JP2009118902A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the amusement of a game by enlarging the variation width of the number of tokens which can be acquired in a period during which a big bonus is generated. <P>SOLUTION: When a pattern combination stop-displayed in a big bonus state is a winning pattern, the slot machine 1 divides a putout counting state of counting a putout number to be put out to a player and a putout non-counting state of stopping counting by drawing, and stops the counting of the putout number to be put out to the player when the putout non-counting state is won. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention generates a special state (big bonus state) advantageous to the player, triggered by the stop display of the special symbol (big bonus symbol), and the game medium granted during the period in which the special state is occurring The present invention relates to a slot machine configured to count the number of granted game media, which is a number, and to end a special state when the number of granted game media exceeds a predetermined number of finished game media.

In a slot machine, most of the conventional general big bonuses acquire medals by repeatedly generating regular bonuses (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-31663 A

  By the way, in this type of type, the number of medals that the player can finally obtain varies due to the types of small roles that are arranged in the regular bonus or the occurrence of so-called missing. However, it is designed so that the same number of medals can be obtained almost every time if it is not missed, and there is a problem in that the number of obtained medals is small and less interesting for advanced players .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and its purpose is to increase the interest of the game by expanding the fluctuation range of the number of game media that can be acquired during the period in which the special state occurs. It is to provide a slot machine that makes it possible.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a symbol variation display means for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols in a plurality of symbol display areas, and a game start operated by a player in order to start the game with a game medium inserted. An operation means, an internal lottery means for executing a lottery for determining an internal winning combination from a plurality of types in accordance with the start of the game, and a game for stopping the symbol variation display by the symbol variation display means A stop operation means operated by a person, and a display control means for drawing a symbol corresponding to the internal winning combination within a predetermined drawing range when the stop operation means is operated, and stopping and displaying the symbol in the symbol display area. When the combination of symbols stopped and displayed in the plurality of symbol display areas is a winning symbol, a game medium providing means for giving a number of gaming media corresponding to the winning symbol, and a normal state The special state generating means for generating a special state advantageous to the player and the special state occur when the combination of symbols stopped and displayed in the plurality of symbol display areas is a special symbol. A number of granted game media counting means for counting the number of granted game media, which is the number of game media given from the game media grant means, and an end game media number for which the given game media number is predetermined. In a slot machine provided with a special state ending means for ending a special state when exceeded, a count stop period generating means for generating a count stop period in response to the establishment of a predetermined condition during the period in which the special state occurs And the granted game medium number counting means is configured to stop counting the number of granted game media in the granted game medium number counting means during the counting suspension period. Furnace has a feature.

The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that it comprises a small combination probability improving means for increasing the internal winning probability of at least one small combination during the counting stop period.
In the invention according to claim 3, in the period in which the special state is generated, the internal winning probability of at least one small role is set to be higher than the normal state in response to establishment of a predetermined specific state generation condition. There is provided a specific state generating means for generating a specific state to be enhanced, wherein the counting stop period generating means is configured to generate the count stop period in a period in which the specific state is not generated.

  According to the invention described in claim 1, in the period in which the special state occurs, the combination of symbols stopped and displayed in the plurality of symbol display areas is the winning symbol in the entire period in which the special state has occurred. Rather than counting the number of game media given to the player at the time, a period in which the counting stop period is generated according to the establishment of a predetermined condition among the periods in which the special state is occurring When the combination of symbols stopped and displayed in the symbol display area is a winning symbol, the counting of the number of game media given to the player is stopped, so the predetermined number of end game media is counted. It will increase substantially by the number of game media granted during the suspension period. Therefore, the number of game media that can be acquired by the player varies throughout the period in which the special state occurs, and the interest of the game can be enhanced.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, during the counting stop period in which the counting of the number of game media given to the player is stopped, the small role probability improving means increases the internal winning probability of at least one or more small roles. Since it is configured as described above, it is possible to increase the expected value of the number of game media that can be acquired by the player in a period in which counting of the number of game media given to the player is stopped, and a period in which a special state occurs The fluctuation range of the number of game media that can be acquired by the player as a whole can be increased.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the specific state generating means is an internal winner of at least one small role triggered by the establishment of a predetermined specific state generating condition during a period in which the special state is generated. Since the specific state in which the probability is higher than the normal state is generated and the count stop period generating means generates the count stop period in the period in which the specific state does not occur, the game is performed in the period in which the specific state has not occurred. The counting of the number of game media given to the player can be stopped.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the front appearance of the slot machine. A display window 2 is provided in front of the slot machine 1, and the player can visually recognize the symbols on the reel 3 (the symbol variation display means in the present invention) provided therein through the display window 2. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the symbols are drawn on the circumferential surfaces of the left reel 3a, the middle reel 3b, and the right reel 3c, and when the reels 3a to 3c are stopped, the upper stage of the display window 2 is displayed. The symbols are displayed corresponding to the middle and lower stages. The display window 2 is provided with a total of five winning lines (three horizontal lines corresponding to the upper, middle, and lower stages and two diagonally arranged) (shown by broken lines in FIG. 1). The active line display unit 4 for displaying the activated pay line is provided on the side of the, and a corresponding win is generated when the winning symbols are aligned on any of the pay lines. .

  Above the display window 2, a liquid crystal display device 5, a data display button 6 and a speaker 7 are provided for displaying various information such as the progress of payout of medals in bonus. Below the display window 2 are provided a BET button 8 for betting credit medals, a settlement button 9 for settlement of credit medals, and a medal insertion slot 10 for placing medals, below which a start lever 11 is provided. (Game start operation means in the present invention), left stop button 12 (stop operation means in the present invention), middle stop button 13 (stop operation means in the present invention), and right stop button 14 (stop operation in the present invention) Means). On the right side of the display window 2, a payout number display unit 15 for displaying the number of payout medals and a credit number display unit 16 for displaying the number of credit medals are provided. Further, a tray 17 is provided at the lowermost front part of the slot machine 1, and a decorative lamp 18 is provided at the uppermost front part of the slot machine 1.

  The slot machine 1 performs an internal lottery when a series of game start operations are performed, that is, when the player operates the start lever 11 with a medal inserted into the medal slot 10 or a bet with a credit medal through the BET button 8. Each reel 3a-3c is started (rotation operation is started).

  And after starting each reel 3a-3c, the slot machine 1 stops each reel 3a-3c according to operation of each stop button 12-14, and complete | finishes one game. If the result of the internal lottery is a win, the internal winning flag corresponding to the internal winning combination won by the internal lottery (big bonus internal winning flag, regular bonus internal winning flag, small bonus internal winning flag, internal replay The winning control) is turned on (established), and based on the internal winning flag, stop control including so-called slip control (retraction control) (the reels 3a to 3c are displayed with a winning symbol or a lost symbol depending on the type of the internal winning flag). Stop control), and the number of medals corresponding to the winning symbol is discharged to the tray 17. The pull-in control is a control capable of drawing and stopping up to four symbols on the winning line from when the operation of the stop buttons 12 to 14 is detected. However, in this embodiment, as is apparent from the symbol arrangement of each reel shown in FIG. 3, the regular bonus symbol interval is set to a maximum of 4 symbols, so that the internal bonus flag for the regular bonus is established. Then, it is always possible to draw regular bonus symbols into the winning line. Therefore, a small role won at the same time as the regular bonus will not win.

  As a winning symbol, as shown in FIG. 4, a big bonus symbol (special symbol as used in the present invention), a regular bonus symbol (specific symbol as used in the present invention), a small role symbol, and a replay symbol are set. In this case, two types of big bonus symbols, one big bonus symbol and two big bonus symbols, are set, and one type is set as the regular bonus symbol. In addition, as the small role symbols, for example, four types of 15 symbol symbols with 15 medal payouts, 10 10 symbol symbols, 8 eight symbol symbols, and 5 five symbol symbols are set. ing.

  The slot machine 1 allows the above-mentioned big bonus winning probability to be set in a plurality of levels (for example, 6 levels from 1 to 6) when a specific employee operates the setting means with the front door opened. The larger the value (setting value) is, the larger the big bonus winning probability is set. The winning probabilities of the small role and the replay role other than the big bonus are not different depending on the set values, and the winning probabilities common to all the set values are set. The small combination and the replay combination may be set in a plurality of stages as in the case of the big bonus.

  5 and 6 show a winning random number table when the set value is set to “1”. In the internal lottery performed when the game is started, one random number is extracted from random numbers generated in the range of 0 to 65535 in decimal numbers, and the extracted random number is collated with the above-described winning random number table to determine the internal winning combination. Determine. Therefore, the winning probability of each combination is a value obtained by dividing the number of winning random numbers by the total number of random numbers (65536).

  FIG. 7 shows a random number table for distribution in the big bonus state. In this case, immediately after winning the big bonus or after finishing the regular bonus in the big bonus state, a lottery for determining whether to stop counting the number of payouts in the big bonus state (payout count state or payout non-count state) Extract one random number from random numbers generated in the range of 0 to 127 in decimal numbers, and collate the extracted random number with the distribution random number table in the big bonus state described above, It is determined whether to stop counting the number of payouts in the big bonus state.

  Specifically, in the lottery performed at the time of winning the big bonus 1 and at the end of the regular bonus in the big bonus 1 state, when the extracted random number is “0” to “15”, the payout counting state is determined. In the case of “16” to “127” (when the predetermined condition in the present invention is satisfied), the payout non-counting state is determined. On the other hand, in the lottery performed when winning the big bonus 2 and at the end of the regular bonus in the big bonus 2 state, when the extracted random number is “0” to “111”, the payout counting state is determined, and the extracted random number is “112” to When it is “127” (when the predetermined condition in the present invention is satisfied), the payout non-counting state is determined. The slot machine 1 turns on the payout count state flag in response to the determination of the payout count state, and turns on the payout noncount state flag in response to the determination of the payout non-count state. The period during which the flag is turned on is a period corresponding to the counting stop period in the present invention. The payout count state flag and the payout non-count state flag once turned on are turned off when the regular bonus is won or when the big bonus state ends. That is, the counting stop period is a period that can occur in a state where the regular bonus in the big bonus state is not generated.

  FIG. 5A shows the winning random number table in the normal state (non-big bonus state), and FIG. 5B shows the winning random number table in the big bonus state (non-regular bonus state). In the big bonus state, random numbers (8980 to 20000) excluding some random numbers including the replay winning random number in the normal state among all random numbers are distributed to the regular bonus, and the winning probability of the regular bonus is “1 / 5.95. "Is set.

  Note that the winning random number for the small role in the big bonus state and the winning random number for the replay are the same as the winning random number for the small role in the normal state and the winning random number for the replay, that is, the random number excluding the winning random number for the replay in the big bonus state. A part of (8908-65535) overlaps with the regular bonus winning random number. Therefore, in the big bonus state, the regular bonus and one of the small roles may be won at the same time in the internal lottery. In this case, the regular bonus symbol pull-in control has priority over the small role symbol pull-in control. Do. In other words, it is determined whether or not a regular bonus symbol exists within the pull-in range, and if it is determined that a regular bonus symbol exists, the regular bonus symbol is pulled in, and if it is determined that there is no regular bonus symbol, the pull-in range It is determined whether or not a small role symbol is present therein, and if it is determined that a small role symbol exists, the small role symbol is drawn.

  FIG. 6A shows the winning random number table in the payout counting state. In the payout count state, the winning random number of the big bonus in the normal state among all the random numbers is added and distributed as the winning random number of the loss, and the winning probability of replay, 15-sheet combination, 10-sheet combination, 8-sheet combination and 5-sheet combination is It is set to be the same as the winning probability in the normal state. The payout rate in the payout counting state is set to less than 100%.

  FIG. 6B shows a winning random number table in the payout non-counting state. In the payout non-counting state, among the random numbers, the replay winning random number in the normal state, the big bonus winning random number, and a part of the winning winning random number are added and distributed as 15 winning winning random numbers. The winning probability is “1 / 217.7” which is the original (normal state) winning probability, and “1 / 7.3” and “1/1” which are the winning probabilities added by the transition to the payout non-counting state. 1.7 ”, which is set to be much higher than the winning probability in the normal state. In addition, the winning probabilities of the 10 winning combination, 8 winning combination, and 5 winning combination are set to be the same as the winning probability in the normal state. The payout rate in the payout non-counting state is set to 100% or more.

  FIG. 6C shows a winning random number table in the regular bonus state. In the regular bonus state, among the random numbers, the replay winning random number in the normal state, the big bonus winning random number, and the winning winning random number are added and distributed as 15 winning random numbers. The winning probabilities of “1 / 217.7” (in the normal state) and “1 / 7.3” and “1 / 1.4” of the winning probabilities added by the transition to the regular bonus state This is set as a composite probability of and is significantly higher than the winning probability in the normal state. Specifically, the winning probability of 15 winning combinations in the regular bonus state is set to “1 / 1.14”. Accordingly, the average payout number per game is “about 14.1”.

  Big Bonus 1 and Big Bonus 2 end when the number of payout medals exceeds 465 (the number of finished game media) set in advance as the upper limit value. The game ends at the time of winning (8 times in the present embodiment) or when the prescribed number of games (12 times in the present embodiment) is consumed. In other words, when the Big Bonus 1 or Big Bonus 2 is won, the regular bonus winning and ending is repeated for one cycle until 8 winnings or 12 games are consumed. Note that the winning random numbers shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 are examples, and the winning probability of each winning combination including the replay winning combination can be arbitrarily set.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the slot machine 1 described above. Control unit 19 (internal lottery means, display control means, game medium giving means, special state generating means, granted game medium number counting means, special state ending means, counting stop period generating means, small role probability improving means, as referred to in the present invention, The specific state generating means is composed of a microcomputer having a CPU, ROM, RAM, I / O, etc., and the start lever 11, the left stop button 12, the middle stop button 13, the right stop button 14, the data described above. Each operation signal is input from the display button 6, the BET button 8 and the settlement button 9.

  Further, the control unit 19 inputs an inserted medal detection signal from the inserted medal detection unit 20 that determines the authenticity and quantity of medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 10, and inputs each setting signal from the set value operation unit 21. . Further, the control unit 19 detects the passage of a reel driving unit 23 that drives the reel motors 22a to 22c corresponding to the reels 3a to 3c, and a reference position piece provided on each reel 3a to 3c. A reference position detection unit 25 that detects a reference position based on detection signals from the sensors 24a to 24c, an audio output unit 26 that drives the speaker 7 described above, a medal payout unit 27 that releases a medal to the tray 17, and the liquid crystal display described above The apparatus 5, the effective line display unit 4, the payout number display unit 15, the credit number display unit 16 and the decoration lamp 18 are connected.

  In this case, the control part 19 is based on each input signal and the control program memorize | stored in ROM, the reel drive part 23, the audio | voice output part 26, the medal payout part 27, the liquid crystal display device 5, the effective line display part 4, Controls the operations of the payout number display unit 15, the credit number display unit 16, and the decoration lamp 18, and outputs an out signal (one pulse output for each medal insertion or one credit medal bet) and a safe signal (one medal payout). 1 pulse output for each or every credit medal payout), game signal (1 pulse output for each game start), big bonus signal (level signal output during the big bonus period), and regular bonus signal (during the regular bonus period) (Level signal output) generation is controlled. As will be described later, various game data to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 5 are stored in the RAM.

  Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. The control unit 19 periodically performs a big bonus state distribution process and a big bonus medium payout number display process.

  When starting the big bonus state distribution process, the control unit 19 determines whether or not the big bonus has been won (S1). Here, when the control unit 19 determines that the big bonus is not won (S1: NO), whether or not the big bonus flag is turned on, that is, whether or not the current gaming state is the big bonus state. If it is determined (S2) and it is determined that the big bonus flag is turned on (S2: YES), it is determined whether or not the regular bonus has ended (S3).

  When the control unit 19 determines that the big bonus has been won (S1: YES) or determines that the regular bonus has ended in the big bonus state (S3: YES), the random number for distribution of the big bonus state Is extracted (S4), and the extracted random number is checked against the distribution random number table in the big bonus state to determine whether it is a payout counting state or a payout non-counting state (S5).

  If the extracted random number is a random number corresponding to the payout counting state, that is, when the big bonus 1 is won, or when the regular bonus is ended in the big bonus 1 state, the extracted random number is If it is “0” to “15” and the big bonus 2 is won or the regular bonus is ended in the big bonus 2 state, the extracted random number is “0” to “111”. If determined (S6: YES), the payout counting state flag is turned on (S7), and the process returns.

  On the other hand, if the extracted random number is a random number corresponding to the payout non-counting state, that is, when the big bonus 1 is won or the regular bonus is ended in the big bonus 1 state, the control unit 19 Is “16” to “127”, and when the big bonus 2 is won or when the regular bonus is ended in the big bonus 2 state, the extracted random numbers are “112” to “127”. Is determined (S6: NO), the payout non-count state flag is turned on (S8), and the process returns. The payout count state flag turned on in step S7 and the payout non-count state flag turned on in step S8 are turned off when the regular bonus is won or the big bonus state is finished.

  Further, when the big bonus medium payout number display process is started, the control unit 19 determines whether or not the big bonus flag is turned on (S11), and determines that the big bonus flag is turned on (S11: YES), it is determined whether or not a payout has occurred in response to any winning combination winning (S12). When the control unit 19 determines that a payout has occurred (S12: YES), the control unit 19 increments the total payout number to the total payout number, which is the total payout amount during the big bonus, thereby incrementing the total payout number. (S13) The difference number obtained by subtracting the inserted number from the payout number is incremented (S14), and it is determined whether or not the payout non-counting state flag is turned on by the above-described big bonus state distribution processing (S15).

  If the control unit 19 determines that the payout non-count state flag is not turned on (S15: NO), the control unit 19 decrements the remaining payout number by decrementing the current payout number from the remaining payout number (S16). ), Return. The remaining payout number starts with decrementing from 466 sheets, which is the upper limit value of 465 sheets, and when this reaches “0”, that is, when the remaining payout number exceeds 465 sheets. The big bonus state will end. In contrast, if the control unit 19 determines that the payout non-count state flag is turned on (S15: YES), the control unit 19 returns without decrementing the remaining payout number. That is, when displaying the remaining payout number, the control unit 19 displays the remaining payout number while counting down according to the payout number paid out by winning of any of the small roles in the payout count state. In the payout non-counting state, the medal is paid out by winning a small combination, but the remaining payout number is displayed without counting down according to the payout number.

Specifically, when the control unit 19 shifts to the big bonus state, the symbol of the internal winning combination is displayed according to the start of the game (FIG. 10A shows that the internal winning combination is 15 pieces). That the player is aiming). At the same time, the control unit 19 determines the total number of payouts in the big bonus (“255” in FIG. 10), the difference number (“141” in FIG. 10), and the remaining payout number (“250” in FIG. 10). Is calculated and displayed on the liquid crystal display device 5. Then, when the small role is won, the control unit 19 counts up the number of payouts to be paid out by the winning combination to the total payout number and the difference number, and counts down the remaining payout number in the payout count state. On the other hand, if the payout non-counting state is present, the control unit 19 indicates “CHANCE TIME” indicating a payout non-counting state in which a payout has occurred but the payout number is not counted, as shown in FIG. 10B. Is displayed, and the player is informed that the remaining payout number will not be counted down even if a payout occurs due to winning. At this time, the control unit 19
The display of the remaining payout number is continued with the value before the payout due to winning is generated ("250 sheets" is continued in FIG. 10).

  By the way, the control unit 19 may calculate game data other than the above-described game data and display it on the liquid crystal display device 5. In other words, there are provided a count stop period giving game medium number calculating means for calculating the payout number in the payout non-count state and a count stop period difference game medium number calculating means for calculating the difference number in the payout non-counting state. The played game data may be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 5. If comprised in this way, the player can recognize the benefit by the non-payout state in which the payout number is not counted during the big bonus with a specific numerical value, and can obtain satisfaction.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the slot machine 1, a payout count for counting the number of payouts to be paid out to a player when the combination of symbols stopped and displayed in the big bonus state is a winning symbol. Since the state and the payout non-counting state to stop counting are allocated by lottery, and when the payout non-counting state is won, counting of the number of payouts to be paid out to the player is stopped, so a predetermined upper limit of payout The value will increase substantially by the number of payouts paid out during the counting stop period, and the number of wins that can be obtained by the player will fluctuate throughout the period of the big bonus state, increasing the interest of the game be able to.

  In addition, since the internal winning probability of the 15-piece combination is increased in the non-payout state, the expected value of the obtained number that can be obtained by the player during the period when the number of paid-out numbers to be paid out to the player is stopped Can be increased, and the fluctuation range of the number of acquisitions that the player can acquire over the entire period of the big bonus state can be increased.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
You may apply to the slot machine using a game ball.
The present invention may be applied to a so-called enclosed slot machine that does not use an actual medal.
Not only the configuration in which two types of big bonuses are set, but also a configuration in which one type or three or more types of big bonuses are set.
The configuration is not limited to the configuration in which the big bonus is terminated when the number of paid-out medals exceeds 465. For example, even in the configuration in which the big bonus is terminated under other conditions such as when the number of inserted medals reaches a predetermined number. good.
The winning probability of a small role other than the 15-piece role may be made higher than the winning probability in the normal state in a state where the regular bonus is generated. The winning probability may be made higher than the winning probability in the normal state.

When the big bonus is won or when the regular bonus ends, that is, when the regular bonus is not generated, the lottery to decide whether or not to count the number of payouts in the big bonus state is performed and the counting stop period However, in a state where a regular bonus is being generated, a counting stop period may be generated by performing a lottery to determine whether or not to stop counting the number of payouts in the big bonus state. . That is, the timing for generating the counting stop period in the big bonus state may be at any point in the big bonus. Also, instead of every lottery to decide whether to stop counting the number of payouts in the big bonus state at the time of winning the big bonus or at the end of the regular bonus, several times at the time of winning the big bonus The lottery may be performed in a lump.
The payout rate in the payout counting state during the big bonus may be set to 100% or more, and the payout rate in the payout non-counting state during the big bonus may be set to less than 100%.
The number of game media that have been paid out is the number of game media to be given, but the number of game media that is the difference between the number of game media that have been paid out and the number of game media that have been thrown in may also be used.
Although the number of granted game media is counted by the countdown method and displayed as the remaining payout number, it may be displayed as the number of payouts by counting the number of granted game media by the countup method. In this case, the big bonus state ends when the number of payouts exceeds the upper limit.

  In the counting stop period, the counting of the number of payouts is stopped for all the winning combinations, but the counting of the number of paying out may be stopped for some winning combinations. For example, the counting of the number of payouts for the 15 winning combinations may be stopped, but the counting of the paying out numbers for the winnings of other small roles may not be stopped. In the case of canceling the counting of the number of payouts for a prize of some small roles, the small role for which the counting of the number of payouts is to be stopped may be determined by lottery. Since the type of small role to be canceled changes each time, the interest of the game can be further enhanced.

1 is a front view of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. Functional block diagram showing electrical configuration The figure which shows the symbol arrangement of each reel Diagram showing internal winning combination Figure showing the winning random number table Figure equivalent to FIG. The figure which shows the random number table for big bonus state distribution Flow chart (Part 1) Flow chart (Part 2) The figure which shows the aspect in which game data is displayed

Explanation of symbols

In the drawings, 1 is a slot machine, 3 is a reel (design variation display means), 11 is a start lever (game start operation means), 12 is a left stop button (stop operation means), and 13 is a middle stop button (stop operation means). , 14 is a right stop button (stop operation means), 19 is a control unit (
Internal lottery means, display control means, game medium giving means, special state generating means, granted game medium number counting means, special state ending means, counting stop period generating means, small role probability improving means, specific state generating means).

Claims (3)

Symbol variation display means for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols in a plurality of symbol display areas;
Game start operation means operated by the player to start the game with the game medium inserted;
An internal lottery means for executing a lottery for determining an internal winning combination from a plurality of types according to the start of the game;
A stop operation means operated by a player to stop the display of the variation of the symbol by the symbol variation display means;
Display control means for drawing a symbol corresponding to the internal winning combination when the stop operation means is operated within a predetermined drawing range and stopping and displaying the symbol in the symbol display area;
When the combination of symbols stopped and displayed in the plurality of symbol display areas is a winning symbol, a game medium providing means for giving a number of gaming media corresponding to the winning symbol;
In a normal state, special state generating means for generating a special state advantageous to the player, triggered by the combination of symbols stopped and displayed in the plurality of symbol display areas being a special symbol,
In a period in which the special state is occurring, the number of granted game media counting means for counting the number of granted game media that is the number of game media given from the game media grant means;
In a slot machine comprising special state ending means for ending a special state when the number of granted game media exceeds a predetermined number of ending game media,
In the period in which the special state is occurring, comprising a count stop period generating means for generating a count stop period in response to establishment of a predetermined condition,
The slot machine characterized in that the granted game medium number counting means stops counting the number of granted game media in the granted game medium number counting means during the counting stop period.   2. The slot machine according to claim 1, further comprising a small combination probability improving means for increasing an internal winning probability of at least one small combination during the counting stop period. The occurrence of a specific state that generates a specific state in which the internal winning probability of at least one small role is higher than the normal state in response to the establishment of a predetermined specific state occurrence condition during the period in which the special state is occurring With means,
3. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the counting stop period generating unit generates the counting stop period in a period in which the specific state does not occur.

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