JP2020141932A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To improve an amusement of a game.SOLUTION: A game machine comprises: game state setting means for setting any of a plurality of kinds of game states including a second game state in which probability of setting a second mode having probability of privilege application being higher than that in a first mode, is higher than that in a first game state; and mode setting means capable of setting the second mode on the basis of derivation of a lottery result corresponding to a prescribed role. The game state setting means can set a third game state on the basis of establishment of a shift condition in the second game state, the mode setting means can set the second mode in a game after a game on which a prescribed role is displayed in the second game state and can set the second mode in a subsequent game even when the subsequent game is in the third game state. The performance means can execute a performance related to shift of the mode before execution of a performance in the second mode since display of the prescribed role.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 28

Description

The present invention relates to a game table represented by a ball game machine (pachinko machine) and a rotating body game machine (slot machine).

Conventionally, some game consoles are provided with benefits such as so-called AT (assist time) that are advantageous to the player (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-176417

There is room for improvement in the configuration regarding the granting of such benefits in order to improve the interest of the game.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game table characterized by a configuration relating to the granting of benefits.

In order to solve the above problems, the game console of the present invention
Multiple reels with multiple types of symbols and rotational drive,
A stop operation receiving means for receiving a stop operation for individually stopping the rotation of the plurality of reels, and a stop operation receiving means.
A lottery means for deriving lottery results corresponding to one or more of multiple types of roles, and
Based on the lottery result and the operation result of the stop operation receiving means, the stop control means for stopping the plurality of rotating reels and the stop control means.
A game state setting means for setting any one of a plurality of types of game states including a first game state and a second game state different from the first game state, and
A mode setting means for setting one of a plurality of types of modes including a first mode and a second mode different from the first mode.
Benefit granting means that can grant benefits that make it easier to earn profits,
Production means that can perform production and
It is a game table equipped with
The second mode is a mode in which the probability that the privilege is given is higher than that of the first mode.
The second gaming state is a gaming state in which the probability that the second mode is set is higher than that of the first gaming state.
The plurality of types of combinations include predetermined combinations.
The game state setting means
The third gaming state can be set based on the fact that the transition condition is satisfied in the second gaming state.
The mode setting means is
The second mode can be set based on the fact that the lottery result corresponding to the predetermined combination is derived.
The second mode can be set in the game after the game in which the predetermined combination is displayed in the second game state.
Even when the game after the game in which the predetermined combination is displayed in the second game state is the third game state, the second mode can be set in the subsequent game. ,
The effect means can execute the effect related to the transition of the mode after the predetermined combination is displayed and before the effect of the second mode is executed.
It is characterized by that.

According to the game console of the present invention, the interest of the game can be improved.

It is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100 seen from the front side (player side). It is a figure which shows an example of a winning line. It is a circuit block diagram of a control part. It is a figure which shows the arrangement of the symbols applied to each reel developed in a plane. It is a figure which shows the type of the winning combination (including the operating combination), the symbol combination corresponding to each winning combination, and the payout of each winning combination. It is a figure which shows the type and name of an internal winning combination. It is a transition diagram of the game state of the slot machine 100. It is a figure which shows the lottery table of an internal winning combination. Main control unit It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the main processing. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the timer interrupt process of a main control part. 9 is a flowchart of the internal lottery process (step S105) in FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the state update process (step S119) in FIG. It is a flowchart of the high probability mode setting process (step S1201) in FIG. It is a flowchart of AT update processing (step S1205) in FIG. (A) is a table used in the AT lottery, (b) is a table used for acquiring RT points, and (c) is a table used for the internal winning combination point lottery. (A) is a flowchart of the main process executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400, (b) is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process of the first sub-control unit 400, and (c) is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process. It is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process of the 1st sub-control unit 400. It is a flowchart of the effect control process (step S309) in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the processing at the time of receiving an internal winning command (step S3003) in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the state update command reception processing (step S3007) in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the background. (A) is a flowchart of the main process executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500, (b) is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process of the second sub-control unit 500, and (c) is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process of the second sub-control unit 500. It is the flowchart of the timer interrupt processing of the 2nd sub-control unit 500, and (d) is the flowchart of the image control processing of the 2nd sub-control unit 500. It is a figure which shows the transition of RT and the change of the background accompanying this. It is a figure which shows an example of the flow at the time of winning the re-game combination 5 at RT0. It is a figure which shows an example of the flow at the time of winning the re-game combination 5 in RT1. It is a figure which shows an example of the flow when RT and the effect state change in a high probability mode. This is a modified example of the table used for the internal winning point lottery. It is a figure which shows the modification which the high probability mode is set in the game after the game which acquired the internal winning point. It is a figure which shows the modification which executes the mode transition effect when a high probability mode is set.

Hereinafter, the slot machine according to the embodiment of the game console of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The slot machine of the present embodiment described below starts rotation when a predetermined number of game media are loaded and a plurality of reels each having a plurality of types of symbols receive a predetermined rotation start instruction operation. At the same time, based on the acceptance of the rotation start instruction operation, the winning or not of the internal winning of a plurality of types of winning combinations is determined by lottery, and each of the plurality of reels receives a predetermined rotation stop instruction operation to individually rotate the reels. If the conditions determined by the winning combination based on the result of the lottery and the combination of symbols when the plurality of reels are stopped match the predetermined payout conditions, the game medium is paid out and the game ends, and if they do not match. It is a game table that advances a series of games that end without paying out the game medium.

First, the basic configuration of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100 as viewed from the front side (player side). FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a winning line.

The slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 corresponds to an example of the game console of the present invention, and includes a main body 101 and a front door 102 that is attached to the front side of the main body 101 and can be opened and closed with respect to the main body 101. Be prepared. Inside the center of the main body 101 (not shown), three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) on which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged are stored and rotate inside the slot machine 100. It is configured so that it can be done. These reels 110 to 112 are rotationally driven by a driving device such as a stepping motor.

In the present embodiment, each symbol is printed on a strip-shaped member in an appropriate number at equal intervals, and the strip-shaped member is attached to a predetermined circular tubular frame material to form each reel 110 to 112. When viewed from the player, approximately three symbols on the reels 110 to 112 are displayed in the vertical direction from the display window 113, so that a total of nine symbols can be seen. More specifically with reference to FIG. 2, the symbol displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 110 (position 1 shown in the figure) is displayed on the upper stage symbol of the left reel and the middle stage of the left reel 110 (position 2 shown in the figure). The symbol to be displayed is displayed on the left reel middle stage symbol, the symbol displayed on the lower stage of the left reel 110 (position 3 shown in the figure) is displayed on the left reel lower stage symbol, and the symbol displayed on the upper stage of the middle reel 111 (position 4 shown in the figure). The symbol is the upper symbol of the middle reel, the symbol displayed in the middle of the left reel 111 (position 5 shown in the figure) is the middle symbol of the middle reel, and the symbol displayed in the lower row of the middle reel 111 (position 6 shown in the figure). The symbol displayed on the lower part of the middle reel and the upper part of the right reel 112 (position 7 shown in the figure) is the upper part of the right reel, and the symbol displayed on the middle part of the right reel 112 (position 8 shown in the figure) is the right reel. The symbols displayed in the middle symbol and the lower symbol of the right reel 112 (position 9 shown in the figure) are called the lower symbol of the right reel, respectively, and each symbol of each reel 110 to 112 is connected to each reel 110 to 112 through the display window 113. Three in each vertical direction, a total of nine are displayed. Then, by rotating each reel 110 to 112, the combination of symbols that can be seen by the player changes. That is, each reel 110 to 112 functions as a display device that variably displays a combination of a plurality of types of symbols. As such a display device, an electronic image display device such as a liquid crystal display device can be adopted in addition to the reel. Further, in the present embodiment, three reels are provided inside the center of the slot machine 100, but the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this.

On the back surface of each of the reels 110 to 112, a backlight (not shown) for illuminating each symbol displayed on the display window 113 is arranged. It is desirable that the backlight is shielded for each symbol so that the individual symbols can be evenly illuminated. In the slot machine 100, an optical sensor (not shown) including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit is provided in the vicinity of each of the reels 110 to 112, and the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit of this optical sensor are provided. It is configured so that a light-shielding piece of a certain length provided on the reel passes between the spaces. The position of the symbol on the reel in the rotation direction is determined based on the detection result of the optical sensor, and the reels 110 to 112 are stopped so that the target symbol is displayed on the winning line.

The winning line indicator lamp 120 is a lamp indicating a valid winning line. The winning line is a line for determining whether or not a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination described with reference to FIG. 4 will be displayed. In the present embodiment, the left reel upper symbol, the middle reel middle symbol, and the right A right-down winning line L1 composed of a lower reel symbol and a V-shaped winning line L2 composed of a left reel upper symbol, a middle reel middle symbol, and a right reel upper symbol are provided. FIG. 2 shows these winning lines L1 and L2. The valid winning line (hereinafter, may be simply referred to as "valid line") is predetermined by the number of medals bet as a game medium. The slot machine 100 of the present embodiment requires 2 to 3 medals, and when the number of inserted medals is less than 2, no winning line is valid, and when 2 medals are bet, the winning line L2 Only is valid, and only the winning line L1 is valid when three medals are bet. When the winning line is activated, the start lever 135 can be operated to start the game. The number of winning lines is not limited to one line. For example, in addition to the downward-sloping winning line L1, the middle winning line composed of the left reel middle symbol, the middle reel middle symbol, and the right reel middle symbol, the left reel lower symbol, the middle reel middle symbol, and the right reel upper symbol are configured. A total of three winning lines that rise to the right may be set as valid winning lines, or a number of winning lines corresponding to the number of bets may be set as valid winning lines.

The notification lamp 123 is, for example, internally elected to a specific winning combination (specifically, special role 1 or special role 2) in the internal lottery described later, or the special role internal winning state or special game described later. It is a lamp that informs the player that it is in a state. The game medal insertable lamp 124 is a lamp for notifying the player that the game medal can be inserted. When the re-game lamp 122 wins a re-game combination (details will be described later), which is one of the winning combinations in the previous game, the re-game can be replayed (no medal is required). It is a lamp that informs the player. The reel panel lamp 128 is a lamp for directing.

The bet buttons 130 to 132 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals (referred to as credits) electronically stored in the slot machine 100. In the present embodiment, one sheet is inserted each time the bet button 130 is pressed, two sheets are inserted when the bet button 131 is pressed, and three sheets are inserted when the bet button 132 is pressed. ing. Hereinafter, the bet button 132 is also referred to as a MAX bet button. The game medal insertion lamp 129 lights a number of lamps corresponding to the number of inserted medals, and when a specified number of medals are inserted, the game starts to notify that the game can be started. The lamp 121 lights up.

The medal insertion slot 141 is an insertion slot for the player to insert a medal at the start of the game. That is, the medals can be inserted electronically by pressing the bet buttons 130 to 132, or the actual medals can be inserted (inserted operation) from the medal insertion slot 141, and the insertion means that both are included. is there.

The stored number display 125 is a display for displaying the number of medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100. The game information display 126 is a display for displaying various internal information (for example, the number of medals paid out during the special game state) numerically. The payout number display 127 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning some winning combination. In the following, it may be expressed that the payment is given to the player in the same meaning as the payment to the player. The stored number display 125, the game information display 126, and the payout number display 127 are 7-segment (SEG) displays.

The start lever 135 is a lever-type switch for starting the rotation of the reels 110 to 112. That is, when a desired number of medals are inserted into the medal insertion slot 141 or the bet buttons 130 to 132 are operated to operate the start lever 135, the reels 110 to 112 start rotating. The operation on the start lever 135 is called the game start operation.

The stop button unit 136 is provided with stop buttons 137 to 139 composed of a left stop button 137, a middle stop button 138, and a right stop button 139. The stop buttons 137 to 139 are button-type switches for individually stopping the reels 110 to 112 that have started to rotate by operating the start lever 135, and are associated with the reels 110 to 112. More specifically, the left reel 110 can be stopped by operating the left stop button 137, the middle reel 111 can be stopped by operating the middle stop button 138, and the right stop button 139 can be stopped. The right reel 112 can be stopped by operating it. Hereinafter, the operation for the stop buttons 137 to 139 is referred to as a stop operation, the first stop operation is referred to as a first stop operation, the next stop operation is referred to as a second stop operation, and the last stop operation is referred to as a third stop operation. Further, the reels that are stopped in response to these stop operations are referred to as a first stop reel, a second stop reel, and a third stop reel in this order. Further, the order in which the stop buttons 137 to 139 are stopped in order to stop all the rotating reels 110 to 112 is referred to as an operation order or a pressing order. Further, the operation order in which the first stop operation is the stop operation of the left reel 110 is called "forward push operation order" or simply "forward push", and the stop operation in which the first stop operation is the stop operation of the right reel 112 is "forward push operation order". It is called "reverse push operation sequence" or simply "reverse push". A light emitting body may be provided inside each of the stop buttons 137 to 139, and when the stop buttons 137 to 139 can be operated, the light emitting body can be turned on to notify the player. The stop buttons 137 to 139 correspond to an example of the stop operation receiving means of the present invention.

The medal return button 133 is a button for removing medals by pressing the button when the inserted medals are jammed. The checkout button 134 is a button for settling medals and bet medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 and discharging them from the medal payout outlet 155. The door key hole 140 is a hole for inserting a key for unlocking the front door 102 of the slot machine 100.

At the bottom of the stop button unit 136, a title panel 162 for displaying the model name and attaching various certificate stamps is provided. At the bottom of the title panel 162, a medal payout outlet 155 and a medal tray 161 are provided.

The sound hole 145 is a hole for outputting the sound of the speaker 277 provided inside the slot machine 100 to the outside. The side lamps 144 provided on the left and right parts of the front door 102 are decorative lamps for enlivening the game. An effect device 160 is arranged on the upper part of the front door 102, and a sound hole 143 for outputting the sound of the speaker 272 to the outside is provided on the upper part of the effect device 160. The effect device 160 includes a shutter (shielding device) 163 composed of two right shutters 163a and a left shutter 163b that can be opened and closed in the horizontal direction, and an effect image display device 157 (liquid crystal) arranged behind the shutter 163. A display device) is provided, and when the right shutter 163a and the left shutter 163b are opened horizontally in front of the effect image display device 157, the display screen of the effect image display device 157 is displayed on the front side of the slot machine 100 (player side, front side). ) Has a structure that appears. It should be noted that the display device is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, but may be a display device capable of displaying various production images and various game information. , A reel (drum), or a display device including a projector and a screen. In addition, the display screen has a square shape, and the entire display screen is visible to the player. In the case of the present embodiment, the display screen is rectangular, but may be square. Further, it is also possible to provide an ornament (not shown) on the periphery of the display screen so that the display screen looks irregular as a result of a part of the periphery of the display screen being hidden by the ornament. In the case of this embodiment, the display screen is a flat surface, but may have a curved surface.

Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Note that the figure shows a circuit block diagram of the control unit.

The control unit of the slot machine 100 is roughly divided into a main control unit 300 that controls the progress of the game and a main effect according to a command signal (hereinafter, simply referred to as "command") transmitted by the main control unit 300. It is composed of a first sub-control unit 400 that controls the above, and a second sub-control unit 500 that controls various devices based on commands transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400. Here, with respect to the main control unit 300, if the data capacity becomes large, it becomes difficult to confirm the program, and there is a problem of security deterioration such as becoming a hotbed for unauthorized modification. Therefore, the ROM 306 of the main control unit 300 And the data capacity of the RAM 308 is limited. The main control unit 300 corresponds to an example of the lottery means, the stop control means, the game state setting means, the mode setting means, and the privilege giving means of the present invention.

<Main control unit>
First, the main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The main control unit 300 includes a basic circuit 302 that controls the entire main control unit 300, and the basic circuit 302 includes a CPU 304, control program data, lottery data used at the time of internal lottery of a winning combination, and a reel symbol. A ROM 306 that stores an array, stop position, etc., a RAM 308 that temporarily stores data, an I / O 310 that controls input / output of various devices, and a counter timer 312 that measures time, number of times, etc. And, WDT (watchdog timer) 314 is installed. Other storage devices may be used for the ROM 306 and the RAM 308, and this point is the same for the first sub-control unit 400 and the second sub-control unit 500, which will be described later. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined cycle output by the crystal oscillator 315b as a system clock. Further, when the power is turned on, the CPU 304 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 306 to the counter timer 312, and the counter timer 312 sets the interrupt time based on the received frequency dividing data. It is determined and an interrupt request is transmitted to the CPU 304 for each interrupt time. The CPU 304 monitors each sensor or the like and transmits a drive pulse in response to this interrupt request. For example, when the clock signal output by the crystal oscillator 315b is set to 8 MHz, the frequency division value of the counter timer 312 is set to 1/256, and the data for frequency division of the ROM 306 is set to 47, the interrupt reference time is 256 × 47/8 MHz. = 1.504 ms.

The main control unit 300 has a random number generation circuit 316 used as a hardware random number counter that fluctuates a numerical value in the range of 0 to 65535 based on a clock signal input from the crystal oscillator 315a, and a start signal when the power is turned on. A start signal output circuit 338 that outputs (reset signal) is provided, and the CPU 304 starts game control when a start signal is input from the start signal output circuit 338 (main processing of the main control unit described later). Start).

Further, the main control unit 300 includes a sensor circuit 320, and the CPU 304 is inserted from various sensors 318 (bet button 130 sensor, bet button 131 sensor, bet button 132 sensor, medal insertion slot 141) for each interruption time. Medal medal reception sensor, start lever 135 sensor, left stop button 137 sensor, middle stop button 138 sensor, right stop button 139 sensor, settlement button 134 sensor, medal payout sensor for medal payout device 180, left reel 110 The state of the optical sensor, the optical sensor of the middle reel 111, the optical sensor of the right reel 112, etc.) is monitored.

When the sensor circuit 320 detects the H level of the start lever sensor, a signal indicating this detection is output to the random number generation circuit 316. Upon receiving this signal, the random number generation circuit 316 latches the value at that timing and stores it in a register that stores the random number value used for the lottery.

Two medal reception sensors are installed in the internal passage of the medal insertion slot 141, and detect whether or not a medal has passed. Two start lever 135 sensors are installed inside the start lever 135 to detect a start operation by the player. The left stop button 137 sensor, the middle stop button 138 sensor, and the right stop button 139 sensor are installed in the corresponding stop buttons 137 to 139, respectively, and detect the operation of the stop button by the player.

The bet button 130 sensor, the bet button 131 sensor, and the bet button 132 sensor are installed in each of the corresponding bet buttons 130 to 132, and the medals electronically stored in the RAM 308 are used as medals to be inserted into the game. Detects the loading operation when loading. The checkout button 134 sensor is provided on the checkout button 134. When the checkout button 134 is pressed once, the electronically stored medals are settled. The medal payout sensor is a sensor for detecting medals to be paid out by the medal payout device 180. The above sensors may be non-contact type sensors or contact type sensors.

The optical sensor of the left reel 110, the optical sensor of the middle reel 111, and the optical sensor of the right reel 112 are installed at predetermined positions on the mounting bases of the reels 110 to 112, and are provided on the reel frame to block light. Every time a piece passes, it becomes L level. The rotation position information indicating how much the reel is rotating from the reference position from once reaching the L level to the next L level is calculated based on the value obtained by counting the clock signal output by the crystal oscillator 315b. Will be done. When the CPU 304 detects the L level signal, it determines that the reel has rotated once, and resets the rotation position information of the reel to zero. This rotation position information is stored in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300.

The main control unit 300 is provided in the drive circuit 322 for driving the stepping motor provided in the reel devices 110 to 112, the drive circuit 324 for driving the solenoid provided in the medal selector 170 for selecting the inserted medals, and the medal payout device 180. The drive circuit 326 that drives the motor, various lamps 336 (winning line display lamp 120, notification lamp 123, game medal insertion possible lamp 124, re-game lamp 122, game medal insertion lamp 129 are game start lamp 121, storage number display. A drive circuit 328 for driving the device 125, the game information display 126, and the payout number display 127) is provided.

Further, an information output circuit 334 is connected to the basic circuit 302, and the main control unit 300 is slotted in an information input circuit 652 provided in an external hall computer (not shown) or the like via the information output circuit 334. The game information of the machine 100 (for example, information indicating the state of the game) is output.

Further, the main control unit 300 includes a voltage monitoring circuit 330 that monitors the voltage value of the power supply supplied from the power supply management unit (not shown) to the main control unit 300, and the voltage monitoring circuit 330 is the voltage of the power supply. When the value is less than a predetermined value (9v in this embodiment), a low voltage signal indicating that the voltage has dropped is output to the basic circuit 302.

Further, the main control unit 300 is provided with an output interface for transmitting a command to the first sub control unit 400, and is capable of communicating with the first sub control unit 400. Information communication between the main control unit 300 and the first sub control unit 400 is one-way communication, and the main control unit 300 is configured to be able to transmit a signal such as a command to the first sub control unit 400. However, the first sub-control unit 400 is configured so that a signal such as a command cannot be transmitted to the main control unit 300.

<Sub-control unit>
Next, the first sub-control unit 400 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The first sub-control unit 400 receives the control command transmitted by the main control unit 300 via the input interface. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a basic circuit 402 that controls the entire first sub-control unit 400 based on this control command, and the basic circuit 402 temporarily stores data with the CPU 404. RAM 408, I / O 410 for controlling input / output of various devices, and counter timer 412 for measuring time, number of times, etc. are mounted. The CPU 404 of the basic circuit 402 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined cycle output by the crystal oscillator 414 as a system clock. The ROM 406 stores a control program and data for controlling the entire first sub-control unit 400, a lighting pattern of the backlight, data for controlling various indicators, and the like.

The CPU 404 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 406 to the counter timer 412 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The counter timer 412 determines the interrupt time based on the received data for dividing the frequency, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 404 for each interrupt time. The CPU 404 controls each IC and each circuit based on the timing of this interrupt request.

Further, the first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a sound source IC 418, and the sound source IC 418 is provided with speakers 272 and 277 via an output interface. The sound source IC 418 controls the sound output from the amplifier and the speakers 272 and 277 in response to a command from the CPU 404. An S-ROM (sound ROM) in which audio data is stored is connected to the sound source IC 418, and the audio data acquired from this ROM is amplified by an amplifier and output from the speakers 272 and 277.

A drive circuit 422 is provided in the first sub-control unit 400, and various lamps 420 (upper lamp, lower lamp, side lamp 144, title panel lamp, bet button lamp, etc.) are provided in the drive circuit 422 via an input / output interface. (Reel backlight, etc.) is connected.

Further, the first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a drive circuit 424 for driving the motor of the shutter 163, and the drive circuit 424 is provided with the shutter 163 via an output interface. The drive circuit 424 outputs a drive signal to a stepping motor (not shown) provided on the shutter 163 in response to a command from the CPU 404.

Further, the first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a sensor circuit 426, and the shutter sensor 428 is connected to the sensor circuit 426 via an input interface. The CPU 404 monitors the state of the shutter sensor 428 for each interrupt time.

Further, the CPU 404 transmits / receives a signal to the second sub-control unit 500 via the output interface. The second sub-control unit 500 performs various controls of the effect device 160 including the display control of the effect image display device 157. The second sub-control unit 500 is, for example, a control unit that controls the display of the effect image display device 157 and a control unit that controls various effect drive devices (for example, a control unit that controls the motor drive of the shutter 163). ), Etc., and may be configured by a plurality of control units.

The second sub-control unit 500 includes a basic circuit 502 that receives the control command transmitted by the first sub-control unit 400 via the input interface and controls the entire second sub-control unit 500 based on the control command. The basic circuit 502 includes a CPU 504, a RAM 508 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 510 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter timer for measuring time, number of times, and the like. It is equipped with 512 and. The CPU 504 of the basic circuit 502 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined cycle output by the crystal oscillator 514 as a system clock. The ROM 506 stores a control program and data for controlling the entire second sub-control unit 500, data for displaying an image, and the like.

The CPU 504 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 506 to the counter timer 512 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The counter timer 512 determines the interrupt time based on the received data for frequency division, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 404 for each interrupt time. The CPU 504 controls each IC and each circuit based on the timing of this interrupt request.

Further, the second sub-control unit 500 is provided with a VDP 516 (video display processor), and the ROM 506 and the VRAM 518 are connected to the VDP 516 via a bus. The VDP 516 reads the image data or the like stored in the ROM 506 based on the signal from the CPU 504, generates a display image using the work area of the VRAM 518, and displays the image on the effect image display device 157.

<Design arrangement>
Next, the symbol arrangement applied to each of the above-mentioned reels 110 to 112 will be described with reference to FIG. It should be noted that the figure is a diagram showing an arrangement of symbols applied to each reel (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) in a planar development.

On each reel 110 to 112, a predetermined number of frames (21 frames of numbers 0 to 20 in this embodiment) of a plurality of types (10 types in this embodiment) of symbols shown on the right side of the figure are arranged. Further, the numbers 0 to 20 shown at the left end of the figure are numbers indicating the arrangement positions of the symbols on the reels 110 to 112. For example, in the present embodiment, the frame number 19 on the left reel 110 has a "watermelon symbol", the frame number 20 on the middle reel 111 has a "bell symbol", and the frame number 18 on the right reel 112 has a "seven 1". "Designs" are arranged respectively.

In order to improve the enjoyment of the game, the slot machine 100 in the present embodiment stops the corresponding reels 110 to 112 within the maximum retracting range (less than 5 frames in the present embodiment) from the stopped operation position. It is configured.

<Types of winning roles>
Next, the types of winning combinations of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The figure shows the types of winning combinations (including operating combinations), the combination of symbols corresponding to each winning combination, and the payout of each winning combination.

The winning combinations of the slot machine 100 include special roles 1 and 2, replaying roles 1 to 5, and small roles 1 to 3. The types of winning combinations are not limited to these combinations, and can be arbitrarily adopted.

Among the winning combinations in the present embodiment, the special winning combinations 1 and 2 are roles that shift to a state in which a predetermined profit is given to the player by winning the prize (a special gaming state described later). In addition, the replaying roles 1 to 5 are roles that enable replaying without inserting a new medal. These special roles 1 and 2 and replay games 1 to 5 may be referred to as "activators". In addition, the "winning" in the present embodiment includes the case where the symbol combination of the operating combination without the distribution of medals (without the payout of medals) is displayed on the effective line. For example, the special combination 1 to 1 2. Includes winnings for replaying roles 1-5. It should be noted that the special roles 1 and 2 are special roles that are carried over to the next game if they are not judged to be a prize, and the other roles are not carried over to the next game if they are not judged to be a prize. It is a role.

The special roles 1 and 2 are roles (actuating roles) that shift to a special gaming state upon winning a prize. However, no medals will be paid out for winning the role itself. The corresponding symbol combinations are "Seven 1-Seven 1-Seven 1" for the special role 1 and "Seven 2-Seven 2-Seven 2" for the special role 2. In the following description, the special role 1 may be referred to as "MB1", the special role 2 may be referred to as "MB2", and the special role 1 and the special role 2 may be collectively referred to as "special role" or "MB". is there.

When the special winning combination 1 or 2 is internally won, the internal winning flag corresponding to the special winning combination is set to on (stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300). When the flags corresponding to the special roles 1 and 2 are set to ON, the main control unit 300 shifts the state of the game to the special role internal winning state. These flags are kept on until the corresponding operating combination is won, and it becomes easy to win these operating combinations in the next and subsequent games. Specifically, even if those roles are not won in the games in which the special roles 1 and 2 are internally won, the state will be the same as the state in which the special roles 1 and 2 are internally won in the next and subsequent games, and the corresponding symbol combinations will be obtained. It will be easy to win a prize. The internal winning status of the special role will be described later.

If the special roles 1 and 2 are internally won by overlapping with other replay roles or small roles, or if they are internally won by another role in the internal winning state, the other roles are configured. The reel stop control is executed so that the symbols are aligned preferentially.

The main control unit 300 shifts the state of the game to the special game state based on the display of the symbol combination corresponding to the special roles 1 and 2 (winning of the special role). Furthermore, in this special game state, more than a predetermined number of cards (232 cards when the special role 1 is won, 112 cards when the special role 2 is won, see the remarks column in FIG. 5) are paid out. Then, the state of the game is changed to the normal state. The normal state will be described later.

The re-gaming roles 1 to 5 are winning roles (acting roles) that allow the game to be played without inserting medals (game media) in the next game by winning, and the medals are not paid out. As for the corresponding symbol combinations, the replay role 1 is "replay-replay-replay", the replay role 2 is "replay-replay-bell", and the replay role 3 is "bell-replay-replay". The replay role 4 is "replay-bell-replay", and the replay role 5 is "bell-bell-replay". Of the above replays, the replay 1 is "normal replay", the replay 2 is "transition replay 1", the replay 3 is "transition replay 2", and the replay 4 is "transition replay 3". , The replay role 5 may be referred to as "chance replay". Further, when the re-game combination 2 is won, it shifts to RT0 described later, when the re-game combination 3 is won, it shifts to RT1 described later, and when the re-game combination 4 is won, it shifts to RT3 described later (see the remarks column in FIG. 5). ).

The re-gaming combinations 1 to 5 may be any combination in which the player can play the next game without inserting medals. Therefore, for example, when a prize is won in the replay, the number of medals inserted may be automatically inserted in the next game (the number of medals inserted is reset in the medal insertion number storage area described later), or the game in which the replay is won. The medals inserted in the above may be carried over to the next game and used as they are.

Small wins 1 to 3 are prize-winning combinations in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out by winning a prize. In the corresponding symbol combination, the small winning combination 1 is "watermelon-watermelon-watermelon", the small winning combination 2 is "ANY-cherry-ANY", and the small winning combination 3 is "ANY-bell-ANY". The corresponding payout number is as shown in FIG. In addition, "ANY" indicates that any symbol may be used. For example, in the case of "ANY-cherry-ANY", the symbol of the middle reel 111 may be "cherry", and the left reel 110 and the right reel The symbol of 112 may be any symbol.

Of the above small roles, the small role 1 may be referred to as "watermelon", the small role 2 may be referred to as "cherry", and the small role 3 may be referred to as "bell". The small winning combination 3 is a winning combination regardless of the operating conditions (operation timing, operation order) when the internal winning is won.

<Types of internal winners>
Next, the types of internal winning combinations of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The figure shows the types and names of the internal winners.

FIG. 6 shows 15 types of condition devices (condition device numbers 1 to 15) in which the combinations described in FIG. 5 are combined. The winning combination in the game is one of the winning combination corresponding to this conditional device. These condition devices are determined by a lottery at the start operation of the game. At this time, the winning combination corresponding to the conditional device is referred to as an internal winning combination. That is, the internal winning combination is determined by the lottery at the start operation of the game. In the following description of this operation, it may be referred to as an internal winning combination.

Conditional device numbers 1, 2, 12 to 15 are all conditional devices including special combinations. Of these, the condition device numbers 1 and 2 are internally elected by the special combination alone and do not overlap with other combinations. When these condition devices are determined, it becomes possible to win a prize in the corresponding special role (shift to the special game state), but if the prize is not won, the game shifts to the special role internal winning state. In the special role internal winning state, unless the other role is internally won, it is possible to win the special role that triggered the transition to the special role internal winning state.

On the other hand, when the condition device numbers 12 to 15 are determined, the special combination and the other combination are duplicated and internally won. In the present embodiment, the small winning combination and the replaying combination are configured to stop in preference to the special winning combination. For this reason, in a game in which a special role and another role are internally won, there is a possibility that the other role will win a prize (in the case of a re-game role, a prize will always be won), but the special role will not be won. In addition, unless the special role is internally won in the next game and the other role is not internally won in the next and subsequent games, it is possible to win the special role that triggered the transition to the special role internal winning state. Will be.

In the special role internal winning state, if the internal winning combination is decided, one of the internally winning combination will be stopped with priority, so the special role will not be won. If the internal winning combination in the special combination internal winning state includes a special combination (conditional device numbers 1, 2, 12 to 15), a new flag is not set for the special combination. In other words, special roles will not be won twice internally, and will be treated as virtually out of order. For example, an internally won combination (conditional device numbers 12 to 15) in which a special role overlaps with another role will be treated in the same way as when an internal winning combination is won for another role other than the special role, and the other roles will be suspended. It becomes possible to make it. In the special role internal winning state, if there is no internal winning combination (if it is out of order), or if the condition device numbers 1 and 2 are determined, the special role that triggered the transition to the special role internal winning state It becomes possible to stop the symbol.

Conditional device numbers 3 to 7 are conditional devices composed of replaying combinations. Of these, when the condition device numbers 4 to 6 are determined, the RT described later may be changed. Further, the conditional device number 4 and the conditional device number 6 may be referred to as a push order replay. Hereinafter, these condition devices will be described.

When the condition device number 4 is determined, the re-game combination 1 and the re-game combination 2 are duplicated and internally won. With respect to this condition device number 4, an operation condition for winning the re-game combination 1 (in this embodiment, the push order, hereinafter referred to as the correct push order) is defined. If the stop operation when the condition device number 4 is determined matches the pressing order of the correct answer, the player wins the re-game combination 1 (RT does not shift). On the other hand, if the stop operation does not match the pressing order of the correct answer, the player wins the re-game combination 2 and shifts to RT0.

In the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment, a plurality of condition devices corresponding to the condition device number 4 are provided, and the order of pressing the correct answers is different from each other. Specifically, there are three types: a condition device in which the left first stop is the correct push order, a condition device in which the middle first stop is the correct push order, and a condition device in which the right first stop is the correct push order. There are types. In this embodiment, the correct answer pressing order is divided into three types, but the method of dividing the correct answer pressing order is not limited to this. For example, a condition device may be provided in which a total of 6 patterns of left middle right, left and right middle, middle left and right, middle right left, right left middle, and right middle left are set as the correct pressing order. Further, in the present embodiment, the internal winning probabilities of the three types of conditional devices corresponding to the conditional device number 4 are equal, but the internal winning probabilities may be biased. Further, in the following description, the internal winning probability of the condition device number 4 is the sum of the internal winning probabilities of these three types of conditional devices.

When the condition device number 6 is determined, the re-game combination 1 and the re-game combination 4 are duplicated and internally won. With respect to this condition device number 6, an operation condition for winning the re-game combination 4 (in this embodiment, the push order, hereinafter referred to as the correct push order) is defined. If the stop operation when the condition device number 6 is determined matches the pressing order of the correct answer, the player wins the re-game combination 4 and shifts to RT3. On the other hand, if the stop operation does not match the pressing order of the correct answer, the player wins the re-game combination 1, but the RT does not shift.

In the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment, a plurality of condition devices corresponding to the condition device number 6 are provided, and the order of pressing the correct answers is different from each other. Specifically, there are three types: a condition device in which the left first stop is the correct push order, a condition device in which the middle first stop is the correct push order, and a condition device in which the right first stop is the correct push order. There are types. In this embodiment, the correct answer pressing order is divided into three types, but the method of dividing the correct answer pressing order is not limited to this. For example, a condition device may be provided in which a total of 6 patterns of left middle right, left and right middle, middle left and right, middle right left, right left middle, and right middle left are set as the correct pressing order. Further, in the present embodiment, the internal winning probabilities of the three types of conditional devices corresponding to the conditional device number 6 are equal, but the internal winning probabilities may be biased. Further, in the following description, the internal winning probability of the condition device number 6 is the sum of the internal winning probabilities of these three types of conditional devices.

Conditional device numbers 8 to 11 are internal winning combinations composed of small combinations. Of these, the condition device number 10 may be referred to as a push order bell. Hereinafter, this condition device will be described.

The condition device number 10 defines an operation condition for winning the small winning combination 3 (in this embodiment, the push order, hereinafter referred to as the correct push order). If the stop operation when the condition device number 10 is determined matches the correct push order, the small winning combination 3 is won, and if the stop operation does not match the correct push order, the result is lost.

In the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment, a plurality of condition devices corresponding to the condition device number 10 are provided, and the order of pressing the correct answers is different from each other. Specifically, there are three types: a condition device in which the left first stop is the correct push order, a condition device in which the middle first stop is the correct push order, and a condition device in which the right first stop is the correct push order. There are types. In this embodiment, the correct answer pressing order is divided into three types, but the method of dividing the correct answer pressing order is not limited to this. For example, a condition device may be provided in which a total of 6 patterns of left middle right, left and right middle, middle left and right, middle right left, right left middle, and right middle left are set as the correct pressing order. Further, in the present embodiment, the internal winning probabilities of the three types of conditional devices corresponding to the conditional device number 10 are equal, but the internal winning probabilities may be biased. Further, in the following description, the internal winning probability of the condition device number 10 is the sum of the internal winning probabilities of these three types of conditional devices.

Note that the conditional device number 11 uses the description of the small winning combination 3B in order to distinguish it from the conditional device number 10, and when the conditional device number 11 is determined, the small winning combination 3 is won regardless of the pushing order. To do.

The condition device number 8 may be referred to as being independently elected to the small winning combination 1, and the condition device number 9 may be referred to as being independently elected to the small winning combination 2.

<Game status and RT type>
Next, the gaming state of the slot machine 100, the types of RT, and their transitions will be described. FIG. 7 is a transition diagram of the gaming state and RT of the slot machine 100.

The slot machine 100 is configured to be able to switch between a plurality of types of gaming states having a total of three different advantages: a normal gaming state, a special winning combination internal winning state, and a special gaming state. Is changing and improving the interest of the game.

Further, apart from the above-mentioned game state, four states of RT0, RT1, RT2, and RT3 are provided as states in which the types and probabilities of the re-game combinations to be internally won are different. In the following, these RT0 to RT3 may be collectively referred to as RT. It should be noted that the internal winning probability of the re-gaming combination differs depending on the RT in either the normal gaming state or the special winning combination internal winning state. When the game state is the special game state, the lottery table for the special game state is used regardless of the RT, so that the internal winning probability of the re-game combination does not differ depending on the RT.

In the following description, the state in which RT0 is set in the normal game state is referred to as the re-game low probability state A, and the state in which RT1 is set in the normal game state is referred to as the re-game low probability state B. The state in which RT2 is set in the gaming state is referred to as the replay low probability state C, and the state in which RT3 is set in the normal gaming state is referred to as the replay high probability state. The gaming state and RT are controlled by the main control unit 300.

FIG. 7 shows the gaming states and RTs described above, and these transition conditions are described on the arrows. When the transition condition corresponding to each arrow is satisfied, the gaming state and RT transition in the direction of the arrow. These transition conditions include, for example, winning a predetermined winning combination, internally winning a predetermined winning combination, stopping and displaying a specific symbol combination on a specific winning line, and digesting a specified number of games. , And a predetermined number of sheets may be paid out. Note that these transition conditions are not limited to this example, and can be set arbitrarily.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a lottery table for internal winners.

In FIG. 8, the condition device numbers of the internal winning combinations (conditional devices) are shown on the vertical axis, and the lottery values (the size of the range of the lottery data) corresponding to the game state and RT for these internal winning combinations are shown. It is shown on the horizontal axis.

In the RT described below, the internal winning probability of the winning combination is the numerical data corresponding to the range of the lottery data associated with each winning combination from the lottery data prepared in the ROM 306, and the random value acquired at the time of the internal lottery. It is obtained by dividing by the numerical data of the range (for example, 65536). For example, in the re-game low probability state A (RT0), the lottery value of the condition device number 6 (re-game combination 1 and 4) is 4096 in any setting, and the winning probability of this condition device is 4096/65536≈6. It is .25%.

Regarding the above difference in internal winning probability, the higher the set value, the higher the advantage tends to be. More specifically, the payout rate of settings 1 to 3 (expected value of the number of medals paid out per game / number of medals used per game x 100) is less than 100%, and settings 4 to 6 The payout rate is over 100%. That is, the settings 4 to 6 are advantageous setting values for the player.

The lottery data is divided into several numerical ranges in advance, and each numerical range is associated with each winning combination or loss. It is determined which combination the random number value obtained as a result of executing the internal lottery corresponds to the lottery data, and the internal lottery combination (internal winning combination) is determined. A game store clerk or the like can arbitrarily select and set any of the set values. The numerical values shown in FIG. 8 are examples, and are not limited to these. For example, in RT0 and RT1, the total value of the winning probabilities of the condition devices corresponding to the replay combination is the same, but this may be set to be almost the same (for example, one is 1 /). When it is 7.3, the other is 1 / 7.4 to 1 / 7.2).

Hereinafter, each gaming state will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate.

<Re-game low probability state A (normal game state and RT0)>
The re-game low probability state A has the lowest internal winning probability of the re-game combination and is the most disadvantageous state for the player. It is also the initial state in this embodiment.

The winning combination in the re-game low probability state A includes condition devices Nos. 1 to 3 and 5 to 15. If the combination is not won, it will be lost and the symbol combination corresponding to the combination will not be displayed. In addition, the fact that the symbol combination related to the winning is not stopped on the winning line may be referred to as "loss". In addition, the fact that the role was not won may be expressed as "winning the loss".

In FIG. 7, when the re-game combination 3 is won in the re-game low probability state A, it shifts to RT1 and becomes the re-game low probability state B, and when the re-game combination 4 is won, it shifts to RT3 and the re-game high probability state. It has been shown to be. In addition, it is shown that if the special role is not won in the internally won game, the special role is transferred to the internal winning state, and if the special role is internally won in the winning game, the special role is transferred to the special game state. There is. In addition, RT does not shift at the time of transition to the special role internal winning state and the special game state.

<Re-game low probability state B (normal game state and RT1)>
The re-game low probability state B is a state in which the internal winning probability of the re-game combination is the same as that of the re-game low probability state A, but AT is more likely to be given than the re-game low probability state A.

The winning combination in the re-game low probability state B includes condition device numbers 1 to 3 and 7 to 15.

FIG. 7 shows that when 10 games have passed in the re-game low probability state B, the game shifts to RT2 and the re-game low probability state C is reached. In addition, it is shown that if the special role is not won in the internally won game, the special role is transferred to the internal winning state, and if the special role is internally won in the winning game, the special role is transferred to the special game state. There is. In addition, RT does not shift at the time of transition to the special role internal winning state and the special game state.

<Re-game low probability state C (normal game state and RT2)>
In the re-game low probability state C, the internal winning probability of the re-game combination is the same as in the re-game low probability state A, but AT is more likely to be given than in the re-game low probability state A.

The winning combination in the re-game low probability state C includes condition device numbers 1 to 4, 7 to 15.

FIG. 7 shows that when the re-game combination 2 is won in the re-game low probability state C, the process shifts to RT0 and the re-game low probability state A is set. In addition, it is shown that if the special role is not won in the internally won game, the special role is transferred to the internal winning state, and if the special role is internally won in the winning game, the special role is transferred to the special game state. There is. In addition, RT does not shift at the time of transition to the special role internal winning state and the special game state.

<Replay high probability state (normal game state and RT3)>
The re-game high probability state is a state in which the internal winning probability of the re-game combination is higher than that of the re-game low probability state A and is more advantageous than the re-game low probability state A.

The winning combination in the re-game high probability state includes condition device numbers 1 to 4, 7 to 15.

FIG. 7 shows that when the re-game combination 2 is won in the re-game high probability state, the process shifts to RT0 and the re-game low probability state A is set. In addition, it is shown that if the special role is not won in the internally won game, the special role is transferred to the internal winning state, and if the special role is internally won in the winning game, the special role is transferred to the special game state. There is. In addition, RT does not shift at the time of transition to the special role internal winning state and the special game state.

<Special role internal winning status>
The special combination internal winning state is a state in which the internal winning flag corresponding to the special combination is set to on. In this gaming state, it is easy to shift to the special gaming state, which is more advantageous than the normal gaming state.

The special role internal winning state is the same as the normal game state except that the internal winning flag corresponding to the special role is set to ON, and the re-game low probability states A to C described above by RT, the re-game The operation is similar to the high probability state. In the special role internal winning state, if the small role or the re-game combination is not internally won (in the case of a loss or when the special role is internally won independently), the player performs a stop operation at a predetermined timing. As a result, it is possible to display the symbol combination corresponding to the special role that triggered the transition to the special role internal winning state.

FIG. 7 shows that when a special role is won in the special role internal winning state, the game shifts to the special game state. The transition of RT is the same as that of the normal gaming state (see the explanations of the replay low probability states A to C and the replay high probability state).

<Special game state>
The special gaming state is an advantageous gaming state in which it is easier to win a small winning combination 3 and to easily obtain a medal than in the normal gaming state and the special winning combination internal winning state.

The winning combinations in the special game state are the condition device numbers 8, 9, and 11. The small winning combination 3B that is internally won by the condition device number 11 is a winning combination that wins the small winning combination 3 regardless of the operation conditions (operation timing, operation order) when the internal winning is achieved.

FIG. 7 shows that when a specified number (see the remarks column of FIG. 5) is paid out in the special gaming state, the game shifts to the normal gaming state. Regarding the transition of RT in the special gaming state, only the transition to RT2 may occur when the number of games of RT1 exceeds 10 times, and the transition of RT other than this does not occur (use of the transition condition). To not win a prize).

In the present embodiment, the special game state ends when a predetermined number of payouts are executed, but for example, one that ends when a predetermined combination (for example, a single bonus) is won, or a predetermined number of times (for example). It may end when there is a prize (for example, 8 times) or when a predetermined number of times (for example, 6 times) of games are played.

<AT production state>
The main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment controls three gaming states and four RTs, and further, in addition to these states, two production states, a normal production state and an AT production state, are displayed. I manage it.

In the AT effect state, an operation condition notification effect suggesting an operation timing or an operation order is executed so as to bring an advantageous result to the player according to the internally won combination (step S3109 in FIG. 18). Specifically, when the AT combination (conditional device numbers 4, 6, and 10 in FIG. 6) is internally won, the operation order of each correct answer is notified. However, when RT2 is set, the correct operation order is not notified even if the condition device number 4 is internally elected. Devices used for this operation condition notification effect include an effect image display device 157, speakers 272, 277, and various lamps 420.

The AT effect state is set (maintained) according to the number of AT games. Here, the number of AT games is a value for maintaining the AT effect state. In the present embodiment, when the normal game state is set and the normal effect state is set, the number of AT sets is set by lottery (hereinafter, AT lottery) (step S1105 in FIG. 11), and the number of AT sets is set. By setting, the initial value (50 in this embodiment) is set in the number of AT games, and the AT effect state is set (yes determination in step S1421 of FIG. 14). The number of AT games is subtracted by 1 for each game (step S1405 in FIG. 14), and when the number of AT games becomes 0, if the number of AT sets is not 0, the initial value is set again in the number of AT games, and AT The number of sets is subtracted by 1 (yes determination in step S1409 in FIG. 14). On the other hand, if the number of AT sets is 0 when the number of AT games becomes 0, the normal effect state is set (No is determined in step S1409 in FIG. 14). In the present embodiment, when the AT effect state is set, the number of AT games may be added by lottery (hereinafter, AT addition lottery) (step S1115 in FIG. 11).

The configuration is not limited to the present embodiment, and for example, the period of the AT effect state may be maintained by using only the number of AT games without using the number of AT sets.

In the present embodiment, an example in which the result of the push order bell or the push order replay differs depending on the operation order has been described, but a configuration in which the result differs depending on the operation timing may be adopted, and the operation timing is notified by the operation condition notification effect. (For example, it may be notified to aim at a certain symbol). That is, the AT combination may have a combination in which the result differs depending on the operation conditions including at least one of the operation order and the operation timing, and may notify these operation conditions in the AT effect state. Here, the operation condition is a condition configured by at least one of the operation order and the operation timing.

Further, in the present embodiment, the management of the AT effect state is executed by the main control unit 300, but it may be executed by the first sub-control unit 400.

<Outline of processing>
Hereinafter, the processing of the main control unit 300, the first sub control unit 400, and the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Main control unit main processing>
First, the main control unit main process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the main processing of the main control unit.

As described above, the main control unit 300 is provided with a start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 338 that outputs a start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 to which the start signal is input starts resetting by reset interruption and executes the main control unit main process shown in FIG. 9 according to the control program stored in the ROM 306 in advance.

When the power is turned on, first, various initial setting processes are performed in step S101. In this initial setting process, the stack initial value is set in the stack pointer (SP) of the CPU 304, the interrupt prohibition is set, the I / O 310 is initialized, the various variables stored in the RAM 308 are initialized, the operation is permitted to the WDT 314, and the operation is permitted. Set the initial value, etc.

In step S103, the game start process is executed. In this process, the presence or absence of inserting medals (maintenance or operation of bet buttons 130 to 132) is checked, and when medals are inserted, preparation for transmission of an insertion command indicating this is performed. If the replay is won in the previous game, the same number of medals as the number of medals inserted in the previous game are inserted, so that the player does not need to insert medals. In addition, it is checked whether the start lever 135 has been operated while the specified number of medals (2 or 3 medals) have been used, and if the start lever 135 is operated, the number of medals inserted and the valid winning line are checked. Confirm and start the game.

In step S105, the internal lottery process is executed. The details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S109, reel stop data corresponding to the first stop operation is prepared based on the result of the internal lottery. This reel stop data is stored in the ROM 306 of the main control unit 300.

In step S111, the rotation of the reels 110 to 112 is started on condition that the game interval timer (subtracted by the timer update process described later) is 0, and the initial value is set in the game interval timer. Further, at the start of rotation of the reels 110 to 112, preparations are made for transmitting a reel rotation start command to the first sub-control unit 400. After that, when the reels 110 to 112 reach a predetermined rotation speed, the optical sensor provided on each reel is detected, and the symbol position of each reel is grasped, the stop operation for the stop buttons 137 to 139 is enabled. It should be noted that the game interval counter secures the minimum time required for one game (4.1 s in the present embodiment) and suppresses gambling.

In step S113, the reel stop control process is executed. In this process, when any of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is pressed after the stop operation is enabled, the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the pressed stop buttons 137 to 139 are stopped. Specifically, each time the stop operation is performed, the stop table of the reel stop data is referred to, and the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the stop operation are stopped according to the number of drawn frames set in the stop table. Further, the reel stop data corresponding to the second stop operation is prepared for the first stop operation, and the reel stop data corresponding to the third stop operation is prepared for the second stop operation. In addition, preparations are made for transmitting the corresponding command (first to third pressing command) to the first sub-control unit 400 for each stop operation, and the corresponding command (first to third pressing command) is made every time the reels 110 to 112 are stopped. Preparations are made for transmitting the first to third stop commands) to the first sub-control unit 400. When all reels 110 to 112 are stopped, the process proceeds to step S115.

In step S115, the winning determination process is performed. Here, when a symbol combination corresponding to some winning combination is displayed on the activated winning line, it is determined that the winning combination has been won. For example, if "ANY-Cherry-ANY" is aligned on the activated winning line, it is determined that the small winning combination 2 has been won. After determining the winning combination, preparations are made for transmitting the winning command to the first sub-control unit 400.

In step S117, if any winning combination with a payout has been won, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is given (paid out), and the number of medals given is displayed using the payout number indicator 127.

In step S119, the state update process is executed. The details of this state update process will be described later with reference to FIG.

With the above, one game is completed. After that, the game proceeds by returning to step S103 and repeating the above-described processing.

<Main control unit 300 timer interrupt processing>
Next, the main control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the timer interrupt process of the main control unit.

The main control unit 300 includes a counter timer 312 that generates a timer interrupt signal at a predetermined cycle (once every 2 ms in the present embodiment), and the main control unit timer interrupt is triggered by this timer interrupt signal. The process is started at a predetermined cycle.

In step S201, the timer interrupt start process is performed. In this timer interrupt start process, a process of temporarily saving the value of each register of the CPU 304 to the stack area is performed.

In step S203, the WDT314 is periodically (this) so that the WDT interrupt does not occur when the count value of the WDT314 exceeds the initial setting value (32.8 ms in this embodiment) (so that a processing abnormality is not detected). In the embodiment, the restart is performed once every about 2 ms, which is the cycle of interrupting the main control unit timer.

In step S205, the input port state update process is performed. In this input port state update process, the detection signals of the sensor circuits 320 of the various sensors 318 are input via the input port of the I / O 310 to monitor the presence or absence of the detection signals, and the RAM 308 is partitioned for each of the various sensors 318. It is stored in the provided signal state storage area. The state of the optical sensor is confirmed by this process.

In step S207, various game processes are executed, and processes according to the interrupt status are executed.

In step S209, the timer update process is performed. For example, a process of updating various timers in each time unit, such as subtracting a game interval timer, is executed.

In step S211 the command setting transmission process is performed, and various commands prepared for transmission in the main process of the main control unit 300, the timer interrupt process, and the like are transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400. The output schedule information to be transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 is composed of 16 bits in this embodiment, and the bits 15 are strobe information (when it is on, it indicates that data is set) and bits 11. ~ 14 are command types (in this embodiment, a basic command, a input command, a start lever reception command, an internal winning command, an effect command associated with an effect lottery process, a reel rotation start command associated with the start of rotation of reels 110 to 112, and a stop. First to third press commands associated with the acceptance of button 137 to 139 operations, first to third stop commands associated with stopping reels 110 to 112, winning commands, payout number commands and payout end commands associated with medal payout processing, The status update command) and bits 0 to 10 are composed of command data (predetermined information corresponding to the command type).

In the first sub-control unit 400, the command type included in the received output schedule information enables the determination of the effect control according to the change in the game control in the main control unit 300, and is included in the output schedule information. Based on the information of the command data, the effect control content can be determined.

In step S213, the external signal setting process is performed. In this external signal setting process, the game information stored in the RAM 308 is output to the information input circuit 652, which is separate from the slot machine 100, via the information output circuit 334.

In step S215, device monitoring processing is performed. In this device monitoring process, first, in step S205, the signal states of the various sensors 318 stored in the signal state storage area are read out, and the presence or absence of errors related to medal insertion abnormality, medal payout abnormality, etc. is monitored, and if an error is detected, (Not shown) Error processing is executed. Further, the medal selector 170 (medal blocker in which the solenoid provided in the medal selector 170 operates), various lamps 339, and various 7-segment (SEG) displays are set according to the current gaming state.

In step S217, it is monitored whether or not the low voltage signal is on. Then, when the low voltage signal is received (when the power interruption is detected), the process proceeds to step S221, and when the low voltage signal is not received (when the power interruption is not detected), the process proceeds to step S219. move on.

In step S219, the timer interrupt end process is performed. In this timer interrupt end processing, processing such as setting the value of each register temporarily saved in step S201 to each original register is performed. After that, the process returns to the main processing of the main control unit shown in FIG.

On the other hand, in step S221, information (return data) that needs to be saved, such as specific variables and stack pointers for returning to the state at the time of power failure at the time of power recovery, is saved in a predetermined area of the RAM 308, and the used area of the RAM 308 is saved. The checksum value for a predetermined area including at least is derived and stored in the RAM 308, and the power supply flag indicating that the power failure processing has been performed is set to ON.

Next, the details of the internal lottery process (step S105) in the main process of the main control unit of FIG. 9 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the internal lottery process (step S105) in FIG.

First, in step S1101, which is executed first, the internal winning combination lottery is executed. In this process, the winning combination lottery table stored in the ROM 306 is read according to the current game state and RT, and an internal lottery (role lottery) is performed using this and the random number value acquired from the random number generation circuit 316. , Determine the internal winning combination. As a result of the internal lottery, if any of the winning combinations (including the operating combination) is internally won, the winning combination flag is turned on.

In step S1102, it is determined whether or not the gaming state is the normal gaming state. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1103, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1113.

In step S1103, it is determined whether or not the effect state is the AT effect state. If it is not in the AT effect state, the process proceeds to step S1105, and if it is in the AT effect state, the process proceeds to step S1111.

In step S1105, a lottery for whether or not to add the number of AT sets is executed using the lottery table shown in FIG. 15A. In the present embodiment, three modes (non-high probability mode, high probability mode A, and high probability mode B) in which the lottery probabilities of the number of AT sets are different are provided. In the lottery for the number of AT sets, the lottery is executed based on the condition device and the mode. FIG. 15A shows the lottery value (the size of the range of the lottery data) corresponding to each mode shown on the horizontal axis for the condition device shown on the vertical axis. In this lottery, each winning probability of the number of AT sets is a range of random numbers acquired at the time of internal lottery by extracting numerical data corresponding to the range of lottery data associated with each mode from the lottery data prepared in ROM 306. It is obtained by dividing by the numerical data (for example, 128) of. For example, the winning probability of the number of AT sets when the condition device number 8 (internally won by the small winning combination 1) is internally won in the non-high probability mode is 2/128 ≈ 1.56%. The lottery table for the number of AT sets is commonly used for all the set values, and the winning probability for the number of AT sets is common for all the set values.

In the present embodiment, only condition device numbers 7, 8 and 9 are conditional devices in which the number of AT sets may be won in the non-high probability mode. Further, when the high probability mode A or the high probability mode B is set, there is a possibility that the number of AT sets will be won in all the condition devices.

In step S1107, it is determined whether or not the lottery for the number of AT sets (step S1105) has been won. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1109, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1121.

In step S1109, the value of the number of AT sets is updated based on the result of step S1105, and the process proceeds to step S1121.

In step S1111, a lottery for whether or not to add the number of AT games (AT addition lottery) is executed based on the result of the internal winning.

In step S1113, it is determined whether or not the AT addition lottery (step S1111) has been won. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1115, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1121.

In step S1115, the value of the number of AT games is updated based on the result of step S1111, and the process proceeds to step S1121.

In step S1121, preparation for transmission of the internal winning command is executed, and the process related to the effect state at the start of the game is terminated. The internal winning command includes information that can identify the internal winning combination, the current production state, the number of AT games and the number of AT sets, and the results of the AT lottery and the AT addition lottery. Of the above information, the information regarding the number of AT games and the number of AT sets may not be included in the internal winning command in the normal effect state, but may be included in the internal winning command only in the AT effect state.

Next, the details of the state update process (step S119) in the main process of the main control unit of FIG. 9 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the state update process (step S119) in FIG.

First, in step S1201, which is executed first, the high probability mode setting process is executed. The details of this high probability mode setting process will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S1203, the gaming state and RT are updated. In this process, the gaming state and RT are changed based on the conditions shown in the state transition diagram shown in FIG. 7. In addition, when shifting to the special game state, the high-probability mode flag (high-probability mode A flag, high-probability mode B flag) is set to off, and the value of the internal winning point is cleared.

In step S1205, the AT update process is executed. The details of this AT update process will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S1207, preparation for transmission of the state update command is executed. This state update command includes information that can identify the game state and RT, the effect state, the number of AT sets, and the high probability mode when the high probability mode is set. Further, information that can identify whether or not the AT set is newly started (whether or not step S1325 and step S1327 are executed) is also included.

Next, the details of the high-probability mode setting process (step S1201) in the state update process of FIG. 12 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the high probability mode setting process (step S1201) in FIG.

First, in step S1301, which is executed first, it is determined whether or not the game is in the normal game state and the normal effect state (not the AT effect state). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1303, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1321.

In step S1303, RT points are acquired using the table shown in FIG. 15 (b). This RT point is used to determine whether or not to shift to the high probability mode.

In step S1305, it is determined whether or not the total of the RT points and the internal duty points is 3 or more. Here, the value acquired at the end of the previous game is used as the inner duty point (step S1317). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1307, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1317.

In step S1307, either the high probability mode A or the high probability mode B is determined by lottery. In the present embodiment, the probability that the high probability mode A is determined is 95%, and the probability that the high probability mode B is determined is 5%.

In step S1309, it is determined whether or not the high probability mode A is won by the lottery in step S1307. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1311, otherwise the process proceeds to step S1313.

In step S1311, the high probability mode A flag is set to on. At this time, the high probability mode B flag is set to off.

In step S1313, the high probability mode B flag is set to on. At this time, the high probability mode A flag is set to off.

In step S1315, the end condition of the high probability mode is determined by lottery. In the present embodiment, the high probability mode ends when the AT effect state and the special game state are set, but here, other end conditions are added by lottery. Specifically, the passage of 15 games (hereinafter, additional end condition 1) or the passage of 30 games (hereinafter, additional end condition 2) may be added to the end condition. The probability that the additional end condition 1 is set is 88%, and the probability that the additional end condition 2 is set is 6%. There is no limit to the number of games for the remaining 6%, and the high-probability mode is maintained until the AT effect state and the special game state are reached.

In step S1317, the internal winning combination points are acquired using the table shown in FIG. 15C. These winning points are used to determine whether or not to shift to the high probability mode in the next game. In the table of FIG. 15C, the internal winning combination points cannot be obtained except when the condition device numbers 7 and 8 are determined, and the next game does not shift to the high probability mode.

In step S1321, it is determined whether or not the addition end condition (set in step S1315) of the high probability mode is satisfied. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1323, and if not, the high probability mode setting process ends.

In step S1323, the high probability mode flag (high probability mode A flag, high probability mode B flag) is set to off, and the process proceeds to step S1325.

In step S1325, the value of the internal winning combination point is cleared, and the high probability mode setting process is terminated.

Next, the details of the AT update process (step S1205) in the state update process of FIG. 12 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the AT update process (step S1205) in FIG.

First, in step S1401 to be executed first, it is determined whether or not the gaming state is other than the special gaming state (normal gaming state or special combination internal winning state). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1403, and if not, the AT update process ends.

In step S1403, it is determined whether or not the effect state is the AT effect state. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1405, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1421.

In step S1405, the number of AT games is subtracted by 1, and the process proceeds to step S1407.

In step S1407, it is determined whether or not the number of AT games is 0. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1409, and if not, the AT update process ends.

In step S1409, it is determined whether or not the number of AT sets is larger than 0. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1425, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1411.

In step S1411, the effect state is set to the normal effect state, and the AT update process is terminated.

In step S1421 which proceeds when it is determined in step S1403 that the AT effect state is not set, it is determined whether or not the number of AT sets is larger than 0. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1423, and if not, the AT update process ends.

In step S1423, the effect state is set to the AT effect state. In addition, the high probability mode flag (high probability mode A flag, high probability mode B flag) is set to off, and the value of the internal winning point is cleared. After that, the process proceeds to step S1425.

In step S1425, the number of AT games is set to 50, and the process proceeds to step S1427.

In step S1427, the value of the number of AT sets is subtracted by 1, and this AT update process is terminated.

<Processing of the first sub-control unit 400>
Next, the process of the first sub-control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 16A is a flowchart of the main process executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400. FIG. 16B is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process of the first sub-control unit 400. FIG. 16C is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process of the first sub-control unit 400.

First, in step S301, various initial settings are performed. When the power is turned on, the initialization process is first executed in step S301. In this initialization process, the initial setting of the input / output port, the initialization process of the storage area in the RAM 408, and the like are performed. In this process, the RAM 408 is provided with an area for storing the internal winning information, which is information representing the result of the internal winning, and an area for storing the RT update information, which is the information representing the gaming state.

In step S303, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more, and this process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10, and when the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S305.

In step S305, 0 is assigned to the timer variable.

In step S307, command processing, which is processing corresponding to each command received from the main control unit 300, is executed.

In step S309, the effect control process is performed. Here, the process of expanding the effect data and setting the device data in the effect execution area provided in the RAM 408, the process of setting the effect data in the effect reservation area provided in the RAM 408, and the received command. Based on the information contained in the command and the command, the effect data is set and the control process is executed. In addition, the effect data set in the effect reservation area and the device data set in the effect execution area may be updated (overwritten) with other data. In this case, the effect content is changed based on the overwritten data. The details of this effect control process will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S311, sound control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S309. For example, control data is acquired from the device data set in the effect execution area corresponding to the speakers 272 and 277, and the acquired control data is output to the sound source IC 418 to execute the effect by sound.

In step S313, the lamp control process is performed based on the process result of step S309. For example, control data is acquired from the device data set in the effect execution area corresponding to the various lamps 420, and the acquired control data is output to the drive circuit 422 to execute the effect by the lamp.

In step S315, the shutter control process is performed based on the process result of step S309. For example, control data is acquired from the device data set in the effect execution area corresponding to the shutter 163, and the acquired control data is output to the drive circuit 424 to execute the effect by the shutter 163.

In step S317, information output processing is performed in which a control command is set to be transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500 based on the processing result of step S309. For example, if there is device data set in the effect execution area corresponding to the effect image display device 157, preparations are made to transmit this device data to the second sub-control unit 500, and the process returns to step S303.

Next, the command reception interrupt process of the first sub-control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. 16B. This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the first sub-control unit 400 detects a strobe signal output by the main control unit 300. In step S321 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output by the main control unit 300 is stored as an unprocessed command in the command storage area provided in the RAM 408.

Next, with reference to FIG. 16C, the first sub-control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400 will be described. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (once every 2 ms in this embodiment), and the timer interrupt process is predetermined with this timer interrupt as an opportunity. Execute in the cycle of.

In step S331, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 408 described in step S303 in the first sub-control unit main process shown in FIG. 16A, and the data is stored in the original timer variable storage area. Therefore, in step S303, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10).

In step S333, device data is transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500 set in step S315, and the effect random number value is updated.

Next, the details of the effect control process (step S309) in the first sub-control unit main process of FIG. 16 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the effect control process (step S309) in FIG.

First, in step S3001 executed first, it is determined whether or not the internal winning command has been received. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3003, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3005.

In step S3003, the processing at the time of receiving the internal winning command is executed, and this effect control processing is terminated. The details of the processing at the time of receiving the internal winning command will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S3005, it is determined whether or not the status update command has been received. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3007, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3009.

In step S3007, the process at the time of receiving the state update command is executed, and this effect control process is terminated. The details of the processing at the time of receiving the state update command will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S3009, other command reception processing is executed, and among the commands sent from the main control unit 300, data for effect to be executed when a command other than the internal winning command and the state update command is received is set.

Next, with reference to FIG. 18, the details of the internal winning command reception processing (step S3003) in the effect control processing of FIG. 17 will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the flow of the internal winning command reception processing (step S3003) in FIG.

First, in the first step S3101, each of the information included in the internal winning command that can identify the internal winning combination, the current production state, the number of AT games, the number of AT sets, and the like is stored in a predetermined storage area.

In step S3103, it is determined whether or not the effect state is the AT effect state. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3105, and if not, the processing at the time of receiving the internal winning command is terminated.

In step S3105, it is determined whether or not the gaming state is a special gaming state. If this condition is satisfied, the internal winning command reception process is terminated, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3107.

In step S3107, it is determined whether or not the AT combination has been internally elected. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3109, and if not, the processing at the time of receiving the internal winning command is terminated.

In step S3109, the effect data for the effect that can specify the operation order of the correct answer is set. When RT2 is set, the correct operation order is not notified even if the condition device number 4 is internally elected. In the present embodiment, the first sub-control unit 400 is used to execute an effect capable of specifying the correct operation order. In addition to this effect, the payout number display 127 or the like is used to execute the main control unit 300. May be made to execute an effect that can specify the operation order of the correct answer.

Next, with reference to FIG. 19, the details of the state update command reception processing (step S3007) in the effect control processing of FIG. 17 will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the flow of the state update command reception processing (step S3007) in FIG.

First, in step S3201 to be executed first, whether or not the game state is a game state other than the special game state, the normal effect state, and the non-high probability mode is based on the information included in the received state update command. It is judged. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3203, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3221.

In step S3203, it is determined whether or not the RT has shifted based on the information included in the received state update command. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3205, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3213.

In step S3205, a lottery for whether or not to continue the background is executed. In the present embodiment, in the normal game state, the normal production state, and the non-high probability mode, the lottery is won with a probability of 20%. If the background immediately before is the background of the AT effect state or the background of the high probability mode, the lottery will not be won. Then, the process proceeds to step S3207.

In step S3207, it is determined whether or not the lottery in step S3205 has been won. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3209, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3211.

In step S3209, any value from 1 to 5 is set by lottery with respect to the background continuation counter.

In step S3211, the background corresponding to RT is set. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 20, a daytime background is set for RT0, an evening background is set for RT3, and a night background is set for RT1 and RT2. In addition, these backgrounds are displayed at the timing of the betting operation or the start operation of the next game.

In step S3213, it is determined whether or not the value of the background continuation counter is greater than 0. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3215, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3221.

In step S3215, the value of the background continuation counter is subtracted by 1, and the process proceeds to step S3217.

In step S3217, it is determined whether or not the value of the background continuation counter is 0. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3211, otherwise the process proceeds to step S3221.

In step S3221, other effect control processing at the time of receiving the state update command is executed. For example, when the AT effect state or the special game state is set, the background image corresponding to these is set regardless of the RT. Further, even when the high probability mode A or the high probability mode B is set, the background image corresponding to these is set regardless of the RT. Further, at the end of the AT effect state, the special game state, the high probability mode A, and the high probability mode B, a background image corresponding to RT is set. FIG. 20 shows an example of a background image corresponding to the high probability mode A and the high probability mode B. In addition, these backgrounds are displayed at the timing of the betting operation or the start operation of the next game. After these processes, the process at the time of receiving this status update command is terminated.

<Processing of the second sub control unit 500>
Next, the process of the second sub-control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 21A is a flowchart of the main process executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500. FIG. 21B is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process of the second sub-control unit 500. FIG. 21C is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process of the second sub-control unit 500. FIG. 21D is a flowchart of the image control process of the second sub-control unit 500.

First, in step S401 of FIG. 21A, various initial settings are performed. When the power is turned on, the initialization process is first executed in step S401. In this initialization process, input / output port initial setting, initialization process of the storage area in the RAM 508, and the like are performed.

In step S403, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more, and this process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10, and when the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S405.

In step S405, 0 is assigned to the timer variable.

In step S407, command processing is performed. In the command processing, the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500 determines whether or not a command has been received from the CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400.

In step S409, the effect control process is performed. Specifically, when there is a new command in step S407, the process corresponding to this command is performed. For example, a process of reading the effect data for controlling the image of the background image from the ROM 506 is executed. In addition, processing such as reading out the production data from ROM 506 other than this is included, and when the production data needs to be updated, the production data is updated.

In step S411, image control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S409. For example, if there is an image control command in the effect data read out in step S409, the image control corresponding to this command is performed. For example, image control regarding a display image (notification image, background image) is executed. This image control process will be described later with reference to FIG. 21 (d). When this image control process is completed, the process returns to step S403.

Next, the command reception interrupt process of the second sub-control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. 21B. This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the second sub-control unit 500 detects a strobe signal output by the first sub-control unit 400. In step S415 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output by the first sub-control unit 400 is stored as an unprocessed command in the command storage area provided in the RAM 508.

Next, the second sub-control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. 21 (c). The second sub-control unit 500 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (once every 2 ms in the present embodiment), and the timer interrupt process is predetermined with this timer interrupt as an opportunity. Execute in the cycle of.

In step S417, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 508 described in step S403 in the second sub-control unit main process shown in FIG. 21A, and the data is stored in the original timer variable storage area. Therefore, in step S403, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10).

In step S419, the effect random value value update process and the like are performed.

Next, the image control process of step S411 in the main process of the second sub-control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. 21 (d). The figure is a diagram showing a flowchart showing the flow of image control processing.

In step S421, an image data transfer instruction is given. Here, the CPU 504 first swaps the designation of the display area A of the VRAM 518 and the drawing area of the display area B. As a result, the one-frame image stored in the display area not designated as the drawing area is displayed on the effect image display device 157. Next, the CPU 504 sets the ROM coordinates (transfer source address of the ROM 506), VRAM coordinates (transfer destination address of the VRAM 518), and the like in the attribute register of the VDP 516 based on the position information table, and then the image from the ROM 506 to the VRAM 518. Set the command to instruct the start of data transfer. The VDP 516 transfers the image data from the ROM 506 to the VRAM 518 based on the instruction set in the attribute register. After that, the VDP 516 outputs a transfer end interrupt signal to the CPU 504.

In step S423, it is determined whether or not the transfer end interrupt signal from the VDP 516 has been input. If the transfer end interrupt signal is input, the process proceeds to step S425. If not, the transfer end interrupt signal is input. Wait for it.

In step S425, parameters are set based on the effect scenario configuration table, attribute data, and the like. Here, in order to form a display image in the display area A or B of the VRAM 518 based on the image data transferred to the VRAM 518 in step S421, the CPU 504 information on the image data constituting the display image (coordinate axis of the VRAM 518, image size). , VRAM coordinates (arrangement coordinates), image superposition and transparency, etc.) are instructed to VDP516. The VDP 516 sets parameters according to the attribute based on the instruction stored in the attribute register.

In step S427, a drawing instruction is given. In this drawing instruction, the CPU 504 instructs the VDP 516 to start drawing an image. The VDP 516 starts drawing an image in the frame buffer according to the instruction of the CPU 504.

In step S429, it is determined whether or not the generation end interrupt signal from the VDP 516 is input based on the end of drawing the image. If the generation end interrupt signal is input, the process proceeds to step S431. If not, the generation end interrupt signal Wait for to be entered.

In step S431, the scene display counter that is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 508 and counts how many scenes of images are generated is incremented (+1) to end the process.

≪Operation explanation≫
Hereinafter, the features of the slot machine 100 described above will be described with reference to an operation example.

[RT transition in normal gaming state]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, there are three gaming states: a normal gaming state, a special winning interior winning state, and a special gaming state. Of these, the normal gaming state is the main gaming state. In this normal game state, four RTs transition, but there are two types of RT transition routes starting from RT0, which is the initial state. Hereinafter, these routes will be described, but unless otherwise specified, it is assumed that they are in the normal production state and in the non-high probability mode.

The first route is a route that shifts from RT0 to RT1. When the condition device number 4 (re-game combination 3) is internally won at RT0, the re-game combination 3 is won and the next game proceeds to RT1 (step S1203 in FIG. 12). At this time, the background image is switched to the night background (step S3211 in FIG. 19). Then, when 10 games have passed since the transition to RT1, the transition to RT2 is performed (step S1203 in FIG. 12), but the background image is continuously displayed as it is (the same background is set in step S3211 in FIG. 19). ). Further, when the condition device number 4 (re-game combination 1 and 2) is internally won in RT2 and the re-game combination 2 is won, the process shifts to RT0 from the next game (step S1203 in FIG. 12). At this time, the background image is switched to the daytime background (step S3211 in FIG. 19). FIG. 22A shows an example of a case where RT shifts along this route.

The second route is a route that shifts from RT0 to RT3. When the condition device number 6 (re-game combination 1 and 4) is internally won at RT0 and the re-game combination 4 is won, the process proceeds from the next game to RT3 (step S1203 in FIG. 12). At this time, the background image is switched to the evening background (step S3211 in FIG. 19). Then, when the condition device number 4 (re-game combination 1 and 2) is internally won in RT3 and the re-game combination 2 is won, the process shifts to RT0 from the next game (step S1203 in FIG. 12). At this time, the background image is switched to the daytime background (step S3211 in FIG. 19). FIG. 22B shows an example of a case where RT shifts along this route.

In the above example, an example in which the background is switched at the same timing as the transition to RT has been described, but when the background continuous lottery at the time of RT transition is won, the background is switched with a delay of up to 5 games (step S3205 in FIG. 19). ). FIG. 22C shows an example in which the background image is switched with a delay when shifting from RT2 to RT0.

[High probability mode setting]
In the present embodiment, the AT effect state is set by winning the AT lottery. When the AT effect state is set, the operation condition is notified, and the player can obtain more profit by performing the stop operation according to the notification. Specifically, it is possible to shift to RT3, which has a high probability of winning the replaying role internally, and further, when the push order bell is internally won, the prize can be reliably won.

Regarding the AT lottery, in the present embodiment, a plurality of modes (non-high probability mode, high probability mode A, high probability mode B) having different winning probabilities (winning probabilities of the number of AT sets) are provided. Among these modes, the non-high probability mode is a mode set in the initial state, and indicates a state in which the high probability mode A and the high probability mode B are not set. Hereinafter, the cases where these high-probability modes are set will be described.

When setting the high probability mode, two types of points, RT points and internal winning points, are used. The RT point is a point obtained according to RT as shown in FIG. 15 (b). In addition, as shown in FIG. 15 (c), the internal winning combination points may be obtained when the condition device numbers 7 and 8 are internally won. In the present embodiment, at the end of the game (state update process in step S119 of FIG. 9), the RT points in the game and the internal winning points in the game immediately before the game are totaled, and this value is 3. A configuration is adopted in which the high-probability mode is set when the above is achieved (high-probability mode setting process in FIG. 13). Hereinafter, an example in which the condition device number 7 (re-game combination 5) is internally elected will be described.

FIG. 23A shows an example in the case of a normal gaming state and RT0. In this state, if the condition device number 7 (re-game combination 5) is internally won, the re-game combination 5 is won (Nth game). On the other hand, in the main control unit 300, the lottery of the internal winning combination points is executed based on the internal winning of the re-game combination 5 (step S1317 in FIG. 13, FIG. 15C). Here, it is assumed that less than 3 (any of 0 to 2) is acquired as the internal duty points. Then, at the end of the next game (N + 1th game), 0 is obtained as the RT point (step S1303 in FIG. 13, FIG. 15 (b)), and the total of the internal winning points is not 3 or more (FIG. 13). No determination in step S1305). Therefore, in the following game (N + second game), the high probability mode is not set and the non-high probability mode is maintained. FIG. 23A shows that the high probability mode is not set by the above series of flows.

In FIG. 23 (a) above, an example in which less than 3 (any of 0 to 2) is acquired as the internal winning combination points has been described, but in FIG. 23 (b), the game in which the replaying combination 5 is internally won ( An example is shown in which 3 is obtained as an internal duty point in the Nth game). In this example, at the end of the next game (N + 1th game) in which the re-game combination 5 is won, 0 is obtained as the RT point (step S1303 in FIG. 13, FIG. 15 (b)), but the internal combination point The total is 3 or more (Yes determination in step S1305 of FIG. 13). Therefore, either the high-probability mode A or the high-probability mode B is set from the next game (one after another of the games that won the re-game combination 5, N + second game). Further, a background corresponding to these is set (step S3221 in FIG. 19). FIG. 23B shows that the high probability mode A is set and the background image is switched by the above series of flows.

In addition, when the condition device number 7 (re-game combination 5) is internally won at RT0, the probability of acquiring less than 3 (any of 0 to 2) as the internal winning combination points is 75%, and 3 is acquired. The probability is 25% (see FIG. 15 (c)).

FIG. 24A shows an example in the case of the normal gaming state and RT1. In this state, if the condition device number 7 (re-game combination 5) is internally won, the re-game combination 5 is won (Nth game). On the other hand, in the main control unit 300, the lottery of the internal winning combination points is executed based on the internal winning of the re-game combination 5 (step S1317 in FIG. 13, FIG. 15C), but in this case, You can get 1 as an internal lottery point. Then, at the end of the next game (N + 1th game), 2 is obtained as RT points (step S1303 in FIG. 13, FIG. 15 (b)), and the total of the internal winning points is 3 or more (FIG. 13). Yes determination in step S1305). Therefore, either the high-probability mode A or the high-probability mode B is set from the next game (one after another of the games that won the re-game combination 5, N + second game). Further, a background corresponding to these is set (step S3221 in FIG. 19). FIG. 24A shows that the high probability mode A is set and the background image is switched by the above series of flows.

In FIG. 24A, the case where RT1 is maintained has been described, but RT1 shifts to RT2 after 10 games have passed (see FIG. 7). FIG. 24B shows an example in which the condition device number 7 (re-game combination 5) is internally won in the last game (Nth game) of RT1. Both the examples of FIGS. 24 (a) and 24 (b) have in common that the internal winning points are values based on RT1. However, in the example of FIG. 24 (b), in the next game (N + 1th game) in which the re-game combination 5 is won, the RT points are acquired based on the fact that the RT points are RT2. Different from the example of. However, in the present embodiment, 2 is obtained as the RT point even in the case of FIG. 24 (b) (step S1303 in FIG. 13 and FIG. 15 (b)), and the total of the internal duty points is 3 or more (FIG. 13). Yes determination in step S1305). Therefore, either the high-probability mode A or the high-probability mode B is set from the next game (one after another of the games that won the re-game combination 5, N + second game). Further, a background corresponding to these is set (step S3221 in FIG. 19). FIG. 24B shows that the high probability mode A is set and the background image is switched by the above series of flows.

In FIG. 24B, the timing of transition from RT1 to RT2 (from Nth to N + 1th game) and the timing of transition to high probability mode A (from N + 1th to N + 2nd game) are different. An example has been described. For example, when the N + 1th game in FIG. 24 (a) is the last game (10th game) of RT1, these timings overlap as shown in FIG. 24 (c). Will be done. That is, in the configuration of the present embodiment, the transition timing of the RT and the transition timing of the high probability mode may be different from the same case. However, the configuration is not limited to this configuration, for example, a configuration is adopted in which the high probability mode setting is waited at the stage when the high probability mode flag is set, and the high probability mode is set according to the transition of RT. , The RT transition timing and the high probability mode transition timing may be the same configuration. Further, a waiting period (lottery or fixed period) may be provided from the time when the high probability mode flag is set to the time when the high probability mode is set.

In the above example, the process leading to the transition to the high probability mode has been described, but the above process is executed for each game. For example, the internal winning points calculated in the next game are also acquired for each game. ing.

[Game state in high probability mode, RT transition]
During the high probability mode, the game state and the transition of RT are not particularly restricted. Therefore, the gaming state and RT transition according to the conditions shown in FIG. In addition, when the game shifts to the special game state, the high probability mode ends. FIG. 25A shows an example in which the state of RT0 is changed to RT1 by winning the re-game combination 3 in the state where the high probability mode A is set.

Further, FIG. 25B shows an example in which, in a state where the high probability mode A is set, the game shifts to RT2 when 10 games have passed in RT1, and further shifts to RT0 by winning the replay combination 2. It is shown. In this example, it is shown that by satisfying the end condition (additional end condition 1) of the high probability mode A in this RT0 state, the mode shifts to the non-high probability mode and the background is switched to the background corresponding to RT0. (Step S3221 in FIG. 19).

[Transition to AT production state in high probability mode]
If the AT lottery is won during the high probability mode, the effect state is set to the AT effect state and the high probability mode ends. For example, if the condition device number 7 (re-game combination 5) is internally won in the high probability mode, the AT lottery is won with a 100% probability (step S1105 in FIG. 11, FIG. 15 (a)), and from the next game. The AT effect state is set (step S1423 in FIG. 14). FIG. 25 (c) shows the above series of flows. It should be noted that the high probability mode B is set to have a higher probability of winning the AT lottery than the high probability mode A (FIG. 15A).

In the present embodiment, since RT1 and RT2 have a higher internal winning probability of the condition device number 7 (replaying combination 5) than RT0, RT1 and RT2 are higher than RT0 regardless of whether or not the high probability mode is set. Is easier to win the AT lottery. Further, since the internal winning probability of the condition device number 7 (replaying combination 5) is higher in the setting 6 than in the setting 1, the AT lottery is performed in the setting 6 than in the setting 1 regardless of whether or not the high probability mode is set. It is easier to win.

[Easy transition to high probability mode]
As described above, in the present embodiment, a high probability mode that makes it easy to win the AT lottery is provided. In the determination process when shifting to the high probability mode, the total value of the RT points based on the RT of the game in which the transition process is executed and the internal winning combination points based on the internal winning combination in the game before this game is 3 or more. In the case of, the mode shifts to the high probability mode. In the present embodiment, when the condition device numbers 7 and 8 are internally won, the total value becomes 3 or more.

Hereinafter, the ease of shifting to the high probability mode for the condition device number 7 (replaying combination 5) will be described.

When the condition device number 7 (replaying combination 5) is internally won at RT0 and RT0 is maintained as it is (RT point is 0, FIG. 15B), the transition probability to the high probability mode is 25% (of which). The probability of getting 3 active points, FIG. 15 (c)).

When RT1 is internally elected to the condition device number 7 (replaying combination 5) and RT1 is maintained as it is (RT point is 2, FIG. 15B), the transition probability to the high probability mode is 100% (of which). The probability of getting one active point, FIG. 15 (c)).

When RT2 is internally elected to the condition device number 7 (replaying combination 5) and RT2 is maintained as it is (RT point is 2, FIG. 15B), the transition probability to the high probability mode is 100% (of which). The probability of getting one active point, FIG. 15 (c)).

When RT3 is internally elected to the condition device number 7 (replaying combination 5) and RT3 is maintained as it is (RT point is 1, FIG. 15B), the transition probability to the high probability mode is 50% (of which). Probability of getting 2 active points, FIG. 15 (c)).

The winning probability of the condition device number 7 (replaying combination 5) itself is the same for RT0 and RT3, the same for RT1 and RT2, and RT1 and RT2 are set higher than those for RT0 and RT3. .. From the above, RT1 and RT2 have the highest ease of transition to the high-probability mode triggered by the condition device number 7, and RT0 has the lowest.

Next, the ease of shifting to the high-probability mode for the condition device number 8 (small combination 1) will be described.

When the condition device number 8 (small winning combination 1) is internally won at RT0 and RT0 is maintained as it is (RT point is 0, FIG. 15B), the transition probability to the high probability mode is about 4% (of which). The probability of getting 3 active points, FIG. 15 (c)).

When RT1 is internally elected to the condition device number 8 (small winning combination 1) and RT1 is maintained as it is (RT point is 2, FIG. 15B), the transition probability to the high probability mode is 25% (internal winning). The probability of getting one role point, FIG. 15 (c)).

When RT2 is internally elected to the condition device number 8 (small winning combination 1) and RT2 is maintained as it is (RT point is 2, FIG. 15B), the transition probability to the high probability mode is 25% (internal winning). The probability of getting one role point, FIG. 15 (c)).

When RT3 is internally elected to the condition device number 8 (small winning combination 1) and RT3 is maintained as it is (RT point is 1, FIG. 15B), the transition probability to the high probability mode is about 10% (of which). Probability of getting 2 active points, FIG. 15 (c)).

The winning probability of the condition device number 8 (small winning combination 1) itself is set to the same value through RT0 to RT3. From the above, RT1 and RT2 have the highest ease of transition to the high-probability mode triggered by the condition device number 8 (small winning combination 1), and RT0 has the lowest.

[Characteristics and effects of this embodiment]
As described above, in the present embodiment, RT1 adopts a configuration in which a high probability mode is more easily set than RT0. With this configuration, there is an expectation that the high probability mode will be set when shifting to RT1, and the interest of the game can be improved. The above-mentioned configurations of the condition device numbers 7 and 8 are examples of configurations in which RT1 is more likely to set a high probability mode than RT0, and are not limited to this configuration. For example, the internal winning combination points may be acquired only by one of these conditional devices, or a configuration in which a plurality of replay combinations such as the conditional device number 7 are provided may be adopted. FIG. 26 shows a modified example in which three types of replaying combinations of replaying combination A, replaying combination B, and replaying combination C are provided. In this modified example, when the re-game combination B is internally elected, the total of RT points and internal winning combination points may be 4 or more, but when this total value is 4 or more, in the high probability mode Instead, the AT effect state may be set (for example, the number of AT sets can be obtained). Similarly, for the RT point and the internal duty point of the present embodiment, after setting the value so that the value may be 4 or more, when the total value is 4 or more, the high probability mode is not performed. The AT effect state may be set.

Further, in the above embodiment, the internal winning probability of the condition device number 8 (small winning combination 1) is the same regardless of RT, but as in the condition device number 7 (replaying combination 5), the winning probability is higher in RT1 and RT2. May be different for each RT, such as increasing. Further, in this case, the internal winning probability may be the same for the condition device number 7 (re-game combination 5) regardless of the RT.

Further, in the present embodiment, the internal winning probability of the condition device number 7 (replaying combination 5) is higher in RT1 than in RT0. In this configuration, it is possible to grasp that it is RT1 by winning the re-game combination 5, and it is expected that the high probability mode will be set, and the interest of the game can be improved. In the present embodiment, the relative internal winning probability of the replaying combination 5 with respect to the entire replaying combination is also higher in RT1 than in RT0. In this configuration, even if the internal winning probability of the condition device number 7 (re-game combination 5) is lower in RT1 than in RT0, the frequency of winning the re-game combination 5 in the entire re-game combination is seen. Therefore, it can be grasped that the RT1 is set, and the interest of the game can be improved with the expectation that the high probability mode will be set. In addition, in this embodiment, the re-game combination 5 is a combination in which the internal winning combination points for shifting to the AT lottery or the high probability mode can be obtained, but regardless of the presence or absence of such a role, RT1 is more than RT0. It suffices if there is a replaying combination in which the winning frequency (or the winning ratio to the entire replaying combination) is higher, and the above effect can be achieved by providing such a replaying combination. In addition, when a re-gaming role that gives a player an advantageous privilege (or makes it easier to obtain a privilege) is used as in the present embodiment, it is possible to improve the interest of the game with expectations regarding the privilege. it can.

Further, in the present embodiment, when setting the high probability mode, a configuration is adopted in which the internal winning combination points based on the internal winning combination in the game before the game in which this setting process is executed are used. In this configuration, a winning combination corresponding to the internal winning combination (in this embodiment, winning a replay combination 5 or a small combination 1) that triggers the acquisition of internal winning combination points causes a high probability mode in subsequent games. It is possible to improve the interest of the game by expecting the transition to. In this embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the high probability mode is set at the end of the game following the game in which the internal winning combination points are acquired, but the configuration is not limited to this configuration and the game in which the internal winning combination points are acquired. However, the configuration may be such that the high probability mode is set in a later game. For example, in FIGS. 23 (b) and 24 (a) to 24 (c), RT points are acquired in the next game (N + 1th game) of the game (Nth game) in which the internal winning combination points are acquired, and further. At the end of this game, the high-probability mode is set, but RT points are acquired in the game (N + 2nd game) two games after the game (Nth game) in which the internal winning points are acquired, and this The high probability mode may be set at the end of the game. 27 (a) shows a modified example when this configuration is applied to FIG. 23 (b). Further, FIG. 27 (b) shows a modified example when this configuration is applied to FIG. 24 (c).

Further, in the present embodiment, since the RT point based on the RT of the game in which the high probability mode is set is used, the current game situation can be reflected in the setting of the high probability mode. It should be noted that, for example, in a game after acquiring the internal winning combination points by the internal winning of the re-game combination 5, the high probability mode is set based only on the internal winning combination points, and this is used for the RT points. It is possible to adopt a configuration that does not have, or to use or not use RT points properly according to the internal winning combination.

Further, in the present embodiment, when a predetermined number of games (10 times in the present embodiment) have elapsed in RT1, the game shifts to RT2, and this RT2 also adopts a configuration in which a high probability mode can be set. In this configuration, in RT1, after winning a winning combination corresponding to an internal winning combination that triggers the acquisition of internal winning combination points (in this embodiment, winning a replaying combination 5 or a small winning combination 1), the game shifts to RT2. However, the transition to the high probability mode can be expected. In particular, in the present embodiment, since the internal duty point and the RT point are the same in RT1 and RT2, the setting probability of the high probability mode does not change due to the transition from RT1 to RT2. With this configuration, it is possible to keep expectations even when the transition from RT1 to RT2 is performed. Further, regarding RT2, a configuration is adopted in which a replay combination 2 is provided as a combination of shifting to RT0 (RT2 ends) when a prize is won. In RT2, there is a possibility of shifting to the high probability mode until the player wins the re-game combination 2, so that the expectation can be maintained until then.

[About modification]
In this embodiment, if a new high-probability mode lottery is won while the high-probability mode is set, the latter high-probability mode is set and the earlier high-probability mode is invalidated. are doing. Regarding this configuration, a new high-probability mode may be set after the previous high-probability mode ends, or the period may be changed by changing the end condition of the previous high-probability mode. Good. Further, when a new high-probability mode is set after the previous high-probability mode ends, these high-probability modes may be continuous or a non-high-probability mode may be provided in between. ..

In the present embodiment, an example in which the background is switched when the high-probability mode is set (FIGS. 20, 23, and 24) has been described, but the mode transition is performed before the effect of the high-probability mode is executed. It may be configured to execute the effect (mode transition effect) related to. FIG. 28A shows an example of executing the mode transition effect when the high probability mode is set in the state of RT0 as shown in FIG. 23B. Further, FIG. 28B shows an example of executing the mode transition effect when the high probability mode is set in the state of RT1 or RT2 as shown in FIGS. 24A to 24C. Further, FIG. 28 (c) shows an example of executing the mode transition effect when the high probability mode is set over 3 games in the state of RT1 or RT2 as shown in FIG. 27 (b). In these examples, the background of the high-probability mode to be shifted is displayed small in the center of the effect image display device 157, and the characters "GET!" Are displayed. However, the mode transition effect is adopted. The content of the transition effect is not limited to this example.

In the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the internal winning of the conditional device numbers 7 and 8 is required for the transition to the high probability mode, but the internal winning of these conditional device numbers 7 and 8 is from RT1 to RT2. A configuration that is also used as a transition condition to the above may be adopted, and further, a configuration that shifts from RT1 to RT2 on condition that the re-game combination 5 or the small combination 1 that is internally won by these condition device numbers 7 and 8 is won. May be adopted. In this case, since the transition to the high probability mode and the transition to the RT are easily linked, it may be possible to give a feeling of expectation to the player.

≪Others≫
In the present embodiment, as an example of the game table, a slot machine 100 using a medal (coin) as a game medium is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a game ball (for example, a pachinko ball) is used for playing a game. It can be applied to slot machines, pachinko machines, arrange ball game machines, rock game machines, smart balls, etc. as media.

The slot machine is a slot machine that operates on a mobile terminal (smartphone, game machine) or personal computer by a program that simulates the operation based on the above configuration, and only exchanges electronic data without using medals. In this case, the game medium includes digitized data corresponding to a medal, and the game medium is input from a predetermined external device (electronic storage device). The payout of the game medium includes outputting the digitized data to a predetermined external device (electronic storage device).

Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present embodiment is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made to the embodiment of the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention. , Such modifications and alterations are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. In addition, the actions and effects described in the embodiments of the present invention merely list the most preferable actions and effects resulting from the present invention, and the actions and effects according to the present invention are described in the embodiments of the present invention. It is not limited to what has been done.

<< Correspondence between the configuration of the invention and the embodiment >>
Hereinafter, the configurations of the invention described in the above description will be described with reference to the corresponding configurations.

In the above explanation,
A plurality of reels (for example, reels 110 to 112) which are provided with a plurality of types of symbols and are rotationally driven,
A stop operation receiving means (for example, stop buttons 137 to 139) for receiving a stop operation for individually stopping the rotation of the plurality of reels, and
A lottery means (for example, main control unit 300) for deriving a lottery result corresponding to one or more of a plurality of types of combinations, and
Based on the lottery result and the operation result of the stop operation receiving means, the stop control means (for example, the main control unit 300) for stopping the plurality of rotating reels, and
A gaming state setting means (for example, a gaming state setting means for setting any one of a plurality of types of gaming states including a first gaming state (for example, RT0) and a second gaming state (for example, RT1) different from the first gaming state. For example, the main control unit 300) and
One of a plurality of modes including a first mode (eg, non-high probability mode) and a second mode different from the first mode (eg, high probability mode A or high probability mode B). Mode setting means to set (for example, main control unit 300) and
A privilege giving means (for example, main control unit 300) capable of giving a privilege (for example, an AT production state) that makes it easy to obtain a profit, and
An effect means (for example, an effect image display device 157) capable of performing an effect, and
It is a game table equipped with
The second mode is a mode in which the probability that the privilege is given is higher than that of the first mode (for example, FIG. 15A).
The second gaming state is a gaming state in which the probability that the second mode is set is higher than that of the first gaming state (see [Ease of transition to the high probability mode]).
The plurality of types of combinations include predetermined combinations (for example, replay combination 5 and small combination 1).
The game state setting means
The third game state (for example, RT2) can be set based on the fact that the transition condition (for example, 10 games have passed) is satisfied in the second game state.
The mode setting means is
The second mode can be set based on the fact that the lottery result corresponding to the predetermined combination is derived (for example, in the present embodiment, the internal winning combination point is set when the high probability mode is set. However, a replay combination 5 and a small combination 1 are set in the condition device capable of acquiring the winning combination points (see FIG. 15C)).
The second mode can be set in the game after the game in which the predetermined combination is displayed in the second game state (FIGS. 24 (a) to 24 (c)).
Even when the game after the game in which the predetermined combination is displayed in the second game state is the third game state, the second mode can be set in the subsequent game. (FIGS. 24 (b) and 24 (c)),
The effect means can execute the effect related to the transition of the mode after the predetermined combination is displayed and before the effect of the second mode is executed (FIG. 28).
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
The mode setting means is
The second mode is set based on the game state when the second mode is set (for example, in the present embodiment, the RT point based on the RT of the game in which the high probability mode is set is performed. (Use FIG. 15 (b)),
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
The transition condition is a condition that is satisfied when a lottery result corresponding to the predetermined combination is derived in the second gaming state (see [About a modification]).
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
The transition condition is a condition that is satisfied when the plurality of reels are in a stop mode corresponding to the predetermined combination in the second gaming state (see [Modification example]).
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

100 Slot machine 110-112 Reel 113 Display window 130-132 Bet button 135 Start lever 137-139 Stop button 157 Directional image display device 272,277 Speaker 420 Various lamps 300 Main control unit 400 1st sub-control unit 500 2nd sub-control Department

Claims (4)

Multiple reels with multiple types of symbols and rotational drive,
A stop operation receiving means for receiving a stop operation for individually stopping the rotation of the plurality of reels, and a stop operation receiving means.
A lottery means for deriving lottery results corresponding to one or more of multiple types of roles, and
Based on the lottery result and the operation result of the stop operation receiving means, the stop control means for stopping the plurality of rotating reels and the stop control means.
A game state setting means for setting any one of a plurality of types of game states including a first game state and a second game state different from the first game state, and
A mode setting means for setting one of a plurality of types of modes including a first mode and a second mode different from the first mode.
Benefit granting means that can grant benefits that make it easier to earn profits,
Production means that can perform production and
It is a game table equipped with
The second mode is a mode in which the probability that the privilege is given is higher than that of the first mode.
The second gaming state is a gaming state in which the probability that the second mode is set is higher than that of the first gaming state.
The plurality of types of combinations include predetermined combinations.
The game state setting means
The third gaming state can be set based on the fact that the transition condition is satisfied in the second gaming state.
The mode setting means is
The second mode can be set based on the fact that the lottery result corresponding to the predetermined combination is derived.
The second mode can be set in the game after the game in which the predetermined combination is displayed in the second game state.
Even when the game after the game in which the predetermined combination is displayed in the second game state is the third game state, the second mode can be set in the subsequent game. ,
The effect means can execute the effect related to the transition of the mode after the predetermined combination is displayed and before the effect of the second mode is executed.
A game table characterized by that. The game console according to claim 1.
The mode setting means is
The second mode is set based on the gaming state when the second mode is set.
A game table characterized by that. The game console according to claim 1 or 2.
The transition condition is a condition that is satisfied when a lottery result corresponding to the predetermined combination is derived in the second gaming state.
A game table characterized by that. The game console according to claim 1 or 2.
The transition condition is a condition that is satisfied when the plurality of reels are in a stop mode corresponding to the predetermined combination in the second gaming state.
A game table characterized by that.