JP7565576B2 - Gaming Machines - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an amusement machine.

Gaming machines (reel type gaming machines, slot machines) equipped with multiple reels with symbols arranged on the outer periphery have been known for some time. This type of gaming machine provides a fixed gaming value for gaming media such as medals and pachinko balls, and players play to acquire such gaming media. This type of gaming machine also performs an internal lottery and starts the rotation of the multiple reels when the player operates to start the rotation, and controls the multiple reels to stop in a manner according to the result of the internal lottery when the player operates to stop the reels. The result of the game is determined by the combination of symbols displayed on the winning determination line when the multiple reels are stopped, and medals and the like are paid out according to the result of the game.

In recent years, gaming machines that can perform assist time play, which changes the probability of winning a specific role by executing a winning assistance effect that assists in the winning of a specific role under specified conditions and makes it easier to win gaming media such as medals in the AT state where the winning assistance effect can be executed, have become popular (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2015-231428 A

However, in gaming machines that can play assist time games, in order to improve playability and realize more variance in ball output performance, many types of winning patterns, including special combinations, are provided, and the operation patterns for winning the special combinations are made more complex. However, if data for determining the operation patterns is to be prepared in advance for each winning pattern, a large amount of data is required.

The present invention was made in consideration of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a gaming machine that reduces the amount of data related to operation judgment.

(1) The present invention relates to a gaming machine that includes a plurality of reels on which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer periphery and to which a symbol number is assigned to each position on which the symbols are arranged, an internal lottery means for conducting an internal lottery for determining whether a winning combination has been achieved, a reel control means for rotating the plurality of reels for each game and controlling the reels to stop in a manner corresponding to the result of the internal lottery when a stop operation is initiated, and a winning determination means for determining that a winning combination has been achieved based on a symbol combination showing a winning form predetermined for each winning combination being displayed on an active line when the plurality of reels are stopped, and the reel control means determines whether a winning combination has been achieved based on a winning combination when a specific lottery result has been achieved in the internal lottery. In this technique, when the push detection position, which indicates the position of the rotating reel at the time of the stop operation, is a specific push position, a specific combination can be won, and when the stop operation is performed at a push detection position other than the specific push position, the specific combination cannot be won, and when multiple specific push positions are set for the specific lottery result, the remainder when the symbol number corresponding to each specific push position is divided by a predetermined value is the same, and the game machine determines whether the stop operation was performed at any of the multiple specific push positions based on the remainder when the symbol number corresponding to the push detection position at the time the stop operation was performed is divided by a predetermined value.

In the present invention, it is possible to determine whether a stop operation has been performed at any of a number of specific press positions simply by dividing the pattern number corresponding to the press detection position by a predetermined value, thereby reducing the amount of data required to associate the lottery results with the specific press positions.

(2) In the gaming machine of the present invention, the reel control means controls the reel to stop spinning based on a stop control number corresponding to the result of the internal lottery, and determines whether the result of the internal lottery is the specific lottery result based on a specific value obtained from the stop control number corresponding to the result of the internal lottery. If it is determined that the result is the specific lottery result, the reel control means may compare the remainder obtained by dividing the specific value by the predetermined value with the remainder obtained by dividing the pattern number corresponding to the press detection position by the predetermined value to determine whether the stop operation was performed at the specific press position.

In this way, a value for determining the press detection position can be found by calculating the stop control number corresponding to a specific lottery result, so there is no need to prepare dedicated data related to operation determination in advance, thereby saving data volume.

1 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of an amusement machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; 1 is an oblique view showing the internal configuration of a cabinet of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; 1 is a diagram illustrating the functional blocks of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an internal lottery table in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating the winning patterns of minor prizes in the gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating the winning patterns of minor prizes in the gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating the winning patterns of minor prizes in the gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the arrangement of symbols on a reel in a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between the order in which stop buttons are pressed and winning combinations in a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between the order in which stop buttons are pressed and winning combinations in a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between the order in which stop buttons are pressed and winning combinations in a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between winning roles and symbol combinations in a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between winning roles and symbol combinations in a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between winning roles and symbol combinations in a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between winning roles and symbol combinations in a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between winning roles and symbol combinations in a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a transition diagram of a gaming state in a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. A transition diagram of the presentation state in the gaming machine of an embodiment of the present invention. A transition diagram of a game zone in a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a diagram showing the relationship between winning modes and stop control numbers in a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a method of stop control for special batting order roles in an gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a method of stop control for special batting order roles in an gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. A figure explaining a specific example of stop control regarding special batting order roles in an gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following describes an embodiment of the present invention. Note that the embodiment described below does not unduly limit the content of the present invention described in the claims. Furthermore, not all of the configurations described in this embodiment are necessarily essential components of the present invention.

1. Configuration Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration (excluding the reel unit) of the gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The gaming machine of this embodiment is a so-called slot machine or reel type gaming machine, which is a type of gaming machine that uses medals as the gaming medium.

In the gaming machine of this embodiment, a reel unit consisting of a first reel R1 to a fourth reel R4 (multiple reels) is stored in a box-shaped housing consisting of a storage box BX, an upper front door UD, and a lower front door DD. In addition, a power supply unit EU having a built-in power supply unit and various switches such as a power switch ES, a setting change key cylinder KS, and a setting change button BS, and a hopper unit HP as a medal payout device are stored in the lower part of the reel unit storage space PS in the storage box BX. The hopper unit HP is equipped with a medal storage tank MT for storing medals to be used in a game, a payout motor (not shown) consisting of a stepping motor, and a rotating disk (not shown) supported by the payout motor, and is configured so that the rotating disk is rotated by the payout motor to pay out medals one by one. In addition, when the amount of medals stored in the medal storage tank MT reaches a certain amount, the hopper unit HP sends out surplus medals to a cash box CB. In the housing of the gaming machine of this embodiment, for example, a main board MAIN is attached above the reel unit storage space PS, and a sub-board SUB is attached to the side of the reel unit storage space PS. These control boards (main board MAIN, sub-board SUB) are equipped with a CPU (an example of a calculation means), a ROM (an example of an information storage medium), a RAM (an example of a temporary storage means), etc., so that the operation of the gaming machine can be controlled. In this embodiment, the power supply unit EU is provided with a setting change key cylinder KS and a setting change button BS, but the setting change key cylinder KS and the setting change button BS may also be provided on the surface of the main board MAIN.

The first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 shown in FIG. 1 are each divided into 20 regions (each region is called a "frame") at regular intervals on the outer periphery, and one of several types of symbols is arranged on each frame. The first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 are supported by a stepping motor (reel drive means: not shown), and are each driven to rotate around the axis of the stepping motor, and are provided so that they can be stopped in frame units (predetermined rotation angle units, predetermined rotation amount units) by controlling the number of pulses and pulse width of the drive pulse of the stepping motor. That is, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the stepping motor drives the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 to rotate in response to the drive pulse supplied from the control board, and when a drive pulse of full phase excitation is supplied from the control board, the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 stop as the rotation of the stepping motor stops.

The upper front door UD and the lower front door DD can be opened and closed separately, and the upper front door UD has a display window DW that allows the spinning and stopped states of the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 to be observed. When the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 are stopped, three patterns (upper row pattern, middle row pattern, and lower row pattern) that are consecutively arranged on the outer periphery of each of the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 out of the multiple types of patterns arranged at regular intervals on the outer periphery of each of the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 can be observed from the front of the gaming machine through the display window DW.

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, an upper, middle, and lower section is provided for each reel as a display position for observing the pattern through the display window DW, and a winning line is set by a combination of the display positions of each reel. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the number of medals required for one game, the so-called specified insertion number, is set to three, and when a number of medals equivalent to the specified insertion number are inserted, an active line L1 consisting of the middle section of the first reel R1, the middle section of the second reel R2, the top section of the third reel R3, and the middle section of the fourth reel R4, and an active line L2 consisting of the middle section of the first reel R1, the middle section of the second reel R2, the bottom section of the third reel R3, and the middle section of the fourth reel R4 are activated.

The game result is determined by the symbol combination that is stopped and displayed on the winning line in the display window DW, and if the symbol combination on the winning line corresponds to a predetermined winning combination, that winning combination is treated as a winning combination and medals are paid out from the hopper unit HP.

The upper front door UD is also provided with a game information display unit DS and a zone indicator SEC. The game information display unit DS is made up of LEDs, lamps, seven-segment displays, etc., and displays various game information such as the number of medal credits, the number of medals paid out or won in one game, and the total number of medals paid out or won in BB state. The zone indicator SEC also notifies whether or not the player is in an advantageous zone by turning on and off the built-in LED.

The upper front door UD is also provided with a liquid crystal display LCD for game presentation. Various videos (or images) for supporting or livening up the game are displayed on this liquid crystal display LCD. In addition, in this embodiment of the gaming machine, multiple speakers SP for game presentation are provided on the upper front door UD and the lower front door DD. Various sounds for supporting or livening up the game are output from these speakers SP.

The lower front door DD is also provided with various operating means. The operating means include a bet button (insertion operating means) B0 for inserting credited (stored) medals, a start lever (game start operating means) SL for spinning the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 to start a game, and stop buttons (stop operating means) B1 to B4 for stopping each of the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 that are driven to rotate by a stepping motor.

In this embodiment of the gaming machine, when a player inserts a medal into the medal slot MI or presses the bet button B0, the machine is set to a ready state in which it is possible to start controlling the rotation of the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4. Then, when the player presses the start lever SL, the control board starts to rotate the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 by driving the stepping motor, and an internal lottery is performed using a random number value. On the condition that the rotation speed of the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 has increased to a predetermined speed, pressing the stop buttons B1 to B4 is permitted (enabled).

After that, when the player presses the stop buttons B1 to B4 at any timing, the stop switch (stop signal output means: for example, a photosensor, a continuity sensor, a pressure sensor, etc.) built into each of the stop buttons B1 to B4 turns on, changing the reel stop signal input to the control board from the OFF state to the ON state.

When the player releases any of the pressed stop buttons B1 to B4 at any time, the stop switches corresponding to the stop buttons B1 to B4 turn off, changing the reel stop signal input to the control board from on to off.

The control board then stops the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 at a stop position that corresponds to the result of the internal lottery based on the change from OFF to ON of the reel stop signal, whose state changes depending on when the stop buttons B1 to B4 are pressed and released.

A medal payout port MO and a medal tray MP are provided at the bottom of the lower front door DD, and a number of medals according to the results of a game are paid out from the hopper unit HP through the medal payout port MO to the medal tray MP. When medals are paid out according to the results of a game, if crediting (internal storage) of medals is permitted, medals equivalent to some or all of the payout number are credited up to a credit limit (50 in this embodiment), and the display value of the credit indicator consisting of a 7-segment display of the game information display unit DS is changed in accordance with the change in the number of medals credited.

Figure 3 is a functional block diagram of the gaming machine of this embodiment.

The gaming machine of this embodiment is controlled by a gaming control means (main board MAIN and sub board SUB) 100. The gaming control means 100 is started by power supplied from the power supply unit EU by the operation of the power switch ES, and receives input signals from input means such as the medal insertion switch 210, the bet switch 220, the start switch 230, the stop switch 240, the setting change permission switch 250, and the setting change switch 260, and performs various calculations to execute a game, and controls the operation of output means such as the reel unit 310, the hopper unit (payout device) HP, the display device 330, and the sound device 340 based on the calculation results. The functions of the gaming control means 100 are realized by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASICs (gate arrays, etc.), ROMs (an example of information storage media), or RAMs, or software consisting of a given program pre-stored in the ROMs, etc.

The game control means 100 includes a setting change means 103, a throw-in acceptance means 105, a random number generation means 110, an internal lottery means 120, a reel control means 130, a winning determination means 140, a payout control means 150, a replay processing means 160, a game state control means 170, an AT control means 175, a performance control means 180, a game information storage means 190a, and a performance information storage means 190b. In this embodiment, the setting change means 103, the throw-in acceptance means 105, the random number generation means 110, the internal lottery means 120, a reel control means 130, a winning determination means 140, a payout control means 150, a replay processing means 160, a game state transition control means 170, and an AT control means 175 are realized by the CPU of the main board MAIN executing various programs, and the performance control means 180 is realized by the CPU of the sub board SUB executing various programs. The game information storage means 190a is composed of a main ROM and a main RAM mounted on the main board MAIN, and the performance information storage means 190b is composed of a sub ROM and a sub RAM mounted on the sub board SUB. Various programs executed by the CPU of the main board MAIN are stored in the main ROM of the game information storage means 190a, and various programs executed by the CPU of the sub board SUB are stored in the sub ROM of the performance information storage means 190b. The setting change means 103 controls changing the setting values stored in the setting value storage area 1913 provided in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a. In this embodiment, the game machine is switched between being started in the game mode and being started in the setting change mode depending on the state of the setting change permission switch 250 when the power is turned on. When the setting key is inserted into the setting change key cylinder KS and turned clockwise from the initial position, the signal state of the setting change permission switch 250 becomes ON. When the power switch ES is operated in this state to supply power from the power supply unit EU, the setting change means 103 starts the game machine in the setting change mode. In this embodiment, the setting value can be selected from six setting values from setting 1 to setting 6, and the winning probability of the internal lottery is changed so that the expected value of the ball payout rate increases from setting 1 to setting 6. In this embodiment, the setting values are expressed in the order of setting 1 < setting 2 < setting 3 < setting 4 < setting 5 < setting 6.

When the setting change switch 260 is activated by pressing the setting change button BS in the setting change mode, the setting change means 103 changes the setting value in the order of setting 1 → setting 2 → ... setting 6 → setting 1 → ... each time it receives an input signal from the setting change switch 260, determines the setting value based on a game start signal from the start switch 230 that is activated by pressing the start lever SL, and controls the determined setting value to be stored in the setting value memory area 1913. In this embodiment, the signal state of the setting change permission switch 250 can be changed to the OFF state by returning the setting key inserted into the setting change key cylinder KS to its initial position, thereby making it possible to transition from the setting change mode to the game mode.

In this embodiment, when the power is turned on with the setting change key cylinder KS in the initial position, the gaming machine is started in the game mode based on the signal state of the setting change permission switch 260 being in the off state. In this embodiment, in the game mode, it is possible to play games but it is not possible to change the setting values, and in the setting change mode, it is possible to change the setting values but it is not possible to play games.

In addition, in the setting change mode, the setting change means 103 performs an initialization process to initialize information stored in a predetermined memory area of the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a. In particular, in this embodiment, with respect to the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a, the information stored in the lottery flag memory area 1915, the game status memory area 1916, the performance status memory area 1917, the AT stock number counter 1918, the AT game number counter 1919, the CZ game number counter 1921, the first clear counter 1922, and the second clear counter 1923 is initialized by the initialization process in the setting change mode. More specifically, the memory areas in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a other than the lottery flag memory area 1915, game status memory area 1916, performance status memory area 1917, AT stock number counter 1918, AT game number counter 1919, CZ game number counter 1921, first clear counter 1922, and second clear counter 1923 are designated as information holding areas, and information stored in the memory areas other than the information holding areas of the main RAM is initialized. Therefore, in the main RAM, the setting value memory area 1913 and credit information memory area 1914 are designated as information holding areas, and the information stored in these memory areas is retained without being initialized by the initialization process in the setting change mode.

The insertion acceptance means 105 accepts the insertion of medals for each game, and performs a process to activate the game start operation for the start lever SL (game start operation means) based on the insertion of the specified number of medals (3 medals). In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the first press of the start lever SL, which is activated based on the insertion of the specified number of medals, is accepted as the game start operation, and serves as a trigger to start the rotation of the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 and also serves as a trigger to execute an internal lottery.

In the gaming machine of this embodiment, when a medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot MI, the medal insertion switch 210 is actuated, and the insertion acceptance means 105 sets the inserted medal to an inserted state, up to a specified insertion number. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, it is possible to store (store) up to 50 medals as credits in the credit information storage area 1914 provided in the main RAM of the gaming information storage means 190a, and when the bet button B0 is pressed with medals credit-stored in the gaming machine, the bet switch 220 is actuated, and the insertion acceptance means 105 sets the medals credit-stored in the credit information storage area 1914 to an inserted state, up to a specified insertion number.

The random number generating means 110 is a means for generating random numbers for the lottery. The random numbers can be generated, for example, by a 16-bit random number circuit that generates 65,536 random numbers from 0 to 65,535 without duplication within one period. Note that in this embodiment, the "random number" includes not only values that are generated randomly in the mathematical sense, but also values that, even if their generation is regular, can actually function as random numbers because the timing of their acquisition is irregular.

The internal lottery means 120 is a means for conducting an internal lottery to determine whether a winning combination will be achieved based on a start signal from the start switch 230, which is activated when the player operates the start lever SL to start the game (first pressing of the activated start lever SL), and performs lottery table selection processing, random number determination processing, lottery flag setting processing, etc.

In the lottery table selection process, it is determined which of the multiple internal lottery tables stored in the main lottery table storage area 1910 provided in the main ROM of the game information storage means 190a is to be used to perform the internal lottery. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, three types of internal lottery tables (internal lottery table 1 to internal lottery table 3) as shown in FIG. 4 are stored in the main lottery table storage area 1910. In each internal lottery table, various roles such as replays, small roles, and bonuses and misses (non-wins) are associated with each of multiple random number values (for example, 65,536 random number values from 0 to 65,535). In this embodiment, three types of internal lottery tables are prepared for each of the six setting values, and the probability of obtaining some winning modes in the internal lottery differs depending on the setting value, and the correspondence between roles and random number values is set so that the higher the setting value, the higher the expected value of the ball payout rate.

In the gaming machine of this embodiment, minor roles 1 to 45 are prepared as minor roles, and the winning patterns of the minor roles are set as shown in Figures 5 and 6, and include batting order bell 1 to batting order bell 24, weak cherry 1, weak cherry 2, common 1-coin role 1, common 1-coin role 2, JAC1, JAC2, batting order special role a group (batting order special role a1 to batting order special role a12: an example of a specific lottery result), batting order special role b group (batting order special role b1 to batting order special role b12: an example of a specific lottery result), batting order special role c group (batting order special role c1 to batting order special role c12: an example of a specific lottery result), and batting order special role d group (batting order special role d1 to batting order special role d12: an example of a specific lottery result).

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, replays are provided as Replay 1 to Replay 8, and the winning modes of the replays are set as Normal Replay 1 to Normal Replay 6, as shown in FIG. 7.

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the probability of winning a small prize is the same on internal lottery table 1 and internal lottery table 2, the probability of winning a replay is higher on internal lottery table 2 than on internal lottery table 1, replays are not included in the lottery on internal lottery table 3, and the way in which small prizes are selected on internal lottery table 3 is different from that on internal lottery table 1 and internal lottery table 2, and the probability of winning a small prize is higher than that on internal lottery table 1 and internal lottery table 2.

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, a big bonus (BB) is provided as a bonus, and the big bonus (BB) is the subject of a lottery on the internal lottery table 1.

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the game state can be set to a normal state, a BB established state, and a BB state, and in the lottery table selection process, one of internal lottery tables 1 to 3 is selected as the internal lottery table to be used in the internal lottery depending on the game state.

In this embodiment, the probability of winning bonuses and replays does not change depending on the setting value, but the probability of winning some minor winning patterns changes depending on the setting value, and the higher the setting value, the higher the probability of winning JAC1 and JAC2.

In the random number determination process, a random number value (random number for lottery) is obtained from the random number generating means 110 for each game based on a start signal from the start switch 230, and the obtained random number value is used to determine whether or not it has won a winning combination by referring to the internal lottery table stored in the main lottery table memory area 1910 provided in the main ROM of the game information memory means 190a.

In the lottery flag setting process, the lottery flag corresponding to the winning combination determined to be a winning combination is set from a non-winning state (first flag state, off state) to a winning state (second flag state, on state) based on the result of the random number determination process. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, when two or more types of combinations are won in a overlapping manner, the lottery flags corresponding to each of the two or more types of combinations that are won in a overlapping manner are set to a winning state. The setting information for the lottery flag is stored in the lottery flag storage area 1915 provided in the main RAM of the gaming information storage means 190a.

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, a lottery flag (carry-over flag) that can carry over a winning state to the next game or later until a prize is won, and a lottery flag (non-carry-over flag) that is reset to a non-winning state without carrying over a winning state to the next game or later regardless of whether a prize is won or not are prepared. The former carry-over flag corresponds to a big bonus (BB), and the latter non-carry-over flag corresponds to a small bonus and a replay. In the lottery flag setting process, for example, when a big bonus (BB) is won in an internal lottery, a process is performed to carry over the winning state of the lottery flag of the big bonus (BB) until the big bonus (BB) is won. At this time, the internal lottery means 120 performs an internal lottery to determine whether or not the small bonus and the replay will be won, even in a game in which the winning state of the lottery flag of the big bonus (BB) is carried over. That is, in the lottery flag setting process, when a small win or replay is won in a game in which the winning state of the lottery flag of the bonus associated with the carryover flag is carried over, the lottery flag corresponding to two or more types of roles consisting of the lottery flag of the already won bonus and the lottery flag of the small win or replay won in the internal lottery is set to the winning state.

The reel control means 130 starts the rotation drive of the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 by the stepping motor based on a start signal from the start switch 230, which is operated by the player's operation to start playing by operating the start lever SL, and controls the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 to start rotating at a predetermined speed (approximately 80 rpm: a rotation speed of approximately 80 rotations per minute) by pressing the stop button B1 to B4 (stop operation means) corresponding to the reel, and controls the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4, which are rotated by the stepping motor, to stop in a manner according to the setting state of the lottery flag (the result of the internal lottery).

When the player presses the stop button B1 to B4 and the stop switch 240 is activated with the stop operation for the stop buttons B1 to B4 enabled, the reel control means 130 controls the reels to stop, by supplying a full-phase excitation drive pulse to the stepping motor of the reel unit 310, based on the reel stop signal from the stop switch 240.

That is, each time one of the stop buttons B1 to B4 is pressed, the reel control means 130 determines the stop position of the reel corresponding to the pressed button among the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4, and controls the reel to stop at the determined stop position. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, pressing the stop button B1 corresponds to an operation for stopping the first reel R1, pressing the stop button B2 corresponds to an operation for stopping the second reel R2, pressing the stop button B3 corresponds to an operation for stopping the third reel R3, and pressing the stop button B4 corresponds to an operation for stopping the fourth reel R4. In other words, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, if the order in which the stop buttons B1 to B4 are pressed is changed, the stop order of the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 is changed. In this embodiment, as necessary, among the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4, the first reel to stop is referred to as the first stopped reel, the second reel to stop is referred to as the second stopped reel, the third reel to stop is referred to as the third stopped reel, and the last reel to stop is referred to as the fourth stopped reel, and the stop operation related to the first stopped reel is referred to as the first stop operation, the stop operation related to the second stopped reel is referred to as the second stop operation, the stop operation related to the third stopped reel is referred to as the third stop operation, and the stop operation related to the fourth stopped reel is referred to as the fourth stop operation.

In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 are stopped within 190 ms from the time when the stop button B1 to B4 is pressed. When the reels are stopped within 190 ms from the time when the stop button is pressed, the stop position of each reel is determined by the number of frames required from the time when the stop button is pressed until the reel stops, which is within the range of 0 to 4 frames (predetermined pull-in range). The reel control means 130 controls the reel to stop, which corresponds to the stop button B1 to B4 that was pressed, so that when the symbol corresponding to the winning combination in the internal lottery is located within the range of 0 to 4 frames from the display position on the pay line at the time when the stop button was pressed, the symbol corresponding to the winning combination for which the lottery flag is set to the winning state is displayed at the display position on the pay line on the outer periphery of the reel that corresponds to the stop button B1 to B4 that was pressed.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the red 7 symbol "RED 7", the white 7 symbol "WHITE 7", the bar symbol "BAR", the special symbol 1 "SP1", the special symbol 2 "SP2", the replay symbol "RP", the bell symbol 1 "BL1", the bell symbol 2 "BL2", the watermelon symbol "WM", and the cherry symbol "CH" are arranged on the outer periphery of the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 constituting the reel unit 310, and when a symbol existing within 4 frames from the pressing detection position is drawn onto the activated line, the symbols arranged at intervals of 4 frames or less on the outer periphery of each reel can be displayed on the activated line regardless of the pressing detection position, which is the position of the reel at the time when the stop switch 240 is activated (the time when the pressing of the stop button is detected). In this embodiment, the pressing detection position is the display position of the upper row of each reel.

In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the reel unit 310 is equipped with a reel index 315 consisting of a photosensor, and the reel control means 130 is able to monitor the current rotation state of the reel by determining the rotation angle (the number of rotation steps of the rotating shaft of the stepping motor) from the reference position of the reel (the frame detected by the reel index 315) based on the reference position signal detected by the reel index 315 each time the reel rotates once. In other words, the reel control means 130 can obtain the position of the reel when the stop switch 240 is activated by determining the rotation angle from the reference position of the reel.

The reel control means 130 also determines the stop position of the reel that is spinning by referring to the stop control table stored in the stop control table storage area 1911 provided in the main ROM of the game information storage means 190a. In this embodiment, a unique stop control number is provided according to the result of the internal lottery, and the reel control means 130 calls up the stop control table based on the stop control number to determine the stop position of the reel to be stopped.

The stop control table sets the correspondence between the push detection position, which is the position of the reel at the time the stop switch 240 is activated (the time the press of the stop button is detected), and the actual stop position, depending on the setting state of the lottery flag. Note that the stop control table may also set the correspondence between the push detection position and the number of sliding symbols, which indicates the amount of rotation from the push detection position to the actual stop position, depending on the setting state of the lottery flag.

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the priority order for minor roles, replays, and bonuses is set as "replay > bonus" and "minor role > bonus", and the stop control table is set so that a stop position containing the symbol that constitutes the winning form of the role with the highest priority is selected according to the priority order associated with each role.

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, in the stop control table that is referenced when the lottery flags for multiple types of minor roles are set to a winning state in the internal lottery, there are cases where the stop position is set according to the number of pattern combinations that indicate winning forms that can be displayed on the active line (number priority control) and cases where the stop position is set according to the number of medals paid out based on a predetermined payout for the minor role (payout number priority control). When the stop position is set according to the number of pattern combinations that indicate winning forms that can be displayed on the active line, the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that the stop position with a greater number of pattern combinations that indicate winning forms that can be displayed on the active line is given priority, and when the stop position is set according to the number of medals paid out, the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that the stop position with a greater number of medals paid out based on the payout for the minor role corresponding to the pattern displayed at the display position on the active line (the stop position that can win a minor role with a greater payout) is given priority. However, when the stop positions are set according to the number of medals paid out, for multiple stop positions that pay out the same number of medals, the priority of each stop position is treated as being the same and a stop position is set relative to the press detection position, and when the stop positions are set according to the number of pattern combinations that indicate winning forms that can be displayed on an active line, for multiple stop positions that pay out the same number of pattern combinations that indicate winning forms that can be displayed on an active line, the priority of each stop position is treated as being the same and a stop position is set relative to the press detection position.

In this embodiment, in the stop control table that is referenced when any of the batting order bells 1 to 24 is won, as shown in FIG. 9, when the stop buttons B1 to B4 are pressed in the correct batting order (operation sequence predetermined for each batting order bell), the stop positions are set for the press detection positions so that a 13-coin small win is won, and when the stop buttons B1 to B4 are pressed in the incorrect batting order (operation sequence different from the correct batting order), the stop positions are set so that a 1-coin small win is won (some operation sequences may be missed). In the BB establishment state, as described above, a 13-coin small win can be won by stopping operations according to the correct batting order, but in the normal state, all operation sequences for any of the batting order bells 1 to 24 are treated as incorrect batting orders, and the stop positions for the press detection positions are set so that a 1-coin small win is won even if the stop operation is performed in an operation sequence that could have won a 13-coin small win in the BB establishment state.

In addition, when the batting order bell is won, the stop positions for the press detection positions are set in each stop control table so that in the correct batting order, the payout priority control causes the symbols that make up the winning form of the 13-coin minor prize to be preferentially displayed on the active line, and in the incorrect batting order, the number priority control causes the symbols that make up the winning form of the 1-coin minor prize to be preferentially displayed on the active line.

In addition, in the stop control table that is referenced when any of the batting order special roles a1 to a12, b1 to b12, c1 to c12, and d1 to d12 is won, as shown in Figures 10 and 11, when the stop buttons B1 to B4 are pressed in a specific batting order (an operation sequence predetermined for each batting order special role) and the press detection position of the first stop operation (a stop operation related to the reel that is to be stopped first in the specific batting order) is a specific press detection position (a press detection position predetermined for each batting order special role), a 13-coin small role (small role 1: an example of a specific role) is won, and when the stop buttons B1 to B4 are pressed in a non-specific batting order (an operation sequence different from the specific batting order), two types of 6-coin small roles are won in duplicate. The stop position is set for the push detection position so that the 1st stop operation is not a specific operation position even though it is a specific batting order. In addition, in the case of a non-specific batting order, two types of 6-coin small roles are overlappingly won, as in the case of a non-specific batting order. In addition, the specific push positions shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 indicate the numbers of the patterns located in the upper row when the stop button is pressed. For example, the specific push positions of the batting order special role a1 shown in FIG. 10, 0 and 12, indicate the case where either the bell pattern 2 "BL2" of the 0th reel or the special pattern 2 "SP2" of the 12th reel is located in the upper row for the push detection position of the first reel R1 that is stopped first in the specific batting order. In the following, if necessary, the mode of the stop operation that wins the 13-coin small role when the special batting order role is won may be referred to as the specific operation mode.

In addition, when a special batting order role is won, in the case of a specific batting order, the stop positions for the press detection positions are set in each stop control table so that, for a specific operation position, the symbols that make up the winning form of the 13-coin minor role are preferentially displayed on the active line by payout priority control, and for a press detection position different from the specific operation position, the symbols that make up the winning form of the 6-coin minor role are preferentially displayed on the active line by number priority control, and in the case of a non-specific batting order, the symbols that make up the winning form of the 6-coin minor role are preferentially displayed on the active line. In other words, when a special batting order role is won, payout priority control is performed only when the specific operation mode is selected, and number priority control is performed when the specific operation mode is not selected.

In this embodiment, each of the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 is assigned a unique reel number, and a unique stop control number is assigned in advance for each winning mode. The reel control means 130 determines that the batting order special role has been won if the specific value obtained by subtracting a first predetermined value from the stop control number obtained according to the result of the internal lottery is a value corresponding to the batting order special role. If the batting order special role is determined to be won, the reel control means 130 determines whether the batting order is in accordance with the specific batting order by determining whether the quotient obtained by dividing the specific value by a second predetermined value is the reel number of the first stop in the specific batting order and whether it matches the reel number of the reel where the stop operation was actually performed. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the remainder when the specific value is divided by the second predetermined value indicates the pattern number corresponding to the specific pressed position, and the reel control means 130 determines whether the remainder when the pattern number corresponding to the pressed detection position is divided by the second predetermined value matches the pattern number corresponding to the specific pressed position. In this way, the reel control means 130 determines whether the first stop operation is a specific operation mode by using the result of dividing both the specific value obtained from the stop control number and the pattern number corresponding to the pressed detection position by the second predetermined value.

In addition, in the stop control table that is referenced when a weak cherry 1 is won, the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that small win 41 takes priority over small win 23, and in the stop control table that is referenced when a weak cherry 2 is won, the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that small win 40 takes priority over small win 21 and small win 36.

In addition, in the stop control table that is referenced when Common 1-coin Role 1 and Common 1-coin Role 2 are won, the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that one of the 1-coin minor roles will always win.

In addition, for the winning patterns of various replays such as normal replay 1 to normal replay 6, chance replay, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, strong cherry 1, and strong cherry 2, the stop positions are set relative to the press detection position so that one of the replays included in the winning pattern will always win regardless of the type of the stop operation.

As for the Big Bonus (BB), it can only be won if the Big Bonus (BB) is won alone in the normal state. There are no misses when the BB is formed, and since there are always overlapping wins of minor prizes or replays with higher priority than the Big Bonus (BB), the stop position for the press detection position is set in the stop control table so that the Big Bonus (BB) is not won.

The winning determination means 140 performs a winning determination process to determine whether or not a winning combination has been achieved based on the stopping state of the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4. Specifically, the winning determination means 140 refers to a winning determination table stored in the winning determination table storage area 1912 provided in the main ROM of the game information storage means 190a to determine whether or not the symbol combination displayed on the pay line when all of the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 have stopped is a winning form of a predetermined winning combination. Then, a winning determination table is prepared so that the presence or absence of a winning combination of a big bonus (BB), replay 1 to replay 8, and small prize 1 to small prize 45 can be determined based on the symbol combination displayed on the pay line when each reel has stopped, as shown in Figures 12 to 16.

In the gaming machine of this embodiment, when a winning combination is achieved, a winning process is executed based on the result of the determination by the winning determination means 140. As the winning process, for example, when a small combination is achieved, a medal payout process is executed by the payout control means 150, when a replay is achieved, a replay process is executed by the replay processing means 160, and when a bonus is achieved, a game state transition process is executed by the game state control means 170 to transition the game state.

The payout control means 150 performs a payout control process for the payout of medals according to the game results. Specifically, when a small winning combination is achieved, the payout number of medals in the game is determined based on the payout amount predetermined for each combination, and the payout number of medals corresponding to the determined payout number is controlled to be paid out to the hopper unit HP (payout device).

The hopper unit HP performs the operation of paying out the number of medals instructed by the payout control means 150. The hopper unit HP is equipped with a payout medal detection switch 325 that is activated each time a medal is paid out, and the payout control means 150 is configured to be able to manage the number of medals actually paid out from the hopper unit HP based on the input signal from the payout medal detection switch 325.

When credit storage (accumulation storage) of medals is permitted, instead of actually paying out medals using the hopper unit HP, a credit addition process is performed to add the payout number to the credit number (the number of medals stored as credits) stored in the credit information storage area 1914 provided in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a, and a process of virtually paying out medals is performed.

When a replay wins, the replay processing means 160 performs a replay process (replay process) that sets the next game to the same preparation state as the previous game without the player having to insert any medals owned by the player. That is, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, when a replay wins, an automatic insertion process is performed that automatically inserts a number of medals equivalent to the specified insertion number required for the next game without using any medals (including credit medals) held by the player, and the machine waits for the next game start operation of the start lever SL with a winning line corresponding to the specified insertion number set.

The game state control means 170 performs a game state transition process to transition the game state between the normal state, the BB established state, and the BB state, as shown in FIG. 17. In this embodiment, information indicating the current game state is stored in a game state storage area 1916 provided in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a. The game state transition condition may be one condition or multiple conditions. When multiple conditions are defined, the game state can be transitioned to another game state based on the establishment of one of the multiple predetermined conditions, or the establishment of all of the multiple predetermined conditions.

The normal state is a game state that corresponds to the initial state among multiple game states, and it is possible to transition from the normal state to the BB established state or the BB state. Specifically, if a big bonus (BB) is won in the normal state but the big bonus (BB) is not awarded, the state transitions to the BB established state, and if a big bonus (BB) is won and also awarded in the normal state, the state transitions to the BB state. In the normal state, the internal lottery is performed by referring to internal lottery table 1, in which the probability of winning a replay is set to about 1/7.3 or more and the big bonus (BB) is set as a lottery target, among internal lottery tables 1 to 3 shown in FIG. 4.

The BB state is a game state to which a player transitions when a big bonus (BB) is won in an internal lottery in the normal state, but the big bonus (BB) is not awarded. Of the internal lottery tables 1 to 3 shown in Figure 4, the probability of a replay winning is higher than that of internal lottery table 1, so a miss (non-win) does not occur, and an internal lottery is held with reference to internal lottery table 2, in which the big bonus (BB) is excluded from the lottery.

In addition, in the BB established state, the lottery flag corresponding to the big bonus (BB) is maintained in the winning state until the big bonus (BB) is won, and when the symbol combination indicating the winning form of the big bonus (BB) is displayed on the pay line, the game state control means 170 transitions the game state from the BB established state to the BB state.

The BB state is a game state to which the player enters when a symbol combination indicating a big bonus (BB) winning form is displayed on an active line. Of the internal lottery tables 1 to 3 shown in FIG. 4, an internal lottery is performed with reference to internal lottery table 3, which has a different selection pattern for minor roles from internal lottery table 1 and internal lottery table 2.

In addition, in the BB state, the game state control means 170 determines whether or not the end condition is met based on the total number of medals paid out during play in the BB state. If it determines that more than a predetermined number of medals (e.g., 200 medals) have been paid out, the game state control means 170 ends the BB state and controls the game state to return to the normal state. Note that in this embodiment, count information regarding the number of medals paid out in the BB state is stored in the game state memory area 1916.

As shown in Fig. 18, the AT control means 175 changes the presentation state between multiple types of presentation states including a non-AT state, an AT low probability state, an AT state, and a CZ state, sets the presentation state to an AT state (assist time state) under a predetermined condition, determines whether the AT state termination condition is met based on the value of the AT game number counter 1919, and controls the AT state to end when the AT state termination condition is met. In this embodiment, information indicating the currently-held presentation state is stored in a presentation state memory area 1917 provided in the main RAM of the game information memory means 190a. In this embodiment, when the player is in the AT state, the AT control means 175 notifies the player of the correct batting order by displaying information (an example of operation instruction information) corresponding to the correct batting order on the main display 300, which is a 7-segment display provided in the game information display unit DS, when the batting order bell is won, thereby assisting in the winning of the 13-coin minor role (minor role 2 to minor role 13). The performance control means 180 also displays an image corresponding to the correct batting order on the liquid crystal display LCD when the batting order bell is won, thereby providing a winning assistance performance that assists in the winning of the 13-coin minor role (minor role 2 to minor role 13). This allows the player to play an assist time game (an example of an auxiliary game) in which it is easier to win medals than when playing in a non-AT state.

As shown in FIG. 19, the AT control means 175 can set a normal section (non-advantageous section) and an advantageous section, and in the normal section, the presentation state is fixed to the initial non-AT state and a lottery is held to transition to the advantageous section, and the advantageous section is started by winning the lottery to transition to the advantageous section, and the presentation state can be set to the AT state on the condition that the advantageous section is in the advantageous section. In the normal section game, when the game state is normal, the AT control means 175 can select by internal lottery batting order bell 1 to batting order bell 24, batting order special roles belonging to batting order special roles group a to batting order special roles group d, weak cherry 1, weak cherry 2 + big bonus (BB), common 1-piece role 1 + big bonus (BB), common 1-piece role 2 + big bonus (BB), big bonus (BB), normal replay 2 to normal replay 6, chance replay, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, strong cherry When the game state is in a BB state, a lottery for moving to a favorable zone is performed based on whether a winning mode of either the batting order bell 1 to batting order bell 24, a batting order special role belonging to the batting order special role group a to batting order special role group d, a weak cherry 1, a normal replay 2 to normal replay 6, a chance replay, a weak watermelon, a strong watermelon, a strong cherry 1, or a strong cherry 2 is obtained by an internal lottery. Note that in this embodiment, the lottery for moving to a favorable zone is not performed when a normal replay 1 is won in a normal state, when a normal replay 1, a weak cherry 2, a common 1-piece role 1, or a common 1-piece role 2 is won in a BB state, or when the game state is in a BB state.

In the advantageous zone transition lottery, the random number value acquired for the internal lottery is compared with the advantageous zone transition lottery table stored in the main lottery table memory area 1910, and it is determined whether or not the advantageous zone transition lottery has been won (advantageous zone win) based on the comparison result. In the advantageous zone transition lottery table, advantageous zone win or loss is assigned to the random number value for the internal lottery associated with each winning mode that triggers the execution of the advantageous zone transition lottery, and it is determined that the advantageous zone transition lottery has been won if the random number value acquired for the internal lottery is associated with the winning mode that triggers the execution of the advantageous zone transition lottery and is associated with advantageous zone win in the advantageous zone transition lottery table.

When the AT control means 175 wins the advantageous zone transition lottery in the normal zone, it performs advantageous zone transition processing based on the fact that the advantageous zone transition lottery has been won, and starts the advantageous zone from the next game following the game in which the advantageous zone transition lottery was won. In this embodiment, if the result of the advantageous zone transition lottery is a win, the presentation state is transitioned to an AT low probability state in the advantageous zone transition processing. Note that there may be two or more types of winning patterns for the advantageous zone transition lottery, and it may be determined whether the presentation state is transitioned to an AT low probability state or an AT state in the advantageous zone transition processing.

The AT control means 175 performs an AT lottery for each game when the presentation state is an AT low probability state or a CZ state in the advantageous zone. In the normal state, the AT lottery is performed based on whether the internal lottery has obtained any of the winning patterns of batting order bell 1 to batting order bell 24, batting order special roles belonging to batting order special roles group a to batting order special roles group d, weak cherry 1, weak cherry 2 + big bonus (BB), common 1-piece role 1 + big bonus (BB), common 1-piece role 2 + big bonus (BB), big bonus (BB), normal replay 2 to normal replay 6, chance replay, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, strong cherry 1, or strong cherry 2. In the BB established state, the AT lottery is performed based on whether the winning pattern of the internal lottery is obtained from batting order bell 1 to batting order bell 24, batting order special role belonging to batting order special role group a to batting order special role group d, weak cherry 1, weak cherry 2, common 1-coin role 1, common 1-coin role 2, normal replay 2 to normal replay 6, chance replay, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, strong cherry 1, or strong cherry 2. In the BB state, the AT lottery is performed based on whether the winning pattern of JAC1 or JAC2 is obtained, or the result of the internal lottery is a miss (non-win).

In the AT lottery, the random number value acquired for the internal lottery is compared with the AT lottery table stored in the main lottery table memory area 1910, and whether or not the AT lottery has been won is determined based on the comparison result. In the AT lottery table, AT win or loss is assigned to the random number value for the internal lottery, and it is determined that the AT lottery has been won if the random number value acquired for the internal lottery is associated with an AT win in the AT lottery table. In this embodiment, the probability of winning the AT differs between the low AT state and the CZ state, and the probability of winning the AT is set higher in the CZ state than in the low AT state. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 19, the execution of the AT lottery is prohibited in the normal zone, and the AT lottery is executed only when the player is in the favorable zone.

The AT control means 170 performs an AT lottery before the stop operation for the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4 is enabled, and for the AT lottery when the special role is won, it determines whether the first stop operation is a specific operation mode or not, and performs a penalty process to invalidate the result of the AT lottery for the current game if the first stop operation is a specific operation mode. In the penalty process, for example, it may be treated as if the AT lottery was not performed, or the result of the AT lottery may be rewritten as a miss regardless of the actual result, or the process based on the result of the AT lottery after the first stop operation may be canceled. In addition, the execution trigger of the AT lottery may be set after the first stop operation only when the special winning role is won, and if the first stop operation is not a specific operation mode, the AT lottery may be performed, and if the first stop operation is a specific operation mode, the AT lottery may not be performed. In addition, the execution trigger of the AT lottery may be set after the first stop operation not only when the special winning role is won, but also when the special winning role is won, the execution of the AT lottery may be determined based on the result of the first stop operation only when the special winning role is won.

If the result of the AT lottery in the low AT probability state is an AT win, the AT control means 175 controls the transition of the presentation state from the low AT probability state to the AT state. In addition, the AT control means 175 adds a fixed value "1" to the AT stock number counter 1918 based on the lottery result of an AT win, and when transitioning the presentation state to the AT state upon the end of the game, subtracts a fixed value "1" from the AT stock number counter 1920 and sets a value "50" in the AT game number counter 1919, which corresponds to 50 times of play, which is the condition for ending the AT state.

The AT control means 175 then plays an assist time game based on the fact that the presentation state is the AT state, and subtracts a fixed value "1" equivalent to one game from the value of the AT game number counter 1919 each time an assist time game is played. In this embodiment, when batting order bells 1 to 24 are selected in the AT state, a correct batting order announcement that announces the correct batting order and a winning assistance presentation are performed.

In addition, in this embodiment, when the AT control means 175 notifies the correct batting order, information corresponding to the correct batting order is displayed on the main display 300. Specifically, a batting order number is set for each correct batting order, and batting orders 1 to 24 shown in FIG. 9 correspond to the batting order numbers. The main display 300 displays "01" (batting order 1), "02" (batting order 2), "03" (batting order 3), "04" (batting order 4), "05" (batting order 5), "06" (batting order 6), "07" (batting order 7), "08" (batting order 8), "09" (batting order 10), "101" (batting order 11), "102" (batting order 12), "103" (batting order 13), "104" (batting order 14), "105" (batting order 15), "106" (batting order 16), "107" (batting order 17), "108" (batting order 18), "109" (batting order 19), "110" (batting order 20), "120" (batting order 21), "121" (batting order 22), "122" (batting order 23), "123" (batting order 24), "124" (batting order 25), "125" (batting order 26), "126" (batting order 27), "127" (batting order 28), "128" (batting order 29), "130" (batting order 30), "131" (batting order 31), "132" (batting order 32), "133" (batting order 33), "134" (batting order 34), " The batting order number is displayed as one of the following: " (batting order 8), "09) (batting order 9), "10) (batting order 10), "11) (batting order 11), "12) (batting order 12), "13) (batting order 13), "14) (batting order 14), "15) (batting order 15), "16) (batting order 16), "17) (batting order 17), "18) (batting order 18), "19) (batting order 19), "20) (batting order 20), "21) (batting order 21), "22) (batting order 22), "23) (batting order 23), or "24" (batting order 24).

In addition, in this embodiment, when the special batting order role a1 to special batting order role a12, special batting order role b1 to special batting order role b12, special batting order role c1 to special batting order role c12, and special batting order role d1 to special batting order role d12 are selected in the advantageous zone, a specific batting order notification is issued to notify the first stop operation in the specific batting order, and a winning assistance performance is performed.

In addition, in this embodiment, when the AT control means 175 notifies a specific batting order, information corresponding to the specific batting order is displayed on the main display 300; specifically, if the specific batting order is batting order 1 to batting order 6, the batting order number displayed is "31", if the specific batting order is batting order 7 to batting order 12, the batting order number displayed is "32", if the specific batting order is batting order 13 to batting order 18, the batting order number displayed is "33", and if the specific batting order is batting order 19 to batting order 24, the batting order number displayed is "34".

In addition, when the performance state is the AT state in the advantageous zone, the AT control means 175 performs an add-on lottery based on the fact that weak cherry 1, weak cherry 2, chance replay, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, strong cherry 1, or strong cherry 2 is won in the internal lottery. In the add-on lottery, the random number value acquired for the internal lottery is compared with the add-on lottery table stored in the main lottery table storage area 1910, and whether or not the add-on lottery has been won is determined according to the comparison result. In the add-on lottery table, an add-on win or a miss is assigned to the random number value for the internal lottery associated with the winning mode that triggers the execution of the add-on lottery, and it is determined that the add-on lottery has been won when the random number value acquired for the internal lottery is associated with either weak cherry 1, weak cherry 2, chance replay, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, strong cherry 1, or strong cherry 2, and is associated with an add-on win in the add-on lottery table. In this embodiment, the AT control means 175 adds a fixed value "1" to the AT stock number counter 1918 based on the result of obtaining an additional win in the additional lottery.

When the value of the AT game number counter 1919, which is decremented by a fixed value each time an assist time game is played, reaches the initial value "0", the AT control means 175 determines that the condition for ending the AT state has been met and sets the presentation state to the CZ state. In this embodiment, when the AT control means 175 transitions the presentation state to the CZ state, it sets the number of plays that is the condition for ending the CZ state to 50, and sets the value "50", which corresponds to the set number of plays of 50, to the CZ game number counter 1921.

In addition, in the CZ state of this embodiment, even if batting order bells 1 through 24 are won, no correct batting order announcement or winning assistance performance is performed, so the medal acquisition performance is such that the medals held by the player gradually decrease (the expected value of the payout rate is less than 100%). Also, in this embodiment, the medal acquisition performance of the AT state is much higher than that of the CZ state, with a net increase in the number of medals per game being about 8 medals (the expected value of the payout rate is about 367%).

The AT control means 175 subtracts a fixed value "1" equivalent to one game from the value of the CZ game number counter 1921 each time a game is played in the CZ state, and when the value of the CZ game number counter 1921 reaches the initial value "0", it determines that the condition for terminating the CZ state has been met, and determines the destination presentation state based on the value of the AT stock number counter 1918. Specifically, if the value of the AT stock number counter 1918 is greater than the initial value "0", it sets the destination presentation state to the AT state, and if the value of the AT stock number counter 1918 is the initial value "0", it sets the destination presentation state to the low AT probability state.

In the CZ state, the AT lottery is held as described above, but even if the AT lottery results in an AT win, the value of the AT stock number counter 1918 only increases, and if the player is in a favorable zone, the player will not transition to another presentation state until at least the condition for ending the CZ state (the value of the CZ game number counter 1921 reaching the initial value "0") is met. However, if the AT lottery is won in the CZ state, the CZ state may be ended based on the fact that the AT lottery was won.

In this embodiment, the AT control means 175 sets the value of the first clear counter 1922 provided in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a to a predetermined value "1" in the favorable zone transition process, and in the favorable zone, an incremental update is performed by adding a certain value (e.g., 1) equivalent to one game to the value of the first clear counter 1922 each time one game is played, and when the value of the first clear counter 1922 exceeds a threshold value (e.g., 1500) (when the value of the first clear counter 1922 reaches "1501"), it is determined that the end condition of the favorable zone is met. In this embodiment, the first clear counter 1922 is updated after all reels rotating in each game have stopped, but the first clear counter 1922 may be updated at any time as long as it is predetermined for each game. For example, the update may be triggered by the game start operation on the start lever SL.

In this embodiment, the AT control means 175 sets the value of the second clear counter 1923 provided in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a to an initial value of "0" during the advantageous zone transition process, and during the advantageous zone, updates the value of the second clear counter 1923 according to the difference in the number of medals in each game, subtracts the value "3" corresponding to the number of medals inserted in the game (3 medals) from the value corresponding to the number of medals paid out (for example, "13" if 13 medals are paid out, and "0" if no role is won and no medals are paid out) to obtain a calculation result of the difference in the number of medals in that game, and performs an update process in which this calculation result is added to the value of the second clear counter 1923, and also determines that the condition for ending the advantageous zone has been met if the value of the second clear counter 1923 exceeds a threshold value (for example, 2400). The value of the second clear counter 1923 is controlled so that it does not fall below the initial value "0". For example, if the value of the second clear counter 1923 at the start of a game is "2" and no winning combination is won as a result of playing the game and no medals are paid out, the calculation result of the difference in the number of medals in that game will be "-3", and adding the calculation result of the difference in the number of medals to the value of the second clear counter 1923 will fall below the initial value "0". However, the count of the updated value of the second clear counter 1923 is stopped with the initial value "0" as the lower limit. Also, if a replay is won in a game, the difference in the number of medals is calculated by treating the game in which the replay was won as having been paid out with medals equivalent to the specified number of medals for that game, and the difference in the number of medals for the next game provided free of charge due to the replay winning as having been inserted with medals equivalent to the specified number of medals for that game, even if no actual medals have been inserted.

In addition, in the advantageous zone, the first clear counter 1922 and the second clear counter 1923 are updated even if a transition in the game state or presentation state occurs, unless the conditions for ending the advantageous zone are met.

The AT control means 175 also performs an initialization process to initialize information stored in a predetermined storage area of the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a based on the end of the favorable zone. In particular, in this embodiment, with respect to the main RAM of the game information storage means 190, the information stored in the performance state storage area 1917, the AT stock number counter 1918, the AT game number counter 1919, the CZ game number counter 1921, the first clear counter 1922, and the second clear counter 1923 is initialized by an initialization process associated with the end of the favorable zone. More specifically, the storage areas other than the performance state storage area 1917, the AT stock number counter 1918, the AT game number counter 1919, the CZ game number counter 1921, the first clear counter 1922, and the second clear counter 1923 in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a are designated as information storage areas, and the information stored in the storage areas other than the information storage areas of the main RAM is initialized. Therefore, when the initialization process is performed following the end of the favorable zone, unlike the case where the initialization process is performed in the setting change mode, in addition to the setting value storage area 1913 and credit information storage area 1914, the lottery flag storage area 1915 and game status storage area 1916 are also designated as information storage areas, and the information stored in these storage areas is retained without being initialized by the initialization process following the end of the favorable zone. When the initialization process is performed following the end of the favorable zone, the presentation state is initialized to a non-AT state, and the values of the AT stock number counter 1918, AT game number counter 1919, CZ game number counter 1921, first clear counter 1922, and second clear counter 1923 are initialized to their initial values (e.g., 0) to return to the normal zone.

In this embodiment, an initialization process is executed upon the end of the favorable zone to return to the normal zone, so that if the value of the first clear counter 1922 or the second clear counter 1923 exceeds a threshold value while remaining in the AT state, the initialization process upon the end of the favorable zone forcibly terminates the AT state and initializes the presentation state to a non-AT state, and the values of the AT stock number counter 1918, AT game number counter 1919, CZ game number counter 1921, first clear counter 1922, and second clear counter 1923 are initialized to their initial values (e.g., 0). Also, when the value of the first clear counter 1922 or the second clear counter 1923 exceeds the threshold value while remaining in another presentation state, the currently present presentation state is forcibly terminated by the initialization process associated with the end of the favorable zone, the presentation state is initialized to a non-AT state, and the values of the AT stock number counter 1918, the AT game number counter 1919, the CZ game number counter 1921, the first clear counter 1922, and the second clear counter 1923 are initialized to their initial values (e.g., 0). In this embodiment, the presentation state is not initialized by turning the power on/off, but when the device is started in the setting change mode, even if the initialization process is performed in the setting change mode, the presentation state is initialized to a non-AT state, and the values of the AT stock number counter 1918, the AT game number counter 1919, the CZ game number counter 1921, the first clear counter 1922, and the second clear counter 1923 are initialized to their initial values (e.g., 0).

In addition, in this embodiment, the advantageous zone is initiated by winning the advantageous zone transition lottery in the normal zone, and within the advantageous zone, the presentation state is set to the AT state under certain conditions to play the assist time, but even if the AT state ends, the advantageous zone is maintained as long as the conditions for the advantageous zone termination are not met. In other words, in this embodiment, since the advantageous zone continues even after the AT state ends, there are cases where the player remains in the advantageous zone even if the presentation state transitions from the AT state to a presentation state different from the AT state.

The AT control means 175 also controls the LED built into the section indicator SEC to light up when the advantageous section starts, to indicate that the user is in the advantageous section, and to turn off the LED built into the section indicator SEC when the advantageous section ends. In this embodiment, the LED built into the section indicator SEC is turned off during normal sections, so that it is possible to determine whether or not the user is in an advantageous section by checking the lighting state of the section indicator SEC.

In this embodiment, the AT control means 175 starts or ends a favorable zone notification, which is a notification that the player is staying in a favorable zone, based on the value of the first clear counter 1922. For example, when a predetermined value "1" is set to the first clear counter 1922 upon transition to a favorable zone, the favorable zone notification is started based on the value of the first clear counter 1922 becoming greater than the initial value "0" (the value of the first clear counter 1922 not being the initial value "0"), and when the value of the first clear counter 1922 is initialized to the initial value "0" upon the end of the favorable zone and transition to the normal zone, the favorable zone notification is ended based on the value of the first clear counter 1922 becoming the initial value "0".

The section indicator SEC does not need to be provided exclusively as in this embodiment, and may be used in combination with the main display 300. For example, whether or not the player is in an advantageous section may be indicated by switching on and off a dot display section that displays decimal points and the like on a seven-segment display, and the dot display section may be turned off in normal sections, and turned on in advantageous sections to notify the player of the advantageous section. When an advantageous section starts, an LED built into the section indicator SEC lights up to immediately notify the player of the advantageous section, but the advantageous section may be a non-notification section that does not notify the player of the advantageous section until a predetermined number of plays have been played since the start of the advantageous section, or a non-notification section that does not notify the player of the advantageous section until the first correct batting order notification in the advantageous section is executed.

The performance control means 180 controls the display performance using the display device 330 (an example of a performance device) and the sound performance using the sound device 340 (an example of a performance device) based on the performance data stored in the performance data storage area 1926 provided in the sub-ROM of the performance information storage means 190b. For example, in response to the occurrence of game events such as the insertion of medals, the operation of the bet button B0, the start lever SL, and the stop buttons B1 to B3, and changes in the game state, the means 180 controls the execution of performances to liven up the game or assist the game according to the progress of the game, by turning on or blinking lamps and LEDs, changing the display content of the liquid crystal display LCD, and outputting sounds from the speaker SP. The content of the performance executed in the game is determined by referring to the performance lottery table stored in the sub-lottery table storage area 1927 provided in the sub-ROM of the performance information storage means 190b, depending on the game state, the performance state, the result of the internal lottery, etc. In this embodiment, image data corresponding to the progress of the game, etc. is read from the effect data memory area 1926 of the sub-ROM into an image buffer 1928 provided in the sub-RAM, and an image based on the image data read into the image buffer 1928 is output to the liquid crystal display LCD, and sound data corresponding to the progress of the game, etc. is read from the effect data memory area 1926 of the sub-ROM into a sound buffer 1929 provided in the sub-RAM, and sound based on the sound data read into the sound buffer 1929 is output from the speaker SP.

Then, when the presentation state is the AT state, the presentation control means 180 controls the display device 330 and the audio device 340 to execute a winning assistance presentation that notifies the player of the correct batting order when batting order bell 1 through batting order bell 24 are won, and assists in the winning of 13 small prizes (small prize 2 through small prize 13).

In addition, when the special batting order role a1 to a12, special batting order role b1 to b12, special batting order role c1 to c12, and special batting order role d1 to d12 are won in the advantageous zone and the performance state is not the AT state (when the player is in the low AT probability state or the CZ state), the performance control means 180 controls the display device 330 and the audio device 340 to execute a winning assistance performance that notifies the player of the target of the first stop operation in the specific batting order and assists in the winning of the 13-coin minor role (minor role 1) when the special batting order role a1 to a12, special batting order role b1 to b12, special batting order role c1 to c12, and special batting order role d1 to d12 are won.

When playing in the AT state or the CZ state, the presentation control means 180 also controls the execution of a remaining number display presentation that displays the remaining number of plays until the AT state or the CZ state ends on the display device 330 such as a liquid crystal display LCD. In the remaining number display presentation, when the value of the AT game number counter 1919 or the CZ game number counter 1921 is subtracted by playing, the display content is changed so that the remaining number of plays also decreases to reflect the subtraction.

In addition, when the AT lottery performed in the CZ state results in an AT win, the presentation control means 180 withholds notification of the right to transition to the AT state until the final play in the CZ state (the play in which the value of the CZ game number counter 1921 becomes the initial value "0"), and controls the display device 330 and the sound device 340 to execute an AT confirmation presentation to notify the player of the right to transition to the AT state if the value of the AT stock number counter 1918 is greater than the initial value "0" in the final play in the CZ state.

The functional block configuration of this embodiment can also be applied to computer systems (including game systems). In these systems, the functions of the game control means 100 of this embodiment can be realized by downloading a program that causes a computer to function from an information storage medium such as a CD or DVD, or from a web server on the Internet via a network. In the above computer system, the medal insertion switch 210, bet switch 220, start switch 230, stop switch 240, etc. can be realized by virtually assigning their functions to operating means such as a keyboard, pointing device (mouse, etc.), touch panel, or controller. In the above computer system, the reel unit 310, hopper unit HP, etc. are not essential components, and these device units can virtually realize their functions by controlling the images displayed and output on the display (display device 330).

2. Method of the Present Invention First, in the present invention, a unique reel number is assigned to each of the first reel R1 to the fourth reel R4, and a unique stop control number is assigned in advance for each winning mode. If a specific value obtained by subtracting a first predetermined value from the stop control number obtained based on the result of the internal lottery corresponds to the batting order special role, it is determined that the batting order special role has been won.

As shown in FIG. 8, reel numbers are assigned values ranging from "0 to 3", with the first reel R1 being assigned "0", the second reel R2 being assigned "1", the third reel R3 being assigned "2", and the fourth reel R4 being assigned "3".

As shown in FIG. 20, the stop control numbers are assigned values in the range of "0 to 90", and the special batting order roles are assigned values in the range of "28 to 75". More specifically, the special batting order roles a1 to a12 are assigned values of "28 to 39", the special batting order roles b1 to b12 are assigned values of "40 to 51", the special batting order roles c1 to c12 are assigned values of "52 to 63", and the special batting order roles d1 to d12 are assigned values of "64 to 75".

In this embodiment, the specific value is determined by subtracting a first predetermined value "28" from the stop control number corresponding to the winning pattern obtained from the result of the internal lottery, and if the specific value is in the range of "0 to 47", it is determined that the batting order special role has been won, and the specific batting order and specific press position are determined.

Next, in this embodiment, if it is determined that the batting order special role has been won, the quotient obtained by dividing the specific value mentioned above by the second predetermined value "12" is used as the reel number of the first stop in the specific batting order, and it is determined whether or not it is a specific batting order based on whether or not it matches the reel number of the reel on which the stopping operation was actually performed.

Figure 21 shows the relationship between the stop control number and the specific value for the special batting order role, as well as the relationship between the quotient and remainder when the specific value is divided by the second predetermined value "12".

As mentioned above, the specific value obtained from the stop control number assigned to the special batting order role is a value in the range of "0 to 28", and when this is divided by the second predetermined value "12", the quotient is a value in the range of "0 to 3". More specifically, when the special batting order roles a1 to a12 are won, the quotient is "0", when the special batting order roles b1 to b12 are won, the quotient is "1", when the special batting order roles c1 to c12 are won, the quotient is "2", and when the special batting order roles d1 to d12 are won, the quotient is "3".

As shown in Figures 10 and 11, in the special batting order group a, a specific batting order stops the first reel R1 as the first stopping operation, in the special batting order group b, a specific batting order stops the second reel R2 as the first stopping operation, in the special batting order group c, a specific batting order stops the third reel R3 as the first stopping operation, and in the special batting order group d, a specific batting order stops the fourth reel R4 as the first stopping operation.

In other words, in this embodiment, when a special batting order role is won, the quotient obtained by dividing the specific value obtained from the stop control number by the second predetermined value "12" matches the reel that should be stopped by the first stop operation in the specific batting order. Therefore, if the obtained quotient matches the reel number of the reel to be stopped by the first stop operation, it can be determined that the first stop operation is being performed in accordance with the specific batting order, and if the obtained quotient does not match the reel number of the reel to be stopped by the first stop operation, it can be determined that the first stop operation is being performed in accordance with a non-specific batting order.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the remainder obtained when the specific value is divided by the second predetermined value "12" indicates the pattern number corresponding to the specific pressed position, and it is determined whether the remainder obtained when the pattern number corresponding to the pressed position is divided by the second predetermined value "12" matches the pattern number corresponding to the specific pressed position.

Figure 22 is a diagram showing the relationship between the symbol number and the remainder when the symbol number is divided by the second predetermined value "12". The symbol number shown in Figure 22 corresponds to the symbol arrangement on the reel shown in Figure 8, and is the symbol number of the symbol located in the upper display position at the press detection position.

In this embodiment, the symbol numbers are assigned in the range of 0 to 19, and the remainder when these are divided by the second predetermined value "12" can take a value in the range of "0 to 11" as shown in FIG. 22. As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, there are 12 types of setting modes of the specific pressing position for each batting order special role, specifically, "0 or 12", "1 or 13", "2 or 14", "3 or 15", "4 or 16", "5 or 17", "6 or 18", "7 or 19", "8", "9", "10", and "11". As can be seen from FIG. 22, the setting modes of these specific pressing positions are grouped according to the remainder when the symbol number is divided by the second predetermined value "12". Therefore, when the symbol number corresponding to the pressed detection position is divided by the second predetermined value "12", if the remainder is "0", the pressed detection position is "No. 0 or No. 12", if the remainder is "1", the pressed detection position is "No. 1 or No. 13", if the remainder is "2", the pressed detection position is "No. 2 or No. 14", if the remainder is "3", the pressed detection position is "No. 3 or No. 15", if the remainder is "4", the pressed detection position is "No. 4 or No. 16", if the remainder is "5", If there is, it can be determined that the pressed detection position is "number 5 or number 17", if the remainder is "6", the pressed detection position is "number 6 or number 18", if the remainder is "7", the pressed detection position is "number 7 or number 19", if the remainder is "8", the pressed detection position is "number 8", if the remainder is "9", the pressed detection position is "number 9", if the remainder is "10", the pressed detection position is "number 10", and if the remainder is "11", the pressed detection position is "number 11".

And as shown in FIG. 21, when the specific value obtained from the stop control number assigned to the special batting order role is divided by the second predetermined value "12", the remainder is a value in the range of "0 to 11". More specifically, when the special batting order role a1, special batting order role b1, special batting order role c1, and special batting order role d1 are selected, the remainder is "0", when the special batting order role a2, special batting order role b2, special batting order role c2, and special batting order role d2 are selected, the remainder is "1", when the special batting order role a3, special batting order role b3, special batting order role c3, and special batting order role d3 are selected, the remainder is "2", when the special batting order role a4, special batting order role b4, special batting order role c4, and special batting order role d4 are selected, the remainder is "3", when the special batting order role a5, special batting order role b5, special batting order role c5, and special batting order role d5 are selected, the remainder is "4", when the special batting order role a6, special batting order role b6, special batting order role c6, and special batting order role d6 are selected, the remainder is "5", and when the special batting order role When the special role a7, the special role b7, the special role c7, or the special role d7 is selected, the remainder is "6". When the special role a8, the special role b8, the special role c8, or the special role d8 is selected, the remainder is "7". When the special role a9, the special role b9, the special role c9, or the special role d9 is selected, the remainder is "8". When the special role a10, When the special batting order role b10, special batting order role c10, or special batting order role d10 is won, the remainder will be "9", when the special batting order role a11, special batting order role b11, special batting order role c11, or special batting order role d11 is won, the remainder will be "10", and when the special batting order role a12, special batting order role b12, special batting order role c12, or special batting order role d12 is won, the remainder will be "11".

In other words, in this embodiment, when a special batting order role is won, the remainder obtained by dividing the specific value obtained from the stop control number by the second predetermined value "12" matches the specific pressed position, so if the obtained remainder matches the remainder obtained by dividing the pressed detection position of the reel to be stopped in the first stop operation by the second predetermined value "12", it can be determined that the first stop operation is being performed at the specific pressed position, and if the obtained remainder does not match the remainder obtained by dividing the pressed detection position of the reel to be stopped in the first stop operation by the second predetermined value "12", it can be determined that the first stop operation is not being performed at the specific pressed position.

Below, we will explain a specific example of when the special batting order role A1 is won, with reference to Figure 23.

As shown in FIG. 23(A), the batting order special role a1 is a batting order special role that is won by overlapping small roles 1, 14, 15, 42, and 43.

If the batting order special role a1 is selected in the internal lottery, the stop control number for the batting order special role a1 is "28", and the specific value obtained by subtracting the first predetermined value "28" from this stop control number is "0", so it is determined that the batting order special role has been selected.

Let us now assume that in a game in which the special batting order role a1 is won, the first stopping operation is to stop the first reel R1.

For example, as shown in FIG. 23(B), if the pressed position of the first reel R1 is number 0 (bell pattern 2 "BL2"), the quotient when divided by the specific value "0" is "0" and the remainder is "0", which become the judgment values of the specific operation mode (specific batting order and specific pressed position) related to the batting order special role a1.

The reel number of the first reel R1, which is the reel to be stopped, is "0", which matches the quotient obtained by dividing the specific value, so it is determined that the first stopping operation was performed in accordance with the specific hitting order. In addition, the remainder obtained by dividing the symbol number "0" at the press detection position is "0", which matches the remainder obtained by dividing the specific value, so it is determined that the first stopping operation was performed at the specific press position.

In this embodiment, if the first stop operation is a specific operation mode when a special batting order role is won, the stop position is determined by payout priority control. Therefore, the symbols constituting the winning form of minor role 1, which will pay out the most medals, are preferentially displayed on the pay line, and the first reel R1 stops at a position where the watermelon symbol "WM" (number 19) is displayed in the middle row, as shown in Figure 23 (C).

For example, as shown in FIG. 23(D), if the pressed position of the first reel R1 is number 1 (replay symbol "RP"), the remainder when dividing the specific value "1" is "1", which does not match the remainder when dividing the specific value, so it is determined that the first stop operation was not performed at the specific pressed position.

In this embodiment, when the first stop operation is not a specific operation mode when the special role is won, the stop position is determined by number priority control. Therefore, the number of symbol combinations that can be displayed on the active line is two for each of the replay symbol "RP", bell symbol 1 "BL1", and bell symbol 2 "BL2". In this embodiment, the stop position is determined so that the bell symbol 1 "BL1" or bell symbol 2 "BL2", which can win the six-coin minor role 42 and the minor role 43, are preferentially displayed on the active line. In the case of the push detection position shown in FIG. 23(D), the first reel R1 stops at the position where the 0th bell symbol 2 "BL2" is displayed in the middle row.

Although not shown in the figure, in a game in which the batting order special role a1 is won, if the first stopping operation stops the second reel R2 (reel number "1"), the third reel R3 (reel number "2"), or the fourth reel R4 (reel number "3"), it is determined that the first stopping operation does not conform to the specific batting order because it does not match the quotient "0" obtained by dividing the specific value "0", and the stopping position is determined by number priority control. In this case, the stopping position of the reel to be stopped is determined so that the 6-coin minor roles 42 and 43 can be won in duplicate.

In this manner, in this embodiment, the specific value obtained from the stop control number corresponding to the result of the internal lottery and the pattern number corresponding to the pressed detection position are both divided by the second predetermined value, and the result is used to determine whether or not the first stop operation corresponds to the specific operation mode.

In particular, in this embodiment, not only can the specific value determine whether or not a special batting order role has been won, but a judgment value relating to the operation sequence and the press detection position can be obtained from the quotient and remainder obtained by dividing the specific value by a second predetermined value, so that the capacity of the main ROM can be saved compared to when the judgment value is prepared in advance as separate data.

In addition, in this embodiment, even if multiple specific press positions are assigned to one winning mode, the remainder when the pattern number is divided by the second predetermined value has the same relationship as the setting mode of the specific press position, so it is possible to accurately determine whether or not the stop operation occurred at a specific press position from the relationship between the stop control number and the pattern number without having to prepare data separately, and as a result, it is possible to save on the amount of data required to match the lottery results with the specific press positions.

In addition, in this embodiment, by assigning continuous values to the stop control numbers related to special batting order roles, it is possible to obtain a judgment value with a certain relationship by dividing by a predetermined value of 1. Furthermore, if the stop control numbers satisfy the relationship of an arithmetic progression, it is expected that a similar effect will be obtained.

In addition, in this embodiment, the reel stop position is determined by payout priority control when the press detection position is a specific press position, and the reel stop position is determined by number priority control when the press detection position is not a specific press position. However, a configuration may be adopted in which the reel stop position is determined by number priority control when the press detection position is a specific press position, and the reel stop position is determined by payout priority control when the press detection position is not a specific press position. In other words, a method can be adopted in which the mode of stop control is changed depending on whether the press detection position is a specific press position or not.

In this embodiment, the number of reels is four, but the number of reels may be three. In this embodiment, the number of reels is twenty, but the number of reels may be 21 or less than 20.

In addition, in this embodiment, the gaming machine inserts gaming media such as medals when playing a game, and pays out gaming media when winning combinations are achieved, but games may also be played by consuming or granting gaming value as electronic information without using gaming media. For example, the gaming machine or an external unit connected to the gaming machine may be configured to store information on gaming value owned by the player, so that consuming gaming value by subtracting the number of gaming values is replaced by inserting gaming media, and granting gaming value by adding the number of gaming values is replaced by paying out gaming media.

BX storage box, UD front upper door, DD front lower door, DW display window,
L1: active line, DS: game information display, LCD: liquid crystal display,
BS Setting change button, KS Setting change key cylinder, SEC Section indicator,
EU power supply unit, ES power switch, SP speaker,
PS Reel unit storage space, MAIN Main board, SUB Sub board,
HP Hopper unit, MT Medal storage tank, CB Cash box,
R1 1st reel, R2 2nd reel, R3 3rd reel, R4 4th reel,
B0 bet button, SL start lever, B1-B4 stop buttons,
MI medal insertion slot, MO medal payout slot, MP medal tray,
100 Game control means,
103 setting change means, 105 input acceptance means, 110 random number generation means,
120 Internal lottery means, 130 Reel control means, 140 Winning determination means,
150 Payout control means, 160 Replay processing means,
170 game state control means, 175 AT control means,
180 performance control means,
190a game information storage means, 1910 main lottery table storage area,
1911 stop control table storage area, 1912 winning determination table storage area,
1913: setting value storage area; 1914: credit information storage area;
1915 lottery flag storage area, 1916 game status storage area,
1917 performance state memory area,
1918 AT stock number counter, 1919 AT game number counter,
1921 CZ game counter,
1922 first clear counter, 1923 second clear counter,
190b performance information storage means, 1926 performance data storage area,
1927 Sub lottery table storage area,
1928 Image buffer, 1929 Sound buffer,
210 coin insertion switch, 220 bet switch, 230 start switch,
240 stop switch, 250 setting change permission switch,
260 setting change switch, 300 main display unit,
310 reel unit, 315 reel index,
325 payout medal detection switch, 330 display device, 340 sound device,

Claims (2)

A plurality of reels on which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on an outer circumferential surface, and each of the positions on which the symbols are arranged is assigned a symbol number;
An internal lottery means for performing an internal lottery for determining whether a winning combination is achieved;
a reel control means for rotating the reels for each game and controlling the reels to stop in response to a stop operation in a manner corresponding to a result of the internal lottery;
In a gaming machine, when the plurality of reels are stopped and a symbol combination showing a winning form predetermined for each winning combination is displayed on an active line,
The reel control means
In a game in which a specific lottery result is obtained in the internal lottery, when a push detection position indicating the position of the reel during rotation at the time when a stop operation is performed is a specific push position, a control is performed in which the specific role can be won, and when a stop operation is performed at a push detection position other than the specific push position, the control is performed in which the specific role cannot be won;
When a plurality of specific press positions are set for the specific lottery result, the remainder when the pattern number corresponding to each specific press position is divided by a predetermined fixed value is the same, and based on the remainder when the pattern number corresponding to the press detection position when the stop operation is performed is divided by the fixed value , it is determined whether the stop operation was performed at any of the plurality of specific press positions. In claim 1,
The reel control means
performing control to stop the reels being rotated based on a stop control number corresponding to the result of the internal lottery;
A gaming machine characterized in that it determines whether the result of the internal lottery is the specific lottery result based on a specific value obtained from the stop control number corresponding to the result of the internal lottery, and if it is determined that the result is the specific lottery result, it determines whether the stop operation was performed at the specific press position by comparing the remainder when the specific value is divided by the fixed value with the remainder when the pattern number corresponding to the press detection position is divided by the fixed value.

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