JP6497466B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

  As a gaming machine which is stopped after rotating a plurality of reels, for example, there is a slot machine. In the slot machine, a plurality of symbols are applied to the outer peripheral portion of each reel, and a part of the symbols applied to each reel can be viewed through a display window. Then, the player inserts medals and operates the start lever, so that the lottery of the role is performed inside the slot machine and each reel starts rotating, and after each reel starts rotating, the stop switch is operated. By doing this, each reel is sequentially stopped and one game is finished. At this time, if each reel is, for example, winning a lottery for a winning combination, it is determined from the timing at which the stop switch is operated that the winning symbol and the winning symbol corresponding to the winning combination can be stopped on the preset effective line. Stop control is performed such as stopping after being rotated by the number of symbols. Then, when all reels stop rotating, the winning symbol of each reel is stopped on the activated line, and it becomes a prize, and a bonus such as payout of a predetermined number of medals is given to the player or the gaming state is a big bonus It shifts to a bonus game (special game state) advantageous to the player such as a game or a regular bonus game.

  Here, there is still room for improvement in the stop control of each reel.

  The above problem is not limited to slot machines, but also applies to other gaming machines that variably display a plurality of types of patterns and then finish fluctuating display.

JP 2003-325753 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances and the like, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably executing stop control of a revolving unit.

The invention according to claim 1 is
A plurality of orbiting bodies which orbit in the circumferential direction and to which plural kinds of patterns are attached in the circumferential direction;
A display unit for making it possible to visually recognize part of the patterns of each of the orbiting members;
Starting operation means operated to start the orbit of each of the orbiting bodies;
Lottery means for performing a lottery on the basis of the operation of the start operation means;
A driving unit provided for each of the orbiting bodies and causing the orbiting bodies to orbit;
Start drive control means for performing start drive control of each of the drive means so as to start circulation of each of the orbiting members based on the operation of the start operation means;
A plurality of stop operation means operated to individually stop the rotation of each of the rotating bodies;
When the lottery of the part is won and the stop operation means is operated at a predetermined timing so as to stop the circulation of the corresponding circulating body within a prescribed period based on the operation of each of the stop operation means, Stop drive control means for performing stop drive control on each of the drive means so that the winning pattern corresponding to the winning combination is stopped at an effective position where it can be viewed from the display unit;
In a gaming machine provided with a privilege giving means for giving a player a privilege when the winning symbol forms a predetermined combination at the effective position and is stopped.
A pattern grasping means for grasping a reachable pattern which can reach a predetermined effective position within the prescribed period among the patterns attached to the corresponding circulating body when the stop operation means is operated;
Determining means for determining whether or not it is possible to stop the winning pattern at the predetermined effective position based on the grasping result of the pattern grasping means;
When the stop drive control means performs stop drive control of each of the drive means, a stop mode first determination means that determines the stop mode of the corresponding circulating body based on the determination result of the determination means;
When the stop drive control means performs stop drive control of each of the drive means, the operation timing of the stop operation means, the arrival pattern reaching the predetermined effective position, and the stop pattern to stop the predetermined effective position A stop mode second determination means for determining a stop mode of the corresponding orbiting body based on the stop information group which can determine the relationship of
In the case where the winning combination by the lottery means is a predetermined combination which can not stop the predetermined combination of the corresponding winning symbols according to the operation timing of the stop operation means at the predetermined effective position, the determination means When it is determined that it is impossible to stop the winning symbol corresponding to one of the predetermined combinations in the predetermined effective position, the stop mode determining means for determining the stop mode is from the stop mode first determining means Changing means for changing to the stop mode second determining means;
Equipped with
When the combination of the first target symbols attached to the respective circulating members of the plurality of circulating members is stopped at the effective position as the predetermined role, the corresponding benefit is provided by the privilege giving means The first target pattern attached to one of the plurality of orbiting bodies is stopped at the effective position by the predetermined role, and the stopping pattern of the effective position in the other orbiting bodies is stopped by stopping at the effective position. There is provided a second predetermined combination that will be awarded the corresponding benefit by the benefit giving means,
When the winning combination by the lottery means is the first predetermined combination, the determination means determines that it is impossible to stop the first target picture corresponding to the first predetermined combination at the predetermined effective position. In this case, the stop mode determination means for determining the stop mode by the change means is changed from the stop mode first determination means to the stop mode second determination means, while the winning combination by the lottery means is the second predetermined In the case of a winning combination, the stop mode regardless of whether or not the determination means determines that the second target picture corresponding to the second predetermined combination can not be stopped at the predetermined effective position. The stop mode determining means for determining the second mode is the second stop mode determining means.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to preferably execute stop control of the orbiting body.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the slot machine in one embodiment. The perspective view of the slot machine which shows the state which closed the front door. The perspective view of a slot machine showing the state where the front door was opened. Rear view of the front door. Front view of a housing. The assembly perspective view of the left reel. The expanded view of the strip | belt-shaped belt which comprises each reel. Explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between a prize mode and the number of medal payouts. Block diagram of the slot machine. 5 is a flowchart showing NMI interrupt processing. The flowchart which shows timer interruption processing. The flowchart which shows processing at the time of a power failure. The flowchart which shows main processing. 6 is a flowchart showing a winning probability setting process. The flowchart which shows normal processing. The flowchart which shows a lottery process. The figure which shows an example of a lottery table. The figure which shows an example of a slip table. The flowchart which shows slip table setting processing. 5 is a flowchart showing reel control processing. The flowchart which shows program control processing. The flowchart which shows table number change processing. The flowchart which shows design search processing. The figure which shows an example of arrangement | sequence data. The flowchart which shows slip number determination processing. The figure which shows an example of line data. The flowchart which shows search result modification processing. A figure explaining search result change processing. The flowchart which shows an effective line setting process. The flowchart which shows table control processing. The flowchart which shows post-stop processing. 6 is a flowchart showing medal payout processing. The flowchart which shows bonus game processing.

  First, the invention group that can be extracted from the present embodiment will be divided and shown as means n (n = 1, 2, 3...), And these will be described while showing effects etc. as necessary. In the following, for ease of understanding, the corresponding configuration in the present embodiment is appropriately described in parentheses or the like, but the present invention is not limited to the specific configuration illustrated in the parentheses or the like.

Means 1. A plurality of orbiting bodies (reels 42L, 42M, 42R) that orbit in the circumferential direction and to which a plurality of types of patterns (patterns) are attached in the circumferential direction;
Display windows (display windows 31L, 31M, 31R) that allow visual recognition of a part (three) of the patterns in each of the orbiting members;
Receiving means for receiving gaming media (medals, virtual medals) (inserted medal detection sensor 75a and credit insertion detection sensors 77a to 79a of the main control unit 131, check processing function S207);
A bet number setting unit (timer interrupt processing function of the main control device 131) which detects game medium reception from the reception unit and sets a game bet number with an upper limit defined in advance (3 sheets) as the upper limit;
Valid position setting means (timer interrupt processing function of the main control device 131) for setting a valid position (valid line) according to the bet number set by the bet number setting means in a visible range visually recognized from the display window;
Starting operation means (start lever 71) operated to start the circulation of each of the orbiting members;
When the bet number setting means sets the bet number, lottery means (lottery processing function of the main control device 131) for drawing a winning combination with a winning probability corresponding to the bet number based on the operation of the start operation means ,
Drive means (stepping motor 61) provided for each of the orbiting bodies and causing the orbiting bodies to orbit;
Start drive control means (rotation start processing function S901 of the main control device 131) for performing start drive control of the drive means so as to start the circulation of the respective orbiting bodies based on the operation of the start operation means;
A plurality of stop operation means (stop switches 72 to 74) operated to individually stop the rotation of each of the rotating bodies;
Based on the operation of each of the stop operation means, the stop operation means is operated at a predetermined timing and the lottery of the part is won so as to stop the circulation of the corresponding circulating body within a prescribed period (190 msec) And stop drive control means (stop control processing function S902 to S909 of the main control device 131) for performing stop drive control of each drive means so that the winning pattern corresponding to the winning combination is stopped at the effective position ,
In a gaming machine provided with a privilege giving means (a medal payout processing function or the like of the main control device 131) for giving a privilege to the player when the winning symbol forms a predetermined combination at the effective position and stops.
Stop information group storage means (the ROM 152 of the main control device 131) for storing a plurality of stop information groups (slip table) capable of defining the relationship between the arrival pattern reaching the effective position and the stop pattern to be stopped at the effective position ,
Stop information group selection means (a slip table setting processing function S 708 of the main control device 131) for selecting one stop information group from the plurality of stop information groups according to the lottery result of the lottery means;
Stop information group storage means (table number storage area 153b of main controller 131) for storing the stop information group selected by the stop information group selection means;
When the stop operation means is operated, the reachable pattern (pattern attached to the range of 6 symbols on the upstream side from the reach symbol) which can reach the effective position among patterns attached to the corresponding circulating member is grasped Symbol grasping means (symbol search processing function S1008 of main controller 131);
A determination unit (S1206 in the symbol search processing function of the main control device 131) that determines whether the reachable pattern grasped by the pattern grasping means matches the winning pattern;
A determination result storage unit (a search result storage area 153c of the main control device 131) for storing the determination result of the determination unit;
Among the determination results stored in the determination result storage means, the determination result of changing the determination result of the reachable pattern that can only reach the position where the predetermined combination can not be formed, to the determination result not matching the winning pattern Changing means (search result change processing function S1013 of main controller 131),
When at least one determination result in which the reachable pattern and the winning pattern match is stored in the determination result storage means, it is determined whether or not the predetermined combination can be formed at the effective position. 2 determination means (S1305 to S1313 in the slip number determination process of the main controller 131),
When the stop drive control means performs stop drive control of each of the drive means, the stop mode determination means (slip of the main controller 131 determines the stop mode (the number of slips) of the rotating body corresponding to the operated stop operation means Number acquisition function S1311 and slip number calculation function S1605),
The stop mode determining means determines the stop mode based on the determination result of the second determination means when the second determination means determines that the predetermined combination can be formed at the effective position. If the determination result that the reachable pattern and the winning pattern match is not stored in the determination result storage means, the stop mode is determined based on the stop information group stored in the stop information group storage means. A game machine characterized by

  According to the means 1, a plurality of stop information groups capable of defining the relation between the reaching pattern reaching the effective position and the stop pattern to be stopped at the effective position are stored, and a plurality of stops are made according to the lottery result of the lottery means One stop information group is selected from the information group, and the selected stop information group is stored. In addition, when the stop operation means is operated, a reachable pattern capable of reaching the effective position among the patterns attached to the corresponding circulating member is grasped, and it is determined whether the reachable pattern matches the winning pattern. The determination result is stored. Then, when at least one determination result in which the reachable pattern and the winning pattern match is stored, it is determined whether it is possible to form a predetermined combination at the effective position, and a predetermined combination may be formed. If it is determined that it is possible, the stop mode of the orbiting body corresponding to the operated stop operation means is determined based on the determination result. With this configuration, for example, the stop information group relating to the part that can determine that the predetermined combination can be formed regardless of the operation timing of the stop operation means becomes unnecessary, and the increase of the data amount related to the stop control is suppressed. It becomes possible.

  When the determination result that the reachable pattern and the winning pattern coincide with each other is not stored, the stop mode of the orbiting body corresponding to the operated stop operation means is determined based on the stop information group selected in advance. The determination result that the reachable pattern and the winning pattern coincide is not stored, which means that the predetermined combination can not be formed at the effective position without waiting for the determination result of the second determination means. Therefore, in such a case, by determining the stop mode of the corresponding orbiter based on the stored stop information group, for example, the opportunity to determine whether it is possible to form a predetermined combination at the effective position is reduced. It becomes possible to make it possible to suppress the increase in the processing load which determines the stop mode of the revolving unit.

  Furthermore, among the determination results stored in the determination result storage means, it is effective by changing the determination result of the reachable pattern which can only reach the position where the predetermined combination can not be formed, to the determination result which does not match the winning pattern. When it is determined whether it is possible to form a predetermined combination in the position, it is possible to reduce the chance that the determination result becomes impossible, and the processing load for determining the stop mode of the orbiter increases. Can be suppressed. If the determination result is not possible, it may be necessary to perform a new process to determine the stopping mode.

  As a result of the above, it is possible to suppress an increase in the amount of data related to stop control while suppressing an increase in the processing load for determining the stop mode of the circulating body.

  Means 2. In the means 1, when the determination result that the reachable pattern and the winning pattern match is not stored in the determination result storage means, the second determination means forms the predetermined combination at the effective position. It is not determined whether it is possible or not, and the game machine characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to the means 2, when the determination result in which the reachable pattern and the winning pattern coincide with each other is not stored, it is not determined whether it is possible to form a predetermined combination at the effective position. The determination result that the reachable pattern and the winning pattern coincide is not stored, which means that the predetermined combination can not be formed at the effective position without waiting for the determination result of the second determination means. Therefore, in such a case, the process required to determine the stop mode by determining the stop mode based on the stop information group without determining whether it is possible to form a predetermined combination at the effective position. It is possible to suppress an increase in processing load while shortening the time.

  Means 3. In the above means 1 or 2, the determination result changing means changes the determination result of the reachable pattern which has passed through the effective position where the predetermined combination can be formed into a determination result which does not match the winning pattern. A gaming machine to be.

  According to the means 3, the determination result of the reachable pattern which has passed the effective position at which the predetermined combination can be formed is changed to the determination result which does not match the winning pattern. Since the reachable pattern which has passed through the effective position where the predetermined combination can be formed can not form the predetermined combination, the determination by the second determination means is performed by changing the determination result of the reachable pattern. It becomes possible to reduce the chance that the determination result becomes impossible, and it becomes possible to suppress an increase in the processing load for determining the stop mode of the circulating body.

  Means 4. A change determination means for determining whether or not to make the determination result change means change the determination result when at least one of the respective orbiting bodies has stopped circulating in any of the means 1 to 3 A game machine comprising (S1009 in the program control process of the main control unit 131 and S1401 in the search result change process).

  According to the means 4, whether or not to change the determination result stored in the determination result storage means is determined when at least one of the orbiting bodies has stopped orbiting. When a predetermined combination is formed at the effective position, the position at which the winning design attached to the other orbiter should be stopped is limited each time the orbiter stops. Therefore, the determination result is not determined when the determination by the second determination unit is performed by determining whether or not to change the determination result when at least one of the orbiting members has stopped orbiting. It becomes possible to reduce the opportunity which becomes possible, and it becomes possible to control that the processing load which decides the stop mode of the revolving unit is increased.

  Means 5. In the above means 4, the display window is configured such that a plurality of patterns can be viewed in the direction in which the orbiting body circulates, and the effective position setting unit can When the effective position is set at a plurality of the middle and lower stages, and the effective position at least one end of the effective positions is not an effective position that can form the predetermined combination, the change determination means A game machine characterized by determining that change means is to change the determination result.

  According to the means 5, when the effective position of at least one end of the effective positions is not the effective position which can form a predetermined combination, the determination result stored in the determination result storage means is changed. If the effective position of at least one end of each effective position is not an effective position capable of forming a predetermined combination, any one of the effective positions can be reached and the predetermined combination can be formed in the determination result of the determination means The determination result of the reachable pattern which can not reach the effective position is included. Therefore, in such a case, the determination result of reachable patterns that can reach any of the effective positions and can not form the predetermined combination is changed to a determination result that does not match the winning pattern. This makes it possible to reduce the chance that the determination result becomes impossible when the determination by the second determination means is made, and to suppress the increase in the processing load for determining the stop mode of the circulating body. It becomes possible.

  Means 6. In the above means 4, the display window is configured such that a plurality of patterns can be viewed in the direction in which the orbiting body circulates, and the effective position setting unit can A plurality of effective positions are set in the middle and lower stages, and the change determining means is not effective positions at which the effective position at one end of the effective positions may form the predetermined combination, and a plurality of other effective positions. A game machine characterized by determining that the determination result changing means is to change the determination result if the effective position of is an effective position capable of forming the predetermined combination.

  According to the means 6, the determination is made when the effective position of one end of each effective position is not the effective position capable of forming a predetermined combination, and the plurality of other effective positions are effective positions capable of forming a predetermined combination. The determination result stored in the result storage means is changed. When the effective position at one end of the effective positions is not an effective position that can form a predetermined combination, the determination result of the determination means can reach any of the effective positions and can form a predetermined combination. The judgment result of the reachable pattern which can not reach the position is included. When the determination by the second determination means is performed under such a condition, the predetermined combination is formed at any effective position regardless of whether it is possible to form the predetermined combination for a plurality of effective positions. It may result in a judgment that it can not be done. In such a case, for example, it becomes necessary to perform processing such as which pattern is to be stopped at the visible position again, and the processing load becomes large under the situation where the stop mode of the orbiting body must be determined promptly. Therefore, when the effective position at one end of each effective position is not the effective position that can form a predetermined combination, and the other plural effective positions are effective positions that can form a predetermined combination, the determination result storage unit By changing the stored determination result, it is possible to preferably suppress an increase in the processing load for determining the stop mode of the circulating body.

  Means 7. In any of the means 4 to 6, the determination result changing means is attached to the rotating body which is stopped when the change determining means determines that the determination result changing means causes the determination result to be changed. A game machine characterized by changing the judgment result in accordance with the stop position of the winning pattern.

  According to the means 7, when changing the determination result stored in the determination result storage means, it is not possible to form a predetermined combination according to the stop position of the winning symbol attached to the stopped circulating body The determination result of the reachable pattern that can only reach the position is changed to the determination result that does not match the winning pattern. With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the chance that the determination result will not be possible when the determination by the second determination means is made, and the processing load for determining the stop mode of the orbiting body is increased. It is possible to suppress.

  Means 8. In any of the means 1 to 7, when the determination result that the reachable pattern and the winning pattern coincide is not stored in the determination result storage means, the stop mode determination means stops the other circulating member. A game machine characterized by determining the mode based on the stop information group stored in the stop information group storage means also in determining the mode.

  According to the means 8, the stop information group stored in the stop information group storage means is also stored when the determination result that the reachable pattern and the winning pattern match is not stored and the stop mode of the other orbiter is determined It is determined based on When the determination result that the reachable pattern and the winning pattern coincide with each other is not stored, at least the winning pattern does not form a predetermined combination at the effective position. Therefore, in such a case, it is possible to reduce the processing load for determining the stop mode by determining the stop mode of the other circulating members based on the stop information group stored in the stop information group storage means.

Means 9. In any of the above means 1 to 8, the lottery result of the combination is a specific combination winning (BB selection), and a specific pattern (BB symbol) corresponding to the specific combination forms a predetermined combination at the effective position. A reserved storage means (main controller 131) for storing the specific combination winnings reserved when not stopped.
The determination means determines whether or not the reachable pattern matches the winning pattern, when the reserve storage means has won the lottery for the part under the condition that the specific part winning is reserved and stored. A game machine characterized by determining only one pattern out of a second winning pattern (small hand symbol, re-playing pattern) corresponding to a symbol or a role winning in a lottery of the role.

  According to the means 9, when the winning combination is won under the situation where the specific combination winning is reserved and stored, whether the reachable pattern matches the winning pattern or not is the winning combination of the specific symbol or the winning combination. And only one of the corresponding second winning symbols is determined. That is, when a plurality of winning combinations are won, it is only determined whether one of the winning symbols and the reachable symbol match. In the configuration in which the stop mode of the orbiting body is determined based on the stop information group stored in the stop information group storage unit when the determination result that the reachable pattern and the winning pattern match is not stored in the determination result storage unit. If the stop mode of the orbiter is determined so that the other winning pattern can stop at the effective position based on the stop information group without determining whether the winning pattern and the reachable pattern match each other or not. Good. Therefore, it is possible to preferably suppress an increase in the processing load for determining the stop mode of the orbiting body.

  Means 10. In any one of the above means 1 to 9, when the second determination means determines that the predetermined combination can not be formed in the effective position, the stop information group determines the stop information group A game machine characterized in that the stop mode is determined based on a stop information group stored in storage means.

  According to the means 10, when it is determined that it is impossible to form a predetermined combination in the effective position, the stop mode is determined based on the stop information group stored in the stop information group storage means. With this configuration, it is possible to suppress an increase in the processing load for determining the stop mode of the orbiting body. If it is not possible to stop the winning pattern at the effective position, the stop mode of the corresponding circulating body may be determined based on the stored stop information group, and any pattern can be stopped at the effective position. This is because it is not necessary to newly perform processing such as.

  Means 11. In any one of the means 1 to 10, the stop information group selection means is configured to stop the plurality of stop information according to the lottery result of the lottery means before the start drive control means starts the start drive control. A game machine characterized by selecting one stop information group from a group.

  According to the means 11, one stop information group is selected before each orbiting body starts orbiting. With such a configuration, it is possible to relatively quickly determine the stop mode of the orbiting body when the determination result that the reachable pattern and the winning pattern match is not stored in the determination result storage means.

  Means 12. In any of the means 1 to 11, the second determination means determines in order from the pattern reaching the effective position whether or not it is possible to form the predetermined combination at the effective position. When the second determination means determines that the predetermined combination can be formed at the effective position, the stop mode determination means may stop the pattern for which the determination has been made at the effective position. A game machine characterized by determining the stop mode.

  According to the means 12, whether or not it is possible to form a predetermined combination at the effective position is judged in order from the pattern reaching the effective position. Then, when it is determined that it is possible to form a predetermined combination at the effective position, the stop mode is determined such that the pattern for which the determination has been made stops at the effective position. With this configuration, when it is determined that it is possible to form a predetermined combination at the effective position, the determination of other reachable patterns becomes unnecessary, and the processing load for determining the stop mode of the orbiter increases. It is possible to determine the stopping mode of the orbiting body relatively quickly while suppressing the transition.

  In addition, as a gaming machine to which each of the above-described means can be applied, "patterns after displaying a series of symbols consisting of a plurality of symbols (specifically, reels with symbols) are variably displayed (specifically, rotation of the reels) A variable display means (specifically, a reel unit) for displaying the columns in a fixed stop display is provided, and fluctuation of the pattern is started due to the operation of the starting operation means (specifically, the start lever). Specifically, the variation of the pattern is stopped due to the operation of the stop button) or when the predetermined time elapses, and the special game which is advantageous to the player as the necessary condition that the determined pattern at the time of the stop is the specific pattern A bonus device such as the occurrence of a state (bonus game, etc.) is given, and further, a ball receiving plate (upper plate, etc.) is provided, and an inserting device for performing an inserting process for taking game balls from the ball receiving plate Payment to pay out balls A gaming machine having a combination of a slot machine and a pachinko machine, such as a gaming machine having a device and configured such that the operation of the starting operation means becomes effective when the gaming ball is inserted by the inserting device. Can also be mentioned.

  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of the slot machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot machine 10 with the front door 12 closed, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the slot machine 10 with the front door 12 opened, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view of the case 11.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the slot machine 10 is provided with a housing 11 forming an outer shell thereof. The housing 11 includes a top plate 11a, a bottom plate 11b, a back plate 11c, a left side plate 11d, and a right side plate 11e formed in a wooden plate shape, and adjacent plates 11a to 11e are fixed by fixing means such as adhesion. Thus, it is formed in a box shape having an open front as a whole. Each of the plates 11a to 11e may be formed of a synthetic resin panel or a metal panel in addition to a wooden panel, or may be formed of a synthetic resin material or a metallic material into an integral box shape. You may The housing 11 configured as described above is attached by, for example, striking a so-called island facility at the time of installation in a game hall.

  A front door 12 as a front opening / closing door is attached to the front side of the housing 11 so as to be openable / closable. That is, the left side plate 11 d of the housing 11 is provided with a pair of upper and lower support shafts 25 a and 25 b. The support shafts 25a, 25b are provided with a tapered shaft which protrudes upward. On the other hand, the front door 12 is provided with support fittings 26a and 26b provided with insertion holes into which the shaft portions of the support shafts 25a and 25b are inserted, corresponding to the respective support shafts 25a and 25b. Then, by arranging the support fittings 26a and 26b above the support shafts 25a and 25b and lowering the front door 12, the shaft portions of the support shafts 25a and 25b are inserted into the insertion holes of the support fittings 26a and 26b. It is assumed that the Thereby, the front door 12 is rotatably supported centering on an opening / closing axis extending in the vertical direction connecting the two support shafts 25a and 25b to the housing 11, and the front open side of the housing 11 is opened by its rotation It is configured to be able to be closed or closed.

  The front door 12 is in a non-openable locked state by a locking device provided on its back surface. Further, a key cylinder 20 which is an unlocking operation unit is provided at the upper right end side of the front door 12. The key cylinder 20 is integrated with the locking device, and is configured such that the locked state is released by a predetermined key operation on the key cylinder 20. Therefore, an outline of the lock mechanism including the lock device will be described.

  A locking device is provided on the back of the right end side of the front door 12, that is, the opposite side of the opening / closing axis of the front door 12. The locking device moves in the vertical direction with respect to the base frame, a base frame extending in the vertical direction and fixed to the front door 12, a key cylinder 20 provided to extend from the upper part of the base frame to the front of the front door 12, It has a long interlocking rod 21 assembled as possible. And only the key cylinder 20 is provided in the state which protruded the front of the front door 12 among locking devices. The position where the key cylinder 20 is provided is the thin top position of the front door 12, and as a result, a versatile key cylinder 20 with a short overall length can be employed. In the present embodiment, OMLOCK (trade name) having a high unauthorized unlocking function is used as the key cylinder 20. The interlocking rod 21 is moved downward by operating the key inserted into the key cylinder 20 clockwise. The interlocking hook 21 is provided with a pair of upper and lower hook fittings 22 having a hook shape, and when the front door 12 is closed with respect to the housing 11, the hook fitting 22 is a support fitting 23 on the housing 11 side. It is locked to the locked state. In addition, the wedge member 22 is provided with a biasing member such as a coil spring that biases to the side maintaining the locked state. When the key is operated clockwise with respect to the key cylinder 20, the interlocking rod 21 moves downward, and by moving the rod 22 against the biasing force of the biasing member, the rod 22 and the rod 22 The locked state with the support fitting 23 is released, and the locked state of the front door 12 with respect to the housing 11 is released.

  A game panel 30 for notifying the player of the game state is provided on the upper side of the center of the front door 12. The game panel 30 is formed so that three vertically long display windows 31L, 31M, 31R are arranged side by side. The display windows 31L, 31M, 31R are made of a transparent or semi-transparent material, and the inside of the slot machine 10 is visible through the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R. The display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R may be integrated into one to be a common display window.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the inside of the housing 11 is divided into upper and lower parts by a partition plate 40, and a reel unit 41 constituting variable display means is attached to the upper part of the partition plate 40. The reel unit 41 includes a left reel 42L, a middle reel 42M, and a right reel 42R which are respectively formed in a cylindrical shape (annular shape). Each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R may be at least configured as an endless belt, and is not limited to a cylindrical (annular) shape. Each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R is rotatably supported such that its central axis is the rotational axis of the reel. The rotational axes of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R are disposed on the same axis extending substantially in the horizontal direction, and the respective reels 42L, 42M, 42R correspond to the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R in a one-to-one manner. . Therefore, a part of the surface of each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R is visible through the corresponding display windows 31L, 31M, 31R. When the reels 42L, 42M, 42R rotate forward, the surface of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R is projected as if it were moving from the top to the bottom through the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R.

  The respective reels 42L, 42M and 42R are respectively connected to stepping motors 61L, 61M and 61R, and the respective reels 42L, 42M and 42R are individually, ie, independently, driven by the respective stepping motors 61L, 61M and 61R. And can be rotationally driven. Since each of these reels 42L, 42M, 42R has the same configuration, here, the left reel 42L will be described as an example based on FIG. 6 is an assembly perspective view of the left reel 42L.

  The left reel 42L is provided with a cylindrical frame member 50 forming a cylindrical cage, and a belt-like belt wound endlessly on the outer peripheral surface thereof. And it is stuck on the cylindrical frame member 50 via a pair of seal parts formed along the long side both sides of a belt so that the state where it was rolled may be maintained. A large number of symbols as identification information are printed at equal intervals on the outer peripheral surface of the belt. A boss 51 is formed at the center of the cylindrical frame member 50, and is attached to the drive shaft of the left reel stepping motor 61L via a disc-shaped boss reinforcing plate 52. Accordingly, when the drive shaft of the left reel stepping motor 61L rotates, the cylindrical skeleton member 50 is rotated about its drive shaft so that the left reel 42L revolves along the annular reel surface. It has become.

  The left reel stepping motor 61L is fixed to a side surface of a motor plate 53 disposed upright in the reel unit 41 (FIG. 3) by a screw 54. The motor plate 53 is provided with a reel index sensor (rotational position detection sensor) 55 in which the light emitting element 55a and the light receiving element 55b are held at a predetermined interval. On the other hand, the base end portion 56 b of the sensor cut bun 56 extending in the radial direction is fixed to the boss reinforcing plate 52 integrated with the left reel 42 L by a screw 57. The tip end portion 56 a of the sensor cut bun 56 is bent so as to be substantially perpendicular and aligned so as to be able to pass between the two elements 55 a and 55 b of the reel index sensor 55. Then, every time the left reel 42L makes one rotation, the reel index sensor 55 detects the passage of the front end portion 56a of the sensor cut bun 56, and a detection signal is output to the main control device 131 described later each time. Therefore, the main controller 131 can confirm and correct the angular position of the left reel 42L every one rotation based on this detection signal.

  The stepping motor 61L is set to rotate once by giving a drive signal (also referred to as an excitation signal or an excitation pulse, hereinafter the same) of 504 pulses, for example, and the rotational position of the stepping motor 61L, that is, the left by this excitation pulse. The rotational position of the reel 42L is controlled.

  On each belt of each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R, a plurality of, specifically, 21 symbols are drawn in the long side direction (surrounding direction). Therefore, it takes 24 pulses (= 504 pulses / 21 symbols) to switch from one symbol to the next symbol at a predetermined position. Then, it recognizes which symbol is in a visible state from the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R by the number of pulses from the time when the detection signal of the reel index sensor 55 is output, or displays an arbitrary symbol as a display window It is possible to perform control to make visible state from 31L, 31M, 31R.

  Of the symbols attached to each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R, the number of symbols visible in the whole through the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R is mainly determined by the vertical length of the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R It is limited to a predetermined number. In the present embodiment, three reels are provided. In other words, it can be said that the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R are formed such that the three upper, middle, and lower symbols can be viewed. Therefore, when all the reels 42L, 42M, 42R are stopped, 3 × 3 = 9 symbols are visible to the player.

  Here, the symbols attached to the respective reels 42L, 42M, 42R will be described. FIG. 7 shows an arrangement of symbols drawn on a belt wound on each of the left reel 42L, the middle reel 42M, and the right reel 42R. As shown in the figure, 21 symbols are provided in a row on each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R. Moreover, although the number is attached | subjected to 0-20 corresponding to each reel 42L, 42M, 42R, these numbers are for the main control apparatus 131 to recognize the symbol which is in the state which can be visually recognized from a display window. It is a number and is not actually attached to the reels 42L, 42M, 42R. However, the following description will be made using the corresponding numbers.

  As a symbol, "replay" symbol (for example, left belt 20th), "bell" symbol (for example, left belt 19th), "youth" symbol (for example, left belt 18th), "7" symbol (for example, Left belt 17th), "Cherry" symbol (for example, left belt 13th), "Chance" symbol (for example, left belt 12th), "watermelon" symbol (for example, left belt 9th), "reach" symbol ( For example, there are nine types of left belt sixth) and "lucky" symbols (eg, left belt first). And as shown in FIG. 7, in the belts wound around the respective reels 42L, 42M, 42R, the number and arrangement order of various symbols are completely different.

  The respective reels 42L, 42M, 42R of the reel unit 41 are an example of variable display means for variably displaying identification information, and constitute a main display portion. However, as long as the variable display means is configured to variably display symbols in the circumferential direction, any other configuration may be used. For example, other mechanical reels may be used, such as a type in which the belt is rotated rather than being rotated, or by electrical display such as a liquid crystal display or dot matrix display in addition to the mechanical reels. It is also possible to provide one for variably displaying the identification information, and in this case, it is possible to make the display form have many variations.

  A total of five combination lines, three in parallel in the lateral direction and two in diagonal direction, are attached to the game panel 30 so as to connect the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R. Of course, the maximum number of combination lines may be 6 or more, or may be less than 5, and the maximum number of combination lines may be changed according to a predetermined condition. The effective line display portions 32, 33, 34 are provided on the left side of the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R as viewed from the front corresponding to the respective combination lines. The first effective line display unit 32 is displayed and notified by lighting or the like when the center horizontal line (middle line) of the combination lines is activated. The second effective line display unit 33 is displayed and notified by lighting or the like when the upper and lower horizontal lines (upper and lower lines) of the combination lines are activated. The third valid line display unit 34 is displayed and notified by lighting or the like when a pair of oblique lines (down-right line and up-right line) of the combination lines are activated. Then, when the symbols are stopped in a predetermined combination on the activated combination line, that is, the activated line, a prize is won, and a predetermined number of medals is paid out, or a special game state such as a BB game or other bonus game is issued. Migration processing etc. are executed.

  FIG. 8 shows combinations of winning symbols and the number of medals paid out in the event of winning.

  As a small winning combination in which medals are paid out, there are a watermelon winning, a bell winning, and a cherry winning. When stopped along with the "watermelon" symbol, "watermelon" symbol and "watermelon" symbol from the left on the effective line, 15 medals are paid out as a watermelon prize, the "bell" symbol from the left on the effective line, "Bell" When stopping in line with the symbol and the "bell" symbol, eleven medals are paid out as a bell prize. In addition, when the “cherry” symbol on the left reel 42L is stopped on the effective line, two medals are paid out as a cherry winning. That is, in the case of cherry winning, the symbols stopped on the effective lines of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R may be any symbols. Therefore, when the "cherry" symbol stops at a position where the plurality of effective lines of the left reel 42L overlap (specifically, the upper or lower end), the cherry winning is established on each effective line, and the overlapping effective The medals are paid out by multiplying the number of lines. As a result, in the present embodiment, four medals are paid out.

  In addition, there is a BB winning as a state transition winning where the gaming state shifts. When the game is stopped along with the “7” symbol, the “7” symbol, and the “7” symbol on the effective line from the left, the BB game is transitioned to a BB game in which the gaming state is the special gaming state. However, even if the “7” symbol stops on the active line along with the left, middle and right, medals are not paid out. That is, when a combination of "7" symbols is established on the effective line, the game is only shifted to the BB game. In other words, it can be said that the "7" symbol is a state transition symbol for shifting the gaming state to the BB game.

  Furthermore, when it is stopped in line with the "replay" symbol, the "replay" symbol, and the "replay" symbol from the left on the activated line, it becomes a replay game winning. When the re-game winning combination is established, although the medal payout and the state transition are not performed, the player can play the next game without reducing the possessed medal and without inserting the medal.

  In addition, only when the gaming state is an RB game to be described later, the "Replay" symbol, the "Replay" symbol, and the "Chance" symbol are stopped from the left on the active line, and from the left on the active line. When stopping alongside the "Replay" symbol, the "Replay" symbol, and the "Lucky" symbol, 15 medals are paid out as a JAC prize.

  In the other cases, that is, when the "cherry" symbol of the left reel 42L does not stop on the effective line, and the combination of the above symbols does not stop on the effective line, the medal payout, the transition of the gaming state, etc. It is not done at all. That is, the "chance" symbol and the "lucky" symbol of the left reel 42L, the "cherry" symbol of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R, the "youth" symbol and the "reach" symbol of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R are winning Not involved at all. In other words, it can be said that each of the above-mentioned symbols is a non-reward symbol unrelated to the benefit given to the player. Thus, on each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R, a bonus symbol related to a win, such as a "bell" symbol, and a bonus no symbol unrelated to a win, such as a "young man" symbol, are respectively attached. In the following, the combination of symbols corresponding to each winning is also referred to as the combination of winning symbols. For example, the combination of BB symbols is a combination of symbols that are awarded BB, that is, a combination of "7" symbol, "7" symbol, and "7" symbol.

  On the lower left side of the game panel 30, there is provided a start lever 71 operated to cause the reels 42L, 42M, 42R to start rotating simultaneously (not necessarily simultaneously). The start lever 71 constitutes start operation means or start operation means operated to start rotating the reels 42L, 42M, 42R, that is, to start variable display. The start lever 71 is a lever that the player manually presses to start the game and automatically returns to the original position after the player's hand is released. When the start lever 52 is operated while medals are inserted, the reels 42L, 42M, 42R start to rotate all at once.

  On the right side of the start lever 71, button-like stop switches 72, 73, 74 operated to individually stop the rotating reels 42L, 42M, 42R are provided. The respective stop switches 72, 73, 74 are disposed immediately below the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R corresponding to the reels 42L, 42M, 42R to be stopped. That is, when the left stop switch 72 is operated, the rotation of the left reel 42L is stopped, and when the middle stop switch 73 is operated, the rotation of the middle reel 42M is stopped, and the right stop switch 74 is operated. In this case, the rotation of the right reel 42R is stopped. The stop switches 72, 73, 74 constitute stop operation means operated to stop variable display based on the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R. Each stop switch 72, 73, 74 can be stopped when a predetermined time has elapsed after the left reel 42L starts rotating, and a lamp (not shown) is turned on to display the stop during this state. It is informed that the operation is possible, and is turned off when the rotation is stopped.

  On the lower right side of the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R, a medal insertion slot 75 for inserting a medal as an investment value is provided. The medal insertion slot 75 constitutes an input means for inputting an investment value. Also, focusing on the point that the medal insertion slot 75 involves an operation of inserting the medal directly by the player, it can be said to constitute a direct input means for directly inputting the investment value.

  The medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 75 is guided to either the storage passage 81 or the discharge passage 82 by a selector 84 provided on the back of the front door 12 as passage switching means. That is, the selector 84 is provided with the medal passage switching solenoid 83, which is on the discharge passage 82 side when the medal passage switching solenoid 83 is not excited, and is switched to the storage passage 81 at the time of excitation. The medal led to the storage passage 81 is led to the hopper device 91 housed inside the housing 11. On the other hand, the medal guided to the discharge passage 82 is guided from the medal discharge port 17 provided at the lower front of the front door 12 to the medal receiver 18 and returned to the player.

  The hopper device 91 as a payout means for awarding the medals to the player comprises a storage tank 92 for storing the medals and a payout device 93 for paying out the medals to the player. The payout device 93 discharges the medal to the opening 94 provided at the center right portion of the discharge passage 82 by rotating the medal payout rotary plate (not shown), and the medal to the medal receiver 18 through the discharge passage 82. Is supposed to pay out. Further, on the right side of the hopper device 91, a spare tank 95 is provided to prevent the medals of a predetermined amount or more from being stored in the storage tank 92. Inside the storage tank 92 of the hopper device 91, a guide plate 96 for discharging medals from the storage tank 92 to the spare tank 95 is provided. Therefore, when the medals are stored above the height at which the guide plate 96 is provided, the medals are stored in the spare tank 95.

  Below the medal insertion slot 75, a button-shaped return switch 76 is provided. The return switch 76 is a switch that is pressed when the medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 75 is clogged in the selector 84. When the switch is pressed, the selector 84 is mechanically interlocked to operate. The medals packed in 84 are returned from the medal discharge port 17.

  On the lower left side of the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R, a button-shaped first credit insertion switch 77 for inserting three credited virtual medals as investment value at a time is provided. Further, on the left side of the first credit insertion switch 77, a second credit insertion switch 78 and a third credit insertion switch 79 are provided as button-shaped switches smaller than the switch 77. The second credit insertion switch 78 is for inserting two credited virtual medals at a time, and the third credit insertion switch 79 is for inserting one virtual medal. Each of the credit insertion switches 77 to 79, together with the medal insertion slot 75, constitutes an input means for inputting an investment value. In addition, it should be noted that while the medal insertion slot 75 involves an operation of inserting a medal directly by the player, each of the credit insertion switches 77 to 79 involves an operation of inserting a virtual medal based on storage memory. It can be said that this constitutes an indirect input means for indirectly inputting investment value.

  Note that the first credit insertion switch 77 incorporates a lamp as a light emitting member (not shown) in order to promote that the maximum number of medals (three) that can be inserted per game is not reached. The lamp is turned on in a situation where the switch operation of the first credit insertion switch 77 is effective to urge the operation of the switch 77, but there is no credited virtual medal or there are already three medals inserted. It is turned off under the current situation. Here, instead of the above-mentioned lighting, the player may be made more understandable to prompt the player to insert a medal by blinking.

  On the left side of the start lever 71, a button-like settlement switch 80 is provided. That is, the slot machine 10 has a credit function of storing and storing the extra insertion medals up to the predetermined maximum value (for 50 medals) and the medals obtained at the time of winning as virtual medals, and the virtual medals By pressing the settlement switch 80 in the state of being stored and stored, a virtual medal is paid out as a real medal. In this case, paying attention to the function of paying out the credited virtual medal as a real medal, it can be said that the settlement switch 80 constitutes a settlement operation means for actually paying out the stored and stored game value.

  In addition, the "credit mode" set to store and store as a virtual medal the surplus inserted medals until the predetermined maximum value (for example, 50 medals) or the medal acquired at the time of winning is stored. In the case of a slot machine capable of switching to the "direct mode" set so as to pay out the medal obtained at the time of winning as a real medal, the settlement switch 80 functions as a switch for mode switching. May be added. In this case, the settlement switch (switching switch) 80 is turned on when it is pressed once, turned off when it is pressed again, and then turned on and off every time the pressing operation is performed. When the settlement switch 80 is in the on state, the credit mode is set. When the settlement switch 80 is in the off state, the direct mode is set. When there is a virtual medal when switching from the credit mode to the direct mode, the virtual medal for that portion is paid out as a real medal. Thus, the player can play the game in a format according to his / her preference by switching between the credit mode and the direct mode. The settlement switch 80 constitutes switching operation means for switching the handling type of the input value and the gaming value.

  Below the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R of the game panel 30, a credit display unit 35 for displaying the number of virtual medals stored and stored, and a remaining number of medals for displaying the number of medals that can be acquired before the BB game is over A display unit 36 and an acquired number display unit 37 for displaying the number of medals acquired at the time of winning are provided. These displays 35 to 37 are constituted by 7-segment displays, but it is of course possible to substitute them by liquid crystal displays or the like.

  Here, the procedure of betting medals will be described. When a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 75 at the start of the game, a bet is made.

  That is, when the first medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot 75, the first effective line display unit 32 is lighted, and the middle line corresponding to this is the effective line, and the second medal is the medal insertion slot When it is inserted to 75, the second effective line display section 33 is further turned on, and a total of three combination lines including upper and lower lines corresponding thereto become effective lines, and the third medal is a medal. When it is inserted into the inlet 75, the third effective line display unit 34 is turned on, and all five combination lines including a pair of diagonal lines corresponding thereto are effective lines.

  In addition, when four or more medals are inserted into the medal insertion slot 75, surplus medals exceeding three are saved inside the slot machine if the number of virtual medals stored and stored at that time is less than 50. At the same time, the number of virtual medals of the credit display unit 35 is added and displayed. On the other hand, when the number of virtual medals is 50 or reaches 50, the selector 84 switches from the storage passage 81 to the discharge passage 82, and surplus medals are returned from the medal discharge port 17 to the medal receiver 18. Be done.

  When the stored number is displayed on the credit display unit 35, virtual medals are inserted even when any of the first to third credit input switches 77 to 79 is pressed, and a bet is placed. .

  When the third credit insertion switch 79 is pressed, one numerical value displayed on the credit display unit 35 is subtracted as one virtual medal is inserted, and the first valid line display unit 32 lights up. The middle line is the effective line. When the second credit insertion switch 78 is pressed, two numerical values displayed on the credit display unit 35 are subtracted as two virtual medals are inserted, and the first valid line display unit 32 and the second effective line display unit 32 are selected. The effective line display unit 33 lights up, and a total of three combination lines become effective lines. When the first credit insertion switch 77 is pressed, three numerical values displayed on the credit display unit 35 are subtracted as three virtual medals are inserted, and all the valid line display units 32 to 34 It lights up and a total of five combination lines become effective lines.

  In addition, when the virtual medal which should be inserted when one of the first to third credit insertion switches 77 to 79 is pressed is not stored, for example, when the display of the credit display unit 35 is 2, the first credit is When the insertion switch 77 is pressed, etc., all the numerical values of the credit display unit 35 are subtracted to be 0, and bets are made for the virtual medals that can be inserted.

  In the upper part of the front door 12, an upper lamp 13 which lights and blinks with the progress of the game, and a pair of right and left which sound various sound effects and inform the player of the game state with the progress of the game The speaker 14 and the auxiliary display unit 15 for giving various information to the player are provided. In the present embodiment, the auxiliary display unit 15 is configured by a liquid crystal display for the purpose of diversification of display contents and thickening of display effects, but even if other displays such as a dot matrix display are used Good. The auxiliary display unit 15 is for executing various display effects with the progress of the game, and in the present embodiment, since the game by the respective reels 42L, 42M, 42R can be considered to be by the main display unit It is called the auxiliary display unit 15. A display control device 111 for driving the upper lamp 13, the speaker 14, and the auxiliary display unit 15 is provided on the back surface of the auxiliary display unit 15. The positions and numbers of the upper lamps 13 and the speakers 14 are not limited to those described above.

  A lower plate 16 on which a model name and characters related to a game are displayed is mounted above the medal receiver 18. Further, on the left side of the medal receiver 18, an invertible ashtray 19 is provided on the lower side of the front side.

  A power supply box 121 is provided to the left of the hopper device 91 inside the housing 11. The power supply box 121 includes a power switch 122, a reset switch 123, a setting key insertion hole 124, and the like. The power switch 122 is a start switch for supplying power to the main controller 131 and other components. The reset switch 123 is a switch for resetting an error state of the slot machine 10. Further, the setting key insertion hole 124 is used by a hole manager or the like to adjust the payout of medals. That is, when the hole manager or the like inserts the setting key into the setting key insertion hole 124 and performs an ON operation, the winning probability of the slot machine 10 can be set. The reset switch 123 is operated not only to reset the error state but also to change the winning probability of the slot machine 10.

  A main controller 131 is attached to the back plate 11 c of the housing 11 above the reel unit 41. The main control unit 131 has a CPU that controls the main control, a ROM that stores game programs, a RAM that temporarily stores necessary data according to the progress of a game, a port that communicates with various devices, time counting and synchronization. The main substrate is provided with a clock circuit and the like used in the case where it is intended, etc., and the main substrate is housed in a substrate box as a covering means made of a transparent resin material or the like. The substrate box includes a substantially rectangular box base and a box cover covering an opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are unopenably connected by a sealing unit as sealing means, whereby the substrate box is sealed. The box base and the box cover may be connected unopenably using a key member.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the slot machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  The main controller 131 is mounted with a microcomputer having a CPU 151 as an arithmetic processing means. In addition to the power supply device 161 provided inside the power supply box 121, the CPU 151 is connected with a clock circuit 154 that outputs a rectangular wave of a predetermined frequency, an input / output port 155, and the like via an internal bus. The main controller 131 functions as a main base incorporated in the slot machine 10.

  On the input side of the main controller 131, a start detection sensor 71a for detecting the operation of the start lever 71, stop detection sensors 72a, 73a and 74a for individually detecting the operations of the respective stop switches 72, 73 and 74, and a medal insertion slot Reciprocal calculation for detecting the operation of the inserted medal detection sensor 75a for detecting medals inserted from 75, the credit insertion detection sensors 77a, 78a, 79a for individually detecting the operation of each of the credit insertion switches 77, 78, 79, and the settlement switch 80 A detection sensor 80a, a reel index sensor 55 for individually detecting the rotational position (origin position) of each reel 42, a payout detection sensor 91a for detecting medals dispensed from the hopper device 91, and a reset detection sensor for detecting the operation of the reset switch 123 123a, set in the setting key insertion hole 124 A variety of sensors such as the setting key detection sensor 124a are connected to detect that the key is inserted and turned ON, and the signals from these various sensors are output to the CPU 151 through the input / output port 155. ing.

  The inserted medal detection sensor 75a is actually composed of a plurality of sensors. That is, the storage passage 81 from the medal insertion slot 75 to the hopper device 91 is configured such that medals can pass in one row. Then, the first passage is provided in the storage passage 81, and the second sensor and the third sensor are in proximity to the downstream side further away than the width of the medal (the extent to which the state where the same medal is simultaneously detected in at least one time occurs) And the first to third sensors constitute an inserted medal detection sensor 75a. The main control unit 131 monitors the time from the first sensor to the second sensor, and when the elapsed time exceeds a predetermined time, it is regarded as a medal jam or an error and is regarded as an error. If an error occurs, the error notification is performed and the operation by the player until the error is canceled is invalidated. The main controller 131 also monitors the order in which the second and third sensors are turned on and off, both the second and third sensors are off, only the second sensor is on, and both the second and third sensors are on. It is determined that the medals are taken in normally only when the third sensor is on and the second and third sensors are both off in this order, and the time to shift to each on / off switching is within a predetermined time. Otherwise, it is an error. This is done in order to prevent the fraud in which the medal is reciprocated near the inserted medal detection sensor 75a and misidentified as the medal insertion, in addition to the medal clogging in the storage passage 81.

  Further, a power failure monitoring circuit 161 b provided in the power supply device 161 is connected to the input side of the main control device 131 via the input / output port 155. The power supply unit 161 is mounted with a power supply unit 161a that supplies drive power to each electronic device of the slot machine 10, including the main control unit 131, and the above-described power failure monitoring circuit 161b.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 161b monitors the power-off state and generates a power failure signal at the time of power-off by the power switch 122 as well as at the time of power-off. Therefore, the power failure monitoring circuit 161b monitors the stabilized drive voltage of DC 12 volts in this example output from the power supply unit 161a, and determines that the power is shut off when the drive voltage decreases to, for example, less than 10 volts. And a power failure signal is output. The power failure signal is supplied to each of the CPU 151 and the input / output port 155, and the CPU 151 recognizes the power failure signal to execute power failure processing described later.

  The power supply unit 161a is configured to output a stabilized voltage of 5 volts, which is used as a drive voltage in a control system such as the main controller 131, even when the output voltage drops to less than 10 volts. As a time when the stabilized voltage is output, a time sufficient to execute the process at the time of a power failure by the main control device 131 is secured.

  On the output side of main controller 131, each valid line display unit 32, 33, 34, credit display unit 35, remaining acquired number display unit 36, acquired number display unit 37, and each reel 42L, 42M, 42R to be rotated. External stepping plate 61 capable of transmitting information to each stepping motor 61 (61L, 61M, 61R), medal passage switching solenoid 83 provided in selector 84, hopper device 91, display control device 111, hole management device not shown, etc. Etc. are connected via the input / output port 155.

  The display control device 111 is a control device for driving the upper lamp 13, the speaker 14, and the auxiliary display unit 15, and includes a substrate in which a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like for driving them are integrated. Then, after receiving a signal from the main control device 131, the display control device 111 independently controls driving of the upper lamp 13, the speaker 14 and the auxiliary display unit 15. Therefore, the display control device 111 is a sub-base that executes auxiliary control in relation to the main control device 131 which is the main base that centrally manages the game. That is, by providing sub-bases for sounds, lamps, and displays regarding indirect game play, the burden on the main base is reduced. The display control device 111 may control the various display units 32-37.

  In the CPU 151 described above, a ROM 152 storing various control programs to be executed by the CPU 151 and fixed value data, and an operation of temporarily storing various data in executing the control program stored in the ROM 152 Aside from the RAM 153 for securing an area, although not shown, as well known, various processing circuits necessary in the slot machine 10 such as timer circuits and data transmission / reception circuits including an interrupt circuit as well known, a credit counter for counting the number of credits Etc. are built in. The ROM 152 and the RAM 153 constitute a main memory as storage means, and a program for executing various processes shown in the flowcharts of FIG. 10 and later is stored in the ROM 152 as a part of the control program.

  The RAM 153 is configured such that a backup voltage is supplied from the power supply device 161 provided in the power supply box 121 even after the power supply of the slot machine 10 is shut off to hold (back up) data. The RAM 153 is a memory for temporarily storing various data, a winning number storage area 153a, a table number storage area 153b, and a search for use when performing processing for stopping the respective reels 42L, 42M, 42R. A backup area is provided in addition to the storage area such as the result storage area 153c.

  The backup area is an area for storing the value of the stack pointer when the power is shut off (including the power shut off by the operation of the power switch 122. The same applies to the following) when the power is shut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. Yes, when the power failure is resolved (including the power-on by operating the power switch 122, and so on), the state of the slot machine 10 can be restored to the state before the power-off based on the information of the backup area. . The writing to the backup area is executed when the power is shut off by the power failure process (see FIG. 12), and the restoration of each value written to the backup area is executed in the main process (see FIG. 13) when the power is turned on. A power failure signal from the power failure monitoring circuit 161b is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 151 at the time of power failure due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. NMI interrupt processing as flag generation processing is immediately executed.

  Subsequently, each control process executed by the CPU 151 in the main control device 131 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The processing of the CPU 151 is roughly divided into main processing activated upon power-on, timer interrupt processing activated periodically (with 1.49 msec cycle in this embodiment), and NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). In the NMI interrupt process activated by the input of the power failure signal, for convenience of explanation, the NMI interrupt process and the timer interrupt process will be described first, and then the main process will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the NMI interrupt process. When the power is shut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the power failure monitoring circuit 161 b of the power supply device 161 generates a power failure signal and outputs it to the main control device 131. The main controller 131 that has received the power failure signal via the NMI terminal executes NMI interrupt processing.

  In the NMI interrupt process, first, at step S101, data of a use register provided in the CPU 151 is saved in a backup area provided in the RAM 153. Subsequently, in step S102, a power failure flag is set in the power failure flag storage area provided in the RAM 153. Thereafter, the data saved in the backup area of the RAM 153 in step S103 is restored to the use register of the CPU 151 again. The NMI interrupt processing ends with this return processing. When the power failure flag can be set without destroying the data of the usage register of the CPU 151, the save and restore processing to the backup area can be omitted.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process periodically executed by the main controller 131. The CPU 151 of the main controller 131 generates a timer interrupt every 1.49 msec, for example.

  First, in the register save process shown in step S201, the values of all the registers in the CPU 151 used in the normal process described later are saved in the backup area of the RAM 153. In step S202, it is confirmed whether or not the power failure flag is set. If the power failure flag is set, the process proceeds to step S203 to execute power failure processing.

  Here, the power failure process will be described with reference to FIG. Since the power failure process is performed immediately after the register save process in the timer interrupt process, it can be performed without interrupting the other interrupt processes. Therefore, for example, during transmission processing of various commands, during reading processing of the state of the switch (on / off), etc., the processing upon power failure is not executed by interrupting each processing, and is executed at such timing. There is no need to create a program for power failure processing that also takes into account. As a result, the processing program for power failure processing can be simplified and the program capacity can be reduced. The same applies to a processing program for power recovery processing described later.

  In step S301, it is determined whether command transmission has ended. If the transmission has not ended, the present processing is ended to return to the timer interrupt processing, and the command transmission is ended. As described above, it is determined whether the command transmission is completed at the initial stage of the power failure process, and if the transmission is not completed, priority is given to the transmission process, and the power failure process is executed after the unit command transmission process is completed. By doing this, it is not necessary to construct a power failure processing program which also takes into consideration that power failure processing is to be executed during command transmission. As a result, there is a benefit that the processing program for power failure can be simplified and the capacity of the ROM 152 can be reduced.

  If YES in step S301, that is, if the transmission of the command is completed, the process proceeds to step S302, and the value of the stack pointer of the CPU 151 is stored in the backup area in the RAM 153. Thereafter, in step S303, a RAM determination value, which will be described later, is cleared as stop processing, and the output state of the output port at the input / output port 155 is cleared to turn off all actuators not shown. In step S304, a RAM determination value is calculated and stored in the backup area. Specifically, the RAM determination value is the 2's complement of the checksum at the work area address of the RAM 153. By storing the RAM determination value in the backup area, the checksum of the RAM 153 becomes zero. By setting the checksum of the RAM 153 to 0, the subsequent RAM access is prohibited in step S305. After that, it enters an infinite loop in preparation for completely shutting down the power supply and making processing impossible. In addition, for example, in consideration of the case where the power failure flag is erroneously set due to noise or the like, it is confirmed whether or not the power failure signal is output until the infinite loop is entered. If the power failure signal is not output, it means that the power failure state has been recovered, so writing to the RAM 153 is permitted and the power failure flag is reset to return to the timer interrupt processing. If the output of the power failure signal is continued, it enters an infinite loop as it is. Incidentally, although detailed description is omitted, it is confirmed whether or not the power failure signal is output even under the infinite loop, and when the power failure signal is not output, the processing shifts to the main processing described later.

  The power supply unit 161a of the power supply device 161 holds the output of the stabilized voltage (5 volts) used as the drive voltage of the control system for a sufficient time to execute the above-described NMI interrupt process and power failure process. Are configured to In the present embodiment, the drive voltage is continuously output for 30 msec.

  Returning to the description of the timer interrupt process, when the power failure flag is not set in step S202, various processes after step S204 are performed.

  That is, in step S204, the watchdog timer clear processing is performed to initialize the value of the watchdog timer for monitoring the occurrence of a malfunction. In step S205, an interrupt end declaration process is performed to enable the CPU 151 to set the next timer interrupt. In step S206, in order to rotate each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R, a stepping motor control process of driving the stepping motors 61L to 61R, which are the respective spinning drum drive motors, is performed. In step S207, the state of various sensors (see FIG. 9) connected to the input / output port 155 is read, and a sensor monitoring process is performed to monitor whether the read result is normal. In step S208, timer operation processing is performed to reduce the values of the counters and timers. In step S 209, a counter process is performed to output the result of counting the bet number of medals and the payout number to the external concentrated terminal plate 171.

  In step S210, command output processing for transmitting various commands to the display control device 111 is performed. In step S211, a segment data setting process is performed to set segment data to be displayed on the credit display unit 35, the remaining acquisition number display unit 36, and the acquisition number display unit 37, respectively. In step S212, the segment data set in the segment data setting process is supplied to each of the display units 35 to 37 to perform segment data display process for displaying the corresponding numbers, symbols, and the like. In step S213, port output processing is performed to output data corresponding to the I / O device from the input / output port 155. In step S214, the value of each register saved in the backup area in the previous step S201 is restored to the corresponding register in the CPU 151, respectively. Thereafter, in step S215, an interrupt permitting process for permitting the next timer interrupt is performed, and the series of timer interrupt processes are ended.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing main processing in the main control unit 131 which is executed after the power is turned on. The main process is performed when power is turned on by recovery from a power failure or the on operation of the power switch 122.

  First, in step S401, as initialization processing, the value of the stack pointer is set in the CPU 151, and an interrupt mode for permitting interrupt processing is set, and then various settings for the registers in the CPU 151, I / O devices, etc. Etc.

  When these initialization processes are completed, whether or not the setting key is inserted into the setting key insertion hole 124 and turned ON in step S402, more specifically, whether or not the ON signal is received from the setting key detection sensor 124a. Determine If the setting key is turned on, the process proceeds to step S403, and all data stored in the RAM 153 is cleared as the forced RAM clearing process. In the subsequent step S404, a winning probability setting process is performed.

  Here, the winning probability setting process will be described with reference to FIG. In the slot machine 10, six stages of winning probabilities from "setting 1" to "setting 6" are prepared in advance, and with the winning probability setting process, it is set which internal process is to be executed based on which winning probability. It is processing to do.

  In step S501, it is determined whether the setting key is inserted and the ON operation is performed, and when the ON operation is not performed, the present processing ends. If the ON operation is performed, the next timer interrupt is permitted in step S502. Thereafter, the current setting value is read in step S503, and the current setting value is displayed on the credit display unit 35 in step S504. However, in the process immediately after the setting key is inserted and turned ON, the data in the RAM 153 is cleared by the above-described forced RAM clearing process, so the setting value displayed on the credit display unit 35 is “1”. is there.

  In step S505, it is determined whether or not the start lever 71 has been operated. If the start lever 71 has not been operated, the setting update process shown in steps S506 to S507 is performed. In step S506, it is determined whether the reset switch 123 has been operated. If the reset switch 123 is not operated, the process returns directly to step S504. If the reset switch 123 is operated, the setting value is updated by 1 in step S507, and then the process returns to step S504. That is, in the setting update process, the setting value is updated by one each time the reset switch 123 is operated, and the updated setting value is displayed on the credit display unit 35. When the reset switch 123 is operated when the set value is “6”, the set value is updated to “1”.

  If the start lever 71 is operated in step S505, it is determined in step S508 whether the setting key is continuously turned on. If the ON operation of the setting key is continued, the process waits as it is. If the ON operation is ended, the next timer interrupt is prohibited in step S509. Thereafter, in step S510, the setting value is stored, and in step S511, data other than the setting value stored in the RAM 153 is cleared, and the process ends.

  Returning to the description of the main processing, after performing the winning probability setting processing in step S404, in step S405, the normal processing for performing main control related to the game is executed.

  On the other hand, when the setting key is not inserted in step S402, the power recovery process shown in step S406 and subsequent steps is performed. The power recovery process is a process of restoring the state of the slot machine 10 to the state before the power is shut off. Therefore, in the power recovery process, it is first necessary to confirm whether the data in the RAM 153 is normal.

  Therefore, in step S406, it is determined whether the set value is normal. Specifically, it is determined that the setting value is normal if the setting value is any one of 1 to 6, and is determined to be abnormal if it is 0 or 7 or more. If the set value is normal, it is checked in step S407 whether the power failure flag is set. If the power failure flag is set, it is further checked in step S408 whether or not the RAM determination value is normal. Specifically, the value of the checksum in the RAM 153 is checked, and it is confirmed whether the value is normal, that is, the value of the checksum added with the RAM determination value is 0 or not. If the value of the checksum added with the RAM determination value is 0, it is determined that the data in the RAM 153 is normal.

  If it is determined in step S408 that the RAM determination value is normal, the process proceeds to step S409, the value of the stack pointer stored in the backup area is written to the stack pointer of the CPU 151, and the state of the stack is cut before the power is shut off. Return to the state. Next, in step S410, a power recovery command for notifying execution of the power recovery process is transmitted to the display control device 111. Thereafter, in step S411, the game state is hit down and the automatic settlement setting save processing is performed, and in step S412, various sensors such as the start detection sensor 71a are initialized. After the above processing is completed, the power failure flag is reset in step S413, and the address is returned to the address before the power was turned off. Specifically, the process returns to the timer interrupt process described above, and the watchdog timer clear process (step S204) is executed.

  On the other hand, if any of step S406 to step S408 is NO, that is, if the set value is abnormal, the power failure flag of the trap to be set at the time of power shutoff is not set, or the RAM determination value is abnormal, There is a high possibility that the data in the RAM 153 has been destroyed. In such a case, the operation inhibiting process shown in steps S414 to S416 is performed. As the operation prohibiting process, first, the next timer interrupt process is inhibited in step S414, and all the output ports in the input / output port 155 are cleared in step S415, thereby all actuators connected to the input / output port 155 are selected. Control to the off state. Thereafter, in step S416, an error notification process is performed to notify the hole manager or the like of the occurrence of an error. The operation prohibited state is maintained until the above-described winning probability setting process is performed.

  Next, normal processing for performing main control related to the game will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S601, it is determined whether a medal has been betted. When a medal is betted, it is then determined in step S602 whether or not the start lever 71 has been operated. If both steps S601 and S602 are YES, the lottery process of step S603, the reel control process of step S604, the medal payout process of step S605, and the bonus game process of step S606 are sequentially executed, and the process returns to step S601. On the other hand, when the medal is not bet at step S601 or when the start lever 71 is not operated at step S602, the process returns to step S601.

  Next, the lottery process of step S603 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S701, based on the current setting state of the slot machine 10, the number of betted medals, and the like, a lottery table for determination of success or failure is selected. Here, the setting state of the slot machine 10 is any one of “setting 1” to “setting 6”, and in the case of “setting 1”, the lottery table having the lowest BB winning probability is selected, and in the case of “setting 6”. The lottery table with the highest BB winning probability is selected. Further, the number of medals to be betted is any one of 1 to 3, and a lottery table is selected such that the winning probability of the winning combination becomes higher as the bet number is larger. For example, the winning probability of the winning combination when 3 bets are higher than three times the winning probability of the winning combination when 1 bet is made. Here, the lottery table will be briefly described. FIG. 17 is a lottery table which is selected when three bets are made under the normal state of “setting 1”. In the lottery table, index values IV equal in number to the number of winning combinations are set. That is, five index values IV of 1 to 5 are set under normal conditions, since five types of prizes, ie, replay, cherries, bells, watermelons, and BBs, may occur (see FIG. 8). In each index value IV, the winning combination is uniquely associated with each other, and a point value PV is set. In each lottery table in the slot machine 10, the point value PV corresponding to the BB combination is set larger as the lottery table has a higher setting value, and the point value PV is set larger as the number of bets is larger.

  In step S702, the index value IV is set to 1, and in the subsequent step S703, a determination value DV used when determining whether or not the winning combination is made is set. In this determination value setting process, a new determination value DV is set by adding the point value PV corresponding to the current index value IV to the current determination value DV. In the first determination value setting process, a random number value latched from the random number counter when the start lever 71 is operated is taken as the current determination value DV, and a point corresponding to 1 which is the current index value IV for this random value. The value PV is added to make a new judgment value DV. Here, the random number counter will be briefly described. In the slot machine 10, two 8-bit shift registers are used to generate random numbers of 0 to 65535. Each shift register is periodically updated one by one (for example, every 100 ns), and a value obtained by replacing the upper bits and lower bits of each shift register is input to the CPU 151 and the start lever 71 is operated (ie, the start detection sensor 71a Value received when the ON signal is received is latched as a random number value. This is a device for making random number values used in the first determination value setting process irregular. For example, a value obtained by randomly replacing bits of each shift register is latched as a random number value. It is also good.

  Thereafter, in step S704, it is determined whether or not the winning combination corresponding to the index value IV. It is determined whether or not the judgment value DV exceeds 65535, and if it exceeds 65535, the winning flag of the combination corresponding to the index value IV at that time is set in step S705. Incidentally, when the winning flag is the small winning combination flag or the re-game winning flag, these winning flags are reset at the end of the game in which the corresponding selection flag is set. On the other hand, when the winning flag is the BB winning flag, the BB winning flag is reset under one of the conditions that the combination of BB symbols is established on the valid line. That is, the BB winning flag may be made effective over a plurality of games. In the determination of the winning combination of the next game after carrying over the BB winning flag, although the determination of the small winning combination or the re-game is made, the determination regarding the BB is not made.

  If the determination value DV does not exceed 65535 in step S704, it means that the role corresponding to the index value IV has been lost. In such a case, the index value IV is incremented by 1 in step S706, and it is determined in step S707 whether or not there is a role corresponding to the index value IV, that is, whether there is a role to be determined. Specifically, it is determined whether the index value IV incremented by one has exceeded the maximum value of the index values IV set in the lottery table. If there is a role to be judged as a result of determination, the process returns to step S703, and the determination of the result of the side is continued. At this time, in step S703, the point value PV corresponding to the current index value IV is added to the determination value DV (that is, the current determination value DV) used for the determination of success or failure of the previous combination to obtain a new determination value DV. In step S704, it is determined whether the winning combination is successful or not based on the determination value DV. Incidentally, when the lottery table shown in FIG. 17 is selected, the BB winning probability is about 1/300. On the other hand, the probability of winning a replay and a small winning combination is set higher than the probability of winning a BB, the probability of playing a replay again is approximately 1 / 7.3, the probability of winning a bell is approximately 1 / 7.0, and cherry and watermelon winning The probability is 1/128.

  After the winning flag is set in step S705, or when it is determined in step S707 that there is no role to be judged as a success or failure, a slip table (stop table) for reel stop control is set in step S708. The table setting process is performed, and this process ends. Here, the slip table is a table in which it is determined how much the reel is slipped (rotated) and stopped at the timing when the stop switches 72 to 74 are pressed. That is, in the slip table, there is a relation between a reaching symbol reaching the base position (lower in this embodiment) when the stop switches 72 to 74 are pressed, and a stopping symbol actually stopping at the base position. It is a fixed stop data group.

  The present embodiment is characterized by the data configuration relating to the slip table, so that point will be described.

  In the slot machine 10, when the stop symbols 72 to 74 are operated, when stopping the arrival symbol as it is, when stopping the corresponding reel by sliding for one symbol and then stopping it, it is stopped after it is slid by 2 symbols. In the case where it is stopped after having slipped by 3 patterns, 5 patterns in the case of stopping after slipping by 4 patterns are prepared as stop modes of the reel. This closely refers to the timing at which the player operates the stop switches 72 to 74 and the symbol array (hereinafter referred to as "stopped eyes") to be stopped in the visible range from each display window 32L, 32M, 32R. It is a device to associate. That is, by stopping each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R until the specified time (190 msec) elapses from the timing at which the stop switches 72 to 74 are operated, it seems as if the stop point has been determined by the player's operation. It is possible to make the player have an impressive impression. In addition, it is possible to reduce the occurrence frequency of so-called “dropout” in which the combination of the winning combination and the corresponding symbol does not stop on the effective line by making it possible to slide up to four symbols. It becomes possible to avoid the problem that the combination of winning symbols stops on the effective line even though the winning combination is not won.

  There are five types of stop data regarding such a stop mode (no slip, 1 frame slip, 2 frames slip, 3 frames slip, 4 frames slip) on the left reel 42L, 5 types on the middle reel 42M, and 5 types on the right reel 42R. is necessary. In this case, if stop data related to each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R is allocated on a bit basis, each reel 42L, 42M, 42R needs stop data of 3 bits, and can not be stored in one byte.

  In this regard, in the present embodiment, since each of the five types of stop data is required, compressed data is created assuming that each stop data is a hexadecimal number. That is, the stop data is configured by “(data of left reel 42L) × 36 + (data of middle reel 42M) × 6 + (data of right reel 42R)”. In this case, there are a maximum of six types of stop data that can be prepared for each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R, and there is a combination pattern of 6 × 6 × 6 = 216 for the entire stop data, but this is one byte. The maximum value that can be expressed is 256 or less. As a result, even though five types of stop data exist in each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R, the stop data for all the reels 42L, 42M, 42R can be contained in one byte. Moreover, since 21 symbols are attached to each reel 42L, 42M, 42R, one slip table can be configured with 21 bytes, and the storage capacity of the main control device 131 can be reduced. It becomes. Incidentally, in the present embodiment, about 60 types of 21-byte slip tables are stored in advance in the ROM 152.

  Further, in the slot machine 10 for storing each stop data as compressed data, a predetermined decompression process is performed to use each stop data. Specifically, the compressed data corresponding to the symbol number of the reaching symbol is divided by “36” (= 6 × 6), and the obtained quotient is grasped as stop data of the left reel 42L. Further, the remainder obtained by the division is divided by "6", and the obtained quotient is grasped as the stop data of the middle reel 42M, and the remainder is grasped as the stop data of the right reel 42R.

  Through the processing described above, the CPU 151 can grasp stop data of each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R as decompression data. The stop data for all the reels 42L, 42M, 42R may be contained in one byte, and for example, the stop data may be collectively created to be compressed data on the assumption of a decimal number. . As a condition for the stop data to be contained in one byte, the value obtained when multiplying the maximum number ready for stop data of each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R may be 256 or less. Therefore, in each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R, the maximum number of ready stop data does not have to be the same. For example, even if it is possible to prepare six types of left reel 42L, eight types of middle reel 42M, and four types of stop data for right reel 42R, the combination pattern of the entire stop data is 6 × 8 × 4 = 192. As described above, the maximum value 256 that can be expressed in one byte is equal to or less than 256, so that the stop data for all the reels 42L, 42M, 42R can be contained in one byte. By the way, in such a case, the compressed data is "(data of right reel 42R) x 48 + (data of middle reel 42M) x 6 + (data of left reel 42L)", and in the thawing process, it corresponds to the symbol number of the reaching symbol The quotient obtained by dividing the compressed data by “48” is the stop data of the right reel 42R, and the remainder obtained by the division is divided by “6” and the quotient obtained by the middle reel 42M is stopped. This data is used as the data, and the remainder is grasped as the stop data of the left reel 42L.

  FIG. 18 shows an example of a slip table which is set when stopping the watermelon pattern on the effective line. The symbol of the number whose slip number is 0 is a symbol which actually stops at the lower stage. For example, when the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the seventh symbol "bell" symbol of the left reel 42L reaches the lower stage, the left reel 42L stops without slipping and the ninth symbol "watermelon" The symbol stops in the upper row. In addition, the symbol of the number whose slip number is not 0 means that the reel slips by the number of the described symbols. For example, when the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the eighth symbol "Replay" symbol of the left reel 42L reaches the lower stage, the left reel 42L slides by one symbol, and the ninth symbol "watermelon" The symbol stops at the bottom. That is, when the stop switch is pressed while the symbol having a non-zero slip number reaches the lower stage, the corresponding reel stops after the non-slip symbol reaches the lower stage. As described above, in the slip table, the number of slips when the stop switches 72 to 74 are pressed at the timing when the symbols attached to the respective reels 42L, 42M, 42R reach the lower stage is set for each symbol number. Then, for example, stop data of left slip number 2, middle slip number 0, right slip number 3 at symbol No. 0 is regarded as 1 byte compressed data, and compressed data of each symbol No. The table is configured.

  As shown in FIG. 19, in the slip table setting process, it is first determined in step S801 whether or not BB is won. If the player has not won the BB, the process proceeds to step S802, and the first winning number uniquely corresponding to the winning combination is set in the winning number storage area 153a of the RAM 153. The winning number is a number used when setting the slip table, etc., and when the first winning number is set, either of the winning combinations has not been won or only one winning combination has been won. It means that you are doing. In the following steps S803 and S804, a winning combination determination process is performed. That is, in step S803, it is determined whether or not the player has won the re-game, and in step S804, it is determined whether or not the bell has been won. If it is determined that neither the re-game nor the bell combination has been won (if the determination results in step S 803 and step S 805 are NO), the process proceeds to step S 805 and is uniquely determined from the value of the first winning number The table number is set in the table number storage area 153b of the RAM 153, and the process ends. At this time, in the slot machine 10, the symbols corresponding to the winning combinations of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R stop in the middle so that the symbols corresponding to the winning combinations on the left reel 42L stop in either the upper or lower stage. Set the corresponding table number to be set. Further, in the case of the out of winning in any of the winning combinations, a table number corresponding to the sliding table in which any winning mode is not established is set. Here, the table number is a number assigned to each of the slide tables stored in the ROM 152. Although the details will be described later, when each reel 42L, 42M, 42R is to be stopped based on the slip table, the stop processing is performed by executing the slip table corresponding to the table number set in the table number storage area 153b. Determine the stop mode of the reel to be If it is determined that the player has won the replay or the bell, the process proceeds to step S806, where "FFH" is set in the table number storage area 153b, and the present process is ended. Although the details will be described later, in the slot machine 10, when determining the stop mode of the reel, the case of determining based on the slip table (table control) and the case of determining based on a predetermined program (program control) is there. The table number "FFH" is a table number in which the corresponding slip table does not exist. When at least the table number is set, the stop mode of the reel is determined based on a predetermined program.

  The slip table shown in FIG. 18 is a slip table which is set based on the first winning number when the watermelon is won. In other words, it can be said that it is a slip table which is initially set in the case of watermelon winning. In this sliding table, for example, if the middle stop switch 73 is pressed while the fourth symbol "Cherry" symbol of the middle reel 42M has reached the lower stage, the middle reel 42M stops without slipping, and the fifth The symbol "watermelon" symbol stops in the middle. Also, when the middle stop switch 73 is pressed while the fifth symbol "watermelon" symbol of the middle reel 42M reaches the lower stage, the middle reel 42M slides by 3 symbols and the eighth symbol "reach" The symbol stops at the bottom and the "watermelon" symbol, which is the ninth symbol, stops in the middle. The same applies to the right reel 42R. For example, when the right stop switch 74 is pressed while the fourth symbol "watermelon" symbol of the right reel 42R reaches the lower stage, the right reel 42R slides by three symbols. The 7th symbol "reach" symbol stops at the bottom and the 8th symbol "watermelon" symbol stops in the middle. Thus, for the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R, the "watermelon" symbol is set to stop in the middle.

  However, for the left reel 42L, the "watermelon" symbol is set to stop at either the upper stage or the lower stage. That is, when the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the seventh "bell" symbol reaches the lower stage, the ninth "watermelon" symbol stops at the upper stage, and the eighth "replay" symbol or 9 When the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the "watermelon" symbol of No. reaches the lower part, the "watermelon" symbol of No. 9 stops at the lower part. This is a device for diversifying the number of stops taking into consideration that the stop switches 72 to 74 are generally operated to stop rotation in the order of the left reel 42L → middle reel 42M → right reel 42R. .

  In addition, even when such a slip table is first set, depending on the timing at which the stop switch is pressed, the "watermelon" symbol may not stop on the effective line, and a drop may occur. This is the range that can be slid in advance is determined within 190msec (up to 4 symbols) from the timing when the stop switch is pressed, and the "watermelon" reaching the bottom from the "watermelon" that has reached the bottom This is because the section to which the distance to the symbols is separated by 5 symbols or more is set. For example, in the middle reel 42M, only 5 symbols are separated from the 5th "watermelon" symbol to the 9th "watermelon" symbol, while the 9th "watermelon" symbol to the 5th "watermelon" symbol There are 16 designs separated. Therefore, for example, if the middle stop switch 73 is pressed at the timing when the 11th "Replay" symbol of the middle reel 42M reaches the lower stage, the "watermelon" symbol even if the middle reel 42M is slipped by 4 symbols Can not be stopped in any of the upper, middle, and lower stages, and a drop will occur. In the slot machine 10, in addition to the "watermelon" symbol, sections "7" and "cherry" are also separated by five symbols or more. That is, with regard to the watermelon prize, the BB prize, and the cherries prize, a miss may occur depending on the timing at which the stop switch is pressed.

  Returning to the explanation of the slip table setting process, if it is determined in step S801 that a BB is won, it is further determined in step S807 whether or not another combination is won. Since it means that only BB has been won when no other winning combination has been won, the above-described processing of step S802 to step S806 is performed, and the present processing ends. On the other hand, when the player has won the other role, it means that the player has won the small winning or the re-play while carrying over the BB. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S808, and it is determined whether the other winning combination is a re-play or not. If the other winning combination is replay, the processing proceeds to step S802, the first winning number indicating the replay winning is set, and the processing of steps S803 to S806 is performed, and the present processing is terminated. That is, when the player wins the BB and the replay, the same processing as in the case of winning the replay alone is performed, and the BB win is not considered. When a negative determination is made in step S808, it means that the other winning combination is a small combination. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S 809, and the second winning number uniquely corresponding to the winning combination is set in the winning number storage area 153 a of the RAM 153. If the second winning number is set, it means that the two roles of BB and the small part have been won. In the subsequent step S810, a table number uniquely determined from the value of the second winning number is set in the table number storage area 153b of the RAM 153, and the process is ended. At this time, in the slot machine 10, a slip table and a corresponding table number are set in which symbols corresponding to at least one of BB or a winning combination are set to stop on any of the activated lines. Specifically, if the "7" symbol is preferentially stopped on the effective line and the "7" symbol can not be stopped on the effective line, the symbol corresponding to the winning combination is the effective line Set the slip table set to stop at the top and the corresponding table number. Furthermore, in the case where it is possible to stop both the “7” symbol and the “bell” symbol on the effective line in addition to the above-mentioned setting when the winning combination is the bell, “7” symbol The slide table and the corresponding table number are set so that the "BELL" symbols are both stopped on the effective line.

  Next, the reel control processing of step S604 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. Here, in order to facilitate understanding, the explanation will be made in line with the progress of the actual game. In the following, a case will be described where three medals are bet and all five combination lines become valid. The case where one bet and two bets are the same as in the case of the three bet except that the valid line for achieving the winning is limited, and the description is omitted.

  In the reel control process, first, in step S901, a rotation start process for starting rotation of each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R is performed. In the rotation start process, it is checked whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) has elapsed since the start of the rotation of the reels in the previous game, and the wait process is performed until the time elapses. The rotation of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R is started. For this reason, even if the player bets medals and operates the start lever 71, the reels 42L, 42M, 42R may not start to rotate immediately. In the following step S902, it is determined whether any one of the stop switches 72 to 74 is operated to generate a reel stop command, more specifically, whether or not the ON signal from the stop detection sensors 72a to 74a is received. If a stop command has not been issued, the process waits until a stop command is issued. However, in this embodiment, a period from when each reel 42L, 42M, 42R starts to rotate until it rotates at a constant speed at a predetermined speed is set as an ineffective period, and the stop switch 72 Even if 74 is operated, the ON signals from the stop detection sensors 72a to 74a are nullified. Incidentally, in the present embodiment, a period from when each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R starts rotating until 0.5 seconds has elapsed is set as an invalid period.

  When one of the stop switches 72 to 74 is operated in step S902 and a stop instruction is generated, the stop control process shown in step S903 to step S907 is performed. If a stop command is generated under the condition that all the reels 42L, 42M, 42R are rotating, it means that the current stop command is the first stop command. In the stop control process based on the first stop command, first, in step S903, it is determined whether the control flag is 0, that is, whether the control flag is not set. Here, the control flag is a flag for selecting whether to determine the stop mode of the reel based on which of the slip table and the program, and is a flag that is set during the stop control process. Therefore, in the determination process based on the first stop command, an affirmative determination is made because the control flag is not set, and program control process is performed to determine the stop mode of the reel in the subsequent step S904.

  Here, the program control process will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. Prior to the detailed description, the outline will be described. In the program control process, each symbol reaching the position (upper, middle, lower) visible from the display window at the timing when the stop command is generated and its upstream It is a control process of searching for the symbol attached within the range of 4 symbols and determining the number of reel slips to stop the symbol on the effective line if there is a symbol corresponding to the winning combination within such range .

  First, in step S1001, it is determined whether the current stop command is the first stop command. Since the stop command this time is the first stop command, the process proceeds to step S1002, and it is checked whether the first winning number meaning Cherry winning is set. If the first winning number is set, the process proceeds to step S1003, a control flag is set, and the present process is ended. That is, when it is determined that Cherry has been won under the condition that BB has not been won, the program control process is ended without determining the number of reel slips, and the process shifts to table control process described later. In other words, in the slot machine 10, it can be said that either table control or program control is selected according to the winning combination. Further, even under the condition that the BB win is carried over even if the cherry win is achieved (that is, under the situation where the second win number is set), the affirmative determination is not performed in step S1002, so that the gaming state or the game It can be said that either table control or program control is selected depending on the situation.

  If it is determined in step S1002 that the first winning number meaning cherry winning has not been set, the process proceeds to step S1004 to perform table number changing processing for changing the table number.

  Here, the table number change processing will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S1101, it is determined whether or not the stop command is a left stop command based on the operation of the left stop switch 72, and in the case of the left stop command, the present process ends. This is because in the previous slip table setting process (see FIG. 19), the slip table is set on the assumption that the left stop switch 72 is operated first.

  On the other hand, when the stop switches other than the left stop switch 72 are operated, the stop switches are operated in an order different from the assumed order (that is, the order of the left stop switch 72 → middle stop switch 73 → right stop switch 74). Means In such a case, the process proceeds to step S1102, and it is determined whether the table number stored in the table number storage area 153b is "FFH". If the table number is "FFH", this means that the stop mode of the reel is determined based on program control, so the present processing is ended without changing the table number. If the table number is not "FFH", that is, if the table number corresponding to the slip table is set, the process proceeds to step S1103, and the winning number set in the winning number storage area 153a of the RAM 153 is confirmed. In the subsequent step S1104, the table number set in the table number storage area 153b of the RAM 153 is changed to the winning number and the irregular press table number uniquely corresponding to the operated stop switch, and the process is ended.

  In the slot machine 10, like the slip table set in the slip table setting process, the slip table in which a plurality of stoppable positions of symbols corresponding to the winning combination are set is also set for the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R, respectively. It is prepared. Then, when the stop switch other than the left stop switch 72 is operated first, the stop switch operated from the slide table in which a plurality of stoppable positions of symbols corresponding to the winning combination are set on the left reel 42L The table number is changed in order to change to a plurality of slip tables set on corresponding reels. This is a device for reducing the frequency of occurrence of a drop. Taking the slip table shown in FIG. 18 as an example, for example, when the middle stop switch 73 is operated at the timing when the "watermelon" symbol, which is the ninth symbol of the middle reel 42M, reaches the lower stage, the number 12 is The "Youth" symbol on the bottom stops, and the "watermelon" symbol does not stop on the effective line. That is, when the middle reel 42M is stopped based on the slip table shown in FIG. 18, the middle stop switch 73 is operated at a timing at which the "watermelon" symbol can be stopped on the effective line, You will miss the watermelon prize. Therefore, when stop switches other than the left stop switch 72 are first operated in order to suppress the occurrence of such a problem, it is changed to an irregular push table number (that is, changed to an irregular push slide table). There is.

  Returning to the description of the program control process, when the table number changing process is completed, it is checked in step S1005 whether or not the winning number stored in the winning number storage area 153a of the RAM 153 is the second winning number. If the first winning number is set instead of the second winning number, it means that no winning combination has been won or only one winning combination has been won. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S1006, and a winning symbol corresponding to the first winning number is acquired as a target symbol (hereinafter referred to as "TGT symbol") used when performing symbol search. For example, if the first winning number meaning bell winning is set, the "bell" symbol is acquired as the TGT symbol. If the second winning number is set, it means that the player has won the BB and the small winning combination. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S1007, and the "7" symbol is acquired as the TGT symbol regardless of the value of the second winning number set. That is, when the BB and the small winning combination are won, the "7" symbol is searched preferentially.

  After acquiring the TGT symbol, symbol search processing is performed in step S1008. Therefore, the symbol search processing will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S1201, the target reel to be stopped is confirmed based on the stop command, and in the subsequent step S1202, array data of symbols attached to the target reel is acquired. FIG. 24 is a view showing arrangement data acquired when the left reel 42L is a target reel. Sequence data is data which memorizes which symbol is attached to each symbol number.

  After acquiring the array data of the target reel, the value of the bit counter N is set to 1 in step S1203. In the subsequent step S1204, the symbol number of the reaching symbol reaching the lower end of the target reel is confirmed, and in step S1205, the reaching symbol number is set to the reference number RN.

  Steps S1206 to S1211 are symbol grasping first processing for grasping whether or not the TGT symbol exists in the range of the upstream seven symbols including the reaching symbol. In the slot machine 10, the search result storage area 153c is configured to consist of 8 bits, and the lower 7 bits of the search result storage area 153c is used to store the result of pattern recognition.

  Specifically, in step S1206, it is determined based on the sequence data acquired in previous step S1202 whether or not the RN pattern corresponding to the reference number RN matches the TGT pattern. If the RN pattern and the TGT pattern match, the process proceeds to step S1207, and 1 is set to the bit 1 which is the least significant bit of the search result storage area 153c. On the other hand, if the RN pattern and the TGT pattern do not match, the process proceeds to step S1208, and 0 is set to bit 1 of the search result storage area 153c. That is, 1 is set to bit 1 when the reaching symbol is a TGT symbol, and 0 is set to bit 1 when it is not a TGT symbol.

  Thereafter, in step S1209, the value of the bit counter N is incremented by 1. In step S1210, it is determined whether the current value of the bit counter N has become eight. Since the current value of the bit counter N is 2, the process proceeds to step S1211, the value of the reference number RN is incremented by 1, and the process returns to step S1206. In step S1206, it is determined whether or not the RN symbol corresponding to the current reference number RN, ie, the symbol reaching the middle row, matches the TGT symbol. If they match, the search result storage area 153c is selected in step S1207. If it does not match, the upper bit bit 2 is set to 1, and in step S1208, 0 is set to bit 2 of the search result storage area 153c.

  As described above, if it is determined in order whether each symbol from the reaching symbol to the six symbols on the upstream side matches the TGT symbol in order and the determination result is stored in bit 1 to bit 7, the bit counter in step S1210 The value of N is eight. In such a case, this means that the symbol grasping first process has been completed, and thus this process is ended.

  By performing the symbol grasping first processing, it is possible to grasp whether or not the TGT symbol is included in the symbols that can reach the visible range from the display window. For example, when the arrival symbol is the first symbol, the first to third symbols reach the range which can be visually recognized from the display window. When the target reel is slipped by 1 symbol, the second to fourth symbols reach the visible range from the display window, and when the target reel is slipped by 2 symbols, the third to fifth symbols are displayed. Reach the visible range from the window. Then, when the target reel is slipped for four symbols, the fifth to seventh symbols reach the range where they can be visually recognized from the display window. In the arrangement data, 27 symbols are stored although only 21 symbols are attached to each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R (see FIG. 24). Specifically, the symbols of No. 15 to No. 20 are stored redundantly, and the symbols of No. 15 to No. 20 and No. 21 to No. 21 of 21 patterns in total are stored as a series of arrays. ing. This is a device for easily comparing the RN symbol and the TGT symbol when performing the symbol grasping first processing. Assuming that 21 symbols of 0 to 20 are stored as sequence data, for example, when 19 symbols are confirmed as arrival symbols, only 2 symbols of 19 and 20 may be grasped as RN symbols. It is because it can not.

  Returning to the description of the program control process, when the symbol search process is completed, whether or not the current stop command is the second stop command in step S1009, that is, the stop switch is operated when any one reel is stopped. It is determined whether or not. Since the current stop command is the first stop command, a negative determination is made, and it is determined in step S1010 whether the values of bit 1 to bit 7 of the search result storage area 153c are all 0 or not. When the values of bit 1 to bit 7 are all 0, it means that the TGT symbol is not included in the symbol that can reach the visible range from the display window, and the TGT symbol can be stopped at any step. It means that you can not do it. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S1011, the control flag is set, and the process ends. That is, when the TGT symbol can not be stopped on the effective line, the program control processing is ended without determining the number of slips of the reel, and the processing shifts to table control processing described later. On the other hand, when any of the values of bit 1 to bit 7 is 1, it means that the TGT symbol is included in the symbol which can reach the visible range from the display window. In such a case, the number-of-slip determination processing for determining the number of slips of the reel is performed in step S1012, and this processing ends.

  Here, the slip number determination process will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S1301, it is determined whether the current stop command is the first stop command. Since the stop command this time is the first stop command, the process proceeds to step S1302, and the selected win number and the target reel to be stopped are confirmed. In the following step S1303, line data uniquely corresponding to the winning number and the target reel are acquired.

  The line data, as shown in FIG. 26, is composed of first data to be referred to in the first stop command and second data to be referred to in the second and third stop commands. In the first data, the position at which the TGT symbol is stopped is set. In the second data, an effective line for stopping a TGT symbol attached to another reel is set according to the stopped position of the TGT symbol. FIG. 26 (a) is line data acquired when a left stop command is generated as a first stop command under the condition that the second win number indicating BB and Bell win is set, and FIG. ) Is line data acquired when a left stop command is generated as a first stop command under the condition where the first win number indicating the bell win is set.

  For example, in the line data shown in FIG. 26 (a), when stopping the TGT symbol (that is, the "7" symbol) of the left reel 42L based on the first stop command, it is stopped at the priority of upper row → lower row → middle row It is set to. In addition, if the TGT symbol stops in the upper row when stopping the left reel 42L, the TGT symbol appears on the upper line when stopping the other reels 42M and 42R based on the stop command after the second stop command. In order to stop, if the TGT symbol can not be stopped on the upper line, the TGT symbol is set to stop on the lower right line. In other words, when the left stop switch 72 is first operated under the condition that BB and Bell are won, BB winning is established with the priority of upper line → lower right line → upper upper line → lower line → middle line It can be said that the effective line to be set is set. As shown in FIG. 7, each reel 42L, 42M, 42R has one symbol "7", and the left reel 42L and the middle reel 42M have one symbol separated from the "7" symbol. "Bell" symbol is attached. Therefore, by setting the priority of the upper line to the highest, it is possible to stop the "bell" symbol on the lower line when it is possible to stop the "7" symbol on the upper line. That is, it becomes possible to leave room for both BB and Bell winnings, and even if the stop switch is operated at a timing when it is impossible to stop the "7" symbol on the effective line, It is possible to establish a bell prize. Therefore, by setting the priority of the upper line to the highest, it is possible to reduce the frequency with which both BB winning and Bell winning are missed.

  On the other hand, in the line data shown in FIG. 26 (b), when stopping the left reel 42L based on the first stop command, only the lower position is set to stop the TGT symbol (that is, the "bell" symbol). . Along with this, only the lower line and the lower right line are set as the effective lines in the case of stopping the other reels 42M and 42R based on the stop instruction after the second stop instruction. This is because the "bell" symbol is attached to each reel 42L, 42M, 42R with an interval within 4 symbols, so the "bell" symbol can not be stopped on the set effective line Is not generated.

  Incidentally, in the slot machine 10, the data of each valid line is stored as compressed data as in the slide table. That is, assuming that the stop position data of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R are collectively represented as a hexadecimal number, the effective line data is “(stop position of left reel 42L) × 36 + (stop position of middle reel 42M) × 6 + (right reel 42R stop position) is configured. With this configuration, each valid line data can be contained in one byte, and the above-described decompression process of the slip table and the decompression process for determining the stop position after the second stop instruction can be made common. As a result, the storage capacity of the main controller 131 can be reduced. Further, in the slot machine 10, the position number of the lower end of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R is defined as “1”, the position number of the middle end is “2”, the position number of the upper end is “3”, I remember. For example, in the case of upper line data, “3 × 36 + 3 × 6 + 3 (= 129)” is stored.

  Returning to the explanation of the slip number determination process, the priority is set to 1 in step S1304. In the subsequent steps S1305 to S1310, a symbol grasping second process is performed to grasp whether or not the TGT symbol exists within the range of the upstream five symbols including the symbol reaching the stop position.

  In step S1305, the position number of the stop position corresponding to priority 1 is set in the bit counter N. In the following step S1306, after the value of the slip counter SC is set to 0, it is determined in step S1307 whether the value of the bit N is 0 or not. If the value of bit N is 0, it means that the TGT symbol has not reached the stop position corresponding to priority 1. In such a case, the value of the bit counter N is incremented by 1 in step S1308, and the value of the slip counter SC is incremented by 1 in step S1309. Thereafter, in step S1310, it is determined whether the value of the slip counter SC has become five. Since the current value of the slip counter SC is 1, a negative determination is made in step S1310, and the process returns to step S1307.

  As described above, the value of bit N of the search result storage area 153c determines whether the TGT symbol is included in the symbols from the symbol reaching the stop position corresponding to the priority 1 to the four symbols on the upstream side Grasp one by one based on When it is determined in step S1307 that the value of bit N is not 0 but 1 it means that the TGT symbol has reached the position on the upstream side from the stop position by the value of the slip counter SC. . That is, if the target reel is slid by the value of the slip counter SC, the TGT symbol can be stopped at the stop position. Accordingly, in such a case, the process proceeds to step S1311, the current value of the slip counter SC is acquired as the slip number, and the present process is ended.

  On the other hand, when the value of the slip counter SC becomes 5 in step S1310, the TGT symbol is not included in the symbols from the symbol reaching the stop position corresponding to priority 1 to the four symbols on the upstream side Means That is, the TGT symbol can not be stopped at the stop position corresponding to priority 1. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S1312, and the priority value is incremented by one. Then, in step S1313, it is determined whether or not the stop position corresponding to the current priority is set, and if it is set, the range of the upstream five symbols including the symbol reaching the stop position In order to grasp whether or not the TGT symbol exists inside, the symbol grasping second processing of step S1305 to step S1310 is performed.

  In the case of the slip number determination process based on the first stop command, a negative determination is not made in step S1313, and the slip number is always acquired in step S1311, and the process ends. This is because in step S1010 of the program control process described above, the slip number determination process is performed after it is confirmed that the TGT pattern is included in the pattern that can reach the visible range from the display window. .

  Returning to the description of the reel control processing, when the program control processing of step S904 ends, in the subsequent step S905, table control processing is performed. Although the details will be described later, when the number of slips is acquired in the program control process, the table control process ends without determining the number of slips. Therefore, in order to facilitate understanding, the table control process will be described after describing the case where the game has progressed based on the program control process.

  In step S906, it is determined whether or not the target reel has slipped by the obtained number of slips. If the target reel has slipped, the target reel is stopped in step S907. Then, in step S908, it is determined whether all the reels have stopped. When the stop control process of steps S903 to S907 described above is performed based on the first stop command, the two reels are still rotating. In such a case, a negative determination is made in step S908, and in the subsequent step S909, it is determined whether the control flag is 0 or not. If the slip number of the target reel is acquired based on program control, the control flag is not set, so the process returns to step S902, and one of the rotating reels and the corresponding stop switch is operated and the next stop command is issued. Wait for a while to occur.

  When one of the rotating reels and the corresponding stop switch is operated in step S902 and a stop instruction is generated, the stop control process shown in steps S903 to S907 is performed. If the stop switch is operated while any one reel is stopped, it means that the current stop command is the second stop command. In the stop control process based on the second stop command, first, in step S903, it is determined whether the control flag is 0 or not. When the slip number is acquired based on program control at the time of the first stop command, the control flag is not set. Therefore, an affirmative determination is made in step S903, and program control processing is performed to determine the stop mode of the reel in subsequent step S904.

  Here, the program control process will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S1001, it is determined whether the current stop command is the first stop command. Since the current stop command is the second stop command, a negative determination is made, and the process proceeds to step S1005. In step S1005, it is confirmed whether or not the winning number stored in the winning number storage area 153a of the RAM 153 is the second winning number. Then, if the winning number is not the second winning number, the winning symbol corresponding to the first winning number is obtained as the TGT symbol in step S1006, and if it is the second winning number, the TGT symbol is obtained in step S1007. 7 "to get the symbol.

  In the subsequent step S1008, symbol search processing is performed to grasp whether or not the TGT symbol is included in the symbol which can reach the range which can be visually recognized from the display window.

  When the symbol search process is completed, it is determined in step S1009 whether or not the current stop command is the second stop command. Since the current stop command is the second stop command, the process advances to step S1013 to perform search result change processing for changing the value of the search result storage area 153c.

  Here, the search result change processing will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S1401, it is determined whether the stop command is a middle stop command based on the operation of the middle stop switch 73. If the stop command is not a middle stop command, the present process is ended. On the other hand, if the stop command is an intermediate stop command, the process proceeds to step S1402, and the stop position of the TGT symbol stopped based on the first stop command is confirmed. In the following step S1403, it is determined whether or not the stop position of the TGT symbol is in the lower stage. If the stop position is in the lower stage, the value of bit 7 is changed to 0 in step S1404 and the present process is ended. If the stop position of the TGT symbol is not in the lower position, the value of bit 1 is changed to 0 in step S1405, and the process ends.

  FIG. 28 is a view showing a case where a middle stop command is generated under the condition that the TGT symbol is stopped at the lower stage of the left reel 42L. When the middle stop command is issued, a search is made as to whether or not the symbols reaching the first to seventh positions of the middle reel 42M in the previous symbol search processing are the TGT symbol or not. Further, when the TGT symbol is stopped at the lower portion of the left reel 42L, it is necessary to stop the TGT symbol of the middle reel 42M at the lower portion or the middle portion in order to establish a prize corresponding to the TGT symbol. The symbol that can reach the lower part is the symbol that has reached the first to fifth positions, and the symbol that can reach the middle has the symbol that has reached the second to sixth positions. is there. That is, when the TGT symbol is stopped at the lower part of the left reel 42L, the symbol reaching the seventh position of the middle reel 42M is a symbol unrelated to winning. Therefore, in such a case, the value of bit 7 is changed to 0 in the search result change process. Similarly, when the TGT symbol of the left reel 42L is stopped at the middle or upper stage, it is necessary to stop the TGT symbol of the middle reel 42M at the middle or upper stage in order to achieve a prize corresponding to the TGT symbol. The symbols that can reach the middle row are the symbols that have reached the second position to the sixth position, and the symbols that can reach the upper row are the symbols that have reached the third position to the seventh position. is there. That is, when the TGT symbol is stopped at other than the lower part of the left reel 42L, the symbol reaching the first position of the middle reel 42M has already passed the effective line which can be achieved a winning. , It is a symbol unrelated to winning a prize. Therefore, in such a case, the value of bit 1 is changed to 0 in the search result changing process. The same applies to the case where the right reel 42R is stopped based on the first stop command.

  Returning to the description of the program control process, after the search result change process is completed, it is determined in step S1010 whether the values of bit 1 to bit 7 of the search result storage area 153c are all 0 or not. When the values of bit 1 to bit 7 are all 0, it means that the TGT symbol attached to the target reel can not be stopped on the effective line including the TGT symbol stopped based on the first stop command. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S1011, the control flag is set, and the process ends. That is, when the winning combination corresponding to the TGT symbol can not be established, the program control processing is ended without determining the number of reel slips, and the processing shifts to table control processing described later. On the other hand, when any of the values of bit 1 to bit 7 is 1, it means that the TGT symbol attached to the target reel can be stopped on the effective line including the TGT symbol stopped based on the first stop command. Do. In such a case, the number-of-slip determination processing for determining the number of slips of the reel is performed in step S1012, and this processing ends. Here, by appropriately changing the value of bit 1 or bit 7 to 0 in the search result change process, there is an opportunity to shift to the slip number determination process despite the inability to establish a winning combination corresponding to the TGT symbol. It becomes possible to reduce.

  The slip number determination process will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S1301, it is determined whether the current stop command is the first stop command. Since the current stop command is the second stop command, the process advances to step S1315 to perform an effective line setting process.

  In the valid line setting process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 29, it is determined in step S1501 whether or not the current stop command is the second stop command. Since the current stop command is the second stop command, the process advances to step S1502 to check which stop switch the first stop command and the second stop command are generated based on, that is, the operating sequence of the stop switch. In the following step S1503, it is determined whether or not the operation sequence is the pinch press operated in the order of the left stop switch 72 → the right stop switch 74. In the case of the pinch press, the priority of the effective line is changed in step S1504. Perform priority change processing.

  Describing an example of the priority changing process, for example, when a left stop command is generated as a first stop command under the situation where the first winning number meaning bell winning is set, the "bell" symbol of the left reel 42L is It stops at the lower stage based on the first data of the line data shown in FIG. Thereafter, when a middle stop command is generated as a second stop command, the "bell" symbol of the middle reel 42M is stopped at the lower level so that the bell winning on the lower line is established based on the second data. On the other hand, when the right stop command is generated as the second stop command, the line data in which the line rising to the right is set to the priority 1 of the second data is set so that the bell winning is realized on the line rising to the right A change process is performed, and the "bell" symbol of the right reel 42R is stopped at the upper stage. This is a device for forming a stop number at which a plurality of winnings can be established when two reels stop.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the left reel 42 </ b> L and the middle reel 42 </ b> M have a “replay” symbol so as to be adjacent to the upstream side of the “bell” symbol. Further, the "replay" symbol is attached to the 19th, 10th, and 6th "bell" symbols of the right reel 42R so as to be adjacent to the downstream side. Therefore, when stopping the reels in the order of the left reel 42L → the middle reel 42M, by stopping the "bell" symbol attached to each lower part, the "Replay" symbol attached to each is stopped middle It can be done. As a result, until the right stop switch 74 is operated as the third stop command, it is possible to make the player expect whether the bell winning will be established on the lower line or the replay winning will be established on the middle line. Also, when stopping the reels in the order of the left reel 42L → the right reel 42R, stop the "bell" symbol of the left reel 42L at the lower stage and stop the "bell" symbol of the right reel 42R at the upper stage. The opportunity for the attached "Replay" symbol to stop in the middle can be increased. As a result, until the middle stop switch 73 is operated as the third stop command, it is possible to make the player expect whether the bell winning will be established on the upward line or the middle game on the middle line. .

  If it is determined in step S1503 that the operation order is not pinching, or if the priority changing process is performed in step S1504, the priority is set to 1 in step S1505, and the process ends.

  Returning to the explanation of the slip number determination process, when the effective line setting process is finished in step S1315, the symbol grasping second process of step S1305 to step S1310 described above is performed. However, in the symbol grasping second process based on the second stop command, when setting the position number in the bit counter N in step S1305, the position of the stop position of the target reel from the compression data of the valid line corresponding to priority 1 The number is calculated, and the calculation result is set in the bit counter N.

  Then, based on the value of bit N of the search result storage area 153c, whether the TGT symbol is included in the symbols from the symbol reaching the stop position corresponding to the priority 1 to the symbols on the upstream four symbols To grasp. When it is determined in step S1307 that the value of bit N is not 0 but 1 it means that the TGT symbol has reached the position on the upstream side from the stop position by the value of the slip counter SC. . That is, if the target reel is slid by the value of the slip counter SC, the TGT symbol can be stopped on the effective line corresponding to the priority 1. Accordingly, in such a case, the process proceeds to step S1311, the current value of the slip counter SC is acquired as the slip number, and the present process is ended.

  On the other hand, when the value of the slip counter SC becomes 5 in step S1310, the TGT symbol is not included in the symbols from the symbol reaching the stop position corresponding to priority 1 to the four symbols on the upstream side Means That is, it means that a winning based on the TGT symbol can not be established on the pay line corresponding to the priority 1. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S1312, and the priority value is incremented by one. Then, in step S1313, it is determined whether or not an effective line corresponding to priority 2 is set, and if it is set, it is possible to achieve a winning based on the TGT symbol on the effective line In order to grasp whether or not it is not, the second grasping process of the symbols in step S1305 to step S1310 is performed.

  In the case of the slip number determination process based on the second stop command, a negative determination may be made in step S1313. For example, when the TGT symbol of the left reel 42L stops in the middle based on the first stop command, the effective line on which the winning is achieved is limited to the middle line. Under this situation, if a mid stop command is issued as the second stop command, the tip is the only TTG design (ie only the value of bit 7 is 1) the symbol that has reached position 7 (see FIG. 28). In step S1010, a negative determination is made, and the process proceeds to the slip number determination process. However, since the second symbol grasping process shown in steps S1305 to S1310 is performed based on the values of bit 2 to bit 6, the value of the slip counter SC becomes 5 in step S1310, and corresponds to priority 2 in step S1313. It is determined that there is no valid line data. In such a case, the process advances to step S1314 to set a control flag, and the present process ends. That is, when the TGT symbol can not be stopped on the effective line, the program control processing is ended without determining the number of slips of the reel, and the processing shifts to table control processing described later.

  Returning to the description of the reel control processing, when the program control processing of step S904 ends, in the subsequent step S905, table control processing is performed. However, when the number of slips is acquired in the program control process, the table control process ends without determining the number of slips.

  In the following step S906, it is determined whether or not the target reel has slipped by the acquired slip number, and if the target reel has slipped, the target reel is stopped in step S907. Then, in step S908, it is determined whether all the reels have stopped. When the stop control process of step S903 to step S907 described above is performed based on the second stop command, one reel is still rotating. In such a case, a negative determination is made in step S908, and in the subsequent step S909, it is determined whether the control flag is not set. When the slip number of the target reel is acquired based on program control, the control flag is not set, so an affirmative determination is made in step S909 and the process returns to step S902.

  When the stop switch corresponding to the reel being rotated is operated in step S902 and a stop instruction is generated, the stop control process shown in steps S903 to S907 is performed. If the stop switch is operated while only one of the reels is rotating, it means that the current stop command is the third stop command. In the stop control process based on the third stop command, first, in step S903, it is determined whether the control flag is 0 or not. When the slip number is acquired based on program control at the time of the second stop command, the control flag is not set. Therefore, an affirmative determination is made in step S903, and program control processing is performed to determine the stop mode of the reel in subsequent step S904.

  Here, the program control process will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S1001, it is determined whether the current stop command is the first stop command. Since the current stop command is the third stop command, a negative determination is made, and the process proceeds to step S1005. In step S1005, it is confirmed whether or not the winning number stored in the winning number storage area 153a of the RAM 153 is the second winning number. Then, if the winning number is not the second winning number, the winning symbol corresponding to the first winning number is obtained as the TGT symbol in step S1006, and if it is the second winning number, the TGT symbol is obtained in step S1007. 7 "to get the symbol.

  In the subsequent step S1008, symbol search processing is performed to grasp whether or not the TGT symbol is included in the symbol which can reach the range which can be visually recognized from the display window.

  When the symbol search process is completed, it is determined in step S1009 whether or not the current stop command is the second stop command. Since the current stop command is the third stop command, the process proceeds to step S1010, and it is determined whether the values of bit 1 to bit 7 of the search result storage area 153c are all 0 or not. When the values of bit 1 to bit 7 are all 0, it means that the TGT symbol attached to the target reel can not be stopped on the effective line at least the TGT symbol being arranged side by side. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S1012, the control flag is set, and the process ends. That is, when a winning based on the TGT symbol can not be established, the program control process is ended without determining the number of reel slips, and the process shifts to table control process described later. On the other hand, when any of the values of bit 1 to bit 7 is 1, it means that the TGT symbol is included in the symbol which can reach the visible range from the display window. In such a case, the number-of-slip determination processing for determining the number of slips of the reel is performed in step S1013, and this processing ends.

  Here, the slip number determination process will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S1301, it is determined whether the current stop command is the first stop command. Since the current stop command is the third stop command, the process advances to step S1315 to perform an effective line setting process. However, in the valid line setting process based on the third stop command, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 29, it is determined whether or not the current stop command is the second stop command in step S1501, and a negative determination is made. . Therefore, in the valid line setting process based on the third stop command, the process ends without changing the priority of the valid line.

  When the effective line setting process is finished in step S1315, the second symbol grasping process of steps S1305 to S1310 described above is performed. However, in the symbol grasping second process based on the third stop command, when setting the position number in the bit counter N in step S1305, the compression of the effective line corresponding to the priority obtained when the second stop command The position number of the stop position of the target reel is calculated from the data, and the calculation result is set in the bit counter N.

  Then, whether or not the TGT symbol is included in the symbols from the symbol reaching the stop position corresponding to the priority at which the slip number was acquired at the time of the second stop command to the four symbols on the upstream side, search result storage area 153c Based on the value of bit N of. When it is determined in step S1307 that the value of bit N is not 0 but 1 it means that the TGT symbol has reached the position on the upstream side from the stop position by the value of the slip counter SC. . That is, if the target reel is slid by the value of the slip counter SC, the TGT symbol can be stopped on the effective line on which the winning is realized. Accordingly, in such a case, the process proceeds to step S1311, the current value of the slip counter SC is acquired as the slip number, and the present process is ended.

  On the other hand, when the value of the slip counter SC becomes 5 in step S1310, the symbols from the symbol reaching the stop position corresponding to the priority for acquiring the slip number at the time of the second stop command to the four upstream symbols Means that the TGT pattern is not included. In other words, it means that a prize based on the TGT symbol can not be established. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S1312, and the priority value is incremented by one. Then, in step S1313, it is determined whether an effective line corresponding to the current priority is set. As described above, in the case of the third stop command, it means that a prize based on the TGT symbol can not be established when reaching step S1313. Accordingly, in step S1313, a negative determination is made regardless of the setting of the valid line, and in step S1314, the control flag is set and the present process is ended. That is, when a winning based on the TGT symbol can not be established, the program control process is ended without determining the number of reel slips, and the process shifts to table control process described later.

  Returning to the description of the reel control processing, when the program control processing of step S904 ends, in the subsequent step S905, table control processing is performed. However, when the number of slips is acquired in the program control process, the table control process ends without determining the number of slips.

  In the following step S906, it is determined whether or not the target reel has slipped by the acquired slip number, and if the target reel has slipped, the target reel is stopped in step S907. Then, in step S908, it is determined whether all the reels have stopped. When the stop control process of step S903 to step S907 described above is performed based on the third stop command, all the reels have stopped rotating. In such a case, an affirmative determination is made in step S908, the control flag is cleared in step S911, a payout determination process is performed in step S912, and this process is ended. The payout determination process is a process of setting the number of medals to be paid out under the condition that a combination of winning symbols is formed on the active line. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the small winning combination is established on the valid line, and when the small winning combination is not established on the effective line, the small winning combination flag is reset and the expected number of payouts stored in the RAM 153 is stored. Set 0 in the area. When the small winning combination is established on the effective line, it is determined whether the small winning combination is the combination of the small winning combination flag and the corresponding symbol, and if it is not coincident, the error display is performed by the upper lamp 13 or the like. At the same time, 0 is set in the planned number-of-delivery storage area. If they match, the small winning combination winning flag is reset, and the winning combination and the number of payouts corresponding to the combination are set in the scheduled payout number storage area of the RAM 153. Further, when the re-game winning combination is established on the activated line, the re-game winning flag is reset and 0 is set in the planned number-of-payouts storage area, and re-playing processing is performed to enable re-playing. In the re-game process, the bet number of the game is confirmed, and the bet number equal to the confirmation result is set again. Therefore, when the re-game winning combination is established, the player can play the next game without reducing the medals owned and without inserting the medals.

  Next, the case of determining the stop mode of the reel by table control will be described based on the flowcharts of FIG. 20 and FIG. In order to facilitate understanding, the case where each stop command is issued will be described in order.

  If a stop command is issued in step S902, it is determined in step S903 whether a control flag is not set. As described above, the control flag is not set in the determination process based on the first stop command. Therefore, in the stop control process based on the first stop instruction, the table control process of step S905 is performed after the program control process described above is performed in step S904.

  In the table control process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 30, it is first determined in step S1601 whether the control flag is set. If the control flag is not set at such time, it means that the number of slips of the target reel has been determined by program control. Therefore, when the control flag is not set, the present processing ends without determining the number of reel slips.

  On the other hand, when the control flag is set in step S1601, it means that the number of slips of the target reel is not determined in program control. In the program control process described above, if the first winning number meaning cherry winning is set (YES in step S1002), the TGT symbol can not be stopped within the visible range from the display window (step S1010). In the YES), the control flag is set without determining the number of slips of the target reel. In such a case, the process advances to step S1602 to determine whether the current stop command is the first stop command. Since the current stop command is the first stop command, the process advances to step S1603 to acquire a slide table corresponding to the table number stored in the table number storage area 153b. In the subsequent step S1604, the symbol number of the reaching symbol reaching the lower end of the target reel is confirmed. In step S1605, the number of slips of the target reel is calculated from the compressed data corresponding to the symbol number of the arrival symbol in the acquired slip table, and the present process is ended.

  When the slip number of the target reel is calculated in the table control process, it is determined in step S906 whether or not the target reel has slipped by the calculated slip number, and if slipped, the target reel is stopped in step S907. Then, in step S908, it is determined whether all the reels have stopped. When the stop control process of steps S903 to S907 described above is performed based on the first stop command, the two reels are still rotating. In such a case, a negative determination is made in step S908, and in the subsequent step S909, it is determined whether the control flag is 0 or not. When the slip number of the target reel is calculated based on the table control, since the control flag is set, after the post-stop process is performed in step S910, the process returns to step S902.

  Here, the post-stop process will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In the post-stop process, it is checked in step S1701 whether BB and a second winning number representing a winning combination have been set or not. If the second winning number has not been set, the present processing ends. If the second winning number has been set, the process proceeds to step S1702, and the table number set in the table number storage area 153b of the RAM 153 is set to be a small winning combination that can be made a winning combination. The processing is changed to the corresponding small winning combination table number and this processing is ended. This is a device for reducing the frequency of occurrence of a drop.

  When the second winning number is set, it is determined in the previous program control process whether or not it is possible to stop the "7" symbol within the range where it can be visually recognized from the display window, and the slip number is acquired. That is, in the program control process under the situation where the second winning number is set, it is not taken into consideration whether or not the small winning combination can be established. In the previous slip table setting process and table number change process, the "7" symbol is given priority to stop on the valid line, and "7" symbol is won if it can not be stopped on the valid line. The slip table and the corresponding table number are set so that the symbol corresponding to the small part is stopped on the effective line. However, there is no possibility that BB winning will be established when the slip number of the target reel is calculated in the table control process. Therefore, when the second winning number is set, it is possible to leave room for a winning combination corresponding to the winning combination to be achieved by changing the table number for the small winning combination in the post-stop process in the post-stop process. Become.

  If the next stop command is issued in step S902, it is determined in step S903 whether the control flag is not set. Here, in the determination process based on the second stop command, the control flag may be set. That is, when the slip number of the target reel is calculated by the table control process at the time of the first stop command, the control flag is set. That is, in the second stop instruction, there are a case of shifting to the table control process of step S905 without going through the program control process of step S904, and a case of shifting to the table control process after the program control process ends.

  In the table control process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 30, it is first determined in step S1601 whether the control flag is set. If the control flag is not set at such time, it means that the number of slips of the target reel has been determined by program control. Therefore, when the control flag is not set, the present processing ends without determining the number of reel slips.

  On the other hand, when the control flag is set in step S1601, it means that the number of slips of the target reel is not determined in program control. In the program control process based on the second stop command, when the TGT symbol can not be stopped within the visible range from the display window (YES in step S1010), when the TGT symbol can not be stopped on the effective line (step When S1313 is NO), the control flag is set without determining the number of slips of the target reel. The control flag is also set when the slip number of the target reel is calculated by table control at the time of the first stop command.

  In such a case, the process advances to step S1602 to determine whether the current stop command is the first stop command. Since the current stop command is the second stop command, the process advances to step S1606 to determine whether the current stop command is the second stop command. Since the stop command this time is the second stop command, the process proceeds to step S1607, and the operation order of which stop switches 72 to 74 the first stop command and the second stop command are issued is confirmed. In the following step S1608, it is determined whether or not the confirmation result is a forward pressing operation in which the left stop switch 72 and then the middle stop switch 73 are operated in this order, and if it is a forward pressing operation, this processing ends. If it is determined in step S1608 that the operation is not the forward pressing operation, the process advances to step S1609 to check the symbol number of the stopped symbol stopped on the lower line of the stopped reel based on the first stop command. In step S1610, it is determined whether or not the symbol number of the stop symbol matches the symbol number of the changed symbol uniquely derived from the currently set slip table (table number), and if it does not match, it is not. This processing ends without changing the table. If the symbol number of the stop symbol and the symbol number of the changed symbol coincide with each other, the process proceeds to step S1611, and the table number set in the table number storage area 153b of the RAM 153 is changed to the table number corresponding to the line change slide table. This process ends. Specifically, in accordance with the stop symbol of the reel stopped based on the first stop command, a plurality of stoppable positions of symbols corresponding to the winning flag are set for the reels to be stopped based on the second stop command. Change to slip table. For example, when the right stop switch 74 is operated as a second stop command under the condition that the watermelon winning flag is set and the "watermelon" symbol of the left reel 42L is stopped on the upper line, watermelon winning is established. For this purpose, the "watermelon" pattern of the right reel 42R may be stopped on the upper line or the lower line. Therefore, when the stop switch is operated in the order of left stop switch 72 → right stop switch 74, the "watermelon" symbol of the right reel 42R is changed to a slip table set so as to stop on the upper line or the lower line Do.

  When the slip number of the target reel is calculated in the table control process, it is determined in step S906 whether or not the target reel has slipped by the calculated slip number, and if slipped, the target reel is stopped in step S907. Then, in step S908, it is determined whether all the reels have stopped. When the stop control process of step S903 to step S907 described above is performed based on the second stop command, one reel is still rotating. In such a case, a negative determination is made in step S908, and in the subsequent step S909, it is determined whether the control flag is 0 or not. When the slip number of the target reel is calculated based on the table control, the control flag is set, so after the post-stop process described above is performed in step S910, the process returns to step S902.

  If the next stop command is issued in step S902, it is determined in step S903 whether the control flag is not set. Here, in the determination processing based on the third stop command, the control flag may be set. That is, when the slip number of the target reel is calculated by the table control process at the time of the second stop command, the control flag is set. That is, in the third stop command, as in the case of the second stop command, the process proceeds to the table control process of step S905 without going through the program control process of step S904, and to the table control process after the program control process ends There is a case to migrate.

  In the table control process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 30, it is first determined in step S1601 whether the control flag is set. If the control flag is not set at such time, it means that the number of slips of the target reel has been determined by program control. Therefore, when the control flag is not set, the present processing ends without determining the number of reel slips.

  On the other hand, when the control flag is set in step S1601, it means that the number of slips of the target reel is not determined in program control. In the previous program control process, the control flag is set without determining the number of slips of the target reel when it is not possible to achieve winning based on the TGT symbol (YES in step S1010 or NO in step S1313). . In such a case, the process advances to step S1602 to determine whether the current stop command is the first stop command. Since the current stop command is the third stop command, the process advances to step S1606, and it is determined whether or not it is the second stop command to make a negative determination. Thereafter, in step S1603, the slip table corresponding to the table number stored in the table number storage area 153b is acquired. In the subsequent step S1604, the symbol number of the reaching symbol reaching the lower end of the target reel is confirmed. In step S1605, the number of slips of the target reel is calculated from the compressed data corresponding to the symbol number of the arrival symbol in the acquired slip table, and the present process is ended.

  When the slip number of the target reel is calculated in the table control process, it is determined in step S906 whether or not the target reel has slipped by the calculated slip number, and if slipped, the target reel is stopped in step S907. Then, in step S908, it is determined whether all the reels have stopped. When the stop control process of step S903 to step S907 described above is performed based on the third stop command, all the reels have stopped rotating. In such a case, an affirmative determination is made in step S908, the control flag is cleared in step S911, a payout determination process is performed in step S912, and this process is ended.

  Next, the medal payout process of step S605 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In the medal payout process, first, it is determined whether or not the number of payouts counted by the number-of-payouts counter in step S1801 matches the planned number of payouts stored in the planned number of payouts storage area. If the number of payouts and the scheduled number of payouts do not match, it is determined in step S1802 whether the count value of the credit counter has reached the upper limit (the number of stored medals is 50). If the upper limit has not been reached, the count value of the credit counter and the number of payouts are incremented by one in steps S1803 and S1805. Thereafter, in step S1806, a display unit change process is performed in which the numbers of the credit display unit 35 and the obtained number display unit 37 are respectively incremented by one.

  On the other hand, when the count value of the credit counter has reached the upper limit in step S1802, the medal payout rotary plate is driven in step S1804 to pay medals from the hopper device 91 to the medal receiver 18 via the medal outlet 17. put out. In the following step S1805, the number of payouts is incremented by one according to the medal detection signal of the payout detection sensor 91a attached to the hopper device 91. Thereafter, in step S1806, a display unit change process is performed to add 1 to the number of obtained sheets display unit 37. After the display unit change process is performed in step S1806, the process returns to step S1801 again. If it is determined in step S1801 that the number of payouts matches the number of scheduled payouts, it is determined in step S1807 whether the current gaming state is a bonus game. If the game is not a bonus game, the process advances to step S1809 to complete the payout end process. In the payout end process, the value of the planned number of payouts storage area and the number of payouts counter is reset to zero. The value of the acquired number display section 37 is reset when the medal is bet to start the next game. When the current gaming state is a bonus game, the number of payouts is subtracted from the count value of the remaining winning number counter described later in step S1808, and the number of remaining winning number indicator 36 is subtracted. . Thereafter, a payout end process is performed in step S1809, and the present process is ended. The process of subtracting the number of remaining acquired number display unit 36 may be performed in the display unit change process of step S1806.

  Next, the bonus game process of step S606 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  Prior to the description of the bonus game process, the bonus game will be described. The BB game is composed of a plurality of RB games. The RB game consists of 12 JAC games. The JAC game is a game in which the probability that the combination of JAC symbols is aligned on the effective line, that is, the probability of JAC winning being established is extremely high. When the JAC winning in the RB game is established, the maximum number of medals (15 in this case) is paid out. Then, when the JAC winning is established eight times, the RB game is ended even before the JAC game is performed twelve times. In addition, the BB game is ended when the number of medals paid out reaches a predetermined number (specifically, 400). Then, when the number of medals paid out reaches a predetermined number in the middle of the RB game, not only the BB game but also the RB game is ended. This is a device for suppressing the game's euphoric feeling and securing the soundness of the game by giving an upper limit to the number of medals paid out in the BB game. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the combination of symbols to be transferred to the RB game is not set, and it is configured to shift to the RB game immediately after the transition to the BB game and immediately after the RB game ends. Therefore, it can be said that the BB game is a game in which the game is continuously shifted to the RB game until a predetermined number of medals are paid out.

  In the bonus game process, it is first determined in step S1901 whether the gaming state is a bonus game. When the bonus game is not in progress, bonus symbol determination processing shown in steps S1902 to S1905 is performed.

  In this bonus symbol determination process, it is first determined in step S1902 whether or not the BB win flag is set, and if it is not set, the present process is ended as it is. If the BB winning flag is set, the process proceeds to step S1903, and it is determined whether the combination of BB symbols has stopped on the active line this time. If the combination of BB symbols is not stopped, the present process is ended. On the other hand, when the combination of the BB symbols is stopped on the effective line this time, BB start processing is performed in step S1904. In the BB start process, the BB winning flag is reset and the BB setting flag is set to obtain a BB game which is one type of bonus game. Further, 400 is set in the remaining acquisition number counter for counting the number of remaining medals that can be paid out during the BB game, and 400 is displayed on the remaining acquisition number display unit 36. Incidentally, the determination as to whether or not the current gaming state is a bonus game is made based on whether or not the BB setting flag is set. In the following step S1905, RB start processing is performed, and then this processing ends. In the RB start process, 8 is set in the remaining JAC winning counter for counting the number of JAC winnings that can be established, and 12 is set in the remaining JAC game counter for counting the number of remaining JAC games.

  If it is determined in step S1901 that the gaming state is a bonus game, the process advances to step S1906 to determine whether the combination of JAC symbols has stopped on the active line. When the combination of JAC symbols has stopped on the effective line, the value of the remaining JAC winning counter is decremented by 1 in step S1907. After that, or when the combination of JAC symbols does not stop on the effective line in step S1906, it means that one JAC game has been consumed, so the value of the remaining JAC game counter is decremented by 1 in step S1908. Subsequently, in step S1909, it is determined whether or not either the remaining JAC winning counter or the remaining JAC game counter has become 0. When one of the JAC winnings is achieved 8 times or the JAC game is consumed 12 times, it means that the termination condition of the RB game is fulfilled, so the remaining JAC winnings in step S1910. Perform RB end processing to reset the value of the counter and the remaining JAC game counter. In the following step S1911, it is checked whether the count value of the remaining acquisition number counter is 0 or not. If it is not 0, it means that the number of medals paid out during the BB game has not reached the predetermined number, which means that the end condition of the BB game is not satisfied, so the process proceeds to step S1912, and the above-mentioned RB start is started. After performing the process, the process ends.

  In addition, when neither of the remaining JAC winning counter and the remaining JAC game counter has become 0 in step S1909, that is, when the JAC winning has not yet been made 8 times and the JAC game has not been consumed 12 times, the step The process advances to step S1913 to check whether the count value of the remaining acquisition number counter is 0 or not. If it is not 0, it means that the number of medals paid out during the BB game has not reached the predetermined number, which means that the end condition of the BB game is not satisfied, and the process is ended as it is. On the other hand, when the count value of the remaining acquisition number counter is 0, it means that the termination condition of the BB game is satisfied, and the special game state termination processing shown in step S1914 to step S1915 is performed. In the special game state end process, first, in step S1914, the above-described RB end process is performed. Thereafter, in step S1915, BB end processing is performed to appropriately reset the BB setting flag, various counters, and the like, and to perform ending processing, and the present processing is ended. Further, even when the count value of the remaining acquisition number counter is 0 in step S1911, this means that the termination condition of the BB game is satisfied, so BB termination processing is performed in step S1915, and this processing is terminated. Do.

  According to the present embodiment described above, the following excellent effects can be obtained.

  By determining the stop mode of the reel based on program control when it is possible to achieve a winning combination corresponding to the TGT symbol, it is possible to reduce the number of slip table stored in advance. It is possible to suppress an increase in the amount of data related to stop control. In this embodiment, for the "watermelon" symbol, the "7" symbol and the "cherry" symbol, a section arranged to be separated by 5 symbols or more is set, while the "bell" symbol and the "replay" symbol are spaced Are arranged within 4 patterns. That is, when the "bell" symbol or the "replay" symbol is set as the TGT symbol, the bell winning or the re-gaming winning can be established regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 72 to 74. Therefore, it becomes unnecessary to use a slip table to be used when only the bell is won or to be played again, and it is possible to suppress an increase in the amount of data related to stop control.

  If it is not possible to establish a winning combination corresponding to the TGT symbol, the processing of the main control device 131 when determining the stop mode of the reel by configuring the stop mode of the reel based on the table control It is possible to suppress an increase in load. Generally, when it is not possible to establish a winning combination corresponding to the TGT symbol, each reel 42L, 42M so that the combination of symbols to be winning establishment is not stopped on the effective line unless the BB winning is carried over. , 42 R need to be determined. However, in the case of the present embodiment, it is sufficient to determine the stop mode of each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R based on the slip table stored in advance, and which symbol can be stopped on the effective line, etc. This is because there is no need to carry out new processing.

  Before performing the symbol grasping second process, multiple effective lines are set by performing the symbol grasping first process to grasp whether or not the TGT symbol is included in the symbol that can reach the visible range from the display window. Even in this case, it is possible to suppress an increase in the processing load of the main controller 131. If it is configured to perform the symbol grasping second process without performing the symbol grasping first process, when performing the symbol grasping second process with respect to each stop position set in the line data, it is possible to change the stop position every time the stop position is changed. It is necessary to obtain the arrangement data of the reels and to determine whether or not it matches the TGT symbol. In such a case, the processing load on the main control device 131 may increase because there may be an opportunity to repeat the determination as to whether or not it matches the TGT symbol with respect to the same symbol. For example, in the case of performing the symbol grasping second processing for the lower part of the middle reel 42M, it is necessary to determine whether the symbol reaching the first to fifth positions is the TGT symbol or not, referring to FIG. Thereafter, when performing the symbol grasping second processing for the middle row, it is necessary to determine whether or not the symbol reaching the second to sixth positions is the TGT symbol. For this reason, it is necessary to redundantly determine whether or not the symbol reaching the 2nd to 5th positions is the TGT symbol, and the processing load of the main control device 131 is increased. On the other hand, in the case of the slot machine 10 in which the symbol grasping first process is performed prior to the symbol grasping second process, the corresponding bit value of the search result storage area 153c is confirmed without sequentially judging whether it is a TGT symbol or not. Since it is good, it becomes possible to control that processing load of main controller 131 increases.

  When the value of each bit of the search result storage area 153c is 0, the stop mode of the reel must be determined promptly by shifting to the table control process without shifting to the slip number determination process. It is possible to reduce the chances of unnecessary processing occurring below. If the value of each bit is 0, it means that the TGT symbol can not be stopped within the visible range from the display window, that is, the winning symbol corresponding to the TGT symbol can not be established, so the number of slips is determined. It is because the number of slips can not be acquired even if it shifts to processing. Therefore, when the value of each bit is 0, the number of slips is calculated in the table control process, thereby shortening the processing time required to determine the stop mode of the reel and the main controller 131 It is possible to suppress an increase in the processing load of

  By performing a search result change process when performing program control based on the second stop command, the opportunity to shift to the slip number determination process is reduced despite the inability to achieve a prize corresponding to the TGT symbol. It is possible to As a result, it is possible to reduce the chance of useless processing occurring under the condition that the reel stop mode has to be determined promptly, and to shorten the processing time required to determine the reel stop mode. At the same time, it is possible to suppress an increase in the processing load of the main controller 131.

  In the slip number determination process, regardless of the number of valid lines set by sequentially grasping whether or not it is possible to stop the TGT symbol at each stop position according to the priority set in the line data It becomes possible to determine whether or not it is possible to stop the TGT pattern on the effective line by the same processing, and it becomes possible to make the processing configuration of program control relatively simple. As a result, it is possible to suppress an increase in the amount of data related to stop control.

  In the symbol grasping second processing, it is determined whether or not the TGT symbol exists in order from the symbol reaching the stop position toward the upstream side from the symbol reaching the stop position, and if the TGT symbol exists, the slip number counter SC at that time By acquiring the value as the slip number, it is possible to shorten the processing time required to determine the stop mode of the reel, and to suppress the increase in the processing load of the main control unit 131. It becomes possible. When it is determined that the TGT symbol is present, it becomes unnecessary to grasp the symbol reaching the upstream side from that.

  If it is determined in step S1010 in the program control process and step S1313 in the slip number determination process that a winning corresponding to the TGT symbol can not be established, the stop mode is also table-controlled for other reels in rotation in addition to the target reel. The processing load of the main control device 131 can be reduced by adopting a configuration in which the determination is made based on the above. Even if the stop mode is determined to stop the TGT symbols attached to the other reels being rotated on the effective line, it can be meaningless processing when it is not possible to achieve a prize corresponding to the TGT symbols. It is. Furthermore, in the case of determining the stop mode of the reel based on program control, the stop mode of the reel must be determined promptly, so the number of stops tends to be monotonous. On the other hand, when determining the stop mode of the reel based on the table control, it is possible to predetermine the symbol array to be stopped in the range visible from the display window on the slip table, so that the number of stopped eyes is diversified. Is possible. Therefore, with the above-described configuration, it is possible to diversify the number of stopped eyes while reducing the processing load of the main control device 131 when winning corresponding to the TGT symbol can not be established.

  If the player wins the lottery for the winning combination under the condition that BB winning is carried over, the program control process determines whether or not it is possible to establish a winning combination corresponding to one winning combination, and corresponds to the other winning combination. By not determining whether it is possible to establish a winning, it is possible to preferably suppress an increase in the processing load of main controller 131. In the present slot machine 10 which determines the stop mode based on the table control when it is impossible to establish a winning combination corresponding to the TGT symbol, it is determined whether or not it is possible to establish a winning combination for each winning combination. It is because the stop mode may be determined based on the slip table so that the winning combination corresponding to the other winning combination can be established.

  When it is determined that the winning corresponding to the TGT symbol can not be established in program control by configuring the slip table setting process before starting the rotation of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R, it is relatively quick. It is possible to determine the stop mode of the reels. In addition, when the rotation of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R is started, the main control device 131 needs to confirm whether or not the stop command is generated while continuing the rotation of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R, etc. There is a huge amount of processing load by itself. Therefore, by setting the slip table before starting the rotation of each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R, it is possible to simultaneously reduce the processing amount applied to the main controller 131, and the processing load increases. Can be suppressed.

  When the first winning number meaning Cherry winning is set, the processing load of the main controller 131 is increased by determining the stop mode of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R based on the table control. It is possible to diversify the number of stops while suppressing the problem. As for the cherry winning, the "cherry" symbol of the left reel 42L may be stopped on the effective line, and the stopping points of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R are optional. Therefore, it is possible to diversify the number of stops by predetermining the stop numbers of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R on the slide table. On the other hand, when the stop mode of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R is determined based on program control, the program control determines whether it is possible to stop the TGT symbol on the effective line and determines the stop mode. In order to make a decision, it is necessary to set a TGT symbol also for the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R. As a result, the stopping points of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R, which should be arbitrary, are restricted by the TGT symbol, and the processing load of the main controller 131 is increased in comparison with the table control. The problem of monotonization of the stopping appearance occurs.

  In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.

  (A) In the above embodiment, the stop mode of each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R is determined without performing program control only when a cherry is won under a situation where BB is not carried over. The present invention is not limited to this configuration, as long as one of table control and program control is selected according to the winning combination. For example, program control may be performed when there is a re-game winning or a bell winning under the condition that BB winning is not carried over, and table control may be otherwise performed. That is, program control is performed when dropout does not occur, and table control is performed when dropout can occur. Even in the case of this configuration, the slip table used in the case where the occurrence of the drop does not occur becomes unnecessary, so it is possible to suppress an increase in the amount of data related to the stop control. In addition, since it is possible to determine the stop mode of the reel based on the slip table when a drop can occur, it is possible to reduce the processing load of the main control device 131 in such a case.

  (B) In the above embodiment, the stop mode of each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R is determined without performing program control only when a cherry is won under a situation where the BB win is not carried over. It is determined whether it is possible to establish a winning combination corresponding to the TGT symbol regardless of the winning combination, and if possible, the stop mode of the reel is determined based on program control, and if it is not possible, table control is performed. The stop mode of the reel may be determined based on the above.

  (C) In the above embodiment, the slot machine 10 having six types of winning modes has been described. However, when the present invention is applied to a slot machine having seven or more types of winning modes, the above-described effects become more remarkable. This is because, as the number of winning modes increases, the number of slip tables prepared in advance increases, which may cause a shortage of storage capacity in a slot machine having a limited storage capacity.

  (D) In the above embodiment, when the second winning number is set, the slip corresponding to at least one of BB or the winning combination is set to stop at any point on the activated line. However, it is also possible to set a slide table in which a symbol corresponding to a winning combination and a symbol corresponding to the winning combination is set to stop on the effective line. In the configuration where it is determined whether or not it is possible to stop the “7” symbol on the effective line in the program control process, it is not possible to establish the BB winning at the time of determining the stop mode based on the slip table. Because it is possible, it is because it is not necessary to consider about "7" design. In other words, in the slip table setting process when the second winning number is set, the slip table may be set such that the other symbol not grasped in the program control process is stopped on the activated line.

  (E) In the above embodiment, in the search result changing process, the value of bit 7 or bit 1 is changed to 0 depending on whether or not the stop position of the TGT symbol stopped based on the first stop command is the lower stage. However, in addition to this, it may be determined whether or not the stop position of the TGT symbol is in the middle stage, and when stopping in the middle stage, the values of bit 1 and bit 7 may both be changed to 0. With such a configuration, it is possible to further reduce the opportunity to shift to the slip number determination process despite the inability to establish a prize corresponding to the TGT symbol.

  (F) In the above embodiment, the search result change process is performed in the program control process based on the second stop command, but in addition to this, the search is also performed when the program control process based on the third stop command is performed The result change process may be performed. With such a configuration, it is possible to further reduce the opportunity to shift to the slip number determination process despite the inability to establish a prize corresponding to the TGT symbol.

  (G) In the above embodiment, the search result change process is performed when the middle stop command is generated as the second stop command. However, instead of or in addition to this, the following process may be performed. When the middle reel 42M is stopped based on the first stop command, the search result change process is performed in the subsequent second stop command. In such a case, even when the search result change process is performed, the same function and effect as those of the above embodiment can be obtained. For example, when the TGT symbol of the middle reel 42M stops in the upper stage, the symbol reaching the lower or middle of the other reels is a symbol unrelated to winning.

  (H) In the above embodiment, the search result change process is performed after the end of the symbol search process, but before the symbol search process is performed, according to the position of the TGT symbol stopped based on the first stop command. Even when the bit value corresponding to the position unrelated to the winning is set to 0, it is possible to obtain the same effect as that of the above embodiment. For example, when the middle stop command is generated under the condition that the TGT symbol is stopped at the lower stage of the left reel 42L, the search for whether or not the symbol reaching the first to seventh positions of the middle reel 42M is the TGT symbol or not Before doing, set the value of bit 7 to 0.

  (I) In the above embodiment, when the stop mode of the reel is determined based on the slip table, the stop mode of the other reels is also determined based on the slip table, but the TGT symbol is set on the effective line The stop mode of the reel may be determined based on the slip table only at the stop control determined that the stop can not be performed.

  (J) In the above embodiment, the reel control processing in the case where three medals are bet and five valid lines are set is described, but one medal is bet and one valid line is set. It is needless to say that the same processing is performed for the case where the

  (K) In the above embodiment, the slot machine 10 having one type of status transition winning is described. However, when applied to a slot machine having a plurality of types of status transition winning, the above-described effects become more remarkable.

  Here, as the status transition winning, when the "7" symbols of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R are lined up on the activated line and stopped, the first BB combination to shift to the first BB game, and the reels 42L, 42M, 42R The second BB role to shift to the second BB game when the "reach" symbol stops on the active line, and when the "youth" symbol of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R stops on the active line A slot machine provided with a third BB role to shift to a 3BB game will be described as an example. Each BB game has different termination conditions. Specifically, when the game is shifted to the first BB game, the game is terminated when the number of medals paid out reaches 360 and the game is shifted to the second BB game In the case of the game, the game is ended upon reaching the number of medals of 400, and the game is ended upon reaching the number of medals of 460 when the game is shifted to the third BB game. That is, in accordance with the combination of symbols stopped in line on the activated line, the game shifts to a bonus game in which the degree of advantage of the player is different. When such a slot machine is configured to determine the stop mode based on table control, in addition to preparing each BB role and the corresponding slip table in advance, it is assumed that the small winning is won under the circumstances where the BB win is carried over. It becomes necessary to prepare the second winning number slide table used for each of the BB roles in advance, and the number of slide tables will dramatically increase. For this reason, in a slot machine having a limited storage capacity, a shortage of storage capacity is a concern.

  On the other hand, it is possible to determine whether such a slot machine can establish the BB winning that has been won, and if possible to determine and establish the stop mode based on the program control. If it is not possible to determine the stop mode based on the table control, it is possible to suppress the increase of the slip table prepared in advance, it is possible to suppress the increase of the data amount related to the stop control . If it is determined that it is impossible to establish the BB winning, it is possible to share the slip table used to some extent, and it is possible to reduce the slip table corresponding to each of the BB roles prepared in advance. is there. In addition, since it is sufficient to set a slip table that is set so that the symbol corresponding to the winning combination and the symbol is stopped on the effective line when any of the BB combination and the small combination is won, There is no need to prepare in advance a second winning number slip table for each. In the case of a configuration in which it is determined whether it is possible to establish the BB winning that has been won in the program control process, the BB winning that has been won at the time of determining the stop mode based on the slip table is established. This is because it is not possible to consider BB symbols. As a result of the above, it is possible to suppress an increase in the amount of data related to stop control, and it is possible to set a plurality of types of state transition winnings without causing a shortage of storage capacity in a slot machine with limited storage capacity. Become.

  Such an effect is performed not only in the slot machine provided with a plurality of state transition winning combinations in which the player moves to the special gaming state having different degrees of advantage but also in the auxiliary display unit 15 etc. This problem is also applicable to a slot machine provided with a plurality of state transition winning combinations for transitioning to a special gaming state in which display effects differ. In addition, the combination of symbols in which the winning combination is achieved for each of the BB roles described above is not only slot machines that differ in each reel 42L, 42M, 42R, but also the state transition winning combination in which the combination of symbols in which winning is established is different in any one reel This problem also applies to slot machines having a plurality of slots. As such a slot machine, from the left on the active line, the first BB role to shift to the first BB game when stopped in line with the '7' symbol, '7' symbol, '7' symbol, and from the left on the active line "7" symbol, "7" symbol, "the second boy" to shift to the second BB game when stopped alongside the "youth" symbol, "7" symbol, "7" symbol from the left on the effective line, "chance A slot machine provided with a third BB role to shift to the third BB game when stopped in line with the symbol is a representative example. Thus, in the case of a slot machine which shifts to different BB games according to the stop symbol of the right reel, it becomes possible to share the slip table relating to the stop mode of the left reel and the middle reel, increasing the number of slip tables prepared in advance. It is possible to further suppress the increase, and it is possible to preferably suppress an increase in the amount of data related to the stop control. As a result, it is possible to set a plurality of state transition winning combinations without causing a shortage of storage capacity. In addition, it is possible to diversify the display effects performed in the auxiliary display unit and the like.

  (L) In the above embodiment, although the bonus for paying out the medal is awarded when the small winning combination is established, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and some bonus is given to the player. If it is For example, a prize other than the medal may be paid out when the small winning combination is established. In addition, in a slot machine that does not have actual medal insertion or medal payout functions and manages the medals owned by the player as credits, the increase of credited medals corresponds to the provision of a privilege.

  (M) In the above embodiment, a belt printed with a design is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical skeleton member 50. However, the cylindrical skeleton member and the belt are integrally formed, and the outer peripheral surface of the belt May be attached individually. In such a case, the integrally formed outer peripheral surface corresponds to an endless belt.

  (N) In the above embodiment, although the medal payout is not performed when the “7” symbol as the state transition symbol is aligned on the effective line, the medal payout may be performed.

  (O) In the above embodiment, a slot machine including three reels arranged in parallel and having five lines as an effective line has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, five reels arranged in parallel It may be a slot machine provided or a slot machine having seven effective lines.

  (P) In the above embodiment, the so-called A-type slot machine has been described, but it is provided with B-type, C-type, composite type of A-type and C-type, composite type of B-type and C-type, and further CT game. It is apparent that the present invention may be applied to any slot machine, such as a slot type, and in any case, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained. In addition, as a bonus winning in each of these types, BB winning, RB winning, SB winning, CT winning and the like can be mentioned.

  (Q) The symbols on each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R are not limited to pictures, numbers, characters, etc., and may be geometrical lines, figures, etc. Further, it is also possible to configure the symbol by light, color or the like, or the symbol may be configured by a three-dimensional shape or the like, or the symbol may be configured by combining these symbols. That is, the design should just have a function as information (identification information) with distinctiveness.

  (R) In the above embodiment, the slot machine 10 is embodied. However, the present invention may be applied to a gaming machine in which the slot machine and the pachinko machine are integrated. That is, of the slot machines, instead of the medal insertion and medal payout functions, a gaming machine having ball insertion and ball payout functions such as pachinko machines may be used. If such a gaming machine is used in place of a slot machine, only balls can be handled as gaming value in the gaming hall, so the gaming value is found in the current gaming hall where pachinko machines and slot machines are mixed. It is possible to solve the problems such as the burden on equipment due to the separate handling of medals and balls and the restriction on the installation location of gaming machines.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Slot machine as a gaming machine, 11 A casing which constitutes a part of a gaming machine body, 12 a front door constituting a part of a gaming machine body or an opening / closing member of a gaming machine body 14 a speaker 15 Auxiliary display portion 31 Display window 42 Variable display means and reel as a rotating body or revolving member 61 Variable display means configured and a stepping motor as drive means 71 Start operation means Start lever, 72 to 74 ... stop switch as stop operation means, 111 ... display control device constituting output control means etc. 131 ... main control device constituting start drive control means, stop drive control means etc. 151 ... main CPU constituting various control means such as control means, 152, 153 ... ROM, RAM as storage means, 161 ... power supply device.

Claims (1)

A plurality of orbiting bodies which orbit in the circumferential direction and to which plural kinds of patterns are attached in the circumferential direction;
A display unit for making it possible to visually recognize part of the patterns of each of the orbiting members;
Starting operation means operated to start the orbit of each of the orbiting bodies;
Lottery means for performing a lottery on the basis of the operation of the start operation means;
A driving unit provided for each of the orbiting bodies and causing the orbiting bodies to orbit;
Start drive control means for performing start drive control of each of the drive means so as to start circulation of each of the orbiting members based on the operation of the start operation means;
A plurality of stop operation means operated to individually stop the rotation of each of the rotating bodies;
When the lottery of the part is won and the stop operation means is operated at a predetermined timing so as to stop the circulation of the corresponding circulating body within a prescribed period based on the operation of each of the stop operation means, Stop drive control means for performing stop drive control on each of the drive means so that the winning pattern corresponding to the winning combination is stopped at an effective position where it can be viewed from the display unit;
In a gaming machine provided with a privilege giving means for giving a player a privilege when the winning symbol forms a predetermined combination at the effective position and is stopped.
A pattern grasping means for grasping a reachable pattern which can reach a predetermined effective position within the prescribed period among the patterns attached to the corresponding circulating body when the stop operation means is operated;
Determining means for determining whether or not it is possible to stop the winning pattern at the predetermined effective position based on the grasping result of the pattern grasping means;
When the stop drive control means performs stop drive control of each of the drive means, a stop mode first determination means that determines the stop mode of the corresponding circulating body based on the determination result of the determination means;
When the stop drive control means performs stop drive control of each of the drive means, the operation timing of the stop operation means, the arrival pattern reaching the predetermined effective position, and the stop pattern to stop the predetermined effective position A stop mode second determination means for determining a stop mode of the corresponding orbiting body based on the stop information group which can determine the relationship of
In the case where the winning combination by the lottery means is a predetermined combination which can not stop the predetermined combination of the corresponding winning symbols according to the operation timing of the stop operation means at the predetermined effective position, the determination means When it is determined that it is impossible to stop the winning symbol corresponding to one of the predetermined combinations in the predetermined effective position, the stop mode determining means for determining the stop mode is from the stop mode first determining means Changing means for changing to the stop mode second determining means;
Equipped with
When the combination of the first target symbols attached to the respective circulating members of the plurality of circulating members is stopped at the effective position as the predetermined role, the corresponding benefit is provided by the privilege giving means The first target pattern attached to one of the plurality of orbiting bodies is stopped at the effective position by the predetermined role, and the stopping pattern of the effective position in the other orbiting bodies is stopped by stopping at the effective position. There is provided a second predetermined combination that will be awarded the corresponding benefit by the benefit giving means,
When the winning combination by the lottery means is the first predetermined combination, the determination means determines that it is impossible to stop the first target picture corresponding to the first predetermined combination at the predetermined effective position. In this case, the stop mode determination means for determining the stop mode by the change means is changed from the stop mode first determination means to the stop mode second determination means, while the winning combination by the lottery means is the second predetermined In the case of a winning combination, the stop mode regardless of whether or not the determination means determines that the second target picture corresponding to the second predetermined combination can not be stopped at the predetermined effective position. A game machine characterized in that a stop mode determination means for determining the stop mode is the second stop mode determination means.

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