JP3521185B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slot machine for producing a notification of the winning possibility of a winning combination, and suspending the notification production under a certain condition.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a player may be notified in various ways that a winning combination, especially a special winning combination such as a big bonus or a regular bonus, may have been won by a lottery inside a slot machine. It is known that the slot machine. Such notification production is not limited to when the special role is won by lottery,
This is to produce a notice while appropriately incorporating the time of loss.

As a conventional method of notification presentation, for example, a method of lighting a notification lamp, a back lamp or an effect lamp, or outputting a sound can be mentioned. The notification lamp is provided on the front surface of the slot machine casing, and is lit particularly when notifying the player that the winning of the special role is confirmed. The back lamp is mounted inside each reel. Then, while the reels are rotating or after the reels are stopped, the back lamps of the reels are turned on / off in various patterns
By turning off the lights, the symbols on the reels are illuminated with various patterns, and the winning pattern of the special combination is announced by the illumination patterns.

Furthermore, the effect lamp is provided on the front surface of the slot machine casing, and its blinking pattern allows
This is to announce the possibility of winning a special role. Further, as a sound output, a sound different from that in the normal game is output to announce the winning possibility of the winning combination.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional slot machine, whether or not to perform the notification production of the winning possibility of the winning combination is drawn by lot, and when the notification production is decided, the notification production is uniformly performed. It is being done, in which about 1
In some cases, it was held for 0 seconds. On the other hand, if the player sees the reel symbol or the combination of the reel symbols (the result) appearing in the display window when one or more reels are stopped, the special winning combination is surely won. In some cases, it was possible to determine that there was no possibility of winning a part. Even in such a case, the above-mentioned notification effect is performed after all reels have stopped.

Therefore, even if the player gives an announcement when he / she knows that he / she has won the special role or that there is no possibility of winning the role, the player has no sense of tension or expectation. Since there is no such presentation, there is a problem that such announcement production does not make sense. There is also a problem that the player feels uncomfortable if the player performs the notification production when the player knows that the winning combination is not possible. Furthermore, while the notification performance is being performed, acceptance of all operations is suspended, so the player must wait until the notification performance ends, knowing whether or not there is a possibility of winning the winning combination. There was a problem that it was not possible to smoothly transition to the next game.

Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to stop the notification effect under a certain condition when the player can judge whether or not there is a possibility of winning the winning combination by the result of the reel stop. Thus, by omitting an ineffective notification effect, the notification effect is efficiently performed.

[0008]

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by the following solving means. (Claim 1) The invention of claim 1 is provided with a plurality of reels which are started and stopped by a player's operation, and the combination of symbols of the reels stopped on the activated line coincides with a predetermined combination of symbols. On the condition that the slot machine gives a profit to the player according to the combination of the symbols, a role including a special role
Part lottery means for carrying out lottery and lottery results of the part lottery means
Based on, the effect pattern lottery means for selecting one of the effect patterns by lottery from the plurality of effect patterns defining the effect contents, and the notification to perform the effect based on the effect pattern selected by the effect pattern lottery means. 1 staging means, a reel stop position deciding means for deciding a reel stop position based on a reel position at the time of detecting a reel stop signal issued by a reel stop operation by a player, a game state, and a lottery result of a winning combination; Or, when the reels appearing in the display window when a plurality of reels are stopped or a combination thereof , a special winning combination is not won by the winning combination lottery means.
A specific stop position storage means that stores a plurality of appearing eyes as a specific reel stop position, and whether or not the reel stop position determined by the reel stop position determination means is the specific reel stop position Stored in the means
Specific stop position determination means for determining by comparing with a plurality of specific reel stop positions, and when the specific stop position determination means determines one of the specific reel stop positions, the notification effecting means When the effect pattern of the effect is selected by the effect pattern lottery means, a notification effect stopping means is provided for controlling not to perform at least a part of the effect.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the start switch of the slot machine is turned on, the plurality of reels are started and the winning combination is performed. further,
The effect pattern lottery means selects an effect pattern defining the effect contents by lottery. When the reel stop signal is issued by the player turning on the stop switch or the like, the reel stop position determination means, based on the reel position at the time of detection of this signal, the game state, and the lottery result of the winning combination,
Determine the reel stop position. Next, the specific stop position determining means determines whether or not the reel stop position is the specific reel stop position. Here, whether or not it is the specific reel stop position is determined by collating with the plurality of specific reel stop positions stored in the specific stop position storage means. The specific reel stop position is one of the reel symbols appearing in the display window when one or more reels are stopped, or a combination thereof ,
C that appears when a special role has not been won by the role lottery method.
It is a gap .

Then, when all reels are stopped, as a general rule, based on the selected effect pattern, the notification effect means performs an effect by lighting a lamp, outputting a sound, or the like. In contrast, when it is determined that any of <br/> particular reel stop position at a particular stop position determining means,
When the effect pattern of the effect performed by the notification effect means is selected, the notification effect stop means controls not to perform at least a part of the effect.
Therefore, when the reels stop , the special lottery means
If you have a missing eye that appears when you are not winning
, The effect is omitted. As a result, by omitting an ineffective effect that does not give the player a feeling of tension or anticipation even if an effect is performed, it is possible to improve the effect efficiency and thus the game progress efficiency.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the slot machine according to the first aspect, the effect pattern selected by the effect pattern lottery means has a sound as an effect performed by the notification effect means. 1 or 2 or more effects including the output of 1 and the lighting of the lamp are determined, and the notification effect canceling unit does not perform at least one effect out of the 1 or 2 or more effects performed by the notification effecting unit. It is characterized by controlling.

According to the invention of claim 2, the effect pattern includes 1 or 2 including sound output and lamp lighting.
The above effects are defined. Then, when the effect is stopped by the notification effect stopping means, at least one effect is controlled not to be performed among one or two or more effects determined by the effect pattern.

(Claim 3) The invention of claim 3 is the same as claim 1.
Alternatively, in the slot machine according to claim 2, the specific reel stop position stored in the specific stop position storage means is
It is a position to stop after moving the reel by a predetermined amount from the reel position at the time of detecting the reel stop signal, and is a reel stop position where the symbols constituting the special role are prevented from appearing in the display window, or already stopped. It is characterized in that it includes a reel stop position that prevents the symbols constituting the special combination of other reels and the symbols constituting the special combination of the reel from being aligned on the activated line.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the stop switch is turned on so that the symbols forming the special part are stopped in the display window or stopped on a specific effective line, a predetermined amount of reels If the symbols that form the special role do not stop at the position intended by the player after the movement is controlled, the player may determine that there is no possibility of winning the special role under certain conditions. it can. Therefore, by storing such a reel stop position as the specific reel stop position in the specific stop position storage means, when the reel stops at the above-mentioned position, at least a part of the notification effect is stopped. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable due to the notification effect.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an appearance of an embodiment of a slot machine according to the present invention. (Slot Machine) In FIG. 1, the slot machine 10
A front panel 20 is provided on the front surface of the housing of
In this front panel 20, three transparent display windows 2 are provided.
1 is provided. On the other hand, inside the housing, the display window 2
In the rear of 1, there are arranged three reels (revolving drums; not shown) corresponding to the respective display windows 21.

The reel is formed in a ring shape, and a reel tape having a plurality of winning symbols (symbols constituting a winning combination) printed thereon is attached to the outer peripheral surface thereof. 21 reels of a plurality of types of symbols are arranged at equal intervals on one reel, and a different symbol arrangement is made for each reel. The design is a big bonus (one of the special roles) design,
Regular bonus (one of special roles) design, small role design,
It is composed of replay patterns. Then, from the inside of the display window 21, three symbols which are vertically continuous on the reel can be seen.

A (stepping) motor is connected to the center of the reel, and the reel is rotated by the drive of the motor to move and display the symbols on the reel in the display window 21 in the vertical direction. Further, a back lamp (not shown) is arranged inside each reel. This back lamp is arranged behind each of the three symbols of the reel in the display window 21. The reel is formed of a light-transmissive material, and the design of the reel is illuminated by turning on the back lamp.

In a portion including the display window 21 of the front panel 20, effective lines 22 (22a to 22c) are displayed. The effective line 22 includes an effective line 22a in the middle of the horizontal direction, two effective lines 22b in the upper and lower steps in the horizontal direction, and two in the diagonal direction of descending to the right and descending to the left.
It is composed of an active line 22c of a book. And
Three symbols which are continuous on the reels are located on the upper, middle and lower effective lines 22 of these,
When a combination of specific symbols is stopped on one activated line 22 when each reel is stopped, a prize is won and medals are paid out.

A medal slot 23 is provided on the lower right side of the front panel 20. When a player inserts a medal from here, it is discriminated by a medal selector (not shown) and inserted. The activated line 22 is activated according to the number of medals, and the activated line lamp 24 is turned on. When the number of inserted medals is one, one effective line 22a, when there are two medals, three effective lines 2 in the horizontal direction
2a and 22b, in the case of three sheets, a total of five effective lines 2 including two diagonal effective lines 22c.
2a to 22c are activated.

The start lever 41 on the front surface of the housing is a lever operated by the player when starting the rotation of the reel. Also, stop switch 4
Reference numeral 2 denotes a switch (button) which is independently arranged in three lines for each reel and which is operated by the player when the rotation of each reel is stopped. Display window 2 of front panel 20
An effect lamp 29 is provided on the lower side of 1. The effect lamp 29 is lit when, for example, the player is notified of the possibility of winning the special role during the game.

Furthermore, the notification lamp 25 provided on the right side of the display window 21 is a lamp for notifying the player that the big bonus is won under a certain condition when the big bonus is won. . In addition, the speaker 51 provided slightly below the center of the front surface of the housing outputs sound and the like related to the effect.

Next, a game outline of the slot machine 10 of this embodiment will be described. First, in the normal game, the player inserts a medal through the medal insertion slot 23, activates the activated line 22, and starts the start lever 41.
Turn on. As a result, each reel is started. Then, the player presses the stop switch 42 to stop the rotation of the reel. Here, on the condition that the combination of the symbols of the reels stopped on the activated line 22 matches the combination of the symbols constituting the predetermined winning combination, the profit according to the winning combination is given to the player.

For example, when the combination of the symbols of the small winning combination stops on the activated line 22, the winning of the small winning combination is achieved, and the number of medals corresponding to the small winning combination is paid out. Further, when the combination of replay symbols is stopped on the activated line 22, the right to replay while maintaining the number of medals inserted in the previous game is given. Furthermore, when the big bonus symbols of all reels are stopped in line on the activated line 22, a big bonus is won, and after paying out a predetermined number of coins, a big bonus game different from the normal game (one of the special games ). Similarly, when the regular bonus symbols of all reels are stopped in line on the activated line 22, the regular bonus is won, and after paying out a predetermined number of medals, a regular bonus game different from the normal game (special game 1)).

At the start of each game, the effect pattern in the game is selected by lottery. Various effects are performed based on the effect pattern selected by this lottery. Furthermore, among the effects, there is a notification effect of the possibility of winning a special role. In this notification effect, after all the reels are stopped, the notification lamp 25 and the effect lamp 29 are turned on, and the back lamp is turned on to illuminate the reel symbol together with the sound output from the speaker 51.

Further, in the present invention, even when it is decided to perform the above-mentioned notice effect, the result appearing in the display window 21 when the reel is stopped is a specific reel symbol or a combination of a plurality of reel symbols. When it is, it is constituted so that a part of notice production may be stopped. By the way, the so-called “reach eyes” are preset in the slot machine 10. Here, "reach eyes" means that one or a plurality of reels stop at a position where they do not stop during the normal game, and a specific symbol or a combination thereof appears in the display window 21, so that the winning possibility of a special role is possible. This is a result that informs the player that there is something. The reach in the present invention is limited to the one that appears when the special combination is won in the lottery of the combination inside the slot machine 10 (when the winning of the special combination is confirmed). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may include those that appear when there is a possibility of winning a special role (so-called chance chances), although the winning probability is not necessarily 100%.

Further, among the three reels, among the three reels, the "first reel confirmed reach eye" is determined by the outcome of only the first reel (the reels of the second reel and the third reel are arbitrary). A "second reel-determined reach eye" determined by a combination of the first and second reels (the outcome of the third reel is arbitrary), and a reach eye determined by a combination of the outcomes of all three reels There is. Such reach stitches differ depending on the model, but normally a plurality of reach stitches are provided. And in this embodiment, of the reach eyes,
Representative reach eyes are stored in advance, and the notification production is stopped when the reach eyes appear. This is because most players can easily know that a special role may have been won if a typical reach appears, so it is necessary to perform a notice production after that. Because there are not many.

It should be noted that, when the reach eyes appear, the announcement effect is not uniformly stopped. This is because if there are many reach eyes and the announcement effect is not performed when all reach eyes appear, the announcement effect is often stopped and the announcement effect frequency decreases. Is. Further, even when the announcement effect is stopped, when the selected effect pattern is a pattern for lighting the announcement lamp 25, only the announcement effect is not omitted and the announcement lamp 25 is turned on when all reels are stopped. Control to let. This is because the player can be informed that the winning of the special part has been confirmed by turning on the notification lamp 25, and the notification presentation time is not required only by turning on the notification lamp 25.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the reels stop at the position where the specific result that the player can judge that the special combination has not been won appears, it is decided that the notification effect is to be performed. Also, the notification performance is configured to be stopped under certain conditions. The slot machine 1 is a result that the player can judge that the special role has not been won.
0 In a lottery for internal winning combinations, it is a unique result that appears when a special winning combination has not been won, so-called “miss”. Regarding this lost eye, the first reel reels the first reel reel and the second reel reel reel, in which the reel reel is determined only by the reel reel reel stop (the reel reel 2 and the third reel reel are arbitrary). There is a "second reel-defining lost eye" in which the loss is decided by the outcome of the combination (the outcome of the third reel is arbitrary), and further there is a lost eye which is decided by the combination of the outcomes of all three reels.

In the slot machine 10, reel stop control is performed. This is because when a winning combination is won in the winning combination performed inside the slot machine 10, and when the symbol related to the winning combination does not stop on the activated line 22 at the position where the stop switch 42 is detected to be on, the reel is reeled in. By controlling the movement, the effective line 22
This is because the winning probability of the winning combination is increased by positively stopping the symbol related to the combination. On the other hand, when no part is won in the lottery of the part (at the time of losing), even if a part of the part is won if the reel is stopped at the position where the stop switch 42 is detected to be on, By controlling the movement of the reels, the symbols related to the winning combination are controlled so as not to stop on the activated line 22. Further, at the time of losing, the reel movement is controlled so that the above-mentioned reach eyes do not appear.

From the above, even though the stop switch 42 is pushed so that the symbol forming the special combination stops at a predetermined position, the reel is controlled to move and does not stop at the position intended by the player. In this case, the player can determine that the special role has not been won. For example,
Despite pressing the stop switch 42 related to the first reel so that the symbols forming the special combination in the display window 21 are stopped, the reels are controlled to move and the symbols forming the special combination are displayed in the display window 21. If the character does not appear, it means that the “first reel confirmed loss eye” that can be determined that the special role has not been won has appeared.

Further, when the symbols constituting the special winning combination of the first reel are stopped on the specific effective line 22 when the first reel is stopped, the symbols constituting the special winning combination of the second reel are the specific effective line 22. Although the stop switch 42 related to the second reel is pressed so as to stop upward, the movement of the second reel is controlled, and the symbols constituting the special part of the second reel do not stop on the specific effective line 22. In the case of winning, it means that the “second reel confirmed loss eye” that can be judged that the special role has not been won has appeared.

Furthermore, when the first reel and the second reel are stopped, the symbols constituting the special combination of both reels are aligned on the specific effective line 22 (the third reel is rotating), the third reel.
When the symbols forming the special combination of the third reel when the reels are stopped are arranged on the specific effective line 22 described above, it is assumed that the special combination is in a winning state (hereinafter, this state is referred to as "temple"). Then, the stop switch 42 relating to the third reel was pressed so that the symbols constituting the special combination of the third reel would stop on the above-mentioned specific effective line 22, but the movement control of the third reel was performed, and the third reel was controlled. If the symbols that make up the special role do not stop on the specific activated line 22 above, it is possible to determine that the special role has not been won.
Has appeared. In such cases, the player
Since it can be judged that the special role has not been elected,
In this case, ineffective notification production is omitted.

It is to be noted that the above-mentioned lost eyes appear on condition that no winning combination (small win, replay, etc.) has been won (at the time of losing). Slot machine 10
In the internal lottery, when a small winning combination or replay is won, a drawing process is performed so that the symbols constituting this winning combination are stopped on the predetermined effective line 22 by the reel movement control. Therefore, along with this, the symbols constituting the special combination may not stop at the position intended by the player.

Next, the control operation inside the slot machine 10 will be described. FIG. 2 shows the slot machine 10 of FIG.
3 is a block diagram showing an outline of control of FIG. (Game Control Means) In FIG. 2, the game control means 60 includes a CPU mounted on a main board or the like, and is a part that controls the progress of the entire game. A start lever 41 and a stop switch 42 are electrically connected to an input side of the game control means 60, and a motor 32 connected to each reel 31, an effect lamp 29, etc. are electrically connected to an output side thereof. It is connected to the.

When the player turns on the start lever 41, the signal is transmitted to the game control means 60. Upon detecting this signal, the game control means 60 drives the motor 32 to rotate each reel 31, and performs the lottery of the winning combination by the winning combination lottery means 61. When the stop switch 42 is turned on by the player, the signal is transmitted to the game control means 60. When the game control means 60 detects this signal, the reel 31 to be stopped on the activated line 22 based on the reel position at the time of detection of the signal, the game state, and the lottery result of the hand by the hand lottery means 61. The symbols are determined, the motor 32 is controlled and stopped, the rotation of the reel 31 is stopped, and the predetermined symbols on the reel 31 are stopped on the activated line 22.
Further, processing such as lighting of the effect lamp 29 and output of sound from the speaker 51 is performed as necessary.

(Position lottery means) The role lottery means 61 is for performing lottery of a hand (a special hand such as a big bonus or a regular bonus, a small hand or a replay). Role drawing means 61
Is, for example, a random number generating means for the role lottery, a random number extracting means for extracting a random number generated by this random number generating means, and a random number value extracted by the random number extracting means are collated with a lottery table, and the random number value belongs. Based on the area, it is provided with determination means for determining whether or not a winning combination is won and a winning combination.

The random number generation means of the role lottery means 61 is a hard random number or the like for generating a random number in a predetermined area (for example, 0 to 65535 in decimal). The random number extraction means extracts the random number generated by the random number generation means under a predetermined condition (for example, operation of the start lever 41). The lottery table is
Of all the areas to which the random number values extracted by the random number extraction means belong,
Special role (big bonus etc.) winning area, small role winning area,
The replay winning area, the non-winning (missing) area, and the like are provided in advance in a predetermined ratio. The determining means compares the random number value extracted by the random number extracting means with the lottery table to determine the area to which the random value belongs, and determines the winning combination corresponding to the area to which the random value belongs. For example,
If the extracted random number value belongs to the big bonus winning area, it is determined that the big bonus is won, and if it belongs to the non-winning area, it is determined to be lost.

(Production pattern data table) The production pattern data table 62 is a data table that defines a plurality of production patterns and the production contents corresponding thereto.
In the effect pattern data table 62, the role lottery means 61
The type of the effect pattern to be selected and the selection probability thereof are determined for each effect pattern in accordance with the lottery result.

FIG. 3 shows the effect pattern data table 62.
1 shows an outline of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, effect patterns 1 to 30 are effect patterns.
And the effect contents for each effect pattern are predetermined. The effects are divided into when the reel 31 is started, when the stop switch 42 is received, and when all the reels 31 are stopped. As an effect when the reel 31 is started and when the stop switch 42 is accepted, for example, a specific sound is output from the speaker 51. Also,
The effect when all reels 31 are stopped is, in the present embodiment, a notification effect of the winning possibility of the winning combination, and as shown in FIG. 3, the lighting pattern of the effect lamp 29 and the back lamp 33, and the notification lamp. The presence or absence of lighting of 25 is determined.

(Production pattern lottery means) In FIG.
The production pattern lottery means 63, at each start of the game,
Based on the lottery result of the role lottery means 61 and the like, one of the effect patterns is selected by lottery from the effect pattern data table 62. The effect pattern lottery means 63 draws effect patterns by the same method as the role lottery means 61. That is, the effect pattern lottery means 63 has a random number generating means for effect pattern lottery (hard random number having a period of 0 to 65535 in decimal). For example, based on the lottery result by the role lottery means 61, a random number is extracted from the random number generation means for effect pattern lottery, and the extracted random number value is collated with the lottery table for effect pattern lottery. When it belongs to the area 1, the effect pattern 1 is selected.

Here, production pattern 1 to production pattern 3
Of 0, for example, the effect pattern 1 is set to have no notification effect when all reels 31 are stopped. Role lottery means 6
As a result of the lottery No. 1, when no winning combination is won, the effect pattern 1 is selected with a higher probability than the other effect patterns. Further, as a result of the lottery of the role lottery means 61, when the special role is won or before the winning of the special role and before the winning (this state is referred to as "inside"), the notice effect is produced when all reels 31 are stopped. The effect pattern for performing is selected with high probability.

(Notification production means) The notification production means 64 carries out the production of the game based on the production pattern selected by the production pattern lottery means 63. For example, in accordance with the effect contents defined in the selected effect pattern, a normal effect that outputs sound from the speaker 51 when the reel 31 is started or when the stop switch 42 is received, and an effect lamp 29 when all reels 31 are stopped, Back lamp 33
And a notification effect of turning on the notification lamp 25.

(Reel Stop Position Determining Means) The reel stop position determining means 65 is a stop switch 42 by the player.
The reel 31 stop position is determined from the position of the reel 31 when the reel stop signal generated by turning on is detected, the game state (whether or not it is inside, etc.), and the lottery result of the combination lottery means 61. To decide. Here, the position of the reel 31 is detected by a sensor or the like, and the symbol on the effective line 22 with respect to the position of the reel 31 is stored in a predetermined memory in advance. Therefore, reel 3
The symbol on the activated line 22 corresponding to the stop position 1 can be discriminated. Then, when the reel stop signal is detected, the position of the reel 31 to be stopped is determined by referring to the reel stop position determination data table in which the stop position of the reel 31 is predetermined. Here, the reel stop position determination data table is the position of the reel 31 at the time of detecting the reel stop signal, the game state, the lottery result of the combination lottery means 61,
Further, when there is another reel 31 that has already stopped, it is a data table that defines the stop position of the reel 31 from the stop position of the other reel 31. (Reel Stop Control Means) And reel stop control means 6
6 controls the drive of the motor 32 so that the reel 31 is stopped at the stop position determined by the reel stop position determining means 65.

(Specific Stop Position Storage Means) The specific stop position storage means 67 determines whether or not there is a possibility of winning a special winning combination depending on the reel symbol or a combination thereof appearing in the display window when one or more reels are stopped. Is stored in a storage means such as a ROM, for example, at which a specific reel stop position at which a specific outcome that can be determined appears. Here, the outcome that allows the player to judge whether or not there is a possibility to win the special role is a result that can determine that the probability of winning the special role is high (including that the winning of the special role has been confirmed). And, it is possible to judge that there is no possibility of winning the special role.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an embodiment of the specific reel stop position stored in the specific stop position storage means 67. Of the specific reel stop positions, the reel stop positions at which the player can determine that the winning of the special combination is highly possible are reach eyes, that is, "first reel confirmed reach eyes", "second reel confirmed reach eyes", And the reel stop position when the reach eye when all reels 31 are stopped appears in the display window 21. Further, the reel stop position at which the player can determine that there is no possibility of winning the special role is a lost eye, that is, "first reel confirmed loser", "second reel confirmed loser", and all reels 31. Missing eyes at the time of stop 2
It is the reel stop position when it appears in 1.

Incidentally, the reel stop position when the lost eye appears is a position at which the reel 31 is moved after controlling the movement of the reel 31 by a predetermined amount from the reel position at the time of detecting the reel stop signal, and the symbols constituting the special winning combination are A reel stop position that does not appear in the display window 21, or a symbol that forms a special combination of another reel 31 that has already stopped and a symbol that forms a special combination of the reel 31 are aligned on the activated line 22. Including the reel stop position that was not set.

(Specific stop position judging means) In FIG.
The specific stop position determining means 68 checks whether the reel stop position determined by the reel stop position determining means 65 is the specific reel stop position with the specific reel stop position stored in the specific stop position storing means 67. It is determined by. (Announcement effect canceling means) The notice effect stopping means 69 prevents at least a part of the notice effect by the notice effecting means 64 when the specific stop position determining means 68 determines that the specific reel stop position is reached. It is a thing. In the present embodiment, when the production pattern is selected, the production when the reels 31 are started and when the stop switch 42 is received is uniformly performed, and is an announcement production when all the reels 31 are stopped. The lamp 29 and the back lamp 33 are not turned on. Further, even when the notification effect is not performed, the notification lamp 25 is controlled to be turned on when the effect pattern for turning on the notification lamp 25 is selected.

(Production Stop Flag) Production Stop Flag 70
When the first reel, the second reel, and the third reel are stopped, they are turned on when the specific stop position determination means 68 determines that the specific reel stop position is the specific reel stop position, and a notice effect is produced when all reels 31 are stopped. This is a flag that is referred to when determining whether or not to cancel.

Next, the flow of the notification effect process and the notification effect stop process by the slot machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.
It will be described based on the flowcharts up to. First, FIG.
In step S1 of, the player selects the medal slot 23.
A medal is thrown in to activate the effective line 22, the start lever 41 is turned on, and each reel 31 is started.
The game control means 60 continues to detect whether or not the start lever 41 is turned on. When the start lever 41 is detected, the process proceeds to the next step S2, and the hand lottery means 61 performs lottery for the hand. The winning combination of the normal game includes a big bonus and a regular bonus, which are special roles, and a small combination and replay.

In the next step S3, the effect pattern lottery means 63 selects one of the effect patterns by lottery using the effect pattern data table 62 based on the lottery result of the role lottery means 61 in step S2. When the effect pattern is selected, the process proceeds to the next step S4 to continue detecting whether or not the stop switch 42 of the first reel 31 is turned on. That is, the reel stop signal issued by the player's stop operation of the reel 31 is continuously detected, and when this signal is detected, the process proceeds to the next step S5. In step S5, the reel stop position determining means 65 determines the stop position of the first reel 31 from the reel position at the time of detecting the reel stop signal, the game state, and the lottery result by the combination lottery means 61.

Then, in step S6, the specific stop position determination means 68 determines whether the stop position of the first reel 31 is the specific reel stop position based on the contents stored in the specific stop position storage means 67. Judge by collating. Here, when the stop position of the first reel 31 is, for example, the stop position for causing the first reel confirmed reach item defined in the specific stop position storage means 67 to appear in the display window 21, it is determined as the specific reel stop position. To be done. Further, the first reel 31
When the stop position is the stop position at which the first reel-defining lost pattern appears, it is also determined as the specific reel stop position.

If it is determined in step S6 that the specific reel stop position is reached, the process proceeds to step S7 and the effect stop flag 7
After turning 0 on, the process proceeds to step S8. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S6 that it is not the specific reel stop position, the process proceeds to step S8. In step S8, the reel stop control means 66 stops the first reel 31 at the determined stop position.

Next, in step S9, the second reel 3
It continues to detect whether or not the stop switch 42 of No. 1 is turned on. When ON is detected, the process proceeds to step S10, and similarly to step S5, the reel stop position determination means 65 determines the stop position of the second reel 31. next,
Proceeding to step S11 in FIG. 6, it is determined whether the effect stop flag 70 has already been turned on in step S7.
When the production stop flag 70 is already on, that is, when the first reel 31 is stopped at the specific reel stop position,
Since it is not necessary to determine whether the stop position of the second reel 31 is the specific reel stop position, in this case, the process proceeds to step S14. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S11 that the effect stop flag 70 is not on, step S1
Go to 2. In the next step S12, the specific stop position determination means 68 causes the second reel 31 determined in step S10.
It is determined whether or not the stop position of is the specific reel stop position by collating with the content stored in the specific stop position storage means 67.

Here, the stop position of the second reel 31 is a stop position at which the second reel confirmed reach item appears in combination with the first reel 31 and is set in the specific stop position storage means 67. At this time, it is determined to be the specific reel stop position. Further, also when the stop position of the second reel 31 is the stop position at which the second reel confirmed loss eye appears, it is also determined as the specific reel stop position.

When it is determined in step S12 that the second reel 31 is at the specific reel stop position, step S1
After proceeding to step 3 and turning on the production stop flag 70, the procedure proceeds to step S14. On the other hand, in step S12, the second reel 3
When it is determined that 1 is not the specific reel stop position, the process proceeds to step S14. In the next step S14, the reel stop control means 66 controls the second reel 31 to stop at the determined stop position.

In the next step S15, similarly to steps S4 and S9 described above, it is continuously detected whether or not the stop switch 42 of the third reel 31 is turned on.
Then, when the ON is detected, the process proceeds to step S16, and the stop position of the third reel 31 is determined similarly to the above-described steps S5 and S10.

Then, in the next step S17, it is determined whether or not the effect stop flag 70 is already turned on in step S7 or step S13. Production stop flag 70
When is turned on, the process proceeds to step S20 (FIG. 7) without determining whether or not the stop position of the third reel 31 is the specific reel stop position, as in step S11 described above. On the other hand, in step S17, the production stop flag 7
If it is determined that 0 is not on, the next step S1
Go to 8. In step S18, the specific stop position determination means 68 determines whether the stop position of the third reel 31 determined in step S16 is the specific reel stop position.
Here, the stop position of the third reel 31 is the first reel 3
The specific stop position storage means 67 is a stop position at which a reach stitch appears in the combination with the first and second reels 31.
Is determined as the specific reel stop position. Further, also when the stop position of the third reel 31 is a stop position at which a lost eye appears, it is also determined as the specific reel stop position.

When it is determined in step S18 that the third reel 31 is at the specific reel stop position, step S18
After proceeding to 19 and turning on the effect stop flag 70, the procedure proceeds to step S20. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S18 that it is not the specific reel stop position, step S20
Proceed to. In step S20, the third reel 31 is stop-controlled at the determined stop position.

Next, in step S21, all reels 31
Continues to be detected, and if detected, the process proceeds to step S22, where it is determined whether or not the effect stop flag 70 is on. When it is determined that it is not on, that is, when the first reach 31 to the third reel 31 are stopped and no specific reach eye or loss eye appears, the process proceeds to step S23, and the notification rendering unit 64 proceeds to step S3. Based on the effect pattern selected in step 2, notification effect processing such as lighting of the effect lamp 29 is performed. Then, the process proceeds to the next step S26 and ends the process.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S22 that the effect stop flag 70 is on, that is, the first
When a predetermined reach eye or a lost eye appears due to the stop of the reels 31 to the third reel 31, the process proceeds to step S24, and the notification effect canceling unit 69 makes the effect among the notification effects after the stop of all the reels 31. The notification effect process by the lamp 29 and the back lamp 33 is stopped. That is, even if the effect pattern for performing these notification effects is selected in step S3, control is performed so as not to perform these processes. Then, in the next step S25, when a predetermined reach pattern appears and the selected effect pattern is a pattern for turning on the notification lamp 25, that is, when the special combination is won by the combination lottery means 61 or inside When it is in the middle, the notification lamp 25 is controlled to be turned on.
As a result, the player is notified that the winning of the special role is confirmed. Then, the process proceeds to step S26 to end the process. In addition, in step S25, when a predetermined lost eye appears, it is in a state where the special combination has not been won, and therefore it is impossible that the effect pattern for turning on the notification lamp 25 is selected. Therefore, when the effect stop flag 70 is turned on due to the appearance of a predetermined lost eye, the notification lamp 25 is not turned on in step S25.

Although not shown in the above flow chart, the notification production means 64 produces an effect based on the effect pattern when the reel 31 is started or when the stop switch 42 is accepted, based on the effect pattern selected in step S3. .

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications such as the following are possible. (1) The selection of the effect pattern by the effect pattern lottery means 63 is based on the lottery result of the role lottery means 61, but may be independently performed without being based on the lottery result of the role lottery means 61. (2) In the present embodiment, a part of the notification effect is stopped when both the fixed reach eye and the fixed loss eye appear, but only one of them, particularly the notification effect only when the fixed reach eye appears. You may cancel a part.

(3) In the present embodiment, after all the reels 31 are stopped, the notification effect by the effect lamp 29, the back lamp 33 and the notification lamp 25 is performed, but the notification effects are not necessarily limited to these notification effects. Absent. (4) In addition, in the present embodiment, the lighting of the effect lamp 29 and the back lamp 33 is stopped. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only the notification effect that requires a particularly long time may be stopped.

(5) Further, in the present embodiment, when the notification effect is stopped, if the effect pattern related to the stop is a pattern for turning on the notification lamp 25, the notification lamp 25 is controlled to be turned on. . However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the notification lamp 2 may be provided on the condition that the special effect is won, regardless of the content of the selected effect pattern, for example, on the condition that the notification effect is canceled multiple times.
You may control so that 5 may be lighted. Further, regardless of the selected effect pattern, the notification lamp 25 may be uniformly turned on when the special effect is won or when the notification effect is stopped during the inside. (6) In the present embodiment, a part of the notification effect is stopped when a result that the loss is confirmed appears, such as “first reel confirmed loss eye” or “second reel confirmed loss eye”. did. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a part of the notification effect may be stopped even when the loss is not fixed but a result with a high possibility of the loss appears.

[0065]

According to the invention of claim 1, the reel is stopped.
Sometimes, in the display window, the special lottery means that the special role has not been won
At least a part of the performance is stopped when a lost eye that appears at a certain time appears . As a result, it is possible to omit an ineffective effect that does not give the player a feeling of tension or expectation even if the effect is performed. Therefore, it is possible to improve the production efficiency and, in turn, the game progress efficiency.

According to the invention of claim 2, when at least a part of the effect is stopped, at least one of the one or more effects including the sound output and the lighting of the lamp is performed.
It can be controlled not to perform one effect. According to the invention of claim 3, the reel is stopped at a position where the player can determine that there is no possibility of winning the special combination, such as when the symbol forming the special combination is not stopped at the position intended by the player. At this time, since at least a part of the effect is stopped, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable due to the effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the outer appearance of an embodiment of a slot machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of control of the slot machine of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an outline of an embodiment of a production pattern data table.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a specific reel stop position stored in a specific stop position storage means.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of a notification effect process and a notification effect stop process by the slot machine.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of the notification effect process and the notification effect stop process by the slot machine, which is subsequent to FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of the notification effect process and the notification effect stop process by the slot machine, which is a continuation of FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

10 slot machine 20 front panel 21 Display window 22 (22a, 22b, 22c) Effective line 23 medal slot 24 Effective line lamp 25 Announcement lamp 29 effect lamps 31 reels 32 motor 33 Back lamp 41 Start lever 42 stop switch 51 speakers 60 Game control means 61 Role lottery means 62 Performance pattern data table 63 Production pattern lottery means 64 Notification production means 65 reel stop position determining means 66 reel stop control means 67 Specific stop position storage means 68 Specific stop position determination means 69 Announcement production stop means 70 Production stop flag

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of reels that are started and stopped by a player's operation are provided, and on the condition that the combination of symbols of reels stopped on the activated line matches a predetermined combination of symbols, the symbol concerned. In a slot machine that gives a player a profit according to a combination of, a lottery means for performing a lottery of a role including a special role, and a plurality of effect patterns defining effect contents based on a lottery result of the combination lottery means . Production pattern lottery means for selecting one of the production patterns by lottery, notification production means for producing the production based on the production pattern selected by the production pattern lottery means, and a reel stop operation by the player. Reel stop position determining means for determining the reel stop position based on the reel position at the time of detecting the reel stop signal, the game state, and the lottery result of the winning combination. , The reel symbols or combinations thereof appear in the display window at one or more reels stop, special in the combination lottery means
Specific missing eyes that appear when the role is not won
A specific stop position storing means for storing plural as Le stop position, a plurality of reel stop position determined by the reel stop position determining means whether the particular reel stop positions, stored in the specific stop position storing means Specific stop position determining means for determining by comparing with the specific reel stop position, and when the specific stop position determining means determines one of the specific reel stop positions, the effect produced by the notification effecting means When the effect pattern is selected by the effect pattern lottery means, there is provided a notification effect stopping means for controlling not to perform at least a part of the effect, the slot machine. 2. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the effect pattern selected by the effect pattern lottery means is an effect performed by the notification effect means,
One or two or more effects including output of sound and lighting of a lamp are defined, and the notification effect canceling unit does not perform at least one effect out of one or more effects performed by the notification effecting unit. A slot machine characterized by being controlled to. 3. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the specific reel stop position stored in the specific stop position storage means controls the movement of a predetermined amount of reels from the reel position when the reel stop signal is detected. It is a position to stop after, and the reel stop position where the symbols constituting the special combination are prevented from appearing in the display window, or the symbols constituting the special combination of other reels already stopped and the special of the reel concerned. A slot machine characterized by including a reel stop position in which the symbols constituting a winning combination are not aligned on the activated line.