EA008400B1 - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A game machine is proposed, according to the invention when shifted to the bonus game, any one of touch button areas 111-113 shown on a lower liquid crystal display 4 is selected by the players touching it with a finger. At this point, the players can display the touch button areas other than the touch button areas 111-113 on the lower liquid crystal display 4 by adjusting the degree of the utilization of a scroll bar 121 for rotation shown on the lower liquid crystal display 4 while the touch button areas 111-113 are not shown on the lower liquid crystal display 4.

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a bonus game is conducted based on a branch selected by a player among a plurality of branches (choices).

Description of the prior art

In a traditional gaming machine, for example in a slot machine, the winning state is determined according to the combination of symbols displayed on the activated pay line after the coin is entered. And as a winning state, for example, there is a so-called “big prize” in which more than 1000 coins are paid, and a so-called “small prize” in which less than 1000 coins are paid, and a so-called “get the second game”, which, as a subordinate game, some second game can be conducted, as described in the non-passed examination of the Japanese publication of application No. 11-244453.

In this case, the “second game” is referred to as the bonus game, while there are various bonus games. Let us take as an example one of the bonus games described in the national publication of the translation version of application No. 2002-537874, according to which there is a bonus game, where a plurality of branches (choices) are displayed on the screen of a video display device, each of which has a payment assigned in advance, and the player can receive a payout corresponding to the branch that he himself chose by looking at the screen of the video display device.

In this case, the player can select a branch only from among the set of branches displayed on the screen of the video display device at the moment, so the play style in this case becomes very simple. In line with this, interest in the bonus game is reduced.

Summary of Invention

The present invention was created to solve the above problems and aims to offer a gaming machine in which interest in the bonus game can be increased by increasing the number of branches to be selected.

To achieve the above purpose, according to one aspect of the present invention, a gaming machine is proposed in which the main game and the bonus game are played, the bonus game being conducted when a predetermined result is obtained in the main game, while the gaming machine contains a preparation device for preparing multiple branches belonging to the first group of branches in the bonus game, and each of the branches corresponds to the individual contents of the consequences;

a display device for displaying a portion of the branches from the first group of branches;

the first control device for controlling the display device so that the remainder is displayed on the display device, excluding said part of the branches from the first group of branches;

a first selection device for selecting at least one of the branches in the first group of branches displayed on the display device, the branches including said part and remainder of the branches, and a game control device for processing the bonus game according to the effect content corresponding to the branch selected by the first device of choice.

According to the gaming machine of the present invention in a bonus game when a portion of branches and a first group of branches are displayed on a display device, and the player selects at least one of the branches in the first branch group with the first selection device, and the player can control the display device with the first controller devices so that the remainder is displayed on the display device, excluding the mentioned part of the branches and the first group of branches. Each of the branches in the first group of branches corresponds to the individual contents of the consequences.

Therefore, the remainder of the branches not displayed on the display device can be displayed using the first control device, and the number of selection routes corresponding to the contents of the effects can be increased, and as a result, interest in the bonus game can be increased.

The above and additional objectives and new features of the invention are explained in the following detailed description with reference to the drawings. However, it is understood that the drawings are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to define the scope of the invention.

Brief Description of the Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this description, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the narrative, serve to explain the objects, advantages and principles of the invention.

The drawings show:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the slot machine;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the lower liquid crystal display and the drum;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view in a disassembled state of the lower liquid crystal display;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically showing the control system of the slot machine;

- 1 008400 FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically showing a control circuit of a liquid crystal display of a lower liquid crystal display;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory illustration showing schematically the columns of symbols that are displayed on the lower liquid crystal display during the main game, and are displayed alternately in the alternating display areas;

FIG. 7 is an explanatory illustration showing, in schematic form, a display map being written to the working RAM in the event that the state of the game shifts to a bonus game;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory illustration showing a table of a drawing of symbols displayed at the time of a stop, for the case when the main game is played using three variable display portions;

FIG. 9 is an explanatory illustration showing winning combinations and payouts thereof for the case when the main game is played using three alternating display regions;

FIG. 10 is an explanatory illustration showing the image displayed on the lower liquid crystal display in the case where the game state shifts to the bonus game;

FIG. 11 is an explanatory illustration showing the image displayed on the lower liquid crystal display in the case where the game state shifts to the bonus game;

FIG. 12 is an explanatory illustration showing payouts during the bonus game;

FIG. 13 is an explanatory illustration showing schematically the display area of the upper liquid crystal display and the lower liquid crystal display on the display card recorded in the working RAM in the case where the game state shifts to the bonus game;

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the main process program;

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the program for the initial reception process;

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a program for a lottery process;

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a base game process program; FIG. 18 is a flowchart of the bonus game process program;

FIG. 19 is an explanatory illustration showing images displayed on the upper liquid crystal display and lower liquid crystal display in the case where the game state shifts to the bonus game;

FIG. 20 is an explanatory illustration showing images displayed on the upper liquid crystal display and lower liquid crystal display in the case where the game state shifts to the bonus game;

FIG. 21 is an explanatory illustration showing a table of a draw of winning combinations and payouts thereof for the case when the main game is conducted using three variable display portions;

FIG. 22 is an explanatory illustration showing the image displayed on the lower liquid crystal display in the case where the game state shifts to the bonus game;

FIG. 23 is an explanatory illustration showing the image displayed on the lower liquid crystal display in the case where the game state shifts to a bonus game;

FIG. 24 is an explanatory view showing a scroll bar for rotation.

Detailed description of preferred embodiments of the invention.

An embodiment that embodies the present invention in a slot machine is described below with reference to the drawings as a gaming machine of the present invention. First, with reference to FIG. 1 and 4 summarize the construction of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slot machine. FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically showing the control system of the slot machine.

FIG. 1 slot machine 1 has a housing 2, forming a single unit slot machine 1. On the upper plane of the housing 2, a lamp 15 is provided. And in the upper front of the housing 2 there is an upper liquid crystal display 3, and in the central front of the housing 2 there is a lower liquid crystal display 4. Here, the upper liquid crystal display 3 is formed by a commonly known liquid crystal display device, and the lower liquid crystal display 4 is formed by a so-called transparent liquid crystal display device. injuries. The upper liquid crystal display 3 displays information about the way the game is played, the types of winning combinations and payouts for them, and information relating to the game, such as its various consequences. And on the lower liquid crystal display 4, as shown in FIG. 1, three alternating display sections 22, 23, and 24 are displayed mainly (areas in which game symbols are displayed alternately), and various symbols executed on each of the reels 220 (see FIG. 4), referred to hereinafter, are scrolled in a direction from above down, alternately displaying in each of the sections 22 through 24 of the alternate display. A detailed description of the design of the lower liquid crystal display 4 will be given below.

A forward-facing control panel 5 is formed below the lower liquid crystal display 4, and the replacement button 6 and the payout button 7 are located on the control panel 5 from the very left edge.

- 008400 cash and help button 8. On the right side of the help button 8 there is a slot 9 for entering coins and a block 10 for entering bills. Further, on the left side, on the front side of the control panel 5 are located: button 11 “Bet-1”, button 12 “Rotation / Repeat rate”, button 13 “Stake-3” and button 14 “Stake-5”.

Here, the replacement button 6 is a button for turning on the lamp 15. A replacement switch 62 is attached to this replacement button 6, and when the replacement button 6 is pressed, the switch signal from the replacement switch 62 is output to the CPU 50.

The cash disbursement button 7 is usually pressed when games are stopped, and when the cash disbursement button 7 is pressed, the coins received during the games are paid out of the cash dispenser 17 in the coin tray 16. Here, the cash payment switch 63 (referred to below) is connected to the cash payout button 7, and when the cash payout button 7 is pressed, the switch signal from the cash payment switch 63 is output to the central processor 50.

The help button 8 is pressed when the player cannot understand how to play the game, and when the help button 8 is pressed, various reference information is displayed on the upper liquid crystal display 3 or lower liquid crystal display 4. A help switch 64 (referred to below) is connected to the help button 8, and when the help button 8 is pressed, the switch signal from the help switch 64 is output to the central processor 50.

In the coin slot 9, a coin sensor 65 (referred to below) is located, and when a coin is inserted into the coin slot 9, a coin detection signal is output to the central processor 50 via the coin sensor 65. And in block 10 of input of bills, a sensor 66 of bills is installed, and when a bill is inserted into block 10 of input of bills, a signal that detects a bill is output to the central processor 50 through the sensor 66 of bills.

As for button 11 “Bet-1”, each time you press button 11 “Bet-1”, you bet on one credit, and the switch 59 “Rate-1” is connected to button 11 “Bet-1”, and when you press button 11 "Rate-1" from the switch 59 "Rate-1" in the central processor 50, a switch signal is output.

Button 12 "Rotation / Repeat rate" is designed to start playing games on it from the currently set number of bets or the previous number of bets, as a result of which the characters are alternately displayed in sections 22 through 24 of the alternate display on the lower liquid crystal display 4. A rotary switch 58 (referred to below) is connected to the “Spin / Repeat” button 12, and when the “Spin / Repeat Rate” button 12 is pressed from the rotary switch 58 to the central processor 50 The switch signal is output based on pressing the button 12 “Rotation / Repeat Bet”. The number of bets that can be made by pressing the “Spin / Repeat” button 12 can be 1, 2, 3 and 5 bets.

Button 13 "Bet-3" is a button to start games with 3 bets when you click on this button. A switch 60 “Rate-3” (referred to below) is connected to button 13 “Rate-3”, and when you press button 13 “Rate-3” from switch 60 “Rate-1”, a switch signal is output to the central processor 50. Button 14 "Bet-5" is a button to start games with 5 bets when you click on this button. The “Rate-5” switch 61 is connected to the “Bid-5” button 12, and when the “Bid-5” button is pressed, the switch-switch signal 61 is output to the central processor 50 based on this button.

In addition, in the lower part of the housing 2 of the gaming machine, a coin dispenser 17 is formed and a coin tray 16 is provided for receiving coins paid out from the coin dispenser 17. A coin detection element 73, formed by a sensor or the like, is located in the coin payout 17, and the coin detecting element 73 determines the number of coins paid out of the coin payout 17.

Below with reference to FIG. 2 and 3, the structure of the lower liquid crystal display 4 and the reels mounted rotatably behind the lower liquid crystal display 4 in the housing 2 of the gaming machine are described. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the lower liquid crystal display 4 and the reels, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the lower liquid crystal display 4.

FIG. 2 and 3, the lower liquid crystal display 4 is installed within the display window 21 included in the front panel 20 of the device, which is located on the front central part of the housing 2 of the slot machine 1, while on the front side (on the left side in FIG. 2) of the lower one of the liquid crystal display 4, a touch panel 30 is installed. On the rear side (on the right side in FIG. 2), three reels 220 (only one reel 220 is shown in FIG. 2) are maintained in a parallel position so that the reels 220 can rotate independently from each other.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 2, the lower liquid crystal display 4 is installed opposite the three reels 220, and on the reels 220, which can be seen through the lower liquid crystal display 4, the main game is played, mentioned below.

Each drum 220 is described below. Of the three reels, 220 is left, as seen from the front

- 3 008400 ne planes of the slot machine 1, the drum 220 faces the display section 22 (see FIG. 1) formed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, the central drum 220 faces the display section 23 (see FIG. 1) formed similar on the lower liquid crystal display 4, and the right drum 220 faces the display section 24 (see FIG. 1), similarly formed on the lower liquid crystal display 4. The construction of each of the 22 to 24 variable display sections is described below.

Below with reference to FIG. 2 and 3A-31, the lower liquid crystal display 4 will be described in detail. FIG. 2 and 3A-31, the lower liquid crystal display 4 forms the following components arranged in order from the front of the slot machine 1: transparent touch panel 30, drum glass substrate 31, framing metal frame 32, transparent liquid crystal panel 33, liquid crystal panel holder 34, diffusing sheet 35, the light guide plate 36, the white reflector 37, the rear holder 38 and the antistatic sheet 39. Three holes are made in the diffusion sheet 35: 35A, 35B, 35C. Similarly, in the light guide plate 36, the reflector 37 and the rear holder 38, there are respectively three holes each: 36A, 36B, 36C, 37A, 37B, 37C, 38A, 38B, 38C, which coincide with the holes 35A, 35B, 35C. Here, the openings 35A-38A are formed by overlaying, ensuring their coincidence with each other, the alternating display section 22 (see FIG. 1). Similarly, the holes 35B-38B are formed by overlaying to ensure their coincidence with each other, the alternating display section 23 (see FIG. 1), and the holes 35C-38C are formed by superposing, ensuring their coincidence with each other, by alternating display 24 (see Fig. 1).

In this case, the holes 35A-35C in the diffusion sheet 35 and the holes 36A-36C in the light guide plate 36 form light-transmitting areas to ensure the visibility of the sections 22 through 24 of the alternate display.

To install the lower liquid crystal display 4 into the window 210 of the front panel 20 of the device, as shown in FIG. 2, the brackets 40 are fastened to the back side of the front panel 20 of the device with screws 410.

At the top and bottom edges of the light guide plate 36, cathode ray tubes 420 are installed as the light source for the liquid crystal panel 33. Cathode ray tubes 430 s can be installed in the back holder 38 in the top and bottom positions on the back side of each of the holes 38A-38C cold cathode.

The liquid crystal panel 33 is a transparent electrical display panel on which transparent electrodes are formed, such as Yo electrodes, while the peripheral portion on the back side of the display portion of the liquid crystal panel 33 is fixed by the holder 34 of the liquid crystal panel. The light guide plate 36 is formed by a rosin light-transmitting panel, and areas with a lens profile are formed in the light guide plate 36, and areas with a lens profile direct light emitted from CRT 420, located in lateral positions, to the back side of the liquid crystal panel 33. The light-scattering sheet 35 is formed a sheet of rosin; it scatters the light supplied to it by the light guide plate 36, and aligns the light radiation coming to the liquid crystal panel 33. The liquid crystal panel holder 34, designed to fix the liquid crystal panel 33, the diffusive sheet 35 and the light guide plate 36 are assembled as a solid structure, the peripheral part of which is inserted into the framing metal frame 32. Thus, the front side of the display portion in the liquid crystal panel 33 is fixed by the framing metal frames 32 th.

The peripheral parts of the holder 34 of the liquid crystal panel that diffuses the light of the sheet 35 and the light guide plate 36, which are inserted into the framing metal frame 32 and assembled as a one-piece structure, are then inserted into the glass base 31 of the drums and held by the glass base 31 of the drums in a position where the front plane display of the liquid crystal panel 33 is open. The transparent touch panel 30 is pressed against the front side of the glass base 31 of the drums and superimposed on the front side of the display portion of the liquid crystal panel 33, while the glass base 31 of the drums is attached to the front panel 20 of the device with screws 410.

The back holder 38 made of white rosin plate presses against the glass base 31 of the drums framing the metal frame 32 supported on the glass base 31 of the drums, the holder 34 of the liquid crystal panel 33, the light-diffusing sheet 35 and the light-conducting plate 36 from their back side. The back holder 38 also functions as a reflecting plate designed to reflect light emitted from the CRT 420 to the light guide plate 36 in the direction of the liquid crystal panel 33. The antistatic sheet 39, made transparent and glued to the back plane of the back holder 38, using double-sided adhesive tape covers the back the plane of each of the holes 38A ~ 38C, formed in the rear holder 38.

On the outer periphery of each reel 220, various symbols are formed as shown in FIG. 6 used in the main game. FIG. 6 is an explanatory illustration showing

- 4 008400 rolls of symbols, each of which is made on the outer periphery of each reel 220 and which, when scrolled during the main game, are alternately displayed on each of sections 22 through 24 of alternate display made transparent on the lower liquid crystal display 4. In FIG. 6, the column 41 of symbols is a column of symbols which is alternately displayed on the alternating display portion 22, the column of 42 symbols is a column of symbols that is alternately displayed on the alternating display portion 23, the column of 43 symbols represents a column of symbols that is alternately displayed on the alternating portion 24 display.

In a typical case, columns 41 and 43 characters have the same arrangement of characters formed from eleven characters, among which are combined in random order the symbol 91 "triple BAK", the symbol 92 "cherry", the symbol 93 "double BAK", the symbol 94 "seven" , the symbol 95 “one VAK” and the symbol 96 “space” (the symbol is absent).

And although a column of 42 characters is the same with columns 41 and 43 characters in how it combines the symbol 91 "triple BAK", the symbol 92 "cherry", the symbol 93 "double BAK", the symbol 94 "seven", the symbol 95 "one BAK "And the symbol 96" space "in the column 42 characters additionally located symbol 97 launch. This launch symbol 97, mentioned below, functions as a transition symbol in the main game to the bonus game, while when the launch symbol 97 stops and is displayed on the pay line b in the alternating display section 23, the game state changes from the main game to the bonus game.

Symbols are usually applied to the outer periphery of the drum 220 as follows. First, characters and spaces (the total number of which is eleven) are printed on a long drum band having a width and a length corresponding to the width of the drum 220 and the circumference of the periphery of the drum 220, respectively. This drum band is glued to the peripheral surface of the drum 220. Of course, symbols can also be executed in another way.

In this case, when columns 41 to 43 characters that are scrolled in sections 22 through 24, respectively, of the alternating display, are stopped and displayed on them, in each of sections 22 through 24 of the alternate display, three characters are stopped and displayed.

Moreover, on the basis of a plurality of combinations of symbols, various winning combinations are predetermined, and when a combination of symbols corresponding to a winning combination stops on pay line b, coins are paid out of coin payout 17 in accordance with the winning combination. The above provisions are the same as in the case of the traditional slot machine, so their detailed description is omitted.

Below with reference to FIG. 4 describes the design of the control system in the slot machine 1. FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically showing the control system in the slot machine 1.

FIG. 4, the control system of the slot machine 1 mainly comprises a central processor 50, a read-only memory (ROM) 51 and a random access memory (RAM) 52 connected to the central processor 50. The ROM 51 stores the main process program, referred to below, the process program the main game, the bonus game process program, the draw table used to play the symbols stopped and displayed in the main game, various programs needed to control the slot machine 1, and various tables yes data, etc. The RAM 52 is a storage device for temporarily storing various data calculated by the central processor 50.

A clock generator 53 and a frequency divider 54 are connected to the central processor 50, and a random number generator 55 and a sampling circuit 56 are connected to it. The random number selected by the sampling circuit 56 is used in various draws of winning combinations, etc. A rotation switch 58 connected to a “Turn / Repeat rate” button 12, a switch “Stake-1” 59, button 11 “Stake-1”, a switch 60 “Stake-3”, connected to the button 13 “Rate-3”, switch 61 “Rate 5” associated with button 14 “Rate-5”, switch 62 for replacing connected with button 6 for replacing, switch 63 for paying cash, associated with button 7 for paying cash, and switch 64 the help associated with the help button 8. The central processor 50 controls the slot machine 1 to perform various operations corresponding to each button based on the output signal of the switch coming from each switch when the corresponding buttons are pressed.

With the central processor 50, through the motor control circuit 167, three stepper motors 68 are connected to rotate each of the reels 220, and the circuit 69 for determining the position of the reels is also connected. When issuing a motor control signal to the motor control circuit 167, the motor control circuit 167 causes each stepper motor 68 to rotate, whereby each drum 220 rotates.

After each drum 220 has started to rotate, the number of control pulses transmitted to each stepping electric motor 68 is calculated, and the calculated value is written to a predetermined area of RAM 52. Moreover, for each whole revolution of the drum 220, an impulse is output

- 5 008400 reset, and such a reset pulse is introduced into the CPU 50 through the circuit 69 determining the position of the drums. When a reset pulse is entered into the central processor 50, the calculated value recorded in RAM 52 is set to “0”, and the central processor 50 recognizes the angular position of the symbol on the reel 220 based on the calculated value corresponding to the angular position of the reel 220 within one revolution, and symbol table, which establishes a mutual correspondence to the angular position of the drum 22 stored in the ROM 51, and characters on the outer peripheral surface of the drum 22.

In addition, a sensor 65 of coins located in the slot 9 for entering coins and a sensor 66 of notes located in the block 10 entering notes are connected to the central processor 50, respectively. The sensor 65 coins detects coins entered through the slot 9 for entering coins, and the CPU 50 calculates the number of coins entered based on the coin detection output signal from the sensor 65 coins. The bill sensor 66 determines the type and amount of the bill, and the CPU 50 calculates the amount of coins equivalent to the sum of the bill, based on the output signal of the bill count coming from the sensor 66 coins.

A coin collector (hopper) 71 is connected to the central processor 50 through the control circuit 70 of the coin collector. When the control signal to the coin collector control circuit 70 is output from the central processor 50, the coin collector 71 pays out a predetermined number of coins from the chute 17.

Also, the coin detection element 73 is connected to the CPU 50 through the payment completion signal circuit 72. The coin detection element 73 is located in the coin payout 17, and when the coin detection element 73 detects that a predetermined number of coins have been paid out of the coin payout 17, the payment completion signal is output to the coin payout signal circuit 72 from the coin detection element 73. Based on this, the payout completion signal circuit 72 outputs the payout completion signal to the central processor 50. In addition, the upper liquid crystal display 3 and the lower liquid crystal display 4 are connected to the liquid crystal display control circuit 74 via the liquid crystal display circuit 74. The upper liquid crystal display 3 and the lower liquid crystal display 4 controlled by a central processor 50.

As shown in FIG. 5, the liquid crystal display control circuit 74 includes program ROM 81, image ROM 82, image control central processor 83, working RAM 84, video UER video processor 85, and RAM 86 for video data. Moreover, in the program ROM 81, an image management program relating to the display on the upper liquid crystal display 3 and the lower liquid crystal display 4 and various selection tables is stored. Further, in the image ROM 82, for example, raster data is stored to form images displayed on the upper liquid crystal display 3 and the lower liquid crystal display 4. The image control central processor 83, using the raster data previously stored in the image ROM 82, in accordance with the program image control stored in the program ROM 81, based on the parameters set by the central processor 50, determines the images displayed on the upper liquid crystal display plee 3 and the lower liquid crystal display 4. The work RAM 84 functions as temporary memory when the image control by the central processor 83 the above-mentioned image control program. Video processor 85 generates images corresponding to the display contents determined by image control central processor 83, and outputs these images to the upper liquid crystal display 3 and lower liquid crystal display 4. The video RAM 86 functions as a temporary storage device when imaging the video processor 85.

Light-emitting diodes 78 are connected to the central processor 50 through the light-emitting diode control circuit 77. A plurality of light-emitting diodes 78 are installed on the front plane of the slot machine 1, and the light emitting diodes 78 are controlled to turn on control signals from the central processor 50. In addition, the central processor 50 the loudspeaker 80 and the audio output circuit 79 are connected, and the loudspeaker 80 creates various sound effects generated based on the output signals from the audio output circuit 79.

A lamp 15 is connected to the central processor 50 via the lamp control circuit 75. The lamp 15 is located on the upper plane of the slot machine 1 (see FIG. 1), and when the replacement button 6 is pressed, the lamp 15 is controlled to turn on by means of the lamp control circuit 75 control signal from the central processor 50.

A transparent touch panel 30 is connected to the central processor 50 via the touch panel control circuit 67. The transparent touch panel 30 is located on the image plane of the lower liquid crystal display 4, and the transparent touch panel 30 can determine the area touched by the player’s finger and the direction of movement of this touch area that is done by the touch panel control circuit 67, and based on the information about the coordinates of the area touched by the player’s finger.

Consequently, for the scroll bar 121 to rotate (described below) displayed on the bottom

- 6 008400 there liquid crystal display 4, as shown in FIG. 10 and 11, and for the scroll bar 121 for rotation and the scroll bar 124 for zoom in and out displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, as shown in FIG. 22 and 23, the central processor 50, using the touch panel control circuit 67 and the transparent touch panel 30, can determine the directions in which the player swipes the finger along the scroll bars 121, 124.

In addition, for the scroll bar 122 for right and left directions and the scroll bar 123 for up and down directions displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, as shown in FIG. 19 and 20, the central processor 50, using the touch panel control circuit 67 and the transparent touch panel 30, can determine the directions in which the player swipes the finger along the scroll bars 122, 123.

For the areas 111-115 of the touch buttons displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, as shown in FIG. 22, 23, the central processor 50, using the touch panel control circuit 67 and the transparent touch panel 30, may determine if the player touches the above-mentioned areas of the touch buttons.

For the case of the base game in slot machine 1, with reference to FIG. The table below describes the drawing table used in determining the symbols that are stopped and displayed on the pay line b. FIG. 8 is an explanatory illustration showing a drawing table, on the basis of which the characters to be stopped and displayed in three sections 22 to 24 of the alternate display are determined when the base game is played using three sections 22 through 24 of the alternate display.

In this case, the symbols that are stopped and displayed on the pay line b are determined separately for each reel of the three reels 220. For this, each character in columns 41 to 43 characters each reel 220 shown in FIG. 6, one of the code numbers “0” - “10” is assigned from top to bottom, and a lottery table shown in FIG. 8. Further, through the random number sampling circuit 56, three random number values are selected, corresponding to the three reels 220.

FIG. 8 for convenience of explanation, the drum 220, on which a column of 41 symbols is made, is visible through the left alternating display section 22, is indicated as “left drum”, the drum 220, on which a column of 43 characters is visible, is visible through the right alternating display section 24, is indicated as “ the right drum ”, and the drum 220, on which a column of 42 symbols is made, visible through the center section 23 of the alternate display, is indicated as a“ central drum ”.

For the “left reel” corresponding to a column of 41 characters of the left alternating display section 22, then if the random number value selected by the random number sampling circuit 56 lies in the range 0-15, the symbol 96 "space is stopped on the pay line b "Assigned to code number" 0 ". If the value of a random number lies in the range of 16 ~ 25, then the 91 symbol of the "triple BAK", assigned to the code number "1", is stopped and displayed on the pay line b, and if the value of the random number lies in the range of 26-36, then on the pay line B, the “cherry” symbol 92 assigned to code number “2” is stopped and displayed. If the value of a random number lies in the range 37-46, then 93 double HAC symbol 93 assigned to code number “3” is stopped and displayed on the pay line b, and if the value of the random number lies in the range 47-52, then on the pay line b 94 symbol “seven”, assigned to code number “4”, is stopped and displayed. If the value of a random number lies in the range 53–63, then the 95 one BAC symbol assigned to code number “5” is stopped and displayed on the pay line b, and if the value of the random number lies in the range 64–80, then on the pay line b 96, the “space” symbol assigned to code number “6” is stopped and displayed. If the value of a random number lies in the range 81-91, then the “triple BAK” symbol assigned to code number “7” is stopped and displayed on the payline b, and if the value of the random number lies in the range 92-103, then the payline b stops and symbol 93 "double HAC" assigned to code number "8" is displayed. If the value of a random number lies in the range 104-115, then the symbol 94 “seven” assigned to code number “9” is stopped and displayed on the pay line b, and if the value of the random number lies in the range 116-127, then the pay line b stops and the symbol 95 “one HAC” is assigned to the code number “10”.

For the “right drum” corresponding to the column 43 of the symbols of the right-hand alternating display section 24, the same relation as for the above-described left drum occurs. And if the value of the random number selected by the random number sampling circuit 56 lies in the range of 0-15, then the “96” space symbol assigned to the code number “0” is stopped on the pay line b. If the value of a random number lies in the range of 16–25, then the 91 symbol of “triple BAK”, assigned to code number “1”, is stopped and displayed on the pay line b, and if the value of the random number lies in the range of 26–36, then on the pay line B, the “cherry” symbol 92 assigned to code number “2” is stopped and displayed. If the value of a random number lies in the range of 3746, then 93 double HAC symbol 93 assigned to code number “3” is stopped and displayed on the pay line b, and if the value of the random number lies in the range 47–52, then on the pay line b

- 7 008400 stops and displays the symbol 94 "seven", assigned to the code number "4". If the value of a random number lies in the range 53–63, then the 95 one BAC symbol assigned to code number “5” is stopped and displayed on the pay line b, and if the value of the random number lies in the range 64–80, then on the pay line b 96, the “space” symbol assigned to code number “6” is stopped and displayed. If the value of a random number lies in the range 81-91, then the “triple BAK” symbol assigned to code number “7” is stopped and displayed on the payline b, and if the value of the random number lies in the range 92-103, then the payline b stops and symbol 93 "double HAC" assigned to code number "8" is displayed. If the value of a random number lies in the range 104-115, then the symbol 94 “seven” assigned to code number “9” is stopped and displayed on the pay line b, and if the value of the random number lies in the range 116-127, then the pay line b stops and the symbol 95 “one HAC” is assigned to the code number “10”.

On the other hand, with regard to the “central reel” corresponding to a column of 42 symbols of the central alternating display section 23, here, if the random number value selected by the random number sampling circuit 56 is 0, the pay line b stops and launch symbol 97 is displayed, assigned to code number “0”. If the value of a random number lies in the range 1–15, then the symbol 91 “Triple HAC”, assigned to the code number “1”, is stopped and displayed on the pay line b, and if the value of the random number lies in the range 16–20, then on the pay line B, the “cherry” symbol 92 assigned to code number “2” is stopped and displayed. If the value of a random number lies in the range 21-32, then the 93 double BAK symbol 93 assigned to code number “3” is stopped and displayed on the pay line b, and if the value of the random number lies in the range 33-45, then on the pay line B, the symbol 94 “seven” assigned to code number “4” is stopped and displayed. If the value of a random number lies in the range 46-53, then the symbol 95 "one HAC", assigned to the code number "5", is stopped and displayed on the pay line b, and if the value of the random number lies in the range 54-64, then on the pay line B, the “96” space symbol assigned to code number “6” is stopped and displayed. If the value of a random number lies in the range 65-71, then the 91 symbol of the "triple BAK", assigned to the code number "7", is stopped and displayed on the pay line b, and if the value of the random number lies in the range 72-82, then on the pay line B, symbol 93 “double HAC” assigned to code number “8” is stopped and displayed. If the value of a random number lies in the range 83-120, then the symbol 94 “seven” assigned to the code number “9” is stopped and displayed on the pay line b, and if the value of the random number lies in the range 121-127, then on the pay line b 95 “one HAC” symbol 95, assigned to code number “10”, is stopped and displayed.

For the case when the main game is played in slot machine 1 using three sections 22 through 24 of the alternate display, referring to FIG. 9 below describes the winning combinations and payouts. FIG. 9 is an explanatory illustration showing the correspondence between the winning combinations and the payouts during the base game using three sections 22 through 24 of the alternate display. FIG. 9, if the code number on the center reel is “0” and the code numbers on the right reel and on the left reel are any numbers from the range “1” to “10”, then the bonus game is won. In this case, the start symbol 97 is stopped and displayed on the pay line b in the variable display section 23, and the payout on it is “500”, whereby the state of the game moves from the main game to the bonus game. Here the bonus game is a game that is played after the main game is finished, and the bonus game is usually beneficial in many cases for the player.

If the code numbers of the right drum, center drum, and left drum are “4” or “9”, then the winning combination “7-7-7” is won. In this case, on the pay line b in each of the alternating display sections 22, 23 and 24, the symbol 94 "seven" is stopped and displayed, and the payout in this case is "100". If the code numbers of the right drum, center drum and left drum are “1” or “7”, then the winning combination “3BAK-3BAK3BAK” is won. In this case, on the pay line b in each of the sections 22, 23 and 24 of the alternate display, the symbol 91 “3 HACs” is stopped and displayed, and the payout in this case is “5”. If the code numbers of the right drum, center drum and left drum are “3” or “8”, then the winning combination “2VAK-2VAK-2VAK” is won. In this case, on the pay line b in each of the sections 22, 23 and 24 of the alternate display, symbol 93 "2 HAC" is stopped and displayed, and the payout in this case is "3". If the code numbers of the right drum, center drum and left drum are "5" or "10", then the winning combination "1VAK-1VAK1VAK" is won. In this case, on the pay line b in each of the alternating display sections 22, 23 and 24, the symbol 95 “1 HAC” is stopped and displayed, in this case the payout is “2”. If the code numbers of the right drum, center drum and left drum are “2”, then the winning combination “cherry-cherry-cherry” is won. In this case, on the pay line b in each of the alternating display sections 22, 23 and 24, the cherry symbol 92 stops and displays, and the payout in this case is “1”.

- 8 008400

If the combination of the code numbers of the right drum, center drum, and left drum is a combination other than the above combinations, then there is no winning combination. In this case, on the pay line b in each of the alternating display sections 22, 23 and 24, one symbol of the number is stopped and displayed: the 91 symbol “triple BAK”, the symbol 92 “cherry”, the symbol 93 “double BAC”, the symbol 94 "seven", characters 95 "one HAC" and the character 96 "space", each of which corresponds to each code number, and there is no payment in this case.

Below is a bonus game. The bonus game, as mentioned above, is a game, the transition to which is carried out from the main game in the case when during the main game on the pay line b in the variable display section 23 the launch symbol 97 is stopped and displayed. In this case, immediately after the state of the game moves from the main game to the bonus game, a three-dimensional image of the island is displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, as shown in FIG. 10. At this point, the scroll bar 121 for rotation is displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, and when the player runs his finger on the scroll bar 121 for rotation, the observation point moves in the holding direction. Thereby, the three-dimensional image of the island displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 can be moved and rotated. Therefore, using the scroll bar 121 for rotation can, for example, be displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, as shown in FIG. 11, the image of the opposite side of the island (the opposite side of the island is not visible now), which is not displayed in FIG. ten.

Describing here in detail the scroll bar 121 for turning, shown in FIG. 24, we note that the scroll bar 121 for rotation, displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, and its peripheral part are divided into six areas: 121A, 121B, 121C, 121Ό, 121E and 121P.

If it is determined through the touch panel control circuit 67 that the player is swiping across the area 121A, a three-dimensional image of the island displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 can be moved and rotated in the right direction at high speed. And if it is determined by the touch panel control circuit 67 that the player is swiping across the area 121B, a three-dimensional image of the island displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 can be moved and rotated in the right direction at an average speed. If it is determined by the touch panel control circuit 67 that the player is swiping across the area 121C, the island's three-dimensional image displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 can be moved and rotated in the right direction at low speed.

In addition, if it is determined through the touch panel control circuit 67 that the player is swiping a finger over the area 121 острова, the three-dimensional image of the island displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 can be moved and rotated in the left direction at high speed. And if it is determined by the touch panel control circuit 67 that the player is swiping the area 121E, a three-dimensional image of the island displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 can be moved and rotated in the left direction at an average speed. Further, if it is determined by the touch panel control circuit 67 that the player is swiping the area 121P, a three-dimensional image of the island displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 can be moved and rotated in the left direction at low speed.

This means that through the scroll bar 121 for rotation and the six areas: 121 A, 121 V, 121 C, 121 121, 121 E and 121 P formed on the periphery of the scroll bar 121 for rotation, a three-dimensional image of the island displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 can be moved and rotated in the right direction or in the left direction at any speed from among the high, medium and low speeds.

In the three-dimensional image of the island displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, is displayed, as shown in FIG. 10 and 11, a plurality of areas 111-115 touch buttons that correspond to each of the various points on the island. At this point, immediately after the game state transitions from the main game to the bonus game, the island in the three-dimensional image displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 is displayed as shown in FIG. 10, three areas 111-113 of the touch buttons, and other areas 114 and 115 of the touch buttons are not displayed. Therefore, in order for the player to detect the touch button areas 114, 115, the island's three-dimensional image displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 is required to be rotated by turning the scroll bar 121 to rotate with a finger. shown in FIG. 10 to the state shown in FIG. 11. At this point, as shown in FIG. 11, on the three-dimensional image of the island displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, two areas 114 and 115 of the touch buttons are displayed, and other areas 111-113 of the touch buttons are not displayed.

In addition, for a variety of areas 111-115 touch buttons in English, names are displayed, each of which corresponds to each item on the island. More specifically, the touch button area 111 is displayed as “Impassable jungle” near the impassable jungle located on the island. And the area 112 of the touch button is displayed as a “Hidden Cave” near a secluded cave located on the island. Next, the area 113 sensory

- 9 008400 buttons are displayed as “Rocky Gorge” near the gorge of the rocky mountains located on. the island. And the touch button area 114 is displayed as “Steep Mountains” near the steep mountains located on the island. Further, the touch button area 115 is displayed as the “Golden Palace” near the Golden Palace located on the island.

In the course of the bonus game, when a player touches any one area of the plural areas of 111-115 touch buttons with a finger, items that correspond to each of the points on the island and are related to them are arranged like cells of a checkered field and displayed on the lower LCD display 4 For example, when a player touches the touch button area 115 with a finger, jewel boxes, which are objects related to the golden palace (the Golden Palace button), are arranged like cells and displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, as shown in FIG. nineteen.

At the same time, jewel boxes, arranged like cells and displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, are located in each of the cells formed on the display card 101 shown in FIG. 7, while the display card 101 is stored in the working RAM 84. However, the jewel boxes displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 immediately after the player touches the touch button area 115 with the finger are only those jewel boxes located within the window 4A of the lower liquid crystal display, which is shown in FIG. 13. Herewith, on the basis of the fact that the player runs his finger along the scroll bar 122 for the right and left directions or the scroll bar 123 for up and down directions, the window 4A of the lower liquid crystal display can be moved in the direction of conducting. Consequently, using the scroll bar 122 for the right and left directions or the scroll bar 123 for the up and down directions, any of the jewel boxes located on the display card 101 can be displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4.

Also, for each of the jewel boxes located in the cells of the display card 101, any one of the payouts ("100", "50", "30", "20", "10" and "skull sign" (bonus game completion)) shown in FIG. 12, and based on the player touching one of the jewel boxes displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 with a finger, one of the jewel boxes displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 will be selected using the transparent touch panel 30 (see Fig. 2 and 4). In this case, the payment assigned to the selected jewelry box is displayed on the upper liquid crystal display 3, as shown in FIG. 20.

This means that using the scroll bar 122 for the right and left directions or the scroll bar 123 for the up and down directions for jewel boxes located on the display card 101, it is possible to achieve that not displayed jewel boxes on the lower liquid crystal display 4 may become displayed, and displayed jewelry boxes may not be displayed.

Also in this bonus game, the selection of jewel boxes on the lower LCD display 4 can be made continuously until the “skull mark” (the completion of the bonus game) is paid by the selected jewel box, while paying for the bonus game the player can receive all the payouts displayed on the upper liquid crystal display 3 up to this point.

In the above situation, although there is a case when a player touches the touch button area 115 with a finger, the same operation is performed when the player touches any one of the 111-115 touch buttons areas with a finger. In this case, the items corresponding to each of these points on the island and related to them are ordered like cells and the player can receive all the payouts displayed on the upper liquid crystal display 3 in accordance with the choice of items on the lower liquid crystal display 4.

In addition to the above, with reference to FIG. 14 below describes the main process program executed in the slot machine 1. FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the main process program. FIG. 14, first, in the step further abbreviated as “8” 11, the initial reception process shown in FIG. 15, described below. This initial reception process is the process of receiving the output signal of the switch from the rotation switch 58, the switch "Stake-1", switch 60 "Stake-3" or switch 61 "Stake-5", and this signal is based on the action of the button 12 "Rotation / Repeat the bet ”, button 11“ Rate-1 ”, button“ Rate-3 ”or button 14“ Rate-5 ”. At the time of receiving the output signal from any switch the game begins.

In step 812, on the basis of the output signal of the switch from the rotation switch 58, the Bet-1 switch 59, the Stake-3 switch 60 or the Stake-5 switch 61, the process shown in FIG. 16, described below.

At the same time, if the launch symbol is won and the bonus game is launched, then the number of times of performances of the continuous bonus game is determined, and this number is selected, for example, from among 10 games,

- 10 008400 games and 30 games by drawing.

At step 813, the main game, shown in FIG. 17. After this, the procedure goes to step 814 and it is determined whether the bonus game is reached or not. More specifically, during the process of drawing at step 812, if the random number value for the central reel selected by the random number sampling circuit 56 is "0", then the bonus game is reached (step 814: yes), therefore the procedure goes to step 815, and the achievement sign of the bonus game stored in the RAM 52 is transferred to an on state, and, for example, the phrase “Achieved a bonus game” is displayed on the upper liquid crystal display 3, thereby indicating that the achievement of the bonus game has taken place. At step 815, a bonus game process as shown in FIG. 18, after which the program of the main process is completed. On the other hand, if the random number value for the central reel selected during the process of drawing at step 812 by the random number sampling circuit 56 lies in the range 1-127, then the bonus game is not reached (step 814: answer "No"), therefore The main process program is complete.

Below with reference to FIG. 15, a program of the initial reception process performed in the slot machine 1 is considered. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the algorithm of the program of the initial reception process. The initial reception process is performed at step 811 of the main process program shown in FIG. 14. More specifically, first, at step 821 shown in FIG. 15, it is determined whether or not a predetermined period of time has elapsed (for example, 15 s). Here, if it is determined that the predetermined period of time has not expired (step 821: the answer is “No”), then the procedure goes directly to step 823. On the other hand, if it is determined that the predetermined period of time has expired (step 821: answer “ Yes ”), then at step 822, a demonstration process is performed on the upper liquid crystal display 3 or on the lower liquid crystal display 4, after which the procedure goes to step 823. At step 823 it is determined whether or not the Rotation / Repeat button 12 is activated, button 11 “Bet-1”, button 13 “Bid- 3 "or button 14" Bet-5 ". Moreover, if it is determined that none of the above buttons, such as button “Rate 1”, etc., is enabled (step 823: answer “No”), then the procedure returns to step 821, and the above processes are repeated . On the other hand, if it is determined that one of the above buttons, such as button “Rate-1”, etc., is activated (823: answer is “Yes”), then the procedure returns to the program of the main process shown in FIG. . 14, even during the demonstration process, and the procedure proceeds to the process of the drawing at step 812.

Below with reference to FIG. 16 describes the program of the drawing process conducted in the slot machine.

1. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the program flow of the drawing process. The drawing process is performed at block 812 of the main process program shown in FIG. 14. More specifically, first in step 831 shown in FIG. 16, a character determination process is performed. In this case, the symbols that are stopped and displayed on the pay line b are defined separately for each of the sections 22 to 24 of the alternate display. More specifically, as mentioned above, the random number sampling circuit 56 selects three random number values corresponding to each of the variable display portions 22 through 24, and the symbols to be stopped and displayed are determined based on the play tables shown in FIG. 8, through the use of code numbers. And if the symbols stopped and displayed on the pay line b are determined, then at step 832, a winning combination determination process is performed, after which the procedure returns to the main process program shown in FIG. 14, and proceeds to the main game process. In this case, during the process of determining the winning combination, the winning combination and the payout are determined based on the table shown in FIG. 9, by using the code numbers obtained in step 831.

Below with reference to FIG. 17, a program of the main game process conducted in the slot machine 1 is described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the algorithm of the base game process program. The base game process is performed at step 813 of the main process program shown in FIG. 14. More specifically, first in step 831 shown in FIG. 17, the three reels 220 located in the housing 2 of the gaming machine begin their rotation based on the output signal of the switch from the rotation switch 58, the switch "Stake-1" 59, the switch "Stake-3" 60 or the switch "Stake-5" 61, wherein the switch signal is received at step 811 shown in FIG. 14. This scrolls the characters in sections 22 through 24 of the alternate display. At this time, since the portions 22 through 24 of the alternate display are made transparent, the scrolling of symbols is visible and distinguishable through the portions 22 through 24 of the alternate display.

Then, at step 842, the three reels 220 in the case 2 of the gaming machine are stopped in their rotation, thereby scrolling the symbols in the sections 22 through 24 of the alternate display stops.

Then, in step 843, according to the payment set in advance based on the table shown in FIG. 9, the coins are paid out in accordance with the combination of symbols of the winning combination, which stops and is displayed in sections 22 through 24 of the alternate display at step 842. Here, after performing the process of step 843, the procedure returns to the main program

- 11 008400 processes and proceeds to step 814.

Below with reference to FIG. 18 describes the bonus game process program executed in the slot machine 1. FIG. 18 is a flowchart of the bonus game process program. At step 812 of the main process program shown in FIG. 14, in the event that it is determined that the bonus game has been reached (step 812: “Yes” answer), the procedure proceeds to step 813, shown in FIG. 14, and the bonus game process is performed. To accomplish this, the procedure first proceeds to step 851, shown in FIG. 18, and the first branch group is displayed. More specifically, the first group of branches corresponds to a plurality of areas 111-115 of the touch buttons shown in FIG. 10 and 11. After the procedure proceeds to the bonus game process shown in FIG. 18, the lower liquid crystal display 4 is made opaque, and a three-dimensional image of the island shown in FIG. 10. As a result, three areas 111-113 of the touch buttons are displayed, and two areas 114 and 115 of the touch buttons are not displayed. At the same time, as mentioned above, if you use the scroll bar 121 to rotate, then the image of the opposite side of the island (the opposite side of the island is not visible now), which is not displayed in FIG. 10 may be displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, as shown in FIG. 11. Thus, the two areas 114 and 115 of the touch buttons may become displayed, and the three areas 111-113 of the touch buttons may become not displayed. At the same time, by adjusting the use state of the scroll bar 121 to rotate, a portion of the five areas 111-115 of the touch buttons may become displayed, and the rest of them may become non-displayed.

Then, at step 852, it is determined whether or not one branch is selected from among the first group of branches. More specifically, this determination is made based on whether or not the player touches any one of the areas 111-115 of the touch buttons displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 if it is determined that one branch is not selected from the first group of branches (step 852: the answer is “No”), the procedure returns to step 851, and both the three-dimensional image of the island and part of the areas 111-115 of the touch buttons continue to be displayed on the lower liquid-crystal display 4. On the other hand, if it is determined that from the first group of branches one branch selected (step 852: the answer is "Yes"), then the procedure goes to step 853.

Then, at stage 853, a drawing process is conducted. More specifically, for example, if, at the above-mentioned step 852, the touch button area 115 is selected, jewel boxes from among the items related to the golden palace (the Golden Palace button) displayed on the area 115 are located in the cells formed on the display card 101. touch button, and, each of the cells formed on the map 101 display, through a rally held using the generator 55 random numbers and the scheme 56 sample random numbers, is assigned to any one of the payments ("100", "50", "30 "," 20 "," 1 0 "and" sign of the skull "(completion of the bonus game)), shown in FIG. 12. Here, in the course of this drawing, the “skull mark” payment (completion of the bonus game) is by all means assigned to at least one of the plurality of cells formed on the display map 101.

In this case, the drawing process at step 853 can be performed immediately after the procedure proceeds to the bonus game shown in FIG. 18. In this case, each of the cells formed on the display map 101, by means of a rally conducted using the random number generator 55 and the random number sampling circuit 56, is assigned one of the payouts (“100”, “50”, “30 "," 20 "," 10 "and" mark of the skull "(completion of the bonus game)), shown in FIG. 12. Next, at step 854, referred to below, in the cells formed on the display map 101, objects relating to the area of the touch button selected from among the areas 111-115 of the touch buttons are arranged.

At step 854, the second branch group is displayed. More specifically, this second group of branches corresponds to a subject related to a point on the island, corresponding to the area of the touch button selected from among the areas 111-115 of the touch buttons. For example, if at the above-mentioned step 852, the touch button area 115 is selected, jewel boxes are located in the cells formed on the display card 101, representing objects related to the golden palace (the Golden Palace button) of the touch button area 115, and jewel boxes, located like cells on the lower liquid crystal display 4, as shown in FIG. 19. Here, if you use the scroll bar 122 for directions to the right and left and the scroll bar 123 for up and down directions, you can move the lower liquid crystal display window 4A, thereby with respect to jewel boxes located on the display card 101, you can do the following : Jewel boxes that are not displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 may become displayed, and jewel boxes that are displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 may not be displayed. mapping.

At step 855, it is determined whether or not one branch is selected from the second group of branches. More specifically, for example, this definition is made on the basis of whether or not a player touches a finger of one of the objects ordered and displayed like cells on the lower liquid crystal display 4. If it is determined that one branch is not selected from the second group of branches (step 855: Answer “No”), the procedure returns to step 854, and part of the items continues to be displayed on the bottom

- 12 008400 liquid crystal display 4. On the other hand, if it is determined that one branch is selected from the second group of branches (step 855: answer “Yes”), the procedure goes to step 856.

At the same time, the fact that such a branch is already selected is displayed for the selected branch. More specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 19, if the second group of branches is formed of boxes with jewels, the selected box with jewels is displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 in the open state, as shown in FIG. 20, thus indicating that such a jewelry box has already been selected. Here, the fact that the jewel box is already selected can be indicated by erasing the selected jewel box or displaying signs / tags such as “already selected” or “ ^X ” superimposed on the jewel box.

Then at stage 856, a payout process is conducted. This payout process is performed by adding the payout assigned to the selected branch from the second group of branches to the loan. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 19, when the jewel boxes are arranged like cells and displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, and at step 852, the player touches one of the jewel boxes displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 with his finger, and thus one jewel box displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, is selected via the touch panel 30 (see Fig. 2 and 4), the payment assigned to the selected jewel box is displayed on the upper liquid crystal display 3, as shown Zano FIG. 20, and such a payment is added to the loan.

Then, at step 857, it is determined whether the bonus game is completed. More specifically, this determination is made based on whether or not the payout assigned by the branch selected at step 855 matches the “skull sign” (completion of the bonus game). If it is determined that the bonus game is not completed (step 857: the answer is “No”), then the procedure returns to step 854 and some items continue to be displayed, and the processes are repeated at steps 855 and 856. On the other hand, if it is determined that the bonus game completed (step 857: Yes), the bonus game process shown in FIG. 18 is completed and the procedure returns to the main process program shown in FIG. 14.

As mentioned earlier, the CPU 50 functions as a “game control device” when it executes the main process program shown in FIG. 14, and functions as a “preparation device” when it executes the bonus game process program shown in FIG. 18.

This means that in the slot machine corresponding to this embodiment of the invention, when the procedure proceeds to the bonus game, the player selects any one of the areas 111115 of the touch buttons to determine the type of objects arranged like cells and displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, based on the fact that the player touches the lower liquid crystal display with 4 finger. At this time, by adjusting the use state of the scroll bar 121 for rotation displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, the player can freely perform an operation, as a result of which a part of the five areas 111-115 of the touch buttons will be displayed and the rest are not displayed. Thereby, since the number of routes for selecting the five areas 111-115 of the touch buttons has increased, interest in the bonus game can be increased.

In addition, each of the items located like cells and displayed on the lower LCD display 4, is assigned to any one of the payments ("100", "50", "30", "20", "10" and "skull mark" (completion of the bonus game)) shown in FIG. 12, and therefore, the number of payout routes has increased, and interest in the bonus game can be increased.

In addition, the function of the scroll bar 121 for rotating displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 is implemented by the touch panel control circuit 76 and the transparent touch panel 30, so that if the traditional slot machine 1 has a touch panel control circuit 76b and a touch panel 30 , the operation of displaying the five areas 111-115 of the touch buttons with the help of the scroll bar 121 to rotate and the selection of the five areas 111-115 of the touch buttons can be performed on this touch panel 30, and therefore No need to rebuild hardware.

However, the present invention is not limited to the above described embodiment, and various changes may be made to it, which does not go beyond the scope of the present invention.

For example, in step 851 of the bonus game process shown in FIG. 18, if the scroll bar 124 is displayed to increase and decrease, as shown in FIG. 22, the three-dimensional image of the island displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 can be enlarged or reduced according to the direction in which the player swipes the finger on the scroll bar 124 to increase and decrease. For example, when the scroll bar 124 is swiped from right to left with a finger, the display state changes to a state in which a part of the island that cannot be displayed in FIG. 22 is enlarged and displayed as shown on the lower liquid crystal display 4 shown in FIG. 23, and near the hot source that appears at the moment when the zoom is completed, the touch button area 116 is displayed, in which the words “hot source” are depicted. At this time on the three-dimensional image of the island displayed on the lower liquid crystal

- 13 008400 on the face-up display 4, the touch button area 114 and 115 displayed in FIG. 22 are not displayed. On the other hand, in this state, if the scroll bar 124 is swapped from left to right for increasing and decreasing, the display state changes to a state in which the whole island is reduced and displayed as shown on the lower liquid crystal display 4 shown in FIG. 22, and the touch button areas 114 and 115 are displayed. At this time, on the three-dimensional image of the island displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, the touch button area 116 displayed in FIG. 22 is not displayed.

In this case, if the player touches the touch button area 116 displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 with the finger (step 852: answer “Yes”), items related to the hot source (the “Hot source” button) are arranged like cells and displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 (step 854), and based on the item selection on the lower liquid crystal display 4 (step 855), the player can receive all the payouts displayed on the upper liquid crystal display 3 (step 856) as payment for the bonus game. This position is the same as in the case of areas 111-115 touch buttons.

Also, in the slot machine 1 according to an embodiment of the invention, although the completion of the bonus game is performed at step 857 based on whether or not the payout assigned by the branch selected at step 855 mentioned above is a "skull sign" (completion of the bonus game) , the bonus game can be completed and provided that the predetermined number of times the bonus game has expired.

In addition, in slot machine 1 according to an embodiment of the invention, as already mentioned above, if during the bonus game a player touches one of the many areas 111-115 of the touch buttons, then items related to a point on the island corresponding to each of the touch areas buttons are arranged like cells and displayed on the lower LCD display 4. For example, if a player touches the touch button area 115 with a finger, then jewel boxes, which are items related to gold Vortsu (“Golden Palace” button), are arranged like cells and displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, as shown in FIG. 19. Jewel boxes, arranged like cells, are not displayed on the upper liquid crystal display 3. But in the embodiment shown in FIG. 25, jewel boxes, which are objects related to the Golden Palace (the “Golden Palace” button), can be arranged like cells and displayed on the upper LCD display 3 and on the lower LCD display 4.

Although jewel boxes, displayed like cells on the upper liquid crystal display 3 and on the lower liquid crystal display 4, are arranged in each of the cells formed on the display card 101 shown in FIG. 7, and the jewel boxes stored in the work RAM 84, displayed on the upper liquid crystal display 3 and lower liquid crystal display 4 immediately after the player touches the touch button area 115, will only be jewel boxes that are arranged in the window 3 \ ν of the upper liquid crystal display and the 4ν window of the lower liquid crystal display, as shown in FIG. 13. Herewith, by moving the player along the scroll bar 122 for right and left directions and the scroll bar 123 for up and down directions, the upper liquid crystal display window 3 and the lower liquid crystal display window 4 can be moved in the corresponding direction. Consequently, using the scroll bar 122 for right and left directions and the scroll bar 123 for up and down directions, you can display any of the jewel boxes arranged on the display card 101 on the upper liquid crystal display 3 and the lower liquid crystal display 4.

As mentioned above, if items related to the five areas 111-115 of the touch buttons are arranged like cells and displayed on the upper liquid crystal display 3 and on the lower liquid crystal display 4, both of which are adjacent in the upper and lower position, then the display range The items related to the five areas 111-115 of the touch buttons are expanded, and thus the range of selection of items on the lower liquid crystal display 4 can also be expanded.

Moreover, since the touch panel 30 is not installed on the upper liquid crystal display 3, the jewel boxes that the player can choose are limited to those reflected in the lower liquid crystal display 4. Therefore, if the jewel boxes that the player intends to choose are not displayed on the lower LCD 4, the player displays these boxes by using the scroll bar 122 for right and left directions and the scroll bar 123 for up and down directions along le which is used to select these boxes with jewels by touching them with a finger of the player.

In the slot machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the touch panel 30 is mounted on the upper liquid crystal display 3, and the touch button areas 111-116, the scroll bar 121 for rotation, the scroll bar 122 for right and left directions, the scroll bar 123 for up and down directions and a scroll bar 124 for increasing and decreasing from

- 14 008400 are scrambled on the upper liquid crystal display 3, these areas 111-115 of the touch buttons can be selected, and thus subjects can be selected related to the areas 111-115 of the touch buttons.

In the slot machine 1 according to an embodiment of the invention, although the symbols to be stopped on the pay line b are determined in the base game based on the values of random numbers selected by the random number sampling circuit 56, for each of the sections 22 through 24 alternately displayed separately (see Fig. 8), based on the values of the random numbers selected by the random number sampling circuit 56, the whole set of symbols to be stopped on the pay line L each of the sections 22 through 24 of the alternate display can be determined. To do this, use the draw table shown in FIG. 21. FIG. 21 is an explanatory illustration of a lottery table showing the correspondence between the winning combinations and the payouts thereof for the case when the main game is played using three alternating display sections.

FIG. The 21 range of random numbers used in the table for winning combinations is in the range of 0-16383. If the value of the random number selected by the random number sampling circuit 56 lies in the range of 0-140, then the bonus game is won, thereby a “500” payout can be received. In this case, on the pay line b in the variable display section 23, the launch symbol 97 is stopped and displayed, whereby the transition of the game state to the bonus game can be made.

If the value of a random number selected by the scheme 56 of sampling random numbers lies in the range 141-185, then the winning combination "7-7-7" is won, and the payout on it is "100". In this case, on the pay line L in each of the sections 22 through 24 of the alternate display, the symbol 94 "seven" is stopped and displayed. Similarly, if the selected value of a random number lies in the range of 186–200, then the winning combination “3BAK-3BAK-3BAK” is won, and the payout on it is “5”. In this case, on the pay line b in each of the sections 22 through 24 of the alternate display, the 91 symbol of “triple BAK” is stopped and displayed. And similarly, if the selected value of a random number lies in the range 201-232, then the winning combination "2BAK-2VAK-2BAK" is won, and the payout on it is "3". In this case, on the pay line b in each of the sections 22 through 24 of the alternate display, symbol 93 “double HAC” is stopped and displayed. Similarly, if the selected values of a random number lie in the range of 233-514, then the winning combination "HAC-HAC-HAC" is won, and the payout on it is "2". In this case, on the pay line b in each of the sections 22 through 24 of the alternate display, the symbol 95 “one HAC” is stopped. Similarly, if the selected values of a random number lie in the range 515-823, then the winning cherry-cherry-cherry combination is won, and the payout on it is "1". In this case, on the pay line b in each of the sections 22 through 24 of the alternate display, the symbol 92 “cherry” is stopped and displayed.

In this case, if the selected value of a random number lies in the range of 824-16383, then the winning combination is absent. In this case, on the pay line b, the combination of characters that is different from the above combinations is stopped and displayed, and there is no payment on it.

The present invention can be implemented in an embodiment in which the game in the bonus mode is executed continuously with the main game.

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1. A gaming machine in which the main game and the bonus game are conducted, wherein the bonus game is conducted when a certain predetermined result is obtained in the main game, the gaming machine including a device for preparing a plurality of branches (selection options) belonging to the first group of branches in a bonus game, with each of the branches corresponding to the individual content of the consequences; a device for displaying part of the branches from the first group of branches; a first control device for controlling the display device, so that the remainder is displayed on the display device, excluding said portion of branches from the first group of branches; a first device for selecting at least one of the branches in the first group of branches displayed on the display device, the branches including said part and the remainder of the branches, and a game control device for processing a bonus game according to the contents of the consequences corresponding to the branch selected by the first selection device . 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a touch panel located on the display device; wherein the first control device and the first selection device are formed on the touch panel. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, in which the first control device is formed from the first scroll bar displayed on the display device, and a portion of the touch panel corresponding to the first scroll bar. - 15 008400 4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the remainder of the branches in the first group of branches is displayed by activating the first scroll bar. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, in which the preparation device prepares a plurality of branches belonging to the second group of branches, if at least one branch from the first group of branches is selected by the first selection device, and part of the branches from the second group are displayed on the display device branches. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 5, in which the second group of branches corresponds to each of the branches in the first group of branches. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 6, further comprising a draw device for assigning a payout for each of the branches in the second group of branches. 8. The gaming machine according to claim 7, further comprising a second control device for controlling the display device, so that the remainder is displayed on the display device, excluding said part of the branches from the second group of branches; a second selection device for selecting at least one of the branches in the second group of branches displayed on the display device. 9. Slot machine by and. 8, in which the second control device and the second selection device are formed on the touch panel. 10. The gaming machine according to claim 9, in which the second control device is formed from a second scroll bar displayed on the display device, and a portion of the touch panel corresponding to the second scroll bar. 11. Slot machine by and. 10, in which the remainder of the branches in the first group of branches is displayed by activating the second scroll bar. 12. The gaming machine of claim 8, wherein the display device comprises a first video monitor on which the main game is played, and a second video monitor located adjacent to the first video monitor. 13. Slot machine by and. 12, in which the branches including the part and the remainder of the second branch group are displayed on the first video monitor, and the branch of the second branch group selected by the second selection device on the first video monitor is displayed on the second video monitor. 14. Slot machine by and. 12, in which the branches including the aforementioned part and the remainder of the second group of branches are displayed on both the first video monitor and the second video monitor.