JP6540864B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

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

  As a game machine of this type, for example, in a slot machine, a plurality of symbols are given on the outer peripheral part of a reel as variable display means, and a part of the symbols given to the reel can be viewed through the display window. There is. Then, the player inserts the medal and operates the start lever to start the rotation of the reel, and the stop switch is operated to stop the reel. In addition, inside the gaming machine, internal winning lottery is performed on condition of the insertion of the medal and the operation of the start lever, the result of the lottery is winning, and the player is elected on the preset effective line. A predetermined number of medals are paid out on condition that the symbol is stopped, and a bonus such as generation of a predetermined game (special game state) advantageous to the player is given (see, for example, Patent Document 1) ).

  Here, in the game machine, it is necessary to improve the interest of the game, and there is still room for improvement in this respect.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-174739

  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 improving the interest of a game.

The invention according to claim 1 is a variable display means for variably displaying patterns in a plurality of pattern rows;
Stop operation means for stopping variable display of the pattern in the variable display means by the operation of the player;
Lottery process execution means for executing a lottery process of winning combination with a predetermined winning probability;
Equipped with
When a specific lottery combination is won in the combination lottery process, the information corresponding to the winning is stored and held,
A game in which a bonus is given to the player when information corresponding to the winning is stored and held, and the display picture of the variable display means is stopped and displayed in a specific picture combination in accordance with the operation of the stop operation means At the machine
The information corresponding to the winning can be stored and held until the specific symbol combination is stopped and displayed,
First predetermined pattern display control means for controlling the variable display means to stop and display a first predetermined pattern combination when information corresponding to the winning is stored and held;
Second predetermined pattern display control means for controlling the variable display means to stop and display a second predetermined pattern combination when information corresponding to the winning is stored and held;
First delaying means for delaying until the game cycle in which the specific symbol combination is stopped and displayed after the first predetermined symbol combination is stopped and displayed;
After the second predetermined symbol combination is stopped and displayed, the specific symbol combination is delayed until the game is stopped and displayed, and the number of delayed games is relatively larger than in the case of the first delay means. And second delay means for
After the first predetermined pattern combination or the second predetermined pattern combination is stopped and displayed, the specific lottery combination is not performed by the lottery process execution means or the specific lottery combination is executed. A means for invalidating the additional winning result of the specific lottery player if the additional winning is made;
Equipped with
The role includes a predetermined lottery combination different from the specific lottery combination,
When the predetermined lottery combination is won in the lottery process of the combination in the delayed state by the second delay means, stop display of the first predetermined pattern combination by the first predetermined pattern display control means becomes possible Selecting means for selecting any one of a plurality of results including a first result and a second result which enables the second predetermined pattern display control means to stop displaying the second predetermined pattern combination;
First means for resetting a delay state by the second delay means when the second result is selected by the selection means and the second predetermined picture combination is stopped and displayed on the variable display means;
Second means for shifting to a delay state by the first delay means when the first result is selected by the selection means and the first predetermined pattern combination is stopped and displayed on the variable display means;
Equipped with
It is characterized in that the second result is selected more easily in the selection means than the first result.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to preferably improve the interest of the game.

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. Block diagram of the slot machine. Schematic explanatory drawing for demonstrating the outline | summary of a game. 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. The flowchart which shows normal processing. The flowchart which shows a lottery process. 5 is a flowchart showing reel control processing. 6 is a flowchart showing medal payout processing. The flowchart which shows special game state processing. The flowchart which shows bonus design decision processing. Explanatory drawing which shows the counter setting at the time of RB game initial setting processing. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the counter setting at the time of BB game initial setting processing, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the counter setting at the time of JAC game initial setting processing in a BB game. Schematic explanatory drawing for demonstrating the outline | summary of a game.

  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. Variable display means (reel unit 41) for variably displaying patterns in a plurality of pattern rows;
Stop operation means (stop switches 72 to 74) for stopping variable display of the pattern on the variable display means by the operation of the player;
Lottery means (main controller 131) for lottery whether the internal hit state or not with a predetermined hit probability;
The player is given a privilege by stopping and displaying the display pattern of the variable display means in a specific pattern combination in accordance with the operation of the stop operation means after being internally hit by the lottery means. In the gaming machine configured to
Delay means (main controller 131) for delaying from the internal hit state to the state in which stop display is possible in the specific pattern combination;
Trigger pattern display control means (main controller 131) for controlling the variable display means so as to display a combination (pattern combination A, B) of a trigger pattern as a trigger for triggering the delay by the delay means;
A game machine characterized by comprising.

  In the gaming machine of the means 1, after the internal hitting state occurs with a predetermined hitting probability and becomes the internal hitting state, until the delay means makes it possible to stop and display in a specific pattern combination Is delayed. At this time, the variable display means is controlled to display a combination of trigger patterns that trigger triggering of the delay by the delay means. According to the present configuration, the player confirms that the delay by the delay means is activated by confirming the display of the combination of the trigger pattern, that is, it is difficult or impossible to obtain a bonus game or other benefit until the delay processing is completed. It can be understood that it is possible. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience caused by continuing the game unnecessarily without obtaining the benefit.

  Means 2. In the means 1, under the condition of delay by the delay means, the combination of the other symbols (for example, the replay symbol) is made to be able to be stopped and displayed in preference to enabling the specific symbol combination to be stopped and displayed. A gaming machine characterized by frequently causing a state in which a combination of symbols of (1) can be stopped and displayed.

  According to the means 2, under the state of delay by the delay means, the combination of other symbols can be stopped and displayed in preference to enabling the specific symbol combination to be stopped and displayed. A state in which the combination can be stopped and displayed can be frequently generated. Thereby, after becoming an internal hit state, it is delayed until it is possible to make a stop display possible by a specific pattern combination. For example, it is conceivable to make the state of the delay by transitioning to a replay time (RT) in which a replay game (replay) is established with a relatively high probability.

  Means 3. In the means 1 or 2, the gaming machine is characterized in that the internal hit lottery by the lottery means is not performed or the lottery result is invalidated under the condition of the delay by the delay means.

  According to the means 3, under the condition of the delay by the delay means, the lottery result is invalidated even if the internal hit lottery by the lottery means is not carried out, or even if the lottery is carried out. Therefore, multiple internal hit states are not stored (stocked).

  Means 4. The gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 3, wherein the delay means continues the state of the delay with a predetermined probability.

  According to the means 4, by continuing the state of delay, it is possible to appropriately adjust the number of games (the number of games) until acquisition of a benefit. Therefore, it is possible to give the wave (change) out of touch in the flow of the game, and it is possible to enhance the interest of the game. In this case, since it is not fixed how long the delay state will be continued, it is possible to increase the difficulty of predicting the game and to enhance the interest of the game.

  Means 5. The gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 4, wherein the delay means causes the delay pattern to be displayed by the trigger pattern display control means to continue the state of the delay.

  According to the means 5, by confirming that the trigger pattern is stopped and displayed again under the state of the delay by the delay means, it can be grasped again that the delay by the delay means is being activated.

  Means 6. In the means 5, the trigger pattern is displayed by the trigger pattern display control unit with a predetermined probability under the condition of delay by the delay unit, and the delay by the delay unit is performed when a predetermined number of games are over without displaying the trigger pattern. A gaming machine characterized by ending.

  According to the means 6, the trigger pattern is displayed with a predetermined probability under the state of delay by the delay means, but the delay by the delay means occurs after a predetermined number of games are over without displaying the trigger pattern. It is finished. Therefore, the said delay can be cancelled | released by continuing the state which makes a trigger pattern non-display.

  Means 7. In any one of means 1 to 6, the delay means is configured to be capable of distributing a plurality of delay modes (RT modes 1 and 2) having different degrees of delay.

  According to the means 7, since a plurality of delay modes having different degrees of delay are set for the delay by the delay means, it is possible to give variety to the game.

  Means 8. A gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein said trigger pattern display control means displays different trigger patterns for each of the plurality of delay modes.

  According to the means 8, since different trigger patterns are displayed for each of the plurality of delay modes, it is possible to grasp the delay mode in each case by confirming which of the trigger patterns is displayed.

  Means 9. In the game machine according to the means 7 or 8, the delay means is caused to stagnate in the mode with a relatively high probability after entering any of the plurality of delay modes.

  According to the means 9, for example, after entering a delay mode with a large degree of delay, the mode stagnates with a relatively high probability. In addition, after entering a delay mode in which the degree of delay is small, the mode stagnates with a relatively high probability. A large degree of delay means a low acquisition rate of benefits, and conversely, a small degree of delay means a high acquisition rate of benefits. Therefore, it is possible to differentiate between a state that is disadvantageous to the player and a state that is advantageous to the player, and it is possible to enhance the interest of the game.

  Means 10. A game machine characterized in that, in any one of the means 7 to 9, the next internal hit time delay mode is distributed according to which delay mode is entered at the previous internal hit time.

  According to the means 10, since the distribution of the next internal hitting time delay mode is carried out according to which delaying mode was entered at the time of the previous internal hitting, delay in the flow of the transitional game It becomes possible to predetermine the degree (the so-called degree of cheating) and the like. For example, if the delay mode has entered a large (or small) delay mode at the previous internal hit, it is conceivable to increase the possibility of entering the same delay mode this time.

  Means 11. In any one of means 1 to 10, the game display control means controls the variable display means to display the trigger pattern immediately after the internal hit state. .

  According to the means 11, since the trigger pattern is displayed immediately after the internal hit state is reached, after the internal hit, the state shifts to the delay state without time difference. Therefore, the gaming state can be properly managed.

  Means 12. The gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 11, wherein the trigger pattern display control means causes the trigger pattern to be stopped and displayed by pull-in control on the variable display means.

  According to the means 12, since the trigger pattern is stopped and displayed by the pull-in control to the variable display means, it is possible to reliably display the trigger pattern.

  The basic configurations of various gaming machines to which the above-described means can be applied will be shown below.

  Throttle type gaming machines such as slot machines: After displaying a pattern row (specifically, a reel with a symbol attached) consisting of a plurality of patterns variably (specifically, turning a reel), the symbol row is determined and stopped Variable display means (specifically, a reel unit) to start changing the pattern due to the operation of the start operation means (specifically, a start lever), and stop operation means (specifically, a stop button) Of the special game state (bonus game etc.) which is advantageous to the player as a necessary condition that the variation of the pattern is stopped due to the operation of or the predetermined time elapses, and the determined pattern at the time of the suspension is the specific pattern. A gaming machine that has been granted benefits such as generation.

  Ball-use belt-type gaming machine: A variable display in which a pattern row is fixedly displayed after variation display (specifically, rotation of a reel) of a pattern row (specifically, a reel with a symbol attached) consisting of a plurality of patterns. Means (specifically, a reel unit), the variation of the pattern is started due to the operation of the start operation means (specifically, the start lever), and the operation of the stop operation means (specifically, the stop button) The variation of the pattern is stopped when it is caused or the predetermined time elapses, and the occurrence of the special gaming state (bonus game etc.) which is advantageous to the player as a necessary condition that the fixed pattern at the time of the stop is the specific pattern A bonus is provided, and further, a ball tray (upper plate or the like) is provided, and an insertion device for performing insertion processing for taking in gaming balls from the ball tray, and a payout device for dispensing gaming balls on the ball tray , By the feeding device Gaming machine constructed as the operation of the start operation unit is enabled by the game ball is turned.

  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. And, by the number of pulses from the time when the detection signal of the reel index sensor 55 is output, it can be recognized which symbol is in a visible state from the display window 31L or any symbol can be visually recognized from the exposure window 31L. It is possible to carry out control to set the status as normal.

  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. 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. Although the numbers 1 to 21 are assigned corresponding to the respective reels 42L, 42M, 42R, this is for convenience of description and is not actually attached to the reels 42L, 42M, 42R. . However, the following description will be made using the corresponding numbers.

  As the symbols, there are a "7" symbol (for example, the left belt twentieth) and a "youth" symbol (for example, the left belt nineteen) as a first special symbol for shifting to a big bonus game. In addition, there is a "BAR" symbol (for example, the 14th left belt) as a second special symbol for shifting to the regular bonus game. In addition, there is a "replay" symbol (for example, the 11th left belt) as a third special symbol for shifting to the replay game. In addition, there are "watermelon" symbols (for example, the left belt ninth) and "bell" symbols (for example, the left belt eighth) as small symbol symbols on which the payout of small characters is performed. In addition, the middle belt and the right belt have a "cherry" pattern (for example, the middle belt number 15) as a blank pattern that is not related to the payout of medals or the like. 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, the variable display means may have a configuration other than this. For example, other mechanical reels may be used, such as rotating the belt instead of rotating it, and liquid crystal displays and dot matrix displays may be used instead of or in addition to the mechanical reels. It is also possible to provide one for variably displaying identification information by means of electrical display such as, and in this case, it is possible to make the display form have rich 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 (center 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. When a symbol is stopped in a predetermined combination on the activated combination line, that is, the activated line, a prize is awarded, and a predetermined medal payout process, a transition process to a specific game, and the like are executed.

  Here, the number of payouts for each symbol when winning will be described. With regard to the small character pattern, if the "watermelon" symbol is aligned with the left, middle and right on the effective line, 15 medals are paid out, and the "bell" symbol is aligned with the left, middle and right on the effective line There are 5 medals paid out.

  Also, for other symbols, if the “7” symbol or “youth” symbol, which is a combination of the first special symbol (big bonus symbol), is aligned with the left, middle and right on the active line with the same symbol Even if the "BAR" symbol, which is a combination of the 15 medal payouts and the second special symbol (regular bonus symbol), is aligned with the left, middle and right on the effective line, 15 medal payouts are also made. In addition, when the “Replay” symbol, which is a combination of the third special symbol, is aligned with the left, middle and right on the effective line, the medal payout is not performed. In other cases, that is, when the same symbol as left, middle or right is not aligned on the effective line, no medal is paid out.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the combination of "bell" symbol, "replay" symbol, "replay" symbol (hereinafter referred to as symbol combination A) or "bell" symbol, "bell" symbol, "replay" symbol When the left, middle, and right are aligned on the activated line in combination (hereinafter referred to as symbol combination B), transition processing to a specific game or the like may be executed.

  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. 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 the reels 42L, 42M, 42R rotate at the same speed, and a lamp not shown is turned on to display the stop operation during such a state. It is informed that it 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-like credit insertion switch 77 for inserting three credited virtual medals as investment value at one time is provided. The credit insertion switch 77 and the medal insertion slot 75 constitute an input means for inputting an investment value. In addition, while the medal insertion slot 75 involves the operation of inserting the medal directly by the player, the credit insertion switch 77 only involves the operation of inserting the virtual medal based on the storage memory. It can be said that this constitutes an indirect input means for indirectly inputting

  The credit insertion switch 77 incorporates a lamp as a light emitting member (not shown) in order to promote the fact that the maximum number of medals (three) that can be inserted per game is not reached. The lamp is turned on to prompt the user to operate the switch 77 when the switch operation of the credit insertion switch 77 is effective, but three medals have been inserted if there is no credited virtual medal or It is turned off under the circumstances. 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 changeover switch 80 is provided. The changeover switch 80 is turned on when it is pressed once, turned off when it is pressed again, and then switched on and off every time a pressing operation is performed. The changeover switch 80 is operated to change the handling type of inserted medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 75 more than necessary, and acquired medals returned to the player as a result of a predetermined game.

  When the changeover switch 80 is in the on state, the “credit mode is set such that surplus inserted medals up to a predetermined maximum value (for example, 50 medals) or medals obtained at the time of winning are stored and stored as credit medals It becomes ". When the change-over switch 80 is in the OFF state, the "direct mode" is set such that a surplus inserted medal or an acquired medal at the time of winning is paid out as a real medal. When the credit mode is switched to the direct mode and there is a credit medal, the credit medal for that amount 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 changeover switch 80 constitutes a changeover operation means for switching the handling type of the insertion value and the gaming value. Also, focusing on the function of paying out the credited virtual medal as a real medal, it can be said that the changeover switch 80 constitutes a settlement operation means for actually paying out the stored and stored game value. In addition to being configured to switch between the "credit mode" and the "direct mode" by the operation of the changeover switch 80, it is always set as the "credit mode" and the virtual medal stored and stored is paid out when the changeover switch 80 is operated. It may be made to function as a settlement switch only.

  In the lower part of the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R of the game panel 30, the remaining number display unit 35 for displaying the number of medals activated and stored in the credit mode and special gaming states such as big bonus and regular bonus For example, a game number display unit 36 for displaying the number of remaining games and the like, and an acquired number display unit 37 for displaying the number of acquired medals are respectively 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. In any of the direct mode and the credit mode, 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 section 32 is lighted, and the central 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.

  When four or more medals are inserted into the medal insertion slot 75, extra medals exceeding three are switched to the discharge passage 82 by the selector 84 if the mode at that time is the direct mode, and the medals It is returned from the discharge port 17 to the medal receiver 18. On the other hand, in the case of the credit mode, the money is saved in the slot machine and the number of saved money is displayed on the remaining number display unit 35. The upper limit number of sheets is determined (for example, 50), and when the number of medals exceeding that is inserted, it is returned from the medal discharge port 17 to the medal receiver 18.

  When a game is played in the credit mode and the number of stored sheets is displayed on the remaining number display unit 35, virtual medals are inserted even when the credit insertion switch 77 is pressed, and a bet is made. .

  When the credit insertion switch 77 is pressed, three numerical values displayed on the remaining number display unit 35 are decremented as three virtual medals are inserted, and all the effective line display units 32 to 34 It lights up and a total of five combination lines become effective lines.

  When the virtual medal to be inserted when the credit insertion switch 77 is pressed is not stored, for example, when the credit insertion switch 77 is pressed when the display of the remaining number display unit 35 is 2, etc. The numerical values of the remaining number display unit 35 are all decremented to 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 various states of the slot machine 10. The slot machine 10 has a backup function of various data, and maintains the state at the time of a power failure even in the event of a power failure, and returns to the state at the time of a power failure at recovery from power failure (power recovery). It can be done. Therefore, for example, when the power is turned off in the normal procedure as when the operation of the game hall is ended, the state before the interruption is stored and held, but when the power switch 122 is turned on while pressing the reset switch 123, the backup data is reset It has become so. If the reset switch 123 is pressed while the power switch 122 is on, the error state is reset.

  The setting key insertion hole 124 is used by a hole manager or the like to adjust the payout of medals. That is, the hole manager or the like can change the setting state (winning probability setting process) of the slot machine 10 from "setting 1" to "setting 6" by inserting the setting key into the setting key insertion hole 124 and operating it. It has become.

  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 that covers the 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.

  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 The inserted medal detection sensor 75a for detecting medals inserted from 75, the credit insertion detection sensor 77a for individually detecting the operation of the credit insertion switch 77, the switching detection sensor 80a for detecting the operation of the changeover switch 80, and the rotation of each reel 42 Set in reel index sensor 55 for individually detecting the position (origin position), payout detection sensor 91a for detecting medals dispensed from hopper device 91, reset detection sensor 123a for detecting operation of reset switch 123, and setting key insertion hole 124 Detect that a key has been inserted Is connected to various sensors such as the constant key detection sensor 124a, signals from these various sensors are outputted to the CPU151 through the input and output ports 155.

  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. On the power supply substrate 161, a power supply unit 161a for supplying drive power to the main controller 131 and each electronic device of the slot machine 10, the above-mentioned power failure monitoring circuit 161b, and the like are mounted.

  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 24 volts in this example output from the power supply unit 161a, and determines that the power is shut off when the drive voltage drops to, for example, less than 22 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.

  Even when the output voltage drops below 22 volts, the power supply unit 161a is configured to output a stabilized voltage of 5 volts that is used as a drive voltage in a control system such as the main controller 131. As the time during which the stabilization 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 the main control unit 131, each of the valid line display sections 32, 33, 34, the remaining number display section 35, the number-of-games display section 36, the obtained number display section 37, and the respective reels 42L, 42M, 42R are 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 programs for executing the processes shown in the various flowcharts shown in FIG. 10 and later are stored in the ROM 152 as a part of the control program.

  The RAM 153 is configured to be able to receive (back up) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 161 provided in the power supply box 85 even after the power supply of the slot machine 10 is shut off. In addition to a memory and an area for temporarily storing various data, etc., a backup area is provided.

  In the backup area, when the power is shut off due to the occurrence of a power outage, etc., the value of the stack pointer at the time of power shutoff (including the power shutoff by the operation of the power switch 122. The same applies to the following) This is an area for storing and when the power failure is canceled (including the power-on by the operation of the power switch 122. The same applies to the following), the state of the slot machine 10 before the power-off is based on the information of the backup area. It is possible to return to the state. 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 when the power is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. NMI interrupt processing as processing is immediately executed.

  Next, an outline of the game of the slot machine 10 in the present embodiment will be described based on the schematic explanatory view of FIG. Here, for the sake of convenience, the explanation will be made assuming a big bonus game as a bonus game, and in the case of simply describing as a bonus game, it will be a big bonus game.

  There are a normal state mode, an RT mode 1 and an RT mode 2 as internal game modes. Among them, in the normal state mode, the lottery process is performed with a predetermined probability, and for example, the big bonus game is won with a probability of 1/120. In addition, a replay game (replay) is won with a probability of 1 / 7.3. In addition, a combination of 0 symbols corresponding to the symbol combinations A and B is drawn with a probability of 1/3. The symbol combinations A and B will be described in detail later. In addition, the small winning combination is appropriately elected at a predetermined winning probability. In the present mode, when the 0-sheet combination is selected, there is no internal mode change and the like, and of course the payout of medals is not performed.

  On the other hand, the RT modes 1 and 2 are game modes in so-called replay time (RT) in which the replay game is internally won with a relatively high probability, and for the win probability of 1 / 7.3 in normal time, It has become a winning probability of about 1 / 1.8. That is, a replay game is internally established with a probability of more than half at each game. However, in the present embodiment, so-called internal RT game is performed in which display control is performed such that the stop display is not forcibly performed in combination of the replay symbols by reel control or the like even if the replay game is internally established. As a result, the probability of the stop symbol becoming a replay symbol (replay probability) is about 1 / 7.3, which is the same as normal. In addition, when a 0-sheet combination is selected with a probability of 1/3, the distribution process is performed at a predetermined ratio, and distribution to RT mode 1 or RT mode 2 is performed. In this mode, the lottery of the big bonus game is not performed.

  The flow of a game having the three game modes described above is shown below.

  In the normal state mode, when the bonus game is internally won, the RT modes 1 and 2 are distributed at a predetermined ratio. The ratio in this distribution varies depending on the internal condition and the like. Specifically, at the time of shipment of the slot machine 10 or after the setting change, the probability of transition to RT mode 1 is 60%, whereas the probability of transition to RT mode 2 is 40%.

  Further, when the slot machine is not shipped or after the setting change, a different allocation lottery is performed depending on which one of the RT games 1 and 2 was allocated at the time of the last bonus game winning. Specifically, when the bonus game is selected and the game is distributed to the RT game 1, the RT mode distribution flag is set to 1, and it is confirmed that the RT mode distribution flag is 1 when the next bonus game is selected. In this case, the probability of shifting to RT mode 1 is 80%, and the probability of shifting to RT mode 2 is 20%, and lottery is performed.

  Furthermore, when the bonus game is won, if the RT game 2 is assigned, the RT mode assignment flag is set to 0, and it is confirmed that the RT mode assignment flag is 0 when the next bonus game is won. In this case, the probability of shifting to RT mode 1 is set to 30%, and the probability of shifting to RT mode 2 is set to 70%, and lottery is performed.

  When RT mode 1 is determined internally, the combination of symbols stopped and displayed through each display window 31L, 31M, 31R is symbol combination A (from the left, "bell" symbol, "replay" symbol, "replay" An internal RT game fixed to 20 games is carried out triggered by the combination of symbols. In the mode, as described above, the winning probability of the internal replay game is higher than that in the normal state and is about 1 / 1.8. In addition, a 0-piece combination corresponding to the symbol combinations A and B is drawn with a probability of 1/3. In addition, although a "bell" symbol or a "watermelon" symbol is drawn, it is set so that the winning probability of a "bell" symbol may be overwhelmingly higher than the winning probability of a "watermelon" symbol. Internally, since the bonus game has already been won, the drawing of the bonus game is not performed. Also, when the "replay" symbol and the "bell" symbol are internally won, the reel control attached to the symbol becomes dominant, and the reel control attached to the bonus game is not performed.

  When the 0-sheet combination is internally won, the RT modes 1 and 2 are again distributed as described above. Specifically, the probability of being in RT mode 1 is 49/50, and the probability of being in RT mode 2 is 1/50. When the RT mode 1 is selected, the number of internal RT games is reset to 20 games, triggered by the symbol combination A being stopped and displayed through the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R being the symbol combination A. In addition, when RT mode 2 is selected, the combination of symbols stopped and displayed through each display window 31L, 31M, 31R is symbol combination B (from the left, "bell" symbol, "bell" symbol, "replay" symbol) Transition to RT mode 2 as a combination of

  Next, when RT mode 2 is determined internally, the symbol combination B stopped and displayed through the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R is symbol combination B as an internal RT for one game fixed. A game is implemented. In this mode, as in the RT mode 1, the winning probability of the replay game is about 1 / 1.8, and the probability of winning a 0-piece combination corresponding to the symbol combinations A and B is drawn with a probability of 1/3, and further , "Bell" symbol or "watermelon" symbol is drawn. The winning probability of the "bell" symbol and the "watermelon" symbol is set in the same manner as in the RT mode 1. Further, the drawing of the bonus game is not performed as in the RT mode 1. Furthermore, also in this mode, when the “replay” symbol and the “bell” symbol are internally won, the reel control attached to the symbol becomes dominant, and the reel control attached to the bonus game is not performed.

  When the 0-sheet combination is internally won, the RT modes 1 and 2 are again distributed as in the RT mode 1. Specifically, the probability of becoming RT mode 1 is 1/50, and the probability of becoming RT mode 2 is 49/50. When the RT mode 1 is selected, the combination of the symbols stopped and displayed through the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R shifts to the RT mode 1 triggered by the symbol combination A being a symbol combination. In addition, when RT mode 2 is selected, the number of internal RT games is reset to one game, triggered by the combination of symbols stopped and displayed through each display window 31L, 31M, 31R being symbol combination B. Be

  In the RT modes 1 and 2, when the number of internal RT games is completely consumed (the number of remaining internal RT games is 0), the RT mode is ended. As a result, the probability that the replay game is selected internally becomes 1 / 7.3, and the transition to RT mode 1 and 2 at the time of winning the 0-piece winning combination is not performed. It is possible to stop the symbol to be on the effective line (bonus release). In the game when the RT mode ends, if the symbol attached to the bonus game that has been won is not stopped on the valid line, the state shifts to the normal state mode while the bonus game can be established. In addition, after the bonus game ends, the normal state mode is set.

  Subsequently, control processes 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 process returns to the original process of FIG. 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 value 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.

  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, interrupt termination declaration processing for issuing an interrupt permission to the CPU 151 itself is performed. 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, a sensor monitoring process is performed to monitor the states of various sensors (see FIG. 8) connected to the input / output port 155. In step S208, timer operation processing is performed to reduce the values of the counters and timers. In step S209, a counter process is performed to count the bet number of medals and the number of payouts.

  In step S210, command output processing for transmitting a command or the like 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 each of the remaining number display unit 35, the game number display unit 36, and the acquired number display unit 37. 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, it is next determined in step S402 whether the reset switch 123 is turned on. If the reset switch 123 is turned on, the process proceeds to step S403, and all data stored in the RAM 153 is cleared as the RAM clearing process.

  After confirming that the reset switch has not been operated in step S402, or after performing the RAM clear process in step S403, it is determined in step S404 whether or not the setting key is inserted into the setting key insertion hole 124. Do. If the setting key is inserted, the process proceeds to step S405 to perform setting change processing. As the setting change process, first, all data stored in the RAM 153 is cleared. Then, after determining which setting state is selected out of six preset setting states (“setting 1” to “setting 6”), internal processing according to the selected setting state is executed. .

  In step S406, it is checked whether the power failure flag is set. If the power failure flag is not set, that is, if the data in the RAM 153 is cleared in the previous step S403 or step S405, the process proceeds to a normal process described later, and the present process is ended.

  If it is determined in step S406 that the power failure flag is set, the process proceeds to the power recovery process shown in step S408 and subsequent steps. The fact that the power failure flag is set means that the subroutine processing such as the RAM clear processing of step S403 and the setting change processing of step S405 is not executed at all. Therefore, the data in the RAM 153 is not rewritten at all, and in the power recovery process, it is necessary to confirm whether the data in the RAM 153 or the like is normal.

  For this purpose, first, in step S408, it is checked whether 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 the RAM determination value is abnormal at step S408, that is, if the checksum value is not zero, there is a high possibility that the data in the RAM 153 has been destroyed. Therefore, in such a case, error display processing is performed in step S409. As an error display process, the interrupt process is first inhibited, and all the output ports in the input / output port 155 are cleared to control all the actuators connected to the input / output port 155 in the off state. Thereafter, an error display is provided to notify the hole manager or the like of the occurrence of an error, and this state is maintained until the reset switch 123 is turned on.

  If it is determined in step S408 that the RAM determination value is normal, the process proceeds to step S410, 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 S411, the power recovery command used at the time of power recovery processing is transmitted to the display control device 111. Thereafter, in step S412, the game state is hit down and the automatic settlement setting save process is performed, and in step S413, various sensors such as the start detection sensor 71a are initialized. After the above process is completed, the power failure flag is reset in step S414, and the process returns 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.

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

  First, in step S501, it is determined whether a medal has been betted. If a medal has been betted, it is then determined in step S502 whether the start lever 71 has been operated. If both step S501 and step S502 are YES, the lottery process of step S503, the reel control process of step S504, the medal payout process of step S505, and the special gaming state process of step S506 are sequentially executed, and the process returns to step S501. On the other hand, when the medal is not bet at step S501 or when the start lever 71 is not operated at step S502, the process returns to step S501.

  Next, the lottery process of step S503 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S601, based on the current setting state of the slot machine 10, the high / low probability of the small winning combination probability, the internal game mode, and the like, a random number table for determining the success or failure is selected. Here, the setting state of the slot machine 10 is any one of “setting 1” to “setting 6” set using a setting key (not shown), and when “setting 1”, the winning probability of the winning combination and the RT mode 2 The random number table having the lowest transition probability to the transition to the second game is selected, and when “setting 6” is selected, the random number table having the highest winning probability of the winning combination and the transition probability to the RT mode 2 is selected. Also, there are two types of small part probability, high and low, there is a random number table with a high probability of winning a small part is selected when the current payout rate is below the predetermined expected value, small when it exceeds the predetermined expected value A random number table with a low winning probability is selected. Furthermore, as described above, there are three internal game modes: normal state mode, RT mode 1 and RT mode 2, and RT modes 1 and 2 have internal replay as compared with the normal state mode. It is a random number table with a high probability of winning the game. Further, as described above, there are three random number tables of the distribution probability to the RT modes 1 and 2 when the big bonus game is won in the normal state mode.

  In step S602, the random number table thus selected is illuminated with the random number latched by the random number counter when the start lever 71 is operated, and a lottery for a winning combination is performed. At this time, when the big bonus game is won, the distribution lottery in the RT modes 1 and 2 is also performed simultaneously. In addition, even when the winning combination of 0 is won in the state of the RT mode 1 or 2, the distribution lottery of the RT mode 1 or 2 is simultaneously performed. Then, in step S603, it is determined whether or not one of the winning combinations has been won, and if the winning combination has not been won, the present process is terminated. If one of the winning combinations is won, the process advances to step S604 to set a winning flag according to the winning combination and to determine an effective line for aligning the symbols. Subsequently, in step S605, a slip table for controlling the reel stoppage is determined, and this is stored in the slip table storage area of the RAM 153. Here, if the symbol on the predetermined effective line at the timing when the stop switches 72 to 74 are pressed is different from the symbol to be stopped on the effective line, the slip table is the predetermined symbol to be stopped. It is a table that defines how much to slide the reel so as to stop on the effective line of.

  In the lottery process described above, a set of the number of internal RT games when RT modes 1 and 2 are won and a subtraction process of the number of internal RT games in RT modes 1 and 2 are performed, and the number of internal RT games is 0. When it becomes, the random number table in the normal state mode is selected.

  Next, the reel control process of step S504 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In the reel control process, first, a weight process is performed in step S701. This weight processing is processing for waiting without starting the rotation of the reel in the current game until a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) elapses from the start of the rotation of the reel in the previous game. Therefore, even if the player bets medals and operates the start lever 71, the reels 42L, 42M, 42R may not rotate immediately. Following the weight processing, the reel rotation processing of step S702 is performed to rotate each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S703, and it is determined whether or not one of the stop switches 72 to 74 is pressed to generate a reel stop command. If the stop command has not been issued, the process proceeds to step S704, and it is determined whether a predetermined maximum rotation time (for example, 40 seconds) of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R has elapsed. If the maximum rotation time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S703, and if the maximum rotation time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S705, and a forced stop process is performed to forcibly stop all reels in rotation.

  On the other hand, when one of the stop switches 72 to 74 is pressed in step S703 and a stop command is generated, the process proceeds to step S706, and reel stop processing is performed. In this reel stop process, the reel corresponding to the pressed stop switch is stopped, but it is won in the lottery of the role, and if the winning flag is set, it is stored in the slip table storage area of the RAM 153 By referring to the slip table, it is controlled so that the winning combinations are arranged on the predetermined effective line as much as possible. For example, when the stop switch is pressed at the timing when the "watermelon" symbol stops on the upper line, the symbol 2 is stopped to stop on the lower line. Slide the reels by one. However, since the range which can be slid is predetermined (for example, four symbols at maximum), the "watermelon" symbol may not stop on the lower line depending on the timing when the stop switch is pressed. Also in the forced stop process of step S705, when the winning flag is set, the same process is performed.

  Subsequently, in step S707, it is determined whether or not the current stop command is the first stop command, that is, whether or not the stop switch has been pressed while all three reels are rotating. In the case of the first stop command, the process proceeds to step S708, and slip table change processing is performed. In this slip table change process, for example, it is determined whether combination of the combination occurs when trying to align the combination on the winning line which has won, and when combination of the combination does not occur, it proceeds to the next step as it is, When a combination of winning combination occurs, the winning line is changed to another valid line, and the slip line table is changed to match the new valid line, and then the process proceeds to the next step. Here, with the combination of roles, for example, when trying to align "watermelon" symbols on the upper line, a plurality of roles occur simultaneously as in the case where the symbol combination B, which is a role of 0, appears on the lower line. When you say Also, when the game mode is RT mode 1 or 2, the winning probability of the internal replay game is about 1 / 1.8, but the probability that the stop symbol is the replay symbol is about 1 / 7.3. Control is performed so as to be a slip table such that stop display is forcibly performed in combination of the replay symbols. In addition, it may be performed at the time of that excepting the above.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S707 that the current stop command is not the first stop command, the process proceeds to step S709, and whether or not it is the second stop command, that is, one of three reels is stopped and two reels are rotated. At this time, it is determined whether or not the stop switch has been pressed. When it is the second stop command, the process proceeds to step S710, and the stop determination processing is performed. In this stop point determination processing, when two reels stop, it is determined whether or not the two are aligned with the bonus symbol such as “7” symbol, and if not aligned, the process proceeds to the next step as it is and is aligned. When there is an effect sound or the like from the speaker 14, the process proceeds to the next step. In the stop eye determination process, it may be determined whether or not another condition other than two bonus symbols are aligned, or effects may be performed using the auxiliary display unit 15 in addition to the sound effect.

  Then, after the forced stop process of step S705, after the slip table change process of step S708, when the current stop command is not the second stop command in step S709, or the stop point determination process of step S710 is performed. Thereafter, in step S711, it is determined whether or not all rotations of the left, middle and right reels 42L, 42M, 42R have stopped. If step S711 is NO, the process returns to step S703, and if YES, the payout determination process is performed in step S712, and the process ends. In the payout determination process, it is determined whether or not the winning combination is aligned on the active line, and when the winning combination is not aligned on the active line, 0 is set in the expected payout number storage area of the RAM 153, and the winning combinations are aligned on the active line. If yes, it is determined whether or not the combination matches the winning combination, and if it does not match, an error is displayed by the upper lamp 13 or the like, and 0 is set in the expected payout storage area. If they coincide with each other, the number of sheets to be paid out is stored up to 15 sheets as the upper limit. In the case of a 0-piece winning combination corresponding to the symbol combinations A and B, the payout of medals is not performed, so 0 is set in the expected payout number storage area.

  Next, the medal payout process of step S505 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 S801 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 S802 whether or not a game is being performed in the credit mode. If it is in the credit mode, it is determined in step S803 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 step S804. As a result, the numbers of the remaining number display unit 35 and the obtained number display unit 37 are respectively incremented by one.

  On the other hand, when the game is being performed in the direct mode, or when the count value of the credit counter has reached the upper limit, the medal payout rotary plate is driven in step S805 to discharge medals from the hopper device 91 to the medal discharge port. Pay out to the medal receiver 18 through 17. At this time, in step S806, the number of payouts is incremented by one in accordance with the medal detection signal of the payout detection sensor 91a attached to the hopper device 91. As a result, the number of acquired number display unit 37 is incremented by one. Then, after incrementing the number of payouts by one in step S804 or step S806, the process returns to step S801 again. If it is determined in step S801 that the number of payouts agrees with the number of payouts, the medal payout rotary plate of the hopper device 91 is stopped in step S807, and the process ends. The number of payouts and the number-of-earnings display unit 37 are reset when the start lever 71 is operated next time.

  Next, the special gaming state process of step S506 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  Prior to the description of the special game state process, the bonus game will be described. The regular bonus (hereinafter referred to as "RB") game is composed of 12 JAC games. The JAC game is a game in which only one bet is permitted, and is a game in which the probability that the JAC symbol (in this case, a replay symbol) is aligned on the effective line, that is, the probability of the JAC symbol being established is very high. When the JAC symbol is established in the JAC game, the maximum number (15 in this case) of medals is paid out. Then, when the JAC symbol is established eight times, the RB game is ended even before the JAC game reaches twelve times. On the other hand, the big bonus (hereinafter referred to as "BB") game is composed of 30 small role games and 3 JAC ins. A small role game is a game in which a small role is won with a high probability (a “bell” symbol etc. is aligned on the active line), and a JAC in means to enter 12 JAC games, a small role game When the JAC pattern is aligned on the effective line, JAC in is established. The JAC game is similar to the RB game. Also, when the third JAC-in JAC game ends, the BB game ends even before the small-combination game reaches 30 times, and when the 30 small-combination games end, before the JAC-in reaches three times Even if there is a BB game is over.

  In the special game state process, first, at step S901, it is determined whether or not the game state is a bonus game. If the bonus game is not in progress, the process proceeds to step S902, and a bonus symbol determination process is performed.

  In this bonus symbol determination process, as shown in FIG. 19, it is first determined whether or not the RB win flag is set in step S1001. If it is set, the process proceeds to step S1002, and the RB symbol on the current effective line is determined. It is determined whether or not (for example, "BAR" symbol) is aligned, and when the RB symbol is not aligned, the present process is ended as it is. On the other hand, when the RB symbol is aligned on the effective line this time, the RB winning flag is reset in step S1003 and the RB setting flag is set to set it as an RB game which is one kind of bonus game. To finish this process. If it is determined in step S1001 that the RB winning flag is not set, it is determined in step S1004 whether the BB winning flag is set. If not, the present process ends. If the BB winning flag is set, the process proceeds to step S1005, and it is determined whether or not the BB symbol (for example, symbol "7") is aligned on the active line this time. . On the other hand, when the BB symbol is aligned on the effective line this time, the BB winning flag is reset in step S1006 and the BB setting flag is set to set the BB game as one type of bonus game, and the BB game initial setting processing shown in FIG. Execute and complete this process.

  In FIGS. 20 and 21, the remaining small combination game counter represents the number of remaining small combination games (also referred to as the number of remaining small combination games), and the remaining JAC in counter indicates the number of remaining JACs allowed (the number of remaining JAC ins). The remaining JAC formation counter represents the number of times the JAC symbol can be established (also referred to as the remaining JAC formation number), and the remaining JAC game counter represents the number of remaining JAC games (also referred to as the remaining JAC game number). Represent. The number of remaining small winning combination games, the number of remaining JAC ins, the number of remaining JACs established, and the number of remaining JAC games are appropriately displayed on the number-of-games display section 36. By the way, when the small winning combination or the replay winning flag is set by winning the small winning combination or the replay in the lottery of the winning combination, these winning flags will not be aligned on the effective line of the small winning combination symbol or the replay symbol in the game. Is reset, but when the RB or BB winning flag is set by winning RB or BB in the lottery for the role, even if the RB symbol or BB symbol is not aligned on the effective line in the game The winning flag of will be carried over to the next time. In the lottery process in the next game carrying over the BB or RB winning flag, a lottery regarding whether or not a small winning combination or replay is won is performed, but a lottery regarding BB or RB is not performed. Further, when the small winning combination or the replay is won with the BB or RB winning flag carried over, the slip table is stored so that the small winning combination or the replay is preferentially arranged.

  Referring back to FIG. 18, when it is determined in step S901 that the gaming state is a bonus game, it is determined in step S903 whether the bonus game is a JAC game. If it is not a JAC game, it means that a small winning combination game of the BB game is being played, so the processing proceeds to step S904, and it is determined whether or not the JAC symbol is aligned on the effective line. When the JAC symbols are aligned on the effective line, the JAC game is started in step S905, and the JAC game initial setting process in the BB game of FIG. 21 (b) is performed, and this process is ended. On the other hand, when the JAC symbols are not aligned on the effective line in step S904, the small combination game is one game, so the number of remaining small combination games is decremented by 1 in step S906, and in step S907. It is determined whether the number of remaining small winning combination games has become 0 or not. If the number of remaining small winning combination games is not zero, the processing is terminated. If it is zero, the processing proceeds to step S908, where special processing state ending processing is performed to appropriately reset various setting flags, BB setting flags, various counters, etc. To complete this process.

  If it is determined in step S903 that the gaming state is a JAC game, the process proceeds to step S909 to determine whether the JAC symbol is aligned on the activated line, and when the JAC symbol is aligned on the activated line, the remaining JAC formation count is determined in step S910. 1 Decrement. Thereafter, or if the JAC symbols are not aligned on the effective line in step S909, it means that one JAC game has been consumed, so the number of remaining JAC games is decremented in step S911. Subsequently, in step S912, it is determined whether or not either the remaining JAC formation number or the remaining JAC game number has become 0, and when none has become 0, that is, the JAC symbol has not yet been established 8 times. If the JAC game has not been digested 12 times, this processing ends. On the other hand, when one of the JAC symbols has been established 8 times, or when the JAC game has been digested 12 times, since the JAC in has been digested once, the remaining JAC in has been dropped in step S913. The number is decremented by one, and it is determined in the following step S914 whether the remaining JAC-in count is zero. When it is 0, the special game state end process of step S908 described above is performed, and this process is ended. Incidentally, if the bonus game is an RB bonus, the initial remaining number of JAC ins is 1 (see FIG. 20), so it becomes 0 in step S913, and a positive determination is always made in step S914 and the special game of step S908. The RB setting flag is reset in the state end process.

  On the other hand, when the remaining JAC-in count is not zero in step S914, that is, when the JAC-in has not been consumed three times in the BB game, after performing the JAC game end processing of resetting the JAC game setting flag in step S915, the current JAC Since the small role game is consumed by one when the game is in, the number of remaining small portion games is decremented by 1 in step S906, and then it is determined in step S907 whether the number of remaining small portion games has become 0 or not. If it is determined that the number of remaining small winning combination games is 0, the special game state end processing of step S908 described above is performed, and the present processing is ended. On the other hand, when the number of remaining small winning combination games is not 0, the present processing is ended because the small winning combination games in the BB bonus have not reached 30 times and the JAC in has not reached 3 times.

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

  At the time of internal winning lottery (at the time of bonus game winning), after the symbol combinations A and B as the combination of the trigger pattern are displayed, the player is made to enter into either of the RT modes 1 and 2. By confirming the display of the combinations A and B, RT modes 1 and 2 (delay by delay means) are activated, that is, it is difficult or impossible to obtain a bonus game or other benefits until the delay processing is completed. I can understand that there is. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience caused by continuing the game unnecessarily without obtaining the benefit.

  Since distribution of RT modes 1 and 2 is to be performed according to the state after the previous mode, the mode state of each time, etc., it is possible to have a wave (change) of hit in the flow of the game It is possible to enhance the interest of the game.

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

  (A) The various probabilities and roles described in the above embodiment are merely examples, and can be arbitrarily changed and embodied.

  (B) In the above embodiment, the symbol combination A (combination of trigger symbols) displayed at the time of transition to RT mode 1 is a combination of “bell” symbol, “replay” symbol, “replay” symbol, RT mode 2 Although the symbol combination B (combination of the trigger symbols) displayed at the time of transition is a combination of "bell" symbol, "bell" symbol, and "replay" symbol, it may be changed. It is sufficient that the reel unit 41 is controlled so as to display a combination of predetermined symbols as a combination of trigger symbols.

  (C) In the above embodiment, in RT modes 1 and 2, although the internal RT game is executed which does not actually display the replay pattern even if the replay is internally won with high probability, this internal RT game Instead of the above, it is also possible to display a replay symbol each time a replay is won internally. In this case, the replay game (replay) will be frequently issued, and the game is continued while the reduction of the number of hand-held medals is suppressed.

  (D) In the above embodiment, in the RT modes 1 and 2, the internal lottery such as the big bonus is not performed by the lottery means. However, this may be changed. For example, even if the winning lottery is performed by the lottery means, the lottery result may be invalidated. In this case, the configuration may be such that the sorting lottery in the RT mode 1 or 2 is performed again, or the configuration in which the sorting lottery is not performed may be performed.

  (E) In the above embodiment, the RT mode distribution lottery is performed only when the big bonus game is won, but this may be changed. For example, in addition to the time of winning the big bonus game, the RT mode distribution lottery may be performed also at the time of winning the regular bonus game. In this case, the RT mode distribution lottery probability may be changed between the big bonus and the regular bonus, or may not be changed.

  (F) In the above embodiment, the symbol combinations A and B are randomly selected as a 0-piece winning combination as means for displaying the lottery results in the RT modes 1 and 2. However, these may be changed. For example, the symbol combinations A and B may be stopped and displayed on the effective line by means of reel control as means for displaying the lottery results in the RT modes 1 and 2. In this case, in the internal lottery, the symbol combinations A and B may be drawn at a predetermined probability when no symbol is selected (the lottery result is lost). In addition, in the RT mode, the symbol combinations A and B may be drawn at a predetermined ratio in the internal RT. Furthermore, the symbol combinations A and B may be drawn independently of each other. That is, when the RT modes 1 and 2 are internally drawn, it is only required that the player can recognize the symbols attached to the RT modes 1 and 2 by stopping the predetermined symbols on the activated line. .

  (G) In the above-described embodiment, the fact that the number of internal RT games is consumed is the big bonus emission factor, but it may be another emission factor.

  (H) In the above embodiment, as described above with reference to FIG. 9, after the internal bonus game is won, it is randomly distributed to one of the two RT modes. However, this may be changed. . For example, three or more RT modes having different degrees of delay (so-called tails) are provided as the RT mode, and the three or more RT modes are randomly distributed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 22, it is also possible to set only one RT mode. In the configuration of FIG. 22, when the bonus game is internally won in the normal state mode, it is randomly divided as to whether the bonus game is immediately established (bonus release) or to shift to the RT mode. In this case, when transitioning to the RT mode after the internal bonus game is won, a symbol combination B as a combination of trigger symbols is displayed. After that, a lottery for setting the RT mode again with a predetermined probability (a lottery for staying in the RT mode) is performed. The other configuration basically conforms to that shown in FIG.

  (I) In the above embodiment, although the slot machine 10 is a max bet dedicated machine (three bet dedicated machine), this may be changed to a slot machine capable of 1 bet and 2 bet.

  (J) In the above embodiment, a slot machine is described in which three reels are provided in parallel and five lines are provided as an effective line, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, four or five reels It may be a slot machine provided in parallel or a slot machine having seven effective lines. Also, the present invention is not limited to so-called A-type slot machines, and the present invention may be applied to any slot machine such as B-type, C-type, composite type of A-type and C-type, composite type of B-type and C-type, etc. It is obvious that the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained in any case.

  (K) The symbols of 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.

  (L) Although the slot machine 10 is embodied in the above embodiment, the present invention may be applied to a ball-using belt type 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 game machine 11 Housing 12 Front door 15 Auxiliary display part 42 Reel forming a spinning drum 61 A stepping motor as a driving means 71 as a starting operation means Start lever, 72 to 74 ... stop switch as stop operation means, 111 ... display control device as sub control means, 131 ... main control device as main control means, 151 ... CPU as control means, 152, 153 ... memory ROM as a means, RAM, 161 ... power supply device.

Claims (1)

Variable display means for variably displaying patterns in a plurality of pattern rows;
Stop operation means for stopping variable display of the pattern in the variable display means by the operation of the player;
Lottery process execution means for executing a lottery process of winning combination with a predetermined winning probability;
Equipped with
When a specific lottery combination is won in the combination lottery process, the information corresponding to the winning is stored and held,
A game in which a bonus is given to the player when information corresponding to the winning is stored and held, and the display picture of the variable display means is stopped and displayed in a specific picture combination in accordance with the operation of the stop operation means At the machine
The information corresponding to the winning can be stored and held until the specific symbol combination is stopped and displayed,
First predetermined pattern display control means for controlling the variable display means to stop and display a first predetermined pattern combination when information corresponding to the winning is stored and held;
Second predetermined pattern display control means for controlling the variable display means to stop and display a second predetermined pattern combination when information corresponding to the winning is stored and held;
First delaying means for delaying until the game cycle in which the specific symbol combination is stopped and displayed after the first predetermined symbol combination is stopped and displayed;
After the second predetermined symbol combination is stopped and displayed, the specific symbol combination is delayed until the game is stopped and displayed, and the number of delayed games is relatively larger than in the case of the first delay means. And second delay means for
After the first predetermined pattern combination or the second predetermined pattern combination is stopped and displayed, the specific lottery combination is not performed by the lottery process execution means or the specific lottery combination is executed. A means for invalidating the additional winning result of the specific lottery player if the additional winning is made;
Equipped with
The role includes a predetermined lottery combination different from the specific lottery combination,
When the predetermined lottery combination is won in the lottery process of the combination in the delayed state by the second delay means, stop display of the first predetermined pattern combination by the first predetermined pattern display control means becomes possible Selecting means for selecting any one of a plurality of results including a first result and a second result which enables the second predetermined pattern display control means to stop displaying the second predetermined pattern combination;
First means for resetting a delay state by the second delay means when the second result is selected by the selection means and the second predetermined picture combination is stopped and displayed on the variable display means;
Second means for shifting to a delay state by the first delay means when the first result is selected by the selection means and the first predetermined pattern combination is stopped and displayed on the variable display means;
Equipped with
A game machine characterized in that the second result is more easily selected in the selection means than the first result.