JP7329558B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a game machine (a reel-type game machine, a slot machine) having a plurality of reels with patterns arranged on the outer peripheral surface thereof is known. This type of gaming machine imparts a certain game value to game media such as medals and pachinko balls, and performs games to acquire such game media. In addition, this type of gaming machine performs an internal lottery and starts the rotation of a plurality of reels in response to the player's rotation start operation, and performs a mode according to the result of the internal lottery in response to the player's stop operation. is controlling to stop multiple reels. The result of the game is determined by the combination of symbols displayed on the winning determination line when the plurality of reels are stopped, and medals or the like are paid out according to the result of the game.

In the gaming machine described above, a predetermined program among the control programs executed in the control device for controlling the progress of the game is modularized, and the modularized program is called and executed. There is known a gaming machine in which the data capacity of the program code required for executing is compressed (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2018-50783 A

Here, in recent years, in the gaming machine, in order to realize various game characteristics, there is a demand for a control unit that controls the progress of a game to be capable of storing various programs and data tables. There is a demand for compressing the data capacity of stored data.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of compressing the data capacity of data stored in the gaming machine.

The present invention provides a game machine that performs a game using game value,
a storage means storing a data table storing data and an address data table storing information about addresses associated with the data table;
The information about the address is stored in a plurality of data areas each partitioned into a predetermined size ,
the information about the address includes first information, second information, and third information;
the first information is stored in a first data area among the plurality of data areas ;
the second information is stored in a second data area among the plurality of data areas ;
the third information is stored in a third data area among the plurality of data areas ;
the first information is composed of first split information and second split information;
The first division information is composed of division sizes obtained by dividing the predetermined size,
The second division information is composed of the division size,
having a first data table and a second data table as the data tables,
The address of the first data table and the address of the second data table include common specific information,
The specific information is not stored in the address data table,
The address of the first data table is stored in the first register when the first division information and the second information are acquired and the first instruction for setting the specific information in the specified bit of the first register is executed. constructed by setting the first division information and the specific information and setting the second information in a second register ;
The address of the second data table is such that a second instruction for setting the specific information to a specified bit of a third register is executed, and the second division information and the specific information are set to the third register. , is constructed by setting the third information in the fourth register .

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of compressing the data capacity of information stored in the gaming machine.

1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a figure explaining the functional block of the gaming machine of embodiment of this invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing winning areas that can be won in an internal lottery and winning combinations included in each winning area in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention; (A) is a state transition diagram of the game state in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention, and (B) is a transition regarding the normal section and the advantageous section controlled by the AT control means, and the effect state in the advantageous section. It is a diagram. It is a figure which shows the address data table referred in order to construct the address of two data tables from one offset in the gaming machine of embodiment of this invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a control program for constructing the address of the condition table and the address of the lottery table in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention; It is a figure which shows the address data table referred in order to construct|assemble the address of one data table from one offset in the gaming machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a diagram showing a control program for constructing the address of the lottery table in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. (A) is a diagram showing an address data table that is referenced to construct two data table addresses from one offset in a gaming machine of a comparative example of the present invention; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a control program for constructing the address of a condition table and the address of a lottery table; (A) is a diagram showing an address data table that is referenced to construct an address of one data table from one offset in a gaming machine of a comparative example of the present invention; It is a figure which shows the control program which constructs the address of a lottery table. (A) shows the data capacity of the address data stored in the address data table referred to in order to construct the addresses of the two data tables from one offset possessed by the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention, and the (B) is a diagram comparing the data capacity of the address data stored in the address data table that is referenced to construct the addresses of the two data tables from one offset possessed by the game machine, and the data capacity of the data table. The data capacity of the address data stored in the address data table referred to in order to construct the address of one data table from one offset possessed by the gaming machine of the embodiment of the invention, and the one data capacity of the gaming machine of the comparative example. FIG. 4 is a diagram comparing the data capacity of address data stored in an address data table that is referenced to construct an address of one data table from an offset; FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the gaming machine according to the modified example of the present invention in a state where the door is opened; It is a front view of the gaming machine of the modification of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the functional block of the gaming machine of the modification of this invention.

The present embodiment will be described below. It should be noted that the embodiments described below do not unduly limit the content of the present invention described in the claims. Moreover, not all the configurations described in the present embodiment are essential constituent elements of the present invention.

1. Outline of Configuration of Gaming Machine FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of a slot machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is a so-called reel-type gaming machine, and is a type of gaming machine that performs games using medals as game values.

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment includes a reel unit 310 (see FIG. 2 ) are included. A hopper unit 320 (see FIG. 2) as a medal dispensing device is housed below the reel unit 310 in the housing. In addition, a CPU, a ROM (an example of an information storage medium), a RAM, etc. are installed in the housing of the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, and a control board for controlling the operation of the slot machine 1 is also housed.

The left reel R1 to the right reel R3 shown in FIG. 1 are each divided into 20 regions (each region is hereinafter referred to as a “frame”) at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surface, and each frame has a plurality of types of symbols. are arranged.

The front upper door UD and the front lower door DD are provided so as to be individually openable and closable. A front upper door UD is provided with a display window DW for observing the rotation state and stop state of the left reel R1 to the right reel R3. In the stopped state of the left reel R1 to the right reel R3, among the plurality of types of symbols arranged at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surface of each of the left reel R1 to the right reel R3, three patterns continuously arranged on the outer peripheral surface. The patterns (upper pattern, middle pattern, lower pattern) can be observed from the front of the slot machine 1 through the display window DW.

In addition, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as display positions for observing symbols through the display window DW, upper, middle and lower stages are provided for each reel. , valid lines L1 are set. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the number of medals required for one game, the so-called prescribed number of inserted medals, is set to three in any game state, and medals corresponding to the prescribed number of inserted medals are inserted. Then, the effective line L1 formed by the middle stages of the left reel R1 to the right reel R3 is activated.

The game result is determined by the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the activated line L1 in the display window DW. Medals are paid out from the hopper unit 320 assuming that the winning combination has been won.

A game information display section DS is provided on the upper front door UD. The game information display unit DS is composed of LEDs, lamps, 7-segment displays, etc., and includes the number of credits for medals, the number of paid-out or won medals in one game, and the total number of paid-out or won medals in a bonus state. , information on the winning combination in the current game, and display of information suggesting how to press the stop button B1, stop button B2, and stop button B3 related to payout of medals.

The game information display unit DS includes a main control display device 500 composed of a 7-segment display device. When the information display corresponding to the winning combination command, which is a control signal generated based on the winning information, which is the information of the winning combination, is displayed, and the left reel R1 to the right reel R3 are stopped after the information display is displayed, When the notification display ends, the number of medals paid out or won is displayed. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, a notification display is executed in which each segment of the main control display device 500 lights up and goes out in a display mode according to the winning combination command.

In addition, the main control display device 500 is a dot of a 7-segment display, and an advantageous section is started by the AT control means 200 (see FIG. 2), which will be described later. A section notification unit 500A is provided that lights up when the expected value is 1 or more. In addition, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, a plurality of acoustic devices 340 for producing effects using sound are provided on the upper front door UD and the lower front door DD. The audio device 340 outputs various sounds for assisting the game or making the game more lively.

Various operating means are provided on the lower front door DD. The operation means includes a single bet button BT for inserting one medal and a max bet button MB for inserting a specified number of medals, as insert operation means for performing an operation for inserting credited (stored) medals; A start lever SL as a game start operation means for causing the player to perform a start operation that triggers the start of the game by rotating the left reel R1 to the right reel R3, and the left reel R1 to which are rotationally driven by a stepping motor. Also provided are stop buttons B1 to B3 as stop operation means for causing the player to execute a stop operation that serves as a trigger for stopping each of the right reels R3, and a settlement button BS for settlement of credited medals. there is

A medal payout opening MO and a medal receiving tray MP are provided at the lower portion of the lower front door DD, and the number of medals corresponding to the result of the game is paid out from the medal paying opening MO to the medal receiving tray MP. ing. Also, when the settlement button BS is pressed while credited medals are stored in the game machine, the number of credits (the number of credited medals) is sent from the hopper unit 320 as the settlement button BS is pressed. Then, the medals are paid out from the medal payout port MO to the medal receiving tray MP.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the slot machine 1 of this embodiment. The slot machine 1 of this embodiment is controlled by game control means 10 as a control board. The game control means 10 receives an input signal from input means such as a medal insertion switch 210, a bet switch 220, a start switch 230, a stop switch 240, a setting change permission switch 250 and a setting change switch 260 as a plurality of operation detection means. , performs various calculations for executing the game, and controls the operation of output means such as the effect device 300, the reel unit 310, the hopper unit 320, and the main control display device 500 based on the calculation results.

The game control means 10 includes setting change means 100, input reception means 105, random number generation means 110, internal lottery means 120, reel control means 130, prize determination means 140, payout control means 150, replay processing means 160, game state Transition control means 170 , effect control means 180 , storage means 190 and assist time control means (AT control means) 200 are included. Each means constituting the game control means 10 reads and executes each control program stored in advance in the storage means 190 when executing each control process.

The setting change means 100 performs control (setting change control) to change the setting values stored in the setting value storage means 191 of the storage means 190 . The setting change means 100 is provided in the power supply device in a setting change permission state in which the setting change permission switch 250 is turned ON with the upper front door UD opened and the setting change is permitted. Each time an input signal output from the setting change switch 260 is received, the setting values stored in the setting value storage means 191 are changed in the order of setting 1 → setting 2 . . . setting 6 → setting 1 → . Vary cyclically. Further, in the slot machine 1, based on the start signal from the start switch 230 operated by the operation of the start lever SL in the setting change permitted state, the set value stored in the set value storage means 191 is determined, and the setting change permitted state is entered. exit. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the winning probability of some of the winning areas that can be won in the internal lottery by the internal lottery means 120 is changed according to the set value determined in the set value storage means 191. be. In other words, the setting change means 100 is configured to be able to change the set value, which is a value capable of changing the winning probability of the combination in the internal lottery by the internal lottery means 120 .

In addition, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the setting change control by the setting change means 100 is executed, the control related to the game state executed by the game state transition control means 170 and the advantageous effect executed by the AT control means 200 are executed. It is configured so that the control related to the section is initialized, the game state is set to a non-replay time (hereinafter, replay time is also referred to as "RT") state described later, and the normal section is set. It is For this reason, the slot machine 1 is configured so that the control relating to the auxiliary game executed by the AT control means 200 before the setting change is also initialized. On the other hand, in the slot machine 1, when the power supply to the game control means 10 is interrupted (power cut off) and then the power supply is restarted, the control related to the game state executed by the game state transition control means 170 is performed. And, the control of the advantageous section executed by the AT control means 200 is restarted from the state before the power failure. Therefore, in the slot machine 1, when the power supply is restarted after power failure occurs, the state before the power failure is maintained for the control related to the auxiliary game executed by the AT control means 200 before the power failure. configured to be

The insertion reception means 105 performs a process of activating the game start operation for the start lever SL based on the insertion of medals corresponding to the prescribed number of insertions (three) during the insertion reception period for accepting the insertion of medals. conduct. Specifically, when medals are inserted into the medal insertion slot MI (see FIG. 1), the medal insertion switch 210 is activated, and the insertion receiving means 105 inserts a specified number of inserted medals as a limit. Set the medal to throw-in state. In addition, when a bet operation is performed by pressing the single bet button BT or the max bet button MB while medals are credited, the bet accepting means 105 operates the bet switch 220 so that the prescribed number of inserted , set the credited medals to the inserted state.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the first pressing operation of the start lever SL that is activated based on the insertion of medals corresponding to the specified number of insertions is accepted as the game start operation by the player, and the left reel is activated. This triggers the rotation of R1 to right reel R3, and triggers internal lottery by internal lottery means 120, which will be described later.

The random number generating means 110 is a means for generating random numbers for lottery. In the present embodiment, "random numbers" are not limited to values that are generated randomly in a mathematical sense, but even if the generation itself is regular, since the acquisition timing etc. are irregular, Also included are values that can function as random numbers.

The internal lottery means 120 performs an internal lottery to determine the winning combination based on the start signal output when the player executes the start operation on the start lever SL and the start switch 230 detects the start operation. It performs lottery table selection processing, random number determination processing, lottery flag setting processing, and the like.

In the lottery table selection process, which of the internal lottery tables stored in the internal lottery table storage means 192 of the storage means 190 is used for the internal lottery is selected based on the current game state. do. In each internal lottery table, each of a plurality of random numbers (for example, 65536 random numbers from 0 to 65535) is associated with various winnings such as replays, small winnings and bonuses, and non-winning (losing). .

In the following description, a bonus means a role that activates a role item or a role item continuous operating device by winning a prize. A bonus state means a state in which a character or a character continuous actuating device is activated.

In the random number determination process, based on the start signal output from the start switch 230, a random number (lottery random number) generated by the random number generating means 110 for each game is acquired, and the acquired random number is selected by the lottery table selection process. It is compared with the lottery table, and it is determined whether or not the role is won based on the comparison result.

In the lottery flag setting process, based on the result of the random number determination process, the lottery flag corresponding to the combination determined to be won is changed from the non-formed state (first flag state, OFF state) to the formed state (second flag state). , ON state). In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when two or more winning combinations are won in duplicate, the lottery flags corresponding to each of the two or more winning combinations are set to be established. In addition, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, there is a lottery flag (carry-over possible flag) that can carry over the established state to the next and subsequent games until a prize is won, and that the established state is not carried over to the next and subsequent games regardless of the winning. A lottery flag (carry over impossible flag) that is reset to a non-established state is prepared in . Also, the lottery flag setting information is stored in the lottery flag storage means 193 of the storage means 190 .

The reel control means 130 starts rotating the left reel R1 to the right reel R3 based on the output of a start signal from the start switch 230 which operates when the player performs a start operation on the start lever SL. A reel rotation control for controlling the rotation modes of the left reel R1 to the right reel R3 is executed. Further, when the left reel R1 to right reel R3 are rotated at a predetermined speed (for example, about 80 rpm), the reel control means 130 controls the stop button B1 to stop button B1 corresponding to each reel. When the button B3 is pressed, the control for validating the stop operation detected by the stop switch 240 is executed. Then, when a reel stop signal is output from the stop switch 240 that has detected the stop operation, the reel control means 130 stops each reel of the left reel R1 to the right reel R3 corresponding to the stop switch 240 that has detected the stop operation. control (reel stop control).

In the following description, when the left reel R1 to right reel R3 are started to rotate by the reel control means 130 and the player presses the valid stop buttons B1 to B3, the first press is the first press. The stop operation, the second press is also referred to as the second stop operation, and the third press is also referred to as the third stop operation.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, a predetermined period of 190 ms from the time when the stop button B1 to the stop button B3 is pressed (when the stop switch 240 detects the stop operation) for the left reel R1 to the right reel R3. By the time it elapses, the spinning reel corresponding to the pressed stop button is stopped. Here, when the spinning reel is stopped within 190 ms from the time the stop button is pressed, the stop position of each rotating reel is determined by the diameter and rotation speed of each reel, and the reel stops from the time the stop button is pressed. It is configured to be able to rotate up to 4 frames.

Therefore, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, a total of five frames from the left reel R1 to the right reel R3, which are displayed on the activated line L1 at the time the stop button is pressed, are activated until they rotate four frames. This is the range (drawing range) in which the pattern can be drawn onto the line L1.

When the reel stop control is executed, the reel control means 130 performs a pull-in process to stop the spinning reels so as to win as many wins as possible for which the lottery flag is set to a valid state, and a pull-in process in which the lottery flag is not set. Logic operation to determine the stop position of the spinning reel based on the priority set in advance by the logic operation including the kicking process to stop the rotating reel so that the combination set in the established state cannot be won. and a table reference process for determining the stop position of the spinning reel by referring to the stop control table stored in the stop control table storage means 194 of the storage means 190, thereby stopping the spinning reel. Symbols are displayed on the activated line L1 (hereinafter, displaying symbols on the activated line L1 by stopping rotating reels by reel stop control is also referred to as "stop display").

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the priority of the candidate for the stop position when a plurality of types of minor wins are won in the internal lottery depends on the number of symbol combinations that can be displayed on the activated line L1. There is a method of determining the priority according to the number of payouts (quantity priority control) and a method of determining the priority according to the number of medals to be paid out based on a predetermined payout for the minor combination (quantity priority control). However, in the case where the number priority control is executed, if the small wins with the same payout are won in duplicate, the priority of the candidate for the stop position that can win each small win is assumed to be the same. treated.

The winning determination means 140 performs a winning determination process for determining whether or not a combination has been won, based on the stop state of the left reel R1 to the right reel R3. Specifically, while referring to the winning judgment table stored in the winning judgment table storage means 195 of the storage means 190, when the left reel R1 to right reel R3 all stop, it is displayed on the activated line L1. It is determined whether or not the existing symbol combination is in the form of winning prizes of respective predetermined combinations. A winning determination table is prepared so that whether or not a bonus, replay, or small win has been won (hereinafter referred to as "winning determination") can be determined based on the combination of symbols displayed on the activated line L1 when each reel is stopped. prepared. In the following description, the symbol combination indicating the winning form of the role is also referred to as "winning symbol combination".

In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, each process is executed based on the determination result of the winning determination means 140 in the winning determination process. As each process executed based on the determination result of the winning combination, for example, when a minor combination is won, a process of determining the number of medals to be paid out by the payout control means 150 is performed, and when a replay wins, causes the replay processing means 160 to perform the process of executing the game without consuming medals in the next game, and when a winning combination such as a bonus that triggers the transition of the game state is won, the game state transition control means 170 Processing for shifting the game state is performed.

The payout control means 150 performs payout processing relating to payout of medals according to the game result. Specifically, when a small winning combination is won, the number of medals to be paid out in the game is determined based on a predetermined payout for each winning combination, and the medals corresponding to the determined number of payouts are distributed to the payout device. It controls the dispensing to the hopper unit 320 .

The hopper unit 320 pays out the number of medals to be paid out as instructed by the payout control means 150 . The hopper unit 320 is provided with a paid-out medal detection switch 325 that operates each time one medal is paid out. The payout control means 150 is configured to manage the number of medals actually paid out from the hopper unit 320 based on the input signal from the payout medal detection switch 325 . It should be noted that when medal credits are permitted, instead of actually paying out medals by the hopper unit 320, the number of credits stored in the credit storage area (not shown) of the storage means 190 (credited The number of medals) is subjected to credit addition processing for adding the number of payouts to virtually pay out medals.

The replay processing means 160 determines that the symbol combination indicating the winning of any one of a plurality of types of replay combinations, which will be described later, has been stop-displayed on the pay line L1 by the winning determination means 140, and when the replay wins, A replay process (replay process) is performed for setting a ready state in which the next game can be played without inserting medals. That is, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when a replay wins, an automatic insertion process is performed in which a prescribed number of inserted medals are automatically inserted without using the player's own medals (including credit medals). Then, in the state where the same effective line L1 as in the previous game is set, the next start operation to the start lever SL is awaited.

The game state transition control means 170 performs a process of transitioning the game state between a plurality of game states, and a process of activating and ending a bonus. Here, one condition may be defined as the transition condition for each game state, or a plurality of conditions may be defined. When a plurality of conditions are defined, the game is played based on the establishment of any one of the plurality of predetermined conditions or the establishment of all of the plurality of predetermined conditions. A state can be transferred to another game state.

Based on the performance data stored in the performance control data storage means 196, the performance control means 180 performs, for example, image and video performance using the display device 330 as a performance display device, and performance using the sound device 340. Performs control related to effects related to games such as sound effects. Specifically, when the player operates each component of the slot machine 1 such as inserting medals, operating the single bet button BT, the max bet button MB, the start lever SL, the stop buttons B1 to B3, etc. When a game event such as a state change occurs, the left reel R1 to right reel R3 start rotating in a state in which the lamps and LEDs are lit or blinked, sound is output from the sound device 340, and a start signal is output from the start switch 230. By executing an effect or the like using the left reel R1 to the right reel R3 for delaying , the execution control of the effect to liven up the game or the effect to assist the game is performed.

In addition, the effect control means 180 causes each component of the effect device 300 to execute effects based on each effect state. In this embodiment, the effect control means 180 acquires a random number from the random number storage area of the random number generation means 110 for each lottery process using random numbers, and a plurality of effect lotteries stored in the effect control data storage means 196. Each lottery process is executed by using a performance lottery table necessary for each lottery process among the tables.

In this embodiment, the effect control means 180, when executing the winning assistance by the AT control means 200, the content notified by the winning assistance (for example, notification of the correct batting order when winning the winning area "batting order bell 1", etc.) A prize winning auxiliary effect notified by the effect using the effect device 300 is executed.

The AT control means 200 is based on the advantageous interval (advantageous period), which is an interval (period) in which an auxiliary game capable of executing winning assistance for assisting the winning of a specific combination is executed, and the result of the internal lottery by the internal lottery means 120. The control related to the transition between the normal section (non-advantageous period, non-advantageous section), which is the section (period) where the game is executed where the control related to the auxiliary game is not executed, is stored in the AT control data storage means 197 Execute using the data The AT control data storage means 197 stores an advantageous interval transition lottery table used in an advantageous interval transition lottery for determining whether or not to start an advantageous interval in a normal interval, and an AT state and non-AT state executed in the advantageous interval. Data (various flags, counters, etc. set to ON state or OFF state in predetermined control processing) used in various controls related to multiple types of effect states including are stored.

The AT control means 200 sets the performance state to the AT state (assist time state) under a predetermined condition in the advantageous section, and enables the winning of a specific winning combination on the main control display device 500 consisting of a 7-segment display. By displaying information (an example of operation instruction information) corresponding to the operation order (correct hitting order) of the stop button B1 to stop button B3, winning assistance (correct hitting order notification) for assisting the winning of a specific combination is performed. Also, in the slot machine 1, when the AT control means 200 executes the prize winning assistance, the performance control means 180 executes the winning assistance performance of displaying the index corresponding to the correct hitting order on the display device 330. - 特許庁As described above, in the slot machine 1, in the AT state, an auxiliary game (AT game, information game) advantageous to the player is executed by notifying the operation mode of the stop buttons B1 to B3 by winning assistance. be.

The AT control means 200 terminates the advantageous interval and starts the normal interval from the next game when a predetermined end condition for ending the advantageous interval, which will be described in more detail later, is satisfied, and various flags set in the advantageous interval, An end process is executed as a predetermined initialization process for initializing information related to the advantageous section, such as numerical values. In addition, the AT control means 200 lights the section notification unit 500A when the expected medal acquisition value becomes 1 or more by starting the advantageous section and executing the prize winning assistance. For this reason, the AT control means 200 is configured to be able to turn off the section notification section 500A even when the advantageous section has started, in the case of the effect state in which the prize winning assistance is not executed.

The AT control means 200 sets the value "1500" as an initial value to the first advantageous interval counter 197a in the game in which the advantageous interval has started, and every time one game is executed, the value corresponding to one game is set. A number-of-games update process is executed in which a certain value "1" is subtracted from the value (stored value) stored in the first advantageous interval counter 197a, and the stored value of the first advantageous interval counter 197a is cumulatively decremented. In addition, the AT control means 200 performs difference number update processing for cumulatively recording a value obtained by subtracting the number of medals paid out by the number of inserted medals from the game in which the advantageous period started (difference number) in the second advantageous period counter 197b. Execute.

When the AT control means 200 of the present embodiment is controlled in the advantageous section, in any gaming state, the value "1 '' to the value stored in the first advantageous interval counter 197a and cumulatively updates the value corresponding to the difference in the number of medals to the value stored in the second advantageous interval counter 197b. A difference number update process is executed.

Here, in the difference number update process for updating the stored value of the second advantageous interval counter 197b, the AT control means 200 updates the second advantageous interval counter 197b when the number of medals paid out in the game is less than the prescribed number of inserted medals. When the stored value is subtracted, if the stored value of the second advantageous interval counter 197b is less than the value "0", the stored value of the second advantageous interval counter 197b is set to the value "0". As a result, the AT control means 200 can fix the value when the value stored in the second advantageous interval counter 197b reaches the lowest point to the value "0". In the control process using , there is no need to change the threshold value for determination according to the specific numerical value at the lowest point, and the load of the control process using the stored value of the second advantageous section counter 197b is reduced. be able to.

The AT control means 200 operates when 1500 games have been played, that is, when the value stored in the first advantageous interval counter 197a becomes the value "0" as the first value, or when the most tokens are consumed in the advantageous interval. When the player wins more than 2400 medals from the second advantage interval counter 197b, that is, when the value "2401" is reached from the time when the stored value of the second advantage interval counter 197b was the lowest value (lowest point), the advantage interval It is determined that a specific end condition is established as a predetermined end condition for ending , and predetermined end processing is executed to end the advantageous section and start the normal section from the next game.

The AT control means 200 initializes all information used in various control processes in the advantageous section, such as each flag set to the ON state in the advantageous section and the value set in the advantageous section, in the predetermined end processing. Note that the AT control means 200 can end the advantageous section even when a preset predetermined end condition (normal end condition) other than the specific end condition is satisfied, and even when the normal end condition is satisfied Execute the termination process. The details of the normal termination condition set by the AT control means 200 of this embodiment will be described later.

2. Configurations Provided in Gaming Machine According to the Present Embodiment Next, details of the respective configurations provided in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 11. FIG.

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FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the winning areas targeted for the internal lottery in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, and the winning numbers and winning combinations associated with each winning area.

As a bonus, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has a regular big bonus (hereinafter, the regular big bonus is also referred to as "RBB") as a continuous operating device for the first type special bonus. . In the slot machine 1, the game states controlled by the game state transition control means 170 are a non-RT state, which is a general state in which the RBB is not set to the established state and the RBB is not operating, and a non-RT state in which the RBB is not activated. A transition is made when the established state is set, and a transition is made when the RBB is activated, and a bonus established state as inside the bonus (internal) in which the established state of the RBB is maintained internally until the RBB is activated, and a bonus state as bonus active (active) in which the RBB is active.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the winning areas to be subjected to the internal lottery are the winning area "all small winnings", the winning area "all single winnings", and the winning area "normal replay 1". , Winning area "Normal replay 2", winning area "Battering order bell 1" to winning area "Battering order bell 12", winning area "RBB & 1 piece role", winning area "RBB & rare role" and winning area "RBB" , and numbers from winning number 1 to winning number 20 are associated with each other. Further, in the slot machine 1, winning number 0 is associated with non-winning (losing) as a result of the internal lottery.

Here, the “hitting order” means the order in which the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed. Further, in the following description, the timing at which the stop button B1 to stop button B3 are pressed is also referred to as "pressing timing".

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the batting order, which is the order in which the three stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed, consists of six types of batting order 1 to batting order 6. FIG. The batting order 1 is a so-called forward pressing batting order in which stop operations are executed in the order of stop button B1→stop button B2→stop button B3. Also, the batting order 2 is a so-called scissor batting order in which stop operations are executed in the order of stop button B1→stop button B3→stop button B2. The batting order 3 is a batting order in which stop operations are executed in the order of stop button B2→stop button B1→stop button B3. The batting order 4 is a batting order in which stop operations are executed in the order of stop button B2→stop button B3→stop button B1. The batting order 5 is a batting order in which stop operations are executed in the order of stop button B3→stop button B1→stop button B2. Also, the batting order 6 is a so-called reverse-pressing order in which stop operations are executed in the order of stop button B3→stop button B2→stop button B1.

The internal lottery means 120 decides the success or failure of each winning area in the order from the winning area associated with the winning number 20 to the non-winning area associated with the winning number 0 in the random number determination process.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as small wins that can be won in the internal lottery, there are Bell A to Bell F, 1-card wins A to 1-card wins C, and rare wins. Replays that can be won include Replay A, Replay B, and Rare Replay. Each small winning combination and each replay are associated with each winning area in a combination shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the slot machine 1, the winning area "RBB & 1 win" and the winning area "RBB & rare win" are set as the winning areas including bonuses and minor wins. , the winning area "RBB" is set.

In the slot machine 1, the winning probability of the winning area "rare replay" is set to be lower than that of other replay winning areas. In addition, in the slot machine 1, the winning area "RBB & rare hand" is lower than each winning area including the winning area "batting order bell 1" to winning area "batting order bell 12" and the winning area "RBB & 1 piece hand". It is set to the winning probability.

Here, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, there is an RBB as a combination to which the carryover possible flag is associated, and the small combination and replay are associated with the carryover impossible flag. That is, in the lottery flag setting process, when the winning area including the RBB is won in the internal lottery, the state of the lottery flag of the winning RBB is carried over until the RBB wins. At this time, the internal lottery means 120 performs an internal lottery to determine the success or failure of a small win and replay even in a game in which the RBB lottery flag is carried over. That is, in the lottery flag setting process, in a game in which the established state of the RBB lottery flag is carried over, if a small win or replay is won, the lottery flag of the already won RBB and the small win won in the internal lottery The lottery flags corresponding to two or more kinds of roles including the lottery flags of the role and the replay are set to be established.

<Internal lottery table>
The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has an internal lottery table (hereinafter referred to as an internal lottery table A) used in a non-RT state (in general) as an internal lottery table used in an internal lottery by the internal lottery means 120. ), an internal lottery table (hereinafter referred to as internal lottery table B) used in the bonus establishment state (internal), and an internal lottery table (hereinafter referred to as internal lottery table C) used in the bonus state (active). and are stored in the internal lottery table storage means 192 . In each of the internal lottery table A to internal lottery table C, a lottery value is associated with each winning area targeted for lottery.

<Random Number Judgment Processing>
In the random number determination process, the internal lottery means 120 of the present embodiment converts the random number acquired from the random number generation means 110 into the lottery value number associated with each winning area in the internal lottery table acquired from the internal lottery table storage means 192 . is sequentially subtracted, and when the result of the subtraction becomes a negative value, it is determined that the winning area corresponding to the subtracted lottery value number has been won. In addition, the internal lottery means 120 loses winning by not winning any combination when the result of subtraction is a positive value at the time when all the lottery value numbers stored in the internal lottery table have been subtracted. It is determined that

The random number generation means 110 of this embodiment is configured to be able to generate a total of 65536 random numbers from 0 to 65535 as random numbers used in the internal lottery. In addition, in the internal lottery table A, the total number of lottery values associated with the winning area "RBB" to the winning area "normal replay 1" is 65536, and in the internal lottery table B, the winning area " Since the total number of lottery values associated with "RBB & Rare Role" to the winning area "Normal Replay 1" is 65536, in the internal lottery in the non-RT state or bonus established state, one of the roles will be won. It is structured so that the winner will not be unsuccessful.

<Bonus Winning Judgment Process>
As described above, in the internal lottery means 120 of the present embodiment, lottery values are set in the winning area "RBB & 1-card combination" and the winning area "RBB & rare combination" in the bonus establishment state. Therefore, in the internal lottery when the gaming state is the bonus established state, the internal lottery means 120 has the possibility that the RBB is won again while the RBB has already been set to the established state. In order not to set the RBB that has been won in the winning state to the established state, a bonus winning determination process for determining whether or not the winning area determined by the random number determination process is a winning area including a bonus is executed. there is

When the internal lottery means 120 determines in the bonus winning determination process that the winning area including the bonus is to be determined in the random number determination process, the winning area including the bonus is won and the game state is the bonus established state. , the process of skipping the process of setting the bonus to the established state is executed. In this manner, the slot machine 1 prevents a new RBB from being set to the established state when the RBB has already been set to the established state.

<Details of the batting order bell>
In the present embodiment, the winning area "Battering order bell 1" to the winning area "Bating order bell 12" are respectively set with a batting order (correct batting order) that enables Bell A to Bell F to win a prize when winning.

In the winning area "batting order bell 1" and the winning area "batting order bell 7", the correct batting order that enables bell A to win is set to batting order 1, and stop button B1 to stop button B3 are pressed in batting order 2 to batting order 6. When operated, 1-card hand A and 1-card hand B are awarded with a probability of 1/2. In the winning area "batting order bell 2" and the winning area "batting order bell 8", the correct batting order that enables bell B to win a prize is set to batting order 2, and the stop button B1 to stop button in batting order 1, batting order 3 to batting order 6. When B3 is pressed, 1-card hand A and 1-card hand B win with a probability of 1/2. In the winning area "batting order bell 3" and the winning area "batting order bell 9", the correct batting order that enables Bell C to win a prize is set to batting order 3, and the stop button B1 is set in batting order 1, batting order 2, batting order 4 to batting order 6. -When the stop button B3 is pressed, the one-card hand A and the one-card hand B are won with a probability of 1/2. In the winning area "batting order bell 4" and the winning area "batting order bell 10", the correct batting order that enables Bell D to win is set to batting order 4, and the stop button B1 is pressed at batting order 1 to batting order 3, batting order 5, and batting order 6. -When the stop button B3 is pressed, the one-card hand A and the one-card hand B are won with a probability of 1/2. In the winning area "batting order bell 5" and the winning area "batting order bell 11", the correct batting order that enables bell E to win a prize is set to batting order 5, and the stop button B1 to stop button in batting order 1 to batting order 4 and batting order 6. When B3 is pressed, 1-card hand A and 1-card hand B win with a probability of 1/2. In the winning area "batting order bell 6" and the winning area "batting order bell 12", the correct batting order that enables bell F to win is set to batting order 6, and the stop button B1 to stop button B3 are pressed in the batting order 1 to batting order 5. When operated, 1-card hand A and 1-card hand B are awarded with a probability of 1/2.

<Reel control means>
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the priority order of the combination to be stopped on the activated line L1 in the reel stop control is determined in the order of "replay>small combination>bonus" in any gaming state. It is In other words, the reel control means 130 executes stop control to win the small winning combination or the replay in preference to the bonus when the bonus and the small winning combination or the bonus and the replay are won in duplicate.

<Dividend for small winnings>
The payout for Bell A to Bell F is set to a payout number (15 coins) that is larger than the specified number of inserted coins (3 coins). Also, the payouts for the 1-card combination A to 1-card combination C and the rare combination are set to a payout number (1 card) that is smaller than the prescribed number of insertions.

<Game State Transition Control Means>
FIG. 4(A) is a state transition diagram showing game states to which each game state can be shifted in the control related to the game state transition executed by the game state transition control means 170 of the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the non-RT state is a game state (initial game state, normal game state) corresponding to the initial state among a plurality of types of game states, and the bonus is not activated and established. It is in a non-bonus state. In the non-RT state, the gaming state transition control means 170 causes the internal lottery means 120 to perform an internal lottery using the internal lottery table A in which the replay winning probability is set to 8978/65536 (approximately 1/7.3). Let

The bonus established state is when the winning area "RBB", the winning area "RBB & 1 piece role", or the winning area "RBB & rare role" is won in the internal lottery in the non-RT state, and the RBB is set to the established state. It is a game state to shift. In the bonus established state, the gaming state transition control means 170 causes the internal lottery means 120 to perform an internal lottery using the internal lottery table B in which the replay winning probability is set to 8982/65536 (approximately 1/7.3). Let

The bonus state is a game state that is shifted to when RBB wins and RBB is activated. In the bonus state, the game state transition control means 170 determines whether or not the condition for terminating the operating RBB is satisfied based on the total number of paid out medals, and determines a predetermined number of payouts (for example, 100 medals). ) is paid out, the bonus state is ended by ending the operation of the RBB, and the game state is shifted to the non-RT state which is the non-bonus state. In the bonus state, the game state transition control means 170 causes the internal lottery means 120 to execute an internal lottery using the internal lottery table C.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the internal lottery table C, a winning area "all small wins" in which all small wins of Bell A to Bell F, 1-card wins A to 1-card wins C, and rare wins, and 1 win are available. A random number is associated with a winning area “all 1-card winnings” in which all the small winnings in which the payout of the winning combination A to 1-card winning C and the rare winning combination are set to 1-card are won.

The bonus state will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the probability of winning the winning area "all small wins" or the winning area "all single wins" in the bonus state where the internal lottery table C is selected is determined by the internal lottery table A and the internal lottery table Higher than the probability of winning any of the winning areas including the minor winning combination in B, that is, the probability of winning the minor winning combination in the bonus state is higher than the probability of winning any of the minor winning combinations in the game state other than the bonus state. set to probability. In addition, in the internal lottery table C, the probability of winning the winning area "all small hands" is one of the winning area "batting order bell 1" to the winning area "batting order bell 6" in the internal lottery table A and internal lottery table B. In addition, the probability of winning in any one of the winning area "Battering order bell 7" to the winning area "Battering order bell 12" is set to the same probability as the sum of the winning probabilities.

With such a configuration, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the winning probability of all minor wins is higher in the bonus state than in the non-RT state, which is when the bonus is not activated, and in the bonus established state. At the same time, the probability of winning any small combination is the same or increased.

Also, in the bonus state, the slot machine 1 has a probability of winning the winning area ``all small wins'' in the winning area ``batting order bell 1'' to the winning area ``batting order bell 12'' (the winning area `` It is configured to be lower than the winning probability obtained by adding up each winning probability of the winning area "Battering order Bell 1" to the winning area "Battering order Bell 12").

As described above, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, a plurality of types of specific wins (Bell A to Bell F) set to payouts larger than the number of game value inputs required to start a game overlap each other. Multiple types of first specific winning modes that overlap with other small wins without playing (winning area "batting order bell 1" to winning area "batting order bell 6", winning area "batting order bell 7" to winning area "batting order bell 12" ”), and a second specific winning mode (winning area “all small wins”) in which a plurality of types of specific small wins are won in duplicate, and the internal lottery means 120 is in a normal game state (non-RT state). In the bonus establishment state, an internal lottery is performed so that a plurality of kinds of first specific winning modes exist, and in the bonus state, an internal lottery is performed so that a second specific winning mode exists. Further, in the slot machine 1, the probability of winning the second winning mode in the internal lottery in the bonus state is higher than the probability of winning any one of a plurality of first winning modes in the internal lottery in the normal game state and the bonus established state. The winning probabilities of all the small winning combinations in the internal lottery in the bonus state are set to be lower than the winning probabilities of all the small winning combinations in the internal lottery in the normal game state and the bonus establishment state.

Therefore, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the expected value of the medal acquisition rate is less than 100% in the bonus state.

Here, in the bonus establishment state, as will be described in more detail later, when the winning area "batting order bell 1" to the winning area "batting order bell 12" are won, the stop button B1 is displayed in the correct batting order composed of batting order 1 to batting order 6. ~Bell A to Bell F cannot be won unless the stop button B3 is pressed. Therefore, the probability that any one of Bell A to Bell F will win is determined by the correct batting order from the six types of batting orders, and the stop button B1. ~ Limited to when the stop button B3 can be pressed. On the other hand, when an AT game in which winning assistance is executed by the AT control means 200 described later is executed, the correct batting order is AT control means when the winning area "batting order bell 1" to winning area "batting order bell 12" The probability of winning any one of the bells A to F is increased up to 6 times as much as the case where the prize winning assistance is not executed because the notification is given by the prize winning assistance control by the performance control means 180 and the prize winning assistance performance by the performance control means 180.例文帳に追加can be done.

As described above, in the present embodiment, a winning combination (specific combination) that pays out more medals than the prescribed number of medals to be won when the stop operation is performed in the order of correct strokes and the pressing timing of the first stop operation is appropriate. , Bell A to Bell F are set. Then, the probability of obtaining a winning mode including a specific combination in the bonus state is compressed to about 1/6 of the probability of obtaining a winning mode including a specific combination in a game state other than the bonus state. By constructing in this manner, an internal lottery is performed by providing a mode in which N types of specific hands are won without overlapping each other in a game state other than the bonus state, and N types of specific hands are won in a bonus state. The probability of obtaining a winning mode including a special role in a bonus state is reduced to about 1/N of the probability of obtaining a winning mode including a special role in a game state other than the bonus state by performing an internal lottery by providing a mode for allowing Can be compressed. As a result, the lower limit of the expected value of the medal acquisition rate in the bonus state can be lowered to less than 100%, and the medal acquisition performance related to the AT game can be designed. The degree of freedom in design can be dramatically improved.

<AT control means>
FIG. 4B is a state transition diagram showing details of the normal section and advantageous section controlled by the AT control means 200 of the present embodiment, and the effect state controlled during the advantageous section.

As described above, the normal section is a period during which the control related to the auxiliary game based on the result of the internal lottery by the internal lottery means 120 is not executed. The AT control means 200 performs an advantageous zone lottery, which is a lottery for determining whether or not to end the normal zone and start the advantageous zone, based on the winning area won in the internal lottery by the internal lottery means 120 in the game within the normal zone. to run.

In the advantageous interval lottery, the AT control means 200 first retrieves data from the AT control data storage means 197 in which "start of advantageous interval" and "lost (no winning)" are associated with each of a plurality of random numbers. Acquire an advantageous section transition lottery table, which is a table. Then, the AT control means 200 acquires a random number from the random number generating means 110, compares the acquired random number with the advantageous section transition lottery table, and determines whether or not to start the advantageous section based on the comparison result.

The AT control means 200 performs the advantageous section lottery so that the probability obtained by multiplying the winning probability of the winning area won in the internal lottery by the winning probability of "the start of the advantageous section" in the advantageous section lottery is 1/17500 or more. to run.

The AT control means 200 of the present embodiment, in the internal lottery in the non-RT state and the bonus establishment state, the winning area "batting order bell 1" to the winning area "batting order bell 12", the winning area "RBB & rare role", the winning area "RBB & 1 piece Advantageous section lottery is executed when winning in the winning area "normal replay 1" and winning area "rare replay", and the advantageous section lottery is not executed when winning in other winning areas It is Also, the AT control means 200 executes an advantageous section lottery to win the "start of the advantageous section" with a high probability of about 1/1.5.

In the advantageous section, the AT control means 200 is in a normal state (first state) in which the prize winning assistance for Bell A to Bell F is not executed when the winning area "batting order bell 1" to the winning area "batting order bell 12" is won; The chance zone (CZ) state, which is more advantageous than the normal state because it is easier to transition to the AT state than the state, and the winning area "Battering Bell 1" ~ Bell A when winning the winning area "Battering Bell 12" ~ and an AT state (second state) in which Bell F's prize winning assistance is executed. Further, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is configured so that the rate of staying in the advantageous section in the entire game can be 70% or more.

The normal state is an effect state (normal effect state) corresponding to a normal state among a plurality of types of effect states, which is set when the game is not shifted to another effect state. When the production state shifts to the normal state, the AT control means 200 stores a non-AT game number counter (not shown) that counts the number of games played in the normal state. is updated by adding the value "1" corresponding to one game. When the stored value of the non-AT game number counter reaches the value "700", the AT control means 200 determines that the conditions for shifting to the CZ state are established, and shifts the presentation state from the normal state to the CZ state.

In addition, the AT control means 200 determines whether or not to shift to the AT state in the case of winning the winning area "RBB & rare combination" and the case of winning the winning area "rare replay" in the internal lottery. An AT lottery is executed during normal lottery.

In the normal AT lottery, the AT control means 200 of the present embodiment uses the first normal AT lottery table when the set value stored in the set value storage means 191 is set to 1. When the setting value stored in the setting value storage means 191 is the setting 2, the normal AT lottery is performed using the second normal AT lottery table, and is stored in the setting value storage means 191. When the setting value is setting 3, a normal AT lottery is performed using the third normal AT lottery table, and when the setting value stored in the setting value storage means 191 is setting 4, the fourth normal AT lottery is performed. A medium AT lottery table is used to perform the normal AT lottery, and when the set value stored in the set value storage means 191 is set to 5, the normal medium AT lottery is performed using the fifth normal AT lottery table. , when the set value stored in the set value storage means 191 is set 6, the normal AT lottery is performed using the sixth normal AT lottery table. The details of the control processing relating to acquisition of the lottery table executed by the AT control means 200 when executing the normal AT lottery will be described later.

The AT control means 200 performs a lottery to determine either "transition to AT state" or "disappointment" in the normal AT lottery, and when "transition to AT state" is won in the normal AT lottery. Then, it is determined that a condition for shifting to the AT state (AT transition condition) is satisfied, and the effect state is shifted from the normal state to the AT state.

In the CZ state, the probability of transitioning to the AT state, in which Bell A to Bell F's winning assistance is executed when winning in the winning area "Battering order Bell 1" to the winning area "Battering order Bell 12" in the internal lottery, is higher than in the normal state. It is high, and it is a production state that is more advantageous than the normal state. At the start of the CZ state, the AT control means 200 sets a value corresponding to a predetermined number of games (for example, 32 games) to a CZ game number counter (not shown) of the AT control data storage means 197, and the game is executed. Each time, a decrement update is executed by subtracting the value "1" corresponding to one game from the stored value of the CZ game number counter.

The AT control means 200 is configured to execute an AT lottery during CZ for determining whether or not to decide to shift to the AT state in a game in which the CZ state is started. When "transition to AT state" is won in the CZ AT lottery, the AT control means 200 shifts the presentation state from the CZ state to the AT state after 32 games are played from the start of the CZ state. On the other hand, if the "transition to AT state" is not won in the AT lottery during CZ, the AT control means 200 ends the CZ state after 32 games have been played from the start of the CZ state. When the CZ state is terminated while the AT shift condition is not satisfied, the AT control means 200 determines that the normal termination condition among the termination conditions of the advantageous section is satisfied, and initializes the information regarding the advantageous section. A predetermined initialization process and a predetermined end process of ending the advantageous section and starting the normal section from the next game are executed.

In the AT lottery during CZ, the AT control means 200 of the present embodiment uses the AT lottery table during the first CZ when the setting values stored in the setting value storage means 191 are setting 1 and setting 2. When the AT lottery is performed and the set values stored in the set value storage means 191 are set 3 and set 4, the AT lottery is performed in the CZ using the second CZ AT lottery table, and the set value storage means 191 When the stored setting values are setting 5 and setting 6, AT lottery during CZ is performed using the AT lottery table during third CZ.

In addition, the AT control means 200 executes a lottery using the results of the internal lottery regardless of which one of the AT lottery table in the first CZ to the AT lottery table in the third CZ is used. The AT control means 200 divides the winning areas won in the internal lottery into a winning area for a small winning combination other than the winning area "RBB & rare combination", a replay winning area other than the winning area "rare replay", and a winning area "RBB & rare combination". A different lottery table is used for each of the winning area "rare replay" and the winning area.

For example, when the AT control means 200 executes the AT lottery during CZ using the first AT lottery table during CZ, when the result of the internal lottery is won in a winning area of a small combination other than the winning area "RBB & rare combination" In the 1st CZ AT lottery is executed using the 1st CZ AT lottery table A, and if the result of the internal lottery wins a replay winning area other than the winning area "rare replay", the 1st CZ AT lottery AT lottery in CZ is executed using table B, and if the result of the internal lottery wins the winning area "RBB & rare role" or winning area "rare replay", CZ using AT lottery table C in the first CZ Medium AT lottery is executed. In the 1st CZ AT lottery table A to 1st CZ AT lottery table C, the probability of winning "transition to AT state" is 1st CZ AT lottery table A < 1st CZ AT lottery table B < 1st CZ AT lottery table It is configured to be a lottery table C.

In the slot machine 1, even in the CZ AT lottery using the second CZ AT lottery table, the second CZ AT lottery table A to the second CZ AT lottery table A to the same as the first CZ AT lottery table is used according to the result of the internal lottery. It is determined which of the AT lottery tables C in the second CZ is to be used. 2nd CZ AT lottery table A to 2nd CZ AT lottery table C, the probability of winning "transition to AT state" is 2nd CZ AT lottery table A < 2nd CZ AT lottery table B < 2nd CZ AT lottery table It is configured to be a lottery table C.

In addition, in the slot machine 1, even in the AT lottery in the CZ using the AT lottery table in the 3rd CZ, the AT lottery table in the 3rd CZ A to the AT lottery table in the 3rd CZ is used in accordance with the result of the internal lottery, similarly to the case of using the AT lottery table in the 1st CZ according to the result of the internal lottery. It is determined which of the AT lottery tables C in the 3rd CZ is to be used. In the 3rd CZ AT lottery table A to 3rd CZ AT lottery table C, the probability of winning "transition to AT state" is 3rd CZ AT lottery table A < 3rd CZ AT lottery table B < 3rd CZ AT lottery table It is configured to be a lottery table C.

In order to acquire the AT lottery table in CZ according to the result of the internal lottery, the AT control means 200 defines the AT lottery table A in the first CZ to the AT lottery table C in the first CZ corresponding to the result of the internal lottery. A first winning area table is provided as a table, and a second winning area table is provided as a condition table defining a second CZ AT lottery table A to a second CZ AT lottery table C corresponding to the results of the internal lottery, A third winning area table is provided as a condition table defining AT lottery table A in 3rd CZ to AT lottery table C in 3rd CZ corresponding to the results of the internal lottery.

Based on the set values stored in the set value storage unit 191, the AT control means 200 selects one of the first winning area table to the third winning area table and the AT lottery table in the first CZ to the AT lottery table in the third CZ. To get a . If the first winning area table is acquired, the AT control means 200 refers to the result of the internal lottery and the acquired first winning area table, and selects the AT lottery table A in the first CZ to the AT lottery in the first CZ. If it is determined which table C is used to execute the AT lottery in CZ, and if the second winning area table is acquired, the result of the internal lottery and the acquired second winning area table are referred to, If it is determined which one of the second CZ AT lottery table A to the second CZ AT lottery table C is used to execute the CZ AT lottery, and the third winning area table is acquired, the result of the internal lottery and With reference to the obtained third winning area table, it is determined which of the 3rd CZ AT lottery table A to the 3rd CZ AT lottery table C is used to execute the CZ AT lottery.

In addition, in the AT lottery during CZ, the AT control means 200 can win "transition to the AT state" with a higher probability than the normal AT lottery executed in the normal state, even when any lottery table is used. Run a lottery.

In this way, in the CZ state, in the game at the start, the AT lottery in CZ that can be won for "shift to AT state" is executed regardless of the result of the internal lottery, and the AT lottery in CZ is executed by the internal lottery. If you win the winning area "RBB & Rare role" or the winning area "Rare replay", you can win "Transition to AT state" with a higher probability than if you win other winning areas. It is configured as a production state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state in which the conditions for shifting to the AT state may be satisfied only when the winning area "RBB & Rare Role" or the winning area "Rare Replay" is won. . The details of the control process executed by the AT control means 200 when acquiring the lottery table for executing the AT lottery in CZ will be described later.

It should be noted that the AT control means 200 may be configured to execute prize winning assistance control when the winning area "Battering order bell 1" to the winning area "Battering order bell 12" are won in the case where the effect state is the CZ state. Often, the win assist control is executed at a frequency where the net increase in the number of medals, which is the average value of the difference between the number of medals that can be obtained in one game and the number of medals that are inserted, is about 1.0. good too.

The AT state is a state in which an auxiliary game can be executed in which winning assistance of Bell A to Bell F is executed when the winning area "Battering order Bell 1" to the winning area "Battering order Bell 12" are won. The AT control means 200 displays, as prize winning assistance in the AT state, notifying the correct batting order enabling Bell A to Bell F to win prizes when the winning area "batting order bell 1" to the winning area "batting order bell 12" are won. It is displayed on the main control display device 500 .

This AT is more advantageous for the player than in the normal state in terms of payout of medals due to the auxiliary game in which the winning assistance of Bell A to Bell F in which a payout (15 coins) larger than the prescribed number of insertions (3 coins) is set is executed. The state constitutes the second state in this embodiment, and the AT control means 200 that performs control related to the normal section, the advantageous section and the auxiliary game constitutes the auxiliary game control means in this embodiment.

AT control means 200 sets an initial value (50 games) corresponding to a predetermined number of games to an AT game number counter (not shown) of AT control data storage means 197 at the start of the AT state. , the decrement update is executed by subtracting the value "1" corresponding to one game from the stored value of the AT game number counter.

In addition, the AT control means 200 stores the stored value of the AT game number counter when winning the winning area "RBB & Rare Role" by the internal lottery by the internal lottery means 120 and when winning the winning area "Rare Replay". By determining whether to add the value determined by lottery to , an additional lottery is executed to determine whether to add (add) the period in which the AT state continues, and the value determined by the additional lottery is If the value is 1 or more, it is configured to execute an addition process of adding the determined value to the AT game number counter.

The AT control means 200 refers to the stock storage area and performs one or more sets when the stored value of the AT game number counter becomes "0" due to the decrement update performed each time a game is played in the AT state. Determine whether the AT state is stocked. When the AT control means 200 determines that the AT state is not stocked, the AT control means 200 determines that the AT state termination condition (AT termination condition) is met, and terminates the AT state. In addition, the AT control means 200 is controlled when the value stored in the first advantageous interval counter 197a reaches the value "1500" in the AT state, and when the value stored in the second advantageous interval counter 197b exceeds the value "2400" in the AT state. In both cases, it is determined that the AT termination condition has been satisfied, and the AT state is terminated.

The AT control means 200 can execute an advantageous interval continuation lottery for determining whether or not to continue the advantageous interval when the AT state is terminated based on the fact that the stored value of the AT game number counter has reached the value "0". It is configured. In this embodiment, the AT control means 200 determines that the stored value of the second advantageous interval counter 197b is less than the value "900", that is, the number of medals (difference number) obtained by the player in the current AT state is less than 900. , the advantageous section continuation lottery is executed.

The AT control means 200 executes an advantageous section continuation lottery, and when winning the "advantageous section continuation", shifts the presentation state from the AT state to the normal state. On the other hand, the AT control means 200 executes the advantageous interval continuation lottery, and when the "advantageous interval continuation" is not won, and when the AT state ends, the stored value of the second advantageous interval counter 197b is the value "900" or more. a predetermined initialization process, which is a process of determining that the normal end condition among the end conditions of the advantageous section has been satisfied and initializing information about the advantageous section; and a predetermined end process for starting the normal section from .

In addition, the AT control means 200 terminates the AT state based on the fact that the value stored in the first advantageous interval counter 197a reaches the value "1500" in the AT state, and when the second advantageous interval counter 197b is stored in the AT state. When the AT state ends based on the value exceeding the value "2400", it is determined that the specific termination condition among the termination conditions of the advantageous section is met, and the information regarding the advantageous section is initialized. Predetermined initialization processing and predetermined end processing for ending the advantageous section and starting the normal section from the next game are executed.

3. Details of Control Processing Related to Acquisition of Lottery Table Next, details of control processing related to acquisition of the lottery table executed by the AT control means 200 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 11. FIG.

<Address of data area where data table is stored>
In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, the ROM storing the data table referred to by the program for controlling the progress of the game among the game control means 10 has various I remember the data table. For this reason, the slot machine 1 is configured such that the data of the upper 4 bits (bits 12 to 15) of the 2-byte data forming the address is "0001" in any data table.

<Address data table used in CZ AT lottery>
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the address data table T1 referred to when the AT control means 200 of the present embodiment executes the AT lottery during CZ. An address associated with a condition table (first winning area table to third winning area table), which is a data table defining conditions to be referred to when obtaining a lottery table, and a lottery used when executing a lottery. An address data table T1 that stores information (address data) about an address associated with a lottery table (AT lottery table in the first CZ to AT lottery table in the third CZ), which is a data table in which values are stored, It is stored in AT control data storage means 197 as storage means. In addition, the first winning area table to third winning area table and the first CZ AT lottery table to third CZ AT lottery table acquired using the address data table T1 are also stored in the AT control data storage means 197. there is

As shown in FIG. 5, the address data table T1 includes a first winning area table to a third winning area table, which are condition tables used to determine the AT lottery table in CZ to be acquired according to the result of the internal lottery. Address data of bits 0 to 11 of the address of the table and address data of bits 0 to 11 of the addresses of the AT lottery table in the first CZ to the AT lottery table in the third CZ, which are the lottery tables, are stored. there is

In the address data table T1, in the data area associated with the value "0" as an address, 4-bit address data in total of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the first winning area table are stored in the upper 4 bits. , a total of 4-bit address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the AT lottery table in the first CZ are stored in the lower 4 bits, and a total of 1-byte address data is stored. In the address data table T1, in the data area associated with the value "1" as an address, 8-bit address data in total of bits 0 to 7 of the address of the first winning area table is stored, and the value "2" is stored. ” as an address stores 8-bit address data in total of bit 0 to bit 7 of the address of the AT lottery table in the first CZ.

In this way, in the address data table T1, the 3-byte data area contains the address data of bits 0 to 11 of the address of the first winning area table and the address data of bits 0 to 11 of the address of the AT lottery table in the first CZ. and address data of bit 11 are stored. In the address data table T1, the address data of bits 0 to 11 of the address of the second winning area table, the address data of bits 0 to 11 of the address of the AT lottery table in the second CZ, and the address data of the third winning The address data of bits 0 to 11 of the address of the area table and the address data of bits 0 to 11 of the address of the AT lottery table in the third CZ are also used in the first winning area table and the AT lottery in the first CZ, respectively. Like the table, it is stored in a 3-byte data area.

For this reason, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the address data table T1 used when executing the AT lottery in CZ has the address data that constitutes the address of the condition table and the address data that constitutes the address of the lottery table. It is a data table that stores a total of 9 bytes.

Further, in the address data table T1, in the data areas of the addresses (value "0", value "3", value "6") associated with values that are multiples of 3, bit 8 to 4-bit address data of bit 11 and 4-bit address data of bit 8 to bit 11 of the address of the lottery table are stored, and values of value "1", value "4", and value "7" are stored. 8-bit (1-byte) address data from bit 0 to bit 7 of the address of the condition table are stored in the data area associated as the address, and the value is "2", the value is "5", and the value is "8". 8-bit (1-byte) address data of bit 0 to bit 7 of the address of the lottery table is stored in the data area associated with the value of .

That is, in the address data table T1, for the address data stored in the data area in which the value of the multiple of 3 is associated as the address, the upper 1 byte of the 2-byte address data constituting the address of the condition table is Address data of bits 8 to 11 composed of 4 bits obtained by dividing the address data, and 4 bits obtained by dividing the upper 1 byte of the 2-byte address data constituting the address of the lottery table. and address data of bits 8 to 11.

In the address data table T1, the data areas are associated with the values "0" to "8" as addresses, and each data area is divided into 1-byte data areas each having a predetermined size. A data area that constitutes a partition and is associated with values "0", "3", and "6" as addresses constitutes the first partition in this embodiment, and has a value of "1" and a value of "6". 4” and the value “7” as addresses constitute the second partition in this embodiment, and the values “2”, “5” and “8” are associated as addresses. The associated data area constitutes the third partition in this embodiment.

Further, the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the condition table stored in the data area in which the values "0", "3", and "6" are associated as addresses, and the address data of the lottery table The address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address constitute the first information in this embodiment, and the data area in which the values of value "1", value "4", and value "7" are associated as addresses. The address data of bits 0 to 7 of the stored address of the condition table constitutes the second information in this embodiment, and the values of value "2", value "5", and value "8" are used as addresses. The address data of bits 0 to 7 of the address of the lottery table stored in the associated data area constitute the third information in this embodiment.

Further, the address data obtained by dividing the upper 1-byte address data constituting the address of the condition table into 4 bits as the division size (the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the condition table) is the Address data (bit 8 to bit 11 address data of the lottery table address) obtained by dividing the upper 1-byte address data constituting 1 division information and constituting the address of the lottery table into 4 bits as a division size, It constitutes the second division information in this embodiment.

<Address construction processing when executing AT lottery in CZ>
FIG. 6 is for constructing the address of the condition table (1st winning area table to 3rd winning area table) and the lottery table (AT lottery table in 1st CZ to AT lottery table in 3rd CZ) used in AT lottery in CZ. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a control program for address construction processing executed in the first;

Note that the AT control means 200 of this embodiment is configured to set a value in advance in the A register as an offset before starting the control program shown in FIG. When the setting values stored in the setting value storage unit 191 are setting 1 and setting 2, the AT control means 200 sets the value "0" to the A register, and sets the setting value to setting 3 and setting 4. If there is, the value "1" is set in the A register, and if the setting values are setting 5 and setting 6, the value "2" is set in the A register.

Further, in the slot machine 1, the RWM used for executing the program for controlling the progress of the game in the game control means 10 is provided with 8-bit A register to F register, H register, and L register, respectively. In addition, the H register and L register are configured to be usable as 16-bit HL registers. Further, the RWM used for executing the program for controlling the progress of the game among the game control means 10 is also provided with a stack area in which the information of each register can be temporarily stacked.

AT control means 200 first executes the MUL instruction, which is an instruction for executing multiplication, and triples the offset value set in the A register. Next, the AT control means 200 executes the LD instruction, which is an instruction to set data in the register, sets the address corresponding to the value "0" of the address data table T1 in the HL register, and acquires the address data table T1. Next, the AT control means 200 executes an ADDWB instruction for adding in units of one byte, and adds the value of the A register to the HL register, thereby obtaining an address in the address data table T1 corresponding to the value set in the A register. to get

By executing these series of instructions, the AT control means 200 stores the address of the address data table T1 corresponding to the value set in the A register, that is, the setting value stored in the setting value storage means 191, in the HL register. can be set.

Next, the AT control means 200 executes the LDH instruction, which is an instruction to set data in the register in units of 4 bits, and the upper 4 bits of the data stored in the data area of the address set in the HL register. data is set in the B register, and lower 4-bit data is set in the C register. As shown in FIG. 5, the data areas in which the value "0", the value "3", and the value "6" are associated as addresses in the address data table T1 have the upper 4 bits , address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the condition table are stored, and address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the lottery table are stored in the lower 4 bits.

Therefore, the AT control means 200 executes the LDH BC, (HL) instruction to set the address data of bit 8 to bit 11 of the address of the condition table in the B register, and set the address data of the lottery table in the C register. Address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address can be set. Specifically, when the offset value set in the A register is "0", the AT control means 200 executes the instruction LDH BC, (HL) to store the first offset in the B register. Address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the winning area table are set, and address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the AT lottery table in the first CZ are set in the C register.

Next, the AT control means 200 adds 1 to the address value of the address data table T1 set in the HL register by executing an INC instruction to add 1 to the data set in the register. By executing the INC HL instruction, the address of the address data table T1 that the AT control means 200 refers to next becomes the address one level below the current address. AT control means 200, for example, executes the instruction LDH BC, (HL), sets the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the first winning area table in the B register, and sets the address data in the first CZ in the C register. If the address data of bits 8 to 11 in the address of the AT lottery table is set, by executing the INC HL instruction, the next address to be referenced will be the address of bits 0 to 11 in the first winning area table. It becomes a data area in which the address data of bit 7 is stored.

Next, the AT control means 200 sets the data set in the C register to the D register by executing the LD instruction. Next, the AT control means 200 executes the LDIN instruction, which is an instruction to set 8-bit unit data in the register in order from the data of the address one lower, so that the data area currently set to be referred to is set. Set the address data of bits 0 to 7 of the lottery table address stored in the data area where the address is set one lower than the A register, and the data currently set to be referred to The address data of bits 0 to 7 of the address of the condition table stored in the area are set in the C register. Next, the AT control means 200 sets the data set in the A register to the E register by executing the LD instruction.

By executing the instructions up to this point, the AT control means 200 sets the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the condition table to the B register, and sets the address data of bits 0 to 11 of the address of the condition table to the C register. 7 address data can be set. That is, the AT control means 200 can acquire the address data of bits 0 to 11 in the address of the condition table to the BC register.

Also, the AT control means 200 sets the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the lottery table in the D register, and sets the address data of bits 0 to 7 of the address of the lottery table in the E register. can be done. That is, the AT control means 200 can acquire the address data of bits 0 to 11 of the address of the lottery table to the DE register.

Then, the AT control means 200 executes the SET instruction to set the value "1" to the specified bit, sets the value "1" to the bit 4 of the B register by the SET 4,B instruction, and sets the value "1" to the SET 4,D bit 4 of the D register is set to "1" by the instruction of . As a result, the value "0001" constituting the address data of bits 12 to 15 of the address of the condition table is set in the B register in the upper 4 bits, and the value of bits 8 to 15 of the address of the condition table is set. Address data is set. In addition, in the D register, the value "0001" constituting the address data of bits 12 to 15 of the address of the lottery table is set in the upper 4 bits, and the address of bits 8 to 15 of the address of the lottery table is set. Data is set.

Thus, when constructing the address of the condition table, the AT control means 200 of the present embodiment obtains the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the condition table in the lower 4 bits of the B register, With the address data of bits 0 to 7 of the address of the condition table stored in the register, the SET 4, B instruction is executed as a predetermined instruction to set the 4th bit of the B register, that is, the address of the condition table. By setting the value "1" in the position of bit 12, "0001" which is information not stored in the address data table T1 is set in order from bit 15 to bit 12, and the address of the condition table is set in the BC register. can be built.

Further, when constructing the address of the lottery table, the AT control means 200 of the present embodiment obtains the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the lottery table in the lower 4 bits of the D register, and stores the address data in the E register. With the address data of bits 0 to 7 of the address of the lottery table acquired, the SET 4, D instruction is executed as a predetermined instruction to set the 4th bit of the D register, that is, the bit of the address of the lottery table. By setting the value "1" to the position of 12, "0001", which is information not stored in the address data table T1, is set in order from bit 15 to bit 12, and the address of the lottery table is constructed in the DE register. be able to.

In other words, the address of the condition table and the address of the lottery table contain, as common specific information, bit 12 with a value of "1" and bits 13 to 15 with a value of "0". ing.

In other words, the address of the first data table and the address of the second data table contain common specific information.

With this configuration, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has specific information common to the address of the condition table and the address of the lottery table. can be partially shared to reduce the cost of address design.

Further, in the gaming machine, the specific information is not stored in the plurality of sections,
The address of the first data table is constructed by obtaining the first information and the second information and setting the specific information by executing a predetermined instruction,
The address of the second data table is constructed by acquiring the first information and the third information and setting the specific information by executing a predetermined instruction.

With this configuration, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment includes specific information that is not stored in the address data table T1 in the address of the condition table and the address of the lottery table, and the specific information is stored by the SET command. By setting, the address of the condition table and the address of the lottery table can be constructed. That is, part of the address of the condition table and part of the address of the lottery table can be constructed without using the data capacity of the address data table T1. Therefore, the data capacity of the address data table T1 can be compressed.

By executing the above control program, the AT control means 200 constructs address data of bits 0 to 15 indicating the address of the condition table in the BC register, and bits 0 to 15 indicating the address of the lottery table in the DE register. 15 address data can be constructed.

In this embodiment, a condition table that enables an address to be constructed based on the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the condition table and the address data of bits 0 to 7 of the address of the condition table is provided. , the address can be constructed based on the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the lottery table and the address data of bits 0 to 7 of the address of the lottery table. The lottery table constitutes the second data table in this embodiment.

Note that the AT control means 200 includes a first winning area table and a first CZ AT lottery table, a second winning area table and a second CZ AT lottery table, a third winning area table and a third CZ AT lottery table, When any condition table or lottery table is acquired, the offset value corresponding to the condition table or lottery table to be acquired is set in the A register, and then the control program shown in FIG. 6 is executed. Addresses of condition tables and lottery tables can be constructed.

<Address data table used in normal AT lottery>
FIG. 7 shows an address data table T2 and an address data table T3 that the AT control means 200 of the present embodiment refers to when executing an AT lottery during normal times. The address data table T2 and the address data table T3 are stored in the AT control data storage means 197. FIG. The AT control data storage means 197 also stores the first to sixth normal AT lottery tables obtained using the address data table T2 and the address data table T3.

As shown in FIG. 7, the address data table T2 has a total of 6 bytes from a 1-byte data area associated with the value "0" to a 1-byte data area associated with the value "5". It is configured to have a data area. In the address data table T2, the address data of bits 0 to 7 of the addresses of the first normal AT lottery table to the sixth normal AT lottery table are stored in order from the data area associated with the value "0". remembered.

The address data table T3 includes a 1-byte data area associated with the value "0", a 1-byte data area associated with the value "1", and a 1-byte data area associated with the value "2". It has a data area of 3 bytes in total and a data area of 3 bytes. In the address data table T3, the data area associated with the value "0" as an address has a total of 4-bit address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the first normal AT lottery table in the upper 4 bits. A total of 4-bit address data of bit 8 to bit 11 of the address of the second normal AT lottery table is stored in the lower 4 bits. In the data area associated with the value "1" as an address, the address data of a total of 4 bits of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the third normal AT lottery table is stored in the upper 4 bits. Address data of a total of 4 bits of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the fourth normal AT lottery table is stored in 4 bits. In the data area associated with the value "2" as an address, 4-bit address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the fifth normal AT lottery table are stored in the upper 4 bits. Address data of a total of 4 bits of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the AT lottery table during the sixth normal is stored in 4 bits.

Thus, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the address data table T2 is a data table in which a total of 6 bytes of address data constituting the addresses of the first normal AT lottery table to the sixth normal AT lottery table are stored. The address data table T3 is a data table in which a total of 3 bytes of address data constituting the addresses of the first normal AT lottery table to the sixth normal AT lottery table are stored. For this reason, the slot machine 1 is configured to use two data tables in which a total of 9 bytes of address data are stored when executing the normal AT lottery.

In this address data table T2, a data area in which values from "0" to "5" are associated as addresses. is a data area in which values from "0" to "2" are associated as addresses, and is divided into 1-byte data areas each having a predetermined size. A data area in which values from "0" to "2" in the address data table T3 are associated as addresses constitutes the first partition in the present embodiment, and has a value of "0" in the address data table T2. , value “2”, and value “4” are associated as addresses, constitute the second partition in this embodiment, and the address data table T2 has values “1”, “3”, and “ A data area associated with a value of "5" as an address constitutes the third partition in this embodiment.

Further, in the address data table T3, the addresses of the first normal AT lottery table to the sixth normal AT lottery table stored in the data area in which the values "0" to "2" are associated as addresses. Among them, the address data of bits 8 to 11 constitute the first information in this embodiment, and the values of value "0", value "2", and value "4" are associated as addresses in the address data table T2. The address data of bits 0 to 7 of the addresses of the first normal AT lottery table, the third normal AT lottery table, and the fifth normal AT lottery table stored in the data area are the second A second normal AT lottery table, which constitutes information and is stored in a data area in which the values "1", "3", and "5" are associated as addresses in the address data table T2; The address data of bits 0 to 7 of the addresses of the normal AT lottery table and the sixth normal AT lottery table constitute the third information in this embodiment.

In addition, address data obtained by dividing the upper 1-byte address data constituting the addresses of the first normal AT lottery table, the third normal AT lottery table, and the fifth normal AT lottery table into 4 bits as the division size (the second The address data of bits 8 to 11 of the 1 normal AT lottery table, the 3rd normal AT lottery table, and the 5th normal AT lottery table) constitute the first division information in the present embodiment, and the 2nd normal AT lottery table. A first normal AT lottery table, a third AT lottery table in which the upper 1-byte address data constituting the addresses of the AT lottery table, the fourth normal AT lottery table, and the sixth normal AT lottery table are divided into 4 bits as a division size; The data of bit 8 to bit 11 of the address data of the normal AT lottery table and the fifth normal AT lottery table constitute the second division information in this embodiment.

<Address Construction Processing During Normal AT Lottery Execution>
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a control program for address building processing executed to build address data of lottery tables (first normal AT lottery table to sixth normal AT lottery table) used in normal AT lottery. be.

Note that the AT control means 200 of this embodiment is configured to preset a value in the A register as an offset before starting the control program shown in FIG. The AT control means 200 sets the value "0" to the A register when the setting value stored in the setting value storage means 191 is setting 1, and sets the value "0" to the A register when the setting value is setting 2. If the setting value is setting 3, the value "2" is set in the A register, and if the setting value is setting 4, the value "3" is set in the A register. is set, and if the setting value is setting 5, the value "4" is set in the A register, and if the setting value is setting 6, the value "5" is set in the A register, and so on.

First, the AT control means 200 executes the LD instruction, sets the address corresponding to the value "0" of the address data table T2 in the HL register, and acquires the address data table T2. Next, the AT control means 200 executes the ADDWB instruction and adds the value of the A register to the HL register, thereby acquiring the address of the address data table T2 corresponding to the value set in the A register.

By executing these series of instructions, the AT control means 200 stores the address of the address data table T2 corresponding to the value set in the A register, that is, the setting value stored in the setting value storage means 191, in the HL register. can be set.

Next, the AT control means 200 executes the LD instruction and sets the data stored in the data area of the address set in the HL register to the C register. The AT control means 200 can set the address data of bits 0 to 7 of the address of the lottery table in the C register by executing the instruction LD C, (HL).

Next, the AT control means 200 executes the SRL instruction to logically shift the designated register to the right, and divides the offset value set in the A register by the value "2". The AT control means 200 executes the SRL A instruction when the value of bit 0 of the A register is the value "1", i.e. when the value of the offset stored in the A register is an odd number. Store the remainder value as the carry flag.

Next, the AT control means 200 executes a PUSH instruction to store the data set in the register and the carry flag in the stack area, and stores the offset value and remainder value divided by the value "2" in the stack area. Forward.

Next, the AT control means 200 executes the LD instruction, sets the address corresponding to the value "0" of the address data table T3 in the HL register, and acquires the address data table T3. Next, the AT control means 200 executes the ADDWB instruction and adds the value of the A register to the HL register, thereby obtaining the address of the address data table T3 corresponding to the value set in the A register.

As described above, the value of the A register is set to the quotient value obtained by dividing the value set at the start of the address construction processing by the value "2" by executing the SRL A instruction. That is, when the instruction ADDWB HL,A is executed after acquiring the address data table T3, if the offset value at the start of the address construction processing is "0" and "1", the value If "0" is set in the A register and the value of the offset at the start of the address construction process is "2" and "3", then the value "1" is set in the A register and the address If the offset values at the start of the build process are "4" and "5", then the value "2" is set in the A register.

Next, the AT control means 200 executes the LDH instruction, sets the upper 4-bit data in the H register out of the data stored in the data area of the address set in the HL register, and sets the lower 4-bit data in the H register. Set the data in the L register. By executing LDH HL, (HL), the AT control means 200 stores the data stored in the upper 4 bits in each data area of the address data table T3 in the H register, and the data stored in the lower 4 bits. stored data in the L register.

Specifically, the AT control means 200 assigns the upper 4 bits of the address of the first normal AT lottery table to the data area stored in the address associated with the value "0" in the address data table T3. The address data of bits 8 to 11 are stored, and the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the AT lottery table during the second normal are stored in the lower 4 bits. Address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the AT lottery table are set, and address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the second normal AT lottery table are set in the L register.

Next, the AT control means 200 executes the POP instruction, which is an instruction to transfer the data in the stack area and the carry flag to the register, and transfers the offset value and remainder value transferred to the stack area to the A register. .

Next, the AT control means 200 executes the JR instruction to jump the instruction to a predetermined address when the carry flag is not set, and determines that the carry flag is not set, that is, executes the SRL A instruction. If there is no remainder, the instruction to be executed is jumped up to GET_TBL01 in the address construction process. On the other hand, the AT control means 200 determines that the carry flag is set by the instruction JR NC, GET_TBL01, that is, if there is a remainder when executing the instruction SRL A, the LD instruction is executed and the L Set the data set in the register to the B register.

By executing a series of control programs from the instruction of LD B, H to the instruction of LD B, L, the offset values at the start of the address construction process are set to "0", "2", and "4". , that is, if the set values stored in the set value storage means 191 are set 1, set 3, and set 5, there is no remainder when the SRL A instruction is executed. , JR NC, and GET_TBL01 are executed without executing LD B,L, and GET_TBL01 is jumped to. The data is stored in the upper 4 bits in each data area.

On the other hand, when the offset values at the start of the address construction processing are "1", "3", and "5", that is, the setting values stored in the setting value storage means 191 are setting 2 and setting 4. , when the setting is 6, the remainder is generated when the instruction of SRL A is executed, and LD B, L is executed after the instruction of JR NC, GET_TBL01 is executed, so that it is set in the B register. The data obtained is the data stored in the lower 4 bits in each data area of the address data table T3 set by the LD B, H instruction.

Then, the AT control means 200 executes the SET instruction and sets the value "1" to the bit 4 of the B register by the SET 4,B instruction. As a result, the value "0001" constituting the address data of bits 12 to 15 of the address of the lottery table is set in the B register in the upper 4 bits, and the value of bits 8 to 15 of the address of the lottery table is set. Address data is set.

In this way, the addresses of the first normal AT lottery table to the sixth normal AT lottery table have information of value "1" in bit 12 and value "0" in bits 13 to 15 as common specific information. is included.

In other words, the address of the first data table and the address of the second data table contain common specific information.

With this configuration, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has the addresses of the first normal AT lottery table, the third normal AT lottery table, the fifth normal AT lottery table, the second normal AT lottery table, and the fourth normal AT lottery table. Since the addresses of the normal AT lottery table and the sixth normal AT lottery table have common specific information, when designing the addresses of the first normal AT lottery table to the sixth normal AT lottery table, It is possible to reduce the cost of designing the addresses by sharing the parts.

Further, in the gaming machine, the specific information is not stored in the plurality of sections,
The address of the first data table is constructed by obtaining the first information and the second information and setting the specific information by executing a predetermined instruction,
The address of the second data table is constructed by acquiring the first information and the third information and setting the specific information by executing a predetermined instruction.

With this configuration, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment includes specific information not stored in the address data table T2 and the address data table T3 in the addresses of the first normal AT lottery table to the sixth normal AT lottery table. In addition, by setting the specific information by the SET command, the addresses of the first normal AT lottery table to the sixth normal AT lottery table can be constructed. Since part of the addresses of the first normal AT lottery table to the sixth normal AT lottery table can be constructed without using them, the data capacity of the address data table T2 and the address data table T3 can be compressed.

By executing the above control program, the AT control means 200 can construct address data of bits 0 to 15 indicating the address of the lottery table in the BC register.

The address data of bits 8 to 11 of the addresses of the first normal AT lottery table, the third normal AT lottery table, and the fifth normal AT lottery table, the first normal AT lottery table, and the third normal AT lottery table A first normal AT lottery table and a third normal AT lottery table that can construct an address based on address data of bits 0 to 7 of addresses of a medium AT lottery table and a fifth normal AT lottery table. , the fifth normal AT lottery table constitute the first data table in this embodiment, and the addresses of the second normal AT lottery table, the fourth normal AT lottery table, and the sixth normal AT lottery table are: Based on the address data of bits 8 to 11 and the address data of bits 0 to 7 of the addresses of the second normal AT lottery table, the fourth normal AT lottery table, and the sixth normal AT lottery table A condition table that enables address construction constitutes the second data table in this embodiment.

It should be noted that the AT control means 200 sets the offset value corresponding to the acquired lottery table in the A register when acquiring any one of the first normal AT lottery table to the sixth normal AT lottery table. Then, by executing the control program shown in FIG. 8, the address of the lottery table to be acquired can be constructed.

<Address Data Table Used in AT Lottery in CZ of Comparative Example>
Next, as a comparative example, a slot machine configured to store one type of address data in one data area in the address data table will be described. FIG. 9A is a diagram showing an address data table T4 referred to when the AT control means of the comparative example executes the AT lottery during CZ.

As shown in FIG. 9A, the address data table T4 includes a first winning area table to a first winning area table, which are condition tables used to determine an AT lottery table in CZ to be acquired according to the result of the internal lottery. 3 Address data of bit 0 to bit 15 of the address of the winning area table and address data of bit 0 to bit 15 of the addresses of the AT lottery table in the first CZ to the AT lottery table in the third CZ, which are the lottery tables. remembered.

In the address data table T4, 2-byte address data of bit 0 to bit 15 of the address of the first winning area table are stored in the data area associated with the value "0" as the address, and the value "2" is stored. 2-byte address data of bit 0 to bit 15 of the address of the AT lottery table in the first CZ are stored in the data area associated with as an address. In the address data table T4, the data area associated with the value "4" as an address stores 2-byte address data of bits 0 to 15 of the address of the second winning area table. 6” as an address stores 2-byte address data of bit 0 to bit 15 of the address of the AT lottery table in the second CZ. In the address data table T4, the data area associated with the value "8" as an address stores 2-byte address data of bits 0 to 15 of the address of the third winning area table. 10” as an address stores 2-byte address data of bit 0 to bit 15 of the address of the AT lottery table in the third CZ.

Therefore, in the slot machine of the comparative example, the address data table T4 used when executing the CZ AT lottery has a total of 12 address data constituting the address of the condition table and the address data constituting the address of the lottery table. It is a data table stored in bytes.

In the address data table T4, 2-byte address data constituting the address of the condition table is stored in the data area in which the values "0", "4", and "8" are associated as addresses. , value "2", value "6", and value "10" are associated as addresses, 2-byte address data constituting the address of the lottery table is stored.

That is, in the address data table T4, 2-byte address data constituting the address of the condition table is stored in a data area in which a value of a multiple of 4 is associated as an address, and 2 is added to the value of the multiple of 4. 2-byte address data forming the address of the lottery table is stored in the data area in which the value is associated with the address.

<Address construction processing during execution of AT lottery in CZ of comparative example>
FIG. 9B shows condition tables (first winning area table to third winning area table) and lottery tables (first CZ AT lottery table to third CZ AT lottery table) used by the slot machine of the comparative example in AT lottery in CZ FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a control program for address construction processing executed to construct an address for a lottery table.

Note that the AT control means of the comparative example is configured to set a value in advance in the A register as an offset before starting the control program shown in FIG. 9(B). The AT control means sets the value "0" to the A register when the setting values stored in the setting value storage means are setting 1 and setting 2, and when the setting values are setting 3 and setting 4. , the value "1" is set in the A register, and the value "2" is set in the A register when the set values are set 5 and set 6.

The AT control means of the comparative example first executes an ADD instruction, which is an instruction for executing addition, and adds the offset value set in the A register to the offset value set in the A register. Next, the AT control means executes the ADD instruction and adds the value set in the A register to the value set in the A register. Next, the AT control means executes the LD instruction, sets the address corresponding to the value "0" of the address data table T4 in the HL register, and acquires the address data table T4. Next, the AT control means executes the ADDWB instruction and adds the value of the A register to the HL register, thereby acquiring the address of the address data table T4 corresponding to the value set in the A register.

By executing these series of instructions, the AT control means sets the address of the address data table T4 corresponding to the value set in the A register, that is, the setting value stored in the setting value storage means, in the HL register. be able to.

Next, the AT control means executes the LD instruction and sets the data stored in the data area of the address set in the HL register to the B and C registers. As shown in FIG. 9A, in the data areas in the address data table T4 to which the value "0", the value "4", and the value "8" are associated as addresses, Address data of bits 0 to 15 that constitute the address of the condition table are stored.

Therefore, the AT control means executes the LD BC, (HL) instruction to set the address data of bits 8 to 15 of the address of the condition table in the B register, and the address of the condition table in the C register. address data of bits 0 to 7 can be set. Specifically, when the offset value set in the A register is "0", the AT control means executes the instruction LD BC, (HL) to obtain the first win in the B register. Address data of bits 8 to 15 of the address of the area table are set, and address data of bits 0 to 7 of the address of the first winning area table are set in the C register.

Next, the AT control means adds 1 to the value of the address referenced in the address data table T4 set in the HL register by executing the INC instruction. Next, the AT control means adds 1 to the value of the address referenced in the address data table T4 set in the HL register by executing the INC instruction. By executing the INC HL instruction twice, the data area of the address data table T4 to be referred to next by the AT control means is set to the address obtained by adding "2" to the current address value. Become. For example, when the AT control means executes the LD BC, (HL) instruction and sets the address data of the first winning area table in the B and C registers, it executes the INC HL instruction twice. Then, the address to be referred to next becomes the data area in which the address data of bits 0 to 15 constituting the address of the AT lottery table in the first CZ are stored.

Next, the AT control means executes the LD instruction and sets the data stored in the data area of the address set in the HL register to the D and E registers. As shown in FIG. 9A, in the data areas in the address data table T4 to which the value "2", the value "6", and the value "10" are associated as addresses, Data of bits 0 to 15 constituting the address data of the lottery table are stored.

Therefore, the AT control means executes the instruction LD DE, (HL) to set the address data of bits 8 to 15 of the address of the lottery table in the D register, and the address of the lottery table in the E register. address data of bits 0 to 7 can be set. Specifically, when the offset value set in the A register is "0", the AT control means executes the instruction LD DE, (HL) to store the D register in the first CZ. Address data of bits 8 to 15 of the address of the AT lottery table are set, and address data of bits 0 to 7 of the address of the AT lottery table in the first CZ are set in the E register.

By executing the above control program, the AT control means constructs address data of bits 0 to 15 indicating the address of the condition table in the BC register, and bit 0 to bit 15 indicating the address of the lottery table in the DE register. address data can be constructed.

The AT control means includes a first winning area table and a first CZ AT lottery table, a second winning area table and a second CZ AT lottery table, and a third winning area table and a third CZ AT lottery table. When acquiring any condition table and lottery table, the offset value corresponding to the condition table and lottery table to be acquired is set in the A register, and then the control program shown in FIG. 9B is executed. Addresses of condition tables and lottery tables to be acquired can be constructed.

<Address Data Table Used in Normal AT Lottery in Comparative Example>
FIG. 10(A) is a diagram showing an address data table T5 that the AT control means of the comparative example refers to when executing the AT lottery during normal operation.

As shown in FIG. 10A, the address data table T5 stores the address data of bits 0 to 15 of the addresses of the first normal AT lottery table to the sixth normal AT lottery table, which are lottery tables. It is

In the address data table T5, 2-byte address data of bits 0 to 15 of the address of the first normal AT lottery table is stored in the data area associated with the value "0" as an address. In the data area associated with "2" as an address, 2-byte address data of bits 0 to 15 of the address of the second normal AT lottery table is stored, and the value "4" is associated as an address. 2-byte address data from bit 0 to bit 15 of the address of the third normal AT lottery table is stored in the data area, and the data area associated with the value "6" as the address stores the fourth 2-byte address data from bit 0 to bit 15 of the address of the normal AT lottery table is stored, and the data area associated with the value "8" as the address stores the address of the fifth normal AT lottery table. Among them, 2 bytes of address data from bit 0 to bit 15 are stored, and in the data area associated with the value "10" as an address, two bits from bit 0 to bit 15 of the address of the AT lottery table during the sixth normal Bytes of address data are stored.

For this reason, in the slot machine of the comparative example, the address data table T5 used during normal AT lottery execution is a data table in which a total of 12 bytes of address data constituting addresses of the lottery table are stored.

<Address Construction Processing During Normal AT Lottery Execution in Comparative Example>
FIG. 10B shows the address construction executed by the slot machine of the comparative example to construct the addresses of the lottery tables (the first normal AT lottery table to the sixth normal AT lottery table) used in the normal AT lottery. It is a figure which shows the control program of a process.

Note that the AT control means of the comparative example is configured to set a value in advance in the A register as an offset before starting the control program shown in FIG. 10(B). The AT control means sets the value "0" to the A register when the setting value stored in the setting value storage means is setting 1, and sets the value "0" to the A register when the setting value is setting 2. Set the value "1", if the setting value is setting 3, set the value "2" to the A register, if the setting value is setting 4, set the value "3" to the A register When the set value is set 5, the value "4" is set in the A register, and when the set value is set 6, the value "5" is set in the A register.

The AT control means of the comparative example first executes an ADD instruction, which is an instruction for executing addition, and adds the offset value set in the A register to the offset value set in the A register. Next, the AT control means executes the LD instruction, sets the address corresponding to the value "0" of the address data table T5 in the HL register, and acquires the address data table T5. Next, the AT control means executes the ADDWB instruction and adds the value of the A register to the HL register, thereby obtaining the address of the address data table T5 corresponding to the value set in the A register.

By executing these series of instructions, the AT control means sets the address of the address data table T5 corresponding to the value set in the A register, that is, the setting value stored in the setting value storage means, in the HL register. be able to.

Next, the AT control means executes the LD instruction and sets the data stored in the data area of the address set in the HL register to the B and C registers. By executing the instruction LD BC, (HL), the AT control means sets the address data of bits 8 to 15 of the address of the lottery table in the B register, and sets the address data of bits 8 to 15 of the address of the lottery table in the C register. Address data from 0 to bit 7 can be set. Specifically, when the offset value set in the A register is "0", the AT control means executes the instruction LD BC, (HL) to store the first normal offset in the B register. Address data of bits 8 to 15 of the address of the middle AT lottery table are set, and address data of bits 0 to 7 of the address of the first normal middle AT lottery table are set in the C register.

By executing the above control program, the AT control means can construct address data of bits 0 to 15 indicating the address of the lottery table in the BC register.

Note that the AT control means sets the offset value corresponding to the acquired lottery table in the A register when acquiring any one of the first normal AT lottery table to the sixth normal AT lottery table. Then, by executing the control program shown in FIG. 10B, the address of the lottery table to be acquired can be constructed.

<Comparison between the address data table of the embodiment and the address data table of the comparative example>
FIG. 11A shows an address data table T1 possessed by the slot machine 1 of the embodiment, an address data table T4 possessed by the comparative example slot machine, and the is a diagram showing the data capacity of . As shown in FIG. 11(A), the address data table T1 of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has a data area for storing the condition table and a data area for storing the lottery table, which have a total of 9 bytes. is configured as On the other hand, the address data table T4 of the slot machine of the comparative example is configured such that the total of the data area for storing the condition table and the data area for storing the lottery table is 12 bytes.

That is, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment stores the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the condition table in the upper 4 bits in the 1-byte data area, and stores the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the lottery table in the lower 4 bits. About the data capacity of the address data table T1 in which the address data of bits 8 to 11 are stored, and data is obtained from a common data area for constructing the address of the condition table and constructing the address of the lottery table The data capacity of the address data table T4 in which one type of data is stored in one data area, and data is obtained from different data areas when constructing the address of the condition table and when constructing the address of the lottery table. can be configured with a data capacity of 0.75 times the

FIG. 11B shows an address data table T2 and an address data table T3 that the slot machine 1 of the embodiment has and an address data table T3 that the slot machine of the comparative example has in order to obtain one data table from one offset value. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the data capacity of a data table T5; As shown in FIG. 11B, the address data table T2 and the address data table T3 of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment are configured so that the total data area for storing the lottery table is 9 bytes. . On the other hand, the address data table T5 of the slot machine of the comparative example is configured such that the total data area for storing the lottery table is 12 bytes.

That is, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment stores the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of one lottery table (first lottery table) in the upper 4 bits in the 1-byte data area. Address data of bit 8 to bit 11 of the address of a lottery table (second lottery table) different from the first lottery table stored in the upper 4 bits are stored in the bits to construct the address of the first lottery table. Regarding the data capacity of the address data table T2 and the address data table T3 in which data is obtained from a common data area in the case of building the address of the second lottery table and in the case of constructing the address of the second lottery table, one type of data is stored in one data area. The data capacity of the address data table T5 is 0.75 times the data capacity of the address data table T5, which acquires data from different data areas depending on the lottery table that constructs the address.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment obtains two data tables from one offset value and obtains one data table from one offset value. To make the data capacity of the data table 0.75 times larger than the data capacity of the address data table possessed by the slot machine of the conventional comparative example, both when the data table is obtained and when the data table is obtained. is now possible. Although not shown, the slot machine 1 has more than 100 types of data tables. On the other hand, by using an address data table configured to acquire data from a common data area, the data capacity of all of the plurality of address data tables is reduced to the data capacity of the address data table of the slot machine of the comparative example. It can be configured with a factor of 0.75.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the data capacity of the program used to obtain each data table is larger than the data capacity of the program used to obtain each data table by the slot machine 1 of the comparative example. However, if the number of types of data tables increases, the data size of the program can be increased simply by changing the offset value. It is configured so that it does not occur.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment having such a configuration is configured such that even when the number of types of data tables increases, the data capacity of the program is substantially unaffected by the increase in the number of types of data tables and is prevented from increasing. Therefore, the greater the number of types of data tables, the greater the effect of compressing the data capacity of the address data table.

4. Summary of the present embodiment As described above, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment constructs the address of the condition table and the address of the lottery table when obtaining two data tables from one offset. In both cases, the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address are stored in a common data area (value "0", value "3", value "6" in the address data table T1 (see FIG. 5). By acquiring the address data from the data area where the value is associated as an address and constructing the address, the data area differs depending on whether the address of the condition table is constructed or the address of the lottery table is constructed. The data capacity of the address data table stored in the slot machine 1 can be compressed to 0.75 times compared to the configuration in which the address data is acquired from the slot machine 1 .

Further, when obtaining one data table from one offset, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment constructs the address of the first data table and constructs the address of the second data table. In any case, the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address have a common data area (address data table T3 (see FIG. 7) where the values "0", "1", and "2" are used as addresses). By acquiring data from the corresponding data area) and constructing an address, compared to a configuration in which an address is constructed by obtaining data from a different data area depending on a lottery table for constructing an address, the address is stored in the slot machine 1. The data capacity of the address data table to be processed can be compressed to 0.75 times.

In addition, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is common to both the case of constructing the address of the condition table and the case of constructing the address of the lottery table when obtaining two data tables from one offset. The address data of the condition table and the address data of the lottery table, which are each divided into 4 bits, are divided into an upper 4-bit area and a lower 4-bit area for a 1-byte data area from which the address data is obtained. When constructing the address of the condition table, the address is constructed based on the address data obtained from the upper 4 bits, and when constructing the address of the lottery table, based on the address data obtained from the lower 4 bits. By constructing the address, the address data is stored in the slot machine 1 compared to the configuration in which the address data is obtained from different data areas when constructing the address of the condition table and when constructing the address of the lottery table. The data capacity of the address data table can be compressed by 0.75 times.

Further, when obtaining one data table from one offset, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment constructs the address of the first data table and constructs the address of the second data table. Address data of the first data table and address data of the second data table, each divided into 4 bits, are divided into 4-bit areas for 1-byte data areas from which address data is commonly obtained, and the upper 4-bit areas and When constructing the addresses of the first data table by dividing and storing them into areas of lower 4 bits, constructing the addresses based on the address data obtained from the upper 4 bits, and constructing the addresses of the second data table. By constructing an address based on the address data obtained from the lower 4 bits, compared to the configuration in which the address is constructed by obtaining the address data from different data areas depending on the lottery table for constructing the address, the address is stored in the slot machine 1. The data capacity of the address data table to be processed can be compressed to 0.75 times.

5. MODIFIED EXAMPLE In the present embodiment, the slot machine 1, in the address data table T1 (see FIG. 5) in which two addresses are associated with one offset, sets the address of the condition table as the first information. There are two types of address data, bit 8 to bit 11 address data, and bit 8 to bit 11 address data of the lottery table address, each with different data contents, and two addresses in which 1 byte is divided into 4 bits. When constructing the address of the condition table, the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the condition table is used, and when constructing the address of the lottery table, bit 8 of the address of the lottery table is used. to bit 11 address data, but is not limited to this. The slot machine 1 configures, for example, the address data of bits 8 to 15 of the address of the condition table and the address data of bits 8 to 15 of the address of the lottery table to have the same content, so that the The address data table T1 may be configured to have one type of address data composed of one byte as one piece of information.

Also, in the address data table T3 (see FIG. 7) in which one address is associated with one offset, for example, the address data of bits 8 to 15 of the addresses in the first normal AT lottery table and the address data of bits 8 to 15 of the address of the second normal AT lottery table are configured to have the same content, so that one type of address data composed of 1 byte as the first information can be used as the address data. It may be configured to be stored in the data table T3.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the slot machine 1 is configured to have address data obtained by dividing 1 byte into 4 bits as the division size, but it is not limited to this. The slot machine 1 may have, for example, address data obtained by dividing 1 byte into 2 bits as a division size, and four types of address data may be stored in one data area.

In the present embodiment, the slot machine 1 has 1-byte address data as the second information and 1-byte address data as the third information, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, if the address of the data table consists of 4 bytes, the slot machine 1 has 2 bytes of address data as the second information and 2 bytes of address data as the third information. good too.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the slot machine 1 includes, for the address data table T1, address data of three types of condition tables (first winning area table to third winning area table) and three types of lottery tables (first CZ The address data of the AT lottery table to the AT lottery table in the 3rd CZ) are stored, but it is not limited to this. The slot machine 1, for example, allows six types of values from "0" to "5" to be set as offset values, and sets six types of condition tables (first winning area table to sixth winning area table) in the address data table T1. area table) and six types of lottery tables (1st CZ AT lottery table to 6th CZ AT lottery table).

When configured in this way, the slot machine 1, both when building the address of the condition table and when building the address of the lottery table, addresses the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address. By obtaining the address data from the common data area and constructing the address, the data capacity of the address data stored in the address data table T1 becomes 18 bytes in total.

Further, when the address data of the 6 types of condition tables and the address data of the 6 types of lottery tables are obtained from different data areas of the address data table, the total is 24 bytes.

In other words, when the slot machine 1 is configured to acquire address data from a common data area both when constructing the address of the condition table and when constructing the address of the lottery table, Compared to the case of constructing the address and the case of constructing the address of the lottery table, the address data is obtained from different data areas. As the number of types increases, more data capacity can be compressed.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the AT control means 200 is configured to set the offset value by referring to the setting value stored in the setting value storage means 191, but it is not limited to this. The AT control means 200 may be configured to refer to data that can be acquired as the game progresses to set the offset value. Specifically, the AT control means 200 defines advantages in control related to the instruction function, such as the probability of transition to the CZ state in the normal state and the duration of the AT state in the case of transition to the AT state. It may be configured to have a plurality of modes (first mode to third mode) and set the offset value by referring to the current mode.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the slot machine 1 is configured to execute the address data table and address construction processing shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 as control related to the instruction function, but is not limited to this. For example, the slot machine 1 constructs one address from one offset value, and constructs the address of the internal lottery table for executing the internal lottery by the internal lottery means 120, as shown in FIGS. may be configured to execute the structure of the address data table and the address building process shown in , and the specific configuration of the lottery using the lottery table is not limited to this embodiment.

In addition, in the present embodiment, as a gaming machine, a plurality of reels having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface, a start switch for detecting a start operation by the player, and provided corresponding to the plurality of reels. , a stop switch for detecting a stop operation for stopping each reel, a main control unit for controlling the progress of the game, and a sub-control unit having effect control means for controlling the effect, and the main control unit includes a plurality of types An internal lottery means that performs an internal lottery to determine whether the combination is appropriate, and based on the detection of the start operation by the start switch, rotates a plurality of reels, detects the stop operation by the stop switch, and the internal lottery determined by the internal lottery means Reel control means for performing reel stop control to stop rotating reels based on the result of the lottery, and with a plurality of reels stopped, a pattern combination indicating a predetermined winning form for each combination is on the effective line. and a winning judgment means for judging that the combination has been won based on the fact that the winning combination is displayed in the slot machine 1 is exemplified. a pattern determining means for determining whether a pattern is determined, a pattern display means for displaying a pattern in a pattern display portion when a predetermined fluctuation time elapses after the pattern is determined, and a pattern display portion that displays a jackpot pattern a plurality of times. and when a game ball entered into a special prize opening enters a specific area during a predetermined specific round game among the round games in the big win game. , a game profit giving means for giving a predetermined game profit, and a performance executing means for executing a performance during a big win game, and a pachinko machine capable of performing a so-called first-class game, The present invention can be applied even to a pachinko machine capable of a second type game capable of starting a big win game by intruding a game ball. The pachinko machine 101 will be described in detail below.

<Mechanical Configuration of Pachinko Machine>
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine 101, which is a game machine for playing games using game values (game balls). As shown in FIG. 12, the pachinko machine 101 includes an outer frame 2 in which a space is formed by four sides assembled in a substantially rectangular shape; A front frame 6 attached to the middle frame 4 by a hinge mechanism so as to be openable and closable is provided.

Similarly to the outer frame 2, the middle frame 4 has four sides formed in a substantially rectangular shape to form an enclosed space. The pachinko machine 101 holds a game board 30 (see FIG. 13) in the surrounding space of the middle frame 4 . Further, the front frame 6 holds a transmission plate 11 made of glass or resin. In the pachinko machine 101, when the middle frame 4 and the front frame 6 are closed with respect to the outer frame 2, it becomes a base on the game board 30, and is installed in front of the middle frame 4 when the pachinko machine 101 is viewed from the front. The plate 31 (see FIG. 13) and the transparent plate 11 face each other substantially in parallel while maintaining a predetermined distance, and the game board 30 can be visually recognized from the front side of the pachinko machine 101 through the transparent plate 11 .

An operating handle 12 projecting toward the front side of the pachinko machine 101 is provided at the lower portion of the front frame 6 . The operation handle 12 is provided with a firing operation lever 12a that can be rotated by the player. At high intensity, a game ball as a game value is shot by a shooting mechanism (not shown). The game ball thus shot rises between rails 32 and 33 (see FIG. 13) provided on the game board surface 31a (see FIG. 13), which is the surface of the game board 31 of the game board 30, and reaches the game area. 40 (see FIG. 13).

13 is a front view of the game board 30. FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, the game area 40 is a space formed between the game board surface 31a and the transmission plate 11 (see FIG. 12), and is an area where game balls can flow down or roll. The game board 30 is provided with a large number of nails and pinwheels on the game board surface 31a. I have to.

The game area 40 includes a first game area 40L and a second game area 40R in which the degree of penetration of game balls is different from each other according to the firing intensity of the shooting mechanism. The first game area 40L is located on the left side of the game area 40 when viewed from the player facing the pachinko machine 101, and the second game area 40R is located at the left side of the game area 40 when viewed from the player facing the pachinko machine 101. located on the right side of the In the pachinko machine 101, since the rail 33 is discontinued at the upper left side of the game area 40, the game ball fired by the shooting mechanism with a shooting intensity less than a predetermined intensity enters the first game area 40L, and enters the first game area 40L. A game ball shot with a shooting intensity equal to or higher than the intensity enters the second game area 40R.

In addition, the game area 40 is provided with a first starting port 51, a second starting port 52, a plurality of first general winning ports 58, and a second general winning port 59 into which game balls can enter. , the game ball that has entered the first game area 40L can enter the first starting hole 51 and the plurality of first general winning holes 58, and the game ball that has entered the second game area 40R can enter the second It is configured such that a ball can be entered into the starting port 52 and the second general prize winning port 59 . When a game ball enters each of the first starting port 51, the second starting port 52, the first general prize winning port 58, and the second general prize winning port 59, predetermined prize balls set respectively are paid out to the player. . In addition, in the pachinko machine 101, the number of prize balls may be any number as long as it is one or more. The number of prize balls to be paid out in each of may be set to be different, or the same number of prize balls may be set. In the pachinko machine 101, it is also possible to set the number of prize balls to be put out when the game balls enter the first start port 51 to be smaller than the number of prize balls to be put out when the game balls enter the second start port 52. It is possible.

In the pachinko machine 101 , a first start area is provided within the first start opening 51 and a second start area is provided within the second start opening 52 . Then, in the pachinko machine 101, when a game ball enters the first start port 51 or the second start port 52 and enters the first start area or the second start area, a plurality of special symbols provided in advance are displayed. An internal lottery will be held to determine one of the special symbols. Each special symbol is associated with various benefits (game profit) such as whether or not a jackpot game can be executed as a special game state advantageous to the player, and what kind of game state the subsequent game state should be. . Therefore, when the game ball enters the first start hole 51 or the second start hole 52, the player obtains a predetermined prize ball and at the same time obtains a lottery opportunity for obtaining rights to receive various benefits. It will happen.

In addition, a movable piece 52a is provided in the second starting port 52 so that it can be opened and closed, and the easiness of entry of the game ball into the second starting port 52 changes according to the state of the movable piece 52a. It is Specifically, when the movable piece 52a is in a closed state, it becomes impossible to enter the game ball into the second starting port 52, and when the movable piece 52a is opened and is in a state where it is more open than the diameter of the game ball. , a game ball can be entered into the second starting port 52. - 特許庁

In the pachinko machine 101, when the game ball passes through the entry area in the gate 53 provided in the second game area 40R, a normal pattern lottery is performed, and when the winning lottery is won, the movable piece 52a is opened for a predetermined time. State controlled. By controlling the movable piece 52a to the open state, in the pachinko machine 101, the movable piece 52a functions as a tray that guides the game ball to the second start hole 52, and the entry of the game ball to the second start hole 52 is prevented. easier. The pachinko machine 101 is configured so that the game ball cannot enter the second starting port 52 when the movable piece 52a is in the closed state. It may be configured so that game balls can be entered at a certain frequency even when in the state.

In addition, a warp introduction port 56 and a warp discharge port 57 are provided in the upper part of the second game area 40R. It passes through the back side of the game board 30 from 56 and is led to the warp discharge port 57, and is returned to the second game area 40R above the gate 53 again.

A large winning opening device 60 having a large winning opening 65 into which a game ball can enter is provided on the lower side of the second game area 40R. The large winning opening device 60 is provided with an opening/closing door 61 capable of opening and closing the large winning opening 65. Normally, the opening/closing door 61 closes the large winning opening 65, and the game to the large winning opening 65 is performed. It is impossible to enter the ball. On the other hand, in the pachinko machine 101 , when a jackpot game is executed, the opening/closing door 61 is opened to allow a game ball to enter the big winning hole 65 . Note that the big winning gate device 60 is provided with a rotating member 62 that rotates up and down in conjunction with the opening and closing of the opening/closing door 61. When the opening/closing door 61 is opened, the rotating member 62 moves upward. It is configured to receive the game balls that rotate and flow down from above, and perform winning assistance that makes it easier to lead them to the big winning opening 65. - 特許庁

Then, when a game ball enters the big winning hole 65, the passage of the game ball is detected by the big winning hole detection sensor 67, and a predetermined prize ball is paid out to the player. A game ball entering from the big winning opening 65 passes through a discharge opening 69 arranged on the lower side and is discharged from the back side of the big winning opening device 60 to the outside. The game ball that has passed through the big winning hole detection sensor 67 is detected by a big winning hole discharge detecting sensor 68, which is a game ball detecting sensor. It is detected whether or not it has been properly ejected to the back of 30 .

In addition, game balls that do not enter the second starting hole 52 and the big winning hole 65 pass through the big winning hole device 60 as they are, are guided above the second general winning hole 59, and enter the second general winning hole. Win 59 or just flow down. In addition, the second general winning hole 59, for example, is set to one prize ball, and when the winning is detected in a state where the game ball should be shot aiming at the first game area 40L, the first game area 40L is aimed. It is possible to configure so as to notify the player that the player should hit (that is, the recommendation to hit left).

At the bottom of the game area 40, the ball does not enter any of the first general winning opening 58, the first starting opening 51, the second starting opening 52, the big winning opening 65, and the second general winning opening 59. A discharge port 55 is provided for discharging the game ball from the game area 40 to the back side of the game board 30 .

Further, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the pachinko machine 101 is equipped with an effect device that executes effects according to the progress of the game, such as changes in the game state, whether or not a ball enters each winning hole, and various lottery results. , a production display device 4000 as a display device (display unit) for displaying an image made of a liquid crystal display device, a production accessory device 4100, a production lighting device 4200 made of a lamp controlled to various lighting modes and emission colors, and a speaker. A musical piece output device 4300 consisting of the following, and an effect operation device 4500 for receiving an operation related to the effect of the player are provided.

The effect display device 4000 is provided with an image display unit 4000a as an image display device for displaying an image at a position visible from the front side of the pachinko machine 101 in the substantially central portion of the game board 30. When viewed, it is provided on the back side of the game board 31 by being installed on the back side of the middle frame 4.例文帳に追加That is, in the pachinko machine 101, the game board 31 is located in front of the image display section 4000a.

As shown in FIG. 12, the effect display device 4000 variably displays the effect symbols 401L, 401C, and 401R respectively arranged on the left side, the center, and the right side on the image display section 4000a, and stops the effect symbols 401L, 401C, and 401R. Depending on the mode, a variable effect is executed in which the player is informed of the result of the big winning lottery.

A lenticular lens 4000b, which is a sheet in which fine semi-cylindrical shapes are arranged on the surface, is arranged on the surface of the effect display device 4000. As shown in FIG. In the pachinko machine 101, the image displayed on the effect display device 4000 is displayed to the player through the lenticular lens 4000b, so that when the three-dimensional image is displayed on the effect display device 4000, the left eye that constitutes the three-dimensional image is displayed. A parallax occurs between the 3D image for the player and the 3D image for the right eye, the 3D image for the left eye is viewed by the left eye of the player, and the 3D image for the right eye is viewed by the right eye of the player. It is configured so that a dimensional image can be viewed.

The effect accessory device 4100 is arranged in front of the image display unit 4000a of the effect display device 4000, and is usually retracted so as not to interfere with the display of the image display unit 4000a. During the variable display, etc., the player moves to the front of the image display section 4000a to give the player a feeling of anticipation of a big win.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the production illumination device 4200 includes, for example, an LED as a light source and a lens for diffusing the light emitted from the LED. , and the lighting is controlled in various ways according to the image displayed on the effect display device 4000 .

As shown in FIG. 12, the music output device 4300 is a so-called speaker provided at the upper position of the front frame 6 or the lowest position of the outer frame 2, and is arranged in accordance with the image etc. displayed on the effect display device 4000. Then, various musical pieces are output toward the front side of the pachinko machine 101.例文帳に追加Note that music includes all concepts related to sound, such as musical tones, noises, voices, and onomatopoeias.

The performance operating device 4500 has a performance pressing button 4510 that receives a player's pressing operation, and a performance rotation lever 4520 that receives a player's rotation operation for rotating the entire performance operating device 4500. and at a position lower than the transmission plate 11 . The effect operating device 4500 is activated in accordance with an image or the like displayed on the effect display device 4000, and when an operation by the player is received within the operation valid period, the effect display device 4000 or the effect accessory is activated in response to the operation. Various productions using the device 4100 are executed.

In addition, behind the effect operation device 4500, there is provided an upper tray 22 for guiding prize balls paid out from the pachinko machine 101 and game balls rented from the game ball lending device, and a lower tray 24 is provided below the upper tray 22. is provided. In the pachinko machine 101, when the upper tray 22 is filled with game balls, game balls that cannot enter the upper tray 22 are led to the lower tray 24. - 特許庁Also, the bottom surface of the lower tray 24 is formed with a ball extraction hole (not shown) for ejecting game balls from the lower tray 24 . The ball removal hole is normally closed by an opening/closing plate (not shown), but when the ball removal button 24a is pressed down, the opening/closing plate slides to open the ball removal hole. A game ball can be discharged below the lower tray 24 through the hole.

Then, as shown in FIG. 13, on the game board 30, at positions outside the game area 40 and visible to the player, various conditions related to the game are displayed. 1st special symbol display 71, 2nd special symbol display 72, 1st special symbol reservation display 73, 2nd special symbol reservation display 74, normal symbol display 75, normal symbol reservation display 76 and right-handed notification An information display device 70 is provided having a display 77 (see FIG. 14).

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FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing each part of the pachinko machine 101. As shown in FIG. A main control unit 1000 configured by a main control board controls the progress of a game, and includes a main CPU 1000a, a main ROM 1000b, and a main RAM 1000c. The main CPU 1000a reads the program stored in the main ROM 1000b based on the input signal from each detection switch and the payout/fire control unit 3000, performs arithmetic processing, and directly controls each device and display, or By transmitting commands generated by the main control unit 1000 to other control units according to the result of arithmetic processing, control processing related to the progress of the game is executed. The main RAM 1000c functions as a data work area during arithmetic processing of the main CPU 1000a.

The main control unit 1000 includes a first general winning hole detection switch 58s for detecting that a game ball has entered the first general winning hole 58, and a detection switch for detecting that a game ball has entered the second general winning hole 59. The second general winning opening detection switch 59s, the first starting opening detection switch 51s for detecting that the game ball has entered the first starting opening 51, and the second starting opening 52 for detecting that the game ball has entered A second starting opening detection switch 52s for detection, a gate detection switch 53s for detecting that a game ball has passed through the gate 53, and a large winning opening detection sensor 67 for detecting that a game ball has entered the large winning opening 65. (See FIG. 13) and a large winning opening detection switch 65s provided in the large winning opening detection switch 65, and a large winning opening detection sensor 68 (see FIG. 13) provided in the large winning opening discharge detection sensor 68 for detecting that the game ball is discharged from the large winning opening 65 It is connected to the mouth discharge detection switch 68 s , and is configured so that the detection signal output from each detection switch is input to the main control section 1000 .

In addition, the main control unit 1000 includes a normal electric accessory solenoid 52so that operates the movable piece 52a of the second starting port 52, a large winning prize opening solenoid 61so that operates the opening/closing door 61 that opens and closes the large winning prize opening 65, A large winning opening auxiliary solenoid 62so that operates the moving member 62 is connected, and the main control unit 1000 executes opening/closing control of the second start opening 52 and the large winning opening 65, and execution of winning auxiliary control to the large winning opening 65. configured to be

In addition, the main control unit 1000 includes a first special symbol display device 71, a second special symbol display device 72, a first special symbol reservation display device 73, a second special symbol reservation display device 74, and a normal symbol display. A device 75, a normal symbol reservation display device 76, and a right-handed information display device 77 are connected, and the main control unit 1000 controls the display of each of these display devices.

In the pachinko machine 101, a special game is started mainly by entering the game ball into the first start port 51 or the second start port 52, a normal game is started by the game ball passing through the gate 53, The type of game is roughly divided into. The main ROM 1000b of the main control unit 1000 stores various programs for progressing special games and normal games, data necessary for various games, and tables.

In the main CPU 1000a, for example, an internal lottery related to whether or not a special symbol is appropriate is executed using a generated random number, a signal is output to the normal electric accessory solenoid 52so to operate the movable piece 52a, and a signal is sent to the big winning opening solenoid 61so. is output to operate the open/close door 61, control to output a signal to the large winning opening auxiliary solenoid 62so to operate the rotating member, control to change the winning probability of special symbols in the internal lottery, etc., control related to the progress of the game to run. The main CPU 1000 a converts each control result and the detection signal input from each detection switch into a command (main control command), and transmits the command to the payout/launch control section 3000 and the sub control section 2000 . In addition, the control to change the probability of winning the special symbol is the normal state in which the probability of winning the special symbol in the internal lottery is the normal probability, and the normal state after the end of the jackpot game. It refers to the game state determination control that determines either the probability variable state.

The payout/launch control unit 3000 performs control for shooting game balls and payout prize balls. The payout/launch control unit 3000 also includes a CPU, ROM, and RAM (not shown) in substantially the same manner as the main control unit 1000, and is connected to the main control unit 1000 so as to be able to communicate bidirectionally. A game information output terminal board 3110 is connected to the payout/launch control section 3000, and various information on the progress of the game output from the main control section 1000 is sent to the payout/launch control section 3000 and the game information output terminal board. 3110, it will be output to an external counter, a hall computer of amusement arcade, or the like.

Also, the payout/launch control unit 3000 is connected with a payout motor 3120 for paying out the game balls stored in the storage unit as prize balls to the player. The payout/launch control unit 3000 controls the payout motor 3120 based on the payout number designation command transmitted from the main control unit 1000 to pay out predetermined prize balls to the player. At this time, the pachinko machine 101 is configured to detect the number of paid-out game balls by the paid-out ball counting switch 3130s, and to grasp whether the prize balls to be paid out have been paid out to the player.

Further, the payout/launch control unit 3000 is connected to a full-dish detection switch 3140s for detecting that the lower tray 24 is full. The plate full detection switch 3140s is provided in the passage leading the game balls from the upper plate 22 to the lower plate 24, and the presence or absence of the game balls at the plate full detection switch 3140s is used as a game ball detection signal. configured to output to That is, the payout/launch control unit 3000 determines that the lower tray 24 is full when the game ball detection signal is continuously input for a predetermined period of time, and when the continuous input of the game ball detection signal is interrupted. , it is determined that the full tank state has been released. When it is determined that the lower tray 24 is full, for example, the sub-control unit 2000 uses the effect display device 4000, the music output device 4300, etc. to notify the player that the lower tray 24 is full. inform.

The payout/launch control unit 3000 is provided with a payout/launch control circuit 3010 for controlling the launch of game balls. The payout/fire control unit 3000 includes a touch sensor 12s provided on the operation handle 12 for detecting that the player touches the operation handle 12, an operation volume 12v for detecting the operation angle of the shooting operation lever 12a, is connected. When a signal is input from the touch sensor 12s and the operation volume 12v, the payout/shooting control circuit 3010 executes control to energize the shooting solenoid 12so provided in the game ball shooting device to shoot the game ball. be.

The sub-control unit 2000, which is composed of a sub-control board and serves as an effect control unit that controls game-related effects, mainly controls each effect such as during a game or during standby, and includes a sub-CPU 2000a, a sub-ROM 2000b, a sub-RAM 2000c, It has The pachinko machine 101 is connected to the main control unit 1000 so as to be communicable only in one direction from the main control unit 1000 to the sub control unit 2000 from the viewpoint of fraud prevention.

The sub CPU 2000a reads out a program stored in the sub ROM 2000b and performs arithmetic processing based on a command or the like transmitted from the main control unit 1000, and also performs image display control, which is control for displaying an image on the effect display device 4000, or the like. , production accessory control for driving or emitting light from the production accessory device 4100, lighting control for lighting the production lighting device 4200, and music output control for outputting music from the music output device 4300. It is configured to function as production control means. The sub-RAM 2000c functions as a data work area during arithmetic processing of the sub-CPU 2000a.

In addition, the sub control unit 2000 includes a pressing operation detection switch 4510s for detecting the player's pressing operation on the effect pressing button 4510 of the effect operating device 4500, and a player's rotating operation on the effect rotating lever 4520. A rotation operation detection switch 4520s is connected. When the pressing operation detection switch 4510s detects a pressing operation of the performance pressing button 4510 by the player, it outputs a performance pressing operation detection signal to the sub control unit 2000. When the rotating operation of the moving lever 4520 is detected, the effect rotating operation detection signal is output to the sub-controller 2000 . Then, the sub-control unit 2000 is based on the signals input to the sub-control unit 2000, such as the effect pressing operation detection signal and the effect rotating operation detection signal, the progress of the game, etc., the effect display device 4000, the effect accessory device 4100, production lighting device 4200, music output device 4300, etc. are used to perform production.

The pachinko machine 101 is provided with a power supply unit (not shown) that receives a commercial power supply having a voltage of 1000 V, for example, and functions as a power supply. It has a first step-down circuit that steps down the voltage to 24V (or 12V) and supplies it to each section, and a second step-down circuit that steps down the voltage to, for example, 5V and supplies it to each section. It should be noted that the power of, for example, a voltage of 24 V supplied to the island facility may be input as it is, in which case the first step-down circuit is unnecessary.

For example, the power of voltage of 24V from the first step-down circuit is the main control section 1000, the sub-control section 2000, the normal electric accessory solenoid 52so, the large winning opening solenoid 61so, the large winning opening auxiliary solenoid 62so, and the first special symbol display. 71, second special symbol display device 72, first special symbol reservation display device 73, second special symbol reservation display device 74, normal symbol display device 75, normal symbol reservation display device 76, right-handed notification display device 77, payout motor 3120, firing solenoid 12so, effect display device 4000, effect accessory device 4100, effect lighting device 4200, music output device 4300, etc., and used as drive power and light emission power.

In addition, for example, the power of voltage of 5V from the second step-down circuit is the first general winning opening detection switch 58s, the second general winning opening detection switch 59s, the first starting opening detection switch 51s, the second starting opening detection switch 52s, Gate detection switch 53s, big winning opening detection switch 65s, big winning opening discharge detection switch 68s, payout ball counting switch 3130s, tray full detection switch 3140s, touch sensor 12s, operation volume 12v, depression operation detection switch 4510s, rotation operation The power is transmitted to the detection switch 4520s and the like, and used as drive power for those sensors and switches.

In addition, in the main control unit 1000, the voltage power of, for example, 24V from the first step-down circuit is further stepped down to power of, for example, 5V voltage. , is used as drive power for the payout/launch control circuit 3010 .

Then, in the sub-control section 2000 as well, the voltage power of, for example, 24V from the first step-down circuit is further stepped down to a voltage power of, for example, 3.3V (or 1.2V may be used). is used as driving power for the sub CPU 2000a, the sub ROM 2000b, and the sub RAM 2000c.

A pachinko machine 101 has a condition table defining an internal lottery table corresponding to a game state in order to acquire an internal lottery table corresponding to a current game state out of a plurality of game states including a normal state and a variable probability state. , has multiple game state tables (first data table), has multiple internal lottery tables (second data table) as the lottery table used in the internal lottery, and builds the address (2 bytes) of the game state table The main ROM 1000b as storage means stores an address data table that stores address data to be used and address data for constructing the address (2 bytes) of the internal lottery table.

The address data table has a data area as a plurality of partitions each divided into 1 byte (predetermined size), and in the data area corresponding to the first partition, bit 8 to 4-bit (division size) address data (first information, first division information) of bit 11 and 4-bit (division size) address data (first information , second division information) are stored, and in the data area corresponding to the second division, the address data (second information) of bits 0 to 7 of the address of the game state table are stored, and in the third division Address data (third information) of bits 0 to 7 of the address of the internal lottery table is stored in the corresponding data area.

The main CPU 1000a acquires the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the game state table from the data area corresponding to the first section of the address data table, and acquires the address data of the game state table from the data area corresponding to the second section. Acquire the address data of bits 0 to 7 of them, execute the SET command, set the value "1" to bit 12, and set the value "0" to each of bits 13 to 15, so that the game state Construct the address of the table.

Further, the main CPU 1000a acquires the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address of the internal lottery table from the data area corresponding to the first division of the address data table, and obtains the address data of the internal lottery table from the data area corresponding to the third division. By acquiring the address data of bits 0 to 7 of the address, executing the SET instruction, setting the value "1" to bit 12, and setting the value "0" to each of bits 13 to 15, Build the address of the internal lottery table.

The pachinko machine 101 constructs the address of the gaming state table and the address of the internal lottery table from the common data area for the address data of bits 8 to 11 of the address. By acquiring data and constructing an address, when constructing the address of the game state table and when constructing the address of the internal lottery table, the address data is obtained from different data areas. , the data capacity of the address data table stored in the pachinko machine 101 can be compressed to 0.75 times.

In addition, the pachinko machine 101, when constructing the address of the gaming state table and when constructing the address of the internal lottery table, for each of the 1-byte data area from which the address data is commonly acquired, When the address data of the game state table divided into 4 bits and the address data of the internal lottery table are divided and stored in an upper 4-bit area and a lower 4-bit area to construct the address of the game state table. builds an address based on the address data obtained from the upper 4 bits, and when building the address of the internal lottery table, builds the address based on the address data obtained from the lower 4 bits, so that the address of the game state table and building the address of the internal lottery table, the data capacity of the address data table stored in the pachinko machine 101 is reduced by 0.75 compared with the configuration in which the address data is obtained from different data areas. It can be compressed twice.

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In gaming machines that play games using gaming values,
a storage means storing a data table storing data and an address data table storing information about addresses associated with the data table;
The information about the address is stored in a plurality of data areas each partitioned into a predetermined size ,
the information about the address includes first information, second information, and third information;
the first information is stored in a first data area among the plurality of data areas ;
the second information is stored in a second data area among the plurality of data areas ;
the third information is stored in a third data area among the plurality of data areas ;
the first information is composed of first split information and second split information;
The first division information is composed of division sizes obtained by dividing the predetermined size,
The second division information is composed of the division size,
having a first data table and a second data table as the data tables,
The address of the first data table and the address of the second data table include common specific information,
The specific information is not stored in the address data table,
The address of the first data table is stored in the first register when the first division information and the second information are acquired and the first instruction for setting the specific information in the specified bit of the first register is executed. constructed by setting the first division information and the specific information and setting the second information in a second register ;
The address of the second data table is such that a second instruction for setting the specific information to a specified bit of a third register is executed, and the second division information and the specific information are set to the third register. , constructed by setting the third information in the fourth register ,
A gaming machine characterized by :

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