JP5807240B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine (rotational gaming machine, slot machine) having a plurality of reels having symbols arranged on an outer peripheral surface is known. This type of gaming machine gives a certain game value to game media such as medals and pachinko balls, and performs a game for acquiring such game media. In addition, this type of gaming machine has an internal lottery triggered by the player's rotation start operation and starts rotating a plurality of reels, and the player's stop operation triggers an aspect according to the result of the internal lottery. The control is performed to stop a plurality of reels. The game result is determined by the symbol combination displayed on the activated line in a state where the plurality of reels are stopped, and medals are paid out according to the game result.

  Conventionally, in a bonus state in which the winning rate of a small role that is paid out in association with winning a prize is increased, the player acquires the gaming medium, and under predetermined conditions, the gaming medium owned by the player with winning There is a game specification that allows you to play games while suppressing the consumption of game media by playing games in the replay time state where the winning probability of replay is a role that allows you to play the next game without needing (See Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-173380 A

  However, in the conventional replay time state, the consumption of the game medium is merely suppressed, and the game is easily monotonous. Therefore, a technique that can attract the player's interest is desired.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that can attract the interest of the player.

  (1) The present invention provides a plurality of reels in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface, an input receiving means for receiving input of game media corresponding to a predetermined input number for each game, a small role, a replay, and Internal lottery means for performing an internal lottery for determining whether or not a plurality of types of winning combinations including bonuses are performed, and the plurality of reels are rotated for each game, and in a mode according to the result of the internal lottery triggered by a stop operation The reel control means for controlling the reels to be stopped, and the combination based on the fact that the combination of symbols indicating a winning pattern predetermined for each combination is displayed on the active line in a state where the plurality of reels are stopped. A winning determination means for determining that a prize has been won, a payout control means for controlling a game medium to be paid out based on a payout associated with the winning small role when the small role has won, and the replay won In addition, the replay processing means for performing the replay process for performing the next game without requiring the game medium owned by the player, and the gaming state is shifted to the bonus establishment state based on the winning of the bonus in the normal state Based on the fact that the bonus has been won in the bonus establishment state, the gaming state is shifted to the bonus state, and when any one of a plurality of types of shift roles wins in the first bonus game in the bonus state, Replay control for changing the winning probability of the replay by changing the game state transition control means for performing control to perform the second bonus game with a high winning probability of the small role, and changing the lottery state of the replay under a predetermined condition A gaming machine comprising a probability changing means, wherein the input accepting means is in accordance with a lottery state of replay. If the specified number of throws is set and the replay lottery state is the specified lottery state, the specified number of throws is set to the specified lot number, and if the replay lottery state is different from the specific lottery state, the specified number of throws And the internal lottery means changes the winning probability of at least one of the bonus and the small role in the game in the normal state according to the specified number of inputs, Is the specified number of inputs, an internal lottery is performed so that at least one of the bonus and the small role is won with a higher probability than when the specified number of inputs is different from the specified number of inputs, the replay probability The variable means sets a lottery state for replay in the game after the end of the second bonus game according to the type of shift combination won in the first bonus game in the bonus state. If a specific shift combination is selected from a plurality of types of shift combinations in the first bonus game, the replay in the game after the end of the second bonus game performed in accordance with the winning of the specific shift combination The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which the lottery state is set to a specific lottery state and the lottery state of replay is not changed by the end of the bonus state.

  In the present invention, the specified number of throws is set according to the lottery state of the replay, and when the lottery state of the replay is the specific lottery state, the prescribed number of throws is set to the specific number of throws, so One winning probability is controlled to be high. In the present invention, the lottery state of replay in the game after the end of the second bonus game executed in accordance with the shift winning combination according to the type of shift winning combination in the first bonus game in the bonus state, When the specific shift combination is won in the first bonus game, the lottery state of the replay in the game after the end of the second bonus game is set to the specific lottery state. The opportunity to change the replay lottery state to the specific lottery state may be a win of a specific shift role, a winning of a specific shift role, or the end of the second bonus game accompanying the winning of the specific shift role. Can be set to In the present invention, the specified number of throws can be changed to the number of specific throws using the special shift combination that is a lottery target in the first bonus game in the bonus state. If winning / winning can be achieved, bonus and small role winning probabilities will be given preferential treatment in the subsequent normal game. According to the present invention, the normal state can be set as a game section advantageous to the player equivalent to the bonus state by increasing the winning probability of the small role in the normal state. Further, according to the present invention, if the bonus winning probability in the normal state is increased, a game specification having a bonus probability variation function can be realized. As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to attract the player's interest more than ever by the gameability that affects the winning probability of the combination in the normal state according to the game content in the bonus state. .

  (2) In the gaming machine of the present invention, the replay probability changing means does not change the replay lottery state depending on the bonus winning, but changes the replay lottery state by winning another bonus different from the bonus. A lottery state different from the specific lottery state may be set.

  In this way, the situation advantageous to the player formed by winning the specific shift combination in the bonus state can be ended using another bonus.

  (3) In the gaming machine of the present invention, the replay probability changing means may set the replay lottery state to a lottery state different from the specific lottery state by winning the bonus.

  In this way, the situation advantageous to the player is temporarily ended by winning the bonus, so the bonus is given to the player for the purpose of winning the specific shift role in the bonus state every time the bonus is won. The game can be prevented from becoming monotonous in the state.

  (4) In the gaming machine of the present invention, when the internal lottery means the lottery state of the replay in the first bonus game is the specific lottery state, the specific shift is performed while the specific shift combination is targeted for lottery. A shift combination other than a combination may be excluded from the lottery object and an internal lottery may be performed.

  In this way, when the replay lottery state is the specific lottery state (when the specified number of insertions is set to the specific number of insertions), it is always possible to win the specific shift combination in the first bonus game. Thus, a difference can be provided in the player's degree of advantage not only in the normal state but also in the bonus state, and the player's interest can be further attracted.

  (5) In the gaming machine of the present invention, when the internal lottery means the replay lottery state in the first bonus game is the specific lottery state, the replay lottery state is different from the specific lottery state. Alternatively, an internal lottery may be performed so that the specific shift combination is won with a high probability.

  In this way, when the replay lottery state is the specific lottery state (when the specified number of insertions is set to the specific number of insertions), the specific shift combination is won with high probability in the first bonus game. It becomes possible to make a difference in the player's degree of advantage not only in the normal state but also in the bonus state, and can further attract the player's interest.

  (6) In the gaming machine of the present invention, when the payout of the small role is set according to the specified number of inputs, and the specified number of inputs is the specified number of inputs, the specified number of inputs is different from the specified number of inputs. It may be set so that the payout of the small combination is higher than the case.

  In this way, by setting the specified insertion number to the specific insertion number, the payout at the time of winning the small role is controlled to be high. For this reason, if the specified insertion number is set to the specific insertion number, even if the gaming state is the normal state, it is possible to set it as a gaming section where it is easy to acquire gaming media as in the bonus state.

  (7) In the gaming machine of the present invention, the replay probability changing means sets the lottery state of the replay in the second bonus game to the specific lottery state, and the insertion accepting means replays the replay in the second bonus game. Even if the lottery state is the specific lottery state, the prescribed number of throws is not set to the specific number of throws, but is set to the prescribed number of throws according to the type of shift combination won in the first bonus game You may make it do.

  In this way, the player's degree of advantage in the second bonus game can be changed according to the type of shift combination won in the first bonus game.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the functional block of the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the internal lottery table in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the internal lottery table in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the symbol arrangement | sequence of the reel in the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the relationship between a winning combination etc. and a symbol combination in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a state transition diagram of the gaming state in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process in the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process in the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process in the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process in the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process in the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process in the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the internal lottery table in the game machine concerning the modification of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the internal lottery table in the game machine concerning the modification of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the internal lottery table in the game machine concerning the modification of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a state transition diagram of the gaming state in the gaming machine according to the modification of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the internal lottery table in the game machine concerning the modification of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the relationship between a winning combination etc. in a gaming machine concerning a modification of an embodiment of the present invention, and a symbol combination.

  Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described. In addition, this embodiment demonstrated below does not unduly limit the content of this invention described in the claim. In addition, all the configurations described in the present embodiment are not necessarily essential configuration requirements of the present invention.

1. Configuration FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The gaming machine according to the present embodiment is a so-called slot machine or spinning-type gaming machine, and is a type of gaming machine that performs games using medals as gaming media.

  In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, a reel unit including a first reel R1 to a third reel R3 (a plurality of reels) is housed in a box-shaped casing including a storage box BX, a front upper door UD, and a front lower door DD. It has been. A hopper unit (not shown) as a medal payout device is housed in the lower portion of the reel unit in the housing. In the gaming machine casing of the present embodiment, a CPU, ROM (an example of an information storage medium), RAM, and the like are mounted, and a control board for controlling the operation of the gaming machine is also housed.

  Each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 shown in FIG. 1 is divided into 21 regions (each region is referred to as “frame”) at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surface, and each frame has a plurality of types of symbols. One is arranged. The first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are pivotally supported by a step motor (reel driving means: not shown), and are each driven to rotate around the axis of the step motor. By controlling the width or the like, it is possible to stop in units of frames (a predetermined rotation angle unit, a predetermined rotation amount unit). That is, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when the step motor rotates and drives the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 in accordance with the drive pulse supplied from the control board, and the supply of the drive pulse from the control board is interrupted, As the rotation of the step motor stops, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 stop.

  The front upper door UD and the front lower door DD are provided so as to be individually openable and closable, and the front upper door UD has a display window DW that allows observation of the rotation state and the stop state of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. Is provided. In the stopped state of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3, the plurality of types of symbols arranged at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surfaces of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are continuously arranged on the outer peripheral surface. The three symbols (the upper symbol, the middle symbol, and the lower symbol) can be observed through the display window DW from the front of the gaming machine.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the upper, middle, and lower stages are provided for each reel as display positions for observing the symbol through the display window DW, and the effective line L1 is determined depending on the combination of the symbol display positions for each reel. ~ L4 is set. Specifically, the effective line L1 is set by a combination of the upper stage of the first reel R1, the middle stage of the second reel R2, and the upper stage of the third reel R3, and the upper stage of the first reel R1, the middle stage of the second reel R2, The effective line L2 is set by the combination of the lower stage of the third reel R3 and the effective line L3 is set by the combination of the lower stage of the first reel R1, the middle stage of the second reel R2, and the upper stage of the third reel R3. An effective line L4 is set by a combination of the lower stage of the reel R1, the middle stage of the second reel R2, and the lower stage of the third reel R3.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the upper and lower stages for the first reel R1 are display positions on a plurality of effective lines, and the middle stage for the second reel R2 is a display position on a plurality of effective lines. The upper and lower stages of the third reel R3 are display positions on a plurality of effective lines.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the middle stage of the first reel R1 and the third reel R3 and the upper stage and the lower stage of the second reel R2 are not display positions on any active line. That is, in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, a part of the display positions in each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 is excluded from the display positions on the effective line.

  The game result is judged by the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the effective lines L1 to L4 in the display window DW. When the symbol combination on the effective lines L1 to L4 is a symbol combination corresponding to a predetermined role, As the winning combination, medals are paid out from the hopper unit. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the number of medals required for one game, the so-called prescribed insertion number, is set to 2 or 3 according to the gaming state, and the prescribed number of medals are inserted. Based on this, the effective lines L1 to L4 are set. Note that the number and type of active lines may be different depending on the specified number of inputs.

  The front upper door UD is provided with a game information display section DS. The game information display section DS is composed of an LED, a lamp, a 7-segment display, etc., and displays various game information such as the number of medal credits, the number of medals paid out or earned in one game, and the remaining number of bonus games. The

  In addition, the front upper door UD is provided with a liquid crystal display LCD for performing game effects. On the liquid crystal display LCD, various videos (or images) for assisting the game or for exciting the game are displayed. Further, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, a plurality of speakers (not shown) for performing a game effect are provided for the front upper door UD and the front lower door DD. From the speaker, various sounds for assisting the game or for exciting the game are output.

  The front lower door DD is provided with various operation means. As the operation means, an operation that triggers the start of the game by rotating the bet button (insertion operation means) B0 and the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 for performing an operation of inserting a credited (stored) medal. A start lever (rotation start operation means) SL for performing the operation, and a stop button (stop operation means for performing an operation to stop each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 that is rotationally driven by the step motor. ) B1-B3 and the like are provided.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the player starts rotation control of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 by inserting a medal into the medal insertion slot MI or performing an operation of pressing the bet button B0. Is set to a possible ready state. When the player depresses the start lever SL, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are started to rotate on the control board by driving the step motor, and an internal lottery using a random number value is performed, so that the first reel R1 On the condition that the rotation speed of the third reel R3 has increased to a predetermined speed, the pressing operation of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is permitted (validated).

  Thereafter, when the player presses down the stop buttons B1 to B3 at an arbitrary timing, stop switches (stop signal output means: for example, a photo sensor, a continuity sensor, a pressure) built in each of the stop buttons B1 to B3 A sensor or the like) performs an ON operation, and changes a reel stop signal input to the control board from the OFF state to the ON state.

  When the player releases the stop buttons B1 to B3 that are in the pressed state at an arbitrary timing, the stop switch of each button is turned off, and the reel stop signal input to the control board is changed from the on state to the off state. .

  And the control board is at a stop position according to the result of the internal lottery based on the change from the off state to the on state of the reel stop signal whose signal state changes according to the pressing timing and release timing of the stop buttons B1 to B3. The first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are stopped.

  Further, a medal payout opening MO and a medal tray MP are provided at the lower part of the front lower door DD, and a number of medals according to the game result are paid out from the medal payout opening MO to the medal tray MP. Yes.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the gaming machine of the present embodiment.

  The gaming machine of this embodiment is controlled by a game control means (control board) 100. The game control means 100 receives input signals from input means such as the medal insertion switch 210, the bet switch 220, the start switch 230, the stop switch 240, etc., and performs various calculations for executing the game, and based on the calculation results. The operation control of the output means such as the reel unit 310, the hopper unit 320, the display device 330, the acoustic device 340 is performed. The functions of the game control means 100 are stored in advance in various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), ROM (an example of an information storage medium), or hardware such as RAM, ROM, etc. It is realized by software consisting of a given program.

  The game control means 100 includes an insertion acceptance means 105, a random number generation means 110, an internal lottery means 120, a reel control means 130, a winning determination means 140, a payout control means 150, a replay processing means 160, a game state transition control means 170, a replay. Probability changing means 175, effect control means 180, and storage means 190 are included.

  The insertion accepting means 105 accepts the insertion of medals for each game, and based on the fact that two or three medals corresponding to the prescribed number of insertions are inserted, the first receiving lever 105 for the start lever (rotation start operating means) SL. A process of permitting the rotation start operation of the reels R1 to R3 is performed. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the pressing operation of the start lever SL is an opportunity to start the rotation of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 and an opportunity to execute the internal lottery.

  In the gaming machine of this embodiment, when a medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot MI, the medal insertion switch 210 is activated, and the insertion acceptance unit 105 limits the prescribed number of insertions according to the gaming state. The inserted medal is set to the inserted state. Further, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when the bet button B0 is pressed while the medal is credited to the gaming machine, the insertion accepting means 105 sets the specified number of insertions as the bet switch 220 is activated. Limit and set the credited medal to the inserted state.

  In particular, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the insertion accepting unit 105 sets a predetermined number of insertions according to the replay lottery state, and when the replay lottery state is a replay high probability state (specific lottery state), the predetermined insertion is performed. The number is set to 2 (specific insertion number), and when the replay lottery state is different from the replay high probability state, the specified insertion number is set to 3.

  The random number generation means 110 is a means for generating random numbers for lottery. The random value can be generated based on, for example, a count value of an increment counter (a counter that counts a numerical value so as to circulate a predetermined count range). In this embodiment, the “random number value” is not only a value that is randomly generated in a mathematical sense, but even if the generation itself is regular, the acquisition timing and the like are irregular. Includes a value that can function as a random number.

  The internal lottery means 120 is a means for performing an internal lottery for determining whether or not a winning combination is made based on a start signal from a start switch 230 that is operated by a player pressing a start lever (rotation start operation means) SL. A lottery table selection process, a random number determination process, a lottery flag setting process, and the like are performed.

  In the lottery table selection process, it is determined which internal lottery table is used for the internal lottery table among the plurality of internal lottery tables stored in the internal lottery table storage unit 191 of the storage unit 190. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the internal lottery table storage unit 191 stores seven types of lottery tables A to G as shown in FIGS. In each lottery table, for each of a plurality of random values (for example, 65536 random values from 0 to 65535), replay, small role (bell, watermelon A to watermelon D), big bonus (BB: bonus) Various combinations such as regular bonus (RB: other bonus), shift combination A, and shift combination B (specific shift combination) are associated with each other.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, a normal state, a bonus establishment state, a regular bonus state, and a big bonus state can be set as the gaming state, and the replay low probability state, the replay high state are set as the replay lottery state. The probability state and the no-replay lottery state can be set. In the lottery table selection process, one of the internal lottery table A to the internal lottery table G is used in the internal lottery according to the gaming state and the lottery state of the replay. Select as internal lottery table.

  In the random number determination process, based on the start signal from the start switch 230, a random number value (lottery random number) is acquired from the random number generation unit 110 for each game, and the internal lottery table storage unit 191 of the storage unit 190 for the acquired random number value. It is determined whether or not the winning combination is won with reference to the internal lottery table stored in the table.

  In the lottery flag setting process, the lottery flag corresponding to the winning combination determined to be won based on the result of the random number determination process is changed from the non-winning state (first flag state, off state) to the winning state (second flag state). , ON state). In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when two or more types of winning combinations are won, a lottery flag corresponding to each of the two or more types of winning winning combinations is set to a winning state. The lottery flag setting information is stored in the lottery flag storage unit 192 of the storage unit 190.

  In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, a lottery flag (carry-over possible flag) that can carry on the winning state for the next game until winning, and a non-winning state without carrying the winning state on the next game regardless of winning. A lottery flag (a carry-over impossible flag) that is reset to the winning state is prepared. There are big bonus (BB), regular bonus (RB), shift combination A, and shift combination B, the small combination (bell, watermelon A to watermelon D), and replay. Is associated with the latter carry-over impossibility flag. In other words, in the lottery flag setting process, when the big bonus (BB) is won in the internal lottery, the winning state of the big bonus (BB) lottery flag is carried over until the big bonus (BB) wins, and the internal lottery is regular. When the bonus (RB) is won, a process of carrying over the winning state of the lottery flag of the regular bonus (RB) until the regular bonus (RB) wins is performed. Further, in the lottery flag setting process, when winning the shift combination A in the internal lottery, the winning state of the shift combination A's lottery flag is carried over until the shift combination A wins, and when winning the shift combination B in the internal lottery, A process of carrying over the winning state of the lottery flag of the shift combination B until the shift combination B wins is performed. At this time, the internal lottery means 120 determines whether or not the small role and the replay are successful even in the game in which the winning state of the lottery flag of the big bonus (BB), the regular bonus (RB), the shift combination A, or the shift combination B is carried over. An internal lottery to decide is performed. That is, in the lottery flag setting process, in a game in which the winning state of the lottery flag of big bonus (BB), regular bonus (RB), shift combination A, or shift combination B is carried over, replay or small combination is won by internal lottery. In this case, the lottery flag of the big bonus (BB), the regular bonus (RB), the shift combination A or the shift combination B that has already been won and the replay or small combination lottery flag won in the internal lottery 2 Set lottery flags corresponding to more than one type in winning state.

  The reel control means 130 controls the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 based on a start signal from a start switch 230 that is actuated by a player pressing a start lever (rotation start operation means) SL (rotation start operation). Corresponding to a reel that is rotating in a state in which the rotational speed of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 reaches a predetermined speed (about 80 rpm: a rotational speed that is about 80 revolutions per minute). Control is performed to permit the pressing operation (stop operation) of the stop buttons B1 to B3, and the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 that are rotationally driven by the step motor are set to the lottery flag setting state (result of the internal lottery). Control to stop accordingly.

  Then, the reel controller 130 allows the player to press the stop buttons B1 to B3 when the player presses the stop buttons B1 to B3 in a state where the pressing operations (stopping operations) on the stop buttons (stop operation means) B1 to B3 are permitted (validated). When 240 is activated, the supply of drive pulses (motor drive signal) to the step motor of the reel unit 310 is stopped based on the reel stop signal from the stop switch 240, whereby the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. Control to stop each reel.

  That is, the reel controller 130 determines the stop position of the reel corresponding to the pressed button of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 each time the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed. The reel is stopped at the stop position. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, pressing the stop button B1 corresponds to the stop operation of the first reel R1, and pressing the stop button B2 corresponds to the stop operation of the second reel R2, and the stop button B3 Pressing corresponds to a stop operation of the third reel R3. That is, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, when the pressing order of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is changed, the stopping order of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 is changed.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 stop the rotating reel corresponding to the pressed stop button within 190 ms from the time when the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed. Control state is set. That is, the stop position of each rotating reel is determined within the range of 0 frame to 4 frames (predetermined pull-in range) from the time when the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed until each reel R1 to R3 stops. Is done. The reel control means 130 displays the symbol corresponding to the winning combination in the internal lottery on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating reel corresponding to the stop button that has been pressed among the stop buttons B1 to B3. When the button is pressed, the symbol corresponding to the winning combination is displayed at the display position on the active line when it is located within the range of 0 frame to 4 frames with respect to the display position on the active line. In this way, control is performed to stop the rotating reel corresponding to the stop button that has been pressed.

  Specifically, the reel control unit 130 obtains the stop control table stored in the stop control table storage unit 193 of the storage unit 190 and the process for obtaining the stop position of the rotating reel by logic calculation (logic calculation process). A process for determining the stop position of the rotating reel (table reference process) is performed with reference.

  First, in the logic calculation process, 0 to 4 frames from the pressing detection position that is the position of the reel at the time of operation of the stop switch 240 (when the pressing operation of the stop button is detected) according to the priority order data determined for each combination. Priorities are obtained for the stop position candidates for five frames existing in the range. Then, the stop position candidate with the highest priority among the priorities of the respective stop position candidates is determined as the actual stop position. However, in logic calculation processing, the same priority may be obtained for a plurality of stop position candidates depending on the result of the internal lottery, the pressed detection position, etc., and there are a plurality of stop position candidates with the highest priority. In such a case, the actual stop position is determined by a table reference process described later.

  In particular, in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the priority is given in the order of “replay> small role (bell, watermelon A to watermelon D)> big bonus (BB), regular bonus (RB), shift role A, and shift role B”. In the logic calculation process, when the lottery flags relating to two or more types of winning combinations are set to the internal winning state, the winning combination of the winning combination having the lower priority order is set according to the priority order associated with each winning combination. The priority is determined so that the priority of the stop position candidate including the symbol constituting the winning form having the higher priority than the candidate of the stop position including the symbol constituting the form has a higher priority. The priority order of the roles is determined in the order of “replay> big bonus (BB), regular bonus (RB), shift role A, and shift role B> small role (bell, watermelon A to watermelon D)”. May be.

  In the logic calculation process, so-called pull-in process and kick-out process are performed as processes for obtaining candidate reel stop positions. The pull-in process is a process of obtaining reel stop position candidates so that a winning combination whose lottery flag is set to the winning state can be won as much as possible. On the other hand, the kicking process is a process of obtaining reel stop position candidates so that a combination whose lottery flag is set to a non-winning state cannot be won. In this way, the reel control means 130 can stop the symbol of the winning combination with the lottery flag set in the winning state while winning the symbol of the winning combination with the lottery flag set in the non-winning state. Logic calculation processing is performed to obtain a candidate stop position of the reel so as not to stop.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the reel unit 310 includes a reel index 315 made of a photosensor, and the reel control means 130 is based on a reference position signal detected by the reel index 315 every time the reel makes one revolution. Thus, the current rotation state of the reel can be monitored by obtaining the rotation angle (the number of rotation steps of the rotation axis of the step motor) from the reel reference position (the frame detected by the reel index). ing. That is, the reel control unit 130 can obtain the position of the reel when the stop switch 240 is operated by obtaining the rotation angle from the reference position of the reel.

  In the table reference process, when a plurality of stop position candidates with the highest priority are obtained as a result of the logic operation process, the stop control table storage means of the storage means 190 indicates which position is set as the stop position. This is determined with reference to the stop control table stored in 193.

  Here, in the stop control table, according to the setting state of the lottery flag, the pressing detection position, which is the position of the reel at the time of operation of the stop switch 240 (when the pressing operation of the stop button is detected), and the actual stop position, The correspondence of is set. In the stop control table, a correspondence relationship between the press detection position and the number of sliding symbols indicating the amount of rotation from the press detection position to the actual stop position may be set according to the setting state of the lottery flag.

  The winning determination means 140 performs a process of determining whether or not a winning combination has been won based on the stop mode of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. Specifically, referring to the winning determination table stored in the winning determination table storage unit 194 of the storage unit 190, when all of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are stopped, the valid lines L1 to L4 are displayed. It is determined whether or not the symbol combination displayed in is a winning combination of a predetermined combination.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the red 7 symbol “red 7”, the white 7 symbol “white 7”, the outer peripheral surfaces of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 constituting the reel unit 310, A black 7 symbol “black 7”, a bell symbol “BL”, a watermelon symbol A “WMA”, a watermelon symbol B “WMB”, a replay symbol “RP”, and a dummy symbol “DUM” are arranged. Then, depending on the symbol combinations displayed on the active lines L1 to L4 in a state where each reel is stopped, as shown in FIG. 6, a big bonus (BB), a regular bonus (RB), a shift combination A, a shift combination B, a replay In addition, a winning determination table is prepared so that the presence / absence of winning of bell, watermelon A to watermelon D can be determined.

  That is, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, when the symbol combination “red 7, red 7, red 7” is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the big bonus (BB) has been won, and the effective When the symbol combination “Red 7, Red 7, Black 7” or “Red 7, Red 7, White 7” is displayed on the line, it is determined that the regular bonus (RB) has been won, and the line is on the active line. When the symbol combination “Black 7, Black 7, Black 7” is displayed, it is determined that the shift combination A has won, and the symbol combination “White 7, White 7, White 7” is displayed on the active line. If it is determined that the shift combination B has won and the symbol combination “RP / RP / RP” is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the replay has been won, and “BL · When the symbol combination “BL / BL” is displayed, Bell won the prize. When the symbol combination “WMA / WMA / WMA” is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the watermelon A has won, and the symbol combination “WMA / WMA / WMB” is displayed on the active line. If it is determined that the watermelon B has won, and the symbol combination “WMB / WMA / WMA” is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the watermelon C has won, and the “WMB • WMA / WMA” is displayed on the active line. When the symbol combination “WMA / WMB” is displayed, it is determined that the watermelon D has won a prize.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the winning process is executed based on the determination result of the winning determination means 140. As a winning process, for example, when a small role (bell, watermelon A to watermelon D) wins, the payout control means 150 performs a medal payout control process, and when a replay wins, the replay processing means 160. When a big bonus (BB) or regular bonus (RB) is won, a game state transition control process for transitioning the gaming state is performed by the gaming state transition control means 170.

  The payout control means 150 performs payout control processing relating to the payout of medals according to the game result. Specifically, when a small combination wins, the number of medals to be paid out in the game is determined based on a predetermined payout for each combination, and the medals corresponding to the determined number of payouts are assigned to the hopper unit 320 ( The payout device is controlled to pay out. In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the payout for the small role is set according to the prescribed insertion number, and the number of medals to be paid out is determined based on the dividend according to the prescribed insertion number.

  The hopper unit 320 performs an operation of paying out medals of the payout number instructed by the payout control means 150. The hopper unit 320 is provided with a payout medal detection switch 325 that operates every time a medal is paid out. The payout control means 150 is actually operated from the hopper unit 320 based on an input signal from the payout medal detection switch 325. It is configured to be able to manage the number of medals paid out.

  If credits (internal storage) of medals are permitted, instead of actually paying out medals by the hopper unit 320, the number of credits stored in a credit storage area (not shown) of the storage unit 190 (not shown) A credit addition process for adding the number of payouts to the number of credited medals is performed to virtually pay out medals. If the game results in replay, big bonus (BB), regular bonus (RB), shift combination A, or shift combination B, as shown in FIG. 6, replay, big bonus (BB), regular Since no payout is set for the bonus (RB), the shift combination A, and the shift combination B, no medals are paid out from the hopper unit 320.

  When the replay is won, the replay processing means 160 performs a replay process (regame process) for setting a ready state in which the next game can be executed without requiring insertion of medals owned by the player. That is, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when a replay is won, medals corresponding to the specified number of insertions according to the current gaming state are automatically used without using the player's own medals (including credit medals). The automatic throwing process to be thrown in is performed, and the next game rotation start operation (pressing of the start lever SL by the player) is waited in a state where the effective line corresponding to the prescribed throwing number is set.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the gaming state transition control means 170 shifts the gaming state between a normal state, a bonus establishment state, a regular bonus state, and a big bonus state based on the establishment of a predetermined transition condition. Perform migration control processing. As the game condition transition condition, one condition may be defined, or a plurality of conditions may be defined. In the case where a plurality of conditions are determined, the gaming state is determined based on the fact that one of the plurality of predetermined conditions is satisfied or all of the plurality of predetermined conditions are satisfied. It is possible to shift to another gaming state.

  The normal state is a game state corresponding to the initial state among a plurality of types of game states, and a transition from the normal state to the bonus establishment state is possible. Further, in the normal state, the internal lottery table A or the internal lottery table in which the big bonus (BB) and the regular bonus (RB) are set as the lottery object among the internal lottery tables A to G shown in FIGS. An internal lottery with reference to any of the tables B is performed.

  In the gaming machine of this embodiment, an internal lottery table that is referred to in the internal lottery in the normal state is selected according to the lottery state of replay. Specifically, when the lottery state of the replay is a low replay probability state in the normal state, the winning probability of the replay is set to about 1 / 7.3, and the winning probability of the big bonus (BB) and the regular bonus ( The internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table A in which the winning probability of (RB) is set to about 1/200. When the replay lottery state is the high replay probability state in the normal state, the replay winning probability is set to about 1 / 7.2, and the big bonus (BB) winning probability is set to about 1/50. The internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table B in which the winning probability of the regular bonus (RB) is set to about 1/200. Thus, in this embodiment, when the replay lottery state is the replay high probability state in the normal state, the big bonus (BB) is determined with a higher probability than when the replay lottery state is the replay low probability state. Is to be decided. That is, in this embodiment, when the prescribed number of insertions is two, the internal lottery in the normal state is performed so that the winning probability of the big bonus (BB) is higher than when the prescribed number of insertions is three. Is called.

  The bonus establishment state is a gaming state in which a transition is made when a big bonus (BB) or a regular bonus (RB) is won in the internal lottery. In the bonus establishment state, among the internal lottery table A to the internal lottery table G shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the winning probability of the small role is set to be the same as the internal lottery table A and the internal lottery table B referred to in the normal state. The internal lottery with reference to the internal lottery table C or the internal lottery table D in which the big bonus (BB) and the regular bonus (RB) are excluded from the lottery is performed.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, an internal lottery table that is referred to in the internal lottery in the bonus establishment state is selected according to the replay lottery state. Specifically, when the replay lottery state is the low replay probability state in the bonus establishment state, the internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table C in which the replay winning probability is set to about 1 / 7.3. Done. When the replay lottery state is the replay high probability state in the bonus establishment state, the internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table D in which the replay winning probability is set to about 1 / 7.2.

  In the bonus establishment state, when the big bonus (BB) is won, the lottery flag corresponding to the big bonus (BB) is maintained in the winning state until the big bonus (BB) is won, and the big bonus (BB) When the symbol combination “red 7, red 7, red 7” indicating the winning mode is displayed on the active line, the gaming state transition control means 170 transitions the gaming state from the bonus establishment state to the big bonus state (BB state). To control.

  Further, in the bonus establishment state, when the regular bonus (RB) is won, the lottery flag corresponding to the regular bonus (RB) is maintained in the winning state until the regular bonus (RB) is won, and the regular bonus (RB) When the symbol combination “red 7, red 7, black 7” or “red 7, red 7, white 7” indicating the winning pattern is displayed on the active line, the gaming state transition control means 170 establishes the gaming state as a bonus. Control to shift from the state to the regular bonus state (RB state) is performed.

  In the big bonus state (BB state), a game that shifts when the symbol combination “red 7, red 7, red 7” indicating the winning mode of the big bonus (BB) is displayed on the active line in the bonus establishment state. State. In the BB state, the first bonus game and the second bonus game can be executed. In the BB state, it is determined whether or not the end condition is satisfied based on the total number of medals paid out in the first bonus game and the second bonus game, and a predetermined payout upper limit number (for example, 300) is determined. When more medals are paid out, the gaming state transition control means 170 performs control to end the BB state and return the gaming state to the normal state.

  In the first bonus game, a first bonus game A and a second bonus game B having different replay lottery states are prepared. In this embodiment, the first bonus game when the replay lottery state is the low replay probability state is the first bonus game A, and the first bonus game when the replay lottery state is the replay high probability state is the first bonus game. 1 bonus game B.

  In the first bonus game A, the prescribed number of insertions is set to 3, and among the internal lottery tables A to G shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the winning probability of replay is set to about 1 / 7.3. The winning combination probability of the small combination is the same as in the normal state, and an internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table E in which the shift combination A and the shift combination B are set as the lottery targets. In the first bonus game A, when the shift combination A is won, the lottery flag corresponding to the shift combination A is maintained in the winning state until the shift combination A wins, and until the shift combination A wins the shift combination A The internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table C in which the shift combination B is excluded from the lottery targets. In the first bonus game A, when the shift combination B is won, the lottery flag corresponding to the shift combination B is maintained in the winning state until the shift combination B wins, and the shift combination A is held until the shift combination B wins. The internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table C in which the shift combination B is excluded from the lottery targets.

  In the present embodiment, in the first bonus game A, an internal lottery is performed so that the shift combination A wins with a higher probability than the shift combination B. However, the shift combination A is the same as the shift combination B. An internal lottery in the first bonus game A may be performed so as to win with probability, or an internal lottery may be performed so that the shift combination B wins with a higher probability than the shift combination A. .

  Further, in the first bonus game B, the prescribed number of insertions is set to two, and among the internal lottery tables A to G shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the winning probability of replay is set to about 1 / 7.2. Thus, the internal lottery with reference to the internal lottery table F in which the winning combination of the small combination is the same as in the normal state, the shift combination A is not a lottery target and the shift combination B is set as a lottery target is performed. In the first bonus game B, when the shift combination B is won, the lottery flag corresponding to the shift combination B is maintained in the winning state until the shift combination B wins, and until the shift combination B wins, the shift combination A The internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table D in which the shift combination B is excluded from the lottery targets.

  In this embodiment, in the first bonus game B, the shift combination A is excluded from the lottery object. However, if the success or failure of the shift combination B is determined with higher probability than the first bonus game A, the shift combination A A may be set as a lottery target for internal lottery in the first bonus game B.

  In the present embodiment, the second bonus game is played based on the winning of the shift combination A or the shift combination B in the first bonus game A or the first bonus game B. In particular, in the present embodiment, the second bonus game A is executed based on the winning of the shift combination A, and the second bonus game B is executed based on the winning of the shift combination B.

  In the second bonus game A, the prescribed number of throws is set to 3, the replay lottery state is set to the replay no lottery state, and among the internal lottery tables A to G shown in FIGS. An internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table G in which the winning probability of the combination is set higher than other internal lottery tables. Then, the second bonus game A ends with a predetermined number (for example, 8 times) of games played or a predetermined number of times (for example, 8 times) that a small role has been won, When the end condition is satisfied, the game in the first bonus game A is resumed. However, in the second bonus game A, when the end condition in the BB state is satisfied, the game does not return to the first bonus game A. The BB state ends and the gaming state returns to the normal state.

  Further, in the second bonus game B, the prescribed number of insertions is set to three, the replay lottery state is set to the no replay lottery state, and among the internal lottery tables A to G shown in FIGS. An internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table G in which the winning probability of the small role is set higher than other internal lottery tables. Then, the second bonus game B has an end condition that a predetermined number of times (for example, 8 times) of the game has been played or a predetermined number of times (for example, 8 times) of the small role winning has occurred. When the end condition is satisfied, the game in the first bonus game B is resumed. However, in the second bonus game B, when the end condition in the BB state is satisfied, the game does not return to the first bonus game B. The BB state ends and the gaming state returns to the normal state.

  In the regular bonus state (RB state), the symbol combination “red 7, red 7, black 7” or “red 7, red 7, white 7” indicating the regular bonus (RB) winning pattern in the bonus establishment state is on the active line. It is a gaming state that shifts when triggered by being displayed. In the RB state, the replay lottery state is set to the non-replay lottery state, and among the internal lottery tables A to G shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the winning probability of the small role is higher than other internal lottery tables. An internal lottery with reference to the set internal lottery table G is performed. In the RB state, the end condition is that a predetermined number of games (for example, eight times) have been played, or that a predetermined number of times (for example, eight times) a winning combination has occurred. When established, the gaming state transition control means 170 performs control to end the RB state and return the gaming state to the normal state.

  The replay probability changing means 175 performs control to change the winning probability of replay in the internal lottery under a predetermined condition. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the replay lottery state includes a replay no lottery state in which the replay is excluded from the internal lottery target, a replay low probability state in which the replay winning probability is set to about 1 / 7.3, and A plurality of lottery states, ie, a replay high probability state in which the winning probability of replay is set to about 1 / 7.2, can be set. As shown in FIG. By changing the state, the winning probability of replay in the internal lottery is changed.

  Specifically, the replay probability changing means 175 sets the replay lottery state to the low replay probability state in the initial state so that the replay lottery state does not change even if the big bonus (BB) is won or won. It has become. In other words, when the replay lottery state is the low replay probability state, if the big bonus (BB) is won and the big bonus (BB) is won, the game state transitions to the BB state while the replay lottery state remains the replay low probability state. Therefore, in the BB state, first, the first bonus game A is executed.

  In the first bonus game A, the shift combination A and the shift combination B are set as the lottery targets. However, when the shift combination A or the shift combination B wins in the first bonus game A, the replay probability changing means 175 replays. The lottery state is changed from the replay low probability state to the replay no lottery state. Then, the replay probability changing means 175 changes the replay lottery state from the non-replay lottery state to the replay low probability state when the second bonus game A executed in accordance with the winning of the shift combination A ends. The replay lottery state is changed from the replay non-lottery state to the replay high probability state when the second bonus game B executed with the winning of the shift combination B ends.

  In this embodiment, the winning probability of replay is not changed due to the establishment of the BB state end condition, and the replay probability changing means 175 ends the BB state during the execution of the first bonus game A. If the condition is satisfied, the replay lottery state is maintained in the replay low probability state even when the game state returns to the normal state, and the BB state end condition is satisfied during the execution of the first bonus game B In this case, control is performed to maintain the replay lottery state in the replay high probability state even if the game state returns to the normal state. The replay probability changing means 175 replays the replay lottery state from the non-replay lottery state when the second bonus game A is terminated when the end condition of the BB state is satisfied during the execution of the second bonus game A. If the condition for ending the BB state is satisfied during execution of the second bonus game B by changing to the low probability state, the replay lottery state is changed from the non-replay lottery state to the replay high when the second bonus game B ends. Control to change to the probability state.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, even if the big bonus (BB) is won or won, the replay lottery state is not changed. Therefore, when the replay lottery state is a replay high probability state, it is big. When the bonus (BB) is won and the big bonus (BB) is won, the game state shifts to the BB state while the replay lottery state remains in the replay high probability state. In the BB state, the first bonus game B is executed first. Will be. In the present embodiment, in the internal lottery of the first bonus game B, the shift combination B that becomes the execution opportunity of the second bonus game B is set as the lottery object, but the shift that becomes the execution opportunity of the second bonus game A The combination A is excluded from the lottery target. That is, when the replay lottery state is the replay high probability state, when the big bonus (BB) is won, only the first bonus game B and the second bonus game B are executed until the BB state is finished, and after the BB state is finished. The replay lottery state is always set to the replay high probability state.

  In the present embodiment, even if the regular bonus (RB) is won, the replay lottery state is not changed. However, the replay probability changing means 175 is a replay lottery triggered by the regular bonus (RB) winning. Control is performed to change the state to the replay no lottery state. That is, when the replay lottery state is a low replay probability state, even if the regular bonus (RB) is won, the replay lottery state is maintained in the replay low probability state, but if the regular bonus (RB) wins, the replay probability The changing means 175 changes the replay lottery state from the replay low probability state to the replay no lottery state. In addition, when the replay lottery state is a replay high probability state, even if the regular bonus (RB) is won, the replay lottery state is maintained in the replay high probability state, but if the regular bonus (RB) wins, the replay probability The changing means 175 changes the replay lottery state from the replay high probability state to the replay no lottery state.

  Further, in this embodiment, the end of the RB state is set as a trigger for changing the replay lottery state, and the replay probability changing unit 175 changes the replay lottery state from the non-replay lottery state to the low probability of replay triggered by the end of the RB state. Control to change the state. That is, in this embodiment, even if the replay lottery state is set to either the replay low probability state or the replay high probability state in the normal state, the replay lottery state is set to the replay low probability state via the RB state. To be reset.

  The effect control means 180 uses the display effect performed using the display device 330 (an example of the effect device) or the audio device 340 (an example of the effect device) based on the effect data stored in the effect data storage means 196. Control related to the sound production to be performed. For example, a lamp or LED is turned on or blinked according to the occurrence of a gaming event such as insertion of a medal, an operation on a bet button B0, a start lever SL, stop buttons B1 to B3, or a change in gaming state, By changing the content or outputting sound from the speaker, the game is excited or the execution control of the effect for assisting the game is performed.

  Note that the functional block configuration of the present embodiment can also be applied to a computer system (including a game system). In these systems, the function is realized by downloading a program that causes the computer to function as the game control means 100 of the present embodiment from an information storage medium such as a CD or DVD or a Web server on the Internet via a network. be able to. In the above computer system, the medal insertion switch 210, the bet switch 220, the start switch 230, the stop switch 240 and the like virtually function their functions with respect to operation means such as a keyboard, a pointing device (mouse, etc.), or a controller. This can be realized by assigning. In the above computer system, the reel unit 310, the hopper unit 320, and the like are not indispensable constituent elements. These device units virtually control their functions by controlling images displayed on the display (display device 330). Can be realized.

2. Control Method of the Present Embodiment Hereinafter, various control methods employed in the gaming machine of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to flowcharts showing the control processing for each game shown in FIGS. .

  First, as shown in FIG. 8, a prescribed insertion number setting process for setting a prescribed insertion number, which is the number of medals required for playing a game, is performed (step S100). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, if the replay lottery state is a replay high probability state (N in step S200), the prescribed number of throws is set to two (step S201), and the replay lottery state is When the replay is not in the high probability state (when the replay lottery state is in the replay low probability state or the replay no lottery state) (Y in step S200), the specified number of insertions is set to three (step S202). In the case where the specified number of insertions according to the replay lottery state is different between the normal state and the bonus state, the gaming state is checked prior to the processing of step S200, and the predetermined insertion according to the gaming state and the replay lottery state is performed. The number may be set.

  In this embodiment, when a player inserts a medal into the medal insertion slot MI, the inserted medal is set to the inserted state, and when the player presses the bet button B0 and the bet switch 220 is activated, The medals credited in the gaming machine are set to the inserted state. In addition, when replay is won in the previous game, medals corresponding to the specified number of insertions according to the replay lottery status are automatically performed without requiring medal (including credited medals) owned by the player. Thus, it is set to the input state (see step S120 described later). When the insertion of the number of medals corresponding to the predetermined insertion number set at the start of the game is completed (N in step S101), the operation of waiting for the start lever SL is waited (step S102).

  When the player depresses the start lever SL and the start switch 230 is activated (Y in step S102), an internal lottery is performed (step S105).

  In the internal lottery, as shown in FIG. 12, one of 655536 random numbers from 0 to 65535 is acquired (step S300), and the lottery result associated with the acquired random number is not lost (step N in S301), the lottery flag of the winning combination associated with the random value is set to the winning state (step S302). When the lottery flag (BB flag) of the big bonus (BB) is in a winning state (Y in step S303), if the gaming state is a normal state (N in step S307), the gaming state is established as a bonus. A state (BB winning) is set (step S308). If the lottery flag (RB flag) of the regular bonus (RB) is in a winning state (Y in step S304), if the gaming state is in a normal state (N in step S309), the gaming state is established as a bonus. A state (RB winning) is set (step S310). If the lottery flag of the shift combination A (shift combination A flag) is in the winning state (Y in step S305), the gaming state is set to the first bonus game A in the BB state (shifting combination A being selected) ( Step S311). If the lottery flag for shift combination B (shift combination B flag) is in the winning state (Y in step S306), if the first bonus game A is being executed (N in step S312), the game state Is set to the first bonus game A in the BB state (while the shift combination B is selected) (step S313), and when the second bonus game B is being executed instead of the first bonus game A being executed (step S312) In Y), the gaming state is set to the first bonus game B (while winning the shift combination B) (step S314).

  When the internal lottery is performed, the supply of drive pulses to the step motors that drive the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 is started, and the rotation of each reel is started (step S106). When the rotation speed of each reel reaches a predetermined speed (Y in step S107), the operation on the stop buttons B1 to B3 is validated (step S108), and the rotating reel is stopped in response to the pressing operation of the stop button. The reel stop control is performed (step S109). In particular, in this embodiment, reel stop control is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, when the player presses the stop button (Y in step S400), the operation for the pressed stop button is invalidated (step S401), and then the stop position of the rotating reel corresponding to the pressed stop button is determined. The process which performs is performed (step S402-step S405).

  Specifically, priority is given to each of the stop position candidates for a total of 5 frames in the range of 0 frame to 4 frames from the pressed detection position indicating the position of the rotating reel when the stop button is pressed by logic calculation. Is obtained (step S402). In such a logic operation, the stop position candidate in which the symbol corresponding to the winning combination is displayed at the display position on the active line is more than the stop position candidate in which the symbol corresponding to the winning combination is not displayed at the display position on the effective line. The priority for each of the stop position candidates is determined so that the priority is high. In the logic calculation, when a plurality of types of winning combinations are won in the internal lottery, symbols corresponding to the winning combination having a high priority are displayed at the display position on the effective line according to the priority order determined for each winning combination. Priorities for each of the stop position candidates such that the stop position candidates have a higher priority than the stop position candidates in which the symbol corresponding to the winning combination with the lower priority is displayed at the display position on the active line. Ask for. In addition, the priority of each stop position candidate in the game in which the small role is won varies depending on the payout set for the small role, and each stop so that the priority becomes higher as the payout increases. Find the priority of a position candidate.

  If the result of the logic operation is one stop position candidate with the highest priority (Y in step S403), the stop position candidate with the highest priority obtained by the logic operation is rotated. The stop position of the inner reel is determined (step S404).

  On the other hand, as a result of the logic operation, when there are a plurality of candidates for the stop position with the highest priority (N in step S403), the stop position is determined with reference to the stop control table (step S405).

  Then, when the stop position is determined by referring to the logic calculation or the stop control table, the supply of the drive pulse to the stepping motor that rotationally drives the rotating reel corresponding to the pressed stop button is stopped. To stop the reel (step 406).

  When all the reels are stopped (Y in step S407), a winning determination process (steps S110 to S115) is performed based on the stopped state of each reel.

  For example, when the symbol combination “red 7, red 7, red 7” is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the big bonus (BB) is won (Y in step S110), and the big bonus (BB) is won. If the replay lottery state in is a low replay probability state (N in step S130), the game state is set to the first bonus game A in the BB state (step S131), and the payout serving as the end condition for the BB state A number (for example, 300) is set (step S133). If the replay lottery state at the time of winning the big bonus (BB) is not the low replay probability state but the high replay probability state (Y in step S130), the gaming state is set to the first bonus game B in the BB state. At the same time (step S132), the number of payouts (for example, 300 sheets) that is the end condition of the BB state is set (step S133).

  Also, for example, when the symbol combination “red 7, red 7, black 7” or “red 7, red 7, white 7” is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the regular bonus (RB) has been won (step S111). And Y), the game state is set to the RB state (step S134), and the number of games (for example, 8 times) and the number of winnings (for example, 8 times) as end conditions for the RB state are set (step S135).

  Further, for example, when the symbol combination “black 7, black 7, black 7” is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the shift combination A has won (Y in step S112), and the gaming state is the second bonus in the BB state. The game number is set to the game A (step S136), and the number of games (for example, 8 times) and the number of winning times (for example, 8 times) as end conditions for the second bonus game A are set (step S137).

  Further, for example, when the symbol combination “white 7, white 7, white 7” is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the shift combination B has won (Y in step S114), and the gaming state is the second bonus in the BB state. The game number is set to the game B (step S138), and the number of games (for example, eight times) and the number of winning times (for example, eight times) as end conditions for the second bonus game A are set (step S139).

  Also, for example, “BL / BL / BL” symbol combination, “WMA / WMA / WMA” symbol combination, “WMA / WMA / WMB” symbol combination, “WMB / WMA / WMA” symbol combination on the effective line. Alternatively, when the symbol combination “WMB / WMA / WMB” is displayed, it is determined that the small role (bell, watermelon A to watermelon D) has won (Y in step S114), and the prescribed number of inputs is not three. (N in step S140), the medal is paid out based on the payout when the specified number of insertions is 2 (step S141). If the specified number of insertions is 3 (Y in step S140), the specified number of insertions is 3 In the case of paying out medals (step S142).

  Further, for example, when the symbol combination “RP / RP / RP” is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the replay has been won (Y in step S115), and the fact that the replay has been won is stored in the temporary storage area of the storage unit 190. Save (step S143).

  When the winning determination process and the process corresponding to the winning combination are completed, the current gaming state is checked (steps S116 and S117).

  For example, when the game state is the BB state (Y in step S116), it is checked whether or not the BB state end condition (that a medal exceeding a predetermined number has been paid out) is satisfied for each game ( Step S150).

  At this time, if the end condition of the BB state is satisfied (Y in step S150), if the first bonus game A and the second bonus game A are not being executed (Y in step S151), the game state is set to normal. The state (replay lottery state is the replay high probability state) is returned (step S152). At this time, if the end condition of the BB state is satisfied during the execution of the first bonus game B in which the replay lottery state is set to the replay high probability state, the end of the BB state is a change in the replay lottery state. Since it is not an opportunity, the replay lottery state is maintained in the replay high probability state, and the replay lottery state is set to the non-replay lottery state. If established, the end of the second bonus game B is an opportunity to change the replay lottery state to the replay high probability state, so the replay lottery state changes from the replay no lottery state to the replay high probability state. To do.

  In addition, when the BB state termination condition is satisfied (Y in step S150) and either the first bonus game A or the second bonus game A is being executed (N in step S151), The gaming state is returned to the normal state (the replay lottery state is the replay low probability state) (step S153). At this time, if the end condition of the BB state is satisfied during the execution of the first bonus game A in which the replay lottery state is set to the replay low probability state, the end of the BB state is a change in the replay lottery state. Since it is not an opportunity, the replay lottery state is maintained in the replay low probability state, and the replay lottery state is set to the non-replay lottery state. If established, the end of the second bonus game A is an opportunity to change the replay lottery state to the low replay probability state, so the replay lottery state changes from the non-replay lottery state to the replay low probability state. To do.

  Also, when the game state is the BB state, the end condition for the BB state is not satisfied (N in step S150), but the end condition for the second bonus game A is satisfied during the execution of the second bonus game A. (Y in Step S154), the game state is set to the first bonus game A in the BB state (Step S155). In the present embodiment, as described above, the end of the second bonus game A is an opportunity to change the replay lottery state to the low replay probability state, so the game state is changed to the first bonus game A in the BB state. When set, the replay lottery state changes from the replay no lottery state to the replay low probability state.

  When the gaming state is the BB state, the termination condition for the BB state is not satisfied (N in Step S150), but the termination condition for the second bonus game B is satisfied during the execution of the second bonus game B. (Y in Step S156), the game state is set to the first bonus game B in the BB state (Step S157). In the present embodiment, as described above, the end of the second bonus game B is an opportunity to change the replay lottery state to the replay high probability state, so the game state is changed to the first bonus game B in the BB state. When set, the replay lottery state changes from the replay no lottery state to the replay high probability state.

  Also, for example, when the game state is the RB state (Y in step S117), the RB state end condition for each game (a predetermined number of games have been played or the number of winnings for the small role has reached the predetermined number of times) It is checked whether or not (step S158). At this time, if the termination condition of the RB state is satisfied (Y in step S158), the gaming state is returned to the normal state (the replay lottery state is the replay low probability state) (step S159). In this embodiment, since the end of the RB state is an opportunity to change the replay lottery state to the replay low probability state, when the game state is set to the normal state, the replay lottery state is not replayed. Change from lottery state to low replay probability state.

  Finally, it is checked whether or not the replay winning is stored in the temporary storage area of the storage means 190 (step S119). If the replay winning is stored (N in step S119), the current The medals corresponding to the specified number of insertions according to the replay lottery state are automatically inserted (step S120), and if the replay winning is not stored (Y in step S119), the process of step S120 is bypassed. Terminate the process. It should be noted that the specified number of insertions to be automatically inserted in the process of step S120 is the specified number of insertions according to the replay lottery state at the time of the process of step S120. That is, the replay lottery state can be changed as in the process of step S134, the process of step S136, the process of step S138, the process of step S152, the process of step S153, the process of step S155, the process of step S157, or the process of step S159. In some cases, medals corresponding to the specified number of insertions according to the replay lottery state after the change are automatically inserted. Also, in the process of step S120, the specified number of insertions corresponding to the replay lottery state is set by the same method as the specified insertion number setting process of step S100.

  In the present embodiment described above, the prescribed insertion number is set in accordance with the replay lottery state, and when the replay lottery state is a replay high probability state, the prescribed insertion number is set to two. Control is performed so that the winning probability of the big bonus (BB) is increased. In this embodiment, the lottery state for replay in the game after the end of the second bonus game executed in accordance with the shift winning combination is set according to the type of the shift winning combination in the first bonus game in the BB state. Then, when the shift combination B wins in the first bonus game A or the first bonus game B, the second bonus game B is executed, and the replay lottery state in the game after the end of the second bonus game B is replay high. The probability state is set. That is, in the present embodiment, the specified number of throws in the game after the end of the BB state is changed to two using the shift combination B that is a lottery target in the first bonus game A and the first bonus game B in the BB state. If the shift combination B can be won in the BB state, the winning probability of the big bonus (BB) is preferentially given in the game in the normal state thereafter. According to the present embodiment, when the prescribed number of insertions is set to two, the probability variation function of the big bonus (BB) is provided by increasing the winning probability of the big bonus (BB) in the normal state. Game specifications can be realized. As described above, according to the method of the present embodiment, the winning probability of the big bonus (BB) in the normal state is influenced according to the game content in the BB state, and the shift combination B is won in the BB state, so that the next time With the gameability that makes it easier to win the big bonus (BB), it is possible to attract the player's interest than before.

  Further, in this embodiment, the replay lottery state is not replayed by winning the regular bonus (RB) without changing the replay lottery state depending on the winning or winning of the big bonus (BB), or even the end of the BB state. The lottery state is changed, and the replay lottery state is changed to the replay low probability state when the RB state ends. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, a situation advantageous to the player formed by winning the shift combination B in the BB state can be ended using the regular bonus (RB).

  In particular, in the present embodiment, during the execution of the first bonus game B in which the specified number of insertions is set to 2 because the replay lottery state is the replay high probability state, the shift combination B is targeted for the lottery. , The shift combination A is excluded from the lottery object, and the internal lottery is performed. For this reason, in the first bonus game B, the shift combination B can always be won, and if the replay lottery state at the time of winning the big bonus (BB) is the replay high probability state, the first bonus game B Only the game B and the second bonus game B are executed until the end condition of the BB state is satisfied, and even if the replay lottery state at the time of winning the big bonus (BB) is the replay low probability state, the first If the second bonus game B is executed by winning and winning the shift combination B in the bonus game A, then the first bonus game B and the second bonus game B are repeatedly executed until the end condition of the BB state is satisfied. Therefore, not only in the normal state but also in the BB state, the difference in the player's degree of advantage due to the difference in the prescribed number of inputs in the first bonus game Kicking it can, and the interest of the player more to be able to further attract.

  In this embodiment, since the winning probability of the big bonus (BB) is changed according to the prescribed number of insertions in the normal state, for example, when the prescribed number of insertions is two, the prescribed number of insertions is three. If the internal lottery is performed so that the big bonus (BB) is won with a sufficiently high probability (for example, about 1/3) than a certain case, a gaming machine having a conventional big bonus (BB) stock function As described above, it is possible to artificially realize a long-aged function in which a big bonus (BB) can be won again in a game several times (for example, about three times) after the end of the BB state.

3. Modifications The present invention is not limited to those described in the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. Modifications will be introduced below. Note that the above-described embodiment and various methods described below as modified examples can be appropriately combined and employed as a control method for realizing the present invention.

3-1. Modification 1
In the above embodiment, the winning probability of the big bonus (BB) is set according to the prescribed number of insertions, and in the replay high probability state, the internal lottery in which the winning probability of the big bonus (BB) is increased as compared to the replay low probability state. As an example, we explained the case, but the winning probability of the small role is set according to the specified number of inputs, and in the high replay probability state, the internal lottery in which the winning probability of the small role is increased from the low replay probability state You may make it perform.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, internal lottery tables A to G for which reference destinations are determined according to the gaming state and the replay lottery state are prepared. Refer to internal lottery table A, refer to internal lottery table B in the replay high probability state, refer to internal lottery table C in the replay low probability state, and refer to internal lottery table D in the replay high probability state in the bonus establishment state In the BB state, the internal lottery table E is referred to in the first bonus game A, the internal lottery table F is referred to in the first bonus game B, the second bonus game A and the second bonus game B and RB in the BB state. The internal lottery can be performed with reference to the internal lottery table G in the state.

  Here, in the example shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, as in the above embodiment, the prescribed number of throws is set to 2 in the high replay probability state, and the prescribed throw number is set to 3 in the low replay probability state. The winning probability of the big bonus (BB) is not changed according to the difference in the prescribed number of insertions, but the winning probability of the bell, which is a small role, is changed. In this modified example, in the replay high probability state, an internal lottery with a higher probability of winning the bell than the replay low probability state is performed, so even if the game state is the normal state, the replay lottery state is the replay high probability. If it is a state, it can be set as a game section advantageous to a player equivalent to the BB state. In the example shown in FIG. 15, the bell and the shift combination B are won in the internal lottery table F referred to in the second bonus game B, so that the shift combination B is won with high probability and the bell is You can win with a high probability.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, not only the winning probability of the small role is changed according to the specified number of insertions, but the winning probability of both the small role and the big bonus (BB) in the normal state is changed according to the specified number of insertions. May be changed. For example, the internal lottery table B referred to in the normal replay high probability state shown in FIG. 14 can be modified as shown in FIG.

  Here, in the example shown in FIG. 16, the big bonus (BB) and the random value are set by setting the correspondence relationship between the big bonus (BB) and the bell so that there is a case where the big bonus (BB) and the bell are won in the replay high probability state. The winning probabilities for both BB) and Bell are different from the replay low probability state. When the replay lottery state in the normal state is the replay high probability state when the deformation is performed as shown in FIG. 16, the bell and the big bonus are more than in the case where the replay lottery state in the normal state is the replay low probability state. Since the internal lottery with an increased winning probability of (BB) is performed, it is possible to win the big bonus (BB) earlier than the replay low-probability state while acquiring medals when the bell wins frequently. It can be set as an expected game segment. In the example shown in FIG. 16, the case where the winning probabilities for both the small role and the big bonus (BB) are higher than those in the low replay probability state in the high replay probability state has been described. The winning probability of a small role is lower than in the low probability state, but the winning probability of the big bonus (BB) is increased than in the high probability of replay, or the big bonus is higher in the high probability of replay than in the low probability of replay. Although the winning probability of (BB) is decreased, the winning probability of the small role may be increased as compared with the low replay probability state.

3-2. Modification 2
In the above embodiment, the case where the replay lottery state is not changed by winning the big bonus (BB) has been described, but the replay lottery state is changed by winning the big bonus (BB), for example, FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the replay lottery state may be set to a replay low probability state when a big bonus (BB) is won. By doing so, the situation advantageous to the player is temporarily ended by winning the big bonus (BB), so that every time the big bonus (BB) is won, the shift role B is won in the BB state. It is possible to prevent the game from being monotonous in the BB state by giving the player an object. In the example shown in FIG. 17, the regular bonus (RB) is set as the lottery target in the normal state as in the above embodiment, but in this modification, the big bonus (BB) resets the lottery state of the replay. Since it functions as an opportunity, there is no need to provide a regular bonus (RB).

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 17, the replay lottery state is not changed to the replay low probability state by winning the big bonus (BB), but the replay lottery state is changed to the replay low probability state by winning the big bonus (BB). Even if the replay lottery state is changed to a lottery state different from both the low replay probability state and the high replay probability state by changing the big bonus (BB), the same effect as described above can be obtained. Can be expected.

3-3. Modification 3
In the above embodiment, in the first bonus game A, both the shift combination A and the shift combination B are set as the lottery targets. In the second bonus game B, the shift combination B is the lottery target, but the shift combination A is the lottery target. However, for example, the internal lottery table E and the internal lottery table F shown in FIG. 4 are modified as shown in FIG. While both sides are set as the lottery targets, an internal lottery may be performed in the second bonus game B so that the shift combination B is won with higher probability than the second bonus game A.

  In this way, when the replay lottery state is a replay high probability state (when the specified number of throws is set to 2), the first bonus game B is more shifted than the first bonus game A. B can be won with a high probability, and in the first bonus game B, the shift combination A is harder to win than the first bonus game A. As a result, the replay high probability state can be maintained easily and the replay low probability state. By making it difficult for the player to fall, it is possible to provide a difference in the player's degree of advantage not only in the normal state but also in the BB state, thereby further attracting the player's interest.

3-4. Modification 4
In the above embodiment, when the specified number of insertions is 2, the case where the winning probability of the big bonus (BB) is higher than the case where the specified number of insertions is 3 has been described as an example. Is set according to the specified number of inputs, and when the specified number of inputs is two, the payout of the small role may be set higher than when the specified number of inputs is three. .

  For example, as shown in FIG. 19, when the specified number of insertions is 3, the payouts of the bell, watermelon A to watermelon D are each set to 9 pieces, and when the specified insertion number is 2 pieces, The payouts for the bell and the watermelon A to watermelon D can be set to 15 each.

  In this way, in the high replay probability state, the prescribed insertion number is set to 2 so that the payout at the time of winning the small role is higher than in the replay low probability state in which the prescribed insertion number is set to 3. Controlled. Therefore, according to the present modification, the game section in which the replay lottery state is set to the replay high probability state without changing the winning probability of the small role is set as a game section advantageous to the player with respect to the medal acquisition. be able to.

  In addition, if the medal acquisition performance is biased toward bonus games such as the BB state and the RB state, there is a social requirement that the difference in the medal acquisition rate between bonus games and games other than bonus games must be within a certain range. Therefore, according to this modification, it is possible to provide medal acquisition performance even in games other than bonus games, which contributes to the improvement of the design environment of gaming machines. Conceivable. In addition, there is a game specification that gives medal acquisition performance by assisting a small role winning by directing even in games other than bonus games, but the winning rate is controlled by directing without changing the winning probability of the small role Therefore, considering the possibility that the player may win a small role by chance, the difference in the medal acquisition rate between the state where the production can be performed and the state where the production cannot be performed is large. However, according to this modification, by changing the payout of the small role in accordance with the change in the prescribed number of inputs, there is a large difference in the medal acquisition rate without changing the winning probability of the small role. Can be provided.

  When the specified number of insertions is 3, the payout of each small role is set to a number smaller than the specified number of insertions (for example, 1), and when the specified number of insertions is 2, The winning combination may be set to a larger number (for example, 9) than the specified number of throws. In this way, in the low replay probability state, the number of medals held by the player is reduced even if the small role is won by setting the prescribed number of throws to 3, whereas the replay high probability state Then, by setting the prescribed number of insertions to two, when a small role wins, the player's hand medal can be increased. Therefore, a large difference can be caused in the medal acquisition rate between the replay low probability state and the replay high probability state, and the player's interest can be attracted.

  Note that when changing the payout for a small role according to the specified number of inserts as in this modification, the winning probability of the small role or bonus may be changed according to the specified number of inputs, Even if is changed, the winning probability of the small role or bonus may not be changed.

3-5. Modification 5
In the above embodiment, only one symbol constituting the winning combination of the shift combination A and the shift combination B is arranged on each reel, and if the stop button is not pressed aiming at each symbol, the shift combination is won. In the above description, the case where it is impossible to do so has been described as an example. However, a plurality of symbols constituting the winning combination of the shift combination A and the shift combination B are arranged on each reel, and each of them corresponds to the pressing timing of the stop button. Regardless, by arranging the display positions on the active line so that they are within the pull-in range, when the shift combination is won, the shift combination may be always won in the game. In this way, since the bonus game can be smoothly digested, the game time in the BB state can be shortened and the player's stress can be reduced, thereby maintaining and promoting the game motivation.

3-6. Modification 6
In the above embodiment, the replay is excluded from the lottery for the internal lottery in both the second bonus game A and the second bonus game B, and both the shift combination A winning and the shift combination B winning both change the replay lottery state. Although the case where it has become an opportunity has been described, for example, in the second bonus game A and the second bonus game B, as in the case of the first bonus game A and the second bonus game B, replay is selected as a lottery object and the shift combination A and The winning or winning of the shift role B, and the end of the second bonus game A do not change the replay lottery state, and in the BB state, the replay lottery state changes only by the end of the second bonus game B. May be. In this way, it is possible to reduce the monitoring burden related to fluctuations in the replay lottery state than in the case of the above embodiment.

3-7. Modification 7
In the above embodiment, the replay lottery state is changed when the second bonus game A or the second bonus game B ends, but there is a particular restriction on the number of games in which the replay low probability state or the replay high probability state continues. In the case where there is no replay, when the lottery state of the replay is changed at the end of the second bonus game A or the second bonus game B, the game from the start of the replay low probability state or the replay high probability state Depending on the number of times, the replay lottery state may be changed to another lottery state. For example, if the replay low probability state is continued until a predetermined number of games are consumed with the end of the second bonus game A, it can function as a block section that prohibits the transition to the replay high probability state. For example, if the high probability of replay is continued until the predetermined number of games are consumed at the end of the second bonus game B, the number of games can be limited in an advantageous situation for the player. It can be provided to increase game tension.

3-8. Modification 8
In the above embodiment, the second bonus game A and the second bonus game B are subjected to internal lottery with reference to the same internal lottery table, and the second bonus game A and the second bonus game A are caused to be played with the same prescribed number of inputs and payouts. The case where there is no difference in medal acquisition performance with the second bonus game B has been described, but the medal acquisition performance is made different between the second bonus game A and the second bonus game B. Also good. For example, the second bonus game B wins a small role by performing an internal lottery with reference to an internal lottery table in which the winning bonus of the small bonus is higher in the second bonus game B than in the second bonus game A. It can be made easier. In addition, when providing a difference in the winning probability of the small combination between the second bonus game A and the second bonus game B, if the type of the shift combination that becomes the transition opportunity of each second bonus game is different, The specified number of inputs may be the same, or the specified number of inputs may be different. Further, the specified number of insertions of the second bonus game A is set differently in the second bonus game A by making the specified number of insertions of the second bonus game A different from the specified number of insertions of the second bonus game B. When the small bonus is awarded in the second bonus game B in such a way that the payout of the small bonus is higher than the prescribed number of insertions, more medals than in the case where the small bonus is won in the second bonus game A May be obtained. In this way, the medal acquisition performance in the bonus game changes according to the type of shift combination won, so that the player's interest can be further attracted.

3-9. Modification 9
In the above embodiment, a slot machine using medals as a game medium has been described. However, the technique of the above embodiment may be applied to a slot machine (so-called parrot) using a game ball as a game medium.

  In slot machines that use medals, the prescribed number of throws is set in the range of 1 to 3, but in slot machines that use game balls, the prescribed number of throws can be set in the range of 1 to 15. . For example, in the normal state, the specified number of inputs can be set to 15, and in the replay time state (RT state), the specified number of inputs can be set to 14. And in slot machines that use game balls, you can set a higher number of specified input numbers than slot machines that use medals, which not only makes it easier to provide a variety of winning probability variations, but also increases the difference in the specified input numbers As a result, it is possible to make a large difference in the consumption rate of game media per game. Therefore, the effect of the game media acquisition rate due to the change in the winning probability of a small role or bonus is more than that of a slot machine that uses medals. Can be bigger.

3-10. Modification 10
In the above embodiment and each modification, if multiple types of lottery states are prepared as replay lottery states in the normal state, the probability of replay is low and the probability of replay is high than the lottery state with high probability of replay. In this case, it may be determined whether or not a bonus or a small combination is successful.

3-11. Modification 11
In the above embodiment, the case where the replay lottery state is set to the replay high probability state triggered by the end of the second bonus game B performed in accordance with the winning of the shift combination B has been described. As a trigger, the replay lottery state is set to the replay high probability state, and the replay lottery state is maintained even during the second bonus game B by maintaining the replay lottery state even if the shift combination B wins. The replay lottery state in the game after the end of the second bonus game B is set to the replay high probability state by maintaining the state and not changing the replay lottery state depending on the end of the second bonus game B. Alternatively, the replay lottery state during the execution of the second bonus game B is triggered by the winning of the shift combination B. The replay lottery state in the game after the end of the second bonus game B is set to the replay high probability state by setting the rate state and not changing the replay lottery state depending on the end of the second bonus game B. You may make it do.

  The replay lottery state is set to the replay high probability state when the shift combination B is won, and the replay high probability state is terminated when the shift combination B wins, and the replay no-lottery state is entered. The replay lottery state may be reset to the replay high probability state at the end of the game B.

3-12. Modification 12
In the above embodiment, the case where the replay lottery state is set to the non-replay lottery state in the second bonus game A and the second bonus game B has been described, but the replay is excluded from the lottery object. In any of the bonus games B, an internal lottery may be performed with replay as a lottery target.

  For example, in both the second bonus game A and the second bonus game B, the replay lottery state can be set to the replay high probability state. In this case, the winning combination of the shift combination A and the shift combination B is an opportunity to change the replay lottery state to the replay high probability state.

  However, in the second bonus game A and the second bonus game B, even if the replay lottery state is a replay high probability state, the prescribed number of throws is not set to two, but according to the type of shift winning combination. It can be set to the specified number of inputs.

  For example, in the second bonus game A, the prescribed insertion number can be set to three, and in the second bonus game B, the prescribed insertion number can be set to one. In this case, in the second bonus game B, the prescribed number of insertions is lower than in the second bonus game A, so that the consumption of medals in the game can be suppressed. Also, a small role dividend is set in accordance with the specified number of inputs, and if the specified input number is one, the payout of the small role should be higher than when the specified input number is three. A difference in the degree of advantage can be provided between the second bonus game A and the second bonus game B. Further, in the second bonus game, the difference in the degree of advantage is provided between the second bonus game A and the second bonus game B by referring to the internal lottery table having different winning probabilities for the small combinations according to the specified number of insertions. be able to. For example, when the specified number of insertions is 1, the second bonus game B has the second bonus by referring to the internal lottery table having a higher winning probability of the small role than when the specified number of insertions is 3. A game in which medals can be obtained more easily than the game A can be performed.

BX storage box, UD front upper door, DD front lower door, DW display window,
L1-L4 winning decision line, DS game information display part, LCD liquid crystal display,
R1 first reel, R2 second reel, R3 third reel,
B0 bet button, SL start lever, B1-B3 stop button,
MI medal slot, MO medal outlet, MP medal tray,
100 game control means, 105 input acceptance means, 110 random number generation means,
120 internal lottery means, 130 reel control means, 140 winning determination means,
150 payout control means, 160 replay processing means, 170 gaming state transition control means,
175 replay probability variation means, 180 effect control means, 190 storage means,
191 internal lottery table storage means, 192 lottery flag storage means,
193 stop control table storage means, 194 winning determination table storage means,
196 production data storage means,
210 medal insertion switch, 220 bet switch, 230 start switch,
240 stop switch, 310 reel unit, 315 reel index,
320 hopper unit, 325 payout medal detection switch,
330 display device, 340 acoustic device

Claims (6)

A plurality of reels having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface;
Input accepting means for accepting input of game media corresponding to the prescribed input number for each game;
An internal lottery means for performing an internal lottery to determine whether or not a plurality of types of winning combinations including a small role, a replay, and a bonus,
Reel control means for rotating the plurality of reels for each game and performing a control to stop the rotating reels in a mode according to the result of the internal lottery with a stop operation as a trigger;
In a state where the plurality of reels are stopped, a winning determination means for determining that a winning combination has been won based on a symbol combination indicating a winning pattern predetermined for each winning being displayed on the active line;
A payout control means for performing control for paying out game media based on a payout associated with the winning small combination when the small combination has won;
Replay processing means for performing replay processing for performing the next game without requiring a game medium owned by the player when the replay is won;
Based on the winning of the bonus in the normal state, the gaming state shifts to the bonus establishment state, and in the bonus establishment state, the gaming state shifts to the bonus state, and the first bonus in the bonus state A game state transition control means for performing control to perform a second bonus game in which a winning probability of the small role is higher than that of the first bonus game when any of a plurality of types of shift roles wins in the game;
A gaming machine comprising replay probability changing means for performing control to change the winning probability of the replay by changing the lottery state of the replay under a predetermined condition,
The input acceptance means is
If the specified number of throws is set according to the lottery status of the replay, and the lottery status of the replay is the specific lottery state, the specified number of shots is set to the specific number of throws, and the lottery state of the replay is different from the specific lottery state In this case, set the specified number of inputs to be different from the specified number of inputs,
The internal lottery means
When the winning probability of at least one of the bonus and the small role in the game in the normal state is changed according to the specified number of inputs, and the specified number of inputs is the specified number of inputs, the specified number of inputs is the specified number of inputs The internal lottery so that at least one of the bonus and the small role is won with a higher probability than if different from
In the first bonus game, when the lottery state of the replay is the specific lottery state, a shift combination other than the specific shift role is excluded from the lottery while a specific shift role is selected as a lottery object among a plurality of types of shift roles. Internal lottery,
The replay probability variation means is
Set the drawing state of replay of the game after the end of the type the second bonus game in accordance with the shift Officers was elected in the first bonus game in the bonus state, the specific shift combination is won in the first bonus game the case, sets the drawing state of replay of the game after the end of the second bonus game conducted in accordance with the winning of the specific shift officers to the specific lottery state, replay by the end of the bonus conditions A gaming machine characterized by not changing the lottery state. A plurality of reels having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface;
Input accepting means for accepting input of game media corresponding to the prescribed input number for each game;
An internal lottery means for performing an internal lottery to determine whether or not a plurality of types of winning combinations including a small role, a replay, and a bonus,
Reel control means for rotating the plurality of reels for each game and performing a control to stop the rotating reels in a mode according to the result of the internal lottery with a stop operation as a trigger;
In a state where the plurality of reels are stopped, a winning determination means for determining that a winning combination has been won based on a symbol combination indicating a winning pattern predetermined for each winning being displayed on the active line;
A payout control means for performing control for paying out game media based on a payout associated with the winning small combination when the small combination has won;
Replay processing means for performing replay processing for performing the next game without requiring a game medium owned by the player when the replay is won;
Based on the winning of the bonus in the normal state, the gaming state shifts to the bonus establishment state, and in the bonus establishment state, the gaming state shifts to the bonus state, and the first bonus in the bonus state A game state transition control means for performing control to perform a second bonus game in which a winning probability of the small role is higher than that of the first bonus game when any of a plurality of types of shift roles wins in the game;
A gaming machine comprising replay probability changing means for performing control to change the winning probability of the replay by changing the lottery state of the replay under a predetermined condition,
The input acceptance means is
If the specified number of throws is set according to the lottery status of the replay, and the lottery status of the replay is the specific lottery state, the specified number of shots is set to the specific number of throws, and the lottery state of the replay is different from the specific lottery state In this case, set the specified number of inputs to be different from the specified number of inputs,
In the second bonus game, even if the lottery state of the replay is the specific lottery state, the type of shift combination won in the first bonus game without setting the specified number of insertions to the specific number of insertions Set the specified number of inputs according to
The internal lottery means
When the winning probability of at least one of the bonus and the small role in the game in the normal state is changed according to the specified number of inputs, and the specified number of inputs is the specified number of inputs, the specified number of inputs is the specified number of inputs The internal lottery so that at least one of the bonus and the small role is won with a higher probability than if different from
The replay probability variation means is
The replay lottery state in the second bonus game is set to the specific lottery state, and the replay in the game after the end of the second bonus game according to the type of shift combination won in the first bonus game in the bonus state In the first bonus game, when a specific shift combination is selected from among a plurality of types of shift combinations, after the second bonus game that was performed with the winning of the specific shift combination is completed. A gaming machine, wherein a lottery state of replay in a game is set to a specific lottery state, and the lottery state of replay is not changed by the end of the bonus state. In claim 2 ,
The internal lottery means
When the replay lottery state in the first bonus game is the specific lottery state, the internal lottery is performed so that the specific shift combination is won with higher probability than when the replay lottery state is different from the specific lottery state. A gaming machine characterized by In any one of claims 1 to 3,
The replay probability variation means is
The game is characterized in that the lottery state of the replay is set to a lottery state different from the specific lottery state by winning another bonus different from the bonus without changing the lottery state of the replay depending on the winning of the bonus. Machine. In any one of claims 1 to 3,
The replay probability variation means is
A gaming machine, wherein the lottery state of replay is set to a lottery state different from the specific lottery state by winning the bonus. In any one of Claims 1-5,
When the small role dividend is set according to the specified input number, and the specified input number is the specified input number, the small role dividend is higher than when the specified input number is different from the specified input number. A gaming machine characterized by being set to be.

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