JP2001259116A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform variegated production and to facilitate the production contents to understand. SOLUTION: This slot machine is provided with a plurality of reels 31 displaying plural kinds of patterns; a reel pattern detecting means 65 for detecting a pattern in the specified position of each reel 31; an image display means 35 for displaying an image; a production data storage means 73 stored with production data related to production for displaying the image of at least partial modes out of pattern movement and stop of the reels 31; and an image display control means 75 for controlling at least the partial modes out of the pattern movement and stop of the reels during a game, to be image-displayed by the image display means 35 on the basis of the detected result of the reel pattern detecting means 65 and the production data stored in the production data storage means 73.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slot machine that outputs a predetermined effect by displaying images.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a slot machine which announces and directs a possibility of winning a special role based on a result of a lottery of a role performed inside the slot machine. For example, the following method is known as a method of this announcement effect. First
Another example is a method based on reel stop control. According to this method, when the player operates (turns on) a stop switch for stopping the rotation of the reel, the reel is not stopped immediately, but is stopped after rotating the reel by a predetermined amount than usual. As a result, a so-called “slip” occurs, in which the symbol is moved after moving by several pieces and then stopped after the stop switch is operated. By watching this slip, the player can know that there is a possibility of winning a special role.

[0003] Secondly, there is a method of causing a specific symbol combination to appear when the reel is stopped. According to this method, when one or a plurality of reels are stopped, a special combination of symbols that does not appear during a normal game, that is, a so-called “reach eye” appears in the display window, so that there is a possibility of winning a special role. This is notified to the player.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional slot machine, for example, as in the first method,
The method of notifying and producing that there is a possibility of winning a special role by the reel stop control has a problem that not all players can understand. For example, if you are a slot machine expert, if there is a slip on the design due to the movement control of the reel, it will immediately grasp it, and that slip means
That is, it can be understood that there is a possibility of winning a special role. However, there has been a problem that a beginner cannot sufficiently visually recognize such reel movement control, or even if it can visually recognize the reel movement control, he has not grasped what it means.

[0005] Further, in the method in which the reach is displayed when the reel is stopped, as in the second method, it is possible to play a game while remembering a certain number of the reach. However, there was a problem that it was extremely difficult to remember all the reach eyes. In this case as well, advanced users can remember a certain number of reach eyes, but for beginners, for each game, at the time of reel stop, while determining whether the combination of symbols is the reach eye, It is difficult to progress the game.

[0006] On the other hand, the announcement and presentation method of the slot machine is as follows.
In recent years, the expression is not limited to the appearance of the reach eyes, but is variously expressed by a combination of a lighting pattern of a lamp portion arranged inside the reel, a specific sound output, and the like. And although such a variety of announcement effects are preferred by advanced slot machines, there is a problem that beginners may avoid them. Here, there is a problem that if the notification effect is made simple in order to make the notification effect easy for beginners to understand, it is easy for advanced users to get bored. Therefore, a problem to be solved by the present invention is to perform more various effects and to make the contents of the effects easier to understand.

[0007]

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by the following means. (Claim 1) The invention according to claim 1 comprises a plurality of reels displaying a plurality of types of symbols, a reel symbol detecting means for detecting a symbol at a predetermined position of each of the reels, and an image displaying means for displaying an image. An effect data storage means for storing effect data relating to an effect of displaying at least a part of the movement and stop of the symbol of the reel as an image, a detection result of the reel symbol detecting means, and an effect data storage means. Image display control means for controlling at least a part of movement and stop of the symbols on the reel during a game to be displayed on the image display means based on the stored effect data. Features.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the symbol at a predetermined position of each reel is detected by the reel symbol detecting means, for example, when the reel is rotating, when the player stops the reel, or when the reel is stopped. You. Then, based on the detection result of the reel symbol detection means and the effect data stored in the effect data storage means, an image display as an effect is performed by the image display means. This image display relates to at least a part of the movement and stop of the symbol on the reel. For example, a symbol passing through an active line while the reel is rotating, or movement of a reel symbol from when a reel stop operation is performed until the reel is actually stopped, and the like.

Therefore, the actual mode of movement and stop of the reel symbols is displayed as an effect by the image display means, and the image is displayed in an exaggerated manner as necessary, so that the contents of the effect can be understood. . This makes it possible to perform various effects that are easy for even beginners to understand.

(Claim 2) The invention of claim 2 is based on claim 1
In the slot machine described in the above, the reel symbol detecting means detects each symbol at a predetermined position at the time of the stop operation of the reel by the player and at the time of stopping the reel, the effect data storage means, the reel data storage means, The image display control means has a pattern arrangement of the reels during a period from a stop operation of the reel to a stop time by the player, and a stop operation position and stop of the reel. The position is controlled to be displayed as an image.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when each symbol at a predetermined position when the reel is stopped and when the reel is stopped is detected by the reel symbol detection unit, the detection result of the reel symbol detection unit and the effect data Based on the effect data stored in the storage means, the image display means displays an image of the manner of movement of the symbols on the reel from the time of the reel stop operation to the time of the stop. That is, the symbol arrangement of the reel from the stop operation to the stop of the reel is displayed as an image, and the position and the stop position at the time of the stop operation of the reel are displayed as an image. Therefore, it is possible to easily understand how much the design has moved and stopped after the reel stop operation has been performed through the image display by the image display means.

(Claim 3) The invention of claim 3 is based on claim 2
In the slot machine described in the above, the effect data storage means has a design in the display window of the slot machine, and effect data related to the display of the symbol at a predetermined position outside the display window, the image display control means, The present invention is characterized in that a symbol in a display window of the slot machine and a symbol at a predetermined position outside the display window are controlled to be image-displayed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when each symbol at a predetermined position when the reel is stopped and when the reel is stopped is detected by the reel symbol detection means, the detection result and the effect stored in the effect data storage means are detected. Based on the data
On the image display means, a symbol in the display window of the slot machine and a symbol at a predetermined position outside the display window are displayed as images. Therefore, in the image display of the image display means, not only the symbols visible from the actual display window but also the symbols existing outside the display window are displayed. Therefore, the player can judge the possibility of winning of the winning combination by the combination of the symbols outside the display window.

(Claim 4) The invention according to claim 4 is based on claim 1.
4. The slot machine according to claim 3, wherein the reel symbol detecting unit detects a symbol at a predetermined position of the reel being rotated, and the effect data storage unit includes a symbol of the reel. The image display control means has effect data relating to display of an arrangement and a predetermined position of the reel being rotated, and the image display control means controls to display an image of the symbol arrangement of the reel and a predetermined position of the reel being rotated. It is characterized by the following.

In the present invention, when a symbol at a predetermined position of the rotating reel is detected by the reel symbol detecting means, the symbol is detected based on the detection result and the effect data stored in the effect data storage means. On the image display means, the symbol arrangement of the reels and the predetermined positions of the rotating reels are displayed as images. Here, for example, assuming that the predetermined position is an active line, the player can know which symbol is passing through the active line along with the symbol arrangement of the reels. Therefore, by performing the reel stop operation with reference to the content of the image display, it is possible to perform an operation to stop the desired symbol on the activated line.

(Claim 5) The invention of claim 5 is based on claim 4
Wherein the reel symbol detecting means detects a symbol at a predetermined position when the reel is stopped, and the effect data storage means stores effect data relating to display of the predetermined position when the reel is stopped. Wherein the image display control means controls to display an image at a predetermined position when the reel is stopped.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the fourth aspect, the image display means displays an image of a predetermined position when the reel is stopped together with the symbol arrangement of the reels. Therefore, the player can also confirm the stop position of the reel by image display.

(Claim 6) The invention of claim 6 is claim 1
6. The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the reel symbol detecting means detects a symbol at a predetermined position when the reel is stopped, and based on a detection result of the reel symbol detecting means. A specific stop symbol determining means for determining whether or not a combination of symbols when the reel is stopped is a specific one; and the effect data storage means is configured to store a specific combination of symbols when the reel is stopped. Has effect data on the display of the comment when is, the image display control means, when the specific stop symbol determination means is determined that the combination of symbols at the time of the stop of the reel is a specific one, It is characterized in that the comment about the combination of the symbols is controlled to be displayed as an image.

In the invention according to claim 6, when a symbol at a predetermined position when the reel is stopped is detected by the reel symbol detecting means, the combination of the symbols at the time of stopping is determined by the specific stop symbol determining means. It is determined whether or not there is. Then, when the specific stop symbol determination means determines that the combination is a specific symbol combination, the image display means displays an image of the symbol combination on the image display means. Therefore, when a specific symbol combination appears, the player can easily grasp the gaming state and the like by looking at the commentary. Further, even when there are many specific symbol combinations, it is possible to know whether or not the symbol combinations are specific.

(Claim 7) The invention of claim 7 is based on claim 1.
7. In the slot machine according to any one of claims 6 to 6, the reel symbol detecting means detects each symbol at a predetermined position when the reel is stopped by the player and when the reel is stopped. Moving control determining means for determining whether or not the reel has moved for a predetermined number of symbols after the reel has been stopped by the player, and wherein the effect data storage means has the reel after the reel has been stopped. Has effect data relating to the display when it has moved and stopped, and the image display control means determines that the reel has moved and stopped by a predetermined number of symbols after the stop operation of the reel by the movement control determining means. In such a case, after the stop operation of the reel, control is performed so as to display, as an image, a comment that the reel has moved and stopped.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the reel symbol detecting means detects a symbol at a predetermined position during the stop operation of the reel and at the time of the stop, the detection result is obtained from the detection result.
The movement control determining means determines whether or not the reel has been moved and stopped by a predetermined number of symbols after the reel has been stopped.
When it is determined that the reel has moved for a predetermined number of symbols and has stopped, the image display means may use the image display means to determine whether the reel has moved and stopped after the reel has been stopped. Is displayed as an image.

Therefore, even when the player cannot grasp the actual operation of the reel when the reel is stopped or cannot understand the meaning of the operation of the reel, the player can view the image display. It is possible to know the operation of the reel when the reel is stopped, and to further understand the meaning of the operation of the reel, for example, the possibility of winning a role. As a result, even a beginner can understand the meaning of the reel operation at a level understood by an advanced player.

(Claim 8) The invention of claim 8 is the invention of claim 6
In the slot machine described in the above, the effect data storage means has effect data relating to the display of the meaning of a specific symbol combination, the image display control means, the specific symbol combination by the specific stop symbol discriminating means When it is determined that the specific symbol combination is determined, control is performed so that the meaning of the specific symbol combination is displayed as an image.

In the invention of claim 8, the specific stop symbol determining means determines whether or not the combination of symbols at the time of stop is a specific combination. When the specific stop symbol determination unit determines that the combination is a specific symbol combination, the meaning of the specific symbol combination is image-displayed on the image display unit. Therefore, even when the player cannot understand the meaning of the symbol combination when the reel is stopped, the player can know the meaning by looking at the image display.

(Claim 9) The invention of claim 9 is based on claim 8
In the slot machine described in the above, the specific stop symbol determining means determines whether or not a combination of symbols having a specific role winning possibility, the effect data storage means has a specific role winning possibility Has effect data relating to the display of the effect, the image display control means, when the specific stop symbol determination means is determined to be a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning a specific role, the possibility of winning the specific role Is controlled so as to display an image indicating that a combination of symbols having the symbol has appeared.

In the ninth aspect of the present invention, the specific stop symbol determining means determines whether or not the combination of the symbols has the possibility of winning the specific combination. Then, when the specific combination of symbols at the time of stop is determined by the specific stop symbol determining means to be a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the specific role, the image display means has the possibility of winning the specific role. An image indicating that a symbol combination has appeared is displayed. Therefore, even if the player does not know which symbol combination is the symbol combination having the possibility of winning the specific combination, the player can know the combination by the image display. As a result, it is possible for all players to understand the notification effect of the possibility of winning the specific combination.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the slot machine according to the ninth aspect, the effect data storage means stores the effect data relating to the display of the winning reliability of the specific role according to the combination of symbols. Wherein the image display control means controls the image display of the winning reliability of the specific combination in the combination of the symbols that have appeared.

In the tenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the ninth aspect, the image display means displays an image of the winning reliability of the specific combination in the combination of the appearing symbols. Therefore, the player can obtain more specific information on the winning possibility of the specific combination by looking at the image display.

(11) The slot machine according to any one of (6) to (10), wherein the specific stop symbol determining means is configured to stop at least one of the reels. And determining whether or not the combination of symbols on the stopped reel constitutes a part of the combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the specific combination, when at least one other reel is rotating, The effect data storage means has effect data relating to a display indicating that there is a possibility that a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the specific role may appear, and the image display control means, by the specific stop symbol determining means, If it is determined that a part of a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning is configured, an image is displayed indicating that there is a possibility that a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning a specific combination may appear. And controlling the so that.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, when at least one reel is stopped and at least one other reel is rotating, the combination of the symbols of the stopped reels is specified by the specific stopped symbol discriminating means. It is determined whether or not a part of the combination of symbols having the possibility of winning is formed. Then, when it is determined that the combination of the symbols having the specific role winning possibility is constituted, the image display means indicates that there is a possibility of the appearance of the symbol combination having the specific role winning possibility. Is displayed.

Therefore, when a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning a specific combination can appear, the player can grasp the appearance by looking at the image display. Further, by performing such an image display, it is possible to give the player a sense of expectation even when the state immediately before the winning of the winning combination (so-called reach state) is reached.

(Claim 12) According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the slot machine according to any one of the sixth to eleventh aspects, an order in which the player performs a stop operation of each of the reels is detected. The specific stop symbol determining means determines whether or not the combination of symbols when the reel is stopped is a specific one based on the detection result of the stop operation order detecting means. It is characterized by doing.

In the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the order in which the player performs the stop operation of each reel is detected by the stop operation order detecting means. Then, based on the detected order, the specific stop symbol determining means determines whether or not the symbol combination at the time of stopping the reel is a specific combination. Therefore, depending on the stop order of the reels, for example, even when there is a case where a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning a specific combination may or may not be obtained, it is possible to perform image display after discriminating the combination.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the slot machine according to any one of the first to twelfth aspects, the pattern when the reel is stopped in a predetermined number of past games. Stop symbol storage means for storing the combination of symbols, and special combination winning determination means for determining whether or not the combination of the symbols on the activated line when the reel is stopped is a combination of the symbols constituting the special combination. The image display control means, when the special combination winning determination means determines that the combination of the symbols constituting the special combination has stopped at the activated line, based on the contents stored in the stopped symbol storage means. The combination of symbols when the reel is stopped in a predetermined number of past games is controlled to be displayed as an image.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the stopped symbol storage means stores a combination of symbols in a predetermined number of past games. In addition, the special role winning determination means,
It is determined whether or not the combination of the symbols on the activated line when the reel is stopped is the combination of the symbols constituting the special combination. If it is determined that the combination is a combination of symbols constituting the special combination, the image display means performs one or more times from the time of winning the special combination to the time of winning based on the contents stored in the stopped symbol storage means. A combination of symbols in a predetermined number of past games, such as a game, is displayed as an image. Therefore,
A new service of teaching a combination of symbols in a past game to a player can be provided. In addition, it is possible to provide an image display that raises interest such as whether or not there is a unique combination of symbols that are likely to appear in games before and after the winning of the special role.

(Claim 14) According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the slot machine according to any one of the first to thirteenth aspects, a specific role winning determination for determining whether or not a specific role has been won. Means, the effect data storage means has effect data relating to the display of the timing at which the symbol of the rotating reel passes a predetermined position, and the image display control means, the specific role winning determination means by the specific role determination means When it is determined that the symbol has been won, control is performed so as to display an image of a timing at which a symbol constituting a specific combination of the rotating reel passes a predetermined position.

In the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, whether or not the specific combination has been won is determined by the specific combination winning determination means. Then, when it is determined that the specific combination has been won, the timing at which the symbol constituting the specific combination of the rotating reel passes through the predetermined position is determined by the image display means based on the effect data of the effect data storage means. Is displayed. Therefore, by performing a reel stop operation based on the image display, the player can easily stop the symbols constituting the winning specific combination on the activated line.

[0038]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of control of a slot machine in the present embodiment. The control means 50 of the slot machine 10 is a means for integrally controlling the entire slot machine 10 including the progress of the game of the slot machine 10 and the effects. The control means 50 performs C
A PU, a ROM for storing programs necessary for the progress of the game, data for production, and the like, and a RAM for temporarily storing the data and the like when the CPU performs various controls. Is provided.

On the output side (right side in the figure) of the control means 50, peripheral devices such as a motor 32 described below are electrically connected. The motor 32 is for rotating the reel 31 and is connected to a rotation center of the reel 31.
It is controlled by the game control means 60.

(Reel) The reel 31 has a ring shape, and has a reel tape on which an outer peripheral surface is printed with a plurality of types of symbols (eg, symbols constituting a winning combination). In this embodiment, three reels 31 are provided in parallel. Further, each reel 31 is used for the slot machine 10.
Are arranged so that three vertically continuous patterns can be seen from a display window (not shown) provided on the front panel. Then, when the reel 31 is rotated by the motor 32, the symbol on the reel 31 is moved and displayed in the display window at a predetermined speed in the vertical direction.

The winning combination includes, for example, a special combination, a plurality of small combinations, and a replay (re-game combination). The special role is a role to shift from a normal game to a special game (a game advantageous to the player). Examples of the special role include a big bonus and a regular bonus.

The big bonus is a role of shifting to a big bonus game which is one of special games. The big bonus game is a game in which a general game is played a predetermined number of times, and a bonus game can be played a predetermined number of times under a certain condition during the general game. Further, the bonus game is a game in which a predetermined combination is won a predetermined number of times under a certain condition with a high probability of winning. On the other hand, the regular bonus is a role of shifting to a regular bonus game which is one of special games. The regular bonus game is a game in which a bonus game in the big bonus game is performed once.

The small combination is a combination for paying out a predetermined number of medals. Furthermore, with replay,
This is a role that enables a re-game to be performed while maintaining the number of inserted medals (the number of bets) in the game.

The combinations of the symbols of the reel 31 corresponding to the above various combinations are predetermined. When the combination of the symbols stopped on the activated line matches the symbol combination of the predetermined combination when all the reels 31 are stopped, the combination is won and the medal is paid out. Profit is given to the player.

Here, for example, five effective lines are set in a portion including the display window of the front panel. This effective line is composed of three lines in the upper, middle, and lower stages in the horizontal direction, and two lines in the diagonally downward and rightward directions. Then, the three symbols continuous from above and below the reel 31 seen from each display window are located on three effective lines in the upper, middle, and lower rows in the horizontal direction. This activated line is activated according to the number of inserted medals. When the number of inserted medals is one, the middle one in the horizontal direction
In the case of two effective lines, three effective lines in the horizontal direction when the number is two and all five effective lines when the number is three.

The back lamps 33 are fixedly disposed on the inner peripheral surface side (middle side of the ring-shaped body) of each of the reels 31, and turn on the lamps (or LEDs or the like) to turn the reels 3 on.
The pattern 1 is illuminated from behind. The illumination of the symbols by the back lamps 33 is used to make the symbols easy to see, and to illuminate the symbols in a predetermined pattern when a specific condition is satisfied during the game, thereby informing a winning effect of the winning combination. Things. The speaker 34 outputs a predetermined sound to perform various effects during the game.

(Image Display Means) Further, in this embodiment, the image display means 35 comprises a liquid crystal display for displaying a color image, a dot image display device, or the like. It is provided to be visible to the player. Image display means 35
Is for displaying various images when performing an effect during a game.

Further, on the input side (the left side in the figure) of the control means 50, the following peripheral devices are electrically connected. The medal sensor 45 is provided by the player for the medal slot 4
4 is a sensor for detecting medals inserted from step 4. The bet switch 43 is a switch operated when a player inserts medals within a credit range. The start switch 41 is a switch operated when the player starts the rotation of the reel 31. The stop switch 42 is provided independently for each reel 31.
The switches are arranged side by side and operated when the player stops the rotation of each reel 31.

In the normal game, the player inserts medals through the medal insertion slot 44 or operates the bet switch 43 to activate the activated line, and turns on the start switch 41. Thereby, each reel 31 is started. Then, the player stops the rotation of the reel 31 by pressing the stop switch 42. Then, as described above, when the combination of the symbols of the reels 31 stopped on the activated line matches a predetermined combination of the symbols of some combination, a winning is achieved, and the payout of medals or the like is performed according to the established combination. .

During each game, various effects such as lighting of the back lamp 33, output of sound from the speaker 34, image display by the image display means 35, and the like are performed. These productions include productions that announce that there is a possibility of winning the role.

The control means 50 includes: a game control means 60;
An effect control means 70 is provided. Game control means 60
Controls the progress of the game, and includes the following means. The game control means 60 is not limited to the following means.

The role lottery means 61 performs lottery of a role (special role such as big bonus, small role or replay). The role lottery means 61 includes, for example, a random number generating means (hard random number or the like) for a 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. There is provided determination means for determining the presence or absence of a winning combination and determining the winning combination.

The random number generation means of the combination lottery means 61 generates random numbers in a predetermined area (for example, 0 to 65535 in decimal system). The random number extracting means extracts the random number generated by the random number generating means at a predetermined time, in this embodiment, when the start switch 41 is turned on by the player. The determining means determines the combination corresponding to the area to which the random value belongs by comparing the random number value extracted by the random number extracting means with a lottery table corresponding to the number of inserted medals.
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 non-winning area, it is determined that it has not been won.

(Specific Role Winning Determination Means) The specific role winning determination means 62 determines whether or not a specific role, for example, a predetermined small role or special role has been won as a result of the lottery by the role lottery means 61. . Here, the determination of such a winning combination of the special combination is performed to display an image at the time of the winning of the specific combination so that the player can easily win the specific combination.

(Stop operation order detection means) The stop operation order detection means 63 detects the operation order of the stop switch 42. As described above, the stop switch 4
2 is provided for each reel 31,
It detects which of the left, middle, and right reels 31 the stop switch 42 that is first, second, and third turned on corresponds to which reel switch 31. Each stop switch 42 is configured to transmit an identification signal to the stop operation order detecting means 63 when it is turned on.

The reason why the stop operation sequence of the stop switch 42 is detected as described above is that even if the combination of the stopped symbols is the same, the meaning of the combination of the symbols depends on the operation sequence of the stop switch 42. This is because there are cases where the steps are different. For example, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of left, middle, and right (forward push), the combination of the symbols is “reach eyes”, but the combination of right, middle, and
This is because, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of the left (reverse push), even if the same combination of symbols is used, the reach may not be reached.

Here, the reach-means means that when one or a plurality of reels 31 are stopped, a specific symbol combination which does not appear during the non-winning game of the special role appears in the display window, thereby displaying the special role of the special role. This is a result that informs the player that there is a possibility of winning. In addition, the reach eyes are generally
Appears on the condition that a special role has been won in the lottery of a role in the slot machine 10, but also appears when the winning probability is not necessarily 100% but the special role can be won ( So-called chance eyes) may be included.

The first reach of the three reels 31 (the second reel 31 and the third reel 31 can have any number of outcomes) is determined at the reach time.
“Reel confirmed reach”, “Second reel confirmed reach” determined by the combination of the first and second reels 31 (the result of the third reel 31 is optional), and all three reels 31 There is a reach eye determined by the outcome of the combination.

The inserted medal number detecting means 64 detects the number of medals inserted by the player. In the present embodiment, first, the medal sensor 45 detects the passage of a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 44, and the inserted medal number detecting means 64 detects the inserted medal number based on the detection of the medal sensor 45. I do. Secondly, when the player operates the bet switch 43, the inserted medal number detecting means 64 receives the signal issued by the operation to detect the inserted medal number. The reason for detecting the number of inserted medals by the inserted medal number detecting means 64 is to determine the number of valid lines and to select a lottery table corresponding to the number of inserted medals at the time of the lottery of the combination by the role lottery means 61. is there.

(Reel Symbol Detecting Means) The reel symbol detecting means 65 detects a symbol at a predetermined position of each reel 31. Here, the “predetermined position” is, in the present embodiment, a middle effective line among the three effective lines in the horizontal direction. One symbol located on the middle effective line is detected. In order to detect the symbol present at the predetermined position, for example, the following may be performed. First, the reel 31
The home position is provided so that the home position passes through the sensor every time the reel 31 makes one rotation. Further, the motor 32 is provided with a sensor for detecting a rotation angle at the time of driving. Thus, the position of the reel 31 can be detected.

Furthermore, a symbol number corresponding to each symbol on the reel 31 is given, and the symbol number existing at the home position is stored. Furthermore, the positional relationship between the home position and the middle horizontal effective line (predetermined position) is stored. Thereby, the symbol number existing at the predetermined position can be detected. In the present embodiment, the reel symbol detecting means 65
A symbol at a predetermined position is detected during (1) the rotation of the reel 31, (2) at the time of a stop operation of the reel 31 by the player (when the stop switch 42 is turned on), and (3) at the time of stop.

The reel stop control means 66 determines the reel state of the reel 31 based on the game state (normal game state, special game state, etc.), the lottery result of the role lottery means 61, the timing when the stop switch 42 is turned on, and the like. The stop position is determined, and the reel 31 is controlled to stop at the determined position. The game control means 60 is provided with a stop position determination table. The stop position determination table is provided in accordance with the lottery result of the combination lottery means 61 and the game state, and determines the stop position of the reel 31 based on the operation timing of the stop switch 42.

The reel stop control means 66 is provided with
A predetermined stop position determination table corresponding to the lottery result 1 is selected, and when the stop switch 42 is turned on, the stop position of the reel 31 is determined by referring to the stop position determination table based on the timing. I do. The stop position of the reel 31 may be determined without using the stop position determination table. For example, when the stop switch 42 is turned on, it is possible to determine a stoppable position and determine an appropriate stop position among the stoppable positions.

The reel stop control means 66 controls the drive of the motor 32 to control the reel 31 to stop at a predetermined position. Further, when any combination is won by the combination lottery means 61, the combination of the symbols on the reels 31 corresponding to the winning combination is controlled so as to stop on the activated line as much as possible. In addition, when the lottery means 61 does not win in the lottery, the reel 31 is controlled to stop so that any combination of symbols of the role does not stop on the activated line.

(Special Role Winning Determining Means) The special role winning determining means 67 determines whether or not the combination of symbols constituting the special role (big bonus or regular bonus) stops on the activated line when all the reels 31 are stopped. That is, it is determined whether or not the special combination has won. In this case, the reel symbol detecting means 65 detects a symbol on the middle effective line in the horizontal direction which is a predetermined position, and the reel symbol detecting means 65 uses the detection result and the detection result of the inserted medal number detecting means 64 (the inserted medal number). By determining the activated line activated in the game and determining the combination of the symbols on the activated line, it is determined whether or not the combination of the symbols constituting the special combination has stopped at the activated line. In this manner, the special role winning is determined as one of the effects at the time of winning the special role, as one of the past predetermined games that are traced back from the game, for example, one time from when the special role is won to when the special role is won. Alternatively, it is for displaying a combination of symbols in a plurality of games as an image.

The control means for effect 70 is a slot machine 1
Among the controls of 0, the control for effects is particularly performed, and the following means are provided. The effect control means 70
Is not limited to the following means.

(Specific Stop Symbol Discriminating Means) The specific stop symbol discriminating means 71 determines a predetermined position inside the effective line or the display window or outside the display window when the reel 31 is stopped based on the detection result of the reel symbol detecting means 65. Is to determine whether or not the combination of the symbols is a specific one. Here, the specific stop symbol determining means 71 stores symbol array data for each reel 31. Then, based on the symbol at the predetermined position (effective line in the middle stage in the horizontal direction) detected by the reel symbol detecting means 65 and the data of the symbol arrangement, the effective line, the inside of the display window, or the predetermined position outside the display window is determined. An existing symbol is determined.

In the present embodiment, the "specific" symbol combinations include the following. First, there is a combination of symbols having a possibility of winning a specific combination (especially, in this embodiment, a special combination), that is, a reach eye. here,
As described above, the reach reach includes not only the reach reach when all the reels 31 are stopped, but also the first reel confirmed reach and the second reel confirmed reach.

In the present invention, when the first reel 31 stops, for example, when the first reel confirmed reach appears,
There is a case where an image is displayed based thereon. In addition, when the second reel confirmed reach appears, or when all the reels 31 have reached the final reached reach, an image based on the reached reach may be displayed.

Second, when at least one of the reels 31 is stopped and at least one of the other reels 31 is rotating, a combination of symbols that have already been stopped is a specific combination (particularly, in this embodiment, It is determined whether or not a part of the combination of the symbols having the possibility of winning the special combination is formed. For example, when the two reels 31 are stopped and the last reel 31 is rotating, if a predetermined symbol stops on a predetermined active line when the last reel 31 is stopped, it becomes a reach eye. There are cases.

The specific stop symbol determining means 71 determines whether or not to reach the above-mentioned reach based on the detection result of the stop operation order detecting means 63. As described above, even if the combination of the stopped symbols is the same, depending on the operation order of the stop switch 42, there may be a case where the stop point is reached or a case where the stop symbol is not reached.

(Movement control judgment means) Movement control judgment means 7
2 is a reel 3 after a stop operation of the reel 31 by the player.
It is determined whether or not 1 has moved by a predetermined number of symbols and stopped. The reason for determining the movement control of the reel 31 is to display an image indicating that the movement of the reel 31 has been controlled. As described above, in the game in which the winning combination has been won, the reel stop control means 66 controls the combination of the symbols on the reel 31 corresponding to the winning combination to be stopped on the activated line as much as possible. For this reason, the reel 31
After the stop operation, the reel 31 may move by a predetermined number of symbols and stop. Such movement control (slip) when the reel 31 stops is determined. In addition, "predetermined number of symbols"
Is not particularly limited, but has, for example, three symbols.

(Effect data storage means) In the present invention, the effect data storage means 73 stores effect data relating to an effect in which at least a part of the movement and stop of the reel symbol is image-displayed by the image display means 35. It was done. Hereinafter, the effect data (effect data A to G) in the present embodiment will be described. However, it is not limited to the following production data.

First, as the effect data A, there is data relating to the symbol arrangement of the reel 31 from the time of the stop operation of the reel 31 by the player to the time of the stop, and the display of the stop operation position and the stop position of the reel 31. Here, since the symbol arrangement is different for each reel 31, each reel 31
The symbol arrangement for each is stored. Further, assuming that the number of symbols on each reel 31 is, for example, 21, a number is assigned to each (number 0 to number 20), and image display information of the symbol corresponding to each number is stored.

The effect data B includes data relating to the display of symbols in the display window of the slot machine 10 and the symbols at predetermined positions outside the display window. The effect data displays, when the reel 31 is rotating or stopped, a symbol positioned in the display window or a predetermined position outside the display window, for example, one or a plurality of symbols positioned below the display window. It is for doing.

The effect data C includes data relating to the symbol arrangement of the reel 31 and the display of a predetermined position during rotation and stoppage of the reel 31. The effect data is for displaying, for example, a symbol array of the reel 31 as an image, and for displaying, during rotation of the reel 31, for example, which symbol is in the horizontal middle effective line (predetermined position). Things.

As the effect data D, there is data relating to the display of the meaning of the specific symbol combination when the symbol combination when the reel 31 is stopped is specific. For example, when the combination of the symbols stopped in the display window has the possibility of winning the specific combination (special combination or the like), that is, when the combination of the symbols constitutes the reach, the combination of the symbols is the reach. This is for displaying a message explaining something. Furthermore, the display of the winning reliability of the specific combination is also included.

As the effect data E, a special role (special role, etc.)
There is a display related to the possibility that a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning may appear. In the effect data, for example, when the two reels 31 are stopped and the last one reel 31 is rotating, the combination of the symbols of the stopped two reels 31 constitutes a part of the reach eye. If the predetermined symbol stops at a predetermined position when the last reel 31 stops, the reach eye appears to notify the player when the reach symbol appears.

As the effect data F, there is data related to a display when the reel 31 moves and stops after the reel 31 is stopped. The effect data is displayed as an image to explain to the player when the reel 31 moves by a predetermined amount even after the player turns on the stop switch 42 and then stops, that is, when a slip occurs. It is for. More specifically, for example, a symbol arrangement of the reel 31 from the time of the stop operation to the time of the stop is displayed as an image, and the symbol at the time of the stop operation and the symbol at the time of the stop are shown, and the degree of slippage is displayed as an image. It is for.
Note that the effect data also includes data for displaying an image together with the meaning of the slip.

As the effect data G, the rotating reel 31
Related to the display of the timing at which a predetermined symbol passes a predetermined position. For example, when the specific combination (special combination or predetermined small combination) is won, the effect data is displayed by displaying the timing at which the symbol constituting the specific combination passes through the active line, so that the player can specify the specific combination. This is to make it possible to easily stop the symbols constituting the hand on the pay line.

In the present embodiment, the effect data storage means 73 stores effect data relating to an effect of displaying at least a part of the movement and stop of the symbols on the reel 31 as described above. However, other effect data storage means for storing effect data are also provided. The effect data storage means may be the same as effect data storage means 73, or may be separate. The effect data relates to a normal effect output from, for example, the back lamp 33, the speaker 34, the image display means 35, or the like, and a notification effect of the possibility of winning the special role.

(Stop symbol storage means) Stop symbol storage means 7
Reference numeral 4 stores a predetermined number of past combinations, for example, combinations of symbols when the reel 31 is stopped in one or a plurality of games from the time of winning a special role to the time of winning. This is used when displaying a combination of stopped symbols in a predetermined number of past games that have been traced back from the game when the special combination is won.

(Image display control means) Image display control means 7
5 is the result of the role lottery by the role lottery means 61, the detection result of the reel symbol detecting means 65, the inserted medal number detecting means 64
Based on the detection result, the effect data stored in the effect data storage means 73, and the like, at least a part of the movement and stop of the symbol of the reel 31 during the game is displayed by the image display means 35 as an image. Is controlled.

The image display control means 75 determines whether or not to produce an effect by image display by the image display means 35 based on the various results described above. Is selected from the effect data storage means 73, and the image display by the image display means 35 is controlled based on the effect data. Here, the image display control means 7
In the determination of whether or not to perform an effect, for example, when a specific symbol combination appears when the reel 31 is stopped, a predetermined effect may be controlled so as to uniformly display an image. Alternatively, it may be determined whether or not to produce an effect by lottery, or effect data to be used for image display may be selected by lottery.

Thus, when effect data is selected by lottery, different effect data may be selected even if the symbol detected by the reel symbol detecting means 65 is the same as the symbol detected previously. Further, even when the symbol detected by the reel symbol detecting means 65 is different from the symbol detected previously, the same effect data may be selected.

Next, the specific contents of image display (effect) by the image display control means 75 in this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. (First Effect) As a first effect, the image display control means 7
5 is a symbol arrangement of the reel 31 during a stop operation of the reel 31 by the player to a stop time, and the reel 31
The stop operation position and the stop position are controlled to be displayed as images. FIG. 2 shows the contents displayed on the image display means 35 at this time. The reel symbol detection means 65
When the stop switch 42 is turned on by the player and when the reel 31 is stopped, a symbol at a predetermined position is detected. The image display control means 75 determines when the stop switch 42 is turned on and when the reel 3
1 to select effect data (effect data A described above) corresponding to the symbol at the time of stop from the effect data storage means 73;
The image display is controlled based on the effect data.

In FIG. 2, the three symbol arrangements are left,
It shows a symbol arrangement of the middle and right reels 31. FIG.
Here, the symbol arrangement of the reels 31 (from one reel 3 stop operation to the stop operation by the player)
(8 symbols per 1) are shown in a dotted box. Also, the symbols appearing in the display window when the reel 31 stops (three symbols vertically continuous for one reel 31)
Are indicated by bold lines, and the symbols existing in the display window at the time of the stop operation of the reel 31 are indicated by double lines. For example, left reel 3
Regarding 1, in the display window when the stop switch 42 was turned on, the symbols “R, C, B” were present in order from the top, but when the left reel 31 actually stopped, This means that the symbols “7, B, C” are stopped in order from the top.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the flow of image display from when the stop switch 42 is turned on to when the reel 31 stops in the image display of the first effect. FIG. 3 illustrates the left reel 31 in FIG. 2 as an example. First, as shown in the symbol array on the left side in FIG. 3, the symbols existing in the display window when the stop switch 42 is turned on are displayed in the symbol array (the thick line portion in FIG. 3). Then, from this image display, for example, 0.5 seconds / 1
Move the symbol from top to bottom at the speed of the symbol, and in FIG.
The scroll display is performed until the symbol arrangement on the right side is reached. Thus, the symbol arrangement of the left reel 31 in FIG. 2 is obtained.

By performing such image display, the player can know the position of the reel 31 when the stop switch 42 is turned on, and how much the reel 31 has moved and stopped thereafter. Further, in practice, an extremely fast movement control of the reel 31 can be displayed as an image in slow motion. Thereby, even a beginner can easily grasp the movement control of the reel 31 which is difficult to determine.

(Second Effect) As a second effect, the image display control means 75 controls to display images in the display window of the slot machine 10 and symbols at a predetermined position outside the display window. I do. FIG. 4 shows the contents displayed on the image display means 35 at this time. In the example of FIG. 4, a predetermined range outside the display window is shown by a double line in addition to that of FIG. 2.

The reel symbol detecting means 65 is activated when the stop switch 42 is turned on by the player and when the reel 31
The symbol at the predetermined position at the time of stop is detected. Based on the detection result, the image display control means 75 is the effect data corresponding to the symbol when the stop switch 42 is turned on and when the reel 31 is stopped, and is a symbol in the display window of the slot machine 10, And the effect data (the effect data B described above) relating to the display of the symbol at the predetermined position outside the display window are selected from the effect data storage means 73, and the image display is controlled based on the effect data.

In addition to displaying such an image, a reach is provided outside the display window, for example. The reach in the display window and the reach in the predetermined range outside the display window serve as a special role. Announce the possibility of winning. In this case, it is necessary to arrange the symbols such that the symbols existing in the display window correspond to the symbols in the predetermined range outside the display window. In addition, if the reach in the display window cannot be easily determined (complex) and the reach outside the display window can be easily determined (simple), the effect by such image display is provided. Is more advantageous for the player.

(Third Effect) As a third effect, the image display control means 75 controls the image display of the entire symbol arrangement of the reel 31 and the predetermined position of the reel 31 during rotation and at the time of stop. . FIG. 5 shows the contents displayed on the image display means 35 at this time. The reel symbol detecting means 65 detects when the stop switch 42 is turned on by the player while the reel 31 is rotating, and when the reel 3
The symbols at the respective predetermined positions at the time of stop of No. 1 are detected. Based on the detection result, the image display control unit 75 generates effect data (the effect data C described above) for displaying the symbol arrangement of the reel 31 and a predetermined position of the reel 31 during rotation, at the time of a stop operation, and at the time of stop. The selection is made from the effect data storage means 73, and the image display is controlled based on the effect data.

In FIG. 5, all (21) symbol arrays of each reel 31 are image-displayed on the image display means 35. Then, the upper and lower three symbols located on the effective line in the display window are displayed on the symbol array of the reel 31 in a superimposed manner as indicated by the thick line frame in the figure. Accordingly, when the reel 31 is stopped, the thick line frame is stopped and displayed at a predetermined position on the symbol array of the reel 31. On the other hand, the reel 31
During the rotation of, the thick line frame is moved and displayed from the lower side to the upper side in synchronization with the rotation speed of the reel 31.

Next, the stop switch 42 is set by the player.
Is turned on, the symbol on the effective line at the middle stage in the horizontal direction at the time of turning on is clearly indicated on the symbol array. In FIG. 5, the symbols are indicated by oblique lines. Furthermore, reel 3
When 1 stops, the movement of the thick line frame also stops. At this time, the three symbols surrounded by the thick line frame are the three symbols located on the actual effective line. By performing such an image display, even a beginner can turn on the stop switch 42 at a target position, so that the beginner's technical intervention can be enhanced.

(Fourth Effect) As a fourth effect, the image display control means 75 controls to display an image of the meaning of the combination of the symbols that have appeared. For example, when it is determined that a combination of symbols having the special role winning possibility has appeared, it explains that the stopped symbol combination is a symbol having the special role winning possibility. FIG.
Indicates the contents displayed on the image display means 35 at this time.

The reel symbol detecting means 65 detects a symbol at a predetermined position when the reel 31 is stopped. Next, the specific stop symbol determining means 71 determines whether or not the combination of the symbols constitutes the reach eye. Here, when the combination of symbols constitutes the reach eye, the image display control means 75
Selects the effect data (the effect data D described above) from the effect data storage unit 73, and controls the image display based on the effect data.

As shown in FIG. 6, on the image display means 35, a combination of actually stopped symbols is displayed as an image, and an appearance character is also displayed on the right side thereof. In the example of FIG. 6, "7"-"B"
-An example in which the combination of symbols "7" has been stopped is shown. Then, for example, when this symbol combination indicates the reach of the big bonus, an image display is performed so that the appearing character explains the effect. In the example of FIG. 6, it is described that the appearance character has a bonus straight type reach eye. Here, the words of the appearing characters may be actually output from the speaker 34.

As in the fourth effect, in the effect performed after all the reels 31 are stopped, the player can shift to the next game even while this effect (image display) is being performed. Can be. That is, during the fourth effect, when the insertion of a medal for proceeding to the next game is detected,
Cancel this production. With this configuration, the progress of the game is not hindered by the effect of the image display, and the demand can be met even for a player who emphasizes the speed of the game rather than watching the effect of the image display. Become.

(Fifth Production) As a fifth production, the image display control means 75 displays a commentary on the winning reliability of the special combination when the appearing combination of symbols has the possibility of winning a special role. Control to display. A plurality of combinations of symbols having the possibility of winning a special combination are provided, and a winning reliability is set in advance for each of the combinations. For example,
When a certain symbol combination appears, the special combination winning reliability is set to 50%, and when another certain symbol combination appears, the special combination winning reliability is set to 100%. I have. Then, in the case of the fourth effect, an image display is provided for explaining the percentage of the special character winning reliability of the combination of the characters in which the character appeared in the appearance.

(Sixth Production) As a sixth production, the image display control means 75 determines that a part of a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning a special role has appeared, and determines that a special role has been won. Control is performed so as to display an image explaining that there is a possibility of appearance of a combination of symbols having a possibility. FIG. 7 shows the contents displayed on the image display means 35 at this time.

The reel symbol detecting means 65 is provided for each reel 31.
At the stop of the symbol, a symbol at a predetermined position is detected. Then, the specific stop symbol discriminating means 71 includes at least one reel 31
Is stopped and at least one other reel 31 is rotating, it is determined whether or not the symbol combination of the stopped reel 31 constitutes a part of the symbol combination having the possibility of winning the special role. I do. Image display control means 7
5, when it is determined that the combination of the symbols on the stopped reels 31 constitutes a part of the combination of the symbols having the possibility of winning the special combination, the effect data (the above effect data E) is stored in the effect data storage means 73. And the image display is controlled based on the effect data.

In the example of FIG. 7, when the left and middle reels 31 are stopped and the right reel 31 is still rotating, the state is displayed as an image. The symbols "7" and "B" are stopped on the horizontal effective line of the left reel 31 and the middle reel 31, respectively. Here, "7"-"B"-"7" or "7"-
When the combination of the symbols "B"-"B" is stopped, it is assumed that the winning combination of the special combination is 100% (winning is determined). Therefore, if the symbol "7" or "B" stops on this activated line when the right reel 31 is stopped, this reach will appear. Therefore, in order to explain this, the characters appearing,
If “7” or “B” stops on the above-mentioned activated line when the right reel 31 stops, an image is displayed to indicate that it is the final reach of the special combination.

(Seventh Effect) As a seventh effect, the image display control means 75 determines that the reel 31 has moved by a predetermined number of symbols and stopped after the stop operation of the reel 31 by the movement control determining means 72. In some cases, an image display for explaining that the reel 31 has moved and stopped after the stop operation of the reel 31 is performed. FIG. 8 shows the image display means 35 at this time.
Shows the contents displayed in the.

The reel symbol detecting means 65 is provided for each reel 31
The symbol at a predetermined position at the time of the stop operation and at the time of stop is detected. Then, the movement control determining means 72 determines whether or not the reel 31 has moved by a predetermined number of symbols and stopped from both the symbols. The reel 31 is determined by the movement control determining means 72.
Is determined to have moved by a predetermined number of symbols and stopped, the image display control means 75 determines that the movement is
It is determined whether or not the winning of the role (special role etc.) by No. 1 has occurred. Then, the image display control means 75
When it is determined that the above-mentioned movement has occurred as a result of the winning of the role by the role lottery means 61, the effect data relating to the display when the reel 31 moves and stops after the reel 31 is stopped (the above-described effect data F ) Is selected from the effect data storage means 73, and control is performed to display the image.

In the example of FIG. 8, for one reel 31,
The symbol present on the horizontal effective line when the player turned on the stop switch 42 was "P", but the reel 31 was thereafter controlled to move and actually stopped at "7". Is displayed as an image. The appearing character explains that the movement of the reel 31 has been controlled, that is, that the symbol has slipped. By explaining the movement control of the reel 31 as described above, even if a beginner cannot actually grasp the slip of the symbol, the beginner can know it by image display. Also,
Since the movement control of the reel 31 is instantaneous, even if the player overlooks it, it can be known by looking at the commentary on the image display means 35.

As described above, when any combination is won by the combination lottery means 61, the combination of the symbols on the reel 31 corresponding to the winning combination is controlled so as to stop on the active line as much as possible. Therefore, for example, when the pull-in control such that “7” stops on the activated line by the movement control of the reel 31 is performed, the big bonus composed of the symbol combination of “7”-“7”-“7” is won. The player can know that there is a possibility that the player is playing the game.

(Eighth Effect) As an eighth effect, when the special combination winning determination means 67 determines that the special combination has been won, the image display control means 75 sets the stop symbol storage means 7.
Based on the contents stored in No. 4, the control is performed so that the combination of the symbols when the reel 31 is stopped in the predetermined number of games that have been traced back from the relevant game is displayed as an image. FIG. 9 shows the contents displayed on the image display means 35 at this time. When the special role winning determination means 67 determines that the special role has been won, the image display control means 75 determines that the special role is one of the effects after the winning, when shifting to the special game, during the special game, or the like. A combination of symbols in a predetermined number of games going back in the past from the game at the time of winning is displayed as an image.

In FIG. 9, symbol combinations in four games including the game at the time of winning a special combination are displayed as images. In the figure, the lower right one is a combination of symbols at the time of winning the special role, and the effective line in the middle row in the horizontal direction is “7” − “7” −
This is an image display indicating that the combination of the symbol “7” has stopped. In addition, the combination of the symbols on the lower left side indicates the one for the game before the game at the time of winning the special role, the combination of the symbols on the upper right indicates the one for the game before that, and the combination of the symbols on the upper left. The combination indicates that of the previous game. That is, as shown by the arrow in the figure, the image is displayed so that the transition of the symbol combination can be recognized. By performing such an image display, a new service can be provided to the player. Further, it is possible to provide an image display that raises interest such as whether or not there is a unique combination of symbols that is likely to appear in games before and after the winning of the special role.

(Ninth Effect) As a ninth effect, the image display control means 75 controls to display an image of a timing at which a symbol constituting a specific role of the rotating reel 31 passes a predetermined position. FIG. 10 shows the contents displayed on the image display means 35 at this time. The specific role winning determination means 62 determines whether or not the specific role is won based on the lottery result of the role lottery means 61. Then, when it is determined by the specific role winning determination means 62 that the specific role has been won,
The image display control means 75 displays effect data (see the above description) on the display of the timing at which the symbol constituting the winning specific combination passes through a predetermined position (for example, the horizontal effective line in the horizontal direction) among the symbols on the rotating reel. Production data G)
Is selected from the effect data storage means 73, and an image is displayed based on the effect data.

First, as a result of the lottery by the role lottery means 61,
Special role (Big Bonus or Regular Bonus) shall be won. Here, the combination of symbols constituting the big bonus is “7” − “7” − “7”, and the combination of symbols constituting the regular bonus is “BAR” − “B”.
AR "-" BAR ". Then, when all the reels 31 are still rotating, an image indicating that the three reels 31 are rotating is displayed as shown in FIG. 10, and "7" is displayed at the center of each of the left reels 31. "And" BAR "are displayed as images.

The roulette cell is divided into eight parts as shown in FIG. 10, for example. The blinking of each cell,
It is done in a clockwise direction. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the timing at which the roulette blinks. FIG.
As shown in the figure, each square of the roulette wheel is approximately 0.5 mm.
Lighting for 2 seconds and turning off for about 0.55 seconds are performed. This is 8
One round of the roulette is performed by performing the operation for the mass. Therefore,
It takes about 6 seconds for the roulette to blink once. If the stop switch 42 is turned on while each cell of the roulette is turned on, the flashing timing of the roulette and the reel 31 are adjusted so that the symbol displayed on the center of the roulette stops on the active line. Synchronized with rotation.

As described above, when any winning combination is won by the winning lottery means 61, the movement of the reel 31 is controlled as much as possible so that the symbol constituting the winning combination stops on the active line. The drawing process of the symbol is performed. Therefore, in the example of FIG. 10, if the stop switch 42 is turned on during about 0.2 seconds when any of the squares of the roulette is turned on, the symbol displayed on the center of the roulette is drawn in, Control is performed so as to stop at the activated line.

Therefore, the player determines an arbitrary cell among the cells of the roulette wheel, takes timing until the cell is turned on, based on the lighting / extinguishing of the other cells of the roulette wheel. If the stop switch 42 related to the reel 31 is turned on, the symbol can be easily stopped on the activated line.

In the example of FIG. 10, an image is displayed in a game in which the special role has been won.
It is not clear from the image display only that which of the special roles, the big bonus, which is a combination of the symbols of "7", or the regular bonus, which is a combination of the symbols of "BAR", has been won. . In this case, the player actually takes the timing using roulette and turns on the stop switch 42. Then, even though the stop switch 42 is turned on at the timing of the symbol “7”, for example, the left reel 31 is controlled to move.
If the symbol does not stop on the active line, the big bonus has not been won (the regular bonus has been won).

Also, without displaying such an image, when the big bonus is won, only the roulette associated with the symbol “7” is displayed as an image, and when the regular bonus is won, only the roulette associated with the symbol “BAR” is displayed. May be displayed as an image.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an image display subsequent to the image display of FIG. In the above case, it is assumed that the big bonus has been won. When the left reel 31 stops, it is assumed that the symbol “7” has stopped on the active line in the upper horizontal direction. At this time, the image display means 35
As shown in FIG. 12, the actual stop symbol of the left reel 31 is displayed as an image. Further, for the next middle reel 31,
A roulette is displayed as an image to determine the timing at which the symbol "7" constituting the big bonus passes through the activated line. Although not shown, the same image is displayed on the right reel 31 after the symbol "7" stops on the activated line for the middle reel 31 as well. As a result, the player can easily stop the combination of the symbols constituting the big bonus, "7"-"7"-"7", on the activated line.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an image display when a small win is won in the above-described roulette image display. In this way, even when the small winning combination is won, the timing at which the symbols constituting the small winning combination pass through the active line is displayed as an image by roulette. Therefore, the player can know the fact that the small role has been won, and can surely win the small role, so that the small role can be eliminated.

Note that the image display in the first to ninth effects described above may be performed whenever the conditions for displaying images are satisfied, or the conditions for displaying images may be used. Is satisfied, a lottery may be performed, and the lottery may be performed only when the lottery is won.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the game control means 60 and the effect control means 70 are provided in one control means 50. However, in the second embodiment, although not shown, the game control means 60 and the effect control means 70 are separately provided. For example, a main control board having the game control means 60 and a sub-control board having the effect control means 70 are configured separately, and both boards are electrically connected so that information can be exchanged. At this time, each substrate has a CP
U, ROM, RAM and the like are provided. The rest is the same as the first embodiment.

By doing so, the load on the storage capacity on the main control board side can be reduced. That is,
Since the storage capacity of one board has a certain limit, by providing data and programs to be output from the image display means 35 and the like on the sub-control board side, the storage capacity on the main control board side can be provided with a margin. You can have. In particular, when the effect is displayed as an image by the image display means 35, the effect data storage means 73 storing the effect data requires a large capacity, but this effect data presses down the storage capacity on the main control board side. Can be prevented. Furthermore, if the effect data is held on the sub-control board side, a large number of effect data can be held in terms of storage capacity, so that a wider variety of effects can be performed.

In this embodiment, the game control means 60
The effect control means 70 transmits information necessary for controlling the effect to the effect control means 70. Here, the information to be transmitted to the effect control means 70 includes the specific role winning determination means 6
Information that the specific combination has been won based on the determination result of No. 2, the stop operation order based on the detection result of the stop operation order detection unit 63, the number of inserted medals based on the detection result of the inserted medal number detection unit 64, the reel symbol detection unit 65 , A symbol at a predetermined position based on the detection result of the special combination, information that the special combination based on the determination result of the special combination winning determination means 67 has won, and the like.

For example, when transmitting a symbol at a predetermined position detected by the reel symbol detection unit 65, the game control unit 60 determines the number of the reel 31 (for example, if the left reel 31 is 1,
And the symbol number (0 to 20) of the reel 31 at the predetermined position is transmitted. Then, the specific stop symbol determining means 71 determines whether the combination of the stop symbols is a specific combination based on the received symbol information of the reel 31. Further, the image display control means 75 determines what kind of effect image display is to be performed based on the received information, the determination result of the specific stop symbol determining means 71, and the like. Select

[0124]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
By displaying the actual mode of the movement and stop of the reel symbols as an effect by the image display means, and exaggerating the image as necessary, it is possible to assist the understanding of the contents of the effect. This makes it possible to perform various effects that are easy for even beginners to understand.

(Claim 2) According to the invention of claim 2, it is possible to easily understand how much the design has moved and stopped after the reel has been stopped, through the image display by the image display means. Can be. (Claim 3) According to the invention of claim 3, in the image display of the image display means, not only the symbols visible from the actual display window but also the symbols existing outside the display window are displayed. Therefore, the player can judge the reach eye also by the combination of the symbols outside the display window.

(Claim 4) According to the invention of claim 4, for example, assuming that a predetermined position is an activated line, the player can determine which symbol is passing through the activated line along with the symbol arrangement of the reels. You can know. Therefore, by performing the reel stop operation with reference to the content of the image display, it is possible to perform an operation to stop the desired symbol on the activated line. (Claim 5) According to the invention of claim 5, the player can confirm the stop position of the reel also by image display. (Claim 6) According to the invention of claim 6, when a specific symbol combination appears, the player can easily grasp the gaming state and the like by seeing the commentary. Also,
Even when there are many specific symbol combinations, it is possible to know whether or not the symbol combinations are specific.

(Claim 7) According to the invention of claim 7, the player cannot understand the actual operation when the reel is stopped or cannot understand the meaning of the operation of the reel. Even at this time, by looking at the image display, it is possible to grasp the operation at the time of stopping the reel, and further, to know the meaning of the operation of the reel, for example, the possibility of winning the role. As a result, even a beginner can understand the meaning of the reel operation at a level understood by an advanced player.

(Claim 8) According to the invention of claim 8, even when the player cannot understand the meaning of the symbol combination when the reel is stopped, the player can see the image display to see the symbol display. You can know the meaning of the combination. (Claim 9) According to the invention of claim 9, even if the player does not know which symbol combination is the symbol combination having the possibility of winning the specific combination, the player can display the image by the image display. You can know it. As a result, it is possible for all players to understand the notification effect of the possibility of winning the specific combination. (Claim 10) According to the invention of claim 10, the player:
By looking at the image display, it is possible to obtain more specific information on the winning possibility of the specific combination.

(Claim 11) According to the invention of claim 11, when a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning a specific combination is ready to appear, the player looks at the image display to view the combination. Can be grasped. Further, by performing such an image display, it is possible to give the player a sense of expectation even when the state immediately before the winning of the winning combination (so-called reach state) is reached.

(Claim 12) According to the invention of claim 12, even when the combination of symbols having the possibility of winning a specific combination may or may not be changed depending on the stop order of the reels, for example, After the determination, an image can be displayed.

(Claim 13) According to the invention of claim 13, a new service of teaching a combination of symbols in a past game to a player can be provided.
In addition, it is possible to provide an image display that raises interest such as whether or not there is a unique combination of symbols that are likely to appear in games before and after the winning of the special role.

(Claim 14) According to the invention of claim 14, the player performs the reel stop operation based on the image display, thereby easily stopping the symbol constituting the selected specific combination on the activated line. Will be able to do that.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of control of a slot machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an image display of a symbol arrangement from a stop operation of a reel to a stop.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the flow of image display in the image display of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram in which a symbol inside a display window and a symbol at a predetermined position outside the display window are image-displayed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an image of an entire symbol arrangement of the reels and a predetermined position of the reels during rotation and at the time of stop.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an image display for explaining that the symbol has a possibility of winning a special combination.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an image display explaining that there is a possibility that a symbol combination having a special combination winning possibility may appear.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an image display explaining that the reel has moved and stopped after a reel stop operation.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing image combinations of symbols in a game at the time of winning a special combination and in a game before that.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an image of a timing at which a symbol constituting a special role of a rotating reel passes through an active line.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the timing of blinking of roulette.

12 is a diagram showing an image display of the timing at which a symbol constituting a special role of a rotating reel passes through an active line, and is a diagram showing an image display subsequent to the image display of FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an image display at the time of winning a small role in the image display of roulette.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 slot machine 31 reel 32 motor 33 back lamp 34 speaker 35 image display means 41 start switch 42 stop switch 43 bet switch 44 medal slot 45 medal sensor 50 control means 60 game control means 61 role lottery means 62 specific role winning determination means 63 stop operation order detecting means 64 inserted medal number detecting means 65 reel symbol detecting means 66 reel stop controlling means 67 special role winning determining means 70 effect controlling means 71 specific stop symbol determining means 72 movement control determining means 73 effect data storing means 74 Stop symbol storage means 75 Image display control means

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of reels displaying a plurality of types of symbols, a reel symbol detecting means for detecting a symbol at a predetermined position of each of the reels, an image displaying means for displaying an image, and a movement of the reel symbols And effect data storage means for storing effect data relating to an effect of displaying at least a part of the image among the stop and stop, based on the detection result of the reel symbol detecting means, and the effect data stored in the effect data storage means. And an image display control means for controlling at least a part of the movement and stop of the symbols of the reel during the game to be displayed by the image display means. 2. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the reel symbol detecting unit detects each symbol at a predetermined position when the reel is stopped by the player and when the reel is stopped, and The effect data storage means has effect data relating to the display of the symbol arrangement of the reels, and the image display control means has a symbol arrangement of the reels from a stop operation of the reel by a player to a stop time,
And controlling the reel stop operation position and the stop position to display an image. 3. The slot machine according to claim 2, wherein said effect data storage means has effect data relating to display of a symbol in a display window of the slot machine and a symbol at a predetermined position outside the display window. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the image display control means controls to display a symbol in a display window of the slot machine and a symbol at a predetermined position outside the display window. 4. One of claims 1 to 3
In the slot machine described in the paragraph, the reel symbol detecting means detects a symbol at a predetermined position of the rotating reel, the effect data storage means, the symbol array of the reel, and the reel of the rotating reel A slot machine having effect data relating to display of a predetermined position, wherein the image display control means controls to display an image of a symbol arrangement of the reel and a predetermined position of the rotating reel. 5. The slot machine according to claim 4, wherein the reel symbol detecting unit detects a symbol at a predetermined position when the reel is stopped, and the effect data storage unit is configured to detect a symbol when the reel is stopped. A slot machine comprising effect data relating to display of a predetermined position, wherein the image display control means controls to display an image of a predetermined position when the reel is stopped. 6. Any one of claims 1 to 5
In the slot machine according to the item, the reel symbol detecting means detects a symbol at a predetermined position when the reel is stopped, and based on a detection result of the reel symbol detecting means, the symbol of the symbol when the reel is stopped. A specific stop symbol determining means for determining whether or not the combination is a specific one; wherein the effect data storage means includes an effect relating to display of a commentary when the symbol combination when the reel is stopped is a specific one; When the specific stop symbol discriminating means determines that the symbol combination at the time of stopping the reel is a specific one, the image display control means displays a commentary on the symbol combination. A slot machine characterized by controlling display. 7. One of claims 1 to 6
In the slot machine described in the paragraph, the reel symbol detecting means detects each symbol at a predetermined position when the reel is stopped by the player and when the reel is stopped, and the reel is stopped by the player. A movement control determining means for determining whether or not the reel has moved and stopped by a predetermined number of symbols, and the effect data storage means has a display when the reel has moved and stopped after the reel has been stopped. The image display control means, when it is determined by the movement control determination means that the reel has moved and stopped by a predetermined number of symbols after the reel stop operation, the reel stop operation A slot machine, which controls to display an image of a comment that the reel has moved and stopped later. 8. The slot machine according to claim 6, wherein the effect data storage means has effect data relating to a display of a meaning of a specific symbol combination, and the image display control means has the specific stop symbol. A slot machine characterized in that when the discriminating means determines that the combination is a specific symbol combination, the meaning of the specific symbol combination is controlled to be displayed as an image. 9. The slot machine according to claim 8, wherein the specific stop symbol determining unit determines whether or not the combination is a combination of symbols having a possibility of winning a specific combination. When the image display control means determines that the combination is a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the specific role, the image display control means has the effect data relating to the display indicating that the specific role has the possibility of winning. A slot machine characterized in that a control is performed so as to display an image indicating that a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning a specific combination has appeared. 10. The slot machine according to claim 9, wherein the effect data storage means has effect data relating to display of a winning reliability of a specific combination according to a combination of symbols, and the image display control means, A slot machine characterized in that a winning combination of a specific combination in a combination of symbols that has appeared is controlled to be displayed as an image. 11. The slot machine according to claim 6, wherein the specific stop symbol discriminating means stops at least one of the reels and stops at least one of the other reels. In the case where the reel is rotating, it is determined whether or not the combination of the symbols on the stopped reels constitutes a part of the combination of the symbols having the possibility of winning the specific combination. The image display control means has effect data related to a display indicating that there is a possibility of appearance of a combination of symbols having a winning possibility, and the image display control means determines a combination of symbols having a winning possibility of a specific combination by the specific stop symbol determining means. When it is determined that a part is to be configured, a control is performed so as to display an image indicating that there is a possibility that a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the specific combination may appear. Slot machine to do. 12. The slot machine according to claim 6, further comprising: a stop operation order detecting unit configured to detect an order in which each of the reels is stopped by a player. The slot machine characterized in that the specific stop symbol determining means determines whether or not the combination of symbols at the time of stopping the reel is a specific combination based on the detection result of the stop operation order detecting means. 13. A stop symbol storage for storing a combination of symbols when the reels are stopped in a predetermined number of past games, in the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 12. Means, and special combination winning determination means for determining whether or not a combination of symbols on the activated line when the reel is stopped is a combination of symbols constituting a special combination, wherein the image display control means comprises: When the special combination winning determination means determines that the combination of the symbols constituting the special combination has stopped at the activated line, the reels in a predetermined number of games in the past based on the contents stored in the stopped symbol storage means. A combination of symbols when the game is stopped is displayed as an image. 14. The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 13, further comprising: a specific role winning determination unit configured to determine whether or not the specific role has been won, wherein the effect data storage unit includes: Has effect data relating to the display of the timing when the symbol of the spinning reel passes a predetermined position, the image display control means, when it is determined that the specific role has been won by the specific role winning determination means, A slot machine, which controls to display an image of a timing at which a symbol constituting a specific role of the rotating reel passes a predetermined position.