JP2009154012A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of giving great excitement to even an inexperienced player. <P>SOLUTION: Control is executed to stop symbols on the reels corresponding to a winning combination on a pay-line when the timing of operation of stopping the reels at specified timing by a player falls within first operation timing created by the game machine inside, and to inhibit symbols on the reel corresponding to a winning combination from stopping on the pay-line when timing falls within a second operation timing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

The winning combination in the slot machine includes, for example, a big bonus (hereinafter referred to as BB), a regular bonus (hereinafter referred to as RB), and a small combination.

Among them, RB is a so-called specific game, and BB is a so-called specific introduction game. A game with a large profit including such RB and BB is called a special game.

When winning an RB, a so-called JAC game is played. When winning the RB, it becomes possible to align the symbols corresponding to the RB on the winning effective line (internal winning), and when the symbols corresponding to the RB are aligned on the winning effective line (winning), the RB game is started. .

When winning the BB, it becomes possible to align the symbols corresponding to the BB on the winning winning line (internal winning), and when the symbols corresponding to the BB are aligned on the winning effective line (winning), the BB game is started. During the BB game, it is possible to shift to RB a predetermined maximum number of times, and it is usually possible to shift to a maximum of three times. Therefore, when the transition to the RB game is performed a predetermined maximum number of times (usually 3 times) or the normal game is performed a predetermined maximum number of times (usually 30 times) during the BB game, the BB game is ended.

On the other hand, unlike the above-mentioned BB and RB, the winning combination referred to as a small role is effective only in the game won for the small role, and when the symbols corresponding to the small role are arranged in the game, The profit is paid out, for example, a predetermined number of game media coins.

In addition, when the winning combination in the small role is won, the stop order of the three rotating reels matches the order determined in advance in the gaming machine (since there are three rotating reels, The order is 3 factorials = 6 in total, so-called 6 choices), and the operation of the stop switch on at least one of the rotating reels stops at the pattern conscious of inside the gaming machine Some are given some benefit to the player when operated.

In addition to the above, there is a game called a special game, and when this special game is won, a game that gives a big profit to the player is given. For example, an AT (assist time) function that informs the player of the internal state of the gaming machine in some form, and stop control is not intentionally performed inside the gaming machine (so-called pull-in control or kick-off control is not performed), CT (Challenge time) function.

As an AT game, for example, there is a special game having a push order assist function. This is a normal game where a small role is won, but the player is not notified of the small role. Although it is easy to miss, if a predetermined condition is satisfied, the player is notified of the order of operating the stop switch of the rotating reel for a predetermined number of games (for example, 60 games or 5 games), and the stop switch If you operate, you will win. As another AT game, when an internal winning is made, there is a game in which a symbol corresponding to the winning combination is notified and the player can aim for it and stop the rotating reel (so-called) to win a prize.

Further, there is a special game that assists the pushing order by notifying the order of operating the stop switch by combining the pushing order assist function and the eye pushing function, and notifying the symbols on one rotating reel.

JP 2001-327655 A JP 2002-165922 A JP 2002-085629 A

However, in the case of an AT game in which the above-mentioned player is aiming for a symbol corresponding to the winning role, since “needs” is required, a player who is not good at seeing may have great expectations. Can not.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can give a high preference even to a player who is unfamiliar with the game.

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine of the present invention includes a rotating reel displaying a plurality of symbols around it, a start switch for starting a rotating operation of the rotating reel by being operated after inserting a medal, A winning combination lottery means for determining either a loser or a plurality of winning combinations by lottery by an operation to a start switch; and a stop switch for stopping the plurality of rotating reels, the winning combination lottery means As a result of the lottery, if one of the plurality of winning combinations is won, and the player operates the stop switch when the symbol corresponding to the winning combination is within the retractable range And a pull-in control for stopping the symbol corresponding to the winning combination on a predetermined winning active line, and the start switch As a result of lottery by the winning combination lottery means by the operation of the above, the operation timing push flag that makes the pull-in control effective only when a specific winning combination is won among the plurality of winning combinations, and the pulling in The operation timing determination means for switching off the operation timing push flag for which the control becomes invalid at every predetermined time, and the predetermined operation performed by the player, whether the operation timing push flag is on or off If the state determination unit determines whether the operation timing push flag is on, the state determination unit that determines whether the operation has been performed corresponds to the specific winning combination within the pullable range. If there is a symbol to be performed, the pull-in control is performed in response to the operation of the stop switch, and the state determination means is used for pushing the operation timing. If it is determined that the lag is off, even if there is a symbol corresponding to the specific winning combination within the retractable range, a kick control that does not stop the symbol at the winning line is controlled by the stop switch. An operation timing stop control means for performing the operation in response to the operation, and the predetermined operation includes operating a start switch, operating the stop switch, and a bet switch for replacing a stored medal. Any one of the operations is provided.

Furthermore, before the predetermined operation is performed, operation timing notifying means for informing a player in advance of a period during which the operation timing push flag is on or off, or when the predetermined operation is performed However, the present invention also has a characteristic configuration that includes operation timing result notifying means for notifying the player whether the operation timing pushing flag was included in the on or off period.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that enables a player who is unfamiliar with a game to actively perform technical intervention by the player.

The front view which showed the external appearance of the game machine which concerns on this invention. The block diagram which showed the structure of the game machine which concerns on this invention. The block diagram for demonstrating an operation timing stop control part. The block diagram for demonstrating a stop order control part. The block diagram for demonstrating an AT game control part. The flowchart for demonstrating one embodiment of this invention. The flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement which compares a stop order. The flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement which compares a stop order.

Hereinafter, a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the appearance of the slot machine according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 10 has a square box-shaped housing 11. Square window-like display windows 12a and 12b facing the player are formed at the center and upper part of the housing 11.

Two liquid crystal display units (LCDs) 120 are installed on the left and right sides of the display window 12a located at the top of the housing 11, and are used when various notifications such as winning notifications are made. Specifically, the liquid crystal display unit 120 has a role of increasing the player's interest by displaying different videos according to the notification content, and also allowing the player to easily determine a prize or the like.

In addition, the case 11 is provided with a rotation reel 40 including a left rotation reel 43, a middle rotation reel 44, and a right rotation reel 45, a symbol display window 13 through which the symbol 61 can be viewed, and a game medal. The medal insertion slot 25, the start switch 30 for starting the rotating operation of the rotary reel 40, the stop switch 50 for stopping each rotary reel 40, the bet switch 16 for replacing the number of stored medals with medal insertion, and the saving medal refund The settlement switch 17 for performing the game and a medal refund port 62 through which game medals come out are provided.

A reel unit 60 is provided inside the housing of the display window 12b. The reel unit 60 includes three motors fixed to or supported by the frame and three fixed to the output shaft of each motor. Rotating reels 43-45. Each of the rotating reels 43 to 45 includes a rotating drum made of a synthetic resin and a tape-like reel tape 42 attached around the rotating drum, and a plurality of ( For example, 21 symbols 61 are displayed.

The symbol display window 13 is configured by a transparent display window in which three symbols 61 of the rotary reel 40 can be visually recognized from the front of the slot machine 10. The symbol display window 13 has three lines 67b, 67c, 67d in the horizontal direction, two lines 67a, 67e in the diagonal direction, and a winning effective line. On the winning effective line, for example, “7” or the like. It is set so that the winning is confirmed when specific symbols are arranged.

The medal insertion slot 25 is provided at the lower right of the display window 12b. When a game medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot 25, the insertion switch 15 installed inside the medal insertion slot 25 is inserted. A game medal is detected, and the number of game medals inserted is counted.

The bet switch 16 is a switch located below the rotary reel 40. By depressing this switch, the number of stored game medals is reduced and replaced with medal insertion.

The settlement switch 17 is a switch located obliquely below the rotary reel 40, and the stored game medals are paid out by pressing this switch.

The start switch 30 is a lever-type switch that is positioned obliquely below the rotary reel 40. When the “Replay” is won, the rotary reel 40 is driven without inserting a game medal or pressing the bet switch 16. Let it begin.

The stop switch 50 is a switch for stopping the driving of the rotary reel 40. The stop switch 50 includes three switches corresponding to the rotary reels 43 to 45, and one stop switch 50 is disposed below the rotary reels 43 to 45, respectively. When the stop switch 50 corresponding to the rotating reel 40 is pressed, the corresponding rotating reel 40 is set to stop rotating.

The medal payout port 62 is installed below the housing 11, and when the game medal is paid out to the player based on the game result, the game medal is paid out from the medal payout port 62. A hopper unit for paying out game medals is provided inside the medal payout port 62, and the number of game medals to be paid back by this hopper unit is counted.

In addition, a plurality of effect devices 66 such as speakers and display lamps are installed in the casing 11, and coupled with the liquid crystal display unit 120, the player is notified of the winning combination, the result of winning, and the player's expectation. It has the role of performing stunning productions.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the slot machine, which includes an input unit, a control unit 20, and an output unit.

The input unit includes the above-described insertion switch 15, bet switch 16, settlement switch 17, start switch 30, and stop switch 50, and a signal input via each switch is sent to the control unit 20. The configuration of the input unit is not limited to these switches.

The output unit includes a reel unit 60, a hopper unit, and the like in addition to the effect device (lamp, speaker) 66 and the liquid crystal display unit 120 described above. Note that the parts connected to the output unit are not limited to these parts.

The control unit 20 is installed inside the slot machine 10 and has a role of controlling the overall operation of the slot machine 10. The control unit 20 is configured around a central processing unit (CPU), and includes a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), an input / output (I / O) port, and the like. And CPU controls the operation | movement in a control part by reading the program memorize | stored in ROM.

The control unit 20 includes a game control unit 21 and an effect control unit 22. The game control unit 21 is a device that controls the rotation and stop of the rotary reel 40 based on the operation of the start switch 30 and the stop switch 50, and the effect control unit 22 is an effect device 66 such as a lamp and a speaker, and a display device. 120 etc. are controlled. Further, the number of CPUs that perform these controls is not limited to one, and these devices may be controlled by two or more CPUs.

The game control unit 21 includes a normal game control unit 70, a special game control unit 80, a lottery unit 105, an AT game control unit 160, an operation timing control unit 170, a stop control unit 180, and an operation timing result notification unit 190. . The normal game control unit 70 performs control related to a normal game in order to perform a normal game, and the special game control means 80 performs control related to a special game in order to perform a special game. In addition, the lottery unit 105 performs a lottery for the winning combination.

Further, the AT game control unit 160 performs control when entering an AT game as will be described later. In this embodiment, the operation timing notification unit 1601 and the stop order notification unit 1602 will be described in detail later with reference to FIG.

The normal game control unit 70 is for causing a player to perform a normal game. That is, when the player operates the start switch 30 on the condition that a medal is inserted or the bet switch 16 is pressed, or when “Replay” is won, a predetermined time has elapsed from the previous game, the reel unit The rotation of the three rotary reels 40 is started by driving 60. Thereafter, when one of the three stop switches 50 is operated by the player, the rotation of the rotary reel 40 corresponding to the stop switch 50 is stopped.

Then, when all three of the stop switches 50 are operated by the player, all the rotations of the three rotary reels 40 are stopped. At this time, when a predetermined symbol 61 is stopped on the winning effective line 67 of the central symbol display window 13 (this state is referred to as winning), a predetermined number of medals are paid out through the hopper unit.

In the winning role, there is no small role that gives a player a profit (hereinafter referred to as a normal small role), a special winning role that gives a player even more profit than this small role, and no payout of game medals. However, there is a replay (hereinafter referred to as “replay”) in which a game can be played again without newly inserting a game medal. When the lottery result is any of the winning combinations, a winning flag corresponding to the winning combination is established. When the lottery result is a special win, a special win flag is established. While the special winning flag is established, the combination of the stop symbols of the rotating reel 40 of the reel unit 60 is a predetermined special winning symbol (for example, three “7” s are arranged on the winning winning line 67). And the liquid crystal display unit 120 or the like notifies the player of the winning. The player can play a special game by this winning. When the special winning flag is established by lottery, but the combination of the stop symbols of the rotating reel 40 does not match the special winning symbol, the internal flag of the corresponding winning combination can be carried over.

However, as described above, regarding the winning flag corresponding to the small role, normally, when the winning flag cannot be won in the game in which the winning flag is established, the corresponding flag cannot be carried over to the next game.

Further, whether or not the symbol corresponding to the winning combination can be aligned on the winning winning line 67 while any one of the winning flags is established is determined by a stop switch when the rotational speed of the rotary reel 40 is constant. It depends on the operation timing of operating 50. Specifically, since the rotary reel 40 is set to stop within 190 ms after operating the stop switch 50, it can be stopped as it is after operating the stop switch 50, or can be stopped within 190 ms. In the case where the corresponding symbols are included in the retractable symbols 61 on the circumference of the rotating reel 40, for example, the four retractable symbols 61 that are continuous from the stop symbol, the time until stopping is determined. The rotating reel 40 pulls the symbol 61 on the winning effective line 67 and stops. On the other hand, when the corresponding symbols are not included in the four drawable symbols 61, the symbols cannot be pulled onto the winning effective line 67 and stopped.

The special game control unit 80 is for causing the player to perform a special game that is advantageous based on the lottery result of the lottery unit 105. Special games are generally roughly classified into specific introduction games (BB games), specific games (RB games), and specific winning games (JAC games).

The specific game (RB game) is performed independently during the specific introduction game (BB game) or when not in the specific introduction game (BB game). The specific winning game (JAC game) is performed during the specific game (RB game). Note that the special game is not limited to the above-described specific introduction game (BB game), specific game (RB game), and specific winning game (JAC game).

In the normal game, although not shown, for example, when three symbols 61 such as “7” are aligned on the winning line, for example, 15 medals are paid out through the hopper unit. At this time, the BB game is started.

The special game control unit 80 includes a specific introduction game control unit 90 and a specific game control unit 91, when roughly classified.

The specific introduction game control unit 90 is for controlling the BB game. Specifically, when shifting from the normal game to the BB game, the BB game is controlled by inserting up to three game medals as in the normal game. When the game is started and the rotation of the three rotary reels 40 is stopped by the stop button 50, the role of controlling the game medal to be paid out depending on whether or not the winning symbol is aligned on the winning effective line 67 have. During this BB game, a game with a small role probability higher than that in the normal game is played each time. However, when specific winning symbols for shifting to the RB game are arranged on the winning winning line 67 during the BB game, the game shifts to the RB game thereafter.

Normally, during the BB game, the transition to the RB game is performed a predetermined maximum number of times, for example, a maximum of three times, and after the first RB game is over, A game with a high probability is performed, and an RB game in the BB game is performed a predetermined maximum number of times, for example, 3 times, or a normal game in the BB game is performed a predetermined maximum number of times, for example, a maximum of 30 times. Ends.

The specific game control unit 91 is for controlling the RB game. Specifically, when a transition is made to the RB game, one game medal is inserted and the winning is confirmed when a predetermined symbol 61 of the rotating reel 40 is aligned on the center line 67c of the symbol display window 13. In the RB game, a specific winning game whether or not to win can be played a maximum of 12 times, of which a maximum of 8 times can be won. In other words, the RB game ends when the maximum of 8 wins are confirmed or when the maximum of 12 specific wins are completed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the operation timing control unit 170, when winning a predetermined winning combination, for example, when winning the symbol “Bell” (hereinafter referred to as an operation timing stop mode entry condition) An operation timing determination unit 1701 that generates the operation timing mode, a state determination unit 1702 that compares the operation timing when the player operates the stop switch 50 and the operation timing state of the operation timing determination unit 1701, and the comparison As a result, if the operation timings of the two are the same (here, it is assumed that the stop switch is operated while the operation timing is on), the symbol on the corresponding rotating reel, that is, the above operation timing stop mode entry condition So that the symbol corresponding to (for example, “bell”) stops on the predetermined winning effective line 67. Having a control to (the so-called pull-in control) Operation timing stop control unit 1703, and an operation timing stop reel lottery unit 1704 to draw the rotating reel 40 to be of the operation timing is stopped from three.

As shown in FIG. 4, the stop control unit 180 includes a stop order lottery unit 1801 for lottering the pressing order of the rotary reels 40, a stop order determining unit 1802 for determining the stop order as a result of the lottery, and the player actually When the stop execution operation comparison unit 1803 compares the operation order of the three stop switches 50 with the stop order of the rotating reels 40 determined by the stop order determination unit 1802, and the comparison results in a match between the two orders. And a stop order control unit 1804 that controls the so-called symbol (for example, “bell”) to stop on a predetermined winning effective line 67 (so-called pull-in control).

As shown in FIG. 5, when the operation timing stop mode occurs during the AT game period, the AT game control unit 160 determines whether the above-described operation timing ON state period or OFF state period is given to the player in some form. For example, an operation timing notifying unit 1601 for notifying with a liquid crystal or the like, and a stop order notifying unit 1602 for notifying the player in advance of the stop order of the rotating reels 40 similarly drawn by the stop order lottery unit 1801 described above.

The operation timing result notifying unit 190 notifies whether the operation timing at which the player actually operates the stop switch 50 of the rotary reel that is the target of the operation timing stop is the above-described on state or the off state. To do.

The operation of the first embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the operation from the entry to the end of the operation timing stop mode, including the case during the AT game period.

First, after the start switch 30 is operated, the winning lottery unit 110 performs a lottery. As a result of the lottery, when the winning combination in the operation timing stop mode is won (S601, in this embodiment, it is assumed that the symbol corresponding to the winning combination is “bell”), the operation timing stop mode is entered (S602). Less than). If not won, the process moves to S609.

When entering the operation timing stop mode, the operation timing determination unit 1701 generates an operation timing for pushing the operation timing. Specifically, for example, the operation timing push flag is switched between on and off every predetermined period, for example, about 1.5 seconds. In addition, the operation timing stop reel lottery unit 1704 determines by lottery which rotation reel to be stopped is to be the target of the operation timing stop described later (S602). The determination of the rotating reels may be performed not only by the stop order as described above, but also by lottery among the types of rotating reels, that is, left, middle, and right rotating reels.

Next, the stop order lottery unit 1801 draws and determines the stop order of the three rotating reels 40 (S603).

Next, if the current game is in the AT game period (S604), the operation timing notification unit 1601 of the AT game control unit 160 selects the rotation reel that is the target of the operation timing stop period and the operation timing stop period. Inform in advance. Further, the stop order notification unit 1602 notifies the player in advance of the stop order of the rotating reels determined by the stop order determination unit 1802 (S605).

As described above, during the AT gaming period, the player is notified of the operation timing having the two states of on and off, which are the internal states of the gaming machine, the target rotating reel, and the stopping order of the rotating reel. The player can easily arrange the symbols “Bell” and win the winning combination.

Next, the state determination unit 1702 compares whether the stop switch of the rotating reel that is the operation timing stop target is on or off (S606), and the operation timing is on. If it is operated, the stop execution operation comparison unit 1803 further compares whether or not the order of the stop switches operated by the player matches the stop order determined by the stop order determination unit 1802 (S607). If the operation timing matches the stop order, the stop order control unit 1804 performs stop control so that the symbols “bells” are aligned on the winning winning line 67 (so-called pull-in control, S608).

On the other hand, if there is no operation timing or stop order, the stop order control unit 1804 performs stop control so that the symbols “bells” are not aligned on the winning effective line 67 (so-called kick control, S606, S607, S609). ).

Here, the specific comparison operation of the stop execution operation comparison unit 1803 will be briefly described. As a comparison operation of the stop order determined by the stop order determination unit 1802 and the stop order actually operated by the player, a method of comparing each rotation of the single-reel (see the flowchart of FIG. 7), and all-reel There is a method (see the flowchart of FIG. 8) in which comparison is performed after the above operations.

First, the former method will be described with reference to FIG. First, it is determined whether the player has performed a stop operation of the stop switch of the first rotating reel (S701). If a stop operation has been performed, it is compared with the stop order (first stop rotating reel) determined by the stop order determination unit 1802 (S702). If they do not match, the process stops so that the symbols “bells” do not line up on the effective winning line (S707). Since the stop order does not match at this point, even if the player performs the second stop operation and the third stop operation, so-called kicking control is performed and no winning is made.

If they match, the process stops so that the symbol “bell” on the rotating reel is aligned on the effective pay line (S703). Next, it is determined whether the player has performed a stop operation of the stop switch of the second rotary reel (S704). If a stop operation has been performed, it is compared with the stop order (second stop rotating reel) determined by the stop order determination unit 1802 (S705). If they do not match, the process stops so that the symbols “bells” do not line up on the effective winning line (S707). Since the stop order does not match at this point, even if the player performs the third stop operation, the third rotating reel is stopped so as not to win (do not win).

If they match, the process stops so that the symbol “bell” on the rotating reel is aligned on the effective pay line (S706). At this point, it is determined that the stop order is matched, so after the player performs the third stop operation, so-called pull-in control is performed, and the symbol “bell” on the third stop rotating reel is on the effective pay line. Stop (make a prize) so that they are aligned.

Next, the latter method will be described with reference to FIG. In this method, even if the player's operation order does not match the stop order determined by the stop order determining unit 1802, the first stop rotating reel and the second stop rotating reel display the symbol “bell” on the effective winning line. Stopping to align (stop so as to become a so-called “tempered eye”, S801 to S804), and stop the symbol “bell” on the effective pay line with the third rotating reel (S805). S807). Conversely, if the player's operation order matches the stop order determined by the stop order determination unit 1802, the third rotation reel is stopped so that the symbols “bells” are aligned on the effective pay line. (S805, S806).

Next, the operation timing result notifying unit 190 notifies the player of whether the stop switch of the rotating reel that is the target of the operation timing stop is operated during the on or off state period (not shown). . By this notification, the player can know whether the operation timing of operating the stop switch is correct (whether it is in the on state) or not (in the off state).

It should be noted that the rotating reel that is the target of the operation timing stop may be fixed in advance by a gaming machine. For example, it is possible to set the stop switch of the rotating reel that has been operated first as an operation timing stop target, or to set the stop switch of the left rotating reel as an operation timing stop target.

In addition, if the stop operation of the player matches the operation timing inside the gaming machine without intentionally informing the stop order and / or the operation timing at the start of the AT game, the operation timing notification unit 1601 By informing the player, it is possible to give the player a privilege such as increasing the number of AT games, and the player can increase the expectation of the stop switch operation with respect to the stop order and the operation timing. Become.

Furthermore, the operation target portion for pressing the operation timing is not limited to the stop switch, and may be an input portion that is an input target of a normal gaming machine such as a bet switch or a start switch.

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that gives high preference even to a player who is not used to gaming.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Slot machine 11 Case 13 Symbol display window 16 Bet switch 25 Medal insertion slot 30 Start switch 40,43-45 Rotating reel 50 Stop switch 61 Symbol 62 Medal refund slot 67 Winning effective line 160 AT (special game) control part 170 Operation Timing control unit 180 Stop control unit 190 Operation timing result notification unit 1601 Operation timing notification unit 1602 Stop order notification unit 1701 Operation timing determination unit 1702 State determination unit 1703 Operation timing stop control unit 1704 Operation timing stop reel lottery unit 1801 Stop order lottery unit 1802 Stop order determination unit 1803 Stop execution operation comparison unit 1804 Stop order control unit

Claims (3)

A rotating reel displaying a plurality of symbols around it, a start switch for starting the rotating operation of the rotating reel by being operated after insertion of medals, and losing and winning a plurality of winnings with a predetermined probability by operating the start switch The winning combination lottery means for determining one of the combinations by lottery and a stop switch for stopping the plurality of rotating reels, and as a result of the lottery by the winning combination lottery means, one of the plurality of winning combinations was won In this case, when the player operates the stop switch when the symbol corresponding to the winning combination is within the retractable range, the symbol corresponding to the winning combination on a predetermined winning effective line A game machine that performs pull-in control to stop
As a result of lottery by the winning combination lottery means by operating the start switch, an operation timing push flag that enables the pull-in control only when a specific winning combination is won among the plurality of winning combinations is turned on. And an operation timing determination means for switching off the operation timing pushing flag at which the pull-in control becomes invalid, every predetermined time;
State determination means for determining whether a predetermined operation performed by the player was performed when the operation timing push flag is in an on state or an off state;
When the state determination means determines that the operation timing push flag is on, if the symbol corresponding to the specific winning combination is within a pullable range, the pull-in control is performed to operate the stop switch. In response, if the state determination means determines that the operation timing push flag is OFF, even if there is a symbol corresponding to the specific winning combination within the pullable range, this symbol And an operation timing stop control means for performing kicking control that does not stop the winning winning line in response to the operation of the stop switch,
The predetermined operation is one of operating the start switch, operating the stop switch, and operating a bet switch that replaces the insertion of stored medals. Machine.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising operation timing notifying means for notifying a player in advance of a period during which the operation timing pushing flag is on or off. It is characterized by comprising operation timing result notifying means for notifying a player whether the operation timing pushing flag was included in an ON or OFF period when the predetermined operation was performed. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2.

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