JP2005296437A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine providing game amusement in an obtaining process of a game medium during a special game and by which a player can enjoy a special game according to a stopping operation skill. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine is constituted so as to arrange a special game finishing control means controlling a finish condition during a special game according to the process of a game. Thus, the amusement of the game can be enhanced since the player positively participates in the process of the special game. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a slot machine (pachislot) and a pachinko machine.

  A gaming machine such as a slot machine has special bonuses such as Big Bonus (BB), Regular Bonus (RB), Challenge Time (CT), Assist Time (AT), etc. to provide players with opportunities to acquire a lot of game media. A winning mode is provided. However, excessive acquisition of game media in these special games can be detrimental to the player. For this reason, these special games are configured so as to have a certain limit and to maintain appropriate gambling.

  As a typical example, an upper limit is set for the amount of game media acquired in a special game (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Like the above gaming machine, by setting an upper limit on the amount of game media to be acquired in a special game, it is possible to prevent the acquisition of excessive game media and maintain appropriate gambling.
JP 2000-245897 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-210084

  However, in the preceding example, the special game itself is a game in which the upper limit game medium is simply acquired, and there is no preference in the acquisition process. Even a player with a high stop operation skill or a player with a low stop operation skill need only acquire the upper limit acquisition amount, and it was supposed to be indefinitely progressing the game. .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the problem to be solved is to provide a game table provided with a special game that has interest in the process of acquiring a game medium during a special game, and An object of the present invention is to provide a game stand that can enjoy a special game according to the stop operation skill.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 includes a plurality of rows of reels each provided with a plurality of types of patterns provided rotatably around a display window in which a plurality of winning lines are set, A special game is started by inserting a game medium, rotating the reel based on a game start operation and executing an internal lottery, and starting by satisfying a predetermined condition and ending by acquiring a predetermined upper limit amount. Internal lottery means for determining winning to any of a plurality of winning combinations including, and a combination of symbols set corresponding to the winning combination internally won by the internal lottery means in response to a stop operation on the winning line Reel control means for performing display control, winning determination means for determining presence / absence of winning according to the picture combination stopped and displayed on the winning line and the gaming state, and the upper limit game medium amount Separately, a gaming table characterized by comprising a special game end control means for controlling to terminate the special game according to the game result with the progress of the special game.

  Further, the invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the special game end control means sets at least one of an upper limit value and a lower limit value of the game medium acquisition amount to the player as a game result as the special game progresses. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein:

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the game medium acquisition amount is a net increase which is a difference between the acquisition amount and the input amount of the game medium during the special game. It is a game machine of description.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the special game end control means instructs the acquired amount of game media in the game during the special game as an end condition. It is a game stand described in Crab.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 5, the special game end control means is configured such that the winning combination is made by the player's stop operation for the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination won in the internal lottery in the game during the special game. 2. The game table according to claim 1, wherein whether or not to allow the display to stop is permitted is instructed as an end condition.

  Further, in the game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the special game end control means includes a display means for displaying an instructed end condition. is there.

  According to the present invention, by providing a special game end control means for controlling an end condition during a special game as the game progresses, it is possible to enhance the interest by actively participating in the progress of the special game. A game stand can be provided.

  During the execution of the special game, the special game end control means receives a limit on the amount of game media to be acquired, which is an end condition for ending the special game, as the special game progresses. The player can make the process of acquiring the game medium during the special game interesting by completing the special game while clearing the end condition from the special game end control means.

As the end condition, either an upper limit value or a lower limit value based on the amount of game media acquired or the net increase is set as the game progresses. By setting the upper limit value, the player must suppress the acquisition of game media as necessary and advance the game so as not to exceed the upper limit value. In addition, by setting the lower limit value, there is a case where the player plays the game so as to continuously acquire the game media so as not to fall below the lower limit value. In any case, it is possible to make the special game interesting by giving a moderate tension to the progress of the special game.
Further, the end condition can be informed to the player in an easy-to-understand manner by instructing the player with a picture combination corresponding to the amount of game media acquired.

Whether or not the special game end control means permits to stop and display the picture combination corresponding to the winning combination won in the internal lottery in the game during the special game on the winning line by the player's stop operation. As an end condition. If the winning combination permitted to win is not awarded as a result of the game, the special game ends. On the other hand, even if a winning combination that has been refused to win is awarded as a result of the game, the special game ends.
If the game result is different from the finish condition for the finish condition, for example, if the limit on the amount of acquisition is exceeded, the designated picture combination could not be won or the design combination different from the instruction was won. In such a case, the special game is more tensioned by controlling to end the special game when it does not match the end condition.
During the special game, it is possible to inform the player of the progress of the special game in an easy-to-understand manner by displaying the actual acquisition amount of the game medium and the display of the internal winning combination as the end condition display according to the progress of the game.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  In the first embodiment, in a general slot machine, a certain limitation is imposed on a game of challenge time executed in a special game, and an upper limit is set on the amount of game media to be acquired in the special game so as to keep moderate gambling. It is composed.

  First, the specific structure of the game machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

<Overall configuration>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a slot machine 100 as a game table according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, inside the center of the slot machine 100, a plurality of kinds of patterns (characters and symbols such as “7”, “bell”, “Bar”, “JAC”, etc .: see FIG. 3) are provided on the outer peripheral surface. Three arranged cylindrical reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, and right reel 112) are accommodated and configured to be rotatable inside the main body 201. Handles 201 c are provided on both sides of the main body 201 and are used when the slot machine 100 is transported.

  The front door 101 is provided with a reel display window 113, and when the reels 110 to 112 are viewed from the front, three patterns applied thereto can be seen from the reel display window 113 in the vertical direction. In other words, when all the reels 110 to 112 are stopped, the player can see a total of nine patterns of 3 × 3. When these reels 110 to 112 are rotated and stopped, various combinations of patterns are displayed on the reel display window 113. In the first embodiment, three reels are provided. However, the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this.

  On the back side of each of the reels 110 to 112, a backlight (not shown) for illuminating each picture displayed on the reel display window 113 is disposed. The backlight is capable of emitting light of, for example, seven colors (three primary colors of red, green, and bluish purple and a mixed color such as white) and includes an LED corresponding to each primary color. Is done.

  The winning line display lamp 120 is a lamp indicating a winning line 114 that is valid for each game. The effective pay line 114 changes depending on the number of game media (in the first embodiment, medals are assumed) inserted into the slot machine 100. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, in the case of having five winning lines 114, when one medal is inserted, the middle horizontal winning line, when two medals are inserted, the upper horizontal winning line and the lower horizontal winning line are shown. When 3 sheets are added, 3 lines are added, and 5 lines including 2 diagonal lines are valid, and the winning combination is judged by the combination of the patterns on the effective line 114. It becomes. Of course, the number of winning lines is not limited to five.

  The start lamp 121 is a lamp that informs the player that the reels 110 to 112 are in a state of being able to rotate. When the replay lamp 122 wins a replay that is a winning combination (for example, when a combination of JAC-JAC-JAC replay pictures is aligned on the winning line 114), the next game is replayed to the player. It is a lamp that informs that it is. In the case of a re-game, the medal that is a game medium is exempted in the next game.

  The notification lamp 123 is a lamp for notifying the player that a special winning combination (for example, a big bonus (BB) or a regular bonus (RB)) has been won internally. The medal insertion lamp 124 is a lamp for notifying the player that it is necessary to insert a medal at the start of the game.

  The medal insertion number display lamp 125 is a lamp for displaying the number of medals inserted by the player. In Example 1, since up to three medals can be inserted in one game, the number of medals inserted is displayed using three vertically arranged lamps. Of course, in addition to displaying with a lamp, the number of inserted medals may be directly displayed on a 7-segment display or the like.

  The payout number display unit 126 is a display unit that displays the number of medals to be paid out to the player when winning a winning combination with a medal payout. The game number display 127 is a display for displaying the number of general games in the big bonus game. The stored number display 128 is a display that displays the number of medals stored electronically (credited). The effect lamp 129 is a lamp used for an effect for enhancing the interest of the game.

  The medal insertion buttons 131 and 132 are insertion buttons for electronically inserting the stored medals into the slot machine 100, and are so-called bet buttons. The first embodiment has a three-medal insertion button 131 (a so-called max bet button that can insert the maximum number of medals) and a one-medal insertion button 132 that inserts one medal each time the button is pressed. When one of these buttons is pressed, 1 to 3 medals necessary for the game are electronically inserted into the slot machine 100. When inserting two medals, the one-medal insertion button 131 is pressed twice. The number of inserted medals is subtracted from the current stored number, and the remaining number is displayed on the stored number display 128.

  The medal slot block 133 has an opening through which a player directly inserts medals when starting a game. When a medal is directly inserted and a medal is clogged in a medal selector unit (not shown) immediately below the medal insertion slot, the medal cancel switch 133a is operated to eliminate the clogging of the medal. The start lever 135 is a lever-type switch that starts the rotation of the reels 110 to 112 as a game start operation.

  The stop button unit 136 is provided with three stop buttons (a left stop button 136a, a middle stop button 136b, and a right stop button 136c). Each stop button is a button type switch that stops the corresponding reel 110 to 112 when pressed. Specifically, the left reel 110 is stopped by operating the left stop button 136a, the middle reel 111 is stopped by operating the middle stop button 136b, and the right reel 112 is stopped by operating the right stop button 136c.

  Each stop button is provided with a lamp (not shown). After the start lever 135 is operated, all the lamps are turned on when the reels 110 to 112 can be stopped. Notify that the stop operation has become possible. Each stop button lamp is turned off each time the stop button is pressed. Of course, it is also possible to change the light emission color of the lamp between the stop operation enabled state and other states.

  The settlement button 138 is a button that is pressed when performing a settlement process in which the medals acquired by the player are settled and discharged. The checkout button 138 is used to switch whether or not to store up to a maximum of 50 medals acquired by winning or winning a predetermined number (for example, 3) of medals inserted by the player from the medal slot block 133. For example, when the settlement process is performed by pressing the settlement button once, the non-storage mode is set, and when the settlement button is pressed again, the storage mode is set. Here, storing medals means temporarily storing the number of medals temporarily in a control unit (to be described later) without directly paying out medals.

  The key hole 139 is a hole into which a door opening / closing key is inserted. When the key is inserted and turned clockwise, the lock is released and the front door 101 of the slot machine 100 can be opened. The medal discharge port 165 is an opening for discharging medals, and medals paid out at the time of winning a prize are discharged from here. The discharged medals are accumulated in the tray 160.

  The upper lamp 190, the side lamps 151 and 152, the center lamps 153 and 154, the waist lamps 155 and 156, and the lower lamps 157 and 158 are effects lamps for exciting the game, and are turned on / off / Flashes. The title panel 140 is illuminated by a title panel lamp (not shown). In Example 1, the saucer 160 is comprised with a translucent material, and it is comprised so that the effect similar to the lamp | ramp for said productions may be exhibited by injecting lamp light from a saucer attachment surface. In addition, the tray 160 is provided with an ashtray unit 170 configured to be detachable.

  Also, in the center of the upper part of the slot machine (above the reel display window 113), various information related to the game (game screen for displaying characters and the like to make the game live, errors in the event of an abnormality in the slot machine) An LCD (liquid crystal display unit) 180 capable of displaying an error screen for displaying the content) is provided.

<Control block>
Next, the configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The control unit according to the first embodiment includes a main control unit 300 that controls the whole, a sub-control unit 400 that performs control related to effects for exciting games, and an LCD display control unit 500 that controls the LCD 180. Yes.

<Main control unit 300>
The microprocessor (hereinafter referred to as “Main CPU”) 310 serves as a center of control in the slot machine 100, and exchanges control signals and data with peripheral units via the bus 370.

  The random number generator 311 generates a random number used for internal lottery and the like, and includes a plurality of counters, a clock oscillator, a frequency divider, a latch circuit, and the like. The random value generated by the random number generator 311 is stored in the random number storage area of the RAM 313 via the bus 370 and is sent to the Main CPU 310 as necessary.

  Various detection means are connected to the Main CPU 310 via an input interface 360 and a bus 370.

  For example, when any one of the medal sensor 320 for detecting a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot block 133, the start lever sensor 321 for detecting the operation of the start lever 135, and the stop buttons 136a to 136c is pressed, which stop button is When any one of the stop button sensor 322 for detecting whether or not the medal insertion buttons 131 and 132 are pressed, the medal insertion button sensor 323 for detecting which medal insertion button is pressed includes the input interface 360 and the bus 370. And is connected to the Main CPU 310.

  A ROM (read-only memory) 312 is one of storage means for storing programs for performing various controls, various control data, and the like. The Main CPU 310 reads a program, various control data, and the like via the bus 370. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 313 has a work area for a program processed by the Main CPU 310 via the bus 370 and is one of storage means for storing variable data and the like.

  A motor control unit 331 that controls a motor (not shown) that rotates and stops the reels 110 to 112, and a hopper control unit 332 that controls a medal payout device (so-called hopper) include an input / output interface 330 and a bus 370. It is connected to the Main CPU 310 via

  Production lamps / indicators (for example, lamps such as the winning line display lamp 120, the start lamp 121, and the replay lamp 122 shown in FIG. 1, various displays such as the payout number display 125, the game number display 126, etc. The display lamp display controller control unit 341 for controlling the display) is connected to the Main CPU 310 via the output interface 340 and the bus 370 and receives a control command.

  Furthermore, the output interface 350 transmits various commands to the input interface 430 of the sub-control unit 400 based on instructions from the Main CPU 310. The command includes, for example, a command indicating that a medal has been inserted, a command indicating that the start lever 135 has been operated, a command indicating a pressed stop button, and the contents of the effect (backlight, upper lamp, audio output, There are commands that define the content of the effects produced by the LCD display device or the like.

<Sub-control unit 400>
The microprocessor (hereinafter referred to as SubCPU) 410 receives various commands transmitted from the main control unit 300 via the input interface 430 and the bus 470, and controls the sub control unit 400 as a whole according to the contents of the received commands. To do.

  The ROM 411 is one of storage means for storing programs and data for controlling the sub-control unit 400 as a whole. The RAM 412 has a work area for programs processed by the SubCPU 410, and is one of storage means for storing variable data and the like.

  The backlight 421 is a light emitting means for illuminating the picture on the reel, and is turned on / flashing / turned off according to an instruction from the SubCPU 410. The effect light-emitting display unit 422 collectively represents the upper lamp 190, the side lamps 151 and 152, the center lamps 153 and 154, the waist lamps 155 and 156, the lower lamps 157 and 158, and the tray lamp, and follows the instructions of the SubCPU 410. Turns on / flashes / extinguishes. The backlight 421 and the effect light emission display unit 422 are connected to the SubCPU 410 via the output interface 420 and the bus 470.

  The tone signal forming unit 460 forms a tone signal based on the control data transferred from the SubCPU 410 and outputs the tone signal. The musical sound signal is amplified by an amplifier 461 and then output as a sound from a speaker (specifically, an upper speaker and a rear speaker) 462.

  The output interface 450 transmits various control data to the LCD display control unit 500 based on an instruction from the SubCPU 410. Based on this control data, the LCD display control unit 500 controls the display of the LCD 180. The LCD display control unit 500 will be described later.

<LCD display control unit 500>
The SubCPU 510 receives various commands transmitted from the sub-control unit 400 via the input / output interface 530, specifies image data according to the contents of the received command, and displays image data to be displayed on the LCD 180 as a video display display. Instructs the processor (hereinafter VDP) 550.

  The ROM 511 is one of storage means for storing a control program, data, and the like for the LCD SubCPU 510.

  The VDP 550 reads the designated image data from the externally connected ROM 552, performs drawing processing, converts the image data into RGB signals, outputs the RGB signals, and outputs them via the output interface 553 for display on the LCD 180.

<Pattern arrangement>
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the design of each reel, and FIG. 3 is a diagram in which the design combinations applied to the reels 110 to 112 are developed in a plane. As shown in FIG. 3, each reel 110-112 has a plurality of types of patterns arranged in a predetermined number of frames (here, 21 frames).

<Type of winning prize>
Next, the types of winning combinations will be described with reference to FIGS. Although the kind of winning combination can be arbitrarily adopted, the following game is assumed in the first embodiment.

(1) Normal Game FIG. 4 (a) shows a normal game winning combination, the number of medals to be paid out, a lottery probability, and a pattern combination. In the first embodiment, the following winning combinations are assumed in the normal game. That is, if the pattern combination is “red 7-red 7-red 7”, a special game (big bonus game) is won and 15 medals are paid out, and the lottery probability is 1/300. Also, if the pattern combination is “Bar-Bar-Bar”, a prize is won in the prize game and 15 medals are paid out, and the lottery probability is 1/600. Also, if the pattern combination is “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon”, a prize is awarded to the small role 1 and 15 medals are paid out, and the lottery probability is 1/50. On the other hand, if the pattern combination is “Bell-Bell-Bell”, a prize is awarded to the small role 2 and 10 medals are paid out, and the lottery probability is 1/11. Also, if the pattern combination is “Cherry-any-any”, the winning combination 3 is won and two medals are paid out, and the lottery probability is 1/50. “Any” indicates that any picture may be used. If the pattern combination is “JAC-JAC-JAC”, no medal is paid out, but the player can win the re-game and play the next game without inserting the medal, and the lottery probability is 1/7. .3.

(2) Special game In a normal game, a special game different from the normal game is started by winning a special game (a big bonus game in the first embodiment). FIG. 4B shows the special game winning combination, the number of medals to be paid out, the lottery probability, and the pattern combination. In the first embodiment, the following winning combinations are assumed in the special game. That is, if the pattern combination is “JAC-Watermelon-JAC”, no medal is paid out, but a prize is won in the game, and the lottery probability is 1 / 3.3. Also, if the pattern combination is “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon”, a prize is awarded to the small role 1 and 15 medals are paid out, and the lottery probability is 1/50. On the other hand, if the pattern combination is “Bell-Bell-Bell”, a prize is awarded to the small role 2 and 10 medals are paid out, and the lottery probability is 1/11. Also, if the pattern combination is “Cherry-any-any”, the winning combination 3 is won and two medals are paid out, and the lottery probability is 1/50. If the pattern combination is “JAC-JAC-JAC”, no medal is paid out, but the player can win the re-game and play the next game without inserting the medal, and the lottery probability is 1/7. .3. In the first embodiment, the special game is composed of a big bonus and an uncontrolled game described later.

(3) An accessory game In an ordinary game or a special game, an accessory game is started by winning a bonus game. FIG. 4 (c) shows the winning combination of the prize game, the number of medals to be paid out, the lottery probability, and the pattern combination. In the first embodiment, if the pattern combination is “JAC-JAC-JAC” in the accessory game, the player wins the accessory game and 15 medals are paid out, and the lottery probability is 1 / 1.0.

(4) Uncontrolled game The characteristics of the uncontrolled game are shown in FIG. The non-control game is such that the stop control by random number lottery is stopped for a part or all of a plurality of reels, and during this stop period, the player's stop operation (hereinafter referred to as stop of the player of the non-control game) The display mode (combination of symbols) at the time of reel stop is determined at the timing of the operation (referred to as pressing).

  The uncontrolled game (hereinafter referred to as CT (challenge time) game) in the first embodiment is started with a probability of 1/2 after the game ends in the special game, and in the uncontrolled game as shown in FIG. The CT game is terminated if the net increase in the number of medals (medal payout number T1-medal insertion number T0) is equal to or greater than 200, or if the number of games TG is 55 games.

<Comparison between normal games and CT games>
Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the CT game will be described in comparison with the normal game. In both the normal game and the CT game, the player starts to move the reels by inserting the game medium and starting the game, and executes the internal lottery process in step ST1 to shift to the lottery result setting process in step ST2.

  In the normal game, if the lottery result is “no win” as step ST1, the lottery result setting process is set as “no win” as step ST2, and the process proceeds to step ST3. . In step ST3, stop preparation processing is performed, the stop data selection table is referenced based on “no winning” as the result of the internal lottery set in step ST2, stop data T1 is selected, and the process proceeds to step ST4. In step ST4, reel rotation processing is executed to start reel rotation, and the process proceeds to step ST5.

  Here, the stop data selection table selects stop data for stopping and controlling the reels so that the picture combination corresponding to the winning combination determined in the internal lottery of step ST1 is stopped and displayed on any winning line. It is a table for. The stop data is a table in which reel stop positions corresponding to the internal lottery result are determined in advance. As shown in the figure, the stop data is conceptually shown in the middle line of the winning line 114 that is the stop preparation position corresponding to the picture position of each reel. It consists of information (●) that permits stopping on a horizontal line. In step ST5, when the reel stop process is executed, a combination of symbols that is not a winning symbol combination is stopped on the winning line with reference to the stop data T1. After all the reels are stopped, the process proceeds to step ST6, where a combination of patterns for each winning line is read and a winning determination process is performed. As shown in the figure, since there is no winning picture combination in any of the winning lines (a) to (e), the winning determination result is also “no winning”.

In other words, in the normal game, control is performed so that only the pattern combination corresponding to the winning combination including “no winning” determined by the internal lottery is established on the winning line. Therefore, if the winning combination cannot be won in the internal lottery, no prize can be obtained no matter how the player stops the winning symbol combination on the winning line.

  On the other hand, the CT game is a game that is controlled so that a winning is obtained based on the stop operation skill of the player, and therefore, a control different from the normal game is performed. This will be described in detail below. As in the case of the normal game, if it is determined that “no winning” is determined as a result of the internal lottery in step ST1, in the CT game, the setting of the lottery result performed in step ST2 is “small role 1”, “small role 2”. ”,“ Small 3 ”, and“ No win ”are set. In the CT game of this embodiment, only “small role 1”, “small role 2”, and “small role 3” are set as winning combinations that can be acquired during the CT game, and other special winning combinations “special” “Game (BB)”, “combination game (RB)”, and “re-game” are set as winning combinations that are prohibited from winning in CT games. These are measures to suppress moderate euphoria and are only a matter of choice. In this way, in spite of the internal lottery result of “no winning”, by setting that “pocket 1”, “pocket 2”, and “pocket 3” are internally won, normal control is performed. The CT game can be controlled in the same manner as the above. Here, in the CT game, when the winning combination “special game (BB)”, “project game (RB)”, and “re-game” are won internally, the game is controlled in the same manner as the normal game. Details will be described later.

  When moving to step ST3, stop preparation processing is performed, and stop data CT1 specially set for the CT game is selected from the stop data selection table.

  In step ST4, reel rotation processing is executed to start reel rotation, and the process proceeds to step ST5.

In the stop data CT1, as shown in the figure, information (●) for permitting stop is set at all picture positions. This is set in this way to immediately stop the reel when the player's stop operation is performed. Therefore, in step ST5, when the reel stop process is executed, the reel can be stopped at the timing when the player operates the stop button. Therefore, the player can stop the symbol combinations corresponding to “small role 1”, “small role 2”, and “small role 3” on the winning line by exhibiting his / her stop operation skill. Here, in the CT game, the first stop button operation and the second stop button operation are made for the set winning-prohibited roles “special game (BB)”, “object game (RB)”, and “re-game”. As a result, when the symbol combination of the winning combination subject is stopped on the winning line, the prohibition process as shown in the figure is executed. That is, avoidance control for one pattern is performed so that the pattern combination of the winning combination is not established. In the example shown in the figure, the pattern combination in the diagonally-downward winning line is awarded to the small part 2 of “Bell-Bell-Bell”, and the pattern combination in the lower horizontal winning line and the diagonally-rightward winning line is Both are awarded “Cherry-any-any” small part 3 and 14 medals are paid out.
That is, the CT game is a game in which a winning combination is displayed by stopping and displaying a picture combination corresponding to the internal winning result on the winning line by the player's stop operation skill. Therefore, if the game can be stopped on the winning line as a result of the stop operation, the game is determined as winning, and if it cannot be stopped, it is determined that there is no winning.

<Exit condition condition instruction example>
FIG. 6A shows an end condition table which is an example of instruction based on the net number of acquired medals in the CT game of this embodiment. As shown in the figure, the end condition table shows the upper limit T2 and the lower limit T3 of the net increase in the number of medals as the CT game end condition (CT game continuation condition) in the execution stage of the CT game count TG, Is a table in which an allowable range of instructions for the number of medals to be paid out is set. In this embodiment, three types of end condition tables A, B, and C are set, and one of the end condition tables is determined by lottery described later. The number of games TG is divided every five games, and a lower limit T2 and an upper limit T3 are set for each division. The designated range indicates T3-T2. FIG. 6B shows an end condition table. As shown in the figure, during the CT game, the designated range of the width of the net increase acquisition number set on the vertical axis is continuously arranged for each division of the horizontal axis, and constitutes a fixed medal acquisition route. I can see it. Since the difference between the medal acquisition upper limit T3 and the lower limit T2 is large at the beginning of the CT game, the instruction range is wide and the CT game can be advanced relatively easily. However, as the game progresses, the instruction range becomes narrower. Therefore, if the CT game is finally played to the end, a considerable stop operation skill is required. In this way, a large instruction range at the start of a CT game and a narrow instruction range at the end of a CT game make it possible to acquire medals without much difference from a player with a high stop operation skill even for a beginner with a relatively low stop operation skill. You can enjoy CT games.

  FIG. 6C illustrates the setting contents of another end condition table. In the case of this end condition table, the instruction range is set to be narrow over the entire section. Therefore, it can be said that it is an end condition table for a player with a high stop operation skill.

<Basic control of games>
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the basic control of the game in the slot machine 100 of the first embodiment. Basic control of the game is performed mainly by the Main CPU 310, and this routine is repeatedly executed unless power-off or the like is detected.

  In step ST1002, the winning line lamp is turned on according to the number of medals inserted. In the first embodiment, the insertion of medals (insertion of game media) includes both insertion by a bet button and insertion from a medal insertion slot.

  In step ST1004, processing relating to the operation of the game start lever 135 is performed. When the start lever 135 is operated, the number of inserted medals is determined, and an effective winning line 114 is determined.

  In step ST1006, a random number generated by the random number generator 311 is acquired, and an internal lottery that determines whether the winning combination is won or not is performed using the lottery data table stored in the ROM 312 and the acquired random number value. In the lottery data table, as shown in FIG. 4, data corresponding to the lottery probabilities such as special games, accessory games, and small roles is stored in advance. The details of the internal lottery process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step ST1008, a reel stop control table corresponding to the lottery result is selected as stop control preparation processing. The details of the stop control preparation process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step ST1010, an effect display process is performed, and if the CT game is in progress, the above-described end condition table is selected. Therefore, based on the end condition table as shown in FIG. A graph displaying the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the number of acquired medals on the axis is displayed on the LCD 180. Further, if a normal game is being played, the content of the winning effect is displayed on the LCD 180 when a certain effect is won in the effect lottery.

  In step ST1012, a reel rotation start process is performed, the reel stop control table is selected using the random number value acquired in step ST1006, and rotation of all the reels 111 to 113 is started.

  In step ST1014, stop button reception processing is performed, and the stop buttons 136a to 136c can be received.

  In step ST1016, when any one of the stop buttons 136a to 136c is pressed, the reel corresponding to the pressed stop button is stopped based on the reel stop control table selected in step ST1008. Details of the reel stop process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step ST1018, it is checked whether or not all the reels are stopped. If all the reels are not stopped, the process returns to step ST1014. If all the reels are stopped, the process proceeds to step ST1020.

  In step ST1020, a winning determination process is performed to determine a winning determination. Here, when a pattern combination corresponding to the winning combination is displayed on the activated winning line 114, it is determined that the winning combination is won. For example, if “bell-bell-bell” is arranged on the activated winning line 114, for example, it is determined that a bell is won. Further, for example, if “red 7-red 7-red 7” are prepared, it is determined that a special game is won.

  In step ST1022, if a medal payout process is executed and a winning combination with a payout has been won, a medal payout request is issued so that the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is paid out. In accordance with the payout of medals, the medal payout request number T1 is added to the medal acquisition counter T1 to store the accumulated number of medals paid out. In the payout of medals, if it can be stored in the gaming machine, it is stored in the storage unit, and when the upper limit number of sheets that can be stored in the storage unit is exceeded, the medal is paid out from the medal discharge port 165. In the medal payout process in step ST1022, an end determination process is performed to determine whether or not the net increase in the number of medals in the CT game ends with the upper limit number and the lower limit number in the game number section. Details of the termination determination process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step ST1024, if a winning effect process is executed and a CT game is in progress, based on the end condition table, the game is displayed in a graph in which the horizontal axis indicates the number of games and the vertical axis indicates the upper limit and lower limit of the number of acquired medals. The player's performance (the number of medals obtained at each progress stage of the number of games) is added and displayed on the LCD 180. If the game is in a normal game, the contents of the effect corresponding to the winning combination are displayed on the LCD 180 if the prize is won.

  In step ST1026, a game state update process is executed to update the game state. For example, when a special game is won, preparations are made so that a special game is started from the next game, and at the end of the special game, preparations are made so that a normal game is started from the next game.

<Internal lottery processing>
Hereinafter, the internal lottery process in step ST1006 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  In step ST2002, a lottery data table corresponding to the gaming state is acquired.

  In step ST2004, each lottery random number is acquired.

  In step ST2006, an internal lottery for determining whether or not the internal winning of the winning combination is determined is performed using the lottery data table acquired in step ST2002 and the random value acquired in step ST2004.

  In step ST2008, it is checked whether or not a special game is won as a result of the internal winning in step ST2006. If it is won, the process proceeds to step ST2010, and if not, the process proceeds to step ST2022.

  In step ST2010, a lottery data table of CT games is acquired.

  In step ST2012, using the lottery data table acquired in step ST2010, an internal lottery that determines whether or not the CT game is won internally is performed.

  In step ST2014, it is checked whether or not a CT game is won. If it has been won, the process proceeds to step ST2016, and if not, the process proceeds to step ST2026.

  In step ST2016, the lottery data of the CT game end condition data is acquired.

  In step ST2018, an internal lottery is performed using the lottery data of the CT game end condition data acquired in step ST2016.

  In step ST2020, CT game end condition data is acquired based on the internal lottery result in step ST2018.

  In step ST2008, if the result of the internal winning in step ST2006 is that the special game is not won, it is checked in step ST2022 whether or not the CT game is in progress. If the CT game is in progress, the process proceeds to step ST2024 and the CT game is in progress. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step ST2026.

  In step ST2024, it is checked whether or not a winning combination forbidden in CT gaming is determined as a result of the internal winning in step ST2006 (hereinafter referred to as a target combination). If it is not a target combination, the process proceeds to step ST2028. If so, the process proceeds to step ST2026.

  In step ST2026, a lottery result is set.

  In step ST2028, a winning combination other than the target combination is set. During the CT game, as a result of the internal winning, the winning flags of “Small 1”, “Small 2”, “Small 3”, and “No winning” are forcibly set as winning combinations other than the target combination.

  In step ST2030, the CT game number counter for counting the game number TG is incremented by one.

  In step ST2032, the inserted number is added to the medal inserted number counter T0.

  In step ST2034, the upper limit number T2 and the lower limit number T3 of the net increase acquisition number of medals for the end condition according to the game number TG counted by the CT game number counter are set.

  In step ST2036, the display content is set in accordance with the end condition set in step ST2034. As described above, according to the present embodiment, during the normal game, the CT game lottery and the end condition are determined in response to the internal winning of the special game (BB). Further, game control during CT game is performed on condition that the CT game is being played.

<Stop control preparation process>
The stop control preparation process in step ST1008 will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.

  In step ST1210, the gaming state is acquired.

  In step ST1212, it is checked whether or not a CT game is in progress. If the CT game is in progress, the process proceeds to step ST1214, and if not in the CT game, the process proceeds to step ST1216.

  In step ST1214, it is checked whether or not the winning winning combination is a target combination as a result of the internal lottery in step ST1006. If it is not a target combination, the process proceeds to step ST1222, and if it is a target combination, the process proceeds to step ST1216.

  In step ST1216, an internal winning result is acquired.

  In Step ST1218, a reel stop control table corresponding to the internal winning result is selected.

  In step ST1220, a stop position data number is acquired from the reel stop control table selected in step ST1218.

  In step ST1212, as a result of the internal lottery in step ST1006, if the winning winning combination is not a target combination, a CT game stop position data number is set in step ST1222.

<Reel stop processing>
Hereinafter, the reel stop process in step ST1016 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  In step ST1310, it is checked whether or not the stop button sensor 322 detects any of the stop buttons 136a to 136c, and if the stop button sensor 322 detects that the stop button has been pressed, the process proceeds to step ST1312. If not detected, the process is terminated.

  In step ST1312, stop data is acquired from the reel stop control table selected in step ST1008.

  In step ST1316, the pattern position (pattern number) passing through the stop reference position at the time when the stop button is operated is acquired.

  In step ST1318, stop position data in a range in which stop control is possible from the pattern position (pattern number) passing through the stop reference position at the time of the stop button operation (four patterns from the stop reference position in this embodiment) is acquired.

  In step ST1320, a stoppable position is searched from the pattern position at the time of operating the stop button and the stop position data acquired in step ST1318.

  In step ST1322, it is checked whether or not a CT game is being performed. If not, the process proceeds to step ST1324, and if the CT game is being performed, the process proceeds to step ST1326.

  In step ST1324, the number of frames to be drawn is set. The number of drawn frames 0 to 4 corresponding to the stoppable position searched in step ST1318 is set.

  In step ST1326, it is checked whether or not the operated stop button is the third stop button operated at the final time. If the third stop button is operated, the process proceeds to step ST1328, and the third stop button is operated. If the other stop button is not operated, if another stop button is operated, the process proceeds to step ST1332.

  In step ST1328, it is checked whether or not it is possible to stop at the stoppable position searched in step ST1320. If it can be stopped, the process proceeds to step ST1331, and if it cannot be stopped, the process proceeds to step ST1330. Here, the case where it is determined that the stop is not possible is that, as a result of the first and second stop operations, the pattern combination of the target role is stopped and displayed on one of the winning lines, and the third stop operation is performed. If the reels are stopped at the given timing, the target combination stops on the winning line.

  In step ST1331, the number of frames to be drawn is set to 0, a stoppable position is set, and the process proceeds to step ST1332.

  In step ST1330, the number of frames to be drawn is set to 1, a stoppable position is set, and the process proceeds to step ST1332.

  In step ST1332, the reel is stopped at the set stoppable position. According to the above embodiment, in the normal game that is not in the CT game, the stop control for a maximum of 4 frames is performed in the stop operation based on the stop data. Therefore, when the design corresponding to the winning prize winning in the interior is stopped on the winning line, the design can be stopped on the winning line by performing a stop operation within a range of four frames before the winning line. .

  In the CT game, in this embodiment, the game is stopped at the stop position (number of frames to be drawn = 0) that is closest to the stopped picture position. Therefore, the player cannot stop the desired picture on the winning line unless the reel is stopped by his / her stop operation skill. However, only if the target combination stops on the winning line when the last reel is stopped as an exception during CT game, the target combination is awarded with the minimum avoidance (number of drawn-in frames = 1) control. It is controlled not to be able to.

<End determination process>
The end determination process executed in the medal payout process in step ST1022 will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.

  In step ST1410, it is checked whether or not a CT game is in progress. If the CT game is in progress, the process proceeds to step ST1420. If not in the CT game, this routine ends.

  In step ST1420, it is checked whether or not the net increase acquisition number of medals (medal payout number T1-medal insertion number T0) as a condition for allowing the game to continue is 200 or more. If the number is more than one, the process proceeds to step ST1470, and if the net increase in the number of medals is less than 200, the process proceeds to step ST1430.

  In step ST1430, it is checked whether or not the number of games TG as a condition for allowing the game to continue is 55 games or more. If the number of games TG is 55 games or more, the process proceeds to step ST1470. If it is less than 55 games, it will transfer to step ST1440.

  In step ST1440, whether or not the net increase in the number of medals (medal payout number T1-medal insertion number T0) as a condition for allowing the game to continue in the current number of games TG exceeds the upper limit T2 of the medal acquisition number. If the net increase in the number of medals exceeds the upper limit T2 of the number of medals, the process proceeds to step ST1470, and if not, the process proceeds to step ST1450.

  In step ST1450, whether or not the net increase in the number of medals (medal payout number T1-medal insertion number T0) as a condition for allowing the game to continue in the current number of games TG falls below the lower limit T3 of the medal acquisition number. If the net increase in the number of medals is below the lower limit T3, the process proceeds to step ST1470, and if not, the process proceeds to step ST1460.

  In step ST1460, the game result at the current number of games TG is displayed and set, and this routine ends.

  Further, in step ST1470, the CT game is finished and a normal game is started, and this routine is finished.

  Next, examples of display modes on the LCD 180 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 15, 16A, 16B, and 16C.

  As shown in FIG. 15, based on the end condition table, the LCD 180 has an upper limit value line 10 and a lower limit value line 20 when the horizontal axis indicates the number of games and the vertical axis indicates the number of acquired medals, and the number of games and acquisition of medals. A graph of the player's position 30a and its progress line 30 is displayed from the number. The enlarged view of FIG. 15 shows a picture to be stopped next from the position 30a of the player in a picture combination state in which the reel is stopped at the present time, and gives an instruction to the player.

  From FIG. 15, the pattern “JAC” hits the lower limit line 20 and the CT game ends, and if any of “Watermelon”, “Bell”, and “Cherry” can be won, the CT game can be continued. .

  FIGS. 16A, 16B, and 16C are diagrams showing changes in the display on the LCD 180 in the same game. The upper limit value line 40 and the lower limit value line 50, and the game between the two lines 40 and 50 are shown in FIG. A graph showing the position of the person on the spacecraft 60 and a pattern to be stopped next from the spacecraft 60 are displayed in a pattern combination state in which the reel is stopped at the present time.

  FIG. 16 (a) shows the display on the LCD 180 at the start of the game, and shows which winning combination can be used to continue the CT game. “JAC” 64 and “skull” (no winning) If 65 pictures can be won, the CT game ends when it hits the lower limit line 50, and if any of the "watermelon" 61, "bell" 62, or "cherry" 63 pictures can be won, CT game Indicates that you can continue.

  FIG. 16B is a display on the LCD 180 at the time of winning determination, and is a diagram showing the defeat of the bell picture pattern when “BELL” 62 can be won.

  FIG. 16C is a display on the LCD 180 after the game is completed, which is a display that advances the way of the spacecraft 60 by the bell picture destruction, that is, the CT game continues.

<Exit condition example>
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The second embodiment relates to an end condition instruction in a slot machine composed of only special games and accessory games that do not include the CT game of the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, the winning condition “game”, “small role 1”, “small role 2”, “small role 3”, and “re-game” won internally in the special game is used as an end condition. By instructing the player, if the game result matches the end condition, the special game is continued, and if the game result does not match the end condition, the special game is controlled to end. Accordingly, since the gaming machine is the same as the slot machine 100 of the first embodiment, the description of the appearance of the slot machine shown in FIG. 1, the description of the configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 shown in FIG. The description of the flowchart showing the basic control of the game in the slot machine 100 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 12 shows the end of determining whether or not the winning of “winning game”, “small role 1”, “small role 2”, “small role 3”, and “replay” is won in the special game. A condition table is shown. In the end condition table of this embodiment, three items are set as end conditions. The condition number 1 “no condition” means that no end condition is set for whether or not to win, and the special game is continued regardless of the game result. Therefore, whether or not to win a prize is left to the player's intention.

Condition No. 2 “Prize Permission” is to set a winning condition for winning a combination of pictures corresponding to the winning combination in the game. If no winning is obtained as a result of the game, the special game is ended. .
Therefore, the player must obtain the same game result as the internal winning result when the winning condition end condition is presented.

  Condition No. 3 “No winning” is set as an ending condition not to win a picture combination corresponding to an internal winning winning combination. As a result of the game, an internal winning winning combination has been obtained. If this happens, the special game is terminated. Therefore, the player must acquire a game result that is different from the internal winning result when an end condition indicating no winning is presented.

  The end condition table of this embodiment is set for each winning combination during a special game as shown in the figure. In each end condition table, a selection rate for selecting one of the end conditions is set. In the case of the end condition table A (internal winning result is an accessory game), no condition is 1/2, winning permission is 1/4, and winning is not possible 1/4. Selection rates are also set for the end condition tables B to E, respectively. Regarding the distribution of the selection rate, if the selection rate without conditions is set high, the game mode is such that the special game is easy to continue regardless of the internal lottery result. Therefore, it is difficult to be influenced by the level of the stop operation skill, and it is possible to enjoy the special branch with a high frequency of enjoying the special branch until the end. When the selection rate for winning or not winning is set high, a relatively high stop operation skill is required to make the winning combination won and the game result match or do not match. For this reason, it becomes game characteristics advantageous for a player with a high stop operation skill.

  In addition, when an end condition is presented to the player, an internal winning result is notified, for example, a display of a winning combination picture, a display related to the winning combination (character display of the same color as the color of the design), a voice, etc. And good.

  As described above, by setting the match / mismatch of the game result with respect to the internal lottery result as one of the end conditions, the game process of the special game can be interesting.

  In the present embodiment, the end condition is set for all the winning winning combinations in the inside, but it goes without saying that the end condition may be set only for a specific winning combination. The end condition may also be set when the internal winning result is no winning. In this case, if the stop display result is no winning even though the winning permission end condition is set, the player will have the illusion that the stopping operation is incorrect, but the special game has not ended. , I feel relieved to know that the internal winning results were no wins.

<Internal lottery processing>
Next, whether or not to win the winning combination “combination game”, “small role 1”, “small role 2”, “small role 3”, and “re-game” won internally in the special game according to the second embodiment of the present invention. With respect to the configuration instructed as the end condition, the internal lottery process in the second embodiment of step ST1006 described in FIG. 7 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  In step ST2102, a lottery data table corresponding to the gaming state is acquired.

  In step ST2104, each lottery random number is acquired.

  In step ST2106, an internal lottery that determines whether or not the internal winning of the winning combination is determined is performed using the lottery data table acquired in step ST2102 and the random value acquired in step ST2104.

  In step ST2108, it is checked whether or not a special game is in progress. If it is in a special game, the process proceeds to step ST2110. If it is not in a special game, the process proceeds to step ST2120.

  In step ST2110, the inserted number is added to the medal inserted number counter T0.

  In step ST2112 a winning combination ending condition table corresponding to the internal winning result is acquired.

  In step ST2114, an end condition is selected by lottery from the end condition table.

  In step ST2116, the termination condition selected in step ST2114 is set.

  In step ST2118, the end condition display set in step ST2116 is set.

  In step ST2120, the lottery result is set, and this routine ends.

<End determination process>
Hereinafter, in the special game according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the end determination process according to the second embodiment in step ST1006 described with reference to FIG. 7 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  In step ST2410, it is checked whether or not a special game is being performed. If a special game is being performed, the process proceeds to step ST2420.

  In step ST2420, it is checked whether or not the acquired number of medals exceeds the upper limit acquired number. If the upper limit acquired number is exceeded, the process proceeds to step ST2460, and if the upper limit acquired number is not exceeded, the process proceeds to step ST2430. In this embodiment, an upper limit (for example, 480) is set for medals that can be acquired during a special game.

  In step ST2430, it is checked whether or not there is an end condition. If there is an end condition, the process proceeds to step ST2440.

  In step ST2440, it is checked whether or not the end condition is the same as the winning result. If the end condition is the same as the winning result, the process proceeds to step ST2450. If the end condition is not the same as the winning result, the process proceeds to step ST2460.

  In step ST2450, a continuous effect is set for the display content, and this routine is terminated.

  In step ST2460, an end effect is set as the display content, and the process proceeds to step ST2470.

  In step ST2470, the special game is finished and a normal game is started, and this routine is finished.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the present invention described in the claims, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Not too long.

1 is a front view showing an appearance of a slot machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows a configuration of a control unit of the slot machine 100. FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the design of each reel. (A)-(d) is a table | surface which shows the winning combination according to various games, the number of payout of medals, a lottery probability, and a pattern combination. It is explanatory drawing which compared each internal process of CT game and normal game. (A) is an explanatory diagram of an end condition table, (b) is a graph of (a) displayed with the number of games TG on the horizontal axis and the number of acquired medals on the vertical axis, and (c) is the other end condition table B. It is the graph which showed the example with the structure similar to FIG.6 (b). 4 is a flowchart showing basic control of a game in the slot machine 100. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an internal lottery process in the slot machine 100. 10 is a flowchart of stop control preparation processing in the slot machine 100. 10 is a flowchart of reel stop processing in the slot machine 100. 4 is a flowchart of an end determination process in the slot machine 100. It is explanatory drawing of an end condition table. 4 is a flowchart of an internal lottery process in the slot machine 100. 4 is a flowchart of an end determination process in the slot machine 100. 3 is a schematic diagram of a first example of a display state of an LCD 180. FIG. (A)-(c) is the schematic of the 2nd example of the display state of LCD180.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Slot machine 101 Front door 110-112 Reel 113 Reel display window 114 Winning line 120 Winning line display lamp 121 Start lamp 122 Replay lamp 123 Notification lamp 124 Medal insertion lamp 125 Medal insertion number display lamp 126 Payout number display 127 Number of games Indicator 128 Number-of-storages indicator 129 Production lamp 131, 132 Medal insertion button 133 Medal insertion slot block 133a Medal cancellation switch 135 Start lever 136 Stop button unit 136a-136c Stop button 138 Checkout button 139 Key hole 138 Medal return button 151 152 Side lamps 153 and 154 Central lamps 157 and 158 Lower lamp 160 Receptacle 165 Medal outlet 180 L D
190 Upper lamp 300 Main controller 310 Main CPU
311 random number generator 312 ROM
313, 412 RAM
320 Medal sensor 321 Start lever sensor 322 Stop button sensor 331 Motor control unit 332 Hopper control unit 341 Display lamp indicator control unit 360, 430 Input interface 400 Sub control unit 410 SubCPU
421 Backlight 422 Emission display section for production 460 Music signal forming section 461 Amplifier 500 LCD display control section 550 VDP

Claims (6)

A plurality of rows of reels provided with a plurality of types of patterns around a display that is rotatably provided through a display window having a plurality of winning lines;
A special game is started by inserting a game medium, rotating the reel based on a game start operation and executing an internal lottery, and starting by satisfying a predetermined condition and ending by acquiring a predetermined upper limit amount. An internal lottery means for determining a prize to any of a plurality of winning combinations,
Reel control means for performing control to stop display on the winning line the picture combination set corresponding to the winning combination won by the internal lottery means in response to a stop operation;
Winning determination means for determining the presence or absence of winning according to the picture combination stopped and displayed on the winning line and the gaming state;
Apart from the upper limit game medium amount, a game table comprising special game end control means for performing control to end the special game in accordance with a game result accompanying the progress of the special game.   2. The special game end control means instructs the player as at least one of an upper limit value and a lower limit value of a game medium acquisition amount as a finish condition as a game result accompanying the progress of the special game. The game table described in 1.   3. The game table according to claim 2, wherein the game medium acquisition amount is a net increase amount that is a difference between the acquisition amount and the input amount of the game medium during the special game.   4. The game table according to claim 1, wherein the special game end control means instructs the acquired amount of game media in the game during the special game as an end condition.   Whether or not the special game end control means allows the picture combination corresponding to the winning combination won in the internal lottery in the game in the special game to be stopped and displayed on the winning line by the player's stop operation. 2. The game table according to claim 1, wherein the game table is instructed as an end condition.   6. The gaming table according to claim 1, wherein the special game end control means includes display means for displaying an instructed end condition.

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