JP2003093587A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which allows players to recognize that the internal winning is made to get scoring roles which generate regular bonus games arranged for granting players relatively small profits during the ordinary game of big bonus. SOLUTION: The game machine is provided with main reels (3L, 3C and 3R) which variably display various figures, a CPU (31) which determines the internal winning roles by random number values sampled per game to stop or control the variable display operations of the main reels (3L, 3C and 3R) based on the internal winning roles and a reel (23) for performance which has the possibility of winning minor roles with specified game values granted once and notifies players that the internal winning is made to get the scoring roles generating the regular bonus games for granting players relatively small profits during the ordinary games of big bonus in the special incremental scoring games that grant relatively large profits to the players.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine which controls a game mode by using a control device such as a microcomputer, and in particular, mechanically driven as a variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols (symbols). The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a poker game machine, or the like, which is provided with a mechanical display device including a reel or an electric display device such as a liquid crystal, an LED, and a CRT.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a gaming machine called a slot machine or a pachi-slot is a mechanical variable display device constituted by arranging a plurality of rotating reels representing a plurality of symbols in a front display window, or on a reel. It has an electrically variable display device configured to display a design on a screen. In response to the player's start operation, the variable display device is driven to rotate each reel, so that the symbols are variably displayed, and after a certain period of time automatically or by the player's stop operation, the rotation of each reel is sequentially performed. Stop. At this time, if the combination of the symbols of the reels (hereinafter referred to as “stop symbols”) appearing in the display window becomes a predetermined winning mode (winning combination), the player pays out game media such as medals and coins. Give profit to.

The current mainstream models have a plurality of types of winning modes. In particular, when the stop symbol hits a predetermined winning combination, it does not end with one coin payout,
A game with better conditions than the "general game" that is usually performed is given. As such a winning combination, a special increase prize (hereinafter referred to as "big bonus", abbreviated as "BB") in which a game that gives a relatively large profit to the player can be performed a predetermined number of times, and a relative to the player. There is a prize (hereinafter referred to as "regular bonus", abbreviated as "RB") in which a game that gives a small profit can be played a predetermined number of times. It should be noted that what ends with one payout of coins is generally called a "small winning combination".

As described above, the stop design is B / B or R / B.
When it becomes a winning combination indicating, the player can play the B / B game or the R / B game for a predetermined period as a gaming state corresponding to each winning combination.

Further, in the currently mainstream models, the symbols constituting the winning combination are aligned on the activated line when the spinning reel is stopped when the winning combination is achieved by the internal lottery of the gaming machine (specifically Is when the lottery was won by random number extraction by a microcomputer). This is because if you decide the symbol at the time of stop only by the stop operation (timing) of the player, the result (win or loss) of the game will be decided depending on the skill of the player, and only the skill of the player will be emphasized This is to solve the problem that the payout rate of coins from the gaming machine and the like are difficult to manage for the gaming shop as well as the cost is impaired.

Therefore, even in a gaming machine of a type in which the player can stop the reels (for example, a slot machine equipped with a stop button), if the player does not win the winning combination in the internal lottery, the player can stop the operation. However, the winning combination cannot be aligned on the activated line.

By the way, a player's interest in playing a game lies in how many coins he / she can obtain. That is, the player is particularly interested in whether or not he / she wins B / B or R / B which can obtain a large number of coins.

Therefore, a flashing pattern by a lamp provided on the front of the gaming machine or a lamp provided on the back of the reel, kinds and combinations of sounds generated when the player performs an operation for starting the game, or directly A gaming machine has been proposed that informs which winning combination is won in the internal lottery (hereinafter referred to as "internal winning combination") by the operation and display of the production reel that does not affect the game. .

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The above-mentioned gaming machine is for notifying an internal winning combination by blinking a lamp, generating a sound, or operating or displaying a reel.

An object of the present invention is to allow a player to recognize that a regular bonus game which gives a relatively small profit to the player is internally won during a big bonus general game. Is to provide.

[0011]

A gaming machine of the present invention is a variable display means for variably displaying various symbols, an internal winning combination determining means for determining an internal winning combination by a random number sampled for each game, There is a possibility of winning a small winning combination in which stop control means for stopping the variable display operation of the variable display means based on the internal winning combination determined by the internal winning combination determining means, and a small game prize given a predetermined game value once, A special bonus winning game that gives a relatively large profit to the player During the big bonus general game that is performed in the game, a player who has internally won a winning combination in which a regular bonus game that gives a relatively small profit to the player occurs And an informing means for informing.

[0012] In a specific aspect of the present invention, the notifying means always performs the notification when the internal winning of the winning combination is won.

According to a specific aspect of the present invention, the notifying means is an action object that rotates to perform an effect display different from the variable display.

In a specific aspect of the present invention, the notification is performed using a symbol drawn on the outer peripheral surface of the action object.

In a specific aspect of the present invention, the above-mentioned notification is performed according to the rotation direction of the action object.

[0016]

In the gaming machine of the present invention, the player is informed of the information by the notifying means, and the player wins the regular bonus game which gives the player a relatively small profit during the big bonus general game. You can recognize that you have won an internal election. Further, for example, so-called “remove replay” can be performed according to the notification.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the informing means always makes the above informing when the internal winning of the winning combination in which the regular bonus game occurs is won. Therefore, for example, there is no need to perform "replay removal" even though the player has won the "15-combination winning combination". In other words, the player only has to perform the "replay removal" during the big bonus general game when the player is informed that the internal bonus has been won for the regular bonus game. Therefore, the player can relax and enjoy the big bonus general game. be able to.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as the notifying means, a rotating action object can be used for performing an effect display other than the variable display. Further, when this operating object is a mechanical reel, since it is a display means of the same kind as the reel for displaying the symbols necessary for the game, it can be handled in the same manner as the variable display means for the game although it is a notification means. It is possible, the design can be unified, and there is no discomfort in appearance.

Further, it is possible to make the notification by using a symbol drawn on the outer peripheral surface of the action object.

Further, the above-mentioned notification can be given by the rotating direction of the operation object.

[0021]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A case in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine will be described below.

The slot machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a gaming machine that uses coins, medals, tokens, or the like as gaming media, but in the following description, coins are used.

A front door 2 is provided on the front surface of the slot machine 1, and a main panel display portion 2 of the front door 2 is provided.
A is provided with vertically long rectangular main display windows 4L, 4C, 4R, and the main display windows 4L, 4C, 4R are provided with three pay lines 8 horizontally and two pay lines diagonally. These pay lines connect the activation lamps 9 provided on the left and right of the main display windows 4L, 4C, 4R. In addition, these pay lines are 1-BET switches 11 and 2-BET which will be described later.
By operating the switch 12 and the maximum BET switch 13, or by inserting a coin into the coin insertion slot 5, 1, 3, and 5 coins are activated, respectively. Which winning line has been activated is displayed by turning on the activation lamp 9.

Inside the main panel display portion 2a, main reels 3L, 3C, 3R are rotatably provided on each outer peripheral surface of which a symbol array composed of a plurality of types of symbols (hereinafter referred to as symbols) is drawn. There is. Each main reel 3L, 3C, 3R
The symbol can be observed through the main display windows 4L, 4C, 4R.

Inside the main reels 3L, 3C, 3R, as shown in FIG. 2, three vertical columns appearing in the respective main display windows 4L, 4C, 4R when the rotation of the main reels 3L, 3C, 3R is stopped. A board 42a in which three reel lamps 41a are arranged in the vertical direction is installed so that the reel lamps 41a, which are light-emitting bodies, are located on the back side of each of the symbols. Of the nine lamps in total, the lamps in the upper row are in order from the left, Z1, Z2, Z3, the lamps in the middle row are in order from the left, Z4, Z5, Z6, and the lamps in the lower row are from the left. They are represented by Z7, Z8, and Z9 in order.

A pedestal portion 10 having a horizontal plane is formed below the main display windows 4L, 4C, 4R, and from the left side thereof, only one coin out of credits credited by one push button operation is bet on a game. 1-BET switch 1
A 2-BET switch 12 for betting only one or two coins on the game and a maximum BET switch 13 for betting the maximum number of coins that can be bet on one game are provided. By operating these BET switches,
As described above, the predetermined pay line 8 is activated. A coin slot 5 is provided on the right side of the pedestal portion 10.

To the left of the front surface of the pedestal portion 10, the start lever 6 for starting the movement of the symbols in the main display windows 4L, 4C, 4R by rotating the main reels 3L, 3C, 3R by the player's operation. , Are attached so as to be rotatable within a predetermined angle range.

At the center of the front surface of the pedestal portion 10, the main display window 4
Three rows of reels 3L, 3C, which move in L, 4C, 4R
Operated by the player to stop each of the 3Rs 3
Individual stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R are provided. Each stop button has a built-in light source or is configured to be lightable by irradiation of light. Therefore, the stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R can display various effects and information by turning on, blinking, or turning off each light source.

On the left side of the start lever 6, there is provided a C / P switch 14 for switching the credit / payout of coins acquired by the player by pushing a button. By switching the C / P switch 14, coins are paid out from the coin payout opening 15 in the lower front portion, and the paid-out coins are stored in the coin receiving portion 16. Behind the coin receiving portion 16, there is provided a sound transmission opening 17 for outputting a sound generated from a speaker 42 (FIG. 6) housed inside as a sound generating means to the outside.

Main display window 4 in front of main panel display 2a
Above the L, 4C, and 4R, a horizontally long rectangular display window for production 2
2, a production panel display unit 21 is provided, and a production lamp 24 capable of emitting light is formed above the production panel display unit 21. The effect lamp 24 is composed of a large number of LEDs, and various effects and information can be displayed by turning on, blinking, or turning off the LEDs.

On the inner side of the effect panel display section 21, as an example of an action object forming an informing means, an effect reel 23 having a plurality of kinds of symbols drawn on its outer peripheral surface is provided rotatably in the left and right directions. There is. The symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface of the effect reel 23 can be observed through the effect display window 22.

Inside the effect reel 23, as shown in FIG. 3, the reel lamp 4 which is a light emitter is provided on the back side of the symbol appearing in the effect display window 22 when the rotation is stopped.
A board 42b in which three reel lamps 41b are laterally arranged is installed so that 1b is located. Hereinafter, these lamps are represented by W1, W2, and W3 in order from the left.

In FIG. 1 again, a notification area 20 is provided on the right side of the right main display window 4R. A notification lamp 25 (FIG. 6), which will be described later, is provided inside the notification area 20. In this embodiment, the notification lamp 25 may blink when the internal winning of BB or RB is won.

Below the main display windows 4L, 4C, 4R, 7
Credit number display section 18 composed of segment LEDs
A prize payout number display unit 19 is provided. The credit amount display unit 18 displays the number of coins currently credited. The prize payout number display unit 19 displays the number of coins paid out. In addition, as these display means,
Not limited to the LED, an LCD (liquid crystal) element or any other element can be used.

FIG. 4 shows a symbol array in which 21 symbols of a plurality of types represented on each of the main reels 3L, 3C, 3R are arranged. Code numbers of "1" to "21" are attached to each symbol, and are stored in the ROM 32 (FIG. 6) described later as a data table. Each main reel 3
L, 3C and 3R are rotationally driven so that the symbol array moves in the arrow direction of FIG.

FIG. 5 shows 6 shown on the production reel 23.
It shows a symbol string consisting of individual symbols. Each symbol is attached with one of the code numbers “1” to “21”, and is used as a data table in the ROM 3 described later.
2 (FIG. 6). In the production display window 22, the production reel 23 has a symbol row in the direction of the arrow in the drawing,
That is, it is rotationally driven so as to move leftward as "forward rotation" or rightward as "reverse rotation".

FIG. 6 shows a circuit configuration including a control means for controlling a game processing operation in the slot machine 1 and a peripheral device (actuator) electrically connected to the control means.

In this case, the control means is constructed by using the microcomputer 30 as a main constituent element and adding a circuit for random number sampling thereto. The microcomputer 30 performs a control operation according to a preset program, a CPU 31 as an internal winning combination determining means and a stop controlling means, a ROM 32 and an R as storage means.
AM33 and. The CPU 31 includes a clock pulse generation circuit 34 for generating a reference clock pulse and a frequency divider 3
5 and a random number generator 3 for generating random numbers to be sampled
6 and the random number sampling circuit 37 are connected.
As a means for sampling random numbers, the random number sampling may be performed within the microcomputer 30, that is, on the operating program of the CPU 31. In that case, the random number generator 36 and the random number sampling circuit 37 can be omitted, or can be left as a backup for the random number sampling operation.

The ROM 32 of the microcomputer 30 is in a game state in order to determine an internal winning combination, that is, which winning combination is internally won, by a lottery process by random number extraction performed each time the start lever 6 is operated. A winning probability table provided corresponding to, a symbol table described later, a winning symbol combination table, a set table selection table (FIG. 8), set tables a to d (FIG. 9) selected according to the game state, effect data Table 0
13 (FIGS. 10 to 23), a table showing random number ranges of hard random number values and R register values (FIG. 24), and a table showing effect lottery values corresponding to effect lottery value selection values (FIG. 2).
5), a table indicating whether the confirmation lamp blinks corresponding to the confirmation lamp blinking selection value (FIG. 26), a table for generating a game start sound corresponding to the game start sound selection value (FIG. 27), the reel lamp blinking Data of blinking patterns of the reel lamps Z1 to Z9 and W1 to W3 according to the pattern data selection value, data for controlling the production reel 23 according to the rotation production pattern data selection value (rotation speed, rotation direction, etc.). Is stored.

The RAM 33 has a game state storage area for storing data indicating the current game state.

In the circuit of FIG. 6, the main actuators whose operation is controlled by the control signal from the microcomputer 30 are stepping motors 3LS and 3CS for rotationally driving the main reels 3L, 3C and 3R, and the production reel 23, respectively. , 3RS, 23S, activation lamp 9, credit amount display unit 18, prize payout number display unit 1
9, a production lamp 24, a notification lamp 25, a hopper (including a payout driving unit) 40 for storing coins, a speaker 42, and reel lamps 41a and 41b.
Further, the speaker drive circuit 43, the motor drive circuit 44, the hopper drive circuit 47, each lamp drive circuit 45, and each display drive circuit 48 are connected to the CPU 3 via the I / O port 38.
Connected to 1. Each of these drive circuits is C
Upon receiving a control signal such as a drive command output from the PU 31, the operation of each actuator is controlled.

Further, as a main input signal generating means for generating an input signal necessary for the microcomputer 30 to generate a control signal, a coin insertion sensor 5S for detecting a coin inserted in the coin insertion slot 5 is a start. Start switch 6S for detecting operation of lever 6, 1-BET switch 11, 2-BET switch 12 for betting coins, maximum BET switch 13, C / P switch 1
4. Reel stop signal circuit 46 that generates a stop signal in response to the operation of each stop button 7L, 7C, 7R, and each reel 3L, 3C, 3 in response to the pulse signal from the reel rotation sensor
Count values of the reel position detection circuit 39 and the coin detection unit 40S that supply signals for detecting the positions of R and 23 to the CPU 31 (the number of coins paid out from the hopper 40)
There is a payout completion signal circuit 50 which generates a signal indicating the completion of coin payout when the number of coins reaches the designated number data. These are also connected to the CPU 31 via the I / O port 38.

In FIG. 6, the CPU 31 controls the operation of each reel via the motor drive circuit 44 and the reel position detection circuit 39. However, the motor drive circuit and the reel position detection for the production reel 23 are performed. A circuit may be separately provided.

The random number generator 36 generates a random number belonging to a predetermined numerical range, and the sampling circuit 37 samples one random number at an appropriate timing after the start lever 6 is operated. It is determined to which numerical value range the random numbers sampled in this way belong in the winning probability table stored in the ROM 32 for each gaming state.

After the main reels 3L, 3C, 3R or the production reel 23 starts to rotate, the stepping motor 3L
The number of drive pulses supplied to each of S, 3CS, 3RS or stepping motor 23S is counted, and the counted value is written in a predetermined area of RAM 33. Main reel 3
A reset pulse is obtained from the L, 3C, 3R and the effect reel 23 for each rotation, and these pulses are input to the CPU 31 via the reel position detection circuit 39. The reset pulse thus obtained clears the count value of the drive pulse counted in the RAM 33 to "0".
As a result, the main reels 3L, 3C,
The count value corresponding to the rotational position within the range of one rotation of the 3R and the effect reel 23 is stored.

A symbol table (not shown) is provided in the ROM 3 for associating the rotational positions of the main reels 3L, 3C, 3R and the effect reel 23 with symbols as described above.
It is stored in 2. In this symbol table, with reference to the rotational position at which the above-mentioned reset pulse is generated, code numbers sequentially given at a constant rotation pitch of each reel, symbols provided corresponding to each code number, etc. It is associated with the symbol code shown.

Further, a winning symbol combination table is stored in the ROM 32. In the winning symbol combination table, a combination of winning symbols, a coin payout number of winning combinations, and a winning determination code representing the winning combination are associated with each other. The winning symbol combination table is referred to during stop control of the left main reel 3L, the center main reel 3C, and the right main reel 3R, and when performing winning confirmation after stopping all the main reels. In ROM32,
A program (sequence program) when a game is executed in this slot machine 1 is also stored.

When the internal winning is determined and the winning combination is determined in the lottery process based on the random number sampling, the CPU 3
1 is to display a symbol combination corresponding to the internally-winning winning combination along the pay line according to a signal sent from the reel stop signal circuit 46 when the player operates the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R. Is sent to the motor drive circuit 44. Then, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the main reels 3L, 3C, 3R are stopped so that the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning combinations are arranged along the pay line. If this determination is “YES”,
Based on the winning symbol combination table, a payout command signal is supplied to the hopper drive circuit 47 to pay out a predetermined number of coins from the hopper 40. At that time, the coin detection unit 40S counts the number of coins to be paid out from the hopper 40, and when the count value reaches the specified number of coins data, the coin payout completion signal circuit 50 sends a coin payout completion signal to the CPU 31. Is entered. This gives C
The PU 31 is connected to the hopper 4 via the hopper drive circuit 47.
The drive of 0 is stopped, and the coin payout process is ended.

In the slot machine 1 of the embodiment, the player can play various games described below.

The above-mentioned "BB game" (big bonus game) is the most advantageous game for the player, and along the winning line activated as described above (hereinafter referred to as "effective winning line"). It occurs when "7 (symbol 50 in FIG. 4) -7-7" or "red don (symbol 52 in FIG. 4) -red don-red don" are arranged. In this BB game, in addition to being able to perform the "RB game" described below up to three times, there is a possibility of winning a "small role" (hereinafter, "B.
"B general game") can be played, for example, up to 30 times.

"RB game" (regular bonus game) is "HANABI (Fig. 4
51) -HANABI-HANABI "is arranged. This RB game has a predetermined symbol combination" fan (symbol 55 in FIG. 4) -fan-fan "or" HANABI-fan-fan ". It is a game state in which it is easy to hit a bonus game (referred to as a JAC game) that can obtain 15 coins at the same time.For example, a maximum of 12 JAC games can be played during the RB game, and the number of possible winnings is, for example, 8 times.

The RB game also occurs when "fan-fan-fan" are lined up along the effective pay line in the BB general game.

Replay (replay) is a B / B game or R
・ During games other than the B game, "fan-fan-fan" is generated by lining up along the pay line. "Replay"
When a winning occurs, the same number of coins as the number of inserted coins are automatically inserted, so that the player can play the game without consuming the coins.

"Sakushaku ball (symbol 53 in FIG. 4) -Sanshaku ball-Sanshaku ball" or "Oyama (symbol 56 in FIG. 4) -Oyama-
When "Oyama" is lined up along the effective pay line, the "small shakutama prize" or "Oyama small prize" is obtained.

In the BB general game, 15 coins are paid out by arranging "Red Don (symbol 52 in FIG. 4) -three shaku balls-three shaku balls" along the effective pay line. It will be a certain "15-piece small winning a prize".

Since the "cherry (symbol 54 in FIG. 4)" of the left main reel 3L is stopped along any of the pay lines, the display modes of the center main reel 3C and the right main reel 3R are concerned. Instead, it will be the "Cherry's Small Winning Prize".

In the slot machine 1 of the embodiment, as a game state, "B / B general game", "R / B game", "R / B internal winning" described later, and "B / B internal" described later. There is "winning" and "general game" which is a normal game state other than these game states.

As described above, in the slot machine 1, each time the start lever 6 is operated, random number sampling is performed to perform a lottery process for determining a winning combination.
If any winning combination is determined, the microcomputer 30 performs stop control according to the determined winning combination.

Here, it should be noted that in order to achieve the winning (the coin is paid out to the player), the player is won in the lottery process by random number sampling (internal winning), and the winning internally won by the player. This means that two conditions must be satisfied: operating the stop button at a position (timing) at which a symbol corresponding to a winning combination can be drawn. In other words, even if there is an internal winning for a winning combination, the winning is not guaranteed by the internal winning, and it is permissible to stop the symbol corresponding to the winning combination that has won on the effective winning line (hereinafter, "permit"). It means that it just gave "stop permission").

Specifically, (1) when the winning operation is performed in the lottery process and the stop operation is performed at a position (timing) at which the symbol corresponding to the winning combination is drawn, (2) the winning prize which is won in the lottery process When the stop operation is performed at the position (timing) where the symbol corresponding to the winning combination cannot be drawn, (3) When the stop operation is performed at the position (timing) at which the symbol corresponding to the winning combination is unwinned and the symbol corresponding to the winning combination is drawn (4) ) In the four patterns of, when the operation is stopped at the position (timing) where the symbol corresponding to the winning combination is not drawn in the lottery process and the symbol corresponding to the winning combination cannot be drawn in,
(1) and (2) correspond to internal winning. And
If the stop operation is performed at a position where the symbol corresponding to the winning combination can be drawn as shown in (1), the winning operation is achieved, but if the stop operation is performed at a position where the symbol corresponding to the winning combination is not drawn as shown in (2) , Even if you win internally, you won't win.

When the internal winning is not performed as in (3) (internal unwinning), even if the stop operation is performed at a position where the symbol corresponding to the winning combination can be drawn, the winning combination is won along the effective winning line. The microcomputer 30 performs control to prevent the symbols corresponding to (1) from being arranged side by side (internal failure means that stop permission is not given), and no prize is won. Also, (4) will not win.

In other words, if the player has won the internal winning, the result as shown in (3) will not be obtained by stopping the symbol corresponding to the winning combination.

Next, the contents (motion and display) of the effect by the effect reel 23 will be described.

This production reel 23 is shown in FIGS.
It operates according to any of the patterns shown in FIG.

The "big hit" symbol 61 arranged on the effect reel 23 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed in the effect display window 22 only when the internal winning of BB or RB is won. , B / B or R / B are not necessarily displayed if they are internally elected. Also, the “miss” symbol 66
Is easily displayed on the effect display window 22 when no internal winning combination is won.

During the BB general game, when the "15 small wins" is internally won, the "red don" symbol 62 is always displayed in the production display window 22, and the "RB" is displayed.
When the player is internally won, the “blue don” symbol 63 is always displayed in the effect display window 22.

By the way, the BB general game can be played, for example, up to 30 times. In this embodiment, when "fan (symbol 55 in FIG. 4) -fan-fan" is prepared as described above, the B / B general game is shifted to the R / B game. For this reason, the player performs a so-called "replay removal" operation to stop the main reel so that "fans-fans-fans" are not aligned in order to digest the BB general game as much as possible. At the same time, in the B / B general game, for example, to win coins by "15 small winning combinations", "Red Don (symbol 52 in Fig. 4) -Short-shoulder-Sanshaku-tama" is an effective prize. It is necessary to perform the operation of stopping the main reels that are lined up along the line, that is, the so-called "small win".

In the present embodiment, as described above, during the BB general game, the internal winnings of "RB" and "15 small winning combinations" are always "blue don" symbol 63, respectively.
Further, since the notification is given by the "red don" symbol 62, it is not necessary to perform "replay removal" despite having internally won the "15-winning small winning combination". That is, the player only has to perform "remove play" when the "blue don" symbol 63 is displayed during the BB general game, so that the player can relax and enjoy the BB general game.

Next, based on the result of the lottery process by the above-mentioned random number extraction, the notification lamp 25 blinks and the start lever 6
Game start sound generated when you operate the, production reel 2
No. 3, the reel lamps Z1 to Z9 provided inside the main reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, and the reel lamps W1 to W3 provided inside the production reel 23. Will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 7.

First, a set table is selected from the "set table selection table according to the game state" shown in FIG. 8 based on the data showing the current game state stored in the game state storage area in the RAM 33 (step [Less than,
Notation of ST] 1). For example, the data indicating the game state stored in the game state storage area is "BB general game in progress".
If so, the set table b is selected.

FIG. 9 shows the set tables a to d selected in ST1 described above. Each set table has
The establishment flag in the gaming state, that is, the number indicating the effect data table corresponding to the internally won winning combination is shown.

In addition, during the "general game", R ・ B or B ・ B
In the game when the player is internally won, the effect data table 6 or 7 is selected with reference to the set table c. Then, if the player does not win the R / B or B / B in this game, ST71 or S in FIG. 73 described later.
By the processing of T73, the gaming state is "R / B internal winning"
Alternatively, “B / B internal winning” is set, and the set table d is referred to.

Next, the effect data table is selected according to the selected set table and the establishment flag (ST2).

10 to 23 are diagrams showing the effect data table selected in the above-mentioned ST2 process.

Each effect data table includes an effect execution lottery value referred to in ST4, which will be described later, an effect lottery value selected value, which will be referred to in ST5, which will be described later, and a fixed lamp blinking selected value indicating whether or not the notification lamp 25 is to be blinked. Of the game start sounds 1 to 3 generated when the player operates the start lever 6,
A game start sound selection value indicating which game start sound is to be generated, a reel lamp flashing pattern data selection value indicating a flashing pattern of the reel lamps Z1 to Z9, W1 to W3, and a pattern of the performance operation of the production reel 23. The rotation effect pattern data selection value shown is provided.

Again in the flowchart of FIG. 7, the R register value referred to in ST4, which will be described later, and ST6, which will be described later.
The hard random number value referred to by is extracted (ST3). Figure 2
4, the hard random number value is extracted in the random number value range of 0 to 255, and the R register value is extracted in the random number value range of 0 to 127.

Next, it is judged whether or not the effect execution lottery value of the selected effect data table is larger than the extracted R register value (ST4). If this determination is "YES", the process proceeds to ST5, and if "NO", the effect content is not determined, that is, the effect content determination processing is ended without performing the effect. In the effect data table 0, since the effect execution lottery value is 0, it is always determined as "NO" in the process of ST4.

Also, during the BB general game, selected effect data tables 11 to 13 (FIGS. 21 to 23)
Since all the effect execution values of are 128, it is always determined as "YES" in the process of ST4.

Next, in the processing of ST5, the effect lottery value selection value of the selected effect data table is referred to, and the effect lottery value is selected from the lottery value table. Specifically, the first value of the effect lottery value selection values in the selected effect data table, for example, “2” is selected as the effect lottery value selection value in the effect data table 1. Then, referring to FIG. 25, the effect lottery value corresponding to the effect lottery value selection value is selected. For example, if the effect lottery value selection value is 2, the effect lottery value is "5".

Next, the hard random number value extracted in the above-mentioned ST3 process is set as a comparison value (old) (ST6), and a value obtained by subtracting the production lottery value selected this time from this comparison value (old) is compared value (old). New) (ST7).

Next, it is determined whether or not the comparison value (new) is smaller than 0 (ST8). If this determination is "YES", the effect data in the referred effect lottery value selection value is selected (ST9), and the "effect content determination process" is ended.

If "NO" is determined in the process of ST8, the comparison value (new) is set as the comparison value (old) (ST10), the next production lottery value selection value is referred to, and the production lottery is selected from the lottery value table. A value is selected (ST11), and the process proceeds to ST7. Hereinafter, the processing is performed as described above.

Next, the processes of ST5 to ST11 described above will be described with reference to examples. Here, the effect data table 1 (FIG. 11) is selected, and the hard random number value is “33”.
Will be described.

First, as described above, in the effect data table 1, "2" is selected as the effect lottery value selection value. Subsequently, referring to FIG. 25, "5" which is an effect lottery value corresponding to this effect lottery value selection value is selected (ST5).

Next, the hard random number value "33" is set as the comparison value (old) (ST6), and the value obtained by subtracting the production lottery value "5" selected this time from this comparison value (old), that is, "28".
Is the comparison value (new).

Next, it is judged whether or not the comparison value (new) "28" is smaller than 0 (ST8). Since this determination is "NO", the comparison value (new) value "28" is set as the comparison value (old) value (ST10).

Then, "6" is selected as the next production lottery value selection value, and the production lottery value selection value "30" is selected with reference to FIG. 25 (ST11). And the production lottery value “30” selected this time from the comparison value (old) “28”
A value obtained by subtracting, ie, "-2" is set as a comparison value (new) (ST7).

Next, it is judged whether or not the comparison value (new) "-2" is smaller than 0 (ST8). This determination is “YES”
Therefore, the process moves to ST9.

In the process of ST9, the effect data in the referred production lottery value selection value "6", that is, the fixed lamp blinking selection value "0", the game start sound selection value "0", the reel lamp blinking. "0" as the pattern data selection value, "9" as the rotation effect pattern data selection value
Is selected, and the effect contents determination process is ended.

As described above, the fixed lamp blinking selection value, the game start sound selection value,
The reel lamp blinking pattern data selection value and the rotation effect pattern data selection value are related to each other, that is, the information notified by each notification means is related to each other.

In the effect data tables 1 to 13, the last-referenced value among the effect lottery value selection values is "9". When the production lottery value selection value is "9", the production lottery value is "255", which is equal to the maximum value of the hard random number value, so that it is always "YES" in ST8, and ST9
And ends.

Next, as described above, the fixed lamp blinking selection value, the game start sound selection value, the reel lamp blinking pattern data selection value and the rotation effect pattern data selection value determined based on the game state, the establishment flag and the like are set. 26, 27, and 28 to 4 for the corresponding effect contents, respectively.
0 and FIGS. 41 to 68.

First, the contents of the effect by the notification lamp 25 according to the fixed lamp blinking selection value determined in the above-mentioned effect content determination processing will be described.

As shown in FIG. 26, if the confirmation lamp blinking selection value is "0", the notification lamp 25 does not blink. On the other hand, if the confirmation lamp blinking selection value is "1", the notification lamp 25 blinks.

The blinking of the notification lamp 25 informs the player of the internal winning of RB or BB as described above. Therefore, the above-mentioned effect data tables 1 to 13
Of these, only the effect data tables 6 to 10 (FIGS. 16 to 20) whose establishment flags are R / B or BB are provided with “1” as the finalized lamp blinking selection value.

Note that the effect data table 5 (FIG. 15)
May be referred to during the internal winning of R · B or B · B, but since it is also referred to during the normal game, “1” is not provided as the fixed lamp blinking selection value. The production data table 12 (FIG. 22) is referred to when the establishment flag is R / B, that is, when R / B is internally won during the BB general game, but after the normal BB general game. Since the R / B game is played and it is not necessary to notify the player of the internal winning of the R / B, the fixed lamp blinking selection value is "1".
Is not provided.

Further, in the presentation effect by blinking the notification lamp 25, the rotation of the main reels 3L, 3C, 3R and the production reel 23 is stopped, and the reel lamps 41a, 41a, 4a.
It is performed after the production by 1b is completed.

Next, with reference to FIG. 27, the contents of the effect by the game start sound generated when the start lever 6 is operated will be described based on the game start sound selection value determined in the above-mentioned effect content determination processing. .

As shown in FIG. 27, if the game start sound selection value is "0" and the rotation effect pattern data selection value is "0", the game start sound 1 is generated and the game start sound selection value is "1". And if the rotation effect pattern data selection value is "0", the game start sound 2 is generated, and the game start sound selection value is "0".
And if the rotation effect pattern data selection value is "other than 0", the game start sound 3 is generated.

28 to 40, the blinking pattern of the reel lamp 41 according to the reel lamp blinking pattern data selection value determined in the above-described effect content determination processing will be described.

For example, when "1" is selected as the reel lamp blinking pattern data selection value, the blinking pattern 1 shown in FIG. 28 is executed. In this blinking pattern 1, steps 1 to 3 are sequentially performed with a predetermined lighting time.

Similarly, when "2" is selected as the reel lamp blinking pattern data selection value, blinking pattern 2 (FIG. 29) is executed and "3" is selected as the reel lamp blinking pattern data selection value. In this case, blinking pattern 3 (FIGS. 30 and 31) is executed, and when “4” is selected as the reel lamp blinking pattern data selection value, blinking pattern 4 (FIGS. 32 and 33) is executed and the reel When "5" is selected as the lamp blinking pattern data selection value, blinking pattern 5 (FIGS. 34 to 36) is executed, and when "6" is selected as the reel lamp blinking pattern data selection value, blinking is performed. Pattern 6 (Fig. 37
~ FIG. 39) is executed, and if "7" is selected as the reel lamp flashing pattern data selection value, the flashing pattern 7 (FIG. 40) is executed.

Note that these blinking patterns are executed because of the main reels 3L, 3C, 3R and the effect reel 23.
After the rotation has stopped.

Next, with reference to FIG. 41 to FIG. 68, description will be given of the effect contents (rotation pattern) by the effect reel 23 based on the rotation effect pattern data selection value determined in the effect content determination processing described above.

The figure showing the effect contents of the effect reel 23 provided for each rotation effect pattern data selection value is the effect display window 22 when the effect reel 23 starts, stops, and stops at the start of the game. Shows the stop symbol, the rotation speed and the rotation direction of the effect reel 23 displayed in FIG.

Specifically, while the main reels 3L, 3C, 3R are rotating, when the player operates the start lever 6 to start the game, the player stops the buttons 7L, 7L.
The state of the production reel 23 is shown separately when the C and 7R are first operated, when the first operation is stopped, when the second operation is performed, when the second operation is stopped, when when the third operation is performed, and when the third operation is performed. .

After the rotation of all the main reels 3L, 3C, 3R is stopped, the operation of the production reel 23 is performed by the operation 1,
The operation is divided into an operation 2, an operation 3, and an operation 4, and the operation is shown.

Next, "○", "⊚", "△", shown in the columns of "rotation start and stop" in FIGS.
“→”, “×”, and “frame” will be described.

[0109] "○" reaches first after the production reel 23 starts to rotate and the symbols to be stopped and displayed in the production display window 22 are in a state where the symbols can be stopped at the production display window 22 position. When done, it means that the production reel 23 is stopped.

“⊚” means that the effect reel 23 starts to rotate and continues to rotate until a predetermined stop operation is performed by the player.

"→" indicates that the production reel 23 is rotating.

“Δ” indicates the production reel 23 that was rotating.
Indicates the stop.

"X" means that the production reel 23 is stopped.

The "frame" will be described later by a specific example of the operation of the effect reel 23.

The "big hit", "red don", "blue don", "three shakutama", "one shakutama", and "miss" shown in the "stop symbol" column of FIGS. Indicates a symbol displayed in the effect display window 22. In particular,
"Big hit", "Red don", "Blue don", "One shakudama",
If it is a “three shakudama” or “miss”, the “big hit” symbol 61, the “red don” symbol 62, the “blue don” symbol 63, the “one shakudama” symbol 64, and the “three shakudama” shown in FIG. The “symbol 65” or the “miss” symbol 66 is displayed in the effect display window 22.

When a column other than "x" is displayed in the "stop symbol" column, "○" or "Δ" is always displayed in the "rotation start / stop" column. That is,
The display in the "stop symbol" column is for the production reel 2
3 shows a symbol displayed in the effect display window 22 after 3 starts rotating. The symbol "x" in the "Stop symbol" column means that the symbols that have been displayed in the effect display window 23 are displayed as they are because the effect reel 23 does not start rotating. However, as shown in FIGS. 65 and 66, “start / stop” is “◎,
In the case of "→", when the "stop symbol" is "x", it indicates that the rotation is in progress.

Next, the "normal", "reverse", and "x" shown in the "rotation direction" column of FIGS. 41 to 68 will be described.

"Positive" displayed in the "Rotation direction" column is
It indicates that the direction of rotation of the production reel 23 is “normal rotation”. Specifically, in the production display window 22, the production reel 23 has a "blue don" symbol 63, a "one shakudama" symbol 64, a "big hit" symbol 61, a "red don" symbol 62, and a "three shakudama". The “symbol 65” and the “miss” symbol 66 are rotated in this order.

The "reverse" shown in the "Rotation direction" column is
It indicates that the direction of rotation of the production reel 23 is "reverse rotation". Specifically, in the production display window 22, the production reel 23 has a "miss" symbol 66, a "three shakutama" symbol 65, a "red don" symbol 62, a "big hit" symbol 61, and a "one shakutama". Rotate so that the symbol 64 and the “blue don” symbol 63 are displayed in this order.

The "x" shown in the "Rotation direction" column means that the production reel 23 does not rotate.

Next, the "normal", "low speed", and "x" shown in the "rotation speed" column of FIGS. 41 to 68 will be described.

"Normal" displayed in the "Rotation speed" column
Means that the production reel 23 rotates at a rotation speed of "60.24 rotations / minute".

"Low speed" shown in the "Rotation speed" column
Means that the production reel 23 rotates at a rotation speed of “30.12 rotations / minute”.

"X" shown in the "Rotation speed" column is
It means that the production reel 23 is stopped.

Next, the effect pattern data selection value is "1".
And the operation of the effect reel 23 in the case of "25" will be specifically described.

First, regarding the operation of the effect reel 23 when the effect pattern data selection value is "1",
This will be described with reference to FIG.

In the "3rd stop time" of FIG. 41, "○" is shown in the "Rotation start / stop" column, and the player makes a third stop by the stop button to stop the rotating main reel. When the operation is performed, the effect reel 23 starts to rotate under the condition that the rotation direction is “reverse rotation” and the rotation speed is “normal”. And "stop symbol" at "3rd stop time"
Since "Red Don" is shown in the column of, for example, when the "miss" symbol 66 is displayed in the production display window 22 before the production reel 23 starts rotating, the production reel 23 is When you start spinning, the "Sakushaku" symbol 6
5 passes through the effect display window 22, and the “red don” symbol 62 is stopped and displayed.

Next, as "operation 1" after the stop of all the main reels 3L, 3C, 3R, the production reel 23 starts to rotate under the condition that the rotation direction is "forward rotation" and the rotation speed is "low speed". To do. Then, after the "three shakudama" symbol 65, the "loose" symbol 66, the "blue don" symbol 63, the "one shakudama" symbol 64, and the "big hit" symbol 61 have passed through the production display window 22, "red" The “Don” symbol 62 is stopped and displayed.

Next, as "operation 2", the production reel 2
In No. 3, the rotation starts in the condition that the rotation direction is "reverse rotation" and the rotation speed is "low speed". "Big hit" in the production display window 22
Symbol 61, “one shakudama” symbol 64, “blue don” symbol 63, “miss” symbol 66, and “three shakudama”
After the symbol 65 has passed, the "red don" symbol 62 is stopped and displayed.

Next, as "operation 3", the production reel 2 is used.
In No. 3, the rotation starts in the condition that the rotation direction is “forward rotation” and the rotation speed is “low speed”. "Three shakutama" inside the production display window 22
After the symbol 65, the “miss” symbol 66, the “blue dong” symbol 63, and the “one shakudama” symbol 64 have passed,
The "big hit" symbol 61 is stopped and displayed.

Next, the effect pattern data selection value is "2.
The operation of the effect reel 23 in the case of "5" will be described with reference to FIG.

In the column of "start / stop of rotation" of FIG. 65, "◎" is displayed in "at the start of game", and when the player operates the start lever 6, the direction of rotation of the production reel 23 is changed. The rotation is started under the condition of "normal rotation" and the rotation speed of "normal". Then, "→" is shown in the "first stop" and the "second stop", and the player's stop button 1
During the second and second operations, the effect reel 23 continues to rotate. Then, in the "3rd stop time" column, "△" is shown in the "Rotation start / stop" column, and "1 shakudama" is shown in the "Stop symbol" column. By operating the stop button of 1, the production reel 23 stops rotating so that the "one shakutama" symbol 64 is displayed in the production display window 22.

Next, as the "operation 1" after the rotation of all the main reels 3L, 3C, 3R is stopped, the production reel 23 is rotated under the condition that the rotation direction is "forward rotation" and the rotation speed is "normal". Start. In the "Stop symbol" column of "Operation 1",
The “frame” is shown, and in the effect display window 22, a “big hit” symbol 61, a “red don” symbol 62, a “three shakudama” symbol 65, a “miss” symbol 66, a “blue don” symbol 63, And after the "one shakudama" symbol 64 has passed, the "big hit" symbol 61 is stopped and displayed.

That is, in the "motion 1", the production reel 23 starts to rotate from the state in which the "one piece ball" symbol 64 is stopped and displayed in the production display window 22, and the "big hit" symbol 61 is produced. The display is stopped in the display window 22,
In the “frame” shown in the “stop symbol” column, the symbol next to the symbol stopped and displayed in the production display window 22 before the production reel 23 starts rotating is the rotation of the production reel 23. This means that a stop is displayed after the stop.

Next, as "operation 2", the production reel 2 is used.
In No. 3, the rotation starts under the condition that the rotation direction is “forward rotation” and the rotation speed is “normal”. "Red Don" in the production display window 22
After the symbol 62, the “three shakudama” symbol 65, the “miss” symbol 66, the “blue don” symbol 63, the “one shakudama” symbol 64, and the “big hit” symbol 61 are passed,
The "red don" symbol 62 is stopped and displayed.

Next, as "operation 3", the production reel 2 is used.
3, the production reel 23 starts to rotate under the condition that the rotation direction is “normal rotation” and the rotation speed is “normal”. The "three shakudama" symbol 65, "miss" symbol 66, "blue don" symbol 63, "one shakudama" symbol 64, "big hit" symbol 61 and "red don" symbol 62 pass through the production display window 22. After that, the “three shakudama” symbol 65 is stopped and displayed.

Next, as "operation 4", the production reel 2 is used.
3, the production reel 23 starts to rotate under the condition that the rotation direction is “forward rotation” and the rotation speed is “low speed”. In the performance display window 22, there are a “miss” symbol 66, a “blue don” symbol 63, a “one shakudama” symbol 64, a “big hit” symbol 61, a “red don” symbol 62, and a “three shakudama” symbol 65. After passing, the “miss” symbol 66 is stopped and displayed.

In the present embodiment, the effect display window 2
2, the "big hit" symbol 61 is stopped and displayed because the rotation effect pattern data selection values are 1 to 3 (see FIGS.
3), 6 to 8 (FIGS. 46 to 48), 23 (FIG. 63) or 26 (FIG. 66). That is, when the internal winning of R / B or B / B is performed, the "big hit" symbol 61 may be stopped and displayed in the effect display window 22, but once the "big hit" symbol 61 is stopped and displayed, , R / B or B / B winning reel 23
Does not work.

Blinking of the notification lamp 25 of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, game start sound, reel lamps Z1 to Z9, W
The effect contents based on the blinking patterns 1 to W3 and the rotation pattern of the effect reel 23 are as described above.

Next, in the "general game", the notification lamp 25 blinks when the player is internally won for RB or BB,
The effect contents of the game start sound, the blinking patterns of the reel lamps Z1 to Z9, W1 to W3, and the rotation pattern of the effect reel 23 will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17.

In the "general game", the establishment flag is R
The production data table 6 (see FIG.
In 6), when the fixed lamp blinking selection value is "1", the game start sound selection value is "0", and the reel lamp blinking pattern data selection value is "5", the rotation effect pattern data selection value is "10". Or "12".

On the other hand, in the "general game", the effect data table 7 referred to when the establishment flag is BB.
In FIG. 17, the confirmation lamp blinking selection value is “1”,
When the game start sound selection value is "0" and the reel lamp blinking pattern data selection value is "5", the rotation effect pattern data selection value is "10" or "18".

In the "general game", when the fixed lamp blinking selection value is "1", the game start sound selection value is "0", and the reel lamp blinking pattern data selection value is "5", that is, the notification lamp 25 is In the case where the blinking, the game start sound 1 is generated and the reel lamps Z1 to Z9 and W1 to W3 blink in the blinking pattern 5 (FIGS. 34 to 36), FIG.
When the effect reel 23 operates according to the rotation pattern shown in 2 (referenced when the rotation effect pattern data selection value is "12"), the player is informed of the internal winning of RB. If the production reel 23 operates according to the rotation pattern shown in FIG. 58 (referenced when the rotation production pattern data selection value is “18”), B.
If the production reel 23 operates the internal winning of B by the rotation pattern shown in FIG. 50 (referenced when the rotation production pattern data selection value is “10”), the inside of RB or BB The winner will be notified.

Next, in the "general game", the effect data table 5 (FIG. 15) referred to when the establishment flag is "Oyama", is referred to when the establishment flag is "RB". In the effect data table 6 (FIG. 16) and the effect data table 7 (FIG. 17) referred to when the establishment flag is “B / B”, the fixed lamp blinking selection value is “0” and the game start sound is selected. A combination is provided in which the value is "0", the reel lamp blinking pattern data selection value is "6", and the rotation effect pattern data selection value is "15". That is, the notification lamp 25 does not blink, the game start sound 1 is generated, and the reel lamps Z1 to Z9 and W1 to W3 are generated.
Blinks in blinking pattern 6 (FIGS. 37 to 39), and FIG.
If the effect reel 23 operates according to the rotation pattern shown in FIG. 3, the player is notified of the internal win of any one of Oyama, R.B, and B.B.

As described above, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the blinking of the notification lamp 25, the game start sound, the blinking patterns of the reel lamps Z1 to Z9, W1 to W3, and the rotation pattern of the effect reel 23 are mutually different. It is related, and the player can predict which winning combination is internally won by comprehensively judging the information notified by each notifying unit.

Next, the main operation of the slot machine 1 controlled by the microcomputer 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 69 to 75.

In FIG. 69, the CPU 31 first determines whether or not there is a request for automatic coin insertion (ST2
1) If this determination is “YES”, that is, S described later
When a request for automatic coin insertion is set in the process of T76, the coins corresponding to the insertion request are automatically inserted (ST
22).

If the determination in ST1 is "NO", a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 5 and there is an input from the insertion coin sensor 5S, or there is a BET switch (1-BET switch 11, 2-BET switch 12). Or maximum BET
It is determined whether or not there is an input from any one of the switches 13 (ST23), and if this determination is "YES", ST
If it is "NO", the process will return to ST21.

Next, it is determined whether or not there is an input (start signal) from the start switch 6S according to the operation of the start lever 6 (ST24). This judgment is "YES"
If so, a random number extraction lottery process is performed (ST25). In this processing, it is determined whether the random number sampled as described above belongs to a random number value range corresponding to which winning combination in the winning probability table stored in the ROM 32 for each gaming state, and either It is determined whether or not the internal winning of the winning combination is won.

Next, by performing the above-mentioned effect contents determination processing, the fixed lamp blink selection value, the game start sound selection value, the reel lamp blink pattern data selection value and the rotation effect pattern data selection value are determined (ST26).

Next, the CPU 31 controls the speaker drive circuit 43 so that the speaker 42 generates a sound according to the game start sound selection value (ST27), and the main reels 3L, 3C,
The motor drive circuit 44 is controlled so that the 3R starts rotating (ST28).

Next, the rotation effect pattern data selection value is 2
3, 24, 27 or 28, that is, "rotation" at "at the start of the game" in the figure (FIGS. 41 to 68) showing the rotation pattern of the effect reel 23 according to each rotation effect pattern data selection value. It is determined whether or not the “start / stop” column is “◯” (ST29). If this determination is “YES”, the production reel rotation / stop processing is performed (ST3).
0). Specifically, the effect reel 23 is rotated in the "rotation direction" and the "rotation speed" according to each rotation effect pattern data selection value, and the "stop symbol" is the effect display window 22.
The effect reel 23 is stopped when the first position is reached after the stop position is reached.

Subsequently, the production reel rotation sound generation / silence processing is performed (ST31). Specifically, the production reel 23
Simultaneously with the start of the rotation, the effect reel rotation sound corresponding to the rotation speed is generated, and when the effect reel 23 stops rotating, the effect reel rotation sound is muted. If the rotation speed of the production reel 23 is "normal", "production reel rotation sound 1" is generated, and if the rotation speed is "low", "production reel rotation sound 2" is generated. .

If the determination in ST29 is "NO", the rotation effect pattern data selection value is 25 or 26.
Or not, that is, in the column of "rotation start, stop" in "at the time of game start" of the figure (Figs. 41 to 68) showing the rotation pattern of the effect reel 23 according to each rotation effect pattern data selection value. It is determined whether or not "⊚" is shown (ST32). If this determination is "YES", the effect reel 23 is rotated at the "rotation direction" and the "rotation speed" corresponding to each rotation effect pattern data selection value (ST3.
3), the production reel rotation sound corresponding to the rotation speed is generated (ST34).

Next, referring to FIG. 70, when there is a first stop operation, that is, when all the main reels 3L, 3C, 3R are rotating, any of the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R is stopped.
It is determined whether or not is operated (ST35), and if the determination is "YES", the main reel corresponding to the operated stop button is stop-controlled (ST36).

Next, a diagram showing whether or not the rotation effect pattern data selection value is 17 to 22, that is, the rotation pattern of the effect reel 23 corresponding to each rotation effect pattern data selection value (FIGS. 41 to 68). It is determined whether or not "○" is indicated in the "Rotation start / stop" column in "1st stop time" of (ST37). If this determination is “YES”, the effect reel rotation / stop processing is performed as in ST30 described above (ST38), and the effect reel rotation sound generation / muffling processing is performed as in ST31 described above (ST39).

Next, whether there is a second stop operation, that is,
When any two main reels are rotating, it is determined whether or not the stop button corresponding to the rotating main reel is operated (ST40). If this determination is “YES”, the operation is performed. The main reel corresponding to the selected stop button is stop-controlled (ST41).

Next, it is shown in FIG. 41 to FIG. 68 whether or not the rotation effect pattern data selection value is 11 to 16, that is, the rotation pattern of the effect reel 23 corresponding to each rotation effect pattern data selection value. It is determined whether or not "○" is indicated in the "Rotation start / stop" column in "At the time of second stop" in () (ST42). If this determination is "YES", the effect reel rotation / stop processing is performed in the same manner as ST30 and ST38 described above (ST43), and ST3 described above.
Similar to 1 and ST39, the production reel rotating sound generation / silence processing is performed (ST44).

Next, in FIG. 71, it is determined whether or not there is a third stop operation, that is, whether or not the stop button corresponding to the rotating main reel has been operated (ST45), and if this determination is "YES". For example, the main reel corresponding to the operated stop button is stop-controlled (ST46).

Next, it is shown in FIG. 41 to FIG. 68 whether or not the rotation effect pattern data selection value is 1 to 10, that is, the rotation pattern of the effect reel 23 corresponding to each rotation effect pattern data selection value. It is determined whether or not “rotation start / stop” in “at the time of the third stop” in “)” is “◯” (ST47). If this determination is "YES", the effect reel rotation / stop processing is performed as in ST30 described above (ST48), and the effect reel rotation sound generation / silence processing is performed as in ST31 described above (ST49). ).

If the determination in ST47 is "NO", it is determined whether the rotation effect pattern data selection value is 25 or 26, that is, the rotation pattern of the effect reel 23 corresponding to each rotation effect pattern data selection value. It is determined whether or not "rotation start / stop" in "at the time of the third stop" in the diagrams (FIGS. 41 to 68) shown in FIG. If this determination is "YES", the effect reel 23 is rotated so that the symbols shown in the "stop symbol" column are stopped and displayed on the effect window 22 for the effect reel 23 that started to rotate in the process of ST33. Stop control (ST51), and the above-mentioned ST3
The production reel rotating sound generated in the process of No. 4 is muted (S
T52).

Then, all the main reels 3L, 3C, 3R
It is determined whether or not has stopped (ST53), and if this determination is “YES”, the process proceeds to ST54 in FIG.

In FIG. 72, whether or not the rotation effect pattern data selection value is 1 to 12, 17, 18, 25, or 26, that is, the rotation of the effect reel 23 in accordance with each rotation effect pattern data selection value. Figure showing pattern (Fig. 4
In the operation after all main reels are stopped (1 to FIG. 68), it is determined whether or not “◯” is shown in at least the “start / stop rotation” column in “operation 1” (ST54).
If this determination is "YES", the effect reel 23 is controlled according to "operation 1", "operation 2", "operation 3", and "operation 4" in the operation after all main reels are stopped (ST5).
5).

Next, it is determined whether or not the reel lamp blinking pattern data selection value is 0 (ST56). If this determination is "YES", the process proceeds to ST58 and "N".
If it is “O”, the blinking process of the reel lamp 41 according to the reel lamp blinking pattern data selection value (see FIG.
40) is performed) (ST57).

Subsequently, it is judged whether or not the final lamp blinking selection value is 1 (ST58), and this judgment is "YES".
If so, the notification lamp 25 is blinked (ST5
9) If "NO", the process moves to ST60.

Next, it is determined whether or not the stop mode in the main display windows 4L, 4C, 4R indicates a winning combination, and a coin payout process corresponding to the winning combination is executed (ST.
60).

Next, in FIG. 73, it is determined whether or not the game state this time is "R / B game in progress" (ST6).
1). When this determination is “YES”, R shown in FIG.
-The control operation in the B game is shifted to, and when "NO", it is determined whether or not the current game state is "BB general game in progress" (ST62).

The determination in ST62 is "YES".
In the case of, it shifts to the control operation in the BB general game shown in FIG. 75, while in the case of "NO", it is determined whether or not it is a "BB winning" (ST63).

The determination in ST63 is "YES".
In the case of, the game is set to be able to play B / B in the next game (ST64), and a B / B winning sound is generated to inform the player that the B / B is won (ST6).
5), data indicating "BB general game in progress" is stored in the game state storage area in the RAM 33 (ST66), and one game is finished (ST77).

The determination in ST63 is "N
When it is "O", it is determined whether or not it is "R / B prize" (ST67), and if this determination is "YES", it is set so that R / B game can be performed in the next game ( ST68), "R" in the game state storage area in RAM33
・ Data indicating "B game in progress" is stored (ST69), and one game is finished (ST77).

If the determination in ST67 is "NO",
The random number extraction lottery process described above in this game (ST2
In 5), it is determined whether or not the B / B internal winning is achieved (ST70). If the determination is "YES", the RAM is determined.
Data indicating "B / B internal winning" is stored in the game state storage area in 33 (ST71), and the process proceeds to ST74.

If the determination in the process of ST70 is "NO", in the above-mentioned random number extraction lottery process (ST25) in this game, it is determined whether or not the R / B internal winning is performed (ST72), and this determination is made. If is "YES", data indicating "R / B internal winning" is stored in the game state storage area in the RAM 33 (ST73).

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not it is a "replay prize" (ST74), and if this determination is "YES", the replay is set so that it can be performed (ST75), and coins are automatically inserted. A request is set (ST76), and one game is finished (ST77).

FIG. 74 is a flow chart showing the operation of the control means during the R / B game.

First, the number of times the JAC game can be played (for example,
Subtracting up to 12 times (ST78), it is determined whether or not the player has won the "JAC game" of paying out 15 cards (ST7).
9) If this determination is “YES”, the number of times the JAC game can be won during the R / B game (for example, 8 times at maximum) is subtracted (ST80).

Next, it is judged whether or not the number of possible JAC games or the number of possible JAC game winnings is "0" (ST
81) If this determination is “YES”, the processing operation of “R / B game end” is performed (ST82), and if “NO”, the process proceeds to ST77 described above. "R
The "B game end" processing operation erases the data in the writable area of the RAM used for this game, writes the parameters required for the next game in the writable area of the RAM, and performs the sequence of the next game. For example, specify the start address of the program.

Then, it is judged whether or not the game this time is "B / B game in progress" (ST83), and this judgment is "YE."
If S ”, the number of possible R / B games (for example, 3 at maximum)
(ST84) is subtracted (ST84), and it is determined whether or not the number of possible R / B games is “0” (ST85). If this determination is “YES”, the process proceeds to ST90, which will be described later,
If "NO", the process proceeds to the above-mentioned ST66.

If the determination in the process of ST83 is "NO", the game state storage area in the RAM 33 is set to "general game" (ST86), and the process proceeds to the above-mentioned process of ST77.

FIG. 75 is a flow chart showing the operation of the control means "in the BB general game".

First, the allowable number of BB general games (for example, 30 times maximum) is subtracted (ST87). Next, R
It is determined whether or not the player has won B (ST88). If this determination is "YES", the process proceeds to ST68 described above, and if the determination is "NO", the process proceeds to ST89.

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the BB game is over, that is, whether or not the number of possible BB general games is "0" (ST89). If this determination is "YES", B.
The B game ending process is performed (ST90), the game state storage area in the RAM 33 for storing the game state is set to "general game" (ST91), and the process proceeds to ST77. On the other hand, if the determination in ST89 is "NO", then ST7
Move on to 7.

Although the embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as the variable display means, an electric display means such as a liquid crystal, an LED, a CRT or the like may be used instead of the reel of the mechanical display means. Further, instead of the mechanical reel, the action object may be, for example, a doll that informs which winning combination is internally won by the action of the limbs, or a model such as an airplane.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a slot machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a reel mechanism in which a lamp is arranged inside a main reel.

FIG. 3 is an external view of a reel mechanism in which a lamp is arranged inside a production reel.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of symbol arrays arranged on three main reels.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of symbol arrays arranged on a production reel.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration used in the slot machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an effect content determination process in the slot machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a set table selection table.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing each set table.

The figure which shows production data table 0.

The figure which shows the production data table 1.

The figure which shows the production data table 2.

The figure which shows the production data table 3.

The figure which shows the production data table 4.

The figure which shows the production data table 5.

The figure which shows the production data table 6.

The figure which shows the production data table 7.

The figure which shows the production data table 8.

The figure which shows the production data table 9.

The figure which shows the production data table 10.

The figure which shows the production data table 11.

The figure which shows the production data table 12.

The figure which shows the production data table 13.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a random number range of hard random number values and R register values.

The figure which shows the production lottery value corresponding to the production lottery value selection value.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing whether or not a confirmation lamp blinks corresponding to a confirmation lamp blinking selection value.

FIG. 27 is a view showing a game start sound generated corresponding to a game start sound selection value.

FIG. 28 is a view showing a blinking pattern 1 of the reel lamp.

FIG. 29 is a view showing a blinking pattern 2 of the reel lamp.

FIG. 30 is a view showing a blinking pattern 3 of the reel lamp.

FIG. 31 is a diagram showing a blinking pattern following FIG. 30.

FIG. 32 is a view showing a blinking pattern 4 of the reel lamp.

FIG. 33 is a view showing a blinking pattern following FIG. 32.

FIG. 34 is a view showing a blinking pattern 5 of the reel lamp.

FIG. 35 is a diagram showing a blinking pattern following FIG. 34.

FIG. 36 is a diagram showing a blinking pattern following FIG. 35.

FIG. 37 is a view showing a blinking pattern 6 of the reel lamp.

38 is a diagram showing a blinking pattern following FIG. 37. FIG.

FIG. 39 is a diagram showing a blinking pattern following FIG. 38;

FIG. 40 is a view showing a blinking pattern 7 of reel lamps.

FIG. 41 is a view showing an operation of the effect reel when the rotation effect pattern data selection value is 1.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 2.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 3.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 4.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 5.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 6.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 7.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 8.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 9.

FIG. 50 is a view showing an operation of the effect reel when the rotation effect pattern data selection value is 10.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 11.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 12.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 13.

FIG. 54 is a view showing an operation of the effect reel when the rotation effect pattern data selection value is 14.

FIG. 55 is a view showing an operation of the effect reel when the rotation effect pattern data selection value is 15.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 16.

FIG. 57 is a view showing an operation of the effect reel when the rotation effect pattern data selection value is 17.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 18.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 19.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 20.

FIG. 61 is a view showing an operation of the effect reel when the rotation effect pattern data selection value is 21.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 22.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 23.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 24.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 25.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 26.

FIG. 67 is a view showing an operation of the effect reel when the rotation effect pattern data selection value is 27.

The figure which shows the operation of the production reel when the rotary production pattern data selection value is 28.

FIG. 69 is a flowchart of the game control operation of the slot machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 70 is a flowchart following FIG. 69.

71 is a flowchart following FIG. 70.

72 is a flowchart following FIG. 71. FIG.

FIG. 73 is a flowchart following FIG. 72.

FIG. 74 is a flowchart following FIG. 73.

FIG. 75 is a flowchart following FIG. 74.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Slot machine, 2 ... Front door, 3L, 3C,
3R ... Main reel, 4L, 4C, 4R ... Main display window, 5 ... Coin slot, 5S ... Inserted coin sensor, 6 ... Start lever, 6S ... Start switch, 7L, 7C, 7R ... Stop button, 8 ... Winning line , 9 ... Activation lamp, 10 ...
Base, 11 ... 1-BET switch, 12 ... 2-BET
Switch, 13 ... Maximum BET switch, 14 ... C / P switch, 15 ... Coin payout port, 16 ... Coin receiving section, 1
7 ... Sound-transmitting opening, 18 ... Credit number display part, 19 ... Prize payout number display part, 20 ... Notification area, 21 ... Performance panel display part, 22 ... Performance display window, 23 ... Performance reel, 24 ...
Production lamp, 25 ... Notification lamp, 30 ... Microcomputer, 31 ... CPU, 32 ... ROM, 33 ... RAM,
34 ... Clock pulse generation circuit, 35 ... Divider, 36 ...
Random number generator, 37 ... Random number sampling circuit, 38 ... I /
O port, 39 ... Reel position detection circuit, 40 ... Hopper, 40S ... Coin detection unit, 41a, 41b ... Reel lamp, 42 ... Speaker, 43 ... Speaker drive circuit, 44
... Motor drive circuit, 45 ... Lamp drive circuit, 46 ... Reel stop signal circuit, 47 ... Hopper drive circuit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A variable display means for variably displaying various symbols, an internal winning combination determining means for determining an internal winning combination based on a random number value sampled for each game, and an internal portion determined by the internal winning combination determining means. A stop control means for stopping and controlling the variable display operation of the variable display means based on a winning combination, and a small winning combination in which a predetermined game value is given once, may be won, and a relatively large profit is given to the player. During the big bonus general game that is performed in the special increase winning game, a regular bonus game that gives a relatively small profit to the player is generated. A gaming machine characterized by. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the informing means always performs the informing when the winning combination is internally won. 3. A gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the notifying means is an operation object that rotates to perform a performance display different from the variable display. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the notification is performed using a symbol drawn on an outer peripheral surface of the action object. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the notification is made according to a rotation direction of the operating object.