JP6788064B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a slot machine capable of generating a predetermined prize according to a display result of a variable display unit capable of variablely displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can be individually identified.

Slot machines are generally equipped with a plurality of reels (usually three) on which a plurality of types of identification information are drawn as identification information on the outer periphery, and first, the number of bets is set by the player's BET operation and specified. The rotation of the reels is started by operating the start lever with the number of bets set, and the rotation is stopped by operating the stop button provided corresponding to each reel. Then, when the rotation of all the reels is stopped, a predetermined combination of winning identification information (for example, 7-7-7, hereinafter, the combination of identification information is also referred to as a role) is prepared on the winning line to win a prize. Occurs. That is, the game progresses by the operation of the player.

Further, in this type of slot machine, it is common to control the reel to be rotated and stopped by using a stepping motor that is rotationally driven by sequentially changing the excitation states of a plurality of exciting phases (for example, a patent). Reference 1).

Also, in this type of slot machine, the reel seats are "Red 7", "Blue 7", "White 7", "Replay", "Watermelon", "Red Cherry", "Blue Cherry", "Bell", "Bell". A plurality of types of symbols such as "orange" that can be distinguished from each other are drawn in a predetermined order (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2009-28317

In such a slot machine, there is a problem that when the reel sheet is wound around the reel frame, the effect of irradiating light from the reel LED is impaired.

The present invention focuses on such a problem, and provides a slot machine capable of preventing the effect of irradiating light from the reel LED when the reel sheet is wound around the reel frame. The purpose is to provide.

The slot machine of means A of the present invention
It is equipped with a variable display unit that can be variablely displayed by moving a reel with a strip-shaped reel band on which multiple types of identification information that can be identified are drawn on the outer circumference of the annular reel frame.
In a slot machine in which a prize can be generated according to a display result derived after variable display of the variable display unit.
An irradiation means capable of irradiating the reel band with light from the inside of the reel frame,
Predetermined means to decide whether or not to allow the occurrence of prizes,
The variable display unit is provided with a derivation operation means that is operated when the display result is derived.
The reel band has the surface on which the plurality of types of identification information are drawn outward with respect to the reel frame, and the other end of the both ends of the reel band in the longitudinal direction is overlapped with one end of the reel band. Attached to the frame,
The plurality of types of identification information include specific identification information and predetermined identification information having a lower degree of transmission of light from the irradiation means than the specific identification information .
The front Symbol reel band, are drawn is different decorative display and the identification information,
The decorative display includes a decorative display having a predetermined shape.
The area at one end is
The first area and
Including a second region located farther from the other end than the first region in the longitudinal direction.
In the first area, the identification information is not drawn and the first decorative display which is a part of the decorative display of the predetermined shape is drawn.
The second area is transparent and neither the identification information nor the decorative display is drawn.
The other end is drawn with the predetermined identification information and a second decorative display which is a part of the decorative display having the predetermined shape.
The reel band is attached to the reel frame by superimposing the other end on the first region and the second region of the one end.
Further, the slot machine of means 1 of the present invention
A stepping motor (reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R) that is driven by changing the excitation state moves reels (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) on which multiple types of identification information (designs) that can be identified by each are arranged. Equipped with a variable display unit that can display variable display
In a slot machine (slot machine 1) in which a prize can be generated according to a display result derived after variable display of the variable display unit.
It is provided with an excitation state control means (main control unit 41) that controls to change the excitation state according to a control pattern.
The excitation state control means is excited according to a predetermined control pattern (forward rotation acceleration pattern, constant speed pattern, random acceleration pattern, reverse rotation acceleration pattern, symbol conversion (7-alignment) pattern) among the control patterns. Of the control patterns, the start control pattern (forward rotation acceleration pattern, random acceleration) that starts the movement of the reel when the power supply is restarted after the power supply is stopped while the control is being performed. It is characterized by starting the control to change the excited state from the first excited state in the pattern, reverse rotation acceleration pattern).
According to this feature, when the power supply to the slot machine is stopped and then the power supply to the slot machine is restarted while the control for changing the excitation state is performed according to a predetermined control pattern for moving the reel. In addition, instead of starting the control that changes the excited state from the continuation of the excited state when the power supply in the predetermined control pattern is stopped, the excitation is started from the first excited state in the start control pattern that starts the movement of the reel. Since the control for changing the state is started, the movement of the reel can be started smoothly even after the power supply is restarted.

The predetermined control pattern for moving the reel may include a start control pattern for starting the movement of the reel.
Further, the start control pattern may be a control pattern that starts the movement of the reel toward the reel variation mode in the predetermined control pattern, or may be a variation mode different from the reel variation mode in the predetermined control pattern. It may be a control pattern that starts the movement of the reel toward the reel.

The slot machine of means 2 of the present invention is the slot machine according to means 1.
A data storage means (RAM 41c) capable of holding data including the control pattern even when the power supply to the slot machine (slot machine 1) is stopped.
The power supply was stopped while controlling to change the excitation state according to a predetermined control pattern (forward rotation acceleration pattern, constant speed pattern, random acceleration pattern, reverse rotation acceleration pattern, symbol conversion (7 sets) pattern). After that, when the power supply is restarted, the predetermined control pattern stored in the data storage means (RAM 41c) is changed to the start control pattern (forward rotation acceleration pattern, random acceleration pattern, reverse rotation acceleration pattern). The control pattern changing means (main control unit 41) to be changed, and
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, when the power supply is stopped, the control pattern that becomes unnecessary after the power supply is restarted is also retained, and the control pattern is changed to the start control pattern after the power supply is restarted. Therefore, only the control pattern is stopped. The data structure does not become complicated, such as storing it in an area that is not sometimes retained.

The slot machine of means 3 of the present invention is the slot machine according to means 1 or 2.
The predetermined control pattern includes an acceleration control pattern (forward rotation acceleration pattern) that starts the movement of a stopped reel and accelerates to a predetermined speed, and a constant speed control pattern (a constant speed control pattern) that moves a reel accelerated to the predetermined speed at a constant speed. Constant speed pattern), including
The start control pattern (forward rotation acceleration pattern) includes the acceleration control pattern (forward rotation acceleration pattern).
The excitation state control means is also determined when the power supply is restarted after the power supply is stopped in a state where the excitation state is changed according to the acceleration control pattern (forward rotation acceleration pattern). Even when the power supply is restarted after the power supply is stopped in the state where the excitation state is changed according to the speed control pattern (constant speed pattern), the acceleration control pattern (forward rotation acceleration pattern) is used. It is characterized by starting the control to change the excited state from the initial excited state.
According to this feature, the excitation state is changed according to the constant speed control pattern even when the power supply is restarted after the power supply is stopped in the state where the control for changing the excitation state according to the acceleration control pattern is performed. Even when the power supply is restarted after the power supply is stopped in the state of control, the excitation state is changed from the continuation of the excitation state when the power supply in the acceleration control pattern or the constant speed control pattern is stopped. Instead of starting the control to change, the control to change the excitation state is started from the first excitation state in the acceleration control pattern, so whether the control pattern when the power supply is stopped is the acceleration control pattern or constant speed control. Regardless of the pattern, the movement of the reel can be started smoothly even after the power supply is restarted.

The slot machine of means 4 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of means 1 to 3.
Derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated by the player to derive the display result, and
A derivation control means (main control unit 41) that controls to derive a display result within a predetermined time (190 ms) after the derivation operation means is operated, and
It is characterized by having.

The slot machine of the means 5 of the present invention is the slot machine according to the means 4.
The excitation state control means is a stop control for decelerating and stopping the reels (reel 2L, 2C, 2R) when the derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) of the control pattern is operated. The slot machine (slot machine) in the stop control pattern (stop pattern) when the power supply is restarted after the power supply is stopped while the control for changing the excitation state according to the pattern (stop pattern) is performed. It is characterized in that the control for changing the excited state is started from the continuation of the excited state when the power supply to 1) is stopped.
According to this feature, even if the power supply is stopped after the derivation operation means is operated and before the reel is stopped, the reel is stopped and displayed within a predetermined time after the derivation operation means is operated. It can be guaranteed that the result will be derived.

The slot machine of means 6 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of means 1 to 5.
A delay state control means (main control unit 41) that controls a delay state (freeze state 2) that delays the progress of the game over a predetermined period,
Special fluctuation control means (main control unit 41) that performs special fluctuation control (reel reverse rotation, symbol conversion) that changes the reel in a special fluctuation mode (reel reverse rotation, symbol conversion) in the delay state.
It is characterized by having.

The slot machine of the means 7 of the present invention is the slot machine according to the means 6.
The predetermined control pattern includes a special control pattern (reverse rotation acceleration pattern) in which the reels (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) are changed in the special variation mode (reel reverse rotation) in the delay state (freeze state 2). ,
The start control pattern includes the special control pattern (reverse rotation acceleration pattern).
The excitation state control means is a special control that changes the reels (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) in the special variation mode (reel reverse rotation) in the delay state (freeze state 2) of the control patterns (control patterns). The first in the special control pattern (reverse rotation acceleration pattern) when the power supply is restarted after the power supply is stopped in the state where the control for changing the excitation state according to the pattern (reverse rotation acceleration pattern) is performed. It is characterized by starting the control to change the excited state from the excited state.
According to this feature, when the power supply is stopped in the state where the reel is fluctuating in the special fluctuation mode in the delay state and then the power supply is restarted, when the power supply in the special control pattern is stopped. Instead of starting the control to change the excited state from the continuation of the excited state of, the control to change the excited state from the first excited state in the special control pattern is started, so the reel can be smoothly supplied even after the power supply is restarted. Can be started to move.

The slot machine of the means 8 of the present invention is the slot machine according to the means 6.
A plurality of the variable display units (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) are provided, and a prize can be generated according to a combination of display results of the plurality of variable display units.
After the special fluctuation control (symbol conversion), adjustment control (reel acceleration) that fluctuates the plurality of variable display units so that the relative positional relationship between the reels (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) becomes a random positional relationship. Adjustment control means (main control unit 41) that can execute processing)
A delay state ending means (main control unit 41) that terminates the delay state (freeze state 2) after the adjustment control (reel acceleration processing) is executed by the adjustment control means (main control unit 41).
With
When the power supply is stopped during the execution of the special fluctuation control (symbol conversion), the slot machine does not execute the specific fluctuation control (symbol conversion) after the power supply is restarted, and the adjustment control (reel). It is characterized by executing (accelerated processing).
According to this feature, even if the special fluctuation control is executed and a certain regularity is created in the relative positional relationship between the reels in the delayed state, the relative positional relationship between the reels is changed by the subsequent adjustment control. Since the positional relationship is random, the playability of the slot machine in which the display result is derived by the technical intervention of the player is not impaired. Furthermore, when the power supply is stopped in the delayed state with a certain regularity in the relative positional relationship between the reels due to the special fluctuation control, the special fluctuation control is executed after the power supply is restarted. Since the adjustment control is executed without any problem, it is possible to reduce the processing load of the slot machine while preventing the playability of the slot machine from being impaired.

The slot machine of means 9 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of means 1 to 8.
The reel includes a strip-shaped reel band (reel sheet 400) on which the plurality of types of identification information (designs) are drawn, an annular reel frame (holding frames 401, 402) to which the reel band can be attached to the outer periphery, and the reel band. Including
The slot machine includes an irradiation means (reel LED55) capable of irradiating the reel band (reel sheet 400) with light from the inside of the reel frames (reel frames 401 and 402).
The reel band has both ends in the longitudinal direction of the reel band (reel sheet 400) with the surface on which the plurality of types of identification information (designs) drawn is outside the reel frame (holding frames 401, 402). Among them, the other end portion (the other end portion 613) is overlapped with the one end portion (remaining portion 608) so that the other end portion (the other end portion 613) can be attached to the reel frame (holding frames 401 and 402).

The slot machine of the means 10 of the present invention is the slot machine according to the means 9.
The plurality of types of identification information (designs) include identification information (designs having a transmission unit 602) having different degrees of transmission for transmitting light from the irradiation means (reel LED55).
The other end (the other end 613) contains predetermined identification information whose transparency is lower than that of the specific identification information (“blue 7” symbol, “red 7” symbol) among the plurality of types of identification information. It is characterized by the fact that ("bell" pattern) is drawn.
According to this feature, since predetermined identification information having a lower transparency than the specific identification information is drawn on the other end portion overlapped with the one end portion, the specific identification information can be effectively visually recognized. Can be done.

The slot machine of means 11 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of means 1 to 10.
Derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated by the player to derive the display result, and
A bet number setting means (main control unit 41) for setting a bet number for a unit game using a game value (medal), and
When the startable condition (the specified number of bets is set) is satisfied by the bet number setting means setting the bet number, the variable display unit is variablely displayed, and then the derivation operation is performed. A normal unit game executing means (main control unit 41) that performs a normal unit game (normal game) that derives a display result according to an operation of the means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R), and
After the variable display unit is variablely displayed when the specific condition (continuation of the pseudo game) is satisfied regardless of whether or not the startable condition is satisfied, the derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, A special unit game execution means (main control unit 41) that performs a special unit game (pseudo game) that derives a display result according to the operation of 8R), and
The game value (medal) is not given regardless of the display result derived in the special unit game (pseudo game), while the game value (medal) is given according to the display result derived in the normal unit game (normal game). ) Is given to the game value adding means (main control unit 41), and
It is characterized by having.

The slot machine of the means 12 of the present invention is the slot machine according to the means 11.
The excitation state control means
When the display result is derived in the normal unit game (normal game), the excitation state is controlled so as not to be changed for the first period (500 ms) or more.
When the display result is derived in the special unit game (pseudo game), the excitation state is controlled to be changed every second period (a fixed period of less than 500 ms) shorter than the first period (500 ms). It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, when the display result is derived in the normal unit game in which the game value can be given according to the display result, the excitation state is not changed for more than the first period, while depending on the display result. When the display result is derived in the special unit game in which the value for the game is not given, the excitation state is changed every second period shorter than the first period, so that the derived operation means is operated. When the display result is derived, it is possible to make the player clearly recognize whether the display result is derived as a result of the game or the display result is derived as an effect.

The slot machine of the means 13 of the present invention is the slot machine according to the means 12.
The excitation state control means is a temporary stop control pattern (micro-vibration pattern) that changes the excitation state every second period (a fixed period of less than 500 ms) in the special unit game (pseudo-game) of the control patterns. When the power supply is stopped and then the power supply is restarted in the state where the control for changing the excitation state is performed according to the above, the slot machine (slot machine 1) in the temporary stop control pattern (micro-vibration pattern) is reached. It is characterized in that the control to change the excited state is started from the continuation of the excited state when the power supply of the above is stopped.
According to this feature, when the power supply is stopped while the display result is derived in the special unit game, the excited state is surely changed before the second period elapses even after the power supply is restarted. be able to.

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

It is a front view of the slot machine of Example 1 to which this invention was applied. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a slot machine. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement of a reel. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a slot machine. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the main control part. It is a figure for demonstrating the type of a special role, the symbol combination of a special role, and the technical matter related to a special role. It is a figure for demonstrating the type of a small combination, the symbol combination of a small combination, and the technical matter related to a small combination. It is a figure for demonstrating the type of the re-game combination, the symbol combination of the re-game combination, and the technical matter related to the re-game combination. It is a figure for demonstrating the transition of a game state. It is a figure which shows the outline of the game state. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the lottery target combination read out as the lottery target combination for each game state. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the lottery target combination read out as the lottery target combination for each game state. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the combination which a prize is allowed by the lottery target combination. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the combination which the winning combination is allowed by the lottery target combination, and the reel control at the time of winning a plurality of replay combination combination. It is a figure for demonstrating the reel control at the time of winning a plurality of small winning combination. It is a figure for demonstrating the reel control at the time of winning a plurality of small winning combination. It is a figure which shows the control state of the main control part and the sub-control part accompanying a simulated game. It is a figure which shows the flow of the pseudo game. It is a figure for demonstrating the variation mode of the reel effect 1. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the variation mode of a reel effect 2. It is a figure which shows the structure of a reel motor. It is a timing chart which shows the excitation state of a reel motor at the time of acceleration control. It is a timing chart which shows the excitation state of a reel motor at the time of stop control. It is a timing chart which shows the excitation state of a reel motor at the time of micro-vibration control. It is a figure for demonstrating the order in which the main control unit 41 selects a control pattern according to the progress state of a game. It is a figure for demonstrating the control pattern which the main control part 41 selects at the time of returning from a power failure. It is a timing chart which shows the selection state of the control pattern in a normal game. It is a timing chart which shows the selection state of the control pattern in the pseudo game accompanying the freeze state. It is a timing chart which shows the selection state of the control pattern in the reel effect 1 with the freeze state. It is a timing chart which shows the selection state of the control pattern in the reel production 2 with the freeze state. It is a figure for demonstrating the modification of the control pattern which the main control part 41 selects at the time of returning from a power failure. It is a timing chart which shows the selection state of the control pattern in the pseudo game accompanying the freeze state in the modification. It is a figure for demonstrating the reel sheet. It is a figure for demonstrating the part where the remainder part and the other end part of a reel sheet overlap. It is a perspective view which shows the reel unit. It is a side sectional view which shows the reel unit. It is a figure for demonstrating when the reel sheet is wound properly, and when it is not wound properly. It is a figure for demonstrating the processing for transmitting light. It is a figure for demonstrating the overlap part.

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

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

As shown in FIG. 2, inside the housing 1a of the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, reels 2L, 2C, and 2R (hereinafter, left reel, middle reel, and right reel) in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer circumference are arranged. ) Are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and as shown in FIG. 1, three consecutive symbols among the symbols arranged on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R can be seen from the see-through window 3 provided on the front door 1b. It is arranged like this.

As shown in FIG. 3, "red 7", "blue 7", "white 7", "BAR", "watermelon", "cherry a", and "cherry" are formed on the outer circumferences of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, respectively. Twenty-one each of a plurality of mutually distinguishable symbols such as "b", "bell", "replay", and "plum" are drawn in a predetermined order. The symbols drawn on the outer peripheral portions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are displayed in the upper, middle, and lower three stages in the see-through window 3 provided at substantially the center of the front door 1b.

The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are provided corresponding to each other and are rotated by the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R (see FIG. 4), so that the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are continuously connected to the perspective window 3. The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are displayed while changing, and by stopping the rotation of each reel 2L, 2C, and 2R, three consecutive symbols are derived and displayed as display results in the perspective window 3.

Inside the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, there are reel sensors 33L, 33C and 33R that detect the reference position for each of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, and a reel LED 55 that irradiates the reels 2L, 2C and 2R from the back. , Are provided. Further, the reel LED 55 is composed of 12 LEDs corresponding to three consecutive symbols of reels 2L, 2C and 2R, and each symbol can be independently irradiated.

A display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 1) is arranged at a position on the front side (player side) of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R of the front door 1b. The liquid crystal display 51 has a liquid crystal panel that has transparency in a state where no voltage is applied to the liquid crystal element, and passes through the transmission region 51b and the perspective window 3 corresponding to the perspective window 3 of the display region 51a. The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R can be visually recognized from the player side. Further, a light guide plate (not shown) for irradiating the display area 51a from the back surface side is provided on the back surface of the display area 51a, and the transmission region 51b of the display area 51a is excluded from the back surface thereof. A concealing member (not shown) that conceals the inside is provided in the area. The liquid crystal display 51 is a display device capable of changing the display mode by controlling the liquid crystal element to either a state in which the light irradiated by the light guide plate is passed or a state in which the light is not passed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front door 1b has a medal insertion unit 4 into which medals can be inserted, a medal payout exit 9 from which medals are paid out, and credits (the number of medals stored as a player-owned game value). The maximum number of medals among the specified number of medals determined according to the gaming state within that range (in this embodiment, the normal gaming state described later, the specified number in the inside is 3, and the specified number of CB is 2) MAXBET switch 6 operated when setting, medals stored as credits and medals used for setting the number of bets are settled (the medals used for setting the credits and the number of bets are returned) The settlement switch 10 operated at the time, the start switch 7 operated at the start of the game, and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R operated at the time of stopping the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R are operated by the player. Each is provided so that it can be operated.

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

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front door 1b shows a credit display 11 that displays the number of medals stored as credits, the number of medals paid out due to the occurrence of a prize, and the contents when an error occurs. Game auxiliary display 12 that displays an error code, etc., 1BETLED14 that notifies by lighting that the number of bets is set to 1, 2BETLED15 that notifies by lighting that the number of bets is set to 2, and 3 settings to the number of bets. 3BETLED16 that notifies by lighting that the game is being inserted, insertion request LED17 that notifies by lighting that a medal can be inserted, and start effective LED18 that notifies by lighting that the game start operation by operating the start switch 7 is effective. , Waiting LED19 to notify by lighting that the weight (a state of waiting for the start of rotation of the reel because a certain period has not passed since the previous game start) is in progress, and lighting that the replay game is in progress, which will be described later. A game display unit 13 is provided with an LED 20 during replay to be notified by.

Inside the MAXBET switch 6, a BET switch effective LED21 (see FIG. 4) is provided to notify by lighting that the operation of setting the number of bets by operating the MAXBET switch 6 is effective, and the stop switches 8L, 8C, Inside the 8R, left, middle, and right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R (see FIG. 4) are provided to notify by lighting that the reel stop operation by the corresponding stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is effective. Has been done.

Inside the front door 1b, as shown in FIG. 2, a reset switch 23 (see FIG. 4) for detecting an error state described later and a reset operation for canceling a stop state described later by a predetermined key operation, described later. The set value display 24, which displays the set value at that time while changing the set value or checking the set value, is stopped (reset) at a predetermined trigger (for example, when the end of AT described later is determined). Stop switch 36a for selecting enable / disable of the stop function that controls the progress of the game until the operation is performed), a predetermined trigger (for example, when the end of AT described later is determined) Automatic settlement switch 36b for selecting enable / disable of the automatic settlement function that controls automatic settlement processing (processing to settle (return) medals stored as credits regardless of the player's operation), medal insertion unit A flow path switching solenoid 30 for selectively switching the flow path of medals inserted from 4 to either the hopper tank 34a side or the medal payout outlet 9 side, which will be described later, provided inside the housing 1a (FIG. 4). Refer to), a medal selector 29 having a medal sensor 31 (see FIG. 4) for detecting medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 and flowing down to the hopper tank 34a side, and a door open detection switch for detecting the open state of the front door 1b. 25 (see FIG. 4) is provided.

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

An overflow tank 35 for storing medals overflowing from the hopper tank 34a is provided on the side of the hopper unit 34. Inside the overflow tank 35, a full tank sensor 35a is provided to detect that the stored amount of medals exceeds a predetermined amount, that is, the overflow tank 35 is full.

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

Since the power supply box 100 is provided inside the housing 1a and the front door 1b is configured to be openable by a predetermined key operation possessed by a clerk or the like, it is provided on the front surface of the power supply box 100. The setting key switch 37, the reset / setting switch 38, and the power switch 39 can be operated only by a person such as a clerk who has the key, and cannot be operated by the player. The same applies to the reset switch 23 detected by a predetermined key operation. In particular, since the setting key switch 37 requires further key operation after opening the front door 1b by key operation, only the clerk who has the key to operate the setting key switch 37 among the clerk of the amusement park. It is possible to operate.

When playing a game on the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, first, medals are inserted from the medal insertion unit 4, or the number of bets is set using credits. To use the credit, operate the MAXBET switch 6. When the specified number of bets determined according to the game state is set, the winning line LN (see FIG. 1) becomes valid, and the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, that is, the game can be started. Become. In this embodiment, three cards are set as the specified number of bets in the normal game state and the inside, which will be described later, and two cards are set as the specified number of bets in the CB, which will be described later, according to these game states. When the specified number of bets is set, the winning line LN becomes valid. If more than the maximum number of medals are inserted out of the specified number corresponding to the gaming state, that amount will be added to the credit.

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

Further, in the present embodiment, in order to make it easy to recognize that the winning line LN has a combination of symbols constituting the winning, the invalid lines LM1 to 4 are set separately from the winning line LN. The invalid lines LM1 to LM1 to 4 are not determined to win by the combination of the symbols aligned with the invalid lines LM1 to 4, but are invalid lines when the winning line LN has a combination of symbols constituting a specific winning. By configuring the combination of symbols (for example, bell-bell-bell) that will be awarded when the winning line LN is aligned with any of LM1 to LM4, the symbols constituting the winning line LN are the symbols that constitute a specific winning. This makes it easier to recognize that the combinations are complete. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper stage of the reel 2L, the upper stage of the reel 2C, and the upper stage of the reel 2R, that is, the lower stage of the invalid lines LM1 and the reel 2L set across the symbols arranged horizontally in the upper stage. , Lower reel 2C, lower reel 2R, that is, invalid line LM2 set across the symbols arranged horizontally in the lower row, upper reel 2L, middle reel 2C, lower reel 2R, that is, lined down to the right. However, there are four types of invalid line LM: invalid line LM3 set across the symbols, lower row of reel 2L, middle row of reel 2C, upper row of reel 2R, that is, invalid line LM4 set across the symbols lined up to the right. It is defined as.

Further, in this embodiment, as a winning combination, a prize is won when a predetermined combination of symbols defined as a winning combination (for example, "Bell-watermelon-cherry b" in FIG. 7 described later) is prepared. And, when the predetermined symbol combinations are aligned, any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 is a symbol combination that is an index that is easier to recognize than the predetermined symbol combination (for example, "watermelon-watermelon-watermelon" in FIG. 7 described later). Includes a combination that makes it appear as if a prize has been won by a combination of symbols aligned on any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4. In the following, when a predetermined combination of symbols is aligned with the winning line LN, the combination of symbols aligned with any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 is referred to as a symbol combination as an index, and a combination of symbols as an index is configured. The symbol is called an index symbol.

When the start switch 7 is operated while the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated, and the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are continuously changed. When any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is operated in this state, the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped, and the display result is derived and displayed on the perspective window 3.

When all reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped, one game is completed, and a predetermined combination of symbols (hereinafter, also referred to as a combination) on the winning line LN is displayed on each reel 2L, 2C, and 2R. If the game is stopped as a result, a prize will be generated, and a number of medals determined according to the prize will be given to the player and added to the credit. Further, when the maximum number of credits (50 in this embodiment) is reached, medals are directly paid out from the medal payout outlet 9 (see FIG. 1). Further, when the combination of symbols accompanying the transition of the gaming state stops on the winning line LN as the display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, the combination of symbols is shifted to the gaming state according to the combination of symbols. ..

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

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

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

The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate 80 times per minute and change the symbol of 80 x 21 (the number of symbol frames per reel) = 1680 frames, so that a maximum of 4 frames can be drawn in 190 ms. You will be able to do it. That is, the symbols that can be selected as the stop symbols are the symbols displayed when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated, and the symbols up to 4 frames ahead of the stops, for a total of 5 frames.

Therefore, for example, when any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is operated, when the symbol displayed at the bottom of the reel corresponding to the stop switch is used as a reference, the symbol is up to 4 frames ahead. Since the symbol can be displayed in the lower row, the symbol displayed in the middle row of the reel corresponding to the stop switch when any of the stop switches 8L and 8R is operated in each of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R. Designs arranged within 5 frames including the above can be displayed on the winning line.

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

A power supply of AC100V is supplied to the power supply board 101 from the outside, and a DC voltage required for driving the electric components constituting the slot machine 1 is generated from the power supply of AC100V, and the game control board 40 and the game control board 40 are generated. It is supplied to the effect control board 90 connected via the above. The power supply line that supplies power to the effect control board is directly connected to the effect control board 90 from the power supply board 101 without going through the game control board 40, and the power supply board 101 directly supplies power to the effect control board 90. May be supplied.

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

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

Further, on the game control board 40, the above-mentioned credit display 11, game auxiliary display 12, 1-3 BETLED 14 to 16, input request LED 17, start effective LED 18, wait LED 19, replay LED 20, BET switch effective LED 21, left. , Middle, right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R, set value display 24, flow path switching solenoid 30, reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R are connected, and the hopper motor 34b described above is connected via the power supply board 101. These electric components are connected and are driven based on the control of the main control unit 41 described later mounted on the game control board 40.

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

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

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

The switch detection circuit 44 takes in the detection signals input from the switches connected directly to the game control board 40 or via the power supply board 101 and transmits them to the main control unit 41. The motor drive circuit 45 transmits the motor drive signal (phase signal of the stepping motor) output from the main control unit 41 to the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R. The solenoid drive circuit 46 transmits the solenoid drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to the flow path switching solenoid 30. The LED drive circuit 47 transmits the LED drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to various indicators and LEDs connected to the game control board 40. The power failure detection circuit 48 monitors the power supply voltage supplied to the slot machine 1, and when it detects a voltage drop, outputs a voltage drop signal to that effect to the main control unit 41. The reset circuit 49 gives a system reset signal to the main control unit 41 in a state where the power supply is unstable, such as when the power is turned on or when the power is cut off.

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

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

The reset / interrupt controller 506 includes an out-of-designated area travel prohibition (IAT) circuit 506a and a watchdog timer (WDT) 506b. The IAT circuit 506a is a circuit that monitors whether or not the user program is correctly executed in the designated area, and has a function of outputting an IAT generation signal when it detects that the user program has been executed outside the designated area. Further, the watchdog timer 506b has a function of generating a timeout signal for each set period.

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

The clock circuit 502 is a circuit that generates the internal system clock SCLK by dividing the control clock CCLK by two or the like.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The parallel input port 511 incorporates an 8-bit wide input-only port (PIP). Further, the parallel output port 513 included in the main control unit 41 shown in FIG. 5 has a built-in 11-bit wide output dedicated port (POP).

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

The address decoding circuit 514 is a circuit for decoding each functional block inside the main control unit 41 and decoding a chip select signal which is a decoding signal for an external device. The chip select signal enables the internal circuit of the main control unit 41 or an external device as a peripheral device to be selectively and effectively operated to be accessed from the CPU 41a.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 transmits various commands to the sub control unit 91 via the parallel output port 513. The command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 is sent in only one direction, and the command is not sent from the sub control unit 91 to the main control unit 41. Further, in this embodiment, the command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 via the parallel output port 513, that is, the command is transmitted as a parallel signal, but the command is transmitted via the serial communication circuit 512. A configuration in which a command is transmitted to the sub control unit 91, that is, a configuration in which the command is transmitted as a serial signal may be used.

Further, the main control unit 41 inputs the detection states of various switches connected to the game control board 40 from the parallel input port 511. Then, the main control unit 41 executes a basic process of gradually shifting according to the detection states of various switches input from the parallel input ports 511.

Further, the main control unit 41 can interrupt the basic process and execute the interrupt process when the interrupt occurs. In this embodiment, when a time-out occurs in the timer circuit 509, that is, the timer interrupt process (main) described later is executed at regular time intervals (about 0.56 ms in this embodiment).

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

As a basic process, the main control unit 41 repeatedly loops the process according to the control state until the detection state of the various switches connected to the game control board 40 changes, and responds to the change in the detection state of the various switches. Execute the process of gradual migration. Further, the main control unit 41 executes the timer interrupt process (main) at regular time intervals (about 0.56 ms in this embodiment). The execution interval of the timer interrupt process (main) is set to be longer than the total time of the time in which the process repeated according to the control state in the basic process completes and the execution time of the timer interrupt process (main). This means that the process of repeating the timer interrupt process (main) between this time and the next time according to the control state always completes at least one cycle.

A liquid crystal display 51, an effect LED 52, speakers 53, 54, a reel LED 55, and other effect devices are connected to the effect control board 90, and these effect devices are sub-controls described later mounted on the effect control board 90. It is driven based on the control by the unit 91.

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

Further, in this embodiment, the liquid crystal display 51, the effect LED 52, the speakers 53, 54, and the reel LED 55 are exemplified as the effect device, but the effect device is not limited to these, and for example, a mechanically driven display is used. A device or a mechanically driven role object may be applied as a directing device.

The effect control board 90 is composed of a microcomputer provided with a sub CPU 91a, ROM 91b, RAM 91c, and I / O port 91d, and is a liquid crystal display connected to the effect control board 90 and the sub control unit 91 that controls the effect. The display control circuit 92 that controls the display of 51, the effect LED 52, the LED drive circuit 93 that controls the drive of the reel LED 55, the audio output circuit 94 that controls the audio output from the speakers 53 and 54, when the power is turned on or from the sub CPU 91a. Reset circuit 95 that gives a reset signal to the sub CPU 91a when the initialization command of is not input for a certain period of time, switch detection circuit 96 that detects the detection signal input from the switches connected to the effect control board 90, date information and time. The power supply voltage supplied to the clock device 97 and the slot machine 1 that output time information including information is monitored, and when a voltage drop is detected, a voltage drop signal indicating that is output to the sub CPU 91a. The detection circuit 98, other circuits, etc. are mounted, and the sub CPU 91a receives a command transmitted from the game control board 40, performs various controls for performing the effect, and is mounted on the effect control board 90. Directly or indirectly control each part of the control circuit.

In the game control board 40, the reset circuit 95 has a lower voltage for releasing the reset signal than the reset circuit 49 that gives the system reset signal to the main control unit 41, and the sub control unit 91 controls the main control when the power is turned on. It is designed to start at an earlier stage than the unit 41. On the other hand, the power failure detection circuit 98 is set to have a lower voltage for outputting the voltage drop signal than the power failure detection circuit 48 for outputting the voltage drop signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40, and is set to have a lower voltage when the power is cut. The sub control unit 91 detects a power failure at a stage later than that of the main control unit 41, and performs a power failure process (sub) described later.

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

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

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

In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, the medal payout rate changes according to the set value. More specifically, the medal payout rate is changed by using the winning probability according to the set value in the lottery that affects the advantage to the player such as the internal lottery, the navigation stock lottery, and the additional lottery described later. The set value is composed of 6 stages from 1 to 6, with 6 having the highest payout rate, and the smaller the value in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 the lower the payout rate. That is, when 6 is set as the set value, the advantage is highest for the player, and the smaller the value in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 is, the lower the advantage is.

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

When the power is turned on while the setting key switch 37 is on, the setting may be changed to the setting change state on condition that the opening of the front door 1b is detected by the door opening detection switch 25. With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the setting from being changed illegally when the front door 1b is not opened. Further, in the configuration of shifting to the setting change state on the condition that the opening of the front door 1b is detected, the opening of the front door 1b is not detected by the door opening detection switch 25 after shifting to the setting change state. However, it is preferable to maintain the setting change state, so that even if the front door 1b is temporarily closed during the setting change, the operation for shifting to the setting change state is not required and the setting is changed. The operation does not become complicated. Further, when the setting key switch 37 is turned off after the start switch 7 is operated to confirm the set value after shifting to the setting change state, the door open detection switch 25 detects the opening of the front door 1b. On the condition that the setting is changed, the setting may be changed to a state where the game can proceed. Even in such a configuration, the setting may be changed illegally when the front door 1b is not opened. It is possible to prevent it from being done.

Further, in order to confirm the set value, the setting key switch 37 may be turned on after the game is finished and the bet number is not set. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on in such a situation, the setting value display 24 displays the setting value read from the RAM 41c, so that the setting value can be confirmed. In the setting confirmation state, the progress of the game is impossible, and by turning off the setting key switch 37, the setting confirmation state ends and the game returns to the state in which the progress is possible.

After the game is over, when the setting key switch 37 is turned on when the number of bets is not set, the setting is made on the condition that the opening of the front door 1b is detected by the door opening detection switch 25. A configuration that shifts to the confirmation state may be used, and such a configuration can prevent the set value from being illegally confirmed when the front door 1b is not opened. Further, in the configuration of shifting to the setting confirmation state on the condition that the opening of the front door 1b is detected, the opening of the front door 1b is not detected by the door opening detection switch 25 after shifting to the setting confirmation state. However, it is preferable to maintain the setting confirmation state, so that even if the front door 1b is temporarily closed during the setting confirmation, no operation for shifting to the setting confirmation state is required and the setting confirmation is performed. The operation does not become complicated. Further, when the setting key switch 37 is turned off after the start switch 7 is operated to confirm the set value after shifting to the setting confirmation state, the door open detection switch 25 detects the opening of the front door 1b. On the condition that the setting is confirmed, the setting confirmation state may be terminated and the game may be returned to the state in which the game can proceed. Even in such a configuration, the set value is illegally set when the front door 1b is not opened. It is possible to prevent it from being confirmed.

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

Then, the main control unit 41 returns the processing state of the main control unit 41 to the state before the power failure based on the data stored in the RAM 41c, provided that the data in the RAM 41c is normal at the time of its activation. However, when the RAM 41c data is not normal, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, the RAM abnormality error code is set in the register to control the RAM abnormality error state, and the progress of the game is disabled.

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

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

Further, even if it is determined that the data in the RAM 91c is normal at the time of its activation, the sub control unit 91 is activated when it receives a setting command described later indicating that the setting has been changed from the main control unit 41. The RAM 91c is initialized even when neither the return command nor the setting command, which will be described later, indicating that the control state of the main control unit 41 has been restored is received even after a certain period of time has elapsed. In this case as well, only the RAM 91c is initialized, and the execution of the effect is not disabled.

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

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 displays the data of the RAM 41c when a RAM abnormality error occurs, when the setting key switch 37 is started when the setting key switch 37 is on, when the CB ends, and when the setting key switch 37 is started when the setting key switch 37 is off. When it is not destroyed, when five initialization conditions at the end of one game are satisfied, four types of initialization with different areas to be initialized are performed according to each initialization condition.

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

In this embodiment, initialization 1 is performed before the transition of the setting change state, but it is performed at the end of the setting change state, or at both the time before the transition of the setting change state and the end of the setting change state. You can do it.

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment has a specified number of bets that can be set according to the gaming state (usually, inside, CB) (in this embodiment, 3 in the normal gaming state and inside, 2 in CB). Is set, and it is possible to start the game on the condition that a specified number of bets set according to the gaming state is set. In this embodiment, the winning line LN is activated when a predetermined number of bets are set according to the gaming state.

Then, in this embodiment, when all reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped, the activated winning line (in the case of this embodiment, all winning lines are always activated, so that the following is valid. A winning line is obtained when a combination of symbols called a role is aligned on the winning line (simply called a winning line). The combination may be a combination of the same symbols or a combination including different symbols.

The types of winning roles are determined according to the game status, but they can be broadly divided into small roles that involve the payout of medals and re-starting the next game without the need to set the number of bets. There is a game role and a special role with a transition to a game state that is advantageous to the player. In the following, the small role and the replay role are collectively referred to as the general role.

In order for each winning combination determined according to the gaming state to be won, the winning flag of the winning combination is set in the RAM 41c by winning the internal lottery described later, except when the gaming state is CB. There is a need.

Of the winning flags for each of these winning combinations, the winning flags for the small winning combination and the replaying combination are valid only in the game in which the flags are set, and are invalid in the next game, but the winning flags for the special winning combination are , It is valid until the combinations of the allowed combinations are complete by the flag, and is invalid in the game in which the combinations of the allowed combinations are complete. That is, once the winning flag of the special role is won, even if the combination of the winning combination permitted by the flag cannot be aligned, the winning flag is not invalidated and is carried over to the next game. It becomes.

In addition, in the game in which the game state is CB, the internal lottery is not performed, and the winning flags of all the small wins are set to be valid in each game, and one of the small wins is always won. Will be tolerated. Although the internal lottery is also performed in the game during the CB, the winning flags of all the small wins may be set regardless of the result of the internal lottery so that the winning of any of the small wins is always allowed.

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

In the internal lottery, the number of judgment values determined according to the winning combination, the current game state, etc. and the set value to be the target of the internal lottery is converted into the random number value for the internal lottery (numerical data stored in the lottery work). The numbers are added sequentially, and when the result of the addition overflows, it is determined that the winning combination has been won. Therefore, the winning combination is won with a probability (number of determination values / 65536) according to the magnitude of the number of determination values.

Then, when the winning of any of the winning combinations is determined, the winning flag corresponding to the winning combination is set in the internal winning flag storage work assigned to the CPU 41a. The internal winning flag storage work is composed of a 2-byte storage area, in which the upper byte is assigned as the special role storage work in which the special winning flag is set, and the lower byte is the winning of the general winning combination. It is assigned as a general role storage work for which a flag is set. Specifically, when the special role is won, the winning flag of the special role indicating that the special role has been won is set in the special role storage work, and the winning flag set in the general role storage work is cleared. In addition, when the general role is won, the winning flag of the general role indicating that the general role has been won is set in the general role storage work. If neither combination nor combination of combinations is won, only the general combination storage work is cleared.

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

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

The table index is an index that indicates the start address of the area in which the table creation data is stored, from the reference address when referring to the table index, according to the setting state of the winning flag by the internal lottery (hereinafter referred to as the internal winning state). The difference up to the address where the data is stored is registered. As a result, it is possible to acquire the difference according to the internal winning state and to acquire the corresponding index data by adding the difference to the reference address. Even if the winning status of the winning combination is different, the same address is stored as index data when the same control is applied. In such a case, the same table creation data is referred to. Therefore, the stop control table will be created.

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

The stop control table referred to according to the reel stop status is whether all reels are rotating, only the left reel is stopped, only the middle reel is stopped, only the right reel is stopped, left, It may differ depending on whether the middle reel is stopped, the left or right reel is stopped, the middle or right reel is stopped, and if any of the reels is stopped, it is stopped. Since it may differ depending on the stop position of the finished reel, the address of the stop control table to be referred to is registered for each rotating reel for each situation, and each is based on the start address of the table creation data. The address of the stop control table to be referred to can be specified according to the situation of, and the necessary stop control table can be specified according to each situation from the specified address. Even if the stop status of the reels and the stop position of the stopped reels are different, if the same stop control table is applied, the same address may be registered as the address of the stop control table. In such a case, the same stop control table will be referred to.

The stop control table is data that can specify the number of slip frames for each timing when the stop operation is performed. In this embodiment, a stepping motor that makes one revolution in a cycle of 336 steps (0 to 335) is used for the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R. That is, by driving the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R in 336 steps, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R make one revolution. Twenty-one regions (frames) divided into 16 steps (the number of steps in which one symbol moves) are defined for one round of the reel, and these regions are regions 0 to 20 from the reel reference position. Numbers are assigned. On the other hand, the number of symbols arranged on one reel is also 21, and symbol numbers 0 to 20 are assigned to the symbols of each reel from the reel reference position, so that the symbols 0 to 20 are assigned. , 0 to 20 area numbers are assigned in order. Then, the number of sliding frames for each area number is compressed and stored in the stop control table according to a predetermined rule, and the number of sliding frames for each area number can be obtained by expanding the stop control table. There is.

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

Next, the procedure for creating the stop control table will be described. First, at the start of reel rotation, the start address of the table creation data according to the internal winning state of the game is acquired. Specifically, first, the table index is referred to, the index data corresponding to the internal winning state is acquired, the table creation data is specified based on the acquired index data, and all reels are selected from the specified table creation data. Acquires the address of the stop control table of each reel corresponding to the rotating state, expands the stop control table of each reel stored in the acquired address, and creates a stop control table for all the reels.

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

Next, regarding the control when the main control unit 41 effectively detects any operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R corresponding to the rotating reel, and causes the corresponding reel to derive the display result. Explaining, when the operation corresponding to the rotating reel is effectively detected among the stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R, the stop operation position is based on the number of steps from the reel reference position at the time when the stop operation is detected. The area number of the specified stop operation is specified, the stop control table of the reel in which the stop operation is detected is referred to, and the number of sliding frames corresponding to the area number of the specified stop operation position is acquired. Then, control is performed to rotate and stop the reel by the number of acquired sliding frames. Specifically, from the number of steps from the reel reference position at the time when the stop operation is detected, the number of steps from the acquired number of sliding frames to pulling in and stopping is calculated, and the reel is rotated and stopped by the calculated number of steps. Take control. As a result, the area corresponding to the area number corresponding to the stop position several minutes ahead of the area number of the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected is the stop reference position (in this embodiment, the perspective window 3 It will stop at the area of the lower symbol).

In the table index of this embodiment, only one address is stored as index data corresponding to one internal winning state in one gaming state, and further, one table creation data contains one reel. Only one address is stored as the address of the storage area of the stop control table corresponding to the stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel). That is, the table creation data corresponding to one internal winning state in one gaming state and the stop control table corresponding to the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel) are uniquely defined. The stop control table created with reference to is also unique to one internal winning state in one gaming state and the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel). Therefore, when the gaming state, the internal winning state, and the reel stop state (and the stop position of the stopped reel) all have the same conditions, the reels are based on the same stop control table, that is, the same control pattern. Stop control will be performed.

Further, in this embodiment, a value of 0 to 4 is set as the number of sliding frames of the stop control table applied in the normal game state and inside, and the stop operation is detected in the normal game state and inside. After that, it is possible to pull in a maximum of 4 frames and stop the reel. That is, it is possible to specify the stop position of the symbol from a range of up to 5 frames including the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected in the normal game state and inside. Further, since it is necessary to move one frame to move the reel for one symbol, it is possible to pull in a maximum of four symbols after detecting the stop operation to stop the reel, and stop when the stop operation is detected. It is possible to specify the stop position of a symbol from a range of up to 5 symbols including the operation position.

Further, in the stop control table of the middle reel and the right reel applied in the CB, a value of 0 to 4 is set as the number of sliding frames as in the stop control table applied in the normal gaming state and the inside. After detecting the stop operation, it is possible to pull in a maximum of 4 frames to stop the reel. That is, it is possible to pull in a maximum of 4 symbols to stop the reel after detecting the stop operation, and it is possible to specify the stop position of the symbol from a range of a maximum of 5 symbols including the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected. .. On the other hand, in the stop control table of the left reel applied during CB, the values of 0 and 1 are set as the number of sliding frames, and after the stop operation is detected, only one frame at the maximum is pulled in to stop the reel. It is possible. That is, it is possible to pull in a maximum of 1 symbol to stop the reel after detecting the stop operation, and it is possible to specify the stop position of the symbol from a range of a maximum of 2 symbols including the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected. ..

In this embodiment, if any of the winning combinations is won in the normal game state or inside, the winning winning combination is drawn to the maximum within the range of 4 frames on the winning line, and the winning combination is the winning line. A stop control table is created in which the number of sliding frames to be pulled in so that they are not aligned on the top, and the reels are stopped and controlled. On the other hand, if none of the winning combinations are won, none of the winning combinations are aligned. Create a stop control table with a fixed number and control the stop of the reel. As a result, in the normal game state and inside, when the stop operation is performed, if it is possible to align and stop the winning combinations in the drawing range of up to 4 frames on the winning line, align them. The control to stop is performed, and the winning combination is controlled to stop without aligning within the pull-in range of a maximum of 4 frames.

Further, in this embodiment, when a small winning combination is won inside, that is, when a special winning combination and a small winning combination are won at the same time, the winning small winning combination is drawn to the winning line as much as possible within a range of 4 frames. As for the stop operation position where the number of sliding frames is set and the winning small winning combination cannot be drawn into the winning line within a maximum of 4 frames, the winning special role can be drawn to the winning line within a maximum of 4 frames. A stop control table in which the number of sliding frames is determined so as to be drawn into is created, and the reel stop control is performed. As a result, when a special role and a small role are won at the same time, when the stop operation is performed, the winning small roles are aligned and stopped on the winning line within a pull-in range of up to 4 frames. If possible, control is performed to align and stop them, and if the winning small winning combination cannot be drawn in the drawing range of up to 4 frames on the winning line, the drawing range of up to 4 frames can be drawn on the winning line. If the winning special roles can be aligned and stopped, the control to align and stop them will be performed, and the unwinned combinations will be controlled to stop without aligning within the pull-in range of 4 frames. Become. That is, in such a case, the control of aligning the small winning combination on the winning line is prioritized over the special winning combination, and the special winning combination can be won only when the small winning combination cannot be drawn in. If the special role and the small role can be drawn in at the same time, only the small role will be drawn in, and the small role will not be aligned on the winning line at the same time as the special role.

Further, in this embodiment, when the re-game combination is won inside, that is, when the special role and the re-game combination are simultaneously won, the winning re-game combination is placed on the winning line at the maximum within a range of 4 frames. Create a stop control table in which the number of sliding frames is determined so as to draw in to the limit, and perform stop control of the reel. As a result, when the special role and the re-game combination are won at the same time, when the stop operation is performed, the symbols of the re-game combination are aligned and stopped within the pull-in range of up to 4 frames on the winning line. I do. In this case, the symbols constituting the re-game combination or the symbols constituting the re-game combination to be elected at the same time are arranged within 5 symbols, that is, within 4 frames for each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. Since it can be stopped at any position within the pull-in range of 4 frames, if the special role and the re-game combination are won at the same time, regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R by the player. Instead, all the replay roles will be awarded. That is, in such a case, the control of aligning the re-game combination on the winning line is prioritized over the special combination, and the re-game combination is sure to win the prize. If the special role and the re-game role can be drawn in at the same time, only the re-game role will be drawn in, and the special role will not be aligned on the winning line at the same time as the re-game role.

In addition, in this embodiment, in each game during CB, a stop control table is created in which the number of sliding frames in which any small winning combination is drawn to the winning line in the range of one frame is defined for the left reel. Reel stop control is performed, and for the middle reel and the right reel, a stop control table is created in which the maximum number of sliding frames is set to draw any small winning combination on the winning line within the range of 4 frames, and the reel stop control is performed. I do. As a result, when the left reel is stopped, the winning line is controlled so that the symbols of the small winning combination are aligned and stopped within the pull-in range of up to one frame, and the middle reel or the right reel is stopped. When it is broken, the winning line is controlled so that the symbols of the small winning combination are aligned and stopped within the drawing range of up to 4 frames.

In this embodiment, the reel stop control is performed using a stop control table that can specify the number of slip frames for each timing when the stop operation is performed. However, the stop position that can specify the stop position can be specified. A configuration that specifies the stop position from the table and stops the reel at the specified stop position, and searches for a stop position that can be stopped at the timing when the stop operation is performed without using the stop control table or stop position table. A configuration that performs stop control to specify and stop the reel at the specified stop position, stop control using the stop control table, stop control using the stop position table, and stop without using the stop control table or stop position table. A configuration in which stop control by searching and specifying a stop position may be used together, or a configuration in which a stop control table or a stop position table is partially changed to perform stop control may be used.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 rotates the reel for which the stop operation has not been detected until the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected after the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is started. On condition that the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is continuously detected, the corresponding reel is controlled to stop the display result. Even if the reel rotation is temporarily stopped due to the occurrence of a reel rotation error, the stop operation is still detected after the reel rotation is restarted until the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected. The rotation of the reels that are not used is continued, and on the condition that the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected, the corresponding reel is controlled to stop the display result.

In this embodiment, on condition that the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected, the corresponding reel is controlled to stop the display result, but the reel rotation starts. After that, even if the reel stop operation is not performed when the predetermined automatic stop time has elapsed, it is considered that the stop operation has been performed and the automatic stop control for automatically stopping each reel is performed. You may. In this case, since the reels are stopped without the operation of the player, it is preferable to derive a display result that does not constitute any of the winning combinations even if any of the winning combinations is won.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 measures the game time, which is the time elapsed from the time when the rotation of the reel is started after the start of the game, that is, the time when the rotation of the reel is started. After the end of one game, a specified number of bets are set by inserting medals, etc., and when the game start operation is performed with the game start operation enabled, the reel rotation of the previous game starts. If the game time at which the counting is started from the time point is equal to or longer than the specified time (4.1 seconds in this embodiment), that is, if the specified time has elapsed from the start time of reel rotation of the previous game, no wait is generated. At that point, the rotation of the reel for the game in the game is started.

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

When the main control unit 41 controls the start switch 7 to a freeze state described later when the start switch 7 is operated, it is possible to perform a pseudo game or a reel effect during the freeze state.

In the following, a normal game in which medals and re-games are given and a game state is changed according to the display result is called a normal game, and in the normal game, the game is controlled to the frozen state 1 among the frozen states, and the progress of the game is delayed. A special game in which a medal or a re-game is given according to a display result, or a game state is not changed is called a pseudo game. Further, in the normal game, the reel is controlled to the frozen state 2 out of the frozen states, and the progress of the game is delayed, and the reel is changed in a variation mode different from that of the normal game without any operation by the player. Called reel production.

In the simulated game, after all the reels are started to rotate, operations such as the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as operations that are not related to the progress of the game, and control is performed to stop the reels according to the operations. When the start switch 7 is operated to start the simulated game, unlike the normal game, the reel rotation control is started and the stop switch 8L, even if the specified time has not elapsed from the start of the reel rotation in the previous game. Reel stop control can be performed according to the operation to 8C and 8R. After the freeze state 1 in which the simulated game is performed is released, the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is involved in the progress of the game after the rotation of all reels is started again in order to start the normal game. It can be accepted as an operation. Therefore, from the start to the end of the freeze state 1, the progress of the game is delayed by delaying the start timing of the normal game and the timing at which the reel stop operation for advancing the game is enabled. Reel.

Further, when the reel is stopped in the simulated game, unlike the case where the reel is stopped in the normal game, the control to vibrate the reel up and down after deriving the target stop position without completely stopping the reel. Is supposed to do. Specifically, when the main control unit 41 stops the reel in a normal game, the reel is completely stopped by not changing the excitation state of the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R for a predetermined time (for example, 500 ms) or more. On the other hand, when the reel is stopped due to the simulated game, the reel is not completely stopped by changing the excitation state of the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R before the predetermined time elapses. , When the reels are stopped, it is possible to distinguish whether the reels are stopped due to the simulated game or the reels are stopped due to the normal game.

Further, in the reel production, as a variation mode different from the normal game, as will be described later, the reel reverse rotation in which the rotation of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R is rotated in the direction opposite to the rotation direction (forward direction) in the normal game. , And, as will be described later, it is possible to perform symbol conversion (7 sets) in which the reels are varied to convert to different display results. After the freeze state 2 in which the reel effect is performed is released, the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is involved in the progress of the game after the rotation of all the reels is started again in order to start the normal game. It can be accepted as an operation. Therefore, from the start to the end of the freeze state 2, the progress of the game is delayed by delaying the start timing of the normal game and the timing at which the reel stop operation for advancing the game is enabled. Reel.

Next, a command transmitted by the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 will be described.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 gives the sub control unit 91 a number of input commands, a credit command, an internal winning command, a reel acceleration information command, a continuous lottery result command, a stop operation command, a slip frame number command, and the like. Multiple types including stop command, game end command, winning number command, payout start command, payout end command, standby command, stop command, error command, return command, setting command, setting confirmation command, door command, operation detection command Send a command.

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

The number of inserted medals command is a command that can specify the number of inserted medals, that is, the number of medals used to set the number of medals, and is a state from the end of the game (after changing the setting) to the start of the game. , Or when a medal is inserted in a state where the specified number of bets is not set, or when the MAXBET switch 6 is operated to set the bet number, the medal is transmitted. Further, since the input number command is transmitted when the bet number setting operation is performed, it is possible to identify that the bet number setting operation has been performed by receiving the input number command.

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

The internal winning command is a command that can specify the result of the internal lottery, and is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated to start the game. Since all of the internal winning commands are transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated and the game is started, it is possible to identify that the start switch 7 is operated and the game is started by receiving these commands. ..

The reel acceleration information command is a command that can specify that the rotation of the reel starts, whether the rotation starts with the progress of the normal game, the rotation starts with the progress of the simulated game, or the rotation starts with the reel effect. It is transmitted when the rotation of the reel is started with the progress of the normal game, the progress of the simulated game, or the reel effect.

The continuous lottery result command is a command that can specify the result of the continuous lottery that determines whether or not to continue the freeze state 1, and is transmitted when the continuous lottery is performed in the simulated game.

The stop operation command is a command that can specify whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, or the area number of the stop operation position of the corresponding reel, and is a command in a normal game or a pseudo game. It is transmitted each time the stop control associated with the stop operation of each reel is performed.

The slide frame number command is a command that can specify whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, and the number of slide frames that move from the stop operation of the corresponding reel to the stop. In the normal game or the simulated game, each time the stop control associated with the stop operation of each reel is performed, the corresponding stop operation command is transmitted and then transmitted.

The stop command is a command that can specify whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, or the area number of the stop position of the corresponding reel, and is a command of each reel in a normal game or a pseudo game. Each time the stop control is performed in association with the stop operation, the corresponding slip frame number command is transmitted and then transmitted.

The stop operation command, the number of sliding frames command, and the stop command can all specify whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, and each of them in the normal game or the simulated game. Since it is transmitted every time the stop control associated with the reel stop operation is performed, it is possible to identify that any reel has been stopped and the reel to be stopped by receiving these commands.

The game end command is a command that can identify the fact that the game has ended and the game state (usually inside, CB) of the next game, and the player presses the stop switch to stop the third stop reel. It is sent when the stop switch is released.

The winning number command is a command that can specify the combination of symbols aligned on the winning line LN, the presence or absence of winning, the type of winning, and the number of medals to be paid out at the time of winning, so that the player stops the third stop reel. It is when the stop switch is pressed and the stop switch is released, and is transmitted after the game end command is transmitted.

Both the game end command and the winning number command are transmitted when the player presses the stop switch to stop the third stop reel and releases the stop switch. Therefore, by receiving these commands, It is possible to identify that all the operations necessary for advancing one game have been completed.

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

The standby command is a command indicating that the game shifts to the standby state, and when the game shifts to the standby state after the estimated end time (60 seconds in this embodiment) elapses without setting the number of bets after one game ends, credits are given. It is sent after the payout of medals by settlement (including the medal used to set the number of bets) is completed and the payout end command is sent.

The stop command is a command indicating the occurrence or release of the stop state, and when the ending effect waiting time elapses after the end of the BB, the stop command indicating the occurrence of the stop state is transmitted and the reset operation is performed. When the stop state is released, a stop command indicating the release of the stop state is transmitted.

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

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

The setting command is a command that indicates the start or end of the setting change state and the setting value after the setting change. When the setting change state is entered, the setting command indicating the start of the setting change state is sent, and when the setting change state ends. A setting command indicating the end of the setting change state and the setting value after the setting change is sent. Further, since the control state of the main control unit 41 is initialized with the transition to the setting change state, it is possible to specify that the control state of the main control unit 41 has been initialized by the setting command indicating the start of the setting. ..

The setting confirmation command is a command that indicates the start or end of the setting confirmation state. When the setting confirmation state is entered, the setting confirmation command that indicates the start of the setting confirmation is sent, and when the setting confirmation state ends, the setting that indicates the end of the setting confirmation is set. A confirmation command is sent.

The door command is a command indicating the detection state of the door open detection switch 25, that is, on (open state) / off (closed state), and is the number of bets for the next game when the power is turned on and when one game ends (after the game ends). Is transmitted when the detection state of the door open detection switch 25 changes (from on to off, from off to on) (before the setting of can be started).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In the timer interrupt processing (sub), the sub control unit 91 determines whether or not an unprocessed command is stored in the reception buffer, and if an unprocessed command is stored, the earliest of them. The control pattern table stored in the ROM 91b is referred to based on the command received in the step, and the liquid crystal display 51, the effect LED 52, the speakers 53, 54, the reel LED 55, etc. are referred to based on the control contents registered in the control pattern table. Controls the output of various production devices.

In the control pattern table, for each of the plurality of types of effect patterns, the display pattern of the liquid crystal display 51 corresponding to the type of command, the lighting mode of the effect effect LED 52, the output mode of the speakers 53 and 54, the lighting mode of the reel LED 55, etc. The control patterns of these effect devices are registered, and when the sub-control unit 91 receives a command, the sub-control unit 91 of the control patterns registered corresponding to the effect patterns set in the RAM 91c in the game of the control pattern table. Among them, the control pattern corresponding to the type of the received command is referred to, and the output control of the effect device is performed based on the control pattern. As a result, the effect according to the effect pattern and the progress of the game is executed.

If the sub-control unit 91 receives a new command during the execution of the effect triggered by the reception of a certain command, the sub-control unit 91 stops the effect based on the control pattern being executed and uses the newly received command. An effect based on the corresponding control pattern is executed. That is, even if the production is not completed to the end, when a new command is received, the production that was being executed is canceled and a new production is performed unless the new command received is not the command that triggers the new production. The effect based on the command will be executed.

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

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

First, the special role will be described with reference to FIG. CB is included in the special role.

The CB is awarded when the combination of "white 7-white 7-blue 7" is aligned with the winning line LN in the normal gaming state or inside, and the gaming state shifts to the CB.

The CB is in a state where all the small wins are allowed to win, and during the CB, one of the small wins will always win regardless of the timing of the stop operation. The CB ends when the total number of medals paid out in the CB exceeds 29.

Next, the small winning combination will be described with reference to FIG. 7. Small roles include sub-role A1, sub-role A2, sub-role A3, sub-role A4, sub-role A5, sub-role A6, sub-role B1, sub-role B2, control role 1, control role 2, control role 3, control. Includes role 4, middle bell, right-down bell, middle-stage watermelon, right-down watermelon, and CB cherry.

Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the sub-role A1, the sub-role A2, the sub-role A3, the sub-role A4, the sub-role A5, and the sub-role A6, they are simply referred to as the sub-role A, and the sub-role B1 and the sub-role. When it is not necessary to distinguish B2, it is simply called a sub-role B. When it is not necessary to distinguish between the sub-role A and the sub-role B, it is simply called a sub-role. Further, when it is not necessary to distinguish the control combination 1, the control combination 2, the control combination 3, and the control combination 4, it is simply called a control combination.

The sub-role A1 will be awarded when the combination of "replay-cherry a-cherry a" is aligned on the winning line LN in any game state, and one piece will be awarded when the sub-role A1 is awarded in the normal game state. Medal will be paid out. In addition, two medals are paid out when the deputy role A1 wins in CB. The "replay" on the left reel that makes up the sub-role A1 is located one position below the "bell" and one above the "red 7", "watermelon" or "BAR", and is in the middle. The "cherry a" on the reel is placed one below the "BAR" or "replay" and one above the "bell", and the "cherry a" on the right reel is one of the "bells". Since it is placed below and one above the "replay", it is the same for all of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 when the combination of "replay-cherry a-cherry a" is aligned on the winning line LN. The symbols of or similar to each other are not aligned. In addition, the "replay" of the left reel constituting the sub-role A1 is arranged within 5 frames, but the middle reel "cherry a" and the right reel "cherry a" constituting the sub-role A1 are arranged within 5 frames. Because there are places that are not placed in, even if you win the sub-role A1 in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, if you do not stop the middle reel and right reel at the proper timing, you will win. There is no prize for the deputy role A1.

The sub-role A2 wins when the combination of "Replay-Cherry a-Plum" is aligned on the winning line LN in any game state, and one piece when the sub-role A2 wins in the normal game state. The medal will be paid out. In addition, when the deputy role A2 wins in CB, two medals are paid out. The "replay" on the left reel that makes up the sub-role A2 is placed one position below the "bell" and one above the "red 7", "watermelon" or "BAR", and is in the middle. The "cherry a" on the reel is located one below the "BAR" or "replay" and one above the "bell", and the "plum" on the right reel is one of the "bells". Since it is placed below and one above "White 7" or "Blue 7", when the winning line LN has the combination of "Replay-Cherry a-Plum", the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 Neither of them has the same symbol or symbols similar to each other. In addition, the "replay" of the left reel that constitutes the sub-role A2 is arranged within 5 frames, but the "cherry a" of the middle reel and the "plum" of the right reel that compose the sub-role A1 are within 5 frames. Since there are places that are not arranged, even if the sub-role A2 is won in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, if the stop operation of the middle reel and the right reel is not performed at the proper timing, it will be won. There is no prize for the deputy role A2.

The sub-role A3 wins when the combination of "Replay-Cherry b-Cherry a" is aligned on the winning line LN in any game state, and one piece when the sub-role A3 wins in the normal game state. Medal will be paid out. In addition, two medals are paid out when the deputy role A3 wins in CB. The "replay" on the left reel that makes up the sub-role A3 is placed one position below the "bell" and one above the "red 7", "watermelon" or "BAR", and is in the middle. The "cherry b" on the reel is located one below the "white 7" and one above the "bell", and the "cherry a" on the right reel is one below the "bell". Since it is placed and placed one above the "replay", if the winning line LN has the same combination of "replay-cherry b-cherry a", the same symbol or the same pattern on any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 Designs that are similar to each other are never aligned. In addition, the "replay" of the left reel constituting the sub-role A3 is arranged within 5 frames, but the middle reel "cherry b" and the right reel "cherry a" constituting the sub-role A3 are arranged within 5 frames. Even if you win the sub-role A3 in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, if you do not stop the middle reel and the right reel at the proper timing, you will win. There is no prize for the deputy role A3.

The sub-role A4 wins when the combination of "Replay-Cherry b-Plum" is aligned on the winning line LN in any game state, and one piece when the sub-role A4 wins in the normal game state. The medal will be paid out. In addition, when the deputy role A4 wins in CB, two medals are paid out. The "replay" on the left reel that makes up the sub-role A4 is located one position below the "bell" and one above the "red 7", "watermelon" or "BAR", and is in the middle. The "cherry b" on the reel is placed one below the "white 7" and one above the "bell", and the "plum" on the right reel is placed one below the "bell". And because it is placed one above "White 7" or "Blue 7", when the combination of "Replay-Cherry b-Plum" is aligned with the winning line LN, it will be on any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4. The same symbol or symbols similar to each other are not aligned. In addition, the "replay" of the left reel that constitutes the sub-role A4 is arranged within 5 frames, but the "cherry b" of the middle reel and the "plum" of the right reel that compose the sub-role A4 are within 5 frames. Since there are places that are not arranged, even if the sub-role A4 is won in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, if the stop operation of the middle reel and the right reel is not performed at the proper timing, it will be won. There is no prize for the deputy role A4.

The sub-role A5 wins when the combination of "Replay-Plum-Cherry a" is aligned on the winning line LN in any game state, and one piece when the sub-role A5 wins in the normal game state. The medal will be paid out. In addition, when the deputy role A5 wins in CB, two medals are paid out. The "replay" on the left reel that makes up the sub-role A5 is located one position below the "bell" and one above the "red 7", "watermelon" or "BAR", and is in the middle. The "plum" on the reels is located one below the "replay" and one above the "bell", and the "cherry a" on the right reel is located one below the "bell". , Because it is placed one above the "replay", when the winning line LN has the combination of "replay-plum-cherry a", the same symbol or similar to any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4. The symbols are never aligned. In addition, the "replay" of the left reel that constitutes the sub-role A5 is arranged within 5 frames, but the "plum" of the middle reel and the "cherry a" of the right reel that compose the sub-role A5 are within 5 frames. Since there are places that are not arranged, even if the sub-role A5 is won in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, if the stop operation of the middle reel and the right reel is not performed at the proper timing, it will be won. There is no prize for the deputy role A5.

The sub-role A6 wins when the combination of "replay-plum-plum" is aligned on the winning line LN in any game state, and one medal when the sub-role A6 wins in the normal game state. Is paid out. In addition, two medals are paid out when the deputy role A6 wins in the CB. The "replay" on the left reel that makes up the sub-role A6 is located one position below the "bell" and one above the "red 7", "watermelon" or "BAR", and is in the middle. The "plum" on the reels is located one below the "replay" and one above the "bell", and the "plum" on the right reel is located one below the "bell". Since it is placed one above "White 7" or "Blue 7", when the winning line LN has the same combination of "Replay-Plum-Plum", the same symbol is used for all of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4. Or, the symbols that are similar to each other are not aligned. In addition, the "replay" of the left reel constituting the sub-role A6 is arranged within 5 frames, but the "plum" of the middle reel and the "plum" of the right reel constituting the sub-role A6 are arranged within 5 frames. Since there are some parts that have not been played, even if the sub-role A6 is won in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, if the stop operation of the middle reel and the right reel is not performed at the proper timing, it will be won. There is no prize for the deputy role A6.

The sub-role B1 is "Blue 7-Bell-Red 7", "Blue 7-Bell-Replay", "Watermelon-Bell-Red 7", "Watermelon-Bell-Replay" on the winning line LN in any game state. A prize is won when any combination of the above is complete, and one medal is paid out when the sub-role B1 wins in the normal game state and inside. In addition, two medals are paid out when the sub-role B1 wins in CB. The left reel "Blue 7" that constitutes the sub-role B1 "Blue 7-Bell-Red 7" is placed one position below "Cherry a" and one above "Bell". The "bell" on the middle reel is placed one below "cherry a" or "plum" "cherry b" and one above "blue 7" or "watermelon" or "replay". The "Red 7" on the right reel is placed one below the "Replay" and one above the "Bell". In addition, the left reel "Blue 7" that constitutes the sub-role B1 "Blue 7-Bell-Replay" is placed one position below "Cherry a" and one above "Bell". The "bell" on the middle reel is placed one below "cherry a" or "plum" or "cherry b" and one above "blue 7" or "watermelon" or "replay". The "Replay" on the right reel is placed one below "Blue 7" or "Cherry a", "BAR", "Watermelon" and one above "Red 7" or "Bell". Have been placed. In addition, the left reel "watermelon" that constitutes the sub-role B1 "watermelon-bell-red 7" is placed one position below "replay" or "white 7" and "cherry a", and is "bell". , Or "white 7", and the middle reel "bell" is placed one below "cherry a" or "plum", "cherry b", "blue 7" or It is placed one above the "watermelon" and "replay", and the "red 7" on the right reel is placed one below the "replay" and one above the "bell". In addition, the "watermelon" on the left reel that constitutes the "watermelon-bell-replay" of the sub-role B1 is placed one position below the "replay" or "white 7" and "cherry a", and the "bell". Or it is placed one above "White 7" and the "bell" on the middle reel is placed one below "Cherry a" or "Plum", "Cherry b" and "Blue 7" or "Blue 7" or "Cherry b". It is placed one above "Watermelon" and "Replay", and "Replay" on the right reel is placed one below "Blue 7" or "Cherry a", "BAR", and "Watermelon". It is located one above the "Red 7" or "Bell". For this reason, it is invalid when the winning line LN has a combination of "Blue 7-Bell-Red 7", "Blue 7-Bell-Replay", "Watermelon-Bell-Red 7", and "Watermelon-Bell-Replay". None of the lines LM1 to LM4 have the same symbol or symbols similar to each other. In addition, the symbol of either "blue 7" or "watermelon" on the left reel that constitutes the sub-role B1, the "bell" on the middle reel that constitutes the sub-role B1, and the "red" on the right reel that constitutes the sub-role B1. Since the symbol of any one of "7" and "replay" is arranged within 5 frames, in principle, when the sub-role B1 is won in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, the stop operation is performed. It can be said that it is a role that can be won regardless of the timing of.

The sub-role B2 is any of "Blue 7-BAR-Bell", "Blue 7-Replay-Bell", "Watermelon-BAR-Bell", and "Watermelon-Replay-Bell" on the winning line LN in any gaming state. A prize is awarded when the combinations are complete, and one medal is paid out when the sub-role B2 wins in the normal game state and inside. In addition, when the deputy role B2 wins in CB, two medals are paid out. The left reel "Blue 7" that composes the sub-role B2 "Blue 7-BAR-Bell" is placed one position below "Cherry a" and one above "Bell". , The "BAR" on the middle reel is placed one below the "Replay" and one above the "Cherry a", and the "Bell" on the right reel is "Red 7" or "Replay". It is placed one below, and one above "cherry a" or "cherry b", "BAR", and "plum". In addition, the left reel "Blue 7" that constitutes the sub-role B2 "Blue 7-Replay-Bell" is placed one position below "Cherry a" and one above "Bell". The "Replay" on the middle reel is placed one below "Red 7" or "Watermelon" or "Bell" and is 1 of "Plum" or "White 7", "BAR" or "Cherry a". Located one above, the "bell" on the right reel is one below "red 7" or "replay" and is of "cherry a" or "cherry b", "BAR", "plum". It is placed one above. In addition, the left reel "watermelon" that constitutes the sub-role B2 "watermelon-BAR-bell" is placed one position below "replay" or "white 7" and "cherry a", and is "bell". Or it is placed one above "White 7", the "BAR" on the middle reel is placed one below "Replay", one above "Cherry a", and the right reel. The "bell" of is placed one below the "red 7" or "replay" and one above the "cherry a" or "cherry b", "BAR", and "plum". In addition, the left reel "watermelon" that constitutes the sub-role B2 "watermelon-replay-bell" is placed one position below "replay" or "white 7" and "cherry a", and is "bell". Or it is placed one above "White 7" and the "Replay" on the middle reel is placed one below "Red 7" or "Watermelon", "Bell" and "Plum" or "White 7". , "BAR", "Cherry a", and "Bell" on the right reel is placed one below "Red 7" or "Replay", "Cherry a" or "Cherry a". It is placed one above "Cherry b", "BAR", and "Plum". Therefore, when the winning line LN has a combination of "blue 7-BAR-bell", "blue 7-replay-bell", "watermelon-BAR-bell", and "watermelon-replay-bell", the invalid line LM1 ~ LM4 does not have the same symbol or symbols similar to each other. In addition, the symbol of any one of "blue 7" and "watermelon" on the left reel constituting the sub-role B2, the symbol of any one of "BAR" and "replay" on the middle reel constituting the sub-role B1, and the sub Since the "bells" on the right reels that make up the winning combination B1 are arranged within 5 frames, in principle, when the secondary winning combination B2 is won in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, the stop operation is performed. It can be said that it is a role that can be won regardless of the timing.

The control combination 1 is awarded when the combination of "replay-cherry a-cherry b" is aligned on the winning line LN in any gaming state, and one when the control combination 1 is awarded in the normal gaming state. Medal will be paid out. In addition, when the control combination 1 wins in the CB, two medals are paid out. The "replay" on the left reel that constitutes the control combination 1 is located one position below the "bell" and one above the "red 7", "watermelon" or "BAR", and is in the middle. The "cherry a" on the reel is placed one below the "BAR" or "replay" and one above the "bell", and the "cherry b" on the right reel is one of the "bells". Since it is placed below and one above the "watermelon", it is the same for all of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 when the combination of "replay-cherry a-cherry b" is aligned on the winning line LN. The symbols of or similar to each other are not aligned. Further, the "replay" of the left reel constituting the control combination 1 is arranged within 5 frames, but the middle reel "cherry a" and the right reel "cherry b" constituting the control combination 1 are arranged within 5 frames. Even if the control combination 1 is won in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, if the stop operation of the middle reel and the right reel is not performed at an appropriate timing, the winning is won. You will not win the winning control role 1.

The control combination 2 wins when the combination of "replay-cherry b-cherry b" is aligned on the winning line LN in any game state, and one when the control combination 2 wins in the normal game state and inside. Medal will be paid out. In addition, when the control combination 2 wins in the CB, two medals are paid out. The "replay" on the left reel that constitutes the control combination 2 is located one position below the "bell" and one above the "red 7", "watermelon" or "BAR", and is in the middle. The "cherry b" on the reel is located one below the "white 7" and one above the "bell", and the "cherry b" on the right reel is one below the "bell". Since it is placed and placed one above the "watermelon", if the winning line LN has the combination of "replay-cherry b-cherry b", the same symbol or the same pattern on any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 Designs that are similar to each other are never aligned. Further, the "replay" of the left reel constituting the control combination 2 is arranged within 5 frames, but the middle reel "cherry b" and the right reel "cherry b" constituting the control combination 2 are arranged within 5 frames. Even if the control combination 2 is won in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, if the stop operation of the middle reel and the right reel is not performed at an appropriate timing, the winning is won. You will not win a prize in the reeling control role 2.

The control combination 3 wins when the combination of "replay-cherry a-white 7" is aligned on the winning line LN in any game state, and one when the control combination 3 wins in the normal game state and inside. Medal will be paid out. In addition, eight medals are paid out when the control combination 2 wins in the CB. The "replay" on the left reel that constitutes the control combination 2 is located one position below the "bell" and one above the "red 7", "watermelon" or "BAR", and is in the middle. The "cherry b" on the reel is located one below the "white 7" and one above the "bell", and the "cherry b" on the right reel is one below the "bell". Since it is placed and placed one above the "watermelon", it is similar to or similar to any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 when the winning line LN has a combination of "Replay-Cherry a-White 7". The symbols are never aligned. Further, the "replay" of the left reel constituting the control combination 3 is arranged within 5 frames, but the middle reel "cherry a" and the right reel "white 7" constituting the control combination 3 are arranged within 5 frames. Even if the control combination 3 is won in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, if the stop operation of the middle reel and the right reel is not performed at an appropriate timing, the player wins. You will not win a prize in the reel control role 3.

The control combination 4 wins when the combination of "Replay-Cherry b-White 7" is aligned on the winning line LN in any game state, and one when the control combination 4 wins in the normal game state and inside. Medal will be paid out. In addition, when the control combination 4 wins in the CB, two medals are paid out. The "replay" on the left reel that constitutes the control combination 4 is located one position below the "bell" and one above the "red 7", "watermelon" or "BAR", and is in the middle. The "cherry b" on the reel is located one below the "white 7" and one above the "bell", and the "white 7" on the right reel is one below the "plum". Since it is placed and placed one above the "watermelon", it is similar to or similar to any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 when the winning line LN has a combination of "Replay-Cherry b-White 7". The symbols are never aligned. Further, the "replay" of the left reel constituting the control combination 4 is arranged within 5 frames, but the middle reel "cherry b" and the right reel "white 7" constituting the control combination 4 are arranged within 5 frames. Even if the control combination 4 is won in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, if the stop operation of the middle reel and the right reel is not performed at an appropriate timing, the player wins. You will not win the winning control role 4.

The middle bell will win when the winning line LN has a combination of "bell-bell-bell" in any game state, and eight medals will be paid out when the middle bell wins in the normal game state. Is done. In addition, two medals will be paid out when the middle bell wins in CB. Since the left reel "bell", the middle reel "bell", and the right reel "bell" that make up the middle bell are arranged within 5 frames, the middle bell is placed in the normal game state or in the internal lottery described later. As a general rule, when you are elected, it can be said that you can win a prize regardless of the timing of the stop operation.

The downward-sloping bell will be awarded when the combination of "Replay-Bell-Red 7" or "Replay-Bell-Replay" is aligned on the winning line LN in any game state, and will be downward-sloping in the normal game state and inside. Eight medals will be paid out when Bell wins. In addition, two medals will be paid out when the downward-sloping bell wins in CB. The "replay" of the left reel that constitutes the downward-sloping bell is located one position below the "bell", and the "red 7" and "replay" of the right reel are one above the "bell". Since it is placed in the position, when the winning line LN has the combination of "Replay-Bell-Red 7" or "Replay-Bell-Replay", the combination of "Bell-Bell-Bell" goes down to the right, that is, the invalid line. It will be aligned with LM3. In addition, since any one of the left reel "replay", the middle reel "bell", the right reel "red 7", and the "replay" that make up the right-down bell is arranged within 5 frames. In the normal game state or inside, when the downward-sloping bell is won in the internal lottery described later, in principle, it can be said that the winning role can be won regardless of the timing of the stop operation.

The middle watermelon wins when the combination of "watermelon-watermelon-watermelon" or "watermelon-watermelon-blue 7" is aligned on the winning line LN in any game state, and the middle watermelon is in the normal game state and inside. Five medals will be paid out when a prize is won. In addition, two medals will be paid out when the middle watermelon wins in the CB. Since there are places where the "watermelons" on the left, middle, and right reels that make up the middle watermelon are not placed within 5 frames, even if the middle watermelon is won in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, the left middle If each stop operation of the right reel is not performed at an appropriate timing, the winning middle watermelon will not win a prize.

The downward-sloping watermelon wins when the combination of "Bell-watermelon-cherry b" or "Bell-watermelon-white 7" is aligned on the winning line LN in any game state, and is right in the normal game state. Five medals will be paid out when the falling watermelon wins. In addition, two medals will be paid out when a downward-sloping watermelon wins in CB. The "bell" on the left reel that makes up the downward-sloping watermelon is located one position below the "watermelon" or "blue 7", and the "cherry b" and "cherry b" on the right reel that make up the downward-sloping watermelon. "White 7" is located one position above "Watermelon", so if the winning line LN has a combination of "Bell-Watermelon-Cherry b" or "Bell-Watermelon-White 7", "Watermelon" The combination of "-watermelon-watermelon" or "blue 7-watermelon-watermelon" goes down to the right, that is, it is aligned with the invalid line LM3. In addition, the left reel "bell" that makes up the right-down watermelon is placed within 5 frames, but the middle reel "watermelon" that makes up the right-down watermelon, the right reel "cherry b", and "white 7" Since there is a part where the symbol of any one of 1 is not arranged within 5 frames, even if the right-down watermelon is won in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, the middle reel and the right reel are stopped. If is not done at the right time, the winning watermelon will not win.

The CB cherry wins when the winning line LN has a combination of "cherry-bell-replay" in the CB, and two medals are paid out when the CB cherry wins in the CB.

Next, the replay combination will be described with reference to FIG. The replays include middle replays, upward-sloping replays, bell replays, and red 7 replays.

The middle stage replay is a prize when the combination of "replay-replay-replay" is aligned in the winning line LN in the normal game state, and the replay game (replay) is given. Since the left reel "replay", the middle reel "replay", and the right reel "replay" that make up the middle replay are arranged within 5 frames, the middle replay is performed in the normal game state or in the internal lottery described later. As a general rule, when you are elected, it can be said that you can win a prize regardless of the timing of the stop operation.

The upward-sloping replay is a prize when the combination of "Bell-Replay-Red 7" or "Bell-Replay-Bell" is aligned in the winning line LN in the normal game state, and the replay game (replay) is given. Will be done. The "bell" on the left reel that constitutes the upward-sloping replay is located one position above the "replay", and the "red 7" and "bell" on the right reel are one below the "replay". Since it is placed in the position, when the winning line LN has the combination of "Bell-Replay-Red 7" or "Bell-Replay-Bell", it goes up to the right, that is, the invalid line LM4 is "Replay-Replay-Replay". The combinations will be complete. Also, since the symbol of any one of the left reel "bell", the middle reel "replay", the right reel "red 7", and the "bell" that make up the right-up replay is arranged within 5 frames. In the normal game state or inside, when the right-up replay is won in the internal lottery described later, in principle, it can be said that the winning role can be won regardless of the timing of the stop operation.

Bell Replay is in the normal game state, and inside the winning line LN, "Replay-Blue 7-Cherry a", "Replay-Blue 7-Cherry b", "Replay-Blue 7-BAR", "Replay-Blue 7-" "Plum", "Replay-Watermelon-Cherry a", "Replay-Watermelon-Cherry b", "Replay-Watermelon-BAR", "Replay-Watermelon-Plum", "Replay-Replay-Cherry a", "Replay-Replay" When the combination of "cherry b", "replay-replay-BAR" or "replay-replay-plum" is complete, a prize is awarded and a replay game (replay) is awarded. The "replay" on the left reel that makes up the bell replay is located one position below the "bell", and the middle reels "blue 7", "watermelon", and "replay" (excluding number 17) are It is located one position below the "bell", and the "cherry a", "cherry b", "BAR", and "plum" on the right reel are located one position below the "bell". Because there is, "Replay-Blue 7-Cherry a", "Replay-Blue 7-Cherry b", "Replay-Blue 7-BAR", "Replay-Blue 7-Plum", "Replay-Watermelon-" are on the winning line LN. "Cherry a", "Replay-Watermelon-Cherry b", "Replay-Watermelon-BAR", "Replay-Watermelon-Plum", "Replay-Replay-Cherry a", "Replay-Replay-Cherry b", "Replay-" When the combination of "Replay-BAR" or "Replay-Replay-Plum" is complete, the combination of "Bell-Bell-Bell" is aligned in the upper row, that is, the invalid line LM1. In addition, the design of any one of the left reel "replay", the middle reel "blue 7", "watermelon", and "replay" that make up the bell replay, and the right reel "cherry a", "cherry b", and "cherry b" Since the symbol of either "BAR" or "Plum" is arranged within 5 frames, in principle, when the bell replay is won in the normal game state or in the internal lottery described later, the stop operation is performed. It can be said that it is a role that can be won regardless of the timing.

The red 7 replay is a prize when the combination of "replay-red 7-replay" is aligned in the winning line LN in the normal game state, and the replay game (replay) is given. The "replay" on the left reel that makes up the red 7 replay is located one position above the "red 7", and the "blue 7" on the middle reel is located one position above the "red 7". It is arranged, and the "replay" on the right reel is located one position above "red 7", so if the winning line LN has the combination of "replay-blue 7-replay", the lower row, That is, the combination of "red 7-red 7-red 7" can be aligned on the invalid line LM2. The "replays" of the left and right reels that make up the red 7 replay are placed within 5 frames, but the "blue 7" of the middle reel that makes up the red 7 replay is not placed within 5 frames. Therefore, even if the red 7 replay is won in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, if the stop operation of the middle reel is not performed at an appropriate timing, the winning red 7 replay is won. There is no such thing.

The blue 7 replay is a prize when the combination of "cherry a-blue 7-replay" is aligned with the winning line LN in the normal game state, and the replay game (replay) is given. The left reel "Cherry a" that makes up the Blue 7 replay is located one position above "Blue 7", and the right reel "Replay" is located one position below "Blue 7". Since they are arranged, when the combination of "cherry a-blue 7-replay" is aligned on the winning line LN, the combination of "blue 7-blue 7-blue 7" can be aligned on the invalid line LM4. The symbol of any one of "cherry a" and "bell" on the left reel and the "replay" on the right reel that make up the blue 7 replay are arranged within 5 frames, but the middle reel that makes up the blue 7 replay Since "Blue 7" is not placed within 5 frames, even if the Blue 7 replay is won in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, the stop operation of the middle reel is at the proper timing. If it is not done, you will not win the winning Blue 7 Replay.

The middle-tier cherry wins when the winning line LN has a combination of "cherry a-replay-cherry a", "cherry a-replay-BAR", and "cherry a-replay-plum". (Replay) is granted. One of the symbols of the middle reel "Replay", the right reel "Cherry a", "BAR", and "Plum" that make up the middle cherry is placed within 5 frames, but the left reel that makes up the middle cherry "Cherry a" is not placed within 5 frames, so even if you win the middle cherry in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, the left reel stop operation is at the proper timing. If it is not done, the winning middle cherry will not be won.

Strong cherries are inside the winning line LN with "Red 7-Replay-Cherry a", "Red 7-Replay-BAR", "Red 7-Replay-Plum", "BAR-Replay-Cherry a", "BAR". -When the combination of "Replay-BAR" and "BAR-Replay-Plum" is complete, a prize will be awarded and a replay game (replay) will be awarded. The left reels "Red 7" and "BAR" that make up the strong cherry are placed one above the "Cherry", so "Red 7-Replay-Cherry a" and "Red 7-" are placed on the winning line LN. When the combinations of "Replay-BAR", "Red 7-Replay-Plum", "BAR-Replay-Cherry a", "BAR-Replay-BAR", and "BAR-Replay-Plum" are complete, "Cherry a-any-" The combination of "any (any symbol is acceptable)" is aligned in the lower row and upward to the right, that is, the invalid lines LM2 and LM4. One of the symbols of the middle reel "Replay" and the right reel "Cherry a", "BAR", and "Plum" that make up the strong cherry are arranged within 5 frames, but the left reel that makes up the strong cherry Since there are places where none of the "Red 7" and "BAR" symbols are placed within 5 frames, even if you win a strong cherry in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, the left reel If the stop operation is not performed at the right time, the winning strong cherry will not be won.

Weak cherries are awarded when the combination of "Red 7-Replay-Bell" and "BAR-Replay-Bell" is aligned on the winning line LN inside, and a replay game (replay) is given. Since the left reels "Red 7" and "BAR" that make up the weak cherry are placed one above the "Cherry", "Red 7-Replay-Bell" and "BAR-Replay-" are placed on the winning line LN. When the combinations of "bells" are aligned, the combinations of "cherry a-any-any (any symbol can be any symbol)" are aligned in the lower row and upward to the right, that is, in the invalid lines LM2 and LM4. The middle reel "Replay" and the right reel "Bell" that make up the weak cherry are placed within 5 frames, but the left reel "Red 7" and "BAR" that make up the weak cherry are both symbols. Since there are places that are not arranged within 5 frames, even if a weak cherry is won in the internal lottery described later in the normal game state or inside, if the left reel stop operation is not performed at the proper timing, it will be won. You won't win a prize for a strong cherry.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14, a combination of lottery target combinations read out as lottery target combinations for each game state will be described. In this embodiment, as described above, the internal lottery is performed only in the normal gaming state or inside, and the winning combination that is the target of the internal lottery depending on whether it is in the normal gaming state or inside. Winning probability is different. As will be described later as a lottery target combination, a plurality of winning combinations may be read out at the same time and may be won in duplicate. 13 and 14 show combinations of combinations that are read out for each lottery target combination, that is, combinations of combinations that constitute simultaneous winning combinations, and by indicating "+" between the winning combinations, the lottery is performed simultaneously in the internal lottery. Indicates that it is read as a target combination.

In FIGS. 11 to 12, the vertical column shows the lottery target combination, and the horizontal column shows the game state. In addition, a circle in the column where the game state and the lottery target combination intersect indicates that the lottery target combination is read when the game state is in effect, and a cross mark indicates that the lottery target combination is read when the game state is in the game state. Indicates that the combination is not read.

The numerical value shown below the circle indicates the number of determination values of a predetermined set value (for example, set value 1). An internal lottery is performed using the number of determined values. The denominator of the number of determination values is set to "65536" in correspondence with a random number (integer of 0 to 65535) for internal lottery. Therefore, for example, the winning probability of the lottery target combination in which "300" is set as the number of determination values is 300/65536.

In the normal gaming state, CB, middle left bell 1, middle left bell 2, middle left bell 3, middle left bell 4, middle left bell 5, middle left bell 6, middle right bell 1, middle right bell 2, middle Right bell 3, middle right bell 4, middle right bell 5, middle right bell 6, right left bell 1, right left bell 2, right left bell 3, right left bell 4, right left bell 5, right left bell 6, right middle bell 1, right middle Bell 2, middle right bell 3, middle right bell 4, middle right bell 5, middle right bell 6, watermelon, common bell, and normal replay 1 are the targets of the internal lottery.

When inside, middle left bell 1, middle left bell 2, middle left bell 3, middle left bell 4, middle left bell 5, middle left bell 6, middle right bell 1, middle right bell 2, middle right bell 3 , Middle right bell 4, Middle right bell 5, Middle right bell 6, Right left bell 1, Right left bell 2, Right left bell 3, Right left bell 4, Right left bell 5, Right left bell 6, Right middle bell 1, Right middle bell 2, Right middle bell 3, right middle bell 4, right middle bell 5, right middle bell 6, middle cherry, strong cherry, weak cherry, watermelon, common bell, normal replay 1, normal replay 2, bell replay are the target roles of the internal lottery It becomes.

As shown in FIG. 13, the middle left bell 1 is a combination of sub-role A1 + sub-role A3 + sub-role B1 + middle-stage bell, and the middle-left bell 2 is a combination of sub-role A2 + sub-role A4 + sub-role B1 + middle-stage bell. , Middle left bell 3 is a combination of sub-role A3 + sub-role A5 + sub-role B1 + middle-stage bell, middle-left bell 4 is a combination of sub-role A4 + sub-role A6 + sub-role B1 + middle-stage bell, and middle-left bell 5 is The combination of the secondary role A1 + the secondary role A5 + the secondary role B1 + the middle bell, and the middle left bell 6 is a combination of the secondary role A2 + the secondary role A6 + the secondary role B1 + the middle bell.

Further, the middle right bell 1 is a combination of the sub-role A1 + the sub-role A3 + the sub-role B1 + the control role 1 + the middle-stage bell, and the middle-right bell 2 is the sub-role A2 + the sub-role A4 + the sub-role B1 + the control role 3 + the middle-stage bell. Combination, middle right bell 3 is a combination of sub-role A3 + sub-role A5 + sub-role B1 + control role 2 + middle-stage bell, and middle-right bell 4 is a combination of sub-role A4 + sub-role A6 + sub-role B1 + control role 4 + middle-stage bell. The middle right bell 5 is a combination of a secondary role A1 + a secondary role A5 + a secondary role B1 + a control role 1 + a middle stage bell, and the middle right bell 6 is a combination of a secondary role A2 + a secondary role A6 + a secondary role B1 + a control combination 3 + a middle stage bell.

The right / left bell 1 is a combination of sub-role A1 + sub-role A3 + sub-role B2 + middle-stage bell, the right-left bell 2 is a combination of sub-role A2 + sub-role A4 + sub-role B2 + middle-stage bell, and the right-left bell 3 is a sub-role. A3 + sub-role A5 + sub-role B2 + middle-stage bell combination, right-left bell 4 is a combination of sub-role A4 + sub-role A6 + sub-role B2 + middle-stage bell, right-left bell 5 is sub-role A1 + sub-role A5 + sub-role B2 + middle-stage bell The combination, right and left bell 6, is a combination of the sub-role A2 + the sub-role A6 + the sub-role B2 + the middle bell.

Further, the right middle bell 1 is a combination of sub-role A1 + sub-role A3 + sub-role B2 + control role 1 + middle-stage bell, and the right-middle bell 2 is a combination of sub-role A2 + sub-role A4 + sub-role B2 + control role 3 + middle-stage bell. The right middle bell 3 is a combination of sub-role A3 + sub-role A5 + sub-role B2 + control role 2 + middle bell, and the right middle bell 4 is a combination of sub-role A4 + sub-role A6 + sub-role B2 + control role 4 + middle-stage bell, right middle The bell 5 is a combination of a secondary role A1 + a secondary role A5 + a secondary role B2 + a control role 1 + a middle-stage bell, and the right middle bell 6 is a combination of a secondary role A2 + a secondary role A6 + a secondary role B2 + a control combination 3 + a middle-stage bell.

Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish between them, the middle left bells 1 to 6 are simply referred to as middle left bells, the middle right bells 1 to 6 are simply referred to as middle right bells, and the right and left bells 1 to 6 are simply referred to as right and left bells. It is called a bell, and the right middle bells 1 to 6 may be simply called a right middle bell. Further, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the middle left bells 1 to 6, the middle right bells 1 to 6, the right and left bells 1 to 6, and the right middle bells 1 to 6, they may be simply called push order bells.

When the middle left bell is won, as shown in Fig. 16, by performing the stop operation in the middle left and right stop order, the middle bell will win the prize, and the stop operation will be in the middle right left, right left middle, right middle left stop order. By performing the stop operation, the sub-role B1 will win a prize, and by performing the stop operation in the stop order of left, middle, right, and left, right, the pull-in range of the constituent symbols of the sub-role A that has been won on the middle reel and the right reel. If the stop operation is performed with, the winning sub-role A will win a prize, and it will stop outside the pull-in range of the constituent symbol of the winning sub-role A on either the middle reel or the right reel. When the operation is performed, neither role is available. That is, eight medals can be obtained when the stop operation is performed in the stop order of the middle left and right, whereas one medal can be obtained when the stop operation is performed in the stop order other than the middle left and right. In some cases, you can do it, but in other cases you cannot win even one medal.

When the middle right bell is won, as shown in FIG. 16, by performing the stop operation in the middle right left stop order, the middle bell will win the prize, and the stop operation will be performed in the middle left and right, right left middle, right middle left stop order. By doing so, the sub-role B1 will win a prize, and by performing the stop operation in the stop order of left, middle, right, and left, right, in the pull-in range of the constituent symbols of the sub-role A that has been won on the middle reel and the right reel. When the stop operation is performed, the winning sub-role A will win a prize, and the stop operation will be performed outside the pull-in range of the constituent symbol of the winning sub-role A on either the middle reel or the right reel. If is done, neither role will be available. That is, eight medals can be obtained when the stop operation is performed in the stop order of the middle right and left, whereas one medal can be obtained when the stop operation is performed in the stop order other than the middle right and left. In some cases, you can do it, but in other cases you cannot win even one medal.

When the right and left bells are won, as shown in FIG. 16, by performing the stop operation in the stop order of right and left, the middle bell will win the prize, and the stop operation will be performed in the stop order of right, middle left, middle left and right, middle right and left. As a result, the sub-role B2 will win a prize, and by performing the stop operation in the stop order of left, middle right, left and right, it will stop within the pull-in range of the constituent symbols of the sub-role A that has been won on the middle reel and the right reel. If the operation is performed, the winning sub-role A will win a prize, and the stop operation will be performed outside the pull-in range of the constituent symbols of the winning sub-role A on either the middle reel or the right reel. If done, neither role will be available. That is, eight medals can be obtained when the stop operation is performed in the stop order of right and left, whereas one medal can be obtained when the stop operation is performed in the stop order other than right and left. In some cases, you can do it, but in other cases you cannot win even one medal.

When the right middle bell is won, as shown in FIG. 16, by performing the stop operation in the right middle left stop order, the middle bell will win the prize, and the stop operation will be performed in the right left middle, middle left and right, middle right left stop order. By doing so, the sub-role B2 will win a prize, and by performing the stop operation in the stop order of left, middle right, and left and right, the drawing range of the constituent symbols of the sub-role A that has been won on the middle reel and the right reel When the stop operation is performed, the winning sub-role A will win a prize, and the stop operation will be performed outside the pull-in range of the constituent symbols of the winning sub-role A on either the middle reel or the right reel. If is done, neither role will be available. That is, eight medals can be obtained when the stop operation is performed in the stop order of right, middle, and left, whereas one medal is obtained when the stop operation is performed in the stop order other than right, middle, and left. In some cases, you cannot win even one medal.

As described above, in this embodiment, when any of the middle left bell, the middle right bell, the right left bell, and the right middle bell, that is, the push order bell is won, the stop operation is performed in the operation mode according to the type of winning combination. By doing so, the middle bell will surely win a prize and eight medals can be obtained, while the sub-role A or the sub-role B can be performed by performing the stop operation in an operation mode other than the operation mode according to the type of winning combination. You can win a prize and win one medal, or you cannot win any medal.

Therefore, when the push order bell is won, the expected value of the number of medals to be paid out can be changed depending on whether or not the operation mode is operated according to the type of winning combination. That is, even if one of the push order bells is won, it is not possible to intentionally select a specific operation mode unless the type is known, and if the stop order matches, eight medals are surely won. Although it can be done, if the stop order does not match, only one medal can be obtained, and even one medal may not be obtained.

In addition, when the push order bell is won, if the stop operation is performed in the recommended stop order (stop order with the left reel as the first stop) described later, the sub-role A may win a prize, but the middle bell is There is no prize.

The watermelon is a combination of middle watermelon + downward-sloping watermelon, and the common bell is the single winning of the middle bell.

In addition, when the common bell is won, the middle bell or the right-down bell wins a prize when the stop operation is performed in the recommended stop order (stop order in which the left reel is the first stop) described later. On the other hand, when the push order bell is won, the middle bell will not win if the stop operation is performed in the recommended stop order as described above. Therefore, as a result of performing the stop operation with the left reel as the first stop, the player can recognize that the common bell has been won by winning the middle bell or the right-down bell.

Further, in CB, the pull-in range of the left reel is limited to one frame, but all small wins are allowed. Then, when the left reel is set to the first stop, one of "Replay", "Bell", "Blue 7", "Watermelon", and "Cherry a" is placed in the middle of the left reel within the pull-in range of one frame. After stopping, if the "replay" stops in the middle of the left reel, the right-down bell is controlled to align with the winning line LN, and if the "bell" stops in the middle of the left reel, the middle bell is won. Control to align to the line LN, and if "Blue 7" or "Watermelon" stops in the middle of the left reel, control to align the sub-role B1 or sub-role B2 to the winning line LN, and "align to the middle of the left reel. When "cherry a" is stopped, control is performed so that the CB cherry is aligned with the winning line LN. In addition, when the middle reel is set to the first stop, the "bell" is stopped in the middle stage of the middle reel within the pull-in range of 4 frames, and then any of the sub-role B1, the downward-sloping bell, and the CB cherry is placed on the winning line. Control to align with LN. If the right reel is the first stop, "Replay" is stopped in the middle of the right reel within the pull-in range of 4 frames, and then any of the sub-role B1, the right-down bell, and the CB cherry is the winning line. Control to align with LN. Therefore, in CB, one of the small wins will always win.

As shown in FIG. 14, the normal replay 1 is a combination of a middle stage replay + a red 7 replay + a blue 7 replay. Normal replay 2 is a combination of middle stage replay + right rising replay + red 7 replay + blue 7 replay. The middle cherry is a combination of middle cherry + middle replay. A strong cherry is a combination of a strong cherry and a middle replay. Weak cherry is a combination of weak cherry + middle replay.

When the normal replay 1 is won, as shown in FIG. 14, when the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the left reel is the first stop, that is, the stop order in the left middle right, left and right middle stops, the middle replay is set to the winning line LN. Controls to align and stop. Further, when the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the middle reel is the first stop, that is, in the stop order of middle left / right, middle right / left, control is performed to align the red 7 replay or the middle stage replay with the winning line LN and stop. At this time, when the stop operation is performed on the middle reel at the timing when "Blue 7" can be drawn into the middle stage, that is, the winning line LN, the red 7 replay is controlled to be aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. Furthermore, when the stop operation is performed on the left reel and the right reel at the timing when "Red 7" can be pulled into the lower stage, that is, the invalid line LM2, "Red 7-Red 7-Red 7" among the combinations of Red 7 replays is performed. The combination of "" is aligned with the lower row, that is, the invalid line LM2, and is stopped. On the other hand, when the stop operation is performed on the middle reel at a timing other than the timing at which "Blue 7" can be drawn into the winning line LN, the middle stage replay is controlled to be aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. Further, when the stop operation is performed in the stop order of the right and left, the control is performed so that the middle replay is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. Further, when the stop operation is performed in the right, middle, and left stop order, the blue 7 replay or the middle replay is controlled to be aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. At this time, when the stop operation is performed on the middle reel at the timing when the "blue 7" can be pulled into the middle stage, that is, the winning line LN, the control is performed to align the blue 7 replay with the winning line LN and stop it. Further, the stop operation is performed at the timing when "Blue 7" is pulled into the lower stage, that is, the invalid line LM4 on the left reel, and the stop operation is performed at the timing when "Blue 7" can be pulled into the upper stage, that is, the invalid line LM4 on the right reel. In this case, control is performed so that the combination of "blue 7-blue 7-blue 7" among the combinations of blue 7 replays is raised to the right, that is, aligned with the invalid line LM4 and stopped. On the other hand, when the stop operation is performed on the middle reel at a timing other than the timing at which "Blue 7" can be drawn into the winning line LN, the middle stage replay is controlled to be aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

When the normal replay 2 is won, as shown in FIG. 14, when the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the left reel is the first stop, that is, the stop operation in the left middle right, left and right middle stop order, the middle replay or the right rising replay is performed. It controls to align with the winning line LN and stop. Further, when the stop operation is performed in the stop order of the middle left and right, the middle replay is controlled to be aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. Further, when the stop operation is performed in the stop order of the middle right and left, the blue 7 replay or the middle replay is controlled to be aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. At this time, when the stop operation is performed on the middle reel at the timing when the "blue 7" can be pulled into the middle stage, that is, the winning line LN, the control is performed to align the blue 7 replay with the winning line LN and stop it. Further, the stop operation is performed at the timing when "Blue 7" is pulled into the lower stage, that is, the invalid line LM4 on the left reel, and the stop operation is performed at the timing when "Blue 7" can be pulled into the upper stage, that is, the invalid line LM4 on the right reel. In this case, control is performed so that the combination of "blue 7-blue 7-blue 7" among the combinations of blue 7 replays is raised to the right, that is, aligned with the invalid line LM4 and stopped. On the other hand, when the stop operation is performed on the middle reel at a timing other than the timing at which "Blue 7" can be drawn into the winning line LN, the middle stage replay is controlled to be aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. In addition, when the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the right reel is the first stop, that is, in the stop order of right, left, middle, right, middle, and left, control is performed to align the red 7 replay or the middle replay with the winning line LN and stop. .. At this time, when the stop operation is performed on the middle reel at the timing when "Blue 7" can be drawn into the middle stage, that is, the winning line LN, the red 7 replay is controlled to be aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. Furthermore, when the stop operation is performed on the left reel and the right reel at the timing when "Red 7" can be pulled into the lower stage, that is, the invalid line LM2, "Red 7-Red 7-Red 7" among the combinations of Red 7 replays is performed. The combination of "" is aligned with the lower row, that is, the invalid line LM2, and is stopped. On the other hand, when the stop operation is performed on the middle reel at a timing other than the timing at which "Blue 7" can be drawn into the winning line LN, the middle stage replay is controlled to be aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

When the middle-stage cherry is won, as shown in FIG. 14, when the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the left reel is the first stop, the left reel is stopped at the timing when the left reel "cherry a" can be stopped in the middle stage. When an operation is performed, the control is performed to align the middle cherry with the winning line LN and stop it, and when the left reel is stopped at a timing other than the timing when the left reel "cherry a" can be stopped in the middle stage. Is controlled to align the middle replay with the winning line LN and stop it. Further, when the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the middle reel or the right reel is the first stop, the middle replay is controlled to be aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

At the time of winning the strong cherry, as shown in FIG. 14, when the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the left reel is the first stop, the "red 7" or "BAR" of the left reel can be stopped in the middle stage. When the left reel is stopped, the strong cherry is controlled to align with the winning line LN and stopped, and the left reel "Red 7" or "BAR" is left at a timing other than the timing when it can be stopped in the middle stage. When the reel is stopped, the middle replay is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. Further, when the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the middle reel or the right reel is the first stop, the middle replay is controlled to be aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

At the time of winning the weak cherry, as shown in FIG. 14, when the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the left reel is the first stop, the "red 7" or "BAR" of the left reel can be stopped in the middle stage. When the left reel is stopped, the weak cherry is controlled to align with the winning line LN and stopped, and the left reel "Red 7" or "BAR" is left at a timing other than the timing when it can be stopped in the middle stage. When the reel is stopped, the middle replay is aligned with the winning line LN and stopped. Further, when the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the middle reel or the right reel is the first stop, the middle replay is controlled to be aligned with the winning line LN and stopped.

In this way, when the middle cherry is won, if the stop operation is performed in the stop order with the left reel as the first stop, "cherry a" may stop in the middle of the left reel, while the middle cherry is won. Except for the time, "cherry a" does not stop in the middle stage of the left reel even if the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the left reel is the first stop. Therefore, as a result of performing the stop operation with the left reel as the first stop, the "cherry a" stops in the middle stage of the left reel, so that the player can recognize that the middle stage cherry has been won.

In addition, when the strong cherry is won and the weak cherry is won, when the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the left reel is the first stop, the left reel "Red 7" or "BAR" can be stopped in the middle stage. By stopping the left reel, "cherry a" will stop at the bottom of the left reel, but if "cherry a" stops at the bottom of the left reel, when the strong cherry is won, the right While any of "cherry a", "BAR", and "plum" stops in the middle of the reel, "bell" stops in the middle of the right reel when the weak cherry is won. Therefore, as a result of performing the stop operation with the left reel as the first stop, "cherry a" is stopped at the lower stage of the left reel, and any of "cherry a", "BAR", and "plum" is stopped at the middle stage of the right reel. Depending on whether the reel has stopped or the "bell" has stopped, the player can recognize whether the strong cherry has won or the weak cherry has won.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, it is controlled to any of the normal gaming state, the inside, and the CB.

The normal game state is a state in which the winning flag of the CB is not carried over, and the game shifts from the game after the end of the CB. Then, the normal game state ends when the CB wins and shifts to the inside regardless of the number of games after the shift to the normal game state.

The specified number of bets in the normal game state is 3, the winning probability of the re-game combination is about 1 / 7.3, and the medals per game regardless of whether or not it is controlled by the AT described later. The payout rate will be less than 100%.

Inside, the winning flag of the CB is carried over, and the game shifts from the next game of the game in which the CB is won in the normal game state. Then, inside, when the CB wins a prize, it ends by shifting to the CB.

The specified number of bets in the inside is 3, the winning probability of the re-game combination is about 1 / 2.3, and if it is not controlled by the AT described later, the medal payout rate per game. Is less than 100%, but when controlled by the AT described later, the medal payout rate per game exceeds 100%.

The CB is a gaming state in which all small wins are allowed to win in any game, and when the CB wins in the normal gaming state or inside, the game shifts from the next game. Then, the CB ends when the total number of medals paid out during the CB exceeds 29, and the game shifts to the normal game state from the next game. In addition, during CB, regardless of the reel stop order and stop timing, one of the small wins will always win and two medals will be paid out, and it will end in 15 games after the start of CB. Will be done. In addition, in CB, the internal lottery is not performed and all the small wins are allowed to be won in any game. However, after the internal lottery is performed, any game regardless of the result of the internal lottery. However, the configuration may be such that all small wins are allowed.

The specified number of bets in CB is 2, and as described above, a small winning combination always wins and two medals are paid out, so that the medal payout rate per game is 100%. As mentioned above, the internal lottery is not performed during CB, and the re-gaming role does not win a prize.

In this embodiment, the CB is won with a probability of about 1 / 3.4 in the normal game state and shifts to the inside, and in the inside, that is, in the state where the winning flag of the CB is carried over, the AT described later If it is not controlled, the medal payout rate per game will be less than 100%, while if it is controlled by AT, the medal payout rate per game will exceed 1. There is.

In addition, as described above, when a special role and a small role are won at the same time, control is performed to prioritize the small combination, and all the small roles that are subject to the internal lottery inside. In the winning combination, the drawing range of the CB constituent symbols and the drawing range of the small winning combination symbols overlap, and even if the push order bell, watermelon, or common bell is won, the small winning combination allowed by these lottery results. The constituent symbols of will stop at the winning line LN. That is, if any of the small wins is won inside, the CB will not be won.

In addition, as described above, when the special role and the re-game combination are elected at the same time, the control is performed so that the re-game combination is always aligned, and one of the re-game combinations is elected inside. If so, you will not win a prize in CB.

Also, inside, unless the result of the internal lottery is 1/65536, one of the small wins or any of the replay wins will always be won, so once you move inside, the internal lottery will be held. The configuration is such that the CB does not win a prize unless the result is a loss of 1/65536, and the internal interior is almost maintained after the transition to the internal media.

In addition, even if the CB wins, it will end in 15 games, and even if it shifts to the normal game state after that, the CB will win again with a probability of about 1 / 3.4, and it will shift to the inside. .. In addition, even if the setting is changed, the game state and the internal winning flag are maintained in the state before the setting change.

As described above, in this embodiment, since most of the games are controlled inside, the payout rate of medals according to the set values 1 to 6 is assumed to be controlled inside. Whether or not to control the AT internally so that the value is determined according to the set value, specifically, by setting the winning probability of the navigation stock lottery described later, the winning probability of the additional lottery, etc. The medal payout rate is set according to the set values 1 to 6.

Further, when the sub control unit 91 is controlled by the AT described later, the sub control unit 91 executes the navigation effect by winning the navigation target combination. The navigation target combination controlled by the AT is a push order bell. Further, the sub-control unit 91 can execute the navigation effect by winning the navigation target combination even when it is not controlled by the AT. The navigation target combination when not controlled by the AT is the push order bell. Further, when the AT is controlled and the additional lottery described later is won, the main control unit 41 is notified of the stop order for controlling the freeze state 1 at the time of winning the normal replays 1 and 2. Perform navigation production.

The navigation effect of this embodiment is performed by displaying the navigation image from the liquid crystal display 51 and outputting the navigation voice from the speakers 53 and 54. As a navigation image, a pressing order image showing the pressing order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is displayed. In addition, as the navigation voice, a voice indicating the pressing order of the stop switch is output. For example, when the middle left bell is won, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R such as "213" (indicating that the middle reel is the first stop, the left reel is the second stop, and the right reel is the third stop) are pressed. A press order image showing the order is displayed. Further, as the navigation voice, for example, pressing the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R such as "middle left and right!" (Indicating that the middle reel is the first stop, the left reel is the second stop, and the right reel is the third stop). Outputs audio indicating the order. As for the navigation voice, only the stop switch that the player should press first or next is output. Therefore, if all reels are rotating, for example, "Middle!" Is output first, "Left!" Is output when the middle reel is stopped, and "Left!" Is output when the middle reel and the left reel are stopped. A voice such as "Right!" Is output.

As a navigation effect when any of the push order bells is won, the push order (see FIGS. 15 and 16) for surely winning the middle bell is notified. Therefore, by executing the navigation effect, the middle bell can be intentionally won when the push order bell is won.

As a navigation effect for notifying the main control unit 41 of the stop order for controlling the freeze state 1 when the normal replays 1 and 2 are won, the stop order of the left middle right is notified when the normal replay 1 is won, and the normal When Replay 2 is won, the stop order in the left and right is notified. As will be described later, the main control unit 41 is stopped in the stop order of left, right, and middle three times in a row when the normal replay 2 is won, and is stopped in the stop order of left, middle, and right when the normal replay 1 is won in the meantime. The main control unit 41 can be controlled to the freeze state 1 by executing the navigation effect by winning the additional lottery described later.

The mode of the navigation effect is not limited to such a mode, and may be any mode as long as the player can distinguish it according to the winning situation. Further, the navigation effect is not limited to the one displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and may be executed by using the effect LED 52, the speakers 53, 54, the reel LED 55, and the like.

In the present embodiment, when the middle cherry, the strong cherry, the weak cherry, the watermelon, and the common bell are won, the number of games continuously digested without being controlled by the AT is the specified number of games (for example, 1000). When the game) is reached, a navigation stock lottery is conducted to determine whether or not to grant the navigation stock, which is the right to control the AT, as a privilege advantageous to the player. In the navigation stock lottery, by determining the number of navigation stocks including 0, whether or not to grant the number of navigation stocks and, if so, the number of navigation stocks are determined. In this embodiment, middle-tier cherry, middle-tier cherry + freeze (freeze-winning when middle-tier cherry is won), strong cherry, strong cherry + freeze (freeze-winning when strong cherry is won), watermelon, watermelon + freeze (freeze-winning when watermelon is won), The former has a higher probability of winning Navistock than the latter in the order of common bell, common bell + freeze (freeze win when common bell is won), weak cherry, weak cherry + freeze (freeze win when weak cherry is won). In addition, the winning probability is set so that the average number of winnings of the former is higher than that of the latter, and when the number of games that are continuously consumed without being controlled by AT reaches the specified number of games, 1 The above Navistock will be elected. The AT that accompanies the number of games continuously digested without being controlled by the AT reaches the specified number of games is also referred to as a ceiling AT.

The number of navigation stocks indicates the number of rights controlled by the AT over a predetermined number of games (50 games in this embodiment). By consuming (subtracting) the number of navigation stocks by 1, the AT is controlled for a predetermined number of games, and the navigation effect is executed during that time. Therefore, it can be said that the larger the determined number of navigation stocks, the higher the degree of advantage for the player.

When the number of navigation stocks of 1 or more is determined in the navigation stock lottery, the sub control unit 91 stores the number of navigation stocks in the navigation stock number storage area of the RAM 91c. The sub-control unit 91 specifies whether or not to control the AT based on the presence or absence of the number of navigation stocks in the RAM 91c. In the following, the winning of Navistock may also be referred to as the winning of AT.

Then, if one or more Navistocks are won while not in AT, the initial number of games is set to 50 after the AT confirmation notification indicating the winning of AT is given after the latency period and the predetermined introduction effect. , 100 games will be decided by the initial game number lottery, and if 50 games are decided by the initial game number lottery, when the normal replay 1 or the normal replay 2 is won, the red 7 replay will win the stop order. ("312" when the normal replay 1 is won, "321" when the normal replay 2 is won) and each reel at the timing aiming at "red 7" and "blue 7" An image that prompts the stop operation of, and a 7-navigation effect that prompts the stop operation of each reel at the timing of aiming at "Red 7" and "Blue 7" are executed in the stop order in which the red 7 replay wins. , If 100 games are decided by the initial game number lottery, when the normal replay 1 or the normal replay 2 is won, the blue 7 replay wins the stop order ("321" if the normal replay 1 is won, the normal replay If 2 is won, an image indicating "312") and an image prompting the stop operation of each reel at the timing aiming at "Red 7" and "Blue 7" are displayed, and Blue 7 replay wins. The 7-navigation effect that prompts the stop operation of each reel at the timing of aiming at "red 7" and "blue 7" is executed.

Then, when the normal replay 1 or the normal replay 2 is won, one navigation stock is consumed when the red 7 replay or the blue 7 replay wins, and the AT control is started.

When one Navistock is consumed, the sub-control unit 91 stores in the RAM 91c the number of games determined by the initial game number lottery as the number of remaining AT games executed by the Navistock. Then, the number of remaining games in the RAM 91c is subtracted by 1 each time one game is exhausted, and the AT is controlled in the period until the number of remaining games becomes 0. If the push order bell is won when the number of games remains, the navigation effect is executed. Therefore, by performing the stop operation according to the notified stop order, it is possible to surely acquire eight medals, and it is possible to increase the number of medals.

In addition, if the winning combination (middle cherry, strong cherry, weak cherry, watermelon, common bell) is won before the number of remaining AT games becomes 0, the number of AT games is an advantageous privilege for the player. An additional lottery will be held to determine whether or not to add. When the additional lottery is won, a navigation effect for notifying the stop order for controlling the freeze state 1 is executed. As a result, it is possible for the player to control the freeze state 1 by performing a stop operation according to the navigation effect. Then, when the main control unit 41 is controlled to the freeze state 1, a lottery for the number of additional games is performed to determine the number of additional games each time the continuous lottery described later is won, and at the end of the freeze state 1, the number of additional games is drawn. The total number of additional games won is added to the number of remaining AT games.

After that, the number of games remaining in the AT becomes 0, and if there is no navigation stock remaining, the AT ends. If Navistock remains, the number of Navistock is consumed (subtracted) by 1 to draw the initial number of games, and the number of games determined by the initial number of games lottery is newly set as the number of remaining AT games. Then, the AT is controlled in the period until the number of remaining games of the AT becomes 0. As a result, the AT will continue to control until the number of navigation stocks becomes zero.

In this embodiment, when the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the left reel is the first stop, the middle bell and the right-down bell do not win a prize, whereas the middle reel is the first stop. If the stop operation is performed in the order or the stop order in which the right reel is the first stop, the middle bell and the right-down bell can win a prize, but since the penalty described later is given, the left reel is stopped first. The expected value of the game value that the player can obtain in the game is more likely to be stopped in the stop order in which the middle reel is the first stop or in the stop order in which the right reel is the first stop. Is designed to be high. The expected value defined here is not an expected value for only one game, but an expected value on the premise that the game is continuously performed in consideration of the navigation stock lottery obtained after that one game. Therefore, it is better for the player to perform the stop operation in the stop order in which the left reel is the first stop.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the left reel is the first stop, no penalty is given and it is most advantageous for the player. Therefore, the left reel is the first stop. The stop order for one stop is set as the recommended stop order recommended for the player.

In this embodiment, when the stop operation is performed in a stop order other than the recommended stop order, a penalty related to AT control is given. For example, a privilege advantageous for players other than AT. It may be a configuration that is disadvantageous to the player by giving a penalty related to the granting of. Here, the advantageous privilege for the player is the right to be able to shift to the advantageous state for the player (winning the lottery to determine whether or not the advantageous state occurs, shifting to the advantageous state). The right to be notified of the operation mode that is advantageous to the player, the right to be controlled to a game state with a high expected value to which the game value is given, the current game state is advantageous to the player The right to be notified whether or not the game is in a good game state, the period controlled to the advantageous state (the number of fixed games, the average value of the number of games that fluctuates depending on the end condition, etc.) are applicable.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the main control unit 41 can reliably win the middle bell as the push order bell in the stop order in which the middle reel or the right reel is the first stop. Only the middle left bell, middle right bell, right left bell, and right middle bell are eligible for the lottery. That is, when the push order bell is won, the middle bell can be won only when the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the middle reel or the right reel is the first stop.

On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 sets the middle reel or the right reel as the first stop in the normal state in which the AT is not controlled and the navigation effect in the normal state is not executed, that is, the recommended stop order. If the stop operation is performed in a stop order other than the above, a penalty that is disadvantageous to the player is given. In addition, the sub control unit 91 may execute the navigation effect even in the normal state not controlled by the AT, and the navigation effect for notifying the stop order in which the middle reel or the right reel is the first stop is executed, and the navigation effect is executed accordingly. If the stop operation is performed in the stop order in which the middle reel or the right reel is the first stop, no penalty is given.

The penalty is a penalty for controlling the predetermined number of games (10 games in this embodiment) during the penalty period and adding the predetermined number of games (10 games in this embodiment) until the ceiling AT is activated. .. Also, during the penalty period, the Navistock lottery will not be held even if the lottery conditions are met. Further, if the navigation stock has already been won and a penalty is given while waiting for the activation of the AT, the activation of the AT is delayed by a predetermined number of games (10 games in this embodiment).

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 is stopped in the stop order of left, right, and middle three times in a row when the normal replay 2 is won, and is stopped in the stop order of left, middle, and right when the normal replay 1 is won in the meantime. On condition that this is done, the freeze state 1 is controlled to delay the timing at which the reel stop operation by the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is activated for a predetermined period. Further, the main control unit 41 fluctuates the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R in the freeze state 1, and also performs a pseudo game effect of temporarily stopping the corresponding reels by operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R. .. In addition, if the stop operation is performed in the left and right stop order when the normal replay 1 is won before the stop operation is performed in the left and right stop order three times in a row when the normal replay 2 is won, it has been established by then. The condition is cleared and it is necessary to satisfy the condition from the beginning again.

Further, as described above, the sub control unit 91 notifies the main control unit 41 of the stop order for controlling the main control unit 41 to the freeze state 1 at the time of winning the normal replays 1 and 2 by winning the additional lottery during AT as described above. The navigation effect is executed, and the player can control the main control unit 41 to the freeze state 1 by performing a stop operation according to the navigation effect. Then, the sub control unit 91 is adapted to perform an effect related to the addition of the number of AT games according to the progress of the simulated game in the freeze state 1 controlled by the main control unit 41 side by the navigation effect.

The control related to the freeze state 1 performed by the main control unit 41 and the control of the sub control unit 91 related to the pseudo game effect associated with the freeze state 1 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18.

As shown in FIG. 17, when the condition for controlling the freeze state 1 is satisfied according to the stop order at the time of winning the normal replays 1 and 2, the main control unit 41 sets the continuation rate as the type of the continuation rate of the freeze state 1. A continuation rate lottery to determine either 60% or 80% continuation rate is performed, the control of the freeze state 1 is started with the start operation of the next game (operation of the start switch 7), and the rotation of the reel is started. , A reel acceleration information command that can specify the start of rotation accompanying the progress of the simulated game is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, and a continuous lottery is performed to determine whether or not to continue the freeze state 1 (discontinuation, continuation). A continuous lottery result command capable of specifying the result of the continuous lottery is transmitted to the sub control unit 91.

In the continuation lottery, if the type determined in the continuation rate lottery has a continuation rate of 60%, the continuation is determined with a probability of 60%, and the discontinuation is determined with a probability of 40%. If the type determined in the continuation rate lottery is a continuation rate of 80%, the continuation is determined with an 80% probability, and the non-continuation is determined with a 20% probability.

Then, when the continuation is decided after the continuation lottery, the main control unit 41 of "red 7-red 7-red 7" when the stop operation is performed in the right middle left stop order in the simulated game. It is possible to control the combination to be aligned with the invalid line LM2 (hereinafter, also referred to as red 7 alignment), or align the combination of "blue 7-blue 7-blue 7" with the invalid line LM4 (hereinafter, also referred to as blue 7 alignment). Align the combination of "Blue 7-Blue 7-Blue 7" in a straight line at the boundary between the winning line LN and the invalid line LM4, that is, align the left reel "Blue 7" with the middle row. Stop at the middle position with the lower stage, stop "Blue 7" on the middle reel at the middle stage, and stop "Blue 7" on the right reel at the middle position between the upper stage and the middle stage (hereinafter, special blue 7 alignment) A symbol lottery is performed to determine whether or not (also referred to as) (see FIG. 18 (d)) can be controlled. In the symbol lottery, if the type determined in the continuation rate lottery is a continuation rate of 60%, it is determined with a probability of 80% that the red 7 alignment is possible, and the blue 7 alignment is controlled 20 If the type determined in the continuation rate lottery is 80%, it is decided with a probability of 20% that the red 7 alignment is possible, and the blue 7 alignment is controlled. There is a 78% chance of determining that, and a 2% probability of controlling the special blue 7 match. For this reason, in the simulated game, the stop operation is performed in the order of stopping in the middle right and left, aiming at "Red 7" and "Blue 7", and it is suggested that there is a high possibility that the continuation rate is 60% when Red 7 is aligned. Therefore, it is suggested that there is a high possibility that the continuation rate is 80% when the blue 7 is aligned, and it is suggested that the continuation rate is 80% when the special blue 7 is aligned.

Then, after the continuous lottery and the symbol lottery, the main control unit 41 starts the rotation of the reels to start the simulated game, and the reels rotate at a constant speed to operate the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R in the game. It can be accepted as an operation that does not participate in the progress, and as shown in FIG. 18A, the stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R are turned on to prompt the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.

On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 receives the continuous lottery result command and the continuous lottery result, and regardless of the lottery result of the continuous lottery, as shown in FIG. An image prompting a stop operation aiming at "blue 7" is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and a stop operation instruction effect for prompting the stop operation in the displayed operation mode is executed.

When the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated in this state, the main control unit 41 performs the stop switches 8L, 8C, as a result of the continuous lottery and the symbol lottery, as shown in FIGS. 18B to 18D. Control is performed to stop the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch according to the stop order and operation timing of 8R. For details, if you have won the continuous lottery and the red 7 match is decided in the symbol lottery, stop control is performed using the stop control table used when the normal replay 2 is won in the normal game, and the blue 7 match is done in the symbol lottery. If is determined, stop control is performed using the stop control table used when the normal replay 1 is won in the normal game. Further, if the special blue 7 alignment is determined by the symbol lottery, the stop control is performed using the stop control table that enables the special blue 7 alignment that is not used in the normal game. Further, when the continuous lottery is not won, the stop control is performed using the stop control table used when none of the winning combinations are won in the normal game.

For this reason, if you win the continuous lottery and the red 7 match is decided in the symbol lottery, in the stop order of right, middle and left, and in the pull-in range of "red 7" and "blue 7" for all reels. When the stop operation is performed, as shown in FIG. 18B, the stop control is performed so that the red 7 match is performed, the continuous lottery is won, and the blue 7 match is determined in the symbol lottery. , In the stop order of right, middle, and left, and for all reels, the stop operation is performed within the pull-in range of "Red 7" and "Blue 7", so that Blue 7 is aligned as shown in FIG. 18 (c). If the stop control is performed in this way, the continuous lottery is won, and the special blue 7 match is determined by the symbol lottery, the stop order is right, middle, and left, and "Red 7" and "Blue 7" are all reels. By performing the stop operation in the pull-in range of "", as shown in FIG. 18 (d), the stop control is performed so that the special blue 7 is aligned, and if the continuous lottery is not won, the right middle left Even when the stop operation is performed in the stop order of, and in the pull-in range of "Red 7" and "Blue 7" for all reels, as shown in FIG. 18 (e), Red 7 is aligned, Blue 7 is aligned, Stop control is performed so that none of the 7 special blues are available.

On the other hand, if the sub-control unit 91 has won the continuous lottery, the number of additional games is drawn, the number of winning games is added to the number of remaining games of AT, and the number of additional games of AT is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. .. If you win the continuous lottery as described above, you can get 7 reds, 7 blues or 7 special blues in the simulated game, so you can have 7 reds, 7 blues or 7 special blues, and AT. By displaying the number of additional games on the liquid crystal display 51, the addition of the number of AT games is notified. Further, even if the red 7 match, the blue 7 match, or the special blue 7 match is not obtained in the simulated game, the AT game number lottery is performed if the continuous lottery is won, and the number of AT additional games is the liquid crystal display 51. By displaying on, the addition of the number of AT games is notified. In this embodiment, when the stop operation is performed in the pull-in range of "Red 7" in the simulated game as in the normal game, that is, after the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated, the above-mentioned maximum stop delay time ( When it is possible to stop "Red 7" at the invalid line LM2 within 190ms), it is possible to align the combination of "Red 7-Red 7-Red 7" in the lower row, and within the pull-in range of "Blue 7". When the stop operation is performed, that is, the "blue 7" can be stopped between the invalid line LM4 or the winning line LN and the invalid line LM4 within the maximum stop delay time after the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated. If possible, the combination of "Blue 7-Blue 7-Blue 7" can be aligned upward to the right, but regardless of the timing when the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated in the simulated game, A configuration that allows the combination of "Red 7-Red 7-Red 7" or the combination of "Blue 7-Blue 7-Blue 7" to be aligned, that is, unlike the normal game, "Red 7-" exceeds the pull-in range. The configuration may be such that the combination of "red 7-red 7" or the combination of "blue 7-blue 7-blue 7" can be arranged.

Further, when the reel is stopped in the simulated game as described later, unlike the case where the reel is stopped in the normal game, the reel is vibrated after the target stop position is derived without completely stopping the reel. It is designed to control the reel.

The main control unit 41 ends one set of simulated games by stopping all reels in the simulated game, and if the continuation is subsequently won in the continuous lottery, the operation of the start switch 7 is performed to advance the game. It can be accepted as an operation that does not involve the.

After that, it waits until the start switch 7 is operated, and when the start switch 7 is operated in this state, the control associated with the simulated game (transmission of reel acceleration information command, continuous lottery, symbol lottery, reel rotation start, The stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R are lit, and the stop control associated with the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) is repeated until it is determined in the continuous lottery that the freeze state 1 will not continue.

Further, if the main control unit 41 has not won the continuous lottery after all the reels have stopped in the simulated game, the reels have a random positional relationship with each reel as described later. After executing the acceleration process, the freeze state 1 is terminated, and the reels indicating that the reels start rotating with respect to the sub-control unit 91 and the rotation starts with the progress of the normal game, that is, the freeze state 1 ends. By transmitting an acceleration information command and then starting the rotation of the reels to achieve constant speed rotation, the operations of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be accepted as operations related to the progress of the game.

On the other hand, when the sub-control unit 91 receives the stop operation command, the number of sliding frames command, and the stop command corresponding to all reels, that is, when all reels stop, the continuous lottery received before that. When the result of the continuous lottery specified from the result command indicates the continuation of the freeze state 1, it is referred to as "done! + XX (+50 in the figure)" as shown in FIGS. 18 (b) to 18 (d). After displaying a message on the liquid crystal display 51 and notifying the number of games won in the number of additional games lottery, the additional addition notification is performed, and then, as shown in FIG. 18 (f), "hit the lever again! Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 to prompt the operation of the start switch 7, and the start operation instruction effect is executed.

Further, when the sub-control unit 91 receives the stop operation command, the number of sliding frames command, and the stop command corresponding to all reels, that is, when all reels are stopped, the continuous lottery received before that. When the result of the continuous lottery specified from the result command indicates the non-continuation of the freeze state 1, the message "Sorry ..." is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as shown in FIG. 18 (e), and the freeze state is displayed. The end notification effect for notifying the end of 1 is executed. After that, by receiving the reel acceleration information command indicating the end of the freeze state 1, the message "total + XXX (300 in the figure) is acquired" is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as shown in FIG. 18 (g). Therefore, a result notification effect for notifying the total number of games added in the freeze state 1 is executed, and a series of controls associated with the freeze state 1 are terminated.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the reels are controlled to the freeze state 1 when the additional lottery is won during AT, the reels are changed and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are used in the freeze state 1. A pseudo game is performed in which the reel is stopped when the reel is stopped.

Further, in this embodiment, when the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R becomes acceptable in the simulated game, the stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R are lit, and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is effective. It is possible to notify the player that the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be operated during the execution of the simulated game, and the simulated game can be performed without any discomfort. You can participate.

In this embodiment, after the reels start to rotate in the simulated game and the operations of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R can be accepted as operations that do not affect the progress of the game, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are used. It is a configuration that does not move to the next stage until it is operated and the reel is stopped, but it is possible to start the rotation of the reel in the simulated game and accept the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R as an operation that does not participate in the progress of the game. If the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are not operated even after a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) has elapsed and any of the reels is rotating, the rotating reels are continuously drawn. Depending on the result, it may be automatically stopped to move to the next stage.

Further, in the present embodiment, when all the reels are stopped in the simulated game and the freeze state 1 continues, the operation of the start switch 7 can be accepted as an operation that does not participate in the progress of the game, and then the start switch. The configuration does not shift to the next stage until 7 is operated, but when all the reels are stopped in the simulated game and the freeze state 1 continues, the operation of the start switch 7 is not involved in the progress of the game. If the start switch 7 is not operated even after a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) has elapsed after it becomes possible to accept the reels, the reels are automatically started to rotate to move to the next stage. Is also good.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the freeze state 1 does not continue, the freeze state 1 ends without the intervention of the player's operation, and the rotation of the reel accompanying the normal game starts. If the above does not continue, the freeze state 1 may be terminated by the player operating the start switch 7, and the rotation of the reel accompanying the normal game may be started.

Further, in the present embodiment, the rotation direction of the reel associated with the simulated game is configured to rotate in the same forward direction as the rotation direction associated with the normal game, but in all or part of the simulated game, the rotation direction associated with the normal game is used. It may be configured to rotate in different opposite directions.

Further, in the present embodiment, after the freeze state 1 is started, the freeze state 1 cannot be canceled without operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R. For example, in the freeze state 1, the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 is played as a game. The freeze state 1 may be stopped by operating the MAXBET switch 6 in the freeze state 1.

Further, in the present embodiment, the freeze state 1 is controlled to delay the timing at which the reception of the reel stop operation of the game becomes effective at the start of the game, but the timing other than the start of the game during one game (for example). , The timing when the reception of the stop operation of the second stop reel or the stop operation of the third stop reel becomes effective, the timing when the reception of the bet number setting operation of the next game becomes effective at the end of the game, the start operation of the next game at the end of the game It may be configured to control the freeze state 1 which delays the progress of the game at the timing when the reception of the game becomes effective).

Further, in the present embodiment, as a pseudo game different from the normal game, the reels that are changing are stopped by operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R to derive the display result, and the appearance is different from that of the normal game. Although it is configured to perform similar operations, in a normal game, some value can be given by the main control unit 41 such as a medal, a re-game, a transition of a game state, etc. depending on a display result, whereas in a pseudo game, some value can be given. No value is given by the main control unit 41 to any display result. For this reason, in the normal game, a process of determining whether or not to give a value according to the display result is performed, whereas in a pseudo game, a process of determining whether or not to give a value according to the display result is performed. Do not do. Further, in the normal game, after the display result is derived, the display result does not fluctuate again and the display result does not change, whereas in the pseudo game, the fluctuation is always restarted after the display result is temporarily derived. Then, the game shifts to a normal game, and the display result is derived again. Further, in the normal game, the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is not effective until the predetermined regulation time has elapsed, whereas in the simulated game, the predetermined regulation time has not elapsed. However, the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R may be effective.

Further, in the present embodiment, the addition of the number of AT games and the continuation of the simulated game are notified according to the stopping mode of the reels stopped in the simulated game. That is, since the advantage of adding the number of AT games, which is an advantageous privilege for the player, is suggested according to the stopping mode of the reel stopped in the simulated game, it is a direct game such as a medal or a re-game as in a normal game. It is possible to pay attention to the stopping mode as an effect to which no value is given.

In this embodiment, the advantage of adding the number of AT games is suggested according to the stopping mode of the reels stopped in the simulated game, but the AT depends on the stopping mode of the reels stopped in the simulated game. Even if the configuration suggests an advantage regarding benefits other than the addition of the number of games, pay attention to the stopping mode as a production that does not give direct value such as medals and reels as in normal games. For example, it is suggested that a pseudo game is performed at the start of the AT, and the number of games of the AT and the winning probability of the continuous lottery performed for each predetermined number of games are suggested according to the stopping mode of the reels stopped in the simulated game. In addition to performing a simulated game at the time of the simulated game, the number of navigation stocks to be won in the navigation stock lottery may be suggested according to the stopping mode of the reels stopped in the simulated game. In addition, the privilege referred to here is the right to be able to shift to an advantageous state for the player (winning a lottery to determine whether or not to generate an advantageous state, winning a prize to shift to an advantageous state). (Allowable, etc.), the right to be notified of an operation mode that is advantageous to the player, the right to be controlled to a game state with a high expected value to which the game value is given, and the game in which the current game state is advantageous to the player. It may be a directly advantageous privilege for the player, such as the right to be notified of the state or not, the period controlled to the advantageous state (fixed number of games, average value of the number of games fluctuating depending on the ending condition, etc.). However, although it is not directly advantageous to the player, it may be an indirectly advantageous privilege to the player, for example, as a condition for obtaining the privilege on the Internet.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the normal game, the symbols on each reel are controlled so as to stop at the upper, middle, and lower stages, and not stop at any other than the upper, middle, and lower stages, so that the symbols are on a straight line. The winning lines LN and the invalid lines LM1 to LM1 to 4 can be aligned with each other, whereas in the simulated game, as shown in FIG. 18D, the intermediate positions between the upper and middle stages, the middle stage and the like. It is controlled so that the symbols can be stopped at a position that does not stop in normal games, such as the middle position in the lower row, so that the symbols can be aligned in a straight line in addition to the winning lines LN and invalid lines LM1-4. It has become. Therefore, when the reels are stopped due to the stop operation, if the symbols are stopped in other than the upper, middle, and lower stages, the symbols are aligned in a straight line other than the winning line LN and the invalid lines LM1 to 4, so that the game can be played. It is possible to make the player clearly recognize whether the display result is stopped as a result or the display result is derived as an effect.

In particular, in this embodiment, only when a relatively high 80% is set as the continuation rate of the simulated game, the special blue 7 lineup that does not stop in the normal game is set, and the position that does not stop in the normal game. In addition to the winning line LN and invalid lines LM1 to 4 where the symbols are stopped and the symbols can be aligned in a straight line in normal games, the symbols are aligned in a straight line, giving the player a strong sense of discomfort. It has come to suggest a favorable situation for the player.

Further, in the present embodiment, control is performed so that the symbol is stopped at a position where the symbol is not stopped in the normal game only for a part of the reels (left reel, right reel) among the plurality of reels in the simulated game. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the position where the display result is derived from the normal game and the pseudo game from being significantly different.

Further, the position that does not stop in the normal game is preferably a position shifted within a range of half or less of one symbol, and with such a configuration, the position of the symbol in the normal game and the symbol in the pseudo game It is possible to prevent the position from being significantly different from that of.

In this embodiment, the left reel and the right reel among the plurality of reels in the simulated game are controlled to stop the symbol at a position that does not stop in the normal game, but the third stop is performed. The reel, that is, the reel that stops last, may be controlled to stop the symbol at a position that does not stop in the normal game. With such a configuration, the final stop reel, that is, the player In the reel that is easy to pay attention to, the symbol can be stopped at a position that does not stop in the normal game, so that it is easy for the player to notice that it is the display result in the simulated game.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the simulated game, not only the stop mode (red 7 aligned, blue 7 aligned) that can be stopped in the normal game is stopped, but also the stop mode that is not stopped in the normal game (special blue 7 aligned). Can be stopped, so that it is easy for the player to notice that it is the display result in the simulated game.

As described above, the main control unit 41 of this embodiment can execute the reel effect when controlling to the freeze state 2.

The main control unit 41 decides whether or not to control to the freeze state 2 that delays the progress of the game for a predetermined period when the middle cherry, the strong cherry, the weak cherry, the watermelon, and the common bell are won. By winning the freeze lottery, the freeze state 2 is controlled to delay the timing at which the reel stop operation by the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is activated for a predetermined period. Then, the main control unit 41 determines and determines the types of reel effects (reel effect 1 and reel effect 2) that change the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R in a mode different from the usual mode in the freeze state 2 by a reel effect lottery. Perform different types of reel effects. In the reel production lottery, one of the reel production 1 and the reel production 2 is determined only when the middle cherry and the strong cherry are won, and only the reel production 1 is determined when the watermelon, the common bell, and the weak cherry are won.

When the start switch 7 is operated and the main control unit 41 wins the freeze lottery and decides to execute the reel effect 1 in the reel effect lottery, the main control unit 41 is in the frozen state as shown in FIG. 19A. After starting the control, all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are started to rotate in the opposite directions, and a reel acceleration information command that can specify that the reel rotation accompanying the reel effect 1 is started is sent to the sub control unit 91. Send. After that, all the reels are temporarily stopped, and as shown in FIG. 19B, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are started to rotate in the forward direction so as to rotate at a constant speed, and the reels start to rotate. A reel acceleration information command that can specify the effect is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91. Then, when the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate at a constant speed, the freeze state 2 is terminated, the reel stop operation is enabled, and the game shifts to a normal game.

Further, when the start switch 7 is operated and the main control unit 41 wins the freeze lottery and decides to execute the reel effect 2 in the reel effect lottery, the main control unit 41 controls the freeze state as shown in FIG. After starting, the number of steps from the stop position to "Red 7" is calculated for each reel 2L, 2C, and 2R based on the stop position of each reel, and each reel is changed in the opposite direction by the calculated number of steps. Execute conversion (7 alignment), align "Red 7-Red 7-Red 7" on the winning line LN, and sub-subscribe the reel acceleration information command that can specify that the reel rotation accompanying reel production 2 will start. It is transmitted to the control unit 91. After that, as will be described later, a reel acceleration process is executed in which the relative positional relationship of each reel is a random positional relationship, each reel is started to rotate in the forward direction at a random timing, and then constant speed rotation is performed. A reel acceleration information command that can specify that the rotation of the reel starts is transmitted to the sub control unit 91. Then, when the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate at a constant speed, the freeze state 2 is terminated, the reel stop operation is enabled, and the game shifts to a normal game.

Next, after the simulated game associated with the control of the main control unit 41 to the freeze state 1 and after the reel effect 2 associated with the control of the freeze mode 2, the rotation of the reel accompanying the normal game is started. The reel acceleration process to be executed at that time will be described.

In the reel acceleration processing, first, a random value for left delay, a random value for medium delay, and a random value for right delay are extracted from a random number counter that is updated in a certain range provided for each reel, and these extracted random values. The delay timer counter value according to the delay time of the left reel, the middle reel, and the right reel is calculated based on the numerical value, and is set for each of the left reel, the middle reel, and the right reel. After that, every time the timer interrupt process (main) is executed a certain number of times, the delay timer counter value is subtracted by 1, and the delay timer counter value becomes 0, that is, the delay time based on the random value elapses. Then, the rotation of the corresponding reel is started.

In this embodiment, the delay timer counter value corresponding to each reel is decremented by 1 every time the timer interrupt process (main), which is executed about every 0.56 ms, is executed 60 times. Therefore, the delay timer counter measures the time of (timer value × 0.56 × 60) ms. Further, the delay timer counter value is a value in the range of 0 to 20, and it takes about 33.6 ms in this embodiment for the reel to move one symbol. Therefore, after the simulated game, 0 to reel 1 The rotation of each reel will start at a timing that changes randomly within the range until it goes around.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, after executing the pseudo game associated with being controlled to the freeze state 1, and after executing the reel effect 2 accompanying being controlled to the freeze state 2, the above-mentioned normal game is started. By executing the reel acceleration process, as shown in FIG. 30, the left reel delay time (left reel timer value × 0.56 ×) fluctuates in the range from 0 to one reel revolution after all reels are stopped. When 60 ms) has elapsed, the rotation of the left reel is started, and after all the reels are stopped, the middle reel delay time (timer value for the middle reel x 0.56 x) that fluctuates in the range from 0 to one revolution of the reel. When 60 ms) has elapsed, the rotation of the middle reel is started, and after all the reels are stopped, the right reel delay time (timer value for the right reel x 0.56 x) that fluctuates in the range from 0 to one reel lap. After 60 ms) elapses, the rotation of the middle reels is started, and when all the reels reach a constant speed rotation, the stop operation of each reel becomes effective.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the normal game is started after the simulated game or reel effect 2, the time until each reel rotates changes for each reel, so that the simulated game or reel effect is produced. After 2, the relative positional relationship of the three reels changes before the stop operation in the normal game is activated, and the pseudo game or the pseudo game in which specific symbols are aligned in a straight line. Regardless of whether the reel effect 2 is performed or the simulated game or the reel effect 2 is not performed, after the stop operation becomes effective in the normal game, the reel stop operation is performed. Difficulty does not change. That is, even when the pseudo game or the reel effect 2 is performed, a certain regularity that does not occur when the pseudo game or the reel effect 2 is not performed is not generated, and the pseudo game or the reel effect 2 is performed. This does not impair the playability of the slot machine in which the display result is derived by the technical intervention by the player.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the normal game is started after the pseudo game or the reel effect 2, the time until each reel rotates is determined by using a random number, and the pseudo game or the reel is determined. After the effect 2, the relative positional relationship of the three reels can be randomly changed before the stop operation in the normal game is activated.

In this embodiment, when the normal game is started after the simulated game or the reel effect 2, the time until each reel rotates is changed for each reel so that the three reels are relative to each other. Although the positional relationship is different, the rotation of the reel (first start reel) that starts rotation first is started, and then the rotation of the reel (second start reel) that starts rotation second is started. By changing the time until the rotation of the second start reel is started and the time until the rotation of the third reel (third start reel) is started is changed, the three reels are relative to each other. The positional relationship may be different, and the time from when the first starting reel becomes constant speed rotation to when the rotation of the second starting reel starts, the second starting reel becomes constant speed rotation. After that, by changing the time until the rotation of the third start reel is started, the relative positional relationship between the three reels may be different.

Further, in the present embodiment, after the simulated game or reel effect 2, when the normal game is started, the time until each reel rotates is determined by using a random number, so that after the simulated game or reel effect 2. , The relative positional relationship of the three reels is randomly changed before the stop operation in the normal game is activated, but the relative positions of the three reels before the start of the simulated game or the reel effect 2 By memorizing the relationship and returning the relative positional relationship of the three reels to the memorized relative positional relationship when starting the normal game after the pseudo game or the reel effect 2, the three reels The positional relationship of the two may be different, and even in such a configuration, even if the pseudo game or the reel effect 2 is performed, a certain rule that does not occur when the pseudo game or the reel effect 2 is not performed. The playability of the slot machine, in which the display result is derived by the technical intervention by the player by performing the simulated game or the reel effect 2, is not impaired.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a configuration of reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R mounted on the slot machine 1 of this embodiment. The reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are hybrid stepping motors, and are composed of a stator 32b and a rotor 32a facing the stator 32b. The rotor 32a has a large number of gear-shaped salient poles (not shown), and a permanent magnet magnetized in the same direction as the rotation axis is incorporated therein.

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

FIG. 22 is a timing chart at the time of reel acceleration in normal rotation control.

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

As shown in FIG. 22, when the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are started, the main control unit 41 moves in the rotation direction from the state in which the excitation phases φ1 to φ4 are degaussed by the 1-2 phase excitation method described later. Start excitation. Specifically, in the first step, (φ1, φ2) is excited, and for each step, (φ1, φ2), (φ2), (φ2, φ3), (φ3), (φ3, φ4), ( The excitation pattern is updated alternately with φ1 to φ4 as 1-phase, 2-phase, 1-phase, and 2-phase in the order of φ4), (φ4, φ1), (φ1) ....

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

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

When the reel stop control is performed, as shown in FIG. 23, after the stop condition such as the stop operation is satisfied, the step rate of constant speed rotation (2.) Until the brake start position corresponding to the stop position is reached. 24ms) is maintained, and when the brake start position is reached, a step rate (3.36ms) longer than the step rate at constant speed rotation (2.24ms) is applied, and the brake is applied to decelerate the rotor 32a. , In the next step (step before 4 steps), all-phase excitation for exciting all the excitation phases φ1 to φ4 is started. As a result, the rotor 32a is suddenly braked, and as a result of overshooting (step-out), the rotor 32a stops at the stop position.

In this embodiment, after all-phase excitation is performed in the stop control, the vehicle overshoots and slides by 5 steps. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 23, the brake is applied at a step 6 steps before the stop position in the rotation direction. The start is started, and all-phase excitation is started 5 steps before the stop position. Then, after the reels stop at the stop position, all-phase excitation is released, and each exciting phase is kept in the OFF state and waits until the next reel rotation starts.

As described above, in this embodiment, by changing the output state of the phase signal, the excitation state of each excitation phase φ1 to φ4 is changed, whereby the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are driven. This makes it possible to rotate and stop the reel. That is, the reel operates when the output state of the phase signal changes, and the reel stops when the output state of the phase signal does not change.

When the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment stops each reel 2L, 2C, and 2R in association with the above-mentioned simulated game, unlike the case where the reels are stopped in the normal game, the main control unit 41 does not completely stop the reels. After deriving the target stop position, control for slightly vibrating the reel up and down (hereinafter referred to as micro-vibration control) is executed. Specifically, when the main control unit 41 stops the reel in a normal game, the reel is completely stopped by not changing the excitation state of the reel motor for the first period (for example, 500 ms) or more. When the reel is stopped due to the simulated game, the exciting state of the reel motor is changed when a second period (a certain period of less than 500 ms in this embodiment) shorter than the first period elapses. This prevents the reel from stopping completely. As a result, it is possible to distinguish whether the reel is stopped in the normal game or the reel is stopped in the simulated game. In this embodiment, when the main control unit 41 stops the reel in the normal game, the exciting state of the reel motor is not changed for the first period (for example, 500 ms) or more, and then all-phase excitation is performed. This is a configuration in which the excitation state is changed when a predetermined period longer than the first period elapses, but after the first period elapses, the reel fluctuation condition changes due to the start of the game or the like. The configuration may be such that the excited state is not changed until it is established.

As shown in FIG. 24, the main control unit 41 turns on the excitation phase φ1 when the above-mentioned stop control of the reel motor is performed as a micro-vibration control and the target stop position is derived. While maintaining the exciting phases φ3 and φ4 in the OFF state, the exciting phase φ2 is set every second period (a fixed period of less than 500 ms in this embodiment) less than the first period (500 ms in this embodiment). The control of updating from the OFF state to the ON state and immediately updating from the ON state to the OFF state is repeatedly performed.

Specifically, from the state in which the exciting phase φ1 is excited, the exciting phases (φ1, φ2) that are excited in the next step when the reel motor is rotated in the forward direction (arrow direction in FIG. 21) are excited. The control of updating to the state and then immediately returning to the excited state of the exciting phase (φ1) is repeated every second period. As a result, the reel vibrates slightly up and down starting from the exciting phase φ1 every second period, which is shorter than the first period.

In the above, the change of the excitation state for realizing acceleration control, constant speed rotation control, stop control, and micro-vibration control is explained, but it corresponds to fluctuation control such as reel reverse rotation and symbol conversion (7 sets). By changing the excitation state, it is possible to realize variable modes such as reel reverse rotation and symbol conversion (7 alignments).

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 changes the excitation state of the reel motor based on the control pattern of the phase signal according to the fluctuation mode of the reel.

The phase signal control pattern consists of the order in which each exciting phase φ1 to φ4 is excited, the excitation pattern (excited state or degaussed state) of each exciting phase φ1 to φ4, the step rate (the number of continuous counts of the excitation pattern), etc. Includes rotation acceleration pattern, constant speed pattern, stop pattern, micro-vibration pattern, random acceleration pattern, reverse rotation acceleration pattern, and symbol conversion (7 sets) pattern. These control patterns are defined for each reel variation mode, and one reel variation mode corresponds to one reel motor control pattern.

The forward rotation acceleration pattern is a control pattern in which all reels are accelerated and controlled in the normal rotation direction (hereinafter referred to as forward direction) in a normal game to start the reels to approach constant speed rotation as described above. The constant speed pattern is a control pattern for continuing the constant speed state by constant speed rotation control as described above, and the stop pattern is a stop pattern in which the reel is smoothly rotated at the stop position after being rotated to the brake position after the stop operation. The micro-vibration pattern is a control pattern when the reel is slightly vibrated up and down. The random acceleration pattern is a control pattern in which the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are started at random timings, and the relative positional relationship of the reels is set to a random positional relationship while approaching constant speed rotation. The reverse rotation acceleration pattern is a control pattern for starting and accelerating the reels in the direction opposite to the forward direction, and decelerating and stopping the reels. The symbol conversion (7-alignment) pattern re-starts the stopped reels. It is a control pattern that changes and converts to a different stop position (in this embodiment, the stop position where "red 7" stops in the middle stage).

The main control unit 41 selects and executes the above-mentioned control pattern according to the fluctuation control of the reel to be executed, and as shown in FIG. 25, when performing a normal game, a pseudo game is performed. When the pseudo game continues after that (pseudo game 1), when the pseudo game is performed and the pseudo game does not continue after that (pseudo game 2), when the reverse rotation effect is executed as the reel effect (reel effect 1), The control patterns are selected in a predetermined order according to the case where the symbol conversion effect is executed as the reel effect (reel effect 2).

As shown in FIG. 25, the main control unit 41 selects a control pattern in the order of a forward rotation acceleration pattern, a constant speed pattern, and a stop pattern when performing a normal game, and FIG. 27 (a). ), The forward rotation acceleration pattern is selected on condition that the effective start switch 7 is operated, the reel is started by the acceleration pattern to accelerate to a predetermined rotation speed, and then the constant speed pattern. Select to rotate the reel at a constant speed. Then, the machine stands by in this state, selects a stop pattern according to the number of sliding frames for the reel corresponding to the stop switch operated on the condition that the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated, and operates the stop switch. The reel is stopped at the stop position according to the operation of the stop switch within the maximum stop delay time (190 ms in this embodiment). After that, the main control unit 41 does not select the control pattern until the next game is started, and the reel is maintained in the stopped state.

Further, as shown in FIG. 25, when executing the control of the simulated game 1, the main control unit 41 selects a control pattern in the order of forward rotation acceleration pattern, constant speed pattern, stop pattern, and micro vibration pattern. As shown in FIG. 28A, the order is the same as in the case of the normal game, provided that the start switch 7 is operated to control the freeze state and start the control of the pseudo game. After starting with the rotation acceleration pattern, it is rotated at a constant speed with a constant speed pattern, and on condition that the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated, the above-mentioned symbol lottery and stop operation are performed with a stop pattern according to the number of sliding frames. After deriving the stop position according to the above, the micro-vibration pattern is selected and the reel is slightly vibrated up and down.

After that, on condition that the start switch 7 is operated, the forward rotation acceleration pattern, the constant speed pattern, the stop pattern, and the micro-vibration pattern are sequentially selected until the discontinuity is won in the continuous lottery.

Further, as shown in FIG. 25, when the main control unit 41 executes the control of the simulated game 2, the control pattern may be a forward rotation acceleration pattern, a constant speed pattern, a stop pattern, a micro vibration pattern, or a random acceleration pattern. The selection is performed in order, and the same control as in the case of the pseudo game 1 described above is performed from the selection of the forward rotation acceleration pattern to the selection of the micro vibration pattern.

Then, after the reels are slightly vibrated up and down by the micro-vibration pattern, a random acceleration pattern is selected on condition that the start switch 7 is operated, and the reels are started at random timings to be relative to each reel. After making a random positional relationship, a constant speed pattern is selected and the reel is rotated at a constant speed. After that, the freeze state is terminated, the game shifts to the normal game, and the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated to select the stop pattern and stop the reels.

Further, as shown in FIG. 25, when the main control unit 41 executes the control of the reel effect 1, the main control unit 41 selects the control pattern in the order of the reverse rotation acceleration pattern, the forward rotation acceleration pattern, and the constant speed pattern. As shown in FIG. 29A, the reel is started in the reverse direction by the reverse rotation acceleration pattern, provided that the start switch 7 is operated to control the freeze state and start the control of the reel effect. After rotating, the forward rotation acceleration pattern is selected, the rotation of the reel is switched in the forward direction to accelerate to a predetermined rotation speed, and then the constant speed pattern is selected to rotate the reel at a constant speed. After that, the freeze state is terminated, the game shifts to the normal game, and the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated to select the stop pattern and stop the reels.

Further, as shown in FIG. 25, when executing the control of the reel effect 2, the main control unit 41 selects a control pattern in the order of a symbol conversion (7-aligned) pattern, a random acceleration pattern, and a constant speed pattern. As shown in FIG. 30A, the reel is set by the symbol conversion (7 alignment) pattern on condition that the start switch 7 is operated to control the frozen state and start the control of the reel effect. Is changed in the opposite direction to stop "Red 7" on the winning line LN, then a random acceleration pattern is selected and the reels are started at random timing to accelerate to a predetermined rotation speed, and a constant speed pattern. Select to rotate the reel at a constant speed. After that, the freeze state is terminated, the game shifts to the normal game, and the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated to select the stop pattern and stop the reels.

In this way, the main control unit 41 selects the control pattern according to the reel fluctuation control to be executed, so that the reel fluctuation control in the normal game, the pseudo game, and the reel effect is executed by the combination of the control patterns. It has become.

The main control unit 41 of this embodiment is for determining whether or not the data in the RAM 41c is normal at the next return when the slot machine 1 is disconnected and the voltage drop is detected by the above-mentioned power failure detection circuit 48. Execute the power cut processing (main) that sets the data. Then, the next time the slot machine 1 is supplied with power to start up, the processing state of the main control unit 41 is cut off based on the data stored in the RAM 41c, provided that the data in the RAM 41c is normal. It returns to the previous state, but if the power is cut off while the reel is fluctuating, a new control pattern corresponding to the control pattern that was executed at the time of the power cut is newly selected, and the data stored in the RAM 41c is newly selected. By updating to the control pattern selected in, the control that changes the excitation state of the excitation phase from the initial excitation state in the newly selected control pattern is executed, and based on the control pattern that was executed at the time of power failure. There are cases where control is continuously executed from the excited state at the time of power interruption.

The control pattern selected and executed by the main control unit 41 at the time of recovery from the power failure will be described below with reference to FIGS. 26 and 27 to 30.

As shown in FIG. 26, when the normal game is controlled at the time of power failure and the rotation of the reel is controlled by the forward rotation acceleration pattern, the order selected at the time of power failure at the time of recovery from power failure Reselect the rotation acceleration pattern. Then, when recovering from the power failure, the reselected forward rotation acceleration pattern is executed from the beginning, and the excitation state of each excitation phase of the reel motor is changed so as to excite the excitation phase from the first excitation state in the forward rotation acceleration pattern. Change. As a result, as shown in FIG. 27 (b), when returning from the power failure, the reel that was stopped due to the power failure during the acceleration is re-used using the forward rotation acceleration pattern selected at the time of the power failure. It will be started from the beginning and accelerated. After that, the main control unit 41 sequentially selects a constant speed pattern and a stop pattern to control the normal game, as in the case where the power failure does not occur.

In addition, when the game is controlled to the normal game at the time of power failure and the rotation of the reel is controlled by the constant speed pattern, when returning from the power failure, the constant speed pattern selected at the time of power failure is newly changed. Select a forward rotation acceleration pattern. Then, the forward rotation acceleration pattern is executed from the beginning, and the excitation state of each excitation phase of the reel motor is changed so as to excite the excitation phase from the first excitation state in the forward rotation acceleration pattern. As a result, as shown in FIG. 27 (c), when the reel recovers from the power failure, the reel that has been rotated at a constant speed but has stopped due to the power failure starts again from the beginning using the forward rotation acceleration pattern. It will be accelerated. After that, the main control unit 41 sequentially selects a constant speed pattern and a stop pattern to control the normal game, as in the case where the power failure does not occur.

In addition, when the game is controlled to a normal game at the time of power failure and the reel is stopped and controlled according to the stop pattern, the stop pattern at the time of power failure is maintained and the stop pattern is transmitted when returning from the power failure. It is executed from the continuation of the excitation state at the time of disconnection. That is, as shown in FIG. 27 (d), when returning from the power failure, the main control unit 41 continuously executes the stop pattern executed at the time of the power failure, so that the stop executed at the time of the power failure is stopped. The pattern is executed from the start before the power failure to the end within a specific time (190 ms in this embodiment) excluding the time during the power failure.

As shown in FIG. 26, when the simulated game 1 is controlled at the time of power failure and the reel is controlled by the forward rotation acceleration pattern, the normal game is continuously controlled while continuing to control the simulated game from before the power failure. At the time of recovery from the power failure, the forward rotation acceleration pattern selected at the time of the power failure is reselected and the forward rotation acceleration pattern is executed from the beginning. After that, the pseudo game is controlled by sequentially selecting the constant speed pattern, the stop pattern, and the micro-vibration pattern, as in the case where the power failure does not occur.

Further, when the simulated game 1 is controlled at the time of power failure and the reel is controlled by the constant speed pattern, the simulated game is continuously controlled from before the power failure, and the same as in the normal game. When returning from the power failure, the forward rotation acceleration pattern is selected and the forward rotation acceleration pattern is executed from the beginning. After that, the pseudo game is controlled by sequentially selecting the constant speed pattern, the stop pattern, and the micro-vibration pattern, as in the case where the power failure does not occur.

Further, when the simulated game 1 is controlled at the time of power failure and the reel is stopped and controlled according to the stop pattern, the power is continuously controlled while continuing to control the simulated game from before the power failure, as in the case of the normal game. When returning from a power failure, the stop pattern at the time of power failure is maintained, and the stop pattern is executed from the continuation of the excitation state at the time of power failure. After that, the pseudo-game is controlled by selecting the micro-vibration pattern as in the case where the power failure does not occur.

Further, in the case where the simulated game 1 is controlled at the time of power failure and the reel is controlled for micro vibration by the micro vibration pattern, the micro vibration pattern at the time of power failure is maintained at the time of recovery from the power failure. As shown in 28 (b), the micro-vibration pattern is executed from the continuation of the excited state at the time of power interruption. As a result, the excited state is changed to less than a predetermined period (500 ms in this embodiment) excluding the period during the power interruption after the exciting state of the reel motor is changed before the power interruption.

After the micro-vibration pattern is executed, the control of the pseudo game 1 is repeated until the non-continuation is won in the continuous lottery, as in the case where the power failure does not occur.

As shown in FIG. 26, when the power is cut off, the simulated game 2 is controlled, the rotation of the reel motor is controlled by the forward rotation acceleration pattern, and the rotation of the reel motor is controlled by the constant speed pattern. In this case, as in the case of the simulated game 1, when returning from the power failure, the forward rotation acceleration pattern is selected and the forward rotation acceleration pattern is executed from the beginning. After that, the pseudo game is controlled by sequentially selecting the constant speed pattern, the stop pattern, the micro-vibration pattern, and the random acceleration pattern, as in the case where the power failure does not occur.

Further, when the simulated game 2 is controlled at the time of power interruption and the reel is stopped and controlled by the stop pattern, or when the reel is micro-vibrated and controlled by the micro-vibration pattern, the same as in the case of the pseudo-game 1. In addition, when returning from the power failure, the control pattern before the power failure is maintained, and the control pattern is executed from the continuation of the excitation state at the time of the power failure. After that, the pseudo game is controlled as in the case where the power failure does not occur.

Further, when the simulated game 2 is controlled at the time of power failure and the reel motor is controlled by the random acceleration pattern, the random acceleration pattern selected at the time of power failure is reselected when returning from the power failure. .. Then, as shown in FIG. 28 (c), the reselected random acceleration pattern is executed from the beginning when recovering from the power failure. As a result, regardless of the progress of the random acceleration pattern at the time of power interruption, each reel is surely started so that the relative positional relationship of each reel becomes a random positional relationship at the time of return. After that, as in the case where the power failure does not occur, the freeze state 1 is terminated, the forward rotation acceleration pattern is selected, and the normal game is started.

As shown in FIG. 26, when the reel effect 1 is controlled at the time of power failure and the reel is controlled to rotate in the reverse direction by the reverse rotation acceleration pattern, the reverse rotation acceleration at the time of power failure is accelerated when returning from the power failure. The pattern is reselected to change the excitation state of each excitation phase of the reel motor so as to excite the excitation phase from the initial excitation state in the reverse rotation acceleration pattern. As a result, as shown in FIG. 29 (b), when recovering from the power failure, the reel that has stopped due to the power failure in the middle of acceleration in the reverse direction changes the reverse rotation acceleration pattern selected at the time of the power failure. It will be accelerated by starting again in the opposite direction from the beginning. After that, the main control unit 41 sequentially selects the forward rotation acceleration pattern and the constant speed pattern in the same manner as in the case where the power failure does not occur, and shifts to the normal game.

Further, when the reel effect 1 is controlled at the time of power failure and the reel motor is controlled to accelerate in the forward rotation direction by the forward rotation acceleration pattern, the forward rotation acceleration at the time of power failure is performed when returning from the power failure. The pattern is maintained, and the excitation state of each excitation phase of the reel motor is changed so as to excite the excitation phase from the initial excitation state in the forward rotation acceleration pattern. After that, the main control unit 41 selects a constant speed pattern and shifts to the normal game as in the case where the power failure does not occur.

As shown in FIG. 26, when the reel effect 2 is controlled at the time of power failure and the reel is controlled by the symbol conversion (7 alignment) pattern, the random acceleration pattern is selected at the time of recovery from the power failure. Then, the excitation state of each excitation phase is changed so as to excite the excitation phase from the first excitation state in the random acceleration pattern. As a result, as shown in FIG. 30B, at the time of recovery from the power failure, the symbol conversion executed at the time of the power failure is stopped, and the reels are started at random timings. After that, as in the case where the power failure does not occur, the constant speed pattern is selected to control the constant speed rotation, the freeze state is terminated, and the normal game is started. That is, if a power failure occurs while the reels are controlled by the symbol conversion (7-alignment) pattern, the main control unit 41 will perform "red 7-red 7" on the winning line LN when returning from the power failure. -The reel effect 2 is ended and the normal game is started without aligning the combinations of the symbols of "Red 7".

Further, when the reel effect 2 is controlled at the time of power failure and the reel is controlled by the random acceleration pattern, the random acceleration pattern selected at the time of power failure is reselected at the time of recovery from power failure. Run from the beginning. After that, as in the case where the power failure does not occur, the constant speed pattern is selected to control the constant speed rotation, the freeze state is terminated, and the normal game is started.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 has a plurality of control patterns in which the order of exciting each exciting phase is defined as a pattern for changing the phase signal of each reel motor 32L, 32C, 32R for each reel variation mode. It is provided so that a control pattern is selected according to the progress of the game, and control is performed to change the excitation state according to the selected control pattern. Further, the main control unit 41 is designed to hold data indicating the control state in the RAM 41c or the like even if a power failure occurs, and the data at the time of the power failure stored in the RAM 41c or the like at the time of recovery from the power failure. Based on the above, the processing state of the main control unit 41 can be returned to the state before the power failure.

In such a configuration, a power failure occurs during the rotation of the reel and the rotation of the reel is stopped, and then the reel is stopped when returning from the power failure, and the data at the time of the power failure stored in the RAM 41c or the like is recorded. Based on this, if the excited state of the stepping motor is restarted from the continuation of the control pattern at the time of power interruption, the torque for rotating the reel cannot be obtained and the step is stepped out, which causes a problem that the reel cannot be rotated smoothly. ..

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the main control unit 41 has a predetermined control pattern for changing the reel among the control patterns (in this embodiment, the forward rotation acceleration pattern, the constant speed pattern, the reverse rotation acceleration pattern, After a power failure occurs while controlling to change the excitation state according to the random acceleration pattern and symbol conversion (7-match) pattern), when returning from the power failure, the excitation state in the control pattern at the time of the power failure Instead of starting the control to change the excitation state from the continuation, the excitation is performed from the first excitation state in the control pattern (acceleration pattern, reverse rotation acceleration pattern, forward rotation acceleration pattern, random acceleration pattern) that starts the reel among the control patterns. The control for changing the state is started, and the movement of the reel can be started smoothly even after the recovery from the power failure.

The predetermined control pattern for changing the reel may include a control pattern for starting the reel. For example, even if it is a forward rotation acceleration pattern which is a control pattern for starting the reel, the reel If the reel is restarted from the middle while it is stopped, torque for rotating the reel may not be obtained, but by starting the control to change the excited state from the initial excited state in the acceleration pattern, it recovers from the power failure. After that, the movement of the reel can be started smoothly.

Further, the control pattern for starting the reel after recovering from the power failure may be a control pattern for starting the reel in the forward direction (forward rotation acceleration pattern, random acceleration pattern), or the reel is reversed from the forward direction. It may be a control pattern that starts in the direction.

Further, even when the control that changes the excitation state from the initial excitation state of the control pattern that was executed at the time of power interruption is performed at the time of recovery from power failure, the same control pattern is set again, but at the time of recovery from power failure. When controlling to change the excitation state from the first excitation state of the control pattern executed at the time of power interruption in, the control pattern at the time of power interruption is maintained and the excitation state is changed from the first excitation state of the control pattern. The control to change may be performed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 includes a RAM 41c as a data storage means capable of holding data including a control pattern even if a power failure occurs, and follows a control pattern for changing the reel. After a power failure occurs while controlling to change the excitation state, the control pattern at the time of power failure stored in the RAM 41c is changed to a control pattern for starting the reel when recovering from the power failure. After returning, the excitation state is controlled by the updated control pattern. As a result, it is not necessary to separate the excited state control pattern from other data and store it in an area where data is not retained at the time of recovery from power failure, and it is sufficient to store it in an area where data is retained together with other data. Therefore, the data structure can be simplified.

Further, in the present embodiment, as the control pattern of the reel motor, the main control unit 41 starts a stopped reel and accelerates it to a predetermined speed, and a forward rotation acceleration pattern and a reel accelerated to a predetermined speed are set to a constant speed. It is equipped with a constant speed pattern to rotate, and when starting a reel in a stopped state, a forward rotation acceleration pattern is selected, and after accelerating to a predetermined speed, a constant speed rotation pattern is selected. ing. Then, the main control unit 41 selects the constant speed pattern and selects the constant speed pattern of the reel motor even when a power failure occurs while controlling to change the excitation state of the reel motor by selecting the forward rotation acceleration pattern. Even if a power failure occurs while controlling to change the excitation state, the forward rotation acceleration pattern is selected when recovering from the power failure, and the excitation state is started from the first excitation state in the forward rotation acceleration pattern. It is designed to start the control to change. As a result, regardless of whether the control pattern at the time of power failure is the forward rotation acceleration pattern or the constant speed pattern, the reel can be smoothly started to move even after returning from the power failure.

Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 selects a stop pattern as a control pattern when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated in the normal game, and changes the excitation state according to the stop pattern to reel. When the stop control is performed to stop the rotation within the maximum stop delay time (190 ms in this embodiment) after the stop switch is operated, and the excitation state is changed according to the stop pattern. When a power failure occurs, when recovering from the power failure, the control to change the excitation state is started from the continuation of the excitation state at the time of the power failure of the stop pattern selected at the time of the power failure. Even if a power failure occurs after the switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated and before the reel stops, after returning from the power failure, after the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated before the power failure. It is guaranteed that the reel is stopped within the maximum stop delay time to derive the display result, and it is not necessary to start the rotation again and operate the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R.

Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 can control the freeze state 2 to delay the timing at which the reel stop operation by the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is activated for a predetermined period. It is possible to control (reel reverse rotation, symbol conversion) to change the reel in a variation mode different from the variation mode of the reel during the normal game during the state 2. Then, if a power failure occurs while the reverse rotation acceleration pattern for executing the reverse rotation of the reel is selected and the excitation state is changed, when the power is restored from the power failure, when the power is cut off. Instead of starting the control to change the excitation state from the continuation of the excitation state of the selected reverse rotation acceleration pattern, the excitation state is changed from the initial excitation state in the reverse rotation acceleration pattern selected at the time of power failure. The control is started, and the control that changes the excited state from the initial excited state in the reverse rotation acceleration pattern at the time of power failure is started, so that the reel movement is smoothly started even after returning from the power failure. be able to.

On the other hand, if a power failure occurs while the symbol conversion pattern for executing the symbol change is selected in the freeze state 2 and the excitation state is changed, the power failure occurs when recovering from the power failure. Rather than continuously executing the symbol conversion of, the reel acceleration process that brings the relative positional relationship of each reel to a random positional relationship and brings it closer to constant speed rotation is executed, and the symbol is executed in the freeze state 2. Even if the conversion is executed and a certain regularity is created in the relative positional relationship between the reels, the relative positional relationship between the reels becomes a random positional relationship by the subsequent reel acceleration processing, so that the player's The playability of the slot machine, which derives the display result by technical intervention, is not impaired. Further, in the freeze state 2, when a power failure occurs in a state where a certain regularity is created in the relative positional relationship between the reels, the reels are not continuously converted into symbols when returning from the power failure. Since the acceleration processing is executed, it is possible to reduce the processing load of the slot machine while preventing the playability of the slot machine from being impaired. In particular, in this embodiment, when the electric team is generated during the execution of the symbol conversion for changing the reel position to a specific position after grasping the current reel position, the symbol conversion is not performed again. , Since the reel acceleration process is executed and the game shifts to the normal game, when returning from the power failure, the position of the reel is not detected again and the number of steps for symbol conversion is not controlled to be reset. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the reel control at the time of recovery from the power failure.

In this embodiment, when power interruption is desired to occur during the execution of the reel effect in the freeze state 2, a reverse rotation acceleration pattern for executing the reverse rotation of the reel is selected and control is performed to change the excitation state. If a power failure occurs during the operation, when the power is restored, it starts from the initial excitation state of the reverse rotation acceleration pattern that was executed at the time of the power failure, that is, the reel effect that was executed at the time of the power failure If you want to generate a power failure while controlling to change the excitation state by selecting a symbol conversion pattern for executing the symbol conversion while executing 1 again from the beginning, the power failure At the time of recovery from power failure, the reel acceleration process is executed, that is, the reel effect 2 that has been executed in the power failure is not executed, and the game is shifted to the normal game. It may be configured to start from the initial excitation state of the control pattern that was executed at the time of power failure, or in either case, when the power is restored, the reel is accelerated without being executed at the time of power failure and restarting the reel effect. It may be configured to execute the process and shift to the normal game.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 controls the normal game accompanied by the granting of medals and re-games and the transition of the game state to the normal game and the freeze state 1 in the normal game according to the display result, and the progress of the game. Is a game performed in a delayed state, and it is possible to control a medal or a re-game, or a pseudo-game that does not involve a transition of the game state, according to the display result. Further, when the display result is derived in the normal game, the excitation state of the reel motor is controlled so as not to be changed for the first period (500 ms in this embodiment) or more, and when the display result is derived in the simulated game, the display result is the first. A second period shorter than one period (500 ms in this embodiment) A control is performed to change the excitation state every second period (a fixed period of less than 500 ms in this embodiment), and the stop is performed. When the display result is derived by operating the switches 8L, 8C, 8R, it is clear to the player whether the display result is derived as the result of the game or the display result derived as the effect. Can be recognized by.

Further, in this embodiment, when the main control unit 41 derives the display result in the simulated game as the control pattern of the reel motor, the second period is shorter than the first period (500 ms in this embodiment). A micro-vibration pattern for controlling the excitation state to be changed every second period (a fixed period of less than 500 ms in this embodiment) is provided, and the micro-vibration pattern is selected to control the excitation state. If a power failure occurs in the current state, when returning from the power failure, the control to change the excitation state is started from the continuation of the excitation state at the time of the power failure in the micro-vibration pattern selected at the time of the power failure. Therefore, even after recovering from the power failure, the excited state can be reliably changed before the second period elapses.

In this embodiment, if the main control unit 41 controls to change the excitation state of the reel motor according to the control pattern in the simulated game associated with the freeze state 1, the power is cut off. When returning from, a control pattern corresponding to the control pattern selected at the time of power interruption is selected, and control is performed to change the excitation state according to the selected control pattern. However, a pseudo game associated with the freeze state 1 is performed. If a power failure occurs while the reel motor is being controlled to change the excitation state according to the control pattern, a random acceleration pattern is selected regardless of the control pattern selected at the time of the power failure. Control to change from the first excited state in the random acceleration pattern to the excited state is started, the relative positional relationship of each reel is set to a random positional relationship, the freeze state 1 is terminated, and the game shifts to a normal game. It may be configured to do so.

Below, as described above, if a power failure occurs while the main control unit 41 is performing control to change the excitation state according to the control pattern in the simulated game associated with the freeze state 1, it is selected at the time of the power failure. A modified example of a case where a random acceleration pattern is selected and a control for changing the excitation state is executed regardless of the control pattern that has been performed will be described.

In this modification, as shown in FIG. 31, the main control unit 41 can be controlled by the pseudo game 1 or the pseudo game 2 during the freeze mode 1 as in the above-described embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 32 (a), when power failure does not occur while controlling the simulated game 1, the control patterns are set in the order of forward rotation acceleration pattern, constant speed pattern, stop pattern, and micro vibration pattern. Control is performed to change the excitation mode by sequentially selecting, and if power failure does not occur while controlling to the simulated game 2, the control patterns are forward rotation acceleration pattern, constant speed pattern, stop pattern, and slight vibration. The pattern and the random acceleration pattern are sequentially selected in this order to control the excitation mode. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 31B, if a power failure occurs while controlling the pseudo game 1 or the pseudo game 2, the control pattern selected at the time of the power failure accelerates forward rotation. Regardless of the pattern, constant speed pattern, stop pattern, micro-vibration pattern, or random acceleration pattern, a random acceleration pattern is selected when returning from a power failure, and excitation is performed from the initial excitation state in the random acceleration pattern. Start control to change the state. Then, after setting the relative positional relationship of each reel to a random positional relationship, the freeze state 1 is terminated, and the game shifts to a normal game.

As a result, if a power failure occurs in the pseudo game 1 or the pseudo game 2 associated with the freeze state 1 in a state where a certain regularity is created in the relative positional relationship between the reels, when the power is restored from the power failure, The reel acceleration process is executed instead of being continuously controlled by the pseudo game 1 or the pseudo game 2, and the game shifts uniformly to the normal game. Therefore, the slot machine is prevented from being impaired in the game playability of the slot machine. The processing load on the machine can also be reduced.

In this embodiment, when the power is cut off while the reel is fluctuating and a control pattern is newly set to change the excitation state, when returning from the power failure, the reel is based on the number of steps at the time of the power failure. The configuration is such that the stop phase of the motor is specified and the excitation state is changed from the initial excitation state based on the newly set control pattern based on the specified stop phase. The stop phase of the reel motor after power failure is estimated from the rotation speed at the time of disconnection, and the excitation state is changed from the initial excitation state based on the newly set control pattern based on the estimated stop phase. However, by doing so, the reel can be started smoothly even when the reel is out of step due to the electric power failure.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the main control unit 41 controls the micro-vibration of the reel by the micro-vibration pattern, the main control unit 41 maintains the micro-vibration pattern at the time of power failure when returning from the power failure, and the power is cut. It is configured to be executed from the continuation of the excitation state at the time, but the excitation state is less than a predetermined period (500 ms in this embodiment) excluding the period during the power interruption from the time when the excitation state is updated before the power failure. For example, when recovering from a power failure, the exciting state of each exciting phase is detected, and the exciting state of each exciting phase related to micro-vibration control is immediately changed to a different exciting state. The micro-vibration pattern may be re-executed from the beginning after being controlled in this way. As a result, the micro-vibration pattern before the power failure is maintained, and the reel motor is being powered after the excitation state of the reel motor is changed before the power failure, as in the configuration of executing from the continuation of the excitation state at the time of the power failure. Except for the period, the excited state can be changed to less than a predetermined period (500 ms in this embodiment).

Further, in this embodiment, the main control unit 41 uses forward rotation acceleration pattern, constant speed pattern, stop pattern, micro-vibration pattern, random acceleration pattern, reverse rotation acceleration pattern, and symbol conversion (7-match) pattern as control patterns. In addition, the control pattern that accelerates the reel at a slower speed than usual, the control pattern that accelerates the reel at a higher speed than usual, sudden braking is applied to the reel to stop the reel from vibrating, and after that It is equipped with a control pattern that causes the reel to continue fine movement to bounce the reel, a control pattern that suddenly brakes the reel to stop the reel from vibrating, and then causes the reel to continue fine movement, and combines these control patterns. The contents of the simulated game and the reel effect may be configured. In such a configuration, if a power failure occurs while the excitation state is changed according to a control pattern including the control of the excitation state for starting the reel in the stopped state, the power failure is generated. At the time of recovery, the control that changes from the initial excited state in the control pattern at the time of power interruption to the excited state is started, and the reel in the stopped state is started. The excited state is according to a control pattern other than the control pattern including the control of the excited state. If a power failure occurs while the control is being performed, the control to change the reel from the first excited state in the control pattern including the control of the excited state to start the reel in the stopped state is started. With this configuration, the reel can be started smoothly even when the reel is out of step due to power failure.

On the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R of the present embodiment, a strip-shaped reel sheet 400 in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged in a predetermined order is attached to each outer peripheral portion, so that a plurality of types that can be distinguished from each other are attached. 21 symbols are drawn in a predetermined order. Hereinafter, the reel seat 400 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 33 to 39. The reel seat 400L of the left reel 2L and the reel seats 400C and 400R of the other reels 2C and 2R have the same configuration.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 33, the reel sheet 400 is formed by adhering a strip-shaped symbol sheet on which a symbol is printed to a band-shaped transparent member that can be bent in an annular shape along the longitudinal direction. Will be done. The design of the reel sheet 400 is printed with colored ink or the like (for example, if it is a bell design, it is printed in yellow), and the parts other than the design are printed with a predetermined color (white in this embodiment) ink or the like. ing. That is, a reel sheet 400 is formed with a white background and patterns drawn at predetermined intervals.

Further, in this embodiment, the transmission portion 602 is provided on the "7" symbol (red 7, blue 7, white 7). The transmissive portion 602 of this embodiment has a star shape. The transmissive portion 602 is processed to have a higher transmittance (transparency) than the portion other than the transmissive portion 602 (see FIG. 37). Therefore, the amount of light transmitted from the reel LED 55 is larger in the transmitting portion 602 than in the portion other than the transmitting portion 602. Therefore, when the "7" symbol is irradiated, the player can visually recognize the transmission portion 602 as if it were shining.

Further, the transmission portion 602 is formed by shrink printing. Shrink printing is a printing method that causes diffused reflection of light by generating wrinkles on the surface of a pattern. Therefore, when the transmission unit 602 is irradiated with light from the reel LED 55, the light is diffusely reflected and the transmission unit 602 can be made to shine (that is, so that the stars are shining) so that the player can visually recognize the light. The transmissive portion 602 may have a higher transmittance than the portion other than the transmissive portion 602, and may not be shrink-printed.

Of both ends of the reel sheet 400L, the end on the side of the symbol ("watermelon" symbol) with the symbol number "2" is set to "one end 605", and the end on the side of the symbol ("bell" symbol) with the symbol number "1". Is "the other end 604". Further, the entire area of the reel sheet 400 includes the entire symbol area 612 and the remainder area 608X. The entire symbol area 612 is an area within the range in which the symbol is printed. Further, the remainder region 608X is a region on the 605 side at one end of the entire region of the reel seat 400. In this embodiment, the remainder area 608X is an area where the design is not printed.

Next, the symbol area of each symbol will be described. The symbol area is a virtual area (that is, invisible to a player or the like) on which each symbol is drawn. The symbol area is a rectangular area divided by the total number of symbols (21 in this embodiment) in the longitudinal direction of the entire symbol area 612, and all the symbol areas have the same shape. The length of the horizontal side of the symbol region is the width of the reel sheet 400, and the length of the vertical side of the symbol region is the length obtained by dividing the length of the entire symbol region 612 in the longitudinal direction by the total number of symbols. By forming each symbol in the center of each symbol region of the symbol sheet, each symbol can be printed evenly (that is, the distance between adjacent symbols is the same).

As shown in FIG. 33, for example, the symbol region of the bell symbol of symbol number 1 is the symbol region 613X. Further, in the reel sheet 400, the portion having the remainder region 608X is referred to as the "remainder portion 608", and the portion having the symbol region 613X is referred to as the "other end portion 613". The line indicating the lower side of the design area 613X is described to make it easier to identify the design area 613X, and the line is not actually drawn.

Next, the details of the remainder region 608X will be described. The surplus region 608X includes a colored region 608C provided on the other end 604 side and a transparent region 608D provided on the one end 605 side. The colored region 608C is a region that has been decorated in the same manner as the decoration in the entire design region 612, that is, the same color as the color (white) of the region other than the region where the symbol itself is formed is colored (decorated). Area. Further, the transparent region 608D is not colored (decorated) and is transparent. The transparent region 608D is a part of the transparent member. The area on which the symbol on the symbol sheet is printed corresponds to the entire symbol region 612 and the colored region 608C. That is, since the length of the symbol sheet in the longitudinal direction can be made shorter than the length of the transparent member in the longitudinal direction, the cost of the symbol sheet can be reduced. Further, the length of the transparent member in the longitudinal direction may be longer than or equal to the length of the design sheet in the longitudinal direction.

Further, the boundary line between the entire design area 612 and the colored area 608C is referred to as "first line 608A", and the boundary line between the colored area 608C and the transparent area 608D is referred to as "second line 608B". The first line 608A and the second line 608B are described for easy identification of the colored region 608C and the transparent region 608D, and the first line 608A and the second line 608B are actually drawn. Not.

Further, a decorative symbol 606 different from the symbol is printed on the side of the reel sheet 400L, which is between the symbols adjacent to each other (for example, on the same side in the adjacent symbol area). In the example of FIG. 33, the decorative symbol 606 is a black-painted rhombus. Further, the first decorative symbol 606a, which is the lower half of the decorative symbol 606, is printed on the other end 604 of the reel sheet 400L. The first decorative symbol 606a has a triangular shape because it is the lower half of the decorative symbol 606. In the example of FIG. 33, the first decorative pattern 606a is printed so that one side of the triangle is located on the side of the other end 604. Further, in the colored region 608C, a second decorative symbol 606b, which is the upper half of the decorative symbol, is printed. The first decorative symbol 606a has a triangular shape because it is the lower half of the decorative symbol 606. In the example of FIG. 33, the second decorative symbol 606b is printed so that one side of the triangle is located on the second line 608B.

Next, how to wind the reel sheet 400 will be described with reference to FIG. 34. The winding of the reel sheet 400 may be performed manually by an operator, or may be automatically performed by a winding device. In this embodiment, an example in which the reel sheet 400 is manually wound by an operator will be described. Further, along the longitudinal direction of the reel sheet 400, adhesive portions are provided on both side edges at positions where they are adhered to the holding frames 401 and 402. Here, the adhesive portion is an adhesive, double-sided tape, or the like.

Next, the flow of the winding process of the reel sheet 400 will be described. First, the reel sheet 400 is spread out and placed on the workbench so that the surface of the entire design area 612 faces downward. Then, the mark 401d (see FIG. 34) added to the annular portion 401b of the holding frame 401 and one end 605 are aligned, and one side of the reel sheet 400 and the outer peripheral portion of the annular portion 401b are bonded to each other. The worker rolls the holding frame 401 in the stretching direction of the reel sheet 400 so as to be adhered to the reel sheet 400. Further, since the holding frame 402 is also rolled integrally by rolling the holding frame 401, the holding frame 402 is held together with the other side of the reel sheet 400 by the adhesive portion provided on the other side of the reel sheet 400. It is also adhered to the annular portion of the frame 402.

Then, as shown in FIG. 34, the other end portion 613 and the surplus portion 608 are overlapped with each other so that the other end portion 613 is on the outer side (upper side) of the remainder portion 608, and the reel sheet 400L is wound. That is, the reel sheet 400 is wound in an annular shape with respect to the reel frame so that the symbol drawn in the symbol region faces outward. The bell symbol drawn in the symbol region of the other end 613 faces outward. Further, "a surface of both sides of the remainder portion 608 facing the other end portion 613 (the surface of the remainder portion 608X)" and "a surface of both sides of the other end portion 613 opposite to the surface on which the bell pattern is drawn". An adhesive portion is provided on at least one of the "faces". In this embodiment, an adhesive portion is formed in the transparent region 608D, the design region 613X is adhered to the remainder region 608X by the adhesive portion, and the reel sheet 400 is wound around the holding frames 401 and 402.

Next, a method of inspecting the misalignment of each reel 2L, 2C, and 2R will be described. 35 and 36 are side views and perspective views of the reel sheet 400 and the holding frames 401 and 402 in which the reel sheet 400 is wound in an annular shape. As shown in FIG. 35, a seam 400a and an overlapping portion 422 are formed on the reel sheet 400 by overlapping the remainder portion 608 and the other end portion 613 of the reel sheet 400.

Further, the reel sheet 400 is attached to the holding frames 401 and 402 so that the seam 400a is at a specific position. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 35, the holding frame 401 is attached to the reel mounting plate 405 so as not to rotate relative to each other, the reel mounting plate 405 is attached to the rotor 32d of the reel motor 32L so as not to rotate relative to each other, and the reel unit 2 is attached. A see-through formed on the front door 1b when the reel 2L reaches a reference state in which a specific portion (notch 408) of the reel 2L is detected by the reel sensor 33L while being assembled to the constituent reel box 351. The reel sheet 400 is attached to the holding frames 401 and 402 so that the seam 400a can be seen through the window 3.

The same applies to the reel 2C. The holding frame 401 is attached to the reel mounting plate 405 so as not to rotate relative to each other, and the reel mounting plate 405 is attached to the rotor 32d of the reel motor 32C so as not to rotate relative to each other to form the reel unit 2. A see-through window 3 formed on the front door 1b when the reel 2C reaches a reference state in which a specific portion (notch 408) of the reel 2L is detected by the reel sensor 33C while being assembled to the reel box 351. The reel sheet 400 is attached to the holding frames 401 and 402 so that the seam 400a can be seen through the reel sheet 400a.

The same applies to the reel 2R, and the holding frame 401 is attached to the reel mounting plate 405 so as not to rotate relative to each other, and the reel mounting plate 405 is attached to the rotor 32d of the reel motor 32R so as not to rotate relative to each other to form the reel unit 2. A see-through window 3 formed on the front door 1b when the reel 2R reaches a reference state in which a specific portion (notch 408) of the reel 2R is detected by the reel sensor 33R while being assembled to the reel box 351. The reel sheet 400 is attached to the holding frames 401 and 402 so that the seam 400a can be seen through the reel sheet 400a.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 36, when the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are in the reference state, the seams 400a of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R can be visually recognized without being covered with the reel box 351. In a position where the reel unit 2 is attached to the housing 1a and the open surface thereof is closed by the front door 1b, the reel unit 2 can be seen through the see-through window 3 formed in the front door 1b. , It is designed to line up in a straight line.

Next, an inspection method for detecting the misalignment of the reel sheet 400 will be described. When inspecting the misalignment between the reel seat 400 and the holding frames 401 and 402 before attaching the reel unit 2 to the housing 1a in the manufacturing process of the slot machine 1, the reels 2L, 2C and 2R are assembled to the reel box 351. In this state, the reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R and the notch 408 of the reel mounting board 405 are matched with each other. That is, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are moved so that the seam 400a of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is at a specific position. At this time, the reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R and the reel mounting board 405 are formed by inputting drive signals to the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R until the notch 408 is detected by the reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R. Can be matched with the notch 408.

Then, the reel unit 2 is arranged at a predetermined position and irradiated with a laser line. At this time, when the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R assembled to the reel unit 2 match the reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R with the notch 408 of the reel mounting board 405, the laser line has a seam 400a. Is designed to irradiate the position to be positioned on a straight line, and by comparing the position of the seam 400a and the position irradiated by the laser line, if they do not match, the reel sheet 400 and the holding frames 401 and 402 It can be found that there is a misalignment with.

Next, the first line 608A and the second line 608B will be described. In this embodiment, it has been described that the reel sheets of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are wound around the holding frames 401 and 402 by the manual work of the worker. Therefore, depending on the skill of the worker, the reel sheet 400 may not be properly wound. FIG. 37 (A) is a diagram showing the vicinity of the seam 400a when the reel sheet 400 is properly wound, and FIG. 37 (B) is a diagram showing the vicinity of the seam 400a when the reel sheet 400 is not properly wound. It is a figure shown.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 37 (A), the appropriate winding method of the reel sheet 400 is such that the other end 604 of the reel sheet and the first line 608A coincide with each other. By such an appropriate winding method, the intervals between adjacent symbols can be made equal. However, depending on the worker with a low work level, it may not be wound properly (it may be wound improperly). For example, the other end 604 of the reel sheet and the first line 608A may not match, and the reel sheet 400 may be wound. For example, as an inappropriate winding method of the reel sheet 400, the other end 604 and the second line 608B may be wound in unison. Even when the reel is wound improperly in this way, as shown in FIG. 37 (B), the colored region 608C which is colored in the same manner as the overall symbol region 612 is exposed, so that the reel It is possible to prevent the sheet 400 from appearing unnatural.

When the other end 604 and the second line 608B coincide with each other and the reel sheet 400 is wound, the distance between the bell symbol of symbol number 1 and the watermelon symbol of symbol number 2 and the other symbol numbers are used. The distance between adjacent symbols will be different. However, when the other end 604 and the second line 608B coincide with each other and the reel sheet 400 is wound, the decorative symbol 606 is formed by combining the first decorative symbol 606a and the second decorative symbol 606b. Will be done. Therefore, even if the winding method is improper, the unnaturalness caused by such events with different distances can be reduced.

As shown in FIG. 37 (A), when the reel sheet 400 is properly wound, only the second decorative symbol 606b is not exposed, and only the first decorative symbol 606a is exposed. The player usually pays attention to the reel design and not the decorative design 606. Therefore, even if the reel sheet 400 is properly wound and only the second decorative symbol 606b is not exposed and only the first decorative symbol 606a is exposed, it is possible to prevent the reel sheet 400 from appearing unnatural.

Further, even if the reel sheet 400 is wound so that the other end 604 and the first line 608A do not match and the other end 604 is located in the colored region 608C, the other end 604 to the first line 608A Since the colored area up to is exposed, it is possible to prevent the reel sheet 400 from appearing unnatural.

Next, the process for transmitting the light emitted from the reel LED 55 will be described with reference to FIG. 38. FIG. 31 (A) is a view of the “7” symbol having the transmissive portion 602 from the back side, and FIG. 38 (B) is a view of the “bell” symbol having the transmissive portion 602 from the back side. It is a figure.

As shown in FIG. 38 (A), of the total area on which the "7" symbol is drawn, the frame 650 is not applied to the area of the transparent portion 602, but the frame is provided for the area other than the transparent portion 602. 650 is applied. The frame 650 is a member that reduces the transmittance of light from the reel LED 55. Therefore, in the region of the transmitting portion 602, the light transmittance can be improved as compared with the region other than the transmitting portion 602. Further, since the transmission portion 602 is shrink-printed, the light emitted from the reel LED 55 can be diffusely reflected by the transmission portion 602, and the transmission portion 602 can be made to shine so as to be visually recognized by the player. it can. On the other hand, since the symbols other than the "7" symbol (the bell symbol in the example of FIG. 38 (B)) do not have the transparent portion 602, the frame 650 is applied in all the regions.

Regarding how to apply the frame 650, first, after printing the symbol on the entire symbol area 612 of the symbol sheet, the symbol sheet is inverted, and the frame 650 in which the outline of each symbol is shaped is the same as the symbol. It may be printed on the coordinates (the back side of each symbol is covered with a frame). Further, the design and the frame may be printed at the same time (that is, double-sided printing of the design and the frame). Further, after printing the symbol on the entire symbol area 612 of the symbol sheet, a frame 650 in the shape of the outline of each symbol is manually attached by a worker or the like (the back side of each symbol is covered with the frame). You may do so. Further, in the example of FIG. 38, an example using a frame 650 in which the outline of each symbol is formed is described, but for example, one frame may cover all the symbols.

The frame of 1 is, for example, a frame having the same shape as the entire design area 612. Further, the design sheet may be attached using the transparent member as a frame. Even with these configurations, the transmission portion 602 may be formed by hollowing out the frame or the like.

Further, in the present embodiment, it has been described that the light transmittance is lowered by forming the frame, but the frame may be formed so as to improve the light transmittance.

Next, the relationship between the symbol region 613X and the remainder region 608X will be described with reference to FIG. 39 in the overlapping portion 422 of the reel sheet 400. In FIG. 39, the thick line shows the overlapping portion 422 of the reel sheet 400. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 39 (A), the area of the symbol region 613X and the area of the remainder region 608X are designed to be equal. Further, in this embodiment, an adhesive portion is formed in the entire region of the surplus region 608X, and the surplus portion 608 is adhered to the other end portion 613 by the adhesive portion.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 34, the reel sheet 400 is placed on the holding frames 401 and 402 so that the other end portion 613 (design region 613X) overlaps the remainder portion 608 (remainder region 608X). It is rolled up. Of the reel sheet 400 wound in an annular shape, the overlapping portion 422 has a double structure of a remainder portion 608 and an other end portion 613, and thus is a portion different from the overlapping portion 422 (non-overlapping portion). Light transmittance is lower than. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the bell symbol 610, which is a symbol having no transmission portion 602, is drawn on the other end portion 613 (symbol region 613X) forming the overlapping portion 422. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the effect of irradiating the reel LED 55 with light from being impaired.

Further, a symbol (“7” symbol) having a transmissive portion 602 is drawn at a predetermined position of a portion other than the overlapping portion 422 (that is, a portion having a higher transmittance than the overlapping portion 422). Therefore, when the symbol having the transmitting portion 602 is irradiated with light from the reel LED 55, the light can be transmitted from the transmitting portion 602 with a high transmittance, so that the "7" symbol can be neatly transmitted to the player. It can be visually recognized, and the light from the reel LED 55 can be effectively used. Further, in this embodiment, the transparent portion 602 is printed by shrink printing. Therefore, the transparent portion 602 can be made to shine and visually recognized.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 39 (A), the area of the symbol region 613X and the area of the remainder region 608X are designed to be equal, and the adhesive portion is formed in the entire region of the remainder region. Therefore, the other end portion 613 and the remainder portion 608 of the reel sheet 400 can be firmly fixed.

In this embodiment, the area of the area where the "7" symbol having the transparent portion 602 is drawn (that is, the size of the "7" symbol) is the symbol having no transparent portion 602 (other than the "7" symbol). It is larger than the area of the area where the symbol) is drawn (that is, the size of the symbol other than the "7" symbol). Therefore, the symbol having the transparent portion 602 can be made more conspicuous to the player than the symbol having no transparent portion 602, and the interest of the game can be improved.

The area on which the design is drawn may be the area of the design itself. The region of the symbol itself is an region of the contour shape of the symbol, and for example, the region of the bell symbol itself is an region of the contour shape of the bell.

In this embodiment, one end 605 of the reel sheet 400 is aligned with the mark 401d, and the reel sheet 400 is wound in an annular shape. Therefore, for example, when the reel sheet winding process is manually executed by the operator, the operator can easily recognize the winding start position of the reel sheet 400, thereby reducing the burden of the reel sheet winding process. can do.

Further, by aligning one end 605 of the reel sheet 400 with the mark 401d and winding the reel sheet 400 in an annular shape, when the reels 2L, 2C and 2R are in the reference state, the reels 2L, 2C and 2R are respectively. The seams 400a can be visually recognized so as to line up in a straight line. Therefore, the reliability of the result of the misalignment inspection method can be improved.

The remainder region 608X of this embodiment includes a colored region 608C and a transparent region 608D. Therefore, even if the reel sheet 400 cannot be wound properly (even if the other end 604 and the second line 608B are wound so as to coincide with each other), the colored region 608C can be exposed, so that the reel sheet 400 is not suitable. You can prevent it from looking natural. Further, even if the reel sheet 400 cannot be wound properly, it is preferable that the seam 400a is designed to be in a visible position when the reel is in the reference state.

Further, in the remainder region 608X, the colored region 608C is decorated, while the transparent region 608D is not decorated. Therefore, the decoration cost can be reduced.

In this embodiment, when the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are in the reference state, the seams 400a of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are aligned (see FIG. 35) and can be visually recognized from the display window 3. Therefore, the misalignment between the reel sheet 400 and the holding frames 401 and 402 can be easily found by comparing the seam 400a on the straight line with the normal position specified by the laser line.

In this embodiment, it has been described that a difference in the degree of transmission is provided depending on the presence or absence of the transmission portion 602 in a plurality of types of symbols. In the following, a symbol having a high degree of transparency will be referred to as a “design with high transparency”, and a symbol having a low degree of transparency will be referred to as a “design with low transparency”. Further, the symbol drawn in the symbol area 613X is referred to as a "specific symbol". In this embodiment, the symbol with high transmittance is assumed to be a "7" symbol, the symbol with low transmittance is a symbol other than the symbol "7", and the specific symbol is a predetermined symbol (book) from among the symbols with low transmittance. In the embodiment, it has been described as a “bell” symbol with symbol number 20). However, the following method may be used as a method for providing a difference in the degree of transparency in a plurality of types of symbols.

As a first method, a difference in the degree of transparency may be provided depending on the transmittance of the entire symbol. For example, a symbol having a high transmittance may be a symbol having a high overall transmittance, and a symbol having a low transmittance may be a symbol having a low overall transmittance. For example, the high-transparency symbol may be printed with a predetermined ink having a high transmittance, or the amount (thickness) of the frame formed on the back surface of the symbol may be reduced. Further, the low-transparency symbol may be printed with a predetermined ink having a low transmittance, or the amount (thickness) of the frame formed on the back surface of the symbol may be increased. That is, when the first method is used, a symbol having a low transmittance as a whole (a symbol having a low transmittance) is drawn on the other end 613, and a symbol having a high transmittance as a whole (a symbol having a high transmittance) is drawn. ) Is drawn in the entire symbol area other than the symbol area 613X.

Further, the high or low of the transmittance may be determined by whether or not the transmittance is higher than a predetermined transmittance, and it is determined by comparing the transmittance of one symbol with the transmittance of another symbol. You may do so. Further, the judgment as to whether or not the transmittance is high may be made by irradiating the symbol with light by the reel LED 55 and visually judging by the inspector, and the measurement result is measured by measuring the irradiated light. You may judge from.

The symbol having low transmittance may be a symbol having a transmittance of 0% (that is, a symbol in which light from the reel LED 55 is not transmitted at all). Further, the symbol having high transmittance may be a symbol having a transmittance of 100% (that is, a symbol through which all the light from the reel LED 55 is transmitted).

As a second method, a difference in the degree of transmission may be provided depending on the total area of the transmission portions. For example, a symbol with high transmittance is a symbol having a large total area of the transparent portion, and a symbol with low transmittance is a symbol having a small total area of the transparent portion. That is, when the second method is used, a symbol having a small total area of the transmissive portion (a symbol having a low transmittance) is drawn on the other end portion 613, and a symbol having a large total area of the transmissive portion (a symbol having a high transmittance). ) Is drawn in the entire symbol area other than the symbol area 613X.

Further, as a third method, a difference in the degree of transmission may be provided depending on the number of transparent portions. For example, a symbol with high transmittance is a symbol having a large number of transparent portions, and a symbol with low transmittance is a symbol having a small number of transparent portions. That is, when the third method is used, a symbol having a small number of transmissive portions (a symbol with low transmittance) is drawn on the other end portion 613, and a symbol having a large number of transmissive portions (a symbol with high transmittance) is drawn. , It is drawn in the whole symbol area other than the symbol area 613X.

In addition, the low-transparency symbol and the high-transparency symbol can be obtained by combining at least two of the first to third methods and the method determined by "presence or absence of a transparent portion" described in this embodiment. You may decide. In this case, an inspector or the like may visually determine the degree of light transmission to determine the low-transmittance symbol and the high-transmittance symbol.

Further, in the present embodiment, the specific symbol (the symbol drawn on the other end portion 613) is described as being a symbol having a low degree of transparency (in the present embodiment, the symbol does not have the transparent portion 602). However, the specific symbol may be a symbol that is not shrink-printed regardless of the degree of transparency. For example, when a plurality of types of symbols include a symbol having a transparent portion and being shrink-printed and a symbol having a transparent portion but not shrink-printed, the specific symbol has a transparent portion. It may be a pattern having but not shrink-printed. Even if the specific symbol has a transmissive portion but is not shrink-printed, the effect of irradiating light from the reel LED 55 can be maintained.

Further, in this embodiment, the symbol with high transparency has been described as a “7” symbol. However, the highly transparent symbol may be another symbol (for example, the “7” symbol). Further, the highly transparent symbol is preferably a symbol to which a privilege advantageous to the player is given by being derived. Here, the privilege is the game value (number of medals bet, number of medals bet, etc.) used for playing a game, such as navigation stock, transition to a bonus state in which the winning probability of a predetermined role (small role, etc.) is improved. The value may be given to the game ball) that directly affects the ratio of the game value given to the player (medal or game ball payout rate). As another privilege, it may be a value that is beneficial to the player in the progress of the game. For example, a device that notifies information for identifying whether or not a player is in a so-called AT latency that has already acquired the number of AT games and is determined to be controlled by the AT, although is in a non-AT state, or a notification It may notify the information (that is, the latent suggestion information suggesting AT latent) that is executed so as to actually be in AT latent with a predetermined reliability when it is done.

In addition, as a privilege, execution of a privilege effect (appearance of a special character, etc.), execution of a set value suggestion effect for suggesting a set value, and at a game store where a game machine is installed by collecting a certain number. It may be possible to give points that can be exchanged for a specified service, display a QR code (registered trademark) that allows the privilege video and privilege information to be downloaded on a predetermined website, and the like.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 39 (A), the area of the remainder region 608X and the area of the symbol region 613X are made the same, and the remainder portion 608 and the other end portion 613 are overlapped. did. However, the method is not limited to FIG. 39 (A), and the overlapping method as shown in FIG. 39 (B) or (C) may be used. The thick line indicates the overlapping portion 422.

FIG. 39B is a diagram showing a case where the area of the remainder region 608X is made smaller than the area of the symbol region 613X. As shown in FIG. 39 (B), when the remainder portion 608 and the other end portion 613 are overlapped with each other, one end 605 is present under the bell symbol 610 (back side). By the overlapping method as shown in FIG. 39 (B), the surplus portion 608 can be made smaller as compared with the case of FIG. 32 (A), and the cost of the reel seat 400 can be reduced.

FIG. 39C is a diagram showing a case where the area of the surplus region is made larger than the area of the symbol region 613X. By the overlapping method as shown in FIG. 32 (B), the area of the overlapping portion 422 can be increased as compared with the case of FIG. 39 (A), and the overlapping portion 422 can be fixed more firmly.

Further, in this embodiment, it has been described that a pattern having a low degree of transparency is drawn on the other end portion 613 forming the overlapping portion 422. However, a pattern having a high degree of transparency may be drawn on the other end portion 613 forming the overlapping portion 422. In this case, on the other end portion 613 forming the overlapping portion 422, a portion having a high degree of transparency (for example, a transmissive portion 602) is not drawn, and a portion having a low degree of transparency is drawn. You can do it. Specifically, when the bell symbol 610 shown in FIG. 39 (B) has a transparent portion, the transparent portion is not drawn in the overlapping portion but is drawn in a portion different from the overlapping portion (non-overlapping portion). To do so. With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the effect of irradiating the reel LED 55 with light from being impaired, and it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in arranging the symbols.

Further, when a portion having a high degree of transparency (for example, a transmission portion 602) is drawn on the overlapping portion 422, post-processing for increasing the transmittance with respect to the overlapping portion 422 on the back side of the portion having a high degree of transparency. May be executed. The post-treatment is, for example, a process of hollowing out the overlapping portion 422 on the back side of the portion having a high degree of transparency. By performing such post-processing, it is possible to prevent the effect of irradiating the reel LED 55 with light from being impaired, and it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in arranging the symbols.

Further, in this embodiment, as a method of winding the reel sheet 400, it has been described that the remainder portion 608 and the other end portion 613 overlap. However, the reel sheet 400 may be wound without such overlap. Specifically, the remainder portion 608 is not provided. That is, one end of the reel sheet 400 is 608A instead of 605. When winding the reel sheet 400, the 608A and the other end 604 are brought into contact with each other, and an adhesive portion is provided on the back side of the reel sheet 400 so as to maintain the contact. Specifically, the adhesive portion is an adhesive member (for example, an adhesive tape on a rectangle) extending in a predetermined direction. Specifically, the adhesive member is adhered so as to straddle the corresponding contacted portion (that is, the seam 400a). As a result, the reel sheet 400 can be wound in an annular shape without providing the remainder portion 608, and the cost of the reel sheet 400 can be reduced.

Further, when such an adhesive member is used, although the overlapping portion 422 is not formed, a double structure is formed by the adhesive member and the reel sheet 400 at the portion where the adhesive member is provided. Therefore, it is preferable not to draw a pattern having a high degree of transparency or to not draw a portion having a high degree of transparency in the portion having the double structure (that is, the portion where the adhesive member is provided). As a result, it is possible to prevent the effect of irradiating the reel LED 55 with light without providing the remainder portion 608.

Further, when a pattern having a high degree of transparency or a portion having a high degree of transparency is drawn in a portion where a double structure is formed between the adhesive member and the reel sheet 400, the degree of transmission is high as a post-treatment. The process of hollowing out the double-structured part on the back side of the pattern or the portion having a high degree of transparency may be performed.

Further, in this embodiment, it has been described that the overlapping portion 422 is formed by providing the adhesive portion in the entire region of the surplus region 608X and adhering the surplus portion 608 and the other end portion 613. However, the region where the adhesive portion of the surplus region 508X is provided may be a part of the surplus region 608X. For example, an adhesive portion may be provided on the edge of the remainder region 608X on the one end 605 side so that the remainder portion 608 and the other end portion 613 are adhered to each other. According to such a configuration, the cost of the bonded portion can be reduced.

Further, in this embodiment, the decorative design has been described as a rhombus. However, the shape of the decorative pattern is not limited to the rhombus, and may be another shape (for example, a triangular shape). Further, the decorative design has been described as being drawn between the adjacent symbols, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a decorative symbol may be drawn every other predetermined number of symbols (for example, two symbols), or a predetermined symbol may be drawn. Further, in the present embodiment, the decorative design has been described as being drawn on one side of the reel sheet 400, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the decorative design is drawn on both sides of the reel sheet 400. Is also good.

Further, in this embodiment, it has been described that the transparent region 608D is formed because the symbol sheet having a length shorter than the length in the longitudinal direction of the transparent member is adhered to the transparent member. However, the object to which the design sheet is adhered may be any member as long as it is not a transparent member but a band-shaped member that can be bent in an annular shape. For example, a member having a pattern (hereinafter referred to as "pattern member") may be used. When the design sheet is adhered to such a pattern member, the transparent region 608D becomes an region on which the pattern of the pattern member is drawn. As described above, since the object to which the design sheet is adhered is not limited to the transparent member, the degree of freedom in the reel sheet manufacturing process can be increased. Further, even if the patterned region 608D is provided by using the pattern member, the colored region 608C is formed, so that the colored region 608C is exposed even if the reel sheet 400 cannot be properly wound. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the reel sheet 400 from appearing unnatural. Further, even if the pattern member is used, the design sheet can be shortened, so that the cost of the design sheet and the decoration cost can be reduced.

Further, it was explained that no design is drawn on the remaining portion 608 of this embodiment. However, a pattern may be drawn on the remainder portion 608. Since the remainder portion 608 is overlapped with the other end portion 613, the symbol is not exposed. Therefore, even if a pattern is drawn on the remainder portion 608, there is no problem in the reel sheet winding process.

Further, in this embodiment, the symbol of symbol number 2 has been described as a watermelon symbol having a low degree of transparency. However, the symbol of symbol number 2 may be drawn with a high degree of transparency.

Further, in the present embodiment, it has been described that the reel on which the reel sheet 400 is wound is used as a reel for making the player recognize that the player has won a predetermined combination. However, it may be used as, for example, a reel (so-called sub-reel) used for directing, instead of a reel for making the player recognize that a predetermined winning combination has been won.

Further, in this embodiment, it has been described that "a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified by each" are symbols. However, the identification information may be other information, for example, any symbol, number, character, character, or the like. Even if the identification information is other than the symbol, the predetermined identification information whose transparency is lower than that of the specific identification information is drawn in the symbol area 613X, so that the same effect as that of the present embodiment can be obtained.

Further, in the present embodiment, the shape of the reel sheet 400 has been described as being strip-shaped and rectangular, but the shape is not limited to this. The shape of the reel sheet 400 may be any shape as long as it has a band shape and is wound in an annular shape. In this embodiment, the one end 605 and the other end 604 have been described as being linear, but at least one of the one end 605 and the other end 604 may be curved.

Further, in the present embodiment, it has been described that each reel rotates so that the rotation axis is in the width direction of the slot machine 1 (that is, the symbol appears to fluctuate from top to bottom to the player). .. However, the axis of rotation is not limited to the width direction, but may be in the height direction (that is, the symbol appears to fluctuate from right to left or left to right to the player). good. Further, the rotation axis of the reel is not limited to the width direction and the height direction of the slot machine 1, and may be in any other direction.

Further, in this embodiment, the reel has been described as having a single structure. However, the reel may have a double structure or a triple structure. For example, the double structure of reels is a structure consisting of an outer reel and an inner reel smaller than the diameter of the outer reel. As described above, the idea of the present embodiment can be applied to at least one reel among the reels having a double structure.

Further, it has been described that the mark 401d attached to the holding frames 401 and 402 of this embodiment and used as information for identifying the position where one end 605 of the reel sheet 400 is located has a triangular shape. However, the mark 401d may be other information (characters as well as symbols) as long as the winding start position can be specified by a worker or the like who winds the reel sheet 400.

Further, the mark 401d of this embodiment has been described as having one end 605 of the reel sheet 400 coincident with each other. However, the mark 401d may coincide with other parts of the reel sheet. Further, it is preferable that the other portion is a location that can be easily identified by the worker. For example, other parts may be referred to as "second line 608B". Since the second line 408B is the boundary line between the colored region 608C and the transparent region 608D, it is a portion that can be easily identified by the operator. Further, the mark 401d may be a place where the symbols of a specific symbol number (for example, 0) match. In this way, even if the mark 401d coincides with other parts, the seam 400a is visually recognized when the reel is in the reference state on condition that the reel sheet 400 is properly wound. It is preferable to have such a positional relationship.

Further, the portion of the mark 401d may have another shape. For example, the mark 401d may have a convex shape. In this case, the portion of the reel sheet 400 that coincides with the mark 401d may be used as the notch. According to such a configuration, the worker can easily align the reel sheet 400 with the holding frames 401 and 402 by engaging the mark 401d with the notch.

Further, the members for holding the reel seat 400 in this embodiment have been described as holding frames 401 and 402. However, the shape of the holding frame is not limited to this shape. For example, the holding frame is substantially cylindrical, and the reel sheet 400 may be wound around the outer circumference of the cylindrical shape. Further, depending on the shapes of the holding frames 401 and 402, the reel sheet 400 may not be wound around the outer circumference. Further, the reel sheet 400 may be wound in an annular shape and sandwiched between circular members so that the design is exposed.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the present invention and is included in the present invention even if there are changes or additions within the scope of the gist of the present invention. Needless to say.

In the above embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 performs control related to the AT (navigation stock lottery, additional lottery, navigation effect, management of the number of navigation stocks, the number of remaining games, etc.) for notifying the operation mode advantageous to the player. However, the main control unit 41 may perform a part or all of the control related to these ATs.

Further, in the configuration in which the main control unit 41 performs control related to AT, an AT notification means (for example, an LED during AT) capable of identifying that AT is in progress, and an operation capable of identifying an operation mode advantageous to the player. A mode notification means (for example, a navigation LED that can specify the stop order and operation timing of each reel) is provided, and the AT notification means and the operation mode notification means can be directly driven by the main control unit 41. It is preferable, and with such a configuration, it is possible to make the player recognize the necessary information during the AT without depending on the control of the sub control unit 91.

Further, even with such a configuration, the main control unit 41 transmits a command capable of identifying whether or not AT is in progress to the sub control unit 91, and the sub control unit 91 is based on the command. By performing the production during the AT, the player can be surely recognized that the AT is in progress. Further, the main control unit 41 transmits a command capable of specifying the operation mode to be notified to the sub control unit 91 when the operation mode notification means notifies the notification of the operation mode advantageous to the player, and the sub control unit 41 sends a sub. The control unit 91 may execute a navigation effect for notifying the same operation mode as the operation mode notified by the operation mode notification means controlled on the main control unit 41 side based on the command. As a result, when the operation mode is notified by the operation mode notification means during AT or the like, the player can be surely recognized the operation mode notified by the operation mode notification means.

In the above embodiment, the main control unit 41 shifts to the control state of the next stage after the processing corresponding to one control state is completed to advance the game, and the progress of the game causes a plurality of control states (number of bets). A unit of game is configured by controlling the stepwise transition of the process of setting, the process of rotating the reel, the process of stopping the reel, the process of paying out medals, etc.). In such a configuration, if the amount of data required to execute the process increases due to the complexity of the game, it becomes necessary to increase the storage capacity of the main control unit 41, and the main control is correspondingly increased. The processing load of unit 41 may also increase.

Therefore, a lower control unit is provided separately from the main control unit 41, and the lower control unit controls the control state controlled by the main control unit 41 based on the command transmitted from the main control unit 41. With such a configuration, the amount of data stored in the ROM 41b included in the main control unit 41 can be reduced, and the control load of the main control unit 41 can be reduced.

In this case, the lower control unit may be provided with a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc. and controlled based on a program stored in the ROM, that is, may be operated by software, or may be a PLD (programmable logic device), an operational amplifier. It may be configured to operate by hardware such as an analog circuit block including an ASIC or a comparator, or a specially designed integrated circuit such as an ASIC. Further, the lower control unit may be mounted on the game control board 40, or may be mounted on another board connected to the game control board 40.

In addition, the lower control unit includes AT-related control, reel fluctuation control, stop control, external output control for outputting an external output signal indicating the game status according to the progress of the game, and detection signals from various switches. Switch input judgment control that determines the input of switches according to, lighting control of various LEDs, display control of display, drive control of flow path switching solenoid 30, drive control of hopper motor 34b (medal payout control), etc. Of these, at least a part of the control may be performed. In this case, a configuration may be provided in which a lower control unit (for example, a payout control unit that controls medal payout control) is provided for each type of control, or a configuration in which one lower control unit is responsible for a plurality of controls (for example). , Lighting / display control unit that controls the lighting of various LEDs and the display of the display).

In addition, different models such as external output control, switch input judgment control, lighting control of various LEDs, display control of display, drive control of flow path switching solenoid 30, drive control of hopper motor 34b (medal payout control), etc. By having the lower control unit perform the common control, the lower control unit can be used in common for different models, so that product development can be facilitated and the manufacturing cost can be suppressed.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine in which a bet number is set by using medals and credits as a game value has been described, but a slot in which a game ball is used as a game value to set a bet number. It may be applied to machines or fully credited slot machines that set bets using only credits as game value. When using a game ball as a game value, for example, one medal can correspond to five game balls, and when setting 3 as the number of bets in the above embodiment, 15 game balls are used. Corresponds to setting the number of medals using.

Further, the value is not limited to one using only one of a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls, and for example, a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls can be used together. It may be. That is, it is possible to set the number of bets and play a game by using any of a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls, and a plurality of types of games such as medals and game balls are generated when a prize is generated. A slot machine that can pay out any value may be applied.

1 Slot machine 2L, 2C, 2R reel 6 MAXBET switch 7 Start switch 8L, 8C, 8R Stop switch 32L, 32C, 32R Reel motor 41 Main control unit 91 Sub control unit

Claims (1)

It is equipped with a variable display unit that can be variablely displayed by moving a reel with a strip-shaped reel band on which multiple types of identification information that can be identified are drawn on the outer circumference of the annular reel frame.
In a slot machine in which a prize can be generated according to a display result derived after variable display of the variable display unit.
An irradiation means capable of irradiating the reel band with light from the inside of the reel frame,
Predetermined means to decide whether or not to allow the occurrence of prizes,
The variable display unit is provided with a derivation operation means that is operated when the display result is derived.
The reel band has the surface on which the plurality of types of identification information are drawn outward with respect to the reel frame, and the other end of the both ends of the reel band in the longitudinal direction is overlapped with one end of the reel band. Attached to the frame,
The plurality of types of identification information include specific identification information and predetermined identification information having a lower degree of transmission of light from the irradiation means than the specific identification information .
The front Symbol reel band, are drawn is different decorative display and the identification information,
The decorative display includes a decorative display having a predetermined shape.
The area at one end is
The first area and
Including a second region located farther from the other end than the first region in the longitudinal direction.
In the first area, the identification information is not drawn and the first decorative display which is a part of the decorative display of the predetermined shape is drawn.
The second area is transparent and neither the identification information nor the decorative display is drawn.
The other end is drawn with the predetermined identification information and a second decorative display which is a part of the decorative display having the predetermined shape.
A slot machine in which the reel band is attached to the reel frame by superimposing the other end on the first region and the second region of the one end.

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