JP2008136683A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of preventing the play from becoming monotonous by diversifying the game property. <P>SOLUTION: When a start lever 71, attached at the nearly left center of a front door 12 in the slot machine 10, is operated, a lottery for winning a winning combination is executed, and rotation of reels 42L, 42M and 42R, visible through display windows 31L, 31M and 31R, is started. After that, when stop switches 72-74 are operated, rotation of the corresponding reels 42L, 42M and 42R is stopped. Under a regular game state, the reels 42L, 42M and 42R are controlled to stop after sliding by four symbols at the maximum after the stop switches 72-74 are operated. On the other hand, under a CB game state, the left reel 42L is controlled to stop after sliding by one symbol at the maximum after the left stop switch 72 is operated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

  An example of a gaming machine that stops after rotating a plurality of reels is a slot machine. In the slot machine, a plurality of symbols are given to the outer peripheral portion of each reel, and a part of the symbols given to each reel is visible through the display window. Then, when the player inserts a medal, an effective line is set.After that, when the player operates the start lever, a lottery of a role is performed inside the slot machine and each reel starts rotating. After the reels start to rotate, the player operates the stop switch so that the reels are sequentially stopped and one game is completed. When all the reels stop rotating, the winning combination is awarded when the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is stopped on the active line. For example, when a small combination winning is established, a privilege of paying out a predetermined number of medals is granted. Is done. In addition, when a bonus combination winning is established, a privilege is given to shift the gaming state from the normal gaming state to a special gaming state advantageous to the player.

When a transition is made to the special game state, it is common that a small role winning is established with a higher probability than in the normal game state, and more medals can be obtained in a shorter time than when playing in the normal game state. The special gaming state is generally terminated when a predetermined number of games are played or when a predetermined number of medals are paid out (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-122401 A

  However, in the case of such a configuration, it has been assumed that if the probability of winning a small role winning is excluded, the change in gameability in each gaming state is poor, and the gameability is not diversified. As a result, in the special game state, many medals can be obtained before the end condition is satisfied, but there is a concern that the game in the special game state may be monotonous.

  The above problem is not limited to the slot machine, but also applies to other gaming machines that display a variety of patterns in a variable manner and then end the variable display based on the operation of the stop operation means.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing monotonization of a game by diversifying game play.

  Hereinafter, effective means for solving the above-described problems will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for easy understanding, the corresponding configuration in the embodiment of the invention is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses.

Means 1. A plurality of revolving bodies (reels 42L, 42M, 42R) that circulate in the circumferential direction and are provided with a plurality of types of patterns (designs) in the circumferential direction;
Display windows (display windows 31L, 31M, 31R) that make it possible to visually recognize a part (three) of the patterns for each of the circular bodies,
Start operation means (start lever 71) operated to start the circulation of each of the circuit bodies;
A plurality of stop operation means (stop switches 72 to 74) operated to individually stop the circulation of each of the circulating bodies;
Lottery means (lottery processing function S608 of the main control device 131) for lottery based on the operation of the start operation means;
A driving means (stepping motor 61) provided for each of the rotating bodies, for rotating the rotating bodies;
Each of the circulating bodies is started based on the operation of the starting operation means, and the circulation of the corresponding rotating bodies is stopped based on the lottery result of the lottery means and the operation of the stop operation means. Drive control means (reel control processing function S609 of the main control device 131) for driving and controlling the drive means;
A privilege granting means (payout determination processing function S1014 of the main control device 131, medal payout processing function S610) for granting a privilege to the player as a winning combination when the combination of predetermined patterns at the effective position is stopped;
When the special picture combination (CB pattern combination) stops at the effective position, the special game state in which the game state is shifted from the normal game state (normal game state) to the special game state (CB game state) advantageous to the player. In a gaming machine provided with transition means (CB game state processing function S611 of the main control device 131),
In the lottery where the winning combination is performed, the first winning combination (replay) and the second winning combination (SB) have the opportunity to win the winning combination, and only the second winning combination is won. Set it so that there are no opportunities,
When the gaming state is the normal gaming state, the first driving unit performs stop driving control of each driving unit so as to stop the lap of each rotating body within a predetermined period (190 msec) determined in advance from the operation timing of the stopping operation unit. Stop drive control means (reel stop processing functions S1006 to S1010 of the main controller 131 in the normal game state);
When the gaming state is the special gaming state, a predetermined rotating body (left reel 42L) among the rotating bodies is stopped for a second specified period (75 msec) shorter than the specified period from the operation timing of the stop operation means. Second stop drive control means (the left reel stop processing function S1006 to S1010 of the main control device 131 in the CB game state) for stopping and controlling the corresponding drive means;
Second gaming state transition for transitioning the gaming state to the second gaming state (SB game state) based on the combination of the second symbol (“chance” symbol) corresponding to the second combination stopped at the effective position Means (SB game state transition processing S2403 to S2405 of the main control device 131),
The stop driving control means is configured such that the lottery result of the winning combination is both the first winning combination and the second winning combination, and the first pattern ("replay" symbol) corresponding to the first winning combination is set to the effective position. When the stop operation means is operated at a timing that can be reached, the drive means is stopped and controlled to stop at the effective position with priority on the first pattern,
The first design and the second design are arranged at least on the predetermined circuit body, and the circuit board on which the second design is arranged has the first game and the second game in the normal gaming state. When both of them are won and the corresponding stop operation means is operated at a timing at which the second design can reach the effective position during the specified period, the first design can be stopped at the effective position. So that the first design and the second design are arranged,
further,
The predetermined circuit body can win both the first role and the second role in the special gaming state, and the second design can reach the effective position during the second specified period. When the corresponding stop operation means is operated at the timing when the picture at a predetermined position reaches the effective position, the first picture and the first picture are prevented from being stopped at the effective position. A gaming machine characterized in that a second pattern is arranged.

  According to the means 1, in the normal game state, each circuit is controlled to stop within a specified period from the operation timing of the stop operation means, whereas in the special game state, the control is performed from the operation timing of the stop operation means. The stop control of the predetermined circuit body is performed so as to stop in the second specified period shorter than the period. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to change the stopping mode of the predetermined circuit body under the normal gaming state and the special gaming state, thereby making it possible to diversify the gaming characteristics. Further, since the predetermined circuit body is stopped in the second specified period shorter than the specified period, it is necessary to operate the stop operating means with the aim of the pattern more accurately than in the normal gaming state. Therefore, it is possible to more strongly encourage active participation in the game, and it is possible to prevent the game under the special game state from becoming monotonous.

  In addition, the lottery for which the lottery is performed is set so that the lottery result of the role is won for both the first and second roles, and there is no chance for only the second role to be won. ing. And, when the lottery result of the combination is won for both the first combination and the second combination, and the stop operation means is operated at a timing at which the first pattern corresponding to the first combination can reach the effective position The stop control of each orbiting body is performed so that the first pattern is preferentially stopped at the effective position. The orbiting body in which the second pattern is arranged is a corresponding stop at a timing when both the first role and the second role are won in the normal gaming state, and the second pattern can reach the effective position within the specified period. When the operation means is operated, the first picture and the second picture are arranged so that the first picture can be stopped at the effective position. Therefore, when the first combination and the second combination are won in the normal gaming state and the stop operation means is operated to stop the second pattern at the effective position, the first pattern stops at the effective position. Become. Therefore, a program for stopping the second picture at the effective position under the normal gaming state becomes unnecessary, and it becomes possible to suppress an increase in the amount of data related to the stop control of the circulating body. Furthermore, in the special game state, because the stop control different from the normal game state is performed for the predetermined circuit body, it is necessary to store a program for performing the stop control according to the game state, and the amount of data related to the stop control There is concern about an increase in However, in this configuration in which a program for stopping the second picture at the effective position is not required under the normal gaming state, it is possible to suitably suppress an increase in the amount of data related to the stop control.

  In addition, the predetermined circuit body can win both the first role and the second role in the special gaming state, and the second pattern can reach the effective position during the second specified period. The first picture and the second picture are arranged so that the first picture cannot be stopped at the valid position when the corresponding stop operation means is operated at the timing of reaching the valid position. Accordingly, there is no opportunity for the second picture combination to stop at the effective position under the normal gaming state, while there is an opportunity for the second picture combination to stop at the effective position under the special gaming state. And when the combination of the 2nd pattern stops in an effective position, a gaming state shifts to the 2nd gaming state. With this configuration, the player who wants to shift the gaming state to the second gaming state is urged to operate the stop operation means corresponding to the predetermined orbiting body at the timing when the picture at the predetermined position reaches the effective position. This makes it possible to prevent the game under the special gaming state from becoming monotonous.

  As a result, it is possible to suppress an increase in the amount of data related to stop control while suppressing monotonization of the game by diversifying game play.

  The “combination of winning designs” means not only a combination in which the winning design attached to each orbiting body is stopped at an effective position, but also a winning design attached to a specific orbiting object and other orbiting objects. Also included is a combination in which an arbitrary picture attached to is stopped at an effective position. The same applies to the following.

  Mean 2. In the above means 1, there is provided special game state ending means (CB game state end processing S2406 and S2407 of the main control device 131) for ending the special game state when the second combination is won in the special game state. A gaming machine characterized by that.

  According to the means 2, when the second combination is won in the special gaming state, the special gaming state is terminated. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to make the end timing of the special gaming state depend on the player's luck, and it is possible to suppress the monotonous game under the special gaming state. In addition, it is possible to perform a lottery for determining whether or not to end the special gaming state in the role lottery, and it is possible to diversify the game with a relatively simple configuration.

  Means 3. In the above means 2, there is provided an invalidating means (a winning flag clearing process S603 of the main control device 131) for invalidating the winning result until the next winning lottery is performed when the winning combination is a plurality of winning combinations. A gaming machine characterized by that.

  According to the means 3, when both the first combination and the second combination are won, the winning result is invalidated until the next lottery is performed. In other words, the result of winning the first role and the second role is valid only for the game round in which the role is drawn, and when the first role and the second role are both won in the special gaming state, The special gaming state ends regardless of whether or not the pattern combination has stopped at the effective position. With such a configuration, the player's degree of advantage can be changed depending on whether or not the combination of the second pattern has stopped at the effective position at the end timing of the special gaming state. If the combination of the second pattern is stopped at the effective position, the special game state shifts to the second game state. On the other hand, if the combination of the second pattern is not stopped at the effective position, the special game is performed without shifting to the second game state. This is because the state ends. Therefore, in consideration of the case where the second combination is won, it is possible to prompt the user to operate each stop operating means to stop the combination of the second pattern at the effective position, and it is preferable to monotonize the game in the special game state. Can be suppressed.

  Means 4. In the above means 2 or 3, when the gaming state is the special gaming state and the third symbol combination (small character symbol combination) is stopped at the effective position, the game medium is stored regardless of the lottery result of the symbol. Second privilege granting means for granting a privilege to be paid out (payout determination processing function S1014 of the main control device 131 in the CB game state) and a game paid out after shifting to the special game state Special game state ending means (CB game state end processing S2406 to S2408 of the main control device 131) for ending the special game state when the number of media reaches a predetermined number (253) determined in advance. A gaming machine characterized by that.

  According to the means 4, the special game state is ended when a predetermined number of game media are paid out after the transition to the special game state. In such a configuration, there is a possibility that the game under the special game state becomes a game for receiving a predetermined number of game medium payouts, and the game under the special game state may become monotonous. However, even when the second combination is won, the second gaming state is ended, so that it is possible to set an opportunity for the second gaming state to end without paying out a predetermined number of game media. It is possible to suitably suppress monotonous gaming under the two gaming state.

  Means 5. The gaming machine according to any one of the above means 2 to 4, wherein the lottery combination is set so that the lottery result of the combination wins only the first combination.

  According to the means 5, since the chance that the lottery result of the combination is won only for the first combination is generated, in the game times where the winning corresponding to the first combination is established, the game times selected for the second combination, Game times that have not been won in the second role can be provided. Therefore, the special gaming state does not end when a prize corresponding to the first combination is established for a player who has not operated each stop operating means to stop the combination of the second picture at the effective position under the special gaming state. It is possible to play a game while expecting it. As a result, it is possible to preferably suppress monotonization of the game under the special game state regardless of the skill of the player.

  Means 6. In any one of the means 1 to means 5, when the gaming state is the special gaming state, the other rotating bodies (the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R) other than the predetermined rotating body are operated by the operation timing of the stop operation means. To the third stop drive control means (the middle reel and right reel stop processing functions S1006 to S1010 in the main controller 131 in the CB game state) for stopping and controlling the corresponding drive means so as to be stopped during the specified period. A featured gaming machine.

  According to the means 6, when the gaming state is the special gaming state, the corresponding driving means is stopped and controlled so as to be stopped for a predetermined period from the operation timing of the stop operating means for the other rotating bodies other than the predetermined rotating body. The By adopting such a configuration, it is only necessary to perform stop drive control similar to that in the normal gaming state for other circuit bodies, and to suppress an increase in a new program for performing stop control of other circuit bodies under the special game state. can do. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in the amount of data related to stop control.

  Means 7. In the above means 6, the third stop drive control means is characterized in that the lottery result of the winning combination is both the first winning combination and the second winning combination, and at least prior to the second stopping drive control means, the driving means When the stop driving control is performed, if the first picture can reach the effective position, the corresponding driving means is stopped and controlled to stop the first picture at the effective position with priority. A gaming machine characterized by

  According to the means 7, both the first role and the second role are won in the special gaming state, and when the other circuit bodies are stopped at least before the predetermined circuit body, the first picture can reach the effective position. If possible, stop control is performed so that the first pattern is preferentially stopped at the effective position. When the corresponding stop operation means is operated at the timing at which the second pattern can reach the effective position within the specified period, the first pattern is stopped at the effective position. The 1st picture is arranged so that it can do. Therefore, when the stop operation means corresponding to another orbiting body is operated before the predetermined orbiting body at the above timing, the first pattern stops at the effective position, and the combination of the second pattern is stopped at the effective position. It is not possible. By adopting such a configuration, it is common to use a program for stopping other circuit bodies at least before a predetermined circuit body under a special gaming state and a program for stopping other circuit bodies under a normal game state. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in the amount of data related to stop control.

  Means 8. In the above means 6 or 7, the third stop drive control means wins both the first role and the second role and performs stop drive control of the drive means after the second stop drive control means. When the second design stops at the effective position without stopping the first design of the predetermined orbiting body, the second design can reach the effective position. If there is a game machine, stop driving control is performed on the corresponding driving means so as to stop the second picture at the effective position with priority.

  According to the means 8, when both the first role and the second role are won in the special gaming state and the other circuit bodies are stopped after the predetermined circuit body, the first pattern of the predetermined circuit body stops at the effective position. If the second picture is stopped at the effective position without any problem, stop control is performed so that the second picture is preferentially stopped at the effective position if the second picture can reach the effective position. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to leave room for the combination of the second pattern to stop at the effective position when the stop operation means is operated so as to stop the predetermined circuit body before other circuit bodies. In the special gaming state, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of a malfunction that does not stop even though each stop operating means is operated to stop the combination of the second picture at the effective position.

Means 9. In any one of the above means 1 to 8, the first stop drive control means, as a stop mode for stopping the orbiting body, reaches the effective position at the operation timing of the stop operation means. A stop mode in which the stop is stopped at the effective position and a stop mode in which the reaching pattern is stopped after being moved by a predetermined number of patterns (1 to 4 symbols) on the side of the circuit body. Having a stop mode,
The orbital body in which the second pattern is arranged has a maximum distance between the first pattern that reaches the effective position first and the first pattern that reaches the effective position next that the reached pattern can move during the specified period. A gaming machine, wherein the first design is arranged so that a specific section equal to or less than the number of designs (4 designs) is formed, and the second design is arranged in the specific section.

  According to the means 9, the orienting body in which the second pattern is arranged has the interval between the first pattern that reaches the effective position first and the first pattern that reaches the effective position next, so that the reached pattern can move within the specified period. The first pattern is arranged so that a specific section equal to or less than the maximum number of patterns is formed, and the second pattern is arranged in this specific section. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to cause the second design to reach the effective position during the specified period, and to stop the stop operation means at a timing when the first design that has reached the effective position first has not reached the effective position. When operated, the first picture that reaches the effective position first can be stopped at the effective position. In addition, when the first design that reaches the effective position first passes through the effective position and the second design can be reached at the effective position, or the stop operation means is operated at the time when it reaches the effective position. Even so, the first pattern that reaches the effective position next can be stopped at the effective position. Therefore, when the stop operation means is operated at a timing at which the second pattern can reach the effective position, the first pattern can be stopped at the effective position regardless of the operation timing. As a result, there is no need for a program for stopping the second picture at the effective position under the normal gaming state, and it is possible to suppress an increase in the amount of data related to the stop control of the circulating body.

Means 10. In any one of the above means 1 to 9, the first stop drive control means has reached the effective position at the operation timing of the stop operation means as a stop mode for stopping the circulation of the rotating body. A stop mode in which the stop is stopped at the effective position and a stop mode in which the reaching pattern is stopped after being moved by a predetermined number of patterns (1 to 4 symbols) on the side of the circuit body. Having a stop mode,
An interval between the first pattern that reaches the effective position first and the first pattern that reaches the effective position next to the orbiting body to which the first pattern is attached can move the reaching pattern during the specified period. A gaming machine characterized in that the first design is arranged so that the maximum number of designs (4 designs) or less.

  According to the means 10, the orbital body in which the first pattern is arranged has an interval between the first pattern that reaches the effective position first and the first pattern that reaches the effective position next. The 1st picture is arranged so that it may become below the maximum number of pictures which can move. By adopting such a configuration, in the normal gaming state, the combination of the first picture can be stopped at the effective position regardless of the operation timing of each stop operation means, and the winning corresponding to the first combination is established. Benefits can be granted. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of a problem that none of the winnings are established in spite of the fact that a plurality of combinations of the first combination and the second combination are won in the normal gaming state.

  Means 11. In any one of the above-described means 1 to 10, the display window is configured so that at least a plurality of patterns attached to the predetermined circuit body can be visually recognized, and a plurality of positions are provided using each position at which these patterns are visible. An effective position setting means (main control device 131) for setting an effective position is provided, and the predetermined circuit body is provided with “(the above-mentioned) on at least one of the side of the predetermined circuit body and the opposite side from the second pattern. The first pattern and the first pattern are formed so that a non-arranged section (10th to 11th sections) in which the first design is not disposed in a range equal to or less than the number of designs visible from the display window) -1 ”design. A gaming machine characterized in that a second pattern is arranged.

  According to the means 11, the predetermined orbiting body has a range of “(the number of patterns visible from the display window) −1” or less on at least one of the second orbiting side of the predetermined orbiting body and the opposite side thereof. The first design and the second design are arranged so that a non-arranged section in which no first design is arranged is formed. By adopting such a configuration, even if a plurality of effective positions are set, the second pattern of the predetermined orbiting body stops at the one effective position, and the first pattern of the predetermined orbiting body stops at another effective position. Opportunities can be provided.

  Means 12. In any one of the above-mentioned means 1 to 11, the third combination (RT) that is not drawn when the gaming state is the normal gaming state and is drawn when the gaming state is the second gaming state. When the combination of the third symbol (RT symbol) corresponding to the third role is stopped at the effective position under the second gaming state, the gaming state is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state. A gaming machine comprising third game state transition means (RT game state transition processing S2505 to S2507 of the main control device 131) for shifting to three game states (RT game state).

  According to the means 12, in the second gaming state, when the third combination lottery is performed and the combination of the third pattern stops at the valid position, the gaming state is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state. Migrate to With such a configuration, the player's degree of advantage can be changed depending on whether or not the combination of the second pattern has stopped at the effective position at the end timing of the special gaming state. When the combination of the second picture is stopped at the effective position, there is room for transition from the special gaming state to the second gaming state and further to the third gaming state. On the other hand, if the combination of the second pattern is not stopped at the effective position, the special gaming state is terminated without shifting to the second gaming state, and there is no room for shifting to the third gaming state. Therefore, in consideration of the case where the second combination is won, it is possible to prompt the user to operate each stop operating means to stop the combination of the second pattern at the effective position, and it is preferable to monotonize the game in the special game state. Can be suppressed.

Means 13. A plurality of revolving bodies (reels 42L, 42M, 42R) that circulate in the circumferential direction and are provided with a plurality of types of patterns (designs) in the circumferential direction;
Display windows (display windows 31L, 31M, 31R) that make it possible to visually recognize a part (three) of the patterns for each of the circular bodies,
Start operation means (start lever 71) operated to start the circulation of each of the circuit bodies;
A plurality of stop operation means (stop switches 72 to 74) operated to individually stop the circulation of each of the circulating bodies;
Lottery means (lottery processing function S608 of the main control device 131) for lottery based on the operation of the start operation means;
A driving means (stepping motor 61) provided for each of the rotating bodies, for rotating the rotating bodies;
Each of the circulating bodies is started based on the operation of the starting operation means, and the circulation of the corresponding rotating bodies is stopped based on the lottery result of the lottery means and the operation of the stop operation means. Drive control means (reel control processing function S609 of the main control device 131) for driving and controlling the drive means;
A privilege granting means (payout determination processing function S1014 of the main control device 131, medal payout processing function S610) for granting a privilege to the player as a winning combination when the combination of predetermined patterns at the effective position is stopped;
When the special picture combination (CB pattern combination) stops at the effective position, the special game state in which the game state is shifted from the normal game state (normal game state) to the special game state (CB game state) advantageous to the player. In a gaming machine provided with transition means (CB game state processing function S611 of the main control device 131),
In the lottery where the winning combination is performed, the first winning combination (replay) and the second winning combination (SB) have the opportunity to win the winning combination, and only the second winning combination is won. Set it so that there are no opportunities,
When the gaming state is the normal gaming state, the first driving unit performs stop driving control of each driving unit so as to stop the lap of each rotating body within a predetermined period (190 msec) determined in advance from the operation timing of the stopping operation unit. Stop drive control means (reel stop processing functions S1006 to S1010 of the main controller 131 in the normal game state);
When the gaming state is the special gaming state, stop driving control is performed on the corresponding driving means so that all of the circulating bodies are stopped for a second specified period (75 msec) shorter than the specified period from the operation timing of the stop operating means. Second stop drive control means (left reel stop processing functions S1006 to S1010 of the main controller 131 in the CB game state),
Second gaming state transition for transitioning the gaming state to the second gaming state (SB game state) based on the combination of the second symbol (“chance” symbol) corresponding to the second combination stopped at the effective position Means (SB game state transition processing S2403 to S2405 of the main control device 131),
The stop driving control means is configured such that the lottery result of the winning combination is both the first winning combination and the second winning combination, and the first pattern ("replay" symbol) corresponding to the first winning combination is set to the effective position. When the stop operation means is operated at a timing that can be reached, the drive means is stopped and controlled to stop at the effective position with priority on the first pattern,
The first design and the second design are arranged on all of the circuit bodies, and both the first role and the second role are won in the normal gaming state, and the second design is selected during the specified period. The first design and the second design are arranged so that the first design can be stopped at the effective location when the corresponding stop operation means is operated at a timing capable of reaching the effective location. And
further,
It is possible for all of the circuit bodies to win both the first role and the second role in the special gaming state, and to allow the second design to reach the effective position during the second specified period. In order to prevent the first picture from being stopped at the effective position when the corresponding stop operation means is operated at the timing when the picture at the predetermined position has reached the effective position, A gaming machine in which the second pattern is arranged.

  According to the means 13, in the normal gaming state, each circuit body is controlled to stop within a specified period from the operation timing of the stop operating means, whereas in the special gaming state, the control is performed from the operation timing of the stop operating means. Stop control of each orbiting body is performed so as to stop in the second specified period shorter than the period. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to change the stopping mode of each circuit body under the normal gaming state and the special gaming state, thereby making it possible to diversify the gaming characteristics. In addition, since each orbiting body stops in a second specified period shorter than the specified period, it is necessary to operate the stop operation means aiming at the pattern more accurately than in the normal gaming state. Therefore, it is possible to more strongly encourage active participation in the game, and it is possible to prevent the game under the special game state from becoming monotonous.

  In addition, the lottery for which the lottery is performed is set so that the lottery result of the role is won for both the first and second roles, and there is no chance for only the second role to be won. ing. And, when the lottery result of the combination is won for both the first combination and the second combination, and the stop operation means is operated at a timing at which the first pattern corresponding to the first combination can reach the effective position The stop control of each orbiting body is performed so that the first pattern is preferentially stopped at the effective position. In each circuit, the corresponding stop operation means were operated at a timing at which both the first role and the second role were won in the normal gaming state, and the second picture could reach the effective position during the specified period. In this case, the first picture and the second picture are arranged so that the first picture can be stopped at the effective position. Therefore, when the first combination and the second combination are won in the normal gaming state and the stop operation means is operated to stop the second pattern at the effective position, the first pattern stops at the effective position. Become. Therefore, a program for stopping the second picture at the effective position under the normal gaming state becomes unnecessary, and it becomes possible to suppress an increase in the amount of data related to the stop control of the circulating body. Furthermore, in the special gaming state, because the stop control different from the normal gaming state is performed for each circuit body, it is necessary to store a program for performing the stop control according to the gaming state, and the amount of data related to the stop control There is concern about an increase in However, in this configuration in which a program for stopping the second picture at the effective position is not required under the normal gaming state, it is possible to suitably suppress an increase in the amount of data related to the stop control.

  In addition, each orbiting body can win both the first role and the second role in the special gaming state, and the second pattern can reach the effective position during the second specified period. The first picture and the second picture are arranged so that the first picture cannot be stopped at the valid position when the corresponding stop operation means is operated at the timing of reaching the valid position. Accordingly, there is no opportunity for the second picture combination to stop at the effective position under the normal gaming state, while there is an opportunity for the second picture combination to stop at the effective position under the special gaming state. And when the combination of the 2nd pattern stops in an effective position, a gaming state shifts to the 2nd gaming state. With this configuration, it is possible to prompt a player who wants to shift the gaming state to the second gaming state to operate the corresponding stop operation means at the timing when the picture at the predetermined position has reached the effective position. It becomes possible to prevent the game under the special game state from becoming monotonous.

  As a result, it is possible to suppress an increase in the amount of data related to stop control while suppressing monotonization of the game by diversifying game play.

  In addition, if the structure of any one of the means 2 to means 5 and means 9 to means 12 is applied to this means after replacing the description of “predetermined circulating body” with “all of the circulating bodies”, the above-mentioned The same effect as the effect can be expected.

Means 14. In any one of the means 1 to 13, stop information capable of deriving a relationship between a reaching pattern that is reached when the stop operation means is operated at the effective position and a stop pattern that is stopped at the effective position. Stop information group storage means (ROM 152 of the main controller 131) for storing a plurality of groups (slip table);
Stop information group selection means for selecting a stop information group from the plurality of stop information groups according to the lottery result of the lottery means (slip table setting processing function S709 and slip table change processing functions S1005, S1013, S1015 of the main controller 131) , S1016),
Each stop drive control means performs stop drive control of the drive means based on the stop information group selected by the stop information group selection means.

  According to the means 14, a plurality of stop information groups that can derive the relationship between the reaching pattern that is reached when the stop operation means is operated at the effective position and the stop pattern that is stopped at the effective position are stored, Each stop drive control means performs stop drive control of the drive means based on the stop information group corresponding to the lottery result of the lottery means. In such a configuration, it is necessary to store a stop information group for stopping the pattern corresponding to each role at an effective position, and the amount of data stored in advance for stop control increases with an increase in the number of types of patterns. The problem of increasing. Further, in the configuration in which the stop mode of the predetermined circuit body is changed between the normal game state and the special game state, it is necessary to store a stop information group corresponding to these game states, and the amount of data stored in advance for stop control is Will increase. On the other hand, when each of the above means is applied, there is no need for a stop information group for stopping the second picture at an effective position at least under the normal gaming state, and it is possible to suppress an increase in the amount of data related to stop control. It becomes.

  In addition, as a gaming machine to which each of the above means can be applied, “a pattern sequence that includes a plurality of patterns (specifically, a reel with a pattern) is displayed in a variable manner (specifically, a reel is rotated). Variable display means (specifically a reel unit) for confirming and stopping display of the columns is provided, and the variation of the picture is started due to the operation of the start operation means (specifically the start lever), and the stop operation means ( Specifically, a special game that is advantageous to the player on the condition that the change of the picture is stopped due to the operation of the stop button) or after the elapse of a predetermined time, and the confirmed picture at the time of the stop is a specific picture Provide a privilege such as occurrence of a state (bonus game, etc.), further provide a ball tray (top plate, etc.) and perform a loading process for taking in a game ball from the ball tray, and a game on the ball tray Paying out a ball A game machine in which a slot machine and a pachinko machine are fused, such as a game machine configured such that the operation of the starting operation means is made effective when a game ball is thrown in by a throw-in device. Also mentioned.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, an embodiment in the case of application to a spinning cylinder type gaming machine which is a kind of gaming machine, specifically, a slot machine will be described in detail based on the drawings. 1 is a front view of the slot machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot machine 10 with the front door 12 closed, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the slot machine 10 with the front door 12 opened, and FIG. 5 is a rear view of the door 12, and FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the slot machine 10 includes a housing 11 that forms an outer shell thereof. The casing 11 includes a top plate 11a, a bottom plate 11b, a back plate 11c, a left side plate 11d, and a right side plate 11e formed in a wooden plate shape, and the adjacent plates 11a to 11e are fixed by fixing means such as adhesion. Thus, it is formed in a box shape with the front surface opened as a whole. In addition, each board 11a-11e may be comprised with a synthetic resin panel or a metal panel other than being comprised with a wooden panel, or it is comprised by forming in the box shape integral with a synthetic resin material or a metal material. May be. The casing 11 configured as described above is attached by, for example, driving nails against a so-called island facility at the time of installation in the game hall.

  A front door 12 as a front open / close door is attached to the front side of the housing 11 so as to be openable and closable. That is, the left side plate 11d of the housing 11 is provided with a pair of upper and lower support shafts 25a and 25b. Each of the support shafts 25a and 25b includes a tapered shaft portion that protrudes upward. On the other hand, the front door 12 is provided with support fittings 26a and 26b having insertion holes into which the shaft portions of the support shafts 25a and 25b are inserted corresponding to the support shafts 25a and 25b. Then, the support brackets 26a and 26b are arranged above the support shafts 25a and 25b, and the front door 12 is lowered, whereby the shaft portions of the support shafts 25a and 25b are inserted into the insertion holes of the support brackets 26a and 26b. It is assumed that it was done. Thereby, the front door 12 is supported so as to be rotatable about an opening / closing axis extending in the vertical direction connecting the both support shafts 25a and 25b with respect to the housing 11, and the front opening side of the housing 11 is opened by the rotation. It can be closed or closed.

  The front door 12 is brought into a locked state that cannot be opened by a locking device provided on the rear surface. Further, a key cylinder 20 serving as an unlocking operation unit is provided at the upper right side of the front door 12. The key cylinder 20 is integrated with a locking device, and is configured such that the locked state is released by a predetermined key operation on the key cylinder 20. Therefore, an outline of the lock mechanism including the locking device will be described.

  On the right end side of the front door 12, that is, on the opposite side of the opening / closing axis of the front door 12, a locking device is provided on the back surface. The locking device extends vertically and is fixed to the front door 12, a key cylinder 20 provided so as to extend from the upper part of the base frame to the front of the front door 12, and moves vertically with respect to the base frame. It is provided with a long interlocking rod 21 assembled as possible. And only the key cylinder 20 is provided in the state which protruded ahead of the front door 12 among the locking devices. The position where the key cylinder 20 is provided is the thin upper portion of the front door 12, and as a result, a versatile key cylinder 20 having a short overall length can be employed. In the present embodiment, Omlock (trade name) having a high function of preventing unauthorized unlocking is used as the key cylinder 20. The interlocking rod 21 is moved downward by operating the key inserted into the key cylinder 20 clockwise. The interlocking saddle 21 is provided with a pair of upper and lower saddle fittings 22 having a bowl shape. When the front door 12 is closed with respect to the casing 11, the saddle fitting 22 is supported on the casing 11 side. Is locked. In addition, the urging member 22 is provided with an urging member such as a coil spring for urging to the side maintaining the locked state. When the key is operated clockwise with respect to the key cylinder 20, the interlocking rod 21 moves downward, and the saddle fitting 22 is moved against the biasing force of the biasing member. The locked state with the support fitting 23 is released, and the locked state of the front door 12 with respect to the housing 11 is released.

  A game panel 30 for notifying the player of the game state is provided above the center of the front door 12. In the game panel 30, three vertically long display windows 31L, 31M, 31R are formed side by side. The display windows 31L, 31M, 31R are made of a transparent or translucent material, and the inside of the slot machine 10 is visible through the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R. The display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R may be combined into a single display window.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the inside of the housing 11 is vertically divided into two by a partition plate 40, and a reel unit 41 constituting variable display means is attached to the upper portion of the partition plate 40. The reel unit 41 includes a left reel 42L, a middle reel 42M, and a right reel 42R each formed in a cylindrical shape (annular shape). The reels 42L, 42M, and 42R may be configured as at least an endless belt, and are not limited to a cylindrical shape (annular shape). Each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is rotatably supported so that the central axis thereof is the rotation axis of the reel. The rotation axes of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are arranged on the same axis extending in the substantially horizontal direction, and the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R correspond to the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R on a one-to-one basis. . Accordingly, a part of the surface of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R is visible through the corresponding display windows 31L, 31M, 31R. Further, when the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are rotated forward, the surfaces of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are projected as if moving from top to bottom through the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R.

  Each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is coupled to the stepping motors 61L, 61M, and 61R, and each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is individually, that is, independently, driven by the stepping motors 61L, 61M, and 61R. Thus, it can be rotationally driven. Since these reels 42L, 42M, and 42R have the same configuration, here, the left reel 42L will be described as an example with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is an assembled perspective view of the left reel 42L.

  The left reel 42L includes a cylindrical skeleton member 50 that forms a cylindrical cage, and a belt-like belt wound endlessly on the outer peripheral surface thereof. And it is affixed on the cylindrical skeleton member 50 through a pair of seal parts formed along the both sides of the long side of the belt so as to maintain the wound state. A large number of symbols as identification information are printed at equal intervals on the outer peripheral surface of the belt. A boss 51 is formed at the center of the cylindrical skeleton member 50, and is attached to the drive shaft of the left reel stepping motor 61L via a disc-shaped boss reinforcing plate 52. Accordingly, when the drive shaft of the left reel stepping motor 61L is rotated, the cylindrical skeleton member 50 is rotated around the drive shaft so that the left reel 42L circulates along the annular reel surface. It has become.

  The left reel stepping motor 61L is fixed to the side surface of the motor plate 53 arranged in an upright state in the reel unit 41 (FIG. 3) with screws 54. The motor plate 53 is provided with a reel index sensor (rotational position detection sensor) 55 in which a light emitting element 55a and a light receiving element 55b are held at a predetermined interval. On the other hand, the base end portion 56b of the sensor cut bun 56 extending in the radial direction is fixed to the boss reinforcing plate 52 integrated with the left reel 42L with a screw 57. The front end portion 56a of the sensor cut bun 56 is bent at a substantially right angle and is positioned so as to pass between both elements 55a and 55b of the reel index sensor 55. Each time the left reel 42L makes one rotation, the reel index sensor 55 detects the passage of the front end portion 56a of the sensor cut bun 56, and a detection signal is output to the main controller 131 described later each time the detection is made. Therefore, main controller 131 can confirm and correct the angular position of left reel 42L for each rotation based on this detection signal.

  The stepping motor 61L is set to rotate once by giving, for example, a drive signal of 504 pulses (also referred to as an excitation signal or an excitation pulse; the same applies hereinafter), and the rotation position of the stepping motor 61L, that is, left The rotational position of the reel 42L is controlled.

  On each belt of each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, a plurality of, specifically, 21 symbols are drawn in the long side direction (circumferential direction). Therefore, 24 pulses (= 504 pulses ÷ 21 symbols) are required to switch from one symbol to the next symbol at a predetermined position. Based on the number of pulses from when the detection signal of the reel index sensor 55 is output, it is recognized which symbols are visible from the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R, and arbitrary symbols are displayed on the display window. Control to make it visible from 31L, 31M, 31R can be performed.

  Of the symbols attached to the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, the number of symbols that can be visually recognized through the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R is mainly determined by the vertical lengths of the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R. Is limited to a predetermined number. In this embodiment, three reels are provided. In other words, it can be said that the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R are formed so that the three symbols of the upper, middle, and lower stages are visible. For this reason, when all the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are stopped, 3 × 3 = 9 symbols are visible to the player.

  Here, the symbols attached to the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R will be described. FIG. 7 shows a symbol arrangement drawn on the belt wound around each of the left reel 42L, the middle reel 42M, and the right reel 42R. As shown in the figure, each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is provided with 21 symbols in a row. In addition, numbers 0 to 20 are assigned to the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, and these numbers are used for the main controller 131 to recognize the symbols that are visible from the display window. It is a number and is not actually attached to the reels 42L, 42M, 42R. However, in the following description, the number is used for explanation.

  The symbols include “Replay” symbol (eg, left belt 20th), “Bell” symbol (eg, left belt 19th), “Chance” symbol (eg, left belt 18th), “Youth” symbol (eg, There are seven types: 15th left belt), “cherry” symbol (for example, 14th left belt), 7th symbol (for example 9th left belt), and “watermelon” symbol (for example 5th left belt). As shown in FIG. 7, the number of symbols and the arrangement order of the various symbols are completely different in the belts wound around the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R.

  Each reel 42L, 42M, 42R of the reel unit 41 is an example of variable display means for variably displaying identification information, and constitutes a main display unit. However, the variable display means may have a configuration other than this as long as the symbol is variably displayed in the circumferential direction. For example, other mechanical reel configurations such as a type in which the belt is rotated instead of rotating may be used. In addition to the mechanical reel configuration, an electric display such as a liquid crystal display or a dot matrix display may be used. A device for variably displaying the identification information may be provided, and in this case, it is possible to give abundant variations in the display form.

  A total of five combination lines are attached to the game panel 30 such that three display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R are connected to each other and three in parallel in the horizontal direction and two in diagonal directions. Of course, the maximum number of combined lines may be 6 or more, or less than 5, and the maximum number of combined lines may be changed according to a predetermined condition. Corresponding to these combination lines, effective line display sections 32, 33, and 34 are provided on the left side when viewed from the front of the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R. The first effective line display unit 32 is notified by lighting or the like when the central horizontal line (middle line) of the combination lines is activated. When the upper and lower horizontal lines (upper line and lower line) of the combination lines are activated, the second effective line display unit 33 is displayed and notified by lighting or the like. The third effective line display unit 34 is notified by lighting or the like when a pair of diagonal lines (downward right line and upward right line) of the combination lines is activated. When the symbols are stopped in a predetermined combination on the activated combination line, that is, on the activated line, a prize is awarded, and a predetermined medal payout process or a special bonus game bonus (hereinafter referred to as “CB”). The game state transition process is executed.

  FIG. 8 shows a combination of symbols for winning and the number of medals to be paid out when winning.

  Small prizes for which medals are paid out include a watermelon prize, a bell prize, and a cherry prize. When stopped alongside the “Watermelon” symbol, “Watermelon” symbol, and “Watermelon” symbol from the left on the active line, 15 medals are paid out as a watermelon prize, “Bell” symbol from the left, “Bell” on the active line In the case of stopping alongside the symbol and the “bell” symbol, 10 medals are paid out as a bell prize. When the “cherry” symbol on the left reel 42L stops on the active line, two medals are paid out as a cherry prize. That is, in the case of a cherry winning, any symbol that stops on the active line of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R may be any symbol. Therefore, when the “cherry” symbol stops at the position where the plurality of effective lines of the left reel 42L overlap (specifically, the upper stage or the lower stage), a cherry winning is established on each active line, and the overlapping effective The medal is paid out by multiplying the number of lines. As a result, in this embodiment, four medals are paid out.

  There are a CB winning and a single bonus (hereinafter referred to as “SB”) winning as a state transition winning in which the gaming state shifts. When the “7” symbol, “7” symbol, and “7” symbol are stopped from the left on the active line, the game state shifts from the normal game state to the CB game state as the special game state as a CB winning. In addition, when the “Chance” symbol, “Chance” symbol, and “Chance” symbol are stopped from the left on the active line, the gaming state shifts from the normal game state to the SB game state as an SB prize. However, no medals are paid out regardless of whether the CB winning or the SB winning is achieved. That is, when the “7” symbol combination is established on the active line, only the CB game state is transferred, and when the “chance” symbol combination is established on the active line, the SB game state is shifted. Only. In other words, it can be said that the “7” symbol and the “chance” symbol are state transition symbols for shifting the gaming state. Although details will be described later, in the present slot machine 10, although the SB winning is set as the winning mode, the SB winning is not actually established, and the SB game state is not entered.

  Furthermore, when the “replay” symbol, “replay” symbol, and “replay” symbol are stopped from the left on the active line, a re-game win is awarded. When a re-game winning is established, a medal is not paid out, but the player can play the next game without inserting a medal.

  In other cases, that is, when the “cherry” symbol of the left reel 42L does not stop on the active line and the combination of the symbols described above does not stop on the active line, the medal payout, the transition of the gaming state, etc. Not done at all. That is, the “cherry” symbol on the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R and the “young” symbol on each reel 42L, 42M, 42R are not involved in any winnings. In other words, it can be said that each of the symbols is a no-benefits symbol unrelated to the privilege given to the player. Hereinafter, a combination of symbols corresponding to each prize is also referred to as a combination of winning symbols, and a symbol forming the combination of winning symbols is also referred to as a winning symbol. For example, the combination of CB symbols is a combination of symbols for CB winning, that is, a combination of “7” symbol, “7” symbol, “7” symbol, and the CB symbol is the combination of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R. “7” symbol.

  On the lower left side of the game panel 30, a start lever 71 is provided that is operated to start rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R all at once (not necessarily simultaneously). The start lever 71 constitutes start operation means or start operation means operated to start rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, that is, to start variable display of symbols. The start lever 71 is a lever that is pushed by the hand when the player starts the game, and automatically returns to the original position after the hand is released. When the start lever 52 is operated when a predetermined number of medals are inserted, the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R start to rotate all at once.

  On the right side of the start lever 71, button-like stop switches 72, 73, 74 that are operated to individually stop the rotating reels 42L, 42M, 42R are provided. Each of the stop switches 72, 73, 74 is arranged directly below the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R corresponding to the reels 42L, 42M, 42R to be stopped. That is, when the left stop switch 72 is operated, the rotation of the left reel 42L is stopped. When the middle stop switch 73 is operated, the rotation of the middle reel 42M is stopped and the right stop switch 74 is operated. In this case, the rotation of the right reel 42R is stopped. The stop switches 72, 73, 74 constitute stop operation means operated to stop the variable display of symbols based on the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R. Each of the stop switches 72, 73, 74 can be stopped when a predetermined time elapses after the left reel 42L starts rotating, and is stopped by lighting a lamp (not shown) during such a state. It is notified that the operation is possible, and is turned off when the rotation stops.

  On the lower right side of the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R, there is provided a medal slot 75 for inserting a medal as an investment value. The medal slot 75 constitutes an input means for inputting the investment value. Further, if attention is paid to the point that the medal insertion slot 75 is accompanied by the operation of directly inserting the medal by the player, it can be said that the medal insertion slot 75 constitutes a direct input means for directly inputting the investment value.

  The medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 75 are guided to either the storage passage 81 or the discharge passage 82 by the selector 84 as passage switching means provided on the back surface of the front door 12. That is, the selector 84 is provided with a medal path switching solenoid 83, which is set to the discharge path 82 side when the medal path switching solenoid 83 is not excited, and switched to the storage path 81 side when excited. The medal guided to the storage passage 81 is guided to the hopper device 91 housed in the housing 11. On the other hand, the medal guided to the discharge passage 82 is guided to the medal tray 18 from the medal discharge port 17 provided in the lower front portion of the front door 12 and returned to the player.

  A hopper device 91 as a payout means for giving a medal to a player is composed of a storage tank 92 for storing the medal and a payout device 93 for paying out the medal to the player. The payout device 93 rotates a medal payout rotating plate (not shown) to discharge the medal to the opening 94 provided in the central right part of the discharge passage 82 and to the medal tray 18 through the discharge passage 82. To come out. Further, a reserve tank 95 is provided on the right side of the hopper device 91 in order to avoid storing a predetermined amount or more of medals in the storage tank 92. A guide plate 96 for discharging medals from the storage tank 92 to the reserve tank 95 is provided inside the storage tank 92 of the hopper device 91. Therefore, when medals are stored more than the height at which the guide plate 96 is provided, the medals are stored in the reserve tank 95.

  A button-like return switch 76 is provided below the medal slot 75. The return switch 76 is a switch that is pressed when a medal inserted into the medal slot 75 is jammed in the selector 84. When this switch is pressed, the selector 84 is mechanically operated to operate the selector 84. The medals packed in 84 are returned from the medal discharge port 17.

  On the lower left side of the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R, there is provided a button-like first credit insertion switch 77 for inserting three virtual medals credited as investment values at a time. Further, on the left side of the first credit insertion switch 77, a second credit insertion switch 78 and a third credit insertion switch 79 are provided as button switches smaller than the switch 77. The second credit insertion switch 78 is for inserting two credited virtual medals at a time, and the third credit insertion switch 79 is for inserting one virtual medal. Each of the credit insertion switches 77 to 79, together with the medal insertion slot 75, constitutes an input means for inputting an investment value. Further, if the medal insertion slot 75 is accompanied by an operation of directly inserting a medal by the player, each credit insertion switch 77 to 79 is only accompanied by an operation of inserting a virtual medal based on the storage memory. It can also be said that it constitutes an indirect input means for indirectly inputting the investment value.

  The first credit insertion switch 77 has a built-in lamp as a light emitting member (not shown) to urge that the maximum number of medals that can be inserted per game (three) has not been reached. The lamp is turned on when the switch operation of the first credit insertion switch 77 is valid and prompts the operation of the switch 77. However, when there is no credited virtual medal or three medals have already been inserted. It is turned off under the circumstances. Here, instead of the above-described lighting, the player may make it easier to understand the prompt for medal insertion by blinking.

  A button-like settlement switch 80 is provided on the left side of the start lever 71. That is, the slot machine 10 has a credit function for storing and storing surplus inserted medals up to a predetermined maximum value (for 50 medals) and winning medals as virtual medals. The virtual medal is paid out as an actual medal when the settlement switch 80 is pressed while stored and stored. In this case, if paying attention to the function of paying out the credited virtual medal as an actual medal, it can be said that the checkout switch 80 constitutes a checkout operation means for actually paying out the stored game value.

  Below the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R of the game panel 30, a credit display unit 35 that displays the number of virtual medals stored and stored, and a remaining payout that displays the number of remaining medals to be paid out before the CB game state ends. A number display unit 36 and a payout number display unit 37 for displaying the number of medals paid out when winning is established. Although these display parts 35-37 are comprised by the 7 segment display, it is naturally possible to substitute by a liquid crystal display etc. FIG.

  Here, a procedure for betting medals will be described. If a medal is inserted from the medal slot 75 at the start of the game, a bet is placed.

  That is, when the first medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot 75, the first effective line display section 32 is turned on, and the corresponding middle line becomes the effective line, and the second medal is the medal insertion slot. When the number 75 is inserted, the second effective line display section 33 is turned on, and a total of three combination lines including the upper line and the lower line corresponding to the second effective line display section 33 become effective lines, respectively, and the third medal is a medal. When it is inserted into the insertion port 75, the third effective line display unit 34 is further turned on, and a total of five combination lines including a pair of diagonal lines corresponding thereto become effective lines.

  When four or more medals are inserted into the medal slot 75, surplus medals exceeding three are stored inside the slot machine if the number of virtual medals stored and stored at that time is less than 50. At the same time, the number of virtual medals on the credit display unit 35 is added and displayed. On the other hand, when the number of virtual medals is 50 or reaches 50, the selector 84 switches from the storage passage 81 to the discharge passage 82, and the surplus medals are returned from the medal discharge port 17 to the medal tray 18. Is done.

  Further, when the stored number is displayed on the credit display unit 35, a virtual medal is inserted even when any of the first to third credit insertion switches 77 to 79 is pressed, and a bet is made. .

  When the third credit insertion switch 79 is pressed, the numerical value displayed on the credit display unit 35 is decremented by one as a virtual medal is inserted, and the first effective line display unit 32 is turned on. The middle line becomes the active line. When the second credit insertion switch 78 is pressed, two numerical values displayed on the credit display unit 35 as two virtual medals are inserted are subtracted, and the first valid line display unit 32 and the second The effective line display unit 33 is turned on, and a total of three combination lines become effective lines. When the first credit insertion switch 77 is pressed, three numerical values displayed on the credit display unit 35 are subtracted as three virtual medals are inserted, and all the effective line display units 32 to 34 are displayed. Lights up and a total of five combination lines become effective lines.

  In addition, when the virtual medal to be inserted when any of the first to third credit insertion switches 77 to 79 is pressed is not stored, for example, when the display of the credit display unit 35 is 2, the first credit For example, when the insertion switch 77 is pressed, all the numerical values in the credit display unit 35 are subtracted to 0, and a bet is placed for the virtual medal that can be inserted.

  On the upper part of the front door 12, there are an upper lamp 13 that lights up or flashes as the game progresses, and a pair of left and right sounds that make various sound effects as the game progresses and inform the player of the game state Speaker 14 and an auxiliary display unit 15 for giving various information to the player. In the present embodiment, the auxiliary display unit 15 is configured by a liquid crystal display for the purpose of diversifying display contents and increasing the display effect. However, other displays such as a dot matrix display may be used. Good. The auxiliary display unit 15 is for executing various display effects as the game progresses, and it can be considered that the game by the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is caused by the main display unit. This is referred to as an auxiliary display unit 15. On the back surface of the auxiliary display unit 15, an upper lamp 13, a speaker 14, and a display control device 111 for driving the auxiliary display unit 15 are provided. The positions and numbers of the upper lamp 13 and the speakers 14 are not limited to those described above.

  A lower plate 16 on which a model name, a character related to a game, and the like are displayed is mounted above the medal tray 18. In addition, an ashtray 19 that can be reversed to the lower side on the front side is provided on the left side of the medal tray 18.

  A power supply box 121 is provided on the left side of the hopper device 91 inside the housing 11. The power supply box 121 includes a power switch 122, a reset switch 123, a setting key insertion hole 124, and the like. The power switch 122 is a start switch for supplying power to each unit including the main controller 131. The reset switch 123 is a switch for resetting an error state of the slot machine 10. Further, the setting key insertion hole 124 is used by a hole manager or the like to adjust the medal appearance. That is, the hall manager or the like can set the winning probability of the slot machine 10 by inserting the setting key into the setting key insertion hole 124 and turning it ON. The reset switch 123 is operated not only to reset the error state but also to change the winning probability of the slot machine 10.

  A main controller 131 is attached to the back plate 11 c of the housing 11 above the reel unit 41. The main control device 131 includes a CPU that controls the main control, a ROM that stores a game program, a RAM that temporarily stores necessary data according to the progress of the game, a port that communicates with various devices, time counting and synchronization. A main board including a clock circuit and the like used in the case of planning is provided, and the main board is accommodated in a board box as an encapsulating means made of a transparent resin material or the like. The board box includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base and a box cover that covers an opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected to each other so as not to be opened by a sealing unit as a sealing means, whereby the substrate box is sealed. In addition, it is good also as a structure which connects a box base and a box cover so that opening is impossible using a key member.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the slot machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  The main control device 131 is equipped with a microcomputer centering on a CPU 151 as arithmetic processing means. In addition to the power supply device 161 provided in the power supply box 121, the CPU 151 is connected to a clock circuit 154 that outputs a rectangular wave having a predetermined frequency, an input / output port 155, and the like via an internal bus. The main control device 131 functions as a main base incorporated in the slot machine 10.

  On the input side of the main controller 131, there are a start detection sensor 71a for detecting the operation of the start lever 71, stop detection sensors 72a, 73a, 74a for individually detecting the operations of the stop switches 72, 73, 74, and a medal slot. An inserted medal detection sensor 75a for detecting medals inserted from 75, credit insertion detection sensors 77a, 78a, 79a for individually detecting operations of the respective credit insertion switches 77, 78, 79, and an adjustment for detecting an operation of the adjustment switch 80. Detection sensor 80 a, reel index sensor 55 that individually detects the rotational position (origin position) of each reel 42, payout detection sensor 91 a that detects medals paid out from the hopper device 91, and reset detection sensor that detects the operation of the reset switch 123 123a, set to setting key insertion hole 124 Various sensors such as a setting key detection sensor 124a for detecting that a key is inserted and turned on are connected, and signals from these various sensors are output to the CPU 151 via the input / output port 155. ing.

  The inserted medal detection sensor 75a is actually composed of a plurality of sensors. That is, the storage passage 81 extending from the medal insertion slot 75 to the hopper device 91 is configured such that medals can pass in one row. The storage passage 81 is provided with a first sensor, and the second sensor and the third sensor are close to each other on the downstream side more than the width of the medal. The inserted medal detection sensor 75a is constituted by each of the first to third sensors. The main control device 131 monitors the time from the first sensor to the second sensor, and if the elapsed time exceeds a predetermined time, the main control device 131 considers that there has been a medal clogging or fraud and makes an error. If an error occurs, an error notification is performed and an operation by the player until the error is canceled is invalidated. The main controller 131 also monitors the order in which the second sensor and the third sensor are turned on and off, both the second and third sensors are off, only the second sensor is on, and both the second and third sensors are on. Only when the third sensor is turned on, both the second and third sensors are turned off, and when the time for switching to each on / off switching is within a predetermined time, it is determined that the medal has been normally taken in. Otherwise, an error is assumed. The reason for this is to prevent injustice that the medal is reciprocated in the vicinity of the inserted medal detection sensor 75a and misidentified as the medal inserted in addition to the clogging of the medal in the storage passage 81.

  Further, a power supply device 161 is connected to the input side of the main control device 131 via an input / output port 155. The power supply device 161 includes a power supply unit 161 a that supplies driving power to the electronic devices of the slot machine 10 including the main control device 131, a power failure monitoring circuit 161 b, and the like.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 161b is for monitoring the power-off state and generating a power failure signal not only at the time of power failure but also at the time of power-off by the power switch 122. For this reason, the power failure monitoring circuit 161b monitors the stabilized drive voltage of 12 VDC in this example output from the power supply unit 161a, and determines that the power supply is shut off when the drive voltage drops below, for example, 10 volts. Power outage signal is output. The power failure signal is supplied to each of the CPU 151 and the input / output port 155, and the CPU 151 recognizes this power failure signal and executes a power failure process described later. Further, the power failure signal is also supplied to the display control device 111.

  The power supply unit 161a is configured to output a stabilized voltage of 5 volts used as a drive voltage in a control system such as the main control device 131 even when the output voltage is reduced to less than 10 volts. As a time for outputting the stabilization voltage, a time sufficient for executing the power failure process by the main controller 131 is secured.

  On the output side of the main control device 131, each of the effective line display units 32, 33, 34, the credit display unit 35, the remaining payout number display unit 36, the payout number display unit 37, and the reels 42L, 42M, 42R are rotated. Stepping motors 61 (61L, 61M, 61R), a medal passage switching solenoid 83 provided in the selector 84, a hopper device 91, a display control device 111, an external concentration terminal plate 171 capable of transmitting information to a hall management device (not shown), etc. Are connected via the input / output port 155.

  The display control device 111 is a control device for driving the upper lamp 13, the speaker 14, and the auxiliary display unit 15, and includes a substrate in which a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like for driving these are integrated. Then, after receiving various commands according to the progress of the game from the main control device 131, the display control device 111 independently drives and controls the upper lamp 13, the speaker 14, and the auxiliary display unit 15. Therefore, the display control device 111 is a sub-base that executes auxiliary control in relation to the main control device 131 that is a main base that manages and manages games. In other words, the sub-base is provided for voice, lamp, and display related to indirect games, thereby reducing the burden on the main base. In addition, it is good also as a structure which the display control apparatus 111 controls the various display parts 32-37.

  The CPU 151 described above stores various control programs executed by the CPU 151 and a ROM 152 storing fixed value data, and temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 152 is executed. In addition to the RAM 153 for securing the area, although not shown, various processing circuits necessary for the slot machine 10 such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit, as well known, and a credit counter for counting the number of credits are known. Various counters such as are built-in. The ROM 152 and the RAM 153 constitute a main memory as a storage unit, and a program for executing various processes shown in the flowcharts of FIG. 10 and subsequent figures is stored in the ROM 152 described above as a part of the control program.

  The RAM 153 is configured to hold (backup) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 161 provided in the power supply box 121 even after the power of the slot machine 10 is cut off. In the RAM 153, a memory for temporarily storing various data, a setting information storage area 153a used for setting a winning probability, a game state such as a CB game state, and various types used in a CB game state In addition to a BB information storage area 153b for storing data, a game information storage area 153c for storing various data used in each game, a backup area is provided.

  The backup area is an area for storing the value of the stack pointer when the power is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like (including power shut down by operating the power switch 122; the same applies hereinafter). Yes, when the power failure is resolved (including power-on by operating the power switch 122; the same applies hereinafter), the state of the slot machine 10 can be restored to the state before power-off based on the backup area information. . Writing to the backup area is executed when the power is cut off by the power failure process (see FIG. 12), and the restoration of each value written in the backup area is executed in the main process (see FIG. 13) when the power is turned on. Note that a power failure signal from the power failure monitoring circuit 161b is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 151 when the power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. NMI interrupt processing as flag generation processing is immediately executed.

  Subsequently, each control process executed by the CPU 151 in the main controller 131 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The processing of the CPU 151 is broadly divided into a main processing that is started when the power is turned on, a timer interrupt processing that is started periodically (in a cycle of 1.49 msec in the present embodiment), and an NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). For convenience of explanation, the NMI interrupt process and the timer interrupt process will be described first, and then the main process will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the NMI interrupt process. When the power is shut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the power failure monitoring circuit 161b of the power supply device 161 generates a power failure signal and outputs it to the main controller 131. In the main controller 131 that has received the power failure signal via the NMI terminal, NMI interrupt processing is executed.

  In the NMI interrupt processing, first, in step S 101, the data of the used register provided in the CPU 151 is saved in the backup area provided in the RAM 153. Subsequently, in step S102, the power failure flag is set in a power failure flag storage area provided in the RAM 153. Thereafter, the data saved in the backup area of the RAM 153 in step S103 is restored to the use register of the CPU 151 again. With this return processing, the NMI interrupt processing ends. If the power failure flag can be set without destroying the data in the register used by the CPU 151, the saving and restoring processing to the backup area can be omitted.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart of timer interrupt processing periodically executed by the main control device 131, and a timer interrupt is generated by the CPU 151 of the main control device 131 every 1.49 msec, for example.

  First, in the register saving process shown in step S201, the values of all the registers in the CPU 151 used in the normal process described later are saved in the backup area of the RAM 153. In step S202, it is confirmed whether or not a power failure flag is set. If the power failure flag is set, the process proceeds to step S203, and a power failure process is executed.

  Here, the power failure process will be described with reference to FIG. Since the power failure process is performed immediately after the register saving process in the timer interrupt process, other interrupt processes can be executed without interruption. Therefore, for example, during the process of transmitting various commands, during the process of reading the switch state (on / off), the process at the time of power failure is not executed by interrupting each process. It is no longer necessary to create a power failure processing program that also takes into account This simplifies the processing program for power failure processing and reduces the program capacity. This also applies to a processing program for power recovery processing described later.

  In step S301, it is determined whether command transmission has been completed. If the transmission has not been completed, this process is terminated and the process returns to the timer interrupt process to terminate the command transmission. In this way, it is determined whether or not the command transmission is completed at the initial stage of the power failure process, the transmission process is prioritized when the transmission is incomplete, and the power failure process is executed after the unit command transmission process is completed. By doing so, it is no longer necessary to construct a power failure processing program that takes into account that power failure processing is executed during command transmission. As a result, the power failure processing program can be simplified and the ROM 152 can be reduced in capacity.

  If step S301 is YES, that is, if the command transmission is completed, the process proceeds to step S302, and the value of the stack pointer of the CPU 151 is stored in the backup area in the RAM 153. Thereafter, in step S303, a RAM determination value, which will be described later, is cleared as a stop process and the output state of the output port in the input / output port 155 is cleared, and all actuators (not shown) are turned off. In step S304, a RAM determination value is calculated and stored in the backup area. The RAM determination value is specifically a 2's complement of the checksum at the work area address of the RAM 153. By storing the RAM determination value in the backup area, the checksum of the RAM 153 becomes zero. By setting the checksum of the RAM 153 to 0, subsequent RAM access is prohibited in step S305. After that, an infinite loop is entered in preparation for the case where the power supply is completely shut down and processing cannot be executed. In consideration of, for example, a case where the power failure flag is erroneously set due to noise or the like, it is confirmed whether or not a power failure signal is output until the infinite loop is entered. If the power failure signal is not output, it means that the power failure state has been recovered. Therefore, writing to the RAM 153 is permitted, the power failure flag is reset, and the process returns to the timer interrupt process. If the power outage signal is continuously output, the infinite loop is entered. Incidentally, although detailed description is omitted, it is confirmed whether or not a power failure signal is output even under an infinite loop, and when the power failure signal is not output, the processing shifts to a main process described later.

  The power supply unit 161a of the power supply device 161 holds the output of the stabilization voltage (5 volts) used as the drive voltage for the control system for a time sufficient to execute the above-described NMI interrupt processing and power failure processing. It is comprised so that. In the present embodiment, the drive voltage is continuously output for 30 msec.

  Returning to the description of the timer interrupt process, if the power failure flag is not set in step S202, various processes after step S204 are performed.

  That is, in step S204, a watchdog timer clearing process for initializing the value of the watchdog timer for monitoring the occurrence of malfunction is performed. In step S205, an interrupt end declaration process is performed to enable the next timer interrupt to be set for the CPU 151 itself. In step S206, in order to rotate the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, a stepping motor control process for driving the stepping motors 61L to 61R, which are the respective rotary drive motors, is performed. In step S207, sensor monitoring processing for reading the states of various sensors (see FIG. 9) such as the inserted medal detection sensor 75a and the payout detection sensor 91a connected to the input / output port 155 and monitoring whether the read result is normal or not. I do. In step S208, timer calculation processing for subtracting the value of each counter or timer is performed. In step S209, a counter process for outputting the bet number of medals and the result of counting the number of payouts to the external concentration terminal board 171 is performed.

  In step S210, command output processing for transmitting various commands to the display control device 111 is performed. In the present embodiment, for example, various commands indicating the progress of the game such as a start command indicating that the start lever 71 has been operated and a rotation information command indicating the rotation status of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R are displayed on the display control device 111. Sending to. These various commands are set in the ring buffer in normal processing or the like to be described later, and transmitted to the display control device 111 in the command output processing. In step S211, segment data setting processing is performed for setting segment data displayed on the credit display unit 35, the remaining payout number display unit 36, and the payout number display unit 37, respectively. In step S212, segment data set processing in the segment data setting processing is supplied to the display units 35 to 37, and segment data display processing for displaying corresponding numbers, symbols, and the like is performed. In step S213, port output processing for outputting data corresponding to the I / O device from the input / output port 155 is performed. In step S214, the value of each register saved in the backup area in the previous step S201 is restored to the corresponding register in the CPU 151. Thereafter, in step S215, an interrupt permission process for permitting the next timer interrupt is performed, and this series of timer interrupt processes is terminated.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a main process in the main controller 131 that is executed after the power is turned on. The main process is executed when the power is turned on by recovery from a power failure or by turning on the power switch 122.

  First, in step S401, as initialization processing, the value of the stack pointer is set in the CPU 151, and an interrupt mode that permits interrupt processing is set. Thereafter, various settings for the register group in the CPU 151, the I / O device, and the like are set. Etc.

  When these initialization processes are completed, in step S402, whether or not the setting key is inserted into the setting key insertion hole 124 and is turned ON, more specifically, whether or not the ON signal is received from the setting key detection sensor 124a. Determine. If the setting key has been turned ON, the process proceeds to step S403, and all data stored in the RAM 153 is cleared as a forced RAM clear process. In subsequent step S404, a winning probability setting process is performed.

  Here, the winning probability setting process will be described with reference to FIG. The slot machine 10 is prepared in advance with six stages of winning probabilities from “Setting 1” to “Setting 6”, and the winning probability setting process sets which of the winning probabilities is used to execute internal processing. It is a process to do.

  In step S501, the next timer interrupt is permitted. Thereafter, the current set value is read in step S502, and the current set value is displayed on the credit display unit 35 in step S503. However, in the process immediately after the setting key is inserted and turned ON, the data in the RAM 153 is cleared by the previous forced RAM clear process, so the set value displayed on the credit display unit 35 is “1”. is there.

  In step S504, it is determined whether or not the start lever 71 is operated. If the start lever 71 is not operated, setting update processing shown in steps S505 to S506 is performed. In step S505, it is determined whether or not the reset switch 123 has been operated. If the reset switch 123 is not operated, the process directly returns to step S503. If the reset switch 123 is operated, the set value is updated by 1 in step S506, and then the process returns to step S503. That is, in the setting update process, every time the reset switch 123 is operated, the setting value is updated by 1, and the updated setting value is displayed on the credit display unit 35. When the reset switch 123 is operated when the set value is “6”, the set value is updated to “1”.

  If the start lever 71 is operated in step S504, it is determined in step S507 whether or not the setting key is continuously turned on. If the ON operation of the setting key is continued, the process waits as it is, and if the ON operation is ended, the next timer interruption is prohibited in step S508. Thereafter, the set value is stored in step S509, data other than the set value stored in the RAM 153 is cleared in step S510, and this process is terminated.

  Returning to the description of the main process, after performing the winning probability setting process in step S404, a normal process for performing main control relating to the game is executed in step S405.

  On the other hand, when the setting key is not inserted in step S402, power recovery processing shown in step S406 and subsequent steps is performed. The power recovery process is a process for returning the state of the slot machine 10 to the state before the power is shut off. Therefore, in the power recovery process, it is necessary to first check whether the data in the RAM 153 is normal.

  Therefore, in step S406, it is determined whether or not the set value is normal. Specifically, when the set value is any one of 1 to 6, it is determined to be normal, and when it is 0 or 7 or more, it is determined to be abnormal. If the set value is normal, it is confirmed in step S407 whether or not a power failure flag is set. If the power failure flag is set, it is further confirmed in step S408 whether or not the RAM determination value is normal. Specifically, the checksum value of the RAM 153 is checked to check whether the value is normal, that is, whether the checksum value including the RAM determination value is 0. If the checksum value including the RAM determination value is 0, it is determined that the data in the RAM 153 is normal.

  If it is determined in step S408 that the RAM determination value is normal, the process proceeds to step S409, where the stack pointer value stored in the backup area is written into the stack pointer of the CPU 151, and the stack state before the power is shut off. Return to the state. Next, in step S <b> 410, a power recovery command that tells execution of power recovery processing is transmitted to the display control device 111. After that, in step S411, the game state is stopped and automatic settlement setting storage processing is performed, and in step S412, various sensors such as the start detection sensor 71a are initialized. After the above processing is completed, the power failure flag is reset in step S413, and the processing returns to the address before the power is shut off. Specifically, the process returns to the timer interrupt process described above, and the watchdog timer clear process (step S204) is executed.

  On the other hand, if any of step S406 to step S408 is NO, that is, the set value is abnormal, the power failure flag that is set when the power is shut off is not set, or the RAM determination value is abnormal, There is a high possibility that the data in the RAM 153 has been destroyed. In such a case, the operation prohibiting process shown in steps S414 to S416 is performed. As the operation prohibition process, first, the next timer interrupt process is prohibited in step S414, and in step S415, all output ports in the input / output port 155 are cleared, so that all actuators connected to the input / output port 155 are removed. Control to off state. Thereafter, in step S416, an error notification process for notifying the occurrence of an error to the hall manager or the like using the upper lamp 13 or the like is performed. This operation prohibition state is maintained until the above-described winning probability setting process is performed.

  Next, normal processing for performing main control related to the game will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S601, an interrupt permission process for permitting the next timer interrupt is performed. In step S602, a pre-start process for enabling a game is performed. In the pre-start process, the setting state of stopping and automatic checkout is stored in the RAM 153 and waits until the display control device 111 and the like finish initialization. When initialization of the display control device 111 or the like is completed, game management processing shown in steps S603 to S611 is performed.

  As the game management process, in step S603, data stored in the game information storage area 153c of the RAM 153 (for example, a random value used in the previous game) is cleared, and in step S604, a start waiting process is performed.

  In the start waiting process, it is determined whether or not a re-game winning is established in the previous game. If a re-game winning is established, an automatic insertion process for automatically inserting the same number of virtual medals as the previous bet is performed, and the start waiting process is terminated. In the automatic insertion process, virtual medals are inserted without reducing the number of virtual medals displayed on the credit display unit 35. That is, when a re-game winning is established in the previous game, the player can play the current game without reducing the number of medals owned and without inserting medals. If the re-game winning is not established, a sensor abnormality confirmation process is performed to check whether an abnormality has occurred in the sensor reading result in the sensor monitoring process step S207 of the timer interruption process. If the error has occurred, the slot machine 10 is put into an error state and an abnormality occurrence process for notifying the occurrence of the error is performed. Although details will be described later, such an error state is maintained until the reset switch 123 is operated. If the sensor reading result is normal, it is determined whether or not the settlement switch 80 has been operated. If the settlement switch 80 has been operated, a medal return process for paying out the same number of medals as the credited virtual medal I do. After completion of the medal return process or when the settlement switch 80 is not operated, it is determined whether or not a medal insertion or credit insertion switch 77 to 79 has been operated. A medal insertion process for setting an effective line or the like is performed, and the start waiting process is terminated.

  After the start waiting process is completed, it is determined in step S605 whether or not the number of medals bet has reached a specified number (3 in the present embodiment). If the number has reached the specified number, the process starts in step S606. It is determined whether or not a start command is generated by operating the lever 71. If the bet number has not reached the specified number or if no start command has been issued, the process returns to the start wait process in step S604, and the processes after the sensor abnormality confirmation process are performed.

  If a start command is generated, the process proceeds to step S607, where the medal path switching solenoid 83 is switched to a non-excited state to prohibit bet acceptance. Thereafter, the lottery process in step S608, the reel control process in step S609, the medal payout process in step S610, and the CB game state process in step S611 are executed in order, and the process returns to step S603.

  Next, the lottery process in step S608 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S701, a random number used when determining whether or not a winning combination is made is created. The slot machine 10 is configured such that when the start lever 71 is operated, the hardware latches the value of the free-run counter at that time. After confirming the operation of the start lever 71, the CPU 151 stores the value latched by the hardware in the game information storage area 153c of the RAM 153. With this configuration, it is possible to quickly generate a random number at the timing when the start lever 71 is operated, and it is possible to avoid the occurrence of problems such as synchronization. The hardware of the slot machine 10 is configured to latch the value of the free run counter each time the start lever 71 is operated.

  In step S702, a lottery table for determination of success / failure is selected based on the current setting state of the slot machine 10 and the like. Here, the setting state of the slot machine 10 is any one of “setting 1” to “setting 6”. When “setting 1”, the lottery table having the lowest CB winning probability is selected, and when “setting 6” is set. The lottery table having the highest CB winning probability is selected. Here, the lottery table will be briefly described. FIG. 17 is a lottery table selected when the setting state of the slot machine 10 is “setting 1”. In the lottery table, the same number of index values IV as the number of combinations to be determined are set. Each index value IV is uniquely associated with each winning combination, and a point value PV is set. ing. That is, in the normal game state in the present embodiment, determination is made for six types of combinations of cherry, watermelon, bell, replay, replay + SB, and CB. Here, the five types of combinations of cherry, watermelon, bell, replay, and CB are single winning combinations that are won by one determination. In addition, re-game + SB is a multi-winning combination in which a plurality of winning combinations (specifically, re-playing and SB) are won by one determination. Furthermore, while a single winning combination and a multiple winning combination are set for the replay, only a plurality of winning combinations are set for the SB, and no single winning combination is set. Incidentally, in each lottery table in the slot machine 10, the point value PV corresponding to the CB combination is set to be larger for the lottery table having a higher set value.

  In step S703, the index value IV is set to 1, and in the subsequent step S704, a determination value DV used for determining whether or not the winning combination is determined. In the determination value setting process, a new determination value DV is set by adding a point value PV corresponding to the current index value IV to the current determination value DV. In the first determination value setting process, the random value created in step S701 is set as the current determination value DV, and a point value PV corresponding to 1 that is the current index value IV is added to the random value to obtain a new value. The determination value is DV.

  Thereafter, in step S705, whether or not the combination corresponding to the index value IV is determined. In the winning / no-going determination of the winning combination, it is determined whether or not the determination value DV exceeds 65535. If the determining value DV exceeds 65535, the winning flag setting for setting the winning flag corresponding to the index value IV at that time is set in step S706. Process.

  Here, the winning flag setting process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S801, it is determined whether or not the current index value IV is 5. If the index value IV is 5, the re-game winning flag is set in step S802 and the SB winning flag is set in step S803, and this process is terminated. That is, if the determination value DV exceeds 65535 when the index value IV is 5, the re-game and the SB are won at the same time in a single determination.

  If it is determined in step S801 that the index value IV is not 5, it is determined in step S804 whether the index value IV is 6. If the index value IV is 6, it is further determined in step S805 whether or not the current gaming state is a CB game state. If it is not the CB game state but the normal game state, the process ends after setting the CB winning flag in step S806.

  When the index value IV is any one of 1 to 4 (when both steps S801 and S804 are NO), the winning flag of the combination corresponding to the current index value IV is set at step S807, and this processing is performed. Exit. For example, when the current index value IV is 4, only the re-game winning flag is set, and this process is terminated.

  By the way, when the winning flag set is any one of the small role winning flag, the replay winning flag, and the SB winning flag, these winning flags are reset after the game in which the corresponding winning flag is set (in the normal process). (See S603). On the other hand, when the winning flag is a CB winning flag, the CB winning flag is reset on the condition that a CB winning is established. That is, the CB winning flag may be valid for a plurality of games. In the winning flag setting process in the state where the CB winning flag is carried over, if the current index value IV is 1 to 5, the winning flag corresponding to the index value IV is set, and if the current index value IV is 6. This process is terminated without setting the CB winning flag. In other words, in a game in which the CB winning flag is carried over, when winning a small role, replay, or replay + SB, the corresponding winning flag is set, whereas when winning a CB, a new CB winning flag is set. Do not set. Note that when a CB is won in a game in which the CB winning flag is carried over, the CB winning flag may be set again.

  Returning to the description of the lottery process, if the determination value DV does not exceed 65535 in step S705, it means that the combination corresponding to the index value IV is lost. In such a case, 1 is added to the index value IV in step S707, and in the subsequent step S708, it is determined whether or not there is a role corresponding to the index value IV, that is, whether or not there is a role to be determined. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the index value IV added by 1 exceeds the maximum value of the index values IV set in the lottery table. If there is a winning combination to be determined, the process returns to step S704 to continue the determination of winning combination. At this time, in step S704, the point value PV corresponding to the current index value IV is added to the determination value DV (that is, the current determination value DV) used for the determination of whether or not the previous combination is a correct determination value DV, In step S <b> 705, the winning combination determination is performed based on the determination value DV. Incidentally, when the lottery table shown in FIG. 17 is selected, the CB winning probability is about 1/200, the winning probability of replay + SB is about 1/52, and the replay winning probability is about 8.5. The probability of winning the bell is about one-tenth, and the probability of winning for cherry and watermelon is 1/128. In addition, the probability of losing no winning combination is about 1 / 1.3. Here, in the case of winning a re-game in the slot machine 10, there are a case of winning a re-game + SB as a multiple winning combination and a case of winning a re-playing as a single winning combination. Therefore, the probability of winning the re-game (the probability that the re-game winning flag is set) is about 1 / 7.3.

  After performing the winning flag setting process in step S706, or when it is determined in step S708 that there is no winning combination to be determined, it means that the winning determination of the winning combination is finished. In such a case, a slip table setting process for setting a slip table (stop table) for reel stop control is performed in step S709, and this process is terminated. Here, the slip table is a table in which it is determined how much the reel is slid (rotated) and stopped after the stop switches 72 to 74 are pressed. That is, the slip table is a relationship between a reaching symbol that has reached the base point position (lower stage in the present embodiment) when the stop switches 72 to 74 are pressed and a stop symbol that actually stops at the base point position. This is a defined stop data group.

  Since this embodiment has a feature in the data structure related to the sliding table, this point will be described.

  In the slot machine 10, when the stop switches 72 to 74 are operated, when the reaching symbol is stopped as it is, when the corresponding reel is stopped after sliding for one symbol, it is stopped after sliding for two symbols. In this case, five patterns are prepared as a reel stop mode, in the case of stopping after sliding for three symbols, and for stopping after sliding for four symbols. This closely matches the timing at which the player operates the stop switches 72 to 74 and the symbol arrangement (hereinafter referred to as “stop appearance”) that stops in a visible range from each display window 32L, 32M, 32R. It is a device for associating. That is, by stopping the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R until the specified time (190 msec) has elapsed from the timing at which the stop switches 72 to 74 are operated, it is as if the stop outcome has been determined by the player's operation. It is possible to make a player have a good impression. In addition, by making it possible to slide up to 4 symbols, it becomes possible to stop combinations of symbols corresponding to the winning combination in the lottery on the active line as much as possible within the specified time. .

  There are five types of stop data relating to such a stop mode (no slip, one frame slip, two frames slip, three frames slip, four frames slip), five types for the middle reel 42M, and five types for the right reel 42R. is necessary. In this case, if the stop data related to each reel 42L, 42M, 42R is allocated in units of bits, 3 bits of stop data are required for each reel 42L, 42M, 42R, and cannot be stored in one byte.

  In this regard, in the present embodiment, since five types of stop data are required, the compressed data is created assuming that the stop data is collectively a hexadecimal number. That is, the stop data is configured as “(data of the left reel 42L) × 36 + (data of the middle reel 42M) × 6 + (data of the right reel 42R)”. In this case, the maximum number of stop data that can be prepared for each reel 42L, 42M, and 42R is six, and there are 6 × 6 × 6 = 216 combination patterns for the stop data as a whole. The maximum value that can be expressed is 256 or less. As a result, stop data for all the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R can be stored in one byte even though there are five types of stop data for each reel 42L, 42M, and 42R. Each reel 42L, 42M, 42R has 21 symbols, so that one slide table can be composed of 21 bytes, and the storage capacity of the main controller 131 can be reduced. It becomes.

  Further, in the slot machine 10 that stores each piece of stop data as compressed data, a predetermined decompression process is performed when each piece of stop data is used. Specifically, the compressed data corresponding to the symbol number of the reaching symbol is divided by “36” (= 6 × 6), and the obtained quotient is grasped as stop data of the left reel 42L. Further, the remainder obtained by the division is divided by “6”, and the obtained quotient is grasped as stop data for the middle reel 42M, and the remainder is grasped as stop data for the right reel 42R. Through this process, the CPU 151 can grasp the stop data of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R as decompressed data.

  FIG. 19 is an example of a sliding table that is set when the “replay” symbol is stopped on the active line. The symbol having the number of slips of 0 is a symbol that actually stops in the lower stage. For example, if the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the fourth “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L has reached the lower level, the left reel 42L stops without slipping, and the “replay” symbol becomes lower level. Stop. In addition, a symbol with a number whose slip number is not 0 means that the reel slides by the number of symbols described. For example, if the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the eleventh “bell” symbol of the left reel 42L has reached the lower stage, the left reel 42L will slide by four symbols, and the “young” symbol of the fifteenth will be Stops at the bottom and the “Replay” symbol No. 17 stops at the top. As described above, in the sliding table, the number of slips when the stop switches 72 to 74 are pressed at the timing when the symbols attached to the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R reach the lower stage is set for each symbol number. For example, stop data with a left slip number of 4, a middle slip number of 2, and a right slip number of 1 at symbol number 0 is defined as 1-byte compressed data. The table is configured.

  As shown in FIG. 20, in the slip table setting process, first, in step S901, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is a CB game state. If it is not in the CB game state, the process proceeds to step S902, and it is determined whether or not the re-game winning flag is set. If the re-game winning flag is set, the process proceeds to step S903, where the re-game winning slide table is set in the slide table storage area provided in the game information storage area 153c, and this process is terminated. At this time, the slot machine 10 is set so that the “replay” symbol of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R stops in the middle stage so that the “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L stops at either the upper stage or the lower stage. Set the smoothed table.

  The sliding table shown in FIG. 19 is a sliding table that is set first when a replay is won. In such a sliding table, for example, if the middle stop switch 73 is pressed while the second “cherry” symbol of the middle reel 42M has reached the lower stage, the middle reel 42M stops without slipping, and the third reel 42M stops. The “Replay” symbol stops in the middle. Further, when the third “replay” symbol has reached the lower stage, that is, when the middle stop switch 73 is pressed after passing through the middle stage, the middle reel 42M slides by the amount of the second figure and moves to the fifth “ The “watermelon” symbol stops at the bottom and the “replay” symbol No. 6 stops at the middle. The same applies to the right reel 42R. For example, when the right stop switch 74 is pressed when the “replay” symbol of No. 7 on the right reel 42R has reached the lower stage, the right reel 42R slides by four symbols. The eleventh “bell” symbol stops at the lower level and the “replay” symbol No. 12 stops at the middle level. Thus, the “replay” symbol is set to stop at the middle stage for the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R.

  However, the left reel 42L is set so that the “replay” symbol stops at either the upper stage or the lower stage. For example, when the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the 15th “Youth” symbol has reached the bottom, the 17th “Replay” symbol stops at the top, and the 16th “Bell” symbol or the 17th symbol If the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the “replay” symbol has reached the lower level, the 17th “replay” symbol stops at the lower level. If the left stop switch 72 is pressed when the 4th “replay” symbol reaches the lower stage, the left reel 42L stops as it is, and the “replay” symbol stops at the lower stage, while the 7th “replay” symbol When the left stop switch 72 is pressed when the symbol reaches the lower stage, the left reel 42L does not stop as it is, but stops after sliding for three symbols, and the “Replay” No. 12 symbol stops at the upper stage. . These are ideas for diversifying the stop output in consideration of the fact that the stop switches 72 to 74 are generally operated to stop the rotation in the order of the left reel 42L → the middle reel 42M → the right reel 42R. .

  Here, the symbol arrangement of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R will be briefly described.

  The “replay” symbols are arranged on the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R so that the interval between the symbol that reaches the lower stage first and the symbol that reaches the next is 4 symbols or less. For example, the 4th “replay” symbol and the 7th “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L are arranged so that the interval is 2 symbols, and the 6th “replay” symbol of the middle reel 42M and 11 The “replay” symbols of the numbers are arranged so that the interval is 4 symbols. As described above, the “replay” symbols are arranged on the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R so that the interval between the symbols of the same type is 4 symbols or less. As described above, the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R can be stopped after sliding for a maximum of four symbols from the timing when the stop switches 72 to 74 are operated. Therefore, by adopting such a symbol arrangement, the “replay” symbol can be stopped at an arbitrary position when the replay winning is established, regardless of the timing when the stop switches 72 to 74 are pressed. . For example, if the left stop switch 72 is pressed when the 7th “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L reaches the lower level, the “replay” symbol can be stopped at the lower level if the left reel 42L is stopped as it is. If the left reel 42L is slid after 3 symbols and then stopped, the 12th “replay” symbol can be stopped in the upper stage, and if the left reel 42L is slid after 4 symbols and stopped, the 12th The “replay” symbol can be stopped in the middle.

  In the slot machine 10, in addition to the “replay” symbols, the “bell” symbols are also arranged on the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R so that the interval between the symbols of the same type is 4 symbols or less. For this reason, even when the stop switches 72 to 74 are pressed at any timing, the “bell” symbol can be stopped at an arbitrary position when the bell winning is established.

  On the other hand, the “watermelon” symbols are not arranged on the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R so that the interval between the symbols of the same type is 4 symbols or less. For example, in the middle reel 42M, the interval from the first "watermelon" symbol to the fifth "watermelon" symbol is three symbols, while the interval from the fifth "watermelon" symbol to the first "watermelon" symbol is There are 16 designs. For this reason, for example, if the middle stop switch 73 is pressed while the 11th “replay” symbol of the middle reel 42M has reached the lower stage, the “watermelon” symbol may be slid even if the middle reel 42M is slid by four symbols. Cannot be stopped on the active line. Therefore, even if the watermelon is won and the slide table set so that the “watermelon” symbol stops on the active line is set, depending on the timing when the stop switches 72 to 74 are pressed, the “watermelon” The symbol does not stop on the active line, and so-called missing may occur. In the slot machine 10, in addition to the “watermelon” symbol, the “cherry” symbol and the “7” symbol are arranged such that a section separated by five symbols or more is formed. For this reason, when one of the watermelon, cherry and CB is won, the stop switches 72 to 74 are set so that the symbol corresponding to the winning combination (hereinafter referred to as “winning symbol”) stops on the active line. It is necessary to operate.

  Returning to the description of the smooth table setting process, if it is determined in step S902 that the re-game winning flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the CB winning flag is set in step S904. If the CB winning flag is set, it is determined whether or not the small role winning flag is set in step S905, that is, whether or not the small role is won while the CB winning flag is carried over. To do.

  When the small role winning flag is set, that is, when the small role is won in the state where the CB winning flag is carried over, the CB priority winning slide table is set in the sliding table storage area in step S906, This process ends. Here, the CB priority winning slide table is a slide table set so that the “7” symbol, which is the CB symbol, has priority over the winning small symbol symbol and stops on the active line. In the slip table setting process, if the “7” symbol of the left reel 42L can be stopped at either the upper stage or the lower stage, the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R are set so that the “7” symbol is stopped at either one. If the symbol “7” can be stopped in the middle, it is set to stop in the middle, and the symbol “7” cannot be stopped in the above positions. If it is possible to stop at each of the above positions, a CB priority winning slide table set so as to stop the winning combination winning symbol at each of the above positions is set.

  If the small role winning flag is not set, that is, if only the CB winning flag is set, the CB winning smooth table is set in the smooth table storage area in step S907, and this processing is terminated. At this time, the “7” symbol of the left reel 42L stops at either the upper or lower level, and the “7” symbol of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R is set to stop at the middle level. Set the table.

  If it is determined in step S904 that the CB winning flag is not set, it is determined in step S908 whether or not the small role winning flag is set. If the small combination winning flag is set, the process advances to step S909 to set the small combination winning table corresponding to the set small combination winning flag in the sliding table storage area, and the process ends. At this time, the small role winning symbol set so that the small role winning symbol of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R stops in the middle column so that the small symbol winning symbol of the left reel 42L stops at either the upper or lower level. Set the sliding table.

  If it is determined in step S908 that the small role winning flag is not set, it means that none of the winning flags are set. In such a case, the process advances to step S910 to set the removal slip table in the slip table storage area, and the process is terminated. Here, the slipping-out sliding table is a sliding table set so that none of the winning modes is established.

  As described above, in the slip table setting process, the presence / absence of a winning flag is determined in the order of re-game winning flag → CB winning flag → small role winning flag. If the winning flag is set, the corresponding smooth table is set. To end this process. As explained in the previous lottery process, when re-game + SB is won, the re-game win flag and SB win flag are set, and when re-game is won with the CB win flag carried forward A CB winning flag and a replay winning flag are set. In these cases, since the re-game winning slide table is set, in this slot machine 10, the sliding table is set so that the re-game winning is given priority over the SB winning or CB winning. It can be said. Similarly, when a small role is won with the CB winning flag carried over, the CB winning flag and the small role winning flag are set. In this case, since the CB priority winning slide table is set, it can be said that the slot table 10 is set so that the CB winning is established with priority over the small role winning.

  If it is determined in step S901 that the current gaming state is the CB game state, a CB table setting process is performed in step S911. However, in order to make it easy to understand the game play in the slot machine 10 and the series of processes performed under each gaming state, the series in the case where the gaming state is not the CB game state (in the case of the non-CB game state, that is, the normal game state). After the above process is described, a series of processes in the CB game state including the CB table setting process will be described.

  Next, the reel control processing in step S609 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. In order to facilitate understanding, the description will be made in accordance with the progress of the actual game and will be described with reference to the symbol arrangement of FIG. 7 as appropriate.

  In the reel control process, first, in step S1001, a rotation start process for starting the rotation of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R is performed.

  In the rotation start process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 22, it is confirmed whether or not a predetermined wait time (eg, 4.1 seconds) has elapsed since the reel started rotating in the previous game in step S1101. And wait until the wait time elapses. If the wait time has elapsed, the wait time for the next game is reset in step S1102. Thereafter, in step S1103, the bet number of medals to be output to the external concentration terminal board 171 is set in the counter processing S209 of the timer interruption processing. In step S1104, a motor control initialization process for setting rotation start information in the motor control storage area provided in the game information storage area 153c is performed. By performing this process, the acceleration process of the stepping motors 61L to 61R is started in the stepping motor control process S206 of the timer interrupt process, and the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R start to rotate. For this reason, even if the player bets a specified number of medals and operates the start lever 71, the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R may not immediately start rotating.

  In step S1105, it is determined whether or not each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R is rotating at a constant speed at a predetermined rotation speed. If the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R do not rotate at a constant speed, the process waits until the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R rotate at a constant speed. In addition, when the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are rotated at a constant speed, the CPU 151 indicates that the stop operation can be performed by lighting the lamps (not shown) of the stop switches 72 to 74. To inform.

  Returning to the description of the reel control process, in step S1002, whether or not any of the stop switches 72 to 74 is operated to generate a reel stop command, more specifically, an ON signal from the stop detection sensors 72a to 74a. Is received, and if a stop command has not been generated, the system waits until a stop command is generated.

  If any stop switch 72-74 is operated in step S1002 and a stop command is generated, the process proceeds to step S1003 to determine whether or not the current stop command is the third stop command, that is, only one reel rotates. It is determined whether or not the stop switch has been operated. If any of the stop switches 72 to 74 is operated while all the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are rotating, it means that the current stop command is the first stop command. In such a case, a negative determination is made in step S1003, and it is determined in step S1004 whether or not the current gaming state is a CB game state. If not in the CB game state, the first change process of the slip table is performed in step S1005. The first sliding table changing process is a changing process of the sliding table that is performed before the reels are stopped based on the generation of the stop command.

  In the first change process of the slip table, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 23, it is determined in step S1201 whether or not the current stop command is the first stop command. Since the current stop command is the first stop command, the first stop change process shown in steps S1202 to S1208 is performed. In the first stop change process, it is confirmed which stop switch is operated in step S1202, and in step S1203, it is determined whether the operated stop switch is the left stop switch 72 or not. If the left stop switch 72 has been operated, the present process is terminated without changing the sliding table. This is because the slip table is set on the assumption that the left stop switch 72 is operated first in the previous slip table setting process (see FIG. 20).

  On the other hand, when a stop switch other than the left stop switch 72 is operated, the stop switches are operated in an order different from the assumed order (that is, the order of the left stop switch 72 → the middle stop switch 73 → the right stop switch 74). Means. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S1204, and it is determined whether or not the re-game winning flag is set. If the re-game winning flag is set, the process proceeds to step S1205, and the slide table set in the slide table storage area is changed to a winning-confirmed sliding table for establishing a re-game winning and the process is terminated. To do. Here, the winning confirmation sliding table is a sliding table for avoiding a so-called miss-out where a corresponding winning is not established even though the lottery is won.

  FIG. 24 is a winning confirmation slide table that is set when the re-game winning flag is set. In the slip table, the “replay” symbols of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are set to stop at the upper stage. In other words, the winning confirmation threshold table when the re-game winning flag is set is set so that the re-game winning is established on the upper line. This is a contrivance for establishing a replay prize while avoiding the occurrence of a combination of combinations. Since the “cherry” symbol on the left reel 42L is a symbol that can be awarded by the symbol alone, if the left stop switch 72 is not operated for the first time, a winning combination may be made according to a combination of symbols such as a replay prize. A combination of winning combinations can occur between what is established and the cherry winning that is achieved by the left reel 42L alone. Specifically, when the “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L is stopped on the lower line in a situation where the “replay” symbols of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R are stopped on the lower line, the upper reel Since the 14th “cherry” symbol is stopped, a combination of a combination in which a re-game winning is established on the lower line and a cherry winning is established on the upper line (on the lower right line) occurs. However, since both the re-game and the cherry are not won in the previous lottery process, it is necessary to avoid a contradiction in which a combination of combinations occurs. Therefore, when a stop switch other than the left stop switch 72 is operated for the first time, a replay winning prize is achieved while avoiding the combination of winning combinations by setting a winning confirmation sliding table on the upper line where a replay winning prize is established. Can be established.

  If it is determined in step S1204 that the re-game winning flag is not set, it is determined in step S1206 whether or not the bell winning flag is set. If it is set, the CB winning flag is further set in step S1207. It is determined whether or not is set. When the bell winning flag is set and the CB winning flag is not set, that is, when only the bell is won, the process proceeds to step S1205 described above, and the slip table set in the slip table storage area is The process is completed after changing to a winning confirmation sliding table for establishing a bell winning. Although a detailed description is omitted, the winning confirmation sliding table at the time of winning the bell is set so that the bell winning is established on the right-up line. This is a contrivance for establishing a bell prize while avoiding the occurrence of a combination of combinations. For example, when the “bell” symbol of the left reel 42L is stopped on the upper stage in a situation where the “bell” symbols of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R are stopped on the upper line, Since the “Cherry” symbol is stopped, a combination of winning a bell on the upper line and winning a cherry on the lower line (upward to the right) occurs. However, since both the bell and cherry are not won in the previous lottery process, it is necessary to avoid the contradiction in which the combination of combinations occurs. Therefore, when a stop switch other than the left stop switch 72 is operated for the first time, by setting a winning-confirming sliding table on which a bell winning is established on the line that goes up to the right, it is possible to win a bell winning while avoiding a combination of winning combinations. It can be established.

  If it is determined in step S1206 that the bell winning flag is not set, or if it is determined in steps S1206 and S1207 that both the bell winning flag and the CB winning flag are set, the process proceeds to step S1208. The slip table set in the table storage area is changed to an irregular push slip table that uniquely corresponds to the winning combination and the operated stop switch, and the process is terminated. In the slot machine 10, as with the slide table set in the slide table setting process, a slide table in which a plurality of positions where the winning symbol can be stopped is set for the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R. . When a stop switch other than the left stop switch 72 is first operated, a reel table corresponding to the operated stop switch is selected from a plurality of sliding tables in which a plurality of positions where the winning symbol can be stopped is set on the left reel 42L. Change to a multiple set slip table. This is a contrivance for reducing the frequency of occurrence of missing items.

  After the first change process of the sliding table is completed, in step S1006, the symbol number of the reaching symbol reaching the lower stage of the reel to be stopped at this timing is confirmed. Specifically, the symbol number of the reaching symbol reaching the lower stage of the reel to be stopped this time is confirmed by the number of pulses from the time when the detection signal of the reel index sensor 55 is output. In subsequent step S1007, the amount of reel slip to be stopped this time is calculated from the compressed data of the symbol number corresponding to the reaching symbol among the slip tables set in the slip table storage area, and actually stopped at the lower stage in step S1008. The symbol number of the stop symbol is determined. In step S1009, it is determined whether or not the symbol number of the reaching symbol of the reel to be stopped this time is equal to the symbol number of the stop symbol. If they are equal, a reel stop process is performed to stop the rotation of the reel in step S1010. . Thereafter, in step S1011, it is determined whether all reels have stopped. When the above-described processing of steps S1003 to S1010 is performed based on the first stop command, the two reels are still rotating. In such a case, a negative determination is made in step S1011 and in a subsequent step S1012, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is a CB game state. If the current gaming state is not the CB game state, the process proceeds to step S1013, and the sliding table second change process is performed. The sliding table second changing process is a sliding table changing process performed after the reels are stopped.

  Here, the slip table second change process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the second change process of the slide table, it is determined in step S1301 whether or not the currently set slide table is a winning decision sliding table. If the winning table is a winning decision sliding table, the process is terminated. If it is not the winning confirmation sliding table, the process advances to step S1302 to determine whether or not the CB winning flag is set. If the CB winning flag is not set, the symbol number of the stopped symbol stopped at the lower stage of the currently stopped reel is confirmed in step S1303. In step S1304, it is determined whether or not the symbol number of the stopped symbol matches the symbol number of the changed symbol that is uniquely derived from the currently set slip table. This process is terminated without change. If the symbol number of the stop symbol matches the symbol number of the changed symbol, the process proceeds to step S1305, the slip table set in the slip table storage area is changed to the slip table for line change, and this process is terminated. In the slot machine 10, as with the slide table set in the slide table setting process, a slide table in which a plurality of positions where the winning symbol can be stopped is set for the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R. . Then, according to the stop symbol of the reel that has been stopped based on the first stop command, the position where the symbol corresponding to the winning flag can be stopped is changed to a slide table in which a plurality of other reels that are rotating are set. This is a contrivance for suppressing the monotonous stop appearance and reducing the chance of missing.

  For example, when the left reel 42L and the middle reel 42M are configured to stop based on the sliding table shown in FIG. 19, the “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L stops at the upper or lower level, while the “replay” symbol of the middle reel 42M. Stops only in the middle. However, when the “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L is stopped at the upper stage, there is still room for a replay winning even if the “replay” symbol of the middle reel 42M is stopped at the upper stage instead of the middle stage. Similarly, when the “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L stops at the lower stage, there is still room for a re-game winning even if the “replay” symbol of the middle reel 42M stops at the lower stage instead of the middle stage. In other words, when the left reel 42L and the middle reel 42M are configured to stop based on the sliding table shown in FIG. 19, the stop output of the middle reel 42M is excessively restricted, leading to monotonization of the stop output. . For example, if the watermelon is selected, the “watermelon” symbol cannot be stopped on the active line unless the stop switch is operated at a predetermined timing, so the “watermelon” symbol of the middle reel 42M is stopped in the middle. When the middle reel 42M is stopped based on the sliding table set so as to be missed, the frequency of occurrence of missing is increased. Therefore, in the present slot machine 10, the stopped symbol of the stopped reel is confirmed, and the line changing slide table is changed according to the confirmation result. For example, when the winning symbol of the left reel 42L is stopped at the lower stage, the winning symbol of the middle reel 42M is changed to a sliding table set to stop at the lower or middle stage, and the winning symbol of the left reel 42L is stopped at the upper stage. Then, the winning symbol of the middle reel 42M is changed to a sliding table set to stop at the upper stage or the middle stage. That is, in the present embodiment, the lower symbol number when the winning symbol is stopped on the active line is uniquely derived as the changed symbol.

  Incidentally, in the slot machine 10, when the stop symbol and the changed symbol match, the slot table is changed to the following slip table. When the left reel 42L is stopped, the position where the winning symbol can be stopped is changed to a plurality of sliding tables set for the middle reel 42M. When the middle reel 42M is stopped, the position where the winning symbol can be stopped is changed. When the right reel 42R is changed to a plurality of slide tables and the right reel 42R is stopped, the position where the winning symbol can be stopped is changed to a plurality of slide tables set for the left reel 42L.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1302 that the CB winning flag is set, the process proceeds to step S1306, and it is determined whether or not the re-game winning flag is set. If the re-game winning flag is set, the processing of steps S1303 to S1305 described above is performed, and this processing ends. This is because when the CB winning flag and the re-game winning flag are set, the sliding table is set so that the re-game winning is established in preference to the CB winning in the previous smooth table setting process. If the re-game winning flag is not set, a CB winning process is performed in step S1307, and this process ends.

  In the CB winning process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 26, it is determined in step S1401 whether or not the winning symbol is stopped on the active line. If it is determined that the winning symbol is stopped, it is determined in step S1402 whether or not the CB symbol (ie, “7” symbol) is stopped on the active line. If the CB symbol is stopped on the active line, the process proceeds to step S1403, the slide table set in the slide table storage area is changed to the slide table for BB winning, and this process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1401 that the winning symbol is stopped on the active line and it is determined in step S1402 that the CB symbol is not stopped on the active line, a small amount is obtained in a situation where the CB winning is carried over. It means that the winning combination is won and this small role winning symbol is stopped on the active line. Therefore, in such a case, the process proceeds to step S1404, where the slip table set in the slip table storage area is changed to the small part winning slip table, and this process is terminated. If it is determined in step S1401 that the winning symbol is not stopped on the active line, it means that no winning is achieved in the game, and thus the process is terminated without changing the sliding table.

  Incidentally, in the CB winning process, the same processes as in steps S1303 to S1305 described above are performed. That is, the symbol number of the stopped symbol stopped at the lower stage of the currently stopped reel is confirmed, and it is determined whether or not it matches the symbol number of the changed symbol uniquely derived from the currently set slip table. . If the symbol number of the stop symbol coincides with the symbol number of the changed symbol which means that the CB symbol has stopped on the active line, the symbol is changed to the CB winning slide table and the small winning symbol on the active line is changed. If it matches the symbol number of the changed symbol which means that has stopped, it is changed to the small winning prize sliding table.

  As described above, when the corresponding reel is stopped based on the first stop command and the slide table second change process is performed, the process returns to step S1002, and one of the stop switches corresponding to the rotating reel is operated. Wait until the next stop command occurs.

  If any stop switch corresponding to the rotating reel is operated in step S1002 and a stop command is generated, the process proceeds to step S1003 to determine whether or not the current stop command is the third stop command. If the stop switch is operated when any one of the reels is stopped, it means that the current stop command is the second stop command. In such a case, a negative determination is made in step S1003 and step S1004, and a slip table first change process is performed in step S1005.

  In the first change process of the slip table, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 23, it is determined in step S1201 whether or not the current stop command is the first stop command. Since the current stop command is the second stop command, the second stop change process shown in steps S1209 to S1214 is performed. In the second stop change process, it is determined in step S1209 whether or not the currently set slide table is a winning decision sliding table. If the winning table is a winning decision sliding table, the process is terminated. If it is not the winning confirmation slide table, the process proceeds to step S1210, and it is confirmed in which order the first stop command and the second stop command are issued to which stop switch 72-74. In a succeeding step S1211, it is determined whether or not the confirmation result is a predetermined operation order. Specifically, whether the operation sequence is the operation sequence of the left stop switch 72 → the middle stop switch 73, the operation sequence of the middle stop switch 73 → the right stop switch 74, or the operation sequence of the right stop switch 74 → the left stop switch 72. Determine. Then, in the case of a predetermined operation order, this process is terminated without changing the sliding table. This is because the previous slide table second change process is changed to a slide table that assumes that the stop switches 72 to 74 are operated in any of the above-described operation orders.

  If it is determined in step S1211 that the order of operation is not the same, the process proceeds to step S1212 to check the symbol number of the stopped symbol stopped at the lower stage of the reel stopped based on the first stop command. In step S1213, it is determined whether or not the symbol number of the stop symbol matches the symbol number of the changed symbol that is uniquely derived from the currently set slip table. If not, the slip table is changed. The process is terminated without any processing. If the symbol number of the stop symbol matches the symbol number of the changed symbol, the process proceeds to step S1214, the slip table set in the slip table storage area is changed to the slip table for line change, and this process is terminated. Specifically, in accordance with the stop symbol of the reel that has been stopped based on the first stop command, the position where the winning symbol can be stopped is changed to a sliding table in which a plurality of reels to be stopped based on the second stop command are set. To do. For example, if a replay or replay + SB is won and the “replay” symbol on the left reel 42L is stopped at the top, the right stop switch 74 is operated as the second stop command, a replay prize is established. For this purpose, the “replay” symbol of the right reel 42R may be stopped at the upper or lower level. Therefore, when the stop switch is operated in the order of the left stop switch 72 → the right stop switch 74, the “replay” symbol of the right reel 42R is changed to a sliding table set to stop at the upper stage or the lower stage.

  After the first change process of the sliding table is completed, in step S1006, the symbol number of the reaching symbol reaching the lower stage of the reel to be stopped at this timing is confirmed. In the subsequent step S1007, the amount of slip of the reel to be stopped this time is calculated from the compressed data of the symbol number corresponding to the reaching symbol among the slip tables set in the slip table storage area, and the lower stage of the reel to be stopped this time in step S1008. The symbol number of the symbol to be actually stopped is determined. In step S1009, it is determined whether or not the symbol number of the reaching symbol of the reel to be stopped this time is equal to the symbol number of the stop symbol. If they are equal, a reel stop process is performed to stop the rotation of the reel in step S1010. . In step S1011, it is determined whether all reels have stopped. When the above-described processing of steps S1003 to S1010 is performed based on the second stop command, one reel is still rotating. In such a case, a negative determination is made in step S1011 and step S1012, and a second smooth table change process is performed in step S1013.

  Here, the slip table second change process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the second change process of the slide table, it is determined in step S1301 whether or not the currently set slide table is a winning decision sliding table. If the winning table is a winning decision sliding table, the process is terminated. If it is not the winning confirmation sliding table, the process advances to step S1302 to determine whether or not the CB winning flag is set. If the CB winning flag is not set, in step S1303, the symbol numbers of the stopped symbols stopped at the lower stage of the two reels currently stopped are confirmed. In step S1304, it is determined whether or not the symbol number of each stop symbol matches the symbol number of the changed symbol uniquely derived from the currently set slip table, and at least one of them does not match In this case, this process is terminated without changing the sliding table. If the symbol number of each stop symbol and the symbol number of each changed symbol are the same, the process proceeds to step S1305, the slip table set in the slip table storage area is changed to the slip table for line change, and this process is terminated. To do. For example, if the “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L stops in the upper row and the “replay” symbol of the middle reel 42M stops in the middle row under the situation where replay or replay + SB is won, the “replay” symbol of the right reel 42R Change to a sliding table that stops at the bottom.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1302 that the CB winning flag is set, the process proceeds to step S1306, and it is determined whether or not the re-game winning flag is set. If the re-game winning flag is set, the processing of steps S1303 to S1305 described above is performed, and this processing ends. If the re-game winning flag is not set, a CB winning process is performed in step S1307, and this process ends. Note that the CB winning process at the time of the second stop command is different only in that it is determined whether or not the winning symbols are stopped side by side on the active line for the two reels that are currently stopped. Description is omitted.

  As described above, when the corresponding reel is stopped based on the second stop command and the slide table second change process is performed, the process returns to step S1002, and the stop switch corresponding to the rotating reel is operated to perform the next stop. Wait until the command is issued.

  If the stop switch corresponding to the rotating reel is operated in step S1002 and a stop command is generated, the process proceeds to step S1003, and it is determined whether or not the current stop command is the third stop command. If the stop switch is operated when two reels are stopped, it means that the current stop command is the third stop command. In such a case, an affirmative determination is made in step S1003, and the flow advances to step S1006 without performing the first change process of the slip table.

  In step S1006, the symbol number of the reaching symbol reaching the lower stage of the reel to be stopped at this timing is confirmed. In the subsequent step S1007, the amount of slip of the reel to be stopped this time is calculated from the compressed data of the symbol number corresponding to the reaching symbol among the slip tables set in the slip table storage area, and the lower stage of the reel to be stopped this time in step S1008. The symbol number of the symbol to be actually stopped is determined. In step S1009, it is determined whether or not the symbol number of the reaching symbol of the reel to be stopped this time is equal to the symbol number of the stop symbol. If they are equal, a reel stop process is performed to stop the rotation of the reel in step S1010. . In step S1011, it is determined whether all reels have stopped. When the above-described processing in steps S1003 to S1010 is performed based on the third stop command, all reels have stopped rotating. In such a case, an affirmative determination is made in step S1011, a payout determination process is performed in step S1014, and this process ends. The payout determination process is a process of setting a payout number of medals on the condition that a combination of winning symbols is arranged on an active line.

  Prior to the description of the payout determination process, the reel control process when the re-game winning flag and the SB winning flag are set will be described. When the re-game winning flag and the SB winning flag are set, when the stop switches 73 and 74 other than the left stop switch 72 are operated for the first time, the re-game winning is determined on the upper line based on the winning confirmation sliding table. Each reel 42L, 42M, 42R is stopped so as to be established. When the left stop switch 72 is first operated, the slide table is sequentially changed so that a re-game winning is established on the active line corresponding to the stop result of the left reel 42L, and then each reel 42L, 42M, 42R is stopped. That is, in the normal game state, even if the SB winning flag is set, a re-game winning is always established, and no SB winning is achieved.

  Here, a case where the left stop switch 72 is pressed as the first stop command will be described.

  For example, if the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the 18th “chance” symbol of the left reel 42L has reached the lower stage, the left reel 42L has only two symbols as shown in the sliding table of FIG. The “Replay” symbol of No. 20 stops at the bottom and the “Chance” symbol does not stop on the active line. For example, if the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the 14th “cherry” symbol has reached the lower level, the 18th “chance” symbol will stop at the lower level if the left reel 42L is slid by 4 symbols. The left reel 42L slides by one symbol, but the “15th” “youth” symbol stops in the lower row, and the “replay” symbol in the 17th stops in the upper row. Further, when the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the 17th “replay” symbol has reached the lower level, the left reel 42L stops and the 17th “replay” symbol is the lower level and the 18th “ The “chance” symbol stops in the middle.

  In this way, when the replay winning flag and the SB winning flag are set, the “replay” symbol stops at either the upper stage or the lower stage. Stop control of 42M and 42R is performed.

  As described above, since the interval between the “replay” symbols is 4 symbols or less on the left reel 42L, the “replay” symbol is stopped at an arbitrary position regardless of the operation timing of the left stop switch 72. Can be made. Further, on the downstream side of the 18th “chance” symbol (that is, on the side where the reel rotates), the “replay” symbol is arranged at the 17th position adjacent to the “chance” symbol. On the upstream side of the symbol (that is, on the side opposite to the side where the reel rotates), the “replay” symbol is arranged at the number 20 position one symbol away from the “chance” symbol. Therefore, even when the left stop switch 72 is pressed at a timing at which the “chance” symbol can reach the predetermined effective line, the “replay” symbol is given priority and stopped on the effective line. be able to. Further, when the “chance” symbol is stopped on any active line, the “replay” symbol can be stopped on another active line. Specifically, when the “chance” symbol of No. 18 is stopped at the upper or middle level, the “replay” symbol of No. 17 is stopped at the middle or lower level, and the “chance” symbol is stopped at the lower level. In this case, the “Replay” symbol of No. 20 stops at the top.

  Next, a case where the middle stop switch 73 is pressed as the first stop command will be described.

  For example, when the middle stop switch 73 is pressed while the 16th “chance” symbol of the middle reel 42M has reached the lower stage, the middle reel 42M has only one symbol as shown in the sliding table of FIG. Slip No. 19 “Replay” symbol stops at the top and “Chance” symbol does not stop on the active line. Also, for example, if the middle stop switch 73 is pressed while the 13th “cherry” symbol has reached the lower level, the 16th “chance” symbol will stop at the lower level if the middle reel 42M is slid by 3 symbols. However, the left reel 42L slides by 4 symbols, the 17th “cherry” symbol stops at the lower stage, and the 19th “replay” symbol stops at the upper stage.

  As described above, when the replay winning flag and the SB winning flag are set, the “replay” symbol stops at the upper stage, so that the other reels 42L and 42R are stopped to establish a replay winning based on the result. Control is performed.

  As with the left reel 42L, the middle reel 42M is arranged such that the interval between the “replay” symbols is 4 symbols or less. Also, on the downstream side of the “chance” symbol of No. 16, a “replay” symbol is arranged at the number 14 position one symbol away from the “chance” symbol, and upstream of the “chance” symbol of No. 16. The “replay” symbol is arranged at the 19th position two symbols away from the “chance” symbol. Therefore, even when the middle stop switch 73 is pressed at a timing at which the “chance” symbol can reach the predetermined effective line, the “replay” symbol is given priority and stopped on the effective line. be able to.

  The case where the right stop switch 74 is pressed as the first stop command and the symbol arrangement of the right reel 42R are the same as those of the middle reel 42M, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  In the payout determination process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 27, a combination of symbols on a predetermined effective line is derived from the symbol number of the stopped symbol stopped at the lower stage of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R in step S1501, and step S1502 It is determined whether or not a prize has been established. If a winning is established, the process proceeds to step S1503, and it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is a CB game state. If not in the CB game state, the process advances to step S1504 to determine whether or not the winning combination matches the winning flag set in the lottery process. If the winning combination combination does not match the winning flag, the process proceeds to step S1505, and the slot machine 10 is put into an error state and an abnormality occurrence process for notifying the occurrence of an error is performed. Thereafter, in step S1506, it is determined whether or not the reset switch 123 has been operated, and the process waits until the reset switch 123 is operated. When the reset switch 123 is operated, the process returns from the error state and the subsequent processing is started. That is, if the reset switch 123 is operated or if the winning combination combination matches the winning flag in step S1504, the winning combination combination is set in step S1507 and the game information storage area in step S1508. The number of payouts corresponding to the winning combination is set in the planned payout number storage area 153c. Thereafter, in step S1509, it is determined whether or not the payout determination has been completed for all active lines. If the payout determination has not been completed for all active lines, the process returns to step S1502, and if the payout determination has been completed, the process is terminated. In other words, in the present embodiment, whether or not a winning is achieved is sequentially determined for each active line for which five lines are set.

  For example, when the “cherry” symbol on the left reel 42L stops in the upper stage, 2 is set as the scheduled payout amount in the processing in steps S1502 to S1508 for the upper line, and the processing in steps S1502 to S1508 for the lower right line is performed. Then, 2 is set again as the expected number of payouts. As a result, when the “cherry” symbol on the left reel 42L stops in the upper stage, 4 is set as the scheduled payout number, and four medals are paid out in a medal payout process described later.

  Next, the medal payout process in step S610 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In the medal payout process, it is first determined in step S1601 whether or not the planned payout number stored in the payout number storage area is zero. If the planned payout number is 0, it means that it has been determined in the previous payout determination process S1014 that a small winning combination has not been established. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S1602, and it is determined whether or not a re-game winning is established based on the winning combination set in the payout determination process. If the re-game winning is not established, the process is terminated as it is, and if the re-game winning is established, the game state is changed to a re-gaming state which is one type of the normal game state in step S1603. A re-game setting process is performed. In the start waiting process S604 described above, the automatic insertion process is performed when it is determined that the current gaming state is the re-gaming state.

  If the number of payouts is not 0 in step S1601, it is determined in step S1604 whether the number of payouts counted by the payout number counter matches the number of payouts stored in the payout number storage area. If the number of payouts does not match the number of payouts, it is determined in step S1605 whether the count value of the credit counter has reached the upper limit (the number of stored medals is 50). If the upper limit has not been reached, the count value of the credit counter and the number of payouts are each incremented by 1 in steps S1606 and S1608. Thereafter, in step S1609, display unit change processing is performed in which the display numbers of the credit display unit 35 and the payout number display unit 37 are each incremented by one.

  On the other hand, when the count value of the credit counter reaches the upper limit in step S1605, the medal payout rotating plate is driven in step S1607 to pay the medal from the hopper device 91 to the medal tray 18 through the medal discharge port 17. put out. In subsequent step S1608, 1 is added to the number of payouts according to the medal detection signal of the payout detection sensor 91a attached to the hopper device 91. Thereafter, in step S1609, a display unit changing process for adding 1 to the number displayed on the payout number display unit 37 is performed.

  After the display unit changing process is performed in step S1609, the process returns to step S1604 again. If the number of payouts and the number of payouts match in step S1604, it is determined in step S1610 whether the current gaming state is a CB game state. Since the current game state is the normal game state, a negative determination is made and this process is terminated.

  Next, the CB game state process of step S611 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In the CB game state process, first, in step S1701, it is determined whether or not the current game state is a CB game state. If it is not in the CB game state, the process proceeds to step S1702, and it is determined whether or not the CB winning flag is set. If the CB winning flag is set, the process advances to step S1703 to determine whether or not a CB winning has been established based on the winning combination combination set in the previous payout determination processing S1014. If the CB winning flag is not set, or if the CB winning is not established, this process is terminated as it is. If the CB winning is established, the CB start processing shown in steps S1704 to S1707 is performed.

  In the CB start process, the CB winning flag is cleared in step S1704, and the CB setting flag is set in the CB information storage area 153b in step S1705 to set the gaming state to the CB game state. Incidentally, whether or not the current gaming state is the CB game state (for example, step S805 in the winning flag setting process) is determined based on whether or not the CB setting flag is set. In step S1706, a process of setting 253 to the remaining acquisition number counter provided in the CB information storage area 153b and displaying 253 on the remaining payout number display unit 36 is performed. The remaining acquisition number counter is a counter for counting the number of remaining medals that can be paid out in the CB game state. Thereafter, in step S1707, a CB game notification process is performed, and this process ends. The CB game notification process is a process performed to notify the player that the game state has shifted to the CB game state. Specifically, a CB command transmitted to the display control device 111 is set. To do. When receiving the CB command, the display control device 111 displays an image indicating the transition to the CB game state on the auxiliary display unit 15 and can acquire more medals by operating the left stop switch 72 first. A description to the effect is displayed on the auxiliary display unit 15. By performing the above CB start process, a series of processes are performed under the CB game state after the next game.

  Here, an outline of the CB game state will be described. The CB game state is a gaming state in which when a winning is established on an active line, a privilege corresponding to a winning combination is granted regardless of the presence or absence of a winning flag. Therefore, for example, even if the bell winning flag is not set, 10 medals are paid out when the bell winning is established. The CB game state ends when the number of medals paid out reaches a predetermined number (253 in the present embodiment) or when a predetermined combination (SB in the present embodiment) is won.

  Further, in the CB game state, reel control different from that in the normal game state (non-CB game state) is performed. As described above, in the normal game state, the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are controlled so that the reels can be slid up to four symbols after the stop switch is operated. In other words, in the normal game state, it can be said that the reel control for stopping each reel 42L, 42M, 42R is performed until the specified time (190 msec) elapses after the stop switch is operated. On the other hand, in the CB game state, the reel control for the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R, that is, the same reel control as in the normal game state, is performed, but the reel control is not performed for the left reel 42L. For the left reel 42L, reel control is performed so that the left stop switch 72 is slid only up to one symbol after the left stop switch 72 is operated. In other words, under the CB game state, it can be said that the reel control for stopping the left reel 42L is performed until the second specified time (75 msec) shorter than the specified time elapses after the left stop switch 72 is operated.

  Hereinafter, a series of processes performed in the CB game state will be described. However, description of the same processing as in the normal game state is omitted.

  In the lottery process (see FIG. 16), in step S702, the same lottery table as in the normal game state is selected, and whether or not each winning combination is determined using the lottery table. However, if the determination value DV exceeds 65535 when the index value IV is 6, in the winning flag setting process (see FIG. 18), an affirmative determination is made in step S805, and the CB winning flag is not set, and the present value is directly set. The process ends. In other words, under the CB game state, even if it is determined that the index value IV is 6, the CB is not won. In other words, it can be said that CB is not won in the CB game state.

  As shown in FIG. 20, in the slip table setting process, an affirmative determination is made in step S901, the process proceeds to step S911, a CB table setting process is performed, and this process ends.

  In the CB table setting process, as shown in FIG. 30, it is determined whether or not the re-game winning flag is set in step S1801. If the re-game winning flag is set, the process proceeds to step S1802, the re-game stop sliding table is set in the sliding table storage area, and this process is terminated.

  The slide table shown in FIG. 31 is a slide table that is set first when the re-game winning flag is set in the CB game state. In the slip table, the “replay” symbols of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R are set to stop in the middle stage, and the reels 42M and 42R are set to be able to slide up to a maximum of four symbols. ing.

  The “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L is set to stop at either the upper stage or the lower stage. However, the left reel 42L is set so that it can only slide up to one symbol, unlike the other reels 42M and 42R. In other words, five patterns of stop modes are set for the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R, while the left reel 42L has two stop modes: a stop mode for stopping as it is, and a stop mode for stopping after sliding for one symbol. The stop mode is set only for the pattern. For this reason, under the CB game state, the “replay” symbol may not stop on the active line depending on the timing when the left stop switch 72 is pressed.

  For example, if the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the 8th “7” symbol of the left reel 42L reaches the lower stage, the left reel 42L slides by 2 symbols under the normal game state and the 12th “ The “Replay” symbol stops at the top (see FIG. 19), but in the CB game state, the left reel 42L slides by one symbol, the “7” symbol of No. 9 is the bottom, the “Youth” symbol of No. 10 is the middle, The eleventh “bell” symbol stops at the top and the “replay” symbol does not stop on the active line. Therefore, when the left stop switch 72 is pressed at the above timing, a re-game winning is not established in the CB game state even though the re-game winning flag is set. In addition, when the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the 0th “Youth” symbol of the left reel 42L has reached the lower stage, the left reel 42L slides by 4 symbols under the normal game state. The "Replay" symbol stops at the bottom, but in the CB game state, the left reel 42L slides by one symbol, the first "Cherry" symbol is the bottom, the second "Youth" symbol is the middle, and the third "Bell" "The symbol stops at the top, and the" Replay "symbol does not stop on the active line. Therefore, when the left stop switch 72 is pressed at the above timing, a cherry win is established under the CB game state even though the re-game winning flag is set. Further, if the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the 12th “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L has reached the lower stage, the left reel 42L slides by 3 symbols under the normal game state and the 17th “ The “replay” symbol stops at the top, but in the CB game state, the left reel 42L stops as it is, the 12th “replay” symbol at the bottom, the 13th “youth” symbol at the middle, and the 14th “cherry” symbol. Stops at the top. Therefore, when the left stop switch 72 is pressed at the above timing, the “Replay” symbol, which is the winning symbol, stops on the active line and the cherry prize is established under the CB game state.

  As described above, in the slip table, although the “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L is set to stop at either the upper stage or the lower stage, the “replay” symbol is displayed depending on the timing when the left stop switch 72 is pressed. There may be cases where the vehicle does not stop at the above positions. If the “replay” symbol does not stop at each of the above positions, at least the “bell” symbol stops at either the upper stage or the lower stage.

  If it is determined in step S1801 that the re-game winning flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S1803, and it is determined whether or not the small bonus winning flag is set. If the small combination winning flag is set, the process advances to step S1804 to set a small table stop sliding table corresponding to the set small combination winning flag in the sliding table storage area, and the process ends.

  The sliding table shown in FIG. 32 is a sliding table that is set first when the bell winning flag is set in the CB game state. In the sliding table, the “bell” symbols of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R are set to stop in the middle stage, and each reel is set to be able to slide up to a maximum of four symbols.

  The “bell” symbol of the left reel 42L is set to stop at either the upper stage or the lower stage. However, for the left reel 42L, as in the re-play stop sliding table, only two stop modes are set, that is, a stop mode for stopping as it is and a stop mode for stopping after sliding for one symbol. For this reason, under the CB game state, the “bell” symbol may not stop on the active line depending on the timing when the left stop switch 72 is pressed.

  For example, if the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the 7th “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L has reached the lower stage, the left reel 42L slides by one symbol and the 8th “7” symbol is displayed. The lower, 9th “7” symbol is in the middle, the 10th “youth” symbol stops in the upper row, and the “bell” symbol does not stop on the active line. Therefore, when the left stop switch 72 is pressed at the above timing, no bell winning is established in the CB game state even though the bell winning flag is set. If the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the 12th “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L has reached the lower stage, the left reel 42L stops without slipping, and the 12th “replay” symbol. Is the lower row, the “Youth” symbol of No. 13 stops in the middle, and the “Cherry” symbol of No. 14 stops in the upper row. Therefore, when the left stop switch 72 is pressed at the above timing, a cherry win is established under the CB game state even though the bell winning flag is set. In addition, if the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the 13th “Youth” symbol on the left reel 42L has reached the lower level, the left reel 42L will slide by one symbol and the 14th “Cherry” symbol will appear. The lower, 15th “Youth” symbol stops in the middle, and the 16th “Belle” symbol stops in the upper. Therefore, when the left stop switch 72 is pressed at the above timing, a cherry prize is established while the “bell” symbol as the winning symbol is stopped on the active line in the CB game state.

  As described above, in the slip table, the “bell” symbol of the left reel 42L is set to stop at either the upper stage or the lower stage. In some cases, the position does not stop, and a prize different from the Bell prize (specifically, a cherry prize) may be established.

  Although not described in detail, other small play stop sliding tables are set in the same manner. That is, for the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R, the winning symbol is set to stop in the middle stage and five patterns of stopping modes are set. For the left reel 42L, the winning symbol is either the upper or lower stage. It is set so that it stops, and two patterns of stop modes are set. If the winning symbol of the left reel 42L cannot be stopped at either the upper stage or the lower stage, the other small role symbols of the left reel 42L can be stopped at either the upper stage or the lower stage. The other small role symbols are set to be stopped at the upper stage or the lower stage.

  If it is determined in step S1803 that the small role winning flag is not set, it means that no winning flag is set. This is because, in the CB game state, when the CB winning flag is not set and the SB winning flag is set, the re-game winning flag is also set, so that an affirmative determination is made in the previous step S1801. Therefore, in such a case, in step S1805, the CB out-of-clock slip table is set in the slip table storage area, and this process ends.

  The slide table shown in FIG. 33 is a slide table that is set first when the winning flag is not set under the CB game state. In such a slide table, as in the above-described slide tables, two patterns of stop modes are set for the left reel 42L, and five patterns of stop modes are set for the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R. Further, the left reel 42L is set so that the “cherry” symbol stops at either the upper stage or the lower stage even though the cherry winning flag is not set.

  In the reel control process (see FIG. 21), when the first stop command or the second stop command is generated, the first change process at CB in step S1015 is performed instead of the first change process in the slip table in step S1005. Instead of the slip table second change process of S1013, the second change process at the time of CB in step S1016 is performed. Therefore, each CB change process when each stop command is generated will be described.

  In the CB first change process based on the first stop command, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 34, in step S1901, it is determined whether the current stop command is the first stop command and an affirmative determination. In step S1902, it is determined whether the operated stop switch is the left stop switch 72 or not. If the left stop switch 72 has been operated, the present process is terminated without changing the sliding table.

  On the other hand, if a stop switch other than the left stop switch 72 is operated, a normal game process is performed in step S1903, and this process ends. As described above, the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R can be stopped after sliding up to a maximum of four symbols as in the normal game state. Therefore, when a stop switch other than the left stop switch 72 is operated, the same processing as that in the normal game state, that is, the processing from step S1204 to step S1208 in the sliding table first change processing is performed as the normal game processing. Exit. For example, when the re-game winning flag is set, the slide table set in the slide table storage area is changed to a winning-confirmation sliding table (see FIG. 24) in which a re-game winning is established on the upper line.

  In the second change process during CB based on the first stop command, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 35, whether or not the current stop command is the first stop command is determined and an affirmative determination is made in step S2001. In step S2002, it is determined whether or not the left reel 42L is stopped.

  If the left reel 42L is stopped, the process proceeds to step S2003, and it is determined whether or not the re-game winning flag is set. If the replay winning flag is set, the process proceeds to step S2004, and whether or not the “replay” symbol is stopped at either the upper or lower level is based on the symbol number stopped at the lower level of the left reel 42L. Check. If the “replay” symbol is stopped at the upper or lower level, it is further checked in step S2005 if the “cherry” symbol is stopped at either the upper or lower level. Ends this processing without changing the sliding table. As a result, in such a case, only the cherry prize is established, not the re-game prize.

  If only the “replay” symbol of the “replay” symbol and the “cherry” symbol is stopped at the upper stage or the lower stage (step S2004 is YES, step S2005 is NO), the process proceeds to step S2006. Then, the slide table set in the slide table storage area is changed to the re-game winning slide table, and this process is terminated. The re-game winning slide table is a sliding table set so that the “replay” symbol stops on the active line where the re-play winning can be established. For example, when the “replay” symbol is stopped at the upper stage, the game is changed to the replay winning slide table set so that the “replay” symbol of the middle reel 42M is stopped at the upper or middle stage. On the other hand, if the “replay” symbol is not stopped at either the upper stage or the lower stage in step S2004, it means that the “bell” symbol is stopped at either the upper stage or the lower stage. Therefore, in step S2007, the slip table set in the slip table storage area is changed to the bell winning slip table, and the process is terminated. The bell winning sliding table is a sliding table that is set so that the “bell” symbol stops on an effective line that allows a bell winning. Since these slide tables are the same as the slide tables set in the normal game state, the description thereof is omitted.

  In this way, in the CB game state, even if the bell winning flag is not set, when the “bell” symbol stops at the upper or lower stage, the sliding table is changed to establish a bell winning prize. In particular, when the 16th “bell” symbol is stopped at the upper stage, the 14th “cherry” symbol is stopped at the lower stage. In such a case, the bell change symbol table is changed. That is, in the CB game state, there is a case where a cherry prize and a bell prize are established simultaneously in one game.

  If it is determined in step S2003 that the re-game winning flag has not been set, a small role winning process is performed in step S2008, and this process ends.

  In the small role winning process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 36, it is determined in step S2101 whether or not the “watermelon” symbol is stopped at either the upper stage or the lower stage. More specifically, based on the symbol number stopped at the lower stage of the left reel 42L, it is determined whether or not the “watermelon” symbol is stopped at either the upper stage or the lower stage. If the “watermelon” symbol is stopped at the upper or lower level, the process proceeds to step S2102, the slide table set in the slide table storage area is changed to the watermelon winning slide table, and the process ends. The watermelon winning slide table is a sliding table that is set so that the “watermelon” symbol stops on an effective line that can establish a watermelon winning.

  If the “watermelon” symbol is not stopped at each position, it is determined in step S2103 whether the “bell” symbol is stopped at either the upper stage or the lower stage. If the “bell” symbol is stopped at the upper stage or the lower stage, the process proceeds to step S2104, the slip table set in the slip table storage area is changed to the bell winning slide table, and this process ends. If the “bell” symbol is not stopped at each position, the process proceeds to step S2105 to change the slip table set in the slip table storage area to the slip table for CB off, and the process is terminated. .

  In this way, in the small role winning process, regardless of the set winning flag, the small role symbol stopped at the upper or lower level is determined, and the sliding table is changed to establish a winning corresponding to the stopped small role symbol. To do. Accordingly, in the CB game state, a winning different from the set winning flag may be established. Further, by determining the small role symbol in the order of “watermelon” symbol → “bell” symbol, it is possible to prioritize and establish a watermelon prize in which a lot of medals are paid out when a prize is established.

  Incidentally, when the slide table is changed under the situation where the left reel 42L is stopped, the stoptable position of the stop small symbol is changed to a slide table in which a plurality of positions for the middle reel 42M are set. That is, when the stop small role symbol is stopped at the upper stage, the stop small role symbol of the middle reel 42M is changed to a sliding table set to stop at either the upper stage or the middle stage, and the stop small role symbol is changed to the lower stage. In the case of stoppage, the stop small symbol design of the middle reel 42M is changed to a sliding table set to stop at either the middle stage or the lower stage. Note that the slip table set at this time is the same as the slip table set in the normal game state, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  If it is determined in step S2002 that the left reel 42L is not stopped, it means that a stop switch other than the left stop switch 72 has been operated first. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S2009, and it is determined whether or not the currently set sliding table is a winning determination sliding table. If the winning decision sliding table is set, the process is terminated. If not, it is determined in step S2010 whether the winning symbol is stopped on any active line. To do. If the winning symbol is stopped on one of the valid lines, the process proceeds to step S2011 to change the slip table set in the slip table storage area to the slip table for line change, and the process ends. If the winning symbol is not stopped on the active line, the process proceeds to step S2012, where the slip table set in the slip table storage area is changed to the slip table for CB out of use, and this process ends.

  In this way, when the left stop switch 72 is not operated first, the sliding table is changed based on whether or not the winning symbol is stopped. Change to table. Therefore, when the left stop switch 72 is not operated for the first time in the CB game state, only winning or cherry winning corresponding to the set winning flag is established.

  Incidentally, in step S2010, if the middle reel 42M is in a stopped state, the position where the winning symbol can be stopped is changed to a plurality of sliding tables set for the right reel 42R, and the right reel 42R is stopped. If there is a situation, the position where the winning symbol can be stopped is changed to a sliding table in which a plurality of positions are set for the middle reel 42M. Note that the slip table set at this time is the same as the slip table set in the normal game state, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  In the CB first change process based on the second stop command, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 34, in step S1901, it is determined whether or not the current stop command is the first stop command and a negative determination. In the following step S1904, it is determined whether or not the left reel 42L is stopped. If it is stopped, it is determined whether or not the middle stop switch 73 is operated as the second stop command in step S1905. When the middle stop switch 73 is operated, this process is terminated without changing the sliding table. This is because, in the previous CB second change process, the slide table is changed to the one that assumes that the middle stop switch 73 is operated as the second stop command. On the other hand, if the right stop switch 74 is operated instead of the middle stop switch 73, the process advances to step S1906 to change the slide table set in the slide table storage area to the line change slide table and finish this processing. To do. For example, if the “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L is stopped at the upper stage under the situation where the replay winning flag is set, the “replay” symbol of the right reel 42R is set to stop at the upper or lower level. Change to a smooth table.

  If it is determined in step S1904 that the left reel 42L has not stopped, it is determined in step S1907 whether the left stop switch 72 has been operated as a second stop command. When the left stop switch 72 is operated, this process is terminated without changing the sliding table. On the other hand, when the left stop switch 72 is operated, the slide table set in the slide table storage area is changed to the CB slide table corresponding to the set winning flag, and this processing is terminated.

  For example, if the re-game winning flag is set, the game is changed to the re-game stop sliding table shown in FIG. However, since the left reel 42L can only slide up to a maximum of one symbol, there is a possibility that a re-game winning will not be established depending on the operation timing of the left stop switch 72.

  In the CB second change process based on the second stop command, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 35, it is determined whether or not the current stop command is the first stop command and a negative determination is made in step S2013. Then, the second stop command time process is performed and this process is terminated.

  In the second stop command processing, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 37, it is determined in step S2201 whether the left reel 42L is stopped. If the left reel 42L is stopped, the process proceeds to step S2202, and it is determined whether or not the currently set slip table is a CB slip-off slip table. The process ends. If it is not a CB off-tracking slip table, the process advances to step S2203 to determine the possibility of winning. Specifically, based on the symbol number of the stopped symbol stopped at the lower stage of the two reels that are currently stopped, it is determined whether or not a combination of symbols that will be awarded is formed on the active line. If there is no possibility of winning, the process is terminated. If there is a possibility, the process proceeds to step S2204. The slide table set in the slide table storage area is changed to a line change slide table. This process ends. For example, when the “bell” symbol of the left reel 42L is stopped at the upper level and the “bell” symbol of the middle reel 42M is stopped at the middle level, the “bell” symbol of the right reel 42R is set to stop at the lower level. change.

  If it is determined in step S2201 that the left reel 42L is not stopped, the process proceeds to step S2205, and the slide table set in the slide table storage area is changed to the CB slide table corresponding to the set winning flag. Change and end this process.

  Here, the reel control process under the CB game state when the re-game winning flag and the SB winning flag are set will be described.

  When the stop switches 73 and 74 other than the left stop switch 72 are first operated, the “replay” symbols of the corresponding reels are stopped in the upper stage based on the winning confirmation slide table. Here, in the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R, a “replay” symbol is arranged at a number 19 position that is two symbols separated upstream from the number 16 “chance” symbol. Therefore, even if the “replay” symbol attached to any position stops in the upper stage, the “chance” symbol does not stop on the active line, and the SB winning is not established.

  When the left stop switch 72 is operated first, if the “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L can be stopped at either the upper stage or the lower stage based on the replay stop sliding table, “replay” The symbol is stopped at either the upper stage or the lower stage. Here, when the 17th “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L stops in the lower row, the 18th “chance” symbol stops in the middle row, and when the 20th “replay” symbol stops in the upper row. The 18th “chance” symbol stops at the bottom. However, in the second change process at the time of CB, since the “replay” symbol is stopped at either the upper stage or the lower stage, it is changed to the re-game winning slide table as one of the conditions. Winning will be established.

  As described above, the SB winning is not established regardless of the operation timing or operation sequence of the stop switches 72 to 74 even if the gaming state is the CB game state.

  In the payout determination process (see FIG. 27), if it is determined in step S1502 that a winning has been established, an affirmative determination is made in subsequent step S1503, and a step is performed without determining whether or not the winning flag matches. In S1507, a winning combination is set. That is, in the CB game state, if a winning is established regardless of whether or not the winning flag is set, a privilege such as a medal payout is given.

  Further, in the CB game state, there are cases where a cherry win and a bell win are established at the same time. For example, the “cherry” symbol of the left reel 42L stops at the lower stage, and the “bell” symbol of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R stops at the upper stage. In such a case, 10 is set as the expected payout amount in connection with the establishment of the bell prize in the processing of steps S1502 to S1508 for the upper line, and the cherry prize is established in each processing of steps S1502 to S1508 for the lower line and the right upward line. 2 is set as the number of payouts to be accompanied. As a result, when the cherry winning and the bell winning are established at the same time, 14 is set as the scheduled payout number.

  In the medal payout process (see FIG. 28), after the same number of medal payouts as the set payout number is set, an affirmative determination is made in step S1610. In step S1611, the payout number is subtracted from the count value of the remaining acquisition number counter, and the display number of the remaining payout number display unit 36 is subtracted, and this process is terminated. Note that the process of subtracting the display number of the remaining payout number display unit 36 may be performed in the display unit changing process in step S1609.

  In the CB game state process (see FIG. 29), an affirmative determination is performed in step S1701, and an end determination process is performed in steps S1708 and S1709. In step S1708, it is determined whether the SB winning flag is set. In step S1709, it is determined whether the count value of the remaining acquisition number counter is zero. If the SB winning flag is not set and the count value of the remaining acquisition number counter is not 0, it means that the CB game state end condition is not satisfied, and this process is ended as it is.

  On the other hand, if the SB winning flag is set, or if the count value of the remaining acquisition number counter is 0, the process proceeds to step S1710, the CB setting flag set in the CB information storage area 153b is cleared, and the gaming state Is in the normal game state. Thereafter, in step S1711, a process of clearing the display of the remaining payout number display unit 36 is performed, and an end notification process for notifying the player that the CB game state has ended is performed, and the present process ends.

  According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

  The winning combination is set as a winning combination for replay and SB, while the winning combination is not set only for SB. When the re-game + SB is won, the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are stopped and controlled based on a sliding table that can be established with priority given to the re-game winning over the SB winning. In addition, each reel 42L, 42M, 42R has a corresponding stop switch at a timing at which the “chance” symbol as the SB symbol can be reached on the predetermined effective line by winning the replay + SB in the normal game state. When 72 to 74 are pressed, a “replay” symbol and a “chance” symbol are arranged on the active line so that the “replay” symbol as a replay symbol stops. With this configuration, in the situation where SB (replay + SB) is won in the normal game state, the stop control of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R is performed in the same manner as when only replay is won. The SB winning slide table for establishing the SB winning in the normal game state is not necessary. Therefore, even if the “chance” symbol that is not associated with another combination is an SB symbol and the number of symbols is increased, an increase in the amount of data related to stop control can be suppressed.

  When the SB is won in the CB game state, the CB game state is ended even if the SB winning is not established. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to perform an end lottery for determining whether or not to end the CB game state in the determination of whether or not the winning combination, and it is possible to diversify the game with a relatively simple configuration. Become.

  Certainly, it is possible to diversify the gameplay even if the winning combination determination and the CB game state end lottery are performed separately, but in such a configuration, the CB game state end lottery is performed. Therefore, it is necessary to store a processing program for storing the data in the ROM 152, and there is a concern about an increase in the amount of data. Further, there is a concern that the processing load of the main control device 131 increases. On the other hand, in the case of the present configuration in which the CB game state is ended on the condition that the SB is won, the determination of whether or not the SB is successful, that is, the determination of whether or not IV = 5 can be used as the end determination of the CB game state. It is possible to diversify the gameplay.

  If the SB is won, the replay game is always won, so that there is a possibility that the CB game state will end when the replay prize is established, and the game is monotonized under the CB game state. It becomes possible to suppress suitably.

  Under the CB game state, the stop control different from that under the normal game state is performed on the left reel 42L. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to change the stop mode of the left reel 42L according to the gaming state, and it is possible to diversify the gaming characteristics. However, in this configuration, for one combination, a sliding table used when stopping the left reel 42L under the normal game state and a sliding table used when stopping the left reel 42L under the CB game state. It becomes necessary to prepare separately, and there is a concern about an increase in the amount of data related to stop control. However, by setting a replay + SB to be a winning combination and having a configuration in which a replay winning is established in the normal game state, the SB winning slide table in the normal game state becomes unnecessary, and the amount of data related to stop control It is possible to suitably suppress the increase of.

  The CB game state is configured to end when the SB is won in addition to the case where the number of medals paid out reaches a predetermined number. By adopting such a configuration, it becomes possible to suitably suppress monotonization of the game under the CB game state.

  If the CB game state is configured to end only when the number of medals paid out reaches a predetermined number, a predetermined number of medals will be paid out when the player enters the CB game state. Can be acquired stably. However, with such a configuration, there is a possibility that the game in the CB game state becomes a game for receiving a predetermined number of medals, and the game in the CB game state becomes monotonous. For example, if a player wants to acquire many medals, even if the player enters the CB game state, the predetermined number of medal payouts are immediately terminated to end the CB game state, and the next CB game state transition opportunity. This is because there is a possibility of thinking of waiting. On the other hand, in the configuration in which the CB game state is ended even when SB is won, the number of medals that can be acquired under the CB game state varies depending on the timing of SB winning, that is, the player's luck. Therefore, it is possible to play a game under the CB game state while expecting not to win SB, and it is possible to suitably suppress monotonization of the game under the CB game state.

  As a combination for determining whether or not to win in the lottery process, in addition to a plurality of winning combinations for winning replay and SB, a single winning combination for winning only for replaying is set. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to provide a game in which the CB game state ends when a replay prize is established and a game in which the CB game state does not end in the CB game state. Therefore, it is possible to play a game while expecting that the CB game state does not end when a re-game winning is established, and it is possible to suitably suppress monotonization of the game under the CB game state. Furthermore, in this embodiment, when a re-game + SB is won in the CB game state, any one of a re-game win, a cherry win, a bell win, and a cherry win + bell win can be established. That is, even in a game where a small role winning is achieved, there is a case where SB is won by internal lottery and the CB game state ends. Therefore, in the CB game state, the game is performed with the expectation that the CB game state will not be ended by winning the SB, and that a predetermined number of medals will be paid out before the SB is won and the CB game state will be ended. It becomes possible to suppress the monotonization of the game under the CB game state.

  When the replay + SB is won in the CB game state and the left stop switch 72 is operated first, when the “replay” symbol stops at the upper or lower level, the other reels 42M and 42R are used by using the replay winning prize slide table. The configuration is such that stop control is performed. When stop switches 73 and 74 other than the left stop switch 72 are first operated, the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R are stopped by using a winning confirmation sliding table for establishing a replay winning on the upper line. It was set as the structure which controls. By adopting such a configuration, the SB winning slide table under the CB game state becomes unnecessary, and it is possible to suitably suppress an increase in the amount of data related to stop control.

  In each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, a “replay” symbol is arranged so that an interval in which the interval between the “replay” symbols is 4 symbols or less is formed, and a “chance” symbol is arranged in the interval. By adopting such a configuration, when the replay + SB is won in the normal game state, and the stop switches 72 to 74 are operated at a timing at which the “chance” symbol can be reached on the predetermined active line. However, the “replay” symbol can be stopped on the predetermined active line. This eliminates the need for the SB winning slide table in the normal game state.

  In the case of the left reel 42L as an example, in order to stop the 18th "chance" symbol at the lower level, the left stop switch 72 is operated when any of the 14th to 18th symbols reaches the lower level. do it. However, when the left stop switch 72 is operated while any of the symbols from No. 14 to No. 17 reaches the lower stage, the “Replay” symbol of No. 17 is substituted for the “Chance” symbol of No. 18. When the left stop switch 72 is operated when the 18th “chance” symbol has reached the lower level, the 20th “chance” symbol is replaced with the 20th “chance” symbol. The “replay” symbol can be stopped at the bottom.

  On each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, “replay” symbols are arranged so that the interval between the “replay” symbols is 4 symbols or less. With this configuration, under the normal game state, it becomes possible to stop the “replay” symbol at any valid position regardless of the operation timing of each of the stop switches 72 to 74, and to replay or replay + SB. A replay prize can be established if the player is elected. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of a problem that neither the SB winning nor the replay winning is established even though the multiple winning combination of replay + SB is set.

  When the CB game state is entered, the stop mode of the left reel 42L is changed to two patterns: a stop mode in which the left reel 42L is stopped as it is, and a stop mode in which the left reel 42L is stopped after sliding for one symbol. For this reason, unlike in the normal game state, it may be impossible to stop the “replay” symbol on the predetermined active line instead of the “chance” symbol. For example, if the left stop switch 72 is operated while the 18th “chance” symbol of the left reel 42L has reached the lower stage, two symbols of the left reel 42L are used to stop the “replay” symbol at the lower stage. It is necessary to make a slip, and the “replay” symbol cannot be stopped at the bottom.

  Therefore, the structure of the left reel 42L can be visually recognized from the display window 31L by three patterns, and the effective line is set using the positions of the upper, middle, and lower stages. In addition, a “replay” symbol was placed at positions 17 and 20 so that a section in which the interval between the “replay” symbols was two symbols was formed, and a “chance” symbol was placed in the section. With this configuration, when the “chance” symbol is stopped on one of the effective lines, the “replay” symbol can be stopped on another effective line. That is, if the “replay” symbol cannot be stopped on the predetermined active line instead of the “chance” symbol, the “replay” symbol can be stopped on another active line. As a result, when the replay + SB is won in the CB game state and the left stop switch 72 is operated at a timing at which the “chance” symbol can be reached on the active line, the replay win is received instead of the SB win. Can be established. Therefore, the SB winning slide table in the CB game state is not required, and an increase in the amount of data related to stop control can be suitably suppressed.

(Second Embodiment)
In the first embodiment, the winning combination is set for re-game and SB, while the SB winning combination is not established regardless of the gaming state. However, this configuration is changed. In other words, the SB prize can be established only when the gaming state is the CB game state. Since the basic configuration of the slot machine 10 is the same as that of the first embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be described here.

  FIG. 38 shows a symbol arrangement of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R. The symbol arrangement of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R is the same as that of the first embodiment, and only the symbol arrangement of the left reel 42L is different. Specifically, in the first embodiment, the “7” symbol is arranged at No. 9 and the “chance” symbol is arranged at No. 18, but in the present embodiment, “7” The “chance” symbol is arranged, and the “7” symbol is arranged in the 18th. That is, the symbol array of the left reel 42L is a symbol array in which the symbols of Nos. 9 and 18 in the first embodiment are exchanged. The arrangement of other symbols is the same.

  FIG. 39 shows a combination of symbols for winning and the number of medals to be paid out when winning.

  In the present embodiment, in addition to the winning mode in the first embodiment, RT winning as a state transition winning is set. If the game is stopped alongside the “Replay” symbol, “Bell” symbol, and “Replay” symbol from the left on the active line, if the game state at that time is the SB game state, the game state is changed to the RT game state as an RT prize. Transition. However, even if the combination of symbols is stopped under another gaming state such as a normal game state, the RT prize is not established, and the gaming state does not shift to the RT game state. Similarly to other state transition winnings, medals are not paid out even when an RT winning is established.

  Since various processes performed in the normal game state are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted. Also in the present embodiment, the “replay” symbols are arranged on the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R so that the interval is 4 symbols or less. For this reason, regardless of the operation timing and operation sequence of the stop switches 72 to 74, the re-game winning can be established with priority over the SB winning. That is, no SB winning is established under the normal game state.

  In the CB table setting process (see FIG. 30), when the re-game winning flag is set, the re-game stop sliding table shown in FIG. 40 is set.

  In the slip table, the “replay” symbols of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R are set to stop in the middle stage, and the reels 42M and 42R are set to be able to slide up to a maximum of four symbols. ing.

  The “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L is set to stop at either the upper stage or the lower stage. However, the left reel 42L is set so that it can only slide up to one symbol, unlike the other reels 42M and 42R. For this reason, under the CB game state, the “replay” symbol may not stop on the active line depending on the timing when the left stop switch 72 is pressed.

  For example, if the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the 0th “Youth” symbol on the left reel 42L has reached the lower level, the left reel 42L will slide by one symbol and the 1st “Cherry” symbol will appear. The lower “No. 2” “youth” symbol stops in the middle, the “No. 3” “bell” symbol stops in the upper row, and the “Replay” symbol does not stop on the active line. Therefore, when the left stop switch 72 is pressed at the above timing, a cherry win is established under the CB game state even though the re-game winning flag is set. Also, if the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the 12th “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L has reached the lower level, the left reel 42L stops and the 12th “replay” symbol is the lower level. The 13th “Youth” symbol stops in the middle, and the 14th “Cherry” symbol stops in the top. Therefore, when the left stop switch 72 is pressed at the above timing, the “Replay” symbol, which is the winning symbol, stops on the active line and the cherry prize is established under the CB game state.

  Furthermore, if the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the 8th “7” symbol of the left reel 42L reaches the lower stage, the left reel 42L slides by one symbol and the 9th “chance” symbol is displayed. The lower “No. 10” “Youth” symbol stops in the middle, and the “No. 11” “Bell” symbol stops in the upper. Therefore, when the left stop switch 72 is pressed at the above timing, the “chance” symbol instead of the “replay” symbol stops on the active line under the CB game state.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, when the left stop switch 72 is operated at a timing at which the “replay” symbol cannot reach any of the active lines, the “replay” symbol and the “chance” symbol Only “chance” symbols may stop on the active line.

  In the second change process during CB based on the first stop command (see FIG. 35), when the re-game winning flag is set, the re-play winning process shown in FIG. 41 is used instead of the processes in steps S2004 to S2007. I do.

  In step S2301, it is confirmed based on the symbol number stopped at the lower stage of the left reel 42L whether or not the “replay” symbol is stopped at either the upper stage or the lower stage. If the “Replay” symbol is stopped at the upper or lower level, it is further checked in step S2302 if the “Cherry” symbol is stopped at either the upper or lower level. Ends this processing without changing the sliding table.

  If only the “replay” symbol of the “replay” symbol and the “cherry” symbol is stopped at the upper or lower level (step S2301 is YES, step S2302 is NO), the process proceeds to step S2303. Then, the slide table set in the slide table storage area is changed to the re-game winning slide table, and this process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the “replay” symbol is not stopped at either the upper stage or the lower stage at step S2301, it is determined at step S2304 whether the “chance” symbol is stopped at either the upper stage or the lower stage. If the “chance” symbol is stopped at either the upper stage or the lower stage, it is determined in step S2305 whether or not the SB winning flag is set. If the SB winning flag is set, the process proceeds to step S2306, the slide table set in the slide table storage area is changed to the SB winning slide table, and this process is terminated. The SB winning slide table is a sliding table that is set so that the “chance” symbol stops on the active line where the SB winning can be established.

  Incidentally, in the present embodiment, when the “chance” symbol of the left reel 42L is stopped at the upper stage, the “replay” symbol of No. 7 is stopped at the lower stage. For this reason, an affirmative determination is made in step S2301, and the replay winning slide table is set so that the “replay” symbol of the middle reel 42M stops at the middle or lower level. On the other hand, when the “chance” symbol is stopped at the lower stage, the “chance” symbol of the middle reel 42M is changed to a sliding table set to stop at the middle or lower stage. However, since only one “chance” symbol is set at the 16th position of the middle reel 42M and only five patterns of stop modes are set in the SB winning slide table, the middle stop switch 73 is operated. Depending on the timing, the “chance” symbol may not stop at either the middle or lower level.

  If the “chance” symbol is not stopped in either the upper stage or the lower stage (step S2304 is NO), it means that the “bell” symbol is stopped in either the upper stage or the lower stage. Therefore, in step S2307, the slip table set in the slip table storage area is changed to the bell winning slip table, and the process is terminated. At this time, for example, when the number 3 “Bell” symbol is stopped at the upper stage, the number 1 “Cherry” symbol is stopped at the lower stage. That is, in the CB game state, there is a case where a cherry prize and a bell prize are established simultaneously in one game.

  If the “chance” symbol is stopped but the SB winning flag is not set (NO in step S2305), it means that the player has won the re-game instead of the re-game + SB in the previous lottery process. . Further, the processing in step S2305 means that the “chance” symbol of the left reel 42L is stopped at the lower stage, and at this time, the “bell” symbol of No. 11 is stopped at the upper stage. Therefore, also in such a case, the process proceeds to step S2307, the slip table set in the slip table storage area is changed to the bell winning slip table, and this process is terminated.

  Here, the reel control process under the CB game state when the re-game winning flag and the SB winning flag are set will be described.

  When the stop switches 73 and 74 other than the left stop switch 72 are first operated, the “replay” symbols of the corresponding reels are stopped in the upper stage based on the winning confirmation slide table. Here, in the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R, a “replay” symbol is arranged at a number 19 position that is two symbols separated upstream from the number 16 “chance” symbol. Therefore, even if the “replay” symbol attached to any position stops in the upper stage, the “chance” symbol does not stop on the active line, and the SB winning is not established.

  When the left stop switch 72 is operated first, if the “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L can be stopped at either the upper stage or the lower stage based on the replay stop sliding table, “replay” The symbol is stopped at either the upper stage or the lower stage. On the left reel 42L, “replay” symbols are arranged so that the interval between the “replay” symbols is 4 symbols or less, and only one “chance” symbol is arranged at the 9th position. On the upstream side of the “chance” symbol, a “replay” symbol is placed at the number 12 position away from the two symbols, and on the downstream side of the “chance” symbol, the “replay” symbol is located at the number 7 position away from the symbol. "The symbol is arranged. It can be said that the “chance” symbols are arranged in a section in which the intervals between the “replay” symbols are separated by four symbols. Therefore, if the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the 8th “7” symbol of the left reel 42L has reached the lower level, the “replay” symbol cannot be stopped at the upper level or the lower level. Only the “chance” symbols of the “” and “chance” symbols stop on the active line. For this reason, the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R are stopped based on the SB winning slide table to establish the SB winning, and each time the player can reach the “chance” symbol on the active line. When the stop switches 73 and 74 are operated, the SB winning is established.

  As described above, the SB winning may be established only when the replay + SB is won and the left stop switch 72 is operated first. In the case of winning other than replay + SB and in the case of losing, no SB prize is established regardless of the operation timing and operation sequence of the stop switches 72-74.

  In the CB game state process (see FIG. 29), a CB end determination process shown in FIG. 42 is performed instead of the processes in steps S1708 to S1711.

  In step S2401, it is determined whether the SB winning flag is set. If it is set, it is determined in step S2402 whether an SB prize has been established. If the SB winning is established, the process proceeds to step S2403, the SB setting flag is set in the SB information storage area provided in the RAM 153, and the gaming state is set to the SB game state. In the subsequent step S2404, 1 is set in the SB game counter provided in the SB information storage area for counting the number of remaining SB games. Thereafter, the SB game notification process is performed in step S2405, the CB setting flag is cleared in step S2406, and the process ends. Although not shown, the process of clearing the display of the remaining payout number display unit 36 is performed after the process of clearing the CB setting flag.

  The SB game notification process is a process performed to notify the player that the game state has shifted from the CB game state to the SB game state, and is specifically transmitted to the display control device 111. Set the SB command. Upon receiving the SB command, the display control device 111 displays an image indicating that the CB game state has ended on the auxiliary display unit 15 and, if the RT winning is established in the next game, makes a transition to the RT game state. Inform.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2402 that the SB prize has not been established, in step S2407, an end notification process for notifying the player that the CB game state has ended is performed, and in step S2406. The CB setting flag is cleared, and this process ends. That is, if the SB is won but the SB winning is not established, the normal game state is restored without shifting to the SB game state.

  If it is determined in step S2401 that the SB winning flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the count value of the remaining acquisition number counter is zero. If the SB winning flag is not set and the count value of the remaining acquisition number counter is not 0, it means that the CB game state end condition is not satisfied, and this process is ended as it is.

  When the count value of the remaining acquisition number counter is 0, an end notification process is performed to notify the player that the CB game state has ended in step S2407, and the CB setting flag is cleared in step S2406. This process is terminated. That is, even when the counter value of the remaining acquisition number counter becomes 0, the normal game state is restored as it is.

  Here, the SB game state will be described.

  Under the SB game state, the SB game lottery table set exclusively for the SB game is selected in the lottery process described above, and whether or not each combination is successful is determined based on the lottery table. The reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are controlled in the same manner as in the normal game state. That is, five patterns of stop modes are set for each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R. Then, the SB game state ends when a predetermined number of games (one time in the present embodiment) have been played.

  FIG. 43 is an SB game lottery table selected under the “setting 1” SB game state. Unlike the lottery table selected under the base game (hereinafter referred to as “the base game lottery table”), the SB game lottery table should determine whether or not multiple winning roles that win the replay and SB win / fail. It is not set as a combination, and CB is not set. That is, SB and CB are not won in the SB game state. Instead, in the SB game lottery table, RT is set as a winning combination to be judged. Incidentally, when the lottery table shown in FIG. 43 is selected, the winning combination and the replay are won with the same probability as in the normal game state, and the RT is won with a probability of about one half. The probability of loss is about one-third. From the above, it can be said that the SB game state is a transition preparation state in which a transition from the CB game state to the RT game state can be expected. Furthermore, it can be said that the SB game state is the same non-CB game state as the normal game state in terms of reel control, and the probability of losing is lower than that in the normal game state in terms of the player's advantage. Since the RT probability is high, it can be said that it is a special gaming state with a high degree of advantage.

  Under the SB game state, after the medal payout process ends, the state determination process shown in FIG. 44 is performed.

  In step S2501, whether or not the current gaming state is the SB game state is determined based on the presence or absence of the SB setting flag. Under the SB game state, the process proceeds to step S2502, where the value of the SB game counter is decremented by 1 to 0 and the SB setting flag is cleared in step S2503.

  In step S2504, it is determined whether an RT prize has been established. If the RT winning is established, the process proceeds to step S2505, where the RT setting flag is set in the RT information storage area provided in the RAM 153 to set the gaming state to the RT game state. In the subsequent step S2506, 50 is set in the RT game counter provided in the RT information storage area for counting the number of remaining RT games. Thereafter, RT game notification processing is performed in step S2507, and this processing is terminated.

  The RT game notification process is a process performed to notify the player that the game state has shifted from the SB game state to the RT game state, and is specifically transmitted to the display control device 111. Set the RT command. When receiving the RT command, the display control device 111 notifies that the gaming state has shifted to the RT game state.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2504 that the RT prize has not been established, an end notification process for notifying the player that the SB game state has ended is performed in step S2508, and this process ends. . That is, when the RT winning is not established under the SB game state, the normal game state is restored without shifting to the RT game state.

  Although detailed description is omitted, under the SB game state, the “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L, the “bell” symbol of the middle reel 42M, and the “replay” symbol of the right reel 42R are stopped on the active line. Then, RT winning is established. Since the symbols are arranged so that the symbol interval is 4 symbols or less, when the RT winning flag is set, the RT prize is awarded regardless of the operation timing and the operation sequence of the stop switches 72 to 74. To establish.

  Next, the RT game state will be described.

  Under the RT game state, an RT game lottery table set exclusively for the RT game is selected in the lottery process described above, and whether or not each combination is successful is determined based on the lottery table. The reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are controlled in the same manner as in the normal game state. That is, five patterns of stop modes are set for each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R. The RT game state ends when a predetermined number of games (50 times in the present embodiment) are played or CB is won.

  FIG. 45 is an RT game lottery table selected under the RT game state of “Setting 1”. In the RT game lottery table, the same combination as that in the normal game lottery table is set as a combination to be determined. In addition, the point value PV of the small combination, multiple winning combination, and CB is set to the same value as the base game lottery table, but the replay point value PV is set to 7710 in the base game lottery table. Is set to 56360, which is very high. Therefore, the probability of winning a replay becomes very high when the game is shifted to the RT game state. Since the re-game prize is a prize that is established regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 72 to 74, the probability that the re-game prize is established is very high.

  Incidentally, when the lottery table shown in FIG. 45 is selected, the winning combination, the multiple winning combination, and the CB are won with the same probability as in the normal game state, and the replay as a single winning combination is about 1.2 minutes. Win with a probability of 1 and win no role with a 1/65536 chance. In other words, the RT game state is a game state in which a game in which no winning is achieved hardly occurs as compared with the normal game state, and a replay winning is established with high probability. Therefore, when shifting to the RT game state, the player can play a predetermined number of games without substantially reducing the medals owned by the player. By the way, in the RT game state, because the CB or small role determination is performed with the same winning probability as the normal game state, the player can change the RT game state until the RT game state ends. An increase of 40 medals can be expected. From the above, it can be said that the RT game state is a non-CB game state that is the same as the normal game state and the SB game state in terms of reel control, and the normal game state in terms of the player's advantage level. It can be said that it is a special gaming state with a greater advantage.

  Under the RT game state, after the medal payout process ends, the state determination process shown in FIG. 44 is performed.

  In step S2501, it is determined whether the current gaming state is the SB game state and a negative determination is made, and the process proceeds to step S2509. In step S2509, whether or not the current gaming state is the RT game state is determined based on the presence or absence of the RT setting flag. In the present embodiment, when none of the CB setting flag, SB setting flag, and RT setting flag is set, it is determined that the normal game state is set. Under the RT game state, 1 is subtracted from the value of the RT game counter in step S2510, and it is determined whether or not the value of the RT game counter is 0 in step S2511. If the value of the RT game counter is 0, it means that the RT game end condition is satisfied, and therefore the RT setting flag is cleared in step S2512 and the gaming state is returned to the normal game state. In subsequent step S2513, an end notification process for notifying the player that the SB game state has ended is performed, and the present process ends. If it is determined in step S2511 that the RT game counter value is not 0, it is determined in step S2514 whether or not the CB winning flag is set. finish. If the CB winning flag is set, the RT setting flag is cleared in step S2512, the end notification process is performed in step S2513, and this process ends.

  According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

  In the normal game state, each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R stops after sliding a maximum of 4 symbols, whereas in the CB game state, the left reel 42L slides only for a maximum of 1 symbol. With such a configuration, it is possible to diversify the gameability by changing the stop mode of the left reel 42L. Further, in such a configuration, when shifting to the CB game state, it is necessary for the player to operate the left stop switch 72 more accurately aiming at a symbol to be stopped on the active line. For example, when it is desired to stop the 14th “cherry” symbol of the left reel 42L in the lower stage, the left stop switch 72 when any of the 10th to 14th symbols has reached the lower stage in the normal game state. This is because the left stop switch 72 must be operated when the 13th or 14th symbol has reached the lower stage in the CB game state. As a result, it is possible to strongly encourage the player to act on the stop switches 72 to 74 aiming at the symbols in the CB game state, and to suppress monotonization of the game.

  When an SB winning is established under the CB game state, a transition lottery (RT determination whether or not to shift to the RT game state under the subsequent SB game state) is performed. With this configuration, it is possible to continue a special gaming state advantageous to the player from the CB game state to the SB game state, and further to the RT game state, and the player's expectation for winning many medals. Can be increased. Therefore, it becomes possible to suppress monotonization of the game.

  When the SB is won in the CB game state, the CB game state is ended even if the SB winning is not established. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to perform an end lottery for determining whether or not to end the CB game state in the determination of whether or not the winning combination, and it is possible to diversify the game with a relatively simple configuration. Become.

  The SB winning flag is cleared after the game is over. In such a configuration, the SB game state is not entered unless an SB prize is established at the time of winning the SB. Therefore, at the end timing of the CB game state, the player's degree of advantage can be greatly changed depending on whether or not the SB winning is established. If the SB winning is established, the RT is won in the next game, and there is room for transition to the RT game state. On the other hand, if the SB winning is not achieved, the game returns to the normal game state without leaving the RT game. Because it ends up. Therefore, in consideration of the case where SB is won, it becomes possible to prompt the user to operate the left stop switch 72 at a timing at which the “chance” symbol can reach the active line, and the game is monotonous under the CB game state. Can be suitably suppressed.

  When the replay + SB is won in the CB game state and the left stop switch 72 is operated first, when the “replay” symbol stops at the upper or lower level, the other reels 42M and 42R are used by using the replay winning prize slide table. The configuration is such that stop control is performed. When stop switches 73 and 74 other than the left stop switch 72 are first operated, the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R are stopped by using a winning confirmation sliding table for establishing a replay winning on the upper line. It was set as the structure which controls. On the other hand, when the left stop switch 72 is operated first and the “chance” symbol stops at the lower stage, the stop control of the other reels 42M and 42R is performed using the SB winning slide table. With such a configuration, the “chance” symbol of the left reel 42L is stopped at the lower stage, and the “chance” symbol of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R can be reached on the effective line at a timing at which the stop switch 73, It is possible to avoid the occurrence of an inconvenience that the SB winning is not established even though 74 is operated.

  On the left reel 42L, a “replay” symbol is arranged at positions 7 and 12 so that a section in which the interval between the “replay” symbols is 4 symbols apart is formed, and a “chance” symbol is arranged in the section. did. With this configuration, it is possible to provide an opportunity for only “chance” symbols to stop on the active line under the CB game state. This is because the left reel 42L can only slide up to a maximum of one symbol under the CB game state, and the effective line is set at each position of three symbols visible from the display window 31L.

  Needless to say, the same configuration as that of the first embodiment has the same effect as that described in the first embodiment.

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It is not limited to the description content of each embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.

  (A) In the first embodiment, the CB game state is terminated when SB is won in the CB game state. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the game state may be changed. It ’s fine. For example, when a winning combination is set for the re-game and the regular bonus (RB) and the winning combination is won in the CB game state, the gaming state is shifted to the RB game state.

  (B) In the first embodiment, the symbols of the left reel 42L can be visually recognized from the display window 31L by three symbols, and the effective lines are set using the positions of the upper, middle, and lower stages. In addition, a “replay” symbol is arranged at positions 17 and 20 so that a section in which the interval between the “replay” symbols becomes two symbols is formed, and a “chance” symbol is arranged in the section. Therefore, the SB winning slide table under the CB game state is unnecessary.

  Not only in this configuration, for example, even if the “replay” symbol is arranged so that a section in which the interval between the “replay” symbols becomes 3 symbols is formed, and the “chance” symbol is arranged in the section, the first The same effects as those of the embodiment can be obtained.

  A configuration in which the 16th and 17th symbols of the left reel 42L are exchanged, that is, a configuration in which a “replay” symbol is arranged at the 16th and a “bell” symbol is arranged at the 17th will be described as an example. In such a case, if the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the 18th “chance” symbol has reached the upper level, the 16th “replay” symbol is stopped at the lower level if the left reel 42L is stopped as it is. be able to. If the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the 18th “chance” symbol has reached the middle stage, the left reel 42L is slid by one symbol and then stopped, and then the “replay” 20th symbol is displayed. It can be stopped at the upper stage. If the left stop switch 72 is pressed while the 18th “chance” symbol has reached the lower level, the 20th “replay” symbol can be stopped at the lower level if the left reel 42L is stopped as it is. .

  In this way, a predetermined section of “(the number of symbols of the left reel 42L visible from the display window 31L) + (the maximum number of symbols that can slide the left reel 42L under the CB game state) −1” or less is formed. If the re-playing symbols are arranged as described above and the SB symbols are arranged in the predetermined section, the same operational effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

  (C) In the first embodiment, “replay” symbols may be arranged on the upstream side and downstream side of the “chance” symbol. For example, in the left reel 42L, a “chance” symbol is arranged at the number 18 and a “replay” symbol is arranged at the number 17 and the number 19. In such a configuration, even in the CB game state, the “replay” symbol can be stopped on the predetermined active line instead of the “chance” symbol regardless of the operation timing of the left stop switch 72. The SB winning slide table under the condition becomes unnecessary.

  That is, in the left reel 42L, the replay symbols are arranged so that an interval in which the interval between the replay symbols is equal to or less than the “maximum number of symbols that the left reel 42L can slide under the CB game state” is formed, If the SB symbol is arranged in the section, the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained.

  (D) In the second embodiment, the game state includes the normal game state, the CB game state, the SB game state, and the RT game state. Any configuration having at least three gaming states in the SB game state may be used.

  (E) In the second embodiment, the small role, replay, and RT lottery are performed in the SB game state, but at least whether or not the game state is to be changed (ie, RT) is determined. Any configuration is acceptable. For example, when the second CB is set instead of RT as the winning combination, and the second CB is won and the second CB winning is established, the state shifts to the CB game state that continues until the medal payout number reaches 40. . With such a configuration, it is possible to give the player an impression that the continuation determination of the CB game state is being performed under the SB game state, and it is possible to suppress monotonization of the game.

  (F) In the second embodiment, the re-game winning is established with high probability when the RT game state is entered, but the small winning winning such as bell winning or cherry winning is established with high probability. Also good.

  (G) In the second embodiment, the symbols of the left reel 42L can be visually recognized from the display window 31L by three symbols, and the effective lines are set using the positions of the upper, middle, and lower stages. In addition, a “replay” symbol is placed at positions 7 and 12 so that a section in which the interval between “replay” symbols becomes 4 symbols is formed, and a “chance” symbol is placed in the section. Thus, the SB winning can be established only in the CB game state.

  Here, consider a configuration in which stop control is performed to stop the left reel 42L at the timing when the left stop switch 72 is operated under the CB game state, that is, a configuration having only one stop mode. In such a configuration, even if the “replay” symbol is arranged so that a section in which the interval between the “replay” symbols is 3 symbols or more is formed, and the “chance” symbol is arranged in the section, the second The same effects as the embodiment can be achieved. This is because the left reel 42L does not slide and depends on the number of symbols of the left reel 42L visible from the display window 31L. However, in order to prevent the SB winning from being established under the non-CB game state, the interval between the “replay” symbols is 4 symbols or less, that is, the maximum design that allows the left reel 42L to slide under the non-CB game state. Must be less than a few.

  Therefore, “(the number of symbols of the left reel 42L visible from the display window 31L) + (the maximum number of symbols that the left reel 42L can slide under the CB game state)” or more than “the left reel under the non-CB game state” If the replay symbols are arranged so that a predetermined section that is equal to or less than the “maximum number of symbols that can slide 42L” is formed, and the SB symbol is arranged in the predetermined section, the same as in the second embodiment An effect can be produced.

  (H) In the above embodiments, the “replay” symbols are arranged on the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R so that the interval between the “replay” symbols is 4 symbols or less. However, this configuration is changed. For example, in the first embodiment, “replay” symbols are arranged only at positions 17 and 20 of the left reel 42L. Even in such a case, if the left game switch SB is operated at a timing at which a “chance” symbol can be reached on a predetermined active line by winning replay + SB under the normal game state, Instead of the “chance” symbol, the “replay” symbol can be stopped on the predetermined active line. Therefore, the SB winning slide table used in the normal game state becomes unnecessary, and an increase in the amount of data related to the stop control can be suppressed.

  In other words, the “replay” symbol and the “chance” symbol win the replay + SB in the normal game state, and the stop switches 72 to 74 are set at a timing at which the “chance” symbol can reach the predetermined active line. What is necessary is just to arrange | position so that a "replay" symbol may be stopped on the said predetermined effective line instead of a "chance" symbol when operated.

  (I) In each of the above embodiments, the description has been given of the configuration in which the SB winning is established when the “chance” symbol of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R is stopped on the active line. For example, the left reel 42L and the middle reel The 42M “chance” symbol may stop on the active line, and the SB prize may be established when any symbol on the right reel 42R stops on the active line. In such a case, the “replay” symbols may be arranged in the positional relationship described above for the left reel 42L and the middle reel 42M. In this configuration, the “chance” symbol of the left reel 42L and the middle reel 42M corresponds to the SB symbol, and the “chance” symbol of the right reel 42R corresponds to the no-bonus symbol that is not involved in the SB winning. Needless to say, the SB winning combination may be established when the “chance” symbol of the left reel 42L stops on the effective line and any symbol of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R stops on the effective line. .

  The same applies to the “replay” symbol. However, in order to reduce the SB winning slide table, it is necessary to arrange a “replay” symbol as a replay symbol on at least the reel on which the SB symbol is arranged.

  (J) In each of the above-described embodiments, when a replay or replay + SB is won in the CB game state and the “cherry” symbol and “replay” symbol of the left reel 42L are stopped on the active line, only a cherry prize is awarded. However, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which a cherry prize and a replay prize are established at the same time.

  (K) In each of the embodiments described above, when the CB game state is entered, the stop control different from that in the normal game state is performed for the left reel 42L. However, different stop control may be performed for the middle reel 42M. Alternatively, different stop control may be performed for the right reel 42R. Further, the configuration is not limited to the configuration in which the stop control for one reel is changed, and the configuration in which the stop control for two reels is changed or the configuration in which the stop control for all reels is changed may be used.

  (L) In each of the above embodiments, when the CB game state is entered, the reel control is performed such that the left stop switch 72 is operated and the reel control is performed so that it can only slide up to one symbol. It is good also as a structure which performs the reel control to slide, and it is good also as a structure which performs the reel control which slides for a maximum of 3 symbols. That is, when the CB game state is entered, the stop control may be performed so that the stop switch is stopped in a shorter period than the normal game state after the stop switch is operated.

  (M) In each of the above embodiments, the winning combination is set for the replay and the SB, but the winning combination may be set for the bell and the SB, or the winning combination may be set for the watermelon and the SB. A multiple winning combination may be set. In other words, a winning combination for a medal payout or a replaying privilege that can be used for the next game and a winning combination for a transition of the gaming state are set as a winning combination. It ’s fine.

  (N) In each of the above-described embodiments, it is configured such that a chance to win only for SB does not occur by setting a plurality of winning combinations to be won for replay and SB. In short, only SB is won. If you do not set a single winning combination. Therefore, in addition to the multi-winning winning combination for replay and SB, a configuration may be provided that includes a second multi-winning winning combination for Bell and SB. However, in such a configuration, even when the second multiple winning combination is won, the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R need to be stopped and controlled so that the bell winning is given priority over the SB winning. .

  (O) In each of the above embodiments, one “chance” symbol, which is an SB symbol, is arranged on each reel 42L, 42M, 42R. However, the positional relationship between the “chance” symbol and the “replay” symbol described above. If it holds, the number to arrange | position is arbitrary.

  (P) In each of the above embodiments, the “replay” symbols are spaced apart from each other by placing another symbol such as a “bell” symbol between the “replay” symbol and the “replay” symbol. It may be separated by arranging a predetermined number of blank areas corresponding to one symbol between “replay” symbols. For example, in the second embodiment, a “7” symbol, a “chance” symbol, a “youth” symbol, between the “Replay” symbol No. 7 and the “Replay” symbol No. 12 on the left reel 42L, The “bell” symbol is arranged, but only the “chance” symbol is arranged at the 9th position, and the other symbols are not arranged. Even in such a configuration, it is obvious that the same operational effects as those of the second embodiment can be obtained.

  (Q) In each of the above embodiments, a configuration has been described in which a winning combination is established when the same symbol is stopped on the active line in the normal game state. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. Any configuration may be used as long as a winning combination is established when a predetermined combination is formed on the active line and stopped. In other words, it may be set so that a bell prize is established when the “watermelon” symbol, “7” symbol, and “bell” symbol are stopped from the left on the active line. In such a configuration, the “watermelon” symbol of the left reel 42L, the “7” symbol of the middle reel 42M, and the “bell” symbol of the right reel 42R correspond to the bell symbol corresponding to the bell winning.

  (R) In each of the above embodiments, when the game state is a normal game, it is determined whether or not a start command is issued after three medals are bet. It goes without saying that it is possible to determine whether or not a start command has been issued even after two bets have been placed. However, in the case of such a configuration, it is necessary to store a sliding table corresponding to the betting situation in advance.

  (S) In each of the above embodiments, a lottery table in which the same number of index values IV as the number of roles to be determined and the point value PV corresponding to each index value IV is prepared in advance, and the start lever 71 is operated. The winning combination determination is made using the random number acquired based on the above and each point value PV. However, such a configuration is changed. That is, a lottery table in which winning random numbers to be won are determined for each combination is prepared in advance, and it is determined whether the random number acquired based on the operation of the start lever 71 is a random number to be selected for any combination. .

  For example, if the random number acquired based on the operation of the start lever 71 is any value from 0 to 65535, the winning random number for winning the cherry is 0 to 511, the winning random number for winning the watermelon is 512-1023, the winning random number for winning the bell is 1024-7576, the winning random number for the re-game winning is 7577-16556, the winning random number for the SB winning is 15287-16556, and the winning random number for the CB winning is 16557-16888 A lottery table is prepared in advance. When determining whether or not a winning combination is made using such a lottery table, if the acquired random number is any one of 7577-15286, it will be won only for replaying, and if any of 15287-16556, it will be used for replaying and SB. While both are won, the SB is not won only if the acquired random number is any value.

  In this way, even if the lottery table in which winning random numbers are determined for each role is prepared in advance, the winning random numbers for the SB winning match the winning random numbers for the re-game winning so that the winning random numbers match (duplicate). If a winning random number is set, the same operational effects as those of the above embodiments can be obtained.

  (T) In each of the above embodiments, the slot machine that performs stop control of each reel 42L, 42M, and 42R using a slide table has been described. However, stop control of each reel 42L, 42M, and 42R without using a slide table. The present invention may be applied to a slot machine that performs so-called program control.

  The slot machine that performs program control searches for a symbol that has reached the active line at the timing when the stop switch is operated, and a symbol assigned within a predetermined number (for example, four) from this symbol. If there is a symbol, control is performed to stop the winning symbol after sliding the reel so that it stops on the active line. In other words, in a slot machine that performs program control, the reel stop mode such as how many symbols the reel is rotated before stopping is not determined in advance, and the process of determining the reel stop mode after the stop switch is operated I do.

  When the present invention is applied to a slot machine that performs such program control, it is only necessary to search whether or not a replay symbol exists instead of an SB symbol in a situation where multiple winning roles are won, and the SB symbol is effective. A program for stopping on the line becomes unnecessary. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in the amount of data related to stop control. Furthermore, in order to stop the reel before a predetermined time (for example, 190 msec) elapses after the stop switch is operated in such a slot machine, it is necessary to quickly determine the reel stop mode. This leads to an increase in processing load related to reel stop control. However, by applying the present invention, it is possible to suppress an increase in processing load that determines the reel stop mode.

  (U) In each of the above-described embodiments, a privilege for paying out medals when a small role winning is established is provided. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and some privilege is granted to a player. Any configuration may be used. For example, a configuration in which prizes other than medals are paid out when a small winning combination is established. Further, in a slot machine that does not have an actual medal insertion or medal payout function and manages credits owned by a player, an increase in credited medals corresponds to provision of a privilege.

  (V) In each of the above embodiments, a belt on which a pattern is printed is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical skeleton member 50. However, the cylindrical skeleton member and the belt are integrally formed, and the outer peripheral surface of the belt is formed. It is good also as a structure which affixes a symbol separately. In such a case, the integrally formed outer peripheral surface corresponds to an endless belt.

  (W) In each of the above embodiments, a configuration is provided with a sliding table in which the relationship between the symbol that has reached the lower stage when the stop switches 72 to 74 are operated and the symbol that is actually stopped at the lower stage is defined. However, it is good also as a structure provided with the sliding table by which the relationship between the symbol which reached | attained the lower stage when the stop switches 72-74 were operated, and the pattern actually stopped at the upper stage was defined. This is because even in such a configuration, it is possible to uniquely lead a symbol that stops in the lower stage from a symbol that actually stops in the upper stage. In other words, the sliding table may be configured to be able to determine the relationship between the symbol that has reached the base point position when the stop switches 72 to 74 are operated and the symbol that actually stops at the base point position. .

  (X) In each of the above embodiments, the slip table is set in the slip table storage area formed in the RAM 153 of the main controller 131. However, address information or the like from which the slip table to be referred to can be derived is stored. Even in the configuration, it is obvious that the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

  (Y) In each of the above embodiments, after starting the rotation of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R, the corresponding reel 42L, 42M, 42R is stopped when any one of the stop switches 72-74 is operated. In addition to this, in addition to this, the rotating reels may be stopped when a predetermined time (for example, 29.5 seconds) has elapsed since the rotation of each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R has started.

  (Z) In each of the above-described embodiments, the medal payout is not performed when the state transition winning such as the CB winning is established, but the medal payout may be performed.

  (A1) In each of the above embodiments, a slot machine having three reels arranged in parallel and having five lines as effective lines has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, five reels are arranged in parallel. Or a slot machine having seven effective lines.

  (A2) In each of the above embodiments, slot machines that do not have so-called big bonus (BB) prizes or regular bonus (RB) prizes as state transition prizes have been described. The present invention may be applied, and in any case, it is obvious that the same effects as the above-described embodiment can be obtained. In addition, when the second embodiment is applied to a slot machine having a BB prize or an RB prize, the RT game state is a predetermined number of games or a state transition combination (CB, BB, RB). It may be configured to end with winning. At this time, after the end of the BB game state and after the end of the RB game state, the normal game state may be restored.

  (A3) The symbols of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are not limited to pictures, numbers, characters, and the like, but may be geometric lines or figures. In addition, the design can be configured by light, color, or the like, the design can be configured by a three-dimensional shape or the like, and the design can be configured by combining these. That is, it is sufficient that the symbol has a function as identification information (identification information).

  (A4) In each of the above-described embodiments, an example in which the slot machine 10 is embodied has been described. However, the present invention may be applied to a gaming machine in which a slot machine and a pachinko machine are combined. That is, in the slot machine, instead of the medal insertion and medal payout functions, a gaming machine having a ball insertion and ball payout function such as a pachinko machine may be used. If such a gaming machine is used in place of a slot machine, only a ball can be handled as a gaming value in the gaming hall. Therefore, the gaming value seen in the current gaming hall in which pachinko machines and slot machines are mixed is used. Problems such as the burden on equipment due to the separate handling of medals and balls and restrictions on the location of the gaming machine can be solved.

The front view of the slot machine in one embodiment. The perspective view of the slot machine which shows the state which closed the front door. The perspective view of the slot machine which shows the state which opened the front door. The rear view of a front door. The front view of a housing | casing. The assembly perspective view of a left reel. FIG. 3 is a development view of a belt-like belt constituting each reel. Explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between a winning mode and a medal payout number. The block circuit diagram of a slot machine. The flowchart which shows a NMI interruption process. The flowchart which shows a timer interruption process. The flowchart which shows the process at the time of a power failure. The flowchart which shows a main process. The flowchart which shows a winning probability setting process. The flowchart which shows a normal process. The flowchart which shows a lottery process. The figure which shows an example of a lottery table. The flowchart which shows a winning flag setting process. The figure which shows an example of a slip table. The flowchart which shows a slip table setting process. The flowchart which shows a reel control process. The flowchart which shows a rotation start process. The flowchart which shows a sliding table 1st change process. The figure which shows an example of the sliding confirmation table for winning. The flowchart which shows a sliding table 2nd change process. The flowchart which shows a process at the time of CB winning. The flowchart which shows payout determination processing. The flowchart which shows medal payout processing. The flowchart which shows CB game state processing. The flowchart which shows CB table setting processing. The figure which shows the sliding table for re-game stop. The figure which shows the sliding table for bell stop. The figure which shows the slip table for CB time removal. The flowchart which shows the 1st change process at the time of CB. The flowchart which shows the 2nd change process at the time of CB. The flowchart which shows the process for small part prize winning. The flowchart which shows the process at the time of the 2nd stop command. The developed view of the belt-like belt which comprises each reel in 2nd Embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between a winning mode and a medal payout number. The figure which shows the sliding table for re-game stop. The flowchart which shows a process at the time of re-game winning. The flowchart which shows CB completion | finish determination processing. The figure which shows an example of the lottery table for SB games. The flowchart which shows a state determination process. The figure which shows an example of the lottery table for RT games.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Slot machine as a gaming machine, 11 ... Housing which comprises a part of gaming machine body, 12 ... Front door which constitutes a part of gaming machine body or opening / closing member of gaming machine body, 13 ... Auxiliary effect part An upper lamp constituting 14, a speaker constituting an auxiliary effect part, 15 an auxiliary display part constituting an auxiliary effect part, 31 a display window, 42 constituting a circulation display means and a reel as a circulating body or an endless belt 61 ... a stepping motor which constitutes a circulation display means and as a drive means, 71 ... a start lever as a start operation means, 72 to 74 ... a stop switch as a stop operation means, 111 ... a display control device as a sub-control board, 131... Main control device as main control board, 151... CPU constituting various control means such as main control means, 152, 153. Of ROM, RAM, 161 ... power supply.

Claims (1)

A plurality of circling bodies that circulate in the circumferential direction and that are provided with a plurality of kinds of patterns in the circumferential direction;
A display window that allows a part of the design to be visually recognized with respect to each orbiting body,
Start operation means operated to start the circulation of each of the circulating bodies;
A plurality of stop operation means operated to individually stop the lap of each of the lap members;
Lottery means for performing a lottery of a role based on the operation of the start operation means;
A driving means provided for each of the rotating bodies, and for rotating the rotating bodies;
Each of the circulating bodies is started based on the operation of the starting operation means, and the circulation of the corresponding rotating bodies is stopped based on the lottery result of the lottery means and the operation of the stop operation means. Drive control means for driving and controlling the drive means;
When a combination of predetermined patterns at the effective position is stopped, a privilege granting unit for granting a privilege to the player as a winning establishment;
In a gaming machine provided with special gaming state transition means for transitioning the gaming state to a special gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state when the combination of special patterns stops at the effective position,
The lottery for which the lottery is performed is set so that the lottery result of the role is won for both the first and second roles, and there is no chance for winning only for the second role. And
When the gaming state is the normal gaming state, a first stop drive control that performs stop drive control of each of the driving means so as to stop the circulation of each of the circulating bodies for a predetermined period determined from the operation timing of the stop operation means Means,
When the gaming state is the special gaming state, the corresponding driving means is stopped and driven so as to stop a predetermined rotating body among the rotating bodies in a second specified period shorter than the specified period from the operation timing of the stop operating means. Second stop drive control means for controlling;
A second gaming state transition means for transitioning the gaming state to the second gaming state based on the combination of the second pattern corresponding to the second combination being stopped at the effective position;
Each of the stop drive control means can cause the first drawing corresponding to the first combination to reach the effective position when the lottery result of the combination is both the first combination and the second combination. When the stop operation means is operated at a certain timing, the drive means is controlled to stop and drive so that the first pattern is preferentially stopped at the effective position,
The first design and the second design are arranged at least on the predetermined circuit body, and the circuit board on which the second design is arranged has the first game and the second game in the normal gaming state. When both of them are won and the corresponding stop operation means is operated at a timing at which the second design can reach the effective position during the specified period, the first design can be stopped at the effective position. So that the first design and the second design are arranged,
further,
The predetermined circuit body can win both the first role and the second role in the special gaming state, and the second design can reach the effective position during the second specified period. When the corresponding stop operation means is operated at the timing when the picture at a predetermined position reaches the effective position, the first picture and the first picture are prevented from being stopped at the effective position. A gaming machine characterized in that a second pattern is arranged.

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