JP2009189655A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine which is rich in the change mode of a display content to indicate the occurrence of a special game state such as an expecting degree value and therefore has improved game property. <P>SOLUTION: A switch button 8 is arranged on the front surface of the Pachinko game machine. The switch button 8 is electrically connected to a sub-integration board 30. The sub-integration MPU 31 of the sub-integration board 30 includes: a j counter; and a skip table for determining the increase mode of the expecting degree value corresponding to the numerical value of the j counter. When the switch button 8 is pushed-in when a specified condition is satisfied (i.e., when a special variable mode is determined to be B or C in "big win lottery"), one numerical value is acquired from the j counter whenever the push-in operation is performed. Then, such display is performed that the expecting degree value is increased based on the acquired numerical values and the skip table. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine.

  Conventionally, when a so-called reach is established in a symbol display device, a pachinko machine that displays on the symbol display device or the like an expectation level that a fixed display in the symbol variation becomes a so-called jackpot display (for example, “7, 7, 7”). It has been devised. In the pachinko machine described in Patent Document 1 as an example, a switch button that can be operated by the player is provided on the front surface of the gaming machine, and the expectation is determined according to the number of times the switch button is operated after the reach is established. A configuration is adopted in which display is performed while changing the display mode (that is, the degree of expectation).

JP 2007-167457 A

  However, in the pachinko machine described in Patent Document 1, since the “expected degree value” indicating the degree of expectation increases substantially constant every time the switch button is operated, the “expected degree value” increases. The display mode is monotonous, and there is a problem that the player is easily bored. In addition, when the number of switch button operations increases, an expectation level higher than the expectation level that is finally displayed may be displayed during the expectation level change display. It is possible that it will be lost.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problem, and there are a variety of display contents changing modes that suggest the occurrence of a special gaming state such as an expectation value, etc., and a pachinko machine that aims to improve gaming characteristics. It is something to be offered.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is characterized in that a determination means for determining whether or not a special gaming state is generated that is advantageous for a player by satisfying a predetermined condition, and occurrence of a special gaming state. A special symbol display unit for displaying a special symbol for notifying the player of the presence or absence of a special game state, the presence or absence of occurrence of a special gaming state, a special symbol for definite display, and a special symbol In addition, the special symbol display unit starts the fluctuation in the special symbol display section, and after the start of the fluctuation, the special symbol is confirmed and displayed as the fluctuation duration elapses. In some cases, a pachinko machine that causes a special gaming state, an operation member that can be operated by the player, and a display content that suggests the occurrence of the special gaming state are displayed. A display unit whose display content changes according to the operation member, a random number acquisition means for acquiring one numerical value from the random number in accordance with the operation of the operation member, and a content determination table in which the display content on the display unit corresponds to the random number value The content determination means for determining the display content according to the numerical value acquired by the random number acquisition means and the content display means for displaying the determined display content on the display unit, and starting the variation of the special symbol The operation member operation is enabled for a predetermined period at a predetermined timing from the time until the confirmation display, and a random number is newly acquired every time the player operates the operation member, and the display content on the display unit is newly It is determined.
The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the content determination means stores a plurality of content determination tables, and selects the content determination table according to the occurrence of a special gaming state. It is characterized by that.
The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the content determination means stores a plurality of content determination tables, and selects the content determination table according to the display content on the display unit. It is characterized by that.

According to the present invention, each time the operating member is operated by the player, a new random number is acquired by the random number acquisition unit, and a new display content is determined by the content determination unit according to the acquired numerical value. The display content is displayed on the display unit. Therefore, the display content change mode that suggests the occurrence of a special game state accompanying the operation of the operation member is not constant, and an interesting game can be provided to the player.
According to the second and third aspects of the present invention, the content determination means stores a plurality of content determination tables, and the content determination table according to the presence / absence of occurrence of a special gaming state and the display content on the display unit Select. Therefore, it is possible to make the change mode of the display content on the display unit more diverse, and to make the gaming machine extremely interesting.

  Hereinafter, a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, the overall structure of the pachinko machine 1 will be described.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 1, and FIG. 2 is a perspective explanatory view showing the front side of the pachinko machine 1.
The pachinko machine 1 is a game in which a game ball is driven into a game area 3a formed on the front surface of the game board 3 and flows down in the game area 3a, and the game board 3 functions as a support. It is installed in the upper part of the front surface of the shaped machine frame 2 via a middle frame (not shown) which is a metal frame-like member. Further, a front door 4 in which a glass door is fitted and installed in front of the game board 3 is hinged to the machine frame 2 so as to be able to be opened in a single direction with the left end edge as an axis, and is closed by the front door 4. A space in front of the game board 3 (a front surface of the game board 3) is a game area 3a.

  The game area 3a is surrounded by an outer rail and an inner rail (not shown), and a space between both the rails serves as a launch path for driving a game ball into the game area 3a. In the approximate center of the game area 3a, there is provided a symbol display unit 11 for displaying a “demo symbol” relating to a so-called jackpot lottery or the like and an “expected degree value” to be described later. The game area 3a includes a large number of game nails (not shown), a gate member through which a game ball can pass, a tulip-type electric accessory provided with a pair of claw pieces that can be opened and closed, and a door member that can be opened and closed. Winning device, normal symbol display unit 12 for displaying “normal symbol” related to the opening / closing operation of the tulip-type electric accessory, special symbol display unit 13 for displaying “special symbol” related to the result of the jackpot lottery, tulip There is provided a number-of-holds display section or the like for displaying the number of held game balls that have won a prize for the electric motor.

  On the other hand, on the front side of the machine casing 2 and below the game board 3, a supply tray 5 for supplying game balls to a launching device (not shown) and game balls overflowing from the supply tray 5 are stored. The storage tray 6 is arranged in parallel vertically, and an operation handle 7 for operating the launching device is provided on the right side of the storage tray 6 so as to be rotatable. In addition, a switch button (operation member) 8 is provided on the front surface of the supply tray 5 so that it can be pushed in. When a player operates the switch button 8 when a condition as described later is satisfied, a symbol display unit 11, the display mode of the “expectation value” is changed. Reference numeral 9 denotes a ball removal button for flowing game balls stored in the supply tray 5 to the storage tray 6.

  In addition, on the rear side of the machine casing 2, a liquid crystal display device 43 provided with a storage tank 71 for storing game balls to be paid out as rental balls or prize balls to the supply tray 5 and a display area constituting the symbol display unit 11. (Shown in FIG. 3), various control devices each incorporating various substrates such as the main control substrate 20 for executing control related to the game (for example, big win lottery, etc.), and a payout device 28 for paying out game balls ( Etc.) are installed.

Next, the control mechanism of the pachinko machine 1 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a block configuration diagram showing a control mechanism of the pachinko machine 1.
The main control board 20 is a circuit board on which a main MPU 21 incorporating a storage means such as ROM and RAM, a CPU and the like, an interface 22, a timer 23, and the like are mounted. A passage detection switch 24 for detecting passage, a start detection switch 25 for detecting winning of a game ball to a tulip-type electric accessory, a winning detection switch 26 for detecting winning of a game ball to a big winning device, and a tulip-type electric accessory Various kinds of driving devices 27 such as a driving device that opens and closes the claw piece of the game, a driving device that opens and closes the door member of the prize winning device, a payout device 28, a normal symbol display device having a normal symbol display unit 12, and a special symbol display unit 13 It is electrically connected to the special symbol display device and the sub-integrated substrate 30 to be described later.

  The main MPU 21 includes an a counter used for “hit determination”, a c counter used for “big hit lottery”, a d counter for determining a “special symbol” that is finally displayed based on “big hit lottery”, And a plurality of counters such as an e-counter for determining a “special variation mode” including a variation duration of “special symbol”. Each counter is a loop counter that counts a loop while adding one by one within a very short time (one interrupt 2.000 ms) according to a predetermined rule from the time of power-on. The acquisition of a numerical value can be regarded as acquisition of a random number. In particular, the a counter is 0-100 (101 ways), the c counter is 0-700 (701 ways), the d counter is 0-2 (3 ways), and the e counter is 0-0. Loop counting is performed for each of 20 (21 ways). Then, the main MPU 21 acquires one numerical value from the a counter, triggered by the passage of the gate member of the game ball (that is, the detection of the game ball by the passage detection switch 24), and on the other hand, to the tulip-type electric accessory of the game ball Each of the numerical values is acquired from the c to e counters in response to the award (that is, detection of the game ball by the start detection switch 25).

  Further, the main MPU 21 has a “normal symbol” associated with the numerical value of the a counter as shown in FIG. 4, a “special symbol” indicating “big hit” associated with the numerical value of the d counter as shown in FIG. “Special symbol (“ − ”)” indicating “out of” and a plurality of special variation mode determination tables in which a plurality of “special variation modes” and e counter values are associated with each other as shown in FIG. 6 are stored. . Further, when the main MPU 21 wins a game ball to a tulip-type electric accessory during, for example, a “special symbol” variation display, the main MPU 21 stores the acquired numerical values of the c to e counters associated with the winning as the hold information. An information storage unit is included. In the hold information storage unit, the acquisition value of the a counter when the game ball passes the gate member during the fluctuation display of the “normal symbol” is also stored as the hold information, the acquisition value of the a counter, and the c to e counters Up to four acquired numerical values are stored. The number of hold information stored in the hold information storage unit is displayed on the hold number display unit. The hold information is sequentially digested in the stored order every time “ordinary symbol” or “special symbol” is fixedly displayed, and new hold information can be stored along with the digestion.

  On the other hand, the sub-integrated board 30 is a circuit board on which a sub-integrated MPU 31 incorporating a storage means such as ROM and RAM, a CPU, and the like, an interface 32, a timer 33, and the like are mounted. Are electrically connected to a display control board 40 for controlling the display operation, a switch button 8 and a sound control board 50 for controlling a sounding operation from the speaker 53, and the main control board 20 described above. Both are electrically connected.

  The sub-integrated MPU 31 stores “demo symbols” consisting of numbers, alphabets, symbols and the like of “0” to “9” that are fluctuated / determined by the symbol display unit 11 and the symbol display unit 11. The “special variation mode” is determined by the main control board 20 as shown in FIG. 7, in which a plurality of “detail variation patterns” consisting of the detailed variation mode of the “demo pattern” in FIG. Are stored in association with each other. Further, in the sub-integrated MPU 31, a plurality of “report sound patterns” that are the sound report modes from the speaker 53 are stored in association with the “special variation modes” in the same manner as the “detailed change patterns”.

  Further, in the sub-integrated MPU 31, when the “demo symbol” becomes a so-called reach display, the symbol display unit displays a numerical value indicating an expectation level that finally becomes a jackpot display (for example, “7, 7, 7”). 11 is stored as an “expected degree value” of “0” to “100” displayed on the display 11 and an expected degree display control program for controlling the change display of the “expected degree value” (that is, this embodiment) The sub-integrated MPU 31 also serves as a random number acquisition unit, a content determination unit, and a content display unit). Further, the sub-integrated MPU 31 has a j counter (a loop counter similar to the above-mentioned various counters, which counts between 0 and 100) that determines whether or not to skip the “expectation value” change display as described later. ) And the sub integrated MPU 31 acquires one numerical value from the j counter each time the switch button 8 is operated. In addition, the sub-integrated MPU 31 stores a skip table (content determination table) shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, and uses a skip table to be used according to the result of the “big hit lottery” performed on the main control board 20. 8 is selected (that is, the skip table shown in FIG. 8 is used in the case of “big hit”, and the skip table shown in FIG. 9 is used in the case of “losing”). Note that the skip table used at the time of “off” is set to be harder to skip than the skip table used at the time of “big hit”, and the degree of expectation that will notify the confirmation of “big hit” The value “100” is not skipped.

The display control board 40 is a circuit board that includes a display control MPU 41, an interface 42, and the like, and is electrically connected to the sub-integrated board 30 and the liquid crystal display device 43 via the interface 42. Then, the operation of the liquid crystal display device 43 is controlled on the basis of a command from the sub-integrated board 30 to control the change / stop display of the “demo symbol” and the change display of the “expected degree value” in the symbol display unit 11. .
Further, the sound control board 50 is a circuit board provided with a sound MPU 51, an interface 52, and the like, and is electrically connected to the sub-integrated board 30 and the speaker 53 via the interface 52. Then, based on a command from the sub-integrated board 30, the sounding operation by the speaker 53 is controlled.

Next, a game operation in the pachinko machine 1 having the control mechanism as described above will be briefly described.
When the operation handle 6 is turned by the player, the launching device is activated and the game ball is driven into the game area 3a. When the game ball driven into the game area 3a passes through the gate member, the main MPU 21 detects the passage by the passage detection switch 24. Then, the main MPU 21 acquires one numerical value from the a counter that is loop-counted at the passage detection timing, and determines whether or not the acquired numerical value is a predetermined “winning numerical value (“ 7 ”)”. The “hit determination” is performed. If the result of the “hit determination” is “hit” (that is, the acquired numerical value is “hit value”), the “normal symbol” is displayed on the normal symbol display unit 12 for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds). After the variable display, “normal symbol (“ 1 ”)” as shown in FIG. 4 is confirmed and the nail pieces of the tulip-type electric accessory are opened for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds). . On the other hand, if the result of the “hit determination” is “displacement”, the “normal symbol” is variably displayed over a predetermined time, and then the “normal symbol (“ − ”)” as shown in FIG. 4 is fixedly displayed.
If the game ball passes through the gate member during the fluctuation display of the “normal symbol”, the acquired value of the a counter associated with the passage is stored as hold information, and the “normal symbol” that was being changed is confirmed. Along with the display, a determination as to whether or not the value is a “winning value” and a new variable display according to the determination result are executed.

  When the game ball flowing down in the game area 3a wins the tulip-type electric accessory (satisfaction of a predetermined condition), the main MPU 21 detects the winning by the start detection switch 25. Then, the main MPU 21 acquires one numerical value from the c to e counter that is loop-counting at the winning detection timing, and the acquired numerical value in the c counter is a predetermined “big hit value (for example,“ 0 ”or“ 300 ”). “Big win lottery” such as “)” is determined. If the result of the “big hit lottery” is “big hit” (that is, the acquired value in the c counter is “big hit value”), the special symbol display unit 13 displays the final value based on the acquired value in the d counter. “Special symbol (“ 3 ”or“ 7 ”)” is determined, and “special variation mode” corresponding to the acquired value of the e counter is read using the special variation mode determination table shown in FIG. The main MPU 21 creates a command command including the contents of the determined “special symbol” and “special variation mode”, transmits the command command to the sub-integrated board 30, and displays the “special symbol” in the special symbol display unit 13. ”Is displayed. Further, the main MPU 21 starts time measurement by the timer 23 together with the start of fluctuation of the “special symbol”, and is determined in the special symbol display unit 13 as the variation duration corresponding to the read “special variation mode” elapses. A special symbol "is confirmed and displayed, and a change stop signal is output to the sub-integrated board 30.

  In the sub-integrated board 30, the sub-integrated MPU 31 reads the “detailed variation pattern” corresponding to the “special variation mode” determined by the main control board 20 in response to the reception of the command command, and issues a command to the display control board 40. The symbol display unit 11 starts to display the fluctuation display of the “demo symbol” (FIG. 10A). Here, when the result of the “big hit lottery” is “big hit”, the display on the symbol display unit 11 goes through a so-called reach display as shown in FIG. The display mode on the display unit 11 is switched to the expectation level display effect as shown in FIG. 10C after the reach display, and the player is requested to press the switch button 8. In addition, the display effect in the symbol display unit 11 such as switching to the expectation level display effect is incorporated in the detailed variation pattern in advance. Further, at the beginning of switching, the expected value is “0”.

  When the switch button 8 is pushed down by the player, the sub-integrated MPU 31 obtains one numerical value from the j counter for each push-in operation and uses the skip table shown in FIG. Display control such as increasing the value is executed. In other words, since the expected value is “0” at the beginning of switching, the expected value is set to “1” when the acquired value of the j counter is 26 to 99 using the skip table shown in FIG. When the acquired value of the j counter is 0 to 25, the expected value by the push operation is skipped to “25” (ie, 1 → 2 → 3 → 25, for example). ). Further, when the acquired value of the j counter is 100, the expected value displayed as shown in FIG. 10D is set to “100”, and the finalized display becomes the big win display, that is, the result of the “big hit lottery” is obtained. In addition to notifying that it was a “big hit”, control is performed such that the subsequent pressing operation of the switch button 8 during the change display is invalidated.

When the expected value exceeds “25” by performing the skip or pressing the switch button 8 25 times, the skip table corresponding to the acquired value of the j counter is set to the skip table shown in FIG. Every time 8 is pushed in, the same expected level value change display control is performed. That is, when the acquired value of the j counter is 21 to 99, the expected value is only increased by “1”, and when the acquired value of the j counter is 0 to 20, the expected value is set to “ Skip to 50 ”. When the acquired value of the j counter is 100, the expectation value is set to “100”.
Further, when the expected value exceeds “50” due to skipping or the like, this time, the skip table corresponding to the acquired value of the j counter is set to the skip table shown in FIG. Change display control of the expected value.

  In such an expectation level display effect, when the effect time determined in advance in the detailed variation pattern has elapsed, the expectation value displayed at the elapsed time becomes the finalized expectation value, as shown in FIG. , While displaying the determined expected degree value on a part of the symbol display unit 11, the “demo symbol” being changed is displayed as a jackpot display (for example, three “demo symbols” are displayed in a row) Display, and a fixed display is made upon receipt of a fluctuation stop signal from the main control board 20 (a jackpot display is fixed).

As described above, when the “special symbol” indicating “big win” is confirmed and displayed (that is, the confirmation symbol of “demo symbol” is also included), the main control board 20 intermittently turns the door member of the big winning device multiple times. In other words, a so-called “hit state (special game state)” is created.
In addition, if the “special symbol” that is confirmed is “3”, the average fluctuation duration of the “special symbol” (that is, the average variation of the “demo symbol” after the “big hit state” ends) A so-called short-time state in which the duration time is shortened is generated, and the short-time state is terminated with a predetermined number of fluctuation displays of the “special symbol”.
Furthermore, when the “special symbol” that is confirmed is “7”, after the “big hit state” is finished, in addition to reducing the average fluctuation duration of the “special symbol”, the jackpot probability is increased (for example, Then, a control is performed in which a so-called probability change state is generated and the probability change state is continued until the next “hit state” occurs.

  On the other hand, if the result of the “big hit lottery” in the main MPU 21 is “missing” (that is, the acquired value in the c counter is not “big value”), a special symbol (“−”) indicating “missed” is read out. In addition, the special variation mode determination table shown in FIG. 6A is used (in the case of the short-time state and the probability variation state, the special variation mode determination table shown in FIG. 6B is used). Read the corresponding “special variation mode”. In addition, the main MPU 21 creates a command command including the contents of “special symbol” and “special variation mode” indicating “displacement”, transmits the command command to the sub-integrated board 30, and in the special symbol display unit 13 Starts the variable display of “special symbol”. Further, the main MPU 21 starts time measurement by the timer 23 at the same time as the start of the fluctuation of the “special symbol” as in the case of the “big hit”, and as the fluctuation duration corresponding to the read “special fluctuation mode” elapses, The special symbol display unit 13 confirms the determined “special symbol” and outputs a change stop signal to the sub-integrated board 30.

  Here, when the “special variation mode” determined by the “hit lottery” is A or D, the sub-integrated board 30 receives the command command and receives the “special variation mode” determined by the main control board 20. Is read, and a command is transmitted to the display control board 40, and the display of the “demo symbol” is started in the symbol display unit 11 (FIG. 10 (a)), and then the expectation display effect Without performing the display, the display is stopped by the off-line display as shown in FIG. And

  In addition, when the “special variation mode” determined by the “hit lottery” is B or C, the sub integrated board 30 reads the corresponding “detail variation pattern” as described above, and displays the “demo symbol” in the symbol display unit 11. ”Is started (FIG. 10A). Here, since the “detailed variation patterns” b and c include the reach display as shown in FIG. 10B, as in the case of the “big hit”, after the reach display, to the expectation display effect as shown in FIG. 10C. Switching, the player is requested to push the switch button 8 in.

  When the player presses the switch button 8, the sub-integrated MPU 31 obtains one numerical value from the j counter for each pressing operation and uses the skip table shown in FIG. Display control such as increasing the value is executed. That is, since the expected degree value is “0” at the beginning of switching, when the skip table shown in FIG. 9A is used and the acquired value of the j counter is 16 to 100, the expected degree value is incremented by “1”. When the acquired value of the j counter is 0-15, the expected value by the push operation is skipped to “25”.

If the expected value exceeds “25” by pressing the skip or switch button 8 25 times, the skip table corresponding to the acquired value of the j counter is set to the skip table shown in FIG. Every time 8 is pushed in, the same display of the expected value is performed. That is, when the acquired value of the j counter is 11 to 100, the expected value is only increased by “1”, and when the acquired value of the j counter is 0 to 10, the expected value is set to “ Skip to 50 ”.
Further, when the expected value exceeds “50” due to skipping or the like, this time, the skip table corresponding to the acquired value of the j counter is set to the skip table shown in FIG. Change display control of the expected value. Note that in the case of “disconnection”, even if the switch button 8 is operated more than 100 times or the like and the expected value reaches “99” (although it is difficult to think in reality), the expected value Does not exceed “99” and becomes “100”, and when the expected value reaches “99”, the subsequent pressing operation of the switch button 8 is executed.

  Also, in this expectation level display effect, when the effect time determined in advance in the detailed variation pattern has elapsed, the expected value displayed at the elapsed time becomes the final expected value, as shown in FIG. , While displaying the determined expected degree value on a part of the symbol display unit 11, the “demo symbol” that is fluctuating is displayed off (for example, the “demo symbol” in the middle is different from the “demo symbol” on the left and right). ), And a fixed display is made upon receipt of the fluctuation stop signal from the main control board 20 (the off display is fixed).

  According to the pachinko machine 1 configured as described above, the switch button 8 is provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 1, and the switch button 8 and the sub-integrated board 30 are electrically connected to each other. The integrated MPU 31 includes a j counter and a skip table for determining an expected value increase mode corresponding to the value of the j counter. When the switch button 8 is pushed down when a specific condition is satisfied (that is, when the special variation mode is determined to be B or C in the “big hit lottery”), the j counter counts every time the push button is pushed down. One numerical value is acquired, and a display for increasing the expected value based on the acquired numerical value and the skip table is performed. Therefore, since the increase in the expected value due to the operation of the switch button 8 is not constant, it is possible to prompt the player to push the switch button 8 continuously in order to predict the result of the “hit lottery”, which is interesting. The game can be provided to the player. That is, since the player continuously pushes the switch button 8 while expecting the confirmed expectation value to be a higher value during the expectation display effect, from the start of symbol change to the confirmed display. The display effect on the symbol display unit 11 can be enjoyed more. On the other hand, even for a player who does not prefer to continue pressing the switch button 8, according to the pachinko machine 1 of the above embodiment, the expected value skips to a predetermined value according to the result of the “big hit lottery”. Since the ratios are different, there are cases where the result of the “big hit lottery” can be predicted only by operating the switch button 8 several times, and the interest level effect can be maintained.

Also, as a result of the “big hit lottery”, a skip table to be used in the case of “big hit” and a skip table to be used in the case of “out of place” are provided separately, and used in the case of “big win”. The skip table is easier to skip, that is, it is easier to reach a high expectation value with the same number of operations. Therefore, it is possible to achieve an effect as if the displayed expected degree value shows the true expectation degree, and the preference can be improved.
Furthermore, the skip table to be used is changed in accordance with the displayed expected degree value so that the skip becomes difficult as the expected degree value increases. Therefore, the expectation value always reaches “100” when it is “big hit” (if the converse is reversed, it is always determined that it is “out” if the expectation value does not reach “100”), etc. Can be prevented, and the willingness to play is not distracted.

  The configuration related to the pachinko machine of the present invention is not limited to the mode described in the above embodiment, and the configuration related to the game board, the switch button, the game mode, the expectation level display effect, etc. As long as it does not deviate from the above, it can be changed as necessary.

For example, in the pachinko machine described in the above embodiment, the expectation display effect is performed in all cases in which the so-called reach display is performed in the symbol display unit, but the reach display that does not perform the expectation display effect is included. Needless to say, a detailed variation pattern may be provided.
Further, in the pachinko machine described in the above embodiment, the “special variation mode” determined by the main control board and the “detailed variation pattern” stored in the sub-integrated board have a one-to-one correspondence. A plurality of “detailed variation patterns” corresponding to “special variation modes” may be provided, and the sub-integrated MPU may select the “detailed variation pattern” by lottery using a loop counter or the like.

  Furthermore, the timing at which the display mode in the symbol display unit is switched to the expectation level display effect is not limited in any way after the reach display, and the reach display may be determined by switching to the expectation level display effect. In addition, if the jackpot display by the “demo symbol” is different between the “jackpot” in which the short-time state occurs after the “jackpot state” ends and the “jackpot” in which the probability variation state occurs after the “jackpot state” ends Details that temporarily display the “demo symbol” in a mode where a short-time state occurs, then re-variate the “demo symbol”, and finally display the “demo symbol” in a mode where a probabilistic state occurs A variation pattern may be provided, and at this time, an expectation display effect is performed at the time of re-variation (that is, an effect is as if the expectation degree of promotion to a certain change state that is more advantageous for the player is reported) You may do it.

Furthermore, if different skip tables are used for at least “big hit” and “out of”, it may be configured to control with one skip table from “0” to “100”. When the skip table used for each predetermined expectation value is changed as in the embodiment, it is possible to change the skip table to be used more finely. Only a skip table may be prepared. Further, the skip table may be made different for each detailed variation pattern.
Furthermore, in a pachinko machine that determines the presence or absence of so-called “cut-in display” on the sub-integrated board, the presence or absence of “cut-in display” and the skip table are associated with each other when performing “cut-in display”. Can also be configured to select a skip table that is easier to skip. In this way, by making various skip modes, the player can predict the possibility of “big hit” based on “cut-in display”, etc., and enjoy more display effects. There is no problem even if a plurality of skip tables are prepared at the time of “off” and the skip table to be used is determined by random lottery using a random number such as a counter.

Also, when skipping the expected value, instead of simply increasing the numerical value, it is possible to skip the numerical value after displaying a specific skip effect that informs the skip (for example, fast fluctuation such as shuffling the expected value) It is also possible to make it skip after being performed). In adopting this configuration, switch button operations during skip production are invalid.
Further, the skip mode can also be changed as appropriate, and if the merit of skipping is poor, it is possible not to skip by switching the skip table. For example, in the pachinko machine of the above embodiment, when the expected value is “20” to “24” or “45” to “49”, the skip table is set so as not to skip to “25” or “50”, respectively. Switching may be performed, or control that invalidates skip winning to “25” and “50” may be performed although the same skip table is used. In the above embodiment, the expected value is always increased by “1” or more by one press operation of the switch button. However, the expected value does not increase even if the switch button is pressed, that is, the selection is made. It is also possible to configure the numerical value to include “0”.
In addition, the display mode of the expected value is not limited to the mode described in the above embodiment, and may be configured to display using a character or the like, separately from the symbol display unit, It is also possible to separately provide an expectation value display unit for displaying the expectation value.

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective explanatory view showing the front side of the pachinko machine 1. FIG. 3 is a block configuration diagram showing a control mechanism of the pachinko machine 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which showed the response | compatibility with the numerical value of a counter, and a "normal symbol". It is explanatory drawing which showed the response | compatibility with the numerical value of d counter, and a "special symbol." It is explanatory drawing which showed the response | compatibility with the numerical value of e counter, and a "special fluctuation aspect." It is explanatory drawing which showed the response | compatibility with a "special fluctuation aspect" and a "detailed fluctuation pattern". It is explanatory drawing which showed the skip table used at the time of "big hit". It is explanatory drawing which showed the skip table used at the time of "disconnection". It is explanatory drawing which showed the display mode in a symbol display part.

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  1 .. Pachinko machine, 3 .. Game board, 3a ... Game area, 8 .... Switch button, 11 .... Symbol display section, 20 .... Main control board, 21 ... Main MPU, 30 ... Sub integrated board 31 ... Sub-integrated MPU, 40 ... Display control board.

Claims (3)

A determination means for determining the occurrence of a special gaming state advantageous to the player when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and a special symbol display unit for displaying a special symbol for notifying the player of the occurrence of the special gaming state And
Determines whether or not a special gaming state has occurred, a special symbol to be confirmed, and the variation duration of the special symbol when the specified conditions are satisfied, and the special symbol display unit starts the variation, and continues to vary after the variation starts A pachinko machine that displays a special symbol as time passes, and causes a special gaming state when the special symbol that is confirmed and displayed is a specific special symbol,
An operation member that can be operated by the player, a display content that suggests the occurrence of a special gaming state is displayed, a display portion that changes according to the operation of the operation member, and a random number according to the operation of the operation member Random number acquisition means for acquiring one numerical value, and a content determination table in which the display content on the display unit is associated with the numerical value of the random number, and content determination for determining display content according to the numerical value acquired by the random number acquisition means Means and content display means for displaying the determined display content on the display unit,
The operation of the operation member is validated for a predetermined period at a predetermined timing from the start of the change of the special symbol to the confirmation display, and a new random number is acquired every time the operation member is operated by the player. A pachinko machine whose display contents are newly determined.   The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the content determination means stores a plurality of content determination tables, and selects the content determination table according to whether or not a special gaming state has occurred.   The pachinko machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the content determination means stores a plurality of content determination tables, and selects the content determination table according to the display content on the display unit.

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