JP2008278934A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slot machine which can enhance players' interests even under the replay high probability state while raising expectations of the players for the winning of a special prize without complicating control. <P>SOLUTION: When a replay winning combination and a bell winning combination are won, a CPU 41a controls to let the symbol of "red cherry" or "white cherry" stop on the middle stage of the left reel while stopping the replay combination or the bell combination on a prize winning line. On the other hand, when a special winning combination is won, it controls to let the symbol of "red cherry" or "white cherry" stop on the middle stage of the left reel while stopping neither of both the combinations. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine in which a winning can be generated according to a display result derived to a variable display device.

  A slot machine generally includes a variable display device having a plurality of (usually three) reels having a plurality of types of symbols as identification information drawn on the outer periphery, and each reel has a start lever by a player. Rotation is started by operating, and when the player operates a stop button provided corresponding to each reel, the rotation is stopped within a range of a predetermined maximum delay time from the operation timing. . And, a combination of predetermined winning symbols (for example, 7-7-7, hereinafter referred to as a combination of symbols) is aligned on a predetermined winning line when rotation of all reels is stopped. A win occurs.

  In addition, as the winning line, there are generally five winning lines including three winning lines for determining three horizontally arranged symbols and two winning lines for determining three symbols arranged on a diagonal line. However, when one of these multiple lines is invalidated, the effective winning line where the winning is actually determined is limited, and when the combination of symbols to be awarded is aligned on the effective winning line, A slot machine that makes it easy to understand the occurrence of winnings due to combinations of symbols that are aligned with valid winning lines by stopping single symbols (cherries) that become winnings even when they are stopped on valid winning lines. It has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-320 A

  In the slot machine described in Patent Document 1, when a winning combination of winning symbols is made on a valid winning line and a winning symbol is generated, a single symbol stops even on an invalid line. Although it is possible to make it easier to understand, there is no difference from the conventional slot machine where a single symbol is aligned on an effective line and a winning occurs, and the display when the winning line is aligned on the winning line Although special control is applied to the aspect, it has not been able to enhance the interest sufficiently.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine capable of enhancing a player's expectation based on a display result of a variable display device.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a slot machine according to claim 1 of the present invention provides:
A variable display device capable of deriving and displaying a display result in each of a plurality of variable display areas (display areas of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols that can be identified,
The game can be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using the gaming value, and displayed in all of the plurality of variable display areas (reel 2L, 2C, 2R display areas). One game is completed when the result is derived and displayed, and a winning can be generated according to the combination of the display results derived and displayed in the plurality of variable display areas (display areas of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R). A slot machine (slot machine 1),
Special winning with a transition to a special gaming state (big bonus, regular bonus) advantageous to the player before the display result is derived in at least one of the variable display areas (reel 2L, 2C, 2R display area) (Special role) and a pre-determining means (internal lottery) for determining whether or not to allow a winning including a predetermined winning (replay, bell) other than the special winning;
Determination that the occurrence of the special prize (special role) is permitted by the pre-determining means, and the occurrence of the special prize is not permitted when the special prize (special role) is not generated ( Carry-over means to carry over the special role winning flag) after the next game,
Derivation control means for performing control for deriving a display result in the plurality of variable display areas (display areas of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R) based on a determination result of the prior determination means (internal lottery);
When display results are derived for all of the plurality of variable display areas (reel 2L, 2C, 2R display areas), stop at one or more winning lines (winning lines L1 to L4) passing through all the variable display areas. Is a means for determining whether or not a winning has occurred based on a combination of symbols, and a predetermined combination of winning symbols (a combination of “bell-bell-bell” / “replay-replay-replay”) is included in the winning line. A winning determination means for determining that the predetermined winning (bell / replay) has occurred when stopped;
With
The derivation control means includes
When it is determined by the pre-determining means that the predetermined winning (bell / replay) is allowed to occur, a specific position in a specific variable display area (left reel) among the plurality of variable display areas ( The special symbol (cherry) stops in the middle) and the predetermined winning symbol combination (“bell-bell-bell” / “replay-replay-replay” combination) on the winning line (winning lines L1 to L4) Special derivation control means for carrying out control to stop
If the pre-determining means determines that the occurrence of the special prize (special role) is permitted, and if it is not determined that the predetermined prize (bell / replay) is permitted, the identification The special symbol (cherry) stops at the specific position (middle stage) in the variable display area (left reel) and the combination of the predetermined winning symbols ("Bell-" Special-time special derivation control means for performing control without stopping the combination of “bell-bell” / “replay-replay-replay”;
including,
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, a special symbol is placed at a specific position in a specific variable display area when the occurrence of a predetermined prize is allowed or when the occurrence of a special prize is allowed and the occurrence of a predetermined prize is not allowed. When a special symbol stops at a specific position in a specific variable display area, the combination of a predetermined winning symbol on the winning line may not be stopped, thereby allowing a special winning to be permitted. Therefore, in addition to the special symbol being stopped at a specific position in a specific variable display area, the special prize is gradually raised depending on whether or not the combination of predetermined winning symbols is finally stopped. It is possible to increase the player's expectation for the occurrence of
Note that the predetermined number of bets is at least one bet number, and a game can be started by setting a bet number of two or more or setting a maximum bet number. good. Further, the game may be started by setting a bet amount determined according to a plurality of game states.
Further, the specific variable display area is a predetermined variable display area among a plurality of variable display areas, and is a predetermined variable display area, and a single variable display area is not a variable display area. It may be a variable display area or a plurality of variable display areas.
In addition, the specific position in the specific variable display area may be a position on the winning line or a position other than the winning line.
The special symbol may be a symbol that constitutes a combination of winning symbols by stopping at the winning line, or may be a symbol that is not related to the winning symbol combination. Further, the symbol may be a pattern in which a winning is established only by stopping at a winning line in a specific variable display area or another variable display area.

A slot machine according to claim 2 of the present invention is the slot machine according to claim 1,
The winning determination means includes a first predetermined winning of the predetermined winnings when the first winning symbol combination (“bell-bell-bell” combination) is stopped on the winning line (winning lines L1 to L4). It is determined that (bell) has occurred, and when the second winning symbol combination (“replay-replay-replay” combination) is stopped on the winning line (winning lines L1 to L4) Determine that a second predetermined winning (replay) has occurred,
The predetermined time special derivation control means includes:
The specific position in the specific variable display area (the left reel) when it is determined by the pre-determining means that the generation of the first predetermined winning (bell) is allowed Control that stops the special symbol (cherry) at (middle stage) and stops the first winning symbol combination (“bell-bell-bell” combination) at the winning line (winning lines L1 to L4). A first predetermined time special derivation control means to perform;
When it is determined by the pre-determining means that the second predetermined winning (replay) is allowed to occur, the special position is set at the specific position (middle stage) in the specific variable display area (left reel). A second predetermined control for controlling the stop of the symbol (cherry) and stopping the combination of the second winning symbols (the combination of “replay-replay-replay”) on the winning line (winning lines L1 to L4). Special derivation control means,
including,
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, when a special symbol stops at a specific position in a specific variable display area, it becomes difficult to guess whether or not a predetermined winning combination will be finally obtained. Until the display result is derived in the area, it is possible to maintain the player's expectation that the special winning is permitted.

A slot machine according to claim 3 of the present invention is the slot machine according to claim 1 or 2,
The pre-decision means indicates that the special prize is allowed to be generated and the predetermined prize is allowed to be generated in a state where the decision to allow the special prize is not carried over by the carryover means. Decide at the same time,
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, when a special symbol stops at a specific position in a specific variable display area, even if a predetermined winning symbol combination is aligned on the winning line, it is determined that the special winning is allowed at the same time. Therefore, even in such a case, the player can be expected to be allowed to generate a special prize.

A slot machine according to claim 4 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
An image display device (liquid crystal display 51) capable of displaying an image;
When the special symbol (cherry) stops at the specific position (middle stage) in the specific variable display area (left reel), the continuous effect period continues over a plurality of games. Continuous production showing the production result of whether or not to allow the occurrence of the special prize is determined by the pre-determining means at the end (continue over a plurality of games and finally whether or not a special role is won) Display of the image on the image display device (liquid crystal display 51) including a demonstration effect (standby effect) executed when a state in which the game is not progressing after the game ends A plurality of types of image element data (characters) respectively corresponding to a plurality of types of effects executed by the image element data storage means (CGROM 205);
A means for storing data so as to be readable and writable, and a temporary storage area (on the VRAM) in which image element data (character) corresponding to the effect being executed among the plurality of types of image element data (character) is temporarily written. Image data storage including a general character buffer L2) and a frame area (drawing area (display area) on the VRAM) in which image data is drawn based on the image element data (character) written in the temporary storage area Means (SDRAM 210);
Effect control means (CPU 91a, graphic controller 200) for controlling the execution of the effect by displaying the image on the image display device as the game progresses;
With
The production control means includes
In the game in which the execution of the continuous effect is started, the image element data (character) of the continuous effect is read from the image element data storage means (CGROM 205), and the read image element data of the continuous effect is stored in the temporary storage area (VRAM). Continuous production data writing means for writing to the above general-purpose character buffer L2);
After the game ends, the image element data (character) of the demonstration effect (standby effect) is read from the image element data storage means (CGROM 205), and the read image element data of the demonstration effect is stored in the temporary storage area (on the VRAM). Demonstration effect data writing means for writing into the general character buffer L2);
Image element data (character) written in the temporary storage area (general character buffer L2 on the VRAM) is read out, and image data is read from the frame area (drawing area (display on the VRAM) on the basis of the read image element data. Image data drawing means for drawing in the area));
An image corresponding to the image data drawn in the frame area (display area (drawing area on the VRAM)) is displayed on the image display device (liquid crystal display 51) every predetermined frame period (V blank). Display control means,
After the continuous effect data writing means writes the image element data (character) of the continuous effect in the temporary storage area (general character buffer L2 on the VRAM) until the execution of the continuous effect ends. Continuous demonstration effect prohibiting means for prohibiting execution of the demonstration effect (standby effect);
including,
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, the image element data of the continuous effect is written in the temporary storage area, and the demo effect is prohibited until the end of the continuous effect corresponding thereto, and as a result, until the continuous effect ends. Since the image element data of the demonstration effect is not written in the temporary storage area, the image element data of the continuous effect is not erased from the temporary storage area by writing the image element data of the demonstration effect. For this reason, in order to produce a demonstration effect unrelated to the progress of the game, generally, the image element data of a continuous effect with a large amount of data is read from the image element data storage means and written to the temporary storage area of the image data storage means It is possible to eliminate the occurrence of duplicate overhead.
The demonstration effect data writing means may write the image element data of the demonstration effect in the temporary storage area when a state in which the game is not progressing after the game is finished continues for a predetermined time. In this case, the image data of the demonstration effect is drawn in the frame area after the image element data of the demonstration effect is written. On the other hand, the demonstration effect data writing means may write the image element data of the demonstration effect in the temporary storage area immediately after the game ends. In this case, when a state where the game has not progressed after the game is finished continues for a predetermined time, the image data is drawn in the frame area based on the image element data of the demonstration effect written immediately after the game is finished. It becomes.
Moreover, the said continuous production | presentation may be able to forcibly end the execution in the middle of execution according to a player's instruction | indication. In this case, the demonstration effect prohibiting unit can prohibit the execution of the demonstration effect until the execution of the continuous effect is forcibly terminated by an instruction from the player.
In addition, when the demonstration effect prohibiting means is configured to operate by program control, the demonstration effect execution is not limited to that realized by a program that performs control to positively prohibit execution of the demonstration effect. Includes programs that have been created so that routines to be implemented are not called.

A slot machine according to claim 5 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Respective derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated when deriving display results of the plurality of variable display areas;
Timing start means (a process of setting an automatic stop time and starting timing) based on the fact that a predetermined timing start condition after the start of the game is satisfied (reel rotation start);
With
The derivation control means includes
When the derivation operation means is operated at a stage before a predetermined automatic stop time elapses after the time measuring means starts measuring time (a reel that is fluctuating after the reel rotation starts and before the automatic stop time elapses) In the control pattern (reel stop control by the stop control table generated based on the data creation table corresponding to the result of the internal lottery) according to the determination result of the prior determination means) On-operation derivation control for performing control for deriving the display result of the variable display area corresponding to the operation of the deriving operation means (control for stopping the reel at the stop position corresponding to the stop operation position with reference to the stop control table) Means,
Determination result of the pre-decision means when the automatic stop time has elapsed after the time measurement means has started timing (when there is a reel that is still changing when the automatic stop time has elapsed after the reel rotation has started) Regardless of the control, the display results are derived in the variable display area that is still changing so that the combination of the display results does not constitute a winning combination when all the variable display areas are derived. Automatic derivation control means for carrying out control to stop the reels so that the roles are not aligned,
Including
The automatic derivation control means, when it is determined that the predetermined winning (bell / replay) is allowed to occur, when the automatic stop time elapses after the time measuring means starts measuring time (reel rotation start) After that, when there is a reel that is still changing when the automatic stop time has passed), the special symbol (cherry) has already stopped at the specific position (middle stage) in the specific variable display area (left reel). Control that causes the display result to be derived to the variable display area that is still changing so that the combination of the display results becomes a combination that does not constitute a prize when all the variable display areas are derived Control to stop the reels so that the winning line is not aligned.)
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, when the control for deriving the display result to the variable display area is performed because a predetermined automatic stop time has elapsed regardless of the operation of the derivation operation means (hereinafter also referred to as automatic stop). Even if the occurrence of any winning is permitted by the predetermining means, the combination of the display results does not constitute a winning when the display results are derived in all the variable display areas, that is, the combination of loses. Thus, since the display result is derived as described above, it is possible to prevent a prize from being generated only by the contingency factor, and to ensure the suppression of the shooting ability.
The predetermined timing start condition for the timing means to start timing may be a condition that is satisfied after the game starts. For example, when a game start operation is performed, when a variable display area starts to change When the operation of the stop operation means becomes valid after the start of fluctuation of the variable display area, when the operation of the stop operation means invalidated with the stop operation becomes valid again, the stop operation means is finally operated. Such as when.
Further, the automatic derivation control means is configured such that when the automatic stop time has elapsed after the time measuring means starts timing, a combination of display results is awarded when display results are derived in all variable display areas. Control to derive the display result in the variable display area that is still changing so that the combination is not performed, but the derivation operation means is operated before the predetermined automatic stop time elapses. As a result, the display result has already been derived in the variable display area, and a winning (for example, a winning established by the display result of any one of the variable display areas) has been established by the already derived display result. This is not the case.

A slot machine according to claim 6 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The automatic derivation control means, for a variable display area other than the final variable display area for finally deriving the display result, displays the display result of the variable display area based on the control pattern according to the determination result of the prior determination means. The final variable display area is not based on the control pattern according to the determination result of the pre-decision means, and the combination of the display results constitutes a winning when all the variable display areas are derived. Control to derive the display result that is not a combination,
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, control is performed according to the determination result of the predetermining means, regardless of whether the stop operation means is operated or automatic stop, except for the variable display area from which the display result is finally derived. In the case of automatic stop, since control is performed so that only the variable display area for deriving the display result at the end does not constitute a combination that does not constitute a prize, the stop operation means other than the variable display area for deriving the display result at the end Regardless of whether the is operated or automatically stopped, it is sufficient to perform control to derive the display result in the variable display area based on a common control pattern. Even when a function for loss is added, the reel stop control is not complicated.

A slot machine according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of the first to sixth aspects,
Each derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated when deriving the display results of the plurality of variable display areas,
The derivation control means includes
The derivation operation means (stop switch) is determined by an operation procedure in which it is determined by the pre-decision means that the special winning (special role) is allowed to be generated and the permitted special winning (special role) cannot be generated. 8L, 8C, 8R), a special winning allowance derivation control means for performing control for deriving a specific display result (display mode in which cherry stops at the middle stage of the left reel),
The number of specific betting prizes (1 (1) / 1) with the awarding of the gaming value equal to or less than the number (3) required to set the maximum bet number that can be set for one game by the pre-determining means (2)) is determined to be permitted, and the derivation operation means (stop switch 8L) is operated by an operation procedure in which the specific award (1 (1) / 1 (2)) cannot be generated. , 8C, 8R), a specific award winning allowance derivation control means for performing control for deriving the specific display result (display mode in which the cherry stops in the middle stage of the left reel);
When it is determined by the pre-determining means that no winnings are allowed, the specific display result (left) regardless of the operation procedure of the derivation operating means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) Non-permissible derivation control means for performing control for deriving display results other than the display mode in which the cherry stops in the middle stage of the reel;
including,
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, it has been determined by the pre-determining means that the occurrence of a special prize is permitted, or the decision is made that the generation of a specific prize is allowed, and the specific prize cannot be generated. Since it is possible to derive a specific display result that is not derived when the occurrence of any winning is not permitted by the predetermining means, the specific display result is derived, It is possible to increase the player's expectation that the occurrence of a special prize is permitted.
In addition, in the state where it is not determined that the special winning is allowed, the specific display result is derived when the pre-determining means does not allow any winnings, that is, in the case of occupying most of the normal times. Since it is possible to derive a specific display result by making a decision to allow the generation of the specific prize winning by the pre-determining means without being made, it is affected by the skill of the player. Therefore, it is possible to derive a specific display result at an appropriate rate.
In addition, since the specific award winning is a prize accompanied with a gaming value less than the number required for setting the maximum bet number that can be set for one game, a specific award winning is generated by the predetermining means. Even if it is not allowed to generate the specific prize winning when allowed, not only will the player suffer a great disadvantage, but the probability of occurrence of the specific prize winning is the rate of game value given by the slot machine For example, it is also possible to increase the probability that a specific awarded prize will be allowed to occur and increase the chances of deriving a specific display result. Expectation can be enhanced effectively.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below.

  An embodiment of a slot machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. A slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is rotatable to a housing (not shown) whose front surface is open and a side end of the housing. It consists of a pivoted front door.

  Inside the casing of the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, reels 2L, 2C, 2R (hereinafter also referred to as a left reel, a middle reel, and a right reel) in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer periphery are arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 1, three consecutive symbols out of the symbols arranged on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are arranged so as to be seen from the see-through window 3 provided on the front door.

  As shown in FIG. 2, “red 7 (black 7 in the figure)”, “white 7”, “BAR”, “replay”, “watermelon”, “red” A plurality of identifiable symbols such as “cherry (black cherry in the figure)”, “white cherry”, “bell”, and “plum” are drawn in a predetermined order. The symbols drawn on the outer peripheries of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are displayed in the upper, middle, and lower three stages in the see-through window 3, respectively.

  The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are provided in correspondence with each other and are rotated by reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R (see FIG. 3), so that the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are continuously provided in the see-through window 3. In addition to being displayed while changing, by stopping the rotation of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, three consecutive symbols are derived and displayed on the fluoroscopic window 3 as display results.

  Further, a display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 3) is arranged at a position on the front side (player side) of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R of the front door. The liquid crystal display 51 has a normally white liquid crystal panel having transparency in a state where no voltage is applied to the liquid crystal element, and a transmissive region 51b corresponding to the see-through window 3 of the display region 51a. The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R can be visually recognized from the player side through the see-through window 3. In addition, the liquid crystal display includes a non-glare type liquid crystal display in which the surface of the liquid crystal panel is subjected to non-glare processing, and a glare type liquid crystal display in which glare processing (gloss processing) is performed. In this case, a glare type liquid crystal display in which glare processing is applied to the surface of the display area 51a is used. In addition, a backlight (not shown) that irradiates the display area 51a from behind is provided on the back surface of the display area 51a excluding the transmissive area 51b. (Not shown) is provided.

  Further, on the front door, a medal insertion portion 4 capable of inserting medals, a medal payout exit 9 from which medals are paid out, and credits (the number of medals stored as a player's own game value) are used for one medal. 1 bet switch 5 that is operated when setting the number of bets, and using a credit, a specified number of bets determined according to the gaming state within the range (in this embodiment, in the normal gaming state described later) 3 is a MAXBET switch 6 that is operated when setting a regular bonus to be described later, 1), and the medals stored as credits and the medals used for setting the bets are settled (for setting credits and bets). The payout switch 10 operated when the medal used is returned), the start switch 7 operated when starting the game, the reels 2L, 2C, 2 The stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R that are operated when stopping the rotation of the game, the selection switch 56 that is operated when browsing or initializing game history data relating to the already played games, and selecting the production mode, and the determination A switch 57 is provided so that it can be operated by the player.

  The front door also displays a credit indicator 11 for displaying the number of medals stored as credits, the number of medals acquired in a big bonus, which will be described later, and an error code indicating the contents when an error occurs. An auxiliary indicator 12 and a payout indicator 13 for displaying the number of medals paid out due to the occurrence of a prize are provided.

  Also, on the front door, 1 BET LED 14 that notifies that the bet number is set by 1 is lit, 2 BET LED 15 that notifies that the bet number is 2 is lit, and that 3 bets are set 3BETLED 16 to notify, the insertion request LED 17 to notify that the medal can be inserted by lighting, the start effective LED 18 to notify that the game start operation by the operation of the start switch 7 is effective, and the weight (previous game) (Waiting for starting reel rotation since a certain period of time has not elapsed since the start) LED 19 during waiting to notify that it is on, LED 20 during replay notifying that it is in a replay game to be described later Is provided.

  Further, inside the MAXBET switch 6, there is provided a BET switch valid LED 21 (see FIG. 3) for notifying that the betting number setting operation by the operation of the single BET switch 5 and the MAXBET switch 6 is effective. In the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, the left, middle, and right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R that indicate that the reel stop operation by the corresponding stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is effective are turned on. (See FIG. 3).

  Further, inside the front door, a reset switch 23 for detecting a reset operation for canceling an error state excluding a RAM abnormality error described later and a stop state described later by a predetermined key operation, changing a set value described later And a set value indicator 24 for displaying the set value at that time during confirmation of the set value, and a flow path for medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4, which will be described later, is provided in a hopper tank (not shown). ) Side or medal payout outlet 9 side, a flow path switching solenoid 30 for selectively switching, and a medal insertion sensor 31 for detecting a medal inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 and flowing down to the hopper tank side are provided. ing.

  Inside the casing, a reel unit (not shown) comprising the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, the reel motors 32L, 32C and 32R, and the reel sensor 33 capable of detecting the respective reel reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R. A hopper tank (not shown) for storing medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4, a hopper motor 34 for paying out medals stored in the hopper tank from the medal payout opening 9, and paying out by driving the hopper motor 34. A payout sensor 35 for detecting a medal and a power supply box (not shown) are provided.

  On the front of the power supply box is a stop switch for selecting whether to enable / disable a stop function for controlling the stop state (a state in which the progress of the game is restricted until a reset operation is performed) at the end of a big bonus, which will be described later 36, automatic selection for enabling / disabling the automatic settlement function for controlling automatic settlement at the end of the big bonus, which will be described later (processing to settle (return) medals stored as credits regardless of the player's operation) It functions as a settlement switch 29, a setting key switch 37 for switching to a setting change mode at startup, and a reset switch for releasing an error state and a stop state except for a RAM abnormality error in a normal state. Reset / setting that functions as a setting switch to change the set value of the winning probability (outtake rate) of the internal lottery Switch 38, the power switch 39 is provided which is operated to ON / OFF the power.

  When a game is played in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, first, medals are inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 or a bet number is set using credits. In order to use credits, the single BET switch 5 or the MAX BET switch 6 may be operated. When a stipulated number of bets determined according to the gaming state is set, the pay lines L1 to L4 (see FIG. 1) become valid and the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, that is, the game can be started. It becomes a state. In the present embodiment, as the prescribed number of bets, three are determined in the normal gaming state described later, and one is determined in the regular bonus described later. If medals are inserted beyond the prescribed number corresponding to the gaming state, the amount is added to the credit.

  The winning line is a line that is set to determine whether the combination of symbols displayed on the perspective windows 3 of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is a winning symbol combination. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the winning line L1 set across the symbols arranged in the upper stage of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R and the symbols arranged in the lower stage of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R are straddled. The winning line L2, the lower stage of the reel 2L, the middle stage of the reel 2C, the upper stage of the reel 2R, that is, the winning line L3 set across the symbols lined up to the right, the upper stage of the reel 2L, the middle stage of the reel 2C, Four types of pay lines L4 set over the lower row of the reel 2R, that is, straddling the symbols arranged in the lower right, are defined as the pay lines. In the present embodiment, a virtual pay line Lv set across the symbols arranged in the middle of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R is provided. Unlike the winning line, the virtual winning line is not a target for determining the combination of winning symbols.

  When the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate, and the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R continuously vary. When any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated in this state, the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, and the display result is derived and displayed on the fluoroscopic window 3.

  Then, when all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, one game is finished, and a predetermined combination of symbols (hereinafter, referred to as a winning line) (hereinafter, referred to as a winning line) (Also called a combination) is stopped as a display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, a winning occurs, and a predetermined number of medals are given to the player and added to the credit The Further, when the credit reaches the upper limit (50 in this embodiment), medals are paid out directly from the medal payout opening 9 (see FIG. 1). If a combination of symbols with payout of medals is arranged on a plurality of winning lines, the number of payouts determined for each combination of symbols aligned on the winning line is totaled, and the total number of medals is It will be given to the player. However, an upper limit (15 in this embodiment) is set for the number of medals to be awarded in one game. When the total number of medals exceeds the upper limit, the upper limit number of medals is awarded. It will be. In addition, when a combination of symbols accompanying the transition of the gaming state is stopped as a display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R on any winning line, the gaming state is shifted according to the combination of symbols. ing.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the slot machine 1 is provided with a game control board 40, an effect control board 90, and a power supply board 100. The game state is controlled by the game control board 40, and the game state is controlled by the effect control board 90. The power supply board 100 generates drive power for the electrical components constituting the slot machine 1 and supplies the drive power to each unit.

  The power supply board 100 is supplied with AC100V power from the outside, and from this AC100V power supply, a DC voltage necessary for driving electrical components constituting the slot machine 1 is generated, and the game control board 40 and the game control board 40 are generated. It is supplied to the production control board 90 connected through the.

  In particular, in the slot machine according to the present embodiment, voltages are supplied to at least a sub-control unit 91 (CPU 91a) described later and a display control circuit 92 described later among power supply lines that supply the voltage generated by the power supply substrate 100 to each unit. Power supply line for supplying voltage to a later-described liquid crystal drive circuit 215 mounted on the liquid crystal display 51, a power supply line for supplying voltage to an LED drive circuit 93 described later, and a voltage applied to a reel LED 55 described later. The power supply lines to be supplied are wired electrically independently from each other.

  Note that electrically independent wiring means that these wiring lines are provided in an electrically non-contact state even when they are wired on the same cable or the same substrate.

  Further, the above-described hopper motor 34, payout sensor 35, stop switch 36, automatic settlement switch 29, setting key switch 37, reset / setting switch 38, and power switch 39 are connected to the power supply substrate 100.

  Connected to the game control board 40 are the one-BET switch 5, the MAXBET switch 6, the start switch 7, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, the settlement switch 10, the reset switch 23, the insertion medal sensor 31, and the reel sensor 33 described above. In addition, the above-described payout sensor 35, stop switch 36, automatic settlement switch 29, setting key switch 37, and reset / setting switch 38 are connected via the power supply board 100, and detection of these connected switches is detected. A signal is input.

  Further, the game control board 40 includes the credit display 11, the game auxiliary display 12, the payout display 13, 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, the insertion request LED 17, the start valid LED 18, the waiting LED 19, the replaying LED 20, and the BET. The switch effective LED 21, left, middle, and right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R, the set value display 24, the flow path switching solenoid 30, and the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are connected to each other, and are described above via the power supply board 100. The hopper motor 34 is connected, and these electric components are driven based on control of a main control unit 41 described later mounted on the game control board 40.

  The game control board 40 is composed of a microcomputer having a CPU 41a, ROM 41b, RAM 41c, and I / O port 41d. The main control unit 41 for controlling the game, random numbers in a predetermined range (0 to 16383 in this embodiment) are used. A random number generation circuit 42 for generating, a sampling circuit 43 for acquiring a random number from the random number generation circuit, and a switch detection circuit 44 for detecting a detection signal input from switches connected to the game control board 40 directly or via the power supply board 100 , A motor driving circuit 45 that controls the driving of the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R, a solenoid driving circuit 46 that controls the driving of the flow path switching solenoid 30, and a driving control of various displays and LEDs connected to the game control board 40. The power supply voltage supplied to the LED drive circuit 47 and the slot machine 1 to be monitored is monitored. A power failure detection circuit 48 that outputs a voltage drop signal indicating that to the main control unit 41 when a drop is detected, a reset signal to the CPU 41a when the power is turned on or when an initialization command is not input from the CPU 41a Reset circuit 49 for giving, disconnection monitoring IC 50 for monitoring the electrical connection state between the game control board 40 and the insertion medal sensor 31 and the electrical connection state between the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90, and others Various devices and circuits are installed.

  The CPU 41a is provided with a plurality of registers (storage areas) for reading and writing data necessary for executing processing. Specifically, a flag register that mainly stores operation data, a general-purpose register that stores general-purpose data, a PC register that stores data indicating the position of the program being executed, a stack pointer (to be described later in the current stack area) An SP register storing an address indicating a position), an R register storing data indicating a memory block of the RAM 41c performing a refresh operation, which will be described later, and data indicating a position serving as a reference when referring to the storage area of the RAM 41c are stored. IX and IY registers, and an I register for storing data indicating the position of an interrupt table to be referred to when an interrupt occurs are provided.

  The CPU 41a has an interrupt function (including an interrupt prohibition function) such as a timekeeping function and a timer interrupt, and executes a program (described later) stored in the ROM 41b to perform processing related to the progress of the game. Each part of the control circuit mounted on the control board 40 is controlled directly or indirectly. The ROM 41b stores fixed data such as programs executed by the CPU 41a and various tables. The RAM 41c is used as a work area when the CPU 41a executes a program. The I / O port 41d inputs / outputs a control signal to / from each circuit connected via a signal input / output terminal included in the main control unit 41.

  The main control unit 41 includes a signal input terminal DATA, and detection states of various switches connected to the game control board 40 are input to the input port via the signal input terminal DATA. The input states of these signal input terminals DATA are monitored by the CPU 41a, and the CPU 41a executes a basic process that shifts in stages according to the input states of the signal input terminals DATA, that is, the detection states of various switches.

  In addition, the CPU 41a has an interrupt function as described above, and can execute an interrupt process by interrupting the basic process when an interrupt occurs. In this embodiment, four types of interrupts of interrupts 1 to 4 can be executed. For each interrupt, a counter mode (signal input from a trigger terminal CLK / TRG provided separately from the signal input terminal DATA) is provided. Can be selected and set in either an interrupt mode for generating an external interrupt in accordance with the timer mode or an interrupt mode for generating an internal interrupt in accordance with the number of clock inputs to the CPU 41a.

  In the present embodiment, among the interrupts 1 to 4, interrupt 2 is set to the counter mode, interrupt 3 is set to the timer mode, and interrupts 1 and 4 are unused. The trigger terminal CLK / TRG is connected to the above-described power failure detection circuit 48, and the CPU 41a generates an interrupt 2 in response to the input of the voltage drop signal output from the power failure detection circuit 48, and the power failure described later. Execute interrupt processing. Further, the CPU 41a generates an interrupt 3 every time the number of clock inputs reaches a certain number, that is, every certain time interval (about 0.56 ms in this embodiment), and performs a timer interruption process (main) described later. Execute. Moreover, although the interrupts 1 and 4 are set to unused, the interrupts 1 and 4 may generate | occur | produce by noise etc. For this reason, when interrupts 1 and 4 occur, the CPU 41a executes an unused interrupt process that immediately returns to the original process.

  The CPU 41a is set to prohibit other interrupts during execution of interrupt processing based on the occurrence of any one of interrupts 1 to 4, and a plurality of interrupts occurred simultaneously. In this case, interrupts to be executed with priority in the order of interrupts 2, 3, 1, 4 are set. In other words, when interrupt 2 and other interrupts occur simultaneously, interrupt 2 is prioritized and when interrupt 3 and interrupt 1 or 4 occur simultaneously, interrupt 3 is prioritized. To run.

  Further, the CPU 41a temporarily stores the data in use stored in the register in a later-described stack area provided in the RAM 41c at the start of interrupt processing based on the occurrence of any of the interrupts 1 to 4. The data saved in the stack area at the end of the interrupt process is returned to the register.

  As the RAM 41c, a DRAM (Dynamic RAM) is used, and a refresh operation is required to maintain the stored data contents. The CPU 41a is provided with the above-described R (refresh) register for performing this refresh operation. The R register consists of 8 bits, and the lower 7 bits are automatically incremented every time the CPU 41a fetches an instruction from the ROM 41b, and the value is updated every execution time of one instruction. .

  In addition, the main control unit 41 is supplied with backup power from the power supply board 100 even during a power failure. While the backup power is being supplied, the CPU 41a performs a refresh operation and the data stored in the RAM 41c. Is to be retained.

  Further, the CPU 41a acquires the state of the stop switch 36 and the automatic checkout switch 29 at the time of start-up, and sets the stop function valid / invalid and the automatic checkout function valid / invalid in a specific register of the CPU 41a. It has become. The state of the stop switch 36 and the automatic checkout switch 29 is acquired only at the time of activation, and the stop / automatic checkout function is enabled / disabled based on the acquired state. Even if the switch 29 is operated, the validity / invalidity of the stoppage and automatic settlement function is not newly set.

  The random number generation circuit 42 is configured by a counter that counts up and updates the value every time a predetermined number of pulses are generated, as will be described later, and the sampling circuit 43 acquires the numerical value counted by the random number generation circuit 42. . The random number generation circuit 42 defines a range of numerical values to be counted for each type of random number. In this embodiment, 0 to 16383 is defined as the range. The CPU 41a sends an instruction to the sampling circuit 43 in accordance with the processing to acquire the numerical value indicated by the random number generation circuit 42 as a random number (this function is hereinafter referred to as a hardware random number function). Random numbers for internal lottery, which will be described later, are not used as they are extracted by the hardware random number function, but are processed and used by software. Details thereof will be described in detail. The CPU 41a also has a function of updating a numerical value of a specific register by the above-described timer interrupt process (main), and acquiring the updated numerical value as a random number (hereinafter, this function is referred to as a software random number function).

  The disconnection monitoring IC 50 monitors the electrical connection state between the game control board 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31 and the electrical connection state between the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90, and these connection states. If one of these is released, a disconnection flag indicating that these connection states have been released is stored in a storage unit such as an EEPROM (not shown) provided in the disconnection monitoring IC 50. . In response to the disconnection flag confirmation request from the CPU 41a, the disconnection monitoring IC 50 returns whether or not the disconnection flag is stored. At this time, the disconnection flag is cleared if it is stored in the storage unit.

  Further, backup power is supplied to the disconnection monitoring IC 50 in the event of a power failure. For example, as long as the power failure state does not continue for 2 to 3 days, an electrical connection between the game control board 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31 is performed. The connection state and the electrical connection state between the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 can be continuously monitored.

  The CPU 41a transmits various commands to the effect control board 90 via the I / O port 41d. A command transmitted from the game control board 40 to the effect control board 90 is sent in only one direction, and no command is sent from the effect control board 90 to the game control board 40. The transmission line of the command transmitted from the game control board 40 to the effect control board 90 is composed of a strobe (INT) signal line, a data transmission line, and a ground line, and is connected via the effect relay board 80. The game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 are not directly connected.

  The effect control board 90 is connected with the selection switch 56 and the determination switch 57 described above, and detection signals of these connected switches are input.

  Electrical components such as a liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 1), a rendering effect LED 52, speakers 53 and 54, and a reel LED 55 disposed on the front door of the slot machine 1 are connected to the rendering control board 90. The components are driven based on control by a later-described sub-control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90.

  Similar to the main control unit 41, the effect control board 90 includes a microcomputer including a CPU 91 a, ROM 91 b, RAM 91 c, and I / O port 91 d. The effect control board 90 includes an effect control board 90 that controls the effect. A display control circuit 92 that performs display control of the connected liquid crystal display 51, an LED LED circuit 93 that controls driving of the effect LED 52 and the reel LED 55, an audio output circuit 94 that controls audio output from the speakers 53 and 54, and a power source A reset circuit 95 that gives a reset signal to the CPU 91a when the initialization command from the CPU 91a is not input for a certain period of time, or a switch detection circuit 96 that detects a detection signal input from switches connected to the effect control board 90; Clock device 97 for outputting time information including date information and time information, The CPU 91a receives various commands for performing the presentation upon receiving the command transmitted from the game control board 40 and the detection of the switches connected to the presentation control board 90. Then, each part of the control circuit mounted on the effect control board 90 is controlled directly or indirectly.

  Similar to the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41, the CPU 91a has an interrupt function (including an interrupt prohibition function). An interrupt terminal (not shown) of the sub-control unit 91 is connected to a strobe (INT) signal line that is output when the main control unit 41 transmits a command among command transmission lines. An interrupt is generated based on the input to acquire a command from the main control unit 41 and execute a command reception interrupt process to be stored in the buffer. The CPU 91a executes a timer interrupt process (sub) to be described later by generating an interrupt every time the number of clock inputs reaches a certain number, that is, every certain interval.

  Further, an interrupt terminal (not shown) of the CPU 91a is connected to a graphic controller 200 (to be described later) of the display control circuit 92, and the CPU 91a periodically (every 33.3 ms in this embodiment) from the graphic controller 200. An interrupt is generated based on the input of the output V blank interrupt signal, and the V blank interrupt process is executed.

  Further, the CPU 91a is based on inputs of a transfer end interrupt signal, a read end interrupt signal, and a drawing end interrupt signal that are output from the graphic controller 200 at the end of transfer processing, reading processing, and drawing processing, which will be described later. An interrupt is generated to execute a transfer end interrupt process, a read end interrupt process, and a drawing end interrupt process. The transfer end interrupt signal is connected to the normal signal input terminal in addition to the interrupt terminal of the CPU 91a, and the CPU 91a can detect the transfer end interrupt signal via the input port in addition to the interrupt terminal. It is like that.

  Also, when an unused interrupt occurs in the CPU 91a, an unused interrupt process for immediately returning to the original process is executed.

  Further, unlike the CPU 41a, when an interrupt is generated based on the input of the strobe signal (INT), the CPU 91a interrupts the process even when an interrupt process based on another interrupt is being executed. The command reception interrupt process is executed at the top, and even if another interrupt occurs at the same time, the command reception interrupt process is executed with the highest priority. During execution of the interrupt process, interrupts other than the interrupt based on the input of the strobe signal (INT) are prohibited.

  The sub-control unit 91 is also supplied with backup power at the time of a power failure, and while the backup power is supplied, the CPU 91a performs a refresh operation so that the data stored in the RAM 91c is retained. It has become.

  Further, backup power is supplied to the clock device 97 in the event of a power failure, and the date / time information is not reset unless the power failure state continues for 2 to 3 days, for example.

  Next, details of wiring connection states between the game control board 40 and various game electronic components connected to the game control board 40 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a wiring connection state between the game control board 40 and the game electronic components connected to the game control board 40.

  On the game control board 40, as described above, the single BET switch 5, the MAXBET switch 6, the start switch 7, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, the settlement switch 10, the reset switch 23, the insertion medal sensor 31, and the reel sensor 33L. 33C, 33R, payout sensor 35, stop switch 36, automatic settlement switch 29, setting key switch 37, reset / setting switch 38, and effect control board 90 are connected.

  FIG. 4 shows a single BET switch 5, a MAXBET switch 6 that is operated when setting the number of bets among electronic components such as various switches and sensors connected to the game control board 40, and when starting a game. A start switch 7 that is operated, stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that are operated when the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped, a inserted medal sensor 31 that detects a medal inserted to set a bet number; Reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R for detecting the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, a payout sensor 35 for detecting medals to be paid out when a winning occurs, and an effect control board 90 are shown, and other switches, Illustrations of sensors and the like are omitted.

  The gaming electronic components 5, 6, 7, 8, 31, 32 L, 32 C, 32 R, 33 L, 33 C, 33 R, 34, and 35 excluding the effect control board 90 send signals related to the progress of the game to the game control board 40. Electronic components that input and output. The signal related to the progress of the game is, for example, an operation for setting the number of bets to make the game startable, an operation for starting the game, or an operation for deriving the display results of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. Such as signals output to the game control board 40 in accordance with the progress of the game, detection of inserted medals, detection of the reference position of the reels, detection of the payout medals, etc., output from the game electronic components in accordance with the progress of the game And a signal input to the game control board 40, a drive signal for driving the reels 2L, 2C, 2R according to the detection of the start operation, and a hopper for paying out medals when a winning occurs. A signal that is output from the game control board 40 in accordance with the progress of the game and that is input to the game electronic component.

  These gaming electronic components 5, 6, 7, 8, 31, 32L, 32C, 32R, 33L, 33C, 33R, 34, and 35 output signals to the game control board 40 as the game progresses. 1 electronic component and a second electronic component to which a signal from the game control board 40 is input as the game progresses.

  Specifically, the single bet switch 5 and the MAXBET switch 6 that are operated when setting the bet number and the inserted medal sensor 31 that detects a medal inserted to set the bet number are the operation or the medal of the medal. This is a first electronic component that outputs a BET signal to the game control board 40 based on the detection. Since the main control unit 41 performs the betting number setting process based on the reception of the BET signal, the betting number cannot be set without these electronic components. That is, since the game cannot be started unless the bet number is set, the one-sheet BET switch 5, the MAXBET switch 6, and the inserted medal sensor 31 are electronic components for games necessary for the progress of the game.

  The start switch 7 that detects an operation for starting a game is a first electronic component that outputs a start signal to the game control board 40 based on the detection of the operation. Since the main control unit 41 performs a process for starting the game (reel rotation process or the like) based on the reception of the start signal, the game cannot be started without this electronic component. That is, the start switch 7 is a game electronic component necessary for the progress of the game.

  Stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that detect an operation for deriving the display results of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are first electronic components that output a stop signal to the game control board 40 based on the detection of the operation. is there. The main control unit 41 performs processing for deriving the display result by stopping the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, and 2R based on the reception of the stop signal. The display result of cannot be derived. That is, the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are game electronic components necessary for the progress of the game.

  The reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R that detect the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are first electronic components that output a detection signal for the reference position of the reel to the game control board 40. The main control unit 41 does not have this electronic component because it performs processing to stop the rotation by grasping the positions of the symbols of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, and 2R based on reception of the detection signal of the reference position of the reel. In addition, derivation of display results of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, determination of winning, etc. cannot be performed. That is, the reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R are game electronic components necessary for the progress of the game.

  A payout sensor 35 that detects medals to be paid out when a winning occurs is a first electronic component that outputs a medal payout signal to the game control board 40 based on the detection of the medals. The main control unit 41 performs a payout process for paying out the number of medals according to the generated prize based on the reception of the payout medal detection signal. Therefore, the number of medals according to the number of prizes generated without this electronic component. Cannot be paid out. That is, the payout sensor 35 is a game electronic component necessary for the progress of the game.

  The reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R that rotate the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are second electronic components to which a drive signal output from the game control board 40 is input. The reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R rotate the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R based on the input of the drive signal output from the game control board 40 and start the symbol variation display. Even if the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are not actually rotated based on the above, the main control unit 41 receives the signals from the reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R after outputting the reel drive signals. The game can be controlled to proceed as the reel rotates. However, the timing at which signals are input to the game control board 40 from the reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R is an error unless the reel drive signal is output. In order to measure the output timing of the signal based on the detection of the rotation of the reel, a reel drive signal is required. That is, the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are game electronic components necessary for the progress of the game.

  The hopper motor 34 that drives the hopper tank that pays out medals is a second electronic component that receives a drive signal output from the game control board 40 in response to the occurrence of a prize. The hopper motor 34 drives the hopper tank based on the input of the drive signal output from the game control board 40 and pays out medals, but does not actually drive the hopper tank based on the signal input. Even if the main control unit 41 outputs the hopper tank drive signal, the signal from the payout sensor 35 is input, so that the game can be controlled so that the medal is paid out. it can. However, the timing at which a signal is input from the payout sensor 35 to the game control board 40 is an error unless the hopper tank drive signal is output. Therefore, when the game is advanced by the driving tool described above, In order to measure the output timing of the signal based on the detection, a driving signal for the hopper tank is required. That is, the hopper motor 34 is a gaming electronic component necessary for the progress of the game.

  These gaming electronic components 5, 6, 7, 8, 31, 32L, 32C, 32R, 33L, 33C, 33R, 34, and 35 are basically electronic devices that are continuously used in common for a plurality of models. Since it is a component and there are few opportunities to remove it from the main body and replace it unless a failure or the like occurs, it is fixed at a predetermined position of the main body of the slot machine. On the other hand, the game control board 40, the effect control board 90, and the like need to be replaced when changing the model, and are removed from the main body at that time. That is, when removing the game control board 40, it is necessary to release the connection with the game electronic components 5, 6, 7, 8, 31, 32L, 32C, 32R, 33L, 33C, 33R, 34, 35. The gaming electronic components 5, 6, 7, 8, 31, 32L, 32C, 32R, 33L, 33C, 33R, 34, 35 and the game control board 40 are connected via a relay board, and these The boards and the board and the game electronic component are connected via a cable. The cable and the board are electrically connected by connecting a cable side connector provided at an end of the cable and a board side connector electrically connected to the wiring pattern of the board.

  More specifically, the single BET switch 5, the MAXBET switch 6, the start switch 7, the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, and the inserted medal sensor 31 are connected to the game control board 40 via the operation unit relay board 110. The reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R and the reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R are connected to the game control board 40 via the reel relay board 120, and the hopper motor 34 and the payout sensor 35 are connected via the power supply board 100. Thus, the game control board 40 is connected to the game control board 40, and the effect control board 90 is connected to the game control board 40 via the effect relay board 80.

  The operation unit relay board 110, the reel relay board 120, the power supply board 100, and the effect control board 90 include the game control board 40 and the electronic components 5, 6, 7, 8, 31, 32L, 32C, 32R, 33L, 33C, A wiring pattern (not shown) is provided for connecting 33R, 34, and 35, and each electronic component 5, 6, 7, 8, 31, 32L, 32C, 32R, 33L, 33C, 33R, 34, The detection signal output from 35 to the game control board 40 or the power or signal supplied (input) from the game control board 40 can be relayed.

  In addition, the game control board 40 is connected by wiring the various electronic components and the game control board 40 via the relay boards 110, 120, 100, and 80 attached to predetermined positions of the main body of the slot machine 1 as described above. From the above, it becomes easy to organize wiring with a plurality of electronic components individually arranged at predetermined positions of the main body of the slot machine 1, and the connector connection portion is always provided on the relay board or the game control board 40. As a result, the connector connecting portion of each electronic component is fixed, so that it is possible to prevent the connector connecting portion from being searched for during the wiring connecting operation or to make a mistake in the type of wiring to be connected.

  The game control board 40 and the operation unit relay board 110 are connected via a cable 600a, and the game control board 40 and the reel relay board 120 are connected via a cable 600b, and the game control board 40 and the power supply board 100 are connected to each other. Are connected via a cable 600c, and the effect control board 90 and the effect relay board 80 are connected via a cable 600d.

  The operation unit relay board 110 and the single BET switch 5 are connected via a cable 601a, and the operation unit relay board 110 and the MAXBET switch 6 are connected via a cable 601b, and the operation unit relay board 110 and the start switch 7 are connected to each other. Are connected via a cable 601c, the operation part relay board 110 and the stop switch 8L are connected via a cable 601d, and the operation part relay board 110 and the stop switch 8C are connected via a cable 601e. The board 110 and the stop switch 8R are connected via a cable 601f, and the operation unit relay board 110 and the inserted medal sensor 31 are connected via a cable 601g.

  The reel relay board 120 and the reel motor 32L are connected via a cable 601h, the reel relay board 120 and the reel motor 32C are connected via a cable 601j, and the reel relay board 120 and the reel motor 32R are connected to a cable 601l. Connected through. The reel relay board 120 and the reel sensor 33L are connected via a cable 601i, the reel relay board 120 and the reel sensor 33C are connected via a cable 601k, and the reel relay board 120 and the reel sensor 33L are connected to a cable 601m. Connected through. The power supply board 100 and the hopper motor 34 are connected via a cable 601n, the power supply board 100 and the payout sensor 35 are connected via a cable 601o, and the effect relay board 80 and the effect control board 90 are connected with a cable 601p. Connected through.

  Each of these cables 600a to 600c and 601a to 601o is connected to each board by a connector so that the wiring connection with the board can be released. Specifically, cable-side connectors 610a and 611a are provided at both ends of the cable 600a. One cable-side connector 610a is a connector that can be connected to a board-side connector 620a fixed to the game control board 40. The other cable side connector 611a is a connector that can be connected to the board side connector 621a fixed to the operation unit relay board 110. Cable side connectors 610b and 611b are provided at both ends of the cable 600b. One cable side connector 610b is a connector that can be connected to the board side connector 620b fixed to the game control board 40, and the other side. The cable-side connector 611b is a connector that can be connected to the board-side connector 621b fixed to the reel relay board 120. Cable-side connectors 610c and 611c are provided at both ends of the cable 600c. One cable-side connector 610c is a connector that can be connected to a board-side connector 620c fixed to the game control board 40. The cable-side connector 611c is a connector that can be connected to the board-side connector 621c fixed to the power supply board 100. Cable-side connectors 610d and 611d are provided at both ends of the cable 600d. One cable-side connector 610d is a connector that can be connected to a board-side connector 620d fixed to the game control board 40, and the other The cable-side connector 611d is a connector that can be connected to the board-side connector 621d fixed to the effect relay board 80.

  A cable-side connector 612a that can be connected to a board-side connector 622a fixed to the operation unit relay board 110 is provided at the other end of the cable 601a that has one end connected to the BET switch 5. At the other end of the cable 601b whose one end is connected to the MAXBET switch 6, a cable-side connector 612b that can be connected to the board-side connector 622b fixed to the operation unit relay board 110 is provided. At the other end of the cable 601c whose one end is connected to the start switch 7, a cable-side connector 612c that can be connected to the board-side connector 622c fixed to the operation unit relay board 110 is provided. At the other end of the cable 601d, one end of which is connected to the stop switch 8L, a cable side connector 612d that can be connected to the board side connector 622d fixed to the operation unit relay board 110 is provided. At the other end of the cable 601e whose one end is connected to the stop switch 8C, a cable-side connector 612e that can be connected to the board-side connector 622e fixed to the operation unit relay board 110 is provided. At the other end of the cable 601f whose one end is connected to the stop switch 8R, a cable-side connector 612f that can be connected to the board-side connector 622f fixed to the operation unit relay board 110 is provided. A cable-side connector 612g that can be connected to a board-side connector 622g fixed to the operation unit relay board 110 is provided at the other end of the cable 601g that has one end connected to the inserted medal sensor 31.

  Further, the other end of the cable 601h whose one end is connected to the reel motor 32L and the other end of the cable 601i whose one end is connected to the reel sensor 33L can be connected to the board-side connector 622h fixed to the reel relay board 120. A cable-side connector 612h is provided. One end of the cable 601j connected to the reel motor 32C and the other end of the cable 601k connected to the reel sensor 33C are connected to the board-side connector 622i fixed to the reel relay board 120. A side connector 612i is provided. A cable that can be connected to the board-side connector 622j fixed to the reel relay board 120 at the other end of the cable 601l having one end connected to the reel motor 32R and the other end of the cable 601m having one end connected to the reel sensor 33R. A side connector 612j is provided.

  Further, the other end of the cable 601n whose one end is connected to the hopper motor 34 and the other end of the cable 601o whose one end is connected to the payout sensor 35 can be connected to a board-side connector 622k fixed to the power supply board 100. A cable-side connector 612k is provided.

  Also, cable-side connectors 612p and 613p are provided at both ends of the cable 601p, and one cable-side connector 612p is a connector that can be connected to a board-side connector 622p fixed to the game control board 40, The other cable side connector 613p is a connector that can be connected to the board side connector 623p fixed to the effect control board 90.

  In this embodiment, wiring is extended from each electronic component 5, 6, 7, 8, 31, 32L, 32C, 32R, 33L, 33C, 33R, 34, 35 without a connector. However, it may be connected to the wiring via a connector.

  As described above, each board and each cable includes board-side connectors 620a to 620d, 621a to 621d, 622a to 622k, 622p, and 623p provided on the board side, and cable-side connectors 610a to 610d provided on the cable side. Wiring is connected via a pair of connectors (male connector and female connector) consisting of 611a to 611d, 612a to 612k, 612p, and 613p, and the wiring connection is released by removing the cable side connector from the board side connector. Can be done. In particular, the game control board 40, the operation unit relay board 110, the reel relay board 120, the power supply board 100, and the effect control board 90 are attached to predetermined locations on the casing or front door of the slot machine 1, so that the board side Since the cable side connector can be easily removed from the connector, the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 can be easily replaced.

  First, the first electronic component will be described in detail. One of the BET switch 5, the MAXBET switch 6, or the connector of the cable provided between the inserted medal sensor 31 and the game control board 40 is driven into a connector. If the BET signal is illegally output from the driving tool to the game control board 40, the bet number may be set without performing the bet number setting operation. When a connector of a driving tool is connected to one of the connectors of a cable provided between the start switch 7 and the game control board 40, and a start signal is illegally output from the driving tool to the game control board 40 There is a possibility that the game is started without performing the game start operation. The connector of the driving tool is connected to one of the connectors of the cable provided between the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R and the game control board 40, and the stop signal is illegally transmitted from the driving tool to the game control board 40. If output, the rotation of the reel may be stopped without performing a stop operation. The connector of the driving tool is connected to one of the connectors of the cable provided between the reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R and the game control board 40, and the reel rotation signal is illegal from the driving tool to the game control board 40. Is output to the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the result of the display may be derived, and the winning determination may be performed. The connector of the driving tool is connected to one of the connectors of the cable provided between the payout sensor 35 and the game control board 40, and a medal payout signal is illegally output from the driving tool to the game control board 40. There is a possibility that the medals are counted without paying out medals.

  The second electronic component will be described in detail. The game control board 40 is released by disconnecting one of the connectors of the cable provided between the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R and the game control board 40. When the driving signal output from the game control board 40 can be acquired by the driving tool or the like, the timing at which the reel driving signal is output from the game control board 40 can be specified on the driving tool side. There is a possibility that the reel rotation detection signal input to the substrate 40 may be output from the driving tool at an appropriate timing after the reel rotation. In addition, the drive signal output from the game control board 40 can be acquired by a driving tool or the like after the connection at any of the connectors of the cable provided between the hopper motor 34 and the game control board 40 is released. Then, the timing at which the driving signal of the hopper tank is output from the game control board 40 can be specified on the driving instrument side. May be output at an appropriate timing after driving.

  In this way, the signals output from the first electronic components 5, 6, 7, 8, 31, 33L, 33C, 33R, and 35 according to the progress of the game and originally input to the game control board 40 are output. When output from the driving tool, the main control unit 41 can perform control to advance the game based on the reception of the signal, and is output from the game control board 40 according to the progress of the game. When a signal input to the second electronic component 32L, 32C, 32R, 34 is input to the driving tool, on the driving tool side, an output timing of a signal output from the main control unit 41 after driving the reel motor or the hopper motor When a new signal is input to the main control board 40 based on this, the main control unit 41 plays the game based on the reception of the signal. It is possible to perform control of the line, there is a possibility that fraud such causes game automatically proceed is performed. Therefore, in this embodiment, various measures are taken in order to prevent an illegal act due to the connection of the driving tool.

  In this embodiment, it is difficult to connect the driving tool by restricting the release of the connector connection between the game control board 40 and the game electronic component. Specifically, the connector connection between the game control board 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31, that is, the connection between the board side connector 620a of the game control board 40 and the cable side connector 610a of the cable 600a, the cable side connector 611a of the cable 600a. And the connection between the board-side connector 621a of the operation unit relay board 110 and the connection between the board-side connector 622g of the operation part relay board 110 and the cable-side connector 612g of the cable 601g are restricted from being released from each other. .

  Further, by restricting the release of the connector connection between the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90, it is difficult to release the connection between the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90. Specifically, the connector connection between the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90, that is, the connection between the board side connector 620d of the game control board 40 and the cable side connector 610d of the cable 600d, the cable side connector 611d of the cable 600d. And the board side connector 621d of the production relay board 80, the board side connector 622p of the production relay board 80 and the cable side connector 612p of the cable 601p, the cable side connector 613p of the cable 601p and the board side of the production control board 90 The connection with the connector 623p is restricted from releasing the connection between these connectors.

  The connection between the board-side connector and the cable-side connector is restricted from being released by a connector restricting member (not shown). The connector restricting member is configured to be able to restrict the removal of the cable-side connector from the board-side connectors connected to each other. The configuration is arbitrary and can be variously changed as long as it is configured to leave the trace when the connection release restriction state is released.

  Specifically, for example, it may be a cover body that is formed separately from the board-side connector and the cable-side connector and that can be attached and removed in a connected state to restrict the connector from being removed. Alternatively, it may be a locking portion that is provided on at least one of the board-side connector and the cable-side connector and that cannot be detached from each other when the connectors are connected to each other, or the board-side connector is mounted. In a restricting portion or the like that is provided in a substrate storage case or the like that can store a substrate to be connected, and that forms a connection release restriction state that restricts connector removal when the substrate is stored in the substrate storage case and sealed. It may be an adhesive or the like that bonds the connectors connected to each other.

  Next, a configuration around the disconnection monitoring IC 50 in the game control board 40 will be described.

  The game control board 40 is supplied with + 5V DC voltage generated by the voltage generation circuit of the power supply board 100. The + 5V DC voltage supplied from the power supply board 100 is supplied to the power supply terminal (VDD) as a drive power supply for the disconnection monitoring IC 50, and also branches on the game control board 40 as shown in FIG. 40 and the operation unit relay board 110 via the cable 600a, the operation unit relay board 110, the operation unit relay board 110 and the insertion medal sensor 31 via the cable 601g, and then folded back by the insertion medal sensor 31, Returning to the game control board 40 via the cable 601g, the operation unit relay board 110, and the cable 600a, and further connecting the game control board 40 and the production relay board 80 to the cable 600d, the production relay board 80, and the production relay board 80 Via the cable 601p for wiring and connecting the effect control board 90, the effect control board 90 is further turned back. Te, cable 601P, directing the relay board 80, so that via the cable 600d to return to the game controller board 40 again, is input as a connection signal to the input terminal disconnection monitoring IC50 (IN).

  For this reason, in this embodiment, the board-side connector 620a of the game control board 40 and the cable-side connector 610a of the cable 600a are connected, and the cable-side connector 611a of the cable 600a and the board-side connector 621a of the operation unit relay board 110 are connected. The connection of the board side connector 622g of the operation unit relay board 110 and the cable side connector 612g of the cable 601g, the connection of the board side connector 620d of the game control board 40 and the cable side connector 610d of the cable 600d, and the cable side connector of the cable 600d 611d and the board-side connector 621d of the production relay board 80, the board-side connector 622p of the production relay board 80 and the cable-side connector 612p of the cable 601p, the cable-side connector 613p of the cable 601p and the production control board The connection signal input to the input terminal (IN) of the disconnection monitoring IC 50 is cut off by releasing any one of the connection to the board-side connector 623p of 0, whereby the disconnection monitoring IC 50 is connected to the game control board. 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31 and the disconnection between the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 are detected. That is, if the connection between the connectors between the game control board 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31 and the connection between the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 are released even at one location, the disconnection monitoring IC 50 detects the disconnection. It has come to be.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the + 5V DC voltage supplied from the power supply board 100 branches on the game control board 40 and is connected to the ground level on the power supply board 100 side. A capacitor C1 is provided. D1 is a diode for preventing backflow. As a result, a DC voltage of +5 V can be stored in the capacitor C1, and when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is cut off, the voltage stored in the capacitor C1 can be supplied as a backup power source for driving the disconnection monitoring IC 50. Thus, the disconnection monitoring IC 50 can detect disconnection between the game control board 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31 and between the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 regardless of whether it is energized or power failure. It has become.

  In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, the medal payout rate changes according to the set value, and the winning probability of the internal lottery described later is determined according to the set value. Hereinafter, the setting value changing operation will be described.

  In order to change the setting value, it is necessary to turn on the power of the slot machine 1 after the setting key switch 37 is turned on. When the power is turned on with the setting key switch 37 in the ON state, 1 is displayed as the initial value of the setting value on the setting value display 24, and the setting change mode in which the setting value can be changed by operating the reset / setting switch 38 is set. Transition. When the reset / setting switch 38 is operated in the setting change mode, the setting value displayed on the setting value display 24 is updated one by one (when the operation is further performed from the setting 6, the setting is returned to the setting 1). . When the start switch 7 is operated, the set value is confirmed, and the confirmed set value is stored in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41. Then, when the setting key switch 37 is turned off, the state shifts to a state in which the game can proceed.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the CPU 41a makes a disconnection flag confirmation request to the disconnection monitoring IC 50 at the time of activation, acquires the storage state of the disconnection flag based on a reply from the disconnection monitoring IC 50, and disconnects the disconnection flag. When the flag is stored, it is determined that the disconnection is abnormal, and a disconnection abnormality error code is set in the register to control the disconnection abnormality error state so that the progress of the game is disabled. Unlike the normal error state, the disconnection abnormality error state is not canceled even if the reset switch 23 or the reset / setting switch 38 is operated, and the area of the RAM 41c that is used by the CPU 41a is not used. All the areas except for them are initialized and cannot be restored to the original state, and are not canceled until a new set value is set in the setting change mode described above.

  Further, the CPU 41a also acquires the storage state of the disconnection flag of the disconnection monitoring IC 50 in the timer interrupt process that is periodically executed. If the disconnection flag is stored, it is determined that the disconnection is abnormal as in the start-up. Then, the disconnection error error code is set in the register to control the disconnection error, and even in this case, the original state cannot be restored, and it is canceled until a new set value is set in the setting change mode described above. It will not be done.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 detects a voltage drop signal, a power interruption interrupt process is executed. In the power interruption interrupt processing, the register is saved in a stack of a RAM 41c, which will be described later, and data for destructive diagnosis (5AH in this embodiment) in which any bit is 1 in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, that is, other than 0 In addition to storing specific data, the RAM parity adjustment data is calculated so that the RAM parity based on the data stored in all areas of the RAM 41c becomes 0, and stored in the RAM 41c. The RAM parity is a value calculated as an exclusive OR of values stored in each bit of the corresponding area (all areas in this embodiment) of the RAM 41c. Therefore, if the RAM parity based on the data stored in all areas of the RAM 41c is 0, the RAM parity adjustment data is 0, and the RAM parity based on the data stored in all areas of the RAM 41c is 1. In this case, the RAM parity adjustment data is 1.

  The CPU 41a calculates the RAM parity based on the data stored in all areas of the RAM 41c at the time of activation, confirms the value of the destructive diagnosis data, the RAM parity is 0, and the destructive diagnosis On the condition that the data value is also correct, the processing state of the CPU 41a is restored to the state before the power interruption based on the data stored in the RAM 41c, but when the RAM parity is not 0 (in the case of 1) or for destructive diagnosis If the data value is not correct, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, and a RAM abnormal error code is set in the register to control the RAM abnormal error, thereby disabling the progress of the game. As in the case of the disconnection abnormality error, the RAM abnormality error state is not canceled even if the reset switch 23 or the reset / setting switch 38 is operated, and the area of the RAM 41c that is used by the CPU 41a All the areas except for them are initialized and cannot be restored to the original state, and are not canceled until a new set value is set in the setting change mode described above.

  Further, the CPU 41a determines whether or not the bet number set in the game in the internal lottery process described later is a bet number corresponding to the gaming state. And even when the set bet number is not the bet number according to the gaming state, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, and the RAM abnormal error code is set and controlled to the RAM abnormal error state, so that the progress of the game is disabled. It is like that. As described above, the RAM abnormal error state is not canceled even if the reset switch 23 or the reset / setting switch 38 is operated, and all the areas of the RAM 41c other than the area in use by the CPU 41a are excluded. The area is initialized and cannot be restored to the original state, and is not released until a new set value is set in the setting change mode described above.

  Further, the CPU 41a determines whether or not the bet number set in the internal lottery process described later is a bet number corresponding to the gaming state, and whether or not the set value used for the internal lottery is an appropriate value. judge.

  Even when the set bet number is not the bet number according to the gaming state, or when the set value used for the internal lottery is not an appropriate value, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal and the RAM abnormal error code is set and the RAM is set. The game is controlled to an abnormal error state and the progress of the game is disabled. As described above, the RAM abnormal error state is not canceled even if the reset switch 23 or the reset / setting switch 38 is operated, and all the areas of the RAM 41c other than the area in use by the CPU 41a are excluded. The area is initialized and cannot be restored to the original state, and is not released until a new set value is set in the setting change mode described above.

  Further, when the CPU 41a returns the processing state to the state before the power interruption based on the data stored in the RAM 41c at the time of activation, whether or not the winning flag of any special role is set, that is, the power interruption It is determined whether or not any special role has been won before, and if the winning flag for any special role is set, a power-on command is sent to indicate the special role and the sub-control is sent. Instruct the part 91 that the special role is won. On the other hand, if the winning flag for any special combination is not set, a power-on command indicating that the special combination is not won is transmitted. When the sub-control unit 91 receives a power-on command from the main control unit 41 at the time of startup, the sub-control unit 91 performs a notification effect indicating that the special role is won by the liquid crystal display 51 etc. Then, it continues until the special combination wins, but if it is a power-on command indicating that the special combination is not won, it will return to the backed-up performance state.

  Further, the sub-control unit 91 produces the effect even if the backup is normal until it receives a power-on command or an initialization command indicating that the control state of the main control unit 41 has been initialized as will be described later. Without returning to the state, even if another command is received, the production is not controlled accordingly. For this reason, even if the command transmission lines of the main control unit 41 and the sub control unit 91 are disconnected at the time of startup and the main control unit 41 and the sub control unit 91 are connected thereafter, the sub control unit 91 can Since the initialization command is not received, the production control is not performed, and even if the command transmission line of the main control unit 41 and the sub control unit 91 is disconnected at the time of activation, the power-on command is issued on the sub control unit 91 side. It is impossible to avoid the reception of the notification effect and the execution of the announcement effect indicating the winning of the special role.

  That is, when the main control unit 41 is activated, it returns to the state before the power interruption, and when the special role is elected before the power interruption, a power-on command indicating that the special role is elected is transmitted. When the sub-control unit 91 receives the power-on command indicating the winning, the sub-control unit 91 executes a notification effect indicating the winning of the special role, and avoids receiving the power-on command on the side of the sub-control unit 91 to notify the winning of the special role. Since it is impossible to avoid the execution of the production, when the main control unit 41 is restored to the state before the power interruption and the special role is elected before the power interruption as described above, The winning of special role will be notified.

  In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the prescribed number of bets that can be set according to the gaming state is determined as described above, and the prescribed number of bets that are determined according to the gaming state is set. It becomes possible to start the game on the condition. In the present embodiment, as will be described later, there are a regular bonus and a normal gaming state as the gaming state, and a prescribed number of bets corresponding to the regular bonus is set to 1, and the betting number corresponding to the normal gaming state is defined. Three is defined as the number. For this reason, when the gaming state is a regular bonus, the game can be started when the betting number is set to 1, and when the gaming state is the normal gaming state, the game is started when the betting number is set to 3. Can be started. In this embodiment, when a specified number of bets corresponding to the gaming state is set, all winning lines L1 to L4 are activated, and the specified number corresponding to the gaming state is If it is 1, all winning lines L1 to L4 are activated when 1 is set as the bet number, and if the specified number is 3 according to the gaming state, 3 is set as the bet number. All winning lines L1 to L4 are activated.

  In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, when all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, the activated pay line (in the present embodiment, all the pay lines are always enabled. The activated winning line is simply referred to as a winning line), and a winning combination is obtained when a combination of symbols called “comb” is arranged. The type of winning combination is determined according to the game state, but it can be roughly divided into a small role with payout of medals and a replay that can start the next game without the need to set the number of bets. There are a game combination and a special combination with a transition of the game state. Below, a small role and a re-playing role are collectively called a general role. In order for winning of each combination determined according to the gaming state to occur, it is necessary to win an internal lottery to be described later and set a winning flag of the combination in the RAM 41c.

  Of the winning flags for each of these combinations, the winning flag for the small role and the re-playing role is valid only in the game in which the flag is set, and is invalid in the next game. It is valid until the combination of combinations permitted by the flag is complete, and is invalid in a game having the combination of combinations permitted. In other words, once the special combination winning flag is won, even if the combination of the combination permitted by the flag cannot be made, the winning flag is not invalidated and is carried over to the next game. It becomes.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a winning combination table. The winning combination table is stored in advance in the ROM 41b of the main control unit 41, and the combination number (0 to 16) assigned in the order in which the lottery is performed corresponding to the combination of combination and combination to be selected in the internal lottery. ) Is registered.

  As a combination in the slot machine 1, a big bonus and a regular bonus are defined as a special combination, a watermelon is defined as a small combination, 1 (1), 1 (2), and a bell is defined as a replay combination. In addition, combinations of roles in the slot machine 1 include big bonus + watermelon, regular bonus + watermelon, big bonus + 1 (1), regular bonus + 1 (1), big bonus + 1 (2), regular bonus + 1 (2) Big bonus + bell, regular bonus + bell, big bonus + replay, regular bonus + replay are defined. That is, the total number of combinations of combinations and combinations is 17.

  In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the combination of combinations and combinations of combinations that are subject to lottery differ depending on whether the gaming state is a normal gaming state or a regular bonus. Furthermore, when the gaming state is the normal gaming state, it depends on whether any special role is being carried over (whether any special role has already been set in the winning flag of the special role). The combination of combinations and combinations that are subject to lottery are also different. In this embodiment, a state number corresponding to the gaming state is assigned, and when performing an internal lottery, a state number corresponding to the current gaming state is set, and a role to be a lottery object is determined according to this state number. It becomes possible to specify. Specifically, when no special combination is carried over in the normal gaming state, “0” is set as the state number, and when any special combination is carried over in the normal gaming state, “1” is set as the state number, and “2” is set as the state number in the case of a regular bonus.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the gaming state is the normal gaming state and no special role is carried over, that is, when the state number is set to “0”, the big bonus, the regular bonus, the big bonus Bonus + Watermelon, Regular Bonus + Watermelon, Big Bonus +1 (1), Regular Bonus +1 (1), Big Bonus +1 (2), Regular Bonus +1 (2), Big Bonus + Bell, Regular Bonus + Bell Big Bonus + Replay, Regular Bonus + Replay, Replay, Watermelon, 1 (1), 1 (2), Bell, that is, all combinations and combinations of combinations are subject to internal lottery. Further, when the gaming state is the normal gaming state and any special role is carried over, that is, when the state number is set to “1”, the replay, the watermelon, one (1), 1 The sheet (2), the bell, that is, the combination of the combination and combination after the combination number 12 is the target of the internal lottery. Also, when the game state is a regular bonus, that is, “2” is set as the state number, the watermelon, one piece (1), one piece (2), the bell, that is, the combination of the combination and combination after the combination number 13 The combination is subject to internal lottery.

  A watermelon is awarded when a combination of “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon” is available on any of the winning lines in any gaming state, and 5 medals are paid out in the normal gaming state. 15 medals are paid out. One (1) is awarded when the symbol “red cherry” is derived on the active line for the left reel in any gaming state, and one medal is paid out in the regular gaming state. In the bonus, 15 medals are paid out. In addition, since the “red cherry” symbol is awarded when it is stopped at the upper or lower level of the left reel, in the normal gaming state, 1 is awarded to the two winning lines of the winning lines L1, L3 or the winning lines L2, L4. Since the combination of the cards (1) is aligned and one (1) is won on the two winning lines, two medals will be paid out in the normal gaming state, but the regular bonus Then, even if winning one (1) on the two winning lines, the upper limit of the number of medals to be paid out in one game is set to 15, so that only 15 medals are paid out. One (2) is awarded when the “white cherry” symbol is derived on the winning line for the left reel in any gaming state, and two medals are paid out in the regular gaming state. In the bonus, 15 medals are paid out. In addition, since a winning is awarded when the symbol of “white cherry” stops at the upper or lower stage of the left reel, in the normal gaming state, 1 is added to two winning lines of the winning lines L1, L3 or the winning lines L2, L4. Since the combination of two (2) will be aligned and one (2) will be won on the two winning lines, four medals will be paid out in the normal gaming state, but the regular bonus Then, even if winning one (1) on the two winning lines, the upper limit of the number of medals to be paid out in one game is set to 15, so that only 15 medals are paid out. A bell is awarded when a combination of “Bell-Bell-Bell” is placed on any of the winning lines in any gaming state, and 12 medals are paid out in the normal gaming state. 15 medals are paid out.

  Replay is awarded when a combination of “replay-replay-replay” is arranged on any of the winning lines in the normal gaming state. When a replay is won, the medals will not be paid out, but the next game can be started without setting the number of bets again, so the number of bets no longer required to be set in the next game (the regular bonus will not be replayed and will always be 3) This is substantially the same as when three corresponding medals are paid out.

  The regular bonus is awarded when a combination of “white 7-white 7-white 7” is arranged on any of the winning lines L1 to L4 in the normal gaming state. When the regular bonus is won, the gaming state shifts from the normal gaming state to the regular bonus. The regular bonus ends when 12 games are consumed, or when 8 games are won (any kind of combination is possible), whichever comes first. While the game state is in the regular bonus, the regular bonus medium flag is set in the RAM 41c.

  The big bonus is awarded when a combination of “red 7-red 7-red 7” is aligned on any of the winning lines L1 to L4 in the normal gaming state. When the big bonus is won, the gaming state shifts to the big bonus. When transitioning to the big bonus, the transition to the regular bonus is performed at the same time as the transition to the big bonus. Controlled by regular bonus. That is, during the big bonus, the regular bonus is always controlled. The big bonus ends when the total number of medals paid out to the player in the big bonus exceeds 465. At this time, the regular bonus is ended regardless of whether the regular bonus end condition is satisfied. While the game state is the big bonus, the big bonus medium flag is set in the RAM 41c.

  Note that the regular bonus and the big bonus described above may be collectively referred to simply as “bonus”.

  Hereinafter, the internal lottery of the present embodiment will be described. In the internal lottery, it is determined whether or not the above winning combination is permitted before the display results of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are derived and displayed (actually, when the start switch 7 is detected). To do. In the internal lottery, first, a random number for internal lottery (an integer from 0 to 16383) is acquired as described later. And, for each combination of combinations and combinations determined according to the gaming state, according to the obtained random number for internal lottery and the number of judgment values of each combination of combinations and combinations determined according to the gaming state and setting value Done. In this embodiment, based on the number of judgment values for each combination and combination of combinations, a range of determination values for each of the general combination and special combination, and a range of determination values for the combination of general combination and special combination is won. And the winning in the internal lottery is not exclusive, and a general combination and a special combination may be won simultaneously in one game. However, for special roles of different types, the range of determination values to be won in duplicate is not specified, and special types of different types are drawn exclusively.

  Each combination and combination of combinations determined according to the game state is referred to in the order of combination numbers registered in the winning combination table shown in FIG.

  When the gaming state is the normal gaming state and no special roles are carried over, that is, when the state number is set to “0”, the winning combination table is referred to and the combination of the combination numbers 0 to 16 is referred to. And combinations of roles, that is, big bonus [role number 0], regular bonus [role number 1], big bonus + watermelon [role number 2], regular bonus + watermelon [role number 3], big bonus + 1 (1) [ Role number 4], regular bonus + 1 (1) [number 5], big bonus + 1 (2) [port number 6], regular bonus + 1 (2) [number 7], big bonus + bell [role Number 8], regular bonus + bell [role number 9], big bonus + replay [role number 10], regular bonus + replay [role number 11], replay [role Issue 12], watermelon [winning numbers 13, one (1) [winning numbers 14, one (2) [winning numbers 15, Bell [winning numbers 16 are sequentially read as a target combination of the internal lottery.

  When the gaming state is the normal gaming state and any special combination is carried over, that is, when the status number is set to “1”, the winning combination table is referred to and the combination numbers 12 to 16 roles and combinations of roles, that is, replay [role number 12], watermelon [role number 13], 1 sheet (1) [role number 14], 1 sheet (2) [role number 15], bell [role number 16 ] Are sequentially read out as a target combination of the internal lottery.

  Further, when the game state is a regular bonus, that is, “2” is set as the state number, the winning combination table is referred to and combinations of combinations of the combination numbers 13 to 16, that is, watermelon [portion number 13] 1 sheet (1) [port number 14], 1 sheet (2) [port number 15], and bell [port number 16] are sequentially read out as the internal lottery target roles.

  In the internal lottery, when the number of judgment values determined for the combination or combination of roles and the state number indicating the current gaming state are added to the random number for internal lottery, and the result of the addition overflows In addition, it is determined that the combination or combination of combinations is won.

  Then, when winning of any combination or combination of combinations is determined, the winning flag corresponding to the combination of combination or combination determined to be selected is stored in the internal winning flag storage work (iwin_flag) assigned to the RAM 41c. Set. The internal winning flag storage work (iwin_flag) consists of a 2-byte storage area, of which the upper byte is assigned as the special role storing work in which the special role winning flag is set, and the lower byte is general. It is assigned as a general role storage work in which a winning flag for a role is set. Specifically, when a role with a role number 0 or 1 (special role) is elected, the winning flag of the special role indicating that the special role is won is set in the special role storing work and set to the general role storing work Clear the winning flag. In addition, when any of the role numbers 2 to 11 (special role + general role) is elected, the winning flag of the special role indicating that the special role is won is set in the special role storing work. A winning combination flag indicating that the general combination has been won is set in the general combination storing work. If any of the combination numbers 12 to 16 (general combination) is won, a general combination winning flag indicating that the general combination is won is set in the general combination storing work. If no winning combination is selected, only the general winning combination work is cleared.

  The number of determination values of each combination and combination of combinations is read according to the storage address of the number of determination values registered in the role-specific table (not shown) stored in advance in the ROM 41b of the main control unit 41.

  The number of determination values may be 256 or more, and cannot be stored in one byte. Therefore, each determination value number is registered using a storage area of two bytes. The number of determination values is registered in correspondence with the above-described state number that can specify the gaming state. This is because even if the combination is the same combination or combination, the winning probabilities may differ depending on the gaming state. The number of determination values may be common regardless of the set value, or may be different depending on the set value. If the number of determination values is common regardless of the set value, a common flag is set (value is set to “1”).

  Also, the number of medals to be paid out when winning each winning combination is registered in the role-specific table. However, only the watermelon, which is a small role, one piece (1), one piece (2), and a bell, are the targets for paying out medals when winning a prize.

  Winning big bonuses and regular bonuses are accompanied by a transition of the gaming state and are not eligible for medal payout. The replay does not involve the payout of medals, but it is substantially the same as the payout of 3 medals since it is not necessary to insert medals used for setting the bet amount in the next game (always the normal gaming state).

  The storage area for the number of determination values acquired based on the addresses registered in the role-specific table is provided in the address area assigned to the ROM 41 b of the main control unit 41.

  7 and 8 are diagrams showing an example of the relationship between the value of the random number for internal lottery, the number of determination values of each combination and combination of combinations, and the winning combination. FIG. 7 shows a regular bonus when no special combination is carried over in the normal gaming state, FIG. 8A shows a special bonus when any special combination is carried over in the normal gaming state, and FIG. 8B shows a regular bonus. Each example is shown. 7, 8 </ b> A, and 8 </ b> B show examples in which the set value is 6.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when no special role is carried over in the normal gaming state, a big bonus, a regular bonus, a big bonus + watermelon, a regular bonus + watermelon, a big bonus + 1 (1), Regular Bonus + 1 (1), Big Bonus + 1 (2), Regular Bonus (2) + 1 (2), Big Bonus + Bell, Regular Bonus + Bell, Big Bonus + Replay, Regular Bonus + Replay, Replay, Watermelon One sheet (1), one sheet (2), and a bell are subject to internal lottery. Further, in this embodiment, with the setting value 6, the number of determination values for each combination when no special combination is carried over in the normal gaming state is 15, 10, 10, 6, 6, 4, 4, 3 3, 2, 2236, 64, 312, 312, and 1362 are registered, and the big bonus that is the target of the internal lottery is that the addition result overflows by adding 15 of the judgment value number. 16369 to 16383 are won when random numbers for internal lottery are acquired.

  Next, the regular bonuses that are the target of the internal lottery are 16359 to 16368 where the addition result overflows by adding 25, which is the sum of the judgment value number 10 of the big bonus and the judgment value number 10 of the regular bonus. Wins when it is acquired as a random number for internal lottery. Similarly, big bonus + watermelon is obtained when 16349-16358 is acquired as a random number for internal lottery, and regular bonus + watermelon is obtained when 16343-16348 is acquired as a random number for internal lottery. Sheet (1) has a big bonus of +1 when 16337-16342 is acquired as a random number for internal lottery, and regular bonus + 1 (1) has a value of 16333-16336 as a random number for internal lottery. Sheet (2) is a big bonus + when 16327-16332 is acquired as a random number for internal lottery, Regular bonus + 1 (2) is acquired when a random number for internal lottery is 16323-16326 The bell is recorded when 16319-16322 is acquired as a random number for internal lottery. When the regular bonus + bell is acquired as a random number for internal lottery 16316 to 16318, the big bonus + replay is acquired as a random number for internal lottery 16163 to 16315, and when the regular bonus + replay is 16311 When ~ 16312 was acquired as a random number for internal lottery, replay was acquired when 14075-16310 was acquired as a random number for internal lottery, and when watermelon was acquired as a random number for internal lottery, 14011-14074 Sometimes 1 (1) is acquired as a random number for internal lottery from 13699 to 14010, and 1 (2) is a bell when 13387 to 13698 is acquired as a random number for internal lottery. When 12025-13386 is acquired as a random number for internal lottery, It is determined. When 0-12024 is acquired as a random number for internal lottery, all combinations are lost.

  The approximate winning probability of each combination and combination of combinations calculated based on the number of judgment values is as follows: Big Bonus, Regular Bonus, Big Bonus + Watermelon, Regular Bonus + Watermelon, Big Bonus +1 (1), Regular Bonus +1 (1), Big Bonus +1 (2), Regular Bonus +1 (2), Big Bonus + Bell, Regular Bonus + Bell, Replay, Watermelon, 1 (1), 1 (2), Bell For each, 1 / 1092.3, 1 / 11638.4, 1 / 11638.4, 1 / 22730.7, 1 / 22730.7, 1/496, 1 / 2730.7, 1/4096, 1/4096. 1 / 5461.3, 1 / 5461.3, 1/8192, 1 / 7.33, 1/256, 1 / 52.5, 1 / 52.5, 1/12 03 to become.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), when any special role is carried over in the normal gaming state, only the replay, watermelon, one piece (1), one piece (2), and the bell are inside. In the present embodiment, 2241, 80, 322, 322, and 1369 are determined as the number of determination values of each combination when any special combination is carried over in the normal gaming state at the set value 6 in this embodiment. The approximate winning probabilities of the respective roles are 1 / 7.31, 1 / 204.8, 1 / 50.9, 1 / 50.9, and 1 / 1.11.97.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8B, in the regular bonus, only watermelon, 1 (1), 1 (2), and bell are subject to internal lottery, and the number of judgment values of each combination in the regular bonus is as follows. , 80, 322, 322, and 15208 are registered, and the approximate winning probabilities of the respective roles are 1 / 204.8, 1 / 50.9, 1 / 50.9, and 1 / 1.08. . As described above, in this embodiment, in the normal gaming state, there is a high probability that these general roles will be won in the order of replay, bell, 1 (1) and 1 (2), and watermelon, in the reverse order. The probability of winning at the same time as a special role is set high. For this reason, when these general roles are won, it can be expected that special roles are won simultaneously in the order of watermelon, 1 (1) or 1 (2), bell, and replay.

  Next, stop control of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R will be described.

  The CPU 41a refers to the table index and table creation data stored in the ROM 41b when the reel starts to rotate and when the reel stops and the reel that is still rotating still remains. Create a stop control table for each reel. When any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the rotating reel is effectively detected, the stop control table of the corresponding reel is referred to and the slip of the referred stop control table is referred to. Based on the number of frames, control is performed to stop the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R corresponding to the operated stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.

  For the table index, the start address of the area where the data for table creation is stored from the reference address (table_index) when referring to the table index, according to the setting state of the winning flag by internal lottery (hereinafter referred to as the internal winning state) The difference up to the address where the index data indicating is stored is registered. As a result, a difference corresponding to the internal winning state is acquired, and the corresponding index data can be acquired by adding the difference to the reference address (table_index).

  Specifically, Loss, Replay, Watermelon, 1 (1), 1 (2), Bell, Big Bonus (+ Loss), Big Bonus + Watermelon, Big Bonus + 1 (1), Big Bonus + 1 ( 2), Big Bonus + Bell, Big Bonus + Replay, Regular Bonus (+ Loss), Regular Bonus (2) + Watermelon, Regular Bonus + 1 (1), Regular Bonus + 1 (2), Regular Bonus + Bell, Regular For each of bonus + replay, index data indicating the start address of the area in which the table creation data is stored is stored. Even if the winning status of the combination is different, when the same control is applied (for example, when the same control is applied at the time of winning big bonus + replay and when winning regular bonus + replay) The same address is stored as the index data. In such a case, the stop control table is created with reference to the same table creation data.

  The table creation data includes a stop control table indicating the number of sliding frames according to the stop operation position, and an address of the stop control table to be referred to according to the reel stop status.

  The stop control table referred to according to the reel stop status is whether all reels are rotating, only the left reel is stopped, only the middle reel is stopped, only the right reel is stopped, It may vary depending on whether the middle reel is stopped, the left and right reels are stopped, the middle and right reels are stopped, and if any reel is stopped, stop Since there may be differences depending on the stop position of the reels already completed, the address of the stop control table to be referenced for each situation is registered for each rotating reel, and based on the top address of the table creation data, It is possible to specify the address of the stop control table that should be referred to according to the status of each, and it is necessary according to each status from this specified address. And to be able to identify the stop control table. In particular, in this embodiment, even when the stopped position of the stopped reel is the same, when the stopped operation position of the stopped reel is different, the address data of the different number of drawing frame number data is registered for each rotating reel. Even if the stopped positions of the stopped reels are the same, it is possible to specify the required number of drawn frame numbers in accordance with the stop operation position of the stopped reels. Even when the reel stop status and the stopped position of the stopped reel are different, when the same stop control table is applied, the same address may be registered as the address of the stop control table. In such a case, the same stop control table is referred to.

  The stop control table is data that can specify the number of sliding frames for each timing when the stop operation is performed. In this embodiment, stepping motors that make one turn at a cycle of 168 steps (0 to 167) are used for the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R. That is, when the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are driven for 168 steps, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R make one round. 21 areas (frames) divided every 8 steps (the number of steps in which one symbol moves) are defined for one reel. These areas are areas 1 to 21 from the reel reference position. A number is assigned. On the other hand, the number of symbols arranged on one reel is 21, and symbol numbers 1 to 21 from the reel reference position are assigned to symbols on each reel, so symbols 1 to 21 are assigned to each reel. , Area numbers 1 to 21 are assigned in order. In the stop control table, the number of sliding symbols for each area number is compressed and stored according to a predetermined rule, and the number of sliding symbols for each area number can be acquired by expanding the stop control table. Yes.

  As described above, the stop control table created by referring to the table index and the table creation data corresponds to the area number, and the area corresponding to each area number is the stop reference position (in this embodiment, the perspective window 3). Sliding frame when an operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected at a timing (a timing in which the number of steps from the reel reference position is included in the range of the number of steps of each region number). It is a table with each number set.

  Next, the procedure for creating the stop control table will be described. First, at the start of reel rotation, the top address of the table creation data corresponding to the internal winning state of the game is acquired. Specifically, the table index is first referred to, index data corresponding to the internal winning state is obtained, table creation data is identified based on the obtained index data, and all reels are identified from the identified table creation data. The address of the stop control table for each reel corresponding to the state of rotation is acquired, and the stop control table for each reel stored at the acquired address is expanded to generate a stop control table for all reels.

  Further, when any one reel stops or any two reels stop, the index data acquired at the start of reel rotation, that is, the top address of the table creation data corresponding to the internal winning state of the game The table creation data is identified based on the table creation data, and the stop control table address of the unreacted reel corresponding to the stopped reel and the area number of the stop position of the reel is obtained from the identified table creation data. The stop control table for each stored reel is expanded to create a stop control table for the unstopped reels.

  Next, when the CPU 41a effectively detects any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R corresponding to the rotating reel, the control for deriving the display result to the corresponding reel will be described. If any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the rotating reel is detected effectively, the area number of the stop operation position is based on the number of steps from the reel reference position when the stop operation is detected. And the number of sliding symbols corresponding to the area number of the specified stop operation position is acquired by referring to the stop control table of the reel where the stop operation is detected. Then, control is performed to rotate and stop the reel by the number of acquired sliding frames. Specifically, from the number of steps from the reel reference position at the time when the stop operation is detected, the number of steps from the acquired number of sliding frames to the stop is calculated, and the reel is rotated and stopped by the calculated number of steps. Take control. As a result, an area (stop point in the figure) corresponding to the area number that is the stop position ahead of the number of sliding frames from the area (stop operation point in the figure) corresponding to the area number of the stop operation position in which the stop operation is detected. It stops at the stop reference position (in this embodiment, the lower symbol area of the fluoroscopic window 3).

  The table index of this embodiment stores only one address as index data corresponding to one internal winning state in one gaming state. Furthermore, one table creation data includes one table data. Only one address is stored as the address of the storage area of the stop control table corresponding to the reel stop status (and the stop operation position of the stopped reel). In other words, the table creation data corresponding to one internal winning state in one gaming state and the number-of-drawing frame data corresponding to the reel stop status (and the stop operation position of the stopped reel) are uniquely determined. The stop control table created with reference to these is also unique for one internal winning state in one gaming state and the reel stop status (and the stop operation position of the stopped reel). Therefore, based on the same stop control table, that is, the same control pattern, when the gaming state, the internal winning state, and the reel stop status (and the stop operation position of the stopped reel) all have the same conditions. The reel stop control is performed.

  Further, in this embodiment, a value of 0 to 4 is determined as the number of sliding frames, and it is possible to stop the reel by drawing a maximum of 4 symbols after detecting a stop operation. In other words, the stop position of the symbol can be designated from a range of a maximum of 5 frames including the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected. In addition, since it is necessary to move one frame to move the reel for one symbol, it is possible to stop the reel by pulling in a maximum of four symbols after detecting the stop operation. The symbol stop position can be designated from a range of up to five symbols including the operation position.

  In the table index, the number of sliding frames that draws the winning combination as much as possible within the range of 4 frames to the address corresponding to the case where one of the roles is won, and draws the winning combination so that there are no winning combinations. The index data that identifies the data for creating the table for which is defined is stored, and for the table creation in which the number of sliding frames to be drawn so that none of the roles are aligned is stored in the address corresponding to the case where the loss is won Stores index data for specifying data. For this reason, if any winning combination is won, there will be a stop control table in which the winning combination is drawn in the range of 4 frames to the maximum, and the number of sliding symbols to be drawn so that the winning combinations are not aligned is determined. The reel stop control is performed, and if no winning combination is selected, a stop control table in which the number of sliding frames that do not have any winning combination is defined is created, and the reel stopping control is performed. Done. As a result, when the stop operation is performed, if the symbols of the winning combination can be stopped on the winning line in the drawing range of up to 4 frames, the control is performed to align them and stop. The symbol of the winning combination will be controlled to be stopped in a drawing range of a maximum of 4 frames.

  In the table index, if the special role and the small role are won at the same time (Big Bonus + 1 (1), Big Bonus + Bell, etc.) The number of sliding symbols is fixed so that the selected special role can not be pulled in the range of up to 4 frames, and the selected small role will be pulled to the maximum within the range of 4 frames. Index data for specifying data for creating a table with a determined number of sliding frames is stored, and reel stop control is performed. As a result, when the stop operation is performed, if the symbols of the special roles that have been elected in the drawing range of up to 4 frames can be stopped on the winning line, the control is performed to stop them together. If you can't draw a special role that you have won in the drawing range of up to 4 frames on the winning line, you can align the symbols of the small role that has been won in the drawing range of up to 4 frames on the winning line. If they can be stopped, control is performed to stop them together, and the symbol of the winning combination is controlled to be stopped in the drawing range of 4 frames. That is, in such a case, priority is given to the control for aligning the special combination on the winning line over the small combination, and the small combination can be won only when the special combination cannot be drawn. When a special combination and a small combination can be drawn at the same time, only the special combination is drawn, and the small combination is not arranged on the winning line at the same time as the special combination.

  Also, in the table index, the number of sliding frames is set to the address corresponding to the case where a special combination and a replaying player are simultaneously elected (big bonus + replay, etc.) so that the replaying unit is drawn to the maximum in the range of 4 tops. Index data for specifying the defined table creation data is stored, and reel stop control is performed. As a result, when a stop operation is performed, control is performed so that the symbols of the re-gamer are aligned and stopped on the winning line within a drawing range of up to four frames. As will be described later, “replay” which is a symbol constituting the re-gamer is arranged within 5 symbols, that is, within an interval of 4 frames for each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. Can be stopped at any position within the pull-in range, so if a special combination and a re-game player are elected at the same time, it will always be restarted regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R by the player. All gamers will win a prize. That is, in such a case, the control for aligning the re-games on the winning line has priority over the special game, and the re-games will always win. In the case where the special combination and the re-playing combination can be withdrawn at the same time, only the re-playing combination is drawn in, and the special combination is not arranged on the winning line at the same time as the re-playing combination.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the “bell” and “replay” are arranged within 5 symbols, that is, within an interval of 4 frames, for all of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. It can be stopped at any position within the range. That is, when the winning flag for the bell and the replay is set, the winning combination can always be won regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R by the player.

  As for “Watermelon”, there are locations where the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are arranged at intervals of 5 symbols or more, that is, intervals exceeding 4 frames, so that a combination of watermelons (watermelon-watermelon-watermelon) can be arranged. If the stop operation is not performed within the 4-frame pull-in range for the line, the watermelon combinations cannot be aligned. For this reason, at the time of winning the watermelon, if any reel stop operation is performed at a timing other than the 4-frame pull-in range, the combination of watermelons will not be aligned on any winning line and will be missed.

  For “Red Cherry” and “White Cherry”, there is only one each on the left reel, so the “Red Cherry” must be stopped at the timing when the “Red Cherry” is within the draw range of 4 frames to the winning line. For example, if the combination of 1 sheet (1) cannot be prepared and the stop operation is not performed at the timing when “white cherry” is in the drawing range of 4 frames with respect to the winning line, the combination of 1 sheet (2) is selected. Cannot align. For this reason, when the left reel is stopped at the time of winning one (1), if the stop operation is performed at a timing when “red cherry” is outside the drawing range of 4 frames with respect to the winning line, 1 The combination of the sheets (1) will not be aligned on any of the winning lines and will be missed, and when winning one (2), the “white cherry” will be against the winning line when the left reel is stopped. If a stop operation is performed at a timing that is outside the 4-frame draw-in range, the combination of one (1) will not be aligned on any winning line and will be missed.

  In this embodiment, the display mode (area numbers 1, 20, 21, 1-3) in which “red cherry” stops on the left reel winning line (either upper or lower) and “white cherry” The display mode (area numbers 13 to 15, 15 to 17) that stops on the left reel winning line (either the upper stage or the lower stage) is arranged so as to exceed the maximum pull-in range of 4 frames.

  For this reason, when a stop operation is performed at a stop operation position (region numbers 1 to 7) where “red cherry” can be pulled up to 4 frames and stopped on any winning line, “white cherry” Cannot be stopped on any winning line by drawing up a maximum of 4 frames, and a stop operation position (region number 15) where “white cherry” can be pulled up and stopped on any winning line When the stop operation is performed in (21) to 21), it is impossible to draw “red cherry” up to 4 frames and stop it on any pay line. In other words, “white cherry” will not be stopped on the winning line regardless of the timing at which the “red cherry” can be pulled on the winning line, and “white cherry” will be pulled onto the winning line. “Red cherry” and “white cherry” are arranged in positions where “red cherry” does not stop on the winning line no matter what timing of the stop operation is possible. ”And“ white cherry ”cannot be stopped at the same time.

  For “Red 7” and “White 7”, only one reel is arranged for each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, so that a combination of big bonuses (red 7-red 7-red 7) can be prepared. If the stop operation is not performed within the 4-frame pull-in range for the winning line, the big bonus combination cannot be aligned, and the winning line can be a regular bonus combination (white 7-white 7-white 7). The regular bonus combination cannot be aligned unless the stop operation is performed within the 4-frame pull-in range. For this reason, when winning a big bonus, if any reel stop operation is performed at a timing other than the 4-frame pull-in range, the winning big bonus combination will not be aligned on any winning line and will be missed. Therefore, when winning a regular bonus, if any reel stop operation is performed at a timing other than the 4-frame drawing range, the winning combination of the regular bonus will not be aligned on any winning line and will be missed. It will be.

  Further, in this embodiment, the display mode in which the “red 7” symbol is stopped on the winning line (on the left and right reels, one of the upper and lower stages, or on the middle reel, one of the upper, middle and lower stages) in this embodiment. (Region Nos. 2-4, 4-6) and "White 7" symbol for all reels is the winning line (one of the upper and lower tiers for the left and right reels, and one of the upper, middle and lower tiers for the middle reel) ) And the display mode (region numbers 16 to 18 and 18 to 20) are arranged so as to exceed 4 frames which is the maximum pull-in range.

  For this reason, when a stop operation is performed at a stop operation position (region number 4 to 10) where the “red 7” symbol can be drawn on up to four frames and stopped on any winning line, “white 7” is displayed. "A stop operation position (area number) where a maximum of 4 frames can be drawn and stopped on any winning line, or a" white 7 "symbol can be pulled on and stopped on any winning line 1 to 3 and 18 to 21), the “Red 7” symbol cannot be drawn on a maximum of 4 frames and stopped on any winning line. That is, “White 7” does not stop on the winning line regardless of the timing at which the “Red 7” symbol can be drawn on the winning line, and the “White 7” symbol does not stop on the winning line. The “Red 7” symbol and the “White 7” symbol are arranged at positions that will not stop on the “Red 7” symbol winning line regardless of the timing at which the stop operation is performed. Therefore, there is no stop operation position where the “red 7” symbol and the “white 7” symbol can be aimed at the same time.

  Next, details of the reel control table applied to the left reel in a state where all reels are still changing in the normal gaming state will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 9 shows a case where no combination is won in the normal gaming state (losing), a case where the replay is won alone (replay), a case where the bell is won alone (bell), When 1) is elected alone (1 (1)), when 1 (2) is elected alone (1 (2)), Big Bonus (1) is elected alone FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a stop control table for the left reel created when the regular bonus is won alone (RB).

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the stop control table applied when no combination is won (losing) indicates that the virtual pay line Lv is “ Replay, bell, 1 card (1), 1 card (2), big bonus or regular bonus will be selected independently, while the number of draws for red cherry or white cherry is not fixed In the stop control table applied in the case where the number of frames is drawn, a virtual pay line Lv, that is, the number of drawn frames at which “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops in the middle is stopped.

  In addition, if Replay, Bell, 1 (1), 1 (2) are elected at the same time as the special role (the special character is won in the state where the special character has been carried over from the previous game) Also in the stop control table applied to (including the case), the number of drawn-in frames where the number of drawn-in frames where “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops in the virtual pay line Lv is determined.

  In the stop control table applied when the replay is won alone, the number of drawn frames where “Red Cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv with respect to the area numbers 3 and 5 corresponds to the area numbers 18 and 20. If the number of draws for “White Cherry” to stop on the virtual pay line Lv is determined, and if Replay is won by itself, when the stop operation is performed at a total of four stop operation positions, “Red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv.

  The stop control table applied when the replay is won at the same time as one of the special roles is not particularly shown, but for the area numbers 2 to 6, the “red cherry” is drawn to the virtual winning line Lv. However, for each of the area numbers 16 to 20, the number of drawn frames at which “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv is determined, and when the replay is won at the same time as any special role, a total of 10 is drawn. When the stop operation is performed at the stop operation positions, “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv. That is, when the replay is won at the same time as any special role, “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops at the virtual pay line Lv at a higher rate than when the replay is won alone.

  In addition, “Replay”, which constitutes a combination of replays, is placed one above the “Red Cherry” and “White Cherry” on the left reel. If the left reel is the first stop and “red cherry” or “white cherry” is stopped on the virtual pay line Lv, the stop control table for the middle reel and the right reel is set to the pay line L1 or L3. A stop control table in which replay combinations are always prepared is created. In particular, in this embodiment, when the replay is won by itself, the left reel is the first stop, and “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv, the stop operation position at that time When the area number is 3 or 18, a winning control line L1, that is, a stop control table in which a combination of replays are arranged horizontally, is created as a stop control table for the middle reel and the right reel. As a stop control table for the right reel, a winning line L3, that is, a stop control table in which the combinations of replays are arranged in the lower right direction is created. On the other hand, when the replay and special role are won at the same time, the left reel is in the first stop, and “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv, the stop operation position at that time is the area In the case of numbers 2, 3, 16, and 17, a winning line L1, that is, a stop control table in which a combination of replays are arranged horizontally is created as a stop control table for the middle reel and the right reel, and region numbers 4 to 6, 18 to 20 are generated. In this case, as the stop control table for the middle reel and the right reel, a pay line L3, that is, a stop control table in which the combinations of replays are aligned to the right is prepared. For this reason, if the replay and special role are won at the same time, the left reel is set to the first stop, and “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv, the replay is won alone. Thus, the left reel is set to the first stop, and the replay combinations are arranged in the lower right direction at a higher rate than when “red cherry” or “white cherry” is stopped on the virtual pay line Lv.

  In the stop control table applied when the bell is won alone, the number of drawn frames where “Red Cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv for the area numbers 2 and 3 is the area numbers 16 and 17. The number of frames that “White Cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv is determined. “Red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv.

  In the stop control table applied when the bell is won at the same time as the big bonus, the number of drawn frames where “Red Cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv for the region numbers 2 and 3 is not shown in the figure. For the numbers 16 to 20, the number of drawn frames where “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv is defined, and the stop control table applied when the bell is won at the same time as the regular bonus is particularly illustrated in the figure. However, with respect to the area numbers 2 to 6, the number of drawn frames in which “red cherry” stops on the virtual winning line Lv is the number of drawn frames in which “white cherry” stops on the virtual winning line Lv with respect to the area numbers 16 and 17. Each number is fixed. As described above, when the bell is won at the same time as any special role, when the stop operation is performed at a total of seven stop operation positions, “red cherry” or “white cherry” is displayed in the virtual pay line Lv. Will stop. That is, when the bell wins at the same time as any special role, “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops at the virtual pay line Lv at a higher rate than when the replay is won alone.

  In addition, the “bell” that constitutes the combination of bells is placed under the “red cherry” and “white cherry” on the left reel. If the left reel is the first stop and “red cherry” or “white cherry” is stopped on the virtual pay line Lv, the stop control table for the middle reel and the right reel is set to the pay line L2 or L4. A stop control table in which the combination of bells is always prepared is created. In particular, in this embodiment, when the bell is elected alone, the left reel is the first stop, and “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv, the stop operation position at that time Is an area number 2 and 16, a winning control line L2 is created as a stop control table for the middle reel and the right reel, that is, a stop control table in which a combination of bells is aligned horizontally. As the right reel stop control table, a winning line L4, that is, a stop control table in which a combination of bells is aligned to the right is prepared. On the other hand, when the bell and big bonus are won at the same time, the left reel is the first stop, and “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv, the stop operation position at that time is the area In the case of numbers 2, 16, and 20, a winning control line L2 is created as a stop control table for the middle reel and the right reel, that is, a stop control table in which a combination of bells is aligned horizontally. As the stop control table for the middle reel and the right reel, a winning line L4, that is, a stop control table in which a combination of bells is aligned to the right is created. In addition, when the bell and the regular bonus are won at the same time, the left reel is the first stop, and “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv, the stop operation position at that time is the area In the case of numbers 2, 6, and 16, a winning control line L2 is created as a stop control table for the middle reel and the right reel, that is, a stop control table in which a combination of bells is aligned horizontally. As the stop control table for the middle reel and the right reel, a winning line L4, that is, a stop control table in which a combination of bells is aligned to the right is created. For this reason, when the bell and special role are elected at the same time and the left reel is in the first stop and “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv, the bell is elected alone. Thus, the left reel is set to the first stop, and the combination of bells is aligned to the right at a higher rate than when “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv.

  In the stop control table applied when one (1) is elected alone, the number of drawn frames that “red cherry” stops at the winning line L1 or L2, that is, the upper stage or the lower stage with respect to the area numbers 1 to 7 However, for the region numbers 16 to 20, the number of drawn frames where “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv is determined, and the stop control table applied when one (2) is won alone. The “white cherry” is the winning line L1 or L2 for the area numbers 15 to 21, that is, the number of drawn frames that stop at the upper or lower stage is “red cherry” is the virtual winning line for the area numbers 2 to 6. The number of drawing frames to be stopped at Lv is determined. For this reason, if one (1) is won alone, “Red Cherry” cannot be drawn into any winning line within the range of 4 frames, that is, out of areas where one (1) is missed. When the stop operation is performed at the timing of area numbers 16 to 20 where “white cherry” can be drawn into the virtual pay line Lv within the draw range of 4 frames, “white cherry” stops at the virtual pay line Lv. If one (2) wins alone, “white cherry” cannot be drawn into any of the winning lines within the range of 4 frames, that is, out of areas where one (2) is missed. , “Red Cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv when the stop operation is performed at the timing of the area numbers 2 to 6 where the “Red Cherry” can be drawn into the virtual pay line Lv within the draw range of 4 frames. It becomes a. If one (1) or one (2) is missed and “Red Cherry” or “White Cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv, any combination will be made when all reels stop. Will not be on the winning line.

  In the stop control table applied when one card (1) and a big bonus are won at the same time, an area (area) in which “red 7” can be drawn into the winning line within the draw range of 4 frames, although not particularly shown. No. 4-11), and among the areas other than the area (area numbers 1-7) in which “red cherry” can be drawn into the winning line within the 4-frame draw range, “white cherry” is drawn in the 4-frame draw range. For the area (area numbers 16 to 20) that can be drawn into the virtual pay line Lv, the number of draw-in frames where “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv is determined. In the stop control table applied when the regular bonus is won at the same time, an area (area numbers 1 to 3 and 18) in which “white 7” can be drawn into the winning line within the drawing range of 4 frames is not shown. ~ 1) and among the areas other than the area (area numbers 1 to 7) where “red cherry” can be drawn into the winning line within the 4-frame draw range, “white cherry” is virtually awarded within the 4-frame draw range. For the areas that can be drawn into the line Lv (area numbers 16 and 17), the number of drawn frames at which “white cherry” stops at the virtual pay line Lv is determined. For this reason, if one (1) and a big bonus or regular bonus are won at the same time, among the areas where one (1) and the big bonus or regular bonus will be missed, “white cherry” is the virtual winning line. When a stop operation is performed at a timing at which it is possible to draw in Lv within the drawing range of 4 frames, “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv.

  In the stop control table applied when one (2) and a big bonus are won at the same time, an area (area) in which “red 7” can be drawn into the winning line within the draw range of 4 frames, although not particularly shown. No. 4 to 11), and “Red Cherry” in the 4-frame drawing range among the areas other than the area (area numbers 15 to 21) in which “White Cherry” can be drawn into the winning line within the 4-frame drawing range. For the area that can be drawn into the virtual pay line Lv (area numbers 2 to 6), the number of draw-in frames where the “red cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv is determined. In the stop control table applied when the regular bonus is won at the same time, an area (area numbers 1 to 3 and 18) in which “white 7” can be drawn into the winning line within the drawing range of 4 frames is not shown. ~ 1) And among the areas other than the area (area numbers 15 to 21) in which “white cherry” can be drawn into the winning line within the 4-frame drawing range, “red cherry” is virtually won within the 4-frame drawing range. For the area that can be drawn into the line Lv (area numbers 2 and 3), the number of draw-in frames where “red cherry” stops at the virtual pay line Lv is determined. For this reason, if one (2) and a big bonus or regular bonus are won at the same time, “Red Cherry” in the area where one (2) and the big bonus or regular bonus will be missed will be placed in the virtual winning line. When a stop operation is performed at a timing at which it is possible to draw in Lv within the drawing range of 4 frames, “Red Cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv. If one (1), one (2), big bonus or regular bonus is missed and “Red Cherry” or “White Cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv, all reels stop. At that time, none of the roles will be on the winning line.

  In the stop control table applied when the big bonus is won alone, the number of drawn frames in which “red 7” stops in the winning line L1 or L2, that is, the upper stage or the lower stage with respect to the area numbers 4 to 10, For the numbers 2 and 3, the number of drawn frames where the “red cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv is determined, and for the area numbers 16 to 20, the number of drawn frames where the “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv is determined. In the stop control table applied when the regular bonus is won alone, “White 7” is displayed in the winning line L1 or L2, that is, the upper row or the lower row for the region numbers 1 to 3 and 18 to 21. The number of drawn-in frames to be stopped is “white cherry” for the region numbers 4 to 6 and “red cherry” is stopped on the virtual pay line Lv. There number of pull-frames to stop the virtual pay line Lv are determined respectively. For this reason, when the big bonus is won by itself, “Red 7” or “Red Cherry” or the area where the big bonus cannot be drawn out, that is, the area where the big bonus is not taken out, is selected. When a stop operation is performed at the timing of area numbers 2, 3, 16 to 20 in which “white cherry” can be drawn into the virtual pay line Lv with a draw range of 4 frames, “red cherry” or “white cherry” Will stop at the virtual pay line Lv, and when the regular bonus is won alone, the area where “White 7” cannot be drawn into any pay line within the range of 4 frames, that is, the area where the regular bonus is missed Among these, area numbers 4 to 6 and 1 that can draw “red cherry” or “white cherry” into the virtual pay line Lv within the draw range of 4 frames. , When the stop operation is performed at the timing of 17, so that the "red cherry" or "white cherry" to stop the virtual winning line Lv. If you miss a big bonus or a regular bonus and “Red Cherry” or “White Cherry” stops on the virtual winning line Lv, when all the reels stop, all the roles will be on the winning line. There is nothing.

  Thus, in this embodiment, when the left reel is in the first stop, the replay, bell, 1 (1), 1 (2), big bonus, and regular bonus are won independently. "Red Cherry" or "White Cherry" will be placed on the virtual pay line Lv only when the special role, Bell and Special Role, 1 (1) and Special Role, 1 (2) and Special Role are selected at the same time. In the case of losing, if the watermelon is elected alone, or if the watermelon and the special role are elected at the same time, “Red Cherry” or “White Cherry” is the virtual winning line Lv It is supposed not to stop.

  When Replay, Bell, 1 (1), 1 (2), Big Bonus, Regular Bonus are selected alone, Replay and Special Role, Bell and Special Role, 1 (1) and Special Role, 1 When the replay is won by one of the two (2) and special roles at the same time, or when the replay and special roles are selected at the same time, the replay must be replayed when all reels stop. If the bell is elected and if the bell and special role are elected at the same time, the combination of bells must be in the winning line when all reels stop. If 1 (1), 1 (2), Big Bonus, Regular Bonus are selected independently, 1 (1) and special role, 1 (2) and special When roles are elected at the same time The, all of the reel is made so as not to be aligned to be the winning line any of the role at the time of the stop.

  For this reason, if the left reel is set to the first stop and “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv, it is suggested that the player may have won the special role. If neither the replay combination nor the bell combination is on the winning line, either the special role is won or one (1) or one (2) is won, It is suggested that there is a high possibility that he has been elected as a special role. That is, in this embodiment, when the left reel is set to the first stop, the display mode in which “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual winning line Lv of the left reel and none of the roles match the winning line. However, it won't confirm the winning of the special role, but it functions as an opportunity to show that the possibility is high compared to other display modes (excluding the reach that indicates that the winning of the special role has been confirmed) It is supposed to do.

  In addition, when the left reel is set to the first stop and “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv, for example, the replay combination or the bell combination is finally aligned on the pay line. Even in such a case, since the bell and the replay have the possibility of winning at the same time as the special role, even in such a case, it can be expected to win the special role.

  Furthermore, the percentage that “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv when the bell or replay and the special role are won at the same time than when the bell or replay is won alone. Even if the combination of replays or bells is finally aligned on the winning line, “red cherry” or “white cherry” does not stop on the virtual winning line Lv, and the replay combination or bell combination Compared to the case where the players are on the winning line, the special role will be won.

  In addition, when the left reel is set to the first stop and “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv and finally the replay combination or the bell combination is aligned with the pay line, the bell, When the bell or replay and special role are won at the same time, the replay combination or bell combination is not in the horizontal direction, but in the diagonal direction, rather than the case where the replay is won alone. In particular, even when the replay combination or the bell combination winning line is aligned, the degree of expectation for winning the special role can be changed according to the aligned mode.

  Further, in this embodiment, one (1) is won alone, and the left reel “red cherry” cannot be drawn into any winning line within a 4-frame range, that is, one (1) is taken. When the stop operation is performed at the timing of spilling, “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv, one (2) wins alone, and “white cherry” on the left reel becomes 4 on any pay line. When a stop operation is performed at a timing at which one area (2) is missed in the area that cannot be withdrawn in the frame range, “Red Cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv. In addition, as described above, there is no stop operation position where “red cherry” and “white cherry” can be stopped on the winning line within the drawing range of 4 frames, and one (1), one ( 2) Since the game cannot be aimed at the same time, “Red Cherry” or “White Cherry” stops on the virtual winning line Lv of the left reel, and neither of the roles is aligned with the winning line, that is, the chance In such a case, it is not possible to determine whether the special role has been won and the special role has been missed or whether one (1) or one (2) has been won and has been missed. It is like that.

  In this embodiment, the CPU 41a automatically determines that the stop operation has been performed even when the reel stop operation has not been performed when a predetermined automatic stop time has elapsed since the reel rotation started. Automatic stop control is performed to stop each reel.

  When the CPU 41a performs the automatic stop control, the CPU 41a performs control to stop with priority in the order of the right reel, the middle reel, and the left reel. That is, when all the reels are rotating, control is performed to stop in the order of right, middle, and left, and when any reel has already stopped, the reels that are still rotating are set to the right, middle, Control to stop in priority order in the left order. In particular, in the present embodiment, a winning combination that is established only by stopping “red cherry” or “white cherry” on the winning line of the left reel, that is, a winning combination that is established only by one of the reels, is determined. In the control, control is performed to stop the reel last, except when a reel whose role is established alone is already stopped before the automatic stop control is performed.

  In addition, in the automatic stop control, except for the reel that stops at the end, refer to the stop control table of the corresponding reel as in the case of the stop operation, and respond based on the number of sliding frames in the referred stop control table. Control is performed to stop the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. In addition, for the reel that stops last, when the stop position corresponding to each area number is immediately stopped for every area number (the number of steps belonging to each area number is stopped with a number of steps less than one symbol. A non-winning position table indicating whether or not any of the winning positions are not aligned on the winning line, and refers to the non-winning position table at regular intervals (about 2 ms). The process of repeatedly determining whether or not the area number to which the number of steps from the reference position belongs is a non-winning position is the earliest when it is determined that the area number to which the current step number belongs is a non-winning position. Control is performed to stop the reel at a stop position that can be stopped at a stage (a range of less than one frame), that is, at a position where the symbol corresponding to the area number stops at the lower stage. For this reason, the last stop reel is stopped immediately without slipping more than one frame when the rotating reel reaches the non-winning position.

  The non-winning position table is set to stop the stopped reels when the two reels except the last reel are stopped after the shift to automatic stop control or when the two reels stop and shift to the automatic stop control. It is created based on the position. Specifically, whether or not any combination stops on the winning line when the symbols of the corresponding region numbers are stopped in the lower row in order from the region numbers 1 to 21 based on the stop positions of the stopped reels. When the symbol of the area number is stopped at the lower stage, if it is determined that none of the winning combinations stop on the winning line, “1” indicating the non-winning position is set as the non-winning position flag. Then, when it is determined that any combination is stopped on the winning line when the symbol of the area number is stopped at the lower stage, a process of setting “0” indicating that it is not a non-winning position is performed. It is created by that. If “Red Cherry” or “White Cherry” is already stopped on the left reel, when the symbol of the area number is stopped at the lower stage, it is not 1 (1) or 1 (2). If it is determined whether or not the winning combination stops on the winning line, and if the symbol of the area number is stopped at the lower stage, if a winning combination other than one (1) or one (2) does not stop on the winning line If it is determined, “1” indicating the non-winning position is set as the non-winning position flag, and the symbol of the area number is stopped at the lower stage, other than one (1) or one (2) When it is determined that the winning combination is stopped on the winning line, “0” indicating that it is not a non-winning position is set.

  Further, once the automatic stop control is started, the CPU 41a invalidates detection of the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, and does not enable it until all the reels are stopped thereafter.

  As described above, when the reels are stopped by the automatic stop control, the winning combination is controlled so that the winning combination is not aligned on any winning line regardless of whether or not any winning combination is won in the internal lottery. The Rukoto. In addition, for the reel that stops last, the stop control of the reel is not performed based on the stop control table, but based on the smallest number of sliding symbols that do not have any combination on the winning line. Therefore, the reach eyes or chance eyes (display mode in which “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual winning line Lv of the left reel and none of the roles match the winning line) may stop. However, in this case, the stopped reach and chance eyes are invalid. That is, even if the reach is stopped, if it is based on automatic stop control, it does not indicate that any special role is elected, and even if the chance is stopped, it is based on automatic stop control. If so, it does not indicate that there is a high possibility that any special role will be elected.

  The CPU 41a according to the present embodiment performs an abnormal winning determination that determines whether or not a combination that is not permitted in the game is aligned on the winning line when all the reels are stopped. In the abnormal winning determination, when the winning combination is achieved despite the automatic stop (excluding one (1) or one (2) stopped before shifting to the automatic stopping control), the winning combination is not won in the internal lottery. If the special combination and the general combination are prepared at the same time, it is determined that the prize is abnormal. If it is determined that the prize is abnormal, it is controlled to an abnormal prize error state to disable the progress of the game. The abnormal winning error state is not canceled even if the reset switch 23 or the reset / setting switch 38 is operated as in the case of the disconnection error error or the RAM error error described above, and the CPU 41a in the area of the RAM 41c. All areas except for the area in use are initialized, cannot be restored to the original state, and are not canceled until a new set value is set in the setting change mode described above.

  The abnormal winning determination will be described. First, as described above, the CPU 41a sets the winning flag indicating the winning combination in the game to the internal winning flag storing work (iwin_flag) assigned to the RAM 41c, and all reels. A winning symbol flag is set to indicate the winning combination on the winning line at the time of stopping. An abnormal winning determination flag is created from the winning flag, and it is determined whether or not there is an abnormal winning based on the generated abnormal winning determination flag and the winning symbol flag.

  The winning flag is a 16-bit (2 byte) binary value indicating the winning combination in the game, and when the value of the bit individually determined for each winning combination is 1, Indicates that the winning combination has been won, and when it is 0, the combination has not been won.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the 0th bit corresponds to a big bonus, the 1st bit corresponds to a regular bonus, the 11th bit is a replay, the 12th bit is a watermelon, the 13th bit is a bell, and the 14th bit is 1 piece. (1) The 15th bit corresponds to one (2). The second to tenth bits do not correspond to any combination.

  In this embodiment, there are cases where a plurality of winning combinations are won in one game. In this case, the value of each bit corresponding to the winning combination is set to 1 in the winning flag. Yes.

  The abnormal winning determination flag is a 16-bit (2 byte) binary value indicating the winning combination in the game, but the bit value individually determined for each combination is 0. Indicates that the winning combination is won, and when it is 1, it indicates that the winning combination is not won. That is, the abnormal winning determination flag is a value obtained by inverting 0 and 1 of the winning flag.

  The winning symbol flag is a 16-bit (2 byte) binary value indicating the winning combination on the winning line, and when the value of the bit individually determined for each winning is 1, Indicates that a prize has been won, and if it is 0, it indicates that the role has not won. The winning symbol flag is the same as the internal winning flag. As shown in FIG. 10, the 0th bit corresponds to the big bonus, the 1st bit corresponds to the regular bonus, the 11th bit is replay, the 12th bit is watermelon, the 1st bit The 13th bit corresponds to the bell, the 14th bit corresponds to one (1), and the 15th bit corresponds to one (2). The second to tenth bits do not correspond to any combination.

  In the abnormal winning determination, the CPU 41a first determines whether or not it is automatic stop, and if it is automatic stop, it determines whether or not the value of the winning symbol flag is 0000H. If it is determined in this determination that the value of the winning symbol flag is not 0000H, the 14th bit corresponding to one (1) of the winning symbol flags or the 15th bit corresponding to one (2) It is determined whether the value is 1 and the values of the other bits are 0, that is, whether the value of the winning symbol flag is 4000H or 8000H. If the value of the winning symbol flag is 4000H or 8000H, it is determined whether or not “red cherry” or “white cherry” has stopped on the winning line of the left reel before shifting to automatic stop. If “red cherry” or “white cherry” is not stopped on the winning line of the left reel before the transition, it is determined that the prize is abnormal. In other words, if “Red Cherry” or “White Cherry” stops on the left reel winning line after shifting to automatic stop, it means that a winning has occurred despite the automatic stop, so it is determined as an abnormal winning. It will be. On the other hand, if the value of the winning symbol flag is neither 0000H, 4000H, nor 8000H, it is determined that the winning prize is abnormal. At the time of automatic stop, none of the winning combinations except the one (1) or one (2) stopped before the automatic stop transition is aligned on the winning line, and the value of the winning symbol flag is 0000H, 4000H or 8000H. If the value of the winning symbol flag is not 0000H, 4000H, or 8000H, any combination other than one (1) or one (2) is on the winning line, It will be judged as an abnormal prize.

  Next, if it is not an automatic stop, or if it is not an abnormal winning at the time of automatic stop, a value obtained by performing an OR operation on each bit of the higher byte of the winning symbol and a value obtained by performing an OR operation on each bit of the lower byte , And determine whether the special combination and the general combination are won at the same time. As shown in FIG. 10, since the lower byte of the winning symbol flag is only the bit corresponding to the special role and the upper byte is only the bit corresponding to the general role, the value obtained by ORing the lower byte is If at least one special role has been won, it will be “1”. If none has been won, it will be “0”. On the other hand, the value obtained by ORing the upper bytes will be won even by one general character. “1” if it has been won, and “0” if it has not been won. Therefore, the result of logical product of the value obtained by logical OR operation of the lower byte and the value obtained by logical OR operation of the upper byte is always “0” except when the special role and the general role are won simultaneously, If this result is “1”, it means that the special combination and the general combination are won at the same time. In this case, it is determined that the prize is abnormal.

  Next, if it is determined that the special combination and the general combination are not won at the same time, it is determined whether or not the combination that is not won is obtained by performing an AND operation on the abnormal winning determination flag and the winning symbol flag. To do. In the abnormal winning determination flag, the value of the bit corresponding to the winning combination in the game is 0, and when this winning combination is won, that is, the value of the corresponding bit of the winning symbol flag is 1. However, even if no winning is made, that is, when the value of the corresponding bit of the winning design flag is 0, the result of the logical product operation is always 0. On the other hand, the value of the bit corresponding to the winning combination that is not won in the game in the abnormal winning determination flag is 1, and when this winning combination is not won, that is, the value of the corresponding bit of the winning symbol flag is 0. In this case, the result of the logical product operation is 0, but when the winning is made, that is, when the value of the corresponding bit of the winning symbol flag is 1, the result of the logical product operation is 1. For this reason, when even one winning combination is won, the result of the logical product operation of the abnormal winning determination flag and the winning symbol flag becomes a value other than 0. In this case, the abnormal winning is determined. To do.

  Next, initialization of the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 will be described. The storage area of the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 is divided into an important work, a general work, a special work, a set value work, a non-saved work, an unused area, and a stack area.

  The important work is a work that stores data that is inconvenient to be initialized at the end of the big bonus, such as various display devices and LED display data, input / output data of the I / O port 41d, and a game time counter. The general work is a work that stores data that can be initialized at the end of the big bonus, such as a stop control table, a stop symbol, the number of medals paid out, and the total number of medals paid out during the big bonus. The special work is a work that stores data to be initialized only before the start of setting, such as data for transmitting a command to the effect control board 90 and various software random numbers. The set value work is a work in which a set value used when performing a lottery in the internal lottery process is stored. After initializing 0 before setting is started (before shifting to the setting change mode), 1 is stored. The set value that is corrected and newly set at the end of the setting (when the setting change mode is ended) is stored. The unsaved work is a work that holds the state of various switches, and a value is always set regardless of whether or not the data in the RAM 41c is destroyed at the time of activation. The unused area is an unused area in the storage area of the RAM 41c, and is initialized if any one of a plurality of initialization conditions described later is satisfied. The stack area is an area in which data saved from the register of the CPU 41a is stored, and the unused stack area is satisfied by any one of a plurality of initialization conditions to be described later, like the unused area. However, the used stack area is not initialized because the program continues.

  In this embodiment, the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 terminates the big bonus before the start of setting (before the transition to the setting change mode) and when an unrecoverable error (disconnection error, RAM error, abnormal winning error) occurs. When the data in the RAM 41c is not destroyed at the time of startup, when four initialization conditions at the end of one game are satisfied, four types of initials with different areas initialized according to each initialization condition To do.

  Initialization 1 is a state in which the setting key switch 37 is in an ON state at the time of start-up, and when shifting to the setting change mode, initialization performed before that and an error that cannot be recovered (disconnection abnormality error, RAM abnormality error, In the initialization 1, all the areas (including the unused area and the unused stack area) other than the used stack area are initialized in the storage area of the RAM 41c. The Initialization 2 is initialization performed at the end of the big bonus. In initialization 2, a general work, an unused area, and an unused stack area are initialized in the storage area of the RAM 41c. Initialization 3 is an initialization performed when the setting key switch 37 is in an OFF state at the time of startup and the data in the RAM 41c is not destroyed. In the initialization 3, the unsaved work, the unused area, and the The used stack area is initialized. Initialization 4 is initialization performed at the end of one game. In initialization 4, an unused area and an unused stack area in the storage area of the RAM 41c are initialized.

  Next, commands that the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 transmits to the effect control board 90 will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 makes a BET command, an internal winning command, a reel rotation start command, a reel stop command, a winning determination command, a payout start command, a payout end command, a gaming state to the effect control board 90. A plurality of types of commands including a command, a standby command, a stop command, an error command, an initialization command, a setting end command, and a power-on command are transmitted.

  The BET command is a command that can specify the number of medals inserted, that is, the number of medals used to set the bet number. When a medal is inserted, the one-BET switch 5 or the MAX BET switch 6 is operated to set the bet number. Sent when

  The internal winning command is a command that can specify the winning status of the internal winning flag and the type of the internal winning flag that has been established, and is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated to start the game.

  The reel rotation start command is a command for notifying the start of reel rotation, and is transmitted when rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is started.

  The reel stop command indicates whether the reel to be stopped is any of the left reel, middle reel, and right reel, whether it is due to automatic stop, the area number of the stop operation position of the corresponding reel, and the stop position of the corresponding reel. This is a command that can specify the area number, and is transmitted each time stop control of each reel is performed.

  The winning determination command is a command that can specify the presence / absence of winning, the type of winning, and the number of medals to be paid out at the time of winning, and is transmitted after all the reels are stopped and the winning determination is performed.

  The payout start command is a command for notifying the start of payout of medals, and is transmitted when the payout of medals is started by paying out a prize or credit (including medals used for setting the number of bets). The payout end command is a command for notifying the end of payout of medals, and is transmitted when the payout of medals by winning and winning a credit is completed.

  The gaming state command is a command that can specify the gaming state of the next game (whether it is a normal gaming state, a big bonus, a regular bonus, etc.), and is transmitted at the end of the game.

  The stand-by command is a command indicating a transition to a stand-by state, and when a certain time (30 seconds in the present embodiment) elapses without a bet amount being set after one game is over, or when a credit is entered. Sent when transitioning to the standby state with the settlement of. In the present embodiment, when the bet number is set to 1, even if a certain time elapses after the end of one game, the standby command is not transmitted.

  The stop command is a command indicating the occurrence or release of the stop state, and after the end of the BB, the stop command indicating the occurrence of the stop state is transmitted when the ending effect waiting time has elapsed, and the reset operation is performed. When the stop state is released, a stop command indicating the release of the stop state is transmitted.

  An error command is a command that indicates the occurrence or release of an error state. When an error is determined and controlled to the error state, an error command that indicates the occurrence of the error state is sent, and a reset operation is performed to release the error state. At that time, an error command indicating the cancellation of the error state is transmitted.

  The initialization command is a command indicating that the gaming state has been initialized and the start of the setting change mode, and is transmitted when the RAM 41c is initialized and shifts to the setting change mode.

  The setting end command is a command indicating the end of the setting change mode, and is transmitted when the setting ends, that is, when the setting change mode ends.

  The power-on command is a command that indicates whether or not one of the special roles has been won at power-on, and if it can be restored to the state before the power interruption at startup, it returns to the state before the power interruption. Sent at a time before

  Each of these commands is generated in an activation process and a game process described later, temporarily stored in a command queue provided in a special work in the RAM 41c, and transmitted in the timer interrupt process (main) described above.

  Next, the control of the effect performed by the sub control unit 91 based on a command transmitted from the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 to the effect control board 90 will be described.

  When the CPU 91a of the sub control unit 91 receives a command transmitted by the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41, the CPU 91a refers to the control pattern table stored in the ROM 91b, and displays the liquid crystal display based on the control content registered in the control pattern table. The various effect devices such as the device 51, the effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, the reel LED 55 and the like are controlled.

  In the control pattern table, the display pattern of the liquid crystal display 51 corresponding to the type of command, the lighting mode of the lighting effect LED 52, the output mode of the speakers 53 and 54, the lighting mode of the reel LED, etc. The control patterns of these effect devices are registered, and when the CPU 91a receives a command, the CPU 91a receives among the control patterns registered corresponding to the effect patterns set in the RAM 91c in the game of the control pattern table. The control device corresponding to the type of the command is referred to, and the rendering device is controlled based on the control pattern. Thereby, the production according to the production pattern and the progress of the game is executed.

  If the CPU 91a receives a new command during the execution of an effect triggered by the reception of a certain command, the CPU 91a stops the effect based on the control pattern being executed, and performs control corresponding to the newly received command. An effect based on the pattern is executed. In other words, even when the effect has not been completed to the end, when a new command is received, the effect that has been executed is canceled and the effect based on the new command is executed.

  When the internal winning command is received, the effect pattern is selected at a selection rate corresponding to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the internal winning command, and is set in the RAM 91c. The selection rate of the effect pattern is registered in the effect table stored in the ROM 91b. When the CPU 91a receives the internal winning command, the CPU 91a is registered in the effect table according to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the internal winning command. The selected selection pattern is selected from a plurality of types of production patterns according to the selection rate, and the selected production pattern is set in the RAM 91c as the production pattern of the game.

  The control pattern table also includes specific commands (reel stop command indicating automatic stop, winning determination command indicating occurrence of winning, payout start command, payout end, gaming state command indicating end of big bonus, standby command, stop Command, error command, initialization command, setting end command, power-on command indicating the winning of special role, etc.) are stored, and the CPU 91a stores these specific commands. When received, regardless of the effect pattern set in the game, the effect device is controlled based on the control pattern with reference to a specific control pattern corresponding to the command.

  When the reel stop command for the reel to stop at the end of the reel stop command indicating automatic stop is received, the reel is stopped by automatic stop control. An automatic stop notification pattern for notifying that the reach is invalid and that a small role notification effect described later is invalid is referred to as a control pattern.

  When a winning determination command indicating the occurrence of a winning is received, a winning effect pattern for executing a winning effect according to the type of winning is referred to as a control pattern. In particular, when a winning determination command indicating the occurrence of a big bonus winning is received, a BB winning pattern for executing a BB winning effect peculiar to the big bonus winning is referred to as a control pattern.

  When a payout start command is received, a payout pattern for outputting payout sound effects is referred to as a control pattern. If a payout end command is received during the output of the payout sound effect, the output of the payout sound effect is stopped. When the payout start command is received, unlike the other commands, the effect that is being executed is not executed and the effect corresponding to the received command is not executed. Sound effects are output. That is, the other effects and the effects accompanying the payout are executed in parallel.

  When a gaming state command indicating the end of the big bonus is received, an ending pattern for executing an ending effect indicating the end of the big bonus is referred to as a control pattern.

  When a standby command is received, a standby pattern for executing a standby effect as a demonstration effect is referred to as a control pattern. In addition, when continuous effects and additional effects to be described later are being executed, the results of these effects are the results indicating the winning of the bonus, and when the final effects to be described later are executed in the setting operation of the betting number of the next game, When the final effect is being executed, and when the bonus medium effect accompanying the big bonus or regular bonus is being executed, execution of the standby effect is prohibited. Even if it is received, the standby pattern is not referred to as the control pattern, and the standby effect is not executed.

  When a stop command indicating the occurrence of a stop state is received, a stop notification pattern for notifying that the stop state is in effect is referred to as a control pattern. When a stop command indicating release of the stop state is received, the above-described standby pattern is referred to as a control pattern. That is, when the stop state is released, the standby effect is executed.

  When an error command indicating the occurrence of an error state is received, an error notification pattern for notifying the fact of the error state and its type is referred to as a control pattern. When an error command indicating the cancellation of the error state is received, the control pattern that was being executed when the error occurred is referred to. That is, the production at the time of error occurrence is executed from the beginning.

  When the initialization command is received, a setting notification pattern for notifying that the setting is being changed is referred to. When the setting end command is received, the above-described standby pattern is referred to as a control pattern. In other words, when an initialization command is received, a notification during setting change is executed, and thereafter, when a setting end command is received, a standby effect is executed.

  When a power-on command indicating that a special role is won is received, a special role notification pattern for notifying that the special role has been won is referred to. That is, when a power-on command indicating that the special role is won is received, a notification effect for notifying that the special role is won is executed. Note that the notification effect for notifying the winning of the special combination is once executed until it receives a winning determination command indicating that the special combination has won.

  The CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 performs RAM parity adjustment so that the RAM parity based on the data stored in all areas of the RAM 91c becomes 0 each time the timer interrupt process (sub) that is periodically executed is executed. Data is calculated and stored in the RAM 91c.

  Then, the CPU 91a calculates the RAM parity based on the data stored in all the areas of the RAM 91c at the time of activation, and is based on the data stored in the RAM 91c on the condition that the RAM parity is 0. It is designed to return to the production state before the interruption. Specifically, the control pattern executed last is referred to and control based on the control pattern is executed. As a result, an effect based on the control pattern executed before power interruption is executed from the beginning. Further, when the RAM parity calculated based on the data stored in all areas of the RAM 91c at the time of startup is not 0 (in the case of 1), it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, and all areas of the RAM 91c are initialized. It has become.

  In addition, the CPU 91a receives an initialization command or a power-on command before actually starting the production regardless of whether or not the production state before power interruption can be restored based on the data stored in the RAM 91c at the time of activation. Wait until either is received. When the initialization command is received in this state, the data in the RAM 91c is cleared. In addition, when a power-on command indicating that the special role is elected is received in this state, a notice effect indicating that the special role is elected is executed, and when a power-on command indicating that the special role is not elected is received, If it is possible to return to the effect state before the power interruption, it returns, and if it cannot be recovered, the standby effect is executed. Also, in the state of waiting for receiving the initialization command or the power-on command, the execution of the timer interrupt process that executes the presentation based on the reception of the command is not permitted, and even when other commands are received, An effect based on the command is not performed, and no effect is performed until the initialization command or the power-on command is received after the startup and the execution of the timer interrupt process is permitted.

  When the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 receives the internal winning command, the CPU 91a stores the winning status of the internal winning flag specified from the internal winning command and the type of the established internal winning flag in the RAM 91c, and then the internal winning command. Holds the winning command until it is updated. When the reel stop command is received, the stop reel specified from the reel stop command, the area number of the stop operation position of the corresponding reel, and the area number of the stop position of the corresponding reel are stored in the RAM 91c, and then the reel rotation start command Is held, that is, until the rotation of the reel in the next game is started, and erased as the rotation starts. When a winning determination command is received, the presence / absence of a winning specified from the winning determination command, the type of winning, and the number of medals paid out at the time of winning are stored in the RAM 91c until the winning determination command is received and updated. Hold. When the gaming state command is received, the gaming state of the next game specified from the gaming state command (normal gaming state, big bonus, regular bonus, etc.) is stored in the RAM 91c, Next, the incoming game state command is received and held until updated.

  Moreover, CPU91a of the sub control part 91 produces an effect according to the production mode selected from the several production modes by the player. Here, for example, there are three types of effect modes: modes 1 to 3. In modes 1 to 3, the type of character appearing in the production (including the continuous production), the type of image used for the background of the production, the execution probability of the production, the execution mode, and the like are different. However, there may be the same effect pattern for each of the modes 1 to 3.

  The effect mode can be switched by operating the selection switch 56 and the decision switch 57 of the player. Specifically, when the selection switch 56 is operated, a menu screen on which a plurality of menu items are arranged is displayed in a part of the display area of the liquid crystal display 51. In this state, the selection switch 56 is further pressed. By operating, the cursor on the menu screen is moved, and by operating the determination switch 57 in a state where the cursor selects the item of the effect mode selection menu, the effect mode selection screen in which the items of the effect modes 1 and 2 are arranged Is displayed. Further, by operating the selection switch while the production mode selection screen is displayed, the cursor of the production mode selection screen is moved, and the decision switch 57 is operated while the desired production mode item is selected. The selected production mode is set. Until the start switch 7 is operated after the number of bets is set (after receiving the game state command, the first BET command is received until the internal winning command is received, or the standby command is received. After the first BET command is received until the internal winning command is received), the game from the operation of the start switch 7 to the derivation of the display results on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. In the case of the middle (period from receiving the internal winning command until receiving the gaming state command) and the case where the continuous effect or additional effect described later is executed even if the betting number setting state or the game is not in progress, When a regular bonus effect and a big bonus effect to be described later are executed, or when a final effect to be described later is executed, the selection switch 56 and Since the operation of the decision switch 57 is disabled, a state that can not display a menu screen, in these cases so as not to switch the production mode.

  The effect mode selected on the effect mode selection screen is set in the RAM 91c, is referred to when determining the effect pattern in each game, and the effect pattern is determined based on the effect pattern set in the RAM 91c. As a result, the type of character appearing in the effect, the type of image used for the background of the effect, the execution probability of the effect, the execution mode, and the like are different between mode 1 and mode 2.

  A game history storage area is allocated to the RAM 41c of the sub-control unit 91, and the CPU 91a stores the game history in the slot machine in the game history storage area based on the command received from the main control unit 41. It has become. Examples of the game history include the number of games executed, regular bonuses, and the number of big bonus winnings. Further, the player may include the number of medals obtained by the player in the regular bonus or the big bonus (subtracting the number of bets set by the player from the number of medals paid out). Updated based on received command.

  Then, the CPU 91a performs a history display effect in which the game history stored in the game history storage area is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 based on the player's operation of the selection switch 56 and the decision switch 57. Specifically, when the selection switch 56 is operated, the above-described menu screen is displayed in a part of the display area of the liquid crystal display 51. In this state, the selection switch 56 is further operated to thereby display the menu screen. The game history screen is displayed by moving the cursor and operating the determination switch 57 in a state where the cursor selects an item of the game history. It should be noted that in the case of the bet number setting state from when the bet number is set to when the start switch is operated, and from the operation of the start switch 7 to the derivation of the display results on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. If a betting number setting state or a continuous effect or additional effect described below is being executed even if the game is not being played, a regular bonus effect or a big bonus effect described later is being executed, When it is executed, the operation of the selection switch 56 and the decision switch 57 is invalidated, so that the menu screen cannot be displayed. In these cases, the game history cannot be browsed. .

  Further, when the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 receives a standby command from the main control unit 41, that is, after the end of one game, an operation for advancing the game is not performed continuously for a certain time or more. When a credit settlement operation is performed even before a certain time has elapsed, a predetermined standby screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 to perform the above-described standby effect. In addition, when a continuous effect or an additional effect, which will be described later, is executed, when a final effect is executed by setting the number of bets, when a final effect is already executed, a regular bonus effect or a big bonus effect is executed. If a standby command is received from the main control unit 41 without performing an operation for advancing the game continuously for a certain time or longer, a credit settlement operation is performed and the standby is performed from the main control unit 41. Even when the command is received, the standby effect is not performed. In addition, in the state where the continuous effect or the additional effect, the regular bonus effect, and the big bonus effect, which will be described later, are being performed, the game sound effect is output even after the game ends while the effect continues. When a standby command is received in such a state, control is performed to minimize the volume (silence), and then the bet number setting operation is performed as the game progresses, and when the BET command is received, the sound is muted The volume of the is returned to the original level.

  The CPU 91a of the sub control unit 91 generates an error in the liquid crystal display 51 when receiving an error command indicating the occurrence of an error from the main control unit 41, that is, when any error occurs on the main control unit 41 side. An error notification screen is displayed to notify the occurrence of an error to the outside. The error notification effect is continuously executed until an error command indicating the cancellation of the error is received from the main control unit 41. The error notification is terminated by receiving the error command indicating the error cancellation, and is executed when an error occurs. It returns to the production state that it had been.

  As an effect executed under the control of the CPU 91a, particularly as an effect performed on the liquid crystal display 51, a regular bonus effect or a big bonus effect that is executed when the gaming state is a regular bonus or a big bonus, respectively, continued over a plurality of games. In addition, there are a continuous effect and an additional effect that lead to an effect result indicating whether or not the bonus has been won. In addition, there is also a one-shot effect including an effect (small role notification effect) indicating that the general character is elected when either the general character or the special character is won in the normal gaming state. The execution mode of these effects differs depending on the above-described effect modes.

  In addition, the CPU 91a performs an effect indicating that one of the bonuses is won, and then the time when the bet number of the next game is initially set (when a medal is inserted, or one BET switch 5 or the MAX BET switch 6 is When the operation is performed, that is, when the BET command is received for the first time, a confirmation screen indicating the confirmation of the bonus is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 to notify the player that the winning of the bonus has been confirmed. Execute. The final production will continue until the winning bonus is won (until the winning command indicating the winning bonus is received), and the winning bonus will be won (the winning bonus won) Is received).

  Further, in this embodiment, the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91, in the normal gaming state, when a watermelon is won (when a winning judgment command indicating a watermelon win is received), when the chance is derived, that is, the left reel When “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops in the middle row and neither of the winnings has been won (after receiving a reel stop command indicating that the cherry has stopped in the middle row of the left reel, a prize indicating a loss When a judgment command is received) When “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops in the middle of the left reel, and when a bell combination or replay combination is aligned in an oblique direction (cherries stop in the middle of the left reel) After receiving the reel stop command to the effect, the reel stop to the effect that the bell combination or replay combination is aligned in an oblique direction When receiving a command), i.e. a special role in the response to that is likely to be won relatively high event has occurred, performing a continuous effect over 3 games.

  All the continuous effects are performed by displaying a predetermined image on the liquid crystal display 51. In addition, the production for each individual game in the continuous production is started when the start switch 7 is operated (when the internal winning command is received), and triggered by the fact that all the rotations of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped. The process ends (when a reel stop command is received for all reels). There are two types of performance results for each game other than the final game: player side attacks and player side damage, and final game results are two types of player wins and losses. However, there are many types of production processes.

  As described above, when a chance is derived when a watermelon wins in the normal gaming state as described above, “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops in the middle of the left reel, and a combination of bells or replay Starts when the combinations are aligned diagonally. And in the case of a continuous effect when the bonus is won at the start, when all the rotations of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R are stopped in the game (final game) in which the continuous effect ends, the bonus is won. The fact that the player has won (the player wins) is definitely notified.

  In addition, in a continuous production that has started without any bonus being won, if no bonus is won between the start of the continuous production and the game that ends, the result of the loss (player) ), That is, no bonus is won. On the other hand, one of the bonuses was won from the start of the continuous production until the end, and when the bonus won by the end of the continuous production did not win, the continuous production was terminated and the result of the loss was reported. As it is, the player is notified of contents different from the situation at the time.

  For this reason, at the start of the final game, it is determined whether any bonus has been won after the production has started, and if any bonus has not been won after the continuous production has started, At the end of the game, you will be notified of the result of the losing, and if you win any bonus after starting the continuous production, will you be surely notified that you have won the bonus by replacing the result of the final game production? The additional effect is executed in the next game without replacement, and it is definitely notified that the bonus is won by this additional effect.

  Regardless of whether it was announced as a result of a continuous performance or as a result of an additional performance, if a final notification that a bonus has been won has been made, the bet number is set in the next game In addition, the type of bonus that is won at a predetermined rate (big bonus (1) or big bonus (2), regular bonus) may be notified.

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 always performs control to turn on the reel LED 55 from the reception of the reel rotation start command to the reception of the reel stop command for all reels. It has become. This is to increase the visibility of the reel by turning on the reel LED 55 and irradiating the reel from the back at least during the fluctuation of the reel.

  Next, the display control circuit 92 that performs display control of the liquid crystal display 51 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the display control circuit 92 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 and the graphic controller 200 that performs drawing control and display control of an image displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 in accordance with a control instruction from the CPU 91 a. Stream (compressed series of moving image data, each image data is also called a frame) constituting a moving image, character (image data such as a person, animal, character, figure, symbol, etc.) as image element data used as a sprite image, CG CGROM 205 as image element data storage means for storing data such as data, and SDRAM (synchronous DRAM) as image data storage means used as a VRAM (video RAM) area.

  The graphic controller 200 is a system register 202 for storing various settings of the graphic controller 200, attributes (parameters used when drawing a character, character drawing order, number of colors, enlargement / reduction ratio, palette number) , An attribute register 203 storing data for designating coordinates), a drawing control unit 206 for controlling drawing of an image in a drawing area (to be described later) of the VRAM area, and palette data (when drawing control unit 206 draws an image) Data in which the character display color is defined) in the palette buffer 207 for temporarily saving, the CG data buffer 208 for temporarily saving the CG data when the drawing control unit 206 draws an image, and the CGROM 205 Stores CG data in VRAM area A data transfer control unit 211 that performs control to transfer to the video data, a compressed video decoder 212 that expands the stream stored in the CGROM 205 to a VRAM area, and a video signal for displaying image data stored in a display area to be described later in the VRAM area The display control unit 213 that outputs the (R (red), G (green), and B (blue)) signal and the synchronization signal, the video signal output from the display control unit 213 is converted into an analog signal, and the liquid crystal display 51 This is an integrated circuit on which an output DA converter 214 and the like are mounted.

  The liquid crystal display 51 has a liquid crystal drive circuit 215 that receives an analog signal output from the graphic controller 200 and drives a liquid crystal element. The liquid crystal drive circuit 215 does not drive all the liquid crystal elements (no voltage is applied) in a state where no video signal (analog signal) is output from the graphic controller 200. The display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51 is in a transmissive state.

  The graphic controller 200 includes a system bus and a CG bus. The system bus and the CG bus are connected to the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 via the CPU interface 201, and the CG bus is a CG bus interface. It is connected to the CGROM 205 via 204. A system register 202 is connected to the system bus, and an attribute register 203 is connected to the CG bus, so that the CPU 91a can access the system register 202 and the attribute register 203.

  Further, the drawing control unit 206, the data transfer control unit 211, the compressed moving picture decoder 212, and the display control unit 213 are connected to the system bus so that the system register 202 can be accessed. In addition, the drawing control unit 206, the data transfer control unit 211, and the compressed moving image decoder 212 are connected to a CG bus so that the CGROM 205 and the attribute register 203 can be accessed.

  Further, a VRAM bus is further provided inside the graphic controller 200, and the VRAM bus is connected to the SDRAM 210 via the VRAM bus interface 209. A drawing control unit 206, a data transfer control unit 211, a compressed moving image decoder 212, and a display control unit 213 are connected to the VRAM bus so that the VRAM area of the SDRAM 210 can be accessed via the VRAM bus.

  The system register 202 includes a system control register for storing instructions such as initial setting, drawing, data transfer, and decoding of compressed moving image data, an interrupt control register for storing an interrupt signal output instruction to be described later, and a VRAM area. A drawing register for storing a drawing area, an arrangement area for palette data, a data transfer register for storing a transfer source address and a transfer destination address at the time of data transfer, a display register for storing a display area in a VRAM area, and the like The storage address of the stream to be expanded, the type of the stream to be expanded, the arrangement area of the expansion buffer in which the stream is expanded in the VRAM area, the arrangement position of the DC nest that is the template used when the stream is expanded, Indicates that frame expansion is complete Such decoding register for storing a like status is assigned.

  The CPU interface 201 outputs a V blank interrupt signal to the CPU 91a at the start of each V blank (an image update period, which is 33.3 ms in this embodiment), and sets the interrupt control register setting state. Accordingly, the CPU 91a displays a drawing end interrupt signal indicating that at the end of drawing, a reading end interrupt signal indicating that when reading of the attribute is completed, and a transfer end interrupt signal indicating that when the data transfer ends. Respectively.

  The drawing control unit 206, the data transfer control unit 211, the compressed video decoder 212, and the display control unit 213 execute initialization of each device when an initial setting instruction is stored in the system control register. Then, when an instruction to output initialization completion signals for all devices is issued, the CPU interface 201 outputs an initialization completion signal indicating that initialization has been completed to the CPU 91a.

  The drawing control unit 206 reads the attribute stored in the attribute register 203 when an instruction for reading the attribute is stored in the system control register, and instructs the output of the reading end interrupt signal when the attribute reading is completed. .

  In addition, when a drawing execution instruction is stored in the system control register, the drawing control unit 206 displays a character deployed in the VRAM area and a frame expanded from the stream in accordance with the attribute read from the attribute register 203. A drawing process for drawing in the drawing area designated in step (1) is performed, and when drawing is completed, an output of a drawing end interrupt signal is instructed.

  When the data transfer execution instruction is stored in the system control register, the data transfer control unit 211 transfers the character and palette data stored in the CGROM 205 specified in the data transfer register to the specified position in the VRAM area. The data transfer process is performed, and when the data transfer is completed, an instruction to output a transfer end interrupt signal is issued.

  When a decoding execution instruction is stored in the system control register, the compressed moving picture decoder 212 performs expansion processing for expanding the stream designated by the decode register into the VRAM area, and expansion of each frame constituting the stream is completed. The status of the decode register is updated every time, and when the expansion of all frames is completed, the end of expansion of all frames is set in the status of the decode register.

  The display control unit 213 performs display processing for outputting image data of the display area of the VRAM area specified by the display register as a video signal. In the present embodiment, the display area and the drawing area are alternately switched every V blank. For this reason, the area assigned as the drawing area in a certain V blank is drawn, and in the next V blank, the display area is switched, so that the image data drawn in the previous V blank is displayed and output. In the meantime, drawing is performed in the other area.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the configuration of the VRAM area of the SDRAM 210. As shown in FIG.

  The VRAM area includes a palette area in which palette data is arranged, a display area in which image data to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 is stored, a frame memory in which characters and the like are drawn by a drawing process, or a drawing area as a frame area, A dedicated character buffer L1 that is frequently read from the CGROM 205 at the time of activation and is always stored in an address area assigned in accordance with the character, and a character that is required according to the use situation is read from the CGROM 205 and stored. Each area such as a general-purpose character buffer L2 serving as a temporary storage area, and an error character buffer L3 in which a character to be passed to an error occurrence screen or the above-described promotion notification screen is read from the CGROM 205 and stored. It has been.

  In particular, the palette area, the dedicated character buffer L1, and the error character buffer L3 are fixedly allocated, and no other data is allocated to the area, and these buffers are fixedly allocated. Characters that are present are not placed in other areas. In addition, the display area and the drawing area are areas of the same size, and are alternately switched and assigned, and the image data of the other area is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 while being drawn in one area. It will be. For this reason, the drawing process in the drawing area and the display process in the display area can be executed in parallel, and the number of characters that can be drawn in one line is not limited. Furthermore, the frame rate (ratio at which the display is updated in a certain period) can be changed during the reproduction of the moving image. Note that the two areas allocated as the display area and the drawing area are also fixedly allocated, and no other data is arranged in these areas. In addition to these areas, characters and the like serving as moving image source data are arranged.

  As described above, the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 can access the system register 202 and the attribute register 203 via the CPU interface 201, and according to the process data defining the display pattern of the liquid crystal display 51 described above. The graphic controller 200 is indirectly controlled by storing execution instructions and necessary data in the system register 202 and the attribute register 203.

  In the process data, the setting contents that the CPU 91a performs for the system register 202 and the attribute register 203 are determined for each V blank. The setting contents of the system register 202 include drawing, data transfer, and decode execution instructions, and CG data, palette data, and attribute settings for data transfer. The setting contents of the attribute register 203 are attributes, that is, parameters used when drawing a character.

  In the process data, an attribute is set so that the image is updated every V blank. For this reason, the image is updated every V blank.

  Next, drawing control will be described.

  In order for the drawing control unit 206 to perform the drawing process, it is necessary that a character developed for drawing and a frame developed from the stream be arranged in the VRAM area. Of these, the frames expanded from the stream are stored in the expansion buffer by the compressed video decoder, and therefore, the frame stored in the expansion buffer indicated by the drawing pointer may be used. It is necessary to place the character as source data in the VRAM area.

  Therefore, the CPU 91a issues a transfer command from the CGROM 205 to the VRAM area for all characters necessary for moving image reproduction when performing moving image reproduction. As a result, the data transfer control unit 211 places all the characters necessary for moving image reproduction in the VRAM area. When playing back a movie, the same character is often used repeatedly for drawing, but the data stored in the CGROM 205 is compressed and takes time to read it. By arranging all necessary characters in the VRAM area at the initial stage of moving image reproduction, the time required for drawing can be reduced compared to reading data from the CGROM 205 for each frame. Note that this is not the case for frequently used characters that have been transferred to the dedicated character buffer L1 in advance at the time of activation. Further, in this embodiment, when the CPU 91a performs moving image reproduction, a transfer command from the CGROM 205 to the VRAM area for all characters necessary for the moving image reproduction is performed. The command may be executed each time.

  In this embodiment, the CPU 91a has a shape and a size corresponding to the transmission area 51b in the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51 at the time of start-up, and when the liquid crystal display 51 displays the transmission color (this embodiment). In this case, a transfer command is sent from the CGROM 205 of the frequently used character including the transparent region character that is white) to the dedicated character buffer L1 in the VRAM region. Accordingly, the data transfer control unit 211 places frequently used characters in the dedicated character buffer L1 in the VRAM area. For this reason, for a frequently used character, it takes less time to draw compared to reading data from the CGROM 205 every time a moving image is reproduced.

  Further, in order for the drawing control unit 206 to perform drawing processing, it is necessary to set an attribute in the attribute register 203. Since the attribute is different for each V blank, the attribute according to the process data is stored in the attribute register 203 for each V blank.

  Then, after starting the moving image reproduction, the CPU 91a sets an attribute in the attribute register 203 for each V blank, and then instructs execution of reading of the attribute. Along with this, the drawing control unit 206 reads the attribute of the attribute register 203 and instructs the output of the reading end interrupt signal when the reading is completed. In response to this, the CPU 91a commands execution of drawing, and the drawing control unit 206 draws image data in the drawing area in accordance with the read attribute.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state in which necessary characters are arranged in the VRAM area, and FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a drawing state of a character or the like on the drawing area by the drawing control unit 206.

  Here, the control situation in the case of drawing using the characters A to C will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following, image data such as characters A to C used for drawing is also referred to as an object.

  As shown in FIG. 13, when the drawing control unit 206 receives a drawing execution command in a state where the characters A to C and the transparent area characters necessary for drawing are arranged in the VRAM area, the drawing control unit 206 starts drawing in the drawing area. To do.

  The order in which the objects arranged in these VRAM areas are drawn is determined by the attributes read from the attribute register 203. The attribute has a higher priority for an object (an object closest to the viewpoint in the Z-axis direction of the 3D space) that is displayed on the near side as viewed from the viewer as the order in which the objects are drawn. 206 draws in order from the object with the highest priority. Here, the order of drawing in the order of the transparent area object and the characters A, B, and C is defined in the attribute. In the present embodiment, the CPU 91a sets the attributes so that the transparent area object is always drawn with the highest priority during the reel change. For this reason, while the reel is changing, the transparent area object is always drawn before other objects, and the transparent area object is always drawn closer to the viewer than the other objects. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the drawing control unit 206 first draws a transmissive area character in an area corresponding to the transmissive area 51b of the liquid crystal display 51 in the drawing area of the VRAM area.

  Next, the character A having the next highest priority in the drawing order set in the attribute is drawn in the area designated by the attribute. At this time, drawing is not performed for an already drawn object, that is, a region that overlaps the transparent region object in the region where the character A is drawn. Specifically, it is determined whether or not an object has already been drawn for each pixel of the drawing area in the area where the character A is drawn, and the pixel corresponding to the character A is drawn for pixels where no object is drawn. However, drawing is not performed for pixels on which the object has already been drawn.

  When the drawing of the character A is completed, the character B having the next highest priority is drawn in the area designated by the attribute. The same applies to the character B. Of the areas to be drawn, the area that overlaps the already drawn object is not drawn. Similarly, the character C is drawn, and when the drawing of the object with the lowest priority is finished, an instruction to output a drawing end interrupt signal is issued. Note that, for an object placed outside the drawing area such as the character C, pixels in the area that protrudes in the same manner as the area that overlaps the already drawn object are not drawn and are included in the drawing area. Draw only for pixels.

  In this manner, the drawing control unit 206 draws in order from the foremost object set by the attribute in the drawing area. At this time, the drawing is not performed for the area where the object is already arranged. That is, drawing is not performed for pixels that do not require drawing.

  Further, during the change of the reel, the transparent color (white) transparent area object is drawn in the area corresponding to the transparent area 51 b of the liquid crystal display 51 with the highest priority (most front side as viewed from the viewer). Therefore, during the reel change, the transparent color (white) transparent area object is always drawn first in the area corresponding to the transparent area 51b of the liquid crystal display 51, and the VRAM In the display area set as the area, drawing of other objects is not performed in the area corresponding to the transmissive area 51b where the image is not always displayed in the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51.

  In this embodiment, the drawing control unit 206 draws in order from the foremost object set by the attribute in the drawing area, and does not draw the area where the object is already arranged. However, referring to the attribute for each pixel in the drawing area, the object located in the foreground is determined from among the objects located in the corresponding pixel, and determined to be located in the foreground. The drawn object may be drawn. Even in this case, the transparent color (white) transparent area object is given the highest priority (viewed by the viewer) in the area corresponding to the transparent area 51b of the liquid crystal display 51 during the change of the reel. By setting an attribute set to be drawn (most on the front side), a transparent color (white) transparent area object is always drawn on the pixel corresponding to the transparent area 51b of the liquid crystal display 51, Other objects are not drawn.

  Also, in this embodiment, when performing a continuous effect (including additional effects), a bonus effect, a confirmed effect, a standby effect, a menu screen (including a history browsing screen, an effect type selection screen), etc. Characters required for moving image reproduction accompanying the production are transferred to the general character buffer L2 in the VRAM area. For example, the character necessary for the continuous production and the standby production are provided due to the capacity of the general character buffer L2. Necessary characters or characters necessary for displaying a menu screen (including a history browsing screen and a production type selection screen) cannot be simultaneously transferred to the general-purpose character buffer L2. For this reason, when a new moving image is reproduced, the character for new moving image reproduction is overwritten on the character for moving image reproduction that has been performed so far, which is stored in the general-purpose character buffer L2. It is like that.

  However, if a standby effect or a menu screen is displayed during execution of a continuous effect (including an additional effect) or a bonus effect, the character in the general-purpose character buffer L2 used for the continuous effect (including an additional effect) or the bonus effect is on standby. When a character is used to display an effect or a menu screen (including a history viewing screen or an effect type selection screen), and when returning from a standby effect or menu screen to a continuous effect (including additional effects) or a bonus effect Needs to read the character used for the continuous effect (including the additional effect) and the bonus effect again from the CGROM 205 and transfer it to the general-purpose character buffer L2. For this reason, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15A, during execution of a continuous effect (including an additional effect) and a bonus effect, execution of a standby effect and display of a menu screen (history browsing, effect type) Change) is prohibited, and a standby effect is executed during execution of continuous effects (including additional effects) and bonus effects, and a menu screen is displayed for browsing history and selecting the effect type. As a result, the overhead of reading out the characters of the continuous effects (including the additional effects) and the bonus effects from the CGROM 205 and writing them in the general character buffer L2 of the VRAM for the standby effect and the menu screen display occurs. Can be eliminated.

  Also, in this embodiment, the display of the menu screen is prohibited especially during execution of continuous effects (including additional effects) and bonus effects, so the effect type during execution of continuous effects (including additional effects) and bonus effects Even if the continuous effect or bonus effect character developed in the general-purpose character buffer L2 of the VRAM is not overwritten as the menu screen is displayed, the continuous effect or bonus effect is executed. As the effect mode is changed, the characters of the continuous effect and the bonus effect corresponding to the changed effect mode are read from the CGROM 205, and the read characters are expanded in the general character buffer L2 of the VRAM. Characters in continuous production or bonus production, that is, based on the production mode before the change. It is possible to eliminate that overhead occurs that overridden for performance and bonuses rendition of character.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15B, the execution of the standby effect and the display of the menu screen are prohibited even when the finalized effect is executed and the finalized screen is displayed. When the standby effect is executed during the execution of the screen, or the menu screen is displayed for browsing the history or selecting the effect type, the characters constituting the confirmation screen are displayed as CGROM 205 for the standby effect or the display of the menu screen. It is possible to eliminate the redundant overhead of reading from and writing to the general character buffer L2 of the VRAM.

  In this embodiment, when the error notification screen is displayed, a character required for moving image reproduction accompanying the error notification screen is transferred to the error character buffer L3 allocated separately from the general-purpose character buffer L2. . Therefore, even when an error notification screen is displayed during execution of a continuous effect (including an additional effect) or a bonus effect, and the character is restored to the original effect screen when the error is resolved, the character in the general-purpose character buffer L2 is displayed. In order to display the error notification screen without being overwritten, the overhead of reading out the characters of continuous effects and bonus effects from the CGROM 205 and rewriting them in the general character buffer L2 of the VRAM may be eliminated. it can.

  Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, in the state where the bet number is set, the display of the menu screen is prohibited, the bet number is already set, and the player The menu screen is not displayed when there is an intention to start the game.

  Further, in a state where the number of bets has already been set, the main control unit 41 does not transmit a standby command even when a certain time has elapsed after the game ends. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 16, the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 is in a state where the bet amount has already been set and the player is willing to start the game even after a certain time has elapsed since the end of the game. If so, the standby effect is not performed.

  In addition, even when a certain amount of time has elapsed since the end of the game with the number of bets already set, the game control sound continues in this state because the main control unit 41 does not transmit a standby command. Even in the case of being output, since the player is willing to start the game as shown in FIG. 16, control for muting the game sound effect is not performed.

  Further, in this embodiment, while the final effect is being executed, the standby effect and the menu screen are prohibited from being displayed. The confirmation screen does not disappear when the production is executed or the menu screen is displayed.

  In addition, an effect result indicating that the bonus is won is obtained, and after the game is finished (after receiving the game state command), the standby effect can be executed even while waiting for the final effect by receiving the BET command. Display of the menu screen is prohibited, and even though the effect result indicating the winning of the bonus has already been notified, the standby effect is executed until the final effect is executed. The production result does not disappear.

  Next, various control contents executed by the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 in the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  When a reset signal is input from the reset circuit 49, the CPU 41a performs a startup process shown in the flowchart of FIG. Since the reset signal is a signal output when the power is turned on and when the operation of the main control unit 41 is stagnant, the activation process is performed when the CPU 41a is activated when the power is turned on and when the CPU 41a is activated due to a malfunction. This is a process to be performed.

  In the start-up process, first, the built-in device and peripheral IC (excluding disconnection monitoring IC 50), interrupt mode, stack pointer, etc. are initialized (Sa1), then the voltage drop signal detection data is acquired from the input port, and the voltage drop It is determined whether or not a signal is input, that is, whether or not the voltage is stable (Sa2), and when a voltage drop signal is input, other than whether or not a voltage drop signal is input Shifts to a loop process that does not perform any process.

  If it is determined in step Sa2 that the voltage drop signal is not input, the values of the I register and IY register are initialized (Sa3), and the states of the stop switch 36 and the automatic settlement switch 29 are acquired. Validity / invalidity of the stop function and automatic settlement function is set in a specific register of the CPU 41a (Sa4). By initialization of the I register and the IY register, an interrupt table address to be referred to when an interrupt occurs is set in the I register, and a reference address for referring to the storage area of the RAM 41c is set in the IY register. . These values are fixed values and are always initialized at startup.

  Next, access to the RAM 41c is permitted (Sa5), and it is determined whether or not the setting key switch 37 is in an ON state (Sa6). If the setting key switch 37 is not in the ON state at step Sa6, the storage state of the disconnection flag is acquired from the disconnection monitoring IC 50 (Sa7), and it is determined whether the disconnection flag is stored (Sa8). If the electrical connection state between the game control board 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31 and the electrical connection state between the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 are not released during a power failure, the disconnection flag is If the disconnection flag is stored, the state of electrical connection between the game control board 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31 or the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 is not stored. Therefore, the error code indicating the disconnection abnormality is set in the register (Sa9), and the process proceeds to the error process shown in FIG.

  If the disconnection flag is not stored in step Sa8, the RAM parities of all the storage areas (including the unused area and the unused stack area) of the RAM 41c are calculated (Sa10), and whether the RAM parity is 0 or not. Is determined (Sa11). If the interruption interrupt process (main) is normally performed, the RAM parity should be 0. If the RAM parity is not 0 in the step of Sa11, the data stored in the RAM 41c is not normal. Therefore, an error code indicating a RAM abnormality is set in the register (Sa13), and the process proceeds to the error process shown in FIG.

  If the RAM parity is 0 in step Sa11, it is further determined whether or not the destructive diagnosis data is normal (Sa12). If power interruption interrupt processing (main) is performed normally, the data for destruction diagnosis should be set. If the data for destruction diagnosis is not normal in step Sa12 (data for destruction diagnosis is power interruption) Since the data in the RAM 41c is not normal even in cases other than 5A (H) stored sometimes, the error code indicating the RAM abnormality is set in the register (Sa13), and the process proceeds to the error processing shown in FIG.

  In the error processing, as shown in FIG. 18, the current display state of the game auxiliary display 12 is saved in the stack (Sb1), and the error code stored in the register is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 (Sb2). .

  Next, the error code stored in the register is checked, and it is determined whether or not the error code is an error code indicating a disconnection error, a RAM error, or an abnormal winning error (Sb3). In the case of an error code indicating an abnormal error or an abnormal winning error, after performing initialization 1 for initializing all the storage areas in the storage area of the RAM 41c except the used stack area (Sb4), The process proceeds to a loop process that does not perform any process.

  If it is determined in step Sb3 that the error code is not an error other than a disconnection error, a RAM error, and an abnormal winning error, it is determined whether an operation of the reset / setting switch 38 is detected. (Sb5) If the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 is not detected, it is further determined whether or not the operation of the reset switch 23 is detected (Sb6). If the operation of the reset switch 23 is not detected, Return to step Sb5. That is, the game waits in a state where the progress of the game is impossible until the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 or the reset switch 23 is detected.

  When the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 is detected in the step Sb5 or when the operation of the reset switch 23 is detected in the step Sb6, the error code stored in the register is cleared (Sb7 ), The display state of the game auxiliary display 12 is returned to the display state saved in the stack in the step Sb1 (Sb8), and the process returns to the original process.

  As described above, in the error processing, if the error processing is other than the disconnection abnormality error, the RAM abnormality error, and the abnormal winning error, the error state can be canceled by operating the reset / setting switch 38 or the reset switch 23. If the error processing is due to a disconnection error, a RAM error, or an abnormal winning error, initialization 1 is performed to initialize all the storage areas of the RAM 41c except the stack area in use. When the reset / setting switch 38 or the reset switch 23 is operated, the error state is canceled and the original state is not restored.

  Returning to FIG. 17, when it is determined in the step Sa12 that the data for failure diagnosis is normal, the data in the RAM 41c is normal, so the non-saved work, the unused area, and the unused stack area in the RAM 41c are initialized. After performing initialization 3 (Sa14), the destruction diagnosis data is cleared (Sa15). Next, it is determined whether any special role is won in the state before the power interruption (Sa16). If any special role is elected in the state before the power interruption, A power-on command indicating winning is set (Sa17), and the process proceeds to step Sa19. If no special role is won in the state before power interruption, a power-on command indicating non-winning special role is set. (Sa18), the process proceeds to step Sa19.

  In step Sa19, each register is restored to the state before power interruption, that is, stored in the stack, interrupt is permitted (Sa20), and the process executed last before power interruption is returned to. When interrupt is permitted in step Sa20, timer interrupt processing is periodically executed, and accordingly, the power-on command set in step Sa17 or Sa18 is sent to sub-control unit 91. Sent.

  If the setting key switch 37 is in the ON state in the step of Sa6, after executing initialization 1 that initializes all the storage areas in the storage area of the RAM 41c except the used stack area (Sa21), The value stored in the set value work (0 at this time) is corrected to 1 (Sa22). Next, after setting the initialization command (Sa23), the interrupt is permitted (Sa24), and the setting change process shown in FIG. 19, that is, the setting change mode is entered (Sa25). When the interrupt is permitted in the step Sa24, the timer interrupt process is periodically executed, and the initialization command set in the step Sa23 is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 accordingly. . After the setting change process in step Sa25 is completed, a setting end command is set (Sa26), and the process proceeds to the game process. The initialization command set in step Sa26 is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 in the subsequent timer interrupt process.

  In the setting change process, as shown in FIG. 19, the setting value stored in the setting value work of the RAM 41c (the value of the setting value work is corrected to 1 before shifting to the setting changing process. Is read out (Sc1).

  After that, the operation waits for detection of the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 and the start switch 7 (Sc2, Sc3). When the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 is detected in the step of Sc2, the setting value read in the step of Sc1. 1 is added to (Sc4), and it is determined whether or not the set value after addition is 7, that is, whether or not the settable range is exceeded (Sc5). If the set value after addition is not 7, After returning to the detection waiting state for the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 and the start switch 7 in the steps Sc2 and Sc3 again, if the setting value after addition is 7 in the step Sc5, the setting value is corrected to 1 (Sc6). ), The process returns to the detection waiting state for the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 and the start switch 7 in the steps Sc2 and Sc3.

  When the operation of the start switch 7 is detected in the step of Sc3, the changed set value selected at that time is stored in the set value work of the RAM 41c and the set value is confirmed (Sc7). Wait until the setting key switch 37 is turned off (Sc8). If it is determined in step Sc8 that the setting key switch 37 is OFF, the process returns to the flowchart of FIG. 17, and the process proceeds to the game process.

  As described above, in the starting process, when the setting key switch 37 is not in the ON state, it is determined whether or not a disconnection flag is stored. If the disconnection flag is stored, the process proceeds to an error process. Further, it is determined whether or not the data stored in the RAM 41c is normal by determining whether or not the RAM parity is 0 and whether or not the data for destructive diagnosis is normal, and the data in the RAM 41c is normal. If not, the process proceeds to error processing. In the error processing due to the disconnection error error or the RAM error error, the error code indicating the disconnection error error or the RAM error error is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 and then initialized so that it cannot return to the state before the power interruption. To initialize the RAM 41c and shift to a loop process in which no process is performed, so that the progress of the game is disabled. If the data in the RAM 41c is not normal, the interrupt is not permitted. Therefore, once the process proceeds to error processing due to a disconnection error or RAM error, the setting key switch 37 is activated and the interrupt is interrupted. Until interruption is permitted, the interruption interruption process (main) is not performed even if the interruption occurs. That is, the RAM adjustment data is not calculated and stored so that the RAM parity is newly set to 0 in the power interruption interrupt process (main), and the destruction diagnosis data is not newly set. Even if the CPU 41a is restarted, the game cannot be restarted even if the CPU 41a is restarted, except when the setting key switch 37 is started in the ON state.

  Once the process proceeds to error processing due to disconnection error or RAM error, the setting key switch 37 is activated and all the areas except the used stack area of the RAM 41c are initialized, and then the setting change process is performed. Until the setting value is newly selected and set by operating the reset / setting switch 38, the game cannot be progressed. In other words, in the state where the error processing due to the RAM abnormality error is started, the state in which the game cannot be progressed is canceled and the game is resumed on the condition that a new set value is selected and set by operating the reset / setting switch 38. It becomes possible to make it.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the game process executed by the CPU 41a.

  In the game process, a BET process (Sd1), an internal lottery process (Sd2), a reel rotation process (Sd3), a winning determination process (Sd4), a payout process (Sd5), and a game end process (Sd6) are sequentially executed. When the end-time process ends, the process returns to the BET process again.

  In the BET process in the step of Sd1, the process waits in a state where the bet number can be set, sets a predetermined number of bets according to the gaming state, and executes a process of determining the bet number when the start switch 7 is operated. To do.

  In the internal lottery process in step Sd2, a random number for internal lottery is extracted simultaneously with the start of the game by the detection of the start switch 7 in step Sd1, and the winning of each above-described combination is permitted based on the extracted random number value. Process to determine whether or not. In this internal lottery process, a winning flag is set in the RAM 41c based on the respective lottery results.

  In the reel rotation process in the step of Sd3, the process of rotating each reel 2L, 2C, 2R and the operation of the corresponding reel 2L, 2C, 2R in response to the operation of the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R detected by the player are detected. A process for stopping the rotation is executed. In addition, when a predetermined automatic stop time has elapsed from the start of rotation of the reel, the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is automatically stopped without waiting for detection of the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R. Execute the process.

  In the winning determination process in step Sd4, when it is determined in step Sd3 that the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R has stopped, a winning is determined according to the display result derived for each reel 2L, 2C, 2R. A process of determining whether or not it has occurred is executed. In the winning determination process, an abnormal winning determination process is performed to determine whether or not an abnormal winning has occurred, such as winning a winning combination or winning a special combination and a general combination at the same time.

  In the payout process in step Sd5, when it is determined that a prize is generated in step Sd4, processing such as addition of credits and payout of medals is performed based on the number of payouts according to the win.

  In the game end process in the step of Sd6, a process for setting a gaming state in preparation for the next game is executed.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the internal lottery process executed by the CPU 41a in step Sd2.

  In the internal lottery process of the present embodiment, first, a prescribed number that is a predetermined number of medals inserted in accordance with the game state of the game is read (Se1), and the process proceeds to Step Se2. The prescribed number is 3 in the normal gaming state and 1 in the regular bonus gaming state.

  In the step of Se2, it is determined whether or not the number of inserted medals, that is, the value of the BET counter is the specified number read in the step of Se1, and if the inserted number of medals is the specified number, the process proceeds to the step of Se3. If the input number is not the specified number, the process proceeds to Step Se4.

  In the step of Se3, it is determined whether or not the set value stored in the set value work of the RAM 41c is in the range of 1 to 6, that is, whether or not the set value stored in the set value work is an appropriate value. If the set value is in the range of 1 to 6, the process proceeds to Step Se5, and if not, the process proceeds to Step Se4.

  In the step of Se4, since it is determined that the data stored in the RAM 41c is not normal, an error code indicating the RAM abnormality is stored in the register, and the process proceeds to the error processing shown in FIG.

  In the step of Se5, random number acquisition processing for acquiring a random number used in the game is performed, and the process proceeds to the step of Se6. In the random number acquisition process, a sampling command is output to the sampling circuit 43, the random number generated by the random number generation circuit 42 is latched, and the latched random number value is input from the I / O port 41d and extracted. A predetermined logical operation is performed on the extracted random number, and the result is obtained as a random number.

  In the step of Se6, the state number (any one of 0 to 4) is stored in the RAM 41c according to the game state of the game, and the process proceeds to the step of Se7. In the step of Se7, in the gaming state indicated by the state number, the hand number to be drawn first is stored in the RAM 41c and the process proceeds to the step of Se8. In the step of Se7, when the state number is 0, that is, when any special combination is not carried over in the normal gaming state, 0 (big bonus) is first set as the combination number to be drawn, and the state number Is 1, that is, when any special combination is carried over in the normal gaming state, 12 (replay) is first set as the combination number to be drawn, and when the state number is 2, that is, regular In the case of a bonus, 13 (watermelon) is first set as a role number to be drawn.

  In the step of Se8, it is confirmed whether or not the number of the role to be drawn is 15, that is, whether or not the lottery of all the roles to be drawn has been completed. If the lottery of the combination is finished, the process proceeds to Step Se9. If not 15, the process proceeds to step Se10.

  In step Se9, the general combination storing work in which the general combination winning flag is stored in the RAM 41c is cleared, the internal lottery process is terminated, and the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In the step of Se10, it is checked whether or not the common flag registered in the role-specific table is 1 in association with the processing target number, and if it is 1, the process proceeds to the step of Se11. Advances to step Se12.

  In step Se11, the address of the storage area for the number of determination values in the ROM 41b registered in the role-specific table in association with the role number to be processed is read. Then, the number of determination values stored at this address is acquired, and the process proceeds to Step Se13.

  In the step of Se12, first, the set value stored in the RAM 41c is read, and further, the number of determination values of the ROM 41b registered in the role-specific table is associated with the set number to be processed and the read set value. Read the address of the area. Then, the number of determination values stored at this address is acquired, and the process proceeds to Step Se13.

  In the step of Se13, the number of determination values acquired in the step of Se11 or Se12 is added to the random number value for internal lottery, and the result of the addition is set as a new random number value. It is determined whether an overflow has occurred when added to the random number value. The occurrence of an overflow indicates that the winning combination corresponding to the processing target winning number has been won. If an overflow occurs, the process proceeds to step Se16. If no overflow has occurred, the process proceeds to step Se15.

  In step Se15, 1 is added to the role number to be processed, and the process returns to step Se8.

  In the step of Se16, it is confirmed whether or not the combination number is 1 to 9, that is, a combination number indicating a special combination or a combination including a special combination. If the combination number is 1 to 9, the step of Se17 If the combination number is not 1 to 9, the process proceeds to Step Se18.

  In the step of Se17, a special combination winning flag corresponding to the combination number to be processed is set in the special combination storing work in which the special combination winning flag is stored in the RAM 41c. In the step of Se18, the general combination storing work of the RAM 41c. In addition, the winning flag of the general combination corresponding to the processing target combination number is set, the internal lottery process is terminated, and the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG. In the step Se18, when the combination numbers are 1 to 3, since the general combination is not won, the general combination storing work in the RAM 41c is cleared in this case.

  22 and 23 are flowcharts showing the control contents of the reel rotation process executed by the CPU 41a in step Sd3.

  In the reel rotation process, first, it is determined whether or not a wait time (about 4.1 seconds in this embodiment) has elapsed since the reel rotation start time of the previous game (Sf1), and the wait time must have elapsed. If this happens, wait until the wait time has elapsed.

  If the wait time has elapsed in step Sf1, a new wait time is set (Sf2).

  Next, after setting the automatic stop time (Sf3), the reel motor is set to start rotating, and the reel starts rotating (Sf4). Then, the process proceeds to step Sf5 to determine whether or not an automatic stop flag indicating that automatic stop control is being performed is set in the RAM 41c. If the automatic stop flag is not set, the process proceeds to step Sf7 and the automatic stop flag is set. If YES, the process proceeds to step Sf6, and it is determined whether or not there is one spinning reel.

  If the number of rotating reels is not one in step Sf6, that is, if two or more reels are still rotating, the process proceeds to step Sf7, and if one reel is rotating, the process proceeds to step Sf8.

  In step Sf7, the table creation data is identified with reference to the table index, and the game status of the game, the winning combination status of the game, and the stop status of other reels are handled based on the identified table creation data. A stop control table is created for each rotating reel, and the process proceeds to step Sf9.

  In step Sf8, a non-winning position table indicating whether or not each area number is a non-winning position is created based on the stop position of the stopped reel, and the process proceeds to step Sf9.

  In step Sf9, a stop preparation completion code indicating completion of stop preparation is set, and the process further proceeds to step Sf10. In the timer interruption process (main), which will be described later, the process of rotating the reel at a constant speed is performed. Wait until it is detected.

  If it is determined in step Sf10 that the constant rotation of the reel has been detected, the process proceeds to step Sf11, and it is determined whether or not an automatic stop flag is set. If the automatic stop flag is not set, step Sf12 is performed. Then, the detection of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is validated, and the process proceeds to step Sf13. On the other hand, if the automatic stop flag is set in step Sf11, the process proceeds to step Sf13 without enabling the detection of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.

  In step Sf13, it is determined whether or not an automatic stop flag is set. If the automatic stop flag is set, the process proceeds to step Sf14 to perform automatic stop control, and the automatic stop flag must be set. If so, the process proceeds to step Sf20.

  In step Sf14, it is determined whether or not there is one spinning reel. If there is one spinning reel, the process proceeds to step Sf33. If there is not one spinning reel, that is, two or more reels. If the right reel is rotating, it is determined whether or not the right reel is rotating. If the right reel is not rotating, the process proceeds to Sf16 to determine whether or not the middle reel is rotating. judge.

  If the right reel is rotating in the step of Sf15, the process proceeds to the step of Sf18, and the number of steps from the reel reference position at that time of the reel motor corresponding to the right reel (the number of steps as the stop operation position) is acquired. After setting the work corresponding to the right reel, the process proceeds to step Sf33 and waits until the rotation of the right reel stops.

  If the middle reel is rotating in the step of Sf16, the process proceeds to the step of Sf19, and the number of steps from the reel reference position at that time of the reel motor corresponding to the middle reel (the number of steps as the stop operation position) is acquired. After setting the work corresponding to the middle reel, the process proceeds to step Sf33 and waits until the rotation of the middle reel stops.

  If the middle reel is not rotating in step Sf16, that is, if the left reel is rotating, the process proceeds to step Sf17, and the number of steps from the reel reference position at that time of the reel motor corresponding to the left reel (stop operation position). Is obtained and set to the work corresponding to the left reel, the process proceeds to step Sf33 and waits until the rotation of the left reel stops.

  Then, when the rotation of the reels stops in the step of Sf33, the process proceeds to the step of Sf34, and it is determined whether or not all the reels are stopped. If all the reels are not stopped, the process proceeds to the step of Sf35, and Judge whether "Red Cherry" or "White Cherry" has stopped on any winning line, and "Red Cherry" or "White Cherry" must have stopped on any winning line on the left reel Return to step Sf5, and if “red cherry” or “white cherry” is stopped on any winning line of the left reel, the process proceeds to step Sf36 to determine whether or not the automatic stop flag is set. If the automatic stop flag is set, the process returns to step Sf5. If the automatic stop flag is not set, the process proceeds to step Sf37. In, one before the automatic stop (1) or one (2) sets the one winning flag indicating that a prize to the RAM 41c, the flow returns to step Sf5.

  If all the reels are stopped in step Sf34, the reel rotation process is terminated and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step Sf20, it is determined whether or not the automatic stop time set in step Sf3 has elapsed. If the automatic stop time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step Sf21. If the automatic stop time has not elapsed, the process proceeds to Sf23. Proceed to step.

  In step Sf21, an automatic stop flag is set in the RAM 41c, the process proceeds to step Sf22, the detection of the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is invalidated, and the process returns to step Sf13.

  In step Sf23, it is determined whether or not any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected. If no stop switch is detected, the process proceeds to step Sf24. If the operation of the stop switch is detected, the process proceeds to step Sf31.

  In step Sf24, it is determined whether or not a reel rotation error (error determined when the reel reference position is not detected by the reel sensor 33 for a certain period or longer) has occurred. If no reel rotation error has occurred, Sf25 is determined. If a reel rotation error has occurred, the process proceeds to step Sf29.

  In step Sf25, it is determined whether or not an insertion error (an error determined when the insertion of a medal is detected in a period other than the period during which the insertion of a medal is permitted) has occurred. If the error has occurred, the process proceeds to Sf27.

  In step Sf26, it is determined whether or not a payout error (error determined when medal payout is detected outside the period during which medal payout is permitted) has occurred, and no payout error has occurred. If the payout error has occurred, the process proceeds to Sf27.

  In step Sf27, an error code indicating a loading / dispensing error during reel rotation is set in the register, the process proceeds to step Sf28, and the process proceeds to error processing shown in FIG. When the error is released, the process returns to step Sf13 again.

  In step Sf29, an error code indicating a reel rotation error is set in the register, the process proceeds to step Sf30, and the process proceeds to error processing shown in FIG. Along with this, the rotation of the reels is also temporarily stopped. When the error is released, the process returns to the step Sf3 again, and the reel rotation is resumed.

  In step Sf31, the detection of the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is invalidated and the process proceeds to step Sf32. The step from the reel reference position at that time of the reel motor corresponding to the stop switch detected in step Sf23 is performed. After obtaining the number (the number of steps at the stop operation position) and setting the work corresponding to the stop reel, the process proceeds to step Sf33 and waits until the rotation of the reel corresponding to the stop operation stops.

  When the rotation of the corresponding reel is stopped in the step of Sf33, the process proceeds to the step of Sf34 described above, and it is determined whether or not all the reels are stopped. If all the reels are not stopped, the process proceeds to the step of Sf35. Then, it is determined whether “red cherry” or “white cherry” is stopped on the left reel. If “red cherry” or “white cherry” is not stopped on the left reel, the process returns to step Sf5 and left If “red cherry” or “white cherry” is stopped on the reel, the process proceeds to step Sf36 to determine whether or not the automatic stop flag is set. If the automatic stop flag is set, Sf5 If the automatic stop flag is not set, the process proceeds to step Sf37, and one (1) or one (2) wins before the automatic stop. Is set in the RAM 41c, the process returns to the step Sf5, and if all the reels are stopped in the step Sf34, the reel rotation process is terminated and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG. .

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the abnormal winning determination process executed by the CPU 41a during the winning determination process in step Sd4.

  In the abnormal winning determination, first, it is determined whether or not the automatic stop flag is set (Sg1). If the automatic stop flag is not set, the process proceeds to step Sg5. If the automatic stop flag is set in the step of Sg1, the process proceeds to the step of Sg2, and the value of the winning symbol flag is 0000H, that is, all the values of the 0th to 15th bits of the winning symbol flag are 0. If the value of the winning symbol flag is 0000H, the process proceeds to step Sg5. If the value of the winning symbol flag is not 0000H, the process proceeds to step Sg3.

  In the step of Sg3, the value of the winning symbol flag is 4000H or 8000H, that is, the value of the 14th bit corresponding to one (1) of the 0th to 15th bits of the winning symbol flag is 1, or 1 It is determined whether the value of the 15th bit corresponding to sheet (2) is 1 and the value of the other bits is 0. If the value of the winning symbol flag is neither 4000H nor 8000H, the process proceeds to step Sg12. If the value of the winning symbol flag is 4000H or 8000H, the process proceeds to step Sg4.

  In step Sg4, it is determined whether there is a single winning flag, that is, whether “red cherry” or “white cherry” has stopped on the left reel winning line before shifting to automatic stop. If there is no completed flag, the process proceeds to step Sg12, and if there is a single winning flag, the process proceeds to step Sg5.

  In the step of Sg5, the logical sum (OR) of the lower 8 bits of the winning symbol flag is calculated, that is, logical OR operation is performed on each bit of the lower byte (0th bit to 7th bit), and the process proceeds to the step of Sg6. The logical sum (OR) of the upper 8 bits of the symbol flag is calculated, that is, each bit of the upper bytes (8th to 15th bits) of the winning symbol flag is ORed, and the lower 8 bits of the winning symbol flag in the step of Sg5 And the logical sum of the upper 8 bits of the winning symbol flag in the Sg6 step (Sg7), and whether the value calculated in the Sg7 step is not 0 Is determined (Sg8).

  In the step of Sg8, if the logical product of the result of the logical sum of the upper 8 bits and the lower 8 bits of the winning symbol flag in the step of Sg7 is not 0, the process proceeds to the step of Sg12. The value of iwin_flag (internal winning flag storage work) is inverted for all bits (Sg9), and the value obtained by inverting all the bits of iwin_flag (abnormal winning determination flag) and the winning symbol flag are ANDed (Sg10). , Go to Sg11 step.

  In the step of Sg11, it is determined whether or not the logical product of the value (abnormal winning determination flag) obtained by inverting all bits of iwin_flag in the step of Sg10 and the winning symbol flag is not 0. If it is 0, the process proceeds to step Sg12.

  In step Sg12, an error code indicating an abnormal winning is set, and the process proceeds to error processing shown in FIG.

  In this way, in the abnormal winning determination process, it is determined whether or not a winning has occurred at the time of automatic stop, whether or not there has been a duplicate winning, and whether or not a winning winning has not occurred. It is determined whether or not it is an abnormal winning, and if it is an abnormal winning, the process proceeds to error processing. In error processing due to an abnormal winning error, an error code indicating an abnormal winning error is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12, and then initialization 1 is performed to initialize the RAM 41c so that it cannot return to the state before power interruption. Since the process proceeds to a loop process in which neither process is performed, the progress of the game is disabled. Once the process shifts to an error process due to an abnormal winning error, the setting key switch 37 is activated in the ON state, and after all areas except the used stack area of the RAM 41c are initialized, a setting change process is performed. The game cannot be progressed until a new set value is selected and set by operating the reset / setting switch 38. In other words, in the state of shifting to error processing due to an abnormal winning error, the state where the progress of the game is impossible is canceled on the condition that a new set value is selected and set by operating the reset / setting switch 38, and the game is resumed. It becomes possible to make it.

  25 and 26 are flowcharts showing the control contents of the timer interrupt process (main) executed by the CPU 41a in response to the occurrence of the interrupt 3, that is, interrupting the start process or the game process at an interval of 0.56 ms. .

  In the timer interrupt process (main), interrupts are first prohibited (Si1). That is, the execution of another interrupt process during the execution of the timer interrupt process (main) is prohibited. Then, the register in use is saved in the stack area (Si2).

  Next, the branch counter for identifying the timer interrupt to be executed in the timer interrupt process (main) is advanced by 1 from the four types of timer interrupts 1 to 4 (Si3). In the step of Si3, 1 is added when the branch counter value is 0 to 2, and is updated to 0 when the counter value is 3. That is, the branch counter value loops in the order of 0 → 1 → 2 → 3 → 0... Each time the timer interrupt process (main) is executed.

  Next, the branch counter value is referred to determine whether it is 2 or 3, that is, timer interrupt 3 or timer interrupt 4 (Si4). If it is not timer interrupt 3 or timer interrupt 4, that is, timer interrupt In the case of 1 or timer interrupt 2, it is checked whether the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R are started or whether they are rotating at a constant speed, and whether the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R are started or are rotating at a constant speed. For example, the motor phase signal output process is executed to output the phase signal data changed in the Si8 motor step process described later and the phase signal data changed in the Si23 final stop process described later (Si5).

  Next, it is determined whether or not it is 1 (ie, timer interrupt 2) by referring to the minute counter value (Si6). If it is not timer interrupt 2 (ie, timer interrupt 1), the reel motor Reel start processing (Si7) for controlling the step time interval when starting 32L, 32C, 32R, motor step processing (Si8) for changing phase signal data of the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R, reel motors 32L, 32C After the stop of 32R, the motor phase signal standby processing (Si9) for changing the phase signal to one-phase excitation after a predetermined time has been sequentially executed, and then the register saved in the stack area in Si2 is restored (Si20). The interrupt prohibited in the step is permitted (Si21), and the process returns to the state before the interrupt.

  Further, in the case of timer interrupt 2 in the step of Si6, LED dynamic display processing (Si10) for dynamically lighting various indicators, output processing of control signals and the like for outputting data such as lighting signals of various LEDs to an output port (Si11), random number update processing for updating various software random numbers (Si12), time counter update processing for updating various time counters (Si13), command transmission for transmitting commands stored in the command queue to the effect control board 90 After executing the process (Si14) and the external output signal update process (Si15) for updating the external output signal in sequence, the register saved in the stack area in Si2 is restored (Si20), and the interrupts prohibited in the Si1 step are permitted. (Si21), and the process returns to the state before the interruption.

  If it is timer interrupt 3 or timer interrupt 4 in the Si4 step, it is further determined by referring to the counter value for wake-up 3 whether it is 3, ie, timer interrupt 4 (Si16). If it is not interrupt 4, that is, timer interrupt 3, port input processing (Si17) for inputting detection data of various switches from the input port, passing the origin of rotating reels 2L, 2C, 2R (reel reference) (Passing position) is detected, the occurrence of a reel rotation error is detected, whether stop preparation is completed (stop preparation completion code is set), stop preparation is complete, and If it is rotating at high speed, the origin passing process (Si18) that permits the operation of the stop switch corresponding to the reel that is rotating, based on detection signals of various switches After sequentially executing the switch input determination process (Si19) for determining whether or not the seed switch satisfies the detection condition, the register saved in the stack area in Si2 is restored (Si20), and the index prohibited in the Si1 step is restored. Is permitted (Si21), and the process returns to the state before the interruption.

  If the timer interrupt is 4 in the step of Si16, when the stop operation position is stored in the work on the stop reel in accordance with detection of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R or automatic stop control (other than final stop). The stop position is determined from the stop operation position stored in the work of the stop reel, the number of steps after which the stop should be calculated is calculated, and at the final stop of the automatic stop control, the non-winning position table is referred to, When the number of steps reaches the non-winning position, the stop switch process (Si22) for calculating the number of steps after which the stop should be performed, the number of steps until the stop calculated by the stop switch process, and the timing for stopping Stop process (Si23) to start braking by two-phase excitation when it becomes, and three phases after a certain time from the start of braking in the stop process The final stop process (Si24) to be magnetized, the storage state of the disconnection flag is acquired from the disconnection monitoring IC 50, and if the disconnection flag is stored, an error code indicating a disconnection error is set in the register, and the error processing shown in FIG. After the disconnection confirmation process (Si25) to be transferred to is sequentially executed, the register saved in the stack area in Si2 is restored (Si20), the interrupt prohibited in the Si1 step is permitted (Si21), and the interrupt Return to processing.

  In the disconnection confirmation process of Si25, when it is determined that the disconnection flag is stored, the error state due to the disconnection abnormality is controlled, so that the setting key switch 37 is activated and newly set. Until the value is selected and set, the game cannot proceed.

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the stop switch process executed by the CPU 41a in the timer interrupt 4 of the timer interrupt process (main) described above.

  In the stop switch process, first, it is determined whether or not the automatic stop is performed based on whether or not the automatic stop flag is set in the RAM 41c (Sj1). If not the automatic stop, the process proceeds to step Sj7. Proceed to step Sj2.

  In step Sj2, it is determined whether or not it is the final stop reel, that is, whether or not two reels have already been stopped. If it is not the final stop reel, the process proceeds to step Sj7. It is determined whether or not (Sj3).

  If the stop preparation is not completed in step Sj3, the stop switch process is terminated and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG. On the other hand, if the stop preparation is completed in the step Sj3, the non-winning position flag corresponding to the area number including the current step number in the non-winning position table is referred to (Sj4). It is determined whether or not any combination is stopped on the winning line when it is stopped immediately (Sj5).

  If the non-winning position flag is 0 in step Sj5, the stop switch process is terminated and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG. On the other hand, if the non-winning position flag is 1 in step Sj5, the number of steps required to reach the stop position that can be stopped at the earliest stage at that time is calculated, and the calculated number of steps is set (Sj6 ), The stop switch process is terminated, and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  In steps Sj7 and Sj8, for all reels in the order of left, middle, and right, whether or not a stop operation position has been set for the work on the corresponding reel, that is, a stop operation has been detected or stopped by automatic stop 26. If a stop operation has not been detected for all reels or if no stop has been instructed, the stop switch process is terminated and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  If any reel stop operation is detected in step Sj7 or if a reel stop instruction is issued, the process proceeds to step Sj9, and the stop control table corresponding to the reel is referred to. From the area number including the step number of the stop operation position set for the work corresponding to the stop reel, the area number serving as the stop position is specified, and the process proceeds to step Sj10, from the number of steps from the current reel reference position. After calculating the number of steps required until the stop position specified in step Sj9, and setting the calculated number of steps, the stop switch process is terminated and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 28 shows a power interruption interrupt process (main) executed by the CPU 41a in response to the occurrence of interrupt 2, that is, when a voltage drop signal from the power interruption detection circuit 48 is input, interrupting the execution process or the game process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of.

  In the power interruption interruption process (main), first, interruption is prohibited (Sk1). That is, other interrupt processing is prohibited from being executed at the start of the power interruption interrupt processing (main). Next, all registers that may be in use are saved in the stack area (Sk2). Note that the values of the I register and IY register described above are used, but are not saved here because the same fixed value is always set with the initialization at the time of startup.

  Next, the detection data of the voltage drop signal is acquired from the input port, and it is determined whether or not the voltage drop signal is input (Sk3). At this time, if the voltage drop signal is not input, the register saved in the stack area in Sk2 is restored (Sk4), the interrupt prohibited in the Sk1 step is permitted (Sk5), and the process before the interrupt is performed. Return.

  If a voltage drop signal is input in step Sk3, the destruction diagnosis data (5A (H) in this embodiment) is set (Sk6), and all output ports are initialized (Sk7). . Next, the RAM parity adjustment data is calculated and set so that the exclusive OR of all the storage areas (including the unused area and the unused stack area) of the RAM 41c becomes 0 (Sk8), and access to the RAM 41c is performed. It is prohibited (Sk9).

  Then, except for the determination as to whether or not the voltage drop signal is input (Sk10, where Sk10 is the same process as Sk3), the process enters a loop process in which no process is performed. That is, when the voltage decreases as it is, the operation is stopped internally. Therefore, the CPU 41a reliably stops operation when the power is interrupted. Further, in this loop processing, when the voltage recovers and the voltage drop signal is not input, the above-described startup processing is executed, and if the RAM parity is 0 and the destructive diagnosis data is normal, the original processing is performed. It will return to.

  In this embodiment, after the access to the RAM 41c is prohibited, the output state of the voltage drop signal is monitored, and when the voltage drop signal is not input, it is determined that the voltage is restored, and the process proceeds to the startup process. However, no processing is performed in the loop processing, and the voltage is recovered while the loop processing is being performed, and the process proceeds to the start-up processing based on the input of the reset signal from the reset circuit 49. You may make it do.

  Next, various control contents executed by the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  When a reset signal is input from the reset circuit 95 to the sub control unit 91, the CPU 91a performs a start process (sub) shown in FIG.

  In the startup process (sub), after initialization of built-in devices and peripheral ICs (excluding the door opening detection IC 98), interrupt mode, stack pointer, etc. (Sr1), access to the RAM 91c is permitted (Sr2). Then, the RAM parity of all the storage areas of the RAM 91c is calculated (Sr3), and it is determined whether or not the RAM parity is 0 (Sr4).

  If the data in the RAM 91c is normal, the RAM parity should be 0. If the RAM parity is 0 in the step Sr4, the data stored in the RAM 91c is normal, and the process proceeds to the step Sr5. The production state before power interruption is restored. In step Sr5, after setting the last control pattern executed before power interruption, only command reception interrupt processing is permitted (Sr6), and the process proceeds to step Sr7.

  If the RAM parity is not 0 in step Sr4, the data stored in the RAM 91c is not normal, so the RAM 91c is initialized (Sr13), the standby pattern is set as the control pattern (Sr14), and the command is received. Only the interrupt process is permitted (Sr6), and the process proceeds to step Sr7.

  In step Sr7, it is determined whether an initialization command has been received. If no initialization command has been received, the process proceeds to step Sr8, in which it is determined whether a power-on command has been received. If the initialization command is received, the RAM 91c is initialized (Sr15), the setting notification pattern is set as a control pattern (Sr16), and the process proceeds to Sr11.

  In step Sr8, if the power-on command is not received, the process returns to step Sr7 again. If the power-on command is received, the process proceeds to step Sr9.

  In step Sr9, based on the power-on command received in step Sr8, it is determined whether or not a special role is elected in the state before power interruption (Sr13), and the special role is elected in the state before power interruption. If the special role notification pattern for notifying the winning of the special role is set as the control pattern (Sr10), the liquid crystal display 51, the effect effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, the reels are set according to the set control pattern. An effect control process for controlling various effect devices such as the LED 55 is executed (Sr11), all interruptions are permitted (Sr12), and the process proceeds to a loop process.

  Further, in the step Sr9, when the special role is not elected in the state before the power interruption, the liquid crystal display according to the control pattern set in the step Sr5, that is, the control pattern set before the power interruption. 51, an effect control process for controlling various effect devices such as the effect effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED 55 is executed (Sr11), all interruptions are permitted (Sr11), and the process proceeds to the loop process. That is, as the timer interrupt process is permitted at this time, various effects based on the reception of the command can be executed.

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, when the left reel is in the first stop, the replay, bell, 1 (1), 1 (2), big bonus, and regular bonus are won independently. "Red Cherry" or "White Cherry" only when Replay and Special Role, Bell and Special Role, 1 (1) and Special Role, 1 (2) and Special Role are selected at the same time Stops in the virtual pay line Lv. In the case of losing, if the watermelon is elected alone, or if the watermelon and special role are elected at the same time, “red cherry” or “white cherry” Is not stopped on the virtual pay line Lv.

  Of these, when replays are won alone and when replays and special roles are won at the same time, the combination of replays will always be on the winning line when all reels stop, If the bell is elected or if the bell and special role are elected at the same time, the combination of bells will always be on the winning line when all reels are stopped. If 1 (2), Big Bonus, Regular Bonus is elected alone, 1 (1) and special role, 1 (2) and special role are won simultaneously, When the reels are stopped, none of the roles are on the winning line.

  For this reason, if the left reel is set to the first stop and “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv, it is suggested that the player may have won the special role. If neither the replay combination nor the bell combination is on the winning line, either the special role is won or one (1) or one (2) is won, It is suggested that there is a high possibility that he has been elected as a special role.

  In this way, the left reel is set to the first stop, and in addition to the “red cherry” or “white cherry” being stopped on the virtual pay line Lv, are the replay combination and the bell combination finally aligned on the pay line? The player's expectation for winning the special role can be increased step by step depending on whether they are not aligned.

  In this embodiment, when the replay or the bell is won and the left reel is stopped for the first time, “red cherry” or “white cherry” is stopped on the virtual pay line Lv. In other words, there are a plurality of types other than the special role in which “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops in the virtual winning line Lv, and “red cherry” or “white cherry” is displayed in the virtual winning line Lv on the left reel. When it is stopped, it will be difficult to guess whether the replay combination or bell combination will eventually be on the winning line, so the player's expectation of winning the special role until all reels stop A feeling can be maintained.

  In addition, when the left reel is set to the first stop and “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv, for example, the replay combination or the bell combination is finally aligned on the pay line. Even in this case, Bell and Replay are roles that may be won at the same time as special roles, so in this case, the special role won't be denied and the expectation for winning the special role Can be held by a person.

  Furthermore, the percentage that “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv when the bell or replay and the special role are won at the same time than when the bell or replay is won alone. Even if the combination of replays or bells is finally aligned on the winning line, “red cherry” or “white cherry” does not stop on the virtual winning line Lv, and the replay combination or bell combination Compared to the case where the players are on the winning line, it can be expected that the special role will be won, so that the player's expectation can be further enhanced.

  In addition, when the left reel is set to the first stop and “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops on the virtual pay line Lv and finally the replay combination or the bell combination is aligned with the pay line, the bell, When the bell or replay and special role are won at the same time, the replay combination or bell combination is not in the horizontal direction, but in the diagonal direction, rather than the case where the replay is won alone. Therefore, even if the replay combination or the bell combination winning line is aligned, the degree of expectation for winning the special role can be changed according to the aligned mode. Therefore, the virtual winning line Lv can be changed to “red cherry” or “white”. It is possible to further enhance the interest when “Cherry” stops.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, a plurality of stop controls in which stop positions (display results) are uniquely determined with respect to the stop operation position (area assigned to the number of steps from the reel reference position). When all reels are rotating in the table, a stop control table uniquely determined for the internal winning state for each gaming state is selected, and reel stop control is performed according to the selected stop control table. In the case where any of the reels is already stopped, a stop control table uniquely determined for the internal winning state for each gaming state and the stop operation position of the stopped reel is provided. The reel stop control is performed according to the selected stop control table, and the gaming state, the internal winning state, the reel When all of the stop conditions (and the stop operation position (stop operation timing) of the stopped reel) are the same, the reel stop control is performed based on the same stop control table, that is, the same control pattern. Therefore, as in the prior art, one stop control table is selected from a plurality of stop control tables for one internal winning state by a lottery different from the internal lottery (for example, a lottery for reel control). Further, there is no need to make a selection, and the control for stopping the reel does not become complicated.

  In addition, when any of the reels is already stopped, a stop control table uniquely determined for the internal winning state for each gaming state and the stop operation position of the stopped reel is selected. Therefore, even if the gaming state and the internal winning state are the same and the stop position (stop symbol) of the stopped reel is the same, the stop operation position of the stopped reel is different. Since the stop control table may be applied, the display result of the reel can be made more diverse.

  Also, in this embodiment, at the start of reel rotation, a stop control table uniquely determined for the internal winning state for each gaming state is selected for all reels, and the selected stop control table is selected. When reel stop control is performed and each reel stops thereafter, the internal winning state for each gaming state, the stop operation position of the stopped reel, that is, any one reel, A stop control table uniquely determined for a combination of stop operation positions of stopped reels in a stopped state, and a combination of stop operation positions of two stopped reels in a state where any two reels are stopped is selected. The reel stop control is performed in accordance with the selected stop control table. When the reels of the reels are stopped, select the stop control table uniquely determined for the spinning reels, the internal winning state for each gaming state, and the stop operation position of the stopped reels. The reel stop control is performed according to the stop control table, and when one of the reels stops (when two reels stop), no new stop control table is selected and all the reels rotate. The remaining reels may be controlled to stop according to the stop control table selected when any one of the reels stops in this state.

  Further, when any one of the reels stops, a stop control table uniquely determined with respect to the spinning reel, the internal winning state for each gaming state, and the stop operation position of the stopped reel. Is selected, the reel stop control is performed according to the selected stop control table, and when one of the reels stops (when two reels stop), the internal winning state for each of the gaming states, first A stop control table that is uniquely determined for the stop operation position of the reel that has stopped last or the stop operation position of the reel that has stopped last is selected, and the stop control of the reel is performed according to the selected stop control table. good.

  Further, in this embodiment, when any of the reels is already stopped, the internal winning state for each gaming state, the stop state of the reel, and the stop operation position of the stopped reel are uniquely determined. The reel stop control is performed in accordance with the set stop control table, but when any reel has already stopped, the internal winning state for each gaming state, the reel stop state, and The reel stop control may be performed according to a stop control table uniquely defined for the stop operation position of the stopped reel.

  In addition, when any one reel stops, a stop control table that is uniquely determined with respect to the spinning reel is determined for the internal winning state for each gaming state and the stop position of the stopped reel. Select and perform reel stop control according to the selected stop control table, and when one of the reels stops (when two reels stop), no new stop control table is selected and all You may make it perform stop control of the remaining reels according to the stop control table selected when any one reel stopped in the state which the reel is rotating.

  In addition, when any one of the reels is stopped, a stop control table that is uniquely determined with respect to the spinning reels, the internal winning state for each gaming state, and the stop position of the stopped reels. Select and perform reel stop control according to the selected stop control table, and when one of the reels stops (when two reels stop), the internal winning state for each of the gaming states, first A stop control table uniquely determined for the stop position of the stopped reel or the last stopped reel may be selected, and the reel stop control may be performed according to the selected stop control table.

  Further, in this embodiment, when any two reels are stopped, the combination of the internal winning state for each gaming state and the stop operation position of the stopped reel is uniquely set for the spinning reel. A predetermined stop control table is selected, and reel stop control is performed according to the selected stop control table. For example, when any two reels stop, Stop control table uniquely determined for the internal winning state for each gaming state, the stop operation position of any one of the stopped reels, and the stop positions of the remaining reels of the stopped reels And stop control of the reels may be performed according to the selected stop control table.

  In addition, when any one reel is stopped, a stop control table that is uniquely determined with respect to the spinning reel, the internal winning state for each gaming state, and the stop operation position of the stopped reel. When any two reels are stopped, a stop control table uniquely determined for the combination of the internal winning state for each gaming state and the stop position of the stopped reel is selected and selected. The reel stop control may be performed according to the stop control table.

  In addition, when any one reel is stopped, for the spinning reel, an internal winning state for each gaming state and a stop control table uniquely determined for the stopped position of the stopped reel are selected. Then, when any two reels are stopped, a stop control table uniquely determined for the combination of the internal winning state for each gaming state and the stop operation position of the stopped reel is selected and selected. The reel stop control may be performed according to the stop control table.

  In addition, when any one reel is stopped, an internal winning state for each gaming state and a stop control table uniquely determined for the stopped position of the stopped reel are selected for the spinning reel. When any two reels are stopped, the internal winning state for each gaming state, the stop operation position of any one of the stopped reels, the remaining reels of the stopped reels A stop control table uniquely determined for the stop position may be selected, and the reel stop control may be performed according to the selected stop control table.

  Also, in these cases, the stop operation position of the reel that has been stopped is determined in an area in which the 1/2 symbol varies, that is, in a unit less than the range in which one symbol varies, and is unique to the stop operation position. The reel stop control is performed according to the stop control table that is defined in a specific manner, that is, different stop control tables can be selected for different number of steps within a range in which one symbol fluctuates from the number of steps at which a certain symbol is located at the reference position. In this way, even if the stop position of the stopped reel is the same, and the timing at which the stop operation is performed is within the range where one symbol fluctuates, it is applied to other reels. Since the stop control table can be changed, the display results of each reel can be further diversified.

  Also, in this embodiment, the replay and bell are elected alone, or the replay, special role, and belt special role are won at the same time, and “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops in the middle of the left reel. Depending on the stop operation position, the winning line where the combination of replays or bells is changed will change, especially when replay and special role, bell and special role are won at the same time. Compared to the case where the replay and the bell are elected alone, the replay combination or the combination of the bells is higher in the diagonal direction, and the display result of the first stop reel is the same. Since the display mode changes according to the stop operation position, it is possible to prevent the display mode from becoming monotonous, and accordingly, a game for winning the special role It is also possible to expectations to have a change.

  In addition, for example, in the case of not winning any combination in the normal gaming state (losing), the same operation is performed when a stop operation is performed within a range of area numbers where the same stop position is determined on a specific reel. However, only when a stop operation is performed in an area with a specific area number among the area numbers where the same stop position is determined, the chance control is configured as a stop control table for other reels. When a stop control table capable of deriving a display result is selected and a stop operation is performed in an area other than a specific area number among the area numbers where the same stop position is determined, another reel It is preferable to select a stop control table capable of deriving the display result constituting the chance as the stop control table. As a result, even if the stop position of the reel at the time when the specific reel is stopped is the same, the stop operation position is different so that the chance is finally controlled so that it can be derived, and the control cannot be derived Therefore, it is possible to prevent the display result of the reel from becoming monotonous when none of the roles is won in the normal gaming state (losing).

  Furthermore, in this case, when any bonus is won in the normal gaming state, among the area numbers in which the same stop position is determined, compared to the case where no combination is won in the normal gaming state. For many area numbers, it is preferable to select a stop control table capable of deriving a display result that constitutes a chance as a stop control table for other reels. In the case of winning any of the bonuses in, the chances are derived at a higher rate than in the case where none of the roles are won in the normal gaming state. It is possible to increase the player's expectation for winning the bonus.

  Further, when any of the reels is already stopped, the stop control uniquely determined for the internal winning state, the reel stop state, and the stop operation position of the stopped reel for each gaming state. In the reel stop control according to the table, each time the reel stops, the reel to be stopped is either the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, the area number of the stop operation position of the corresponding reel, the corresponding It is preferable that a reel stop command capable of specifying the area number of the stop position of the reel to be transmitted is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, so that the CPU 91 a of the sub-control unit 91 can stop the reel when it is stopped. In addition, it is possible to perform different effects depending on not only the stop position of the reel but also the stop operation position.

  In particular, when the replay and bell are elected as described above, and the stop operation is performed at the stop operation position where the “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops in the middle of the left reel, the diagonal direction In the stop operation position where a combination of replays or bells are aligned at the same time, a higher percentage is selected for any special role than in a stop operation position where the combination of replays or bells are aligned horizontally. A special effect (for example, an unusual stop sound, etc.) may be made to notify the possibility that the left reel is being operated. In this way, the special effect is performed when the left reel is stopped, The possibility that the combination of replays or the combination of bells will end up in an oblique direction is higher than when no special performance is performed at the time of stop. , Combination or combinations of the bell replay with that special effect is made that the aligned diagonally, further can be effectively enhanced player's expectation for winning a special role.

  In addition, when neither of the winning combinations is won in the normal gaming state (losing), the same display is performed when the stop operation is performed within the range of the area number where the same stop position is determined in a specific reel. The result is derived, but only when the stop operation is performed in the area of the specific area number among the area numbers where the same stop position is determined, the display that configures the chance as the stop control table of the other reels Select a stop control table that can derive the result, and stop other reels when a stop operation is performed in an area other than a specific area number among the area numbers where the same stop position is defined As a control table, a stop control table capable of deriving a display result constituting an opportunity is selected, and any bonus is won in the normal gaming state. In the case where the same stop position is determined, the stop control table for other reels is applied to more area numbers than in the case where no combination is won in the normal gaming state. When a stop control table capable of deriving a display result constituting a chance eye is selected, when the reel operation command is received and the stop operation position satisfies the chance eye derivation condition, that is, the chance eye Is higher than when it is another stop operation position that does not satisfy the derivation condition of the chance but is the same stop position. You may be allowed to make a special performance (for example, unusual stop sound, etc.) to notify you of the possibility of winning any special role, In this way, a special effect is performed when a specific reel is stopped, which increases the possibility that a chance will be finally derived compared to a case where a special effect is not performed when a specific reel is stopped. In addition, it is possible to effectively increase the player's expectation for the derivation of chances as the special performance is performed, and further, the winning of the special role.

  Further, in this embodiment, the number of frames to be drawn (stop position when a stop operation is detected in the range) for each range of a plurality of consecutive steps (in this embodiment, 4 steps each having one symbol change) is calculated. Since the reel stop control is performed using the uniquely determined stop control table, the capacity of the table creation data for creating the stop control table can be greatly reduced.

  In this embodiment, a stop control table is used in which the number of frames to be drawn is uniquely determined for each unit of the area in which one symbol fluctuates. That is, the reel stop control may be performed using a stop control table in which the number of frames to be drawn (stop position) is uniquely determined for each unit less than the range in which one symbol fluctuates. That is, the reel stop control may be performed using a stop control table in which different stop positions are set for different number of steps within a range in which one symbol fluctuates from the number of steps at which a certain symbol is located at the reference position. In this way, even if it is within the range where one symbol fluctuates, the display result derived by the different timing of the stop operation can be changed, so that it is more diverse depending on the timing of the stop operation. The display result of the reel can be derived in such a manner.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the special combination is won, or when one (1) or one (2) is won, the winning combination cannot be drawn into the active line, that is, If these winning roles are missed, if none of the roles are won, chances that do not stop will stop, so the display results that constitute these chances are derived. , It can increase the player's expectation that the special role is elected.

  In addition, if any winning combination is not won by internal lottery (losing), that is, in the state of occupying most of the normal time, the display result constituting the chance eye is not derived, and any bonus by the internal lottery is not derived. Except for the case where is won, it is possible to derive chance chances by winning one (1) or one (2). For this reason, among all the stop control tables, when all the reels are rotating, the stop control table uniquely determined for the internal winning state for each gaming state is selected, and the selected stop control is selected. The reel stop control is performed according to the table, and when any reel has already stopped, the internal winning state for each gaming state, the stop operation position (or stop position) of the stopped reel Even if a stop control table that is uniquely determined is selected and reel stop control is performed in accordance with the selected stop control table, the chances of the chances being met at an appropriate rate without being affected by the skill of the player. It can be derived.

  In this embodiment, when the display result is derived for the left reel, the chance is not established, but when the display result is derived for any two reels or all reels (all winning combinations are The chance eye is established at the time when the display result is derived to any one reel, but the chance eye may be applied.

  In addition, the maximum number of bets (3) that can be set for one game is set for one (1) or one (2) that can be used to derive a chance when a prize cannot be won. Wins with payout of 3 or less (1) medals, which are necessary to win (actually, it will always stop at 2 winning lines, so it will be 2 but in any case the maximum bet Therefore, even if one (1) or one (2) is won by internal lottery and cannot be won, the player will not suffer a big disadvantage. Of course, the winning probability of 1 (1) and 1 (2) does not greatly affect the payout rate of the slot machine 1. For example, 1 (1), 1 (2) winnings To increase the chances that chances can be derived It becomes a function, it is possible to effectively increase the player's expectation for a particular role.

  Further, in this embodiment, the number of medals to be paid out with the winning of one (1) and one (2) is two, but the minimum unit bet number is set for one game. It is more preferable that the number is one required for the above, and by doing so, the payout rate of the slot machine 1 can be hardly affected.

  In this embodiment, two medals are paid out to the player in accordance with the winning of one (1) and one (2). The number of medals to be paid out with the occurrence is not limited to two, and the number of medals to be paid out with the occurrence of a specific award that can derive a chance is preferably smaller, but at least for one game If the number of medals required for setting the maximum betable number (3 in this embodiment) (three in this embodiment) is less than or equal to, the payout rate of the slot machine 1 can be hardly affected.

  Further, in this embodiment, there is no stop operation position that can simultaneously aim at “red cherry” that constitutes a combination of one sheet (1) and “white cherry” that constitutes a combination of one sheet (2), It is impossible to play a game without losing one (1) or one (2), and if you stop at a timing that does not miss one, be sure to miss the other. In this case, a chance eye can be derived. Therefore, even a highly skilled player who plays a game so as not to miss a small role, the percentage of chances derived is not extremely low. It is possible to effectively increase the expectation for the occurrence of special roles.

  In this embodiment, when a chance is derived when a watermelon is won in the normal gaming state, the “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops in the middle of the left reel, and the bell combination or replay combination is diagonal. When it is aligned in the direction, that is, when there is an event that has a relatively high possibility that the special role has been won, continuous production is executed, and in this way the special role is won The player's expectation can be effectively maintained when an event that has a relatively high possibility of being present occurs.

  In this embodiment, when a chance is derived when a watermelon is won in the normal gaming state, “red cherry” or “white cherry” stops in the middle of the left reel, and a combination of bells or replays The continuous performance is executed when the items are aligned in an oblique direction. For example, the continuous performance is executed even when there is no relatively high possibility that these special roles are won. A lottery for determining whether or not a lottery is performed, and when the lottery is won, a continuous effect may be executed. Since it is executed, it is possible to prevent the expectation from declining without executing these continuous effects. In addition, when an event that is highly likely to be won by these special roles occurs, a continuous performance may be executed at a higher rate than when the special role does not occur. When events that are likely to be won occur, it can effectively increase the player's expectation for winning the special role, and continuous performance is performed even if these events do not occur for a long time Therefore, it is possible to prevent the feeling of expectation from being reduced without executing these continuous effects.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, when the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 performs moving image reproduction, it issues a transfer command from the CGROM 205 to the VRAM area for all characters necessary for the moving image reproduction. As a result, the data transfer control unit 211 places all the characters necessary for moving image reproduction in the VRAM area. When playing back a movie, the same character is often used repeatedly for drawing, but the data stored in the CGROM 205 is compressed and takes time to read it. By placing all necessary characters in the VRAM area at the initial stage of moving image reproduction, it takes less time to draw than reading data from the CGROM 205 for each frame.

  In this embodiment, the CPU 91a issues a transfer command from the CGROM 205 of the frequently used character including the transparent area character to the dedicated character buffer L1 in the VRAM area at the time of activation. Accordingly, the data transfer control unit 211 places frequently used characters in the dedicated character buffer L1 in the VRAM area. For this reason, a character that is frequently used requires less time for drawing than reading data from the CGROM 205 every time a moving image is reproduced.

  In addition, in this embodiment, when performing a continuous effect (including an additional effect), a bonus effect, a final effect, a standby effect, a menu screen display, etc., it is necessary to play a video accompanying each effect for the reasons described above. Character is read from the CGROM 205 and transferred to the general-purpose character buffer L2 on the VRAM area. However, due to the capacity of the general-purpose character buffer L2, for example, a character necessary for continuous production (including additional production) The character necessary for the standby effect or the character necessary for displaying the menu screen cannot be simultaneously transferred to the general-purpose character buffer L2. For this reason, when a new moving image is reproduced, the character for new moving image reproduction is overwritten on the character for moving image reproduction that has been performed so far, which is stored in the general-purpose character buffer L2. Thus, the overhead of reading / transferring these characters occurs. Characters used for continuous effects (including additional effects) and characters used for bonus effects have a larger amount of data than characters with a single effect because these effects are executed over a plurality of games. The overhead required for reading / transfer is larger than that of a single effect character.

  Here, even when a continuous effect (including an additional effect) is being executed or a bonus effect is being executed, a standby effect is executed when no game operation is performed for a certain period of time between games. In this case, the standby effect character must be read from the CGROM 205 and transferred to the general-purpose character buffer L2 in the VRAM area. In this case, since the character of the standby effect must be overwritten with the character of the continuous effect (including the additional effect), when the game is finished due to some game operation, the original continuous effect is to be resumed. For example, a continuous effect character (including an additional effect) must be read from the CGROM 205 and transferred to the general character buffer L2. In addition to this, it is necessary to save data indicating how long a continuous effect (including an additional effect) has been executed at the start of the standby effect and return it at the end of the standby effect. The same is true when the player performs an operation to display a menu screen for viewing the game history or changing the effect type.

  In addition, in the case of a continuous effect (including an additional effect) or a bonus effect, if a stand-by effect is executed when a game operation is not performed for a certain period in the period between games even during the execution of a final effect, Similarly to this, at that time, the standby effect character must be read from the CGROM 205 and transferred to the general-purpose character buffer L2 in the VRAM area. In this case, since the character of the standby effect must be overwritten with the character of the final effect, when the game is finished and the standby effect is finished, if the final effect is restarted, the character of the final effect is changed to CGROM205. Must be read out and transferred to the general character buffer L2. The same is true when the player performs an operation to display a menu screen for viewing the game history or changing the effect type.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, execution of the standby effect and display of the menu screen are prohibited during execution of the continuous effect (including the additional effect), the bonus effect, or the final effect. ing. That is, since reading of characters of the standby effect and menu screens (including the history browsing screen and effect type selection screen) from the CGROM 205 and transfer to the general-purpose character buffer L2 are prohibited, Characters of effects (including additional effects), bonus effects, and final effects are overwritten by characters on standby effects and menu screens (including history browsing screens and effect type selection screens) and deleted from the general-purpose character buffer L2. There is no end. Since the characters are not erased, there is no need to read out the characters of continuous effects (including additional effects), bonus effects, and final effects from the CGROM 205 and transfer them to the general-purpose character buffer L2.

  For this reason, in order to execute a standby effect and a menu screen display that are not directly related to the current game progress, the characters of the continuous effect (including the additional effect), the bonus effect, and the final effect are read from the CGROM 205. Thus, the overhead of the process of transferring to the general character buffer L2 does not occur redundantly. Further, there is no processing overhead of saving data indicating how long the continuous effect has been executed at the start of the standby effect or the menu screen, and returning the data at the end of the standby effect or the menu screen.

  Further, when the effect mode can be switched during the execution of the continuous effect (including the additional effect) or during the execution of the bonus effect, the corresponding character in the new effect mode is read out from the CGROM 205 at that time and stored in the general character buffer L2. Must be transferred. If this is allowed, the same processing must be performed many times each time the effect mode is switched.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, during the execution of continuous effects (including additional effects) and bonus effects, display of the menu screen is prohibited, and the effect mode is not changed. Therefore, the characters of the continuous effect (including the additional effect) and the bonus effect are written in the general-purpose character buffer L2, and the continuous effect (including the additional effect) and the bonus effect corresponding to this are currently selected until the end. Characters of continuous effects (including additional effects) and bonus effects based on an effect mode different from the effect mode that is present are not written in the general character buffer L2. For this reason, when the production mode is changed during the continuous production (including additional production) and the bonus production, the character corresponding to the same situation is read from the CGROM 205 only in the production mode, and transferred to the general-purpose character buffer L2. It is possible to prevent the overhead that must be generated.

  In this embodiment, if an error occurs during execution of a continuous effect (including an additional effect) or a bonus effect, the effect being executed is interrupted and an error notification screen indicating the occurrence of the error is displayed on the liquid crystal display. 51 is displayed, so that the fact can be surely notified.

  Further, when displaying the error notification screen, the characters necessary for moving image reproduction accompanying the display of the error notification screen are transferred to the error character buffer L3 allocated separately from the general-purpose character buffer L2. . For this reason, even when the error notification screen image is displayed during the execution of the continuous effect (including the additional effect) and the bonus effect, and when the error effect is eliminated, the general character buffer L2 is displayed. In order to display an error notification screen without being overwritten, generally a character having a large amount of data such as a continuous effect (including an additional effect) or a bonus effect is read from the CGROM 205 and a VRAM general-purpose character buffer is used. It is possible to eliminate the redundant overhead of rewriting to L2.

  In this embodiment, when an error notification screen is displayed, a character required for moving image reproduction accompanying the error notification screen is transferred to an error character buffer L3 allocated separately from the general-purpose character buffer L2. However, when an error notification screen is displayed during execution of a continuous effect (including an additional effect) or a bonus effect, a character necessary for moving image reproduction accompanying the transfer is transferred to the general-purpose character buffer L2 and the error is eliminated. Therefore, it is possible not to resume the continuous effect (including the additional effect) or the bonus effect, and even in this case, the character of the continuous effect (including the additional effect) or the bonus effect generally having a large amount of data. Is duplicated from the CGROM 205 and rewritten to the VRAM general-purpose character buffer L2 On top can be eliminated that the Te occur, since the VRAM separately is not necessary to provide a buffer for error for character and generic character buffer L2, can also reduce capacity required on top of VRAM management is simplified.

  Further, in this embodiment, the display of the menu screen is prohibited in the state where the bet number is set, the bet number is already set, and the player is willing to start the game. By prohibiting the display of the menu screen in the state, it is possible to prompt the start of the game, and the character used for displaying the menu screen, that is, the character that is not used immediately is read from the CGROM 205 and used for the general-purpose character of the VRAM. Writing to the buffer L2 can be prevented.

  In addition, the main control unit 41 does not transmit a standby command even when a predetermined time has elapsed after the game ends in a state where the bet number has already been set. For this reason, the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 performs the standby effect if the number of bets has already been set and the player is willing to start the game even when a predetermined time has elapsed after the game ends. Thus, the start of the game can be urged, and the character used for the standby effect, that is, the character that is no longer used is read from the CGROM 205 and written to the general character buffer L2 of the VRAM. Can be prevented.

  In addition, even when a predetermined time has elapsed after the game ends in a state where the bet number has already been set, the main control unit 41 does not transmit a standby command, so that the game sound effect continues in this state. However, since the player is willing to start the game, the control to mute the game sound effect is not performed, and the player is willing to start the game. In this state, the game sound effect is not muted even though it must be immediately restored to the original volume.

  Further, in this embodiment, while the final effect is being executed, the standby effect and the menu screen are prohibited from being displayed. The confirmation screen does not disappear when the menu screen is displayed, and the confirmation screen showing the confirmation of the bonus, that is, the content that is particularly important for the player, is continuously reported until the bonus is won. can do.

  Also, an effect result indicating that the bonus has been won is obtained, and execution of the standby effect and display of the menu screen are prohibited while waiting for the execution of the final effect by receiving the BET command after the game ends. In spite of the fact that the effect result indicating the winning of the bonus has already been notified, the effect is performed by executing the standby effect or displaying the menu screen until the confirmed effect is executed. The result does not disappear, and the result indicating the winning of the bonus, that is, the result that is particularly important for the player, continues until the number of bets for the next game is set and the final effect is executed. Can be notified. Then, in such a situation, by setting the number of bets for the next game, the confirmed effect is executed, the bonus is confirmed, and the standby effect is executed and the menu is displayed while the confirmed effect is being executed. Since the display of the screen is prohibited, it is possible to continuously notify the winning of the bonus until the bonus is won as a result.

  In this embodiment, the standby effect is not executed in the state where the bet number is set. However, even in the state where the bet number is set, the operation for proceeding the game for a certain period of time. If the game is not performed, the standby effect may be performed. In this way, the standby effect is executed when the player is left with the bet number set, and the player plays the game. Can be confirmed.

  Also, an effect result indicating that the bonus is won is obtained, and after the game is over, a BET command is received, that is, a bet number is set by inserting a medal or by operating one BET switch 5 or MAXBET switch 6. However, it is only necessary that the confirmed effect is executed in response to an operation for starting the next game. For example, the number of bets that can start the game is set. When the operation is performed (when the number of medals that can start the game are inserted, when the number of bets that can start the game is set by operating the 1BET switch 5 or the MAXBET switch 6, the 1BET switch 5 or the MAXBET When the final effect is executed when the switch 6 is operated) or the number of bets that can start the game is set, May be configured to perform a definite effect upon the switch 7 is operated.

  In addition, if the bonus game is a rendition result, and the end game is a replay, the bet number is set without the player performing the bet number setting operation. When the player needs a bet setting operation, the player performs the finalized effect when the bet setting operation is performed and the bet number is automatically set. When the setting operation is not required, the final effect may be executed when the start switch 7 is operated.

  Also, in this embodiment, as an example of the final effect, after starting, it is continuously informed until the winning bonus is won, but what is intermittently notified, for example, a game in which replay is won For example, when the bonuses cannot be aligned in the game, the notification may be temporarily interrupted and the notification may be resumed by being aligned, or the notification mode may be temporarily changed.

  In addition, in the case where a stand-off effect is performed even when the number of bets is set and a final effect is performed by operating the start switch 7, an effect result indicating that a bonus is won is obtained. It is preferable to prohibit the execution of the standby effect and the display of the menu screen while waiting for the execution of the final effect by the operation of the start switch 7 after the game ends. In spite of the fact that the production result indicating is informed, the production effect is not erased by executing the standby production or displaying the menu screen until the final production is executed, The production result indicating the winning of the bonus, that is, the production result particularly important for the player, until the betting number of the next game is set and the final production is executed. It is possible to continue to broadcast.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the main control unit 41 is activated, it returns to the state before the power interruption, and when the special role is elected before the power interruption, the CPU 41a indicates a power-on command indicating that the special role is elected. When the sub-control unit 91 receives a power-on command indicating that the special role is won, the sub-control unit 91 executes a notification effect indicating that the special role is won, and also receives a winning determination command indicating that the special role is won. Until it is done, that is, until the winning special role wins, it is continuously executed.

  Further, the sub-control unit 91 produces the effect even if the backup is normal until it receives a power-on command or an initialization command indicating that the control state of the main control unit 41 has been initialized as will be described later. Without returning to the state, even if another command is received, the production is not controlled accordingly. For this reason, even if the command transmission lines of the main control unit 41 and the sub control unit 91 are disconnected at the time of startup and the main control unit 41 and the sub control unit 91 are connected thereafter, the sub control unit 91 can Since the initialization command is not received, the production control is not performed, and even if the command transmission line of the main control unit 41 and the sub control unit 91 is disconnected at the time of activation, the power-on command is issued on the sub control unit 91 side. It is impossible to avoid the reception of the special role and to avoid the execution of the announcement effect indicating that the special role is won. Thus, when the main control unit 41 is activated, it returns to the state before the power interruption, and from before the power interruption. When the special role is elected, the winning of the special role is always notified.

  On the other hand, it is necessary to turn off the power once to connect unauthorized tools such as driving tools (disconnecting the connector without turning off the power). With the above configuration, the connector is forcibly released. Even if the special tool is won by using a driving tool, it can be easily determined from the outside that the special role is won when the main control unit 41 is restarted. In addition, it is possible to effectively prevent illegal sales such as providing the gaming machine with the slot machine 1 set in a state in which the special role is won using the driving tool at the start of the business of the game shop.

  In addition, the notice effect is continuously executed until a winning judgment command indicating the winning of the special role is received, that is, until the winning special role is won, so that the special role is won, that is, the winning flag of the special role is set. The notification effect will not stop until it is cleared, and it will not be possible to cancel the notification effect while maintaining the special role election by the amusement store. Unauthorized sales such as providing the slot machine 1 set to "" to a player at the start of business at a game shop can be further effectively prevented.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the main control unit 41 is activated, it returns to the state before the power interruption, and when the special role is elected before the power interruption, the CPU 41a indicates a power-on command indicating that the special role is elected. , And the sub-control unit 91 receives a power-on command indicating that the special role is won, so that the sub-control unit 91 controls the notice display effect indicating that the special role is won, the effect effect LED 52, This is executed by a production device such as the speakers 53 and 54, the reel LED 55, etc. Even if the special role is won illegally, when the main control unit 41 is restarted, the special role is won. The slot machine is set in a state where the special role is won using a driving tool and is provided to the player at the start of the game shop operation. Do It said was an illegal business can be more reliably prevented.

  In this embodiment, the release of the connector connection between the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 is restricted by the connector restricting member. After the main control unit 41 is activated, the effect control board By connecting 90, it becomes difficult to craft such as not to notify the special role, so that illegal sales by an amusement store can be prevented more reliably. Furthermore, the connector restricting member is configured to be able to restrict the removal of the cable side connector from the board side connector connected to each other, and the connection release restriction that makes the release impossible unless the release restricting part related to the connection with the connector is destroyed. When the state is formed and the connection release restriction state is released, the trace remains so that the release restriction part must be destroyed in order to release the connection between the connectors. Since it is extremely difficult to form the connection release restriction state again after releasing the connection, and it takes time and effort, the above fraud can be more effectively prevented.

  In the present embodiment, the electrical connection state between the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 is monitored during a power failure, and the electrical connection state between the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 is monitored. Is released, the game control board 40 has a disconnection monitoring IC 50 that stores a disconnection flag indicating that, and the CPU 41a requests the disconnection monitoring IC 50 to check the disconnection flag at the time of activation. When the disconnection flag is stored based on the reply from the accompanying disconnection monitoring IC 50 and the disconnection flag is stored, that is, the electrical connection state between the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 is released. In such a case, it is determined that the disconnection is abnormal, and an error state due to the disconnection abnormality error is controlled to disable the progress of the game, and the CPU 41a is used in the RAM 41c area. Since all the areas except for the above area are initialized and cannot be restored to the original state, after the main control unit 41 is activated, the special control board 90 is connected so that the special role is not notified. In this case, since the RAM 41c is initialized and cannot be restored to the original state, illegal sales by the amusement store can be prevented more reliably.

  In this embodiment, the special device winning is notified by the effect device controlled by the sub-control unit 91. However, when the main control unit 41 is activated, it returns to the state before the power interruption, and When the special role is elected before the interruption of power, the credit display 11, the game auxiliary display 12, and the payout display 13 directly controlled by the main control unit 41 may notify the special role. good. In addition, a notification LED for notifying the winning of the special role is provided as an electronic component that is directly controlled by the main control unit 41. When the main control unit 41 is activated, it returns to the state before the power interruption, and the special role is selected before the power interruption In this case, the notification LED may be used to notify the winning of the special role.

  In this embodiment, a connector restricting member is used for connector connection between the game control board 40 and an electronic component (inserted medal sensor 31) that inputs or outputs a signal to the game control board 40 as the game progresses. The use of unauthorized equipment is also prevented by providing and restricting the release of connectors, but when the main control unit 41 is activated, it returns to the state before power interruption, and the special role is elected before power interruption. In this case, it is possible to prevent the use of a driving tool regardless of whether or not the structure for restricting the insertion / removal between the connectors is made by notifying the fact, so the structure for restricting the insertion / removal between the connectors is not used. By doing so, it is not necessary to change the structure of parts in order to regulate the insertion and removal of connectors, and maintainability in the event of a failure, etc. It can also be over.

  In this embodiment, the disconnection monitoring IC 50 also monitors the electrical connection state between the game control board 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31 at the time of a power failure, and between the game control board 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31. When the electrical connection state is released, a disconnection flag indicating that is stored, and the CPU 41a requests the disconnection monitoring IC 50 to check the disconnection flag at the time of activation, and the disconnection monitoring IC 50 accompanying this is requested. The storage state of the disconnection flag is acquired based on the reply from and when the disconnection flag is stored, that is, when the electrical connection state between the game control board 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31 is released, It is determined that the disconnection is abnormal, and an error state due to the disconnection abnormality error is controlled to disable the progress of the game. There all the area except the area in use is initialized and becomes impossible return to the original state.

  On the other hand, in order to connect an unauthorized device such as a driving device, it is necessary to insert / remove the connector, but even if a special device is selected by using the driving device, the connector must be replaced with a regular connector. Since the disconnection flag is stored in the disconnection monitoring IC 50 and the CPU 41a is activated, all the areas of the RAM 41c other than the area in use by the CPU 41a are initialized. It is possible to effectively prevent illegal sales such as providing a slot machine set in a state in which a special role is won using a driving tool to a player at the start of business at a game shop or the like.

  Also, the disconnection monitoring IC 50 monitors the electrical connection state between the game control board 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31 even when energized, and the electrical connection between the game control board 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31. When the state is released, the disconnection flag indicating that is stored, and the CPU 41a periodically checks the storage state of the disconnection flag in the timer interrupt processing even after the activation, and the disconnection flag is stored. In such a case, it is determined that the disconnection is abnormal, and an error state due to a disconnection abnormal error is controlled to disable the progress of the game, and all areas of the RAM 41c except for the area used by the CPU 41a are initialized, Since it is impossible to return to the original state, the disconnection monitoring IC 50 can be used even when the connection of the connector is released to replace it with a normal connector without turning off the power. The disconnection flag is stored, and accordingly, an error state due to disconnection abnormality is controlled, and all the areas of the RAM 41c other than the area in use by the CPU 41a are initialized. Unauthorized sales such as providing a slot machine set in a state where a winning combination has been won to a player at the start of business at a game shop or the like can be prevented more reliably.

  Also, in this embodiment, once controlled to an error state due to a disconnection abnormality error, the game progresses unless it is shifted to the setting change mode and a setting value is newly selected / set based on the setting changing operation. The disabled state is not released. That is, it is not a setting value automatically set by the slot machine with the initialization of the RAM 41c, but a setting value selected and set based on a setting change operation (generally, a setting change operation is an employee of a game shop) Therefore, it is ensured that the game is played based on the setting value selected by the game store side), so that the fairness of the game can be achieved.

  In this embodiment, when the CPU 41a determines that the disconnection is abnormal and controls the error state due to the disconnection abnormality error, all areas of the RAM 41c other than the area in use by the CPU 41a are initialized. Although the configuration is such that the original state cannot be restored, the RAM 41c is not initialized in the error state due to the disconnection abnormality error, but thereafter the RAM 41c is initialized (in this embodiment, the setting change mode is entered). A transition operation is applicable, but separately from this, an initialization switch for initializing the RAM 41c by being detected when the power is turned on may be provided, and the initialization operation of the RAM 41c by the initialization switch may be applied. ), The error state may be canceled and the game can be made possible. Even if the special device is illegally set using a special instrument, the disconnection flag is stored in the disconnection monitoring IC 50 and the CPU 41a is activated by releasing the connection of the connector in order to replace it with a regular connector. At this time, since the RAM 41c is initialized and the progress of the game is disabled until the RAM 41c is initialized, the slot machine set in a state where the special role is won using the driving tool is changed to the amusement store. It is possible to effectively prevent illegal sales such as providing to a player at the start of business.

  Further, in this embodiment, the connector restricting member is provided only for the connector connection between the electronic control component (inserted medal sensor 31) that inputs or outputs a signal to the game control board 40 and the game control board 40 as the game progresses. The use of unauthorized devices is also prevented by restricting the release of the connection between the connectors, but the state of electrical connection between the game control board 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31 is monitored, and the game control board When the electrical connection state between 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31 is released, a disconnection flag indicating the fact is stored, and the CPU 41a confirms the storage state of the disconnection flag at the start and after the start. If the disconnection flag is stored, it is determined that the disconnection is abnormal, and the error state due to the disconnection abnormality error is controlled to disable the progress of the game. Initialize all the areas of the M41c area except for the areas that are being used by the CPU 41a, or disable the progress of the game until the RAM 41c is initialized by performing an initialization operation, so that the connectors can be inserted and removed. Regardless of whether or not the structure is restricted, it is possible to prevent the use of a driving tool, so it is possible not to have a structure that restricts the insertion and removal of connectors. In addition to requiring a significant structural change in the parts to regulate, it is possible to improve maintainability in the event of a failure.

  In this embodiment, the disconnection monitoring IC 50 monitors the electrical connection state between the game control board 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31, but signals necessary for the progress of the game are input and output. Electronic components (e.g., stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, etc., which are not configured to stop the reel until the reel stop operation is performed after the reel starts rotating). The same effects as described above can be obtained.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the disconnection monitoring IC 50 has an electrical connection between the game control board 40 and an electronic component (inserted medal sensor 31) that inputs or outputs a signal to the game control board 40 as the game progresses. And the game control board 40 between the electronic component (the input medal sensor 31) and the game control board 40 that inputs or outputs a signal to the game control board 40 according to the progress of the game. When the disconnection is determined, the RAM 41c is initialized to prevent unauthorized sales by the game store. However, the backup power source of the main control unit 41 is connected from the game control board 40 to the game control board 40. The cable 600a for connecting the operation unit relay board 110 to the wiring, the operation unit relay board 110, the operation unit relay board 110 and the insertion medal sensor 31 are connected to each other by wiring. Via the cable 601g to be further turned back by the inserted medal sensor 31, and returned again to the game control board 40 via the cable 601g, the operation part relay board 110, and the cable 600a, and supplied to the main control part 41. With such a configuration, the connection between the connectors between the game control board 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31 is released even at one place while the power supply to the slot machine 1 is cut off. As a result, the backup power supply line is cut off, and the data in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 cannot be retained and is lost. In other words, when even one connection between the game control board 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31 is released, the backup data held in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 is lost. On the other hand, in order to connect an unauthorized device such as a driving device, it is necessary to insert / remove the connector, but even if a special device is selected by using the driving device, the connector must be replaced with a regular connector. Since the data in the RAM 41c is initialized by releasing the connection, the slot machine 1 set in a state in which the special role is elected using the driving tool is provided to the player at the time of starting the business of the game shop. Unauthorized sales such as doing can be prevented.

  Note that when the backup power is returned from the game control board 40 to the game control board 40 via the inserted medal sensor 31 and supplied to the main control unit 41, the connector connection therebetween is released. Although the data in the RAM 41c is lost, an electronic component (for example, a start switch 7 or a reel stop operation is performed after the reel starts rotating) that inputs and outputs signals necessary for the progress of the game. The same effect as described above can be obtained even if the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R or the like is not used.

  Capacitors and batteries that store backup power are mounted on electronic component mounting boards and relay boards (operation unit relay board 110, etc.) for these electronic parts, which are required to input and output signals necessary for the progress of the game. A backup power supply line from a capacitor or a battery mounted on the mounting board or the relay board is connected to the game control board through a cable together with a signal line of the electronic component and supplied to the main control unit 41. Even in this case, since the data in the RAM 41c is lost when the connector connection between the mounting board or the relay board and the game control board 40 is released, the same effect as described above is obtained. In addition, the game control board 40 can be backed up via a cable from a capacitor or battery mounted on the mounting board or relay board. Therefore, in order to continue supplying the backup power to the main control unit 41 when the cable is disconnected, it is necessary to short-circuit the backup power supply line across the boards. Since it becomes very difficult to release the connector connection in a state in which the backup power supply is continuously supplied, the connection of the driving tool can be effectively prevented.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, it is determined for each game whether or not the value read from the set value work is in the range of 1 to 6, that is, whether or not the set value used for the internal lottery is in the proper range. If the value read from the set value work is not in the range of 1 to 6, it is controlled to an error state due to a RAM abnormality error, and the progress of the game is disabled. In this embodiment, the value stored in the set value work, that is, the range of the set value that can be selected by the setting change process is a value of 1 to 6, and thus the value stored in the set value work is in the range of 1 to 6. If the value is not, the progress of the game is disabled.

  Further, a process for determining whether or not the set bet number is a bet number according to the gaming state is executed for each game, and the set bet number is not the bet number according to the game state. Control of the error state due to the RAM abnormal error disables the progress of the game. In this embodiment, the number of bets corresponding to each gaming state is determined, but if the game is played with a bet number different from the bet number, is the data stored in the RAM 41c broken? Or, since there is a possibility that an unauthorized program is operating, even if the set bet number is not the bet number according to the game state, the progress of the game is disabled.

  Then, once controlled to an error state due to a RAM abnormality error, the game cannot be progressed unless the setting change mode is entered and a setting value is newly selected and set based on the setting changing operation. Is not released. In other words, if the set value is not appropriate due to garbled data or illegal program operation, or if the set bet number is not the bet number according to the gaming state, the set value automatically set by the slot machine The game is executed based on the setting value selected and set based on the setting change operation (generally, since the setting change operation is performed by an employee of the amusement store, the setting value selected by the amusement store side). Since it is guaranteed that the game will be played, the fairness of the game can be improved.

  Further, in this embodiment, when an abnormality occurs in the data stored in the RAM 41c, the error state due to the RAM abnormality error is controlled, the progress of the game is disabled, and the error state once caused by the RAM abnormality error. If it is controlled, the state in which the progress of the game is disabled will not be released unless the setting change mode is entered and the setting value is newly selected and set based on the setting changing operation. That is, even if an abnormality occurs in the data stored in the RAM 41c, it is not the setting value automatically set by the slot machine, but the setting value selected and set based on the setting change operation (generally, the setting change Since the operation is performed by an employee of the amusement store, it is ensured that the game is performed based on the setting value selected by the amusement store side), so that the fairness of the game can be achieved.

  Further, the data stored in the RAM 41c is abnormal in most cases when the control cannot be continued due to a malfunction such as a power failure or the CPU 41a running out of control. For this reason, in this embodiment, since it is determined whether or not the data is normal only when the CPU 41a is activated after recovering from these states, it is determined whether or not the data stored in the RAM 41c is normal. The determination can be made only in a situation where there is a high possibility that an abnormality has occurred in the data. That is, in a situation where there is a low possibility that an abnormality has occurred in the data, it is not necessary to perform the determination, and the load on the CPU 41a can be reduced.

  In this embodiment, the RAM parity adjustment data is calculated and stored so that the RAM parity based on all the data in the RAM 41c in the power interruption processing (main), that is, the result of the exclusive OR operation is 0. In addition, since it is determined whether or not the data in the RAM 41c is normal by determining whether or not the RAM parity calculated based on the data stored in all areas in the RAM 41c at the time of recovery is 0. This determination can be performed accurately and simply.

  Further, in addition to the RAM parity adjustment data, the destructive diagnosis data whose bit value is not 1 is stored in the RAM 41c in the power interruption processing (main), and the RAM parity is 0 at the time of restoration. Even in such a case, it is further determined whether or not the destruction diagnosis data is normally stored. The data in the RAM 41c is initialized during the power failure, and the state before the power failure cannot actually be restored. Nevertheless, since all the data in the RAM 41c is 0, it is not determined to be normal.

  In particular, in this embodiment, when the connection between the connectors between the game control board 40 and the inserted medal sensor 31 is released even at one place, the backup data held in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 is lost. As a result, the destruction diagnosis data is cleared to 00H, so that when started in this state, the CPU 41a can reliably determine a RAM abnormality error and disable the progress of the game.

  In this embodiment, the CPU 41a performs an abnormal winning determination that determines whether or not a combination that is not permitted in the game is on the winning line when all the reels are stopped.

  In the abnormal winning determination, if the winning combination is complete despite automatic stop (except for red cherry and white cherry stopped before shifting to automatic stopping control), if the winning combination has been completed in the internal lottery, special When a combination of a combination and a general combination is made, it is determined that the prize is abnormal.

  When it is determined that the winning is abnormal, that is, when a winning combination that is not permitted in the game is won, the game is controlled to be in an error state due to an abnormal winning error and the progress of the game is disabled.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the combination is achieved despite the automatic stop (except for the red cherry and the white cherry stopped before the shift to the automatic stop control), that is, the automatic stop causes an error due to some abnormality. If a win occurs due to the operation, the progress of the game is disabled. Therefore, even if a win that should not be won is generated, it will not be processed as a normal win. The fairness of the company will not be lost.

  In addition, when a combination that has not been won in the internal lottery or when a special role and a general role are won at the same time, that is, when a non-winning role is won or when a special role and a general role are won simultaneously The data may be destroyed or an abnormal program may be running. In such a case, the progress of the game will be disabled, and the fairness of the game will be impaired. There is no.

  Further, in this embodiment, once an error state due to an abnormal winning error is controlled, the game progresses unless the setting change mode is entered and a setting value is newly selected and set based on the setting changing operation. The disabled state is not released. In other words, when an unacceptable winning combination wins due to garbled data or abnormal program operation, it is not the setting value automatically set by the slot machine, but the setting selected and set based on the setting change operation Since it is ensured that the game is played based on the value (generally, the setting change operation is performed by an employee of the game shop, which is the set value selected by the game shop), the game is fair. be able to.

  Further, when the CPU 41a determines whether or not a winning combination that has not been won in the internal lottery has been won, if the value of the bit assigned to each type of winning combination is 0, the winning combination is won. If the value of the abnormal winning determination flag indicating that the winning combination is not won when it is 1 and the value of the bit assigned to each type of winning is 1, the fact that the winning combination has been won And a winning symbol flag indicating that the winning combination has not been won when it is 1, and indicates whether the calculation result is 0, that is, whether the calculation result is 0 or not. It is possible to determine whether or not an abnormal winning has occurred by simply referring to the value of the zero flag of the F register. Since it is not necessary to confirm It can be processed simplified when it is determined whether the prize.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the value of the bit assigned to each type of combination is 1, it indicates that the combination is won, and when it is 0, the combination is not selected. The internal winning flag shown is set in the internal winning flag storage work (iwin_flag) assigned to the RAM 41c, and an operation for inverting 1 and 0 of each bit of the winning flag is performed to create an abnormal winning determination flag. It has become. That is, the abnormal winning determination flag can be easily created using the winning flag.

  In the slot machine of the present embodiment, if the player detects the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R effectively after the reel starts rotating and before the predetermined automatic stop time has elapsed, The display result is derived to the corresponding reel in accordance with the setting status of the item and the timing of the stop operation. In other words, winning is generated not only by setting the winning flag but also by the player's technical intervention such as operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the winning from being generated only by chance factors. Security of sex will be secured.

  On the other hand, if a predetermined automatic stop time has elapsed after the reel starts rotating, if the reel is still rotating, automatic stop control is performed to automatically stop the rotating reel. That is, the time required for one game is not infinite, and even if the player is playing a game, a substantially sufficient operation rate cannot be obtained.

  In this embodiment, when a predetermined automatic stop time has elapsed after the start of reel rotation, if the reel is still rotating, automatic stop control is performed to automatically stop the rotating reel. However, the starting point for measuring the automatic stop time is not limited to the start of reel rotation. When the start switch 7 is operated, the reel rotates at a constant speed, and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R. The operation may be performed when the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R disabled by the stop operation is enabled again, or when the stop operation is performed last.

  In addition, when each reel is stopped by the automatic stop control, even if the winning flag of any combination is set, the display mode of losing is always derived for each reel. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the winning display mode from being derived only by the contingency element, and to ensure the suppression of shooting characteristics.

  In addition, in the automatic stop control, except for the reel that stops at the end, refer to the stop control table of the corresponding reel as in the case of the stop operation, and respond based on the number of sliding frames in the referred stop control table. While the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are controlled to stop rotating, the reels that are stopped at the end do not have any role on any winning line in the drawing range of up to 4 symbols, that is, in the range of 5 frames. The number of sliding symbols is specified, and control is performed to stop based on the smallest number of sliding symbols. In other words, except for the reel that stops at the end, control is performed according to the setting status of the winning flag regardless of whether stop operation is performed or automatic stop control. However, the control is performed so that the winning combination is not arranged on any winning line. For this reason, a function to perform automatic stop control is added because it is sufficient to perform control to stop the reels in a common process regardless of whether the stop operation is performed or automatic stop control is performed except for the reel to be stopped last. In addition, even if a function of always causing a loss at the time of automatic stop is added, the reel stop control is not complicated accordingly.

  In addition, for the final stop reel, for every area number, if the stop position corresponding to each area number is immediately stopped, whether or not any of the roles are non-winning positions that are not aligned on the winning line is determined. A non-winning position table is created, and the non-winning position table is referenced at regular intervals (about 2 ms) shorter than the time varying by one frame, and the area number to which the number of steps from the current reference position belongs is not winning Stop position that can be stopped at the earliest stage (a range of less than one frame) when it is determined that the area number to which the current step number belongs is a non-winning position by repeatedly performing the process of determining whether or not it is a position That is, the reel is controlled to stop at the position where the symbol corresponding to the area number stops at the lower stage, and when it is determined that the rotating reel is in the non-winning position, it slides one frame or more. Because it is possible to stop the display result that does not become a prize simply by stopping immediately, all the symbols within the drawing range every time the symbol moves one frame after the automatic stop time has elapsed, as before. Since there is no need to search for a non-winning position from among the above, even if a function for making sure to lose at the time of automatic stop is added in addition to the function of performing automatic stop control, the stop control of the reel is not complicated accordingly.

  After the shift to automatic stop control, the final stop reel may be controlled to stop immediately without slipping more than one frame when it is determined that the final stop reel is in the non-winning position. Since it is possible to perform stop control with a common program regardless of the number of steps at which the stop is started, the configuration of the control program associated with the automatic stop control can be simplified.

  In this embodiment, the non-winning position table is displayed when the two reels except the last reel are stopped after the shift to the automatic stop control, or when the two reels are stopped and the shift is made to the automatic stop control. The current number of steps is created by performing a process of determining whether or not the area number to which the number of steps from the current reference position belongs is a non-winning position with reference to the non-winning position table at a certain interval thereafter Is preferably a non-winning position, and it is preferable that the process of determining whether the area number to which the number of steps from the current reference position belongs is a non-winning position can be performed in a short time, After transition to automatic stop control without creating a non-winning position table, when the two reels except the last reel stop or when the two reels stop and then shift to automatic stop control Based on the stop position of the reels that have been stopped at regular intervals, it is determined whether or not it is a non-winning position when it is stopped immediately with less than one frame at the current number of steps. Control may be performed to stop the reel at a stop position at which it can be stopped at the earliest stage (a range of less than one frame) at the time when it is determined.

  Further, in this embodiment, the stop control according to the winning flag is based on the stop control table according to the winning flag, but other control methods (for example, those based on the control method) described later may be applied. Well, even when other control methods are applied in this way, control is performed according to the setting status of the winning flag, regardless of whether the stop operation is performed or automatic stop control, except for the reel that stops at the end. In the case of the automatic stop control, the same effect as described above can be obtained as long as the control is performed so that only the reel to be stopped last is not aligned on any winning line.

  Further, in this embodiment, when a stop operation is performed, the corresponding reel stop control table for all reels, i.e., referring to data in which the stop position can be specified in advance with respect to the stop operation position, Based on the number of sliding frames in the referred stop control table, control is performed to stop the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R, that is, control by the table system. In automatic stop control, the reels that are stopped last are stopped. As in the case where the operation is performed, a control for stopping the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R based on the number of sliding frames in the referred stop control table with reference to the stop control table of the corresponding reel, that is, a table For reels that are controlled by the system and stop last, after the transition to automatic stop, when other reels stop, or other A non-winning position table is created when the reels stop and then the automatic stop is started, and the area number to which the number of steps from the current reference position belongs is a non-winning position with reference to the non-winning position table. When the determination is made, the reel is stopped. For this reason, it is not necessary to prepare a plurality of stop control tables for each stop mode pattern of reels that have already stopped in order to control so that the winning combination is not aligned on any winning line at the time of automatic stop, and It is possible to control so that the winning combination is not achieved by simple control only by determining whether or not the winning combination is located on any winning line.

  In this embodiment, when a stop operation is performed, all reels are controlled by the table method. In the automatic stop control, except for the reel that stops last, the table is the same as when the stop operation is performed. For reels that are controlled by the method and stop last, refer to the non-winning position table and stop the reels when it is determined that the area number to which the number of steps from the current reference position belongs is the non-winning position. Regardless of whether the stop operation is performed or automatic stop control, the table method is controlled except for the reel that stops at the end, and the reel that stops at the end depends on the stop operation. If there is control by the control method, if the last reel is stopped by the stop operation, the winning combination by the internal lottery is not used. Controls to draw the corresponding symbol within the draw range so that it is aligned on the winning line, and kicks the symbol within the draw range so that the part not won by the internal lottery does not align on any winning line When performing the control and stopping the last reel by automatic stop, referring to the non-winning position table, it is determined that the area number to which the number of steps from the current reference position belongs is the non-winning position In this case, it is not necessary to prepare a stop control table for the reel to be stopped last.

  In a slot machine, the percentage of stop operations that are generally performed in the order of left reel, middle reel, and right reel is high. This is because humans tend to recognize side-by-side symbols and the like from the left side (for example, horizontal writing is written from left to right), and this order is most easily recognized.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are arranged in the horizontal direction, and generally there are many right-handed players and right-handed games. When a person performs an operation such as sliding the stop switches 8L, 8L, and 8R with the thumb, for example, it is easier to operate from the left to the right. It can be said that the ratio of the stop operation in the order of the left reel, the middle reel, and the right reel is high after the start.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the medal insertion portion 4 is disposed on the right side of the front door as viewed from the player side, and the start switch 7 is disposed on the left side of the front door. . This is because, in general, there are many right-handed players, the medal insertion part 4 is arranged on the right side so that the medal can be inserted with the right hand, and the start switch 7 that is easier to operate than the medal insertion is arranged on the left side. Because it is. Further, the slot machine 1 is not limited to the slot machine 1 of the first embodiment. In general slot machines, the start switch is usually arranged on the left side, and the stop operation is often performed from the left. Therefore, it can be said that after the start of the game, the percentage of stop operations in the order of the left reel, the middle reel, and the right reel is high.

  On the other hand, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when automatic stop control is performed, control is performed so that the stop is preferentially performed in the order of the right reel, the middle reel, and the left reel. That is, when all the reels are rotating, control is performed to stop in the order of right, middle, and left, and when any reel has already stopped, the reels that are still rotating are set to the right, middle, Control to stop with priority in the order of the left is performed.

  For this reason, when the automatic stop control is performed, the reels stop in a stop order different from the stop order with a high ratio generally selected unless the left reel is already stopped. When the stop control is performed, it is possible to determine to some extent whether or not the stop control is based on the automatic stop from the stop order.

  Also, in this embodiment, when the winning flag for replay is set, if the left reel is first stopped, a combination of “replay” can be arranged in any of the winning lines L1 to L4. In contrast, when the middle reel or the right reel is stopped before the left reel, the control for drawing the “replay” symbol on the winning line L1 or L3 is performed and the winning of the bell is performed. When the left reel is first stopped when the flag is set, control is performed so that a combination of “bells” can be arranged in any of the winning lines L1 to L4. When the reel or the right reel is stopped before the left reel, control for drawing the “bell” symbol on the pay line L2 or L4 is performed. In other words, in order to simplify stop control when stop operations are performed in a stop order other than the stop order that is generally selected, the left reel is first stopped in games where replays or bells are won. In other words, in general, when a reel having a high ratio of stopping first is stopped first, the control in which the winning combination of all the winning lines L1 to L4 can be matched, that is, the display mode is various. When the reels other than the left reel are stopped before the left reel, that is, when the reels that are generally low in the first stop ratio are stopped first, However, control that aligns only with a specific winning line among the winning lines L1 to L4, that is, control that simplifies the display mode is performed.

  In addition, when performing automatic stop control as described above, control is performed so that the right reel, the middle reel, and the left reel are stopped in order, so if the bell or replay is won, the left reel Since the reels are stopped in the order of right and middle, except that the case is already stopped, at that time, the winning combination is controlled so that only the specific winning line among the winning lines L1 to L4 is aligned. When the automatic stop control is performed with these bells and replays selected, the middle and right reels have a bell on a specific winning line, except when the left reel is already stopped. Alternatively, the replay symbols are stopped and the left reel has a display mode in which the bells or replays are not aligned on the winning line where the bell or replay symbols are stopped in the middle and right reels.

  In this way, if automatic stop control is performed with the bell or replay being elected, whether or not the display mode is derived from the automatic stop with the bell or replay being elected. Can be determined to some extent.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, reach eyes and chance eyes that are established by deriving a specific display result on the left reel are adopted, and these reach eyes and chance eyes can be established with automatic stop. However, at least when the bell or replay is elected, it can be determined to some extent whether it is derived from the display mode due to the automatic stop. In spite of being invalid, it is possible to reduce the misunderstanding of the player when the reach or chance is derived.

  In this embodiment, when the winning flag for replay is set, if the middle reel or the right reel is stopped before the left reel, a “replay” symbol is displayed on the winning line L1 or L3. When the pull-in control is performed and the bell winning flag is set, if the middle reel or the right reel is stopped before the left reel, the “bell” symbol is displayed on the winning line L2 or L4. The pull-in control is performed, but if the replay or bell wins and the reels other than the left reel are stopped first, the winning line for drawing the winning symbol is not limited to the above, The winning line that draws the symbol is a specific predetermined winning line (multiple or singular) that is fewer than the winning line that draws the winning symbol when the left reel is first stopped Or as long as it is constant.

  Further, in this embodiment, a combination that is established only by stopping “red cherry” or “white cherry” on the winning line of the left reel, that is, a combination that is established only by one of the reels is determined. In the stop control, the reel is finally stopped unless the reel in which the winning combination is established before the automatic stop control is already stopped. For this reason, even when a winning combination with only one of the reels is won, when the automatic stop control is performed, the order in which the reels are stopped is changed, or when the left reel is not the final stop reel, the same Since there is a possibility that the roles will be aligned in spite of automatic stop, the control for stopping the left reel may be different from the control when stopping by the stop operation, or the order of stopping the reels Since there is no need to change the automatic stop control, it is possible to make the automatic stop control always the same control. Therefore, even when a combination that is realized by only one of the reels is adopted, the reel accompanying the automatic stop is used. The stop control is not complicated.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the automatic stop control is started, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R from that point until at least all the reels stop (actually, they are activated in the next game). Since the detection of this operation is invalidated, it is possible to prevent the player from being confused as to whether the derived display result is due to the stop operation by the player or due to the automatic stop. Thereby, for example, it is possible to reduce the misunderstanding of the player when the reach eyes or chance eyes are derived even though the reach eyes or chance eyes are invalid due to automatic stop. .

  Further, in this embodiment, when all reels are stopped by automatic stop, the reels are stopped by automatic stop control based on the automatic stop notification pattern. The player is informed that the chance eye or the reach eye is invalid, and the reach eye or the chance eye is derived even though the reach eye or the chance eye is invalid due to the automatic stop. Can be reliably prevented from being misunderstood.

  Also, in this embodiment, when all reels are stopped by automatic stop, the fact that the small role notification effect is invalid is notified because the reel is stopped by automatic stop control based on the automatic stop notification pattern. In the game where the small role announcement effect is executed, even if the notified general role does not win, there is a possibility that the general role won by the automatic stop may not have won. It is possible to recognize that the special role is not notified by the role announcement effect, and the role that was automatically stopped and notified in the game where the small role notification effect was executed will not win In such a case, it can be reliably prevented that the player is misunderstood if the special role is won.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. Needless to say.

  For example, in the above embodiment, when the rotation of the reel is started and when the reel is stopped and the reel that is still rotating still remains, the table index and the table creation data stored in the ROM 41b are referred to. Although the stop control table is created for each spinning reel, the internal winning state for each gaming state and the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel or the stop operation of the stopped reel) (Position) Another stop control table is registered in the ROM 41b in advance, and based on the table index, it is possible to specify the necessary stop control table according to the internal winning state for each gaming state and the reel stop state, When the reel starts to rotate and when the reel stops and there is still a rotating reel Referring to table index, for each rotating reel may be set a stop control table.

  In the above embodiment, 21 areas (frames) divided every 8 steps (each symbol) are defined for one reel, and the stop control table corresponds to each area (area number). The reel is stopped by using a stop control table in which the number of frames to be drawn (stop position) is uniquely determined, that is, a stop control table in which the stop position is uniquely determined corresponding to an area in which one symbol varies. Although the control is performed, for example, the number of drawing steps and the number of drawing frames (stop position) are uniquely determined for each area less than one symbol, for example, one step, that is, every minimum unit when driving the reel motor. The stop control of the reel may be performed using the stop control table, and in this way, the stop position can be changed in units of the number of steps of the reel motor, and the stop operation position can be changed. It can be further diversified the stop position.

  In the above-described embodiment, among the plurality of stop control tables that uniquely determine the number of frames to be drawn with respect to the stop operation position, the internal winning state of each gaming state, the reel stop state (and the stop position of the stopped reel or The stop control table uniquely determined for the stop operation position of the stopped reel) is selected, and the stop control of the reel is performed according to the selected stop control table, but the stop position relative to the stop operation position is unique. When a stop operation is detected by using a plurality of stop position specification tables defined in the above, instead of the stop control table, the stop position is uniquely specified by referring to the stop position specification table and corresponding to the stop operation position. You may make it perform control which stops a reel in a position.

  Further, by defining a stop priority for the stop position, a plurality of stop priority tables that uniquely determine the stop position with respect to the stop operation position (the number of steps from the reel reference position) are used instead of the stop control table. When a stop operation is detected, the stop priority table is referenced, and the stop priorities of all stop positions within the retractable range (up to 5 frames) from the stop operation position are compared, and the highest stop priority is obtained. You may make it perform the control which stops a reel in a stop position.

  Also, select the number of draws that is uniquely determined for each internal winning state of each gaming state and the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel or the stop operation position of the stopped reel). When a stop operation is performed, if the target stop position is within the range of the selected number of pull-in frames, pull-in control is performed to pull the stop position and stop, and the stop is prohibited. It is also possible to perform kicking control (so-called control method control) in which other stop positions are pulled in and stopped so as not to stop the stop position. Since the stop position is uniquely determined with respect to the stop operation position (number of steps from the reel reference position) by performing the pull-in control and the kick-off control in this way, the control for deriving the display result by the pull-in control and the kick-off control is It can be said that this is a control pattern for uniquely specifying the stop position with respect to the stop operation position.

  In addition, a control pattern uniquely determined for each internal winning state of each gaming state, the stop status of the reel (and the stop position of the stopped reel or the stop operation position of the stopped reel), If the reel stop control is performed according to the control pattern, the reel stop control by the stop control table, the reel stop control by the stop priority table, the reel stop control by the pull-in control and the kicking control are performed in combination. For example, only the reel that has stopped first may be controlled to stop the reel by using the stop control table, and the other reels may be controlled to be stopped by pull-in control and kicking control.

  In the above-described embodiment, the control pattern uniquely determined for each internal winning state of each gaming state and the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel or the stop operation position of the stopped reel). The reel stop control is performed according to the control pattern, but at least the control pattern determined for each internal winning state of each gaming state is selected, and the reel stop control is performed according to the selected control pattern. Anything that does.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the value of the bit corresponding to the winning combination is 1 and the values of the other bits are 0 in the winning flag. In the winning symbol flag, the value of the bit corresponding to the winning combination is 1 and the values of the other bits are 0. Then, all the bits of the internal winning flag are inverted, and a logical product (AND) with the winning symbol flag is calculated, and when the result becomes 00H (all bits are 0), other than the regular winning, other than 00H (any one) When the bit becomes 1), it is determined that the prize is abnormal.

  On the other hand, as a first modified example, as in the above embodiment, after calculating the logical product (AND) of the value obtained by inverting all the bits of the winning flag and the winning symbol flag, all of the values thus calculated are calculated. The bits may be further inverted, and it may be determined that the regular winning is achieved when the result is FFH (all bits are 1), and the abnormal winning is determined when the result is other than FFH (any bit is 0).

  As a second modification, after calculating the logical sum (OR) of the winning flag and the value obtained by inverting all the winning symbol flags, all the bits of the calculated value are further inverted, and the result is The regular winning may be determined when 00H (all bits are 0), and the abnormal winning may be determined when other than 00H (any bit is 1). In this case, as in the above-described embodiment, it is determined whether or not the prize is abnormal by simply checking the value of the zero flag of the F register (flag register) indicating whether the calculation result is 00H, that is, whether the calculation result is zero. Can be determined.

  Further, as a third modified example, a logical sum (OR) of the winning flag and a value obtained by inverting all the bits of the winning symbol is calculated, and when the result becomes FFH (all bits are 1), the regular winning is obtained. , FFH other than (any bit is 0), it may be determined as an abnormal winning.

  As described above, also in the first to third modifications, the result of logical sum operation or logical product operation of the winning flag or the value obtained by inverting the winning flag and the winning symbol flag or the value obtained by inverting the winning symbol flag is other than 0. It is possible to determine whether or not it is an abnormal winning only by determining whether or not it is a value or a value other than 1.

  In the second and third modified examples, if the winning symbol flag set in accordance with winning is reversed in advance for all bits, that is, the value of the bit corresponding to the winning combination is 0. If the winning symbol flag is set so that the value of the bit becomes 1, the step of inverting all the bits of the winning symbol flag in the abnormal winning determination process becomes unnecessary.

  In the case of the first and second modified examples, when determining whether the calculation result is FFH, 1 is added to the calculation result, and the calculation result is FFH when the value after the addition overflows. When the overflow does not overflow, it is preferable to determine that the operation result is other than FFH. In such a case, the value of the carry flag in the F register indicating whether or not the operation result has overflowed is set. It is possible to determine whether or not it is an abnormal winning only by checking.

  Next, as in the above embodiment, the winning flag has a value of 1 corresponding to the winning combination, and the other bits have a value of 0, and the winning symbol flag corresponds to the winning combination. A description will be given of a modification in which, when the value of a bit is 1 and the values of other bits are 0, all flags do not invert all the bits and determine whether or not a winning combination is won. .

  In this modification, the winning flag is applied as an abnormal winning determination flag. Then, from the value of each bit of the internal winning flag, the value of the bit at the same position in the winning symbol flag is subtracted, and on the condition that the subtraction result does not become a negative number in all the bits, whether or not it is an abnormal winning Determine whether. For example, by subtracting the value of the 0th bit of the winning design flag from the value of the 0th bit of the winning flag to determine whether the subtraction result is a negative number, Subtract the value of the first bit of the winning symbol flag from the value of the next bit, that is, the first bit of the internal winning flag, and determine the result. Finally, all the bits from the 0th bit to the 15th bit In step (1), it is determined that the winning is not abnormal, on the condition that the subtraction result does not become a negative number.

  In such a case, it is possible to determine whether or not there is an abnormal winning only by confirming the value of the sign flag of the F register indicating whether or not the calculation result has become a negative number. Furthermore, as in the above-described embodiments and modifications, it is possible to determine whether the winning flag or the winning symbol flag is an abnormal winning without inverting the bit.

  In the above-described embodiment, the CPU 91a as the effect control processor and the graphic controller 200 as the rendering processor are mounted on the effect control board 90, and the two processors display the image on the liquid crystal display 51. Although the control is performed, the CPU 91a may have the functions of both the effect control processor and the drawing processing processor. In this case, the CPU 91a may directly access the CGROM, write the character read from the CGROM into the VRAM, and draw in the drawing area using the character on the VRAM every frame period.

  In the embodiment, the VRAM SDRAM 210 is mounted separately from the RAM 91c used as the work memory of the CPU 91a. However, a VRAM area may be allocated to a part of the storage area of the RAM 91c. In this case, the character read from the CGROM by the graphic controller 200 may be transferred to the storage area of the RAM 91c assigned as the VRAM, and drawing may be performed in the drawing area using this character for each frame period. In addition, when the CPU 91a has the functions of both the effect control processor and the drawing processing processor, the character read from the CGROM by the CPU 91a is transferred to the storage area of the RAM 91c assigned as the VRAM, and the character is read every frame period. Drawing may be performed in the drawing area using.

  In the above embodiment, even during a period other than during the game from the operation of the start switch 7 until all reels stop, the period during which the continuous effect and the additional effect are being executed, and from the bonus winning until the bonus ends. In this period, even when a standby command is received or when an operation of the selection switch 56 or the decision switch 57 is detected, the detection of the operation of the standby command or the selection switch is ignored and the corresponding program is not executed. By doing so, display of the standby effect and the menu screen was prohibited. During these periods, the standby effect invalid flag, the operation invalid flag of the selection switch 56 and the decision switch 57 are set, and these flags are set. When the standby command is received or when the selection switch 56 or the decision switch 57 is operated, Such as the display of-menu screen from being executed, by aggressive control may be prohibited the display of the wait production and menu screen.

  In the above-described embodiment, the graphic controller that performs drawing using the characters transferred to the VRAM area on condition that the necessary characters are transferred to the VRAM area is used. Characters necessary for drawing are transferred, but the CPU 91a only specifies the character storage area (transfer source address) in the CGROM and the drawing position (transfer destination address) in the drawing area. The character of the transfer source address may be automatically transferred to the automatic transfer area assigned to the VRAM, and the character may be drawn at the transfer destination address of the drawing area using the character transferred to the automatic transfer area. .

  In the above embodiment, a slot machine for setting bets using medals and credits is used, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a slot machine for setting bets using game balls, It may be a full credit type slot machine that uses only credits to set the number of bets.

  Further, in addition to the medal insertion mechanism such as the flow path switching solenoid 30 and the insertion medal sensor 31, a ball take-in device that takes in a game ball, and a take-in ball that detects a game ball taken in by the ball take-in device In addition to a medal payout mechanism, such as a hopper motor 34 and a payout sensor 35, a ball payout device for paying out a game ball, and a payout ball detection switch for detecting a game ball paid out by the ball payout device It is possible to set a bet number using both medals and game balls and play a game, and the present invention may be applied to a slot machine in which medals and game balls are paid out by winning.

It is a front view of the slot machine of the Example to which this invention was applied. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence of a reel. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a slot machine. It is the schematic which shows the wiring connection state of the game control board and the electronic component for games connected to this game control board. It is a circuit diagram which shows the structure of the periphery of disconnection monitoring IC in a game control board. It is a figure which shows a winning combination table. It is a figure which shows the example of the value of the random number for internal lottery in each game state, the judgment value number of each combination, and the relationship with a winning combination, respectively. It is a figure which shows the example of the value of the random number for internal lottery in each game state, the judgment value number of each combination, and the relationship with a winning combination, respectively. It is a figure which shows an example of a stop control table. It is a figure which shows the structure of a winning flag and a winning symbol flag. It is a figure which shows the structure of the display control circuit mounted in the sub control part. It is a figure which shows the structure of a VRAM area | region. It is a figure which shows an example of the state by which the character required for a VRAM area | region is arrange | positioned when drawing with respect to a drawing area | region. It is a figure which shows an example of the condition of drawing of the character etc. to a drawing area. It is a timing chart which shows the relationship between standby production | presentation, log | history browsing, and a continuous production. It is a timing chart which shows the relationship between standby production | presentation, log | history browsing, and the progress of a game. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the starting process which CPU of a main control part performs at the time of starting. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the error process performed when CPU of a main control part generate | occur | produces an error. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the setting change process which CPU of a main control part performs in a starting process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the game process which CPU of a main control part performs after a starting process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the internal lottery process which CPU of a main control part performs in a game process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the reel rotation process which CPU of a main control part performs in a game process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the reel rotation process which CPU of a main control part performs in a game process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the abnormal winning determination process which CPU of a main control part performs in a winning determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the timer interruption process (main) which CPU of a main control part performs regularly. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the timer interruption process (main) which CPU of a main control part performs regularly. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the stop switch process which CPU of a main control part performs in a timer interruption process (main). It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the interruption interruption process (main) performed when CPU of a main control part inputs a voltage drop signal from an interruption detection circuit. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the starting process (sub) which CPU of a sub control part performs at the time of starting.

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Claims (7)

A variable display device capable of deriving and displaying a display result in each of a plurality of variable display areas capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols each identifiable,
The game can be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using the gaming value, and one game is obtained by displaying the display result in all of the plurality of variable display areas. A slot machine that can be awarded according to a combination of display results derived and displayed in the plurality of variable display areas,
Whether or not to allow the generation of a special prize involving a transition to a special gaming state advantageous to the player and a prize including a predetermined prize other than the special prize before the display result is derived in at least one of the variable display areas A pre-determining means for determining whether or not
A carry-over means for carrying on the decision to allow the occurrence of the special prize after the next game when the prior-decision means determines that the special prize is allowed to occur and the special prize has not occurred; ,
Derivation control means for performing control for deriving a display result to the plurality of variable display areas based on a determination result of the prior determination means;
Means for determining whether or not a winning has occurred based on a combination of symbols stopped on one or more winning lines passing through all the variable display areas at the time when the display result is derived for all of the plurality of variable display areas; A winning determination means for determining that the predetermined winning has occurred when a combination of predetermined winning symbols is stopped on the winning line;
With
The derivation control means includes
When it is determined by the pre-determining means that the predetermined winning is permitted, a special symbol stops at a specific position in a specific variable display area among the plurality of variable display areas, and the winning is achieved. A predetermined time special derivation control means for performing control to stop the combination of the predetermined winning symbols on the line;
The specific position in the specific variable display area when it is determined by the pre-determining means that the occurrence of the special prize is permitted and the occurrence of the predetermined prize is not determined. Special time special derivation control means for performing control so that the special symbol is stopped and the combination of the predetermined winning symbol is not stopped on the winning line;
including,
A slot machine characterized by that. The winning determination means determines that a first predetermined winning among the predetermined winnings has occurred when the combination of the first winning symbols on the winning line stops, and the second winning symbol is displayed on the winning line. When the combination is stopped, it is determined that a second predetermined winning among the predetermined winnings has occurred,
The predetermined time special derivation control means includes:
If it is determined by the pre-determining means that the first predetermined winning is permitted, the special symbol stops at the specific position in the specific variable display area, and the winning line is First predetermined time special derivation control means for performing control for stopping the combination of the first winning symbols;
When it is determined by the pre-determining means that the second predetermined winning is permitted, the special symbol stops at the specific position in the specific variable display area, and the winning line is A second predetermined time special derivation control means for performing control to stop the combination of the second winning symbols,
including,
The slot machine according to claim 1. The pre-decision means indicates that the special prize is allowed to be generated and the predetermined prize is allowed to be generated in a state where the decision to allow the special prize is not carried over by the carryover means. Decide at the same time,
The slot machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the above-mentioned. An image display device capable of displaying an image;
When the special symbol is stopped at the specific position in the specific variable display area, the special symbol continues during a continuous production period over a plurality of games, and the special determination unit performs the special determination at the end of the continuous production period. The image display including a continuous effect indicating an effect result indicating whether or not to allow the occurrence of a prize is determined, and a demonstration effect that is executed when a state in which a game is not progressing continues after the game ends. Image element data storage means for storing a plurality of types of image element data respectively corresponding to a plurality of types of effects executed by displaying images on the device;
A means for storing data in a readable / writable manner, wherein among the plurality of types of image element data, image element data corresponding to an effect being executed is temporarily written, and the temporary storage area is written to the temporary storage area Image data storage means including a frame area in which image data is drawn based on the image element data obtained;
Production control means for controlling execution of production by displaying an image on the image display device as the game progresses;
With
The production control means includes
Continuous effect data writing means for reading the image element data of the continuous effect from the image element data storage means and writing the read image element data of the continuous effect in the temporary storage area in the game in which the execution of the continuous effect is started. When,
Demo effect data writing means for reading the demo effect image element data from the image element data storage means after the game is over, and writing the read demo effect image element data to the temporary storage area;
Image data drawing means for reading image element data written in the temporary storage area and drawing image data in the frame area based on the read image element data;
Display control means for causing the image display device to display an image corresponding to the image data drawn in the frame area for each predetermined frame period;
Demo effect prohibiting means for prohibiting execution of the demonstration effect after the continuous effect data writing means writes the image element data of the continuous effect in the temporary storage area until execution of the continuous effect ends. ,
including,
The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Each derivation operation means operated when deriving the display results of the plurality of variable display areas;
Timing start means for starting timing based on the establishment of a predetermined timing start condition after the start of the game;
With
The derivation control means includes
When the derivation operation means is operated at a stage before a predetermined automatic stop time elapses after the time measurement means starts timing, based on a control pattern according to the determination result of the prior determination means An operation time derivation control means for performing control to derive a display result of the variable display area corresponding to the operation of the derivation operation means;
When the automatic stop time has elapsed after the time measuring means starts measuring time, a combination of display results constitutes a prize when all the variable display areas are derived regardless of the determination result of the pre-deciding means. Automatic derivation control means for controlling the derivation of the display result to the variable display area that is still changing so that the combination is not
Including
In the case where it is determined that the predetermined winning is allowed to occur, the automatic derivation control means has already passed the specific variable display area when the automatic stop time has elapsed after the time measuring means starts timing. Even when the special symbol is stopped at the specific position, the display result combination is still changing so that the combination of display results does not constitute a winning combination when all the variable display areas are derived. Control to derive the display result in the variable display area,
The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The automatic derivation control means, for a variable display area other than the final variable display area for finally deriving the display result, displays the display result of the variable display area based on the control pattern according to the determination result of the prior determination means. The final variable display area is not based on the control pattern according to the determination result of the pre-decision means, and the combination of the display results constitutes a winning when all the variable display areas are derived. Control to derive the display result that is not a combination,
The slot machine according to claim 5. Each derivation operation means operated when deriving the display results of the plurality of variable display areas,
The derivation control means includes
A specific display result when the pre-determining means determines that the occurrence of the special winning is permitted and the derivation operating means is operated in an operating procedure that cannot generate the permitted special winning. A special winning allowance deriving control means for performing a control for deriving
A determination is made to allow the occurrence of a specific prize-winning with the awarding of the gaming value equal to or less than the number necessary for setting the maximum betable number that can be set for one game by the pre-determining means; and A specific award winning allowance derivation control means for performing control for deriving the specific display result when the derivation operating means is operated in an operation procedure in which the specific award winning cannot be generated;
Non-performing control for deriving a display result other than the specific display result regardless of the operation procedure of the deriving operation means when the prior determination means has determined that no winnings are allowed. Deriving control means when allowed; and
including,
The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein

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