JP2009082367A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To actively report an avoidance symbol of avoiding stop display of the combination of specific symbols which finish a replay time and to capture game mediums regarding whether the combination of specific symbols or that of stop symbols including the avoidance symbol is stop-displayed. <P>SOLUTION: A slot machine having a replay time in which a replay role is drawn with high probability is provided with a duplicated role of simultaneously winning both of a specific small role including the combination of the specific symbols which finish the replay time in the combination of the stop symbols and a general small role including the avoidance pattern in the combination of the stop symbols, and an avoidance symbol reporting means which reports information on the avoidance symbol when winning the duplicated role in the replay time. When winning the duplicated role in the play time, a reel on which the avoidance symbol is expressed is stop-controlled so as to stop-display the avoidance symbol. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  In the present invention, after a game medium is inserted, a plurality of reels (rotating cylinders) that start to rotate by a start operation are stopped by a stop operation, and a pattern such as a picture or a character attached to each reel is predetermined on an effective line. In particular, a slot machine (rotational game machine) that can acquire game media corresponding to the displayed symbol combination can be played next time without inserting game media. The present invention relates to a slot machine in which a replay time in which a re-playing role is drawn with a high probability is terminated by a stop display of a specific symbol combination corresponding to a specific small role.

  Generally, a slot machine has a predetermined pattern, number, character, etc. on the outer peripheral surface when a player inserts a game medal (coin) or game ball (pachinko ball) as a game medium and presses a start lever. A plurality of reels (usually three reels) with the symbol of 開始 start rotating, and after rotating at a constant speed, the reels are stopped by pressing the stop button at an arbitrary timing. This is a gaming machine in which a predetermined number of gaming media are paid out according to the combination of symbols.

In such a slot machine, internal lottery is performed based on a predetermined lottery probability at the timing of operating the start lever for each game. As a result of the internal lottery, each reel is controlled to stop based on the timing of pressing the stop button so that the winning content of this game is determined from a plurality of lottery targets and is stopped and displayed with the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning content. It has become so.
The lottery objects in the internal lottery include a lottery object to which a game value is given to a player and a lottery object to which no game value is given by a combination of symbols on the corresponding reels displayed to be stopped. There is. A lottery object to which a game value is given to a player is called a combination and becomes a so-called “winning” to which a game medium is given by a combination of symbols on the corresponding reel displayed to be stopped. A “small role” where medals are earned and no game media are given, but in the next game, a “re-game” that can be played without inserting medals, a special small role that is won consecutively There is a “bonus combination” which is a condition for shifting to a bonus game that is a unique gaming state.
The lottery probability that these lottery objects are drawn is usually set such that a lottery occurs frequently, a small combination and a re-playing combination occur occasionally, and a bonus combination occurs rarely. Therefore, the majority of the gaming state is occupied by normal games in which losers, small roles, and re-playing roles are generated. In such normal games, the player expects to win a bonus role, Machine games are progressing.

In recent slot machines, in addition to the above-described normal game and bonus game, there are also slot machines in which other game states that are advantageous to the player are set.
As a gaming state advantageous to the player, a so-called “replay time (RT)” (hereinafter referred to as “replay time (RT)”) in which the above-mentioned re-playing role occurs with a high probability and a state in which re-playing frequently occurs (re-playing frequent game) continues. A game state called a replay frequent game is called a replay time, and a replay frequent game is used if necessary.
At the replay time, a re-player is generated with a high probability, so it is possible to play the next game without inserting a medal every time it hits the re-player. The gaming state is reduced compared to the normal game, which is advantageous to the player.

The plurality of gaming states as described above are sequentially changed when a certain condition is satisfied with a normal game as a basic gaming state.
The bonus game is won by the internal lottery and the combination of a predetermined stop symbol such as “7, 7, 7” is stopped and displayed, so that the game shifts from the normal game to the bonus game. ing.
The bonus game is set so that a predetermined small combination is generated with a high probability, and is terminated when a predetermined number of medals is acquired.

The replay time is a state in which there is no bonus combination for a certain number of games in order to relieve the so-called "Haru mode" after the bonus game ends or for a long time without normal bonus combination being continued It is designed to move to a case where the process continues.
In the replay time, a re-playing role is generated with a high probability, and a lottery target during this time includes a “bonus role”. As a result, at the replay time, the player can enjoy the game while expecting a bonus combination with less game investment than the normal game.
The end condition of the replay time includes, for example, a predetermined number of games other than winning a bonus combination during the replay time and shifting to a bonus game by stopping display of a combination of symbols corresponding to the bonus combination. In addition, the rules relating to gaming machines stipulate that specific symbol combinations (hereinafter, specific symbol combinations) are stopped and displayed.

Recently, during a replay time, when a specific small role is hit and the stop condition of a combination of specific symbols corresponding to the specific small role is used as an end condition, the player is involved in the success or failure of the replay time. There are many slot machines.
In such a slot machine, when a stop button for stopping each reel is operated, a so-called “hands-off” is performed to avoid a stop display of a combination of specific symbols by selection of a player who intervenes a certain technique. The replay time continues to be continued.
For example, in Patent Document 1, when a specific small combination is won, a combination of specific symbols is stopped and a combination of specific symbols is not stopped due to a difference in the operating procedure (push order) of the stop button. Further, there is disclosed an invention in which a plurality of such specific small roles are provided and the pressing order in which combinations of specific symbols are stopped and displayed is different.
As a result, if any specific small role is won during the replay time, the player is notified of the win and the player selects the order of pressing the stop button, thereby determining the success or failure of the replay time. It can be made to.
In other words, the end of the replay time is avoided by operating the stop button in the pressing order corresponding to the specific small role that the player predicts matches the specific small role that won the internal lottery. And the replay time can be continued.

Further, in Patent Document 1, when a predetermined symbol (hand symbol) corresponding to a stop button operation timing is within a range in which stop display is possible, the combination of specific symbols is not stopped and the predetermined symbol (hand symbol) is displayed. When the symbol is stopped and the specified symbol (hand symbol) is out of the range that can be stopped, a combination of specific symbols that stop and display a specific symbol combination is provided, and each symbol (spin symbol) is stopped and displayed. The invention arranged so that the range to be overlapped is not disclosed.
As a result, if any of the general small roles is won during the replay time, the player is notified of the winning combination, and the predetermined symbol corresponding to any of the general small roles (Hazashi symbol) can be stopped and displayed. Is selected, and the stop button is operated, that is, so-called “eye-pressing” is performed, so that the success or failure of the replay time can be determined.
That is, the stop button is pressed within a range in which the general small combination predicted by the player matches the general small combination that has won the internal lottery and the predetermined symbol corresponding to the general small combination can be stopped and displayed. By “pressing”, a predetermined symbol (hand symbol) is stopped and displayed (winning), and the replay time can be continued without losing a general small part.
On the other hand, if the winning general small combination is missed, the combination of specific symbols is stopped and the replay time ends.

Further, Patent Document 2 discloses an invention in which a winning of a specific small role is notified during a replay time, and information that does not stop and display a combination of specific symbols is disclosed.
The information that does not stop the combination of specific symbols is exemplified by displaying the symbols themselves that constitute the combination of specific symbols together with an image that suggests to the player that the combination of specific symbols will not be stopped. Yes.
Thereby, the stop display of the specific symbol combination can be avoided based on the information that does not stop the specific symbol combination.

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However, when the replay time is avoided due to the player's involvement in the replay time and the replay time is continued, the following problems have occurred in the slot machines proposed so far.
For example, there is a case where it is desired to continue the replay time reliably due to the player's involvement in the replay time.
For example, in order to relieve the above-mentioned “Hall Mode”, when a replay time transitions to a state where there is no bonus winning combination for a certain number of games, the internal lottery will win In order to continue the replay time until the bonus combination is won, it is necessary to notify the player of the winning combination so that the combination of specific symbols is not stopped and displayed.

When notifying that the combination of specific symbols is not stopped and displayed, the information on the combination of specific symbols corresponding to the winning specific small role can be notified, but other symbols not corresponding to the winning specific small role ( Notifying the information of the “Hazushi” symbol will notify the result different from the content of the winning combination, and may correspond to an adjustment function that harms the fairness of the game.
In other words, in order to allow the player to avoid the end of the replay time and to continue the replay time, so-called “handling”, information on the combination of the specific symbols corresponding to the specific small role won is given a predetermined display or the like Can be used for notification.
However, in order to cause the player to actively target other symbols other than the symbols that make up the combination of specific symbols (the “Hashishi” symbol), the combination of specific symbols corresponding to the winning content is displayed. Without displaying a symbol other than the combination of specific symbols, the notification may not correspond to the content of the winning combination, so there is a risk of falling under the adjustment function that harms the fairness of the game. .

Therefore, also in Patent Document 2, an image that implies to the player that the combination of specific symbols is not to be stopped (for example, “x” is displayed on one symbol constituting the combination of specific symbols) and specified A passive notification method for displaying one symbol constituting a symbol combination is employed.
As a result, the player may accidentally aim at one symbol that constitutes the notified specific symbol combination, and the replay time will end unexpectedly. It was.
In such a situation, one of the symbols that make up the combination of specific symbols was announced with the intention of recognizing the symbol as a symbol that should not be aimed at the player. It arises from letting you recognize.
This is because the player is usually accustomed to performing a game operation in accordance with the contents notified by a display device or the like, and is not accustomed to thinking in reverse by the judgment of a bag.

In addition, in the latter invention in Patent Document 1, if the information of a predetermined symbol corresponding to the general small combination (notice symbol) is notified together with the winning of the general small combination, it becomes notification according to the lottery content. It is possible to cause the player to actively aim and “push” a predetermined symbol (hand symbol).
However, in the above-described invention, when a small symbol is hit and a predetermined symbol (hand symbol symbol) corresponding to the general small symbol is not displayed in a stopped state, the combination of specific symbols is stopped and displayed as a result. However, at this time, since it does not correspond to a prize, no game medium can be acquired and the replay time ends.
In other words, even if the game is not successful and the replay time ends, the player may be convinced that at least the acquisition of game media can be obtained. Since the time was over, the aftertaste was bad for the player.

  In order to solve the problems of the conventional slot machine as described above, the inventors of the present application, as a result of intensive research, have included a specific symbol combination including a specific symbol combination whose replay time will end in a corresponding combination of stopped symbols. By providing a double combination (duplicate winning flag) that simultaneously wins a combination and a general small combination included in the combination of the stop symbol corresponding to the combination, it is possible to actively notify the frame design, The present inventors have arrived at the present invention that can realize an attractive slot machine game that does not exist in the past and can acquire game media even by winning a prize.

  In other words, the present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of the conventional techniques as described above, and actively notifies the hand-drawn symbols that avoid the stop display of the combination of the specific symbols whose replay time ends. In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a slot machine from which a game medium can be obtained in any stop display of a combination of a specific symbol or a combination of stop symbols including a hand symbol symbol.

  In order to achieve the above object, a slot machine according to the present invention is provided with a plurality of reels on which several kinds of symbols are started by a start operation, corresponding to each reel. A slot machine that gives a game value based on a combination of stop symbols composed of symbols represented by the stopped reels by the stop operation of the stop button, and from a plurality of lottery objects An internal lottery is performed for each game based on a predetermined lottery probability, and if the symbols that make up the stop symbol combination corresponding to the winning symbol content are within the predetermined number of symbols from the timing of the stop operation, Stop control means for controlling the stop of each reel so that a combination of stop symbols corresponding to the above, and normal games, bonus games, and game media are not inserted A game management means for transitioning to a plurality of game states including a replay frequent game in which replaying players who can play a game are drawn with a high probability, and a lottery target in the replay frequent game, At least one reel that constitutes a combination of a specific small role that includes a combination of specific symbols in which the combination of specific symbols at which the re-playing frequent game is terminated when the game medium is given and is stopped is displayed, and the combination of the stopped symbols Duplicate combination setting means in which a duplicate combination is set in which the symbol represented is the same as the symbol represented on the reel constituting the combination of the specific symbols and a general small combination including a different symbol type. And a sushi symbol notifying means for notifying the information of the sushi symbol based on a predetermined condition when the duplicate combination is won in the re-playing frequent game. In the re-play frequent play game, when it hits the overlapping role, the stop button corresponding to the reel on which the handle symbol is displayed is stopped, and when the handle symbol is within the number of symbols from the timing of the stop operation, The stop control means is configured to stop and display the combination of the specific symbols by controlling the reels on which the corresponding symbols are displayed so as to stop display the symbols.

By adopting such a configuration, a so-called replay time in which a re-playing role that can be played next time without inserting a game medium is drawn with a high probability and a re-playing state occurs frequently (re-playing frequent play game). (RT) is installed and the combination of specific symbols is displayed in a stopped state. In the slot machine where the replay time ends, even if the specified symbol combination corresponding to the specific symbol combination is hit, the display of the symbols is stopped. Since the general small part included in the symbols constituting the combination of symbols to be played is also won at the same time, the information about the scratch symbols can be actively notified.
That is, a combination of a specific small role that includes a combination of specific symbols, which is a condition that the replay time is terminated by the repeated combination setting means, and a combination of the stopped symbols corresponding to the frame symbols. Since the combination of general small roles included in the symbols to be configured is set to the same combination, if you hit a specific small role during the replay time, you will also be hit the general small role at the same time. The information of the stop symbol corresponding to can be notified. As a result, it is possible to actively notify the information on the hair symbol.
As described above, a notification that does not match the content of the winning combination corresponds to an adjustment function that harms the fairness of the game. However, in the present invention, the specified small role and the general small role are simultaneously won. As well as information on the combination of specific symbols corresponding to, information on the symbol design corresponding to the general small role can be notified.

Thereby, in the replay time, in order to avoid the end of the replay time and to continue the replay time, when the player hits the duplicate role, by notifying the player of the information on the handle symbol, In addition to detecting the corresponding item, the reels on which the hair symbol is displayed can be “pushed” so that the hair symbol is stopped and displayed.
As a result, the stop control means of the present invention corresponds to the content of the winning lottery, i.e., the general small role, when the symbol is within a predetermined number of symbol frames from the timing of the stop operation of “eye push”. In order to stop and control the reel in which the symbol design is displayed so that the symbol design that constitutes the stop symbol combination is displayed in a stopped manner, the reel in which the symbol symbol that constitutes the specific symbol combination is displayed The symbols are stopped and displayed, and as a result, all symbols constituting the combination of the specific symbols are not stopped and displayed.

It should be noted that the hand symbol design means for informing the information on the hand symbol makes the player recognize the information on the hand symbol by directing light or voice. In the method of visually recognizing with light, for example, using a display medium such as a liquid crystal display or an LED light-emitting diode, visual features such as the design and color of the design of the handshake are displayed, or the handset design is displayed. Display the specified reel.
In the method of aurally recognizing with a voice, the name of the handle symbol and the reel name on which the handle symbol is represented can be uttered.
In addition, since the notification of the information on the handle symbol by means of the symbol notification means is performed based on a predetermined condition, if the symbol information is not notified when the replay time is terminated, the winning combination is not notified. As long as it is not detected from the outside, the replay time can be ended.

In addition, since the specified small role and the general small role are subject to lottery to which game media are given, the symbols corresponding to each small role are within the predetermined number of symbols from the timing of the stop operation, and either When a stop display is made with a combination of stop symbols to be played, a game medium can be acquired without being lost.
As a result, not only when the combination of stop symbols including the handle symbol is stopped and displayed, the end of the replay time is avoided and the replay time is continued, but also when the combination of specific symbols is stopped and the replay time ends. , You can get game media.
As a result, even when the “hand-out” that avoids the end of the replay time fails, the game medium can be acquired and the player can be convinced.

In addition, the slot machine of the present invention comprises a plurality of the above-mentioned overlapping combinations, as described in claim 2, wherein each overlapping combination includes the specific small combination and the general small combination having different handle symbols. In the re-play frequent game, when there is a duplicate role of any of the plurality of duplicate roles, it is provided with a duplicate role notification means for notifying the winning of the duplicate role without specifying the duplicated role that was won be able to.
By adopting such a configuration, in the replay time, when one of multiple duplicate roles is won, the duplicate role notification means does not identify the duplicated role without identifying the duplicated role. In order to notify the player, the player can predict which duplicate role has been won, and `` push '' the symbol corresponding to the duplicate role, so that the end of the replay time or success or failure can be determined. Can be determined.

That is, for example, on the same reel, there are provided three general small roles each including a different symbol pattern in a combination of stop symbols, and each general small role is combined with one specific small role. In the case of being configured as two duplicate roles, when one of the three duplicate roles is won in the replay time, the winning of the duplicate role is notified without specifying the duplicate role that has been won.
Then, the player is made to predict the duplicated winning combination and to “push” the symbol corresponding to the predicted overlapping combination.
As a result, if the winning duplicate matches the predicted duplicate, and the "Hash" symbol corresponding to the winning duplicate is successful, the end of the replay time is avoided and the replay time continues. .
On the other hand, when the winning duplicate combination and the predicted duplicate combination do not coincide with each other, the hand symbol corresponding to the winning duplicate combination is not stopped and displayed. In this case, the combination of specific symbols can be stopped and displayed by the stop control means.
In this way, by allowing the player to determine whether the replay time ends or continues, it is possible to match the thrill with the player at the replay time, and the game performance is improved.

  In the slot machine of the present invention, as described in claim 3, the combination of stop symbols corresponding to the specific small combination is represented on a specific reel among the plurality of reels, and the stop corresponding to the specific reel When the button is stopped, the stop control means always displays the first specific symbols arranged at a predetermined interval so that the stop display is possible, and all the reels other than the specific reel. And the stop control means stops the specific reel so that the first specific symbol is displayed in a stopped state when the scratch symbol is represented on a reel other than the specific reel. It can be set as the structure controlled.

By adopting such a configuration, the specified small combination is a small combination whose winning is determined only by the stop display of the first specific symbol displayed on the specific reel regardless of the combination of the stopped symbols of other reels other than the specific reel For example, since it corresponds to the “cherry combination”, the symbol pattern displayed on a reel other than the specific reel is also included in the combination of the stop symbols corresponding to the specific small combination.
Further, the first specific symbols shown on the specific reels are arranged at a predetermined interval so that the stop display can always be stopped, and the stop control means controls the specific reels to stop the first specific symbols. The stop is always displayed.
For this reason, the first specific symbol is always stopped and displayed on the specific reel on which the first specific symbol is represented.

Therefore, regardless of whether a specific symbol combination is stopped or a stop symbol combination that includes a hand symbol is stopped, the first specific symbol is always stopped and displayed on the specific reel, so that a specific small role is always established. .
As a result, regardless of the success or failure of the “push” aiming at the hand-drawn design, the specific small role can be always won and can be obtained without losing the game medium.
That is, the specific small role is not missed, and the game medium can be obtained without fail, and the stop display of the combination of the specific symbols can be avoided due to the success of “pushing” aiming at the hand-drawn symbols.

Furthermore, in the slot machine of the present invention, as described in claim 4, in the case where the plurality of reels are composed of three reels of a left reel, a middle reel, and a right reel, the scratch pattern is represented on the right reel. Can be configured.
With such a configuration, the stop operation performed by the player is usually a so-called `` operating stop button so that the left reel stops before the right reel, such as the left reel, middle reel, and right reel. Since there are many stopping orders by `` pressing forward '', the player symbol is recognized as having a special meaning to avoid the end of the replay time and continue the replay time by displaying the symbol on the right reel. Can be made.
Thus, for example, when the stop button is operated so as to stop the right reel first, which is different from the normal “forward press”, when the so-called “reverse press” is performed, the stop symbol is preferentially stopped and displayed. Control can also be provided, and the burden caused by the player's “pushing” can be reduced.
In addition, even when the game symbol is notified by the game symbol notification means, effects such as “right reel” and “reverse pressing” can be included, and the difference from the game in normal “forward pressing” can be included. Can be clear.
In addition, by representing the reel at the end, it is possible to make it easier for the player to see when “seeking”.

  In the slot machine of the present invention, as set forth in claim 5, the combination of the specific symbols includes the first specific symbol represented on the left reel and all the symbols represented on the middle reel. Two specific symbols and a third symbol arranged on the right reel and arranged at a predetermined interval so that the stop control means can always display a stop when the stop button corresponding to the right reel is stopped. A combination of the specific symbols when the stop control means is first operated to stop at least the stop button corresponding to the left reel when the double game is won in the replay frequent game. The reels are controlled to stop display so that at least the stop button corresponding to the right reel is stopped first, and the timing of the stop operation Wherein when the disconnect is symbol to the number of pattern frames, by stopping controlling the right reel to the removed symbols are stopped and displayed, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which a combination of the specific symbols are not displayed stopped.

  With such a configuration, at least when the stop button corresponding to the left reel is first stopped, the combination of specific symbols is stopped and displayed, and at least the stop button corresponding to the right reel is first stopped. In addition, when there is a symbol pattern within a predetermined number of symbols from the timing of the stop operation, the combination of the specific symbols is not stopped and the symbol pattern is stopped and displayed, so a stop button provided corresponding to the reel Whether or not the stop display of the combination of specific symbols can be made by only the difference in the pressing order of whether the stop operation is performed from the left stop button or the right stop button.

In other words, when you hit a duplicate role in the replay time, the combination of specific symbols will always be stopped when the left stop button corresponding to the left reel is pressed first. The replay time can be ended.
On the other hand, when the stop button corresponding to the right reel is “reversely pressed” when the stop operation is performed first, and there is a hand symbol within a predetermined number of symbols from the timing of the stop operation, the specific symbol must be displayed. Since the combination is not displayed in a stopped state and the hand symbol is stopped and displayed, the end of the replay time can be avoided.
In particular, in the case of “forward press” in which the left reel is first stopped, the combination of specific symbols is stopped and displayed. When it is desired to end the replay time positively, the “replay time” can be led to the end by “forward pressing” performed unconsciously by the player.

  In the slot machine of the present invention, the stop control means first stops the stop button corresponding to the right reel when hitting the duplicate combination in the replay frequent game as described in claim 6. Each reel is controlled to stop so that the combination of the specific symbols is stopped when there is no hand symbol within the number of symbols from the timing of the stop operation.

With this configuration, when the stop button corresponding to the right reel is first stopped, and when there is no scratch symbol within the predetermined number of symbols from the timing of the stop operation, the combination of the specific symbols is stopped. Since it is displayed, it can be set as a rejection event when there is a scratch symbol within a predetermined number of symbol frames from the timing of the stop operation described above.
In other words, if the stop operation of the stop button corresponding to the right reel is mistaken and the `` pushing '' aiming at the hail symbol on the right reel fails, the haze symbol is not stopped and the specific symbol combination is stopped and displayed. The replay time ends. On the other hand, if the “reel” is successful in aiming at the hound symbol on the right reel, the replay time will continue.
Thereby, in the replay time, when the stop button corresponding to the right reel is operated for the first time when the stop button corresponding to the right reel is stopped, either the symbol pattern or the combination of the specific symbol is always stopped and displayed. The continuation of the replay time or the end of the replay time can be divided into two, and the transition of the gaming state can be clarified.

  According to the slot machine of the present invention, while actively informing the hustle symbol that avoids the stop display of the specific symbol combination at which the replay time ends, either the specific symbol combination or the stopped symbol combination including the hustle symbol Even in the stop display, it is possible to realize an attractive slot machine game that does not exist so far, in which a game medium is acquired.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a slot machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Here, the slot machine of the present invention shown in the following embodiments is operated by a computer controlled by a program. The program sends a command to each component of the computer to perform predetermined control, for example, start of reel rotation, reel stop control, internal lottery, and the like. Thus, each control and operation in the slot machine according to the present invention is realized by specific means in which the program and the computer cooperate. The program is stored in advance in a recording medium such as a ROM, and the program is read from the recording medium mounted on the computer and executed.

[Slot machine body]
First, the configuration of a slot machine main body according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing an internal configuration of the slot machine according to the embodiment, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the effective line in the display window of the slot machine which concerns on embodiment.
As shown in these drawings, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment acquires gaming media by rotating a plurality of reels 21a, 21b, 21c provided in the slot machine 1, as in the conventional slot machine. It constitutes a swivel-type game machine that can be used.

  In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the specific small role including the combination of the specific symbols that will end the replay time in the corresponding combination of the stopped symbols and the general small size including the combination of the symbols in the corresponding stop symbols. By providing a duplicate combination in which a combination is won at the same time, it is possible to actively notify the hand-drawn design, and the game medium can be acquired by any winning.

Specifically, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a control unit 10 that is internally configured with a microcomputer and the like, a housing 1b that is open on the front side that can accommodate necessary machines and devices, and a front side. It is comprised by the housing | casing shape which consists of the front door 1a which covers so that opening and closing is possible.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front door 1a is a door body that can be freely opened and closed to the casing 1b of the slot machine 1 via a hinge or the like. The front door 1a includes a front panel 2 and other parts. Thus, the front portion of the slot machine 1 is configured.

A display device L1 is provided at the top of the front door 1a, and speakers 9 are provided on the left and right sides of the display device L1.
The display L1 functions as a hand symbol notifying unit or a duplicated role notifying unit according to the present invention comprising a liquid crystal display device or the like, and hits the duplicated role in the replay time, and when the predetermined condition is satisfied, Information to the player is displayed by displaying information on the reels to be stopped, information on the reels that should be stopped, and winning information on duplicate roles as staging images (including moving images and still images). It is supposed to be.
The effect by the display L1 is performed in conjunction with the effect by the sound from the speaker 9 or independently of the effect by the sound by the speaker 9.
The display L1 is driven and controlled by a display drive circuit 42 provided in the effect control unit 40 based on a control command transmitted from the control unit 10 and received by the effect control unit 40 provided in the housing 1b. (See FIG. 5).

The speaker 9 functions as a hand symbol notifying means or a duplicated role notifying means according to the present invention for generating various sounds such as a melody sound and a message sound to the player. A predetermined effect by sound is performed together with the display L1 described above or separately from the display L1.
For example, in the replay time, when a predetermined combination is fulfilled when a double combination is won, the symbol name of the handle symbol that avoids the end of the replay time or the reel name that should be operated to stop, where the handle symbol is represented, or The player can be notified of the winning combination information by outputting the winning combination from the speaker 9 by voice.
The sound generated from the speaker 9 is transmitted from the control unit 10 and generated by a sound circuit 41 provided in the effect control unit 40 based on a control command received by the effect control unit 40 provided in the housing 1b. -It comes to output (refer FIG. 5).

The front panel 2 is provided with a display window 3 at a substantially central portion so that the reels 21a to 21c in the housing can be visually recognized from the outside.
The display window 3 is a window for visual recognition of three reels (left) 21a, reel (middle) 21b, and reel (right) 21c (see FIG. 2) disposed in the slot machine 1, and is usually colorless and transparent. Or it consists of a colored transparent resin panel, etc., and among the plurality of symbols represented around each of the three reels 21, it is possible to visually recognize and identify three symbols that are adjacent in the vertical direction. .
In the combination of the stop symbols of the reels 21 visually recognized through the display window 3, an effective line is set in which the stop symbol arrangement that becomes effective in accordance with the number of medals bet is changed.
As shown in FIG. 3, there are three active lines arranged in parallel in the middle, upper, and lower effective lines 1, effective lines 2, and effective lines 3, and two effective lines 4 and effective lines that cross diagonally. A total of five lines are provided, and the result of the game is determined by the combination of symbols shown on the reels 21a to 21c stopped and displayed along the active lines 1 to 5.

On the lower side of the display window 3 of the front panel 2, a stored number display portion 2a, a status display portion 2b, and an acquired number display portion 2c are provided.
The stored number display unit 2a, the state display unit 2b, and the acquired number display unit 2c are each composed of a 7-segment LED or the like, and a predetermined numerical value is displayed.
The stored number display section 2a displays the number of stored medals, the state display section 2b displays the total number of medals paid out and the number of digested games, and the acquired number display section 2c displays the number of payouts at the time of winning. The
Each display unit is driven and controlled by a display unit driving circuit 15 provided in the control unit 10 (see FIG. 5).

On the left side of the display window 3 of the front panel 2, a bonus winning notification portion L2, a small role winning notification portion L3, and a three-choice winning notification portion L4 are provided from the lower side.
The bonus winning notification unit L2 includes an LED light-emitting diode (hereinafter referred to as an LED) that lights or blinks based on a predetermined condition when a bonus combination is won as a result of the internal drawing in the control unit 10 of the slot machine 1, And a translucent display part that translucently displays a pattern or the like by the light.
The small role winning notification units L3a to L3c function as a hand symbol notifying unit according to the present invention, and are provided so as to correspond to a plurality of small roles to be described later. And a translucent display unit that translucently displays a pattern or the like corresponding to the small part won by the drawing by the light of the LED.
The three-choice winning notification unit L4 functions as a duplicate combination notifying unit according to the present invention, and includes an LED that lights or blinks and a translucent display unit that translucently displays a pattern or the like by the light of the LED based on a predetermined condition. Have.

On the right side of the display window 3 of the front panel 2, an RT state notification unit L5 and a push order notification unit L6 are provided from the upper side.
The RT state notification unit L5 includes an LED that is lit or flashing and a translucent display unit that translucently displays a pattern or the like by the light of the LED during the replay time.
The push order notification units L6a and L6b have an LED that lights or blinks and a translucent display unit that translucently displays a pattern or the like by the light of the LED based on a predetermined condition.
The push order notification part L6a displays a picture such as “→” indicating a stop operation from the stop button 5a corresponding to the left reel 21a. A symbol such as “←” indicating a stop operation from the stop button 5c corresponding to the reel 21c is displayed so as to function as a role notification means and instruct to “push” the handle symbol displayed on the right reel 21c. Has been.
And each said notification part L2-L6 is drive-controlled by the indicator drive circuit 42 with which the effect control part 40 is provided based on the control command which the effect control part 40 receives while transmitting from the control part 10. FIG. (See FIG. 5).

Buttons for the player to operate, such as a start lever 4, a stop button 5, a medal slot 6, a checkout button 6b, and a BET button 7, are provided in the substantially central portion of the front door 1a on the lower side of the front panel 2. It has been.
The start lever 4 is a game start means for starting the rotation of the three reels 21. When the start lever 4 is pressed by a player's operation, a start signal is output to the control unit 10 described later (FIG. 5), the reels 21a to 21c inside the main body are rotated simultaneously or sequentially.
In addition, when a start signal is input by depressing the start lever 4, an internal lottery is performed in the control unit 10, and the winning content is determined.

The stop button 5 is a stop means for stopping the rotating reel 21 and includes three stop buttons (left) provided corresponding to the three reels (left) 21a, the reel (middle) 21b, and the reel (right) 21c. 5a, a stop button (middle) 5b, and a stop button (right) 5c. When the stop buttons 5a, 5b, 5c are pressed at any timing of the player, a stop signal is output to the control unit 10 (see FIG. 5), and the corresponding reels 21a, 21b, 21c are rotated. It is supposed to be stopped.
Therefore, when the player operates the start lever 4 and the stop button 5, the three reels 21a to 21c are rotated and stopped, and the symbols displayed on the reels 21a to 21c are displayed as a stop display of a predetermined combination. A slot machine game can be performed.

The medal slot 6 is a slot for receiving medals as a game medium used in the game, and a game can be played according to the number of medals inserted from the medal slot 6.
As shown in FIG. 2, a medal selector 6a is provided on the inside of the main body of the medal insertion slot 6. The number of inserted medals is counted, and a medal signal indicating the number of medals is output to the control unit 10 inside the main body. It has come to be. As a result, if one medal is inserted from the medal slot 6, a one-bet game can be played, a two-bet game can be played if two can be inserted, and a three-bet (MAXBET) game can be performed if three can be inserted. It becomes like this.
Correspondingly, the above-mentioned effective line is increased, and in the case of one bet, only the effective line 1 in the middle stage becomes an effective line, and in the case of two bets, the upper and lower effective lines 2, In the game in which the active line 3 is added to the active line, and the three bets are made, the active line 4 and the active line 5 that cross diagonally change from the game to be added to the active line.

Further, the number of medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 6 is stored in the RAM 11b in the control unit 10 as the number of stored medals (see FIG. 5), and a plurality of medals are previously stored prior to the start of the game. The medal can be inserted and stored and stored as a stored medal.
Specifically, when three medals are inserted and further medals are inserted from the medal insertion slot 6, the fourth and subsequent medals are stored medals and a predetermined number (for example, a maximum of 50) is obtained. Stored and memorized. When there is a payout at the time of winning a prize, the winning medals are stored as stored medals up to the maximum number of stored medals. The number of stored medals is displayed as a numerical value on the stored number display portion 2a of the front panel 2.

The adjustment button 6b is a switch for adjusting the stored medal at the end of the game.
When the settlement button 6b is pressed, medals for the stored medals are discharged from the medal payout device 30 to the game medal payout port 8, and the stored medal count data stored in the RAM 11b is also deleted.
In addition, as the stored medals are settled, the numerical value of the stored number display portion 2a is also displayed as zero.

The medal BET button (insertion button) 7 is a medal input that inserts (BETs) a medal to be used (betting) in the game from among the stored medals when the medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 6 has a stored medal. It is a switch for.
Specifically, a MAXBET button 7a for betting three pieces that inserts the maximum number of medals (usually three pieces) that can be inserted into a game by one press from a stored medal, and one medal by one press. 1 BET button 7b for betting one piece from the stored medal.
Each time the 1BET button 7b is pressed, one bet, two bets, three bets, and the number of BETs increase.
When the BET button 7 is pressed, a medal signal is output to the control unit 10 (see FIG. 5), and the same number of medals are inserted into the game from the stored medals stored in the RAM 11b. Become.
When a stored medal is inserted, the stored medal number stored in the RAM 11b is subtracted by the inserted number, and the display numerical value of the stored number display unit 2a is also decreased by the inserted number.

A gaming medal payout port 8 is provided at the bottom of the slot machine 1.
When each reel 21 stopped by pressing the stop button 5 has a predetermined symbol combination, a number of medals corresponding to the symbol combination from the medal payout device 30 in the housing are obtained from the game medal payout exit 8. It is to be paid out. The number of medals paid out is displayed on the acquired number display part 2c constituting the state display part below the display window 3 of the reel.

Inside the casing of the slot machine 1, as shown in FIG. 2, there are a drum unit 20 that rotates and stops the three reels 21a to 21c, a medal payout device 30 that pays out medals, and other machines and devices. Is provided.
The drum unit 20 rotatably holds the three reels 21a, 21b, and 21c and the three reels 21a to 21c, and rotates the stepping motors 23a to 23c corresponding to the reels 21a to 21c. The motor drive circuit 22 that controls the start of rotation of 21c, constant speed rotation and stop, and the control unit 10 detects the reference position of each reel 21a-21c and makes it a marker signal each time the reels 21a-21c rotate once. Is provided (see FIG. 5).

As in the existing slot machine, the reel 21 is composed of a cylindrical portion having a plurality of (usually 21) patterns and symbols such as characters on the outer periphery, and rotates in the vertical direction (downward from the top of the drawing). Three reels (left) 21a, reel (middle) 21b, and reel (right) 21c are arranged in a line in the horizontal direction (left and right in the drawing) (see FIG. 2).
As shown in FIG. 4, the symbols shown on the reels 21a to 21c are arranged at equal intervals for each reel. For example, three types of “7”, “bell”, “watermelon”, “ Patterns and characters such as “cherry”, “replay”, and “blank” are displayed in a predetermined order, and 21 symbols are displayed on each reel.
The symbols shown on the reels 21a to 21c rotate downward when the start lever 4 is pressed, and the corresponding stop buttons 5a to 5c are pressed, so that each reel Three symbols continuously adjacent in the vertical direction represented by 21a to 21c are stopped along the effective lines 1 to 5 of the display window 3 described above, and the combination of the stopped symbols that are stopped and displayed gives a game value. (See FIG. 9).

The three reels 21 a to 21 c are driven and stopped by the controller 10, the motor drive circuit 22 of the drum unit 20, and the rotation position detector 24. The control unit 10 constantly monitors the current rotational positions of the reels 21a to 21c based on the marker signal indicating the reference position input from the above-described drum position detection unit 24.
In the drum unit 20, the three reels 21 a to 21 c are rotatably held by the corresponding three stepping motors 23 a to 23 c, respectively, and the start lever 4 and the stop buttons 5 a to 5 c are pressed to operate the motor drive circuit. 22, a pulse (drive) signal is input from the control unit 10 to drive the stepping motors 23a to 23c (see FIG. 5), and control of rotation start, constant speed rotation and stop of the corresponding reels 21a to 21c is performed. Is called.

Based on the timing when the player presses the stop button 5, the stop position of the reel 21 is controlled according to the winning content in the internal lottery performed by the control unit 10, and the current stop of each reel 21 a to 21 c can be stopped. The reel 21 is controlled to stop so that the symbol corresponding to the winning content stops at the effective lines 1 to 5 within the range of the predetermined symbol frame number from the rotation position (within the range of 0 to 4 frames). .
As a result, the control unit 10 performs an internal lottery triggered by the start signal from the start lever 4, and the drum unit 20 is controlled by the pulse signal from the control unit 10, so that the stop button 5 is pressed. Each reel 21a, 21b, 21c is stopped so that a combination of stop symbols corresponding to the content of the winning symbol is stopped and displayed on the active line within a predetermined number of symbol frames.

The medal payout device 30 is a medal payout device disposed below the drum unit 20 in the housing, and drives and controls a hopper 31 that stores payout medals and a medal payout motor provided in the hopper 31. A hopper drive circuit 32 that discharges a predetermined number of medals, and a medal detection unit 33 that detects the number of discharged medals by a predetermined sensor and outputs it to the control unit 10 as a payout signal (see FIG. 5).
Then, medals discharged from the medal payout device 30 are paid out from the game medal payout opening 8 of the front door 1a to the front surface of the slot machine and provided to the player.

[Control unit]
Next, the control unit 10 that controls the entire slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of a control unit and its peripheral configuration according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a control flow executed in the control unit according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 10 of the present embodiment is configured as a control board having a microcomputer including an IC, a memory, various circuit boards, and the like that controls each part of the slot machine 1 described above. 1b is disposed at the rear.
Specifically, the control unit 10 includes a CPU 11, a ROM 11 a and a RAM 11 b that are built-in and stored in the CPU 11, a main body clock generation circuit 12 that generates a reference clock, and a random number clock generation that generates a reference clock for generating a random number. The circuit 14 includes a random number counter 13 that generates random numbers for internal lottery, a display unit drive circuit 15 that drives the display units 2a to 2c, and the like.
The control unit 10 is configured to execute processing for controlling the entire slot machine 1 based on programs and data stored in the ROM 11a.

Specifically, in the control unit 10, the insertion of medals is monitored, a game is enabled, each reel is controlled to rotate at the timing of operation of the start lever 4, and an internal lottery is performed based on a predetermined lottery probability. Based on the timing of the stop operation of the stop button 5 by the player, the winning content is determined, and the reels 21 are controlled so as to be stopped and displayed with a combination of stop symbols corresponding to the winning content.
Furthermore, a combination of stop symbols displayed in a stopped state is determined, and a re-game player who can play the next game without paying out a predetermined number of medals or inserting a normal game, bonus game, or medal according to the combination of symbols. The game management is performed such that the game state is shifted to a plurality of game states including a replay time drawn with a high probability.
Hereinafter, the flow of processing executed by the control unit 10 will be described in detail based on the flowchart of FIG.

First, when the slot machine 1 is powered on, an initialization process is performed (S1). In the initialization process, the work area of the RAM 11b is initialized and various initial settings are performed. In the initial setting, processing for setting a game mode flag for managing the gaming state is also performed.
In this embodiment, a replay time (RT) is provided as a gaming state in which a normal game, a bonus game, and a re-game player who can play the next game without inserting medals are drawn with a high probability.
Furthermore, the replay time (RT) is provided with RT1 and RT2 having different probabilities that a re-game player will be drawn.
RT1 is in a gaming state set with a higher probability that a re-game player will be drawn than RT2.
Even in the normal game, the re-gamer is a lottery subject to be drawn, so when compared with the draw probability of the re-gamer, RT1 (high probability)> RT2 (medium probability)> normal game (low probability) The relationship becomes.
In bonus games, re-game players are not drawn.

FIG. 7 shows the relationship between the replay time transition conditions and end conditions in this embodiment.
As shown in the figure, at the time of power-on, the game is shifted to RT1, which has the highest probability of drawing a re-gamer.
Accordingly, in the initial setting, a process for setting the game mode flag to RT1 is performed in order to manage the gaming state when the power is turned on.
FIG. 8 shows the relationship between the game mode flag and the gaming state in the present embodiment.
As shown in the figure, the game mode flag is set in bit units in a game mode area provided in the RAM 11b.
Specifically, “1” is set to “bit 0”, normal game is set, “1” is set to “bit 1”, RT1 (RT1a) after power is turned on, “1” is set to “bit 2” RT1 (RT1b) after the bonus game ends, “1” is set to “bit 3”, RT1 (RT1c) after 1500 times of normal game, “1” is set to “bit 4”, RT2 is set to “bit 5” A bonus game is set when “1” is set, and each game state is controlled by referring to the set game mode flag for each bit for each game (game management means).
Then, in the initial setting, “1” is set to “bit 1” in the figure so that the transition to RT1a having the highest probability of the re-gamer after power-on is made, and other bits are set to “0”. ”To be cleared.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, after the power is turned on, the gaming state of RT1 is continued until a combination of specific symbols is stopped or displayed until a bonus combination is won.

Next, the control unit 10 performs medal insertion processing for monitoring medal insertion (S2).
Specifically, in the medal insertion process, the medal signal from the medal selector 6a and the medal signal input from the BET button 7 (MAX BET button 7a, 1BET button 7b) are monitored, and the medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 6 is monitored. The number of medals betted by pressing the BET button 7 is confirmed, and the number of stored medals stored in the RAM 11b is decreased based on the medal signal from the BET button 7. As a result, the number of bets 1 to 3 bet on each game is determined.
As a result, one game can be started.

Further, the control unit 10 monitors the start lever 4 operation by the player (S3). When a start signal generated in response to the start lever 4 operation is input, the control unit 10 performs an internal lottery process (S4) and the reel 21. A pulse (drive) signal serving as a control signal is output to the drum unit 20 to perform a reel rotation control process for rotating the reels 21a to 21c (S5).
Hereinafter, the internal lottery according to the present embodiment will be described.

The internal lottery is a lottery process performed at the timing of the player's operation of the start lever 4 for each game. A random number acquired from a random number counter 13 such as a counter IC and a random number table preset and stored in the ROM 11a. This is executed by comparing and determining the value of.
The random number output from the random number counter 13 generated in the update range (0 to 16383) is acquired (latched) at the timing of operation of the start lever 4, and the acquired random number is assigned to each lottery in the random number table for each gaming state. By comparing with the corresponding winning range, it is judged which lottery object corresponds to the winning range, and the lottery object indicated by the belonging winning range is determined and won as the winning content of the game this time Yes.

The lottery objects to be drawn in the internal lottery include what is called a role to which a game value is given to the player, and lose that no game value is given.
A combination to which a game value is given becomes a so-called “winning” in which a game medium is given by a combination of symbols shown on the corresponding reels 21 displayed to be stopped, and several medals are obtained. “Small” and game media will not be granted, but in the next game, “re-game” and game media that can be played without inserting medals will not be awarded, but the specified small role will be consecutively won There is a “bonus combination” which is a condition for shifting to a bonus game which is a special game state.
FIG. 9 shows a relationship between each combination that is a lottery object of the present embodiment, a combination of symbols displayed on each corresponding reel 21 that is stopped and displayed, and a game value to be given.

As shown in the figure, the “bonus combination” is a combination of the stop symbol corresponding to the combination of the stop symbol, and the combination of the corresponding stop symbol is “red 7, red 7, red 7”, and the corresponding stop symbol. There are three types of bonus combination B, with a combination of “white 7, white 7, and white 7” and a bonus combination C with a corresponding combination of stop symbols “yellow 7, yellow 7, yellow 7”. Even when the combination display of symbols is stopped, the game shifts to the same bonus game, and after the bonus game, shifts to the replay time (RT1) (see FIG. 7).
“Re-player” has a corresponding combination of stop symbols consisting of “Replay / Replay / Replay”, and the stop display of the combination of stop symbols will not give out medals. You can now play games.

There are eight types of “pockets”, “pocket A” to “pocket H”, depending on the combination of corresponding stop symbols.
For the small role A, the combination of the corresponding stop symbols is “cherry / ANY / ANY”, and two medals are paid out by the stop display of the stop symbol combination. Since “ANY” means that all symbols (see FIG. 4) represented on the middle reel 21b and the right reel 21c are targeted, the small role A is displayed with “Cherry” stopped on the left reel 21a. As a result, the winning prize is virtually confirmed.
Furthermore, the small combination A is a specific small combination according to the present invention, and the combination of “cherry, ANY, and ANY” is a combination of specific symbols (“ Cherry, ANY, bell ") (see FIG. 10).
Thus, “Cherry” corresponds to the “first specific symbol” of the present invention, “ANY” corresponds to the “second specific symbol” of the present invention, “Bell” corresponds to the “third specific symbol” of the present invention, and “ When the “cherry” is stopped and displayed, the left reel 21a where the winning is determined corresponds to the “specific reel” of the present invention.

The small role B, the small role C, and the small role D correspond to the general small roles according to the present invention, and the combinations of the corresponding stop symbols are “watermelon / watermelon / red 7”, “watermelon / watermelon / white 7”, It is a small part that has a symbol “7” consisting of “watermelon / watermelon / yellow 7” and only the right reel 21c has a different color. It has become.
And each small combination B-D is comprised as a duplicate combination based on this invention which wins simultaneously with each small combination A so that it may mention later.
Further, “7” having a different color displayed on the right reel 21c, which is a reel other than the left reel 21a, which is the “specific reel” of the present invention, functions as the “hand-held symbol” according to the present invention. Yes.
As a result, in the replay time (RT1), when each overlapping role is won, the “Hazashi symbol” corresponding to the small role in the overlapping role is stopped and displayed, so that the “specific symbol combination” is not stopped and displayed. (See FIG. 11).

The small role E, the small role F, and the small role G each have a combination of corresponding stop symbols of “red 7 / bell / bell”, “white 7 / bell / bell”, and “yellow 7 / bell / bell”. Only the left reel 21a has a small part in a symbol constituting “7” having a different color, and 15 medals are paid out by a stop display of a combination of each stop symbol.
In the replay time (RT1), these small roles E to G are notified of the winning of the corresponding small role in correspondence by the blinking / lighting display of the LED provided in each small role winning notification unit L3, By stopping and displaying “7” having a different color on the left reel 21a corresponding to the corresponding small combination, each small combination can be easily won.
The small combination H includes a combination of stop symbols corresponding to “watermelon / watermelon / watermelon”, and 15 medals are paid out according to a stop display of the combination of stop symbols.

And, each combination may be a lottery subject to be drawn independently in the internal drawing, but multiple combinations are combined and multiple combinations are won as a duplicate combination (multiple winning flag) of the present invention. It may be a target.
Drawing objects according to gaming state in the internal drawing of this embodiment are shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, 48 types of combinations are provided for the lottery objects.
In the above-described combination, all of the combinations other than the small combination A (specific small combination) are set to be drawn alone.
In other words, the small combination A (specific small combination) is set to be established as a duplicate combination that is won simultaneously with other combinations.
In particular, the small combination A (specific small combination) is set as a duplicate combination that wins simultaneously with the small combination B to D (general small combination) in the lottery numbers 44 to 46, and the lottery number 44 to 46 in the replay time (RT1). By winning 46, the success or failure of the end of the replay time (RT1) or continuation is determined (duplicate combination setting means).

Note that the small combination A (specific small combination) is set to be established as a duplicate combination in the lottery numbers 10 to 12, 22 to 24, and 34 to 36, but the winning flag is carried over as described later. Since it is combined with possible bonus combinations A, B, C, even if the replay time (RT1) ends due to the stop display of the combination of specific symbols, it will eventually shift to the bonus game, and then replay time (RT1) again Thus, the process does not substantially correspond to the end of the replay time (RT1).
Therefore, if you win with these lottery numbers, you can also expect the following effects. Due to the stop display of the specific symbol combination, even if the replay time (RT1) ends, there is a possibility that the bonus combination will be won. Therefore, the stop display of the specific symbol combination will function as a notice means of the bonus combination. Thus, even if the player is discouraged by the end of the replay time (RT1), the possibility of winning the bonus combination remains, and the gameability is improved.

The 48 kinds of lottery objects as described above are set so that the probability of being drawn is different for each gaming state.
Specifically, as shown in the figure, different random number tables are referenced depending on the gaming state. In the normal game, the random number table for the normal game, and in the replay time (RT1), the random number table for RT1, the replay time (RT2) ), The internal lottery is performed with reference to the random number table for RT2.
Each random number table to be referred to is set to a different winning range in which the lottery object will win so that the probability that the lottery target is drawn is different.

The values shown in each random number table in the figure indicate the winning width of each lottery object calculated from the random number winning range in which each lottery target is drawn in the random number update range (0 to 16383). Yes. Each lottery target is won when the random number output from the random number counter 13 falls within a win range predetermined for each lottery target. The winning range for each lottery is calculated by subtracting the lower limit from the upper limit of this winning range, and the winning probability for each lottery is calculated from the percentage of the winning range for each lottery in the random number update range. It is like that.
Note that “...” In the figure indicates a predetermined numerical value of the winning width set for each lottery object.
For example, the winning width of “Replay” corresponding to the lottery number 47 is “2245” in the random number table for normal games, “13650” in the random number table for RT1, and “5121” in the random number table for RT2. Thus, the winning probability of the re-gamer (“Replay”) in each gaming state is “1 / 7.3” (≈2245 / 16384) in the normal game, and “ “1 / 1.2” (≈13650 / 16384) and the replay time (RT2) is “1 / 3.2” (≈5121 / 16384).
As a result, when the winning probabilities of the re-players (“Replay”) in each gaming state are compared, the winning probability (high probability) of the replay time (RT1)> the winning probability (medium probability) of the replay time (RT2)> ordinary game The probability of winning (low probability).
Note that the lottery objects corresponding to the lottery numbers 1 to 36 in the replay time (RT2) are the stop display of the combination of the stop symbols corresponding to the bonus combination from the winning of the bonus combination in the replay time (RT2) ("7. ”) (See FIG. 7), the bonus combination is excluded from the lottery target in order to avoid the winning of the bonus combination again.

The random number table for each gaming state is determined by referring to the value of the game mode flag described above.
Random numbers are judged in order from the lottery number with the largest lottery number, and the upper limit of the lottery range for each lottery is compared with the random number obtained from the random number counter 13 to determine the winning content in the game. The
The determined winning content is managed by a winning flag.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a winning flag area for setting a winning flag corresponding to each winning combination in the RAM 11b.
As shown in the figure, the winning flag area is provided with a winning flag area 1 to a winning flag area 3 corresponding to the winning combination. The winning flag area 1 is an area for setting a bonus winning combination, and the winning flag area 2 is The area for setting a re-playing combination (replay) and the winning flag area 3 are areas for setting various small combinations.
In the internal lottery, a winning flag corresponding to the winning content won is set.

For example, in the case where “bonus A” which is a lottery object of lottery number 1 in FIG. 12 is won, “1” is set to “bit 0” in the winning flag area 1.
In addition, if the winning combination “bonus C + small role A + small role B”, which is the lottery number 34, is won, “1” is set in “bit 2” in the winning flag region 1 and “bit” in the winning flag region 3. "1" is duplicated and "1" is duplicated and set to "bit 1" (duplicate winning flag).
Similarly, in the case of winning the “small role A + small role B” which is the drawing target of the lottery number 44 which is a duplicate role of the specific small role and the general small role of the present invention, “bit 0” in the winning flag area 3 “1” is duplicated and “1” is duplicated and set to “bit 1” (duplicate winning flag).
Then, referring to the flag set in the winning flag area, the subsequent reel stop control process and stop symbol determination process are performed, and all are cleared to “0” in the stop symbol determination process. .
Of these winning flags, the winning flags related to bonuses A, B, and C, which are bonus combinations, are cleared unless they are stopped and displayed with the corresponding combination of stop symbols ("7, 7, 7"). The winning flag is carried over to the next game.

Next, the control unit 10 performs a reel rotation control process for controlling the rotation of each reel 21. In the reel rotation process, a pulse (drive) signal is output to the motor drive circuit 22, the stepping motors 23a to 23c are driven (see FIG. 5), the rotation of the corresponding reels 21a to 21c is started, and the constant speed rotation is controlled. Is done.
And while each reel 21 is rotating, a process of monitoring the symbol positions of the reels 21a to 21c is performed by a marker signal input from the drum unit 20.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 14, in a predetermined area of the RAM 11b, a symbol number area for managing the symbol numbers of the reels 21a to 21c located in the middle effective line 1 is provided for each reel. ing.
In the symbol number area, a pulse (drive) signal output from the control unit 10 to the motor drive circuit 22 is updated by +1 every predetermined number of pulses (corresponding to the rotation angle between symbols), and each reel makes a round. Initialization (symbol number 0) is performed by a marker signal output from the rotating drum position detection unit 24.
And the value of each symbol number area | region corresponds with the symbol number of each reel 21a-21c located in the effective line 1 of the middle stage at that time (refer FIG. 4).
Thus, in the reel stop control process and the stop symbol determination process described later, the symbols of the reels 21a to 21c positioned on the middle effective line 1 when the stop button 5 corresponding to each reel is stopped are determined. Thus, in the reel stop control process, the reels 21 are rotated and stopped within the range of the number of symbols that can be stopped (0 to 4 frames), so that a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning content is obtained. In the stop control or the stop symbol determination process, it is possible to determine a combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the effective lines 1 to 5.

Next, a reel stop control process functioning as a stop control means of the present invention for controlling each reel 21 by stop operation of the stop button 5 by the player will be described.
In the reel stop control process, each symbol combination corresponding to the winning content (winning flag) in the above-described internal lottery is stopped and displayed based on the stop signal generated when the player presses each stop button 5. The reel 21 is controlled to stop (S6).
Specifically, the stop control of each reel 21 is performed by referring to the symbol number value of the symbol number area of each reel at the timing of the detected stop signal for each reel 21 and the range of the number of symbol frames that can be stopped and displayed. The stop symbol corresponding to the winning flag in the (0 to 4 frames) is determined for each reel, and the pulse signal corresponding to the number of symbol frames is output to the motor drive circuit 22 to obtain the desired stop symbol. Each reel 21 is rotated until the reel 21 is excited and stopped.
If the stop symbol corresponding to the winning flag is not within the range of the number of symbols that can be stopped (0 to 4 frames), it becomes a combination of “losing” that is not a combination of any of the stop symbols in FIG. To control each reel.

The stop symbol determined for each reel 21 is determined based on the stop symbol table stored in the ROM 11a.
The stop symbol table is provided with a plurality of stop symbol tables so that the selected stop symbol table is different depending on the winning flag, the order of the reel stop operation, and the symbol number value in the symbol number area. In the table, the number of symbol frames for rotating the reel from the symbol number at the timing of the stop signal is set.
The stop symbol table is selected so as to have a different combination for each lottery object in FIG. 12 described above. This is because the symbols that are stopped and displayed differ for each lottery object. Also, the selected stop symbol table is different depending on the order of the stop operation of the stop button 5.
Note that the stop symbol table to be selected and the number of symbol frames set in the stop symbol table are within the range of the number of symbol feed frames (0 to 4 frames) that can be rotated based on the symbol arrangement and stop signal timing shown in FIG. Based on the combination of the stop symbols corresponding to the winning content, it is set to stop as much as possible.
If there is no stop symbol corresponding to the winning symbol in the range of the number of symbols (0 to 4) that can be rotated from the timing of the stop signal, there is no combination of stopping symbols corresponding to other winning symbols 9 is set so as to be stopped and displayed in a combination of “losing” that does not correspond to any combination in FIG.

Here, in the case of winning the small role B, “watermelon / watermelon / red 7”, which is a combination of the stop symbols corresponding to the small role B, is stopped and displayed by the stop symbol table sequentially selected for each reel stop operation. An example will be described until it is done.
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a stop symbol table that is sequentially selected for each reel stop operation when the small combination B is won.
As shown in the figure, the stop symbol table to be selected differs depending on the order of the stop operation of the stop button 5. There are six stop operations in accordance with the player's arbitrary selection.

Specifically, when the left stop button 5a corresponding to the left reel 21a is first stopped, the stop operation 1 is performed in the order of "left stop button 5a → middle stop button 5b → right stop button 5c". And stop order 2 in which stop operation is performed in the order of “left stop button 5a → right stop button 5c → intermediate stop button 5b”.
In the case where the middle stop button 5b corresponding to the middle reel 21b is first stopped, the stop order 3 in which the stop operation is performed in the order of “middle stop button 5b → left stop button 5a → right stop button 5c” and “middle stop” There is a stop order 4 in which the stop operation is performed in the order of button 5b → right stop button 5c → left stop button 5a.
When the right stop button 5c corresponding to the right reel 21c is first stopped, the stop order 5 in which the stop operation is performed in the order of "right stop button 5c → intermediate stop button 5b → left stop button 5a" There is a stop order 6 in which the stop operation is performed in the order of “right stop button 5c → left stop button 5a → intermediate stop button 5b”.
These stop orders are discriminated based on stop signals generated by pressing the stop buttons 5.
A stop symbol table corresponding to the winning content is stopped and displayed by sequentially selecting a stop symbol table for each stop sequence.

The numbers in the stop orders 1 to 6 in the figure indicate the numbers of the stop symbol tables to be selected, “1XX” is the stop symbol table corresponding to the left reel 21a, and “2XXX” is the middle reel 21b. The stop symbol table corresponding to “3xxx” indicates the stop symbol table corresponding to the right reel 21c. Furthermore, “upper a”, “middle a”, and “lower a” in each stop symbol table indicate the stop positions of the symbols on the left reel 21a in FIG. 3, and “upper b”, “middle b”, and “lower b”. Indicates the stop position of the symbol of the middle reel 21b in the figure, and “upper c”, “middle c”, and “lower c” indicate the stop positions of the symbol of the right reel 21c in the same figure.
The stop symbol table is set so that the stop symbol corresponding to the winning content stops as much as possible at the stop position (upper a to lower a, upper b to lower b, upper c to lower c) on each reel. In the example shown in the order of each stop in the figure, the combination of stop symbols ("watermelon / watermelon / red 7") corresponding to the small role B is stopped.

For example, in the stop order 1, the stop symbol table 101 is first selected at the operation timing of the left stop button 5a.
In the stop symbol table 101, the stop position of “watermelon” is distributed to “upper a” or “lower a” according to the symbol number value of the left reel symbol number area at the operation timing of the stop button 5a. It is set.
Then, in the case of “upper a”, the stop symbol table 201 is selected by the stop signal detected by the stop operation of the middle stop button 5b. In the stop symbol table 201, the stop position of “watermelon” is assigned to “upper b” or “middle b” according to the value of the symbol number in the middle reel symbol number area at the operation timing of the middle stop button 5b. ing. Thereby, the combination of the stop symbols corresponding to the small combination B (“watermelon / watermelon / red 7”) can be stopped on the effective line 2 or the effective line 4.

In addition, when assigned to “upper b”, the stop symbol table 301 is automatically selected regardless of the stop operation of the right stop button 5c, and the right reel symbol number area in the operation timing of the right stop button 5c is selected. Depending on the value of the symbol number, “Red 7” stops at the stop position “Up c”.
As a result, in this example, the combination of the stop symbols corresponding to the small combination B (“watermelon / watermelon / red 7”) can be stopped on the active line 2.

FIG. 16 shows a stop symbol table selected to stop the combination of stop symbols corresponding to the small combination B (“watermelon / watermelon / red 7”) in the active line 2 in the above example.
As shown in the drawing, in each stop symbol table, the number of symbol frames corresponding to the symbol number value of each reel symbol number area at the operation timing of the stop button 5 is assigned to any one of “0 to 4”. .
The number of symbol frames indicates the number of symbol-feed frames that rotate from the symbol position on the middle effective line 1 at the operation timing of the stop button 5, and is achieved by rotating each reel by the number of corresponding symbol frames. You can stop at the stop symbol.
The symbol frame number “0” indicates that the symbol is stopped at the symbol number value in each reel symbol number area at the operation timing of the stop button 5.
The stop symbol table 101 is set to stop the “watermelon” at the stop position “upper a” or “lower a”.
The stop symbol table 201 is set to stop “watermelon” at a stop position “upper b” or “middle b”.
Similarly, the stop symbol table 301 is set to stop “Red 7” at the stop position “Up c”.

Note that “−” in the figure indicates a case where the vehicle cannot stop at the stop position for “watermelon” or “red 7”. This is because the maximum number of symbols that can be rotated from the stop operation of each stop button 5 is determined to be 4 frames, and there is a limitation in the arrangement of symbols shown on each reel 21 as shown in FIG. Because.
That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the “watermelon” represented on the middle reel 21b exists only in two arrangement locations, and the “red 7” represented on the right reel 21c represents only one arrangement location. Since it does not exist, there may be a case where it is not possible to stop at the target stop position even with the maximum number of symbols of 4 frames.
As a result, the combination of the stop symbols corresponding to the winning content cannot be stopped at the target stop position depending on the operation timing of the stop button 5, and is a combination of “losing” that does not correspond to any combination in FIG. Is set to This is not limited to the combination of stop symbols corresponding to the small role B, but such a situation is supposed to occur when the number of arrangement locations is small and the arrangement interval exceeds a certain number of symbol frames. .
This situation is called so-called “missing”, and it becomes a “losing” instead of a combination of stop symbols corresponding to the winning content, so even if you win a small role, you also get a medal with the appropriate number of dividends It will not be possible.
In the present embodiment, when it is impossible to stop at the target stop position corresponding to the winning content, it means a value set so as to be a “losing” combination that does not correspond to any combination in FIG. * "(However, any value of" 0 to 4 ").

  As described above, in the internal lottery, the small symbol B is hit, the stop button 5 is stopped in stop order 1, and the stop symbol table 101, the stop symbol table 201, and the stop symbol table 301 are selected and correspond to “spill out”. If not, “watermelon / watermelon / red 7” is stopped and displayed on the active line 2 as shown in FIG.

Next, in the internal lottery, the “small role A” and “small role B”, which are duplicate roles of the specific small role and the general small role according to the present invention corresponding to the lottery number 44 in FIG. The stop control of each reel 21 in this case will be described.
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a stop symbol table that is sequentially selected for each reel stop operation when “Pocket A” and “Posole B” are both won.
As in the case of “small role B”, a combination of stop symbols corresponding to overlapping roles of “small role A” and “small role B” is selected by sequentially selecting different stop symbol tables for each stop order. Is stopped and displayed.
In the present invention, when the left stop button 5a corresponding to the left reel 21a is first stopped, the combination of specific symbols “Cherry / ANY / Bell” is stopped and displayed, corresponding to the right reel 21c. When the right stop button 5c to be stopped is first stopped, and there is a red symbol “red 7” within the number of symbols that can be stopped at the timing of the stop operation, the red symbol “red 7” is displayed on the right reel. By stopping display, “Cherry / ANY / Red 7” is stopped.
Further, when the right stop button 5c corresponding to the right reel 21c is first stopped, if the symbol “red 7” is not included in the number of symbols that can be stopped at the timing of the stop operation, “Cherry / ANY / Bell”, which is a combination of symbols, is stopped and displayed.
Therefore, when the left stop button 5a corresponding to the left reel 21a is stopped first (stop order 1, stop order 2) and when the right stop button 5c corresponding to the right reel 21c is stopped first (stop order). 5, stop order 6) will be described in detail.

Specifically, in each stop order, what is characteristic is that the stop symbol table for controlling the stop of the left reel 21a is set to “upper a” or “lower a” of the left reel 21a regardless of the stop order. It consists of only one type of stop symbol table 151 for stopping “Cherry”.
This is because of the following reasons.
That is, as shown in FIG. 4, stop symbols corresponding to “cherry” and “small role B”, which are symbols constituting the stop symbols corresponding to “small role A” in the symbol arrangement of the left reel 21a, are configured. The “watermelon” which is a symbol is arranged at equal intervals every seven frames.
Thereby, in the range of the symbol frame advance “0 to 4” described above, both “cherry” and “watermelon” can be stopped at the stop position “upper a”, “middle a”, or “lower a”. It has become.
In addition, “cherry” and “watermelon” in the symbol arrangement of the left reel 21a shown in FIG. In addition, as described above, the “watermelon” in the middle reel 21b and the “red 7” in the right reel 21c are arranged so as to be missed.

Therefore, rather than stopping the “watermelon” in the left reel 21a constituting the “watermelon / watermelon / red 7” which is the stop symbol corresponding to the “small role B”, the “cherry / ANY / ANY” is stopped. The combination of the stop symbols in the left reel 21a and the stop display of “cherry” only on the left reel 21a is more advantageous for the player and is more advantageous for the player, because it is not missed. As shown in FIG. 9, the number of payouts can be obtained more when “small role A” is established, so that the stop symbol table 151 in which “cherry” is always stopped and displayed on the left reel 21a is always selected. Is set to
As a result, “Cherry” is always stopped and displayed on “Upper a” or “Lower a” on the left reel 21a. Therefore, when all reels are stopped, “Cherry / ANY / ANY” is displayed, and the combination of specific symbols Or, the “small role A” will always be established regardless of the stop indication of the combination of the stop symbols including the handle symbol, and four medals (“Cherry” are located in the effective line without being missed). 2 × 2 = 4) can be obtained (see FIG. 9).

On the other hand, the stop symbol table in the right reel 21c is different from the selected stop symbol table depending on the stop order.
Specifically, when the left stop button 5a is first stopped (stop order 1, stop order 2), the stop symbol table 351 is selected and the right stop button 5c is first stopped ( In the stop order 5 and stop order 6), the stop symbol table 352 is selected.

The stop symbol table 351 is set to stop the “bell” in the right reel 21c at the stop position “upper c” or “lower c”.
As shown in FIG. 4, the “bells” in the right reel 21c are arranged at intervals of a maximum of 4 frames, so that the stop position is sufficiently within the range of the stopable symbol frame feed number “0 to 4”. It can be stopped at “upper c” or “lower c”.
As a result, the combination of the above-described stop symbol table 151 allows the “cherry, ANY, bell”, which is a combination of the specific symbols according to the present invention, to be always in the effective line 2, the effective line 3, the effective line 4, or the effective line 5. The stop is displayed.
That is, when the left stop button 5a is first stopped (stop order 1, stop order 2), the combination of specific symbols “cherry / ANY / bell” is stopped and displayed.

In the middle reel 21b, when the left stop button 5a is first stopped (stop order 1, stop order 2), “watermelon” is set at the stop position “upper b”, “middle b” or “lower b”. A stop symbol table 203 for stopping is selected.
When the left stop button 5a is stopped for the first time, “cherry” that confirms the establishment of “small role A” is already stopped on the left reel 21a. Since “ANY” is not specified, there is no particular limitation on the symbols to be displayed as long as the combination of symbols corresponding to other roles is not displayed. “Watermelon” in the middle reel 21b constituting “watermelon / watermelon / red 7”, which is the stop symbol corresponding to “small role B”, is set to stop display.

Here, FIG. 19 shows the stop symbol table 151, the stop symbol table 203, and the stop symbol table 351 when the stop button 5a is first stopped (stop order 1, stop order 2).
In the stop symbol table 151, “cherry” is set to stop at the stop position “upper a” or “lower a”.
The stop symbol table 203 is set to stop the “watermelon” at the stop position “upper b”, “middle b”, or “lower b”.
Note that “−” indicates a case where the small part B cannot be stopped at the stop position for the purpose of “watermelon”, and “*” corresponds to the small part A, as in the case where the small part B is won by itself. This means the number of symbol frames set to be a combination (however, a value of “0 to 4”).
Similarly, the stop symbol table 351 is set to stop the “bell” at the stop position “upper c” or “lower c”.
As a result, in the internal lottery, when “small role A” and “small role B” are simultaneously hit, the left stop button 5a is stopped first (stop order 1, stop order 2). The stop symbol table 151, the stop symbol table 203, and the stop symbol table 351 are selected. As shown in FIG. 20, the effective line 2, the effective line 3, the effective line 4, or the effective line 5 is always specified according to the present invention. “Cherry / ANY / Bell”, which is a combination of symbols, is stopped and displayed.

On the other hand, when the right stop button 5c is first stopped (stop order 5 and stop order 6), the stop symbol table 352 is selected.
The stop symbol table 352 displays “red 7” when “red 7” constituting the combination of stop symbols corresponding to the small role B in the right reel 21c is in the range of the stopable symbol frame feed number “0-4”. Is stopped at the stop position “upper c” or “lower c”, and at other times, the “bell” is stopped at the stop position “upper c” or “lower c”.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a stop symbol table 352 in which the right reel 21c is stopped at “red 7” or “bell”.
Since there is only one “red 7” in the right reel 21c (see FIG. 4), as shown in FIG. 21, “red 7” can be stopped at the stop position “upper c” or “lower c”. The symbol numbers in the right reel symbol number area are in the range of “symbol number 12 to symbol number 18”.
That is, at the timing of the stop operation of the stop button 5c, when the symbol number in the right reel symbol number area is in the range of “symbol number 12 to symbol number 18”, “red 7” is set to the stop position “up c” or “ It is designed to stop at “down c”.
When "Red 7" stops at the stop position "Up c" or "Down c", the "Bell" is arranged so as not to stop at the stop position "Down c" or "Up c" ( (See FIG. 4).

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 21, the symbol number in the right reel symbol number region is “symbol number 12 to symbol number 18” where “red 7” can be stopped at the stop position “upper c” or “lower c”. When “symbol number 0 to symbol number 11” and “symbol number 19 and symbol number 20” are out of the range, “bell” that can always stop at the stop position “upper c” or “lower c” as described above. Is set to be stopped.
That is, at the timing of the stop operation of the stop button 5c, the symbol numbers in the right reel symbol number area are outside the range of “symbol number 12 to symbol number 18” “symbol number 0 to symbol number 11” and “symbol number 19”. , In the range of symbol number 20 ”, the“ bell ”is stopped at the stop position“ upper c ”or“ lower c ”.

When the right stop button 5c is stopped first and then the middle stop button 5b is stopped (stop order 5), the middle reel 21b is selected according to the symbols displayed on the right reel 21c. The stop symbol table is different.
When “red 7” is stopped at the stop position “upper c” on the right reel 21c, the stop position “upper b” is controlled to stop the small line B in the active line 2 or the active line 5. ”Or“ middle b ”is selected to stop the“ watermelon ”.
On the other hand, when “red 7” is stopped at the stop position “down c” on the right reel 21c, the stop position “ A stop symbol table for stopping “watermelon” at “middle b” or “lower b” is selected.
None of the above, if “Red 7” is not stopped at the stop position “Up c” or “Down c” on the right reel 21c, unless a combination of symbols corresponding to the other combination is stopped and displayed, There are no particular restrictions on the symbols to be stopped and displayed.
Further, for the middle reel 21b, when the right stop button 5c is stopped first and then the left stop button 5a is stopped (stop order 6), the establishment of “small part A” is confirmed in the left reel 21a. Since “Cherry” to be stopped has already been stopped, “ANY” whose symbol type is not specified may be stopped on the middle reel 21b, so that combinations of symbols corresponding to other roles are stopped and displayed. As long as it is not done, there are no particular restrictions on the symbols to be stopped and displayed.

  As described above, when the right stop button 5c is first stopped, the middle reel 21b may have different stop symbol tables to be selected depending on the symbols that are stopped and displayed on the right reel 21c. However, in either case, “cherry” is stopped and displayed on the left reel 21a, “pocket B” is not established, and stop control is performed so that “pocket A” is finally established. It is sufficient to treat the symbol stopped and displayed on the middle reel 21b as “ANY”. For this reason, in this embodiment, the stop symbol table 203 selected when the right stop button 5c is first stopped is referred to as the stop symbol table 203 for convenience.

  With the configuration as described above, in the internal lottery, when “Pocket A” and “Pocket B” are hit simultaneously, the right stop button 5c is first stopped (stop order 5, stop). In order 6), the stop symbol table 151, the stop symbol table 203, and the stop symbol table 352 are selected. At the timing of the stop operation of the stop button 5c, the symbol numbers in the right reel symbol number area are “symbol number 12 to symbol”. When it is in the range of “symbol number 0 to symbol number 11” and “symbol number 19 and symbol number 20” which are outside the range of “number 18”, “bell” is stopped at the stop position “upper c” or “lower c”. Let As a result, as in FIG. 20, “cherry / ANY / bell”, which is a combination of specific symbols according to the present invention, is stopped and displayed in the effective line 2, the effective line 3, the effective line 4, or the effective line 5. It has become.

On the other hand, when the symbol number in the right reel symbol number area is in the range of “symbol number 12 to symbol number 18” at the timing of the stop operation of the stop button 5c, “red 7” is set to the stop position “up c” or “ By stopping at “down c”, as shown in FIG. 22, in the effective line 2, the effective line 3, the effective line 4, or the effective line 5, the stop display of “cherry / ANY / bell” which is a combination of specific symbols is displayed. “Cherry / ANY / Red 7” to be avoided is stopped and displayed.
As a result, “Red 7” functions as the “Hazashi symbol” of the present invention, and in the replay time (RT1), “Position A” and “Position B” are simultaneously hit by overlapping roles, and stop right. The button 5c is stopped first (stop order 5, stop order 6), and the stop button 5c is stopped when the symbol number in the right reel symbol number area is in the range of "symbol number 12 to symbol number 18". In this case, “cherry / ANY / red 7” is stopped and displayed, and the stop display of “cherry / ANY / bell” which is a combination of specific symbols can be avoided (see FIG. 11).
As a result, the player can stop and display the combination of the specific symbols by performing “pushing” aiming at the hash symbol “red 7” within the above range where the symbol “red 7” is stopped and displayed. Can be avoided and the replay time (RT1) can be continued.

  Further, the stop operation of the stop button 5 performed by the player is normally performed from the left stop button 5a so as to stop the left reel 21a first. By being represented on the reel 21c, the end of the replay time (RT1) can be avoided, and a special symbol for maintaining the replay time (RT1) can be given, and the reel is shown at the end. Thus, it is easy to see even when the player “looks”.

Further, the stop operation of the stop button 5 performed by the player is usually by so-called “forward press” corresponding to stop order 1 or stop order 2 operated so that the left reel 21a stops first. Since “red 7” is displayed on the right reel 21c, “forward push” and “reverse push” different from “forward push” corresponding to the stop order 5 or the stop order 6 are as in the present embodiment. The stop control of the reel 21 can be made different.
Thus, by providing a difference in the stop control of the reels 21, the stop operation order in which the replay time (RT1) ends due to the difference in the reel stop operation order and the end of the replay time (RT1) are avoided. It can be distinguished from the stop operation order to be performed.
In addition, an effect that suggests “reverse pressing” that is a stop operation order different from the normal can be included by using the hand symbol notifying means described later, and the player can recognize that it is a special game.
Furthermore, as in the present embodiment, the symbol “B” constituting the combination of the stop symbol corresponding to the bonus combination that is formed so as to be most conspicuous among the types of symbols normally displayed on the reel 21 as in the present embodiment. By diverting “Red 7”, it is possible to easily “push” the hair symbol.

In addition, the duplicated roles corresponding to the specific small role and the general small size are not only the duplicated role corresponding to the lottery number 44 shown in FIG. Yes.
Even when these winning combinations are won, similarly to the lottery number 44, the reel 21 is controlled to be stopped and displayed with a combination of stop symbols corresponding to the winning contents.

Specifically, for each overlapping combination, when the left stop button 5a is first stopped (stop order 1, stop order 2), the same stop symbol table as the lottery number 44 is selected. ing.
As a result, when the left stop button 5a is first stopped for both the duplicated roles corresponding to the lottery number 45 and the lottery number 46 (stop order 1, stop order 2), as shown in FIG. In “2”, “effective line 3”, “effective line 4” or “effective line 5”, “cherry / ANY / bell”, which is a combination of specific symbols, is stopped and displayed.

On the other hand, when the right stop button 5c is first stopped (stop order 5, stop order 6), a unique stop symbol table is selected for each overlapping role, and at the timing of the stop operation of the stop button 5c. When the symbol number in the right reel symbol number area is outside the range where “white 7” or “yellow 7” can be stopped, “bell” is stopped at the stop position “upper c” or “lower c”. As a result, as in FIG. 20, “cherry / ANY / bell” which is a combination of specific symbols is stopped and displayed on the effective line 2, the effective line 3, the effective line 4, or the effective line 5.
On the contrary, when the symbol number in the right reel symbol number area is within a range where “white 7” or “yellow 7” can be stopped at the timing of the stop operation of the stop button 5c, “white 7” or “yellow 7” ”Is stopped at the stop position“ upper c ”or“ lower c ”, so that“ red 7 ”shown in FIG. 22 is replaced with“ white 7 ”or“ yellow 7 ”. 3 or active line 4 or effective line 5 "Cherry ANY White 7" or "Cherry ANY White 7" or "Cherry ANY White 7" is stopped. It is displayed.
Thus, “White 7” or “Yellow 7” functions as the “Hashishi” symbol of the present invention, and “Release A” and “Short C” or “Short D” are displayed in the replay time (RT1). The right stop button 5c is first stopped (stop order 5, stop order 6) and the symbol number in the right reel symbol number area is “white 7” or “yellow” respectively. When the stop button 5c is stopped within the range where “7” can be stopped, “Cherry / ANY / White 7” or “Cherry / ANY / Yellow 7” is stopped and displayed, and the combination of specific symbols “Cherry” Stop display of “ANY / Bell” can be avoided (see FIG. 11).

Although not specifically illustrated, the stop symbol table for controlling the stop of the right reel 21c when the right stop button 5c is first stopped (stop order 5 and stop order 6) is a lottery number 44, 45, 46. A unique stop symbol table is selected for each overlapping combination.
Each unique stop symbol table has a symbol number in the symbol number area of the right reel in the lottery number 44 described above so as to stop the color “7” in the right reel 21c corresponding to each of the small roles B, C, and D. (“Symbol number 12 to symbol number 18”) is set to have a pattern number range width (7) similar to the range width (7) of the symbol number “7”. “c” or “bottom c” is excluded so as not to stop.
Also, as shown in FIG. 4, “7” of each color is arranged at intervals that are not stopped and displayed at the same time.
As a result, in each overlapping combination of the lottery numbers 44, 45, and 46, the “hand symbol” is determined one-to-one.
In addition, each stop symbol table has a “bell” for “upper c” or “lower c” in the range where the color “7” in the corresponding right reel 21c cannot be stopped for each of the small roles B, C, and D. Is set to stop.

As a result, when a duplicate combination of the lottery numbers 44, 45, and 46 is won in the replay time (RT1) by the duplicate combination notification means according to the present invention described later, it is not specified. When the winning combination of these duplicated roles is notified, the player performs “pushing” aiming at “7” of any color on the right reel 21c by one of three choices.
Then, the winning combination and the overlapping combination predicted by the player match, and the range of the color symbol “7” corresponding to the winning overlapping combination can be stopped (range of the above-mentioned symbol numbers). In the case where the “play” is performed, the end of the replay time is avoided and the replay time continues. On the other hand, when the winning duplicated role and the predicted duplicated role do not match, or when the “Hazashi” pattern “7” corresponding to the winning duplicated role is “stopped” outside the range where it can be stopped Since the symbol “7” corresponding to the duplicated winning combination is not stopped and displayed, the combination of specific symbols “CHERRY, ANY, and BELL” is stopped and displayed.
In this way, by letting the player decide whether the replay time is over or not, it is up to the player to decide whether or not the replay time will be successful, so that the thrill can be adjusted to the player at the replay time, and the gameability is improved. .
In addition, in this three-way selection, the display of stoppage of the symbol design or the stoppage display of the combination of the specific symbol is always distributed as a rejection event, so the game state is either the end of the replay time or the continuation. Transition can be ensured.

Next, in the control unit 10, following the reel stop control process as described above, as shown in FIG. 6, a stop symbol determination process (S 7) for determining a combination of stop symbols that are stopped and displayed is performed. It has become.
In the stop symbol determination process, the combination of stop symbols is determined by referring to the symbol number in the symbol number area of each reel at the time of stop.
Since the symbol number in the symbol number area of each reel coincides with the symbol number of each reel 21a to 21c located in the middle effective line 1 as described above, each reel 21a located in the middle effective line 1 It is possible to determine a combination of symbols stopped and displayed on all the effective lines 1 to 5 by determining the symbols ˜21c (see FIG. 4).
Then, it is determined whether or not the determined combination of stop symbols is a combination of stop symbols corresponding to the winning flag won in the internal lottery. It has become.
Hereinafter, the case where the winning flag is a bonus combination, a replay combination, or a small combination will be described.

The winning flag that has been won is a bonus combination of any one of bonus combinations A, B, and C, and is stopped at the same color “7/7/7” that is a combination of the corresponding stop symbols. If it is determined, the corresponding “bit” in the winning flag area 1 in FIG. 13 set at the time of winning is cleared with “0”.
Then, the game mode flag in FIG. 8 is set to “1” in “bit 5” corresponding to the bonus game, and the other bits are cleared to “0”, thereby shifting to the bonus game.
On the other hand, if it is determined that the winning flag that has been won does not stop at “7, 7, 7” of the same color, which is a combination of the corresponding stop symbols, even though it is a bonus combination The corresponding “bit” in the winning flag area 1 in FIG. 13 set at the time of winning is not cleared with “0”, and the winning flag for the bonus combination is carried over to the next game.
This state is continued in the next game as long as it is not stopped at the same color “7, 7, 7” which is a combination of the corresponding stop symbols.
When the bonus combination winning flag is carried over to the next game, the game mode flag in FIG. 8 is set to “bit 4” corresponding to the replay time (RT2), and the other bits are set to “0”. ”To clear the replay time (RT2) (see FIG. 7).

  When the replay time (RT2) is entered, as described above, the random number table for RT2 is referred to in the internal lottery, and the replay game “replay” frequently appears at a medium probability of 1 / 3.2. Since the medal insertion can be suppressed compared to the normal game, and the bonus combination winning flag is already set, any color that is a combination of the corresponding stop symbols without investing a large amount of medals By stopping and displaying “7, 7, 7” of the same color, it is possible to shift to the bonus game.

In the bonus game, a predetermined small role is won and won with a very high probability, and when the number of medals obtained in the bonus game exceeds a prescribed number, the bonus game is terminated.
When the bonus game ends, the game mode flag in FIG. 8 is set to “1” in “bit 2” corresponding to the replay time (RT1b) after the bonus game ends, and other bits are set to “0”. By clearing, the replay time (RT1) is shifted (see FIG. 7).

When the replay time (RT1) is entered, as described above, the RT1 random number table is referred to in the internal lottery, and the replaying “replay” frequently occurs at a high probability of a ratio of 1 / 1.2 Since the next game is possible without inserting medals each time a re-playing role is won, the amount of medals to be inserted is reduced accordingly, and the burden on the player is reduced compared to the normal game. The gaming state is advantageous to. As a result, the player can enjoy the gaming state in which the player is expected to win the bonus combination while suppressing the medal investment.
On the other hand, in such a gaming state, a combination of a specific small role and a general small role in which a combination of specific symbols for which success or failure of the replay time (RT1) is determined to be successful or not is displayed. It is drawn based on 12 RT1 random number tables.

When a specific small combination corresponding to any of the lottery numbers 44, 45, and 46 and a common small combination are won, the corresponding symbol "7" is displayed by the corresponding symbol notification means described later. When the right stop button 5c is first stopped and “7” of the corresponding color on the right reel 21c is “pressed” within a stoppable range, the combination of specific symbols is not stopped and displayed. The end of the replay time (RT1) is avoided, and the replay time (RT1) can be continued.
In addition, when the duplicate symbol notification means described later is activated without the hand symbol notification means being activated, the player predicts the duplicate combination that has been won, and any of the lot numbers 44, 45, 46 The color “7” is selected by one of three choices, and “right push” is performed on the right reel 21c while the right stop button 5c is stopped first. When the player's prediction matches the winning combination, the end of the replay time (RT1) is avoided and the replay time (RT1) can be continued.
If neither of the notification means is activated, the winning combination is not detected from the outside, and the combination of specific symbols comes to be displayed with high probability and the replay time (RT1) is ended. It can also be made to act.

  When it is determined that the specific symbol combination is stopped at the replay time (RT1), the game mode flag in FIG. 8 is set to “bit 0” corresponding to the normal game, By clearing the bit with “0”, the game shifts to a normal game (see FIG. 7).

In the stop symbol determination process, the number of games in the normal game is counted for each stop symbol determination.
The number of games of a normal game is counted by updating a game number counting counter provided in a predetermined area of the RAM 11b every time a combination of stop symbols is determined. In the present embodiment, when there is no bonus combination and the normal game continues 1500 times, the replay time (RT1) is shifted to.
In this case, by setting the game mode flag in FIG. 8 to “bit 3” corresponding to the replay time (RT1c) after 1500 times of the normal game, and clearing other bits to “0”. Then, the replay time (RT1) is entered (FIG. 7).

Next, the case where the winning flag in the stop symbol determination process is a re-game player will be described.
When it is determined that the winning flag that has been won is “replay” of the re-gamer and the combination of the corresponding stop symbols is stopped by “replay / replay / replay”, the winning flag in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the above-described medal insertion process is completed so that the corresponding “bit 0” in the winning flag area 2 is cleared to “0” and at the same time, the next game can be played without inserting a medal. The game state is shifted to a later game state (S8).
As shown in FIG. 4, “replay”, which is a combination of stop symbols corresponding to the re-gamer, is arranged with a maximum interval of 4 frames on each reel. Within the range of “0 to 4”, it is possible to always stop at any of the “up, middle, and down” stop positions regardless of the stop operation timing of the stop button.
Further, the stop symbol table corresponding to the re-gamer is set to always stop with a combination of “replay / replay / replay” regardless of the stop order.
For this reason, the re-gamer is always established without being missed.

When the winning flag is a small combination, the following processing is performed.
If it is determined that the combination has been stopped with the combination of stop symbols corresponding to each small role, as shown in FIG. 6, it is determined as a “winning” in which a medal is obtained (S9), and the winning in FIG. 13 set at the time of winning is determined. The “bit” corresponding to each small combination in the flag area 3 is cleared to “0”, and then the process proceeds to medal payout processing (S10).
On the other hand, if the combination of stop symbols corresponding to each small role is not stopped and it is determined to be the so-called “missing” described above, each small portion of the winning flag area 3 in FIG. 13 set at the time of winning is determined as described above. The game before the medal insertion process (S2) is cleared in the same way as the “losing” which does not correspond to any of the above-mentioned bonus combination, re-playing combination, or small combination in the internal drawing by clearing the “bit” corresponding to the combination with “0” Transition to the state.

In the medal payout process (S10) when it is determined as “winning”, control is performed so as to pay out medals of the number of payouts according to the type of small role as shown in FIG.
Specifically, in the medal payout process, the medal payout motor provided in the hopper 31 is driven and controlled by controlling the hopper drive circuit 32 as shown in FIG.
By paying out medals, a payout signal of one pulse is output every time one medal is paid out from a predetermined sensor of the medal detection unit 33.
The control unit 10 monitors the payout signal and controls the hopper drive circuit 32 until the number of pulses reaches the number of medals for each small combination.
As a result, a predetermined number of medals can be paid out according to the types of small roles.
Note that, as described above, a combination of a small combination A (specific small combination) and a small combination B or small combination C or small combination D (general small combination) is a combination of a specific symbol or a stop symbol including a hustle symbol. Regardless of whether the combination is stopped or not, the small role A is always established, so that a medal can be obtained without being missed.
As described above, the game from the medal insertion process to the medal payout process performed in the control unit 10 based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 makes one game in the slot machine game, and the game is repeated by repeating this one game. It is going to progress.

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Next, the effect control unit 40 that functions as the hand symbol notifying unit and the duplicated role notifying unit of the present invention will be described.
Like the control unit 10, the effect control unit 40 is a microcomputer equipped with a CPU, ROM, and RAM, and controls the sound circuit 41 and the display driver circuit 42 in accordance with control commands transmitted from the control unit 10. Thus, the display L1, the notification units L2 to L6, and the speaker 9 are driven and controlled so as to perform predetermined effects.
The communication between the control unit 10 and the effect control unit 40 is configured in a communication form in which unidirectionality from the control unit 10 to the effect control unit 40 is ensured, and is controlled by a control process in the effect control unit 40. Part 10 is not affected.
The control unit 10 transmits to the effect control unit 40 a control command including the winning content in the internal lottery and the content of the game mode flag for each game.
As a result, in the effect control unit 40, it is possible to perform an effect corresponding to the game state managed by the control unit 10 and in accordance with the winning content in the internal lottery by decoding this control command. .

In the internal drawing, the hand symbol design notification means and the duplicated role notification means are used for overlapping roles of a specific small role and a general small role, and each replay time (RT1a to RT1c) when a control command of the content of the winning is received. It is set so that there are times when it operates and times when it does not operate.
FIG. 23 shows operating states of the hand symbol notifying means and the duplicated role notifying means at each replay time (RT1a to RT1c).
As shown in the figure, in the replay time (RT1a) after the power is turned on, the hand symbol notifying means and the duplicated role notifying means are not activated.
As a result, in the internal lottery, if you win a duplicate combination of a specific small role and a general small role, you will not be able to detect the content of the winning symbol from the outside, so the combination of specific symbols will be stopped and displayed. After the power is turned on, the replay time (RT1a) ends, and the game shifts to a normal game.

In addition, in the replay time after the bonus game (RT1b), setting is made such that the operation is determined according to the lottery process in the effect control unit 40 and the number of games after the bonus game so as to have various game characteristics. Has been.
For example, the lottery processing may be performed in the effect control unit 40, and when the lottery process is won, the hand symbol design means may be operated. Alternatively, it is possible to set so that only the hand symbol notifying means is activated during a predetermined number of games after the bonus game (for example, 100 games), and thereafter only the duplicate combination notifying means is activated.

In addition, in the replay time (RT1c) after 1500 games, the hand symbol design means is set to operate every time it hits the overlapping role of a specific small role and a general small role.
The replay time after 1500 games (RT1c) is a replay time provided to rescue the player as a result of investing a large number of medals in a long-term normal game, so it will not be a bonus The beak symbol notifying means is always operated.
Thereby, the player can avoid the end of the replay time (RT1c) by “pressing” the color “7” corresponding to the overlapping combination that has hit the right reel 21c until the player has not won the bonus combination. The replay time (RT1c) can be continued.

Next, a notification mode when the hand symbol notification means or the double combination notification means is activated will be described.
FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a display mode of the display L1 and the notification units L3, L4, and L6b when the hand symbol notifying unit or the duplicated role notifying unit is activated.
As shown in the figure, when the hand symbol designating means is activated, the player is able to determine the hand symbol “7” of the color corresponding to the duplicated role that has won, so that the small role A which is a specific small role At the same time, the display mode is different for each of the small combination B, small combination C, and small combination D won.
Specifically, “7” of the color corresponding to each small role is displayed on the display device L1, and the LED of “7” corresponding to each small role is turned on in the small role winning notification unit L3. In the push order notification part L6b, “←” is displayed so that the stop operation is first performed from the right stop button 5c corresponding to the right reel 21c.
In addition, “-” in FIG.
Thus, the player can directly “aim” the right reel 21c by directly aiming at the color “7” corresponding to each small role.
As described above, in the hair symbol notifying means of the present invention, since it is a valid notification based on the winning content of the internal drawing, the heart symbol can be directly notified. Accordingly, the player can avoid the end of the replay time (RT1) without misunderstanding and performing the “hand” with the aim of the color “7” corresponding to each small role.

On the other hand, when the duplicate role notification means is activated, it is determined that the player has won the winning content of any of the small role B, the small role C, or the small role D that was won simultaneously with the specified small role A. The display mode becomes possible.
Specifically, three colors “7” corresponding to each small combination are simultaneously displayed on the display device L1, and the three-choice winning notification unit L4 performs blinking display. These displays may be performed by only one of them. In the push order notification part L6b, “←” is displayed so that the stop operation is first performed from the right stop button 5c corresponding to the right reel 21c.
At this time, since the small role winning notification section L3 is turned off, it is impossible to discriminate the small role won simultaneously.
As a result, the player predicts one of the winning small combinations, and performs the “eye-push” aiming at the predicted color “7” on the right reel 21c.
As a result, the player can let the player decide whether the replay time R1 is finished or continued, and the player can make a thrill with the player at the replay time. Figured.

In the above example, the visual notification mode by the display unit and each notification unit when the hand symbol notification unit and the double combination notification unit are activated is shown. It is also possible to perform an effect accompanied by sound.
For example, when the hand symbol designating means is activated, a sound such as “right press” or “red 7” is output to the right reel 21c so as to aim at the hand symbol “7” corresponding to each small role. You can also
In addition, when the duplicate role notification means is activated, a voice such as “right press” or “three choices” may be output.

As described above, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, even when a specific small role corresponding to a combination of specific symbols for which the replay time ends is hit, the symbol “7” is included in the combination of the stopped symbols. Since the general small combination included in is also won at the same time, it is possible to actively inform the information about the scissors symbol “7” shown on the right reel.
That is, a combination of a specific small role including a combination of specific symbols, which is a condition that the replay time is to be stopped, in the corresponding combination of stopped symbols, and a combination of symbols to be displayed in a stopped state corresponding to the hand symbol “7”. Since the combination of general small roles included in the symbols that are configured and the overlapping small numbers that are simultaneously hit are set, if you hit a specific small role during the replay time, you are also hitting the general small role at the same time. The information of the stop symbol corresponding to can be notified. As a result, the information of the frame symbol “7” can also be actively notified.
Notifications that do not match the winning content will correspond to an adjustment function that harms the fairness of the game, but in the present invention, a specific small role and a general small role are won at the same time. In addition to the information on the combination, it is also possible to report information on the frame symbol “7” corresponding to the general small role.

Thus, in the replay time, when the replay time is avoided and the replay time is continued, the game information is notified by notifying the player of the information on the “Hazashi” symbol “7” when hitting the duplicate role. The person can detect the winning and can “push” the right reel 21c on which the symbol “7” is displayed so that the symbol “7” is stopped and displayed.
As a result, in the reel stop control process in the control unit 10, when the symbol “7” is within a predetermined number of symbol frames from the timing of the “eye-pressing” stop operation, In order to control the stop of the right reel 21c so that it becomes a combination of stop symbols corresponding to the small role, among the symbols constituting the “cherry / ANY • bell” which is a combination of specific symbols, the “bell” of the right reel 21c is When the symbol “7” is displayed, the display is not stopped, and as a result, all the symbols constituting the combination of the specific symbols are not stopped and displayed.

Note that the hand symbol design notifying means for notifying the information of the hand symbol design “7” causes the player to recognize the information of the hand symbol design through effects such as light and voice. In the method of visually recognizing with light, for example, using a display medium such as a liquid crystal display or an LED light-emitting diode, visual features such as the design and color of the design “7” itself are displayed. The right reel 21c on which “7” is displayed can be specified.
In the method of recognizing aurally by voice, it is possible to utter the name of the color of the handle symbol “7” and the name of the right reel 21c on which the symbol “7” is displayed.
In addition, since the notification of the information on the symbol “7” by the symbol information notifying unit is performed based on a predetermined condition, if the information on the symbol “7” is not notified when the replay time is to be ended, it is duplicated. Unless the winning combination is notified, it is not detected from the outside, so that the replay time can be ended.

In addition, since the specified small role and the general small role are subject to lottery to which game media are given, the symbols corresponding to each small role are within the predetermined number of symbols from the timing of the stop operation, and either When a stop display is made with a combination of stop symbols to be played, a game medium can be acquired without being lost.
In particular, in this embodiment, the small combination A which is a specific small combination is a “cherry combination” determined by the stop display of the left reel 21a, and “cherry” (first identification) in the left reel 21a corresponding to the combination. Since the left reel 21a is controlled so as to be always displayed in a stopped state, the small combination A which is the “cherry combination” is established without being missed.
As a result, the combination of the stopped symbols including the frame symbol “7” is stopped and displayed, the end of the replay time is avoided, and the combination of the specific symbols is stopped and displayed not only when the replay time continues, but the end of the replay time. Even in such a case, it is possible to reliably acquire game media.
As a result, even when the “hand-out” that avoids the end of the replay time fails, the game medium can be acquired and the player can be convinced.

The preferred embodiment of the slot machine of the present invention has been described above. However, the slot machine according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.
For example, in the slot machine of the above-described embodiment, the case where the game medium to be used is a medal (coin) is shown, but the game medium that can be used in the slot machine according to the present invention is not limited to a medal, for example, a pachinko ball and Similar game balls can also be used as game media. A slot machine that can be played using such a game ball is also called a pachilot or the like, and can be applied as the slot machine of the present invention.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for a slot machine (revolving game machine) in which a game is played using mainly medals (coins) and game balls (pachinko balls) as game media, and in particular, the replay time is specified. It can be suitably used for a slot machine that is terminated by the stop display of the symbol.

It is a schematic front view showing a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the internal structure of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the effective line in the display window of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 4 is a view showing a relationship between a symbol arrangement of each reel and a symbol number in the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control unit of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a flowchart of control processing in a control unit of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the transition conditions and completion | finish conditions of each replay time of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 38 shows a relationship between gaming states corresponding to each bit in the game mode area of the slot machine related to one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the combination of the stop symbol corresponding to the combination used as the lottery object of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and the game value provided. It is a figure which shows the combination of the specific symbol of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed including the hand symbol of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the lottery object of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and the random number table according to gaming state. It is a figure which shows the relationship of the lottery object corresponding to each bit in the winning flag area | region of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the symbol number area | region corresponding to each reel of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the stop symbol table selected for every stop order when it wins the small part B of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the value of the stop symbol table selected when winning the small part B of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the combination of the stop symbol corresponding to the small part B of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 10 is a view showing a stop symbol table selected for each stop order when winning a duplicate combination of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the value of the stop symbol table selected so that the combination of a specific symbol may be stopped when it hits the duplicate combination of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 10 is a view showing a display example in which a combination of specific symbols is stopped and displayed when a duplicate combination of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is won. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing values of a stop symbol table selected so that a hand symbol is stopped when a combination of slots in a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention is won. FIG. 28 is a view showing a display example in which a combination of symbols including a hustle symbol is stopped and displayed in the case of winning the overlapping role of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the operating state of each alerting | reporting means of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the alerting | reporting aspect at the time of the action | operation of each alerting | reporting means of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 2 Front panel 3 Display window 4 Start lever 5 (5a, 5b, 5c) Stop button 6 Medal insertion slot 7 BET button 8 Game medal payout exit 9 Speaker 10 Control part 20 Drum unit 21 (21a, 21b, 21c) Reel 30 medal payout device 40 production control unit

Claims (6)

A plurality of reels on which several kinds of symbols are represented by the start operation start to rotate, and each reel that is rotated by the stop operation of the stop button provided for each reel is stopped. A slot machine that gives a game value based on a combination of stop symbols composed of symbols,
An internal lottery is performed for each game based on a predetermined lottery probability from a plurality of lottery targets, and the symbols constituting the combination of stop symbols corresponding to the winning content of the lottery are within the predetermined number of symbols from the timing of the stop operation In this case, stop control means for stopping and controlling each reel so as to be a combination of stop symbols corresponding to the winning content,
A game management means for transitioning to a plurality of gaming states including a replay frequent game in which a replaying player who can play next time without throwing a normal game, a bonus game, and a game medium is drawn with a high probability;
In the replay frequent games, a combination of specific symbols in which a game medium is given by each stop display and the replay frequent games are ended by the stop display is included in the stop symbol combinations The general small including a small symbol whose symbol type is different from the symbol represented on the reel constituting the combination of the specific symbol, the symbol represented on at least one reel constituting the combination of the specific symbol and the stop symbol A duplicate role setting means in which a duplicate role that is won simultaneously with a role is set;
In the re-play frequent game, when the winning combination is won, based on a predetermined condition, comprising a hand symbol notifying means for notifying the information of the hand symbol,
In the re-playing frequent game, when the duplicated combination is hit, the stop button corresponding to the reel on which the handle symbol is displayed is stopped, and the handle symbol is within the number of symbols from the timing of the stop operation. The slot machine is characterized in that the combination of the specific symbols is not stopped and displayed by the stop control means stopping and controlling the reels on which the hash symbols are displayed so as to stop display the scratch symbols. A plurality of the duplicate roles are provided,
Each of the duplicate roles consists of the specific small role and the general small role having different handle symbols,
2. The duplicate role notification means for notifying the winning of a duplicate role without specifying the duplicated role that is won when the duplicate role is won among the plurality of duplicate roles in the replay frequent game. Slot machine. The combination of stop symbols corresponding to the specific small role is
The stop control means is arranged at predetermined intervals so that the stop control means can always display a stop when a stop button corresponding to the specific reel is operated to stop. With one specific design,
It is composed of all symbols represented on other reels other than the specific reel,
In the case where the handle symbol is represented on a reel other than the specific reel,
The slot machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the stop control means controls the specific reel to stop so that the first specific symbol is stopped and displayed. In the case where the plurality of reels includes three reels, a left reel, a middle reel, and a right reel,
The slot machine according to claim 3, wherein the frame symbol is represented on a right reel. The combination of the specific symbols is the first specific symbol represented on the left reel, the second specific symbol composed of all the symbols represented on the middle reel, and the stop corresponding to the right reel, represented on the right reel. When the button is operated to stop, the stop control means includes a third specific symbol arranged at a predetermined interval so that the stop control unit can always display the stop,
In the replay frequent game, the combination of the specific symbols is stopped and displayed when the stop control means first stops the stop button corresponding to the left reel. Each reel is controlled to stop, and when the stop button corresponding to at least the right reel is first stopped, and when there is the hand symbol within the number of symbols from the timing of the stop operation, the hand symbol is stopped and displayed. The slot machine according to claim 4, wherein the combination of the specific symbols is not stopped and displayed by controlling the right reel to stop.   In the case of hitting the duplicate combination in the re-play frequent game, the stop control means first stops the stop button corresponding to the right reel, and the number of symbols in the symbol frame number from the timing of the stop operation. 6. The slot machine according to claim 5, wherein when there is no hand symbol, the reels are controlled to stop so that the combination of the specific symbols is stopped.

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