JP2008245793A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To sustain the interest of a player playing a Pachinko slot game in the game and improve the taste of the game. <P>SOLUTION: When winning a BB game state in a regular game state, this Pachinko slot machine 1 shifts to a navigation point acquisition game for acquiring the number of navigation notification times for notifying an internal winning of release winning combination symbols which forcedly finishes an RT game state executed when finishing the BB game state after playing 10 games of the BB game state, in the navigation point acquisition game, receives character information stored in an external input device P as an identifier, and executes a mini game for stopping a cursor movingly displayed in a level indicator 112 based on characteristics of a plurality of characters set in the side of the Pachinko slot machine 1 corresponding to the identifier of the received character and an on-operation timing of a shooting button 23 operated by the player. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Conventionally, after inserting a medal or pressing a BET button, the start lever is operated to rotate and rotate a mechanical rotating reel (hereinafter referred to as a reel), and each reel is stopped by pressing a stop button corresponding to each reel. A gaming machine called a pachislot machine that pays out medals in accordance with a combination of symbols stopped in a reel display window frame is known.

  Such a gaming machine may bet a game medium (medal) when a winning is established for the purpose of maintaining a constant number of games that can be performed per unit game medium bet on the game. A winning combination (hereinafter referred to as “re-game”) that allows the next game to be played is provided. That is, it has a function of generating a high-probability re-gaming state (hereinafter referred to as “RT gaming state”) that is a period during which the probability of internally winning “re-game” is high. This RT gaming state generally occurs when a big bonus gaming state (hereinafter referred to as “BB gaming state”) or a regular bonus gaming state (hereinafter referred to as “RB gaming state”) is completed.

  As a result, when the BB gaming state (or RB gaming state) ends, the player can play a game in this RT gaming state, and in this RT gaming state, the player can play a small part ( Since the probability that the replay symbols) are aligned increases, it is possible to play the game under conditions that are advantageous to the player. By the way, if a predetermined symbol (for example, cherry symbol) or a big bonus symbol (BB symbol) is stopped and displayed by the player's stop operation during the RT gaming state, the RT gaming state is forcibly terminated. Therefore, a gaming machine having a notification means for notifying the inside of a predetermined symbol (hereinafter referred to as “release role”) that releases such an RT gaming state by voice or sound effects is proposed. (For example, see Patent Document 1).

  According to this gaming machine, the player can know in advance that a winning combination such as a cherry symbol has been internally won when notified by the notification means. The reel can be stopped so as not to stop display. As a result, the RT gaming state can be continued for a long time without being terminated halfway.

  In addition, a mini-game is triggered by a predetermined condition separately from the original game of a normal gaming machine, and the amount of game media to be paid out is increased based on the game result of this mini-game, or a predetermined winning combination is won A gaming machine is also disclosed in which an advantageous condition such as a transition to an easy-to-use gaming state is given and such a mini game is reflected in the original game of the gaming machine (for example, Patent Document 2). In the case of a gaming machine equipped with such a mini game, the medal payout amount and the winning probability are set as advantageous conditions according to the result of the mini game.

JP 2006-68443 A JP 2004-305269 A

However, as in the prior art described above, since the game becomes monotonous only when the amount of medals paid out or the opportunity for winning a prize reflects the result of the mini game, the player's interest in the game may be reduced. is there. Further, since it is informed in advance that the release combination for releasing the RT gaming state in the middle by the notification by the notification means has been won internally, it is possible to avoid the RT gaming state being released in the middle, but this notification means Since the number of notifications to be notified by is set to a fixed number by lottery, there is still a problem that the game becomes monotonous. Therefore, by reflecting the result of the mini-game in the notification of the combination of symbols for releasing the RT gaming state, the game is not monotonous, and the player's interest in the game is continued, and the game There is a need for a gaming machine that can enhance interest.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and a mini game (navigation point acquisition game) is performed separately from the original game of the gaming machine, and the result of this mini game is RT game. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of continuing the interest of the player in the game and enhancing the interest of the game by reflecting the number of navigation notifications at the time of internal winning of the release symbol for releasing the state.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the invention according to claim 1 includes random number values drawn in accordance with a predetermined operation by a player in any of numerical value ranges respectively corresponding to a plurality of roles. And determining the winning combination and having a plurality of reels in which symbols are arranged on the respective drums arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction, and starting to fluctuate in response to a predetermined operation by the player A plurality of reels are stopped and displayed according to a predetermined operation by the winning combination and the player, and are stopped and displayed on an effective line defined according to the number of inserted medals in a viewable area in the reel display window. A special game that gives a predetermined profit to the player according to the combination of symbols and has a high probability of determining an internal winning combination related to the medal award when the predetermined special symbol is stopped and displayed. Create state However, at the end of the special gaming state, the re-game is internally won in comparison with the low-probability gaming state in which the probability of internally winning the re-game allowing the start of the game regardless of the insertion of medals is relatively low. In a gaming machine that is controlled so as to shift to a high probability replaying state in which the probability of playing is high, a special symbol that activates the special gaming state is won internally, and the special symbol is on an active line on the reel When it is determined by the special game operation determining means that determines that the game is complete and the special game operation determining means is operated, the continuation rate of the high-probability re-game state is associated as a predetermined point. Point acquisition game transfer means for transferring to the point acquisition game for acquiring the points; and image display means for displaying an image relating to the point acquisition game; Character information reading means for reading character information stored in the external device from an external device, setting operation means for setting an arbitrary point area from a plurality of point areas corresponding to a plurality of points, and the character information reading means Setting control means for controlling the setting difficulty level by the setting operation means based on the character information read by the above, and point giving means for giving a predetermined point based on the point area set by the setting operation means; , Provided.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the special game state is activated, it is possible to shift to the point acquisition game. In this point acquisition game, the character information stored in the external input device from the external input device. And a predetermined point can be obtained on the basis of the character information and the point area set by the setting operation means by the player. Point acquisition game), and the result of this mini-game can be reflected as the number of navigation notifications at the time of internal winning of the release symbol that releases the high probability re-playing state, so that the player's interest in the game continues, It is possible to enhance the fun of the game. In addition, since the points that can be acquired in the navigation point acquisition game can be increased based on the character information stored in various external input devices, it is possible to provide a wide range of interesting games. In addition, since an existing external input device can be used and a navigation point acquisition game can be performed based on the character information input from the external input device, the gameability can be expanded.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 2, in the above invention, in the high probability replaying state, the predetermined winning combination is won internally, and the symbol or combination of symbols of the predetermined winning combination is stopped and displayed. A gaming state transition means for transitioning from the high probability re-gaming state to the low probability re-gaming state, and a release combination for notifying that the predetermined winning combination is internally won as the release combination information of the high probability re-gaming state A notification means, and the number of notifications notified by the release combination notification means is determined according to the points given by the point grant means.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, in a high-probability replaying state, the predetermined winning combination is won internally, and the symbol or combination of symbols of the predetermined winning combination is stopped and displayed. A gaming state transition means for transitioning from a high probability re-gaming state to a low probability re-gaming state, and a release combination notifying means for notifying that a predetermined winning combination has been won internally as release combination information of the high probability re-gaming state, Since the number of notifications notified by the release combination notifying means is determined according to the points given by the point giving means, the navigation notification is made when the release combination is won internally according to the points acquired in the navigation point acquisition game. Since it can be performed, this can improve the interest of the game and the player's willingness to play.

  According to the present invention, an existing external input device can be used, and a navigation point acquisition game can be performed based on character information input from the external input device, and the result of the navigation point acquisition game can be displayed as an RT gaming state. Since it can be reflected as the number of navigation notifications at the time of internal winning of the release symbol to release the game, it is possible to continue the player's interest in the game and enhance the interest of the game.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment 1 of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the present invention can be applied to various gaming machines that use medals, coins, game balls, tokens, or the like as game media, but here, the case where the present invention is applied to a pachislot machine that uses medals as game media is shown. And

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment 1 of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the present invention can be applied to various gaming machines that use medals, coins, game balls, tokens, or the like as game media, but here, the case where the present invention is applied to a pachislot machine that uses medals as game media is shown. And

  First, the external configuration of the pachi-slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an outline and an external configuration of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing an external configuration of the upper unit 5. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing display contents on the liquid crystal display screen 110.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a housing 2 forming the main body 1a of the pachislo machine 1 is configured as a box-shaped cabinet 3 having a rectangular opening on the front surface, and one side of the cabinet 3 (see FIG. 1). On the left side, a front door 4 that closes an opening of the cabinet 3 is supported so as to be freely opened and closed.

Further, as shown in the figure, on the surface of the front door 4, an upper unit arrangement region 6a in which the upper unit 5 is arranged from the top, and a liquid crystal display panel 100 are arranged at a substantially central portion of the front door 4. The liquid crystal display panel arrangement area 6b and the pedestal part arrangement area 6c in which the pedestal part 20 is arranged are respectively formed. The lower part of the pedestal part 20 arranged in the pedestal part arrangement area 6c is provided with a waist panel 7 configured as a decorative panel using an acrylic plate or the like. The waist panel 7 includes a model of the pachislot machine 1. Names to be represented and various patterns are drawn by printing.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper unit 5 is provided with an upper decorative lamp cover 1b that covers an upper decorative lamp (not shown), and in the lower central portion of the upper decorative lamp cover 1b, A horizontally long opening 10 formed in a rectangular shape is provided. A main reel 11 formed as a relatively small reel unit is provided inside the horizontally long opening 10. That is, a rectangular opening 10 is formed in the upper part of the front door 4 of the pachi-slot machine 1, and the main reel is attached and fixed to the horizontal opening 10 from the inside (back side) of the front door 4. 11 is installed.

  In addition, window frame display areas 13L, 13C, and 13R (FIG. 2) are provided around the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R constituting the main reel 11 so as to surround the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R. The window frame display areas 13L, 13C, and 13R represent a window frame of a plurality of symbols arranged on the front surface of the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R, whereby the plurality of reels 12L, The operations of 12C and 12R and the symbols drawn on the reels 12L, 12C and 12R can be viewed through the window frame display areas 13L, 13C and 13R.

  The main reel 11 is provided with three reels 12L, 12C, and 12R each having a plurality of types of symbols (FIG. 9) drawn on the outer peripheral surface thereof, which are rotatably arranged in a parallel state (in a horizontal row). , 12C, 12R are rotated at a constant speed (for example, 80 rotations / minute) in the vertical direction by drive motors 49L, 49C, 49R (FIG. 24) such as stepping motors.

  The window frame display regions 13L, 13C, and 13R are provided with top line 14b, center line 14c, and bottom line 14d (FIG. 2) in the horizontal direction, and cross-up line 14a and cross line in the diagonal direction. The display line of the down line 14e is provided, and when the player presses the MAXBET button 24c provided on the pedestal portion 20 described later or inserts three medals into the medal insertion slot 21, five lines are displayed. When the display lines (lines 14a to 14e) are activated and the player inserts one or two medals into the medal insertion slot 21, one (center line 14c) or three (top line 14b, The display lines of the center line 14c and the bottom line 14d) are valid.

  As shown in the figure, a pair of speakers 15L and 15R are arranged on both sides of the main reel 11. These speakers 15L and 15R output effect sounds such as sound effects and sounds related to the effects during the game.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a panel display window portion 101 configured in a substantially rectangular shape is formed in the liquid crystal display panel arrangement region 6 b of the front door 4, and inside the panel display window portion 101, A liquid crystal display panel 100 is provided for displaying information such as the number of credits and payouts of medals, and an effect screen related to the game. In the first embodiment, when the BB gaming state is won, the game shifts to a navigation point acquisition game, and the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100 changes from a normal screen to a screen for a navigation point acquisition game. It is supposed to switch to.

The normal display displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100 is game information relating to various games. Specifically, game information in a bonus (a bonus indicating the number of games in a bonus game). Display of game information, display of BET lamps lit according to the number of medals bet to play one game by a pachislot machine (hereinafter referred to as “BET number”), and the number of medals to be paid out when winning is established A display of the number of payouts, a display of the number of credits indicating the number of remaining medals that are credited, and the like are shown.

  Here, the navigation point acquisition game executed in the first embodiment will be briefly described. The navigation point acquisition game executed when winning the BB gaming state is obtained from a portable external input device P or the like. Character information input (transmitted) to 1 is received as an identifier, and the identifier acquired from the external input device P is associated with the character characteristics set on the pachislot machine 1 side, and a cursor that moves within the level indicator 112 is launched. The mini-game is to obtain a navigation point by stopping the button 23 when the button 23 is turned on.

  For this reason, on the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100, one of a plurality of characters (pigs, rabbits, horses) is displayed, and a shooting screen using a ball 140 launched from the character is displayed. Is done. Note that the characteristics of the navigation point acquisition game and the character are characteristic portions of the first embodiment, and the details of the configuration and functions will be described later.

  Returning to FIG. 1, a medal insertion slot 21 for inserting medals is provided on the right side of the pedestal 20 arranged in the pedestal arrangement area 6c. Is provided. The medal slot 21 is an opening through which a player inserts medals. The medals inserted from the medal slot 21 are credited or bet on a game.

  By pressing (pressing) the C / P button 22, it is possible to switch whether the player credits a medal acquired in the game (game) or pays out the credited medal. That is, when the C / P button 22 is pressed in a state where a predetermined number of medals have been credited, the credit is invalidated and the medals corresponding to the credited number are paid out to the medal payout exit 42 and are paid out. The medal is thrown out to the medal receiving portion 43. Further, when the C / P button 22 is pressed in a state where the credit is invalidated, the credit becomes valid.

  In addition, a shooting button 23 for a shooting game that is performed when a transition to the navigation point acquisition game is made is provided on the left side of the C / P button 22. As will be described later, the points that can be acquired during the navigation point acquisition game are different based on the firing timing of the launch button 23.

  A receiving unit 80 for receiving an infrared signal (identifier) input from the external input device P is provided at a position on the right side of the C / P button 22. The external input device P applies a device such as a game machine for playing a game. Actually, the external input device P receives the pachislot machine 1 from the transmission unit P1 (FIG. 24) provided in the external input device P. An infrared signal is transmitted toward the unit 80.

Also, on the left side of the pedestal unit 20, a 1-BET button 24a, a 2-BET button 24b, and a MAXBET button 24c for betting credited medals are provided. The 1-BET button 24a is a button for betting one medal, the 2-BET button 24b is a button for betting two medals, and the MAXBET button 24c is a so-called MAXBET button for the maximum number. The maximum number of medals (usually three) that can be bet on one game is bet from the medals credited by pressing the button once. MAXBET button 2
When 4c is pressed or three medals are inserted into the medal slot 21, all five display lines (lines 14a to 14e) on the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R of the main reel 11 are activated. The

  In addition, the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R of the main reel 11 are driven to rotate by the player's operation at the left side position of the front portion of the pedestal unit 20, and the window frame display areas 13L, 13C, and 13R of the main reel 11 are rotated. A start lever 25 for starting the variable display of the symbol is attached so as to be rotatable within a predetermined angular range.

  Further, at the center of the front surface portion of the pedestal portion 20, on the right side of the start lever 25, there are three stop buttons 26L, 26C, 26R for stopping the rotation of the three reels 12L, 12C, 12R of the main reel 11, respectively. Is provided. One game (unit game) is started when the start lever 25 is operated, and is ended when all the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R are stopped. Further, stop switches 26LS, 26CS, and 26RS that detect a stop operation of the stop buttons 26L, 26C, and 26R are provided on the back side of the stop buttons 26L, 26C, and 26R.

  The liquid crystal display screen 110 is an effect screen for performing a predetermined effect. More specifically, when the cherry symbol for releasing the RT gaming state is won internally, it becomes an effect area for performing navigation notification to the player. That is, in the cherry notification display as the canceling role, the character type is displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100, and the type of cherry is notified by the color of fireworks that the character launches. For example, when the color of the fireworks is blue, it corresponds to blue cherry. For example, when the color of fireworks is red, it corresponds to red cherry. For example, when the color of fireworks is yellow. Corresponds to yellow cherry. Thereby, it can be notified to the player that the cherry symbol (blue cherry, red cherry, yellow cherry) for releasing the RT gaming state has won the internal winning combination.

[Liquid crystal display screen 110 at the time of starting the navigation point acquisition game]
Next, display contents displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100 when the navigation point acquisition game is started will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, when the navigation point acquisition game is started, the normal liquid crystal display screen 110 is switched to the liquid crystal display screen 110 (initial screen) for the navigation point acquisition game shown in FIG. In this case, when the navigation point acquisition game starts and the liquid crystal display screen 110 becomes the initial screen for the navigation point acquisition game, a liquid crystal display such as “start navigation point acquisition game” is performed on the liquid crystal display screen 110, You may make it output the audio | voice and sound effect which alert | report that the navigation point acquisition game starts from the speakers 15L and 15R.

Here, in the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment, when the BB gaming state is won during the game in the general gaming state, the BB gaming state after a predetermined game (after 10 games) in the BB gaming state. It is characterized in that it shifts to a navigation point acquisition game for acquiring the number of navigation notifications for notifying the internal winning of a release combination (for example, cherry) that cancels the RT gaming state performed at the end of the game. That is, the navigation point acquisition game receives character information stored in an external input device P or the like transmitted to the pachislot machine 1 by infrared communication or the like as an identifier (FIG. 1). Based on the characteristics of a plurality of characters (“pigs”, “rabbits”, “horses”) set on the pachislot machine 1 side corresponding to the identifier and the on-operation timing of the fire button 23 operated by the player A predetermined navigation point is acquired by setting a stop position of a cursor that is moved and displayed in the indicator 112. For this reason, on the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100, one of a plurality of characters (pig, rabbit, horse) is displayed on the character display unit 114 and a ball 140 that is launched from the character is used. The shooting screen is displayed. In addition, the level indicator 112 displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100 is provided with a memory (0, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000) indicating the numerical value of the level. Predetermined navigation points (1 point, 2 points, 5 points) are set in association with these numerical values.

  Specifically, the player's operation in this navigation point acquisition game is targeted at the level indicator 112 that is displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 110 and has a cursor that moves left and right at a predetermined speed. Based on the input from the external input device P, the cursor is stopped at the timing when the firing button 23 is turned on together with the character characteristics (cursor moving speed, etc.) set, and based on the position of the stopped cursor. , It is configured to obtain predetermined points. For example, when the character is “rabbit”, the moving speed of the cursor is set to be slow, so that the cursor is moved to a desired part (high) according to the character information input (transmitted) from the external input device P. It is possible to provide a game such as stopping at the point position).

  That is, as shown in FIG. 3, when the navigation point acquisition game is started, the character type (pig, rabbit) set based on the identifier input from the external input device P is displayed at approximately the center position of the liquid crystal display screen 110. , Horse), a target area A, B, C (large, indicating the arrival position of the sphere 140 and the display of the sphere 140 fired from the position of the character displayed on the character display section 114 A medium (2000, 3000, 3500, 4000, 4500, 5000) indicating the level value of the level indicator 112 is displayed. Among the target areas A, B, and C, the target area A is located in an area from 4500 to 4750. Further, the target area B is located in an area from 3500 to 4000. Moreover, the target area | region C is comprised so that it may be located in the area | region from 2000-3000.

  Here, when the stop position of the cursor moving in the level indicator 112 is, for example, the position “3700” due to the player turning on the launch button 23, the target area B located in the area “3700” For this, an animation screen (shooting screen) in which the ball 140 flies from the position of the character displayed on the character display unit 114 is displayed.

  In addition, a point display column 111 and a level indicator 112 are displayed on the upper right and lower left of the liquid crystal display screen 110, respectively. The point display column 111 is provided for displaying points (1 point, 2 points, 5 points) acquired by the navigation point acquisition game. More specifically, when the number of points acquired by the navigation point acquisition game is 1, 1 is displayed in the point display column 111. Here, the points acquired by the navigation point acquisition game are converted by the navigation point conversion table (FIG. 21) each time, then recorded in the point counter, and according to the total number (total value) of all acquired points, The number of navigation notifications is set.

  Further, the level indicator 112 is provided with a memory (0, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000) indicating numerical values of a plurality of levels, and is set based on an identifier input from the external input device P. A cursor that moves according to the character type (pig, rabbit, horse) is displayed. Further, the cursor that moves in the level indicator 112 stops at the timing of the turn-on operation of the fire button 23 by the player. As will be described later, the moving speed and width dimension of the cursor are set to be different depending on the character type (pig, rabbit, horse).

Further, the level indicator 112 sets a plurality of numerical values assigned as memories in a predetermined area, and associates with the set three numerical value areas (2000 to 3000, 3500 to 4000, 4500 to 4750) to navigate. Points (1 point, 2 points, 5 points) are set. In other words, the navigation point set for the numerical area (2000 to 3000, 3500 to 4000, 4500 to 4750) corresponding to the stop position of the cursor in the level indicator 112 stopped by the player turning on the fire button 23. 1 point, 2 points, 5 points) will be earned points. Although details will be described later, for example, when the cursor in the level indicator 112 is stopped in the first numerical area (2000 to 3000) by turning on the launch button 23 of the player, the acquired points are “1”. Point (FIG. 5-1).

[Character identifier table]
Next, the configuration of the character identifier table will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows a character identifier table. As shown in the figure, this character identifier table is a table in which predetermined identification numbers are stored in association with three preset characters (“pig”, “rabbit”, “horse”). . In the character identifier table shown in FIG. 4, “00000001” is used as the identifier for the “pig” character, “00000010” is used as the identifier for the “rabbit” character, and “000000” is used as the identifier for the “horse” character. “00000100” is set.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 4, when the identifier of the character received from the external input device P is, for example, “00000001”, the character used in the navigation point acquisition game is “pig”. The character display unit 114 on the initial screen of the point acquisition game displays a character indicating the “pig” (FIG. 1), and the navigation point acquisition game is performed based on the motion characteristics of the “pig”. Here, the character “Pig” is set to a normal level (default value), and the moving speed of the moving cursor in the level indicator 112 is set to a normal speed. When no character identifier is input to the pachislot machine 1 (when there is no access from the external input device P), the character type set at the start of the navigation point acquisition game is the default. It becomes “pig” set as the value.

  When the identifier received from the external input device P is “00000010”, the character used in the navigation point acquisition game is “rabbit”. In this case, the character display unit 114 on the initial screen of the navigation point acquisition game is displayed. Displays a character indicating the “rabbit” and performs a navigation point acquisition game based on the motion characteristics of the “rabbit”. Here, when the character is “rabbit”, the “rabbit” has a lower speed than the “pig” in the level indicator 112, and the moving speed of the moving cursor is slower than that when the “pig” character is set. Moving. This makes it easier to aim at a desired level region (for example, “a range of 4500 to 4750 of the level indicator 112 that can acquire a high point”) than when the “pig” character is set.

  If the identifier received from the external input device P is “00000100”, the character used in the navigation point acquisition game is “horse”. In this case, the character display unit 114 on the initial screen of the navigation point acquisition game is displayed. Displays a character indicating this “horse” and performs a navigation point acquisition game based on the motion characteristics of this “horse”. Here, when the character is “horse”, the width dimension (about 200) of the cursor moving in the level indicator 112 is set to be wider than the width dimension of the cursor by “pig” or “rabbit”. ing. For this reason, even when the character is “horse”, as in the case where the character is “rabbit”, it is easy to aim at a desired level region.

[Score distribution of level indicator 112]
FIG. 5A is a diagram for explaining the score distribution allocated to the level indicator 112. As shown in the figure, level values are set in the level indicator 112 at three positions in the range of 0 to 5000, of which the area range from 2000 to 3000 is the point “1”. Further, the region range from 3500 to 4000 corresponds to the point “2”, and the region range from 4500 to 4750 corresponds to the highest point “5”. That is, when the position of the cursor that stops at the level indicator 112 when the player turns on the fire button 23 is “2800”, for example, this “2800” is in the range of “2000” to “3000”. Therefore, the points acquired at this time are 1 point.

  Further, (1), (2), and (3) in FIG. 5B are diagrams for explaining the operation of the cursor on the level indicator 112 for each character. Among these, (1) of FIG. 5-2 shows a case where the set character is a pig, and shows a state where the cursor moves in the level indicator 112 at a normal speed.

  More specifically, when the identification number input from the external input device P is “00000001”, the character set by the character identifier table (FIG. 4) is “pig”. -2 is the cursor movement shown in (1). For example, when the position of the cursor by “Pig” is stopped at the position of 2500 by turning on the launch button 23, the points acquired by this navigation point acquisition game are 2 points.

  FIG. 5B is a diagram for explaining the cursor operation when the character moved by the level indicator 112 is “Rabbit”. More specifically, when the identification number input from the external input device P is “00000010”, the character set by the character identifier table (FIG. 4) is “rabbit”. -2 is the cursor movement shown in (2). As shown in the figure, when the character is “rabbit”, the width of the cursor is narrow like “pig”, and the speed of movement of the cursor is slightly slower than that of “pig”.

  FIG. 5B is a diagram for explaining the movement of the cursor when the character moved by the level indicator 112 is “horse”. As shown in the figure, when the character is “horse”, the width of the cursor is wider than “pig” and “rabbit” (about 200), and as described above, it is easy to aim at a desired level region. It becomes a state.

[Details of navigation point acquisition game]
Next, the details of the navigation point acquisition game according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8 are diagrams showing examples of acquiring navigation points based on the character characteristics read from the external input device P at the start of the navigation point acquisition game and the operation timing of the launch button 23 by the player.

  First, the example of FIG. 6 shows a case where the character information (identification number) input from the external input device P is “00000001”. That is, referring to the character identification table (FIG. 4), when the identification number is “00000001”, the character to be set is “pig”. Therefore, the character display unit 114 shown in FIG. A character screen showing is displayed. As described above, when the set character is “pig”, the movement of the cursor operating in the level indicator 112 is a normal movement (default value).

Further, in the example of FIG. 6, the cursor of the level indicator 112 is stopped at the position “2500” due to the player turning on the launch button 23. Here, referring to the point score distribution (FIG. 5-1) of the level indicator 112, the numerical value range from “2000” to “3000” is 1 point, so as shown in FIG. When the position of the cursor 112 is “2500”, 1 point is acquired. Then, on this liquid crystal display screen 110, a sphere 140 is launched from the position of “pig” displayed on the character display unit 114, and this sphere 140 is a target located in the numerical range “2000” to “3000”. A screen reaching area A is displayed. In this case, the acquired points (in this example, “1” points) are displayed in the point display column 111 of the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100.

  Next, the example of FIG. 7 shows a case where the character information (identification number) input from the external input device P is “00000010”. That is, referring to the character identification table (FIG. 4), when the identification number is “00000010”, the character to be set is “rabbit”. Therefore, the character display unit 114 shown in FIG. A character screen showing is displayed. Further, as described above, when the set character is “rabbit”, the movement of the cursor operating in the level indicator 112 is slightly slower than when the character is “pig”.

  Further, in the example of FIG. 7, the cursor of the level indicator 112 is stopped at the position “3600” by the turning-on operation of the launch button 23 by the player. Here, referring to the point score distribution (FIG. 5-1) of the level indicator 112, since the numerical range from “3500” to “4000” is 2 points, as shown in FIG. When the position of the cursor 112 is “3600”, 2 points are acquired. Then, on the liquid crystal display screen 110, a sphere 140 is launched from the position of “rabbit” displayed on the character display unit 114, and the sphere 140 is a target located in the numerical range “3500” to “4000”. A screen that reaches the region B is displayed. In this case, the acquired points (in this example, “2” points) are displayed in the point display column 111 of the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100.

  Next, the example of FIG. 8 shows a case where the character information (identification number) input from the external input device P is “00000100”. That is, referring to the character identification table (FIG. 4), when the identification number is “00000100”, the character to be set is “horse”. Therefore, the character display unit 114 shown in FIG. A character screen showing is displayed. As described above, when the set character is “horse”, the width of the cursor operating in the level indicator 112 is wider than the width of the “pig” or “rabbit” cursor. Yes.

  Further, in the example of FIG. 8, the cursor of the level indicator 112 is stopped at the position “4600” by the player's turning-on operation of the launch button 23. In this case, since the cursor width is set to 200, the effective range of the cursor is 4500-4700. And since the range of 4500-4700 and the range of 4500-4750 have an overlapping part, the corresponding point can be acquired. Here, referring to the point score distribution (FIG. 5-1) of the level indicator 112, since the numerical range from “4500” to “4750” is 5 points, as shown in FIG. When the position of the cursor 112 is “4600”, the points to be acquired are 5 points, the highest point. Then, on this liquid crystal display screen 110, a sphere 140 is launched from the position of “horse” displayed on the character display unit 114, and this sphere 140 is a target located in the numerical range “4500” to “4750”. A screen reaching area A is displayed. In this case, the acquired points (in this example, “5” points) are displayed in the point display column 111 of the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100.

  As described above, according to the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment, when the pachislot machine 1 wins the BB gaming state during the general gaming state, after the predetermined game in the BB gaming state (after 10 games) ) Shifts to a navigation point acquisition game for acquiring the number of navigation notifications for notifying the internal winning of the release symbol (for example, cherry) that forcibly ends (releases) the RT gaming state performed at the end of the BB gaming state. In the point acquisition game, the character information stored in the external input device P is received as an identifier, and a plurality (“pigs”, “rabbits”, “horses” set on the pachislot machine 1 side corresponding to the received character identifiers are received. )) And the movement table within the level indicator 112 based on the on-operation timing of the fire button 23 operated by the player. Since the navigation point set according to the position of the cursor is acquired by performing a mini game that stops the cursor to be played, the internal winning of the release symbol that releases the RT gaming state based on the result of the navigation point acquisition game Since it can be reflected as the number of navigation notifications at the time, the player's interest in the game can be continued and the interest of the game can be enhanced.

[Arrangement of symbols on the reels 12L, 12C, 12R of the pachislot machine 1]
Next, an example of symbols represented on the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R constituting the main reel 11 of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of symbols represented on the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, each of the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R includes a symbol row in which 21 types of symbols are arranged. Each symbol is represented by “0” to “ A code number of 20 ″ is given, and this symbol data is stored in a ROM 32 (FIG. 24) of the main control circuit 71 described later as a data table.

Specifically, as shown in the figure, on each of the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R, “red 7 (design 91)”, “BAR (design 92)”, “watermelon (design 93)”, “ "Bell (symbol 94)", "Blue cherry (symbol 95)", "Red cherry (symbol 96)", "Yellow cherry (symbol 97)", "Replay (symbol 98)" and "Blank (symbol 99)" A symbol row composed of symbols is shown. Each of the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R is rotationally driven so that the symbol row moves in the arrow direction shown in the drawing.

[Design arrangement table]
Next, the symbol arrangement table of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the symbol arrangement table of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the symbol arrangement table stores information on symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R corresponding to the symbol positions (0 to 20) of the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R. It is. Based on this symbol arrangement table and a symbol combination table (FIG. 16), which will be described later, the combination of symbols arranged along the effective lines 14a to 14e of the main reel 11 can be grasped.

[Internal lottery table determination table of pachislot machine 1]
Next, an example of an internal lottery table determination table employed by the pachislot machine 1 in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of an internal lottery table determination table employed by the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the internal lottery table determination table is a table for storing information on the type of the internal lottery table corresponding to the gaming state and information on the number of lotteries. Here, the number of lotteries refers to the number of times that it is determined whether or not a random number value is won by referring to the internal lottery table (FIGS. 12 to 14) in the internal lottery process. In this internal lottery table determination table, the type of the internal lottery table and the number of lotteries determined in accordance with the type of gaming state stored in the gaming state storage area of the RAM 33 are defined.

More specifically, when the game state is the general game state (when the internal lottery table is switched to the internal lottery table for the general game state), the internal lottery table for the general game state (FIG. 12) In this case, “8” is determined as the number of lotteries. The number of lotteries is the number of times a process necessary for determining an internal winning combination. However, even if the gaming state is the general gaming state, the number of lotteries determined to be 8 for the lottery is updated to 6 when the game state is between the flags. When the gaming state is the RB gaming state, the internal lottery table for RB gaming state (FIG. 13) is selected. In this case, the number of lotteries is determined to be “5”.

[Internal lottery table of pachislot machine 1]
Next, an example of an internal lottery table employed by the pachislot machine 1 in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 14 show examples in which the number of inserted coins is three as the number of bets (the number of inserted tokens).

  FIG. 12 shows an internal lottery table for a general gaming state (random number range is 0 to 65535). This internal gaming state internal lottery table stores information on the lower limit value and the upper limit value of the numerical value range corresponding to the winning combination. Also, in this general gaming state, when BB1 (red 7), BB2 (BAR), replay small role, watermelon small role, red cherry, blue cherry, yellow cherry small role, bell small role, There is.

  Hereinafter, the internal lottery table for the general gaming state when the BET number is 3 will be described in detail. The numerical range corresponding to BB2 (BAR) is “21535-21613”, and the numerical range corresponding to the internal winning is BB2. The lower limit value is “21535” and the upper limit value is “21613”. Here, since the numerical range information corresponding to the winning number 8 is the numerical range information that the lower limit value is “21535” and the upper limit value is “21613”, first, regarding the random number range 8 for the winning number 8 Random value R (20000) −lower limit value (21535) is calculated. Since this calculation result is negative, the random number value is not within the numerical range corresponding to the winning number (L ≦ R ≦ U). Therefore, when the extracted random number value is 20000, the winning number 8 is invalid. .

  The numerical value range corresponding to BB1 (red 7) is “19935 to 20013”, the lower limit value of the numerical value range corresponding to BB1 is “19935”, and the upper limit value is “20013”. The numerical range corresponding to the replay is “9355-18334”. In addition, the lower limit value of the numerical range that becomes an internal winning for replay is “9355”, and the upper limit value is “18334”.

Further, the numerical value range corresponding to yellow cherry is “21535-23134”, the lower limit value of the numerical value range that is internal winning for yellow cherry is “21535”, and the upper limit value is “23134”. The numerical range corresponding to red cherry is “19935-21534”.
The lower limit value of the numerical range for red cherry is “19935” and the upper limit value is “21534”. The numerical value range corresponding to the blue cherry is “18335 to 19934”, the lower limit value of the numerical value range that is an internal winning for the blue cherry is “18335”, and the upper limit value is “19934”.

  Further, the numerical range corresponding to the watermelon is “8555-9354”, the lower limit value of the numerical range serving as a watermelon internal winning is “8555”, and the upper limit value is “9354”. Also, the numerical value range corresponding to the bell is “0-8554”, the lower limit value of the numerical value range corresponding to the bell is “0”, and the upper limit value is “8554”.

  FIG. 13 shows an internal lottery table for the RB gaming state (the random number range is 0 to 65535). In this RB gaming state, there is a case where a watermelon small part, a red cherry, a blue cherry, a yellow cherry small part, and a bell small part are internally won.

  FIG. 14 shows an internal lottery table for RT operation (random number range is 0 to 65535). In this RT gaming state, and in this general gaming state, BB1 (red 7), BB2 (BAR), replay small part, watermelon small part, red cherry, blue cherry, yellow cherry small part, bell small There is a case where the role is won internally. In the RT game state internal lottery table, the replay lottery value is set higher than the lottery values of other game states.

[Internal winning combination determination table of pachislot machine 1]
Next, an example of an internal winning combination determination table employed by the pachislot machine 1 in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of an internal winning combination determination table employed by the pachislot machine 1 in the first embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, the internal winning combination determination table identifies the contents of the internal winning combination and the internal winning combination according to each gaming state (general gaming state, RT gaming state, carryover gaming state, RB gaming state). Information binary data is stored in association with the winning number. Here, the contents of the internal winning combination indicate lose, bell, cherry, watermelon, replay, BB1, and BB2 in the general gaming state and the RT gaming state. The contents of the internal winning combination according to the carryover gaming state indicate lose, bell, cherry, watermelon, and replay. Further, the contents of the internal winning combination according to the RB gaming state indicate lose, bell, cherry, and watermelon. The binary data stored in the internal symbol combination storage area of the internal symbol combination determination table is called a flag and is 1-byte data.

  The general gaming state will be described as an example. When the winning number is 0, “00000000 (internal winning combination 1)” and “00000000 (internal winning combination 2)” are determined as data for identifying the internal winning combination. The content of the internal winning combination corresponding to the data is lost. Similarly, when the winning number is 1, “00000001 (internal winning combination 1)” and “00000000 (internal winning combination 2)” are determined as data for identifying the internal winning combination, and the internal winning combination corresponding to this data is determined. The content of the role is Bell.

  Similarly, when the winning number is 2, “00000010 (internal winning combination 1)” and “00000000 (internal winning combination 2)” are determined as data for identifying the internal winning combination, and the internal winning combination corresponding to this data is determined. The content of the role is watermelon. Similarly, when the winning number is 3, “00000100 (internal winning combination 1)” and “00000000 (internal winning combination 2)” are determined as data for identifying the internal winning combination, and the internal winning combination corresponding to this data is determined. The content of the role is blue cherry. Similarly, when the winning number is 4, “00001000 (internal winning combination 1)” and “00000000 (internal winning combination 2)” are determined as data for identifying the internal winning combination, and the internal winning combination corresponding to this data is determined. The content of the role is red cherry.

  Similarly, when the winning number is 5, “00010000 (internal winning combination 1)” and “00000000 (internal winning combination 2)” are determined as data for identifying the internal winning combination, and the internal winning combination corresponding to this data is determined. The content of the role is yellow cherry. Similarly, when the winning number is 6, “001000000 (internal winning combination 1)” and “00000000 (internal winning combination 2)” are determined as data for identifying the internal winning combination, and the internal winning combination corresponding to this data is determined. The content of the role is a replay. Similarly, when the winning number is 7, “00000000 (internal winning combination 1)” and “00000001 (internal winning combination 2)” are determined as data for identifying the internal winning combination, and the internal winning combination corresponding to this data is determined. The content of the combination is BB1. Similarly, when the winning number is 8, “00000000 (internal winning combination 1)” and “00000010 (internal winning combination 2)” are determined as data for identifying the internal winning combination, and the internal winning combination corresponding to this data is determined. The content of the combination is BB2 (BAR).

[Relationship between pachislot machine 1 symbol combination and number of payouts]
Next, the relationship among the display combination, the symbol combination, and the number of payouts of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 shows a symbol combination table in which the display combination of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment and the number of payouts corresponding to the symbol combination are stored. As shown in the figure, the symbol combination table includes a display combination corresponding to a combination of symbols stopped and displayed at each of the three symbol stop positions on any of the effective lines (14a to 14e, FIG. 2). Information on the number of payouts for each inserted number (BET number 3) corresponding to the display combination is stored. The symbol combination table is referred to when the number of medals to be paid out is determined according to the symbol combination displayed along the active line after the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R of the main reel 11 are stopped.

  As shown in the figure, for BB1, "Red 7-Red 7-Red 7" is arranged along the active line (the display combination is BB1), and the BB operating flag is turned on. As a result, the BB operates and the gaming state shifts from the general gaming state to the RB gaming state. In addition, BB2 has a winning combination when “BAR-BAR-BAR” is arranged along the active line (the display winning combination is BB2). In this case, the display winning combination is the same as BB1, and BB is activated. The state shifts from the general gaming state to the RB gaming state.

  Similarly, the “watermelon small part” is a winning combination where “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon” is lined up along the active line. In other words, this “watermelon small part” This is a 3-reel winning combination in which a watermelon symbol is stopped and displayed on the active line. As described above, when “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon” is stopped and displayed on the active line and it is confirmed that the display combination of the watermelon has been won, the CPU 31 pays out five medals to the hopper driving circuit 41 (FIG. 24). Make a command. The “bell bell” is also a three-reel winning combination similar to the above, and “Bell-Bell-Bell” is stopped on the active line, and it is confirmed that the bell displaying combination has been won. Then, the CPU 31 issues a 10-medal payout command to the hopper drive circuit 41 (FIG. 24).

  Replay is formed as a combination by arranging “Replay-Replay-Replay” along the active line. When the replay is thus established, the same number of medals as the number of inserted medals are automatically inserted, so that the player can play the next game without consuming the medals.

  In addition, the cherry small role (blue cherry, red cherry, yellow cherry) is a winning combination in which “Cherry-ANY-ANY” is awarded along the active line. That is, the “cherry small part” is a winning part of one reel part that wins only by the cherry symbol being stopped and displayed at the left reel position. Thus, when “cherry-ANY-ANY” is stopped and displayed on the active line and it is confirmed that the display of cherry (blue cherry, red cherry, yellow cherry) has been won, the CPU 31 detects the hopper drive circuit 41. In FIG. 24, a command to pay out four medals is issued.

[Bonus operating table]
Next, an example of the bonus operation time table employed by the pachislot machine 1 in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a bonus operation time table employed by the pachislot machine 1 in the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 17, the bonus operation time table mainly includes information necessary when the bonus is activated and information necessary when the RT (replay time) is activated. Specifically, each display combination includes information on an operating graph, an RT game number counter, a bonus end number counter, a game possible number counter, and a winning number counter. The bonus operation time table is referred to in the bonus operation check process (FIG. 35). The operating flag is information for identifying the operating game state (the current game state). Here, in the operating graph in the first embodiment, the RB operating graph for identifying whether the RB gaming state is operating and the BB for identifying whether the BB is operating. There is an operating graph and an RT operating graph for identifying whether the RT is operating.

  The BB operating graph includes a BB1 operating graph that is updated to ON when BB1 is established as a display combination, and a BB2 operating graph that is updated to ON when BB2 is established as a display combination. .

  The RT game number counter means the number of remaining unit games in which RT operates. In this embodiment, when RT is activated by the end of BB, first, “1500” is set in the RT counter. This value is decremented by 1 for each unit game.

  The bonus end number counter is the number of remaining medals that can be paid out when the bonus is operating. In this embodiment, when the bonus is activated, first, “465” is set in the bonus end number counter. This value is subtracted for each unit game by the number of medals paid out.

  The game possible number counter indicates the number of remaining unit games that can be played in the RB gaming state, and is data for counting the number of unit games performed during the RB operation. In this embodiment, when the RB is activated, first, “12” is set in the possible game number counter. This value is decremented by 1 for each unit game.

  The number-of-winning-count counter is the number of times that a winning can be won in the RB gaming state, more specifically, the number of remaining unit games in which a combination of symbols corresponding to the small role can be displayed in the RB gaming state. Say. In this embodiment, when the RB is activated, first, “8” is set in the winning possible number counter. This value is decremented by 1 for each unit game.

[Stop table determination table]
Next, an example of the stop table determination table employed by the pachislot machine 1 in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a stop table determination table employed by the pachislot machine 1 in the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 18, in this stop table determination table, the type of stop table corresponding to the internal winning combination is defined. More specifically, according to the data stored in the storage area of the internal winning combination 1 and the storage area of the internal winning combination 2 (including not only one type but also cases where a plurality of types of internal winning combinations are stored). The stop table is defined. Specifically, information on the stop mode of the reels 12L, 12C, 12R corresponding to the stop operation timing of the stop buttons 26L, 26C, 26R by the player (design stop position information, information on the number of sliding symbols, etc.) is provided. Yes.

  This stop table determination table is basically configured to be able to establish a corresponding internal winning combination as a display combination. For example, if “00000100” is stored in the internal winning combination 1 storage area and “00000000” is stored in the internal winning combination 2 storage area, the internal winning combination is blue cherry, and the stop corresponding to this internal winning combination The table is a blue cherry stop table (not shown).

When the internal winning combination does not correspond to any of the internal winning combinations specified in the stop table determination table, the corresponding stop table uses a stop table for losing (not shown). This loss stop table is used when stop control is performed on the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R corresponding to the pressing operation on the condition that the stop buttons 26L, 26C, and 26R are pressed.

[Each storage area of pachislot machine 1]
Next, the internal winning combination 1, internal winning combination 2, carryover combination, operating flag, and game state storage area (storage area) will be described with reference to FIGS. Each of these areas is provided in both the main control circuit 71 and the sub control circuit 72. Here, FIG. 19 (1) is a diagram showing an example of the storage area of the internal winning combination 1 employed by the pachislot machine 1 in the first embodiment, and FIG. 19 (2) shows the pachislot machine 1 in the first embodiment. FIG. 19 (3) is a diagram showing an example of the storage area of the carryover combination employed by the pachislot machine 1 in the first embodiment. 4) is a diagram illustrating an example of a storage area of an operating flag employed by the pachislot machine 1 in the first embodiment, and FIG. 19 (5) illustrates a storage area of the gaming state employed by the pachislot machine 1 in the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example.

  When the internal winning combination is determined, it is stored in each internal winning combination storage area according to the storage area type. In the internal winning combination 1 storage area shown in FIG. 19 (1), bits 0 to 5 correspond to bell, watermelon, blue cherry, red cherry, yellow cherry, and replay, respectively (bits 6 and 7 are not yet used). use).

  In the internal winning combination 2 storage area shown in FIG. 19 (2), bits 0 to 1 correspond to BB1 and BB2, respectively (bits 2 to 7 are not used). The configuration of the display combination storing area is the same as that of the internal winning combination storing area. Although the table for the display combination storage area (display combination 1 storage area and display combination 2 storage area) in which display combination data is stored is omitted, the internal winning combination storage area (internal winning combination 1 storage area) is omitted. And an internal winning combination 2 storage area).

  In the carryover combination storage area shown in FIG. 19 (3), bit 0 is a storage area corresponding to BB1. Bit 1 is a storage area corresponding to BB2. Bits 2 to 7 are unused storage areas. As shown in the figure, when there is a carryover combination (between flags), 1 is stored in the bit corresponding to the combination established as a carryover combination in the carryover combination storage area. The identifier stored in the carryover combination storage area is cleared when the bonus game is started. That is, when an internal winning combination related to the operation of the bonus game is determined, the identifier is stored until the operation of the bonus game is started (so-called “carryover” is called, The stored identifier is called “carryover combination”). While the identifier is stored in the carryover combination storage area, the stored identifier is determined as the internal winning combination regardless of the extracted random value. In addition, since the carryover combination is determined based on the internal winning combination, it can be said to be a subordinate concept of the internal winning combination.

  In the operating flag storage area shown in FIG. 19 (4), bit 0 is a storage area corresponding to the BB1 operating flag. Bit 1 is a storage area corresponding to the BB2 operating flag. Bit 2 is a storage area corresponding to the RT operating flag. Bits 3 to 7 are unused storage areas.

  In the gaming state storage area shown in FIG. 19 (5), bit 0 is a storage area corresponding to the RB gaming state. Bit 1 is a storage area corresponding to between flags in the general gaming state. Bit 2 is a storage area corresponding to non-flags in the general gaming state. Bits 3 to 7 are unused storage areas.

[Jump table of pachislot machine 1]
Next, an example of the jump table of the sub control circuit 72 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the jump table of the sub control circuit 72. This jump table is a table in which when a command (information or command) transmitted by the main control circuit 71 is received, processing performed according to the type of the command and processing at the jump destination are associated with each other. .

  Specifically, since the main control circuit 71 transmits data (information) composed of “4 bytes” to “8 bytes” to the sub control circuit 72 as one command, the “first byte” data of this command is transmitted. (Head data) and the processing content indicated by the head data are stored in the jump table. That is, information of processing to be executed corresponding to the “identifier” of the command transmitted by the main control circuit 71 is stored. Since the main control circuit 71 transmits data (information) consisting of “4 bytes” to “8 bytes” to the sub control circuit 72 as one command, the “first byte” data (first data) of this command and The processing contents indicated by the head data are stored in the jump table.

  The “initialization process” shown in the figure is a process for initializing the work RAM 84 and the like, and the “demonstration display process” displays an image for informing that the gaming machine is in a “waiting for customer” situation on the liquid crystal display screen. 110 is a process to be displayed at 110. The “game medal insertion process” is a process performed in response to a “BET operation”, and the “game start process” is a process performed in response to an operation of the start lever 25. The “rotor (reel) stop process” is a process that is performed when any one of the stop buttons 26L, 26C, and 26R is operated. The “all cylinder (reel) stop process (game end process)” Is a process performed in response to the “third stop operation”.

  The “display combination establishment process” is a process that is performed based on the success or failure of the combination, and the “payout end process” is a process that is performed based on the number of payouts after the medal payout process. The “gaming state changing process” is a process for changing the gaming state information to “RB gaming state” when a bonus (BB) is won. The “BB end game operation process” is a process for changing the game state information to the “general game state” at the end of the “bonus game state”. The “error processing” is processing that is performed when a problem such as the medals in the hopper 40 becoming empty occurs. The “production instruction process” is a process for displaying a predetermined production on the liquid crystal display screen 110. The “special prize operation timing process” is a process performed when a bonus is started.

  When the initialization command is received, the identifier is 01H, and the processing corresponding to this identifier “01H” is initialization command processing. This initialization command processing is processing for processing the work RAM 84 and the like.

  When the demonstration display command is received, the identifier is 02H, and the process corresponding to this identifier “02H” is the demonstration display command process. This demonstration display command process is a process for displaying on the liquid crystal display screen 110 an image informing that the pachislot machine 1 is waiting for a customer.

  When the game medal insertion command is received, the identifier is 03H, and the process corresponding to this identifier “03H” is a game medal insertion command process. This game medal insertion command process is a process performed in response to a “BET operation”.

  The identifier when the game start command is received is 04H, and the process corresponding to this identifier “04H” is a game start command process. This game start command process is a process performed when the start lever 25 is operated.

The identifier when the reel stop start command is received is 05H, and the processing corresponding to this identifier “05H” is reel stop start command processing. This reel stop start command process is a process performed when any of the stop buttons 26L, 26C, 26R is triggered by a stop operation.

  When the all reel stop start command is received, the identifier is 06H, and the process corresponding to this identifier “06H” is the all reel stop start command process. This all-reel stop start command process is a process performed in response to the third stop operation.

  When the display combination establishment command is received, the identifier is 07H, and the process corresponding to this identifier “07H” is the display combination establishment command process. This display combination establishment command process is a process performed based on whether or not the display combination is successful.

  The identifier when the payout end command is received is 08H, and the process corresponding to this identifier “08H” is the payout end command process. This payout end command process is a process performed based on the payout of medals.

  The identifier when the RB end command is received is 09H, and the processing corresponding to this identifier “09H” is RB end command processing. This RB end command process is a process for changing the game state information to the one indicating the general game state at the end of the RB, for example.

  The identifier when the BB end command is received is 0AH, and the processing corresponding to this identifier “0AH” is BB end command processing. This BB end command processing is, for example, processing for changing the gaming state information to indicate the general gaming state at the end of the BB.

  The identifier when the error command is received is 0BH, and the processing corresponding to this identifier “0BH” is error command processing. This error command process is a process for displaying, on the liquid crystal display screen 110, an image for notifying a problem such as when a medal in the hopper 40 becomes empty.

  The identifier when the effect instruction request command is received is 0CH, and the process corresponding to this identifier “0CH” is the effect instruction request command process. The effect instruction request command process is a process for executing an effect by image display, light, and sound on the liquid crystal display screen 110, the LEDs 121, the lamps 122, a speaker, and the like.

  When the bonus start command is received, the identifier is 0DH, and the processing corresponding to this identifier “0DH” is bonus start command processing. This bonus start command process is a process for executing notification of the timing at which the bonus is activated.

  When the reel stop permission command is received, the identifier is 0EH, and the process corresponding to this identifier “0EH” is the reel stop permission command process. This reel stop permission command process is a process performed after 4.1 seconds have elapsed since the start of the previous game.

  The identifier when the first stop control command is received is 0FH, and the process corresponding to this identifier “0FH” is the first stop control command process. The first stop control command process is a process that is performed when the first stop operation is performed.

  When the character data read command is received, the identifier is 10H, and the process corresponding to this identifier “10H” is the character data read process. This character data reading process is a process performed in a periodic interrupt process.

  The identifier when the left stop command is received is 11H, and the process corresponding to this identifier “11H” is the left stop command process. This left stop command process is a process performed in response to the player pressing down the left stop button 26L during the mini game.

The identifier when the central stop command is received is 12H, and the process corresponding to this identifier “12H” is the central stop command process. This central stop command process is a process performed in response to the player pressing down the central stop button 26C during the mini game.

  The identifier when the right stop command is received is 13H, and the processing corresponding to this identifier “13H” is right stop command processing. This right stop command process is a process performed in response to the player pressing the right stop button 26R during the mini game.

[Navigation point conversion table]
Next, an example of the navigation navigation point conversion table employed by the pachislot machine 1 in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the navigation point conversion table, in the navigation point acquisition game, the stop position of the cursor in the level indicator 112 stopped at the timing when the player presses the launch button 23 (numerical range 2000 to 3000, 3500 to 4000, 4500 to 4750). And a predetermined navigation point information (1 point, 2 points, 5 points). The acquired navigation points are stored in a point counter provided in the work RAM 84, and a cumulative value is calculated every time points are acquired. The cumulative value of the navigation points is initialized to “0” at the start of BB.

  More specifically, for example, when the stop position of the cursor in the level indicator 112 by the operation timing is “2500”, this “2500” is the operation timing “2000” to “2000” of the navigation point conversion table shown in FIG. Since it is in the range of 3000, the navigation point is 1 point. When the stop position of the cursor in the level indicator 112 according to the operation timing is “4600”, this “4600” is in the range of operation timings “4500” to “4750” in the navigation point conversion table shown in FIG. Therefore, the navigation point in this case is the highest point of 5 points.

[Notification production selection table]
Next, the notification effect selection table according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. These notification effect selection tables shown in FIG. 22 and FIG. 23 show information necessary for determining the type of the notification effect by random number lottery in the notification effect performed to notify the player of the determined internal winning combination. I remember it. Specifically, these notification effect selection tables are a lottery for a plurality of notification numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) defined for each internal winning combination (losing, bell, watermelon, etc.). Value information is stored. The notification effect number is a notification effect classification name (no effect, small role notification display, blue cherry notification) that directly or indirectly defines the content of the effect image displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100. Display, red cherry notification display, yellow cherry notification display).

  First, the notification effect selection table 1 in FIG. 22 will be described. The notification effect selection table 1 is a table that is referred to when there is no navigation point in the general gaming state during the RT operation (point counter is 0). Here, for example, when “1” is selected as the notification effect number, “no effect” is selected as the notification effect classification name. In this case, there is no significant performance related to the player's profit.

For example, when “2” is selected as the notification effect number, “notification effect classification name”
In this case, an effect of notifying the type of the small combination determined as the internal winning combination is performed. Specifically, in the small role notification display, for example, an image including a symbol corresponding to the small role is displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100. Thereby, it can be made to grasp | ascertain that the small combination was determined as an internal winning combination to a player.

  When “3” is selected as the notification effect number, “blue cherry notification display” is selected as the notification effect classification name. When “4” is selected as the notification effect number, “red cherry notification display” is selected as the notification effect classification name, and when “5” is selected as the notification effect number, “yellow” is selected as the notification effect classification name. “Cherry notification display” is selected. In these cherry notification displays, the type of cherry is notified by the color of fireworks launched by the main character displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100.

  For example, when the color of the fireworks is blue, it corresponds to blue cherry. For example, when the color of fireworks is red, it corresponds to red cherry. For example, when the color of fireworks is yellow. Corresponds to yellow-blue cherry. Thereby, it is possible to notify the player that the cherry symbol (blue cherry, red cherry, yellow cherry) for releasing the RT gaming state as an internal winning combination has been determined.

  For example, when referring to the notification effect selection table 1 of FIG. 22, if the internal winning combination is “Bell” and the extracted random number value is 25000, first, the notification effect is generated from this random number value 25000. The lottery value 22766 corresponding to the number “1” is subtracted. As a result, the subtracted value is 2244 (positive value). Next, from this 2244, the lottery value 5000 corresponding to the notification effect number “2” is subtracted. As a result, the subtracted value becomes a negative value. Therefore, “2” is stored in the predetermined area of the work RAM 84 as the notification effect number. By the above procedure, the notification effect number can be determined by random number lottery.

  Next, the notification effect selection table 2 in FIG. 22 will be described. This notification effect selection table 2 is a table that is referred to when the navigation point is not 0 in the general gaming state during the RT operation (when the point counter is 1 or more). Here, the notification effect selection table 2 is common to the notification effect selection table 1 of FIG. 22 when the internal winning combination is lost, bell, watermelon, replay, BB1, or BB2. On the other hand, when the internal winning combination is blue cherry, red cherry, yellow cherry, red cherry + BB1, or yellow cherry + BB2, it differs from the notification effect selection table 1 of FIG. That is, the notification effect selection table 2 is different from the notification effect selection table 1 of FIG. 22 when the internal winning combination includes cherry.

  Next, the notification effect selection table 3 in FIG. 23 will be described. This notification effect selection table 3 is a table that is referred to in the general gaming state when the RT is not operating. This notification effect selection table 3 is common to the notification effect selection table 2 of FIG. 22 when the internal winning combination is lost, bell, watermelon, replay, BB1, or BB2. On the other hand, when the internal winning combination is blue cherry, red cherry, yellow cherry, red cherry + BB1, or yellow cherry + BB2, it differs from the notification effect selection table 2 of FIG. That is, the notification effect selection table 3 is different from the notification effect selection table 2 of FIG. 22 when the internal winning combination includes cherry. Specifically, when the cherry is included in the internal winning combination, “cherry notification display” is selected in the notification effect selection table 2 in FIG. 22, but in the notification effect selection table 3 in FIG. Either “no effect” or “small part notice display” is selected.

[Internal configuration of pachislot machine 1]
Next, the internal configuration of the pachislot machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 24 and 25. FIG. 24 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. That is, as shown in FIG. 24, the pachislot machine 1 includes a main control circuit 71 that controls the game processing operation of the pachislot machine 1, and peripheral devices (actuators) that are electrically connected to the main control circuit 71, A sub-control circuit 72 that controls the liquid crystal display screen 110, the speakers 15L and 15R, the LEDs 121, and the lamps 122 of the liquid crystal display panel 100 based on a control command transmitted from the main control circuit 71 is included.

  The main control circuit 71 includes a microcomputer 30 disposed on a circuit board as a main component, and is added to a circuit for random number sampling. The microcomputer 30 includes a CPU 31 that performs a control operation according to a preset program, and a ROM 32 and a RAM 33 that are storage means.

  Connected to the CPU 31 are a clock pulse generator 34 and a frequency divider 35 for generating a reference clock pulse, and a random number generator 36 and a sampling circuit 37 for generating a random number to be sampled. Note that random number sampling can also be performed in software by executing a random number sampling program on the CPU 31 in the microcomputer 30. In this case, the random number generator 36 and the sampling circuit 37 can be omitted.

  The ROM 32 of the microcomputer 30 has an internal lottery table and a stop for the general gaming state, the RB gaming state, and the RT gaming state, which are used for determination of random number sampling that is performed every time the start lever 25 is operated (starting operation). A winning combination determination table, a stop table group for determining a reel stop mode according to the operation of the stop button, and the like are stored.

  The ROM 32 stores various control commands for transmission to the sub-control circuit 72. The sub control circuit 72 does not input a control command or information to the main control circuit 71, and communication is performed in one direction from the main control circuit 71 to the sub control circuit 72. The RAM 33 stores various information such as an internal winning combination and a carryover combination.

  The main actuators whose operation is controlled by a control signal from the microcomputer 30 include a BET lamp (1-BET lamp 105, 2-BET lamp 104, maximum BET lamp 103), bonus game information display unit 102, payout display. A display unit such as a unit 106 and a credit display unit 107; a hopper (including a drive unit for payout) 40 that stores medals and pays out a predetermined number of medals according to a command from the hopper drive circuit 41; and reels 12L, 12C, There are drive motors 49L, 49C, 49R for rotating the 12R.

  Also, a motor drive circuit 39 for driving and controlling the drive motors 49L, 49C and 49R, a hopper drive circuit 41 for driving and controlling the hopper 40, a lamp drive circuit 45 for driving and controlling the BET lamps 103, 104 and 105, and a bonus game information display section 102, a display unit drive circuit 48 for driving and controlling display units such as the payout display unit 106 and the credit display unit 107 is connected to the output unit of the CPU 31. Each of these drive circuits receives a control signal such as a drive command output from the CPU 31, and controls the operation of each actuator.

  Further, the microcomputer 30 includes a start switch 25S, stop switches 26LS, 26CS, and 26RS, BET switches 103S, 104S, and 105S, a C / P switch 22S, a medal sensor 21S, a reel position detection circuit 50, and a payout completion signal circuit 51. Input signals are input, and control commands are generated based on these signals.

The start switch 25S is a switch that detects an operation of the start lever 25, and the medal sensor 21S is a sensor that detects a medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 21. The stop switches 26LS, 26CS, 26RS are respectively corresponding stop buttons 26L, 26
This switch generates a stop signal in response to the operation of C and 26R.

  The BET switches 103S, 104S, and 105S are switches that are provided on the back side of the BET buttons 103, 104, and 105 and generate signals in response to operations of the BET buttons 103, 104, and 105. The C / P switch 22 </ b> S is a switch that is provided on the back surface of the C / P button 22 and generates a signal in response to an operation of the C / P button 22. The reel position detection circuit 50 is a circuit that receives a pulse signal from the reel rotation sensor and supplies a signal for detecting the position of each reel 12L, 12C, 12R to the CPU 31. The payout completion signal circuit 51 generates a signal indicating completion of medal payout when the count value of the medal detection unit 40S (the number of medals paid out from the hopper 40) reaches the designated number data.

  The random number generator 36 generates random numbers belonging to a certain numerical range, and the sampling circuit 37 samples the random numbers at an appropriate timing after the start lever 25 is operated. By using the random numbers sampled in this way, an internal winning combination or the like is determined based on an internal lottery table or the like stored in the ROM 32, for example.

  After the rotation of the reels 12L, 12C, 12R is started, the number of drive pulses supplied to each of the drive motors 49L, 49C, 49R is counted, and the counted value is written in a predetermined area of the RAM 33. Reset pulses are obtained from the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R every rotation, and these pulses are input to the CPU 31 via the reel position detection circuit 50. The count value of the drive pulse counted in the RAM 33 is cleared to “0” by the reset pulse thus obtained. As a result, the RAM 33 stores the count value corresponding to the rotation position within the range of one rotation for each of the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R.

  In order to associate the rotational positions of the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R with the symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface of the reel, a symbol arrangement table (FIG. 10) is stored in the ROM 32. In this symbol table, the code numbers (0 to 21) sequentially given for each fixed rotation pitch of each reel 12L, 12C, 12R on the basis of the rotation position where the reset pulse is generated as described above, and each code number Is associated with a symbol code indicating a symbol provided corresponding to.

  Further, the ROM 32 stores a symbol combination table in which a combination of symbols for winning a winning combination (winning, etc.) and a medal payout number for winning are associated with each other. This symbol combination table is referred to when checking the winning (checking the display combination) at the time of stop control of the left reel 12L, the center reel 12C, and the right reel 12R and after stopping all the reels 12L, 12C, 12R. The The display combination (display combination data) is a combination (established combination) corresponding to a combination of symbols arranged along the active line, and the player is given a profit corresponding to the display combination.

  When the CPU 31 determines the internal winning combination or the stop winning combination by lottery processing (internal lottery processing or the like) based on the random number sampling, the stop switch 26LS, 26LS, 26R, 26R is operated at the timing when the player operates the stop buttons 26L, 26C, 26R. Based on the operation signals sent from the 26CS and 26RS and the determined stop table, a signal for stopping the reels 12L, 12C and 12R is sent to the motor drive circuit 39.

  Further, when the CPU 31 is in a stop mode (that is, a winning mode) indicating winning of the winning combination, the CPU 31 supplies a payout command signal to the hopper driving circuit 41 and pays out a predetermined number of medals from the hopper 40. At that time, the medal detection unit 40S counts the number of medals to be paid out from the hopper 40, and inputs a medal payout completion signal to the CPU 31 when the counted value reaches a designated number. As a result, the CPU 31 stops driving the hopper 40 via the hopper drive circuit 41 and ends the medal payout process.

  In addition, on the input side of the sub-control circuit 72 connected to the main control circuit 71 via a bus, a fire button 23 for stopping the cursor in the level indicator 112 and a volume control unit 123 are connected. . A receiving unit 80 for receiving character information transmitted from the transmitter P1 of the external input device P is connected to the input side of the sub control circuit 72. Further, the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100, speakers 15L and 15R, LEDs 121, and lamps 122 are connected to the output side of the sub control circuit 72.

[Configuration of Sub Control Circuit 72 of Pachislot Machine 1]
Subsequently, the sub control circuit 72 of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 25 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of the sub-control circuit 72 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 25, the internal configuration of the sub-control circuit 72 includes an image control circuit (gSub) 72a and a sound / lamp control circuit (mSub) 72b, and the image control circuit (gSub) 72a and the sound / lamp control circuit 72g. The lamp control circuit (mSub) 72b is formed on a circuit board different from the circuit board constituting the main control circuit 71.

  Communication between the main control circuit 71 and the image control circuit (gSub) 72a is performed in one direction from the main control circuit 71 to the image control circuit (gSub) 72a, and the image control circuit (gSub) 72a is connected to the main control circuit. No control command or information is output to 71. Communication between the image control circuit (gSub) 72a and the sound / lamp control circuit (mSub) 72b is performed in one direction from the image control circuit (gSub) 72a to the sound / lamp control circuit (mSub) 72b. The sound / lamp control circuit (mSub) 72b does not output a control command or information to the image control circuit (gSub) 72a.

The image control circuit (gSub) 72a includes an image control microcomputer 81, a serial port 82, a program ROM 83, a work RAM 84, a calendar IC 85, an image control IC 86, a control RAM 87, an image ROM (CROM (character ROM)) 88, and a video RAM 89. The image control circuit 72a is a circuit that performs display control of the liquid crystal display screen 110, and is a video display processor VDP (Video-Display-Processor) (hereinafter referred to as VDP).
And an image data ROM that stores data for generating various image data, a frame buffer that buffers image data, a D / A converter that converts image data as an image signal, and the like.

The image control microcomputer 81 includes a VDP (Video-Display-Processor), an interrupt controller,
An input / output port (serial port 82 is shown) is provided. The VDP provided in the image control microcomputer 81 performs various processes according to a control program stored in the program ROM 83 based on a control command transmitted from the main control circuit 71. When a control command for displaying an effective line is received from the main control circuit 71, the image control IC 86 is instructed to display (light up) the effective line on the liquid crystal display screen 110. The image control circuit (gSub) 72a does not include a clock pulse generation circuit, a frequency divider, a random number generator, and a sampling circuit, but executes random number sampling in software on the operation program of the image control microcomputer 81. It is configured as follows.

  The serial port 82 is a port that receives a control command or the like transmitted from the main control circuit 71. The program ROM 83 stores a control program executed by the image control microcomputer 81 and various tables described later. The work RAM 84 is used as a work memory area used when the image control microcomputer 81 executes a control program, and the work RAM 84 stores various information related to effects and the like.

  The calendar IC 85 is an IC for storing date data, and a game shop employee or the like operates an operation unit (not shown) to set a date, and the set date is stored in the calendar IC 85. Since the work RAM 84 and the calendar IC 85 are to be backed up, even when the power supplied to the image control microcomputer 81 is cut off, the power is continuously supplied and the stored information and the like are erased. Is prevented.

  The image control IC 86 generates an image notifying that the navigation point acquisition game or the RT game determined by the image control microcomputer 81 is in progress or an image according to the contents of the effect, and displays them on the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100. An IC that outputs an image control signal. The image control IC 86 includes a control RAM 87, and the image control microcomputer 81 reads and writes information from and to the control RAM 87.

  Further, the control RAM 87 is expanded with a register of the image control IC 86, a sprite attribute table, and a color palette table. The image control microcomputer 81 stores the register of the image control IC 86 and the sprite attribute table at predetermined timings. Update.

  Further, the fire button 23 and the volume control unit 123 are connected to the input side of the image control microcomputer 81. The liquid crystal display screen 110, speakers 15L and 15R, LEDs 121, and lamps 122 are connected to the output side of the image control microcomputer 81.

  Further, an image ROM 88 and a video RAM 89 are connected to the image control IC 86. Note that when processing a large amount of image data such as three-dimensional image data, the image ROM 88 may be connected to the image control microcomputer 81. The image ROM 88 stores image data, dot data, and the like for generating an image. The video RAM 89 is used as temporary storage means when an image is generated by the image control IC 86. The image control IC 86 transmits a signal to the image control microcomputer 81 every time data in the video RAM 89 is transferred to the liquid crystal display screen 110.

  Further, in the image control circuit (gSub) 72a, the image control microcomputer 81 also controls the production of sound and lamp. The image control microcomputer 81 determines the type and output timing of the sound / lamp based on the determined effect, and transmits a control command to the sound / lamp control circuit (mSub) 72b via the serial port 82 at every predetermined timing. To do. The sound / lamp control circuit (mSub) 72b that has received this control command performs only sound / lamp output in accordance with the control command received from the image control circuit (gSub) 72a (excluding volume adjustment control described later).

  The sound / lamp control circuit (mSub) 72b includes a sound / lamp control microcomputer 91, a serial port 92, a program ROM 93, a work RAM 94, a sound source IC 95, a power amplifier 96, and a sound source ROM 97.

  The sound / lamp control microcomputer 91 includes a CPU, an interrupt controller, and an input / output port (a serial port 92 is shown). The CPU in the sound / lamp control microcomputer 91 performs sound / lamp output processing according to the control program stored in the program ROM 93 based on the control command transmitted from the image control circuit (gSub) 72a. The sound / lamp control microcomputer 91 is connected to LEDs 121 and lamps 122 and speakers 15L and 15R. The sound / lamp control microcomputer 91 transmits an output signal to the LEDs 121 and the lamps 122 in response to a control command transmitted at a predetermined timing from the image control circuit (gSub) 72a. As a result, the LEDs 121 and the lamps 122 emit light in a predetermined manner according to the effect. In addition, output signals are transmitted to the speakers 15L and 15R to control output of sound effects and voices.

  The serial port 92 is an input port that receives a control command or the like transmitted from the image control circuit (gSub) 72a. The program ROM 93 is a memory that stores a control program executed by the sound / lamp control microcomputer 91. The work RAM 94 is used as a work memory for work when the sound / lamp control microcomputer 91 executes the control program described above.

  The sound source IC 95 generates a sound source based on the control command transmitted from the image control circuit (gSub) 72 a and outputs the sound source to the power amplifier 96. The power amplifier 96 is an amplifier, and speakers 15L and 15R are connected to the power amplifier 96. The power amplifier 96 amplifies the sound source output from the sound source IC 95 and outputs the amplified sound source from the speakers 15L and 15R. The sound source ROM 97 stores sound source data (phrase etc.) for generating a sound source.

  The sound / lamp control microcomputer 91 is connected to a volume control unit 123. The volume control unit 123 can be operated by a game shop employee or the like, and the volume output from the speakers 15L and 15R is adjusted. The sound / lamp control microcomputer 91 performs control to adjust the sound output from the speakers 15L and 15R to the input volume based on the input signal transmitted from the volume control unit 123.

[Main control circuit processing of pachislot machine 1]
Next, the flow of main control circuit processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 26 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of main control circuit processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, in the main control circuit 71, first, the CPU 31 performs initialization processing (initialization of storage contents of the RAM 33, initialization of communication data, etc.) at the start of the game (step S1). The stored contents of the designated RAM area at the end of the game (for example, the stored contents of the storage area storing the internal winning combination) are cleared (erased) (step S2). Specifically, data in the writable area of the RAM 33 used for the previous game is erased, parameters necessary for the next game are written in the write area of the RAM 33, and the start address of the sequence program of the next game is specified. .

  Thereafter, the CPU 31 performs a bonus operation monitoring process (step S3). In this process, when either the BB1 operating flag or the BB2 operating flag is on, it is checked whether or not to operate the RB. Thereafter, the CPU 31 performs medal insertion / start check processing such as updating the number of BETs based on inputs from the start switch 25S, the medal sensor 21S, or the BET switches 103S, 104S, and 105S (step S4). The input command is transmitted to the sub control circuit 72 (step S5). Thereafter, the CPU 31 performs random value storage processing for extracting random numbers for lottery (step S6). The random value storage process is a process of extracting a random value and storing the extracted random value in a random value storage area. Thereafter, the CPU 31 performs a gaming state monitoring process (step S7). This gaming state monitoring process is a process of monitoring whether a bonus gaming state (RB gaming state) or a general gaming state. Thereafter, the CPU 31 performs an internal lottery process (detailed later with reference to FIG. 27) (step S8). In this internal lottery process, it is determined whether the random number value stored in the random number storage area belongs to one of a plurality of numerical ranges defined in the internal lottery table (not shown). An internal winning combination is determined based on the determination result.

Thereafter, the CPU 31 performs RT game number counter (main) update processing (detailed later with reference to FIG. 29) (step S9). Here, the RT game number counter is data for counting the number of unit games performed during the RT operation. In this process, as will be described later, it is determined whether or not the RT game number counter is 0. When it is determined that the RT game number counter is not 0, the RT game number counter is decremented by 1. Further, as a result of the subtraction of the RT game number counter, it is determined whether or not the RT game number counter has become 0, and when it is determined that the RT game number counter has become 0, the RT operating flag is cleared.

  Thereafter, the CPU 31 transmits a start command (game start command) including data including a gaming state, an internal winning combination and the like from the main control circuit 71 to the sub control circuit 72 (step S10). Subsequently, the CPU 31 performs a reel stop initial setting process (described in detail later with reference to FIG. 30) (step S11).

  Thereafter, the CPU 31 determines whether or not “4.1 seconds” or more have elapsed since the start of the previous reel rotation (step S12). As a result, when “4.1 seconds” or more have not elapsed (No at Step S12), the CPU 31 performs a game start waiting time digest process (wait process) (Step S13). On the other hand, when “4.1 seconds” or more have elapsed (Yes at step S12), the CPU 31 proceeds to step S14 as it is. That is, the game start operation by the player is invalidated until a predetermined time (4.1 seconds) elapses after the previous game is started.

  Thereafter, the CPU 31 includes a game monitoring timer including an automatic stop timer (set to 40000) for automatically stopping the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R regardless of the stop operation of the player's stop buttons 26L, 26C, and 26R. Is set (step S14), and rotation start of all reels 12L, 12C, 12R is requested (step S15).

  Subsequently, the CPU 31 transmits a reel stop permission command to the sub-control circuit 72 (step S16), and then the CPU 31 performs a stop control process (detailed later using FIG. 31) (step 31). S17) Next, the CPU 31 uses the display combination search process for searching for the display combination (the winning combination) and the number of payouts based on the symbol stop mode of the window frame display areas 13L, 13C, 13R (later FIG. 32 is used). After the error check process is performed (step S19), a display combination establishment command is transmitted from the main control circuit 71 to the sub control circuit 72 (step S20).

  Thereafter, after performing the medal payout process (step S21), the CPU 31 updates the bonus end number counter based on the number of payouts (step S22), and then transmits a payout end command (step S23). If the bonus end number counter is 1 or more, the bonus end number counter is subtracted according to the number of medals paid out.

  Thereafter, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the RB operating flag or the BB operating flag is on (step S24). As a result, when the RB operation flag or the BB operation flag is not on (No at Step S24), the CPU 31 performs a bonus operation check process (detailed later with reference to FIG. 35) (Step S26), and the replay. After performing the operation check process (step S27), the process returns to the process of step S2 (process of clearing the designated RAM area after the game is finished).

  On the other hand, when the RB operating flag or the BB operating flag is on (Yes at step S24), the CPU 31 performs a bonus end check process (detailed later using FIG. 34) (step S25). Then, after performing the replay operation check process (step S27), the process returns to step S2.

[Internal lottery processing of pachislot machine 1]
Next, the flow of the internal lottery process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 27 is a flowchart 1 illustrating the flow of the internal lottery process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 27, first, the CPU 31 of the pachislot machine 1 refers to the internal lottery table determination table (FIG. 11), and for the general gaming state, the RB gaming state, and the RT gaming state according to the gaming state. The internal lottery table (FIGS. 12 to 14) and the number of lotteries are determined (step S31), and then an internal lottery table table changing process (detailed later using FIG. 28) is performed (step S32).

  Next, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the data stored in the carryover combination storage area is 0 (that is, whether there is a carryover combination) (step S33). As a result, when the data stored in the carryover combination storage area is not 0 (No at Step S33), the CPU 31 changes the number of lotteries to 6 (Step S34).

Thereby, when there is a carryover combination, BB1 or BB2 is not determined redundantly. On the other hand, when the data stored in the carryover combination storage area is 0 (Yes at Step S33), the CPU 31 adopts the number of lotteries determined in Step S31 as it is without changing the number of lotteries. To do. Specifically, the CPU 31
The same value as the number of lotteries is set as a winning number in the register (step S35). Thereafter, the CPU 31 compares the set value stored in the random value storage area with the lower limit value and the upper limit value corresponding to the winning number defined in the internal lottery table (step S36), and the random value is equal to or greater than the lower limit value. And it is determined whether it is below an upper limit (step S37).

  Next, when the CPU 31 determines in step S37 that the random number value is not less than the lower limit value and not more than the upper limit value (Yes in step S37), the CPU 31 refers to the internal winning combination determination table (FIG. 15) based on the winning number. The internal winning combination and storage area type are determined (step S38). Next, the CPU 31 sets the address of the internal winning combination storage area based on the storage area type, and stores the internal winning combination (step S39). Next, after step S39 or when it is determined in step S37 that the random number value is not less than the lower limit value and not less than the upper limit value (No in step S37), the CPU 31 decrements the number of lotteries by 1 (step S40).

  Subsequently, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the number of lotteries is 0 (step S41). As a result, when the CPU 31 determines that the number of lotteries is not 0 (No at Step S41), the CPU 31 returns to Step S35. If the CPU 31 determines that the number of lotteries is 0 (Yes at step S41), the CPU 31 stores the logical sum of the internal winning combination 2 storage area and the carryover combination storage area in the carryover combination storage area (step S42). Next, the CPU 31 stores the logical sum of the internal symbol combination 2 storage area and the carryover combination storage area in the internal symbol combination 2 storage area (step S43).

Subsequently, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the bonus is won internally (step S44). As a result, when it is determined that the bonus has not been won internally (No at Step S44), the process returns to Step S9 shown in FIG. If it is determined that the bonus is internally won (Yes at Step S44), the CPU 31 determines whether or not the RT operating flag is on (Step S45), and if the RT operating flag is on. (Yes at step S45), the RT operating flag is turned off (step S46). Next, the CPU 31 updates the RT game number counter (main) to 0 (step S47). If it is determined in step S45 that the RT operating flag is not on (No in step S45), the process returns to step S9 shown in FIG.

[Internal lottery table change process of pachislot machine 1]
Next, the flow of the internal lottery table changing process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 28 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of the internal lottery table changing process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 28, the CPU 31 of the pachislot machine 1 determines whether or not the RT operating flag is on (RT operating) (step S51), and as a result, the RT operating flag is not on. Is determined (No at step S51), the process returns to S33 of FIG. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S51 that the RT operating flag is ON (Yes in step S51), the internal lottery table is changed to the RT operating internal lottery table (FIG. 14). Then (step S52), the process returns to step S33 of FIG.

[RT game number counter update processing of pachislot machine 1]
Next, the flow of the RT game number counter (main) update process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 29 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of the RT game number counter (main) update process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 29, the CPU 31 of the pachislot machine 1 determines whether or not the RT game number counter (main) is 1 or more (step S61). As a result, when it is determined that the RT game number counter (main) is 1 or more (Yes at step S61), the CPU 31 subtracts 1 from the RT game number counter (main) (step S62), and then Then, it is determined whether or not the RT game number counter (main) is 0 (step S63). When the RT game number counter (main) is 0 (Yes at Step S63), the CPU 31 turns off the RT operating flag (Step S64). Next, the RT game number counter (main) is updated to 0 (step S65), and the CPU 31 returns to step S10 shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S61 that the RT game number counter (main) is not 1 or more (No in step S61), the CPU 31 returns to step S10 shown in FIG. If it is determined in step S63 that the RT game number counter (main) is not 0 (No in step S63), the CPU 31 similarly returns to step S10 shown in FIG.

[Stop initial setting process of pachislot machine 1]
Next, the flow of the reel stop initial setting process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 30 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of the reel stop initial setting process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 30, the CPU 31 of the pachislot machine 1 first sets the internal lottery result information stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 33 (step S71), and then the CPU 31 determines that the internal lottery role is lost. Or it is determined whether it is a bonus (step S72). As a result, if the internal lottery is lost or bonus (Yes at Step S72), it is determined whether or not it is between flags (Step S73).

If it is determined in step S73 that the flag is between the flags (Yes in step S73), then the CPU 31 sets internal winning result information corresponding to the internal winning flag (step S74). Next, the CPU 31 sets a stop table corresponding to the internal winning result information set in step S71 (step S75). Next, the CPU 31 performs a predicted display combination storing process (step S76) and returns to step S12 in FIG.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S72 that the internal lottery is not lost or a bonus (No in step S72), the process proceeds to step S75, and the CPU 31 sets the internal winning result set in step S71. A stop table corresponding to the information is set (step S75), the expected display combination storing process is performed (step S76), and step S1 in FIG. 26 is performed.
Return to 2.

  Similarly, if it is determined in step S73 that the flag is not in between (No in step S73), the process proceeds to step S75, and the CPU 31 displays a stop table corresponding to the internal winning result information set in step S71. Set (step S75), display combination expected storage processing is performed (step S76), and the process returns to step S12 of FIG.

[Stop control processing of pachislot machine 1]
Next, the flow of the stop control process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 31 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of the stop control process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 31, the CPU 31 of the pachi-slot machine 1 determines whether or not a valid stop switch has been turned on (step S81). Specifically, stop switches 26LS, 26CS, 26R for stopping the reels 12L, 12C, 12R of the rotating main reel 11 are stopped.
It is determined whether or not there is an input from S. As a result, when the effective stop switch is not turned on (No at Step S81), the CPU 31 determines whether or not the automatic stop timer is 0 (Step S82). On the contrary, when the effective stop switch is turned on (Yes at Step S81), the CPU 31 proceeds to Step S86. The automatic stop timer is used to automatically stop other reels from the right side even when any one of the reels is already stopped by the player.

Here, returning to the description of step S82, if the automatic stop timer is 0 (Yes at step S82), the CPU 31 sets the reel on the right side to be subject to stop control (step S83). Thereby, for example, when a plurality of reels are rotating, the reels are automatically stopped from the right reel. And CPU31 determines whether the reel used as the object of stop control is the 3rd stop (step S84). As a result, when the reel is in the third stop (Yes at Step S84), the CPU 31 performs an automatic third stop process (Step S85). Next, the CPU 31 determines whether or not it is the first stop control (step S86), and if it is the first stop control (step S86 affirmative), transmits the first stop control command to the sub-control circuit 72 ( Step S8
7). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S86 that the first stop control is not performed (No in step S86), the process proceeds to step S88.

  Next, the CPU 31 extracts the number of sliding symbols from the stop table based on the type of the symbol counter and the stop button (step S88), and then is determined by the extracted number of sliding symbols and the expected display combination storing process. It is determined whether or not the number of sliding symbols that can be stopped is determined based on the internal winning combination (step S89). Next, the CPU 31 transmits a reel stop command including information on the reel position number of the symbol stopped on each reel (step S90), and waits for the reel to rotate by the number of sliding frames (step S91). A request to stop the rotation of the reel is made (step S92).

  Next, after requesting the reel rotation stop, the CPU 31 determines whether there is a stop button for which the pressing operation is valid (step S93). As a result, if there is a stop button that is valid for the pressing operation (Yes at Step S93), the CPU 31 performs the above-described expected display combination storing process (Step S94) and returns to Step S81. On the other hand, if there is no stop button for which the pressing operation is valid (No at Step S93), the CPU 31 returns to S18 shown in FIG.

[Display combination search process of pachislot machine 1]
Next, the flow of the display combination search process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 32 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of the display combination search process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. The display combination search process is a process performed when a display combination is predicted or a display combination is determined based on the symbol storage area and the symbol combination table.

  As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 32, the CPU 31 of the pachislot machine 1 sets the top address of the symbol storage area and acquires the effective line counter (step S101). In this process, 3 is acquired as the effective line counter. Next, the CPU 31 obtains the top address of the symbol storage area (step S102) and compares it with the combination of symbols stored in the three symbol storage areas (step S103).

  Next, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the number of display combination searches is 0 (step S104). As a result, when the CPU 31 determines that the number of display combination searches is 0 (Yes at step S104), the CPU 31 refers to the symbol combination table, determines the number of payouts based on the determined display combination, and pays out the number of payouts. The counter is updated (step S105). On the contrary, if the CPU 31 determines that the number of display combination searches is not 0 (No at step S104), the CPU 31 proceeds to step S106.

  Next, the CPU 31 updates the address of the symbol combination table (step S106), and determines whether it is an end code (step S107). As a result, if the CPU 31 determines that it is not an end code (No at step S107), it returns to step S103.

  On the contrary, if the CPU 31 determines that it is an end code (Yes at step S107), it next determines whether or not the valid line counter is 0 (step S108). As a result, when the CPU 31 determines that the effective line counter is not 0 (No at Step S108), the CPU 31 subtracts 1 from the effective line counter, updates the address of the symbol storage area (Step S109), and returns to Step S102. . If the CPU 31 determines that the valid line counter is 0 (Yes at step S108), the CPU 31 returns to step S19 in FIG.

[Medal insertion / start check process for pachislot machine 1]
Next, the flow of medal insertion / start check processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 33 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of medal insertion / start check processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 33, first, the CPU 31 of the pachislot machine 1 determines whether or not the automatic insertion counter stored in the RAM 33 is 0 (step S24).
1). Here, the automatic insertion counter is information indicating whether or not a replay has been won in the previous game, and is information indicating the number of BETs in the previous game. In the automatic insertion counter, when a replay is won in the previous game, the number of BETs in that game is copied. In addition, 0 is set when no replay is won in the previous game.

If it is determined in step S241 that the automatic insertion counter is 0 (Yes in step S241), the process proceeds to step S244. In step S244, a medal acceptance permission process for permitting medal acceptance is performed. If it is determined that the automatic insertion counter is not 0 (No at step S241), the CPU 31 performs medal insertion processing (step S242), and then clears the automatic insertion counter (step S243).
The process proceeds to step S245. In step S245, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the medal sensor 21S is on (step S245). If the medal sensor is on (Yes in step S245), the CPU 31 sends an effect operation command to the sub-control circuit 72. (Step S246). On the contrary, the medal sensor 2 is determined by the determination in step S245.
If it is determined that 1S is not on (No at step S245), the process proceeds to step S247.

Then, the CPU 31 determines whether or not both the credit counter and the inserted number counter are 0 (step S247). As a result, when both the credit counter and the inserted number counter are 0 (Yes at step S247), the process proceeds to step S249. If it is determined in step S247 that both the credit counter and the inserted number counter are not 0 (No in step S247), a C / P switch check process is performed (step S248). It is determined whether or not the insertion permission flag is on (step S249). If the medal insertion permission flag is on (step S249).
(Yes), a medal insertion check process for checking medal insertion is performed (step S250).

Then, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the insertion number counter is 3 (step S251). As a result, when it is determined that the insertion number counter is 3 (Yes at Step S251), it is determined whether or not the next start switch 25S is on (Step S252).
If the start switch is on (Yes at step S252), medal acceptance is prohibited (
In step S253), the presentation operation prohibited frame medal reception is prohibited (step S254), and then the presentation operation prohibition command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 72 (step S254), and the process returns to step S5 in FIG. If it is determined in step S252 that the start switch 25S is not on (No in step S252), the process returns to step S245 to determine again whether or not the medal sensor is on.

[Bonus end check process for pachislot machine 1]
Next, the flow of the bonus end check process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 34 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of the bonus end check process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 34, first, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the RB operating flag is on (step S111). If the RB operating flag is on (Yes in step S111), the game The possible counter is decremented by 1 (step S112). Next, the CPU 31 determines whether or not a winning is achieved (step S113), and when a winning is achieved (Yes in step S113), the winning possible number counter is decremented by 1 (step S114).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S111 that the RB operating flag is not on (No in step S111), the process proceeds to step S118. If it is determined in step S113 that no winning has been established (No in step S113), the process proceeds to step S115. In this step S115, it is determined whether or not the possible game number counter is 0 (step S115). If it is determined that the possible game number counter is 0 (Yes in step S115), processing at the end of RB is performed. (Step S117) Next, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the bonus end counter is 1 or more (step S118).

If it is determined that the possible game number counter is not 0 (No at Step S115), then the possible winning number counter determines whether it is 0 (Step S116), and the possible number counter is 0. If it is determined that there is (Yes at Step S116), RB end time processing is performed (Step S117), and the process proceeds to Step S118. In this step S118, it is determined whether or not the bonus end number counter is 1 or more. If the bonus end number counter is 1 or more (Yes in step S118), the process returns to step S27 in FIG.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S118 that the bonus end number counter is not 1 or more (No in step S118), BB end processing is performed (step S119). Turn off the BB operating flag and RB operating flag, B
The B end command is transmitted, the RT game number counter (main) is set to 1500, the RT operating flag is turned on, and the process returns to step S27 in FIG.

[Bonus operation check process for pachislot machine 1]
Next, the flow of the bonus operation check process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 35 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of the bonus operation check process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 35, the CPU 31 of the pachi-slot machine 1 determines whether or not the display combination is a bonus (BB1 or BB2) (step S131). As a result, when it is determined that the display combination is a bonus (BB1 or BB2) (Yes in step S131), the CPU 31 performs a BB operation process based on the bonus operation table (step S132), and the next step The process proceeds to S133.

  In the process in step S133, the carryover combination storage area is cleared, and then the CPU 31 transmits a bonus start command to the sub-control circuit 72 (step S134). Then, the CPU 31 returns to step S27 in FIG. If it is determined in step S131 that the display combination is not a bonus (BB1 or BB2) (No in step S131), it is determined whether the display combination is a cherry symbol (step S135). As a result, when it is determined that the display combination is a cherry symbol (Yes at Step S135), the CPU 31 determines whether or not the RT operating flag is on (Step S136).

As a result, if it is determined that the RT operating flag is on (Yes at step S136), the RT operating flag is turned on (step S137), and then the RT game number counter (main) is updated to 0. (Step S138), the CPU 31 returns to step S27 of FIG. If it is determined in step S135 that the display combination is not a cherry symbol (No in step S135), the CPU 31 returns to step S27 in FIG. If it is determined in step S136 that the RT operating flag is not ON (No in step S136), the CPU 31 returns to step S27 in FIG.

[Interrupt processing of pachislot machine 1]
Next, the flow of interrupt processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 36 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of interrupt processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. This interrupt process is periodically performed every 1.1 ms.

  As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 36, the CPU 31 of the pachi-slot machine 1 first performs input port check processing (step S141). Specifically, whether or not there is an input from the start switch 25S by operating the start lever 25 is confirmed. At this time, when there is an input (infrared communication) from the external input device P, the identifier read by the character transmitted from the external input device P is read.

Next, after performing communication data transmission processing (step S142), the CPU 31 performs reel control processing (step S143). Specifically, information indicating the reel to be controlled is set as a reel identifier, and the drive of the reel is controlled.

  Next, the CPU 31 performs a 7SEG driving process (step S144) and then performs a lamp driving process (step S145). Specifically, the BET lamps 103, 104, and 105 are turned on based on the number of medals bet on the game. Further, the number of medals stored (credited), the number of medals paid out when winning a winning combination, and the like are displayed on the credit display unit 107. Then, the CPU 31 performs timer management processing (step S146), and starts interrupt processing again after 1.1 ms.

[Sub-control processing of pachislot machine 1]
Next, the flow of sub-control processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 37 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of sub-control processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. This sub control process is transmitted from the end of the process such as the internal lottery process to the start of reel rotation when the start lever 25 is turned on. In addition, when the power is first turned on and a voltage is applied to the reset terminal, the image control microcomputer 81 generates a reset interrupt, and the sub-control processing stored in the program ROM 83 is performed based on the generation of the interrupt. It is comprised so that it may carry out sequentially.

  That is, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 37, the sub control circuit 72 (image control microcomputer 81) of the pachislot machine 1 monitors a command input from the main control circuit 71 (step S151). Specifically, the sub control circuit 72 monitors input of a command sent from the end of the internal lottery process or the like to the start of reel rotation when the start lever 25 is turned on. That is, processing for determining whether or not there is data in the area (command buffer) for storing the command transmitted from the main control circuit 71 is performed. Then, the sub control circuit 72 performs a command input process (which will be described in detail later using FIG. 38) for processing the input command (step S152). Subsequently, the sub control circuit 72 performs a command output process for outputting a command for rendering an image on the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100 (step S153), and then performs an image drawing process (later FIG. 40). (Details are used) (step S154).

  Next, the sub control circuit 72 determines whether or not the VDP counter is 2 or more (step S155). Specifically, the sub control circuit 72 reads the VDP counter value from the counted VDP counter and determines whether or not it is 2 or more. That is, since the VDP counter increases by “1” every 1/60 s, the sub-control circuit 72 determines whether 1/30 s has elapsed.

  Here, if it is determined in step S155 that the VDP counter is not 2 or more (No in step S155), the sub control circuit 72 proceeds to step S151. On the contrary, if it is determined in step S155 that the VDP counter is 2 or more (Yes in step S155), the sub control circuit 72 sets 0 to the VDP counter (step S156), Next, a bank switching command is transmitted to the image control IC, the display image data area is exchanged (step S157), and the process proceeds to step S151.

[Command input processing of pachislot machine 1]
Next, the flow of command input processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 38 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of command input processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 38, the sub-control circuit 72 of the pachislot machine 1 determines whether or not there is an unprocessed command (step S161), and as a result, if it is determined that there is an unprocessed command, (Yes at step S161), the game data storage address is set (step S162), and the process proceeds to step S163. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S161 that there is no unprocessed command (No in step S161), the process returns to step S153 shown in FIG.

  In step S163, it is determined whether the identifier of the unprocessed command is 04H, that is, whether this unprocessed command is a game start command. If the unprocessed command is a game start command (Yes at Step S163), the process proceeds to Step S164, and a notification effect-related process (described later in detail with reference to FIG. 39) is performed. On the contrary, if the unprocessed command is not a game start command (No at step S163), it is determined whether the unprocessed command is 07H, that is, whether the unprocessed command is a display combination establishment command. (Step S165). If the unprocessed command is a display combination establishment command (Yes at Step S165), the sub control circuit 72 proceeds to Step S166, performs RT end determination processing, and sets the unprocessed command to the processed command. (Step S178), the process returns to step S153 shown in FIG.

If it is determined in step S165 that the unprocessed command is not a display combination establishment command (No in step S165), the identifier of the unprocessed command is 0AH, that is, the unprocessed command is a BB end command. It is determined whether or not (step S167). When the unprocessed command is a BB end command (Yes at Step S167), the sub control circuit 72 sets 1500 to the RT game number counter (Sub) (Step S168), and processes the unprocessed command as a processed command. (Step S178), and the process returns to step S153 shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S167 that the unprocessed command is not a BB end command (No in step S167), the sub control circuit 72 continues to determine whether the identifier of the unprocessed command is 08H. Then, it is determined whether or not the unprocessed command is a payout end command for ending medal payout (step S169). If it is determined that the identifier of the unprocessed command is not 08H (No at Step S169), the process according to the received command is performed (Step S177), and then the sub-control circuit 72 has processed the unprocessed command. The command is set (step S178), and the process returns to step S153 shown in FIG.

On the other hand, if the sub-control circuit 72 determines that the unprocessed command is a payout end end command (Yes at step S169), the process proceeds to step S170, and whether the BB operating flag is on. Whether or not the BB operating flag is on (Yes in step S170), the number of games in the BB operating state is counted (step S171). On the other hand, when the sub-control circuit 72 determines that the BB operating flag is not on (No in step S170), the sub-control circuit 72 performs processing according to the received command (step S177). The sub control circuit 72 sets the unprocessed command to the processed command (step S178), and returns to step S153 shown in FIG.

  That is, the process in step S170 is a process for determining whether the BB gaming state has started during the general gaming state. In the next step S171, the number of games in the BB gaming state is counted. As described above, in the case of the first embodiment, the navigation point acquisition game starts after the BB gaming state starts and 10 games have elapsed.

Subsequently, the sub control circuit 72 determines whether or not the game number counter during BB operation is a predetermined game number (for example, 10 times) (step S172), and the game number counter during BB operation is a predetermined game number. (For example, 10 times) (Yes at Step S172), Step S1
Then, the process proceeds to 73 and the operating flag of the mini game (navigation point acquisition game) is turned on (step S173).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the game number counter during the BB operation is not a predetermined number of games (for example, 10 times) (No at step S172), processing according to the received command is performed (step S177). Subsequently, the sub control circuit 72 sets the unprocessed command to the processed command (step S178), and returns to step S153 shown in FIG. Further, after the sub-control circuit 72 turns on the operating flag of the mini game (navigation point acquisition game) in step S173, the identifier of the unprocessed command determines whether or not the character data reading is 10H ( Step S174). The determination of the identifier of the unprocessed command is performed with reference to the jump table (FIG. 20).

  Specifically, the identifier read from the external input device P is determined. If the character data read is 10H according to the determination at step S174 (Yes at step S174), the character identifier is set to "00000010" or "00000100" (step S176). Thereafter, the sub control circuit 72 sets the unprocessed command to the processed command (step S178), and returns to step S153 shown in FIG. In this case, pig or horse is set as the character.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the character data reading is not 10H (No at step S174), the character identifier is set to “00000001” (step S175). In this case, a pig is set as the character. Thereafter, the sub control circuit 72 sets the unprocessed command to the processed command (step S178), and returns to step S153 shown in FIG.

[Processing related to notification effect of pachislot machine 1]
Next, with reference to FIG. 39, a flow of notification effect related processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 39 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of notification effect related processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 39, the sub-control circuit 72 of the pachislot machine 1 determines whether or not the RT game number counter (sub) is 1 or more (step S181), and the RT game number counter (1) If it is 1 or more (Yes at step S181), it is determined whether the internal winning combination is a bonus (step S182). On the other hand, if the RT game number counter (1) is not 1 or more (No in step S181), the notification effect number corresponding to the internal winning combination etc. is set to a random number according to the notification effect selection table 3 (FIG. 23). The lottery determines and sets (step S190), and then the sub-control circuit 72 sets effect data corresponding to the notification effect number (step S191), and returns to step S175 of FIG.

If the sub-control circuit 72 determines that the internal winning combination is a bonus (Yes at step S182), it updates the RT game number counter (sub) to 0 (step S183), and the RT game number counter (sub ) Is subtracted by 1 (step S184). Next, the sub-control circuit 72 determines whether or not the point counter is 1 or more (step S185). If the point counter is 1 or more (Yes in step S185), the notification effect selection table 2 ( The notification effect number corresponding to the internal winning combination etc. is determined by random lottery according to FIG. 22) and set (step S1).
86) Next, the sub-control circuit 72 determines whether the notification effect number is any of “3” to “5” (step S187), and the notification effect number is “3” to “5”. If it is not one of (
(No at Step S187), the process proceeds to Step S191.

If the notification effect number is any of “3” to “5” (Yes at step S187),
The point counter is decremented by 1 (step S188), and the process proceeds to step S191. If it is determined in step S185 that the point counter is not 1 or more (
In step S185, the notification effect number corresponding to the internal winning combination is determined by random lottery according to the notification effect selection table 1 (FIG. 22), the determined notification effect number is set (step S189), and step S191. Migrate to In step S191, effect data corresponding to the set notification effect number is set, and the process returns to step S177 in FIG. Thereby, the notification effect corresponding to the notification effect number is performed.

[Image drawing process of pachislot machine 1]
Next, the flow of image drawing processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 40 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of image drawing processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 40, first, the sub-control circuit 72 of the pachi-slot machine 1 acquires various effect data determined in the game start command process (step S201). Next, the sub control circuit 72 transmits the obtained various effect data to the VDP, and displays the game effect screen on the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100 (step S202). Next, the sub-control circuit 72 determines whether or not the mini game operating flag for operating the navigation point acquisition game is on (step S203), and the navigation point acquisition game operating flag (mini game operating flag). ) Is OFF (No at Step S203), the process returns to S155 shown in FIG.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S203 that the mini game operating flag is on (Yes in step S203), a navigation point acquisition game (mini game) is produced based on the character identifier. The initial screen (FIG. 4) is displayed (step S2
04). That is, the process of step S204 notifies the player that the navigation point acquisition game starts on the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100 when the BB gaming state is won during the game in the general gaming state. It is processing. Specifically, the effect screen (initial screen) for the mini game is performed based on the character identifier table (FIG. 4). When the identifier is “00000001”, the character is a pig and the identifier is “00000010”. In this case, a rabbit is set as the character, and a horse is set as the character when the identifier is “00000100”. Therefore, when the navigation point acquisition game is started and the identifier read from the external input device P is, for example, “00000001”, the character display unit 114 of the liquid crystal display screen 110 of the liquid crystal display panel 100 is displayed on the character display unit 114. Are displayed as an effect screen.

Next, the sub control circuit 72 determines whether or not the firing button 23 has been turned on (step S205). When it is determined that the firing button 23 is turned on (Yes at Step S205), the sub control circuit 72 obtains a navigation point based on the operation timing of the firing button 23 (Step S206). The navigation points are accumulated in the pointer counter (step S207). By this step S206, a point corresponding to the position of the cursor of the level indicator 112, which is stopped by the operation of the launch button 23 by the player, is acquired as a navigation point. On the other hand, when determining that the firing button 23 is not turned on (No at Step S205), the sub control circuit 72 returns to S155 shown in FIG.

Next, the sub-control circuit 72 obtains effect data of the mini game based on the character identifier and the operation timing of the launch button 23, transmits this effect data to the VTP, and displays the effect screen of the mini game on the liquid crystal display panel. 100 is displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 110 (step S208). Specifically, a shooting screen based on the character type as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 is displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 110. Next, the sub-control circuit 72 turns off the mini-game operating flag (step S209), and returns to S155 shown in FIG.

  As described above, according to the pachislot machine 1 according to the present invention, when the BB gaming state is won during the general gaming state, the BB gaming state is not detected after a predetermined game in the BB gaming state (after 10 games). The game shifts to a navigation point acquisition game for acquiring the number of navigation notifications for notifying the internal winning of the release role symbol (for example, cherry) that forcibly ends (releases) the RT gaming state performed at the end. In this navigation point acquisition game, external Character information stored in the input device P is received as an identifier, and the characteristics of a plurality of characters ("pig", "rabbit", "horse") set on the pachislot machine 1 side corresponding to the received character identifier And a cursor that is moved and displayed in the level indicator 112 based on the ON operation timing of the fire button 23 operated by the player. Since it is configured to acquire a navigation point set according to the position of the cursor by performing a mini game to be stopped, the navigation notification at the time of internal winning of the release symbol that releases the RT gaming state of the result of the navigation point acquisition game Since it can be reflected as the number of times, the player's interest in the game can be continued and the fun of the game can be enhanced.

  Although the first embodiment of the present invention has been described so far, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms other than the first embodiment described above. Therefore, another embodiment included in the present invention will be described below as a second embodiment.

  That is, in the first embodiment described above, the cursor width indicating the movement of the character pig and the rabbit is the same, and the cursor indicating the movement of the horse is a wide cursor. The width may be different, or the player may have an advantageous condition depending on the character type read from the external input device P. For example, in the first embodiment, the navigation point acquisition game is performed after 10 games during the BB game. For example, when the character read from the external input device P is a horse, another game is performed after 20 games. It is good also as a structure which fluctuates the frequency | count of a navigation point acquisition game, such as implementing a times navigation point acquisition game.

  In the first embodiment, the score distribution of the level indicator 112 is 1 point, 2 points, and 5 points from the low level numbers. However, according to the character type read from the external input device P, the score distribution is changed. It is good also as a structure made to fluctuate. As described above, the player's interest in the game is further increased in a configuration that is advantageous for the player at the start of the navigation point acquisition game according to the type of character read from the external input device P. And can enhance the fun of the game.

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the embodiment in which the present invention is applied to the pachislot machine in which the predetermined five lines set as the fixed effective lines is described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can be similarly applied to a pachislot machine having any number of effective lines.

  As described above, the gaming machine according to the present invention is useful as a gaming machine that can keep the player interested in the game and can enhance the interest of the game.

1 is a perspective view showing an outline and an external configuration of a pachislot machine 1 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a front view showing an external configuration of an upper unit 5. FIG. It is an enlarged view (at the time of the start of a navigation point acquisition game) which shows the display contents by the liquid crystal display screen 110. It is a figure which shows the structure of a character identifier table. It is a figure which shows the score distribution of the level indicator. (1)-(3) is a figure explaining operation | movement of the cursor according to character. It is a figure which shows the example of acquisition of a navigation point (1 point). It is a figure which shows the example of acquisition of a navigation point (2 points). It is a figure which shows the acquisition example of a navigation point (5 points). It is a figure which shows an example of the symbol represented on the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R of the pachi-slot machine 1 which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the symbol arrangement | positioning table which the pachi-slot machine 1 employ | adopts in Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the internal lottery table determination table which the pachislot machine 1 employ | adopts in Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the internal lottery table for general gaming states (BET number: 3) which the pachislot machine 1 employs in the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the internal lottery table for RB gaming states (BET number: 3) which the pachislot machine 1 employs in the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the internal lottery table for RT operation (BET number: 3) which the pachislot machine 1 employ | adopts in Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the internal winning combination determination table which the pachislot machine 1 employs in the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a relationship between a symbol combination of a display combination of the pachislot machine 1 employed by the pachislot machine 1 in Example 1 and a payout number. It is a figure which shows an example of the table | surface at the time of the bonus operation | movement which the pachislot machine 1 employ | adopts in Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the stop table determination table which the pachislot machine 1 employ | adopts in Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the storage area of the internal winning combination 1, the internal winning combination 2, the carryover combination, the operating flag, and the game state adopted by the pachislot machine 1 in the first embodiment. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a jump table according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the navigation point conversion table which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the alerting | reporting effect selection tables 1 and 2 which the pachislot machine 1 employs in the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the alerting | reporting effect selection table 3 which the pachislot machine 1 employ | adopts in Example 1. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a pachislot machine 1 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a sub control circuit 72 of the pachislot machine 1 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of main control circuit processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of an internal lottery process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of an internal lottery table change process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of RT game number counter (main) update processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of reel stop initial setting processing of the pachi-slot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of stop control processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a display combination search process of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of medal insertion / start check processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of a bonus end check process of the pachi-slot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of a bonus operation check process of the pachi-slot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of interrupt processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of sub-control processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of command input processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of notification effect-related processing of the pachislot machine 1 according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of image drawing processing of the pachi-slot machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

A, B, C Target area 1 Pachi-slot machine 3 Cabinet 4 Front door 12L, 12C, 12R Reel 13L, 13C, 13R Symbol display area 15L, 15R Speaker 20 Base part 21 Medal slot 22 C / P button 23 Launch button 25 Start Lever 26L, 26C, 26R Stop button 42 Medal payout opening 43 Medal receiving part 30 Microcomputer 31 CPU (Central Processing Unit)
32 ROM (Read Only Memory)
33 RAM (Random Access Memory)
71 Main control circuit 72 Sub control circuit 83 Program ROM
84 Work RAM
100 liquid crystal display panel 110 liquid crystal display screen 140 sphere

Claims (2)

A winning combination is determined by determining which of the numerical ranges corresponding to a plurality of winning combinations random numbers extracted in accordance with a predetermined operation by the player, and arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction. Each reel has a plurality of reels on which symbols are arranged, and the plurality of reels started to fluctuate according to a predetermined operation by the player are stopped according to the predetermined operation by the winning combination and the player A predetermined profit is given to the player in accordance with a combination of symbols displayed and stopped on an active line defined according to the number of inserted medals in the viewable area in the reel display window. If the special symbol is stopped and displayed, the special gaming state with a high probability that the internal winning combination related to the medal grant is determined is activated, and at the end of the special gaming state, the game is not performed regardless of the insertion of the medal. of Control is made so as to shift to a high-probability re-gaming state in which the probability of internally winning the replay is high compared to a low-probability gaming state in which the probability of internally winning the re-game allowing the start is relatively low In gaming machines,
Special game operation determining means for determining that the special symbol for operating the special gaming state is internally won and that the special symbol is aligned on the effective line on the reel;
When the special game operation determining means determines that the special game state is activated, the continuation rate of the high-probability re-game state is associated as a predetermined point, and the point is transferred to the point acquisition game for acquiring the point Acquisition game transfer means,
Image display means for displaying an image relating to the point acquisition game;
Character information reading means for reading character information stored in the external device from the external device;
A setting operation means for setting an arbitrary point area from a plurality of point areas corresponding to a plurality of points;
Setting control means for controlling a setting difficulty level by the setting operation means based on the character information read by the character information reading means;
Based on the point area set by the setting operation means, point giving means for giving a predetermined point;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:   In the high probability replaying state, the predetermined winning combination is internally won and the symbol or combination of symbols of the predetermined winning combination is stopped and displayed, so that the low probability replaying state is changed from the high probability replaying state. A game state transition means for making a transition to, and a release combination notification means for notifying that the predetermined winning combination has been won internally as release combination information of the high probability re-game state, and is notified by the release combination notification means The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the number of notifications is determined according to the points awarded by the point granting unit.

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