JP6901666B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine that displays a display prompting an operation to a predetermined operating means.

As this type of gaming machine, there is a slot machine, for example, an operating means such as a bet button at a timing when there is a possibility of shifting to a specific gaming state which is advantageous to the player, which is called a bonus, RT, AT, ART, etc. (For example, Patent Document 1), there is a display for prompting the operation to perform the display via a display means such as a liquid crystal TV.
When the operating means is operated according to such a display, when the transition to the specific gaming state is determined in advance, a result display indicating that fact such as "winning confirmation" is displayed, and the transition to the specific gaming state is not performed in advance. When it is decided to, the result is displayed to indicate that such as "sorry".

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-80706

However, there was room for improvement in such conventional gaming machines.

In order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine of the present invention is provided on the right side side of the variable display unit capable of displaying a plurality of identification information related to the granting of benefits, and serves as a first operating means that can be operated by the player. , provided on the lower side of the variable display unit, urging the second operating means player operable, the first operation image prompting the operation to the first operation means, the operation to the second operation means The first operation image is provided with a display means capable of displaying the second operation image and a privilege granting means capable of granting a privilege to the player based on the establishment of a predetermined condition, and the display means provides the first operation image. The display means is controlled so that the probability that the predetermined condition is satisfied is higher than the case where the second operation image is displayed , and the display means displays the first operation image. After that, a special image indicating whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied can be displayed based on the operation of the first operation means, and after the second operation image is displayed, the second operation image is displayed. The special image can be displayed based on the operation of the operation means, and the special image can be displayed based on the operation of the second operation means after the first operation image is displayed. Therefore, after displaying the second operation image, the special image is not displayed based on the operation of the first operation means.

It is a schematic front view which shows the appearance of a gaming machine. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the internal structure of a game machine. It is a block diagram which shows the control composition of a game machine. It is a figure which shows typically the operation method and the operation amount of a display button. It is a figure which shows typically the operation method and the operation amount of a lever. It is a figure which shows typically the operation method and the operation amount of the bet button. It is a figure which shows typically the operation method and the operation amount of the effect button. It is a figure which shows the operation image corresponding to each operation means. It is a figure which shows the part display of a display button. It is a chart for demonstrating the method of determining an operation image and the degree of expectation of winning. It is a flowchart which shows operation image display processing. It is a figure for demonstrating the method of determining the operation mode of each operation means in 1st modification. It is a figure for demonstrating the display on the display | display at the time of displaying the operation image of a display button and a lever during ART in the 2nd modification. It is a timing chart which shows the operation during the precursor effect of ART in the 3rd modification. It is a figure for demonstrating the display on the display | display at the time of displaying the operation image of the lever in 4th modification.

A preferred embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11.

The slot machine 1 is an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, and like a normal slot machine, includes a housing 1b having an opening on the front surface and a front door 1a that covers the opening so as to be openable and closable. There is.
The front door 1a is configured so that three consecutive symbols (identification information) 51 represented on the reels 41a to 41c can be identified from the outside of the machine, and is provided with a plurality of operating means operated by the player. The body 1b includes a drum unit 4 that rotationally drives the reels 41a to 41c, a plurality of devices such as a medal payout device 7 that pays out medals, a main control unit 10 that operates as a computer, a sub control unit 20, and the like. The symbols (identification information) 51 represented on the reels 41a to 41c are designed unique to the slot machine 1 and serve as information (model-specific information) that can identify the slot machine 1.

Such a slot machine 1 is configured to be able to execute the following slot machine games by operating the main control unit 10 as a privilege granting means or the like.

At the start of the game, the number of bets is set using medals (including credit medals).
The number of bets can be set by inserting medals directly from the medal insertion slot 2 or by pressing the bet button 2a.

In the method of inserting medals from the medal insertion slot 2 to set the number of bets, the inserted medals are detected by the medal selector 2b (medal detecting means) provided on the back surface of the front door 1a, so that the inserted medals are used. The number of bets corresponding to the number of medals (however, the upper limit is the number of bets "3" corresponding to three medals) will be set.
The upper limit of the number of bets may be "1", "2", or "4" or more.

The bet button 2a is an example of an operation means capable of accepting an operation of a player, and when the bet button 2a is pressed, a predetermined number (for example, 3) of medals is obtained from the credit medals internally stored as data. Is subtracted, and the subtracted amount is set as the number of bets.
The bet button is not limited to the bet button 2a, and a plurality of bet buttons having different numbers of bets may be provided. Further, credit medals are added by inserting medals from the medal insertion slot 2 or winning a prize, and for example, up to 50 medals can be credited (stored).

In this way, the number of bets set by the direct insertion from the medal insertion slot 2 or the pressing operation of the bet button 2a is stored in a storage means such as a RAM provided in the main control unit 10.
Then, when the number of bets reaches a predetermined number (for example, three), the game can be started, which has the right to execute one game.

In the state where the game can be started, the operation of the start lever 3 becomes effective. If the start lever 3 is tilted in this enabled state, the game is started, and the reels 41a to 41c represented by the plurality of symbols 51 start to fluctuate (hereinafter, may be referred to as rotation). At the same time, an internal lottery process is executed in which the lottery result of this game is determined in advance from among a plurality of winning combinations (including loss) such as a replay combination, a small combination, and a bonus combination before the reel 41 is stopped.
In the present embodiment, the internal lottery process is completed before the reels 41a to 41c, which will be described later, reach steady rotation, but the reels 41a to 41c may be completed before the reels start rotating. ..

Each reel 41a to 41c is an example of a variation display unit, and on the peripheral surface of each reel 41a to 41c, as a plurality of (usually 21) symbols 51 serving as identification information, for example, "replay" and "bell". , "Watermelon", "cherry", "7", etc. are represented respectively, and after gradually increasing the rotation speed from the stopped state, it reaches a steady rotation that rotates at a constant speed.
When such steady rotation is reached, the stop buttons 5a to 5c provided corresponding to the reels 41a to 41c are in a state in which they can be pressed (validation of the stop button 5 operation).

The stop buttons 5a to 5c are examples of operation means capable of accepting the operation of the player. For example, when the light emitting means such as the LED built in the stop buttons 5a to 5c is turned on, the stop buttons 5a to 5c can be pressed. When each stop button 5 is pressed in such a state, the reels 41a to 41c are stopped (also referred to as derivation) at a combination of symbols allowed by the operation timing and the lottery result of the internal lottery process. Is stopped and controlled.

In the stopped state, the three symbols 51 that are continuous in the vertical direction represented by the reels 41a to 41c are stopped so as to face the outside of the machine from the display window 6 (sometimes referred to as a stop display), and the stop display mode at this time. Whether or not there is a prize is determined based on.
The winning judgment is made based on the combination of the symbols stopped on the predetermined winning line. For example, the winning is stopped on any of the five lines, the upper, middle, and lower three lines and the two diagonal lines. Judgment is made based on the combination of symbols.
As for the combination of symbols to be judged, "bell bell bell" (bell role) and "cherry" are used in the order of "left reel 41a, middle reel 41b, right reel 41c" as the combination of symbols corresponding to the small combination.・ ANY ・ ANY ”(the role of cherry, but ANY is an arbitrary pattern),“ watermelon, watermelon, watermelon ”(the role of watermelon), etc.
In addition, as a combination of symbols corresponding to the replay role, there are "replay replay replay" (normal replay), "7, 7, 7" (promotion replay), "replay replay bell" (fall replay), and the like. ..
Then, as a result of determining the combination of symbols stopped on the winning line, when the combination of symbols is a display result corresponding to a small winning combination or the like, a game value corresponding to the combination of symbols is given.

For example, winning is determined by stopping the combination of symbols corresponding to small roles such as bell role, cherry role, and watermelon role, and the medal payout device 7 is driven and controlled to obtain medals from the hopper 7a in which medals are stored. A predetermined number of medals are paid out through the payout exit 7b, and specifically, eight medals are paid out by stopping the combination of symbols corresponding to the "bell role"("bell bell bell"). , One medal is paid out by stopping the combination of symbols corresponding to "Cherry role"("Cherry / ANY / ANY"), and the combination of symbols corresponding to "Watermelon role"("Watermelon / Watermelon / Watermelon") ) Stop display and 5 medals will be paid out.
The medals can be paid out so that only the amount exceeding the maximum number of credit medals is paid out. However, by operating a predetermined setting button (not shown) in advance, a prize is won each time a prize is generated. It can also be configured so that the corresponding medals are paid out.
In addition, by stopping the combination of symbols corresponding to the "replay combination" (for example, "replay, replay, replay", etc.), the winning is determined, and the game can be played without inserting medals in the next game.

In the slot machine game in which such a series of operations is one game, as shown in FIG. 3, the main control unit 10 has an operating means such as a bet button 2a, a start lever 3, and a stop button 5 and a medal selector 2b. This is realized by controlling output means such as reels 41a to 41c, a drum unit 4 including a pulse motor for rotationally driving them, a medal payout device 7, and the like based on input information from such input means.

Further, the main control unit 10 controls the transition of the gaming state.
The gaming state controlled by the main control unit 10 includes, for example, a normal gaming state and a specific gaming state.
The normal gaming state is a gaming state that is disadvantageous to a player whose medals are difficult to increase, and the specific gaming state is a gaming state that is advantageous to a player whose medals are likely to increase.

In the present embodiment, the specific gaming state is set as ART.
ART is a gaming state in which two states of AT and RT are combined.
AT is an abbreviation for assist time, and assists in deriving a combination of symbols corresponding to the lottery result of the internal lottery process by notifying the operation order for each stop button 5 and the symbol that serves as a guide for pressing. It is a game state to play.
For example, among the small winning combinations and replay winning combinations drawn in the internal lottery process, push order designations that can be derived corresponding to each of the six operation orders performed by the corresponding symbol combinations for the stop buttons 5a to 5c are specified. In AT, when these small wins and replay wins are won, a notification means such as a display 8 is used to indicate the push order corresponding to each of the winning combinations so that the player can obtain a favorable game result. Notify via.
In addition to or in addition to such notification of the push order, when a small winning combination or a replay winning combination is won, a symbol corresponding to these is notified via an output means such as a display 8 to be pressed. Can also be assisted.

RT is an abbreviation for replay time, and is an advantageous gaming state in which the winning probability of the normal replay drawn in the internal lottery process is higher than that in the normal gaming state.
ART is a game state in which such AT and RT are combined, and while winning the replay role with a high probability, a small role prize can be obtained by assisting the operation with respect to the stop button 5, so that the medals on hand can be obtained. It is in a gaming state that is advantageous to players who tend to increase.

Such ART has a start and a end.
The beginning of ART is, for example, to win a predetermined small winning combination (for example, a rare small winning combination such as cherry or watermelon) in a normal gaming state, and to win in the ART (AT) lottery process performed at the time of this winning. After that, the promotion replay, which is the winning combination related to the start of RT, can be won, and the corresponding combination of symbols (for example, "7, 7, 7") can be derived. This combination of symbols can be derived by notifying the operation order for each stop button 5 corresponding to the promotion replay, the symbol as a guideline for pressing the button, and the like.
In this way, the main control unit 10 functions as a privilege granting means, and grants a privilege called ART to the player based on the fact that the above-mentioned predetermined conditions are satisfied.
Further, the end of ART can be, for example, the end of a predetermined number of games, the acquisition of a predetermined number of medals, the winning of a predetermined number of small wins, and the like.

Further, in the RT, a duplicate winning combination is set for the normal replay (“replay / replay / replay”) and the fall replay (“replay / replay / bell”), and when the duplicate winning combination is won, for example, 1 /. The normal replay is stopped and displayed in the pressing order of 6, and the fall replay is stopped and displayed in the pressing order of 5/6. When the normal replay is stopped and displayed, RT is maintained, but the fall replay is stopped. If is displayed as stopped, RT is terminated.
Similarly, the bell (8-card combination) is stopped and displayed in the push order of 1/6, and the bell (push-order bell) that may stop and display the 1-card combination in 5/6 is used as the duplicate winning combination. It is set, and if the push order bell is missed (when the role of one card is stopped), it shifts to non-RT.
If these duplicate winning combinations are in AT, the pushing order is notified at the time of winning, and the pushing order of 1/6 can be correctly answered.

In addition, in the normal game state, duplicate winning combinations are set for normal replay (“replay / replay / replay”) and promotion replay (“7, 7, 7”), for example, in a 1/6 push order. The promotion replay is stopped and displayed, and the normal replay is stopped and displayed in the pressing order of 5/6.
In addition, the bell (8-card combination) is stopped and displayed in the push order of 1/6, and the bell (push-order bell) that may stop and display the 1-card combination in 5/6 is set as the duplicate winning combination. There is. In the normal game state, the push order is not notified, so it is unlikely that the promotion replay or the bell will be stopped and displayed.
For this reason, the normal gaming state is a gaming state that is disadvantageous to the player in which it is difficult to increase the number of medals on hand as compared with the specific gaming state.

Further, in the slot machine 1, a game effect synchronized with such a slot machine game is also performed. For example, an image effect, a fanfare sound, a lamp effect, etc. indicating the transition to ART or the like are notified of a display 8 (display means) such as a liquid crystal TV, a speaker 9, and a lamp 11 provided with a light emitting means such as an LED, respectively. It is output via means.
Such a notification means is controlled by the sub-control unit 20. Further, the sub control unit 20 controls these based on the control commands received from the main control unit 10 at each predetermined game timing.

The sub-control unit 20 is an example of the effect control means, the display control means, and the operation mode display control means, and is configured to be able to execute an operation according to a command from the main control unit 10.
For example, the sub-control unit 20 provides a receiving means such as an input port provided in the sub-control unit 20 to send a control command transmitted from a transmitting means such as an output port provided in the main control unit 10 at predetermined game timings. In addition to receiving via, the notification means such as the display 8 is controlled so as to decode the received control command and perform an effect according to the control command.
Further, the sub-control unit 20 is provided with a display control unit (not shown) that controls the display 8. Further, the display control unit is provided with an image data storage unit (not shown) for storing image data to be displayed on the display device 8. Then, the display control unit controls the display of the effect image such as the display of the operation image on the display 8 based on the image data of the image data storage unit based on the control information from the sub control unit 20.

The slot machine 1 has the following features in addition to the same configuration as the normal slot machine.

Specifically, when the above-mentioned ART lottery process is executed, the result of the success or failure is notified by the notification means.
At this time, prior to the notification of the result of success or failure, an operation image including the display of the operation means is displayed on the display 8 as an image prompting the player to operate the operation means that can be operated. When the player operates the operating means according to this display, the result of success or failure is notified.

The slot machine 1 has a feature in the display mode when displaying such an operation image.
Specifically, there is a correlation between the display mode and the result of success or failure. For example, in a display mode in which an operation means for prompting a player to operate is displayed on the display 8, a slot machine including a display of the operation means. The wider the display range of 1, the higher the expectation of winning.

Here, an operation means that can be operated by the player will be described prior to notifying the result of success or failure.
As the operating means, in addition to the above-mentioned bet button 2a, a display button 12, a lever 13, and an effect button 14 are provided.
As shown in FIG. 1, each operating means is arranged on the front door 1a of the slot machine 1 so that the player can operate the operating means.
For example, the indicator button 12 is the upper part of the slot machine 1 and is arranged in front of the indicator 8, the lever 14 is arranged on the right side of the display window 6, and the bet button 2a is the medal insertion slot 2 and the start. The lever 3 and the stop button 5 are arranged in the operation unit S having the operation means related to the progress of the slot machine game, and the effect button 14 is the lower part of the slot machine 1 and is a corner (lower right) of the decorative panel P. ) Is placed.
Further, the decorative panel P is provided with a decorative portion 53 having a design peculiar to the slot machine 1. Further, the decorative panel P is provided with a model name display unit 54 on which the model name of the slot machine 1 is drawn. The decoration unit 53 and the model name display unit 54 provide information (model-specific information) that can identify the slot machine 1.
Further, the front panel 52 on which the display window 6 is formed is also provided with a decorative portion 53 similar to the decorative panel P.
Each operating means is provided with a detecting means such as a sensor, and each operating means is connected to the sub-control unit 20 via the detecting means (see FIG. 3).
Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, each operating means is configured to be able to detect the operation of the player.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the display button 12 is formed of a transparent plate-shaped member that covers the front surface of the display 8 and is configured to be able to accept a pushing operation from the front side of the slot machine. ..
The display button 12 is controlled by the sub-control unit 20 into a push-operable state and a push-inoperable state. For example, a solenoid 121 connected to the sub-control unit 20 is provided, and as shown in FIG. 4 (a), when the solenoid 121 is “off”, the push-in operation becomes inoperable, as shown in FIG. 4 (b). In addition, when the solenoid 121 is "on", the push-in operation is possible.
By operating the indicator button 12 from the front side of the slot machine when the push-in operation is possible, the state shown in FIG. 4 (a) is displaced to the state shown in FIG. 4 (b), and the displacement is changed. Is detected by the detection means, and the detection signal is transmitted to the sub-control unit 20, so that the player's operation is detected. Further, in the no-load state, the state is restored to the state shown in FIG. 4 (a).
The display button 12 is configured to be able to accept the pushing operation of the player on the entire plate surface covering the front surface of the display 8. For example, the pushing operation can be received not only with one hand but also with both hands, and the receiving area thereof. (Operating area) is the widest among the operating means 2a, 12 to 14.
Further, the operation amount A (displacement amount) related to the pushing operation is, for example, 15 mm, which is the largest operation amount among the operation amounts of the operation means 2a, 12 to 14.
Further, although the display button 12 is in a state where it cannot be pushed in under normal conditions, the timing at which the operation image as the first operation image shown in FIG. 8A, which will be described later, is displayed, that is, whether the ART is correct or not. At the timing of prompting the operation of the display button 12 prior to the notification of the result, the sub-control unit 20 controls the state so that the push-in operation can be performed. Then, when the player operates the display button 12 or starts the next game without operating the display button 12 and the operation image is hidden, the display button 12 is pushed into an inoperable state. Will be restored.
When a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) has elapsed after the operation image is displayed and the display button 12 is not operated, the operation image is changed to non-display and the display button 12 is pushed. It may be possible to return from the possible state to the inoperable state by pushing. Further, the display button 12 may be converted from a state in which the push operation cannot be performed to a state in which the push operation can be performed at a timing other than the timing prior to the notification of the result of whether or not the ART is successful. For example, the number of games for which the ART is continued is added. When notifying the winning / failing result of the lottery or when notifying the number of additional games, it may be converted into a state in which the push operation can be performed. Further, it may be possible to confirm the operation of the detection means on the display button 12 by converting the slot machine 1 into a push-operable state within a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) from turning on the power. ..
The display button 12 can be configured to be in a push-operable state at all times by removing the solenoid 121 or the like without the push-in inoperable state.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lever 13 is formed of a rod-shaped lever member and is configured to be able to accept a player's tilting operation.
The lever 13 is configured to be constantly tilted, and when the lever 13 is tilted downward in the state shown in FIG. 5 (a), the lever 13 is displaced to the state shown in FIG. 5 (b) and the displacement is detected. The player's operation is detected by being detected by the means and transmitting the detection signal to the sub-control unit 20. Further, in the no-load state, the state is restored to the state shown in FIG. 5 (a).
The lever 13 is configured to be operated by the player holding the handle with one hand, and the area for receiving the operation (operation area) is the second largest after the display button 12 in the operation means 2a, 12 to 14. ..
Further, the operation amount B (displacement amount) related to the tilt operation is, for example, 10 mm, which is the second largest after the display button 12 among the operation amounts of the operation means 2a, 12 to 14.

As shown in FIG. 6, the bet button 2a (so-called MAX bet button) is formed of a button member and is configured to be able to accept a player's pressing operation.
The bet button 2a is configured to be constantly pressed, and when the bet button 2a is pressed in the state shown in FIG. 6A, the bet button 2a is displaced to the state shown in FIG. 6B, and the displacement is displaced. The operation of the player is detected by being detected by the detection means and the detection signal being transmitted to the sub-control unit 20. Further, in the no-load state, the state is restored to the state shown in FIG. 6 (a).
The bet button 2a is configured to be operated by a player with a finger, and the area for receiving the operation (operation area) is the second largest after the lever 13 in the operation means 2a, 12 to 14.
Further, the operation amount C (displacement amount) related to the pressing operation is, for example, 8 mm, which is the second largest after the lever 13 among the operation amounts of the operation means 2a, 12 to 14.

As shown in FIG. 7, the effect button 14 is formed of a button member and is configured to be able to accept a player's pressing operation.
The effect button 14 is controlled by the sub-control unit 20 into a state in which the button can be pressed and a state in which the button cannot be pressed. For example, a motor connected to the sub-control unit 20 is provided (not shown), and when the motor is not operating, the movable pedestal 141 is housed in the decorative panel P and cannot be pressed when the motor is not operating, as shown in FIG. 7A. When the motor is activated, the movable pedestal 141 protrudes from the decorative panel P and can be pressed, as shown in FIG. 7B.
When the pressing operation of pressing the effect button 14 is performed while the pressing operation is possible, the state shown in FIG. 7 (c) is displaced to the state shown in FIG. 7 (d), and the displacement is detected by the detecting means. At the same time, the operation of the player is detected by transmitting the detection signal to the sub-control unit 20. Further, in the no-load state, the state is restored to the state shown in FIG. 7 (c).
The effect button 14 is configured to be operated by a player with a finger, and the area for receiving the operation (operation area) is the narrowest among the operation means 2a, 12 to 14.
Further, the operation amount D (displacement amount) related to the pressing operation is, for example, 5 mm, which is the smallest operation amount among the operation amounts of the operation means 2a, 12 to 14.

Here, to summarize the operation area and the operation amount of the operation means 2a, 12 to 14, the display button 12 is the widest in terms of the operation area, and the display button 12> the lever 13> the bet button 2a> the effect button 14. Regarding the operation amount (displacement amount), the display button 12 has the largest relationship, and the display button 12> the lever 13> the bet button 2a> the effect button 14 has a relationship. Further, the larger the operation amount (displacement amount), the longer the time required for the displacement from the initial position (restoration position) to the operation completion position (operation detection position) tends to be longer.
It should be noted that each detecting means detects the operation of the corresponding operating means by performing the operation of the operation amount specified for each operating means (by operating the entire operating movable range), but it is specified. Each detection means may detect the operation of the corresponding operation means without performing the operation of the operation amount (even during the operation). Even if each detection means detects the operation of the corresponding operation means (during the operation) without performing the operation of the specified operation amount, the operation amount from the initial position until the operation is detected is 12>. The order is preferably 13>2a> 14, but this is not the case.

The operation means 2a, 12 to 14 as described above are displayed in the operation image prompting the operation to the operation means.
Here, the operation image will be described.
FIG. 8 is an image displayed on the display 8 which is an example of the display means prior to the notification of the result of success or failure, and is an example of the operation image for prompting the operation to each of the operation means 2a, 12 to 14.

For example, FIG. 8A is an operation image as a first operation image for prompting an operation on the display button 12, and this image includes a part display 81a representing the entire slot machine 1 including the display button 12. , A message display 82 of "press the display" and a mark display 83 (for example, an arrow) indicating the position of the display button 12 on the slot machine 1 are displayed.
Further, prior to the notification of the result of winning or failing, at the timing when the operation image as the first operation image shown in FIG. 8A is displayed, the display button 12 is changed from the state in which the push operation is not possible to the state in which the push operation is possible. Will be converted.
Further, FIG. 8B is an operation image exemplified as a second operation image for prompting the operation to the lever 13, and this image shows a part of the slot machine 1 including the lever 13 and the display window 6. A part display 81b indicating the periphery, the operation unit S and the decorative panel P, a message display 82 of "pull the lever", and a mark display 83 (for example, an arrow) indicating the position of the lever 13 in the slot machine 1 are displayed. To.

Further, FIG. 8C is an operation image exemplified as a second operation image for prompting the operation of the bet button 2a, and this image is a part of the slot machine 1 including the bet button 2a and is an operation unit. A portion display 81c representing S, a message display 82 indicating "press the bet button", and a mark display 83 (for example, an arrow) indicating the position of the bet button 2a on the slot machine 1 are displayed.
Further, FIG. 8D is an operation image exemplified as a second operation image for prompting the operation of the effect button 14, and this image is a part of the slot machine 1 including the effect button 14. A part display 81d showing an image of the movable pedestal 141 viewed from above and a message display 82 of "press the effect button" are displayed, and a mark indicating the position of the effect button 14 on the slot machine 1 is not displayed.

Further, the data of each image displayed on the part display 81 is stored in the image data storage unit described above, and the display is controlled by the control of the display control unit (sub-control unit 20). Further, as these images, the components of the slot machine 1 other than the operating means are also displayed, but the displayed components of the slot machine 1 include information that can identify the model of the slot machine 1 (model-specific information). ) Is not included in the image data. For example, the part display 81a displayed in the operation image shown in FIG. 8A as the first operation image includes the images of the reels 41a to 41c as the variation display unit, but the images of the reels 41a to 41c. Is an image that accurately imitates the slot machine 1, as shown in FIG. 9A, the reel image 51a in which the symbol 51 is arranged should be displayed. As shown in 9 (b), the images of the symbols 51 (identification information) arranged on the reels 41a to 41c are not displayed, and for example, the reels 41a to 41c are solid white reel images 51b. Similarly, the portion display 81a also includes the front panel 52 of the display window 6 and the front panel image 52a and the decorative panel image 55a imitating the decorative panel P, but originally, the front panel image 52a and the decorative panel image 55a As shown in FIG. 9A, a model-specific decorative portion image 53a and a model name image 54a are displayed in the image, and these images are also painted in solid white as shown in FIG. 9B. The front panel image 52b and the decorative panel image 55b of the above. Further, the part display 81a also includes an image of the display 8. In some cases, a model name or the like is displayed in the image of the display 8, but the display 8 is also a solid white display image. It is set to 56a.
Further, with respect to the operation images of FIGS. 8 (b) to 8 (e), the reels 41a to 41c, the front panel 52, the decorative panel P, and the display 8 are displayed in the same manner as the part display 81a of FIG. 9 (b). If so, the image does not include model-specific information. The method of not displaying the model-specific information may be other than solid white painting. For example, the model may be replaced with non-identifiable decoration or identification information.

As described above, in the present embodiment, since the operation image prompting the operation of each of the plurality of operation means 2a, 12 to 14 is displayed prior to the notification of the result of the result, the interest in the operation image can be enhanced. ..
Further, in the slot machine 1, if the main control unit 10, the sub control unit 20, the symbols 51 arranged on the reels 41a to 41c, various panels, and the like are replaced, the housing including various other operating means can be used as it is. However, in this embodiment, the operation image (part display 81) does not include the model-specific information of the slot machine 1, so that the operation image is used as it is. It is possible to utilize and display it on other models, and as a result, an image familiar to the player is displayed, and it is possible to prevent the player from making a mistake in the operation means to be operated. In addition, these image data can be made versatile, and the efficiency is improved even at the development stage of the slot machine 1.

It should be noted that such an operation image is any one before the end of one slot machine game, that is, after the start lever 3 is operated and the reels 41 start rotating, until all the reels 41 stop. Although it is displayed during the period, it is preferable that it is displayed immediately after the operation of the start lever 3 and after the execution of the internal lottery process.
Further, the images used for the part displays 81a to 81d may be photographs of the gaming machine (for example, the part display 81a is a photograph of the housing), an illustration (for example, the part display 81a is an illustration of the housing), CG (for example, the part display 81a is an illustration of the housing). For example, the part display 81a may be CG) or the like of the housing.

Further, the operation images for prompting the operation to the operation means 2a, 12 to 14 have the following differences in the display mode.
Specifically, in the part display 81, whether to display the entire slot machine 1 (entire front surface) or a part thereof, and when displaying a part of the slot machine 1, whether the range is wide or narrow. As such, there is a difference in the display range of the slot machine 1 displayed on the part display 81.
For example, in the operation image including the display button 12 shown in FIG. 8 (a), since the entire slot machine 1 is represented in the part display 81a, the part of the operation image including the lever 13 shown in FIG. 8 (b). The range of the slot machine 1 displayed on the part display 81 is wider than that of the display 81b, that is, there are many parts of the slot machine 1 displayed on the part display 81.
The same tendency can be said from FIG. 8 (c) onward, and in the operation image, the part display 81a shown in FIG. 8 (a) is the widest (most), 81a>81b>81c> 81d (= FIG. It has the relationship of 8 (a)> FIG. 8 (b)> FIG. 8 (c)> FIG. 8 (d)).

Then, it is preferable to have a correlation between the width (somewhat) of the site display 81 and the result of success or failure.
For example, it is preferable to set so that the wider the display range of the slot machine 1 displayed on the part display 81, that is, the more parts of the slot machine 1 are displayed, the higher the expectation of winning.

Such a setting is realized by the numerical setting in the operation image lottery table.
FIG. 10 is a chart showing an operation image lottery table that is referred to when the operation image lottery process is executed.
The operation image lottery process is a process executed based on the lottery result of the ART lottery process, and is a process of determining the operation image displayed on the display 8 by lottery.
In this operation image lottery process, when the lottery result of the ART lottery process is won (at the time of winning), the lottery is performed with reference to the operation image lottery table shown in FIG. 10 (a), and the lottery result of the ART lottery process is not. At the time of winning (at the time of loss), the lottery is performed with reference to the operation image lottery table shown in FIG. 10B.

The operation images set as the lottery targets in each operation image lottery table include the "display button" (a), "lever" (b), "bet button" (c), and "bet button" (c) shown in each figure of FIG. In addition to the "effect button" (d), there is "all operations".
The "all operations" is, for example, an image in which the operation images are sequentially switched and displayed in the order of (d) to (a) in FIG. 8, and all the operation means 2a, 12 to 14 are operated according to the switching display. It is an operation image that prompts the user to do so. It should be noted that there may be an operation image that is a part of the operation means 2a, 12 to 14 and operates a plurality of operation means at the same time (almost at the same time).
Further, the "all operations" may be an operation image in which the operation images are sequentially switched and displayed in the order of (a) to (d) in FIG.

Further, the appearance rate of each operation image is set in each operation image lottery table. For example, "all operations" is set to appear at a rate of 5/100 in the operation image lottery table referred to at the time of winning, and appears at a rate of 0/100 in the operation image lottery table referred to at the time of loss. That is, it is set not to appear.
Further, for example, the "effect button" is set to appear at a ratio of 5/100 in the operation image lottery table referred to at the time of winning, and 40/100 in the operation image lottery table referred to at the time of loss. It is set to appear at a rate.
In this way, the appearance rate of each operation image is set separately for the time of winning and the time of loss.
The appearance rate in the table is an example and can be changed as appropriate.

Based on the setting of the appearance rate of each operation image, the expectation of winning the ART when each operation image is displayed on the display 8 is calculated.
The winning expectation when each operation image is displayed on the display 8 is calculated as the ratio of the appearance rate at the time of winning to the total appearance rate at the time of winning and at the time of loss. Specifically, the expectation of winning = Appearance rate at the time of winning ÷ (appearance rate at the time of winning + appearance rate at the time of loss) is calculated.
FIG. 10 (c) shows the degree of expectation of winning when each operation image calculated in this way is displayed.
For example, when "all operations" is displayed on the display 8 as an operation image, the winning expectation is 100%, and when this is displayed, the ART winning is confirmed.
Further, when the "display button" is displayed on the display 8 as an operation image, the winning expectation is 83%, and when this is displayed, it is suggested that the probability of winning the ART is considerably high.

Further, when the "lever" is displayed on the display 8 as an operation image, the winning expectation is 50%, and when this is displayed, it is suggested that the probability of winning ART and not winning is half.
Further, when the "bet button" is displayed on the display 8 as an operation image, the winning expectation is 33%, and when this is displayed, it is suggested that the probability of winning the ART is about 1/3. ..
Further, when the "effect button" is displayed on the display 8 as an operation image, the winning expectation is 11%, and when this is displayed, it is suggested that the probability of winning the ART is low.
As described above, in the present embodiment, the wider the display range of the slot machine 1 displayed in the part display 81 of the operation image, that is, the more parts of the slot machine 1 to be displayed, the higher the expectation of winning the ART. It is set to be.

Further, in the present embodiment, the display button 12 has the widest relationship with respect to the operation area, and has the relationship of display button 12> lever 13> bet button 2a> effect button 14, so that the wider the operation area is, the wider the operation area is. , The expectation of winning is set to be high.
Further, regarding the operation amount, the display button 12 has the largest relationship, and has a relationship of display button 12> lever 13> bet button 2a> effect button 14, so that the larger the operation amount, the higher the expectation of winning. Will be set to be high.
Further, regarding the time required to complete the operation (operation detection), "all operations" is the longest, and has the relationship of "all operations"> indicator button 12> lever 13> bet button 2a> effect button 14. Therefore, the longer it takes to complete the operation, the higher the expectation of winning is set.
Further, regarding the position of the operating means displayed in the operation image in the slot machine, the higher the operating means is located in the slot machine, the higher the expectation of winning is set.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the wider the display range of the slot machine 1 displayed in the part display 81, the wider the operation area, the larger the operation amount, and the longer the time required to complete the operation, the more the operation means. The higher the slot machine is, the higher the expectation of winning the ART is set.Therefore, the display range, the operation area, the operation amount, the time required to complete the operation, and the physical quantity such as the position in the slot machine. It has a correlation with the degree of expectation of winning.
By having such a correlation, the player pays close attention to the display range of the operation means and the slot machine displayed in the operation image prior to the notification of the result of the result, which can enhance the interest.

In the present embodiment, as a preferred embodiment, the wider the display range, the wider the operation area, the larger the operation amount, and the longer the time required to complete the operation, the more the operation means is located at the upper part of the slot machine. The more, the higher the expectation of winning is set to have a positive correlation, but even if there are differences in some physical quantities, the expectation of winning may be the same (for example, "all operations"). The expectation of the "display button" is the same, etc.), the narrower the display range, the narrower the operation area, the smaller the operation amount, the shorter the time required to complete the operation, the lower the slot machine is. It can also be set to have a negative correlation that the higher the expectation of winning is set, the higher the position is.
Further, it is also possible to make the appearance rate of each operation image in the operation image lottery table equal so that such a physical quantity and the winning expectation degree are not correlated.

Further, it is preferable that the effect of displaying the operation image is determined by the above-mentioned operation image lottery process executed at a specific effect timing.
However, the operation means selected may be different due to the difference in the effect itself, that is, the operation image that can be selected by the effect may be different.
For example, in the effect A, operation images of a plurality of operation means such as an operation image of the display button 12 and an operation image of the lever 13 may be selected, and in the effect B, only the operation image of the display button 12 is selected. Is fixedly selected, and in the effect C, only the operation image of the lever 13 may be fixedly selected. As an effect of displaying the operation image, a plurality of operation means (operation images) are selected. There may be cases where it exists, and there may be cases where there are unique effects corresponding to each operation means (operation image), and these effects may be mixed.

Further, without paying attention to the physical quantities such as the display range, the operation area, the operation amount, the operation time, and the position of the slot machine, the presence or absence of the mark display 83 in the operation image is focused on and the presence or absence of the mark display 83. , It is also possible to have a correlation with the degree of expectation of winning.
That is, in the operation image, it is possible to make a difference in the degree of expectation of winning depending on whether the mark display 83 indicating the positions of the operation means 2a, 12 to 14 in the slot machine 1 is displayed or not displayed. it can.

For example, in the operation image, when the mark display 83 is displayed as shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C, the mark display 83 is not displayed as shown in FIG. 8D. However, the expectation of winning can be set high.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10 (c), the operation images of the "display button", the "lever", and the "bet button" having the mark display 83 are displayed even when the above physical quantity is ignored. The expectation of winning is set higher than that of displaying the operation image of the "directing button" that does not have the mark display 83.
In this way, by making the expectation of winning different depending on the presence or absence of the mark display 83 in the operation image, the player's eyes can be made to pay attention to the operation image, and the interest can be enhanced.

In this embodiment, as a preferred embodiment, there is a positive correlation that the expectation of winning is higher when the mark display 83 is displayed than when the mark display 83 is not displayed. Although it is set to have, it is set to have a negative correlation that the expectation of winning is higher when the mark display 83 is not displayed than when the mark display 83 is displayed. You can also do it.

Further, in each operation image lottery table shown in FIG. 10, the presence or absence of the mark display 83 can be added as an item (lottery target) to each operation image, and the appearance rate can be set for each item. As a result, even if the operation image includes the same operation means, the degree of expectation of winning can be changed depending on the presence or absence of the mark display 83. At this time, if there are two operation images in which the mark display 83 is displayed together, although the operation images are different, the wider the display range of the slot machine, the wider the operation area, and the larger the operation amount, the more the operation. It is preferable that the longer the time required for completion and the more the operating means is located at the upper part of the slot machine, the higher the expectation of winning is set.

When the above operation image is displayed on the display 8, the player operates the operation means displayed on the operation image, so that the special image is displayed on the display 8 as a result of winning or failing in the ART lottery process. Will be done.
When the ART lottery process is won, a message such as "ART confirmed" is displayed on the display 8 as a special image. At this time, it is preferable to output the fanfare sound congratulating the winning from the speaker 9.
Further, when the ART lottery process is not won, that is, when "missing", a message such as "sorry" is displayed on the display 8 as a special image.
In the present embodiment, when the operation image is displayed, when the player does not operate the operation means displayed on the operation image within a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds), the above-mentioned special image is displayed. It will not be displayed. As a result, although the result of success or failure in the ART lottery process can be known in the next and subsequent games, the player's request to be known as soon as possible is answered, and the player is actively participated in the game. You can concentrate on the game without getting bored.
Further, not limited to the above, even when the player does not operate the operation means displayed on the operation image within a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds), the special image may be displayed after the lapse of the predetermined time.

Further, in "all operations", the operation images are sequentially switched and displayed in the order of (d) to (a) or (a) to (d) in FIG. 8, and this switching display is displayed on each operation image. It is preferable that the displayed operation means are sequentially switched on condition that the player's operation is accepted, and it is preferable that the special image is displayed only after all the operation means displayed in each operation image are operated. In this case, if the player does not operate the operation means displayed in the operation image within a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds), the operation image related to the next operation means is not displayed, and finally the special image is also displayed. Although it will not be displayed, a special image may be displayed.
The operation images may be sequentially switched by an operation on an operation means that does not correspond to the operation image.
Further, in the "all operations", the switching display may be sequentially performed at predetermined time intervals without setting the switching timing of the operation images to be the time when the operation means receives the operation of the player as described above. In this case, as long as a series of operation images related to "all operations" are displayed, the special image is displayed regardless of which operation means is operated, not limited to the operation means corresponding to the operation image currently being displayed. It is preferable to display it.

The display of the operation image as described above is realized by executing the operation image display process shown below. This process is stored as a program in a storage means such as a ROM provided in the main control unit 10 and the sub control unit 20, and the CPUs provided in the main control unit 10 and the sub control unit 20 execute this processing individually or in cooperation with each other. By doing so, the operation image is displayed on the display 8.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of this program.

In this process, first, it is determined whether or not the ART lottery condition is satisfied (S1). For example, the ART lottery condition can be that a predetermined small role (for example, a rare small role such as cherry or watermelon) is won in a normal game state.
Next, when the ART lottery condition is satisfied (S1-Yes), the ART lottery process is executed (S2). In this lottery process, winning or failing is weighted according to the winning small winning combination. For example, the ART winning rate is set to be higher when a small winning combination with a low winning frequency is won.

Next, based on the result of the success or failure of the ART lottery process, the operation image lottery process of determining the operation image displayed on the display 8 by lottery is executed (S3).
In this operation image lottery process, when a winner is won in the ART lottery process, a lottery is performed with reference to the operation image lottery table shown in FIG. 10 (a), and when a non-winner, that is, "loss" is determined in the ART lottery process. , The lottery is performed with reference to the operation image lottery table shown in FIG. 10B, and based on the result of winning or failing and the appearance rate set in the operation image lottery table, "all operations", "display button", One of the operation images of the "lever", the "bet button", and the "effect button" (see FIG. 8) is determined.
Subsequently, the operation image determined in the operation image lottery process is displayed on the display 8 (S4).
Then, it is determined whether or not the operation means 2a, 12 to 14 displayed on the operation image are operated within a predetermined time (S5), and when the operation means 2a, 12 to 14 are operated (S5-Yes), as a lottery result of the ART lottery process. A special image is displayed (S6). For example, as a special image related to the lottery result, when the ART lottery process is won, a message such as "ART confirmed" is displayed on the display 8 and a fanfare sound congratulating the winning is output from the speaker 9. On the other hand, when "missing" is determined in the ART lottery process, a message such as "sorry" is displayed on the display 8.

In the present embodiment, the lottery result is not displayed when the operation is not performed within the predetermined time (S5-No), but the lottery result may be displayed.
In addition, in the operation image lottery process, "all operations", "display button", "lever", "bet button", and "directing button" were targeted for lottery, but "non-display of operation image" was drawn. When it is included in the target and won, another image may be displayed.
In the present embodiment, in the game in which the small winning combination is won, the operation image is displayed by performing the above operation image display processing, but the operation is performed by performing the processing after S3 in the next game or later. The image may be displayed.

Further, for example, when the first operation image for the display button 12 (one operation means) is displayed, the bet button 2a may be used as a substitute operation means based on the operation of the bet button 2a. A special image may be displayed, and in this way, the special image will be displayed even when the bet button 2a, which has a relatively easy-to-operate position and operation mode, is operated, and the player becomes accustomed to the game. It is a highly satisfying function for experienced players and players who want to advance the game quickly. On the other hand, even if the bet button 2a is used as a substitute operation means, when the second operation image for the bet button 2a (another operation means) is displayed, it is based on the operation of the display button 12. , It is preferable not to display a special image. This means that if the display button 12 set with a relatively high degree of expectation is enabled even when the second operation image is displayed, the player's expectation for the display button 12 will decrease. This is to prevent it. When the operation image with the lever 13 as the operation target is displayed, the bet button 2a may be used as a substitute operation means. In this case as well, when the operation image with the bet button 2a as the operation target is displayed. Invalidates the operation of the lever 13.

That is, the main control unit 10 and the sub control unit 20 as the display control means display the special image even based on the operation of the bet button 2a (other operation means) after displaying the first operation image, while displaying the second operation image. After displaying the operation image, control is performed so that the special image is not displayed based on the operation of the display button 12 (one operation means).
Further, since the bet button 2a is an operation means related to the progress of the game, an effect button having an operation area and an operation amount equivalent to that of the bet button 2a is separately provided at a position in the vicinity of the bet button 2a in the operation unit S, and an effect is produced. The sensor of the button may be connected to the sub-control unit 20 to notify the result of winning or failing of ART based on the detection signal from the effect button instead of the bet button 2a. In this case, the effect button may be made to function as a substitute operation means when the first operation image is displayed.

As described above, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, since the operation images corresponding to each of the plurality of operation means are displayed at a predetermined timing, the variation of the operation images can be increased, and the user gets tired of it. It can provide no playability. In addition, the display range of the slot machine, the operating area, the physical quantity such as the operating amount, and the success or failure in the lottery process for shifting to the specific gaming state such as ART have a correlation, which is expected from the player. The high and low degrees can be easily recognized, and the player can be made to pay attention to the operation image, which can enhance the interest.
Further, the presence / absence of the mark display 83 indicating the positions of the operating means 2a, 12 to 14 in the slot machine 1 and the success / failure in the lottery process for shifting to the specific gaming state such as ART have a correlation. The player can easily recognize the high and low expectations, and the player can pay attention to the operation image, which can enhance the interest.

<First modification>
Next, a first modification of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
In the first modification, the notification of the result of hit / fail of ART is executed based on one operation of the operation means 2a, 12 to 14 as a normal operation (normal operation mode), and is different from the one operation. It is configured to be feasible even based on a special operation (special operation mode) that is an operation.

The special operation is an operation in which the operation means 2a, 12 to 14 are required to be operated a plurality of times (the detection signal is turned on), for example, 10 times, as a condition for notifying the result of whether or not the ART is successful, and is a so-called continuous striking operation. That is. Further, when the normal operation (normal operation mode) is prompted, as described with reference to FIGS. 8A to 8E, the display 8 includes the part display 81 and the message display 82 as the normal operation mode image. The operation image is displayed. On the other hand, when a special operation (special operation mode) is prompted, the display 8 displays an operation image having a message display such as "continuous hit" in addition to the part display 81 as the special operation mode image. The player is notified that a special operation mode is required. Further, these normal operation mode images and special operation mode images are displayed on the display 8 under the control of the main control unit 10 and the sub control unit 20 as the operation mode display control means.
As a special operation, in addition to the continuous striking operation, the operation state (detection signal ON state) of the operation means 2a, 12 to 14 is continued for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) as a condition for notifying the result of whether or not the ART is successful. It may be a so-called long press operation to maintain the operation. Further, the continuous striking operation and the long press operation may be appropriately switched and executed according to a predetermined condition.

Further, the determination of the operation mode of the operation means 2a, 12 to 14, that is, the determination of whether to operate once or to perform a special operation is performed based on the result of whether or not the ART is successful. After the predetermined operation image is determined, it is executed based on the lottery result of the ART lottery process.
In the operation image lottery process in the first modification, after the operation image is determined, the operation mode determination process of the operation means 2a, 12 to 14 is performed, and when the lottery result of the ART lottery process is won (at the time of winning). , When the lottery is performed with reference to the operation mode lottery table shown in FIG. 12 (a) and the lottery result of the ART lottery process is not won (at the time of loss), the operation mode lottery table shown in FIG. 12 (b) is referred to. Then a lottery is held.

As shown in the operation mode lottery table of FIG. 12A, when the lottery result of ART is winning, when the determined operation image is "all operations", the one-time operation appearance rate, that is, the operation means The mode in which 2a, 12 to 14 are operated once is set to appear at a ratio of 100/100, and the special operation appearance rate, that is, the mode in which the special operation is performed is set to appear at a ratio of 0/100. Has been done. Similarly, when the operation image is a "display button", the one-time operation appearance rate is set to appear at a ratio of 100/100, and the special operation appearance rate appears at a ratio of 0/100. Is set to. Also, even when the operation image is a "lever", the one-time operation appearance rate is set to appear at a rate of 100/100, and the special operation appearance rate is set to appear at a rate of 0/100. Has been done.
On the other hand, when the operation image is a "bet button", the one-time operation appearance rate is set to appear at a rate of 80/100, and the special operation appearance rate is set to appear at a rate of 20/100. It is set. Further, when the operation image is a "effect button", the one-time operation appearance rate is set to appear at a rate of 90/100, and the special operation appearance rate is set to appear at a rate of 10/100. Is set to.

Further, as shown in the operation mode lottery table of FIG. 12B, when the lottery result of ART is non-winning (missing) and the determined operation image is "all operations", one operation is performed. The appearance rate is set to appear at a rate of 100/100, and the special operation appearance rate is set to appear at a rate of 0/100. Similarly, when the operation image is a "display button", the one-time operation appearance rate is set to appear at a ratio of 100/100, and the special operation appearance rate appears at a ratio of 0/100. Is set to. Also, even when the operation image is a "lever", the one-time operation appearance rate is set to appear at a rate of 100/100, and the special operation appearance rate is set to appear at a rate of 0/100. Has been done.
On the other hand, when the operation image is a "bet button", the one-time operation appearance rate is set to appear at a rate of 90/100, and the special operation appearance rate is set to appear at a rate of 10/100. It is set. Further, when the operation image is a "effect button", the one-time operation appearance rate is set to appear at a rate of 95/100, and the special operation appearance rate is set to appear at a rate of 5/100. Is set to.

As shown in the operation mode lottery table of FIG. 12, in determining the operation mode of the operation means 2a, 12 to 14, the display range, operation area, operation amount, time required to complete the operation, and operation means of the slot machine described above are determined. Regarding the "display button", "lever", and "all operations" including the operation of the display button 12 and the lever 13, which are higher in terms of the position with respect to the slot machine, the operation mode of the special operation is not determined. It has become. This is because the display button 12 and the lever 13 require more labor of the player with respect to each of the operation area, the operation amount, the time required to complete the operation, and the position with respect to the slot machine. This is because if a special operation is performed by these operation means, the player may feel dissatisfied. Further, the operation mechanism and the detection mechanism of the display button 12 and the lever 13 are also complicated, and if the detection means having such a mechanism is specially operated, there is a risk of failure of the device.

In addition to the operation area, the operation amount, the time required to complete the operation, and the position with respect to the slot machine, the display button 12 has an operation direction in the front-rear direction, so that the bet button 2a and the effect button It is relatively difficult to operate the lever 13, and the operation mode itself is more difficult to operate than the pressing (pressing) form of the bet button 2a and the effect button 14, so that these surfaces are difficult to operate. This also requires the labor of the player, and the risk of equipment failure is high.
Further, regarding the bet button 2a and the effect button 14, since the appearance rate of the special operation is set higher in the ART than in the case where the lottery result is not won, the operation of the special operation is performed. When the mode is decided, the player's expectation can be raised.

Further, when the main control unit 10 and the sub control unit 20 as display control means operate, for example, the start lever 3 as an operation related to the start of the next game while the operation image is displayed. In addition, it is provided with a cancel control means for immediately notifying the result of winning or failing of ART after finishing the display of the operation image. Further, the cancel control means can cancel the display while the special operation mode display control means is urging the special mode, that is, the display of the operation image including the special operation mode image. Therefore, even in a state where a special operation having a relatively long time is prompted, it is possible to cancel the operation image and proceed to the next game, which is a satisfactory game for a player who wants to advance the game quickly. Providing an environment.

As described above, in the slot machine 1 according to the first modification, the first operation image showing the first range of the slot machine 1 is displayed on the display 8 as the display means as the operation image, and the first operation image is displayed. A main control unit 10 and a sub control unit 20 are provided as display control means for displaying a second operation image showing a second range of the slot machine 1 different from the range on the display means, and the display control means is the display means. It is assumed that the case where the first operation image is displayed is controlled so that the probability that the predetermined condition is satisfied is higher than the case where the second operation image is displayed, and the operation means (for example, the bet button 2a) As an image for prompting the operation, an operation mode display control means capable of displaying a normal operation mode image for prompting the operation means in the normal operation mode and a special operation mode image for prompting the operation means in a special operation mode different from the normal operation mode. The operation mode display control means is configured to display the special operation mode image only when prompting the operation of the operation means in the second operation image.

Therefore, as the operation means for which the operation is prompted in the first operation image, the operation means has a special feeling by using a large operation area, a large operation amount, or a long time required to complete the operation. It can be enhanced to increase the player's expectation for the granting of benefits. On the other hand, if this operation means is operated in a special operation mode, the player feels tired and the risk of equipment failure is increased. However, the target of the special operation mode is the second operation image. By doing so only at the time of, it is possible to reduce the labor of the player as much as possible and to execute a highly interesting production, and to raise the expectation of the player. In addition, it is possible to prevent a malfunction of the operating means.

<Second modification>
Next, a second modification of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
In the second modification, the operation image is displayed even when a specific condition is satisfied. Specifically, it is displayed at the time of the additional production during ART as a specific game state.

ART in the second modification manages the number of games set at the start of ART as the number of remaining games, subtracts the number of remaining games each time the game is executed during ART, and when the number of remaining games becomes zero. , ART is configured to end. In addition, when a rare small role such as a cherry role or a watermelon role is won during ART, a specific condition is satisfied with a predetermined probability, and the number of games in which a predetermined number is added to the remaining number of games is added. For example, if you win the role of Cherry, you will win the addition with a probability of 1/2, the number of games of 20 games will be added as an addition, and if you win the role of Watermelon, you will win the addition with a probability of 1/3. The number of games in the game is added as an addition.
In addition, the main control unit 10 manages the number of games such as setting the initial number of games during ART and adding the number of additional games, and displays the number based on the transmission of control commands from the main control unit 10 to the sub control unit 20. The display control of the effect image during ART in the device 8 is performed.

FIG. 13 shows a display example of the third operation image at the time of the addition effect executed by the display 8 under the control of the main control unit 10 and the sub control unit 20 when the rare small winning combination is won during ART. .. In the additional effect in the second modification, whether or not to add the number of games and the number of additional games are notified based on the operations of the operation means 2a, 12 to 14.
13 (a) and 13 (b) show, for example, an effect image displayed on the display 8 when the role of cherry is won and the addition is determined, and 20 games are added to the number of remaining games as the number of additional games. Shown. In addition, an effect image in which the display button 12 is an operation target is illustrated.

First, when the cherry role is won during ART, as shown in FIG. 13A, after the end of the game, an operation image exemplified as a third operation image for prompting the operation to the display button 12 is displayed. In the operation image displayed by this additional effect, a part display 86a showing only the display button 12 exemplified as a display showing the third range and a message display 82 of "press the display" are substantially in the center of the display area. The number of games displayed 84 indicating the number of games executed during ART and the number of remaining games during ART and the number of acquired medals displayed 85 indicating the number of medals acquired during ART are displayed at the upper part of the display area. .. Further, on the part display 86a, the character information of "PUSH" prompting the operation to the display button 12 is displayed.
When the player operates the display button 12 from this state, the part display 86b in which the character information of "PUSH" has disappeared is displayed as shown in FIG. 13 (b) when the addition is won. At the same time, instead of the message display 82 of "press the display", the number of additional games display 87 of "addition + 20G" indicating the number of games to be added is displayed. Further, the number of games displayed 84 indicating the number of games executed during ART and the number of remaining games during ART, and the number of acquired medals displayed 85 indicating the number of medals acquired during ART are displayed as they are.
On the other hand, when the additional game is not won, even if the player operates the display button 12, the additional game number display 87 is not displayed, and instead, for example, the additional game such as "Sorry" is won. Character information indicating that there is no character is displayed.

In this way, the operation image displayed at the time of the addition effect displays a different image from the operation image displayed at the time of the above-mentioned notification of whether or not the ART is correct, even if the operation image prompts the operation of the same operation means. I try to do it. That is, for example, in the first operation image at the time of notifying whether the ART is correct or not in FIG. 8A, the part display 81a representing the entire slot machine 1 including the display button 12 as the first range is displayed. At the time of the addition effect, the third operation image including the part display 86a (86b) showing only the display button 12 whose display range is narrowed to the third range is displayed. This is because it is necessary to display a large amount of information such as the number of games display 84, the number of acquisitions display 85, and the number of additional games display 87 in the display area at the time of the additional effect, and it is better to reduce the display area of the part display 81. This is because each information can be displayed effectively. Further, even if the display area of the part display 81 is reduced, if the part display 86a (86b) representing only the display button 12 in which the display range is narrowed is used, it becomes difficult for the player to understand the operation means to be operated. This is because it can also be prevented.

Next, FIGS. 13 (c) and 13 (d) are displayed on the display 8 when, for example, the watermelon role is won and the addition is determined, and 10 games are added to the remaining games as the number of additional games. The production image is shown. In addition, an effect image in which the lever 13 is an operation target is illustrated.

First, when the watermelon role is won during ART, as shown in FIG. 13 (c), after the end of the game, an operation image exemplified as a third operation image for prompting the operation to the lever 13 is displayed. In the operation image displayed by this additional effect, a part display 86c showing only the lever 13 exemplified as a display showing the third range and a message display 82 of "pull the lever" are displayed in substantially the center of the display area. The number of games displayed 84 indicating the number of games executed during ART and the number of remaining games during ART, and the number of acquired medals displayed 85 indicating the number of medals acquired during ART are displayed at the upper part of the display area.
From this state, when the player operates the lever 13, if the player wins the addition, the part display 86c is changed to the part display 86d indicating the state in which the lever 13 is pulled, as shown in FIG. 13 (d). At the same time, instead of the message display 82 of "pull the lever", the number of additional games display 87 of "addition + 10G" indicating the number of games to be added is displayed. Further, the number of games displayed 84 indicating the number of games executed during ART and the number of remaining games during ART, and the number of acquired medals displayed 85 indicating the number of medals acquired during ART are displayed as they are.
On the other hand, if the additional game is not won, even if the player operates the lever 13, the additional game number display 87 is not displayed. Instead, for example, the player has not won the additional game such as "Sorry". Character information indicating is displayed.

As described above, even when the operation means other than the display button 12 is operated at the time of the addition effect, the operation image displayed at the time of the above-mentioned notification of whether or not the ART is correct may be an operation image for prompting the operation of the same operation means. , I am trying to display different images. That is, for example, in the second operation image at the time of notifying whether the ART is correct or not in FIG. 8B, the part display 81b representing a part of the slot machine 1 including the lever 13 as the second range and the members around the lever 13 is displayed. However, at the time of the additional effect, the third operation image including the part display 86c (86d) showing only the lever 13 whose display range is narrowed to the third range is displayed. As a result, the same effect as that of the display button 12 described above can be obtained even when the third operation image prompting the operation of the lever 13 is displayed at the time of the addition effect.

As described above, in the slot machine 1 according to the second modification, the display means (display 8) displays an operation image including an image showing the operation means as an image prompting the operation of the operation means (for example, the display button 12). A first operation image (FIG. 8 (FIG. 8)), which includes a main control unit 10 and a sub control unit 20 as display control means that can be displayed on the screen, and the display control means is an image showing a first range of the slot machine 1 as an operation image. A first display control means capable of displaying (the image of a)) and a second operation image (for example, the image of FIG. 8B) which is an image showing a second range of the slot machine 1 different from the first range. A displayable second display control means is provided, and the case where the first operation image is displayed by the first display control means is more than the case where the second operation image is displayed by the second display control means. It is controlled so that the probability that the predetermined condition is satisfied is high, and the first display control means displays an image showing the operation means included in the first operation image based on the establishment of the specific condition (for example, winning in addition). , The third operation image (for example, the image of FIG. 13A) showing the third range, which is a range narrower than the first range, can be included and displayed.

Therefore, it is possible to efficiently display the operation image even in the additional production that requires the display of a plurality of information, to inform the player of the operation means to be operated accurately, and to improve the expectation. You can.
The third range may be other than the range in which only the operating means such as the display button 12 is displayed, and the members around the operating means, which are narrower than the entire slot machine 1 and narrower than the second range, are included. It may be the displayed range.
Further, the operating means operated at the time of the addition effect may be other than those shown in FIG. 13, for example, the lever 13 is operated when the cherry role is won, and the display button 12 is operated when the watermelon role is won. The relationship between the rare small winning combination and the operating means may be changed as appropriate. In addition, the operation image displayed at the time of the addition effect is as follows: the larger the operation area, the larger the operation amount, the longer the time required to complete the operation, and the more the operation means is located at the upper part of the slot machine, the more the addition is won. It is preferable to raise the degree of expectation and the degree of expectation for the number of additional games.

<Third modification example>
Next, a third modification of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
In the third modification, for example, an operation is performed after displaying an operation image including a part display 81 showing a relatively wide range of the slot machine 1 such as the operation images shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B. Guidance display is performed to display an operation image including a part display 81 showing only the means. In addition, the precursor effect of ART is performed prior to the display of the operation image.

Further, as shown in the timing chart of FIG. 14, in the third modification, the precursor effect of ART is executed before the predictive result of ART is notified, and the notification of the predictive result of ART is the final game of the precursor effect. It is done after the end of.
The precursor effect of ART is executed by an image effect in which a predetermined character appears on the display 8, starts after the game winning the ART or the predetermined game is executed from the game, and continues for, for example, 10 to 15 games. In addition, a battle game in which the ally character and the enemy character play against each other is executed from 3 to 4 games before the final game of the precursory effect, and the result of winning or losing the ART is notified according to the victory or defeat of the ally character. Further, the precursor effect of ART is also executed with a predetermined probability (for example, 1/3) when the rare small winning combination, which is the trigger of the lottery of ART, is won and the ART is not won.

As shown in FIG. 14, the success / failure result notification effect, which is the final stage of the precursor effect, is started from the timing t0 when the final game of the precursor effect of ART ends. During the timing t0 to t1, which is the initial stage of the start / fail result notification effect, the final stage effect in which the ally character and the enemy character play against each other is executed, and at the time of the timing t1, for example, FIGS. 8A and 8B. Any of the operation images shown in (1st operation image or 2nd operation image) is displayed. Then, at the timing t2, the operation image including the part display 81 showing a relatively wide range of the slot machine 1 is changed to the operation image including the part display 81 showing only the operation means for promoting the operation as the third range. Specifically, during the timings t1 to t2, the display range of the part display 81 is gradually narrowed (zoomed in) from the part display 81 indicating a wide range of the slot machine 1, and finally only the operating means is used. Guidance display is executed by a series of moving image (movie) display such that the part display 81 is changed and displayed. It should be noted that a plurality of part displays 81 having different ranges indicated by the slot machine 1 are provided, and the part display 81 indicating a wide range is switched to the part display 81 in which the range is gradually narrowed, and finally only the operating means is shown. Guidance display may be performed so as to display the site display 81.

Then, at the timing t2, the operation image including the part display 81 showing only the operation means is displayed, and the player is in a state of waiting for the operation of the operation means. When the player operates the operating means in this state, as shown in the timing t3, the result of whether or not the ART is successful is notified, and as described above, an image of either "ART confirmed" or "sorry" is displayed on the display 8. It will be displayed.

As described above, in the slot machine 1 according to the third modification, the main control unit 10 and the sub control unit 20 as display control means display, for example, the first operation image and then show the first range. Guidance display for changing from one operation image to a third operation image showing a third range is to be performed.
Therefore, with this guidance display, the player can recognize the operation means to be reliably operated by displaying the third operation image while confirming the rough position of the operation means by displaying the first operation image. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from making a mistake in the operating means to be operated.

<Fourth modification>
Next, a fourth modification of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
In the fourth modification, the operation image set as the lottery target in the operation image lottery table according to the above-described embodiment is the "display button", "lever", "bet button", "directing button", and ". In addition to "all operations", for example, a new lottery target for "narrowing down" is provided, which is different from the above-described embodiment.

The "narrowing down" as the lottery target is finally determined by sequentially switching a plurality of operation images because the operation means of the operation target has not been clearly notified when the operation image is displayed on the display 8. Is designed to notify the operation means of the operation target. Further, in the section in which a plurality of operation images are sequentially switched, an operation image including a plurality of operation means is initially displayed, and the operation means to be operated is reduced each time the operation image is switched, so that the operation means to be operated can be changed. A series of operation images such as narrowing down are switched and displayed.
Further, when "narrowing down" is selected, any of the operating means 2a, 12 to 14 may be selected as the operating target, and a plurality of switching means may be switched according to the predetermined operating means. Control is performed so that the operation image of is selectively composed.
For example, when the lever 13 is determined as the operation target, a series of operation images of "narrowing down" as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed by the main control unit 10 and the sub control unit 20 as display control means.

First, as shown in FIG. 15A, a first-stage operation image is displayed on the display 8 in which a part display 88a showing the entire slot machine 1 including all operation means is displayed. Next, after a predetermined time (for example, 1 second) has elapsed, as shown in FIG. 15B, the display 8 has the display button 12, the lever 13, and the bet button 2a among the operating means 2a, 12 to 14. The part display 88b representing a part of the slot machine 1 including the above is displayed by switching to the operation image of the second stage. Next, after a predetermined time (for example, 1 second) has elapsed, as shown in FIG. 15C, a slot machine including the display button 12 and the lever 13 among the operating means 2a, 12 to 14 on the display 8. The part display 88c representing a part of 1 is switched and displayed in the operation image of the third stage on which the display is displayed. Then, after a predetermined time (for example, 1 second) has elapsed, finally, as shown in FIG. 15D, the display 8 is provided with a portion display 88d representing only the lever 13 among the operating means 2a, 12 to 14. It is switched to the displayed final stage operation image and displayed.
It should be noted that the predetermined time before switching to the next operation image in each of these stages is longer than the other stages (for example, 2 seconds) only in the final stage, that is, when the operation image in the third stage is displayed. ) May be set to attract the player's attention.

Further, when the operation means other than the lever 13 is determined as the operation target, the operation image of "narrowing down" is displayed in the same manner, but at this time, the position farthest from the operation means of the operation target. An operation image is displayed in which the operation means as the operation target is excluded from the operation means in. For example, when the effect button 14 is determined to be the operation target, the operation image in which the display button 12 which is the farthest position from the effect button 14 is removed is displayed in the operation image of the first stage. To. In addition, when there is a possibility of two kinds of operation images at the time of the second stage and the third stage, for example, when the lever 13 or the bet button 2a is determined as the operation target, the display is displayed in the first stage. There are two possibilities: an operation image in which the part display including the vessel button 12, the lever 13, and the bet button 2a is displayed, and an operation image in which the part display including the lever 13, the bet button 2a, and the effect button 14 is displayed. Although there is a possibility, when the ART is won, the operation image of "narrowing down" is expanded so that the operation means with higher expectation is more likely to remain in the part display than when it is not won. It is preferable to control.

Further, the lottery of the operation image of such "narrowing down" is performed by the main control unit 10 and the sub control unit 20 as the display control means. In the operation image lottery process described above, the "display button" and the "lever" are used. , "Bet button", or "Production button" is decided, and a lottery is performed with a predetermined probability. At this time, when the ART is won, the operation image of "narrowing down" is determined with a higher probability than when the ART is not won. For example, if you have won the ART, you have a 1/5 chance of switching from the normal operation image to the "narrow down" operation image, and if you have not won the ART, you have a 1/8 chance of switching to the normal operation image. You can switch from the operation image of to the operation image of "narrow down". In addition to this lottery control, the probability of switching to the "narrowing down" operation image may be increased when the operation means having a higher expectation is determined as the operation target.

As described above, in the slot machine 1 according to the fourth modification, the main control unit 10 and the sub control unit 20 as display control means have a range of game machines in the operation image based on the lottery result of ART as a privilege. The image showing the above is configured to be provided with an operation image control means capable of changing the image. Further, the operation image control means is configured to change an image showing the range of the gaming machine from an image including a plurality of operation means to an image narrowed down to a predetermined number of operation means excluding operation means that are not operation targets. .. Further, the operation image control means is configured to display images for narrowing down the operation means step by step.

Therefore, the operating means to be operated can be displayed in a more interesting form than when the operating means to be operated is suddenly displayed. That is, since various operation images are displayed at the stage of narrowing down, it is possible to perform a highly interesting display in which the sense of expectation changes each time. Further, even when the operating means having a relatively low expectation is determined in advance, the operating means having a high expectation is initially displayed as an option, so that the player's expectation can be increased for a long period of time.

As described above, the present invention includes an operation means that can be operated by the player (for example, the display button 12) and an image showing the operation means (part display 81) as an image that encourages the operation of the operation means. A display means (display 8) capable of displaying operation images (images of FIGS. 8A to 8E) and a privilege (specific game state) can be given to a player based on the fact that a predetermined condition is satisfied. In the game machine (slot machine 1) provided with the privilege giving means (main control unit 10), the display means is a first operation image (FIG.) which is an image showing a first range of the game machine as an operation image. 8 (a)) and a second operation image (images of FIGS. 8 (b) to 8 (d)) which is an image showing a second range of the game machine different from the first range can be displayed. Yes, the case where the first operation image is displayed by the display means is controlled so that the probability that the predetermined condition is satisfied is higher than the case where the second operation image is displayed, and the first operation image is controlled. Is configured to display an image showing a wider range than the second range as the first range and not to include model-specific information (for example, model name) of the game machine.

Here, examples of the image prompting the operation of the operating means include an image imitating the operating means, a moving image imitating the state in which the operating means is operated, and the like. Further, the image may include character information that prompts the operation of the operating means.
Further, the condition that the predetermined condition is satisfied may be the winning of ART or various bonuses based on the lottery result of random numbers, or the winning of an additional number of games for continuing ART.
Further, the privilege may be an advantageous state for the player, such as an ART as a specific game state, a big bonus, a regular bonus, an AT, an RT, and an additional number of games for continuing the ART.
The model-specific information is information that can identify the model, such as the model name, the identification information displayed on the reel, and the design arranged on the panel.

Therefore, since the operation images corresponding to each of the plurality of operation means are displayed at a predetermined timing, the variation of the operation images can be increased, and the gameability that does not get tired can be provided. Further, since the first operation image does not include the model-specific information of the gaming machine, the first operation image can be used by another model having a common housing, which is familiar to the player. An image that is easier to understand can be displayed, and it is possible to prevent the player from making a mistake in the operating means to be operated. In particular, it is more effective in a gaming machine having a housing provided with a plurality of operating means. In addition, since the data of the model-specific information can be made versatile, it is not necessary to create an operation image for each model, so that the development efficiency of the gaming machine is improved.

In addition, a variable display unit capable of displaying a plurality of identification information related to the granting of benefits is provided, the first range is a predetermined portion of the gaming machine including the variable display unit, and the first operation image is the variable display unit. The image does not display the identification information of.
Here, the variable display unit may be an image display such as a liquid crystal display in addition to being composed of a reel.
Further, the predetermined portion of the gaming machine may be the entire gaming machine or a part of the gaming machine.
Therefore, since the identification information of the variable display unit is not displayed, it is possible to ensure the versatility of the first operation image.

Further, as an image for prompting the operation of the operation means, an operation capable of displaying a normal operation mode image for prompting the operation means in the normal operation mode and a special operation mode image for prompting the operation means in a special operation mode different from the normal operation mode. The mode display control means is provided, and the operation mode display control means is configured to display the special operation mode image only when prompting the operation of the operation means in the second operation image.
Here, the normal operation mode image and the special operation mode image may be an image including character information in addition to an image imitating the operation means.
Further, the operation mode display control means may be composed of the main control unit 10 and the sub control unit 20, or may be composed of the sub control unit 20.
Therefore, as the operation means for which the operation is prompted in the first operation image, a special feeling can be enhanced by using a large operation area, a large operation amount, or a long time required to complete the operation. It is possible to raise the player's expectation for the granting of benefits, but on the other hand, if this operating means is operated in a special operation mode, the player's feeling of fatigue may be increased or there is a risk of equipment failure. Although it may be increased, these problems can be solved by setting the target of the special operation mode only when the second operation image is used.

Further, a plurality of operation means are provided, the first operation image is an image including one operation means, and the second operation image is an image including another operation means.
Further, based on the fact that one operation means is operated after displaying the first operation image, a special image indicating whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied is displayed on the display means, and the second operation image is displayed. After that, the special image is displayed on the display means based on the operation of the other operation means, and after the first operation image is displayed, the special image is displayed even based on the operation of the other operation means. , The configuration is provided with a display control means that does not display a special image based on the operation of one operation means after displaying the second operation image.

Here, as the special image, in the battle image of the character, an image in which the ally character wins, character information for notifying that the privilege is given, and the like can be mentioned.
Further, the display control means may be composed of the main control unit 10 and the sub control unit 20, or may be composed of the sub control unit 20.
Therefore, the operation of the other operating means affects not only the second operating image but also the first operating image, and when the other operating means is arranged at a position where it is easy to operate, the convenience of the operating means is improved. It is possible to provide a game environment that improves and satisfies, for example, a player who wants to advance the game quickly. On the other hand, when the second operation image is displayed, since the special image is not displayed by the one operation means, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the special feeling for the one operation means having a relatively high expectation, and the one operation means can be used. It is possible to prevent the player's expectation from being lowered during the operation.

Further, the display means can display the first operation image based on the operation of another operation means after displaying the second operation image, and the display means is one after displaying the first operation image. Based on the operation of the operating means, a special image indicating whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied can be displayed.
Therefore, the stepwise effect using the plurality of operating means can be executed, and the expectation of the player can be further improved.

Further, one operating means has a first operating area that can accept operations by the player, and the other operating means has a second operating area that can accept operations by the player, and the first operating area. Has a configuration in which the area is larger than that of the second operation area.
Further, one operating means can be displaced from the first position to the second position based on the acceptance of the operation by the player, and the other operating means is based on the acceptance of the operation by the player. Therefore, one detecting means that can be displaced from the third position to the fourth position and can detect that one operating means has been displaced from the first position to the second position, and another operating means are the third. It is equipped with other detecting means capable of detecting the displacement from the position to the fourth position, and the displacement amount from the first position to the second position is larger than the displacement amount from the third position to the fourth position. Also had a large configuration.
Therefore, the player is expected to have a correlation between the display range of the slot machine, the physical quantity such as the operation area and the operation amount, and the success or failure in the lottery process for shifting to the specific game state such as ART. The high and low degrees can be easily recognized, and the player can be made to pay attention to the operation image, which can enhance the interest.

On the other hand, although Patent Document 1 discloses a gaming machine that displays an operation image that prompts an operation to an operation means, the degree of expectation for shifting to a specific gaming state does not differ depending on the display mode of the operation image, and it is a hobby. Was lacking.
As described above, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to solve all or part of such problems that the conventional gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 and the like should improve.

Although the preferred embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention has been described above, the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

For example, with respect to the operating means, the following configuration can be used as a modified embodiment.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, four operating means 2a, 12 to 14 are provided, but three or less or five or more may be provided.
Further, although each of the four operating means 2a, 12 to 14 has a different shape and size, a plurality of operating means having the same shape and size may be provided.
Further, as the operating means, a type that presses the decorative panel P in the same manner as the display button 12 may be adopted.
Further, a touch sensor (touching one) may be adopted as the operating means.
Further, as the operating means, a rotating operation such as a jog dial may be adopted.
Further, as the operating means, not only pressing but also pulling out (lever or the like) may be adopted.
Further, in the present embodiment, the expectation of winning is set to be higher as the operating means displayed in the operation image is located at the upper part of the slot machine 1, but the expectation is higher as it is located at the lower part. Alternatively, it may be set without considering such a positional relationship.

In addition, although the expectation of winning is different among all the operating means, the expectation may be the same for some or all of them.
Further, in the operation image, if most of the slot machine 1 (housing) is displayed, the expectation of winning is high, but the expectation may be low as most of the slot machine 1 (housing) is displayed.
Further, it is not necessary to reflect whether or not to display most of the slot machine 1 (housing) in the degree of expectation of winning.
Further, since the position of the effect button 14 is difficult to understand, as an operation image, as shown in FIG. 8 (e), after displaying the entire slot machine 1 (part display 81a), where is the display? It is also possible to indicate whether to do so by the mark display 83 and to prompt the pressing operation.
Regarding one operation means, for example, when notifying the success or failure of ART, the effect button 14 is slotted as shown in the operation image shown in FIG. 8 (d) and the operation image shown in FIG. 8 (e). It is possible to execute the case of displaying only a part of the machine 1 and the case of displaying the entire slot machine 1, and the case of displaying the entire slot machine 1 has a higher degree of expectation than the case of displaying a part of the slot machine 1. It may be high or low.

Further, for the operation image, the following configuration can be used as a modified example.
Specifically, as the operation image, there are an operation image that prompts the operation to each operation means and "all operations" that prompts the operation to all the operation means, but the operation that prompts the operation to two or more operation means. The image may be displayed.
Further, when performing an operation image prompting an operation to two or more operation means, the higher the number of the prompted operation means, the higher or lower the expectation level can be.
Further, a dummy operation image different from the operation image indicating the operation means to be actually operated may be displayed, and then the actual (true) operation image may be displayed (for example, FIG. 8D). ) To the operation image of FIG. 8B). At this time, it is desirable to have relevance to the content of the operation image and the design of the operation means so that the operation image displayed as a dummy does not feel strange even if it changes to the actual (true) operation image (for example). The operation image of FIG. 8B is configured to include the operation image of FIG. 8D, and the design of the effect button 14 is also used for a part of the lever 13).

Further, although the operation images are shown in FIGS. 8A to 8E, the part display 81 may be used as the operation image.
Further, the degree of expectation may be different depending on the position where the operation image is displayed on the display 8.
Further, when the operation image is displayed, the operation means displayed on the display 8 is displayed to emit light, and the light emitting means (for example, LED) provided in the actual operation means is also emitted in synchronization (for example). For example, the blinking interval, the color, and the like may be aligned).
Further, on the display 8, it is possible to perform an effect of gazing at the target operating means such as zooming in and out of the camera.

Further, as described above, an effect button having an operation area and an operation amount equivalent to that of the bet button 2a is separately provided at a position near the bet button 2a in the operation unit S, and a sensor of the effect button is connected to the sub-control unit 20. Then, instead of the bet button 2a, the result of winning or failing the ART may be notified based on the detection signal from the effect button. Further, even when the effect button is provided and the bet button 2a is used as an operation means dedicated to setting the number of bets, when a predetermined operation image is displayed, the bet button 2a can be used as a substitute for the bet button 2a. Depending on the operation, a special image may be displayed as the lottery result of the ART lottery process. Further, when the main control unit 10 and the sub control unit 20 can operate the bet button 2a as a substitute, the automatic bet number setting when the replay combination is won in the game displaying the operation image is set. It is preferable to display the special image when the bet button 2a is operated after the automatic bet number is set without displaying the special image. In this way, it is possible to provide a more entertaining effect by separately providing the effect button, and it is possible to execute the effect by operating the bet button 2a, so that it is possible to provide a game environment that is easier to play. Further, in the game in which the operation image is displayed, even if a replay combination that functions in the same manner as when the bet button 2a is operated is established, the special image is not displayed by the automatic bet number setting, so that the player operates the game. It is possible to prevent the special image from being unintentionally displayed without it. The function that enables the bet button 2a to be operated as a substitute may be executed when an operation image for any of the operation means 12 to 14 is displayed in addition to the effect button.

Further, the main control unit 10 and the sub control unit 20 are not set to ART when the operation means is operated after the operation images shown in FIGS. 8 (a) to 8 (e) and 15 (d) are displayed. After displaying a special image that notifies that the player has won, at the start of the next game (for example, when the start lever 3 is operated), a revival effect means for switching to and displaying a special image that notifies that the ART has been won is provided. You may be prepared. Further, in such a revival effect, the generation control of the revival effect may be performed so that the occurrence rate increases as the operation image has a relatively high expectation. In this way, it is possible to produce a more entertaining and highly anticipated production.

Further, when the main control unit 10 and the sub control unit 20 display a predetermined image on the display 8, any input to the gaming machine is performed even after a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) has elapsed. If not, the display 8 is provided with a call-in display control means for switching to a call-in display for displaying an introduction image or the like of the game machine, and the call-in display control means operates the operation means after displaying the operation image. Even if it does not exist, the display may be switched to the call-in display. Further, the call-in display control means ends the call-in display when any of the operation means (for example, the operation means that is the operation target of the operation image) is operated during the call-in display from the operation image. Then, at the end of the call-in display, the game may be restarted from the state where the operation image is displayed again. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the special image from being displayed at the same time as the operation of the operation means when ending the call-in display, and it is possible to prevent a situation in which the player is dissatisfied.
Further, the call-in display control means may not perform the call-in display when the operation image is displayed, or may perform the call-in display only when the operation image is displayed when the ART is not won. May be good.

In addition to the above, the following configurations can be used as modified examples.
Specifically, a switching image effect may be performed in which the other operating means is operated within a predetermined time from the completion of the operation on one operating means. In particular, when the effect is performed between operating means that are physically far apart, the degree of expectation may be high.
Further, the player or the hall staff may be able to set the presence / absence, frequency, etc. of each operating means.
In addition, even if the sound output when displaying each operation image is normally set to be different, the sound corresponding to one operation image is output as the sound corresponding to another operation image only in a specific case. Good.
In addition, normally, the sound output when each operation means is operated is set to be different according to the operation image (for example, a unique sound is output for each operation means), and only in a specific case. The voice corresponding to the operation to one operating means may be output as the voice corresponding to the operation to the other operating means.
In addition, although the special image is displayed as the lottery result of the ART lottery process, it should be displayed as another display related to the granting of benefits advantageous to the player, such as the display of the bonus lottery result and the display of the lottery result of the number of games added to the ART. Can be done.
That is, the timing at which the operation image is displayed is not limited to the timing related to the lottery of the ART lottery process, and may be the timing prior to the granting of the privilege advantageous to the player.

Further, although the present invention has been applied to a slot machine, it can also be applied to other gaming machines such as pachinko (for example, ball slot machines).
The present invention can also be applied to a so-called enclosed gaming machine capable of executing a game using a simulated gaming medium in a data format without using an actual gaming medium such as a medal or a gaming ball.

Further, in the present embodiment, a reel driven and controlled by a motor is used as the variable display means, but instead of or in addition to this, an image in which the design of the reel or the like fluctuates is displayed on a display such as a liquid crystal display. By displaying the display, the display can be used as a variable display means for the identification information.

1 Slot machine 2 Medal slot 2a Bet button (operation means)
3 Start lever 5 Stop button 8 Display (display means)
9 Speaker 10 Main control unit 11 Lamp 12 Display button (operation means)
13 Lever (operation means)
14 Production button (operation means)
20 Sub-control unit 41 reel

Claims (1)

A first operating means that is provided on the right side of the variable display unit that can display a plurality of identification information related to the granting of benefits and can be operated by the player, and
A second operating means provided on the lower side of the variable display unit and operated by the player,
A display means capable of displaying a first operation image prompting an operation on the first operation means and a second operation image prompting an operation on the second operation means.
A privilege granting means that can grant a privilege to a player based on the fact that a predetermined condition is satisfied,
With
The case where the first operation image is displayed by the display means is controlled so that the probability that the predetermined condition is satisfied is higher than the case where the second operation image is displayed .
The display means
After displaying the first operation image, it is possible to display a special image indicating whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied based on the operation of the first operation means.
After displaying the second operation image, the special image can be displayed based on the operation of the second operation means.
After displaying the first operation image, the special image can be displayed based on the operation of the second operation means.
A gaming machine characterized in that the special image is not displayed based on the operation of the first operating means after displaying the second operating image.

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