JP2018139840A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine having improved interest on performance for changing a display area of variation corresponding display.SOLUTION: In a game machine including variation corresponding display means capable of displaying variation corresponding display corresponding to variable display in an area different from a reservation display, a display area of the variation corresponding display can be set on some stage among at least 3 stages so that an expectation degree to a player is enlarged stepwise according to the size of the display area of the variation corresponding display, and the display area of the variation corresponding display is changed so as to be enlarged stepwise according to a plurality of variable displays.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 17

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine that performs a variable display.

  As what is generally known as this type of gaming machine, there is one that performs variable display (also referred to as variable display). As such a gaming machine, there is one that performs a variation correspondence display corresponding to a variation display.

  As a gaming machine that performs variation-corresponding display, the display region of the variation-corresponding display is switched according to the degree of expectation for the result of the variation display game (Patent Document 1), and the effect display device and the movable display device are specified. When there is a positional relationship, there is a display that displays a change-response display on the movable display device (Patent Document 2).

JP 2013-66654 A (paragraph 0348, paragraph 364, FIG. 32, etc.) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-511143 (paragraph 0228 etc.)

  However, in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 described above, the size and mode of the display area for variation display are changed only once, and the effect of changing the display area for variation display is insufficient. Met.

  The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which the interest is improved with respect to the effect of changing the display area of the change-corresponding display.

(1) A gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine 1) that performs variable display (various display of special symbols and effect symbols, etc.)
With respect to the variable display that has not yet been started, hold display means (such as the effect display device 9 of FIGS. 15 to 17, the hold display area 18 c) that can be displayed as a hold display (the hold image H of FIGS. 15 to 17),
Fluctuation corresponding display means (effect display device 9 in FIGS. 15 to 17, active display) capable of displaying a fluctuation corresponding display (such as the active image AH in FIGS. 15 to 17) corresponding to the variable display in a region different from the hold display. Display area AHA, etc.),
The degree of expectation for the player increases step by step depending on the size of the display area for fluctuation display (as shown in FIG. 21B), the active display image final mode in the active display effect is different from the big hit time. The variation corresponding display region determining means (production control micro) that can change the display region of the variation corresponding display to any one of at least three stages such that the probability of selecting which final mode is different in FIG. Computer 100, S700, S801, S802 of FIG. 14, S721-S725, S733-S735 of FIG. 26, S616 of FIG. 28, S631-S633, S636-638 of FIG.
The display area of the fluctuation corresponding display can be changed in a stepwise manner by a plurality of variable displays (as shown in FIGS. 17B to 17E, the area of the active display area AHA is increased in stages). It is.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to improve the interest with respect to the effect of changing the display area of the fluctuation corresponding display.

(2) In the gaming machine of (1),
A determination means (game control microcomputer 560, S61, S71 in FIG. 11) for determining whether or not to control to an advantageous state (big hit game state) advantageous to the player;
Determination means (game control microcomputer 560, S1215, S1225 in FIG. 10) for determining whether or not to be controlled to the advantageous state before determination by the determination means;
Based on the determination result of the determination means, the hold mode change means (microcomputer 100, S700, S801, S802 in FIG. 14, S740 to S746 in FIG. 27, and FIG. 28) can change the display mode of the hold display. S616, S639 to S642 in FIG.
When the change-corresponding display area determining means increases the size of the display area for the change-corresponding display, the change of the hold display by the hold mode changing means is limited (in S713 of FIG. 26, the pre-reading active change effect) If it is determined that execution of the hold change effect for the new hold display is restricted by S728 and execution of the pre-read active change effect is determined in S728 when there is the first hold memory having, in S725 of FIG. For example, limiting the execution of the hold change effect by storing the prefetch active change effect mode for the hold storage information before the prefetch determination target).

  According to such a configuration, when the size of the display area of the fluctuation-compatible display is increased, the change of the hold display is limited, so that the effect of the production due to the change of the size of the display area of the fluctuation-compatible display is enhanced. It is suppressed that it is inhibited by the change of the hold display, and the interest of the game can be improved.

(3) In the gaming machine of (1) or (2),
Fluctuation display means (such as the effect display device 9 in FIG. 1) for displaying the identification information (the effect symbols 91 to 93 in FIG. 15 to FIG.
The identification information that is derived and displayed (the effect symbols 91 to 93 in FIG. 16 (d), FIG. 17 (f-1), or (f-2)) and the display area of the variation-corresponding display that is enlarged (FIG. 16 (d)) 17 (f-1) or (f-2) active display area AHA, etc.), the identification information is visible (FIG. 16 (d), FIG. 17). As shown in (f-1) or FIG. 17 (f-2), although the effect symbols 91 to 93 and the active display area AHA overlap, the effect symbols 91 to 93 are displayed so as to be visible.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to suppress misidentification of the identification information while enhancing the production effect due to the change in the size of the display area of the variation-corresponding display.

(4) In any of the gaming machines (1) to (3),
During the variable display, the size of the display area for the variable display becomes large, and the display area of the display mode is enlarged to the first display area mode (FIG. 17 (a) to (f-1) or (f-2). When a display area for fluctuation display is displayed in the active display area AHA, etc.), a period in which a plurality of fluctuation displays including a period from the end of the fluctuation display to the start of the subsequent fluctuation display is executed. In FIG. 17, it is possible to continuously display the display area of the variable correspondence display in the first display area mode (FIG. 17A to FIG. 17F-1 or FIG. 17F-2) (production control microcomputer 100). , S700, S801, S802 in FIG. 14, S721 to S725 in FIG. 26, S616 in FIG. 28, S631 to S633 in FIG.

  According to such a structure, a player's expectation can be maintained over a plurality of variable displays.

(5) In the gaming machine of (4),
From the first display mode (circular display mode in FIG. 15) to the variation corresponding display, the second display mode (characters in FIGS. 17A to 17E) having a higher expectation level for the player than the first display mode. The mode change means (microcomputer 100 for effect control, S700, S801, S802 in FIG. 14, S721 to S725 in FIG. 26, S616 in FIG. 28, S631 to S633 in FIG. 29) that can be changed to the icon shape display mode) Etc.)
When a variation corresponding display is displayed in the second display mode during the variation display, a plurality of variation displays including a period from the end of the variation display to the start of the subsequent variation display are executed. It is possible to continuously display the variation corresponding display in the second display mode (FIG. 17A to FIG. 17F-1 or FIG. 17F, etc.) (production control microcomputer 100, S700 in FIG. 14, S801, S802, S721 to S725 in FIG. 26, S616 in FIG. 28, S631 to S633 in FIG. 29, and the like), and the second display mode when the change display changes from the first display mode to the second display mode. The ratio of performing the continuous display differs depending on the display type (second embodiment).

  According to such a configuration, since the ratio of performing the continuous display differs depending on the display type of the second display mode after the change corresponding display is changed, it is possible to make the player pay attention to the display type of the second display mode.

(6) In any one of the gaming machines (1) to (5),
Hold mode changing means capable of changing the display mode of the hold display (microcomputer 100, S700, S801, S802 in FIG. 14, S740 to S744 in FIG. 27, S616 in FIG. 23, S639 to S642 in FIG. 29, etc.) When,
The hold display mode change (change during hold display in FIG. 31) in which the hold display mode is changed by the hold mode changing means before the variable display corresponding to the target hold display is executed, and the change display is being executed. A change corresponding display mode change (a change during active display in FIG. 31) in which the change corresponding display mode is changed by the change corresponding mode change means is a hold corresponding to the target hold display. Display mode change timing determination means (display mode change timing determination function of the production control microcomputer 100) that can be determined to be executed at any one of a plurality of timings during the display period and the variable display period; (Third embodiment)
The display mode change timing determining means includes a first type of display of change target (display at the time of holding appearance) different from a predetermined display mode (circular display mode of the holding display H at the time of appearance of FIG. 15A). Depending on whether the specific display mode (character icon shape display mode at the time of appearance of FIG. 30A) or the second specific display mode (animal character icon shape display mode at the time of appearance of FIG. 30B) Thus, the selection ratio of the timing for executing the display mode change (display mode change from the display at the time of appearance of FIGS. 30A and 30B to the first change display or the second change display) is changed (third implementation). 31 (A) and 31 (B), the character icon shape display mode has a high change effect execution ratio during the hold display, and the change effect as shown in FIGS. The display mode actually changes during execution Therefore, depending on whether it is the character icon shape display mode or the animal character icon shape display mode, the hold display is active and the active display is active. The frequency at which the icon display mode changes is different, and the ratio of selecting whether to change the display mode during hold display or active display is different).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to make the player pay attention to the type of display to be changed and the timing of the display mode change for the hold display mode change and the change display mode change. The interest of the game can be improved.

(7) In the gaming machine of (1),
A determination means (game control microcomputer 560, S61, S71 in FIG. 11) for determining whether or not to control to an advantageous state (big hit game state) advantageous to the player;
Determination means (game control microcomputer 560, S1215, S1225 in FIG. 10) for determining whether or not to be controlled to the advantageous state before determination by the determination means;
Based on the determination result of the determining means, the hold mode changing means (the microcomputer 100 for effect control, S700, S801, S802 in FIG. 14, S740 to S745 in FIG. 27, which can change the display mode of the hold display, 28, S616 of FIG. 28, S639 to S642 of FIG.
The fluctuation correspondence display means can display the fluctuation correspondence display by each of a display means for performing fluctuation display and a specific display means provided outside the display means (fourth embodiment).
When the variation-corresponding display of the second display mode is continuously displayed in the period in which the variable display is executed a plurality of times by the specific display unit, the mode change of the hold display by the hold mode changing unit is limited. (Fourth embodiment).

  According to such a configuration, in the configuration in which the display corresponding to the variation can be displayed on each of the display unit and the specific display unit, the variation corresponding display changed to the second display mode is displayed a plurality of times. When the display is continuously displayed for a period, the change in the hold display is restricted, so that the effect of the effect due to the change in the display corresponding to the change to the second display mode is suppressed from being disturbed by the change in the hold display. Can improve the interest of

It is the front view which looked at the pachinko game machine from the front. It is a figure which shows a hit classification table. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the circuit structure in a main board | substrate (game control board). It is explanatory drawing which shows each random number. It is explanatory drawing which shows the big hit determination table and the big hit classification determination table. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table used in order to determine a fluctuation pattern in a table format. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the content of an effect control command. It is a flowchart which shows a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows a special symbol process process. It is a flowchart which shows a starting port switch passage process. It is a flowchart which shows a special symbol normal process. It is a flowchart which shows a fluctuation pattern setting process. It is a flowchart which shows production control main processing. It is a flowchart which shows production control process processing. It is a display screen figure of an effect display device when an active change effect is not executed. It is a display screen figure of an effect display device when an active change effect is executed only in one current variation display. It is a display screen figure of an effect display apparatus when an active change effect is performed in steps over a plurality of variation displays by prefetch determination. It is explanatory drawing which shows a change effect kind determination table, such as a hold. It is explanatory drawing which shows a holding | maintenance change effect presence / absence determination table and a reservation change effect mode selection table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the pre-reading active change effect presence determination table and the present fluctuation active change effect mode selection table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an active image aspect table and an active image last aspect determination table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the present fluctuation active change effect aspect selection table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the prefetch active change effect aspect selection table. It is a figure which shows a pending | holding mode selection table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the data holding area by the side of a production control board, and the reception command buffer at the time of a start winning prize. It is a flowchart which shows prefetch effect processing. It is a flowchart which shows prefetch effect processing. It is a flowchart which shows an effect design fluctuation start process. It is a flowchart which shows an effect setting process. It is a figure which shows a character icon selection table and a character icon selection table. It is various data tables used when a pending | holding display is determined to the display mode of an icon shape like a character icon or a character icon.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that a pachinko gaming machine is shown as an example of a gaming machine, but the present invention is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine, and may be another gaming machine such as a coin gaming machine or a slot machine. Any game machine may be used.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of a pachinko gaming machine 1 that is an example of a gaming machine will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as seen from the front. FIG. 2 is a hit type table.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 is a gaming machine in which a game is played by driving a game ball as a game medium into the game area 7. The pachinko gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame (not shown) formed in a vertically long rectangular shape and a game frame attached to the inside of the outer frame so as to be openable and closable. Further, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has a glass door frame 2 formed in a frame shape that is provided in the game frame so as to be opened and closed. The game frame includes a front frame (not shown) installed to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame, a mechanism plate (not shown) to which mechanism parts and the like are attached, and various parts (games to be described later) attached to them. A structure including the board 6).

  On the lower surface of the glass door frame 2 is a hitting ball supply tray (upper plate) 3. Under the hitting ball supply tray 3, there are provided an extra ball receiving tray 4 for storing game balls that cannot be accommodated in the hitting ball supply tray 3, a hitting operation handle (operation knob) 5 for firing the hitting ball, and the like. A game board 6 is detachably attached to the back surface of the glass door frame 2. The game board 6 is a structure including a plate-like body constituting the game board 6 and various components attached to the plate-like body. In addition, a game area 7 is formed on the front surface of the game board 6 in which a game ball that has been struck can flow down.

  The member that forms the extra ball tray (lower tray) 4 is configured in a stick shape (bar shape), for example, at a predetermined position on the front side of the upper surface of the lower tray body (for example, the central portion of the lower tray). A stick controller 122 that can be held and tilted in a plurality of directions (front and rear, left and right) is attached. It should be noted that the stick controller 122 has a predetermined operation by performing a push-pull operation with a predetermined operation finger (for example, an index finger) while the player holds the operation rod of the stick controller 122 with an operation hand (for example, the left hand). A trigger button 125 (see FIG. 3) that can be instructed is provided.

  A member that forms the hitting ball supply tray (upper plate) 3 is operated by a player to perform a predetermined instruction operation by a pressing operation or the like at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the upper plate body (for example, above the stick controller 122). A possible push button 120 is provided. The push button 120 only needs to be configured to detect a predetermined instruction operation such as a pressing operation from a player mechanically, electrically, or electromagnetically. A push sensor 124 (see FIG. 3) that detects the player's operation action performed on the push button 120 may be provided inside the upper plate body at the position where the push button 120 is installed. In the configuration example shown in FIG. 1, the mounting positions of the push button 120 and the stick controller 122 are in a vertical positional relationship in the central portion of the upper plate and the lower plate. On the other hand, it is good also considering the attachment position of the push button 120 and the stick controller 122 as the position approached to either right or left in the upper plate and the lower plate, maintaining the vertical relationship. Alternatively, the mounting position of the push button 120 and the stick controller 122 is not in a vertical positional relationship, but may be in a horizontal positional relationship, for example. As operation means, other operation means such as a lever switch and a jog dial may be provided.

  In the vicinity of the center of the game area 7, there is provided an effect display device 9 capable of variably displaying (also referred to as variable display) effect symbols as a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified. In the game area 7, the first path among the downflow paths through which the game balls flow down is mainly provided in the area on the left side of the effect display device when viewed from the front, and the first of the downflow paths through which the game balls flow down. A second route different from the route is mainly provided in a region on the right side of the effect display device 9 when viewed from the front.

  Driving the game ball into the left area of the effect display device 9 to cause the game ball to flow down on the first path is called left-handed. Driving the game ball into the right area of the effect display device 9 to cause the game ball to flow down on the second path is called right-handed.

  Note that the first route and the second route may be configured by completely different routes, or may be partially shared routes. The first route may be called a left-handed route because the game ball can flow down by hitting the game ball on the left side of the game area 7. In addition, the second route may be called a right-handed route because the game ball can flow down by hitting the game ball on the right side of the game area 7.

  On the right side of the effect display device 9 in the game area 7, a first special symbol display 8 a that variably displays a first special symbol as a plurality of types of identification information that can identify each, and a plurality of types that can identify each of them. And a second special symbol display 8b for variably displaying the second special symbol as the identification information.

  Each of the first special symbol display 8a and the second special symbol display 8b is composed of a simple and small display (for example, a 7 segment LED) capable of variably displaying numbers 0 to 9 and characters. The effect display device 9 is composed of a liquid crystal display device (LCD), and displays various images such as a variation display of the effect symbol synchronized with the variation display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol on the display screen. An area is provided. In such a display area, for example, a symbol display area for variably displaying three decorative (effect) effect symbols “left”, “middle”, and “right” is formed.

  Hereinafter, the first special symbol and the second special symbol may be collectively referred to as a special symbol, and the first special symbol indicator 8a and the second special symbol indicator 8b are collectively referred to as a special symbol indicator (variable display unit). There are things to do.

  Although this embodiment shows a case where two special symbol indicators 8a and 8b are provided, the gaming machine may be provided with only one special symbol indicator.

  Each of the first special symbol display 8a and the second special symbol display 8b is controlled by a game control microcomputer mounted on a main board (game control board). The effect display device 9 is controlled by an effect control microcomputer mounted on the effect control board. When the variable display of the first special symbol is executed on the first special symbol display 8a, the effect display is executed on the effect display device 9 along with the variable display, and the second special symbol display 8b 2 When the variation display of the special symbol is executed, the effect display is executed by the effect display device 9 along with the variation display, so that it is possible to easily grasp the progress of the game.

  When the jackpot display result (bonus symbol) as the specific display result is derived and displayed on the first special symbol display 8a, or the jackpot display result (jackpot symbol) as the specific display result is displayed on the second special symbol display 8b. When the derived display is performed, the effect display device 9 also derives and displays the jackpot display result (combination of jackpot symbol) as the specific display result. When the specific display result is displayed as the display result of the variable display in this manner, the specific game state (big hit game state) is controlled as an advantageous state to which a value (advantageous value) advantageous to the player is given.

  Further, in the effect display device 9, symbols other than the symbol that will be the final stop symbol (for example, the middle symbol of the left and right middle symbols) have continued for a predetermined time, and the jackpot symbol (for example, the left middle right symbol is aligned with the same symbol) Stops, swings, scales, or deforms in a state that matches the symbol combination), or multiple symbols fluctuate synchronously in the same symbol, or the position of the display symbol is switched An effect performed in a state where the possibility of a big hit is continued before the final result is displayed (hereinafter, these states are referred to as reach states) is referred to as reach effect.

  Here, in the reach state, when the effect symbols that are stopped and displayed in the display area of the effect display device 9 constitute a part of the jackpot combination, the change of the effect symbols that are not yet stopped and displayed is continued. This is a display state in which all or part of the effect symbols are synchronously changing while constituting all or part of the jackpot combination. In other words, reach means a state in which identification information constitutes a specific display result in a plurality of variable display areas, but at least some of the variable areas are in variable display. In this embodiment, the reach state is formed, for example, in a state where the same symbol is stopped in the left and right symbol display areas and the symbol is not stopped in the middle symbol display area. The symbols stopped in the left and right symbol display areas when the reach state is formed are called reach formation symbols or reach symbols.

  The display effect in the reach state is reach effect display (reach effect). In addition, during the reach, an unusual performance may be performed with a lamp or sound. This production is called reach production. Further, in the case of reach, a character (an effect display imitating a person or the like, which is different from a design (effect design etc.)) or a display mode (for example, a color etc.) of the background image of the effect display device 9 is displayed. ) May change. This change in character display and background display mode is called reach effect display. In addition, some reach is set such that when it appears, a big hit is more likely to occur than normal reach (normal reach). Such a special reach is called super reach. In addition, the reach includes a normal reach, which is a basic reach, as a reach other than a special super reach. Normal reach is set so that big hits are less likely to occur than super reach.

  In this embodiment, in the super reach, after the reach symbol is formed, after displaying a predetermined moving image (for example, a moving image such as a predetermined character moving image), in the final effect display before displaying and displaying the display result A complicated effect display that improves the player's expectation, such as an effect of scrolling a medium effect symbol during fluctuation, is executed. Also, in normal reach, after the reach symbol is formed, the type of background image (the image that constitutes the background of the symbol) is not different from the image that was displayed before reaching the reach state without displaying the aforementioned moving image. A relatively simple presentation display is executed. In such a normal reach, for example, in the scroll state before the stop display of the final stop symbol of the middle symbol, for example, the effect of decelerating the variable display speed from the symbol before any symbol number (number of symbol arrangements) such as three symbols before As a result, the final effect display before the display result derivation display is performed. In the normal reach, other effect display may be performed.

  After reaching the reach state, when a reach display result other than the jackpot display result is obtained in a form in which the reach symbol is formed, it is called reach reach. In addition, when a reach display result is obtained in a mode in which a reach pattern is not formed without being in a reach state, this is called non-reach shift.

  A winning device having a first start winning port 13 is provided below the effect display device 9. The game ball won in the first start winning opening 13 is guided to the back of the game board 6 and detected by the first start opening switch 13a.

  A variable winning ball device 15 having a second starting winning port 14 through which a game ball can be won is provided below a winning device having a first starting winning port (first starting port) 13. The variable winning ball apparatus 15 is provided with a pair of left and right movable wing pieces (so-called electric tulips) that can be electrically opened and closed at the upper part of the second start winning opening 14, and when the movable wing pieces are in a closed state, It becomes a disadvantageous state for a player who cannot enter, and when the movable wing piece is in an open state, the state is controlled so as to be advantageous for a player who can enter a game ball. Accordingly, in a state where the variable winning ball device 15 is in the closed state, it is easier for the game ball to win the first starting winning port 13 than the second starting winning port 14. In the state where the variable winning ball device 15 is in the closed state, the winning ball may be difficult (that is, the gaming ball is difficult to win) although it is difficult to win.

  On the left side of the effect display device 9, there is provided a normal symbol display 10 for variably displaying normal symbols that can be distinguished from each other. In this embodiment, the normal symbol display 10 is realized by a simple and small display (for example, 7 segment LED) that can display numbers 0 to 9 in a variable manner. That is, the normal symbol display 10 is configured so as to variably display numbers (or symbols) of 0 to 9. The small display is formed in a square shape, for example.

  On the right side of the effect display device 9, a gate 32 is provided that allows the normal symbols on the normal symbol display 10 to be displayed in a variable manner based on the passage of the game ball. When the game ball passes through the gate 32 and is detected by the gate switch 32a, the display variation of the normal symbol display 10 is started. When the stop symbol on the normal symbol display 10 is a predetermined symbol (a winning symbol, for example, a symbol “7”), the variable winning ball device 15 is closed in a disadvantageous state for a player for a predetermined number of times. To an open state advantageous to the player. In the vicinity of the normal symbol display 10, a normal symbol holding storage display 41 having a display unit with four LEDs for displaying the number of winning balls that have passed through the gate 32 is provided. Each time there is a game ball passing through the gate 32, that is, every time a game ball is detected by the gate switch 32a, the normal symbol storage memory display 41 increases the number of LEDs to be turned on by one. Then, each time the variable display of the normal symbol display 10 is started, the number of LEDs to be lit is reduced by one.

  When the variable winning ball apparatus 15 is in an open state based on the fluctuation display result of the fluctuation display of the normal symbol display 10, the game ball is in a state where it can win the second start winning opening (second starting opening) 14. The game ball that has won the second start winning opening (second start opening) 14 is guided to the back of the game board 6 and detected by the second start opening switch 14a. The variable winning ball device 15 is opened by a solenoid 16. When the variable winning ball device 15 is in the open state, the game ball can be awarded to the second starting winning port 14 (it is easier to start winning), which is advantageous for the player. In the state where the variable winning ball apparatus 15 is in the open state, it is easier for the game ball to win the second start winning opening 14 than the first starting winning opening 13. In addition, in a state where the variable winning ball device 15 is in the closed state, the game ball does not win the second start winning opening 14. Accordingly, in a state where the variable winning ball device 15 is in the closed state, it is easier for the game ball to win the first starting winning port 13 than the second starting winning port 14. In the state where the variable winning ball apparatus 15 is in the closed state, it may be configured that the winning is possible (that is, it is difficult for the gaming ball to win) although it is difficult to win a prize. Hereinafter, the first start winning opening 13 and the second start winning opening 14 may be collectively referred to as a start winning opening or a starting opening.

  In the variation display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol, the first start condition (first execution condition) or the second start condition (second execution condition) which is the execution condition of the variation display is established (for example, the game ball is After passing through the first start winning opening 13 or the second starting winning opening 14 as a start winning area (including winning), a variable display start condition (for example, when the number of reserved memories is not 0) The first special symbol and the second special symbol are not displayed in a variable display, and the big hit game is not executed), and the variable display time (variable time) is set. When the time elapses, the display result (stop symbol) is derived and displayed. Note that the passing of a game ball means that the game ball has passed through a predetermined area such as a prize opening or a gate, and that includes a game ball entering (winning) a prize opening. It is. Deriving and displaying the display result is to finally stop and display a symbol (an example of identification information). In addition, the variable display in which the start condition is not yet established even though the game ball has entered the start area such as the first start winning opening 13 and the second starting winning opening 14 is within a predetermined upper limit range. Storing information is called pending storage. The term “holding storage” is also used when indicating (specifying) information stored on hold (referred to as “holding storage information” or “holding information”). In this way, the hold display is to display a variable display that has not yet started as a hold display.

  Above the second special symbol display 8b, there is a second special symbol hold memory display 18b comprising four displays for displaying the number of effective winning balls that have entered the second start winning opening 14, that is, the second reserved memory number. Is provided. The second special symbol storage memory display 18b increases the number of indicators to be lit by 1 every time there is an effective start winning. And whenever the fluctuation | variation display by the 2nd special symbol display 8b is started, the number of the indicators to light is reduced by one.

  Further, above the second special symbol hold memory display 18b, the number of effective winning balls that have entered the first start winning opening 13, that is, the first hold memory number (the hold memory is also referred to as start memory or start prize memory). ) Is displayed, a first special symbol reservation storage display 18a is provided. The first special symbol storage memory indicator 18a increases the number of indicators to be lit by 1 each time there is an effective start winning. Then, each time the variable display on the first special symbol display 8a is started, the number of indicators to be turned on is reduced by one.

  In the gaming machine, a ball striking device (not shown) that drives a driving motor in response to a player operating the batting operation handle 5 and uses the rotational force of the driving motor to launch a gaming ball to the gaming area 7. ) Is provided. A game ball launched from the ball striking device enters the game area 7 through a ball striking rail formed in a circular shape so as to surround the game area 7, and then descends the game area 7. When the game ball enters the first start winning port 13 and is detected by the first start port switch 13a, if the variation display of the first special symbol can be started (for example, the variation display of the special symbol ends, The first start condition that enables the display of the variation of one special symbol is established), the first special symbol display 8a starts the variation display (variation) of the first special symbol, and the effect display device 9 In step S, the variation display of the effect design is started. That is, the change display of the first special symbol and the effect symbol corresponds to winning in the first start winning opening 13. If the variable display of the first special symbol cannot be started, the first reserved memory number is increased by 1 on condition that the first reserved memory number has not reached the upper limit value.

  In this embodiment, the first start winning opening 13 can win a game ball from the first path on the left side of the effect display device 9 according to the manner of arrangement of the game nails provided in the game area 7. However, it is impossible to win a game ball from the second route on the right side of the effect display device 9. Therefore, it is possible to win a game ball to the first start winning opening 13 only when the player has left-handed.

  When the game ball enters the second start winning port 14 and is detected by the second start port switch 14a, if the variation display of the second special symbol can be started (for example, the variation display of the special symbol ends, 2) The second start condition that allows the variable symbol display to start is established), the second special symbol display unit 8b starts the variable display (variation) of the second special symbol, and the effect display device 9 In step S, the variation display of the effect design is started. That is, the change display of the second special symbol and the effect symbol corresponds to winning in the second start winning opening 14. If the variable display of the second special symbol cannot be started, the second reserved memory number is increased by 1 on condition that the second reserved memory number has not reached the upper limit value.

  In this embodiment, the second start winning opening 14 has a first route on the left side of the effect display device 9 and a second route on the right side of the effect display device 9 depending on the arrangement of the game nails provided in the game area 7. It is possible to win game balls from both. However, since the gate 32 used as a condition for executing the normal symbol variation display, which is a condition for opening the second start winning opening 14, is provided on the second path on the right side of the effect display device 9, the second When aiming for a winning at the start winning opening 14, it is necessary to strike the game ball to the right and aim for passage to the gate 32. Therefore, the game ball enters the second start winning opening 14 mainly from the second path when the player strikes the right.

  The effect display device 9 is for decoration (for effects) during the variable display time of the first special symbol by the first special symbol indicator 8a and during the variable display time of the second special symbol by the second special symbol indicator 8b. Variation display of the effect design as the design of. The variation display of the first special symbol and the variation display of the effect symbol are synchronized. The variation display of the second special symbol and the variation display of the effect symbol are synchronized. When the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 8a or the second special symbol display 8b, the combination of effect symbols reminiscent of the jackpot display is stopped and displayed on the effect display device 9.

  In addition, on the lower end portion in the display area of the effect display device 9, an image for displaying the generated stored storage information (hereinafter referred to as a stored image or display) is displayed in correspondence with the number of the stored storage information. A display area is formed (not shown, hold display area 18c in FIG. 15). In the hold display area, the hold storage information is displayed in a format in which the first hold storage number and the second hold storage number are distinguished. For example, in the effect display device 9, the first reserved memory number is displayed in the left reserved display area, and the second reserved memory number is displayed in the right reserved display area. By distinguishing and displaying the first hold display area and the second hold display area, the first hold storage information and the second hold storage information can be easily distinguished.

  An image (hereinafter referred to as an active image or an active display) showing a fluctuation corresponding display corresponding to the fluctuation display during execution of the fluctuation display corresponding to the hold display erased (moved or shifted) from the hold display area. Is displayed at the center of the hold display area (not shown, active display area AHA in FIG. 15). In the active display area, it is specified that the hold image displayed in the hold display area corresponds to the hold image displayed so far, for example, moved (shifted) to the active display area. The active image is displayed in a possible manner. The active display area may be arranged at any position in the display area of the effect display device 9.

  In the hold display area, the hold storage information may be displayed in a display form in which the first hold display area and the second hold display area are not distinguished from each other. Such a summed pending storage display makes it easy to grasp the total number of execution conditions that have not met the variable display start condition.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a special variable winning ball device 20 is provided below the variable winning ball device 15. The special variable winning ball apparatus 20 includes an opening / closing plate, and is in an open state advantageous for the player (advantageous when the game ball can be won), and a closed state advantageous for the player (advantageous because the game ball cannot be awarded). ) Can be opened and closed. A specific gaming state that occurs when a specific display result (big hit symbol) is derived and displayed on the first special symbol display 8a and when a specific display result (big hit symbol) is derived and displayed on the second special symbol display 8b When the open / close plate is controlled to be in the open state by the solenoid 21 in the (big hit game state), the big winning opening serving as the winning area is opened. The game ball that has won the big winning opening is detected by the count switch 23.

  In the state where the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 is in the closed state, it may be configured such that although it is difficult to win, it is possible to win (that is, the game ball is difficult to win).

  In the big hit gaming state, repeated continuous control is performed in which the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 repeats an open state and a closed state. In the repeated continuation control, a state where the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 is opened is called a round. The repeated continuation control is also called round control. In the present embodiment, a plurality of types of jackpots are provided. When it is determined that a jackpot is to be made, one of the jackpot types is selected.

  At the lower part of the game board 6, there is an out port 26 into which a hit ball that has not won a prize is taken. In addition, four speakers 27 that utter sound effects and sounds as predetermined sound outputs are provided on the upper left and right and lower left and right outside the game area 7. On the outer periphery of the game area 7, a frame LED 28 provided on the front frame is provided.

  In addition, a prepaid card unit (hereinafter also simply referred to as “card unit”) that enables lending a ball by inserting a prepaid card is installed adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1 (not shown).

  In the hit type table of FIG. 2, for each hit type in the big hit, the big hit probability after the end of the big hit gaming state, the base after the end of the big hit gaming state, the variation time after the end of the big hit gaming state, the number of releases in the big hit ( The number of rounds) and the opening time of each round are shown.

  Specifically, in the big hit gaming state, after the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 is in the open state, a predetermined open state end condition (a predetermined period (for example, 29 seconds) has elapsed in the open state, or When the predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls is generated, the closed state is established. When the opening end condition is satisfied, a continuation right is generated and the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 is opened again. The generation of the continuation right is repeated until the number of releases in the big hit gaming state reaches 15 rounds (final round), which is a predetermined upper limit value.

  Among the “big hits”, after being controlled to the big hit gaming state, the probability change state in which the probability of being determined as a big hit is higher than the normal state (the normal gaming state that is not the probability change state) as the special gaming state. The type (type) of jackpot that shifts to (an abbreviation for probability variation state, also referred to as high probability state) is called “probability jackpot”. The special gaming state may be controlled to a short time state in which the variation time (variation display period) of the special symbol or effect symbol is shortened from the non-short time state in association with the probability variation state. Note that the special game state may be controlled to the short time state independently of the probability change state.

  As the probability variation jackpot, the following first probability variation jackpot and second probability variation jackpot may be selectable. The first probability variation jackpot is allowed up to a relatively large number of times (for example, 15 times) the number of times a big prize opening is opened in the big hit gaming state, and the opening time of the big prize opening is relatively long (for example, 29 seconds). It is. The second probability variation jackpot is allowed up to a relatively small number (for example, two times) of opening the grand prize opening in the big hit gaming state, and the opening time of the big prize opening is extremely short (for example, 0.1 seconds). Is. The first probable big hit shifts to a promiscuous state through a big hit gaming state in which the big prize opening is opened in an open manner that is easy for the player to visually recognize. On the other hand, the second probability variation jackpot shifts to a probability variation state through a jackpot gaming state in which the big prize opening is opened in an open manner that is difficult for the player to visually recognize. Such second probability variation jackpot is a probability variation jackpot that makes it seem as if the player suddenly entered a certain probability variation state by making it difficult for the player to visually recognize the open state of the big prize opening. ", And also abbreviated as" accuracy ".

  Since the transition time to the short-time state shortens the variation time of the special symbol and the production symbol, when the short-time state is reached, an effective start winning is likely to occur and the possibility of being controlled by the big hit game is increased. Of the big hits, the type (type) of the big hit that does not shift to the probable change state after being controlled to the 15-round big hit gaming state is called “ordinary big hit”.

  Further, as the special game state, the frequency of the game ball entering the variable prize ball device 15 is increased by increasing the frequency that the variable prize ball device 15 is opened in association with the probability change state or the short time state. There are cases where the control is performed in an electric chew support control state that facilitates winning (higher approaching and higher frequency) in the variable winning ball apparatus 15. Since the electric chew support control state is a high base state as will be described later, in the following description, it is mainly referred to as a high base state.

  Here, electric Chu support control will be described. As electric support control, normal symbol variation time (time from the start of variation display to display result derivation display time) is shortened and the display result is derived and displayed at an early stage (normal symbol shortening control), normal symbol The control to increase the probability that the stop symbol will be a winning symbol (ordinary symbol probability changing control), the control to increase the opening time of the variable winning ball device 15 (opening time extension control), and the number of opening of the variable winning ball device 15 are increased. Control (opening number increase control) is performed. When such control is performed, the time ratio during which the variable winning ball device 15 is open is higher than when the control is not performed. As a result, the game ball is likely to start and win (the special symbol display devices 8a and 8b and the effect display device 9 are more likely to satisfy the variable display execution condition). By this control, the winning frequency to the second starting winning port 14 is increased, so that a gaming state in which the frequency of establishment of the second starting condition and / or the execution frequency of the variation display of the second special symbol is increased.

  The state (high frequency state) in which the winning frequency at the second start winning opening 14 is increased by the electric Chu support control is the ratio of the number of game balls to be paid out as a winning ball according to the winning with respect to the number of shot balls. Since the “base” is in a higher state than when the control is not performed, it is called a “high base state”. Further, when such control is not performed, it is called a “low base state”. Such control is control for facilitating winning in the variable winning ball apparatus 15 by supporting the winning with the variable winning ball apparatus 15, that is, the electric tulip, and is referred to as “electric chew support control”.

  In this embodiment, “high probability state (probability variation state)” and “low probability state (non-probability variation state)” are used as terms indicating the state of jackpot probability, and terms indicating a combination of base states are used. , “High base state (electric Chu support control state)” and “low base state (non-electric Chu support control state)” are used.

  The terms “low accuracy low base state” and “high accuracy high base state” are used as terms indicating a combination of the big hit probability state and the base state. The “low probability low base state” is a state indicating that the state of the big hit probability is the low probability state and the base state is the low base state. The “high probability high base state” is a state indicating that the state of the big hit probability is the high probability state and the base state is the high base state.

  When controlled to a high probability state, it is controlled to a short time state and a high base state, but since the start condition and the end condition of the control are the same, the short time state and the high base state are controlled to the short time state and the high base state. The state being displayed may be represented by the term “short-time state” and may be represented by the term “high base state”.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 according to this embodiment has a configuration in which a game ball can enter the first start winning opening 13 only from the first path on the left side of the effect display device 9, and therefore the second start winning than the high base state. In a low base state in which it is difficult for a game ball to enter the mouth 14, the player generally makes a left-handed strike to execute a special symbol variation display by aiming for the game ball to enter the first start winning opening 13. Is. In the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to this embodiment, since the gate 32 is provided on the second path on the right side of the effect display device 9, it is easier to allow the game ball to enter the second start winning opening 14 than in the low base state. In a high base state, a player generally makes a special symbol change display by making a right strike and aiming for a game ball to enter the gate 32 and the second start winning opening 14.

  Therefore, in a low base state in which it is difficult for the game ball to enter the second start winning opening 14 than in the high base state, the player aims to enter the first start winning opening 13 by making a left strike. Since it is general, only the first hold memory is likely to occur, and as the hold display, only the hold image corresponding to the first hold memory is mainly displayed. On the other hand, in a high base state where it is easier for a game ball to enter the second start winning opening 14 than in a low base state, the player hits the right and aims to enter the game ball into the second start winning opening 14. Due to the generality, only the second reserved memory is likely to occur, and as the reserved display, only the reserved image corresponding to the second reserved memory is mainly displayed.

  The game balls may be allowed to enter the first start winning opening 13 from both the first route and the second route. In addition, the game ball may be allowed to enter the second start winning opening 14 only from the second route. Further, the gate 32 may be provided on the first route on the left side of the effect display device 9, and both the first route on the left side of the effect display device 9 and the second route on the right side of the effect display device 9. May be provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, as the big hit of 15 rounds, a plurality of types of big hits, a normal big hit and a probable big hit, are provided. The normal jackpot is a jackpot that is controlled to the non-probability changing state, the short time state, and the high base state (low probability high base state) after the end of the 15 rounds of the big hit gaming state. Normally, in the big hit, the non-probable change state continues for the period until the next big hit occurs, the condition that the short-time state and the high base state are executed a predetermined number of times, such as 100 fluctuation displays, and the next big hit It continues for a period until the earlier condition, which is the condition until the occurrence of, occurs.

  The probability variation jackpot is a jackpot in which control is performed to shift to the probability variation state, the time-short state, and the high base state (high probability high base state) after the end of the 15 rounds of the jackpot gaming state. In the probabilistic big hit, such a high-precise base state is satisfied, whichever is earlier, a condition that the fluctuation display is executed a predetermined number of times of 100 times or a condition that the next big hit occurs. It continues for a period until.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the circuit configuration of the main board (game control board) 31. FIG. 3 also shows the payout control board 37, the effect control board 80, and the like. On the main board 31, a game control microcomputer (corresponding to game control means) 560 for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a program is mounted. The game control microcomputer 560 includes a ROM 54 for storing a game control (game progress control) program and the like, a RAM 55 as a storage means used as a work memory, a CPU 56 for performing control operations in accordance with the program, and an I / O port unit. 57. The game control microcomputer 560 is a one-chip microcomputer in which a ROM 54 and a RAM 55 are built. The game control microcomputer 560 further includes a random number circuit 503 that generates hardware random numbers (random numbers generated by the hardware circuit).

  The RAM 55 is a backup RAM as a non-volatile storage means, part or all of which is backed up by a backup power source created by a power supply board (not shown). That is, even if the power supply to the gaming machine is stopped, a part or all of the contents of the RAM 55 is stored for a predetermined period (until the capacitor as the backup power supply is discharged and the backup power supply cannot be supplied). In particular, at least data (special symbol process flag, etc.) corresponding to the game state, that is, the control state of the game control means, and data indicating the number of unpaid winning balls are stored in the backup RAM.

  In the game control microcomputer 560, the CPU 56 executes control in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 54. Therefore, the game control microcomputer 560 (or CPU 56) executes (or performs processing) hereinafter. Specifically, the CPU 56 executes control according to a program. The same applies to microcomputers mounted on substrates other than the main substrate 31.

  The random number circuit 503 is a hardware circuit that is used to generate a random number for determination to determine whether or not to make a big hit based on the display result of the special symbol variation display. The random number circuit 503 updates the numerical data according to the set update rule within a numerical range in which an initial value (for example, 0) and an upper limit value (for example, 65535) are set, and generates the random data at random timing. Based on the fact that the starting winning time is the time of reading (extracting) the numerical data, it has a random number generation function in which the read numerical data becomes a random value. Further, the game control microcomputer 560 has a function of setting an initial value of numerical data updated by the random number circuit 503.

  Further, an input driver circuit 58 that provides detection signals from the gate switch 32a, the first start port switch 13a, the second start port switch 14a, and the count switch 23 to the game control microcomputer 560 is also mounted on the main board 31. Also, an output circuit 59 for driving the solenoid 16 for opening and closing the variable winning ball device 15 and the solenoid 21 for opening and closing the special variable winning ball device 20 that forms a big winning opening according to a command from the game control microcomputer 560 is also provided. It is mounted on the substrate 31.

  Further, the game control microcomputer 560 includes a first special symbol display 8a, a second special symbol display 8b, which variably displays special symbols, a normal symbol display 10, which variably displays normal symbols, and a first special symbol hold memory. Display control of the display 18a, the second special symbol storage memory display 18b, and the normal symbol storage memory display 41 is performed.

  The effect control board 80 includes an effect control microcomputer 100, a ROM 102, a RAM 103, a VDP 109, an I / O port unit 105, and the like. The ROM 102 stores a program and data for effect control such as display control. The RAM 103 is used as a work memory. The ROM 102 and the RAM 103 may be built in the production control microcomputer 100. The VDP 109 controls display of the effect display device 9 in cooperation with the effect control microcomputer 100.

  The effect control microcomputer 100 provides an effect control command for instructing effect contents from the game control microcomputer 560 via the relay board 77 that allows signals to pass only in one direction from the main board 31 to the effect control board 80. And display control of the frame LED 28 provided on the frame side via the lamp driver board 35, or from the speaker 27 via the audio output board 70. Various production controls are performed by controlling the sound output.

  In addition, the effect control CPU 101 inputs an operation detection signal as an information signal indicating that the player's operation action with respect to the trigger button 125 of the stick controller 122 has been detected from the trigger sensor 121 via the input port 106. Further, the effect control CPU 101 inputs an operation detection signal as an information signal indicating that a player's operation action on the push button 120 has been detected from the push sensor 124 via the input port 106. In addition, the production control CPU 101 inputs an operation detection signal as an information signal indicating that an operator's operation action on the operation rod of the stick controller 122 has been detected from the tilt direction sensor unit 123 via the input port 106. . Further, the effect control CPU 101 outputs a drive signal to the vibrator motor 126 via the output port 105 to cause the stick controller 122 to vibrate.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing each random number. FIG. 4 shows the type of random number, the update range, the usage, and the addition condition. Each random number is used as follows.

  (1) Random R: A random counter for hit determination for determining whether or not to make a big hit. Random R is updated one by one at 10 MHz, is added and updated from 0, and is added and updated to its upper limit of 65535, and then is added and updated again from 0. (2) Random 1 (MR1): Determines the type of jackpot (any type of type, normal jackpot or probability variation jackpot) and jackpot symbol (for jackpot type determination, jackpot symbol determination). (3) Random 2 (MR2): The type (type) of the variation pattern is determined (for variation pattern type determination). (4) Random 3 (MR3): A variation pattern (variation time) is determined (for variation pattern determination). (5) Random 4 (MR4): Determines whether or not to generate a hit based on the normal symbol (for normal symbol hit determination). (6) Random 5 (MR5): An initial value of random 4 is determined (for determining a random 4 initial value).

  In this embodiment, the big hit that is the specific gaming state includes a plurality of types, that is, a normal big hit and a probable big hit. Therefore, when the big hit is determined based on the value of the big hit determination random number (random R), the big hit type is determined based on the value of the big hit type determination random number (random 1). Determined by type. Furthermore, when the type of jackpot is determined, the jackpot symbol is also determined based on the value of the jackpot type determination random number (random 1) at the same time. Therefore, random 1 is also a jackpot symbol determining random number.

  In addition, the variation pattern is first determined using the variation pattern type determination random number (random 2), and is included in the determined variation pattern type using the variation pattern determination random number (random 3). To determine the variation pattern. Thus, in this embodiment, the variation pattern is determined by a two-stage lottery process. The variation pattern type is a group of a plurality of variation patterns according to the characteristics of the variation mode. One or more variation patterns belong to the variation pattern type. The variation pattern type may be referred to as a variation type.

  In this embodiment, the variation patterns are classified into a normal variation pattern type that is a variation pattern type that does not involve reach and a reach variation pattern type that is a variation pattern type that involves reach.

  When the display result is out of order, such a variation pattern type is set so that the selection ratio of the variation pattern type is different depending on whether it is in the short-time state or not in the short-time state. When this is the case, the variation time is shortened compared to when the time is not short. For example, in the short-time state, in order to shorten the average time of the fluctuation time compared to when the time-short state is not, the fluctuation time of a predetermined fluctuation pattern is set shorter than when the time is not short, or the fluctuation pattern type is the most variable. The variation pattern type with the shortest time is selected more frequently, and even when the reach type is selected, the normal reach variation pattern with the shortest variation time is selected among the variation pattern types. By doing so, the average time of the fluctuation time is shorter than when not in the time-short state.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a jackpot determination table and a jackpot type determination table. FIG. 5A is an explanatory diagram showing a jackpot determination table. The jackpot determination table is a collection of data stored in the ROM 54 and is a table in which a jackpot determination value to be compared with the random R is set. The jackpot determination table includes a normal (non-probability change) jackpot determination table used in a normal state (a gaming state that is not a probability change state, that is, a non-probability change state), and a probability change jackpot determination table used in a probability change state.

  Each value described in the left column of FIG. 5 (A) is set as a big hit determination value in the normal jackpot determination table, and is described in the right column of FIG. 5 (A) in the probability change big hit determination table. Each value is set as a big hit judgment value. The jackpot judgment value set in the jackpot judgment table at the time of probability change is the jackpot judgment value common to the jackpot judgment value set in the normal jackpot judgment table (referred to as the normal jackpot judgment value or the first jackpot judgment value). Due to the addition of the unique jackpot judgment value, a larger number (10 times the number of jackpot judgment values) than the probability change jackpot judgment table (referred to as the jackpot judgment value or the second jackpot judgment value at the time of probability change) is set. . As a result, the probability variation state is determined to be a big hit with a higher probability than the normal state.

  The CPU 56 extracts the count value of the random number circuit 503 at a predetermined time and compares the extracted value with the value of the jackpot determination random number (random R). The jackpot determination random number is shown in FIG. If it matches any of the jackpot determination values shown, it is decided to make a big jackpot (normal jackpot or probable big hit) for the special symbol. Note that the “probability” shown in FIG. 5A indicates the probability (ratio) of a big hit.

  FIGS. 5B and 5C are explanatory diagrams showing a jackpot type determination table stored in the ROM 54. FIG. 5 (B) shows a case where a jackpot type is determined by using a holding memory (also referred to as a first holding memory) based on a game ball winning in the first start winning opening 13 (a variation display of the first special symbol is displayed). 1 is a first special symbol jackpot type determination table (for the first special symbol) used when FIG. 5 (C) shows a case where the jackpot type is determined by using a holding memory (also referred to as a second holding memory) based on the fact that the game ball has won the second start winning opening 14 (the second special symbol variable display is displayed). It is a 2nd special symbol jackpot type determination table used when it is performed.

  Each of the first and second special symbol jackpot type determination tables of FIG. 5B and FIG. 5C is used for determining the jackpot type when it is determined that the variable display result is a jackpot symbol. Based on the random number (random 1), the type of jackpot is determined to be either “normal jackpot” or “probable variation jackpot”, and is also referred to for determining the jackpot symbol.

  The first special symbol jackpot type determination table of FIG. 5B is a numerical value to be compared with a random 1 value, and is a determination value corresponding to each of “normal jackpot” and “probability variable jackpot” (jackpot type determination) Value) is set. In the second special symbol jackpot type determination table of FIG. 5 (C), there are numerical values to be compared with random 1 values, which are judgment values corresponding to “normal jackpot” and “probable variation jackpot” (jackpot type judgment). Value) is set.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C, the big hit type determination value is also used as a determination value (big hit symbol determination value) for determining the big hit symbol of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. The determination value corresponding to “normal jackpot” is also set as the determination value corresponding to “3” of the jackpot symbol of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. The determination value corresponding to “probable big hit” is also set as the determination value corresponding to “7” of the big hit symbol of the first special symbol and the second special symbol.

  Using the jackpot type jackpot type determination table, the CPU 56 determines the type corresponding to the jackpot type determination value having the same random 1 value as the jackpot type, and also matches the jackpot symbol having the same random 1 value as the jackpot symbol. To decide. Thereby, the jackpot type and the jackpot symbol corresponding to the jackpot type are determined at the same time.

  The first special symbol jackpot type determination table in FIG. 5B and the second special symbol jackpot type determination table in FIG. 5C have the same ratio determined for probability variation jackpots. In such a case, the big hit type determination table may not be divided between the first special symbol and the second special symbol. Further, when the big hit type is selected from a plurality of types of big hits having different maximum round numbers in the big hit gaming state as the big hit type, the second special symbol big hit type determination table of FIG. You may set so that the ratio by which the big hit type with many round numbers is selected becomes higher than the 1st special symbol big hit type determination table of (B). In this way, in the high base state, the big hit type selection is advantageous for the player, and the interest of the game can be improved. Further, the ratio of the second special symbol jackpot type determination table of FIG. 5C may be higher than the first special symbol jackpot type determination table of FIG. 5B. . By doing so, the variation display of the second special symbol can be more likely to be a big hit than the variation display of the first special symbol. In addition, the first special symbol jackpot type determination table may be set to have a higher ratio determined for the probability variation jackpot than the second special symbol jackpot type determination table.

  Next, a variation pattern table used for selecting and determining the variation pattern of the special symbol and the effect symbol in the game control microcomputer 560 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a variation pattern table used for determining the variation pattern in a table format.

  In FIG. 6, (a) shows a determination table for when the normal state is shifted, and (b) shows a determination table for when the time-short state is shifted. Further, (c) shows a normal big hit determination table, and (d) shows a probability variation big hit determination table. Each determination table of FIGS. 6A to 6D is stored in the ROM 54, is selected according to the gaming state, and is used to determine (determine) the variation pattern type and variation pattern.

  The determination table shown in FIG. 6 includes a variation pattern type determination table that indicates the relationship between random 2 and the variation pattern type, and a variation pattern determination table that indicates the relationship between random 3 and each variation pattern for each variation pattern type. Including.

  In the column of “variation pattern type” or “variation pattern” in each table of FIG. 6, “normal” or “normal variation” indicates a normal variation pattern that does not reach.

  Further, “normal reach” in each table of FIG. 6 indicates a fluctuation pattern of normal reach that does not perform a particularly flashy effect when the reach state is reached. “Super Reach” indicates a variation pattern for performing a reach effect in which a special effect image is displayed when the reach state is reached.

  Further, as described above, “super reach” is a variation pattern in which the ratio selected when a big hit is higher than that of “normal reach” is high, and the reliability of the big hit is high. Furthermore, “super reach” is a variation pattern in which the variation time is longer than that of “normal reach” (for example, normal reach 10 seconds, super reach 30 seconds to 60 seconds). In addition, four types of fluctuation patterns are set for the super reach, and the big hit expectation degree (the big win becomes the first super reach <the second super reach <the third super reach <the fourth super reach). (Possibility) is high.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, a predetermined effect is produced in the effect display device 9 until the display result is derived and displayed after the variation display of each of the effect symbol as identification information and the first and second special symbols is started. There is a case where an effect called a pseudo-continuous effect (hereinafter referred to as a pseudo-continuous effect) is executed. A pseudo-ream is a pseudo display that is an effect display that makes it appear that a plurality of fluctuations corresponding to a plurality of reserved memories are continuously performed instead of a single fluctuation corresponding to one reserved memory. Abbreviation for continuous variation.

  In addition, the pseudo-ream is within the variation time determined with respect to one start winning prize in order to make it appear as if multiple symbols of variable display (variable display) have been executed for one starting winning prize. The temporary stop and re-variation are executed (repeated) a predetermined number of times for all symbol sequences (left, middle, and right). For example, the greater the number of repeated re-executions (the total number of changes including the initial change and subsequent re-changes, also referred to as the pseudo-variable number of times), the greater the reliability of the big hit (the difference from the big hit) The ratio of the ratio that is selected when the jackpot is large, the ratio of the ratio that is jackpot, that is, the degree of reliability that is the jackpot) is increased. More specifically, the ratio selected when the jackpot is determined to be high suggests whether or not the jackpot gaming state is to be achieved by a pseudo-continuous effect. In the pseudo-continuous variation pattern, a pseudo-continuous design (for example, a symbol (numerical number) attached with a predetermined character or character, etc., which is not included in the effect design that is normally displayed in a varying manner (basically variation display) on the effect display device 9. )) Are temporarily stopped. It should be noted that in the quasi-continuation, the effect symbol (numerical symbol in the present embodiment) that normally displays variation (basically variation display) may be temporarily stopped. The combination of symbols temporarily stopped in the effect display device 9 is called a temporary stop symbol combination. The combination of the temporary stop symbols is determined as one of the pseudo consecutive chances among a plurality of types of chances (hereinafter referred to as pseudo consecutive eyes (pseudo consecutive chances)) consisting of combinations of symbols other than the jackpot symbol combination. What should I do?

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, there may be an effect that the effect symbol slides. Here, the slip refers to an effect display in which the symbol is slid from the predicted stop position immediately before the symbol stops in the variable display. In the second super reach, the reach appearance (reach) is reached by stopping after one of the two production symbols that have been temporarily stopped in the left and right symbol display areas due to a slippage (combination of the symbols). The effect is such that a reach effect is executed.

  Note that the variation pattern shown in the loss determination table is a variation pattern in which the final display result of the variation display is a display result of “out”. The variation pattern shown in the normal jackpot determination table is a variation pattern in which the final display result of the variation display is a display result of “normal jackpot”. The variation pattern shown in the probability variation jackpot determination table is a variation pattern in which the final display result of the variation display is the display result of “probability variation jackpot”.

  Based on this information, for example, the variation pattern “fourth super reach (60 seconds)” shown in the “variation pattern” column of FIG. It is shown that the variation pattern of the fourth super reach executed in seconds.

  The column labeled “Random 2 Range” and “Variation Pattern Type” in the table of FIG. 6 has a function as a variation pattern type determination table section indicating the relationship between “Random 2 Range” and “Variation Pattern Type”. It is a column to show. For example, taking FIG. 6A as an example, a plurality of random 2 (1-251) values are included in each of a plurality of variation pattern types such as “normal”, “normal reach”, and “super reach”. It is divided into numerical ranges. For example, taking FIG. 6A as an example, if the random 2 value extracted at a predetermined timing matches one of the determination values assigned to 140 to 229 among the random values 1 to 251. Then, it is determined that the variation pattern type is “normal reach”.

  In the table of FIG. 6, “Random 3 range” and “Fluctuation pattern” are described as functions of a variation pattern determination table that indicates the relationship between “Random 3 range” and “Variation pattern”. It is a column. The variation patterns shown corresponding to each type of variation pattern type determination table are variation patterns belonging to each type. For example, taking FIG. 6A as an example, the variation patterns belonging to the type of “super reach” are “first super reach”, “second super reach”, “third super reach”, and “first super reach”. “4 Super Reach”.

  All values of random 3 (1-220) are assigned to a plurality of numerical ranges in each of a plurality of variation patterns corresponding to each variation pattern type. For example, taking FIG. 6A as an example, when it is determined that the variation pattern type of “super reach” is selected, random 3 extracted at a predetermined timing is 1 to 220 of random values of 1 to 220. If it matches any numerical value of the determination value assigned to ˜70, it is determined that the variation pattern of “first super reach (15 seconds)” is set.

  When the variation display result for the first special symbol or the second special symbol is off, the determination table is selected as follows to determine the variation pattern. In the non-time-short state, when the variation display result is out of place, the normal state out-of-state determination table in FIG. 6A is selected. On the other hand, when the fluctuation display result is out of time in the time reduction state, the time reduction state determination table in FIG. 6B is selected. It should be noted that by using the determination tables of FIGS. 6A and 6B, the reach ratio at the time of deviation from the normal state and from the short-time state is constant regardless of the number of holds.

  When the variation display result is a big hit for the first special symbol or the second special symbol regardless of whether the time is short or not, the determination table is selected as follows in order to determine the variation pattern. When the fluctuation display result is a normal big hit, the normal big hit determination table of FIG. 6C is selected. When the variation display result is a probable big hit regardless of whether the time is short or not, the probable big hit determination table of FIG. 6D is selected.

  In the time short state deviation determination table in FIG. 6B, the fluctuation time of the normal fluctuation is set shorter than that in the normal state deviation time determination table in FIG. 6B is shorter than the reach fluctuation (including normal reach fluctuation and super reach fluctuation) compared to the normal state deviation determination table of FIG. 6A. So that the percentage determined for normal fluctuations (non-reach deviation fluctuations (variations resulting in deviation display results instead of reaching reach)) is low, and the percentage determined for reach fluctuations with longer fluctuation times than normal fluctuations is low. Data is set.

  As a result, compared to the non-time-short state (normal state), the rate of change in the short-time state is higher in the time-short state, so the time-short state is the non-time-short state. The change display is performed with a change time shorter than that in the mean time. By selecting the determination table in this way, the time saving state can be realized. In addition, by setting the normal fluctuation so that the fluctuation time is shorter in the time-short state than in the non-time-short state, it is possible to shorten the pending digestion during the time-short state.

  In the determination tables shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B that are selected when there is a deviation, the data is set so that the selection type of the reach type is selected in a height relationship such that normal reach> super reach. Has been. On the other hand, in the determination tables of FIG. 6C and FIG. 6D that are selected when a big hit is made, the selection ratio of the reach type is selected in a high / low relationship such that normal reach <super reach. Data is set. As a result, the ratio of super reach reach production (the ratio of super reach reach production when a reach is selected) is higher when a big hit is made than when it is out of reach. The performance can increase the player's expectation.

  In addition, the determination table shown in FIG. 6D that is selected when a promising big hit out of the big hits has a normal reach compared to the determination table shown in FIG. On the other hand, the data is set so that the ratio of selecting the type of super reach production is high. As a result, when the probability is a big hit, the ratio of the reach reach of the super reach (the ratio of the reach reach of the super reach when the reach is selected) is higher than the case of the normal big win. By performing the reach of reach, it is possible to increase the player's expectation for a promising big hit.

  Note that such a variation pattern is obtained when the total number of reserved storage (total value) of the first special symbol and the second special symbol that display variation is greater than or equal to a predetermined number (for example, the total number of reserved storage is 3 or more). By setting the selection ratio to be different from when the number is less than the predetermined number, when the total number of pending storage is greater than or equal to the predetermined number, the variation time is longer than when the total number of pending storage is less than the predetermined number It is also possible to execute the hold number shortening control for shortening. However, the expectation for reach can be maintained by keeping the ratio of reach (including normal reach and super reach) constant even under the condition that the hold number shortening control is executed (for example, the total number of stored holds is 3 or more). In addition, only the super reach in the reach may not be shortened so as to execute the hold time reduction control. Furthermore, the short time control of the number of holdings may be executable by selecting a high rate of normal fluctuation with a short fluctuation time, or may be executable by shortening the fluctuation time of each fluctuation pattern itself, The combination may be used.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the contents of the effect control command transmitted by the game control microcomputer 560. As shown in FIG. 7, the game control microcomputer 560 transmits various effect control commands to the effect control microcomputer 100 in accordance with the game control state.

  Main commands in FIG. 7 will be described. The command 80XX (H) is an effect control command (variation pattern command) for designating a variation pattern of the effect symbol that is variably displayed on the effect display device 9 corresponding to the variation display of the special symbol (each corresponding to the variation pattern XX). ). That is, when a unique number is assigned to each variation pattern that can be used as shown in FIG. 6, there is a variation pattern command corresponding to each variation pattern specified by that number. “(H)” indicates a hexadecimal number. The effect control command for designating the variation pattern is also a command for designating the start of variation. Accordingly, when the effect control CPU 101 receives the command 80XX (H), the effect display device 9 controls the effect display device 9 to start displaying the effect symbols in a variable manner.

  Commands 8C01 (H) to 8C03 (H) are display result designation commands indicating whether or not to make a big hit and the type of big hit.

  The command 8D01 (H) is a first symbol variation designation command indicating that the variation display of the first special symbol is started. Command 8D02 (H) is a second symbol variation designation command indicating that the variation display of the second special symbol is started. The command 8F00 (H) is a command (design determination designation command) for designating to end the variation of the first and second special symbols.

  The commands A001 to A002 (H) are jackpot start designation commands that designate the jackpot gaming state start for each jackpot type (normal jackpot or probability variation jackpot).

  The command A1XX (H) is a special winning opening open designation command that indicates a display during opening of the special winning opening for the number of times (round) indicated by XX. A2XX (H) is a designation command after opening the big prize opening indicating the opening (closing) of the big prize opening of the number of times (round) indicated by XX.

  The commands A301 to A302 (H) are jackpot end designation commands for designating the jackpot gaming state end for each jackpot type (normal jackpot or probability variation jackpot).

  Command A 401 (H) is a first start winning designation command for designating that the first starting win has been received. Command A 402 (H) is a second start winning designation command for designating that there has been a second start winning.

  Command B000 (H) is a normal state designation command for designating that the gaming state is a normal state (low probability state). Command B001 (H) is a short time state designation command for designating that the gaming state is the short time state (high base state). Command B002 (H) is a probability variation state designation command for designating that the gaming state is a probability variation state (high probability state).

  Command C0XX (H) is a first reserved memory number designation command for designating the first reserved memory number. “XX” in the command C0XX (H) indicates the first reserved storage number. Command C1XX (H) is a second reserved memory number designation command for designating the second reserved memory number. “XX” in the command C0XX (H) indicates the second reserved storage number.

  In the production control microcomputer 100, a first reserved memory number designation command for indicating the first reserved memory number and a second reserved memory number designation command for indicating the second reserved memory number are transmitted. The number of reserved memories can be specified, but not limited to this, each time a variable display is executed, a reserved memory number subtraction designation command for subtracting the first reserved memory number or the second reserved memory number is transmitted. Thus, in the production control microcomputer 100, the number of reserved memories may be specified.

  The command C2XX (H) and the command C3XX (H) are the results of winning determination results such as jackpot determination, jackpot type determination, variation pattern type determination, etc. at the time of starting winning to the first start winning opening 13 or the second starting winning opening 14. This is an effect control command indicating the contents. Of these, the command C2XX (H) is a symbol designating command indicating whether or not the winning determination result is a big hit and the determination result of the type of big hit. The command C3XX (H) is a variation type command that indicates a determination result (variation pattern type determination result) of which determination value range the random value for variation pattern type determination among the winning determination results. It is.

  In this embodiment, in the winning effect processing (see S1215 in FIG. 10), the game control microcomputer 560 determines whether or not it will be a big hit at the time of starting winning, the value of the big hit type, and the random number for determining the variation pattern type. Is within which range of determination values. Then, in the EXT data of the symbol designating command, a value for designating the big hit and a value for designating the type of the big win are set, and control for transmission to the production control microcomputer 100 is performed. A value for designating a range of a judgment value as a judgment result of the fluctuation pattern type is set in the EXT data of the fluctuation type command, and control to transmit to the effect control microcomputer 100 is performed. In this embodiment, the production control microcomputer 100 can recognize whether the display result is a big hit or not and the type of the big hit based on the value set in the symbol designation command, The variation pattern type can be recognized based on the variation type command.

  Next, a configuration example of an area (holding storage buffer) for storing data (holding storage data) such as random numbers corresponding to the holding storage on the game control microcomputer 560 side will be described. The reserved storage buffer is provided in the RAM 55.

  In the first reserved memory buffer, a storage area corresponding to the upper limit value (4 in this example) of the first reserved memory number is secured. In addition, a storage area corresponding to the upper limit value of the second reserved storage number (4 in this example) is secured in the second reserved storage buffer. The first reserved storage buffer and the second reserved storage buffer include a jackpot determination random number (random R) that is a hardware random number, a jackpot type determination random number (random 1) that is a software random number, and a variation pattern type determination random number. (Random 2) and random number for variation pattern determination (Random 3) are stored.

  Based on the winning at the first starting winning port 13 or the second starting winning port 14, the CPU 56 extracts such random number values from the random number circuit 503 and a random counter for generating a software random number, A process of saving (storing) in the saving area in the first pending storage buffer or the second pending storage buffer is executed. Specifically, on the basis of winning at the first start winning opening 13, these random number values are extracted and stored in the first reserved storage buffer. Further, based on the winning at the second start winning opening 14, these random number values are extracted and stored in the second reserved storage buffer.

  In some cases, “holding stored” indicates that the information related to the start winning as described above is stored in the first holding storage buffer or the second holding storage buffer. Note that the random number for variation pattern type determination (random 2) and the random number for variation pattern determination (random 3) are not extracted at the time of starting winning and stored in the storage area in advance. It may be extracted at the time of the start of symbol variation.

  As described later, the data stored in the hold storage buffer is read out at the time of starting winning and used for the pre-reading notice effect, and is read out at the start of the variable display and used for the variable display.

  When there is a start prize at the first start prize port 13 or the second start prize slot 14, a symbol designation command, a variation type command, a first (second) start prize designation command, and a first (second) hold A command indicating the determination result of the start winning determination process (for example, the winning effect process in S1215 and S1225), such as a memory number designation command, is transmitted from the main board 31 to the effect control board 80. In the start winning reception command buffer provided in the RAM 103 of the effect control microcomputer 100, the received symbol designation command, variation type command, first (second) start prize designation command, and first (second) A storage area for storing data that can identify a received command is secured so that various commands such as a reserved storage number designation command can be stored in association with each other.

  In this embodiment, the effect control pattern of the effect symbol performed in response to the variation display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol corresponds to a plurality of types of variation patterns, the variation display operation of the effect symbol, the reach It is composed of data indicating the contents of control of various effect operations, such as effect display operations in effects, etc., or various effect operations that are not accompanied by display changes of effect symbols. The notice effect control pattern includes data indicating the control content of the effect operation that becomes the notice effect executed corresponding to the notice pattern in which a plurality of patterns are prepared in advance. The various effect control patterns are composed of data indicating the control contents corresponding to various effect operations executed in accordance with the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, when the game control microcomputer 560 on the main board 31 executes a predetermined main process, a timer interrupt is periodically executed every predetermined time (for example, 2 ms) and the timer interrupt process is executed. As a result, various game controls can be executed.

  In the main processing, for example, necessary initial setting processing, normal time initialization processing, game state restoration processing other than normal time, random number circuit setting processing (random number circuit 503 is initially set), display random number update processing (variation pattern) (Variable random number update processing such as type determination and variation pattern determination), initial value random number update processing (ordinary symbol determination random number generation counter initial value initial value update processing), and the like.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the timer interrupt process. When the timer interrupt occurs, the CPU 56 executes the timer interrupt process in steps S (hereinafter simply referred to as “S”) 20 to S34 shown in FIG. In the timer interrupt process, first, a power-off detection process for detecting whether or not a power-off signal has been output (whether or not an on-state has been turned on) is executed (S20). Next, detection signals from the gate switch 32a, the first start port switch 13a, the second start port switch 14a, and the count switch 23 are input via the input driver circuit 58, and their state is determined (switch processing: S21). .

  Next, the CPU 56 has a first special symbol display 8a, a second special symbol display 8b, a normal symbol display 10, a first special symbol hold storage display 18a, a second special symbol hold storage display 18b, a normal symbol. A display control process for controlling the display of the on-hold storage display 41 is executed (S22). For the first special symbol display 8a, the second special symbol display 8b, and the normal symbol display 10, control for outputting a drive signal to each display according to the contents of the output buffer set in S32 and S33. Execute.

  In addition, a process of updating the count value of each counter for generating each determination random number such as a normal symbol determination random number and a big hit type determination random number used for game control is performed (determination random number update process: S23). . The CPU 56 further performs a process of updating the count value of the counter for generating the initial value random number and the display random number (initial value random number update process, display random number update process: S24, S25).

  Further, the CPU 56 performs a special symbol process (S26). In the special symbol process, a corresponding symbol is executed according to a special symbol process flag for controlling the first special symbol indicator 8a, the second special symbol indicator 8b, and the big prize opening in a predetermined order. The value of the flag is updated according to the gaming state.

  Next, the normal symbol process is performed (S27). In the normal symbol process, the CPU 56 executes a corresponding process according to the normal symbol process flag for controlling the display state of the normal symbol display 10 in a predetermined order, and sets the value of the normal symbol process flag to the gaming state. Update accordingly.

  Further, the CPU 56 performs a process of sending an effect control command to the effect control microcomputer 100 (effect control command control process: S28). Further, the CPU 56 performs an information output process for outputting data such as jackpot information, starting information, probability variation information supplied to the hall management computer, for example (S29).

  Further, the CPU 56 executes prize ball processing for setting the number of prize balls based on detection signals from the first start port switch 13a, the second start port switch 14a and the count switch 23 (S30).

  In this embodiment, a RAM area (output port buffer) corresponding to the output state of the output port is provided. However, the CPU 56 relates to on / off of the solenoid in the RAM area corresponding to the output state of the output port. The contents are output to the output port (S31: output processing).

  Further, the CPU 56 performs special symbol display control processing for setting special symbol display control data for effect display of special symbols in an output buffer for setting special symbol display control data according to the value of the special symbol process flag ( S32).

  Further, the CPU 56 performs a normal symbol display control process of setting normal symbol display control data for effect display of the normal symbol in the output buffer for setting the normal symbol display control data according to the value of the normal symbol process flag ( S33). Further, the CPU 56 outputs a normal signal on the normal symbol display 10 by outputting a drive signal in S22 in accordance with the display control data set in the output buffer.

  Thereafter, the interrupt permission state is set (S34), and the process ends. With the above control, in this embodiment, the game control process is started every predetermined time.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the special symbol process (S26). In the special symbol process, a process for controlling the first special symbol display 8a or the second special symbol display 8b and the special winning opening is executed. In the special symbol process, a start port switch passing process is executed (S312). Then, any one of S300 to S307 is performed according to the internal state.

  In the game control microcomputer 560, as described above, the RAM 55 stores reserved storage data (first reserved storage data) such as a big hit determination random number obtained based on the start winning to the first start winning opening 13. A first reserved storage buffer to be stored, and a second reserved storage buffer in which reserved storage data (second reserved storage data) such as a jackpot determination random number obtained based on the start winning to the second start winning opening 14 is stored Is provided. In each of these reserved storage buffers, a storage area corresponding to the upper limit value (4 in this example) of the number of each reserved storage is secured.

  In the start port switch passing process, if the first start port switch 13a is turned on, the number of the first reserved memory data stored on the condition that the first reserved memory number has not reached the upper limit value (for example, 4). 1 is incremented by 1 and numerical data (for example, a big hit determination random number, a variation pattern type determination random number, and a variation pattern determination) are obtained from a random number circuit 503 or a counter for generating a software random number. (Random number for use) is extracted, and processing for storing (storing) them in the storage area in the first reserved storage buffer is executed. On the other hand, if the second start port switch 14a is on, the second reserved memory data is counted on the condition that the second reserved memory number has not reached the upper limit (for example, 4). Increase the value of the pending storage number counter by 1 and extract numerical data (for example, a big hit determination random number, a variation pattern type determination random number, and a variation pattern determination random number) from the random number circuit 503 or a counter for generating a software random number Then, a process of storing (storing) them in the storage area in the second reserved storage buffer is executed.

  With respect to the following description regarding the hold storage, the fact that the information related to the start winning as described above is stored in the first hold storage buffer or the second hold storage buffer may be indicated as “hold stored”. In addition, numerical data stored in the first reserved storage buffer may be referred to as first reserved storage information, and numerical data stored in the second reserved storage buffer may be referred to as second reserved storage information.

  The processing of S300 to S307 is as follows. The special symbol normal process (S300) is a process for determining whether or not the display result of the variable display is a big hit, and determining the big hit type in the case of the big hit. In the variation pattern setting process (S301), the variation pattern is determined (the variation pattern type determination random number and the variation pattern determination random number are determined), and the variation time is measured according to the determined variation pattern. This is a process for performing control such as the start of timing of the fluctuation time timer.

  The display result designation command transmission process (S302) is a process for performing control to transmit a display result designation command to the effect control microcomputer 100. The special symbol changing process (S303) is a process that advances the process to the special symbol stop process when the fluctuation time of the fluctuation pattern selected in the fluctuation pattern setting process elapses. The special symbol stop process (S304) displays the fluctuation display on the first special symbol display 8a or the second special symbol display 8b when the fluctuation time corresponding to the decided fluctuation pattern is timed by the fluctuation time timer. This is a process of stopping and deriving and displaying a stop symbol.

  The big winning opening opening pre-processing (S305) is a process of performing control for opening the big winning opening in the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 according to the type of the big hit. In the special winning opening opening process (S306), the control for transmitting the production control command for the round display production in the big hit gaming state to the production control microcomputer 100 and the establishment of the closing condition of the special prize opening are confirmed. This is processing for performing processing and the like. If the closing condition for the big prize opening is satisfied and there are still remaining rounds, the process proceeds to the pre-opening process for the big prize opening (S305). When all the rounds are finished, the process shifts to a big hit end process (S307). The big hit end process (S307) is a process for performing control for causing the microcomputer 100 for effect control to perform display control for notifying the player that the big hit gaming state has ended.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the start port switch passing process of S312. In the start port switch passing process, the CPU 56 first checks whether or not the first start port switch 13a is in an ON state (S1211). If the first start port switch 13a is not in the ON state, the process proceeds to S1221. If the first start port switch 13a is on, the CPU 56 determines whether or not the first reserved memory number has reached the upper limit (specifically, the first reserved memory for counting the first reserved memory number). It is confirmed whether or not the value of the number counter is 4 (S1212). If the first reserved storage number has reached the upper limit, the process proceeds to S1222.

  If the first reserved memory number has not reached the upper limit value, the CPU 56 increments the value of the first reserved memory number counter by 1 (S1213). Next, the CPU 56 extracts values from the random number circuit 503 and a counter for generating software random numbers, and executes a process of storing them in the storage area in the first reserved storage buffer (S1214). In the process of S1214, a big hit determination random number (random R), a big hit type determination random number (random 1), a variation pattern type determination random number (random 2), and a variation pattern determination random number (random 3) are extracted, Stored in the save area.

  Next, the CPU 56 executes a winning effect process in which a variation display result and a variation pattern type when the variation based on the detected starting winning is subsequently executed are determined in advance at the starting winning (S1215).

  In this embodiment, after the start winning to the first start winning opening 13 or the second start winning opening 14 is generated and various data obtained at the start winning is stored as the stored storage information, the variable display is started. When the condition is satisfied, at the timing of starting the variable display, the special symbol (first special symbol or second special symbol) for which the variable display is started is changed based on the reserved storage information in the special symbol normal process (S300). Whether or not the display result is the jackpot display result and the determination of the jackpot type are made based on the jackpot determination value and the jackpot type determination value set in correspondence with the various random numbers described above. In the variation pattern setting process (S301), the variation pattern (including the variation pattern type determination) is determined based on the variation pattern type determination value and the variation pattern determination value set in correspondence with the various random numbers described above. Based on.

  On the other hand, apart from such a determination, the timing before the start of variation display based on the start winning to the first start winning opening 13 or the second start winning opening 14, specifically, the game ball is first started. At the timing of winning a winning at the winning opening 13 or the second starting winning opening 14 (the timing at which the hold storage information is stored), the hold storage information storing various data obtained at the start winning is pre-read, and the pre-read hold Based on the stored information, the jackpot determination value and the jackpot type determination value set in correspondence with the various random numbers described above are determined in advance as to whether or not the jackpot is to be won, the jackpot type is determined, and the variation pattern is determined. In addition, a winning effect process is performed based on the variation pattern type determination value. By doing so, the effect control microcomputer 100 predicts the change display result in advance before the change display of the effect symbol is executed, and based on the various determination results at the time of starting winning, It is possible to execute a pre-reading effect such as a pre-reading notice for notifying that a big hit (possibility of winning a big hit) during the variable display.

  Then, the CPU 56 performs control to transmit a symbol designation command to the effect control microcomputer 100 based on the determination result of the winning effect processing (S1216), and transmits a variation type command to the effect control microcomputer 100. Control is performed (S1217). Further, the CPU 56 performs control to transmit the first start winning designation command to the effect control microcomputer 100 (S1218), and sets the value of the first reserved memory number counter to EXT data to designate the first reserved memory number. Control to transmit the command to the production control microcomputer 100 is performed (S1219).

  By executing the processing of S1216 and S1217, in this embodiment, regardless of the gaming state (gaming state such as high probability state, low probability state, high base state, low base state, jackpot gaming state, etc.) Each time the start winning prize is awarded to the start winning opening 13, both the symbol designating command and the variation type command are always transmitted to the effect control microcomputer 100.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the start winning to the first start winning opening 13 occurs by executing the processing of S1216 to S1219, the symbol designation command, the variation type command, the first start prize designation command A set of four commands, the first reserved memory number designation command, is transmitted in a batch within one timer interrupt.

  Next, the CPU 56 checks whether or not the second start port switch 14a is on (S1221). If the second start port switch 14a is not in the ON state, the process is terminated as it is. If the second start port switch 14a is in the ON state, the CPU 56 determines whether or not the second reserved memory number has reached the upper limit value (specifically, the second reserved memory for counting the second reserved memory number). Whether or not the value of the number counter is 4 is confirmed (S1222). If the second reserved storage number has reached the upper limit value, the processing is terminated as it is.

  If the second reserved memory number has not reached the upper limit value, the CPU 56 increments the value of the second reserved memory number counter by 1 (S1223). Next, the CPU 56 extracts values from the random number circuit 503 and a counter for generating software random numbers, and executes a process of storing them in a storage area in the second reserved storage buffer (S1224). In the process of S1224, a big hit determination random number (random R), a big hit type determination random number (random 1), a variation pattern type determination random number (random 2), and a variation pattern determination random number (random 3) are extracted, Stored in the save area.

  Next, the CPU 56 executes a winning effect process as described in S1215 (S1225). Then, the CPU 56 performs control to transmit a symbol designation command to the effect control microcomputer 100 based on the determination result of the winning effect processing (S1226), and control to transmit a variation type command to the effect control microcomputer 100. (S1227). Further, the CPU 56 performs control to transmit the second start winning designation command to the effect control microcomputer 100 (S1228), and sets the value of the second reserved memory number counter to the EXT data to designate the second reserved memory number. Control to transmit the command to the production control microcomputer 100 is performed (S1229).

  By executing the processing of S1226 and S1227, in this embodiment, regardless of the gaming state (gaming state such as high probability state, low probability state, high base state, low base state, jackpot gaming state, etc.) Every time a start winning prize is awarded to the start winning opening 14, both the symbol designating command and the variation type command are always transmitted to the production control microcomputer 100.

  In this embodiment, when the start winning to the second start winning opening 14 occurs by executing the processing of S1226 to S1229, the symbol designation command, the variation type command, the second start prize designation command A set of four commands, that is, a total pending storage number designation command, is transmitted in a batch within one timer interrupt.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the special symbol normal process (S300) in the special symbol process. In the special symbol normal process, the CPU 56 checks whether there is pending storage data in the first pending storage buffer or the second pending storage buffer (S51). If there is no pending storage data in either the first pending storage buffer or the second pending storage buffer, the process ends.

  When there is pending storage data in the first pending storage buffer or the second pending storage buffer, the CPU 56 checks whether there is pending storage data in the second pending storage buffer (S52). If there is stored data in the second reserved memory buffer, a special symbol pointer (a flag indicating whether special symbol process processing is being performed for the first special symbol or special symbol process processing is being performed for the second special symbol) Data indicating “second” is set (S54). On the other hand, if there is no reserved memory data in the second reserved memory buffer, data indicating "first" is set in the special symbol pointer (S53).

  In this embodiment, hereinafter, the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 8a depends on whether the data indicating "first" or the data indicating "second" is set in the special symbol pointer. And the variable display of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 8b are executed using a common processing routine. When the data indicating “first” is set in the special symbol pointer, the first special symbol display unit 8a performs the variable display of the first special symbol based on the reserved memory data stored in the first reserved memory buffer. It is. On the other hand, when the data indicating “second” is set in the special symbol pointer, the variable display of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display unit 8b based on the reserved memory data stored in the second reserved memory buffer. Is done.

  If there is at least one second reserved memory data in the second reserved memory buffer by the control of S52 to S54, the fluctuation display of the second special symbol display 8b based on the second reserved memory data is It is executed in preference to the variable display of the first special symbol display 8a based on the data in the first reserved memory.

  Next, the CPU 56 reads out each random number value stored in the storage area corresponding to the number of reserved memories = 1 indicated by the special symbol pointer in the RAM 55 and stores it in the reserved memory buffer of the RAM 55 (S55). Specifically, when the special symbol pointer indicates “first”, the CPU 56 determines each random number value stored in the storage area corresponding to the first reserved memory number = 1 in the first reserved memory buffer. Are stored in the random number buffer of the RAM 55. Further, when the special symbol pointer indicates “second”, the CPU 56 reads each random number value stored in the storage area corresponding to the second reserved memory number = 1 in the second reserved memory buffer. Stored in the random number buffer of the RAM 55.

  Then, the CPU 56 decrements the count value of the reserved storage number counter indicated by the special symbol pointer, and shifts the contents of each storage area (S56). Specifically, when the special symbol pointer indicates “first”, the CPU 56 decrements the count value of the first reserved memory number counter by 1 and stores each storage area in the first reserved memory buffer. Shift content. When the special symbol pointer indicates “second”, the count value of the second reserved memory number counter is decremented by 1, and the contents of each storage area in the second reserved memory buffer are shifted.

  That is, when the special symbol pointer indicates “first”, the CPU 56 stores the first reserved memory number = n (n = 2, 3, 4) in the first reserved memory buffer of the RAM 55. Each stored random number value is stored in a storage area corresponding to the first reserved memory number = n−1. Further, when the special symbol pointer indicates “second”, each stored in the storage area corresponding to the second reserved memory number = n (n = 2, 3, 4) in the second reserved memory buffer of the RAM 55. The random value is stored in the storage area corresponding to the second reserved memory number = n−1.

  Therefore, the order in which each random value stored in each storage area corresponding to each first reserved memory number (or each second reserved memory number) is extracted is always the first reserved memory number (or (Second reserved storage number) = 1, 2, 3, 4 in order.

  Further, the CPU 56 performs control to transmit the reserved memory number designation command indicated by the special symbol pointer to the effect control microcomputer 100 based on the value of the reserved memory number counter indicated by the special symbol pointer after the subtraction. (S57). In this case, when a value indicating “first” is set in the special symbol pointer, the CPU 56 performs control to transmit a first reserved storage number designation command. Further, when a value indicating “second” is set in the special symbol pointer, the CPU 56 performs control to transmit a second reserved storage number designation command.

  In the special symbol normal process, first, data indicating “first” indicating that the process is executed for the first start winning opening 13, that is, “first” indicating that the process is executed for the first special symbol. ”Or“ second ”indicating that the process is performed on the second special symbol, that is,“ second ”indicating that the process is performed on the second start winning opening 14. Data is set in the special symbol pointer. In the subsequent processing in the special symbol process, processing corresponding to the data set in the special symbol pointer is executed. Therefore, the process of S300-S307 can be made common by the case where the 1st special symbol is made object and the case where the 2nd special symbol is made object.

  Next, the CPU 56 reads a random R (a jackpot determination random number) from the random number buffer and executes a jackpot determination module (S60). In this case, the CPU 56 extracts in S214 of the start port switch passing process and S224 of the start port switch pass process and stores it in the first reserved memory buffer and the second reserved memory buffer, and reads it into the random number buffer in the specific symbol normal process. The jackpot determination is performed on the stored jackpot determination random number. The jackpot determination module is a program that compares a predetermined jackpot determination value (see FIG. 5) with a jackpot determination random number, and executes a process of determining a jackpot if they match. In other words, this is a program for executing the big hit determination process.

  The jackpot determination process is configured such that when the gaming state is a probable change state (high probability state), the probability of a big hit is higher than when the gaming state is a non-probability change state (normal game state and short-time state). ing. Specifically, a probability change jackpot determination table (a table in which the numerical values on the right side of FIG. 5A in the ROM 54 are set) in which a large number of jackpot determination values are set in advance, and the number of jackpot determination values are variable. There is provided a normal big hit determination table (a table in which the numerical values on the left side of FIG. 5A in the ROM 54 are set) set to be smaller than the hour big hit determination table. Then, the CPU 56 checks whether or not the gaming state is a probability variation state. When the gaming state is a probability variation state, the CPU 56 performs a jackpot determination process using the probability variation jackpot determination table. In the idle state or the short time state, the big hit determination process is performed using the normal big hit determination table. That is, when the value of the big hit determination random number (random R) matches one of the big hit determination values shown in FIG. 5A, the CPU 56 determines that the special symbol is a big hit. If it is determined to be a big hit (S60), the process proceeds to S71. Note that deciding whether to win or not is to decide whether or not to shift to the big hit gaming state, but to decide whether or not to stop the special symbol display as a big hit symbol. But there is.

  Note that whether or not the current gaming state is the probability variation state is determined by whether or not the probability variation flag is set. The probability variation flag is set when the gaming state is shifted to the probability variation state, and is reset when the probability variation state is terminated. Specifically, the probability variation flag is set in the process of ending the big hit game, and then either the condition that the fluctuation display is performed a predetermined number of times (100 times) or the condition that the next big hit is determined. When the earlier condition is satisfied, the change display of the special symbol is ended and the stop symbol is reset at the timing to stop display.

  If the value of the jackpot determination random number (random R) does not match any of the jackpot determination values (N in S60), the process proceeds to S75 described later.

  If the value of the big hit determination random number (random R) coincides with any of the big hit determination values in S60, the CPU 56 sets a big hit flag indicating that it is a big hit (S71). The jackpot flag is reset when the jackpot game ends. Then, as a table used to determine the jackpot type as one of a plurality of types, the first special symbol jackpot type determination table in FIG. 5B and the second special symbol jackpot type in FIG. 5C. One of the determination tables is selected (S72). Specifically, when the special symbol pointer indicates “first”, the CPU 56 selects the first special symbol jackpot type determination table shown in FIG.

  When the special symbol pointer indicates “second”, the CPU 56 selects the second special symbol jackpot type determination table in FIG.

  Next, the CPU 56 reads out the jackpot type determination random number extracted by the start port passing process and stored in the first reserved memory buffer or the second reserved memory buffer, and read and stored in the random number buffer in the specific symbol normal process. Using the jackpot type determination table selected in S72, the jackpot type and jackpot symbol corresponding to the value matching the random number (random 1) value for jackpot type determination stored in the random number buffer is determined (S73).

  As shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C, for the first special symbol and the second special symbol, the relationship between the big hit type and the big hit symbol is set so that the big hit type is different for each big hit type, Since the big hit type and the big hit symbol are determined at the same time, the correspondence between the big hit symbol and the game control corresponding to the big hit type is simplified, so that the game control can be prevented from becoming complicated.

  Further, the CPU 56 indicates the determined jackpot type and sets the jackpot type data in the jackpot type buffer in the RAM 55 (S74). For example, when the jackpot type is “normal jackpot”, “01” is set as the jackpot type data. When the big hit type is “probable big hit”, “02” is set as the big hit type data.

  Next, the CPU 56 sets a special symbol stop symbol (S75). Specifically, when the big hit flag is not set, “−”, which is a lost symbol, is set as a special symbol stop symbol. If the jackpot flag is set, the jackpot symbol determined in S73 is set as a special symbol stop symbol according to the determination result of the jackpot type. That is, when the jackpot type is determined to be “normal jackpot”, “3” is set as a special symbol stop symbol. When the big hit type is determined to be “probable big hit”, “7” is determined as a special symbol stop symbol.

  Then, the value of the special symbol process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the variation pattern setting process (S301) (S76).

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the variation pattern setting process (S301) in the special symbol process.

  In the variation pattern setting process, the CPU 56 checks whether or not the big hit flag is set (S91). The big hit flag is set when it is determined that the big hit is made, and the CPU 56 is in the big hit type information stored in S74, the non-short-time state or the short-time state. As a table used to determine the variation pattern type and the variation pattern according to the time-shortening information indicating, the normal state deviation time determination table shown in FIG. Any one of a loss judgment table, a normal big hit judgment table, and a probability variation big hit judgment table is selected.

  Here, the time reduction information is information indicating whether or not the time reduction state is present. The time reduction information is set at the end of the big hit gaming state, and is reset when the variable display resulting in the missed display result is executed a predetermined number of times (in this embodiment, 100 times) in the time reduction state (next big hit Once a gaming state occurs, it is reset once.) The time reduction information indicates that the time reduction state is set when the time reduction flag is set, and the non-time reduction state is indicated when the time reduction flag is not set.

  When the big hit flag is set in S91, it is confirmed based on the big hit type data stored in S74 whether the big hit is a probable big hit (S92). When it is a probable big hit, the probable big hit determination table of FIG. 6D is selected (S93), and the process proceeds to S114. On the other hand, when it is a normal big hit, the normal big hit determination table of FIG. 6C is selected (S94), and the process proceeds to S114.

  Further, when the big hit flag is not set in S91, that is, when it is off, it is confirmed whether or not the hourly flag is set (S95). If the time reduction flag is not set, the normal state deviation determination table of FIG. 6A is selected (S96), and the process proceeds to S114. On the other hand, when the time reduction flag is set, the time reduction state determination table in FIG. 6B is selected (S97), and the process proceeds to S114.

  Thereby, as a table used for determining the variation pattern type and the variation pattern according to the gaming state, based on the selection condition of the determination table as described above, the normal state deviation determination table shown in FIG. Any one of the judgment table at the time-short state deviation, the normal big hit judgment table, and the probability variation big hit judgment table is selected.

  Next, in S114, the CPU 56 reads random 2 (variation pattern type determination random number) from the random number buffer, and refers to the data of the variation pattern type determination table portion in the determination table selected in the processing of S93, S94, S96 or S97. Thus, the variation pattern type is determined as one of a plurality of types (S114).

  Next, the CPU 56 reads random 3 (variation pattern determination random number) from the random number buffer and relates to the variation pattern type determined in S114 in the variation pattern determination table section in the determination table selected in the processing of S93, S94, S96 or S97. By referring to the data, the variation pattern is determined as one of a plurality of types (S115).

  Next, an effect control command (variation pattern command) corresponding to the determined variation pattern is controlled to be transmitted to the effect control microcomputer 100 (S116). Then, the first symbol variation designation command or the second symbol variation designation command is transmitted as a command for designating the start of the variation of the special symbol indicated by the special symbol pointer of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. Is performed (S117).

  Also, the special symbol change is started (S118). For example, by setting a start flag corresponding to the special symbol referred to in the special symbol display control process of S32, the first special symbol display device 8a or the second special symbol display device 8b performs the variable display as described above. Let it begin. When data indicating “first” is set in the special symbol pointer, the first special symbol display unit 8a starts the variable display of the first special symbol, and data indicating “second” in the special symbol pointer. Is set, the variable display of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 8b is started. Further, a value corresponding to the variation time corresponding to the selected variation pattern is set in the variation time timer formed in the RAM 55 (S119). Then, the value of the special symbol process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the display result designation command transmission process (S302) (S120).

  In the display result designation command transmission process (S302) described above, the CPU 56 selects any one of the display result 1 designation command and the display result 3 designation command for designating the display result in accordance with the determined type of jackpot or loss. Control for transmitting the effect control command (see FIG. 7).

  In the special symbol changing process (S303) described above, the CPU 56 decrements the variable time timer by 1, and when the variable time timer times out, the value of the special symbol process flag corresponds to the special symbol stop process (S304). Update to the value and proceed to the special symbol stop process.

  As a result of the variable display, when the big win is achieved, the big winning opening opening pre-processing (S305), the big winning opening open processing (S306), and the big winning end processing (S307) are executed to control the big winning game state. Is done. In the big hit ending process (S307), the probability change flag and the time reduction flag are set when the probability change big hit ends, and the time reduction flag is set when the normal big hit ends. As a result, after the end of the probable big hit, the state is controlled to the probable change state and the short time state, and after the normal big hit, it is controlled to the short time state.

  It is necessary to continue the time-short state after the probable big hit and the normal big hit until one of the conditions of the change display is executed 100 times and the next big hit occurs. In such a duration of 100 times of variable display, in the jackpot ending process (S307), a time-count counter that indicates the number of times the special symbol can be changed in the time-short state is set to 100 times, and thereafter the variable display is executed. The special time stop process is performed by subtracting and updating. Based on the fact that the time reduction counter has counted up, the time reduction flag is reset to control to end the time reduction state.

  Next, the operation of the production control microcomputer 100 will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the effect control main process executed by the effect control microcomputer 100 (specifically, the effect control CPU 101) mounted on the effect control board 80.

  The effect control CPU 101 starts executing the effect control main process when the power is turned on. In the effect control main process, first, an initialization process is performed for clearing the RAM area, setting various initial values, and initializing a timer for determining the activation control activation interval (for example, 2 ms) (S701). ). Thereafter, the effect control CPU 101 proceeds to a loop process for monitoring a timer interrupt flag (S702). When a timer interrupt occurs, the effect control CPU 101 sets a timer interrupt flag in the timer interrupt process. In the effect control main process, if the timer interrupt flag is set, the effect control CPU 101 clears the flag (S703) and executes the following effect control process.

  In the effect control process, the effect control CPU 101 first analyzes the received effect control command, and sets data such as a flag that can specify what the received effect control command indicates. Processing (for example, processing for storing data that can identify a received command in various command storage areas provided in the RAM 103) is performed (command analysis processing: S704). Next, the effect control CPU 101 performs effect control process processing (S705). In the effect control process, in order to perform various effects such as a change display of the effect symbol on the effect display device 9 in accordance with the contents of the effect control command analyzed in S704, the current control among the processes corresponding to the control state is performed. A process corresponding to the state (effect control process flag) is selected and the effect control is executed.

  Next, random numbers (SR1-1 for determining the left stop symbol of the effect symbol, SR1-2 for determining the middle stop symbol of the effect symbol, SR1-3 for determining the right stop symbol of the effect symbol used by the microcomputer 100 for effect control) , SR2 for determining the change effect type such as hold, SR3 for determining the hold change effect, SR4 for determining the hold change effect mode, SR5 for determining whether or not to execute the active change effect, SR6 for determining the active image final mode, current variation active Random number update processing for updating the count value of the counter for generating the random effect SR7 for selecting the change effect mode, the random number SR8 for selecting the prefetch active change effect mode, and the random number SR9 for determining the appearance hold display mode) Is executed (S706). Each of such random numbers SR1-1 to SR7 is generated by counting of a random counter that updates a count value by software, and is cyclically updated within a predetermined range for each and determined for each. It is used as a random number by being extracted at the timing.

  Next, a hold storage display control process for controlling the display state of the hold display in the hold display area (moving or deleting the hold display, etc.) is executed (S707). In the hold storage display control process in S707, display control of active display (active display) displayed in the active display area is also executed. Specifically, display control is performed in the following processing. For example, in the process of S704, a predetermined first update flag is set when a first symbol variation designation command transmitted at the start of variation of the first special symbol is received, while transmitted at the start of variation of the second special symbol. When a second symbol variation designation command is received, a predetermined second update flag is set. If the first update flag is set, in the process of S707, one first hold display in the hold display area is deleted, and the remaining first hold display is directed toward the active display area one by one. The display of the hold display area is updated by shifting, and the active display corresponding to the erased hold display is displayed (shifted) in such a manner that the active display appears in the active display area, and the display of the active display area is updated. If the second update flag is set, in step S707, one second hold display in the hold display area is deleted, and the remaining second hold display is shifted one by one toward the active display area. The display of the hold display area is updated and the active display corresponding to the erased hold display appears (shifted) in such a manner that the active display appears in the active display area, and the display of the active display area is updated. Thereafter, the process proceeds to S702.

  By executing such effect control main processing, the effect control microcomputer 100 transmits the effect display device 9, various lamps, and the like according to the effect control command transmitted from the game control microcomputer 560 and received. By controlling the production devices such as the speakers 27L and 27R, various production controls according to the gaming state are performed.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the effect control process (S705) in the effect control main process shown in FIG. In the effect control process, the effect control CPU 101 executes the pre-read effect process (S700) for determining whether to perform the pre-read effect and selecting the type of the pre-read effect, and then the value of the effect control process flag. Depending on, any one of S800 to S807 is performed.

  In the effect control process, the following process is executed. In the effect control process, the display state of the effect display device 9 is controlled to realize the variable display of the effect symbols, but the control related to the change display of the effect symbols synchronized with the change of the first special symbol is also the second special symbol. Control related to the change display of the effect symbol synchronized with the change of the effect is also executed in one effect control process.

  The pre-reading effect process (S700) is a process of performing pre-reading determination such as whether or not to execute the pre-reading effect, and determining an effect mode when the pre-reading effect is executed. The pre-reading effect is a special symbol change based on the hold information by pre-reading the hold information before the order of the change display (symbol change) of the special symbol based on the hold information (holding storage information) comes. This is a production technique such as determining the contents of the display and giving a notice in advance of how the future special symbols will change. For example, when the hold information is a big hit, before the fluctuating display by the hold information is executed, a big hit occurs later based on the display mode of the hold display or the display mode of the active display corresponding to the hold information. A kind of effect (see FIG. 17 or the like) for notifying that there is a possibility is performed as a pre-reading effect. Hereinafter, the hold information that is the target of the pre-reading effect is referred to as “target hold information”. Further, the fluctuation display based on the hold information that is the target of the pre-reading effect is referred to as “target fluctuation display”. Further, the hold display based on the hold information targeted for the pre-reading effect is referred to as “target hold display”, and the active display based on the hold information targeted for the pre-read effect is referred to as “target active display”.

  The variation pattern command reception waiting process (S800) is a process of performing a process of confirming whether or not a variation pattern command is received from the game control microcomputer 560. If the variation pattern command has been received, the process proceeds to the effect symbol variation start process.

  The effect symbol variation start process (S801) is a process for controlling the variation display of the effect symbol (decoration symbol) to be started. The effect symbol variation process (S802) is a process for performing processing for controlling the switching timing of each variation state (variation speed) constituting the variation pattern. The effect symbol fluctuation stop process (S803) is a process for performing control to stop the fluctuation display of the effect symbol (decoration symbol) and derive and display the display result of the fluctuation display (final stop symbol).

  The jackpot display process (S804) is a process for performing display control such as control for displaying a fanfare effect for notifying the effect display device 9 of the occurrence of the jackpot after the end of the variation time. The round process (S805) is a process for performing display control during a round. When the round end condition is satisfied, if the final round has not ended, the process proceeds to post-round processing, and if the final round has ended, the process proceeds to jackpot end processing. The post-round processing (S806) is processing for performing display control between rounds. If the round start condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to in-round processing. The jackpot end effect process (S807) is a process of performing display control for notifying the player that the jackpot gaming state has ended in the effect display device 9.

  The effect control CPU 101 is a process stored in the ROM 102 during a predetermined effect control period from the start of the variable display to the stop of the variable display and from the start of the big hit gaming state to the end of the big hit gaming state. In accordance with the process data set in the table, an effect device (effect parts) such as the effect display device 9 is controlled.

  The process table includes process timer set values and data obtained by collecting a plurality of combinations of display control execution data, lamp control execution data, and sound number data. The display control execution data includes data indicating each variation mode constituting the variation mode during the variation time (variation display time) of the variation display of the effect symbol (decoration symbol). Specifically, data relating to the change of the display screen of the effect display device 9 is described. The process timer set value is set with a change time in the form of the change. The effect control CPU 101 refers to the process table and performs control to display the effect symbol in the variation mode set in the display control execution data for the time set in the process timer set value. Such a process table is prepared for each variation pattern.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, information related to the variable display of the hold storage information that is displayed on hold is pre-read before the change display based on the hold storage information is executed, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the pre-read result is displayed. Based on the hold display or the active display corresponding to the pre-read hold storage information, the hold is performed at a predetermined timing (for example, at the start of the variable display based on the hold storage information stored hold earlier than the hold storage information). At a predetermined timing such as a timing at which the display position of the hold display corresponding to the stored information is shifted), a change effect such as hold that changes the display mode of the hold display or the active display is executed. In the following description, a change display in which a change effect such as hold is executed may be referred to as a change effect execution change such as hold.

  Among the change effects such as the hold, the change effect that changes the display mode of the hold display is called a hold change effect. Among the change effects such as holding, the change effect that changes the display mode of the active display is called an active change effect. The change effect such as the hold is a general term for the change effect such as the hold and the active change effect.

  In this embodiment, each of the hold image for holding display and the active image for active display is expected to show that the variable display result is a jackpot display result, that is, the ease of display when the jackpot display result is obtained. Can be displayed in different display modes. For example, each of the hold image and the active image is displayed in a predetermined shape such as a circle, and can be displayed in different image colors depending on the degree of expectation that the variable display result is the jackpot display result. For example, each of the reserved image and the active image is a big hit in a mode (color mode) in which the degree of expectation varies depending on the type of image color because of the magnitude relationship between the normal color (yellow) <white <blue <green <red. Can be suggested.

  For the active image, the above-described circular display mode is the normal display mode, and the other display modes can be displayed in a special display mode such as a character icon shape. An active image in the form of a character icon consists of a small character icon (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a “caution” image) with a character “caution”, and a medium character icon (with “opportunity”) ( Hereinafter, it may be referred to as an “opportunity” image), or a large character icon (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as an “extreme heat” image) on which characters “Intense heat” are drawn. .

  As described above, the active image having the character icon shape is displayed as any one of the “attention” image as the first aspect, the “opportunity” image as the second aspect, and the “hot” image as the third aspect. Is done.

  The character icons are set such that the character size of the character icon is in a relationship of “caution” character <“opportunity” character <“hot” character. The size of the icon display area (rectangular display frame) for the character icon is set to have a relationship of “attention” display area <“opportunity” display area <“extreme heat” display area. . Thereby, the character icon can change with the size of the character and the size of the display area of the icon.

  Regarding the special display mode of the character icon shape, the type of image (the size of the character) It is possible to suggest the degree of expectation that is a big hit in a manner in which the degree of expectation varies depending on the type and the size of the display area.

  Based on the occurrence of the new reserved storage information, when the display of the reserved image corresponding to the new reserved storage information appears on the effect display device 9, the new reserved image is displayed in the normal color (yellow), white, It is displayed in a display mode such as blue, green, or red.

  The hold image that appears and is displayed when new hold storage information is generated is displayed as an active display as an active display when the hold image is displayed as a hold display, and during a variable display corresponding to the hold storage information. A change effect such as a hold for changing the display mode can be executed at any one of the stages.

  As the hold change effect for the hold image, an effect of changing the color of the circular hold image can be executed. The active change effect for the active image is an effect that changes the active image corresponding to the circular holding image to the active image of the character icon shape, and the character type, character and display of the active image of the character icon shape. An effect of changing the size of the area can be executed.

  In the hold change effect, the following change in the display mode of the hold image is possible. An image that appears and is displayed in the normal color (yellow) can be changed to a white, blue, green, or red image. An image appearing and displayed in white can be changed into a blue, green, or red image. The image appearing and displayed in blue can be changed to a green or red image. An image appearing and displayed in green can be changed to a red image.

  In this way, in the hold change effect, the display effect change effect is executed in a change manner in which the degree of expectation to be a big hit is high. Note that, in the hold change effect, the change effect of the display mode may be executed in a change mode in which the degree of expectation that is a big hit is low.

  In the active change effect, the display mode of the active image can be changed as follows. An image appearing and displayed in a normal shape (circular shape) can be changed to an image of a “caution” character icon shape. The image of the small character icon shape “caution” can be changed to the image of the medium character icon shape “opportunity”. The medium-sized character icon-shaped image “opportunity” can be changed to a large-sized character icon-shaped image “hot”.

  In this manner, in the change effect such as the hold change effect including the hold change effect and the active change effect, the display effect change effect is executed in a change manner in which the degree of expectation that is a big hit is high. In the change effect such as holding, the change effect of the display mode may be executed in a change mode in which the degree of expectation that is a big hit is low.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the change effect such as hold is executed only in the low base state, and the change effect such as hold is not executed in the high base state. Note that a change effect such as a hold may be executed even in the high base state.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, since the change effect such as the hold is executed only in the low base state, the change effect such as the hold is executed with the hold display or the active display in the first hold memory as a target. When a change effect such as hold is executed in the high base state, the change effect such as hold is executed with the hold display or the active display stored in the second hold memory as a target.

  Next, the related change effect that is executed for the hold display in the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described. With the related change effect, when a part of the hold display among the plurality of hold displays is changed to the specific display mode, the hold display of the display mode other than the specific display mode is changed to a mode related to the specific display mode. This is the direction to be performed.

  15 to 17 are display screen diagrams of the effect display device 9 for explaining the active change effect. In each of FIGS. 15 to 17, left, middle, and right effect symbols 91, 92, and 93, a hold display area 18 c, and an active image AH are shown as display images on the effect display device 9. The display status is shown as time elapses. 15 to 17, in the left, middle, and right effect symbols 91, 92, and 93, the state in which the variation is displayed is indicated by a downward arrow, and the state in which the variation is stopped is indicated by a numerical symbol.

  FIG. 15 is a display screen diagram of the effect display device 9 when the active change effect is not executed. FIG. 16 is a display screen diagram of the effect display device 9 when the active change effect is executed only in one current variation display. FIG. 17 is a display screen diagram of the effect display device 9 when an active change effect is executed stepwise over a plurality of variable displays by prefetch determination.

  15 to 17, initially, in the hold display area 18c, three hold images H of the first hold display based on the three pieces of first hold storage information are displayed, and the active image AH corresponding to the first hold display is displayed. The displayed example is shown. With reference to FIGS. 15 to 17, in the lower part of the display area of the effect display device 9, a first hold display area for displaying the first hold memory number by the hold image H, and the second hold memory number for the hold image. A hold display area 18c including a second hold display area displayed by H is provided. An active display area AHA for displaying the active image AH is provided in the lower central area in the display area of the effect display device 9.

  Of the hold display area 18c, the left area of the active display area AHA is the first hold display area, and the right area of the active display area AHA is the second hold display area. In the first hold display area, every time the first hold storage information increases, the hold image H is displayed in order from the right to the left, and from the left each time the first hold storage information is digested. A display in which the hold image H is sequentially shifted in the right direction is displayed. In the second hold display area, every time the second hold storage information increases, the hold image H is displayed in order from the left to the right, and from the right every time the second hold storage information is digested. A display in which the reserved images H are sequentially shifted in the left direction is displayed.

  In the active display area AHA, the active image AH may be displayed in a circular shape or may be displayed in a character icon shape. In the active display area AHA, there may be an active change effect in which the circular active image AH changes to a character icon shape. Regarding the active image AH, the circular image is a normal image displayed as an image similar to the hold display, and the character icon-shaped image is a special image different from the hold display.

  In the active display area AHA, as shown in FIG. 15, the circular active image AH does not change, and as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the active image AH changes from a circular shape to a character icon shape. There is. In the active display area AHA, as shown in FIG. 16, a character icon-shaped active image AH has a current variation active change effect in which the character type and the character size can be changed a plurality of times during one variation display. In some cases, as shown in FIG. 17, there is a case in which a pre-read active change effect in which the character type and the character size can be changed a plurality of times over a plurality of variable displays is executed.

  The current variation active variation effect is obtained by changing the active image by displaying the active image in the form of a character icon in one variation display, so that the variation display result of the current variation display as a single variation display during execution is displayed as a jackpot This is an effect that can suggest the expected level of results. In addition, the current variation active change effect is an effect that can suggest an expectation that the variation display result of the current variation display becomes a jackpot display result by changing the active image into a character icon shape in one variation display. Further, the current variation active change effect is an effect that can suggest an expectation that the variation display result of the current variation display becomes the jackpot display result by the change mode of the active image of the character icon shape in one variation display.

  The pre-read active change effect is by continuously displaying the active image in the form of a character icon over a plurality of fluctuation displays before the execution of the target fluctuation display executed corresponding to the target storage information of the pre-read determination. This is an effect of a pre-reading notice that can suggest an expectation that the fluctuation display result of the target fluctuation display becomes a jackpot display result. In addition, the pre-reading active change effect is an effect that can indicate the expectation that the change display result of the target change display will be the big hit display result by changing the active image step by step in the change display multiple times before the target change display. It is. Furthermore, the pre-reading active change effect is an effect that can suggest the expectation that the variation display result of the target variation display becomes the jackpot display result according to the variation mode of the active image of the character icon shape in the plurality of variation displays.

  In FIG. 15, (a) and (b) show the display state of the effect display device 9 at the start and end of a certain first variation display, and (c) and (d) show the next state. The display state of the effect display device 9 at the start and end of the second variable display is shown.

  When the current variation active change effect is not executed, the active during the one-time variation display of the effect symbols 91, 92, 93 as shown in FIGS. 15 (a) and 15 (b) or FIGS. 15 (c) and 15 (d). After the image AH does not change and the variable display proceeds while maintaining the display mode as it is, the display result is derived and displayed, and the variable display ends. When the pre-reading active change effect is not executed, as shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B and FIGS. 15C and 15D, a circular shape is displayed over a plurality of variation displays of the effect symbols 91, 92, and 93. The active image AH does not change.

  In FIG. 16, (a) to (d) show the display state of the effect display device 9 during the first change display when the current change active change effect is executed. When the variable display is started as shown in (b) from the state before the start of the variable display as shown in (a), the active image is changed from the normal circular image to the character icon at the start of the variable display. It changes to the “attention” image of the first aspect of the shape. Then, for example, during the first variation display, the active image of the character icon shape changes from the first mode to the “opportunity” image of the second mode as shown in (c), and as shown in (d). There is a case in which an effect of changing from the second aspect to the “rapid heat” image of the third aspect is performed.

  In FIG. 16D, when the “high heat” image of the third mode in which the size of the active display area AHA and the size of the character is the largest is displayed, the “high heat” image and the effect symbols 91 to 93 are displayed. The example of the effect which displays in the display mode which shows that the effect symbols 91-93 are displayed on the near side rather than the "super heat" image in the state which overlaps is shown. Specifically, in FIG. 16D, the “severe heat” image is displayed as a lighter color than the effect symbols 91 to 93, so that the effect symbols 91 to 93 are closer to the near side than the “severe heat” image. It is set as the display mode shown to be displayed.

  As shown in (b) to (d), the active image of the character icon shape changes the type of character and changes the size of the active display area AHA each time the first mode → the second mode → the third mode. In addition, the character size changes.

  As described above, the active image is changed to the character icon shape by the current variation active change effect, and the display mode of the character icon shape active image is changed, so that the player's sense of expectation for the big hit can be increased.

  In FIG. 17, (a) to (f-1), (f-2), the display state of the effect display device 9 in the first to third variable display when the look-ahead active change effect is executed. It is shown. In FIG. 17, the display state at the time of the first variation display after the execution of the prefetch active change effect is determined by the prefetch determination is shown in (a) and (b), and at the next second variation display. (C) and (d) are shown, and (e), (f-1), and (f-2) are the display states at the time of the next third variation display. FIG. 17 (f-1) shows a first display example in which an “extremely hot” image is displayed so that the display result of the effect symbol can be visually recognized. FIG. 17 (f-2) shows a second display example in which an “extreme heat” image is displayed so that the display result of the effect symbol can be visually recognized.

  In FIG. 17, when new hold storage information is generated, there are three hold storage information including the hold storage information, and the active image is displayed as a circle in three variable displays based on the three hold storage information. An effect display is shown when it is decided to execute an effect pattern display that changes from a shape image to a character icon shape image and the character icon shape image is continuously displayed over three variable displays. ing. The specific effect pattern of the effect display is that the active image changes from the circular image to the “attention” image of the first mode in the first variation display, and the active image changes from the “caution” image to the first variation display. This is an effect pattern that changes to the “opportunity” image of the second aspect and changes from the “opportunity” image to the “extreme heat” image of the third aspect in the third variation display.

  When the first variation display is started as in (a), the active image changes from the circular image in the normal mode to the “caution” image in the first mode in the character icon shape at the start of the variable display. The active image is displayed until the end of the variable display as shown in (b). Next, when the second variation display is started as shown in (c), the active image changes from the “attention” image to the “opportunity” image of the second mode at the start of the variation display, and the active image Is displayed until the end of the variable display as shown in (d).

  When the pre-reading active change effect is executed, as shown in FIG. 17A, when the active image AH is displayed in the character icon shape display mode during the variable display, the period between FIGS. 17A to 17C is used. The active image AH is continuously displayed in the character icon shape display mode during the period from the end of the certain variable display to the start of the next variable display. The active image AH in such a character icon shape display mode continues during a period in which a plurality of variable displays as shown in FIGS. 17A to 17F-1 or FIG. 17F is executed. It can be displayed.

  Next, when the third variation display is started as shown in (e), the active image changes from the “opportunity” image to the “high heat” image of the third mode at the start of the variation display, and the active display is performed. The image is displayed until the end of the variable display as in (f-1) or (f-2).

  As shown in (a) to (e), the active image of the character icon shape changes the type of character every time it changes from the first mode → the second mode → the third mode in a plurality of variation displays, The size of the active display area AHA and the size of the characters change.

  In FIG. 17 (e), when the “high heat” image of the third mode in which the size of the active display area AHA and the size of the character is the largest is displayed, the effect symbols 91 to 93 are displayed on the effect display device 9. An example is shown in which the image is displayed in a reduced display mode by moving to the upper right corner in the region. In addition, when the “rapid heat” image of the third mode is displayed, the effect symbols 91 to 93 are displayed in a display mode in which the effect symbols 91 to 93 are displayed so as to be displayed in front of the “hot screen” image without reducing the display. You may make it do.

  In FIG. 17 (f-1), at the end of the variable display, when the “high heat” image of the third mode in which the size of the active display area AHA and the size of the character are the largest is displayed, “high heat” In the case where the image and the production symbols 91 to 93 are in a state of overlapping, the production symbol 91 to 93 is displayed as an “intense heat” by displaying the “super hot” image as an image lighter than the production symbols 91 to 93. There is a display example in which it is displayed so that it is displayed on the near side of the image, and the types of effect symbols 91 to 93 are visible.

  In FIG. 17 (f-2), at the end of the variable display, when the “high heat” image of the third mode in which the size of the active display area AHA and the size of the character are the largest is displayed, In the case where the image and the effect symbols 91 to 93 are in an overlapping state, the type of the effect symbols 91 to 93 can be visually recognized by reducing the area where the “hot heat” image and the effect symbols 91 to 93 overlap. The example of a display displayed is as follows.

  At the end of the variable display of the effect symbols 91 to 93, it is necessary for the player to be able to visually recognize the stop display results of the effect symbols 91 to 93, so that the effect symbols 91 to 93 and the active image of the character icon shape are displayed. When it overlaps, the display control which displays so that the kind of effect symbols 91-93 can be visually recognized is performed. In addition, as long as such display control is display control in which the types of effect symbols 91 to 93 are visible, any display control may be executed.

  Thus, even when the effect symbols 91 to 93 derived and displayed as the variable display result and the active display area AHA are displayed in an overlapping manner, the effect symbols 91 to 93 are displayed so as to be visible. When the effect is executed, the misrecognition of the effect symbols 91 to 93 can be suppressed while enhancing the effect of the effect due to the change in the size of the display area of the fluctuation corresponding display.

  When the pre-reading active change effect as shown in FIGS. 17A to 17F or FIG. 17F is executed, the character icon shape display mode is displayed during the variable display as shown in FIG. When the active image AH is displayed, the period between the end of the variable display and the start of the next variable display, which is the period between FIGS. Since the active image AH can be continuously displayed in the character icon shape display mode during the period in which the fluctuating display is executed a plurality of times as in (f-1) or (f-2), By continuing the display of the active image AH in the character icon shape display mode, the player's expectation can be maintained over a plurality of variable displays. More specifically, when the active image AH in the character icon shape display mode is continuously displayed over a plurality of variation displays, a display result advantageous to the player is not derived and displayed as a variation display result in a certain variation display. However, since it is possible to give a sense of expectation to the variation display result in the next variation display, the player's expectation can be continued over a plurality of variation display times.

  When the pre-reading active change effect as shown in FIG. 17 is executed, the active image AH can be changed step by step from the first mode to the third mode, and the expectation level for the player is increased step by step. Since the effect of changing the display mode in stages is provided, it is possible to make the player pay attention to how far the display mode of the active image AH changes.

  As shown in FIGS. 17B and 17C, when the pre-reading active change effect is executed, the active display area AHA and the active image AH are displayed during the change display immediately before the target change display of the prefetch determination mode is executed. Improves the fun of the game by providing an effect that the aspect of the active image of the character icon shape changes during the variable display immediately before the target variable display is executed, such as changing from the second aspect to the third aspect. Can be made.

  Note that the hold change effect is not the time when the hold display position is shifted (including the time when the hold display position is shifted from the hold display position to the active display position) with the start of execution of the next variable display (the first time after the appearance display). You may make it perform at the time of the shift of the holding | maintenance display position accompanying the start of execution of the variable display of the second time. The number of shifts to be executed may be determined in advance or may be selected and determined by lottery.

  Moreover, as an example of executing the hold change effect when the hold display position is shifted, there is the following. When the variable display is started after the hold display position is shifted, a change effect such as hold is executed before the start of the variable display. When the variable display is started simultaneously with the shift of the hold display position, a change effect such as hold is executed simultaneously with the start of the variable display. When the hold display position shifts immediately after the variable display is started, a change effect such as hold is executed after the start of the variable display. That is, examples of executing a change effect such as hold when the hold display position is shifted include all effect displays in which the change effect such as hold is executed in correspondence with the shift of the hold display position.

  In addition, for example, when the change effect of the hold image H is a shift of the hold display position, the change effect of the hold image H is executed when a predetermined time elapses from the start of the change display when the change effect of the active image AH is changed. The timing may be different from the execution timing of the change effect of the active image AH. In this way, it is possible to maintain a sense of expectation for a change effect such as a hold even after the execution timing of the change effect of the hold image H has elapsed.

  Further, the change effect such as holding may be executed during a specific period before the start of the variable display instead of the predetermined period at the beginning of the variable display. May be executed when the second symbol is stopped (such as when reaching), or may be executed during a predetermined period at the end of the variable display. It may be executed immediately after the reserved image based on the reserved storage is displayed.

  Also, the timing for executing the change effect such as the hold may be always executed at a fixed timing, or the changeable timing (for example, by lottery every time the change effect such as the hold is executed). It may be executed at a timing selected and determined from a plurality of types of timing).

  In this embodiment, it is determined at random whether or not the change effect such as the hold is executed before executing the change effect such as the hold. Before the determination, the change effect such as the hold that is the determination target is determined. Are selected from a plurality of types of effects such as a pending change effect, a pre-reading active change effect, and a current variation active change effect, and it is determined whether or not to execute the selected effect. On the contrary, it may be determined whether or not the change effect such as the hold is executed first, and when it is determined to execute, the type of the change effect such as the hold may be selected and determined.

  FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of a change effect type determination table such as a hold. The effect type determination table such as hold is a data table used for determination for selecting a change effect type such as hold as an execution determination target. An effect type determination table such as holding is stored in the ROM 102.

  There are three types of change effects such as a hold change effect, a hold change effect, a current variation active change effect, and a prefetch active change effect. When determining whether or not to execute an effect that changes either the hold image or the active image corresponding to each hold storage information, first, the type of change effect to be determined is determined using an effect type determination table such as hold Is determined to select which of the three types of change effects is to be determined symmetrically. Then, it is determined whether or not to execute the change effect with the change effect selected based on the determination result as a determination target. In addition, it is first determined whether or not to execute a change effect such as hold, and when it is decided to execute, the type of change effect to be executed is selected from the above-described three types of change effect. It may be.

  In the on-hold change effect type determination table of FIG. 18, a total of 30 random numbers SR2 (numeric range of 0 to 29) for on-hold change effect type determination, which is one of the random numbers updated by the effect control microcomputer 100. Are assigned to each of three types of change effects such as a hold change effect, a current variation active change effect, and a prefetch active change effect. For SR2, the number of allocated random numbers SR2 is shown for the sake of clarity.

  18 shows an example in which data is set so that the selection ratios of the three types of change effects such as hold are the same. Note that data may be set in the change effect type determination table such as the hold so that the selection ratios of the three types of change effect such as the hold are different.

  FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a hold change effect presence / absence determination table and a hold change effect mode selection table. The hold change effect presence / absence determination table is used to determine whether or not to execute the hold change effect when the type of change effect to be determined is determined to be the hold change effect using the change effect type determination table for hold or the like in FIG. It is a data table used for the lottery for determining. The hold change effect mode selection table is a data table used for a lottery for selecting and determining the effect mode when the hold change effect is executed.

  In the hold change effect presence / absence determination table, the jackpot hold change effect presence / absence determination table in FIG. 19 (A), the super reach off hold change effect presence / absence determination table in FIG. 19 (B), and the supermarket in FIG. 19 (C). A table other than reach includes a hold change effect presence / absence determination table. Apart from these hold change effect presence / absence determination tables, a hold change effect mode selection table of FIG. 19D is provided. The hold change effect presence / absence determination table and the hold change effect mode selection table are stored in the ROM 102 provided on the effect control board 80.

  The jackpot hold change effect presence / absence determination table in FIG. 19A is used at the time of jackpot prediction in which the fluctuation display result of the variable display based on the hold storage information corresponding to the hold display becomes the jackpot display result. In the super reach deviation hold change effect presence / absence determination table shown in FIG. 19B, the change display result of the change display based on the hold storage information corresponding to the hold display is predicted to be the shift display result in the change pattern of the super reach. It is used when reaching out of reach is predicted. The non-super-reach hold change effect presence / absence determination table of FIG. 19C predicts that the change display result of the change display based on the hold storage information corresponding to the hold display becomes the change display result in the change pattern other than the super reach. Other than the super-reach that is used, it is used for slip prediction.

  In the hold change effect presence / absence determination table of FIGS. 19A to 19C, a random number SR3 (numerical value of 0 to 49) for determining whether or not to hold change effect execution as one of the random numbers updated by the effect control microcomputer 100. A total of 50 numerical values of (range) are allocated to the decision to execute the hold change effect and the decision not to execute the hold change effect. For SR2, the number of assigned random number SR2 values is shown for clarity of explanation.

  In the jackpot hold change effect presence / absence determination table in FIG. 19A, the magnitude relationship of “execute hold change effect> do not execute hold change effect” is set according to the value of SR3 extracted at a predetermined timing. The data is set so that the ratio at which the decision to execute the hold change effect is selected is higher. In the super-reach off-hold change effect presence / absence determination table in FIG. 19B, the magnitude relationship of “execute hold change effect = do not execute hold change effect” is set according to the value of SR3 extracted at a predetermined timing. In addition, the data is set so that the ratio at which the decision to execute the hold change effect is selected is equal to the ratio at which the determination to not execute is selected. In the non-superior hold change effect presence / absence determination table other than the super reach shown in FIG. 19C, the magnitude relationship of “execute hold change effect <do not execute hold change effect” is set according to the value of SR3 extracted at a predetermined timing. As described above, the data is set so that the ratio of selecting the decision not to execute the hold change effect is higher.

  19 (A) to 19 (C), when the variable display result of the variable display based on the stored storage information becomes a jackpot display result, the change of the hold is compared with the case of the off-line display result. The ratio to be determined increases when the production is executed. Thereby, when a pending | holding change effect is performed, the expectation degree with respect to the big hit of a player can be raised compared with the time of not performing. 19B and 19C, the variable display result of the variable display based on the stored storage information becomes a non-display result, but the super-reach with a high expectation level that is a big hit shows a shift display result. When it becomes, the expected change that is a big hit is lower than when it reaches super reach, and the change display other than super reach (for example, normal reach change display, normal change display, etc.) shows a hold change compared to the case when it becomes a shift display result The ratio to be determined increases when the production is executed. Thereby, when a pending | holding change effect is performed, the expectation degree with respect to the big hit of a player can be raised compared with the time of not performing.

  In this embodiment, whether or not to execute the hold change effect is determined by using the hold change effect presence / absence determination table shown in FIGS. judge. Whether or not to execute the hold change effect only on the hold memory information that is subjected to the change display in the change pattern type of reach including the normal reach and the super reach among the newly generated hold storage information. You may judge.

  The on-hold change effect mode selection table in FIG. 19D is used to select an effect mode for executing the on-hold change effect from a plurality of types of effect modes. In the on-hold change effect mode selection table of FIG. 19D, a total of 60 random numbers SR4 (numerical range of 0 to 59) for on-hold change effect mode selection as one of the random numbers updated by the effect control microcomputer 100. When the prefetched jackpot judgment result is a big hit (when the big hit in the figure) and the prefetch big hit judgment result is out of place (when the figure is out of the figure) It is assigned to a plurality of types of production patterns (production patterns) called production patterns C. For SR4, the number of allocated random number SR4 values is shown for clarity.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, one effect mode is randomly selected from a plurality of effect modes of effect patterns A to C as effect modes of the hold change effect.

  The effect pattern A is blue when the reserved image to be newly displayed is displayed at the next hold shift (the hold shift corresponding to the variable display executed for the first time after the reserved image appears and displayed, the same applies hereinafter). It is an effect mode that is changed to the display mode. The effect pattern B is an effect mode in which a hold image to be newly displayed is changed to a green display mode at the next hold shift. The effect pattern C is an effect mode in which a hold image to be newly displayed is changed to a red display mode at the next hold shift.

  In this way, the newly displayed on-hold image can be subjected to the on-hold change effect at the stage of the on-hold display, so that the interest of the game can be improved. It should be noted that the effect of changing the display mode of the hold image to newly appear and display may be effected such that it is executed at other timing such as at the time of the hold shift other than the next hold shift.

  In the change effect mode selection table such as on hold in FIG. 19D, the effect patterns A to C in which the change effect such as hold is executed at the hold display stage, the selection ratio at the time of the big hit is “change to blue <change to green”. It is set with a magnitude relationship of <change to red>, and the selection ratio at the time of disconnection is set with a magnitude relationship of "change to blue> change to green> change to red".

  With such setting, when the hold change effect is executed, from the viewpoint of the final color of the hold image, the expectation degree controlled to the big hit gaming state related to the final color of the hold image is “blue <green <. It becomes a big-small relationship called “red”. Therefore, the player's sense of expectation for the big hit gaming state can be made different according to the display mode such as the color of the reserved image, and the interest of the game can be improved.

  In addition, when the hold change effect is executed, from the viewpoint of the color change of the hold image, the expectation degree controlled to the big hit gaming state related to the color change of the hold image is “change to blue <change to green <change to red It becomes a big and small relationship. Therefore, according to the change effect mode of the hold change effect, the player's sense of expectation for the big hit game state can be made different, and the interest of the game can be improved.

  In addition, although the effect that the color of the reserved image changes is executed as the reserved change effect in this embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and an effect that changes the shape of the reserved image may be executed as the reserved change effect. Good. As the hold change effect, an effect in which the size of the hold image changes may be executed. As the hold change effect, an effect in which the type of the hold image changes may be executed. As the hold change effect, an effect in which an image to be added to the hold image may be executed. Further, a change effect by a combination of any one of a color change, a shape change, a size change, a type change, and an additional image change may be executed. As described above, as the hold change effect, any effect may be executed as long as the display mode changes.

  FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing a pre-reading active change effect presence / absence determination table and a current variation active change effect presence / absence determination table. The pre-read active change effect presence / absence determination table determines whether or not to execute the pre-read active change effect when the type of change effect to be determined is determined to be the pre-read active change effect using the change effect type determination table such as the hold in FIG. It is a data table used for the lottery for determining (existence). The current variation active change effect presence / absence determination table executes the current variation active change effect when the type of change effect to be determined is determined to be the current variation active change effect using the change effect type determination table such as the hold in FIG. It is a data table used for the lottery for determining whether or not (presence / absence).

  The look-ahead active change effect presence / absence determination table includes the big hit hour pre-read active change effect presence / absence determination table of FIG. 20A and the super-reach out-of-read look-ahead active change effect presence / absence determination table of FIG. . The current variation active change effect presence / absence determination table of FIG. 20 (C) includes the current variation active change effect presence / absence determination table of big hit and the current change active change effect presence / absence determination table of the super-reach out of FIG. 20 (D). It is. The pre-read active change effect presence / absence determination table and the current variation active change effect presence / absence determination table are stored in the ROM 102.

  The jackpot prefetch active change effect presence / absence determination table in FIG. 20A is used at the time of jackpot prediction in which the variation display result of the variation display based on the hold storage information to be determined is the jackpot display result. In the super-reach shift prefetch active change effect presence / absence determination table in FIG. 20B, the super-reach shift prediction is predicted that the variable display result of the variable display based on the hold storage information to be determined becomes the super-reach shift display result. Sometimes used.

  In the look-ahead active change effect presence / absence determination table shown in FIGS. 20A and 20B, a random number SR5 (0 to 149) for determining the presence or absence of active change effect execution as one of the random numbers updated by the effect control microcomputer 100. A total of 150 numerical values (numerical value range) is allocated to the decision to execute the active change effect and the decision not to execute the active change effect. For SR5, the number of assigned random number SR5 values is shown for clarity of explanation.

  In the big hit hour pre-reading active change effect presence / absence determination table of FIG. 20A, the magnitude relationship of “execute pre-reading active change effect> do not execute pre-reading active change effect” is set according to the value of SR5 extracted at a predetermined timing. As described above, the data is set so that the rate at which the decision to execute the prefetch active change effect is selected is higher. In the determination table for determining whether or not the pre-reading active change effect is out of super reach in FIG. 20B, the magnitude relationship “execute the pre-reading active change effect <do not execute the pre-reading active change effect” according to the value of SR5 extracted at a predetermined timing. Thus, the data is set so that the rate at which the decision not to execute the pre-reading active change effect is selected is higher.

  20A and 20B, when the variable display result of the variable display based on the stored storage information becomes the jackpot display result, compared to the case of the super reach disapproval display result. When the pre-reading active change effect is executed, the ratio to be determined increases. Thereby, when a prefetch active change production is performed, the expectation degree with respect to the jackpot of a player can be raised compared with the case where it is not performed.

  When the fluctuation display result is an outlier display result, it is also determined whether there is a pre-read active change effect even in the case of an extraordinary display result other than super reach, and a deviation display result is obtained for a super reach fluctuation pattern with high expectation that is a big hit. The rate at which the pre-read active change effect is determined to be different may be different between when the change pattern other than the super reach and the shift display result (for example, the relationship of the ratio of super reach> other than super reach). .

  The jackpot current variation active change effect presence / absence determination table in FIG. 20C is used at the time of jackpot prediction in which the variation display result of the variation display based on the hold storage information to be determined becomes the jackpot display result. In the super-reach deviation current fluctuation active change effect presence / absence judgment table of FIG. 20D, the fluctuation display result of the fluctuation display based on the hold storage information to be judged is predicted to be the super-reach deviation display result. Used.

  In the current variation active change effect presence / absence determination table shown in FIGS. 20C and 20D, a random number SR5 (0 to 149) for determining whether or not to execute active change effect as one of the random numbers updated by the effect control microcomputer 100. The numerical value range) is assigned to the decision to execute the current variation active change effect and the decision not to execute the current variation active change effect. For SR5, the number of assigned random number SR5 values is shown for clarity of explanation.

  In the big hit current variation active change effect presence / absence determination table of FIG. 20C, the magnitude of “execute the current variation active change effect> do not execute the current variation active change effect” according to the value of SR5 extracted at a predetermined timing. The data is set so that the ratio at which the decision to execute the current variation active change effect is selected is higher so that the relationship is established. In the current reach active change effect presence / absence determination table at the time of super-reach in FIG. 20D, “execute current change active change effect <do not execute current change active change effect” according to the value of SR5 extracted at a predetermined timing. The data is set so that the ratio at which the decision not to execute the current variation active change effect is selected is higher.

  20C and 20D, when the variable display result of the variable display based on the stored storage information becomes the jackpot display result, the current fluctuation is compared with the case of the dismissal display result. When the active change effect is executed, the ratio to be determined increases. Thereby, when the present fluctuation active change production is performed, the expectation degree with respect to the big hit of a player can be raised compared with the case where it is not performed.

  Regarding the current variation active change effect presence / absence determination table, when the variation display result becomes an outlier display result, the current variation active change effect presence / absence determination target is also included in the other display results other than super reach, and the variation display result is out of display. When a result is obtained, the current variation active change effect is executed when a shift display result is obtained with a variation pattern of super reach with a high expectation level that is a big hit, and when a variation display result is obtained with a variation pattern other than super reach. You may make it the ratio to determine differ (for example, the relationship of the ratio of super reach> other than super reach).

  In this embodiment, the production control microcomputer 100 sets all of the newly generated on-hold storage information as determination targets, and changes the active change in FIGS. 20 (A), (B) or 20 (C), (D). It is determined whether or not the active change effect is executed using the effect presence / absence determination table. Whether or not to execute the active change effect only on the hold storage information that is subjected to the change display in the change pattern type of reach including the normal reach and the super reach among the newly generated hold storage information. You may judge.

  When it is decided to execute the active change effect, the effect control microcomputer 100 selects and determines the final aspect of the active image in the active change effect, and then selects and determines the effect aspect of the entire active change effect.

  Next, a data table used for selecting and determining the active image display mode and the final mode of the active image in the active change effect including the pre-reading active change effect and the current variation active change effect will be described. The active image display mode in the active change effect is stored in the active image mode table. The selection of the final mode of the active image in the active change effect is performed using the active image final mode determination table.

  FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing an active image mode table and an active image final mode determination table. The active image mode table and the active image final mode determination table are stored in the ROM 102.

  FIG. 21A shows an active image mode table. As shown in FIG. 21A, the display mode of the active display image in the active change effect includes a first mode composed of small character icons on which characters “CAUTION” are drawn, and characters “OPTION”. In addition, a second mode consisting of medium-sized character icons and a third mode consisting of medium-sized character icons on which the characters “Intense fever” are drawn are provided, which can be selected.

  FIG. 21B shows an active image final mode determination table. In the active image final mode determination table, the final mode of the display of the active image when the active change effect is executed is the random number for determining the active image final mode as one of the random numbers updated by the effect control microcomputer 100. A total of 90 values of SR6 (value range of 0 to 89) when the prefetch big hit judgment result is a big hit (in the case of big hit in the figure) and when the prefetch big hit judgment result is out of the figure (in the figure) Are divided into a plurality of types of final modes of the first mode to the third mode. For SR6, the number of assigned random number SR6 values is shown for clarity of explanation.

  In the active image final mode determination table of FIG. 21 (B), the selection ratio at the time of big hit is set in a relationship of “first mode <second mode <third mode” in the first mode to the third mode. Is set in a relationship of “first mode> second mode green> third mode”.

  With such a setting, when an active change effect including a pre-read active change effect and a current variation active change effect is executed, the degree of expectation controlled to the jackpot gaming state related to the final aspect of the active image is “first aspect <first aspect The size relationship is “2 modes <third mode”. Therefore, when the active image is displayed in the form of a character icon, the player's big hit game according to the display mode such as the type of character in the active image, the size of the character, and the size of the display area of the active image The expectation for the state can be made different, and the interest of the game can be improved.

  In addition, as a display mode of the active image in the active change effect, in addition to or instead of the display mode of the first to third modes shown in FIG. You may use the display mode which shows the development place etc. of the variable display, such as the character icon "NEXT" and the character icon "SP". “Sudden” suggests that the above-mentioned “sudden probability change big hit”, “NEXT” suggests that it becomes the above-mentioned “pseudo-ream”, and “SP” indicates the above-mentioned “super reach”, etc. Suggests a special reach. Such a display mode may be selected as the display mode of the active image including the final mode in the active change effect by being set and selectable in the active image final mode determination table of FIG. .

  As described above, the current fluctuation active change effect is executed during the one-time fluctuation display based on the target storage information instead of the pre-reading notice, and the final change of the selected active image. Based on the mode, the production mode is selected and determined using the current variation active change production mode selection table of FIGS.

  For pre-read active change effects, as described above, the change effect is continuously executed over a plurality of fluctuating displays based on the hold memory information before the target hold memory information as the pre-read notice, and is selected. Based on the final aspect of the active image, an effect aspect over a plurality of variable displays is selected and determined using the look-ahead active change effect aspect selection table shown in FIGS.

  Next, description will be given regarding the determination of the effect mode when executing the active change effect including the current change active change effect and the pre-read active change effect. The effect mode of the current variation active change effect is selected and determined using the current variation active change effect mode selection table shown in FIG. The effect mode of the prefetch active change effect is selected and determined using the prefetch active change effect mode selection table shown in FIG.

  FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram of a current variation active change effect mode selection table. The current variation active change effect mode selection table is stored in the ROM 102. FIG. 22 shows the first current variation active change effect mode selection table to the third current change active change effect mode selection table in (A) to (C) as the effect mode determination of the current change active change effect. .

  When the final mode of the active image is determined to be the first mode using the active image final mode determination table of FIG. 21, the final mode is determined using the first current variation active change effect mode selection table of FIG. Is selected and determined as the effect mode of the current variation active change effect that is the first mode. When the final mode of the active image is determined to be the second mode using the active image final mode determination table of FIG. 21, the final mode is selected using the second current variation active change effect mode selection table of FIG. Is selected and determined as an effect mode of the current variation active change effect that becomes the second mode.

  When the final mode of the active image is determined to be the third mode using the active image final mode determination table of FIG. 21, the final mode is determined using the third current variation active change effect mode selection table of FIG. Is selected and determined as the effect mode of the current variation active change effect that becomes the third mode. In each of the first to third current variation active change effect mode selection tables in FIGS. 22A to 22C, a total of 400 random numbers SR7 (numerical range of 0 to 399) for selecting the current change active change effect mode. Are assigned to a plurality of types of effect patterns (effect modes) set as selection targets.

  In the first to third current variation active change effect mode selection tables, the active image is displayed as a circular image that is a normal mode (hereinafter referred to as a normal shape), and then the first to the first level or a plurality of levels. A plurality of types of effect patterns including an effect pattern that changes to an image of a special aspect like the third aspect and an effect pattern that is displayed as an image of a special aspect like the first to third aspects, and the image does not change Data is set so that an effect pattern of the current variation active change effect to be executed can be randomly selected from M to Z.

  In the column of the current variation active change effect mode in FIG. 22, the change mode when the display mode of the active image changes is shown in order from the left via an arrow. The display mode shown on the left is the initial display mode displayed as an active image, and the display mode shown on the right is the final mode. For example, the current variation active change in which “normal shape → first mode → second mode → third mode” corresponding to the performance pattern P in the third current variation active change performance mode selection table of FIG. The production mode changes to the first mode after the active image is initially displayed in the normal shape during one variation display, then changes to the second mode, and then changes to the third mode which is the final mode. An effect pattern is shown. Those in which the arrow is not shown in the current variation active change effect mode column are effect modes that do not change.

  In the first current variation active change effect mode selection table, an effect pattern to be executed can be selected and determined from the two types of effect patterns M and N shown in FIG. In the second current variation active change effect mode selection table, an effect pattern to be executed can be selected and determined from the four types of effect patterns O to R shown in FIG. In the third current variation active change effect mode selection table, an effect pattern to be executed can be selected and determined from the eight types of effect patterns S to Z shown in FIG.

  A variety of performance patterns of current variation active change effects to be executed by randomly selecting and determining an effect pattern of current variation active change effects using the first to third current variation active change effect mode selection tables It becomes.

  In each of the first to third current variation active change effect mode selection tables, the selection ratios of the plurality of types of effect patterns are set to be the same. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and each of the first to third current variation active change effect mode selection tables may be set so that the selection ratios of the plurality of types of effect patterns are different.

  FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram of a prefetch active change effect mode selection table. The prefetch active change effect mode selection table is stored in the ROM 102. FIG. 23 shows the first to ninth pre-read active change effect mode selection tables in (A) to (I) as the effect mode selection table of the pre-read active change effect.

  When the number of first reserved memories when the target hold information is generated is two and the final mode of the active image is determined to be the first mode using the active image final mode determination table of FIG. Using the first look-ahead active change effect mode selection table of A), the effect mode of the prefetch active change effect whose final mode is the first mode is selected and determined.

  When the number of the first hold storage when the hold information of the target is generated is two and the final mode of the active image is determined to be the second mode using the active image final mode determination table of FIG. The second prefetch active change effect mode selection table is used to select and determine the prefetch active change effect mode of the second mode.

  When the number of first reserved memories when the target hold information is generated is two and the final mode of the active image is determined to be the third mode using the active image final mode determination table of FIG. ) Is used to select and determine the pre-read active change effect production mode whose final mode is the third mode.

  When the number of first reserved memories when the target hold information is generated is 3, and the final mode of the active image is determined to be the first mode using the active image final mode determination table of FIG. ) Of the fourth prefetch active change effect mode selection table is selected and determined the prefetch active change effect mode of the final mode as the first mode.

  When the number of first reserved memories when the target hold information is generated is 3, and the final mode of the active image is determined to be the second mode using the active image final mode determination table of FIG. ) Is used to select and determine the pre-read active change effect effect mode whose final mode is the second mode.

  When the number of first reserved memories when the target hold information is generated is 3, and the final mode of the active image is determined to be the third mode using the active image final mode determination table of FIG. ), The effect mode of the prefetch active change effect whose final mode is the third mode is selected and determined.

  When the number of first hold storages when the hold information of the target is generated is 4, and the final mode of the active image is determined to be the first mode using the active image final mode determination table of FIG. ) Is selected and determined as a pre-read active change effect production mode whose final mode is the first mode.

  When the number of the first hold storage when the hold information of the target is generated is four and the final mode of the active image is determined to be the second mode using the active image final mode determination table of FIG. ) Is used to select and determine the pre-read active change effect effect mode whose final mode is the second mode.

  When the number of the first hold storage at the time of occurrence of the hold information of the target is 4, and the final mode of the active image is determined to be the third mode using the active image final mode determination table of FIG. Using the ninth pre-read active change effect mode selection table of I), the pre-read active change effect effect mode whose final mode is the third mode is selected and determined.

  In each of the first to ninth prefetch active change effect mode selection tables in FIGS. 23A to 23I, a total of 200 numbers of random numbers SR8 (number range of 0 to 199) for prefetch active change effect mode selection. Are allocated to a plurality of types of effect patterns (effect modes) set as selection targets.

  In the column of the pre-read active change effect mode in FIG. 23, the change mode when the display mode of the active image changes is shown in order from the left through the arrows. The display mode shown on the left is the initial display mode displayed as an active image, and the display mode shown on the right is the final mode. For example, the prefetch active change effect mode described as “normal shape → first mode → second mode → third mode” is the first variation display among a plurality of variation displays for executing the prefetch active change effect. The active image is initially displayed in a normal shape, changes to the first mode during the second variation display, changes to the second mode during the third variation display, and changes to the final mode during the fourth variation display. The effect pattern which changes to a 3rd aspect is shown.

  In the first prefetch active change effect mode selection table, the effect pattern of the prefetch active change effect to be executed can be selected and determined from the two types of effect patterns shown in FIG. In the second look-ahead active change effect mode selection table, a prefetch active change effect effect pattern to be executed can be selected and determined from the three types of effect patterns shown in FIG. In the third look-ahead active change effect mode selection table, the effect pattern of the current variation active change effect to be executed can be selected and determined from the four types of effect patterns shown in FIG.

  In the fourth look-ahead active change effect mode selection table, the effect pattern of the prefetch active change effect to be executed can be selected and determined from the three types of effect patterns shown in FIG. In the fifth look-ahead active change effect mode selection table, the effect pattern of the prefetch active change effect to be executed can be selected and determined from the six types of effect patterns shown in FIG. In the sixth look-ahead active change effect mode selection table, the effect pattern of the current variation active change effect to be executed can be selected and determined from the ten types of effect patterns shown in FIG.

  In the seventh look-ahead active change effect mode selection table, the effect pattern of the prefetch active change effect to be executed can be selected and determined from the four types of effect patterns shown in FIG. In the eighth look-ahead active change effect mode selection table, the effect pattern of the prefetch active change effect to be executed can be selected and determined from the nine types of effect patterns shown in FIG. In the ninth look-ahead active change effect mode selection table, the effect pattern of the current variation active change effect to be executed can be selected and determined from the 20 types of effect patterns shown in FIG.

  By using the first to ninth pre-read active change effect mode selection tables to randomly select and determine the pre-read active change effect effect pattern, the pre-read active change effect effect patterns to be executed are rich in variety.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the active image AH can be changed in stages from the first mode to the third mode by the pre-reading active change effect, so that the expectation level for the player is increased in stages. Since the effect of changing the display mode is provided, it is possible to make the player pay attention to how far the display mode of the active image AH changes.

  In each of the first to ninth prefetch active change effect mode selection tables, the selection ratios of the plurality of types of effect patterns are set to be the same. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and each of the first to ninth prefetch active change effect mode selection tables may be set so that the selection ratios of the plurality of types of effect patterns are different.

  In each of the current variation active change effect mode selection table and the prefetch active change effect mode selection table, for example, an effect pattern that changes from the normal shape to the first to third modes, and the first mode to the second or third mode. An effect pattern that changes the display mode such that the degree of expectation of jackpot is increased is selected, such as an effect pattern that changes rapidly. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and, for example, the expectation level of jackpot is an effect pattern that changes from the first to third modes to a normal shape and an effect pattern that changes from the second or third mode to the first mode. You may make it selectable the production | presentation pattern which changes the display mode which becomes low.

  Regarding the change effect modes shown in the current variation active change effect mode selection table and the prefetch active change effect mode selection table, the initial (first stage) display mode of the active image is the first mode. It may be displayed initially in the first mode by changing to the first mode immediately after being initially displayed in the normal mode, or may be displayed in the first mode from the beginning.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a hold mode selection table. The hold mode selection table is a data table for selecting a display mode (display color) at the time of appearance display of the hold display, and is stored in the ROM 102. FIG. 24 shows the first hold mode selection table to the fifth hold mode selection table in (A) to (E) as the hold mode selection tables.

  The first to fifth hold mode selection tables shown in FIGS. 24 (A) to 24 (E) are selected in correspondence with the effect patterns selected and determined by the hold change effect mode selection table of FIG. 19 (D). The In these first holding mode selection table to fifth holding mode selection table, a random number SR9 for selecting a holding mode (color) as one of random numbers updated by the production control microcomputer 100 (numerical range of 0 to 299). A total of 300 numerical values are assigned to the display color at the time of appearance display of the hold display (referred to as the appearance hold color), that is, normal hold (yellow hold), white hold, blue hold, green hold, red hold It has been. For SR9, the number of assigned random value SR9 is shown for clarity of explanation.

  When it is determined to execute the hold change effect using the hold change effect presence / absence determination table shown in FIGS. 19A to 19C, the first to third holds shown in FIGS. 24A to 24C. One of the mode selection tables is selected. On the other hand, when it is decided not to execute the hold change effect using the hold change effect presence / absence determination table shown in FIGS. 19A to 19C, the pre-read active change effect shown in FIGS. 20A and 20B is determined. When it is determined not to execute the pre-read active change effect using the determination table, and the current change active change effect is executed using the current change active change effect presence / absence determination table shown in FIGS. When it is decided not to do so, either the fourth hold mode selection table or the fifth hold mode selection table shown in FIGS. 24D and 24E is selected.

  When the production pattern A is selected, the first hold mode selection table of FIG. 24 (A) is selected. When the production pattern B is selected, the second hold mode selection table in FIG. 24B is selected. When the production pattern C is selected, the third hold mode selection table in FIG. 24C is selected.

  When it is determined that the big hit is determined by the prefetch big hit determination, and it is decided not to execute the hold change effect and the active change effect (the prefetch active change effect and the current change active change effect) as described above. The fourth hold mode selection table in FIG. 24 (D) is selected. When it is determined to be disengaged by the pre-fetch big hit determination, and it is determined not to execute the hold change effect and the active change effect (the pre-read active change effect and the current change active change effect) as described above, The fifth reservation mode selection table in FIG. 24 (E) is selected.

  When the hold change effect is executed, as shown in FIG. 19D, the display mode after the change of the hold image or the active image is determined in advance, and FIGS. In the first to third hold mode selection tables, the display mode having the lower jackpot expectation level than the display mode after change is set to be selectable as the display mode at the time of appearance of the hold display.

  Depending on the data setting in the first to third hold mode selection tables, the appearance hold color of the hold display is any one of “normal (yellow) hold”, “white hold”, “blue hold”, and “green hold”. If it is, the on-hold change effect can be executed in the on-hold display stage.

  Next, using FIG. 19 and FIG. 24, the expectation to the big hit that the player feels about the hold images of “normal hold”, “white hold”, “blue hold”, “green hold”, and “red hold” Explain the feeling.

  The jackpot game related to the final display mode of the hold image from the viewpoint of the final display mode in the hold change effect of the hold image when the hold change effect is executed as described with reference to FIG. The degree of expectation controlled by the state has a magnitude relationship of “normal hold <white hold <blue hold <green hold <red hold”, and in the hold mode selection table of FIG. With regard to the display mode of the hold image or the active image, the expectation level that is a big hit is set so as to have a magnitude relationship of “blue hold <green hold <red hold”. As a result, the player feels that the hold image of “blue hold”, “green hold”, and “red hold” has a high expectation of being a big hit in the relationship of “blue hold <green hold <red hold”. Can do.

  In the fourth and fifth hold mode selection tables shown in FIGS. 24D and 24E that are selected when the hold change effect is not executed, the appearance display color of the hold display is larger at the time of big hit than at the time of loss. “Blue hold”, “Green hold”, and “Red hold” hold images are selected at a high rate, and “Normal (yellow) hold” and “White hold” hold images are selected at a low rate. The data is set so that Moreover, in the 1st-5th holding | maintenance aspect selection table of FIG. 24 (A)-(E) selected when a holding | maintenance change effect is performed, so that the selection ratio at the time of the big hit of a corresponding effect pattern becomes high. , “Blue hold”, “Green hold”, and “Red hold” hold images will be selected at a higher rate, and “Normal (yellow) hold” and “White hold” hold images will be selected Data is set to be low. As a result, when the “blue hold”, “green hold”, and “red hold” hold images have a higher expectation level than the “normal (yellow) hold” and “white hold” hold images, Can feel.

  Further, in the fourth and fifth hold mode selection tables of FIGS. 24D and 24E that are selected when the hold change effect is not executed, the display mode at the time of appearance of the hold display is as follows: Of the “Blue Hold”, “Green Hold”, and “Red Hold” hold images that have a higher selection ratio, the ratio of the ratio selected at the big hit to the ratio selected at the time of detachment is “Blue Hold”. Data is set so as to have a size relationship of <green hold <red hold>. As a result, for the color of the hold image selected when the hold change effect is not executed, the expectation level that is a big hit is set to have a magnitude relationship of “blue hold <green hold <red hold”. For this reason, the player feels that the hold image of “blue hold”, “green hold”, and “red hold” has a high expectation of being a big hit in the relationship of “blue hold <green hold <red hold”. Can do.

  24D, the expected degree of big hit for the hold image of “blue hold”, “green hold”, and “red hold” when the hold change effect shown in FIGS. Further, depending on the expectation that is a big hit for the “blue”, “green”, and “red” hold images when the hold change effect shown in FIG. Regarding the color, the degree of expectation that is a big hit is generally set to have a magnitude relationship of “blue hold <green hold <red hold”.

  FIG. 25 is an explanatory view showing a data holding area on the side of the effect control board 80 and a reception command buffer at the time of start winning. In the RAM 103 mounted on the effect control board 80 shown in FIG. 3, for example, an effect control data holding area 190 as shown in FIG. 25A as an area for holding various data used for controlling the effect operation. Is provided. The effect control data holding area 190 shown in FIG. 25A includes an effect control flag setting unit 191, an effect control timer setting unit 192, an effect control counter setting unit 193, and an effect control buffer setting unit 194. Yes.

  The effect control flag setting unit 191 can update the state according to an effect operation state such as an effect image display state on the screen of the effect display device 9, an effect control command transmitted from the main board 31, or the like. Types of flags are provided. For example, the effect control flag setting unit 191 stores data indicating the value of a flag and data indicating an on state or an off state for each of a plurality of types of flags.

  The effect control timer setting unit 192 is provided with a plurality of types of timers used for controlling the progress of various effect operations such as, for example, an effect image display operation on the screen of the effect display device 9. For example, the production control timer setting unit 192 stores data indicating timer values in each of a plurality of types of timers.

  The effect control counter setting unit 193 is provided with a plurality of types of counters used for controlling the progress of various effect operations, such as SR1-1 to SR9 described above. For example, the production control counter setting unit 193 stores data indicating the count values in each of a plurality of types of counters.

  The effect control buffer setting unit 194 is provided with various buffers that temporarily store data used for controlling the progress of various effect operations. For example, the effect control buffer setting unit 194 stores data indicating buffer values in each of a plurality of types of buffers.

  In this embodiment, data constituting the start winning reception command buffer and the effect buffer as shown in FIG. 25B are stored in a predetermined area of the effect control buffer setting unit 194. As shown in FIG. 25 (B), two types of start winning reception command buffer and effect buffer are provided for the first special symbol and for the second special symbol. In FIG. 25 (B), a start winning reception command buffer and an effect buffer corresponding to the first special symbol for executing a change effect such as a hold are shown as an example. The start winning reception command buffer for the first special symbol corresponds to the columns of symbol designation, variation type, starting prize designation, and reserved memory number designation in the buffer shown in FIG. This is a storage buffer for receiving a received command when a pending storage occurs. In the start winning reception command buffer, a storage area (an area corresponding to buffer numbers “1” to “4”) corresponding to the maximum value (for example, “4”) of the first reserved storage number is provided. In such a start winning reception command buffer, a storage corresponding to the columns of presence / absence of change effect determination such as hold, change effect execution change designation such as hold, and change effect mode designation such as hold shown in FIG. An effect buffer including an area is added in a manner associated with each reserved storage. Note that the start winning reception command buffer and the effect buffer may be provided separately in different areas in the RAM 103.

  Regarding the received command buffer at the time of the start winning prize, the area for storing the design designation command (“design designation” in the figure) and the area for storing the variation type command (in the figure “variation type” in the figure) ”), An area for storing a start winning designation command (first starting prize designation command) (“ start winning prize designation ”in the figure), and an area for storing a reserved storage number designation command (first reserved storage number designation command) ( In the figure, “pending storage number designation”) is provided.

  When there is a start prize at the first start prize port 13 or the second start prize slot 14, a symbol designation command, a variation type command, a start prize designation command (first or second start prize designation command), and a reserved memory A command called a number designation command (first or second reserved memory number designation command) is transmitted from the main board 31 to the effect control board 80. The effect control CPU 101 stores the data specifying the commands in the order received at the time of the start winning, from the head in the empty area of the start winning received command buffer. As a result, when there is a start winning, the received command is stored in the respective areas of “design designation”, “variation type”, “start winning designation” and “holding memory count designation” in the figure. .

  Various data stored in the start winning reception command buffer and the corresponding effect buffer shown in FIG. 25B are stored in the first storage area (buffer number “1” each time the effect symbol variation display is started. Is stored in the area corresponding to “)” and then deleted for use in the production of the variable display, and then the stored contents are shifted. For example, in the storage state shown in FIG. 19B, when the variation display of the effect symbol is started next, each data stored in the buffer number “1” is deleted after being read out, and the buffer number “2” is deleted. Each data stored in the area corresponding to "" is shifted to the area corresponding to the buffer number "1".

  In the effect buffer shown in FIG. 25B, a storage area may be provided in correspondence with an address connected (subordinated) to the start winning reception command buffer, and an address independent of the starting winning reception command buffer. In the storage area, a storage area may be provided corresponding to each start winning memory.

  As shown in FIG. 25 (C), in the “design designation” command area, “C200 (H)” represents a missed display result designation, and “C201 (H)” represents a jackpot display result designation. In the “variation type” command area, “C300 (H)” indicates the type of normal variation, “C301 (H)” indicates the type of normal reach variation, and “C302 (H)” indicates the type of super reach variation. Show. In the “start winning prize designation” command area, “A 401 (H)” indicates the first starting prize designation, and “A 402 (H)” indicates the second start prize designation. In the “reserved memory number designation” area, “C001 (H)” to “C004 (H)” indicate the first reserved memory numbers “0” to “4”, and “C101 (H)” to “C104 ( H) ”indicates the second reserved storage numbers“ 0 ”to“ 4 ”.

  The empty area of the reception command buffer at the time of start winning, that is, the data in the area where no data is stored is “0000 (H)”. At the time of starting winning, command transmission is performed in the order of a symbol specifying command, a variation type command, a starting winning specifying command (first and second), and a reserved storage number specifying command (first and second). Therefore, if the command is received normally, as shown in FIG. 19B, the symbol designation command, the variation type command, the start prize designation are stored in the storage areas corresponding to the buffer numbers “1” to “4”. Commands and pending storage number designation commands are stored. FIG. 19B shows an example in which commands are stored in the storage areas corresponding to the buffer numbers “1” to “4”.

  In the effect control buffer setting unit 194, the following information for effects is stored corresponding to the data of the buffer numbers “1” to “4” in the reception command buffer at the time of start winning for the first special symbol. An effect buffer is provided as a storage area. Regarding the second special symbol, in this embodiment, since no change effect such as holding is executed, no effect buffer for executing the change effect such as holding is provided. For the second special symbol, an effect buffer for executing the change effect such as the hold may be provided, and the change effect such as the hold may be executed in the same manner as the first special symbol.

  With respect to the first special symbol, based on predetermined data such as symbol designating information stored in the start winning reception command buffer, the effect control microcomputer 100 performs a pre-reading effect process to be described later, such as “pending change change effect determination”. The data of “presence / absence”, the data of “change designation execution change designation for holding etc.”, and the data of “designation of change presentation mode for holding etc.” are buffer numbers “1” to Corresponding to each data of “4”, a data storage area of “change presence / absence determination determination of hold etc.” provided in the effect buffer, a data storage area of “change indication execution change designation of hold etc.”, and “hold” It is stored in the data storage area of “designation of equal change effect mode”.

  The data on “presence / absence of change effect determination such as hold” is data indicating whether or not the change effect such as hold is determined (presence / absence). “Holding change effect execution change designation” data is data indicating whether or not the change display is designated (determined) when a change effect such as hold is executed. “Holding change effect mode designation” data is data indicating the presence or absence of execution of the change effect such as hold and the effect mode.

  With respect to the stored storage information corresponding to the new start winning prize, the execution determination of the hold change effect based on the hold change effect presence / absence determination table of FIGS. 19A to 19C, the pre-reading active change of FIGS. 20A and 20B When the execution determination of the pre-read active change effect based on the effect presence / absence determination table or the execution determination of the pre-read active change effect based on the current variation active change effect presence / absence determination table shown in FIGS. When “1000 (H)” data that can specify “no determination” is stored in the data storage area of “change presence determination such as hold”, and it is determined whether or not to execute these change effects, “1001 (H)” data capable of specifying “determined” is stored in the storage area of “change presence / absence determination such as hold”.

  With respect to the hold storage information corresponding to the new start winning prize, in the execution determination of the hold change effect, the execution determination of the pre-read active change effect, or the execution determination of the current variation active change effect, it is determined that these change effects are not executed. In some cases, “2000 (H)” data that can specify “no designation” is stored in the data storage area of “pending change effect execution change designation”, and “pending change changing effect mode designation” data storage area In addition, data of “3000 (H)” that can specify “no production” is stored.

  With respect to the hold storage information corresponding to the new start winning prize, it is determined to execute the hold change effect based on the hold change effect presence / absence determination table of FIGS. 19A to 19C, and the hold of FIG. 19D is held. When any of the effect patterns A to C is determined based on the change effect mode selection table, data is stored as follows according to the determined type of effect pattern.

  When an effect pattern in which the color of the hold image changes during the next hold shift, such as effect patterns A to C, is selected for the hold image based on the new hold storage information, the buffer number “1” for the next variable display is displayed. The data “2001 (H)” that can specify “specified” is stored in the data storage area of “change designation execution execution variation designation”, and the data of the buffer number corresponding to the new pending storage information , “2000 (H)” data that can specify “no designation” is stored in the data storage area of “change designation execution execution variation designation”, and is selected as the data storage area of “designation of change presentation mode such as hold” Any one of “3001 (H)” to “3003 (H)” is stored corresponding to the effect pattern.

  As described above, when an effect pattern in which the display mode (color) of the hold image changes during the next hold shift, such as the effect patterns A to C, is selected for the hold image based on the new hold storage information, the next change is performed. Based on the data “2001 (H)” stored corresponding to the hold storage information of the buffer number “1” to be displayed, a change effect such as hold is executed when the next variable display is executed. It becomes possible to recognize.

  When data “2001 (H)” is stored in the data storage area of “change designation execution execution change designation for buffer etc.” of the buffer number “1” in which the variable display is newly executed, the hold change effect is as follows. Is executed.

  First, “3001 (H)” to which an effect pattern for changing a hold image at the time of a hold shift can be specified in the data storage area of “pending change change mode specification” in any of buffer numbers “2” to “4”. When any data of “3003 (H)” is stored, the hold image displayed corresponding to the hold storage information of the buffer number in which the data is stored is changed according to the effect pattern. Make changes such as hold.

  With respect to the stored storage information corresponding to the new start prize, it is determined to execute the prefetch active change effect based on the prefetch active change effect presence / absence determination table in FIGS. 20A and 20B, and the active in FIG. The final mode of the active image is determined based on the image final mode determination table, and the effect pattern of the prefetch active change effect is determined based on the prefetch active change effect mode selection table of FIGS. When data is stored, data is stored in the following manner according to the determined type of effect pattern.

  When the active image is displayed in any one of the first to third aspects for the reserved storage information for executing the first variation display in the pre-read active change effect, in the data of the buffer number corresponding to the reserved storage information, “ Data of “2002 (H)” that can specify “pre-read active change effect execution variation designation” is stored, and “active display is the first mode of effect pattern D in the data storage area of“ change effect mode designation such as hold ”. "3004 (H)" to "3006 (H)" that can specify "initial display" to effect pattern F "active display with initial display in the third mode" is stored. With respect to the hold storage information for executing the first variation display in the pre-read active change effect, such data is not stored when the active image is displayed in the normal mode.

  When the active image is changed to any one of the first mode to the third mode with respect to the reserved memory information for executing the second and subsequent fluctuation display in the pre-read active change effect, the data of the buffer number corresponding to the reserved memory information , “2002 (H)” data that can specify “pre-read active change effect execution change designation” is stored in the data storage area of “change designation execution effect change such as hold”, and “change effect mode designation such as hold” "3007 (H)" to "3009 (" which can specify "change active display to the first mode", which is the production pattern G, "change active display to the third mode", which is the production pattern I, in the data storage area of H) "is stored. Regarding the hold storage information for executing the second and subsequent fluctuation display in the pre-reading active change effect, the active image displayed in any of the first to third aspects in the previous fluctuation display is the same as the previous fluctuation display. In the case of maintaining and displaying in the mode, “2002 pre-reading active change effect execution change designation” can be specified in the data storage area of “pending change change effect execution change designation” in the data of the buffer number corresponding to the hold storage information “2002” (H) ”is stored, and“ active display is maintained in the first mode ”, which is the production pattern J in the data storage area of“ designation of change production mode such as hold ”to“ active display is the first in the production pattern L ”. Data of “300A (H)” to “3009 (C)” that can specify “maintenance display in three modes” is stored.

  As described above, when it is determined to execute the pre-read active change effect with the new hold storage information as a target, the data “2002 (H)” in the data storage area of “change on hold change execution execution designation”, And based on the data of “3004 (H)” to “300C (H)” in the data storage area of “designation of change effect such as hold”, the pre-read active change effect corresponding to the effect pattern selected and determined is executed. Can be recognized.

  With respect to the on-hold storage information corresponding to the new start prize, it is determined to execute the current variation active change effect based on the current variation active change effect presence / absence determination table of FIGS. 20 (C) and 20 (D). The final mode of the active image is determined on the basis of the active image final mode determination table, and the effect of the current variation active change effect is generated based on the current variation active change effect mode selection table of FIGS. When the pattern is determined, data is stored as follows according to the determined type of effect pattern.

  When an effect pattern of the current variation active change effect such as the effect patterns M to Z is selected for the hold image based on the new hold memory information, “hold or the like” in the data of the buffer number corresponding to the new hold memory information The data storage area of “2003 (H)” that can specify “current change active change effect execution change designation” is stored in the data storage area of “change effect execution change designation”, and the data storage area of “pending change change effect mode designation” In addition, any data of “3000 (H)” corresponding to the selected effect pattern, “300D (H)” that is the effect pattern M to “302 A (H)” that is the effect pattern W is stored. Is done.

  As described above, when it is determined to execute the current fluctuation active change effect with the new hold memory information as a target, the data “2001 (H)” in the data storage area of “change effect execution change designation such as hold” is determined. And, based on the data of “300D (H)” to “302A” (H) ”in the data storage area of“ designation of change effect mode for holding etc. ”, the current variation active change effect corresponding to the effect pattern selected and determined is displayed. Execution becomes recognizable.

  In FIG. 25 (B), as an example of data storage in the start winning command buffer and effect buffer, for example, for the reserved storage corresponding to the buffer number “4”, the design of the jackpot display result is specified and the variation type Is a variation pattern type of super reach (when design designation data is “C201 (H)” and variation type data is “C302 (H)”), a change effect such as a hold is provided for the hold storage. In response to the determination of whether or not to execute, “1001 (H)” is stored in the “presence / absence change determination determination presence / absence” data corresponding to the buffer number “4”, and the determination result is pre-read active. This is the result of the determination that the change effect is executed, and the effect mode is determined as the effect pattern of “normal shape → first mode → second mode → third mode”. Accordingly, “2002 (H)” is stored in the data of “pending change effect mode designation” corresponding to each of the buffer numbers “1” to “4”, and the buffer numbers “1”, “2”, “ “3000 (H)”, “3007 (H)”, “3008 (H)”, “3009 (H)” are stored in the “holding change effect mode designation” data corresponding to “3” and “4”. An example is shown.

  In the manner described above, for each hold storage information, when data is stored in the storage area of the effect buffer based on the pre-read effect process, the change display is executed when the change display is executed. By checking the data in the effect buffer corresponding to the memory, whether or not to execute the change effect such as hold, the type of change effect such as hold to be executed, and the target to execute the change effect such as hold (hold image or active image) ) And the effect mode of the change effect such as the hold can be recognized by the effect control microcomputer 100. The production control microcomputer 100 can execute the change effect such as the hold based on the recognized data related to the change effect such as the hold.

  FIG. 26 and FIG. 27 are flowcharts showing the above-described prefetch effect process (S700). In the pre-reading effect process, the effect control microcomputer 100 performs the following process.

  First, the stored contents in the start winning reception command buffer and the effect buffer for the first reserved memory shown in FIG. 24 are checked, and whether or not the change effect such as the hold is to be executed is determined. It is determined whether there is one reserved memory (S711). For example, it is determined whether there is data stored on hold in which “1000 (H)” data is stored in the storage area for determining whether or not there is a change effect such as hold.

  If it is determined in S711 that there is no first hold memory for which it is not determined whether to execute a change effect such as hold, the process ends. On the other hand, in S711, when there is a first hold memory for which it is not determined whether to execute a change effect such as a hold, the first hold memory indicates whether the current first hold memory number is 2 or more. Confirmation is based on the first reserved storage number specified by the storage number designation command (S712). In S712, when the first reserved memory number is less than 2, there is no first reserved memory information for executing the variable display before executing the variable display based on the new first reserved memory information, and the new first reserved memory Among the change effects such as the hold based on the stored information, there is no change display for the execution of the hold change effect and the pre-read active change effect. Therefore, the change display for executing the change effect including the effects is executed. It is confirmed whether it is possible.

  If the current first reserved storage number is not 2 or more in S712, it is determined not to execute the change effect such as hold, and the process proceeds to S728 described later. On the other hand, when the current number of the first hold storage is 2 or more in S712, the data of “pre-read active change effect execution change designation” is stored in the data storage area of “hold change change effect execution change designation”. It is determined whether there is a first reserved memory (S713).

  When there is such a first hold storage in S713, it is determined not to execute the change effect such as the hold in order to avoid the execution of the change effect such as the hold, and the process proceeds to S728 described later. On the other hand, if there is no such first hold memory in S713, the first data in which “current change active change effect execution change is specified” data is stored in the data storage area of “change change execution execution specification such as hold” is stored. It is determined whether there is a pending storage (S714).

  When there is such a first hold memory in S714, it is determined not to execute the change effect such as the hold in order to avoid the execution of the change effect such as the hold, and the process proceeds to S728 described later. On the other hand, when there is no such first reserved memory in S714, the stored contents of “symbol type” and “variable type” in the start winning reception command buffer for the reserved memory subject to the pre-reading determination are checked. Alternatively, it is determined whether or not super-reach has been designated (S715).

  If it is determined in S715 that the big hit or the super reach is not designated, that is, if it is a shift other than the super reach, the process proceeds to S741c described later. On the other hand, when it is determined in S715 that the big hit or the super reach deviation is designated, the random number SR2 for determining the change effect type for holding or the like is extracted, and the change effect type determination table for holding or the like of FIG. Using, based on the extracted value of SR2, the type of change effect to be determined for determining whether or not to execute a change effect such as hold is selected and determined (S716).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the prefetch active change effect is selected and determined as a determination target in S716 (S717). In S717, when it is determined that the pre-reading active change effect is selected and determined as the determination target, the storage content of the new first reserved storage that is the pre-read determination target is confirmed in the start winning reception command buffer, and the reserved storage is stored in the reserved storage. It is determined whether or not the fluctuation display result based on the result is a jackpot display result (S718).

  When it is determined in S718 that the jackpot display result is not obtained, the random number SR5 for determining whether or not the active change effect is executed is extracted, and the pre-read active change effect presence / absence determination table in FIG. Based on the extracted value, it is determined whether or not the pre-reading active change effect is executed (S719a), and the process proceeds to S720. On the other hand, when it is determined in S718 that a big hit display result is obtained, the random number SR5 for determining whether or not to execute active change effect is extracted, and SR5 is extracted using the big hit prefetch active change effect presence / absence determination table of FIG. Based on the value, it is determined whether or not to execute the pre-reading active change effect (S719b), and the process proceeds to S720.

  In S720, it is determined whether or not execution of the pre-read active change effect is determined in S719a or S719b (S720). When it is determined in S720 that it is determined to execute the pre-reading active change effect, the storage area of “change designation execution change designation for holding etc.” corresponding to the first hold storage information before the pre-hold storage subject to the pre-read determination, Data of “pre-read active change effect execution change designation” (“2002 (H)”) is stored (S721). Then, SR6 for determining the active image final mode is extracted, and the final mode of the active image is selected and determined based on the extracted value of SR6 using the active image final mode determination table of FIG. 21B (S722).

  Next, the current first reserved memory number including the newly generated reserved memory is confirmed (S723). Then, the random number SR8 for selecting the pre-read active change effect mode is extracted, and based on the final mode of the active image determined in S722 and the first reserved memory number confirmed in S723, the first to first numbers shown in FIG. The table corresponding to the final mode and the first reserved storage number is selected from the 9 prefetch active change effect mode selection tables, and the prefetch active change effect mode is selected and determined based on the extracted value of SR8 using the selected table. (S724).

  And the data of the production pattern with respect to the prefetch active change production mode determined in S724 is stored in the storage area of “change production mode designation of holding etc.” corresponding to the first pending storage before the pending storage to be prefetched (S725). . In S725, each of the “variations such as holding” corresponding to the multiple variation display is performed so that the effect mode in which the active image is displayed in the shape of the character icon over the multiple variation display as shown in FIG. The “designation” data is set so as to correspond to the effect pattern determined in S724. In S725 in which the effect pattern is set in this way, the active image of the character icon shape changes stepwise over a plurality of variable displays, as shown in FIG. 23, according to the effect pattern determined in S724. In order to execute the effect mode, data of “change effect correspondence designation such as hold” corresponding to a plurality of variable displays may be set. Next, the appearance reserved color is determined to be a normal color (S726), and the process proceeds to S727. By S726, the hold display corresponding to the hold storage information for executing the prefetch active change effect appears in the normal color.

  Further, when the current first reserved storage number is not 2 or more in S712 described above, there is a first reserved storage in which data of “pre-reading active change effect execution variation designation” is stored in S713, and “current When there is the first hold memory in which the data of “variable active change effect execution change is specified” is stored, when any of the first hold memories, the “change effect such as hold” corresponding to the hold memory of the prefetch determination target The data of “no designation of change effect execution of hold etc.” is stored in the data storage area of “designation of mode”, and the data of “no production of effect of change of hold etc.” is stored in the storage area of “designation of change effect presentation such as hold” Store (S728) and proceed to S726.

  As a result, when the first reserved storage number is not 2 or more, execution of the pre-read active change effect has already been determined, and execution of the current variation active change effect has already been determined When the condition is satisfied, execution of the change effect such as holding is restricted. Execution of a change effect such as hold when the execution of the pre-read active change effect has already been determined, and when either of the conditions when the execution of the current variation active change effect has already been determined is satisfied Is limited, it is possible to suppress the interest of the effect due to the change of the active image AH to the character icon shape display mode from being inhibited by the change of the hold display, and it is possible to improve the interest of the game. In addition, when the size of the display area of the active image AH is increased due to the pre-reading active change effect, the execution of the hold change effect is limited, so that the effect of the effect due to the change in the size of the display area of the active image AH It is suppressed that it is inhibited by the change of the hold display, and the interest of the game can be improved.

  In addition, when it is determined in S720 that it is not determined to execute the prefetch active change effect, the first pending storage information that is the target of the prefetch determination is determined without executing the process related to the prefetch active change effect. Based on confirming the pre-reading determination result as to whether or not it is a big hit based on the data in the “designation” area, the fourth and fifth hold mode selections in FIGS. 24D and 24E are selected. Select one of the tables, extract SR9 for appearance hold display mode determination, and use the selected hold mode selection table to select and determine the appearance hold color for the first hold storage information to be prefetched. (S736), the process proceeds to S727.

  If it is determined in S717 that the pre-reading active change effect is not determined as the determination target, it is determined in S729 whether or not the current variation active change effect is selected and determined as the determination target (S729). If it is determined in S729 that the current variation active change effect is selected and determined as a determination target, the storage content of the new first reserved memory that is the prefetch determination target is confirmed in the start winning reception command buffer, and the reserved memory is stored in the reserved memory. It is determined whether or not the fluctuation display result based on the result is a jackpot display result (S730).

  When it is determined in S730 that the jackpot display result is not obtained, a random number SR5 for determining whether or not the active change effect is executed is extracted, and the current change active change effect presence / absence determination table at the time of super-reach deviation shown in FIG. Based on the extracted value, it is determined whether or not to execute the current variation active change effect (S731a), and the process proceeds to S732. On the other hand, when it is determined in S730 that the jackpot display result is obtained, the random number SR5 for determining whether or not the active change effect is executed is extracted, and using the big hit hour current variation active change effect presence / absence determination table of FIG. Based on the extracted value, it is determined whether or not to execute the current variation active change effect (S731b), and the process proceeds to S732.

  In S732, it is determined whether or not to execute the current variation active change effect is determined in S731a or S731b (S732). When it is determined in S732 that it is determined to execute the current variation active change effect, SR6 for determining the active image final mode is extracted, and the active image final mode determination table of FIG. Based on the extracted value, the final mode of the active image is selected and determined (S733).

  Next, the random number SR7 for selecting the current variation active change effect mode selection is extracted, and the first to third current variation active change effect mode selection tables shown in FIG. 22 are selected based on the final mode of the active image determined in S733. The table corresponding to the final mode is selected from the table, and the current variation active change effect mode is selected and determined based on the extracted value of SR7 using the selected table (S734).

  Then, with respect to the pre-stored determination target hold memory, data of “current change active change effect execution change designation” (“2003 (H)”) is stored in the storage area of “change change execution execution change designation such as hold”, and further The data of the current variation active change effect mode determined in S734 is stored in the data storage area of “designation of change effect mode such as hold” (S735). Then, the appearance reservation color is determined to be a normal color (S726), and the process proceeds to S727.

  If it is determined in S732 that it is not determined to execute the current variation active change effect, the first pending storage information to be read-ahead determination is performed without executing the process related to the current variation active change effect. On the basis of confirming the pre-reading determination result as to whether or not it is a big hit based on the data of the “designation” area, the fourth and fifth suspensions in FIGS. 24 (D) and (E) Select one of the mode selection tables, extract the SR 9 for determining the appearance hold display mode, and use the selected hold mode selection table to select the appearance hold color for the first hold storage information subject to the prefetch determination Determine (S736) and proceed to S727.

  In addition, when it is determined in S729 that the current variation active change effect is not determined as a determination target, this is a case where the hold change effect is selected and determined in S716 as a determination target. With respect to the target hold memory, the stored contents of “designation designation” in the start winning reception command buffer are checked, and it is determined whether or not the first hold memory information to be prefetched is a jackpot display result. S740).

  When it is determined in S740 that the jackpot display result is designated, SR3 for determining the hold change effect is extracted, and the hold change effect is determined using the jackpot hold change effect presence / absence determination table in FIG. Is determined (S741a), and the process proceeds to S742. On the other hand, when it is determined in S740 that the jackpot display result is not designated, it is the time when the super-reach out-of-shift display result is obtained in the erasure method, so SR3 for determining the hold change effect is extracted, It is determined whether or not the hold change effect is executed using the super-reach off hold change effect presence / absence determination table of FIG. 19B (S741b), and the process proceeds to S742.

  If it is determined in S715 that the big hit or the super reach deviation is not designated, that is, if the result is a display other than the super reach, SR3 for determining the hold change effect is extracted. Except for the super reach in FIG. 19C, it is determined whether or not to execute the hold change effect using the hold change effect presence / absence determination table at the time of deviation (S741c), and the process proceeds to S742.

  Next, in S741a, S741b, or S741c, it is determined whether or not the decision to execute the hold change effect (executed) has been made for the first hold storage information to be prefetched (S742). If it is determined in S742 that the decision to execute the hold change effect has not been made (no execution), the process proceeds to S746 described later. On the other hand, when it is determined in S742 that the decision to execute the hold change effect has been made (with execution), the first hold storage information subject to the prefetch determination is a big hit based on the data in the “designation designation” area. In addition to confirming the pre-reading result as to whether or not, the SR4 for determining the hold change effect mode is extracted, and the hold change effect mode selection table is selected and determined using the hold change effect mode selection table of FIG. (S743). Thereby, about the 1st reservation memory information of the prefetch determination object, it determines in any of the production | presentation aspects which change a reservation image to either color at the time of next hold shift like production patterns AC.

  Next, according to the effect mode of the hold change effect determined in S743, in the effect buffer shown in FIG. Data for executing the hold change effect is stored, and data capable of specifying the effect mode (effect pattern) determined in S743 is stored in the storage area of “change change mode specification for hold etc.” (S744).

  In S744, in order to produce an effect that changes at the time of the next hold shift, the data corresponding to the first hold display storage of buffer number 1 is stored as the data corresponding to the first hold display storage of buffer number 1 in the storage area of “change display execution change designation such as hold”. “Change effect execution change designation present” data (“2001 (H)”) is stored, and data corresponding to the first hold display storage of the buffer number of the prefetch determination target is “no change effect execution change designation such as hold”. Data (“2000 (H)”) is stored.

  In S744, the effect patterns A to C (“3001 (H) to 3003” are further stored as data corresponding to the first reserved storage information of the buffer number subject to the prefetch determination in the storage area “designation of change effect such as hold”. (H) "), data capable of specifying the effect pattern determined in S743 is stored.

  Next, according to the color (changed color in the figure) of the hold image after the change at the hold shift specified by the effect pattern determined in S743, the first in FIGS. 24 (A) to 24 (C). ~ Select any one of the third hold mode selection table, extract the SR 9 for determining the appearance hold display mode, and use the selected hold mode selection table to generate the appearance of the first hold storage information subject to the prefetch determination The reserved color is selected and determined (S745), and the process proceeds to S727. By S745, the appearance reservation color is determined as one of the display modes of “normal (yellow) reservation”, “white reservation”, “blue reservation”, and “green reservation”.

  On the other hand, when the decision to execute the hold change effect is not made in S742, it is a time when the hold change effect is not executed. In the effect buffer of FIG. In the storage area of “change designation execution execution change such as hold”, data “2000 (H)” of “change execution execution change designation is not stored” is stored, and in the storage area of “change presentation mode specification such as hold”. Then, the data (“3000 (H)”) that can specify no effect is stored (S746).

  Next, with respect to the first reserved storage information subject to the prefetch determination, based on confirming the prefetch determination result as to whether or not it will be a big hit based on the data of the “designation designation” area, FIG. Select one of the fourth and fifth hold mode selection tables D) and (E), extract the SR 9 for determining the appearance hold display mode, and use the selected hold mode selection table to determine the prefetch determination target The appearance reservation color for the first storage information is selected and determined (S747), and the process proceeds to S727. By S747, the appearance reservation color is determined to be one of the display modes of “normal (yellow) reservation”, “white reservation”, “blue reservation”, “green reservation”, and “red reservation”.

  In S727, “determined” data is stored as the data in the storage area of “presence / absence change effect determination presence / absence” for the first hold storage information subject to the prefetch determination, and the appearance determined in S726, S736, 745 or S747 A display for causing the reserved image of the reserved color to appear as a new reserved image is displayed (S727), and the process ends.

  In this way, in the pre-reading effect process, when new on-hold storage information is generated in response to a new start winning prize, the appearance hold color is selected and determined as the appearance hold display mode, and the newly determined appearance hold display mode is newly selected. The display which makes a reserve image appear in is performed. The hold image displayed in this manner is subjected to a hold shift operation by the hold storage display control process in S707 of FIG. 13 every time the variable display is executed, and the display position is shifted (moved).

  As described above, regarding the process of selecting and determining the appearance hold display mode (appearance hold color) when new hold storage information is generated in response to a new start winning prize, the hold storage display in S707 of FIG. In the control process, the appearance storage display mode may be selected and determined when executing the storage storage display control process.

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the effect symbol variation start process (S801) in the effect control process. In the effect symbol variation start process, the effect control CPU 101 performs the following process.

  In the effect symbol variation start process, it is confirmed whether or not the variation display result is determined to be off (S601). Whether or not it is determined to be out of place is determined by, for example, whether or not the display result 1 designation command is stored in the display result designation command storage area. If it is determined to be off, it is confirmed whether a command corresponding to the non-reach fluctuation pattern is received as the fluctuation pattern command (S602). Whether or not a command corresponding to the non-reach variation pattern has been received is determined by, for example, data stored in the variation pattern command storage area.

  If it is determined that the command corresponding to the non-reach variation pattern has been received, the display result of the loss that does not become reach is determined as the final stop of the effect symbol using the loss symbol determination data table stored in the ROM 102 (S604). The process proceeds to S616. In the loss symbol determination data table, the numerical data of SR1-1 to SR1-3 are associated with each of a plurality of types of effect symbols.

  In the processing of S604, numerical data (random numbers) is extracted from each of SR1-1 to SR1-3 at a predetermined timing, and the symbols corresponding to the extracted numerical data are respectively left and center using the outlier design determination data table. , It is determined as a combination of stop symbols resulting in a variation display result of the right effect symbol. In this way, when determining a combination of non-reach symbols, if the stop symbol corresponding to the extracted random number coincides with a combination of accidental jackpot symbols, it is corrected so as to be a combination of outlier symbols (for example, Each stop symbol is determined by correcting the right symbol by one symbol). In addition, when the stop symbol corresponding to the extracted random number is accidentally reached, it is corrected so that it becomes a combination of non-reach off symbols (for example, correction by shifting the right symbol by one symbol) and each stop symbol. Is determined.

  If it is determined in the process of S602 that the pattern is not a non-reach variation pattern (if it is determined that the pattern is a reach variation pattern), a stop symbol of the effect symbols constituting the combination of reach symbols is determined (S605), and the process proceeds to S616. In the process of S605, numerical data (random numbers) is extracted from each of SR1-1 to SR1-3 at a predetermined timing, and the symbol corresponding to the random number extracted from SR1-1 is extracted using the loss symbol determination data table. A symbol corresponding to a random number that matches the counter value extracted from SR1-2 is determined as a stop symbol of the middle symbol, which is determined as a stop symbol of each of the left and right effect symbols forming the reach state. In this case as well, when the symbol combination is accidentally a combination of symbols, the stop symbols are determined by correcting the symbols so that they become a combination of symbols that are out of place (for example, correction for shifting the middle symbol by one symbol).

  In addition, when it is not decided to make a shift in the processing of S601 (when it is decided to make a big hit) (N in S601), the production control CPU 101 displays the big hit symbol according to the type of the big win. A stop symbol of the effect symbols constituting the combination is determined (S603), and the process proceeds to S616.

  In S603, the winning symbol combination is determined according to the type of jackpot as follows. Based on which display result designation command of the display result 2 designation command and the display result 3 designation command is stored in the display result specifying command storage area, the type of jackpot between the probability big hit and the normal big hit When it is determined that it is determined to be a probability variation jackpot, numerical data (random number) is extracted from SR1-1 at a predetermined timing, and a combination of SR1-1 and probability variation jackpot symbol (for example, left, Use the data table (probability variable big hit symbol determination table) in which the relationship between the middle and right is an odd combination of odd numbers such as “7, 7, 7”, etc. The combination of is selected and determined. Also, when it is determined that it is determined to be a normal jackpot, numerical data (random numbers) is extracted from SR1-1 at a predetermined timing, and a combination of SR1-1 and a normal jackpot symbol (for example, left, middle, Using the data table (ordinary jackpot symbol determination table) in which the relationship with the right is a combination of even numbers such as “4,4,4” etc.), the combination of one of the normal jackpot symbols from the extracted value Select and decide. The symbol determined in this way is used as a final stop symbol which is a variation display result before being controlled to the big hit gaming state.

  Next, processing for setting various effects in the variable display (for example, various effects such as a variable symbol display effect (including a variable display mode such as a pseudo-ream), a change effect such as a hold, and a specific notice effect) After performing an effect setting process (S616) for performing an effect setting process), the process proceeds to S617. The contents of the effect setting process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In S617, the effect control pattern is determined as one of a plurality of types of effect control patterns. In S617, the symbol variation control pattern table is determined according to the variation pattern designated by the variation pattern designation command and the various effect control (effect operation) patterns designated by the effect control pattern of the effect determined in the process of S616. One of the effect control patterns corresponding to the designated various effect operation patterns is selected and determined as the use pattern from among the plurality of types of symbol variation control patterns stored in the.

  In the control pattern table stored in the ROM 102, for example, the effect in the display area of the effect display device 9 in the period from when the change of the effect symbol is started until the final effect symbol that is the final stop symbol is stopped and displayed. There are multiple types of data indicating the control content of various effect operations such as the effect change display operation of the symbol, the effect display operation in the reach effect, the effect display operation by the pseudo-reed effect, and the effect display operation in the notice effect. Stored.

  In addition, each symbol variation control pattern is, for example, an effect symbol variation display such as an effect control process timer setting value, an effect control process timer determination value, an effect display control data, voice control data, lamp control data, and an end code. The control data for controlling the various types of performance operations is included, and the contents of the various types of performance control, the timing of switching the performance control, and the like are set in time series.

  Subsequently, the process table according to the production | presentation control pattern selected by S617 is selected (S618). Then, a process timer (effect setting process timer) in the process data 1 of the selected process table is started (S619).

  When the process of S619 is executed, according to the contents of the process data 1 (display control execution data 1, lamp control execution data 1, sound number data 1), the effect device (the effect display device 9 as the effect component, the effect component as the effect component) Control of the various lamps and the speaker 27) as a production component is started (S620). For example, in accordance with the display control execution data, an instruction is output to the VDP 109 in order to display an image (including an effect symbol) corresponding to the variation pattern on the effect display device 9. Further, a control signal (lamp control execution data) is output to the lamp driver board 35 in order to perform lighting / extinguishing control of the light emitters such as various LEDs. In addition, a control signal (sound number data) is output to the sound output board 70 in order to output sound from the speaker 27.

  Then, a value corresponding to the variation time specified by the variation pattern command is set in the variation display time timer (S621), and the value of the effect control process flag is set to a value corresponding to the effect symbol variation processing (S802). A symbol variation start process is executed (S622). Then, the effect symbol variation start process ends.

  FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing the aforementioned effect setting process (S616). In the effect setting process, the effect control microcomputer 100 performs the following process.

  First, it is determined whether or not the current variation display is a variation display in which a pre-read active change effect is designated (S631). Specifically, in S631, in the effect buffer for the first reserved memory shown in FIG. 25 (B), as “holding change effect execution change designation” data corresponding to the reserved storage information for executing the current variable display. When data of “pre-reading active change effect execution variation is specified” is stored, it is determined that the display is a variation display in which the pre-reading active change effect is designated to be performed. If it is determined in S631 that the display is not the variable display for which the pre-reading active change effect is designated, the process proceeds to S636 to be described later.

  When it is determined in S631 that the display is a variable display designated to execute the pre-reading active change effect, the current variable display is held in the effect buffer for the first hold memory shown in FIG. Based on confirming the data of “changed presentation mode designation such as hold” corresponding to the stored information, the presentation mode of the pre-read active change production to be executed this time (the figure set based on one of the production modes shown in FIG. 25 (C) effect patterns D to I) are confirmed (S632).

  Next, based on the result of confirming the effect mode of the prefetch active change effect executed in the current variation display in S632, the effect pattern of the prefetch active change effect to be executed is set (S633), and the process proceeds to S634. Specifically, in S633, in response to the confirmed data of “change such as holding effect presentation mode”, for example, at which timing and how the active image is changed in the current variation display (when not changed) A pre-read active change effect production pattern is set. For an effect pattern that initially displays an active image such as effect patterns D to F in the character icon shape of any of the first to third aspects, for example, the appearance process of active display in S707 ( By the shift display process), the active image is displayed temporarily (for example, instantaneously) in a circular shape similar to the circular shape displayed as the reserved image, and immediately after that, the first to first corresponding to the effect patterns D to F are displayed. An effect pattern that is immediately changed to the initial display mode of the active image in any of the three types of character icon shapes is set. For the effect pattern that changes the active image such as the effect patterns G to I into the character icon shape of any of the first to third modes during the variable display, for example, a predetermined time (for example, several seconds) has elapsed since the start of the change. An effect pattern in which the active image changes is set in any of the first to third aspects corresponding to the effect patterns G to I later. About the production pattern which maintains and displays the active images such as the production patterns J to L in the character icon shape of any of the first to third aspects, for example, the production pattern continues from before the start of the fluctuation until the end of the fluctuation display. The effect pattern in which the active image of the character icon shape is maintained and displayed in the first to third aspects corresponding to J to L is set. In addition, for the effect patterns D to F, the active image is not temporarily displayed in the same circular shape as the reserved image, and the character icon of any one of the first to third modes is displayed from the start of display of a new active image. You may make it perform control which displays in a shape.

  If it is determined in S631 that the display is not the variable display designated to execute the pre-reading active change effect, whether or not the current variable display is the variable display specified to execute the current variable active change effect. Is determined (S636). Specifically, in S636, in the effect buffer for the first reserved memory shown in FIG. 25B, as “holding change effect execution change designation” data corresponding to the reserved memory information for executing the current variable display. When “current variation active change effect execution variation is specified” data is stored, it is determined that the display is a variation display designated to execute the current variation active change effect. If it is determined in S636 that the current display is not a change display for which the current change active change effect has been designated, the process proceeds to S639 described below.

  If it is determined in S636 that the display is a change display for which the current change active change effect has been specified, the current change display is executed in the effect buffer for the first reserved memory shown in FIG. Based on confirming the data of “pending change change mode designation” corresponding to the hold storage information, the current change active change effect to be executed this time (any one of the effect patterns M to Z shown in FIG. 22) (Pattern) is confirmed (S637).

  Next, based on the confirmation result of the effect mode of the current variation active change effect executed in the current variation display in S637, the effect pattern of the current change active change effect to be executed is set (S638), and the process proceeds to S634. Specifically, in S638, an effect pattern is set which indicates how and at what timing the active image is changed, corresponding to the confirmed data such as “pending change effect mode designation”. The timing for changing the active image is, for example, once for each of the effect patterns M to Z within a predetermined effect period, depending on the number of changes and the change mode of the active image in the effect patterns M to Z. Or it is set to a plurality of times.

  If it is determined in S636 that the current variation active change effect is not the variable display designated to execute, the current variation display is a variation display designated to execute the hold change effect. Is determined (S639). Specifically, in S639, in the effect buffer for the first hold memory shown in FIG. 25B, as “holding change effect execution change designation” data corresponding to the hold storage information for executing the current change display. When the data “pending change effect execution variation is specified” is stored, it is determined that the display is a variation display that is designated to execute the hold change effect.

  In S639, when it is determined that the display is not the variable display in which the hold change effect is designated, the process proceeds to S634. In that case, a change effect such as a hold including an active change effect, a current change active change effect, and a hold change effect is not executed.

  When it is determined in S639 that the display is a variable display in which the execution of the hold change effect is designated, in the effect buffer for the first hold memory shown in FIG. Based on confirming the data of “pending change change effect mode designation” corresponding to the reserved storage, the effect mode of the hold change effect to be executed this time (any of the effect patterns A to C shown in FIG. 19C) Are confirmed) (S640).

  Next, based on the confirmation result of the effect mode of the hold change effect executed in the current variation display in S640, the effect pattern of the hold change effect to be executed is set (S641). Specifically, in S641, an effect pattern is set which indicates which reserved image is to be changed at what timing in correspondence with the confirmed data of “changed appearance mode for holding etc.”. The timing for changing the hold image is set, for example, in a predetermined production period at the start of fluctuation.

  Next, in the effect buffer shown in FIG. 25B, the data in the storage area of “change on hold execution change designation” is changed to “no change on hold effect designation” and “change on hold effect designation” "Is changed to" No effect "(S642), and the process proceeds to S634.

  Next, in S634, a process of setting various other effects other than the above-described pre-reading active change effect, current variation active change effect, and hold change effect is executed (S634). Thereafter, the effect setting process ends.

  In the effect period set in S633 by the effect symbol changing process (S802) shown in FIG. 14 based on the effect control setting based on the execution of the processes of S631 to S633 in such effect setting process, S633 Based on the effect pattern set in step 1, the effect display of the active image is executed in accordance with the effect of the look-ahead active change effect that can change the display mode of the active image. When it is determined to execute the pre-reading active change effect, the active image is displayed over a plurality of variable displays as shown in FIG. 23 when storing the pre-read active change effect effect mode data in S725 of FIG. Data for “designation for change effect corresponding to holding etc.” corresponding to a plurality of variable displays is set so as to execute the effect mode displayed in the character icon shape. As a result, the pre-reading active change effect is executed in an effect pattern in which an active image having a character icon shape is continuously displayed over a plurality of variable displays. When it is decided to execute the prefetching active change effect, as shown in FIG. 23, when the prefetching active change effect effecting mode data is stored in S725 of FIG. In addition, data for “designation of change effect corresponding to hold, etc.” corresponding to a plurality of variable displays can be set so as to execute an effect mode that changes stepwise over a plurality of variable displays. Thereby, in the pre-reading active change effect, the effect display in which the active image of the character icon shape changes stepwise over a plurality of variable displays is executed.

  In the effect period set in S638 by the effect symbol changing process (S802) shown in FIG. 14 based on the effect control setting based on the execution of the processes of S636 to S638 in the effect setting process. Based on the effect pattern set in S638, the current change active change effect is executed during one change display.

  In the effect period set in S641 by the effect symbol changing process (S802) shown in FIG. 14 based on the effect control setting based on the execution of the processes of S639 to S642 in such effect setting process. Based on the production target set in S641 and the production pattern, the pending change production is executed.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, the active image of the character icon shape is displayed multiple times depending on the display type of the second display mode when the active image changes from the first display mode of the circular shape to the second display mode of the character icon shape. An example of control for performing an effect so that the ratio of continuous display over the variable display will be described. Such effect control is executed by the effect control microcomputer 100.

  Specifically, an active image of a plurality of types of character icon shapes such as a first character icon in which kanji is written, a second character icon in which hiragana characters are written, and a third character icon in which English characters are written. Provided, when it is decided to execute the prefetching active change effect, the prefetching active change effect can be executed using any of these types of character icons. Then, the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode as the final mode as described above are set for each type of active image of the character icon shape. Further, when it is determined to execute the prefetch active change effect, the final mode of the prefetch active change effect is determined as one of the first to third modes using the final mode determination table. Then, as the presentation mode of the pre-reading active change production, the first character icon, the second character icon, and the third character when the determined final mode is each of the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode. The selection ratio of each icon is determined in advance, and by selecting one of the first to third character icons by lottery, the type of character icon to be displayed in the active change effect execution is selected and determined. To do.

  For example, when the final mode is determined to be the first mode, the relationship between the selection ratios of the character icon types is “first character icon> second character icon> third character icon”, and the final mode is determined to be the second mode. The relationship between the selection ratios of the character icon types is “second character icon> third character icon> first character icon”, and the relationship between the selection ratios of the character icon types when the final mode is determined as the third mode. May be set as “third character icon> second character icon> first character icon”.

  If the character icon type is selected at such a ratio, the active image is displayed several times depending on the display type of the second display mode when the active image changes from the first display mode of the circular shape to the second display mode of the character icon shape. It is possible to control to execute an effect such that the ratio of continuously displaying the active image of the character icon shape over a plurality of variable displays is different over the variable display. If such control is performed, the ratio of the continuous display of the character icon-shaped active image differs depending on the display type after the change of the character icon-shaped active image AH, thereby changing the display type of the character icon-shaped active image AH. The player can be noticed.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment will be described. In the third embodiment, the production control microcomputer 100 executes hold display and active display based on the hold storage information, and during the hold display period and the variable display period corresponding to the target hold storage information. In the case where a change effect such as hold is executed at any one of a plurality of timings (for example, a plurality of timings during hold display and active display), the display type to be changed is the normal display mode. An example in which the selection ratio of the timing for executing the display mode change is different depending on whether the first specific display mode or the second specific display mode is different.

  In the third embodiment, when new on-hold storage information is generated, any one of a predetermined display mode, a first specific display mode, and a second specific display mode is used as the hold display and active display images. The image in the display mode is selected, and the selected image is displayed. For example, a general “circular” shape display mode as a predetermined display mode, an icon shape display mode (also referred to as a character icon) using “character” as a first specific display mode, and a second specific display mode Is an icon-shaped display mode (also referred to as a character icon) using a “character” made up of “animal characters”.

  In the third embodiment, when a new on-hold storage information is generated, the normal display mode image, the first specific display mode image, the first specific display mode image, and the like are displayed as a hold display that appears using a predetermined hold display selection table. One of two specific display modes is selected. For example, in the first specific display mode and the second specific display mode, the ratio to be selected when the big hit is set is set higher than when the first specific display mode is lost.

  FIG. 30 shows a character icon selection table and a character icon selection table. FIG. 30A shows a character icon selection table, and FIG. 30B shows a character selection table.

  In the third embodiment, the image of the normal display mode can be selected in the color of the image as in the first embodiment, and the color of the image can be changed by a change effect such as holding. As shown in FIG. 30A, in the first specific display mode image, the character type can be selected from a plurality of types of characters, and the character type can be changed by a change effect such as holding. is there. Further, as shown in FIG. 30B, the image of the second specific display mode can select the number of characters from a plurality of types of characters, and the number of characters can be changed by a change effect such as holding. It can change.

  When the first specific display mode is selected as the hold display to appear, as shown in FIG. 30A, after the character icon (small display) showing the characters “small” is displayed in the appearance display The character icon is changed to a character icon (medium display) in which the character “middle” is shown as the first change display, or a character icon (large display) in which the character “large” is shown as the second change display. Is possible. The degree of expectation that the result of the variable display based on the corresponding on-hold storage information becomes the jackpot display result has a relationship of small display <medium display <large display.

  About 3rd Embodiment, the circular shape hold display and active display as a predetermined display mode, the character icon shape hold display and active display as a 1st specific display mode, and the character icon shape as a 2nd specific display mode An example of using the hold display and the active display is shown. An example in which the selection ratio of the timing at which the display mode change of the specific display mode is executed differs depending on whether the first specific display mode or the second specific display mode is used.

  In the third embodiment, the character icons used only for the active display as shown in the first embodiment are the hold display (circular hold display) in the predetermined display mode, the hold display (character icon shape) in the first specific display mode. Of the second specific display mode and the hold display of the second specific display mode (the hold display of the character icon shape). Moreover, the character icon used only for active display as shown in the first embodiment includes a hold display in a predetermined display mode (circular hold display), a hold display in the first specific display mode (hold display in a character icon shape). And it is good also as what can change only from any one of the hold display (character icon shape hold display) of the 2nd specific display mode. Moreover, the character icon used only for active display as shown in the first embodiment includes a hold display in a predetermined display mode (circular hold display), a hold display in the first specific display mode (hold display in a character icon shape). And it is good also as what can change from any two (for example, the 1st specific display and the 2nd specific display mode) of the hold display (character icon shape hold display) of the 2nd specific display mode.

  When the second specific display mode is selected as the hold display to appear, as shown in FIG. 30 (B), a character icon (one animal display) indicating “one animal character” is displayed in the appearance display. After the character icon is displayed, the character icon (2 animals display) showing “2” animal characters as the first change display, or “3 animals” as the second change display, is displayed. It can be changed to a character icon (3 animals displayed). The degree of expectation that the result of the variable display based on the corresponding on-hold storage information becomes the jackpot display result has a relationship of 1 animal display <2 animal display <3 animal display.

  FIG. 31 shows a display mode change effect execution timing selection process, a display mode change effect type selection process, and a change mode selection process when the hold display is determined as a display mode of an icon shape such as a character icon or a character icon. It is various data tables used for the icon production | presentation setting process which performs.

  FIG. 31A is a character hold display change effect timing selection table used when the hold display is determined as the character icon display mode. FIG. 31B is a character hold display change effect timing selection table used when the hold display is determined as the character icon display mode. 31A and 31B, the random value MR10 for determining the display mode change effect timing is assigned to two types of display mode change effect timings during hold display and active display.

  31A and 31B, when the hold display is the display mode of the character icon, the display mode of the hold display is more active than the active display compared to the display mode of the animal character icon. The rate at which change effects are executed is high. On the other hand, when the hold display is the display mode of the animal character icon, the display mode change effect is executed more during the active display than during the hold display compared to when the hold display is the display mode of the character icon. The ratio is high. Thereby, attention is paid to the player in the display type (for example, the display type of character icon or animal character icon) to be changed in the display mode change effect and the timing of display mode change (for example, the timing of holding display or active display). It is possible to improve the interest of the game with respect to the effect of changing the mode of the hold display.

  In addition, regarding the display of the character icon and the display of the animal character icon, as shown in FIGS. 31E to 31L described later, the ratio of the display mode actually changing after the execution of the display mode change effect is suspended. The display is the same as the active display. Therefore, when the hold display is the display mode of the character icon, the ratio of the display mode change effect is higher in the hold display than in the active display compared to the display mode of the animal character icon. When the hold display is the display mode of the animal character icon, the ratio that the display mode change effect is executed during the active display is higher than the hold display compared to when the hold display is the display mode of the character icon. Based on the high, depending on whether the hold display is displayed as a character icon display or an animal character icon display, the frequency at which the icon display mode changes between the hold display and the active display. Since they are different, the ratio for selecting whether to change the display mode during holding display or during active display is different. Thereby, about the change of the display mode of the hold display displayed in the icon shape and the display mode change of the active display, it is possible to make the player pay attention to the type of display to be changed and the timing of the display mode change. It is possible to improve the interest of the game with respect to changes in the game.

  FIG. 31C is a character hold change effect type selection table used when the hold display is determined as the character icon display mode. As a kind of change effect when the hold display by the character icon is executed, the first change effect in which the blue arrow acts on the hold display or the active display and the second change effect on the hold display or the active display. The change effect is provided so as to be selectable by allocating the random value MR11 for selecting the display mode change effect type.

  FIG. 31D is an animal character hold change effect type selection table used when the hold display is determined as the display mode of the animal character icon. As a kind of display mode change effect when the hold display by the animal character icon is executed, the blue arrow acts on the hold display or the active display, and the red arrow acts on the hold display or the active display. The fourth change effect is provided so as to be selectable by allocating the random value MR11 for selecting the display mode change effect type.

  31 (E) to 31 (H) show the display mode change effect timing and the display mode change effect selected and determined by the data table of FIGS. 31 (A) and 31 (B) for the change effect of the hold display by the character icon. It is a change selection table used when selecting and deciding a change mode of icon display for each combination with type.

  When it is determined that the first change effect is executed during the hold display, the table of FIG. 31E is used. When it is determined that the first change effect is executed during active display, the table of FIG. 31 (F) is used. When it is determined that the second change effect is executed during the hold display, the table of FIG. 31 (G) is used. When it is determined that the second change effect is executed during active display, the table of FIG. 31 (H) is used. When it is determined that the third change effect is executed during the hold display, the table of FIG. 31I is used. When it is determined that the third change effect is executed during active display, the table of FIG. 31 (J) is used. When it is determined that the fourth change effect is executed during the hold display, the table of FIG. 31 (K) is used. When it is determined that the fourth change effect is executed during active display, the table of FIG. 31 (L) is used.

  In the change selection tables of FIGS. 31E to 31H, “no change”, “medium” display, and “large” are divided into a case where the display result of the variable display is a big hit display result and a case of the loss display result. In the display, 100 random number values MR12 (0 to 99) for selecting the change mode are allocated at different selection ratios. In the change selection tables of FIGS. 31I to 31L, “no change” and “two” are displayed separately when the display result of the variable display is the jackpot display result and the display result of the loss display. In addition, 100 random number values MR12 (0 to 99) for selecting a change mode are allocated at different selection ratios.

  31E to 31H, “no change” indicates a mode in which the character icon does not change, and “medium” display indicates a mode in which the character icon changes to a character icon “medium”. The “large” display indicates that the character icon changes to an icon with a character “large”.

  In FIGS. 31E to 31H, the change selection random value MR12 is “no change <medium + large (with change)” when the big hit display result is obtained, and “no change” when the loss display result is obtained. >> Medium + Large (with change) ”. Further, in FIGS. 31E to 31H, the random value MR12 is assigned with a selection ratio of “medium <large” when the big hit display result is obtained, and “medium> large” when the loss display result is obtained. ing. Thereby, when the character icon changes, the degree of expectation that results in a jackpot display is higher than when the character icon does not change. Also, when the character icon changes to “large”, the degree of expectation that a jackpot display result is higher than when the character icon changes to “medium”.

  As for the character icon display, as shown in FIGS. 31A and 31B, the ratio of the character icon display mode change is lower during active display than during hold display, but when the jackpot display result is obtained. In addition, the ratio of the display mode change that is “large” display having a higher level of expectation that is a big hit than the “medium” display is higher than that during the active display during the active display. Thereby, the player can be made to pay more attention to the display mode change mode of the icon display based on the display type of the display mode change target and the selected change timing.

  31 (I) to 31 (L) show the display mode change effect timing and display selected and determined by the data table of FIGS. 31 (A) and 31 (B) for the display mode change effect of the hold display by the animal character icon. It is a change selection table used when selecting and determining the change mode of icon display according to the combination with the mode change effect type. In these effect selection tables, when the display result of the variable display is the jackpot display result and when the display result is the loss display result, the display is changed into “no change”, “2” display, and “3” display. The random number value MR12 for selection is allocated with different selection ratios.

  31 (I) to (L), “no change” indicates an aspect in which the animal character icon does not change, and “2 animals” display indicates an aspect in which the animal character icon changes to an icon of “2 animals”. , “3” display indicates that the animal character changes to an icon of “3”.

  31 (I) to (L), the random number MR12 is selected at a selection ratio of “2 animals <3 animals” when the jackpot display result is obtained and “2 animals> 3 animals” when the display result is lost. Allocated. Thereby, when the animal character icon changes, the degree of expectation of a jackpot display result is higher than when the animal character icon does not change. Further, when the animal character icon changes to “3”, the degree of expectation that is a jackpot display result is higher than when the animal character icon changes to “2”.

  As for the animal character icon display, as shown in FIGS. 31B and 31C, the proportion of the change in the display state of the animal character icon is lower during active display than during active display. In this case, the ratio of the display mode change in which “3 animals” is displayed, which is higher than the “2 animals” display, is higher than the “2 animals” display, in comparison with the active display. Thereby, it is possible to make the player pay more attention to the display mode change mode of the icon display based on the display type of the display mode change target and the selected change timing for the hold display and the active display.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. In the fourth embodiment, active display is possible in each of an effect display device 9 as a display means for effect display variation display and a specific display device as a specific display means provided outside the display means. In the external display device, as shown in the first embodiment, when the active display by the character icon is continuously displayed in the period in which the variable display is executed a plurality of times, the hold change effect is executed. An example of effect control to be limited will be described.

  In the pachinko gaming machine according to the fourth embodiment, in addition to the effect display device 9 shown in FIG. 1, outside of the effect display device 9 as the main (main) display device, for example, as a sub (sub) display device. A display device is provided. The specific display device is an image display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) in the same manner as the effect display device 9. Similar to the effect display device 9, the specific display device is controlled by the effect control microcomputer 100. The specific display device may be configured in the same size as the effect display device 9 or may be configured in a smaller size (may be larger) than the effect display device 9. Only one specific display device may be provided, or a plurality of specific display devices may be provided. The specific display device may be fixed, or may be a movable type driven by driving means such as a solenoid.

  The specific display device can display various effect images in the same manner as the effect display device 9, but as one feature, can perform active display as shown in the first to third embodiments. The active display by the specific display device may be executed in parallel with the effect display device 9, and may be executed only by the specific display device instead of being executed by the effect display device 9. Further, in the specific display device, the hold display may be executed in parallel with the effect display device 9, and instead of executing in the effect display device 9, the hold display may be executed only in the specific display device.

  The effect control microcomputer 100 can execute active display on each of the effect display device 9 and the specific display device. Then, when the production control microcomputer 100 executes the pre-reading active change production as described in the above-described embodiment, the active image of the first mode to the third mode is displayed on the specific display device a plurality of times. Control may be performed to restrict (prohibit execution) the on-hold change effect that changes the on-hold display as described above when continuously displayed during the execution period. As described above, when the pre-read active change effect is executed on the specific display device, the hold change effect is limited to the hold image when the hold image is displayed on the effect display device 9. When a hold image is displayed, the hold image may be executed as a target.

  If the hold change effect is limited according to the fourth embodiment, the interest of the effect due to the change of the active image due to the pre-reading active change effect executed by the specific display device may be hindered by the change of the hold display. It is restrained and the interest of the game can be improved.

Next, main effects obtained by the embodiment described above will be described.
(1) As shown in FIG. 17 (a) to (f-1) or (f-2), FIG. 23, S721 to S725 in FIG. 26, S631 to S633 in FIG. When the active image AH is displayed in the icon shape display mode, the active image is continuously displayed in a period in which the variable display is executed a plurality of times including the period from the end of the variable display to the start of the next variable display. Since the AH can be displayed in the character icon shape display mode, the display of the active image AH in the character icon shape display mode continues over a plurality of times of variable display, so that the player's expectation over a plurality of times of change display Can be maintained. Specifically, even when the display of an active image AH in the character icon shape display mode is continued over a plurality of variation displays, a display result advantageous to the player is not derived and displayed as a variation display result in a certain variation display. By providing an expectation to the variation display result in the next variation display, the player's expectation can be continued for a plurality of variation display times. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 17B to 17E, the display area of the active image AH can be changed so that the display area of the active image AH can be gradually increased by a plurality of variable displays. It is possible to improve the interest of the production to be performed.

  (2) In S713 of FIG. 26, if there is a first hold memory with prefetch active change effect, execution of the hold change effect of the new hold display is restricted by S728, and the prefetch active change effect may be executed. If determined, in S725 of FIG. 26, the pre-read active change effect is executed, such as the execution of the hold change effect is restricted by storing the pre-read active change effect mode for the hold memory information before the pre-read determination target. Change of the hold display is limited. Thereby, it is suppressed that the interestingness of the production | presentation by the change of the active image AH to a character icon shape display mode is inhibited by the change of a hold display, and the interest of a game can be improved. In addition, when the size of the display area of the active image AH is increased due to the pre-reading active change effect, the execution of the hold change effect is limited, so that the effect of the effect due to the change in the size of the display area of the active image AH It is suppressed that it is inhibited by the change of the hold display, and the interest of the game can be improved.

  (3) As shown in FIG. 23, the active image AH can be changed in stages from the first mode to the third mode, such as S722 to S725 in FIG. 23, FIG. 26, S631 to S633 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the pre-read active change effect produces an effect of changing the display mode step by step so that the expectation level for the player is increased step by step, so to what level the display mode of the active image AH changes You can get the player to notice it.

  (4) As shown in FIG. 16 (d), FIG. 17 (f-1), or FIG. 17 (f-2), the production symbols 91 to 93 derived and displayed as the variation display result and the active display area AHA Even when the display is overlapped, the effect symbols 91 to 93 are displayed so as to be visible, so that the effect of the change due to the change in the size of the display area of the variation-corresponding display is enhanced and the misidentification of the effect symbols 91 to 93 is suppressed. be able to.

  (5) When it is determined to execute the pre-reading active change effect, as shown in FIGS. 17B and 17C, active during the fluctuation display immediately before the target fluctuation display of the pre-reading determination mode is executed. The display area AHA and the active image AH change from the second mode to the third mode, such as an effect that the mode of the active image of the character icon shape changes at least during the variable display immediately before the target variable display is executed. By this, the interest of the game can be improved.

  (6) As shown in the second embodiment, the ratio of the continuous display of the character icon-shaped active image differs depending on the display type after the change of the character icon-shaped active image AH. A player can be made to pay attention to the display type of AH.

  (7) As shown in the third embodiment, depending on whether the character icon shape display mode or the animal character icon shape display mode is used, the icon display mode is displayed during hold display or during active display. The frequency at which the display mode changes is different, and the ratio for selecting whether to change the display mode during the hold display or during the active display is different. Thereby, it is possible to make the player pay attention to the type of display to be changed and the timing of the display mode change with respect to the hold display mode change and the active display mode change, and improve the interest of the game with respect to the change in the mode of the hold display be able to.

  (8) As shown in the fourth embodiment, in the configuration in which the active image can be displayed on each of the effect display device 9 and the specific display device, the active image changed to the display mode of the character icon shape is prefetched. When continuous display is performed during a period in which a plurality of variable displays are executed by active change effects, the change of the hold display is limited, so that the effect of the effect due to the change of the active image to the display mode of the character icon shape It is suppressed that it is inhibited by the change of the hold display, and the interest of the game can be improved.

Next, modifications, feature points, and the like of the embodiment described above are listed below.
(1) In addition to the character icon-shaped active image, other images such as a character-shaped active image may be used as the active image in the special mode, as long as the image can be distinguished from the circular image in the normal mode. Any image may be used. Conversely, a character icon-shaped active image may be used as a normal mode, and a circular active image may be used as a special mode.

  (2) Only one type of active image having a character icon shape may be provided as the active image of the special mode. For example, a plurality of active images having a character icon shape and an active image having a character shape may be provided. There may be provided special types of active images. In that case, when a big hit display result is obtained, the selection ratio of one of the active images may be set high so that the degree of expectation that becomes a big hit when displayed is different. Further, in that case, it may be set so that the rate of change of the aspect in the pre-reading active change effect is higher in the active image of the special aspect having the higher expectation level for the big hit. In addition, it may be set such that the ratio of the number of times that the mode changes increases in the pre-read active change effect in the active image of the special mode with the higher expectation level that is a big hit.

  (3) The pre-reading active change effect may be one in which a character icon-shaped image is continuously displayed in a plurality of variable displays including a target variable display (hold information). A character icon-shaped image may be continuously displayed in a plurality of variable displays that do not include (hold information) (up to one time before). That is, the pre-reading active change effect may be executed including the change times of the target change display, or may be executed up to the change times before the target change display.

  (4) The active display area and the display image that change greatly in stages in the current variation active change effect and the prefetch active change effect need only include at least three effects that can be selected. An effect mode that does not change in stages may be included in a selectable manner. In addition, as the number of stages in which the active display area and the display image change greatly in stages in the current change active change effect and the prefetch active change effect, an effect mode that changes in four or more steps may be included. . Further, in the current variation active change effect and the prefetch active change effect, only an effect mode that changes in three or more stages may be selectable. As described above, the active display area and the display image that change greatly in stages in the current variation active change effect and the pre-reading active change effect need only be able to execute at least three effects.

  (5) In the look-ahead active change effect, the effect in which the active image continuously changes in a plurality of stages in a plurality of variable displays may change in each variable display time, and finally the active image has a plurality of stages. An effect mode may be included that includes variable display times that change but the active image does not change.

  (6) In the pre-reading active change effect, an effect in which the active image changes one step at each of the plurality of variable display times may be executed, and the active image changes by a plurality of steps in one variable display time. An effect may be executed.

  (7) In FIG. 23, an example in which an effect mode in which an image of a character icon shape does not change over a plurality of fluctuation displays can be selected as the pre-read active change effect mode table is shown. Such a production mode may not be executed.

  (8) In the above-described embodiment, the restriction control that prevents the execution of the pending change effect from being executed at all when the prefetch active change effect is executed has been described. For example, when the pre-reading active change effect is executed, the hold change effect may not be executed at a predetermined rate. Further, when the pre-reading active change effect is executed, the control for restricting the execution of the hold change effect may not be executed.

  (9) In the above-described embodiment, when executing an active change effect that allows the active image AH to be continuously displayed in the character icon shape display mode in a period in which the variable display is performed a plurality of times, FIG. An effect in which the color of the active image AH changes without changing the size of the active display area AHA and the effect of changing the character size as shown, or the character type of the active image changes. Other active image effects such as effects to be performed may be continuously executed in a period in which a plurality of variable displays are executed.

  (10) In the above-described embodiment, an active change effect that allows the display area of the active image AH to change in a stepwise manner by a plurality of variable displays is executed during a period in which a plurality of variable displays are executed. 17, the active image AH is displayed at a specific timing (specific fluctuation times) without executing the effect of continuously displaying the active image AH that changes in stages as shown in FIG. Etc.), it may be possible to execute an active change effect that does not extend over a plurality of variable displays, such as temporarily erasing or concealing.

  (11) About the active display shown in embodiment mentioned above, you may use the light emission display by light-emitting bodies, such as not only the image display in the production | presentation display apparatus 9, but a lamp | ramp. In that case, the first active display by the liquid crystal display on the effect display device 9 and the second active display by the light emission display by the lamp may be executed in parallel. In this case, the first active display and the second active display may have the same color or different colors. Further, the second active display by the light emission display with the lamp shifts to the active display without changing the display mode at the stage of the hold display (no hold change effect), and the next variable display is started in the active display. In the next variation display, the light emission mode may be controlled to change to a special mode (for example, green). In addition, the second active display by the light emission display with the lamp shifts to the active display without changing the display mode at the stage of the hold display (no hold change effect), and the first variable display is being executed in the active display. Is turned off after emitting light in a predetermined mode (for example, blue), and in the next variable display, after the light is emitted for a moment in the predetermined mode (for example, blue), the light emission mode is controlled to change to a special mode (for example, green) May be.

  (12) With regard to the pre-read active change effect executed in a plurality of fluctuation displays as shown in FIG. 17 and the like in the embodiment described above, a plurality of pseudo-changes are performed during one fluctuation display based on one hold memory. A similar effect may be executed in a plurality of variable displays during a pseudo-continuous effect in which multiple variable displays are generated.

  (13) In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the change effect such as the hold is not executed when the hold storage number is not 2 or more is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a change effect such as hold may be executed even when the number of hold memories is not two or more.

  (14) In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the microcomputer 100 for effect control performs selection determination that the change effect such as the hold is executed is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and such a selection decision is made on the game control microcomputer 560 side, and data capable of specifying the decision result is sent to the effect control microcomputer 100 by the effect control command, and the effect control microcomputer is sent. The computer 100 may perform it according to the effect control command.

  (15) In the embodiment described above, the big hit gaming state has been described as a representative example as an advantageous state advantageous to the player. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and advantageous states that are advantageous to the player may include other advantageous states such as a high probability state (probability variation state), a short time state, and a high base state.

  (16) In the above-described embodiment, in order to notify the microcomputer for effect control of the change pattern indicating the change mode such as the change time, the type of reach effect, and the presence or absence of pseudo-continuous, Although an example of transmitting the variation pattern command has been shown, the variation pattern may be notified to the effect control microcomputer by two or more commands. Specifically, in the case of notifying by two commands, the game control microcomputer uses the first command to indicate whether there is a pseudo-ream, a slip effect, etc. before reaching (so-called second if not reaching). A command indicating the fluctuation time and fluctuation mode is transmitted before the stop, and the second command is the so-called second stop after reaching the reach such as the type of reach and the presence / absence of the redrawing effect (if the reach is not reach) A command indicating the variation time and variation mode of (after) may be transmitted. In this case, the effect control microcomputer may perform effect control in variable display based on the variable time derived from the combination of two commands. In the game control microcomputer, the change time is notified by each of the two commands, and a specific change mode executed at each timing is selected by the effect control microcomputer. Also good. When two commands are sent, the two commands may be transmitted within the same timer interrupt. After the first command is transmitted, a predetermined period elapses (for example, the next timer interrupt). The second command may be transmitted. Note that the variation mode indicated by each command is not limited to this example, and the order of transmission can be appropriately changed. In this way, by notifying the variation pattern by two or more commands, the amount of data that must be stored as the variation pattern command can be reduced. In the configuration in which the change pattern is notified to the effect control microcomputer by two commands in this way, the determination result of the display result by the effect process at the time of winning in the second command after transmitting the first command, Alternatively, the prefetch determination information such as the variation pattern type may be transmitted, and the prefetch notice effect may be executed based on the reception of the second command.

  (17) The above-described embodiment can also be applied to an apparatus such as a game machine that simulates the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The program and data for realizing the above-described embodiment are not limited to a form distributed and provided to a computer apparatus or the like by a detachable recording medium, but a storage apparatus that the computer apparatus or the like has in advance. You may take the form that is distributed by pre-installing. Furthermore, the program and data for realizing the present invention are distributed by downloading from other devices on a network connected via a communication line or the like by providing a communication processing unit. It doesn't matter. The game embodiment is not only executed by attaching a removable recording medium, but can also be executed by temporarily storing a program and data downloaded via a communication line or the like in an internal memory or the like. It is also possible to execute directly using hardware resources on the other device side on a network connected via a communication line or the like. Further, the game can be executed by exchanging data with other computer devices or the like via a network.

  (18) As the present embodiment, a gaming machine that pays out game media to the player's hand in response to the occurrence of a win has been described, but the game media is enclosed and the game media is You may employ | adopt the enclosure type game machine which adds a game point (score), without paying out at hand. The enclosed game machine has a circulation path for circulating a plurality of balls, which are examples of game media, in the game machine, and is provided with a storage unit for storing game points. The game points are added to the storage unit, the game points are subtracted from the storage unit according to the ball launching operation, and the game points are added to the storage unit according to the occurrence of the winning.

  (19) In the embodiment described above, for example, a case where a plurality of types of special symbols and effect symbols of “1” to “9” are variably displayed and the display result is derived and displayed has been shown. It is not limited to the embodiment. For example, the symbol that is variably displayed and the symbol that is derived and displayed are not necessarily the same, and a symbol that is different from the symbol that is variably displayed may be derived and displayed. Further, it is not always necessary to display a plurality of types of symbols in a variable manner, and the variable display may be executed using only one type of symbols. In this case, for example, the variable display may be performed by alternately turning on and blinking the one type of symbol display. Even in this case, one type of symbol used for the variation display may be derived and displayed last, or a symbol different from the one type of symbol may be derived and displayed last. It may be a thing.

  (20) In the above-described embodiment, the “ratio (ratio, probability)” has been described with a specific value exceeding 0% as a specific example. However, the “ratio (ratio, probability)” may be 0%. For example, when the occurrence ratio of a predetermined game state 1 in a predetermined game period is compared with the occurrence ratio of another game state 2, and “one occurrence ratio is higher than the other occurrence ratio” This includes the case where the percentage of occurrence of one game state is 0%.

  (21) In the embodiment described above, after the variable display result when the display of the variable display is determined to be a probabilistic jackpot is derived and displayed, after the jackpot gaming state ends, the probable state is unconditionally changed. An example of controlled probability state control is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the probability variation determination device that is controlled to the probability variation state when the detection means detects that the game ball has passed through a specific area provided in the special winning opening in the special variable winning ball device 20. Type probabilistic state control may be performed.

  (22) It should be noted that the embodiment disclosed this time is illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine, 9 production | presentation display apparatus, 18c reservation display area, AHA active display area, 100 production control microcomputer, 560 game control microcomputer.

Claims (1)

A gaming machine that performs variable display,
About the variable display that has not yet started, the hold display means that can be displayed as a hold display,
A fluctuation corresponding display means capable of displaying a fluctuation corresponding display corresponding to the fluctuation display in an area different from the hold display;
Fluctuation in which the display area of the fluctuation-compatible display can be set to any one of at least three stages so that the expectation level for the player increases stepwise depending on the size of the display area of the fluctuation-compatible display. Corresponding display area determining means,
A gaming machine that can change so that the display area of the fluctuation display increases stepwise with a plurality of fluctuation displays.