基体６６に取り付けられている基体接合部７７を切り離すようにしたが、係合手段７６の構造を変更することにより、蓋体接合部９５を蓋体６７から切り離す構造にすることもできる。すなわち、ボックス基体６６に対して蓋体６７を摺接させながら一方向Ｘの矢印Ｘ２の向きに移動して被せても係合機能を発揮する構造の係合手段７６を採用した場合、蓋体接合部９５を蓋体６７から切り離して得られた被切断片９９を基体接合部７７及び非可逆的接合手段８１とともに移動させても、前記被切断片９９が収納ボックス５５の開封の障害にならない。この態様の一例として、前記門型の係止片７５に相当する係止部を蓋体６７の一端部Ａ２側に設け、その係止部に係止される被係止部をボックス基体６６の一端部Ａ１側に設けて、蓋体６７をＸ方向の矢印Ｘ２に向かって相対的に移動させながら、ボックス基体６６に被せるようにする。
【０１４０】
ＲＯＭの検査の際、基体接合部７７をボックス基体６６から、又は蓋体接合部９５を蓋体６７から切り離すことのない態様にあっては、それらを支持部７８又は９６に支持させることなく、直接切断しない側の構成要素と一体化することもできる。
【０１４１】
（２）ボックス基体６６と蓋体６７とがそれらの厚み方向に離間しないようにする手段として突片７４ａと離間阻止片８８ｂ、８８ｄを大きくし、それらの設置個所を少なくすることができる。
（３）基体接合部７７と蓋体接合部９５の相対時する対向面同士は、必ずしも当接させる必要がなく、破断治具が挿入できない範囲において対向面同士を離しておくことできる。本発明において接合手段５６における接合なる意味はボックス基体６６と蓋体６７とを接合させ得る手段であるという意味において使用する。なお、前記対向面間に破断治具、例えば金鋸を挿入させない構造として、図３４に示すように、基体接合部７７の上端面に段差部１００を形成するとともに、蓋体接合部９５において前記段差部１００と対向する部位の下部にスカート部１１０を形成し、前記ボックス基体６６に蓋体６７をスライドさせながら被せるとき、蓋体６７の変位に伴って蓋体接合部９５が基体接合部７７上に移動して、図３５に示すように、両者が相対峙した面間に前記Ｘ方向に直交する向きに切断治具を挿入しようとして、前記段差部１００が邪魔になって、真っ直ぐな切断治具の挿入が不可能になる。また、前記Ｘ方向から前記面間に切断治具を挿入しようとしても、前記スカート部１１０が邪魔になって切断治具を挿入できないようにすることもできる。
【０１４２】
（４）前記非可逆的接合手段８１としてのリベットは、金属又は合成樹脂のいずれからできていてもよい。
以上、本発明の実施の形態を説明したが、本発明はこれに限定されるものではなく、各請求項に記載した範囲を逸脱しない限り、各請求項の記載文言に限定されず、当業者がそれらから容易に置き換えられる範囲にも及び、かつ、当業者が通常有する知識に基づく改良を適宜付加することができる。
【０１４３】
例えば、第２表示部２７の変動表示の後、ＬＥＤ表示装置２００の図柄は色が変化されるのみであったが、数字も（または数字のみが）変わるようにしてもよい。この例としては、「黄１、黄１、黄１」が「黄４、黄４、黄４」や「青７、青７、青７」に変わることが挙げられる。また［表３］に示した２７通り以外の図柄、例えば、「白７、白７、白７」に変わるようにしても良い。第２表示部２７の変動表示の前にＬＥＤ表示装置２００に表示される図柄を［表２］に示したものよりも増やしても良い。また、第２表示部２７の変動表示中は、ＬＥＤ表示装置２００の数字の色調を変化されたが、ＬＥＤ表示装置２００の数字の明度を変えたり、明度・色調の双方を変えたりしても良い。
【０１４４】
また、［表５］に示した変動パターンは４種類とも変動時間が異なっていたが、次に示す［表６］のように同じ変動時間が同じものを含んでいても良い。
【０１４５】
【表６】

【０１４６】
変動時間の単位は秒である。これ以外にも、変動パターン２と変動パターン３の各変動時間が互いに同じものにしたり、変動パターン３と変動パターン４の各変動時間が互いに同じものにしたりしてもよい。
また、第２表示部２７の変動表示のさせ方を変えても良い。例えば、青で点灯される文字表示器を単純に左右方向に往復変更させるのではなく、移動の速度（つまり、点灯させている時間）を徐々に速くしたり逆に遅くしたりしてもよい。また、移動しているかのように見せるのではなく、最初に全ての文字を青で点灯させ、１〜２個ずつ消灯（または変色。以下同様）させていってもよい。この場合、途中で確率変動となる箇所が多く残る（つまり点灯されている）ような消灯のさせ方をすると「確率変動する可能性が高い」という期待感を遊技者に持たせることができる。逆に確率変動となる箇所が少なくなるような消灯のさせ方をしてもよい。また、最初に青で点灯される文字を乱数で決めても良い。
【０１４７】
保留数に応じて変動時間を変える制御において、ある保留数においては変動時間を固定しても良い。すなわち、０〜４個の５種類の保留数において、例えば、保留数が１のときは変動パターン２または３のどちらかから選ぶが、保留数が０、２、３、４のときはそれぞれ変動パターン１、２、３、４に固定する、としても良い。
【０１４８】
また、ＬＥＤ表示装置２００のセグメント体の明度の変化のさせ方を［表１］に示したものから変更しても良い。例えば、右図柄が仮停止した際に行なわれる左図柄と右図柄の各明度の変動を、別の明度の間（例えば明度９と明度４の間）で行なったり、左図柄と右図柄の各明度の変動を互いに同期させずに行なったりしても良い。もちろん、特別図柄の数や特別図柄の停止の順序が異なる遊技機に適用しても良い。また、前述しなかった１〜３の明度を利用して、仮停止時の明度変動、リーチ演出、大当り演出等を行なっても良い。
【０１４９】
尚、パチンコ機１の制御方法も他の態様であっても実施できる。例えば、主制御部１４０と特別図柄制御部１６０、音声ランプ制御部１７０、又は払出制御部１５０等（以下、副制御部ともいう）との間での制御に関して主制御部１４０から出力されるコマンドの種類や主制御部１４０の制御負担を極力抑制した制御態様の遊技機にも適用できる。
【０１５０】
この制御態様における、例えば主制御部１４０と特別図柄制御部１６０との間のコマンド送信に関して説明すると、特別図柄の制御において、主制御部１４０は特別図柄制御部１６０に対して変動コマンド、停止図柄コマンド、及び変動停止コマンドを送信し、特別図柄制御部１６０では変動コマンドを受けて、複数の変動態様から乱数等による抽選で変動態様を決定する。各コマンドの送受信時期、順序についても、情報伝達の確実性や、多様な遊技態様の実現、あるいは不正防止等の観点から種々の技術が採用される。
【０１５１】
このようにすることで、様々な効果を発揮する。機種変更の際には、異機種においても主制御プログラムを共用でき、副制御プログラムについてのみ変更すれば済むこととなり設計変更容易となる。また、第三者検査機関による検査についても容易にできる。更に、主制御部１４０の負担軽減や副制御部での制御自由度の向上により多様な遊技効果を実現可能となる。
【０１５２】
また、副制御部同士（２以上）についても送信可能とすることができる。尚、上記では主制御部１４０と副制御部又は副制御部間において送信するとしたが、送信とは一方向であっても双方向であってもどちらでも良い。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機を示す正面図である。
【図２】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において、前面枠を開いた状態を示す斜視図である。
【図３】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機の遊技盤を示す正面図である。
【図４】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機を示す裏面図である。
【図５】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機が備える電子制御装置を示すブロック図である。
【図６】（ａ）は本発明の実施例に係る遊技機が備える電子制御装置を構成する主制御部の説明図であり、（ｂ）は本発明の実施例に係る遊技機が備える電子制御装置を構成する枠制御部の説明図である。
【図７】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機が備える電子制御装置を構成する特別図柄制御部の説明図である。
【図８】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機の主制御部が行うメインジョブを説明するためのフローチャートである。
【図９】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において、電源断（停電等）が発生したときの処理を示すフローチャートである。
【図１０】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において、電源断（停電等）が発生したときの復電処理を示すフローチャートである。
【図１１】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において、当否判定ジョブを説明するためのフローチャートである。
【図１２】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において、主制御部の内蔵ＲＡＭに格納された各種メモリ等の代表例を示す説明図である。
【図１３】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において、特別図柄メインジョブの概略を説明するためのフローチャートである。
【図１４】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において、主制御部を示す説明図である。
【図１５】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において、主制御部を構成するＣＰＵを示す説明図である。
【図１６】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において、中央装置を第一種始動口（普通電動役物）と共に拡大した図である。
【図１７】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において、外れ変動パターン選択処理のフローチャートである。
【図１８】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において、低確率変動用データ選択の処理のフローチャートである。
【図１９】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において、保留数が３個以上の場合に実行される外れ表示低確率保留選択の処理のフローチャートである。
【図２０】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において、保留数が０個の場合に実行される外れ表示低確率保留選択の処理のフローチャートである。
【図２１】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機においてＬＥＤ表示装置２００のセグメント体の明度の説明図である。
【図２２】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において用いられている収納ボックスの外観を示す斜視図である。
【図２３】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において用いられている収納ボックスの構造を示す正面図である。
【図２４】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において用いられている収納ボックスの側面図である。
【図２５】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において用いられている収納ボックスの蓋体の正面図である。
【図２６】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において用いられている収納ボックスの蓋体の側面図である。
【図２７】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において用いられている収納ボックスの蓋体の側面図である。
【図２８】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において用いられている収納ボックスの蓋体の側面図である。
【図２９】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において用いられている収納ボックスの蓋体をボックス基体に組み合せる様子を示す説明図である。
【図３０】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において用いられている収納ボックスの蓋体をボックス基体に組み合せる様子を示す説明図である。
【図３１】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において用いられている収納ボックスの蓋体をボックス基体に組み合せる様子を示す説明図である。
【図３２】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において用いられている収納ボックスの閉封を行なう構造を示す説明図である。
【図３３】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において用いられている収納ボックスの閉封を行なう構造を示す説明図である。
【図３４】収納ボックスの閉封を行なう構造において対向面間に破断治具を挿入させない構造を示す説明図である。
【図３５】収納ボックスの閉封を行なう構造において対向面間に破断治具を挿入させない構造を示す説明図である。
【図３６】本発明の実施例に係る遊技機において用いられている７セグメント表示装置の説明図である。
【符号の説明】
１…遊技機　　　　１１…遊技領域
１６…中央装置　　　２３…釘
２４…７セグメント表示装置
２７…第２表示部
２６３、２６４…報知ランプ[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine such as a so-called seven machine, a blade, a right object, a ball game machine such as an arrangement ball, and a coin-type game machine such as a slot machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various game contents called so-called fever machines, right goods, or arrangements have been widely used as ball game machines. When the game ball wins or passes through a predetermined area (for example, a start winning opening or a specific gate), the fever machine variably displays a symbol on the variable display device. When the display state of the variable display device becomes a specific state, for example, at the time of a big hit, the reach display is first performed, and the combination of the symbols displayed on the three display units is "7, 7, 7" or the like. When a specific combination of slots is obtained, the special winning opening of the specific winning opening is opened. The special winning opening is closed once a predetermined number of gaming balls have won or a predetermined time has elapsed, but if the gaming balls have passed through the specific area formed in the special winning opening during the opening, the special winning opening is re-entered. It is configured to open and repeat the opening and closing operations up to 16 times (so-called special game).
[0003]
Further, in such a gaming machine, when there is a game ball winning in the starting winning opening or the like while the symbol displayed on the variable display device is changing, the number of the winning balls is limited to a predetermined storage number (normally four). It is configured to store the number of game balls that have been played. Then, the change of the symbol on the variable display device is stopped, and if the displayed symbol is not a hit symbol, the stored number of winning balls is reduced by one if the symbol is stored, and the symbol is again displayed in a variable manner. However, if the number of game balls exceeding the predetermined storage number consecutively wins in the starting winning opening or the like while the symbol is being changed on the variable display device, the excess winning is invalidated. For this reason, the number of invalid prizes has been reduced by simply shortening the symbol change time in the variable display device based on a predetermined storage number (for example, when the number exceeds three).
[0004]
Next, in a right-of-prize object or an arranged gaming machine, the variable display device is set to a specific double-row display state to open a specific winning opening such as a tulip-type electric accessory for a predetermined time, and a specific area in the opened specific winning opening is opened. When a game ball passes through, a big hit state is established. When the big hit state is reached, a winning port or the like which is normally invalid becomes effective until a predetermined number of game balls have won or a predetermined game has elapsed, and if a game ball wins in the valid winning port, an attacker etc. There is a model that is configured so that an accessory is opened.
[0005]
As described above, when the predetermined slot condition is satisfied and the specific winning opening is in a state advantageous to the player, in the fever machine or the like, the player places the game ball in a specific area in the specific winning opening (in this case, an attacker). By passing (winning), a game ball is passed within a predetermined time within a specific winning opening, which is a big hit state, within a predetermined time to generate a big hit state, or to continue the big hit state to acquire a large amount of prize balls. That is.
[0006]
Depending on the symbol at the time of the big hit (hit symbol), there is a model in which a high probability game state in which the probability of a big hit becomes high (a so-called probability fluctuation state) is given to the game after the end of the special game. For example, when the winning symbol is “7, 7, 7” or “3, 3, 3”, a high-probability gaming state is provided. On the other hand, there is a model that performs an effect (so-called re-lottery) in which once a winning symbol is displayed and before the special game is started, the winning symbol is changed again. In this case, if the displayed hit symbols are "7, 7, 7" and "3, 3, 3", a high-probability gaming state is provided.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in a model to which a high-probability gaming state is given, there is no great difference from a normal fluctuation display, and it is a monotonous model in which whether or not probability fluctuation is determined only by a symbol. Even on models with the re-variation function, the pattern becomes simple and simple, such as the symbol row with the winning symbol being simply rotated and displayed, and the player is less likely to have the expectation that the high probability game state will be given I was
[0008]
Further, there has been a problem that the fluctuation time of the symbols in the variable display device is shortened uniformly, so that the player's sense of expectation for the occurrence of the big hit is weakened, and there is a problem of lack of interest. Further, regardless of whether or not the model is provided with a high-probability gaming state, the variation of the symbols tends to be uniform, which has caused the player's willingness to play.
[0009]
The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can attract the interest of a player.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that determines whether or not to change the probability by a novel method.
[0010]
Another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that determines whether or not to change the probability by a novel method and then displays a further variable display.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that performs a more attractive and novel effect when determining whether or not to change the probability.
[0011]
Another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine having a non-uniform variation mode by controlling a symbol variation time.
It is another object of the present invention to enable a game machine that easily passes a game ball through a start winning port or a start gate to quickly consume the number of passed games.
[0012]
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which a control program can be easily simplified.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of clearly indicating whether or not to change the probability.
[0013]
Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention
The present invention according to claim 1, which has been made to solve such a problem, has a game board having a game area formed therein, and a start winning port or a start gate provided on the game board and also provided on the game board. When a game ball is detected to pass through the first variable display device, the first identification information is displayed via a variation mode selected from a plurality of variation modes, and the first variable display device A variable winning device capable of changing to a state advantageous to a player when the first identification information to be displayed has a predetermined specific symbol, wherein the first variable display device And an identification information brightness control unit for changing the brightness of the first identification information displayed on the display.
[0014]
According to such a gaming machine, it looks as if the first identification information whose brightness has been changed is enlarged or reduced. Therefore, the display of the first identification information is novel for the player, and the interest of the player can be attracted. Here, the brightness includes the brightness of a display device including a self-luminous display unit (light emitting body). It is particularly effective in a seven-segment display device.
[0015]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the identification information brightness control means controls a second brightness of a predetermined first brightness and a brightness different from the first brightness. The brightness is changed stepwise repeatedly between the brightness and the brightness.
[0016]
According to such a gaming machine, the outline of the first identification information gradually becomes unclear due to the brightness gradually changing to dark, and it appears as if the first identification information is displayed in a reduced size. In addition, by gradually changing the brightness from this (darkness) state, the outline of the first identification information becomes gradually clear, and it looks as if the first identification information is enlarged and displayed.
[0017]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, the first variable display device can simultaneously display a plurality of the first identification information, When detecting that the game ball has passed the starting winning opening or the starting gate, the plurality of first identification information is changed in the changing mode, and at least one of the first identification information is changed. For the identification information, the change is terminated later than the other first identification information, and the identification information brightness control means determines the first identification information other than the at least one first identification information. When the change is completed, the brightness of the terminated first identification information is changed.
[0018]
According to such a gaming machine, since the brightness of the first identification information is changed when the change of some of the first identification information is completed, when the change of all the first identification information is completed. The player's interest in the combination of the first identification information can be strongly attracted.
[0019]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the third aspect, the first variable display device delays one piece of the first identification information from another piece of the first identification information. At least one of the variation modes of terminating the variation, and wherein the identification information brightness control means is configured to switch the first identification information displayed on the first variable display device to a reach state. In addition, the brightness of the first identification information is changed.
[0020]
According to such a gaming machine, the brightness of the first identification information is changed when the li-zhi state is reached, so that the combination of the first identification information when the change of all the first identification information ends is completed. It is possible to further attract the interest of the player.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the gaming machine is provided adjacent to the first variable display device and displayed on the first variable display device. A second variable display device for variably displaying second identification information for determining whether to change the specific symbol to the special symbol when the first identification information to be displayed is the specific symbol; It is characterized by having.
[0021]
According to such a gaming machine, whether or not the probability is changed is determined by the second identification information of the second variable display device adjacent to the first variable display device, and the second identification information is determined. Since it is fluctuated, the gaming machine can indicate to the player whether or not it is fluctuated in a very novel way. Note that the specific symbol corresponds to a so-called winning symbol, and the special symbol corresponds to a so-called probability varying symbol (also referred to as a probable variable symbol).
[0022]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, it is detected that a game ball has passed through a game board having a game area formed therein and a start winning port or a start gate provided on the game board and also provided on the game board. Then, the first variable display device in which the first identification information is displayed through a variation mode selected from a plurality of variation modes, and the first identification information displayed on the first variable display device are A variable winning device that can be changed to a state advantageous to the player when a predetermined specific symbol is obtained, and the first prize when the first identification information is a predetermined special symbol. A probability varying means for varying the probability that the identification information becomes a specific symbol, the gaming machine being provided adjacent to the first variable display device and displayed on the first variable display device. When the first identification information becomes the specific symbol The gaming machine is characterized in that a second variable display device in which the second identification information determining whether to change the specific symbol in the special symbols are variably displayed and its gist.
[0023]
Also with this gaming machine, whether or not the probability is changed is determined by the second identification information of the second variable display device adjacent to the first variable display device, and the second identification information is changed. Therefore, the gaming machine can indicate to the player whether or not it is changed in a very novel way.
[0024]
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the fifth or sixth aspect, the specific symbol is fixedly displayed on the specific symbol or the special symbol based on the second identification information. It is characterized by the following.
According to such a gaming machine, after indicating to the player whether or not the probability is to be changed by the second variable display device, further change display is performed by the first variable display device, thereby attracting the interest of the player. be able to.
[0025]
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the fifth to seventh aspects, when the second identification information is variably displayed on the second variable display device, It is characterized in that at least one of the color tone and lightness of a specific symbol changes.
[0026]
According to such a gaming machine, at least one of the color tone and the brightness of a specific symbol is changed when the second variable display device determines whether or not to change the probability. Games that provide more attractive and novel effects, such as changing the color tone of a specific symbol in accordance with the display mode displayed on the second variable display device, or changing the color tone while changing brightness. Machine.
[0027]
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the fifth to eighth aspects, when the first identification information is changed in the first variable display device. Detecting that a game ball has passed through the starting winning opening or the starting gate, a passing number storage means for storing a predetermined number of times of the detection, and a plurality of fluctuations including at least two fluctuation modes having different fluctuation times. And a variation mode selection unit that selects at least one of the variation modes, wherein the variation mode selection unit selects one variation mode from a plurality of the variation modes in accordance with the number of storages in the predetermined signal storage unit. And, for at least one type of storage number, there are a plurality of variation modes that can be selected from among the plurality of variation modes, and the variation time of the plurality of variation modes that can be selected in the storage number is selected. Average value, characterized in that it is the average value different from the value of the variation time variation mode that may be selected in other storage number.
[0028]
Conventionally, in a gaming machine in which the variation time is changed according to the number of passes (the so-called reservation number) stored in the passage number storage means, the variation time corresponding to the reservation number is uniform. For example, when the number of reservations is 1, the time is uniformly 10 seconds, and when the number of reservations is 4, the time is uniformly 5 seconds. On the other hand, according to the gaming machine of the present invention, for a certain storage number, there are at least two variations in which the variation times that can be selected are different from each other. Since the value is set to a value different from the average value of the variation time of the variation mode that can be selected in the other storage number (if there is only one variation mode that can be selected, the variation time itself), the variation time is calculated. A non-uniform gaming machine can be realized. Note that the average value here is weighted for ease of selection.
[0029]
According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the ninth aspect, the average value of the variation time selected by the variation mode selection means is increased as the number of storages in the passage number storage means is smaller. It is characterized by having.
In this way, the easier the game balls pass through the starting winning opening or the starting gate, the more the number of stored games that can be easily increased can be quickly consumed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the number of reservations from exceeding the upper limit.
[0030]
According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the fifth to tenth aspects, after the variation mode is selected, the first identification information is selected. I do.
In a conventional gaming machine, after selecting first identification information, a variation mode is determined based on the selected first identification information. In general, the number of display modes of the first identification information is very large compared to the number of variation modes. Therefore, in a conventional gaming machine, the type of the first identification information becomes enormous, and a program for determining the variation mode is not provided. It was very complicated. When the first identification information is selected after the variation mode is selected as in the gaming machine of the present invention, the control program can be simplified, and further, the gaming machine can be improved (improved taste). Can be.
[0031]
According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the fifth to eleventh aspects, it is determined whether or not the probability that the first identification information becomes a specific symbol is changed by the probability changing means. It is characterized in that a probability variation display means is provided which clearly indicates to the player after the second identification information is variably displayed.
[0032]
According to such a gaming machine, it is possible to clearly indicate to the player whether or not to change the probability.
[0033]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, examples showing embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Here, as a game machine, a first-type pachinko machine (ball game machine) of a type called a so-called seven machine is taken as an example, and the structure thereof will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0034]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front portion of the pachinko machine 1 mainly includes an outer frame (main body frame) 2, a middle frame 3, a front frame 4, an upper plate 5, a lower plate 6, And a locking device 7.
The outer frame 2 is obtained by assembling and fixing a wooden plate-like body into a substantially rectangular frame shape. The middle frame 3 is entirely made of plastic, has a frame body portion (see FIG. 2) 3a and a lower plate portion, and is pivotally supported on the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable. A locking device 7 is provided at the center of the right end of the middle frame 3. The locking device 7 has a substantially rectangular shape with a keyhole when viewed from the front, and is used for locking when the front frame 4 is closed.
[0035]
Here, the frame portion 3a is formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape from the upper end to about 2/3 of the entire middle frame 3 downward, and a substantially triangular frame decoration LED lens of the front frame 4 is provided at the upper end portion. In correspondence with 4c and 4e, a prize ball display LED (not shown) and a prize ball display LED board 4d (see FIG. 5) are on the left side, and a stop display LED (not shown in FIG. 2) and a stop display LED board are on the right side. 4f (see FIG. 5) is provided.
[0036]
The lower plate occupies approximately 1/3 of the entire middle frame 3 from the lower end to the upper side, and the left end corresponds to the speaker surface 5a formed on the upper plate portion 5, and the effect corresponding to the game state. A speaker 400a (see FIG. 5) for generating a sound or other sounds (voice) is provided, and is stored in the upper plate portion 5 at a substantially center with respect to a launching device unit (not shown) for launching a game ball. A supply device (not shown) for supplying game balls is provided.
[0037]
Further, below the lower plate portion, there is provided a lower plate portion 6 provided with an ashtray, a ball-drawing lever, and the like, and a substantially central portion of the lower plate portion 6 for discharging game balls from the inside of the pachinko machine 1. An outlet 6a is opened, and a firing handle 9 for operating a firing device unit (not shown) is provided at the right end. A touch switch 9a for detecting that the player is touching is mounted on the firing handle 9, and a fire stop switch 9b for temporarily instructing a stop of the fire is arranged near the touch switch 9a.
[0038]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front frame 4 is entirely made of plastic, and a game area 11 (FIG. 3) formed on the game board 10 so that the game board 10 (see FIG. 3) can be visually recognized from the front. (See FIG. 2) has an opening 4a formed in a substantially circumferential shape. A substantially rectangular glass frame 4s (see FIG. 2) in which a glass plate 4r is fitted according to the opening 4a is mounted on the back surface. In the present embodiment, the glass frame 4s is mounted on the back surface of the front frame 4, and the glass frame 4f holds the periphery of the glass plate 4r. Then, on the basis of the player, the game area 11 formed on the game board 10 is formed behind the glass plate 4e. The glass frame 4s may be mounted on the front side of the front frame 4 and the glass plate 4r may be held on the front side of the front frame 4. Further, a transparent plate (for example, a transparent resin plate) other than the glass plate 4r can be held by a transparent plate frame mounted on the front frame 4.
[0039]
The front frame 4 occupies about ／ of the entire front surface of the pachinko machine 1 and is pivotally mounted on the left end of the middle frame 3 so as to be openable and closable. Further, a frame decoration lamp lens 4b is provided at the upper end, and inside the lens 4b, a frame decoration lamp substrate 4g (see FIG. 5) and a plurality of games are provided along an arc at the upper end of the opening 4a. An effect lamp (not shown) is provided.
[0040]
The upper plate portion 5 is pivotally attached to the left end of the middle frame 3 below the front frame 4 so as to be openable and closable. On the outer edge portion 5b of the dish, a ball removal button, a game ball lending / returning button, and the like are provided. The upper plate 5 is provided with a discharge port 5c for discharging game balls from the inside of the pachinko machine 1. A speaker surface 5a having a plurality of long holes is formed on the left end, and a volume switch board 12 (see FIG. 5) is provided on the back surface. On the left end side of the pachinko machine 1, a prepaid card unit 13 is mounted.
[0041]
Next, the surface structure of the game board 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 10 is a substantially rectangular wooden plate-like body which is held by the middle frame 3 (see FIGS. 1 and 2), and whose back side is covered by a back mechanism board 102 (see FIG. 4) described later. ing. A substantially circular game area 11 is formed on the game board 10 by an outer rail 14 and an inner rail 15 provided on the surface of the game board 10, and a central device 16 and a first type in the game area 11. A starting opening (ordinary electric accessory) 17, a variable winning device 18, a left winning opening 19, a right winning opening 20, a lower left winning opening 21, a lower right winning opening 22, a large number of nails 23 and the like are arranged. . In this figure, for the sake of simplicity, a part of the nail 23, a lamp windmill and the like are omitted.
[0042]
The central device 16 is disposed substantially at the center of the game area 11, and includes a normal symbol display device 32, an LED display device 200, a second display unit 27, and entrances 272, 273.
The LED display device 200 is mainly composed of a three-digit seven-segment display device 24. When a game ball enters the first-type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 17, seven digits are provided for each digit. By turning on and off the segment bodies as appropriate, each special symbol is varied and stopped and displayed. Then, for example, when the symbols are stopped and displayed (fixed display) with the same three-digit symbol of “7, 7, 7”, a large winning port 311 of the large winning device 31 described later provided in the variable winning device 18 is opened. Be released. That is, the pachinko machine 1 includes a left special symbol display area, a middle special symbol display area, and a right special symbol display area as areas for displaying “a plurality of pieces of identification information”. In addition, each special symbol is changed (that is, a plurality of pieces of identification information is variably displayed) by "establishment of predetermined conditions" that "the game ball enters the first-type starting port (normally powered accessory) 17". This is the pachinko machine 1 that gives a "special value" of "big hit" when the stop condition of the specific condition of "the symbols are aligned in the same symbol of three digits" is achieved.
[0043]
The ordinary symbol display device 32 shows a specific example of a “display device”, and is arranged at the upper center of the central device 16. The normal symbol display device 32 is for displaying an odd number of 1 to 9 in a variable manner, and fluctuates when a game ball passes through one of the normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37, and one type of odd number after a predetermined time has elapsed. The numbers are stopped. Then, when the stop display is performed at, for example, “7”, the first-type start port (ordinary electric accessory) 17 is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds).
[0044]
The normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37 are provided diagonally below the central device 16 in the left and right directions, respectively, and the left and right normal symbol operation gate detection switches 36s and 37s are provided in the left and right ordinary symbol operation gates 36 and 37 (see FIG. 5). Are arranged. Then, the normal symbol display device 32 variably displays the game ball when the normal symbol operation gate passage detection switch 36s or 37s passes.
[0045]
In addition, the central device 16 includes an LED for holding up to four game balls passing through the left and right ordinary symbol operation gates 36 and 37, and the number of winnings in the first-type starting opening (ordinary electric accessory) 17. There is also provided an LED for holding up to four LEDs, but this is omitted in this drawing.
The first-type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 17 is provided below and separated from the central position of the central device 16. The first-type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 17 is a so-called tulip type, and a pair of left and right wing pieces are formed to open and close, and is provided with a decoration on a front surface thereof and attached to a substrate 34 described later. Inside, a first-type starting port (normally-powered accessory) winning detection switch 17s (see FIG. 5) for detecting the passage of a game ball and a first-type starting port (normally-powered Object) solenoid 17c (see FIG. 5). When the pair of wing pieces open left and right, the game ball enters an open state in which the possibility of entering the ball is increased, and the pair of wing pieces are erected, and a normal state in which the possibility of entering the game ball is reduced. .
[0046]
The variable winning device 18 is provided below the first type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 17, and a large winning device 31 and a lower left winning device are provided on a substrate 34 having a substantially inverted trapezoidal front surface. A mouth 21 and a bottom right winning opening 22 are provided. Here, the special winning device 31 is formed substantially in the center, and has a special winning opening 311 opened in a belt shape, an opening and closing plate 312 for opening and closing the special winning opening 311, and an opening and closing plate for opening and closing the opening and closing plate 312. A special winning opening solenoid 313 (see FIG. 5), a specific area (V winning opening and general winning opening / not shown) through which a game ball passes after winning the special winning opening 311, an interlocking rod (not shown), a winning It is mainly composed of a winning ball detection switch 318 (see FIG. 5) for detecting a ball, a back box (not shown), and a winning port relay board (not shown).
[0047]
Further, the lower left winning opening 21 is disposed on the left side substantially right next to the first type starting opening (ordinary electric accessory) 17, and a lower left winning opening passage detection switch 21s (see FIG. 5) is provided inside. . Below the lower left winning opening 21, a plurality of lower left winning opening LEDs 223 to 225 are mounted on the lower left winning opening LED board 21f (see FIG. 5) and covered with a decorative lens. Further, the lower right winning opening 22 is disposed on the right side substantially right next to the first-type starting opening (ordinary electric accessory) 17, and a lower right winning opening passage detection switch 22s (see FIG. 5) is provided inside. ing.
[0048]
A left winning opening 19 and a right winning opening 20 are disposed diagonally above and below the variable winning device 18, respectively. In addition, a left winning opening passage detection switch 19s (see FIG. 5) and a right winning opening passage detection switch 20s (see FIG. 5) are provided therein. Further, a pair of side lamps 38 and 39 are disposed at both left and right end portions of the game area 11 symmetrically in a vertical arc shape. In addition, the large number of nails 23 are provided in the game area 11 so as to be suitable for the pachinko game in consideration of the positional balance with each of the gaming machines described above.
[0049]
Next, an out port 48 is provided below the game board 10, and a back ball preventing member 58 is provided below the out port 48, so that the game balls that have returned without reaching the game area 11 are returned again. Prevents returning to the firing position. On the other hand, the foul ball prevention member 59 is attached to the distal end of the inner rail 15, and the return rubber 60 is located on the right half side of the game board 10, substantially opposite to the position of the foul ball prevention member 59. , Are fitted along the outer rail 14.
[0050]
Next, the back surface structure of the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The front frame 4 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) is located in the middle frame 3 and is supported by a pair of hinges 101 provided at the upper and lower ends of the front frame 4 so as to be openable and closable. The back mechanism board 102 is supported by a pair of hinges 103 provided at the upper and lower ends of the back mechanism board 102 in the middle frame 3 so as to be openable and closable. The game board 10 (see FIG. 3) is detachably attached to the front side of the middle frame 3. On the left side when viewed from the position of the hinge 101 at the upper end, a prize ball tank 105 having a tank ball out detection switch 104 at the bottom of the tank, and a tank rail 106 connected to the prize ball tank 105 are attached. ing. A ball release lever 107 is provided on the right side of the tank rail 106, a supply ball out detection switch (not shown) is provided downstream thereof, and a prize as a backside game device is provided downstream thereof. A ball payout device 109 is provided.
[0051]
Subsequently, a game ball distribution unit (not shown) is provided on the downstream side of the prize ball payout device 109. On the lower side of the tank rail 106, a back case 111 with a lid in which the LED display device 200 (see FIG. 3) is stored is provided. Under the back case 111, a main control unit 140 (see FIG. (See FIG. 6A), a storage box 55 as a storage container storing a game control board 54 (see FIG. 6A) as a backside game device is provided. On the lower rear side of the storage box 55, a launcher control board case 113 storing a launcher control board as a launch control unit 193 (see FIG. 5) and a launch control collective relay board (not shown) are provided. In the lower left part of the back mechanism panel 102, the above-described firing device unit (not shown) is provided. In the lower right part, a payout control board 350 {see FIG. A payout control board case 118 is provided as a storage container storing the reference｝. A relay board 190 as a back game machine is mounted on the upper right side of the storage box 55.
[0052]
As shown in FIG. 5, the relay board 190 is a board for relaying the winning ball detection switches 318, 19 s to 22 s and the like and the main control unit 140. In this embodiment, the storage box 55, the relay board 190, and the payout control board case 118 are detachably mounted on a metal plate (not shown), and the metal plate is rotatable with respect to the back mechanism board 102. Suspended.
[0053]
On the other hand, a fuse box 119, a power switch 120, a power terminal board 121, and a jackpot, a launch device control, a ball out, a door open, a prize ball, a ball renting machine frame, etc. are provided at the upper right end of the back mechanism panel 102. A terminal board 122 having external connection terminals is provided. In addition, a power cable 123 for receiving power supply from outside is also provided above the terminal board 122. A connection cable 124 extends upward from the payout control board case 118 in which the payout control board 350 (see FIG. 6B) is stored, and is connected to the prepaid card unit 13 having the power cable 125. A ball passage member 126 for a lower plate portion is provided substantially at the lower end of the center of the back mechanism panel 102. The power supply terminal board 121 is connected to a RAM clear switch (not shown) for generating a “RAM clear signal”.
(2) Electronic control device 130 of pachinko machine 1
Next, the electronic control unit 130 of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the electronic control unit 130 includes a main control unit 140 and a payout control unit (prize ball payout control unit that mainly performs a prize ball payout control) 150 connected to the main control unit 140 via the signal transmission path 500a. It comprises a symbol control unit 160 and an audio lamp control unit 170 connected to the special symbol control unit 160 via a signal transmission path 500b. The main control unit 140 includes the game control board 54, and the three control units 150, 160, and 170 other than the main control unit 140 each include a payout control board 350, a special symbol control board 360, and an audio lamp control board. I have.
[0054]
As shown in FIG. 6A, the game control board 54 includes a main circuit section 400 including a CPU 401 and an input / output circuit section 500 (see FIG. 14). The game control board 54 is usually stored in a case (storage box 55 described later) that is difficult to open and close.
[0055]
Further, an external terminal unit 145 is connected to the input / output circuit unit 500, and a “hole computer” of a pachinko hall is connected to the external terminal unit 145. Then, the game control board 54 turns on the RAM clear signal after the execution of the RAM clear processing, and turns off the RAM clear signal after a lapse of a predetermined time. However, the game control board 54 outputs this RAM clear signal to the outside of the pachinko machine 1, and the pachinko hall system etc. Can inform. Therefore, the manager of the pachinko hall can know the wrongdoing while the wrongdoer is unknown.
[0056]
As shown in FIG. 15, the CPU 401 includes a CPU core 480, and controls the operation of the entire pachinko machine 1 (that is, the basic progress control of the game) using the RAM 481 as a work area by a control program stored in the ROM 482. In addition, the CPU 401 performs the determination control based on the determination program stored in the ROM 482 (a determination unit).
[0057]
As shown in FIG. 14, the main circuit section 400 includes a CPU 401, an oscillation section 410, a reset circuit section 450, an I / O decode circuit section 420, a data bus stabilization section 411, and a first external input circuit section 430. ing. As shown in FIG. 15, the CPU 401 includes a CPU core 480, a built-in RAM 481, a built-in ROM 482, a memory control circuit 483, a clock generator 484, an address decoder 485, a watchdog timer 486, a counter / timer 487, and a parallel input / output port. 488, a reset / interrupt controller 489, an external bus interface 490, and an output control circuit 491.
[0058]
Returning to FIG. 5, the above-described signal transmission path 500a is connected to the input / output circuit section 500 shown in FIG. 6 (a), and processing is performed from the input / output circuit section 500 to the signal transmission path 500a to each of the control sections 150 and 160. The command data, which is a command signal indicating the contents, is transmitted. Note that data is transmitted from the main control unit 140 to each of the control units 150 and 160 in a one-way format or a two-way format. In addition, power is supplied to each of the control units 140 to 170 from the power receiving board 415 via the power supply unit 425 and further via the power distribution board 435. Sent to.
[0059]
The winning board detection switches 318, 19 s to 22 s and the like are connected to the relay board 190, and the output terminal of the relay board 190 is connected to the input / output circuit section 500 of the main control section 140. In addition, a first-class starter (ordinary electric accessory) winning detection switch 17s, a normal symbol display device board 32f, various solenoids 17c and 313, a right ordinary symbol operation gate passage detection switch 37s, a left ordinary symbol operation gate passage detection switch 36s Are connected to the input / output circuit unit 500 of the main control unit 140.
[0060]
The payout terminal board 191 is connected to the touch switch 9a, the firing stop switch 9b, the volume switch 192, the tank ball out detecting switch 104, the supply ball out detecting switch 108, and the like. The output terminals of the payout terminal board 191 are shown in FIG. 6 (b) is connected to the input / output circuit unit 700 of the payout control unit 150.
[0061]
As shown in FIG. 6B, the payout control unit 150 includes a main circuit unit 600 and an input / output circuit unit 700 similar to the main control unit 140. In the input / output circuit unit 700, the signals shown in FIG. It is connected to the transmission path 500a. The input / output circuit unit 700 is connected to the prize ball payout device 109, the launching device control unit 193, and the like.
[0062]
As shown in FIG. 7, the special symbol control unit 160 includes a CPU 161, a RAM 162, a ROM 163, an input / output port 164, and a drive circuit 167 as arithmetic circuit components. , And are connected to the signal transmission path 500a at the input / output port 164. The LED display device 200 is connected to the input / output port 164, and the CPU 161 controls the operation of the central device 16 using the RAM 162 as a work area according to a control program stored in the ROM 163.
[0063]
Further, various lamps such as the frame decoration lamp board 4g and the sound generator 188 are provided with a special symbol change / stop display mode under the control of the special symbol control section 160, presence or absence of reach, a reach display mode (described later), a special game mode. The mode is controlled according to the game mode (probability change, time saving, etc.). The command signal of the control command is transmitted via the above-described signal transmission path 500b as a command signal for setting the sound lamp control unit 170 as an operation command target.
[0064]
Note that the above-described special symbol control unit 160 and audio lamp control unit 170 may be configured by the same circuit units as the main control unit 140 and the payout control unit 150. That is, a CPU having a main circuit section and an input / output circuit section and having a ROM and a RAM built therein can also be used.
[0065]
Next, the prize ball operation is executed in the following order.
When the game ball has passed the first-class start-up port (normal electric accessory) prize detection switch 17s, the main control unit 140 outputs five prize ball data. In other cases, for example, the prize detection switch of the grand prize port 311 318, when detecting the passage of the prize detection switches 21s and 22s of the lower left and right winning openings 21 and 22 and the prize detection switches 19s and 20s of the left and right winning openings 19 and 20, 15 pieces of prize ball number data are paid out. The control unit 150 transmits the instruction signal to the payout control unit 150 via the above-described signal transmission path 500a in the order of detection. (That is, the number of unique prize balls is five or fifteen here.) The payout control unit 150 receives the prize ball number data from the main control unit 140, and transmits a prize ball payout signal to transmit the prize ball payout signal. Activate the device 109 to pay out game balls as prize balls.
[0066]
In addition, the main control unit 140 determines a game state based on the output of the various detection switches described above, determines whether or not the game is successful based on the game state, and displays an image in a corresponding symbol display mode according to the determination content. Reads data for display control. For example, the main control unit 140 uses the detection result of the first-type start-up port (ordinary electric accessory) prize detection switch 17s, the prize ball detection switch 318, and the like, the acquired value of the special symbol success / failure determination random number, and the like, , A game is being played but there is no starting prize (variable preparation state), a starting prize has been won, and a special game state has been determined. Further, when the start winning is detected, a win / fail determination is performed based on a random number value described later, and based on the determination result, a special symbol change (including a reach display mode) or a display mode control such as confirmation is performed. The data is read. This data is transmitted via the above-described signal transmission path 500a as a command signal for setting the special symbol control unit 160 as an operation command target.
[0067]
Next, a main job executed by the main control unit 140 will be described with reference to FIG. This is an example of a job executed by the CPU 401 based on a program stored in the ROM 482 (see FIG. 15) of the main control unit 140. First, after setting the stack pointer to a predetermined address of the RAM 481 (see FIG. 15) (S10), it is determined whether or not the RAM clear switch is operated (pressed) (S12). Initialization processing is performed (S800), and if no operation has been performed, it is determined whether a backup flag has been set (S15). Then, if the backup flag is set (S15: YES), the "power recovery processing for power cut-off" in FIG. 10 is performed.
[0068]
In this embodiment, when a power failure occurs due to a power failure or the like, as shown in FIG. 10, the used register is saved in the RAM 481 (S630), and the value of the stack pointer is stored in the RAM 481 (S632). Then, the special winning opening solenoid and the first type starting opening solenoid are turned off (S634), the polling processing time (for example, about 85 ms) of the prize ball sensor is set (S636), and the prize ball pre-sensor and the prize ball count are set. The passing of the game ball is monitored by the rear sensor (S638). Next, when the polling processing time has elapsed (S640), a checksum (excluding the checksum, the backup flag, and the stack area) of the RAM 481 used is created (S642), saved, and the backup flag is set in the RAM 481 (S640). S646). Then, access to the RAM 481 is prohibited (S648), and preparation for power-down is performed in an infinite loop process. It is also possible to execute a HALT process or a STOP process instead of the unlimited loop process.
[0069]
In the "return process" of FIG. 10, the checksum is calculated (S664), the checksum values stored when the power is turned off are compared, and if they do not match, the RAM 481 is initialized (S800). ). If they match, the stack pointer before power-off is restored (S668), the backup flag is cleared (S670), and a command for returning the sub-board to the state before power-off is transmitted (S672). Then, each register is restored to the state before the power-off (S674), the permission / non-permission of the interrupt is returned to the state before the power-off (S676, S678), and the address returns to the address before the power-off (S680). In the present embodiment, a backup power supply for power cut-off measures is added to the pachinko machine 1, so that even in the event of a power failure in a pachinko hall or the like, "information advantageous to a player" generated before the power failure is stored. it can.
[0070]
Returning to FIG. 8, if the backup flag is not set (S15: NO), it is determined that the initialization is completed (S20). If the initialization has been completed (S20: YES), the jobs from the LED job (S30) to the switch job (S70) are executed. If the initialization has not been completed (S20: NO), the initialization job (S190) is executed, and the completion of the initialization is determined again (S20). When the pachinko machine 1 is turned on for the first time after shipment, when the RAM clear switch is operated (pressed), when the backup flag is abnormal, or when the checksums do not match, the RAM 481 is not used. Is performed.
[0071]
In the LED job (S30), the display mode data of the normal symbol and the normal symbol unstarted number, the display mode data of the special symbol unstarted number, and the like are output. In the constant speed random number job (S40), a special symbol hit / failure random number memory and a general-purpose count memory of the RAM 481 described later are updated. In the non-constant-speed random number job (S50), the initial value counter and the out-of-place normal symbol random number memory (not shown) are updated. The general-purpose count memory (not shown) is used, for example, for creating values of “0” to “255” for each interruption, executing a command job, a decoration job, and the like.
[0072]
In the audio job (S60), data relating to music and audio is read, and in the switch job (S70), various detection switches are read. That is, various signals such as the right and left winning opening passage detection signal are transmitted to the main control unit 140 via the relay board 190, and various signals such as the firing stop detection signal, the touch detection signal, and the volume detection signal are transmitted via the payout terminal board 191. These are taken into the frame control unit 150, respectively, and are a first-class starting opening winning detection signal from the first-class starting opening (ordinary electric accessory) winning detection switch 17s, a winning ball detection signal from the large winning device 31, and a normal symbol operation. The gate passage detection signal is taken into the main control unit 140.
[0073]
Further, it is determined whether or not there is an abnormality in the switches 318 (see FIG. 5) such as the count detection switch, the count detection and the specific area passage detection switch (S80), and if there is no abnormality (S80: YES), the special symbol main Jobs from the job (S90) to the voice job (S110) are executed. If there is an abnormality (ball clogging, disconnection, etc.) (S80: NO), an error job (S130) is executed.
[0074]
In the special symbol main job (S90), a job relating to data necessary for the main control unit 140 and the special symbol control unit 160 to operate in cooperation is executed. In the normal symbol main job (S100), the display mode data of the normal symbol and the normal symbol unstarted count is read.
[0075]
Thereafter, each flag state is set in the backup memory (S140), and the award ball signal job (S150), the information signal job (S160), the command job (S170), and the remaining time job (S180) are executed. In the prize ball signal job (S150), data related to prize ball payout is read and output, and in the information signal job (S160), data necessary for information output to another control unit is read. Further, in the command job (S170), a command for special symbol management or the like is output, and in the remaining time job (S180), non-constant random numbers are called. Note that the initial value random number is also updated in the remaining time job (S180).
[0076]
Next, with reference to FIG. 11, a description will be given of the success / failure determination job at the time of the start winning (winning to the first type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 17) executed in the series of flow of the main job. . Note that various memories and the like used in these jobs are stored in the RAM 481 (see FIG. 15) of the main control unit 140 shown in FIG. 5, and typical ones (481a to 481n, 481v, and 481w) are shown in FIG. .
[0077]
First, it is checked whether or not there is a winning start in S200, and if YES, the reserved number (number of unstarted times) stored in the special symbol reserved number memory 481b (see FIG. 12) is incremented by one in S210. If the number of suspensions (the number of unstarted times) exceeds a certain value (“4” in this embodiment), the winning start is invalidated, and the process skips to S250. If the number of reservations is within a certain value (the number of unstarted times), in S230, a special symbol success / failure determination random number ｛, also referred to as a success / failure random number, or a decision random number is generated. The random number generating circuit may be used (a random number generating means for success / failure). In step S240, the read random number value is stored in a special symbol success / failure random number memory 481a (see FIG. 12: hereinafter also referred to as a decision random number memory). This memory stores the read determination random number values in a shift memory format in a time series of the start winning.
[0078]
Next, in S250, the oldest first judgment random value stored in the judgment random number memory 481a (see FIG. 12) is read. Then, in S260, the big hit number (hit judgment value) is read from the big hit number memory 481h (see FIG. 12), and in S270, the big hit number is compared with the above judgment random number value. If they do not match, it is determined to be off. In the case of the jackpot determination, the determination result of “big hit” (“1” in the present embodiment) is stored in the determination result memory 481j (see FIG. 12) in S300.
[0079]
On the other hand, if it is determined that there is a miss, the process proceeds from S270 to S310, and it is determined whether or not a miss reach job is to be performed using a random number. That is, in step S310, a reach mode determination random number is generated and read, and in step S320, the reach number stored in the reach number memory 481i (see FIG. 12) is read. In step S330, if they match, the job is a missed reach job, and if they do not match, the job is a normal missed job.
[0080]
In the case of the out-of-reach job, the process proceeds to S380, and the determination result of “out-of-reach” (“2” in this embodiment) is stored in the determination result memory 481j (see FIG. 12). On the other hand, if the job is a non-normal job, the process proceeds to S450, and in S450, the determination result of “normal out-of-order” (“3” in this embodiment) is stored in the determination result memory 481j (see FIG. 12).
[0081]
Next, a schematic flow of the special symbol main job executed in the series of flows of the main job will be described with reference to FIG. First, in S500, based on the winning of a game ball to the first-type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 17, the variable display of each special symbol is started on the LED display device 200 (see FIG. 3).
[0082]
Next, in S510, the judgment result for each winning obtained in the success / failure judgment job shown in FIG. 12 is read from the judgment result memory 481j (see FIG. 12). Specifically, in the case of a big hit determination ("1") (S520: YES), the process proceeds to S530, and a winning symbol is selected. Specifically, a big hit symbol determining random number (random number for identification information determination) is generated, read and stored in the big hit symbol determining random number memory 481d (see FIG. 12). The big hit symbol determination random number is read at the same time as the winning random number at the time of the start winning, but may be read at the same time as the hit determination or after a predetermined time after the hit determination.
[0083]
The special symbol specified by the jackpot symbol determining random number value is transmitted to the LED display device 200 (see FIG. 3) based on the special symbol image data stored in the ROM 163 (see FIG. 7) of the special symbol controller 160. After passing through the variable display state, they are displayed in a predetermined arrangement mode (for example, an arrangement mode of the same three-digit symbol of "7, 7, 7"). The special symbol image data is stored in the RAM 481 (see FIG. 15) of the main control unit 140 in association with the jackpot symbol determining random value as the identification information determining value, and the read jackpot symbol determining random value and the identification information are stored. The symbol to be stopped and displayed may be determined by comparing with a value for determination.
[0084]
Then, a hit variation pattern is selected in S540. This is performed by generating a reach mode determining random number simultaneously with the jackpot symbol determining random number, reading this, and storing the determined random number value in the reach mode determining random number memory 481k (see FIG. 12). The reach display mode specified by the reach mode determination random number is transmitted to the LED display device 200 (see FIG. 3) based on the reach display mode image data stored in the ROM 163 (see FIG. 7) of the special symbol control unit 160. After passing through the variable display state, it is displayed in a predetermined reach mode. In this case as well, the reach mode determining image data is associated with the reach mode determining random number value and used as the reach mode determining value, and the reach mode determining value memory 481l (see FIG. 15) of the RAM 481 (see FIG. 15) of the main control unit 140. 12), and the reach mode to be displayed may be determined by comparing the read reach mode determination random number value with the reach mode determination value. Then, for example, after the left symbol and the right symbol are aligned with the same symbol and a predetermined reach display mode is passed, the middle symbol is aligned with the same symbol as the left symbol and the right symbol, stopped and displayed, and the process is terminated.
[0085]
On the other hand, in the case of a departure (S520: NO), the process proceeds to S550, in which a departure variation pattern is selected. In S560, a departure symbol is selected, and after a predetermined reach display mode is passed, the symbol is stopped and displayed, and confirmed. The process ends.
When a special symbol is fixedly displayed in a predetermined arrangement mode on the LED display device 200 (see FIG. 3) by the jackpot determination (for example, an arrangement mode of three digits of the same symbol of “7, 7, 7”). A special game is executed (special game state or big hit game state). In the special game state, first, the opening and closing plate 312 of the special winning device 31 (see FIG. 3) is in an open state, and the winning of game balls into the special winning opening 311 is a game ball receiving state in which the player is superior.
[0086]
In the special game state, the special winning device 31 continues the game ball receiving state until the end condition is satisfied. For example, the end condition is satisfied when a predetermined time t1 (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed in the open state or when a predetermined number n1 (for example, 10) of winnings is detected by the winning ball detection switch 318 (see FIG. 5). Then, the game ball receiving state is temporarily ended, the open / close plate 312 is closed, and one round ends. After a predetermined time t2 (for example, 0.5 seconds) elapses after the opening and closing plate 312 is closed, if a predetermined continuation condition (passing to a specific area (not shown)) is satisfied, the opening and closing plate 312 is again opened. And the special winning device 31 enters a game ball receiving state. It should be noted that the game ball receiving state in which the end condition is set to one round is repeatedly continued up to a predetermined maximum continuous round number (16 rounds in the present embodiment). When the continuation condition is not satisfied when the end condition is satisfied, the special game state ends (so-called puncture) in the round.
[0087]
In the pachinko machine 1, based on the type of the special symbol stopped and displayed on the LED display device 200 (see FIG. 3) of the central device 16 by the hit determination, after the end of the special game state, the hit determination is made until the next big hit. There is provided a probability varying means for changing (improving) the probability (big hit probability). Specifically, the above-mentioned jackpot symbol determination random number value stored in advance is composed of a random number value for probability variation and a random number value for non-probability variation. The change symbol is stopped and displayed. When the symbol stopped and displayed is the symbol for probability variation, the probability of the success / failure determination (big hit probability) is improved to about 4 to 5 times the normal hit after the end of the special game state until the next big hit.
[0088]
Whether or not the probability is changed is indicated to the player by the second display unit 27. This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of the central device 16 together with a first-type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 17. Here, before describing the second display unit 27, the LED display device 200 will also be mentioned. The segment body of the LED display device 200 is provided with red, green, and blue LEDs at the back, and various colors such as yellow and white can be displayed by a combination of these three colors. Red, green, and blue LEDs are separately provided behind the portion 26 that forms the background of these segment bodies, so that only the background color can be changed.
[0089]
As described above, the left, middle, and right symbols of the LED display device 200 are displayed in a variable manner when a game ball wins in the first-type starting port 17. Then, the variable display is stopped in the order of the left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol. The brightness (luminance) of each of the segment bodies forming these symbols is changeable, and the brightness is changed in the variable display. This is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 21, the brightness of the segment body of the LED display device 200 can be changed in 15 steps, with brightness 1 being the darkest brightness and brightness 15 being the brightest brightness. Then, during the variable display, the brightness of the segment body of the LED display device 200 is changed as shown in [Table 1].
[0090]
[Table 1]

[0091]
[Table 1] shows each of the left, middle, and right symbols of the LED display device 200 in each stage of the fixed display, the start of the variation display, the stop of the left symbol (continuation of the middle / right symbol variation), the stop of the right symbol, and the stop of the middle symbol. Represents the change in the brightness of the image. The numbers represent the brightness of the segment body.
[0092]
First, the brightness of each symbol is set to 10 in a state where each of the symbols in the middle left and right is stopped, that is, in a state of the fixed display. The brightness does not change even when the variable display is started, and this state does not change even if the left symbol is temporarily stopped. When the right symbol stops (the middle symbol is still fluctuating), the brightness of the left symbol and the brightness of the right symbol are repeatedly changed between brightness 10 and brightness 6 in synchronization with each other. The effect of this will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 36 is an enlarged view of the configuration of the seven-segment display device 24 of the LED display device 200. When the brightness of the LED 65 provided in each segment body 63 is gradually reduced from brightness 10 to 6, the outline 63a of each segment body 63 becomes gradually unclear, and it appears as if the display is reduced. . In addition, since the brightness of the LED 65 is gradually increased from the brightness 6 to the brightness 10, the outline 63a of each segment body 63 becomes clear in a stepwise manner, and it looks as if the display is enlarged. By repeating this change, the left symbol and the right symbol appear to have been repeatedly enlarged and reduced. The fact that the outline is clear or unclear is caused by the brightness of the LED 65 and the positional relationship (distance) between the LED 65 and the outlines 63a to 63i. When the brightness is 10, the light emitted from the LED 65 reaches a sufficient level between the contours 63a to 63i, the visibility of the contours 63a to 63i becomes uniform, and the contours become clear. On the other hand, when the brightness is 6, the distance between the LED 65 and each of the contours 63a to 63i (for example, near the center (contour 63i) where the distance between the LED 65 and the LED 65 in the contour 63a is small, or near the tip (contour 63i) or the contour 63f) The amount of light emitted from the LED 65 differs depending on the contour 63h and the contour 63i), and the visibility of the contours 63a to 63i becomes non-uniform depending on the distance, and the contour becomes unclear. Then, it is considered that pseudo enlargement / reduction display or swing display for the player is realized in combination with the visual afterimage effect. Note that the brightness of the medium symbol, which continues to fluctuate during this time, remains at 10. When the symbols are stopped, the brightness of all the symbols is fixed at 10.
[0093]
When the left symbol and the right symbol match (a so-called reach state), the brightness of the left symbol and the brightness of the right symbol are once increased to 14 and then repeated between the brightness 10 and the brightness 6. Make a change. Other lightnesses, that is, 1 to 5, 11 to 13, and 15 are used at the time of a reach effect or at the time of determining a big hit. The process of changing the brightness of a symbol in this way corresponds to the identification information brightness control means of the present invention. The change of the brightness and the change of the symbol are performed by the special symbol controller 160.
[0094]
On the other hand, the second display unit 27 is provided with a total of twelve character displays 27a to 27l of 1 to 9, 0, and 2 V each having an LED behind it. In addition, three LEDs 62a to 62l are provided below the twelve character displays 27a to 27l, respectively. Normally, the character displays 27a to 27l and the LEDs 62a to 62l are turned off. However, when a symbol is hit on the LED display device 200, the LED behind one of the 12 characters is turned on ( Hereinafter, “character is lit”. The lighting mode is as follows.
[0095]
When the hit symbols displayed on the LED display device 200 are "blue 3, blue 3, blue 3" and "red 7, red 7, red 7" (see Table 3), the character displays 27a to 27l are red. It is lit, and the hit symbols are “Yellow 1, Yellow 1, Yellow 1” “Green 2, Green 2, Green 2” “Green 4, Green 4, Green 4” “Yellow 5, Yellow 5, Yellow 5,” Green 6 , Green 6, green 6 "(see Table 3), the character displays 27a to 27f are white and the character displays 27g to 27l are red. The LEDs 62a to 62l are lit in green. Further, the character display corresponding to the number equal to the number represented by the winning symbol is lit in blue. For example, when the winning symbol is "red 7, red 7, red 7", the character display 27h is lit blue and the LED 62h is lit red.
[0096]
Thereafter, the character display 27h illuminated in blue and the LED 62h illuminated in red change the illumination color to white and green, respectively, and at the same time, the character display 27i and the LED 62i on the right change the illumination color to blue and red, respectively. change. Thereafter, the character display and the LED illuminated in blue and red are sequentially moved to the right, and this is repeated at a high speed (for example, at a period of 100 ms). Then, when reaching the rightmost side (the character display 27l is blue and the LED 62l is lit red), the character display and the LED displayed in blue and red are the leftmost (the character display 27a and the LED 62a). Go to After repeating this operation for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds), the moving speed is gradually reduced, and the moving is stopped.
[0097]
At this time, when the character display lit in blue stops at the character display lit in red, the probability variation is performed, and when stopped in the character display lit in white, the probability variation is not performed. . That is, the player can determine whether or not the color is a probability variation based on the color. Further, when the variable display on the second display unit 27 ends, one of the notification lamps 263 and 264 provided below the LED display device 200 is turned on. The notification lamp 263 is turned on when the probability changes, and the notification lamp 264 is turned on when the probability does not change, so that the player can determine whether the probability changes.
[0098]
Further, when the variable display is performed on the second display unit 27, the hit symbol displayed on the LED display device 200 is changed in color tone in accordance with the variable display (this is because the brightness is changed). The color tone may be changed while being performed.) For example, the hit symbol displayed on the LED display device 200 is “green 4, green 4, green 4”, and when the character display 27e is lit in blue, the hit symbol displayed on the LED display device 200 Is displayed as “green 4, green 4, green 4”, and when the character display lit in blue moves to the character displays 27f, 27g, and 27h, “green 5” , Green 5, green 5 "," red 6, red 6, red 6 "," red 7, red 7, red 7 ". When the color of the hit symbol is changed, for example, “green 5, green 5, green 5” is displayed at a brightness of 10, and the brightness is displayed step by step at a brightness (lightness of 6). Change to “Red 6, Red 6, Red 6”. Then, the brightness is displayed step by step at a brightness of 10. Thus, when the variable display is performed on the second display unit 27, it can be determined by the LED display device 200 whether the probability changes.
[0099]
Further, when the variable display on the second display unit 27 is stopped, the hit symbol displayed on the LED display device 200 is displayed in a state corresponding to the display result on the second display unit 27. Before and after, the symbol arrangement displayed on the LED display device 200 before the second display unit 27 is variably displayed is one of the seven patterns shown in [Table 2].
[0100]
[Table 2]

[0101]
Here, “Yellow 1, Yellow 1, Yellow 1” indicates that the 1st eye is displayed in yellow. That is, when one of these is displayed on the LED display device 200, the big hit is determined. Then, according to the result of the variable display on the second display unit 27, the color of the symbol array displayed on the LED display device 200 is changed as shown in [Table 3].
[0102]
[Table 3]

[0103]
The viewpoint of [Table 3] is as follows. That is, the circle displayed second from the left in the table means an array displayed on the LED display device 200 before the variable display of the second display unit 27. The seven groups vertically separated indicate colors that can change after the variable display on the second display unit 27. For example, in the case of yellow 1, yellow 1, and yellow 1, after the variable display of the second display unit 27, “red 1, red 1, red 1,” “blue 1, blue 1, blue 1,” “yellow 1, Yellow 1, yellow 1, "green 1, green 1, green 1". In other words, some of the four types do not change the color before the variable display on the second display unit 27.
[0104]
Only in the case of hitting the fifth group, that is, “Yellow 5, Yellow 5, Yellow 5”, there are three ways of change, and all others have four ways. The second column from the right of [Table 3] indicates whether or not the probability fluctuates. The “probability fluctuation” fluctuates (if the probability has already fluctuated, the state is maintained). "Normal" means that the probability does not change (it decreases when the probability has already changed). The rightmost column of [Table 3] shows the display probability that the probability fluctuates after the variable display on the second display unit 27 for each group. For example, when hit with "Yellow 1, Yellow 1, Yellow 1" (first group), the probability varies with a probability of 50%, and when hit with "Blue 3, Blue 3, Blue 3" (Third group). Fluctuates with a probability of 100% (both are displayed).
[0105]
As shown in [Table 3], in the gaming machine 1, the probability fluctuates when a red or blue symbol is displayed regardless of the number, and a green, yellow, or white symbol is displayed regardless of the number. When the probability does not fluctuate. The color of the symbol of the LED display device 200 is changed while the variable display of the second display unit 27 is performed. For example, when "yellow 1, yellow 1, yellow 1" becomes "blue 1, blue 1, blue 1" and further becomes "red 1, red 1, red 1" and the variable display of the second display unit 27 stops. One of the first groups in Table 3 (eg, “Green 1, Green 1, Green 1”).
[0106]
The second display unit 27 is disposed behind the surface of the game area 11 into which the nail 23 is driven, and is separated from the game area 11 by a transparent plate provided on the same surface as the surface. . However, the ball that has entered one of the entrances 272 and 273 is guided in the depth direction of the game area 11 and is located between the surface of the second display unit 27 on which a total of 12 characters are formed and the transparent plate. , And is repelled by the hand-shaped buffer members 70 and 71 to roll on the slope 72 in this space and return to the game area 11 from the ball outlet 73. The ball that has exited from the ball exit 73 wins the first-class starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 17 with a high probability.
[0107]
Here, FIG. 17 shows the outlier variation pattern selection processing performed in S550 of FIG. If the determination result stored in the determination result memory 481j (see FIG. 12) is out of reach (S700: NO), the process proceeds to S705, and it is determined whether the probability is changing. If the probability is fluctuating, the process proceeds to S710, and it is determined whether or not 5 seconds have elapsed since winning. If it has elapsed, the process proceeds to S715, where a data table corresponding to the number of suspensions at the time of high probability is selected, and further proceeds to S730, where a variation pattern is determined from the data table using a random number for variation pattern selection. On the other hand, if 5 seconds have not elapsed since the winning (S710: NO), the process proceeds to S720, selects a data table in the case where 5 seconds has not elapsed at the time of high probability, and proceeds to S730.
[0108]
If it is determined in step S705 that the probability has not fluctuated, the process advances to step S740 to determine whether five seconds have elapsed since the winning. If it has elapsed, the process proceeds to S745, selects a data table corresponding to the number of holds at the time of low probability, and proceeds to S730. On the other hand, if 5 seconds have not elapsed since the winning (S740: NO), the process proceeds to S750, where a data table in the case where 5 seconds has not elapsed at the time of low probability is selected, and the process proceeds to S730.
[0109]
If the determination result stored in the determination result memory 481j (see FIG. 12) is the out-of-reach determination ("2") (S700: YES), the process proceeds to S760 to determine whether the probability is changing. When the probability is changing, the process proceeds to S765, and a data table for the change at the high probability is selected, and the process proceeds to S730. On the other hand, if the probability does not fluctuate (S760: NO), the flow proceeds to S770, where a data table for fluctuation at low probability is selected, and the flow proceeds to S730.
[0110]
FIG. 18 shows the contents of the data table selected in S770. First, it is determined whether the random number value stored in the reach mode determination random number memory 481k is less than 100 (S810). If not, the process proceeds to S815 to determine whether the random number value is less than 255. If it is equal to or greater than 255, the process ends. Note that since the random number value cannot normally be 255 or more, the determination in S815 is a type of error processing for an unexpected situation.
[0111]
On the other hand, if the random number is less than 255 (S815: Yes), the process proceeds to S820, and it is determined whether the random number is less than 150. If it is less than 150, the flow proceeds to S825, selects the fluctuation pattern 1, and ends the present process. Here, the fluctuation pattern is a so-called reach action, and the pachinko machine 1 has six types of fluctuation patterns. If the random number is 150 or more (S820: No), the process proceeds to S830, and it is determined whether the random number is less than 180. If it is less than 180, the process proceeds to S835, where the variation pattern 2 is selected, and the process ends. If the random value is 180 or more (S830: No), the process proceeds to S840, and it is determined whether the random value is less than 220. If it is less than 220, the process proceeds to S845, where the variation pattern 3 is selected, and the process ends. If the random number is equal to or greater than 220 (S840: No), the process proceeds to S850, selects the variation pattern 4, and ends the process.
[0112]
If Yes in S810, that is, if it is determined that the random value is less than 100, the process proceeds to S860, and it is determined whether the random value is less than 50. If it is less than 50, the flow proceeds to S865, selects the variation pattern 5, and ends this processing. If the random number is 50 or more, the process proceeds to S870, where the variation pattern 6 is selected, and the process ends. A fluctuation pattern for fluctuation when out-of-reach occurs at low probability is selected as described above. The relationship between the random value and the variation pattern is as shown in [Table 4].
[0113]
[Table 4]

[0114]
When there are six types of variation patterns, if all variation patterns are determined as in S820 to S850, the variation pattern (variation pattern 4 in this case) selected when the random number value is the largest is five times. Also need to be compared. On the other hand, by deciding whether the random number value is less than 100 as in the process of FIG. 18 and dividing it into two, even the variation pattern 4 is selected by four comparison determinations (excluding S815). Is done. In the processing of FIG. 18, S820 to S850 are further divided into two minutes, that is, after determining Yes in S815, it is determined whether the random number is less than 180. If the random number is less than 180, the random number is further reduced. When the random number value is 180 or more, the pattern is selected by determining whether the random number value is less than 150. Then, the number of comparison determinations can be reduced to at most three. Further, even if the six variation patterns are divided into two by three, and the comparison determination in S810 is not less than 100 but less than 150, the number of comparison determinations can be reduced to a maximum of three times.
[0115]
The contents of the data table selected in S745 are shown in FIGS. First, FIG. 19 shows a process of selecting a hold with a low probability of being out of display when the number of holds is three or more (shown as “hold 3” for convenience in this figure). In this processing, first, it is determined whether or not the random number value stored in the reach mode determination random number memory 481k is less than 12 (S900). If it is less than 12, the process proceeds to S905, where the variation pattern 2 is selected, and the process ends. Here, the fluctuating pattern is a fluctuating mode in which the fluctuating times of the symbols are made different from each other. The pachinko machine 1 has four fluctuating patterns, and the fluctuating pattern 1 and the fluctuating pattern 2 , Fluctuation pattern 3 and fluctuation pattern 4. If the random number is 12 or more (S900: No), the process proceeds to S910, and it is determined whether the random number is less than 25. If it is less than 25, the process proceeds to S915, where the variation pattern 3 is selected, and the process ends. If the random number is equal to or greater than 25 (S910: No), the process proceeds to S920, selects the variation pattern 4, and ends this processing. That is, when the number of reservations is three or more, the variation pattern 1 is not selected, and the variation pattern 4, the variation pattern 3, and the variation pattern 2 are arranged in descending order of the selection probability.
[0116]
Next, FIG. 20 shows the process of selecting the out-of-display low-probability suspension when the number of suspensions is 0. In this process, first, it is determined whether the random number value stored in the reach mode determination random number memory 481k is less than 192 (S950). If it is less than 192, the process proceeds to S955, where the variation pattern 1 is selected, and the process ends. The meaning of the variation pattern is the same as in FIG. If the random number is 192 or more (S950: No), the process proceeds to S960, and it is determined whether the random number is less than 230. If it is less than 230, the process proceeds to S965, where the variation pattern 2 is selected, and the process ends. If the random number is 230 or more (S960: No), the process proceeds to S970, selects the variation pattern 3, and ends the present process. That is, when the number of reservations is 0, the variation pattern 4 is not selected, and the variation pattern 1, the variation pattern 2, and the variation pattern 3 are in descending order of the selection probability.
[0117]
It should be noted that a similar process exists for the case where the number of holds is 1 and the number of holds is 2. [Table 5] shows the rate at which each variation pattern is selected according to each hold number and random number value.
[0118]
[Table 5]

[0119]
The unit of the fluctuation time is seconds. As can be seen from this table, the pachinko machine 1 selects three to four types of fluctuation patterns (in units of seconds) having different fluctuation times for each number of holds. The average value of the fluctuating time for each hold number (weighted the ease of selection) is 11.1 seconds when the hold number is 0, 10.4 seconds when the hold number is 1, and 2 times for the hold number. The time is 6.5 seconds, and when the number of holds is 3 or more, it is 5.3 seconds. As a result, the fluctuation time is not uniform (for example, if the number of reservations is 0, it is fixed to the fluctuation pattern 1, and if the number of reservations is 1, it is fixed to the fluctuation pattern 2), and the interest of the player can be attracted.
[0120]
Here, the correspondence between the configuration of the present embodiment and the configuration requirements of the present invention will be described. The LED display device 200 corresponds to the first variable display device of the present invention, the second display unit 27 corresponds to the second variable display device of the present invention, and the variable winning device 18 corresponds to the variable winning device of the present invention. The special symbol reservation number memory 481b corresponds to the passage number storage means of the present invention, the processing shown in FIGS. 19 and 20 corresponds to the variation mode selection means of the present invention, and the notification lamps 263 and 264 correspond to the present invention. It corresponds to probability variation display means.
[0121]
Although the main components of the gaming machine according to the present invention have been described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present invention, the storage box 55 has a specific shape and structure. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 22, a storage box 55 according to the present invention includes a box base 66 holding a game control board 54 attached to the gaming machine 1 for controlling a game, and a box base 66 Out of one direction indicated by an arrow X (that is, for example, the X-axis direction in the three-dimensional space / hereinafter referred to as the X direction), the cover 67 is covered with the lid 67 while sliding in the direction of X1. In addition, other components such as a sealing material for sealing the box base 66 and the lid 67 and an inspection history are provided.
[0122]
An engaging means 76 for engaging the one end A1 of the box base 66 and the one end A2 of the lid 67 in the X direction is provided, and the other end B1 of the box base 66 and the lid At the other end B2 of the 67, a joining means 56 for joining the two is provided as already described in FIG.
[0123]
As shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, the box base 66 has a transparent synthetic resin box shape, and has a lattice-shaped rib 69a and a cross-shaped rib 69b on the surface of the bottom surface 68. The projection is formed. On the four peripheral surfaces of the box base 66, peripheral wall portions 71a, 71b, 71c, 71d having relatively low rising heights are stretched, and parallel peripheral wall portions 71b extending in the X direction among these peripheral wall portions are provided. , 71d, guide wall portions 72b, 72d are formed in parallel with the peripheral wall portions at a predetermined interval.
[0124]
A plurality of protrusions 74a are formed to extend outward at predetermined intervals on the parallel peripheral wall portions 71b and 71d and the peripheral wall portion 71c of the other end portion B1. When it is covered, it engages with a separation preventing piece and a fitting hole (both will be described later) provided on the lid 67 to separate the box base 66 and the lid 67 from each other in the thickness direction of the storage box 55. It fulfills a function that does not let you. Similarly, in each of the peripheral wall portion 71a of the one end portion A1 and the peripheral wall portion 71c of the other end portion B1, a pair of projecting pieces 74b that are paired with a predetermined interval are located at positions slightly lower than the mounting positions of the projecting pieces 74a. These are engaged with engaging portions (not shown) of the back mechanism board 50 on the back side of the gaming machine 1 to lock the storage box 55 according to the present invention to the back mechanism board 50. Plays the function of
[0125]
Further, five gate-shaped locking portions 75 are attached to the peripheral wall portion 71a of the one end portion A1 (see FIG. 22). Of the engaging means 76 according to the first embodiment. On the other hand, in the center of the peripheral wall 71c of the other end B1, a plurality of cylindrical base joints 77, which are components of the joining means 56, are arranged at predetermined intervals outward from the peripheral wall 71c. The base joining portions 77 adjacent to each other are connected by a connecting portion 79. The outermost one of the plurality of base joints 77 is supported by a single support 78 extending from the box base 66, while the outermost one is also supported by a single support. One remaining base joint is supported by two supports 78, and as will be described later, the last base joint 77 that has not been cut off when the ROM of the game control board 54 is finally inspected is It is always supported by two supports 78.
[0126]
A substantially bell-shaped hollow portion 80 is formed inside the base joint portion 77, and extends from the back side of the box base 66 toward the lid 67, that is, from below to above the box base 66 in FIG. Toward this point, irreversible joining means 81 typified by one-way screws, easily breakable head screws, rivets and the like are temporarily fixed to the hollow portions 80 of all the base joint portions 77. The temporary fixing is performed by slightly press-fitting or screwing the tip of the irreversible joining means 81 into the hollow portion 80 so as to be gripped by the base joining portion 77, and with the storage box 55 according to the present invention attached to the gaming machine 1. Alternatively, the irreversible joining means 81 is carried out to such an extent that the irreversible joining means 81 does not come off from the hollow portion 80 even if it is carried or moved alone.
[0127]
In order to hold the game control board 54 in the box base 66 having such a structure, the game control board 54 is placed on a short tubular fixing portion 82 formed by projecting four from the bottom surface portion 68 and screwed. Then, a region where the plurality of connectors 83 of the game control board 54 are exposed to the outside near the one end A1 of the box base 66 is covered with a transparent pattern cover 84 to protect the game control board 54.
[0128]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 25, FIG. 26, FIG. 27 and FIG. 28, the lid 67 which is put on the box base 66 is in the form of a box having a concave shape facing downward. The portion occupied by the pattern cover 84 of the box base 66 on the part A2 side is cut out to form an open part 85 opened upward, and the connector 83 of the game control board 54 is connected to another electronic device of the gaming machine 1. It is easy to connect to equipment (not shown).
[0129]
The side walls 86b and 86d running parallel to the X direction are provided with rails 87b and 87d having an inverted L-shaped cross section. When the lid 67 is put on the box base 66 while sliding the lid 67, the rails are used. The lids 87b and 87d are located inside the guide walls 72b and 72d of the lid 66 so that the lid 67 is guided without being detached from the box base 66.
[0130]
Further, in the storage box 55 according to the present invention, it is necessary to prevent the lids 67 covering the box base 66 from being separated from each other in the thickness direction. Therefore, hook-shaped separation preventing pieces 88b, 88d are provided for the rail portions 87b, 87d, and they are mutually locked with the protruding pieces 74a provided at predetermined intervals on the peripheral wall portions 71b, 71d of the box base 66. Can be done.
[0131]
Further, since a plurality of connectors 83 are provided near one end A1 of the box base 66, the box base 66 and the box base 66 are arranged so that the side wall 86a on the one end A2 side does not collide with these connectors 83. It is necessary to limit the range of relative movement with the lid 67. Therefore, in the box base 66, the inner wall portion 92b having a U-shaped cross-section in parallel with a predetermined interval between the three peripheral wall portions 71b, 71c, and 71d except for the peripheral wall portion 71a on the one end A1 side. , 92c, and 92d (see FIG. 23). When the lid 67 is relatively moved in the direction of the arrow X1, the side wall of the lid 67 is moved relative to the inner wall 92c on the other end B1 side of the inner wall. A wall-shaped stopper 93 hanging downward toward the inside of the bump 86 collides, and further movement is restricted. Conversely, when the lid 67 is relatively moved in the direction of the arrow X2, the side wall 86a of the lid 67 collides with the end faces b, c of the inner walls 92b, 92b of the box base 66, and further movement is restricted. It has become so.
[0132]
Three tongue-shaped first locked portions 89 extending relatively outwardly are provided on the portions of the side wall portions 86b and 86d near the one end A2 and the side wall portion 86e surrounding the open portion 85 in a U-shape. And two second locked portions 90 extending short and outward at positions sandwiching them are formed so as to protrude. When the lid 67 is placed on the box base 66 while sliding and moving, the first locked portion is formed. The portion 89 and the second locked portion 90 are locked by the gate-shaped locking portion 75 of the box base 66, and the box base 66 and one end portions A1 and A2 of the lid 67 engage with each other. Is composed.
[0133]
On the other hand, in the center of the side wall portion 86c on the other end portion B2 side of the lid 67, a short cylindrical lid junction 95 with a lid is provided at a predetermined interval, and is connected to the base junction 77 of the box base 66. A plurality of support portions 96 extending from the side wall portions 86c are supported so that the centers in the vertical direction coincide with each other, and cooperate with the base bonding portion 77 to constitute the joining means 56 according to the present invention. Further, between the adjacent lid joining portions 95 are mutually reinforced by a vertical wall-like connecting portion 97, and are covered by a horizontal wall-like covering portion 98. The portion 97 cannot be cut by a cutting jig such as a nipper or a pliers. A plurality of locked portions 91 having a U-shaped side surface are provided at predetermined intervals outside the joining means 56 at a lower portion of the side wall portion 86c. By locking the projecting piece 74 a of the box base 66 to the base 91, the vertical separation of the box base 66 and the lid 67 is prevented.
[0134]
After holding the game control board 54 on the box base 66 having such a structure, the box base 66 and the lid 67 are first laid up and down as shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 30 and 31, the former is covered with the latter. Then, since the base joint portion 77 and the lid joint portion 95 overlap in the vertical direction, one set of the joint portions 77 and 95 among the plural sets of the joint portions 77 and 95 is integrated. That is, one of the irreversible joining means 81 temporarily fixed to the base joining portion 77 is screwed into the lid joining portion 95 by a jig, and the box base 66 and the lid 67 are integrated. At this time, since the worker directly tightens the irreversible joining means 81 with the jig, unlike the first known technique, the worker can increase the degree of completion of the storage box 55 while reliably feeling the degree of the tightening. Thus, the technical reliability of the storage box can be increased.
[0135]
After the two components of the storage box 55 are tightened and integrated once in this way, even if the irreversible joining means 81 is loosened and the opening of the storage box 55 is attempted by reversing the tightening operation procedure, the storage box 55 cannot be opened. This is because the irreversible joining means 81 such as a one-way screw has a shape and a structure that cannot be loosened by an irreversible procedure. Use in a sense). Therefore, when the storage box 55 is attached to the back mechanism panel 50 of the gaming machine 1 as in the prior art, the box 55 cannot be easily opened from the outside. Therefore, the ROM of the game control board 54 cannot be illegally remodeled.
[0136]
Next, after a predetermined period of time, when checking whether the ROM of the game control board 54 has been tampered with, the support section 78 supporting the base joint section 77 and the connecting section 79 of the box base 66 are cut off. Cut with a jig. Then, since the three members of the base joint portion 77, the lid joint portion 95, and the irreversible joining device 81 cannot be easily separated, the irreversible joining device 81 is gripped by the lid joint portion 95 of the lid 67. As shown in FIG. 32, the piece to be cut 99 of the base bonding portion 77 cut by the irreversible bonding means 81 hangs as shown in FIG. Since the space between the adjacent lid joining portions 95 is closed by the covering portion 98, a situation in which the supporting portion 95 supporting the lid joining portion 95 is accidentally cut by the cutting jig does not occur.
[0137]
Therefore, even if the cover 67 is moved in the direction of the arrow X1, the cut piece 99 is in the way and the cover 67 cannot be moved in the direction described above. Since the cover 67 can be moved in the direction of the arrow X2, in other words, the irreversible joining means 81 is assembled from the back side of the storage box 55 toward the front side or the cover 67, As shown in FIG. 33, when the cover 67 is moved, the cut piece 99 does not hinder the movement of the cover 67 at all. Therefore, the storage box 55 can be opened and the ROM of the game control board 54 stored therein can be inspected.
[0138]
Next, when the inspection of the ROM is completed in this way, as shown in FIGS. 29 and 30, the lid 67 is again put on the box base 66 holding the game control board 54, and the base bonding used for the inspection is performed. The box base 66 and the lid 67 are integrated by joining the base and the base bonding part 95 other than the lid and the lid bonding part to the lid bonding part 95 by the irreversible bonding means 81. Then, the storage box 55 cannot be easily opened from the outside. Hereinafter, the opening and closing of the storage boxes 55 corresponding to the number of the joining means 56 can be performed in the same manner as described above.
[0139]
The storage box 55 described above can be implemented by changing a part of the above-described embodiment, for example, as follows, within a range that does not significantly impair the effects of the invention following the fundamental technical idea thereof. .
(1) In the above-described embodiment, the base joint portion 77 attached to the box base 66 is cut off when the storage box 55 is opened. Can be separated from the lid 67. That is, when the lid 67 is slidably brought into contact with the box base 66 and is moved in the direction of the arrow X2 in one direction X to cover the box 67, the lid 67 employs a structure in which an engaging function is exhibited. Even if the piece to be cut 99 obtained by separating the joining part 95 from the lid 67 is moved together with the base joining part 77 and the irreversible joining means 81, the piece to be cut 99 does not hinder the opening of the storage box 55. . As an example of this embodiment, a locking portion corresponding to the gate-shaped locking piece 75 is provided on one end A2 side of the lid 67, and a locked portion locked by the locking portion is formed on the box base 66. The cover 67 is provided on the one end portion A1 so as to cover the box base 66 while relatively moving the lid 67 toward the arrow X2 in the X direction.
[0140]
In the inspection of the ROM, in a mode in which the base joint 77 is not separated from the box base 66 or the lid joint 95 is not separated from the lid 67, without supporting them with the support 78 or 96, It can also be integrated with the components that are not directly cut.
[0141]
(2) As a means for preventing the box base 66 and the lid 67 from being separated from each other in the thickness direction thereof, the projecting piece 74a and the separation preventing pieces 88b and 88d can be made large, and their installation locations can be reduced.
(3) The opposing surfaces of the base joint portion 77 and the lid joint portion 95 that face each other do not necessarily need to be in contact with each other, and the opposing surfaces can be separated from each other as long as the breaking jig cannot be inserted. In the present invention, the term "joining" in the joining means 56 is used to mean that the box base 66 and the lid 67 can be joined. In addition, as shown in FIG. 34, a step 100 is formed on the upper end surface of the base joint portion 77 as a structure in which a breaking jig, for example, a gold saw is not inserted between the opposing surfaces, and A skirt portion 110 is formed at a lower portion of a portion opposed to the step portion 100, and when the lid 67 is slid over the box base 66, the lid joining portion 95 is moved to the base joining portion 77 with the displacement of the lid 67. Moving upward, as shown in FIG. 35, the cutting jig is inserted between the surfaces facing each other in a direction perpendicular to the X direction. Jig insertion becomes impossible. Further, even if an attempt is made to insert a cutting jig between the surfaces from the X direction, the skirt portion 110 may be in the way to prevent the cutting jig from being inserted.
[0142]
(4) The rivet as the irreversible joining means 81 may be made of either metal or synthetic resin.
As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and is not limited to the language described in each claim as long as it does not deviate from the scope described in each claim. Can easily be replaced therefrom, and improvements based on the knowledge usually possessed by those skilled in the art can be appropriately added.
[0143]
For example, after the variable display of the second display unit 27, only the color of the symbol of the LED display device 200 is changed, but the number (or only the number) may be changed. As an example, “yellow 1, yellow 1, yellow 1” is changed to “yellow 4, yellow 4, yellow 4” or “blue 7, blue 7, blue 7”. Further, the pattern may be changed to a pattern other than the 27 patterns shown in [Table 3], for example, “white 7, white 7, white 7”. The symbols displayed on the LED display device 200 before the variable display on the second display unit 27 may be increased from those shown in [Table 2]. While the color tone of the numbers of the LED display device 200 is changed during the variable display of the second display unit 27, the brightness of the numbers of the LED display device 200 may be changed, or both the brightness and the color tone may be changed. good.
[0144]
In addition, although the four types of variation patterns shown in [Table 5] have different variation times, the same variation time may be included as shown in [Table 6] below.
[0145]
[Table 6]

[0146]
The unit of the fluctuation time is seconds. In addition, the fluctuation times of the fluctuation patterns 2 and 3 may be the same, or the fluctuation times of the fluctuation patterns 3 and 4 may be the same.
Further, the manner of performing the variable display on the second display unit 27 may be changed. For example, instead of simply reciprocating the character display illuminated in blue in the left-right direction, the speed of movement (that is, the time during which the display is illuminated) may be gradually increased or reduced. . Instead of appearing as if they are moving, all characters may be turned on first in blue and then turned off (or discolored by one or two) at a time. In this case, if the lights are turned off such that many portions that change in probability remain (that is, are turned on) on the way, the player can have a sense of expectation that "the probability of change in probability is high". Conversely, the light may be turned off so as to reduce the number of places where the probability changes. Alternatively, the character that is first lit in blue may be determined by a random number.
[0147]
In the control of changing the fluctuation time according to the number of reservations, the fluctuation time may be fixed for a certain number of reservations. In other words, in the five types of reserved numbers of 0 to 4, for example, when the reserved number is 1, either one of the fluctuation patterns 2 or 3 is selected, but when the reserved number is 0, 2, 3, or 4, each varies. Patterns 1, 2, 3, and 4 may be fixed.
[0148]
Further, the way of changing the brightness of the segment body of the LED display device 200 may be changed from that shown in [Table 1]. For example, when the right symbol is temporarily stopped, the brightness of the left symbol and the right symbol is changed between different brightnesses (for example, between the brightness 9 and the brightness 4), or each of the left symbol and the right symbol is changed. The brightness changes may be performed without synchronizing each other. Of course, you may apply to the game machine from which the number of special symbols and the order of stop of special symbols differ. Further, the brightness fluctuation at the time of the temporary stop, the reach effect, the big hit effect, and the like may be performed using the lightness of 1 to 3 not described above.
[0149]
Note that the control method of the pachinko machine 1 can be implemented even in another mode. For example, a command output from the main control unit 140 regarding control between the main control unit 140 and the special symbol control unit 160, the audio lamp control unit 170, or the payout control unit 150 (hereinafter, also referred to as a sub control unit). And a control mode in which the control load of the main control unit 140 is minimized.
[0150]
In this control mode, for example, the command transmission between the main control unit 140 and the special symbol control unit 160 will be described. In the control of the special symbol, the main control unit 140 sends a change command, a stop symbol to the special symbol control unit 160. The special symbol control unit 160 transmits the command and the variation stop command, and receives the variation command, and determines the variation mode by lottery using a random number or the like from a plurality of variation modes. Regarding the transmission and reception timing and order of each command, various techniques are adopted from the viewpoint of certainty of information transmission, realization of various game modes, prevention of fraud, and the like.
[0151]
By doing so, various effects are exhibited. When the model is changed, the main control program can be shared by different models, and only the sub-control program needs to be changed, which facilitates the design change. In addition, inspection by a third-party inspection organization can be easily performed. Further, various game effects can be realized by reducing the burden on the main control unit 140 and improving the degree of freedom of control in the sub control unit.
[0152]
Further, it is possible to enable transmission between the sub-control units (two or more). In the above description, transmission is performed between the main control unit 140 and the sub-control unit or the sub-control unit. However, transmission may be one-way or two-way.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a front frame is opened in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a game board of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a rear view showing the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electronic control device provided in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6A is an explanatory diagram of a main control unit included in an electronic control device provided in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram of an electronic device provided in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the frame control part which comprises a control apparatus.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a special symbol control unit included in the electronic control device provided in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a main job performed by a main control unit of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a process when a power interruption (power failure or the like) occurs in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a power restoration process when a power interruption (power failure or the like) occurs in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a success / failure determination job in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a typical example of various memories and the like stored in a built-in RAM of a main control unit in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of a special symbol main job in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a main control unit in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a CPU constituting a main control unit in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of a central device together with a first-type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a disconnection variation pattern selection process in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 18 is a flowchart of low probability variation data selection processing in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 19 is a flowchart of an off-display low-probability holding selection process executed when the number of holds is three or more in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 20 is a flowchart of an off-display low-probability holding selection process executed when the number of holds is 0 in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram of brightness of a segment body of the LED display device 200 in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a storage box used in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 23 is a front view showing a structure of a storage box used in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 24 is a side view of a storage box used in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 25 is a front view of a lid of a storage box used in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 26 is a side view of a lid of a storage box used in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 27 is a side view of a lid of a storage box used in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 28 is a side view of a lid of a storage box used in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 29 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the lid of the storage box used in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is combined with the box base.
FIG. 30 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the lid of the storage box used in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is combined with the box base.
FIG. 31 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the lid of the storage box used in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is combined with the box base.
FIG. 32 is an explanatory view showing a structure for closing a storage box used in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 33 is an explanatory view showing a structure for closing a storage box used in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 34 is an explanatory view showing a structure in which a breaking jig is not inserted between opposing surfaces in a structure for closing a storage box.
FIG. 35 is an explanatory view showing a structure in which a breaking jig is not inserted between opposing surfaces in a structure for closing a storage box.
FIG. 36 is an explanatory diagram of a 7-segment display device used in a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 ... Game machine 11 ... Game area
16 Central device 23 Nail
24 7-segment display device
27 Second display unit
263, 264… Information lamp

Claims (12)

A game board on which a game area is formed;
When detecting that a game ball has passed through a start winning port or a start gate provided on the game board and also provided on the game board, the first identification information is a variation mode selected from a plurality of variation modes. A first variable display device displayed via
When the first identification information displayed on the first variable display device has a predetermined specific symbol, a variable winning device that can be changed to a state advantageous to the player;
In a gaming machine equipped with
A gaming machine comprising identification information brightness control means for changing the brightness of the first identification information displayed on the first variable display device. The identification information brightness control means,
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the brightness is repeatedly changed stepwise between a predetermined first brightness and a second brightness having a brightness different from the first brightness. 3. Gaming machine. The first variable display device includes:
A plurality of the first identification information can be displayed at the same time, and when it is detected that a game ball has passed through the starting winning opening or the starting gate, the plurality of the first identification information is changed to the variation mode. And the change is terminated after delaying at least one of the first identification information from the other first identification information,
The identification information brightness control means,
The method according to claim 1, wherein when the change of the first identification information other than the at least one first identification information is completed, the brightness of the terminated first identification information is changed. 3. The gaming machine according to 1 or 2. The first variable display device includes:
The first identification information has at least one variation mode in which the variation is terminated later than the other first identification information, and
The identification information brightness control means,
4. The device according to claim 3, wherein when the first identification information displayed on the first variable display device is in a reach state, the brightness of the first identification information is changed. 5. Gaming machine. In the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The first symbol is provided adjacent to the first variable display device, and when the first identification information displayed on the first variable display device is the specific symbol, the specific symbol is changed to the special symbol. A gaming machine comprising: a second variable display device that variably displays second identification information for determining whether or not to change. A game board on which a game area is formed;
When detecting that a game ball has passed through a start winning port or a start gate provided on the game board and also provided on the game board, the first identification information is a variation mode selected from a plurality of variation modes. A first variable display device displayed via
When the first identification information displayed on the first variable display device has a predetermined specific symbol, a variable winning device that can be changed to a state advantageous to the player;
When the first identification information becomes a predetermined special symbol, a probability variation means for varying the probability that the first identification information becomes a specific symbol, a gaming machine comprising:
The first symbol is provided adjacent to the first variable display device, and when the first identification information displayed on the first variable display device is the specific symbol, the specific symbol is changed to the special symbol. A gaming machine comprising: a second variable display device that variably displays second identification information for determining whether or not to change. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the specific symbol is fixedly displayed on the specific symbol or the special symbol based on the second identification information. 8. The method according to claim 5, wherein when the second identification information is variably displayed on the second variable display device, at least one of a color tone and a brightness of the specific symbol changes. A gaming machine according to the item. When detecting that a game ball has passed through the starting winning opening or the starting gate while the first identification information is being changed in the first variable display device, the number of times of the detection is increased by a predetermined number. Passing number storage means for storing;
And a variation mode selection unit that selects at least one of a plurality of variation modes including at least two variation modes having different variation times, wherein the variation mode selection unit is configured to operate according to the storage number of the passing number storage unit. And selecting one variation mode from the plurality of variation modes. For at least one type of storage number, there are a plurality of variation modes that can be selected from the plurality of variation modes. The average value of the variation times of the plurality of variation modes that can be selected in number is different from the average value of the variation times of the variation modes that can be selected in other storage numbers. The gaming machine according to any one of the above items 8. The gaming machine according to claim 9, wherein the smaller the number stored in the passing number storage means, the larger the average value of the fluctuation time selected by the fluctuation mode selection means. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 5 to 10, wherein the first identification information is selected after the variation mode is selected. Probability change display means for displaying to the player after variably displaying the second identification information whether or not the probability that the first identification information becomes a specific symbol by the probability fluctuation means is provided. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 5 to 11, wherein:

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