JP2002263254A - Pattern matching game machine, and method and program for notification - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a specific goal of effectively reducing difference in gaining quantity of a game value by medals or the like between players. SOLUTION: When a small prize is won by an internal lottery, small prize winning information is outputted from a main control circuit board (S1), and in a sub-control circuit board, winning number data A is counted for '1' (S2). When small prizes are actually collected (S5), gaining number data B is counted for '1' (S6). After B/A is computed (S7), if an obtained gain ratio C is smaller than a prescribed value D or not is determined (S8). When the gain ratio C is smaller than the prescribed value D, setting with notification is made (S10), to notify the fact in the next game and on when the small prize is won in the internal lottery (S4). When the gain ratio C is the prescribed value D or more, setting without notification is made (S9), and internal win of the small prize, if any, will not be notified.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a variable display device for variably displaying a plurality of symbols, a variable display stop device for stopping the variable display of the variable display device by a player's operation, and a plurality of winning modes. And a prize mode selecting means for selecting an arbitrary prize mode from among a plurality of prize modes, and under a predetermined condition, a combination of prize symbols corresponding to the selected prize mode selected by the prize mode select means is stopped and displayed at a predetermined position. Within a stop control range having a predetermined variable display symbol number as an upper limit, a combination of stop control means for performing stop control of the variable display device and a winning symbol corresponding to the selected winning mode is stopped and displayed at the predetermined position. At the same time, a symbol matching gaming machine comprising a privilege granting means for granting a privilege according to the selected winning mode to the player,
The present invention also relates to a notification method and a program for notifying that a winning mode has been selected by the winning mode selecting means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a symbol matching game machine of this type, a plurality of reels each having a plurality of symbols are rotated, and all reels are stopped by operating a stop button (variable display stop device). Known slot machines are known. In such a slot machine, depending on whether or not the combination of the symbols stopped on the winning line is any of the combinations of the symbols related to the predetermined winning mode, the gaming value is determined according to the winning mode. Big bonus (hereinafter abbreviated as "BB") games and regular bonuses (hereinafter "") in which a player can pay out medals, permit replay, or obtain more medals than in the general gaming state. RB ”)
Benefits such as shifting to a special game state for playing a game or the like are given.

In such a slot machine, generally,
When the player operates a predetermined start lever, an internal lottery for determining an arbitrary winning mode is performed by a winning mode selecting means constituted by a microcomputer or the like. In this internal lottery,
When a winning mode (hereinafter referred to as a “role”) is won, reel stop control is performed so that the combinations of the symbols related to the winning combination are easily aligned, and the symbols related to the winning combination are aligned. Becomes possible. Conversely, if no winning combination is won in the internal lottery, the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination cannot be aligned regardless of the operation timing of the stop button or the like by the player.

[0004]

Generally, the reel stop control performed when a winning combination is won is performed when a player operates a stop button by rotating a reel from a winning line (predetermined position) in which a symbol related to the winning combination is valid. It is performed when it exists within about 4 symbols on the upstream side in the direction. In other words, even if a winning combination is won in the internal lottery, if the symbol related to the winning combination does not exist within about 4 symbols upstream of the effective winning line in the reel rotation direction, the symbol stops on the winning line. There is no. For this reason, even if the player has won the internal lottery, the player may not be able to arrange the symbols related to the winning combination and may miss it. In such a case, it is not possible to receive the payout of medals or the like according to the winning combination. Therefore, a player who misses a lot loses the number of medals that should have been obtained by the lost role, compared to a player who misses a little. The difference in the number of obtained medals between these players increases as the number of games increases.

[0005] In order to rescue a player who often misses, a slot machine for notifying a winning combination in an internal lottery has been proposed. In this slot machine, for example, when a predetermined winning combination is won in an internal lottery, the fact that the winning combination has been internally won is notified according to a certain notification probability before the stop button is operated. By receiving this notification, the player can recognize that the role is being drawn internally, so that the player can perform the so-called eye-catching so that the role can be aligned, and the roles can be aligned. . However, such notification is uniformly performed for all players, so that the number of missed players varies depending on the skills of the players. For this reason,
Simply informing the winning combination cannot effectively reduce the difference in the number of medals obtained between the players.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and has as its object the specific purpose of effectively reducing the difference in the acquisition of game values such as medals between players. To provide a symbol-matching gaming machine, a notifying method and a program capable of achieving the above.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the present invention, there is provided a variable display device for variably displaying a plurality of symbols, and a variable display of the variable display device by a player's operation. Display stopping device for stopping the game, a winning mode selecting means for selecting an arbitrary winning mode from a plurality of winning modes, and a predetermined winning mode selected by the winning mode selecting means under predetermined conditions. Stop control means for performing stop control of the variable display device within a stop control range having a predetermined number of variable display symbols as an upper limit so as to stop and display the winning symbol combination at a predetermined position; When the combination of the winning symbols corresponding to the winning mode is stopped and displayed, in a symbol matching game machine having a privilege providing means for providing a player with a privilege corresponding to the selected winning mode, Ri even after the prize mode is selected, before the variable display by the variable display device is stopped,
According to one of the plurality of notification settings, a notification unit that notifies that the winning mode has been selected by the winning mode selection unit, and whether a predetermined notification setting change condition has been satisfied by the game is determined. Change condition determining means, and when the change condition determining means determines that the predetermined notification setting change condition is satisfied, the one notification setting used by the notification means is replaced by another of the plurality of notification settings. And setting change means for changing to the notification setting.

In this symbol matching gaming machine, when an arbitrary winning mode is selected from a plurality of winning modes by the winning mode selecting means, when the player operates the variable display stop device, the selected winning mode is supported. If the winning symbol to be drawn exists within a stop control range in which the symbol can be pulled in from, for example, about four symbols in the display variable direction as an upper limit from the predetermined position, the stop control means stops the winning symbol at the predetermined position. The stop control is performed. Here, the "predetermined position" is a position at which a privilege is given by the privilege giving means when the winning symbol stops, and is, for example, a position on a winning line. Then, when all the winning symbols are stopped at the predetermined positions and the combination of the winning symbols is completed, the bonus according to the selected winning mode is given to the player by the privilege giving means. This privilege can be variously considered in accordance with the game content and the like. For example, a special game state in which a game value such as a predetermined number of medals is paid out, and a game value more than a general game state is paid out to a player. Migration and the like.

In the present symbol matching game machine, one of a plurality of notification settings is set after the winning mode is selected by the winning mode selection means and before the variable display is stopped by the variable display device. Accordingly, the notification unit notifies the player that the winning mode has been selected by the winning mode selecting unit. This allows the player to know that the winning mode has been selected by the winning mode selecting means in this game before operating the variable display device.
Therefore, the player can receive a privilege according to the winning mode by performing a so-called push so that the winning modes are aligned. However, if all players are notified uniformly that the winning mode has been selected, there is a difference in the number of missing players of each player according to the skill of the player, etc. The difference in value gains cannot be effectively reduced.

Therefore, in the symbol matching game machine according to the present invention, during the game, the change condition determining means determines whether or not a predetermined notification setting change condition is satisfied, and the notification setting change condition is satisfied. When it is determined that the notification has been made, the notification setting used by the notification unit is changed to another notification setting from the plurality of notification settings by the setting change unit. Thereby, it is possible to perform notification according to different notification settings between the player who satisfies the predetermined notification setting change condition and the player who does not satisfy the predetermined notification setting change condition. Therefore, by appropriately setting the predetermined notification setting change condition, it is possible to roughly classify players according to a specific purpose, and to perform appropriate notification to the roughly classified players. Here, the “notification setting change condition” is a condition for roughly classifying a player according to a specific purpose. For example, a player who has a large number of misses and a player with a small number of misses are roughly classified. In the case of differentiating, the condition may be that the number of misses within a predetermined period reaches a specified number. By preparing a plurality of predetermined notification setting change conditions, it is possible to classify players more finely.

[0011] By notifying the players roughly classified in this manner by appropriate notification settings according to their specific purposes, it is possible to effectively reduce the difference in the game value acquisition amount between the players. It is possible to achieve a specific purpose. Here, the “notification setting” is a setting for performing appropriate notification for each of the players roughly classified by the notification setting change condition in order to achieve a specific purpose, for example, In order to achieve the specific purpose of effectively reducing the difference in the game value acquisition amount between the players, setting such that the notification probabilities are different between the player with a small number of misses and the player with a large number of misses Is mentioned.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the symbol matching game machine of the first aspect, the setting change means determines that the predetermined notification setting change condition is satisfied by the change condition determination means. The present invention is characterized in that the one notification setting used after the next game after the game is changed to the other notification setting.

The judgment time by the change condition judging means can be appropriately set according to the contents of the notification setting change condition. Therefore, if it is possible to determine whether or not the notification setting change condition is satisfied before the notification by the notification unit, it is possible to change the notification setting used during the game. However, some of the notification setting change conditions may be determined according to the game result. In the case of such a notification setting change condition, the notification setting during the game cannot be changed. Therefore, in the symbol matching game machine of the present claim,
When it is determined that the notification setting change condition is satisfied by the game, the notification setting to be used after the next game of the game is changed. As a result, a notification setting change condition that is determined according to the game result can be adopted.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the first or second aspect.
In the symbol matching gaming machine of the above, the plurality of notification settings,
The present invention is characterized by including a setting for performing notification by the notification means and a setting for not performing notification by the notification means.

In this symbol matching game machine, the plurality of notification settings include a setting for performing notification by the notification means and a setting for not performing notification by the notification means. Therefore, one of the player who satisfies the notification setting change condition and the player who does not satisfy the notification setting change condition is notified by the notification means, and the other is not notified. This allows
For example, when a player who has many misses and a player who has few misses are roughly classified according to the notification setting change condition, the player who has many misses is notified according to the setting for notifying, and the player who has few misses is notified. Notify according to non-setting. This makes it possible to achieve a specific object of effectively reducing the difference in the game value acquisition amount between the players. Note that by setting the notification setting change conditions as appropriate, it is possible to achieve another specific purpose.

[0016] The invention of claim 4 is the invention of claim 1 or 2.
In the symbol matching gaming machine of the above, the plurality of notification settings,
When the predetermined winning mode is selected by the winning mode selecting means, different notification probabilities for determining whether or not to perform the notification by the notification means are included.

In this symbol matching game machine, a plurality of notifications are set by different notifications for determining whether or not to perform notification by the notification means when a predetermined prize mode is selected by the prize mode selection means. Probabilities are included.
The “notification probability” indicates the frequency of notification when a predetermined prize mode is selected by the prize mode selection unit. That is, the higher the notification probability, the higher the frequency of the notification, and the lower the notification probability, the lower the frequency of the notification. Therefore, one of the player who satisfies the notification setting change condition and the player who does not satisfy the notification setting change condition can receive the notification with the setting that the notification probability is higher than the other. Thereby, for example, when a player who has many misses and a player who has few misses are roughly classified according to the notification setting change condition, a player who has many misses is notified according to the setting of a high notification probability, and a player who has few misses is notified. Performs notification according to the setting of the low notification probability. This makes it possible to achieve a specific object of effectively reducing the difference in the game value acquisition amount between the players. Note that by setting the notification setting change conditions as appropriate, it is possible to achieve another specific purpose.

Further, the invention of claim 5 is based on claims 1, 2,
In the symbol matching game machine of No. 3 or 4, the predetermined notification setting change condition is a combination of the winning symbols corresponding to the predetermined winning mode even though the predetermined winning mode is selected by the winning mode selecting means. Is not stopped and displayed at a predetermined position, the cumulative amount of the game value amount to be paid out to the player by the privilege according to the predetermined prize mode given by the privilege granting means within a predetermined period. Is changed through a specified amount.

In this symbol matching game machine, a notification setting change condition that the acquisition rate within a predetermined period has changed through a specified value is used. This includes both the case where the acquisition rate changes from a value smaller than the specified value to a value equal to or greater than the specified value, and the case where the acquisition rate changes from a value larger than the specified value to a value equal to or less than the specified value. I have. Here, whether to use the condition that the acquisition rate within a predetermined period has changed to a value equal to or greater than a specified value or to use the condition that the acquisition rate has changed to a value equal to or less than a specified value is determined by a notification setting in order to achieve a specific purpose. It is appropriately selected in relation to the change condition. The “acquisition rate” refers to the number of times a privilege has been granted according to a predetermined prize mode by the privilege allocating unit within a predetermined period, and the predetermined prize mode has been selected by the prize mode selecting unit within the predetermined period. Obtained by dividing by the number of selections. In the case where players are roughly classified according to the number of misses within a predetermined period, the frequency of missing for each player differs according to the number of selections. In this case, it is not possible to accurately classify the game according to the skill of the player. But,
In the present symbol matching game machine, players are roughly classified according to the acquisition rate, and thus can be accurately classified according to the skill of the players and the like.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the symbol-matching game machine of the fifth aspect, the predetermined prize mode includes a plurality of prize modes, and the change condition determining means includes:
It is characterized in that it is determined whether or not the predetermined notification setting change condition is satisfied for each of the plurality of winning modes.

In this symbol matching game machine, the change condition judging means judges whether or not the notification setting change condition that the acquisition rate is lower or higher than a specified value is satisfied for each of a plurality of winning modes. Since the privilege given to the player includes different ones according to each winning mode, for example, the amount of the game value acquired by the player may be different depending on each privilege. Therefore, when it is determined whether the notification setting change condition is satisfied based on a collective acquisition rate of a plurality of winning modes, even if the acquisition rate is the same, the difference in the amount of game value acquired by the player is It can be different. However, in the symbol matching game machine according to the present invention, it is determined whether or not the notification setting change condition is individually satisfied for each of a plurality of winning modes for which the notification setting change condition is determined.
Thus, by appropriately setting each notification setting change condition for each winning mode, it is possible to appropriately reduce the difference in the game value acquisition amount between the players.

The invention of claim 7 provides the invention of claim 5 or 6
In the symbol matching game machine, the setting change means, after changing to the other notification setting, when the acquisition rate changes via the specified value in a direction opposite to the change direction at the time of the change, The other notification settings are changed to another notification setting in which the acquisition rate changes in a direction approaching the specified value among the plurality of notification settings.

In this symbol matching game machine, after the acquisition rate is changed to another notification setting by changing through the specified value, the obtained rate is changed through the specified value in the change direction at the time of the change. When the notification is changed in the opposite direction, the other notification settings used by the notification means are changed to further notification settings. If the other notification setting is a notification setting such that the acquisition rate approaches the specified value, the notification setting before the change to the other notification setting is different from the notification setting before the change. It may be a setting. Thereby, in a game once the notification setting change condition is satisfied, for a player who no longer satisfies the notification setting change condition, the notification setting is such that the acquisition rate approaches the specified value. You will be notified. With such a configuration, it is possible to make the acquisition rate of each player substantially constant near the specified value.

[0024] The invention of claim 8 is based on claims 1, 2,
In the symbol matching game machine of No. 3 or 4, the predetermined notification setting change condition is a combination of the winning symbols corresponding to the predetermined winning mode even though the predetermined winning mode is selected by the winning mode selecting means. Is not stopped and displayed at a predetermined position, the cumulative amount of the game value amount to be paid out to the player by the privilege according to the predetermined prize mode given by the privilege granting means within a predetermined period. Is that the prescribed amount has been reached.

In this symbol matching game machine, when a predetermined winning mode is selected by the winning mode selecting means, a combination of the winning symbols corresponding to the winning mode is not stopped and displayed at a predetermined position. A notification setting change condition that the cumulative amount of the game value amount within a predetermined period that should have been paid out to the player by the privilege according to the predetermined prize mode has changed through the specified amount is used. That is, the cumulative value of the game value amount that should have been obtained in the winning mode that the player has missed within the predetermined period is determined as the notification setting change condition. In this symbol-matching gaming machine, the amount of game value gained by each player is directly determined, and the players are broadly classified based on the cumulative amount of game value that should have been gained by the players. The difference in the game value acquisition amount can be appropriately reduced.

Further, the invention of claim 9 provides the invention of claims 5, 6,
In the symbol matching gaming machine of 7, 8 or 9, the plurality of winning modes are selected by the winning mode selecting means until the symbol combination is stopped and displayed at a predetermined position.
In the following games, the stop control means stops only in the specific winning mode in which the stop control is continuously performed by the stop control means and in the game in which the winning mode is selected by the winning mode selecting means. A general prize mode in which the control is performed is included.
This is a general winning mode.

Some of the symbol matching gaming machines include a BB role and an RB
Regarding a special winning mode that is a special winning mode such as a role, even if a missing event occurs, stop control is performed by stop control means until a combination of symbols related to the special winning mode is completed, so-called flag carryover is performed. is there. In this manner, the winning mode in which the flag is carried over cannot be applied to the determination of the acquisition rate or the counting of the number of missed games because the player can always make the combination of the winning symbols. Therefore, in the symbol matching game machine of the present invention, a general winning mode in which stop control is performed by the stop control means only in a game when the winning mode is selected by the winning mode selecting means, that is, the carryover of the flag is performed. A winning mode that is not performed is used as a determination target of the notification setting change condition.

Further, the invention of claim 10 is based on claim 1,
In the symbol matching gaming machine of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9, the change condition determining means determines whether or not the plurality of notification setting change conditions are satisfied during the game during the game. Is determined individually.

If the notification setting is not changed after the notification setting change condition is satisfied, when the player of the symbol matching game machine changes, the changed player is notified by appropriate notification setting. May not be possible. Therefore, in the symbol matching game machine according to the present invention, a plurality of notification setting change conditions are prepared, and
It is determined whether each notification setting change condition is satisfied. When it is determined that one or more notification setting change conditions are satisfied, the notification setting is changed by the setting change unit. Thus, after one notification setting change condition is satisfied, another notification setting change condition is satisfied, so that the notification setting is further changed. Therefore, by appropriately setting a plurality of notification setting change conditions, even when the player of the symbol matching game machine changes, it is possible to perform the notification with the appropriate notification setting to the changed player.

[0030] The invention of claim 11 is based on claim 1,
In the symbol matching game machine of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10, when the change condition determining means determines that the predetermined notification setting change condition is satisfied, the setting changing means Setting change lottery means for randomly selecting whether or not to change the notification setting according to the one notification setting when it is determined to change the notification setting by lottery by the setting change lottery means. Is changed to the other notification setting described above.

In this symbol matching game machine, when it is determined that a predetermined notification setting change condition is satisfied, a lottery is performed by the setting change lottery means as to whether or not to change the notification setting. Then, when it is determined in this lottery that the notification setting is to be changed, the notification setting is changed by the setting changing means. With such a configuration, the notification setting is changed for the player who has won the lottery, instead of uniformly changing the notification setting for the player satisfying the predetermined notification setting change condition. With respect to the change of the setting, it is possible to add a gaming property called a lottery.

[0032] The invention of claim 12 is based on claim 1,
The symbol matching game machine of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 is characterized by having condition changing means for changing the predetermined notification setting change condition.

In this symbol matching game machine, the predetermined notification setting change condition can be changed by the condition changing means. As this condition changing means, for example, means for changing the notification setting change condition by the operation of a clerk of the store where the symbol matching game machine is installed, or one notification setting by lottery from a plurality of notification setting change conditions Lottery means for determining a change condition may be used. With such a configuration, different notification setting change conditions can be used for a plurality of symbol matching gaming machines installed in a store. The condition changing means changes the degree of the condition for changing the prescribed value of the acquisition rate, and changes the determination target of the notification setting change condition for changing the acquisition rate and the lost game value amount. Including both.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a variable display device for variably displaying a plurality of symbols, and
A variable display stop device for stopping the variable display of the variable display device, a winning mode selecting means for selecting an arbitrary winning mode from a plurality of winning modes, and a winning mode selecting section selecting the winning mode under a predetermined condition. Stop control means for performing stop control of the variable display device within a stop control range having a predetermined number of variable display symbols as an upper limit, in order to stop and display a winning symbol combination corresponding to the selected winning pattern at a predetermined position, When the combination of the winning symbols corresponding to the selected winning mode is stopped and displayed at the predetermined position, the present invention is applied to a symbol matching game machine having a privilege providing means for providing a player with a bonus corresponding to the selected winning mode. In the notification method for notifying that the winning mode has been selected by the winning mode selecting means, a change condition determining method for determining whether a predetermined notification setting change condition has been satisfied by a game. A setting change step of changing the notification setting to another notification setting from among a plurality of notification settings when it is determined in the change condition determination step that the predetermined notification setting change condition is satisfied; and According to the notification setting changed in the process, after the winning mode is selected by the winning mode selecting means, and before the variable display by the variable display device is stopped, the winning mode is selected by the winning mode selecting means. And a notifying step of notifying that the alarm has occurred.

In this notifying method, the processing performed by the change condition judging means, the setting changing means and the notifying means in the symbol matching game machine of claim 1 is executed in the change condition judging step, the setting changing step and the notifying step, respectively. can do.

Further, according to the invention of claim 14, a variable display device for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols, and
A variable display stop device for stopping the variable display of the variable display device, a winning mode selecting means for selecting an arbitrary winning mode from a plurality of winning modes, and a winning mode selecting section selecting the winning mode under a predetermined condition. Stop control means for performing stop control of the variable display device within a stop control range having a predetermined number of variable display symbols as an upper limit, in order to stop and display a winning symbol combination corresponding to the selected winning pattern at a predetermined position, When the combination of the winning symbols corresponding to the selected winning mode is stopped and displayed at the predetermined position, a privilege providing means for providing a player with a bonus corresponding to the selected winning mode, and according to a predetermined notification setting,
Notifying means for notifying that the winning mode has been selected by the winning mode selecting means after the winning mode has been selected by the winning mode selecting means and before the variable display by the variable display device has stopped. A program that causes a computer provided in the provided pattern matching gaming machine to function,
A change condition judging means for judging whether or not a predetermined notification setting change condition is satisfied by the game, and when the predetermined notification setting change condition is satisfied by the change condition judging means, The computer is caused to function as setting change means for changing a used notification setting to another notification setting from among a plurality of notification settings.

By causing a computer provided in the symbol matching game machine to execute this program, the symbol matching game machine executes the processing performed by the change condition determining means and the setting changing means in the symbol matching game machine. Can be executed. In addition, this program
It can be distributed or obtained while being recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM. The distribution and acquisition can also be performed by loading the program and distributing or receiving the signal transmitted by the predetermined transmitting device via a transmission medium such as a public telephone line, a dedicated line, or another communication network. Is possible. In this distribution, at least a part of the program may be transmitted in the transmission medium. That is, it is not necessary that all the data constituting the program exist on the transmission medium at one time. The signal carrying the program is a computer data signal embodied on a predetermined carrier including the program. Further, the transmission method of transmitting a program from a predetermined transmitting device includes a case where data constituting the program is transmitted continuously and a case where the data is transmitted intermittently.

[0038]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine as a symbol matching game machine will be described below. First, a basic configuration of the slot machine according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the slot machine according to the embodiment. The slot machine 1 has a box-shaped housing 2, a front panel 3 attached to the front side of the housing 2 so as to be openable and closable. The front panel 3 has a display window 4, a medal slot 5, a start lever 6, and three stop buttons 7a, 7b constituting a variable display stop device, which constitute a part of a switching display unit as a variable display device described later. 7c, credit settlement button 8,
Medal tray 1 with speaker 9 and medal payout 10a
0, a notification panel 11, a line display unit 12, a game display unit 13, a count display unit 14, a BET that constitutes a notification unit
An operation unit 15 and the like are provided. Note that the stop button 7
As a, 7b and 7c, those having a lamp function are used.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the notification panel 11. The notification panel 11 is a substantially hemispherical transparent acrylic member 11a provided on the front side upper portion of the front panel 3.
And 5 provided behind the transparent acrylic member 11a.
It has light emitting bodies 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, and 11f. The five light emitters are respectively a yellow light emitter 11b emitting yellow light, a red light emitter 11c emitting red light,
A blue light emitter 11d emitting blue light, a green light emitter 11e emitting green light, and a purple light emitter 11f emitting purple. These light emitters 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f are:
The lighting control circuit 21g provided on the sub-control circuit board 21 described later can individually control the presence / absence of lighting, emission timing such as blinking, emission intensity, and the like. As these light emitters, light emitting diodes, colored light bulbs and the like can be used.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the internal structure of the slot machine 1. Inside the housing 2, three reels 16a, 16b, and 16c as three variable display portions on which a plurality of types of symbols are printed on an outer peripheral surface are incorporated. Further, a main control circuit board 17 in which an electronic circuit is formed by a CPU, a ROM and other various electronic components, a medal payout device 18 having a medal hopper 18a capable of accommodating a large number of medals as game values, and conditions for forming a condition changing means. A setting operation unit 19 having a setting switch 19a and a step setting key switch 19b, an internal speaker 20, and the like are also incorporated. In addition, the stage setting key switch 19b sets a lottery table, which will be described later, used in the general game in the general game state to a high winning probability of a “big hit” or a “medium hit”, or sets a low hitting lot. Or to set.

The three reels 16a, 16b, 16c
(Hereinafter, the respective reels are referred to as “left reel”, “middle reel”, and “right reel” as appropriate). Each of the reels is driven to rotate by a reel driving motor (not shown) composed of a stepping motor. Further, 21 kinds of seven kinds of symbols are printed in these in a predetermined order. Hereinafter, the symbols shown in FIGS. 5A to 5G will be referred to as “red 7”, “blue 7”, “BAR”, “watermelon”, “bell”, “cherry”, and “plum” in this order. That.

FIG. 6 is a detailed front view showing a part of the front panel 3. In the figure, each reel 16a, 16b, 1
The symbols for about three frames at the predetermined rotation position 6c are visually recognized by the player through the display window 4.
In this display window 4, five winning lines IL crossing the reels 16a, 16b, 16c are drawn, and the winning lines are arranged in the upper row, the middle row, the lower row, the diagonally upper right row, and the diagonally lower right row, respectively. Lines are shown. When a combination of symbols (winning symbols) related to a winning combination that is a predetermined winning mode is aligned on the winning line IL at these predetermined positions (hereinafter, simply referred to as “all winning combinations”), medals are received in the medal tray 10. Payouts and replays are allowed. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment,
Although five pay lines IL are provided, the number of pay lines may be smaller or larger. Further, the pay line may not be visually recognized by the player, but may be any as long as it can be recognized by a later-described CPU 17a that controls the stop of the slot machine.

The line display section 12 includes a 1MEDAL lamp 12a, two 2MEDALS lamps 12b, two 3MEDALS lamps 12c, and a start lamp 12d.
And so on. In addition, the count display unit 14
Credit indicator 14a, bonus count indicator 14
b, a medal payout number display 14c and the like. The BET operation unit 15 includes a 1 BET button 15a,
A 2BET button 15b (located at the back of 15a in the figure), a Max BET button 15c and the like are provided. In addition, the game display unit 13 displays the replay lamp 1.
3a, winning lamp 13b, game over lamp 13
d, a BB lamp 13e, an RB lamp 13f, a medal insertion lamp 13g, and the like. "Small hit", "medium hit" or "big hit"
At that time, the winning lamp 13b is turned on. However, when the replay combination of “small hit” is completed, the replay lamp 13a is turned on instead of the winning lamp 13b. When "big hit" and "medium hit" are completed, the BB lamp 13e and the RB lamp 13f are turned on. In the state before the start of the game and when the medal credit described later is less than 50, the medal insertion lamp 1
3g blinks to notify the player that a medal can be inserted.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a part of an electric circuit of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. As illustrated, the slot machine 1 includes a main control circuit board 17 and a sub control circuit board 21.

The main control circuit board 17 includes the CPU 1
7a, clock generation circuit 17b, ROM 17c, RAM
17d, a random number generation circuit 17e, a data transmission circuit 17f,
It has a transmission timing control circuit 17g, an input port 17h, an output port 17i, and the like. Clock generation circuit 1
7b outputs a clock signal of a predetermined frequency to the CPU 17a. The ROM 17c stores various control programs and data such as a lottery table described later.
These are output to the CPU 17a. Also, RAM 17d
Temporarily stores, for example, variable data calculated by the CPU 17a. Further, the random number generation circuit 17e generates a random number at every predetermined cycle and transmits the data to the CPU 17a.
Output to

The sub-control circuit board 21 is provided on the back side of the front panel 3 and is provided with the data input circuit 2.
1i, a CPU 21a, a clock generation circuit 21b, a notification pattern ROM 21c, a RAM 21d, a sound RO
M21e, LSI 21f, lighting control circuit 21g, amplifier circuit 21h, control ROM 21j and the like are provided. The clock generation circuit 21b outputs a clock signal of a predetermined frequency to the CPU 21a. Information pattern ROM 21
“c” stores a control program of a lighting pattern of each illuminant of the notification panel 11 and the like in order to notify the player that a winning combination has been won by an internal lottery. Output to CPU 21a. RAM 17
"d" temporarily stores variable data calculated by the CPU 21a. The sound ROM 21e stores sound data as various kinds of sound information, and outputs these to the LSI 21f as necessary.

The 1BET button 15 is input to the CPU 17a of the main control circuit board via the input port 17h.
a, 2BET button 15b, Max BET button 15
c, start lever 6, stop buttons 7a, 7b, 7c,
Credit settlement button 8, Stage setting key switch 19
b, reset switch 19a, medal insertion sensor 22,
Output signals from the left reel position sensor 25, the middle reel position sensor 26, and the right reel position sensor 27 are input. Output signals from the medal payout sensor 23 and the medal full sensor 24 are also input.

The CPU 17a is connected to the output port 1
7i, a left reel drive motor 28, a middle reel drive motor 29, a right reel drive motor 30, a medal payout motor 18b of the medal payout device 18, a medal block solenoid 31, a 1MEDAL lamp 12a, and a 2MEDALS.
Lamp 12b, 3MEDALS lamp 12c, start lamp 12d, replay lamp 13a, winning lamp 13
b, game over lamp 13d, BB lamp 13e,
Control signals are output to the RB lamp 13f, the medal insertion lamp 13g, the credit display 14a, the bonus count display 14b, and the medal payout number display 14c.

When a medal (not shown) is inserted into the medal slot 5 by a player, the medal falls through a passage (not shown) to a medal hopper 18a (see FIG. 4). In this passage, a medal for dropping medals smaller than the prescribed size and returning to the medal payout b10a (see FIG. 2), and a medal for preventing the passage of the medals and returning or permitting the medal payout bout 10a. A block solenoid, a medal insertion sensor including a photo sensor for detecting each passed medal one by one, and the like are provided. The medal detection signal output from the medal insertion sensor 22 that has detected the medal is transmitted to the CPU 1 of the main control circuit board 17.
7a.

The medal inserted is the medal insertion sensor 22
When the CPU 17a falls on the medal hopper 18a and is officially accepted after the
The EAL lamp 12a is turned on, and the start lamp 12d is turned on and off. Each MEDAL lamp 12
The lighting of a, 12b, and 12c indicates that the corresponding pay line IL has become effective, and if there is no combination on the effective pay line IL, even if the combination is not on the invalid pay line. It does not win. The blinking of the start lamp 12d indicates that the game can be started.

CPU 17a of main control circuit board 17
When the start lever 6 is operated by the player, first, the blinking of the start lamp 12d is turned off, and the rotation of the reels 16a, 16b, 16c is started. Then, the CPU 17a functions as a winning mode selection unit, and checks the random number data transmitted from the random number generation circuit 17e with a lottery table stored in the ROM 17. This lottery table associates each random number with a winning combination or a winning combination. By being associated in this way, various combinations are internally won with a predetermined probability, and a loss occurs with a predetermined probability.

The predetermined rotation positions of the reels 16a, 16b, 16c are determined by reel position sensors 25, 2 such as encoders.
6 and 27 respectively. And CPU
17a calculates the rotation speeds of the reels 16a, 16b, 16c based on the output signals from the reel position sensors 25, 26, 27. Reels 16a, 16b, 16
When the rotation speed of the control button c is stabilized, the stop buttons 7a, 7b,
The lamp of 7c is turned on to notify that these buttons can be operated.

When the stop buttons 7a, 7b, 7c are pressed by the player, the CPU 17a functions as stop control means and performs "pull-in" or "kick-off" based on the timing of the pressing and the lottery result. While reel 1
6a, 16b and 16c are stopped. Specifically, in the “draw-in”, the symbol corresponding to the internally won combination is not on the activated pay line IL when the stop buttons 7a, 7b, 7c are pressed, and is drawn in for four frames on the rotation upstream side from this. If the symbol is within the range (stop control range), the symbol is rotated to the position of the winning line IL, and then the reel 16a, 1
The rotation of 6b and 16c is stopped. Also, in the case of "Kick off", even if the internal lottery result is lost, if the winning combination is likely to be on the winning line, the symbol related to that role is stopped on the active winning line IL The reels 16a, 16a, 16a
b and 16c are additionally rotated and stopped. Reel 16
When the rotation of the a, 16b, and 16c is stopped, the medal insertion lamp 13g blinks immediately to notify that the medal can be inserted.

On the other hand, when the reels 16a, 16b, 16c are stopped, the winning combination is displayed on the activated pay line IL, which is treated as a prize. 14c
Then, the number of medals paid out corresponding to the winning combination is displayed, and the medal credits of the credit indicator 14a are increased by the number of medals paid out. However, if the medal credit reaches 50 during the increase, the remaining number of medals is paid out by the medal payout device 18.

The gaming state of the slot machine 1 is as follows.
The general game state is divided into a normal game state in a normal game state and a special game state in which a transition is made when a "medium hit" or "big hit" wins during a general game in the general game state. In the general gaming state, the winning modes can be roughly classified into “big hits”, “medium hits”, and “small hits”. In the general gaming state, a winning mode in which a “small win” is achieved, that is, a so-called “small win” is “Cherry-ANY (regardless of design) −ANY (regardless of design)”
Consisting of "cherry role", "watermelon-watermelon-watermelon"
A "watermelon role" composed of "", a "bell role" composed of "bell-bell-bell", and a "replay role" composed of "plum-plum-plum" are defined. Then, when they are aligned on the pay line IL, two, five, eight, and zero medals are paid out. The payout of medals is not performed in the “replay combination”, but the next game can be started again under the same medal insertion conditions.

The "RB role", which is a winning mode in which a "medium hit" is obtained in the general game state, is "BAR-BAR-BA".
R ". When the "RB combination" is aligned on the activated pay line IL, first, after 15 medals are paid out, the gaming state is switched from the general gaming state to the RB gaming in the special gaming state. In this RB game, a jack game in which only a “jack winning prize” that is a “jack winning” is determined, and in this jack game, only the winning line IL arranged in the middle row is activated. This RB game is returned to the normal game state when a total of 12 jack games are executed, or when a total of “win per jack” is won eight times. R
The combination of symbols consisting of "plum-plum-plum" and the combination of symbols consisting of "BAR-plum-plum" correspond to the "jack winning combination" in the B game, and the combination of each symbol is 15 medals are paid out when they are aligned with the winning line IL in the middle row. In the jack game during the RB game, a lottery table dedicated to the RB game is used, and the “jack winning combination” is internally won with a very high probability. Therefore, the player can obtain a large number of medals that cannot be obtained in the general gaming state.

The winning combination "BB" which is a "big hit" in the general gaming state is a combination of symbols "red 7-red 7-red 7" and "blue 7-blue 7-blue 7". Corresponding. "B
The pull-in symbol when the "B role" is internally won is determined based on the rotation position of the reel corresponding to the stop button 7a, 7b, 7c which is pressed first. More specifically, when “red 7” on this reel is within the effective pay line IL or within the pull-in range, “red 7” is controlled to be drawn in for all reels, and “blue 7” is drawn into the pay line I
When the distance is within L or the pull-in range, "blue 7" is pulled-in for all reels. When the “BB role” is aligned on the activated pay line IL, first, after 15 medals are paid out (including the addition of the medal credit, the same applies hereinafter), the gaming state is changed from the general gaming state to the special gaming state. Of B
Switch to B game.

In the BB game, first, a high-probability general game mode in which the “BB combination” is not defined (hereinafter, referred to as “BB general game”) is executed. In this BB general game, a total of three RB games are carried out, or
When the total number of games in the BB normal game reaches 30 times, the game is returned to the normal game state. Also, BB
When the "RB role" wins in the middle general game, the game state is RB
It can be switched to a game state in which a game is played. Then, at the time when the RB game is completed, if the total number of executions of the RB game state has not reached three times, the game is returned to the BB normal game,
If so, the game is returned to the normal game state. In addition, BB
The combination of symbols consisting of “plum-plum-plum” corresponds to “RB combination” in the middle general game. In addition, in the BB medium general game, a lottery table dedicated to the BB game is used, and the "small win" and the "RB win", which is a middle win, are internally won with extremely high probability. Therefore, in the BB game, the player can at most use the RB game 3
It is possible to acquire medals for the round and medals to be acquired for the “small role” of the general game during BB.

In the general game state, the winning probability of the “BB role” or “RB role” is much lower than the winning probability of the “small role”. If this happens, it will cause a great deal of damage to the player. For this reason, "BB role" was dropped
Until a prize is won, the internal winning state is carried over, that is, the so-called flag is carried over. That is, once the "BB combination" or "RB combination" is internally won, "pull-in" is performed until the "BB combination" or "RB combination" is completed during the subsequent general game. Therefore, if the player stops the three reels 16a, 16b, 16c at the timing when a winning symbol exists in the draw-in range during the subsequent general game, BB
Games or RB games can be played. However, during the flag carryover period, the small win lottery is also performed, and when the “small win” is internally won, the “small win” is displayed rather than the “pull-in” of the symbol related to the “RB win” or “BB win” Is performed with priority.

An example of a method of notifying that a winning combination has been won by an internal lottery, which is a feature of the present invention, will be described below. In the present embodiment, during a general game, when a small winning combination whose flag is not carried over is internally won, the information is notified by the notification panel 11 or the like before the player operates the stop buttons 7a, 7b, 7c. .

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing the flow of small portion notification in this embodiment. The CPU 17a of the main control circuit board 17 proceeds with the game according to a game progress program stored in the ROM 17c. During this game, when any of the small roles of “Cherry role”, “Watermelon role”, “Bell role” and “Replay role” is won by the internal lottery, the CPU 17a sends the data transmission circuit 17f
The small role winning information is output to. The small win information is temporarily stored in the data transmission circuit 17f, and then output to the data input circuit 21i of the sub-control circuit board 21 based on the output signal from the transmission timing control circuit 17g. When the CPU 21a of the sub-control circuit board 21 receives the small role winning information from the data input circuit 21i (S
1) A process of adding “1” to the winning count data (selection count) A recorded in the RAM 21d is performed (S).
2).

Further, the CPU 21a of the sub-control circuit board 21 having received the small role winning information sets the current notification setting as follows.
It is determined whether the setting is “notification setting” or “non-notification setting” (S
3). This notification setting is stored in the RAM 21d. In the present embodiment, when the slot machine is powered on before the store starts operating, the initial value is set so that the winning number data A and the winning number data B described later have the same value. Is "not-notified setting" in which the small part is not notified to the player.

If it is determined in step S3 that the setting is "notification", the CPU 21a of the sub-control circuit board 21
Executes a predetermined notification pattern control program stored in the control ROM 21j and performs a notification process (S
4). In this notification process, first, the sub control circuit board 21
Is determined by the CPU 21a according to a predetermined notification probability. This lottery is the same as the internal lottery performed by the CPU 17a of the main control circuit board 17. When the lottery is won by the lottery, the CPU 21a reads various data from the above-mentioned notification pattern ROM 21c and outputs it to the lighting control circuit 21g. The lighting control circuit 21g controls each of the light-emitting bodies 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 1
The lighting control of 1f is performed. Thus, in normal times, the five light emitters 11b, 11c, 1 provided on the notification panel 11 are provided.
Although any one of 1d, 11e, and 11f emits light, each light emitter emits light sequentially in a short time by the above-described lighting control. Therefore, the player
By visually recognizing the manner in which the color of the notification panel changes sequentially, it is possible to know that the small role has been internally won.

It should be noted that another light emitting pattern may be used as a light emitting pattern for notifying the player of the small role notification.
Further, in the present embodiment, the notification panel 11 which is an illuminating device for turning on or blinking a lamp is used as the notification means. However, other visual notification such as an image display device such as a liquid crystal display for notifying the player through the visual sense. Means can be used. Also, an auditory notifying unit that notifies the player through the auditory sense, such as a sound output unit that outputs a sound such as music or voice, or a tactile notifying unit that notifies the player through the tactile sense can be used. Further, a combination of these visual informing means, auditory informing means, tactile informing means and the like can also be used.

Next, the CPU 1 of the main control circuit board 17
After all the stop buttons 7a, 7b, 7c are operated, 7a outputs small combination winning information for determining whether or not the combination of the symbols related to the small combination is completed. The small winning combination information is sent to the CPU 21a of the sub-control circuit board 21 in the same manner as the small winning combination information. And the CPU 21a
Determines whether or not the combination of the symbols relating to the small win has been completed, that is, whether or not the small win has been won based on the small win winning information (S5). Here, when it is determined that the small combination has won, the CPU 21a performs a process of adding “1” to the number-of-wins data (number of times of giving bonus) B recorded in the RAM (S6).

After completing the addition processing of the winning number data B based on the small winning combination information, the CPU 21a of the sub-control circuit board 21 executes the change condition determination program stored in the control ROM 21j. By that
Functions as change condition determination means. First, the CPU 21a executing the change condition determination program calculates the current acquisition rate C (S7). In this calculation process, the RAM 2
The winning number data A and the winning number data B recorded in 1d are read, and the acquisition rate C is calculated by (winning number data) / (winning number data). If the winning number data and the winning number data have small numerical values, the acquisition rate C fluctuates greatly due to the above-described addition processing. Therefore, it is desirable that the initial values of these data are set to appropriate numerical values in advance. still,
The initial value is input by, for example, a clerk of a store where the slot machine 1 is installed using an input device or the like, or selected by a clerk from a plurality of predetermined initial values, Can be set.

Next, based on the calculated acquisition rate C, it is determined whether or not a notification setting change condition that the acquisition rate C is smaller than the specified value D is satisfied (S8). This prescribed value D
May be a predetermined fixed value of, for example, 80%, or may be a value that can be changed by a store clerk according to a store operation policy or the like. In the present embodiment, a condition setting switch 19a is provided so that the prescribed value can be changed by a clerk (see FIG. 4). The condition setting switch 19a is connected to the CPU 2 via the input port 21k of the sub-control circuit board 21 as shown in FIG.
1a. This condition setting switch 19a
Changes the specified value D to, for example, 85%, 80%, 75%
It can be changed to three stages. The specified value D set by the condition setting switch 19a is stored in the RAM 21d, and is used by the CPU 21a for the determination in S5. It should be noted that the specified value D may be configured to use an arbitrary numerical value input by a clerk or the like.

In the present embodiment, as described above, since the initial value is set so that the winning number data A and the winning number data have the same value, the initial acquisition rate is 100%. Therefore, at the beginning of the opening of the store, in the determination in S8, it is determined that the acquisition rate C is equal to or greater than the specified value D. In this case, the CPU 21a of the sub-control circuit board 21
Sets the notification setting to “non-notification setting” in which small notification is not performed to the player using the notification panel 11 and the RAM 21
The "no notification setting" is registered in d (S9).

On the other hand, if the acquisition rate decreases as the player plays the player, the acquisition rate C is determined to be smaller than the specified value D in the determination in S8. When it is determined in this way, the CPU 21a of the sub-control circuit board 21 functions as a setting change unit,
Using the notification panel 11, “notification setting” for performing small-portion notification to the player is registered in the RAM 21 d (S 1).
0). Thereby, when the small win is internally won in the game after the next time, it is determined that the notification is set in S3, and the small win is notified.

Further, when the "acquisition setting" is made and the small-course notification is performed in the next and subsequent games, and the acquisition rate C increases, the acquisition rate C is again defined in the determination in S8. It is determined that the value is not less than the value D. When it is determined that the acquisition rate C is equal to or greater than the specified value D, the CPU 2
1a functions as a setting change unit, and sets the notification setting to “non-notification setting” in which the small part notification is not performed to the player using the notification panel 11, and registers “non-notification setting” in the RAM 21d (S9). ).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the player has missed a small combination and the acquisition rate C is smaller than the specified value D, the small combination is notified from the gaming state in which the small combination is not notified. The game state is changed. Therefore, a player who is often missed receives a small portion notification, and thus the number of missed small portions is reduced, and the acquisition rate C of the player is reduced to a specified value D.
It is possible to recover up to. As described above, by relieving a player who frequently misses, it is possible to reduce a difference in the number of obtained medals between a player who frequently misses and a player who rarely misses. Further, when the acquisition rate C recovers to the specified value D, the game returns to the gaming state in which the small role is not notified again. Therefore, the payout rate of the slot machine can be made substantially constant near the specified value D. Therefore, the management of the payout rate becomes easy.

[Modification 1] In the above embodiment, the specified value D
When the game returns to the gaming state in which the small portion notification is not performed, the configuration returns to the gaming state in which the small portion notification is not performed after the recovery to the target value as the notification setting change condition different from the specified value D (hereinafter, referred to as the following). “Modification 1” will be described.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the flow of small portion notification in this modification. In this modification, the acquisition rate C
Is different from the above-described embodiment after the acquisition rate C is determined to be equal to or more than the specified value D in the determination (S8) of whether or not is smaller than the specified value D. That is, in the present modification, when it is determined that the acquisition rate C is equal to or greater than the specified value D, the CPU 21a of the sub-control circuit board 21 functions as a change condition determination unit, and determines that the obtained rate C is equal to the specified value D. It is determined whether or not a notification setting change condition of being equal to or more than another target value E is satisfied (S11). The target value E is a numerical value larger than the specified value D. In the judgment of S11,
When it is determined that the acquisition rate C is smaller than the target value E, the CPU 21a of the sub-control circuit board 21
Then, the "notification setting" for performing small-portion notification to the player using the notification panel 11 is registered (S10). On the other hand, if it is determined that the acquisition rate C is equal to or more than the target value E in the determination of S11, the CPU 21a of the sub-control circuit board 21
Functions as a setting change means, and registers "notification-free setting" in which small-part notification is not performed to the player using the notification panel 11 in the RAM 21d (S9).

As described above, according to the first modification, the acquisition rate of each player can be substantially maintained between the specified value D and the target value E. As a result, players with many lost
Until the target value higher than the prescribed value D is obtained, the small portion notification can be received, so that the number of medals lost more than the player who misses less can be compensated to some extent.

[Modification 2] In the above embodiment, the acquisition rate C
Is smaller than the prescribed value D, the small-prize notification is always performed. However, even if the acquisition rate C becomes smaller than the prescribed value D, the small-prize notice is not made unless the lottery is won (hereinafter, referred to as a small-prize notification). “Modification 2” will be described.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the flow of small portion notification in this modification. In the present modified example, the processing after the acquisition rate C is determined to be smaller than the specified value D in the determination (S8) as to whether the acquisition rate C is smaller than the specified value D is different from the above-described embodiment. I have. That is, in the present modification, when it is determined that the acquisition rate C is smaller than the specified value D, the CPU 21a of the sub-control circuit board 21 functions as a setting change lottery means, and according to a predetermined lottery probability,
A lottery is performed to determine whether or not to change to “notification setting” (S1
2) Based on the result of the lottery, it is determined whether or not to change to “notification setting” (S13). This lottery is the same as the internal lottery performed by the CPU 17a of the main control circuit board 17. As a result of the lottery, if the player is elected to change to the "notification setting", the "notification setting" is registered (S10), and if the change to the "notification setting" is lost, "Notification setting" is registered (S9).

As described above, according to the second modification, even if the acquisition rate C becomes smaller than the specified value D, it is possible to add to the present slot machine the gaming ability that a small role is not notified unless a lottery is won. .

In the present embodiment and the two modifications, the “cherry role”, “watermelon role”, “bell role”, and “replay role” are collectively calculated to obtain the acquisition rate C. The acquisition rate C may be determined individually for each case. In this case, the CPU 17a of the main control circuit board 17 outputs the small role winning information that distinguishes the “cherry role”, “watermelon role”, “bell role”, and “replay role” for each type. CPU 21a stores winning number data and winning number data in RAM 21d for each type of small win.
, A process of calculating an acquisition rate, and the like.

In the present embodiment and the two modifications, the notification setting changed when the notification setting change condition is satisfied is one of “setting with notification” and “setting without change”. May be used. For example, FIG.
The notification probability used in the notification processing performed in S4 in the flowcharts illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8 may be changed as the notification setting. In this case, for example, when it is determined in S8 that the acquisition rate C is equal to or greater than the specified value D,
Instead of the registration process of “setting without notification” in S9,
A process for setting the notification probability to, for example, 60% is performed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the acquisition rate C is smaller than the specified value D, a process of setting the notification probability to, for example, 90% is performed instead of the registration process of “setting with notification” in S10. In this case, all players are in a gaming state in which a small combination is informed, but when the small combination is internally won, the probability of actually being notified is different for each player.

Further, in the present embodiment and the two modified examples, the case where the acquisition rate C is used as the judgment target of the notification setting change condition has been described, but another judgment target may be used.
For example, it is also possible to use the number of times the small winning combination is lost when the combination of the symbols related to the small winning combination cannot be made even though the small winning combination is internally won. In this case, the CPU 17a of the main control circuit board 17 performs “cherry role”, “watermelon role”, “bell role”,
The CPU 21a of the sub-control circuit board 21 outputs the winning number data and the winning number data to the RAM for each type of the small role, by outputting the small role winning information for each type of the "replay role".
21d is recorded. In the control ROM 21j, a payout number table describing the number of payout medals for each combination is recorded. Then, in S7 in the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 1, 7, and 8, instead of calculating the acquisition rate C, the number-of-missed-sheets calculating process is performed for each winning combination. This number-of-missed-pieces calculation process calculates the number of missed pieces obtained by subtracting the number-of-wins data from the number-of-wins data, refers to the payout number table, multiplies the number of medal payouts of each role by the number of times missed, and obtains the number of missed pieces for each role. Calculate the number. Then, the number of missing characters is obtained by adding the number of missing characters of each role. Thereafter, in S8, a comparison is made with a specified number of sheets, which is a specified amount set to correspond to the specified value C, to determine whether or not to change the notification setting.

Further, in the present embodiment, the configuration has been described in which the notification panel 11 is used to notify that the small role has been internally won based on the difference in the emission color. However, a liquid crystal display or the like is mounted on the slot machine. By using this liquid crystal display, it is also possible to notify the small role notification. In addition, a notification mode in which a notification is made through the hearing of the player by using a speaker 9 or 20 to provide guidance by voice or the like may be used. Also, the speaker stop buttons 7a, 7
A notification mode of notifying through the tactile sensation of the player by vibrating b, 7c or the like can also be used.

Further, in this embodiment, only by informing the small role, the “cherry role”, “watermelon role”,
Although it is not known whether the `` bell role '' or the `` replay role '' has been internally won, it is also possible to notify the type of the internally won role by performing a different notification for each role. Good.

[0083]

According to the first to fourteenth aspects of the present invention, the players are roughly classified according to a specific purpose, and the divided players are suitable for achieving the specific purpose. In the notification setting, it is possible to notify that the winning mode has been selected, so that it is possible to achieve a specific purpose such as effectively reducing the difference in the acquisition value of gaming values such as medals between players. Has an excellent effect.

In particular, according to the third aspect of the invention, there is an excellent effect that a specific purpose can be achieved by a simple control of switching between a setting for performing notification and a setting for not performing notification. .

According to the invention of claim 4, while notifying all players that the winning mode has been selected,
There is an excellent effect that a specific purpose can be achieved.

According to the fifth and sixth aspects of the present invention, since it is possible to accurately classify the game according to the skill of the player, it is possible to appropriately achieve a specific purpose. effective.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since it is possible to make the acquisition rate of each player substantially constant near the specified value, there is an excellent effect that the management of the payout rate becomes easy. .

Further, according to the invention of claim 8, there is an excellent effect that the difference in the game value acquisition amount between the players can be appropriately reduced.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, a so-called prize mode in which a flag is not carried over is used as a determination target of the notification setting change condition, so that the notification setting is changed based on an appropriate acquisition rate. There is an excellent effect that can be.

Further, according to the tenth aspect of the present invention, even when the player of the symbol-matching game machine changes, an excellent effect that the changed player can be notified by appropriate notification setting can be provided. is there.

Further, according to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, there is an excellent effect that a new game property called a lottery can be provided with respect to the change of the notification setting.

Further, according to the twelfth aspect of the invention, there is an excellent effect that it is possible to appropriately cope with the business policy of the store.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a flow of a small role notification of the slot machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the slot machine.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a notification panel of the slot machine.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an internal structure of the slot machine.

FIG. 5 is a detailed front view showing a part of a front panel of the slot machine.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a part of an electric circuit of the slot machine.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of small portion notification in Modification Example 1.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of a small portion notification in a second modification.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 6 Start lever 7a, 7b, 7c Stop button 11 Notification panel 16 Reel 17 Main control circuit board 19a Condition setting switch 19b Step setting key switch 21 Sub-control circuit board

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A variable display device for variably displaying a plurality of symbols, a variable display stop device for stopping the variable display of the variable display device by a player's operation, and an arbitrary prize out of a plurality of prize modes. A prize mode selecting means for selecting a mode, and a predetermined number of variable display symbols for stopping a combination of prize symbols corresponding to the selected prize mode selected by the prize mode selecting means at a predetermined position under predetermined conditions. A stop control means for performing stop control of the variable display device within a stop control range having an upper limit of, and when a combination of winning symbols corresponding to the selected winning mode is stopped and displayed at the predetermined position, the selected winning mode is selected. In a symbol-matching gaming machine having a privilege granting means for granting a privilege corresponding to the player, after the winning mode is selected by the winning mode selecting means, Before the display is stopped, in accordance with one of the notification setting of the plurality of notification settings, and informing means for informing a fact that the prize mode is selected by the winning aspect selection means,
A change condition determining means for determining whether a predetermined notification setting change condition is satisfied by a game; and a change condition determination means for determining whether the predetermined notification setting change condition is satisfied by the change condition determination means. And a setting change unit for changing the one notification setting to another notification setting from among the plurality of notification settings. 2. A symbol matching game machine according to claim 1, wherein said setting change means determines that said predetermined notification setting change condition is satisfied by said change condition determining means.
A symbol-matching gaming machine wherein the one notification setting used after the next game after the game is changed to the other notification setting. 3. The symbol matching game machine according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of notification settings include a setting for performing notification by the notification means and a setting for not performing notification by the notification means. A pattern matching game machine. 4. The symbol matching game machine according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of notification settings are set to determine whether or not to notify by said notification means when a predetermined winning mode is selected by said winning mode selection means. A symbol matching game machine including mutually different notification probabilities for determining the game. 5. The symbol matching game machine according to claim 1, wherein said predetermined notification setting change condition is such that a privilege according to a predetermined prize mode is provided by said privilege providing means within a predetermined period. The award rate obtained by dividing the number of times the award has been granted by the number of times the predetermined winning mode is selected by the winning mode selecting means within the predetermined period has reached a specified value. A pattern-matching gaming machine to do. 6. A symbol matching game machine according to claim 5, wherein said predetermined winning modes include a plurality of winning modes, and said change condition determining means includes a step of: providing said predetermined notification for each of said plurality of winning modes. A symbol matching game machine, which determines whether a setting change condition is satisfied. 7. The symbol matching game machine according to claim 5, wherein said setting change means changes said acquisition rate through said prescribed value after said change to said other notification setting. When changing in a direction opposite to the direction, the other notification settings are changed to another notification setting such that the acquisition rate of the plurality of notification settings changes in a direction approaching the specified value. A pattern-matching gaming machine to do. 8. The symbol matching game machine according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined notification setting change condition is set even if the predetermined winning mode is selected by the winning mode selecting means. When the combination of the winning symbols corresponding to the predetermined winning mode is not stopped and displayed at the predetermined position, the payout should be paid out to the player by the privilege according to the predetermined winning mode given by the privilege providing means. A cumulative amount of the game value amount within a predetermined period of time has changed through a prescribed amount. 9. A symbol matching game machine according to claim 5,6,7,8 or 9, wherein said plurality of winning modes include a combination of symbols at a predetermined position when selected by said winning mode selecting means. Until the stop display, even in the subsequent games, only the specific winning mode in which the stop control is continuously performed by the stop control means and the game when the winning mode is selected by the winning mode selecting means, And a general winning mode in which stop control is performed by the stop control means, wherein the predetermined winning mode is the general winning mode. 10. The method of claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8.
Alternatively, in the symbol matching game machine according to 9, the change condition determining means determines whether or not the notification setting change condition is satisfied during the game with respect to the plurality of notification setting change conditions, respectively. . 11. The method of claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
In the symbol matching game machine of 8, 9 or 10, when the change condition determining means determines that the predetermined notification setting change condition is satisfied, it is determined whether the notification setting is changed by the setting change means. It has a setting change lottery means, wherein the setting change means changes the one notification setting to the other notification setting when it is determined to change the notification setting by lottery by the setting change lottery means. A pattern matching game machine. 12. The method of claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8. The symbol matching game machine according to 8, 9, 10 or 11, further comprising condition changing means for changing the predetermined notification setting changing condition. 13. A variable display device for variably displaying a plurality of symbols, a variable display stop device for stopping variable display of the variable display device by a player's operation, and an arbitrary prize out of a plurality of prize modes. Winning mode selecting means for selecting a mode,
Under a predetermined condition, in order to stop and display the winning symbol combination corresponding to the selected winning mode selected by the winning mode selecting means at a predetermined position, within a stop control range having a predetermined variable display symbol number as an upper limit, A stop control means for performing stop control of the variable display device, and when a combination of winning symbols corresponding to the selected winning mode is stopped and displayed at the predetermined position, a bonus corresponding to the selected winning mode is provided to the player. In a notification method applied to a symbol matching gaming machine having a privilege providing means, which notifies that the winning mode has been selected by the winning mode selecting means, a predetermined notification setting change condition is satisfied by the game. A change condition judging step of judging whether or not the predetermined notification setting change condition has been satisfied in the change condition judging step. A setting change step of changing the setting in accordance with the notification settings changed by the setting changing step, even after the prize mode is selected by the winning combination selection means,
A notification step of notifying that the winning mode has been selected by the winning mode selection means before the variable display by the variable display device stops. 14. A variable display device for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols, a variable display stop device for stopping variable display of the variable display device by a player's operation, and an arbitrary prize out of a plurality of prize modes. Winning mode selecting means for selecting a mode,
Under a predetermined condition, in order to stop and display the winning symbol combination corresponding to the selected winning mode selected by the winning mode selecting means at a predetermined position, within a stop control range having a predetermined variable display symbol number as an upper limit, A stop control means for performing stop control of the variable display device, and when a combination of winning symbols corresponding to the selected winning mode is stopped and displayed at the predetermined position, a bonus corresponding to the selected winning mode is provided to the player. After the prize mode is selected by the prize mode selection means according to the privilege providing means and the predetermined notification setting, and before the variable display by the variable display device is stopped, the prize mode is set by the prize mode selection means. A program for causing a computer provided in a symbol matching game machine provided with a notifying means for notifying that a selection has been made, wherein a predetermined notification setting change condition is satisfied by the game. Change condition determining means for determining whether or not the predetermined notification setting change condition has been satisfied by the change condition determining means, and changing the notification setting used by the notification means to a plurality of notification settings. A program that causes the computer to function as setting change means for changing to another notification setting.