JP2005193071A - Game table - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game table in which internal information of prize winning, i.e. information of a chance of prize winning etc., can be sent to a player understandably even by a beginner and the flow of a game is not blocked by the information. <P>SOLUTION: When starting operation of controls carried out in good order by a player after completion of a currently carried out control process in the midst of a process that a control part currently carries out a prescribed control process, is performed, this game table carries out a receiving process to receive the starting operation of a control by the player. After completion of the current control process, the received control processes are carried out in good order. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  In the present invention, a player inserts a play medium (medal, ball, etc.) and a reel composed of a plurality of kinds of pictures (this is the same as a mechanical display or a screen display by a CRT or a liquid crystal display). This is related to a play table (slot machine, pachinko, etc.) in which a prize is determined based on a combination of pictures stopped on the picture display window when the reels are stopped (rotated) and a predetermined play medium is paid out.

  A privilege of this type of conventional play stand (for example, a slot machine) is that a prize such as a bonus game that a player can expect and receive a high payout medal is won by lottery according to the rules. For example, when “7-7-7” are arranged in a row on each picture display window, a predetermined number of medals are paid out, and a large number of medals can be obtained in a high probability state with a predetermined number of games thereafter. ing.

  Although this bonus game is a good opportunity for players to win a large number of medals, there is a low probability of entering the bonus game, so in some cases there will be no bonus game winning even if a large number of games are played, On the other hand, there was a variation in winnings such as winning a bonus game continuously at few game intervals.

  Therefore, in recent amusement machines (slot machines), a microcomputer (CPU) is used so that all winnings including a game of losing games, that is, the payout rate of the game medium is almost constant without variation. The control unit controls the determination of the combination of the patterns that may win a prize at the same time as the start of the game.

  In this kind of play stand (slot machine), the player starts the game by operating the start lever, and at the same time, the combination of the patterns that are likely to win (internal winning state) is determined. There has been an effect of actively informing the player. The following are examples of the types and contents of effects and the timing at which the effects are performed in the game.

<Direction types and their contents>
(Direction and timing by reach eyes)
In the game that won an internal prize, if a combination of the corresponding patterns is not prepared, the predetermined combination (reach eyes) different from the usual one is stopped on the picture display window (timing), and the player is given an internal prize. If the player sees the reach eye by the notification method, it is presumed that the player has won an internal prize, and the stop button is pushed (aimed at) so that the corresponding specific picture is aligned on the picture display window.

(Direction by light)
An internal prize is notified to the player that an internal prize has been won by turning on or flashing a backlight or a lamp on the front panel of the play stand which will be described later.

(Direction by sound)
An internal winning is notified to the player by generating a sound effect through a speaker described later.

<Timing timing>
(Example of production using light and sound)
(1) After operating the start lever (2) Operating the stop button corresponding to each reel, after the corresponding reel stops (3) After all reels stop, that is, after the game ends, There is also an amusement stand in which the above-mentioned effects are singly or combined, and the stage at which the effects are performed is once or a plurality of times at different timings to notify that an internal prize has been announced.

  However, a conventional play table, for example, a play table comprising a plurality of reels and provided with a stop button for individually stopping each reel has the following drawbacks.

  As described above, the production using sound and light takes a certain amount of time, and there is a drawback that the “next operation of the game” is not accepted unless these productions, that is, the time is finished.

  Here, the “next operation of the game” is an operation that can be operated after the presentation is finished. For example, if the production is performed after the start lever operation, this is the operation of the first (first) stop button, or if the production is performed at the end of the game, the next game start operation This is a coin-insertion operation or a bet button operation from a credit described later.

  Also, once an internal prize is won in the bonus game, the internal winning state is maintained until the corresponding pattern combination is completed, so if this pattern combination is not aligned, the production that should stimulate the willingness to play is reversed. It may also give the person a sense of discomfort.

  In particular, for a player who is familiar with the production method, it can be estimated that the slot machine is in the internal winning state by this production, but since it takes a certain amount of time for the production to be repeated in each game, it is possible to proceed to the next game. It has a problem that it can move quickly and cannot match the pattern equivalent to the bonus game.

JP-A-1-303181 Japanese Utility Model Publication 5-33173 JP-A-10-305128 JP 63-14296 A JP 7-148321 A

  The present invention is proposed in view of the conventional problems as described above.

  That is, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide information such as winning internal information, that is, information such as a chance to win, in an easy-to-understand manner for beginners, and to provide a play stand in which the flow of the game is not hindered by the notification. .

  The present invention has been made to solve this problem, and according to the present invention, a plurality of reels composed of a plurality of types of pictures are provided, a game medium such as a medal or a ball is inserted, and a game is started. At the same time as starting the movement of multiple rows of reels on the picture display window by operation, whether or not the internal winning is determined by lottery, the internal winning state is set to the internal winning state, and for the stop operation corresponding to each reel, Each reel is stopped by the control of the control unit so that the picture is displayed on the picture display window in a predetermined combination based on the internal winning state, and a winning is determined from the combination of the picture on the picture display window of the stopped reel. It is an amusement stand that refunds a number of game media.

  The control unit is configured to sequentially perform control processing of each part of the game according to a predetermined procedure, and the control unit currently performing the predetermined control processing by the control unit. When a control start operation sequentially performed by the player after the end of the control process is currently performed, a reception process for receiving a control start operation by the player is performed, and the control unit performs a predetermined process when the reception process is performed. After the elapse of time, the current control process is interrupted and terminated, and the control process that has performed the reception process is executed, or after the reception process is performed, all the current control processes are terminated and then accepted. The control process which performed the process is performed, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Further, the control process that can be accepted even during the control process is at least during the control process of the notification means for notifying the player of the internal state of the play table as internal information or the rotation of the reel. Whether the control process is in progress or the control process in which the game medium is being refunded is included.

  Further, the object to be received by the control unit is at least one of reception of a stop button operation, reception of a play medium, reception of a start lever operation, and reception of medal settlement.

  According to the present invention, even if a player performs a control start operation to be performed later while the control unit is currently performing a predetermined control process, the game is performed in order to perform a reception process for accepting the control start operation. Does not obstruct the flow.

  According to the present invention, for example, a stop button operation or medal insertion acceptance process is performed even during a performance control process for informing the player of the internal information of the control unit. The game flow will not be hindered for the player. Therefore, it is possible to provide a play stand with a high willingness to play without impairing the player's preference.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, taking a slot machine as an example.

<External configuration of slot machine>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a slot machine in an embodiment to which the present invention is applied. Hereinafter, the external configuration of the slot machine will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the central portion of the slot machine main body 100 shown in FIG. 1, three reels (101 to 103) in which a plurality of types of patterns are arranged on each outer peripheral surface are accommodated and can be rotated inside the main body 100. ing. The patterns of the reels 101 to 103 are displayed in the vertical direction for each reel from the pattern display windows 131 to 133 on the front surface of the main body 100 so that they can be viewed by the player. Therefore, when the reels are stopped, a total of nine patterns of 3 × 3 are displayed to the player in the pattern display window.

  Reference numeral 105 is a start lever for starting the rotation of the reels 101 to 103 by the player, and 106 is a medal slot into which the player inserts medals when starting the game. Reference numeral 107 denotes a medal payout slot, and reference numeral 108 denotes a tray for paid out medals.

  Reference numbers 109, 110, and 111 are credit bet buttons from credit, 109 is a button for up to 3 medals, 110 is a button for up to 2 medals, 111 is a button for 1 medals, One to three medals can be inserted (betted) into the game from those displayed on the credit medal remaining number display 114.

  Reference numeral 112 is a credit medal settlement button and a credit switching button (credit medal settlement button / credit switching button). Up to 50 medals acquired by the player are stored internally as credits, or a remaining medal indicator 114 is a button for determining whether or not the medal displayed at 114 is discharged and stored as credit.

  Reference numeral 113 is a sound hole that outputs sound from a speaker that outputs sound to the outside (to the player), and generates and outputs sound effects to the player as the game progresses. 115 is a medal payout number display unit. When the reels 101 to 103 are stopped, if the arrangement of the patterns displayed in the pattern display windows 101 to 103 is aligned with the winning pattern, the medal acquired by the player is discharged, The number of medals paid out is displayed.

  Reference numeral 116 is a medal insert lamp, which is a lamp that prompts the player to insert a medal to start the game. Reference numeral 117 denotes a replay start lamp, that is, a lamp for notifying the player of the replay when winning the replay. 118 is a notice lamp, and it is a player who uses internal information to indicate that the player has won the lottery and is in the internal specific game state (the state where the inside has won the BB) or the internal special game state (the state where the inside has won the RB). It is a lamp which informs to.

  Reference numeral 119 is a winning payout display board, which is an odd panel. Reference numeral 120 denotes a winning effective line display lamp, which indicates a line that becomes effective (winning) when the patterns are arranged, that is, a winning line that is effective in play, corresponding to the number of medals inserted. In general, there are three effective lines for winning a prize when one medal is inserted, one horizontal line at the middle, and two medal are added by adding two upper and lower horizontal lines to the middle horizontal line, and three medals. When the sheets are inserted, a diagonal line from the upper left to the lower right and an oblique line from the lower left to the upper right are added, and five lines become the winning effective lines. Needless to say, the effective line may be any combination as long as it is a combination of 3 × 3 picture display positions on the picture display window, such as predetermined 7 lines, 9 lines, and 27 lines.

  Reference numerals 121 to 123 are stop buttons, which are provided for the player to stop each reel corresponding to each reel. A stop button 121 corresponds to the reel 101, a stop button 122 corresponds to the reel 102, and a stop button 123 corresponds to the reel 103.

  Reference numeral 140 is a flicker display lamp. When the player wins BB or RB or according to the game state of the control unit, the control unit controls lighting, blinking, or extinguishing for production or decoration.

<Reel mount / Backlight>
The three reels 101, 102, 103 accommodated inside the picture display windows 131, 132, 133 provided in the slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 of the present embodiment are one reel as shown in FIG. Built into the mount.

  When the stop buttons 121 to 123 corresponding to the reels are pressed and the reels 101 to 103 are stopped, corresponding to the three vertical picture display positions displayed on the picture display windows 131 to 133, A backlight 610 configured to selectively illuminate three patterns for each reel from the back side based on the control of the control unit is attached.

  Reference numerals 600, 601, and 602 are printed circuit boards to which a backlight 610 is attached. The backlight 610 is arranged on each printed circuit board 600 to 602 corresponding to the position (vertical direction) in which the three patterns displayed on the pattern display windows 131 to 133 are illuminated from the back when the reels 101 to 103 are stopped. Has been placed. As the backlight of the left reel 101, L1, L2, and L3 are arranged from the top to the bottom on the left substrate 600, and L4, L5, and L6 of the central substrate 601 are arranged as the backlight of the central reel, and the right reel L7, L8, and L9 of the right substrate 602 are arranged as a backlight, and a total of nine patterns can be selectively illuminated from the back side.

  These backlights may be of any type as long as they can be used as a light source for illuminating the picture on the reel from behind, such as LEDs, ordinary lamps, small fluorescent lamps, and cold cathode fluorescent lamps.

  In this embodiment, the backlights L1 to L9 described above are used, the backlights L1 to L9 are turned on and off by the control of the control unit, and the internal information of the control unit is notified as the lottery result notification. Or perform pattern production to entertain the game.

<Outline of game operation>
Next, an outline of the game in the present embodiment will be described with reference to a perspective view showing an overview of the slot machine of FIG.

  The game starts when the player inserts a medal from the medal slot 106 and operates the start lever 105.

  When the game starts, the three reels 101, 102, and 103 start to rotate all at once, and after the rotational speed of each reel reaches a predetermined speed, the stop buttons 121 to 123 provided for the respective reels The operation is activated. The player presses these activated stop buttons to stop the rotation of the corresponding reel.

  When all reels are stopped, if the combination of the patterns on the reels stopped on the winning line determined by the number of medals inserted corresponds to the predetermined winning combination, the number of medals corresponding to the type of winning will be received The game is paid to 108 and one play game is completed.

<Outline of game operation>
The game starts when the player inserts a medal from the medal slot 106 and operates the start lever 105. When the game starts, the three reels 101, 102, and 103 start to rotate all at once, and after the rotational speed of each reel reaches a predetermined speed, the stop buttons 121 to 123 provided for the respective reels Since the operation is validated, the player presses these buttons to stop the rotation of the corresponding reel. When each reel is stopped, if the combination of the patterns stopped on the winning effective line determined by the number of medals inserted corresponds to a predetermined winning combination, the number of medals corresponding to the type of winning is paid out to the tray 108. One game ends.

<Configuration of control unit>
Hereinafter, the configuration of the control unit controlled by the microprocessor of the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the configuration diagram of the control unit shown in FIG.

  The portion indicated by reference numeral 22 in FIG. 3 is a microprocessor (CPU) that is the center of the control operation of the slot machine in the present embodiment, and passes control signals and data to and from peripheral parts via the bus 50. Do.

  Reference numeral 23 is a medal sensor that senses a medal inserted from the medal slot 106, 24 is a switch input signal from a stop button switch that operates when the stop buttons 121, 122, and 123 that stop the reel are pressed, 25 Is a sensor that senses that the start lever 105 has been operated, and 26 is a switch input from a credit bet button switch that is activated when one of the credit bet buttons 109, 110, and 111 is pressed. These are input interfaces. 27 is connected to the CPU 22 via the bus 50.

  Reference numeral 28 is a read-only memory (ROM), which is a program for controlling the slot machine, control data for controlling stop of the reels 101, 102, and 103, fixed data such as a table, and fixed data. I remember the program. Reference numeral 29 denotes a random access memory (RAM) that stores a work area of the program, variable data, and the like. The memories of the ROM 28 and the RAM 29 are connected to the CPU 22 via the bus 50.

  Reference numeral 30 is a motor control unit for rotating and stopping the reels 101, 102, and 103, 31 is a hopper control unit for paying out medals, and these are sent to the CPU 22 via the bus 50 via the input / output interface 32. It is connected.

  Reference numeral 33 is the illumination that illuminates the pattern on the pattern display window from above or below, the control of lighting, blinking, and extinguishing the backlight that illuminates the pattern from the back as described above, and the control of the slot machine 100 to the player. Controls lighting, blinking, and extinguishing for information or decoration depending on the status of the announcement lamp 118, flicker display lamp 140, etc. as information, when winning a BB or RB, or other game conditions A lamp control unit that is connected to the CPU 22 via the bus 50 and the output interface 34 from the CPU 22 and is controlled according to the control of the CPU 22.

  Reference numeral 35 denotes a speaker, which outputs various sounds (sound effects) in accordance with instructions from the CPU 22 under the control of the sound output unit 36.

  Reference number 37 is a random number generator used for the lottery and is connected to the CPU 22 via the bus 50.

<Control in this embodiment>
Next, the control of the slot machine in the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail using the control flowchart shown in FIG.

Step S101: (Medal insertion / bet?)
Depending on the player's selection, 1 to 3 game media medals are inserted from the medal slot 106, or a credit bet button (maximum 3 medals button 109, maximum 2 medals button 110, 1 medal) By selecting and pressing the button 111), a medal bet is placed. If no medal is inserted, the process waits until a medal is inserted by a loop.

Step S102: (During production execution?)
When a medal is inserted, it is determined whether or not the production is continuing. For example, if the presentation at the end of the previous game is continued, the process proceeds to step S103. If all the effects stored in the ROM 28 have been completed, or if no effects have been performed at the end of the previous game, the process proceeds to step S104.

Step S103: (Production stop)
The production that is continued as internal information is forcibly terminated. For example, the lighting / flashing effect by the lamp and backlight around the pattern display window, or the effect by the sound effect is stopped.

Step S104: (medal insertion process)
A medal insertion process is performed for the number of medals inserted by the player. The winning effective line display lamp 120 is turned on according to the number of inserted medals, and the process proceeds to step S102.

Step S105: (Start lever ON?)
Only when the start lever is operated, the process proceeds to step S106. If not, wait until the start lever is operated by the loop.

  Step S106: (Random number lottery 1 and 2) A random value is obtained from the random number generator 37 simultaneously with the operation of the start lever, and an internal winning is determined by comparing the value with a winning table stored in the ROM ( Random number lottery 1).

  In addition, a lottery for determining the type of effect after all reels to be described later is performed simultaneously by acquiring a random value (random number lottery 2).

  Here, the relationship between the random number lottery 1 and the random number lottery 2 may be independent or associated with each other. As an example in the case of being associated, a plurality of effect patterns are prepared according to the type of internal winning determined by the result of the random number lottery 1, and one effect is generated from the plurality of effect patterns by the random number lottery 2. The method by which is determined. Here, as a result of the random number lottery 2, there may be a lottery result in which no effect is performed in order to improve the game's taste despite the internal winning.

Step S107: (all reel rotation)
The rotation of all reels 101, 102, 103 is started.

Step S108: (Stop button ON?)
When the stop button is operated, the process proceeds to step S109, and when there is no operation, the process waits to accept the operation of the stop button.

Step S109: (Reel rotation stop)
Each time the stop button is operated, the rotation of the reels (101 to 103) corresponding to the stop button is stopped.

Step S110: (All reel rotation stopped?)
It is detected whether or not the rotation of all the reels is stopped. If all the reels are stopped, the process proceeds to step S111. If some of the reels are rotating, the process returns to step S108.

Step S111: (Winning determination)
A winning determination is made as to whether or not a combination of pictures corresponding to winning is aligned on the winning effective line. Since the combination of the pattern corresponding to the winning is stored in the ROM 28 as a winning table, the winning determination is made by comparing the winning table and the combination of the pattern on the winning effective line. If a win has been won, the process proceeds to step S112. If no win has been awarded, the game ends.

Step S112: (medal payout)
In a process when winning is determined as a result of the winning determination in the previous step S111, a predetermined number of medals corresponding to the type of winning are paid out from the medal payout slot 107 to the medal tray 108.

Step S113: (Production presence / absence)
The presence or absence of the effect determined as a result of the random number lottery 2 in the previous step S106 is determined. If there is an effect, the process proceeds to step S114, and if the effect is not performed, the game is ended. The random number lottery 2 may be performed immediately before step S113 instead of being performed in step S106.

Step S114: (Start of production)
An effect by random number lottery 2 is performed, and internal information of the play stand is notified to the player. The production performed here is not limited to a big prize represented by a big bonus, but may also be carried out during a middle prize (regular bonus etc.) or a small prize (normal role etc.).

  As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail. In the control flowchart of FIG. 4, the “stop production” in step S <b> 103 is deleted, and instead the “confirm that all production has been completed” step is performed. By inserting, it can be set as the flowchart which performs control with new game property. When the control is changed in this way, the control unit accepts “inserting medals (step S101)”, but when the effect is being executed, the effect is not immediately stopped, but the next process is performed after the effect is executed to the end. Take control. That is, after all the effects are finished, the next control is performed, and the next operation “medal insertion process (step S104)” can be performed.

  Here, as one of the methods for detecting the insertion of medals during the performance execution, use of an interrupt process asynchronous with the main process can be mentioned. In other words, by incorporating a step of editing the production pattern in the interruption process, the main process can detect the insertion of a medal even when the production is being executed, and proceeds to the next process. be able to.

<Direction method>
The main example of the concrete production method said by this invention is as follows.

  (1) Method of using the backlight: As described with reference to FIG. 2, each picture displayed at the position of each picture displayed in the picture display window (9 in this embodiment) is changed to each other. Independent of the pattern, the backlight is illuminated at a predetermined timing from the back side by combining lighting, blinking, or extinguishing. A specific example of illumination by this backlight is shown in FIG.

  For example, the patterns shown in FIG. 5 are displayed in the order of 1 to 69. In this embodiment, an LED is used as a backlight. Each of the 3 × 3 (= 9) backlights shown in FIG. 5 corresponds to L1 to L9 in FIG. 2, and the white frame indicates the on state and the black indicates the off state. The unit of time for each display is milliseconds (ms).

  (2) Method of using a display device other than the backlight: Using the display device on the front of the play stand, the lamp is turned on, flashed, turned off, or turned off.

  (3) Method by voice: An effect is produced by outputting a predetermined sound (sound effect) from a speaker at a predetermined timing.

  (4) Method of combining a plurality of the methods (1) to (3): By combining the methods, it is possible to produce an effect with further changes.

<Explanation of each operation situation by timing chart>
The control movement in the description using the above-described control flowchart will be described in detail using a timing chart with a focus on the time when an effect is made. In order to understand the difference between the present invention and the conventional example, a description will be given in comparison with a conventional effect control method. (See Figs. 6 and 7)
In the timing chart described below, an effect is assumed to start after the game ends (after all reels have stopped rotating), and the effect is assumed to be performed by a backlight and sound effects.

  In the timing chart of the figure, the horizontal axis indicates the transition of time, the vertical axis indicates each operation status, and the rising part in the figure indicates the operating state or the acceptable state.

(Conventional control method: see FIG. 6)
After all the reels are stopped, an effect is produced by flashing the backlight and sound effects. (Period A) However, medals can be inserted in order to start the next game in the period B after the period A ends. Therefore, the player must wait for the performance of the period A to end and perform the next operation of the game, that is, insert a medal. If the player performs a medal insertion operation within the period A, this operation is not accepted for control, and the medal is returned to the return slot.

(Control method of the present invention: see FIG. 7)
After all the reels are stopped, an effect is produced by flashing the backlight and sound effects. (A 'period) However, unlike the conventional control method of FIG. 6, even if this effect is in operation, the player can accept the insertion of medals. In other words, when a player inserts a medal, even if the production is in progress, the medal insertion operation is accepted for control, and the production is forcibly terminated (backlight blinking stop, sound effect is stopped) The start lever can be operated, and the flow of the game can be smoothly shifted to the next operation of the game without impeding the flow of the game by the presentation of the internal information. (Period C) In the present embodiment described in detail with reference to the control flowchart and timing chart above, it has been described by way of example that the presentation is performed at the end of the game, that is, after all reels are stopped. Needless to say, a combination of these timings may be used when the start lever is operated, or when the individual reels are stopped.

  In addition, in the case of a game that is lost in the winning judgment, it has been explained that the production is not executed, but it is the same as the case where an effect close to winning is made, including giving the player a sense of expectation, or winning. It goes without saying that it is also possible to perform the production.

It is a perspective view of the slot machine in the present embodiment. It is a block diagram of the reel mount incorporating the backlight in the present embodiment. It is a block diagram of the control part of the slot machine in the present embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows control of the example of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the production | presentation by the lighting of the backlight in the example of this Embodiment, and the pattern of blinking. It is a figure explaining the example of the timing chart at the time of the production in the conventional case. It is a figure which shows the example of a timing chart when the next operation of the game at the time of the production of this embodiment is performed.

Explanation of symbols

22 CPU
23 Medal sensor 24 Stop button switch 25 Start lever sensor 26 Credit bet button switch 27 Input interface 28 ROM
29 RAM
30 Motor control unit 31 Hopper control unit 32 Input / output interface 33 Lamp control unit 34 Output interface 35 Speaker 36 Sound output unit 37 Random number generator 50 Bus 100 Slot machine 101 Left reel 102 Middle reel 103 Right reel 105 Start lever 106 Medal slot 107 medal payout opening 108 medal tray 109 medal maximum 3 button 110 medal maximum 2 button 111 medal 1 button 112 medal settlement button / credit switching button 113 sound hole 114 credit remaining number display 115 medal payout number display 116 Medal insert lamp 117 Replay start lamp 118 Bonus flag notification lamp 119 Winning dividend display board (odds panel)
120 Winning effective line display lamp 121 Left reel stop button 122 Middle reel stop button 123 Right reel stop button 131-133 Reel display window 140 Flicker display lamp 600-602 Backlight board 610 Backlight L1-L9 Each pattern visible from the pattern display window Backlight corresponding to the position of

Claims (3)

There are multiple rows of reels made up of multiple types of pictures, and a game medium such as a medal or ball is inserted. The internal winning state is set to the internal winning state, and the symbols are displayed on the design display window in a predetermined combination based on the internal winning state with respect to the stop operation corresponding to each reel. A play stand that is stopped by the control of the control unit so as to be displayed, a winning is determined from a combination of pictures on the picture display window of the stopped reel, and a predetermined number of play media are paid back,
The control unit is configured to sequentially perform control processing of each part of the game according to a predetermined procedure, and the control currently being performed while the predetermined control processing is currently being performed by the control unit. When a control start operation sequentially performed by the player after the end of the process is currently performed, a reception process for receiving the control start operation by the player is performed,
When the control unit performs the reception process, after a predetermined time has elapsed, the control unit is interrupted and terminated, and the control process is performed.
Or after performing the said reception process, after complete | finishing all the control processes currently performed, the control process which performed the said reception process is performed, The play stand characterized by the above-mentioned.   The control process that can be accepted even during the control process is at least during the control process of the notification means for notifying the player of the internal state of the play table as internal information, or the reel rotation control 2. The game table according to claim 1, wherein the game table includes whether the process is in progress or a control process in which the game medium is being refunded.   The object to be subjected to the acceptance process by the control unit is at least one of accepting a stop button operation, accepting insertion of a play medium, accepting a start lever operation, accepting a medal settlement. Item 3. The play stand according to any one of items 1 and 2.

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