JP2007000678A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slot machine capable of raising precision in pulling-in a pattern when the stop of reels is controlled by a table system. <P>SOLUTION: A change index table number storage area is arranged in a stop control table so as to dynamically change a frame number table number in the stop control table through the use of the frame number table number which is designated by a change index table and a first stop time change table. When effective ready-for-winning is established, a frame number table concerning the stop of the third reel is changed by using an effective ready-for-winning time change table. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine, and more specifically, a variable display having a plurality of variable display units that can start a game by setting the number of bets placed on the game and variably display a plurality of types of identification information. The present invention relates to a slot machine in which a display result of a plurality of variable display units is derived and displayed in an apparatus, whereby a condition for ending one game is established, and a winning can occur according to the display results of the plurality of variable display units.

  What is conventionally known as this type of slot machine, for example, it is possible to start a game by setting the number of bets placed on the game, and a plurality of variable types capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information In a variable display device having a display unit, the display results of the plurality of variable display units are derived and displayed, whereby a condition for ending one game is satisfied, and a winning can occur according to the display results of the plurality of variable display units. There is a slot machine.

  In this type of slot machine, for example, reels for variably displaying symbols are provided corresponding to each variable display section, and all reels start to rotate at the same time in response to a player's start operation. In addition, a random number for winning lottery is extracted at the timing when the start operation is detected, and the presence / absence of winning is determined for each winning combination based on the random number. As a result, if any winning combination is won, the reel is controlled so that the display result corresponding to the winning combination is preferentially drawn, and if any winning combination is not won The reel is controlled so that any display result corresponding to the winning combination is not drawn.

  As a method for controlling the stop of the reel in this way, for example, a stop position table that defines the relationship between the reel output at the time when the reel stop operation is detected and the frame feed number corresponding to the output is provided. A technique for preparing and controlling stop of a reel based on the stop position table is known.

  However, in the conventional stop control method using this kind of stop position table, once the stop position table is set in one game, stop control is performed based on the stop position table of the same data until one game is finished. For example, there are cases where the winning winning symbol cannot be drawn smoothly.

  The present invention has been conceived in view of the actual situation, and the object thereof is to enable a target game result to be drawn with higher accuracy in a slot machine that uses a stop position table to control reel stop. Is to do.

Means for solving the problems and their effects

(1) A game can be started by setting the number of bets to bet on one game, and a plurality of variable display sections (for example, on the fluoroscopic window 40) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information (for example, symbols). A variable display device having a left variable display portion, a middle variable display portion, a right variable display portion, or a left variable display portion formed by an image by the image display device, a middle variable display portion, and a right variable display portion (for example, In the reel unit 4 or the image display device), the display results of the plurality of variable display units are derived and displayed, whereby a condition for ending one game is established, and a slot in which a winning can occur according to the display results of the variable display device Machine (1),
A reel (for example, reels 4L, 4C, 4R or a reel displayed by an image) provided corresponding to each of the plurality of variable display sections and arranged with the plurality of types of identification information;
Rotation starting means (for example, S4) for starting rotation of all reels when the condition for starting the game is satisfied;
A pre-determining means (for example, S1) for determining whether or not the generation of a winning is permitted before the display results of the plurality of variable display units are derived and displayed;
A plurality of stop position tables (for example, a frame number table) in which stop position data for determining the stop positions of the reels are stored;
Stop operation detecting means (for example, S5, S17, S30) for detecting a stop operation for stopping the rotation of the reel;
Stop position determining means (for example, S6 to S9) for determining a stop position of a reel to be stopped using the stop position table when the stop operation is detected;
Reel stop means (for example, S10) for stopping the rotation of the reel to be stopped at the stop position determined by the stop position determining means;
Stop position table changing means (for example, S11 to S16, S25 to S29) for changing the stop position table used for determining the stop position of the unstopped reel according to the stop position determined by the stop position determining means. Including.

  According to the above configuration, since the stop position table is automatically changed according to the stop position of the reel that has already been stopped, the stop control according to the stop state of the reel is possible, and the target game result is displayed. It becomes possible to pull in with higher accuracy.

  (2) The stop position table changing means changes the stop position table at a stage where each of the plurality of reels stops in stages and one unstopped reel becomes one (for example, S25 to S29). .

  According to said structure, it can make it easier to draw in the target game result by adjusting a stop position table in the final stage of a game.

(3) When each of the plurality of reels is stopped in stages and the number of unstopped reels becomes one, a combination of identification information displayed on the plurality of variable display portions by the stopped reels is a prize. A discriminating unit (for example, S19 to S22) that discriminates whether or not a specific condition is satisfied that the condition of the mode is satisfied and that the mode of winning is matched with the determination result of the pre-determining unit In addition,
The stop position table changing means determines that the specific condition is satisfied by the determining means when each of the plurality of reels stops in a stepwise manner and the number of unstopped reels becomes one. On the condition that the stop position table already selected is changed to the stop position table for generating the winning (for example, the frame number table number is updated in S29 after the second stop reel is stopped) Only when YES is determined in any of S19 to S22).

  According to the above configuration, the stop position table is not changed and wasteful control is not performed until a winning cannot be generated.

(4) As a winning combination, if the winning is not generated in the game in which the winning is permitted by the prior determination means, the carryover combination in which the content determined by the prior determination means is carried over to the next game (for example, FIG. 8). As shown in the clear condition column, BB, RB) and the non-carry-over combination (for example, various small roles shown in the clear condition column in FIG. Etc.)
When each of the plurality of reels stops in stages and the number of unstopped reels becomes one, a combination of identification information displayed on the plurality of variable display portions by the stopped reels becomes a winning mode. Reach determination means (for example, S19 to S22 in FIG. 12) for determining whether or not a reach that satisfies the condition is established,
The stop position table changing means, when it is determined by the reach determining means that the reach has been established, the predetermination means is allowed to generate a winning combination corresponding to the reach. As a condition, the already selected stop position table is changed to a stop position table for generating a winning combination corresponding to the reach (for example, S29 in FIG. 12),
The reach determination means determines whether or not the reach of the non-carry-over combination is established before the establishment of the reach of the carry-over combination (for example, in S19 to S22 in FIG. Priority is given)

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to prevent as much as possible that the winning of the carryover combination occurs prior to the winning of the non-carrying combination and the opportunity to obtain the non-overtaking combination is lost.

(5) A plurality of types of stop control tables (for example, refer to FIG. 10 (1)) that store table specifying data (frame number table numbers) for specifying the stop position table;
Stop control table selection means (for example, a stop control table selection means for selecting a stop control table used for reel stop control in one game from a plurality of types at a timing at which whether or not to allow the occurrence of a prize is determined by the prior determination means. And S3),
The stop position table changing means changes a stop position table used to determine a stop position of an unstopped reel by updating table designation data stored in the stop control table (for example, S16, S29).

  According to said structure, the stop control table according to the determination result of the prior determination means can be selected.

  (6) A plurality of the stop control tables are defined for the maximum bet number (for example, two types of 3BET_A and 3BET_B are defined corresponding to 3 which is the maximum bet number). .

  According to said structure, the display result of the game in which the maximum bet number was set can be made more variety.

(7) Big bonuses and regular bonuses are defined as winning combinations (see, for example, FIG. 5)
A stop control table selected by the stop control table selecting means when a big bonus winning is permitted, and a stop control table selected by the stop control table selecting means when a regular bonus winning is allowed (For example, a table described as “BB or RB” in FIG. 17).

According to said structure, the data amount required for a table can be reduced.
(8) A change table (for example, a first change table at the time of stoppage) that is used by the stop position table changing means to change the stop position table and that stores data specifying the stop position table to be changed. , An effective reach change table).

  According to said structure, since a change table can be utilized when changing a stop position table, the burden of the stop control of a reel can be reduced.

(9) The pre-determining means determines whether or not winning is allowed for each winning combination (for example, S1 in FIG. 11 and FIG. 8),
Among the display results of the plurality of variable display units that are allowed to be derived and displayed in accordance with the determination of the prior determination means, the display result corresponding to the determination with the highest determination rate of the prior determination means (for example, FIG. 5 (A display result corresponding to the bell small combination shown in FIG. 17) is defined in different types of stop control tables (for example, a plurality of stop control tables corresponding to “Bell” in FIG. 17).

  According to said structure, the variation of the outcome of the game result with many opportunities for a player to see can be enriched.

  (10) A plurality of stop control tables are defined corresponding to a specific winning combination (for example, a plurality of stop control tables are defined for BB or RB as shown in FIG. 17). .

  According to said structure, the variation of an outcome can be enriched about a specific winning combination.

  (11) The specific winning combination is a big bonus or a regular bonus (for example, BB and RB shown in FIG. 17).

  According to said structure, the variation of the appearance about a big bonus or a regular bonus can be made abundant.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall front view of the slot machine 1. The front surface of the slot machine 1 is covered by a front door 2. On the left and right of the lower part of the front door 2, there are provided a substantially lower right lower game effect lamp part 37 and a lower left game effect lamp part 38. Speaker covers 58 are provided on the left and right of the upper part of the front door 2, and a lower speaker unit 59 is provided below the slot machine 1. Speakers 581 (see FIG. 2) are provided inside the speaker cover 58 and the lower speaker unit 59, and sound effects such as voice and melody for enhancing the production effect are output in stereo from the speaker holes. The slot machine 1 also includes a speaker that outputs sound effects from the back side.

  An upper front decorative frame 8 is provided in a region surrounded by the speaker cover 58, the lower right game effect lamp portion 37, and the lower left game effect lamp portion 38. A front decorative frame 9 is provided.

  The upper front decorative frame 8 includes an upper stage portion provided with the game effect lamp portions 30a to 30e and the winning symbol explanation display panel 5, a substantially elliptical middle stage portion provided with the game panel 6 and various display portions, and a game panel. 6 is formed to protrude from the lower part to the front surface side, and includes a medal insertion part 51, various operation buttons 43 to 46, 41L, 41C, 41R, a lower part provided with a start lever 42 and the like. The lower front decorative frame 9 is provided with a title panel 7 on which the model name of the slot machine is drawn.

  A liquid crystal display 50 for production is provided at a substantially central portion of the winning symbol explanation display panel 5. The liquid crystal display 50 displays various effects images.

  Below the lower front decorative frame 9, a medal payout hole 54 for paying out a medal as an example of a game medium and the lower speaker portion 59 described above are formed. Below the medal payout hole 54, a medal tray 55 with an ashtray 56 formed is attached.

  Around the game panel 6 of the upper front decorative frame 8, there are a right oblique upper game effect lamp portion 33, a left oblique upper game effect lamp portion 34, right middle game effect lamp portions 31a and 31b, and a left middle game effect lamp. Portions 32a and 32b are provided. Further, an obliquely lower left game effect lamp portion 36 is provided obliquely to the left of the start lever 42, and an obliquely lower right game effect lamp portion 35 is provided obliquely to the right of the medal clogging release button 46.

  The gaming panel 6 includes a see-through window 40 provided on the main body side of the slot machine 1 through which the left reel 4L, the middle reel 4C, and the right reel 4R can be seen through, and a single bet display portion 21 located on the left side of the see-through window 40. 2 bet display units 22a and 22b, 3 bet display units 23a and 23b, a game over display unit 14, a replay display unit 15, a weight display unit 16 and a start display unit 17 located on the right side of the fluoroscopic window 40, An insertion instruction display unit (also referred to as an insert medal display unit) 18, a credit display unit 11, a game number display unit 12, and a payout display unit 13 located below the fluoroscopic window 40 are provided.

  The credit display unit 11, the game number display unit 12, and the payout display unit 13 are configured by a 7-segment display in which an LED (Light Emitting Diode) is incorporated.

  The one-bet display unit 21, the two-bet display units 22a and 22b, and the three-bet display units 23a and 23b display the number of bets that the player has bet on the game. Each bet display unit corresponds to one of the five pay lines drawn on the fluoroscopic window 40 as shown in the figure, and is also used as an effective line display unit for notifying the effective pay line according to the number of bets so as to be identifiable. Has been.

  The game over display unit 14 is turned on when the game is stopped due to the end of the big bonus and when the game cannot be advanced due to some error. The replay display unit 15 is lit when a replay winning occurs. The start display unit 17 is turned on when a start operation can be performed by setting the number of bets, and is turned off when a valid start operation is detected. The insertion instruction display unit 18 blinks when the medal can be received, and turns off when the maximum bet number is set and the credit number reaches the upper limit, the game is started, or the like. .

  The weight display unit 16 is turned on when a start operation is detected during the wait time, and is turned off after the wait time has elapsed. The wait time is a game progress restriction period set in the slot machine to restrict the game from progressing too quickly. If a start operation is detected during this wait time, the reel is designed to start after the wait time has elapsed.

  The credit display unit 11 displays the number of credits. The credit is the number of medals stored on the slot machine 1 side as a valuable value owned by the player. This credit is added and updated when a medal is inserted into the slot machine 1 and a payout with a payout occurs, and is subtracted and updated by setting a bet number or paying out a medal based on a settlement operation. The slot machine 1 can store a maximum value of 50 medals as credits. When the number of credits reaches the upper limit number (= 50), the insertion instruction display unit 18 is turned off. When a request for addition updating of credit exceeding the upper limit of storage occurs, medals exceeding the upper limit are paid out from the medal payout hole 54.

  The number-of-games display unit 12 displays the bonus winning status during the big bonus, the number of winnings during the regular bonus, and the like. In addition, when the big bonus is over and the game is stopped, the game number display unit 12 displays the letters “END” to notify the player that the game is in the stopped state. Furthermore, the game number display unit 12 functions as an error indicator that displays various abnormalities occurring in the slot machine 1.

  The payout display unit 13 displays, for each game, the number of credits given to the player based on a winning that occurred during one game.

  On the upper surface of the part that protrudes from the lower part of the game panel 6 to the front side, a medal insertion part 51 in which a medal insertion slot 52 is formed, a checkout button 45, a single BET button 43, a MAXBET button 44, Is provided.

  The one-sheet BET button 43 is a button that is pressed when betting one credit. The MAXBET button 44 is a button that is pressed when a bet is placed on a game within the range stored in credits for the maximum number of bets allowed in one game (for example, three medals). The single BET button 43 includes a BET button lamp 430b (see FIG. 2), and the MAXBET button 44 includes a BET button lamp 440b (see FIG. 2). These BET button lamps 430b and 440b are turned on when the corresponding BET button is pressed and the bet number can be set, and are turned off when the bet number cannot be set. The settlement button 45 is a button that is pressed when a medal payout is received from the medal payout hole 54 based on the credit stored in the slot machine 1. As the settlement button 45 is pressed, subtraction is updated until the number of credits displayed on the credit display unit 11 becomes zero, and medals equivalent to credits are paid out.

  A start lever 42, a left stop button 41 </ b> L, a middle stop button 41 </ b> C, a right stop button 41 </ b> R, and a medal clogging release button 46 are provided on the side surface of the portion formed to protrude from the lower part of the game panel 6 to the front side. ing.

  The start lever 42 is a lever operated when starting the game. After setting the number of bets, the reels 4L, 4C, 4R start to change at the same time by operating the start lever 42. An inter-reel closing member 57 for closing a gap between the reels is provided on the front side of the reels between the reels 4L, 4C, 4R.

  Each of the stop buttons 41L, 41C, 41R is a button that is operated when stopping the reel that is changing after the game has started. The stop button 41L has an operation effective lamp 410L (see FIG. 2), the stop button 41C has an operation effective lamp 410C (see FIG. 2), and the stop button 41R has an operation effective lamp 410R (see FIG. 2). Has been. These operation valid lamps 410L, 410C, 410R are turned on when the operation of the corresponding stop button 41L, 41C, 41R is valid, and are turned off when the operation is invalid. Further, in the stop button unit 19 in which the stop buttons 41L, 41C, and 41R are arranged, a bonus notification lamp 190 (see FIG. 5) that is turned on when an internal winning flag for regular bonus winning or an internal winning flag for big bonus winning is set. 2) is built-in. Therefore, the stop button unit 19 functions as a bonus notification display unit 19. The medal clogging release button 46 is a button that is operated when the medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 52 is clogged in the slot machine 1 to clear the medal clogging.

  The front door 2 can be opened by rotating a predetermined key inserted into the keyhole of the locking device 53 in the clockwise direction. When the key inserted in the keyhole is rotated counterclockwise, the operation is detected by the first reset switch 531 (see FIG. 2), and the slot machine 1 is reset. For this reason, for example, when a big bonus, which will be described later, is finished and the game is stopped, the game can be provided again by the counterclockwise turning operation of the key inserted into the keyhole. It is also possible to set so that the slot machine 1 is automatically reset after a predetermined stopping time has elapsed after the big bonus has ended and the player has stopped.

Next, an outline of the game provided by the slot machine 1 will be described.
To start the game, first set the number of bets. The number of bets can be set to any one of 1 to 3 by pressing one BET button 43 or MAXBET button 44. However, when the number of credits displayed on the credit display unit 11 is less than 3, the settable bet number range is limited to the range of the credit number. Further, when a regular bonus game is performed, the number of bets is limited to one. Whether or not the operation of the single BET button 43 and the MAXBET button 44 is valid is indicated by the lighting state of the BET lamps 430b and 440b built in the single BET button 43 and the MAXBET button 44. If the previous game result is a replay winning (regame winning), the previous betting number is automatically set, so that the betting number setting operation is unnecessary. At this time, both the BET lamps 430b and 440b are turned off.

  When the 1-sheet BET button 43 is pressed once, the bet number is set to 1 and the 1-bet display section 21 is lit to indicate that. Subsequently, when the one-sheet BET button 43 is pressed once, the number of bets is set to two, and in addition to the one-sheet betting display section 21, two two-sheet betting display sections provided at positions sandwiching the one-sheet betting display section 21 22a and 22b are lit to indicate that. Subsequently, when the one-sheet BET button 43 is pressed once, the number of bets is set to 3, and in addition to the one-sheet betting display section 21 and the two-sheet betting display sections 22a and 22b, the two-sheet betting display sections 22a and 22b are sandwiched. Two three-wager display portions 23a and 23b provided at the position are lit to indicate that. When the MAXBET button 44 is pressed once, the maximum bet number is set to 3, and the 1-bet display unit 21, the 2-bet display units 22a, 22b, and the 3-bet display units 23a, 23b are turned on. . When the maximum bet number is set to 3, the bet number exceeding the maximum bet cannot be set, so that the BET lamps 430b and 440b are turned off.

  It is also possible to set the number of bets by directly inserting medals into the medal slot 52. Each time one medal is inserted, the number of bets is incremented by one within a predetermined upper limit. The If medals are inserted exceeding the maximum number of bets, credits are added and updated until the number of credits reaches the upper limit, and the medals are returned from the medal payout hole 54 when the number of credits reaches the upper limit. Is done.

  When the bet number is set, the start display unit 17 is lit. Thus, the player is notified that the operation of the start lever 42 has been effectively received. If the start lever 42 is operated while the start display portion 17 is lit, the reels 4L, 4C, 4R start to fluctuate (scroll) all at once. However, if the time when the start lever 42 is operated is within the wait time period, the weight display unit 16 is lit without scrolling the reel. Thereafter, the reel starts to scroll at the same time that the weight display section 16 is turned off after the wait time period elapses. A plurality of types of symbols are drawn on each reel 4L, 4C, 4R, and the types of symbols appearing in the see-through window 40 are successively changed as the reels change. Further, when the big bonus winning is internally won at the timing when the start lever 42 is operated, the bonus notification display unit 19 is lit, and the player is informed accordingly.

  From the see-through window 40, a part of the three reels 4L, 4C, 4R partitioned by the inter-reel closing member 57 is visually recognized. The inter-reel closing member 57 is provided on the reel side, but three areas of the see-through window 40 that are divided by dividing the field of view by the inter-reel closing member 57, that is, the reels 4L, 4C, and 4R are provided. The three visually recognizable area portions are called a left variable display portion, a middle variable display portion, and a right variable display portion corresponding to each reel 4L, 4C, 4R.

  From each variable display portion of the fluoroscopic window 40, three consecutive symbols out of a plurality of symbols drawn on each reel are displayed at the upper, middle, and lower positions, and the upper portion of the upper portion is soon in the upper portion. A part of the symbol appearing at the position is displayed in the lower part of the lower part, and a part of the symbol that will soon be hidden under the variable display part is displayed.

  When a predetermined time elapses after the start of reel fluctuation, the operation enable lamps provided on the stop buttons 41L, 41C, 41R are turned on. Thereby, the player is notified that the pressing operation of each of the stop buttons 41L, 41C, 41R is in an effective operation valid state. Each stop button 41L, 41C, 41R is provided corresponding to each reel 4L, 4C, 4R. The player can determine the order in which the reels 4L, 4C, 4R are stopped by their own operation. When the player presses one of the stop buttons 41L, 41C, 41R, the operation valid lamp provided on the corresponding stop button is turned off. Thereafter, the reel corresponding to the operated stop button stops.

  On the other hand, when the player does not operate the stop buttons 41L, 41C, and 41R, the reels 4L, 4C, and 4R are automatically and sequentially arranged in a priority order of, for example, 4L, 4C, and 4R after a predetermined fluctuation time has elapsed. The operation valid lamps provided on the stop buttons 41L, 41C, 41R are turned off in the order of 410L, 410C, 410R.

  When all the reels 4L, 4C, 4R are stopped, the validity is determined according to the number of bets among the upper, middle, and lower three symbols of the reels 4L, 4C, 4R visually recognized from the see-through window 40. The presence or absence of a winning is determined by a combination of symbols positioned on the winning line. When the bet number is 1, only the winning line in the middle horizontal row in the variable display portion is an effective line. When the number of bets is 2, the winning lines in the three horizontal rows of the upper, middle, and lower stages in the variable display section are effective lines. When the bet number is 3, a total of five pay lines including three horizontal rows and two diagonal rows in the variable display portion are effective lines.

  When a combination of symbols on the active line becomes a specific display mode determined in advance and a winning occurs, various game effect lamp units blink in a predetermined mode and a sound effect is output from the speaker 581. Effective production is made. Further, among the betting display portions 21, 22a, 22b, 23a, and 23b, there are display portions corresponding to the winning lines and backlights (reel lamps 401 (see FIG. 2) provided in the reels 4L, 4C, and 4R). Flashes. Then, the number of medals corresponding to the winning is paid out as credit, and the credit number of the credit display unit 11 is added and updated. The payout display unit 13 displays the number of payouts. When the number of credits reaches the upper limit (= 50), medals are paid out directly from the medal payout hole 54.

  In particular, when a special display mode determined in advance is used, a big bonus is awarded, credits are given, and a gaming state in which a big bonus game can be performed is set. Hereinafter, “Big Bonus” is abbreviated as “BB” as necessary. A gaming state in which a big bonus game is provided is also referred to as a big bonus state (or simply a big bonus). In the big bonus state, as described later, it is possible to generate a special winning combination called a regular bonus.

  For example, when a big bonus winning is generated, the number of times that the big bonus game can be performed (for example, a maximum of 30 times) is displayed on the game number display unit 12, and each time the big bonus game is consumed, the game number display unit The number of games displayed in 12 is counted down by one and displayed. Similarly, when a regular bonus prize is generated, the number of times that the regular bonus game can be performed (for example, a maximum of 12 times) is displayed on the game number display unit 12. Each time the regular bonus game is consumed, the number of games displayed in the game number display unit 12 is counted down by one and displayed. In the following, “regular bonus” is abbreviated as “RB” as necessary. In addition, a gaming state in which a regular bonus game is provided is also referred to as a regular bonus state (or simply a regular bonus). In this slot machine, regular bonus winnings can occur not only during the big bonus but also in the “normal game” other than the big bonus game and the regular bonus game.

  In the regular bonus state, normally, before reaching the maximum number of games (for example, 12 times) in which the regular boss game can be performed, the number of winning games is a specified number of times (for example, 8 times) that is the end condition of the regular bonus state. ) In most cases. For this reason, when a regular bonus prize is generated, the number-of-games display unit 12 is not the maximum number of games (for example, 12 times) in which a regular bonus game can be performed, but a specified number of games (for example, for which a prize can be generated). 8 times), and every time a win occurs in the regular bonus game, a countdown display may be performed from the prescribed number of games.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a connection state between various boards and electrical components provided in the slot machine 1. FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the control unit 111 provided on the game control board 100.

  Of the various boards provided in the slot machine 1, the progress of the game is controlled by the game control board 100, and the effect control according to the progress of the game is performed by the effect control board 101. Further, power is supplied to the power supply board 102 from the outside of the slot machine 1. A power cord 625 and a main switch 624 are connected to the power board 102 for receiving a power supply of AC 100V.

  The game control board 100 is connected to the effect control board 101 and the power supply board 102 by wiring. Further, the game control board 100 is connected to the external output board 104 via the reel relay board 103a.

  The control unit 111 of the game control board 100 corresponds to the RB signal indicating that the game state is the regular bonus state, the BB signal indicating that the game state is the big bonus state, and the reels 4L, 4C, and 4R. Reel control signal (motor phase signal) for controlling the reel motor 402, a medal OUT signal indicating the number of medals (credits) paid out to the player due to the occurrence of a win, and a medal used for setting the bet number Control is performed to output a medal IN signal indicating the number from the external output board 104 to the outside of the slot machine 1 via the reel relay board 103a. The stop switch signal indicating that the stop switches 411L, 411C, and 411R are operated is a signal directly output from the stop switches 411L, 411C, and 411R, as will be described later.

  The game control board 100 is connected to wiring from various switches, sensors, lamps, and displays.

  For example, the setting switch 621, setting key switch 622, second reset switch 623, payout sensor 601, and hopper motor 602 that are wired to the power supply board 102 are relayed by the power supply board 102 and wired to the game control board 100. The detection signals of the respective switches and sensors are input to the control unit 111 of the game control board 100. Further, the control unit 111 outputs a control signal to the hopper motor 602 and outputs a predetermined number of medals when a medal payout condition (occurrence of winning that requires the medal to be paid, input of a detection signal from the settlement switch 450) is established. A payout control for paying out medals is executed. Of the switches connected to the game control board 100 via the power supply board 102, the setting switch 621 is a switch for setting a winning rate, and the setting key switch 622 is for enabling the operation of the setting switch 621. It is a switch. By operating the setting switch 621, the winning rate can be set to any one of “setting value 1” to “setting value 6”. The second reset switch 623 is a switch for resetting the slot machine 1, and the payout sensor 601 is a switch for detecting a payout medal.

  A reel unit 4 as an example of a variable display device is connected to the reel relay substrate 103a by wiring. The reel motor 402 and the reel sensor 403 in the reel unit 4 are relayed by the reel relay board 103a and wired to the game control board 100. The detection signal of the reel sensor 403 is a control unit 111 of the game control board 100. Is input. However, the reel lamp 401 is relayed by the reel lamp relay board 103b and connected to the effect control board 101 by wiring. The reel sensor 403 is a sensor for detecting the reference position of each of the reels 4L, 4C, 4R, and the full sensor 611 has a medal storage amount in an overflow tank (not shown) that stores medals overflowed from the hopper 60. It is a sensor for detecting that it is more than a predetermined amount. When the start condition (input of the detection signal of the start switch 420) is established, the control unit 111 of the game control board 100 outputs a control signal to the reel motor 402 to start reel fluctuation, and then derives and displays the display result. Execute variable display control.

  Of the switches wired to the game control board 100, the single BET switch 430a detects an operation of the single BET button 43, and the MAXBET switch 440a is a switch that detects an operation of the MAXBET button 44.

  The start switch 420 is a switch that detects the operation of the start lever 42, and the left, middle, and right stop switches 411L, 411C, and 411R are switches that detect the operation of the left, middle, and right stop buttons 41L, 41C, and 41R. is there. The flow path switching solenoid 511 is a solenoid for switching the flow path of medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 52 between the hopper 60 side and the medal payout hole 54 side.

  The settlement switch 450 is a switch that detects the operation of the settlement button 45, and the first reset switch 531 is a switch that detects a slot machine reset operation by a key inserted into the keyhole of the locking device 53. The inserted medal sensor 510 is a sensor that detects a medal inserted into the medal insertion unit 51.

  The credit display 110 is a display constituting the credit display unit 11, the game number display 120 is a display constituting the game number display unit 12, and the payout display 130 is a display constituting the payout display unit 13. It is. The insertion instruction lamp 180 is a lamp built in the insertion instruction display unit 18, and the one-bet lamp 210, the two-bet lamps 220 a and 220 b, and the three-bet lamps 230 a and 230 b are one-bet display units 21 and 2. This is a lamp built in the betting display sections 22a and 22b and the three betting display sections 23a and 23b. The 1-bet lamp 210 has a 1-bet display unit 21, the 2-bet lamp 220a has a 2-bet display unit 22a, the 2-bet lamp 220b has a 2-bet display unit 22b, and a 3-bet lamp 230a. The three-bet display unit 23a incorporates a three-bet lamp 230b in the three-bet display unit 23b.

  The game over lamp 140 is a lamp built in the game over display section 14, the start lamp 170 is a lamp built in the start display section 17, and the replay lamp 150 is a lamp built in the replay display section 15. The bonus notification lamp 190 is a lamp built in the bonus notification display unit 19.

  The BET button lamp 430 b is a lamp built in the single BET button 43, and the BET button lamp 440 b is a lamp built in the MAXBET button 44. The left operation effective lamp 410L is a lamp built in the left stop button 41L, the middle operation effective lamp 410C is a lamp built in the middle stop button 41C, and the right operation effective lamp 410R is connected to the right stop button 41R. It is a built-in lamp.

  Various lamps and displays connected to the game control board 100 via the power supply board 102, the reel relay board 103a, or without these boards are controlled by the control unit 111 mounted on the game control board 100. Is done. The control unit 111 is connected to the game control board 100 or receives detection signals from various switches and sensors connected to the game control board 100 via the power supply board 102 or the reel relay board 103a to control the game state. To do.

  Referring to FIG. 3, a control unit 111 provided on the game control board 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 112 that can execute a control operation in a predetermined procedure, and a ROM that stores a control program for the CPU 112 ( A read only memory (RAM) 114, a random access memory (RAM) 113 capable of writing and reading necessary data, and an I / O port 115 for matching signals between the CPU 112 and an external circuit are included.

  The game control board 100 also includes an initial reset circuit 118 that applies a reset pulse to the CPU 112 when the power is turned on, a clock generation circuit 119 that supplies a clock signal to the CPU 112, and a clock signal from the clock generation circuit 119 that is divided. A pulse frequency dividing circuit (interrupt pulse generating circuit) 121 that periodically supplies an interrupt pulse to the CPU 112, a random number generating circuit 123 that continuously generates a random number of a predetermined range at a high speed, and a random number generated from the random number generating circuit 123 A sampling circuit 124 for sampling and a buffer circuit 122 are provided.

  Further, the game control board 100 is provided with a switch circuit 116 to which signals from various switches are input, a motor circuit 117, and other solenoid circuits (not shown). In addition, the game control board 100 is provided with a backup power source 125 for holding the storage of the RAM 113 in the event of a power failure. The RAM 113 has information necessary for the game, such as information to be displayed on various displays (credit display unit 11, game number display unit 12, and payout display unit 13), the number of bets, an internal winning flag, and a winning rate setting value. Since this information is stored and backed up in the event of a power failure, it is possible to return to the gaming state before the occurrence of the power failure after the power failure has been recovered.

  Various commands are output from the control unit 111 of the game control board 100 to the effect control board 101 via the buffer circuit 122. The buffer circuit 122 functions as an irreversible output unit that allows a signal to be output from the inside to the outside of the game control board 100 but prevents a signal from being input from the outside to the inside of the game control board 100. Therefore, one-way communication from the game control board 100 to the effect control board 101 is ensured between the game control board 100 and the effect control board 101, and a signal is input to the game control board 100 via the command transmission path. It is possible to prevent illegal acts that cause unauthorized control operations.

  The effect control board 101 includes game effect lamps 301 built in the game effect lamp units 30a to 30e, 31a, 31b, 32a, 32b, and 33 to 38, a liquid crystal display 50, a speaker cover 58, and a lower speaker unit. 59, the speaker 581 provided toward the back side of the slot machine 1, each fluorescent lamp 302, and the weight lamp 160 are connected, and the reel lamp 401 is connected via the reel lamp relay board 103b. Connected.

  Here, the fluorescent lamp 302 is for illuminating the winning symbol explanation display panel 5, the title panel 7, and the game panel 6 from the inside, and also illuminates each reel 4L, 4C, 4R. The weight lamp 160 is a lamp built in the weight display unit 16.

  The effect control board 101 includes a control unit 131 composed of a microcomputer, a speaker drive circuit 136 for outputting sound from each speaker 581, a display drive circuit 137 for controlling display of the liquid crystal display 50, and various lamps. A lamp driving circuit 138 for turning on or blinking and a backup power source 139 are mounted.

  The control unit 131 includes a CPU 132, a ROM 134 that stores a control program, a RAM 133 that can write and read necessary data, and an I / O port 135. Among these, the data stored in the RAM 133 is backed up by the backup power source 139. For this reason, the control part 131 can restart the production | presentation control based on the data memorize | stored before the occurrence of a power failure after recovery from a power failure.

  The ROM 134 of the control unit 131 stores a data table that defines an effect pattern corresponding to the command transmitted from the game control board 100. This data table is classified according to each game effect lamp 301, the liquid crystal display 50, each speaker 581, each fluorescent lamp 302, and the weight lamp 160.

  For example, when a command indicating a predetermined game state is received, the control unit 131 reads out an effect pattern corresponding to the game state from each data table, and according to the read effect pattern, the game effect lamp 301, the liquid crystal display 50, The speaker 581, the fluorescent lamp 302, the reel lamp 401 and the like are controlled.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the detection signal of the start switch 420 is input to the control unit 111 via the switch circuit 116 and to the sampling circuit 124. The control unit 111 receives a detection signal from the start switch 420 and outputs a reel control signal via the motor circuit 117. This reel control signal is input to the reel motor 402 provided for each reel 4L, 4C, 4R via the reel relay substrate 103a. The reel control signal is output to the outside of the slot machine 1 via the reel relay substrate 103a and the external output substrate 104.

  On the other hand, the sampling circuit 124 samples one random number from the random number generation circuit 123 at the timing when the detection signal of the start switch 420 is input, and delivers the random number to the CPU 112. The CPU 112 refers to the sampled random number and the winning determination table for each winning combination stored in the ROM 114, and determines whether or not the winning combination is permitted for each winning combination. Thus, whether or not the winning combination is won is determined at the timing when the start operation is performed. The fact that winnings are allowed is said to be “winning internally”. When any winning combination is won internally, an “internal winning flag” for storing the winning result is updated and stored in the RAM 113.

  Thereafter, the control unit 111 controls the reels according to the state of the “internal winning flag”. For example, in a game that is won internally, the reels are controlled so as to draw a winning combination corresponding to the internal winning flag. Therefore, a winning combination corresponding to the internal winning flag can be generated by pushing the reels. On the other hand, in a game that is not won internally, the reels are controlled so as to draw out symbols, so that even if the reels are pushed, a prize cannot be generated. In this way, the control for drawing a winning symbol or a winning symbol depending on the state of the internal winning flag is referred to as “pull-in control”.

  If none of the internal winning flags are set and it is determined that the game result is to be out of play, this pull-in control is adjusted so that no winning combination by any winning combination occurs.

  On the other hand, this pull-in control does not restrict the stop position of the reel freely and can not draw any winning symbol, but can draw the winning symbol within a predetermined range (for example, arranged on the reel) It is designed to be able to send symbols for 4 symbols). Therefore, even if the internal winning flag is set, if the player's eye-catching position is bad, the winning symbol will not be drawn and the result will be lost. As described above, when a winning corresponding to the internal winning flag cannot be generated even though the internal winning flag is set, the internal winning flag is cleared. However, the internal winning flags for big bonus and regular bonus are different from the internal winning flags for other winning combinations, even if no winning occurs in the game with the internal winning flag set, Until the winning corresponding to the winning flag is generated, the internal winning flag is carried over to the next and subsequent games.

  Furthermore, the control unit 111 outputs a command that can specify the start of the game to the effect control board 101 via the buffer circuit 122 in response to the detection signal of the start switch 420 being input. The effect control board 101 grasps the game situation based on the command, and controls the game effect lamp 301, the liquid crystal display 50, and the like according to the effect pattern determined at the start of the game.

  The stop switch signals output from the stop switches (left, middle, right stop switches 411L, 411C, 411R) are transmitted through a signal path that reciprocates the game control board 100, the reel relay board 103a, and the external output board 104. After that, it is input to the switch circuit 116 of the game control board 100. Further, the stop switch signal output from the stop switch is directly output to the outside via the external output board 104.

  Receiving the stop switch signal, the control unit 111, via the motor circuit 117, stops the reel motor corresponding to the stop switch signal (reel motor of any of the reels 4L, 4C, 4R). Is output. The reel control signal is input to the reel motor 402 and output to the outside of the slot machine via the external output board 104.

  Further, in response to the input of the stop switch signal, the control unit 111 outputs a command for specifying the reel stop timing to the effect control board 101 via the buffer circuit 122 for each reel 4L, 4C, 4R. To do. Based on the command, the effect control board 101 controls the game effect lamp 301, the liquid crystal display 50, etc. according to the effect pattern determined corresponding to the reel stop time.

  FIG. 4 is a symbol arrangement table used in the slot machine 1. In the slot machine 1, a total of 21 symbols of symbol numbers 0 to 20 are provided for each reel. By changing the reels according to this arrangement table, the symbols with the smallest symbol number are scrolled from the top to the bottom in order, and the symbol with symbol number 20 is displayed on the upper winning line. Displayed on the winning line.

  Next, the winning combination will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the types of winning combinations and combinations of symbols corresponding to each winning combination, and the relationship between the number of payouts corresponding to the winning combinations and the internal winning rate (set value). In the table shown in the figure, set values in the case of three bets are shown, and among the set values 1 to 6, setting values 2 to 5 are omitted.

  In the slot machine 1, as shown in the figure, a big bonus (BB), a regular bonus (RB), a bell small role, a watermelon small role, a cherry small role, and a replay role are defined as winning combinations. Yes. In addition to these combinations, winning combinations that occur only during the regular bonus game are also defined.

  (1) “Big Bonus” is a winning combination to which a privilege that allows a big bonus game to be executed a plurality of times is given. In the big bonus winning, the reel stop result is any combination of “red 7-red 7-red 7”, “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7”, and “BAR-BAR-BAR”. Occurs when In the big bonus game, regular bonus winnings occur and small bonus winnings occur frequently. The big bonus game is also called “small role game”.

  When a regular bonus winning is generated in the big bonus game, the regular bonus game is provided a plurality of times, and after the regular bonus game is consumed, the remaining big bonus games are provided again. The big bonus game is provided until a regular bonus winning is generated a predetermined number of times or a predetermined upper limit number of big bonus games is digested, whichever comes first. In the present embodiment, the term “big bonus state (BB state)” is included, including a state in which a regular bonus game is provided due to a big bonus winning.

  (2) “Regular Bonus” is a winning combination to which a privilege that allows a regular bonus game to be performed a plurality of times is given. Regular bonus winning occurs during a normal game when the reel stop result is a combination of “red 7-red 7-BAR”. On the other hand, the big bonus occurs when the reel stop result is a combination of “JAC-JAC-JAC”. In the regular bonus game, only a special winning combination is valid during the regular bonus game, and the winning combination is internally won with an extremely high probability (1 / 1.004 as shown). In addition, only one of the five winning lines is effective, and the game can be digested with one bet. The regular bonus game is continuously provided until a condition that the earlier one of the winning of the predetermined number of times or the digesting of the game of the upper limit number of times which is set in advance is satisfied. Since the winning symbol of the special winning combination during the regular bonus game is “JAC”, the winning during the regular bonus game is particularly referred to as “JAC winning”.

  (3) “Small” is a winning combination that does not involve the occurrence of a special game such as a big bonus game or a regular bonus game, or the occurrence of a replay game. The small combination includes a normal small combination to which a valuable value (for example, credit or medal) is given and a replay in which the number of bets on the game is carried over to the next game as it is.

  The combination of replay symbols is “JAC-JAC-JAC”. When “Replay” is won, the operation of the start lever 42 becomes effective without a betting operation after a predetermined time has elapsed. A game that can be started by a replay winning is called a “replay game”.

  On the other hand, as a normal small combination, a bell small combination, a watermelon small combination, and a cherry small combination are defined as illustrated.

  Among them, there are six types of symbol combinations that become bell small roles as shown in the figure, and these are collectively referred to as “bell groups”. When an internal winning is made for the bell group, it is allowed to arrange only one of the six combinations of symbols determined by the control unit 111. In addition, the control unit 111 also determines the pressing order of the left stop button 41L, the middle stop button 41C, and the right stop button 41R for aligning the internally winning bell small combination.

  Therefore, for example, when the bell group wins an internal winning, “red 7-bell bell” is pressed in the order of “left, middle, right” (left stop button 41L, middle stop button 41C, right stop button 41R in this order). If it is allowed to align, it is possible to try to align a combination of bell groups other than “Red 7-Belle Bell”, or a pressing order other than “Left, Middle, Right”. Even if an attempt is made to align the combination of “red 7-bell bell”, it is removed by the control.

  However, the combination of the symbols of the bell small role always includes two “bells” arranged where they can be pulled in from any position of the reel, and the remaining one is “red 7”, “blue 7”, “BAR”. Either. For this reason, there is no need to push the two “bells”, and if the “red 7”, “blue 7” and “BAR” can be pushed and stopped at appropriate positions, the pushing order is correct. Won't miss out on the bell winning role.

  In addition to the above “left, middle, right”, “left, right, middle”, “right, left, middle”, “right, middle, left” A combination of symbols is selected every time the bell group is elected internally, and a pressing order that can align the combinations of symbols is selected from the four types. Accordingly, there are 12 types of bell small combinations including the pressing order (6 types of stop symbol combinations × 2 types of pressing order).

  The slot machine 1 includes an assist function for notifying an internal winning of a bell small combination and a navigation function for notifying a pressing order for aligning the bell winning combination. Both of these functions are realized by, for example, the liquid crystal display 50 (see FIG. 1), the speaker 581 (see FIG. 2), or the reel lamp 401 (see FIG. 2) mounted in the slot machine 1.

  “(Optional)” of the cherry small part means that the stop symbols of the middle reel and the right reel are arbitrary. Therefore, if a cherry appears on the active line of the left reel, the winning of the cherry small role is confirmed only by that. Therefore, the “cherry” symbol is also called a single symbol. When cherries appear on a plurality of active lines, there are payouts corresponding to the number of lines.

  FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the reel stop position. FIG. 6 shows a stop position pattern of the three reels 4L, 4C, and 4R, particularly the left reel as an example. In the figure, a bold frame indicates a variable display portion (particularly, the left variable display portion in FIG. 6). The stop position and the symbol number are shown in the bold line frame.

  Since each reel has 21 symbols, there are 21 stop position patterns. In this embodiment, as shown in the figure, the stop position A, stop position B, stop position C,... Stop position U are defined in order from the bottom of the symbol arrangement table. Similarly, the middle reel and the right reel are defined as stop position A, stop position B, stop position C,... Stop position U in order from the bottom of the symbol arrangement table. For example, referring to FIG. 4, when all of the left reel, the middle reel, and the right reel are at the stop position U, “red 7-red 7-red 7” should be aligned with the lower winning line. become.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of forbidden eyes. The forbidden eye is a display mode that is never displayed for reel control. If this forbidden eye is not provided, depending on the type of stop position of the middle reel and the right reel, there is a case where it is not possible to pull out the symbol even though it is not won.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when the left reel is allowed to have a bell on the middle reel and red 7 on the upper right reel, the left reel stop position when the left reel stop operation is detected is detected. As shown in the figure, when the bell, JAC, and red 7 are in order from the top, the small combination of the bell small combination or the single symbol cherry is fixed, and it is not possible to draw the off symbol.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, all such forbidden items are extracted in advance during the development of the slot machine. When the stop condition for stopping the middle reel or the right reel is established before the left reel stops, and the stop position that can constitute a predetermined forbidden eye as a result of the stop of the middle reel or the right reel Then, if the reel for which the stop condition is satisfied is not the left reel, control is performed to stop the reel for which the stop condition is satisfied at a position other than the stop position that constitutes the prohibition.

  8 and 9 are diagrams for explaining the internal winning flag. The internal winning flag is composed of 8-bit data, and various winning combinations are assigned to each bit. The assignment is as shown in FIG. That is, bits 0-2 are BB, bit 3 is RB, bit 4 is bell, bit 5 is replayed according to the game situation, RB in BB, winning in RB (JAC winning), bit 6 is Bit 7 is assigned to each of the watermelons and cherries.

  The internal winning flag of each bit is cleared for each game except for BB and RB. On the other hand, the internal winning flags of BB and RB are cleared when a winning corresponding to each internal winning flag occurs. For this reason, winnings other than BB and RB are valid for only one winning game, and the internal winning flag corresponding to the winning is cleared if the symbols are not aligned in the winning game. On the other hand, about winning of BB and RB, it is carried over to the game after the next until the winning according to winning is generated.

  FIG. 9 shows all patterns of the internal winning flag. In the internal winning flag, the bit related to the winning winning combination is set from 0 to 1. Therefore, for example, as indicated by the number 1, when no winning combination is won, all the bits are 0. In addition, the winning results of BB and RB are carried over after the next game until a winning according to the winning occurs, so there is a possibility that a small role may be won in a game in which the winning results of BB or RB are carried over. . Therefore, for example, as indicated by numbers 8 to 15, there is a pattern in which both the BB or RB bit and the small role bit are set to 1.

  The pattern of the internal winning flag (No. 16) when RB is won during BB is the same as the pattern of internal winning flag (No. 17) when winning (JAC Win) is won during RB. Each of the internal winning flags is selectively used depending on the game state (in BB (except in RB), in RB).

  FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a table used for reel control. In the stop control table of FIG. 10 (1), the table number of the frame number table (2) shown at the lower left and the table number of the change index table shown at the lower right are stored. The change index table stores the table number of the first stop change table (4) shown below. The table number of the frame number table of (2) is stored in the first stop change table of (4). The table number of the frame number table of (2) is also stored in the effective reach change table of (5).

  The control unit 111 (see FIG. 3) uses the stop control table of (1) and changes the frame number table of the stop control table with reference to the tables of (2) to (5) according to the reel stop status. At the same time, the reel is stopped at a predetermined symbol position. Each table is stored in the ROM 114 (see FIG. 3).

First, an outline of each table will be described.
(1) Stop control table This table is composed of a frame number table number storage area and a change index table number storage area. Both storage areas are further classified by reel. In the frame number table number storage area, the table number of the frame number table (2) is stored for each reel, and in the changed index table number storage area, the table number of the changed index table (3) is stored for each reel. Has been. The table number stored in the frame number table number storage area is changed according to the reel stop status. As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, 38 types of stop control tables are defined for each bet amount and each internal winning flag state. FIGS. 17 and 18 show the corresponding combinations of symbols and the pressing order for each stop control table of the bell small part (a part of the stop control table of the bell small part is also used as the stop control table of BB or RB). And are shown together.

(2) Frame number table “Trigger position”, that is, the reel stop position when the reel stop operation is detected, and “frame number” indicating how many frames the reel is rotated in terms of symbols and stopped. It is a table that defines the relationship with “data”.

  This frame number table is defined for each reel. Further, as shown in FIGS. 19 to 26, 1 to 18 (L-1 to L-18) for the left reel and 1 to 24 for the middle reel. (C-1 to C-18), a plurality of types identified by table numbers 1 to 27 (R-1 to R-18) are defined for the right reel.

  For example, when the left reel is stopped by adopting the frame number table of FIG. 10B, the trigger position is U and the frame number data is 1 when a reel stop operation is detected at the position U in FIG. Therefore, the reel is fed by one frame, and the left reel is stopped at the position A.

(3) Change index table The change index table is a table used as an index when referring to the first stop change table of (4), and data corresponding to the stop position (A to U) where the reel has stopped. A check part and a data part are defined. The data check unit is composed of data of 0 (no data) or 1 (data present) indicating whether or not the data portion exists. The data part is data indicating the table number of the first stop change table of (4). As shown in FIGS. 27 to 29, 59 types of change index tables are defined.

(4) First stop change table This table is referred to when the frame number table used for reel stop control is changed after the first reel is stop-controlled. As shown in FIG. 30, 98 types of the first stop change table are defined. In each first stop change table, two numbers of frame number tables to be newly adopted are defined as “ad” and “af”. When the left reel, middle reel, and right reel are defined as reel 1, reel 2, and reel 3, respectively, “ad” corresponds to the reel with the younger number among the two reels that have not stopped. “Af” is adopted corresponding to the other reel.

(5) Effective reach change table This table is referred to when the frame number table used for reel stop control is changed after the first and second reels are stopped. This table is referred to only when the reach corresponding to the winning combination set in the internal winning flag on the active line (hereinafter referred to as the effective reach) is established. As shown in FIG. 31, 22 types of effective reach change tables are defined. In the effective reach change table, three frame number numbers are stored for each reel corresponding to “upper”, “middle”, and “lower” of the reels. During stop control, the data located on the effective line among the three data “upper”, “middle”, and “lower” corresponding to the reel being rotated is adopted, and the number of frames in the stop control table. The table number is changed based on the adopted data.

  Next, an outline of control of the control unit 111 (see FIG. 3) using the stop control table will be described.

  The control unit 111 selects a stop control table corresponding to the number of bets and the internal winning flag state from among 38 types for each game. In each stop control table, a frame number table is specified for each reel (left, middle, right) so that a display result can be drawn. For example, in the BB stop control table for drawing “red 7-red 7-red 7” into the middle line of the reel, the frame number table number for drawing the display result as a target is set for each reel (left, middle, (Right).

  After selecting the stop control table, the control unit 111 uses the frame number table of the frame number table number stored from the beginning in the stop control table to perform pull-in control to align the target display results. Stop the reel. Hereinafter, among the three reels, the reel that stops first is referred to as a first stop reel, the reel that stops next is referred to as a second stop reel, and the reel that stops last is referred to as a third stop reel.

  When the outcome of the first stop reel matches the target outcome, the “frame number table used for stopping the second stop reel” defined from the beginning in the stop control table is used. There is no need to change. For example, in the case of the BB stop control table exemplified above, as the “number of frame number table used for stopping the second stop reel”, the frame number table for stopping “Red 7” in the middle of the second stop reel. Since the number is specified, when “red 7” stops in the middle of the first stop reel, the “frame number table used to stop the second stop reel” specified from the beginning is used. It can be used as it is.

  However, if the outcome of the first stop reel does not match the target outcome of the selected stop control table, the “number of frame number table used to stop the second stop reel” is changed. Then, the results corresponding to the internal winning flag can be aligned. For example, when the first stop reel stopped using the BB stop control table illustrated above is the left reel and red 7 is displayed on the upper reel, the upper line or the diagonal line (depending on the number of bets) indicates “ It is necessary to change “the number of the frame number table used to stop the second stop reel” so that “red 7” can be aligned.

  The control unit 111 uses the “change index table” stored in the stop control table to determine whether or not it is necessary to change the “frame number table number” stored in the selected stop control table. Judgment.

  For example, when red 7 is displayed in the middle stage of the first stop reel stopped using the BB stop control table exemplified above, from among the change index tables corresponding to the first stop reel in the BB stop control table, Search for “stop position” of “red in middle”. Then, the control unit 111 determines whether the “frame number table number” needs to be changed based on whether the “data check unit” corresponding to the “stop position” is 0 or 1. It is. For this reason, for example, in the case of the BB stop control table, “0” is defined for the “data check unit” corresponding to the “stop position” of “red 7 in the middle” of the change index table corresponding to the left reel. Become.

  That is, in the change index table specified in each stop control table, the “data check unit” corresponding to the stop position of the output that is the target of the stop control table is 0, and corresponds to the stop position of the output other than the target The “data check unit” is defined as 1. In other words, in each stop control table, 0 is defined as a “data check unit” corresponding to the stop position of the output as the target of the stop control table, and corresponds to the stop position of the output other than the target. The number of the change index table in which the “data check part” is defined as 1 is stored for each reel.

  Note that the value of the “data check unit” in the change index table shown in the present embodiment is set to 0 or 1 depending on whether or not it is the target outcome as described above. In the setting, the symbol stopped at the target middle position (the middle position of the upper, middle and lower reels) was used as a reference.

  Next, the reel stop control will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIGS. 11 to 13 are flowcharts showing the stop control procedure of the reel, and FIGS. 14 to 16 are diagrams showing an example of the stop control procedure. Hereinafter, the stop control procedure will be described with reference to flowcharts and, if necessary, FIGS. 14 to 16 and FIGS. 17 to 31 showing specific examples of tables. 14 to 16 are stop control examples in which the bet amount is set to 3 and only BB is internally won in the base game other than BB and RB.

  First, in the slot machine 1, when a bet number is set and a start operation is detected, an internal lottery is performed according to the bet number and the set value (see FIG. 5) (S1). Then, the result is reflected in the internal winning flag (S2), and the internal winning flag becomes one of the states shown in FIG. Next, a stop control table corresponding to the number of bets, the game state, and the internal winning flag is selected (S3).

  For example, in a base game other than BB and RB, when the bet amount is set to 3 and only BB is won internally, the stop control table shown in FIG. 14 (1) from the stop control table of FIG. Is selected.

  Next, all the reels start to rotate all at once (S4), and wait for detection of a first stop operation for stopping the first reel (S5).

  Thereafter, when the first stop operation is detected (if the first stop operation is not detected even after a predetermined time elapses), the reel to be stopped by the first stop operation (hereinafter referred to as the first stop operation). (Also called one stop reel) and the reel appearance (trigger position) at the time when the stop operation is detected (S6).

  For example, when the first stop reel is on the left and the trigger position is U, the eyes of the left reel when the stop operation is detected are as shown in FIG. 14 (2).

  Next, in the stop control table selected in S3, the frame number table number corresponding to the reel to be stopped is referred to (S7). Next, the frame number table corresponding to the referenced table number is read (S8). Next, frame number data corresponding to the trigger position specified in S6 is specified from the frame number data defined in the read frame number table (S9).

  For example, in the stop control table of FIG. 14 (1), the frame number table number of the first stop reel (left) is 1, and in the corresponding frame number table L-1 (see FIG. 19), the trigger position U The frame number data 0 is defined corresponding to.

  Next, after the stop target reel is rotated by the number of frames specified in S9, the pull-in control for stopping is executed (S10).

  For example, in FIG. 14B, since the frame number data = 0, the left reel stops at the trigger position U without sending extra symbols, and “red 7” appears in the lower row.

  Next, the change index table number corresponding to the stopped reel is referred to in the stop control table (S11). Next, the change index table corresponding to the referenced table number is read (S12). Next, whether or not there is data corresponding to the stop position of the first stop reel in the read change index table is determined by referring to the data check unit (S13). If the data check unit corresponding to the first stop reel is 0, NO is determined in S13, and the process proceeds to S17 without updating the frame number table number in the stop control table. On the other hand, if the data check unit is 1, YES is determined in S13, and the data corresponding to the stop position of the first stop reel, that is, the number of the first stop change table is specified (S14). Then, the first stop change table with the specified table number is referred to (S15).

  Next, the two unreferenced frame number table numbers stored in the selected stop control table are updated with the data ad, af of the first stop change table being referred to (S16). The correspondence relationship between the data ad, af and the reel is as described above. In other words, when the left reel, middle reel, and right reel are defined as reel 1, reel 2, and reel 3, respectively, “ad” corresponds to one of the two reels that are not stopped and which has a lower number. “Af” is adopted corresponding to the other reel. If the first stop reel is the left reel, the frame number corresponding to the middle reel is updated by ad in the selected stop control table, and the frame number corresponding to the right reel is updated by af. Will be updated.

  For example, in the case of FIG. 14, the change index table number corresponding to the first stop reel (left) is “1” as can be seen from (1). The change index table corresponding to this is shown in the first line of FIG. In this modified index table, the data check unit corresponding to the stop position of the first stop reel is 1 when referring to the U position, and 97 is stored in the data unit. Therefore, referring to the first stop change table corresponding to number 97 (see FIG. 30), the data is ad = 23 and af = 3. As a result, the frame number table number data in the stop control table of FIG. 14A is updated as shown in FIG.

  After NO is determined in S16 or S13, the process waits for detection of a second stop operation for stopping the second reel (S17). When the second stop operation is detected (if the second stop operation is not detected even after a predetermined time elapses), the reel to be stopped by the second stop operation (hereinafter referred to as the second stop). A stop process for stopping the reel is also executed (S18). Since this process is the same as S6 to S10 surrounded by the broken line in FIG. 11, the description will not be repeated here.

  For example, FIG. 15 (4) illustrates a case where the second stop reel is inside and the trigger position (the reel appearance at the time when the stop operation is detected) is H. As shown in the figure, they are Bell, JAC, and BAR from the top. At this time, since the frame number table number corresponding to the reel in the stop control table is changed to 23 as shown in FIG. 14 (3), the number 23 (C-23) is used for stopping the middle reel. ) Frame number table. According to the C-23 frame number table shown in FIG. 23, the frame number data corresponding to the trigger position H is 4, and the middle reel is stopped after four frames are sent from the trigger position as shown in FIG. 15 (4). To do.

  After it is determined in S17 that the second stop reel has stopped, S19 to S22 (S19 to S22 include S19B. The same applies hereinafter) are activated according to the number of bets among the winning lines. It is sequentially determined for each winning combination whether or not a reach (effective reach) corresponding to an internal winning winning combination has been established. If it is determined in one of the steps S19 to S22 that the reach corresponding to the winning combination won is established, the process does not proceed to other steps (for example, YES in S19). (S20 to S22 are not determined at this time), the process proceeds to S25, and the effective reach change table corresponding to the winning combination is specified so that the winning combination in which the reach is established can be drawn in as much as possible.

  In particular, in this embodiment, the order of determination in S19 to S22 is JAC (S19), watermelon (S19B), bell (S20), BB (S21), and RB (S22). In this way, the internal winning flag is erased (updated from 1 to 0) when the winning corresponding to the internal winning does not occur, rather than the BB and RB in which the internal winning flag is carried over when the winning corresponding to the internal winning does not occur. In the case where both the BB or RB and the small roles are elected, the effective change table for aligning the small roles is prioritized in S25. Referenced. Therefore, if both the BB or RB and the small role are elected, the BB or RB will not be drawn and the small role winning will not be lost. And the winning results of both sides can be effectively reflected in the game results.

  Referring to FIG. 15, for example, when the outcome at the time when the left reel and the middle reel are stopped is (4), the reach “red 7-red corresponding to the internal winning combination is won. 7 "is determined to be established in the lower row. In this case, a table corresponding to “red 7-red 7-red 7” shown in FIG. 15 (5) is specified from FIG. 31 as the effective reach change table. In addition, although bells are aligned in the upper row and JACs are aligned in the middle row, only the BB is an internal winning example, so it is determined that these reach is not effective. However, for example, in a three-bet game, when both Bell and BB are internally winning, following the control sequence of S19 to S22, the reach corresponding to the winning combination winning internally is established in the upper row In this game, the lower BB is ignored.

  After the effective reach change table is specified in S25, the rotating reel, that is, the third stop reel is specified (S26). Next, on the third stop reel, the position (upper, middle, lower) where the winning symbol is stopped is specified (S27).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 15 (4), when the reach of BB by red 7 is established in the lower line, the position where the winning symbol “red 7” is stopped on the right reel is “lower line”. ".

  Next, in the effective reach change table specified in S25, data corresponding to the rotating reel (third stop reel) and corresponding to the position where the winning symbol is stopped is specified (S28).

  For example, in the effective reach change table shown in FIG. 15 (5), 3 that is data corresponding to the lower stage of the right reel is specified.

  Next, the number of the remaining one frame number table (corresponding to the third stop reel) stored in the stop control table is updated with the data specified in S28 (S29).

  For example, in the case of the stop control shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the frame number table number corresponding to the right reel in the stop control table of FIG. 14 (3) is updated to 3, and the stop control is performed as shown in FIG. 16 (6). The control table is updated. In this example, the frame number table number does not change before and after the update.

  If it is determined NO in any of S19 to S22, that is, if it is determined that the reach corresponding to the winning combination that is won internally is not established on the active line, the internal winning is not performed on the active line. It is determined whether or not the reach of the combination is established (S23). If the reach of the combination that has not been won internally is not established, the process proceeds to S30. On the other hand, when the reach of the winning combination that has not been won internally is established, it is necessary to control the third stop reel so that the winning feature is not established. For this reason, the removal control flag is set to ON. (S24).

  Next, the process waits for detection of a third stop operation for stopping the third reel (S30). When the third stop operation is detected (if the third stop operation is not detected even after a predetermined time elapses), it is determined whether or not the removal control flag is set to ON. (S32). If the removal control flag is not set to ON, stop processing for stopping the reel to be stopped by the third stop operation (hereinafter also referred to as the third stop reel) is executed (S32). This stop process is the same as S6 to S10 surrounded by a broken line in FIG. By executing this process, if the reach corresponding to the winning combination that has been won internally is established on the active line, the winning symbol corresponding to the winning combination will be drawn in as much as possible according to the draw-in situation. In other cases, a winning symbol is generated, and in other cases, a predetermined symbol is drawn and the player is removed.

  For example, FIG. 16 (4) illustrates a case where the third stop reel is on the right and the trigger position (the reel appearance when the stop operation is detected) is Q. As shown in the figure, they are bell, JAC, and watermelon from the top. At this time, since the frame number table number corresponding to the right reel of the stop control table is updated to 3 as shown in FIG. 16 (6), the number 3 (R-3) is used for stopping the middle reel. ) Frame number table. According to the R-3 frame number table shown in FIG. 24, the frame number data corresponding to the trigger position Q is 4, and the right reel is fed four frames from the trigger position as shown in FIG. Stop at the position where the lower row is red 7. As a result, BB winning in the internal winning occurs.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S31 that the removal control flag is set to ON, among S6 to S10 described as the stop process, the same processes as those up to S10 are executed in the following S33 to S36. .

  That is, the reel to be stopped by the third stop operation (third stop reel) and the reel appearance (trigger position) at the time when the stop operation is detected are identified (S33), and the selected stop is selected. In the control table, the frame number table number corresponding to the third stop reel is referred to (S34), the frame number table corresponding to the referenced table number is read (S35), and is defined in the read frame number table. Of the frame number data, frame number data corresponding to the trigger position is specified (S36).

  Next, it is determined whether or not a winning occurs when the third stop reel to be stopped is rotated by the number of frames specified in S36 (S37). If a winning occurs, if the frame number data has not reached 4 which is the maximum number of frames to be transferred (NO in S39), it is incremented by 1 (S40) and is updated to be the maximum number of frames to be transferred. If it has reached 4 (YES in S39), it is updated to 0 (S41), and the process of S37 is executed again with the updated frame number data.

  Then, in S37, when it is determined that a winning is not caused by rotating the set frame number data, the third stop reel to be stopped is rotated by the frame number data and the third stop reel is stopped. Is executed (S38).

  As described above, in this embodiment, the stop control table corresponding to the game situation is selected at the beginning of the game, and each time the reel stops, the frame number table used in the stop control table is reviewed. Is changed to an appropriate frame number table corresponding to the reel stop status. Therefore, it is possible to draw the target game result with higher accuracy compared to the table system that performs reel stop control using the same data stop control table from the beginning of the game to the end of the game. Thus, for example, when an internal winning is made, the winning winning symbol can be drawn in as smoothly as possible.

  Also, at the stage before the stop of the third stop reel, a change table (drawing table at the time of effective reach) for drawing a winning symbol is displayed only when an effective reach where a winning can be generated is reached. In order to change the frame number table, the reach control is not wasteful as compared with the control for changing the frame number table, for example, regardless of whether or not the effective reach is reached.

  Next, feature points of each table will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18 show specific examples of the stop control table. As the stop control table, two types of 3BET_A and 3BET_B are specifically defined corresponding to 3 which is the maximum bet number. Thereby, the aspect of the stop control in the case of three bets can be made more varied. In particular, the effect is further enhanced by defining a plurality of tables in this way for the maximum bet number of 3, which is often chosen by the player.

  The selection of 3BET_A and 3BET_B is performed using random numbers. That is, in the case of three bets, a table selection random number is extracted when the stop control table is selected, and it is determined whether the value is for a predetermined 3BET_A or 3BET_B and selected. The table to be determined is determined.

  Furthermore, a plurality of types of stop control tables corresponding to internal winning = bell are defined for the same bet number. In this embodiment, as can be seen from the setting values in FIG. 5, the probability of becoming a bell small role as the game result is the highest, so the stop corresponding to “internal winning = bell” that has many opportunities to be derived as the display result By making the types of control tables abundant, it is possible to enhance the effect of making the outcome pattern rich in variety.

  Further, as described as “BB or RB”, in this embodiment, the stop control table corresponding to BB and the stop control table corresponding to RB are also used. Thereby, the number of tables can be reduced and the control can be simplified. In particular, in this embodiment, a game in which both “BB or RB” and the small role are won may be provided. If a stop control table corresponding to BB and a stop control table corresponding to RB are provided, Otherwise, for example, “BB”, “RB”, “BB and Bell”, “RB and Bell” are required as the stop control table, and the number of stop control tables increases. On the other hand, by combining the stop control table corresponding to BB and the stop control table corresponding to RB, “BB or RB” and “BB or RB and Bell” are used as the corresponding stop control tables. The amount of data can be reduced by reducing the number of stop control tables.

  Furthermore, by combining the stop control table corresponding to BB and the stop control table corresponding to RB, when displaying “reach eyes” of BB and RB, a part of the display pattern is shared. can do. The reach eye is an outcome displayed when a specific winning combination (for example, BB, RB) is won internally. By sharing a part of the display pattern when displaying “reach eyes” of BB and RB, it is possible to reduce the amount of data required for reach eyes.

  19 to 26 show specific examples of the frame number table. 19 and 20 are for the left reel, FIGS. 21 to 23 are for the middle reel, and FIGS. 24 to 26 are for the right reel. In the figure, “frame” means frame number data, and “stop” indicates the number of the symbol that stops at the bottom when the symbol corresponding to the frame number data is sent at the corresponding trigger position. . For example, the number-of-frames data corresponding to the trigger position A of L-1 in FIG. 19 is 4, and the stop position where 4 frames are sent from the trigger position A is E. Number 4 JAC appears. “Stop” is not described corresponding to all trigger positions. This is a description in which the stop position determined based on the trigger position and the frame number data is duplicated in the same frame number data. Therefore, if the number of data corresponding to “stop” is counted in one frame number table, the number of stop position patterns when the frame number table is used can be grasped. For example, in the case of L-1, since there are a total of nine data, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 in the “stop”, the frame of L-1 It can be seen that there are nine stop patterns defined by the number table.

  Note that the data indicated by “stop” is a value that is uniquely determined by the trigger position and the frame number data, and is not essential data in the frame number table.

  27 to 29 show specific examples of the change index table. The change index table is an index of the first stop table to be referred to. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the change index table number is stored in advance as an initial value in the stop control table classified according to the number of bets, the game state, etc., and the first reel is stopped. In this case, the number of the change index table corresponding to the first stop reel is read from the stop control table, and the data corresponding to the stop position of the first stop reel in the change index table (first stop change table number) is stored. The stop change table is identified, and the frame number table number in the stop control table is updated with the table number stored in the stop change table.

  If the frame number table is dynamically changed as in this embodiment without adopting such a change index table, an operation of determining the frame number table to be changed based on the stop position of the first stop reel is performed. It is expected to become complicated. On the other hand, in this embodiment, by adopting this change index table, it is possible to easily change the frame number table to be selected according to the appearance of the first stop reel.

  FIG. 30 shows a specific example of the first stop change data table. The first stop change data table stores data for changing the frame number data of the second stop reel and the third stop reel when the first stop reel is stopped. Whether to refer to the time change table is specified by the change index table.

  FIG. 31 shows a specific example of the effective reach change table. The effective reach change table is a table that is referred to when an effective reach, that is, a reach corresponding to an internal winning winning combination is established on the active line. In particular, in this embodiment, a plurality of types of tables are defined for the winning combinations so that the variation of stop patterns when the effective reach of the BB, RB, and Bell small combination occurs can be made rich. Has been.

  By providing a plurality of effective reach change tables corresponding to BB and making the stop pattern at the time of occurrence of effective reach rich in variations, the types of outcomes when the display result is out of order increase. As a result, it is possible to improve the gameability by increasing the types of “reach eyes” described above.

  In addition, for example, by providing a plurality of effective reach change tables corresponding to a specific small combination such as a bell small combination, the slot pattern at the time of occurrence of an effective reach is rich in variations, so that AT (Assist Time) function (a function for displaying the internal winnings of a small role according to the type of the small role or a sound notification), and push order navigation function (for a small role with a specified reel push order for generating a prize) It is possible to improve the playability of a small role when a function of notifying the order by display or sound is installed.

Next, modifications and feature points of the embodiment of the invention described above are listed below.
(1) In the above embodiment, the slot machine has been described by taking the case where the variable display device is configured by the reel unit 4 as an example. However, instead of configuring the variable display device with the reel unit 4, a liquid crystal display, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display device, an FED (Field Emission Display), a PDP (Plasma Display Panel), an EL (Electro Luminescence), You may comprise with a fluorescent display tube, the display apparatus using LED, and another image display apparatus. In this case, the rotation or stop state of each reel 4L, 4C, 4R described in the above embodiment is displayed as an image on the display screen of the image display device. The image display device may be directly controlled by the control unit (microcomputer) 111 mounted on the game control board 100 shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. In response, the control unit (microcomputer) 131 mounted on the effect control board 101 shown in FIG. 2 or 3 may be configured to control the display.

  Further, the image reel may be displayed using the liquid crystal display 50 mounted in the slot machine 1 described as the above embodiment. That is, the reel may be rotated (varied) by the mechanical variable display device including the reel unit 4 and the reel image may be rotated (varied) by the image display device in conjunction therewith. In this case, a first variable display device that variably displays the identification information based on the image and a second variable display device that variably displays the identification information by rotating a reel member having the identification information arranged on the outer periphery are provided. A slot machine is configured. In the slot machine, the identification information in the first and second variable display devices is variably displayed (varied).

  In the case of adopting a modified example in which a variable display device is configured by an image display device, a slot machine including an image display device that displays a reel (virtual reel) by the image display device can be used to bet a bet on one game. Is set, the game can be started, and the display result of the plurality of variable display units in a variable display device (image display device) having a plurality of variable display units capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information Is derived and displayed, a condition for ending one game is established, and a slot machine that can generate a prize according to the display results of the plurality of variable display units is configured.

  Even when a slot machine including an image display device that displays reels by such an image display device is employed, the reels are stopped using each table and control program in the same manner as described in the above embodiment. Can be controlled. Therefore, the following inventions (1-1) to (1-6) are disclosed by an image display device type slot machine including an image display device that displays a reel by the image display device. The following invention is not limited to the image display device type slot machine, but includes an image display device type slot machine, and the reel unit 4 such as the slot machine 1 shown in the other embodiments described above. Including a slot machine.

(1-1) A game can be started by setting the number of bets placed on one game, and a plurality of variable display sections (for example, left) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information (for example, symbol images). One game end condition is obtained by displaying and displaying the display results of the plurality of variable display units in a variable display device (for example, an image display device) having a variable display unit, a middle variable display unit, and a right variable display unit). Is a slot machine (for example, an image display type slot machine) in which a winning can occur according to the display result of the variable display device,
Scrolling means for scrolling the plurality of types of identification information in a predetermined order in each of the plurality of variable display sections when a condition for starting the game is satisfied;
Pre-decision means for deciding whether or not to allow the occurrence of winning before the display results of the plurality of variable display sections are derived and displayed;
The scrolling position of the identification information on the variable display section (the position where the symbol may be completely stopped, or the position where the identification information is finely moved in a state where the position of the winning line is clear) A plurality of stop position tables (for example, a frame number table) in which stop position data for determining the position are stored.
Stop operation detecting means for detecting a stop operation for stopping scrolling of the identification information (the identification information may be finely moved);
Stop position determining means for determining, using the stop position table, a scroll stop position of identification information in the variable display unit to be stopped when the stop operation is detected;
Scroll stop means for stopping the scrolling of the identification information in the variable display unit to be stopped at the scroll stop position determined by the stop position determining means;
A stop position for changing the stop position table used for determining the scroll stop position of the identification information in the variable display unit in which the scroll of the identification information has not yet stopped according to the scroll stop position determined by the stop position determining means. Table changing means.

  According to the above configuration, since the stop position table is dynamically changed according to the display result of the variable display unit in which the scrolling of the identification information has already stopped, according to the scroll stop state of the identification information in the variable display unit Control becomes possible, and the target game result can be drawn with higher accuracy.

    (1-2) The stop position table changing means has a single variable display unit in which the scrolling of the identification information is stopped in stages in each of the plurality of variable display units and the scroll of the identification information is not stopped. In step, the stop position table is changed.

  According to said structure, it can make it easier to draw in the target game result by adjusting a stop position table in the final stage of a game.

(1-3) Stopped variable display at the stage where the scroll of identification information is stopped in stages in each of the plurality of variable display sections and the number of variable display sections in which the scroll of identification information is not stopped becomes one. Whether or not a specific condition is satisfied that the combination of the identification information displayed by the section satisfies the condition for the winning mode and that the winning mode matches the determination result of the pre-determining means It further includes a determination means for determining,
In the stage where the scroll of the identification information is stopped in a stepwise manner in each of the plurality of variable display portions and the scroll of the identification information is not stopped in one step, the stop position table changing means is On the condition that the determination means determines that the specific condition is satisfied, the stop position table that has been selected is changed to a stop position table for generating the winning.

  According to the above configuration, the stop position table is not changed and wasteful control is not performed until a winning cannot be generated.

(1-4) As a winning combination, if the winning is not generated in the game in which winning is permitted by the prior determining means, the carryover combination in which the determination content of the prior determining means is carried over to the next game (for example, As shown in the clear condition column of FIG. 8, the non-carry-over combination (for example, the various conditions shown in the clear condition column of FIG. 8) is not carried over to BB, RB) and the next game. Such as small roles)
In each of the plurality of variable display portions, the scrolling of the identification information is stopped in a stepwise manner, and the number of variable display portions in which the scrolling of the identification information is not stopped becomes one. Reach determination means for determining whether or not a reach that satisfies a condition in which the combination of identification information displayed on the variable display portion satisfies the condition of winning a prize is established,
The stop position table changing means, when it is determined by the reach determining means that the reach has been established, the predetermination means is allowed to generate a winning combination corresponding to the reach. As a condition, the already selected stop position table is changed to a stop position table for generating a winning combination corresponding to the reach,
The reach determination means determines whether the reach of the non-carry-over combination is established or not before the reach of the carry-over combination is established.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to prevent as much as possible that the winning of the carryover combination occurs prior to the winning of the non-carrying combination and the opportunity to obtain the non-overtaking combination is lost.

(1-5) a plurality of types of stop control tables that store table specifying data (frame number table numbers) for specifying the stop position table;
Stop control table selection for selecting from among a plurality of types of stop control tables used for stop control of scrolling of the variable display unit in one game at a timing at which it is determined whether or not winning is allowed by the pre-determining means Further comprising means,
The stop position table changing means updates the table designation data stored in the stop control table to determine the scroll stop position of the identification information in the variable display unit where the scroll of the identification information is not stopped. The stop position table to be used is changed (for example, S16, S29).

  According to said structure, the stop control table according to the determination result of the prior determination means can be selected.

(1-6) a table used by the stop position table changing means to change the stop position table, further including a change table storing data specifying the stop position table to be changed;
As the change table,
A first change table (for example, a first stop-time change table) used in a stage before the number of variable display portions where the scrolling of the identification information has not stopped is one;
The second change table (for example, at the time of effective reach) used when the scrolling of the identification information is stopped in stages in each of the plurality of variable display sections and the number of variable display sections in which the scrolling of the identification information is not stopped becomes one. Change table), and
As the second change table for generating a specific winning combination, a plurality of types are defined (for example, bell, BB, RB shown in FIG. 31).

  According to said structure, the variation of an outcome can be enriched about a specific winning combination.

  (2) The stop position table (frame number table) corresponds to the arrangement position (A to U) of the identification information displayed on the variable display unit by the reel to be stopped when the stop operation is detected. Thus, stop position data indicating how many frames the reel is to be rotated from the arrangement position in units of identification information is stored. In the stop position table (frame number table), the identification information pattern displayed corresponding to each of the identification information patterns (A to U) to be displayed on the variable display unit by rotating the reel. The stop position data indicating how many frames the reel is rotated by the identification information unit is stored.

  The stop position determination means acquires information that can identify a pattern of identification information displayed on the variable display unit by the reel to be stopped when the stop operation is detected (the arrangement position of the identification information can be specified) The stop position corresponding to the acquired information is specified using the stop table.

  The slot machine is changed when the data changing means for changing the stop position table designation data of the stop control table changes the stop position table designation data in accordance with the reel rotation stop position determined by the stop position determination means. It further includes an index table for specifying stop position table designation data to be performed. S5 constitutes a first stop operation detecting means for detecting the stop operation of the first reel. S17 constitutes a reach-related stop operation detecting means for detecting a reel stop operation related to the establishment of reach. S30 constitutes a final reel stop operation detecting means for detecting the stop operation of the reel that stops last. A predetermined number of symbols are arranged on the reel. For example, the amount of movement that one symbol moves from the middle stage to the lower stage of the winning line as the reel rotates is changed by one frame of identification information (changes). ).

  By the slot machine 1, a plurality of reels, a start switch for starting the rotation of the plurality of reels, a plurality of stop switches for individually stopping the reels, and all the reels based on a start signal from the start switch A slot machine including reel drive control means for starting rotation and stopping rotation of the corresponding reel based on a stop signal from each stop switch, wherein the reel drive control means includes identification information for each reel. Specify stop frame number from stop frame number specification table (for example, frame number table) that stores frame number and advance frame number corresponding to (design), and frame number when stop signal is detected from each stop switch. Reads the number of advance frames stored in the table, and only this read number of advance frames Slot machine and a table data search means for advancing the frame number at the time of input of the stop signal is configured.

  S10 and S38 constitute frame feed stop means for advancing and stopping the reel by a predetermined number of frames based on the frame number table.

  The slot machine is provided separately from the game control means (for example, the game control board 100) for controlling the progress of the game and the game control means, and receives control information (for example, commands) from the game control means. And an effect control means (for example, an effect control board 101) for performing control corresponding to the progress of the game. In the above embodiment, information is transmitted only from the game control board 100 in one direction of the effect control board 101, and information is not transmitted in the reverse direction. However, the information may be transmitted from the effect control board 101 to the game control board 100 so that the information is bidirectionally transmitted and received between the game control board 100 and the effect control board 101. .

  (3) In the above-described embodiment, “the determination with the highest determination rate of the predetermined determination unit among the display results of the plurality of variable display units that are allowed to be derived and displayed according to the determination of the predetermined determination unit. The case where the “display result corresponding to” is the display result of the bell small role is illustrated. However, this is because the slot machine described in the present embodiment is a special device that increases the winning rate of small roles. Therefore, “a display result corresponding to a determination with the highest determination rate of the prior determination means among the display results of the plurality of variable display units that are allowed to be derived and displayed according to the determination of the prior determination means” Is not limited to the small bell role. For example, by changing the internal winning probability, “the determination rate of the predetermination unit is the highest among the display results of the plurality of variable display units that are allowed to be derived and displayed according to the determination of the predetermination unit The “display result corresponding to the determination” may be “out-of-display result”.

  (4) Stop operation means capable of performing an operation for stopping the rotation of the reel by the left stop button 41L, the middle stop button 41C, and the right stop button 41R, or a stop for stopping the scrolling of the identification information. An operating means is configured. The stop operation means is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels. The stop operation means is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of variable display portions. As shown in FIG. 4, the arrangement of the plurality of types of identification information is predetermined for each variable display unit (the scroll order of the plurality of types of identification information is predetermined for each variable display unit). Further, the arrangement of the plurality of types of identification information is predetermined for each reel. The plurality of types of identification information are arranged at predetermined intervals in a predetermined order on the outer periphery of each reel.

  Further, when the state is an effective reach state (effective reach), and the determination result by the prior determination unit is a content that displays a winning by a predetermined winning combination, by the operation of the stop operation unit The reel stop means (the scroll stop) is stopped when a stop condition is satisfied to stop the rotating reel (to stop the identification information in the variable display section during variable display or to stop scrolling the identification information in the variable display section). (Means) based on the identification information displayed on the variable display portion corresponding to the reel to be stopped when the stop condition is satisfied (the identification information scrolled to the variable display portion to be stopped when the stop condition is satisfied). The identification information corresponding to the winning combination is within a predetermined range (for example, a range of four identification information including the displayed identification information). If they are lined up (positioned), the reels are stopped so that the identification information stops on the variable display part to be stopped (the identification information is displayed as a display result of the variable display part to be stopped). If the identification information is not arranged (not located) within the predetermined range, it is arranged (positioned) within the predetermined range. The reel is stopped so that any one of the identification information stops on the variable display section to be stopped (the scroll is stopped so that any identification information is derived and displayed as a display result of the variable display section to be stopped). ). Identification information displayed on the variable display unit corresponding to the reel to be stopped when the stop condition (the operation signal of the stop operation means is detected) is established by the frame number table, and the identification information A stop position table that defines the number of reel frame advance based on the above is constructed. The change index table constitutes an index table in which index data for selecting the change table is stored. In the index table, change table designation data (number of first change table at the time of stop) specifying the change table to be selected is stored for each stop position (A to U) of the reel. The first change table (first stop change table) is designated by the change table designation data. The stop control table includes a stop position table specifying data storage area for storing stop position table specifying data for specifying the stop position table, and index table specifying data for storing index table specifying data for specifying the index table. A storage area is defined. The second change table (effective reach change table) is defined for each winning combination. The second change table stores stop position table specifying data (table specifying data) for specifying a stop position table to be selected. Further, stop position table specifying data (table specifying data) for specifying a stop position table to be selected is stored for each reel in the second change table. Furthermore, stop position table designation data (table designation data) for designating a stop position table to be selected is stored in the second change table for each winning line (upper, middle, lower).

  (5) Both the RAMs 113 and 133 of the game control board 100 and the effect control board 101 are configured so that the stored contents can be held for a predetermined period by a backup power source. However, only the RAM on one of the substrates may be backed up by a backup power source, and the RAM on both substrates may not be backed up.

  In the above embodiment, backup power sources are provided on both the game control board 100 and the effect control board 101. However, the backup power supply may not be provided on both the boards, and the backup power supply may be provided only on one of the boards. Further, the RAMs 113 and 133 may be backed up by a backup power source provided at a location different from both substrates, and the RAMs 113 and 133 may be backed up by a backup power source provided on one of the substrates.

  (6) As an example of the image display device, the liquid crystal display 50 has been described as an example. However, instead of a liquid crystal display, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display device, a FED (Field Emission Display), a PDP (Plasma Display Panel), an EL (Electro Luminescence), a fluorescent display tube, or a display device using LEDs is used. It may be adopted. Moreover, it is not restricted to such a display apparatus, A dot matrix display and a 7 segment display may be sufficient. Furthermore, a structure such as a doll driven by a solenoid, a motor, or the like may be disposed at a predetermined position of the slot machine 1 so that the doll performs a predetermined operation in response to a winning or the like. In these cases, a doll, an image display device, or the like constitutes an accompanying means (attached device) controlled by the effect control means.

  (7) As described with reference to FIG. 3, between the game control means and the effect control means, information is transmitted by one-way communication from the game control means to the effect control means. When a winning occurs, the CPU 112 on the game control board 100 side can execute control to give credits and can directly control to pay out medals. That is, the game control means further performs value addition control for giving a player value information (credit) that can be exchanged for a value object (medal) or a value object according to a display result of the variable display device. The value object is composed of medals. Value information that can be exchanged with the value object is constituted by the credit. The value object may not be reusable as a game medium such as a medal for a game, but may be a prize itself or a value object that can be used exclusively for prize exchange.

  (8) The game control board 100 constitutes a reel control means for controlling the reel, or a variable display control means for deriving and displaying the display result after the variable display device (reel unit 4) starts to fluctuate. The reel unit 4 constitutes a variable display device having a plurality of variable display portions whose display states can be changed. Further, the game control board 100 constitutes value addition control means for performing control for giving a predetermined valuable value. The game control board 100 constitutes game control means for controlling the game state.

  The effect control board 101 constitutes image display control means for controlling display of the image display device (for example, the liquid crystal display 50). The external output board 104 constitutes a game information output board (game information output means) for outputting game information of the slot machine. The game state information related to the game state is configured by the RB signal and the BB signal.

  The start lever 42 constitutes start operation means for performing an operation for starting the game. And the said variable display apparatus starts a fluctuation | variation by operation of this start operation means. In the slot machine, a plurality of types of winning combinations (for example, a small role, a replay, a big bonus, and a regular bonus) are determined in advance, and whether or not a winning is permitted is determined for each of the plurality of types of winning combinations. And a plurality of types of winning combinations in which a winning is not generated by the winning combination in a game in which winning by the winning combination is permitted. In the next game, a bonus combination (for example, a big bonus) that is allowed to be generated by the winning combination is included. Value storage means (for example, RAM 113) for storing the valuable value owned by the player, and bet number setting operation means capable of setting the bet number using the valuable value stored in the value storage means (For example, a single BET button 43 and a MAX BET button 44).

(9) As the change table,
A first change table (for example, a first stop change table) used in a stage before the number of unstopped reels becomes one;
A second change table (for example, an effective reach change table) used when each of the plurality of reels is stopped in stages and the number of unstopped reels becomes one is defined,
As the second change table for generating a specific winning combination, a plurality of types are defined (for example, bell, BB, RB shown in FIG. 31).

  According to said structure, the variation of an outcome can be enriched about a specific winning combination.

  (10) The specific winning combination is a big bonus or a regular bonus (for example, BB and RB shown in FIG. 31).

  According to said structure, the variation of the appearance about a big bonus or a regular bonus can be made abundant.

  (11) The stop position table changing means, when the specific condition is established for both the winning of the carryover combination and the winning of the non-carryover combination, the stop position table already selected Change to a stop position table for generating a winning (for example, since the non-carry-over combination is preferentially determined in S19 to S22 in FIG. 12, the carry-over combination and the non-carry-over combination are elected internally, and When “tempered”, the frame number table number is changed in S25 to S29 in favor of the non-carryover combination).

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to prevent as much as possible that the winning of the carryover combination occurs prior to the winning of the non-carrying combination and the opportunity to obtain the non-overtaking combination is lost.

  (12) In the above embodiment, the reels 4L, 4C, 4R are completely stopped when the display results of the reels 4L, 4C, 4R are finalized. However, even when the display result of each reel 4L, 4C, 4R is finalized, each reel 4L, 4C, 4R may be slightly moved up and down to such an extent that the winning line where the symbol is stopped does not fluctuate. . As described above, the display results are confirmed by slightly moving the reels 4L, 4C, and 4R up and down, and the reels 4L, 4C, and 4R are completely stopped without being slightly moved up and down. The concept is called “quasi-stop”.

  A plurality of types of stop control tables (for example, FIG. 17) having different contents corresponding to the winning combination (for example, the bell small role shown in FIG. 5) having the highest frequency at which the occurrence of the winning is permitted by the pre-determining means. A plurality of stop control tables corresponding to “bells” are defined.

  (13) Each embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

FIG. 2 is an overall front view of the slot machine. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the connection condition of the various board | substrates and electrical components which were provided in the slot machine. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the structure of a game control board and an effect control board. It is a figure which shows a symbol arrangement | sequence table. It is a figure which shows the kind etc. of winning combination. It is a figure for demonstrating the stop position of a reel. It is a figure for demonstrating a prohibition eye. It is a figure for demonstrating an internal winning flag. It is a figure for demonstrating an internal winning flag. It is a figure for demonstrating the table used for control of a reel. It is a flowchart which shows the stop control procedure of a reel. It is a flowchart which shows the stop control procedure of a reel. It is a flowchart which shows the stop control procedure of a reel. It is a figure which shows a stop control procedure example. It is a figure which shows a stop control procedure example. It is a figure which shows a stop control procedure example. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a stop control table. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a stop control table. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a frame number table. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a frame number table. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a frame number table. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a frame number table. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a frame number table. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a frame number table. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a frame number table. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a frame number table. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a change index table. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a change index table. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a change index table. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a 1st stop change data table. It is a figure which shows the specific example of an effective reach change table.

Explanation of symbols

  1 slot machine, 4 reel unit, 4L, 4C, 4R reel, 41L, 41C, 41R stop button, 42 start lever, 43 1 BET button, 44 MAXBET button, 50 liquid crystal display, 100 game control board, 111 game control Control unit on the board side.

Claims (11)

A game can be started by setting the number of bets placed on one game, and the display of the plurality of variable display units in a variable display device having a plurality of variable display units capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information. A slot machine in which an end condition for one game is established by derivation and display of a result, and a winning can be generated according to a display result of the plurality of variable display units,
A reel provided corresponding to each of the plurality of variable display portions, and the plurality of types of identification information arranged;
Rotation starting means for starting rotation of all reels when the condition for starting the game is satisfied;
Pre-decision means for deciding whether or not to allow the occurrence of winning before the display results of the plurality of variable display sections are derived and displayed;
A plurality of stop position tables storing stop position data for determining the stop position of the reel;
Stop operation detecting means for detecting a stop operation for stopping the rotation of the reel;
Stop position determining means for determining a stop position of a reel to be stopped using the stop position table when the stop operation is detected;
Reel stop means for stopping rotation of the reel to be stopped at the stop position determined by the stop position determining means;
And a stop position table changing means for changing a stop position table used for determining a stop position of an unstopped reel in accordance with the stop position determined by the stop position determining means. .   The stop position table changing means changes the stop position table when each of the plurality of reels stops in stages and the number of unstopped reels becomes one. The described slot machine. When each of the plurality of reels stops in stages and the number of unstopped reels becomes one, a combination of identification information displayed on the plurality of variable display portions by the stopped reels becomes a winning mode. And further includes a discriminating unit that discriminates whether or not a specific condition is satisfied that the condition is satisfied and the winning mode matches the determination result of the pre-determining unit,
The stop position table changing means determines that the specific condition is satisfied by the determining means when each of the plurality of reels stops in a stepwise manner and the number of unstopped reels becomes one. 3. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the stop position table that has already been selected is changed to a stop position table for generating the winning, on the condition that As a winning combination, if the winning is not allowed in the game that has been allowed to win by the predetermining means, the predetermination is determined for the carryover combination and the next game in which the content determined by the predetermining means is carried over to the next game. Non-carry-over roles that are not carried over are determined.
When each of the plurality of reels stops in stages and the number of unstopped reels becomes one, a combination of identification information displayed on the plurality of variable display portions by the stopped reels becomes a winning mode. Reach determination means for determining whether or not a reach that satisfies the condition is established,
The stop position table changing means, when it is determined by the reach determining means that the reach has been established, the predetermination means is allowed to generate a winning combination corresponding to the reach. As a condition, the already selected stop position table is changed to a stop position table for generating a winning combination corresponding to the reach,
3. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the reach determination unit determines whether the reach of the non-carry-over combination is established before the reach of the carry-over combination is established. . A plurality of types of stop control tables for storing table designation data for designating the stop position table;
A stop control table selecting means for selecting a stop control table used for reel stop control in one game from a plurality of types at a timing at which it is determined whether or not a winning is allowed by the pre-determining means; Including
The stop position table changing means changes a stop position table used for determining a stop position of an unstopped reel by updating table designation data stored in the stop control table. The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   6. The slot machine according to claim 5, wherein a plurality of the stop control tables are defined for a maximum bet number. Big bonuses and regular bonuses are defined as winning roles,
The stop control table selected by the stop control table selecting means when the big bonus winning is allowed, and the stop selected by the stop control table selecting means when the regular bonus winning is allowed 7. The slot machine according to claim 5, wherein the slot machine is also used as a control table.   2. The table used by the stop position table changing means for changing the stop position table, further comprising a change table storing data specifying the stop position table to be changed. The slot machine according to claim 7. The pre-determining means determines for each winning role whether or not to allow the occurrence of winning,
Among the display results of the plurality of variable display units that are allowed to be derived and displayed according to the determination of the prior determination unit, in response to the display result corresponding to the determination with the highest determination rate of the prior determination unit, The slot machine according to any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein a plurality of types of stop control tables having different contents are defined.   9. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of stop control tables are defined corresponding to a specific winning combination.   The slot machine according to claim 10, wherein the specific winning combination is a big bonus or a regular bonus.

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