JP2009291564A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (6)

In a gaming machine comprising: a main control device that controls the entire gaming machine; and a sub-control device that controls a game effect including a variable display of symbols on a display device based on a control signal transmitted from the main control device.
The main controller is
Random number extraction means for extracting a plurality of types of random values due to the winning of a game ball at the start opening;
Random number storage means for storing the random value extracted by the random value extraction means;
Category determining means for determining an effect category of a variable display of symbols on the display device based on the random number value stored by the random number value storing means or the random value extracted by the random value extracting means;
Effect category signal transmitting means for transmitting an effect category signal indicating the effect category determined by the category determining means to the sub-control device;
A number-of-holds instruction signal transmission means for transmitting a number-of-holds instruction signal indicating the number of the stored random numbers stored in the random number value storage means to the sub-control device;
A variation pattern signal transmitting means for transmitting a variation pattern signal indicating a variation pattern of a variation display of a symbol on the display device selected based on the random number value stored by the random value storage means to the sub-control device; With
The sub-control device
Predetermined condition determining means for determining whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied when the production category signal is received from the main control device;
When the variation pattern signal is received after receiving the effect category signal from the main control device when the predetermined condition determination means determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied , the display device performs a plurality of times. An effect mode selecting means for selecting an effect mode for continuous notice that is continuously performed in the variable display of symbols . The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the main control device further includes an effect category storage unit that stores the effect category determined by the category determination unit . The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sub-control device further includes an effect category storage means for storing an effect category indicated by the effect category signal received from the main control device . The predetermined condition determining means determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied when an effect category indicated by the effect category signal received from the main control device is a predetermined effect category. The gaming machine according to the item . The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined condition determining means determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied when a reserved storage number indicated by the hold number instruction signal received from the main control device is equal to or greater than a predetermined value . The gaming machine according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the predetermined condition determining unit determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied when the effect mode for continuous notice is not selected by the effect mode selecting unit.