JP6360449B2 - Amusement stand - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game table represented by a ball game machine (pachinko machine), a spinning cylinder game machine (slot machine), a sealed game machine, or a medalless slot machine.

  Conventionally, on a gaming machine called a slot machine or a pachislot, a lottery result of a winning combination performed by rotating a plurality of symbols and using a random number, etc., and an operation result such as a stop button provided for the player to operate In accordance with the reel control, when a winning is generated by stopping the stopped symbol in a predetermined stop mode, a game medium such as a medal is generally paid out.

  In addition, after the bonus is over, when a predetermined number of games are consumed, a privilege such as an AT (assist time) for performing an operation suggestion advantageous to the player is given and an effect suggesting the number of games necessary until the privilege is given is performed. The thing is also known (for example, refer patent document 1).

  In addition, as a method of granting a privilege such as an AT, for example, when a specific winning combination is won a specified number of times within a predetermined game period, a lottery is performed as to whether or not a privilege is granted, and a privilege is based on the lottery result. There is a game stand that performs the effect of whether or not to grant.

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  However, if it is determined that the bonus is not given after the predetermined game period has ended, it is often a good break for the player to stop the game at that point, There was a problem that did not go up.

  The present invention is intended to solve such conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a game table that can encourage the player to continue the game and improve the operation of the game table. .

The gaming machine according to the present invention includes a winning combination lottery means capable of performing a winning combination drawing, a plurality of reels on which a plurality of symbols corresponding to the winning combination are arranged, and a start operation for starting rotation of the plurality of reels. Start operation means for receiving the stop operation means, stop operation means for receiving a stop operation for stopping each of the plurality of reels whose rotation is controlled, and a plurality of reels whose rotation is controlled based on receiving the stop operation. Reel control means for stopping and controlling at least one of the reels, winning profit giving means for giving a profit to the player when a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is stopped on a predetermined winning line, and the player And a game control means capable of executing a specific game advantageous to the game control means, wherein the game control means, when the first condition is satisfied during the first game period, The game period ends, the second game period starts after the first game period ends, and if the second condition is satisfied in the second game period, the second game period ends. The game control means can execute the specific game after the end of the second game period, and can start the first game period again when the specific game is not executed. And the game control means can change the condition for ending the first game period started again to a third condition that is more advantageous to the player than the first condition, The first condition is that the number of winnings of a predetermined winning combination in the first gaming period has satisfied a predetermined value, and the third condition is started again in the second gaming period and again The number of winnings of the predetermined winning combination in the first game period is The predetermined value is satisfied, and the game control means performs a limiting process for limiting the predetermined value so that the predetermined value is not satisfied only by the number of winnings of the predetermined winning combination in the second game period. It is a game stand characterized by that.
In addition, the gaming machine according to the present invention, a winning combination lottery means capable of performing a winning combination lottery, a plurality of reels on which a plurality of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is arranged, and rotation of the plurality of reels is started. A start operation means for receiving a start operation; a stop operation means for receiving a stop operation for stopping each of the plurality of rotation-controlled reels; and the plurality of rotation controlled based on the reception of the stop operation. A reel control means for stopping and controlling at least one of the reels, and a winning profit giving means for giving a profit to the player when a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is stopped on a predetermined winning line; And a game control means capable of executing a specific game advantageous to the player, wherein the game control means is configured such that the first condition is satisfied in the first game period. If the first game period ends, the second game period starts after the first game period ends, and the second condition is satisfied in the second game period, the second game The game control means is capable of executing the specific game after the end of the second game period, and starts the first game period again when the specific game is not executed. The game control means can change a condition for ending the first game period that has been started again to a third condition that is more advantageous to the player than the first condition. And the first condition is that the number of internal winnings of the predetermined winning combination in the first game period satisfies a predetermined value, and the third condition is that the second game period and Of the predetermined winning combination in the first game period started again The number of winning divisions satisfies the predetermined value, and the game control means limits the predetermined value so that the predetermined value is not satisfied only by the number of internal winnings of the predetermined winning combination in the second game period. The game machine is characterized in that a restriction process is performed.
In addition, the gaming machine according to the present invention, a winning combination lottery means capable of performing a winning combination lottery, a plurality of reels on which a plurality of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is arranged, and rotation of the plurality of reels is started. A start operation means for receiving a start operation; a stop operation means for receiving a stop operation for stopping each of the plurality of rotation-controlled reels; and the plurality of rotation controlled based on the reception of the stop operation. A reel control means for stopping and controlling at least one of the reels, and a winning profit giving means for giving a profit to the player when a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is stopped on a predetermined winning line; And a game control means capable of executing a specific game advantageous to the player, wherein the game control means is configured such that the first condition is satisfied in the first game period. If the first game period ends, the second game period starts after the first game period ends, and the second condition is satisfied in the second game period, the second game The game control means is capable of executing the specific game after the end of the second game period, and starts the first game period again when the specific game is not executed. The game control means can change a condition for ending the first game period that has been started again to a third condition that is more advantageous to the player than the first condition. There, the first condition is a predetermined number of prescribed game is that digestion in the first game period, the third condition, a winning combination of Oite predetermined in the second game period when winning, the number of subtraction game set in the predetermined winning combination The number of subtraction prescribed game is subtracted from the specified number of games of the constant is that digested again in the started the first game period, the game control unit, the predetermined that Oite finished in the second game period The game machine is characterized in that a restriction process is performed to restrict the predetermined number of games not to be satisfied only by the number of subtracted games set for the winning combination.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can prompt the player to continue the game and improve the operation of the gaming machine.

FIG. 11 is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the slot machine 100 with the front door 102 opened. The circuit block diagram of a control part is shown. (A) It is the figure which expanded and showed the arrangement | sequence of the symbol given to each reel (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) planarly. (B) It is the figure which showed the kind of winning combination (including an operating combination), the symbol combination corresponding to each winning combination, and the operation or payout of each winning combination. It is a state transition diagram showing the transition of the gaming state of the main control unit of the slot machine. It is a figure for demonstrating the conditions of cancellation | release of a normal game in a common game stand, (a) It is a timing chart of a game state, (b) It is a lottery table, (c) It is a lottery table. It is a timing chart of the game state explaining the conditions for cancellation of a normal game in a general game table. It is a timing chart of the game state explaining the conditions for cancellation of the normal game in the present embodiment. It is another example of the timing chart of the game state in this embodiment. It is another example of the timing chart of the game state in this embodiment. It is a figure explaining an example of the continuous production in a production image display device. It is a figure explaining an example of the continuous production in a production image display device. It is a figure explaining an example of the continuous production in a production image display device. It is a figure explaining an example of the continuous production in a production image display device. It is a figure explaining an example of the continuous production in a production image display device. (A) It is an example of a high probability state lottery table, and (b) is an example of a winning combination number-of-times lottery table. (A) It is an example of a winning combination lottery table, (b) an AT generation lottery table for each internal winning combination, and (c) an AT generation lottery table for each internal winning combination. (A) It is an example of an effect period determination table, and (b) is an example of a character effect lottery table. It is an example of a production type lottery table for continuous production. (A) It is an example of the timing chart in the case of starting a specific game after cancellation | release of the normal game in Example 1, (b) It is an example of the timing chart in the case of starting a precursor effect after cancellation | release of a normal game. It is an example of the timing chart explaining the period (Example 2) of the normal game determined by the number of times a winning combination is established. It is a timing chart of the game state for demonstrating another Example. It is a timing chart of the game state for demonstrating another Example. It is a timing chart of the game state for demonstrating another Example. It is a timing chart of the game state for demonstrating another Example. It is a timing chart of the game state for demonstrating another Example. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a main control part main process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a main control part timer interruption process. (A) It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a winning combination internal winning process. (B) It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a period setting process. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of bell establishment number setting processing corresponding to the first embodiment. (A) It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the period update process corresponding to Example 1. FIG. (B) It is a flowchart which shows the flow of AT lottery processing. (A) It is a flowchart which shows the flow of an effect parameter setting process. (B) It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a precursor production | generation setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a continuous production | presentation setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of AT setting processing. (A) It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a 1st sub control part main process. (B) It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the command reception interruption process of a 1st sub control part. (C) It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the timer interruption process of a 1st sub control part. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of an effect setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of production control processing. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of periodic update processing corresponding to the second embodiment. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of bell establishment number setting processing corresponding to the second embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a gaming machine (in this example, a spinning machine (slot machine)) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  <Overall configuration>

  First, the overall configuration of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The slot machine 100 includes a main body 101 and a front door 102 that is attached to the front surface of the main body 101 and that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body 101. Inside the center of the main body 101, three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, and right reel 112) having a plurality of types of symbols (see FIG. 4) arranged on the outer peripheral surface are stored. It is configured to be able to rotate. These reels 110 to 112 are rotationally driven by a driving device such as a stepping motor.

  In this embodiment, an appropriate number of symbols are printed on the belt-like member at equal intervals (see FIG. 4), and the reels 110 to 112 are configured by affixing the belt-like member to a predetermined circular cylindrical frame material. Yes. When viewed from the player, the symbols on the reels 110 to 112 are generally displayed three in the vertical direction from the symbol display window 113 so that a total of nine symbols can be seen. Then, by rotating the reels 110 to 112, the combination of symbols that can be seen by the player varies. That is, each of the reels 110 to 112 functions as a display device that displays a plurality of combinations of symbols in a variable manner. In addition to the reel, an electronic image display device such as a liquid crystal display device can also be used as such a display device. In this embodiment, three reels are provided in the center of the slot machine 100. However, the number of reels and the installation positions of the reels are not limited to this example.

  A backlight (not shown) for illuminating the individual symbols displayed on the symbol display window 113 is disposed on the back of each of the reels 110 to 112. It is desirable that the backlight is shielded for each symbol so that the individual symbols can be illuminated evenly. In the slot machine 100, an optical sensor (not shown) including a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit is provided in the vicinity of each of the reels 110 to 112. The light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of the optical sensor are provided. A light shielding piece of a certain length provided on the reel passes between the two. Based on the detection result of the sensor, the position of the symbol on the reel in the rotation direction is determined, and the reels 110 to 112 are stopped so that the target symbol is displayed on the winning line.

  The winning line display lamp 120 is a lamp indicating the winning line 114 that is valid. The effective pay line is determined in advance by the number of medals bet as a game medium. There are five pay lines 114. For example, when one medal is bet, the middle horizontal pay line is valid, and when two medals are betted, the upper horizontal win line and the lower horizontal pay line are added. If three are valid and three medals are bet, five lines including a right-down winning line and an upper-right winning line are valid as winning lines.

  The number of winning lines 114 is not limited to five. For example, when one medal is bet, the middle horizontal winning line, the upper horizontal winning line, the lower horizontal winning line, the right The down line and the upper right line may be set as valid pay lines, and the same number of pay lines may be set as valid pay lines regardless of the number of bets.

  The notification lamp 123 is, for example, a lamp that informs the player that a specific winning combination (specifically, a bonus) has been won internally in an internal lottery to be described later or that a bonus game is in progress. The game medal insertable lamp 124 is a lamp for notifying that the player can insert a game medal. The replay lamp 122 informs the player that the current game can be replayed (the medal need not be inserted) when winning a replay which is one of the winning combinations in the previous game. It is a lamp. The reel panel lamp 128 is an effect lamp.

  The bet buttons 130 to 132 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals (referred to as credits) stored electronically in the slot machine 100. In this embodiment, each time the bet button 130 is pressed, a maximum of 3 cards are inserted, 2 when the bet button 131 is pressed, and 3 when the bet button 132 is pressed. It has become so. Hereinafter, the bet button 132 is also referred to as a MAX bet button. The game medal insertion lamp 129 lights up the number of lamps corresponding to the number of inserted medals, and when a prescribed number of medals are inserted, the game start is informed that the game can be started. The lamp 121 is turned on.

  The medal slot 141 is an slot for a player to insert a medal when starting a game. That is, the medal can be inserted electronically by the bet buttons 130 to 132, or an actual medal can be inserted (insertion operation) from the medal insertion slot 141. is there. The stored number display 125 is a display for displaying the number of medals stored electronically in the slot machine 100. The game information display 126 is a display for displaying various types of internal information (for example, the number of medals paid out during a bonus game) as numerical values. The payout number display 127 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning a winning combination. The stored number display 125, the game information display 126, and the payout number display 127 are 7-segment (SEG) displays.

  The start lever 135 is a lever type switch for starting the rotation of the reels 110 to 112. That is, when a desired medal number is inserted into the medal insertion slot 141 or when the bet buttons 130 to 132 are operated and the start lever 135 is operated, the reels 110 to 112 start to rotate. The operation on the start lever 135 is referred to as a game start operation.

  The stop button unit 136 is provided with stop buttons 137 to 139. The stop buttons 137 to 139 are button-type switches for individually stopping the reels 110 to 112 that have started rotating by operating the start lever 135, and are associated with the reels 110 to 112. Hereinafter, the operation on the stop buttons 137 to 139 is referred to as a stop operation, the first stop operation is referred to as a first stop operation, the next stop operation is referred to as a second stop operation, and the last stop operation is referred to as a third stop operation. Note that a light emitter may be provided inside each stop button 137 to 139, and when the stop button 137 to 139 can be operated, the light emitter may be turned on to notify the player.

  The medal return button 133 is a button that is pressed to remove a medal when the inserted medal is jammed. The payment button 134 is a button for adjusting the medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 and the bet medals and discharging them from the medal payout exit 155. The door key hole 140 is a hole into which a key for unlocking the front door 102 of the slot machine 100 is inserted.

  Below the stop button unit 136 is provided a title panel 162 for displaying the model name and pasting various types of certificate. At the lower part of the title panel 162, a medal payout opening 155 and a medal tray 161 are provided.

  The sound hole 181 is a hole for outputting the sound of a speaker provided inside the slot machine 100 to the outside. The side lamps 144 provided on the left and right portions of the front door 102 are decorative lamps for exciting games. An effect device 160 is disposed above the front door 102, and a sound hole 143 is provided above the effect device 160.

  The effect device 160 includes a shutter (shielding device) 163 including two right shutters 163a and a left shutter 163b that can be opened and closed in a horizontal direction, and a liquid crystal display device 157 (hereinafter, referred to as a shutter 163). When the right shutter 163a and the left shutter 163b are opened outward in the horizontal direction in front of the liquid crystal display device 157, the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 157 is displayed on the front side of the slot machine 100 (which may be referred to as an effect image display device). It has a structure that appears on the player side).

  The “display unit” according to the present invention is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, but may be any display device capable of displaying various effect images and various game information. For example, a multi-segment display (7-segment display), A dot matrix display, an organic EL display, a plasma display, a reel (drum), or a display device including a projector and a screen may be used. Further, the display screen has a rectangular shape and is configured so that the player can visually recognize the entire display screen. In the case of this embodiment, the display screen is rectangular, but may be square. In addition, a decorative object (not shown) may be provided on the periphery of the display screen, and a part of the peripheral edge of the display screen may be hidden by the decorative object, so that the display screen looks irregular. In the present embodiment, the display screen is a flat surface, but may be a curved surface.

  <Internal configuration>

  Next, the internal configuration of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the slot machine 100 with the front door 102 opened.

  The main body 101 is a box that is surrounded by the upper surface plate 261, the left side plate 260, the right side plate 260, the lower surface plate 264, and the back plate 242, and that opens to the front. Inside the main body 101, a main control board storage case 210 that stores the main control board is disposed at a position that does not overlap with the ventilation port 249 provided on the upper portion of the back plate 242. Below the three reels 110 to 112 are arranged. On the side plate 260 on the left side of the main control board storage case 210 and the reels 110 to 112, a sub control board storage case 220 containing a sub control board is disposed. Further, an external concentrated terminal plate 248 that is connected to the main control board and outputs the information of the slot machine 100 to an external device is attached to the side plate 260 on the right side.

  The lower surface plate 264 is provided with a medal payout device 180 (device for paying out medals accumulated in a bucket), and has a power supply board above the medal payout device 180, that is, below the reels 110 to 112. A power supply device 252 is provided, and a power switch 244 is provided on the front surface of the power supply device 252. The power supply device 252 converts the AC power supplied from the outside to the slot machine 100 into a direct current, converts it into a predetermined voltage, and supplies it to each control unit and each device such as a main control unit 300 and sub-control units 400 and 500 described later. To do. Furthermore, a power storage circuit (for example, a capacitor) for supplying power to a predetermined part (for example, the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300) for a predetermined period (for example, 10 days) even after the external power source is cut off is provided. Yes.

  A medal auxiliary storage 240 is arranged on the right side of the medal payout device 180, and an overflow terminal is arranged behind this (not shown). The power supply device 252 is provided with a power cord connecting portion for connecting a power cord 265, and the power cord 265 connected thereto extends outside through a power cord hole 262 provided in the back plate 242 of the main body 101. Yes.

  The front door 102 is hinged to the left side plate 260 of the main body 101 via a hinge device 276, and an effect device 160 and an effect control board (which controls the effect device 160) are provided above the symbol display window 113. An upper speaker 272 is provided. Below the symbol display window 113, there are provided a medal selector 170 for selecting inserted medals, and a passage 266 through which medals pass when the medal selector 170 drops illegal medals etc. on the medal tray 161. Yes. Further, a bass speaker 277 is provided at a position corresponding to the sound hole 181.

  <Circuit configuration>

  Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram of the control unit.

  The control unit of the slot machine 100 can be broadly divided into main effects according to a main control unit 300 that controls the progress of the game and a command signal (hereinafter simply referred to as “command”) transmitted by the main control unit 300. And a second sub-control unit 500 that controls various devices based on a command transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400.

  <Main control unit>

  First, the main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The main control unit 300 includes a basic circuit 302 that controls the entire main control unit 300. The basic circuit 302 includes a CPU 304, control program data, lottery data used in the internal lottery of a winning combination, and reel stop. ROM 306 for storing position, RAM 308 for temporarily storing data, I / O 310 for controlling input / output of various devices, counter timer 312 for measuring time, number of times, and the like WDT (Watch Dock Timer) 313 is mounted. Note that other storage devices may be used for the ROM 306 and the RAM 308, and this is the same for the first sub-control unit 400 and the second sub-control unit 500 described later. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 314 as a system clock. Further, when the power is turned on, the CPU 304 transmits the frequency division data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 306 to the counter timer 312. The counter timer 312 sets the interrupt time based on the received frequency division data. An interrupt request is transmitted to the CPU 304 at every interrupt time. In response to this interrupt request, the CPU 304 monitors each sensor and transmits a drive pulse. For example, when the clock signal output from the crystal oscillator 314 is set to 8 MHz, the frequency division value of the counter timer 312 is set to 1/256, and the data for frequency division of the ROM 306 is set to 47, the interrupt reference time is 256 × 47 ÷ 8 MHz. = 1.504 ms.

  The main control unit 300 includes a random number generation circuit 316 that is used as a hardware random number counter that varies a numerical value in the range of 0 to 65535, and a start signal output circuit that outputs a start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. When the activation signal is input from the activation signal output circuit 338, the CPU 304 starts game control (starts main processing main processing described later).

  In addition, the main control unit 300 includes a sensor circuit 320, and the CPU 304 is inserted from various sensors 318 (a bet button 130 sensor, a bet button 131 sensor, a bet button 132 sensor, and a medal slot 141 at every interruption time. Medal reception sensor, start lever 135 sensor, stop button 137 sensor, stop button 138 sensor, stop button 139 sensor, checkout button 134 sensor, medal payout sensor for medals paid out from the medal payout device 180, index sensor for reel 110 , The index sensor of the reel 111, the index sensor of the reel 112, etc.).

  When the sensor circuit 320 detects the H level of the start lever sensor, a signal indicating this detection is output to the random number generation circuit 316. Receiving this signal, the random number generation circuit 316 latches the value at that timing and stores it in a register that stores the random value used for the lottery.

  Two medal acceptance sensors are installed in the internal passage of the medal insertion slot 141 and detect whether or not a medal has passed. Two start lever 135 sensors are installed inside the start lever 135 and detect a start operation by the player. The stop button 137 sensor, the stop button 138 sensor, and the stop button 139 are installed in each of the stop buttons 137 to 139, and detect the operation of the stop button by the player.

  The bet button 130 sensor, the bet button 131 sensor, and the bet button 132 sensor are installed in each of the medal insertion buttons 130 to 132, and the medals stored electronically in the RAM 308 are inserted as inserted medals into the game. Detecting the input operation when The settlement button 134 sensor is provided on the settlement button 134. When the settlement button 134 is pressed once, the medals stored electronically are settled. The medal payout sensor is a sensor for detecting a medal paid out by the medal payout device 180. Each of the above sensors may be a non-contact type sensor or a contact type sensor.

  The index sensor of the reel 110, the index sensor of the reel 111, and the index sensor of the reel 112 are installed at predetermined positions on the mounting bases of the reels 110 to 112, and each time a light shielding piece provided on the reel frame passes. Becomes L level. When detecting this signal, the CPU 304 determines that the reel has made one rotation, and resets the rotational position information of the reel to zero.

  The main control unit 300 is provided in a drive circuit 322 for driving a stepping motor provided in the reel devices 110 to 112, a drive circuit 324 for driving a solenoid provided in a medal selector 170 for selecting inserted medals, and a medal payout device 180. A drive circuit 326 for driving the motor, various lamps 338 (a winning line display lamp 120, a notification lamp 123, a game medal insertion possible lamp 124, a re-game lamp 122, a game medal insertion lamp 129, a game start lamp 121, and a stored number display. A driving circuit 328 for driving the device 125, the game information display 126, and the payout number display 127).

  Further, an information output circuit 334 (external concentration terminal board 248) is connected to the basic circuit 302, and the main control unit 300 is connected to an external hall computer (not shown) or the like via the information output circuit 334. The game information (for example, game state) of the slot machine 100 is output to the information input circuit 652 provided.

  The main control unit 300 also includes a voltage monitoring circuit 330 that monitors the voltage value of the power source supplied from the power management unit (not shown) to the main control unit 300. The voltage monitoring circuit 330 is a voltage of the power source. When the value is less than a predetermined value (9v in this embodiment), a low voltage signal indicating that the voltage has decreased is output to the basic circuit 302.

  In addition, the main control unit 300 includes an output interface for transmitting a command to the first sub control unit 400 and enables communication with the first sub control unit 400. Note that information communication between the main control unit 300 and the first sub control unit 400 is one-way communication, and the main control unit 300 is configured to be able to transmit signals such as commands to the first sub control unit 400. However, the first sub-control unit 400 is configured not to transmit a signal such as a command to the main control unit 300.

  <Sub control unit>

  Next, the first sub control unit 400 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a basic circuit 402 that receives a control command transmitted from the main control unit 300 via an input interface and controls the entire first sub-control unit 400 based on the control command. The basic circuit 402 includes a CPU 404, a RAM 408 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 410 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter timer 412 for measuring time and frequency. It is installed. The CPU 404 of the basic circuit 402 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 414 as a system clock. The ROM 406 stores a control program and data for controlling the entire first sub-control unit 400, a backlight lighting pattern, data for controlling various displays, and the like.

  The CPU 404 transmits the frequency division data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 406 to the counter timer 412 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The counter timer 412 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency dividing data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 404 at each interrupt time. The CPU 404 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing.

  The first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a sound source IC 418, and the sound source IC 418 is provided with speakers 272 and 277 via an output interface. The sound source IC 418 controls sound output from the amplifiers and speakers 272 and 277 in accordance with a command from the CPU 404. The sound source IC 418 is connected to an S-ROM (sound ROM) in which audio data is stored. The audio data acquired from the ROM is amplified by an amplifier and output from the speakers 272 and 277.

  The first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a drive circuit 422, and various lamps 420 (upper lamp, lower lamp, side lamp 144, title panel 162 lamp, etc.) are provided to the drive circuit 422 via an input / output interface. It is connected.

  In addition, the CPU 404 transmits and receives signals to the second sub control unit 500 via the output interface. In the second sub-control unit 500, various controls of the rendering device 160 including display control of the rendering image display device 157 and various rendering drive devices 165 are performed. The second sub-control unit 500 includes, for example, a control unit that controls the effect image display device 157, a control unit that controls various effect drive devices (for example, a control unit that controls the motor driving of the shutter 163), and the like. For example, it may be configured by a plurality of control units.

  <Pattern arrangement>

  The symbol arrangement applied to each of the reels 110 to 112 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4A is a diagram in which the arrangement of symbols applied to each reel (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) is developed in a plane.

  In each reel 110 to 112, a plurality of types (eight types in this embodiment) of symbols shown on the right side of the figure are arranged in a predetermined number of frames (21 frames of numbers 0 to 20 in this embodiment). Also, numbers 0 to 20 shown at the left end of the figure are numbers indicating the arrangement positions of symbols on the reels 110 to 112. For example, in the present embodiment, the symbol “white 7” is assigned to the number 0 frame of the left reel 110, the symbol “cherry” is assigned to the number 1 frame of the middle reel 111, and the number 1 frame of the right reel 112 is assigned to the number 1 frame. “Bell” symbols are arranged.

  <Type of winning prize>

  Next, the types of winning combinations of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5B shows the types of winning combinations (including operating combinations), symbol combinations corresponding to each winning combination, and the operation or payout of each winning combination.

  Among the winning combinations in this embodiment, the big bonuses (BB1, BB2) and the regular bonus (RB) are used as a combination for shifting to the bonus game, and the replay (replay, replay 2) is to insert a new medal. As a role that can be re-played without being played, there are cases where it is distinguished from a winning combination and called an “acting combination”, but in the “winning combination” in this embodiment, a big bonus, a regular bonus, Includes replays. In addition, “winning” in the present embodiment includes a case where a symbol combination of an actuator not accompanied by a medal payout (without medal payout) is displayed on an active line, for example, a big bonus, regular Includes bonuses and replay wins.

  The winning combination of the slot machine 100 includes a big bonus (BB1, BB2), a regular bonus (RB), a small combination (cherry, watermelon, bell), and a replay (replay, replay 2). Needless to say, the type of winning combination is not limited to this and can be arbitrarily adopted.

  “Big Bonus (BB1, BB2)” (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “BB”) is a special combination (operating combination) in which a big bonus game (BB game), which is a special game, is started by winning a prize. . Corresponding symbol combinations are “white 7-white 7-white 7” for BB1, and “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7” for BB2. Further, flag carryover is performed for BB1 and BB2. That is, when BB1 and BB2 are won internally, a flag indicating this is set (stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300), but even if BB1 and BB2 are not won in the game, a prize is won. Until then, the flag indicating the internal winning is maintained, and even after the next game, BB1 and BB2 are being internally selected, and the symbol combination corresponding to BB1 “white 7-white 7-white 7”, the symbol corresponding to BB2 The combination “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7” is in a state of winning a prize.

  The “regular bonus (RB)” is a special combination (operating combination) in which a regular bonus game (RB game) is started by winning. The corresponding symbol combination is “REG-REG-REG”. Note that the RB carries over the flag as well as the above-mentioned BB. However, in the big bonus game (BB game) (details will be described later), the regular bonus game (RB game) is won internally and the combination of symbols is displayed on the winning line. In addition, the regular bonus game is started after the start of the big bonus game, and when the regular bonus game is finished once, the regular bonus game is automatically started so that the next regular bonus game is immediately started. It is good. The “small role (bell, watermelon, cherry)” (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “bell”, “watermelon”, “cherry”) is a winning combination in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out by winning. As for the symbol combination, the bell is “bell-bell-bell”, the watermelon is “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon”, and the cherry is “cherry-ANY-ANY”. The corresponding payout number is as shown in FIG. In the case of “cherry-ANY-ANY”, the symbol of the left reel 110 may be “cherry”, and the symbol of the middle reel 111 and the right reel 112 may be any symbol.

  “Replay” is a winning combination (operating combination) in which a game can be performed without inserting a medal (game medium) in the next game by winning, and no medal is paid out. The corresponding symbol combinations are “replay-replay-replay” for replaying role 1 (replay) and “replay-replay-bell” for replaying role 2 (replay 2).

  <Type of gaming state>

  Next, the types of gaming state of the slot machine 100 will be described. The gaming state is information for identifying the type of lottery data selected in a lottery or the like. In the present embodiment, the gaming state of the slot machine 100 is roughly classified into a normal game, a BB game, an RB game, and an internal winning game of a big bonus (BB) and a regular bonus (RB). However, the internal winning game may be a division included in the normal game.

  <Normal game>

  The winning combination that is won internally in the normal game includes a big bonus (BB), a regular bonus (RB), a replay (replay, replay 2), and a small role (cherry, watermelon, bell).

  “Big Bonus (BB)” is a special combination (operating combination) in which a big bonus game (BB game), which is a special game, is started by winning. “Regular Bonus (RB)” is a special combination (operating combination) that starts a regular bonus game (RB game) upon winning. “Replay (Replay, Replay 2)” is a winning combination (operating combination) that allows a game to be played without a medal being inserted in the next game by winning, and no medal is paid out. The “small role” is a winning combination in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out by winning.

  In addition, the internal winning probability of each combination is a range of random values obtained at the time of internal lottery from numerical data corresponding to the range of lottery data associated with each combination from lottery data prepared for normal games. It is calculated by the value divided by the numerical data (for example, 65535). The lottery data prepared for the normal game is divided into several numerical ranges in advance, and each combination and lose is associated with each numerical range. It is determined whether the random number value obtained as a result of executing the internal lottery is a value corresponding to the lottery data corresponding to which combination, and the internal lottery combination is determined. This lottery data is provided with settings 1 to 6 in which the winning probabilities of at least one combination are different, and a game shop clerk can arbitrarily select and set any set value.

  In the normal game, the internal lottery result is largely lost (big bonus (BB), regular bonus (RB), re-game (replay, replay 2) and small role is not won), or stop display result Is set so that the stop display result of losing that does not correspond to any combination of symbols is generally derived, and the total number of medals to be acquired is less than the total number of medals inserted. Therefore, it is a gaming state that is disadvantageous for the player. However, when a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, when a specific symbol combination is displayed), it is a gaming state that may be changed to increase the probability of internal winning of replaying. In this case, Consumption of medals used for games is suppressed, and a predetermined number of medals are paid out by winning a small role, resulting in a gaming state where the total number of medals exceeds the total number of medals inserted, which is beneficial to the player. May become a gaming state.

  <BB game>

  The BB game is set to be in a gaming state that is beneficial to the player. That is, the BB game is in a gaming state in which the total number of medals to be acquired exceeds the total number of medals inserted. In this embodiment, the BB game is started by winning a big bonus (BB), and an RB game (described later) can be continuously executed repeatedly, and a predetermined number (for example, during the game) The process ends when more than 465 medals are obtained. However, the BB game only needs to be able to execute the RB game a plurality of times. For example, when a combination (for example, replay-replay-replay) is set for starting the RB game, and this combination is won internally, or The RB game may be set to start when winning. Furthermore, in the BB game, when the BB general game excluding the RB game during the BB game is executed a predetermined number of times (for example, 30 times), or the number of the RB games executed during the BB game is a predetermined number of times. It may be made to end when it reaches (for example, three times).

  <RB game>

  The RB game is set so as to be in a gaming state that is beneficial to the player. That is, the RB game is in a gaming state in which the total number of medals to be acquired exceeds the total number of medals inserted. In this embodiment, the RB game is started by winning a regular bonus (RB), and a predetermined role is set to a variation that increases the probability of internal winning (for example, “setting 1” or “normal game”). The internal winning probability 1/15 of “small role 1” is increased to an internal winning probability 1 / 1.2, which is a predetermined value), and a predetermined number (for example, 8 times) It ends when there is a prize.

  In the RB game, when a predetermined number of times (at least twice) is won (for example, 8 times), or when the number of RB games executed during the RB game reaches a predetermined number ( For example, you may make it complete | finish in 8 times. Since the BB game described above can execute the RB game a plurality of times, when a single RB game is performed, the number of medals less than the total number of medals obtained in the BB game is acquired and terminated. Become.

  <Big winning (BB) and regular bonus (RB) internal winning games>

  The winning combination that is internally won for the internal winning game of the big bonus (BB) and the regular bonus (RB) includes a replay and a small role. The big bonus (BB) and the regular bonus (RB) are not won internally, and are game states in which a symbol combination corresponding to the big bonus (BB) or the regular bonus (RB) can be won.

However, the probability of the internal winning of the replay may be changed from the next game internally won in the big bonus (BB) and the regular bonus (RB), for example, the probability of increasing the internal winning probability of the replay is changed. Until the symbol combination corresponding to the big bonus (BB) and regular bonus (RB) wins, the total number of medals to be acquired is almost the same as the total number of inserted medals, and is compared with the normal game. The gaming state may be beneficial to the player. Note that a period during which the internal winning probability of replay (replaying combination) is in a high probability state is referred to as replay time (RT). In addition, since the BB game and the RB game are game states that are beneficial to the player, they may be generally referred to as a bonus game or a special game.
<AT game>

  In the present embodiment, there may be a case where a stop operation effect that notifies information related to the winning combination is executed. Hereinafter, this stop operation effect is referred to as an AT (assist time) game, and a state in which the AT game is being executed is referred to as an AT game state. Here, the details of this AT gaming state will be described.

  AT games occur at various times, for example, winning a specific internal winning combination, digesting a specified number of games, and generating or ending a specific gaming state. That is, when an AT game is executed, even if a winning combination is won internally as a result of the winning combination internal lottery process performed by the main control unit 300, the player operates the stop buttons 137 to 139. Depending on the reel control, whether or not a winning occurs (or a difference in the number of payouts), or a plurality of winning combinations that do / do not win according to the push order type, On the control unit side, an effect of notifying the operation procedure for generating a winning or a control process for notifying a pressing order in which a winning winning combination among a plurality of winning winning combinations wins is adjusted to adjust the winning rate. Control may be executed. The number of occurrences of AT games is determined in the winning combination internal lottery process.

  Next, the types of gaming states in the main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a state transition diagram showing the transition of the gaming state of the main control unit 300.

  In the present embodiment, the gaming state of the main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 includes a re-gaming high probability state (RT0 mode), a BB (bonus) internal winning state (RT1 mode), and a bonus gaming state (RT2 mode). The replay high probability state (RT3 mode).

  The BB internal winning state (RT1 mode) refers to a gaming state in which symbol combinations corresponding to special roles 1 to 3 (BB1, BB2, RB) can be displayed on an effective winning line. This bonus internal winning state (RT1 mode) is when the special combination 1 to 3 (BB1, BB2, RB) is internally won in the replay high probability state (RT0 mode) or the replay high probability state (RT3 mode). Transition. Also, when the symbol combinations corresponding to the special combinations 1 to 3 (BB1, BB2, RB) are displayed on the valid winning line, the process is ended, and the bonus game state (RT2 mode) described below is entered.

  The content of the bonus game state (RT2 mode) is not particularly limited, but it is a game state in which the player is more profitable than the normal game state. In this embodiment, the total number of medals earned during the game is inserted during the game. A game state that exceeds the total number of medals won. The bonus game state (RT2 mode) is displayed on the winning line where the symbol combinations corresponding to the special roles 1 to 3 (BB1, BB2, RB) are valid in the special combination (bonus combination) internal winning state (RT1 mode). Migrate to the case. Further, the bonus game state (RT2 mode) is determined when a predetermined number of medals exceeding a predetermined number (for example, 240 for BB game and 104 for RB game) are paid out during the game. The process is finished, and a transition is made to a replay high probability state (RT0 mode) described next.

  The replay high probability state (RT0 mode) can be said to be a normal state, and when the bonus is won internally, the game shifts to the BB internal winning state (RT1 mode) and replayed when replay 2 (replay 2) is won internally. Transition to a high game probability state (RT3 mode).

  The re-gaming high probability state (RT3 mode) shifts to the BB internal winning state (RT1 mode) when the bonus is won internally, and the re-gaming high probability state (RT0 mode) when the specified number of games has passed. Migrate to

  Referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, a specific game (for example, an AT game) is executed after a predetermined number of games have been consumed in a normal game in a game table to which a privilege such as an AT is given (AT game starts). An example of a general game in the case will be described. FIG. 6 (a) shows an example of a timing chart in the case of shifting from a normal game to a specific game, and FIGS. 6 (b) and (c) show a normal game for shifting to a specific game (here, an AT game). A lottery table for determining the number of digest games in a game is shown. More specifically, FIG. 5B is an example of a lottery table showing the transition rate of the lottery mode after the end of the specific game (bonus game or AT game), and FIG. It is an example of the table which shows.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, in a general game table, after a previous specific game (AT game or bonus game) ends, a specific game starts when a predetermined number of games are consumed in a normal game ( AT game starts here). As described above, when the normal game is released and the specific game (AT game) is started repeatedly when the predetermined number of games is consumed in the normal game, the specified number of games is consumed from the start of the normal game. In the following description, the period until the normal game is completed is referred to as one “cycle” of the normal game.

  After the end of the previous specific game (AT game or bonus game), the lottery mode is determined by lottery using the lottery table shown in FIG.

  In this example, four lottery modes A, B, C, and D are provided. In an initial state, for example, lottery mode A is set.

  In the transfer lottery in the lottery mode, the transfer destination lottery mode is determined based on the current lottery mode. For example, when the current lottery mode is the lottery mode A, the probability of becoming the lottery mode A (transition) in the lottery is 70%, the probability of becoming the lottery mode B is 12%, and the probability of becoming the lottery mode C is It is 18% and does not shift to the lottery mode D. When the current lottery mode is the lottery mode B, the probability of becoming the lottery mode B in the lottery is 55%, and the probability of becoming the lottery mode D is 45%. In the lottery mode A and the lottery mode C, Do not migrate. When the current lottery mode is the lottery mode C, the probability of becoming the lottery mode A is 52%, the probability of becoming the lottery mode B is 46%, and the probability of becoming the lottery mode C is 2%. Does not move to D. In addition, when the current lottery mode is the lottery mode D, the probability that the lottery mode C will be the lottery mode C in the lottery is 50%, and the probability that the lottery mode D will be the lottery mode D is 50%. Do not migrate.

  When the destination lottery mode is determined in the lottery mode transition lottery, the specified number of games in one cycle of the normal game is determined by lottery using the determined lottery mode and the specified game number determination table in FIG. Is done.

  For example, when the lottery mode determined in the lottery mode transition lottery is the lottery mode A, in the lottery, the prescribed game number between 1 and 99 is 15%, and the prescribed game between 100 and 199. The number is 1%, the specified number of games between 200 and 299 is 26%, the specified number of games between 300 and 399 is 1%, and the specified number of games is between 400 and 499. It is 18% ...

  On the other hand, when the lottery mode determined in the lottery mode transition lottery is the lottery mode B, in the lottery, the prescribed game number between 1 and 99 is 5%, and the prescribed game between 100 and 199. The number is 10%, the specified number of games between 200 and 299 is 4%, and in the lottery mode C and the lottery mode D, 1 to 99 in the lottery. The number of specified games between is 100%.

  In the prescribed game number determination table, first, a range in units of 100 games is determined by lottery, and then it is determined which of the 100 games determined is to be used as the prescribed number of games. For example, in the lottery mode A, after the range of the prescribed game number between 200 and 299 is determined with a probability of 26%, one of them (for example, 250 games) is selected at a predetermined rate. It is a lottery table.

  FIG. 7 is a timing chart showing an example of the gaming state when, for example, 250 games are won by lottery of the prescribed number of games shown in FIGS.

  In the same figure, when the normal game ends (cancels) and the specific game (AT game in this case) starts when the prescribed number of games is exhausted, the AT game starts after 250 games end from the start of the normal game. In this case, a stagnation effect (prediction effect) that informs that the release of the normal game is near is executed from several tens of games (32 games in this case) that will reach 250 games, and after the sign effect is completed (32 game digestion) After), AT game starts. The AT game ends with 50 games, for example.

  On the other hand, even if the prescribed number of games is won in 250 games, in the winning combination lottery process for each game (from the first game to the 250th game) before reaching 250 games, a specific winning combination ( For example, when a small role is won, the normal game may end (the normal game is canceled).

  Specifically, in the example of the lottery table shown in FIGS. 6B and 6C, in the lottery mode A, the probability that the normal game is canceled in the range from the first game to the 99th game is 15% ( 15/100), and the probability that the normal game is canceled in the range from the 100th game to the 199th game is 1% (1/100), and the normal game is in the range from the 200th game to the 250th game. The probability of being released is 26% (26/100). In this case, the range from the 200th game to the 250th game is a range in which the normal game is easily released, and the precursor effect is also started, so that the player's expectation increases and the continuation of the game is promoted. On the other hand, the range from the 100th game to the 199th game is a range in which the normal game is hard to be released. During this period, the player's expectation is low, and the game will end because the game motivation is reduced (leaving the game table) ) There is a problem that tends to be timing.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the normal game is ended (released) when a specific winning combination is won a specified number of times. Hereinafter, this configuration will be described in detail.

  <Normal game cycle determined by the number of winning prizes (Example 1)>

  Hereinafter, an example (Example 1) of the present embodiment in which the period of the normal game is determined by the number of winning (winning) winning combinations will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the transition of the game state according to the present embodiment, and is an example of a timing chart when the normal game is canceled and the specific game is started. In this embodiment, the period until a specific winning combination is established (winned) is defined as one cycle of normal game, and when the specified number of times established (win), the normal game is ended (released) and the specific game It was decided to start. Specifically, as shown in the figure, during a normal game, a specific winning combination (for example, “Bell-Bell-Bell”) is won for a specified number of times (for example, 5 times) until a normal game is played. One cycle, when the winning combination “Bell-Bell-Bell” is won five times, the normal game is canceled and the AT game (for example, 50 games) is started.

  In this way, by determining the period of the normal game based on the number of times that a specific winning combination is established, regardless of the number of games played in the normal game, when a specific winning combination is won with high probability Normal games can be canceled in a short time. Therefore, the game can be continued without reducing the player's willingness to play, and the operation of the game table can be improved.

  In the following description of the present embodiment, the “establishment (number of times)” of a specific winning combination may be only “winning (number of times)” of a specific winning combination, or a winning may be required. .

  FIG. 9 is another example of a timing chart when a normal game is canceled and a specific game is started.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the number of times a specific winning combination (for example, “Bell-Bell-Bell”) that is one cycle of the normal game is determined by lottery for each cycle of the normal game. In the following embodiments, “bell-bell-bell” will be described as an example of a specific winning combination. That is, the number of winning combinations may be referred to as “the number of bells formed”.

  In this example, the winning combination establishment number A is determined in the first lottery determination lottery, and the normal game is executed until the winning combination is established A times (in the figure and the following drawings, “Bell establishment number”). A ”), and a specific game (for example, AT game or bonus game) is started after the winning combination is established A times. Determination of the number of winning combinations established for the second time after the end of a specific game The number B of winning combinations is determined in the lottery, and the normal game is executed until the winning combination is established B times (in the figure and the following drawings, The specific game is started after the winning combination is established B times. Then, the number C of winning prizes is determined by the determination lottery of the number of winning combinations for the third time after the end of the specific game, and the normal game is executed until the winning combination is established C times (in the figure and the following drawings, “ The specific game is started after the winning combination is established C times. In the following description, for example, a normal game (a normal game in which the period is a period until the number N of bell establishment is reached) that is released with the number N of bell establishments (N is A to C and a numerical value) is referred to as “normal”. “Game (Bell establishment number N)” may be described.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 5B, the specific game after the end (cancellation) of the normal game may be a specific effect such as a sign effect other than the AT game or the bonus game.

  FIG. 10 is another example of a timing chart when a normal game is canceled and a specific game is started. The “lottery” in the timing chart indicates a lottery for determining the number of winning combinations, and the same applies to the following embodiments.

  Here, an example of a specific game is shown, and a prelude effect is executed in the specific game after the first normal game (the number of times the bell is established A). A probability state lottery (described later) may be performed to generate a high probability state. In the high probability state, for example, it becomes easy to win a specific combination, and an AT game is generated when a specific combination is won in a high probability state.

In this case, for example, when the high probability state is not won in the high probability state lottery after the end of the second normal game (the number of times the bell is established B) and the indication effect, the high probability state does not occur.
<Example of production (continuous production) display>

  With reference to FIGS. 11 to 15, an example of a continuous effect in the effect image display device 157 will be described. The continuous effect is an effect that is performed over a plurality of games (spanning), has a certain story, etc., and is an effect in which the success or failure of the last game is announced. In FIG. 11 to FIG. 14, a continuous effect (in this example, a confrontation scene effect with a swordsman is included) that is executed in common after the precursor effect is ended (when the high probability state occurs, the high probability state effect is ended). An example of production) is shown in time series.

  FIG. 11 (a) is a display example of the timing chart of FIG. 10, for example, during a normal game (bell establishment count A), and shows a state where the character (donor) sits in the center and the fan is opened. When the winning combination “BELL-BELL-BELL” is established A times during the normal game, the precursor effect shown in FIG. The appearance of the character changes in the sign production. Here, the display is performed with the eyes closed, the fan folded and the arms folded.

  (C) in the figure is an example of an effect when a predetermined condition is satisfied during the sign production and a high probability state lottery is performed (or won). A high-probability state effect that notifies that the expected degree of occurrence is high is executed.

  FIG. 12 shows the timing following FIG. 11C, and the character (donor) continues to display and become a posture to confront, and the high degree of expectation that the high probability state will occur is notified. Probability state effect is executed.

  13 and 14 are diagrams showing a display example of a confrontation scene effect with a swordsman in time series. The timing shown in FIG. 6A shows a state where a character (dono) that starts a confrontation is displayed, and the timing shown in FIG. 5B shows a state where a character (swordsman) has appeared, and the character (swordsman) ) And “Swordsman, see!” Are displayed. The timings shown in FIGS. 3C and 3D show a state in which the character (dono) and the character (swordsman) confront each other, and the character “Just win!” Is displayed and the confrontation starts.

  Further, the timings shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B show the state immediately before the conclusion, and after FIG. 14B, different effects are executed depending on the lottery results. That is, (c) and (d) in the same figure show a situation in which the character (dono) is defeated, and notifies that the player has defeated a specific combination (for example, a bonus). On the other hand, (e) and (d) of the same figure show how the character (dono) wins and notifies that a specific combination (for example, bonus) has been won.

  FIG. 15 is an example of another continuous effect. For example, in the timing chart shown in FIG. 10, after the normal game is canceled at the number A of bell establishments, the precursor effect is executed, and the specified role is displayed during the high probability state. It is a figure which shows the continuous production which wins to and starts AT game in time series.

The timing shown in FIG. 6A indicates that the character is in a high probability state and indicates a state where the character (donor) is about to stand up. The timing shown in FIG. 6B is based on the fact that a specific combination (in this case, a bonus) is won in a high probability state, and the winning effect of the bonus (the character (donor) is raised and the bonus is confirmed!). This shows a state in which an effect in which the characters are displayed is being executed. The timing shown in FIG. 6C shows a state in which push order navigation for informing the advantageous push order of the stop button is started as an AT game.
<Lottery table>

  Next, the lottery table used in this embodiment will be described. These lottery tables are stored, for example, in the ROM 306 of the main control unit 300, and are used in a winning combination lottery process (see FIG. 27) described later. The random numbers used in each lottery table are acquired, for example, in a random number acquisition process (step S105 in FIG. 27) of a main control unit main process (see FIG. 27) described later.

  FIG. 16A is an example of a high probability state lottery table, and FIG. 16B is an example of a winning combination number-of-times lottery table.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the high probability state lottery table is a table for drawing whether or not to shift to the high probability state after the sign production. When the period of the normal game is the first period (the period of the number of times the bell is established in FIG. 10), it is high when the acquired random number value (range 0-255) of the high probability state lottery is in the range 0-82. When the probability state is won and in the second period (in FIG. 10, the period of the number B of bell formation), if the acquired random number value is in the range of 0 to 82, the high probability state is won and the third period (see FIG. 10). 10 is the period of the number of successful bells C), if the acquired random number value is in the range of 0 to 102, the high probability state is won, and in the fourth period, the acquired random number value is 0 to 102. If it is within the range, it wins the high probability state, and if it is in the fifth cycle, it wins the high probability state when the acquired random number value is in the range of 0-125. In this example, if the period that does not shift to the high probability state continues, the lottery data that easily shifts to the high probability state is used. In addition, when the state shifts to the high probability state, the period counter is reset.

  As shown in FIG. 10B, the winning combination establishment number lottery table shows the number of establishment of a specific winning combination constituting one cycle from the start to the end of the normal game (in FIG. C) is a lottery table. In this example, when a high probability state is won in the high probability state lottery table of FIG. 10A, a bell corresponding to the random number value (range is 0 to 255) of the winning combination (bell) establishment number lottery is acquired. One of the established number of times is selected from 1 to 7, but if the high probability state lottery table of FIG. In response to this, one of the bell establishment times is selected from 3 times to 7 times. For example, in the case where the high probability state is won in the high probability state lottery table of FIG. 5A, the number of established bells is one when the acquired random number value is in the range of 0 to 3, and the acquired random number value is Is in the range of 4-7, the number of bells is two. On the other hand, when the high probability state lottery table in FIG. 5A is shifted to the high probability state, the number of times the bell is established is 3 when the acquired random number value is in the range of 0 to 51. Thus, when shifting to the high probability state after the sign effect, the number of times the bell is established may be determined to be a small value within two times. The number of bell establishment times is set in a bell establishment number counter.

  FIG. 17 is an example of a lottery table for winning combinations (internal winning combination), and FIG. 17A is an example of a winning combination lottery table. In this example, if the random number value of the winning prize winning lottery (range is 0 to 65535) is in the range of 0 to 65, BB1 (white 7BB) is won internally, and the acquired random number value is 66 to 130. If it is within the range, BB2 (blue 7BB) will be won internally, and if the obtained random number value is within the range of 131 to 329, two cherries (with two “cherries” payouts) will be won internally. If the random number is within the range of 330 to 1115, four cherries (with four “cherries” payouts) are won internally, and so on. The winning combination (internal winning combination) is determined.

  FIGS. 5B and 5C are AT generation lottery tables for each internal winning combination. The AT lottery is always executed when the specific combination shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C is established, and in the case of a normal (not high probability state) AT lottery, the AT generation lottery table of FIG. In the high probability state used in FIG. 16 (a) (in the high probability state that occurs after a normal game with a period such as the number of bells established A, the number of times Bell established B...), FIG. The AT generation lottery table is used.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, in the normal AT lottery, for example, when the internal winning combination is “two cherries”, the obtained AT random number value (range is 0 to 255) is 0 to 35. If it is within the range, it will win the AT game, if the internal winning combination is “4 cherries”, if the random number obtained is in the range of 0-3, it will win the AT game, and the internal winning combination will be acquired for “Watermelon” The AT game is won when the random number is in the range of 0-65.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5C, in the AT lottery in the high probability state, for example, when the internal winning combination is “two cherries”, the random number value of the acquired AT lottery (range is 0 to 255). Wins an AT game when the value is in the range of 0 to 156, and if the internal winning combination is “4 cherries”, if the acquired random number value is in the range of 0 to 105, the AT game is won and the internal winning combination is “ “Watermelon” wins an AT game when the obtained random number value is in the range of 0-65.

  As described above, the “high probability state” of the present embodiment is a state in which it is easy to shift to a specific game even if the number of times the bell is established (see FIG. 16B), and a state in which AT is likely to occur ( FIG. 17B).

  FIG. 18 is an example of a table used in the effect parameter setting process (see FIG. 29A), where FIG. 18A is an effect period determination table, and FIG. 18B is a character effect lottery table.

  The numerical value in the effect period determination table in FIG. In other words, during the period of the normal game that is released to achieve the specified number of bell formations (indicated by “bell period” in the figure), the period of the precursor effect is a period until 15 games are consumed, Other than that (except for the bell cycle), the period of the sign effect when the specific combination in the normal game is established is a period until 25 games are consumed. In addition, when the high probability state is won during the bell cycle (in the case of winning in the high probability state lottery table of FIG. 16A), the high probability state effect (for example, FIG. 11C and FIG. 12). The period of the effect shown) is a period until the 10 games are consumed. After the effect period ends, for example, a confrontation scene effect with the swordsman shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 is executed.

  FIG. 5B is an example of a character effect lottery table for each gaming state. In this example, in the normal game state (displayed as “normal state” in the figure), the effect A is won when the acquired random number value of the character effect lottery (range is 0 to 255) is in the range of 0 to 238. The effect B is won when the acquired random number value is in the range of 239 to 252 and the effect C is won when the acquired random number value is in the range of 253 to 255.

  In addition, the execution period of the sign effect that is started when a specific combination is established during one cycle (bell cycle) of the normal game that is released when the specified number of bells is achieved (in the figure, “normal time specific combination omen”) In the display), when the random number value of the acquired character effect lottery is in the range of 0 to 181, the effect A is won, and when the acquired random value value is in the range of 182 to 241, the effect B is won, When the acquired random number value is in the range of 242 to 255, the effect C is won.

  In addition, in the execution period of the warning effect that is started during one period (bell period) of the normal game that is canceled when the prescribed number of bells is achieved, the acquired character effect lottery is displayed. When the random number value is in the range of 0 to 125, the effect A is won, and when the acquired random value is in the range of 126 to 238, the effect B is won, and the acquired random value is in the range of 239 to 255 If it is, the production C is won.

  Further, in the high probability state, when the acquired random number value of the character effect lottery is in the range of 0 to 45, the effect A is won, and when the acquired random value is in the range of 46 to 196, the effect B is set. When the random number obtained and won is in the range of 197 to 238, the effect C is won, and when the acquired random number value is in the range of 239 to 251 the effect D is won and the acquired random value is 252-2. When it is within the range of 255, the production E is won. In this way, the frequency of the production varies depending on each period, and the production D and the production E occur only during the high probability state. Then, the effect data determined in this table is set in the transmission buffer as effect-related data in the continuous effect setting process (see FIG. 33), and is transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400, for example.

  FIG. 19 is an example of an effect type lottery table for continuous effects. Here, as an example, the effect types of continuous effects including the confrontation scene effects shown in FIGS. 13 to 14 are executed in common after the sign ends (when a high probability state occurs, the high probability state effect ends). It is a lottery table.

  That is, “continuous production A (win)” in the figure is as follows: FIG. 13 (a) → FIG. 13 (b) → FIG. 13 (c) → FIG. 13 (d) → FIG. 14 (a) → FIG. → FIG. 14 (e) → FIG. 14 (f), and “continuous effect A (losing)” is shown in FIG. 13 (a) → FIG. 13 (b) → FIG. 13 (c) → FIG. d) → FIG. 14 (a) → FIG. 14 (b) → FIG. 14 (c) → FIG. 14 (d). “Continuous effect B” is shown in FIG. 13 (a) → FIG. 13 (b). ) → FIG. 13 (c) → FIG. 13 (d) → FIG. 14 (a) → FIG. 14 (b) → FIG. 14 (c) → FIG. 14 (d) → FIG. 14 (b) → FIG. FIG. 14 (f) is executed (after losing once and then reviving and winning).

  FIG. 19A is an effect type lottery table at the time of winning an AT, and FIG. 19B is an effect type lottery table when the player is out of AT.

  As shown in FIG. 11A, when the internal winning combination is “two cherries” at the time of AT winning, the random number value (range 0 to 255) of the acquired effect type lottery is 0 to 248. When it is within the range, the continuous effect A (win) is won, and when the acquired random number value is within the range of 249 to 255, the continuous effect B is won.

  In addition, when the internal winning combination is “4 cherries”, the continuous production A (winning) is always won. When the internal winning combination is “watermelon”, the obtained random number value is in the range of 0 to 220. If the continuous effect A is won and the obtained random number value is in the range of 221 to 255, the continuous effect B is won.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2B, when AT is not selected (losing), it is always a continuous performance regardless of whether the internal winning combination is “two cherries”, “four cherries” or “watermelon”. Win A (losing).

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the number of winning combinations established after the end of a specific game is drawn out, and the period until the number of established winnings is reached is defined as a normal game period (one cycle). This makes it difficult for the player to recognize the timing at which the normal game is difficult to be released compared to a configuration in which the normal game is released with a general prescribed number of games, and suppresses a decrease in game motivation.

  By the way, even if it is the structure like Example 1, after the end of a specific game, a player may be easy to end a game.

  FIG. 20A is an example of a timing chart in the case where the specific game is started after the normal game is released in the first embodiment.

  In this example, a normal game is executed for the period A of the number of bells established, and then a specific game (for example, an AT game or a bonus game) is executed. Is executed, the normal game is executed for the period C of the bell establishment number C, and then the specific game is executed.

  In this case, the next bell establishment number lottery is executed at the timing when the previous specific game is completed, and the number of bell establishment times starts after the next normal game is started. Therefore, the timing at which the previous specific game is ended may be a timing at which the player can easily end the game.

  FIG. 5B is an example of a timing chart in the case where the prelude effect is started after the normal game is released in the first embodiment.

  In this example, the base game is executed for the period of the number of times the bell is established A, then the precursor effect is executed, the base game is executed for the period of the number of times the bell is established B, and then the precursor effect is executed. Even in this case, if the sign production is not expected to be advantageous thereafter, the timing at which the sign production ends may be a timing at which the player can easily end the game.

Therefore, in a second embodiment described below, a configuration will be described in which it is more difficult for the player to finish the game even at the timing when the precursor effect (or specific game) after the normal game ends.
<Period of regular game determined by the number of winning combinations (Example 2)>

  FIG. 21 is an example of a timing chart for explaining another example (Example 2) of the present embodiment in which the period of the normal game is determined by the number of established winning combinations.

  In the timing chart shown in FIG. 9A, the state transitions from normal game (bell establishment number A) → prediction effect → normal game (bell establishment number B) → prediction effect → normal game (bell formation number C).

  In the present embodiment, a specific winning combination (for example, “Bell”) is performed during a warning effect that is started after the end of the normal game whose period is determined by the number of times the bell is established (after the normal game is canceled when the number of bell establishment is reached). ")" Is counted, the number of times the bell is established is counted as a part of the next number of times the bell is established.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, the winning combination “Bell” was established twice during the sign production after the normal game with the number of bell establishments A, and the next bell establishment number lottery was performed after the sign production was completed. As a result, it is assumed that the next bell establishment frequency B is determined to be 5 times. In this case, in this embodiment, the number of times the bell has been established (2 times) during the sign production is counted as a part of the number B (5 times) of the next normal game, that is, the actual next normal game. The number B of established bells is set to 3 times by subtracting 2 times already established from 5 times of the number of established bell lots. Then, when the winning combination “Bell” is established three times, the normal game is canceled and the sign production is started.

  In this way, when the winning combination “Bell” is being drawn during the sign production after the normal game of the number of times of bell establishment A, the result of the number of times of bell establishment ( Since the number of bells already established is subtracted from the numerical value of the bell establishment number counter), the period (period) of the next normal game is shortened for the player, resulting in a state advantageous to the player. For this reason, even if it is a case where a prelude effect | action is complete | finished, a player becomes difficult to complete | finish a game and can improve the operation | movement of a game stand.

  FIG. 5B is a timing chart when the high probability state is started after the sign effect. In this example, the state transitions from normal game (bell establishment frequency A) → prediction effect → high probability state → normal game (bell establishment frequency B) → prediction effect → normal game (bell establishment frequency C).

In this case, it may be configured such that not only the number of times the bell has been established during the precursor effect but also the number of times the bell has been established in the high probability state after the precursor effect is counted as a part of the number B of the next normal game. . Specifically, the winning combination “Bell” was established twice during the sign production after the normal game with the number of bell establishments A, and after the completion of the sign production, the high probability state was entered and one bell was established. Then, it is assumed that the next bell establishment frequency B is determined to be 5 times. In this case, the actual number B of the next normal game is set to 2 times, which is the result of the bell establishment number lottery result, 2 times during the predicate production, and 2 times after the high probability state. To do. Then, when the winning combination “Bell” is established twice, the normal game is canceled and the sign production is started.
<Another embodiment in the case of releasing a normal game and starting a specific game>

  In the following, a description will be given of another example of a normal game executed in a cycle according to the number of established bells and another case where a specific game is started by releasing this game.

  FIG. 22 is a timing chart for explaining another embodiment. In FIG. 22, the state transitions from normal game (bell establishment frequency A) → bell cycle precursor → normal game (bell establishment frequency B) → bell cycle precursor → normal game (bell establishment frequency C).

  In the example of FIG. 5A, when a specific combination is established during a normal game (the number of times the bell has been established A), a specific combination precursor effect is started. As described above, the “bell period sign” is a sign production started during one period (bell period) of a normal game that is canceled when the prescribed number of bells is achieved. This is a precursor effect that is started when a specific combination is established during one period (bell period) of a normal game that is canceled when the prescribed number of bell establishments is achieved.

  Then, when the specific role precursor effect is a false predictor effect (fake predictor effect, gasse predictor effect), the original state (at the time when the specific role precursor effect starts) is returned when the bell cycle predictor effect ends.

  On the other hand, in the example of FIG. 5B, when the specific combination is established during the execution of the bell cycle warning effect, the specific combination warning effect is started. And in this case, after the end of the specific role sign effect, it does not return to the original state (in the middle of the bell cycle sign effect where the specific role sign effect started), but at the start of the bell cycle sign effect. Return.

  FIG. 23 is a timing chart for explaining another embodiment. In FIG. 23, the state transitions from normal game (bell establishment number A) → bell cycle precursor → normal game (bell establishment number B) → bell cycle precursor → normal game (bell establishment number C).

  In the example of FIG. 5A, when a specific combination is established during a normal game (the number of times the bell has been established A), a specific combination precursor effect is started. Then, when a specific winning combination “BELL” is established in the specific role sign production, the number of bell establishments in the specific role sign production is included in the count of the number of bell formations (A) in the normal game (bell formation number A). May be. As a result, when the bell establishment number A is achieved, the bell cycle warning effect may be started as shown in FIG.

  Also, in the example shown in FIG. 5B, when the specific combination is established during the normal game (bell establishment number A) and the specific combination indication is started, the AT game is won by the establishment of the specific combination. In this case, the AT game is started after the end of the specific role sign effect. When the AT game ends, the number of times the bell has been established is reset, and the normal game (bell establishment number A) in the cycle returns to the start time. In this case, the number of established bells is reset to the number of established bells in the normal game (the number of established bells A), the number of established bells for the specific role indication effect, and the number of established bells in the AT game.

  Alternatively, the number of established bells is only the number of established bells in the normal game (the number of established bells A), and the number of established bells and the number of established bells during the AT game are the next normal game. It may be counted (subtracted from the number Bell establishment number B) as a part of the number Bell establishment number (B). Further, the number of times the bell has been reset is only one of the number of times the bell has been established during the normal game (bell number of times A), the number of times the bell has been established for the specific role, and the number of times the bell has been established during the AT game. The number of established bells or the number of bells established during an AT game may be counted (subtracted from the number B of established bells) as part of the number of established bells (B) of the next normal game (the number of established bells B).

  FIG. 24 is a timing chart for explaining another embodiment. In this example, the state transitions from normal game (bell establishment number A) → bell cycle precursor → normal game (bell establishment number B) → bell cycle precursor → high probability (high probability state) → normal game (bell establishment number C). To do.

  Then, when the specific combination is established during the normal game (the number of times the bell is established A), the specific combination precursor effect is started. Further, when a specific winning combination “BELL” is established in the specific role sign production, the number of bell establishments in the specific role sign production is included in the count of the number of bell formations (A) in the normal game (bell formation number A), As a result, when the number of bell establishments A is reached, the bell cycle warning effect is started after the end of the specific role warning effect.

  In this case, in the next lottery at the start of the normal game (the lottery of the number B of the bell establishment), a lottery that is advantageous to the player (for example, a lottery that tends to be in a higher probability state than usual) may be executed.

  FIG. 25 is a timing chart for explaining another embodiment. In this example, normal game (bell establishment number A) → predictive effect (bell period precursor) → normal game (bell establishment number B) → bell precursor effect (bell period precursor) → high probability (high probability state) → normal game ( The number of bell establishment times C) and the state transition.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5A, the number of winning combinations at the start of a normal game (Bell establishment number A) is determined by lottery, and the number of Bell formations is 5 (A = 5). A case is shown in which the number of winning bells is determined to be 9 (A = 9) in the winning lottery determination lottery at the start of establishment number B).

  In this case, the winning combination establishment number lottery table (FIG. 16 (b)) used in the winning combination determination lottery also sets a random number range even when the number of established bells is 8 and the number of established bells is 9. In particular, it is preferable to set a random number range only when the high probability state is won for the bell establishment frequency of 8 and the bell establishment frequency of 9 times. In other words, only when the high probability state is won, by setting the winning number of bells to be 8 or 9 times, the player has a long period until the normal game is released (the number of bells being set is large). Thus, it is possible to detect that the high probability state is refrained, and the expectation can be enhanced.

  Furthermore, in this case, as shown in FIG. 5B, when a large number of bells established (8 or 9) is won in the lottery at the start of the normal game (Bell establishment number B), the normal game (Bell When a bell is established in the normal number of times B established), it is assumed that two bells have been established for one establishment of the bell, and this is counted as a part of the next normal game (the number C of established bells). Good.

  Specifically, when B is 9 in the second normal game (bell establishment number B) (that is, the number of bell establishments is 9), it is assumed that the bell is established twice during the normal game. In this case, the number of bells established in the second normal game (bell establishment number 9) is set to 4 (= 2 × 2) and counted as a part of the next normal game (bell establishment number C). If C is 5 in the third normal game (bell establishment frequency C) (ie, the bell establishment frequency is 5), the second bell establishment frequency 4 is subtracted from the bell establishment frequency 5 to obtain the actual third normal game. The normal game is canceled when the bell is established once (= 5-2 × 2). In this way, when the previous number of established bells is subtracted from the number of established bells of the next normal game, the number of established bells of the next normal game should not be less than 1.

FIG. 26 is a timing chart for explaining another embodiment. In the above example, the condition for releasing one cycle of the normal game is the case where the prescribed number of bells has been reached, but the condition for releasing one cycle of the normal game may be the digestion of the specified number of games. In this case, the prescribed number of games is determined by lottery in the same manner as the determination of the number of winning combinations in which the number of established bells is lottery.

  In FIG. 9A, the specified number of games (determining one period of normal game) is set to 100, which is a release condition for one normal game, and then a precursor effect is executed. The predetermined number of games is set to 100, then the prelude effect is executed, and then the state becomes a high probability state, and the specified number of games as a condition for canceling the third normal game is set to 200.

  In this case, when a predetermined winning combination occurs in the prelude effect after the normal game, the number of subtracted games is set for the winning combination, and triggered by the occurrence of the predetermined winning combination in the prelude effect, You may subtract the number of subtraction games from the regulation game number of the lottery result of the next normal game.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5B, in the prelude effect after the normal game, when the winning combination “Bell” is established, the number of subtracted games is 5, and when the winning combination “Watermelon” is established, the subtraction game Set 20 as the number.

  If the winning combination “Bell” and “Watermelon” are established in the sign production after the first normal game (the prescribed number of games 100), 25 (= 5 + 20) games from the prescribed number of games in the second ordinary game. Is subtracted. For example, if the lottery result of the prescribed game number is 100 at the start of the second normal game, 75 games obtained by subtracting 25 as the subtracted game number from the initial prescribed game number 100 are prescribed for the second regular game. Set as the number of games.

  <Main control unit main processing>

  Next, a main control unit main process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of main processing of the main control unit.

  Basic control of the game is performed mainly by the CPU 304 of the main controller 300, and the CPU 304 repeatedly executes the main process of the main controller shown in FIG.

  As described above, the main control unit 300 is provided with the start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 338 that outputs the start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 to which this activation signal has been input performs reset start by a reset interrupt and executes main control unit main processing shown in FIG. 27 in accordance with a control program stored in advance in the ROM 306.

  When the power is turned on, first, various initial settings are made in step S101. In this initial setting, setting of a stack initial value to the stack pointer (SP) of the CPU 304, setting of interrupt prohibition, initial setting of the I / O 310, initial setting of various variables stored in the RAM 308, operation permission to the WDT 314, and initial setting Set the value.

  In step S102, a game start process is executed. In the game start process, an error check regarding a medal overflow in the medal auxiliary storage case, setting of an automatic trigger (SRB), updating of a bonus signal, setting of a prescribed number of medals, and preparation for transmission of a game start command indicating the start of the game are performed. . Also, if the replay (replay) is won internally, the medal inserted number is set to the number of medals inserted in the previous game, and if the regame (replay) is not won internally, the game is in a non-game state Set the game idle timer to monitor the time.

  In step S103, a medal insertion process is executed. Here, it is checked whether or not a medal has been inserted, and the winning line display lamp 120 is turned on in response to the insertion of the medal. In addition, preparation is made for transmitting a medal insertion command indicating that a medal has been inserted to the first sub-control unit 400. Note that when a re-win is won in the previous game, a process of inserting the same number of medals as the number of medals inserted in the previous game is performed, so that it is not necessary for the player to insert medals.

  In step S104, start lever reception processing is executed. Here, it is checked whether or not the start lever 135 has been operated. If it is determined that the start operation has been performed, the number of inserted medals is determined and the start lever 135 is operated with respect to the first sub-control unit 400. Prepare to send a start lever acceptance command to indicate that this has been done. Further, the number of inserted medals is determined and an effective winning line is determined.

  In step S105, the random number generated by the random number generation circuit 316 is acquired. In step S106, a winning combination internal lottery process is executed. Here, the winning combination lottery table stored in the ROM 306 is read according to the current gaming state, and an internal lottery is performed using this and the random number value acquired in step S105. As a result of the internal lottery, when any winning combination (including an operating combination) is won internally, the condition device (flag) of the internal winning combination is activated (the winning combination flag is turned ON). Further, in this step S106, preparation is made for transmitting an internal lottery command indicating the result of the winning combination internal lottery to the first sub-control unit 400. For example, when a re-game (replay) is won internally, the internal lottery command indicating that the re-game (replay) is internally won is prepared for transmission to the first sub-control unit 400, and the winning combination internal lottery If the result is a loss (no winning combination), preparation for transmitting an internal lottery command indicating a loss to the first sub-control unit 400 is made. Further, reel stop data is selected based on the internal lottery result.

  In step S107, the rotation of all reels 110 to 112 is started. Also, in this step S107, preparations are made for transmitting a rotation start command indicating that the reels 110 to 112 have started to rotate to the first sub-control unit 400.

  In step S108, the stop buttons 137 to 139 can be received. When any one of the stop buttons is pressed, the reel stop data selected in step S106 is one of the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the pressed stop button. Stop based on. When the third stop operation is finished (specifically, when the stop buttons 137 to 139 that are the targets of the third stop operation are changed from the pressed state to the non-pressed state) and all the reels 110 to 112 are stopped, a step is performed. Proceed to S109.

  In step S108, for each stop operation, preparation is made to send a stop button reception command related to the stop buttons 137 to 139 that have been operated to stop to the first sub-control unit 400. Preparation for transmitting a reel stop command related to the stop position to the first sub-control unit 400 is performed.

  In step S109, display determination (winning determination) is performed. Here, when a picture combination corresponding to some winning combination is displayed on the activated winning line 114, it is determined that the winning combination is won. For example, if “watermelon symbol-watermelon symbol-watermelon symbol” is aligned on the activated winning line, it is determined that the watermelon symbol is won.

  In step S110, a medal payout process is performed. In this medal payout process, if a winning combination with a payout is won, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is paid out.

  In step S111, a game state control process is performed in which control for shifting the game state is performed. For example, in the case of winning a BB (big bonus), preparation is made so that the BB gaming state can be started from the next time. In step S111, preparation is made for transmitting a game state update command indicating the game state. For example, when the game state is BB game, preparation is made to transmit a game information update command indicating BB game.

  Thus, one game is completed. Thereafter, returning to step S102 and repeating the above-described processing, the game proceeds.

  The various commands prepared in the above steps are transmitted in a command setting transmission process (step S206 in FIG. 28) of the main control unit timer interrupt process described later.

  <Main controller 300 timer interrupt processing>

  Next, the main control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the main control unit timer interrupt process.

  The main control unit 300 includes a counter timer 312 that generates a timer interrupt signal at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, about once every 2 ms), and the main control unit timer interrupt is triggered by this timer interrupt signal. The process is started at a predetermined cycle.

  In step S201, a timer interrupt start process is performed. In this timer interrupt start process, a process of temporarily saving each register value of the CPU 304 to the stack area is performed.

  In step S202, the WDT 314 is periodically changed to the initial value (32.8 ms in this embodiment) so that no WDT interruption occurs (so as not to detect a processing abnormality). In the embodiment, the restart is performed once every about 2 ms, which is the period of the main control unit timer interrupt.

  In step S203, input port state update processing is performed. In this input port status update process, the detection signals of the sensor circuits 320 of the various sensors 318 are input via the input ports of the I / O 310 to monitor the presence or absence of the detection signals, and each of the various sensors 318 is partitioned in the RAM 308. Store in the provided signal state storage area.

  In step S204, various game processes are performed. Specifically, an interrupt status is acquired (various interrupt statuses are acquired based on signals from various sensors 318), and processing according to this status is performed (for example, the interrupt status of each acquired stop button 137 to 139). Based on the stop button reception process). In step S205, timer update processing is performed. Various timers are updated for each time unit.

  In step S206, command setting transmission processing is performed, and various commands are transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400. Note that the output schedule information transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 is composed of 16 bits in the present embodiment, bit 15 is strobe information (indicating that data is set when ON), bit 11 -14 are command types (in this embodiment, basic command, start lever reception command, internal winning command, effect command accompanying effect lottery processing, rotation start command accompanying the start of rotation of reels 110 to 112, stop buttons 137 to 139 Bits 0 to 10), a stop button reception command associated with the acceptance of the operation, a stop position information command associated with the stop processing of the reels 110 to 112, a payout number command and a payout end command associated with the medal payout processing, a command indicating the gaming state, etc. Consists of command data (predetermined information corresponding to the command type)

  In the first sub-control unit 400, it is possible to determine the production control according to the change of the game control in the main control unit 300 by the command type included in the received output schedule information, and it is included in the output schedule information. Based on the information of the command data, the contents of effect control can be determined.

  In step S207, an external output signal setting process is performed. In this external output signal setting process, game information stored in the RAM 308 is output to an information input circuit 652 separate from the slot machine 100 via the information output circuit 334.

  In step S208, device monitoring processing is performed. In this device monitoring process, first, the signal states of the various sensors 318 stored in the signal state storage area in step S203 are read, and the presence / absence of errors relating to medal insertion abnormality and medal payout abnormality is monitored. (Not shown) Error processing is executed. Further, according to the current gaming state, the medal selector 170 (medal blocker in which a solenoid provided in the medal selector 170 operates), various lamps 336, and various 7-segment (SEG) indicators are set.

  In step S209, it is monitored whether or not the low voltage signal is on. Then, when the low voltage signal is on (when power supply cutoff is detected), the process proceeds to step S210. When the low voltage signal is off (when power supply cutoff is not detected), the process proceeds to step S211.

  In step S211, various processes for ending the timer interrupt end process are performed. In this timer interrupt end process, the value of each register temporarily saved in step S201 is set in each original register. Thereafter, the process returns to the main control unit main process shown in FIG. On the other hand, in step S210, a specific variable or stack pointer for returning to the power-off state at the time of power recovery is saved as a return data in a predetermined area of the RAM 308, and power-off processing such as initialization of input / output ports is performed. Then, the process returns to the main process of the main control unit shown in FIG.

  <Internal winning lottery process>

  Next, the winning combination internal lottery process (step S106 in the main process of the main control unit shown in FIG. 27) will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 5A is a flowchart showing the flow of the winning combination internal lottery process.

  In step S301, a winning combination lottery process is executed. Here, the winning combination lottery table (FIG. 17A) stored in the ROM 306 is read, and an internal lottery is performed using the random number value acquired in step S105 of the main control unit main process (FIG. 27). Also, the internal lottery information is updated.

  In step S302, a cycle update process (described later) is executed, and in step S303, a cycle setting process (described later) is executed. As a result, the normal game cycle (cycle based on the number of established bells) is updated and set.

  In step S304, based on the internal lottery information updated in step S301, an AT lottery process (described later) related to the AT game is executed. In step S305, an effect parameter setting process (described later) is executed.

  FIG. 29B is a flowchart showing the flow of the cycle setting process (step S303) of the winning combination internal lottery process (FIG. 29A).

  In step S401, the bell cycle set flag is determined. If it is turned on, the process is terminated. If not (if turned off), the process proceeds to step S402.

  In step S402, the sign effect setting flag is determined. If it is on, the process ends. If not (if off), the process proceeds to step S403.

  In step S403, a bell establishment number setting process is executed. The bell establishment number setting process will be described later.

  FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing the flow of the bell establishment number setting process (cycle setting process (step S403 in FIG. 29B)). Note that the flowchart in FIG. 9 is a bell establishment number setting process corresponding to the first embodiment (the embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 and 10).

  In step S501, a high probability state occurrence lottery process is executed. Here, the high probability state lottery table (FIG. 16A) stored in the ROM 306 is read, and the high probability state generation lottery is performed using the random number value acquired in step S105 of the main control unit main process (FIG. 27). Do.

  In step S502, it is determined whether or not a high-probability state occurrence lottery has been won. If it has been won, the process proceeds to step S503. If not (in the case of a loss), the process proceeds to step S504. In step S503, the high probability state flag is set to ON.

  In step S504, a bell establishment number lottery process is executed. Here, the winning combination establishment number lottery table (FIG. 16B) stored in the ROM 306 is read, and the winning combination establishment number lottery is performed using the random number value acquired in step S105 of the main control unit main process (FIG. 27). I do.

  In step S505, the number of times that the bell has been established (the number of times that the bell has been established that determines the period of the normal game (which is the normal game release condition)) is set in the bell establishment number counter based on the lottery result in step S504. In step S506, the bell cycle set flag is set to ON.

  FIG. 31A is a flowchart showing the flow of the cycle update process (step S302) of the winning combination internal lottery process of FIG. 29A. Note that the flowchart in the figure is a cycle update process corresponding to the first embodiment (the embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 and 10).

  In step S601, it is determined whether or not the bell cycle set flag is on. If it is on, the process proceeds to step S602, and if not (if off), the process ends.

  In step S602, it is determined whether or not a bell is established (a predetermined winning combination is established). If it is established, the process proceeds to step S603, and if not (a case where it is not established), a process is performed. Exit.

  In step S603, the bell establishment number counter is subtracted. Thus, every time a bell is established, the bell establishment number counter is subtracted.

  In step S604, it is determined whether or not the bell establishment number counter is 0. If so (YES), the process proceeds to step S605. If not (NO), the process ends.

  In step S605, ON is set to the sign effect setting flag. In this way, when the bell establishment number counter becomes 0, that is, when a normal game whose period is determined by the number of bell establishments is ended (released) by the prescribed number of bells, the sign effect Is executed.

  FIG. 31B is a flowchart showing the flow of the AT lottery process (step S304) in the winning combination internal lottery process of FIG.

  In step S701, the AT generation lottery table (FIGS. 17B and 17C) stored in the ROM 306 is read, and the AT game is performed using the random number value acquired in step S105 of the main control unit main process (FIG. 27). A lottery process related to the granting of the right of the AT game is performed.

  In step S702, it is determined whether or not the AT lottery has been won. If it is a win, the process proceeds to step S703, and if not (in the case of a loss), the process ends. In step S703, the AT generation flag is set to ON.

  With reference to FIG. 32, the effect parameter setting process (step S305) in the winning combination internal lottery process of FIG. 29A will be described. FIG. 32A is a flowchart showing the flow of the effect parameter setting process.

  In step S801, a precursor effect setting process is performed. In step S802, a continuous effect setting process is performed. In step S803, an AT setting process is performed. Details of these processes will be described later.

  FIG. 32B is a flowchart showing the flow of the indication effect setting process (step S801 in FIG. 32A).

  In step S901, the sign effect setting completion flag is determined. If it is off, the process proceeds to step S902. If not (on), the process proceeds to step S906.

  In step S902, the sign effect setting flag is determined. If it is on, the process proceeds to step S903. If not (if it is off), the process proceeds to step S906.

  In step S903, the number of games for determining the period of the sign effect or the number of games for determining the period of the effect in the high probability state is set in the sign effect counter. These numbers of games are numerical values obtained based on the effect period determination table shown in FIG.

  In step S904, ON is set to the precursor effect setting completion flag, and OFF is set to the precursor effect setting flag in step S905.

  In step S906, the number of games (or the number of games for determining the period of high probability effect) set in step S903 is determined.

  In step S907, it is determined whether or not the indication effect counter is 0. If yes (if 0), the process proceeds to step S910, and if not (other than 0), the process proceeds to step S908.

  In step S908, the precursor effect setting flag is set to OFF, and in step S909, the continuous effect setting flag is set to ON.

  In step S910, the production related data is set in the transmission buffer, and the process ends.

  FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing the flow of the continuous effect setting process (step S802) in the effect parameter setting process of FIG.

  In step S1001, the continuous production set flag is determined. If it is off, the process proceeds to step S1002, and if not (on), the process proceeds to step S1006.

  In step S1002, the continuous effect setting flag is determined. If it is on, the process proceeds to step S1003. If not (if it is off), the process proceeds to step S1006.

  In step S1003, the number of continuous effect games is set in the continuous effect counter. Although not shown, this number of games is a value set in the continuous performance period determination table held in the ROM 306 as in the other lottery tables. The continuous production period determination table is set with a period (number of games) for executing a continuous production, as in the production period determination table shown in FIG. 18A, for example, and the number of games (period) determined by lottery. Is set in the continuous production counter in this step.

  In step S1004, “ON” is set for the precursor effect setting completion flag, and “OFF” is set for the continuous effect setting flag in step S1005.

  In step S1006, the number of continuous effect games set in step S1003 is subtracted.

  In step S1007, it is determined whether or not the continuous effect counter is 0. If yes (if 0), the process proceeds to step S1008. If not (other than 0), the process proceeds to step S1009.

  In step S1008, the continuous effect set flag is set to OFF, and in step S1009, effect related data is set in the transmission buffer, and the process ends. As an example of the production related data set here, there is a lottery result using the character production lottery table of FIG.

  FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing the flow of the AT setting process (step S803) in the effect parameter setting process of FIG.

  In step S1101, the AT set flag is determined. If it is off, the process proceeds to step S1102, and if not (on), the process proceeds to step S1106.

  In step S1102, the AT occurrence flag is determined. If it is on, the process proceeds to step S1003. If not (if it is off), the process proceeds to step S1106.

  In step S1103, the minimum guaranteed game number is set in the ATG number counter. Although not shown, the minimum guaranteed number of games is a value set in the minimum guaranteed number of games table of the AT game held in the ROM 306 like other lottery tables, and the number of games determined by the lottery (for example, 50 games) is set in the ATG counter in this step. Accordingly, a predetermined number (for example, 50 games) of AT games are awarded at the time of occurrence of AT games.

  In step S1104, the AT setting flag is set to ON, and in step S1105, the AT generation flag is set to OFF.

  In step S1106, the number of AT games set in the ATG number counter in step S1103 is subtracted.

  In step S1107, it is determined whether or not the ATG number counter is 0. If yes (if 0), the process proceeds to step S1108. If not (other than 0), the process proceeds to step S1109.

  In step S1108, the AT setting flag is set to OFF, and in step S1109, the effect related data is set in the transmission buffer, and the process ends.

  <Processing of First Sub-Control Unit 400>

  Next, processing of the first sub control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5A is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400. FIG. 5B is a flowchart of command reception interrupt processing of the first sub control unit 400. FIG. 5C is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process of the first sub control unit 400.

  First, in step S1201 in FIG. 10A, various initial settings are performed. When power is turned on, initialization processing is first executed in step S1201. In this initialization processing, initialization of input / output ports, initialization processing of a storage area in the RAM 408, and the like are performed.

  In step S1202, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more. This process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10, and when the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S1203. In step S1203, 0 is assigned to the timer variable.

  In step S1204, command processing is performed. In the command processing, the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400 determines whether a command is received from the main control unit 300.

  In step S1205, effect setting processing is performed, and in step S1206, effect control processing is performed. The effect setting process and the effect control process will be described later.

  In step S1207, a setting for transmitting a control command to the second sub-control unit 500 is performed based on the processing result in step S1206. For example, if there is a control command to be transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500 in the effect data read in step S1206, the control command is set to be output, and the process returns to step S1202.

  Next, the command reception interrupt process of the first sub control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the first sub-control unit 400 detects a strobe signal output from the main control unit 300. In step S1301 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output from the main control unit 300 is stored in the command storage area provided in the RAM 408 as an unprocessed command.

  Next, the first sub control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, once every 2 ms), and the timer interrupt process is performed by using the timer interrupt as a trigger. Execute in the cycle.

  In step S1401, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 408 described in step S1202 in the first sub-control unit main process shown in FIG. 35A, and the original timer variable storage area is stored. Therefore, in step S1202, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10). In step S1402, transmission of a control command to the second sub-control unit 500 set in step S1207, update processing of an effect random number value, and the like are performed.

  FIG. 36 is a flowchart of the effect setting process (step S1205) in the first sub-control unit main process of FIG.

  In step S1501, it is determined whether data related to the warning effect has been received. If received, the process proceeds to step S1502, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1507.

  In step S1502, data related to the warning effect (for example, the period of the warning effect determined by FIG. 18A) is set.

  In step S1503, it is determined whether data related to continuous performance has been received. If received, the process proceeds to step S1504, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1507.

  In step S1504, data related to continuous production (for example, production data determined by FIG. 19) is set.

  In step S1505, it is determined whether or not AT-related data has been received. If received, the process proceeds to step S1506. If not, the process proceeds to step S1507.

  In step S1506, an AT game push order notification setting process is performed. The push order notification setting process sets data related to the push order notification effect. In step S1507, other effect setting processing is performed.

  FIG. 37 is a flowchart of the effect control process (step S1206) in the first sub-control unit main process of FIG.

  In step S1601, a precursor effect control process related to the control of the precursor effect is performed. In step S1602, a continuous effect control process related to the control of the continuous effect is performed. In step S1603, a push order notification control process related to the control of the push order notification is performed.

  In step S1604, other effect control processing is performed. In other effect setting processing, for example, when there is a new command in the command reception processing (step S1204) of the first sub-control unit main processing (FIG. 35A), processing corresponding to this command is performed. . This process includes, for example, performing a process such as reading effect data from the ROM 406 and performing an effect data update process when the effect data needs to be updated. Further, when there is a command to the sound source IC 418 in the read effect data, there is a sound control process for outputting this command to the sound source IC 418, or when there are commands to various lamps 420 in the read effect data. Includes a lamp control process for outputting this command to the drive circuit 422.

  38 and 39 are flowcharts showing the flow of the winning combination internal lottery process (FIG. 29A) in the case of the second embodiment (FIG. 21 and the like). In Example 2, the period update process (step S302) of the winning combination internal lottery process shown in FIG. 31 (a) and the bell establishment number setting process (period update process of FIG. 29 (b)) shown in FIG. The process is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the process flow in step S403) is different.

  FIG. 38 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of the cycle update process (step S302) of the winning combination internal lottery process corresponding to the second embodiment. In this process, a process of subtracting the number of bells established in a period other than the period of normal game (during predicate production, etc.) from the number of established bells determining the period of the next normal game is performed.

  In step S1701, it is determined whether or not the bell cycle set flag is on. If the flag is on, the process proceeds to step S1702, and if not (if off), the process proceeds to step S1706.

  In step S1702, it is determined whether or not a bell is established (a predetermined winning combination is established). If it is established, the process proceeds to step S1703. If not (if not established), a step is performed. The process proceeds to S1706.

  In step S1703, the bell establishment number counter is subtracted, and in step S1704, it is determined whether or not the bell establishment number counter is 0. If yes (if 0), the process proceeds to step S1705; If it is not 0), the process proceeds to step S1706. In step S1705, the precursor effect setting flag is set to ON.

  In step S1706, it is determined whether or not it is during the precursor effect period. If yes (if it is during the precursor effect period), the process proceeds to step S1707. If not (if not during the precursor effect period), the process is performed. finish.

  In step S1707, it is determined whether or not the winning combination “bell” has been established. If yes (if established), the process proceeds to step S1708. If not (if not established), processing is performed. Exit.

  In step S1708, 1 is added to the non-periodic bell establishment counter. The non-periodic bell establishment counter is a counter that counts the number of winning “bells” established during a specific game (for example, a prelude production period or an AT game period) other than the normal game whose period is determined by the number of times the bell is established. is there. In this way, by adding the number of times the bell is established during the sign production period outside the normal performance period, the number of times the bell is established during the sign effect period can be subtracted from the number of times the bell is established in the next normal game. In some cases, the next normal game can be canceled in a short period of time (under conditions that are advantageous to the player).

  FIG. 39 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of the bell establishment number setting process (step S403 of the period update process in FIG. 29B) corresponding to the second embodiment.

  In step S1801, a high probability state lottery process is executed. Here, the high-probability state lottery table (FIG. 16A) stored in the ROM 306 is read, and the high-probability state lottery is performed using the random number value acquired in step S105 of the main control unit main process (FIG. 27). .

  In step S1802, it is determined whether or not a high-probability state lottery has been won. If the lottery has been won, the process proceeds to step S1803. If not (in the case of a loss), the process proceeds to step S1804. In step S1803, the high probability state flag is set to ON.

  In step S1804, a bell establishment number lottery process is executed. Here, the winning combination establishment number lottery table (FIG. 16B) stored in the ROM 306 is read, and the winning combination establishment number lottery is performed using the random number value acquired in step S105 of the main control unit main process (FIG. 27). I do.

  In step S1805, the value of the non-periodic bell establishment counter set in step S1708 of the period updating process in FIG. 38 is subtracted from the lottery result (bell establishment number) in step S1804. By this process, if the winning combination “BELL” is established during the sign production period outside the normal performance cycle, the number of times the next regular game will be completed is subtracted from the value determined by lottery. In some cases, the next normal game can be canceled in a short period of time (under conditions that are advantageous to the player).

  In step S1806, the value of the number of times the bell has been established after subtraction is determined. If the value is a positive value (a value greater than 1), the process proceeds to step S1808, and if not (0 or a negative value), the step is performed. The process proceeds to S1807.

  In step S1807, “1” is set as the number of times the bell is established (which is a condition for releasing the normal game) for determining the period of the normal game. By this processing, even if the value of the non-periodic bell establishment counter is larger than the number of times the bell is established in the lottery result in step S1804 (when a large number of bells have been established in a prelude production outside the normal production cycle). However, the number of times that the bell is established as the period of the next normal game can be set to at least “1”, and the condition of the next normal game becomes extremely advantageous, resulting in inconvenience in control. In some cases, the original game balance can be prevented from being lost.

  In step S1808, the number of established bells after subtraction is set as the number of established bells for determining the normal game cycle (which is a condition for canceling the normal game), and the flow proceeds to step S1809.

  In step S1809, the bell cycle set flag is set to ON, and in step S1810, the out-of-cycle bell establishment counter is set to 0.

  As described above, the gaming machine (for example, the slot machine 100) according to the present embodiment corresponds to the winning combination lottery means (for example, the main control unit 300) capable of executing the winning combination lottery and the winning combination. A plurality of reels (for example, reels 110 to 112) in which a plurality of symbols are arranged, a start operation means (for example, a start lever 135) for accepting a start operation for starting rotation of the plurality of reels, and the plurality of rotation controlled Stop operation means (for example, stop buttons 137 to 139) for receiving a stop operation for stopping each of the reels, and the plurality of reels whose rotation is controlled based on at least the stop operation after the reels are controlled to rotate. Reel control means for controlling stop of at least one of the reels (for example, main control unit 300, reel stop control processing), Winning profit granting means (for example, main control unit 300, medal payout processing) for giving a profit to a player when a symbol corresponding to the winning combination is stopped on a predetermined winning line, and a specification advantageous to the player A game control means (for example, main control unit 300) capable of executing a game (for example, a bonus game, an AT game, etc.), wherein the game control means has a predetermined game period over a predetermined game period. When game control (for example, a normal game) can be executed, and the first condition is satisfied (for example, a specific role is established a specified number of times) in the first game period (for example, the normal game period) The first game period ends, and after the first game period ends, the second game period (for example, the execution period of the roaring effect) starts, and in the second game period, the second game period starts. Two conditions (for example, The second game period ends, and the specific game can be executed after the second game period ends. The first game period can be started again after the second game period or the specific game is finished, and the game control means is a result of the game control executed at least in the second game period. Based on the above, the condition for ending the first game period that has been started again is set to a third condition (for example, the specific role is more than the specified number of times) that is more advantageous to the player than the first condition. It includes end condition changing means (for example, steps S1804 to S1808 of the bell establishment number setting process of the main control unit 300 shown in FIG. 39). It is a game machine to be used.

  According to such a configuration, depending on the game result of the second game period, the first game period can be executed under the third condition advantageous to the player. The game will continue after the game ends, and the operation of the game machine may be improved.

  In addition, the game control means is an advantage limiting means for limiting the third condition so as not to exceed a certain advantage (for example, step S1806 of the bell establishment number setting process of the main control unit 300 shown in FIG. 39). To step S1807) may be included.

  According to such a configuration, the game condition during the second game period prevents the third condition from becoming extremely advantageous, resulting in inconvenience in control or disrupting the original game balance. You may be able to.

  In addition, the first condition is that the number of internal winnings of a specific winning combination or the number of winnings satisfies a predetermined condition in the first gaming period (for example, internal winning of a small combination is established 5 times) The third condition changes the predetermined condition to a condition advantageous to the player based on the number of internal winnings or the number of winnings of the specific winning combination in the second game period (for example, It is also possible to reduce the number of internal winnings or winnings of a specific winning combination as a condition for ending the period).

  According to such a configuration, the player can play the next first game period under conditions that are advantageous to the player by grasping the establishment status of the winning combination during the second game period. However, there is a case where it is easy to continue the game and the operation of the game table can be improved.

  Further, the predetermined condition is that the number of internal winnings or the number of winnings of the specific winning combination becomes a predetermined value (for example, 5 times) in the first game period, and the third condition May be obtained by subtracting the number of internal winnings or the number of winnings (for example, 2 times) of the specific winning combination in the second game period from the predetermined value.

According to such a configuration, even if the second game period is lengthened and the consumption of medals is increased, the chance of establishing a specific winning combination by digesting the number of games is increased accordingly, In this case, the player's disadvantage may be reduced.
In addition, in the gaming machine (for example, the slot machine 100) according to the present embodiment, a winning combination lottery means (for example, the main control unit 300) capable of executing a winning combination lottery and a plurality of symbols corresponding to the winning combination are arranged. A plurality of reels (for example, reels 110 to 112), a start operation means (for example, a start lever 135) for receiving a start operation for starting rotation of the plurality of reels, and the plurality of reels whose rotation is controlled. Stop operation means (for example, stop buttons 137 to 139) for receiving a stop operation for stopping, and stop control of at least one of the plurality of reels whose rotation is controlled based on the reception of the stop operation. Reel control means (for example, main control unit 300, reel stop control process), and corresponding to the winning combination on a predetermined winning line When a combination of symbols is stopped, a winning profit granting means (for example, main control unit 300, medal payout processing) for giving a profit to the player, and a game control means capable of executing a specific game advantageous to the player ( For example, when the first condition is satisfied in the first game period (for example, the period of the normal game), the game control means includes the main control unit 300). The game period ends, and after the first game period ends, the second game period (for example, the execution period of the roaring effect) starts, and in the second game period, the second condition (for example, the beat The second game period ends when the game is completed), and the game control means can execute the specific game after the second game period ends. If the specific game is not executed, The first game period can be started, and the game control means sets a condition for ending the first game period that has been started again to be more advantageous to the player than the first condition. (For example, the number of winnings of a specific winning combination as a condition for ending the period is reduced by steps S1804 to S1808 of the bell establishment number setting process of the main control unit 300 shown in FIG. 39) The first condition is that the number of winnings of the predetermined winning combination in the first gaming period satisfies a predetermined value, and the third condition is that the second gaming period And the number of winning of the predetermined winning combination in the first game period started again satisfies the predetermined value, and the game control means is configured to perform the predetermined winning in the second game period. The number of winning prizes The restriction process (for example, the process of steps S1806 to S1807 of the bell establishment number setting process of the main control unit 300 shown in FIG. 39) is performed so that the predetermined value is not satisfied. It is a characteristic game stand.
In addition, the gaming machine (for example, the slot machine 100) according to the present embodiment includes a winning combination lottery means capable of performing a winning combination lottery, a plurality of reels on which a plurality of symbols corresponding to the winning combination are arranged, Based on start operation means for receiving a start operation for starting rotation of a plurality of reels, stop operation means for receiving a stop operation for stopping each of the plurality of rotation-controlled reels, and receiving the stop operation When the combination of the reel control means for stopping and controlling at least one of the plurality of reels controlled to rotate and the symbol corresponding to the winning combination on a predetermined winning line is stopped, the player is benefited. A game machine comprising: a winning profit granting means to be given; and a game control means capable of executing a specific game advantageous to a player, wherein the game control means is a first game. When the first condition is satisfied, the first game period ends, the second game period starts after the first game period ends, and the second game period starts with the second game period. When the condition is satisfied, the second game period ends, and the game control means can execute the specific game after the second game period ends and does not execute the specific game. In addition, the first game period can be started again, and the game control means is more advantageous to the player than the first condition as a condition for ending the first game period started again. Can be changed to the third condition (for example, the number of internal winnings of a specific winning combination as a condition for ending the period according to steps S1804 to S1808 of the bell establishment number setting process of the main control unit 300 shown in FIG. Less) The first condition is that the number of internal winnings of a predetermined winning combination in the first game period satisfies a predetermined value (for example, 5 times), and the third condition is that the second condition is The number of internal winnings of the predetermined winning combination in the first gaming period and the first gaming period restarted satisfy the predetermined value (for example, 5 times), and the game control means The gaming machine is characterized in that a restriction process is performed to restrict the predetermined value from being satisfied only by the number of internal winnings of the predetermined winning combination during the second game period.
In addition, the gaming machine (for example, the slot machine 100) according to the present embodiment includes a winning combination lottery means capable of performing a winning combination lottery, a plurality of reels on which a plurality of symbols corresponding to the winning combination are arranged, Based on start operation means for receiving a start operation for starting rotation of a plurality of reels, stop operation means for receiving a stop operation for stopping each of the plurality of rotation-controlled reels, and receiving the stop operation When the combination of the reel control means for stopping and controlling at least one of the plurality of reels controlled to rotate and the symbol corresponding to the winning combination on a predetermined winning line is stopped, the player is benefited. A game machine comprising: a winning profit granting means to be given; and a game control means capable of executing a specific game advantageous to a player, wherein the game control means is a first game. When the first condition is satisfied, the first game period ends, the second game period starts after the first game period ends, and the second game period starts with the second game period. When the condition is satisfied, the second game period ends, and the game control means can execute the specific game after the second game period ends and does not execute the specific game. In addition, the first game period can be started again, and the game control means is more advantageous to the player than the first condition as a condition for ending the first game period started again. Can be changed to the third condition (for example, a predetermined prescribed game as a condition for ending the period by the process corresponding to steps S1804 to S1808 of the bell establishment number setting process of the main control unit 300 shown in FIG. 39) To reduce the number) Yes, the first condition is that a predetermined prescribed number of games (for example, a prescribed number of regular games (100 games) shown in FIG. 26B) has been consumed in the first game period, the third condition, if the winning combination of Oite predetermined in the second game period has won, the predetermined winning combination which is set to subtraction game number (e.g., effect aura shown in FIG. 26 (b) The number of subtracted prescribed games (for example, 75 games) obtained by subtracting 5 games by the establishment of the bell and 20 games by the establishment of the watermelon from the predetermined prescribed number of games in the first game period started again. There, the game control means, a limiting process for limiting such that the predetermined number specified game only the second subtraction number of games the set to a predetermined winning combination that Oite winning the game period is not satisfied It is a game stand characterized by what is to be done.

  In the above embodiment, an example of the slot machine 100 using medals (coins) as a game medium has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the slot machine using a game ball (for example, a pachinko ball) as a game medium. Is also applicable. Further, the slot machine may be a slot machine that only exchanges electronic data without using a medal. In this case, the game medium includes electronic data corresponding to a medal, The input includes inputting the digitized data from a predetermined external device (electronic storage device), and the payout of the game medium is the conversion of the digitized data to the predetermined external device (electronic storage device). Including output.

  Further, the present invention may be applied to an arrange ball game machine, a ball ball game machine, and a pinball machine. In addition, the present invention is a gaming machine (for example, a casino machine, a video game machine, an encapsulated pachinko gaming machine) that can be played with the input of gaming media, and a gaming machine that uses the gaming media itself for gaming (for example, It may be applied to a medal dropping game machine). Here, “inserting game media” means “betting”, and “bet” is also agreed. “Input of game media” includes “input of currency” and “input of electronic money”. A casino machine is a casino in which a game can be started by inserting a currency, and when a lottery result is won, a symbol set in association with the corresponding selection result is stopped, and a payout as a bonus to a player is performed. Machine.

  In addition, the gaming machine according to the present invention can be applied to an enclosed gaming machine. Here, the “enclosed game machine” is one that circulates and uses game balls enclosed in the game machine. The enclosed game machine may use an enclosed ball as a launch ball, and the payout of the ball may be executed by credit.

  In addition, the main control unit, the first sub control unit, and the second sub control unit may be configured as a single chip, or the main control unit and the first sub control unit may be configured to allow bidirectional communication. Good. Moreover, while enabling bidirectional communication between the main control unit and the first sub control unit, communication from the first sub control unit to the second sub control unit may be one-way communication.

  Further, the actions and effects described in the embodiments of the present invention only list the most preferable actions and effects resulting from the present invention, and the actions and effects according to the present invention are described in the embodiments of the present invention. It is not limited to what was done. Further, in some cases, the contents described in one configuration among the plurality of configurations described in the embodiments may be applied to other configurations to further widen the game.

  The game machine according to the present invention can be applied to game machines represented by a spinning machine (slot machine), a ball game machine (pachinko machine), and the like.

100 Slot Machine 157 Production Image Display Device 300 Main Control Unit 400 First Sub Control Unit 500 Second Sub Control Unit

Claims (3)

A prize winning lottery means capable of performing a prize winning lottery;
A plurality of reels arranged with a plurality of symbols corresponding to the winning combination;
Start operation means for receiving a start operation for starting rotation of the plurality of reels;
Stop operation means for receiving a stop operation for stopping each of the plurality of reels whose rotation is controlled;
Reel control means for controlling stop of at least one of the plurality of reels whose rotation is controlled based on receiving the stop operation;
A winning profit giving means for giving a profit to a player when a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is stopped on a predetermined winning line;
Game control means capable of executing a specific game advantageous to a player;
A game machine equipped with
The game control means ends the first game period when the first condition is satisfied in the first game period, and starts the second game period after the first game period ends, When the second condition is satisfied in the second game period, the second game period is ended.
The game control means is capable of executing the specific game after the end of the second game period, and starting the first game period again when not executing the specific game,
The game control means can change a condition for ending the first game period started again to a third condition that is more advantageous to the player than the first condition,
The first condition is that the number of winnings of a predetermined winning combination in the first game period satisfies a predetermined value,
The third condition is that the number of winnings of the predetermined winning combination in the second game period and the first game period restarted satisfies the predetermined value.
The game control means performs a limiting process of limiting the predetermined value so that the predetermined value is not satisfied only by the number of winnings of the predetermined winning combination in the second game period.
A game stand characterized by that. A prize winning lottery means capable of performing a prize winning lottery;
A plurality of reels arranged with a plurality of symbols corresponding to the winning combination;
Start operation means for receiving a start operation for starting rotation of the plurality of reels;
Stop operation means for receiving a stop operation for stopping each of the plurality of reels whose rotation is controlled;
Reel control means for controlling stop of at least one of the plurality of reels whose rotation is controlled based on receiving the stop operation;
A winning profit giving means for giving a profit to a player when a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is stopped on a predetermined winning line;
Game control means capable of executing a specific game advantageous to a player;
A game machine equipped with
The game control means ends the first game period when the first condition is satisfied in the first game period, and starts the second game period after the first game period ends, When the second condition is satisfied in the second game period, the second game period is ended.
The game control means is capable of executing the specific game after the end of the second game period, and starting the first game period again when not executing the specific game,
The game control means can change a condition for ending the first game period started again to a third condition that is more advantageous to the player than the first condition,
The first condition is that the number of internal winnings of a predetermined winning combination in the first game period satisfies a predetermined value,
The third condition is that the number of internal winnings of the predetermined winning combination in the second game period and the first game period started again satisfies the predetermined value,
The game control means performs a restriction process for limiting the predetermined value so that the predetermined value is not satisfied only by the number of internal winnings of the predetermined winning combination in the second game period.
A game stand characterized by that. A prize winning lottery means capable of performing a prize winning lottery;
A plurality of reels arranged with a plurality of symbols corresponding to the winning combination;
Start operation means for receiving a start operation for starting rotation of the plurality of reels;
Stop operation means for receiving a stop operation for stopping each of the plurality of reels whose rotation is controlled;
Reel control means for controlling stop of at least one of the plurality of reels whose rotation is controlled based on receiving the stop operation;
A winning profit giving means for giving a profit to a player when a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is stopped on a predetermined winning line;
Game control means capable of executing a specific game advantageous to a player;
A game machine equipped with
The game control means ends the first game period when the first condition is satisfied in the first game period, and starts the second game period after the first game period ends, When the second condition is satisfied in the second game period, the second game period is ended.
The game control means is capable of executing the specific game after the end of the second game period, and starting the first game period again when not executing the specific game,
The game control means can change a condition for ending the first game period started again to a third condition that is more advantageous to the player than the first condition,
The first condition is that a predetermined prescribed number of games has been consumed in the first game period,
The third condition, when the second Oite predetermined winning combination in a game period has been won, it subtracts defines the number of subtraction game set in the predetermined winning combination has been subtracted from the predetermined number of defined game That the number of games has been consumed in the first game period started again,
The game control means performs the limitation process of limiting such that the predetermined number specified game only the second subtraction number of games the set to a predetermined winning combination that Oite winning the game period is not satisfied is there,
A game stand characterized by that.