JP2017064489A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve accuracy of data transmission from game control means to performance control means.SOLUTION: A Pachinko game machine performs a performance according to progress of a game, and comprises: a game control unit for creating and outputting data containing information related to a game, obtained by executing main control processing related to the progress of the game; and a performance control unit for performing processing related to a performance on the basis of the data output from the game control unit. The data created by the game control unit contains a code section in which size is a bit (a is an integer of 2 or larger) and a value of 1 bit on a beginning is specified to 1, and a data section in which size is n×a bit (n is an integer of 1 or larger) and a value of 1 bit on a beginning is specified to 0.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 21

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

The game ball includes a game control unit (main control unit) that controls a game and an effect control unit (sub control unit) that controls an effect performed in accordance with the game. Then, a command including information related to the game is sent from the game control unit to the effect control unit, and the effect control unit performs an effect based on the command received from the game control unit (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2014-46082 A JP 2014-64711 A

An object of the present invention is to improve the accuracy of data transmission from the game control means to the effect control means.

The present invention that achieves the above object is realized as the following gaming machine. This gaming machine
A gaming machine (for example, a pachinko gaming machine 100) that produces an effect according to the progress of the game,
Game control means (for example, game control unit 200) that executes main control processing related to the progress of the game, generates and outputs data including information related to the game obtained by executing the main control processing;
Production control means (for example, production control unit 30) that receives data output from the game control means (for example, game control unit 200) and performs processing related to production based on the received data.
0), and
The data generated by the game control means (for example, the game control unit 200) is
a first data portion (for example, “code portion”) having a size of a bit (a is an integer of 2 or more) and the value of the leading 1 bit being specified as either 1 or 0;
It has a size of n × a bits (n is an integer of 1 or more), and the value of the first 1 bit is specified to be different from the value of the first 1 bit of the first data part (for example, “code part”). And a second data portion (eg, “data portion”).
In this way, since the first data portion and the second data portion can be clearly distinguished by recognizing the value of the leading 1 bit, data transmission from the game control means to the effect control means The accuracy can be improved.
More preferably, in the above gaming machine,
The second data part (for example, “data part”) of the data generated by the game control means (for example, the game control unit 200) has the same value as the value of the first bit for every a bits from the beginning. Is set.
In this way, even when the size of the second data portion is large, it is easy to identify each of the second data portions by dividing each specific size.

In addition, the code | symbol in the said parenthesis in this column, supplementary explanation, etc. are attached | subjected in the description of this invention, and this invention is not reduced by these description.

According to the present invention, the accuracy of data transmission from the game control means to the effect control means can be improved.

It is a schematic front view of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment. (A) is an enlarged view showing an example of a display device arranged at the lower right of the game board, (b) is a partial plan view of the pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the control unit of the pachinko game machine of this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the game control part of this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the basic process by a game control part. It is a flowchart which shows the other example in operation | movement of the basic process by a game control part. It is a flowchart which shows the further another example in operation | movement of the basic process by a game control part. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the process at the time of the power supply cutoff by a game control part. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the main control process of the game control part of this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the storage area of the command in RAM. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the output process by an output control part. It is a flowchart which shows the content of a start port switch process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the gate switch process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the special symbol process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the jackpot determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the fluctuation pattern selection process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the process during a stop. It is a flowchart which shows the content of a customer waiting | standby setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of normal symbol processing. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the big prize opening process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the game state setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of an electric tulip process. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the random number used by this Embodiment, (a) is a figure which shows the structural example of jackpot random number, (b) is a figure which shows the structural example of jackpot symbol random number, (c ) Is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a reach random number, and (d) is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a hit random number. It is a figure which shows the example of a setting of the fluctuation pattern used in a fluctuation pattern selection process. It is a figure which shows the structure of a command, (a) is a figure which shows the data structure of a command, (b) is a figure which shows the structure as a bit string of a command. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the "code part" and "data part" for describing a data value using a part of "code part", (a) is a figure which shows the example of a bit string, (b ) Is a diagram showing a possible range of data values. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of an effect control part, (a) is a figure which shows a main process, (b) is a figure which shows an interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of command reception processing. It is a figure which shows the example of a setting of a mode flag. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the production | presentation selection process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the process during completion | finish of the fluctuation effect of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the win production | presentation selection process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the ending effect selection process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the customer waiting command reception process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the content of effect button processing. It is a block diagram explaining the structural example of RAM of a game control part, (a) is a block diagram which shows the structure of a storage area, (b) is a block diagram which shows each structure of the memory | storage part shown to (a) It is. It is a block diagram explaining the structural example of RAM of an effect control part, (a) is a block diagram which shows the structure of a storage area, (b) is a block which shows each structure of the memory | storage part shown to (a) FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure of the random number used by a prior judgment process, (a) is a figure which shows the example of a structure of the jackpot random number in a prior judgment process, (b) is the structure of the jackpot symbol random number in a prior judgment process It is a figure which shows an example, (c) is a figure which shows the structural example of the reach random number in a prior determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the prior determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the reception process of the alerting | reporting command by an effect control part.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[Basic configuration of gaming machine]
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment.
A pachinko gaming machine 100 as an example of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 1 is configured to pay out a prize ball when a gaming ball launched by an instruction operation by a player wins. The pachinko gaming machine 100 includes a game board 110 on which game balls are launched, and a frame member 1 surrounding the game board 110.
50. The game board 110 is detachably attached to the frame member 150.

The game board 110 has a game area 111 for playing with a game ball on the front surface, a rail member 112 that forms a passage where a game ball launched from below rises toward the upper position of the game area 111, and a game A guide member 113 for guiding the game ball is provided on the right side of the region 111.
In the present embodiment, an image display unit 114 that displays various images for production is provided at a position of the game area 111 that is easily visible to the player. The image display unit 114 includes a display screen such as a liquid crystal display, and displays a decorative symbol for notifying the player of the determination result of the special symbol lottery as the player progresses the game, An effect image by appearance or appearance of an item or an effect image using a hold display described later is displayed.
In addition, a movable accessory 115 and a board lamp 116 used for various effects are provided on the front surface of the game board 110. The movable accessory 115 performs various effects by operating on the game board 110, and the board lamp 116 performs various effects by emitting light.

The game area 111 is provided with a game nail and a windmill (not shown) for changing the direction in which the game ball falls. Further, in the game area 111, various bonuses relating to winning and lottery are arranged at predetermined positions. In addition, the game area 111 is provided with a discharge port 117 through which game balls launched into the game area 111 that have not been won in the winning area are discharged out of the game area 111.

In the present embodiment, as various functions related to winning and lottery, a special symbol lottery (a jackpot lottery) is started when a game ball wins, and when a game ball passes, it is normal. A start gate (hereinafter simply referred to as a gate) 124 for starting a symbol lottery (open / close lottery) is disposed on the game board 110. In FIG. 1, the gate 124 is
The left gate 124 is described as 124L, and the right gate 124 is described as 124R. In addition, the first start port 121 referred to here.
And the 2nd starting port 122 means the winning opening used as the operation opportunity of 1 special symbol display defined beforehand. Specifically, the first start port 121 and the second start port 122 are provided with switches (a first start port switch 211 and a second start port switch 212 described later) that detect the passage of a game ball when winning a prize. It has been. And when a game ball wins the 1st starting port 121 or the 2nd starting port 122, this switch will detect the passage of a gaming ball as an opportunity to operate a special symbol display.

The second start port 122 is an electric tulip (opening / closing member) 123 as a normal electric accessory that is turned on and off when a pair of blades in the shape of tulip is opened and closed by an electric solenoid.
It has. When the electric tulip 123 is closed, the game ball moves to the second start port 1.
On the other hand, when the blade is opened, the entrance of the second start port 122 is expanded so that the game ball can easily enter the second start port 122. And the electric tulip 123
When the normal symbol lottery is won, the blades open for a specified time (for example, 0.15 to 1.8 seconds) and for a specified number of times (for example, 1 to 3 times) while lighting or flashing.

The pachinko gaming machine 100 has, as gaming states, a low probability state with a low winning probability and a high probability state with a higher winning probability than the low probability state based on the winning probability of the special symbol lottery. Then, the state is controlled to be either a low probability state or a high probability state based on a predetermined condition.
In addition to the low probability state and the high probability state, it is possible to set a medium probability state in which the winning probability of the special symbol lottery is higher than the low probability state and lower than the high probability state. In this case, the pachinko gaming machine 100 is controlled to one of a low probability state, a medium probability state, and a high probability state based on a predetermined condition.
Further, the pachinko gaming machine 100 has a short time state where there are few winning opportunities at the second start port 122 and a short state when there are more winning opportunities at the second start port 122 than in the short time state. Based on a predetermined condition, the state is controlled to be either a timeless state or a timeless state. The short time state means, for example, extending the opening time when the electric tulip 123 is opened and closed,
This is a gaming state controlled by any one or a combination of increasing the probability of winning the normal symbol lottery or reducing the normal symbol variation time. In addition,
In the short time state, the special symbol variation time of the special symbol may be shortened.

Also, in this embodiment, as other prizes and lottery items, a lottery is performed even if a game ball wins a grand prize opening 125 as a special electric bonus that opens according to the result of the special symbol lottery. An ordinary winning opening 126 that is not present is arranged on the game board 110.
In the present embodiment, a display 130 for displaying a lottery result and the number of holds is arranged at the lower left position of the game board 110.

Also, on the back side of the game board 110, there are a game control board for performing game control including determination of special symbol lottery, an effect control board for comprehensively controlling effects, an image control board for controlling effects by images and sounds, Various boards (not shown) such as a lamp control board for controlling the effect of the lamp and the movable accessory 115 are attached. In addition, a switching power supply (not shown) that converts the supplied 24V AC power source into a DC power source and outputs it to various boards and the like is disposed on the back surface of the game board 110.

When the player touches the handle 151 and rotates the lever 152 in the clockwise direction, the frame member 150 moves the game balls at a predetermined time interval (for example, 100 per minute) with a hitting force according to the operation angle. And a launching device (not shown) for electrically firing. The frame member 150 is
A supply device (not shown) for sequentially supplying game balls to the launching device one by one at a timing interlocked with the operation of the player's lever 152, and a tray for temporarily storing game balls supplied by the supply device to the launching device 153. For example, a payout ball by a payout unit is paid out to the plate 153.
In the present embodiment, the plate 153 is configured as an integrated upper and lower plate, but a configuration example in which the upper plate and the lower plate are separated is also conceivable. Further, a configuration example in which the handle 151 of the launcher is caused to emit light or vibrate under a predetermined condition is also conceivable.

Further, the frame member 150 includes a stop button 154 for temporarily stopping the launch of the game ball even when the player is touching the handle 151 of the launch device, and a game ball accumulated in the tray 153. A take-out button 155 for dropping and taking out the box (not shown).
Further, the frame member 150 includes a speaker 156 and a frame lamp 157 for notifying the gaming state and situation of the pachinko gaming machine 100 and performing various effects. The speaker 156 performs announcements and various effects using music, voice, and sound effects. The frame lamp 157 is composed of a light emitting body such as an LED, and performs various effects by light depending on a pattern due to lighting and blinking, a difference in emission color, and the like. In addition, about the frame lamp | ramp 157, the structural example which enables it to perform the effect which changes the irradiation direction of light can be considered.
The frame member 150 also includes a transparent plate (not shown) for separating the game board 110 from the player.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2A is an enlarged view showing an example of the display unit 130 arranged at the lower right of the game board 110. FIG. 2 (b)
These are partial plan views of the pachinko gaming machine 100. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2A, the display 130 of the pachinko gaming machine 100 has a first start port 121.
The first special symbol indicator 221 that operates in response to the winning of the second, the second special symbol indicator 222 that operates in response to the winning of the second start port 122, and the ordinary that operates in response to the passage of the gate 124 And a symbol display 223. The first special symbol display unit 221 displays the lottery result by stopping and displaying the special symbol based on the winning of the first start port 121 after variably displaying. The second special symbol display 222 displays the lottery result by stopping and displaying the special symbol based on the winning of the second start port 122 after variably displaying. Based on the fact that the game ball has passed through the gate 124, the normal symbol display unit 223 displays the lottery result by stopping and displaying the normal symbol after being variably displayed. In the present embodiment, the first special symbol indicator 221 and the second special symbol indicator 222 are respectively L
A lottery result of a special symbol lottery is displayed depending on the lighting mode. Similarly, the normal symbol display 223 is also composed of a display device in which LEDs are arranged, and the lottery result of the normal symbol lottery is displayed according to the lighting mode.

In addition, the indicator 130 operates in response to the hold in the first special symbol display 221 and the first special symbol hold indicator 218 that operates corresponding to the hold in the first special symbol display 221 and the second special symbol display 222. 2
A special symbol hold indicator 219 and a normal symbol hold indicator 220 that operates in response to the hold in the normal symbol indicator 223 are provided. In the present embodiment, the first special symbol hold indicator 21
8. The second special symbol hold indicator 219 and the normal symbol hold indicator 220 are each constituted by a display device in which LEDs are arranged, and the number of holds is displayed according to the lighting state.

Here, the hold will be described. If a game ball wins in the first start port 121 or the second start port 122 during the special symbol change display operation (while the change display for one win is being performed), the special symbol is changing. In addition, the special symbol variation display operation based on the subsequent winning cannot be started. Therefore, the number of subsequent winnings is memorized up to a specified number (for example, 4), and the right to start a special symbol for the winning game ball is until the variable display operation for the previously winning game ball ends. Deferred. For normal symbols, the same processing as for special symbols is performed. The fact that such a hold has been made and the number of hold (unchanged number) are displayed on the first special symbol hold indicator 218, the second special symbol hold indicator 219 and the normal symbol hold indicator 220.

Furthermore, the display device 130 includes a state display device 224 that displays the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100. In the present embodiment, the status indicator 224 is configured by a display device in which three LEDs are arranged. One of the three LEDs notifies whether or not the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in a high probability state where the winning probability of the special symbol lottery is high. The other one is to notify by lighting whether or not the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in a short time state in which it is easy to win the second starting port 122. Still another one is to notify by lighting whether or not the player is in a state advantageous to the player by making a right strike (by changing the hitting force of the game ball). Note that the status indicator 224 may be further provided with an LED to notify information related to other gaming states.

In addition, the indicator 130 includes a round number indicator 225 for displaying the number of rounds when the big winning opening 125 is operated in the jackpot game performed according to the lottery result of the special symbol lottery. The jackpot game will be described later. The round number display 225 is configured by a display device in which LEDs are arranged, and the number of operating rounds of the big winning opening 125 in the jackpot game is displayed according to the lighting mode.

The frame member 150 of the pachinko gaming machine 100 includes an input device for a player to input an effect. As shown in FIG. 2B, in the present embodiment, as an example of an input device, an effect button 161, an effect key 162 that is adjacent to the effect button 161 and includes a plurality of keys arranged in a substantially cross shape, Is disposed on the frame member 150. For example, consider a case where an operation for selecting one image from a plurality of images is received in the production. In this case, for example,
The player operates an effect key 162 composed of four keys arranged in a cross shape,
By directing one of the plurality of images displayed on the image display unit 114 and operating the effect button 161, an effect of selecting the instructed image can be employed. In addition to the effect buttons 161 and the effect keys 162 shown in the figure, various input forms such as levers, dials, and the like can be adopted as the input device.

[Configuration of control unit]
Next, a control unit that performs operation control and signal processing in the pachinko gaming machine 100 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the control unit. As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit includes a game control unit 200 that determines whether a special symbol is won or the like as main control means. Further, as sub-control means, an effect control unit 300 that comprehensively controls effects, an image / sound control unit 310 that controls effects using images and sound, and effects using various lamps and movable accessories 115 A lamp control unit 320 for controlling the payout, and a payout control unit 330 for performing payout control of the payout ball.

The game control unit 200 as the main control means is configured by a game control board (not shown) as a main board. In addition, each of the effect control unit 300, the image / sound control unit 310, the lamp control unit 320, and the payout control unit 330, which are sub-control means, includes an effect control board, an image control board, a lamp control board (not shown), And the payout control board.

[Configuration and function of game control unit]
The game control unit 200 performs a calculation process when determining the lottery result of the special symbol lottery or the like.
U201 and ROM storing programs executed by CPU 201 and various data
202 and a RAM 203 used as a working memory of the CPU 201.

The game control unit 200 controls the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 in either a high probability state or a low probability state, a time-short state or a time-short state. As a result, the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is a high probability state and a short time state, a high probability short time gaming state, a low probability state and a short time state, low probability short time gaming state, a high probability state, and a short time short state. It is one of a short-probability state with no probability, a low-probability state, and a short-probability state with a low probability. Then, the game control unit 200 switches between the high probability state and the low probability state based on a predetermined condition, and switches between the short time state and the short time state. In addition, the game control unit 200 performs control such as increasing the probability of winning the normal symbol lottery in the short time state, shortening the normal symbol variation time, and extending the opening time of the electric tulip 123 in the short time state. I do.

The game control unit 200 performs a special symbol lottery when the game ball is won at the first start port 121 or the second start port 122. Then, a special game such as a jackpot game is performed according to the determination result of the special symbol lottery. In the special game, the game control unit 200 performs a predetermined number of rounds that maintain an open state until the special winning opening 125, which is a special electric accessory, satisfies a predetermined condition (for example, 29.5 seconds have passed or 10 game balls have been won). Control to repeat only. And the game control part 200 controls the opening-and-closing operation space | interval at the time of the jackpot big winning opening 125 opening.

In addition, the game control unit 200 performs a normal symbol lottery when the game ball passes through the gate 124. And the action | operation of an electric tulip is controlled according to the determination result of a normal symbol lottery.
In addition, the game control unit 200 holds the game ball when the game ball wins the first start port 121 or the second start port 122 during the special symbol variation, or the game ball is gated during the normal symbol variation.
Set the hold generated by passing 4.
Further, the game control unit 200 accompanies the game control such as the determination result of the special symbol lottery and the normal symbol lottery, the change information of the high probability state and the low probability state, the change information of the time short state and the short time state, the setting information of the hold, etc. Information is sent to the production control unit 300.

Furthermore, the game control unit 200 includes a first start port 121, a second start port 122, and a prize winning port 125.
When a game ball wins the normal winning hole 126, the payout control unit 330 is instructed to pay out a predetermined number of award balls per game ball according to the place where the game ball wins. For example, when a game ball wins at the first start port 121, three prize balls, when a game ball wins at the second start port 122, four prize balls, and when a game ball wins the big prize port 125, thirteen prizes. Ball, normal winning entrance 1
When a game ball wins in 26, an instruction command (command) is sent to the payout control unit 330 so as to pay out 10 prize balls. Even if it is detected that the game ball has passed through the gate 124, the payout control unit 330 is not instructed to pay out the prize ball in conjunction with it.
When the payout control unit 330 pays out a prize ball in accordance with an instruction from the game control unit 200, the game control unit 200 acquires information on the number of prize balls paid out from the payout control unit 330. As a result, the number of prize balls paid out is managed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game control unit 200 includes a first start port detection unit (first start port switch (SW)) 211 that detects a winning of a game ball to the first start port 121, as shown in FIG. The second
A second start port detector (second start port switch (SW
)) 212; an electric tulip opening / closing unit 213 for opening / closing the electric tulip 123; and a gate detection unit (gate switch (SW)) 214 for detecting the passage of the game ball to the gate 124.
And are connected.
Further, the game control unit 200 has a large winning port detecting unit (large winning port switch (SW)) 215 for detecting a winning of a game ball to the large winning port 125, and the large winning port 125 is inclined to be in a closed state. A large winning opening / closing unit 216 set to the open state and a normal winning opening detecting unit (normal winning opening switch (SW)) 217 for detecting the winning of a game ball to the normal winning opening 126 are connected.

In addition, the game control unit 200 includes a first special symbol hold indicator 218 for displaying the number of unreserved reserves won in the first start port 121 during the change of the special symbol, and the second special symbol hold indicator 218 during the change of the special symbol. A second special symbol hold indicator 219 that displays the number of unchanged reserves that have been won at the start port 122, and a normal symbol hold indicator that displays the number of unchanged symbols that have passed through the gate 124 while the normal symbol is changing. 220 are connected.
Further, the game control unit 200 includes a first special symbol display 221 for displaying a special symbol variation display and a special symbol lottery result performed by winning a game ball in the first starting port 121, and a second starting port. A second special symbol display 222 that displays the result of the special symbol variation display and special symbol lottery performed by winning the game ball to 122, and the normal symbol display that displays the normal symbol variation display and the normal symbol lottery result A device 223 and a state indicator 224 for displaying the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 are connected.

The first start port switch 211, the second start port switch 212, the gate switch 21
4. The detection signals detected by the big prize opening switch 215 and the normal prize opening switch 217 are sent to the game control unit 200. In addition, the control signal from the game control unit 200 includes an electric tulip opening / closing unit 213, a special prize opening / closing unit 216, a first special symbol hold indicator 218, a second special symbol hold indicator 219, a normal symbol hold indicator 220, It is sent to the first special symbol display 221, the second special symbol display 222, the normal symbol display 223, and the status display 224. Thereby, the game control unit 200 performs various controls related to the number of payout prize balls.

Further, a board external information terminal board 350 for transmitting various information to a host computer (not shown) installed in the hall is connected to the game control unit 200. Then, the game control unit 200 transmits the information about the number of paid-out prize balls acquired from the payout control unit 330 and the information indicating the state of the game control unit 200 to the host computer via the board external information terminal board 350. To do.

[Configuration and function of production control unit]
The effect control unit 300 includes a CPU 301 that performs calculation processing when controlling the effect, and the CPU 30.
ROM 302 storing programs executed in 1 and various data, and CPU 301
A RAM 303 used as a working memory, and a real-time clock (RTC) 304 for measuring date and time.
The effect control unit 300 sets the contents of the effect, for example, based on the determination result of whether or not the winning in the special symbol lottery sent from the game control unit 200 and the variation pattern. At that time, in response to an operation input from the user using the effect button 161 or the effect key 162, the effect content corresponding to the operation input may be set. In this case, for example, a controller (such as a production button 161)
A signal (operation signal) corresponding to the operation is received from (not shown), and the operation content identified by this operation signal is reflected in the setting of the effect.
In addition, when the game is interrupted for a predetermined period, the production control unit 300 instructs the setting of screen display for waiting for a customer as one of the productions.
Furthermore, the production control unit 300 sets the production content based on the change information of the high probability state and the low probability state received from the game control unit 200, and the change information of the short time state and the short time state.
In addition, the effect control unit 300 sends a command for instructing execution of the set effect contents to the image / sound control unit 310 and the lamp control unit 320.

[Configuration / Function of Image / Sound Control Unit]
The image / sound control unit 310 is a CPU 311 that performs arithmetic processing for controlling the image and sound representing the content of the effect, a ROM 312 that stores programs executed by the CPU 311, various data, and the like. And a RAM 313 used as a memory or the like.
Then, the image / sound control unit 310 controls the image displayed on the image display unit 114 and the sound output from the speaker 156 based on the command sent from the effect control unit 300.
Specifically, in the ROM 312 of the image / sound control unit 310, a symbol image or background image displayed during the game on the image display unit 114, a decorative symbol for notifying the player of the lottery result, and a notice effect for the player Image data such as a character or item for displaying is stored.
The ROM 312 further stores various types of acoustic data such as music and sound output from the speaker 156 in synchronization with the image data or independently of the image data, and sound effects such as jingles. The CPU 311 selects and reads out the data corresponding to the command sent from the effect control unit 300 from the image data and the sound data stored in the ROM 312. Furthermore, image processing for background image display, symbol image display, symbol image variation, character / item display, etc., and voice processing using the read acoustic data are performed using the read image data.
Then, the image / sound control unit 310 uses the image data subjected to image processing to display the image display unit 11.
4 controls the screen display. Further, the sound output from the speaker 156 is controlled by the sound data subjected to the sound processing.

[Configuration and function of lamp control unit]
The lamp control unit 320 emits light from the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 and the movable accessory 11.
5, a CPU 321 that performs arithmetic processing when controlling the operation of 5, a ROM 322 that stores programs executed by the CPU 321, various data, and the like, and a RAM 323 that is used as a work memory of the CPU 321.
And the lamp control part 320 is based on the command sent from the production control part 300,
The lighting / flashing of the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157, the emission color, and the like are controlled. In addition, movable accessory 1
15 operations are controlled.
Specifically, the ROM 322 of the lamp control unit 320 stores lighting / flashing pattern data and emission color pattern data (emission pattern) for the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 according to the production contents set by the production control unit 300. Data) is stored. CPU321 is R
From the light emission pattern data stored in the OM 322, the one corresponding to the command sent from the effect control unit 300 is selected and read. The lamp controller 320 controls the light emission of the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 based on the read light emission pattern data.
The ROM 322 of the lamp control unit 320 stores operation pattern data of the movable accessory 115 corresponding to the production content set by the production control unit 300. The CPU 321
The operation of the movable accessory 115 is controlled by the read operation pattern data.

[Configuration and function of payout control unit]
The payout control unit 330 includes a CPU 331 that performs arithmetic processing when controlling payout of payout balls, a ROM 332 that stores programs executed by the CPU 331, various data, and the like.
And a RAM 333 used as a work memory for the CPU 331.
The payout control unit 330 controls payout of the payout ball based on the command sent from the game control unit 200.
Specifically, the payout control unit 330 acquires, from the game control unit 200, a command for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls according to the place where the game ball has won (the first start port 121 or the like). Then, the payout driving unit 334 is controlled so as to pay out the number of prize balls specified by the command. Here, the payout drive unit 334 is constituted by a drive motor that sends out the game ball from the game ball storage unit.

The payout control unit 330 includes a payout ball detection unit 335 that detects the number of prize balls actually paid out from the game ball storage unit by the payout driving unit 334, and a game ball in the storage unit (not shown). Detecting unit 336 for detecting presence / absence of storage of the game, and detecting whether or not the plate 153 for holding the game ball used when the player plays the game or the paid-out prize ball is full. Full tank detection unit 33
7 are connected. The payout control unit 330 receives the detection signals detected by the payout ball detection unit 335, the ball presence detection unit 336, and the full tank detection unit 337, and performs a predetermined process according to these detection signals.
Further, the payout control unit 330 is connected to a frame external information terminal board 340 that transmits various types of information to a host computer installed in the hall. And the payout control unit 3
30 indicates, for example, information on the number of prize balls instructed to be paid out to the payout driving unit 334, information on the number of prize balls actually paid out detected by the payout ball detecting unit 335, and the like. The data is transmitted to the host computer via the terminal board 340. Also, similar information is transmitted to the game control unit 200.

[Functional configuration of game control unit]
Next, the functional configuration of the game control unit 200 will be described.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the game control unit 200. As shown in FIG. 4, the game control unit 200 includes a random number acquisition unit 231, a normal symbol determination unit 232, a special symbol variation control unit 233, and a special symbol determination unit 234 as functional units that execute various lottery processes. And a normal symbol fluctuation control unit 236.
In addition, the game control unit 200 includes a variation pattern selection unit 235 as a functional unit that executes a process associated with special symbol variation.
In addition, the game control unit 200 is a function unit that executes operation control of various types of objects and data processing related to a prize ball, etc. As a function unit, a prize winning opening operation control unit 237, an electric tulip operation control unit 238, and a prize ball processing unit 239 are provided. And an output control unit 240 and a random number control unit 241.

The random number acquisition unit 231 acquires a random number value used for the special symbol lottery and a random value used for the normal symbol lottery. In the case of a random number value used for the special symbol lottery, specifically, on the condition that a game ball has won a prize at the first starting port 121 or the second starting port 122, a numerical value within a predetermined range for each type of random number. One numerical value (random number value) is selected (obtained) from the inside. The acquired random number value is used for determination by the special symbol determination unit 234. As will be described in detail later, the random numbers used in the special symbol lottery include a jackpot random number indicating whether or not the jackpot, a symbol random number indicating the type of jackpot, a variation pattern random number, a reach random number, and the like.
Further, in the case of a random number value used in the normal symbol lottery, specifically, one numerical value (random number value) is selected (obtained) from a predetermined range of values on the condition that the game ball has passed through the gate 124. ) The acquired random number value is used for determination by the normal symbol determination unit 232. In addition, as a random number used for the normal symbol lottery, a symbol random number indicating a winning type, a variation pattern random number, or the like may be set in addition to a winning random number indicating whether or not the winning is made.
When the special symbol lottery is performed, the special symbol fluctuation control unit 233 controls the fluctuation of the special symbol in the first special symbol indicator 221 or the second special symbol indicator 222 according to the lottery result.

The special symbol determination unit 234 uses a random number table as shown in FIG. 19 to be described later, when the special symbol variation starts, and determines whether the lottery result of the special symbol lottery is “big hit or not” Type ”,“ Is it a small win or not if you do n’t win a big win? ”
Etc. are determined. In other words, the special symbol determination unit 234 uses the special symbol lottery random number value acquired by the random number acquisition unit 231 to provide a special game advantageous to the player (such as a big hit game).
It is determined whether or not to perform. The special symbol lottery is a process performed by the random number acquisition unit 231 and the special symbol determination unit 234.

Here, the “hit” is divided into a plurality of types according to the gaming state that occurs after the end of the jackpot game. Specifically, the type of jackpot is determined depending on the combination of the short-time state or the short-time state and the high-probability state or the low-probability state. That is, the types of jackpots based on the gaming state that occurs after the end of the jackpot game are the jackpots that become the short game state with a high probability after the jackpot game ends (hereinafter, the jackpot of the short game state with a high probability), the short game state with a low probability Jackpot to become a jackpot (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot of a low probability short game state), a jackpot to be a high probability short gameless state (hereinafter a jackpot of a high probability short gameless state), a jackpot to become a low probability short gameless state (hereinafter low) There is a possibility of a jackpot of probable short gameless state). Each of these jackpots is associated with an individual special symbol, and the type of jackpot is determined according to the type of special symbol won in the special symbol lottery.

In addition, the “hit” may be divided into a jackpot that can be expected to pay out a large amount of game balls for a long time, and a jackpot that can hardly be expected to be paid out. The former is called “long hit” and the latter is called “short hit”. For example, in the case of “long win”, a round that is maintained until the open state of the big winning opening 125 satisfies a predetermined condition (for example, 29.5 seconds have passed or 10 game balls have been won) is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times). It is. In the “short win”, a round in which the special winning opening 125 is opened for a certain time (for example, 0.1 second) is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times).

In addition, in the case of “small winning” when the big winning is not won, for example, a small winning game is performed in which the big winning opening 125 is opened for a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times) for 0.1 seconds. At the time of winning the small hit, the game state before the small win is continued even after the small hit game is completed. That is, when the game state at the time of winning the small hit is the high probability short game state, the high probability short time gaming state is continued even after the small hit game ends, and the gaming state does not shift. Similarly, when the game state at the time of winning the small hit is the low probability short-time non-game state, the low-probability short short no-game state is continued even after the small hit game ends, and the game state does not shift.
Further, “small hit” is a kind of “out of game”, and none of the above gaming states that are advantageous to the player is set.

The variation pattern selection unit 235 includes a first special symbol display 221 and a second special symbol display 222.
Select the variation pattern (variation time) of the special symbol displayed at. Specifically, the variation pattern selection unit 235 determines the variation pattern based on the determination result whether or not to play the jackpot game, the determination result whether or not to reach and the like. Then, based on the variation pattern selected by the variation pattern selection unit 235, the special symbol variation control unit 233 controls the variation of the special symbol. Details of operations of the fluctuation pattern selection unit 235 and the special symbol fluctuation control unit 233 will be described later.
Here, “reach” is an effect for causing a player to expect a big hit in a decorative pattern to be described later.

The normal symbol determination unit 232 determines whether or not the lottery result of the normal symbol is “winning” using a random number table as shown in FIG. That is, the normal symbol determination unit 232 determines whether or not to perform an auxiliary game that opens and closes the electric tulip 123 based on the random number value for normal symbol lottery acquired by the random number acquisition unit 231. When a plurality of types of winning are set in the normal symbol lottery, the normal symbol determining unit 232 determines “winning type” when the determination result is winning. The normal symbol lottery is a process performed by the random number acquisition unit 231 and the normal symbol determination unit 232.
When the normal symbol lottery is performed, the normal symbol fluctuation control unit 236 controls the fluctuation of the normal symbol by the normal symbol display unit 223 according to the lottery result.
The electric tulip movement control unit 238 opens the electric tulip 123 for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times when the normal symbol determination unit 232 determines “winning” in the normal symbol lottery, and a game ball is placed at the second start port 122. Generate a state that makes it easy to win. Further, when it is determined as “displacement”, such an open state of the electric tulip 123 is not generated.

When the special symbol determination unit 234 determines that it is a “big hit” in the special symbol lottery, the big winning mouth operation control unit 237 uses the operation pattern specified based on the type of the winning jackpot as the jackpot game. The opening operation of 125 is controlled. Also, the special winning opening operation control unit 237 opens the special winning opening 125 for a specified time and a specified number of times as a small winning game when the special symbol determining unit 234 determines “small hit” in the special symbol lottery. .
The prize ball processing unit 239 sets commands for controlling the number of prizes received for various types of winning-related items and lottery, and for controlling the dispensing of prize balls according to the prizes.
The output control unit 240 is connected to the effect control unit 300 and the payout control unit 330 from the game control unit 200.
Controls the output of control commands to.
The random number control unit 241 updates various random number values that the random number acquisition unit 231 acquires at a predetermined timing.

[Basic operation of gaming machine]
Next, the basic operation of the pachinko gaming machine 100 will be described.
When the power is turned on, the game control unit 200 of the pachinko gaming machine 100 performs initialization and initial setting of various devices as a basic process at the time of activation. And after performing a basic process, the game control part 200 repeatedly performs the main control process which is a series of processes regarding progress of a game. Also,
When the power is shut off, the game control unit 200 executes a series of power-off processing.

FIG. 5A is a flowchart illustrating an operation of basic processing by the game control unit 200.
When the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is turned on, the gaming control unit 200 starts with the RAM 20
3 (see FIG. 3) is permitted (step (hereinafter, step is referred to as “S”) 101). Then, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not a RAM clear switch for clearing the RAM 203 is ON (S102).
When the RAM clear switch is OFF (No in S102), next, the game control unit 20
In 0, it is determined whether or not the backup flag relating to the operation at the time of power-off is ON (S103).
If the backup flag is ON (Yes in S103), then the game control unit 200
Determines whether the checksum created at the time of power-off is normal (S104).
If the checksum is normal (Yes in S104), the game control unit 200 next executes a return process (S105). In this return processing, the game control unit 200 performs setting of sub-control means such as the effect control unit 300 accompanying the recovery from the state where the power is cut off. Specifically, the game control unit 200 is configured so that the internal state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 when the power is cut off (whether the game is a big hit game, either a high probability state or a low probability state, a short time state and a short time state) The command for setting the sub-control means is output to the effect control unit 300 so that any one of them is reflected. In this return process, the game control unit 200 turns off the backup flag.

On the other hand, the RAM clear switch is ON (Yes in S102) and the backup flag is OF
F (No in S103), if the checksum is abnormal (No in S104), the game control unit 200 next clears the stored contents of the RAM 203 as an initialization process (
S106), the work area of the RAM 203 is set (S107). And game control part 20
0 outputs a command for setting (initializing) the sub-control means to the effect control unit 300;
The sub board (sub control means) is set (S108). The setting of the sub board includes clearing the RAMs 303, 313, and 323 mounted on each sub board.

After the return process (see S105) is completed or after the setting of the sub-board (see S108) is completed, the game control unit 200 sets various counters and timers used for game control (S109). Then, the game control unit 200 enables the interrupt (S110), disables the interrupt (S111), the design random number control process (S112), and the initial value random number update process (S113).
), It is repeatedly executed as a loop process to determine whether or not the power shutoff flag is ON (S114).
Here, interrupt permission (S110) and interrupt prohibition (S111) are provided to enable execution of interrupt processing during execution of the loop processing (S110 to S114). In the present embodiment, main control processing in game control is executed by this interrupt processing. Details of the main control process will be described later.
In the symbol random number control process (S112), the game control unit 200 updates the variation pattern random number used in the special symbol lottery.
In the initial value random number update process (S113), the game control unit 200 updates initial values of various random number values used in the game control.
In the determination of the power shutdown flag, if the power shutdown flag is OFF (No in S114)
), The power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is not shut off, and the game control unit 200 performs a loop process (S1
10 to S114), the main control process by interruption is repeatedly executed. On the other hand, when the power-off flag is ON (Yes in S114), the game control unit 200 determines that the pachinko gaming machine 1
The process for shutting off the power of 00 (process when power is shut off) is started.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of power-off processing by the game control unit 200.
In the power-off process, the game control unit 200 first clears the setting of the output port for performing various outputs (S115). Next, the game control unit 200 creates a checksum and stores it in the RAM 203 (S116). Next, the game control unit 200 turns on the backup flag (S117), prohibits access to the RAM 203 (S118), and shifts to an infinite loop.

[Main control processing of gaming machines]
Next, main control processing of the pachinko gaming machine 100 will be described.
In the main control process, the game control unit 200 controls the game in the pachinko gaming machine 100, instructs the effect control unit 300, which is a sub-control means, to control the effect, and gives a prize ball to the payout control unit 330. Instructs payout control.

FIG. 7A is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the main control process of the game control unit 200.
The main control process includes a series of processes in game control, and is repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals (for example, 4 milliseconds). In the present embodiment, the game control unit 200
When an interrupt is generated at predetermined time intervals and the interrupt is permitted in the loop process shown in FIG. 5A (see S110), the main control process is executed as the interrupt process. As illustrated in FIG. 7A, in the main control process, a random number update process, a switch process, a symbol process, an electric accessory process, a prize ball process, and an output process are sequentially executed (S501 to S506).

In the random number update process (S501), the game control unit 200 calls a function (subroutine) of the random number control unit 241, and updates various random number values used in the game control by the game control unit 200. Details of the setting of the random number and the update of the random value will be described later.

As the switch process (S502), a start port switch process and a gate switch process are performed.
In the start port switch process, the game control unit 200 calls the function (subroutine) of the random number acquisition unit 231, monitors the states of the first start port switch 211 and the second start port switch 212 in FIG. If this happens, a special symbol lottery process is executed.
In the gate switch process, the game control unit 200 calls the function (subroutine) of the random number acquisition unit 231 to monitor the state of the gate switch 214 in FIG. 3, and when the switch is turned on, for the normal symbol lottery. Execute the process.
Details of these switch processes will be described later.

As the symbol processing (S503), special symbol processing and normal symbol processing are performed.
In the special symbol process, the game control unit 200 calls the functions (subroutines) of the special symbol variation control unit 233, the special symbol determination unit 234, and the variation pattern selection unit 235, and executes the special symbol variation and the process associated with this symbol variation. To do.
In the normal symbol process, the game control unit 200 calls the functions (subroutines) of the normal symbol variation control unit 236 and the normal symbol determination unit 232, and executes the normal symbol variation and the process associated with this symbol variation.
The detailed contents of these symbol processes will be described later.

As the electric accessory process (S504), a big prize opening process and an electric tulip process are performed.
In the special prize opening process, the game control unit 200 calls a function (subroutine) of the special prize opening operation control unit 237 and controls the opening operation of the special prize opening 125 which is a special electric accessory based on a predetermined condition.
In the electric tulip process, the game control unit 200 includes the electric tulip operation control unit 238.
The function (subroutine) is called, and the opening operation of the electric tulip 123, which is a normal electric accessory, is controlled based on a predetermined condition.
The detailed contents of these electric accessory processing will be described later.

In the prize ball processing (S505), the game control unit 200 calls a function (subroutine) of the prize ball processing unit 239, and sets a command for controlling the number of winning prizes and a control for paying out prize balls according to the winning prize.

In the output process (S506), the game control unit 200 calls a function (subroutine) of the output control unit 240, outputs a command for effect control to the effect control unit 300, and sends a command for payout control to the payout control unit 330. Output. The command for effect control is from S502 to S50.
4 is generated in each process up to 4, and is stored (set) in the storage area of the control command provided in the RAM 203. The payout control command is generated in the processing of S 505 and stored (set) in the control command storage area provided in the RAM 203. RAM
In 203, a storage area is set for each type of control command.

The output control unit 240 sequentially checks the storage area of each control command in the RAM 203 in the output process (S506), and if the control command is stored in each storage area (that is, the control command is used in the process of S502 to S505). If a command has been generated), the control command is read and output to the output destination (the effect control unit 300 or the payout control unit 330).

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7A, output processing is performed at the end of a series of main control processing. That is, the command generated in each process of S502 to S505 is stored in the corresponding storage area of the RAM 203 in each process. After these series of processes, the output control unit 240 collectively outputs the commands generated in each process accumulated in the storage area of the RAM 203. In other words, in this embodiment, when the main control process is executed for one cycle, the command generated in the execution of the one cycle is output after the last command generation in the execution of the one cycle is performed.

FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a command storage area in the RAM 203.
The RAM 203 is provided with a command storage area 210 that stores commands generated by the main control process for each type of command. In the example shown in FIG. 7B, “1” to “L”.
L command storage areas 210 are provided.
As will be described in detail later, the command sent from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300 is
For example, it is 2-byte information including a code indicating the type of command and data indicating the content of the command. The code is mainly described by 1 byte, and the data is described by another 1 byte.
The codes include, for example, a special symbol lottery or a stop symbol related to a normal symbol lottery, a variation pattern, a hold, a preliminary determination, an operation instruction for the big prize opening 125 or the electric tulip 123, a pachinko machine 10
The type of information such as notification of an error related to 0 operation is specified. The data specifies the specific contents of the information specified by the code. For example, the type of stop symbol in the special symbol lottery,
Information such as the selected variation pattern, the number of holds, details of the operation of the special winning opening 125 (open or closed), an instruction to start or end error notification, and the like are described.

In each command storage area 210 shown in FIG. 7B, one or more types of commands are associated with one command storage area 210. In the main control process shown in FIG. 7A, the game control unit 200 stores the generated command in the command storage area 210 associated with the command.
Here, in the main control process, not every command is necessarily generated every time one cycle of the process is executed. For example, when there is no winning at the first start port 121 or the second start port 122, a command related to a special symbol lottery stop symbol or a variation pattern is not generated. In addition, the command for operating the prize winning port 125 and the electric tulip 123 is not generated unless it is the timing at which these electric accessories are to be operated. Also, an error notification command is not generated unless an error has occurred.
Therefore, when the output process of the main control process (see S506 in FIG. 7-1) is performed, some of the L command storage areas 210 provided in the RAM 203 shown in FIG. Commands are stored in the command storage area 210, and no commands are stored in the other command storage areas 210.

FIG. 7C is a flowchart illustrating the content of the output process by the output control unit 240.
As shown in FIG.
Is focused on one of the command storage areas 210 provided in (S221), and it is checked whether or not a command is stored in the focused command storage area 210 (S222). If a command is stored (Yes in S222), the output control unit 240 reads out the stored command and outputs it to the effect control unit 300 (S223).

When the command is not stored in the focused command storage area 210 (No in S222), or after outputting the command stored in the command storage area 210 in S223, the output control unit 240 stores the unprocessed command. It is checked whether or not the area 210 exists (S2
24). When there is an unprocessed command storage area 210 (Yes in S224), the output control unit 240 pays attention to one of the unprocessed command storage areas 210 (S225), returns to S222, and checks whether there is a command ( S222) and output (S223) are repeated.
If processing has been performed for all command storage areas 210 (No in S224)
), And finishes the output process.

As described above, in this embodiment, when one cycle of the main control process is executed, a command is generated according to the situation of the pachinko gaming machine 100 at that time, and the generated command is stored in the RAM 2
03 is stored in the command storage area 210 of 03. At the end of one cycle of the main control process, the commands generated by the execution of the one cycle are collectively read from the command storage area 210 of the RAM 203 and output.

With this configuration, in the main control process, in order to output the generated command, it is only necessary to call the function of the output control unit 240 once. That is, since it is not necessary to prepare a function (subroutine) that outputs a generated command every time a command is generated, the number of control instructions can be reduced and an increase in the size of a program related to output processing can be suppressed. Further, since it is not necessary to call a function for outputting the generated command every time a command is generated, the time required for the entire output process can be shortened.

[Modified example of basic operation of gaming machine]
In the operation example described with reference to FIGS. 5A, 6B, and 7A, the interrupt is permitted in the loop process portion of the basic process, and the main control process including a series of processes is executed as the interrupt process. did. However, the main control process only needs to be configured to be repeatedly executed at regular time intervals, and specific realization means (execution procedure) are shown in FIGS. 5-1, 6, and 7.
It is not limited to the example shown in -1. Hereinafter, other implementation examples of the basic process and the main control process by the game control unit 200 will be described.

FIG. 5B is a flowchart illustrating another example of the basic processing operation performed by the game control unit 200.
5B, the operations of S101 to S109 are the same as those of S101 to S10 shown in FIG.
This is the same as the operation of No. 9. In the operation example shown in FIG. 5B, after setting the counter and the timer, the game control unit 200 executes a main control process (S201). The contents of this main control process are the same as the main control process described with reference to FIG.
After the main control process is completed, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the symbol random number control process (S202), the initial value random number update process (S203), and the power shutoff flag are ON (S20).
4) is executed. Here, the symbol random number control process (S202) is the same as the symbol random number control process (S112) shown in FIG. The initial value random number update process (S203)
This process is the same as the initial value random number update process (S113) shown in FIG. When the power shutdown flag is ON (Yes in S204), the power shutdown flag is ON in S114 of FIG.
As in the case of the game control unit 200, the game control unit 200 starts the power-off process.

On the other hand, when the power shut-off flag is OFF (No in S204), the game control unit 200 is next executed.
Determines whether a predetermined time (set time) set in advance has elapsed (S205). If the set time has elapsed (Yes in S205), the game control unit 200 executes the main control process again (S201), and until the determination of the power shutoff flag (S204) or the determination of the set time (S205). Repeat the process.

FIG. 5C is a flowchart illustrating still another example of the basic processing operation performed by the game control unit 200.
5-3, the operations of S101 to S109 are the same as those of S101 to S10 shown in FIG.
This is the same as the operation of No. 9. In the operation example shown in FIG. 5C, after setting the counter and the timer, the game control unit 200 executes main control processing (S211). The contents of this main control process are the same as the main control process described with reference to FIG.
After the main control process ends, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the symbol random number control process (S212), the initial value random number update process (S213), and the power shutoff flag are ON (S21).
4) is executed. Here, the symbol random number control process (S212) is the same as the symbol random number control process (S112) shown in FIG. In addition, the initial value random number update process (S213)
This process is the same as the initial value random number update process (S113) shown in FIG. If the power shutdown flag is ON (Yes in S214), the power shutdown flag is ON in S114 of FIG.
As in the case of the game control unit 200, the game control unit 200 starts the power-off process.

On the other hand, when the power shut-off flag is OFF (No in S214), the game control unit 200 is next executed.
Performs loop processing consisting of interrupt permission (S215), determination of whether an interrupt has occurred (S216), and interrupt disable (S217). That is, if no interrupt occurs (No in S216), this loop process is repeatedly executed. When an interrupt occurs (Yes in S216), the game control unit 200 executes the main control process again (S
211), the determination of the power-off flag (S214), or the loop processing (S215 to S217) related to the interrupt is repeated.

[Command output in basic processing]
Here, referring to the basic processing by the game control unit 200 shown in FIG.
In addition to the main control process shown in -1, the game control unit 200 may output to the effect control unit 300. That is, in the return process (S105), the game control unit 200 outputs a command for setting the sub-control means accompanying the restoration of the power source to the effect control unit 300. In addition, in the setting of the sub board (S108) after the RAM 203 is cleared (S106), the game control unit 200 issues a command for initializing the sub board (sub control means).
Output to 00.

In the present embodiment, the game control unit 200 calls and executes a function (subroutine) of the output control unit 240 (see FIG. 4) when performing these output processes. In other words, the command output in the basic process is executed using the function of the output process used in the main control process shown in FIG. Specifically, the storage area for the setting command in the return process (S105) and the storage area for the setting command in the sub-board setting process (S108) are stored in the RAM 20.
The game control unit 200 stores (sets) a setting command in a corresponding storage area when each process is executed. That is, for example, some of the L command storage areas 210 provided in the RAM 203 shown in FIG. 7-2 are used for storing setting commands in the return processing (S105) and sub-board setting processing (S108). Set for storing command for setting in Then, at a predetermined timing in each process, the game control unit 200 calls the function of the output control unit 240, reads the setting command stored in the RAM 203, and outputs it to the effect control unit 300.
With this configuration, it is not necessary to prepare a separate output function (subroutine) to output the command generated in the basic processing, so the number of control instructions is reduced and the size of the program related to output processing is reduced. Can be suppressed.

Here, as described with reference to FIG. 7C, the output control unit 240 checks the command storage areas 210 of the RAM 203 one by one, and if a command is stored, reads and outputs the command. Therefore, when the output control unit 240 is called in the basic process shown in FIG.
Although no command is stored in 0, the output control unit 240 does not store all command storage areas 2
10 are sequentially examined, and the command generated in the basic process is read and output.
When outputting a command generated by basic processing, the function of the output control unit 240 is called every time a command is generated in principle. The basic process is a special process such as an initial operation that is performed when the power is turned on, and the processing procedure may vary depending on conditions such as the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 when the power is turned on. This is to promptly output the generated command so that there is no such thing. In addition, when a command is continuously generated by a plurality of related processes, a processing procedure for storing a plurality of commands in the command storage area 210 of the RAM 203 and outputting them collectively in response to a specific processing request. You may take it.

[Random number update processing by game control unit]
A random number value as determination information used for various lotteries in game control such as special symbol lottery is counted by a counter, and starts from a predetermined initial value, and is a random number update process (S501) of the main control process shown in FIG. ) Is incremented by one each time. Then, the values at the time each lottery is performed are acquired by the start opening switch process (FIG. 8) and the gate switch process (FIG. 9), and used in the special symbol process (FIG. 10) and the normal symbol process (FIG. 15). The This random number counter is an infinite loop counter, and after the counted random number value reaches the set random number maximum value (for example, 299 for the jackpot random number shown in FIG. 19A to be described later) Return to the initial value again. In addition, since the random number update process is performed at regular intervals, if the initial value of each random number is specified, the winning value may be estimated based on the update interval and the initial value information. Therefore, after returning from the main control process to the basic process shown in FIG. 5-1, in the initial value random number update process in S113 (S203 in FIG. 5-2, S213 in FIG. 5-3), the initial value of each random number is randomly selected. Change to

[Start-up switch processing by game control unit]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the contents of the start port switch process in the switch process shown in S502 of FIG.
In the start port switch process, a process for winning at the first start port 121 and a process for winning at the second start port 122 are sequentially performed. Referring to FIG. 8, the game control unit 2
In 00, first, it is determined whether or not a game ball is won at the first start port 121 and the first start port switch 211 is turned on (S601). If the first start port switch 211 is turned on, the game control unit 200 next determines whether or not the unchanged hold number U1 in the winning of the first start port 121 is less than the upper limit value (S602). . In the example shown in FIG. 8, the upper limit value is four.
If the number of holds U1 has reached the upper limit (No in S602), it is not possible to hold any more unchanging winnings, so the process for winning at the first start port 121 is terminated.

On the other hand, when the holding number U1 is less than the upper limit value (Yes in S602), next, the game control unit 20
0 adds 1 to the value of the holding number U1 (S603). Then, the random number acquisition unit 231 of the game control unit 200 acquires a random number value for the lottery by the current winning and stores it in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203 (S604). Here, since the first starting port 121 is won, a random number value for special symbol lottery is acquired. The random value acquired at this time is the preceding S50.
1 is a value updated by random number update processing of 1. Then, the result of the special symbol lottery is determined in the later special symbol processing by this random number value. Random numbers here include jackpot random numbers that determine jackpot, jackpot or loss, jackpot type (short or short state after the end of jackpot game, short or short state, high probability state and low probability state, long hit, short Symbol random number value that determines the winning pattern, jackpot symbol random number value, fluctuation pattern random number value for specifying the variation pattern in symbol variation, reach random number value that determines whether or not to perform with reach in the event of a loss, etc. Is included.

Next, the game control unit 200 performs a pre-determination process for giving a notice effect of a lottery result to a winning ball (holding ball) for which a special symbol variation display operation is pending (that is, an undrawn lottery). (S605). In this preliminary determination process, the lottery result is determined not at the start of symbol variation but at the start opening prize (that is, in S605). In addition, in the gaming machine that does not perform the notice effect based on the advance determination, the advance determination process may be omitted.
Thereafter, the game control unit 200 sets a hold number increase command for notifying the effect control unit 300 of the increase in the hold number U1 in S603 in a predetermined storage area for the control command set in the RAM 203 (S606). Then, the process for winning in the first start port 121 is terminated. When the advance determination process of S605 is performed, the information on the determination result of the advance determination obtained in S605 is included in the pending number increase command.

Next, a process for winning in the second start port 122 is performed. Referring to FIG. 8, the game control unit 200 next wins a game ball in the second start port 122 and the second start port switch 212.
It is determined whether or not is turned on (S607). If the second start port switch 212 is turned ON, the game control unit 200 next determines whether or not the unchanged hold number U2 in the winning of the second start port 122 is less than the upper limit value (S608). . In the example shown in FIG. 8, the upper limit value is four. If the number of holds U2 has reached the upper limit (No in S608), it is not possible to hold any more unchanging winnings, and the process for winning at the second start port 122 is terminated.

On the other hand, when the holding number U2 is less than the upper limit value (Yes in S608), next, the game control unit 20
0 adds 1 to the value of the holding number U2 (S609). Then, the random number acquisition unit 231 of the game control unit 200 acquires a random number value for the lottery by the current winning and stores it in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203 (S610). Here, since the winning of the second start port 122 is won, random numbers for special symbol lottery (big hit random number value, big hit symbol random number value, reach random number value, fluctuation pattern random number value, etc.) are acquired as in S604 above. Is done. The random value acquired at this time is a value updated by the random number update process of S501. Then, the result of the special symbol lottery is determined in the later special symbol processing by this random number value.

Next, the game control unit 200 performs a pre-determination process for giving a notice effect of a lottery result to a winning ball (holding ball) for which a special symbol variation display operation is pending (that is, an undrawn lottery). (S611). The content of this pre-determination process is the same as that of said S605. This prior determination process may also be omitted in a gaming machine that does not perform a notice effect based on prior determination.
Thereafter, the game control unit 200 sets a hold number increase command for notifying the effect control unit 300 of the increase in the hold number U2 in S609 in a predetermined storage area for the control command set in the RAM 203 (S612). Then, the process for winning in the second start port 122 is terminated. When the advance determination process of S611 is performed, the information on the determination result of the advance determination obtained in S611 is included in the pending number increase command.

[Gate switch processing by game control unit]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the contents of the gate switch process when a game ball passes through the gate 124.
In this gate switch process, the game control unit 200 first determines whether or not the game ball has passed through the gate 124 and the gate switch 214 is turned on (S701). If the gate switch 214 is turned on, the game control unit 200 next determines whether or not the unchanged holding number G is less than the upper limit value (S702). In the example shown in FIG. 9, the upper limit value is four. If the number of reserves G has reached the upper limit (No in S702), no more unchanging winnings can be reserved, and the gate switch processing is terminated.

On the other hand, when the number G of holding is less than the upper limit value (Yes in S702), next, the game control unit 200
Adds 1 to the value of the holding number G (S703). And the random number acquisition part 2 of the game control part 200
31 obtains a random number value for the lottery by the current winning and stores it in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203 (S704). Here, since the gate 124 is won, a random number value (such as a winning random number value) for normal symbol lottery is acquired.

After the random number value is acquired in S704, the game control unit 200 performs a predetermined command for the control command set in the RAM 203 with a hold number G increase command for notifying the effect control unit 300 of the increase in the hold number G in S703. The storage area is set (S705), and the winning process in the gate 124 is terminated.

[Special symbol processing by game control unit]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the contents of the special symbol processing in the symbol processing shown in S503 of FIG.
In this special symbol processing, the special symbol fluctuation control unit 233 of the game control unit 200 firstly
In the setting of the flag set in the RAM 203 (hereinafter, flag setting), it is checked whether or not the winning game flag is ON (S801). Here, the winning game flag is a flag that is set to identify that the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in the big hit game. Either the long hit game flag or the short hit game flag is set according to the type of the big hit game being executed. In the present embodiment, these are collectively called a winning game flag.

When the winning game flag is ON, since the pachinko gaming machine 100 is already in the jackpot game, the special symbol processing is terminated without starting the special symbol variation (Yes in S801).
. On the other hand, if the winning game flag is OFF (No in S801), then the special symbol variation control unit 233 determines whether or not the current state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in the special symbol variation (
S802). If the special symbol is not changing (No in S802), then the special symbol change control unit 2
33 performs a process related to the number of holdings U1 and U2 (see FIG. 8) for the unchanging special symbol (S8).
03-S806). In the present embodiment, the holding number U1 and the second number related to winning of the first start port 121 are determined.
Since the number of holds U2 related to winning at the start port 122 is distinguished, this processing is also performed for each corresponding start port.

Specifically, the special symbol variation control unit 233 first determines whether or not the number of holds U2 related to winning in the second start port 122 is 1 or more (S803). When the holding number U2 is 1 or more (Yes in S803)
s), the special symbol fluctuation control unit 233 subtracts 1 from the value of the holding number U2 (S804). on the other hand,
When the number of holdings U2 = 0 (No in S803), the special symbol variation control unit 233 next determines whether the number of holdings U1 related to winning in the first start port 121 is 1 or more (S805). When the number of holds U1 is 1 or more (Yes in S805), the special symbol variation control unit 233 subtracts 1 from the value of the number of holds U1 (S806). On the other hand, if the holding number U1 = 0 (No in S805), it means that there is no winning for starting the special symbol lottery, so the special symbol change is not started, and the waiting process for waiting for customers set in another routine To finish the process (S816).
In the present embodiment, priority is given to the processing related to the holding number U2 related to winning in the second start port 122. That is, when the number of holds U2 is 1 or more, the process related to the number of holds U2 is performed, and when the number of holds U2 = 0, the process related to the number of holds U1 is performed (S803 to S3).
806). On the other hand, regardless of whether the first start port 121 or the second start port 122 is won, it is also possible to perform control such that the hold numbers U1 and U2 are subtracted in the order of winning.

After subtracting the reserved number U1 or the reserved number U2 in S804 or S806, the special symbol variation control unit 233 turns off the customer waiting flag set in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S807). The customer waiting flag is a flag for identifying that the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in the customer waiting state, and is set in the customer waiting setting process (S816, see FIG. 14).

Next, the special symbol variation control unit 233 executes jackpot determination processing and variation pattern selection processing by separate routines (S808, S809). Although details will be described later, the setting information for changing the special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display 221 and the second special symbol display 222 by the jackpot determination processing and the variation pattern selection processing (jacket symbol, game State, variation pattern, etc.) are determined. These pieces of information are included in a change start command sent to the effect control unit 300.

Thereafter, the special symbol variation control unit 233 is displayed by the first special symbol display unit 221 and the second special symbol display unit 222 shown in FIG. 2 based on the setting contents determined in the jackpot determination process and the variation pattern selection process. The special symbol change is started (S810). Then, a change start command including setting information (a jackpot symbol, a gaming state, a change pattern, etc.) indicating the setting contents is generated and set in a predetermined storage area for the control command set in the RAM 203 (S811). The change start command set in S811 is transmitted to the effect control unit 300 by the output process shown in S506 of FIG.

When it is determined in S802 that the special symbol is changing (Yes in S802), or after the change start command is set in S811, the special symbol variation control unit 233 determines whether or not the variation time has elapsed (S812). ). That is, it is determined whether or not the elapsed time since the start of the variation of the special symbol in S810 has reached the variation time set in the variation pattern selection process in S809. If the variation time has not elapsed (No in S812), the special symbol variation is continued, and the special symbol processing is terminated as it is.

On the other hand, when the variation time has elapsed (Yes in S812), the special symbol variation control unit 233
First, the variation of the special symbols in the first special symbol display 221 and the second special symbol display 222 is stopped at the symbol determined in the jackpot determination process in S808 (S813). A change stop command for stopping a decorative design, which will be described later, is set in a predetermined storage area for a control command set in the RAM 203 (S814). Then, the process during stop of another routine is executed (
S815). The contents of the stop process will be described later. The change stop command set in S814 is transmitted to the effect control unit 300 by the output process shown in S506 of FIG.

[Big hit judgment processing by game control unit]
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the contents of the jackpot determination process (S808 in FIG. 10).
In this jackpot determination process, the special symbol determination unit 234 of the game control unit 200 firstly
In this special symbol lottery, the jackpot random number is determined (S901), and it is determined whether the jackpot or the jackpot has been won (S902, S905). Whether or not the jackpot or the jackpot is determined is whether or not the value of the jackpot random number acquired in S604 or S610 in FIG. 8 matches the value set as the jackpot winning value or the value set as the jackpot winning value This is determined by judging whether or not (see FIG. 19A).

If the result of the random number determination in S901 is a big hit (Yes in S902), then the special symbol determination unit 234 determines a big hit symbol random number value (S903). Depending on the result of this determination, the type of jackpot (high or low probability state, short or short state, short or short state, long or short hit) is determined. Which jackpot is determined is determined by whether the value of the jackpot symbol random number acquired in S604 or S610 of FIG. 8 matches one of the preset values for each jackpot type (FIG. 19 ( b)).

After the above determination, the special symbol determination unit 234 sets the symbol representing the type of jackpot determined by the determination of the jackpot symbol random number (the jackpot symbol) as setting information in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203 (S904). ).

When the result of random number determination in S901 is a small hit (No in S902, Yes in S905)
Then, the special symbol determination unit 234 sets a symbol representing the small hit (hereinafter referred to as a small hit symbol) as setting information in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203 (S906).
.

When the result of the random number determination in S901 is neither big win nor small win (S902, S905)
Next, the special symbol determination unit 234 sets a symbol indicating that the lottery has shifted to the lottery (hereinafter referred to as a loss symbol) as setting information in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203 (S90).
7).

[Change pattern selection process by game control unit]
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the contents of the variation pattern selection process (S809 in FIG. 10).
In this variation pattern selection process, the variation pattern selection unit 235 of the game control unit 200 first determines whether or not a big win has been won in the current special symbol lottery using the determination result of S902 in the jackpot determination process (FIG. 11). (S1001). And if it is a big hit (S10
01, Yes), the variation pattern selection unit 235 displays the variation pattern table for jackpot R
It is read from the OM 202 and set in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203 (S1
002).

On the other hand, if it is not a big hit (No in S1001), then the variation pattern selection unit 235
Determines a random number value to determine whether or not to perform a so-called reach effect for causing the player to expect a big hit (S1003). Whether or not the reach effect is performed is determined by determining whether or not the reach random number value acquired in S604 or S610 of FIG. 8 matches a preset value (see FIG. 19C). .
As a result of the determination using the random number value, when the reach effect is performed (Yes in S1004), the variation pattern selection unit 235 reads the variation pattern table for reach from the ROM 202, and R
The predetermined storage area set in the AM 203 is set (S1005). When the reach effect is not performed (No in S1004), the variation pattern selection unit 235 reads the variation pattern table for loss from the ROM 202 and sets it in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203 (S1006).
Here, the variation pattern table is a table in which a plurality of variation patterns (variation times of 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds, 90 seconds, etc.) prepared in advance are associated with values of variation pattern random numbers (see FIG. 20).

Next, the variation pattern selection unit 235 determines the variation pattern random value using the variation pattern random value acquired in S604 or S610 of FIG. 8 and the variation pattern table set in S1002, S1005, and S1006 (S1007). ). That is, the fluctuation pattern selection unit 235 refers to the fluctuation pattern table set in the RAM 203 and selects a fluctuation pattern corresponding to the random value of the fluctuation pattern random number. Therefore, even if the same random number value is acquired, the variation referred to depending on the state difference such as whether or not the result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit or not and whether or not a reach effect is performed if it is not a big hit Since the pattern table is different, the determined variation pattern is different.

Thereafter, the fluctuation pattern selection unit 235 sets the fluctuation pattern selected in S1007 as a setting information in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203 (S1008). S100
The setting information of the variation pattern set in 8 is included in the variation start command set in S811 of FIG. 10, and is transmitted to the effect control unit 300 by the output process shown in S506 of FIG. Details of the variation pattern selected in this embodiment and its setting will be described later.

[Processing during stop by game control unit]
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the contents of the suspension process (S815 in FIG. 10).
In the stop process, the game control unit 200 first checks whether or not a flag indicating that the time is short (hereinafter referred to as a short time flag) is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1101). When the time reduction flag is ON (Yes in S1101), the game control unit 200 subtracts 1 from the value of the number of lotteries (number of fluctuations) J in the time reduction state (S1102), and whether or not the number of lotteries J has become zero. (S1103). And if the number of lotteries J = 0 (
If YES in S1103), the time reduction flag is turned OFF (S1104). It should be noted that the operation for turning on the hourly flag and the setting of the initial value of the number of lotteries J are performed in a game state setting process (FIG. 17) in a special prize opening process (FIG. 16) described later.

When the time reduction flag is OFF (No in S1101), or after the time reduction flag is turned OFF in S1104, or when the value of the number of lotteries J after subtraction in S1102 is not 0 (
Next, the game control unit 200 checks whether or not a flag indicating a high probability state (hereinafter referred to as a probability change flag) is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1105). When both the probability variation flag and the previous time-short flag are ON, the high-probability short-time gaming state is established, and when the probability variation flag is ON and the time-short flag is OFF, the high-probability time-short no-game state.

When the probability variation flag is ON (Yes in S1105), the game control unit 200 subtracts 1 from the value of the number of lotteries (number of variations) X in the high probability state (S1106), and whether or not the number of lotteries X has become 0. (S1107). If the number of times of lottery X = 0 (Yes in S1107)
), The probability variation flag is turned OFF (S1108). An operation to turn on the probability variation flag,
The initial value of the lottery number X is set in a game state setting process (FIG. 17) in a special prize opening process (FIG. 16) described later.

When the probability variation flag is OFF (No in S1105), or after the probability variation flag is turned OFF in S1108, or when the value of the lottery count X after subtraction in S1106 is not 0 (
Next, in step S1107, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not a big win has been won in this special symbol lottery (S1109). If it is a big hit (Yes in S1109), the game control unit 200 next determines whether or not the big hit type is a long win (S1110).

Here, whether or not the jackpot is determined can be determined based on the determination result of the jackpot determination process (FIG. 11). For example, if any of the symbols shown in the chart of FIG. 19B to be described later is set, “Yes” is determined in S1109. RAM20 by jackpot determination processing
If the off symbol or the small hit symbol is set to 3, No in S1109.

When the jackpot type is a long hit (Yes in S1110), the game control unit 200 turns on the long hit game flag (S1111). Thereby, the setting of the gaming state in the RAM 203 becomes a jackpot gaming state (long winning gaming state) in which the jackpot type is long winning. In addition, here, in the long hit, it is not distinguished whether it is a high probability state or a low probability state.
Whether the state is a high probability state or a low probability state is specified by turning on a corresponding flag in a gaming state setting process (FIG. 17) in a special prize opening process (FIG. 16) described later.

If the jackpot type is not long hit (No in S1110), the game control unit 200 turns on the short hit game flag (S1112). Thereby, the setting of the gaming state in the RAM 203 becomes a big hit gaming state (short winning gaming state) in which the big hit type is short hit. Similar to the case of long hit, the case of short hit does not distinguish between a high probability state and a low probability state.

After turning on the winning game flag in S1111 or S1112, the game control unit 200 initializes the values of the lottery times J and X (S1113). Also, if the time flag is ON in S1101 and the lottery count J is not 0 in S1103, the game control unit 20
0 turns off the time flag (S1114). Similarly, if the probability variation flag is ON in S1105 and the lottery count X is not 0 in S1107, the game control unit 20
0 turns off the probability variation flag (S1114).

After initializing the values of the lottery times J and X in S1113, the game control unit 200 starts an opening operation (S1117). Here, the contents of the opening operation are S1111 and S1.
It differs depending on which of 112 the winning game flag is turned on. That is, according to the state of the winning game flag, one of the opening operations set in each gaming state of the long winning game and the short winning game is performed.
Thereafter, the game control unit 200 sets an opening command for performing an effect in the opening operation corresponding to the winning game flag in the effect control unit 300 in a predetermined storage area for the control command set in the RAM 203 (S1118). ), And terminate the process during stoppage. This opening command is sent to the effect control unit 3 in the output process shown in S506 of FIG.
To 00.

On the other hand, if the result of this special symbol lottery is not a big hit (No in S1109)
Next, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the result of this special symbol lottery is a small hit (S1115). If it is not a small hit (No in S1115), the stopped process is terminated.
On the other hand, if it is a small hit (Yes in S1115), the game control unit 200 starts a small hit game and ends the stopped process (S1116). Thereby, the setting of the gaming state in the RAM 203 becomes the small hit gaming state. In the small hit game, as described above, the special winning opening 125 is opened and closed a predetermined number of times, and is ended after a predetermined time has elapsed.

[Customer waiting setting process by game control unit]
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the contents of the customer waiting setting process (S816 in FIG. 10).
In this customer waiting setting process, the game control unit 200 first checks whether or not the customer waiting flag is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1201). Here, the customer waiting flag is a flag that is set to identify that the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in a customer waiting state.

If the customer waiting flag is ON, the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in a customer waiting state, and thus the processing is terminated as it is (Yes in S1201). On the other hand, if the customer waiting flag is OFF,
The game control unit 200 generates a customer waiting command and sets it in a predetermined storage area for the control command set in the RAM 203 (S1202), and turns on the customer waiting flag (S1203).
). The customer waiting command set in S1202 is transmitted to the effect control unit 300 by the output process shown in S506 of FIG. Note that the customer waiting flag stops the change in the special symbol,
This flag is set when there is no hold (see FIG. 10).

[Normal symbol processing by game control unit]
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the contents of the normal symbol processing in the symbol processing shown in S503 of FIG.
In this normal symbol processing, the normal symbol variation control unit 236 of the game control unit 200 first
It is checked whether or not the auxiliary game flag is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (
S1301). Here, the auxiliary game flag is a flag that is set when a normal symbol lottery is won. The state in which the auxiliary game flag is set is a state in which the electric tulip 123 is opened in accordance with the electric tulip process (FIG. 18) described later, and it is easy to win the second start port 122 (auxiliary game state).

When the auxiliary game flag is ON, since the auxiliary game state has already been reached and the normal symbol is stopped, the normal symbol processing is terminated without starting the normal symbol variation (S130).
1 is Yes). On the other hand, if the auxiliary game flag is OFF (No in S1301), then the normal symbol variation control unit 236 determines whether or not the current state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in the normal symbol variation (S1302). If the normal symbol is not changing (No in S1302), then the normal symbol variation control unit 236 determines whether the number G of the normal symbol remaining unchanged (see FIG. 9) is 1 or more (S1303). If the holding number G = 0 (No in S1303), it means that there is no winning for starting the normal symbol lottery, and therefore the processing is terminated without starting the normal symbol variation.

On the other hand, when the reserved number G is 1 or more (Yes in S1303), the normal symbol variation control unit 236 subtracts 1 from the value of the reserved number G (S1304). Then, the normal symbol determination unit 232
However, it is determined whether or not the normal symbol lottery is won by determining the winning random number value in the current normal symbol lottery (S1305). Whether or not the winner has been won is determined by determining whether or not the value of the winning random number acquired in S704 of FIG. 9 matches the value set as the winning value in a table or the like shown in FIG. It is determined. When a plurality of types of hits are set in the normal symbol lottery, for example, if the normal symbol determination unit 232 determines that a win is made in S1304, the normal symbol determination unit 232 next determines a random value (winning symbol random value) related to the win type Identify hit types.

Next, the normal symbol variation control unit 236 sets a normal symbol according to the result of the normal symbol lottery (S1306). That is, when the normal symbol lottery is won, a symbol representing the winning (hereinafter referred to as a winning symbol) is set as setting information in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203. On the other hand, if the normal symbol lottery is not won, the symbol (
In the following, the off symbol) is set as setting information in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203.

Next, the normal symbol variation control unit 236 sets the variation time of the normal symbol (S1307).
. This variation time is represented by S1104 and S1114 in FIG. 13 and S1 in FIG.
504, S1507, etc. are set based on the time reduction flag set in the process. That is,
If the hour / short flag is ON at the time of setting in S1307, a short time (eg, 1.5 seconds)
When the time reduction flag is OFF, it is set to a long time (for example, 4.0 seconds). After this setting, the normal symbol variation control unit 236, based on the setting content of S1307,
The normal symbol change in the normal symbol display 223 shown in a) and FIG. 3 is started (S13).
08). In addition, the fluctuation pattern of a normal symbol can also be determined by lottery. in this case,
For example, when the game ball passes through the gate 124, the random number acquisition unit 231 acquires the normal pattern fluctuation pattern random value, and the normal symbol fluctuation control unit 236 determines the normal symbol fluctuation pattern random value in S1307. Thus, the variation time is set.

After starting the change of the normal symbol in S1308 or when it is determined that the normal symbol is changing in S1302 (Yes in S1302), the normal symbol change control unit 236 determines whether or not the change time has passed (S1309). ). That is, it is determined whether or not the elapsed time from the start of the normal symbol variation in S1308 has reached the variation time set in S1307. If the fluctuation time has not elapsed (No in S1309), the normal symbol variation is continued, so that the normal symbol processing is ended as it is.

On the other hand, when the fluctuation time is over (Yes in S1309), the normal symbol fluctuation control unit 236 stops the fluctuation of the normal symbol in the normal symbol display unit 223 (S1310). Then, the normal symbol fluctuation control unit 236 determines whether or not the determination result of S1305 is a winning (S
1311). If it is a win (Yes in S1311), the auxiliary game flag is turned ON (S1312). On the other hand, if it is off (No in S1311), the normal symbol process is terminated without turning on the auxiliary game flag.

[Large winning mouth processing by game control unit]
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the contents of the special prize opening process in the electric accessory process shown in S504 of FIG.
In this special winning opening process, the special winning opening operation control unit 237 of the game control unit 200 first has
It is checked whether or not the winning game flag is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1401). If the winning game flag is OFF, there is no prize winning in the big prize opening 125, and the big prize opening process is terminated (No in S1401). On the other hand, when the winning game flag is ON (Yes in S1401), the special winning opening operation control unit 237 then displays the pachinko gaming machine 1.
It is determined whether 00 is in the middle of an opening operation in the operation control at the time of the big hit started in the stop process (FIG. 13) (S1402).

When the pachinko gaming machine 100 is opening (Yes in S1402), the next prize opening operation control unit 237 determines whether or not a predetermined time (opening time) for performing the opening operation has elapsed. (S1403). If the opening time has not elapsed, the opening operation at the special winning opening 125 is continued, and the special winning opening process is terminated (No in S1403). On the other hand, if the opening time has elapsed (S1403)
Next, the special prize opening operation control unit 237 performs the operation setting of the special prize opening 125 (S1).
404), the winning number C is initialized (C = 0) (S1405), and the value of the number R of rounds of operation of the big prize opening 125 is incremented by 1 from the current value (S1406), and the big prize opening 125 is activated. start(
Open) (S1407).

In the operation setting of S1404, the operation pattern of the special winning opening 125 and the number of rounds (operation round number) operated by the operation pattern are set. As the case where the big prize opening 125 is operated, there are a case where it is a big win per long or short in a special symbol lottery and a case where it is a small win. The operation pattern and the number of rounds are variously set according to the hit type. In the jackpot game, the operation of the winning prize opening 125 is performed a plurality of times (
Multiple rounds) are specified to be performed continuously. As an example, in the case of a long hit, for example, 15 rounds (15R) are operated, and 29.5 seconds are released once in one round.
In the case of a short hit, for example, 15 rounds (15R) are operated, and one round is performed once for 0.1 seconds. In the case of a small hit, for example, one round (1R) is operated, and 0.1 second is released 15 times in this round. Here, when the operation with short hits and the operation with small hits are compared in the above examples, both 0.1 seconds of opening is performed 15 times. In other words, the action of the big prize opening 125 that can be seen by the player is the same for the short win and the small win,
It is not possible to distinguish between short wins and small hits only from the operation of the big winning opening 125 on the game board 110.

As another example, 15 rounds (15R) are activated per long, 29.5 seconds are released once per round, 2 rounds (2R) are activated per short, and 0 are rounded per round. .9 seconds are opened twice, and with a small hit, one round (1R) is operated, and 0.9 seconds is opened twice in this round. In this case as well, when the operation with short hits and the operation with small hits are compared, both 0.9 seconds are released twice, and the action of the big prize opening 125 that can be seen by the player is in the case of short hits. It is the same in the case of small hit.

The law stipulates that the cumulative opening time of the special winning opening 125 must be set within 1.8 seconds for a small hit. On the other hand, in the case of a big hit (long hit or short win), the big winning opening 125 must be continuously opened a plurality of times. So, if you want to make it difficult to distinguish between small hits and short hits as described above,
For small wins, the winning prize opening 125 is within the range that the accumulated opening time in one operation is within 1.8 seconds.
Is set to open twice or more, and in the short win, the same number of rounds as the number of small hits is set.

Next, the special prize opening operation control unit 237 determines whether or not the opening time in the operation pattern set in S1404 has elapsed (S1408). If the open state at the big prize opening 125 has not passed the opening time (No in S1408), the big prize opening operation control unit 237 then sets the number C of winning prizes to the big prize opening 125 to a predetermined number (for example, 9). It is determined whether or not (S14).
09). If the opening time has not elapsed and the number C of winning prizes is less than the specified number, the operating state (open state) of the big winning opening 125 is continued, so the big winning opening process is terminated (S14).
09, No). On the other hand, whether the opening time has elapsed (Yes in S1408), or the number of winning prizes C
When the predetermined number is reached (Yes in S1409), the special prize opening operation control unit 237 finishes (closes) the special prize opening 125 (S1410).

Next, the prize winning opening operation control unit 237 determines that the round number R of the action of the prize winning opening 125 is S140.
It is determined whether or not the maximum value set in 4 has been reached (S1411). If the maximum value has not been reached, the remaining operations are performed, so that the big prize opening process is terminated (N in S1411).
o).

If the number R of rounds of operation of the big prize opening 125 has reached the maximum value (Yes in S1411)
Next, the special winning opening operation control unit 237 starts the ending operation (S1412). Here, the content of the ending operation corresponds to the state of the winning game flag among the ending operations set in the long hit game and the short hit game.
Thereafter, the special winning opening operation control unit 237 receives an ending command for performing an effect in the ending operation according to the winning game flag in the effect control unit 300 in the RAM 203.
Is set in a predetermined storage area for the control command set in (S1413). This ending command is transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process shown in S506 of FIG.

Next, the special winning opening operation control unit 237 resets the round number R of the operation of the special winning opening 125 to 0 (S1414), and then performs an ending operation in which an elapsed time from the start of the ending operation is set in advance. Determine whether the power time (ending time) has passed (
S1417). If the ending time has not elapsed, the ending operation is continued, and thus the big prize opening process is terminated (No in S1417). On the other hand, if the ending time has elapsed (Yes in S1417), the special winning opening operation control unit 237 then determines that the game control unit 20
After the game state setting process by 0 (S1418), the winning game flag is turned OFF,
The big prize opening process is terminated (S1419). The contents of the game state setting process will be described later.

When it is determined in S1402 that the pachinko gaming machine 100 is not opening (S1
Next, the special winning opening operation control unit 237 determines whether or not the ending is in progress (No in 402).
S1415). If it is ending (Yes in S1415), the above S1
The operation after 417 is executed.

On the other hand, if the pachinko gaming machine 100 is not ending (No in S1415),
Next, the special prize opening operation control unit 237 determines whether or not the special prize opening 125 is operating (opening) (
S1416). If it is not in operation (No in S1416), the operation after S1405 is executed. If it is in operation (Yes in S1416), the operation after S1408 is executed.
The effect performed in the small hit game described above is the same as the effect performed in the short hit game, and it is not possible to distinguish short hit and small hit from the effect.

[Game state setting process]
The game control unit 2 that is executed when the ending time has elapsed (Yes in S1417)
FIG. 17 shows the contents of the game state setting process (S1418) by 00.
When the game state setting process is performed, the winning game flag is set to ON in S1401 of FIG. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 17, the game control unit 200 first determines the type of the hit (S1501, S1502, S1503, S1506). These determinations can be made based on, for example, the type of symbol set as setting information in the RAM 203 in the jackpot determination process (FIG. 11). Since these determinations are substantially the same as S902, S903, and S905 in the jackpot determination process (FIG. 11), S902, S90
3. The determination result of S905 may be used.

If it is a small hit (Yes in S1501), the gaming state (internal state of the pachinko gaming machine 100) is not changed, so the gaming state setting process is terminated.
When the hit type is a jackpot of the low-probability short game state (No in S1501, S15
02, Yes in S1503), the game control unit 200 turns on the time reduction flag (S150).
4). Thereby, the setting of the gaming state in the RAM 203 becomes the low gaming state when the probability is low. Also,
The game control unit 200 sets an initial value of the lottery count J (S1505), and ends the game state setting process. The initial value of the lottery number J is 100 in the illustrated example. Therefore, if the lottery in the low probability short game state is performed 100 times, the low probability short game state is ended and the low probability short short game state is entered.

On the other hand, when the hit type is a jackpot in the low probability short-time non-game state (No in S1501)
, 1502 is Yes, and S1503 is No), the game control unit 200 ends the processing without turning on both the time reduction flag and the probability variation flag. Therefore, RA for games after this jackpot
The game state setting of M203 is a low probability and short no-game state.

When the winning type is a big hit in the high probability short-time gaming state (No in S1501, S1502, Yes in S1506), the game control unit 200 turns on the short-time flag (S1507).
), The initial value of the number of times of lottery J is set (S1508). In this case, the initial value of the lottery number J is
In the example shown, it is 10,000 times. In addition, the game control unit 200 turns on the probability change flag (
(S1509), an initial value of the number of times of lottery X is set (S1510). The initial value of the lottery number X is
In the example shown, it is 10,000 times. As a result, the setting of the gaming state in the RAM 203 becomes a high probability and short gaming state. If the lottery in the high probability short game state is performed 10,000 times, the high probability short game state is terminated and the low probability short short game state is entered.

On the other hand, when the hit type is a jackpot of the high probability short-time non-game state (S1501, S1
502, No in S1506), the game control unit 200 turns on only the probability change flag (S15).
09), an initial value (10000 times) of the lottery number X is set (S1510). This
The setting of the game state in the RAM 203 becomes a high probability short-time no-game state. Then, if the lottery in the high probability short-time non-game state is performed 10,000 times, the high-probability short-time non-game state is finished and the low-probability short-time non-game state is entered.

[Electric tulip processing by game control unit]
FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the contents of the electric tulip process in the electric accessory process shown in S504 of FIG.
In the electric tulip process, the electric tulip operation control unit 23 of the game control unit 200
8. First, it is checked whether or not the auxiliary game flag is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1601). When the auxiliary game flag is OFF, the electric tulip 12
Since 3 does not open, the electric tulip process is terminated (No in S1601). On the other hand, if the auxiliary game flag is ON (Yes in S1601), the electric tulip operation control unit 238 determines whether the electric tulip 123 is operating (S1602).

If the electric tulip 123 is not in operation (No in S1602), the electric tulip operation control unit 238 sets the operation pattern of the electric tulip 123 (S1603).
) The electric tulip 123 is operated with the set operation pattern (S1604). Here, the operation patterns are S1104 and S1114 in FIG. 13 and S150 in FIG.
4. Set based on the time reduction flag set in the processing such as S1507. For example, S16
When the time reduction flag is OFF when setting by 03, an operation pattern is set to open once with an opening time of 0.15 seconds, and when the time reduction flag is ON, an opening time of 1.80 seconds is set. An operating pattern that opens three times is set. Thus, normally, when the time reduction flag is ON (when it is in the time reduction state), the electric tulip 123 is opened a plurality of times for a long time, and the winning support that makes it easy to win the second start port 122 (electricity chewing support). Is done. A plurality of operation patterns (types of auxiliary games) of the electric tulip 123 when the time flag is ON or OFF are prepared, and the operation is performed according to the type determined in the normal symbol processing (see FIG. 15). You may comprise so that a pattern may be set.

When it is determined in S1602 that the electric tulip 123 is operating (Yes in S1602)
) Or after operating the electric tulip 123 in S1604, the electric tulip operation control unit 238 determines whether or not the opening time in the set operation pattern has elapsed (S1605). If the opening time has not elapsed, the operation state (open state) of the electric tulip 123 is continued, so the electric tulip process is terminated (No in S1605).
). On the other hand, if the opening time has elapsed (Yes in S1605), the electric tulip operation control unit 238 sets the auxiliary game flag to OFF and ends the electric tulip process (S1).
606).

[Random number judgment method]
Here, the determination method using random numbers performed in the jackpot determination process (FIG. 11), the variation pattern selection process (FIG. 12), the normal symbol process (FIG. 15), etc. will be described in detail.
FIG. 19 shows random numbers (used in the special symbol lottery and the normal symbol lottery in this embodiment (
It is a figure which shows the structural example of a determination table.
FIG. 19A shows a configuration example of jackpot random numbers used in the special symbol lottery, FIG. 19B shows a configuration example of jackpot random numbers used in the special symbol lottery, and FIG. 19C shows a special symbol lottery. A configuration example of reach random numbers used, and FIG. 19D show a configuration example of hit random numbers used in normal symbol lottery.

Referring to FIG. 19 (a), as a determination value of the jackpot random number, a jackpot in which the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 after the jackpot game becomes a low probability state (hereinafter, a jackpot in the low probability state) and a gaming state after the jackpot game Jackpot with high probability state (hereinafter, jackpot of high probability state)
2 types and small hits are set. The range of values of random numbers (big hit random numbers) is 300 from 0 to 299 in all cases. In the case of a special symbol lottery in a low probability state (a jackpot lottery), only one winning value is set, and the winning probability is 1/300. In the case of a special symbol lottery in a high probability state, 10 winning values are set, and the winning probability is 10/300 (= 1/30). That is, in the example shown in the figure, if the winning symbols 121 and 122 are won in the high probability state and the special symbol lottery is performed, the winning probability is 10 times that in the case where the special symbol lottery is performed in the low probability state. Further, three winning values are set regardless of the low probability state or the high probability state, and the winning probability is 3/300 (= 1/100).

Referring to FIG. 19B, five types of jackpot symbols are prepared: low probability symbol A, low probability symbol B, high probability symbol A, high probability symbol B, and latent probability symbol. Here, the low-probability symbol A and the low-probability symbol B are symbols representing a jackpot in a low-probability state, and among these, the low-probability symbol A is a long-spot (a jackpot in a low-probability gaming state) and a low-probability symbol. B represents a short win (a big hit in a low no-game state with a low probability). The high-probability symbol A and the high-probability symbol B are symbols that represent a jackpot of a high-probability state. Among these symbols, the high-probability symbol A is a long-spot (a jackpot for a high-probability short-time gaming state), and the high-probability symbol B is a short-spot Each win (a big hit with a high probability short and no game state) is represented. The latent symbol is a symbol representing that it is a big hit in a high probability short-time no-game state. Therefore, the high probability symbol B and the latent probability symbol have the same gaming state after the jackpot game, but the latent probability symbol is a condition for performing a latent effect that does not clearly notify the player that the probability state is high. Therefore, it is provided separately from the high probability symbol B. The range of values of random numbers (big hit symbol random numbers) is 250 from 0 to 249. In addition, in the jackpot symbol random number, winning values are set for each of the first start port 121 and the second start port 122 that trigger the special symbol lottery.

In the low probability pattern A, the first start port 121 and the second start port 122 both have a winning value of 3
Five values are assigned. Therefore, the probability of winning with the low probability symbol A when winning a jackpot is 35/250 (= 7/50).
In the low probability pattern B, both the first start port 121 and the second start port 122 are 1 as the winning value.
Five values are assigned. Therefore, when winning the jackpot, the probability of winning with the low probability symbol B is 15/250 (= 3/50).

In the high probability symbol A, 25 values are assigned as winning values when winning in the first start port 121. Therefore, if a special symbol lottery started by winning the first starting port 121 is won, the probability of winning with the high probability symbol A is 25 /
250 (= 1/10).
On the other hand, 175 values are assigned as winning values when winning at the second start port 122. Therefore, when winning a jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the second starting port 122, the probability of winning with the high probability symbol A is 175/250 (
= 7/10).

In the high-probability symbol B, 75 values are assigned as winning values when winning in the first start port 121. Therefore, the probability of winning with the high-probability symbol B in the special symbol lottery started by winning the first starting port 121 is 75 /
250 (= 3/10).
On the other hand, 25 values are assigned as winning values when winning at the second start port 122. Therefore, the probability of winning with the high-probability symbol B when winning a jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the second starting port 122 is 25/250 (= 1
/ 10).

In the latent symbol, 100 values are assigned as winning values when winning at the first start port 121. Therefore, the probability of winning with a latent symbol when winning a jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the first starting port 121 is 100/25.
0 (= 2/5).
On the other hand, the winning value in the latent symbol is not assigned to the second starting port 122, and when winning in the second starting port 122, it is not won in the latent symbol.

As described above, in the example shown in FIG. 19B, the jackpot when winning the first starting port 121 has a probability of becoming a jackpot (high probability symbol B, latent probability symbol) of the high probability short-time no-game state. high,
The jackpot when winning at the second start port 122 has a high probability of being a jackpot (high probability symbol A) in the high probability short-time gaming state. In this way, by making the winning probabilities of the jackpot types different when winning at the first start port 121 and when winning at the second start port 122, various game characteristics can be provided. In addition, the first start port 121 and the second in the game board 110
A game that is more aggressive to the player by devising the arrangement of the start port 122 so that it is easy to aim at either the first start port 121 or the second start port 122 in a specific state (mode). It is also possible to encourage participation.

Next, the determination of reach random numbers will be described.
Referring to FIG. 19 (c), the range of random number values is 250 from 0 to 249, and 22 random numbers are assigned to the lottery result (with reach) for performing the reach effect, so that the reach effect is not performed. 228 random numbers are assigned to the result (no reach). In other words, in the illustrated example, when a special symbol lottery is not won, a reach effect is performed with a probability of 22/250 (= 11/125). Here, the reach effect is an effect performed in the image display unit 114 when the special symbol changes. Hereinafter, the effect at the time of the special symbol change that does not perform the reach effect is referred to as an effect without reach, and the reach effect is also referred to as an effect with reach correspondingly.

In many cases, when the special symbol changes, the first special symbol display 221 and the second special symbol display 222 (hereinafter referred to as special symbol displays 221 and 222 if not distinguished from each other) are linked with display control. In the image display unit 114, an effect using a decorative design is performed. The decorative design is configured, for example, by displaying three rows of symbols composed of a number sequence in which numbers 1 to 9 are continuously written in the vertical direction. Then, at the same time when the special symbol display on the special symbol indicators 221 and 222 is started, the decorative symbol displayed on the image display unit 114 starts scrolling. In addition, at the same time that the special symbol is stopped and displayed, the decorative symbol is also stopped. Generally, when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit, three identical numbers are arranged on a straight line extending horizontally or diagonally in the stop display of the decorative symbol.

In the effect with reach, when scrolling the decorative symbols stops and each symbol is stopped and displayed, first, any two symbols (several sequences) are stopped first. At this time, the same number is stopped and displayed on a straight line extending horizontally or diagonally. Next, the last row gradually slows down the scroll speed, giving the player a sense of expectation that three identical numbers will be aligned on a straight line.
In such an effect with reach, there may be a so-called super reach effect in which various characters appear or a story develops before the last one column of scrolling stops.
On the other hand, in the non-reach effect, the design is stopped and displayed in a state where the same numbers are not aligned on a straight line extending horizontally or diagonally without producing an effect that gives the player a sense of expectation like the effect with reach.

As described above, the reach random number is used to determine whether to perform the effect with reach or the effect without reach in the image display unit 114 when the result of the determination of the jackpot random number is out of order. A reachable effect appears with a probability, so that the player is appropriately expected.
In addition, when a big win is won, a reachable effect is always performed, and finally the decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in a state where the same numbers are aligned on a straight line extending horizontally or diagonally. On the other hand, in the case of winning with a small win or a loss effect, the decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in a state where the same numbers are not aligned on the straight line.

Next, the determination of the winning random number used for the normal symbol lottery will be described.
Referring to FIG. 19 (d), the range of the random number value is 10 from 0 to 9, and the time reduction flag OF.
One value is assigned as the winning value at F, and nine values are assigned as the winning values at the time flag ON. Therefore, when the game ball passes through the gate 124 and the normal symbol lottery is performed in the timeless state, it is won with a probability of 1/10. On the other hand, if the game ball passes through the gate 124 and the normal symbol lottery is performed in the short-time state, the player wins with a probability of 9/10.
In addition, although not particularly illustrated, it is possible to set a plurality of hits with different contents of the auxiliary game (open pattern of the electric tulips 123) performed when it is determined that the normal symbol lottery is won. In this case, for example, the winning symbol random number for specifying the winning type in the normal symbol lottery is set in the same manner as the jackpot symbol random number for specifying the winning symbol type in the special symbol lottery (see FIG. 19B). And game control part 200 is random number acquisition part 23.
1, the random number value of the winning symbol random number is obtained together with the random number value of the winning random number in the gate switch process (see FIG. 9), and the normal symbol determining unit 234 specifies the winning type based on the acquired random number value. .
Note that the random number range, winning value ratio, and winning value shown in the configuration example of each random number in FIG. 19 are merely examples, and are not limited to the illustrated values.

[Setting example of fluctuation pattern]
Next, an example of setting a variation pattern used in the variation pattern selection process shown in FIG. 12 will be described.
FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a setting example of the variation pattern used in the variation pattern selection process illustrated in FIG.
In the example shown in FIG. 20, when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit (S1 in FIG. 12).
Three types of variation patterns A to C are set as variation patterns (in the case of Yes in 001). Also, six types of variation patterns D to I are set as variation patterns when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is out of place (in the case of No in S1001 in FIG. 12). The fluctuation time is 90 seconds for fluctuation pattern A, 60 seconds for fluctuation pattern B, 30 seconds for fluctuation pattern C,
The fluctuation pattern D is set to 60 seconds, the fluctuation pattern E is set to 30 seconds, the fluctuation pattern F is set to 15 seconds, the fluctuation pattern G is set to 13 seconds, the fluctuation pattern H is set to 7 seconds, and the fluctuation pattern I is set to 3 seconds. That is, the special symbol variation pattern determines the determination result in the special symbol lottery and the special symbol variation time.

Further, the variation patterns D to F are displayed when a reach effect is performed (Yes in S1004 in FIG. 12).
The variation patterns G to I are set as variation patterns to be selected when the reach effect is not performed (No in S1004 in FIG. 12). Since the reach effect is always performed when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit, the presence or absence of the reach effect is not referred to when the variation patterns A to C are selected.

Further, among the variation patterns G to I, when the variation pattern G has a holding number of 0, when the variation pattern H has one or two holding numbers, the variation pattern I has a holding number of three or four. It is set as a variation pattern that is selected for each of the individual patterns. That is, the average time of the special symbol variation is set to be shorter as the number of pending determinations in the special symbol lottery is larger.

The game control unit 200 determines whether or not the variation pattern random number value (see S604 and S610 in FIG. 8) acquired when the game ball wins the start openings 121 and 122, the determination result shown in the setting example in FIG. The variation pattern of the special symbol is determined based on conditions such as the number of holds. Then, the information of the determined variation pattern of the special symbol is included in the variation start command and is sent from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300. As will be described later, in the effect control unit 300, an effect corresponding to a change time specified based on information of a change pattern included in the change start command (executable during the change time) as an effect when the special symbol changes Is selected and executed.

Although not shown, the variation pattern A is selected at the highest rate among the variation patterns A to C selected when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit, and the variation at the next highest rate. It can be set so that the pattern B is selected and the variation pattern C is selected at the lowest rate.
In the example shown in FIG. 20, the case where the game ball wins the first start port 121 and the case where the game ball wins the second start port 122 are not distinguished, but the first start port 121 and the second start port It is also possible to vary the setting of the variation pattern depending on which of 122 is won.

[Control command configuration and transmission method]
Here, the configuration and transmission method of commands (effect control commands and setting commands) output from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300 will be described.
FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a command structure. FIG. 21A shows the data structure of the command, and FIG. 21B shows the structure of the command as a bit string.

As shown in FIG. 21A, the command output from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300 is composed of 2 bytes per command. This command is 1 as the first data part.
It consists of a “code part” of bytes and a “data part” of 1 byte as a second data part. In the “code part”, a code indicating a command type is described, and in the “data part”, data indicating a command value is described. This command is transmitted from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300 using asynchronous synchronization by one serial signal.

Since start-stop synchronization is used, a 1-bit start bit (indicated by “S” in the figure) is provided at the head of each of the “code part” and “data part” that constitutes the command, and is added at the end. Is provided with one end bit (indicated by “E” in the figure). Each of the “code part” and “data part” constituting the command is provided with one parity bit (bit indicated as “P” in the figure).

As shown in FIG. 21A, the “code part” and “data part” constituting the command are:
Both have a data size of 1 byte (8 bits). When transmitted, the “code portion” and the “data portion” are each provided with a start bit, an end bit, and a parity bit. Therefore, it is not easy for the effect control unit 300 that receives a command to identify whether the received data string is a “code part” or a “data part” of the command from the outline of the data string. Therefore, in this embodiment, “code part” and “
A flag for identifying the “data portion” is set. Specifically, the value of the specific portion of the 8-bit value constituting the “code portion” is different from the value of the portion corresponding to the specific portion of the “code portion” among the 8-bit values constituting the “data portion”. Like that.

In the example shown in FIG. 21B, the first 1 bit of each “code part” and “data part” is used as a flag. That is, in the 8-bit value constituting the “code part”, the first 1-bit value is “1”, and in the 8-bit value constituting the “data part”,
The value of the first 1 bit is set to “0”. Thereby, the production control unit 300 can identify whether the data string is a “code part” or a “data part” by examining the value of the first bit following the start bit of the received data string. The specific value of the flag is merely an example, and a value different from the above value may be used as long as the “code portion” and the “data portion” can be identified. In this embodiment, the “code part” and “data part” are each an 8-bit data string, but the same applies to other data sizes (a bits (a is an integer of 2 or more)). The “code part” and the “data part” can be identified by this method.

Here, since the value of the first 1 bit of the “code part” is specified as “1”, the range of values that the “code part” can take is 10000000B (= 80H) to 11111111B (
= FFH). Note that the letter “B” attached to each value indicates binary notation, and the letter “H” indicates hexadecimal notation. In addition, since the value of the first 1 bit of the “data part” is specified as “0”, the range of values that the “data part” can take is 00
There are 128 from 000000B (= 00H) to 01111111B (= 7FH). That is, according to the configuration shown in FIGS. 21A and 21B, 128 types of commands that can take 128 types of values can be set.

For example, a command for specifying a special symbol lottery stop symbol has a code value of 1110000.
0B (= E0H), the command specifying the variation pattern sets the code value to 11011000
B (= D8H), the command for specifying the number of holds has the code value 11100001B (= E
1H), the command for instructing the operation of the special winning opening 125 sets the code value to 11101010B (=
EAH), the command for specifying the stop symbol of the normal symbol lottery, the code value 111111
0B (= FAH), the command of operation instruction of the electric tulip 123 sets the code value to 11
1111011B (= FBH), a command for notifying an error has a code value of 111111.
By setting 10B (= FEH) or the like, the type of command can be specified by the code value. Also, a unique value such as 11100100B (= E4) can be set as a code for the command generated in the basic process shown in FIG. By associating these code values with the command storage areas 210 of the RAM 203 shown in FIG. 7B, the generated commands are stored in the command storage area 210 with which the commands are associated. The Rukoto.

By the way, in the pachinko gaming machine 100, many types of effects are executed according to the gaming state, the determination result of the special symbol lottery, and the like. Therefore, a large number of commands are prepared for the commands for effect control. In particular, the “data part” which is a value indicating the specific contents of the command is the above-mentioned 12
Eight may be insufficient (for example, a command specifying a variation pattern of a special symbol). On the other hand, the “code part” indicating the type of command is usually smaller than the above 128. Therefore, it is conceivable to use a part of the bit string of “code part” to describe the value of “data part”.

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a “code part” and a “data part” for describing a data value using a part of the “code part”. FIG. 22A shows an example of a bit string, and FIG.
) Indicates a possible range of data values.
For example, consider the case where the last 1 bit of the “code part” is used to describe the value of the “data part”. Hereinafter, each bit in the 8-bit bit string constituting the “code portion” and the “data portion” is referred to as a first bit to an eighth bit. Separately from the bit string that constitutes the “code part”, the code value that actually indicates the type of command is called the “code value”, and separately from the bit string that constitutes the “data part”, the actual command value is The indicated data value is referred to as a “data value”.
Then, as shown in FIG. 22A, the code value is the first of the bit strings of the “code part”.
The data value is described using all of the bit string of the “data part” (from the 1st bit to the 8th bit) and the 8th bit of the “code part”. The

With this configuration, the possible range of the code value is that the value of the first bit is specified as “1”, and the total size is 7 bits.
It is 64 up to 11111B (= 7FH). Also, the possible range of data values is the first
The 128 bits represented by the 8 bits of the “data part” whose bit value is specified as “0” and the 8th bit values “0” and “1” of the “code part” are combined into 256 pieces. is there. Therefore, it is possible to set a command having 256 kinds of values as data values. The specific range of the data value is specified as “0” in the first bit value of the “data portion”.
b>, as shown in 000000000000B (= 000H) to 001111111B (= 0
7FH), 100000000B (= 100H) to 10111111B (= 17FH)
It becomes.

According to another view, the method of describing a data value using a part of the above "code part" is "
This means that commands having two types of codes that differ only in the value of the eighth bit in the “code portion” are handled as the same type of command. For example, in the example in which the code value of the command for specifying the variation pattern is 11011000B (= D8H), if a method of describing a data value using a part of the “code part” is used, Value 1101100
Value 11011001B (= D9H) in which the value of the eighth bit of 0B (= D8H) becomes “1”
A command having “code part” as a value is also used as a command for specifying a variation pattern.

Note that the above configuration in the case where a data value is described using a part of the “code portion” is merely an example, and the specific number of bits and value are not limited to the above configuration example. For example, the data value may be described using the seventh bit and the eighth bit of the “code portion”. More generally, a data value is described using predetermined bits constituting the “code part” and bits constituting the “data part”, and using bits constituting the remaining part of the “code part”. A code value is described. The size of the “code part” and “data part” is a bit, and the size of data used to describe the data value in the “code part” is b bits (b is smaller than a-1 and is an integer of 1 or more). Then, the size of the data value is (a + b) bits.

Further, as a means for increasing the number of data values that can be handled, it is conceivable to increase the bit string of the “data part” describing the data value. For example, it is conceivable to prepare “data part 1” and “data part 2” as bit strings describing data values. In this case, if each bit string is 8 bits, a data value can be described by a bit string of 16 bits in total. If the second bit of the 8-bit bit string is used as a flag to identify “data part 1” and “data part 2”, for example, the first of “data part 1”
The bit and the second bit can be set to “00B”, and the first bit and the second bit of the “data portion 2” can be set to “01B”. The first bit has a value “0” as a flag for identifying the “code portion”. That is, in the case of such a data structure, “
The data value described in the “data part” including the “data part 1” and the “data part 2” is 16
The values of the first bit and the ninth bit of the bit string of bits are a value “0” representing the “data portion”. More generally, when a data value is described by a plurality of “data parts” of the same size, if the size of each “data part” is a bit, “data part” A value representing that is described.

With this configuration, the range of values that the “data part 1” can take is 00000000B (
= 00H) to 00111111B (= 3FH), and the range of values that can be taken by the “data part 2” is 01000000B (= 40H) to 01111111B (= 7F)
H) up to 64, so the total is 4096 (= 64 × 64). Here, the first bit is used as a flag for distinguishing between “code part” and “data part” (“data part 1” and “data part 2”), and “data part 1” and “data part” The second bit is used as a flag for identifying “2”, but a flag for identifying four types of bit strings may be set using the first and second bits. For example, the “code part” is the first, second
The value of the bit is “11B”, the “data part” is the value of the first and second bits “00B”, “0
One of “1B” and “10B” can be considered.

[Operation of production control unit]
Next, the operation of the effect control unit 300 will be described.
FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the operation of the effect control unit 300.
The operation of the effect control unit 300 includes a main process shown in FIG. 23 (a) and an interrupt process shown in FIG. 23 (b). Referring to FIG. 23 (a), the production control unit 300 first performs initial setting at startup (S1901), and after setting the cycle of the CTC (Counter / Timer Circuit) (S1902), according to the set cycle. While updating various random numbers used in the production control (S1903), interrupt processing is accepted.

The interrupt process is periodically performed according to the cycle set in S1902. FIG.
Referring to (b), in this interruption process, the effect control unit 300 is connected to the game control unit 20.
A command from 0 is received and command reception processing is performed (S1911). In this command reception process, the effect content (effect pattern) is selected. In addition, the effect control unit 300 performs effect button processing for accepting an operation of the effect button 161 and the like by the player (S19).
12). Thereafter, the effect control unit 300 performs a command transmission process of transmitting a command including information on the selected effect pattern to the image / sound control unit 310 and the lamp control unit 320 (S
1913). As a result, effects such as image display on the image display unit 114, sound output, operation of the movable accessory 115, light emission of the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 are performed.

[Command reception processing by the production control unit]
FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the contents of the command reception process (S1911 in FIG. 23B).
In this command reception process, the production control unit 300 first determines whether or not the received command is a command for increasing the number of holds (holding number increase command) (S2001).
This pending number increase command is set in the start port switch process shown in FIG. 8 in the game control unit 200 (S606, S612), and the output process (S506) shown in FIG.
The command transmitted to the production control unit 300.
If the received command is a command for increasing the number of holds (Yes in S2001), the effect control unit 300 adds 1 to the value of the number of holds held in the RAM 303 (S2002), and sets the value of the number of holds after the addition. The indicated hold number command is set in the RAM 303 (S2003).

If the received command is not a pending number increase command (No in S2001), or S2
When the command is received after the 003 hold number increase command is set, the effect control unit 300 determines whether or not the received command is a change start command (S2004). This variation start command is a command set in the special symbol process shown in FIG. 10 in the game control unit 200 (S811) and transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process (S506) shown in FIG. is there.
When the received command is a change start command (Yes in S2004), the effect control unit 300 executes an effect selection process (S2005). When a change start command is received, a random number value for effect control used in the effect selection process is acquired. This random value is a random value that is periodically updated in S1903 of the main process shown in FIG. Details of the effect selection process will be described later.

When the received command is not a change start command (No in S2001 and S2004)
), Or when the command is received after the performance selection process of S2005, the performance control unit 3
In 00, it is determined whether or not the received command is a fluctuation stop command (S2006). This variation stop command is a command set in the special symbol process shown in FIG. 10 in the game control unit 200 (S814) and transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process (S506) shown in FIG. is there.
When the received command is a change stop command (Yes in S2006), the effect control unit 300 executes a process during end of change effect (S2007). Details of the process during the end of the variation effect will be described later.

When the received command is not a change start command or a change stop command (S2001)
, S2004 and S2006, No), or when the command is received after the execution of the variable effect end process of S2007, the effect control unit 300 determines whether or not the received command is an opening command for starting the opening in the jackpot effect. Judgment (S200
8). This opening command is set in the stop process shown in FIG.
1118), a command transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process (S506) shown in FIG.
When the received command is an opening command (Yes in S2008), the effect control unit 300 executes a hit effect selection process (S2009). Further, when the opening command is received, a random value for effect control used in the hit effect selection process may be acquired. This random value is obtained in step S1903 of the main process shown in FIG.
It is a random value that is updated periodically at. Details of the winning effect selection process will be described later.

When the received command is not a fluctuation start command, a fluctuation stop command, or an opening command (No in S2001, S2004, S2006, and S2008), or S
When the command is received after the execution of the winning effect selection process in 2009, the effect control unit 300 determines whether or not the received command is an ending command for starting the ending in the jackpot effect (S2010). This ending command is set in the special winning opening process shown in FIG. 16 (S1413), and the output process (S50 shown in FIG. 7-1).
The command transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in 6).
When the received command is an ending command (Yes in S2010), the effect control unit 300 executes an ending effect selection process (S2011). Further, when an ending command is received, a random number value for effect control used in the ending effect selection process may be acquired. This random value is a random value that is periodically updated in S1903 of the main process shown in FIG. Details of the ending effect selection process will be described later.

When the received command is not a fluctuation start command, a fluctuation stop command, an opening command, or an ending command (S2001, S2004, S2006, S2008)
If the command is received after the end of the ending effect selection process in S2011, the effect control unit 300 next executes a customer waiting command receiving process for the received command to shift to the customer waiting state. (S2012). Details of the customer waiting command reception process will be described later.

FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a setting example of the mode flag.
When an effect is performed by the effect control unit 300, various effect patterns are selected and executed based on the set effect mode. This effect mode is determined by a mode flag set in the RAM 303. Here, the mode flag is set to any value from 0 to 4, and five types of effect modes from A mode to E mode are assigned to each mode flag. The mode flag is set according to the lottery result of the special symbol lottery or the number of lotteries of the special symbol lottery.

Mode flag 1 for jackpot of high probability symbol A, mode flag 2 for jackpot of low probability symbol A, mode flag 3 for jackpot of high probability symbol B and low probability symbol B, jackpot of latent symbol symbol and A mode flag 4 is assigned to each small hit. Here, the types of these symbols are the same as those shown in FIG. No mode flag 0 is assigned to any of them. In mode flags 1 to 4, mode flag 0 is set by executing special symbol lottery a predetermined number of times.
Furthermore, in the example shown in FIG. 25, the parameter M (M value) used in the process during the end of the variation effect.
Are set individually for each mode except the A mode. As will be described later, the value of the parameter M undergoes special symbol variation, and is decremented by 1 each time it stops.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the contents of the effect selection process (S2005) of FIG.
In this effect selection process, the effect control unit 300 first analyzes the received variation start command (S2201). Further, the effect control unit 300 refers to the current mode flag of the pachinko gaming machine 100 from the setting of the RAM 303 (S2202), and subtracts 1 from the value of the number of holds held in the RAM 303 (S2203). Then, the effect control unit 300 is based on various setting information (information about jackpot type, gaming state after jackpot game, variation pattern, etc.) obtained from the analysis result of the change start command and the effect mode determined by the mode flag. ,
In the effect mode, an effect pattern (fluctuation effect pattern) of symbol variation by an image displayed on the image display unit 114 is selected (S2204). Finally, the effect control unit 300 reads image data and sound data used for the effect by the selected effect pattern from the ROM 302,
Along with these data, a change production start command for instructing the start of execution of the selected production is RA
Set to M303 and finish the effect selection process (S2205).

In the design variation effect pattern selection process in S2204, the effect mode, the variation pattern, and the effect random number (one of the random numbers updated in S1903 in FIG. 23, and the effect random number value is acquired when the variation start command is received. ) And the production pattern is determined.
Based on the effect pattern determined here, the decorative symbol variation display, the background effect, and the notice effect are determined. Note that the decorative symbol variation display means the first special symbol indicator 221 or the second symbol.
This is an effect display performed by the image display unit 114 in accordance with the variation display of the special symbol performed by the special symbol display 222. In this variable display of decorative symbols, a reach effect or the like is executed.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the contents of the changing effect end process (S2007) of FIG.
In this variation effect end process, the effect control unit 300 first analyzes the received variation stop command (S2301). Further, the effect control unit 300 refers to the current mode flag of the pachinko gaming machine 100 from the setting of the RAM 303 (S2302). Then, the production control unit 300 determines whether or not the lottery result of the special symbol lottery is based on the information indicating the type of the symbol when the special symbol variation obtained from the analysis result of the variation stop command is stopped (big hit or small hit). It is determined whether or not (S2303). If it is any hit (Yes in S2303)
), The mode flag set in the RAM 303 is changed based on the setting example shown in FIG. 25 according to the hit type (S2304).

On the other hand, if the lottery result of the special symbol lottery is not successful (No in S2303), the effect control unit 300 next checks whether or not the value of the mode flag is 0 (S2305). Mode flag is 0
If not (No in S2305), the effect control unit 300 subtracts 1 from the parameter M (S2).
306), it is checked whether or not the value of M has become 0 (S2307). That is, parameter M
The value of is subtracted by 1 each time a change stop command is received (that is, every time special symbol change stops), unless it is 0 when the change stop command is received. If the value of M becomes 0 (Yes in S2307), the effect control unit 300 sets the mode flag to 0 (S2308).

If the mode flag is 0 in S2305 (Yes in S2305), if the value of the parameter M is not 0 in S2307 (No in S2307), or after setting the mode flag to 0 in S2308, or in S2304 After changing the mode flag, the effect control unit 300 outputs a change effect end command for instructing the end of the effect of symbol change to the RAM 30.
3 is set, and the process during the end of the variation effect is ended (S2309). Here, referring to FIG. 25, when the mode flag is changed in S <b> 2304, the effect mode after the end of the change effect is an effect mode corresponding to the winning type. When the mode flag is 0 in S2305 and when the mode flag is set to 0 in S2308, the effect mode after the end of the change effect is the A mode. If the value of the parameter M has not become 0 in S2307, the previous production mode is continued.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the contents of the hit effect selection process (S2009) of FIG.
In this winning effect selection process, the effect control unit 300 first analyzes the received opening command (S2401), and selects an effect pattern (winning effect pattern) according to the contents of the effect mode based on the mode flag (S2402). . And the production control unit 300
The ROM 30 stores image data and sound data used for production by the selected production pattern.
The winning effect start command for designating the selected effect is set in the RAM 303 together with these data, and the winning effect selection process is terminated (S2403). As a result, the performance during the big hit is determined. Selection of winning effect pattern (S2402)
The determination based on the random value acquired when the command is received may be performed.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing the contents of the ending effect selection process (S2011) of FIG.
In this ending effect selection process, the effect control unit 300 first analyzes the received ending command (S2501), and selects an effect pattern (ending effect pattern) according to the contents of the effect mode based on the mode flag (S2502). . Then, the effect control unit 300 reads out image data and sound data used for the effect by the selected effect pattern from the ROM 302, and sets an ending effect start command for instructing the selected effect in the RAM 303 together with these data. The effect selection process is terminated (S2503). In the selection of the ending effect pattern (S2502), the determination based on the random value acquired when the command is received may be performed.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing the contents of the customer waiting command reception process (S2012) of FIG.
The effect control unit 300 determines whether or not a customer waiting command for shifting to the customer waiting state has been received (S2601). When the customer waiting command is received (Yes in S2601), the effect control unit 300 starts measuring the elapsed time (S2602), and turns on the measurement flag held in the RAM 303 (S2603). On the other hand, when the received command is not a customer waiting command (No in S2601), the effect control unit 300 determines whether or not the measurement flag held in the RAM 303 is ON (S2604). Measurement flag is OFF
If so (No in S2604), the customer waiting command reception process is terminated.

If the measurement flag is ON (Yes in S2604 or after ON in S2603)
Next, the effect control unit 300 determines whether or not the measurement time has reached a predetermined time-up time (S2605). If the time is not up (No in S2605),
The customer waiting command reception process is terminated. On the other hand, if the time is up (Yes in S2605)
The production control unit 300 turns off the measurement flag held in the RAM 303 (S2).
606), a customer waiting effect command for performing the customer waiting effect is set in the RAM 303, and the customer waiting command reception process is terminated (S2607).

When the command reception process is completed as described above, the RAM 303 is set with any one of a variation effect start command, a variation effect end command, a hit effect start command, an ending effect start command, and a customer waiting effect command.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing the contents of the effect button process (S1912 in FIG. 23B).
In this effect button process, the effect control unit 300 first produces an effect button 16 by the player.
It is determined whether or not the first operating means has been operated (S2701). Here, the operation of the operation means includes turning on the effect button 161 and turning it on when the center key and the surrounding keys of the effect key 162 are pressed. In addition, when an operation device other than the effect button 161 and the effect key 162 such as a touch panel is provided in the pachinko gaming machine 100, this includes detecting the operation of the device. The effect control unit 300 receives an operation signal from the controller of these devices and detects that an operation has been performed.

If the operation means such as the effect button 161 is operated (Yes in S2701), the effect control unit 300 sets an effect button command including information indicating the operation content of the operation means in the RAM 303, and ends the effect button process. (S2702).

Thereafter, the effect control unit 300 performs the command transmission process (S1913) of FIG. 23B, and the command set in the RAM 303 by the command reception process and the effect button process described above is displayed in the image / sound control unit 310 and the lamp. It transmits to the control part 320. Then, the image / acoustic control unit 310 and the lamp control unit 320 are based on the received command and the image display unit 11.
4 controls the image display on 4, the sound output, the operation of the movable accessory 115, the light emission of the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157, etc., and the set effect is executed.

[Advance notice based on prior judgment]
Next, a notice effect based on prior determination according to the present embodiment will be described.
In the present embodiment, as described with reference to FIG. 8, the game ball is won at the first start port 121 (see FIG. 1) and the first start port switch 211 (see FIG. 3) is turned on. And a second starting port switch 212 (see FIG. 3) when a game ball wins the second starting port 122 (see FIG. 1).
Is turned ON, the special symbol determination unit 234 and the variation pattern selection unit 2 when the symbol is varied
Prior to the determination by 35 (see S808 and S809 in FIG. 10), a preliminary determination (prefetching) of the lottery result of the special symbol lottery is performed (see S605 and S611 in FIG. 8).

Further, in the present embodiment, based on the result of the above prior determination, a notice effect (suggest effect) for indicating the determination result to the player is performed. This notice effect is executed at the time of a symbol change for another winning ball that is performed prior to a symbol change for the winning ball (holding ball) for which a prior determination has been made.
In the present embodiment, the holding ball has one start port (the first start port 121 or the second start port 122).
) Is the upper limit (see FIG. 8). In addition, priority is given to the digestion of the reserved balls in the second start port 122. In this case, for example, when a preliminary determination is made for the reserved ball with the second start port 122, the maximum variation including the current variation (referred to as the variation) is included before the symbol variation for the reserved ball is performed. Thus, the symbol variation for the four winning balls is performed.
In a notice effect related to a reserved ball for which a prior determination has been made, if multiple symbol changes are made before the symbol change for the reserved ball, even if a notice effect that spans the multiple symbol changes is performed good.

[Configuration of the RAM of the Game Control Unit and the RAM of the Production Control Unit for Performing the Advance Effect]
In order to execute such a notice effect based on the prior determination, the RAM 203 of the game control unit 200 and the RAM 303 of the effect control unit 300 in the present embodiment have the following configurations.
FIG. 32 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example as a storage unit related to the prior determination of the RAM 203 (see FIG. 3) of the game control unit 200 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 32A is a block diagram showing the configuration of the storage area 204, and FIG. 32B is a block diagram showing the configuration of each storage unit shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 32A, the RAM 203 includes a storage area 204 as a special symbol holding storage area for storing the jackpot random number acquired by the jackpot random number lottery. This storage area 204 has eight storage units corresponding to the maximum number of reservations of the first start port 121 and the number of reservations of the second start port 122 (when the upper limit value of each reservation number is 4). . More specifically, the storage area 204 includes a first storage unit 204a, a second storage unit 204b, a third storage unit 204c,
Storage unit 204d, fifth storage unit 204e, sixth storage unit 204f, seventh storage unit 204g, eighth
A storage unit 204h is included.

Further, as shown in FIG. 32 (b), each of these storage units 204a to 204h includes an area for storing the number of fluctuations N when winning the jackpot, and a winning start port (first start port 121).
Or an area in which information indicating the second start port 122) is stored. Each of the storage units 204a to 204h includes an area for storing the acquired jackpot random number, an area for storing a design random number, and an area for storing a reach random number. That is, the storage unit 204
A jackpot random number, a design random number, and a reach random number are stored in each of a to 204h. In addition, each of the storage units 204a to 204h has an area for storing prior determination information. The advance determination information is information obtained by the advance determination process (see S605 and S611 in FIG. 8) based on each random number. The content of the prior determination information is the same as the information obtained as various determination results in the special symbol processing (see FIG. 10), and specifically, the hit type (big hit, small hit, off) and big hit In this case, the type of jackpot and the content of the production are information for indicating whether the production is a reachable production or a non-reach production.

Here, each random number is stored in order from the first storage unit 204a. More specifically, for example, when no random number is stored in any of the first storage unit 204a to the eighth storage unit 204h, the acquired random number is stored in the first storage unit 204a. Further, for example, when random numbers are already stored in the first storage unit 204a to the fourth storage unit 204d,
The acquired random number is stored in the fifth storage unit 204e.

FIG. 33 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example as a storage unit related to the prior determination of the RAM 303 (see FIG. 3) of the effect control unit 300 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 33A is a block diagram showing the configuration of the reserved storage areas 305 and 306, and FIG. 33B is a block diagram showing the configuration of each storage unit shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 33 (a), the RAM 303 includes a first hold storage area 305 and a second hold storage area 306 as a hold status storage area for storing a status where a hold ball is held. The first reserved storage area 305 and the second reserved storage area 306 are provided in the first start port 12.
This corresponds to a hold for winning 1 and a hold for winning to the second start port 122, and each has four storage units. Specifically, the first reserved storage area 305 is the first
It has a storage unit 305a, a second storage unit 305b, a third storage unit 305c, and a fourth storage unit 305d. The second reserved storage area 306 includes a first storage unit 306a, a second storage unit 306b,
A third storage unit 306c and a fourth storage unit 306d are provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 33B, these storage units 305a to 305d and 306a to 3
Each of 06d has a hold flag storage area for turning ON / OFF the hold flag, and a notification flag O
And an N / OFF notification flag storage area. The hold flag is stored in each storage unit 305a.
It is a flag for identifying the presence or absence of a holding ball for each of ˜305d and 306a to 306d. That is, for example, when the number of holds due to winning at the first start port 121 is 3, the hold flag is ON in the three hold flag storage areas of the first to third storage units 305a, 305b, and 305c.
It becomes. The notification flag is a flag for identifying the presence / absence of a notification command of a pre-read result to be described later for each reserved ball. That is, for example, when a pre-determination process (see S605 and S611 in FIG. 8 and FIG. 34 described later) is performed on the above-described three reserved balls and a notification command is set for the third reserved ball, The notification flag is turned on in the notification flag storage area of the storage unit 305c.

That is, the RAM 203 and the RAM 303 are the game control unit 200 and the effect control unit 3.
At 00, the storage ball functions as a storage ball information storage unit that stores information including the result of prior determination (holding ball information). The game control unit 200 is a lottery unit that performs a special symbol lottery, and is a preliminary determination unit that performs a preliminary determination process. The effect control unit 300 is an effect control unit that performs a notice effect for giving a notice (improvement) of a preliminary determination result.

[Preliminary judgment processing]
Next, the prior determination process (see S605 and S611 in FIG. 8) will be described in detail.
First, a determination method using random numbers in the prior determination process will be described.
FIG. 34 is a diagram showing a configuration example of random numbers used in the prior determination process in the present embodiment. Fig. 34 (a) shows a configuration example of a jackpot random number in the pre-determination process, Fig. 34 (b) shows a configuration example of a jackpot symbol random number in the pre-determination process, and Fig. 34 (c) shows a reach in the pre-determination process. A configuration example of random numbers is shown respectively.

Referring to FIG. 34A, the jackpot random number in the prior determination process has the same configuration as the jackpot random number in the jackpot determination process shown in FIG. In other words, two types of game states of the pachinko gaming machine 100 are set: a jackpot with a low probability state and a jackpot with a high probability state. The range of random number values is 300 from 0 to 299 in all cases. The winning probability in the pre-judgment is 1/300 in the low probability state and 10/300 (= 1/300 in the high probability state.
30).
In addition, the determination as to whether or not a small hit is made when there is a shift in the special symbol lottery is also shown in FIG.
The configuration is the same as the random number shown in FIG. That is, the winning probability per small is 3/300 (= 1/100) regardless of the low probability state or the high probability state.

Referring to FIG. 34B, the jackpot symbol random number in the prior determination process has the same configuration as the jackpot symbol random number in the jackpot determination process shown in FIG. That is,
As a type of jackpot based on a special design triggered by winning the first starting port 121,
Five types of jackpots are prepared: a jackpot of low probability symbol A, a jackpot of low probability symbol B, a jackpot of high probability symbol A, a jackpot of high probability symbol B, and a jackpot of latent probability symbol. The second start port 12
4 types of jackpots based on special symbols triggered by winning 2 are: jackpot of low probability symbol A, jackpot of low probability symbol B, jackpot of high probability symbol A, jackpot of high probability symbol B Has been.

The range of the random number value is 0 to any of the first start port 121 and the second start port 122 when winning.
250 of 249. In addition, for the high probability symbol A and the high probability symbol B, different winning values are set depending on whether the first starting port 121 is won or the second starting port 122 is won, and the winning probabilities are different. .

Referring to FIG. 34 (c), the reach random number in the prior determination process has the same configuration as the reach random number in the variation pattern selection process shown in FIG. 19 (c). That is, the range of random numbers is 250 from 0 to 249, and 22 random numbers are assigned to the lottery result (with reach) for performing the reach effect, and 228 for the lottery result (without reach) for the reach effect. Random number values are assigned. Therefore, when the special symbol lottery is not a big hit, it is determined by the prior determination that the reach effect is performed with a probability of 8.8 / 100 (= 22/250).

[Preliminary judgment processing by game control unit]
FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing the contents of the pre-determination process (S605 and S611 in FIG. 8) according to the present embodiment.
In the flowchart shown in FIG. 35, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the internal state is a high probability state (S3101). If it is determined that the internal state is a high probability state (Yes in S3101), the start port switch process (FIG. 8). It is determined how many times the jackpot lottery right acquired in (see) corresponds to the right of the jackpot lottery after the current high probability state is shifted.

In other words, when the winning of the jackpot that the gaming state after the jackpot game becomes a high probability state (in the example shown in FIG. 34B, the jackpot of the high probability symbol A and the jackpot of the high probability symbol B) is confirmed, the jackpot is won. The number N of fluctuations at that time is set to the reference number M. For example, power on
In the case of winning the jackpot of the high probability symbol A by the 200th jackpot lottery (special symbol variation display), the data “200” is stored in the RAM 203, and the internal state is accordingly high. It becomes short game state at the time of probability. Therefore, after turning on the power, 2
The jackpot lottery held at the 01st time corresponds to the first jackpot lottery after shifting to the high probability short-time gaming state, and similarly, the jackpot lottery held at the 210th time becomes the high-probability time-short gaming state. This is equivalent to the tenth big hit lottery since the transition. in this way,
It is calculated what number of jackpot lotteries the right of the jackpot lottery acquired by the start opening switch process (see FIG. 8) corresponds to after shifting to the high probability short-time gaming state. Specifically, the game control unit 200 obtains the calculated value Z by subtracting the reference number M from the variation number N (S3102).

Then, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the calculated value Z is equal to or less than the predetermined number X (S
3103). The predetermined number of times X here means a hit determination table for a high probability state (
This is the upper limit number of times that the jackpot random number is determined based on FIG.
Here, for example, if the winning state where the gaming state after the jackpot game becomes the high probability short-time gaming state is won, then the jackpot random number is determined based on the hit determination table for the high probability state with the upper limit being 100 times. Think about the case. In this case, the predetermined number of times X is set to 100, and it is determined whether or not the calculation value Z is 100 or less.
That is, whether the jackpot random number acquired by the start switch processing (see FIG. 8) is determined based on the hit determination table for the high probability state, or for the low probability state when the high probability short-time gaming state ends. It is determined here whether the determination is made based on the winning determination table (see FIG. 34A).

For example, suppose that the winning jackpot of the high-probability symbol A (the long win that becomes the short game state at the high probability) is won by the 200th jackpot lottery (number of fluctuations N = 200) after the power is turned on.
Thereafter, 98 jackpot lotteries were performed after entering the high-probability short-lived gaming state, and in a situation where the jackpot has not been won yet, the number of changes N = 299 hold A, the number of changes N = 300 hold B, Assume that the hold C with the number of fluctuations N = 301 is stored in the RAM 203. At this time, since the reference number M = 200 is set, the hold A is the calculated value Z = 99, the hold B is the calculated value Z = 100, and the hold C is the calculated value Z = 101. Therefore, hold A and hold B are determined as “YES” in S3103, and hold C is determined as “NO” in S3103.
In this way, the processing in S3102 and S3103 is not the current internal state,
It is possible to make a jackpot determination based on the internal state at the time of special symbol processing. Therefore, an accurate determination result can be derived even when the gaming state changes from the high probability state to the low probability state.

When the game control unit 200 determines that the calculated value Z is equal to or less than the predetermined number X (Y in S3103)
es) Next, it is determined whether or not prior determination information related to “big hit” for changing the internal state after the jackpot game to a low probability state is stored before the start port switch process (see FIG. 8) is started. (S3104). This is because if such a holding ball is put on hold first, the gaming state becomes a low probability state when digesting the holding ball put on hold in the start port switch process (see FIG. 8). It is.
Therefore, when it is determined No in S3104, the hit determination table for the high probability state is selected (S3106), and when it is determined Yes in S3104, the hit determination table for the low probability state is selected. (S3107).

On the other hand, when the current gaming state is a low probability state (No in S3101), or when it is determined that the calculated value Z exceeds the predetermined number X even if the current gaming state is a high probability state (S310).
In step 3), the following processing is performed. That is, the game control unit 200 includes the RAM 203
Whether or not prior determination information related to the jackpot for changing the gaming state after the jackpot game to the high probability state is stored in the storage area 204 (see FIG. 32) before the start port switch process (see FIG. 8) is started. Is determined (S3105). For example, S6 of the start port switch process (see FIG. 8)
In 05, when the random number is stored in the sixth storage unit 204f (see FIG. 32) of the storage area 204, the jackpot that becomes a high probability state in the first storage unit 204a to the fifth storage unit 204e (see FIG. 32). It is determined whether or not prior determination information related to any one of them is stored. That is, it is determined whether there is a reserve ball that is digested earlier than the currently generated reserve ball in the start port switch process (see FIG. 8), which changes the internal state to the high probability state. This is because if such a holding ball exists first, the internal state becomes a high probability state when digesting the holding ball generated this time in the start port switch process.
Therefore, when it is determined No in S3105, the hit determination table for the low probability state is selected (S3107), and when it is determined Yes, the hit determination table for the high probability state is selected (S3106). ).

Although not shown in detail, in S3104 and S3105, the storage area 204 includes a jackpot for changing the gaming state after the jackpot game to a high probability state and a jackpot for changing the gaming state after the jackpot game to a low probability state. When stored in (see FIG. 32), the game control unit 200 makes the above determination (S3104, S3105) based on the prior determination information relating to the reserved ball to be digested later among these two jackpots. Do.

As described above, the processing of S3104 and S3105 makes it possible to determine the jackpot based on the internal state during the special symbol processing. Therefore, even when the internal state changes from the high probability state to the low probability state, or when the internal state changes from the low probability state to the high probability state, an accurate prior determination result can be derived.

Thereafter, the game control unit 200 determines each random number based on the selected determination table (S3108), and stores the determination result in the storage area 204 (see FIG. 32) as prior determination information (S3109). Then, it is determined whether or not the determination result is a big hit or a small win (S3110).
s), the game control unit 200 sets a pre-read result notification command (simply described as a notification command in the figure) in a predetermined storage area for the control command set in the RAM 203 (S311).
1) The pre-determination process ends. If the determination result in S3110 is out of place (No in S3110), the game control unit 200 sets the normal command in the predetermined storage area for the control command set in the RAM 203 (S3112), The pre-determination process ends. The normal command is a command for displaying only the number of holds without notifying the result of the prior determination (prefetching) in a hold display effect described later. These set commands are
It is included in the pending number increase command (see S606 and S612 in FIG. 8), and is transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process (see S506 in FIG. 7-1).

It is also conceivable to employ control not shown in FIG. 35 in the prior determination process. For example, if it is out of place (No in S3110), it is determined whether or not a reach effect is performed during the change, and a reach command is set when it is determined that a reach effect is performed. good. Further, when it is determined in advance that it is a big hit (S311)
(Yes in 0), the jackpot type may be determined in advance.

[Preliminary production by production control unit]
In the pachinko gaming machine 100, when a game ball wins further to the starting port during a special symbol change and a holding ball is generated, the first special symbol hold display on the display 130 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). Vessel 2
18 and the second special symbol hold indicator 219 display according to the number of holds. Also,
In addition to the display by the display 130, there is a pachinko gaming machine 100 that performs an effect (holding display effect) for displaying information (presence / absence, number of reservations, etc.) regarding the reserved ball on the image display unit 114 as a part of the effect display. . Furthermore, when a preliminary determination is made regarding the holding ball as described above, a notice effect that informs or suggests the determination result can be performed. In order to perform this notice effect, the effect control unit 300 performs the notification command reception process.

As described above, the notification command and the normal command are sent from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300 in the pending number increase command. Therefore, in the command reception process (see S1911 in FIG. 23B and FIG. 24), when the pending number increase command is received, the production control unit 300 sets the pending number addition and the pending number command (S2001 to S2001).
In addition, the notification command or the normal command is extracted from the pending number increase command and stored in the RAM 303.

[Notification command acceptance processing]
FIG. 36 is a flowchart showing the contents of notification command reception processing by the effect control unit 300.
After the processing at the time of reception of the above-described hold number increase command, the effect control unit 300 determines whether or not a notification command extracted from the hold number increase command is stored in the RAM 303 (S
3201). When it is determined that the notification command is stored (Yes in S3201), the effect control unit 300 stores the storage areas (first to fourth storage units 305a to 305d and first to fourth storage units) corresponding to the current reserved ball in the RAM 303. 306a to 306d)
Turn on the hold flag and the notification flag. When a normal command is extracted from the hold number increase command instead of the notification command, only the hold flag is turned ON (S3202). If the notification command is not stored (No in S3201), the notification command reception process is terminated.

Next, the effect control unit 300 determines whether the notification flag is ON in any of the first to fourth storage units 305a to 305d and the first to fourth storage units 306a to 306d of the RAM 303 (S3203). ). When it is determined that the notification flag is ON in any of the storage units 305a to 305d and 306a to 306d (Yes in S3203),
Next, the effect control unit 300 determines whether or not the variation time T is greater than the predetermined value K (S32).
04). If it is determined that the variation time T is greater than the predetermined value K (Yes in S3204), a notification effect command for performing a notice effect (notification effect) is set (S32).
05), the notification command receiving process is terminated.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the notification flag is not ON in any of the first to fourth storage units 305a to 305d and the first to fourth storage units 306a to 306d (No in S3203).
When it is determined that the variation time T is equal to or less than the predetermined value K (No in S3204), the effect control unit 300 sets a normal effect command for performing a normal effect that does not notify the prefetch result (S3206), and the notification command The acceptance process ends.

Note that these commands are for informing the player of the number of holds in the effect control process, and individual information for each hold ball (whether the hold ball is the first start port 121 or the second start port 122) , And the number of the holding ball at each starting port). In addition, the notification effect commands include first to fourth storage units 305a to 305d and first to fourth storage units 306a to 306.
Information on which of d is the notification flag is also included.

More specifically, the variation time T here is a time during which the special symbol is varied by the jackpot determination process (see FIG. 11), and can also be referred to as a variation time related to the variation. Further, the predetermined value K is a value larger than the time (scale) necessary for performing the notice effect. For example, when the scale of the notice effect to be executed is 3 seconds, a value of 4 seconds may be adopted as the predetermined value K. This is because the notice effect cannot be performed during the symbol change unless the fluctuation time T is longer than the scale of the notice effect to be executed. Accordingly, the first to fourth storage units 305
a to 305d and any one of the first to fourth storage units 306a to 306d have the notification flag set to O
Even in the case of N, when the variation time T is equal to or less than the predetermined value K, the normal effect command is set instead of the notification effect command (S3203, S3204, S3206).
reference).

The variation time T is not necessarily the variation time of one special symbol (one winning ball (holding ball))
It is not limited to the time when the special symbol related to change is performed. That is, as the fluctuation time T, a time during which the symbol fluctuation is performed a plurality of times (two or three times when the upper limit of the number of holdings is four) can be set. In other words, the time obtained by adding a plurality of fluctuation times is the value of T.
In this case, the effect is performed as a notice effect (so-called continuous notice) performed over a plurality of symbol variations.

When the notice effect spans multiple symbol fluctuations, not only guarantees the lower limit of the entire variation time T as shown in S3104 of FIG. 35, but also the overall effect against the scale of the notice effect (continuous notice). In order for the length of the fluctuation time T not to be excessive, it is necessary to limit the fluctuation time in the symbol fluctuation that is the target of the notice effect.

[Technical features of the present embodiment]
As described above, in this embodiment, in the main control process repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals by the game control unit 200 in order to reduce the increase in the control command for controlling the operation of the game control means, one cycle At the end of the main control process, the commands generated by the execution of the one cycle are collected and output to the effect control unit 300. That is, a gaming machine that achieves the above-mentioned purpose is
A gaming machine (for example, a pachinko gaming machine 100) that produces an effect according to the progress of the game,
A game control means (for example, game control) that repeatedly executes a main control process, which is a series of processes related to the progress of a game, according to a predetermined condition and generates data including information related to the game obtained by executing the main control process. Part 200),
Each time the series of main control processes are executed in one cycle, output means for outputting the data generated by the execution of the one cycle after the last data is generated in the execution of the one cycle (for example, Output controller 240);
Production control means (for example, production control unit 300) that receives data output from the output means (for example, output control unit 240), and produces production based on the received data;
Is provided.
In this way, since it is not necessary to perform output processing for each generated data, control instructions for performing output processing can be reduced, and an increase in program size can be suppressed. In addition, since it is not necessary to perform output processing every time data is generated, the time required for the entire output processing can be shortened.
In more detail, in the above gaming machine,
Storage means (for example, RAM 203) for storing the data generated by the main control processing in a storage area (for example, command storage area 210) set for each data;
The game control means (for example, the game control unit 200) stores the data generated in the main control process in the storage area (for example, the command storage area 210) associated with the generated data,
The output means (for example, the output control unit 240) is connected to the storage means (for example, the RAM 203).
) In each storage area (for example, command storage area 210), and reads and outputs the data from the storage area (for example, command storage area 210) in which the data is stored. .
In this way, each time the output process is performed, each storage area is checked and the stored data is output, so that leakage of data output can be prevented.

◆ Other gaming machines that achieve the above objectives
A gaming machine (for example, a pachinko gaming machine 100) that produces an effect according to the progress of the game,
A game control means (for example, a special control different from the main control process according to a condition different from the main control process) Game control unit 200),
Production control means (for example, production control unit 300) that receives data output from the game control means (for example, game control unit 200) and performs processing related to production based on the data,
In the main control process, the process by the game control means (for example, the game control unit 200)
A portion that performs processing based on the progress of the game and calls and executes one or more first processing means (for example, the game control unit 200) that generates data including information obtained by executing the processing; ,
Second processing means (for example, output control unit 240) that outputs data generated by execution of the first processing means (for example, game control unit 200) to the effect control means (for example, effect control unit 300). And a part to call and execute
In the special process, the process by the game control means (for example, the game control unit 200)
A part for executing a setting process for setting a gaming machine (for example, pachinko gaming machine 100);
A part for calling the second processing means (for example, the output control unit 240) in the main control process and outputting the data generated in the setting process to the effect control means (for example, the effect control unit 300); , Including.
In this way, there is no need to prepare individual control instructions for the output processing of data generated by special processing, so control instructions for output processing are reduced and the increase in program size is suppressed. can do.
In more detail, in the above gaming machine,
Storage means (for example, RAM 203) for storing the data generated by the main control processing in a storage area (for example, command storage area 210) set for each data;
The first processing means (for example, the game control unit 200) in the main control process uses the storage area (for example, the command storage area 210) in which the data generated by executing the process is associated with the generated data. In order,
Whether the second processing means (for example, the output control unit 240) in the main control process stores data in each storage area (for example, the command storage area 210) of the storage means (for example, the RAM 203). Whether the data is stored in the storage area (for example,
Read and output data from the command storage area 210)
In the setting process in the special process, the data generated in the setting process is
The data is stored in a predetermined storage area (for example, command storage area 210) in the storage means (for example, RAM 203).
In this way, each time the output process is performed, each storage area is checked and the stored data is output, so that leakage of data output can be prevented.

Also, in this embodiment, in order to improve the accuracy of data transmission from the game control means to the effect control means, the predetermined bit of the “code part” that is the first data part and the “second data part”
A predetermined bit of the “data part” is used as a flag for identifying the “code part” and the “data part”. That is, a gaming machine that achieves the above-mentioned purpose is
A gaming machine (for example, a pachinko gaming machine 100) that produces an effect according to the progress of the game,
Game control means (for example, game control unit 200) that executes main control processing related to the progress of the game, generates and outputs data including information related to the game obtained by executing the main control processing;
Production control means (for example, production control unit 30) that receives data output from the game control means (for example, game control unit 200) and performs processing related to production based on the received data.
0), and
The data generated by the game control means (for example, the game control unit 200) is
a first data portion (for example, “code portion”) having a size of a bit (a is an integer of 2 or more) and the value of the leading 1 bit being specified as either 1 or 0;
It has a size of n × a bits (n is an integer of 1 or more), and the value of the first 1 bit is specified to be different from the value of the first 1 bit of the first data part (for example, “code part”). And a second data portion (eg, “data portion”).
In this way, since the first data portion and the second data portion can be clearly distinguished by recognizing the value of the leading 1 bit, data transmission from the game control means to the effect control means The accuracy can be improved.
More preferably, in the above gaming machine,
The second data part (for example, “data part”) of the data generated by the game control means (for example, the game control unit 200) has the same value as the value of the first bit for every a bits from the beginning. Is set.
In this way, even when the size of the second data portion is large, it is easy to identify each of the second data portions by dividing each specific size.

In the present embodiment, the data sent from the game control means to the effect control means even when it is necessary to send large-size data, such as when a command specifying a variation pattern to be executed is sent. In order to suppress an increase in the overall size, a predetermined bit of the “code part” as the first data part is used to describe the data value, and a part of the “code part” and the “data” as the second data part are used. We proposed a method to describe the data value in "Part". That is, a gaming machine that achieves the above-mentioned purpose is
A gaming machine (for example, a pachinko gaming machine 100) that produces an effect according to the progress of the game,
Game control means (for example, game control unit 200) that executes main control processing related to the progress of the game, generates and outputs data including information related to the game obtained by executing the main control processing;
Production control means (for example, production control unit 300) that receives data output from the game control means (for example, game control unit 200) and performs processing related to production based on the data,
The data generated by the game control means (for example, the game control unit 200) is
a first data part (for example, a “code part”) having a size of a bit (a is an integer of 3 or more) and the value of the first 1 bit specified as either 1 or 0;
It has a size of n × a bits (n is an integer of 1 or more), and the value of the first 1 bit is specified to be different from the value of the first 1 bit of the first data part (for example, “code part”). A second data portion (e.g., "data portion"),
A predetermined type of data is recorded using a predetermined bit constituting the first data part (for example, “code part”) and a bit constituting the second data part (for example, “data part”). The other data other than the predetermined type of data is recorded using the remaining bits excluding the predetermined bit in the first data portion (for example, “code portion”). be able to.
In addition, another gaming machine according to the present invention that achieves the above object is as follows:
A gaming machine (for example, a pachinko gaming machine 100) that produces an effect according to the progress of the game,
Game control means (for example, game control unit 200) that executes main control processing related to the progress of the game, generates and outputs data including information related to the game obtained by executing the main control processing;
Production control means (for example, production control unit 300) that receives data output from the game control means (for example, game control unit 200) and performs processing related to production based on the data,
The data generated by the game control means (for example, the game control unit 200) is
a first data part (for example, a “code part”) having a size of a bit (a is an integer of 3 or more) and the value of the first 1 bit specified as either 1 or 0;
The value of the first 1 bit is the first data part (for example, “code part”) with a bit size.
2) a second data part (for example, “data part”) specified to a value different from the value of the first one bit of
B bits (b is smaller than a-1 and an integer of 1 or more) constituting the first data part (for example, “code part”) and the second data part (for example, “data part”) The data having the size of (a + b) bits can be recorded using the a bit.
With the above configuration, the size of data to be recorded in the second data portion can be increased without changing the total size of the first data portion and the second data portion. When large data is sent from the game control means to the effect control means, an increase in the size of the entire transmitted data can be suppressed.

The pachinko gaming machine 100 (see FIG. 1) is an example of a gaming machine. Game control unit 200 (
FIG. 3) is an example of game control means. The production control unit 300 (see FIG. 3) is an example of production control means. The “code part” (see FIGS. 21 and 22) is an example of the first data part. The “data part” (see FIGS. 21 and 22) is an example of the second data part.
While the present embodiment has been described in detail above, the above description is merely an example of the present invention in all respects and is not intended to limit the scope thereof. Needless to say, the present invention includes various improvements and modifications without departing from the scope of the present invention. The scope of the present invention should be construed only by the claims. Moreover, the term used in this specification is used by the meaning normally used in the said field unless there is particular mention. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and technical terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.

100 ... Pachinko machine 200 ... Game control unit (game control means)
300 ... Production control unit (production control means)

Claims (2)

A gaming machine that produces effects according to the progress of the game,
Game control means for executing main control processing relating to the progress of the game, generating and outputting data including information relating to the game obtained by executing the main control processing,
Production control means for receiving data output from the game control means and performing processing related to the production based on the received data;
The data generated by the game control means is
a first data part having a size of a bit (a is an integer of 2 or more) and the value of the first 1 bit specified as either 1 or 0;
a second data portion having a size of n × a bits (n is an integer equal to or greater than 1), wherein the value of the leading 1 bit is specified to be different from the value of the leading 1 bit of the first data portion;
A gaming machine comprising: 2. The second data portion of the data generated by the game control means is set to the same value as the value of the first 1 bit for every a bits from the beginning. Gaming machine.

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