JP2000342742A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give a chance to learn various manipulations for a player and to enable to recognize the learning effect by variably indicating pattern illustrations by means of an illustration indicating means and by composing as the mark that points the pattern illustration which illustrates the specific pattern hoped by the player can be selectively displayed. SOLUTION: After a game is started at a slot machine 1 and each reels begins to move, the pattern illustrations displayed at each of indicating window areas 61L, 61C and 61R also start to move. After a determined times, each reel stops turning and the prescribed pattern illustrations are displayed at each of the indicating window areas 61L-61R. In this case, while a mark hitting marker (mark) 62 for pointing out one of the pattern illustrations is displayed at each of the indicating window areas 61L-61R, pattern arrangement indicating parts 64L-64R are arranged and a row of patterns drew on each reel is respectively displayed at the left sides of the indicating widow areas 61L-61R. In addition, plain reels 65L-65R and spin supporting patterns 66L-66R are displayed at the lower sides of the indicating window areas 61L-61R.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slot machine having variable display means for variably displaying symbols required for a game and control means such as a microcomputer for controlling the variable display. It relates to pachinko machines and other game machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a slot machine provided with a stop button, a so-called pachislot machine, is a variable display device having a plurality of mechanical rotating reels arranged in a front display window to display a plurality of symbols, or on a reel. Has an electrically variable display device that displays the symbol on the screen. In response to the start operation of the player, the control means drives the variable display device to rotate each reel, thereby displaying the symbols variably, and automatically after a certain period of time or by the player's stop operation, Stop rotation sequentially. At this time, when the symbols of the reels appearing in the display window have a specific combination (winning symbol), a profit is given to the player by paying out game media such as coins and medals. In current mainstream models, in order to win coins, medals, etc., a prize is won by an internal lottery process (hereinafter, referred to as “internal lottery”) (hereinafter, “internal win”).
In addition, it is required that the player perform a stop operation at a timing at which the combination of the symbols that can be a winning combination internally won on the predetermined winning line can be stopped.

[0003] In other words, no matter how much internal winning is achieved, a prize cannot be obtained if the timing of the stop operation of the player is bad. In other words, gaming machines that require a skillful skill in the timing of the stop operation (having a high specificity of technical intervention called "gaze") are currently the mainstream. In addition, in order to acquire more game media under a predetermined game situation (for example, “BB general game” described later), a combination of symbols serving as a predetermined winning combination is not established on a predetermined winning line. As described above, the player may be required to perform the stop operation.

[0004] For these reasons, it is an important element for a player to acquire the technique of "pushing", which is an important factor in favor of the game, and many players have acquired the technique of "pushing". Game media and have a sense of satisfaction and superiority. On the other hand, a beginner who has not mastered the “eye-pressing” technique can be motivated to learn the “eye-pressing” technique and acquire more game media.

[0005] However, in order for a beginner to learn the technique of "eye-catching", it is necessary to play a game with a game machine installed in a game store, so that a certain level of investment is required. Assuming that the amount of the game media lent at the game store, that is, the general coin rent of the game store is 20 yen per piece, the number of games that can be performed at 1000 yen is about 30 times. For this reason, a lot of practice requires a large investment.

Further, in a general pachislot machine, when a predetermined winning (for example, a BIG bonus described later) is internally won in the probability lottery process, a special stop mode in which variable display does not normally appear (referred to as a “reach eye”). By stopping at, the player is notified of the internal win. If the player does not know the "reach eye", the player may stop or lose the game even though the player has internally won the predetermined prize, that is, if he performs the "push" operation successfully, the bonus will be won. Or to do. Specifically, once a bonus is internally won, a bonus lottery is not performed until the bonus game is over, so that the player continues to play without knowing that the bonus has been internally won. The disadvantageous game in which the lottery is not performed is repeated. For this reason, remembering the “reach eye” for the player is also an important factor in favoring the game.

[0007] Recently, in addition to the above-mentioned "reach eyes", gaming machines have appeared that notify the internal winning by displaying a 7-segment LED, sound generated by a speaker, lighting or blinking of a lamp, and the like. . There are a variety of notification modes (notification patterns) ranging from those that are relatively easy for a player to understand to those that cannot be understood without playing the game to some extent. A considerable amount of practice is required to memorize "" and "announcement patterns", and as with the acquisition of the "eye-catching" technique described above, this requires a large investment for the player.

Therefore, an actual gaming machine is reproduced on a television screen or the like in a simulated manner to practice "pushing" or "reach eyes".
A home video game machine has been developed which allows researchers to study "notification patterns" that inform the player of internal elections. This has various additional functions by making use of the degree of freedom of expression on the television screen. For example, marking a specific symbol for "pushing" practice, or letting the machine perform the game operation an arbitrary number of times instead of being operated by the player, and studying those game results and "reach eyes" etc. It can be configured. With these functions, the player can learn the "push" technique and understand "reach eyes" and "announcement patterns" to some extent without investing a lot of money.

What is important from another viewpoint is the internal probability of the gaming machine. No matter how much the "pushing" technology has improved and the symbols aimed on the winning line can be pushed so as to stop, if they are not won in the internal probability lottery process of the gaming machine, they will win There are no winning symbols on the line. The internal probabilities can be set stepwise from high probabilities to low probabilities so that the gaming shop can adjust the payout rate to some extent. For example, in the case of opening a new store, the internal lottery probability is set relatively high with the intention of `` let's make a lot out of customers today, '' and in other cases, `` invest today because it is after payday. In this case, the internal lottery probability is set relatively low. Generally, such a setting is known only on the game store side.

However, the setting of the internal probability of the gaming machine is an important factor for the player to proceed with the game in an advantageous manner, similarly to the learning of the “push” technique, and the internal probability is set to be high. Whether playing a game on a table (machine) is a player's concern.

[0011] Therefore, the gaming shop does not directly teach the setting of the internal probability, but game information such as the number of bonus prizes the day before or today or how many games have been played since the last bonus prize is set for each machine. By displaying
In many cases, it is often possible to indirectly indicate to the player whether the internal probability is high or low, by making a prediction as to whether a table with a large number of bonuses is set at a high level.

However, no matter how much "pushing" is practiced on the home TV screen as described above, it is merely an improvement in the "pushing" technique for the pseudo reel on the TV screen. It cannot be said that the technology of "pushing" in gaming machines will improve. In other words, if we consider the support function for improving the "push" technology for the mechanical reel of the actual gaming machine, the function is:
Again, it should be based on the actual rotation of the mechanical reel, and it was a challenge to incorporate such a function into an actual gaming machine.

[0013] In the above-mentioned home game machine, various "reach eyes" and "notification patterns" can be examined and examined. If you have a question like "Is the stop roll you just hit a reach?" Or "Which prize does this announcement pattern correspond to?", It is difficult to examine it on the fly. Therefore, a function that can be immediately searched for such a question needs to be incorporated in the actual gaming machine.

In addition, the game information such as the number of bonus prizes described above may not be displayed depending on a game store due to a management cost or the like. In addition, since such information is usually displayed on the top of the gaming machine or at a position away from the gaming table, the player may move his / her eyes significantly or look at a seat in front of the gaming table to see the display. I needed to. Therefore, a need has arisen to incorporate a function of displaying the above-mentioned game information in a legible manner when necessary.

In view of the above demands, a gaming machine having a function of assisting the timing of a pushing operation by a player has been developed as a support function necessary for an actual gaming machine. One example is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-47351. In the slot machine (including the pachislo machine) as described above, the slot machine is provided with a sub-display means for displaying the contents accompanying the moving display of the variable display section. here,
The contents accompanying the moving display of the variable display unit include those that simulate the moving display of the variable display unit as they are, those that change the appearance of the display, and those that are slightly changed in close relation to the moving display. . Then, a predetermined winning symbol is highlighted on the sub display means. For example, a predetermined winning symbol is enlarged,
The predetermined winning symbol is highlighted by being changed in color or being darkened except for the predetermined winning symbol. Therefore, the predetermined winning symbol can be easily recognized in the display of the sub-display means.

[0016]

However, even if a predetermined winning symbol is highlighted on the sub-display means as described above, the player performs a stop operation at a timing when the winning symbol can be stopped on the winning line. In some cases, it may not be possible to understand whether it should be performed or whether the stop operation should be performed at a timing when the winning symbol is not stopped on the winning line. That is, the player may not be able to understand the purpose of the display on the sub-display means. Further, since the symbol to be highlighted cannot be arbitrarily selected by the player, for example, it is not possible to highlight a specific symbol aimed at by the player.

An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine having an opportunity for a player to learn various operations in a game and having an auxiliary function by which the player can recognize the effect of the learning. .

[0018]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided:
Variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols necessary for the game, and controlling the variable display of the variable display means, and determining whether or not to permit the stop mode displayed when the variable display is stopped to have a predetermined symbol arrangement. In a gaming machine including a control unit that determines a stop mode based on the timing of a stop operation by a player of the determination and the variable display, and an image display unit that can display an arbitrary image, the image display unit includes: By a control means or another control device, a symbol image representing a symbol is variably displayed by simulating a variable display, and a mark indicating a symbol image representing a specific symbol desired by a player is selectively displayed. It is characterized by being controlled.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbol images required for a game, a variable display of the image display means being controlled, and a stop mode displayed when the variable display is stopped. In a gaming machine comprising: a determination unit for determining whether to permit a predetermined symbol arrangement and a control unit for determining a stop mode based on a timing of a stop operation by the player of the variable display, wherein the image display unit includes: In this case, a mark indicating a specific symbol image desired by the player is selectively displayed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols necessary for a game, and a variable display means for controlling the variable display of the variable display means. Control means for determining a stop mode based on the determination of whether or not to allow a predetermined symbol arrangement and a stop operation timing by the player of the variable display, and an image display means capable of displaying an arbitrary image Wherein the image display means is controlled by the control means or another control device to selectively display a rotational display of a circular image simulating the side surface of the mechanical rotating reel. I do.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols required for a game, and a variable display means for controlling the variable display of the variable display means. Control means for determining a stop mode based on the determination of whether or not to allow a predetermined symbol arrangement and a stop operation timing by the player of the variable display, and an image display means capable of displaying an arbitrary image In the gaming machine provided with, the image display means is, by the control means or another control device, a first symbol image simulating a side surface of a mechanical rotating reel of the slot machine, and a second symbol image showing a display window of the slot machine.
Are selectively displayed, and during the variable display, the second symbol image is controlled to be moved and displayed along the first symbol image.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols necessary for a game in a predetermined order, and a variable display of the variable display means are controlled. A control means for determining a stop mode based on a determination as to whether or not the displayed stop mode is permitted to have a predetermined symbol arrangement and a timing of a stop operation by the player of the variable display, and displaying an arbitrary image In a gaming machine equipped with a possible image display means, the image display means displays, by the control means or another control device, a number indicating the order of the predetermined symbol constituting the stop mode in the order. It is characterized by being controlled.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols required for a game, and a variable display means for controlling the variable display of the variable display means. A gaming machine comprising: a determination unit for determining whether to permit a predetermined symbol arrangement; and a control unit for determining a stop mode based on a timing of a stop operation by the player of the variable display. An operation unit for setting the result to permission is provided.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols required for a game, and a variable display means for controlling the variable display of the variable display means. Control means for determining a stop mode based on the determination of whether or not to allow a predetermined symbol arrangement and a stop operation timing by the player of the variable display, and an image display means capable of displaying an arbitrary image In the gaming machine provided with, the image display means, by the control means or another control device, during a specific period, the number of times the determination result of the control means is permitted and the number of times the stop mode is a predetermined symbol arrangement The information is controlled so as to selectively display information related to the information or the number of times.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols necessary for a game, and a variable display means for controlling the variable display of the variable display means. In a gaming machine having control means for determining a stop mode based on determination as to whether or not to allow a predetermined symbol arrangement, and image display means capable of displaying an arbitrary image, the image display means is , A control means or another control device is controlled to selectively display a commentary on a procedure for performing a game according to a game situation.

A ninth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the control means determines the stop mode based on the timing of the stop operation by the player of the judgment and the variable display.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, a variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols required for a game, a variable display of the variable display means are controlled, and a predetermined game is performed based on a predetermined operation of a player. The process is performed, and the stop mode is determined based on the determination of whether or not the stop mode displayed when the variable display is stopped has a predetermined symbol arrangement and the timing of the stop operation by the player of the variable display. In the gaming machine provided with the control means, the control means, based on the game conditions set in advance by the player, during the period from the establishment of the predetermined start condition to the satisfaction of the predetermined end condition, The game processing is performed without depending on the operation.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, the game condition is:
The control means executes the stop processing corresponding to the stop operation at an arbitrary timing, the control means performs the stop processing corresponding to the stop operation at the best timing according to the game situation, or the control means performs the stop processing corresponding to the stop operation. It is characterized in that the corresponding stop processing is executed at a timing set by the player.

The twelfth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the time from the start to the stop of the variable display is set by the player as the game condition.

[0030]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the image display means functions as the sub-display means in the above-mentioned known game machine, that is, the symbol image representing the symbol is simulated by variably displaying. In addition to having the function of variable display,
A mark indicating a symbol image representing a specific symbol desired by the player is selectively displayed. For this reason, even a player who is not good at the pressing operation can easily perform the pressing operation by performing the stop operation depending on the mark during the variable display of the symbol. Further, the player can learn the cycle of the variable display intuitively by repeating the eye-pressing operation relying on the mark, so that the skill of the eye-pressing operation can be improved. In addition, if the player can understand the pressing operation through the practice of relying on the landmarks, the player can perform the pressing operation only by looking at the display of the variable display means, so that the player can improve his / her skill in the pressing operation. You can be sure.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the symbols required for the game are variably displayed on the image display means. Further, the image display means selectively displays a mark indicating a specific symbol image desired by the player. For this reason, even a player who is not good at the pressing operation can easily perform the pressing operation by performing the stop operation depending on the mark during the variable display of the symbol. Further, the player can learn the cycle of the variable display intuitively by repeating the eye-pressing operation relying on the mark, so that the skill of the eye-pressing operation can be improved. In this aspect, since one image display means performs variable display of symbols and display of marks, there is also an effect that those displays are easy to see for the player.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a circular image simulating the side surface of the mechanical rotating reel is rotated and displayed.
In the related art, the variable display of the symbol by the variable display means is only a two-dimensional expression. However, according to the present invention, the symbol is variably displayed by the rotation of the reel, or imitating the rotation of the reel. It is easy to visually recognize that the symbols are fluctuating, and the player can recognize the movement of the symbols more intuitively. Therefore, the player can easily perform the pushing operation, and the skill can be improved.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the image display means comprises a first symbol image simulating a side surface of a mechanical rotating reel of the slot machine, and a second symbol image showing a display window of the slot machine. Is displayed, and the second symbol image is moved and displayed along the first symbol image during the variable display, so that the symbol displayed on the display window is the symbol on the outer peripheral surface of the reel. Simulated expression.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the image display means displays a number indicating the order of the predetermined symbol constituting the stop mode. For this reason, the player can use the above number as useful information when performing the stop operation at the timing when the stop result becomes the best in the next stop operation.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the player
By operating and setting the operation unit, the result of the determination as to whether or not to permit the predetermined symbol arrangement can be permitted. For this reason, the player can experience and learn the gaming state by such a prize by setting the determination result to the prize (for example, “BIG bonus”), which is difficult to determine the result of the prize. . Further, the player can set the determination result of whether or not to permit the predetermined symbol arrangement to be permitted, and practice the stop operation in which the predetermined symbol arrangement is set to the stop mode.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the player
During the specific period, it is possible to know information relating to the number of times that the determination result of the control means is permitted and the number of times that the stop mode has a predetermined symbol arrangement, or the number of times. For this reason, the player can objectively recognize whether or not the timing of the stop operation is correctly performed every predetermined winning. In addition, for example, by knowing the number of times the “replay winning” has been permitted and the number of times the “replay winning” has been obtained during the “BIG bonus” game, it is possible to objectively recognize the skill level of the self-pressing operation.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the image display means selectively displays a commentary on a procedure for performing a game according to a game situation. Therefore, even a player who has no game experience or has little game experience can learn a procedure for performing a single game.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the image display means selectively displays a commentary on a procedure for performing a game according to a game situation. Therefore, even a player who has no game experience or has little game experience can learn a procedure for performing a single game.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, during the period from when the predetermined start condition is satisfied to when the predetermined release condition is satisfied, the game processing is automatically performed regardless of the operation of the player. Will be For this reason, when it is desired to collect game data, a large amount of game data (for example, payout rate) can be easily collected without requiring labor. Also, the player can learn by watching the flow of the game without operating the game by himself.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the player can execute the stop processing corresponding to the stop operation at an arbitrary timing as the game condition, and the control unit can execute the stop processing corresponding to the stop operation. It is possible to set that the processing is performed at the best timing according to the game situation, or that the control means executes the stop processing corresponding to the stop operation at the timing set by the player. The player can objectively compare the game result (for example, the payout rate) under each game condition. Further, if the control means sets the stop processing corresponding to the stop operation at the best timing according to the game situation as the game condition, the player learns the timing of the best stop operation according to the game situation. can do.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the player can select and set the time from the start to the stop of the variable display. For this reason, the player can set the time according to the purpose. For example, a player who wants to collect data of a gaming machine sets the above time short, and a player who wants to learn the timing of the best stop operation according to the gaming situation,
The above time can be set longer.

[0042]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the slot machine of one embodiment. The slot machine 1 is a gaming machine for playing games using coins, medals, tokens, or the like as a game medium. Hereinafter, the slot machine 1 will be described as using coins.

At the front of the cabinet 2 forming the whole of the slot machine 1, display windows 3L, 3C, 3R, which are formed as substantially vertical planes, are provided.
L, 3C, and 3R are provided with three horizontal and two diagonal winning lines 15. These winning lines are displayed on the display windows 3L and 3L.
An activation line display lamp 21 for displaying numbers (3, 2, 1, 2, 3 in order from the top) provided on the left and right of 3C and 3R is connected. These winning lines are described in 1-
BET switch 9, 2-BET switch 10, maximum BE
By operating the T switch 11, one, three or five
The activated pay line is displayed when the activated line display lamp 21 is lit.

Inside the cabinet 2, three reels 4 L, 4 C, 4 R, each of which has a symbol row composed of a plurality of types of symbols on its outer peripheral surface, are rotatably provided to form a variable display section. I have. The symbols on the reels 4L, 4C, 4R can be observed through the display windows 3L, 3C, 3R.

Display windows 3L, 3C, 3R of cabinet 2
A pedestal portion 5 having a substantially horizontal plane is formed below the base, and a liquid crystal display 24 (FIG. 4) having a display screen 6 formed as an upwardly inclined surface is provided at the center. On the display screen 6, various images described later are displayed.

On the right side of the display screen 6, there is provided a bucket type coin insertion slot 7 into which a large amount of coins can be inserted at one time.
Between the display screen 6 and the coin insertion slot 7, a changeover switch 8 for automatically replenishing coins to a credit unit (not shown) is provided. When coins larger than the number of coins that can be credited as game media are inserted into the coin slot 7 and the changeover switch 8 is operated, the coins inside the bucket of the coin slot 7 are automatically credited, and the number of coins to be credited is set to a predetermined value. It can be maintained so that it does not become less than the number.

On the left side of the display screen 6, one push button operation causes a 1-BET switch 9 for betting only one of the credited coins in the game,
2-BET switch 10 for betting only cards on the game
And a maximum BET switch 11 for betting the maximum number of coins possible in one game. By operating these BET switches, a predetermined pay line is activated. In addition, during the later-described “free play practice mode” and “replay removal practice mode”, 1
Operating any one of the BET switch 9, the 2-BET switch 10, and the maximum BET switch 11,
Only one coin can be bet. At this time, all the pay lines are activated.

To the left of the front of the pedestal 5, a start lever 12 for starting the movement of the symbols of the display windows 3L, 3C, 3R by rotating the reels 4L, 4C, 4R by the operation of the player. Are rotatably mounted within a predetermined angle range.

At the center of the front of the pedestal 5, the display screen 6
Moving in the display windows 3L, 3C, 3R to a position below
Three stop buttons 14L, 14C, 14R operated by the player to stop the symbols in the rows are provided.

On the left side of the start lever 12, there is provided a C / P switch 16 for switching the credit / payout of coins obtained by the player by a push button operation. By the switching of the C / P switch 16, coins are paid out from the coin payout opening 18 at the lower front, and the paid out coins are stored in the coin receiving portion 17. Behind the coin receiving portion 17, there is provided a sound transmission port 19 for outputting a sound generated from a speaker 43 (FIG. 4) housed inside.

On the front side of the display screen 6, an operation section 20 is provided for a player or an administrator or the like to set a gaming machine of the slot machine 1 or the like.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the operation unit 20. The operation unit 20 includes an upper button 20U, a lower button 20D, a left button 20L, a right button 20R, a "decision" button 20a, and a "return" button 20b. The function of each button will be described together with a display image on the display screen 6 described later.

On each of the reels 4L, 4C and 4R, 21 symbols of a plurality of types are arranged as shown in FIG. 3 to form a symbol row. Each of the symbols is assigned a code number of “1” to “21”, and an RO described later is used as a data table.
M32 (FIG. 4). Each reel 4L, 4
C and 4R are rotationally driven so that the symbol row moves in the direction of the arrow in the figure.

FIG. 4 shows a circuit configuration including control means for controlling a game processing operation in the slot machine 1 and a peripheral device (actuator) electrically connected thereto.

In this case, the control means is constituted by using the microcomputer 30 as a main component and a circuit for sampling a random number. The microcomputer 30 performs a control operation according to a preset program.
And a ROM 32 and a RAM 33 as storage means,
The CPU 31 is connected to a clock pulse generating circuit 34 and a frequency divider 35 for generating a reference clock pulse, and a random number generator 36 and a random number sampling circuit 37 for generating random numbers to be sampled. As a means for random number sampling, the microcomputer 30 has
The random number sampling may be executed on the operation program of the PU 31. In that case, the random number generator 36
The random number sampling circuit 37 can be omitted, or can be left as a backup for the random number sampling operation.

The ROM 32 of the microcomputer 30 stores data used for determination of random number sampling performed each time the start lever 12 is operated.

The ROM 32 further stores sound data generated from the speaker 43, a program for executing a process of displaying an image on the display screen 6, a plurality of image data, and an image to be displayed from these. Is stored.

In the circuit shown in FIG. 4, the main actuators whose operations are controlled by control signals from the microcomputer 30 include stepping motors 22L, 22C, 22R for rotating the reels 4L, 4C, 4R, respectively.
And a liquid crystal display 24 having an activation line display lamp 21 and a display screen 6, a hopper (including a drive unit for paying out) 40 for storing coins as game media, and a speaker 43. Further, a motor drive circuit 44, each lamp drive circuit 45, a liquid crystal drive circuit 46, a hopper drive circuit 4
7 and a speaker drive circuit 48 are connected to an output unit of the CPU 31 via an I / O port. Each of these drive circuits receives a control signal such as a drive command output from the CPU 31 and controls the operation of each actuator. The CPU 31 includes an operation signal generation circuit 41 described later.
, Based on the input signal of
Along with the drive commands for the reels 4L, 4C, 4R,
The rotation speeds of L, 4C, and 4R are also specified. At this time, the motor drive circuit 44 operates the reel 4 at the designated rotation speed.
L, 4C and 4R are driven.

The main input signal generating means for generating an input signal necessary for the microcomputer 30 to generate a control signal includes any one of the 1-BET switch 9, the 2-BET switch 10 and the maximum BET switch 11. , A start button 12S, a C / P switch 16, and a stop button 14L, 14C, 14R in response to the operation of the coin sensor 7S that detects the coin inserted by pressing the button. A reel stop signal circuit 49 for generating a stop signal, a reel position detection circuit (not shown) for receiving a pulse signal from the reel rotation sensor and supplying a signal for detecting the position of each reel to the CPU 31, and a coin detection unit 40S When the count value (the number of coins paid out from the hopper 40) reaches the specified number data, Payout completion signal circuit for generating a signal for detecting the payout completion (not shown), the aforementioned upper button 20 U, a down button 20D, a left button 20L, a right button 2
0R, "Enter" button 20a and "Return" button 20b
Operation signal generating circuit 4 for generating an operation signal according to the operation of
There is one. These are also transmitted to the CPU 31 via the I / O port.
It is connected to the.

When the “auto play” described later is valid, the CPU 31 operates the 1-BET switch 9 and the 2-BE based on the input signal of the operation signal generation circuit 41.
Operation of the T switch 10, operation of the maximum BET switch 11, operation of the start lever 12, and each stop button 14.
Processing corresponding to the operations of L, 14C, and 14R is performed.

In the circuit of FIG. 4, the random number generator 36
A random number belonging to a certain numerical range is generated, and the sampling circuit 37 samples one random number at an appropriate timing after the start lever 12 is operated. In the winning probability table stored in the ROM 32, it is determined which random number thus sampled belongs to which winning group. If the “force flag” described later is not invalid, the CPU 31 determines a predetermined prize (BIG bonus prize or REG bonus prize) based on the input signal of the operation signal generation circuit 41 regardless of the above determination.

After the rotation of the reels 4L to 4R is started,
The number of drive pulses supplied to each of the stepping motors 22L to 22R is counted, and the counted value is written to a predetermined area of the RAM 33. A reset pulse is obtained from the reels 4L to 4R for each rotation, and these pulses are input to the CPU 31 via a reel position detection circuit. With the reset pulse thus obtained, the count value of the drive pulse counted in the RAM 33 is cleared to “0”. Thereby, the reels 4L to 4L are stored in the RAM 33.
For R, a count value corresponding to a rotation position within one rotation is stored.

In order to associate the rotation positions of the reels 4L to 4R with the symbols, a symbol table is stored in a ROM.
32. In this symbol table, based on the rotation position where the above-mentioned reset pulse is generated,
As shown in FIG. 3, a code number sequentially assigned to each rotation pitch of each reel is associated with a symbol code indicating a symbol provided corresponding to each code number.

Further, in the ROM 32, a winning symbol combination table is stored. In the winning symbol combination table, a winning symbol combination, a winning coin payout number, and a winning determination code representing the winning are associated with each other.

The winning symbol combination table is referred to at the time of stop control of the left reel 4L, the center reel 4C, and the right reel 4R, and at the time of confirming a winning after stopping all the reels. During a game in a “free play mode” described later, an effective pay line is determined by the number of inserted coins. When three coins are inserted, all five pay lines are activated. When two coins are inserted, three pay lines are activated, and when one coin is inserted, one pay line is activated.
Note that, even if a winning combination of symbols is obtained on a line other than the activated winning line, the combination is invalid. On the other hand, during a game in a “free play practice mode” or a “replay removal practice mode” described later, when one coin is inserted, all five pay lines are activated.

In the case where the internal winning is performed by the lottery process based on the random number sampling, the CPU 31 responds to the operation signal sent from the reel stop signal circuit 49 when the player operates the stop buttons 14L, 14C, 14R. A signal for stopping and controlling the reels 4L, 4C, 4R is sent to the motor drive circuit 44 at a symbol display position corresponding to the type of the winning combination that has been won, and a payout command is issued if the game is in a "free play mode" described later. A signal is supplied to the hopper drive circuit 47 to pay out a predetermined number of coins from the hopper 40. At this time, the coin detection unit 40S counts the number of coins paid out from the hopper 40, and when the counted value reaches the specified number data, a coin payout completion signal is input to the CPU31. This allows
The CPU 31 stops driving the hopper 40 via the hopper driving circuit 47, and ends the coin payout process. Note that even if a prize is won during a game in the “free play practice mode” or the “replay removal practice mode” described below,
The PU 31 does not supply the payout command signal.

In the lottery process, the BIG bonus (hereinafter referred to as BIG bonus)
BB), REG bonus (hereinafter referred to as RB),
Judgment of winning or loss of any of the small role and the replay is performed.

The BB winning is a winning symbol “7” (the symbol 5 in FIG. 3).
0) -7-7 "or" Alex (symbol 51 in FIG. 3)-
This is caused by the fact that Alex-7 "is aligned on the activated pay line. This is the most advantageous game state for the player (referred to as" BB game "as a whole), specifically, up to 30 times. Until then, a game in which coins can be obtained by winning a small role (hereinafter referred to as “BB general game”) can be performed, and three RB games described below can be performed. The BB general game ends when a symbol (replay symbol) indicating a prize is won by internally winning the RB (generally, a symbol indicating a “replay prize” is used) is completed three times. For this reason, during the BB general game, if the RB is internally won, the player:
In order to be able to play the BB general game as long as possible, try to stop the reels so that the “replay symbols” are not aligned, and aim for as many small wins as possible. Therefore, there is a difference in the number of coins that can be acquired during the “BB game” between a player who is skilled in the operation of “remove replay” and an unskilled player. That is, the interest of the game is enhanced by adding an element of “technical intervention” with respect to the stop operation of the player.

The RB prize is generated when the stopped symbols "BAR (symbol 52 in FIG. 3) -BAR-BAR" or "Alex-Alex-BAR" are aligned on the activated prize line. This is a combination of predetermined symbols "AAA
(Symbol 53 in FIG. 3)-When AAA-AAA "is stopped and displayed, a bonus game (JAC
(Referred to as “RB game”). During this "RB game",
Up to eight JAC games can be played.

The "Replay" prize is a stop symbol "AA" in a game state other than "BB game" or "RB game".
A-AAA-AAA "is generated when the player wins the activated pay line. When the player wins the" replay ", coins are automatically inserted and the player can play the game without consuming coins.

The "small role" prize can be obtained by a predetermined stop symbol "feather (symbol 54 in FIG. 3) -feather-feather", "feather-feather-Alex",
"Grape (symbol 55 in FIG. 3) -grape-grape" or the stop symbol of the left reel 4L is "Cherry (symbol 5 in FIG. 3).
6) It is caused by "".

Next, a game in the slot machine 1 of the embodiment will be described.

The slot machine 1 has the following three game modes: a “free play practice mode” for practicing a reel stop operation, etc., or collecting data relating to a game without paying out coins even if a prize is won. A "free play mode" is provided as a normal game in which coins are paid out when a prize is won, and the "replay elimination practice mode" is used for practicing the above-mentioned replay elimination without paying out coins even when a prize is won.

The player operates the operation unit 20 based on the display on the display screen 6 to select a "free play practice mode", a "free play mode" or a "replay elimination practice mode" to play a game. Can be. And
The player can arbitrarily set various settings related to the game in each mode. This setting includes settings related to the display image on the display screen 6 during the game, and the reels 4L,
There are settings such as the rotation speed of 4C and 4R.

FIG. 5 shows a screen which can be displayed on the display screen 6 during the game by the above setting.

In the window display areas 61L, 61C, 61R,
Each reel 4L which can be observed from the display windows 3L, 3C, 3R,
The movement display of 4C and 4R, that is, the rotation display is simulated. For example, if the reels 4L, 4C, 4R start moving, that is, if the symbols displayed in the display windows 3L, 3C, 3R start moving, similarly, the window display areas 61L, 61C, 61R are displayed. The displayed symbol image also starts moving. When the rotation of each of the reels 4L, 4C, 4R is stopped and a predetermined symbol is stopped and displayed on each of the display windows 3L, 3C, 3R, similarly, each of the window display areas 61L, 61C, 6 is displayed.
In 1R, a symbol image corresponding to the symbol displayed in each of the display windows 3L, 3C, 3R is displayed.

In this window display area 61L, 61C, 61R, a push marker 62, which is a mark for pointing any one of the symbol images, can be displayed. The push marker 62 moves together with the indicated symbol image. For this reason, a player who is not proficient in the reel stop operation for displaying a desired symbol on the winning line, that is, the “push operation”, places the push marker 62 on the symbol image corresponding to the desired symbol. Then, the user can perform a pressing operation while viewing the display screen 6. Then, if it becomes clear that the eye-pressing operation relying on the eye-pressing marker 62, the reel stop operation is performed by looking at the display windows 3L, 3C, 3R without relying on the eye-pressing marker 62, and the skill of the eye-pressing operation is obtained. You can check the degree. In addition, in FIG. 6 described later, the player can display three push markers (red, blue, and green) having different colors for each of the window display areas 61L, 61C, and 61R.

In the establishment flag display area 63, when the internal lottery is performed by the lottery process based on the random number sampling described above, a symbol form which becomes a winning prize of the winning prize is displayed.
In the example of FIG. 5, "feather-feather-feather" is displayed as a small winning combination symbol. The player can reliably recognize the winning combination by the above display.

On the left side of each window display area 61L, 61C, 61R, there is provided a symbol arrangement display section 64L, 64C, 64R. Symbol arrangement display section 64L, 64C, 64R
Indicates a symbol row drawn on each of the reels 4L, 4C, 4R shown in FIG. The symbol portions corresponding to the three symbols displayed in the display windows 3L, 3C, 3R are turned on. If the reels 4L, 4C, 4R are rotating, the symbols displayed on the display windows 3L, 3C, 3R change.
It is displayed so as to move downward from above the 64R. By performing a reel stop operation when a desired symbol is turned on, the symbol can be stopped on the display windows 3L, 3C, 3R. That is, even a player who is not skilled in the eye-pressing operation can perform a stop operation of a desired symbol.
Further, when the player performs a reel stop operation, the symbols in the symbol array display portions 64L, 64C, 64R corresponding to the symbols displayed in the middle of the display windows 3L, 3C, 3R blink.

Below each window display area 61L, 61C, 61R, simple reels 65L, 65C, 65R and rotation instruction symbols 66L, 66C, 66R are displayed. Each of the simple reels 65L, 65C, and 65R schematically shows a side surface of a mechanical rotating reel. Each reel 4L, 4C,
During rotation of 4R, each rotation instruction symbol 66L, 66C, 66R
Indicates the rotation of each simple reel by moving and displaying along the outer peripheral edge of each simple reel 65L, 65C, 65R. This simulates the display windows 3L, 3C, 3R provided in front of the reels 4L, 4C, 4R moving along the outer peripheral edges of the reels 4L, 4C, 4R. The time required for each rotation instruction symbol 66L, 66C, 66R to make one revolution on each simple reel 65L, 65C, 65R is equal to the time required for each reel 4L, 4C, 4R to make one revolution. According to this, the simple reels 65L, 65C, 65R
And the rotation instruction symbols 66L, 66C, 66R are displayed on the display window 3.
The relative positional relationship between the symbols L, 3C, 3R and the symbols drawn on the reels 4L, 4C, 4R can also be shown. Reel 4
When the rotation of L, 4C, 4R is stopped, each display window 3
The number of the symbol stopped and displayed in the middle of L, 3C, 3R is displayed on each of the simple reels 65L, 65C, 65R.

The player can use such a simple reel 65L,
65C, 65R and rotation instruction symbols 66L, 66C, 66
By the display of R, it is possible to three-dimensionally recognize the change of the symbol in the display windows 3L, 3C, 3R. Further, since the time interval at which the changing symbol makes one rotation can be visually learned, a more accurate pressing operation can be performed.

On the right side of the right window display area 61R, a total game count display area 67 for displaying the total game count, a BB winning count display area 68 for displaying the number of BB winnings, ie, a BB acquisition count, and an RB. RB acquisition number display area 69 for displaying the number of acquisitions, BB and subsequent game number display areas 70 and BB for displaying the number of games from the acquisition of BB to the present.
A BB acquisition number display area 71 is provided to display the number of coins acquired during the game when the BB game ends.

A message display area 73 is provided below the simple reels 65L, 65C, 65R. In the message display area 73, a message for assisting a player or the like is displayed.

FIG. 6 shows the above-described push marker 62 so as to point to a symbol image corresponding to the symbol desired by the player, and to the symbol desired by the player in "arbitrary hit point setting" described later. It is a screen for selecting a corresponding symbol image. The procedure for displaying this screen on the display screen 6 will be described later.

Referring to FIG. 6, a procedure for arranging the push marker 62 on a symbol image corresponding to a desired symbol will be described. The pointer 79 has an upper button 20U and a lower button 2
By operating 0D, the left button 20L, or the right button 20R, a position indicating three symbol images arranged in each window display area 61L, 61C, 61R, a display area 74 in which "return" is surrounded by a broken line, or “All clear” moves to a position indicating the display area 75 surrounded by the broken line. First, the pointer 79 is pressed. The window display areas 61L and 6L on which a symbol image desired to display the marker 62 is displayed.
Move to one of 1C and 61R. Then, by operating the upper button 20U and the lower button 20D, the pointer 79 is moved to the desired symbol image, and the "OK" button 20a is pressed, whereby the eye marker 62 can be arranged.

As described above, each window display area 61
Three push markers 79 of different colors can be displayed for each of L, 61C, and 61R. Initially, the color of the determined marker is red, the next color is blue, and the next color is green. This is because when a plurality of push markers are set on one reel, interference of the symbols between the push markers when the reel rotates is prevented.
When the pointer 79 is moved to the position indicating the symbol image and the "OK" button 20a is pressed in a state where the three eye markers are arranged, the red eye marker arranged first disappears. Move to the position showing the symbol image. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the left window display area 61L
Of the symbol images displayed on the upper button 2 in a state where the pointer 79 points to the symbol image displayed on the top.
When 0U is pressed, the symbol image moves downward and the symbol image desired by the player can be displayed. That is, in each of the window display areas 61L, 61C, and 61R, only three symbol images are displayed. However, the player selects the symbol image to be displayed here, and places the marker on the desired symbol image. Can be arranged. The window display areas 61L and 61L are displayed on the display screen 6 during the game shown in FIG.
The movement display of the reels 4L, 4C, 4R displayed on C, 61R may not be displayed when the eye-catching marker is not arranged.

Move the pointer 79 to the display area 75 where "all clear" is enclosed by a broken line, and press the "OK" button 20a.
By pressing, all of the placed eye markers can be erased. Note that the case where the pointer 79 is moved to the display area 74 surrounded by a broken line and the "OK" button 20a is pressed will be described later.

Next, based on the display on the display screen 6, any one of the above-mentioned "free play practice mode", "free play mode" and "replay removal practice mode" is selected, and the game in each mode is related. Various settings will be described.

First, when the power is turned on to the slot machine 1, the screen shown in FIG. FIG.
In the display screen shown in the above, "Free play mode",
“Free play practice mode” and “replay removal practice mode” are displayed in display areas 81 and 8 surrounded by broken lines, respectively.
2, 83. The pointer 79 is the operation unit 2
By operating the upper button 20U or the lower button 20D of 0,
It moves so as to point to any one of the display area 81 for displaying the “free play mode”, the display area for displaying the “free play practice mode”, or the display area 83 for displaying the “replay removal practice mode”. The player moves the pointer 7 so as to point to a display area for displaying a desired mode.
By moving 9 and pressing the "OK" button 20a, a screen for setting in each mode can be displayed.

Next, in FIG. 7, when the "OK" button 20a is pressed with the pointer 79 pointing to the display area 82 for displaying the "free play practice mode", that is, the "free play practice mode" is selected. A description will be given of the case in which this is done.

When the "free play practice mode" is selected, a screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. On this screen, "Case setting", "Capture function setting", "Panel setting", "System setting", "Auto play setting", "Setting initialization",
“Data analysis”, “setting completed”, and “return” are displayed in the display areas 84 to 92, respectively. The player can operate the up button 20U, the down button 20D, the left button 20L, or the right button 20R to move the pointer 79 so as to point to any of the display areas.

When the pointer 79 is moved so as to point to the display area 84 for displaying “housing setting” and the “enter” button 20a is pressed, the screen shown in FIG. On this screen, "setting value" setting, "rotation speed" setting of reels 4L, 4C, 4R, "waiting time"
And “Eye marker setting” can be set.

The "set value" is represented by a number from 1 to 6, and the probability of being determined as a predetermined prize in the above-described lottery process differs for each set value. Therefore, by changing the set value, the expected value of the number of coins to be paid out per unit number of inserted coins changes. The player selects the desired setting value by moving the pointer 79 so as to point to the desired setting value among the setting values 1 to 6 shown in the display area 93 and pressing the "OK" button 20a. it can.

The "rotation speed" of the reels 4L, 4C, 4R is represented by 1 to 6, and the time required for the reels 4L, 4C, 4R to make one revolution can be changed. Specifically, among the selection items 1 to 6 shown in the display area 94, the time is set to 4 seconds in 6 and the time is reduced by 0.8 each time the selection item is lowered by one step. It is set to be shorter by seconds.

The "waiting time" will be described. “Wait time” means that the reel 4
It refers to the time (generally referred to as a way timer) from the start of rotation of L, 4C, and 4R until the next operation of start lever 12 becomes effective. The player has a display area 95
Alternatively, by selecting 96, the time can be 4.1 seconds or invalid.

By moving the pointer 79 so that "Eye marker setting" indicates the display area 97 surrounded by the broken line and pressing the "Enter" button 20a, the screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed, and the screen shown in FIG. An eye-open marker can be placed at the center. Then, on the screen shown in FIG.
"Return" is indicated by a pointer 79 in the display area 74 surrounded by a broken line.
Is moved and the "Enter" button 20a is pressed, the screen of FIG. 9 is displayed.

In the screen shown in FIG. 9, when the pointer 79 is moved to the display area 98 surrounded by the broken line and the "Enter" button 20a is pressed, the screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed.
When the pointer 79 is moved so that "setting completed" points to the display area 91 surrounded by the broken line and the "enter" button 20a is pressed, the above-described game screen shown in FIG. "Free play practice mode" based on
You can play the game.

Next, a case will be described in which the display area 85 in which the "capture function setting" is surrounded by a broken line is selected on the screen of FIG.

When the “capture function setting” is selected, FIG.
Screen is displayed. On this screen, the player can set the display of the "established flag", the setting of the "forced flag", the setting of the display of the "reel arrangement", and the setting of the display of the "simple reel".

The setting of the display of the "established flag" will be described. The pointer 79 is moved to a display area 99 surrounded by a dashed line for “display” or a display area 100 surrounded by a dashed line for “not display”. Then, by operating the "OK" button 20a, a symbol mode to be a prize of the internally won prize combination is displayed on the establishment flag display area 63 of FIG. 5, which is a display screen during the game, or the symbol mode is displayed. You can choose to not display it.

As for the “forced flag”, the player can select any of “invalid”, “BIG” or “REG”. When "invalid" is selected and the game is started, a lottery process based on normal random number sampling is performed. When "BIG" is selected and the game is started, it is always determined that the BB has been won in the lottery process in the first game, and the player can play the BB game.
When "REG" is selected and the game is started, it is always determined that the RB has been won in the lottery process in the first game, and the player can play the RB game.

Next, the display setting of "reel arrangement" will be described. Display area 1 where "display" is surrounded by a broken line
04 or “do not display” display area 10 surrounded by a broken line
The pointer 79 is moved to 5. Then, by pressing the "OK" button 20a, the display screen during the game is displayed as shown in FIG.
It is possible to select either to display or not to display the symbol row in the symbol array display section 64L on the left of the above.
Similarly, by selecting the display area 106 or 107, it is possible to select whether to display or not to display the symbol row in the central symbol array display section 64C. By selecting the display area 108 or 109,
It is possible to select whether to display the symbol array on the right symbol array display section 64R or not.

The setting of the "simple reel" display will be described. The pointer 79 is moved to the display area 110 in which “display” is surrounded by a broken line or the display area 111 in which “not display” is surrounded by a broken line. Then, "OK" button 20a
By pressing, it is possible to select either to display or not to display the left simple reel 65L and the left rotation instruction symbol 66L shown in FIG. 5, which are display screens during the game. Similarly, the display area 112 or 113 is selected for the central simple reel 65C and the central rotation instruction symbol 66C, and the display area 114 or 115 is selected for the right simple reel 65R and the right rotation instruction symbol 66R. By doing so, it is possible to select either to display or not to display them.

In the screen shown in FIG. 10, when the pointer 79 is moved to the display area 116 surrounded by a broken line and the "Enter" button 20a is pressed, the screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed.

Next, a case will be described in which the display area 86 in which the “panel setting” is surrounded by a broken line is selected on the screen shown in FIG.

When "panel setting" is selected, a screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. On this screen, the player can select “the total number of games”, “the number of BIG bonuses”,
"REG bonus number of times", "number of games after BIG bonus" and "message display" display settings, and "help" setting to display a description of the procedure for playing a game according to the game situation It can be performed.

The setting of the display of “total number of games” will be described. The pointer 79 is moved to a display area 117 in which “display” is surrounded by a broken line or a display area 118 in which “not display” is surrounded by a broken line. Then, "OK" button 20a
By pressing, it is possible to select whether to display the total number of games or not to display the total number of games in the total number-of-games display area 67 of FIG. 5 which is a display screen during the game.

The setting of the display of the “number of BIG bonuses” will be described. “Display” is a display area 119 surrounded by a broken line, or “No” is a display area 1 surrounded by a broken line.
The pointer 79 is moved to 20. Then, by pressing the “enter” button 20a, it is possible to select either to display the BIG bonus acquisition frequency or not to display the BIG bonus acquisition frequency in the BB acquisition frequency display area 68 of FIG. 5 which is a display screen during the game. .

Similarly, as for “REG bonus number of times”, by selecting the display area 121 in which “display” is surrounded by a broken line or the display area 122 in which “not display” is surrounded by a broken line, as shown in FIG. It is possible to select whether to display “REG bonus number” in the RB acquisition number display area 69 or not to display it.

As for “the number of games since the BIG bonus”, by selecting the display area 123 in which “display” is surrounded by a broken line or the display area 124 in which “not display” is surrounded by a broken line, as shown in FIG. After BB game count display area 7
It is possible to select whether to display “the number of games after the BIG bonus” at 0 or not to display it.

Next, "message display" will be described. By selecting the display area 125 in which “display” is surrounded by a broken line or the display area 126 in which “not display” is surrounded by a broken line, whether or not to display a message can be selected. When "display" is selected, a predetermined winning combination is internally won by an internal lottery during the game, but the reels 4L, 4
When the display mode of the display windows 3L, 3C, 3R when C, 4R is stopped does not become the symbol mode indicating the winning of the winning combination, that is, when the predetermined winning combination is missed, A message indicating that the winning combination has been missed is displayed in the message display area 73 of FIG. For example, when the small portion of the grapes is missed, the small portion winning of the grapes is a winning with a payout of 14 coins. Therefore, the message display area 73 displays “14 missed the role”. Is displayed. In the “free play practice mode”, as described above, coins are not paid out even if a prize is won, but the message display area indicates that the winning combination has been missed.

Next, "help" will be described. By selecting the display area 127 in which “valid” is enclosed by a dashed line or the display area 128 in which “invalid” is enclosed by a dashed line, a message display area 73 is provided for explaining a procedure for performing a game in accordance with a game situation. You can choose whether to display it. When “display” is selected, when the game screen shown in FIG. 5 described above is displayed on the display screen 6, “Please insert coins” is displayed in the message display area 73. After the coin is inserted, the message "Please tilt the start lever" is displayed. Then, when the start lever 12 is tilted and the reels 4L, 4C, 4R start rotating, a message "Press the stop button aiming at the symbol" is displayed. As described above, the procedure for performing the game is explained according to the game situation, so that a player with little experience of the game can play the game with peace of mind. Note that a display screen may be provided on a game machine of an automatic stop control system not provided with a stop button, and a description of a procedure for performing a game as described above may be provided.

On the screen shown in FIG. 11, the pointer 79 is moved to the display area 129 surrounded by a broken line with "return".
When the "OK" button 20a is pressed, the screen of FIG. 8 is displayed.

Next, a case will be described in which an area 87 surrounded by a broken line in “system setting” is selected on the screen of FIG.

When “SYSTEM SETTING” is selected, the screen shown in FIG. On this screen, the player can set the music generated from the speaker 43 as BGM, adjust the volume of the sound effect generated in relation to the selected music and the game state, and select the output format of the sound. .

In this embodiment, one tune can be arbitrarily selected from the five tunes shown in the display area 130. When "random" is selected, any one of the five songs is automatically selected. If you select None,
Neither song is generated from the speaker 43. Adjustment of the volume of the selected music and sound effect can be performed by selecting any one of 0 to 9 shown in the display area 131 and the display area 132. As the sound output format, “stereo” shown in the display area 133 or the display area 13
“Mono” shown in FIG. 4 can be selected. In an actual amusement store (hall), since there are game sounds and coin payout sounds of other units, an earphone jack or the like is provided in the main body of the game machine, and headphones are connected to this to connect a BG for music and the like.
It is desirable to listen to M.

In the screen shown in FIG. 12, the pointer 79 is moved to the display area 135 in which “return” is surrounded by a broken line, and
When the "OK" button 20a is pressed, the screen of FIG. 8 is displayed.

Next, a case will be described in which the area 88 surrounded by the dashed line in the “auto play setting” is selected on the screen shown in FIG. Auto play is a period from when a predetermined start condition is satisfied to when a predetermined end condition is satisfied.
This refers to a game in which the slot machine 1 automatically performs a game process based on a game condition set in advance by a player without operation of the player. In addition, during the game of auto play,
Credited coins are automatically inserted,
Generally, the maximum number of coins that can be credited is 50, so it is necessary to operate the changeover switch 8 so that the coins inside the bucket of the coin insertion slot 7 are automatically credited.

When "Auto play setting" is selected, the screen shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. On this screen, game conditions for auto play can be set.

First, the player can set so that the automatic play is performed when "valid" is selected in the display area 136 surrounded by a broken line, and when the player selects "invalid" in the display area 137 surrounded by a broken line. You can set to not perform auto play. Next, the "end condition" and the "auto procedure" which are game conditions of the auto play will be described.

First, the pointer 79 is moved to one of the display areas 138 to 144, and the "OK" button 2 is pressed.
By pressing 0a, the end conditions of the game conditions are “until the BIG flag is established”, “until the REG flag is established”, “until the BIG end”, “until the REG end”, “until the bonus flag is established”, and “600 until the bonus flag is established”. You can select any of "until the number of sheets", "until the number of 800", "until the number of 1000" or "until the number of 1200".

When "until the BIG flag is established" is selected, until the BB is internally won, the number of credited coins becomes zero, or the "enter" button 20a or the "return" button 20b is pressed. , Automatic play is performed. When the BB flag is established, “BIG flag established!” Is displayed in the message display area 73 described above.

When “until the REG flag is established” is selected, until the RB is internally won, the number of credited coins becomes zero, or the “enter” button 20a or the “return” button 20b is pressed. Auto play is performed. When the RB flag is established, “REG flag established!” Is displayed in the message display area 73 described above.

When "until the bonus flag is established" is selected, until either the BB or RB flag is established, the number of credited coins becomes zero, or the "enter" button 20a or "return" button Auto play is performed until the button 20b is pressed. Then, as described above, a display is made in the message display area 73 to notify that either the BB or RB flag has been established.

When “until BIG end” is selected, B
Until the BB game ends after winning B, the number of credited coins becomes zero, or the "OK" button 20
The automatic play is performed until a or the "return" button 20b is pressed. When the BB game ends, “BIG end” is displayed in the message display area 73. "REG
If "until end" is selected, auto play is performed until the RB game ends, and when the RB game ends, "REG end" is displayed in the message display area 73.

"Up to 600 sheets", "800 sheets",
If either "until 1000 is achieved" or "until 1200 is achieved" is selected, the number of coins that the player has earned during the game minus the number of coins consumed for the game is subtracted from the net increase. Until the number reaches 600, 800, 1000, or 1200.
Until it becomes, or "enter" button 20a or "return"
Auto play is performed until the button 20b is pressed.
Then, for example, “until attainment of 600 sheets” is selected as the termination condition, and when “net increase” reaches 600 sheets, “600 sheets have been achieved” is displayed in the message display area 73. Although the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is configured to be able to select a predetermined “net increment” as a termination condition, the player may be able to arbitrarily set the “net increment”. .

When "endless" is selected, the number of credited coins becomes zero or "decision"
Auto play is performed until the button 20a or the "return" button 20b is pressed.

Next, the setting of the "auto procedure" of the game conditions in the auto play will be described. By setting the auto procedure, the player can use the stop button 1
The timing of the stop operation of 4L, 14C, 14R can be selected.

By moving the pointer 79 to any one of the display areas 145 to 147 and pressing the "OK" button 20a, the "auto procedure" can be set as "Oyaji hit", "master hit" or "arbitrary hit". Can be selected.

[0131] When "Ojijiri" is selected, the order in which the reels 4L, 4C, and 4R stop and the timing of the stop operation during auto play are determined by random number lottery.
When the automatic play is started by selecting the “father play”, since the eye-push operation is not performed, the player plays the role of a teacher on the other hand.

If "master hit" is selected, the order in which the reels 4L, 4C, 4R stop and the timing of the stop operation are performed at the best timing according to the game situation during the auto play. Therefore, the player can learn the timing of the best stop operation. In addition, the best timing according to the game state is a timing for acquiring as many coins as possible, and when a predetermined winning is internally won, a timing when the symbol mode indicating the winning is stopped. That is. In addition, for example, during a BB general game, when an internal win is made for a replay,
This is the timing when "Replay Removal" succeeds.

When "arbitrary shot" is selected, that is, when the pointer 79 is moved to the display area 147 and the "enter" button 20a is pressed, the display on the display screen 6 is as shown in FIG. The player can arbitrarily set the timing of the stop operation on the screen of FIG. The setting method is the same as the setting of the eye-marker described above. In addition, the eye-marker can be arranged on a maximum of three symbol images, but only one arbitrary hit point can be selected.

Next, the setting of the "auto speed" will be described. The player can select the time required for one game during auto play, that is, the time from the start of rotation of the reels 4L, 4C, 4R to the start of next rotation.

By selecting the display area 148 where "Normal" is displayed, the time required for one game can be set to 4.1 seconds. When the display area 149 where "High speed" is displayed is selected, one game can be performed. Can be set to, for example, 2 seconds. When "normal" is selected, it is useful for capturing the gaming machine, and when "high speed" is selected, the progress of the game is fast, which is effective for collecting data of the gaming machine (for example, payout rate). When the auto play is valid (when the display area 136 is selected), the setting of the waiting time in FIG. 9 described above is invalid.

As described above, the auto play allows the player to learn the best means for playing the game. In addition, game machine data can be obtained by auto play.

In the auto play, as described above, select "valid", select the end condition and the auto procedure, move the pointer 79 to the display area 150 where "return" is displayed, and press the "enter" button 20a. After the screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed, the pointer 79 is moved to the display area 91 in which "setting completed" is displayed, and the "enter" button 20a is pressed to start the operation. The conditions for starting auto play are as follows:
In FIG. 13, a display area 136 displayed as “valid”
Is selected, and “setting complete” is selected in FIG. 8 in a state where one of the end conditions and the automatic procedure described above has been selected.

Next, a case will be described in which a region 89 surrounded by a broken line for “initialize settings” is selected on the screen of FIG. When “Initialize settings” is selected, FIG. The player can perform “set value change” and “setting initialization” in FIG.

Regarding the change of the set value, when the pointer 79 is moved to the display area 151 in which "Yes" is displayed and the "Enter" button 20a is pressed, the total number of games, BIG
Information regarding the number of bonuses, the number of REG bonuses, the number of games after the bonus, the number of games such as the number of BIGs acquired, the number of coins acquired, and the like is reset to zero.
The player can display only the information on the game played by himself by selecting the change of the set value and starting the game. When the set value is changed, information used for data analysis described later is also reset.

For setting initialization, when the pointer 79 is moved to the display area 152 in which "Yes" is displayed and the "Enter" button 20a is pressed, "Valid" is selected and set for the waiting time in FIG. The eye-opening marker 62 that has been held is all cleared. In FIG. 10, the invalidation is selected as the compulsory flag, and the other establishment flags and the like are not displayed but selected. Then, in FIG. 11, invalid is selected for the help, and the display is not performed for all the total number of games and the like. Further, invalid is selected for the auto play in FIG.

Next, a case will be described in which “data analysis” is selected in a region 90 surrounded by a broken line on the screen of FIG. When "data analysis" is selected, the screen shown in FIG. The player can select either “set value change” (FIG. 14), change “set value” (FIG. 9), or turn on the slot machine 1, whichever is later. It is possible to see data related to the game in the “free play practice mode” performed from time to the present.

The case where the area 154 in which the "small win data" is surrounded by a broken line on the screen of FIG. 15 will be described. When "small winning combination data" is selected, the screen shown in FIG. On this screen, the bonus game and the normal times other than the bonus game are divided into “small wins” indicating the number of small wins and “acquisition rate” indicating the ratio between the number of times the flag is obtained and the small wins. , The number of appearances indicating the number of times the small role flag has been established, and
An “appearance rate” indicating a ratio between the total number of games and the number of appearances is displayed.

A case will be described in which an area 155 in which the “missing graph (normal time)” is surrounded by a broken line is selected on the screen shown in FIG. When “missing graph (normal time)” is selected, the screen shown in FIG. Next to the diagram showing the winning mode of each small win, the number of times the flag has been established and the number of small wins obtained for the small win are displayed in a bar graph. The black bar graph indicates the number of times the flag has been set for the small combination, and the white bar graph indicates the number of times the small combination has been acquired.

When "Missing Graph (Bonus)" is selected, the number of times the small combination flag has been established and the number of small combination acquisitions at the time of the bonus are displayed as a bar graph as shown in FIG.

The case where the area 157 in which the “slump graph” is surrounded by a broken line on the screen of FIG. 15 will be described. When “Slump graph” is selected, the screen shown in FIG. On this screen, the balance of the coin is displayed in a line graph. The vertical axis indicates the number of coins, and the horizontal axis indicates the number of games. Further, a mark is displayed on the line graph so that the time when the bonus is won can be known. The display of “209P” at the upper right of the screen indicates that the total number of games so far is 209.

A case will be described in which the area 158 in which the “bonus count table” is surrounded by a broken line on the screen of FIG. 15 is selected. When the “bonus count table” is selected, the screen shown in FIG. This screen displays a list of the number of games played, the bonuses acquired, and the amount of money inserted up to the bonus.

A case will be described in which the area 159 in which the “frequency data” is surrounded by a broken line is selected on the screen of FIG. When “number-of-times data” is selected, a screen shown in FIG. On this screen, “Total number of games” indicating the total number of games, “BIG acquisition number” indicating the number of BIG bonuses acquired, and “BIG appearance rate” indicating the ratio of the number of BIG bonus acquisitions to the total number of games are displayed. , "REG acquisition frequency" indicating the number of REG bonus acquisitions, "REG appearance rate" indicating the ratio of the number of REG bonus acquisitions to the total number of games played, from the bonus acquired last time to when this data analysis screen is referenced The "number of plays since the previous bonus" indicating the number of games played, and the maximum number of games and the minimum number of games required between the bonus and the bonus are displayed as "play between bonuses".

The case where the area 160 in which the “number data” is surrounded by a broken line on the screen of FIG. 15 will be described. When "number data" is selected, the screen shown in FIG. On this screen, "Total number of coins" indicating the total number of coins consumed for playing the game, "Total number of coins" indicating the total number of paid medals, "Total number of coins", and " The number of coins acquired during the BIG bonus and the number of coins acquired during the BIG bonus, and the number of coins acquired during the BIG bonus, and the number of coins acquired during the BIG bonus, "BIG" that displays the maximum number, minimum number, and average value
"Acquired number" is displayed.

A case will be described in which the area 161 in which the “flash pattern list” is surrounded by a broken line is selected on the screen of FIG. "List of flash patterns"
Is selected, the screen shown in FIG. This screen displays a notification pattern (notification mode) displayed when BB, RB, and other (other than BB and RB) flags are established. This notification pattern is expressed by a blinking or sounding pattern of lamps in the display windows 3L, 3C, 3R. The player can proceed with the game advantageously by checking the pattern and playing the game. For example, if the notification pattern of the BB is recognized, when the notification is made, the pressing operation of the BB winning symbol can be immediately performed.

Next, in FIG. 7, when the "OK" button 20a is pressed while the pointer 79 points to the display area 82 for displaying the "free play mode", that is, the "free play mode" is selected. The case will be described.

When the “free play mode” is selected,
The screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed as in the case where the above-mentioned “free play practice mode” is selected. On this screen, "Case Setting", "Capture Function Setting", "Panel Setting", "System Setting", "Auto Play Setting", "Data Analysis", "Setting Initialization", "Setting Complete" or "Return""Can be selected. Here, when “capture function setting”, “panel setting”, “system setting”, “data analysis”, “initialization of setting”, “setting completed” or “return” is selected, it is displayed on the display screen 6. Screen is the same as in the above-described “free play practice mode”. FIG. 2 shows a case where “casing setting” and “auto play setting” are selected.
3 and FIG.

When “housing setting” is selected, a screen shown in FIG. 23 is displayed on the display screen 6. In this embodiment,
In the housing setting of the "free play mode", the "eye marker setting" can be selected, but unlike the "free play practice mode" described above, the "set value", "reel rotation speed" and " It is configured so that the setting of "waiting time" cannot be performed. This is because, in the game in the “free play mode”, coins are paid out, and if the player can arbitrarily set the “set value”, an inconvenience will occur on the game store side. Also, "Wait time"
If the game can be canceled, the progress of the game is accelerated, and the gambling property is increased. "Reel rotation speed" means that if this rotation speed can be reduced, a difference between a player skilled in reel pushing operation and a player unskilled in reel operation cannot be caused in reel stop operation. It is configured so that it cannot be set.
When the display area 200 in which the “eye marker” is displayed is selected, the screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display screen 6 in the same manner as when the display area 97 in FIG. 9 is selected. Then, the setting of the eye marker 62 can be performed.

When “Auto play setting” is selected, FIG.
4 is displayed on the display screen 6. When comparing the screen shown in FIG. 24 with the screen (FIG. 13) in which “auto play” is selected in the “free play practice mode”, “auto speed” cannot be set in the “free play mode”. It is configured as follows. In addition,
The “auto speed” during the game in the “free play mode” is set to “normal”. As described above, the reason why the "auto speed" cannot be set to a high speed in the "free play mode" is that coins are paid out as described above, and the gambling property is increased. If any of the display areas 202 to 213 is selected,
This is the same as when any of the display areas 136 to 147 shown in FIG. 13 is selected.

Next, in FIG. 7, when the "OK" button 20a is pressed while the pointer 79 points to the display area 83 for displaying the "replay elimination practice mode", that is, the "replay elimination practice mode" is selected. The following describes the case where

When the “replay removal practice mode” is selected, the screen shown in FIG. On this screen, “housing setting”, “capture function setting”, “panel setting”, “system setting”, “data analysis”, “setting initialization”, “setting completed”, or “return” can be selected.
Here, the reason why the "auto play setting" is not displayed is that the "replay removal practice mode" is provided for the player to operate the stop buttons 14L, 14C, and 14R to practice the replay removal. Because it is. That is, enabling the auto play is against the purpose of providing the “replay removal practice mode”.

In the screen shown in FIG. 25, “Setting capture function”
8 is selected, the display area 218 for displaying “system settings” or the display area 220 for displaying “initialization of settings” is selected as the screen shown in FIG. This is the same as when “function setting”, “system setting”, or “setting initialization” is selected.

When the display area 215 for displaying “housing setting” is selected on the screen of FIG. 25, the screen shown in FIG. 26 is displayed. When the screen shown in FIG. 26 is compared with the screen displayed when “housing setting” is selected in the above-mentioned “free play practice mode”, that is, the screen shown in FIG. Value "is not displayed and cannot be set by the player. When a game in the “replay removal practice mode” is started as described later, a BB flag is first established, and when a BB prize is won, a BB general game is entered. This is because there is no benefit from the player being able to arbitrarily select the “set value”. The “reel rotation speed”, “waiting time” and “push marker setting” displayed in FIG. 26 are the “reel rotation speed”, “waiting time” and “push marker setting” shown in FIG. "
Is the same as

When the display area 217 for displaying "panel setting" is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 25, the screen shown in FIG. 27 is displayed. When the screen shown in FIG. 27 is compared with the screen displayed when “panel setting” is selected in the above-mentioned “free play practice mode”, that is, the screen shown in FIG. 11, the screen shown in FIG. The "number of BIG bonuses", the "number of REG bonuses", and the "number of games after the BIG bonus" are not displayed, and the player cannot set them. This is the "Replay removal practice mode"
It is provided for replay removal practice.
This is because there is no benefit to display the “number of bonuses” and “the number of REG bonuses”. Also, when the game starts, BB
Is established, the “number of games after the BIG bonus” and the “total number of games” become substantially the same, and “BI
This is because there is no actual benefit of displaying "the number of games since the G bonus".

When the display area 219 for displaying "data analysis" is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 25, the screen shown in FIG. 28 is displayed. In this screen, "Small role data"
When the region 235 surrounded by the broken line is selected, the above-described FIG.
The screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. When the area 236 in which the “missing graph” is surrounded by a broken line is selected, the above-described screen shown in FIG. 17 is displayed. In this manner, the player can see data related to the small win during the game in the “replay removal practice mode”, for example, the “acquisition rate” of the small win.

Next, the processing operation of the microcomputer 30 for controlling the operation of the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

In FIG. 29, after the power is turned on to the slot machine 1, the CPU 31
Is issued to the liquid crystal display device 24 on the basis of the signal generated by the liquid crystal display device 24 (S
T1). At this time, any of the screens shown in FIGS. 6 to 28 is displayed on the display screen 6. Subsequently, it is determined whether the setting completion is selected (ST2). That is, in a state where the screen shown in FIG. 8 or FIG. 25 is displayed on the display screen 6, the pointer is set to the display area 91 where “setting completed” is surrounded by a broken line or the display area 221 where “setting completed” is surrounded by a broken line. It is determined whether or not the “enter” button 20a has been pressed in the state where 79 has been set.

If the determination in ST2 is "YES", it is determined whether or not the free play practice mode is selected (ST3). If this determination is "YES", screen display processing is started (ST4). At this time, the display screen 6 shows
The screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. Note that the same screen as that in FIG. 5 is not necessarily displayed based on the settings of the player. When the determination in the process of ST3 is “NO”, the process proceeds to the process of ST21 shown in FIG.

Next, it is determined whether or not a coin has been inserted (ST5). If the determination is "YES", the start switch 12S corresponding to the operation of the start lever 12 is determined.
It is determined whether there is an input (start signal) from (ST6). If this determination is "YES", the reel 4
Rotate L, 4C and 4R. When the auto play is valid, the CPU 31 automatically inserts one coin from a credit and rotates the reels 4L, 4C, 4R regardless of whether or not there is an input from the start switch 12S.

Next, the CPU 31 performs lottery processing by random number extraction or forced flag processing (ST8). It should be noted that the forced flag processing is performed by the player in the display area 102 displaying “BIG” or the display area 10 displaying “REG” on the display screen of the display screen 6 shown in FIG.
3 is selected.

Next, the stop buttons 14L, 14C, 14R
It is determined whether there is an input from the reel stop signal circuit 49 based on the operation (ST9), and if this determination is "YES", stop control of the reels 4L, 4C, 4R is performed in response to the stop request. (ST10). Subsequently, a winning determination is made (ST11). Here, as described above, in the "free play practice mode", coins are not paid out even if a prize is won.

When the autoplay is valid and “Oyajiri” is selected, the CPU 31 executes a process corresponding to the player's reel stop operation, ie, each reel 4
The order in which L, 4C, and 4R are stopped and the timing for stopping are determined by random number drawing. When "master hit" is selected, the CPU 31 performs stop processing of the reels 4L, 4C, 4R in the best order and timing according to the game situation. When “arbitrary hit” is selected, stop processing of the reels 4L, 4C, 4R is performed at a timing according to the setting.

Next, one game end processing is performed (ST1).
2). This end processing is performed in the RAM used for the current game.
Erasing the data in the writable area, writing parameters necessary for the next game in the writable area of the RAM, and specifying the start address of the sequence program for the next game.

Next, it is determined whether or not there is an input from the "return" button 20b (ST13). This determination is "Y
In the case of “ES”, the process proceeds to ST1. In the case of “NO”,
The process moves to ST5. In the process of ST13, “YE
If S "is determined, the screen shown in FIG.

Next, a case in which "NO" is determined in the process of ST3 will be described.

First, it is determined whether or not the free play mode has been selected in the process of ST21. If this determination is "YES", the screen display process is started (ST
22). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. Note that the same screen as that in FIG. 5 is not necessarily displayed based on the settings of the player.

Next, it is determined whether or not a coin has been inserted (ST23). If this determination is "YES", the start switch 12 according to the operation of the start lever 12 is determined.
It is determined whether there is an input (start signal) from S (ST24). If this determination is "YES", the reel 4
L, 4C and 4R are rotated (ST25). When the auto play is valid, the CPU 31 automatically inserts three coins from credits,
Regardless of whether or not there is an input from 2S, the reels 4L, 4L
C, 4R are rotated.

Next, the CPU 31 performs a lottery process by random number extraction (ST26). Then, the stop button 14L,
Reel stop signal circuit 49 based on operation of 14C, 14R
It is determined whether or not there is an input from the reel 4 (ST27). If this determination is “YES”, the reel 4
L, 4C, 4R stop control is performed (ST28). In addition,
When the auto play is valid, the CPU 31 performs the same processing as the processing in ST10 described above. Subsequently, a winning determination and coin payout according to the winning are performed (ST2).
9).

Next, one game end processing is performed (ST3).
0), it is determined whether or not there is an input from the “return” button 20b (ST31). If this determination is "YES",
The process proceeds to ST1. If “NO”, the process proceeds to ST23. If “YES” is determined in the process of ST31, the screen shown in FIG.

Next, a description will be given of the processing when "NO" is determined in the processing of ST21.

First, the CPU 31 performs the processing of ST41. Note that the process of ST41 is performed when the “free play practice mode” and the “free play mode” are not selected, that is, when the “replay removal practice mode” is selected.

In the process of ST41, a screen display process is started. At this time, a screen shown in FIG. 34 described later is displayed on the display screen 6. Note that the same screen as that shown in FIG. 34 is not necessarily displayed based on the settings of the player.

Next, it is determined whether or not a coin has been inserted (ST42). If this determination is "YES", the start switch 12 corresponding to the operation of the start lever 12 is determined.
It is determined whether or not there is an input (start signal) from S (ST43). If this determination is "YES", the reel 4
L, 4C and 4R are rotated (ST44).

Next, the CPU 31 performs BB compulsory flag processing (ST45). This is because the replay removal can be performed only during the BB general game as described above, and it is necessary to first win the BB. And stop button 14
It is determined whether or not there is an input from the reel stop signal circuit 49 based on the operation of L, 14C, 14R (ST46). If this determination is "YES", the reels 4L, 4C, 4R are responded to the stop request. Is performed (ST47). Then, a winning determination is made (ST48). Note that, as described above, in the “replay removal practice mode”, coins are not paid out even if a prize is won.

Next, it is determined whether or not a BB prize has been won (ST4).
9) If the determination is "YES", a BB general game start process is performed (ST50), one game end process is performed (ST51), and the routine goes to a process of ST61 shown in FIG.

If "NO" is determined in the process of ST49, the end process of one game is performed (ST52), and ST42 is executed.
Move on to processing.

Next, the processing shown in ST61 to ST69 shown in FIG. 32 will be described.

It is determined whether or not a coin has been inserted (ST61). If this determination is "YES", it is determined whether or not there is an input (start signal) from the start switch 12S in response to the operation of the start lever 12. Discriminate (ST
62). If this determination is "YES", the reels 4L, 4L
C, 4R are rotated (ST63).

Next, the CPU 31 performs a lottery process by random number extraction (ST64). In addition, during BB general game,
A random number indicating one of the winning of the replay, the winning of the small role (excluding the small role of grape), and the loss is extracted.

Next, the stop buttons 14L, 14C, 14R
It is determined whether there is an input from the reel stop signal circuit 49 based on the operation (ST65), and this determination is "YES".
In the case of, the reels 4L, 4C, 4R
(ST66). Then, a winning determination is made (ST67).

Next, one game end processing is performed (ST6).
8) It is determined whether or not there is an input from the "return" button 20b (ST69). If this determination is "YES",
The process proceeds to ST1. If “NO”, the process proceeds to ST61.

Next, the microcomputer 3 for controlling the operation of the gaming machine
The processing operation during the game in the “replay removal practice mode” at 0 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. It should be noted that the display screen of the display screen 6 during the game in the “replay removal practice mode” of the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 34 to 37 is appropriately referred to.

In FIG. 33, each of the reels 4L, 4C, 4
When R starts rotating, the liquid crystal display 2 displays the stop position of the reel to be stopped first on the display screen 6.
4 (ST71). At this time, for example, the screen shown in FIG. 34 is displayed on the display screen 6 of the present embodiment.

In FIG. 34, first, "AAA-AAA-AAA" indicating that "replay" has been internally won.
Is displayed in the establishment flag display area 63, indicating that the game state is such that it is easy to win "Replay". In the “replay removal practice mode”, since the purpose is to literally learn the operation of removing the winning in “replay”, a guidance display is provided to the player so that the “replay” winning does not occur.

In FIG. 34, message display area 73
Displays "Right reel aims at 12" to indicate the stop position of the reel to be stopped. Furthermore,
In the stop instruction symbol display area 251 located below the above-mentioned establishment flag display area 63, a symbol to be stopped is displayed in the right display window 3R. On the left side of the twelfth symbol "wing" in the right symbol array display portion 64R, "12" which is the symbol number of the symbol to be stopped is displayed on the stopped symbol number display portion 252. The player can practice replay removal by receiving the suggestion of the symbol to be stopped as described above.

By the way, in the present embodiment, a process of drawing symbols up to a maximum of four frames is performed. For example, in FIG.
When the number design "Cherry" passes through the middle stage of the right display window 3R, if the right reel 4R is stopped by the right stop button 14R, the 6th design "AAA" is brought into the right display window by the retraction. Processing such as displaying in the middle of 3L is possible. Among the symbols drawn on the right reel 4R, the arrangement intervals of the “AAA symbol” and the “wing symbol” are all within four frames, and are arranged so as to be always retracted regardless of any stop operation. I have. That is, no matter what kind of stop operation is performed by the player, when the player wins the small wing role or the replay internally, the right display window 3R always displays the "wing pattern" or "AAA".
Symbol "is displayed.

Therefore, it is meaningless to display an instruction to press the twelfth symbol "wing" in the right display window 3R. That is, it is considered that an instruction should be given to perform a reel stop operation that does not aim at a predetermined symbol (the above-mentioned “father tap”). However, this is based on the premise that the information of the internally won prize combination has been received. For example, if the information of the internally won prize combination is not performed during the above-described “free play mode” game, the prize is temporarily set. Even if the small role whose display mode is "wing-wing-Alex" is internally won, if the stop operation is not performed with the twelfth symbol "wing", the winning of "wing-wing-Alex" may not be obtained. . For this reason, as described above, even when the "wing-wing-Alex" is not internally won, the stop operation of the right display window 3R is instructed to operate the twelfth design "wing". The guidance display is provided to the player so that a more advantageous stop operation can be acquired.

Returning again to the flowchart shown in FIG.
The processing of the PU 31 will be described. The CPU 31 determines whether or not the reel for which the stop instruction has been issued has been stopped (ST31).
72). If the determination is "YES", a command is issued to the liquid crystal display 24 to display the stop position of the reel to be stopped next on the display screen 6 (ST73).
At this time, for example, the display screen 6 of this embodiment includes, for example, FIG.
The screen shown in is displayed.

In FIG. 35, in the message display area 73, "Please beat the middle reel" is displayed. The instruction shown in FIG. 34 is not displayed on the stop instruction symbol display area 251 and the stop symbol number display section 252 on the center reel 4C because the instruction of "fathering" is given. Regardless of which winning combination is internally won, "AAA symbol" or "feather symbol" must be displayed on the central display window 3C.
Looking at the symbol drawn on L, the arrangement intervals of the "AAA symbol" or "wing symbol" are all within four frames, and they are arranged so that they can always be pulled in regardless of any stop operation. For this reason, "fathering" is always instructed for the center reel 4L.

Returning again to the flowchart shown in FIG.
The processing of the PU 31 will be described. The CPU 31 determines whether or not the reel for which the stop instruction has been issued has been stopped (ST31).
74). If this determination is "YES", it is determined whether or not the display mode of the display windows 3L, 3C, 3R is in the reach of the small combination (ST75). This judgment is "YE
If it is determined to be S ", the CPU 31 issues a command to the liquid crystal display 24 to display an instruction of a symbol to be stopped on the display screen 6 so as to win the small role in the reach state (see FIG. ST76).

If the determination in ST75 is "NO", it is determined whether or not the replay is reached (ST7).
7). If the determination is "YES", an instruction is given for a stop position for not winning a replay, that is, an instruction to remove the replay (ST78).

In the process of ST77, if the determination is "NO", an instruction to stop the "cherry symbol" is issued (ST79).

Then, it is determined whether or not all the reels have stopped (ST80). If the determination is "YES", a result determination is made (ST81).

In this embodiment, if "YES" is determined in the process of ST75, that is, "wing-wing" or "wing-Alex" is displayed in the center display window 3C and the right display window 3R. To win a small role if
It is necessary that the "wing pattern" be displayed on the left display window 3L. Therefore, when looking at the symbols drawn on the left reel 4L, the arrangement intervals of the "wing symbols" are all within four frames, and they are arranged so that they can always be pulled in regardless of any stop operation. Therefore, the message display area 73 displays "Please beat the left reel."

Subsequently, when "YES" is determined in the process of ST77, the image shown in FIG. In the message display area 73, "Left reel aims at No. 7" is displayed. It is possible to remove the replay by aiming at the thirteenth design "grape" in addition to the seventh design "feather" in the middle stage of the left display window 3L. However, in FIG. 36, an instruction to stop the seventh design "wing" is issued. What is done is that the sixth design "7" is arranged below the seventh design "feather".
This is because the sixth symbol “7” is larger than the other symbols, so that the eye-pressing operation is easy.

[0200] Reel stop control generally called table control is performed. According to this table control, the maximum number of frames in which symbols can be drawn may be three depending on the timing of the reel stop operation. In this case, for example, when the reel stop operation is performed when the eighth symbol “grape” passes through the middle stage of the left display window 3L, the eleventh symbol “AAA” is drawn into the middle stage of the left display window 3L. be able to. In the present embodiment, when the above-described table control is adopted, in the situation of FIG.
If the stop operation of the reel is performed when the seventh symbol “feather” or the eighth symbol “grape” passes through the middle stage of the left display window 3L, the replay removal succeeds.

FIG. 37 shows an example in which the replay is successfully removed in the situation shown in FIG. As shown,
If the replay is successfully removed, the message display area 73 displays “Replay has been removed”.

In the above embodiment, a display screen of a liquid crystal display is provided in a slot machine having a mechanical reel, and a simulated moving display of the reel which can be observed from a display window is displayed on the display screen. These displays may be displayed on the game screen of the video slot machine. Also,
An electric display device such as a CRT display may be provided instead of the liquid crystal display of the present embodiment. In addition, in the present embodiment, in the "free play practice mode" and the "replay removal practice mode", one coin can be inserted to activate all the winning lines and perform one game. By inserting one card, for example, 10 games may be played.

[0203] The suggestion of the operation procedure of the replay removal mode may be displayed in the BB game in the free play mode. Further, since there is a main reel, the pseudo reel displayed on the liquid crystal display need not be displayed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the appearance of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an operation unit used in the slot machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a symbol row arranged on three reels.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration used in the slot machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of a display screen during a game according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a “marker marker” and “arbitrary hitting”.
The figure which shows the example of the display screen for the setting of.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game in the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game according to the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game according to the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game according to the embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game according to the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game according to the embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game according to the embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game according to the embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game according to the embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game according to the embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game according to the embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game according to the embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game according to the embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game according to the embodiment.

FIG. 25 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game in the embodiment.

FIG. 26 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game according to the embodiment.

FIG. 27 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game in the embodiment.

FIG. 28 is a view showing an example of a display screen at the time of setting related to a game in the embodiment.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart of a game control operation in the slot machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart following FIG. 29;

FIG. 31 is a flowchart following FIG. 30;

FIG. 32 is a flowchart following FIG. 31;

FIG. 33 is a flowchart of a game control operation in a “replay removal practice mode” of the slot machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 34 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen during a game in the “replay removal practice mode” of the embodiment.

FIG. 35 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen during a game in the “replay removal practice mode” of the embodiment.

FIG. 36 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen during a game in the “replay removal practice mode” of the embodiment.

FIG. 37 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen during a game in the “replay removal practice mode” of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Slot machine, 2. Cabinet, 3L, 3C,
3R: display window, 4L, 4C, 4R: reel, 5: base, 6: display screen, 7: coin slot, 8: changeover switch, 9: 1-BET switch, 10: 2-BET switch, 11 ... Maximum BET switch, 12 ... Start lever, 14L, 14C, 14R ... Stop button, 16 ...
C / P switch, 17 ... Coin payout slot, 18 ... Coin receiving part, 19 ... Sound transmission opening, 20 ... Operation part, 21 ... Activation line display lamp, 24 ... Liquid crystal display, 40 ... Hopper, 4
3 Speaker, 46 Liquid crystal drive circuit, 47 Hopper drive circuit, 48 Speaker drive circuit, 61L, 61C, 6
1R: window display area, 62: eye marker, 63: establishment flag display area, 65L, 65C, 65R: simple reel, 66L, 66C, 66R: rotation instruction symbol, 73: message display area.

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. Variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols necessary for a game, and variable display of the variable display means being controlled, and a stop pattern displayed when the variable display is stopped is a predetermined symbol arrangement. A control unit for determining the stop mode based on a determination as to whether or not to permit the change and a timing of a stop operation by the player of the variable display, and an image display unit capable of displaying an arbitrary image In the machine, the image display means, by the control means or another control device, a symbol image representing the symbol, variably displayed simulating the variable display, and a symbol representing a specific symbol desired by the player A gaming machine controlled to selectively display a mark indicating an image. 2. An image display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbol images required for a game, and a stop mode displayed when the display is stopped controls a variable display of a predetermined symbol image display means, and a variable arrangement thereof. Control means for determining the stop mode based on the determination as to whether or not to allow the player to perform the operation and the timing of the stop operation by the player of the variable display, wherein the image display means comprises: Characterized in that a mark indicating a specific symbol image desired by the user is selectively displayed. 3. A variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols necessary for a game, and a variable display of the variable display means being controlled, and a stop pattern displayed when the variable display is stopped is a predetermined symbol arrangement. A control unit for determining the stop mode based on a determination as to whether or not to permit the change and a timing of a stop operation by the player of the variable display, and an image display unit capable of displaying an arbitrary image In the gaming machine, the image display means is controlled by the control means or another control device to selectively display a rotational display of a circular image simulating a side surface of a mechanical rotating reel. Machine. 4. A variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols necessary for a game, and controlling the variable display of the variable display means, and a stop pattern displayed when the variable display is stopped is a predetermined symbol arrangement. A control means for determining the stop mode based on a determination as to whether or not to permit the change and a timing of a stop operation by the player of the variable display, and an image display means capable of displaying an arbitrary image In the machine, the image display means is, by the control means or another control device, a first symbol image simulating a side surface of a mechanical rotating reel of the slot machine, and a second symbol image showing a display window of the slot machine Are selectively displayed, and controlled to move and display the second symbol image along the first symbol image during the variable display. 5. A variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols required for a game in a predetermined order, and a variable display means for controlling the variable display of the variable display means, wherein the variable display means is displayed when the variable display is stopped. A control unit for determining the stop mode based on a determination as to whether or not to permit a predetermined symbol arrangement and a timing of a stop operation by the player of the variable display, and an image display capable of displaying an arbitrary image Means, the image display means displays, by the control means or another control device, a number indicating the order of the predetermined symbol constituting the stop mode in the order. A gaming machine characterized by being controlled in the following manner. 6. A variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols required for a game, and controlling the variable display of the variable display means, and a stop pattern displayed when the variable display is stopped has a predetermined symbol arrangement. And a control unit for determining the stop mode based on the determination of whether or not to permit the determination and the timing of the stop operation by the player of the variable display, wherein the player permits the result of the determination. A gaming machine, comprising: an operation unit for setting a game machine. 7. Variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols necessary for a game, and variable display of the variable display means being controlled, and a stop pattern displayed when the variable display is stopped is a predetermined symbol arrangement. A control means for determining the stop mode based on a determination as to whether or not to permit the change and a timing of a stop operation by the player of the variable display, and an image display means capable of displaying an arbitrary image In the machine, the image display means, by the control means or another control device, during a specific period, the number of times the determination result of the control means is permitted and the number of times the stop mode is a predetermined symbol arrangement A gaming machine controlled to selectively display information related to the information or information based on the number of times. 8. A variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols required for a game, and controlling the variable display of the variable display means, and a stop mode displayed when the variable display is stopped is a predetermined symbol arrangement. A game machine having control means for determining the stop mode based on a determination as to whether or not to permit the image display means, and image display means capable of displaying an arbitrary image, wherein the image display means includes the control means Alternatively, another gaming machine is controlled to selectively display a commentary on a procedure for performing a game in accordance with a game situation. 9. The gaming machine according to claim 8, wherein said control means determines said stop mode based on a timing of said determination and a stop operation by said variable display player. . 10. A variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols required for a game, and controlling the variable display of said variable display means.
Perform a predetermined game process based on a predetermined operation of the player,
Based on the determination of whether or not to allow the stop mode displayed when the variable display is stopped to be a predetermined symbol arrangement and the timing of the stop operation by the player of the variable display,
In a gaming machine having a control means for determining the stop mode, the control means determines whether a predetermined start condition is satisfied and a predetermined end condition is satisfied based on a game condition set in advance by a player. A gaming machine that performs the game process without depending on the operation of the player during the period of the game. 11. A gaming machine according to claim 10, wherein said game condition is such that said control means executes stop processing corresponding to said stop operation at an arbitrary timing, and said control means corresponds to said stop operation. A gaming machine, wherein a stop process is performed at the best timing according to a game situation, or the control means executes a stop process corresponding to the stop operation at a timing set by a player. 12. The gaming machine according to claim 10, wherein a time period from the start to the stop of said variable display is set by the player as said gaming condition.