JP6594253B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine. In particular, the present invention relates to one that notifies the status of a gaming machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art A gaming machine (a spinning machine, slot machine) having a plurality of spinning cylinders with symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface is known. This type of gaming machine gives a certain game value to a game medium (medal) and performs a game for acquiring such a game medium. In addition, this type of gaming machine has an internal lottery triggered by the player's rotation start operation and starts rotation of a plurality of spinning cylinders, and a mode according to the result of the internal lottery as a player's stop operation trigger. In order to stop multiple cylinders. The game result is determined by the symbol combination displayed on the winning determination line in a state where the plurality of spinning cylinders are stopped, and medals are paid out according to the game result.

  Various devices such as a liquid crystal display device, a display lamp for display (electric decoration), and a sound generator (sound device, speaker) are provided in the gaming machine as devices that play a role of enhancing the interest of the player. In addition, there may be provided a movable accessory (movable body) that includes a movable part and produces an effect by the movement of the movable part. In the following description, not only the liquid crystal display device, the electrical decoration, and the sound generation device itself but also their control devices may be referred to as “effect devices”.

JP, 11-104338, A Diagnosis item to be displayed as failure diagnosis information is combined into items that do not cause an error at the same time, for example, into 8 groups. At the same time, one LED 1 to 8 is arranged on the frame control board 17 of the pachinko machine 11 for each of the groups so that all diagnostic items that may cause an error can be displayed simultaneously. The frame control board 17 switches the lighting, blinking, and quick blinking (or slow blinking) of each LED 1 to 8 so that any one of the diagnostic items belonging to the same group can be selected and displayed so that it can be easily recognized. The diagnostic items corresponding to lighting / flashing / quick flashing are written in the vicinity of the LEDs 1-8.

  In the conventional gaming machine, in order to be able to confirm the cause of trouble occurrence in the internal circuit, etc., a display that displays the status of the gaming machine (internal state, operation state including failure state) is controlled internally. It was provided on the substrate (main substrate, sub-substrate, etc.). An LED (light emitting diode) may be used as this display. LED lighting is made to correspond to a specific state (for example, failure), light-off is made to correspond to another state (for example, normal), and for example, the hall clerk can know the status of the gaming machine by visually checking the state of the LED It can be done.

  Since the LED, which is a single light emitting device, can display only two states of on / off, there are few types of status that can be displayed (the brightness of the LED can be changed, but the difference in brightness is not clear and can be distinguished) It cannot be used for status display because it is difficult). In patent document 1, while using LED (light emitting diode) as a display, the kind of status which can be displayed is increased by blinking LED. That is, in addition to turning on and off, the LED blinks / quickly blinks, so that one LED has four states (including extinguishment), and three types of displayable statuses.

  As described above, if there is a one-to-one correspondence between the status of the indicator (notifier, LED) for notifying the status of the gaming machine and the status, the number of indicators required is the number of statuses to be handled. There is a problem that the number of statuses that can be handled is limited due to the above restrictions, and in order to solve this, it has been proposed to associate multiple statuses with multiple states (lighting, blinking, etc.) on one display .

  However, even with this method, there is a problem in that notification cannot be made when a plurality of statuses occur in duplicate, such as an error occurring continuously for a device corresponding to one display device. Furthermore, it has not been considered at all to notify statuses other than the current status.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to notify a plurality of statuses in a gaming machine and to notify a past status in addition to the current status.

The present invention includes a processing unit that performs processing related to performance, a peripheral device connected to the processing unit, and a state detection unit that detects a state of the processing unit and the peripheral device (hereinafter, “status”). In the machine
A table storing a predetermined priority for each status;
A state setting unit that receives a signal indicating a status (hereinafter, “new state status”) from the state detection unit, and acquires a priority (hereinafter, “new state priority”) corresponding to the new state status based on the signal and the table When,
A first storage for storing status and priority;
A display including a light emitting device;
A display driver for causing the display to emit light;
A notification pattern storage unit storing a predetermined pattern for each status,
The state setting unit sets the status and priority stored in the first storage unit when the new state priority is higher than or equal to the priority stored in the first storage unit to the new state status and Update with new status priority,
The display drive unit refers to the notification pattern storage unit based on the status stored in the first storage unit, acquires a corresponding pattern, and causes the light emitting device of the display unit to emit light with the corresponding pattern. , That is.

further,
A second storage unit for storing status and priority;
A display switching unit that reads the status stored from either the first storage unit or the second storage unit and sends the status to the display driver,
The state setting unit displays the status and priority stored in the second storage unit only when the new state priority is higher than the priority stored in the second storage unit. Update with priority,
The display driving unit acquires a pattern with reference to the notification pattern storage unit based on the status sent from the display switching unit, and causes the light emitting device of the display to emit light with the corresponding pattern. Good.

  According to this invention, the state setting unit is configured to store the status and priority stored in the first storage unit when the new state priority is higher than or equal to the priority stored in the first storage unit. Update the degree with the new state status and the new state priority, the display drive unit refers to the notification pattern storage unit based on the status stored in the first storage unit, and obtains a corresponding pattern, Since the light emitting device of the display device emits light in the corresponding pattern, a plurality of statuses can be notified according to the priority.

  The state setting unit includes a second storage unit, and the status stored in the second storage unit only when the new state priority is higher than the priority stored in the second storage unit, and Since the priority is updated with the new state status and the new state priority, the current status or a higher priority status that has occurred in the past can be switched and notified.

It is a perspective view of the slot machine which shows the state where the front door was closed. It is a perspective view of the slot machine showing a state where the front door is opened. It is a block diagram of a slot machine. It is a flowchart of the gaming process of the slot machine. It is a block diagram of the status notification system in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the invention. It is an example of the status-priority table concerning embodiment of invention. It is an example (the figure (a)) of the present state concerning an embodiment of an invention, and an example (the figure (b)) of the past state. It is an example of the alerting | reporting (flashing) pattern concerning embodiment of invention. It is a flowchart of the LED blink state setting process concerning embodiment of invention. It is a flowchart of the display process concerning embodiment of invention.

<Structure of gaming machine>
FIG. 1 shows a front view of the slot machine with the front door closed, and FIG. 2 shows a front view of the slot machine with the front door open. In the following description, the upward, downward, left, or right directions refer to directions viewed from the player facing the slot machine unless otherwise specified.

  1 and 2, reference numeral 100 denotes a slot machine. The slot machine 100 includes a slot machine housing 120 and a front door that is attached to one side of the front surface of the slot machine housing 120 by a hinge or the like so as to be opened and closed. 130. The front door 130 includes an upper door 130U and a lower door 130L that can be opened and closed independently.

  A game display 131 is provided in the upper right corner of the front surface of the front door 130. The player can see three reels of the reel unit 203 through the game display unit 131.

  A medal insertion slot 132 for a player to insert medals is provided on the right side of the upper surface of the upper door 130U. On the left side of the medal insertion slot 132, a clogged medal is inserted into the slot machine. A reject button 133 is provided for forcibly discharging outside 100.

  A start switch 134 for starting a game is provided on the left side of the upper surface of the lower door 130L, and three stop buttons 140 are provided between the start switch 134 and the medal slot 132 corresponding to each of the three reels. Yes.

  A liquid crystal panel LCD1 is provided at the center of the upper door 130U, and a liquid crystal panel LCD2 is provided on almost the entire surface of the lower door 130L.

  A switch (cross key unit) SW as an operation unit is provided at the center of the upper surface of the lower door 130L, that is, above the stop button 140 and between the bet switch BET and the medal slot 132. The switch SW includes, for example, a cursor key (switch) for moving the cursor up / down / left / right, an operation confirmation button / cancel button, and the like.

  Illuminated DRU, DRL, DLU, and DLL are provided on the left and right ends of the slot machine 100, respectively. That is, an electric decoration DLU is provided at the left end of the upper door 130U, an electric decoration DRU is provided at the right end, an electric decoration DLL is provided at the left end of the lower door 130L, and an electric decoration DRL is provided at the right end. Each of the electrical decorations DRU, DRL, DLU, and DLL includes a light emitting device (LED).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine housing 120 is fixed to the inner bottom surface, stores a plurality of medals therein, and stores the stored medals in a payout opening provided at the lower front portion of the lower door 130 </ b> L. A hopper device 121 for paying out one by one is installed. A hopper tank 122 that opens upward and stores a large number of medals is provided at the top of the hopper device 121. Inside the slot machine housing 120, a reel unit 203 including three reels is installed at a position where the game display unit 131 comes when the upper door 130U is closed. The reel unit 203 includes three reels (first reel to third reel) in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface. The game display unit 131 is provided with an opening through which a player can see the symbols of each rotating reel of the reel unit 203. A power supply unit 205 is provided on the left side of the hopper device 121.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the medal (coin) selector 1 is attached to the lower surface of the lower door 130L at the lower portion of the medal slot 132 on the upper surface of the lower door 130L. This medal selector 1 rolls the medal toward the hopper device 121 while detecting the passage of the medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 132, and has a different diameter medal or iron or iron whose outer diameter is different from the predetermined dimension. This is an apparatus for selecting and removing illegal medals made of an alloy and selecting and eliminating a predetermined number or more of medals that can be inserted per game.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a lead-out path 136 that covers the lower side of the medal selector 1 and communicates with the payout port at the lower part of the lower door 130L is provided. The medals distributed by the medal selector 1 are returned to the player from the payout port via the derivation path 136.

  The main board 10 is attached to the inside of the slot machine housing 120 and below the reel unit 203. The main board 10 is provided with a setting change switch SSW for performing an internal setting relating to a game (for example, which of a plurality of lottery tables is used). The sub-board 20 is attached to the lower center of the back surface of the upper door 130U.

  A low-frequency speaker SPL is provided in the upper left corner of the slot machine housing 120, and two speakers SP that cover a standard sound range are provided below the lower door 130L.

  FIG. 3 shows a functional block diagram of the slot machine 100.

  In this figure, the display about the power supply system is omitted. Although not shown in FIG. 3, the slot machine includes a power supply unit (power supply unit 205 in FIG. 2) for generating a DC power supply (+5 V or the like) from a commercial power supply (AC 100 V).

  The slot machine 100 includes a main substrate 10 and a sub substrate 20 that operates in response to a command from the main substrate 10 as main processing devices. Substrates including the main substrate 10 and the sub-substrate are accommodated inside the case so that they cannot be contacted from the outside, and are subjected to a sealing process so that traces remain when these substrates are removed. Specifically, the main board 10 and the sub board 20 are integrally attached by caulking, and are covered by an integral case that covers the entire main board 10 and the sub board 20.

  The main board 10 is used for performing an internal lottery in response to the player's operation, and for performing processing (game processing) such as rotation / stop of the spinning cylinder and payout of medals. The main board 10 includes a CPU that performs a control operation according to a preset program, a ROM that is a storage unit that stores the program, and a RAM that temporarily stores processing results and the like.

  The sub board 20 is for receiving a command signal from the main board 10 and notifying the result of the internal lottery and performing various effects. The sub-board 20 includes a CPU that performs a control operation in accordance with a preset program corresponding to the command signal, a ROM that is a storage unit that stores the program, and a RAM that temporarily stores processing results and the like. Only one command flows from the main board 10 to the sub board 20, and conversely, no command is issued from the sub board 20 to the main board 10. The sub-board 20 includes means for generating random numbers used for production.

  Hereinafter, the main board and the sub board will be described in detail.

<Main board>
The main board 10 includes the bet switch BET, the start switch 134, the stop button 140, the reel (rotating cylinder) unit 203, the setting change switch SSW, the hopper driving unit 80, the hopper 81, and the number of medals paid out from the hopper 81. A medal detection unit 82 for counting (these constitute the hopper device 121 described above) is connected.

  Further, medal sensors S1 and S2 of the medal selector 1 are connected to the main board 10.

  The medal selector 1 is provided with medal sensors S1 and S2 for counting medals. The medal sensors S1 and S2 are attached to the downstream side (near the exit) of a medal passage (not shown) provided in the medal selector 1 (the upstream side of the medal passage communicates with the medal insertion port 132). The two medal sensors S1 and S2 are provided side by side at a predetermined interval along the medal traveling direction. The medal sensors S1 and S2 are, for example, photointerrupters that have a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion that face each other, are formed in a U-shaped cross section, and are positioned so that the detection optical axis faces the medal passage from above. . Each photo interrupter detects the passage of a medal sent without being blocked on the way. The reason why two photo interrupters are adjacent is not only to detect the number of medals but also to monitor whether or not the passage of medals is normal. That is, by providing two photo interrupters adjacent to each other, it is possible to detect the passing speed and passing direction of medals, thereby detecting not only the number of medals but also an illegal act moving in the reverse direction.

  The reel unit 203 includes three spinning cylinders 40a to 40c, stepping motors 155a to 155c that respectively rotate these, and spinning cylinder position detectors (index sensors) 159a to 159c that detect their positions, respectively (note that The stepping motors 155a to 155c may be simply referred to as a motor 155 or a motor).

  Based on the reference position signal detected by the index sensor 159 every time each of the rotating cylinders 40a to 40c makes one rotation, the rotating cylinder control means 1300 starts from the reference position (a frame specified by an index (not shown)) of the rotating cylinder 40. Is obtained (by counting the number of rotation steps of the rotation shaft of the step motor), the current rotation state of the drum 40 can be monitored. That is, the main substrate 10 can obtain the position of the rotating drum 40 when the stop button 140 is operated by obtaining the rotation angle from the reference position of the rotating drum 40.

  In the following description, reference numeral 40 is used to indicate any one or a plurality of spinning cylinders, and reference numerals 40a to 40c are used to separately indicate three spinning cylinders.

  The hopper driving unit 80 rotates an unillustrated rotating disk of the hopper 81 and performs an operation of paying out medals of the payout number instructed by the main board 10. The gaming machine includes a medal detection unit 82 that operates every time a medal is paid out, and the main board 10 receives a medal actually paid out from the hopper 81 based on an input signal from the medal detection unit 82. You can manage the number.

  The insertion accepting unit (insertion accepting means) 1050 receives the outputs of the medal sensors S1 and S2 of the medal selector 1, accepts the insertion of medals for each game, and based on the insertion of medals corresponding to the prescribed number of insertions. Then, a process of permitting the start operation of the first to third cylinders for the start switch 134 is performed. Note that the pressing operation of the start switch 134 is an opportunity to start the rotation of the first cylinder to the third cylinder, and is an opportunity to execute the internal lottery. Further, the prescribed number of throws may be set according to the game state, and the prescribed number of throws is set to 3 in the normal state, the bonus establishment state, and the bonus state.

  When medals are inserted, the inserted medals are set to the inserted state up to a specified number of insertions according to the gaming state. Alternatively, when the bet switch BET is pressed in a state where medals have been credited to the gaming machine, the credited medals are set to the inserted state by limiting the prescribed number of insertions according to the gaming state. The main board 10 controls whether or not to accept a medal. From the time when the start switch 134 is pressed and the rotation of each cylinder starts (game start time), when the three stop buttons 140 are pressed and the rotation of each cylinder stops (when the medal payout is completed when winning) (game) When the medal is not accepted (when it is not permitted), the medal sensor S1, S2 does not count the medal and is returned as it is. . Similarly, the main board 10 controls the validity / invalidity of the bet switch BET according to whether or not the medal insertion is accepted. In addition, the bet switch BET is valid from the end of the game to the start of the game, but during other periods (when pressing of the BET switch is not permitted), the bet switch BET is pressed. Even it is ignored.

  The main board 10 incorporates random number generating means 1100. The random number generation means 1100 is a means for generating a random number for lottery. The random value can be generated based on, for example, a count value of an increment counter (a counter that counts numerical values so as to circulate a predetermined count range). In this embodiment, the “random number value” is not only a value that is randomly generated in a mathematical sense, but even if the generation itself is regular, the acquisition timing and the like are irregular. Includes a value that can function as a random number.

  The internal lottery means 1200 performs an internal lottery in which the player determines whether or not the winning combination is based on a start signal from the start switch 134. That is, a lottery table selection process for selecting a lottery table (not shown) stored in a memory (not shown) of the main board 10, a random number determination process for determining the winning of a random number obtained from the random number generating means 1100, The lottery flag setting process for setting a flag to that effect when a big win or the like is won by the determination result is performed.

  In the lottery table selection process, a lottery table (not shown) stored in a storage unit (ROM) (not shown) is used to determine which lottery table is used for internal lottery. In the lottery table, for each of a plurality of random values (for example, 65536 random values from 0 to 65535), replay, small role (bell, cherry), regular bonus (RB: bonus), and big bonus (BB :), etc., are associated with each other. In addition, a normal state, a bonus establishment state, and a bonus state can be set as the gaming state, and a replay lottery state, a replay low probability state, and a replay high probability state can be set as replay lottery states.

  The lottery table selection process allows the contents of the lottery to be set within a predetermined range (the probability of winning can be increased or decreased), and the setting work is performed by the store in the hall where the gaming machine is installed. . The switch used in this setting operation is a setting change switch SSW.

  A normal gaming machine includes a plurality of (for example, six) lottery tables having different lottery probabilities such as BB, RB, and small roles in advance. In the lottery of gaming machines, one of the plurality of lottery tables is set, and the winning / losing determination by lottery is made based on the set lottery table. Changing a setting relating to which of a plurality of lottery tables is used is referred to as a setting change (hereinafter referred to as “setting change”).

  Conventionally, in a gaming machine such as a slot machine, when changing a setting value (usually 1 to 6), the door of the gaming machine is opened, and a setting change key is set as a key switch of a setting change switch SSW provided on the main board 10. With the key inserted and the key switch turned on, the game machine is turned on so that the setting can be changed. Every time the setting change button (push button) of the setting change switch SSW is pressed, 7 segments The set value displayed on the display unit is incremented to cyclically change the values from 1 to 6, and the desired set value is operated by operating the start switch when the desired set value is displayed on the display unit. Is confirmed.

  In the random number determination process, on the basis of the start signal from the start switch 134, a random number value (lottery random number) is acquired for each game from random number generation means (not shown), and the lottery table is referred to for the acquired random number value. To determine whether or not they have won the role.

  In the lottery flag setting process, the lottery flag of the winning combination determined to be won based on the result of the random number determination process is changed from the non-winning state (first flag state, off state) to the winning state (second flag state, on Status). When two or more types of winning combinations are won, a lottery flag corresponding to each of the two or more types of winning winning combinations is set to the winning state. The lottery flag setting information is stored in storage means (RAM).

  A lottery flag (possible carryover flag) that can carry over the winning state for the next game until winning, and a lottery flag that is reset to the non-winning state without bringing the winning state to the next game regardless of winning Carry-over impossible flag) may be provided. In this case, there are a regular bonus (RB) and a big bonus (BB) as a combination to which the former carry-over possible flag is associated, and other combinations (for example, small role, replay) correspond to the latter carry-over impossible flag. It is attached. In other words, in the lottery flag setting process, if the regular bonus is won by internal lottery, the winning state of the regular bonus lottery flag is carried over until the regular bonus is won, and if the big bonus is won by internal lottery, the big bonus lottery A process of carrying over the winning state of the flag until the big bonus is won is performed. At this time, the main board 10 determines whether or not the bonuses (small role and replay) other than the regular bonus and the big bonus are played even if the winning state of the regular bonus or big bonus lottery flag is carried over by the internal lottery function. An internal lottery is performed. In other words, in the lottery flag setting process, in a game in which the winning state of the regular bonus lottery flag is carried over, if a small role or replay is won in the internal lottery, the regular bonus lottery flag and the internal lottery already won In a game in which the lottery flags corresponding to two or more types of winning combinations or replay lottery flags won in the win state are set to the winning state and the winning state of the big bonus lottery flag is carried over, it is small in the internal lottery When a winning combination or replay is won, a lottery flag corresponding to two or more kinds of winning combinations including a big bonus lottery flag that has already been won and a small bonus or replay lottery flag that has been won in an internal lottery is set to a winning state. Set.

  The spinning cylinder control means 1300 rotates the first to third cylinders by a stepping motor based on a start signal generated by the player pressing the start switch 134 (rotation start operation), and the first cylinder -Depressing (stopping) the three stop buttons 140 corresponding to the rotating cylinders in a state where the rotation speed of the third cylinder reaches a predetermined speed (about 80 rpm: a rotational speed of about 80 rotations per minute). In addition to performing control to permit the operation), control is performed to stop the first to third cylinders driven to rotate by the stepping motor in accordance with the lottery flag setting state (internal lottery result).

  In addition, when the player presses the three stop buttons 140 in a state where the pressing operation (stop operation) with respect to the three stop buttons 140 is permitted (validated), Based on the signal, the supply of the drive pulse (motor drive signal) to the stepping motor of the reel unit 203 is stopped, thereby controlling each of the first to third drums.

  That is, each time the three stop buttons 140 are pressed, the spinning cylinder control means 1300 determines the stopping position of the spinning cylinder corresponding to the pressed button among the first to third cylinders. Thus, control is performed to stop the spinning cylinder at the determined stop position. Specifically, referring to a stop control table (not shown) stored in the storage means (ROM), the first time corresponding to the pressing timing, pressing order, etc. of the three stop buttons (mode of stop operation) A stop position of the cylinder to the third cylinder is determined, and control is performed to stop the first cylinder to the third cylinder at the determined stop position.

  Here, in the stop control table, the positions of the first cylinder to the third cylinder (pressing detection position) at the time when the stop button 140 is operated, and the actual stop positions (or pressing detection of the first cylinder to the third cylinder). Correspondence with the number of sliding frames from the position) is set. The number of sliding symbols is a symbol that passes through the reference position between the operation of the stop button 140 and the rotation stop of the corresponding rotating cylinder when a specific symbol that can be visually recognized from the game display unit at the time of stopping the rotating drum is used as the reference position. The number of Since the turning cylinder control means 1300 stops each turning cylinder within 190 ms from the operation of each stop button 140, the number of sliding frames is in the range of 0 to 4 (however, 80 revolutions / minute, (In the condition of the number of symbols = 21). Depending on the setting state of the lottery flag, a stop control table for determining the stop positions of the first cylinder to the third cylinder may be prepared.

  As described above, the spinning cylinder control unit 1300 is based on the reference position signal (the frame detected by the reel index) of the spinning cylinder based on the reference position signal detected by the index sensor 159 every time the rotating cylinder makes one rotation. By obtaining the rotation angle (the number of rotation steps of the rotation shaft of the step motor), the current rotation state of the rotating drum can be monitored. That is, the main board 10 can obtain the position of the rotating cylinder when the stop button 140 is operated by obtaining the rotation angle from the reference position of the rotating cylinder.

  The spinning cylinder control unit 1300 performs so-called pull-in processing and kicking processing as control for stopping the spinning cylinder. The pull-in process is a control for stopping the spinning cylinder so that the symbol corresponding to the combination whose lottery flag is set to the winning state is stopped on a valid winning determination line (so that the winning combination can be won). It is processing. On the other hand, the kicking process means that the symbol corresponding to the combination for which the lottery flag is set to the non-winning state does not stop on a valid winning determination line (so that a non-winning combination cannot be won) Is a control process for stopping the process. That is, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the lottery flag setting state, the stop button 140 pressing timing, the pressing order, and the stop position of the spinning cylinder that has already stopped (in the display pattern) in order to realize the pull-in processing and kicking processing. The stop control table is set so that the stop position of each cylinder changes according to the type). In this way, the main board 10 can stop the symbol of the combination for which the lottery flag is set to the winning state in a winning form, while the symbol of the combination for which the lottery flag is set to the non-winning state is in the winning form. Control is performed to stop the first to third cylinders so as not to stop.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the first to third drums are controlled to stop the rotating drum corresponding to the pressed stop button within 190 ms from the time when the stop button 140 is pressed. Is set to That is, in the stop control table for determining the stop position of each rotating cylinder, the number of frames required from when the stop button 140 is pressed until each cylinder stops is in the range of 0 to 4 frames (predetermined pull-in range). Is set in

  The winning determination means 1400 performs a process of determining whether or not a winning combination has been won based on the stopping modes of the first to third cylinders. Specifically, referring to the winning determination table stored in the storage means (ROM), the symbol combination displayed on the winning determination line when all of the first to third cylinders are stopped. It is determined whether or not this is a predetermined winning combination form.

  The winning determination means 1400 executes a winning process based on the determination result. As a process at the time of winning a prize, for example, when a small role wins, the hopper 81 is driven to perform a medal payout control process, or a credit is increased (a predetermined maximum number is increased to 50, for example, When the replay is won, a replay process is performed. When a big bonus or a regular bonus is won, a game state transition control process for shifting the game state is performed.

  The payout control means 1500 performs payout control processing relating to the payout of medals according to the game result. Specifically, when a small combination wins, the number of medals to be paid out in the game is determined based on a payout predetermined for each combination, and the medals corresponding to the determined number of payouts are determined by the hopper driving unit 80. Then, the hopper 81 is driven to pay out. At this time, a current flows through a motor (not shown) built in the hopper 81.

  When medal credits (internal storage) are permitted, instead of actually paying out medals by the hopper 81, the number of credits stored in a credit storage area (not shown) of the storage means (RAM) (not shown) A credit addition process for adding the number of payouts to the number of credited medals is performed to virtually pay out medals.

  When the replay is won, the replay processing means 1600 performs a replay process (regame process) for setting the same preparatory state as the previous game without requiring insertion of medals owned by the player for the next game. When a replay wins, an automatic insertion process is performed in which the same number of medals as the previous game is automatically set to the insertion state without using the player's own medals (including credit medals). The game machine is set in a state of waiting for a rotation start operation (pressing operation of the start switch 134 by the player) in the next game in a state where the same winning determination line as the previous game is validated.

  The replay processing unit 1600 may perform control to change the winning probability of replay in the internal lottery under a predetermined condition. For example, when a predetermined turn is displayed when the spinning cylinder is stopped by operating the stop button 140, the winning probability of replay varies. The replay lottery states include a replay no lottery state in which replay is excluded from the internal lottery, a replay low probability state in which the replay winning probability is set to about 1 / 7.3, and a replay winning probability of about 1 / A plurality of lottery states such as a high replay probability state set to 6 can be set.

  The error processing unit 1700 determines an error of the gaming machine based on the outputs of a door opening / closing detection sensor (not shown), the medal sensors S1 and S2, and the medal detection unit 82, and notifies that when it determines that there is an error. To a predetermined state (for example, a state in which no operation is accepted).

  A door open / close detection sensor (not shown) is a sensor that detects that the front door 130 (the upper door 130U and the lower door 130L) is closed, and is an electrical switch such as a micro switch or a contact. When the front door 130 (upper door 130U, lower door 130L) is closed, the switch is turned on (or turned off) by the action part of the switch contacting the back side of the front door 130 (upper door 130U, lower door 130L). When the front door 130 (upper door 130U, lower door 130L) is opened, the action part is separated and turned off (or turned on). The door opening / closing detection sensor may be an optical sensor such as a photo interrupter. The medal sensors S1 and S2 and the medal detection unit 82 have been described above.

Specifically, the error processing unit 1700 performs the following operation.
When an opening of the front door 130 (upper door 130U, lower door 130L) is detected based on the output of a door opening / closing detection sensor (not shown), error processing is performed.
-Based on the outputs of the medal sensors S1 and S2, the reverse flow of the medals (the detection order of the sensors S1 and S2 is reversed), the medal retention (the detection times of the sensors S1 and S2 are longer than a predetermined threshold) When error is detected, error processing is performed.
Based on the output of the medal detection unit 82, the medal clogging (the detection time of the medal detection unit 82 is longer than a predetermined threshold), hopper empty (the medal detection unit despite operating the hopper driving unit 80) When 82 detects no medal), error processing is performed.

  When the error processing unit 1700 determines that an error has occurred as described above, the error processing unit 1700 notifies the fact and sets the gaming machine to a predetermined state (error state). This state is canceled by a reset switch (not shown). The reset switch is provided on the panel of the power supply unit 205, for example.

  There are also errors that occur in the sub-board 20. Although this error does not result in an inoperable state, the liquid crystal display device or the like can notify that an error has occurred due to the processing of the sub-board 20 itself. The error occurs, for example, when an invalid command is received (including when the encrypted command cannot be correctly decrypted), and the error is canceled by the reset switch (from the main board 10 to the sub board 20). Reset command).

  Further, the main board 10 may perform control to shift the gaming state between the normal state, the bonus establishment state, and the bonus state (gaming state transition control function). As the game condition transition condition, one condition may be defined, or a plurality of conditions may be defined. When a plurality of conditions are established, transitioning the gaming state to another gaming state based on the fact that one of the plurality of conditions is satisfied or all of the plurality of conditions are satisfied Can do.

  The normal state is a game state corresponding to the initial state among a plurality of types of game states, and a transition from the normal state to the bonus establishment state is possible. The bonus establishment state is a gaming state that shifts when a big bonus or a regular bonus is won in the internal lottery. In the bonus establishment state, when the big bonus is won in the internal lottery in the normal state, the lottery flag corresponding to the big bonus is maintained in the winning state until the big bonus is won, and the regular bonus is won in the internal lottery in the normal state Until the regular bonus is won, the lottery flag corresponding to the regular bonus is maintained in the winning state. In the bonus state, it is determined whether or not the end condition is satisfied based on the total number of medals paid out by the bonus game, and medals exceeding a predetermined payout limit number are paid out according to the type of bonus won. The bonus state is terminated and the gaming state is returned to the normal state.

  The reel unit 203 includes three spinning cylinders 40a to 40c, and one stepping motor 155a to 155c is attached to each of the three spinning cylinders 40a to 40c. The stepping motor 155 includes a gear-shaped iron core or permanent magnet as a rotor (rotor), a plurality of windings (coils) as a stator (stator), and is rotated by switching windings through which current flows. It is. That is, a current is passed through the windings of the stator to generate a magnetic force, and the rotor is rotated by attracting the rotor. Since the rotation axis can be stopped at a specified angle, it is used to drive the rotation of the slot machine. A plurality of windings constitute one phase. As the number of phases, for example, there are two (two phases), four (four phases), and five (five phases).

  The stepping motor can change its characteristics (excitation mode changes) by changing the way of applying current to the windings of each phase. The two-phase type is as follows.

・ One-phase excitation Current always flows through only one phase of the winding. Positioning accuracy is good.

・ Two-phase excitation
Current flows in two phases. An output torque approximately twice that of single-phase excitation can be obtained. The positioning accuracy is good and the stationary torque is large when stopped, so that the stop position can be held reliably.

・ One-two-phase excitation
A current is passed by alternately switching between one phase and two phases. Since the step angle can be halved in the case of one-phase excitation and two-phase excitation, smooth rotation can be obtained.

  Note that “driving” a stepping motor includes rotating the motor by the above-described excitation and exciting each phase in order to stop at a desired position and hold the position.

  Regarding driving of the spinning cylinders 40a to 40c of the slot machine, for example, a four-phase stepping motor having a basic step angle of 1.43 degrees is used, and one-two-phase excitation is adopted as a pulse output method.

  10CG is a command transmitter that transmits a command to be sent to the sub-board 20. This command includes a command related to winning combination information, a command related to information on the number of inserted medals and the number of credits (stored number). Specifically, the command transmission unit 10CG is realized by the CPU executing a program written in advance in a ROM mounted on the main board 10. The command transmission will be described later.

<Sub-board>
Connected to the sub-board 20 are liquid crystal panels LCD1 and LCD2, LEDs 202B, 202U and 202L, speaker SP, bass speaker SPL, solenoid SN, motors MU and ML, sensors SENU and SENL, and switch SW. The LEDs 202B, 202L, and 202U incorporate a latch that acquires and holds data and an LED that is an electrical decoration (the LED may be provided outside the substrate). These components are controlled by the sub-board 20, and are an output device that produces effects by video, light, sound, and movement of the movable body, or an input device or player for detecting the movement of the movable body. It is an input device which receives operation by.

  Although not shown, the model-specific block BB and the lower door block BL have a video controller (VDC) for controlling the liquid crystal panel LCD2, a speaker SP, and a sound for generating sound by driving the speaker SP. A drive circuit (not shown) for driving the controller, solenoid SN, motors MU and ML is incorporated.

  The components such as the liquid crystal panel described above, except for the bass speaker SPL, correspond to the model-specific block BB and the upper door block BU and the lower door 130L provided corresponding to the upper door 130U built in the slot machine housing 120. The lower door block BL is provided in a distinguishable manner.

  In the example of FIG. 3, the model-specific block BB includes a solenoid SN, a speaker SP, and an LED 202B, and the upper door block BU includes a liquid crystal panel LCD1, an LED 203U, a motor MU, and a sensor SENU that detects the operation of the movable body. The lower door block BL includes a liquid crystal panel LCD2, a speaker SP, an LED 202L, a motor ML, a sensor SENL that detects the operation of the movable body by the motor ML, and a switch SW such as a cursor key. The entire liquid crystal panel LCD2 is configured to be slightly movable back and forth by the motor ML, and the player may be able to perform an operation of pushing the liquid crystal panel LCD2 in a state where the liquid crystal panel LCD2 is moved forward. In this case, the switch SW of the lower door block BL includes a switch for detecting depression of the liquid crystal panel LCD2.

<Command transmission from main board to sub board>
The sub-board 20 receives a command from the main board 10 and performs processing such as rendering according to the command. Only one command flows from the main board 10 to the sub board 20, and conversely, no command is issued from the sub board 20 to the main board 10.

  The sub board 20 generates a command (display command, drawing command) for displaying a predetermined screen on the liquid crystal panels LCD1 and LCD2, for example, in accordance with a command from the main board 10. For example, when performing an effect by animation or the like, a large number of commands are continuously transmitted one after another.

  In FIG. 3, 20 CR is a command receiving unit that receives a command received from the main board 10. Specifically, the command receiving unit 20CR is realized by the CPU executing a program written in advance in a ROM mounted on the sub-board 20.

  As the above-mentioned command, there is a command for performing an effect suggesting the winning contents by the software on the sub-board 20 side. For example, as shown in the following AT, suggestions for obtaining a ball are displayed on a display device such as a liquid crystal display device in order to provide convenience (assist) for the player's operation. The suggestion is not always issued, but in specific cases. Note that the present invention is not limited to a mode in which the sub board displays AT (notifies) based on a command from the main board. For example, the main board may display (notify) the AT by a display (notification means) under the control of the main board. The following description also applies to such a form.

  The gaming machine includes an effect display device including a liquid crystal display device, a speaker, a display lamp, and the like. This effect display device is controlled by the sub-board 20, and notifies the player of a prize or the like, or plays a specific small role for a certain game during a certain game at a so-called assist time (AT) to the user with some action. It is for teaching. (Assist Time (AT): Even if a specific small role is won, the player will not be paid out unless the symbol combination corresponding to this small role is aligned on the winning judgment line. , After the big bonus is over (or at the time of winning) or at any other opportunity, the assist time will be drawn in order to align the symbol combination corresponding to a specific small role on the winning judgment line for a certain game (That tells the player about the stop operation with some action)

  The command receiving unit 20CR receives a command received from the main board 10. For example, a command received as serial data is input to a serial-parallel converter (shift register), and is output every certain data (for example, 8 bits). The output data is transferred to the CPU of the sub-board 20 as a command, and is interpreted and executed.

Next, the game processing in the main board 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
In general, in a gaming machine, one game is started from the insertion of medals (introduction of credits) until the end of payout (or until the increase in the number of credits is completed). There is a rule that it is not possible to proceed to the next game until one game is finished.

  First, when a prescribed number of medals are inserted, the start switch 134 is activated, and the processing of FIG. 4 is started.

  In step S1, the start switch 134 is turned on by operating the start switch 134. Then, the process proceeds to the next step S2.

  In step S2, a lottery process is performed by the main board 10. Then, the process proceeds to the next step S3.

  In step S3, the rotation of the first reel to the third reel starts. Then, the process proceeds to the next step S4.

  In step S4, when the stop button 140 is operated, the stop button 140 is turned ON. Then, the process proceeds to the next step S5.

  In step S5, rotation stop processing is performed on the reel corresponding to the pressed stop button 140 among the first to third reels. Then, the process proceeds to the next step S6.

  In step S6, it is determined whether or not the operation of the stop button 140 corresponding to the three reels has been performed. If it is determined that all three stop buttons 140 corresponding to the three reels have been operated, the process proceeds to the next step S7.

  In step S7, it is determined whether or not the symbol combinations corresponding to the lottery flag are aligned on the effective winning line while the lottery flag is established, that is, whether or not the winning is confirmed. If it is determined that the winning is confirmed, the process proceeds to the next step S8. If the winning is not confirmed, no medals are paid out even if the lottery flag is established.

  In step S8, medals corresponding to the symbol combinations arranged on the winning determination line are paid out.

  The process from the insertion of the medal to the completion of the execution of step S8 is one game. When the standby process in step S8 ends, the process returns to the beginning of the flowchart. In other words, the next game is possible (transition to the next game).

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a status display function provided on the sub-board 20. The elements of this block diagram are realized by hardware such as an IC or software by a program. The apparatus in FIG. 5 displays the status (internal state) regarding the inside of the sub-board 20 and the devices managed by the sub-board 20. The apparatus of FIG. 5 includes an LED (light emitting diode, display 2008) as a display, and in order to be able to confirm the cause of trouble (see FIG. 6) in the internal circuit etc., the status of the gaming machine (failure state) Is displayed in a blinking manner on the display 2008 in a specific pattern corresponding to the status. The display 2008 includes a plurality of light emitting devices (LEDs) (LED-A to LED-E). Each light emitting device can display only two states of lighting / extinguishing.

  In the following description, “flashing” includes continuing “lighting” and continuing “turning off”.

  The state detection unit 2000 is realized by the CPU of the sub-board 20 executing a predetermined program. For example, the status of the gaming machine based on responses from peripheral devices, the contents of various flags and registers, particularly the sub-board 20 and the peripheral devices. Detect the status of and output.

  The state setting unit 2001 receives a state signal (status signal) from the state detection unit 2000, and performs status display based on this. The embodiment of the present invention deals with the status of FIG. 6, but this is an example. For example, the status can be displayed in accordance with an error signal sent from the main board 10. 6 will be described later.

  The status-priority table 2002 stores the relationship between the type of blinking state of the display 2008 and its priority corresponding to the type of status. For example, the contents as shown in FIG. 6 are stored in advance.

  The current state storage unit 2003 stores a priority together with the current status of the gaming machine and / or the blinking state corresponding to each of the LED-A to LED-E included in the display 2008. For example, CPU-related “reset” for LED-A, communication-related “RTC low voltage detection” for LED-B, and the like are stored. Or the blinking state and priority are memorize | stored for every LED like Fig.7 (a).

  The past state storage unit 2004 stores the priorities together with the past status of the gaming machine and / or the blinking state corresponding to each of the LED-A to LED-E included in the display device 2008. For example, CPU-related “backup failure” is stored for LED-A, communication-related “communication abnormality A & B” is stored for LED-B, and the like. Or the blinking state and priority are memorize | stored for every LED like FIG.7 (b).

  The contents of the current state storage unit 2003 are cleared, for example, when the power is turned off and the power is turned on again (the contents of the current state storage unit 2003 are not backed up when the power is turned off). For this reason, when the display switching unit 2005 selects the current state storage unit 2003, the display unit 2008 blinks in a “normal operation” notification mode if no error has occurred after the power is turned on again. On the other hand, the past state storage unit 2004 is not cleared when the power is turned off and the power is turned on again (if the past state storage unit 2004 is a volatile memory, the contents are backed up when the power is turned off). For this reason, when the display switching unit 2005 selects the past state storage unit 2004, it blinks in a manner of notifying an error that has occurred in the past (particularly the one with the highest priority). If an error with a high priority occurs, the contents of the current state storage unit 2003 and the past state storage unit 2004 may be the same.

  The above “present” corresponds to the time until the power is turned off once. “Past” corresponds to not being cleared when the power is turned off. In other words, by selecting “Present”, you can know whether an error has occurred after the power is turned on again, and by selecting “Past”, an error occurs in that gaming machine (regardless of whether the power is off or on). You can know if you were doing.

  The display switching unit 2005 selects either the current state storage unit 2003 or the past state storage unit 2004 in accordance with a signal from a switch or the like (not shown), reads the operation state or the blinking state for each LED, and displays the display unit drive unit 2006. Output. A switch for switching the display to the present or the past is provided on the sub-board 20, for example.

  The display drive unit 2006 searches the notification (blinking) pattern storage unit 2007 based on the blinking state for each LED received from the display switching unit 2005, reads the blinking pattern corresponding to the blinking state, and displays the blinking pattern with the blinking pattern. LED-A to LED-E 2008 are blinked.

  The notification (flashing) pattern storage unit 2007 stores in advance the relationship between the flashing state (flashing type) and the flashing pattern. For example, as shown in FIG. FIG. 8 uses eight blinks as a unit, and these eight blinks are repeated (blinks at regular intervals in order from the left). Each black circle and white circle indicate on / off. The durations of lighting and extinguishing are the same, and if the time is T, the repetition cycle of blinking in FIG. 8 is 8T. For example, in slow flashing, it is turned on continuously in four unit periods and repeatedly turned off in four unit periods, and in fast flashing, it is turned on in two unit periods and turned off in two unit periods. .

  The example of FIG. 8 shows five types of blinking (flashing state) including turning off. The number of combinations of lighting / lighting-out for each unit period is larger, but considering the ease of identification by hall clerk, it is not realistic to increase the blinking pattern unnecessarily.

  The display 2008 includes five LEDs-A to LED-E as light emitting devices. It is possible to increase the number of light emitting devices according to the number of categories. In FIG. 6, the number of categories is 5, but it may be 6 or more.

  FIG. 6 shows the status handled in the embodiment of the present invention. These are obtained when the CPU executes a predetermined program. It is classified into five categories (example). Items surrounded by a thick frame indicate an error state such as a failure.

  “Reset” in an error state related to the CPU indicates that the CPU has been reset by a watchdog timer or the like. The priority is 2, and the blinking state of the display 2008 is off. Similarly, “backup failure” indicates that the backup of the memory data has failed. The priority is 3, and the blinking state of the display 2008 is on. In this example, “backup failure” is more important and has a higher priority.

  The communication-related error state “RTC low voltage detection” indicates that a drop in the power supply voltage is detected by the RTC (real time clock). The priority is 2, and the blinking state of the display 2008 is intermittent blinking. “Communication abnormality A” indicates a communication abnormality between the sub-board 20 and peripheral devices (such as the upper door block and the lower door block BL) connected thereto (for example, serial communication being looped back cannot be detected). The priority is 3, and the blinking state of the display 2008 is on. “Communication error B” indicates a communication error with another peripheral device. The priority is 3, and the blinking state of the display 2008 is off. “Communication error A & B” indicates that “communication error A” and “communication error B” occur simultaneously. The priority is 4, and the blinking state of the display 2008 is fast blinking. In this example, “communication abnormality A & B” is the most important, and the priority is the highest.

  The “amplifier abnormality A” in the sound-related error state indicates an abnormality in the amplifier of the speaker of the sub board 20 and peripheral devices (upper door block, lower door block BL, etc.) connected thereto. The priority is 2, and the blinking state of the display 2008 is off. “Amplifier abnormality B” indicates an amplifier abnormality of another peripheral device. The priority is 3, and the blinking state of the display 2008 is intermittent blinking. “Amplifier error A & B” indicates that “Amplifier error A” and “Amplifier error B” occur simultaneously. The priority is 4, and the blinking state of the display 2008 is fast blinking. “Sound abnormality” indicates a state in which an abnormality occurs in a sound generation system (for example, a sound decoder) and, for example, no sound is output. The priority is 5, and the blinking state of the display 2008 is on. In this example, “voice anomaly” is the most important and has the highest priority.

  The “status error” of the error state related to the VDP indicates a state determined as an error based on the VDP status. In this example, since there is only one error related to VDP, the priority of the error is 2.

  The main command related error state “reception error / buffer overflow” indicates that communication could not be performed correctly due to noise or the like, the reception buffer overflowed and reception data was lost. In this example, there is only one error related to the main command, but the priority is 3 in relation to “command reception”. Note that “command reception” indicates lighting when a command is received. Since the command reception is intermittent, the display 2008 blinks accordingly.

  9 and 10 are process flowcharts of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the invention. Hereinafter, description will be added with reference to these drawings.

S10: The process is started when the status of the gaming machine changes. The state setting unit 2001 or the CPU of the sub-board 20 acquires the priority of the current status (for example, a newly generated error). That is, the priority PX is acquired with reference to the table of the status-priority table 2002 (FIG. 6). For example, if the newly generated error is “reset” related to the CPU, the priority PX = 2 is acquired. This corresponds to LED-A.

S11: The state setting unit 2001 or the CPU of the sub-board 20 acquires the priority of the blinking state of the LED-A from the current state storage unit 2003, and the priority of the blinking state of the LED-A from the past state storage unit 2004. get. According to the example of FIG. 7, the current state priority PN = 1 and the past state priority PP = 2.

S12: The state setting unit 2001 or the CPU of the sub-board 20 compares the priority PX with the priority PN = 1 in the current state. When the priority PX is greater than the priority PN or the priority PX is equal to the priority PN, the process proceeds to ST13 and the current state storage unit 2003 is overwritten. That is, the blinking state of the LED corresponding to the new state among the blinking states of the current state storage unit 2003 is updated. In the example of FIG. 7A, priority PX> priority PN is updated. After the update, the blinking state of LED-A is “off” and priority = 2.

S14: The CPU of the state setting unit 2001 or the sub-board 20 compares the priority PX with the priority PP = 2 of the past state. Only when the priority PX is higher than the priority PP, the process proceeds to ST15 and the past state storage unit 2004 is overwritten. Do not update when both are equal. That is, the blinking state of the LED corresponding to the new state among the blinking states of the past state storage unit 2004 is updated. In the example of FIG. 7B, the priority PX = priority PP, and is not updated. The blinking state of LED-A remains “off” and priority = 2.

  Reference is now made to FIG.

S21: The display switching unit 2005 or the CPU of the sub-board 20 selects either the current state storage unit 2003 or the past state storage unit 2004 based on a signal from a switch or the like (not shown), and the content (blinking state for each LED) ) And sent to the display driver 2006. If the current state storage unit 2003 is selected, the display 2008 displays the current status of the gaming machine, and if the past state storage unit 2004 is selected, the display 2008 displays the past status of the gaming machine.

ST22: The display drive unit 2006 or the CPU of the sub-board 20 reads the flashing pattern corresponding to the flashing state received from the display switching unit 2005 from the notification (flashing) pattern storage unit 2007, and drives the display 2008 based on this. . After the update in the above example, the blinking state of LED-A is “off”, so LED-A is turned off.

ST23: The display drive unit 2006 or the CPU of the sub-board 20 reads the flashing pattern corresponding to the flashing state received from the display switching unit 2005 from the notification (flashing) pattern storage unit 2007, and drives the display 2008 based on this. . In the above example, it is not updated, and the blinking state of LED-A remains “off”, so LED-A is turned off.

  According to the embodiment of the invention, a plurality of (for example, five types) notification patterns (flashing states) of the display are prepared, and a specific notification pattern is set for the error when an error occurs. It is determined whether or not to update the notification pattern according to the above. If the priority of a new error is high, the notification pattern of the error is reflected, and if the priority is low, it is not reflected. Thereby, priority can be given to the display of a high-priority status.

  According to the embodiment of the invention, either the current state or the past state can be selected and the display can blink with a specific notification pattern. The notification pattern is reflected (updated) using the priority, but the handling of the priority at that time is different, and when the priority is the same, the past state is not reflected (updated). For this reason, the notification pattern is different between the current state and the past state, and it is possible to grasp before and after the timing of each error.

  According to the embodiment of the invention, since an error (status) having a high priority is notified, it is possible to notify when an error overlap occurs. Furthermore, it is possible to select and notify the error occurrence time.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims, and these are also included in the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

20 Sub-board 2001 Status detection unit 2002 Status-priority table 2003 Current status storage unit (first storage unit)
2004 Past state storage unit (second storage unit)
2005 Display switching unit 2006 Display drive unit 2007 Notification (flashing) pattern storage unit 2008 Display

Claims (2)

Main control means for performing processing related to a game, sub-control means for performing processing based on a signal from the main control means, peripheral devices controlled by the sub-control means, the sub-control means, and the In a gaming machine comprising a state detection unit that detects an operation state of a peripheral device (hereinafter “status”),
A display including a light emitting device;
A display driver for controlling the display;
A first storage unit capable of reading and writing the status and the priority corresponding to the status;
A priority storage unit storing a predetermined priority for each status;
A notification pattern storage unit that stores a predetermined notification pattern for each status;
Receives information indicating a status (hereinafter, “new status status”) from the status detection unit, refers to the priority storage unit based on the information, and corresponds to the new status status (hereinafter, “new status priority”) A state setting unit for obtaining
The state setting unit sets the status and priority stored in the first storage unit at least when the new state priority is higher than the priority stored in the first storage unit. Update with state priority,
The indicator drive unit refers to the notification pattern storage unit based on the status stored in the first storage unit, acquires a corresponding notification pattern, and performs the notification based on the notification pattern. A gaming machine characterized by controlling . Main control means for performing processing related to a game, sub-control means for performing processing based on a signal from the main control means, peripheral devices controlled by the sub-control means, the sub-control means, and the In a gaming machine comprising a state detection unit that detects an operation state of a peripheral device (hereinafter “status”),
An indicator,
A display driver for controlling the display;
A first storage unit capable of reading and writing status;
A notification pattern storage unit that stores a predetermined notification pattern for each status;
A state setting unit that receives information indicating a status (hereinafter, “new state status”) from the state detection unit, and that can update the status stored in the first storage unit based on the information;
The first storage unit is initialized when the gaming machine is turned off or turned on,
The display driver is
Obtaining a corresponding notification pattern by referring to the notification pattern storage unit based on the status stored in the first storage unit, and controlling the display unit to perform notification based on the notification pattern;
When the status stored in the first storage unit is not abnormal after powering on the gaming machine, the notification pattern corresponding to the fact that there is no abnormality is acquired with reference to the notification pattern storage unit , A gaming machine , wherein the display is controlled to perform notification based on the information .

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