JP2002306679A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem in a conventional slot machine that the stopping time of a game is clearly shown to a game player because the generation timing of an aid measure to be taken in the generation of a state disadvantageous for the game player is easy for the player to know, which diminishes the interest of slot machine game. SOLUTION: When a game start lever 15 is operated to start a game before the lapse of 4.1 seconds from the previous game, the game start waiting time w is used up to the lapse of 4.1 seconds. A CPU 26 integrates the game start waiting time w in a RAM 25. When the integrated game start waiting time exceeds 1,000 seconds (step 301), a 'BB' hit request flag is set (step 302). Since the game start waiting time w is changed by the operating timing of the game start lever 15, the integrated value of the game start waiting time w is hardly predicted by the game player.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine for generating a special game advantageous to a player when a predetermined condition disadvantageous to the player is satisfied.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as such a gaming machine, for example, there is a slot machine. In a conventional slot machine, the internal random winning mode is determined by comparing the extracted random number value with data in a predetermined probability lottery table. The prize given to the player in accordance with the probability lottery result has various modes which are roughly classified into a small hit, a medium hit, and a big hit. These various payout winning modes occur when a predetermined symbol corresponding to a general game is aligned with a winning line.

When a small hit prize is generated, a predetermined number of medals are paid out. In addition, when a medium winning prize called a regular bonus game (hereinafter referred to as an RB game) occurs, a high payout game in which a high payout is provided can be performed once. In addition, when a jackpot winning called a big bonus game (hereinafter referred to as a BB game) occurs, various BB winning modes are generated.
A set of the medium general game and the high payout game (RB game) generated during the BB medium general game and provided with a high payout can be performed a plurality of times. In other words, in the BB game, a special game advantageous to the player including a plurality of sets of the BB normal game and the RB game is executed.

[0004] In this BB game, a player can usually acquire a large amount of medals, but the probability that the BB internal prize mode will win in the above-mentioned probability lottery is much lower than other internal prize modes. Is set. For this reason, even if the game is repeated many times, it may be disadvantageous for the player that the BB game does not occur at all. In order to rescue the player from such a situation, in the conventional slot machine, the continuous number of games in which the BB internal winning mode is not won is a predetermined number of times, for example, 30, 200, 50 times.
When the number of times reaches zero, the internal winning mode in the game is forcibly determined to be the BB internal winning mode, and a situation advantageous to the player is generated.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional slot machine, the number of continuous games until a remedy is taken is determined by the fact that an analysis magazine is posted or the game is repeatedly performed. If the number of games before the rescue measures are taken is known, the number of games will be used as a guide to make it clear to the player when to stop the game, and the interest in the slot machine game will decrease.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and a special game advantageous to a player is performed by repeatedly performing a game and satisfying a predetermined condition disadvantageous to the player. A game processing control means for generating a game, a game start means for starting each game performed by the game processing control means in accordance with the operation of the player, and an interval from the previous game to the start of the current game reaches a predetermined time. If not, in a game machine comprising a game interval monitoring means for delaying the start of the round game by the game start means until a predetermined time has elapsed, a waiting time for integrating the time delayed by the game interval monitoring means It is assumed that the game processing control means includes time accumulation means, and the predetermined condition disadvantageous to the player is satisfied when the time accumulated by the waiting time accumulation means reaches a predetermined value. And wherein the door.

According to such a configuration, when the time accumulated by the waiting time accumulation means reaches a predetermined value, a special game advantageous to the player is generated by the game processing control means. The rate of increase of the time accumulated by the waiting time accumulation means is defined by the operation timing of the game start means. That is, the increase rate of the accumulated time depends on the game pace of the player and is not constant. Therefore, it is difficult to predict the current accumulated time, and it is difficult for the player to specify the time of occurrence of the special game. Further, the player can quickly generate a special game by increasing the operation interval of the game starting means in a game to be continuously performed.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that a predetermined value of an integration time for satisfying a predetermined condition disadvantageous to a player is determined by lottery.

According to such a configuration, the timing at which the special game advantageous to the player is generated by the game processing control means becomes more difficult to specify.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment in which a gaming machine according to the present invention is applied to a slot machine will be described.

FIG. 1 shows a slot machine 1 according to this embodiment.
It is a front view showing the appearance of. Case 2 of slot machine 1
, A front panel 3 facing the player is provided, and behind the front panel 3, three reels 4, 5, 6 are rotatably provided. On the outer peripheral surface of each of the reels 4, 5, and 6, a symbol row including a plurality of types of symbols (hereinafter, referred to as symbols) is drawn. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Symbols such as “7”, “Angko”, “BAR”, “watermelon”, “orange”, “cherry”, and “JAC” are drawn. Three of these symbols are observed through transparent display windows 7, 8, 9 provided on the front of the front panel 3.

At the lower side of the display windows 7, 8, and 9, an insertion slot 10 for a player to insert a game medal, and one slot within a credit balance instead of inserting a game medal into the insertion slot 10. , 2 and 3 betting switches 12a, 12b, and 12c for betting game medals, respectively. Above the bet switches 12a, 12b, 12c, there is provided a credit number display section 13 for displaying a credit balance composed of a 7-segment LED (light emitting diode) or the like. Also, three pay lines L1, L2A, L2B, 3
Two winning lines L3A and L3B are drawn in an oblique direction.

Prior to the start of each game, when the player inserts one game medal into the slot 10 or presses the bet switch 12a, the bet amount becomes "1", and FIG.
, Only the center pay line L1 is activated. When the player inserts two game medals into the insertion slot 10 or presses the bet switch 12b, the bet amount becomes “2”.
As shown in FIG. 3B, three horizontal pay lines L1, L2A, and L2B are activated. When the player inserts three game medals or presses the bet switch 12c, the bet amount becomes "3", and FIG.
As shown in (5), all five pay lines L1, L2A, L2B, L3A, L3B in the horizontal and oblique directions are activated.

Below the bet switches 12a to 12c, a credit / payment changeover switch (hereinafter referred to as a C / P switch) for switching the credit / payout (PLAY CREDIT / PAY OUT) of a game medal obtained by the player by pressing the bet. 14) are provided. To the right of the C / P switch 14, reels 4,
A game start lever 15 is provided, which is a game start means for rotating the players 5 and 6 simultaneously. To the right of the game start lever 15, the reels 4,
Three stop buttons 16, 17, and 18 arranged corresponding to the respective reels 4, 5, and 6 to individually stop the reels 5, 6
Is provided.

A payout display section 19 is provided on the front upper portion of the housing 2 to indicate the type of symbol combination to be a winning combination and the number of game medals to be paid out for each winning combination.
A combination table as shown in FIG. 2 is provided. A game medal tray 21 for storing game medals paid out through a medal payout opening 20 is provided at a lower front part of the housing 2. A liquid crystal display unit 1 is provided below each of the reels 4, 5, and 6.
1 is provided. The screen displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11 is operated by a player using a key 22 on the left side of the screen, and game information and the like are displayed.

In the present slot machine 1, the following (1) general game, (2) BB game, and (3) RB game are performed.

(1) General Game At the time of a general game, when three symbols “7” or “anko” are aligned on the activated pay line, a BB game occurs. When three symbols “BAR” are aligned on the activated pay line, an RB game occurs. Also,
When three “watermelon” and “orange” are aligned on the activated prize line, a small hit prize is generated. Also, one symbol “Cherry” is displayed on the activated pay line of the first reel 4.
Stops, a cherry small win prize occurs. When three symbols “JAC” are aligned on the activated pay line, a replay occurs. If the arranged symbol combination is not in any of these modes, a loss occurs.

When an RB game win and a BB game win occur, 15 payout medals are paid out, and after paying out the medals, a high payout game is given to the player in the RB game. BB game, which is a special game advantageous to the player, is executed. Also, when small wins of "watermelon", "orange" and "cherry" occur,
15 medals, 8 medals, and 2 medals are paid out, respectively, and the generated small hit game is paid out and the game ends. In addition, when a replay game occurs, there is no medal payout, but the game can be played again without medal insertion.

(2) BB Game In the BB game, first, a general game is executed. Loss also occurs in the general game during the BB game (general game in the BB), but each small hit prize described above has a higher probability than in the normal general game other than the BB game. I do. This general game during BB can be played up to 30 times in this embodiment.

In addition, at the time of this general game during BB, JAC
When the symbol combinations are lined up, six medals are paid out.

Thereafter, an RB game, which is a high payout game in which a high payout is awarded, is executed. This RB game is played with one bet, and during this RB game, further JA
When the symbol combination of C is lined up, a jackpot game prize is generated, and 15 medals are paid out. Loss also occurs during the RB game, but the jackpot prize is about 9/1
Occurs with a high probability of 0. In the present embodiment, the RB game ends when the jackpot game prize is generated eight times, or when the total number of games executed during the RB game reaches twelve.

When the RB game is completed, the above-described BB general game is performed again. When the symbol combination described above occurs during the general game,
Thereafter, the RB game described above is further performed.

The BB game is a special game that is advantageous to a player who repeatedly performs the general game and the RB game described in the above. In the present embodiment, the BB game ends when 30 general games are performed or when the RB game is performed three times.

(3) RB Game The RB game other than during the BB game occurs during the normal general game described above in (1), and the high payout game shown in the BB game is Performed once and ends. This R
In the B game, unlike the BB game, the above-mentioned general games in which a small hit occurs with a high probability are not performed.

FIG. 4 shows a circuit configuration including a control unit 23 for controlling a game processing operation in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment and peripheral devices electrically connected thereto.

The control unit 23 has a read-only memory (RO
M) 24 and a central processing unit (CPU) 26 having a random access memory (RAM) 25,
A clock circuit 27 for generating an operation clock signal for the CPU 26 and a random number setting unit 28 for determining random numbers for random number sampling are provided. The control unit 23 including the CPU 26 and the like constitutes a game processing control means for generating the above-described BB game, which is a special game advantageous to the player, when a predetermined condition which will be described later is disadvantageous for the player. I have. If the interval between the previous game and the start of the current game has not reached a predetermined time described later, the CPU 26 delays the start of the current game by the game start lever 15 until the predetermined time elapses. Means. The CPU 26 and the RAM 25 constitute a waiting time integrating means for integrating the time delayed by the game interval monitoring means.

The clock circuit 27 includes a clock pulse generation circuit 29 for generating a reference clock signal having a predetermined frequency,
A frequency divider 30 for generating an operation clock signal for the CPU 26 by dividing the frequency of the reference clock signal. The random number setting unit 28 generates a random number within a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 16383) in accordance with a command from the CPU 26, and extracts a random number generated by the random number generator 31 and transfers the random number to the CPU 26. A sampling circuit 32 is provided.

A plurality of input / output ports (I / O ports) provided in the CPU 26 include a key 22, a C / P switch 14, a game start lever 15, and a medal for detecting a game medal inserted into the slot 10. Sensor 33, motor drive circuit 34, reel position detection circuit 35, reel stop signal circuit 36, hopper drive circuit 37, payout completion signal circuit 3
8, a display drive circuit 39, a speaker drive circuit 40, and a lamp drive circuit 41 are connected.

The motor drive circuit 34 includes reels 4, 5,
6, stepping motors 42, 43, 4 for driving
4 are connected to the reel stop signal circuit 36, and the stop button switches 16, 17, and 18 are connected. When the player tilts the game start lever 15, the CPU 26 detects this and controls the motor drive circuit 34 to supply drive pulses to the stepping motors 42, 43, 44 to rotate the reels 4, 5, 6. . Stop button 16,
When the buttons 17 and 18 are pressed, the reel stop signal circuit 36 detects this and transfers a detection signal to the CPU 26.
The PU 26 detects a motor drive circuit 34 based on the detection signal.
By stopping the supply of drive pulses to the stepping motors 42, 43, and 44, the reels 4, 5,
6 is stopped.

The reel position detecting circuit 35 includes a reel 4
Optical sensors and the like for detecting the rotational positions of 5, 6 are provided,
The position detection signal detected by the optical sensor or the like is sent to the CPU 2
6, the position information of each symbol drawn on the reels 4, 5, and 6 is notified. Hopper drive circuit 3
7, a storage hopper 45 for storing game medals is connected. The payout completion signal circuit 38 is connected to a medal detection unit 46 for counting the number of game medals paid out from the storage hopper 45 to the game medal tray 21 at the time of winning. When the count value actually paid out reaches the predetermined number of payouts, a payout completion signal is transferred from the payout completion signal generation circuit 38 to the CPU 26.

The liquid crystal display section 11 is connected to the display drive circuit 39, and displays an image on the liquid crystal display section 11 according to an instruction from the CPU 26. Speaker drive circuit 40
Has a speaker 47 that outputs a sound effect through the sound transmission hole.
Is connected to the lamp driving circuit 41, and the display windows 7, 8,.
A back lamp 48 for transmitting and illuminating a symbol appearing through the back surface 9 from the back side is connected.

The ROM 24 stores, as a sequence program, a procedure of a game process executed by the slot machine 1, and also stores various probability lottery tables, symbol tables, and the like. In the RAM 25,
A work storage area for storing various processing data, flag data, and the like when the CPU 26 performs processing according to the sequence program is provided.

FIG. 5 conceptually shows a probability lottery table stored in the ROM 24 described above. The probability lottery table stores data for dividing a predetermined range of random numbers generated by the random number generator 31 into each winning mode, and this data is determined by the game state and the number of inserted medals. For example, when one medal is inserted at the time of “general game”, a probability table T _S1 is selected from the table and random numbers in a certain range generated by the random number generator 31 are stored in the table T _S1. Is divided by the data. That is,
It is determined to which group of the section in the table the one random number value specified by the sampling circuit 32 belongs, and an internal winning mode is determined.

Each table T _S1 ,
In T _S2 and T _S3 , the random numbers are grouped into sections of BB game, RB game, small hit prize game, replay game (replay), and loss. By increasing the number of inserted medals to two or three, the probability of each winning is increased.

In the probability lottery, BB game or R.
When the B game occurs and the BB flag or the RB flag is set, the BB game or the R
・ When the symbol combinations of the B game are not lined up,
"B" which is the state immediately before the B game or the RB game enters.
"B or RB inside hit" game state.

In this game state, the probability extraction shown in the table is performed.
Table T as selection table_F1, T _F2, T_F3Is the input meda
Selected according to the number of files. In each of these tables,
Is each section of the small hit prize game, replay and losing
Are grouped into Also, if the game state is “B ・ B
When it comes to “general games,” the probability lottery table
T_B1, T_B2, T_B3Is selected according to the number of inserted medals.
In each of these tables, the random numbers are
Jack game (replay) winning and losing each section
Grouped.

The table shown in FIG. 6 shows an example of data stored in each probability lottery table when the number of medals is three as shown in FIG. That is, in the probability lottery table T _S3 when the game state is the general game, 52, 50, 100, 300, 2000, and 224 are respectively provided for each lottery combination BB, RB, watermelon, orange, cherry, and replay.
Numerical data of 5 is stored. The numerical data of the lottery combination in the replay indicates the probability of winning in the RB game in the game state of the general game during BB.
These numerical data are 0 to 1 generated by the random number generator 31.
It shows a random number width for dividing random numbers in the range of 6383,
For example, when the probability lottery table T _S3 is used, B ·
The B game occurs with a probability of 52/16384.

The probability lottery table T _F3 in which the gaming state is inside and the probability lottery table T _{B3 in} the case of the general game in BB
Similarly, random number width data for classifying the generated random numbers is stored in the same manner. In the table, a portion in which a horizontal bar without numerical data is indicated indicates that the winning combination is not selected.

The symbol table (not shown) stored in the ROM 24 associates the rotation positions of the reels 4 to 6 with the symbols, and represents each symbol row by a symbol. In this symbol table, code numbers sequentially given for each fixed rotation pitch of each reel with reference to the rotation position where the reset pulse is generated,
A symbol code indicating a symbol provided corresponding to each code number is stored.

The ROM 24 stores a winning symbol combination table (not shown). In this winning symbol combination table, a symbol code of each winning symbol combination posted on the payout display section 19, a symbol code of a symbol combination constituting a “reach eye”, a winning determination code representing each winning, a winning medal payout The number of sheets and the like are stored. Here, the reach is BB or R
-When the B game winning flag is set in the above-mentioned BB or RB inside hitting game state set by the internal lottery, it is determined that the occurrence of the BB game or the RB game is in the near state. It is a symbol combination that suggests to the person. The winning symbol combination table is referred to at the time of stop control of the first reel 2, the second reel 3, and the third reel 4, and at the time of confirming a winning after stopping all the reels.

Next, the outline of the operation of the slot machine 1 controlled by the control unit 23 will be described with reference to the main flowcharts shown in FIGS.

First, an initialization process at the start of the game is performed (step 101 in FIG. 7).
R at the end of the game to erase the data stored in AM25
An AM clear process is performed (step 102). next,
As a result of the previous game, a replay (replay) occurs, and the CPU 26 determines whether or not there is an automatic medal insertion request (step 103). If there is this automatic loading,
Next, game medals corresponding to the insertion request are automatically inserted (step 104). On the other hand, when there is no automatic insertion request, next, a medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot 10 by the player and a detection signal is input from the medal sensor 33, or the insertion signal is input by operating the bet switches 12a to 12c. Wait for input (step 105). Up to three medals can be inserted during a general game, and one medal can be inserted in a bonus game during a BB game or an RB game.

Next, by operating the game start lever 15,
It is determined whether a start signal has been input from the start switch (step 106). This determination is "YE
In the case of "S", the speaker 47 receives the operation timing of the game start lever 15 shown in FIG.
A game start sound is output at the timing shown in FIG. Next, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time t has elapsed from the start timing of the previous game to the operation timing of the game start lever 15 for starting the next game (step 10).
7). In the present embodiment, the predetermined time t shown in FIG. 10 from the start of the previous game to the start of the current game is permitted,
It is set to 4.1 seconds. Therefore, if the game start lever 15 is operated when 4.1 seconds have not elapsed, the reel 47 outputs a reel rotation impossible sound at the timing shown in FIG. The waiting time for starting the game is consumed (step 108). Figure (c)
Indicates the rotation state of the reel that stops last in the previous game, and this reel starts rotating after a predetermined time t has elapsed from the start of the rotation of the previous game. In such a case, the next game start sound is also output after a predetermined time t has elapsed as shown in FIG.

Next, the CPU 26 performs a waiting time counting process for calculating a waiting time w (see FIG. 10) from the input of the start signal of the current game to the lapse of 4.1 seconds from the previous game. Perform (Step 109). This waiting time counting process is shown in FIG. 11, and the waiting time w calculated by the CPU 26 is added to the total waiting time storage area of the RAM 25.

When 4.1 seconds have passed since the last game,
The random number for the lottery generated by the random number generator 31 is shown in FIG.
Is extracted by the sampling circuit 32 at the timing shown in FIG.
A one game monitoring timer for counting seconds is set (step 111). Next, the total waiting time accumulated in the total waiting time storage area of the RAM 25 is checked (FIG. 8, step 112). FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an outline of the total waiting time check processing. In the total waiting time check process, first, it is determined whether or not the game start waiting time accumulated and stored in the total waiting time storage area of the RAM 25 exceeds a predetermined time, for example, 1000 seconds (FIG. 12, step 301). If the total waiting time exceeds 1000 seconds, the "BB" hit request flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 25 by the CPU 26 (step 302), and the current game state is forcibly set to "BB internal hitting". Is made. On the other hand, if the total waiting time does not exceed 1000 seconds, the game state remains unchanged and the total waiting time check processing ends.

Next, a probability lottery process is performed based on the random number value extracted in step 110 in FIG. 7 (step 113 in FIG. 8). This probability lottery process is performed by determining which random number value the one random number value specified by the sampling circuit 32 belongs to in the winning probability table (see FIG. 6). At this time, the winning probability table to be referred to is selected as described above according to the gaming state at that time. Therefore, in the total wait time check processing in step 112, the total wait time is 100
If the request flag for “BB” hit is set because the time exceeds 0 seconds, the winning probability table corresponding to “BB inside hit” is selected. Then, the internal winning mode to which the extracted random number value belongs is determined with reference to the selected winning probability table, and a winning request flag indicating the determined internal winning mode is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 25.

Next, the stepping motors 42 to 44 are rotated by the CPU 26, and the reels 4 to 6 are rotated (step 114). Next, it is determined whether any of the stop buttons 16 to 18 has been turned on (step 115). If not turned on,
It is determined whether or not the automatic stop timer has reached 0 (step 116). When the stop buttons 16 to 18 have not been operated for a predetermined time, the automatic stop timer
To stop automatically after a predetermined time has elapsed.

When any one of the stop buttons 16 to 18 is turned on or the automatic stop timer reaches 0, the number of symbols to be drawn on the activated pay line, that is, the number of sliding frames is determined. (Step 11
7). The number of sliding pieces is determined based on a game state, a winning request, the number of control pieces, a symbol position, and the like. Game state is RAM2
5, and the winning request is indicated by the hit request flag described above. The number of control frames is stored in the ROM 24 as a table in accordance with the order of the symbols for which the pull-in control is prioritized. The control frame number is a frame number within a range in which the pull-in control is possible, and is set to a maximum of four frames in each winning mode during a general game. The symbol position is position data of each of the reels 4 to 6 written in a predetermined area of the RAM 25. This symbol position is data of a symbol present at each activated pay line at that time, and is stored as a symbol code.

When determining the number of sliding frames, first, the current game state is referred to, and a priority order table according to the game state is selected. Next, the number of control frames in the winning mode according to the winning request is referred to from the selected table. Thereafter, the symbol position at that time is referred to, and the symbol at that time on the activation line of the first stop reel is grasped. If this symbol is not a symbol corresponding to the winning request, it is determined whether there is a symbol corresponding to the winning request within the range of the number of control frames referred to. If the symbol corresponding to the winning request is within the range of the number of control frames, the number of frames from the activated winning line to the symbol is determined as the number of sliding frames.

Next, the number of sliding frames is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 25. Thereafter, a stop request flag for the first stop reel is set, and in response to the setting of the stop request flag, the first stop reel is rotated by the determined number of sliding frames, and rotation of one reel is performed. It is stopped (step 118). Next, it is determined whether or not all the reels 4 to 6 have stopped (step 119). If the second reel and the third reel are not yet stopped,
The processing returns to step 115, and the above processing is repeated.

Next, a winning search process is performed by the CPU 26 (FIG. 9, step 120). In the winning search process, the type of the winning flag indicating the combination of the symbols actually arranged on the activated winning line matches the type of the hit request flag determined by the probability lottery process. Then, it is determined whether or not the winning flag is normal (step 121). If this determination result is not normal, for example, if the watermelon symbol combination is aligned on the activated winning line but the hit request flag is a cherry flag, an illegal error is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11. (Step 122).

If the winning flag is normal, then the CPU
26, the waiting time clearing process is performed (step 123). This waiting time clearing process is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG. 13, and it is first determined whether or not a “BB” winning has occurred (step 401 in FIG. 13). "BB"
When a prize has been won, the integrated value of the game start waiting time w stored in the total waiting time storage area of the RAM 25 is cleared to 0 (step 402). On the other hand, "BB"
If no prize has been generated, the waiting time clearing process ends, and the integrated value of the game start waiting time w stored in the total waiting time storage area of the RAM 25 is maintained as it is.

Next, depending on the state at that time, a credit or a payout of the game medal is performed (step 124 in FIG. 9). In other words, in the state where the game is played with credits, the number of credits displayed on the credit number display section 13 is increased by the number of medals obtained by winning, and the game is performed by inserting medals into the slot 10. In this state, the number of medals obtained by winning is paid out to the tray 21. Next, when the winning symbol combination is aligned on the activated winning line in the winning search processing, the WIN lamp provided on the front panel 3 is set to C
Lighting processing is performed by the PU 26 (step 125).

Next, it is determined by the CPU 26 whether or not the current game state is the operation of the BB game or the RB game (step 126). If the BB game or the RB game is not in operation, the game processing by the CPU 26 returns to step 102, and the next new game is started. If the BB game or the RB game is in operation, the BB game or the R
The number of games in the B game is checked by the CPU 26 (step 127), and it is determined from the checked number of games whether or not the BB game has ended (step 128).
RA at the end of the BB game if the BB game is over
M clear processing is performed on the RAM 25 (step 1).
29) Then, the game processing returns to step 102, and the next new game is started. In step 128, B
If the game B has not ended, the game processing returns to step 102 and the next new game is started.

According to the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, as described above, the CPU 26 controls the R
When the integrated value of the game start waiting time w stored in the total waiting time storage area of the AM 25 reaches 1000 seconds, the CPU
26 sets a “BB” hit request flag in a predetermined area of the RAM 25. Therefore, the subsequent game is "B
The game is played in the "B inside win" game state, and the occurrence of the "BB game" is assured.

The length of the game start waiting time w is defined by the timing at which the game start lever 15 is operated in a game to be played continuously, and becomes longer if the operation timing is earlier and shorter if the operation timing is later. That is, the increase rate of the total waiting time accumulated and stored in the total waiting time storage area of the RAM 25 depends on the game pace of the player and is not constant. Therefore, it is difficult to predict the current total waiting time, and it is difficult for the player to identify when the total waiting time reaches 1000 seconds. As a result, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as in the conventional slot machine, 30
When a game or 200 games are played and a "BB game" occurs, and when the generated B / B game ends, the game is stopped at that point. The fun of inferring is not lost.

Further, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the player can increase the total waiting time by increasing the operation interval of the game start lever 15 and increasing the individual waiting time w in the continuous game. Let it reach 1000 seconds,
The request flag per "BB" can be set earlier. For this reason, in the game operation performed early, the technical intervening property of each player occurs, and the interest of the slot machine game increases. Further, if the operation is performed quickly, the operating rate of the gaming machine is increased, which is also beneficial for the gaming shop.

In the present embodiment, the case has been described where the integrated value of the game start waiting time w for generating the special game is a predetermined value. However, when the power is turned on or after the end of the BB game, etc. The number of integrated values may be determined by lottery. In the case of such a configuration, it is more difficult to specify when the game is to be stopped, and it is more interesting to deduce when to stop the game, so that the interest of the slot machine game is further increased.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the operation from the operation of the game start lever 15 in the previous game to the operation of the game start lever 15 in the current game is set as the interval between the repeatedly executed games is described. However, the interval between each game is not limited to this, for example,
After the reels 4 to 6 have completely stopped, the next game start lever 15
The operation up to may be performed at one interval.

In the present embodiment, the special game advantageous to the player, which is performed when a predetermined condition disadvantageous to the player is satisfied, is a BB game, but the present invention is not limited to this. There is no. For example, a probability lottery table in which the lottery probability of replay is higher than usual may be adopted in a predetermined game section, and a game in which “replay” occurs with a high probability for a predetermined period may be set as a special game. In addition, a game in which the internal prize mode is notified to the player by a display on the liquid crystal display unit 11 or the like for a predetermined period may be set as a special game.

In each of these configurations, the same operation and effect as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

[0062]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the time accumulated by the waiting time accumulation means reaches a predetermined value, a special game advantageous to the player is generated by the game processing control means. The rate of increase of the time accumulated by the waiting time accumulation means is defined by the operation timing of the game start means. That is, the increase rate of the accumulated time depends on the game pace of the player and is not constant. Therefore, it is difficult to predict the current accumulated time, and it is difficult for the player to specify the time of occurrence of the special game. Further, the player can quickly generate a special game by increasing the operation interval of the game starting means in a game to be continuously performed. As a result, the fun of inferring the time to stop the game is not lost. In addition, in the game operation performed early, the technical intervening property of each player occurs, and the interest of the game increases.

When the predetermined value of the integration time for satisfying the predetermined condition disadvantageous to the player is determined by lottery, the timing at which a special game advantageous to the player is generated by the game processing control means is determined. It becomes more difficult to be specified. Therefore, it is more interesting to deduce when to stop the game, and the interest of the game further increases.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a view showing a symbol drawn on a reel of the slot machine shown in FIG. 1 and a winning mode corresponding to the symbol.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which a winning line described in a display window of the slot machine shown in FIG. 1 is sequentially activated.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control unit for controlling the operation of the slot machine shown in FIG. 1 and peripheral devices thereof.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view conceptually showing a configuration of a probability lottery table provided in the slot machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a table showing an example of numerical data of each probability lottery table at the time of the three-betting game shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a first main flowchart showing an outline of a game processing operation by a control unit shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a second main flowchart performed subsequent to the first main flowchart shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a third main flowchart performed subsequent to the second main flowchart shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a timing chart of a game processing operation by the control unit shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart schematically showing a waiting time counting process in the first main flowchart shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an outline of a total waiting time check process in the second flowchart shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an outline of a waiting time clearing process in the third flowchart shown in FIG. 9;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Slot machine 2 ... Housing 3 ... Front panel 4, 5, 6 ... Reel 7, 8, 9 ... Window 10 ... Medal slot 11 ... Liquid crystal display parts 12a, 12b, 12c ... Bet switch 13 ... Credit number display part 14 C / P switch 15 Game start lever 16, 17, 18 Stop button 19 ... Payout display section 20 ... Medal payout slot 21 ... Medal tray 22 ... Key 23 ... Control section 24 ... ROM 25 ... RAM 26 ... CPU

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A game processing control means for repeatedly executing a game and generating a special game advantageous to the player when a predetermined condition disadvantageous to the player is satisfied, and each of the games performed by the game processing control means. A game start means for starting the game in response to an operation of the player; and a predetermined time elapses from the start of the current game by the game start means if an interval from the previous game to the start of the current game has not reached a predetermined time. A game interval monitoring means for delaying until the game is performed, further comprising a waiting time integrating means for integrating the time delayed by the game interval monitoring means, the game processing control means,
A gaming machine characterized in that when the time integrated by the waiting time integrating means reaches a predetermined value, the predetermined condition disadvantageous to the player is satisfied. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined value is determined by lottery. 3. The special bonus game according to claim 3, wherein the special game is a special bonus game in which a small bonus prize is generated with a high probability and a regular bonus game in which a high payout is awarded a plurality of times. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or claim 2. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the special game is a game in which a re-winning prize occurs with a high probability lasts for a predetermined period. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the special game is a game in which an internal winning mode is notified to a player for a predetermined period. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a slot machine.