JP2016034548A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of varying a result of prior determination of winning and losing when a winning probability varies between a high-probability state and a low-probability state at a sub-board side.SOLUTION: A main control unit 14 stores a winning determination random number for determining a jackpot or losing of first and second special symbol games until the first and second special symbol games are performed, based on first and second start winning signals. The main control unit 14 compares the stored winning determination random number with a jackpot determination value registered in a low-probability determination table having a low jackpot probability and a high-probability determination table having a high jackpot probability. As a prior determination result, information for indicating one of winning at the time of a low probability, winning at the time of a high probability, and losing at the time of a low probability and a high probability is outputted. A pattern control unit 23 changes a prior notice performance in a shift from a high probability to a low probability.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that is installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

As a general pachinko game machine, what is called a digipachi is known.
In a pachinko gaming machine called a digipachi, a start winning opening is provided in a game area formed on a game board surface into which a game ball is driven and flows down, and based on the game ball winning in the start winning opening, In the control device on the main board side inside, a lottery of big hit and miss (may include a small hit) is performed, and when a big hit is made by lottery, the attacker provided in the game area is released, and a game ball is placed on the attacker It becomes a big hit state that can win.

In addition, jackpots generally include normal jackpots, probable jackpots, sudden hits, sudden hits, latent jackpots, etc., as well as lotteries that determine jackpots and outliers, as well as lotteries that determine the type of jackpot in the case of jackpots Is done. Note that the type of jackpot may vary depending on the pachinko machine.
In addition, when a predetermined variation display game start condition (random number determination condition) is satisfied, determination of lottery results using a plurality of types of jackpots and random numbers in the control device is performed, and a special symbol (special figure) indicator In addition, a variable display game for notifying one of a plurality of types of jackpots or the same lottery result that is out of place on the effect display device (variable display device) is performed simultaneously, and various jackpots immediately before the end of the variable display game Alternatively, the deviation is displayed as one special symbol (special symbol) or a combination of a plurality of decorative symbols as identification information.

  This variable display game is played over the game time determined by the lottery for each variable display game (the variable display time plus the stop display time) as will be described later. Even if a game ball is won and a random number is acquired to determine the result of the lottery, a variable display game based on the random number cannot be immediately played. Therefore, for example, a variation display game that ends up being ended or a variation display game that ends in a jackpot ends, and after the jackpot state based on the jackpot ends, the next variation display game starts. Yes.

  Therefore, when a game ball is won at the start winning opening during the variable display game, a random number that determines the result of the lottery is stored (held) up to a predetermined number (upper limit number), for example, four. ing. In addition, there are many pachinko gaming machines that each have two independent start winning openings, each storing up to four random numbers. In this case, a maximum of eight random numbers can be stored in total. it can.

  That is, a plurality of random numbers that determine the lottery result are stored (held). When the variable display game is started, the random number held is excluded from the target of the hold number which becomes the limit described above and deleted, so that the variable display game is started even if the hold number reaches the upper limit. Each time, the next random number can be stored.

  In addition, by performing a predetermined determination on the random number, it is possible to know whether the stored random number is an out-of-range random number or one of the jackpot random numbers. In addition, for random numbers, winning judgment random numbers that decide whether to win or not, random symbols that determine the type of jackpot in the case of jackpot by deciding a special figure to stop display, production of variable display game such as reach or not The production random number that determines the variation pattern as the type (including the length of the game time) is included.

Therefore, whether or not the random number held before the start of the variable display game corresponding to the held random number has a jackpot, the type of jackpot if there is a jackpot, or so-called reach occurs Can be determined.
In addition, the pachinko gaming machine is provided with a hold number display for displaying the hold number of a random number. Currently, in addition to a display dedicated to display the hold number in general, for example, a screen of an effect display device including a liquid crystal display device The number of reservations is displayed on the inner periphery.

In the display of the number of holds in the effect display device, for example, a predetermined number of marks are displayed as many as the number of holds, and if there are a plurality of holds, the same marks are arranged and displayed in the storage order.
In view of this, a gaming machine has been proposed in which a jackpot notice (predictive effect) is made using the display of the hold number before the start of the variable display game corresponding to the held random number (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
This jackpot notice, for example, determines whether or not there is a jackpot in the reserved random numbers, and if there is a jackpot, the mark corresponding to the random number that will be a jackpot will be a notice mark of a design different from the usual to announce the jackpot It is performed by changing to (for example, character display) and displaying.

  Even if it is not a big hit, by setting the notice mark, a setting is made so that even if the notice mark is displayed, it is not 100% big hit and there may be a loss. When such a jackpot notice is given, it is highly possible that a jackpot will occur, so that the player's interest in the game can be enhanced.

Here, the control device in the pachinko gaming machine is divided into a control device (main control means) on the main board side and a control device (sub control means) on the sub board side. The processing related to the random number is performed on the main board side, and the processing such as the decorative symbol change display game and the display of the notice mark is performed on the sub board side.
Therefore, the jackpot notice before the start of the corresponding variable display game is, for example, when the random number is acquired as described above on the main board side, for example, whether the random number is a big hit or not, and the result of this preliminary determination Is transmitted to the sub-board side.
In addition, in order to prevent the control device on the main board side that controls the jackpot of the variable display game, the payout of the game ball, the release of the attacker, etc. from being illegally controlled from the outside, the main board control device Data communication with the sub-board control device is one-way from the main-board-side control device to the sub-board control device.

  In the determination using the jackpot random number, the random number is, for example, a numerical value in a predetermined range, and this random number is any numerical value in the predetermined range. A set hit determination value for this random number is stored in a data table (a hit determination table). As the hit determination value, any numerical value in a predetermined range that can be taken by the random number is set.

  With this setting, when the value of the random number matches the value of the winning determination value, it is determined that the jackpot is big. In addition, in a game machine having a probability variation (probability variation) function, the probability setting for a big hit is set to a low probability setting during normal operation (low probability state) and a high probability setting during probability variation (high probability state). There is. In the hit determination table described above, a low probability data table (low probability determination table) in which a low probability hit determination value is registered, and a high probability time register in which a high probability hit determination value is registered. A data table (high probability determination table) is set.

  For example, in the low probability determination table, one numerical value of the numerical values in the predetermined range described above is registered as a hit determination value, and in the high probability determination table, ten numerical values in the numerical values in the predetermined range described above are registered. Is registered as a hit determination value, the probability of becoming a big hit at the time of high probability can be made 10 times the probability of being a big hit at the time of low probability.

  In addition, a high probability state at the time of probability change is a jackpot that is likely to change as the jackpot, that is, when a probability jackpot, a sudden jackpot, or a latent jackpot occurs, at the end of the jackpot state after the occurrence of the jackpot . Further, the high probability state ends when a predetermined end condition is satisfied, and thereafter becomes a low probability state. For example, the next big hit occurrence (occurrence of the big hit state) becomes a predetermined termination condition, and the high probability state becomes the low probability state. Also, depending on the pachinko machine, in addition to the above case, there is a case where a high probability state is shifted to a low probability state due to completion of a predetermined number of variable display games (special game) or winning in a falling lottery. . If a probable big hit or a sudden big hit occurs in the high probability state, the high probability state is again reached at the end of the big hit state based on the big hit, and the variable display game is not played during the big hit state ( Since the winning lottery determination is not performed), the probability variation state is substantially continued without interruption.

  Such a change between the low probability state and the high probability state is performed by switching the hit determination table used when performing the lottery determination between the high probability determination table and the low probability determination table. In this case, the random number of the variable display game is acquired at the time of winning the game ball at the start winning opening, and the preliminary determination is performed immediately after that, by comparing the random number with the winning determination value. The lottery determination of the variable display game is performed at the start of the variable display game corresponding to the random number for which the big hit is determined.

  Accordingly, there is a time difference between the preliminary determination for the advance notice and the actual lottery determination of the variable display game. For example, a difference of 4 times of the maximum variation display game (eight times when there are two start winning holes) is generated. During this time, the low probability state may change to a high probability state, or the high probability state may change to a low probability state.

  Here, when all the stored random numbers are processed in the order of storage, the random numbers stored before the random numbers to be pre-determined include random numbers for changing the current probability state, or pre-determining When a variable display game with the number of games in which the high probability state ends is performed in the variable display game before the variable display game corresponding to the power random number, when the variable display game is actually performed at the stage of prior determination In addition, it is possible to predict whether the state will be a high probability state or a low probability state. Therefore, when the random numbers are processed in the order of storage, the variable display game corresponding to the random numbers for which preliminary determination is performed at the preliminary determination stage, except for pachinko machines where a falling lottery is performed at the start of the variable display game It is possible to predict whether the state will be in a low probability state or a high probability state at the start of. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether to use the low probability determination table or the high probability determination table at the preliminary determination stage.

However, as described above, there are two start winning openings, and random numbers are stored separately corresponding to the game balls won in each start winning opening, and a game ball is won in one start winning opening. If a random number based on the game ball is stored, even if a random number is stored based on a game ball winning in the other start winning opening, it is stored based on a game ball winning in one start winning opening. There is known a pachinko gaming machine in which a variable display game in which a jackpot and a loss are drawn using a random number is performed first.
In this case, even if the random number corresponding to the other start winning opening is stored in advance, if the game ball wins in one starting winning opening and the random number corresponding to one starting winning opening is stored, the other Prior to the variation display game corresponding to the random number stored corresponding to the starting acquisition port, the variation display game corresponding to the random number corresponding to one of the starting winning ports stored later is started.

  That is, since the variable display game is not performed in the order of random number storage, if the random number stored after the previously determined random number is a random number that changes the state of the hit probability, it is hit in the high probability state at the preliminary determination stage. In some cases, the random number becomes a low probability state in the variation display game corresponding to the random number stored later, and is shifted at the start of the variation display game. In addition, a random number that has been shifted in the low-probability state at the stage of the prior determination may become a high-probability state in the variable display game corresponding to the random number stored later, and may be hit when the variable display game starts.

  Whether or not to perform the above-mentioned advance notice effect depends on whether or not the pre-judgment result is a big win and if it is out of place, depending on the lottery probability. A reliability indicating the degree of the is set. Further, the advance notice effect includes a type with high reliability and a type with low reliability. The pre-notification effect with high reliability has a very low probability of performing the pre-notice effect when the pre-determination result is off. For example, if the preliminary judgment result is out of date and the preliminary announcement effect is not performed, the preliminary announcement effect is performed only when the preliminary judgment result is successful. A jackpot will always occur when the notice effect is performed.

  However, if the preliminary determination result is deviated as described above, the original criteria for the lottery for determining whether or not to perform the preliminary notification effect performed in accordance with the preliminary determination result will be out of order, Reliability will be shaken. That is, the reliability of the highly reliable advance notice effect is lowered. In particular, the advance notice effect with 100% reliability may be lost.

  In addition, when there is a potential big hit, that is, as a latent probability variation, the lottery probability that becomes a big hit of the variable display game is high, but so-called electric-chu support that frequently releases electric-chu is not performed, and the player is There are the following problems when there is a high probability state in which it is difficult to understand that the current state is a high probability state. That is, in the case of the latent probability change, it is difficult to understand that the low probability state has been reached when the high probability state is changed to the low probability state.

If there is a jackpot that is similar to a sudden jackpot, a jackpot jackpot, or a big jackpot that becomes a normal state after the jackpot, it is a high probability state or a normal low probability state in the latent probability change after this jackpot. The player will get lost.
At this time, despite the fact that the prior decision using the high probability table was a big hit and a highly reliable advance notice effect was performed, the above-mentioned big hit would result in a normal low probability state, and the variable display game There may be a gap in the lottery at the start. In this case, since the variable display game is lost even though there is a highly reliable advance notice effect, for example, even if the variable display game does not reach or reaches reach, After a low reach or a low-reliability effect in which the various effects in the variable display game are big hits, if the shift is notified in the variable display game, the player has ended the high probability state in the latent probability change. There is a risk that it may be determined that the possibility is high.

Therefore, in Patent Document 1, the following is handled.
In the pachinko gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, a random number corresponding to one start winning slot among the random numbers held at the upper limit of four separately corresponding to the winning of each game ball of the two starting winning slots. The variable display game lottery is performed with priority. That is, as in the case of the pachinko gaming machine having the two starting winning ports described above, if the random number held in correspondence with one starting winning port does not become 0, the random number held in correspondence with the other starting winning port The variable display game based on (the winning lottery determination) is not performed.

Therefore, there is a probability variation jackpot when pre-determining the reserved random number corresponding to one starting winning prize, and based on the occurrence of that jackpot, when changing from a low probability state to a high probability state, or a normal jackpot in the probability variation state When a change from a high probability state to a low probability state is made based on the jackpot, the preliminary determination of the random number that has been put on hold corresponding to the other start winning opening and has already been determined in advance is redone. ing.
As a result, even if the variable display game corresponding to the random number is performed in an order different from the random number storage order, the variable display corresponding to the random number acquired based on the fact that the game ball has actually won the other start winning opening It is possible to obtain a correct pre-judgment result before the game is started.

  In general, the hit determination value in the above-described low probability determination table is also set as the hit determination value in the high probability determination table. For example, when the hit determination values registered in the low probability determination table are 10 and 100, the hit determination values in the high probability determination table also include 10 and 100. Therefore, if the low-probability state is changed to a high-probability state after a prior decision is made in the low-probability determination table and a lottery determination is made in the high-probability determination table, even if the probability state changes, a change display is displayed. In the lottery determination at the start of the game, it is a win as in the prior determination.

  Therefore, even if the current state is a low probability state or a high probability state, if only the low probability determination table is used at all times, the preliminary determination is a big hit, but the actual variation display game will be out of place. In other words, the variable display game is not lost even though the prior notice effect with 100% reliability is performed.

JP 2010-69015 A

  By the way, in the method of Patent Document 1, it is possible to prevent the results of the jackpot and loss of the pre-judgment from being different from the results of the jackpot and miss of the actual variation display game. It is necessary to perform all of the process for determining whether or not to redo the process and the redo process for the prior determination when it is determined to be redoed by the control device on the main board side that determines whether or not the random number is hit. .

  In addition, for all random numbers corresponding to the other start winning opening, the sub-board control device does not perform the advance notice effect, but only when the advance notice effect is determined by lottery. Will do. In this case, for the random number determined not to perform the advance notice effect, even if the actual lottery result is different from the result of the advance determination, the reliability of the advance notice effect is not affected. Therefore, even if the preliminary determination is redone as described above, it is only necessary to redo the preliminary determination for only the random number for which the preliminary notice effect is performed. However, as described above, since the information is one-way from the control device on the main board side to the control device on the sub board side, the control apparatus on the main board side uses the control device on the sub board side to determine which random number. Therefore, it is not possible to obtain information on whether or not the advance notice effect has been decided. Therefore, in the control device on the main board side, it is necessary to redo the preliminary determination for all the random numbers corresponding to the other start winning opening, and to transmit the result of the redetermined determination to the sub board control device. As a result, the control device on the main substrate side needs to perform processing that is not necessarily required.

  However, in the pachinko gaming machine, there are many restrictions on the control device on the main board side that controls the jackpot determination, the payout of the game ball, the opening of the attacker, etc. as described above. There is a limit to the processing capacity of the controller. For example, the capacity of a ROM that stores programs and data necessary for program processing is also limited. Therefore, in the development of a pachinko gaming machine, for example, in order to increase one process, another process that has been conventionally performed is reduced in the control device on the main board side. Therefore, it is preferable to avoid complicated processing for prior determination, and there is a problem in implementing the method of Patent Document 1 in which processing on the main substrate side increases.

  In addition, when the prior determination using the low probability determination table is always performed, the processing of the control device on the main control board side can be simplified, but when the high probability determination table is used, that is, the high probability at the time of probability change. In the case of a state, there are the following problems in a situation where a random number held during the jackpot state is determined to be a hit only by the high probability determination table.

  That is, in the situation as described above, after the jackpot state, the jackpot is generated again in the variable display game corresponding to the random numbers that have already been put on hold, so that it becomes a so-called holding ball ranger. In such a situation, if the advance notice effect with high reliability is performed, it is possible to greatly enhance the interest of the player, but since it is determined in advance using the low probability determination table, the high probability determination table There is a problem that a prior notice effect with high reliability cannot be performed in a situation where only a pre-judgment is a hit, and the advance notice effect cannot be performed as an opportunity for the prior notice effect.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and does not complicate the processing by the control device on the main board side. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can be changed in response to a situation in which the probability of winning varies between a high probability state and a low probability state.

The gaming machine according to claim 1, random number generating means for generating a random number that is a numerical value within a predetermined range;
Random number acquisition means for acquiring the random number generated by the random number generation means each time a predetermined random number acquisition condition for a game in which winning and losing is determined by lottery is satisfied,
Storing the random number acquired by the random number acquiring unit within a range of a predetermined upper limit number, and erasing the random number corresponding to the storage order each time a predetermined random number erasing condition is satisfied;
As a hit determination table in which a hit determination value that is a numerical value within the predetermined range for determining whether or not a hit is made by comparing with the random number stored in the random number storage means, the random number A table storage means for storing a low probability determination table with a low probability of determination, and a high probability determination table with a high probability that the random number is determined to be hit than in the case of the low probability determination table;
The random number storage is performed each time a predetermined random number determination condition for the game is satisfied, using either the low probability determination table or the high probability determination table stored in the table storage means. Winning lottery means for drawing lottery and out of game according to whether or not the random number stored in the means matches the winning determination value of the winning determination table;
Probability variation control means for controlling whether the winning determination table used in the winning lottery means is the low probability determination table or the high probability determination table;
A winning state control means for generating a predetermined winning state when it is determined that the winning lottery means wins;
It is determined in advance using the winning determination table stored in the table storage means whether or not the random number stored in the random number storing means before the winning and winning of the game is drawn by the winning lottery means. Pre-determination means to
Main control means comprising: information transmission means for transmitting information on the result of the preliminary determination by the preliminary determination means and information on the result of the lottery by the winning lottery means;
Information receiving means for receiving information transmitted from the information transmitting means;
A notice effect control means for controlling a prior notice effect for giving a prior notice of winning or losing of the game based on the information of the result of the prior determination received by the information receiving means;
In a gaming machine comprising sub-control means having notification effect control means for controlling notification effect for notifying the winning or deviation of the game based on information on the result of the lottery received by the information receiving means,
The pre-determination means determines whether or not the random number stored in the random number storage means matches the winning determination value of the low probability determination table and the high probability determination table stored in the table storage means. The prior judgment is performed,
As a result of the prior determination, the random number stored in the random number storage means matches the hit determination value of the low probability determination table, and the result per low probability that is determined by the prior determination, and the high The result of high probability hitting in the prior determination by matching with the hit determination value of the probability determination table and the hit determination value of the low probability determination table and the high probability determination table do not match, resulting in a loss Output information about any of the results
The information transmitting means is one of the information indicating the result per low probability, the information indicating the result per high probability, and the information indicating the outlier result as information on the result of the prior determination output by the prior determination means. Send
The notice effect control means includes the low probability determination table and the high probability determination table as the winning determination table in the lottery by the winning lottery means of the game in which the result of the prior determination is the result per high probability. It comprises a determination means for determining which one is used, and controls the prior notice effect based on the determination result of the determination means,
And, when it is determined that the low probability determination table is used as the winning determination table in the lottery by the winning lottery means of the game in which the result of the prior determination is the high probability result, Based on the result of the determination, control is performed to change from the first rendering mode having a high degree of reliability, which is a big hit, to the second rendering mode having a lower reliability than the first rendering mode.

  In the first aspect of the present invention, the main control means (control device on the main board side) acquires a random number that determines the winning and losing of the game when a random number acquisition condition is satisfied, and then a predetermined random number thereafter. When the determination condition is satisfied (when the predetermined start condition of the game is satisfied), the hit determination value registered in the low probability determination table or the hit registered in the high probability determination table corresponding to the current probability state The determination value is compared with the acquired and stored random number, and if the random number and the winning determination value match, the game result is determined to be a win.

On the other hand, the low probability determination table and the high probability determination table, regardless of whether the current state is the low probability state or the high probability state with respect to the random number acquired and stored before the random number determination condition is satisfied The prior judgment using the hit judgment value registered in is performed.
The main control means, as a result of the prior determination for the acquired and stored random number, when it is determined that the random number matches the hit determination value of the low probability determination table, the information indicating the result per low probability When it is determined that the hit determination value in the high probability determination table matches the random number and is determined to be a win, the information indicating the high probability hit result is sent to the sub control means. Send.

When the random number does not match any of the hit determination values registered in the low probability determination table and the high probability determination table, information indicating the result of the loss is transmitted to the sub-control means.
In addition, in the case of hitting both in advance determination using the low probability determination table and in advance determination using the high probability determination table, information indicating the result per low probability and information indicating the result per high probability Both of these may be output.
Here, whether or not there is a case where both the preliminary determination using the low probability determination table and the preliminary determination using the high probability determination table may be hit is determined by the hit determination value registered in the low probability determination table and The hit determination value registered in the high probability determination table is determined by whether or not there is the same value.

Therefore, if the hit determination value in the high probability determination table is set so that there is no match with the hit determination value in the low probability determination table, the hit determination value in the low probability determination table and the hit determination value in the high probability determination table And cannot coincide with the random number at the same time.
Also, when a plurality of hit determination values are registered in the low probability determination table, a part of which matches the hit determination value of the high probability determination table, and the remaining part does not match the hit determination value of the high probability determination table. Is a case where only a pre-judgment using a low-probability judgment table is hit, a case where only a pre-judgment using a high-probability judgment table is a win, There are cases where it is a hit in both of the prior judgment using, and a case where there is a difference between the prior judgment using the lowering probability determination table and the prior judgment using the high probability determination table. In this case, as described above, both the result per low probability and the result per high probability may be output, and the prior determination using the low probability determination table and the prior determination using the high probability determination table, It is good also as what outputs the prior judgment result which becomes hit by both.

Further, in the current general pachinko gaming machine, all hit determination values registered in the low probability determination table are included in the high probability determination table, and the high probability determination table matches the low probability determination table. Created by adding judgment values.
Therefore, if it is a hit in the prior decision using the low probability determination table, it is always a hit in the prior decision using the high probability determination table, and it is a hit in the prior decision using the low probability determination table. There is no case of deviation in prior determination using the probability determination table.

  That is, the result of the prior determination is a case where the prior determination is successful even when using either the low probability determination table or the high probability determination table, the case where only the preliminary determination using the high probability determination table is successful, This is a case in which the prior determination is out of date using either the probability determination table or the high probability determination table.

  In this case, it becomes a hit in the prior determination using the low probability determination table, and when information indicating the result per low probability is output, information indicating the result per high probability is always output. When the information indicating the result per low probability is output, the output of the information indicating the result per high probability may be omitted. In this case, there is a difference in the prior determination using the low probability determination table, and when the prior determination using only the high probability determination table is successful, information indicating the result per high probability is output.

  Also, in this case, in the prior determination, the prior determination process using the low probability determination table is performed first, and if the previous determination using the low probability determination table is successful, the high probability determination table is used. The previous judgment is omitted and only the information indicating the result per low probability is output as described above, or the information indicating the result per low probability and the information indicating the result per high probability are output, respectively. And information indicating both the result per high probability and the result may be output. That is, the lottery determination using the hit determination value of the low probability determination table includes a part of the lottery determination using the hit determination value of the high probability determination table. In this case, the lottery determination process based on the high probability determination table is included in the process of determining the lottery based on the low probability determination table.

  Then, only when there is a discrepancy in the pre-judgment using the low-probability judgment table, the pre-judgment to use the high-probability judgment table is performed, and if it is a win, the information indicating the result per high probability is output. In this case, it is possible to output information indicating an outlier result that is different between the prior determination using the high probability determination table and the prior determination using the low probability determination table. Thereby, a part of processing can be omitted.

  Information on the results of these prior determinations is sent to the sub-control means side. On the side of the sub-control means, it is determined by lottery whether or not a prior notice effect is to be performed using the prior determination result. In this case, if the winning advance notice effect is always performed in the case of a win and the advance advance notice effect is not set in the case of a loss, the advance notice effect becomes a big hit notification, and a notification by game display The meaning of doing is lost, so even if it is a big win, there will be cases where a hit announcement will be made and there will be cases where it will not be done, and even in the case of a loss, there will be cases where the advance notice will be lost It is preferable to provide it.

  In this case, as described in the prior art, when the information indicating the result of the prior determination is received by providing a plurality of types such as a highly reliable notification effect and a low reliability notification effect as described in the prior art In addition, it is determined whether or not to make a hit announcement using the result of the above-described prior determination. At this time, the reliability of the advance notice effect is mainly determined by the ratio of the jackpot notice effect in the case of a loss.

  At this time, it is determined whether the result of the prior determination is wrong or not, depending on whether the probability of winning when receiving the result of the prior determination is a low probability state or a high probability state. In addition, when the random number processed in the order of storage and the random number stored before the random number determined in advance has a random number to change the state of the current probability, it is changed instead of the current state of probability. Pre-judgment is performed in the probability state.

When a loss result is received, the previous determination is lost regardless of whether the current state is a low probability state or a high probability state.
In addition, if a result per low probability is received in a low probability state, the prior determination result is a win. Further, if a result per high probability is received in a high probability state, the prior determination result is a win. In addition, if the result per low probability is not received in the low probability state, the result of the prior determination is lost even if the loss result is not received. In addition, if the result per high probability is not received in the high probability state, the result of the prior determination is lost even if the loss result is not received.

  However, if the hit determination value registered in the low probability determination table as described above is registered in all the high probability determination tables and wins in the low probability determination table, it is also determined in the high probability determination table. In such a case, when the transmission of the result per high probability is omitted, it may be set so that the prior determination is successful even when only the result per low probability is received in the high probability state.

  Here, as described above, there are two start winning holes, and the game corresponding to the random number acquired when the game ball wins one of the start winning holes wins the game ball in the other start winning opening. If the game is executed before the game corresponding to the random number acquired at the time, the game is executed in an order different from the storage order of the random numbers, so that the game corresponding to the random number already determined in advance is executed. If the probability state is changed, the prior determination is performed again.

  However, in the case of the above-described failure result, it is not necessary to repeat the prior determination because the probability state is lost even when the probability state is low or high. In addition, as described above, when all of the hit determination values in the low probability determination table are hit determination values in the high probability determination table, the winning determination is performed in both the low probability state and the high probability state. There is no need to start over. In this case, it is only necessary to redo prior determination only for random numbers that are a result per high probability (excluding random numbers that are a result per low probability).

In addition, for random numbers for which no prior notice effect is to be performed, the prior notice effect is not performed even if the prior determination is redone, so there is no need to redo the prior determination.
However, when a lottery for determining whether or not to perform the preliminary announcement effect again is performed based on the result of the preliminary determination being performed again, the preliminary determination may be performed again even for a random number for which the preliminary notification effect is not performed.

  In any case, if the random number acquired based on the game ball that won the winning prize opening later changes the winning and losing of the random number based on the game ball that won the starting winning prize earlier, Prior determination can be performed again on the side of the sub-control means instead of the main control means, and the processing of the main control means can be reduced.

  In addition, since it is necessary to compare the hit judgment value registered in both the low probability judgment table and the high probability judgment table with the random number for one random number, only one judgment table is used. The main control means has more processing than the main control means, but the main control means does not need to determine whether or not to perform the re-determination described above, and does not need to perform prior determination again. In this case, the processing of the main control means can be reduced and the processing can be simplified.

  Further, even if the pre-determination process is redone, it is not necessary to redo the pre-determination for the random number that has the largest number of outliers. In addition, it is not necessary to make a prior determination for random numbers that are not targeted for the advance notice effect. Furthermore, when all hit determination values that are the same as the hit determination value in the low probability determination table are registered in the high probability determination table, it is not necessary to perform re-determination in the case of low probability. From these things, it is possible to simplify the processing in the sub-control means for redoing the prior determination.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to redo prior determination on the side of the sub-control means in accordance with the change of the probability state, and the processing on the main control means side of the advance notice effect can be reduced.

It is a front view which shows the game area | region on the game board of the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the control person of the said pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the prior determination process performed in the main control part of the said pachinko game machine.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine according to this embodiment has a basic configuration as a so-called “digipachi” type pachinko gaming machine.
In the game area 2 on the board surface of the game board 1, a variable display device (display device) 3 is provided at a substantially central portion thereof. The variable display device 3 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display device, and displays various lottery results of lottery and losing lottery performed by a main controller 14 described later functioning as a winning lottery means. When displaying, a variation display game of decorative symbols is displayed, and the above lottery result is notified by a jackpot and a miss of the variation display game.

  In the lower part of the game area 2, first and second special figure indicators 4a and 4b are provided. The first and second special figure indicators 4a and 4b are, for example, 7-segment LED display devices. Note that the first and second special-figure indicators 4a and 4b do not have to be 7-segment display devices capable of displaying numbers. For example, about 6 to 8 segments of any shape can be placed at any position. It may be arranged, and it is sufficient that lighting and extinguishing of each segment can be individually controlled. The first and second special figure displays 4a and 4b stop and display the special figure (lottery result display) after the fluctuation display (a part of the segments blinks) for the above-described fluctuation display time.

  Here, the special display variable display game in which the special figure is stopped and displayed after the blinking display of the first and second special figure indicators 4a and 4b is referred to as a special figure game. The special game includes a first special game played on the first special display 4a and a second special game played on the second special display 4b. If the game and the second special game are not performed and both the first special game and the second special game can be started, the second special game is started and started first. The first special figure game is started only when there is no power second special figure game.

  The variable display game displayed on the variable display device 3 corresponds to the first special figure game or the second special figure game being executed, and when the first special figure game is being executed, When a variation display game of a decorative symbol that is the same as the result of the first special game is displayed and the second special game is being executed, the decorative symbol that has the same result as that of the second special game is displayed. A variable display game is displayed.

A first start winning opening 52 is provided immediately below the variable display device 3.
Also, an ordinary variable winning device 5 called a so-called electric chew provided with a second starting winning port 54 is provided immediately below the first starting winning port 52.
The normal variation winning device 5 includes a pair of movable pieces 51 and 51 that can be opened and closed, and the movable pieces 51 and 51 are closed so that a game ball cannot be won in the second start winning opening 54 (closed state). And the movable pieces 51, 51 are in a state of being opened (open state) so that the game ball can be easily won.

  The first start winning opening 52 is provided with a first start winning ball detection sensor 53a (shown in FIG. 2) for detecting the winning of a game ball. The first start winning ball detection sensor 53a is provided in the main controller 14. In addition, when the game ball wins the first start winning opening 52, the first start winning signal is output. The second start winning opening 54 is provided with a second start winning ball detection sensor 53b (shown in FIG. 2) for detecting the winning of a game ball. The second start winning ball detection sensor 53b is a main control. A second start winning signal is output to the device 14 when the game ball wins the second start winning opening 54. The main controller 14 acquires a random number that determines each jackpot and miss of the first special figure game (variable display game) based on the input of the first start winning signal (establishment of a predetermined random number acquisition condition), and the second start Based on the input of a winning signal (establishment of a predetermined random number acquisition condition), a random number for determining each jackpot and miss of the second special figure game (variable display game) is acquired.

  The variable display device 3 is provided with a special figure reservation number display area 31 in which a special figure reservation number, which will be described later, is displayed at the peripheral portion of the screen. In the main controller 14, when a start winning signal is input from the first start winning ball detection sensor 53a, 1 is added to the first special figure hold number within a range of an upper limit (for example, 4), and this start winning is obtained. When the special figure game and the variable display game are started based on the above, 1 is subtracted from the special figure holding number. This special figure hold number is displayed in the special figure hold number display area 31 as the number of marks. Similarly, in the main controller 14, when a start winning signal is input from the second starting winning ball detection sensor 53b, 1 is added to the second special figure holding number within a range of an upper limit (for example, 4), When the special figure game and the variable display game are started based on the start winning prize, 1 is subtracted from the special figure holding number. This special figure hold number is displayed in the special figure hold number display area 31 as the number of marks.

  Further, a special variable winning device 6 having a big winning opening 61 is provided below the variable display device 3 and further below the normal variable winning device 5. The special variable winning device 6 has a structure as a so-called attacker, and is provided with a movable door 62 that opens and closes a large winning opening 61. In a normal game state, the movable door 62 wins a game ball. In a closed state where the player stands in a closed state so as not to flow into the mouth 61 and the result of the first special figure game or the second special figure game results in a big hit, and a big hit state occurs, the game ball can easily flow in. It will be in the open state when it is tilted almost horizontally forward. The special variation winning device 6 is provided with a big winning ball detection sensor 63 for detecting a game ball won in the big winning opening 61.

When a big hit is made, as a big hit state, for example, an operation of one round as an opening / closing operation in which the special variable winning device 6 is changed from the closed state to the opened state and then closed again is performed for a predetermined number of rounds. It is like that. For example, in the big hit state, the predetermined number of rounds is about 10 to 16, although it may vary depending on the pachinko gaming machine. Note that the number of rounds may vary depending on the type of winning.
In addition, the special variable winning device 6 performs only two rounds in a jackpot state corresponding to hits of so-called sudden hits, hits, latent probabilities, and the like, which are referred to as per two rounds. Control of the special variable winning device 6 in the big hit state is performed by the main controller 14 as a hit state control means.

  On the left side of the variable display device 3, a normal symbol (abbreviated as “normal”) starting port (through chucker) 7 is provided. Further, a passing ball detection sensor 71 for detecting a game ball that passes through the inside of the general map start port 7 is provided corresponding to the normal start port 7, and when the passing ball detection sensor 71 detects a game ball, the main control device 14 To output a passing ball detection signal. Based on the input of the passing ball detection signal, the main control device 14 performs a general drawing lottery for drawing the winning when the normal variation winning device 5 is opened and the losing that keeps the normal variation winning device 5 closed. Do. The result of this general map lottery is notified by displaying a general variable display game (hereinafter, general map game) on the general map display device 8. Under the above-mentioned general map display device 8, a general map hold number display lamp 9 is provided, and the required general map hold number is displayed in the same manner as the special map hold number.

  As described above, when the normal game is won, the normal variation winning device 5 is opened, and the winning rate of the game balls to the normal variation winning device 5 (start winning prize opening) is increased, and the special game is started. Opportunities are increasing. Note that in this pachinko gaming machine, a game ball can be won in the second start winning opening 54 only when the normal variable winning device 5 is opened, and the opportunity to start the second special game increases. In addition, on the left side of the game area 2, a plurality of general winning ports 10, 10 are provided. Further, a general winning ball detection sensor 11 for detecting a game ball won in the general winning ports 10, 10 is provided corresponding to the general winning ports 10, 10, respectively.

  In addition, at the lowermost end portion of the game area 2 below the special variable prize winning device 6, an out port 12 that discharges a game ball that has not won any prize port to the back of the game board 1 outside the game area 2. Is provided. Further, on the front surface of the game board 1, there are provided flow-down regulation changing members such as a game nail 81 (only part of which is shown) and a windmill (not shown) which regulate the flow-down direction of the game ball and change the flow-down direction. .

  Next, the control system of the pachinko gaming machine of this example will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. The control system of the pachinko machine is roughly divided into a main control unit (main control means as a control device for the main board) 15, a sub control unit (sub control means as a control device on the sub board side) 16, and these main control units. The power supply device 82 supplies power to the control unit 15 and the sub-control unit 16. The main control unit 15 includes a main control device 14 composed of, for example, a one-chip microcomputer for a gaming machine. The main control device 14 includes a CPU 14a that executes a program, a program and data used in the program. A ROM 14b that is stored, a RAM 14c that stores data generated based on a program, various data read from the ROM 14b, and a frequency generation circuit unit 14d are provided.

  Signals from various sensors provided in the pachinko gaming machine can be input to the main controller 14 (CPU 14a), and the first and second start winning ball detection sensors 53a and 53b and the big winning ball detection are described above. A game in which a sensor 63, a passing ball detection sensor 71, and a general winning ball detection sensor 11 are connected, and a prize ball paid out from a gaming ball payout device 17 that pays out a winning ball in response to a winning game ball is detected. A ball payout detection sensor 18, an error detection sensor 19 for detecting an error in the pachinko gaming machine, and the like are connected.

  The main controller 14 outputs various signals for operating various devices of the pachinko gaming machine. For example, a central control device 20 for collecting and managing data of each gaming machine installed in a game store is connected to the main control device 14 so that data can be input from the main control device 14. The main control device 14 is connected to a payout control device 22, a symbol control device 23, a lamp control device 24, and a voice control device 25 as sub control devices (sub control means). (Control command) can be output.

  Here, since the payout control device 22 performs the main control of the game in the pachinko gaming machine for substantially paying out the winning ball, it is included in the main control unit 15, and the symbol control related to the effect of the game The device 23, the lamp control device 24, and the sound control device 25 are included in the sub-control unit 16.

Further, the main controller 14 is connected to the first and second special figure indicators 4a and 4b, and the main controller 14 performs display control of the special figure in the first and second special figure indicators 4a and 4b. .
Further, the main control device 14 is connected with a normal variation solenoid 55 for driving the movable pieces 51, 51 of the above-described normal variation winning device 5 and a special variation solenoid for driving the movable door 62 of the special variation winning device 6. 64 is connected.

  In addition, the payout control device 22 is connected to a game ball payout device 17 which is controlled by the payout control device 22 and pays out award balls and rental balls, and reads the data of the prepaid card (recording medium) 26 to play the game. A CR unit 27 for performing ball lending control is connected via a ball lending signal control device 28. The payout control device 22 pays out a prize ball based on a command from the main control device 14 and pays out a ball based on a ball lending signal input from the CR unit 27 via a ball lending signal control device 28. Take control.

  The main controller 15 is not directly connected to the main controller 14, but includes a launch control device 29 a that controls a launch drive device 29 of a hitting ball launcher (not shown) that launches a game ball into the game area 2. A rotary operation handle 29b, a firing stop button 29c, and a touch sensor 29d for operating the launching of the game ball are connected to the launch control device 29a.

  The main control device 14 of the main control unit 15 controls the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine. The first and second starting winning ball detection sensors 53a and 53b, the big winning ball detection sensor 63, and the general winning ball detection sensor 11, when a game ball detection signal is input, that is, when a game ball wins each winning slot, a command is output to the payout control device 22 to cause the game ball to be discharged as a prize ball.

  In addition, when the game ball detection signal is input from the passing ball detection sensor 71, the main control device 14 performs the above-described process of adding the number of holdings of the usual figure and the lottery process for determining whether the usual figure game is missed. The various random numbers used in the above are acquired, and when the number of reserved drawings is less than the upper limit, the random number is stored. In addition, as a predetermined start condition, the normal game is started at the end of the previous normal game, or at the end of the opening / closing operation of the normal variable winning device 5 after the win, and the normal figure holding number is decremented by one. At this time, the random game lottery process is used to determine whether or not the normal game is missed. Output.

  Further, the main control device 14 performs the above-described special figure holding number processing based on the input of the start winning signals from the first and second start winning ball detection sensors 53a and 53b and the start of the special figure game, Various random numbers (winning determination random number, symbol random number, production random number) as lottery determination information used in the lottery process for determining the big hit loss of the special figure game are acquired, and when the special figure pending number is less than the upper limit, the random number is stored in the RAM 14c. Stored in (a part of random number storage means). The lottery process determines the big wins and misses of the first and second special figure games based on the winning determination random numbers, and controls the first and second special figure indicators 4a and 4b to control the first and second special figure indicators. A special game is displayed, and a command is output to the symbol control device 23, the lamp control device 24, the voice control device 25, etc. for display of the decorative symbol variation display game on the variable display device 3, notification of the result, and production. .

  Note that the start conditions (random number determination conditions) of the first and second special figure games (variable display games) are the same as when the previous first special figure game or the second special figure game ends in an outlier. When the game or the second special figure game is a big hit, when the big win state for opening the special variable winning device 6 is reached, the first special figure hold number (the second special figure is retained when the big hit state is ended. This is a case where the number of holds in FIG. Is 1 or more, or the first start winning signal or the second starting winning signal is inputted. In addition, in the first special figure game, one of the start conditions is that there is no second special figure game to be started (the second special figure holding number is 0). In addition, along with the establishment of the start condition (the establishment of the random number determination condition), at the start of the special figure game, a determination is made as to whether or not the jackpot and the loss of random numbers corresponding to this special figure game.

  Further, when the normal game is won, the main control device 14 controls the normal variation solenoid 55 that drives the movable pieces 51 and 51 of the normal variation winning device 5 to close the normal variation winning device 5. Control to make the open state from. Further, the main control device 14 controls the special fluctuation solenoid 64 of the movable door 62 of the special fluctuation prize-winning device 6 when each of the first special figure game or the second special figure game is a big win, and a predetermined condition On the basis of this, the special variation winning apparatus 6 is controlled from the closed state to the open state to generate the above-mentioned jackpot state.

  The main controller 14 as a winning lottery means performs a lottery process for determining whether the first special figure game and the second special figure game are big hits or not based on the aforementioned start winning signal. In addition, when the main controller 14 sequentially displays the first special figure game or the second special figure game that shows either the big hit or the out of the big hit, the first special drawing 14 performs the first special figure by the lottery process based on the occurrence of the probable big hit or the like. The probability that the figure game and the second special figure game are jackpots is set to a high probability state higher than the low probability state, and the first special figure game and the second special figure game are jackpots by the lottery process based on the occurrence of the normal jackpot etc. The control is performed so that the probability is lower than the high probability state. Further, the main control device 14 performs control to set the time-short state (electricity support state) where the opening time (number of times of opening) per unit time of the normally variable winning device is larger than the normal state based on the occurrence of a predetermined jackpot. Do. In the probability variation state (high probability support state), the state is basically a high probability state and the electric support state, and in the short time state (support state), the electric support state.

  In addition, the symbol control device 23 as the variable display game display control means of the sub-control unit 16 controls the variable display device 3 and the general graphic display device (LED display device) 8, and the variable display device 3 The video display processor 35 is connected. The variable display device 3 for the variable display game of the decorative symbols is displayed by the symbol control device 23 as the notification effect control means on the basis of each jackpot and loss determined by the main control device 14 and the variation display time as the variation pattern. The display at is controlled. In addition, the symbol control device 23 controls the display of the special figure reservation number mark in the special figure reservation number display area 31 of the variable display device 3 based on the calculated special figure reservation number in the main control device 14. In addition, the symbol control device 23 receives an external input signal from the button switch 23a when the player or the like operates the button switch 23a provided on the front frame or the like that supports the gaming board 1 of the pachinko gaming machine. It has become.

  The lamp control device 24 of the sub-control unit 16 is provided on the front frame that supports the board-related electrical decoration (light source such as LED) 24a provided on the board surface of the game board 1 and the game board 1 of the pachinko gaming machine, A frame door-related electrical decoration (light source such as an LED) 24b such as a glass frame covering the front surface of the game board 1 is connected to control an effect produced by an LED, a lamp, or the like. The lamp control device 24 is connected with a general-purpose hold number display lamp 9.

  The sound control device 25 is connected to a sound generation device 25a including a sound processor, an amplifier, a speaker, and the like, and the sound control device 25 controls output of effect sound, sound, music, and the like for production.

  In this embodiment, the main control device 14 as a random number generation means generates a random number (pseudorandom number) consisting of a numerical value within a predetermined range. For example, it counts up from 0 to a predetermined number at a high speed, and when it reaches the predetermined number, it performs a process of setting it to 0 again, and this numerical value is set as a pseudo-random number. When generating random numbers, processing that disturbs the periodicity of periodic pseudorandom numbers may be added. Further, a random number generating means may be provided separately from the main controller 14.

  The main controller 14 as a random number acquisition means acquires a random number generated when the start winning signals are input from the first and second start winning ball detection sensors 53a and 53b. When the start winning signal is input, a random number is acquired if the corresponding special figure hold number (the number of stored random numbers of each set of three) is less than the upper limit. If the number is the upper limit, no random number is acquired.

  Further, the main control device 14 as a random number storage means stores the random number acquired as described above in the RAM 14c, the start condition of the variable display game corresponding to the random number is established, and the lottery process using the stored random number is performed. If the random number is erased, the random number is erased on the assumption that the random number erasure condition is satisfied. At this time, one special figure holding number is subtracted.

  The main controller 14 as the winning lottery means uses the first and second random numbers (winning determination random number, symbol random number, production random number) obtained as described above at the start of the special figure game. A lottery process for displaying the special game is performed. In the lottery process, the winning determination random number is compared with the winning determination values registered in the set winning determination tables (low probability determination table and high probability determination table). The ROM 14b of the main controller 14 stores a hit determination table as table storage means.

  The winning judgment value is a numerical value determined in advance from a predetermined range of numerical values that will be a winning determination random number, and the jackpot probability is (number of winning determination values) / (number of numerical values in a predetermined range that will be a winning determination random number) become. In addition, the hit determination value includes a hit determination value registered in the normal low probability determination table in which the hit probability is low probability, and a hit determination value registered in the high probability determination table at the time of high probability after probability variation big hit For example, the number of hit determination values at high probability is about 10 times the number of hit determination values at normal time (low probability). Thereby, the jackpot probability at the time of high probability is about 10 times that at the time of low probability.

When the acquired value of the winning random number matches the winning determination value, it becomes a big hit, and when it does not match, it becomes a deviation.
Whether the low probability determination table or the high probability determination table is used depends on whether the probability state controlled as described above is a high probability state or a low probability state. It is determined.
In this embodiment, the same hit determination value as the hit determination value in the low probability determination table is included as the hit determination value in the high probability determination table, and it becomes a big hit in comparison with the hit determination value in the low probability determination table. The hit determination random number becomes a big hit even when compared with the hit determination value of the high probability determination table.

The design random number determines the type of special figure displayed on the first and second special figure indicators 4a and 4b. If the special figure game is out of place, for example, one type of special figure is displayed. In the case of a jackpot, a plurality of special charts are set for each jackpot type, for example, a normal jackpot and a probabilistic jackpot, and a special chart associated with the design random number is selected.
Therefore, in the case of a jackpot, whether the jackpot is a normal jackpot or a probabilistic jackpot is determined by the design random number.

  In addition, the production random number determines the fluctuation pattern including the display time of the special figure game. In the case of outage, whether or not the reach is reached, in the case of reach, the normal reach is short or the display time is It is what determines whether it will be a long super reach or premium reach. In the case of a big hit, the reach is determined, and the type of reach production such as normal reach or super reach is determined. The main controller 14 as a variation pattern selection means, when selecting a variation pattern, performs lottery according to a variation pattern data table composed of a combination of a plurality of variation patterns and a lottery probability set for each type of loss or jackpot. Select the variation pattern.

  Reach is a state in which some decorative symbols that are displayed in a stopped state are confirmed and some are still displayed in a variable state in a variable display game. In the case where three decorative symbols are displayed, two decorative symbols are stopped and displayed, and there is a possibility of a big hit at the stage where one decorative symbol is still variably displayed. In other words, the reach is a state in which the possibility of winning the game remains without determining the loss until immediately before the variable display game is stopped and displayed to notify the jackpot or loss.

  The display of the special figure game is determined based on the above three random numbers, and the first and second special figure games are performed based on the result of the special figure game. Further, information (including the variation pattern) based on the lottery determination information is sent from the main control device 14 to the symbol control device 23, and display control of the variable symbol display game on the variable display device 3 is performed.

  That is, when the main controller 14 starts the first special game or the second special game, the main controller 14 gives the symbol controller 23 data indicating either a big win or a loss based on the lottery result described above, The variation pattern data and the big hit type data in the case of a big win are transmitted, and a variable display game start command is transmitted.

  In this embodiment, the main controller 14 receives a first start winning signal from the first start winning ball detection sensor 53a when a game ball wins the first start winning hole 52 and the main controller 14 When the game ball wins the second start winning opening 54 and the second start winning signal is input from the second start winning ball detection sensor 53b, the sub-control unit 16 makes the first special game or the second special figure. Predetermining process using a random number before the lottery process described above is performed as a predetermining means (before the start condition of the variable display game is established) in order to perform a prior notice effect for notifying the game jackpot and loss I do.

  In the pre-judgment process, as with the lottery process, whether the big hit or miss is determined by the random number for winning judgment. The reach type such as super reach (premium reach) or the like is determined, and whether or not the reach is reached at the time of disconnection, and in the case of reach, which reach type is determined.

The result of this preliminary determination is output from the main control device 14 to the sub-control unit 16. In the pre-determination process, it is necessary to consider in advance whether a high probability state or a low probability state is set after the jackpot state in a special game that is held before the jackpot state and is executed after the jackpot state. is there.
However, in this embodiment, when the variable display game corresponding to the random number determined in advance is started, the symbol control device 23 serving as a sub-control means determines whether to enter a high probability state or a low probability state. The main control device 14 as the main control means does not determine whether the start of the variable display game is in the low probability state or the high probability state at the time of prior determination. Instead, both the low probability determination table and the high probability determination table are used for the prior determination. However, as described above, the hit determination random number that becomes a big hit in comparison with the hit determination value in the low probability determination table also becomes a big hit in the comparison with the hit determination value in the high probability determination table, so it is compared with the low probability determination table. When a big hit is made, the comparison with the high probability determination table is omitted.

Hereinafter, the preliminary determination process in the main controller 14 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In the preliminary determination process, first, it is determined whether or not the input of the first start winning signal or the second start winning signal from the first starting winning ball detection sensor 53a or the second starting winning ball detection sensor 53 is correct (step S1). ) When none of these start winning signals is input, the process is terminated. That is, the preliminary determination process is performed when the main process is repeatedly performed for each short period in the real-time process, and the first start winning signal from the first starting winning ball detection sensor 53a or the second starting winning ball detection sensor 53 or The second start winning signal is monitored and started when these start winning signals are input.

  Next, when the first start winning signal is input, it is determined immediately before this input whether or not the first special figure holding number is the upper limit, and when the second starting winning signal is input. Then, it is determined whether or not the number of the second special figure hold is an upper limit (step S2). If the number of the special figure hold is the upper limit, the process is terminated.

  If any start winning signal is input and the corresponding special figure holding number is not the upper limit, the hit determination random number, the design random number, and the effect random number are acquired and stored as described above. In the pre-determination process, first, the hit determination value of the low probability determination table used in the normal low probability state is compared with the hit determination random number acquired and stored by the input of the start winning signal as described above ( Step S3), it is determined whether or not there is a hit determination value in the low probability determination table that coincides with the hit determination random number, that is, whether or not it is a big hit (step S4).

  In the case of a jackpot, as information to be transmitted to the symbol control device 23, a first pre-determination indicating a low-probability jackpot result and a high-probability jackpot result that are jackpots in both the low probability state at normal time and the high probability state at probability change A command is set (step S5). That is, the above-mentioned first prior determination command is stored in the RAM 14c as information to be transmitted. In this embodiment, as described above, when the win is compared with the hit determination value in the low probability determination table, the low probability state at the start of the variable display game is a high probability state. Will be a big hit.

  If the hit determination value in the low probability determination table and the hit determination random number do not match and are out of place, then the hit determination random number is compared with the hit determination value in the high probability determination table (step S6). ). It is determined whether there is a hit determination value in the high probability determination table that coincides with the hit determination random number, that is, whether it is a big hit (step S7).

  In the case of jackpot, the first pre-determining command indicating the high probability jackpot result that is a big jackpot only in the case of a high probability state at the time of probability change (disconnected in the low probability state) is transmitted as information to be transmitted to the symbol control device 23. Set (step S8). Note that only when this high-probability jackpot result is reached, whether or not the jackpot is changed in the low-probability state or the high-probability state at the start of the variable display game. That is, if it is a high probability state, it will be a big hit, and if it is a low probability state, it will be out of place.

  If the hit determination value in the high probability determination table and the hit determination random number do not match and are out of place, a first pre-determination command is set that indicates the outlier result in both the low probability state and the high probability state. (Step S9). In this case, the low probability state and the high probability state are off. As described above, the first prior determination command is a big hit only in the case of the high probability state, the command A indicating that the low probability state and the high probability state are both big hits. There is a command B indicating that the state becomes a non-probable state and a command C indicating that the state is lost in both the low probability state and the high probability state.

Next, the first preliminary determination command set as described above is transmitted from the main control device 14 as information transmission means to the symbol control device 23 (step S10).
Next, it is determined whether the transmitted first pre-determination command is command A or command B (step S11). That is, it is determined whether or not the first prior determination command indicating that a big hit is made in the low probability state or the high probability state is transmitted.

  When the command A or the command B is transmitted, the stop special figure that is stopped and displayed at the end of the special figure game in the case of a win is obtained by a lottery in advance determination using the symbol random number acquired together with the above-described hit determination random number. decide. In the special drawing game, the special drawing is determined by comparing the symbol random number with the determination value corresponding to each special drawing in the special drawing determination table. In addition, by using different determination tables for the case where the hit determination random number is a big hit and the case of a loss, the special figure for the case of a big win is different from the special figure in the case of a loss. If there is a special figure in the case of loss, it is not necessary to determine by special lottery, and a special figure determination table in the case of loss is not necessary. Further, the special figure in the case of jackpot indicates the type of normal jackpot or probability variation jackpot as described above.

Next, a second prior determination command indicating the special figure (type) of the jackpot determined in the preliminary determination lottery is set (step S12).
If the transmitted first pre-determination command is command C, that is, if it is out of the low-probability state or high-probability state, a second pre-determination command indicating a loss symbol is set (step S13). For the first special determination command or another command, whether the preliminary determination is information on the random number for the first special figure game based on the input of the first start winning signal or the second special figure game based on the second start winning signal It is necessary to output the information for the random number.

  Note that, as described above, if the first pre-determination command is the command B indicating the result per high probability, it will be shifted in the case of the low probability state. The second pre-determination command indicating both the special figure of the deviation may be output. However, the special figure in the case of losing has no function to determine the type of jackpot like the special figure in the case of jackpot, and generally only one type is determined by losing, so especially the symbol control device No need to send to 23.

Therefore, in the case of the command C, it is not always necessary to transmit the second pre-determining command indicating the special figure of the deviation, but here, the second pre-determining command is also transmitted in the case of the processing command C. did.
Next, the set second preliminary determination command is transmitted to the symbol control device 23 (step S14).

  Next, the effect random number is compared with the variation pattern determination table in which the determination value corresponding to each variation pattern is registered, and the variation pattern indicating whether or not reach, the type of reach, and the like are determined by prior determination. In addition, the prior determination of the variation pattern is performed in order to notify in advance whether or not a reach, in particular, a super reach or a premium reach will occur in a prior notice effect.

  The fluctuation pattern judgment table also includes a table in which only judgment values of fluctuation patterns that reach when the hit determination random number is a big hit are registered, and fluctuation pattern judgment values that reach in the case of detachment and fluctuation patterns that do not reach. Since there is a table in which the judgment value is registered, whether the first prior judgment command is the command A, the command B, or the command C is used to select whether it is a big hit variation pattern determination table or a deviation variation pattern table. Become.

As described above, in the case of the command A, a big hit is made in both the low probability state and the high probability state, and therefore, the fluctuation pattern is preliminarily determined using the variation pattern determination table for jackpot. Further, in the case of the command C, since it becomes out of place in both the low probability state and the high probability state, the variation pattern is determined in advance using the variation pattern determination table for loss. In the case of the command B, the determination is made in advance using both the variation pattern determination tables for the jackpot and the deviation, and the variation pattern for the jackpot and the variation pattern for the loss are obtained.
And the 3rd prior determination command which shows the variation pattern determined in advance is set (step S15).

  Next, the set third prior determination command is transmitted to the symbol control device 23 (step S16). Next, the above-mentioned special figure holding number is counted up by 1 (step S17). Note that the number of the first special figure hold is counted up when the first start winning signal is input, and the number of the second special figure hold is counted up when the second start winning signal is input. Note that the count of the number of holds may be performed by another process as control of the number of holds.

Thus, when the 1st-3rd prior determination command is transmitted from the main control apparatus 14, the symbol control apparatus 23 as an information receiving means receives the 1st-3rd prior determination command.
In the symbol control device 23 that has received the command related to the prior determination, the notice effect control process is performed using these commands as the notice effect control means.
In the symbol control device 23, the special figure held in correspondence with the winning determination random number using the above-mentioned first pre-determination command received from the main control device 14 by the processing performed at the timing of input of the start winning signal. Pre-determine whether the game will be a big hit.

When the command A is input as the first pre-determination command, the symbol control device 23 makes a big hit in the low-probability state or the high-probability state.
When the command C is input as the first pre-determination command, the symbol control device 23 is out of the low-probability state or the high-probability state, so the pre-determination result of the corresponding special figure game (variable display game) is lost. And

When the command B is input as the first pre-determination command, the symbol control device 23 is shifted in the low probability state and becomes a big hit in the high probability state. It is determined whether the probability state is a high probability state or a low probability state.
Here, since the second special figure game is processed with priority over the first special figure game, the first special figure game is not played before the reserved second special figure game.

Therefore, if the received first to third pre-determination commands correspond to the input of the second start winning signal, that is, the second special figure game, the second special figure game. Since the first special figure game is not played earlier, the first special figure game that has been put on hold is ignored, and the second special figure game that has been put on hold before this second special figure game is determined in advance. It is determined whether or not there is a second special figure game determined as a big hit.
If there is no second special figure game that will be a big hit in the pending prior determination, it is determined whether the current probability state is a high probability state or a low probability state.

  If there is a second special figure game that has been put on hold in advance and the pre-judgment is a big hit, the special figure for stopping the second pre-judgment command sent to the second special figure game (the special figure game) The special figure that is displayed at the end of the event is a special figure with a high probability after the jackpot state (a special figure with a promising big jackpot) or a special figure with a low probability (a special figure with a big jackpot) And determine whether the state is a low probability state or a high probability state In addition, when there are a plurality of second special figure games that will be a big hit in the preliminary determination that has been put on hold earlier, the storage order that is performed immediately before the second special figure game that is currently determined in advance is the latest (new ) The above-mentioned determination is made for the stop special figure of the second special figure game that is a big hit.

In the case of the first special figure game, it is determined whether or not there is a second special figure game that is on hold and the first special figure game has a big hit in the preliminary determination. If there is no 2 special figure game, it is determined whether the current probability state is a high probability state or a low probability state.
In addition, when there is a big hit in the preliminary determination in the second special figure game and the first special figure game that are put on hold, it is first determined whether there is a big hit in the first special figure game. .

When there is a big hit in the first special figure game, the stop symbol of this first special figure game (the first special figure game with the later memory order when there are plural) is determined as described above, It is determined whether the state is a high probability state or a low probability state.
In addition, when there is no big hit in the first special figure game, there is a big hit in the second special figure game. The stop symbol of the second special figure game) is determined as described above, and it is determined whether the state is a high probability state or a low probability state.

  If the probability state at the start of the special figure game that is pre-determined by inputting the command B by the above processing is a high-probability state, it is pre-determined as a big hit, and if it is a low-probability state, it is pre-determined as a loss. Further, in the pre-determination process, when it is pre-determined as a big hit, the type of big win is pre-determined from the stop symbol indicated in the second pre-determination command. Further, regardless of whether the jackpot and the loss are determined in advance, the reach, super reach, premium reach, or specific reach is determined based on the variation pattern information indicated in the third pre-determination command. Whether or not is determined in advance.

  Next, the symbol control device 23 draws a lottery as to whether or not to give a prior notice effect to the specially determined special game. Note that there are multiple types of advance notice effects based on, for example, whether or not normal reach, whether or not super reach or premium reach, whether or not a normal jackpot, or a probable jackpot. Advance notice will be performed.

In addition, when there are sudden jackpots, sudden jackpots, latent jackpots, etc. in the types of jackpots, it may be considered that these are excluded from the prior notice effects.
Here, the lottery for determining whether or not to perform the advance notice effect will be described based on the result of the prior determination as to whether or not the jackpot is true. In this case, the reliability with which the special figure game preliminarily noticed after the advance notice effect is a big hit is set for the plurality of kinds of advance notice effects.
This is set by the lottery probability of whether or not to perform the advance notice effect when the prior determination is a big hit and the lottery probability of whether or not to perform the advance prediction effect in the case of a loss.

  However, the reliability is mainly determined by the lottery probability in the case of a loss, and in the case of a loss, if the lottery probability is set to 0 and no prior notice effect is given, the advance is only given in the case of a big win. A notice effect will be performed, and a prior notice effect with 100% reliability will be obtained. Further, the lower the lottery probability of the advance notice effect in the case of a loss, the higher the reliability of the advance notice effect. Basically, special figure games are more likely to be out of play than big wins, so even if the probability of advance notice effects in the case of big wins is high, the lottery probability of advance notice effects in the case of loss If is high, the reliability is not high.

If any type of advance notice effect is determined by lottery of advance notice effects, for example, it is displayed in the above-mentioned special figure hold number display area 31 and is used for the first special figure game or second. A process for distinguishing whether the game is for a special game and changing a mark corresponding to the storage order in each special game to a mark for a prior notice effect is performed. For example, the mark is changed to a preset mark such as an animal or a person's face or figure as a character.
Note that the mark for the advance notice effect differs, for example, for each type of the advance notice effect described above.

  Here, in a state where the first special figure game is on hold, a game ball wins the second start winning opening 54 as described above, and the main controller 14 receives the second start from the second start winning ball detection sensor 53b. When the first to third pre-judgment commands are input from the main control device 14 to the symbol control device 23 when a winning signal is input, the first to first special games are already put on hold. 3 The second special game corresponding to the pre-judgment command is played.

Even if the start winning signal is input after the reserved first special game, the first special game that is held when the preliminary determination of the second special game that is performed first is a big hit. The probability state at the start of may change between a low probability state and a high probability state.
Conventionally, by changing the probability state by the second special figure game that has been decided to start later, even if the result of the first special figure game that has been put on hold is out of the big hit, the change from the loss to the big hit, If the main control device 14 side performs the first special figure game pre-determination and does not transmit the pre-determination result information to the symbol control apparatus 23, the symbol control apparatus 23 will perform the pre-determination result of the first special figure game. Could not recognize that changed.

In this embodiment, the first to third pre-determination commands transmitted from the main control device 14 determine whether the symbol control device 23 side is a big hit or out of the low probability state or the high probability state. In this case, the type of jackpot that determines whether the state becomes a low probability state or a high probability state after the jackpot state is understood. Therefore, if the pre-determination of the second special figure game to be performed first becomes a big hit even though the start winning signal is input after the first special figure game as described above, the subsequent probability state is a big hit. It becomes recognizable by the type of jackpot by the prior determination of the second special figure game.
Therefore, for example, when the probability state at the start of the first special figure game is changed from the high probability state to the low probability state, the first special figure game predetermination corresponding to the input of the command B as the first predetermination command described above. Can be changed from jackpot.

In addition, since the preliminary determination is performed again in order to prevent the reliability of the preliminary announcement effect from being disturbed, one of the reserved numbers in the first special figure game becomes a preliminary notification mark. If not, it may be omitted.
Further, in this embodiment, only the first special figure game in which the command B is input as the first preliminary judgment command changes the result of the preliminary judgment when the probability state is changed due to the big hit of the second special figure game. Become. Therefore, if there is no game corresponding to the command B in the first special figure game that is put on hold, it is not necessary to redo the preliminary determination, and the preliminary determination may not be redone.
That is, if there is no prior notice effect in the first special figure game corresponding to the command B, it is not necessary to repeat the prior determination process.

  Here, in the case where the main control device 14 and the symbol control device 23 make a preliminary determination at the input timing of the start winning signal described above and perform the preliminary notice effect, the mark indicating the number of the first special figure game on hold already. Is a mark for the advance notice. For example, when the mark indicating the normal number of holds is displayed when the number of holds is incremented by 1, the mark indicating the prior notice effect is displayed without displaying the mark indicating the normal number of holds. At this time, if the preliminary judgment result is out of the jackpot by redoing the preliminary judgment, and if a highly reliable preliminary notice effect mark that is a big hit is displayed, The mark may be changed from a mark with high reliability to a mark with low reliability.

Further, when the preliminary determination result is changed from the big hit by redoing the preliminary determination, the preliminary notice effect mark may be returned to the mark for displaying the normal number of holds.
In addition, if the pre-judgment result is a big hit from the loss of the pre-judgment, and the low-prediction pre-announcement effect mark is displayed, the advance notice effect mark is displayed in advance. It may be changed to a notice effect mark.

In addition, if there is a first special figure game that does not have a prior notice effect, if the result of the prior judgment is redone, the lottery of whether or not to perform the prior notice effect is redone, and the prior notice is given. It is good also as what changes so that direction may be performed.
In the above cases, even if there is no need to redo prior judgment, the advance notice mark will be demoted from a reliable one to a less reliable one, Production that is promoted from low to high reliability, production that the advance notice mark becomes a display mark of the normal number of reservations, and the display mark of the normal number of reservations is displayed in advance It is good also as what produces the effect which turns into a mark. That is, the prior notice effect may include an effect that the mark is demoted or promoted.

  The prior notice effect includes a continuous notice effect that is continuously performed over a plurality of decorative symbol variable display games. In this continuous notice effect, the notice effect is continuously performed over the variable display game performed immediately before the variable display game of the decorative symbol for which the prior determination is a big hit, especially a plurality of consecutive special figure games. The variable display game to be played is a big hit. Note that the continuous notice effect may be missed, and even if the notice effect is displayed continuously in a plurality of variable display games, there may be no case where a big hit occurs.

If the last variable display game of the continuous notice effect that is the target of such a continuous notice effect is out of the jackpot due to redoing the prior judgment, the continuous notice effect is performed before the last variable display game is started. It may be interrupted.
In addition, the advance notice effect is not limited to the mark indicating the number of holds or the continuous notice effect, and the advance notice effect is performed in advance before the target variable display game is started. Anything may be used. In these advance notice effects, when the prior decision result is changed by redoing the previous decision result, the reliability of the advance notice effect is changed, the advance notice effect is interrupted, or the advance notice effect is newly added. It may be started.

  In this embodiment, the same hit determination value as the hit determination value registered in the low probability determination table is always registered in the high probability determination table, but is registered in the low probability determination table. Some or all of the hit determination values may not be registered in the high probability determination table.

  In this case, the first prior determination command is a big hit in comparison with the hit determination value in the low probability determination table in the low probability state, and is out of comparison in the comparison with the hit determination value in the high probability determination table in the high probability state. Command to indicate that.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment which applied the invention made by this inventor was described, this invention is not limited by the description and drawing which make a part of indication of this invention by this embodiment. That is, it should be added that other embodiments, examples, operation techniques, and the like made by those skilled in the art based on this embodiment are all included in the scope of the present invention.

14 Main control device (main control means, random number generation means, random number acquisition means, random number storage means, table storage means, winning lottery means, probability variation control means, winning state control means, prior determination means, information transmission means)
23 Symbol control device (sub-control means, information receiving means, notice effect control means, notification effect control means)

Claims (1)

Random number generation means for generating a random number that is a numerical value within a predetermined range;
Random number acquisition means for acquiring the random number generated by the random number generation means each time a predetermined random number acquisition condition for a game in which winning and losing is determined by lottery is satisfied,
Storing the random number acquired by the random number acquiring unit within a range of a predetermined upper limit number, and erasing the random number corresponding to the storage order each time a predetermined random number erasing condition is satisfied;
As a hit determination table in which a hit determination value that is a numerical value within the predetermined range for determining whether or not a hit is made by comparing with the random number stored in the random number storage means, the random number A table storage means for storing a low probability determination table with a low probability of determination, and a high probability determination table with a high probability that the random number is determined to be hit than in the case of the low probability determination table;
The random number storage is performed each time a predetermined random number determination condition for the game is satisfied, using either the low probability determination table or the high probability determination table stored in the table storage means. Winning lottery means for drawing lottery and out of game according to whether or not the random number stored in the means matches the winning determination value of the winning determination table;
Probability variation control means for controlling whether the winning determination table used in the winning lottery means is the low probability determination table or the high probability determination table;
A winning state control means for generating a predetermined winning state when it is determined that the winning lottery means wins;
It is determined in advance using the winning determination table stored in the table storage means whether or not the random number stored in the random number storing means before the winning and winning of the game is drawn by the winning lottery means. Pre-determination means to
Main control means comprising: information transmission means for transmitting information on the result of the preliminary determination by the preliminary determination means and information on the result of the lottery by the winning lottery means;
Information receiving means for receiving information transmitted from the information transmitting means;
A notice effect control means for controlling a prior notice effect for giving a prior notice of winning or losing of the game based on the information of the result of the prior determination received by the information receiving means;
In a gaming machine comprising sub-control means having notification effect control means for controlling notification effect for notifying the winning or deviation of the game based on information on the result of the lottery received by the information receiving means,
The pre-determination means determines whether or not the random number stored in the random number storage means matches the winning determination value of the low probability determination table and the high probability determination table stored in the table storage means. The prior judgment is performed,
As a result of the prior determination, the random number stored in the random number storage means matches the hit determination value of the low probability determination table, and the result per low probability that is determined by the prior determination, and the high The result of high probability hitting in the prior determination by matching with the hit determination value of the probability determination table and the hit determination value of the low probability determination table and the high probability determination table do not match, resulting in a loss Output information about any of the results
The information transmitting means is one of the information indicating the result per low probability, the information indicating the result per high probability, and the information indicating the outlier result as information on the result of the prior determination output by the prior determination means. Send
The notice effect control means includes the low probability determination table and the high probability determination table as the winning determination table in the lottery by the winning lottery means of the game in which the result of the prior determination is the result per high probability. It comprises a determination means for determining which one is used, and controls the prior notice effect based on the determination result of the determination means,
And when it is determined that the low probability determination table is used as the winning determination table in the lottery by the winning lottery means of the game in which the result of the prior determination is the high probability result, A gaming machine characterized in that, based on the result of the determination, control is performed to change from a first production mode with high reliability, which is a big hit, to a second production mode with lower reliability than the first production mode.

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