JP6475412B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine capable of generating a predetermined winning according to a display result of a variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable.

  Generally, a slot machine has a plurality of (usually three) reels having a plurality of types of identification information drawn as identification information on the outer peripheral portion. First, a bet number is set by a player's BET operation. When the start lever is operated in a state where the bet number is set, rotation of the reel is started, and rotation is stopped by operating a stop button provided corresponding to each reel. Then, when all the reels stop rotating, a combination of predetermined winning identification information (for example, 7-7-7, hereinafter referred to as a combination of identification information) is arranged on the winning line. Will occur. That is, the game is advanced by the player's operation.

  In addition, this type of slot machine has been proposed to have a function of performing an effect using a reel after the operation of a regular start lever and before the stop button becomes effective (for example, a patent) Reference 1).

  In addition, a gaming machine has been proposed that includes an accessory that rotates using a stepping motor and is rotatable in different rotation directions (see, for example, Patent Document 2). In this gaming machine, the position of an accessory is specified based on the number of steps after the reference position is detected, but the number of steps from the reference position is shifted depending on the rotation direction. By correcting the number of steps, the position of the accessory can be accurately specified.

Japanese Patent No. 5045860 JP 2005-211142 A

  In the slot machine described in Patent Document 1, an effect of stopping the reel at a specific position based on the player's operation is performed. To perform such an effect, as described in Patent Document 2, It is necessary to specify the position of the reel, but when performing an effect using the fluctuation of the reel, the processing load increases by specifying the position of the reel, or the fluctuation of the reel is limited. There is a possibility that the diversification of the production using the fluctuation of the number may be limited.

  The present invention pays attention to such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine capable of diversifying effects using fluctuations in reels (variable display portions).

In order to solve the above-described problem, a slot machine according to claim 1 of the present invention provides:
A variable display unit that can be variably displayed by rotating a display band in which a plurality of types of identification information that can each be identified by a stepping motor driven based on a phase signal is provided,
After displaying the variable display unit in a variable manner, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and in a slot machine capable of generating a prize according to the display result,
Phase signal control means for controlling the phase signal;
Reference position detecting means for detecting a reference position of the display band;
Step number counting means for counting the number of steps which is the number of times the phase signal has been changed;
Detection result and locating process locating process capable of performing for specifying the position of the display range based on the number of counted steps by the step counting means of said reference position by said reference position detecting means Means,
Fluctuation control means for variably displaying the variable display unit in order to advance the game;
Derivation operation means operated when deriving a display result from the variable display unit;
A predetermined state control means for the variable display unit is variably displayed, and the derived operating means is controlled to a predetermined state involved in the progression of the game by the change control means,
Derivation control means for causing the variable display unit to derive a display result based on the position of the display band specified by the position specifying process when the derivation operation means is operated in the predetermined state;
Fluctuation effect execution means for executing a change effect by changing the variable display unit in a delay state that delays the progress of the game;
With
The variation production is
A first variation effect for varying the variable display unit based on the position of the display band identified by the position identification process;
A second variation effect different from the first variation effect;
Including
The position specifying processing means performs the position specifying process during the execution of the first variation effect, but does not perform the position specifying process during the execution of the second change effect ,
The slot machine further includes a variation determination unit capable of determining whether or not the variable display unit is normally varied based on the position specifying process,
The variation determining means does not determine whether or not the variable display portion is normally changing during execution of the first variation effect, and the variable determining portion is changing during the change of the variable display portion by the variation control means. Judge whether the display is changing normally
It is characterized by that.
The slot machine according to means 1 of the present invention is:
Variable display is possible by rotating a display band (reel) on which a plurality of types of identification information (designs) each of which can be identified is rotated by a stepping motor (reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R) driven based on a phase signal. Variable display (reels 2L, 2C, 2R)
After the variable display portions (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) are variably displayed, display of the variable display portions (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) is stopped to derive a display result, and according to the display result In a slot machine (slot machine 1) where a winning can occur,
Phase signal control means (main control unit 41) for controlling the phase signal;
Reference position detecting means (reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R) for detecting a reference position (reel reference position) of the display band;
Step number counting means (step number counter) for counting the number of steps which is the number of times the phase signal is changed;
Based on the detection result of the reference position (reel reference position) by the reference position detection means (reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R) and the number of steps counted by the step number counting means (step number counter), the display band Position specifying processing means for performing position specifying processing for specifying the position of the (reel) (processing for specifying the position of the reel from the value of the step number counter initialized by passage of the reel reference position);
Derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated when deriving display results from the variable display sections (reels 2L, 2C, 2R);
The variable display section (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) fluctuates, and the derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) controls to a predetermined state (a state where the stop operation is effective) involved in the progress of the game. Predetermined state control means (main control unit 41);
When the deriving operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) is operated in the predetermined state (a state where the stop operation is valid), the position specifying process (process for updating the step number counter, step of the step number counter) Derivation control means (main control section) for causing the variable display section (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) to derive a display result based on the position of the display band (reel) specified by the process of specifying the current position from the number) 41),
Fluctuation effect executing means (main control unit 41) for executing a change effect (reel effect) by changing the variable display portion (reel 2L) in a delay state (freeze state) that delays the progress of the game;
With
The variation production (reel production) is
A first variation effect (temporary stop effect) that varies the variable display unit (reel effect) based on the position of the display band (reel) specified by the position specifying process;
A second variation effect (special variation effect) different from the first variation effect (temporary stop effect);
Including
The position specifying processing means performs the position specifying process during execution of the first variation effect (temporary stop effect), while performing the position specifying process during execution of the second variation effect (special variation effect). It is characterized by not performing.
According to this feature, in the configuration in which the variable effect is performed by changing the variable display unit in the delay state in which the progress of the game is delayed, the variable effect is variable based on the position of the display band specified by the position specifying process. The first variation effect that varies the display unit and the second variation effect that is different from the first variation effect are specified by performing the position specifying process during the execution of the first variation effect. While it is possible to perform a fluctuating effect that varies based on the position, the second fluctuating effect is performed along with the position specifying process by not performing the position specifying enabling process during the execution of the second changing effect. Since the load is not increased and the variation of the variable display unit is not limited, the variation effect using the variation of the variable display unit can be diversified.
The position specifying process is a process for specifying the position of the display band based on the detection result of the reference position by the reference position detecting unit and the number of steps counted by the step number counting unit. A process for counting the number of steps by the step number counting means, a process for initializing the number of steps counted by the step number counting means based on the detection of the reference position by the reference position detecting means, and the step number counting means For example, the process of specifying the position of the current display band from the number of steps counted by the above corresponds.
The first variation effect is a variation effect that varies the variable display unit based on the position of the display band specified by the position specifying process. For example, the specific position of the display band in the visual recognition area of the display band The effect of temporarily deriving the image, the effect of changing the specific position of the display band in a state where the specific position of the display band is visually recognized, and the effect of setting the positional relationship between the display bands in the plurality of variable display portions as the specific positional relationship Etc.
In addition, unlike the first variation effect, the second variation effect is a variation effect that does not require the position of the display band to be specified. For example, the variation mode of the variable display unit is different from the predetermined state. Fluctuation effects and the like.

The slot machine according to means 2 of the present invention is the slot machine according to means 1,
Based on the detection result of the reference position (reel reference position) by the reference position detection means (reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R) and the number of steps counted by the step number counting means (step number counter), the display band An abnormality determining means (main control unit 41) for determining whether or not a (reel) rotation abnormality (reel rotation error) has occurred;
The abnormality determination means determines whether or not the rotation abnormality (reel rotation error) has occurred in the predetermined state (a state where the stop operation is valid), while the first variation effect (temporary stop). It is characterized in that it is not determined whether or not the rotation abnormality (reel rotation error) has occurred during the execution of the production.
According to this feature, it is possible to reduce the control load related to the first variation effect by not determining whether or not the rotation abnormality of the display band has occurred during the execution of the first variation effect. . In addition, even if a rotation abnormality of the display band occurs during the execution of the first variation effect, the first variation effect is executed in a delayed state, so that the rotation abnormality can be eliminated with the end of the delay state. it can.

The slot machine according to means 3 of the present invention is the slot machine according to means 1 or 2,
The first variation effect may be a plurality of different events (possibly added depending on the variation mode of the variable display portion (reel 2L) based on the position of the display band (reel) identified by the position identification process. , The expected value of the number of games to be added) (temporary stop effect)
While the first variation effect (temporary stop effect) is being executed, the first variation effect (temporary stop effect) being executed may be terminated halfway by a player's operation (stop switches 8C, 8R). During execution of the second variation effect (special variation effect), the second variation effect (special variation effect) being executed is executed to the end regardless of the player's operation. It is a feature.
According to this feature, it is possible to grasp the event suggested from the variation mode of the variable display unit based on the position of the display band by enabling the first variation effect to be ended in the middle by the player's operation, or the event The player can select whether to guess without knowing. Further, in the second variation effect, even if an operation by the player is performed, it is executed to the end and is not terminated in the middle, so that it is possible to reduce the control load caused by changing the control content in the middle.

The slot machine according to means 4 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of means 1 to 3,
A plurality of operation means including the derivation operation means (stop switch 8L, 1-sheet BET switch 5);
It is determined whether or not a winning has occurred according to a display result derived from the variable display section (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) by the derivation control means (a stop mode derived when the stop operation is valid). Winning determination means (winning determination based on the combination of symbols stopped on the winning line LN),
With
The first variation effect (temporary stop effect) is the position of the display band (reel) specified by the position specifying process when the operation means (stop switch 8L, 1-sheet BET switch 5) is operated. This is an effect (temporary stop effect) for causing the variable display part (reel 2L) to tentatively derive a temporary display result (a stop mode derived in the freeze state) that is not determined by the winning determination means. Yes.
According to this feature, it is possible to temporarily derive a specific temporary display result as a temporary display result that is provisionally derived by a player's operation, and suggest a specific situation to the player based on the contents of the temporary display result. can do.

The slot machine according to means 5 of the present invention is the slot machine according to means 4,
Based on the position of the display band (reel) specified by the position specifying process when the derivation operation means (stop switch 8L) is operated during execution of the first variation effect (temporary stop effect). Provisional derivation control means (stop control based on operation of the stop switch 8L in the freeze state) for tentatively deriving the temporary display result (stop mode derived in the freeze state) on the variable display section (reel 2L);
The phase signal control means includes
When the display result (a stop mode derived when the stop operation is valid) is derived on the variable display section (reel 2L) by the derivation control means, the phase signal (phase signal) is supplied for a predetermined period (500 ms). Without changing any more,
When the temporary display result (stop mode derived in the freeze state) is provisionally derived on the variable display section (reel 2L) by the temporary derivation control means, the phase signal (phase signal) does not change. The phase signal (phase signal) is always changed before the predetermined period (500 ms) elapses.
According to this feature, the phase signal is not changed for a predetermined period or longer when the derivation operation unit is operated in a state where the variable display unit is fluctuating, and a display result for determining whether or not a prize is received is derived in the variable display unit. On the other hand, when the derivation operation means is operated in a state where the variable display portion is fluctuating, and a temporary display result that is not subject to winning determination is provisionally derived in the variable display portion, the phase signal does not change. Since the phase signal is always changed before the predetermined period of time elapses, the display result is derived in accordance with the operation of the derivation operation means, or when the temporary display result is provisionally derived, the result is derived as a game result. It is possible for the player to clearly recognize whether the display result is a displayed result or a temporary display result temporarily derived as an effect.
Note that the predetermined period corresponds to a period until a predetermined time elapses, a period until the number of executions of interrupt processing periodically executed at regular intervals reaches a predetermined value, and the like.

The slot machine according to means 6 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of means 1 to 3,
Based on the position of the display band (reel) specified by the position specifying process when the derivation operation means (stop switch 8L) is operated during execution of the first variation effect (temporary stop effect). First temporary derivation control means (stop control based on the operation of the stop switch 8L in the freeze state) for causing the variable display section (reel 2L) to tentatively derive the temporary display result (stop mode derived in the freeze state);
When the operation means (single BET switch 5) different from the derivation operation means (stop switch 8L) is operated during execution of the first variation effect (temporary stop effect), the position specifying process specifies the position change process. In addition, second temporary derivation control means (in the freeze state) that causes the variable display portion (reel 2L) to tentatively derive the temporary display result (stop mode derived in the freeze state) based on the position of the display band (reel). Stop control based on the operation of the single BET switch 5),
With
The phase signal control means includes
When the display result (a stop mode derived when the stop operation is valid) is derived on the variable display section (reel 2L) by the derivation control means, the phase signal (phase signal) is supplied for a predetermined period (500 ms). Without changing any more,
A state in which the phase signal (phase signal) does not change when the temporary display result (stop mode derived in the freeze state) is provisionally derived on the variable display section (reel 2L) by the first provisional derivation control means. Before the predetermined period (500 ms) elapses, the phase signal (phase signal) must be changed.
When the temporary display result (stop mode derived in the freeze state) is provisionally derived on the variable display section (reel 2L) by the second provisional derivation control means, the phase signal (phase signal) is supplied for a predetermined period ( It is characterized by not changing over 500 ms).
According to this feature, the phase signal is not changed for a predetermined period or longer when the derivation operation unit is operated in a state where the variable display unit is fluctuating, and a display result for determining whether or not a prize is received is derived in the variable display unit. On the other hand, when the derivation operation means is operated in a state where the variable display portion is fluctuating, and a temporary display result that is not a target for winning determination is tentatively derived to the variable display portion, the phase signal does not change. The phase signal must be changed before the predetermined period elapses after entering the state, and the operation means other than the derivation operation means are operated in a state where the variable display part is fluctuating, and the variable display part is not subject to winning determination. When the temporary display result is temporarily derived, the phase signal is not changed for a predetermined period or longer. Therefore, whether the display result is derived in accordance with the operation of the derivation operation means, or whether the display result is derived as a game result when the temporary display result is provisionally derived, While the player can clearly recognize whether the display result is displayed, the temporary display result is temporarily derived in accordance with the operation of the operation means other than the derivation operation means, that is, the operation other than the derivation operation means. With the operation of the means, in a situation where it is clear whether the display result is derived as a game result or the provisional display result provisionally derived as an effect, the temporary display result is stopped for a predetermined period or more. Thus, the temporary display result temporarily derived as an effect can be surely recognized.
Note that the predetermined period corresponds to a period until a predetermined time elapses, a period until the number of executions of interrupt processing periodically executed at regular intervals reaches a predetermined value, and the like.

  Further, the present invention may have only the invention-specific matters described in the claims of the present invention, and has a configuration other than the invention-specific matters together with the invention-specific matters described in the claims of the present invention. It may be a thing.

It is a front view of the slot machine of the Example to which this invention was applied. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a slot machine. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence of a reel. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a slot machine. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a main control part. It is a figure for demonstrating the technical matter relevant to the kind of small combination, the symbol combination of a small combination, and a small combination. It is a figure for demonstrating the technical matter relevant to the kind of re-game player, the symbol combination of a re-game player, and a re-game player. It is a figure for demonstrating the technical matter relevant to the symbol combination of a transfer event, and a transfer event. It is a figure for demonstrating the transition of a gaming state. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of a game state. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the lottery object combination read as a lottery object role for every game state. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the lottery object combination read as a lottery object role for every game state. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the combination which a prize is permitted by a lottery object combination. It is a figure for demonstrating the reel control at the time of several re-game player winning. It is a figure for demonstrating the reel control at the time of several small part winning. It is a figure which shows the structure of a reel motor. It is a timing chart which shows the excitation situation of the reel motor at the time of acceleration. It is a timing chart which shows the excitation situation of the reel motor at the time of stop control. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary for every kind of freeze. It is a figure which shows the execution condition of a freeze. It is a figure which shows the execution condition of a freeze. It is a figure which shows the execution condition of a freeze. It is a timing chart which shows the operation condition of each part at the time of freeze execution. It is a timing chart which shows the operation condition of each part at the time of freeze execution. It is a timing chart which shows the modification of the operation condition of each part at the time of freeze execution. It is a timing chart which shows the operation condition of each part at the time of freeze execution. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the reel position specific process performed in the timer interruption process of a main control part. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the reel production | presentation process performed in the basic process of a main control part.

  A mode for carrying out a slot machine according to the present invention will be described below based on examples.

  An embodiment of a slot machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a housing 1a having an open front surface and a side of the housing 1a. And a front door 1b pivotally supported at the end.

  Inside the casing 1a of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, reels 2L, 2C and 2R (hereinafter referred to as a left reel, a middle reel and a right reel) in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer periphery. ) Are juxtaposed in the horizontal direction, and as shown in FIG. 1, three consecutive symbols out of the symbols arranged on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R can be seen from the see-through window 3 provided on the front door 1b. Are arranged as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 3, "black 7", "net 7 (shaded 7 in the figure)", "white 7", "black BAR", and "white BAR" are provided on the outer peripheral portions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, respectively. “,” “Replay,” “Plum,” “Watermelon,” “Cherry,” “Bell,” and so on, a plurality of types of mutually distinguishable symbols are drawn in a predetermined order. The symbols drawn on the outer peripheries of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are displayed in upper, middle, and lower three stages in the see-through window 3 provided at the approximate center of the front door 1b.

  The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are provided in correspondence with each other and rotated by reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R (see FIG. 4), so that the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are continuously formed in the see-through window 3. In addition to being displayed while changing, by stopping the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, three consecutive symbols are derived and displayed on the fluoroscopic window 3 as display results.

  Inside the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R that detect a reference position for each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and a reel LED 55 that irradiates the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R from the back side. , Is provided. The reel LED 55 includes 12 LEDs corresponding to three consecutive symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and can irradiate each symbol independently.

  At the position corresponding to each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R on the front door 1b, a horizontally-long rectangular see-through window 3 that allows the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R to be seen through from the front side is provided. The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R can be visually recognized from the player side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the front door 1b, there are a medal insertion portion 4 into which medals can be inserted, a medal payout exit 9 from which medals are paid out, and credits (the number of medals stored as a player's own game value). 1 bet switch 5 operated when setting the bet number using 1 and using the credit, the maximum bet number among the prescribed number of bet numbers determined according to the gaming state within the range (this implementation) In the example, in any gaming state, the MAXBET switch 6 that is operated when setting 3), medals stored as credits and the medals used for setting the bet amount are settled (used for setting credits and bet amount). The settlement switch 10 that is operated when the medals are returned), the start switch 7 that is operated when the game is started, and the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped. Stop switch 8L which is operated when, 8C, 8R, Produce switch 56 for use in the effect are provided operable by the player.

  In particular, in this embodiment, the single BET switch 5 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are provided on the front surface, that is, on the same surface of the operation panel 1c constituting the front door 1b.

  In this embodiment, among the three reels 2L, 2C, and 2R that have started to rotate, the reel that stops first is referred to as a first stop reel, and the stop is referred to as a first stop. Similarly, the reel that stops second is called the second stop reel, the stop is called second stop, the reel that stops third is called the third stop reel, and the stop is the third stop. Alternatively, it is called final stop.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front door 1b shows a credit indicator 11 for displaying the number of medals stored as credits, the number of medals paid out due to the occurrence of a winning, and the contents when an error occurs. Game auxiliary display 12 for displaying an error code, 1 BETLED 14 for notifying that the bet number is set by 1, 2 BETLED 15 for notifying that the bet number is set, and 2 bet numbers for 3 settings A 3BET LED 16 for notifying that the game has been performed, an insertion request LED 17 for notifying that a medal can be inserted by lighting, and a start valid LED 18 for notifying that the game start operation by operating the start switch 7 is effective. , Wait (reel rotation starts because a certain period has not elapsed since the start of the previous game Waiting to have state) in wait for notifying by lighting the effect that in LED 19, a game display section 13 in the replay LED20 is provided for informing it is provided by lighting the effect that during replay game, which will be described later.

  Inside the MAXBET switch 6, there is provided a BET switch valid LED 21 (see FIG. 4) for notifying that the setting operation of the bet amount by the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 is valid, and stop switches 8L, 8C, The left, middle, and right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R (see FIG. 4) are provided inside the 8R to notify that the reel stop operation by the corresponding stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is valid by lighting. It has been. An effect stop LED 57a is provided inside the single BET switch 5 to urge the operation of the single BET switch 5 by lighting in a freeze state, which will be described later. Inside the stop switch 8L, the above-mentioned left In addition to the stop effective LED 22L, an effect stop LED 57b that prompts an operation of the stop switch 8L by lighting in a freeze state described later is provided.

  Further, below the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R on the front door 1b, a lower panel on which a title of the slot machine 1 and a payout table are printed is provided.

  Inside the front door 1b, there is a reset switch 23 for detecting a reset operation for releasing an error state described later and a stop state described later by a predetermined key operation, while changing a set value and confirming a set value described later. The set value display 24 that displays the set value at that time is controlled to a stop state (a state in which the progress of the game is restricted until a reset operation is performed) at a predetermined trigger (for example, at the end of RT2 described later). A stop switch 36a for selecting the validity / invalidity of the stop function, automatic settlement processing (settlement of medals stored as credits regardless of the player's operation) at a predetermined opportunity (for example, at the end of RT2 described later) An automatic settlement switch 36b for selecting whether the automatic settlement function to be controlled is to be enabled or disabled, and a flow path for medals inserted from the medal insertion section 4 is provided inside the housing 1a. The hopper tank 34a (see FIG. 2), which will be described later, or the medal payout exit 9 side is selectively switched to either the flow path switching solenoid 30 or the medal insertion portion 4 and flows down to the hopper tank 34a side. A medal selector (not shown) having an inserted medal sensor 31 for detecting the medal that has been received, and a door open detection switch 25 (see FIG. 4) for detecting the open state of the front door 1b are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R (see FIG. 4), and the reel reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are detected inside the housing 1a. A reel unit 2 including possible reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R (see FIG. 4), an external output board 1000 (see FIG. 4) for outputting an external output signal, and a medal inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 are stored. A hopper tank 34a, a hopper motor 34b for paying out medals stored in the hopper tank 34a from the medal payout opening 9 (see FIG. 4), and a payout sensor 34c for detecting the medals paid out by driving the hopper motor 34b (see FIG. 4). 4) and a power supply box 100 are provided.

  On the side of the hopper unit 34, an overflow tank 35 is provided for storing medals overflowing from the hopper tank 34a. Inside the overflow tank 35, there is provided a full sensor 35a (see FIG. 4) consisting of a pair of conductive members spaced left and right provided at a height capable of detecting a predetermined amount of stored medal. When the member is electrically connected by contacting through the medal stored in the overflow tank 35, the amount of medal stored inside becomes equal to or more than a predetermined amount, that is, the overflow tank 35 becomes full. Can be detected.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a function key switch 37 for switching to a setting change state or a setting confirmation state is provided on the front surface of the power supply box 100, and functions as a reset switch for canceling an error state or a stop state in normal times. In the setting change state, a reset / setting switch 38 that functions as a setting switch for changing a setting value of a winning probability (outtake rate) of internal lottery described later, and a power source that is operated when turning on / off the power source A switch 39 is provided.

  The power supply box 100 is provided inside the housing 1a, and the front door 1b can be opened by a predetermined key operation held by a store clerk or the like. The set key switch 37, the reset / setting switch 38, and the power switch 39 are operated only by a person such as a store clerk who has the key, and cannot be operated by the player. The same applies to the reset switch 23 detected by a predetermined key operation. In particular, since the setting key switch 37 requires further key operation after the front door 1b is opened by key operation, only the store clerk possessing the key for operating the setting key switch 37 among the game store clerk. Operation is possible.

  When a game is played in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, first, medals are inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 or a bet number is set using credits. In order to use credits, the single BET switch 5 or the MAXBET switch 6 may be operated. When a predetermined number of bets determined according to the gaming state are set, the winning line LN (see FIG. 1) becomes valid, and the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, that is, the state where the game can be started. Become. In the present embodiment, when the prescribed number of bets is set to three regardless of the gaming state and the prescribed number of bets is set, the pay line LN becomes valid. In addition, when a medal is inserted exceeding the maximum number out of the prescribed number corresponding to the gaming state, the amount is added to the credit.

  The winning line is a line that is set to determine whether a combination of symbols displayed on the perspective windows 3 of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is a winning symbol combination. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, only the winning line LN set across the symbols arranged in the horizontal direction in the middle stage of the reel 2L, the middle stage of the reel 2C, the middle stage of the reel 2R, that is, the middle stage, is used as the winning line. It has been established. In this embodiment, only one winning line is applied, but a plurality of winning lines may be applied.

  In the present embodiment, invalid lines LM1 to LM1-4 are set apart from the winning line LN in order to make it easy to recognize that the winning line LN has a combination of symbols constituting the winning line. The invalid lines LM1 to LM4 are not determined based on the combination of symbols aligned with the invalid lines LM1 to LM4. When the combination of symbols constituting a specific prize is arranged on the winning line LN, the invalid line LM1 to LM4. When a combination of symbols (for example, bell-bell-bell) is awarded when the winning line LN is aligned with any of the LM1 to LM4, the symbols constituting the particular winning line LN It is easy to recognize that the combination is complete. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, an invalid line LM1 and a lower stage of the reel 2L, which are set across the symbols arranged horizontally in the upper stage of the reel 2L, the upper stage of the reel 2C, the upper stage of the reel 2R, that is, the upper stage. , The lower stage of the reel 2C, the lower stage of the reel 2R, that is, the invalid line LM2 set across the symbols arranged horizontally in the lower stage, the upper stage of the reel 2L, the middle stage of the reel 2C, the lower stage of the reel 2R, that is, the lower side There are four types of invalid lines LM3 set across straddling symbols LM3, lower stage of reel 2L, middle stage of reel 2C, upper stage of reel 2R, that is, invalid line LM4 set straddling to the right. It is defined as.

  When the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate, and the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R continuously vary. When any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated in this state, the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, and the display result is derived and displayed on the fluoroscopic window 3.

  Then, when all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, one game is completed, and a predetermined symbol combination (hereinafter also referred to as a role) is displayed on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R on the winning line LN. If the game stops as a result, a winning occurs, and a predetermined number of medals are given to the player and added to the credit. Further, when the credit reaches the upper limit number (50 in this embodiment), medals are paid out directly from the medal payout opening 9 (see FIG. 1). In addition, when the combination of symbols accompanying the transition of the gaming state on the winning line LN is stopped as a display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, the gaming state is shifted according to the combination of symbols. .

  In this embodiment, the game starts when the operation of the start switch 7 is detected in a state where the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, and the game ends when all the reels are stopped. Further, one unit of control (game control) for executing a game starts when all the controls associated with the end of the previous game are completed, and when all the controls associated with the end of the game are completed. finish.

  In this embodiment, a configuration using three reels is illustrated, but a configuration using only one reel, a configuration using two reels, a configuration using four or more reels may be used. In a configuration using two or more reels, a winning determination may be made based on a combination of display results derived for all two or more reels. In this embodiment, the variable display device is configured by physical reels. However, the variable display device may be configured by an image display device such as a liquid crystal display.

  In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, after the game is started and the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated and the symbols start to change, any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is operated. When this is done, the rotation of the reels corresponding to the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is stopped, and the symbols are stopped and displayed. The maximum stop delay time from the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R to the stop of the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is 190 ms (milliseconds).

  The reels 2L, 2C and 2R rotate 80 times per minute, and 80 × 21 (the number of symbols per reel) = 1680 frames, so the maximum of 4 symbols is drawn in 190 ms. Will be able to. In other words, the symbols that can be selected as the stop symbols are the symbols that are displayed when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated, and the symbols that are four frames ahead of them, for a total of five symbols.

  For this reason, for example, when any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated and the symbol displayed on the lower stage of the reel corresponding to the stop switch is used as a reference, the symbol from the symbol to four frames ahead is used. Since the symbols can be displayed in the lower row, in each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, when any one of the stop switches 8L, 8R is operated, the symbol displayed in the middle row of the reel corresponding to the stop switch. The symbols arranged within 5 frames including can be displayed on the winning line.

  Hereinafter, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R may be simply referred to as reels unless it is necessary to distinguish between them. Further, the reel 2L may be referred to as a left reel, the reel 2C as a middle reel, and the reel 2R as a right reel. Further, an operation for stopping the reels 2L, 2C, 2R by operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R may be referred to as a stop operation.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the slot machine 1 is provided with a game control board 40, an effect control board 90, and a power supply board 101. The game state is controlled by the game control board 40, and the game state is controlled by the effect control board 90. The production according to the control is controlled, and the power supply board 101 generates the drive power for the electrical components constituting the slot machine 1 and supplies them to each part.

  The power supply board 101 is supplied with AC100V power from the outside, and from this AC100V power supply, a DC voltage necessary for driving electrical components constituting the slot machine 1 is generated, and the game control board 40 and the game control board 40 are generated. It is supplied to the production control board 90 connected through the. The power supply line for supplying power to the effect control board is directly connected from the power supply board 101 to the effect control board 90 without going through the game control board 40, and the power supply board 101 directly supplies power to the effect control board 90. May be supplied.

  Further, the above-described hopper motor 34b, payout sensor 34c, full sensor 35a, setting key switch 37, reset / setting switch 38, and power switch 39 are connected to the power supply board 101.

  On the game control board 40, the aforementioned single BET switch 5, MAXBET switch 6, start switch 7, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, checkout switch 10, reset switch 23, stop switch 36a, automatic checkout switch 36b, are loaded. The medal sensor 31, the door opening detection switch 25, the reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R are connected, and the payout sensor 34c, the full sensor 35a, the setting key switch 37, and the reset / setting switch 38 described above via the power supply board 101. Are connected, and the detection signals of these connected switches are inputted.

  Further, the game control board 40 includes the credit indicator 11, the game auxiliary indicator 12, 1-3 BET LEDs 14-16, the insertion request LED 17, the start valid LED 18, the waiting LED 19, the replaying LED 20, the BET switch valid LED 21, the left The middle and right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C and 22R, the set value display 24, the flow path switching solenoid 30, the reel motors 32L, 32C and 32R are connected, and the hopper motor 34b described above is connected via the power supply board 101. These electrical components are connected, and are driven based on control of a main control unit 41 (described later) mounted on the game control board 40.

  The game control board 40 includes a main control unit 41, a control clock generation circuit 42, a random number clock generation circuit 43, a switch detection circuit 44, a motor drive circuit 45, a solenoid drive circuit 46, an LED drive circuit 47, and a power interruption detection circuit. 48 and a reset circuit 49 are mounted.

  The main control unit 41 performs processing related to the progress of the game, and directly or indirectly controls each unit of the control circuit mounted on the game control board 40.

  The control clock generation circuit 42 generates a control clock CCLK serving as an oscillation signal having a predetermined frequency outside the main control unit 41. The control clock CCLK generated by the control clock generation circuit 42 is supplied to the clock circuit 502 shown in FIG. The random number clock generation circuit 43 generates a random number clock RCLK that is an oscillation signal having a predetermined frequency different from the oscillation frequency of the control clock CCLK, outside the main control unit 41. The random number clock RCLK generated by the random number clock generation circuit 43 is supplied to the random number circuits 508a and 508b shown in FIG.

  The switch detection circuit 44 takes in detection signals input from switches connected directly to the game control board 40 or via the power supply board 101 and transmits them to the main control unit 41. The motor drive circuit 45 transmits the motor drive signal (stepping motor phase signal) output from the main control unit 41 to the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R. The solenoid drive circuit 46 transmits the solenoid drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to the flow path switching solenoid 30. The LED drive circuit 93 transmits the LED drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to various displays and LEDs connected to the game control board 40. The power interruption detection circuit 48 monitors the power supply voltage supplied to the slot machine 1 and outputs a voltage drop signal indicating that to the main control unit 41 when a voltage drop is detected. The reset circuit 49 provides a system reset signal to the main control unit 41 in a state where the power is unstable, such as when the power is turned on or when the power is turned off.

  FIG. 5 shows a configuration example of the main control unit 41 mounted on the game control board 40. The main control unit 41 shown in FIG. 5 is a one-chip microcomputer, and includes an external bus interface 501, a clock circuit 502, a verification block 503, a specific information storage circuit 504, an arithmetic circuit 505, and a reset / interrupt. A controller 506, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 41a, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 41b, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 41c, a free-run counter circuit 507, random number circuits 508a and 508b, a timer circuit 509, The interrupt controller 510 includes a parallel input port 511, a serial communication circuit 512, a parallel output port 513, and an address decoding circuit 514.

  The reset / interrupt controller 506 is for controlling various resets and interrupt requests generated inside or outside the main control unit 41.

  The reset / interrupt controller 506 includes an out-of-designated area prohibition (IAT) circuit 506a and a watchdog timer (WDT) 506b. The IAT circuit 506a is a circuit that monitors whether the user program is correctly executed in the designated area, and has a function of outputting an IAT generation signal when it is detected that the user program is executed outside the designated area. The watchdog timer 506b has a function of generating a timeout signal for each set period.

  The external bus interface 501 is a bus interface having an interface function between an external bus and an internal bus of a chip constituting the main control unit 41, an address bus, a data bus, and a direction control function of each control signal.

  The clock circuit 502 is a circuit that generates the internal system clock SCLK by, for example, dividing the control clock CCLK by two.

  The verification block 503 is connected to an external verification machine and has a function of performing chip verification. The unique information storage circuit 504 is a circuit that stores a plurality of types of unique information that is internal information of the main control unit 41. The arithmetic circuit 505 is a circuit that performs multiplication and division.

  The CPU 41a is a control CPU that executes game control in the slot machine 1 by executing a user program (game control processing program for game control) based on the control code read from the ROM 41b. When such game control is executed, the CPU 41a reads fixed data from the ROM 41b, the variable data writing operation in which the CPU 41a writes various fluctuation data to the RAM 41c and temporarily stores them, and the CPU 41a is temporarily stored in the RAM 41c. A variable data reading operation for reading out various variable data being received, a receiving operation in which the CPU 41a receives input of various signals from the outside of the main control unit 41 via the external bus interface 501, the parallel input port 511, the serial communication circuit 512, and the like. However, a transmission operation for outputting various signals to the outside of the main control unit 41 through the external bus interface 501, the serial communication circuit 512, the parallel output port 513, and the like is also performed.

  The ROM 41b stores a control code indicating a user program (game control processing program for game control), fixed data, and the like.

  The RAM 41c provides a work area for game control. Here, at least a part of the RAM 41c may be a backup RAM backed up by a backup power source. That is, even if the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped, at least a part of the contents of the RAM 41c is stored for a predetermined period.

  As the free-run counter circuit 507, four channels of 8-bit free-run counters are mounted.

  The random number circuits 508a and 508b are circuits that generate numerical data that is a random value having a predetermined update range, such as an 8-bit random number or a 16-bit random number. In this embodiment, the hardware random number generated by the 16-bit random number circuit 508b among the random number circuits 508a and 508b is used as a random number for internal lottery described later.

  The timer circuit 509 is an 8-bit programmable timer, and the main control unit 41 includes three channels of 8-bit counters as the timer circuit 509. In this embodiment, it is possible to perform a real-time interrupt request and time measurement by using a timer circuit 509 and setting by a user program.

  The interrupt controller 510 is a circuit that controls an external interrupt request from the PI5 / XINT terminal and an interrupt request from a built-in peripheral circuit (for example, serial communication circuit 512, random number circuits 508a and 508b, timer circuit 509). is there.

  The parallel input port 511 incorporates an 8-bit wide input-only port (PIP). Further, the parallel output port 513 provided in the main control unit 41 shown in FIG. 5 incorporates an output-only port (POP) having an 11-bit width.

  The serial communication circuit 512 is a circuit that performs asynchronous serial communication in input / output with respect to the outside. The main control unit 41 includes, as the serial communication circuit 512, a 1-channel circuit for both transmission and reception and a 3-channel circuit for transmission only.

  The address decoding circuit 514 is a circuit for decoding each functional block in the main control unit 41 and a chip select signal that is a decoding signal for an external device. In response to the chip select signal, the internal circuit of the main control unit 41 or the external device serving as a peripheral device is selectively operated effectively and can be accessed from the CPU 41a.

  In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 transmits various commands to the sub control unit 91 via the parallel output port 513. A command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 is sent in only one direction, and no command is sent from the sub control unit 91 toward the main control unit 41. In this embodiment, the command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 via the parallel output port 513, that is, the command is transmitted as a parallel signal, but via the serial communication circuit 512. A configuration in which a command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, that is, a configuration in which the command is transmitted as a serial signal may be employed.

  The main control unit 41 also receives detection states of various switches connected to the game control board 40 from the parallel input port 511. The main control unit 41 executes basic processing that shifts in stages according to the detection states of various switches input from the parallel input port 511.

  Further, the main control unit 41 can execute an interrupt process by interrupting the basic process when an interrupt occurs. In this embodiment, a timer interrupt process (main), which will be described later, is executed every time a time-out occurs in the timer circuit 509, that is, every fixed time interval (about 0.56 ms in this embodiment).

  The main control unit 41 is set to prohibit other interrupts during the execution of the interrupt process, and when a plurality of interrupts occur at the same time, the main control unit 41 prioritizes according to a predetermined order. An interrupt to be executed is set. If another interrupt factor occurs during the execution of the interrupt process and the interrupt factor continues even after the interrupt process is completed, a new interrupt will occur at that point. It will be.

  The main control unit 41 repeatedly loops the process according to the control state until the detection state of the various switches connected to the game control board 40 changes as a basic process, and changes the detection state of the various switches. Execute a process that moves in stages. Further, the main control unit 41 executes a timer interrupt process (main) at regular time intervals (about 0.56 ms in this embodiment). In addition, the execution interval of the timer interrupt process (main) is set to a time longer than the sum of the time required to complete the repeated process according to the control state in the basic process and the execution time of the timer interrupt process (main) Therefore, the process that is repeated according to the control state between the current and next timer interrupt processes (main) is completed at least once.

  An effect switch 56 is connected to the effect control board 90, and a detection signal of the effect switch 56 is input.

  The effect control board 90 includes a liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 1) disposed on the front door 1b of the slot machine 1, an effect LED 52, stop LEDs 57a and 57b, speakers 53 and 54, the reel LED 55 described above, and the like. Production devices are connected, and these production devices are driven based on control by a later-described sub-control unit 91 mounted on the production control board 90.

  In this embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 mounted on the production control board 90 outputs the production devices such as the liquid crystal display 51, the production effect LED 52, the production stop LEDs 57a and 57b, the speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED 55. Although the control is performed, an output control unit that directly controls the output of the effect device is mounted on the effect control board 90 or another board separately from the sub control part 91, and the sub control part 91 is the main control part. The output pattern of the effect device may be determined based on the command from 41, and the output control unit may control the output of the effect device based on the output pattern determined by the sub-control unit 91. In such a configuration, The output control of the effect device is performed by both the sub control unit 91 and the output control unit.

  Further, in this embodiment, the liquid crystal display 51, the production effect LED 52, the production stop LEDs 57a and 57b, the speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED 55 are illustrated as production devices. However, the production device is not limited to these, for example Alternatively, a mechanically driven display device or a mechanically driven item may be applied as the rendering device.

  The effect control board 90 is composed of a microcomputer having a sub CPU 91a, ROM 91b, RAM 91c, and I / O port 91d, and a liquid crystal display connected to the effect control board 90, a sub control unit 91 for effect control. 51, a display control circuit 92 for performing display control, an LED driving circuit 93 for controlling driving of the effect LED 52 and the reel LED 55, an audio output circuit 94 for controlling audio output from the speakers 53, 54, when the power is turned on or from the sub CPU 91a The reset circuit 95 that gives a reset signal to the sub CPU 91a when the initialization command is not input for a predetermined time, the switch detection circuit 96 that detects the detection signal input from the effect switch 56 connected to the effect control board 90, and date information Clock device 97 for outputting time information including time information, and slot A power interruption detection circuit 98 that monitors a power supply voltage supplied to the thin 1 and outputs a voltage drop signal indicating that to the sub CPU 91a when a voltage drop is detected, and other circuits are mounted. The sub CPU 91a receives various commands transmitted from the game control board 40 and performs various controls for performing the effects, and directly or indirectly controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the effect control board 90. Control.

  The reset circuit 95 has a lower voltage for releasing the reset signal than the reset circuit 49 that gives the system reset signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40. When the power is turned on, the sub control unit 91 It starts at an earlier stage than the unit 41. On the other hand, the power interruption detection circuit 98 has a voltage that outputs a voltage drop signal lower than the power interruption detection circuit 48 that outputs a voltage drop signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40. The sub control unit 91 detects a power failure at a later stage than the main control unit 41, and performs a power interruption process (sub) described later.

  Similar to the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 has an interrupt function, generates an interrupt when receiving a command from the main control unit 41, and acquires a command transmitted from the main control unit 41. Execute command reception interrupt processing to be stored in the buffer. Further, the sub control unit 91 executes an interrupt process (sub), which will be described later, by generating an interrupt every time the input number of system clocks reaches a certain number, that is, every certain time interval (about 2 ms).

  Also, unlike the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 interrupts the process even when the timer interrupt process (sub) is being executed when an interrupt is generated based on the reception of the command. The command reception interrupt process is executed at the same time, and the command reception interrupt process is executed with the highest priority even if interrupts that trigger the timer interrupt process (sub) occur at the same time.

  The sub-control unit 91 is also supplied with backup power at the time of a power failure, and the data stored in the RAM 91c is held while the backup power is supplied.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the medal payout rate changes according to the set value. Specifically, the medal payout rate is changed by using a winning probability corresponding to a set value in internal lottery, navigation stock lottery, and the like, which will be described later. The set value is composed of 6 levels of 1 to 6, with 6 being the highest payout rate and the payout rate being lower as the value is decreased in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. That is, when 6 is set as the set value, the advantage is highest for the player, and as the value decreases in order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, the advantage decreases stepwise.

  In order to change the setting value, it is necessary to turn on the power of the slot machine 1 after the setting key switch 37 is turned on. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on and the power is turned on, the setting value read from the RAM 41c is displayed as a display value on the setting value display 24, and the setting value can be changed by operating the reset / setting switch 38. Transition to the setting change state. When the reset / setting switch 38 is operated in the setting change state, the display value displayed on the set value display 24 is updated one by one (when the set value 6 is further operated, the set value 1 is set. Return). When the start switch 7 is operated, the display value is determined as the set value. When the setting key switch 37 is turned off, the determined display value (setting value) is stored in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, and the state shifts to a state in which the game can proceed.

  In order to check the set value, after the game is over, the setting key switch 37 may be turned on in a state where the bet amount is not set. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on in such a situation, the setting value read out from the RAM 41c is displayed on the setting value display 24, thereby shifting to a setting confirmation state in which the setting value can be confirmed. In the setting confirmation state, the game cannot be progressed, and by setting the setting key switch 37 to the off state, the setting confirmation state is ended and the state in which the game can proceed is returned.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the voltage drop signal from the power interruption detection circuit 48 is detected every time the timer interruption process (main) is executed. When the determination process is performed and it is determined that the voltage drop signal is detected in the power failure determination process, a power interruption process (main) for setting data for determining whether or not the data in the RAM 41c is normal at the next return is performed. Run.

  Then, the main control unit 41 returns the processing state of the main control unit 41 to the state before the power interruption based on the data stored in the RAM 41c on the condition that the data in the RAM 41c is normal at the time of activation. However, if the RAM 41c data is not normal, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, and the RAM abnormal error code is set in the register to control the RAM abnormal error state, thereby disabling the progress of the game.

  Further, the sub control unit 91 also determines whether or not the voltage drop signal from the power interruption detection circuit 98 is detected in the timer interruption process (sub), and when it is determined that the voltage drop signal is detected, A power interruption process (sub) for setting data for determining whether or not the data in the RAM 91c is normal at the next return is executed.

  Then, the sub-control unit 91 returns the processing state of the sub-control unit 91 to the state before the power interruption based on the data stored in the RAM 91c on the condition that the data of the RAM 91c is normal at the time of activation. However, if the data in the RAM 91c is not normal, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, and the RAM 91c is initialized. In this case, unlike the main control unit 41, only the RAM 91c is initialized, and the performance is not disabled.

  In addition, even when it is determined that the data in the RAM 91c is normal at the time of activation, the sub control unit 91 activates when receiving a setting command (described later) indicating that the setting change state has been entered from the main control unit 41. Even when a later-described return command or setting command indicating that the control state of the main control unit 41 has returned is not received even after a certain period of time has elapsed, the RAM 91c is initialized. In this case, the execution of the performance is not disabled only by initializing the RAM 91c.

  Next, initialization of the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 will be described. The storage area of the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 is divided into an important work, a non-saved work, a general work, a special work, an unused area, and a stack area.

  In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 stores the data in the RAM 41c when a RAM abnormality error occurs, when the setting key switch 37 is activated with the setting key switch 37 turned on, when RT2 ends, and when the setting key switch 37 is activated with the setting key switch 37 turned off. When not being destroyed, when five initialization conditions at the end of one game are satisfied, four types of initializations that are initialized in accordance with each initialization condition are performed.

  Initialization 0 is initialization performed when a RAM abnormality error occurs. In initialization 0, all areas of the RAM 41c are initialized. Initialization 1 is an initialization that is performed before the setting key switch 37 is turned on at the time of startup and shifts to the setting change state. In the initialization 1, the important work in the storage area of the RAM 41c is selected. And the area other than the special work is initialized. Initialization 2 is initialization performed at the end of RT2. In initialization 2, a general work, an unused area, and an unused stack area are initialized in the storage area of the RAM 41c. Initialization 3 is an initialization performed when the setting key switch 37 is off at the time of startup and the data in the RAM 41c is not destroyed. In the initialization 3, the unsaved work, the unused area, and the The used stack area is initialized. Initialization 4 is initialization performed at the end of one game. In initialization 4, an unused area and an unused stack area in the storage area of the RAM 41c are initialized.

  In this embodiment, initialization 1 is performed before the change of the setting change state. However, the initialization 1 is performed at the end of the setting change state, or both before the change of the setting change state and at the end of the setting change state. Anyway.

  The slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment has a predetermined number of bets that can be set according to the gaming state (RT0 to 3) (3 in any gaming state in this embodiment). The game can be started on condition that a specified number of bets determined according to the number of bets is set. In the present embodiment, the winning line LN is activated when a specified number of bets according to the gaming state are set.

  Then, when all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, the activated winning line (in the present embodiment, all the winning lines are always activated. Will be called a winning line), and a combination of symbols called “comb” will be awarded. The combination may be a combination of the same symbols or a combination including different symbols.

  The type of winning combination in a general slot machine is determined according to the gaming state, but it can be broadly divided into a small role with medal payout and the next game without the need to set the number of bets. There are a re-playing role that allows the player to start and a special role that is accompanied by a transition to a gaming state that is advantageous to the player. Below, a small role and a re-playing role are collectively called a general role.

  In this embodiment, the special combination is not provided, and only the small combination and replay combination are subject to internal lottery and winning, but the special combination is provided and the special combination is subject to internal lottery and winning. It is good also as composition which becomes.

  In order for winning of each combination determined according to the gaming state to occur, it is necessary to win an internal lottery to be described later and set a winning flag of the combination in the RAM 41c.

  Of these winning flags for each winning combination, the winning flags for the small winning combination and the re-playing winning combination are valid only in the game in which the flag is set, and are invalid in the next game. In addition, in the case of a configuration having a special combination, the winning flag for the special combination is valid until the combination of combinations permitted by the flag is completed, and is invalid in a game having the combination of permitted combinations. . In other words, once the winning flag for a special role is won, even if the combination of characters allowed by the flag cannot be aligned, the winning flag is not invalidated and is carried over to the next game. It becomes.

  Hereinafter, the internal lottery of the present embodiment will be described. In the internal lottery, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not to allow winnings in each of the above-mentioned combinations before the display results of all reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are derived and displayed (actually, the start switch 7). In the internal lottery, first, a random value for internal lottery (an integer from 0 to 65535) is acquired when the start switch 7 is detected. Specifically, the value generated by the random number circuit 508b and stored in the random number value register of the random number circuit 508b is set as the lottery work assigned to the RAM 41c. And, for each combination determined according to the gaming state (RT type), it is determined according to the numerical data stored in the lottery work, the current gaming state (RT type), the number of bets and the set value. It is performed according to the number of judgment values of each combination.

  In the internal lottery, a random number value for internal lottery (stored in the lottery work) is determined for the role that is the subject of the internal lottery, the current gaming state (current RT type), and the set value. When the result of addition overflows, it is determined that the winning combination is won. For this reason, a winning combination will be won with a probability (number of determination values / 65536) according to the number of determination values.

  If a winning combination of any combination is determined, a winning flag corresponding to the combination determined to be winning is set in the internal winning flag storing work assigned to the RAM 41c. The internal winning flag storage work consists of a 2-byte storage area, of which the upper byte is assigned as the special role storing work in which the winning flag for the special role is set, and the lower byte is the winning of the general role It is assigned as a general role storage work for which a flag is set. Specifically, when a special combination is won, a special combination winning flag indicating that the special combination is won is set in the special combination storing work, and the winning flag set in the general combination storing work is cleared. When a general combination is won, a winning flag for the general combination indicating that the general combination is won is set in the general combination storing work. If no winning combination is selected, only the general winning combination work is cleared. In the present embodiment, since the special combination is not provided, only the general combination storing work among the internal winning flag storing works is used. Moreover, the structure which does not provide a special role storing work may be sufficient.

  Further, in this embodiment, the number of determination values, which is the number of determination values determined to be winning, is determined for each lottery target role, and the number of determination values is sequentially added (subtracted) to the random number value for each lottery target role. In the case of overflow, the winning combination corresponding to the number of determination values is determined. However, for each lottery target role, a range of random values determined to be winning is determined, and the range to which the random value belongs It is good also as a structure which determines the winning of the role to perform.

  Next, stop control of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R will be described.

  The main control unit 41 refers to the table index and table creation data stored in the ROM 41b when the reel starts to rotate and when the reel stops and the reel that is still rotating still remains. A stop control table is created for each reel that is rotating. When any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the rotating reel is effectively detected, the stop control table of the corresponding reel is referred to and the slip of the referred stop control table is referred to. Based on the number of frames, control is performed to stop the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R corresponding to the operated stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.

  In the table index, an index that indicates the start address of the area in which the data for table creation is stored, from the reference address when referring to the table index, according to the setting state of the winning flag by internal lottery (hereinafter referred to as the internal winning state) Differences up to the address where the data is stored are registered. As a result, a difference corresponding to the internal winning state is acquired, and the corresponding index data can be acquired by adding the difference to the reference address. Even when the winning combinations are different, when the same control is applied, the same address is stored as the index data. In such a case, the same table creation data is referred to. Thus, a stop control table is created.

  The table creation data includes a stop control table indicating the number of sliding frames according to the stop operation position, and an address of the stop control table to be referred to according to the reel stop status.

  The stop control table referred to according to the reel stop status is whether all reels are rotating, only the left reel is stopped, only the middle reel is stopped, only the right reel is stopped, It may vary depending on whether the middle reel is stopped, the left and right reels are stopped, the middle and right reels are stopped, and if any reel is stopped, stop Since there may be differences depending on the stop position of the reels already completed, the address of the stop control table to be referenced for each situation is registered for each rotating reel, and based on the top address of the table creation data, It is possible to specify the address of the stop control table that should be referred to according to the status of each, and it is necessary according to each status from this specified address. And to be able to identify the stop control table. Even when the reel stop status and the stopped position of the stopped reel are different, when the same stop control table is applied, the same address may be registered as the address of the stop control table. In such a case, the same stop control table is referred to.

  The stop control table is data that can specify the number of sliding frames for each timing when the stop operation is performed. In the present embodiment, a stepping motor that makes one turn at a cycle of 336 steps (0 to 335) is used for the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R. That is, when the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are driven in 336 steps, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R make one round. Then, 21 areas (frames) divided every 16 steps (the number of steps that one symbol moves) are defined for one reel, and these areas are areas 0 to 20 from the reel reference position. A number is assigned. On the other hand, the number of symbols arranged on one reel is 21, and symbol numbers 0 to 20 from the reel reference position are assigned to symbols on each reel, so symbols 0 to 20 are assigned to each reel. , Area numbers 0 to 20 are assigned in order. In the stop control table, the number of sliding symbols for each area number is compressed and stored according to a predetermined rule, and the number of sliding symbols for each area number can be acquired by expanding the stop control table. Yes.

  As described above, the stop control table created by referring to the table index and the table creation data corresponds to the area number, and the area corresponding to each area number is the stop reference position (in this embodiment, the perspective window 3). Sliding frame when an operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected at a timing (a timing in which the number of steps from the reel reference position is included in the range of the number of steps of each region number). It is a table with each number set.

  Next, the procedure for creating the stop control table will be described. First, at the start of reel rotation, the top address of the table creation data corresponding to the internal winning state of the game is acquired. Specifically, the table index is first referred to, index data corresponding to the internal winning state is obtained, table creation data is identified based on the obtained index data, and all reels are identified from the identified table creation data. The address of the stop control table for each reel corresponding to the state of rotation is acquired, and the stop control table for each reel stored at the acquired address is expanded to generate a stop control table for all reels.

  Further, when any one reel stops or any two reels stop, the index data acquired at the start of reel rotation, that is, the top address of the table creation data corresponding to the internal winning state of the game The table creation data is identified based on the table creation data, and the stop control table address of the unreacted reel corresponding to the stopped reel and the area number of the stop position of the reel is obtained from the identified table creation data. The stop control table for each stored reel is expanded to create a stop control table for the unstopped reels.

  Next, when the main control unit 41 effectively detects any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the rotating reel, the control when the display result is derived to the corresponding reel is described. To explain, when any operation corresponding to the rotating reel is detected effectively among the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, the stop operation position is based on the number of steps from the reel reference position when the stop operation is detected. The number of sliding symbols corresponding to the area number of the specified stop operation position is acquired by referring to the stop control table of the reel where the stop operation is detected. Then, control is performed to rotate and stop the reel by the number of acquired sliding frames. Specifically, from the number of steps from the reel reference position at the time when the stop operation is detected, the number of steps from the acquired number of sliding frames to the stop is calculated, and the reel is rotated and stopped by the calculated number of steps. Take control. As a result, the area corresponding to the area number that is the stop position ahead of the number of sliding frames from the area corresponding to the area number of the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected is the stop reference position (in this embodiment, the perspective window 3 It will stop in the lower symbol area).

  In the table index of this embodiment, only one address is stored as index data corresponding to one internal winning state in one gaming state (RT type), and further, one table creation data includes Only one address is stored as the address of the storage area of the stop control table corresponding to the stop status of one reel (and the stop position of the stopped reel). That is, the table creation data corresponding to one internal winning state in one gaming state (RT type) and the stop control table corresponding to the reel stop status (and the stopped position of the stopped reel) are uniquely determined. The stop control table created by referring to these is also unique for one internal winning state in one gaming state and the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel). For this reason, the same stop control table, that is, the same control when all of the gaming state (RT type), the internal winning state, and the reel stop status (and the stopped position of the stopped reel) are the same. The reel stop control is performed based on the pattern.

  Further, in this embodiment, a value of 0 to 4 is determined as the number of sliding frames, and the reel can be stopped by drawing a maximum of 4 symbols after detecting the stop operation. In other words, the stop position of the symbol can be designated from a range of a maximum of 5 frames including the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected. In addition, since it is necessary to move one frame to move the reel for one symbol, it is possible to stop the reel by pulling in a maximum of four symbols after detecting the stop operation. The symbol stop position can be designated from a range of up to five symbols including the operation position.

  In this embodiment, when any of the winning combinations is won, the winning combination is drawn to the maximum in the range of 4 frames on the winning line, and the non-winning winning combination is drawn so that it is not aligned on the winning line. A stop control table with a defined number of frames is created and reel stop control is performed. If no winning combination is selected, a stop control table with a determined number of sliding symbols that do not have any combination And stop control of the reel. As a result, when a stop operation is performed, if the winning combination can be stopped on the winning line in the drawing range of up to 4 frames, the control is performed so that the winning combination is stopped. The combination that is not performed is stopped without being aligned in the drawing range of a maximum of 4 frames.

  In this embodiment, the special role is not provided. However, in the configuration having the special role, the special role and the small character are selected when the special role is won in a state where the special role is carried over from before the previous game. If a winning combination is won at the same time, the number of sliding symbols is set so that the winning winning combination is drawn to the winning line within a range of 4 frames, and the winning winning combination is a maximum of 4 on the winning line. For stop operation positions that cannot be drawn within the range of frames, a stop control table is created in which the number of sliding frames is determined so that the selected special role is drawn to the winning line within the range of 4 frames, and reel stop control is performed. Should be done. As a result, when a stop operation is performed, if it is possible to stop all the small roles that have been selected in the drawing range of up to 4 frames on the winning line and stop them, control is performed so that the winning combination is stopped. If you can't draw a small role that has been won in the drawing range of up to 4 frames on the line, if you can stop with a special role that has been won in the drawing range of up to 4 frames on the winning line, Control is performed to align and stop this, and the winning combination that has not been won is controlled to be stopped without being aligned in the 4-frame pull-in range. That is, in such a case, priority is given to the control for aligning the small combination on the winning line over the special combination, and the special combination can be won only when the small combination cannot be drawn. In the case where a special combination and a small combination can be withdrawn at the same time, only the small combination is drawn, and the small combination is not aligned on the winning line at the same time as the special combination.

  Also, when a special role and a small role are elected at the same time, priority is given to the control of aligning the special role on the winning line over the small role, and only when the special role cannot be drawn, the small role is placed on the winning line. You may perform control to align.

  In addition, in a configuration with a special role, if the special role and the re-playing role are won at the same time, such as when the re-playing role is won while the special role has been carried over from before the previous game, the stop operation When the game is performed, control may be performed so that the symbols of the re-gamer are aligned and stopped on the winning line within a drawing range of a maximum of 4 frames. In this case, the symbols constituting the re-gamer or the symbols constituting the re-gamer to be simultaneously elected are arranged at intervals of 5 symbols or less, that is, within 4 frames, for any of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. Since it can always be stopped at any position within the 4-frame pull-in range, if the special combination and the re-playing combination are elected at the same time, the timing of the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R by the player Without fail, the re-playing role will always be won. That is, in such a case, the control for aligning the re-games on the winning line has priority over the special game, and the re-games will always win. In the case where the special combination and the re-playing combination can be withdrawn at the same time, only the re-playing combination is drawn in and the special combination is not arranged on the winning line at the same time as the re-playing combination.

  Further, in this embodiment, the reel stop control is performed using the stop control table that can specify the number of sliding frames at each timing when the stop operation is performed. A configuration that performs stop control by specifying the stop position from the table and stopping the reel at the specified stop position, and searching for a stop position that can be stopped when the stop operation is performed without using the stop control table or the stop position table. A configuration that performs stop control that identifies and stops the reel at the specified stop position, stop control using the stop control table, stop control using the stop position table, and can be stopped without using the stop control table or the stop position table Configuration that uses stop control together by searching and specifying the stop position, configuration that performs stop control by changing part of the stop control table and stop position table, and so on And it may be.

  In this embodiment, after the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is started, the main control unit 41 rotates the reels for which the stop operation has not been detected yet until the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected. Continuously, on the condition that the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected, control is performed to stop the display result on the corresponding reel. Even if the reel rotation temporarily stops due to the occurrence of a reel rotation error, the stop operation is still detected until the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected after the reel rotation is restarted. Control is performed to stop the display result of the corresponding reels on the condition that the rotation of the reels that have not been continued is continued and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected.

  In this embodiment, control is performed to stop the display result on the corresponding reel on condition that the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected. However, the rotation of the reel is started. When a predetermined automatic stop time has elapsed, even if the reel stop operation is not performed, it is assumed that the stop operation has been performed, and automatic stop control is performed to automatically stop each reel. May be. In this case, since the reels are stopped without the player's operation, for example, even when any winning combination is won, it is preferable to derive a display result that does not constitute any winning combination.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 measures the game time, which is the time elapsed from the start of the reel rotation every time the reel starts rotating after the game starts. After a game is over, when a specified number of bets are set by inserting medals, etc., and the game start operation is enabled, the reel start of the previous game is started. If the game time that started timing from the time point is equal to or longer than a predetermined restriction time (4.1 seconds in this embodiment), that is, if the predetermined restriction time has elapsed since the reel rotation start time of the previous game, At that time, the reels in the game are started to rotate.

  On the other hand, after the end of one game, when a predetermined number of bets are set by inserting medals, etc., and when the game start operation is enabled, the reel rotation of the previous game is started. If the game time that started timing from the time is less than the predetermined regulation time, that is, if the predetermined regulation time has not elapsed since the reel rotation start time of the previous game, the reel rotation is not started at that time, It waits until the game time that has started timing from the start of reel rotation of the previous game reaches a predetermined regulation time, and when the predetermined regulation time is reached, rotation of the reel in the game is started.

  That is, when the predetermined regulation time has not elapsed since the start of reel rotation in the previous game, the main control unit 41 regulates the progress of the game until the predetermined regulation time elapses. The progress of the game is regulated so that the shortest time is not less than a predetermined regulation time.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not a combination corresponding to winning is arranged on the activated pay line when all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped due to the stop operation. If it is determined that a combination corresponding to any of the winnings is available, the control at the time of winning is performed. For example, when the small combinations are arranged, a control for giving medals according to the arranged small combinations is performed, and when the re-playing combination is arranged, a control for giving a replay game is performed.

  Next, commands that the main control unit 41 transmits to the sub control unit 91 will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 sends to the sub-control unit 91 an inserted number command, a credit command, an internal winning command, a freeze command, a reel rotation start command, a reel stop command, a winning number command, a payout start command, a payout A plurality of types of commands including an end command, a return command, a gaming state command, a standby command, a stop command, an error command, a return command, a setting command, a setting confirmation command, a door command, and an operation detection command are transmitted.

  These commands consist of 1-byte type data indicating the command type and 1-byte extension data indicating the command content, and the sub-control unit 91 can determine the command type from the type data.

  The inserted number command is a command that can specify the number of inserted medals, that is, the number of medals used for setting the number of bets, and is a state from the end of the game (after changing the setting) to the start of the game. Or, when a prescribed number of bets is not set, a medal is inserted, or when the bet number is set by operating the MAXBET switch 6. The inserted number command is transmitted when the betting number setting operation is performed, so that it is possible to specify that the betting number setting operation has been performed by receiving the inserted number command.

  The credit command is a command that can specify the number of medals stored as credits, and is a state from the end of the game (after setting change) to the start of the game, and in a state where a predetermined number of bets is set, Sent when a medal is inserted and credits are added.

  The internal winning command is a command that can specify the internal lottery result, and is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated to start the game. Further, since the internal winning command is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated, it is possible to specify that the start switch 7 has been operated by receiving the internal winning command.

  The freeze command is a command that can specify the type of freeze (control state in which the progress of control is delayed for a predetermined time), the start timing of the freeze, and the period controlled by the freeze, and is an internal winning command of the game controlled by freeze. Sent after transmission.

  The reel rotation start command is a command for notifying the start of reel rotation, and is transmitted when rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is started.

  The reel stop command is a command that can specify whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, the area number of the corresponding reel stop operation position, and the area number of the corresponding reel stop position. And is transmitted each time stop control is performed in accordance with the stop operation of each reel. Since the reel stop command is transmitted when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated, it is possible to specify that the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated by receiving the reel stop command. .

  The winning number command is a command that can specify the combination of symbols aligned on the winning line LN, whether or not a winning is received, the type of winning, and the number of medals to be paid out at the winning. Sent after.

  The payout start command is a command for notifying the start of payout of medals, and is transmitted when the payout of medals is started by paying out a prize or credit (including medals used for setting the number of bets). The payout end command is a command for notifying the end of payout of medals, and is transmitted when the payout of medals by winning and winning a credit is completed.

  The return command is a command indicating that the main control unit 41 has returned to the control state before the power interruption, and is transmitted when the main control unit 41 returns to the control state before the power interruption.

  The gaming state command is a command that can specify the gaming state (any one of RT0 to RT3) of the next game, and is transmitted at the end of the game.

  The standby command is a command indicating a transition to the standby state, and after one game is over, a credit (which was used for setting the bet number) is set when the transition to the standby state is made after a predetermined time without setting the bet number. (Including medals) is sent out after the medal payout is completed and the payout end command is sent.

  The stop command is a command indicating the occurrence or release of the stop state, and after RT2, the stop command indicating the occurrence of the stop state is transmitted when the stop state starts, and the reset operation is performed and the stop command is performed. When the stop state is released, a stop command indicating the release of the stop state is transmitted.

  An error command is a command that indicates the occurrence or cancellation of an error condition and the type of error condition. When an error is determined and controlled to an error condition, an error command indicating the occurrence and type of the error condition is sent and reset. When the error state is canceled after the operation is performed, an error command indicating the cancellation of the error state is transmitted.

  The setting command is a command indicating the start or end of the setting change state and the setting value after the setting change. At the time of transition to the setting change state, a setting command indicating the start of the setting change state is transmitted, and when the setting change state ends. A setting command indicating the end of the setting change state and the setting value after the setting change is transmitted. Further, since the control state of the main control unit 41 is initialized with the transition to the setting change state, it can be specified that the control state of the main control unit 41 has been initialized by the setting command indicating the start of setting. .

  The setting confirmation command is a command that indicates the start or end of the setting confirmation state. A setting confirmation command that indicates the start of setting confirmation is transmitted when entering the setting confirmation state, and the setting confirmation end is indicated when the setting confirmation state ends. A confirmation command is sent.

  The door command is a command indicating the detection state of the door opening detection switch 25, that is, on (open state) / off (closed state), when the power is turned on, at the end of one game (after the game is over, the bet number of the next game) Sent before the setting of ”can be started), and when the detection state of the door opening detection switch 25 changes (from on to off, from off to on).

  The operation detection command is a command indicating the detection state (on / off) of the operation switches (MAXBET switch 6, start switch 7, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R), and is transmitted at regular intervals.

  Of these commands, commands other than the door command and the operation detection command are generated in the basic process, temporarily stored in the command queue provided in the RAM 41c, and transmitted in the subsequent command transmission process of the timer interrupt process (main). The

  On the other hand, the door command is generated in the door monitoring process of the timer interrupt process (main), temporarily stored in the command queue provided in the RAM 41c, and transmitted in the subsequent command transmission process of the timer interrupt process (main). Is done.

  The operation detection command is generated based on the detection state of the switch every time the command transmission process of the timer interrupt process (main) is executed 10 times, and is temporarily stored in the command queue provided in the RAM 41c. Then, it is transmitted in the command transmission process of the subsequent timer interrupt process (main).

  Next, the control of the effect performed by the sub-control unit 91 based on the command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the effect control board 90 will be described.

  When the sub control unit 91 receives a command from the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 executes a command reception interrupt process. In the command reception interrupt process, the command acquired from the command transmission line is stored in the reception buffer provided in the RAM 91c.

  The reception buffer is provided with an area capable of storing a maximum of 16 commands so that a plurality of commands can be accumulated.

  In the timer interrupt process (sub), the sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not an unprocessed command is stored in the reception buffer. If an unprocessed command is stored, the sub-control unit 91 is the earliest. The control pattern table stored in the ROM 91b is referred to based on the command received in the stage, and the liquid crystal display 51, the effect effect LED 52, the speakers 53, 54, and the effect stop LED 57a based on the control contents registered in the control pattern table. , 57b, and the output control of various effect devices such as the reel LED 55.

  In the control pattern table, the display pattern of the liquid crystal display 51 corresponding to the type of command, the lighting mode of the lighting effect LED 52, the lighting mode of the stop LEDs 57a and 57b for lighting, the speakers 53 and 54, for each of a plurality of types of performance patterns. The control pattern of these effect devices, such as the output mode and the lighting mode of the reel LED 55, is registered, and when the sub-control unit 91 receives a command, the effect pattern set in the RAM 91c in the game of the control pattern table The control pattern corresponding to the type of the received command is referred to among the control patterns registered corresponding to, and output control of the rendering device is performed based on the control pattern. Thereby, the production according to the production pattern and the progress of the game is executed.

  If the sub-control unit 91 receives a new command during execution of an effect triggered by the reception of a certain command, the sub-control unit 91 stops the effect based on the control pattern being executed, and changes to the newly received command. An effect based on the corresponding control pattern is executed. In other words, even if the production is not finished to the end, when a new command is received, the production that was being executed is canceled and a new command is received unless the received new command is not a command that triggers a new production. An effect based on the command is executed.

  When the internal winning command is received, the effect pattern is selected at a selection rate corresponding to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the internal winning command, and is set in the RAM 91c. The selection rate of the effect pattern is registered in the effect table stored in the ROM 91b, and when the sub control unit 91 receives the internal winning command, the sub control unit 91 stores the effect pattern in the effect table according to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the internal winning command. With reference to the registered selection rate, one of the effect patterns is selected from a plurality of types of effect patterns according to the selection rate, and the selected effect pattern is set in the RAM 91c as the effect pattern of the game. Even if the same command is received, a different control pattern is selected depending on the effect pattern selected when the internal winning command is received. As a result, different effects may be performed depending on the effect pattern.

  6 to 8 are diagrams for explaining the types of winning combinations, the symbol combinations of winning combinations, and technical matters related to winning combinations. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the transition of the gaming state controlled by the main control unit 41, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an outline of the gaming state and RT.

  The slot machine 1 in this embodiment is controlled to one of RT0 to RT3 as shown in FIG.

  With reference to FIG. 6, the small combination among the winning combinations will be described. Among the winning combinations, the small role includes a middle bell, a right-down bell, upper bells 1 to 8, a middle watermelon, a right-down watermelon, an upper watermelon, a lower cherry, a middle cherry, and a one-piece role.

  The middle bell is awarded when the combination of “bell-bell-bell” is arranged on the winning line LN, and eight medals are paid out. Referring to FIG. 3, the bells are arranged within 5 frames in each of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R. For this reason, it can be said that, in principle, when a middle bell is won in an internal lottery to be described later, it can be said that, in principle, a winning can be made regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.

  A downward-sloping bell is when any combination of “Replay-Bell-Replay”, “Replay-Bell-Plum”, “Plum-Bell-Replay”, and “Plum-Bell-Plum” is aligned on the winning line LN. Wins and 8 medals are paid out. Referring to FIG. 3, the replay and plum of the left reel 2L are arranged one position below the bell, and the replay and plum of the right reel 2R are arranged one position above the bell. , "Replay-Bell-Replay", "Replay-Bell-Plum", "Plum-Bell-Replay", "Plum-Bell-Plum" Fall to the right, that is, align with the invalid line LM3. Further, either the plum or the replay is arranged within 5 frames in each of the left reel 2L and the right reel 2R, and the bell is arranged within 5 frames in the middle reel 2C. For this reason, it can be said that, in principle, when the right down bell is won in an internal lottery to be described later, it can be said that, as a rule, a winning can be made regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.

  Next, the upper bells 1 to 8 will be described. The upper bell 1 is awarded when the combination of “Replay-White BAR-White BAR” is aligned on the winning line LN. The upper bell 2 is awarded when the combination of “Replay-White BAR-Black BAR” is aligned on the winning line LN. The upper bell 3 is awarded when a combination of “replay-black BAR-white BAR” is arranged on the winning line LN. The upper bell 4 is awarded when the combination of “replay-black BAR-black BAR” is aligned on the winning line LN. The upper bell 5 is awarded when the combination of “Plum-White BAR-White BAR” is aligned on the winning line LN. The upper bell 6 is awarded when the combination of “Plum-White BAR-Black BAR” is aligned on the winning line LN. The upper bell 7 is awarded when the combination of “Plum-Black BAR-White BAR” is aligned on the winning line LN. The upper bell 8 is awarded when the combination of “Plum-Black BAR-Black BAR” is aligned on the winning line LN. Referring to FIG. 3, the replay and plum of the left reel 2L, the black BAR and the white BAR of the middle reel, and the black BAR and the white BAR of the right reel 2R are arranged at positions one level below the bell. -White BAR-White BAR "," Replay-White BAR-Black BAR "," Replay-Black BAR-White BAR "," Replay-Black BAR-Black BAR "," Plum-White BAR-White BAR "," Plum " -When any combination of "White BAR-Black BAR", "Plum-Black BAR-White BAR", "Plum-Black BAR-Black BAR" is aligned, the "Bell-Bell-Bell" combination is in the upper row, that is, invalid. It will be aligned with the line LM1. In the left reel 2L, the replay and the plum are not arranged within 5 frames, and the white BAR and the black BAR are not arranged within 5 frames for each of the middle reel 2C and the right reel 2R. Therefore, even if one of the upper bells 1 to 8 is won in the internal lottery to be described later, the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the winning upper bell configuration symbols must be operated at an appropriate timing. For example, you won't win the winning top bell.

  The middle stage watermelon is awarded when a combination of “Black 7-Watermelon-Watermelon”, “White 7-Watermelon-Watermelon”, “Watermelon-Watermelon-Watermelon” is aligned on the winning line LN. When the middle watermelon wins, 5 medals are paid out. Referring to FIG. 3, in the left reel 2L, any one of black 7, white 7, and watermelon is arranged within 5 frames, but for each of the middle reel 2C and right reel 2R, the watermelon is within 5 frames. Not placed in. For this reason, even if the middle stage watermelon is won in the internal lottery described later, the middle stage watermelon will not be won if the stop switches 8C and 8R corresponding to the middle reel 2C and the right reel 2R are not operated at an appropriate timing. .

  The right-down watermelon is awarded when a combination of “Bell-Watermelon-Black 7” and “Bell-Watermelon-White 7” is aligned on the winning line LN. When a watermelon with a downward right wins, 5 medals are paid out. Referring to FIG. 3, the bell of the left reel 2L is arranged at a position below one of black 7, white 7, and watermelon, and black 7 and white 7 of the right reel 2R are one of watermelons. Since it is arranged in the upper position, when any combination of “Bell-Watermelon-Black 7” and “Bell-Watermelon-White 7” is prepared, “Black 7-Watermelon-Watermelon”, “White 7-Watermelon” The combination of “watermelon” and “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon” is lowered to the right, that is, aligned with the invalid line LM3. In the left reel 2L, the bell is arranged within 5 frames, but the watermelon of the middle reel 2C and the black 7 and white 7 of the right reel 2R are not arranged within 5 frames. For this reason, even if the right-down watermelon is won in the internal lottery described later, if the stop switches 8C and 8R corresponding to the middle reel 2C and the right reel 2R are not operated at an appropriate timing, the right-down watermelon will be won. There is no.

  The upper watermelon is awarded when the combination of “Bell-Black 7-Replay” and “Bell-White 7-Replay” is aligned on the winning line LN. When the upper watermelon wins, 5 medals are paid out. Referring to FIG. 3, the bell of the left reel 2L is arranged at a position below one of black 7, white 7, and watermelon, and black 7 and white 7 of the middle reel 2C are one of watermelons. Since it is arranged at the lower position and the replay of the right reel 2R is arranged at a position one lower than the watermelon, either "Bell-Black 7-Replay" or "Bell-White 7-Replay" As a result, the combinations “black 7-watermelon-watermelon”, “white 7-watermelon-watermelon”, and “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon” are aligned in the upper stage, that is, the invalid line LM1. Further, in the left reel 2L, the bell is arranged within 5 frames, but the black 7 and white 7 of the middle reel 2C and the replay of the right reel 2R are not arranged within 5 frames. For this reason, even if the upper watermelon is won in the internal lottery described later, the upper watermelon will not be won if the stop switches 8C and 8R corresponding to the middle reel 2C and the right reel 2R are not operated at an appropriate timing. .

  The lower cherries have a combination of “Black BAR-White BAR-ANY (ANY can be any pattern)”, “Black BAR-Black BAR-ANY”, “Black BAR-Bell-ANY” on the winning line LN. Sometimes wins. When the lower cherries win, two medals are paid out. Referring to FIG. 3, since the black BAR of the left reel 2L is arranged at a position one above the cherry, “black BAR-white BAR-ANY (ANY can be any pattern)”, “black BAR” -When any combination of “Black BAR-ANY” or “Black BAR-Bell-ANY” is prepared, “Cherry” on the left reel stops at the lower stage, and the combination of “Cherry-ANY-ANY” becomes lower and Ascending to the right, that is, aligning with the invalid lines LM2 and LM4. In the middle reel 2C, any one of white BAR, black BAR, and bell is arranged within 5 frames, but in the left reel 2L, black BAR is not arranged within 5 frames. For this reason, even if the lower cherries are won in an internal lottery to be described later, the lower cherries will not be won if the stop switch 8L corresponding to the left reel 2L is not operated at an appropriate timing.

  The middle stage cherries are awarded when a combination of “cherry-ANY-ANY (ANY can be any pattern)” is arranged on the winning line LN. When the middle cherries win, a medal is paid out. Referring to FIG. 3, in the left reel 2L, cherries are not arranged within 5 frames. For this reason, even if the middle cherries are won in an internal lottery to be described later, the middle cherries will not be won if the stop switch 8L corresponding to the left reel 2L is not operated at an appropriate timing.

  One winning combination is awarded when the combination of “Black 7-Cherry-Net 7” is aligned on the winning line LN. When one winning combination wins, one medal is paid out. Referring to FIG. 3, the black 7 of the left reel 2L, the cherry of the middle reel, and the net 7 of the right reel are not arranged within 5 frames. For this reason, even if one winning combination is won in an internal lottery to be described later, the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R are not operated at an appropriate timing. I won't win a prize.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the re-game player among the winning combinations will be described. Among the winning combinations, the replaying role includes normal replay, lower stage replay, falling replay, promotion replay 1, promotion replay 2, special replay, and special replay.

  The normal replay is awarded when a combination of “Replay-Replay-Replay”, “Replay-Replay-Plum”, “Plum-Replay-Replay”, and “Plum-Replay-Plum” is arranged on the winning line LN. Replays and plums are arranged within 5 frames in each of the left reel 2L, middle reel 2C, and right reel 2R. Therefore, as a general rule, it can be said that the normal replay is a role that can be awarded regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R if the player is elected.

  The lower replay includes “Bell-White BAR-White BAR”, “Bell-White BAR-Cherry”, “Bell-White BAR-Watermelon”, “Bell-White BAR-Black 7”, “Bell-White” on the winning line LN. BAR-net 7 "," bell-white BAR-white 7 "," bell-black BAR-white BAR "," bell-black BAR-cherry "," bell-black BAR-watermelon "," bell-black BAR- " When a combination of “Black 7”, “Bell-Black BAR-Net 7”, and “Bell-Black BAR-White 7” is prepared, a prize is awarded. Referring to FIG. 3, the bell of the left reel 2L is arranged at a position one above the replay or plum, and the white BAR and black BAR of the middle reel 2C are arranged at a position one above the replay. "Bell-White BAR-White BAR", "Bell-White BAR-Cherry", "Bell-White BAR-Watermelon", "Bell-White BAR-Black 7", "Bell-White BAR-Net 7" "Bell-White BAR-White 7", "Bell-Black BAR-White BAR", "Bell-Black BAR-Cherry", "Bell-Black BAR-Watermelon", "Bell-Black BAR-Black 7", "Bell -When any combination of "Black BAR-Net 7" and "Bell-Black BAR-White 7" is prepared, "Replay-Replay-Watermelon / Replay / Plum / Cherry / Net 7 / White 7", "Replay-Plum" -Watermelon / Replay / Plum / Cherry / Net 7 / 7 ”,“ Plum-Replay-Watermelon / Replay / Plum / Cherry / Net 7 / White 7 ”,“ Plum-Plum-Watermelon / Replay / Plum / Cherry / Net 7 / White 7 ”in the lower row, ie invalid line It will be aligned with LM2. In the left reel 2L, the bell is arranged within 5 frames, in the middle reel, the white BAR and black BAR are arranged within 5 frames, and in the right reel 2R, white BAR, cherry, watermelon, black 7 , One of the net 7 and the white 7 is arranged within 5 frames. For this reason, it can be said that, in principle, when the lower stage replay is won in the internal lottery to be described later, it is possible to make a winning combination regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.

  The tumble replay is awarded when the combination of “bell-replay-bell” is arranged on the winning line LN. Referring to FIG. 3, the bell of the left reel 2L is located one position above the replay or plum, and the bell of the right reel 2R is located one position below the replay. -When the combination of "Replay-Bell" is prepared, the combination of "Replay-Replay-Replay", "Replay-Replay-Plum", "Plum-Replay-Replay", "Plum-Replay-Plum" goes up to the right, ie invalid It will be aligned with the line LM4. In the left reel 2L, the bell is arranged within 5 frames, in the middle reel, the replay is arranged within 5 frames, and in the right reel 2R, the bell is arranged within 5 frames. For this reason, it can be said that, in principle, when a falling replay is won in an internal lottery to be described later, it is possible to make a winning combination regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, after winning the fall replay at RT0, the control is performed at RT1.

  The promotion replay 1 is awarded when a combination of “replay-replay-bell” and “plum-replay-bell” is arranged on the winning line LN. In the left reel 2L, one of the replays and plums is arranged within 5 frames, in the middle reel 2C, the replay is arranged within 5 frames, and in the right reel 2R, the bell is arranged within 5 frames. ing. Therefore, as a general rule, the promotion replay 1 can be said to be a role that can be awarded regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R if it is elected.

  In Promotion Replay 2, any combination of “Bell-White BAR-Replay”, “Bell-White BAR-Plum”, “Bell-Black BAR-Replay”, and “Bell-Black BAR-Plum” is displayed on the winning line LN. Wins when they are ready. Referring to FIG. 3, the bell of the left reel 2L is arranged at a position one above the replay or plum, and the white BAR and black BAR of the middle reel 2C are arranged at a position one above the replay. Since the replay and plum of the right reel 2R are arranged one position above the bell, "bell-white BAR-replay", "bell-white BAR-plum", "bell-black BAR-replay" When the combination of “bell-black BAR-plum” is arranged, the combination of “replay-replay-bell” and “plum-replay-bell” is arranged in the lower stage, that is, the invalid line LM2. In the left reel 2L, the bell is arranged within 5 frames, the white BAR and black BAR are arranged within 5 frames in the middle reel, and the replay and plum are arranged within 5 frames in the right reel 2R. Has been placed. For this reason, it can be said that, in principle, when the promotion replay 2 is won in an internal lottery to be described later, it can be said that, as a rule, it can be awarded regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 9, after winning a promotion replay (promotion replay 1 or promotion replay 2) in RT1, it is controlled to RT0. As will be described later, the promotion replay is set not to win in the internal lottery in RT2 and RT3. For this reason, RT2 and RT3 do not win a promotion replay. As a result, it is configured not to be controlled from RT2 and RT3 to RT0, and the promoted replay is awarded only when it is RT1, and is configured to be controlled to RT0 only from that RT1.

  The special replay is awarded when a combination of “bell-replay-replay” and “bell-replay-plum” is arranged on the winning line LN. In the left reel 2L, the bell is arranged within 5 frames, in the middle reel 2C, the replay is arranged within 5 frames, and in the right reel 2R, one of the replays and plums is arranged within 5 frames. ing. Therefore, as a rule, special replays can be said to be a role that can be awarded regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R if they are selected.

  As shown in FIG. 9, after winning the special replay at RT0, it is controlled to RT2. As will be described later, the special replay is set not to win in the internal lottery in RT1, RT2, and RT3. For this reason, no special replay is won in RT1, RT2, RT3. As a result, it is configured not to be controlled from RT1 and RT3 to RT2, and special replay is awarded only when RT0, and is configured to be controlled by RT2 only from RT0.

  Special replays include "Replay-White BAR-Black 7", "Replay-White BAR-Net 7", "Replay-White BAR-White 7", "Replay-White BAR-Plum", "Replay-" "Black BAR-Black 7", "Replay-Black BAR-Net 7", "Replay-Black BAR-White 7", "Replay-Black BAR-Plum", "Plum-White BAR-Black 7", "Plum-White" "BAR-net 7", "Plum-White BAR-White 7", "Plum-White BAR-Plum", "Plum-Black BAR-Black 7", "Plum-Black BAR-Net 7", "Plum-Black BAR" -Winner is awarded when any combination of “White 7” and “Plum-Black BAR-Plum” is prepared. Referring to FIG. 3, the replay and plum of the left reel 2L are arranged one position above the white BAR and black BAR, and the black 7, net 7, white 7 and plum of the right reel 2R are white BAR. , The white BAR-white BAR-white BAR, white BAR-white BAR-black BAR, white BAR-black BAR-black BAR, black The combinations of “BAR−white BAR−white BAR”, “black BAR−white BAR−black BAR”, and “black BAR−black BAR−black BAR” are aligned to the right. In the following, these combinations are referred to as “BAR-BAR-BAR” combinations or BAR alignments unless it is necessary to distinguish between them. In the left reel 2L, replay and plum are arranged within 5 frames, in the middle reel white BAR and black BAR are arranged within 5 frames, and in the right reel 2R black 7, net 7, white 7. Plums are arranged within 5 frames. For this reason, it can be said that, in principle, when a special replay is won in an internal lottery to be described later, it is possible to make a winning combination regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.

  Next, the transition outcome will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the transition items are “replay-white BAR-bell”, “replay-black BAR-bell”, “plum-white BAR-bell”, “plum-black BAR-bell”, “replay”. -Bell-White BAR, Replay-Bell-Black BAR, Plum-Bell-White BAR, Plum-Bell-Black BAR, Black 7-White BAR-White BAR, Black 7-White "BAR-black BAR", "black 7-black BAR-white BAR", "black 7-black BAR-black BAR", "white 7-white BAR-white BAR", "white 7-white BAR-black BAR", "White 7-Black BAR-White BAR", "White 7-Black BAR-Black BAR", "Watermelon-White BAR-White BAR", "Watermelon-White BAR-Black BAR", "Watermelon-Black BAR-White BAR" ”,“ Watermelon-Black BAR-Black BAR ”. In this embodiment, left bells 1 to 4, middle bells 1 to 4 and right bells 1 to 4 which will be described later are elected, and the upper bells which are elected as the first stop other than the reels which are the winning conditions for the middle bell When the game is missed, the above-mentioned transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  As shown in FIG. 9, after the transition outcomes are aligned on the winning line LN in RT0, RT2, and RT3, control is performed to RT1. Note that RT1 is maintained when the transition outcomes are aligned with the winning line LN at RT1.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13, combinations of lottery object combinations that are read out as lottery object combinations for each gaming state will be described. In this embodiment, depending on whether the gaming state is RT0, RT1, RT2, or RT3, the winning combination and the winning probability thereof are different. As will be described later as a lottery target combination, a plurality of winning combinations can be read out simultaneously and can be won in duplicate. In FIG. 11 to FIG. 13, “+” is written between winning winning combinations to indicate that the winning combination is simultaneously read out in the internal lottery.

  In FIG.11 and FIG.12, a lottery object combination is shown in a vertical column, and a game state is shown in a horizontal column. In the column where the gaming state intersects with the lottery target, a circle indicates that the lottery target is read out in the gaming state, and a cross indicates the lottery target when in the gaming state. This indicates that the combination is not read out, that is, it is not a lottery target.

  Further, the numerical value shown below the circle indicates the number of determination values of a predetermined set value (for example, set value 1). An internal lottery is performed using the number of determination values. The denominator of the number of determination values is set to “65536” corresponding to a random number for internal lottery (an integer from 0 to 65535). For this reason, for example, the winning probability of the lottery subject for which “360” is set as the number of determination values is 360/65536.

  Moreover, FIG.11 and FIG.12 has shown the combination of the combination read as a lottery object combination for every gaming state.

  When it is RT0, the bell, the left bell 1, the left bell 2, the left bell 3, the left bell 4, the middle bell 1, the middle bell 2, the middle bell 3, the middle bell 4, the right bell 1, the right bell 2, and the right bell 3 , Right bell 4, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle cherries, one piece, normal replay, replay GR11, replay GR12, replay GR13, replay GR21, replay GR22, replay GR23 are eligible for internal lottery It becomes.

  When it is RT1, bell, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, middle bell 1, middle bell 2, middle bell 3, middle bell 4, right bell 1, right bell 2, right bell 3 , Right bell 4, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle tier cherry, 1 part, normal replay, replay GR1, replay GR2, replay GR3, replay GR4, replay GR5, replay GR6 are eligible for internal lottery It becomes.

  When it is RT2, the bell, the left bell 1, the left bell 2, the left bell 3, the left bell 4, the middle bell 1, the middle bell 2, the middle bell 3, the middle bell 4, the right bell 1, the right bell 2, and the right bell 3 , Right bell 4, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle cherries, one-piece combination, normal replay, and special replay are subject to internal lottery.

  When it is RT3, bell, left bell 1, left bell 2, left bell 3, left bell 4, middle bell 1, middle bell 2, middle bell 3, middle bell 4, right bell 1, right bell 2, right bell 3 , Right bell 4, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle cherries, one-piece combination, normal replay will be the subject of internal lottery.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the weak cherry is the lower cherry alone, the strong cherry is the lower cherry + 1 combination, and the middle cherry is the lower cherry alone. During the weak cherry win, the strong cherry win is controlled so that the “black BAR” can be stopped at the bottom of the left reel when the left reel is stopped at a timing that is within the “black BAR” pull-in range. However, when a weak cherry is won, the “bell” is controlled to stop at the middle stage of the middle reel, whereas the strong cherry is “black BAR” or “white BAR” at the middle stage of the middle reel. Is controlled to stop.

  Therefore, when the stop operation is performed with the left reel as the first stop, when the cherry stops at the lower stage of the left reel 2L, the “bell” stops at the middle stage of the middle reel, or “black BAR” or “ Depending on whether the “white BAR” stops, it can be recognized whether it is a weak cherry or a strong cherry.

  In the following, a stop mode in which “cherry” stops at the lower stage of the left reel and “black BAR” or “white BAR” stops at the middle stage of the middle reel is referred to as strong cherry eyes, and “cherry” appears at the lower stage of the left reel. Is stopped, and the stop mode in which the “bell” stops at the middle stage of the middle reel is called weak cherry eyes.

  A weak watermelon is a middle-stage watermelon + right-down watermelon + upper-stage watermelon, and a strong cherry is a middle-stage watermelon + right-down watermelon + upper-stage watermelon + 1 sheet. When winning a weak watermelon, it is possible to win a middle watermelon, a right-down watermelon, and an upper watermelon, but when a weak watermelon is won, at the timing of the pull-in range of both the right-down watermelon and the upper watermelon. When the stop operation of each reel is performed, control to stop the combination of right-down watermelon is performed, but when strong watermelon is won, each reel has a timing that is the drawing range of both right-down watermelon and upper watermelon. When the stop operation is performed, the control for stopping the combination of the upper watermelon is performed.

  For this reason, when each reel stop operation is performed at the timing that is in the pull-in range of both the right-down watermelon and the upper-stage watermelon, it is a weak watermelon depending on whether the right-down watermelon wins or the upper watermelon wins Or whether it is a strong watermelon.

  The bell is a middle bell + a downward-sloping bell. Left bell 1 is right falling bell 5 + upper bell 5 + upper bell 8, left bell 2 is right falling bell + upper bell 6 + upper bell 7, and left bell 3 is right falling bell + upper bell 2 + upper bell 3, left bell 4 is right falling bell + upper bell 2 + upper bell 4. The left bells 1 to 4 are also simply called left bells. The middle bell 1 is the middle bell + the upper bell 2 + the upper bell 5, the middle bell 2 is the middle bell + the upper bell 1 + the upper bell 6, and the middle bell 3 is the middle bell + the upper bell 4 + the upper bell. 7 and the middle bell 4 is the middle bell + the upper bell 3 + the upper bell 8. The middle bells 1 to 4 are also simply called middle bells. The right bell 1 is the middle bell + the upper bell 3 + the upper bell 5, the right bell 2 is the middle bell + the upper bell 1 + the upper bell 7, and the right bell 3 is the middle bell + the upper bell 4 + the upper bell. 6 and the right bell 4 is the middle bell + the upper bell 2 + the upper bell 8. The right bells 1 to 4 are also simply called right bells. The left bells 1 to 4, the middle bells 1 to 4, and the right bells 1 to 4 are simply referred to as push order bells.

  The promotion replay is promotion replay 1 + promotion replay 2.

  Replay GR1 is normal replay + promotion replay 1, replay GR2 is normal replay + promotion replay 1 + promotion replay 2, replay GR3 is normal replay + promotion replay 1 + lower replay, and replay GR4. Is normal replay + promotion replay 1 + promotion replay 2 + lower replay, replay GR5 is normal replay + promotion replay 2, and replay GR6 is normal replay + promotion replay 2 + lower replay.

  The replay GR11 is a fall replay + normal replay, the replay GR12 is a fall replay + normal replay + lower replay, and the replay GR13 is a fall replay + normal replay + promotion replay 1.

  The replay GR21 is special replay + normal replay, the replay GR22 is special replay + normal replay + lower replay, and the replay GR23 is special replay + normal replay + promotion replay 1.

  Thus, depending on whether the gaming state is RT0-3, the regamer that is subject to the internal lottery differs, and depending on whether it is RT0-3, the target regamer and its An internal lottery is performed using lottery tables with different winning probabilities.

  In this embodiment, when a plurality of types of re-game players are won at the same time, as shown in FIG. 14, a re-game player determined according to the types of re-game players won at the same time and the stop operation order is won. Control is performed so that the line is stopped within a maximum of 4 frames on the line. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining reel control when a plurality of replays are won simultaneously.

  When the replay GR1 (normal replay + promotion replay 1) is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of middle left and right, the combination of the promotion replay 1 among the selected replay players is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. When the control is performed and the stop operation is performed in an order other than the left middle right, the control is performed so that the combination of the normal replays is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  When replay GR2 (normal replay + promotion replay 1 + promotion replay 2) is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of left and right, the combination of promotion replay 1 among the selected replay players is aligned with the winning line LN Control to stop is performed, and when stop operation is performed in an order other than left and right middle, control is performed to align the combination of normal replays to the winning line LN and stop.

  If Replay GR3 (Normal Replay + Promotion Replay 1 + Lower Replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the middle left or right order, the combination of Promotion Replay 1 among the selected replay players will be aligned to the winning line LN and stopped. When the stop operation is performed in an order other than middle left and right, control is performed so that the combination of normal replays is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  If Replay GR4 (Normal Replay + Promotion Replay 1 + Promotion Replay 2 + Lower Replay) is won and a stop operation is performed in the middle right / left order, the combination of Promotion Replay 1 among the selected replaying players is placed on the winning line LN When the stop operation is performed in an order other than middle right and left, the control is performed so that the combination of the normal replays is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  When replay GR5 (normal replay + promotion replay 2) is won and stop operation is performed in the order of the middle left and right, the combination of the promotion replay 2 among the selected replay players is stopped in line with the winning line LN When the stop operation is performed in an order other than the middle right and left, control is performed so that the combination of normal replays is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  When Replay GR6 (Normal Replay + Promotion Replay 2 + Lower Replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of middle right and left, the combination of Promotion Replay 2 of the selected replaying players is aligned with the winning line LN Control to stop is performed, and when stop operations are performed in an order other than right center left, control is performed to align the normal replay combination with the winning line LN and stop.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the symbols constituting the promoted replay 1, the promoted replay 2, and the normal replay are arranged within 5 frames in all of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R. Accordingly, the reel control is performed so that the promotion replay 1, the promotion replay 2 or the normal replay always wins regardless of the stop operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.

  In this way, different operation modes are set as the operation modes for allowing the replays GR1 to 6 to win the promoted replays 1 and 2. For this reason, if one of the replays GR1 to 6 is won in RT1 where the replays GR1 to 6 are subject to internal lottery, the promotion replay will be won with a probability of 1/6, and the transition to RT0 Become.

  When replay GR11 (falling replay + normal replay) is won and the stop operation is made in the order of left middle right or left and right, that is, when the left reel is set to the first stop, Control to stop the replay combination in line with the winning line LN, and stop the stop replay combination in line with the winning line LN when the stop operation is performed in an order other than left middle right and left and right middle. Do.

  If Replay GR12 (Tumble Replay + Normal Replay + Lower Replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of middle left / right or middle right / left, that is, if the middle reel is set to the first stop, Control to stop the regular replay combination aligned with the winning line LN, and stop when the stop replay combination is aligned with the winning line LN when the stop operation is performed in an order other than middle left and right and middle right left I do.

  If replay GR13 (falling replay + normal replay + promotion replay 1) is won and the stop operation is made in the order of right / left / middle / right / left / left, that is, if the right reel is set to the first stop, the replay won If the combination of regular replays in the combination is stopped in line with the winning line LN, and the stop operation is performed in an order other than the middle left and right middle left, then the falling replay combination is aligned with the winning line LN. Control to stop.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the symbols constituting the fall replay and the normal replay are arranged within 5 frames in all of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R. Regardless of the stop operation timing of 8L, 8C, and 8R, the reel control is performed so that the fall replay or the normal replay always wins.

  In this way, different operation modes are set as operation modes for avoiding the fall replay between the replays GR11 to GR13. For this reason, if one of the replays GR11 to 13 is elected at RT0 where the replays GR11 to 13 are the targets of the internal lottery, the normal replay wins with a probability of 1/3, and the transition to RT1 can be avoided. Then, the fall replay wins with a probability of 2/3 and shifts to RT1.

  When replay GR21 (special replay + normal replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of left middle right or left and right, that is, when the left reel is set to the first stop, the special replaying player selected Control to stop the replay combination aligned with the winning line LN, and control to stop the normal replay combination aligned with the winning line LN when the stop operation is performed in an order other than left center right and left and right center. Do.

  If Replay GR22 (Special Replay + Normal Replay + Lower Replay) is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of middle left / right or middle right / left, that is, when the middle reel is set to the first stop, The special replay combination is controlled to stop in line with the winning line LN, and when the stop operation is performed in an order other than middle left and right and middle right and left, the normal replay combination is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. Take control.

  When replay GR23 (special replay + normal replay + promoted replay 1) is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of right / left middle or right / middle / left, that is, when the right reel is set to the first stop, the replay selected The special replay combination of the combination is controlled so as to be stopped on the winning line LN, and when the stop operation is performed in the order other than the middle left and right, the normal replay combination is aligned with the winning line LN. Control to stop.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the symbols constituting the special replay and the normal replay are arranged within 5 frames in all of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R. Regardless of the stop operation timing of 8L, 8C, 8R, reel control is performed so that special replay or normal replay always wins.

  Thus, different operation modes are set as operation modes for winning special replays with the replays GR21 to GR23. For this reason, if any one of the replays GR21 to 23 is elected at RT0 in which the replays GR21 to 23 are the targets of the internal lottery, the special replay wins with a probability of 1/3 and shifts to RT2.

  Next, when a plurality of types of small combinations are won simultaneously, as shown in FIG. 15, a maximum of four small combinations determined according to the types of small combinations that are simultaneously selected and the order of stop operations are displayed on the winning line. Control is performed so as to stop evenly within the frame drawing range. FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining reel control when a plurality of small combinations are won simultaneously.

  If left bell 1 (lower right bell + upper bell 6 + upper bell 7) wins and the stop operation is performed by pressing to the left, the combination of right down bells of the selected small roles is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. When the stop operation is performed by middle pressing or right pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 6, the upper bell 7, or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN. If left bell 2 (lower right bell + upper bell 5 + upper bell 8) is elected and stopped by left-pressing, the combination of right-down bells in the selected small role is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. When a stop operation is performed by middle pressing or right pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 5, the upper bell 6 or the transitional outcome is aligned with the winning line LN. If left bell 3 (lower right bell + upper bell 2 + upper bell 3) is elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing the left button, the right falling bell combination of the selected small roles is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. When the stop operation is performed by middle pressing or right pressing, control is performed such that any combination of the upper bell 2, the upper bell 3, or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN. If left bell 4 (lower right bell + upper bell 2 + upper bell 4) is elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing the left button, the combination of the right falling bells of the selected small roles is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. When the stop operation is performed by middle pressing or right pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 2, the upper bell 4, or the transitional outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the configuration symbol of the right-down bell is arranged within 5 frames in all reels, and when the left bell 1 to 4 is elected, when the stop operation is performed by pushing left. Are controlled so that the right-down bell is always aligned with the winning line LN regardless of the timing of the stop operation, but the symbols constituting the upper bells 1 to 8 are not arranged within 5 frames on all reels. Because there are places, even if left bells 1 to 4 are elected, if the stop operation is performed by pressing the middle or right, the timing of drawing up the constituent symbols of the elected upper bells 1 to 8 at an appropriate timing If the stop operation is not performed, the winning upper bell cannot be aligned with the winning line LN, and in this case, the control is performed so that the shift outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  When middle bell 1 (middle bell + upper bell 2 + upper bell 5) is elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing the middle bell, the control of stopping the combination of the middle bells of the elected small roles with the winning line LN is stopped. If a stop operation is performed by left-pressing or right-pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 2, the upper bell 5, or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN. When middle bell 2 (middle bell + upper bell 1 + upper bell 6) is elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing the middle bell, the control of stopping the combination of the middle bells of the elected small roles with the winning line LN is stopped. If the stop operation is performed by pressing left or right, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 1, the upper bell 6, or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN. When middle bell 3 (middle bell + upper bell 4 + upper bell 7) is elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing the middle bell, the control of stopping the combination of the middle bells of the elected small roles on the winning line LN is stopped. If a stop operation is performed by left-pressing or right-pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 4, the upper bell 7, or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN. When middle bell 4 (middle bell + upper bell 3 + upper bell 8) is elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing the middle bell, the control of stopping the combination of the middle bells of the elected small roles on the winning line LN is stopped. If a stop operation is performed by left-pressing or right-pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 3, the upper bell 8, or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the configuration symbol of the middle bell is arranged within 5 frames in all reels, and when the middle bell 1 to 4 is elected, when the stop operation is performed by middle push, Regardless of the timing of the stop operation, control is always performed so that the middle bell is aligned with the winning line LN. On the other hand, the symbols constituting the upper bells 1 to 8 are not arranged within five frames on all reels. Therefore, even if the middle bells 1 to 4 are elected, if the stop operation is performed by pressing left or right, the stop operation is performed at an appropriate timing that is within the drawing range of the constituent symbols of the elected upper bells 1 to 8. Otherwise, the winning upper bell cannot be aligned with the winning line LN, and in this case, the control is performed so that the shift outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  When right bell 1 (middle bell + upper bell 3 + upper bell 5) is elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing right, the combination of middle bells of the selected small roles is stopped in alignment with the winning line LN. When a stop operation is performed by left-pressing or middle-pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 3, the upper bell 5, or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

  When right bell 2 (middle bell + upper bell 1 + upper bell 7) is elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing right, the combination of middle bells among the selected small roles is stopped in line with the winning line LN. When a stop operation is performed by left-pressing or middle-pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 1, the upper bell 7, or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN. When right bell 3 (middle bell + upper bell 4 + upper bell 6) is elected and a stop operation is performed by pressing right, the combination of middle bells among the selected small roles is stopped in alignment with winning line LN. When a stop operation is performed by left-pressing or middle-pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 4, the upper bell 6, or the transitional outcome is aligned with the winning line LN. When right bell 4 (middle bell + upper bell 2 + upper bell 8) is elected and the stop operation is performed by pressing right, the combination of middle bells of the selected small roles is stopped in alignment with winning line LN. When a stop operation is performed by left-pressing or middle-pressing, control is performed so that any combination of the upper bell 2, the upper bell 8, or the transition outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the configuration symbols of the middle bell are arranged within 5 frames in all reels, and when the right bell 1 to 4 is elected, when the stop operation is performed by pushing right Regardless of the timing of the stop operation, control is always performed so that the middle bell is aligned with the winning line LN. On the other hand, the symbols constituting the upper bells 1 to 8 are not arranged within five frames on all reels. Therefore, even if the right bells 1 to 4 are elected, if the stop operation is performed by left-pressing or middle-pressing, the stop operation is performed at an appropriate timing within the drawing range of the constituent symbols of the elected upper bells 1 to 8 Otherwise, the winning upper bell cannot be aligned with the winning line LN, and in this case, the control is performed so that the shift outcome is aligned with the winning line LN.

  Thus, in this embodiment, when any of the left bell, middle bell, right bell, that is, the push order bell is won, by performing a stop operation in a specific operation mode according to the type of winning combination, While the right-down bell or middle bell always wins, if the stop operation is performed in an operation mode other than the specific operation mode according to the type of winning combination, the upper bell is aligned at 1/4, but at 3/4 In some cases, the upper bells are not aligned and the transition outcomes are aligned. For this reason, at the time of winning the push order bell, the expected value of the number of medals to be paid out can be changed depending on whether or not it is operated in a specific operation mode according to the type of winning combination. In other words, even if one of the push order bells is won, if the type of operation is not known, a specific operation mode cannot be intentionally selected. Can win a medal by surely winning a right-down bell or middle bell at a ratio of 1/11, but can only win an upper bell at 1/4 at a ratio of 10/11. It is not possible to win medals reliably. In addition, if the reels other than the left reel are set to the first stop when the push order bell is selected, a medal can be surely won by winning the right falling bell or middle bell at a ratio of 5/11. The upper bell can be won only at 1/4 at a ratio of 6/11, and medals can be obtained reliably. In particular, in RT0, 2, and 3, the transition to RT1 is performed when the transition point stops.

  Although not particularly shown, when a bell (middle bell + lower right bell) is won, a combination of “bell-bell-bell” is arranged on the winning line LN regardless of the stop order of the reels and the operation timing. To be controlled.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the gaming state is controlled to one of RT0 to RT3.

  RT0 shifts to when the promotion replay wins in RT1 (when any of the replays GR1 to GR6 wins in RT1 and the stop operation is performed in the order in which the promotion replay wins). Then, RT0 is terminated regardless of the number of games since transitioning to RT0, by transitioning to RT1 by winning a fall replay or stopping the transition, or by transitioning to RT2 by winning a special replay.

  The winning probability of the re-gamer in RT0 is about 1 / 2.08, and the payout rate of medals per game is 1 or more. As described above, only normal replays, replays GR11 to 13 and replays GR21 to 23 are targeted for internal lottery, and normal replays, falling replays, and special replays can be won.

  RT1 shifts when the transition is stopped at RT0, RT2, RT3, or when the fall replay wins at RT0. And RT1 is complete | finished when promotion replay wins and transfers to RT0. The winning probability of the re-gamer in RT1 is about 1 / 7.31, and the payout rate of medals per game is less than 1. As described above, only normal replays and replays GR1 to GR6 are targeted for internal lottery, and normal replays and promoted replays can win.

  RT2 shifts when a special replay wins at RT0. Then, RT2 ends when the transition point stops and shifts to RT1. The winning probability of the re-gamer in RT2 is about 1 / 1.37, and the payout rate of medals per game is 1 or more. As described above, only normal replays and special replays are subject to internal lottery, and normal replays and special replays can win.

  RT3 shifts after the setting is changed. Then, RT3 ends when the transition is stopped and the transition is made to RT1, regardless of the number of games since the transition to RT3. The winning probability of the re-gamer in RT3 is about 1 / 7.31, and the payout rate of medals per game is less than 1. As described above, only the normal replays are subject to internal lottery, and only the normal replays can win.

  RT0 and RT0 out of RT0-3 are more advantageous to the player than RT1 and 3 in that the winning probability of the re-gamer is high and the payout rate of medals per game is higher than RT1 and 3 It can be said that it is a state. Further, RT2 can be said to be more advantageous than RT0 in that the winning probability of the re-gamer is higher than RT0 and the medal payout rate per game is higher than RT0.

  In the slot machine according to the present embodiment, when the gaming state is RT0 to 3, the sub-control unit 91 performs an assist time (hereinafter referred to as AT) that is a notification period in which a navigation effect that notifies the internal lottery result can be executed. The production state can be controlled.

  Here, the transition state of the gaming state according to the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 9, the process shifts to RT3 after the setting is changed.

  In RT3, when the transition point stops, the process proceeds to RT1. In RT3, if any of the left bells 1-4, middle bells 1-4, right bells 1-4 is won and the small role cannot be won, the transitional outcome will stop, Transition to RT1 when any of left bell 1-4, middle bell 1-4, or right bell 1-4 is won and the small role cannot be won in RT4 that has been changed after the setting change. It becomes.

  At RT1, the game proceeds to RT0 when the promotion replay wins. Since the replays GR1 to 6 are elected at RT1 and the replay order is correct and the promoted replay is won, at RT1, the replays GR1 to 6 are elected and the answer is RT0 by correctly answering in the order of stoppage. Become.

  At RT0, the fall replay wins or the transition is stopped, the process shifts to RT1, and the special replay wins, the process shifts to RT2. If the replays GR11 to 13 are won at RT0 and the stop order is incorrect, the fall replay wins. In addition, when the replays GR21 to 23 are selected and the stop order is correct, the special replay is won. In addition, when one of the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4, and the right bell 1 to 4 is won at RT 0 and the small role cannot be won, the transitional outcome stops. For this reason, at RT0, replays GR11-13 are won and the stop order is incorrect, or any of left bell 1-4, middle bell 1-4, right bell 1-4 is won, If it is not possible to win a prize, the process proceeds to RT1, and the replays GR21 to 23 are elected and the stop order is correct, so the process proceeds to RT2.

  In RT2, the transition is stopped and the transition to RT1 is made. In RT2, when any one of the left bells 1 to 4, the middle bells 1 to 4 and the right bells 1 to 4 is won and the small role cannot be won, the transitional outcome stops. For this reason, in RT2, if any one of the left bells 1 to 4, the middle bells 1 to 4 and the right bells 1 to 4 is won and the small role cannot be won, the process proceeds to RT1.

  If the sub-control unit 91 is controlled by an AT (ART) described later, the sub-control unit 91 performs a navigation effect by winning a navigation target combination corresponding to the gaming state. The navigation target combination corresponding to the gaming state is replay GR1 to 6 when RT1, and replay GR11 to 13 and replay GR21 to 23 when RT0. In both RT0, RT1, and 2, the push order bell is a common navigation target combination.

  The navigation effect of the present embodiment is performed by displaying a navigation image from the liquid crystal display 51 and outputting navigation sound from the speakers 53 and 54. For example, when the replay GR1 or the left bell is won as the navigation image, “123” (indicating that the reel 2L is the first stop, the reel 2C is the second stop, and the reel 2R is the third stop) or “132” A pressing order image indicating the pressing order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, such as the reel 2L is the first stop, the reel 2C is the third stop, and the reel 2R is the second stop, and the motif of the slot machine 1 And a character image tailored to. Also, as the navigation voice, for example, “left middle right!” (Reel 2L indicates the first stop, reel 2C indicates the second stop, reel 2R indicates the third stop) and “left and right middle!” (Reel 2L). Indicates the first stop, the reel 2C is the third stop, and the reel 2R is the second stop). Note that the navigation voice is output only from the stop switch that the player should press first or next. Therefore, if all the reels are rotating, for example, “Left!” Is output first. When the reel 2L is stopped, “Middle!” Is output next. When the reels 2L and 2C are stopped, "Right!" Is output. As for other target combinations, a navigation image corresponding to the selected target combination is displayed from the liquid crystal display 51 and a navigation sound is output from the speakers 53 and 54.

  As a navigation effect when winning replays GR1 to GR6, the stop order (see FIG. 14) for winning the promoted replay according to the winning situation is notified. As a navigation effect when the replays GR11 to 13 are won, a stop order (see FIG. 14) for avoiding the fall replay is notified according to the winning situation. As a navigation effect when the replays GR21 to 23 are won, a stop order (see FIG. 14) for winning a special replay according to the winning situation is notified. Further, as a navigation effect when one of the push order bells is won, a stop order (see FIG. 15) for surely winning the right-down bell or the middle bell is notified.

  As described above, in the navigation effect in the present embodiment, a message reminiscent of an operation mode advantageous to the player is notified in the same mode regardless of the type of the navigation target role. For this reason, the player can operate in an operation mode that is advantageous to the player without being conscious of the type of the winning navigation target combination. Then, by executing the navigation effect, it is possible to avoid the promotion replay winning, the special replay winning, and the bell winning that are intentionally won, the falling replay winning, and the stop of the transitional outcome.

  In addition, the aspect of a navigation effect is not restricted to such an aspect, What kind of thing may be sufficient if a player is distinguishable according to a winning condition. In addition, the navigation effect is not limited to what is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and may be executed using the effect effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, the reel LED 55, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 wins the lottery object combination (in this embodiment, a single bell (bell's single winning), weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle cherry, single-sheet cherry). In this case, a navigation stock lottery for determining whether or not to control to ART (state controlled by AT in RT2) is performed. In the navigation stock lottery at the time of winning the target role, by determining the number of navigation stocks including 0, whether or not to give the number of navigation stocks and the number of navigation stocks are determined.

  The number of navigation stocks indicates the number of rights controlled by ART over a predetermined number of games (in this embodiment, the number of games including the initial number of games and the number of games won in the extra lottery described later). . By consuming (subtracting) the number of navigation stock by 1, the ART is controlled for a predetermined number of games, and a navigation effect is executed during that time. For this reason, it can be said that the greater the determined number of navigation stocks, the higher the degree of advantage for the player.

  In addition, when the number of navigation stocks remains and when the number of navigation stocks is newly acquired, the number of navigation stocks acquired this time is added to the remaining number of navigation stocks. In particular, in this embodiment, the navigation stock lottery is performed even in an additional state described later, and one or more navigation stocks are won, so that the number of navigation stocks won is added to the remaining number of navigation stocks. .

  Next, the flow of ART control performed by the sub-control unit 91 will be described.

  The sub-control unit 91 stores the number of navigation stocks in a predetermined area of the RAM 91c when one or more navigation stocks are determined in the navigation stock lottery. Then, based on the presence or absence of the navigation stock in the RAM 91c, it is specified whether or not to control to ART. When one or more navigation stocks remain, the control is performed by the AT after the ART winning notification is notified through the ART confirmation notification. This period controlled by the AT is called a preparation state.

  When the control of the preparation state is started, a navigation effect is executed when the target combination is won. First, after shifting to the preparation state, it is controlled by RT1, and during this time, the stop order in which the promotion replay is awarded when the replays GR1 to GR6 are won is notified by the navigation effect. As a result, by performing the stop operation in accordance with the notified stop order, the promoted replay wins and it is possible to shift from RT1 to RT0. If the promotion replay is not won as a result of performing the stop operation in a stop order different from the notified stop order, the control of the preparation state is also ended at that time.

  In addition, after starting the control in the ready state, the stop order for winning the bell is notified when the push order bell is won in any gaming state of RT0 to 2, so the stop operation is performed according to the notified stop order. Thus, it is possible to reliably acquire medals.

  After the promoted replay wins at RT1 and shifts to RT0, when the replays GR11 to 13 are elected, the stop order for avoiding the fall replay winning is notified by the navigation effect. By performing the stop operation in accordance with the stop order notified at the time of winning the replays GR11 to 13, it is possible to avoid the winning of the falling replay and to avoid the transition from RT0 to RT1. In addition, as a result of performing the stop operation in the stop order different from the notified stop order, when the fall replay wins and shifts to RT1, the preparation state control is also ended at that time.

  In addition, after the transition to RT0, when the replays GR21 to 23 are selected, the stop order in which the special replay is won is notified by the navigation effect. By performing a stop operation in accordance with the stop order notified at the time of winning the replays GR21 to 23, it becomes possible to win a special replay and shift from RT0 to RT2, and the special replay wins and shifts to RT2. ART will start. When the normal replay wins as a result of performing the stop operation in the stop order different from the notified stop order, the control of the preparation state is continued.

  When the special replay wins at RT0 and shifts to RT2, the navigation game is consumed (subtracted) by the start operation of the next game, and the predetermined number of games (50 games in this embodiment) is used as the remaining number of games of ART. ) Is set in the RAM 91c, and counting of the number of remaining games in the ART is started with the start of the ART control.

  After the start of ART, the number of remaining ART games is decremented by 1 at the start of each game, and for each game, whether the target role of push order bell and Navistock lottery is won, or a special replay is won , And when the push order bell is won, a navigation effect for informing the stop order of winning the bell is executed. It is possible to win the bell by performing the stop operation in accordance with the stop order notified at the time of winning the pushing order bell, and it is possible to avoid the transition to RT1. In addition, as a result of performing the stop operation in the stop order different from the notified stop order, when the transition point stops and the process shifts to RT1, the ART control is also terminated at that time.

  Also, during ART, if the target role (in this embodiment, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, middle cherry, single role, special replay) is won, is the number of ART games added? Add lottery to decide whether or not. In the extra lottery, by determining one of the number of games from a plurality of games including 0, whether or not to increase the number of ART games, and the number of games to be added are determined. When it is determined that the number of ART games is to be increased by adding lottery, the determined number of games is added to the remaining number of games in the RAM 91c. In particular, in this embodiment, when the special replay is won, the number of games of five or more games is always determined, and at this time, the number of ART games is always added. In addition, when the special replay is won, the main control unit 41 side performs a freezing lottery as described later, and the number of games is determined with a probability according to the result, and is added according to the result. The average number of games is different.

  When the Navi Stock lottery is selected in the determination for each game after the start of ART, the Navi Stock lottery is performed. When one or more Navi stocks are won, the number of Navi stock is added (added) To do.

  In each game after the start of ART, the number of remaining games of ART is decremented by 1 every time one game starts. When the number of remaining games after subtraction becomes 0, the end of ART is completed. ART end notification is notified.

  Further, after the ART end notification, it is determined whether or not the navigation stock remains. If the navigation stock remains, the control of the ART is resumed after waiting for the start operation of the next game. On the other hand, if no navigation stock remains, the ART control is terminated. Along with this, since the navigation effect is not executed even if the push order bell is won, the possibility of the transition outcome being stopped increases, and the transition outcome is stopped, so that the transition to RT1 is made.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the configuration of the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R mounted in the slot machine of the present embodiment. The reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are hybrid type stepping motors, and include a stator 32b and a rotor 32a facing the stator 32b. The rotor 32a has a large number of gear-shaped salient poles (not shown), and permanent magnets magnetized in the same direction as the rotation shaft are incorporated therein.

  The main control unit 41 performs a process of updating the excitation state of each excitation phase φ1 to φ4 in the timer interrupt process (main) described above, and a phase signal is output from the motor drive circuit 45 accordingly. The reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R receive this phase signal, and the excitation phases φ1 to φ4 of the stator 32b are excited according to a predetermined procedure, so that each time one pulse is received, a predetermined angle (1 step) The rotor 32a is rotated by about 1.07 (360/336) degrees.

  FIG. 17 is a timing chart during reel acceleration when the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are started.

  One step is a unit to which one excitation pattern is applied. During constant speed rotation, the rotor 32a rotates by the predetermined angle (about 1.07 (360/336) degrees) described above for each step. Therefore, in the stepping motor of this embodiment, the reel makes one round with a cycle of 336 steps as described above, and since 21 symbols are arranged on the reel, 1 is made every 16 steps. The symbol will move. The excitation pattern is updated by a timer interrupt process (main) performed by the main control unit 41, and the count is the number of timer interrupt processes (main) until the next excitation pattern update. (Count number) × 0.56 ms (interval of timer interrupt processing (main)) is an excitation time (step rate) in which the excitation pattern of the step continues. The number of steps indicates the number of times that the corresponding excitation time is continuously applied. Further, φ1 to φ4 in the figure indicate the respective excitation phases, “ON” indicates the excited state, and “OFF” indicates the demagnetized state.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the main control unit 41 starts rotating the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R in the rotational direction by the 1-2 phase excitation method described later from the state in which the excitation phases φ1 to φ4 are demagnetized. Start excitation. Specifically, (φ1, φ4) is excited in the first step, and (φ4), (φ4, φ3), (φ3), (φ3, φ2), (φ2), (φ2, In the order of φ1), (φ1)..., the excitation pattern is updated alternately for φ1-φ4 in two phases, one phase, and two phases.

  Further, the step rate of each step is shortened so as to gradually approach the step rate (2.24 ms) of constant speed rotation. At this time, instead of reducing the step rate uniformly, the reel is smoothly accelerated by interlacing a long step rate and a short step rate and gradually increasing the short step rate. .

  After shifting to the constant speed state, the reel motor is driven by updating the excitation pattern of the 1-2 phase excitation method at a step rate of 2.24 ms to rotate each reel 2L, 2C, 2R. Specifically, along the rotation direction of the rotor 32a, (φ1, φ4), (φ4), (φ4, φ3), (φ3), (φ3, φ2), (φ2), (φ2, φ1), (φ1 ), (Φ1, φ4)... And the excitation pattern of φ1 to φ4 is alternately updated every two phases, one phase, two phases, one phase, two phases, and the rotor 32a is rotated. Thus, the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are rotated.

  When the reel stop control is performed, as shown in FIG. 18, after the stop condition such as the stop operation is established, the constant speed rotation step rate (2...) Is reached until the brake start position corresponding to the stop position is reached. 24 ms), and when the brake start position is reached, a step rate (3.36 ms) longer than the step rate (2.24 ms) during constant speed rotation is applied, and the brake is applied to decelerate the rotor 32a. In the next step (step before 4 steps), all-phase excitation for exciting all the excitation phases φ1 to φ4 is started. As a result, sudden braking is applied to the rotor 32a, and as a result of overshoot (step out), the rotor 32a stops at the stop position.

  In this embodiment, after all-phase excitation is performed in the stop control, it slips by overshooting for 5 steps. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 18, the brake is applied at a step 6 steps before the stop position in the rotation direction. All phase excitation is started 5 steps before the stop position.

  As described above, in this embodiment, by changing the output state of the phase signal, the excitation states of the respective excitation phases φ1 to φ4 change, thereby driving the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R. As a result, the reel can be rotated and stopped. That is, the reel is operated by changing the output state of the phase signal, and the reel is stopped by not changing the output state of the phase signal.

  In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 advances the game for a predetermined period by delaying the timing at which the reel stop operation is activated at the start of the game in which the special replay or the normal replay is won during RT2. A freeze lottery for determining whether or not to control to the freeze state in which the operation is invalidated is performed, and a freeze command indicating a result of the freeze lottery or the like is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the types of freeze determined in the freeze lottery are as follows: No Freeze, Freeze 1A, Freeze 1B, Freeze 2A, Freeze 2B, Freeze 3A, Freeze 3B, Freeze 4A, Freeze 4B, Freeze 5A, Freeze 5B , Freeze 6, Freeze 7 and Freeze 8.

  When winning a special replay, there is no freeze, Freeze 1A, Freeze 1B, Freeze 2A, Freeze 2B, Freeze 3A, Freeze 3B, Freeze 4A, Freeze 4B, Freeze 5A, Freeze 5B, Freeze 6, Freeze 7, Freeze 8 All are subject to determination, and when winning a normal replay, no freeze, Freeze 5A, Freeze 5B, Freeze 6, Freeze 7, Freeze 8 are determined.

  In the following, Freeze 1A, Freeze 1B, Freeze 2A, Freeze 2B, Freeze 3A, Freeze 3B, Freeze 4A, Freeze 4B, Freeze 5A, Freeze 5B, Freeze 6, Freeze 7, Freeze 8 Or simply called freeze. Freeze 1A, Freeze 1B, Freeze 2A, Freeze 2B, Freeze 3A, Freeze 3B, Freeze 4A, Freeze 4B, Freeze 5A, Freeze 5B may be collectively referred to as Freeze 1-5. In addition, freeze 6, freeze 7, and freeze 8 may be collectively referred to as freezes 6-8.

  If it is determined that there is no freeze, the control is not performed in the freeze state, and as shown in FIG. 22A, when the start switch 7 is operated, all reels are moved in the forward direction (the lower side of the page of FIG. 22). ) And then the reel is rotated at a constant speed, thereby enabling the reel stop operation by the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R as shown in FIG.

  When freezes 1 to 8 are determined, the reel effect is performed while controlling the freeze state and changing the reel in the freeze state. A plurality of types of reel effects are provided according to the type of freeze determined by freeze lottery. Also, as the reel effects performed during the freeze, temporary stop effects (freezes 1 to 5) for temporarily stopping the reels based on the reel position specified by the reel position specifying process described later according to the player's operation are determined. Reel effect performed in the case) and a special variation effect (freeze 6) that causes the reel to fluctuate in a special variation mode (a variation mode different from the variation mode of the reel when the game can proceed) regardless of the position of the reel. Reel production performed when .about.8 is determined).

  Below, the fluctuation | variation aspect of the reel in the reel production performed when freezes 1-8 are determined is demonstrated.

  When freezes 1A to 5A are determined, as shown in FIG. 20 (a), the operation of stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as an operation that does not contribute to the progress of the game after a constant speed rotation is made. And At this time, the sub-control unit 91 urges the operation of the stop switch 8L by lighting the effect stop LED 57b built in the stop switch 8L. The lighting mode of the stop switch 8L when the production stop LED 57b is lit and the lighting mode of the stop switch 8L when the left stop effective LED 22L is lit are different from each other (for example, luminance, color, And the other is blinking, etc., so that the operation of the stop switch 8L can be distinguished from the case where the operation can be accepted as the operation related to the progress of the game. Further, in this embodiment, when the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R can be accepted as an operation not related to the progress of the game in the frozen state, the effect stop LED 57b built in the stop switch 8L is turned on. Thus, the operation of the stop switch 8L is prompted, but the configuration in which the stop LED 57b for production is not provided and the stop LED 57b for production is provided, but the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is a game in the frozen state. It is good also as a structure which does not light the stop LED 57b for production | presentation when it becomes possible to accept as operation which does not relate to progress of.

  When freezes 1A to 4A are determined, as shown in FIGS. 20B to 20E, operations of stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as operations that are not involved in the progress of the game. After that, when the stop switch 8L corresponding to the left reel is operated, control is performed to stop the left reel. At this time, after the target stop position is derived without completely stopping the reel, the control for vibrating the reel up and down is performed for a certain period of time, and then the freeze state is terminated, as shown in FIG. 20 (f). In addition, the rotation of the left reel is started again, and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as an operation related to the progress of the game when the rotation speed is constant. That is, the stop operation is validated, and the left, middle, and right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R are turned on to notify that the stop operation has become valid.

  On the other hand, after the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as an operation that is not related to the progress of the game, the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are not operated even after a certain period of time, or the stop switch If the stop switches 8C and 8R are operated before the switch 8L is operated, the freeze state is canceled at that time, and the stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R are operated as shown in FIG. Can be accepted as an operation related to the progress of the game. That is, the stop operation is validated, and the left, middle, and right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R are turned on to notify that the stop operation has become valid.

  When freeze 5A is determined, as shown in FIG. 20 (g), after the operations of stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as operations not involved in the progress of the game, stop switch 8L , 8C, 8R are operated, or if the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are not operated even after a certain period of time, the freeze state is canceled at that time, and the stop switches 8L, 8C , 8R can be accepted as an operation related to the progress of the game. That is, the stop operation is validated, and the left, middle, and right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R are turned on to notify that the stop operation has become valid.

  When the freeze 1A is determined and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as an operation that does not participate in the progress of the game, and the stop switch 8L corresponding to the left reel is operated, FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the control to stop the left reel is performed using the stop control table used for the left reel when the left reel is set to the first stop at the time of normal replay winning.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 20 (b), when the stop switch 8L is operated at the timing when the 8th or 9th symbol is located at the lower stage, the 11th BAR of the left reel at the lower stage of the fluoroscopic window 3, The position of the 12th replay in the middle and the 13th bell in the upper are derived.

  The stop operation at the timing when the left reel is set to the first stop and the 8th or 9th symbol on the left reel is positioned in the lower stage is a recommended operation mode in this embodiment. By performing the stop operation in this operation mode, it is possible to arrange all of the weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, and middle cherry that may be missed at the first stop time, and the left reel Because of the difference in the stop position of the middle reel and the right reel, the weak and strong watermelons that may be missed if the stop operation is not performed at an appropriate timing are selected, and the middle reel and the right reel are stopped at an appropriate timing. It is not necessary to perform, it is possible to distinguish it from losers (including push-down bell losers), normal replays, bells, etc. Furthermore, whether it is a weak cherry or strong cherry winning, or a middle cherry winning By being able to distinguish, it becomes possible to play a game efficiently.

  When the freeze 2A is determined and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as an operation not related to the progress of the game, and the stop switch 8L corresponding to the left reel is operated, FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the left reel is controlled to be stopped using the stop control table used for the left reel when the left reel is set to the first stop when the strong watermelon and the weak watermelon are selected.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 20 (c), when the stop switch 8L is operated at the timing when the 8th or 9th symbol is located in the lower stage, the 12th replay of the left reel in the lower stage of the fluoroscopic window 3, The position of the 13th bell in the middle and the 14th watermelon in the upper is derived.

  When the freeze 3A is determined and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as an operation not related to the progress of the game, the operation of the stop switch 8L corresponding to the left reel is performed as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the left reel is controlled to be stopped using the stop control table used for the left reel when the left reel is set to the first stop when the strong cherry and the weak cherry are selected.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 20 (d), when the stop switch 8L is operated at the timing when the 8th or 9th symbol is positioned at the lower stage, the 10th cherry of the left reel is displayed at the lower stage of the fluoroscopic window 3, The position of the 11th BAR in the middle and the 12th replay in the upper are derived.

  When freeze 4A is determined and the operation of stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as an operation that is not related to the progress of the game, the operation of stop switch 8L corresponding to the left reel is performed as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the left reel is controlled to be stopped using the stop control table used for the left reel when the left reel is set to the first stop when the middle stage cherry is won.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 20 (e), when the stop switch 8L is operated at the timing when the 8th or 9th symbol is located in the lower stage, the 9th watermelon of the left reel is placed in the lower stage of the see-through window 3, The position of the 10th cherry in the middle and the 11th BAR in the upper is derived.

  As described above, when freezes 1A to 4A are determined, after the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as an operation that is not related to the progress of the game, the stop switch 8L corresponding to the left reel is When the 8th or 9th symbol, which is the same as the recommended procedure, is operated at the timing when it is positioned at the lower stage, different stop positions are derived to the left reel according to the freezes 1A to 4A. In this case, the stop position derived to the left reel is different from the stop position derived by performing the stop operation in a state where the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is involved in the progress of the game. Must not.

  Further, when the special replay is won during the ART, the sub-control unit 91 performs an extra lottery, and determines the number of ART games at different rates in accordance with the result of the freeze lottery in the extra lottery. . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 19, if the result of the freezing lottery at the time of the special replay win is no freeze, the average number of added games is 20 games, and if the freeze is 1A, the average number of added games is 20 games and freeze 2A. If the average number of additional games is 25, if the freeze is 3A, the average number of additional games is 30; if the freeze is 4A, the average number of additional games is 50; if the freeze is 5A, the average number of additional games is The number of ART games is determined at a rate of 30 games.

  For this reason, after the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R can be accepted as an operation not related to the progress of the game, the stop switch 8L corresponding to the left reel has the same 8th or 9th pattern as the recommended procedure. When the operation is performed at the lower position, there is a possibility that it will be added depending on whether the stop operation is valid or whether the left reel stops, and if the left reel stops, it will be led to the left reel The expected value of the number of games to be added varies depending on the stopped position.

  Even if it is decided that there is no freeze, the number of games will be added if the special replay is won, so even if it is not controlled by freeze, the special replay will win and the number of ART games will be added. It can be expected.

  In addition, even when a normal replay is won, in which no extra lottery is performed, there is a situation where the left reel does not stop even if the stop switch 8L is operated, and the stop operation is valid, so that the special replay is not won Even so, it can be expected that the number of ART games will be increased.

  Even when the special replay is won, even if the stop switch 8L is operated, the left reel does not stop and the stop operation becomes effective. Therefore, even in such a situation, the normal replay can be confirmed. First, it can be expected to win special replay, that is, increase the number of ART games.

  In addition, when freezes 1A to 5A are determined, after the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R can be accepted as an operation not related to the progress of the game, before the stop switch 8L is operated, When the stop switches 8C and 8R are operated, the freeze state is canceled at that time. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 19, when freezes 1A to 5A are determined, by operating the stop switches 8C and 8R, the reel is stopped by the operation of the stop switch 8L or which one is stopped. The freeze state is canceled without knowing whether to stop at the position.

  In this embodiment, the freezes 1A to 5A can be canceled by operating the stop switches 8C and 8R. However, the operation for canceling the freezes 1A to 5A is not limited to this. For example, the start switch 7 The operation of the MAXBET switch 6 and the single BET switch 5 may be performed.

  When freezes 1B to 5B are determined, as shown in FIG. 21 (a), after the constant speed rotation, the operation of the single BET switch 5 and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are performed in the game. It can be accepted as an operation not related to the progress. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 turns on the stop LED 57a for presentation built in the single-sheet BET switch 5 and displays an image prompting the operation of the single-sheet BET switch 5 on the liquid crystal display 51. Operation of the BET switch 5 is prompted.

  When freezes 1B to 4B are determined, as shown in FIGS. 21 (b) to (f), the operation of the single BET switch 5 and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R cause the progress of the game. After the acceptance as an operation that is not involved, the left reel is controlled when the single BET switch 5 is operated. At this time, the left reel is maintained in a stopped state for a certain period of time, then the freeze state is finished, the left reel starts to rotate again, and when the constant speed rotation is started, the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R Can be accepted as an operation related to the progress of the game. That is, the stop operation is validated, and the left, middle, and right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R are turned on to notify that the stop operation has become valid.

  On the other hand, after the operation of the single BET switch 5 and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R can be accepted as operations not related to the progress of the game, the single BET switch 5, stop switch If the 8L, 8C, 8R is not operated, or if the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R is operated before the single BET switch 5 is operated, the freeze state is canceled at that point and the stop The operations of the switches 8L, 8C, 8R can be accepted as operations related to the progress of the game. That is, the stop operation is validated, and the left, middle, and right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R are turned on to notify that the stop operation has become valid.

  When freeze 5B is determined, as shown in FIG. 21 (g), the operation of the single BET switch 5 and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as operations that are not related to the progress of the game. After that, one of the BET switch 5 and the stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R is operated, or the single BET switch 5 and the stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R are operated even after a predetermined time has elapsed. If not, the freeze state is canceled at that time, and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R can be accepted as an operation related to the progress of the game. That is, the stop operation is validated, and the left, middle, and right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R are turned on to notify that the stop operation has become valid.

  When freeze 1B is determined and one BET switch 5 is operated after one BET switch 5 and stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are accepted as operations not involved in the progress of the game As shown in FIG. 19, control is performed to stop the left reel using a stop control table used for the left reel when the left reel is set to the first stop at the time of normal replay winning.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 21B, when the single BET switch 5 is operated at the timing when the 8th or 9th symbol is located in the lower stage, the 11th of the left reel is placed in the lower stage of the see-through window 3. The position of the BAR, the 12th replay in the middle, and the 13th bell in the upper is derived.

  When the freeze 2B is determined and the operation of the single BET switch 5 and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R can be accepted as operations not related to the progress of the game, and the single BET switch 5 is operated As shown in FIG. 19, control is performed to stop the left reel using a stop control table used for the left reel when the left reel is set to the first stop when the strong watermelon and the weak watermelon are selected.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 21 (c), when the single BET switch 5 is operated at the timing when the 8th or 9th symbol is located in the lower stage, the 12th of the left reel is placed in the lower stage of the see-through window 3. Replay, position of 13th bell in the middle and 14th watermelon in the upper is derived.

  When freeze 3B is determined and one BET switch 5 is operated after one BET switch 5 and stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are accepted as operations not involved in the progress of the game As shown in FIG. 19, control is performed to stop the left reel using a stop control table used for the left reel when the left reel is set to the first stop when the strong cherry and the weak cherry are won.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 21 (d), when the single BET switch 5 is operated at the timing when the 8th or 9th symbol is located in the lower stage, the 10th of the left reel is placed in the lower stage of the see-through window 3. The position of the cherry, the 11th BAR in the middle, and the 12th replay in the upper is derived.

  When freeze 4B is determined and one BET switch 5 is operated after one BET switch 5 and stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are accepted as operations not involved in the progress of the game As shown in FIG. 19, control is performed to stop the left reel by using a stop control table used for the left reel when the left reel is set to the first stop when the middle stage cherry is won.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 21 (e), when the single BET switch 5 is operated at the timing when the 8th or 9th symbol is located in the lower stage, the 9th of the left reel is placed in the lower stage of the see-through window 3. The positions of the watermelon, the 10th cherry in the middle, and the 11th BAR in the upper are derived.

  As described above, when freezes 1B to 4B are determined, after the operation of the single BET switch 5 and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R can be accepted as operations not related to the progress of the game, When the sheet BET switch 5 is operated at the timing when the 8th or 9th symbol, which is the same as the recommended procedure, is positioned at the lower stage, different stop positions are led to the left reel according to the freezes 1B to 4B. . In this case, the stop position derived to the left reel is different from the stop position derived by performing the stop operation in a state where the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is involved in the progress of the game. Must not.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 19, in the extra lottery, if the result of the freeze lottery at the time of special replay win is no freeze, the average number of extra games is 20 games, and if the freeze is 1B, the average number of extra games is 20 games, If the freeze is 2B, the average number of additional games is 30 games. If the freeze is 3B, the average number of additional games is 25 games. If the freeze is 4B, the average number of additional games is 50 games. The number of ART games is determined at a rate at which the average of 30 games becomes 30 games.

  For this reason, after the operation of the single BET switch 5 and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as operations that are not related to the progress of the game, the single BET switch 5 is the same as the recommended procedure No. 8 or When the 9th symbol is operated at the lower position, there is a possibility that it will be added depending on whether the stop operation is valid or whether the left reel stops. The expected number of games to be added differs depending on the stop position derived to the left reel.

  Even if it is decided that there is no freeze, the number of games will be added if the special replay is won, so even if it is not controlled by freeze, the special replay will win and the number of ART games will be added. It can be expected.

  In addition, even during normal replay winning when no extra lottery is performed, there is a situation where the left reel does not stop even if the single BET switch 5 is operated, and the stop operation becomes effective, so special replay is selected. Even if there is no situation, it can be expected that the number of ART games will be increased.

  In addition, even when the special replay is won, even if the single BET switch 5 is operated, the left reel does not stop and the stop operation is effective. Without confirmation, it can be expected to win a special replay, that is, increase the number of ART games.

  In addition, when freezes 1B to 5B are determined, after the operation of the single BET switch 5 and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as operations not related to the progress of the game, If the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated before the BET switch 5 is operated, the freeze state is released at that time. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 19, when freezes 1B to 5B are determined, whether the reel is stopped by operating the single BET switch 5 by operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, The frozen state is canceled without knowing where the vehicle stops when stopped.

  In this embodiment, the freezes 1B to 5B can be canceled by operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R. However, the operation mode in which the freezes 1B to 5B are canceled is not limited to this. For example, The start switch 7 or the MAXBET switch 6 may be operated.

  When freeze 6 is determined, as shown in FIG. 22 (c), after the start switch 7 is operated, the control for rotating the left reel in the reverse direction (upward direction in FIG. 22) is constant. As time passes, the middle right reel is rotated in the forward direction (the lower direction in FIG. 22), and then the left reel is rotated in the forward direction so that all the reels are rotated in the forward direction. Reel stop operation by the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is validated by the high speed rotation.

  When freeze 7 is determined, as shown in FIG. 22 (d), after the start switch 7 is operated, the control to rotate the left reel at a lower speed than normal is performed for a certain period of time. By rotating the reel in the forward direction at a normal speed, and then rotating the left reel in the forward direction at the normal speed, the reel is rotated at a constant speed, so that the stop switch 8L, The reel stop operation by 8C and 8R is validated.

  When freeze 8 is determined, as shown in FIG. 22 (e), after the start switch 7 is operated, the left and right reels are moved up and down for a certain period of time while the middle right reel is moved in order. , And then the left reel is rotated in the forward direction so that the reel is rotated at a constant speed, so that the stop operation of the reel by the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is performed as shown in FIG. Activate.

  When freezes 6 to 8 are determined and the reels are rotated at a constant speed, when the reel stop operation by the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R becomes valid, as shown in FIG. The right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R are lit to notify that the stop operation has become effective.

  Further, when freezes 6 to 8 are determined, after the start switch 7 is operated, the reel is rotated at a constant speed, and the reel stop operation by the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is validated. In the period up to the end, that is, in all the periods of freezes 6 to 8, none of the switches is accepted as an operation that does not participate in the progress of the game, and the freeze state is not canceled even if any operation is performed. That is, as shown in FIG. 19, the freezes 6 to 8 cannot be canceled at the player's intention.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 19, in the extra lottery, if the result of the freeze lottery is Freeze 6 when the special replay is won, the average number of extra games is 30 games, and if the result is Freeze 7, the average number of extra games is 50 games. In the case of Freeze 8, the number of ART games is determined at a rate such that the average number of added games is 100 games.

  For this reason, when the special variation effect is performed after the start switch 7 is operated, the expected value of the number of games to be added differs depending on the variation mode.

  As described above, when freezes 1A to 5A are determined, after the operations of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as operations not involved in the progress of the game, the stop switch corresponding to the left reel first. When the operation of 8L is performed, the control to stop the left reel is performed, and when freezes 1B to 5B are determined, the operation of the single BET switch 5 and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R After being accepted as an operation not related to the progress of the game, the control to stop the left reel is performed by operating the single BET switch 5 first, which is derived by the player's operation. As a temporary display result, a specific stop mode can be derived from the left reel.

  Also, when freezes 1 to 5 are determined and the player operates to stop the left reel at the timing when the 8th or 9th symbol is located in the lower stage, freeze 1A or freeze 1B is determined. In such a case, the 11th BAR at the lower stage of the fluoroscopic window 3, the 12th replay at the middle stage, and the 13th bell at the upper stage are derived, and if the freeze 2A or the freeze 2B is determined, the fluoroscopic window 3 In the case where the replay of No. 12 in the lower row, the No. 13 bell in the middle row, the No. 14 watermelon in the upper row and the freeze 3A or the freeze 3B has been determined, the No. 10 cherry in the lower row of the fluoroscopic window 3, When the 11th BAR is derived in the middle stage and the 12th replay is derived in the upper stage, and the freeze 4A or the freeze 4B has been determined, the 9th watermelon is located in the lower stage of the transparent window 3 and the 10th is located in the middle stage. Cherry, has become as BAR of No. 11 in the upper part is derived, which of the freeze 1 to 5 are winning is adapted to be suggested to the player by the contents of the temporary display the results.

  In addition, after freezes 1A to 5A are determined and the operation of stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R can be accepted as an operation not related to the progress of the game, before stop switch 8L is operated, stop switch 8C, When any one of 8R is operated and freezes 1B to 5B are determined, the operation of the single BET switch 5 and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R can be accepted as operations not related to the progress of the game. After that, if the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated before the single BET switch 5 is operated, the freeze state is canceled at that time, and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is performed in the game. Can be accepted as an operation related to the progress of the game, so if the freezes 1A to 5A are determined, the player By operating 8C and 8R, it is possible to cancel the freeze state associated with freezes 1A to 5A, that is, the temporary stop effect. By operating, the frozen state, that is, the temporary stop effect can be canceled. On the other hand, when freezes 6 to 8 are determined, the operations of single BET switch 5, MAXBET switch 6, stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R during freezes 6 to 8 are not related to the progress of the game. Therefore, the frozen state associated with the freezes 6 to 8, that is, the special variation effect cannot be canceled.

  Next, the change state of the phase signal of the reel motor 32L that drives the left reel at the time of the freeze, the lighting / extinguishing situation of the left stop effective LED 22L, and the lighting / extinguishing situation of the production stop LEDs 57a and 57b will be described.

  First, when not controlled to the freeze state, as shown in FIG. 23, after the game is started with the operation of the start switch 7, the phase signal of the reel motor 32L is changed with the start of the rotation of the reel. Thereafter, when all the reels are rotated at a constant speed, the stop operation is enabled, and the left, middle, and right stop enable LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R are lit. By performing a stop operation with the stop switch 8L in this state, control to stop the left reel is performed, and after the reel stops, all the excitation phases of the reel motor 32L are turned OFF, and the phase signal does not change. This state continues for at least about 500 ms (period in which the timer interrupt process is executed 224 times). The period of about 500 ms is longer than the time from the start of all-phase excitation by the reel stop control until the reel is completely stopped, and further the time when all-phase excitation is performed when the reel is stopped. It is a long time, enough time for the reel to be completely stationary, and enough time for the player to recognize that the reel is stopped.

  Next, when freezes 1A to 4A are determined, as shown in FIG. 24, the phase signal of the reel motor 32L changes with the start of reel rotation after the game starts with the operation of the start switch 7. Thereafter, when all the reels are rotated at a constant speed, the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as an operation that does not participate in the progress of the game, and the stop LED 57b for performance built in the stop switch 8L is displayed. Lights up and prompts operation of the stop switch 8L. When the stop switch 8L is operated in this state, control for stopping the left reel is performed, and control for vibrating the left reel up and down at the derived stop position is performed for a time of 500 ms or more. During this time, the phase signal of the reel motor 32L continues to change. Thereafter, the rotation of the left reel is started again, and the stop operation becomes effective when all the reels including the left reel are rotated at a constant speed, and the left, middle and right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C and 22R are lit. By performing a stop operation with the stop switch 8L in this state, control to stop the left reel is performed, and after the reel stops, all the excitation phases of the reel motor 32L are turned OFF, and the phase signal does not change. This state continues for at least 500 ms.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the stop switch 8L is operated in a state of being involved in the progress of the game and control is performed to stop the corresponding left reel, the stop of the left reel is stopped for a time of 500 ms or more. While the phase signal of the reel motor 32L that drives the left reel does not change and is in a completely stopped state, the corresponding left reel is operated by operating the stop switch 8L that is not involved in the progress of the game in the frozen state. When the control to stop is performed, that is, when the control similar to that when the stop switch 8L is operated in a state of being involved in the progress of the game during the above-described temporary stop effect is performed, the left reel is Control is performed to output a phase signal so that it vibrates up and down even when stopped, and the phase signal changes until reel rotation starts again. It has been kicking way. That is, in this case, the phase signal always changes before 500 ms, which is the minimum period during which the phase signal of the reel motor 32L does not change, when the left reel is stopped as a result of the game by the stop operation of the left reel. It has become.

  For this reason, when the reel is stopped in accordance with the operation of the stop switch 8L, the player can clearly recognize whether it is stopped as a result of the game or as an effect.

  In this embodiment, the stop switch 8L that is not involved in the progress of the game in the freeze state is operated to stop the corresponding left reel, that is, in the temporary stop effect in the freeze state, The configuration is such that control is performed to stop only one reel by operation. For example, the control is performed to stop the corresponding reel by operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R in the frozen state, A configuration may be adopted in which control is performed to stop a plurality of reels by operating a stop switch in a frozen state. Moreover, it is good also as a structure by which control which stops a some reel by operation of any one stop switch is performed. Even in such a configuration, when the control is performed to stop the reel by operating a stop switch that is not involved in the progress of the game in the frozen state, that is, the operation is performed in a state where the stop switch is involved in the progress of the game. When control similar to that performed is performed, the phase must be reached before 500 ms, which is the minimum period in which the phase signal of the reel motor does not change, when the reel is stopped as a result of the game by the reel stop operation. By adopting a configuration in which the signal is changed, when the reel is stopped in accordance with the operation of the stop switch, the player can clearly recognize whether it is stopped as a result of the game or as an effect. .

  Further, in this embodiment, when control is performed to stop the corresponding left reel by operating the stop switch 8L that is not involved in the progress of the game in the temporary stop effect in the freeze state, the left reel is stopped. Even when the left reel is rotating, the stop switch 8L corresponding to the left reel is operated while the left reel is rotating, and the left reel does not result in the game. Since the reel vibrates when it is derived, when the reel is stopped in accordance with the operation of the stop switch 8L, the player is more clearly recognized whether it is stopped as a result of the game or stopped as a production. be able to.

  In the present embodiment, when control is performed to stop the corresponding left reel by operating the stop switch 8L that is not involved in the progress of the game in the temporary stop effect in the freeze state, the left reel is stopped. However, as shown in FIG. 25, the control is performed by operating the stop switch 8L that is not involved in the progress of the game in the frozen state. When the control to stop the left reel is performed, the phase signal of the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R is not changed after the left reel is stopped, but the left reel is a result of the game by the stop operation of the left reel. The phase signal must be changed before 500 ms, the minimum period during which the phase signal of the reel motor 32L does not change Even in such a configuration, when the reel is stopped in accordance with the operation of the stop switch 8L, it is clear to the player whether the game was stopped as a result of the game or stopped as an effect. Can be recognized.

  In addition, when control is performed to stop the corresponding left reel by operating the stop switch 8L that is not involved in the progress of the game in the temporary stop effect in the frozen state, even if the left reel is stopped, it is slowly moved up and down. A configuration that controls the output of the phase signal so that it swings, or a configuration that controls the output of the phase signal so that it can be recognized if you look closely but cannot be recognized at a glance Also good.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the stop switch 8L that is not involved in the progress of the game is operated in the temporary stop effect in the freeze state to perform the control to stop the corresponding left reel, Since the reel starts to rotate again without any operation, and the stop operation becomes effective when the reel rotates at a constant speed, has it stopped as a result of the game when the reel stops with the operation of the stop switch 8L? It is possible to make the player more clearly recognize whether the production has been stopped.

  In the present embodiment, when the stop switch 8L that is not involved in the progress of the game is operated in the temporary stop effect in the freeze state to perform the control to stop the corresponding left reel, The reel starts to rotate again without any operation, and the stop operation becomes effective when the reel rotates at a constant speed. However, when the stop switch 8L that is not involved in the progress of the game is operated in the freeze state, When the control to stop the corresponding left reel is performed, after that, when the operation of the start switch 7 or the MAXBET switch 6 is performed, the reel starts to rotate again and becomes a constant speed rotation. The stop operation may be effective.

  Next, when freezes 1B to 4B are determined, that is, during the temporary stop effect described above, as shown in FIG. 26, the reel motor 32L is accompanied by the start of reel rotation after the start of the game accompanying the operation of the start switch 7. The phase signal changes. Thereafter, when all the reels are rotated at a constant speed, the operation of the single BET switch 5 and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as operations that are not related to the progress of the game. The effect stop LED 57a built in 5 is turned on, and an image prompting the operation of the single BET switch 5 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and the operation of the single BET switch 5 is prompted. In this state, when the single BET switch 5 is operated, control for stopping the left reel is performed, and the state where the left reel is stopped at the derived stop position is maintained for a time of 500 ms or more. During this time, the phase signal of the reel motor 32L does not change. Thereafter, the rotation of the left reel is started again, and the stop operation becomes effective when all the reels including the left reel are rotated at a constant speed, and the left, middle and right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C and 22R are lit. By performing a stop operation with the stop switch 8L in this state, control to stop the left reel is performed, and after the reel stops, all the excitation phases of the reel motor 32L are turned OFF, and the phase signal does not change. This state continues for at least 500 ms.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the stop switch 8L that is not involved in the progress of the game is operated in the temporary stop effect in the freeze state, the corresponding left reel is controlled to stop, that is, the stop is performed as the temporary stop effect. When control similar to that performed when the switch 8L is operated in a state of being involved in the progress of the game is performed, control is performed to output a phase signal so as to vibrate up and down even when the left reel stops. The phase signal continues to change until the reel rotation starts again. That is, the phase signal always changes before 500 ms, which is the minimum period during which the phase signal of the reel motor 32L does not change, elapses. On the other hand, when the control for stopping the left reel is performed by operating the single BET switch 5 that is not involved in the progress of the game in the temporary stop effect in the freeze state, that is, the stop switch 8L is used as the temporary stop effect. When control that is not similar to when operated in a state that is involved in the progress of the game is performed, when the left reel is stopped, the phase signal is not changed over 500 ms and the reel is maintained in the stopped state. It is like that.

  For this reason, when the reel is stopped in accordance with the operation of the stop switch 8L, the player can clearly recognize whether the reel has been stopped as a result of the game or as an effect, and one BET With the operation of the switch 5, in the situation where it is clear whether it was stopped as a result of the game or as an effect, by stopping the left reel for 500 ms or more, the stop position of the reel derived as the effect is set. The player can be surely recognized.

  In this embodiment, in the temporary stop effect in the freeze state, the control is performed to stop the corresponding left reel by operating the single BET switch 5 or the stop switch 8L, that is, the temporary stop in the freeze state. In the production, control is performed so that only one reel is stopped by the player's operation. For example, in the freeze state, for example, when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated, the corresponding reels are stopped. A configuration in which control is performed, a configuration in which control is performed to stop the corresponding reel by operating the single BET switch 5 a plurality of times, that is, a plurality of reels are stopped by a player's operation in a frozen state It is good also as a structure by which control is performed. Even in such a configuration, when the control is performed to stop the reel by operating a stop switch that is not involved in the progress of the game in the frozen state, that is, the operation is performed in a state where the stop switch is involved in the progress of the game. When control similar to that performed is performed, the phase must be reached before 500 ms, which is the minimum period in which the phase signal of the reel motor does not change, when the reel is stopped as a result of the game by the reel stop operation. When the control is performed to stop the reel by operating the operation means such as the single BET switch 5 that is not involved in the progress of the game in the freeze state while the signal is changed, that is, the stop switch is the game When control that is not similar to when operated in a state involving progress is performed When the reel is stopped, the phase signal is not changed for 500 ms or more, and the reel is maintained in the stopped state. When the reel is stopped by the operation of the stop switch, the reel is stopped as a result of the game. The player can clearly recognize whether or not the production has been stopped, and the operation of one BET switch 5 or the like is accompanied by the operation of the single BET switch 5 or the like. However, in a clear situation, by stopping the left reel for 500 ms or longer, the player can be surely recognized the stop position of the reel derived as an effect.

  Further, in this embodiment, in the temporary stop effect in the frozen state, one sheet provided on the front surface of the operation panel 1c constituting the front door 1b, that is, on the same surface as the surface on which the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are provided. When the BET switch 5 is operated, control to stop the reel is performed, and when the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated in a state where the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are involved in the progress of the game, In other words, the reel can be stopped by performing an operation with an operation means other than the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R in the frozen state in a manner similar to that when performing the stop operation with the stop operation being effective. The operation can be performed without feeling uncomfortable.

  In the present embodiment, the single BET switch 5 is applied as an operating means other than the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that are controlled to stop the reel when operated in the temporary stop effect in the freeze state. However, the MAXBET switch 6, the start switch 7, the checkout switch 10, etc. may be applied.

  Further, in this embodiment, when control is performed to stop the corresponding left reel by operating the stop switch 8L or the single BET switch 5 that is not involved in the progress of the game in the temporary stop effect in the freeze state. The expected value of the number of ART games to be added in the extra lottery differs according to the derived reel stop position. That is, since the player's advantage is suggested according to the derived reel stop position, attention can be paid to the reel stop mode derived by the player's operation in the frozen state.

  In the present embodiment, the expected value of the number of ART games to be added is suggested according to the stop position of the reel derived by the player's operation in the temporary stop effect in the freeze state. If it is a configuration that suggests at least an advantage related to the provision of a privilege that is advantageous to the player, it is possible to focus on the reel stop mode derived by the player's operation in the frozen state.

  For example, a configuration that suggests the possibility that an additional number of ART games will be determined in the extra lottery according to the reel stop position derived by the player's operation in the temporary stop effect in the frozen state, Navistock lottery The reel stop derived by the player's operation in the frozen state, even if the configuration suggests the possibility of winning Navistock in the game, or the configuration suggesting the expected number of Navistock winnings in the Navistock lottery Attention can be paid to the aspect. Further, in a configuration in which a special role is provided and controlled to a frozen state when a general role that can be simultaneously elected with the special role is controlled, a reel stop position derived by a player's operation in the frozen state when the general role is won Accordingly, even if the possibility of simultaneously winning a special combination is suggested, it is possible to focus attention on the reel stop mode derived by the player's operation in the frozen state.

  Here, the privilege advantageous to the player is a right that can be shifted to an advantageous state (ART in the present embodiment) advantageous to the player (winning a lottery to determine whether or not an advantageous state is generated) Control to a gaming state with a high expected value to which a medal is given, and a right to be notified of an operation mode for deriving a display result advantageous to the player) The right to be played, the right to be notified whether or not the current gaming state is advantageous to the player, the period controlled to the advantageous state (the number of fixed games, the average value of the number of games that vary depending on the end condition, etc.), etc. , It may be a privilege that is directly advantageous to the player, and it is not directly advantageous to the player, but for the player, for example, a condition for obtaining a privilege on the Internet. A indirectly advantageous benefits may be.

  In this embodiment, the control is performed to stop only one reel by the player's operation in the temporary stop effect in the freeze state. However, as described above, a plurality of reels are operated by the player's operation in the freeze state. If the control is performed to stop the operation, a combination of stop positions of a plurality of reels stopped by the player's operation in the frozen state (for example, a combination of “black 7-black 7-black 7” is aligned. Depending on the combination, etc., it may be configured to indicate the advantage for the player. Even in such a configuration, attention should be paid to the reel stop mode derived by the player's operation in the frozen state. Can do.

  Further, in this embodiment, when control is performed to stop the corresponding left reel by operating the stop switch 8L or the single BET switch 5 that is not involved in the progress of the game in the temporary stop effect in the freeze state. The reel is controlled using the stop control table that is applied when the left reel is stopped while the stop operation is valid, and the reel is stopped while the stop operation is valid. The program capacity can be reduced by using the data used for the control also when performing the reel stop control in the temporary stop effect in the freeze state.

  In this embodiment, when the stop operation is performed in a state where the stop operation is valid, the stop control table is used to perform the stop control, and the stop control table is also used when the reel stop control is performed in the frozen state. Although it is a configuration to use, as stop control performed when stop operation is performed in a state where the stop operation is valid, the stop position is specified and specified from the stop position table capable of specifying the stop position as described above. Configuration that performs stop control to stop the reel at the stop position, search and specify a stop position that can be stopped at the stop operation timing without using the stop control table or stop position table, and place the reel at the specified stop position Configuration to perform stop control to stop, stop control using stop control table, stop control using stop position table, stop control table and stop position table A configuration that uses stop control by searching and specifying a stop position that can be stopped without using it, or a configuration that performs stop control by changing a part of the stop control table or stop position table, is also possible. The program capacity can be reduced by using the data (including the processing program) used when the reel stop control is performed in a state where the stop operation is valid, also when performing the reel stop control in the freeze state.

  In this embodiment, the data used when the reel stop control is performed in a state where the stop operation is valid is also used when the reel stop control is performed in the temporary stop effect in the freeze state. When performing the reel stop control in the state, the reel stop control may be performed using data different from the data used when the reel stop control is performed with the stop operation being effective. Thus, in the freeze state, it is possible to perform special stop control different from the normal stop control, and it is possible to enhance the rendering effect due to the reel stop mode during the freeze state. Furthermore, when performing reel stop control in the freeze state, a configuration using data used when performing reel stop control while the stop operation is valid, and performing reel stop control while the stop operation is valid It may be possible to provide both a configuration for performing reel stop control using data different from the data used at the time, and in this way, the program capacity is reduced and the normal operation is performed in a frozen state. It is possible to perform a special stop control different from the stop control.

  In addition, in this embodiment, the freeze lottery is performed when the special replay or normal replay is won during RT2, and the freeze state is controlled according to the result of the freeze lottery. , Freeze lottery with the winning of a role other than special replay, and it is configured to be controlled to the frozen state according to the result of the freeze lottery, uniform winning of a specific role or winning of a specific role It is good also as a structure controlled to a freeze state. In addition, when an event that triggers the freeze state occurs, the configuration is not limited to the configuration in which the event is immediately controlled, but may be configured to be controlled in the freeze state in a game after the game in which the event has occurred. In addition, the configuration is not limited to the frozen state on condition that one event occurs. For example, after one event occurs, a specific operation (an operation related to the progress of the game is also involved in the progress of the game). The operation may be controlled to the frozen state when a plurality of conditions are satisfied.

  In the timer interrupt process (main) executed every 0.56 ms, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment performs the timer interrupt process (main) four times, that is, at a time interval of 2.24 ms. A phase signal update process for changing the phase signal of the reel is performed, and a reel position specifying process for specifying the positions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is executed.

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the control content of the reel position specifying process executed by the main control unit 41 once every four times in the timer interrupt process (main).

  In the reel position specifying process, the main control unit 41 first determines whether or not the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are changing, that is, whether or not the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are set to be driven (according to the start of the game). It is determined whether the reel is rotating or the reel is changing due to the freeze state (S1). When the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are not changing, the reel position specifying process is terminated and the process returns to the timer interrupt process (main). On the other hand, when the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are changing, Proceed to step S2.

  In step S2, it is determined whether or not the above-mentioned freezes 6 to 8 are in progress, that is, whether or not the special variation effect is being executed. If the freezes are in the range of 6 to 8, the reel position specifying process is terminated. If the process returns to the timer interrupt process (main) but is not in the freeze 6-8, the process proceeds to step S3.

  In step S3, for each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, it is determined whether or not the reel reference position has been detected based on the output of the reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R. For a reel whose reel reference position is detected in step S3, a step number counter corresponding to that reel is initialized (S4), and 1 is added to the step number counter (S5). Proceed to step. On the other hand, for a reel whose reel reference position is not detected in step S3, 1 is added to the step number counter without initializing the step number counter (S5), and the process proceeds to step S6. Here, the step number counter is provided for each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and the corresponding counter value is initialized by detecting the reel reference position based on the outputs of the reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R. In addition, every time the phase signal of the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R changes by one step, that is, every time the reel moves by one step, the value is updated from the updated value to the reel reference position of each reel. It is a counter that can specify the number of steps, that is, the current reel position.

  Next, in step S6, it is determined whether or not freeze is occurring, that is, whether or not one of freezes 1 to 5, that is, a temporary stop effect is being performed, and all of freezes 1 to 5 are performed. If it is not frozen and the value of the step number counter is larger than a predetermined value (1680 steps in this embodiment) larger than the number of steps required for one revolution of the reel, that is, the reel is operating. It is determined whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the rotation of the reel, such as not present (S7). If it is determined in S7 that the value of the step number counter is larger than the predetermined value, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the reel, and an error code indicating an abnormal rotation of the reel is set in the register (S8). Then, error control is performed in the subsequent basic processing.

If it is determined in step S6 that the image is frozen, or if it is determined that the image is not frozen, but the step number counter is not larger than the predetermined value in step S7 , the reel is normally changed. The reel position specifying process is terminated and the process returns to the timer interrupt process (main).

  As described above, in the reel position specifying process, the reel reference position is detected by the reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R to initialize the step number counter, and the phase signals of the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are updated by one step. Each time the number of steps of the step number counter is updated, that is, a process for making it possible to specify the current positions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R from the number of steps of the step number counter.

  In addition, the processing for making it possible to specify the current positions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is changing the reels as the game progresses, or freezes 1 to 5, that is, the player's out of reel effects. While the temporary stop effect for temporarily stopping the reel based on the position of the reel at that time according to the operation is being performed, the reels 6 to 8, that is, the reel is special regardless of the reel position in the reel effect. This is not performed when a special variation effect that is varied in various variation modes is being executed.

  Furthermore, in the reel position specifying process, when the reel is changing as the game progresses, it is determined whether or not a reel rotation abnormality has occurred based on the number of steps of the step number counter. If it is in the middle, it is not determined whether or not a reel rotation abnormality has occurred.

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the reel effect process executed in the basic process when the main control unit 41 wins one of the freezes 1 to 8.

  In the reel effect process, the main control unit 41 first determines whether or not the freezes 1 to 5 are won, that is, whether or not the temporary stop effect is won (S11), and determines that the freezes 1 to 5 are won. In this case, a fluctuation pattern for rotating the reel in the forward direction at the normal speed is set (S12), and the process proceeds to step S13. The variation pattern is a pattern in which a combination of phase signals corresponding to the variation mode is determined. By setting a variation pattern for rotating the reel in the forward direction at the normal speed in step S12, the phase signal is updated based on the variation pattern in the subsequent timer interrupt processing (main). The reel rotates forward at normal speed.

  In step S13, it is further determined whether or not the freezes 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, and 5A have been won, that is, whether or not the temporary stop effect for temporarily stopping the reels by operating the stop switch 8L is won. If it is determined that 2A, 3A, 4A, or 5A has been won, the process waits until the reel 2L rotates at a constant speed (S14). Whether or not the reel 2L has been rotated at a constant speed is determined based on the time from when the reel reference position specified in the above-described reel position specifying process is detected until the next reel reference position is detected.

  If it is determined in step S14 that the reel 2L has been rotated at a constant speed, the process waits until either one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected or the freeze end time has elapsed (S15 to S17).

  If it is determined in step S15 that the operation of the stop switch 8L has been detected, it is determined whether or not freezes 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A have been won (S18), and freezes 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A are selected. If it is determined that a stop control table is set according to the type of the selected freeze (S19), the step number of the step number counter, that is, the current position of the reel 2L is acquired (S20). The number is set as a stopped work (S21), and the process proceeds to step S22. By setting the number of steps of the step number counter to the stopped work, the position where the reel is stopped is specified based on the number of steps set to the stopped work and the stop control table in the subsequent timer interrupt processing (main). Then, control is performed to stop the reel 2L at the specified position.

  In step S22, the process waits until the reel 2L stops. After the reel 2L stops, a variation pattern for vibrating the reel is set (S23), and the process waits until a predetermined time elapses (S24). Thereby, in the subsequent timer interrupt process (main), the phase signal is updated based on the variation pattern, so that the reel 2L vibrates until a predetermined time elapses.

  When a predetermined time has elapsed in step S24, a variation pattern for rotating the reel in the forward direction at a normal speed is set (S25), the reel effect process is terminated, and the game is advanced. Thus, in the subsequent timer interrupt process (main), the phase signal is updated based on the variation pattern, so that the reel rotates forward at the normal speed.

  If any operation of the stop switches 8C, 8R is detected in step S16, if the freeze end time has elapsed in step S17, it is determined that the freezes 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A have not been won in step S18 If it is determined, the reel effect process is terminated as it is, and the game is advanced.

  If the freezes 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, and 5A are not selected in step S13, that is, if 1B, 2B, 3B, 4B, and 5B are selected, the reel 2L then rotates at a constant speed. (S26). Whether or not the reel 2L has rotated at a constant speed is determined in the time from when the reel reference position specified in the above-described reel position specifying process is detected until the next reel reference position is detected, as in step S14. Based on the determination.

  If it is determined in step S26 that the reel 2L has been rotated at a constant speed, the operation waits until either one of the BET switch 5, the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected or the freeze end time has elapsed. (S27-S28).

  If it is determined in step S27 that the operation of the single BET switch 5 has been detected, it is determined whether or not the freezes 1B, 2B, 3B, 4B have been won (S30), and the freezes 1B, 2B, 3B, 4B are determined. If it is determined that the winning control has been won, a stop control table corresponding to the type of the selected freeze is set (S31), and the step number of the step number counter, that is, the current position of the reel 2L is obtained (S32). The number of steps performed is set as a stopped work (S33), and the process proceeds to step S34. By setting the number of steps of the step number counter to the stopped work, the reel 2L is placed at the position specified based on the number of steps set to the stopped work and the stop control table in the subsequent timer interrupt process (main). Control to stop is performed.

  In S34, the process waits until the reel 2L stops, and waits until a predetermined time elapses after the reel 2L stops (S35).

  When a certain period of time has elapsed in step S35, a variation pattern for rotating the reel in the forward direction at the normal speed is set (S36), the reel effect process is terminated, and the game is advanced. Thus, in the subsequent timer interrupt process (main), the phase signal is updated based on the variation pattern, so that the reel rotates forward at the normal speed.

  If any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected in step S28, if the freeze end time has elapsed in step S29, freezes 1B, 2B, 3B, 4B are selected in step S30. If it is determined that there is not, the reel effect process is terminated as it is, and the game is advanced.

  If the freezes 1 to 5 are not won in step S11, that is, if the freezes 6 to 8 (special variation effect) are won, the reels are changed in a special variation mode according to the type of the selected freeze. The special variation pattern to be set is set (S37), and the process waits until the freeze end time elapses (S38). Thus, in the subsequent timer interrupt process (main), the phase signal is updated based on the special variation pattern, so that the reel 2L varies in a special variation mode until the freeze end time elapses.

  After the freeze end time has elapsed in step S38, a variation pattern for rotating the reel in the forward direction at the normal speed is set (S39), the reel effect process is terminated, and the game is advanced. Thus, in the subsequent timer interrupt process (main), the phase signal is updated based on the variation pattern, so that the reel rotates forward at the normal speed.

  As described above, in the reel effect process, when performing a temporary stop effect (reel effect that is performed when freezes 1 to 5 are determined) among the reel effects, the reel is temporarily stopped according to the player's operation. While the process of determining whether or not the constant speed rotation has been made based on the detection of the reference position and the process of specifying the position of the reel based on the number of steps of the step number counter, the reel has a special variation mode. In the case of performing a special variation effect (a reel effect that is performed when freezes 6 to 8 are determined), a process or step for determining whether or not a constant speed rotation has been made based on the detection of the reel reference position. The process of specifying the position of the reel based on the number of steps of the number counter is not performed.

  The temporary stop effect is canceled by operating the stop switches 8C and 8R in the case of freezes 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A, and in the case of freezes 1B, 2B, 3B, 4B and 5B. Is canceled by operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, while the special variation effect is not canceled by the player's operation, and continues until the freeze end time elapses. It has become.

  In this embodiment, after the game is started in accordance with the operation of the start switch 7, the reel is changed in the freeze state in which the transition to the state in which the game can be advanced by delaying the reel by the reel stop operation is delayed. Reel production by doing.

  In such a configuration, the reel effect includes a temporary stop effect and a special variation effect. During execution of the temporary stop effect, the process of updating the step number of the step number counter, By performing the process of specifying the position of the reel, the reel effect can be performed by changing the reel based on the specified position, while the process of updating the step number of the step number counter during the execution of the special change effect, By not performing the process of specifying the current position from the number of steps of the number counter, in the specific variation effect, the processing load increases along with the process for specifying the number of steps, and the fluctuation of the reel is limited. Therefore, it is possible to diversify the reel production using the fluctuation of the reel.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, when performing the temporary stop effect, the position of the reel cannot be accurately specified until the reel reference position is detected, and the reel is kept in a certain direction until the reel reference position is detected. On the other hand, in the special variation effect, since it is not necessary to detect the reel reference position, the reel effect can be started immediately.

  In this embodiment, as a process for specifying the current reel position, a process for updating the step number of the step number counter and a process for specifying the current reel position from the step number of the step number counter are applied. However, regardless of whether or not the special variation effect is being executed, during the reel change, the number of steps of the step number counter is updated. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the process of specifying the current position is not performed, and even with such a configuration, in the specific variation effect, the processing load is reduced by performing the process for specifying the number of steps. At the same time, since reel fluctuations are not limited, it is possible to diversify reel effects using reel fluctuations.

  Further, in this embodiment, as a reel effect that changes the reel based on the position of the reel specified from the step number of the step number counter, the reel position specified by the reel position specifying process described later according to the player's operation is used. A temporary stop effect that temporarily stops the reel based on the position is applied, but there are a plurality of effects that change in a state where a specific position (for example, a position where a specific symbol is displayed) is visually recognized in the visual recognition area of the reel. An effect may be applied in which the positional relationship between the reels is a specific positional relationship (for example, a positional relationship in which specific symbols are arranged in a straight line).

  Further, in this embodiment, as a reel effect that does not need to specify the position of the reel from the number of steps of the step number counter, a special variation effect that changes the reel in a special variation manner regardless of the position of the reel is applied. However, for example, an effect of stopping the reel regardless of the position of the reel or slightly moving the reel at the same position may be applied.

  In this embodiment, the reel effect using only the fluctuation of the reel 2L is applied as the reel effect, but the reel effect using the change of a plurality of reels may be applied.

  In this embodiment, a freeze state that delays the timing at which the reel stop operation is activated at the start of the game is applied as a delay state that delays the progress of the game. A state in which the progress of the game is delayed at another timing may be applied as the delay state, for example, a state in which the timing at which the stop operation of the unstopped reel is activated after any one of the reels is stopped, all reels Delays the timing at which the bet number can be set after stopping, delays the timing at which medals are paid out after all reels stop, delays the timing at which the bet number can be set after paying out medals After the setting of the state to be executed and the number of bets, a state of delaying the timing at which the start operation becomes valid may be applied.

  Also, in this embodiment, when an operation for advancing the game at one timing is effective as a delay state for delaying the progress of the game, the timing at which the operation is effective is later than the one timing. A freeze state that is delayed in timing is applied, but when a predetermined timing is reached in each game, a freeze state is generated every time for a predetermined period (for example, 0.5 seconds). When the period for generating the freeze state is changed (or extended) to a period longer than the predetermined period (for example, 10 seconds) and the freeze state is generated over the period, the freeze state over the predetermined period and the period longer than the predetermined period The latter freeze state may be applied as a delay state.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the reel is changing with the progress of the game, it is determined whether or not the reel rotation abnormality has occurred based on the number of steps of the step number counter. If the reel rotation abnormality occurs, it is not determined whether or not the reel rotation abnormality has occurred. During the reel production, even if the reel is changing, the reel rotation abnormality has occurred. It is possible to reduce the control load related to the reel effect by not determining whether or not there is. Even if a reel rotation abnormality occurs during the execution of the reel effect, the reel effect is executed in the frozen state, so that the reel rotation abnormality can be resolved with the end of the frozen state.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in the temporary stop effect, there is a possibility that the additional number of ART games may be determined in the extra lottery according to the reel stop position derived by the player's operation. Therefore, a specific event can be suggested to the player by the stop position of the temporarily stopped reel.

  In addition, during execution of the temporary stop effect, the temporary stop effect can be canceled halfway by the player's operation before the reel temporarily stops. In this case, whether the reel is stopped by operating the stop switch 8L. Since the frozen state is canceled without knowing where the car will stop when stopped, the phenomenon suggested from the position where the reel temporarily stopped, that is, the number of ART games added in the extra lottery It is possible for the player to select whether to determine the possibility of determining whether or not the event is to be estimated.

  On the other hand, in the special variation effect, even if an operation by the player is performed, it is executed until the end and does not end in the middle. Therefore, the control load by changing the control content of the reel variation accompanying the special variation effect in the middle Can be eliminated.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. Needless to say.

In the above embodiment, although the number of bet by using medals and credits as a valuable gaming has been described with the example of application to a slot machine to be set, Ya slot machine to set the bet number with the game ball as the value for a game The present invention may be applied to a fully credit type slot machine that uses only credit as a gaming value to set a bet amount. When using a game ball as a game value, for example, one medal can correspond to five game balls, and when 3 is set as the number of bets in the above embodiment, 15 game balls are used. This is equivalent to setting the number of bets using.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the use of only one of a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls, for example, a combination of a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls. It may be. That is, it is possible to play a game by setting the number of bets using any of a plurality of types of gaming values such as medals and game balls, and a plurality of types of games such as medals and game balls when a winning occurs. You may apply the slot machine which can pay out all of utility values.

1 Slot machine 2L, 2C, 2R Reel 5 1 sheet BET switch 6 MAXBET switch 7 Start switch 8L, 8C, 8R Stop switch 32L, 32C, 32R Reel motor 41 Main controller 91 Sub controller

Claims (1)

A variable display unit that can be variably displayed by rotating a display band in which a plurality of types of identification information that can each be identified by a stepping motor driven based on a phase signal is provided,
After displaying the variable display unit in a variable manner, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and in a slot machine capable of generating a prize according to the display result,
Phase signal control means for controlling the phase signal;
Reference position detecting means for detecting a reference position of the display band;
Step number counting means for counting the number of steps which is the number of times the phase signal has been changed;
Detection result and locating process locating process capable of performing for specifying the position of the display range based on the number of counted steps by the step counting means of said reference position by said reference position detecting means Means,
Fluctuation control means for variably displaying the variable display unit in order to advance the game;
Derivation operation means operated when deriving a display result from the variable display unit;
A predetermined state control means for the variable display unit is variably displayed, and the derived operating means is controlled to a predetermined state involved in the progression of the game by the change control means,
Derivation control means for causing the variable display unit to derive a display result based on the position of the display band specified by the position specifying process when the derivation operation means is operated in the predetermined state;
Fluctuation effect execution means for executing a change effect by changing the variable display unit in a delay state that delays the progress of the game;
With
The variation production is
A first variation effect for varying the variable display unit based on the position of the display band identified by the position identification process;
A second variation effect different from the first variation effect;
Including
The position specifying processing means performs the position specifying process during the execution of the first variation effect, but does not perform the position specifying process during the execution of the second change effect ,
The slot machine further includes a variation determination unit capable of determining whether or not the variable display unit is normally varied based on the position specifying process,
The variation determining means does not determine whether or not the variable display portion is normally changing during execution of the first variation effect, and the variable determining portion is changing during the change of the variable display portion by the variation control means. A slot machine for determining whether or not a display unit is changing normally .

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