JP2001037953A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce a notification associated with the stop action of a reel. SOLUTION: A perform draw means 61 for drawing a perform, a reel stop pattern select means 65 for selecting a reel stop pattern, a reel stop position determination means 66 for determining stop positions of reels 31 according to the reel stop pattern selected by the reel stop pattern select means 65, and a reel stop control means 67 for controlling to stop the reels 31 at the stop positions determined by the reel stop position determination means 66 are provided. The reel stop pattern has a minimum moving pattern having a stop position that is a stop possible position with the least position moving volume from a reel position of detecting a reel stop signal sent from a stop switch 42 turned on by a game player and a maximum moving pattern having a stop position that is a stop possible position with largest moving volume. The reel stop pattern select means 65 selects the maximum moving pattern at a high probability when a special perform is hit at the perform drawn means 61.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slot machine in which a reel stop pattern varies depending on a lottery result of a winning combination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a slot machine in which the possibility of winning a special role such as a big bonus is announced to a player in various ways during a game. As the notice effect, the one by lighting of a lamp, output of sound, and the like are known, and in particular, the following are known as those relating the stop design pattern of the reel and the notice effect. As a first example, when a specific symbol pattern appears in a display window frame when each reel is stopped, a method of notifying that there is a possibility of winning a special role by the appearance of the symbol pattern is known. I have.

As a second example, after a player stops all reels, a back lamp mounted inside the reels blinks or turns off, or a specific sound is output, so that a special role is won. A method of notifying and producing the possibility is known. The player can guess the possibility of winning the special role from the content and frequency of these announcement effects in the game.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional slot machine, in the first example, a notice effect is provided unless a stop switch is turned on at a position where a specific symbol pattern can be stopped in a display window frame. Can't do it.
Further, since it is necessary to know in advance that the appearance of such a specific symbol pattern has the possibility of winning a special role, there is a problem that it is difficult for a beginner to understand.

Further, in the second example, since a normal notification effect such as turning off a back lamp or outputting a sound is performed only when the reel is stopped, the relationship between the reel stop operation and the notification effect is sufficiently drawn. There is a problem that you can not.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enhance the interest of a game by performing a notification effect related to a reel stop operation.

[0007]

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by the following means. According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a reel lottery unit for performing a lottery of a reel, a reel stop pattern selecting unit for selecting a reel stop pattern, and a reel according to a reel stop pattern selected by the reel stop pattern selecting unit. Reel stop position determining means for determining the stop position of the reel, and reel stop control means for controlling the reel to stop at the stop position determined by the reel stop position determining means, wherein the reel stop pattern is a reel stop by the player A minimum movement pattern in which the stop position is the stop position with the smallest movement amount from the reel position when the reel stop signal issued by the operation is detected, and the stop position where the movement amount is the largest from the reel position when the reel stop signal is detected. And a maximum movement pattern having a stop position as the stop position. If the game or the game state has a specific condition based on at least one of the result and the game state, one of the minimum movement pattern and the maximum movement pattern is selected with a higher probability than the other patterns. It is characterized by doing.

In the first aspect of the present invention, the reel stop pattern selecting means determines a reel stop pattern based on a start switch operation by a player. The reel stop pattern has a minimum movement pattern in which the reel is stopped without moving the reel most from the detection of the reel stop signal, and a maximum movement pattern in which the reel is moved most within the possible range and stopped. Then, based on the lottery result of the combination lottery means or the game state, the reel stop pattern selecting means, when the game or the game state has a specific condition, sets one of the reel stop patterns to a higher probability than the other pattern. To select.

In the case where the reel stop pattern is selected based on the role lottery means, for example, when the game has specific conditions, such as when the role is won by the role lottery means, the game which does not win the role is selected. , One of the reel stop patterns is selected with a higher probability than the other patterns. Further, when the reel stop pattern is selected based on the game state, for example, when the game state has a specific condition, such as during a special game that is not a normal game or during a game with benefits, the reel stop pattern is Select

When the reel stop pattern is selected, the reel stop position determining means determines the position of the reel to be finally stopped based on the operation of the stop switch by the player and the selected reel stop pattern. I do.
Then, when the stop position of the reel is determined, the reel stop control means controls the stop of the reel so that the reel stops at that position. Therefore, if the reel stop pattern is determined based on the lottery result of the winning lottery means, a notification effect associated with the reel stop operation can be performed. Then, the player can infer the winning possibility of the winning combination by looking at the reel stop pattern. Also, if the reel stop pattern is determined based on the game state,
It is possible to perform a special effect when in a game state having specific conditions.

(Claim 2) The invention of claim 2 is based on claim 1.
Wherein the reel stop pattern selecting means selects the maximum movement pattern with a higher probability when the special lottery is won by the role lottery means than when the special role is not won by the role lottery means. It is characterized by doing.

In the invention according to claim 2, the reel stop pattern selecting means selects the maximum movement pattern with a higher probability when the special combination is won by the combination lottery means than when the special combination is not won. As a result, after winning the special combination, the reels often stop in the maximum movement pattern. Therefore, the announcement effect of the possibility of winning the special role can be expressed by the reel stop pattern.

(Claim 3) The invention according to claim 3 is based on claim 1.
3. The slot machine according to claim 2, wherein the effect pattern data table is provided corresponding to a lottery result of the role lottery means, and has a plurality of effect patterns each having a predetermined selection probability. An effect pattern data table selecting means for selecting the effect pattern data table based on a lottery result of the lottery means, and an effect pattern lottery for effecting the effect pattern lottery from the effect pattern data table selected by the effect pattern data table selecting means. Means, based on the effect pattern selected by the effect pattern lottery means, comprising effect means for effecting the game, a reel stop pattern is determined for each effect pattern in the effect pattern data table, The reel stop pattern selecting means may include the effect pattern extraction player And selects a reel stop pattern corresponding to the effect pattern selected by.

In the invention of claim 3, the effect pattern data table selecting means selects an effect pattern data table corresponding to the lottery result of the role lottery means. The effect pattern lottery means selects any effect pattern from the selected effect pattern data table. The effect means performs a predetermined effect according to the selected effect pattern. Here, since a reel stop pattern corresponding to each effect pattern is determined in advance, the reel stop pattern selecting means selects a reel stop pattern corresponding to the selected effect pattern. Therefore, the reel stop pattern is selected in accordance with the selection of the effect pattern, and the reel stop position is determined according to the determined reel stop pattern. Therefore, the reels are stopped in different patterns without complicating the software processing. Can be done.

(Claim 4) The invention of claim 4 is claim 1
4. In the slot machine according to any one of claims 3 to 3, a special combination is won by the combination lottery means, and a combination of symbols stopped on the activated line matches a predetermined combination of symbols of the special combination. In this case, the game is shifted from the base game to the special game, and the reel stop pattern selecting means selects the maximum movement pattern during the special game.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, during the special game, the reels are controlled to stop according to the maximum movement pattern. Therefore, the mode in which the reels stop according to the maximum movement pattern can be a unique effect during the special game.

[0017]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the appearance of an embodiment of the slot machine according to the present invention. (Slot Machine, Reel) In FIG. 1, a front panel 20 is provided on the front surface of the housing of the slot machine 10, and three transparent display windows 21 are provided in the front panel 20. On the other hand, three reels (turning drums; not shown) are arranged inside the housing and behind the display windows 21 so as to correspond to the respective display windows 21.
A predetermined range on the outer peripheral surface of the reel can be seen from above.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external structure of the reel 31. As shown in FIG. The reel 31 is formed in a ring shape, and a reel tape on which a plurality of winning symbols (designs forming a winning combination) is printed is attached to an outer peripheral surface thereof. A plurality of 21 types of symbols are arranged at equal intervals on one reel 31, and different symbols are arranged for each reel 31. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Although the symbols are represented by alphabets such as "B" and "C", in reality, for example, a big bonus (1
"7" which is a symbol, "BAR" which is a regular bonus (one of special roles) symbol, and "Bell" which is a small symbol
Etc. and "Replay" symbols.

A (stepping) motor 32 is connected to the center of the reel 31, and the rotation of the motor 32 causes the reel 31 to rotate.
The symbol on the reel 31 is moved and displayed in the vertical direction at a predetermined speed in the middle two-dot chain line portion). The display window 21 is arranged so that three vertically continuous symbols on the reel 31 can be seen, and stops so as to be located at the upper, middle, and lower stages of the effective line 22, which will be described later, from the viewpoint of the player. I do.
Further, a back lamp 33 is provided inside each reel 31.
(Not shown). This back lamp 33
Has lamps arranged behind three symbols on the reel 31 in the display window 21. And the reel 31
Is formed of a material having translucency, and the back lamp 3
It is configured such that the symbol on the reel 31 is illuminated by the lighting of 3.

The description returns to FIG. A portion of the front panel 20 including the display window 21 includes an active line 22 (22a to 22a).
22c) is displayed. The effective line 22 is composed of a middle effective line 22a in the horizontal direction, two effective lines 22b in the upper and lower stages in the horizontal direction, and two effective lines 22c in the diagonally downward and rightward directions. ing. When each reel 31 stops, this active line 2
When the combination of the specific symbols is stopped on 2, the prize is won and the medal is paid out.

The valid line 22 at the time of the game differs according to the inserted medals. For example, in the case of inserting one medal, one valid line 22a and in the case of inserting two medals, three horizontal lines are used. Active lines 22a and 22
b, when three medals are inserted, a total of five effective lines 2 including two oblique effective lines 22c are additionally provided.
2a to 22c. A medal insertion slot 23 is provided on the lower right side of the front panel 20. When a medal is inserted by a player from the medal insertion slot 23, the medal insertion slot 23 is determined by a detection sensor (not shown), and the number of inserted medals is determined. The valid line 22 is accordingly activated, and the valid line lamp 24 is turned on.

On the front surface of the housing, a start lever 41 is a lever operated by a player when the rotation of the reel 31 is started. In addition, three stop switches 42 are provided independently for each reel 31,
This is a switch (button) operated by the player to stop the rotation of each reel 31. Front panel 2
An effect lamp 29 is provided below the 0 display window 21. The effect lamp 29 is illuminated at the time of an effect during a game or the like. Furthermore, a notification lamp 25 provided on the right side of the display window 21 is a lamp for notifying a player that a big bonus has been won under certain conditions when a big bonus has been won. A speaker 51 provided slightly below the center of the front surface of the housing.
Outputs various sounds.

Next, an outline of a game of the slot machine 10 according to the present invention will be described. First, in the base game, the player inserts medals through the medal slot 23, activates the activated line 22, and activates the start lever 41.
Turn on. Thereby, each reel 31 is started.
Then, the player presses the stop switch 42 to stop the rotation of the reel 31. Here, when the combination of the symbols of the reels 31 stopped on the activated line 22 matches a predetermined combination of symbols of some combination, a winning is achieved, and medals are paid out according to the established combination. For example, with respect to the big bonus symbol “7”, if the “7” symbols of all the reels 31 are aligned and stopped on the activated line 22, a big bonus is won. Shifts to a different big bonus game (one of special games).

In the big bonus game, first, a general game in the big bonus game is started, and if a combination of shift symbols for shifting to the bonus game is stopped on an active line during the general game, the game shifts to the bonus game. I do. Then, in the bonus game, the mode is a mode in which the specific combination wins with a high probability, and when the specific combination reaches the specified number of winnings, or when the number of games in the bonus game reaches the specified number of times, the bonus game ends,
Again, the process returns to the general game in the big bonus game. As described above, during the big bonus game, the transition from the general game to the bonus game and the transition from the bonus game to the general game are repeated, and the number of general games during the big bonus game reaches the specified number of times, or The big bonus game is set to end when the bonus game ends when the number of transitions from the general game to the bonus game reaches a specified number.

Similarly, for the regular bonus symbol "BAR", when the "BAR" symbols of all the reels 31 are aligned and stopped on the active line 22, a regular bonus prize is won. After paying out the medals, the routine shifts to a regular bonus game (one of special games) different from the base game. In this regular bonus game, a game corresponding to the bonus game in the above-described big bonus game is performed. Further, in the base game, when the combination of the symbols of the small combination stops on the activated line 22, the small combination is won, and the number of medals according to the small combination is paid out. Further, when the combination of the “replay” symbols stops on the activated line 22, the right to perform the re-game while maintaining the number of medals inserted in the previous game is given.

Furthermore, if necessary, a lottery may be performed to determine whether the game to be shifted to after the big bonus game is completed is a normal game or a bonus game that provides more advantageous conditions than the normal game under certain conditions. The game with the privilege may be performed. Here, as a game with a privilege, for example, the stop control of the reel 31 is uncontrolled under a certain condition, and the reel 31 stops at the same time as the stop switch 42 is turned on. The operation of allows the player to aim for a small role prize.

However, the player can aim for a prize only in the small role. If the special role is won if the reel 31 is stopped without control, the stop control of the reel 31 is performed. And a control is performed so that the special combination does not win unless the special combination is won in the lottery inside the slot machine 10. In addition, even during the game with the privilege, the lottery of the special combination and the replay is performed. For example, when the replay is won, the reel 31 is controlled so as to stop the combination of the symbols constituting the replay on the activated line 22.

At the start of each game, an effect pattern in the game is determined by lottery. Various effects are performed based on the effect patterns selected by the lottery. Examples of the method include lighting of the effect lamp 29, illumination of the reel pattern by the back lamp 33, and output of sound from the speaker 51.

Further, according to the present invention, the effect of informing the possibility of winning of a winning combination is provided by the stop pattern of the reel 31. In the present invention, the reel stop pattern is a pattern in which the reel 31 stops with a minimum movement when the player turns on the stop switch 42 (minimum movement pattern).
And a pattern that stops by the maximum movement (maximum movement pattern). Then, when any combination including the special combination is won, the reel 31 is stopped with the maximum movement pattern with a higher probability than when no combination is won. As a result, the player can set the stop switch 42
When the reel 31 moves and stops when is turned on, it is possible to know that there is a high possibility that the reel 31 has been won for some combination. Furthermore, the possibility of winning a special role can be expected.

Here, when the special role is not elected,
In the game after the winning of the special role and before the winning (hereinafter, this state is referred to as “inside”), the stop effect of the reel 31 gives an announcement effect of the possibility of winning of the role. However, during the special game (during the general game and bonus game during the big bonus game, and during the regular bonus game)
In this case, the maximum movement pattern is forcibly selected, and the reel 31 is controlled to stop according to the maximum movement pattern. If the game can be shifted to the bonus game, the minimum movement pattern is forcibly selected to stop the reel 31 during the bonus game.

Next, the control operation inside the slot machine 10 will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an outline of control of the slot machine 10. As shown in FIG. (Game Control Means) In FIG. 3, the game control means 60 includes a CPU mounted on a main board or the like, and is a part that controls the progress of the entire game. A start lever 41 and a stop switch 42 are electrically connected to an input side of the game control means 60, and each reel 3 is connected to an output side thereof.
The motor 32, the effect lamp 29, and the like connected to the motor 1 are electrically connected.

The game control means 60 controls the start lever 4
When the ON signal of the stop switch 42 is detected, the motor 32 is driven to rotate each of the reels 31, the lottery of the role is performed by the role lottery means 61. The design of the reel 31 to be stopped on the active line 22 is determined based on the lottery result by the lottery means 61 and the like, the motor 32 is controlled and driven to stop, the rotation of the reel 31 is stopped, Are stopped on the effective line 22. If necessary, the effect lamp 29 is turned on or the speaker 5 is turned on.
Processing such as output of the sound from No. 1 is performed.

(Position Lottery Means) The lottery means 61 performs lottery of a winning combination (special combination such as big bonus or regular bonus, small combination or replay). The role lottery means 61 is, for example, a random number generating means for the role lottery, a random number extracting means for extracting a random number generated by the random number generating means, and a random number value extracted by the random number extracting means is compared with a lottery table. There is provided determination means for determining the presence or absence of a winning combination and determining the winning combination based on the area to which the random value belongs.

The random number generating means of the role lottery means 61 is a hard random number or the like for generating a random number in a predetermined area (for example, 0 to 65535 in decimal system). The random number extracting means extracts a random number generated by the random number generating means under a predetermined condition (for example, operation of the start lever 41). The lottery table is set in advance at a predetermined ratio, such as a special role (big bonus etc.) winning area, a small winning area, a replay winning area, a non-winning area, etc., in the entire area to which the random number value extracted by the random number extracting means belongs. Provided area. The determining means determines the area to which the random value belongs by comparing the random number value extracted by the random number extracting means with the lottery table, and determines the role corresponding to the area to which the random value belongs. For example, if the extracted random number value belongs to the big bonus winning area, it is determined that the big bonus has been won, and if it belongs to the out (non-winning) area, it is determined to be out.

(Effect Pattern Data Table) The effect pattern data table 62 is a data table having a plurality of effect patterns. In the present embodiment, the effect pattern data table 62 corresponding to all the lottery results by the role lottery means 61 is stored. Have. 4 to 10 show:
An example of a part of the effect pattern data table 62 corresponding to the lottery result by the role lottery means 61 is shown. Each effect pattern data table 62 defines the type of effect pattern to be selected and the selection probability for each effect pattern.

First, FIGS. 4 to 6 show an effect pattern data table 62 used when the special combination of the big bonus and the regular bonus is not won.
FIG. 4 shows a selection at the time of a loss as a result of the lottery by the role lottery means 61. Similarly, FIG. 5 shows an item selected at the time of winning a small win 1, which is an example of a plurality of small wins, and FIG. 6 shows an item selected at the time of winning a replay. In FIG. 5, the effect pattern data table 62 of the small combination 1 is described, but the effect pattern data tables 62 are provided for all the small combinations.

FIGS. 7 to 10 show the effect pattern data table 62 used when the big bonus, which is one of the special roles, is won by the role lottery means 61.
Is shown. FIG. 7 is selected when the big bonus is won, and FIG. 8 is selected when the big bonus is lost. Further, FIG. 9 is selected at the time of winning the small part 1 in the inside,
FIG. 10 is selected at the time of winning the replay in the inside. Note that, similarly to the above, only the small combination 1 is shown as the inside, but the effect pattern data table 62 is provided for all the small combinations.

Although not shown, the effect pattern data table 62 corresponding to the regular bonus is provided similarly to the effect pattern data table 62 corresponding to the above-mentioned big bonus. In other words, there is provided an effect pattern data table 62 corresponding to a regular bonus win, a loss inside the regular bonus, a small role winning inside, and a replay winning inside.

Each of the above effect pattern data tables 62
In this embodiment, there are 26 types of effect patterns (effect patterns 1 to 26). FIG.
Shows an outline of a data table that defines the effect contents corresponding to each effect pattern. As an effect, for example, as shown in FIG.
At the time of receiving 2 and at the time when all the reels 31 are stopped, the specified effects are performed. The effect is effect lamp 2
9, turning on the back lamp 33 and other various lamps, and outputting a specific effect sound from the speaker 51. In the present embodiment, the effect patterns 1 to 1
Of the effect patterns 26, effect pattern 1 is equivalent to "no effect".

The description returns to FIG. (Effect Pattern Data Table Selection Means) The effect pattern data table selection means 63 selects a predetermined effect pattern data table 62 based on the lottery result of the role lottery means 61 each time the game is started. For example, when the special lottery of the big bonus or the regular bonus has not been won, and the lottery by the lottery means 61 results in a loss, the effect pattern data table 62 shown in FIG. 4 is selected.

(Effect Pattern Lottery Means) Each time the game starts, the effect pattern lottery means 64 selects one of the effect patterns from the effect pattern data table 62 selected by the effect pattern data table selection means 63 by lottery. To choose. The effect pattern lottery means 64 selects an effect pattern by the same method as the role lottery means 61. That is, the effect pattern lottery means 64
Means random number generating means for effect pattern lottery (0 to 6553)
Hard random numbers having a period of 5 or the like). For example, as a result of the lottery by the role lottery means 61, when the small part 1 is won when the inside is not inside, the effect pattern data table 62 shown in FIG. 5 is selected, and the effect pattern is selected from this.

As shown in FIG. 5, the effect pattern data table 62 includes effect patterns 1, 2,.
There are seven effect patterns of 7 and 16. Therefore, the effect pattern data table 62 includes the entire area (0) to which the random number value of the effect pattern random number generation means belongs.
To 65535), there are seven regions based on the selection probabilities of each of these effect patterns. For example, the effect pattern 1 area has a total area of 31600/65536. Then, a random number is extracted from the random number generating means for effect pattern lottery, and the extracted random number value is checked against the effect pattern data table 62. For example, when the random number value belongs to the effect pattern 1 area, the effect pattern 1 is extracted. select.

(Production means) The production means 68 is for producing the game based on the production pattern selected by the production pattern lottery means 64. For example, when the effect pattern 5 is selected by the effect pattern lottery means 64, according to the effect contents defined in the effect pattern 5 shown in FIG. When the reel 31 is stopped, lighting of a lamp, output of sound, and the like are performed.

(Reel Stop Pattern Selection Means) The reel stop pattern selection means 65 selects a reel stop pattern when the reel 31 is stopped.
Based on at least one of the lottery result and the game state, in the case of a game having specific conditions, one of the minimum movement pattern and the maximum movement pattern is selected with a higher probability than the other patterns. is there.
For example, when any combination is won by the combination lottery means 61, the game has a specific condition. In addition, for example, during the above-described special game or during the game with the privilege, the game state is a specific condition.

In this embodiment, the reel stop pattern selecting means 65 selects a reel stop pattern corresponding to the effect pattern selected by the effect pattern lottery means 64. In this embodiment, a reel stop pattern is determined in advance for each of all effect patterns 1 to 26. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a data table in which reel stop patterns corresponding to each effect pattern are defined. As described above, in the present embodiment, the reel stop pattern is a minimum movement pattern in which a stopable position having the least amount of movement from the reel position at the time of detection of the reel stop signal issued by the reel stop operation by the player is a stop position. And a maximum movement pattern in which a stoppable position having the largest movement amount from the reel position when the reel stop signal is detected is set as the stop position.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, when the effect pattern 1 is selected, one of the minimum movement pattern and the maximum movement pattern is selected according to the game state. In the normal game state, that is, when the special combination is not won by the combination lottery means 61, or in the game inside, the minimum movement pattern is selected. On the other hand, during a big bonus game or a regular bonus game, the maximum movement pattern is selected. During the big bonus game and the regular bonus game, the effect pattern 1 is forcibly selected, and the maximum movement pattern is correspondingly selected. When the effect patterns 2 to 5 are selected, the minimum movement pattern is selected, and when the effect patterns 6 to 26 are selected, the maximum movement pattern is selected.

As can be seen from the above, when the game is out of the game, the effect pattern data table 62 shown in FIG. 4 is selected, and the minimum movement pattern is selected for both effect patterns 1 and 2 in this table. Is done. Therefore, the probability that the maximum movement pattern is selected at the time of out of the inside is 0 (0/65536). On the other hand, at the time of the out of the inside, the effect pattern data table 62 shown in FIG.
When 2 and 2 are selected, the minimum movement pattern is selected, but when effect patterns 7, 8,..., 24, 26 are selected, the maximum movement pattern is selected. Therefore,
The probability that the maximum movement pattern is selected at the time of the inside out is 26000/65536 (about 40%). Thus, the setting is made such that when the special combination is won, the maximum movement pattern is selected with a higher probability than when the special combination is not won.

(Reel stop position determining means, reel stop control means) In FIG.
Are (1) the lottery result of the role lottery means 61, (2) the reel stop pattern selected by the reel stop pattern selecting means 65, and (3) the reel stop issued when the stop switch 42 is turned on by the player. The stop position of the reel 31 is determined from the symbol position of the reel 31 when the signal is detected. Here, the symbol of each reel 31 corresponding to the rotation angle of the motor 32 is stored in a predetermined memory in advance, and by detecting the rotation angle of the motor 32 with a sensor or the like, the symbol of the symbol on the effective line 22 is detected. Make a determination. The reel stop control means 67 controls the reel 31 to stop at the stop position determined by the reel stop position determination means 66.

The method for determining the stop position of the reel 31 by the reel stop position determining means 66 will be described more specifically. In the slot machine 10, generally, stop control of the reel 31 is performed. This means that, when a winning combination is won by the lottery means 61, if the symbol related to the winning combination does not stop on the activated line 22 at the position where the stop switch 42 is turned on, the reel 31 is moved. Thus, by positively stopping the symbol related to the combination on the activated line 22, the winning probability of the winning combination is increased. On the other hand, when no role is won in the lottery of the role lottery means 61 (at the time of disconnection), if the reel 31 stops at the position where the stop switch 42 is detected to be on, a certain role may be won. Even if there is, by controlling the movement of the reel 31, it is controlled so that the symbol related to the combination does not stop on the activated line 22. The movement control of the reel 31 is usually set to 190 ms or less (within five symbols counted from the position where the stop switch 42 is detected to be on). Thus, when the stop switch 42 is turned on, the reel 31 stops at any position within five symbols from that position.

FIG. 13 is a view showing the display window 21 and the reel 31 located behind the display window 21 in an overlapping manner. In addition,
13 and 14 (which will be described later), the reel 31 is shown as being developed in a plane. In FIG. 13, three consecutive symbols “D”, “E”, and “F” on the reel 31 are located in the display window 21. That is,
The "D" symbol is located on the upper effective line 22b and the diagonally lower effective line 22c, the "E" symbol is located on the middle effective line 22a, and the "F" symbol is the lower effective line 22b. Upper and lower left diagonal active line 22
c.

It is assumed that the stop switch 42 is turned on when the reel 31 is rotating from the upper side to the lower side in the figure and is at the position shown in FIG. Also, reel 3
It is assumed that the movement control of No. 1 is set within five symbols counted from the position where the stop switch 42 is turned on as described above. At this time, if the minimum movement pattern is selected as the reel stop pattern by the reel stop pattern selection means 65, the reel stop position determination means 66 determines the stop possible position where the movement amount of the reel 31 is the smallest from the position of FIG. Is determined as the stop position. That is, based on the symbol on the activated line 22a, the reel 3 is positioned at the position shown in FIG. 13 immediately after the stop switch 42 is turned on.
It is determined whether or not 1 can be stopped.

If it is determined that the reel 31 cannot be stopped at this position in relation to the lottery result of the role lottery means 61, the next candidate stop position according to the minimum movement pattern, that is, FIG. Position where the reel 31 has moved downward by one symbol from the position (effective line 22a).
It is determined whether or not it is possible to stop at the position where the "D" symbol exists above). In this way, when the minimum movement pattern is selected, the reel stop position determining means 66 sets “E”, “D”,
In the order of "C", "B", and "A" symbols, it is determined whether or not stop is possible within the range of five symbols.

Here, the symbols "E", "D",... Are determined in this order, and when there is a symbol that can be stopped, the position is determined to be the stop position, and the subsequent symbols are not determined. Alternatively, it is possible to determine at which position the reel 31 should be stopped after first determining whether or not all five symbols can be stopped.

On the other hand, when the reel stop pattern selecting means 65 selects the maximum movement pattern as the reel stop pattern, the reel stop position determining means 6
No. 6 determines the reel stop position by the method opposite to the above.
Based on the effective line 22a, first, from the position in FIG. 13, the stoppable position (4
It is determined whether or not the reel 31 can be stopped at the position where the symbol “A” stops on the activated line 22a), that is, at the position where the symbol “A” stops on the activated line 22a. If the reel 31 can be stopped at this position, this position is determined as the stop position of the reel 31. On the other hand, when it is determined that the reel 31 cannot be stopped at this position, the reel 31 is stopped at the stop position of the next candidate according to the maximum movement pattern, that is, at the position where the "B" symbol stops on the active line 22a. It is determined whether or not it can be stopped.

As described above, when the maximum movement pattern is selected, the reel stop position determining means 66 sets “A”, “B”,
It is determined whether stop is possible in the order of "C", "D", and "E" symbols. Then, the reel stop position determining means 66
After the reel position to be stopped is determined, the reel stop control means 67 controls the drive of the motor 32 and controls the stop of the reel 31 at that position.

Next, a method of determining the stop position of the reel 31 in relation to the lottery result of the role lottery means 61 will be described. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing three display windows 21 and a reel 31 located behind the display windows 21 in an overlapping manner. FIG. 14 shows a state in which the symbol “A” of the left reel 31 and the middle reel 31 is stopped on the activated line 22a, and shows a state in which the right reel 31 is still rotating. The right reel 31 rotates from the upper side to the lower side, as in FIG. Furthermore, only the right reel 31 shows a design outside the display window 21. Further, for convenience of explanation, the right reel 31 has numbers (numbers 1 to 1) corresponding to the respective symbols.
5) is attached. When the "A" symbol on the right reel 31 stops on the activated line 22a, that is, when "A"-
When the "A"-"A" symbols are aligned and stopped on the activated line 22a, the role associated with the "A" symbol (hereinafter referred to as the role A)
Will be awarded. Then, in the state shown in FIG. 14, the stop switch 4 for stopping the right reel 31
2 is turned on.

1. When the role A is won by the role lottery means 61 (1) When the minimum movement pattern is selected The reel stop position determination means 66 sets the symbol “A” among the symbols on the right reel 31 to the active line 22a according to the minimum movement pattern. The reel stop position is determined so as to stop upward. Here, the reel stop position determining means 66 has the number 1,
The effective line 22a of the right reel 31 in the order of 2,.
The "A" symbol that can be stopped at this time is collated. "A" symbols that can be stopped on the activated line 22a are numbered 1 and 5. Therefore, in the minimum movement pattern, the stoppable position where the amount of movement of the reel 31 is the smallest is determined as the stop position. Therefore, the position where the symbol “A” of number 1 stops on the active line 22a is determined as the stop position of the right reel 31. To decide. Thus, the right reel 31 stops at the position shown in FIG. 14 at the same time when the stop switch 42 is turned on.

(2) When the Maximum Movement Pattern is Selected The reel stop position determining means 66 determines that the "A" symbol among the symbols on the right reel 31 stops on the active line 22a in accordance with the maximum movement pattern. Determine the stop position. Here, the reel stop position determining means 66 has the number 5,
4,..., The effective line 22a of the right reel 31 in the order of 1.
The "A" symbol that can be stopped at this time is collated. The symbols “A” that can be stopped on the activated line 22a are numbered 5 and 1. Therefore, the symbol “A” of the number 5 is the effective line 22
The stop position on the right reel 31 is determined as the stop position of the right reel 31. Accordingly, the right reel 31 stops after moving four symbols from the time when the stop switch 42 is turned on.

As described above, the role lottery means 61 uses the role A
In the case where the symbol “A” is won and the “A” symbol does not exist within the range of the five symbols of the stoppable numbers 1 to 5 on the reel 31, when the minimum movement pattern is selected, the number 1 Is determined as the stop position of the right reel 31. When the maximum movement pattern is selected, the position at which the symbol No. 5 stops on the activated line 22a is determined as the stop position of the right reel 31.

Further, within the range of the five symbols Nos. 1 to 5 of the right reel 31, when only the No. 3 is the "A" symbol, when the minimum movement pattern is selected, the No. 1 is sequentially applied. The "A" symbol that can be stopped is collated with the activated line 22a.
The position where the symbol stops on the activated line 22a is indicated by the right reel 3.
1 is determined as the stop position. On the other hand, when the maximum movement pattern is selected, the "A" symbol that can be stopped on the activated line 22a is sequentially collated from the number 5, and as a result, the "A" symbol of the number 3 becomes the activated line 22a. The position to stop upward is determined as the stop position of the right reel 31. Thus, in the case described above, the stop position of the reel 31 is the same in the minimum movement pattern and the maximum movement pattern.

[0061] 2. When the role A is not won by the role lottery means 61 (1) When the minimum movement pattern is selected The reel stop position determination means 66 determines the pattern of the right reel 31 other than the symbol "A" according to the minimum movement pattern. The right reel 31 is moved so that the symbol stops on the activated line 22a.
To determine the stop position. Here, the reel stop position determining means 66 determines the right reel 31 in the order of numbers 1, 2,.
The symbols that can be stopped are collated with the valid line 22a.
As a result, the symbols that can be stopped on the activated line 22a are:
There are numbers 2, 3 and 4 excluding the "A" symbol (numbers 1 and 5). Therefore, in the minimum movement pattern, the “B” symbol of the number 2 with the smallest amount of movement of the reel 31 is displayed on the active line 22.
The stop position on the right reel 31 is determined as the stop position of the right reel 31. Thereby, the right reel 31 stops after moving one symbol from the time when the stop switch 42 is turned on.

(2) When the Maximum Movement Pattern is Selected The reel stop position determination means 66 causes the symbols other than the symbol “A” among the symbols on the right reel 31 to stop on the activated line 22a according to the maximum movement pattern. And the right reel 31
To determine the stop position. Here, the reel stop position determination means 66 determines the right reel 31 in the order of numbers 5, 4,.
The symbols that can be stopped are collated with the valid line 22a.
Therefore, the "D" symbol of No. 4 has the largest amount of movement to stop symbols other than the "A" symbol on the activated line 22a. Therefore, the position where this “D” symbol stops on the pay line 22 a is determined as the stop position of the right reel 31. Thereby, the right reel 31 stops after moving three symbols from the time when the stop switch 42 is turned on.

Subsequently, the reel 31 of the slot machine 10
Will be described based on a flowchart. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of the stop control of the reel 31 according to the present embodiment. First, in step S1, the player inserts medals through the medal insertion slot 23, activates the activated line 22, and activates the start lever 41.
Is turned on, and each reel 31 is started. Game control means 6
If 0 is detected, the start lever 41 is continuously turned on. If the start lever 41 is turned on, the process proceeds to the next step S2, and the role lottery means 61 performs lottery of a role. The winning combinations of the normal game include a big bonus and a regular bonus, which are special roles, and a small role and a replay.

In the next step S3, the effect pattern data table selecting means 63 selects the effect pattern data table 62 corresponding to the winning combination based on the lottery result of the combination lottery means 61. For example, when the small win 1 is won in a game that is not inside, the effect pattern data table 62 in FIG. 5 is selected. In the next step S4, the effect pattern lottery means 64 selects one of the effect patterns by lottery using the effect pattern data table 62 selected in step S3. When the effect pattern is selected, the process proceeds to the next step S5, where the reel stop pattern selecting means 65 selects a reel stop pattern corresponding to the selected effect pattern based on the data table of FIG. For example, when the effect pattern 6 is selected, the maximum movement pattern is selected.

When the reel stop pattern is selected, in the next step S6, a reel stop signal issued by a stop operation of the reel 31 by the player is continuously detected, and when this signal is detected, the process proceeds to step S7. Step S7
Then, the reel stop position determining means 66
From the lottery result, the selected reel stop pattern, and the position of the reel 31 when the reel stop signal is detected,
The stop position of the reel 31 is determined. This determination method is as described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14 described above. Then, proceeding to step S8, the reel stop control means 67 controls the drive of the motor 32 so that the reel 31 stops at the position determined in step S7. And
After the reel 31 is stopped, the process proceeds to step S9 and ends.

Although not shown in the above flowchart, the rendering means 68 performs various operations at the time of starting or stopping the reel 31 in accordance with the data table shown in FIG. 11 based on the rendering pattern selected in step S4. Perform the production.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and for example, the following various modifications are possible. (1) In the present embodiment, the effect pattern and the reel stop pattern are associated with each other, and when the effect pattern is selected, the reel stop pattern is selected according to the data table of FIG. However, the present invention is not limited to such a selection method, and the selection (lottery) of the reel stop pattern can be performed separately from the lottery of the effect pattern.

In this case, a random number generating means for reel stop pattern lottery and a lottery table for reel stop pattern corresponding to the lottery result of the combination lottery means 61 are provided. In each lottery table, an area to which a random number value generated by the random number generating means belongs is provided, and an area of a maximum movement pattern and an area of a minimum movement pattern are set in advance at a predetermined ratio. Then, a random number value generated by the random number generation means is extracted, collated with a lottery table corresponding to a lottery result by the combination lottery means 61, and an area to which the random number value belongs is determined, thereby changing the reel stop pattern to the maximum movement pattern. Or the minimum movement pattern may be determined.

(2) When the reel 31 stops in the minimum movement pattern and when the reel 31 stops in the maximum movement pattern,
In order to make it easier for the player to understand, different sounds may be output in both patterns when the reel 31 is stopped, or different effects may be performed by lamps.

(3) Reel stop pattern selecting means 65
Is based on at least one of the lottery result of the role lottery means 61 or the game state, when the game or the game state has a specific condition, one of the minimum movement pattern and the maximum movement pattern What is necessary is just to select with a higher probability than another pattern. For example, contrary to the present embodiment, when any combination is won by the combination lottery means 61, the probability of selecting the minimum movement pattern is increased,
When no role has been won, the probability of selecting the maximum movement pattern may be increased.

(4) In a game state having a specific condition in which the game state in which the probability of winning of the specific combination has been increased continues under a certain condition, the reel 31 is controlled to stop by selecting the maximum movement pattern. Is also good.

[0072]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, if the reel stop pattern is determined based on the lottery result of the winning combination, it is possible to perform an announcement effect of the winning possibility of the winning combination in association with the reel stopping operation. . In addition, if the reel stop pattern is determined based on the game state, it is possible to perform a special effect when the game state is in a specific state.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to represent the announcement effect of the possibility of winning the special role by the reel stop pattern. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the reel stop pattern is selected in accordance with the selection of the effect pattern, and the reel stop position is determined according to the predetermined reel stop pattern. Instead, the reels can be stopped in different patterns. According to the invention of claim 4, the mode in which the reels stop in the maximum movement pattern can be a special effect during the special game.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a reel.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an outline of control of the slot machine.

FIG. 4 is an effect pattern data table that is selected when a special combination is not won and is lost.

FIG. 5 is a small role 1 when no special role has been won.
Is an effect pattern data table selected at the time of winning.

FIG. 6 is an effect pattern data table that is selected when a special combination is not won and is selected when a replay is won.

FIG. 7 is an effect pattern data table selected when a big bonus is won.

FIG. 8 is an effect pattern data table inside the big bonus and selected at the time of loss.

FIG. 9 is an effect pattern data table inside the big bonus and selected at the time of winning the small part 1;

FIG. 10 is an effect pattern data table inside the big bonus and selected at the time of winning a replay.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an outline of a data table in which presentation contents corresponding to each presentation pattern are determined.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a data table in which reel stop patterns corresponding to each effect pattern are determined.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display window and a reel located behind the display window in an overlapping manner.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing three display windows and a reel located behind the display windows in an overlapping manner.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of reel stop control according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 slot machine 20 front panel 21 display window 22 (22a, 22b, 22c) effective line 23 medal slot 24 effective line lamp 25 notification lamp 29 effect lamp 31 reel 32 motor 33 back lamp 41 start lever 42 stop switch 51 speaker 60 game Control means 61 role lottery means 62 effect pattern data table 63 effect pattern data table selecting means 64 effect pattern lottery means 65 reel stop pattern selecting means 66 reel stop position determining means 67 reel stop control means 68 effect means

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A reel lottery means for performing a lottery of a reel, a reel stop pattern selecting means for selecting a reel stop pattern, and a reel for determining a reel stop position according to a reel stop pattern selected by the reel stop pattern selecting means. A stop position determining means, and a reel stop control means for controlling a reel to stop at a stop position determined by the reel stop position determining means, wherein the reel stop pattern is a reel stop signal issued by a reel stop operation by a player. The minimum movement pattern in which the stop position is the stop position with the least amount of movement from the reel position when the stop position is detected, and the maximum movement in which the stop position is the stop position with the largest movement amount from the reel position when the reel stop signal is detected. And a reel stop pattern selecting means, wherein the lottery result of the role lottery means, Based on at least one of the states, when the game or the game state has a specific condition, one of the minimum movement pattern and the maximum movement pattern is selected with a higher probability than the other patterns. And a slot machine. 2. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the reel stop pattern selecting means is configured to determine whether the special lottery is not won by the role lottery means when the special lottery is won by the role lottery means. A slot machine characterized by selecting the maximum movement pattern with a high probability. 3. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the slot machine is provided corresponding to a lottery result of the role lottery means.
An effect pattern data table having a plurality of effect patterns each having a predetermined selection probability defined; an effect pattern data table selecting means for selecting the effect pattern data table based on a lottery result of the role lottery means; From the effect pattern data table selected by the pattern data table selecting means, an effect pattern lottery means for performing a lottery of an effect pattern, and an effect means for effecting the game based on the effect pattern selected by the effect pattern lottery means. A reel stop pattern is defined for each effect pattern in the effect pattern data table, and the reel stop pattern selecting means selects a reel stop pattern corresponding to the effect pattern selected by the effect pattern lottery means. A slot characterized by Machine. 4. One of claims 1 to 3
In the slot machine according to the item, the special combination is won by the combination lottery means, and the combination of the symbols stopped on the activated line matches the predetermined combination of the symbols of the special combination. The game is shifted to a special game, and the reel stop pattern selecting means, during the special game,
A slot machine characterized by selecting a maximum movement pattern.