JP4630008B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine that uses medals, coins, game balls and the like as game media.

  Conventionally, in gaming machines, particularly pachislot machines, a predetermined number of medals are inserted and a start lever is operated to execute a lottery, and a plurality of rows (usually three rows) in which a plurality of symbols are displayed on the circumferential surface. The symbol variation reel (display device) is rotated.

  The symbol variable reels that have started to rotate by the start lever can be stopped almost at the time that the player intends by operating the stop buttons provided corresponding to the reels.

  Here, when the start lever is operated, the internal lottery is executed and the winning / losing is determined, and the player performs the stop operation of each symbol variable reel by the stop button and wins the internal lottery. The rights will be exercised when the symbols corresponding to the winning are available.

  There are a small bonus and a big bonus, and for the exercise of the right for winning the small bonus, a predetermined game medium payout is executed. In addition, the small role includes replay (replay), and at the time of replay, it is considered that a payout equivalent to the game medium thrown in for the game is made, and a new game medium is thrown in. Without replay rights.

  On the other hand, exercising the right of winning a major role is called a so-called bonus game (there is a regular bonus and a big bonus) from the normal gaming state after a predetermined game medium payout is executed for that role. , Transition to a predetermined number of special gaming states. Among the bonus games, the regular bonus, which is the first major player, is a gaming state in which the winning probability of a small role (including replay symbols) is dramatically increased a predetermined number of times, and the player can play many game media in a short period of time. Can be earned. In addition, in the big bonus that is the second major player, the special bonus is configured by combining the regular bonus multiple times (usually up to 3 times) during the small role acquisition game multiple times (usually up to 30 times). The player can acquire a larger amount of game media than the regular bonus.

  In other words, when the number of regular bonus executions reaches the upper limit number (3 times), the big bonus game ends even if the small role acquisition game number does not reach the upper limit number (30 times).

  In recent years, as a big bonus game, a model capable of executing two types of games with different notification modes and expected acquisition values during the big bonus game has been proposed.

  Since the gaming machine performs a plurality of processes at the same time, the gaming machine includes a main control unit that controls basic operations of the gaming machine and a sub-control unit that controls notification effects according to the control state of the main control unit. In general, the control load is distributed as a configuration.

  As a technology applied to this type of gaming machine, conventionally, a super BB and a normal BB can be executed, and when a BB is won by lottery on a main board (main control means), a sub board (sub control means) The BB winning signal is output to the sub-board, and the sub-board receives this BB winning signal, determines the type of BB to be executed (super BB or normal BB) by lottery, and wins the 15-piece combination in the small role game in the normal BB In such a case, it has been proposed to play an upgrade chance game by lottery and to shift to the super BB mode from the next game when winning in the upgrade chance game (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In this type of gaming machine, when the BB is won by internal lottery, the player's button operation is invalidated for a certain period on the main board, and the BB type winning effect by the sub-board and the BB type notification effect to be executed are executed. There is something to do. Thereby, the player can grasp | ascertain which of super BB and normal BB is performed.

  In addition, in this type of gaming machine, generally, only one-sided communication from the main board to the sub board is performed, and the sub board performs notification effect control according to the control state of the main board. Executed.

In addition, when a group winning combination that allows a super BB and a normal BB to be executed and can win a plurality of types of small combinations during a BB game is won, the game control device 21 controls 15 small combinations and 7 small combinations. Each operation order is assigned to each role, and it is determined which operation order is to be instructed through the operation order instruction device according to the gaming state (whether the BB game is a super BB game or a normal BB game) It has been proposed to indicate the determined operation order (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2003-135678 A JP2003-305169A

  However, according to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the type of the BB game to be executed is drawn only on the sub-board, there is a problem that the range of the lottery cannot be widened.

  Further, the technique of Patent Document 2 does not disclose how the type of the BB game is determined, and the above problem cannot be solved.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can improve the game preference without increasing the load on the main control means.

The invention according to claim 1 has a display window capable of displaying a part of a plurality of symbols on the circumferential surface of each of the plurality of arranged reels, and can be played by receiving a game medium. An internal lottery of a plurality of small roles, a first big role in which the winning probability of the small roles greatly increases based on the start operation of the second and a second big role that allows the first big role to win multiple times The symbol change is started, and the symbol arrangement of each spinning reel displayed in the display window that stops based on the player's stop operation is notified of the winning / losing of the internal lottery, A game machine capable of playing a game corresponding to the winning combination, and when winning the second leading role, a plurality of operation invalidation periods for temporarily invalidating the player's operation are provided. A lottery is selected from the period and the player's After the player has been disabled, the player's operation is enabled, and after that, in the internal lottery, a small role group composed of multiple small roles including small roles with different payouts can be won. In this case, a main control means for executing a second major role game for winning a prize according to the stop operation procedure of the player among the plurality of minor roles, and the small lot in the internal lottery of the second major role game. When the winning group is elected, the auxiliary information for winning any winning combination constituting the small winning group is displayed on an image display device different from the display window, and the auxiliary information is displayed. Each operation invalid period based on the operation invalid period selected by the main control means and a notification execution means for selectively executing a plurality of types of the second major role games by differentiating the types of small roles to be notified Sub-control means for selecting the type of the second big game to be executed by the notification execution means by lottery with a lottery probability set in advance and controlling the notification execution means based on the selection result. The longer the operation invalid period, the higher the probability of winning the second major role game of the type that executes the notification of the supplementary information of the small role with a large payout, and the auxiliary information is awarded to each of the small roles. it is stopped operating procedure may further small win the small combination of winning displayed in the display window in based rather stop operation to stop the operation procedure is displayed on the image display device together with the stop operation procedure and if it is, it is characterized in that it comprises, in the case of stopping a large symbol arrangement expectations than symbol arrangement of small prize to be displayed on the image display device together with the stop operation procedure.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided display means capable of displaying a symbol, and a game can be received upon insertion of a game medium, and a plurality of small roles and small roles are won based on a player's start start operation. An internal lottery of the first hero, the probability of which dramatically increases, and the second hero, who enables the first hero to win multiple times, and start the change of the symbol to stop the player When the winning / no-win of the internal lottery is notified by the symbol arrangement that is stopped based on the symbol, and a winning corresponding to the winning combination is made possible, the main control means allows the second leading role to be played. When a player wins a game, the operation invalid period for temporarily invalidating the player's operation is selected by lottery from a plurality of periods, and the player's operation is disabled after the player's operation is invalidated for the operation invalid period. Enabled, then the internal lottery In this case, a small group consisting of multiple small roles including small roles with different payouts can be elected. If the small group is elected, according to the player's stop operation procedure among the multiple small roles. When the second major role game for winning a small role is executed and the small role group is won in the internal lottery of the second major role game by the notification executing means, any of the small role group Auxiliary information for winning a small combination is notified, and a plurality of types of the second major combination games are selectively executed by changing the types of small combinations for notifying auxiliary information. Thereby, a plurality of types of second big game can be executed without increasing the burden on the main control unit.

  Here, in the first aspect of the present invention, the notification is made by lottery with a lottery probability set in advance for each operation invalid period based on the operation invalid period selected by the main control unit by the sub-control unit. The type of the second big game to be executed by the execution means is selected, and the notification execution means is controlled based on the selection result.

  As a result, the lottery probability in the lottery of the second big game type by the sub control means is made different according to the lottery result of the operation invalid period in the main control means, so the second big game type is drawn in two stages. As a result, it is possible to widen the lottery of the second major game type.

  Further, the main control means only executes lottery during the operation invalid period, and the game preference can be improved without increasing the load on the main control means.

Furthermore, the relationship between the length of the operation invalidation period and the winning probability of the second major player game type in which the player can obtain a large amount of payouts, thereby increasing the operation invalid period without increasing the load on the main control means. The expression of the expectation by the length of can be produced more effectively.

In addition, a stop operation procedure that can be awarded to a small combination according to the type of the second major role game will be notified, so that when the player operates according to the stop operation procedure, the small combination will be almost the same. Can be awarded.

According to the internal lottery, an operation procedure that can be awarded to each of the small combinations constituting the small combination group is selected at the same time.

Since the stop operation procedure is also selected by the internal lottery, it is possible to diversify the stop procedure of each small role at the time of winning the small role group, and to make the notification effect of the stop procedure meaningful.

  As described above, the present invention has an excellent effect that the game preference can be improved without increasing the load on the main control means.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachi-slot machine 300 includes a main body 302 and an operation / decoration portion 303 as an opening / closing cover provided on the front surface of the main body 302.

  The operation / decoration unit 303 can be classified into a decoration unit 304, an operation unit 306, and a payout unit 310 from the top.

  The decoration unit 304 has a display panel unit 312 on which a printed picture or character is transmitted and illuminated by turning on a backlight unit (not shown). In addition, as a part of the decoration part 304, a three-dimensional decoration lamp 304A is also provided in the left-right direction above the decoration part 304. In addition, speakers 305R and 305L are provided in the vicinity of the decorative lamp 304 for reproducing production sound and the like.

  The display panel unit 312 of the decoration unit 304 includes a liquid crystal display device 313 for displaying a moving image for presentation and a display window 314 for displaying a rotating display symbol. The display window 314 includes a transparent region that is integrally formed with the display panel unit 312.

  Inside the display window 314, there is disposed a symbol variation portion 316 configured with three spinning reels 350A, 350B, and 350C as main portions.

  Also, at the bottom of the display window 314, a 7-segment display 315A for displaying the number of paid-out medals as game media of the pachislot machine 300, a display for setting the remaining number of jack games and the game state (six levels), etc. A section 315B and a 7 segment display section 315C for displaying the number of credits are provided.

  The upper portion of the operation unit 306 projects forward, and a medal insertion unit 320 is provided at the right end of the upper surface (table 306A) of the projecting portion, and credits are paid out in order from the left end of the upper surface. An adjustment button 103, a single bet (insertion) button 352A, and a maximum bet (maximum input) button 352B are provided. Further, a start lever 354, stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C, and the like are provided in this order from the front left end of the protruding portion.

  The payout unit 310 includes a medal discharge port 326 and a tray 328 that receives a medal discharged from the medal discharge port 326.

  By rotating the three reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, the symbols can be seen sequentially from the display window 314, and the symbols that are stopped in the central row of the display windows 314 are the basic stop symbol lines (effective lines). It becomes. This basic stop symbol is for when one medal is bet (inserted), and up to three medals can be bet in a single game. In this case, stop along the top and bottom lines. The symbols that are stopped and the symbols that are stopped on the two diagonal lines are sequentially adopted as combination stop symbol lines (effective lines) according to the number of medals invested.

  The stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C are provided below the symbol changing unit 316 and correspond to the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C. That is, the rotation of the corresponding reels 350A, 350B, and 350C can be stopped by operating the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C by the player.

  Further, by operating (tilting) the start lever 354 provided on the left side of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C, the reels 350A, 350B, 350C start to rotate. This rotation is normally such that the three reels 350A, 350B, 350C start rotating simultaneously.

  Further, the operation timing by the start lever 354 is an internal lottery timing which will be described later, and the winning (winning) / off is determined by the operation of the start lever 354.

  FIG. 2 schematically shows a control block diagram for controlling the operation of the pachislot machine 300.

  The control system of the pachislot machine 300 is configured with the main control unit 100 as the center, and the main control unit 100 identifies medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 320, and the number and types of medals inserted (incorrect or And a stop button 356A, 356B, 356C, a MAX bet button 352B, and a single bet button 352A corresponding to the start lever 354 and the above-described reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, respectively. In addition, a settlement button 103 for returning a medal stored (credited) inside the gaming machine when the game is stopped is connected via a sensor (not shown) that detects an operation state.

  The main control unit 100 also includes a main control circuit 110 including a CPU. The main control circuit 110 mainly includes a RAM 128 that temporarily stores game progress and the like, and various programs. A stored ROM 130 is connected, and a clock pulse generation circuit 124 that generates a clock pulse that is a reference for the operation of the main control circuit 110 is connected via a frequency divider 126.

  In addition, a random number generator 120 and a random number sampling circuit 122 are connected to the main control circuit 110. The main control circuit 110 controls the random number generator 120 in synchronization with the clock pulse input through the frequency divider 126 to sequentially generate random numbers. The random number sampling circuit 122 generates the random numbers. Get random numbers and sample them.

  In the gaming machine 300, the main control unit 100 performs an internal lottery to determine whether a major role or a small role is won at the operation timing of the start lever 354. In the main control circuit 110, the start lever 354 is operated. Then, the random number sampling circuit 122 is instructed to acquire, sample, and output a random number, thereby deriving a lottery result according to the random number input from the random number sampling circuit 122.

  In addition, when the lottery is a win (role winning), if the winning symbols are aligned by the stop operation by the subsequent stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C, the player can acquire the number of medals according to each symbol, Depending on the design, the game state is advantageous to the player.

  Here, there are small roles and big roles as roles. Among these, the major players include a big bonus (hereinafter referred to as “BB” as appropriate) and a regular bonus (hereinafter referred to as “RB” as appropriate), and the degree of advantage to the player differs in the game corresponding to each. A game corresponding to RB (hereinafter referred to as “RB game” as appropriate) is composed of a plurality of small role games, and a game corresponding to BB (hereinafter referred to as “BB game” as appropriate) is in the gaming state. The game is configured to include a plurality of RB games. Therefore, as a matter of course, the RB game is more advantageous to the player than the small role game, and the BB game is more advantageous to the player than the RB game.

  In addition, a motor drive circuit 132 is connected to the main control unit 100, and the motor drive circuit 132 includes left (L), middle (C), and right (R) reel motors 106A, 106B, Each of the left, middle, and right reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is connected via 106C.

  Further, a reel position detection circuit 134 for detecting the rotational positions of the three reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is connected to the main controller 100. In the main controller 100, the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are connected. The position of can be grasped at any time.

  In the gaming machine 300, the symbol variation by the symbol variation unit 316 is started at the operation timing by the start lever 354. When the start lever 354 is operated, the main control unit 100 operates the motor drive circuit 132. The reel motors 106A, 106B, and 106C are respectively started to rotate, and the three reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are rotated, and the three stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C are operated on the basis of the subsequent operations. The rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is stopped.

  Here, in the main control unit 100, when the rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is stopped based on the stop operation by the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C, the slip control of a predetermined number of frames is performed according to the result of the internal lottery. Is supposed to run.

  That is, when the stop button 356A, 356B, 356C is operated at the stop timing of the symbol that stops only in the case of winning when the internal lottery is off, the stop position is shifted in order to intentionally avoid the stop at this symbol. (Kicking off) and controlling to stop at the off symbol arrangement.

  Also, when the internal lottery is won, even if the winning symbol does not stop at the stop timing operated by the player, the stop position is intentionally shifted so that the winning symbol is aligned and stopped within the predetermined number of symbols. (Retraction) control is performed.

  By kicking and pulling in the player, the result of the lottery and the result of the game can be made uniform, and even if the stop operation timing is slightly shifted, it is possible to align the winning symbols. Is prevented as much as possible.

  In addition, a hopper drive circuit 136 for operating a hopper 138 provided in the gaming machine 300 is connected to the main control unit 100. The hopper 138 stores medals, and the main control unit 100 pays out medals from the hopper 138 via the hopper drive circuit 136 in accordance with the stop pattern specified by the output from the reel position detection circuit 134. Executed.

  Further, a medal detection sensor 140 that detects medals paid out from the hopper 138 is disposed in the vicinity of the hopper 138 and is connected to the main control unit 100 via a payout completion signal circuit 142. The payout completion signal circuit 142 determines whether or not the payout is completed based on the detection signal from the medal detection sensor 140, and generates a payout completion signal when it is determined that the payout is completed. Is input.

  When the payout completion signal is input from the payout completion signal circuit 142, the main control unit 100 ends the medal payout by the hopper 138 via the hopper driving circuit 136.

  Further, a lamp driving circuit 144 is connected to the main control unit 100, and the 7-segment display unit 315A, the display unit 315B, the 7-segment display unit 315C, the activation line, and the like described above are connected via the lamp driving circuit 144. The display lamp 146 is turned on and off.

  On the other hand, a sub-control unit 150 is connected to the main control unit 100, and the main control unit 100 inputs a command signal indicating a control state at any time to the sub-control unit 150. In the present embodiment, as communication between the main control unit 100 and the sub control unit 150, only one-way communication from the main control unit 100 to the sub control unit 150 is executed, and the sub control unit 150 performs main communication. Communication with the control unit 100 cannot be performed at all.

  A liquid crystal control circuit 152 is connected to the sub-control unit 150, and the liquid crystal control circuit 152 controls a display state of a liquid crystal display device (LCD) 313 provided for production.

  In addition, a lamp driving circuit 182 is connected to the sub-control unit 150, and lighting of the lamp 112 and the like built in the decorative lamp 304A is controlled via the lamp driving circuit 182.

  Further, a speaker drive circuit 180 is connected to the sub-control unit 150 and controls the sound (sound effect) output from the speakers 305L and 305R.

  The sub-control unit 150 executes a notification effect by the LCD 313, the speaker 305, the backlight 184, the lamp 112 incorporated in the decoration lamp 304A, or the like according to the control state of the gaming machine 300 of the main control unit 100.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram functionally showing a control system for normal game control in the main control unit 100 according to the present embodiment.

  The main control unit 100 includes a lottery unit 180, and an operation signal indicating that the start lever 354 has been operated is input to the lottery unit 180. The lottery unit 180 executes an internal lottery with the operation of the start lever 354 after a predetermined number of medals have been inserted (bets) as a trigger.

  The lottery unit 180 acquires a random value in synchronization with the operation of the start lever 354, and sends the random value to the winning combination / symbol determination unit 184 via the table selection unit 182.

  The table selection unit 182 stores a table in which information indicating roles / designs corresponding to numerical values that can be acquired by the lottery unit 180 is stored for each gaming state of the pachislot machine 300. As the gaming state of the pachislot machine 300, for example, normal game, technical intervention role game, BB internal winning, RB internal winning, BB operating normal game, RB operating RB internal winning, RB game, etc. Is given.

  In the table selection unit 182, information indicating the current gaming state is obtained from the gaming state control unit 186, and a table for determining a role / symbol is selected from the table provided for each gaming state. Based on the table selected by the table selection unit 182, the winning combination / symbol determination unit 184 determines and determines the winning combination (small role (including replay), major role (RB, BB)) and winning symbol. The winning combination and the winning symbol are input to the gaming state control unit 186.

  The gaming state control unit 186 is connected to a gaming program memory 188 in which data indicating various programs corresponding to the gaming state of the pachislot machine 300 is stored. The game state control unit 186 mainly controls the game state by reading and executing game program data corresponding to the game state from the game program memory 188 as appropriate by the game execution control unit 186A.

  The game program memory 188 stores data indicating a normal game program and data indicating a major game program. For example, in the normal game state, the normal game program data is read from the game program memory 188. In the case of the big game state, the big game program data is read according to the internal winning state of BB and RB and the respective game states of BB and RB, and processing is executed based on each program data.

  In addition, a flag management control unit 190 is connected to the gaming state control unit 186, and a flag memory 192 is connected to the flag management unit 190. In the flag memory 192, the formation status of each combination can be individually stored. In the flag management control unit 190, information from the winning combination / symbol determination unit 184 during the normal game control in the game state control unit 186 is provided. On the basis of the flag, the flag state of the flag memory 192 is updated and stored to manage the establishment and non-establishment of the flag corresponding to the internal winning combination.

  Each flag is established by winning by internal lottery. Generally, the state of the small role flag disappears in one game (flag is not established), and the state of the major role flag is the reels 350A, 350B, 350C is stopped and the main character symbol is displayed on the display window 314 in a predetermined state, and is maintained until winning the main character.

  Here, in the gaming machine 300 according to the present embodiment, a replay time (RT) in which a specific small role (replay) is won with a high probability in a general game inside a big role (a state in which the big role is won internally). Is set for a predetermined period, and in the RT setting general game inside the big game, the reel drive control unit 194 described later performs stop control so that the big game cannot win. On the other hand, in the case of an RT non-set general game inside the big game (when RT is finished), stop control that can win the big game is executed.

  Also, in this embodiment, in the RT setting general game inside the big game, when replay is won, the stop control that can win the replay and the stop control that cannot win the replay are selected with a predetermined selection probability. I am trying to do it. As a result, replay is won with high probability in internal winning, but the probability of actually winning the replay is the same as when RT is not set.

  Whether or not to control to be able to win the replay won in the RT setting general game inside the big game is appropriately set according to the game characteristics and the winning rate, but even if you win the replay In general, stop control is executed so as not to win a prize so that the player does not know whether RT is in progress.

  That is, it is not possible to immediately win the major player won by the internal lottery, but until the main control unit 100 controls the RT game to be executed the number of times determined by the lottery and ends the RT game. The so-called stock that prevents the big actors from winning a prize, makes the internal election time of the major officers different from the release timing of the major actors, and stores the major actors sequentially when the major officers are elected by the internal lottery during the RT game It is configured as a machine.

  Therefore, the flag memory 192 stores the type, number, order, etc., of the major players who are won internally as stock information, and the flag management unit 190 updates and stores the stock information according to the result of the internal lottery. . It is assumed that a plurality of types of big character flags are not simultaneously established, and only one type of big character flag is established based on the stock information.

  The lottery of the number of executions of the RT game is executed in the gaming state control unit 186, and for the big winnings that are won internally without the big winnings stored as stock information, it is performed at the time of internal winning. Is performed when winning the previous major player and shifting to the bonus game.

  In other words, when there is an hero who is stored as stock information (there is stock) when winning the hero and moving to the bonus game, the RT game execution count is determined by lottery, and the bonus game ends. At the same time, the game moves to an RT game with the number of executions determined by lottery.

  On the other hand, the main control unit 100 is configured to include a reel drive control unit 194. Based on the start operation of the start lever 354, after a lapse of 4.1 seconds from the end of the previous game, the motor drive unit 132 is provided. Then, the reel motors 106A, 106B, and 106C are driven to start rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C.

  Further, the reel drive control unit 194 performs stop control for stopping the rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C based on the operation of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C.

  Here, the reel drive control unit 194 is connected to the flag memory 192 described above, and the states of various flags stored in the flag memory 192 are determined by operating the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C by the reel drive control unit 194. Is applied as a slip control parameter for pull-in or kick-off during stop control based on the above.

  Position detection sensors 198A, 198B, and 198C are attached to the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, respectively, and are connected to the reel drive control unit 194 via the reel position detection circuit 134. The reel drive control unit 194 recognizes the respective rotation positions of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, stops the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C in consideration of the slip control, and stops the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C that have stopped. The symbol array is sent to the gaming state control unit 186.

  Based on the symbol arrangement of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C that have been stopped, the gaming state control unit 186 confirms whether or not the winning combination has been won, and if it is a small combination, the hopper drive circuit 136 is controlled. A predetermined payout is performed by operating the hopper 138. If replay is performed, replay control is executed, and if it is a major player, a predetermined payout is performed on the payout control unit 150, and then the game execution control unit 186A performs the major player game program. Is read from the game program memory 188 and executed.

  It should be noted that the regular bonus game program and the big bonus game program are separately stored in the major player program, and are selectively read based on the elected major player.

  In the regular bonus program, a maximum of 12 games (maximum number of games) can be executed in the state that the lottery probability of the small role is higher than the lottery probability during the normal game as the right exercise. The regular bonus game ends when the player wins a maximum of 8 times (maximum number of wins) during any of these 12 games.

  On the other hand, in the big bonus program, the regular bonus game can be executed with high probability as the right exercise, and the big bonus game ends when the number of executions of the regular bonus game reaches a preset upper limit number.

  Here, gaming machine 300 according to the present embodiment has a normal big bonus (appropriately referred to as normal BB) as a big bonus, and a super big bonus (appropriately referred to as super BB) having a larger expected acquisition value than normal BB. These two types of big bonuses can be executed, and the type of big bonus to be executed (hereinafter simply referred to as BB type) is determined by lottery by the sub-control unit 150 when winning the BB.

  That is, the BB game program in the main control unit 100 is the same for the normal BB and the super BB, and the contents of the notification effect are varied by the sub control unit 150 so that a difference in the expected expected value is generated.

  In addition, when the main control unit 100 wins a BB, the main control unit 100 is controlled to invalidate the player's operation for a predetermined period, and the sub-control unit 150 performs the BB type notification within the period. I have to.

  By the way, in the present embodiment, a plurality of periods can be selectively set as a period for invalidating the player's operation (hereinafter referred to as “operation invalid period”). The selected period is applied. The gaming state control unit 186 includes an operation invalid period setting unit 186B, and the operation invalid period is selected by the operation invalid period setting unit 186B.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, according to the operation invalid period, the above-described sub-control unit 150 performs the BB type lottery.

  FIG. 4 schematically shows a functional block diagram related to determination of the BB type according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the operation invalid period setting unit 186B includes a period selection unit 176, and a period selection unit 176 and a period lottery table 178 are connected to the period selection unit 176.

  In the operation invalid period setting unit 186B, when an operation invalid period setting instruction is input from the game execution control unit 186A, a random value is acquired by the period lottery unit 174, and the period selection unit 176 determines a period based on the acquired random value. The lottery table 178 is referred to select an operation invalid period.

  Here, FIG. 5 schematically shows an example of the period lottery table 178 according to the present embodiment. The period lottery table 178 according to the present embodiment divides 256 random numbers that can be acquired by the period lottery unit 174 into three areas a to c, and each area has three types of 7 seconds, 8 seconds, and 9 seconds. Are stored in association with each other. Note that the winning probability is made different by changing the number of random numbers assigned to each area. In the present embodiment, the probability that 7 seconds is selected is the highest (170/256), and 9 seconds is The probability of being selected is the lowest (30/256).

  As shown in FIG. 4, the period selection unit 176 is connected to the game execution control unit 186A and the sub-control unit 150, and the selected operation invalid period is set for the game execution control unit 186A. The wait command (ac) indicating the operation invalid period is output to the sub-control unit 150.

  Thereby, the game execution control unit 186A is controlled to invalidate the player's operation for the set operation invalid period.

  On the other hand, the sub-control unit 150 includes a BB type lottery unit 12, a BB type selection unit 14, and a BB type lottery table 16. When a wait command (a to c) is input from the period selection unit 176, a random number value is acquired by the BB type lottery unit 12, and the BB type selection unit 14 determines the BB type lottery table 16 based on the acquired random value. BB type (super BB or normal BB) is selected.

  Here, FIG. 6A schematically shows an example of the BB type lottery table 16. Note that “normal” in the column of the BB type in the figure indicates a normal BB, and “super” indicates a super BB.

  As shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, the winning area is divided into the same number of areas as the types of BB type notification patterns (12 types in the example shown in the figure). The area and the BB type notification pattern are associated with each other on a one-to-one basis.

  That is, in this embodiment, a plurality of BB type notification patterns having different BB types, production periods, and production contents can be executed, and not only the BB type but also the type of the BB type notification pattern is determined by one lottery. be able to.

  Further, as shown in the figure, in the winning areas 0 to 5, the BB type notification patterns A to E having an effect period of 7 seconds are shown, and in the winning areas 6 to 10 the BB type notification pattern F having an effect period of 8 seconds is shown. -I, the winning area 9 is associated with the BB type notification pattern J of the production period of 9 seconds.

  The BB type notification pattern shown in parentheses in the BB type notification pattern column in the figure is the BB type notification pattern of the present embodiment, and after performing the effect of notifying that a big bonus common to all patterns has been won. The BB type notification effect corresponding to each pattern is executed.

  For example, the BB type notification pattern A shown in the figure is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 313 on an image (normal image) indicating a normal BB and an image indicating a super BB every predetermined period (1 second in the present embodiment) ( A super image) is displayed alternately, and a pattern in which an image showing the determined BB type is displayed last is shown. In addition to this, a pattern is also prepared in which “parallel image” and “super image” are continuously displayed every predetermined period and the BB type determined last is displayed.

  Note that “parallel stop” and “super stop” stop displaying images alternately or continuously every second, and display a parallel image or a super image for 1 second or longer. Further, “reversed super” means that the super image is displayed after displaying the parallel image for 1 second or more once as “parallel stop”.

  Although details will be described later, in some BB type notification patterns (B1, B2, G1, G2) marked with * in the same figure, a BB type image different from the determined BB type is displayed last. The determined BB type is notified at a predetermined timing in the production after the BB game starts. In B1 and B2 and G1 and G2, the BB type notification pattern in the operation invalid period is the same, and the timing for notifying the determined BB type after the BB game starts is different.

  FIG. 6B shows the winning probability of each winning area according to the wait command input from the main control unit 100. As shown in the figure, when the wait command a is input, when the wait command b is input only in the winning areas 0 to 5 associated with the BB type notification pattern having a performance period of 7 seconds. When the wait command c is input only to the winning areas 6 to 10 associated with the BB type notification pattern with an effect period of 8 seconds, the winning with the BB type notification pattern with an effect period of 9 seconds is associated. Only area 11 can be elected.

  Furthermore, as shown in the figure, when the wait command a is input, the probability of winning the normal BB (winning area 0) is 140/256 (55%) and the super BB (winning areas 1 to 5) is won. The probability of being set is 116/256 (45%) in advance. On the other hand, when the wait command b is input, the probability of winning the super BB (winning areas 7 to 10) is set to 166/256 (65%), and when the wait command c is further input. Is set to win the Super BB with a probability of 100%. That is, it is set in advance so that the longer the operation invalid period, the higher the probability of winning the super BB.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the BB type selection unit 14 is connected to an effect control unit 18 that executes an effect. The BB type and the BB type notification pattern selected by the BB type selection unit 14 are BB. It is output to the production control unit 18. The effect control unit 18 is also connected to the game execution control unit 186A, and various commands indicating the game situation are input from the game execution control unit 186A. Then, the effect control unit 18 stores parameters (BB type, BB type notification pattern, internal lottery result, etc.) necessary for effect control according to the input command in the parameter storage unit 19, and according to the game situation. Perform the production.

  By the way, in this embodiment, in the general game in the BB game, an effect of notifying the pressing order and the stop symbol that can arrange the internal winning small roles is executed, but in the general game in the BB game In the game, a small role group composed of a plurality of small roles with different payouts is set as a small role that can be won by internal lottery by the main control unit 100. Since all constituent small combination flags are simultaneously established, the main control unit 100 is configured to vary the small combinations that are arranged according to the pressing order of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C.

  For this reason, in the production | presentation control part 18, when the small role group is elected by the main control part 100, the small role which alert | reports a pressing order and a symbol according to BB type is varied. As a matter of course, the super BB notifies the push order and stop symbols of the small roles having a larger number of acquisitions than the normal BB.

  Here, FIG. 7 shows, as an example, the winning symbol and the payout of the small role according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, the dividend is 15 melons, watermelons and watermelons, the dividend is 14 medals bell bell bell, the dividend is 6 medals bell bell replay, and Cherry --------------------------------- Replay / Replay / Replay that can be JACSSHIFT with 5 dividends

  Of these, the three small roles that make up the small role group are 14 Bell Bell Bells, 6 Bell Bell Replays, and Cherry ---. When winning a role group, the flags of these three small roles are established.

  FIG. 8 schematically shows an example of a table selected in the general game in the big bonus game among the tables stored in the table selection unit 182 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, there are five types of notifications in order of pressing: left / middle / right, middle / right / left, middle / left / right, right / left / middle, right / middle / left. . As shown in the figure, there are also left, right, and middle pressing orders when considering the combination, but the notification is not given and the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C are operated in this pressing order. In this case, the same stop control is performed as when the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C are operated in the order of pressing left, middle, and right.

  Further, as shown in the figure, the number of winning areas (36 patterns in this embodiment) corresponding to the combination pattern of the winning combination and the pressing order is provided, and the winning area numbers (1 to 36) are provided. ) Is output to the sub-control unit 150 as a command.

  In addition, as shown in the remarks column of the figure, the winning area to be used differs depending on whether or not JACSHIF is carried over. However, the winning area number 23 is used as an area where JACSSHIFT is selected when JACSHIFT is not carried over, and is used as a lost area when JACSHIFT is carried over.

  In other words, JACSHIFT means rushing into the RB game. As for the exercise of the rights of the BB game, a plurality of RB games and a predetermined number of small role games can be executed, but the BB game is an execution of the RB game. Since the game ends when the number of times reaches a preset upper limit, the player may avoid JACIN by performing so-called replay removal. In this case, since the JACSHIFT flag is carried over to the next game, if JACSHIFT is carried over, forward pressing (operating the stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C in the order of pressing left / middle / right) causes JACSHIFT to be performed. Yes.

  FIG. 9 shows the winning probabilities of the small roles in the main control unit 100 during BB. As shown in the figure, when there is no carryover of JACSHIFT, the probability of winning a small role group (winning area number 2 to 21) is the highest with 52000/65536, followed by winning JACSHIFT (winning area number 23) The probability is 12500/65536, the probability of winning a loss (winning area number 1) is 586/65536, and the probability of winning a watermelon (winning area number 22) is 450/65536.

  As shown in the figure, when JACSHIFT is carried over, JACSHIFT has already been won, and as described above, winning area number 23 is used as a loss, so the probability of a loss is high accordingly. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the effect control unit 18 is connected to the effect pattern memory 20, and stores the above-described BB type notification pattern and small role navigation pattern. The effect control unit 18 reads the effect pattern corresponding to the parameter stored in the parameter storage unit 19 from the effect pattern memory 20 and executes the effect.

  Note that, in the BB effect control unit 18 of the sub-control unit 150, at the time of executing the BB game, the command indicating the internal lottery result input from the main control unit 100 indicates winning of the small role group 2 to 21 and 24 to 35. If it is, the symbol of the small combination according to the BB type and the pressing order are notified.

  For example, if the winning area number is “12”, if the BB type is normal BB, the payout is “middle / left / right” and the stop symbol “bell / bell / "Replay" and "Cherry ...", and if the BB type is Super BB, the push order "Right / Left / Middle" and the stop pattern "Bell / Bell / Bell" with 14 small roles in a payout Is notified.

  If the winning area number is “23”, it is JACSHIFT winning, and regardless of the type of BB, if you press it forward (operating the stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C in the order of pressing left / middle / right), JACSHIFT To do. In the first and second JACSHIFT wins, the pressing order of the JACSHIFT is notified. On the other hand, in the third JACSHIFT winning, a so-called replay assistance may be performed by notifying the pressing order other than the forward pressing as appropriate based on the number of games of the general game in the BB.

  By the way, as described above, among the BB type notification patterns shown in FIG. 6A, the BB type notification patterns B and G marked with * are the BB type determined in the notification effect in the operation invalid period. Notifies different BB types, and notifies the true BB type at a predetermined timing after the BB game starts.

  In this embodiment, when the BB type notification pattern is B1 and G1, the real BB type is notified when the first bet operation is completed after the BB game is started. In addition, when the BB type notification pattern is B2 and G2, after the BB game starts, the lottery result by the BB main control unit 100 is one of lost, small role group winning and watermelon (other than JACSHIFT winning) When all reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are stopped in the first game, the true BB type is notified.

  In the present embodiment, when the real BB type is notified when all the reels are stopped, the predetermined condition is that all the reels are stopped first after the BB game is started.

  In these BB type notification patterns, since the BB type (normal BB) different from the BB type (super BB) determined in the notification effect during the operation invalid period is notified, the effect control unit 18 uses the real BB type. In order to perform the notification for the normal BB, the notification for the super BB is performed for the pressing order and the symbol for the small role is performed for the normal BB.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below.
(Normal game flow)
In the state where the medal is credited (or the medal is inserted from the medal insertion unit 320), the betting of the medal is completed by the operation of the single bet button 352A or the maximum bet button 352B, or the medal insertion unit When a bet is completed by inserting a medal from 320, the start lever 354 can be operated. When the start lever 354 is operated, a winning / losing lottery is performed simultaneously with this operation, and the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C start rotating under the control of the reel drive control unit 194.

  The result of the lottery is transmitted from the winning combination / symbol determination unit 184 to the gaming state control unit 186. The game state control unit 186 stores the flag in the flag memory 192 if the result of the lottery is unsuccessful, replayed, or small role, and stores that in the flag memory 192 if the result is RB or BB. Update and store the information so that it is added to the stock information.

  Thereafter, when the player operates the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C, the stop operation stops the rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C. However, depending on the state of various flags stored in the flag memory 192, In consideration of the slip control, the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are controlled to stop so that the corresponding symbol is drawn into a predetermined position or kicked from the predetermined position. That is, when any one of the flags is established, the winning symbol can be stopped at an accurate eye-pressing timing. Further, a slight shift in the stop operation timing is corrected by slip control. On the other hand, if none of the flags is established, the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are caused to slip even if they are pushed, so that they do not stop at the winning symbol.

  Next, when all the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are stopped, it is determined whether or not the stop symbol is hit.

  If it is determined that the player is a major player, a bonus game control of a big bonus or a regular bonus is executed according to the stop pattern (exercise of the right). The predetermined payout control that has been set is executed.

  Here, in the present embodiment, a BB game process executed by the main control unit 100 when the stop symbol is a symbol indicating a big bonus winning will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.

  10 and 11 are flowcharts showing the flow of the BB game process by the main control unit 100. Note that FIGS. 10 and 11 show only the BB game process that is particularly related to the present invention.

  In step 200, an operation invalid state is set so as not to perform processing according to the input of the operation unit 306 by the player. In the next step 202, an operation invalid period is selected from 7 seconds, 8 seconds, and 9 seconds. Run a lottery.

  In the next step 204, a wait command indicating the lottery result is transmitted to the sub-control unit 150, and thereafter, the process proceeds to step 206, where it is selected by lottery using a timer (not shown) provided in the main control circuit 110. The operation invalid period is set in order to count the operation invalid period, and then the process proceeds to step 208.

  In step 208, the operation invalidation period is waited for. In the next step 210, the hopper 138 is driven via the hopper driving circuit 136 to start paying out medals in order to execute a payout for the BB winning. The process waits for the input of the payout completion signal from the payout completion signal circuit 142. When the payout completion signal is input, the process shifts to step 213, and the hopper drive circuit 136 is controlled again to pay out medals. finish.

  In the next step 214, a payout end command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 150. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step 216 to cancel the operation invalid state, and then proceeds to step 218 (see FIG. 11).

  In step 218, the bet button 352 is pressed, and in the next step 220, a bet command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 150, and then the process proceeds to step 222 to indicate that the start lever 354 has been operated. Wait for signal input.

  The operation timing of the start lever 354 is the timing of starting the rotation of each reel 350A, 350B, 350C, and not only the rotation of each reel 350A, 350B, 350C is started via the reel drive controller 194, but also the internal The lottery timing.

  Therefore, in the next step 224, an internal lottery of a small role and a big role (RB) is executed. In addition, in the internal lottery, in accordance with the lottery table corresponding to the general game in the BB game (see also FIG. 8), the winning combinations and the stop symbols are also drawn, and the pressing order that can arrange the small roles is also simultaneously performed. Lottery.

  In the next step 226, the winning number (number indicating the winning area) by the internal lottery is transmitted to the sub-control unit 150, and thereafter, the process proceeds to step 228.

  In step 228, the operation waits for pressing any one of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C, and in the next step 230, the reel 350 corresponding to the pressed stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C is stopped. At this time, stop control (retraction or kicking) of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is executed according to the pressing order determined at the time of the internal lottery and the pressing order in which the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C are actually operated. To do.

  In the next step 232, it is determined whether or not all the reels 350A, 350B, 350C are stopped. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 228 again. On the other hand, if the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 234, the operation invalid state is set, and then the process proceeds to step 236, where the number of general games X in BB (X is a variable) is updated. It should be noted that at the start of the BB game process, the value of the number of general games in the BB X is “0”, and is incremented by 1 by the process of step 236.

  In the next step 238, the winning symbol is determined by comparing the stop symbol and the winning symbol of each small role. In the next step 240, it is determined whether or not it is determined that a certain small role has been won as a result of the winning symbol. judge. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 242 to determine whether or not the winning small combination is JACSSHIFT. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 254. On the other hand, if the determination in step 240 is negative, the process proceeds to step 252.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 242, the process proceeds to step 244, where a payout command indicating that the medal payout is to be started is transmitted to the sub-control unit 150, and thereafter, the process proceeds to step 246. In step 246, the hopper driving circuit 136 is controlled to start paying out a payout according to the winning small combination, and then the process proceeds to step 248 to wait for input of a payout completion signal. Finish paying out. After that, the process proceeds to step 250, and a payout end command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 150. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step 252, where the operation invalid state is canceled and the player's operation input is validated. It is determined whether or not the number of general games X in the BB is less than the upper limit number L (30 in this embodiment), and if the determination is affirmative, the process returns to step 218 again.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step 242, the process proceeds to step 254, the RB game is executed as the RB game process, and then the process proceeds to step 256 to update the number of RB games during BB Y (Y is a variable). . At the start of the BB game process, the value of the number of RB games Y in the BB is “0”, and is incremented by 1 by the process of step 256.

  In the next step 258, it is determined whether or not the number of RBs during BB is less than the upper limit number M. If the determination is affirmative, the process returns to step 218 again.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 260 or step 258, the process proceeds to step 262 to end the BB game, a BB end command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 150, and the BB game process is ended.

  By the way, the sub-control unit 150 executes notification effect processing according to the gaming state based on various commands transmitted by the BB game processing in the main control unit 100 as described above.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 12 to FIG. 15, the BB effect processing according to the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the flow of notification effect processing executed by the sub-control unit 150 when the main control unit 100 is performing BB game processing along the flow of the BB game controlled by the main control unit 100. is there.

  First, in step 400, a wait command (see the process in step 204 in FIG. 10) from the main control unit 100 is waited for reception. In the next step 402, BB type lottery and notification are executed.

  Here, FIG. 13 shows a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the BB type lottery / notification processing routine executed by the sub-control unit 150 at this time.

  First, in step 500, a random number is acquired by the BB type lottery unit 12, and in the next step 502, the BB type (normal BB or super BB) and BB type notification patterns (A to J) are referred to by referring to a table corresponding to the wait command. Then, the process proceeds to step 504 to store the selected BB type and BB type notification pattern in the parameter storage unit 19.

  In the next step 506, the selected BB type notification pattern is read from the effect pattern memory 20, and then the process proceeds to step 508 to control the liquid crystal control circuit 152, the speaker drive circuit 154, and the lamp drive circuit 156 and read the BB. The seed notification pattern is executed, and this BB seed lottery / notification processing routine is terminated.

  Here, in FIGS. 16A to 16C, a state in which the notification effect screen is displayed on the LCD 313 by the process of step 508 is shown as an example. First, as shown in FIG. 16A, a screen indicating that the big bonus has been won is displayed. Thereafter, in order to notify the BB type, an image showing a normal BB as shown in FIG. 16B and an image showing a super BB as shown in FIG. 16C are displayed alternately or continuously. Finally, any image is continuously displayed for a predetermined period or longer, and the notification is terminated. As a result, the player recognizes that the BB type indicated by the image displayed last is determined by lottery.

  When the BB type notification pattern is B or G, in this process, a BB type different from the internally determined true BB type is notified.

  When the BB type lottery / notification processing routine is completed in this way, the sub-control unit 150 proceeds to step 404 (see FIG. 12) in order to continue to perform the effect processing at the BB time.

  In step 404, a payout completion command (see the process in step 214 in FIG. 10) from the main control unit 100 is waited for. In the next step 406, it is determined that the game has shifted to the BB game and is set in advance. The display of the medium effect screen on the LCD 313 is instructed to each unit, and then the process proceeds to step 408.

  In step 408, the bet command (see step 220 in FIG. 11) from the main control unit 100 is waited for reception, and in the next step 410, the BB type notification pattern is a BB type notification pattern B1 for performing pseudo promotion notification at the time of betting. Or it is determined whether it was G1.

  If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 412 to display an image showing normal BB (see FIG. 16B) and then displaying an image showing super BB (see FIG. 16C). The process proceeds to step 414 after executing the pseudo promotion effect. As a result, the BB type is internally Super BB from the beginning, but since the player has been informed of the normal BB, the player recognizes that the player has been promoted from the normal BB to the super BB.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 410, the process proceeds to step 414 without executing the process of step 412.

  In step 414, a reception of a winning number from the main control unit 100 (see the process in step 226 in FIG. 11) is waited. In the next step 416, it is determined whether or not the winning number indicates a winning of JACSHIFT. . If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 418 to determine whether or not the true BB type has been notified. If the BB type notification pattern is B2 or G2 and the pseudo promotion effect is not yet executed at the reel stop timing, the determination is negative, and the process proceeds to step 420 to execute the stop pseudo promotion effect process described later. After that, the process proceeds to step 430.

  On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step 416 or step 418, the process proceeds to step 422, and after performing the small role navigation effect process, the process of step 424 is performed.

  Here, FIG. 14 shows a flowchart showing the processing flow of the small role navigation effect processing routine executed in step 422.

  First, in step 520, it is determined whether or not the winning number input from the main control unit 100 indicates that the lottery has been lost. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 522 and the winning number is determined. It is determined whether or not indicates that the watermelon has been won. If the determination is affirmative, it is determined that the symbols of the small role can be aligned regardless of the pressing order of the stop button, and the process proceeds to step 524 to notify the watermelon symbol and the pressing order of the forward pressing. After that, this small role navigation effect processing routine is terminated.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 522, the process proceeds to step 526, where it is determined whether or not the winning number indicates that the JACSSHIFT is won. If the determination is affirmative, step 528 is performed. , And in accordance with the number of times of execution of the general game during BB and the number of times of execution of the RB game during BB, the push order of JACSHIFT or the push order for carrying over JACSHIFT (in this embodiment, reverse push (right, middle, (Left)) is notified, and thereafter, the small role navigation effect processing routine is terminated.

  If the determination in step 526 is negative, it is determined that the winning number indicates that the small role group has been won, the process proceeds to step 530, and the parameters stored in the parameter storage unit 19 are referred to. It is determined whether or not the BB being executed is a super BB. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 532 to notify the symbols and the pressing order of the 14 small roles, and then the small BB The role navigation effect processing routine is terminated.

  Here, FIG. 17A shows, as an example, the display state of the LCD 313 when the symbol of 14 small roles and the notification of the pressing order are performed in step 532. As shown in the figure, a plurality of bells (meaning “bell bell bell”) are displayed as symbols of 14 small roles, and the pressing order is displayed numerically. Thereby, the player can arrange the 14 small roles by operating stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C at positions corresponding to the display of the screen in ascending order of numbers.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 530, it is determined that the BB being executed is a normal BB, and the process proceeds to step 534 to notify the symbols and the pressing order of the six small roles, and then this small role navigation. The effect processing routine ends.

  Here, FIG. 17B shows, as an example, the display state of the LCD 313 when the symbols of the six small combinations and the pressing order are notified in step 534. As shown in the same figure, cherry (meaning “Cherry ...”) and bell (meaning “Bell Bell Replay”) are displayed as the symbols of the six small roles, and the pressing order Is displayed as a number. As a result, the player can arrange 6 small roles by operating stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C at positions corresponding to screen display in ascending order of numbers.

  Furthermore, if the determination in step 520 is affirmative, there is no symbol or push order to be notified, and thus the small role navigation effect processing routine is terminated without performing the small role navigation. In this case, the display of the BB middle screen or the like is continued.

  When the small role navigation effect processing routine is completed in this way, the process proceeds to step 424 (see FIG. 12) and waits for reception of a stop command from the main control unit 100 (see step 230 in FIG. 11). In the next step 426, the navigation of pushing the stopped reels based on the player's stop operation is terminated, and then the process proceeds to step 428 to determine whether or not the rotation of all the reels 350A, 350B, 350C is stopped. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 424 again. Thereafter, the processing from step 424 to step 428 is repeated until step 428 becomes affirmative, and then the routine proceeds to step 430.

  Here, FIG. 15 shows a flowchart showing the processing flow of the stop-time pseudo promotion effect processing routine executed in step 420 described above.

  First, in step 540, a small role navigation effect is performed in the same manner as the small role navigation effect processing routine described above. In this case, the BB (parameter storage unit 19 that is actually executing in the sub control unit 150 is actually stored. Parameter) is a super BB, but apparently a normal BB is being executed, so if a small role group is selected, the push order is for the super BB, and the symbol is for the normal BB. Each part is controlled to perform.

  That is, the pressing order notifies the pressing order in which the 14 small roles are arranged, and the symbol notifies the 6 small winning symbols (cherry, bell, replay). In addition, by this, if the player operates the stop buttons 356A, 3563B, and 56C according to the pressing order, the symbols that have a larger expected expected value than the notified symbols are prepared, and the player may expect something to happen You will have a feeling.

  In the next steps 542, 544, and 546, processing similar to that in steps 424, 426, and 428 described above is executed.

  Thereafter, when all the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are stopped, the determination in step 546 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 548, where the BB type pseudo promotion effect is executed, and then the stop-time pseudo promotion effect processing routine is terminated. .

  In step 430 shown in FIG. 12, a payout command (see the process in step 244 in FIG. 11) from the main control unit 100 is waited for reception, and in the next step 432, payout appearance is started by playing sound effects, etc. The process proceeds to the next step 434 to wait for a payout end command (see the process at step 250 in FIG. 11) from the main control unit 100. At the next step 436, the payout appearance is ended, and then again at step 414. Return to.

  The effect processing at the time of this BB ends when a BB end command (see the process at step 262 in FIG. 11) from the main control unit 100 is received.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, the display window 314 capable of displaying a symbol is provided, and a game can be received upon insertion of a medal, based on a start start operation of the start lever 354 of the player. A plurality of small roles, a regular bonus in which the winning probability of the small role is dramatically increased, and an internal lottery of a big bonus that allows a plurality of chances to win the regular bonus, and the variation of the symbol is started, and the game In the case of winning a big bonus when enabling a game corresponding to the winning combination when notifying the winning / losing of the internal lottery according to the symbol arrangement that stops based on the stopping operation of the player and winning the winning combination The main control unit 100 selects the operation invalid period for temporarily invalidating the player's operation by lottery from a plurality of periods, and invalidates the player's operation only during the operation invalid period. After enabling the player's operation after that, in the internal lottery, it is possible to win a small role group composed of a plurality of small roles including small roles with different payouts. When a BB game for winning a small combination according to a player's stop operation procedure among the plurality of small combinations is executed and the small combination group is won in the internal lottery during the BB game by the production control unit 18 While notifying the operation procedure for winning any of the small roles constituting the small role group and selectively executing the normal BB and the super BB by changing the kind of small role for notifying the operation procedure, The sub control unit 150 executes the lottery with a lottery probability set in advance for each operation invalid period based on the operation invalid period selected by the main control unit 100. Select B type, for controlling the performance control unit 18 based on the selection result.

  Thereby, since the lottery probability in the BB type lottery by the sub-control unit 150 is made different according to the lottery result of the operation invalid period in the main control unit 100, the BB type is drawn in two stages. The range of lottery can be expanded.

  Further, the main control unit 100 only performs lottery for the operation invalid period, and the game preference can be improved without increasing the load on the main control unit 100.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the longer the operation invalid period is, the higher the probability of winning a type BB (super BB) that performs notification of auxiliary information of a small role with a large payout, thereby invalidating the operation. By providing a relationship between the length of the period and the winning probability of the super BB, the expression of expectation due to the length of the operation invalid period can be more effectively produced without increasing the load on the main control unit 100. Can do.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the stop operation procedure that can be awarded to each small combination when winning the small combination group according to the BB type is notified, so that the player follows the stop operation procedure. When operated, the small role can be almost won.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, since the stop operation procedure is also selected at the same time in the internal lottery, the stop procedure of each small part can be diversified and the notification effect of the stop procedure can be made meaningful. Can do.

  In the present embodiment, the operation invalid period is described as being selected from three types of 7 seconds, 8 seconds, and 9 seconds. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of seconds of the operation invalid period. The number of operation invalid periods that can be selected can be set as appropriate.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the gaming machine 300 is described as being configured as a stock machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a major player can be awarded when a major player is elected by internal lottery. Needless to say, it can also be applied to models that are controlled in a short time.

  In the present specification, “winning” and “winning” are used separately so that “winning” indicates winning through an internal lottery and “winning” indicates that the winning roles are available.

  However, there is also an idea that winning and winning are synonymous as in the publication (Patent Document 1) shown in the prior art.

It is a perspective view of the gaming machine according to the embodiment. It is an operation control block diagram of the gaming machine according to the embodiment. It is the block diagram which showed functionally the control system mainly having the normal game in the main control part. It is a functional block diagram regarding selection / setting of an operation invalid period at the time of BB winning of a gaming machine concerning an embodiment, and selection of BB type. It is a figure which shows typically the period lottery table used at the time of selection of an operation invalid period in the gaming machine which concerns on embodiment. In the gaming machine according to the embodiment, (A) is a diagram schematically showing a BB type lottery table used when selecting the BB type, and (B) is a winning of each winning area in the BB lottery table according to the operation invalid period. It is a figure which shows a probability. It is a figure which shows the small prize which can be won in the general game in the BB game in the gaming machine which concerns on embodiment, and the payout at the time of winning of the said small role. It is a figure which shows typically the internal lottery table referred at the time of the internal lottery in the general game performed during the BB game in the game machine which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the winning probability according to the presence or absence of the JACSHIFT carry over in the BB game in the gaming machine according to the embodiment. It is the first half part of the flowchart which shows the flow of the BB game process performed by the main control part which concerns on embodiment, and shows only the process especially relevant to this invention. It is the latter half part of the flowchart which shows the flow of the BB game process performed by the main control part which concerns on embodiment, and shows only the process especially relevant to this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the production | generation process at the time of BB performed by the sub-control part which concerns on embodiment along the flow of the BB game process shown in FIG.10 and FIG.11, and shows only the process especially relevant to this invention. is there. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the BB kind lottery / alerting | reporting process routine performed in the production | presentation process at the time of BB in the sub-control part which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the small part navigation effect process routine performed in the effect process at the time of BB in the sub control part which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the pseudo | simulation promotion effect process routine at the time of a stop performed in the effect process at the time of BB in the sub control part which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows as an example the display state of LCD at the time of execution of BB type alerting | reporting which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows as an example the display state of LCD at the time of execution of the small role navigation which concerns on embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

12 BB type lottery unit 14 BB type selection unit 16 BB type selection table 18 Production control unit (notification execution unit)
20 effect pattern memory 100 main control unit (main control means)
150 Sub control unit (sub control means)
186 Game state control unit 186B Operation invalid period setting unit 188 Game program memory 194 Reel drive control unit 300 Pachislot machine 313 LCD
314 Display window 352A Single bet button 352B Max bet button 354 Start lever 350A, 350B, 350C Reel 356A, 356B, 356C Stop button

Claims (1)

It has a display window that can display a part of a plurality of symbols on the circumferential surface of each of the arranged reel reels, and can be played upon receipt of a game medium. The internal lottery of the first big role, the first big role where the winning probability of the small role is dramatically increased, and the second big role that allows the first big role to be awarded multiple times, and the change of the symbol is started. The winning / losing of the internal lottery is notified by the symbol arrangement of each spinning reel displayed in the display window that stops based on the stop operation of the player, and when the winning combination is won, A gaming machine that enables a corresponding game,
When winning the second major player, a game after invalidating the player's operation only during the operation invalid period by selecting an operation invalid period for temporarily invalidating the player's operation from a plurality of periods by lottery The player's operation is enabled, and then, in the internal lottery, it is possible to win a small role group composed of a plurality of small roles including small roles having different payouts. A main control means for executing a second major role game for winning a prize according to the stop operation procedure of the player among the minor roles;
When the small role group is won in the internal lottery of the second big role game, auxiliary information for winning any small role constituting the small role group is displayed as an image different from the display window. A notification executing means for selectively executing a plurality of types of the second major role games by differentiating the types of small roles for notifying auxiliary information, while notifying by displaying on the device ;
Based on the operation invalid period selected by the main control means, select the second type of big game to be executed by the notification execution means by lottery with a lottery probability set in advance for each operation invalid period, Sub-control means for controlling the notification execution means based on the selection result,
The longer the operation invalid period, the higher the probability of winning the second major role game of the type that performs notification of auxiliary information of a small role with a large payout,
Wherein the auxiliary information, the a stop operation procedure can be finished in the small role, furthermore, small combination of winning displayed in the display window in based rather stop operation to stop the operation procedure, the stop operation and when a small prize to be displayed on the image display device together with instructions in the case of stopping a large symbol arrangement expectations than symbol arrangement of small prize to be displayed on the image display device together with the stop operation procedure, the A gaming machine characterized by including.