JP2016000155A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of enhancing amusement in a special game.SOLUTION: A second big winning device 141 has a continuance area 215 and a probability variation area 216 therein. A game progress is determined by passage of a game ball through the continuance area 215 and the probability variation area 216. It is determined whether or not a jackpot game is performed using a ball entry in a first start device or second start device as a trigger. When it is determined that the jackpot game is performed, the second big winning device 141 is opened. At this point, especially, the second big winning device 141 furthermore has a distribution blade 214. The distribution blade 214 is controlled to be in a right posture or left posture, thereby distributing a game ball to the continuance area 215 side or the probability variation area 216 side. In addition, the distribution blade 214 is controlled by a CPU of a main control board.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine characterized by special games.

  Conventionally, when a game ball enters a starting device provided on the game board, a big hit determination is made and a special symbol is variably displayed on the display. At this time, the liquid crystal display device provided at the center of the game board is decorated. There is a known gaming machine that displays symbols in a variable manner. Here, when the special symbol is a big hit, the corresponding decorative symbol is stopped and displayed in a specific combination (for example, “777”), and a special game advantageous to the player is started (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1).

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However, it is further desired that the special game is interesting for the player.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of making a special game highly interesting.

  The present invention employs the following configuration in order to solve the above problems. Note that the reference numerals in parentheses and supplementary explanations in this column show the correspondence with the embodiments described later in order to help understanding of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention at all. .

  The gaming machine (1) according to the present invention includes a winning means (141) having a first area (215) and a second area (216) for determining the progress of a game by passing a game ball, and a game by establishing a start condition. If it is determined that a special game advantageous to the player is executed, the special game executing means (301a) for executing the special game for releasing the winning means and the winning game ball provided in the winning means are used as the first game. A distribution means (214) that can be distributed to one area side or the second area side and a distribution control means that controls the distribution means and distributes the game balls to the first area side or the second area side ( 301a).

  In addition, the first area is a continuation confirmation area (215) in which the continuation of the special game is confirmed when a game ball passes under a configuration in which the special game by the special game execution means has continuity. It is good.

  Furthermore, after the execution of the special game by the special game execution means, the game control means (301a) capable of controlling the game in a game state advantageous to the player is further provided, and the second area includes a game ball. It is good also as a transition confirmation area | region (216) where the transition to the gaming state advantageous to the said player is confirmed by passing.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can enhance the interest of special games.

1 is a schematic front view showing a gaming machine 1. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the indicator 111, (B) is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the 2nd big winning device 141. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a gaming machine 1. (A) illustrates the jackpot determination table of the first special symbol, (B) illustrates the jackpot determination table of the second special symbol, and (C) is an explanatory diagram illustrating the hit determination table of the normal symbol. (A) illustrates the symbol determination table for jackpot, (B) illustrates the ratio of the first jackpot, and (C) is an explanatory diagram illustrating the symbol determination table for lose. It is explanatory drawing which illustrates a variation pattern, (A) is explanatory drawing which illustrates a normal time variation pattern, (B) is explanatory drawing which illustrates a probability variation time variation pattern. 3 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by a main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 5 is a flowchart showing a recovery process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 5 is a flowchart showing a power interruption monitoring process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 5 is a flowchart showing a timer interrupt process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 4 is a flowchart showing a switch process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 3 is a flowchart showing a first starter switch process executed by a main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 7 is a flowchart showing a second starter switch process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 4 is a flowchart showing a gate switch process executed by a main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 5 is a flowchart showing special symbol processing executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 7 is a flowchart showing a jackpot determination process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 5 is a flowchart showing a variation pattern selection process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 7 is a flowchart showing a stop process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 3 is a flowchart showing normal symbol processing executed by a main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 4 is a flowchart showing an opening / closing member process executed by a main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 7 is a flowchart showing a big prize device opening control process executed by a main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 5 is a flowchart showing an open pattern setting process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. It is explanatory drawing which illustrates the open pattern of the big prize apparatus 127,141. 7 is a flowchart showing a ball entering determination process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 5 is a flowchart showing an opening control end process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 7 is a flowchart showing a game state setting process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 10 is a flowchart showing a timer interrupt process executed by a sub CPU 320a of the effect control board 320. 10 is a flowchart showing command processing executed by a sub CPU 320a of the effect control board 320. 12 is a flowchart showing variation processing executed by a sub CPU 320a of the effect control board 320. 12 is a flowchart showing a hold-related process executed by a sub CPU 320a of the effect control board 320. 10 is a flowchart showing a hold process executed by a sub CPU 320a of the effect control board 320. It is explanatory drawing which shows another example of the open pattern of the big prize apparatus 127,141. It is explanatory drawing which shows another example of the open pattern of the big prize apparatus 127,141. It is explanatory drawing which shows another example of the switching timing of the distribution honey 214. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows another example of the switching timing of the distribution honey 214. FIG.

Hereinafter, a gaming machine 1 as an embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate.
[Configuration of gaming machine 1]
A schematic configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of the gaming machine 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 includes a gaming board 100 provided with a prize and a prize related to determination, and a frame member 101 surrounding the gaming board 100.
The frame member 101 is a so-called glass frame that supports a transparent glass plate arranged in parallel with the game board 100 at a predetermined interval, and a game area 102 in which a game ball can flow down by the glass board and the game board 100. Is formed.

  The frame member 101 has a frame lamp 103 that emits light for production or the like in the upper center. Speakers 104 are provided on both the left and right sides of the frame lamp 103. Further, the frame member 101 is configured such that the lower portion protrudes toward the player side, and has a circular effect button 105 on the upper surface of the protruding portion. An effect key 106 composed of four push buttons is provided on the left side of the effect button 105. Further, on the back side of the effect button 105, a tray 107 for guiding the game ball to a launching device (not shown) is provided. The frame member 101 has a handle 108 at the lower right side. A lever 109 is rotatably attached to the handle 108. In addition, a stop button 110 is provided for temporarily stopping the launch of the game ball regardless of the rotation of the lever 109. A display 111 is provided at the end of the game board 100.

  On the other hand, the game board 100 that forms the game area 102 together with the glass plate has a second grand prize-winning device 141 at the center. A liquid crystal display device 121 is provided in the internal region. Above the second grand prize-winning device 141, there is a panel lamp 122 that emits light for production or the like. In addition, the game board 100 includes a first starting device 123, a second starting device 124, an opening / closing member 125, a gate 126, a first big winning device 127, four general winning devices 128, It has the second grand prize winning device 141 described above.

  The first starter 123 and the second starter 124 are provided at the lower center of the game area 102. An opening / closing member 125 is provided in the vicinity of the second starting device 124. The opening / closing member 125 is an electric tulip for opening / closing the second starting device 124.

A gate 126 is provided on the right side of the second grand prize winning device 141. Below the gate 126, a wide first grand prize-winning device 127 is provided.
Three general winning devices 128 are provided in the lower left portion, and the remaining one is provided in the lower right portion. At the bottom of the game area 102, a discharge device 129 is provided for discharging game balls that have not won.

  With such a configuration, when the player grasps the handle 108 and rotates the lever 109 in the clockwise direction, the game balls stored in the tray 107 are guided to the launching device (not shown), and the rotation angle of the lever 109 is set. The game is fired into the game area 102 with a corresponding hitting force.

  The game board 100 is provided with game nails, windmills, etc. (not shown), and the launched game balls are guided to an upper position in the game area 102 and moved by contacting the game nails, windmills, etc. Falling along the game board 100 while changing the direction. As described above, the launch of the game ball is temporarily stopped when the player operates the stop button 110.

  When the player performs a so-called “left strike” in which the lever 109 of the handle 108 is rotated at a small rotation angle, the game ball is launched with a relatively weak hitting force. In this case, the game ball flows down the left area in the game area 102 as illustrated by the arrow 130. On the other hand, when the player performs a so-called “right strike” in which the lever 109 is rotated at a large rotation angle, the game ball is launched with a relatively strong hitting force. In this case, the game ball flows down the right area in the game area 102 as exemplified by the arrow 131. Therefore, “right-handed” is required when winning a prize to the gate 126 or the first big winning device 127.

  The first starter 123 is a starter that is always open. On the other hand, the second starting device 124 is normally closed by the opening / closing member 125. The opening / closing member 125 changes its posture so as to open the second starting device 124 based on the determination result on condition that the game ball enters the gate 126. At this time, the second starting device 124 is opened, and a state in which a game ball can easily enter is created. When the game ball enters the first starter 123 or the second starter 124, it is determined whether or not a jackpot game advantageous to the player is executed, and the determination result is displayed on the display 111.

  The first big winning device 127 and the second big winning device 141 are opened when it is determined that the big hit game is executed. The configuration and operation of the first big prize device 127 and the second big prize device 141 will be described later.

  The general winning device 128 is a winning device that is always open and has a predetermined number of winning balls when winning a game ball. Unlike the first starting device 123 and the like, even if a game ball wins the general winning device 128, no determination is made.

  In the following description, the determination executed on the condition that the winning of the game ball that has passed the first starting device 123 is referred to as “first special symbol determination”, and the winning of the gaming ball to the second starting device 124 is determined. The determination executed as a condition is referred to as “second special symbol determination”, and these determinations are collectively referred to as “special symbol determination”. Further, the determination executed on condition that the game ball enters the gate 126 is called “ordinary symbol determination”.

[Configuration of Display 111]
FIG. 2A is an enlarged view of the display 111 in FIG. The display 111 mainly displays information related to the special symbol determination and the normal symbol determination. As shown in FIG. 2, the first special symbol display 201, the second special symbol display 202, and the first special symbol are displayed. The symbol holding display 203, the second special symbol holding display 204, the normal symbol display 205, and the normal symbol holding display 206 are provided.

  When the first special symbol determination is performed, the first special symbol display 201 displays the stop symbol indicating the determination result of the first special symbol determination after variably displaying the symbol, thereby displaying the first special symbol determination. The determination result is notified. On this first special symbol display 201, a jackpot symbol indicating that the result of the first special symbol determination is “big hit”, or a lost symbol indicating that the result of the first special symbol determination is lost Is done.

  When the second special symbol determination is performed, the second special symbol display unit 202 displays the stop symbol indicating the determination result of the second special symbol determination after variably displaying the symbol, thereby displaying the second special symbol determination. The determination result is notified. In the second special symbol display 202, a jackpot symbol indicating that the determination result of the second special symbol determination is “big hit” or a lost symbol indicating that the result of the second special symbol determination is lost is stopped. Is displayed.

  By the way, when a game ball is newly won in the first starting device 123, such as during a symbol variation display or a jackpot game related to the special symbol determination, the first special symbol determination and the symbol variation display triggered by this winning are performed. It cannot be executed immediately. Therefore, the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is configured so that the right of the first special symbol determination is suspended when the first special symbol determination cannot be immediately executed even if a game ball wins the first starting device 123. It is configured. The first special symbol hold display 203 displays the number of hold of the first special symbol determination held in this way.

  Similarly, when a game ball is newly won in the second starting device 124, such as during a symbol variation display or special jackpot game related to the special symbol determination, the second special symbol determination and symbol variation display triggered by this winning. Cannot be executed immediately. Therefore, the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is configured so that the right of the second special symbol determination is suspended when the second special symbol determination cannot be immediately executed even if a game ball wins the second starting device 124. It is configured. The second special symbol hold indicator 204 displays the number of hold of the second special symbol determination held in this way.

  When the normal symbol determination is performed, the normal symbol display unit 205 notifies the determination result of the normal symbol determination by suspending and displaying the stop symbol indicating the determination result of the normal symbol determination after variably displaying the symbol. Note that the normal symbol determination and the symbol variation display related to the normal symbol determination cannot be immediately executed even if the game ball passes through the gate 126, for example, during the symbol variation display on the normal symbol display 205, the normal symbol is displayed. Judgment rights are withheld. The normal symbol hold display unit 206 displays the number of hold for normal symbol determination held in this way.

  In the following description, the symbol displayed on the first special symbol display 201 or the second special symbol display 202 is referred to as “special symbol”, and the symbol displayed on the normal symbol display 205 is “normal symbol”. Shall be called.

[Configuration of First Grand Prize Winner 127]
A plate for opening and closing the first big prize winning device 127 is provided at the opening of the first big prize winning device 127. The first big prize device 127 is normally closed by this plate. On the other hand, when a predetermined jackpot symbol indicating that the determination result of the special symbol determination is “big jackpot” is stopped and displayed on the display 111, that is, when a big jackpot occurs, the plate is operated to perform the first A jackpot game that opens the winning device 127 is executed. For this reason, when the first big winning device 127 is opened, the player performs “right-handed” during the jackpot game, thereby giving more prize balls than when the jackpot game is not being played. Can be obtained.

[Configuration of Second Grand Prize Winner 141]
FIG. 2B is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the second grand prize winning device 141. The second grand prize winning device 141 is made of a transparent resin or the like and has a structure in which the inside is visible.

  The second grand prize winning device 141 includes a liquid crystal display device 121 at the center back. Various effects are performed by the liquid crystal display device 121. The second grand prize winning device 141 has an opening on the upper left side where a game ball can enter, and has an opening / closing hook 211 that opens and closes the opening. The opening / closing hook 211 can change its posture between a closed state indicated by a solid line and an open state indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  The inside of the second big prize winning device 141 is partitioned by a partition plate 212 and is divided into an upper region and a lower region. A game ball that has passed through the opening and entered the second grand prize-winning device 141 enters the upper region as indicated by an arrow 230 in FIG. Then enter the lower area. The game balls that have entered the lower area are further distributed to the left area or the right area. This sort is performed by the sorter 214.

  The distribution honey 214 can change its posture between a left posture inclined to the left as shown by a solid line and a right posture inclined to the right as shown by a two-dot chain line. In the left posture, the entered game ball is guided to the left area. On the other hand, in the right posture, the entered game ball is guided to the right region.

  Further, a continuation area 215 is provided at the lower part of the left area. The continuation area 215 is a ball entry device that allows a game ball to enter. The continuation area 215 is provided with a V-pass detection switch 223 so that a game ball can be detected when entering the continuation area 215. A probability variation region 216 is provided at the lower portion of the right region. The probability variation area 216 is a ball entry device that allows a game ball to enter. The probability variation area 216 is provided with a V-pass detection switch 224 so that a game ball can be detected when entering the probability variation area 216.

The game balls that have not entered the continuation region 215 and the probability variation region 216 are discharged from the discharge unit 213. The discharge part 213 is provided in the back side of the lowest part of the 2nd big prize apparatus 141. FIG.
Furthermore, the second grand prize device 141 counts the winning ball detection device 221 for counting game balls that have entered the second grand prize device 141, and the game balls discharged from the second big prize device 141. A discharge detection switch (not shown) is provided. The winning device detection switch 221 is provided at the boundary between the upper region and the lower region. On the other hand, the discharge detection switch is provided below the second large winning device 141, and counts the game balls that have entered the continuation area 215, the probability variation area 216, and the discharge portion 213.

  In the left area, a movable accessory 217 is provided in the middle of the route from the distribution honey 214 to the continuation area 215. The movable accessory 217 has a cross shape, and is rotated counterclockwise as indicated by a symbol X by a motor (not shown) with the center as an axis. For example, it rotates 10 degrees per second. On the other hand, in the right area, a movable accessory 218 is provided in the middle of the path from the distribution bonnet 214 to the probability variation area 216. The movable accessory 218 has a rod shape and is rotated counterclockwise as indicated by a symbol Y by a motor (not shown) with its center as an axis. For example, it rotates 10 degrees per second.

  With this configuration, the game ball that has entered the second grand prize winning device 141 enters the continuation region 215 or the probability variation region 216 with chance by the sorting bonnet 214 and the movable accessories 217 and 218.

  As described above, the second grand prize winning device 141 is normally closed by the opening / closing honey 211. On the other hand, when the predetermined jackpot symbol indicating that the determination result of the special symbol determination is “big jackpot” is stopped and displayed on the display device 111, that is, when a big jackpot occurs, the above-described opening / closing hook 211 is operated. A jackpot game that opens the second grand prize winning device 141 is executed. For this reason, when the second big winning device 141 is opened, the player performs “left-handed” during the jackpot game, thereby giving more prize balls than when the jackpot game is not being played. Can be obtained.

[Opening of the prize winning devices 127 and 141]
In this embodiment, the jackpot game is composed of 1R to 15R round games. The first grand prize winning device 127 is opened at 1R and 2R. On the other hand, the second grand prize winning device 141 is opened at 3R to 15R. However, for the second grand prize winning device 141, as will be described later, the next round game is executed on condition that the game ball passes through the continuation area 215 in the round game.

[Internal configuration of gaming machine 1]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the gaming machine 1. The gaming machine 1 includes a main control board 300, a payout control board 310, an effect control board 320, an image control board 330, a lamp control board 340, a launch control board 350, and a power supply board 360.

  The main control board 300 controls the basic operation of the gaming machine. The main control board 300 includes a one-chip microcomputer 301, and the one-chip microcomputer 301 includes a main CPU 301a, a main ROM 301b, and a main RAM 301c. The main control board 300 includes an input port and an output port (both not shown) for main control.

  The main control input port includes a general winning device detection switch 302 for detecting that a game ball has entered the general winning device 128, and a gate detection switch for detecting that a game ball has entered the normal symbol gate 126. 303, a first starter detection switch 304 for detecting that a game ball has entered the first starter 123, a second starter detection switch 305 for detecting that a game ball has entered the second starter 124, A winning device detection switch 306 that detects that a game ball has entered the first winning device 127, a winning device detection switch 221 that detects that a game ball has entered the second winning device 141, and a continuation area A V-pass detection switch 223 for detecting that the game ball has passed through 215, a V-pass detection switch 224 for detecting that the game ball has passed through the probability variation region 216, and Dispensing control board 310 is connected. Various signals are input to the main control board 300 through the main control input port.

  The main control output port includes a starting device opening / closing solenoid 307 for opening / closing the opening / closing member 125, a big winning device opening / closing solenoid 308 for operating a plate for opening / closing the first big winning device 127, and a second big winning device 141. Opening / closing solenoid 211 for operating the open / close honey 211 for opening / closing, the distribution solenoid 372 for controlling the distribution honey 214, the symbol indicators 201, 202, 205 for displaying the special symbols and the normal symbols, and the special symbol determination pending The number hold display unit 203, 204, 206 for displaying the number and the number of hold for normal symbol determination, the game information output terminal board 309 for outputting the external information signal, the payout control board 310, and the effect control board 320 are connected. ing. Various signals are output from the main control output port.

  The game information output terminal board 309 is a board for outputting an external information signal generated in the main control board 300 to a hall computer or the like of the game shop. The game information output terminal board 309 is wired to the main control board 300, and the game information output terminal board 309 is provided with a connector for connecting to a hall computer of a game store.

  In the one-chip microcomputer 301 of the main control board 300, the main CPU 301a reads out the program stored in the main ROM 301b based on the input signals from the detection switches and timers, performs arithmetic processing, and directly controls each device. Alternatively, a command is transmitted to another board according to the result of the arithmetic processing.

  The main ROM 301b stores a game control program and tables necessary for various games. For example, a jackpot determination table referred to in the jackpot lottery, a symbol determination table for determining a special symbol stop symbol, a variation pattern table for determining a special symbol variation pattern, and the like are stored. Note that the tables listed here are only a part, and a larger number of tables are provided.

  Furthermore, the main RAM 301c functions as a data work area during the arithmetic processing of the main CPU 301a, and has a plurality of storage areas. For example, in the main RAM 301c, the number T of the normal symbol determination, the normal symbol random number, the numbers U1 and U2 of the special symbol, the round number R, the number Y of balls entered into the big winning devices 127 and 141, the probability variable game flag, the time reduction A game flag or the like is stored. In addition to the information listed here, a lot of information is stored.

  The payout control board 310 performs game ball launch control and prize ball payout control. The payout control board 310 includes a one-chip microcomputer composed of a payout CPU, a payout ROM, and a payout RAM (not shown), and is connected to the main control board 300 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. The payout CPU reads out a program stored in the payout ROM based on an input signal from the payout ball measuring switch 311, the door opening switch 312, and the timer that detects whether or not the game ball has been paid out, and performs arithmetic processing. And corresponding data is transmitted to the main control board 300 based on the processing. Further, a payout motor 313 of a prize ball payout device for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls from a game ball storage unit to a player is connected to the output side of the payout control board 310. The payout CPU reads out a predetermined program from the payout ROM based on the payout number designation command transmitted from the main control board 300, performs arithmetic processing, and controls the payout motor 313 of the prize ball payout device to control the predetermined prize. Pay the ball to the player. At this time, the payout RAM functions as a data work area at the time of calculation processing of the payout CPU.

  The effect control board 320 mainly controls each effect such as during a game or standby. The effect control board 320 includes a sub CPU 320a, a sub ROM 320b, and a sub RAM 320c, and is connected to the main control board 300 so as to be communicable in one direction from the main control board 300 to the effect control board 320. . The sub CPU 320a reads out a program stored in the sub ROM 320b based on a command transmitted from the main control board 300, an effect button detection switch 321, an effect key detection switch 322, and an input signal from the timer, and performs arithmetic processing. At the same time, based on this processing, corresponding data is transmitted to the image control board 330 and the lamp control board 340. The sub RAM 320c functions as a data work area when the sub CPU 320a performs arithmetic processing.

  For example, when the sub CPU 320a in the effect control board 320 receives the fluctuation pattern command indicating the fluctuation pattern of the special symbol from the main control board 300, the sub CPU 320a analyzes the contents of the received fluctuation pattern command, and displays the liquid crystal display device 121 and the audio output device. 331, data for causing the effect driving device 341 and the effect lighting device 342 to execute a predetermined effect are generated, and the data is transmitted to the image control board 330 and the lamp control board 340.

The sub ROM 320b of the effect control board 320 stores a program for effect control and data and tables necessary for determining various games.
For example, an effect pattern determination table for determining an effect pattern based on a variation pattern command received from the main control board 300, a decoration symbol determination table for determining a combination of decoration symbols to be stopped and displayed, and the like are stored in the sub ROM 320b. ing. In addition, the table mentioned above only enumerates the characteristic table among the tables in this embodiment as an example, and many other tables and programs (not shown) are provided.

  The sub RAM 320c of the effect control board 320 has a plurality of storage areas. In these storage areas, a game state, an effect mode, an effect pattern, a decorative pattern, a counting counter, firing operation information, and the like are stored. In addition to this, a lot of information is stored.

  The image control board 330 includes an image CPU, control ROM, control RAM, CGROM, VRAM, and VDP (not shown) for performing image display control of the liquid crystal display device 121, a sound CPU, a sound ROM, and a sound RAM. . The image control board 330 is connected to the effect control board 320 so that bidirectional communication is possible, and a liquid crystal display device 121 and an audio output device 331 are connected to the output side thereof.

  The image CPU performs control to display a predetermined image on the VDP based on the command received from the effect control board 320. The control RAM functions as a data work area at the time of calculation processing of the image CPU, and temporarily stores data read from the control ROM. The control ROM stores a control processing program of the image CPU, an animation pattern for displaying an animation of the effect pattern, animation scene information, and the like.

  The CGROM stores a large number of image data such as decorative symbols and backgrounds displayed on the liquid crystal display device 121. The image CPU reads a predetermined program based on a command transmitted from the effect control board 320, and the CGROM. The predetermined image data stored in the VRAM is expanded in the VRAM, and the image data expanded in the VRAM is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 121.

  The audio ROM stores a large amount of audio data to be output from the audio output device 331, and the audio CPU reads out a predetermined program based on the command transmitted from the effect control board 320, and the audio ROM Audio output control is performed in the output device 331.

  The lamp control board 340 controls lighting of the board lamp 122 provided on the game board 100 and controls the frame lamp 103 provided on the frame member 101. In addition, energization control is performed on a drive source such as a solenoid or a motor that operates the effect driving device 341. The lamp control board 340 is connected to the effect control board 320, and performs each control described above based on data transmitted from the effect control board 320.

  The firing control board 350 inputs a touch signal from the touch sensor 351 and performs energization control on the firing solenoid 353 and the ball feed solenoid 354 based on the voltage supplied from the firing volume 352.

  The touch sensor 351 includes a capacitive proximity switch that uses a change in capacitance caused by the player touching the handle 108. When the touch sensor 351 detects that the player touches the handle 108, the launch control board is detected. A touch signal that permits energization of the firing solenoid 353 is output to 350.

  The firing volume 352 includes a variable resistor, and a constant voltage (for example, 5 V) applied to the firing volume 352 is divided by the variable resistor, and the divided voltage is supplied to the firing control board 350.

  Here, the rotational speed of the firing solenoid 353 is set to about 99.9 (times / minute) based on the frequency based on the output period of the crystal oscillator provided on the firing control board 350. As a result, the number of game balls fired per minute is about 99.9 (pieces / minute) because one ball is fired every time the firing solenoid rotates. That is, one game ball is fired about every 0.6 seconds.

  Note that the touch signal from the touch sensor 351 and the voltage signal from the firing volume 352 are input to the effect control board 320. Thereby, it is possible to detect the launch of the game ball on the effect control board 320.

  The power supply board 360 includes a backup power supply including a capacitor, and supplies a power supply voltage to the gaming machine 1. Specifically, the power supply voltage is supplied to the main control board 300, the payout control board 310, the effect control board 320, and the launch control board 350. Further, the power supply voltage supplied to the gaming machine 1 is monitored, and when the power supply voltage becomes a predetermined value or less, the power interruption detection signal is output to the main control board 300. More specifically, when the power interruption detection signal becomes high level, the main CPU 301a becomes operable, and when the power interruption detection signal becomes low level, the main CPU 301a becomes inactive state. The backup power source is not limited to a capacitor, and may be a battery, for example, or a capacitor and a battery may be used in combination.

[Various tables]
Details of various tables stored in the main ROM 301b will be described with reference to FIGS.

  4 (A) and 4 (B) show a jackpot determination table used for “big jackpot determination”. FIG. 4 (A) is a jackpot determination table for the first special symbol, and FIG. 4 (B) is a jackpot determination table for the second special symbol.

  The jackpot determination table is for determining “big hit” or “losing” based on the gaming state and the acquired jackpot random number. The jackpot random number is acquired as a numerical value of “0” to “799” when entering the first starting device 123 or the second starting device 124.

Here, the gaming state shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B will be described.
In the present embodiment, there are a “non-probability changing gaming state” and a “probability changing gaming state” as states relating to the jackpot determination.

  The “non-probability changing gaming state” means that in the jackpot determination that is made on the condition that a game ball has entered the first starting device 123 or the second starting device 124, the probability of winning the jackpot is 1 / 399.5. Refers to the set gaming state. On the other hand, the “probability game state” refers to a game state in which the probability of winning the jackpot is set to 1 / 39.95. Therefore, in the “probability change game state”, it is easier to win a big hit than in the “non-probability change game state”. In this probability variation game state, a probability variation game flag, which will be described later, is set to “ON”, and in a non-probability variation game state, the probability variation game flag is “OFF”. Further, the transition from the non-probability changing gaming state to the probability changing gaming state is after the jackpot game is finished.

  The “hit” is a special game that opens the first big prize device 127 and the second big prize device 141. Specifically, it refers to a game that is executed when a big win is won in the jackpot determination performed on the condition that a game ball has entered the first starter 123 or the second starter 124.

  In the “hit”, the round game in which the big winning devices 127 and 141 are released is performed 15 times in total. For 1R and 2R, the first big prize device 127 is opened, and for 3R to 15R, the second big prize device 141 is opened.

  In 1R and 2R, when a prescribed number (9) of game balls enter the first grand prize winning device 127, one round game is completed. At this time, a game ball enters the first grand prize winning device 127 and a player can acquire a prize ball corresponding to the winning ball, so that a large amount of prize balls can be acquired. Even when the prescribed number of game balls do not enter the first grand prize winning device 127, one round game is completed when the prescribed number of seconds of 29.5 seconds elapses. Further, in 1R and 2R in which the first grand prize winning device 127 is opened, the game is played by so-called “right-handed” in which the lever 109 of the handle 108 is greatly rotated.

  On the other hand, in 3R to 15R, when a prescribed number (9) of game balls enter the second grand prize winning device 141, one round game is completed. At this time, a game ball enters the second grand prize winning device 127 and a player can acquire a prize ball corresponding to the winning ball, so that a large amount of prize balls can be acquired. In 3R to 15R, the next round game is executed on condition that the game ball passes through the continuation area 215 inside the second grand prize winning device 141 during the round game. When the game ball does not pass through the continuation area 215, the game is a so-called puncture, and the “big hit” ends in the middle. For example, when the game ball does not pass the continuation area 215 in 7R, the round game after 8R is not executed. Similarly to the first grand prize-winning device 127, even when the prescribed number of game balls do not enter the second big prize-winning device 141, one round game is ended when the prescribed number of seconds 29.5 seconds have passed. It becomes. In addition, in 3R to 15R in which the second grand prize winning device 141 is opened, the game is played by so-called “left-handed” in which the lever 109 of the handle 108 is rotated slightly.

  According to the jackpot determination table of the first special symbol shown in FIG. 4 (A), it is determined that the jackpot random number is “7” or “8” when the acquired jackpot random number is “7” or “8”. On the other hand, when the probability variation gaming state, 20 big hit random numbers “7” to “26” are determined to be big hits. If the value is other than the above, it is determined as “lost”.

  Since the random number range of the jackpot random number is from “0” to “799”, the probability of being determined to be a jackpot in the non-probability game state is 1 / 399.5, and is determined to be a jackpot in the probability game state. The probability is 1 / 39.95 up 10 times.

  The jackpot determination table for the second special symbol shown in FIG. 4B is the same as the jackpot determination table for the first special symbol. That is, in the non-probability game state, it is determined that the jackpot is a big hit when the acquired jackpot random number is “7” or “8”. On the other hand, when the probability variation gaming state, 20 big hit random numbers “7” to “26” are determined to be big hits. If the value is other than the above, it is determined as “lost”.

  Since the random number range of the jackpot random number is from “0” to “799”, the probability of being determined to be a jackpot in the non-probability game state is 1 / 399.5, and is determined to be a jackpot in the probability game state. The probability is 1 / 39.95 up 10 times.

FIG. 4C is an explanatory diagram illustrating a hit determination table used for “normal symbol hit determination”.
The winning determination table is for determining “winning” or “losing” based on the gaming state and the acquired normal symbol random number. The normal symbol random number is acquired as a numerical value of “0” to “65535” when passing through the gate 126.

Here, a description will be given of the gaming state shown in FIG.
In the present embodiment, the state relating to the opening / closing member 125 includes a “non-short-time gaming state” and a “time-short gaming state”. The states related to the jackpot determination (non-probability changing gaming state, probability changing gaming state) and the states relating to the opening / closing member 125 (non-time saving gaming state, time saving gaming state) can be associated with each other or can be made independent. it can.

  Note that the gaming state when the game is started, that is, the initial gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is the “non-probability changing gaming state” and is set to the “non-short-time gaming state”. The “non-probability changing gaming state” and the “non-time saving state” are also referred to as “normal gaming state”.

  In this embodiment, “non-short game state” means that in the normal symbol hit determination performed on the condition that the game ball has passed through the gate 126, the variation time of the normal symbol corresponding to the determination result is 12 seconds. This is a gaming state in which the opening control time of the opening to the second starting device 124 when set to be long and won is set to be as short as 0.2 seconds. In other words, when the game ball passes through the gate 126, the normal symbol is drawn, and the normal symbol display unit 205 displays the variation of the normal symbol, but the normal symbol stops 12 seconds after the variation display is started. indicate. If the lottery result is a win, the opening to the second starting device 124 is opened for about 0.2 seconds by the movement of the opening / closing member 125 after the normal symbol stop display.

  On the other hand, the “short-time gaming state” means that in the normal symbol hit determination performed on the condition that the game ball has passed through the gate 126, the variation time of the normal symbol corresponding to the determination result is 3 seconds. It is set shorter than the “non-short game state” and the opening control time of the opening to the second starter 124 when winning is set to 3.5 seconds, which is longer than the “non-short game state” Refers to the played gaming state.

At this time, the short-time game flag, which will be described later, is set to “ON” in the short game state, and the short-time game flag is “OFF” in the non-short-time game state.
Therefore, in the “short-time gaming state”, the opening to the second starting device 124 is more easily controlled in the open state as long as the game ball passes through the gate 126 than in the “non-short-time gaming state”. Thereby, in the “short-time gaming state”, the consumption of the game ball is suppressed in the progress of the game.

  Further, since the gate 126 is provided on the right side of the game board 100, in the “short-time gaming state”, the game is played by so-called “right-handed” in which the lever 109 of the handle 108 is greatly rotated.

It should be noted that the probability of winning in the normal symbol hit determination may be set so that it does not change in any of the “non-short game state” and the “short-time game state”.
According to the hit determination table shown in FIG. 4 (C), in the non-time-saving gaming state, it is determined that the normal symbol random number is “0”. On the other hand, in the short-time gaming state, it is determined that the normal symbol random number is any one of “0” to “65534”. If the random number is other than the above, it is determined as “lost”.

  Since the range of normal symbol random numbers is “0” to “65535”, the probability of being determined to be hit in the non-short game state is 1/65536, and the probability of being determined to be win in the time-short game state is 65535 / 65536 = 1 / 1.00002.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a symbol determination table for determining a special symbol stop symbol.
FIG. 5 (A) is a symbol determination table for determining a stop symbol at the time of a big hit, FIG. 5 (B) is an explanatory diagram showing the probability of a first big hit, and FIG. 5 (C) It is a symbol determination table for determining a stop symbol at the time of losing.

  In FIG. 5A, the type of “special symbol” (whether the game ball has entered the first starter 123 or the second starter 124) and the first starter 123 or the second starter 124 The jackpot “type” and stop symbol data are determined based on the “hit symbol random number” acquired when the game ball enters. The range of the jackpot symbol random number is set to “0” to “99”.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (A), when the first special symbol is a jackpot, the jackpot symbol random number is referred to, and if the jackpot symbol random number is between “0” and “49”, it becomes “second jackpot”. The stop symbol data becomes “01”.

Similarly, if the jackpot symbol random number is between “50” and “99”, “first jackpot” is set. At this time, the stop symbol data is “02”.
The jackpot symbol random number is also referred to when the second special symbol is a jackpot, and if the jackpot symbol random number is “0” to “99”, it becomes “first jackpot” and the stop symbol data is “03”. "

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the ratio of the first jackpot is 50% when the first special symbol is a big jackpot, whereas the ratio when the second special symbol is a big jackpot is 100%. It has become.

As shown in FIG. 5C, when the determination result is lost in both the first special symbol and the second special symbol, the stop symbol data is “00”.
[Variation pattern determination table]
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a variation pattern of special symbols. FIG. 6A illustrates the normal variation pattern, and FIG. 6B illustrates the probability variation short variation pattern.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6A, the normal time variation pattern has a variation time determined for each variation pattern. In the fluctuation pattern 1, the fluctuation time is 4 seconds. In the fluctuation pattern 2, the fluctuation time is 8 seconds. In the variation pattern 3, the variation time is 13.5 seconds. The variation pattern 4 is a variation pattern of 13.5 seconds or more, and a plurality of types are prepared.

  The probability variation short variation pattern also has a variation time determined for each variation pattern as illustrated in FIG. 6B. In the fluctuation pattern 5, the fluctuation time is 1.5 seconds. In the fluctuation pattern 6, the fluctuation time is 7 seconds. In the fluctuation pattern 7, the fluctuation time is 11 seconds. In the fluctuation pattern 8, the fluctuation time is 13.5 seconds. In the fluctuation pattern 9, the fluctuation time is 16 seconds. In the fluctuation pattern 10, the fluctuation time is 19 seconds. In the variation pattern 11, the variation time is 22 seconds or more, and a plurality of types are prepared.

  When the result of the special symbol determination is “big hit”, the variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number. On the other hand, when the result of the special symbol determination is “losing”, the variation pattern is determined based on the number of reserved balls, the reach random number, and the variation pattern random number.

[Main control board main processing]
A main process executed in the main control board 300 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the main process executed in the main control board 300. The main control board 300 executes this main process when the power is turned on. The main process of the main control board 300 is executed by the main CPU 301a based on a program stored in the main ROM 301b.

  In the first S701, access to the main RAM 301c is permitted. This process is performed, for example, after waiting for a time (for example, 1000 ms) required for starting the effect control board 320 after turning on the power.

  In S702, it is determined whether or not the RAM clear switch is “ON”. If it is determined that the RAM clear switch is “ON” (S702: YES), the process proceeds to S711. On the other hand, when it is determined that the RAM clear switch is not “ON” (S702: NO), that is, when the RAM clear switch is “OFF”, the process proceeds to S703.

  In S703, it is determined whether or not the backup flag is “ON”. The backup flag is stored in the main RAM 301c, and is set to “ON” when the power to the gaming machine 1 is cut off. If it is determined that the backup flag is “ON” (S703: YES), the process proceeds to S704. On the other hand, when it is determined that the backup flag is not “ON” (S703: NO), that is, when the backup flag is “OFF”, the process proceeds to S711.

  In S704, it is determined whether or not the checksum is normal. The checksum is created for the backup information, and is intended to determine the validity of the backup information when the data addition values match. If it is determined that the checksum is normal (S704: YES), the process proceeds to S705. On the other hand, when it is determined that the checksum is not normal (S704: NO), the process proceeds to S711.

In S705, a recovery process is executed. Details of the recovery process will be described later.
In S706, the CTC cycle is set. This process sets the cycle of the CTC that is a built-in timer counter. For example, it is set to 4 ms. As a result, the main CPU 301a executes a timer interrupt process to be described later at a CTC cycle.

In S707, a power interruption monitoring process is executed. Details of the power interruption monitoring process will be described later.
In S708, interrupt prohibition setting is performed. This process prohibits the timer interrupt process by the main CPU 301a.

  In S709, random number update processing is performed. This process is to update various random values of jackpot random numbers, jackpot symbol random numbers, reach random numbers, variation pattern random numbers, and regular symbol random numbers. These random numbers are incremented by “1” every time this process is performed. Each random value is returned to “0” after reaching a preset maximum value.

  In S710, an interrupt permission setting is performed. This process permits timer interrupt processing by the main CPU 301a. Then, after the processing of S710 is completed, the processing from S707 is repeated.

  The process proceeds to S711 when an affirmative determination is made in S702, a negative determination is made in S703, and a negative determination is made in S704. In S711, the RAM is cleared. The RAM clear is to initialize various flags and count values set by the main control board 300. For example, various flags include a probability variation flag and a time reduction flag. Examples of the count value include the number of short-time fluctuations W.

  In S712, peripheral part initial setting is performed. In this process, an initial setting command is transmitted from the main control board 300 to the payout control board 310 and the effect control board 320. Thereby, initial setting is performed on the payout control board 310 and the effect control board 320. After the process of S712 is completed, the process proceeds to S706 described above.

[Recovery processing]
The restoration process executed in the main control board 300 will be described with reference to FIG. This restoration process is executed in S705 of FIG.

In the first step S801, a work area is set. In this process, the work area is an area used for the recovery process, and is set in the main RAM 301c.
In S802, a recovery command is created. This recovery command includes a command related to the gaming state. That is, a probability variation game flag, a time-short game flag, and the like. In addition, the count value of the counter related to these flags is included. Furthermore, hold information related to the hold display is included.

In S803, a recovery command is transmitted. In this process, the restoration command created in S802 is transmitted to the effect control board 320.
In S804, the backup flag is set to “OFF”, and then the recovery process is terminated.

[Power failure monitoring processing]
The power interruption monitoring process executed in the main control board 300 will be described with reference to FIG. This power interruption monitoring process is executed in S707 of FIG.

In the first S901, interrupt prohibition setting is performed. This process prohibits the timer interrupt process by the main CPU 301a.
In S902, it is determined whether or not the power supply is shut off. This process determines whether or not the power supply to the gaming machine 1 is cut off. If it is determined that the power supply has been cut off (S902: YES), the process proceeds to S903. On the other hand, if it is determined that the power is not shut off (S902: NO), the process proceeds to S906.

  In S903, backup information is created and stored. The backup information is stored in the main RAM 301c. At this time, a checksum is created and stored together with the backup information. As described above, the backup information is used to create a recovery command.

In S904, the backup flag is set to “ON”. The backup flag is stored in the main RAM 301c.
In S905, RAM access is prohibited, and then the main process (see FIG. 7) is terminated.

  The process proceeds to S906 when it is determined in S902 that the power is not shut off. In S906, interrupt permission setting is performed. This process permits the timer interrupt process of the main CPU 301a. After the processing of S906 ends, the process proceeds to S708 of FIG.

[Timer interrupt processing]
The timer interrupt process executed in the main control board 300 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of timer interrupt processing executed in the main control board 300. The main control board 300 repeatedly executes a series of processes illustrated in FIG. 10 at regular time intervals (for example, 4 milliseconds) during a normal operation except for special cases such as when the power is turned on and when the power is turned off. . Note that the processing of the main control board 300 described based on the flowcharts of FIG. 10 and after is executed by the main CPU 301a based on a program stored in the main ROM 301b.

  First, in S1001, random number update processing is executed. This process is to update various random values of jackpot random numbers, jackpot symbol random numbers, reach random numbers, variation pattern random numbers, and regular symbol random numbers. These random numbers are incremented by “1” every time this process is performed. Each random value is returned to “0” after reaching a preset maximum value.

In S1002, a switch process is performed. This process is executed when a detection signal from each switch is input. Details of the switch process will be described later.
In S1003, special symbol processing is performed. This process includes a process of stopping and displaying a stop symbol indicating the result of the special symbol determination after the special symbol is variably displayed on the first special symbol display 201 or the second special symbol display 202. Details of the special symbol process will be described later.

  In S1004, normal symbol processing is performed. This process includes a process of executing normal symbol determination, causing the normal symbol display 205 to display the normal symbol variably, and then stopping and displaying the normal symbol indicating the result of the normal symbol determination. Details of this normal symbol processing will be described later.

  In S1005, an opening / closing member process is performed. This process is to operate the opening / closing member 125 when it is determined that the opening to the second starting device 124 is opened as a result of the normal symbol determination. Details of the opening / closing member processing will be described later.

  In S1006, a special winning device opening control process is performed. In this process, when it is determined in S1003 that the game is a big hit, the big winning device opening / closing solenoid 308 is controlled to open the big winning device 127. Further, the solenoid 372 is controlled to open the chance winning device 141 and the V region. Details of the big prize device opening control process will be described later.

In S1007, prize ball processing is executed. This process controls the payout of prize balls according to the winning of game balls.
In S1008, transmission processing is executed. In this processing, information necessary for determining various commands and production contents set (stored) in the main RAM 301c in the processing steps before S1007 is transmitted to the production control board 320.

[Switch processing]
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing details of the switch processing in S1002 of FIG.

  In the first S1101, first starter switch processing is executed. This process monitors the presence / absence of a detection signal input from the first starter detection switch 304, and various random numbers (big hit random number, big hit symbol random number, reach random number, and variation pattern random number that are appropriately updated by the processing of S1001. ) Is obtained at the time when the detection signal from the first starter detection switch 304 is input. The first starter switch process will be further described later.

  In subsequent S1102, the second starter switch process is executed. In this process, the presence or absence of a detection signal from the second starter detection switch 305 is monitored, and various random numbers (big hit random number, big hit symbol random number, reach random number, and variation pattern random number that are appropriately updated by the processing of S1001. ) Is obtained at the time when the detection signal from the second starter detection switch 305 is input. The second starter switch process will be further described later.

  In the next S1103, gate switch processing is executed. This process monitors the presence / absence of a detection signal input from the gate detection switch 303, and determines the value at the time when the detection signal from the gate detection switch 303 is input for the normal symbol random number that is appropriately updated by the process of S1001. To get. The gate switch process will be further described later.

[First starter switch processing]
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing details of the first starter switch process in S1101 of FIG.

  In the first step S1201, it is determined whether or not the first starter detection switch 304 is “ON”. This processing is based on whether or not a detection signal from the first starter detection switch 304 (ON signal indicating that the first starter detection switch 304 is “ON”) is input. It is determined whether or not the detection switch 304 is turned “ON”. Here, when it is determined that the first starter detection switch 304 is “ON” (S1201: YES), the process proceeds to S1202. On the other hand, when it is determined that the first starter detection switch 304 is not “ON” (S1201: NO), the subsequent process is not executed and the first starter switch process is terminated.

  In S1202, it is determined whether or not the hold number U1 is less than the maximum hold number Umax1. In this process, it is determined whether or not the hold number U1 for the first special symbol determination stored in the main RAM 301c is less than the maximum hold number Umax1 ("4" in the present embodiment) stored in the main ROM 301b in advance. Judgment. If it is determined that U1 <Umax1 is satisfied (S1202: YES), the process proceeds to S1203. On the other hand, if it is determined that U1 ≧ Umax1 (S1202: NO), the subsequent processing is not executed and the first starter switch processing is terminated.

In S1203, the value of the holding number U1 is updated to a value obtained by adding “1”.
In S1204 to S1207, various random numbers are acquired. In this process, a jackpot random number, a jackpot symbol random number, a reach random number, and a variation pattern random number are acquired as acquisition information used for the first special symbol determination, and these random numbers are associated with each other and stored in the main RAM 301c. .

  In S1208, a prior determination is performed. Here, jackpot determination, determination of jackpot symbol, and selection of variation pattern are performed in advance. These processes are the same as those performed in the special symbol process described later. Therefore, detailed processing will be described later.

Here, it is first determined whether or not the jackpot is based on the jackpot random number acquired in S1204.
If the result of the jackpot determination is a jackpot, a jackpot symbol (stop symbol data) is determined based on the jackpot symbol random number acquired in S1205. As shown in FIG. 5A, when the jackpot symbol random number is “0 to 49”, it becomes the second jackpot, and when the jackpot symbol random number is “50 to 99”, it becomes the first jackpot. At this time, the stop symbol data is “01” and “02”, respectively.

On the other hand, when the result of the jackpot determination is a loss, a lost symbol (stop symbol data) is selected. The stop symbol data at the time of losing is “00”.
When the result of jackpot determination is a jackpot, a variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number acquired in S1207.

  On the other hand, when the result of the jackpot determination is a loss, a variation pattern is selected based on the reach random number acquired in S1206, the variation pattern random number acquired in S1207, the gaming state, and the number of holds.

  As described above, the jackpot determination, the determination of the jackpot symbol, and the selection of the variation pattern are performed by special symbol processing described later. Therefore, the variation pattern may be changed according to the number of holds at the time of executing the special symbol process.

  In S1209, a hold command is set. The hold command includes “starter data” for distinguishing whether the hold is related to the first special symbol or the second special symbol, and “hold number data” indicating the number of the hold (ie, the hold number data). The number of reservations U1), “stop symbol data” indicating the jackpot type and loss, and “variation pattern data” indicating the variation pattern are included.

Note that the hold command set in step S1209 is transmitted to the effect control board 320 in step S1008 of FIG.
[Second starter switch processing]
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing details of the second starter switch process in S1102 of FIG. The second starter switch process is the same as the first starter switch process described above.

  In the first S1301, it is determined whether or not the second starter detection switch 305 is turned “ON”. This process is based on whether or not a detection signal from the second starter detection switch 305 (ON signal indicating that the second starter detection switch 305 is “ON”) is input. It is determined whether or not the detection switch 305 is turned “ON”. Here, when it is determined that the second starter detection switch 305 is “ON” (S1301: YES), the process proceeds to S1302. On the other hand, when it determines with the 2nd starter detection switch 305 not being "ON" (S1301: NO), the subsequent process is not performed but a 2nd starter switch process is complete | finished.

  In S1302, it is determined whether or not the hold number U2 is less than the maximum hold number Umax2. In this process, it is determined whether or not the second special symbol hold number U2 stored in the main RAM 301c is less than the maximum hold number Umax2 ("4" in the present embodiment) stored in the main ROM 301b in advance. Is. If it is determined that U2 <Umax2 is satisfied (S1302: YES), the process proceeds to S1303. On the other hand, if it is determined that U2 ≧ Umax2 (S1302: NO), the subsequent processing is not executed and the second starter switch processing is terminated.

In S1303, the value of the holding number U2 is updated to a value obtained by adding “1”.
In S1304 to S1307, various random numbers are acquired. This process acquires jackpot random numbers, jackpot symbol random numbers, reach random numbers, and variation pattern random numbers as acquisition information used for the second special symbol determination, associates these random numbers, and stores them in the main RAM 301c. .

  In S1308, a prior determination is performed. Here, jackpot determination, determination of jackpot symbol, and selection of variation pattern are performed in advance. These processes are the same as those performed in the special symbol process described later. Therefore, detailed processing will be described later.

Here, first, it is determined whether or not the jackpot is based on the jackpot random number acquired in S1304.
When the result of the jackpot determination is a jackpot, a jackpot symbol (stop symbol data) is determined based on the jackpot symbol random number acquired in S1305. As shown in FIG. 5A, even if the jackpot symbol random number is any of “0 to 99”, the first jackpot is made. The stop symbol data is “03”.

On the other hand, when the result of the jackpot determination is a loss, a lost symbol (stop symbol data) is selected. The stop symbol data at the time of losing is “00”.
When the result of jackpot determination is a jackpot, a variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number acquired in S1307.

  On the other hand, when the result of the jackpot determination is a loss, a variation pattern is selected based on the reach random number acquired in S1306, the variation pattern random number acquired in S1307, the gaming state, and the number of holds.

  As described above, the jackpot determination, the determination of the jackpot symbol, and the selection of the variation pattern are performed by special symbol processing described later. Therefore, the variation pattern may be changed according to the number of holds at the time of executing the special symbol process.

  In S1309, a hold command is set. The hold command includes “starter data” for distinguishing whether the hold is related to the first special symbol or the second special symbol, and “hold number data” indicating the number of the hold (ie, the hold number data). The number of reservations U2), “stop symbol data” indicating the jackpot type and loss, and “variation pattern data” indicating the variation pattern are included.

Note that the hold command set in S1309 is transmitted to the effect control board 320 in S1008 of FIG.
[Gate switch processing]
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing details of the gate switch processing in S1103 of FIG.

  In the first step S1401, it is determined whether or not the gate detection switch 303 is “ON”. In this process, the gate detection switch 303 is turned “ON” based on whether or not a detection signal from the gate detection switch 303 (ON signal indicating that the gate detection switch 303 is “ON”) is input. It is determined whether or not. If it is determined that the gate detection switch 303 is “ON” (S1401: YES), the process proceeds to S1402. On the other hand, if it is determined that the gate detection switch 303 is not “ON” (S1401: NO), the subsequent processing is not executed and the gate switch processing is terminated.

  In S1402, it is determined whether the hold number T is less than the maximum hold number Tmax. In this process, whether or not the normal symbol determination hold number T stored in the main RAM 301c is less than the maximum normal symbol determination hold number Tmax ("4" in this embodiment) stored in advance in the main ROM 301b. It is a judgment. If it is determined that T <Tmax (S1402: YES), the process proceeds to S1403. On the other hand, when it is determined that T ≧ Tmax (S1402: NO), the gate switch process is terminated without executing the subsequent processes.

In S1403, the hold count T is updated to a value obtained by adding “1”. In subsequent S1404, the normal symbol random number used for the normal symbol determination is acquired and stored in the main RAM 301c.
[Special symbol processing]
Details of the special symbol processing executed by the main control board 300 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing details of the special symbol process in S1003 of FIG.

  In first S1501, it is determined whether or not a big hit game is being played. When the jackpot game is being played, the jackpot game flag stored in the main RAM 301c is set to “ON”. This process is to determine whether or not the jackpot game flag stored in the main RAM 301c is set to “ON”. If it is determined that the game is a jackpot game (S1501: YES), the subsequent process is not executed and the special symbol process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the game is not a jackpot game (S1501: NO), the process proceeds to S1502.

  In S1502, it is determined whether or not a special symbol variation display is in progress. If it is determined that the special symbol variation display is not in progress (S1502: NO), the process proceeds to S1503. On the other hand, if it is determined that special symbols are being displayed (S1502: YES), the process proceeds to S1511.

  In S1503, it is determined whether one of the number of holdings U1 for the first special symbol determination or the number of holdings U2 for the second special symbol determination is greater than “0”. If it is determined that U1> 0 or U2> 0 (S1503: YES), the process proceeds to S1504. On the other hand, if it is determined that U1 = U2 = 0 (S1503: NO), the subsequent process is not executed and the special symbol process is terminated.

  In S1504, when the hold number U2 is larger than 0, “1” is subtracted from the hold number U2 to update the hold number U2. On the other hand, when the hold number U2 is “0”, the hold number U1 is updated by subtracting “1” from the hold number U1. In other words, the suspension related to the second special symbol determination is preferentially digested.

  In S1505, the storage area is shifted. This process executes a shift process for the storage area of the main RAM 301c. Specifically, the first or second special symbol determination jackpot random number, jackpot symbol random number, reach random number, and variation pattern random number that were subtracted in S1504 are the first stored in the reserved storage area (the oldest one) Are shifted to the determination storage area, and the rest are shifted to the determination storage area.

  In S1506, a jackpot determination process is executed. In this process, the jackpot determination process is executed based on the random numbers stored in the determination storage area. By executing this jackpot determination process, it is determined whether it is a jackpot or loss, and the determination result is set in the main RAM 301c. When it is determined that the jackpot is a jackpot symbol (stop symbol data) indicating the type of jackpot. Details of the jackpot determination process will be described later.

  In S1507, a variation pattern selection process is executed. Specifically, referring to the variation pattern table stored in advance in the main ROM 301b, the determination result of the jackpot determination in S1506, the stop symbol data set in the main RAM 301c, the current gaming state, the number of pending special symbol determination The variation pattern of the special symbol is selected based on the reach random number and the variation pattern random number stored in the storage area for determination U1 or U2. By performing the processing of S1507, it is also determined whether to perform a reachable effect or a reachless effect. Details of the variation pattern selection process will be described later.

  In S1508, a change start command is set. In this process, a change start command including stop symbol data set in the process of S1506, change pattern data indicating the change pattern set in the process of S1507, game state data indicating the gaming state of the gaming machine 1, etc. is set in the main RAM 301c. To do. This variation start command is a command for instructing the start of the variation effect accompanying the variation display of the special symbol, and is transmitted to the effect control board 320 by the transmission process of S1008.

  On the other hand, the effect control board 320 needs to specify the result of the special symbol determination by analyzing the variation start command received from the main control board 300, and perform either the effect with reach or the effect without reach. To determine the game state of the gaming machine 1 by acquiring the variation time during which the special symbol is variably displayed. From the voice output device 331, the display pattern of the decorative symbol is variably displayed on the liquid crystal display device 121 in accordance with the variation display of the special symbol on the first special symbol indicator 201 or the second special symbol indicator 202. It determines what sound is output, what light emission pattern the frame lamp 103 emits, and the like, and causes the image control board 330 and the lamp control board 340 to execute the effect of the determined content.

  In S1509, the variable display is started. This process starts the change display of the special symbol based on the data included in the change start command set in the process of S1508. The special symbol variation display is performed using the first special symbol display 201 or the second special symbol display 202.

In S1510, measurement of the variation time is started. In this process, measurement of a variation time that is an elapsed time since the start of variation display is started.
In next S1511, it is determined whether or not the variation time has elapsed. In this process, it is determined whether or not the variation time corresponding to the variation pattern selected by the processing in S1507 has elapsed since the measurement of the variation time in S1510. If it is determined that the fluctuation time has not elapsed (S1511: NO), the subsequent process is not executed and the special symbol process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the fluctuation time has elapsed (S1511: YES), the process proceeds to S1512.

  In S1512, a symbol confirmation command is set. In this process, a symbol confirmation command for notifying that the stop symbol indicating the determination result of the special symbol determination is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 201 or the second special symbol display 202 is set in the main RAM 301c. is there. The symbol confirmation command is transmitted to the effect control board 320 by the transmission process in S1008. Thereby, the process etc. which stop-display the decoration symbol which was variably displayed on the liquid crystal display device 121 in the aspect which shows the determination result of a special symbol determination, etc. are performed.

  In S1513, the variable display ends. This process ends the special symbol variation display started in S1509. At that time, the stop symbol data (big hit symbol or lost symbol) set in the processing of S1506 is stopped and displayed on the special symbol indicators 201 and 202 that have variably displayed the special symbols. Specifically, when the special symbol is variably displayed on the first special symbol display 201, the first special symbol display 201 is caused to stop display the jackpot symbol or the lost symbol, and the second special symbol display 202 When the special symbol is variably displayed, the big special symbol or the lost symbol is stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display unit 202.

In S1514, the measured variation time is reset. This process is to reset the variation time when the measurement is started in the process of S1510.
In continuing S1515, the process during stop is performed. This process includes a process of starting a jackpot game when the jackpot is won. Details of the stop process will be described later.

[Big hit judgment processing]
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing details of the jackpot determination process in S1506 of FIG.

  In the first S1601, a jackpot determination is performed. Here, when the jackpot determination relating to winning in the first starting device 123 is executed, a jackpot determination table (see FIG. 4A) of the first special symbol stored in advance in the main ROM 301b is used. On the other hand, when executing the jackpot determination relating to winning in the second starting device 124, the jackpot determination table (see FIG. 4B) of the second special symbol stored in advance in the main ROM 301b is used. In the present embodiment, the jackpot determination table for the first special symbol and the jackpot determination table for the second special symbol are the same.

  A jackpot random number is described in the jackpot determination table of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. Therefore, the jackpot is determined based on whether or not the jackpot random number stored in the determination storage area matches the value described in the jackpot determination table of the first special symbol or the second special symbol. If they do not match, it is determined to be lost. At this time, if the gaming state is a non-probability changing gaming state, the jackpot random number is either “7” or “8”, and if the gaming state is a probability changing gaming state, the jackpot random number is “7” to “26”. One of them.

  In subsequent S1602, it is determined whether or not it is a big hit. This process is to determine whether or not the jackpot is based on the determination result of S1601. If it is determined that the game is a big hit (S1602: YES), the process proceeds to S1603. On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not a big hit (S1602: NO), that is, when it is a loss, a lost symbol (stop symbol data “00”) is set in S1605, and the big hit determination process is terminated.

  In S1603, the type of jackpot is determined. In this process, a jackpot type is determined using a jackpot symbol determination table (see FIG. 5A) stored in the main RAM 301c. Here, based on the jackpot symbol random number stored in the determination storage area, the first jackpot or the second jackpot is determined. In the case of the first special symbol, the value shown in the upper part of FIG. 5A is used, and in the case of the second special symbol, the value shown in the lower part of FIG. 5A is used. This makes it possible to realize the jackpot breakdown shown in FIG.

  In S1604, a jackpot symbol is set. In this process, the jackpot symbol (stop symbol data) corresponding to the jackpot type determined in S1603 is set in the main RAM 301c. Thereby, at the time of the process of S1513 mentioned above, the jackpot symbol set here is stopped and displayed as a stop symbol on the first special symbol display 201 or the second special symbol display 202, and the jackpot game is executed. become. After the process of S1604, the jackpot determination process ends.

[Variation pattern selection processing]
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing details of the variation pattern selection processing in S1507 of FIG.

  In first S1701, it is determined whether or not a big hit. This process is based on the jackpot determination in S1601 of FIG. If it is determined that the game is a big hit (S1701: YES), the process proceeds to S1702. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not a big hit (S1701: NO), that is, if it is a loss, the process proceeds to S1703.

In S1702, a jackpot table is set. After the processing of S1702, the process proceeds to S1706.
In S1703, it is determined whether or not the short-time gaming state. This process is based on the short-time game flag stored in the main RAM 301c. The short-time game flag is “ON” when in the short-time game state, and is “OFF” when in the non-short-time game state. If it is determined that the game is in the short-time gaming state (S1703: YES), the process proceeds to S1704. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not in the short-time gaming state (S1703: NO), that is, if it is in the non-short-time gaming state, the process proceeds to S1705.

In S1704, the probability variation time table is set, and the process proceeds to S1706. In S1705, the normal time table is set, and the process proceeds to S1706.
The process proceeds to S1706 from S1702, S1704, and S1705. In S1706, a variation pattern is selected. Specifically, when the jackpot table is set, the variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number. In addition, when the probability variation time short table or the normal time table is set, the variation pattern is selected based on the number of reserved balls, the reach random number, and the variation pattern random number.

  Note that the variation pattern data related to the selected variation pattern is set in the main RAM 301c. The variation pattern data is included in the variation start command set in the processing of S1508 in FIG. 15 together with the symbol (stop symbol data) set by the jackpot determination processing, and is transmitted to the effect control board 320 by the transmission processing of S1008. The

[Processing while stopped]
FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing details of the stopping process in S1515 in FIG.

  In first S1801, it is determined whether or not a big hit. This process is to determine whether or not the jackpot is based on the determination result of S1601 in FIG. If it is determined that the game is a jackpot (S1801: YES), the jackpot game flag is set to “ON” in S1802, and then the process proceeds to S1803. On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not a big hit (S1801: NO), the process proceeds to S1806.

  In S1803, it is determined whether or not the time-saving game flag is “ON”. This process is to determine whether or not the short-time game flag stored in the main RAM 301c is set to “ON”. The short-time game flag is a flag indicating whether or not the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is a short-time game state, and is set to “ON” when shifting from the non-short-time game state to the short-time game state. It is set to “OFF” when returning to the non-time saving gaming state. If it is determined that the short-time game flag is set to “ON” (S1803: YES), the short-time game flag is set to “OFF” in S1804, and then the process proceeds to S1805. On the other hand, when it is determined that the short-time game flag is not set to “ON” (S1803: NO), that is, when the short-time game flag is set to “OFF”, the processing of S1804 is not executed. The process moves to S1805.

  In S1805, an opening command is set in the main RAM 301c. The opening refers to a period from when the jackpot game is started until the first prize-winning device 127 is first opened. The opening command is a command for notifying that the opening is started, and is transmitted to the effect control board 320 by the transmission process of S1008.

  In S1806, which shifts from S1805 or shifts to a case where it is determined in S1801 that the game is not a big hit, it is determined whether or not the short-time game flag is “ON”. If it is determined that the time-saving game flag is “ON” (S1806: YES), the process proceeds to S1807. On the other hand, if it is determined that the short-time game flag is not “ON” (S1806: NO), that is, if the short-time game flag is “OFF”, the subsequent processing is not executed and the in-stop processing is terminated.

In S 1807, “1” is subtracted from the short-time fluctuation count W, and the short-time fluctuation count W is updated. The time fluctuation number W is stored in the main RAM 301c.
In S1808, it is determined whether or not the number of short-time fluctuations W is “0”. If it is determined that W = 0 (S1809: YES), the time-short game flag is set to “OFF” in S1810, and then the in-stop process is terminated. On the other hand, if W ≠ 0 (S1809: NO), the subsequent processing is terminated without executing the subsequent processing.

  In S1810, it is determined whether or not the probability variation game flag is “ON”. The probability variation game flag is stored in the main RAM 301c and indicates whether or not the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is a probability variation gaming state. It is “ON” when shifting from the non-probability changing gaming state to the probability changing gaming state, and is “OFF” when shifting from the probability changing gaming state to the non-probability changing gaming state. If it is determined that the probability variation game flag is “ON” (S1810: YES), the probability variation game flag is set to “OFF” in S1811, and then the in-stop process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the probability variation game flag is not “ON” (S1810: NO), that is, when the probability variation game flag is “OFF”, the processing in S1811 is not executed and the in-stop processing is terminated.

  That is, in the case of the so-called “short time” that is the “non-probability changing gaming state” and the “short-time gaming state”, and the so-called “probability changing” that is the “probability changing gaming state” and the “short-time gaming state”, The process ends when “0” is reached.

[Normal pattern processing]
FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing details of the normal symbol processing in S1004 of FIG.

  In the first S1901, it is determined whether or not the auxiliary game flag is “ON”. This process determines whether or not the auxiliary game flag stored in the main RAM 301c is set to “ON”. The auxiliary game flag is a flag indicating whether or not the auxiliary game is in the auxiliary game in which the opening / closing member 125 maintains the open posture for a specified time and then returns to the closed posture for a specified number of times, and is set to “ON” during the auxiliary game. When it is not in the auxiliary game, “OFF” is set. If it is determined that the auxiliary game flag is set to “ON” (S1901: YES), the subsequent symbol processing is terminated without executing the subsequent processing. In this case, the process proceeds to the opening / closing member process of S1005. On the other hand, when it is determined that the auxiliary game flag is not “ON” (S1901: NO), that is, when the auxiliary game flag is set to “OFF”, the process proceeds to S1902.

  In S1902, it is determined whether or not the normal symbol is changing. This process is to determine whether or not the variable display on the normal symbol display 205 is being performed. Here, when it is determined that the normal symbol is not changing (S1902: NO), the process proceeds to S1903. On the other hand, when it is determined that the normal symbol is changing (S1902: YES), the process proceeds to S1914.

  In S1903, where the normal symbol is not fluctuating, it is determined whether or not the number T of the normal symbol determination is “1” or more. If it is determined that the hold count T is “1” or more (S1903: YES), the process proceeds to S1904. On the other hand, when it is determined that the number of holdings T is not “1” or more (S1903: NO), that is, when the number of holdings T is “0”, the subsequent symbol processing is terminated without executing the subsequent processing. .

  In step S1904, the number of holds T is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1”. In step S1905, a hit random number determination process is performed. In this process, whether the oldest normal symbol random number among the normal symbol random numbers stored in the main RAM 301c in S1404 in FIG. 14 matches any of the winning values related to the normal symbol determination stored in the main ROM 301b in advance. It is to determine whether or not.

  In S1906, it is determined whether or not a win. This process is to determine whether or not the determination result of the normal symbol determination is a win based on the determination result of S1905. If it is determined that it is a win (S1906: YES), a win symbol is set in the main RAM 301c in S1907, and then the process proceeds to S1909. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not a hit (S1906: NO), that is, if it is a loss, the lost symbol is set in the main RAM 301c in S1908, and then the process proceeds to S1909.

  In S1909, it is determined whether or not it is a non-time saving gaming state. This process determines whether or not the current gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is a non-short-time gaming state based on whether or not the hourly gaming flag is set to “ON”. If it is determined that the game is in the non-short game state (S1909: YES), the normal symbol variation time is set to 12 seconds in S1910, and then the process proceeds to S1912. On the other hand, if it is determined that the game is not in the non-short game state (S1909: NO), that is, if the game is in the short-time game state, the normal symbol variation time is set to 3 seconds, and then the process proceeds to S1912. The normal symbol variation time is the time for the normal symbol display 205 to display the normal symbol in a variable manner. The normal symbol variation time set here is temporarily stored in the main RAM 301c.

In S1912, the normal symbol display 205 starts to change the normal symbol. In step S1913, measurement of elapsed time from the start of the variable display is started.
On the other hand, in S1914 which is shifted to when the normal symbol is changing, it is determined whether or not to end the normal symbol change. Specifically, it is determined whether or not to end the normal symbol variation display based on whether or not the elapsed time when the measurement was started in S1913 has reached the normal symbol variation time set in S1910 or S1911. To do. Here, when it is determined that the variation of the normal symbol is to be ended (S1914: YES), the normal symbol variation display on the normal symbol display unit 205 is terminated in S1915, and the winning symbol or the lost symbol is stopped and displayed. The process proceeds to S1916. On the other hand, if it is determined not to end the variation of the normal symbol (S1914: NO), the normal symbol processing is terminated without executing the subsequent processing.

In S1916, the elapsed time is reset. This process resets the elapsed time when the measurement was started in the process of S1913.
In S1917, as in S1906, it is determined whether or not the determination result of the normal symbol determination is correct. If it is determined that it is a win (S1917: YES), the auxiliary game flag is set to “ON” in S1918, and then the normal symbol process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not a hit (S1917: NO), the process of S1918 is not executed, and the normal symbol process is terminated.

[Opening and closing member processing]
FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing details of the opening / closing member process in S1005 of FIG.

  In the first S2001, it is determined whether or not the auxiliary game flag is “ON”. If it is determined that the auxiliary game flag is “ON” (S2001: YES), the process proceeds to S2002. On the other hand, when it is determined that the auxiliary game flag is not “ON” (S2001: NO), that is, when the auxiliary game flag is “OFF”, the subsequent processing is not executed, and the opening / closing member The process ends.

  In S2002, it is determined whether or not the opening / closing member 125 is operating. If it is determined that the opening / closing member 125 is operating (S2002: YES), the process proceeds to S2007. On the other hand, when it is determined that the opening / closing member 125 is not operating (S2002: NO), the process proceeds to S2003.

  In S2003, it is determined whether or not the non-time-saving gaming state. This process is the same as S1909 in FIG. If it is determined that the game is in the non-short game state (S2003: YES), an operation pattern is set in S2004, and then the process proceeds to S2006. In S2004, as an operation pattern of the opening / closing member 125, an operation pattern for performing the operation of opening the second starting device 124 for 0.1 second twice is set in the main RAM 301c. Thereby, the opening for a total of 0.2 seconds is realized. On the other hand, if it is determined that the game is not in the non-short-time gaming state (S2003: NO), that is, if it is in the time-short gaming state, the operation pattern is set in S2005, and then the process proceeds to S2006. In S2005, as the operation pattern of the opening / closing member 125, an operation pattern for performing the operation of opening the second starting device 124 for 0.5 seconds seven times is set in the main RAM 301c. Thereby, the opening for a total of 3.5 seconds is realized.

In S2006, the operation of the opening / closing member 125 is started. This process is to start the operation of the opening / closing member 125 with the operation pattern set in S2004 or S2005.
In S2007, it is determined whether or not the operation is completed. If it is determined that the operation of the opening / closing member 125 is completed (S2007: YES), the auxiliary game flag is set to “OFF” in S2008, and then the opening / closing member process is terminated. Thereby, an auxiliary game is complete | finished. On the other hand, when it is determined that the operation of the opening / closing member 125 has not been completed (S2007: NO), the process of S2008 is not executed, and the opening / closing member process is terminated.

[Large winning device opening control processing]
FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing details of the big winning device opening control process in step S1006 of FIG.

  In first S2101, it is determined whether or not the jackpot game flag is set to “ON”. If it is determined that the jackpot game flag is set to “ON” (S2101: YES), the process proceeds to S2102. On the other hand, if it is determined that the jackpot game flag is not set to “ON” (S2101: NO), that is, if the jackpot game flag is set to “OFF”, the subsequent processing is not executed. The big prize device opening control process is terminated.

  In S2102, it is determined whether or not opening is in progress. For example, it is determined whether or not the jackpot game is being opened based on whether or not the elapsed time after setting the opening command related to the jackpot game by the processing of S1805 has reached a predetermined opening time. is there. If it is determined that the opening is being performed (S2102: YES), the process proceeds to S2103. On the other hand, if it is determined that the opening is not in progress (S2102: NO), the process proceeds to S2111.

  In S2103, it is determined whether or not the opening time has elapsed. If it is determined that the opening time has elapsed (S2103: YES), the process proceeds to S2104. On the other hand, when it is determined that the opening time has not elapsed (S2103: NO), the subsequent process is not executed and the large winning device opening control process is terminated.

  In S2104, an opening pattern setting process is executed. This process is to set a release pattern for the jackpot game. Here, various times related to the jackpot game such as an opening time in the round game, an interval time between the round game and the next round game, and an ending time after the end of the final round are set. In addition, information that 1R and 2R open the first big winning device 127 and 3R to 15R open the second big winning device 141 is also set. Details of the opening pattern setting process will be described later.

In S2105, the winning number Y of game balls to the big winning device 127 is set to “0” and reset.
In S2106, a round continuation process is executed. In the round continuation process, the number R of big hits R stored in the main RAM 301c is updated to a value obtained by adding “1”. The round number R is set to “0” before the start of the jackpot, and is incremented by “1” every time the process of S2106 is executed.

In S2107, the opening control of the first big prize device 127 or the second big prize device 141 is started.
In S2108, measurement of an opening time that is an elapsed time since the opening control in S2107 is started is started.

  In S2109, a round start command is set. In this process, a round start command for notifying that a round game has started is set in the main RAM 301c. After the process of S2109 is completed, the process proceeds to S2116.

  The process proceeds to S2111 when it is determined that the opening is not in progress. In S2111, it is determined whether ending is in progress. This process determines, for example, whether the ending immediately after the end of the final round is in progress based on information indicating when the current state stored in the main RAM 301c is in the jackpot game. If it is determined that the ending is being performed (S2111: YES), the process proceeds to S2124. On the other hand, if it is determined that ending is not in progress (S2111: NO), the process proceeds to S2112.

  In S2112, it is determined whether the interval is in progress. Whether this process is during an interval (between a round game and the next round game) based on information indicating, for example, when the current state stored in the main RAM 301c is in the jackpot game Is to judge. If it is determined that the interval is in effect (S2112: YES), the process proceeds to S2113. On the other hand, when it is determined that the interval is not in progress (S2112: NO), the process proceeds to S2114.

  In S2113, it is determined whether or not the interval time has elapsed. This process is to determine whether or not the interval time set by the process of S2104 has elapsed since the big winning device 127 was closed at the end of the previous round. If it is determined that the interval time has elapsed (S2113: YES), the process proceeds to S2106 because it is time to start the next round. On the other hand, when it is determined that the interval time has not elapsed (S2113: NO), the subsequent process is not executed and the large winning device opening control process is terminated.

  In S2114, it is determined whether or not the winning device detection switches 306 and 221 are “ON”. The winning device detection switch 306 is a switch that detects a game ball entering the first big winning device 127. The winning device detection switch 221 is a switch that detects the entry of a game ball into the second large winning device 141. Note that the discharge detection switch (not shown) detects the discharge of the game ball for entering. If it is determined that the winning device detection switches 306 and 221 are turned “ON” (S2114: YES), a ball entering determination process is executed in S2115, and then the process proceeds to S2116. Details of the ball entry determination process will be described later. On the other hand, if it is determined that the winning device detection switches 306 and 221 are not “ON” (S2114: NO), the process of S2115 is not executed, and the process proceeds to S2116.

  In S2116, it is determined whether or not the opening operation is finished. In this process, it is determined whether or not the operation of the first big prize device 127 or the second big prize device 141 in the round game has ended. If it is determined that the opening operation has ended (S2116: YES), the process proceeds to S2118 without executing the process in S2117. On the other hand, if it is determined that the opening operation has not ended (S2116: NO), the process proceeds to S2117.

  In S2117, it is determined whether or not the winning number Y has reached the winning upper limit number Ymax. In this process, the winning number Ymax of game balls in the current round stored in the main RAM 301c is the upper limit number Ymax (for example, “9”) that prescribes the closing timing of the big winning device 127 stored in the main ROM 301b in advance. ) Is determined. If it is determined that Y = Ymax (S2117: YES), the process proceeds to S2118. On the other hand, if it is determined that Y ≠ Ymax (S2117: NO), the subsequent process is not executed and the large winning device opening control process is terminated.

  In S2118, a release control end process is executed. As a result, the first big prize device 127 or the second big prize device 141 is closed. Further, at the end of 3R-14R when the second big prize winning device 141 is opened, it is determined whether or not to continue to the next round. Details of the opening control end process will be described later.

  In S2119, it is determined whether the round number R has reached the round upper limit number Rmax. If it is determined that R = Rmax (S2119: YES), the process proceeds to S2121. On the other hand, if it is determined that R ≠ Rmax (S2119: NO), the measurement of the interval time is started in S2120, and then the big prize winning device opening control process is ended. The process of S2120 starts measurement of an interval time that is an elapsed time after the big winning device 127 is closed in order to control the start timing of the next round. This interval time is used for the processing of S2113.

  In step S2121, ending time measurement is started. In step S2122, the round number R is reset to “0”. In step S2123, an ending command is set in the main RAM 301c. This ending command is a command for notifying that the final release of the second big prize winning device 141 has been completed, and is transmitted to the effect control board 320 by the transmission processing in step S1008.

  In S2124, it is determined whether or not the ending time has elapsed. In this process, it is determined whether or not the ending time at which measurement is started by the process of S2121 has reached the set ending time set by the process of S2104. If it is determined that the ending time has elapsed (S2124: YES), the process proceeds to S2125. On the other hand, if it is determined that the ending time has not elapsed (S2124: NO), the subsequent process is not executed and the large winning device opening control process is terminated.

  In S2125, a game state setting process is executed. The game state setting process is to set the game state of the gaming machine 1 after the jackpot game ends. Details of the game state setting process will be described later.

  In S2126, the big hit game flag is turned “OFF”, and then the big winning device release control process is terminated. By setting the jackpot game flag to “OFF”, the jackpot game ends.

[Open pattern setting process]
FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing details of the opening pattern setting process in S2104 of FIG.

  In the first step S2201, the type of jackpot is determined. In this process, the type of jackpot is determined based on the jackpot symbol (stop symbol data) determined when the jackpot is reached.

  In S2202, it is determined whether or not it is the first jackpot. This process determines whether or not the first jackpot is based on the determination result of S2201. If it is determined that the first big hit is made (S2202: YES), the process proceeds to S2203. On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not the first big hit (S2202: NO), the process proceeds to S2204.

  In S2203, the process proceeds to the case where it is determined that the first big hit is made, the release pattern 1 is selected. On the other hand, the release pattern 2 is selected in S2204 which is shifted when it is determined that the first big hit is not made. Here, the opening pattern in this embodiment will be described.

[Open pattern]
FIG. 23A is an explanatory diagram showing an opening pattern at the time of the first jackpot. In the present embodiment, the first grand prize device 127 is opened in 1R and 2R. In 3R to 15R, the second grand prize winning device 141 is opened.

  FIG. 23B is an explanatory diagram showing an opening pattern at the time of the second jackpot. Similarly, in the case of the second jackpot, the first grand prize winning device 127 is opened at 1R and 2R. In 3R to 15R, the second grand prize winning device 141 is opened.

  Here, the difference between the first jackpot and the second jackpot is the switching timing of the distribution honey 214. The distribution honey 214 is switched according to the number of balls entered in each round to the second big prize winning device 141. Specifically, at the time of the first big hit, as shown in FIG. 23A, when there is a fifth entry among the prescribed number (9 in the present embodiment) of entries. , “Left posture” is switched to “right posture”. On the other hand, in the case of the second big hit, as shown in FIG. 23 (B), when there is an eighth entry among the prescribed number of entries, the “left posture” is switched to the “right posture”. It is done.

[Continuation area 215 and probability variation area 216]
In this embodiment, in a round game of 3R to 15R, the execution of the next round game is confirmed by passing the game ball through the continuation area 215 provided in the second large winning device 141 (left area) ( Continue round). For this reason, when the distribution bonnet 214 is in the “left posture”, that is, when the game ball is guided to the left area, the player should play a game in anticipation of passing the game ball in the continuation area 215. It becomes.

  In addition, whether or not to shift to the probability variation gaming state after the jackpot ends (probability variation continuation) is determined in the game ball in the probability variation region 216 provided in the second grand prize winning device 141 (right region) in the round game of 3R to 15R. Is required to pass. For this reason, when the distribution bonnet 214 is in the “right posture”, that is, when the game ball is guided to the right region, the player should play a game in anticipation of passing the game ball in the probability variation region 216. It becomes.

[Comparison of gameplay between the first jackpot and the second jackpot]
As described above, in the first jackpot, the distribution honey 214 is in the left posture until there is a fifth entry among the prescribed number of entries. Then, when there is a fifth ball, the distribution honey 214 takes a right posture. Therefore, the fifth and subsequent game balls entering the second grand prize device 141 in the round game are guided to the right area. In other words, the first to fourth game balls are guided to the left area, and the fifth to ninth game balls are guided to the right area. Therefore, for the continuation area 215 arranged in the left area, the presence or absence of passage is determined by the first to fourth game balls, and for the probability variation area 216 arranged in the right area, the fifth to ninth pieces are determined. The presence or absence of passage is determined by the five game balls.

  On the other hand, in the second big hit, the distribution honey 214 is in the left posture until there is an eighth entry among the prescribed number of entries. Then, when there is an eighth entry, the distribution honey 214 takes a right posture. Accordingly, the eighth and subsequent game balls that enter the second grand prize device 141 in the round game are guided to the right area. In other words, the first to seventh game balls are guided to the left area, and the eighth and ninth game balls are guided to the right area. Therefore, for the continuation area 215 arranged in the left area, the presence or absence of passage is determined by the first to seventh seven game balls, and for the probability variation area 216 arranged in the right area, the eighth and ninth pieces. The presence or absence of passage is determined by the two game balls.

  Therefore, when comparing the first jackpot and the second jackpot, the round continuation ratio is larger for the second jackpot and the probability variation continuation ratio is larger for the first jackpot. Further, in the first jackpot, since almost the same number of game balls are distributed to the left region and the right region, it can be expected to both continue the round and the probability variation. On the other hand, in the second big hit, since the number of game balls distributed to the right region is small (for example, two), the expectation of continuation of probability variation is low. However, we can expect to continue the round.

[Entry judgment processing]
FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing details of the ball entry process in S2115 of FIG.
In the first S2401, “1” is added to the number Y of entered balls and the number Y of entered balls is updated. In this process, “1” is added to the number Y of game balls entered into the first big prize device 127 or the second big prize device 141 based on signals from the prize device detection switches 306 and 221.

  In S2402, it is determined whether the condition is satisfied. Here, it is assumed that the condition is satisfied when a predetermined number of balls are entered for the second big winning device 141. The predetermined number of balls is 5 for the first jackpot and 8 for the second jackpot. If it is determined that the condition is satisfied (S2402: YES), the process proceeds to S2403. On the other hand, when it is determined that the condition is not satisfied (S2402: NO), the processing of S2403 is not executed, and the process proceeds to S2404.

  In step S2403, the distribution honey 214 is switched. In this process, the sorting solenoid 214 is switched from the “left posture” to the “right posture” by controlling the sorting solenoid 372. After the processing of S2403 ends, the process proceeds to S2404.

  In S2404, it is determined whether or not the continuation area 215 has been passed. This determination is made based on a signal from the V passage detection switch 223. If it is determined that the continuation area 215 has been passed (S2404: YES), the continuation flag is set to “ON” in S2405, and then the process proceeds to S2406. On the other hand, if it is determined that it has not passed through the continuation area 215 (S2404: NO), the processing of S2405 is not executed and the processing proceeds to S2406.

  In S2406, it is determined whether or not the probability variation region 216 has been passed. This determination is made based on a signal from the V-pass detection switch 224. If it is determined that the vehicle has passed the probability variation region 216 (S2406: YES), the V-pass flag is set to “ON” in S2407, and then the entry determination process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the vehicle has not passed the probability variation area 216 (S2406: NO), the process of S2407 is not executed and the ball entering determination process is terminated.

[Open control end processing]
FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing details of the release control end processing in S2118 of FIG.

  In S2501, the special winning devices 127 and 141 are closed. This process is performed by controlling the winning device opening / closing solenoids 308 and 371 so that the opening plate of the opening portion of the first winning device 127 or the opening / closing slot 211 of the opening portion of the second winning device 141 is used. 127 or the opening of the second grand prize winning device 141 is closed.

  In S2502, it is determined whether or not the round number R is “3” or more and less than “15”. If 3 ≦ R <15 (S2502: YES), the process proceeds to S2503. On the other hand, if R <3 and R = 15 (S2502: NO), the subsequent process is not executed and the release control end process is terminated.

  In S2503, it is determined whether or not the continuation flag is “ON”. If it is determined that the continuation flag is “ON”, the process of S2504 is not executed, and the release control end process ends. On the other hand, when it is determined that the continuation flag is not “ON” (S2503: NO), the round upper limit number Rmax is substituted for the round number R in S2504, and then the release control end process is terminated.

[Game state setting process]
FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing details of the game state setting process in S2125 of FIG.

  In first S2601, it is determined whether or not the V passing flag is “ON”. The V passing flag is stored in the main RAM 301c, and is set to “ON” when the game ball passes through the probability changing area 216. If it is determined that the V-pass flag is “ON” (S2601: YES), the flow proceeds to S2602. On the other hand, if it is determined that the V-pass flag is not “ON” (S2601: NO), that is, if the V-pass flag is “OFF”, the flow proceeds to S2604.

  In S2602, the probability variation game flag is set to “ON”. The probability variation game flag is stored in the main RAM 301c, and is set to “ON” when the probability variation gaming state is set, and is set to “OFF” when the probability variation gaming status is set.

  In S2603, the time-saving game flag is set to “ON”. The time saving game flag is stored in the main RAM 301c, and is set to “ON” when the time saving gaming state is set, and is set to “OFF” when the non-time saving gaming status is set.

By the processing of S2602 and S2603, the gaming state becomes a probabilistic gaming state and a short-time gaming state. This is the so-called “probability”.
In S2604, the probability variation game flag is set to “OFF”. In S2605, the time-saving game flag is set to “ON”.

By the processing of S2604 and S2605, the gaming state becomes a non-probable change gaming state and a short-time gaming state. This is the so-called “short time”.
In any case, in S2606, the short-time fluctuation count W is set as “100”. As a result, the probability variation gaming state is also executed with a limit of 100 times.

[Timer interrupt processing of production control board 320]
The contents of the timer interrupt process of the effect control board 320 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the timer interrupt process performed by the sub CPU 320a of the effect control board 320. Note that this processing is performed by a reset clock pulse generation circuit (not shown) provided on the effect control board 320 during a normal operation except for special cases such as when the effect control board 320 is turned on or off. It is repeatedly executed every cycle (for example, 2 ms). In addition, the processing performed on the effect control board 320 described based on the flowchart of FIG. 27 is executed based on a program stored in the sub ROM 320b. Furthermore, processes that are not related to the present invention are omitted as appropriate.

  When the power is turned on, the sub CPU 320a executes a startup program, thereby initializing each unit such as a memory (for example, the sub RAM 320c). After initialization, the program stored in the sub ROM 320b is read into the sub RAM 320c, and the program is executed by the sub CPU 320a.

  In the first S2701, the production random number is updated. This process is to update various random numbers used for production. Specifically, “1” is added to various random numbers for updating, and when reaching a predetermined value, the random number is reset to “0”.

  In S2702, command processing is executed. This process is for performing effects based on various commands. The commands processed here are a change start command, a symbol determination command, an opening command, a round start command, and an ending command transmitted from the main control board 300. Details of the command processing will be described later.

  In S2703, a hold related process is executed. This process is for effect display based on a hold command or the like. The commands processed here are a hold command and a recovery command transmitted from the main control board 300. Details of the hold-related processing will be described later.

In S2704, transmission processing is performed. In this process, the command set in the processes up to S2703 is transmitted to the image control board 330 and the lamp control board 340.
[Command processing]
FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing details of the command processing executed in S2702 of FIG.

  In first S2801, it is determined whether or not a command is received. The command transmitted from the main control board 300 is stored in the buffer area of the effect control board 320. This process determines whether a command is stored in the buffer area. If it is determined that a command has been received (S2801: YES), the process proceeds to S2802. On the other hand, if it is determined that a command has not been received (S2801: NO), the subsequent processing is not executed and the command processing is terminated.

  In S2802, it is determined whether the command is a change start command. This process determines whether or not the command determined to have been received in S2801 is a change start command. The change start command is set in S1508 of FIG. If it is determined that the command is a change start command (S2802: YES), the change process is executed in S2803, and then the command process is terminated. The fluctuation process of S2803 will be described later. On the other hand, if it is determined that the command is not a change start command (S2802: NO), the process proceeds to S2804.

  In S2804, it is determined whether or not it is a symbol confirmation command. This process determines whether or not the command determined to be received in S2801 is a symbol confirmation command. The symbol confirmation command is set in S1512 of FIG. If it is determined that the command is a symbol confirmation command (S2804: YES), the process proceeds to S2805. On the other hand, if it is determined that the command is not a symbol confirmation command (S2804: NO), the process proceeds to S2806.

  In S2805, a symbol determination process is executed. The symbol confirmation command is a command for notifying that the stop symbol indicating the determination result of the special symbol determination is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 201 or the second special symbol display 202. Therefore, in the symbol determination process, a process of stopping and displaying the decorative symbol that has been variably displayed on the liquid crystal display device 121 in a manner indicating the determination result of the special symbol determination is performed. After the process of S2805 is completed, the command process is terminated.

  In step S2806, it is determined whether the command is an opening command. This process determines whether or not the command determined to be received in S2801 is an opening command. If it is determined that the command is an opening command (S2806: YES), the process proceeds to S2807. On the other hand, if it is determined that the command is not an opening command (S2806: NO), the process proceeds to S2808.

  In S2807, an opening process is executed. The opening refers to a period from when the jackpot game is started until the first prize-winning device 127 is first opened. The opening command is a command for notifying that the opening is started, and is set in S1805 of FIG. After the process of S2807 ends, the command process ends.

  In step S2808, it is determined whether the command is a round start command. This process determines whether or not the command determined to be received in S2801 is a round start command. If it is determined that the command is a round start command (S2808: YES), the process proceeds to S2809. On the other hand, if it is determined that the command is not a round start command (S2808: NO), the process proceeds to S2810.

In S2809, round processing is executed. The round start command is a command for notifying that a round game has started, and is set in S2109 of FIG.
In S2810, it is determined whether the command is an ending command. This process determines whether or not the command determined to have been received in S2801 is an ending command. If it is determined that the command is an ending command (S2810: YES), the process proceeds to S2811. On the other hand, if it is determined that the command is not an ending command (S2810: NO), the process of S2811 is not executed and the command process is terminated.

  In S2811, an ending process is performed. The ending command is a command for notifying that the final release of the special winning device 127 has been completed, and is set in S2123 of FIG.

[Variation processing]
FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing details of the variation processing executed in S2803 of FIG.

  In the first S2901, the reserved area is shifted. The holding area is an area for storing information for holding display, and is provided in a part of the storage area of the sub RAM 320c. The reserved area has a maximum reserved number Umax1 (“4” in this embodiment) as a reserved area related to the first special symbol, and a maximum reserved number Umax2 (“4” in this embodiment) as a reserved area related to the second special symbol. It consists of a total of 8 areas.

  In S2902, effect determination processing is executed. As described above, the variation start command received in S2801 of FIG. 28 includes “stop symbol data”, “variation pattern data”, and “game state data”. As a result, the result of the special symbol determination is specified, it is determined whether the production with reach or the production without reach is necessary, the variation time during which the special symbol is variably displayed is acquired, and the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 Is identified. From the voice output device 331, the display pattern of the decorative symbol is variably displayed on the liquid crystal display device 121 in accordance with the variation display of the special symbol on the first special symbol indicator 201 or the second special symbol indicator 202. It is determined what sound is output, what light emission pattern the frame lamp 103 emits light, and the like.

  In S2903, effect button processing is executed. This process sets an effect button press designation command when the effect button 125 is pressed. The effect button pressing designation command is transmitted to the image control board 330 and the lamp control board 340 in S2704 in FIG. Thereby, it is detected that the effect button 125 is pressed on the image control board 330 and the lamp control board 340. After the process of S2903 is completed, the variation process is terminated.

[Pending-related processing]
FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing details of the hold-related process executed in S2703 of FIG.

  In first S3001, it is determined whether or not a command has been received. This process is the same as S2701 in FIG. The command transmitted from the main control board 300 is stored in the buffer area of the effect control board 320. This process determines whether a command is stored in the buffer area. If it is determined that a command has been received (S3001: YES), the process proceeds to S3002. On the other hand, if it is determined that the command has not been received (S3001: NO), the subsequent processing is not executed and the hold-related processing is terminated.

  In S3002, it is determined whether or not the command is a hold command. This process determines whether or not the command determined to be received in S3001 is a pending command. The hold command is set in S1209 in FIG. 12 or S1309 in FIG. If it is determined that the command is a hold command (S3002: YES), a hold process is executed in S3003, and then the hold related process is terminated. Details of the hold process will be described later. On the other hand, if it is determined that the command is not a pending command (S3002: NO), the process proceeds to S3004.

  In S3004, it is determined whether it is a recovery command. This process determines whether or not the command determined to be received in S3001 is a recovery command. The recovery command is transmitted in S803 in FIG. If it is determined that the command is a recovery command (S3004: YES), the process proceeds to S3005. On the other hand, if it is determined that the command is not a recovery command (S3004: NO), the processing of S3005 is not executed and the hold-related processing is terminated.

  In S3005, a hold recovery process is executed. As described above, the recovery command is transmitted when the power is cut off. Since this recovery command includes hold information, here, the hold display is returned to the state before power-off based on the hold information. After executing the process of S3005, the hold related process is terminated.

[Hold processing]
FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing details of the hold process executed in S3003 of FIG.

  In the first S3101, the pending command is analyzed. The hold command includes “starter data” for distinguishing whether the hold is related to the first special symbol or the second special symbol, and “hold number data” indicating the number of the hold (ie, the hold number data). The number of holds U1, U2), “stop symbol data” indicating the jackpot type and loss, and “variation pattern data” indicating the variation pattern are included.

  In S3102, a reserved image is selected. In this embodiment, the hold for the first special symbol and the hold for the second special symbol share the same hold image, but they may be different. In this case, the reserved image may be selected based on “starter data”.

  In S3103, data is stored in the reserved area. This process specifies whether the hold is related to the first special symbol or the second special symbol based on the “starter data”, and the number of the hold based on the “hold number data” And the data is stored in one of the reserved areas. The stored data is “stop symbol data” indicating a jackpot type and loss, and “variation pattern data” indicating a variation pattern.

  In S3104, a hold display is executed. Specifically, the hold display designation command is transmitted to the image control board 330 by the transmission process of S2704 in FIG. Thereby, the hold display regarding the new hold is realized. After executing the process of S3104, the hold process is terminated.

[Modification of this embodiment]
Next, a modified example of the above-described embodiment will be described.
[About round configuration]
(1) In the present embodiment, the first big prize device 127 is opened at 1R and 2R, and the second big prize device 141 is opened at 3R to 15R.

  In this regard, the grand prize winning device 127 may be opened at 1R to 3R, and the second grand prize winning device 141 may be opened at 4R to 15R. In this way, any round configuration may be used as long as it is determined in advance which round winning device 127, 141 is to be opened. For example, the second grand prize winning device 141 may be opened only for the final round.

  (2) In this embodiment, although it was the structure provided with both the 1st big prize apparatus 127 and the 2nd big prize apparatus 141, it is only provided with the 2nd big prize apparatus 141, and it is the first in each round game of 1R-15R. The two major winning devices 141 may be opened. As shown in FIG.

  Also at this time, as shown in FIG. 32 (A), at the time of the first big hit, the distribution bonnet 214 is switched by the entry of the fifth game ball out of the prescribed number. At the time of the second big hit, as shown in FIG. 32 (B), the distribution honey 214 is switched by the entry of the eighth game ball out of the prescribed number.

  (3) In any of the above (1) and (2), the continuation of the round game is determined depending on whether or not the game ball has passed through the continuation area 215 of the second grand prize winning device 141. Therefore, once the second grand prize-winning device 141 is released, the second grand prize-winning device 141 is opened in the next round depending on whether or not the game ball passes through the continuation area 215 in each round game. It is common to do. This embodiment is also configured as such.

  (4) However, in the same way as the passing of the game ball in the probability variation area 216, when the game ball passes through the continuation area 215 in any of the round games, there is a game property of confirming the continuation of the round game until the final round If permitted, as shown in FIG. 33, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the second grand prize winning device 141 is opened only during a predetermined round (for example, 3R).

[Distribution Honey 214]
(1) In the present embodiment, the first jackpot and the second jackpot are provided. Specifically, out of a specified number (for example, “9”) of game balls, when 5 game balls enter the second grand prize winning device 141 at the first big jackpot and eight game balls at the second big jackpot, 214 is switched. As a result, in the first big hit, there is a high possibility that four game balls are guided to the left area and five game balls are guided to the right area. On the other hand, in the second big hit, there is a high possibility that seven game balls are guided to the left area and two game balls are guided to the right area. If the game balls are distributed to the left area, the probability that the game balls pass through the continuation area 215 increases, and the round continuation rate increases. On the other hand, as the number of game balls allocated to the right region increases, the probability that the game ball passes through the probability variation region 216 increases, and the probability variation continuation rate increases. Therefore, the playability can be changed according to the switching timing of the distribution honey 214.

(2) In this embodiment, the switching timing of the distribution bonnet 214 is determined by the number of game balls that have entered the second large winning device 141. You may make it perform this by elapsed time.
For example, as shown in FIG. 34 (A), the distribution honey 214 is switched from the “left posture” to the “right posture” two seconds after the opening time t1 of the second grand prize winning device 141, and from the “right posture” after 15 seconds. For example, switching to the “left posture”.

  Further, as in the above embodiment, a first jackpot and a second jackpot are provided, and the first jackpot is distributed as shown in FIG. 34A after 2 seconds from the opening time t1 of the second prize winning device 141. Is switched from the “left posture” to the “right posture”, and after 15 seconds, the “right posture” is switched to the “left posture”, and the second big hit is the second big winning device 141 as shown in FIG. Seven seconds after the opening time t1, the sorting honey 214 may be switched from the “left posture” to the “right posture”, and after 20 seconds, the “right posture” may be switched to the “left posture”.

  Furthermore, when there are three or more types of jackpots such as the third jackpot and the fourth jackpot, the switching timing of the distribution honey 214 may be different depending on each jackpot. In this way, the switching timing of the distribution honey 214 can be defined according to the type of jackpot.

  Both the elapsed time and the number of game balls may be used as the switching timing of the distribution honey 214. For example, as shown in FIG. 34 (C), after 2 seconds from the opening time t1 of the second grand prize winning device 141, the distribution honey 214 is switched from the “left posture” to the “right posture”. For example, when the fifth game ball enters, the “right posture” is switched to the “left posture”.

  (3) Furthermore, it is conceivable that the switching timing of the distribution honey 215 is performed at regular intervals with reference to the time when the power is turned on. For example, as shown in FIGS. 35 (A) and 35 (B), switching is performed in the order of “left posture” → “right posture” → “left posture” →... Also good. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 35 (A) and 35 (B), the opening timing (“big hit” timing) of the second big prize winning device 141 is different, so that the gameability is different even with the same “big hit”. Can be.

[Movable accessory 217, 218]
In the present embodiment, the movable accessories 217 and 218 are supposed to continuously rotate since the power is turned on. On the other hand, it is good also as what moves or stops according to the time from the open time t1 of the 2nd big prize winning device 141 similarly to the distribution honey 214 mentioned above. Similarly to the distribution honey 214, it may be moved or stopped depending on the number of game balls that enter the second grand prize winning device 141. And when there are a plurality of types of jackpots such as the first jackpot, the second jackpot, the third jackpot, and so on, the timing of moving and stopping the movable accessories 217, 218 is different for each type. It may be set.

  Note that a round game in which a game ball easily passes through the continuation area 215 and a round game in which a game ball easily passes through the probability change area 216 can be created according to the switching timing of the distribution honey 214. The same applies to the timing of the movement and stop of the movable accessories 217 and 218.

[Effects of the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment]
◆ Effect 1
(1) In the present embodiment, the gaming machine 1 includes a first grand prize device 127 and a second grand prize device 141. At this time, it is determined whether or not to play a big hit game triggered by entering the first starting device 123 or the second starting device 124. When it is determined that a big hit game is to be performed, the first big prize device 127 and the second big prize device 141 are opened.

  Here, in particular, the second grand prize-winning device 141 is opened to 3R to 15R, and the winning ball detection switches 221 and 222 count the game balls, and the execution of the next round game is confirmed. And a probability change area 216 in which the control of the game in the probability change game state is determined after the jackpot game is executed.

  That is, the determination means for determining whether or not to execute a special game advantageous to the player by the establishment of the start condition, and when the determination means determines to execute the special game, the winning device is released. A special game execution means for executing a special game; and a game control means capable of controlling the game in a game state advantageous to a player after the execution of the special game by the special game execution means. Counting means for counting the number of game balls that have entered, continuation determination means for determining the continuation of the special game by passing the game ball under a configuration in which the special game by the special game execution means has continuity, and There is a transition confirming means for confirming the transition to a gaming state advantageous to the player by the game control means when the game ball passes.

  As a result, in 3R to 14R, it is highly possible that the next round game is expected to be executed, and that interest in the passing of the game ball in the continuation area 215 is high. Further, in 3R to 15R, a transition to the probability variation gaming state is expected, and there is a high possibility of interest in passing the game ball in the probability variation region 216. As a result, the interest of special games can be enhanced.

  (2) In the present embodiment, the continuation area 215 is provided in the left area of the second grand prize winning device 141, but the movable accessory 217 is provided on the way to the continuation area 215. Further, a probability variation region 216 is provided in the right region, but a movable accessory 218 is provided on the way to the probability variation region 216. Thereby, the interest of special games can be made high.

★ Effect 2
(1) In the present embodiment, the second grand prize winning device 141 has a continuation region 215 and a probability variation region 216 therein. As the game ball passes through the continuation region 215 and the probability variation region 216, the game progress is determined.

  It is determined whether or not a big hit game is to be performed in response to a ball entering the first starter 123 or the second starter 124. When it is determined that a big hit game is to be performed, the second big prize winning device 141 is released.

  Here, in particular, the second big prize winning device 141 is further provided with a distribution honey 214. By controlling the distribution honey 214 to the right posture or the left posture, the game balls are distributed to the continuation region 215 side or the probability variation region 216 side. In addition, the distribution splash 214 is controlled by the CPU 301a of the main control board 300.

  That is, when it is determined that the winning means having the first area and the second area for determining the progress of the game by the passing of the game ball, and the special game advantageous to the player by the establishment of the starting condition, the winning means Special game execution means for executing the special game for releasing the game, distribution means provided in the winning means and capable of distributing the game balls that have entered the ball to the first area side or the second area side; and Distribution control means for controlling the distribution means and distributing the game balls to the first area side or the second area side.

  Thus, during the big hit game, the game balls are distributed to the continuation area 215 side or the probability change area 216 side by the posture control of the distribution honey 214, and the game progress is determined. As a result, the interest of special games can be enhanced.

(2) The continuation area 215 is an area in which execution of the next round game is confirmed by the passage of the game ball.
In other words, the first area is a continuation confirmation area in which the continuation of the special game is confirmed by the passing of a game ball in a configuration in which the special game by the special game execution means has continuity.

The execution of the next round game, that is, the continuation of the jackpot game is directly linked to increasing the number of balls. As a result, the interest of special games can be enhanced.
(3) Further, the probability change area 216 is an area in which control in the probability change game state is determined after the big hit game by passing the game ball.

  In other words, after the execution of the special game by the special game execution means, further comprising game control means capable of controlling the game in a game state advantageous to the player, wherein the second area is obtained by passing a game ball. This is a transition confirmation area in which transition to a gaming state advantageous to the player is confirmed.

The transition to the probable gaming state is expected to be the next jackpot game, and is directly linked to increasing the number of games. As a result, the interest of the game can be increased.
◆ Effect 3
In the present embodiment, the gaming machine 1 includes large winning devices 127 and 141. At this time, it is determined whether or not to play a big hit game triggered by entering the first starting device 123 or the second starting device 124. When it is determined that a big hit game is to be performed, the big winning devices 127 and 141 are released.

  The winning devices 127 and 141 are the same as the first winning device 127, the continuation region 215 in which the execution of the next round game is determined, and the probability changing region 216 in which the control of the game in the probability changing gaming state is determined after the execution of the jackpot game. And a second grand prize-winning device 141.

  The main CPU 301a of the main control board 300 determines the execution of the next round game by passing the game ball through the continuation area 215 and the game ball passes through the probability change area 216 when the second grand prize winning device 141 is opened. To confirm the transition to the probable gaming state.

  That is, the determination means for determining whether or not to execute a special game advantageous to the player by the establishment of the start condition, and when the determination means determines to execute the special game, the winning means is released. A special game execution means for executing a special game; and a game control means capable of controlling a game in a game state advantageous to a player after the execution of the special game by the special game execution means. The continuation determining means for determining the continuation of the special game by passing the game ball and the game ball pass through the first winning means and the special game by the special game execution means having continuity. And a second winning means having a transition confirming means for confirming a transition to a gaming state advantageous to the player, wherein the special game executing means is configured to release the second winning means, When the game ball passes through the continuation determination means, the continuation of the special game is determined, and the game control means is advantageous for the player when the game ball passes through the transition determination means in releasing the second winning means. Confirm the transition to the correct gaming state.

  As a result, when the second grand prize winning device 141 is opened, it is highly possible that the next round game is expected to be executed, and that interest in the passing of the game ball in the continuation area 215 is high. In addition, expecting a transition to a probability variation gaming state, there is a high possibility that interest will be gathered in the passage of game balls in the probability variation region 216. As a result, the interest of special games can be enhanced.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can be implemented in various forms without departing from the technical scope thereof.
[Other Embodiments]
(B) In this embodiment, two types of jackpots, the first jackpot and the second jackpot, are provided. However, the jackpot type may be only one or three or more.

(B) In the present embodiment, the continuation area 215 and the probability variation area 216 are configured as through chuckers, but may be configured as a winning device of a type in which a game ball enters.
(C) Although the movable winning combination 217, 218 is provided in the second grand prize winning device 141, it may be configured such that there is no movable winning combination.

1 ... gaming machine (game machine)
141 ... Second grand prize winning device (winning means)
214 ... Sorting honey (sorting means)
215 ... Continuation area (first area, continuation confirmation means)
216 ... Probability change area (second area, transition confirmation means)
300 ... main control board 301 ... one-chip microcomputer 301a ... main CPU (special game execution means, game control means, distribution control means)
301b ... Main ROM
301c ... Main RAM

Claims (3)

A winning means having a first region and a second region for determining the progress of the game by passing the game ball;
When it is determined that a special game advantageous to the player is executed due to establishment of the start condition, special game execution means for executing the special game for releasing the winning means,
Distributing means provided in the winning means and capable of distributing the entered game balls to the first area side or the second area side;
Distribution control means for controlling the distribution means and distributing the game balls to the first area side or the second area side;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising: The first area is a continuation determination area in which the continuation of the special game is determined when a game ball passes under a configuration in which the special game by the special game execution means has continuity. Item 1. A gaming machine according to Item 1. Game control means capable of controlling the game in a game state advantageous to the player after the execution of the special game by the special game execution means,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the second area is a transition confirmation area in which a transition to a gaming state advantageous to the player is confirmed by passing a game ball.