JP7166646B2 - game machine - Google Patents

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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which, when winning a winning combination lottery, it is determined based on the operation of a player whether or not the winning combination won in the winning combination lottery is won.

In a game machine typified by a slot machine, patterns are changed by a pattern display device by operating a start lever, the patterns are stopped by operating a stop button, and profits are given according to the stopped pattern mode of the patterns. In more detail, with the operation of the starting lever as a trigger, a lottery is drawn to determine whether or not a role has been won. Then, when the winning combination is won, based on the operation of the stop button, the symbols are stopped in a stop symbol mode in which the winning combination won by the lottery is won. On the other hand, when the win is not won, the symbols are stopped in a stop symbol mode indicating a loss by operating the stop button. In addition, when a winning combination cannot be stopped in the stop design mode of winning the winning combination by operating the stop button, the symbols are stopped in the stop design mode showing loss by operating the stop button.

Such a game machine is known to have an operation winning combination that wins only when the stop button is operated in accordance with a predetermined operation mode (push order). Specifically, when an operation winning combination is won by a lottery triggered by operation of the starting lever, the operation winning combination can be won by operating the stop button in the operation mode corresponding to the operation winning combination. With such a configuration, if the order of pressing the stop button for winning the operation winning combination is not known, it is extremely difficult to win even if the operation winning combination is won by the lottery. When the game state (AT) is reached, the pressing order corresponding to the winning operational combination is notified, so that the winning operational combination can be easily won.

Furthermore, as a configuration having a function to shift to the AT gaming state, on the condition that it wins in an AT lottery executed with the opportunity of winning a predetermined role, it shifts to the AT gaming state, and the AT game It is known to terminate the AT gaming state on condition that the number of games in the state reaches a predetermined end value. Here, the end value for ending the AT gaming state is added each time a predetermined combination is won, and is set to be updatable up to the upper limit. As such a game machine, for example, the configuration of Patent Document 1 has been proposed.

JP 2019-107353 A

By the way, as described above, in the conventional configuration having the function of shifting to the AT game state, when the end value reaches the upper limit value in the AT game state, a predetermined combination to add the end value is won. Also, the end value is not superimposed. Therefore, in the state before the end value reaches the upper limit, the player strongly evokes a feeling of wanting to win a predetermined combination that is determined to be added to the game. After the end value reaches the upper limit, the player's desire to win a predetermined combination that is determined to be added disappears, and the player's desire to play is remarkably reduced.

The present invention proposes a gaming machine capable of suppressing the decrease in motivation to play even when the end value constituting the end condition of the AT game state reaches the upper limit.

The present invention includes combination lottery means for drawing lots to determine whether or not an operation winning combination is won based on an operation in a predetermined operation mode, and winning judgment for determining whether or not an operation winning combination won by the combination lottery means has been won. means, auxiliary notification control means for executing an auxiliary notification process for notifying the operation mode for winning the operation winning combination won by the winning combination lottery means, a normal section in which the auxiliary notification process cannot be executed, and the In a gaming machine comprising section conversion control means for converting and controlling an auxiliary game mode that permits execution of an auxiliary notification process into an effective advantageous section, the section conversion control means controls a game event that occurs in the advantageous section. an event counting means for counting the number of occurrences; and an advantageous section for ending the advantageous section on condition that the number of occurrences counted by the event counting means reaches an advantageous end value that can be updated up to a predetermined upper limit. and continuation condition updating means for updating the advantageous end value by adding a predetermined number based on the establishment of a predetermined advantageous condition in the advantageous section. A special benefit providing means for providing a special benefit different from that before reaching the upper limit based on the establishment of the advantageous condition when the advantageous end value updated by the continuation condition updating means reaches the upper limit. It is a game machine characterized by being.

Here, the "operation mode" is a method of operating the operation means provided operably by the player. is preferably used.
The "operation winning combination" is a combination that is set so that a prize can be won based on an operation in a predetermined operation mode. ), a winning combination that can be won by operating the stop button is preferably used.
The "game event" is an event that can occur in the progress of the game in the advantageous section, for example, execution of winning judgment by the role lottery means, execution of judgment by the winning judgment means, winning of a specific role by the role lottery means, winning judgment Winning of the specific combination by means, generation of profit based on winning judgment by winning judgment means, etc. can be applied. In addition, the "game event" can also be an event that occurs in an advantageous section in a state where the auxiliary game mode is valid. It is possible to apply such as winning of a role of. Furthermore, it may be applied to the "game event" that an advantageous condition is satisfied.
The "advantageous condition" includes, for example, winning or winning an operation winning role, winning or winning a specific role (which may include an operation winning role or a role other than an operation winning role), or playing a game. Generation of media (medals and game balls) is preferably used. Furthermore, the "advantageous condition" is not only set as a condition that can be established in all of the advantageous section, but also set as a condition that can be established only in a specific state of the advantageous section (for example, the above-mentioned auxiliary game mode is valid). You can also In the latter case, in the effective state of the advantageous section and the auxiliary game mode, it is possible to set winning or winning the above-described operation winning combination or a specific combination.
The "special benefit" can be set appropriately as long as it is different from the benefit provided based on the establishment of advantageous conditions before the upper limit value is reached (addition of the advantageous end value). For example, the display of rare images, the generation of game media, the notification of information suggesting the probability of winning by means of winning lottery means, the provision of points used for the notification of these rare images, game media, and winning probability information, Useful information and points can be applied to satisfy the conditions for moving to the advantageous section.

According to this configuration, before the advantageous end value reaches the upper limit value in the advantageous section, the advantageous end value can be added based on the establishment of the advantageous condition. On the other hand, after the favorable end value reaches the upper limit value, a special reward can be given based on the establishment of favorable conditions, so the player's feeling of requesting the special reward can be stimulated. I can inspire you. As a result, it is possible to suppress a decrease in motivation to play that may occur when the advantageous end value reaches the upper limit value in the advantageous section. Furthermore, before and after the advantageous end value reaches the upper limit value in the advantageous section, the gain given to the player changes, so that it is possible to create an unprecedented variety of fun and dramatically increase the interest of the game. can be increased to

In the above-described gaming machine of the present invention, the continuation condition update means determines success or failure based on a predetermined update probability when an advantageous condition is established in an advantageous section, and updates the advantageous end value by adding an addition when winning. The processing contents are provided, and the special reward provision means judges whether or not it is successful with the same probability as the update probability when advantageous conditions are established in the advantageous section, and if it wins, decides to give a special profit. A configuration is proposed that is one with content.

In such a configuration, before and after the advantageous end value reaches the upper limit, the gain of adding the advantageous end value and the special gain can occur with relatively the same probability, so that the upper limit is reached. It is possible to prevent the player from feeling a sense of unfairness in the front and back. That is, before and after the advantageous end value reaches the upper limit, it is possible to suppress as much as possible the occurrence of the stress that the reward is not readily given and the feeling that the reward is given with a high probability and gets bored. Therefore, according to this configuration, by generating mutually different gains before and after the advantageous end value reaches the upper limit value, it is possible to more stably achieve the above-described function and effect of the present invention, which improves interest.

In the gaming machine of the present invention described above, the winning probability setting means for selectively setting one winning probability out of a plurality of mutually different winning probabilities is provided, and the combination lottery means judges whether or not the operation winning combination is appropriate. , wherein the lottery is drawn according to the winning probability set by the winning probability setting means, when the advantageous end value reaches the upper limit value in the advantageous section, the special reward providing means, based on the establishment of the advantageous condition, A configuration is proposed in which a suggestion effect is performed to suggest winning probability information related to the winning probability set by the winning probability setting means.

Here, the "winning probability information" means information indicating the winning probability set by the winning probability setting means, information indicating whether the set winning probability is high or low, and whether the set winning probability is a specific winning probability. information indicating whether or not, information indicating that the probability of winning has been changed by the probability setting means, or the like can be applied.
The “suggestion effect” is a effect that suggests the winning probability information, and includes a design (image) displayed on a liquid crystal display (effect image display device), a sound output from a speaker, and lighting of lamps and LEDs. Alternatively, it may be either a flashing effect or a motion effect of a movable accessory, or more than one of these may be used.

In such a configuration, when the advantageous end value reaches the upper limit value in the advantageous section, a suggestive effect suggesting the winning probability information is executed based on the establishment of the advantageous condition, so that the machine is set. A player can guess the probability of winning from the suggestive effect. In this way, according to this configuration, the player can know the winning probability set by the winning probability setting means, which is usually unknown information, when the advantageous end value reaches the upper limit value in the advantageous section. becomes. As a result, even after the advantageous end value reaches the upper limit value, it is possible to more effectively stimulate the player's emotions in anticipation of the establishment of the advantageous condition, thereby further enhancing the amusement of the game.

In the gaming machine of the present invention described above, when the advantageous end value reaches the upper limit value in the advantageous section, the special gain providing means provides a plurality of special bonuses different from those before reaching the upper limit value based on the establishment of the advantageous condition. A configuration is proposed that selectively provides one gain from among the other gains.

In such a configuration, when the advantageous end value reaches the upper limit value in the advantageous section, one of a plurality of special benefits is selected and provided based on the establishment of the advantageous condition. Since various special rewards can be provided for each establishment, it is possible to prevent the player from becoming bored even when there are relatively many opportunities for the special rewards to be provided. Furthermore, according to this configuration, since it is possible to more effectively stimulate the emotions of the player who expects the establishment of an advantageous condition each time an advantageous section is reached, the interest in the game can be further enhanced.

1 is a front view of a slot machine 1 according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the slot machine 1; FIG. It is a chart for showing the pattern arrangement of each reel 4L, 4C, 4R. It is a chart showing each combination and the number of payouts. FIG. 10 is a chart showing winning combination groups that can be won by a combination lottery; FIG. It is an explanatory diagram showing a lottery table in which winning probabilities of role lotteries are set. FIG. 10 is a chart showing winning combinations according to the order of pressing stop buttons 9L, 9C, and 9R; FIG. It is a chart showing the winning probability of the additional lottery and the winning probability of the privilege effect lottery. 4 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by a main control board 40; 10 is a flowchart showing a bet number setting process; 4 is a flowchart showing rotation start control processing; It is a flow chart which shows combination lottery processing. 4 is a flowchart showing rotation stop control processing; 4 is a flowchart showing section control processing; It is a flowchart which shows a game state conversion process. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing first to fourth suggestive patterns 121a to 121d that constitute a suggestive effect; FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing first to third character patterns 122a to 122c that make up a story effect; FIG. 11 is a chart showing selection probabilities of first to fourth suggestive patterns 121a to 121d. It is a flow chart which shows advantageous effect processing. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram 1 showing a display mode of an effect displayed by an effect image display device 15; FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram 2 showing a display mode of an effect displayed by the effect image display device 15; FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram 3 showing a display mode of an effect displayed by the effect image display device 15; It is explanatory drawing which shows the display mode of the production|presentation of another example.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments according to the present invention are not limited to the following embodiments, and various forms can be adopted as long as they fall within the technical scope of the present invention. Further, it is also possible to appropriately combine the following examples and other examples.

As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 1 of this embodiment is provided with a display panel 3 having a display window 2 (which can display an effective area of 3×3 stop symbols) on its front surface. Three reels 4L, 4C and 4R are arranged inside the slot machine 1, and a plurality of symbols arranged in rows on the outer surfaces of the respective reels 4L, 4C and 4R are displayed in the display window 2. 3 of them are displayed. That is, the player can visually recognize a total of nine symbols through the display window 2 . Around the display window 2, a bet lamp 5 for displaying the number of bets, a credit display device 42 for displaying the number of remaining credits, a payout medal number display device 44 for displaying the number of medals to be paid out for winning, and the like are arranged. ing. Also, an advantageous section display lamp 59 is arranged on the front surface of the slot machine 1 .

Below the display window 2, bet switches 7a, 7b, a start lever 8, three stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R, a medal slot 10, and the like are provided. Above the display panel 3, an effect image display device 15 consisting of a liquid crystal display is arranged, and effect images are displayed on the effect image display device 15 in accordance with the progress of the game. Further, a saucer 12 and a speaker box 13 are arranged at the bottom of the slot machine 1 .

As shown in FIG. 3, the three left reels 4L, middle reel 4C, and right reel 4R have 21 symbols arranged in a line on their outer peripheral surfaces. In this embodiment, seven types of patterns, namely, "Red 7" pattern, "White 7" pattern, "Blue 7" pattern, "Replay" pattern, "Bell" pattern, "Cherry" pattern, and "Watermelon" pattern, It is arranged on the outer peripheral surface of each reel 4L, 4C, 4R. The reels 4L, 4C, 4R start rotating all at once by operating the starter lever 8, and stop rotating by operating the stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R. Here, when the left stop button 9L is operated, the left reel 4L is stopped within a predetermined delay time, and when the middle stop button 9C is operated, the middle reel 4C is stopped within a predetermined delay time, and the right stop button is pressed. When 9R is operated, the right reel 4R stops within a predetermined delay time. When all the stop buttons 9L, 9C and 9R are operated, all the reels 4L, 4C and 4R are stopped, and nine symbols are stopped and displayed on the display window 2.例文帳に追加As a result, the stop symbol mode (combination) of the symbols stopped and displayed on the activated line set in the display window 2 is determined, and a combination described later (BB combination, small combination, replay combination, etc.) is determined according to the stop symbol mode. ) will determine whether or not you have won a prize.

In this embodiment, a bonus combination, a pushing order winning combination, and a general winning combination are set in advance (see FIGS. 4 and 5). The bonus combination is a BB combination that wins when the aforementioned "Red 7", "Blue 7", and "White 7" are completed. Also, the normal winning combination is a combination that is set so that it can be won when the stop buttons 9L, 9C, and 9R are correctly operated (forward pressing and scissor pressing), which will be described later. Specifically, a replay combination, 3 to 5 bell combinations, 8 to 19 bell combinations, a watermelon combination, and a cherry combination, which will be described later, are set. Further, the pressing order winning combination is a combination that can be won by performing an irregular operation (an operation other than the above normal operation) of the stop buttons 9L, 9C, and 9R, which will be described later. Bell combinations 1, 2, 6, and 7, which will be described later, are set as the winning combinations in the order of pressing in this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG.
The main control board 40 is provided with a one-chip microcomputer, an input port, an output port, etc. The input ports are connected to the bet switches 7a and 7b, the checkout switch 16, and the medal insertion for detecting medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 10. Start switch 10a, start lever switch 8a for detecting operation of start lever 8, stop button switches 39L, 39C, 39R for detecting operation of stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R, position detection sensors for reels 4L, 4C, 4R 41L, 41C, 41R, a setting key switch 61, and a setting change switch 62 are connected, and detection signals emitted from each switch and sensor are input. On the other hand, the output port of the main control board 40 includes a credit display device 42, a bet lamp 5, a payout medal display device 44, a count display device 47, drive motors 28L, 28C for rotating the reels 4L, 4C, 4R, 28R, floodlight lamps 31L, 31C, 31R for emitting light from the reels 4L, 4C, 4R, a sub-control board 48, and a payout control board 50 are connected, and are controlled by outputting commands to each device and board.

The main control board 40 controls the credit display device 42, the bet lamp 5, the payout medal number display device 44, and the count number display device 47 based on the operation signal of the bet switch 7, etc., by the microcomputer operating according to the program. It controls display, rotation and stoppage of the drive motor 28, lighting and extinguishing of the projection lamp, lighting and extinguishing of the advantageous section display lamp 59, and the like. In this embodiment, the payout medal number display device 44 and the count number display device 47 are provided. It is also possible to have a configuration for execution.

A sub-control board 48 is connected to the main control board 40 . The sub-control board 48 generates commands and data for sound control, lamp control, and effect image according to commands and data (information) transmitted from the main control board 40, and generates commands and data for sound control and lamp control. A command and data for use are transmitted to the sound/lamp control board 49 , and a command and data for the effect image are transmitted to the effect image control board 55 . Upon receiving the command and data from the sub-control board 48, the sound/lamp control board 49 drives the speaker to control the output of sound, and drives various lamps to control light emission. Further, when the effect image control board 55 receives the command and data from the sub control board 48, the effect image display device 15 controls the display of the effect image according to the command or the like. In this way, the sub-control board 48 controls the generation of sound effects, the light emission of the illumination, and the display of the effect images through the sound/lamp control board 49 and the effect image control board 55 .

In addition, a payout control board 50 is connected to the main control board 40 so as to be capable of two-way communication. The payout control board 50 controls the payout of medals by driving and controlling the won medal payout device 51 based on the payout request command transmitted from the main control board 40 . Further, the payout control board 50 is connected with a payout detection switch 52 for detecting the paid out medals and outputting a detection signal. The payout control board 50 counts the medals to be paid out based on the medal detection signal input from the payout detection switch 52 .

The main control board 40 includes a random number generating section, a random number extracting section, a lottery table, a winning lottery section, and the like. When the starting lever 8 is operated, the random number extracting section is extracted, and the combination lottery section judges the random numbers extracted by the random number extraction section according to the lottery table, and performs a combination lottery to determine whether or not a plurality of predetermined combinations is won (rotation start described later). Refer to control processing and role lottery processing). Here, in the role lottery, it is determined whether one of the roles is won or all the roles are lost.

Further, the main control board 40 has a function of selecting and setting one setting value from a plurality of preset setting values in accordance with the operation of the setting key switch 61 and the setting change switch 62 described above. The setting key switch 61 and the setting change switch 62 are arranged inside the machine and can be operated by an employee of the amusement arcade or a worker who installs the machine. Here, the set values are provided in six types from "1" to "6", in which the winning probability of each combination such as the above-described bonus combination and minor combination is set. The degree of advantage differs from each other. In this embodiment, set value 1 is assigned the winning probability with the lowest degree of advantage to the player, and set value 2 is assigned with the winning probability with the next lowest degree of advantage. Then, set value 3, set value 4, and set value 5 are assigned winning probabilities with the highest degree of advantage, respectively, and set value 6 is assigned the winning probability with the highest degree of advantage.

Such setting values 1 to 6 can be set by operating the setting key switch 61 and the setting change switch 62 as described above. That is, in a state in which a predetermined key is inserted into the setting key switch 61 and rotated in a predetermined direction (for example, rightward), a power switch (not shown) is turned on to turn on the power. As a result, setting values 1 to 6 can be changed. By operating the setting change switch 62 in this state, a desired setting value is selected, and by rotating the key inserted into the setting key switch 61 and returning it to the initial position, the setting value is confirmed. In this way, an employee of the amusement arcade or the like can set any one of the set values 1 to 6 for each machine of the slot machine 1 . When the setting value is set, the winning probability assigned to the set setting value becomes effective in the main control board 40, and data indicating the setting value is stored in the RAM. Furthermore, when the setting value is set, the main control board 40 transmits information indicating the set setting value to the sub-control board 48, and the sub-control board 48 changes the setting value indicated in the received information. Store the data in RAM. As a result, the sub-control board 48 holds the set value data stored in the RAM until the next set value is set.

Next, the game specifications of the slot machine 1 of this embodiment will be described.
In the slot machine 1, the number of bets (so-called number of bets) is set by inserting medals into the medal slot 10 or by operating the bet switches 7a and 7b, and the reels 4L, 4C and 4R are moved by operating the starting lever 8. After that, the reels 4L, 4C and 4R are stopped by operating the stop buttons 9L, 9C and 9R. Then, when winning of a winning combination is confirmed by the stopped symbol mode (combination) of the symbols stopped on the activated line of the display window 2, a profit corresponding to the winning combination is provided. As described above, in the configuration of the present embodiment, a game that is started by operating the starting lever 8 and ended by determining the stop pattern mode of the symbols by stopping the reels 4L, 4C, and 4R can be repeatedly executed.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a BB combination, a replay combination, and a small combination are provided as winable combinations. The BB combination is a combination that transitions to a bonus game state, which will be described later, by winning a prize, and the replay combination is a combination that allows the next game to be executed without consuming medals by winning a prize. In addition, as the small combination, bell combination 1 to 19, cherry combination, and watermelon combination are set, and the number of medals assigned to each combination is paid out according to the winning. In the small combination of this embodiment, bell combinations 1 and 2, which are 15-coin combinations that pay out 15 medals, and bell combinations 3 to 5, which are 3-coin combinations that pay out 3 medals, and 1 coin are paid out. Bell roles 6 to 19, cherry roles, and watermelon roles, which are single roles, are set respectively.

Here, the BB combination is won when the "Red 7" symbol, the "White 7" symbol, and the "Blue 7" symbol are stopped and displayed on the active line in a predetermined stop symbol mode. Specific stop symbol modes for the BB combination include a stop symbol mode in which "red 7" is stopped and displayed on all reels 4L, 4C, and 4R on the active line, and a stop symbol mode in which "white 7" is stopped on the left reel 4L. A stop symbol mode in which "red 7" is stopped and displayed on the remaining reels 4C and 4L, and a "blue 7" is stopped and displayed on the left reel 4L and "red 7" is stopped on the remaining reels 4C and 4L. The stop symbol mode to be displayed is set.

Also, a replay combination is won when "replay" symbols are stop-displayed together on the reels 4L, 4C and 4R on the activated line.

The bell combinations 8 to 19, which are one-piece combinations, are won when "Bell" symbols are stopped and displayed on all the reels 4L, 4C, and 4R on the activated line. These bell combinations 8 to 19 are winning combinations regardless of the order in which the stop buttons 9L, 9C, and 9R are pressed. These bell hands 8 to 19 are the general winning hands described above.

In addition, the bell combinations 6 and 7, which are single-card combinations, are won when the "bell" symbol is stop-displayed on the right reel 4R on the activated line. As shown in FIG. 7, these bell combinations 6 and 7 are winning combinations only when the right stop button 9R is operated for the first time, and are the aforementioned winning combinations in the order of pressing.

Bell combinations 3 to 5, which are 3-card combinations, are awarded when "Bell" symbols are stopped and displayed on all the reels 4L, 4C, and 4R on the effective line. As shown in FIG. 7, these bell combinations 3 to 5 are winning combinations when the left stop button 9L or the middle stop button 9C is operated first, and can be won by a normal operation, which will be described later. The bell roles 3 to 5 are the general winning roles described above.

Bell hands 1 and 2, which are 15-card hands, only when the respective stop buttons 9L, 9C, and 9R are operated in a predetermined pressing order, are the "bells" on all the reels 4L, 4C, and 4R on the effective line. ” symbols are stopped and displayed to win a prize. The bell combinations 1 and 2 are the above-described winning combinations in the order of pressing.

A cherry combination is won when a "cherry" symbol is stop-displayed on the left reel 4L on the activated line regardless of the pressing order of the stop buttons 9L, 9C and 9R. The cherry role is the above-described general winning role.

The watermelon combination is won by stop-displaying all "watermelon" symbols on the activated line regardless of the order in which the stop buttons 9L, 9C, and 9R are pressed. The watermelon role is the above-described general winning role.

Such a replay combination and each small combination can be won only when winning a combination lottery executed for each game, and a BB combination, once won in the combination lottery of the game, continues until the BB combination is won. It is possible to win prizes in each game. Note that the winning lottery is executed in each game triggered by the operation of the starting lever 8 .

In the role lottery, it is determined whether the player wins the BB role, the replay role, the cherry role, the watermelon role, and each of the bell roles 1 to 19, or loses (losing) without winning all the roles. Here, in the present embodiment, winning combination groups are set by dividing the winning combination into a plurality of groups, and it is decided whether or not to win one of the winning combination groups by the winning combination lottery.

As a specific winning combination group, as shown in FIG. Cherries, watermelons, and common bells are set.

BB is a winning hand group having the BB hand, and the BB hand is won by winning the hand lottery. Replay is a winning hand group having the replay hand, and the replay hand is won by winning the hand lottery. Bells 1 to 10 are obtained by grouping bells 1 to 19, and by winning one of the groups, a plurality of bells included in the winning group are simultaneously won. The common bell is a winning hand group having bell hands 8 to 19, and by winning the hand lottery, the bell hands 8 to 19 are simultaneously won. Cherry is a winning hand group having the above-mentioned cherry hand, and the cherry hand is won by winning the hand lottery. Watermelon is a winning role group having the role of watermelon, and the watermelon role is won by winning the role lottery.

The BB role of BB, the replay role of replay, the cherry role of cherry, and the watermelon role of watermelon may each have a plurality of roles. In addition, it means that multiple roles are simultaneously elected by role lottery.

The lottery table used for the winning combination lottery will be described below.
In this embodiment, three types of first to third lottery tables are assigned and set for each of the set values 1 to 6 described above. The first lottery table is valid in a BB non-won state in which the BB role is not won, the second lottery table is valid in the BB winning state in which the BB role is won, and the third lottery table is valid. , is valid in the bonus game state.

Here, the first to third lottery tables assigned to the set value 1 will be illustrated. As shown in FIG. 6, the winning probabilities of the respective winning combination groups are set in each of the first to third lottery tables. In the first lottery table, the probability of winning BB is 2%, the probability of winning the replay is 20%, the probability of winning Bells 1 to 8 is 2.5% each, the probability of winning Bells 9 and 10 is 5% each, Cherry and Each winning probability with watermelon is set to 5%, and the probability of losing is 28%. In addition, in the second lottery table, the probability of winning the replay is 50%, and the probability of winning each of bells 1 to 10, cherry, and watermelon is set in the same manner as in the first lottery table. In this second lottery table, the winning probability of BB is 0%, and the probability of losing is 10%. The third lottery table has a replay winning probability of 20% and a common bell winning probability of 80%. In this third lottery table, the winning probability of each of BB, Bells 1-10, Cherry, and Watermelon is 0%, and the probability of losing is 0%.

Even in the first to third lottery tables that are valid with other set values 2 to 6, the winning probabilities of each combination are different, but they are set in the same way. As described above, the set values 1 to 6 are set in six stages with mutually different degrees of advantage advantageous to the player. While most advantageous to the player, the first to third lottery tables (FIG. 6), which are valid when the set value is 1, are the most disadvantageous to the player.

Next, the game operation of the slot machine 1 will be described in detail.
In the slot machine 1, when the number of bets of 1 to 3 (upper limit) is set by inserting medals into the medal slot 10 or operating the bet switches 7a and 7b, the operation of the starting lever 8 is validated. Here, when the player inserts a plurality of medals from the medal slot 10 in advance, the number of inserted medals is displayed on the credit display device 42 . The number of bets is set by the player operating the bet switches 7a and 7b. In this embodiment, a single bet switch 7a and a max bet switch 7b are provided. By operating the single bet switch 7a, one or two bets can be set, and by operating the max bet switch 7b, the upper limit (3 number of bets) can be set. The set number of bets is notified by lighting display of the bet lamp 5 .

The winning line is determined according to the number of bets. In this embodiment, when the number of bets is 1, the middle row of the display window 2 is set as the valid line, and when the number of bets is 2, the upper, middle, and lower three rows are valid. When the number of bets is 3, two diagonally placed pay lines are set in addition to the three pay lines. Whether or not the combination is won is determined by a combination of symbols lined up on the activated line set in this way (stopped symbol mode).

When the player operates the starting lever 8 in a state in which the operation of the starting lever 8 is enabled by setting the bet amount, the game is started. When the starting lever 8 is operated, the reels 4L, 4C, and 4R are rotated, and with the operation of the starting lever 8 as a trigger, the winning lottery is executed.

By this lottery, it is determined whether one of the winning combination groups is won or all of them are lost (lost). Then, when one of the winning combination groups is won, a winning combination included in the winning combination group becomes possible. Specifically, when the BB is won, the BB winning state where the BB role can be won, when the replay is won, the winning state where the replay role can be won, and when the bells 1 to 10 and the common bell are won , a winning state in which a prize can be won for a bell role, a winning state in which a cherry prize can be won in the case of winning a cherry prize, or a winning state in which a prize for a watermelon role can be won in the case of winning a watermelon prize.

Here, winning states other than the BB winning state end when the game is determined to be winning or not winning, but the BB winning state ends only when the player wins the BB role. If the BB role is not won in the game, the BB winning state is maintained, and the BB role can be won in the next and subsequent games, and is maintained until the BB role is won. The BB winning state thus maintained in the next and subsequent games ends when the player wins the BB role in the next and subsequent games.

As for the combination lottery, as described above, a random number lottery is performed using the first to third lottery tables set to the set values 1 to 6, respectively, to determine whether one of the winning combination groups is won or lost. Here, in the normal game state and the AT game state, which will be described later, the combination lottery is executed using the first lottery table in the BB non-winning state, and the combination lottery is executed using the second lottery table in the BB winning state. On the other hand, in a bonus game state, which will be described later, a combination lottery is executed using the third lottery table.

When the reels 4L, 4C and 4R start rotating by operating the starting lever 8 and the operation of the stop buttons 9L, 9C and 9R becomes valid, the player operates the stop buttons 9L, 9C and 9R, respectively. , the reels 4L, 4C and 4R are stopped rotating and the symbols are displayed on the display window 2. Then, depending on the combination of symbols lined up on the activated line set according to the number of bets (stop symbol mode), it is determined whether the winning combination was won by the winning combination lottery or all winning combinations were lost (lost). is determined.

Specifically, when the stop symbol forms of the BB combination are aligned on the activated line, the winning of the BB combination is determined. In addition, the bell stop symbol mode for determining the winning of the bell roles 1 to 19, the watermelon stop symbol mode for determining the winning of the watermelon role, the cherry stop symbol mode for determining the winning of the cherry role, and the replay role. A replay stop symbol mode or the like for determining a prize is set in advance, and by stopping and displaying these stop symbol modes on the activated line, each small winning combination or replay winning combination is determined. On the other hand, if the game is stopped in a mode other than the stop symbol mode that determines the winning of each combination, the loss is determined. In other words, other than the stop symbol mode for determining each combination, the stop symbol mode (hereinafter referred to as "loss stop symbol mode") indicates a loss in which no winning combination is won.

Each reel 4L, 4C, 4R is controlled to stop within a predetermined delay time from the operation of each stop button 9L, 9C, 9R. That is, since the reels 4L, 4C, and 4R can be controlled to be stopped from the operation timing of the stop buttons 9L, 9C, and 9R until the delay time elapses, the reels can be placed on the effective line within the delay time. You can choose which pattern you want to stop. Thereby, the stop positions of the reels 4L, 4C, 4R are controlled so that the combination of symbols stopped on the activated line (stopped symbol mode) does not become a combination that wins a combination that has not been won in the combination lottery. . Then, the stop positions of the respective reels 4L, 4C and 4R are controlled so that the combination won in the combination lottery wins as much as possible.

Here, as described above, the winning of the BB role continues over a plurality of games until the BB role is won. Therefore, the BB role and other minor roles or replay roles may be won at the same time. be. In this way, in a game in which other small wins (bells 1 to 10, cherry, watermelon) are won by lottery in a BB win state, each of the above-mentioned wins is given priority to a small win over the BB win. The reels 4L, 4C and 4R are controlled to be stopped. Similarly, in a game in which a replay is won by lottery in a winning state of BB, the reels 4L, 4C and 4R are stopped and controlled so that the replay combination is given priority over the BB combination.

As a matter of course, the symbols that cannot be stopped on the active line within the delay time cannot be stopped on the active line, so it is possible to align the combination of symbols that win the winning combination on the active line. In some cases, the failure is confirmed without being able to do it.

Next, the normal game state, AT game state, and bonus game state will be described.
The AT game state is a game state in which a navigation effect mode that allows execution of a navigation effect described later is enabled in each game, and the normal game state and the bonus game state are in which the navigation effect mode is disabled. It is in a game state.

In the normal game state, an advantageous section that can execute an AT lottery for determining the transition to the AT game state (activating the navigation effect mode) and an advantageous section lottery for determining the transition to the advantageous section Either the executable normal section progresses. Then, in a game in a normal game state and in an advantageous section, when a specific small combination (for example, bells 9, 10, cherry, watermelon) is won, an AT lottery is performed, and when the AT lottery is won, the AT game state The transition to (validation of the navigation effect mode) is determined.

Further, in the normal game state, since the navigation effect mode is invalid, the navigation effect for notifying the pressing order of the stop buttons 9L, 9C and 9R is not executed. Therefore, the player normally presses the left stop button 9L, the middle stop button 9C and the right stop button 9R in this order, or the left stop button 9L, the right stop button 9R and the middle stop button 9C in this order. Perform scissor push. It should be noted that it is possible to operate in an order of operation other than the above-mentioned order of pressing and pressing of scissors, but since the player does not know the winning combination by the combination lottery, the pressing order winning combination that wins in an operation order other than this is possible. (Bell role 1, 2, 6, 7) It is difficult to win.

Here, there are six different operating orders for the stop buttons 9L, 9C, and 9R. Hereinafter, the regular pressing and scissor pressing are referred to as normal operations, and the other operating orders are referred to as irregular operations. That is, a total of four kinds of operation orders, two kinds of orders in which the middle stop button 9C is operated first and two kinds of orders in which the right stop button 9R is operated first, are the irregular operations.

Since the AT game state is a state in which the navigation effect mode is valid, each stop button 9L that can win the winning combination when the pressing order winning combination (bell combination 1, 2, 6, 7) is won. , 9C and 9R are displayed in the order of operation (push order). That is, in the game in the AT game state, when Bell 1-10 is won by lottery, the effect image display device 15 displays the navigation effect corresponding to the Bell combination 1-7. By sequentially operating the stop buttons 9L, 9C, and 9R according to the navigation effect, the player can win the winning bell combinations 1-7. Even in the AT game state, the display of the navigation effect is not executed when the replay combination, the cherry combination, and the watermelon combination, which are general winning combinations, are won.

Here, the navigation effect informs the player of the pressing order of the respective stop buttons 9R, 9C, 9L set for the respective winning roles (bell roles 1, 2, 6, 7). It is a performance. The pressing order notified as the navigation effect indicates the four types of irregular operations described above. The pressing order of the button 9L and the right stop button 9R, the pressing order of the right stop button 9R, the middle stop button 9C and the left stop button 9L, and the pressing order of the right stop button 9R, the left stop button 9L and the middle stop button 9C. be.
For example, in a game in which the winner group of Bell 1, Bell 5, Bell 9, or Bell 10 is won, "2" is displayed as a navigation effect indicating the pressing order of the middle stop button 9C, left stop button 9L, and right stop button 9R. A navigation effect indicating the order of stopping the reels 4L, 4C and 4R such as "1" and "3" is displayed on the effect image display device 15 (see FIG. 21). In addition, in the game in which the winning group of Bell 2 or Bell 6 is won, navigation effects of "3", "1", and "2" are displayed on the effect image display device 15, and in the game in which Bell 3 or Bell 7 is won, Navigation effects of "2", "3" and "1" are displayed on the effect image display device 15, and in a game in which Bell 4 or Bell 8 is won, navigation effects of "3", "2" and "1" are displayed on the effect image display device. 15. In the game in which the navigation effect is displayed in this manner, the player wins the push-order bell combination by stopping the reels 4L, 4C, and 4R in the correct order according to the navigation effect.

Such an AT gaming state ends on the condition that the BB role is won or the advantageous section ends. That is, the AT gaming state is started under the condition that the AT lottery is won in the advantageous interval, and ends under the condition that the winning of the BB role or the end of the advantageous interval is achieved. When the AT game state ends due to the winning of the BB role, the BB winning state is canceled and the state shifts to the bonus game state. While maintaining the winning state, the normal game state is entered.

The bonus game state is a game state that shifts to when the player wins the BB role, and since the role lottery is performed according to the third lottery table in the game, the common bell (Bell roles 8 to 19) can be won with a high probability. The bonus game state ends under the condition (bonus end condition) that the total number of medals obtained in the game during the bonus game state reaches a predetermined upper limit.

Next, the normal section and the advantageous section described above will be described.
The normal section, as described above, is a state in which the advantageous section lottery for determining the transition to the advantageous section can be executed, and the AT lottery cannot be executed (in other words, the transition to the AT gaming state is not possible). In this normal section, the advantageous section lottery is executed each time the small winning combination is won, and when the advantageous section lottery is won, the transition to the advantageous section is determined. Then, the advantageous section starts with the end of the game in which the advantageous section lottery is won.

On the other hand, in the advantageous section, when a specific small combination (for example, bells 9, 10, cherry, watermelon) is won in the normal game state, the AT lottery is executed, and when the AT lottery is won, the AT game state (to validate the navigation effect mode) is determined. Then, with the end of the game in which the AT lottery is won, the normal game state is shifted to the AT game state. This AT lottery is not executed even if a specific minor combination is won in the above-described normal section.

Such an advantageous interval is defined as: 1) the total number of games played during the advantageous interval reaches an advantageous end value; 2) the number of medals paid out during the advantageous interval reaches an upper limit value (for example, 2400); 3) The AT game state ends when the winning of the BB combination is established. Then, when the advantageous section ends, it shifts to the normal section.

Here, the above-mentioned advantageous end value is the number of games that can be played in the advantageous section, and is composed of a reference number value set when winning the advantageous section lottery and an additional number value added to the reference number value in the advantageous section. Determined by Specifically, when the advantageous section lottery is won, a reference count value (for example, 100 G) is set as an advantageous end value, and the advantageous section is the game indicated by this reference count value unless the other conditions described above are satisfied. At least a few are performed. Furthermore, in the advantageous section, when a specific small combination (for example, bell 9, 10, cherry, watermelon) is won, an additional lottery is executed, and when the additional lottery is won, the number of times of addition is added to the advantageous end value. to update the favorable end value. In addition, an upper limit (hereinafter referred to as "advantageous upper limit") is set for the advantageous end value, and when the advantageous upper limit is reached, the addition of the number of additions is not executed even if the specific minor win is won. . In this manner, the advantageous end value is added to the reference number of times value set at the start of the advantageous section by the additional number of times value due to winning of the additional lottery, and is increased up to the advantageous upper limit each time the additional lottery is won.
In this embodiment, a plurality of values of the number of additions ranging from a minimum of 10G to a maximum of 100G are set in advance, and one value of the number of additions is selected and added to the advantageous end value each time a winning is made in the addition lottery. be. In addition, 1500G is set in advance as the advantageous upper limit of the advantageous end value. Therefore, a maximum of 1500 games can be played in the advantageous section. Of course, when the number of games in the advantageous section reaches the advantageous end value before the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit (1500G), the advantageous section ends. Also, the advantageous section ends when the number of paid out medals reaches the upper limit (2400) or when the BB combination is won before reaching the advantageous end value. When the advantageous section ends in this way, the advantageous end value is cleared.

In addition, the advantageous section is set with a plurality of game modes that become effective when transitioning from the normal section, and any one of the game modes is selectively determined during the transition.

As this game mode, a normal probability mode with a low probability of winning the AT lottery in the advantageous section, a high probability mode with a high probability of winning the AT lottery, and a transition to the AT game state through a predetermined number of games are determined. Precursor mode is set. In the normal probability mode, the probability of winning the AT lottery is set to 1/500, and in the high probability mode, the probability of winning the AT lottery is set to 1/50. Furthermore, the portent mode shifts to the AT gaming state when five games are completed in the advantageous section. In this embodiment, in the normal probability mode, 1280G is set as the upper limit of the number of games that can be shifted to the AT gaming state, and 1280 games are executed in the advantageous section. If not won, it shifts to the AT game state (activates the navigation effect mode). Similarly, in the high-probability mode, 250G is set as the upper limit of the number of games.

Next, processing of various programs executed by the main control board 40 will be described.
FIG. 9 shows main processing. This main processing is periodically executed by the main control board 40 (for example, timer interrupt processing with a period of 2 ms).

In S10 of the main processing, a bet amount setting process is executed, and the bet amount is set according to the insertion of medals or the operation of the bet switches 7a and 7b by the player.
In S15, a rotation start control process is executed, and with the operation of the starting lever 8 by the player as a trigger, the above-described winning lottery and the rotation driving of the reels 4L, 4C and 4R are performed.
In S20, rotation stop control processing is executed, and when the player operates the stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R as a trigger, rotation of the reels 4L, 4C, 4R is stopped, winning of a prize is determined, and the like.
In S25, a medal payout control process is executed. This medal payout control process transmits to the payout control board 50 a payout request command for instructing the payout of the number of medals corresponding to the won small win when a minor win is won in S20. As described above, when the payout control board 50 receives the payout request command, it drives and controls the earned medal payout device 51 to pay out medals.
In S30, a game state conversion process is executed to convert the game state to the above-described normal game state, AT game state, or bonus game state.

The number-of-bets setting process (S10) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In this bet amount setting process, in S100, it is determined whether or not the replay flag=1. If the determination is negative (S100: No), the process proceeds to S110, and if the determination is positive (S100: Yes), the process proceeds to S125. Here, the replay flag is set to 1 by the winning determination process described later when the replay combination is won. If the replay flag is 1 at the end of the game, the next game will can be executed without inputting or consuming credits.

In S110, it is determined whether or not a medal has been inserted into the medal slot 10 (whether or not the medal slot switch 10a has detected a medal). If the determination is affirmative (S110: Yes), the process proceeds to S120, and if the determination is negative (S110: No), the process proceeds to S115.
In S115, it is determined whether or not the bet switches 7a and 7b have been operated. If the determination is affirmative (S115: Yes), the process proceeds to S120, and if the determination is negative (S115: No), the bet number setting process is terminated.

At S120, a bet determination process is executed. In this bet determination process, the number of bets is determined according to the number of medals inserted from the medal slot 10 or the operation of the bet switches 7a and 7b. Specifically, when one medal is inserted into the medal slot 10, the number of bets is set to 1, and when two medals are inserted, the number of bets is set to 2, and three (upper limit) medals are displayed. When the bet is put in, the number of bets is set to 3. When the single bet switch 7a is operated once, the number of bets is set to 1, and when it is operated twice, the number of bets is set to 2. Also, when the max bet switch 7b is operated, the number of bets is set to 3. In this way, the number of bets of 1 to 3 is determined.

In the following S125, the game valid flag is set to 1, and the process proceeds to S130. At S130, a bet number display process is executed. In this bet amount display process, the bet lamp 5 is lit according to the bet amount determined by the bet determination process, and the credit display device 42 displays the subtraction of the credit amount according to the subtraction of the credit amount associated with the setting of the bet amount. I do.
In the subsequent S135, the replay flag is set to 0.

The rotation start control process (S15) described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In the rotation start control process, it is determined in S200 whether or not the game effective flag=1. If the determination is affirmative (S200: Yes), the process proceeds to S205, and if the determination is negative (S200: No), the rotation start control process ends.

In S205, it is determined whether or not the starting lever 8 has been operated (whether or not the ON signal of the starting lever switch 8a has been detected). If the determination is affirmative (S205: Yes), the process proceeds to S210, and if the determination is negative (S205: No), the rotation start control process ends.

In S210, a combination lottery table selection process is executed. In the combination lottery table selection process, a process of validating any one of the first to third lottery tables is performed. That is, in the normal game state and the AT game state, the first lottery table is validated when the BB is not won, and the second lottery table is validated when the BB is won. Also, in the bonus game state, the third lottery table is enabled.

In S220, a combination lottery process is executed. In this role lottery process, the lottery table validated in S210 is used to determine which winning group of BB, replay, bells 1-10, cherry, and watermelon is won or loses to all of these groups. (Loss) or not. Details of the combination lottery process will be described later.

At S225, a rotation start control process is executed. By this rotation start control process, the reels 4L, 4C and 4R are started to rotate and rotated at a constant speed. In the subsequent S230, the game valid flag is set to 0, and the process proceeds to S235.

At S235, a game count process is executed. This game number counting process is a process of counting the total number of games (the number of games) to be executed in the later-described advantageous section, and adds 1 to the number of games each time the game is started. The number of games thus counted is cleared when the advantageous section ends (normal section transition processing to be described later). Incidentally, in the present embodiment, the number-of-games counting process is not executed in the case of the normal section, which will be described later. After such S235, the process proceeds to S240.

In S240, rotation start command transmission processing is executed. In the rotation start command transmission process, information indicating the start of rotation of the reels 4L, 4C, and 4R, information indicating the lottery result of the winning combination lottery process (information of each winning flag), and the bet set by the bet number setting process. Information such as the number is transmitted to the sub-control board 48 . Further, in the rotation start command transmission process, the information indicating the number of games counted in S235, the execution command of the navigation effect, the information indicating the AT lottery result, and the information indicating the advantageous section lottery result are sent to the sub control board 48. Send to Here, the execution command of the navigation effect is transmitted only when the bells 1 to 10 are won by the AT game state and the winning combination determination process (S310) described later, and is for executing the navigation effect. is a command. The information indicating the AT lottery result is information indicating the lottery result of the AT lottery process (S325) described later, and the information indicating the advantageous section lottery result indicates the lottery result of the advantageous section lottery process (S350) described later. Information.

When the sub-control board 48 receives this command signal, it drives and controls various lamps and speakers via the sound/lamp control board 49 according to the signal, and controls the effect image display device via the effect image control board 55. In 15, the display of a predetermined image or moving image is controlled.

The combination lottery process (S220) described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In the winning lottery process, in S300, a random number extraction process is executed to obtain a random number for a winning combination lottery. In S305, determination processing is executed. In this determination process, the random numbers extracted in S300 are used in the first to third lottery tables validated in S230, and any of the winning combination groups of BB, Replay, Bells 1 to 10, Cherry, Watermelon, and Common Bell is used. It is determined whether you have won the election or lost all of them (lost).

In the following S310, a winning combination determination process is executed. In the winning combination determination process, when the BB is won by the determination process, the winning of the BB combination is determined, and a flag indicating the BB winning state is set. Here, the BB winning state is a state in which the winning of the BB role is possible as described above, and may be maintained in subsequent games. In addition, when replay, watermelon, or cherry is won by the determination process (S305), a flag is set to indicate that the replay combination, watermelon combination, or cherry combination has been won. In addition, when Bell 1 to 10 are won, flags are set to indicate Bell combinations 1 to 19 included in each winning combination group. By setting the flag in this way, it becomes a state in which one of the roles is won. Furthermore, when it is determined that all winning combinations have been lost in the determination process (S305), a loss is confirmed.

The result (information of each winning flag) thus determined in the winning combination determination process (S310) is transmitted to the sub-control board 48 by the rotation start command transmission process of S235.

Furthermore, in S315 following S310, it is determined whether or not it is an advantageous section, and if the determination is affirmative (S315: Yes), the process proceeds to S320, and if the determination is negative (S315: No), the process proceeds to S350. .

In S320, it is determined whether or not the AT game state (whether or not the navigation effect mode is valid). If the determination is affirmative (S320: Yes), the process proceeds to S330, and if the determination is negative (S320: No), the process proceeds to S325.

In S325, an AT lottery process is executed. In the AT lottery process, when a BB hand or a specific small hand (Bell 9, 10, Cherry, or Watermelon) is won in the winning combination determination process (S310), each mode of the above-described advantageous section (normal probability mode) is selected. , high-probability mode, omen mode), a lottery is made as to whether or not the navigation performance mode is to be validated. When the activation of the navigation effect mode is determined by this lottery, the AT transition flag is set to 1. After such S325, the process proceeds to S330.

At S330, it is determined whether or not the advantageous end value is less than the advantageous upper limit value (1500 G). No), go to S340.

At S335, an additional lottery process is executed. The additional lottery process determines whether or not to add the number of times of addition to the advantageous end value when a specific small combination (bell 9, 10, cherry, or watermelon) is won in the winning combination determination process (S310). lottery, and when winning, the value of the number of additions is added to the advantageous end value to update the advantageous end value. Here, the value of the number of additions is selected and determined by the lottery within the range of 10G to 100G according to the specific small winning combination won. After such S335, the process proceeds to S345.

At S340 following the negative determination at S330, a privilege effect lottery process is executed. In the privilege effect lottery process, it is determined whether or not to execute a privilege effect that is not normally displayed when a specific small combination (bell 9, 10, cherry, or watermelon) is won in the winning combination determination process (S310). hold a lottery. Then, when it is decided to execute the privilege effect, the information of the decision is transmitted to the sub-control board 48 by the advantageous effect information transmission process (S345) which will be described later. After such S340, the process proceeds to S345. In addition, since the above-mentioned privilege effect is the main part of the present invention, the details will be described later.

At S345, advantageous effect information transmission processing is executed. In the advantageous effect information transmission process, advantageous effect information including the additional information determined in the additional lottery process (S335) and the privilege effect information determined in the privilege effect lottery process (S340) is transmitted to the sub-control board 48. Here, the addition information is transmitted when the addition is determined in the addition lottery process (S335), and the addition count value determined by the addition lottery process and the advantageous end updated by the addition count value. It is information including values. The privilege effect information is transmitted when execution of the privilege effect is determined in the privilege effect lottery process (S340), and is information indicating the determination of the privilege effect. After such S345, the combination lottery process is terminated.

In S350 following the negative determination in S315, an advantageous section lottery process is executed. In the advantageous section lottery process, when a small combination is won in the above-described winning combination determination process (S310), a lottery is made to determine whether or not to move to the advantageous section according to a predetermined winning probability. If a transition to the advantageous section is determined by this lottery, the advantageous transition flag is set to 1. After such S350, the combination lottery process is terminated.

The rotation stop control process (S20) described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In the rotation stop control process, at S500, it is determined whether or not at least one of the reels 4L, 4C and 4R is rotating. If the determination is affirmative (S500: Yes), the process proceeds to S505, and if the determination is negative (S500: No), the rotation stop control process is terminated.

In S505, it is determined whether or not the stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R have been operated. If the determination is affirmative (S505: Yes), the process proceeds to S510, and if the determination is negative (S505: No), the rotation stop control process is terminated.

At S510, a reel stop control process is executed. In the reel stop control process, the flag of each winning combination determined in the winning combination determination process (S310) is referred to, and whether the BB combination, the replay combination, or each minor combination has been won, or all of them have been won. Check to see if there are any. Then, when any of the winning combinations is won, the reels 4L, 4C, and 4R corresponding to the operated stop buttons 9L, 9C, and 9R are set to win the winning combination. Stop within the delay time. That is, the reels 4L, 4C, and 4R are stopped so that the stop symbol mode for winning the winning combination (BB combination, replay combination, or each minor combination) is stop-displayed on the activated line. Let If the stop symbol mode of the winning combination cannot be stopped and displayed on the activated line, the reels 4L, 4C and 4R are stopped so as not to win another combination (so as to lose). On the other hand, in the case of losing (when none of the roles is won), the reels 4L, 4C and 4R corresponding to the operated stop buttons 9L, 9C and 9R are arranged so as not to win any role. , is stopped within the aforementioned predetermined delay time.

In this embodiment, when the state of winning the BB hand (said BB winning state) overlaps with the state of winning the other small hand or the state of winning the replay hand, the small hand won Alternatively, the reels 4L, 4C and 4R are stopped so as to give priority to the winning of the replay combination. For example, in a game in which the cherry hand is won in the BB hand winning state, the operation of the stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R by the player can be either the BB hand stop symbol mode or the cherry hand stop symbol mode within the delay time. Also, the reels 4R, 4C, and 4L are controlled to be stopped in the stop symbol mode of the cherry combination. Further, in this embodiment, every time the stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R are operated, a signal indicating the operation is sent to the sub-control board 48 by S510. Similarly, when winning other small wins (bell wins 1 to 19, watermelon wins) or replay wins, the reels 4L, 4C, and 4R are stopped and controlled so that the win is given priority over the BB win.

In the following S515, it is determined whether or not all the reels 4L, 4C, 4R have stopped. If the determination is affirmative (S515: Yes), the process proceeds to S520, and if the determination is negative (S515: No), the rotation stop control process ends.

At S520, a winning determination process is executed. In the winning determination process, the combination of symbols stopped on the activated line (stopped symbol mode) is the combination of symbols indicating each winning combination (BB combination, replay combination, or each small combination) determined in the winning combination determination process (S310). It is determined whether or not it matches with the winning combination stop symbol mode). If the result of this determination is a match, winning of the role is decided, while if there is no match, a loss (non-winning of the role) is decided. Here, when the winning of the replay combination is confirmed, the replay flag is set to "1".

In S525, a winning flag update process is executed. In the winning flag update process, the flag indicating the winning of each minor combination and the flag indicating the winning of the replay combination are hidden. In addition, in the case of the BB winning state, if the BB winning state is won by the winning determination process, the flag indicating the BB winning state is hidden, and if the BB winning state is not won, the flag is maintained (BB maintain the winning status).

In S530, the section control process is executed, and the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section or from the advantageous section to the normal section is executed as required. Details of this section control processing will be described later.

In S535, winning information transmission processing is executed. In this winning information transmission process, the winning combination information obtained by the winning determination process and the state of each winning flag updated by the winning flag updating process are transmitted to the sub-control board 48 . Furthermore, by the AT lottery process (S350) of the role lottery process, when the transition to the AT gaming state is determined (AT transition flag = 1), information indicating that the AT gaming state is to be transitioned to the sub control board 48. After S530, the rotation stop control process ends.
In addition, when the sub-control board 48 receives these information, it executes light emission control of various lamps and sound output control of the speaker via the sound/lamp control board 49 in order to perform an effect according to the information. At the same time, the effect image display device 15 is controlled via the effect image control board 55 to display the effect image.

The section control process (S530) described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In the section control process, in S600, it is determined whether or not it is a normal section. If the determination is affirmative (S600: Yes), the process proceeds to S630, and if the determination is negative (S600: No), the process proceeds to S605. .

At S605, it is determined whether or not the player has won the BB role at S520. If the determination is affirmative (S605: Yes), the process proceeds to S620, and if the determination is negative (S605: No), the process proceeds to S610.

At S610, it is determined whether or not the total number of medals paid out during the advantageous section (the number of medals paid out) has reached the upper limit (2400). If the determination is affirmative (S610: Yes), the process proceeds to S620, and if the determination is negative (S610: No), the process proceeds to S615.

In S615, it is determined whether or not the total number of games (the number of games) executed during the advantageous interval has reached the advantageous end value. If the determination is affirmative (S615: Yes), the process proceeds to S620, and if the determination is negative (S615: No), the process proceeds to S650.

In S620, normal section transition processing is executed. In this normal interval transition processing, processing is performed to transition from an advantageous interval to a normal interval, and the number of games counted in the game counting process (FIG. 11) during the advantageous interval is cleared. Then, the process proceeds to S650.

In S630 following the affirmative determination in S600, it is determined whether or not the advantageous transition flag is 1 (whether or not the player has won the advantageous section lottery in S350). If the determination is affirmative (S630: Yes), the process proceeds to S635, and if the determination is negative (S630: No), the process proceeds to S650. Further, the advantageous transition flag is set to 0.

At S635, a mode lottery process is executed. In the mode lottery process, one of the normal probability mode, the high probability mode, and the portent mode is selected by lottery.

At S640, an advantageous section transition process is executed. In this advantageous section transition process, a process of transitioning from a normal section to an advantageous section is performed. Then, the advantageous section is started in the mode determined in S635. After that, the process proceeds to S650.

In S650, section information transmission processing is executed. In this section information transmission process, the information on the normal section and the advantageous section shifted in S620 or S640 and the information on the advantageous section mode determined in S635 are transmitted to the sub-control board 48 .
When the sub-control board 48 receives these information, it controls the light emission of various lamps and the sound of the speaker via the sound/lamp control board 49 in order to perform an effect according to the section or mode indicated by the information. In addition to performing output control, display control of a predetermined effect image is performed on the effect image display device 15 via the effect image control board 55 . Also, in the case of the advantageous section, the advantageous section display lamp 59 is turned on.

The game state conversion process (S30) described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In the game state conversion process, it is determined at S700 whether or not the game is in the normal game state. If the determination is affirmative (S700: Yes), the process proceeds to S705, and if the determination is negative (S700: No), the process proceeds to S740.

At S705, it is determined whether or not the player has won the BB role at S520. If the determination is affirmative (S705: Yes), the process proceeds to S730, and if the determination is negative (S705: No), the process proceeds to S710.

In S710, it is determined whether or not the AT shift flag=1 (whether or not the AT lottery of S325 was won). If the determination is affirmative (S710: Yes), the process proceeds to S715, and if the determination is negative (S710: No), the game state conversion process is terminated.

In S715, AT transition processing is executed. In the AT shift process, the navigation effect mode is validated, and the process of converting from the normal game state to the AT game state is performed. Further, the AT transition flag is set to 0.

At S730, a bonus transition process is executed to convert the normal game state to the bonus game state. Then, it transmits to the sub-control board 48 information indicating that the game is to be shifted to the bonus game state.

In S740 following the negative determination of S700, it is determined whether or not it is in the AT game state (whether or not the navigation effect mode is valid). If the determination is affirmative (S740: Yes), the process proceeds to S745, and if the determination is negative (S740: No), the process proceeds to S760.

At S745, it is determined whether or not the player has won the BB role at S520. If the determination is affirmative (S745: Yes), the process proceeds to S730, and if the determination is negative (S745: No), the process proceeds to S750.

In S750, it is determined whether or not the advantageous section has ended by the section control process (FIG. 13). If the determination is affirmative (S750: Yes), the process proceeds to S770, and if the determination is negative (S750: No), the game state conversion process is terminated.

At S760 following the negative determination at S740, it is determined whether or not the total number of medals paid out in the bonus game state (number of payouts) has reached a predetermined upper limit value. If the determination is affirmative (S760: Yes), the process proceeds to S770, and if the determination is negative (S760: No), the game state conversion process is terminated.

In S770, normal shift processing is executed, and processing for converting to the normal game state is performed. Here, when it is executed via the above S740-S750, since the navigation effect mode is valid, the process of invalidating the navigation effect mode is performed and the AT game state is terminated. Also, in the normal shift process, information indicating that the game state is to be shifted to the normal game state is transmitted to the sub-control board 48 .

Next, the essential part of the present invention will be explained.
In the configuration of this embodiment, in the advantageous section, if the advantageous end value is less than the advantageous upper limit value (1500G) when winning a specific small combination (bell 9, 10, cherry, watermelon) An addition lottery process for determining whether or not to add the number of times of addition to the advantageous end value is executed, and when the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit value, it is determined whether or not to display a privilege performance that is not normally displayed. A determined privilege effect lottery process is performed (see FIG. 12).

Here, when the advantageous end value is less than the advantageous upper limit value, as described above, the additional lottery process is executed by winning a specific small winning combination (see FIG. 12), and winning in the additional lottery process results in winning. , 10G to 100G is selectively added to the advantageous end value. In addition, in the addition lottery process of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the probability of determining the addition of the number of times of addition (advantageous winning probability) is set to 50%. , 10, cherry, or watermelon (a specific small combination), addition of the number of additions is performed with a probability of 50%. Since a conventionally known process can be applied to the process of adding the value of the number of additions, details thereof are omitted.
Further, in this embodiment, when addition of the number of times of addition is determined by the addition lottery process, addition information indicating execution of addition is transmitted to the sub-control board 48 (advantageous effect information transmission process in FIG. 12). When the sub-control board 48 receives the addition information, it controls the effect image display device 15 to display the addition effect indicating the addition. Here, in this embodiment, as an additional effect, as will be described later, a pattern 103 indicating that the additional lottery has been won is displayed, and the game remaining number (advantageous section) updated by adding the additional number of times value is displayed. The symbol 102 indicating the remaining number of games that can be executed in ) is updated and displayed (see FIG. 21).

On the other hand, in the privilege effect lottery process (see FIG. 12), as shown in FIG. 8, the execution of the privilege effect is determined with the same probability of 50% (privilege winning probability) as in the above-described additional lottery process. That is, after the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit value in the advantageous section, if Bell 9, 10, Cherry, or Watermelon (a specific small winning combination) is won by the above-described combination lottery, the privilege effect lottery process is executed. Therefore, execution of the privilege presentation is determined with a probability of 50%.

When execution of the privilege effect is determined, privilege effect information including a command for executing the privilege effect is transmitted to the sub-control board 48 (advantage effect information transmission processing in FIG. 12), and the sub-control board 48 transmits the privilege effect information. is received, the effect image display device 15 is controlled to display the privilege effect. Incidentally, such privilege effect and the above-mentioned additional effect may be displayed on the effect image display device 15 at the same time as the navigation effect in the AT game state (when the bells 9 and 10 are won).

In this embodiment, as the above-mentioned special effect, a suggestive effect suggesting the set values 1 to 6 set in the machine and a story effect by a special character are set, and either one is selected by lottery. selected. Here, in this embodiment, the probability of executing the suggestive effect and the probability of executing the story effect are each set to 50%, and the advantageous effect control process (FIG. 19) described later is performed. One of the suggestion effect and the story effect is selected through S825.

The suggestive effect is an effect of displaying suggestive patterns 121a to 121d, and in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, four types of first to fourth suggestive patterns 121a to 121d are set. One of the suggestive symbols 121a to 121d is selected and displayed according to the set value when execution of the suggestive effect is determined. Here, the first suggesting pattern 121a is a pattern suggesting that setting values 1, 3, and 5 are set, and can be selected when any one of these setting values 1, 3, and 5 is set. It has become. In addition, the second suggested pattern 121b is a pattern that suggests that set values 2, 4, and 6 are set, and can be selected when any one of these set values 2, 4, and 6 is set. It's becoming Further, the third suggesting pattern 121c is a pattern suggesting that setting values 2 to 6 are set, and can be selected when any one of these setting values 2 to 6 is set. Further, the fourth suggesting pattern 121d is a pattern suggesting that the setting values 4 to 6 are set, and can be selected when any one of the setting values 4 to 6 is set.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 18, the selection probabilities of the suggestive symbols 121a-121d are set for the setting values 1-6. Setting values 1 to 6 can be suggested by selecting and displaying suggesting patterns 121a to 121d according to such selection probabilities.
When the setting value 1 is set, the selection probability of the first suggested pattern 121a is 100%, and the other suggested patterns 121b to 121d are not selected.
When the set value 2 is set, the selection probability of each of the second suggested pattern 121b and the third suggested pattern 121c is 50%, and the other suggested patterns 121a and 121d are not selected.
When the set value 3 is set, the selection probability of each of the first suggested pattern 121a and the third suggested pattern 121c is 50%, and the other suggested patterns 121b and 121d are not selected.
When the setting value 4 is set, the selection probability of each of the second suggesting pattern 121b and the third suggesting pattern 121c is 40%, the selection probability of the fourth suggesting pattern 121d is 20%, and the first suggesting pattern 121a is not selected.
When the setting value 5 is set, the selection probability of each of the first suggesting pattern 121a and the fourth suggesting pattern 121d is 30%, the selection probability of the third suggesting pattern 121c is 40%, and the second suggesting pattern is 40%. 121b is not selected.
When the set value 6 is set, the selection probability of each of the second suggestion pattern 121b and the third suggestion pattern 121c is 30%, the selection probability of the fourth suggestion pattern 121d is 40%, and the first suggestion pattern. 121a is not selected.

On the other hand, the story effect is a effect of displaying character patterns 122a to 122c. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17, three types of first to third character patterns 122a to 122c are set. there is One of the character patterns 122a to 122c is selected and displayed according to a preset selection probability when execution of the story effect is decided. Here, the selection probability of each of the character designs 122a to 122c is set to 1/3.

Next, the advantageous effect control processing for controlling the display of the navigation effect and the privilege effect (suggestion effect, story effect) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This advantageous effect control process is a process executed by the sub-control board 48, and is executed periodically (for example, a timer interrupt process with a period of 2 ms).

In the advantageous effect control process, at S800, it is determined whether or not a rotation start command has been received from the main control board 40. FIG. If the determination is affirmative (S800: Yes), the process proceeds to S805, and if the determination is negative (S800: No), the advantageous effect control process ends.
Here, the rotation start command is a signal transmitted from the main control board 40 in S240 of the rotation start control process (FIG. 10), and includes information on the hand won by the hand lottery process and the game in the advantageous section. Information such as number information, navigation performance execution command, AT lottery result, and advantageous section lottery result is included.

In S805, it is determined whether or not advantageous effect information has been received from the main control board 40. FIG. If the determination is affirmative (S805: Yes), the process proceeds to S810, and if the determination is negative (S805: No), the process proceeds to S830.
Here, the advantageous effect information is a signal transmitted from the main control board 40 in S345 of the winning lottery process (FIG. 11), and includes the above-mentioned additional information and the above-mentioned privilege effect information.

At S810, it is determined whether or not the advantageous effect information includes additional information. If the determination is affirmative (S810: Yes), the process proceeds to S815, and if the determination is negative (S810: No), the process proceeds to S820.

In S815, an additional effect determination process is executed. In the addition effect determination process, it is determined to execute an effect (addition effect) showing an addition of the advantageous end value.

At S820, it is determined whether or not privilege effect information is included in the advantageous effect information. If the determination is affirmative (S820: Yes), the process proceeds to S825, and if the determination is negative (S820: No), the process proceeds to S830.

In S825, privilege effect determination processing is executed. In the privilege effect determination process, one of the suggestive effect and the story effect is determined by lottery. When execution of the suggestive effect is determined by this lottery, the first to four suggestive patterns 121a to 121d are selected according to the selection probability (see FIG. 18) preset according to the set values 1 to 6. to determine which one to display. On the other hand, when execution of the story effect is determined by the lottery, one of the first to third character patterns 122a to 122c is selected and determined. After such S825, the process proceeds to S830.
Here, in the present embodiment, in the lottery between the suggestive effect and the story effect, as described above, the selection probability of the suggestive effect and the selection probability of the story effect are each set to 50%. to determine the execution of one according to Further, the probability of selecting one of the first to third character designs 122a to 122c when the story effect is determined is set to 1/3, as described above.

In S830, navigation effect determination processing is executed. In the navigation performance determination processing, when the rotation start command includes a navigation performance execution command, the display mode of the navigation performance is determined based on the information of the winning combination of the pressing order won by the combination lottery processing.
Here, the display mode of the navigation effect indicates the pressing order of the stop buttons 9R, 9C, and 9L that can win the winning combination (bell combination 1, 2, 6, and 7) by pressing, as described above. It consists of push order symbols 115L, 115C, and 115R (see FIG. 21) that display the above-described four types of irregular operations according to the bells 1 to 10 won by the lottery process. Specifically, when winning the winning group of Bell 1, Bell 5, Bell 9, or Bell 10, a display mode ( The "2" push order pattern 115L, the "1" push order pattern 115C, and the "3" push order pattern 115R) are determined. Similarly, when the winning group of bells 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 is won, the display modes (push order symbols 115L, 115C and 115R) indicating other irregular operations are determined.

Further, in S830, the remaining number of games that can be executed in the advantageous section is determined, and the display mode for updating and displaying the remaining number symbols 102 indicating the remaining number of games is determined. Here, when the above-mentioned advantageous effect information includes additional information (when execution of the additional effect is determined in S815), the value of the number of times of addition included in the additional information and included in the rotation start command Based on the information on the number of games, the remaining number of games that can be executed in the advantageous section is calculated, and the display mode of the remaining number symbol 102 indicating the remaining number is determined. On the other hand, if the advantageous effect information does not include additional information, the remaining number of games that can be executed in the advantageous section is calculated based on the information on the number of games included in the rotation start command. The display mode of the remaining number pattern 102 indicating the number is determined. Here, the remaining symbols 102 indicate the remaining number of games that can be executed in the advantageous interval, and are displayed on the effect image display device during the advantageous interval (see FIG. 20). Then, according to the display mode determined in S830, the display is updated for each game in the advantageous section.
After such S830, the process proceeds to S840.

At S840, advantageous effect display control processing is executed. In the advantageous effect display control process, the additional effect determined in S815, the suggestive effect or story effect determined in S825, the navigation effect determined in S830, and the game remaining number update effect (renewal of the remaining number symbol 102). display) is sent to the effect image control board 55 . By transmitting this command, the sub-control board 48 controls the display of each effect on the effect image display device 15 via the effect image control board 55 . Here, since only one of S815 and S825 is executed in one game, a command to display one of the additional effect and the suggestive effect or the story effect is transmitted. Further, when the rotation start command does not include a navigation effect execution command, the navigation effect is not determined in S830, so the command for displaying the navigation effect is not transmitted.
When the effect image control board 55 receives a command for displaying each effect from the sub-control board 48, the effect image control board 55 receives the information included in the command (adding effect, game remaining update effect, suggestive effect, story effect, navigation). (Information indicating each display mode of the effect), moving image data for displaying each effect is generated. That is, the effect image control board 55 stores in advance a large number of data for generating the moving image data of each effect, and according to the command received from the sub-control board 48, the moving image data is selected from the large number of data. is selected, and the moving image data is generated by combining the selected data in a predetermined order. By reproducing the moving image data thus generated by the effect image display device 15, additional effect, game remaining number update effect, suggestion effect, story effect, and navigation effect are displayed.

Next, the additional effects, game balance update effects, suggestive effects, story effects, and navigation effects displayed on the effect image display device 15 will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the normal section, if the advantageous section lottery executed in accordance with the winning of the smaller winning combination in the combination lottery process (FIG. 12) is won, the normal section is shifted to the advantageous section. Along with the start of the advantageous section, the advantageous section display lamp 59 is turned on, and the reference count value (100G) is set as the advantageous end value. When the game is started by setting the number of bets and operating the starting lever 8 in the advantageous section thus started, the reels 4L, 4C and 4R rotate as shown in FIG. 20(A). Then, the effect image display device 15 displays a character pattern 101 indicating an advantageous section and a remaining number pattern 102 indicating the remaining number of games that can be executed in the advantageous section. The remaining symbols 102 are subtracted and displayed each time the game is started. At the start of the advantageous section, since the normal game state (navigation effect mode is disabled), even if the winning combination (bell combination 1, 2, 6, 7) is won, the navigation Performance is not displayed.

In the advantageous zone and normal game state, as shown in FIG. 20(B), the remaining symbols 102 are subtracted and displayed each time the game is executed. Furthermore, in the combination lottery process (FIG. 12), an AT lottery and an additional lottery are executed each time a specific small combination (bell 9, 10, cherry, or watermelon) is won. Here, if the addition lottery is won, the addition count value of 10G to 100G is selected and added to the advantageous end value. Along with this, the effect image display device 15 adds and displays the remaining symbols 102 . For example, when the number of remaining games is 64, and the value of 100G is added, the number of remaining symbols 102 is added and displayed as shown in FIG. 20(C). Furthermore, a message pattern 103 is displayed to indicate that the advantageous end value has been added.

Also, in such an advantageous section and in the normal game state, when the above-mentioned AT lottery is won, as shown in FIG. 112 is displayed, and a character pattern 111 indicating that the AT game state is displayed. As a result, the player can clearly know that the AT gaming state has occurred.

In the AT game state, in a game in which the winning hand group of bells 1 to 10 is won by the hand lottery process (FIG. 12), as shown in FIG. A navigation effect consisting of push order patterns 115L, 115C, and 115R is displayed on the effect image display device 15. - 特許庁For example, if you win the Bell 2 winning combination group by the combination lottery process, you can win the Bell combination 1 of the winning combination in the order of pressing included in the Bell 2. Push order patterns 115L, 115C, and 115R indicating the operation order of the stop button 9L are displayed. The player can win the bell combination 1 by operating the middle stop button 9C, the right stop button 9R, and the left stop button 9L in this order according to this navigation effect. In addition, in the AT game state, the effect image display device 15 continuously displays the character pattern 111 and the remaining number pattern 102 described above.

Since such an AT gaming state is an advantageous section, as described above, each time the game is executed, the remaining number of games that can be executed in the advantageous section is subtracted, and as shown in FIG. The symbol 102 is subtracted and displayed. Then, in each game, as described above, a navigation effect (the pushing order symbols 115L, 115C, and 115R) is displayed each time the winning combination group of the bells 1 to 10 is won.

Furthermore, in the AT gaming state, as described above, an additional lottery is executed each time a specific small combination (bells 9, 10, cherry, or watermelon) is won in the combination lottery process (FIG. 12). Then, when winning the addition lottery, an addition count value of 10G to 100G is selected and added to the advantageous end value. As a result, as shown in FIG. 21(C), the effect image display device 15 adds and displays the remaining symbols 102 and also displays the message symbol 103 indicating the addition.

As described above, the addition of such an advantageous end value is executed each time an additional lottery is won until the advantageous end value reaches the upper limit value (1500G), and the addition display of the remaining symbols 102 and the message symbol 103 are performed. is displayed.

In the AT game state, when the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit value (1500G) by winning the above-mentioned additional lottery multiple times, a specific small combination (bell 9, 10, cherry, or watermelon) When the winning lottery is won, the above-described privilege effect lottery is executed without executing the additional lottery (see FIG. 12). For example, when the remaining number of games is 726 G (and the advantageous end value = 1400 G), winning the extra lottery and adding 100 G to the advantageous end value reaches 1500 G, in the next and subsequent games, By winning a specific small winning combination (bell 9, 10, cherry, or watermelon), the above-described privilege effect lottery is executed without executing the additional lottery. As a result, the remaining number of games does not increase in the AT gaming state (advantageous section).
In the game that reaches the upper limit of the advantage, as shown in FIG. 22(A), the remaining symbols 102 are added and a message symbol 103 indicating an addition is displayed.

Even after the advantageous end value reaches 1500G in this way, in the AT game state (advantageous section), the game remaining number is subtracted each time the game is executed, and the remaining number symbol 102 is updated and displayed. Then, in the game in which the winning hand group of bells 1 to 10 is won by the hand lottery process (FIG. 12), a navigation effect consisting of push order patterns 115L, 115C and 115R indicating the push order of the respective stop buttons 9L, 9C and 9R is provided. , is displayed on the effect image display device 15 (see FIG. 21(A)).

In this AT game state, when a specific small winning combination (bell 9, 10, cherry, or watermelon) is won by winning lottery processing, the privilege performance lottery is executed, and when the specific performance lottery is won, the suggestion performance or story performance. is executed. Here, when the execution of the suggestive effect is selected and determined, the display of the first to fourth suggestive patterns 121a to 121d is determined based on the set values 1 to 6 that have been set. For example, when the setting value 5 is set and the display of the first suggestive symbol 121a is determined, the effect image display device 15 displays the first suggestive symbol 121a as shown in FIG. 22(B). be done. Since this first suggestive symbol 121a is selected when the set values 1, 3, and 5 are set as described above, the player can see that the first suggested symbol 121a has been set. You can guess the setting value. Here, when the winning combination group of bell 9 or bell 10 is won, push order symbols 115L, 115C and 115R indicating the order of pushing the bell combinations 6 and 7 are also displayed.

After that, when the winning hand group of cherry or watermelon is won by the role lottery process, and execution of the suggesting effect is determined, based on the set value 5, the first suggesting symbol 121a, the third suggesting symbol 121c, Alternatively, display of the fourth suggesting pattern 121d is determined. Here, when the display of the third suggestive symbol 121c is determined, the effect image display device 15 displays the third suggestive symbol 121c as shown in FIG. 22(C). It should be noted that in this game, since the winning group of cherry or watermelon is won, the navigation effect is not executed.

Further, in the AT game state after the advantageous end value reaches 1500G, when a specific small combination (bell 9, 10, cherry or watermelon) is won by the combination lottery process, the execution of the story presentation is selected and determined. Then, one is selected from the first to third character designs 122a to 122c. Here, when the second character pattern 122b is selected, the effect image display device 15 displays a story effect in which the second character pattern 122b appears, as shown in FIG. 22(D).

Next, features of this embodiment will be described.
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the advantageous end value does not reach the advantageous upper limit value (1500G) in the advantageous section, the player wins the additional lottery executed in accordance with the winning of the specific minor combination. By adding the value of the number of additions to the advantageous end value, when the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit value, a privilege performance lottery is executed with the winning of a specific small winning combination, and the specific performance lottery is executed. When winning with , one of the suggestion performance and the story performance is selectively executed.
According to such a configuration, until the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit value in the advantageous section, it is possible to stimulate the emotion of the player who wants to add the advantageous end value, and after the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit value. , it is possible to stimulate the emotions of the player who desires execution of the suggestive effect or the story effect. As a result, even if the player's emotions, which are expected to be added when the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit, are lost, the player's emotions, which are expected to be added to the suggestive effect and the story effect, increase, so that the advantageous upper limit of the advantageous end value is increased. It is possible to suppress a decrease in motivation to play that may occur due to value attainment.
More specifically, in the navigation effect mode (AT game state), which is valid only in the advantageous section, when the winning combination (Bell role 1, 2, 6, 7) is won in the order of pressing, each winning combination can be won. Since the navigation effect for informing the operation order of the stop buttons 9L, 9C, and 9R is executed, it is easy for the player to win the winning combination in the pressing order, which is advantageous for the player. Therefore, the player tends to play the game, hoping not only to win the winning combination in order of pressing, but also to win a specific minor combination that can add the number of games that can be executed in the AT game state (advantageous end value). However, when the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit value, it is not added any more, so the player's feeling of wanting to add (winning a specific minor combination) is lost, and the willingness to play tends to decrease. On the other hand, in the configuration of the present embodiment, when the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit value, the suggestion effect and the story effect are executed by winning a specific small winning combination. It is possible to stimulate the desired emotions of the player, and to suppress the above-described decrease in motivation to play. Here, since the suggestive effect and the story effect can be executed only when the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit value, the expectation of the player can be effectively stimulated, and the above-mentioned decrease in the desire to play can be suppressed. It is excellent in the effect of doing. In particular, since the suggestive effect suggests information that the player normally cannot know, such as set values 1 to 6 set in the machine, the emotion of the player who seeks the suggestive effect can be more effectively expressed. It is possible to stimulate and further improve the effect of reducing the desire to play.

Thus, in this configuration, before and after the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit value, different games are executed, namely, a game in which the advantageous end value can be added and a game in which a suggestive effect or a story effect can be executed. Therefore, it is possible to provide an unprecedented variety of fun in the advantageous section, and to dramatically increase the interest in the advantageous section.

In addition, in the configuration of this embodiment, the additional lottery and the privilege effect lottery are executed by winning a specific small role, and the winning probability of the additional lottery and the privilege effect lottery (whether to execute the suggestive effect or the story effect) Since the odds of winning the lottery are the same, the addition of the advantageous end value and the execution of the suggestive effect or the story effect are executed with the same probability. As a result, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling unfair before and after the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit value. Players feel stressed because it takes time for the addition to occur before the advantageous upper limit of the advantageous end value is reached, or if the suggestive effect or story effect is not easily executed after the advantageous upper limit is reached. can be suppressed. Similarly, if the advantageous end value is added relatively frequently before reaching the advantageous upper limit value, or if the suggestion effect or the story effect is relatively frequently executed after reaching the advantageous upper limit value, the player may You can prevent yourself from getting bored.

In addition, in the configuration of this embodiment, when the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit, either one of the suggestive presentation and the story presentation is selectively executed based on the winning of a specific minor combination. Therefore, each time a specific minor win is won, the player can feel the excitement of whether the suggestive effect or the story effect will be executed, and the amusement of the game can be improved. In particular, in this embodiment, the suggestive effect is configured to selectively display the first to four suggested patterns according to the set values 1 to 6, and the story effect is configured to display the first to third character patterns. Since it is configured as an effect to be displayed selectively, it is possible to execute a varied and interesting effect. For this reason, even after the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit value, it is possible to more effectively stimulate the emotions of the player who wants to win a specific minor combination, and to suppress the above-mentioned reduction in the desire to play. We can improve further.

The correspondence between the terms used in the above-described embodiments and the terms described in the claims will be described below.
The slot machine 1 corresponds to an example of a gaming machine according to the present invention.
The pressing order winning combination (bell combination 1, 2, 6, 7) corresponds to an example of the operation winning combination according to the present invention.
The pressing order (operating order) of the stop buttons 9L, 9C, and 9R corresponds to an example of the operation mode according to the present invention.
S305 and S310 of the combination lottery process (FIG. 12) correspond to an example of the combination lottery means according to the present invention.
S520 of the rotation stop control process (FIG. 13) corresponds to an example of the winning determination means according to the present invention.
S830 and S840 of the advantageous effect control process (FIG. 16) correspond to an example of the auxiliary notification process according to the invention.
The sub-control board 48 corresponds to an example of auxiliary notification control means according to the present invention.
The navigation effect mode corresponds to an example of the auxiliary game mode according to the present invention, and the AT game state is a state in which the auxiliary game mode is enabled.
S305 to S335 of the combination lottery process, the number-of-games count process (S235), and the section control process correspond to an example of section conversion control means according to the present invention.
A game corresponds to an example of a game event according to the present invention.
The number-of-games counting process (S235) corresponds to an example of event counting means according to the present invention.
The advantageous upper limit corresponds to an example of the upper limit according to the present invention.
S615 to S620 of the section control process (FIG. 13) correspond to an example of advantageous section ending means according to the present invention.
Winning a specific small winning combination (bell 9, 10, cherry, or watermelon) corresponds to an example of advantageous conditions according to the present invention.
S305 to S335 of the combination lottery process correspond to an example of the continuation condition updating means according to the present invention.
Execution of the suggestion effect and execution of the story effect correspond to an example of the special benefit according to the present invention.
S305 to S330 and S340 of the winning combination lottery process correspond to an example of the special gain providing means according to the present invention.
The setting key switch 61 and the setting change switch 62 correspond to an example of winning probability setting means according to the present invention.
The set values 1 to 6 correspond to an example of winning probability information according to the present invention.

Another example of the above embodiment will be described below.
In the embodiment, the reference count value (100G) and the additional count value (10 to 100G) set as the advantageous end value at the start of the advantageous section can be changed and set as appropriate. Similarly, the advantageous upper limit value (1500G) of the advantageous end value can also be changed as appropriate.

In the embodiment, an additional lottery or a privilege effect lottery is executed on the condition that a specific small winning combination (bell 9, 10, cherry, or watermelon) is won, but this condition can be changed as appropriate. . For example, the condition may be that the player wins the aforementioned winning combination in the order of pushing or the replay combination, or that the winning of the specific minor combination or winning combination in the order of pushing may be set as the condition.
The conditions for executing such an additional lottery and the privilege effect lottery (election of a specific small winning combination) may be different conditions. For example, one condition may be to win a specific minor combination, and the other condition may be pushed to win a winning combination in order.

In the embodiment, an additional lottery or a privilege performance lottery is executed on the condition that a specific small role is won, and if the lottery is won, an addition or privilege performance (suggestion performance or story performance) is executed. However, as another configuration, by winning the specific small winning combination, it is possible to determine the execution of the addition or the privilege effect. Alternatively, before the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit value, if a specific minor winning combination is won, an additional lottery is executed, while after the advantageous ending value reaches the advantageous upper limit value, if a specific minor winning combination is won. , a suggestive effect or a story effect may be executed. Conversely, before the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit value, if a specific minor winning combination is won, the addition is executed. It is good also as composition which performs privilege production lottery.

In the embodiment, the probability of winning the additional lottery (probability of executing the additional lottery) and the probability of winning the privilege effect lottery (probability of executing the suggestive effect or story effect) are equal, but not limited to this, Different probabilities can be set. Further, a plurality of winning probabilities of such an additional lottery may be set in advance, and one winning probability may be selectively effective according to the progress of the game, the type of the winning minor combination, and the like. Similarly, the probability of winning the privilege presentation lottery can also be set to be selectively valid from a plurality of preset ones. Furthermore, one of the odds of winning the additional lottery and the winning probability of the privilege effect lottery may be set to a fixed value, and the other may be selectively validated among a plurality of them as described above.

In the embodiment, when the privilege effect lottery is won, one of the suggestive effect and the story effect is selectively executed. good. Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which a story effect is executed by winning a prize effect lottery.
In addition, in the embodiment, when execution of the suggestive effect is determined, the first to fourth suggestive patterns are selected and displayed according to the set values 1 to 6, but the selectable suggestive patterns are appropriately selected. It is possible to change. For example, six suggestive patterns may be set in advance and one of them may be selectively displayed, or a structure may be selectively displayed from ten preset suggestive patterns. good.
Similarly, the story presentation is not limited to three types of character designs, and may be configured to select from five or eight types of character designs.

In the embodiment, when winning the privilege effect lottery, one of the suggestive effect and the story effect is selected by lottery. can be done. For example, one of the suggestive effect and the story effect may be selected according to the elapsed time from the start of the advantageous section or the number of completed games, or one may be selected according to the total number of medals won. can also be configured.

In the embodiment, the special benefit executed by winning the privilege effect lottery is not limited to the suggestive effect or story effect described above, and can be changed as appropriate. For example, it may be an introduction of a story displayed on the effect image display device as the game progresses, or an introduction of characters appearing in the story. Furthermore, it is possible to select the sound emitted from the speaker, to select the color and brightness of the lamps and LEDs, and to select the story displayed on the effect image display device according to the progress of the game. You can also Furthermore, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which one of these special benefits is selectively executed by lottery or the like, or a configuration in which the player can select one.

Further, in the embodiment, when winning the privilege performance lottery, predetermined points are provided, and when the points reach a predetermined threshold value, the suggestion performance or story performance can be executed. In the configuration of this another example, for example, when the privilege effect lottery is won after the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit value, one point value is selected from a plurality of preset point values and provided. In this configuration, when it is decided to give points, as shown in FIG. 23(A), a message pattern 131 indicating point acquisition and a point total pattern 132 indicating the total number of points are displayed. After that, when the points are given a plurality of times and the cumulative number of points reaches a predetermined threshold, as shown in FIG. A constituent character pattern 122c is displayed. Here, the timing for displaying the story effect when the accumulated points reach the threshold value can be appropriately set such as the timing when the predetermined threshold value is reached or the end timing of the advantageous section.

In the embodiment, the condition for ending the advantageous section is that the total number of medals paid out in the advantageous section reaches the upper limit (2400). Similarly, reaching a payout end value (advantageous end value) that can be added can also be set as the end condition of the advantageous section. That is, at the start of the advantageous section, the standard payout value (for example, 200 coins) is set to the payout end value, and each time a win is made in an additional lottery executed by winning a specific minor combination, the payout end value is set. A predetermined additional payout value (50 to 500 coins) is added. Then, when the payout end value reaches the upper limit (2400), the payout end value is not added even if a specific minor winning combination is won.
In such an alternative configuration, after the payout end value of the total number of medals reaches the upper limit value (2400), similar to the above-described embodiment, if a specific small winning combination is won, a privilege effect lottery is executed. , and when the lottery is won, a suggestive effect or a story effect can be executed. That is, in this configuration of another example, the number of medals to be paid out is used as the gaming event that is the condition for providing the special benefit of the present invention, and the payout end value corresponds to the advantageous end value of the present invention. . Even in such a configuration of another example, it is possible to obtain the same effect as the above-described embodiment.
In addition to the number of games in the embodiment and the number of medals paid out in another example, the game events of the present invention include the number of times the push-order winning combination is won, the number of times the replay combination or the cherry combination is won, and the total number of bets. It is also possible to When such a game event is set, as in the embodiment, the advantageous interval ends when the number of occurrences of the game circumstances reaches the advantageous end value, and the advantageous end value can be increased up to a predetermined upper limit. The configuration includes

In the embodiment, when the pressing order winning combination is won in the AT game state, the navigation effect is displayed on the effect image display device 15. However, the present invention is not limited to this. You can also

In the embodiment, the AT gaming state is ended under the condition of winning the BB combination or the end of the advantageous section, but it is not limited to this, and other conditions can be set. For example, the end condition of the AT game state may be only the end of the advantageous section, and when the BB combination is won, the AT game state may be interrupted and the AT game state may be resumed after the BB game state is ended. 1) the total number of games played during the advantageous interval reaches the advantageous end value; 2) the number of medals paid out during the advantageous interval reaches the upper limit ), and the advantageous section continues even if the BB role is won and the game state shifts to the BB game state.

In the embodiment, the additional lottery process is executed in the entire advantageous section, and the additional number of times value is added to the advantageous end value according to the winning. Only in the AT game state (in a valid state of the navigation effect mode), the additional lottery process may be executed, and the additional number of times value may be added to the advantageous end value along with winning. As this configuration, when the advantageous section starts, the process of counting the number of games in the advantageous section is started, and when the AT game state is entered, the advantageous end value is set to a reference number value (for example, 100 G). , the value of the number of times of addition is added to the advantageous end value each time a winning is made in the addition lottery process. The AT gaming state ends when the number of games counted from the start of the advantageous section reaches the advantageous end value. Here, addition is not executed when the advantageous end value reaches the advantageous upper limit value (1500G), as in the previous embodiment.
In such a configuration, it is preferable to hide the remaining symbols 102 indicating the remaining number of games in the advantageous section and in the normal game state, and to display them only in the AT game state. In addition, even in the above-described embodiment, the remaining symbols 102 may be displayed only in the AT game state.

1 slot machine (gaming machine)
15 Effect image display devices 121a to 121d Suggestion pattern (special gain)
122a-122c Character design (special gain)

Claims (1)

a winning combination lottery means for making a lottery as to whether or not an operational winning combination is won based on an operation in a predetermined mode of operation;
Winning judgment means for judging whether or not an operation winning combination won by the combination lottery means is won;
auxiliary notification control means for executing auxiliary notification processing for notifying the operation mode for winning the operation winning combination won by the winning combination lottery means;
A gaming machine comprising an interval conversion control means for performing conversion control between a normal interval in which the auxiliary notification process cannot be executed and an advantageous interval in which an auxiliary game mode that permits the execution of the auxiliary notification process can be enabled,
The interval conversion control means is
event counting means for counting the number of game events occurring in the advantageous section;
advantageous interval ending means for ending the advantageous interval on condition that the number of occurrences counted by the event counting means reaches an advantageous ending value that can be updated up to a predetermined upper limit;
a continuation condition update means for updating the advantageous end value to the upper limit value by adding a predetermined number to the advantageous end value based on the establishment of a predetermined advantageous condition in the advantageous section,
In the advantageous interval, when the advantageous end value updated by the continuation condition updating means reaches the upper limit value, a special benefit that is different from that before reaching the upper limit value is provided based on the establishment of the advantageous condition. provided with means of delivery ;
The gaming machine is characterized in that the special benefits are those in which a plurality of types of benefits are set and the player can select a benefit to appear from among the plurality of types .

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