JP2008043512A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (5)

A variable display unit that variably displays each of a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified and displays and displays a display result, and when the specific display result is derived and displayed on the variable display unit, shifts to a specific gaming state, A gaming machine that pays out a prize game medium as a prize based on winning of a game medium in a prize area,
A variable winning device capable of changing between an open state in which a game medium can be won in a predetermined prize area and a closed state in which a game medium cannot be won in the predetermined prize area;
A winning detection means for detecting that a game medium has won in the predetermined winning area and outputting a winning detection signal;
A game that receives a winning detection signal from the winning detection means, executes a game control process for controlling the progress of the game, and transmits an effect control command for controlling an electric component for effect provided in the gaming machine Control means;
Effect control means for executing effect control processing for controlling electric parts for effect according to the effect control command transmitted by the game control means,
The game control means includes
A winning detection command transmitting means for transmitting, to the effect control means, a winning detection command indicating that the game medium has been won in the predetermined winning area in response to the input of the winning detection signal; ,
Pre-determining means for determining whether or not the display result of the variable display of the identification information of the variable display unit is the specific display result;
Gaming state transition means for transitioning the gaming state to the specific gaming state when the prior determination means determines that the display result of the variable display is the specific display result;
Variable winning device opening and closing means for opening and closing the variable winning device when the gaming state is shifted to the specific gaming state by the gaming state transition means;
The production control means includes
Variable display execution means for executing variable display of identification information of the variable display unit based on the determination result of the prior determination unit, and deriving and displaying the display result on the variable display unit;
An abnormality notifying means for executing an abnormality notification indicating that an abnormality has occurred in the winning state of the game medium in the winning area when the winning detection command is received when the gaming state is not shifted to the specific gaming state; Including
The abnormality notification unit is configured to execute the abnormality notification execution time that is an execution time of the abnormality notification even when the variable display execution unit performs variable display of the identification information of the variable display unit. A gaming machine characterized by continuing abnormality notification. The production control means
A reception number counting means for counting the number of receptions of the winning detection command from the game control means;
A winning number display means for displaying the number of receptions of the winning detection command counted by the reception number counting means as the number of winnings of the game medium in the winning area when the gaming state is shifted to the specific gaming state; The gaming machine according to claim 1. The production control means
In accordance with the value of the effect progress data indicating the progress state of the effect control process, the effect control process is executed,
Effect progress data setting means for setting the value of the effect progress data according to the progress state of the effect control process;
When the winning detection command is received, it is determined whether or not the gaming state has been shifted to the specific gaming state by the gaming state transition unit based on the value of the presentation progress data set by the presentation progress data setting unit. Game state determining means,
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the abnormality notification means performs abnormality notification when it is determined by the gaming state determination means that the gaming state is not shifted to the specific gaming state. The effect progress data setting means sets a value smaller than a predetermined value in the effect progress data when the game effect corresponding to the specific game state is not executed, and when the game effect corresponding to the specific game state is executed Set a value greater than or equal to the specified value in the production progress data,
The gaming state determining means determines whether or not the value of the effect progress data set by the effect progress data setting means is a predetermined value or more, so that the gaming state is changed to the specific gaming state by the game state transition means. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein it is determined whether or not a transition has been made. The game control means
Game control storage means for storing data indicating the progress of the game;
Initialization means for initializing the stored contents of the game control storage means;
An initialization command transmitting means for transmitting, as an effect control command, an effect command to the effect control means when the initialization process is performed by the initialize means,
In response to receiving the initialization command, the production control unit controls an electrical component for production and performs initialization notification indicating that initialization processing has been performed by the initialization unit Including notification means,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the initialization notification unit executes the initialization notification in preference to abnormality notification by the abnormality notification unit.