JP2008245881A - Reel type game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide technique capable of effectively boosting a game after internally winning in a bonus combination, and giving a player a prescribed privilege before starting a bonus game. <P>SOLUTION: The number of winning bets of game tokens is predetermined with the internal winning of the bonus role as a trigger, and also the player is made to select the number of bets of the game tokens. When the number of bets selected by the player coincides with the number of the winning bets, the prescribed privilege is given to the player. Thus, the player bets the game tokens, while predicting the number of winning bets to acquire the privilege, so that a new game feature is added, by which the prescribed privilege is given or not given based on the number of bets selected by the player. Consequently, the excitement and enjoyment of the game is effectively enhanced in the player. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is a game in which a plurality of cylinders having a plurality of types of symbols displayed on the outer peripheral surface are rotated, and a winning of a predetermined game player is established according to a combination of symbols when the plurality of cylinders stop. It is related with the swivel type game machine which performs.

  2. Description of the Related Art A spinning-type gaming machine that performs a game in which a plurality of spinning cylinders on which a plurality of types of symbols are drawn is rotated and the respective spinning cylinders are stopped so that a predetermined combination of symbols is aligned is widely known. In such a spinning-type game machine, first, when betting game media such as game medals and operating the start lever, all the spinning cylinders start rotating, and an internal lottery is performed in advance to win any game player. It is determined whether or not to be established. Next, if the player operates the stop button of each torsion to stop the torsion, and at that time, if the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning (permitted) player in the internal lottery is complete, As a result, a bonus according to the player is granted to the player. In addition, among these game players, there are provided game players that are particularly advantageous to the player (so-called bonus combinations), and when the bonus combination is won, the game state (for the player that is more advantageous than usual) ( (Bonus game).

  Due to the fact that the game is played in this way, even if the bonus combination is won by the internal lottery, the bonus game will not be started unless the winning combination is established by matching the corresponding symbol combination. May decrease. Therefore, a spinning-type gaming machine has been developed that notifies the player of the internal winning of the bonus combination in various ways.

  Some of these revolving game machines have a gaming state (hereinafter referred to as “re-game player”) that has a higher probability of winning a game player called “re-gamer” that can start the next game without betting game media (hereinafter referred to as “re-game player”). In this case, there is also proposed a gaming machine that is equipped with a replay time game or simply called an RT game and starts an RT game triggered by an internal winning of a bonus combination (Patent Document 1). In such a gaming machine, it is possible to notify the player of the internal winning of the bonus combination by frequently switching to RT gaming and winning the re-playing combination, and not much game media until the bonus combination winning is established. The game can be continued without reduction.

JP 2006-136581 A

  However, in the proposed gaming machine, when the player recognizes the internal winning of the bonus combination, the game is simply the same as the combination of symbols corresponding to the bonus combination, until the bonus combination is won. There was a problem that games tend to be monotonous.

  In addition, although RT game is a game state advantageous to the player, if RT game is continued because the winning of the re-game player is frequently established even though the bonus game is already won internally, Since the player feels that the start of the bonus game has been postponed, there is a risk that the game interest will be reduced.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems in the prior art, effectively excite the game after the internal winning of the bonus combination, and give a predetermined benefit before the start of the bonus game The purpose is to provide technology that can be granted to

In order to solve at least a part of the above-described problems, the rotating game machine of the present invention employs the following configuration. That is,
After throwing one prescribed number of game media out of a prescribed number of predetermined types, rotate a plurality of cylinders with a plurality of types of symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface, and when the cylinder is stopped When the special symbol combination of is established, in the spinning type gaming machine that generates a special gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state,
Whether or not to allow any symbol combination to be established from among a plurality of symbol combinations including the special symbol combination triggered by the operation of a rotation start member for starting rotation of the rotating drum A symbol combination lottery means for performing lottery of
A special symbol combination carry-over means for carrying over the permitted state of the special symbol combination after the next game when the special symbol combination is not established in the game in which the special symbol combination is permitted by the symbol combination lottery means. When,
When the special symbol combination is allowed by the symbol combination lottery means, a prescribed number determining means for determining any prescribed number as a prescribed number from the plural types of prescribed numbers;
Insertion number detecting means for detecting the number of input of the game medium input by the player,
In the game where the permitted state of the special symbol combination is carried over by the special symbol combination carry-over means, the number of throws detected by the throw-in number detecting means, and the winning prescribed number determined by the winning prescribed number determining means And a privilege granting means for granting a player a predetermined privilege different from the occurrence of the special gaming state.

  In such a spinning type gaming machine of the present invention, a lottery is performed as to whether or not any symbol combination is permitted. The prescribed number is determined from the plural kinds of prescribed numbers of the game media. Further, when the special symbol combination is not established in the game that allows the special symbol combination, the permitted state is carried over after the next game. In a game in which the permitted state of the special symbol combination is carried over, if the number of game media inserted by the player matches the predetermined number of hits determined, a predetermined privilege is given to the player. It comes to grant.

  As described above, in the case of the spinning-reel game machine of the present invention, when the special symbol combination is allowed to be established, the predetermined number of hits is determined, and the number of game media thrown by the player is “hit”. If there is a predetermined privilege, the privilege is not granted if it is “out”. By doing this, the player starts to insert the game media while predicting the prescribed number to obtain the privilege, and a predetermined privilege is given according to the number of game media inserted by the player. A new gameability of being or not being added can be added. As a result, it is possible to effectively excite the game interest of the player.

  If establishment of a special symbol combination is allowed, a notification may be issued to prompt the player to select the number of game media inserted. In this way, in order to reduce the consumption of game media, even for players who tend to throw in game media by selecting usually a small number of game media, select the number of game media thrown in anticipation of the prescribed number of hits It is possible to surely give the opportunity to play, so that it is possible to more effectively excite the game entertainment.

  In general, when the player recognizes that the special symbol combination is allowed to be established, the player only needs to establish it, so that the sense of tension with the game tends to decrease. On the other hand, in the spinning-reel game machine of the present invention, whether or not a predetermined privilege is given is determined by the number of game media inserted by the player after the special symbol combination is permitted. Even after the player recognizes that the special symbol combination is permitted, the tension can be increased.

  Furthermore, if the number of game media inserted by the player is “winning”, the player obtains a predetermined privilege in addition to the privilege (occurrence of a special gaming state) obtained by establishment of the special symbol combination. Is possible. For this reason, it is possible to further enhance the gaming interest of the player who has been raised by allowing the special symbol combination to be established.

  Here, as the “predetermined privilege” given when the number of inserted coins matches (when the number of game media inserted by the player is “prescribed number”), a predetermined number of game media is paid out. And a transition to a gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state. In addition, as “a game state that is more advantageous for the player than the normal game state”, “a player whose input number matches the specified number per hit” is more than “a player whose input number does not match the specified number per hit”. Any gaming state may be used as long as it is a gaming state in which a large privilege is given. For example, a gaming state in which a predetermined symbol combination (such as a symbol combination that establishes a so-called small role winning) is established is higher than a normal gaming state, or information for making it easier to establish a predetermined symbol combination is usually In a gaming state that is notified to the player more frequently than the gaming state of the game, or in a later game (such as a game after the end of the special gaming state), some privilege (notification of information to make it easier to obtain profits) For example, a gaming state in which a lottery regarding whether or not to grant to a player is performed.

  In such a swivel-type gaming machine, a plurality of special symbol combinations with different symbol combinations are provided, and if any special symbol combination is permitted, depending on the type of the permitted special symbol combination. The prescribed number per hit may be determined.

  According to such a configuration, the prescribed number for winning may be determined according to the result of the lottery as to whether or not any symbol combination is permitted, and lottery for determining the prescribed number for winning is separately performed. Since it is not necessary, the control process can be simplified. As a result, it is possible to easily realize control for giving or not giving a predetermined privilege based on the number of inserted game media selected by the player.

  In addition, in such a swivel type gaming machine, the following may be performed. First, in a game in which the allowed state of the special symbol combination is carried over, if the number of game media inserted by the player matches the predetermined number of hits determined, the specific symbol combination is established. Stop the gyrus. Then, if a specific symbol combination is established when the spinning cylinder stops, a special game state advantageous to the player may be generated.

  In this way, if the number of throws selected by the player is “winning”, the spinning cylinder is stopped so that the specific symbol combination is established, and the special gaming state is generated by the establishment of the specific symbol combination. It is possible to strongly impress a player that a special game state that is advantageous as a privilege based on the number of inserted game media is generated rather than a special game state. In other words, it is possible to clearly notify the player that the number of inputs selected by the player was the specified number per hit when the specific symbol combination is established, so that it is possible to further enhance the player's gaming interest. .

Hereinafter, in order to clarify the contents of the present invention described above, examples will be described in the following order.
A. Equipment configuration of the spinning machine:
A-1. overall structure:
A-2. Electrical configuration:
B. Overview of the game:
C. Control details of the spinning machine:
C-1. Game control processing:
C-1-1. Game state setting process:
C-1-2. RT game transition processing:
C-1-3. RT game change processing:
D. Gameability obtained by the gaming machine of this embodiment:
E. Variation:

A. Device configuration of a spinning machine:
A-1. overall structure :
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external appearance of a swivel-type gaming machine 1 (hereinafter abbreviated as “gaming machine 1”). As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 is provided with a housing 3 formed in a box shape and a front door 2 provided so as to cover the front side of the housing 3. The front door 2 has three main areas: a middle area where the game is actually played, an upper area 2u where various effects are performed according to the progress of the game, and a lower area 2d where game medals are paid out. The middle region is configured by a game state display unit 2ma for displaying a game state and an operation unit 2mb for playing a game.

  In the upper region 2u, an effect display device 10 is provided in the center, speakers 14 are provided on the left and right of the effect display device 10, and various lamps 12 are provided above the effect display device 10 and the speaker 14. It has been. The effect display device 10 is configured by a so-called liquid crystal display device, and can produce effects by displaying various symbols according to the progress of the game.

  A large display window 20 is provided in the center of the game state display portion 2ma provided in the middle of the front door 2, and it is possible to visually recognize the rotation of the three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c provided therein. It has become. Various display panels 22 for displaying the game state are provided on the left and right and below the display window 20.

  The operation part 2mb provided in the lower middle part of the front door 2 is formed in a shape protruding toward the front, and a game medal insertion slot 30 for inserting game medals is stored on the upper surface as credits. There are provided a single insertion button 32 for inserting only one game medal, a three insertion button 34 for inserting three stored game medals, and the like. The storage of game medals means that when the number of game medals inserted into the game medal slot 30 exceeds a specified number (the upper limit of the number of game medals required for one game), the excess is stored as data. Alternatively, instead of actually paying out game medals, the medal payout number is stored as data. Further, on the front surface of the operation unit 2mb, the start lever 36 for starting the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c after the game medal is inserted and the rotation of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped. The rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c and the like are provided. The operation unit 2mb is provided with a settlement button 40 and a return button 42 on the upper surface. Here, the settlement button 40 is a button operated when paying out game medals stored inside the gaming machine 1 to the outside. Even after the game medals are inserted, the game medals that have been inserted are paid out by operating the settlement button 40 until the start lever 36 is operated and the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c is started. Is possible. The return button 42 is a button that is operated in order to clear a jammed medal when the inserted game medal is jammed inside the gaming machine 1.

  In the lower region 2d of the front door 2, there are provided a game medal payout outlet 50 through which game medals are paid out, a tray 52 for receiving the game medals paid out, and the like.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal configuration of the gaming machine 1 with the front door 2 opened. A sub-control board unit 102 is provided at the upper part on the rear surface side of the front door 2, and a pair of speakers 14 are attached to the left and right thereof. A sub-control board 220, which will be described later, is stored inside the sub-control board unit 102, and various effects are controlled using the effect display device 10, the various lamps 12, and the speaker 14 shown in FIG. I am in charge.

  A display window 20 is provided substantially at the center of the front door 2, and a door substrate unit 104 in which a door substrate 240 described later is stored is provided below the display window 20. Also, below the door board unit 104, a medal selector 106 serving as a passage for inserted game medals, a coin shooter 108 for guiding the game medals to the game medal payout port 50, and the like are attached. The medal selector 106 has a function of selecting game medals inserted from the game medal slot 30 mainly based on dimensions and receiving only game medals that conform to the standard dimensions. When a player inserts a game medal before operating the start lever 36, the game medal is selected by the medal selector 106, and only those satisfying the standard are inserted into the hopper 116, and medals that do not satisfy the standard are selected. Through the coin shooter 108, the game medal payout exit 50 is returned.

  On the other hand, when a game medal is inserted after the start lever 36 is operated, the passage in the medal selector 106 is switched, and the inserted game medal passes through the coin shooter 108 and the game medal payout opening 50. Returned to. In addition, a medal sensor (not shown) is provided inside the medal selector 106, and when a game medal that satisfies the dimensional standard passes, it is detected by the medal sensor, and a signal thereof will be described later. To be supplied.

  On the other hand, three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are provided substantially at the center of the casing 3, and a plurality of types of symbols are displayed on the outer peripheral surface of each spinning cylinder as will be described later. Above these spinning cylinders, a main control board unit 110 storing a main control board 200 (to be described later) for controlling the entire game, and a rotating cylinder 260 storing a rotor board 260 (to be described later) for driving each cylinder. A substrate unit 112 and the like are provided. Further, a rear speaker 114 is provided below the three drums 20a, 20b, and 20c, and further below that, a hopper 116 that collects inserted game medals and a medal payout device 118 that pays out game medals. A power supply unit 120 storing a power supply board 280 to be described later for supplying power to the entire gaming machine 1 is mounted. The game medals paid out from the medal payout device 118 pass through the coin shooter 108 and are paid out from the game medal payout outlet 50. A power switch 120 s for turning on the gaming machine 1 is also provided on the front surface of the power supply unit 120.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement of symbols displayed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c. In each spinning cylinder, 21 symbols are displayed on the outer peripheral surface. In addition, the type of the displayed symbol is the same for any spinning cylinder, but the arrangement of the symbols is set to be different for each spinning cylinder.

A-2. Electrical configuration:
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an electrical configuration of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the sub-control board 220, door board 240, rotor board 260, power supply board 280, relay board 300, etc. are connected to the gaming machine 1 so that data can be exchanged, with the main control board 200 as the center. Has been configured.

  The main control board 200 is a board that manages the progress and production of the entire game performed in the gaming machine 1. On the main control board 200, a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203 and the like are mounted so as to be able to exchange data with each other via a bus, and the start lever 36 is operated from the door board 240 mounted on the front door 2. These signals are output to the sub-control board 220, the door board 240, the rotor board 260, and the like while executing a game control process to be described later. Controls the operation of various substrates.

  Similarly to the main control board 200 described above, the sub control board 220 is configured by connecting a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like so as to exchange data with each other via a bus. In addition, various lamps 12, various speakers 14 and 114, the effect display device 10, a rotating backlight 20 </ b> L, and the like are connected to the sub control board 220. Here, the spinning cylinder backlight 20L is a light that is provided inside each spinning cylinder 20a, 20b, 20c and illuminates the pattern (see FIG. 3) drawn on the surface of the spinning cylinder from the back side. The sub control board 220 analyzes the control command received from the main control board 200, and outputs drive signals to the various lamps 12, the various speakers 14, 114, the effect display device 10, and the rotary backlight 20L, respectively. Various performances are performed.

  On the door board 240, the medal selector 106, various insertion buttons 32 and 34 for inserting the stored game medals, the start lever 36 for starting the rotation of the rotating drum, and the rotating rotating drum are stopped. Crotch stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c for causing the game to be completed, a settlement button 40 for paying out the stored game medals or the inserted game medals and ending the game, various display panels 22 for displaying the game status, etc. Is connected. The door board 240 is connected to the main control board 200 described above so as to exchange data. For this reason, when the start lever 36 provided on the front door 2, the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38 a, 38 b, 38 c, various input buttons 32, 34, the adjustment button 40, etc. are operated, the signal is transmitted via the door substrate 240. Can be supplied to the main control board 200. Further, a signal that the medal selector 106 detects the passage of the game medal by the built-in medal sensor is also supplied to the main control board 200 through the door board 240.

  On the rotating board 260, the rotating motors 24a, 24b, 24c for rotating the three rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c, respectively, and the rotating sensors 26a, 26b for detecting the rotational positions of the respective rotating cylinders. , 26c, etc. are provided. The rotating substrate 260 detects the rotational positions of the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c by the rotating sensors 26a, 26b, and 26c, and drives the rotating motors 24a, 24b, and 24c, thereby rotating the rotating cylinders 20a. , 20b, 20c can be stopped at a desired rotational position. In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, so-called stepping motors are used for the spinning motors 24a, 24b, and 24c.

  The medal payout device 118 is connected to the main control board 200 via the relay board 300, and performs an operation of paying out a predetermined number of game medals based on a control signal from the main control board 200.

  These various control boards and power consumed by the boards are supplied from a power supply board 280. In FIG. 4, a state in which power is supplied from the power supply board 280 is represented by a dashed arrow. As shown in the figure, power is directly supplied from the power supply board 280 to the main control board 200 and the sub control board 220, and various boards (door board 240, rotor board 260, relay board 300) are Electric power is supplied via the main control board 200. An AC voltage of 100 V is supplied to the power supply board 280, and this electric power is converted into a DC voltage of a specified voltage and then supplied to each control board and board.

B. Overview of the game:
In the following, the contents of the control performed in order to advance the game in the rotary type gaming machine 1 having the above-described configuration will be described, but as an preparation, an outline of the game performed in the rotary type gaming machine will be described Keep it.

  When starting a game, a game medal is inserted from the game medal insertion slot 30 and a bet of the number of game medals (a prescribed number) necessary to start the game is placed. Two types of “2” and “3” are set as the specified number, and when any of these specified number of game medals is bet, the rotation of the rotating drum 20 is allowed. The In this embodiment, the prescribed number in the normal game is fixed to “3”, and when the number of bets is “2”, the rotation of the rotating drum 20 is not allowed (the main control board 200 allows two bets). (A two-game control process is executed). When a predetermined condition is satisfied while the game is repeated (in this embodiment, when a chance game described later is started), the two-game restriction is canceled, and “2” can be selected as the specified number. Thus, the player can select the prescribed number of “2” or “3” to play. That is, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, it is possible to start the game even if the number of bets on the game medals is “2”. In addition, when game medals are stored in advance as credits, two or three game medals are respectively obtained by pressing the one-sheet insertion button 32 twice or the three-sheet insertion button 34 once. It is also possible to bet.

  When a game medal is bet and the start lever 36 is operated, the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c start to rotate. As described above with reference to FIG. 3, a plurality of symbols are drawn on each of the spinning cylinders. Therefore, when the rotating cylinder rotates, these symbols are variably displayed on the display window 20. Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 1, on the front side of the front door 2, three turning stop buttons 38 a, 38 b, 38 c are provided corresponding to the respective turning cylinders. When the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are pressed while the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c are rotating, the rotating cylinders corresponding to the pressed buttons stop rotating, and accordingly, the symbols that are displayed in a variable manner are displayed. Stopped display with any of the symbols. In this way, when the rotation of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is stopped, one of the symbols is stopped and displayed on each of the spinning cylinders. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the size of the display window 20 is set such that three symbols are displayed for each cylinder. After all, when the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped and displayed, a total of nine symbols are displayed on the display window 20 in three columns in the vertical and horizontal directions. In addition, a plurality of pay lines are set in advance at positions where these nine symbols are displayed.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a winning line set in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in the drawing, there are a total of five winning lines L1, upper winning line L2, lower winning line L3, lower right winning line L4, and lower right winning line L5. The winning line is set. In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, regardless of the number of game medals bet (either two or three), all five winning lines are valid. When the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, some symbol combinations are obtained on the effective winning line. Here, it is assumed that only five types of pay lines are set in the straight line shape shown in FIG. 5, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the upper position of the left cylinder 20a and the middle cylinder 20b A prize line connecting the middle position and the upper position of the right cylinder 20c, or a prize line connecting the lower position of the left cylinder 20a, the middle position of the middle cylinder 20b, and the lower position of the right cylinder 20c. It is also possible to set more types of pay lines by adding a non-straight pay line or the like.

  Then, if the symbol combinations on the valid winning line are symbol combinations corresponding to any of the game actors, the winning of the game actor is established, and a privilege according to the game actor is given to the player. It is to be granted. FIG. 6 shows the types of gaming combinations set in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the symbol combinations that establish the winning of the gaming actor, and the benefits that are given to the player when the winning of the gaming actor is established. It is explanatory drawing shown correspondingly. In FIG. 6, the type of gamer is displayed in the leftmost column, the symbol combination that establishes the winning of the gamer is displayed in the middle column, and the player when the winning of the gamer is established in the rightmost column. The privilege granted to is displayed. For example, the game combination called “Big Bonus” (hereinafter referred to as “BB”) shown in the top row has a symbol combination called “Red Seven” or a symbol combination called “Blue Seven”. Regardless of the combination of symbols, the bonus of starting a big bonus game (BB game) is given to the player.

  Here, the BB game refers to a game state in which the type of game combination (the type of symbol combination from which game medals are paid out) is increased compared to the normal game, and the increased game combination (increased combination) is won with a high probability. That is. Therefore, when the BB game is started, the player can acquire a large amount of game medals. This BB game is continued over a plurality of times until a predetermined number (for example, 465) of game medals are paid out. The BB role won with the “Red Seven” symbol is specifically called “Red 7 BB”, and the BB role won with the “Blue Seven” symbol is particularly called “Blue 7 BB”. However, in the gaming machine 1 in the present embodiment, the benefits obtained for any BB combination are the same, and it is not necessary to distinguish between the two.

  In addition, a so-called “small role” game role is also provided. First of all, for a game role called a small role of the bell, the design of the left turn cylinder 20a is one of “red seven”, “blue seven”, “bar”, and the design of the middle turn cylinder 20b and the right turn cylinder 20c. A symbol combination of “Bell” is set, and as a privilege given to a player for these bell small roles, 15 game medals are set to be paid out. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the small part of the bell is distinguished depending on which of the symbols of the left cylinder 20a. When the left cylinder 20a is "Red Seven", When the left cylinder 20a is "Blue Seven", it is called "Bell B Small", and when the left cylinder 20a is "Bar", it is called "Bell C Small".

  Next, a game combination called a watermelon small role is set with a combination of symbols in which all three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are arranged in the pattern of "watermelon". One game medal is paid out to the player. For a game role called a cherry small role, as long as the design of the left turn cylinder 20a is a "cherry" design, any design may be used for the middle turn cylinder 20b and the right turn cylinder 20c. A combination is set, and two game medals are paid out to the player for the small part of cherry.

  In addition, a symbol combination in which all of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are arranged in the “re-game” symbol is set for the game player called the re-game player. As a privilege given to the player for the re-gamer, a right to play a game again is given without betting a new game medal. That is, it is possible to play a game once again, assuming that the same number of game medals as the game medals bet when the winning of the re-gamer is established. As will be described in detail later, the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment is provided with a plurality of special gaming states called replay time games (RT games), which are different from normal games during any RT game. It is set so that the winning of the re-gamer is established with probability.

  Of course, when the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, it is not always possible to win any game combination. In this case, after betting two or three game medals again, the next game is played by operating the start lever 36 and rotating the spinning cylinder. In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, the game progresses by repeatedly performing such operations.

  The progress of such a game is controlled by the main control board 200. Below, the processing content which the main control board 200 is performing in order to control progress of a game is demonstrated.

C. Control details of the spinning machine:
C-1. Game control processing:
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the first half of a game control process performed by the main control board 200 for controlling the progress of the game in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the second half of the game control process performed by the main control board 200 in the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment. This game control process is a process executed after power is turned on to the gaming machine 1 and an initialization process such as a checksum of the ROM mounted on the main control board 200 and the sub control board 220 is further performed. .

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the game control process is started, a game state setting process (step 100. Steps are abbreviated as “S” hereinafter) is first performed. Although details of the game state setting process will be described later, in this process, the following process is roughly performed. As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, special game states such as a big bonus game (BB game) and a replay time game (RT game) are provided, and a game player wins according to the game state. The ease and the types of gamers to win are different. In the game state setting process, the current game state is detected and it is determined whether or not the end condition is satisfied. If the end condition is satisfied, the game state is ended and the game Processing to switch the state is performed. By switching the gaming state in this way, the game progresses while greatly changing the impression of the game.

  Following the game state setting process, the main control board 200 performs a medal insertion confirmation process (S102). In the medal insertion confirmation process, whether or not a game medal is inserted from the game medal slot 30, or whether or not the one-sheet insertion button 32 or the three-sheet insertion button 34 is operated when the game medal is stored as a credit. To check. As described above, the inserted game medal is detected by the medal sensor built in the medal selector 106, and the detection signal is supplied to the main control board 200. Further, when the various input buttons 32 and 34 are operated, the operation signals are supplied to the main control board 200. The main control board 200 can determine whether or not a game medal is inserted based on these signals. When a game medal is inserted, the game can be started. In addition, when the various insertion buttons 32 and 34 are operated, the process which subtracts the insertion number from the storage number of game medals is also performed simultaneously. Further, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 detects the number of game medals bet by receiving the detection signal or the operation signal. The CPU 201 mounted on the control board 200 constitutes one aspect of the “number-of-inputs detection means” of the present invention.

  If the insertion of the game medal can be confirmed as described above, it is possible to start the game at any time by operating the start lever 36, but before that, it is confirmed whether or not the settlement button 40 has been operated. (S104). That is, even after betting game medals, it is possible to settle the medals including the bet game medals before the start lever 36 is operated and the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c are rotated. It has become. If the settlement button 40 has been operated (S104: yes), a settlement process is performed to perform a process of paying out game medals stored as credits and inserted game medals (S106). The payout of game medals is performed by outputting a control signal indicating the number of game medals to be paid out from the main control board 200 to the medal payout device 118. When the game medals are paid out in this way, the state returns to the state before the game starts (S100), and the subsequent processing is performed.

  On the other hand, if the settlement button 40 has not been operated (S104: no), it is determined whether or not the start lever 36 has been operated (S108). As described above, when the player operates the start lever 36, the operation signal is supplied to the main control board 200, and the three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c rotate to start the game. The main control board 200 can determine whether or not the start lever 36 is operated based on the operation signal of the start lever 36. If the start lever 36 has not been operated (S108: no), it is determined that the player has not yet started the game, so confirming whether or not the settlement button 40 has been operated (S106), Wait until the start lever 36 is operated. On the other hand, when the start lever 36 is operated (S108: yes), the internal lottery process is started (S110).

  In the internal lottery process, a process is performed for determining whether or not any of the game combinations described above with reference to FIG. Even if one of the game actors is won in the lottery, the winning of the game actor is not immediately established, and by operating the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, it corresponds to the winning game actor. If the symbol combinations are not aligned on the winning line, the winning of the gamer cannot be established. On the other hand, no matter what timing the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are operated, it is not possible to align the corresponding symbol combinations on the winning line, unless they are the winning players in the lottery. ing. In that sense, such a lottery is called an internal lottery because it is a lottery performed internally as a precondition for establishing a combination of symbols and establishing a winning combination for a gamer. In addition, the state of winning the internal lottery is called an internal winning state (or simply, internal winning). In addition, it is determined which symbol combination is allowed to be established in the internal lottery process, and this process is performed by the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 in the game control process. The CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 of the embodiment constitutes one aspect of the “symbol combination lottery means” in the present invention.

  This internal lottery is performed using a dedicated table called a lottery table, and in this table, a correspondence relationship between a game combination and an internal lottery random number is set. Here, the internal lottery random number is a random number acquired when the main control board 200 receives a start lever operation signal. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the internal lottery random number is 2-byte data and can take a random value in the range of 0 to 65535. The random numbers for lottery can be generated by hardware using a dedicated random number generation circuit mounted on the main control board 200, or generated by software using a random number generation program. Is also possible.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a lottery table used during a normal game which is the most common gaming state. As shown in the drawing, in the lottery table for normal games, a random number value of 0 to 2000 is set for “Bell A small character”. This represents that when the acquired random number value is within this range, the small prize of Bell A is won internally. Similarly, a random number value of 2001 to 4000 is set for “bell B's small combination”, and a random number value of 4001 to 6000 is set for “Bell C's small combination”. Also, random numbers 6001 to 6200 are set for “watermelon small character”, random numbers 6201 to 6600 are set for “cherry small character”, and 6201 to 6300 for “red 7 BB character”. The random number values 6301 to 6400 are set in the “blue 7 BB combination”. Further, random numbers of 6601 to 15600 are set for “re-game player”. It should be noted that no game combination is set in the random values 15601 to 65535, and therefore, if the acquired random number value is within this range, it is “lost”. Also, FIG. 9B schematically shows the correspondence between each game combination set in the normal game lottery table and the random number range of the internal lottery random numbers.

  Here, paying attention to the random number range 6201 to 6400, two game combinations of “BB combination” and “cherry small combination” are set. This indicates that when the acquired random number value is within this range, the two winning combinations are won internally. When a plurality of game combinations are set for random numbers in the same range as described above, these game combinations are called “overlapping combinations”.

  In the internal lottery process, as described above, it is detected that the start lever 36 has been operated to obtain an internal lottery random number, and by referring to the lottery table, which game player has won the internal winning combination, Alternatively, it is determined whether any game player has not won the game internally. When any game combination is won internally, the winning game combination is set in the internal winning flag. Here, the internal winning flag is a flag used for storing the result of the internal lottery, and is set to a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the configuration of the internal winning flag in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, in the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, all 1-byte (8-bit) data provided at a predetermined address on the RAM 203 is used as an internal winning flag. The first bit in these 8 bits is a bit for storing the internal winning combination for the Red Seven BB role, and the next bit is for storing the internal winning combination for the Blue Seven BB role. Is a bit for. Similarly, the following 6 bits also memorize that they were internally elected as the Bell A, Bell B, Bell C, Watermelon, Cherry, and Replay roles, respectively. It is a bit to keep. In the internal lottery process (S110) shown in FIG. 7, an internal lottery random number is acquired, and referring to the lottery table, it is determined whether or not any game player has been won internally, and any game If the winning combination is internal winning, a process of setting “1” to the corresponding bit of the internal winning flag shown in FIG. 10 is performed.

  When the internal lottery process is thus completed, the main control board 200 determines whether or not an internal winning combination has been won for the BB combination (either the red 7 BB combination or the blue 7 BB combination) (S112). If the BB combination has been won internally (S112: yes), a process (RT game transition process) for shifting the gaming state to the RT game is performed (S114). As described above, the RT game (replay time game) is a special game state in which the probability of winning a re-game player is different from that of the normal game, and the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment includes a plurality of types of RT games. Is provided. Although details of the RT game transfer process will be described later, in this process, a process for transferring to a different RT game is performed according to the type of the BB winning combination.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that none of the BB winning combinations are won internally (S112: no), the RT game transition process is skipped and the spinning rotation start process is started (S116). In the rotation rotation starting process, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. If the condition is satisfied, a process of rotating the three rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is performed. In the rotation rotation start processing of this embodiment, when the start lever 36 is operated and a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) has elapsed since the rotation of the rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c was started last time. As the rotation of the rotating cylinder is started, a drive signal is output to the rotating cylinder motors 24a, 24b, and 24c provided in the respective rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c, so that the three rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are output. Rotate.

  When the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are thus rotated, the main control board 200 performs a process of stopping the rotation of the spinning cylinder (rotating cylinder rotation stopping process) (S118). In this processing, after confirming that the rotational speeds of all the spinning cylinders are stabilized at a predetermined speed, the operation of the spinning cylinder stop button corresponding to each spinning cylinder is validated. When the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are operated, the operation signals are supplied to the main control board 200. When the main control board 200 receives an operation signal from each rotation stop button, the main control board 200 detects which rotation position each rotation cylinder is in when each rotation stop button is operated. Based on the detection result, the stop position for each of the turn cylinders is within a delay range within 190 ms (during the rotation of 4 frames in the pattern) from the rotation position of the turn cylinder when the rotation stop button is operated. Determine and perform control to stop the rotator at the determined position. When determining the stop position of each of the spinning cylinders, the result of the internal lottery performed previously is referred to. Even if is operated, the stop position of the spinning cylinder is determined so that the symbol combination that establishes the game combination is not stopped and displayed. On the other hand, when a certain game player is internally elected, the stop position of each cylinder is determined so that the symbol combination that establishes the winning of the internally won game player is stopped and displayed, unless the timing is too late. It has come to be. Further, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, since the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 controls the stop position of the spinning cylinder, the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 of the present embodiment is the present invention. Of “specific symbol combination stop control means”.

  Here, as described above, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, there are cases where two game combinations of “BB combination” and “cherry small combination” are internally won as overlapping combinations. In such a case, the stop position of the spinning cylinder is determined so that the symbol combination that establishes the winning of “cherry small part” is preferentially stopped and displayed. As shown in FIG. 3, since the symbols of “cherry” corresponding to the “cherry small part” are drawn at equal intervals on the right cylinder 20c, the symbol combination of the “cherry small part” is It is possible to reliably stop and display within the delay range within 190 ms as described above. As a result, even if the internal winning is duplicated for “BB role” and “Cherry small role”, the “Cherry small role” win will always be established, and the “BB role” win will be established in the game that is double-winned. The symbol combination to be displayed is not stopped and displayed. Although details will be described later, in this case, the internal winning of “BB combination” is carried over after the next game.

  When the three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped as described above, the main control board 200 determines whether or not the predetermined specific symbol combination is aligned on the winning line (see FIG. 8 S120). FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating specific symbol combinations set in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, in the specific symbol combination of the present embodiment, the symbol combination of the left cylinder 20a is "re-play", and the symbol combination of the middle cylinder 20b and the right cylinder 20c is "bell". Is set. If it is determined that the specific symbol combinations are aligned on a valid winning line (S120: yes), a process for changing the RT game (RT game change process) is performed (S122). As described above, the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment is provided with a plurality of types of RT games in which the winning probability of winning a re-gamer is different from that of a normal game. Although details of the RT game change process will be described later, in this process, a process for shifting from the current RT game to another RT game is performed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no specific symbol combination on the valid winning line (S120: no), the RT game changing process is skipped and a winning of any game player is established. Whether or not (S124). Here, “a winning of a game combination is established” means that the symbol combinations corresponding to the internal winning game combination are displayed together on an effective winning line. As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, even if one of the game players is won internally in the internal lottery process (S110), depending on the timing of pressing the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, The symbol combinations corresponding to the game actors are not necessarily aligned on an effective winning line. Therefore, after stopping the rotation of the spinning cylinder, the main control board 200 determines whether or not the winning combination of the game player won in the internal lottery has been established.

  If it is determined that no winning combination has been established for any game player (S124: no), the game is over, and the game control process of FIG. (S100 in FIG. 7). In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when “BB combination” is won in the internal lottery process (S110) described above, the symbol combination corresponding to the BB combination is not stopped and displayed on the effective winning line. Only when the winning combination is not established, the internal winning of the BB winning combination is carried over, and the game is performed with the internal winning flag of the “BB winning” set after the next game. On the other hand, if another winning combination (“small role” or “re-playing role”) is won internally, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination cannot be stopped and displayed on the effective winning line. The internal winning will be reset without being carried over after the next game. In addition, the symbol combination corresponding to the BB role of this embodiment corresponds to the “special symbol combination” of the present invention, and the process of carrying over the internal winning of the BB role after the next game is mounted on the main control board 200. Therefore, the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 of this embodiment constitutes one aspect of the “special symbol combination carry-over means” of the present invention.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that a winning combination of any game combination is established (S124: yes), first, it is determined whether or not the winning combination is a re-playing combination (S126). . If a re-game winning is established (S126: yes), the re-game flag is set to ON (S128). Here, the re-game flag is a flag for storing that a re-game player win has been established. When the re-game flag is set to ON, the number of game medals inserted in the game in which the winning of the re-gamer is established is automatically obtained in the next game medal insertion confirmation process (S102 in FIG. 7). Will be re-entered. When the re-game flag is turned on in this way, the main control board 200 returns to the top of the game control process of FIG. 7 and starts a new game.

  In the above, the process performed when the winning game player is a re-game player has been described (S126: yes), but when the winning game player is not a re-game player (S126: no). Next, it is determined whether or not the game combination in which the winning is achieved is a BB combination (S130). As described above with reference to FIG. 6, the BB combination is a game combination in which a winning combination is established when either a red seven symbol or a blue seven symbol is aligned on an effective winning line. If it is determined that the winning combination of the BB combination has been established (S130: yes), the BB game flag is set to ON (S132), and all the game state flags other than the BB game flag are set to OFF. (S134). Here, the BB game flag is a flag indicating whether or not the game state is to be a game state advantageous to the player called the aforementioned big bonus game (BB game). As described above, the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a plurality of gaming states such as a BB game and an RT game, and the game progresses while switching these gaming states. The current gaming state is represented by a state of a dedicated flag called a gaming state flag. At a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200, a 1-byte area for setting a game state flag is secured.

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory view exemplifying the data structure of an area for 1 byte in which the game state flag is set. In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, the lower 5 bits of 1-byte data at a predetermined address on the RAM 203 are used as the gaming state flag. The first bit of these 5 bits is set in the BB game flag, and when the BB game flag is turned ON (S132), “1” is set in this bit. The re-game flag described above is also set to a predetermined address in the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200, similarly to the game state flag. In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the one higher bit of the 5 bits used as the gaming state flag is used as the re-gaming flag. In S128, a process of setting “1” to this bit is performed.

  Further, in the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, when a winning combination of BB is established, the gaming state is switched to the BB game regardless of the gaming state. Therefore, at the same time as setting the BB game flag to ON, all the game state flags other than the BB game flag are set to OFF (all the game state flag bits except the BB game flag are set to “0”). When the game state setting process (S100) is started by returning to the beginning of the game control process with the BB game flag set to ON, it is detected that the BB game flag is ON and the game state is BB game. Then, the above-described series of processing is performed. Details of the process of switching the gaming state to the BB game based on the BB game flag in S100 will be described later.

  On the other hand, when the winning game combination is not a re-playing game combination (S126: no) and is not a BB combination (S130: no), it is determined that a winning combination of one of the small combinations has been established. Accordingly, a process of paying out the number of game medals corresponding to the winning game player is performed (S136). In other words, if the winning game player is a bell player (Bell A member, Bell B member, or Bell C member), 15 game medals are paid out and a watermelon player In the case of a winning combination, 10 game medals are paid out, and in the case of a cherry small role, 2 gaming medals are paid out. Such processing is performed by determining the number of game medals to be paid out inside the main control board 200 and then outputting a control signal from the main control board 200 to the medal payout device 118. When the game medals are paid out in this way, the game control process shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is returned to the beginning, and a new game is started.

  As described above, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when a game medal is inserted and the start lever 36 is operated, the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c is started, and the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, A game in which a game medal is paid out is repeatedly performed depending on whether or not a winning combination of a game player is established when the crotch is stopped by pressing 38c. Although the basic operation of this game is common, the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment is provided with a plurality of game states, and depending on which game state it is, By switching the type of game player to win, the impression of the game can be greatly varied. The process for switching the game state is performed in the game state setting process (S100) performed at the head of the game control process shown in FIGS. Hereinafter, the contents of the game state setting process will be described in detail.

C-1-1. Game state setting process:
In explaining the contents of the game state setting process, in order to facilitate understanding, first, a plurality of game states provided in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, and a state of switching between these game states will be briefly described. To do. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a state in which the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment plays a game while switching between a plurality of gaming states. As shown in the drawing, the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes “normal game”, “winning normal game”, “first RT game”, “second RT game”, “third RT game”, Six types of game states of “BB game” are provided.

  In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, many games are played as “normal games”. Then, during the “normal game”, if the internal win is won for the red 7 BB role, the gaming state is switched to “1st RT game”, and if the blue 7 BB role is internally won, the gaming state is switched to the “2nd RT game”. Change. That is, the “normal game” is switched to either “first RT game” or “second RT game”.

  When the “first RT game” is switched, the lottery is performed using the dedicated lottery table set for the first RT game in the above-described internal lottery process (S110 in FIG. 7). FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a lottery table for the first RT game. The lottery table for the first RT game has no random number range set for the BB combination as compared with the lottery table for the normal game shown in FIG. As described above, the first RT game is started by the internal winning of the BB role of Red 7, and can be carried over only to the internal winning of the BB role. Trying to avoid winning. Further, since the random number range set for the re-gamer is slightly expanded, the “first RT game” is in a game state in which a re-gamer's winning is slightly more easily established than “normal game”. Yes.

  When the “second RT game” is switched to, the above-described internal lottery process (S110 in FIG. 7) is performed using a dedicated lottery table set for the second RT game. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a lottery table for the second RT game. Similarly to the first RT game lottery table shown in FIG. 14, the second RT game lottery table is not set with a random number range for the BB role, and is internally won for the BB role during the second RT game. There is nothing. Compared to the lottery table for the first RT game, the lottery table for the second RT game has the random number range set for the re-gamer slightly expanded, and the random number range for loss is reduced accordingly. Yes. Therefore, although the “second RT game” is in a gaming state in which a winning of a re-gamer is more easily established than the “first RT game”, the contents of the game are different in the “first RT game” and the “second RT game”. There is not much difference.

  The “first RT game” and “second RT game” described above are called “chance games”. In the following, unless otherwise specified, “chance game” indicates a game state of “first RT game” or “second RT game”. Then, in the game immediately after the “chance game” is started (the game next to the game that was won internally for the BB role), the specific symbol combination shown in FIG. The gaming state is switched to “3rd RT gaming”. On the other hand, a predetermined number of games (in this embodiment, a game won internally for the BB role and the next one game, two games in total) without having a specific symbol combination on the valid winning line. When the game is completed, the game state is switched to “normal game at the time of winning”.

  When the “chance game” is switched to the “third RT game”, an internal lottery is performed using a lottery table set for the third RT game. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a lottery table for the third RT game. As apparent from the comparison between the lottery table for the first RT game (FIG. 14) and the lottery table for the second RT game (FIG. 15), the lottery table for the third RT game is a random number set for the re-game player. The range has been greatly expanded, and the random number range for loss has been reduced accordingly. For this reason, the “third RT game” is in a gaming state in which a winning of a re-gamer is established with a very high probability, and is called a “high probability RT game”. As described above, when the winning of the re-gamer is established, the next game can be performed without inserting a game medal. In addition, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the small winning part of the bell (either the small part of the bell A or the bell C) is internally won during the “third RT game”, there are various sub-control boards 220. By controlling the lamps 12, the effect display device 10, etc., the player is notified of the type of the winning bell combination. The player can establish a prize for the bell small part relatively easily aiming at the notified bell small part. For this reason, during the “third RT game”, the player can continue to play the game while increasing the number of game medals little by little by efficiently winning a small bell role without reducing the number of game medals. When the winning combination of the BB combination (either the red 7 BB combination or the blue 7 BB combination) is established during the “third RT game”, the gaming state is switched to “BB gaming”. In addition, if a predetermined number of games (100 times in this embodiment) are played in the state of “3rd RT game” without winning a winning combination for the BB role, the game state is “normal game at the time of winning” ”.

  When the “chance game” or “third RT game” is switched to “normal game at the time of winning”, an internal lottery is performed using a lottery table set for the normal game at the time of winning. FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a lottery table for internal winning normal games. The lottery table for normal game at the time of winning is set to be the same as the lottery table for normal game shown in FIG. 9 except that no random number range is set for the BB combination. For this reason, during the “winning normal game”, the internal winning combination BB is not repeated, but the content of the game is the same as the “normal game”. When a winning combination of the BB combination (either the red 7 BB combination or the blue 7 BB combination) is established during the “winning normal game”, the gaming state is switched to “BB game”.

  When “third RT game” or “winning normal game” is switched to “BB game”, lottery is performed using a lottery table set for BB game in the internal lottery process. FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a lottery table for BB games. Compared with the normal game lottery table shown in FIG. 9, the BB game lottery table does not have a random number range set for the BB role. The BB game is not started. Further, instead of setting a random number range for the re-game player, a wide range of random values are set for a special game player called “JAC”. In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, the symbol combination that establishes the JAC winning is set to the same symbol combination as the symbol combination (see FIG. 6) that establishes the re-gamer winning during the normal game. Accordingly, during the BB game, when the symbols for establishing the re-gamer's winning are prepared, the JAC winning is established, and a predetermined number (for example, 15) of game medals are paid out. . In this way, during the “BB game”, a JAC that is easier to win internally than various small roles is added, and each time a JAC win is awarded, 15 game medals are paid out. A large amount of game medals can be obtained. The “BB game” is continued until a predetermined number (for example, 465) of game medals are paid out, and when the number of game medals paid out in “BB game” reaches the predetermined number, End “BB game” and return to “normal game”.

  The process of switching the game state as described above is performed by the game state setting process (S100) in the game control process shown in FIGS. Hereinafter, detailed contents of the game state setting process will be described.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the first half of the game state setting process performed by the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the second half of the game state setting process performed by the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment. When the game state setting process is started, first, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 refers to the game state flag shown in FIG. 12 and determines whether or not the BB game flag is set to ON (S200). . As described above, the BB game flag is a flag indicating whether or not the game state is set to BB game, and the combination of symbols corresponding to the BB combination is arranged on the effective winning line, and the winning of the BB combination is established. (S130: yes in FIG. 8), the flag is set to the ON state (S132).

  If the BB game flag is set to ON (S200: yes), it is then determined whether or not the BB game end condition is satisfied (S202). As described above, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the number of game medals paid out during the BB game reaches a predetermined number (for example, 465), the BB game is set to end. . Accordingly, in S202, it is determined whether or not the number of game medals paid out during the BB game has reached a predetermined number. Of course, in the game immediately after the BB game flag is set to ON and the BB game is started, the BB game end condition is not satisfied. Therefore, it is determined as “no” in S202, and the lottery table for the BB game shown in FIG. 18 is selected (S204). As described above, when a game is played using the lottery table for the BB game, the JAC is won internally with a high probability, and 15 game medals are paid out each time a JAC winning is established. You can often win game medals.

  Further, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 outputs a BB game effect command to the sub-control board 220 following the selection of the BB game lottery table (S204) (S206). As described above with reference to FIG. 4, the sub-control board 220 is connected to the various lamps 12, the various speakers 14, 114, the effect display device 10, the rotary backlight 20L, and the like. The sub-control board 220 is equipped with a CPU, and when an effect command for BB game is received from the main control board 200, the contents of the command are interpreted, and various lamps 12 and various speakers 14 and 114 are interpreted. Further, by controlling the effect display device 10, the rotating back light 20 </ b> L, and the like, an effect that impresses the player that the current gaming state is in the BB game is performed.

  As described above, while the BB game flag is set to ON (S200: yes), the lottery table for the BB game is selected until the end condition of the BB game is satisfied (S202: no) ( (S204) When the BB game effect command is output to the sub-control board 220 (S206), the game state setting process shown in FIGS. 19 and 20 is terminated and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIGS. To do.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the BB game end condition is satisfied (S202: yes), the BB game flag is turned OFF to end the BB game (S208). As described above, when the BB game flag is set to ON, the game state flags other than the BB game flag are set to OFF (S134 in FIG. 8), so that the game shown in FIG. The state flags are all set to OFF, that is, a state indicating that the gaming state is a normal game.

  The processing performed when the BB game flag is set to ON has been described above. However, when the BB game flag is set to OFF (S200: no), this time, the third RT game flag is set to ON. It is determined whether it is set to (S210). Here, the third RT game flag is a flag indicating whether or not the game state is set to the above-described “third RT game”. Of the five bits of the gaming status flag shown in FIG. 12, the second bit from the lower side is set in the third RT gaming flag, and when the third RT gaming flag is set to ON, “1” is set. Although described later in detail, the third RT game flag is set to ON in the RT game change process (S122 in FIG. 8).

  If the third RT game flag is set to ON (S210: yes), it is next determined whether or not the third RT game end condition is satisfied (S212). As described above with reference to FIG. 13, the condition for ending the third RT game is that a BB winning combination is established and the game is switched to the BB game, or a predetermined number of times (in this example, 100 times without switching to the BB game). ) Is set when the game is digested. Among these, when the 3rd RT game is ended by winning the BB combination, it is determined as “yes” in the above-described S200, and the subsequent processing is performed. Therefore, in S212, it may be determined whether or not a predetermined number of games have been consumed. Of course, if the game is shortly after the start of the third RT game, the end condition is not satisfied (S212: no), so the lottery table for the third RT game shown in FIG. 16 is selected (S214). . As described above, when a game is played using the lottery table for the 3RT game, the winning of the re-playing role can be established with a very high probability. Since the notification is made, the player can continue the game while gradually increasing the game medals. This gaming state is a state called “high probability RT gaming”.

  Next, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 outputs an effect command for high-probability RT game toward the sub-control board 220 (S216), and then ends the gaming state setting process shown in FIGS. Returning to the game control process of FIG. 7 and FIG. When the sub-control board 220 receives the production command for the high-probability RT game, the sub-control board 220 controls the various lamps 12, the various speakers 14 and 114, the production display device 10, the spinning backlight 20L, and the like according to the content of the command. As a result, an effect is made to impress that the current gaming state is in the high-probability RT game (third RT game).

  When it is determined that the termination condition of the third RT game is satisfied while the third RT game is continued while repeating such processing (that is, a predetermined number of games have been consumed without switching to the BB game) (S212: yes), after the third RT game flag is set to OFF to end the third RT game (S218), the winning normal game flag is set to ON (S220). Here, the winning normal game flag is a flag indicating whether or not the gaming state is the above-described “winning normal game”. As described above with reference to FIG. 13, when the predetermined number (100 times) of the game is digested in the third RT game, the game state is switched to the normal game at the time of winning, so the third RT game flag is turned OFF. Once set, the normal game flag at the time of winning is set to ON. Of the 5 bits of the gaming status flag shown in FIG. 12, the lowest bit is set as the normal game flag at the time of winning, and “1” is set to this bit in the process of S220.

  The case where the third RT game flag is set to ON has been described above. However, when the third RT game flag is set to OFF (S210: no), either the first RT game flag or the second RT game flag is set. Is determined to be ON or not (S222 in FIG. 20). Here, the first RT gaming flag is a flag indicating whether or not the gaming state is “first RT gaming”, and the second RT gaming flag is whether or not the gaming state is “second RT gaming”. It is a flag to show. Of the five bits of the gaming status flag shown in FIG. 12, the second bit from the top is set to the first RT gaming flag, the third bit is set to the second RT gaming flag, and if the flag is ON, the corresponding “1” is set to the bit to be executed. The first RT game flag and the second RT game flag are set to ON in the RT game transition process (S114 in FIG. 7) performed when the BB combination is won internally. Details of the process of setting these flags to ON in S114 will be described later.

  If either the first RT game flag or the second RT game flag is set to ON (S222: yes), the RT game in which the flag is set to ON (first RT game, second RT game) It is determined whether or not the termination condition (any one of the above) is satisfied (S224). As described above with reference to FIG. 13, the first RT game and the second RT game are in a game state called “chance game”. As a condition for ending the chance game, a specific symbol combination on an effective winning line (FIG. 11). If the game is switched to the 3rd RT game or a specific number of games are combined (in this embodiment, the game with the RT game flag set to ON and the next one game) without a specific symbol combination. Is set to Among these, when the specific symbol combination is complete and the chance game is finished, “yes” is determined in S210 described above, and the subsequent processing is performed. Accordingly, in S224, it may be determined whether or not a predetermined number of games have been consumed. In the case of a game immediately after the first RT game flag or the second RT game flag is set to ON, the chance game end condition is not satisfied (S224: no), so the RT game flag set to ON. After selecting either the first RT game lottery table (FIG. 14) or the second RT game lottery table (FIG. 15) according to the type of game game (S226), a chance game effect command is sent to the sub-control board 220. (S238), and the gaming state setting process shown in FIGS. 19 and 20 is terminated.

  Here, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the first RT game lottery table or the second RT game lottery table is selected (that is, either the first RT game flag or the second RT game is ON). In this case, as described above, the player can select not only “3” but also “2” as the specified number. That is, in the first RT game and the second RT game, the two-game restriction is canceled, and the game can be started by betting two or three game medals. As will be described in detail later, in the first RT game and the second RT game, the bet number of game medals is referred to when determining the stop position of each of the spinning cylinders in the spinning cylinder rotation stop process (S118 in FIG. 7). Different stop control is performed depending on whether the number of played medals is two or three. For this reason, the sub-control board 220 that has received the chance game effect command controls the various lamps 12, the effect display device 10, and the like, and performs an effect for allowing the player to select the number of game medals bet. When the first RT game and the second RT game are ended (when the first RT game flag and the second RT game flag are turned OFF), the two-player game restriction process is executed again by the main control board 200, and the player specifies The number “2” cannot be selected.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the next game of the game in which the first RT game flag or the second RT game flag is set to ON is digested and the chance game end condition is satisfied (S224: yes), In order to end the chance game, the RT game flag that is ON is set to OFF (S230). As described above with reference to FIG. 13, when a predetermined number of games are consumed in the chance game, the game state is switched to the normal game at the time of winning. Therefore, if the RT game flag is turned OFF, the normal game flag at the time of winning is set ON (S232).

  In the above description, the case where either the first RT game flag or the second RT game flag is set to ON has been described. However, when both of these flags are set to OFF (S222: no), at the time of winning It is determined whether or not the normal game flag is set to ON (S234). If the normal game flag at the time of winning is set to ON (S234: yes), after selecting the lottery table for normal game at the time of winning shown in FIG. 17 (S236), an effect command for normal game is issued. When output to the sub-control board 220 (S238), the game state setting process shown in FIGS. 19 and 20 is terminated, and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIGS. As a result, an effect for a normal game is performed, and the game state becomes a normal game at the time of winning without repeatedly winning the BB combination internally. As described above, when the winning normal game flag is turned ON by the completion of the third RT game ending condition (S220 in FIG. 19), the winning normal game flag is turned ON by satisfying the chance game ending condition. Even in this case (S232 in FIG. 20), of course, since it is determined as “yes” in the determination of S234, the lottery table for the normal game at the time of winning is selected (S236).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S234 that the normal game flag at the time of winning is not set to ON (S234: no), the game status flags shown in FIG. 12 are all set to OFF. The game state is determined to be a normal game. Therefore, after selecting the normal game lottery table (FIG. 9) (S240) and outputting the normal game effect command to the sub-control board 220 (S238), the game state setting process of FIG. 19 and FIG. Is ended, and the game control process described above with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 is resumed.

  In the game control process, when the process starts, first, the game state setting process is performed, and an appropriate lottery table corresponding to the setting of the game state flag is selected, so that the game progresses while switching the game state. . The first RT game flag, the second RT game flag (S222 in FIG. 20), and the third RT game flag (S210 in FIG. 19) that are referred to in the game state setting process are stored in the BB role in the game control process. It is set to ON in the RT game transition process (S114 in FIG. 7) performed by winning and the RT game change process (S138 in FIG. 8) performed after specific symbol combinations are arranged on the winning line. . Below, the contents of the RT game transition process and the RT game change process will be described.

C-1-2. RT game transition processing:
FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the flow of the RT game transition process performed in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. As described above, this process is a process executed by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 in the game control process shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. S114).

  When the RT game transition process is started, first, it is determined by referring to the internal winning flag shown in FIG. 10 whether or not the internal winning BB combination is “Red 7 BB combination” (S300). In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9 and FIGS. 14 to 18, only when the internal lottery is performed using the lottery table for normal games, the internal winning combination for the BB role is made. ing. If the internal winning BB combination is “Red 7 BB combination” (S300: yes), it is determined that the red 7 BB combination has been internally won during the normal game. In this case, FIG. As described above, the gaming state is switched to the first RT game. Therefore, if “yes” is determined in S300, the first RT game flag is set to ON in order to start the first RT game (S302), and the RT game transition process in FIG. 21 is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the internally won BB combination is not “Red 7 BB combination” (S300: no), it is determined that the blue 7 BB combination was internally won during the normal game. As shown in FIG. 13, if the internal win is won for the Blue 7 BB role during a normal game, the gaming state is switched to the second RT game. Then, the second RT game flag is set to ON (S304), and the RT transition process in FIG.

  Thus, when either the first RT game flag or the second RT game flag is ON and the process returns to the game control process (FIGS. 7 and 8), the flag set to ON in the game state setting process (S100) described above. Accordingly, either the lottery table for the first RT game or the lottery table for the second RT game is selected (S226 in FIG. 20), and the gaming state becomes the chance game.

C-1-3. RT game change processing:
FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the flow of the RT game change process performed in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. As described above, this process is executed by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 when the specific symbol combination (FIG. 11) on the winning line is prepared in the game control process shown in FIGS. (S122 in FIG. 8).

  When the RT game change process is started, first, it is determined whether either the first RT game flag or the second RT game flag is set to ON by referring to the game state flag shown in FIG. S400). If any flag is set to ON (S400: yes), it is determined that the current gaming state is either the first RT game or the second RT game called “chance game”. . As described above with reference to FIG. 13, the specific symbol combination of this embodiment is set to a symbol combination that triggers the start of the third RT game (high probability RT game), and the specific symbol combination is set during the chance game. When they are aligned on the winning line, the gaming state is switched to the third RT game. Therefore, if “yes” is determined in S400, the first RT game flag or the second RT game flag that is ON is set to OFF and the chance game is ended (S402), and then the third RT In order to start the game, the third RT game flag is set to ON (S404), and the RT game change process of FIG. 22 is ended. Thus, when the third RT game flag is ON and the game control process (FIGS. 7 and 8) returns, the 3RT game lottery table is selected in the game state setting process (S100) described above (S226 in FIG. 17). The game state is switched to the third RT game, and the subsequent processing is performed. The third RT game of the present embodiment corresponds to the “special game state” of the present invention, and the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 sets the third RT game flag to ON so that the third RT game is turned on. Since being started, the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 of the present embodiment constitutes one aspect of the “privilege granting means” of the present invention and one of the “special game generating means” of the present invention. It constitutes an aspect.

  On the other hand, when both the first RT game flag and the second RT game flag are set to OFF (S400: no), the current game state is the normal game, the normal game at the time of winning, the third RT game, It is determined that the game is one of BB games. As described above with reference to FIG. 13, from these gaming states, the gaming state is not switched when the specific symbol combinations are arranged on the winning line. Therefore, if “no” is determined in S400, the RT game change process of FIG. 22 is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIGS.

  Here, as described above, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, two types of “first RT game” and “second RT game” are provided as the gaming state (chance game) started by the internal winning of the BB role. It has been. In the chance game, when a combination of specific symbols is arranged on the winning line, the winning of the re-player is established with a very high probability, and the “high probability RT game (the third RT game) can be gradually increased. ) ". In addition to this, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, by changing the stop control of the spinning cylinder in the chance game according to the number of betting game medals, the game after the internal winning of the BB role is made. It is possible to add new game playability. Hereinafter, this point will be described in detail.

D. Gameability obtained by the gaming machine of this embodiment:
FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing a plurality of gaming states and effects provided in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, and the ease of switching between the gaming states. In the figure, six types of gaming states provided in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment are shown surrounded by broken lines. The arrows between the gaming states indicate the direction in which the gaming state is switched, and the ease of switching is schematically represented by the thickness of the arrow. The thicker the arrow, the easier it is to switch. ing. Furthermore, the rectangle enclosed by the solid line in the figure represents the aspect of the game performed in each game state. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the effect mode for the normal game (ordinary game effect), the chance game There are four types of effect modes (chance game effect), high-probability RT game effect modes (high-probability RT game effect), and BB game effect modes (BB game effect). Hereinafter, a state in which the gaming state and the production mode are switched will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the gaming state immediately after starting the game is “normal game” shown in the uppermost row of FIG. As described above, if the internal winning of the BB role of red 7 is performed during the “normal game”, the gaming state is switched to the “first RT gaming”, and if the internal winning is performed for the BB role of blue 7, the gaming state is changed to the “second RT gaming”. ”. Both “first RT game” and “second RT game” are game states called “chance game”, and as shown in FIG. 9, BB role (Red 7 BB role or Blue 7 BB role) Since there is no high probability of winning internally, it is rare to switch from “normal game” to “chance game”. Then, when switching to “chance game”, an effect is provided for allowing the player to select the number of game medals to bet. As described above, the BB combination (red 7 BB combination, blue 7 BB combination) of the present embodiment is always overlapped with the cherry small combination, and the small combination at the time of overlapping winning Is set to be established with priority. For this reason, in a game in which the BB combination is won internally, a winning combination for the BB combination is not established, and the next game is started in the “chance game”.

  In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, during the “chance game”, it becomes possible to start a game by betting 2 or 3 game medals, and according to the number of game medals bet, The rotation stop control in the cylinder rotation stop process (S118 in FIG. 7) is changed. As described above, the stopping position of each spinning cylinder is determined and determined within a delay range within 190 ms (during the rotation of 4 frames in the pattern) from the rotational position of the rotating cylinder when the spinning cylinder stop button is operated. The rotation of the rotary drum is stopped at the position where During the “first RT game”, if the number of game medals bet is “2”, the stop position of each cylinder is determined so that the specific symbol combinations shown in FIG. 11 are aligned on the winning line. On the other hand, if the number of bets is “3”, the stop position of each cylinder is determined so that the specific symbol combination is not aligned on the winning line. On the other hand, during the “2nd RT game”, if the number of bets is “2”, a specific symbol combination will not be arranged on the winning line, while if the number of bets is “3”. For example, the stop position of each cylinder is determined so that specific symbol combinations are arranged. As shown in FIG. 3, many “re-game” symbols corresponding to the specific symbol combination are drawn on the left cylinder 20a at almost equal intervals. Since many are drawn at equal intervals on the cylinder 20b and the right cylinder 20c, the specific symbol combinations can be surely aligned within a delay range of 190 ms or less.

  As described above, in the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, the specific symbol combination is set to the symbol combination that triggers the start of the “third RT game”. Therefore, by betting “2” game medals for “first RT game” and “3” game medals for “second RT game”, a specific symbol combination is arranged on the winning line, and the game The game state is switched to the “third RT game” which is advantageous to the player. On the other hand, if “3” game medals are bet on “1st RT game” or “2” game medals are bet on “2nd RT game”, the combination of specific symbols on the winning line will not be The game state is switched to “normal game at the time of winning”. That is, the “chance game” is switched to either “high probability RT game” or “winning normal game” based on the number of bets of game medals. The bet number of game medals (number of bets per game) for switching to “high probability RT game” is either “first RT game” or “second RT game” (that is, red 7 BB role or The processing to be determined according to which of the BB roles of Blue 7 is won internally) is performed by the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200, and thus is mounted on the main control board 200 of the present embodiment. The CPU 201 constitutes one aspect of the “per prescribed number determining means” of the present invention. In addition, when the number of game medals bet is the number of bets per game, the process of switching the game state to “high probability RT game” which is advantageous to the player as a privilege is the main game control process described above. Since the processing is performed by the CPU 201 mounted on the control board 200, the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 of the present embodiment constitutes one aspect of the “privilege grant means” of the present invention.

  When the “chance game” is switched to the “third RT game”, as described above with reference to FIG. 16, the re-game player wins are established with a very high probability. Such a “third RT game” is called a “high probability RT game”, and in the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, the internal winning of the bell small part (bell A or bell C small part) is further notified. Therefore, it is a very advantageous gaming state that allows the player to continue the game while gradually increasing the number of game medals. In addition, during the “third RT game”, the effect mode is switched to the high-probability RT game effect, and an effect that strongly impresses the player that the game state is advantageous is performed. As described above, when a predetermined number of games (100 in this embodiment) are consumed in the “third RT game”, the gaming state is switched to “ordinary game at the time of winning”.

  In the “chance game” and “third RT game”, the internal winning of the BB role is carried over, so by operating the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c in a timely manner (so-called eye-opening) The symbol combinations that easily establish a winning combination of BB are aligned on the winning line, and the gaming state is switched to “BB gaming”. However, since it is possible to increase the number of game medals before the start of the “BB game” by playing the game in the “3rd RT game”, it is advantageous for the player to continue the game while avoiding the winning of the BB role. Therefore, although the player recognizes that the BB role is won internally by starting the “chance game” or the “3rd RT game”, the game is continued so as not to establish the winning of the BB role.

  When switching to “normal game at the time of winning”, the effect mode becomes the normal game effect, so that the player feels that the game state has returned to “normal game”. However, since the internal winning of the BB role is carried over in the “ordinary game at the time of winning”, the winning of the BB role is established relatively easily by aiming for the symbol combination of the BB role, and the gaming state Switches to "BB game".

  When switching to “BB game”, as described above, a game player called JAC will be internally won with high probability, and every time a JAC prize is established, 15 game medals will be paid out and Switches to BB game production. Then, when a predetermined number (for example, 465) of game medals are paid out during the “BB game”, the game state returns to “normal game”. There are a lot of game medals to be paid out in “BB game”, but the number of game medals will surely reach the predetermined number while repeating JAC winning, so it is easy to change from “BB game” to “normal game” (here, (Soon).

  As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the BB combination is won internally, the “first RT game” or “second RT game” called “chance game” is selected depending on the type of the selected BB combination. The gaming state is switched to. In this “chance game”, two or three game medals can be bet and the game can be started. When two game medals are bet on “first RT game” and three game medals are bet on “second RT game” , The game is switched to the “third RT game (high probability RT game)” which is advantageous to the player. Nonetheless, which BB role is won internally is concealed by the player, and the contents of the game are not so different between the “first RT game” and the “second RT game” in this embodiment. (FIGS. 14 and 15) and the production mode is also set to be the same, so it is difficult to distinguish which game state the player is in. For this reason, the player can give a new gameability of betting 2 or 3 game medals while predicting whether the game is “first RT game” or “second RT game”. . As a result, it is possible to effectively excite the game interest of the player. Hereinafter, this point will be supplementarily described.

  In a conventional gaming machine, if the player is notified of the internal winning of the BB role by various effects, the game is simply to align the symbol combination of the BB role on the winning line. When the internal winning of the role was known, it seemed that the purpose was achieved, and it was difficult to effectively excite the subsequent game entertainment. On the other hand, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the number of game medals to be bet (2 or 3) can be selected in response to the internal winning of the BB role, and the number of bets selected by the player can be selected. If the answer is correct, it is possible to play a game with a “high probability RT game (third RT game)” as a bonus before winning the BB role. Thus, the player can increase the number of game medals in the “high probability RT game” in addition to the profit (payout of a predetermined number of game medals) in the “BB game”. Of course, if the selected number of bets is not correct, it is not possible to play a game with “high probability RT game”, but in this case, “BB game” will be started soon after the winning of the BB role is established. There is no significant decline in interest. As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the player can select a bet number of game medals, and can add a new game characteristic that a privilege is given or not depending on the selection. Therefore, even after the internal winning of the BB role, it is possible to effectively excite the player's interest in the game.

  Further, as described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the “first RT game” or “second RT game” is selected depending on the type of the BB winning combination (red 7 BB, blue 7 BB). The “first RT game” is set to switch to the “high probability RT game” when two game medals are betted and the “second RT game” bets three game medals. In other words, the number of game medals for starting the “high probability RT game” is determined based on the result of the internal lottery (the winning BB combination is either red 7 or blue 7). There is no need to separately provide a process for determining the number of bets by lottery or the like, and the control can be simplified. As a result, as described above, it is possible to easily realize the control that provides the case where the privilege is given to the player and the case where the privilege is not given to the player based on the bet number of the game medals selected by the player.

E. Modified example:
In the embodiment described above, in the chance game, if the player selects the number of bets (2 or 3) of game medals, and the selection is correct, the gaming state (third RT It was described as switching to (game). However, the privilege that was selected correctly is not limited to the transition to an advantageous gaming state. For example, a predetermined privilege may be given in the chance game while the chance game is continued. . Below, the modification which employ | adopted such a structure is demonstrated.

  FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a state in which the gaming machine 1 according to the modified example plays a game while switching a plurality of gaming states. As shown in the figure, in the gaming machine 1 of the modified example, as in the above-described embodiment (see FIG. 13), the gaming state is “normal game”, “first RT game”, “second RT game”, “ “BB game” is provided, but in the gaming machine 1 of the modified example, “fourth RT game” is provided instead of “third RT game”.

  Also in the gaming machine 1 of the modified example, as in the above-described embodiment, many games are played as “normal games”. Then, during the “ordinary game”, if one of the two types of BB roles (red 7 BB role, blue 7 BB role) is elected internally, if the red 7 BB role, If the BB combination is 7, the game state is switched to “second RT game”.

  In the modified example, the “first RT game” and the “second RT game” are also in a gaming state in which a re-game winning is slightly more easily established than in the “normal game” as in the above-described embodiment. It is intended to avoid winning the BB role internally (FIGS. 14 and 15). In the above-described embodiment, in the “first RT game” or the “second RT game”, when the specific symbol combinations are arranged on the winning line, the game is switched to the “third RT game”, and when the predetermined number of games are digested, “the normal game at the time of winning” It was supposed to switch to. However, in the modified “first RT game” and “second RT game”, even if specific symbol combinations are prepared, the game state is not switched to another game state, and the number of games is not limited. Instead, when specific symbol combinations are arranged on the winning line, a sub-game called “navigator stock game” is started and continued until a predetermined number of games are consumed. Although the detailed contents of the Navistock game will be described later, the player can increase the number of times that a predetermined game player is informed of internal winning (the number of winning notifications) by playing this subgame. . In addition, when the winning combination is achieved with the combination of symbols of the BB combination, the gaming state is switched to “BB gaming”.

  When switching to “BB game”, as in the above-described embodiment, a game player called “JAC” is internally won with a very high probability (FIG. 18), and a predetermined number of times each time a JAC winning is established. (For example, 15) game medals are paid out. Then, when the number of game medals paid out during the BB game reaches a predetermined number (for example, 465), the gaming state is switched to the “fourth RT game”.

  When switched to “4th RT game”, an internal lottery is performed using a lottery table set for the 4th RT game. FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a lottery table for the fourth RT game. In the lottery table for the fourth RT game, a wide range of random number values are set for the re-game players in the same manner as the lottery table for the third RT game in the above-described embodiment (see FIG. 16). For this reason, the modified “fourth RT game” is also in a gaming state advantageous to a player who wins a re-game player with a very high probability, and is called a “high probability RT game”. However, the lottery table for the fourth RT game is different from the lottery table for the third RT game in that a random number range is set for the BB combination. If the BB role (Red 7 BB role, Blue 7 BB role) is won internally during the “4th RT game”, the game state is “1st RT game”, “2nd RT game” according to the type of the BB role. Respectively. In addition, when any of the three types of bells (Bell A to Bell C) is won, the gaming state is switched to “normal game”. In the gaming machine 1 of the modified example, the game state is switched to “normal game” even when a predetermined number of games (for example, 1000 times) are performed without winning the prize for the small bell role. Yes.

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the first half of the game control process performed by the main control board 200 for controlling the progress of the game in the gaming machine 1 according to the modification. FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the second half of the game control process performed by the main control board 200 in the gaming machine 1 according to the modification. Similarly to the embodiment described above with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, also in the game control process of the modified example, when the process is started, first, a game state setting process is performed, and a game is performed according to the state of the game state flag. The state is switched (S500). Details of the game state setting process of the modification will be described later.

  Following the game state setting process, it is confirmed whether a game medal has been inserted (S502), whether the settlement button has not been operated (S504), and whether the start lever has been operated (S508). An internal lottery process is performed to determine whether or not the winning of any of the plurality of game players is permitted (S510). Then, when the BB combination is won internally (S512: no), the RT game transfer process is performed in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, and the RT game is shifted to a different RT game according to the type of the BB combination won internally. (S514). The details of the RT game transition process of the modification will be described later.

  On the other hand, when the BB role is not won internally (S512: no), the RT game transition process is skipped, and then the spinning cylinder rotation start process is performed to rotate the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c ( S516) When the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped by the spinning cylinder rotation stopping process (S518), it is determined whether or not the specific symbol combination shown in FIG. 11 is aligned on an effective winning line (FIG. 27). S520). If the specific symbol combination is complete (S520: yes), a specific symbol combination establishment signal is output toward the sub-control board 220 (S522). As described above, when the specific symbol combination is aligned on an effective winning line, a sub-game called a navigation stock game is started, and this sub-game is controlled by the sub-control board 220. Therefore, when the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 determines that the specific symbol combinations are complete, it outputs a control signal (specific symbol combination establishment signal) indicating that to the sub-control board 220. The detailed contents of the process (navigator stock game process) performed by the sub control board 220 for executing the navigator stock game will be described later.

  On the other hand, if the specific symbol combination is not aligned on the valid winning line (S520: no), whether or not a winning combination of any game player has been established without outputting the specific symbol combination establishment signal. Is determined (S524). If it is determined that no winning combination has been established (S524: no), the game is completed, the process returns to the beginning of the game control process, and the series of processes described above are executed. . On the other hand, when a winning combination of any game combination is established (S524: yes), a process corresponding to the winning game combination is executed. First, when a winning of a re-gamer is established (S526: yes), a re-game flag is set to ON (S528). If a winning combination for the BB combination is established (S530: yes), the BB game flag is set to ON (S532). When a winning combination for a small role is established (S530: no), a medal payout process is performed according to the type of the small role (S536). In the embodiment described above with reference to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the medal payout process is only performed when the winning of the small role is established, but in the gaming machine 1 of the modified example, the winning is additionally established. It is determined whether or not the small combination is a bell small combination (S538).

  Then, when the winning of the bell small role has been established (S538: yes), it is subsequently determined whether or not the fourth RT game flag is set to ON (S540). Here, the fourth RT game flag is a flag indicating whether or not the gaming state is the above-described “fourth RT game”. As described above with reference to FIG. 24, in the gaming machine 1 according to the modification, when the winning of the bell small role is established during the fourth RT game, the gaming state is switched to the normal game. Therefore, when the fourth RT game flag is ON (S540: yes), the fourth RT game flag is set to OFF (S542). On the other hand, if the fourth RT game flag is not ON (S540: no), the process returns to the beginning of the game control process and the following series of processes is executed.

  On the other hand, in S538, if the winning combination is not the Bell winning combination, that is, if either the watermelon winning or cherry winning winning is established (S538: no) The process returns to the top of the game control process as it is, and the game state setting process (S500) is started.

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the first half of the game state setting process performed by the gaming machine 1 according to the modification. FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing the latter half of the gaming state setting process performed by the gaming machine 1 according to the modification. Similarly to the embodiment described above with reference to FIG. 19 and FIG. 20, in the gaming state setting process of the modified example, processing is performed according to which gaming state flag is set to ON with reference to the gaming state flag. Execute.

  First, if the BB game flag is ON (S600: yes), whether or not the BB game end condition is satisfied (the number of game medals paid out during the BB game has reached a predetermined number) (S602), if not satisfied (S602: no), the BB game lottery table (FIG. 18) is selected (S604), and the BB game effect command is sub-controlled. Output toward the substrate 220 (S606). On the other hand, when the predetermined number of game medals are paid out and the BB game end condition is satisfied (S602: yes), the BB game flag is turned OFF to end the BB game (S608), and then the fourth RT game flag is turned ON. In addition to setting (S610), a fourth RT game start signal is output to the sub-control board 220 (S612). As described above with reference to FIG. 24, in the gaming machine 1 of the modified example, when the BB game is finished, the gaming state is switched to the fourth RT game. Therefore, when the BB game flag is turned OFF, the fourth RT game is turned off. Set the flag to ON. In addition, in the gaming machine 1 of the modified example, in order to notify the player of the fact that the small part of the bell is won in the internal lottery performed during the fourth RT game, the effect display device 10 and various lamps 12 It is designed to give a special production using such as. Since such effects are controlled by the sub-control board 220, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 sets a control signal (fourth RT game) indicating that the gaming state is switched to the fourth RT game when the fourth RT gaming flag is turned ON. Start signal) to the sub-control board 220. The contents of the control performed by the sub control board 220 for the effect of notifying the internal winning will be described in detail later.

  When either the first RT game flag or the second RT game flag is ON (S614: yes), the first RT game lottery table (in accordance with the type of the RT game flag set to ON) ( 14), any one of the second RT game lottery tables (FIG. 15) is selected (S616), and a chance game effect command is output to the sub-control board 220 (S618). Here, in the embodiment described above with reference to FIG. 19 and FIG. 20, if either the first RT game flag or the second RT game flag is ON, the RT game end condition for which the flag is set to ON is satisfied. It came to judge whether it was done. On the other hand, in the gaming machine 1 of the modified example, the lottery table is selected without determining whether or not the end condition is satisfied. As described above with reference to FIG. 24, the end condition of the first RT game and the second RT game of the modified example is set only when switching to the BB game. When switching to the BB game, it is determined as “yes” in S600, and the subsequent processing described above is performed. Therefore, it is not necessary to determine whether or not the end condition is satisfied here.

  Furthermore, if the fourth RT game flag is ON (S620 in FIG. 29: yes), it is then determined whether or not the fourth RT game end condition is satisfied (S622). As described above with reference to FIG. 24, the end condition of the fourth RT game is that the BB combination (either the red 7 BB combination or the blue 7 BB combination) is won internally and the first RT game or the second RT game It is set when the game is switched to any one, the winning of the small role of the bell is established, and the game is switched to the normal game, or the game is exhausted a predetermined number of times (100 times in this modification). Of these, when the winning is due to the internal winning of the BB combination, it is determined as “yes” in S614 and the subsequent processing is performed. Further, when the winning of the small role of the bell is established, the fourth RT game flag is turned OFF in the above-described game control process (S542 in FIG. 27). Therefore, in S622, it may be determined whether or not a predetermined number of games have been consumed. If the predetermined number of games have not been consumed yet (S622: no), the 4th RT game lottery table (FIG. 25) is selected (S624), and a high-probability RT game effect command is sent to the sub-control board. Output to 220 (S626). On the other hand, when the predetermined number of games are consumed and the end condition of the fourth RT game is satisfied (S622: yes), the fourth RT game flag is turned OFF to end the fourth RT game (S530).

  The case where any of the game state flags is ON has been described above. However, if any of the flag is OFF (S620: no), it is determined that the game state is a normal game. When the lottery table for normal games (FIG. 9) is selected (S530), and the effect commands for normal games are output to the sub-control board 220 (S632), the game state setting process of FIGS. 28 and 29 is terminated. Then, the process returns to the game control process described above with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing the flow of the RT game transition process in the gaming machine 1 according to the modification. As described above, this process is performed mainly when the BB combination (either the red 7 BB combination or the blue 7 BB combination) is internally won in the game control process shown in FIGS. This process is executed by the CPU 201 of the control board 200 (S514 in FIG. 26).

  In the embodiment described above, the internal winning combination for the BB combination is made only in the normal game. However, in the gaming machine 1 according to the modified example, the internal winning combination for the BB combination is performed not only in the normal game but also in the fourth RT game. ing. Therefore, when the RT game transition process of the modified example is started, first, it is determined whether or not the fourth RT game flag is set to ON (S700). If the fourth RT game flag is set to ON (S700: yes), it is determined that the fourth RT game is being played. As described above, since the internal winning of the BB combination is set as the end condition of the fourth RT game, if it is determined “yes” in S700, the fourth RT game flag is set to OFF (S702).

  On the other hand, if the 4th RT game flag is OFF (S700: no), the processing of S702 is skipped, and it is determined whether or not the internally winning BB combination is “Red 7 BB combination” (S704). . As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the modified example, in the normal game or the fourth RT game, the BB role is internally won (FIGS. 9 and 25). When the “Red 7 BB role” is internally won, In either case, the gaming state is switched to the first RT game (FIG. 24). Therefore, if it is determined as “yes” in S704, the first RT game flag is set to ON (S706), and when the first RT game start signal is output to the sub-control board 220 (S708), FIG. The RT game transition process is terminated. As described above, when the gaming state is switched to the first RT game or the second RT game and a predetermined condition is satisfied, a sub-game called a navigation stock game is started. Since it is controlled by the sub-control board 220, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 turns on the first RT game flag, and the control signal (first RT game start signal) indicating that the gaming state is switched to the first RT game. Is output to the sub-control board 220. The detailed contents of the processing (navigation stock game processing) performed by the sub control board 220 that has received the signal to execute the navigation stock game will be described later.

  On the other hand, if the internal winning BB combination is not “Red 7 BB combination” (S704: no), the “Blue 7 BB combination” was won internally during the normal game or the 4th RT game. In this case, the gaming state is switched to the second RT game. Therefore, if “no” is determined in S704, the second RT gaming flag is set to ON (S710), and a control signal (second RT gaming start signal) indicating that the gaming state is switched to the second RT gaming is set. Is output to the sub-control board 220 (S712), the RT game transition process of FIG. 30 is terminated and the process returns to the game control process of FIGS.

  The contents of various control processes performed for the main control board 200 to advance the game have been described above. Here, as described above with reference to FIG. 4, the main control board 200 is connected to the sub-control board 220 so as to exchange data, and various types of game effects are performed during the game control process. These control signals and control commands are output toward the sub-control board 220. The sub control board 220 executes effect control processing based on the received control signal and control command, and uses the various lamps 12, the various speakers 14, 114, the effect display device 10, the rotary backlight 20L, and the like. Directing. Further, in the gaming machine 1 of the modified example, when a predetermined game player is won in an internal lottery performed during a predetermined game state, a special effect is performed in order to notify the player of the internal win. It has become. Furthermore, the gaming machine 1 according to the modified example is provided with a sub game called a navigation stock game, and the player performs the sub game so that the internal winning notification effect is performed (the number of winning notifications). It is possible to increase. In the following, the contents of a process (navigation stock game process) performed by the sub-control board 220 for executing a navigation stock game and a process for performing an internal winning notification effect (internal winning notification process) will be described in detail.

  FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing the flow of the navigation stock game process executed by the sub control board 220 in the gaming machine 1 according to the modification. As described above, the navigation stock game is executed in the first RT game and the second RT game. When switching to these gaming states, control signals (first RT game start signal, second RT game start signal) are output from the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 to the sub-control board 220. (S708, S712 in FIG. 30), the sub-control board 220 executes the following navigation stock game process when any control signal is received.

  When the navigation stock game process is started, first, the winning notification count is reset (S800). In the gaming machine 1 of the modified example, the initial value of the number of winning notifications is set to “0”. However, since the number of winning notifications increased in the previous navigation stock game may remain without being digested, the winning notification number is reset to “0” immediately after the start of the navigation stock game process. I will leave it.

  When the number of winning notifications is reset, the sub-control board 220 confirms whether or not a lottery result transmission command has been received from the main control board 200 (S802). Here, the lottery result transmission command refers to the sub-control board 220 from the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 in order to transmit the result of the internal lottery (such as the type of the winning game player) in the internal lottery process (S510 in FIG. 26). This command is output toward The control process performed by the sub control board 220 is basically a control command (or control signal) output from the main control board 200 in order to be linked with the game control process (FIGS. 26 and 27) performed by the main control board 200. ) Is executed based on. In the navigation stock game process, the process proceeds with the reception of the lottery result transmission command. Therefore, when the lottery result transmission command is not received (S802: no), the command is received. Wait as it is.

  When the lottery result transmission command is received (S802: yes), the sub-control board 220 determines whether or not it is the first one received after the navigation stock game process is started (S804), and is the first reception. In the case (S804: yes), it is then determined whether a specific symbol combination establishment signal has been received from the main control board 200 (S806). Similar to the embodiment described above, in the gaming machine 1 of the modified example, during the first RT game and the second RT game, it is possible to start the game by betting two or three game medals. At the same time, the rotation stop control in the rotation rotation stop processing (S518 in FIG. 26) is changed according to the number of bets on the game medals. That is, in the “first RT game”, if the number of game medals bet is “2”, the stop positions of the respective cylinders so that the specific symbol combination shown in FIG. 11 is aligned on the valid winning line (FIG. 5). On the other hand, if the number of bets is “3”, the stop position of each cylinder is determined so that the specific symbol combination is not aligned on the winning line. On the other hand, in the “second RT game”, if the number of bets is “2”, a specific symbol combination is not aligned on the winning line, while if the number of bets is “3”, a specific symbol is set. The stop position of each cylinder is determined so that the combinations are aligned. When the specific symbol combinations are aligned on the valid winning line, a specific symbol combination establishment signal is output from the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 to the sub control board 220 (S522 in FIG. 27). In the gaming machine 1 of the modified example, the navigation stock game is started when the specific symbol combinations are aligned on the winning line, and therefore, when the specific symbol combination establishment signal is not received (S806) : No), the navigation stock game process of FIG. 31 is terminated without starting the navigation stock game. In this way, if the specific symbol combination is not prepared in the game immediately after the first RT game or the second RT game is started (the next game after the internal winning of the BB role), the navigation stock game process will end. Even if the specific symbol combination is prepared thereafter, the navigation stock game is not started in the current first RT game or second RT game.

  On the other hand, when the specific symbol combination establishment signal is received (S806: yes), the process returns to S802 and waits until the next lottery result transmission command is received (S802: yes). Start the game. In the gaming machine 1 of the modified example, the first RT game or the second RT game in a state where the navigation stock game is executed corresponds to the “special gaming state” of the present invention, and the control processing ( Since FIG. 31) is performed by the sub-control board 220, the sub-control board 220 of the modified example constitutes one aspect of the “special game generating means” of the present invention.

  Then, since it is always determined as “no” in the second and subsequent steps of S804, the sub-control board 220 performs a winning notification number addition lottery process (S808). In this process, a process of determining by lottery whether or not to increase the number of times that a predetermined game player is informed of the internal winning (the number of winning notifications) is increased.

  This lottery is performed using a dedicated table called a winning notification frequency addition lottery table. FIG. 32 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a hit push order lottery table used in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in the drawing, in the winning notification number addition lottery table, a lottery result of “win” or “off” is stored in association with a random number for lottery. Here, the random number for lottery is a random number that is acquired when the sub control board 220 receives a lottery result transmission command (S802) and is stored in the RAM mounted on the sub control board 220. By referring to such a table, it is possible to read out the lottery result corresponding to the acquired random number for lottery and determine whether it is “winning” or “off”.

  In the gaming machine 1 according to the modified example, “winning” or “off” is directly determined using the lottery table. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the player technically determines the lottery result. You may be able to intervene. For example, if the order in which the player operates the three spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c (so-called pushing order) and the pushing order set in advance in the lottery match, it is determined as “winning”. If not, it may be “displaced”.

  When the winning notification number addition lottery process is thus performed, the sub-control board 220 determines whether or not the lottery is won (S810). And when winning (S810: yes), the process which adds "5" to the present winning notification number is performed (S812). On the other hand, if it is not won (S810: no), it is determined whether or not the end condition of the navigation stock game is satisfied without performing the process of increasing the number of winning notifications (S814). ). In the gaming machine 1 of the modified example, as a condition for ending the navigation stock game, the game is switched to the BB game when the winning of the BB role is established, or the game of the predetermined number (for example, 20 times) is digested without switching to the BB game It is set if However, the player can continue the navigation stock game until the predetermined number of games are consumed by operating the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c so that the winning of the BB role is not established. If the game is immediately after starting the game, none of the Navistock game end conditions are satisfied (S814: no). In this case, the process returns to S802 and waits until the next lottery result transmission command is received. If it is received, the above-described series of processing is executed.

  While repeating such processing, if it is determined that the winning combination of the BB role has been established or the game has been completed a predetermined number of times and the end condition of the navigation stock game has been satisfied (S814: yes), The number of winning notifications accumulated during the navigation stock game is stored (S816), and the navigation stock game process of FIG. 31 is terminated.

  FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing the flow of the internal winning notification process executed by the sub-control board 220 in the gaming machine 1 according to the modification. In the gaming machine 1 according to the modified example, when the gaming state is switched to the fourth RT game, the player is notified of the internal winning of a predetermined game player. As described above, when switching to the fourth RT game, the fourth RT game start signal is output from the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 to the sub-control board 220 (S612 in FIG. 28). Therefore, when receiving the fourth RT game start signal, the sub control board 220 executes the following internal winning notification process.

  When starting the internal winning notification process, the sub-control board 220 first checks whether or not a lottery result transmission command has been received from the main control board 200 (S900). As described above, the lottery result transmission command is a command for transmitting to the sub-control board 220 the result of the internal lottery performed in the internal lottery process (S510 in FIG. 26) (such as the type of the winning game combination). The internal winning notification process proceeds with the reception of the lottery result transmission command as a trigger. For this reason, when the lottery result transmission command has not been received yet (S900: no), the process stands by until the command is received.

  When the lottery result transmission command is received (S900: yes), the sub-control board 220 determines whether or not the number of winning notifications is “0” (S902). As described above, before switching to the fourth RT game, the game is always played in either the first RT game or the second RT game (see FIG. 24). Also, in the first RT game and the second RT game, when a specific symbol combination (FIG. 11) is prepared in the first game (the next game after the internal winning of the BB role), the navigation stock game is started and the number of winning notifications (internal It is possible to increase the number of times that the winning is notified (see FIG. 31). However, if the specific symbol combination is not prepared in the first RT game or the second RT game, the navigation stock game is not performed, and it is naturally determined that the number of winning notifications is “0” in S902 (S902: yes). In the gaming machine 1 of the modified example, the internal winning notification is made for the number of winning notifications set in the navigation stock game (S816 in FIG. 31), so if “yes” is determined in S902, Then, the internal winning notification process of FIG. 33 is terminated without performing the internal winning notification.

  On the other hand, when the winning notification count is not “0”, that is, when the navigation stock game is performed in the first RT game or the second RT game and the winning notification count is increased (S902: no), Next, it is determined whether or not an internal winning combination is given to the small part of the bell (S904). Since the lottery result transmission command received in S900 describes the type of the winning game combination, the sub-control board 220 interprets the lottery result transmission command and determines whether or not the bell small combination is won. Can be judged. In addition, in the gaming machine 1 of the modified example, if the internal winning of the small part of the bell is won during the fourth RT game, the player is notified of that fact. Accordingly, when the bell small role has been won (S904: yes), an effect for notifying the player of the internal winning of the bell small role is executed (S906). This effect is performed by the sub control board 220 controlling the various lamps 12, the various speakers 14, 114, the effect display device 10, the rotary backlight 20L, and the like. As described above, since three types of bells (Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C) are provided as bell small roles, a notification effect including the type of the selected bell small role is performed. In the gaming machine 1 according to the modified example, the small combination of the bell is set as a gaming combination (end combination) for ending the fourth RT game, so that the player stops the symbol combination corresponding to the notified small bell combination. It is possible to continue the fourth RT game by operating the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c at a timing that is not displayed.

  When the internal winning notification effect is thus performed, the number of winning notifications is exhausted once, so the sub-control board 220 performs a process of subtracting “1” from the stored number of winning notifications (S908). .

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S904 that the bell small role has not been won internally (S904: no), the execution of the notification effect (S906) and the subtraction process (S908) are skipped, and the fourth RT game is ended. It is determined whether or not (S910). As described above, the end condition of the fourth RT game is that the BB role is won internally and the game is switched to the first RT game or the second RT game, or the bell small role winning is established and the game is switched to the normal game. Alternatively, it is set when a predetermined number of games (1000 times) are digested and switched to a normal game (see FIG. 24). When switching to the first RT game or the second RT game, the corresponding control signals (first RT game start signal, second RT game start signal) are output from the main control board 200 to the sub-control board 220 (FIG. 30 (S708, S712), when switching to the normal game, an effect command for normal game is output (S632 in FIG. 29). The sub-control board 220 can determine whether or not the fourth RT game is ended based on whether or not these commands and signals are received. If it is determined that the fourth RT game is not finished (S910: no), the process returns to the process of S900 and waits until the next lottery result transmission command is received.

  While repeating these processes, whether the number of winning notifications is all exhausted and becomes “0” (S902: yes), or if it is determined that the fourth RT game has ended (S910: yes), FIG. The internal winning notification process is terminated. The fourth RT game continues even after the number of winning notifications becomes “0” and the internal winning is not notified, but the type of bell winning combination (Bell A or Bell C) is not known. It ’s not easy to avoid the winning of the small bell role. Therefore, as the number of winning notifications set in the navigation stock game increases, the fourth RT game can be continued for a long period of time.

  As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the modified example, the game machine 1 is switched to the “first RT game” or the “second RT game” depending on the type of the BB winning combination. In the game immediately after switching (the next game after the internal winning of the BB role), if it is “first RT game”, two game medals, if it is “second RT game”, three game medals By betting, a sub-game called “Navistock Game” is started. In this Navistock game, the number of times that the internal winning of the end role (bell small part) is notified in the 4th RT game to be started later can be increased (the number of winning notifications). It becomes possible to continue 4RT games over a long period of time. Of course, since it is concealed by the player whether it is “first RT game” or “second RT game”, the player can determine how many game medals bet to start the navigation stock game. If a game medal is betted as expected and the number of bets selected by the player is correct, the navigation stock game is executed as a privilege, and the 4RT game started later becomes more advantageous. In this way, the development of the subsequent game changes depending on how many game medals the player bets, so that the player can play more aggressive games. It can be effectively increased.

  While various embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited thereto, and is not limited to the wording of each claim unless it departs from the scope described in each claim. Improvements based on the knowledge that a person skilled in the art normally has can also be added as appropriate to the extent that those skilled in the art can easily replace them.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment and modification, the game state is switched to the first RT game or the second RT game called “chance game” according to the internally won BB combination, and a game medal to which a predetermined privilege is granted is given. The description has been made assuming that the number of bets (the number of bets per game) is predetermined for each chance game. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the bet number per win may be determined by lottery. For example, each time the BB role is won internally and the chance game is switched, a lottery is performed to determine the number of bets to be won. When the number of game medals bet by the player matches the number of bets, a specific symbol combination May be arranged on the winning line. In this way, even if only one chance game is provided, it is possible to obtain the same effects as those in the above-described embodiments and modifications. In addition, it is possible to perform lottery of the number of bets per chance game, so that the number of bets can be changed in the chance game. It becomes possible for the player to select a plurality of bets.

  Further, in the above-described embodiments and modifications, it has been described that the stop position of each cylinder is determined so that specific symbol combinations are aligned when the number of game medals bet in the chance game matches the number of winning bets. However, if the player operates the spinning stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c in a timely manner with the internal winning combination for the small role, etc., each rounding is performed so that the symbol combinations corresponding to the small role are preferentially aligned. By determining the stop position, the player may select the game medal again in the next game. In other words, when the winning combination of symbols is preferentially arranged, the number of games of “chance game” is increased (extended) by one. The “increase in the number of chance games” is preferably executed every time a combination of symbols of a small role is preferentially arranged during a chance game (including an extended chance game). By doing so, it is possible to avoid the situation that the specific symbol combination is not stopped and displayed by preferentially arranging the symbol combinations of the small roles, and to make the game fair to all the players. Can do. Of course, the stop position of each cylinder may be determined so that the specific symbol combination and the symbol combination corresponding to the small combination are aligned at the same time.

  In addition, in the above-described embodiments and modifications, since the internal winning of the BB role is carried over in the “chance game” and the “third RT game”, the player operates the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c. Depending on the timing, a winning combination of BB can be established. However, in the “chance game” and the “third RT game”, stop control is performed in which the combination of symbols corresponding to the BB combination is not prepared no matter what timing the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are operated. Also good. By doing in this way, a player who cannot avoid winning the BB role (particularly a beginner who can't hold on) will establish a BB role winning, contrary to his intention. And it is possible to prevent the “third RT game” from ending. As a result, the game can be made fair to all the players.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment and modification, “cherry small combination” is set as a game combination overlapping with “BB combination”, but is not limited to this, and has priority over BB combination. As long as the game player can perform stop control to establish a winning combination, any game player may be selected and won. In addition, in the case where “re-game combination” and “BB combination” are won simultaneously, the following configuration can be cited. For example, the player may be able to select the number of bets in the next game after the winning of the “re-game player” that is won in duplicate with the “BB player” is established. In other words, in a general gaming machine, when a “re-gamer” win is established, the same number of game medals as bet in the game where the win is established are automatically bet (for example, a game (In the case that a re-game player win is established in a game in which three medals are bet, three medals are automatically bet in the next game). Then, even if the “chance game” is started, there is a problem that the player cannot freely select the bet number. Therefore, as described above, if the player can select the number of bets in the next game after the winning of the “re-gamer” is established (for example, if a player who wins a re-gamer wins a game with three bets) However, two bets can be selected in the next game, and the remaining one is stored as credits), and the above-described problem can be solved.

  Furthermore, in the gaming machines 1 of the above-described embodiments and modifications, the number of bets that can be selected by the player in “chance game” is “2” or “3”, but the present invention is not limited to this. Any number of sheets may be set. In addition to the chance game, the bet number of game medals can be selected not only in other game states (normal game etc.), but by betting one prescribed number of game medals among a plurality of prescribed numbers. A game may be started. In addition, a plurality of prescribed numbers may be set as the number of bets per player. For example, when there are three kinds of prescribed numbers “1”, “2”, “3”, “1” ”And“ 2 ”may be set as the number of bets, and“ 3 ”may be set as the number of off-bets.

  Further, in the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment and the modified example described above, the “specific symbol combination” is set to a symbol combination (so-called “break”) that is not aligned with the same symbol as shown in FIG. It is not limited and may be set to a combination of symbols all having the same symbol (for example, a blank symbol). In this way, when the number of bets selected by the player in the “chance game” is correct, the game is made clearer by aligning the same symbols on the winning line. The person can be notified.

  Further, in the gaming machine 1 of the above-described embodiment and the modified example, in the “chance game”, the player selects the bet number while predicting the winning bet number, but when a specific condition is satisfied Alternatively, the player may be informed of the winning bet number before the player selects the bet number. Here, “when a specific condition is satisfied” means, for example, that the number of games after the end of the BB game is within a predetermined number (for example, 50 times) or that the BB role is not won internally. A case where the number of games in a normal game has reached a predetermined number (for example, 1000 times) may be mentioned. By doing this, it is possible to obtain an effect that a large profit can be given to the player in a short period of time, or a profit can be given as a relief to the player who has consumed many game medals. In addition, the game can be sharpened by providing a case of notifying the number of bets per game.

  In addition, in the above-described embodiments and modifications, it has been described that a game is played using a game medal as a game medium. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a game machine using a game ball or the like as a game medium The present invention can also be suitably applied to.

  Further, in the gaming machine 1 of the above-described modified example, the number of times the navigation stock game is continued is set to 20 times, but is not limited to this, and is different for each “first RT game” and “second RT game”. You may set the continuation number. For example, a navigation stock game executed in the “first RT game” is continued until 20 games are consumed, and a navigation stock game executed in the “second RT game” is continued until 10 games are consumed. It is good. In such a case, the probability that the “first RT game” and the “second RT game” are started (that is, the winning probability of the BB role of red 7 and the winning probability of the BB role of blue 7) is different. It is preferable to keep it. In other words, the navigation stock game executed in the “first RT game” is more advantageous to the player than the navigation stock game executed in the “second RT game”. The internal winning probability of "7BB combination" is set lower than the internal winning probability of "Blue 7 BB combination". With this configuration, at the start of “chance game”, the player selects the number of bets while taking into consideration both the size of the privilege given thereafter and the high probability of selecting the number of bets per game. become. As a result, the player can have a wider range of selection than simply selecting the number of bets while predicting the number of bets per player.

It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the game machine of a present Example. It is the perspective view which opened the front door and showed the internal structure of the gaming machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the arrangement | sequence of the symbol displayed on the outer peripheral surface of three spinning cylinders. It is explanatory drawing which shows the electrical structure of the game machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed the winning line set to the gaming machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed the game combination set to the gaming machine of a present Example in association with the symbol combination which establishes a game combination, and the privilege provided by the game combination. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part of the game control process which a main control board performs in order to control progress of a game in the gaming machine of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the second half part of the game control process which a main control board performs in the gaming machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the lottery table used during a normal game. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the structure of the internal winning flag in the gaming machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the specific symbol combination set to the gaming machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the data structure of the area | region for 1 byte in which a game state flag is set. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the mode that the game machine of a present Example played a game, switching a game state. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the lottery table for 1st RT games. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the lottery table for 2nd RT games. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the lottery table for 3RT games. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the lottery table for normal games at the time of winning. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the lottery table for BB games. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part of the game state setting process performed in a game control process. It is a flowchart which shows the second half part of the game state setting process performed in a game control process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of RT game transfer process performed in a game control process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of RT game change process performed in a game control process. It is explanatory drawing which showed the several game state and effect aspect provided in the gaming machine of a present Example, and the ease of switching between each game state. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the mode that the game machine of a modification performed a game, switching a some game state. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the lottery table for 4th games. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part of the game control process in a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the second half part of the game control process in a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part of the game state setting process in a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the second half part of the game state setting process in a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of RT game transfer process performed in the game control process of a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the navigation stock game process which a sub control board performs in the game machine of a modification. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the winning notification frequency | count addition lottery table used when performing the winning notification frequency | count addition lottery process with the game machine of a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the internal winning notification process which a sub control board performs in the game machine of a modification.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Cylinder type gaming machine (game machine), 20a, 20b, 20c ... Cylinder,
36 ... Start lever (rotation start member) 38a, 38b, 38c ... Revolving stop button,
200 ... main control board,
201 ... CPU (symbol combination lottery means, special symbol combination carry-over means, hit prescribed number determination means, throw-in number detection means, privilege grant means, specific symbol combination stop control means, special game generation means),
220 ... Sub-control board (privilege grant means, special game generation means)

Claims (3)

After throwing one prescribed number of game media out of a prescribed number of predetermined types, rotate a plurality of cylinders with a plurality of types of symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface, and when the cylinder is stopped When the special symbol combination of is established, in the spinning type gaming machine that generates a special gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state,
Whether or not to allow any symbol combination to be established from among a plurality of symbol combinations including the special symbol combination triggered by the operation of a rotation start member for starting rotation of the rotating drum A symbol combination lottery means for performing lottery of
A special symbol combination carry-over means for carrying over the permitted state of the special symbol combination after the next game when the special symbol combination is not established in the game in which the special symbol combination is permitted by the symbol combination lottery means. When,
When the special symbol combination is allowed by the symbol combination lottery means, a prescribed number determining means for determining any prescribed number as a prescribed number from the plural types of prescribed numbers;
Insertion number detecting means for detecting the number of input of the game medium input by the player,
In the game where the permitted state of the special symbol combination is carried over by the special symbol combination carry-over means, the number of throws detected by the throw-in number detecting means, and the winning prescribed number determined by the winning prescribed number determining means And a bonus granting means for granting the player a predetermined bonus that is different from the occurrence of the special gaming state. In the rotary type gaming machine according to claim 1,
As the special symbol combination, a plurality of special symbol combinations each having a different symbol combination are provided,
The symbol combination lottery means performs a lottery as to whether or not to allow any symbol combination from among the plurality of symbol combinations including the plurality of special symbol combinations,
The winning prescribed number determining means, when any one of the plurality of special symbol combinations is allowed, determines the prescribed number according to the type of the allowed special symbol combination. Gaming machine. In the rotary type gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2,
In the game where the permitted state of the special symbol combination is carried over by the special symbol combination carry-over means, the number of throws detected by the throw-in number detecting means, and the winning prescribed number determined by the winning prescribed number determining means And the specific symbol combination stop control means for controlling the stop position of the rotating cylinder so that a predetermined specific symbol combination is established when the rotating cylinder stops,
The privilege granting means
Special game generating means for generating a special game state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game state and can be continued for a predetermined number of games when the specific symbol combination is established when the spinning cylinder stops A rotary-type game machine characterized by comprising:

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