JP2006150126A5 - - Google Patents

Description

Slot machine

  The present invention relates to a slot machine that outputs a predetermined effect by image display.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a slot machine that gives a notice of the possibility of winning a special role based on the result of lottery performed in the slot machine. For example, the following methods are known as methods of this announcement effect.
First, there is a method based on reel stop control. In this method, when the player operates (turns on) a stop switch for stopping the rotation of the reel, the reel is not immediately stopped but is stopped after being rotated by a predetermined amount than usual. As a result, after operating the stop switch, a so-called “slip” occurs in which the symbol moves several times and then stops. The player can know that there is a possibility of winning the special role by seeing this slip.

  Second, there is a method of causing a specific symbol combination to appear when the reels are stopped. In this method, when one or a plurality of reels are stopped, a special combination of symbols that does not appear in a normal game, so-called “reach eyes”, appears in the display window, so that a special role may be won. This is to notify the player.

However, in the conventional slot machine described above, for example, as in the first method, there is a problem that not all players can understand with the method of notifying that there is a possibility that a special role can be won by reel stop control. there were.
For example, a slot machine expert can immediately grasp the occurrence of a design slip by reel movement control, and understand that the slip means that there is a possibility of winning a special role. . However, there is a problem that beginners cannot fully recognize the movement control of such a reel or do not grasp the meaning even if it can be visually recognized.

  Further, in the method of causing reach eyes to appear when the reels are stopped as in the second method, it is possible to play a game while learning a certain number of reach eyes. However, there was a problem that it was very difficult to memorize all the reach eyes. Even in this case, advanced players can remember a certain number of reach points, but beginners can determine whether the combination of symbols is a reach point at the time of reel stop for each game, It is difficult to progress the game.

On the other hand, in recent years, the slot machine announcement production method is not limited to the appearance of reach eyes, but can be expressed in various ways depending on the combination of the lighting pattern of the lamp unit arranged inside the reel and the output of a specific sound. It is like that.
And such a variety of announcement productions are preferred by advanced slot machines, but beginners have a problem of being shunned.
Here, in order to make the announcement production that is easy to understand even for beginners, there is a problem that if the announcement production is made simple, it is easy to get bored by advanced users.
Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to make more various effects and make it easier to understand the contents of the effects.

The present invention solves the above-described problems by the following means.
(Claim 1)
According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of reels displaying a plurality of types of symbols, a reel symbol detecting means for detecting a symbol at a predetermined position of each reel, an image display means for displaying an image, and a symbol of the reel Effect data storage means for storing effect data relating to the effect of displaying at least a part of the movement and stop of the image, the detection result of the reel symbol detection means, and the effect data stored in the effect data storage means An image display control means for controlling the image display means to display an image of at least a part of the movement and stop of the reel symbols during the game, and the reel symbol detection means comprises: The symbol at the predetermined position when the reel is stopped is detected, and the reel is stopped based on the detection result of the reel symbol detector. Specific stop symbol discrimination means for discriminating whether or not the combination of symbols is a specific one, and the effect data storage means relates to display of an explanation when the symbol combination at the time of the stop of the reel is a specific one When the image display control means determines that the combination of symbols at the time of the reel stop is specific by the specific stop symbol determination means, the image display control means gives an explanation about the combination of symbols. Control is performed to display an image .

In the first aspect of the present invention, the reel symbol detection means detects the symbol at a predetermined position of each reel, for example, when the reel is rotating, when the player stops the reel, or when the reel is stopped. Then, based on the detection result of the reel symbol detection means and the effect data stored in the effect data storage means, an image display as an effect is performed by the image display means. This image display relates to at least a part of the movement and stop of the reel symbols. For example, a symbol passing through an effective line during the rotation of the reel, a movement of the reel symbol from when the reel is stopped to when the reel is actually stopped, and the like.
When the symbol at the predetermined position when the reel is stopped is detected by the reel symbol detecting means, the specific stop symbol determining means determines whether or not the combination of symbols at the stop is a specific one. When the specific stop symbol determination unit determines that the combination is a specific symbol, an explanation about the combination of symbols is displayed on the image display unit.

Therefore, by displaying the actual manner of moving and stopping the reel symbols as an effect by the image display means and exaggerating as necessary, it is possible to help understand the contents of the effect. This makes it possible to produce a variety of performances that are easy for beginners to understand.
Further, when a specific symbol combination appears, the player can easily grasp the game state and the like by looking at the explanation. Further, even when there are many specific symbol combinations, it is possible to know whether or not the symbol combinations are specific.

( Claim 2 )
According to a second aspect of the invention, in the slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the presentation data storage means has the effect data for presentation meaning of a particular combination of symbols, the image display control means, the specific When it is determined by the stop symbol determination means that the combination is a specific symbol, control is performed so that the meaning of the specific symbol combination is displayed as an image.

In the invention of claim 2 , the specific stop symbol determining means determines whether or not the combination of symbols at the time of stop is a specific one. When the specific stop symbol determining unit determines that the combination is a specific symbol, the image display unit displays an image of the meaning of the specific symbol combination.
Therefore, even when the player cannot understand the meaning of the symbol combination when the reels are stopped, the player can know it by looking at the image display.

( Claim 3 )
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the slot machine according to the second aspect , the specific stop symbol determining means determines whether or not a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning a specific role is determined, and the effect data storage means Has presentation data relating to the display indicating that the specific role is likely to be won, and the image display control means is determined to be a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the specific role by the specific stop symbol determining means. In such a case, it is controlled to display an image to the effect that a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning a specific combination has appeared.

In the invention of claim 3 , it is determined by the specific stop symbol determining means whether or not the combination of symbols has the possibility of winning the specific combination. Then, when it is determined by the specific stop symbol determining means that the combination of symbols at the time of the stop is a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the specific role, the image display means has the possibility of winning the specific role An image indicating that a combination of symbols has appeared is displayed.
Therefore, even when the player does not know which symbol combination is a symbol combination having the possibility of winning the specific role, the player can know it by the image display. Thereby, all the players can understand about the notification effect of the possibility of winning the specific role.

( Claim 4 )
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the slot machine according to the third aspect , the effect data storage means has effect data relating to the display of the winning reliability of the specific role corresponding to a combination of symbols, and the image display control means Is characterized in that the winning reliability of the specific combination in the appearing symbol combination is controlled to be displayed as an image.

In the invention of claim 4 , in addition to the case of claim 3 , the image display means displays an image of the winning reliability of the specific combination in the combination of symbols that has appeared.
Therefore, the player can obtain more specific information on the possibility of winning the specific role by viewing the image display.

( Claim 5 )
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the slot machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the specific stop symbol discrimination means stops at least one of the reels and stops at least one of the other ones. In the case where the reel is rotating, it is determined whether or not the combination of symbols of the reel that has stopped constitutes a part of a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning a specific role, and the effect data storage means There is presentation data relating to the display that there is a possibility of the appearance of a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning a combination, and the image display control means is a symbol having the possibility of winning a specific combination by the specific stop symbol determining means. When it is determined that it constitutes a part of the combination, it is controlled to display an image indicating that there is a possibility of appearance of a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the specific role. That.

In the invention of claim 5 , when at least one reel is stopped and at least one other reel is rotating, the combination of the symbols of the stopped reels can be won by the specific combination by the specific stop symbol determination means. It is determined whether or not a part of a combination of symbols having characteristics is configured. Then, when it is determined that a part of the combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the specified role is configured, the image display means that there is a possibility that the combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the specified role may appear. Is displayed.

  Therefore, the player can grasp the situation by looking at the image display when a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the specific role can appear. Further, by performing such an image display, it is possible to give the player a sense of expectation in addition to the state immediately before winning the winning combination (so-called reach state).

( Claim 6 )
A sixth aspect of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, further comprising stop operation order detecting means for detecting the order in which the player performs the stop operation of the reels. The specific stop symbol determination means determines whether or not the combination of symbols at the time of the reel stop is a specific one based on the detection result of the stop operation order detection means.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the stop operation order detecting means detects the order in which the player performs the stop operation of each reel. Then, based on the detected order, the specific stop symbol determination means determines whether or not the combination of symbols at the time of the reel stop is a specific one.
Therefore, even when the combination of symbols having the possibility of winning a specific combination may or may not be a combination depending on the stop order of the reels, it is possible to display an image after determining that.

( Claim 7 )
A seventh aspect of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the combination of symbols when the reels are stopped in a predetermined number of games in the past is stored. A symbol storing means; and a special combination winning determining means for determining whether or not a combination of symbols on the effective line at the time of the reel stop is a combination of symbols constituting a special combination, and the image display control means When the combination of symbols constituting the special combination is determined to have stopped on the active line by the special combination winning determination unit, the game is performed in the past predetermined number of games based on the content stored in the stopped symbol storage unit. Control is performed so as to display an image of a combination of symbols when the reels are stopped.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the stop symbol storage means stores combinations of symbols in the past predetermined number of games. Further, the special combination winning determination means determines whether or not the combination of symbols on the active line when the reel is stopped is a combination of symbols constituting the special combination. Then, when it is determined that the combination of symbols constituting the special combination, the image display unit performs one or more times from the time of winning the special combination to the winning based on the content stored in the stop symbol storage unit. A combination of symbols in a predetermined number of games in the past, such as games, is displayed as an image.
Therefore, it is possible to provide a new service for teaching a player a combination of symbols in past games. In addition, it is possible to provide an image display that raises interest such as whether or not there is a combination of unique symbols that are likely to appear in games before and after winning the special role.

( Claim 8 )
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the slot machine according to any one of the first to seventh aspects of the present invention, the slot machine according to any one of the first to seventh aspects further comprises specific combination winning determination means for determining whether or not a specific combination is won, The means has effect data relating to the display of the timing at which the symbol of the rotating reel passes a predetermined position, and the image display control means is determined that the specific combination winning combination is determined by the specific combination winning determination section Is characterized in that it controls to display an image of the timing at which the symbols constituting the specific role of the rotating reel pass a predetermined position.

In the invention of claim 8 , it is determined whether or not the specific combination is won by the specific combination winning determination means. Then, when it is determined that the specific combination has been won, the timing at which the symbols constituting the specific combination of the rotating reel pass through a predetermined position by the image display unit based on the production data in the production data storage unit is an image. Is displayed.
Therefore, the player can easily stop the symbols constituting the selected specific combination on the effective line by performing a reel stop operation based on the image display.

(Claim 1)
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the actual manner of moving and stopping the reels is displayed as an effect by the image display means, and exaggerated as necessary, so that the contents of the effect can be understood. I can help. This makes it possible to produce a variety of performances that are easy for beginners to understand.
Further, when a specific symbol combination appears, the player can easily grasp the game state and the like by looking at the explanation. Further, even when there are many specific symbol combinations, it is possible to know whether or not the symbol combinations are specific.

( Claim 2 )
According to the invention of claim 2 , even when the player cannot understand the meaning of the symbol combination when the reels are stopped, the player can know the meaning of the symbol combination by looking at the image display. it can.
( Claim 3 )
According to the invention of claim 3 , even if the player does not know which combination of symbols is a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the specific role, the player can know it by displaying the image. it can. Thereby, all the players can understand about the notification effect of the possibility of winning the specific role.
( Claim 4 )
According to the invention of claim 4 , the player can obtain more specific information about the possibility of winning the specific role by looking at the image display.

( Claim 5 )
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the player can grasp the situation by looking at the image display when a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the specific combination can appear. Further, by performing such an image display, it is possible to give the player a sense of expectation in addition to the state immediately before winning the winning combination (so-called reach state).

( Claim 6 )
According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, even when there is a case where the combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the specific role may or may not become a combination depending on the stop order of the reels, the image display is performed after determining that. It can be carried out.

( Claim 7 )
According to the invention of claim 7 , it is possible to provide a new service of teaching a player a combination of symbols in past games. In addition, it is possible to provide an image display that raises interest such as whether or not there is a combination of unique symbols that are likely to appear in games before and after winning the special role.

( Claim 8 )
According to the eighth aspect of the invention, the player can easily stop the symbols constituting the selected specific combination on the active line by performing the reel stop operation based on the image display.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of control of the slot machine in the present embodiment.
The control unit 50 of the slot machine 10 is a unit that performs overall control of the entire slot machine 10 including the progress and effects of the game of the slot machine 10. The control means 50 includes a CPU that performs calculations, a ROM that stores programs necessary for the progress of the game, data for presentation, and the like, and temporarily stores the captured data when the CPU performs various controls. RAM etc. which memorize automatically.

Peripheral devices such as the motor 32 described below are electrically connected to the output side (right side in the figure) of the control means 50.
The motor 32 is for rotating the reel 31, is connected to the center of rotation of the reel 31, and is controlled by the game control means 60.

(reel)
The reel 31 has a ring shape, and a reel tape on which a plurality of types of symbols (such as symbols constituting a winning combination) are attached is attached to the outer peripheral surface thereof. In the present embodiment, three reels 31 are provided in parallel. Each reel 31 is arranged so that three symbols that are continuous in the vertical direction can be seen from a display window (not shown) provided on the front panel of the slot machine 10.
When the reel 31 is rotated by the motor 32, the symbols on the reel 31 are moved and displayed in the vertical direction in the display window at a predetermined speed.

In addition, examples of the winning combination include a special combination, a plurality of types of small combinations, and a replay (re-playing combination).
The special role is a role for shifting from a normal game to a special game (a game advantageous to the player). Examples of the special role include a big bonus and a regular bonus.

The big bonus is a role for shifting to a big bonus game which is one of special games. The big bonus game is a game in which a general game is performed a predetermined number of times and a bonus game can be performed a predetermined number of times under a certain condition during the general game. Furthermore, this bonus game is a game in which a predetermined winning combination is played a predetermined number of times under a certain condition.
On the other hand, the regular bonus is a role for shifting to a regular bonus game which is one of special games. In the regular bonus game, a bonus game in the big bonus game is performed once.

The small combination is a combination for paying out a predetermined number of medals.
Furthermore, the replay is a role that allows a re-game to be performed while maintaining the number of inserted medals (the number of bets) in the game.

  A combination of symbols of the reel 31 corresponding to the above various combinations is determined in advance. When all the reels 31 are stopped, when the combination of symbols stopped on the active line matches a predetermined combination of symbols of the winning combination, the winning combination of the winning combination is made, and medals are paid out according to the winning combination. Profit is given to the player.

Here, for example, five effective lines are set in the portion including the display window of the front panel. This effective line is composed of three horizontal upper, middle and lower lines, and two diagonally downward and leftward directions.
The three symbols that are continuous from top to bottom of the reel 31 that can be seen from each display window are located on three effective lines in the upper, middle, and lower stages in the horizontal direction.
Also, this valid line is validated according to the number of inserted medals. If one medal is inserted, one effective line in the middle in the horizontal direction is activated. If it is two, three effective lines in the horizontal direction are activated. If three, all five effective lines are activated. The

The back lamp 33 is fixedly arranged on the inner peripheral surface side (the inner side of the ring-shaped body) of each reel 31, and illuminates the design of the reel 31 from behind by lighting the lamp (or LED or the like). is there. In addition to making the symbols easier to see, the back lamp 33 illuminates the symbols in a predetermined pattern when a specific condition is satisfied during the game, thereby performing a notification effect of the possibility of winning the winning combination. Is.
The speaker 34 outputs a predetermined sound so as to perform various effects during the game.

(Image display means)
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the image display means 35 is composed of a liquid crystal display or a dot image display device that displays a color image, and is visible to the player in the front panel of the slot machine 10. Is provided. The image display means 35 displays various images when performing an effect during a game.

Further, the following peripheral devices are electrically connected to the input side (left side in the figure) of the control means 50.
The medal sensor 45 is a sensor that detects a medal inserted from the medal slot 44 by the player.
The bet switch 43 is a switch operated when the player inserts medals within the credit range.
The start switch 41 is a switch operated when the player starts the rotation of the reel 31.
Three stop switches 42 are provided independently for each reel 31 and are operated when a player stops the rotation of each reel 31.

In a normal game, the player inserts a medal from the medal insertion slot 44 or operates the bet switch 43 to activate the effective line and turns on the start switch 41. Thereby, each reel 31 is started. Then, the player presses the stop switch 42 to stop the rotation of the reel 31.
As described above, when the symbol combination of the reel 31 stopped on the active line matches a predetermined symbol combination, a winning combination is made, and a medal is paid out according to the winning combination. .

  During each game, various effects such as lighting of the back lamp 33, output of sound from the speaker 34, and image display by the image display means 35 are performed. These effects include effects that notify that there is a possibility of winning a role.

The control means 50 includes a game control means 60 and an effect control means 70.
The game control means 60 controls the progress of the game, and includes the following means. The game control means 60 is not limited to the following means.

  The role lottery means 61 performs lottery for a role (a special role such as a big bonus, a small role, or a replay). The role lottery means 61 is based on, for example, a random number generator for hard lottery (hard random number, etc.), a random number extractor for extracting a random number generated by the random number generator, and a random value extracted by the random number extractor. Determination means for determining whether or not a winning combination has been won and a winning combination.

  The random number generation means of the role lottery means 61 generates random numbers in a predetermined area (for example, 0 to 65535 in decimal notation). The random number extracting means extracts the random number generated by the random number generating means at a predetermined time, in this embodiment, when the start switch 41 is turned on by the player. The determination unit determines the combination corresponding to the area to which the random number value belongs by comparing the random number value extracted by the random number extraction unit with a lottery table corresponding to the number of inserted medals. For example, when the extracted random number value belongs to the big bonus winning area, it is determined that the big bonus is won, and when it belongs to the non-winning area, it is determined not to win.

(Specific role winning discrimination means)
The specific combination winning determination means 62 determines whether or not a specific combination, for example, a predetermined small combination or special combination is won as a result of the lottery by the combination lottering section 61. Here, the reason for determining the winning of such a specific combination is to display an image for making it easier for the player to win the selected specific combination when the specific combination is won.

(Stop operation order detection means)
The stop operation order detection means 63 detects the operation order of the stop switch 42. As described above, the stop switch 42 is provided for each reel 31, but the stop switches 42 that are turned on first, second, and third are respectively left, middle, and right reels 31. , Which reel 31 corresponds to the stop switch 42 is detected. Each stop switch 42 is configured to transmit an identification signal to the stop operation order detection means 63 when turned on.

Note that the stop operation order of the stop switch 42 is detected as described above, for example, even if the stopped symbol combination is the same, the meaning of the symbol combination differs depending on the operation order of the stop switch 42. Because there are cases.
For example, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of left, middle and right (forward push), the combination of the symbols is “reach eyes”, but the stop switch in the order of right, middle and left (reverse push) This is because when 42 is operated, even if the same symbol combination is used, it may not be a reach.

  Here, the reach is the possibility of winning a special role by causing a combination of specific symbols that do not appear in a non-winning game of special role to appear in the display window when one or more reels 31 are stopped. It is a diary to inform the player that there is. Reach eyes generally appear on condition that a special role is won in the lottery of the slot machine 10 inside, but the possibility of winning a special role is not necessarily 100%. What appears when it has (so-called chance eyes) may be included.

  Further, in the reach, the “first reel fixed reach” determined by the output of only the first reel 31 among the three reels 31 (the output of the second reel 31 and the third reel 31 is arbitrary), “Second reel fixed reach” determined by the combination of the first and second reels 31 (the third reel 31 can be arbitrarily selected), and further determined by the combination of all three reels 31 There are reach eyes to do.

The inserted medal number detection means 64 detects the number of medals inserted by the player.
In this embodiment, first, the medal sensor 45 detects the passage of medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 44, and the inserted medal number detection means 64 detects the number of inserted medals based on the detection of the medal sensor 45. To do.
Secondly, when the bet switch 43 is operated by the player, the inserted medal number detection means 64 detects the inserted medal number by receiving a signal generated by this operation.
The reason why the inserted medal number detecting means 64 detects the inserted medal number is that it is used for determining the number of effective lines and for selecting the lottery table corresponding to the inserted number of medals when the winning lottery means 61 is selected. is there.

(Reel design detection means)
The reel symbol detection means 65 detects symbols at a predetermined position of each reel 31. In this embodiment, the “predetermined position” is an intermediate effective line among the three effective lines in the horizontal direction. One symbol located in the middle effective line is detected. In order to detect the symbol present at the predetermined position, for example, the following may be performed.
First, a home position is provided on the reel 31 so that the home position passes the sensor every time the reel 31 rotates once. The motor 32 is provided with a sensor for detecting the rotation angle at the time of driving. Thereby, the position of the reel 31 can be detected.

Further, a symbol number corresponding to each symbol of the reel 31 is assigned, and a symbol number existing at the home position is stored. Furthermore, the positional relationship between the home position and the effective line (predetermined position) in the horizontal middle is stored. Thereby, the symbol number which exists in a predetermined position is detectable.
In the present embodiment, the reel symbol detection means 65 is (1) when the reel 31 is rotating, (2) when the player stops the reel 31 (when the stop switch 42 is turned on), and (3) when the reel 31 is stopped. , A symbol at a predetermined position is detected.

The reel stop control means 66 determines the stop position of the reel 31 from the game state (normal game state, special game state, etc.), the lottery result of the combination lottery means 61, the timing when the stop switch 42 is turned on, and the like. At the same time, the reel 31 is controlled to stop at the determined position.
The game control means 60 is provided with a stop position determination table. This stop position determination table is provided corresponding to the lottery result of the combination lottery means 61, the gaming state, and the like, and determines the stop position of the reel 31 based on the operation timing of the stop switch 42.

  The reel stop control means 66 selects a predetermined stop position determination table corresponding to the lottery result of the winning lottery means 61, and when the stop switch 42 is turned on, the reel stop control means 66 determines the stop position determination table based on the timing. The stop position of the reel 31 is determined with reference. The stop position of the reel 31 may be determined without using the stop position determination table. For example, when the stop switch 42 is turned on, it is possible to determine a stoppable position and determine an appropriate stop position among the stoppable positions.

Then, the reel stop control means 66 controls the drive of the motor 32 so that the reel 31 stops at a predetermined position.
Further, when any combination is won by the combination lottery means 61, the combination of the symbols of the reels 31 corresponding to the winning combination is controlled so as to stop on the active line as much as possible. In addition, when the winning lottery means 61 does not win the lottery, the reel 31 is controlled to stop so that a combination of symbols of a certain combination does not stop on the active line.

(Special role winning discrimination means)
The special combination winning determination means 67 determines whether or not the combination of symbols constituting the special combination (big bonus or regular bonus) has stopped on the active line when all the reels 31 are stopped, that is, whether or not the special combination has won. Is to discriminate. In this case, the reel symbol detection means 65 detects a symbol in the effective line in the horizontal middle stage that is a predetermined position. From this detection result and the detection result (number of inserted medals) of the inserted medal number detection means 64. Then, the activated effective line in the game is determined, and the combination of symbols on the activated line is determined, so that it is determined whether or not the combination of symbols constituting the special combination is stopped on the activated line. In this way, the special role winning is determined as one of the effects at the time of winning the special role as a predetermined number of games that have been traced back from the game, for example, 1 from the time of winning the special role to the time of winning. Alternatively, it is for displaying an image of a combination of symbols in a plurality of games.

  The effect control means 70 performs control related to effects in the control of the slot machine 10 and includes the following means. The production control means 70 is not limited to the following means.

(Specific stop symbol discrimination means)
Based on the detection result of the reel symbol detector 65, the specific stop symbol discriminating means 71 has a specific combination of symbols at a predetermined position in the active line or the display window or outside the display window when the reel 31 is stopped. It is determined whether or not there is.
Here, the specific stop symbol discriminating means 71 stores symbol array data for each reel 31. Then, from the symbol at the predetermined position (the effective line in the horizontal direction) detected by the reel symbol detection means 65 and the data of this symbol arrangement, the effective line, the display window, or the predetermined position outside the display window Identify existing symbols.

In the present embodiment, “specific” symbol combinations include the following.
First, there is a combination of symbols having a possibility of winning a specific combination (particularly in this embodiment, a special combination), that is, a reach. Here, as described above, the reach eyes include not only the reach eyes when all the reels 31 are stopped, but also the first reel confirmed reach eyes and the second reel confirmed reach eyes.

  In the present invention, when the first reel fixed reach appears, for example, when the first reel 31 is stopped, an image display based on the first reel may be performed. In addition, when the second reel fixed reach appears or when a fixed reach appears when all the reels 31 are stopped, an image display based on the determined reach may be performed.

  Second, when at least one reel 31 is stopped and at least one other reel 31 is rotating, the combination of symbols already stopped is a specific combination (particularly in the present embodiment). It is determined whether or not a part of the combination of symbols having the possibility of winning is configured. For example, when two reels 31 are stopped and the last reel 31 is rotating, if a predetermined symbol stops at a predetermined effective line when the last reel 31 is stopped, a reach is obtained. There are cases.

  In determining whether or not the above reach is reached, the specific stop symbol determining means 71 determines based on the detection result of the stop operation order detecting means 63. This is because, as described above, even if the combination of the stopped symbols is the same, there may be cases where the reach is not reached depending on the operation order of the stop switch 42.

(Movement control discrimination means)
The movement control discriminating means 72 discriminates whether or not the reel 31 has been moved by a predetermined number of symbols and stopped after the player has stopped the reel 31. Thus, the movement control of the reel 31 is determined in order to display an image indicating that the reel 31 has been controlled to move.
As described above, in a game in which a winning combination is won, the reel stop control means 66 performs control so that combinations of symbols of the reels 31 corresponding to the winning combination are stopped on the active line as much as possible. For this reason, after the reel 31 is stopped, the reel 31 may move by a predetermined number of symbols and stop. Such movement control (slip) when the reel 31 is stopped is determined. The “predetermined number of symbols” is not particularly limited, but is, for example, three symbols.

(Production data storage means)
In the present invention, the effect data storage means 73 stores effect data relating to an effect in which at least a part of the movement and stop of the symbols on the reel is displayed by the image display means 35. The effect data (effect data A to G) in the present embodiment will be described below. However, it is not limited to the following effect data.

First, the effect data A is related to the symbol arrangement of the reel 31 between the stop operation of the reel 31 by the player and the display of the stop operation position and stop position of the reel 31. Here, since the symbol arrangement differs for each reel 31, the symbol arrangement for each reel 31 is stored.
If the number of symbols on each reel 31 is 21, for example, a number is assigned to each reel (number 0 to number 20), and the image display information of the symbol corresponding to each number is stored.

  Further, as the effect data B, there is data related to the display of a symbol in the display window of the slot machine 10 and a symbol at a predetermined position outside the display window. The effect data is an image display of a symbol positioned inside the display window or a predetermined position outside the display window, for example, one or more symbols positioned below the display window, when the reel 31 is rotating or stopped. Is to do.

  The effect data C is related to the symbol arrangement of the reels 31 and the display of a predetermined position when the reels 31 are rotating and stopped. For example, the effect data displays an image of the symbol arrangement of the reel 31 and, for example, displays which symbol is in the effective line (predetermined position) in the horizontal middle during the rotation of the reel 31. Is.

  As the effect data D, when the combination of symbols at the time when the reel 31 is stopped is a specific one, there is information relating to the display of the meaning of the specific symbol combination. For example, when a combination of symbols stopped in the display window has a possibility of winning a specific role (special role, etc.), that is, when it constitutes a reach eye, that symbol combination is a reach eye. It is for displaying to explain something. Furthermore, the display of the winning reliability of the specific combination is also included.

  The effect data E is related to a display indicating that there is a possibility of appearance of a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning a specific role (special role, etc.). For example, when the two reels 31 are stopped and the last one reel 31 is rotating, the effect data includes a combination of symbols of the two stopped reels 31 constituting a part of the reach. In addition, if a predetermined symbol stops at a predetermined position when the last one reel 31 is stopped, a reach eye will appear, so that the player is notified of this.

  As the effect data F, there is information related to display when the reel 31 moves and stops after the stop operation of the reel 31. This effect data is displayed in an image that explains to the player when the reel 31 moves by a predetermined amount after the player turns on the stop switch 42 and then stops, that is, when a slip occurs. Is for. More specifically, for example, the symbol arrangement of the reels 31 from the stop operation to the stop operation is displayed as an image, and the symbols at the stop operation and the symbols at the stop operation are displayed, and an image of how much slip has occurred is displayed. Is for. Note that this effect data includes data that displays an image together with the meaning of slip.

  As the effect data G, there is information relating to the display of the timing at which a predetermined symbol of the rotating reel 31 passes a predetermined position. For example, when the specified role (special role, predetermined small role, etc.) is won, the effect data is displayed by the player by displaying an image of the timing at which the symbols constituting the specified role pass the effective line. This is to make it easy to stop the symbols constituting the combination on the effective line.

  In this embodiment, as described above, the effect data storage unit 73 stores effect data relating to an effect of displaying an image of at least a part of the movement and stop of the symbol of the reel 31. Further, effect data storage means for storing effect data other than this is also provided. This effect data storage means may be the same as the effect data storage means 73, but may be separate. This effect data relates to a normal effect output from, for example, the back lamp 33, the speaker 34, the image display means 35, or the like, or a notification effect of the possibility of winning a special role.

(Stop symbol storage means)
The stop symbol storage means 74 stores a combination of symbols when the reels 31 are stopped in one or a plurality of games from the time of winning a special role to the time of winning a prize for a predetermined number of times in the past. This is used when displaying a combination of stop symbols in a game for a predetermined number of times in the past going back from the game when winning a special combination.

(Image display control means)
The image display control means 75 includes the result lottery by the part lottery means 61, the detection result of the reel symbol detection means 65, the detection result of the inserted medal number detection means 64, and the effect data stored in the effect data storage means 73. Based on this, at least a part of the movement and stop of the symbols on the reel 31 during the game is controlled to be displayed by the image display means 35.

Based on the above-mentioned various results, the image display control means 75 determines whether or not the image display means 35 performs an effect by image display. The image display by the image display means 35 is controlled based on the effect data selected from the storage means 73.
Here, when determining whether or not to produce an effect, the image display control means 75 uniformly displays a predetermined effect when, for example, a specific symbol combination appears when the reel 31 is stopped. You may control to. Further, it may be determined whether or not to produce effects by lottery, or effect data to be used for image display may be selected by lottery.

  Therefore, when the effect data is selected by lottery, different effect data may be selected even if the symbol detected by the reel symbol detection means 65 is the same as the symbol detected last time. Further, even when the symbol detected by the reel symbol detection means 65 is different from the symbol detected last time, the same effect data may be selected.

Subsequently, specific contents of image display (effect) by the image display control means 75 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
(First production)
As a first effect, the image display control means 75 displays an image of the symbol arrangement of the reel 31 and the stop operation position and stop position of the reel 31 from the stop operation to the stop of the reel 31 by the player. To control. FIG. 2 shows the contents displayed on the image display means 35 at this time.
The reel symbol detection means 65 detects symbols at a predetermined position when the stop switch 42 is turned on by the player and when the reel 31 is stopped. Based on this detection result, the image display control means 75 selects effect data (the effect data A) corresponding to the symbol when the stop switch 42 is turned on and when the reel 31 is stopped from the effect data storage means 73. Then, the image display is controlled based on the effect data.

In FIG. 2, the three symbol arrangements indicate the symbol arrangement of the left, middle and right reels 31, respectively.
In FIG. 2, the symbol arrangement of the reel 31 including the period from the stop operation of the reel 31 to the stop time by the player (eight symbols per reel 31) is indicated by a dotted line box. In addition, symbols that appear in the display window when the reel 31 is stopped (three symbols that are continuous up and down for one reel 31) are indicated by bold lines, and two symbols that exist in the display window when the reel 31 is stopped are displayed. This is indicated by a heavy line.
For example, with respect to the left reel 31, there are symbols “R, C, B” in order from the top in the display window when the stop switch 42 is turned on, but this left reel 31 actually stops. Means that the symbols “7, B, C” are stopped in order from the top.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the flow of image display from when the stop switch 42 is turned on until the reel 31 stops in the first effect image display. In FIG. 3, the left reel 31 in FIG. 2 is taken as an example.
First, as shown in the symbol arrangement on the left side in FIG. 3, the symbols present in the display window when the stop switch 42 is turned on are displayed in the symbol arrangement (indicated by bold lines in FIG. 3). Then, from this image display, for example, the symbol is moved from top to bottom at a speed of about 0.5 seconds / 1 symbol, and scroll display is performed until the symbol arrangement on the right side in FIG. Thereby, the symbol arrangement of the left reel 31 of FIG. 2 is obtained.

By performing such an image display, the player can know which position the reel 31 is in when the stop switch 42 is turned on, and how much the reel 31 has moved and stopped thereafter. Furthermore, in practice, the very fast movement control of the reel 31 can be displayed in slow motion.
Thereby, even the beginner can easily grasp the movement control of the reel 31 that is difficult to judge.

(Second production)
As a second effect, the image display control means 75 performs control so as to display an image of a symbol within the display window of the slot machine 10 and a symbol at a predetermined position outside the display window. FIG. 4 shows the contents displayed on the image display means 35 at this time. In the example of FIG. 4, a predetermined range outside the display window is further surrounded by a double line with respect to that of FIG. 2.

  The reel symbol detection means 65 detects symbols at a predetermined position when the stop switch 42 is turned on by the player and when the reel 31 is stopped. Based on the detection result, the image display control means 75 is effect data corresponding to the symbols when the stop switch 42 is turned on and when the reel 31 is stopped, and the symbols within the display window of the slot machine 10 And the effect data (above-mentioned effect data B) related to the display of the symbol at a predetermined position outside the display window is selected from the effect data storage means 73, and the image display is controlled based on this effect data.

In addition to performing such image display, for example, reach eyes are provided outside the display window, and in addition to the reach eyes in the display window, the possibility of winning the special role by the reach eyes in the predetermined range outside the display window To be announced.
In this case, it is necessary to arrange the symbols so that the symbols present in the display window correspond to the symbols in the predetermined range outside the display window. If the reach inside the display window cannot be easily judged (complex), and the reach outside the display window can be easily judged (simple), such an image display effect can be obtained. Will be more advantageous to the player.

(Third production)
As a third effect, the image display control means 75 controls to display an image of the entire symbol arrangement of the reels 31 and a predetermined position of the reels 31 during rotation and when stopped. FIG. 5 shows the contents displayed on the image display means 35 at this time.
The reel symbol detection means 65 detects symbols at respective predetermined positions when the stop switch 42 is turned on by the player during the rotation of the reel 31 and when the reel 31 is stopped. Based on this detection result, the image display control means 75 produces effect data (above effect data C) for image display of the symbol arrangement of the reels 31 and a predetermined position of the reel 31 during rotation, stop operation, and stop. Selection is made from the effect data storage means 73, and image display is controlled based on this effect data.

  In FIG. 5, all (21) symbol arrangements of each reel 31 are displayed on the image display means 35. Then, the upper and lower three symbols positioned on the effective line in the display window are displayed so as to be superimposed on the symbol arrangement of the reel 31 as indicated by a bold frame in the drawing. Thus, the bold frame is stopped and displayed at a predetermined position on the symbol array of the reel 31 when the reel 31 is stopped. On the other hand, during the rotation of the reel 31, the thick line frame is moved and displayed from the lower side to the upper side in synchronization with the rotation speed of the reel 31.

Next, when the stop switch 42 is turned on by the player, the symbols on the active line in the middle stage in the horizontal direction at the time of turning on are clearly shown on the symbol array. In FIG. 5, the symbol is indicated by a hatched portion. Further, when the reel 31 stops, the movement of the thick line frame also stops. At this time, the three symbols surrounded by the thick frame are the three symbols located on the actual effective line.
By performing such image display, even the beginner can turn on the stop switch 42 at the aimed position, and the technical intervention of the beginner can be improved.

(Fourth production)
As a fourth effect, the image display control means 75 controls to display an explanation of the meaning of the combination of symbols that has appeared. For example, when it is determined that a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the special role has appeared, the stopped combination of symbols is a symbol having the possibility of winning the special role. FIG. 6 shows the contents displayed on the image display means 35 at this time.

  The reel symbol detection means 65 detects a symbol at a predetermined position when the reel 31 is stopped. Next, the specific stop symbol discriminating means 71 discriminates whether or not the symbol combination constitutes a reach. Here, when the combination of symbols constitutes a reach, the image display control means 75 selects the effect data (the effect data D) from the effect data storage means 73 and displays the image based on the effect data. Control.

As shown in FIG. 6, the image display means 35 displays an image of the actually stopped combination of symbols, and an appearance character is also displayed on the right side. The example of FIG. 6 shows an example in which the symbol combination “7”-“B”-“7” is stopped in the middle in the horizontal direction.
For example, when this symbol combination indicates the reach of the big bonus, an image is displayed so that the appearing character explains the fact. In the example of FIG. 6, it is explained that a bonus straight-line reach has appeared as an appearing character.
Here, the words of the appearing characters may actually be output from the speaker 34.

  Note that, in the effect performed after all the reels 31 are stopped as in the fourth effect, the player can move to the next game even while this effect (image display) is being performed. That is, during the fourth presentation, when the insertion of a medal for proceeding to the next game is detected, this presentation is stopped. In this way, the progress of the game is not hindered by the effect of the image display, and the player who attaches more importance to the progress speed of the game than to see the effect of the image display can respond to the request. Become.

(Fifth production)
As a fifth effect, the image display control means 75 controls to display an explanation of the winning reliability when the appearing combination of symbols has the possibility of winning the special role.
There are a plurality of combinations of symbols having the possibility of winning the special role, and the winning reliability is set in advance. For example, when a certain symbol combination appears, the winning reliability of the special role is set to 50%, and when another certain symbol combination appears, the winning reliability of the special role is set to 100%. Has been.
Then, in the case of the fourth effect, the appearance character further displays an image that explains what percentage the winning reliability of the special role is for the combination of the appeared symbols.

(Sixth production)
As a sixth effect, when it is determined that a part of the combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the special role has appeared, the image display control means 75 appears the combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the special role. Control to display an image that explains the possibility. FIG. 7 shows the contents displayed on the image display means 35 at this time.

The reel symbol detection means 65 detects a symbol at a predetermined position when each reel 31 is stopped. The specific stop symbol discriminating means 71 determines whether the combination of symbols of the stopped reels 31 can win a special role when at least one reel 31 stops and at least one other reel 31 is rotating. It is determined whether or not a part of the combination of symbols is configured.
When it is determined that the symbol combination of the stopped reel 31 constitutes a part of the symbol combination having the possibility of winning the special role, the image display control means 75 produces the effect data (the effect data E described above). The image is selected from the data storage means 73 and the image display is controlled based on the effect data.

In the example of FIG. 7, when the left and middle reels 31 are stopped and the right reel 31 is still rotating, the state is displayed as an image. The symbols “7” and “B” are stopped on the effective lines in the horizontal middle stage of the left reel 31 and the middle reel 31, respectively. Here, if the combination of symbols “7”-“B”-“7” or “7”-“B”-“B” is stopped on this active line, the winning reliability of the special role is 100%. Of the reach (which will be confirmed). Therefore, if the symbol “7” or “B” stops on the effective line when the right reel 31 is stopped, this reach will appear.
Therefore, in order to explain this, when the right character 31 stops, if the “7” or “B” stops on the above-mentioned effective line, the image is displayed that the special character will be the determined reach. To do.

(7th performance)
As a seventh effect, when it is determined by the movement control determination means 72 that the reel 31 has moved by a predetermined number of symbols after the stop operation of the reel 31 and stopped, the image display control means 75 will stop after the stop operation of the reel 31. An image is displayed to explain that the reel 31 has moved and stopped.
FIG. 8 shows the contents displayed on the image display means 35 at this time.

  The reel symbol detection means 65 detects symbols at predetermined positions when the reels 31 are stopped and stopped. Then, the movement control determining means 72 determines whether or not the reel 31 has been moved by a predetermined number of symbols and stopped from both symbols. When it is determined by the movement control determining means 72 that the reel 31 has moved by a predetermined number of symbols and stopped, the image display control means 75 determines that the movement (special role etc.) is won by the role lottery means 61. It is determined whether or not the result has occurred. When the image display control means 75 determines that the above movement has occurred as a result of the winning of the winning combination in the winning lottery means 61, the display when the reel 31 moves and stops after the stopping operation of the reel 31. Effect data (the above-mentioned effect data F) is selected from the effect data storage means 73, and control is performed to display the image.

In the example of FIG. 8, for one reel 31, the symbol existing on the effective line in the horizontal middle when the player turns on the stop switch 42 is “P”. In fact, the fact that it stopped at “7” is displayed as an image. Then, the appearance character explains that the reel 31 has been moved, that is, the design slipped.
By explaining the movement control of the reel 31 as described above, even if the beginner cannot actually grasp the slip of the symbol, he / she can know it by displaying the image. Further, since the movement control of the reel 31 is instantaneous, even if the player overlooks it, it can be known by looking at the explanation of the image display means 35.

  As described above, when a winning combination is won by the winning lottery means 61, the combination of symbols of the reels 31 corresponding to the winning combination is controlled so as to stop on the active line as much as possible. Thus, for example, when the pull-in control is performed so that “7” stops on the active line by the movement control of the reel 31, a big bonus consisting of a combination of symbols “7”-“7”-“7” is won. The player can know that there is a possibility that the player is playing.

(Eighth production)
As an eighth effect, when it is determined that the special combination has been won by the special combination winning determination unit 67, the image display control unit 75 determines whether the game is past from the game based on the contents stored in the stop symbol storage unit 74. Control is performed so as to display an image of a combination of symbols when the reel 31 is stopped in a predetermined number of games dating back to.
FIG. 9 shows the contents displayed on the image display means 35 at this time.
If it is determined that the special combination is won by the special combination winning determination unit 67, the image display control unit 75 will display the special combination as one of the effects during the transition to the special game or during the special game after the winning. A combination of symbols in a predetermined number of games going back to the past from the game at the time of winning a prize is displayed as an image.

In FIG. 9, a combination of symbols in four games including a game at the time of winning a special role is displayed as an image. In the figure, the one on the lower right is a combination of symbols at the time of winning the special role, and an image display indicating that the combination of symbols “7”-“7”-“7” has been stopped on the active line in the horizontal middle stage It is a thing. In addition, the symbol combination on the lower left side indicates the game one game before the game at the time of winning the special role, the symbol combination on the upper right side indicates the game before that, and the symbol on the upper left symbol. The combination further indicates the previous game. That is, as shown by the arrows in the figure, images are displayed so that changes in the combination of symbols can be seen.
By performing such an image display, a new service for the player can be provided. Furthermore, it is possible to provide an image display that raises interest such as whether or not there is a combination of unique symbols that are likely to appear in games before and after winning the special role.

(9th performance)
As a ninth effect, the image display control means 75 performs control so as to display an image of the timing at which a symbol constituting the specific role of the rotating reel 31 passes a predetermined position.
FIG. 10 shows the contents displayed on the image display means 35 at this time.
The specific combination winning determination means 62 determines whether or not the specific combination is won from the lottery result of the combination lottery means 61. When it is determined by the specific combination winning determination means 62 that the specific combination has been won, the image display control means 75 determines that the symbol constituting the selected specific combination is a predetermined position among the symbols of the rotating reel. The effect data (the effect data G) related to the display of the timing of passing through (for example, the horizontal effective line in the horizontal direction) is selected from the effect data storage means 73, and an image is displayed based on the effect data.

First, it is assumed that a special combination (Big Bonus or Regular Bonus) is won as a result of the lottery performed by the combination lottery means 61. Here, the symbol combination constituting the big bonus is “7”-“7”-“7”, and the symbol combination constituting the regular bonus is “BAR”-“BAR”-“BAR”.
Then, when all the reels 31 are still rotating, as shown in FIG. 10, an image is displayed indicating that the three reels 31 are rotating, and “7” ”And“ BAR ”are displayed as images.

  The roulette cell is divided into eight as shown in FIG. 10, for example. The blinking of each square is sequentially performed so as to proceed clockwise. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the timing of roulette blinking. As shown in FIG. 11, each square of the roulette is turned on for about 0.2 seconds and turned off for about 0.55 seconds. Doing this for 8 squares makes one round of the roulette. Therefore, the roulette blinks once for about 6 seconds. If the stop switch 42 is turned on while each roulette square is lit, the roulette blinking timing and the reel 31 are set so that the image displayed in the center of the roulette stops on the effective line. Synchronized with rotation.

As described above, when a winning combination is won by the winning lottery means 61, the drawing of the symbol is performed as much as possible so that the symbol constituting the winning combination is stopped on the active line by the movement control of the reel 31. Process.
Therefore, in the example of FIG. 10, if the stop switch 42 is turned on for about 0.2 seconds when any square of the roulette is lit, the symbol displayed on the center of the roulette is drawn, Controlled to stop at the active line.

  Therefore, the player determines an arbitrary square among the roulette squares, takes a timing based on lighting / extinction of the other squares of the roulette until the square lights up, and at the moment when the square lights up, If the stop switch 42 is turned on, the symbol can be easily stopped at the effective line.

In the example of FIG. 10, an image is displayed in the game in which the special role is won, but only the image display shown in FIG. 10 is a big game that is a combination of symbols “7” of the special role. It is unclear which of the bonus or regular bonus, which is a combination of “BAR” symbols, is won.
In this case, the player actually uses the roulette to take timing and turns on the stop switch 42. For example, if the left reel 31 is controlled to move while the stop switch 42 is turned on at the timing of the symbol “7”, the symbol “7” does not stop on the active line. The big bonus is not won (the regular bonus is won).

  In addition, without displaying such an image, when the big bonus is won, only the roulette related to the symbol “7” is displayed as an image, and when the regular bonus is won, only the roulette related to the symbol “BAR” is displayed as an image. You may make it do.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an image display following the image display of FIG. In the above case, it is assumed that the big bonus is won.
Then, when the left reel 31 is stopped, it is assumed that the symbol “7” is stopped on the effective line in the upper horizontal direction. At this time, the actual display pattern of the left reel 31 is displayed on the image display means 35 as shown in FIG. Further, for the next middle reel 31, a roulette for taking a timing at which “7”, which is a symbol constituting the big bonus, passes the effective line is displayed as an image.
Although not shown, the same image display is also performed for the right reel 31 after the symbol “7” is stopped on the active line for the middle reel 31.
Thereby, the player can easily stop “7”-“7”-“7”, which is a combination of symbols constituting the big bonus, on the active line.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an image display at the time of winning a small role in the above-described roulette image display.
In this way, even when a small role is won, the timing at which the symbols constituting the small role pass through the active line is displayed as an image by roulette. Therefore, the player can know the fact that the small role has been won, and can surely win the small role, so that the missing of the small role can be eliminated.

  In addition, the image display in the first to ninth effects described above may be performed whenever the conditions for performing image display are satisfied, or the conditions for performing image display are satisfied. Sometimes, a lottery is performed, and it may be performed only when the lottery is won.

(Second Embodiment)
Subsequently, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the game control means 60 and the effect control means 70 are provided in one control means 50.
However, in the second embodiment, although not shown, the game control means 60 and the effect control means 70 are provided separately. For example, the main control board having the game control means 60 and the sub-control board having the effect control means 70 are configured separately, and both boards are electrically connected so as to be able to exchange information. At this time, each substrate is provided with a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The rest is the same as in the first embodiment.

By doing so, the burden of the storage capacity on the main control board side can be reduced. That is, since the storage capacity of one board has a certain limit, it is possible to increase the storage capacity on the main control board side by providing the sub-control board side with data and programs to be output from the image display means 35 and the like. You can make room.
In particular, when an effect is displayed as an image by the image display means 35, the effect data storage means 73 that stores the effect data requires a large capacity, but this effect data compresses the storage capacity on the main control board side. Can be prevented.
Furthermore, if the presentation data is held on the sub-control board side, a large variety of presentation data can be held in terms of storage capacity, so that more various presentations can be performed.

In the present embodiment, the game control means 60 transmits information necessary for the effect control means 70 to control the effect to the effect control means 70.
Here, as information to be transmitted to the production control means 70, information indicating that the specific combination is won based on the determination result of the specific combination winning determination means 62, stop operation order based on the detection result of the stop operation order detection means 63, The number of inserted medals based on the detection result of the inserted medal number detection unit 64, the symbol at a predetermined position based on the detection result of the reel symbol detection unit 65, the special combination based on the determination result of the special combination winning determination unit 67, etc. Information.

For example, when the game control means 60 transmits a symbol at a predetermined position detected by the reel symbol detection means 65, the number of the reel 31 (for example, 1 for the left reel 31, 2 for the middle reel 31, and 2 for the right reel 31). 3), the symbol number (0 to 20) of the reel 31 at the predetermined position is transmitted.
Then, the specific stop symbol determination means 71 determines whether or not the combination of stop symbols is a specific one based on the received symbol information of the reel 31. Furthermore, the image display control means 75 determines what kind of effect image display is to be performed based on the received information, the determination result of the specific stop symbol determination means 71, and the effect data from the effect data storage means 73. Select.

It is a block diagram which shows the outline of control of the slot machine in this embodiment. It is the figure which displayed the symbol arrangement | sequence from the time of the stop operation of a reel to the time of a stop. In the image display of FIG. 2, it is a figure explaining the flow of the image display. It is the figure which image-displayed the symbol in a display window, and the symbol in the predetermined position outside a display window. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an image display of the entire symbol arrangement of the reels and predetermined positions of the reels during rotation and when stopped. It is a figure which shows the image display explaining that it is a symbol which has the possibility of winning a special role. It is a figure which shows the image display explaining that there exists a possibility of the combination of the pattern which has the possibility of winning a special part. It is a figure which shows the image display explaining that the reel moved and stopped after the reel stop operation. It is the figure which image-displayed the combination of the symbol in the game at the time of winning a special role and before it. It is the figure which displayed the timing which the symbol which comprises the special role of the reel in rotation passes an effective line. It is a figure for demonstrating the timing of blinking of a roulette. It is the figure which displayed the timing which the symbol which comprises the special role of the rotating reel passes an effective line, and is a figure which shows the image display following the image display of FIG. It is a figure which shows the image display at the time of winning of a small role in the image display of roulette.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Slot machine 31 Reel 32 Motor 33 Back lamp 34 Speaker 35 Image display means 41 Start switch 42 Stop switch 43 Bet switch 44 Medal insertion slot 45 Medal sensor 50 Control means 60 Game control means 61 Role lottery means 62 Specific role selection discrimination means 63 Stop operation order detection means 64 Inserted medal number detection means 65 Reel symbol detection means 66 Reel stop control means 67 Special role winning determination means 70 Effect control means 71 Specific stop symbol determination means 72 Movement control determination means 73 Effect data storage means 74 Stop symbol storage means 75 Image display control means

Claims (8)

Multiple reels displaying multiple types of designs,
Reel design detecting means for detecting a design at a predetermined position of each reel;
Image display means for displaying an image;
Effect data storage means for storing effect data relating to an effect of displaying an image of at least a part of the movement and stop of the symbol of the reel;
Based on the detection result of the reel symbol detection means and the effect data stored in the effect data storage means, at least a part of the movement and stop of the reel symbol during the game is performed by the image display means. Image display control means for controlling to display an image ,
The reel symbol detection means detects a symbol at a predetermined position when the reel is stopped,
Based on the detection result of the reel symbol detection means, comprising specific stop symbol determination means for determining whether or not the combination of symbols at the time of the stop of the reel is a specific one,
The effect data storage means has effect data relating to display of an explanation when a combination of symbols at the time of stopping the reel is a specific one,
The image display control means controls the image display to display an explanation of the symbol combination when the specific stop symbol discrimination means determines that the symbol combination at the time of the reel stop is a specific one. A slot machine characterized by The slot machine according to claim 1 , wherein
The effect data storage means has effect data relating to the display of meaning of a specific symbol combination,
The image display control means controls to display an image of the meaning of the specific symbol combination when the specific stop symbol discrimination means discriminates that the symbol combination is a specific symbol combination. Slot machine. The slot machine according to claim 2 ,
The specific stop symbol determining means determines whether or not a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning a specific role,
The production data storage means has production data relating to a display indicating that the specific role is likely to be won,
When the image display control means determines that the combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the specified role is determined by the specific stop symbol determining means, the fact that the combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the specified role has appeared. A slot machine that is controlled to display images. The slot machine according to claim 3 ,
The effect data storage means has effect data related to the display of the winning reliability of the specific role corresponding to the combination of symbols,
The image display control means controls to display an image of the winning reliability of a specific role in a combination of symbols that has appeared. In the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
The specific stop symbol determination means has a symbol in which a combination of symbols of the stopped reels has a possibility of winning a specific role when at least one of the reels is stopped and at least one other reel is rotating. Whether or not to constitute part of the combination of
The production data storage means has production data relating to a display indicating that there is a possibility of appearance of a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning a specific role,
When the image display control unit determines that the specific stop symbol determination unit constitutes a part of a combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the specific role, the appearance of the combination of symbols having the possibility of winning the specific role A slot machine characterized by controlling the possibility to display an image. In the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
A stop operation order detecting means for detecting the order in which the player has performed the stop operation of each reel;
The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the specific stop symbol determination means determines whether or not a combination of symbols at the time of the reel stop is a specific one based on a detection result of the stop operation order detection means. In the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6 ,
Stop symbol storage means for storing a combination of symbols at the time of the stop of the reel in the past predetermined number of games;
Special combination winning determining means for determining whether or not a combination of symbols on the effective line at the time of stopping the reel is a combination of symbols constituting a special combination;
The image display control means, when the special combination winning determination means determines that the combination of symbols constituting the special combination is stopped on the effective line, based on the contents stored in the stop symbol storage means, the past A slot machine that controls to display an image of a combination of symbols when the reels are stopped in a predetermined number of games. In the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7 ,
A specific role winning discrimination means for determining whether or not a specific role has been won is provided.
The effect data storage means has effect data relating to a display of timing at which the symbol of the rotating reel passes a predetermined position,
The image display control means, when the specific combination winning determination section determines that the specific combination is won, displays an image of the timing at which the symbols constituting the specific combination of the rotating reel pass a predetermined position. A slot machine characterized by