JP2010207396A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a player to clearly recognize the return of a profit equivalent to a fraction of a token produced when receiving dispensation of tokens and to prevent the player's distrust in a game. <P>SOLUTION: The number of the fractions of tokens produced when dispensing the tokens is cumulatively stored as fraction accumulation data. When winning BB by a winning combination lottery, a notification time lottery is executed. When the display time of the BB winning image is determined by the notification time lottery at a time except after depressing a start lever and the accumulation N is 3 or more, the BB winning image is displayed before validating the operation of a stop button. When the accumulation N is less than 3, the BB winning image is displayed at a time determined by the notification time lottery. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  Slot machines used in pachinko parlors are called pachislot machines. In pachislot machines, games are played using medals lent in pachinko parlors. A medal is loaned to a player when a bill or a prepaid card is inserted into the adjacent medal sand. Generally, medals are lent as a single unit. Therefore, the player receives a loan by inserting an amount corresponding to one unit. This saves the player from having to repeatedly lend medals.

  By the way, when lending medals, an indirect tax must be collected for each medal from the player. For this reason, various techniques for collecting an indirect tax such as a consumption tax at the time of lending medals have been proposed.

  As the above technique, for example, Patent Document 1 proposes to lend a number of game media obtained by subtracting the number corresponding to the indirect tax from the number of game media to be lent. In light of this proposal, for example, when the loan amount per medal is 20 yen and the tax rate is 5%, the loan amount per medal including indirect tax is 20 × 1.05 = 21 yen. Then, in order to lend a medal for 1,000 yen, 1000 ÷ 21 = 47.16. Therefore, when the method of Patent Document 1 is used, 47 medals are rounded down to the nearest 0.61. Is loaned. According to the method of Patent Document 1, since it is possible to collect indirect tax at the same time as lending medals, a pachinko store can save labor in preparing tax-related documents such as financial statements.

  However, in the method of Patent Document 1, the medal for the fraction is originally a medal that should be lent by the player, but since this is not lent to the player, the amount corresponding to the medal for the fraction is the profit of the pachinko parlor. turn into. For this reason, the player receives a medal loan with a loan amount higher than a preset loan amount, and the player not only feels lost every time he receives a medal loan, Will lose interest. There is also a concern that troubles may occur between the player and the pachinko parlor due to this.

For this reason, as proposed in Citation 2, the number of medals for the fraction is accumulated and stored, and when the accumulated number reaches the minimum payout unit number, the medals for the fraction are stored. It is conceivable that a fraction of medals will be returned to the player by paying out. According to this, since the medals for the fraction can be returned to the player, there is an advantage that the above problems can be solved.
JP 2002-102487 A JP 2006-340920 A

  However, in the method of Patent Document 2, a medal is paid out suddenly regardless of the progress of the game and the mode of the game, so if the number of medals of the minimum payout unit number is reduced to, for example, one, the game A player who is concentrating on may not be aware that a fraction of medals have been returned. This makes it impossible to eliminate the player's feeling of loss due to the fact that fractional medals are not returned to the player, even though fractional medals are returned to the player. On the other hand, if the minimum payout unit number is increased, for example, 10 pieces, even if the player notices the payout of medals, the pachislot machine is out of order regardless of the progress of the game and the mode of the game. However, the medal is suddenly paid out, so other players who have noticed it have raised a sense of unfairness in the game, and the player who received the medal has been suspected of cheating. There is a concern that the player may be distrusted by the game, such as being likely to be hung.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention can clearly recognize that the profit corresponding to the fractional medal generated when the medal is loaned is returned to the player, and the player It is an object of the present invention to provide a slot machine that can prevent distrust of games.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the slot machine according to claim 1, wherein a medal is inserted prior to the start of the game, and in response to a game start operation performed after the medal is inserted, a win or lottery is won. The reel is started to rotate and the reel is rotated, and the operation is enabled after the reel is rotated. When the stop button is pressed, the rotating reel is stopped. In the slot machine to which the presence or absence of the winning prize is determined according to the timing, and when the winning prize is awarded, a gaming privilege is granted, in response to a signal input every time a medal is lent, The number of medals for the fractional number generated when the amount of money invested prior to is divided by the loan amount per medal including indirect tax 1> n> 0) and the cumulative fraction storage means for accumulating and storing, if the winning is won, whether the cumulative number N of medals for the fraction is equal to or greater than a predetermined number M (M ≧ 1) A number determination means for determining whether or not, a hit notification means for notifying that the winning is won, and, as a result of the determination, when the cumulative number N of medals for the fraction is equal to or greater than a predetermined number M, Informing control means for informing that the winning is made before the operation of the stop button is validated, and accumulated number subtracting means for subtracting the number K of inserted medals in the game from the accumulated N at a predetermined opportunity. It is provided.

  In addition, it is provided with a notification time lottery means for determining by the notification time lottery whether to notify the winning of the winning before the operation of the stop button or after pressing the stop button, When the notification control means determines to notify that the winning is won after the stop button is pressed in the notification time lottery, and the cumulative N is equal to or greater than the predetermined number M, the stop control unit When it is determined to notify that the winning is made before the button operation is validated, and to notify that the winning is made after the stop button is pressed in the notification time lottery, and the cumulative N Is less than the predetermined number M, it is preferable to notify that the winning is made after pressing the stop button.

  In addition, in the case of winning the winning, it has a winning carry-over means for carrying over the winning right until the winning wins, and the notification control means is a game in which the winning winning right is carried over, and the fractional portion When the accumulated number N of medals is equal to or greater than a predetermined number M, it is preferable to notify that the winning is made before the stop button is pressed.

  Further, the cumulative number subtracting means, when the winning is not won in the game informing that the winning is won, from the cumulative N stored in the cumulative fraction storing means P (P It is preferable to reduce <K).

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to return the profit corresponding to the fractional medal generated when the medal is lent to the player in the course of the game. We can clearly recognize that the profit equivalent to the medal has been returned. In addition, since it is possible to return to the player a profit corresponding to a fraction of medals in accordance with the progress of the game and its mode, it is possible to prevent the player from having distrust in the game.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to return to the player a profit equivalent to a fraction of medals without changing the game mode, so that the player has a sense of distrust in the game. This can be prevented more effectively.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to increase the chances of returning the profit equivalent to the fractional medal to the player, so that the profit can be more reliably returned to the player.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prompt the player to concentrate on the game, and it is possible to increase the sense of tension in the game and enhance the interest of the game.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a slot machine. It is a block diagram showing an outline of an electrical configuration of the slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the memorize | storing process of the medal for the fraction which arises when lending a medal. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the reduction | restoration process of the medal for a fraction which arises when lending a medal. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a medal sand and a slot machine. It is the block diagram which showed the outline of the electrical structure of medal sand. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the memorize | storing process of the medal for a fraction produced when lending a medal by medal sand. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process at the time of performing the reduction | restoration process of the medal for a fraction produced when lending a medal with the game in which BB is carried over.

  First, a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine 11 having a function of executing medal lending will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 11 includes a slot machine main body 12 and a front door 13. The slot machine body 12 includes a storage box 12a. The storage box 12a stores a reel unit, a control board, a hopper device, and the like. The front door 13 is vertically divided into an upper door 13a and a lower door 13b. The inside of the slot machine body 12 is opened and closed by an upper door 13a and a lower door 13b.

  A display window 14 is provided on the upper door 13a. In the back of the display window 14, a first reel 15a, a second reel 15b, and a third reel 15c that are rotatable are provided. A plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surfaces of the first to third reels 15a to 15c. When the first to third reels 15a to 15c are stopped, three symbols are displayed per reel through the display window 14. The In the slot machine 11, a total of five winning effective lines 16, consisting of three laterally and two diagonally, are set. Then, whether or not the winning combination has been won is displayed by the combination of symbols stopped on the winning winning line 16 when the first to third reels 15a to 15c are stopped.

  Note that “winning” means that the combination of symbols stopped on the winning line matches the predetermined combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination, or has stopped on the winning line for a specific reel. A state in which the symbol matches the symbol corresponding to the winning combination is shown.

  The lower door 13b is credited with a medal slot 17, a start lever 18 for starting rotation of the first to third reels 15a to 15c, and stop buttons 19a to 19c for stopping the rotating reel. A bet button 21 for inserting medals is provided.

  In the slot machine 11, a game is played using three medals in one game. When three or more medals are inserted at a time from the medal insertion slot 17, the third and subsequent medals are automatically credited. Credited medals can be inserted by pressing the bet button 21.

  When the start lever 18 is pressed after the medal is inserted (game start operation), a winning combination lottery is performed to determine one of a plurality of types of winning combinations or a loss, and the first to third reels 15a to 15c. Rotate all at once. The winning combination is set to BB (winning) that shifts to the BB mode, which is more advantageous to the player than the normal mode, a small role where a prescribed number of medals are paid out, and a replay that allows the next game to be played without inserting medals. ing. If you win a BB (Big Bonus), your right to win will be carried over until you win. BB wins when three BB symbols corresponding to BB are arranged on the winning effective line 16, and the small role is awarded when three small winning symbols corresponding to the small role are aligned on the winning effective line 16, and is replayed. Wins when three replay symbols corresponding to the replay are arranged on the winning effective line 16.

  When the first to third reels 15a to 15c start to rotate and are pressed after the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is enabled, the corresponding first to third reels 15a to 15c are individually stopped. To do. When all the reels stop and the small role wins, the medal is paid out to the medal tray 23 through the payout opening 22. Note that one game refers to the time from when the start lever 18 is pressed until all of the first to third reels 15a to 15c are stopped.

  Above the display window 14, a card slot 24, a frequency indicator 25, a rental button 26, and a return button 27 are provided.

  A prepaid card 28 is inserted into the card slot 24. The prepaid card 28 is a magnetic card capable of rewriting recorded information, and can be purchased at a vending machine installed in a pachinko parlor. As the prepaid card 28, for example, four types of 1000 yen, 3000 yen, 5000 yen, and 10000 yen are sold. In the prepaid card 28, the frequency is set to each card with 1000 yen as the frequency “1”. That is, the prepaid card of 1000 yen has the frequency “1”, the prepaid card of 3000 yen has the frequency “3”, the prepaid card of 5000 yen has the frequency “5”, and the prepaid card of 10,000 yen has the frequency “10”.

  When the prepaid card 28 is inserted into the card slot 24 prior to the medal lending, the remaining frequency of the prepaid card 28 is displayed from the frequency display 25 including a 7-segment display. When the lending button 26 is pressed, “1” is subtracted from the remaining frequency displayed on the frequency display 25 for each push. When the remaining number is decremented by “1”, 1000 yen is inserted as the amount of money to be inserted, and a number of medals corresponding to 1000 yen are paid out from the payout slot 22 and lent to the player. That is, when the remaining number of the prepaid card 28 is decremented by “1”, 1000 yen is inserted prior to medal lending. Here, for example, the loan amount per medal is 20 yen, and the tax rate of the indirect tax that accompanies the medal loan is 5%. In this case, the loan amount per medal including indirect tax is 20 × 1.05 = 21 yen. Accordingly, since the number of medals for 1000 yen is 1000 ÷ 21 = 47.61, 47 medals excluding 0.61 for the fraction (fraction n) when the remaining frequency is subtracted by “1”. Is paid out from the payout opening 22.

  When the return button 27 is pressed or the remaining number of the prepaid card 28 becomes “0”, the prepaid card 28 is automatically extracted from the card slot 24 and the prepaid card 28 is returned to the player.

  A liquid crystal display (notification means) 29 is provided on the side of the display window 14. From the liquid crystal display 29, a BB winning image indicating that BB has been won is displayed. The BB winning image is the second stop button (first one) among the stop buttons 19a to 19c when the first stop button is pressed among the stop buttons 19a to 19c before the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is validated. Is displayed when the third stop button (other than the first pressed stop button) of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is pressed. The

  As shown in FIG. 2, the basic operation of the slot machine 11 is controlled by the main board 60. The main board 60 includes a main CPU 61 and a main memory (cumulative fraction storage means) 62. In the ROM area of the main memory 62, game execution programs and execution data are stored. The main CPU 61 performs game execution processing by reading game execution programs and execution data from the main memory 62. The RAM area of the main memory 62 is used for temporary storage or rewriting of a winning flag (a flag indicating the type of winning combination won in the winning combination lottery) and data.

  The medal sensor 63 detects an appropriate medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 17 and inputs a medal detection signal to the main CPU 61. The main CPU 61 counts the number of inserted medals based on a detection signal from the medal sensor 63, and when three medals are inserted, activates the five winning valid lines 16 and operates the start lever 18. Activate. The start signal sensor 64 detects that the start lever 18 has been pressed. When it is detected that the start lever 18 is pressed after the operation is validated, a game start signal is input from the start signal sensor 64 to the main CPU 61.

  The main CPU 61 includes a winning combination determining unit 65, and operates the winning combination determining unit 65 in response to the game start signal. In the winning combination determination unit 65, any of BB, small combination, replay, or loss is determined by a winning combination lottery using random numbers. When any winning combination is won in the winning combination lottery, a winning flag indicating the type is written in the RAM area of the main memory (winning carry-over means) 62. The BB flag is cleared when BB wins, and the other flags are cleared when the game ends. Thereby, when BB is won, the right to win is carried over until BB wins. When the winning combination lottery is completed, the main CPU 61 drives a stepping motor (not shown) to start rotation of the first to third reels 15a to 15c.

  After the first to third reels 15a to 15c start to rotate, the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is validated when the rotation speed of each reel reaches a steady speed. The stop signal sensor 66 detects that the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed. When the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed, stop signals for the first to third reels 15a to 15c are individually input to the main CPU 61. In response to the stop signal, the main CPU 61 determines whether or not the first to third reels 15a to 15c are rotating. If the first to third reels 15a to 15c are rotating, the reel drive controller 67 is operated to stop the first to third reels 15a to 15c corresponding to the pressed stop buttons 19a to 19c.

  The stop control of the first to third reels 15a to 15c is performed by controlling the driving of the stepping motor connected to each of the reels 15a to 15c. Stop control of the first to third reels 15a to 15c is performed by well-known pull-in control using a symbol stop table. As for the 1st-3rd reels 15a-15c, each outer peripheral surface is divided | segmented into 21 frames, and one symbol is arrange | positioned at 1 frame. Thus, 21 symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surfaces of the first to third reels 15a to 15c. In the stop table, when the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed, the number of drawn frames required for the first to third reels 15a to 15c to stop is the same as that of the five symbols including the symbols on the winning winning line 16. A range of 0 to 4 frames, that is, a range of 5 frames (hereinafter referred to as “retraction range”) is set as an upper limit. For this reason, when the stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed, the symbol at the position of the number of drawn frames set in the stop table is the winning symbol (the symbol corresponding to the winning symbol won in the winning symbol lottery). Then, the winning symbol pull-in control is performed and the winning symbol is stopped on the winning line 16. When all the stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed, the main CPU 61 compares the combination of the stop symbols on the winning winning line 16 with the combination of symbols that the winning combination wins, and determines whether or not the winning combination has won. (Hereinafter, “winning determination”).

  Under the pull-in control as described above, one BB symbol is arranged on each reel. For this reason, when BB is won, BB cannot be won unless the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed with the timing when the BB symbol of each reel rotates within the pull-in range.

  As a result of pressing the stop buttons 19a to 19c, when the small role is won, the main CPU 61 operates the hopper device 68 to execute the payout of medals.

  The main CPU 61 receives signals for pressing the lending button 26 and the return button 27.

  A card reader / writer 69 is provided in the back of the card slot 24. The card reader / writer 69 is driven under the control of the main CPU 61. The card reader / writer 69 reads / rewrites the remaining frequency of the prepaid card 28 inserted into the card slot 24.

  When the prepaid card 28 is inserted into the card slot 24, the main CPU 61 displays the remaining frequency of the prepaid card 28 read by the card reader / writer 69 from the frequency display 25. Then, the main CPU 61 drives the card reader / writer 69 in response to the depression signal of the lending button 26 and rewrites the remaining number of the prepaid card 28. Further, the main CPU 61 identifies the number of times the lending button 26 is pressed, drives the hopper device 68 so that the lending number per 1000 yen becomes 47, and pays out medals to be lending to the player.

  When the card reader / writer 69 reads that the remaining number of the prepaid card 28 has become “0” or when the return button 27 is pressed, the main CPU 61 drives a motor (not shown) to prepaid. Return card 28.

  Also, the main CPU 61 subtracts the remaining number of the prepaid card 28 in response to the depression signal of the lending button 26, and the main memory 62 obtains 0.61 pieces of the fraction generated when lending medal of 1000 yen. Are written as fractional accumulated data in the RAM area. Thereby, the cumulative N of 0.61 medals for the fraction is stored. The number of medals for the fraction is stored in the ROM area of the main memory 62 in advance. For this reason, the main CPU 61 does not calculate the number of medals for the fraction each time the remaining number of the prepaid card 28 is subtracted, and reads the number of fractions from the ROM area of the main memory 62 each time the subtraction is performed. Write as cumulative data.

  The number determination unit (number determination means) 70 reads the fractional accumulated data of the main memory 62 in response to the notification time of the BB winning image being other than after the start lever 18 is pressed, and determines the number of medals for the fraction. It is determined whether or not the cumulative number N is equal to or greater than 3 (inserted number K), which is the number of inserted medals.

  The cumulative number subtracting unit (cumulative number subtracting means) 71 determines that the cumulative N subtracting unit 71 determines that the cumulative N is 3 or more when the cumulative N in the main memory 62 is 3 or more and BB wins. The fraction accumulated data written in the main memory 62 is rewritten as a new accumulated N obtained by subtracting the number of sheets.

  Further, as a result of the determination made by the sheet number determination unit 70, the cumulative number subtraction unit 71 determines that the cumulative N in the main memory 62 is 3 or more and the BB does not win, and the cumulative number subtraction unit 71 determines that the cumulative N subtraction unit 71 The fraction accumulated data in the main memory 62 is rewritten with the number obtained by subtracting the fixed number P) as a new accumulated N.

  The notification time lottery section (notification time lottery means) 73 operates in response to winning the BB in the winning combination lottery. The notification time lottery unit 73 performs the notification time lottery to display the BB winning image when the first stop button of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is pressed before the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is activated. When the second stop button is pressed among the buttons 19a to 19c, it is determined when the third stop button is pressed among the stop buttons 19a to 19c.

  In the slot machine main body 12 of the slot machine 11, a clear button 12c for clearing the fractional accumulated data is provided. The clear button 12c can be pressed by unlocking the lower door 13b and opening it. From this, only the store clerk of the pachinko parlor who owns the key of the lower door 13b can open. When the clear button 12c is pressed, the pressing signal is input to the main CPU 61. In response to the press signal of the clear button 12c, the main CPU 61 clears the fractional accumulated data written in the main memory 62.

  A sub board 74 that controls the operation of the liquid crystal display 29 is electrically connected to the main board 60. The sub board 74 includes a sub CPU (notification control means) 75 and a sub memory 76. The sub CPU 75 controls the operation of the liquid crystal display 29. The ROM area of the sub memory 76 stores a drive control program for driving the liquid crystal display 29 and image display data. The sub CPU 75 receives a lottery end command indicating the result of the winning combination lottery, and is input when the determination by the number determination unit 70 is performed, and the determination result command indicating the determination result and the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed. Operation command, notification time lottery is performed, and a notification time command indicating the result is input from the main CPU 61. The operation commands of the stop buttons 19a to 19c are input when each operation is performed, that is, when a signal is input from the stop signal sensor 66.

  The sub CPU 75 identifies the result of the notification time lottery from the notification time command, reads the display data of the BB winning image from the ROM area of the sub memory 76 when the operation determined by the notification time lottery is performed, and An image is displayed from the liquid crystal display 29. The time until the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is validated is measured in advance. If the display time of the BB winning image is determined before the activation of the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c in the notification time lottery, the sub CPU 75 receives the notification time command from the main CPU 61 and then stops the stop buttons 19a to 19c. The BB winning image is displayed by the time until the operation is activated. If the display time of the BB winning image is determined after the stop button 19a to 19c is pressed in the notification time lottery, the sub CPU 75 displays the BB winning image when the operation command for the stop button 19a to 19c is input. Let

  The operation commands for the stop buttons 19a to 19c may be input when each operation is completed, that is, when the input of the signal from the stop signal sensor 66 is interrupted.

  Next, the flow of medal storage processing for fractions that occurs when medals are lent and the flow of medal reduction processing for fractions that occurs when medals are lent.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the prepaid card 28 is inserted into the card slot 24, the lending button 26 is pressed and the pressing signal is input to the main CPU 61, the main CPU 61 subtracts the remaining number of the prepaid card 28. Further, the main CPU 61 identifies that the medal number corresponding to the fraction is 0.61 by referring to the ROM area of the main memory 62 in response to the pressing signal of the lending button 26 and accumulates this. The fraction accumulated data is rewritten (or written if there is no fraction accumulated data), and the fraction accumulated data is updated. When the lending button 26 is pressed a plurality of times and the remaining number is subtracted a plurality of times, the cumulative fraction data is rewritten by repeating the number of times. As a result, the cumulative N of 0.61 medals corresponding to the fraction generated when a medal for 1,000 yen is lent is stored. When the clear button 12c is pressed, the fraction cumulative data is cleared, and the cumulative number N of medals corresponding to the fraction is stored again by the above processing.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the start lever 18 is pressed after inserting three medals and the BB is won by the winning combination lottery, a notification time lottery is performed. When the display time of the BB winning image is determined by a notification time lottery at a time other than before the activation of the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c, the number determination unit 70 reads the fraction accumulated data of the main memory 62, and medal for the fraction It is determined whether or not the cumulative N of 0.61 sheets is 3 or more. When the determination is completed, a lottery end command, a determination result command, and a notification time command for the winning combination lottery are input from the main CPU 61 to the sub CPU 75.

  Upon receiving the lottery end command, the sub CPU 75 identifies that the BB has been won, and identifies the display time of the BB winning image from the notification time command. Further, the sub CPU 75 identifies the determination result of the number determination unit 70 from the determination result command. Then, when the cumulative N written in the main memory 62 is three or more, the sub CPU 75 displays the BB winning image from the liquid crystal display 29 before the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is validated. After displaying the BB winning image, the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is validated. If BB wins as a result of the player pressing the stop buttons 19a to 19c after the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is activated, the cumulative number subtracting unit 71 newly adds the number obtained by subtracting three from the cumulative N. As the accumulated N, the fraction accumulated data in the main memory 62 is rewritten. If BB is not won, the cumulative number subtraction unit 71 rewrites the fractional cumulative data of the main memory 62 with the number obtained by subtracting two from the cumulative N as a new cumulative N.

  On the other hand, when the cumulative N written in the main memory 62 is less than 3, the sub CPU 75 displays the BB winning image from the liquid crystal display 29 at the time determined by the notification time lottery. In this case, the sub CPU 75 displays the BB winning image from the liquid crystal display 29 at the time identified from the notification time command in response to the operation command of the stop buttons 19a to 19c.

  Further, when the display time of the BB winning image is determined by the notification time lottery before the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is validated, the determination by the number determining unit 70 is not performed, and the sub CPU 75 performs the stop buttons 19a to 19c. The BB winning image is displayed from the liquid crystal display 29 before the above operation is validated.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a medal is lent by the medal sand 101 using a slot machine 100 without a medal lending function and a medal sand 101 adjacent to the slot machine 100. In addition, about the same member and function part as 1st Embodiment, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted using the same code | symbol.

  The medal sand 101 includes a card slot 102 for inserting the prepaid card 28, a frequency display 103 for displaying the remaining frequency of the prepaid card 28, a lending button 104 to be pressed when receiving a medal lending, and a medal for lending is paid out. A return button 106 is provided that is pressed when the prepaid card 28 inserted into the tray 105 and the card insertion slot 102 is extracted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, inside the medal sand 101 is a card reader / reader that reads and rewrites the remaining frequency of the prepaid card 28 inserted into the control board 107 and card slot 102 for driving and controlling each part of the medal sand 101. There are provided a writer 108, a hopper device 109 for receiving a predetermined number of medals to the tray 105 in response to depression of the lending button 104, and an I / O (IN / OUT) port 110 connected to the slot machine 100. The control board 107 includes a CPU 107a. The CPU 107a reads the program and data in the memory 107b and controls the operation of the medal sand 101 as a whole.

  When the prepaid card 28 is inserted into the card slot 102, the CPU 107 a displays the remaining frequency of the prepaid card 28 read by the card reader / writer 108 from the frequency display 103. When a depressing signal for the lending button 104 is input, the CPU 107a drives the card reader / writer 108, rewrites the remaining number of the prepaid card 28, identifies the depressing frequency of the lending button 104, and drives the hopper device 109. Then, a medal to be lent to the player is paid out. At the same time, the CPU 107a transmits the frequency subtracted from the prepaid card 28, that is, the input amount inserted prior to the medal lending as an input amount signal to the main CPU 61 of the slot machine 100 via the I / O port 110. To do.

  The configuration of the slot machine 100 is the same as that of the slot machine 11 except that the slot machine 100 is not provided with a part (lending button 26, return button 27, card reader / writer 69) for executing processing associated with medal lending. A substrate 60 and a sub-substrate 74 are provided. The main board 60 and the sub board 74 operate in the same manner as the slot machine 11.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the lending button 104 of the medal sand 101 is pressed, an insertion amount signal is input from the CPU 107a to the main CPU 61 of the slot machine 100. The main CPU 61 refers to the ROM area of the main memory 62 every time it receives the input amount signal, identifies that the number of medals is 0.61, and rewrites the fraction accumulated data so that this is accumulated. (Write if there is no fractional cumulative data) Update fractional cumulative data. When the lending button 104 is pressed a plurality of times and a plurality of times are subtracted from the prepaid card 28, that is, when an input amount signal is input a plurality of times, the cumulative fraction data is rewritten by that number of times. As a result, the cumulative N of 0.61 medals corresponding to the fraction generated when a medal for 1,000 yen is lent is stored. When the clear button 12c is pressed, the fraction cumulative data is cleared, and the cumulative number N of medals corresponding to the fraction is stored again by the above processing. When the cumulative number N of medals for fractions is stored in this way, the same processing as in FIG. 4 is performed thereafter, and medals for fractions are returned to the player.

  In the example of FIG. 7, an example is described in which the slot machine 100 side stores 0.61 pieces of medals for the fraction, but 0.61 pieces of medals for the fraction are stored in advance in the medal sand 101. The main CPU 61 may identify the number of medals corresponding to the fraction from the inserted amount signal by storing it in the inserted amount signal.

  As described above, when the number of medals for the fraction becomes three or more, the BB winning image is displayed before the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is validated. If the stop button 19a-19c is pushed down at a timing so as to stop at 16, the BB can be won in the game. On the other hand, even when the BB winning image is displayed after the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed, for a player who presses the stop buttons 19a to 19c at every game timing, the player can win BB in the game. However, it is difficult to press the stop buttons 19a to 19c at the timing of each game due to fatigue when the game is extended for a long time, and the timing is often mistaken from fatigue. For this reason, the player generally presses the stop button 19a to 19c at the timing when the BB winning image is displayed before the operation of the stop button 19a to 19c is validated. When the BB winning image is not displayed before the operation of .about.19c is validated, it is common to press the stop buttons 19a.about.19c without timing. For this reason, when the BB winning image is displayed after the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed, the BB is won in the next game of the game, and three more medals are required. However, if the BB winning image is displayed before the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is activated when the number of medals for the fraction becomes 3 or more as in the present invention, the timing in the game is aimed at. Since the stop buttons 19a to 19c can be pressed and BB can be won in the game, it is not necessary to use three medals that should be used in the next game. Thereby, fractional medals can be returned to the player.

  If the BB is not won, subtracting the fixed number P smaller than the number K of inserted medals is to reduce the disadvantage of the low-skilled player who cannot win the BB. That is, a player who could not win a BB despite changing the display time of the BB winning image cannot receive a profit for one game, and nevertheless, the number of inserted games for one game Subtracting will be unequal. However, since the display timing of the BB winning image is changed, it is not fair that there is no burden as the consideration, so that these are balanced.

  In each of the above embodiments, whether or not the cumulative number N of medals for the fraction is 3 or more is determined by the game won by BB, but the determination is performed by the game in which BB is carried over to the fraction. When the cumulative number N of medals is 3 or more, the display time of the BB winning image may be changed. This example can be applied to a slot machine in which a continuous performance that is connected to the content is performed over a plurality of times (for example, three times) including the game won in BB, in order to surely reduce the medals for fractions. It is suitable. In the following, an embodiment will be described in which the determination is made in a game where the BB is carried over and the display timing of the BB winning image is changed. It should be noted that the continuous effect is performed in three consecutive games including the game won in BB, and the three effects are performed by displaying effect images from the liquid crystal display 29. In addition, in a game in which the first and second continuous effects are performed, an effect image indicating that BB has been won is displayed when the stop button is pressed for the third time, and the third consecutive effect is performed on the BB winning image. It is displayed in games that are played. The main CPU 61 writes three continuous effect flags in the RAM area of the main memory 62 in the game won by BB, and thereafter clears the continuous effect flag one by one every time the game is finished. Thereby, the main CPU 61 can identify the number of continuous effects, and can display an effect image corresponding to the number of times from the liquid crystal display 29.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the start lever 18 is pressed after inserting three medals, whether or not the third continuous effect is present, that is, whether or not there is one remaining continuous effect flag in the RAM area of the main memory 62. Is identified. When it is identified that it is the third continuous production, the number determination unit 70 reads the fraction cumulative data of the main memory 62, and whether or not the cumulative N of 0.61 pieces of medals for the fraction is three or more. Determine whether. When the determination is completed, a determination result command is input from the main CPU 61 to the sub CPU 75.

  The sub CPU 75 identifies the determination result of the number determination unit 70 from the determination result command. Then, when the cumulative N written in the main memory 62 is three or more, the sub CPU 75 displays the BB winning image from the liquid crystal display 29 before the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is validated. When BB wins, the cumulative number subtraction unit 71 rewrites the fractional cumulative data in the main memory 62 with the number obtained by subtracting three from the cumulative N as a new cumulative N. If BB is not won, the cumulative number subtracting unit 71 rewrites the fractional cumulative data in the main memory 62 with the number obtained by subtracting two from the cumulative N as the new cumulative N.

  On the other hand, if the cumulative N written in the main memory 62 is less than 3, the sub CPU 75 displays the BB winning image from the liquid crystal display 29 when the stop button is pressed for the third time.

  According to the above example, when the BB is won, that is, when the game in which the first continuous performance is performed is completed or when the game in which the second continuous performance is performed is completed, The display timing of the BB winning image can also be advanced when the medal runs out and the player receives a new medal and the fraction N exceeds three. As a result, even if the game won by the BB is not limited, the fractional medal can be returned to the player, and the player can return the fractional medal to the player at more opportunities.

  In a slot machine that performs a lottery to determine whether or not to display a BB winning image in a game in which a BB is carried over, and that wins the lottery, the BB is carried over. When the cumulative N number of medals for a fraction of the game is 3 or more, the game shown in FIG. 4 is performed for the game that is determined to display the BB winning image, and the display timing of the BB winning image is set. It is also possible to change.

  In each of the above embodiments, the cumulative N is subtracted when the BB winning image is displayed. For example, when the BB winning image is displayed and the BB wins, the lottery for determining whether or not to subtract is won. The predetermined trigger for performing the subtraction may be set as appropriate.

  In each of the above embodiments, the indirect tax rate is set to 5%. However, the indirect tax rate may be arbitrarily input. In this case, when the tax rate is input, the number of medals for the fraction is calculated and stored in the main memory 62. Alternatively, the number of medals for the fraction may be calculated each time a medal is lent. In this case, in the second embodiment, the calculation may be performed on either the medal sand 101 side or the slot machine 100 side.

  In each of the embodiments described above, BB is taken as an example of winning, but for example, RB (regular bonus) mode, which is advantageous over the small role, replay, and normal mode, but has fewer medals than the BB mode, is shifted to RB mode. The winning mode may be set as appropriate.

  Also, for example, an RT lottery for determining whether or not to shift to an RT (replay time) mode in which the winning probability of replay is higher than that in the normal mode, and an AT (notification of an operation mode of a stop button for winning a small role to a player) Assist time) AT lottery for determining whether or not to shift to AT mode in which an image is displayed, and replay winning probability is higher than in normal mode, and shifts to ART (assist replay time) mode in which an AT image is displayed Whether or not to shift to a CT (challenge time) mode in which the reel stops based only on the press timing of the stop button without performing pull-in control on part or all of the reel. A CT lottery or the like may be a win lottery, and winning these lotteries may be a win. In this case, the present invention can be applied by winning the lottery and shifting to each mode when specific symbols are arranged.

  In each of the above embodiments, the reel drive type slot machine has been described as an example. The invention may be applied.

11 Slot machine 61 Main CPU
62 Main memory (cumulative fraction storage means)
73 Notification time lottery section (notification time lottery means)
70 Number determination unit (number determination means)
71 Cumulative number subtraction unit (cumulative number subtraction means)
75 Sub CPU (Profit giving means)

Claims (4)

A medal is inserted prior to the start of the game, and in response to a game start operation performed after the medal is inserted, the winning or losing is determined by a winning lottery and the reel starts rotating, and the reel rotates. The reel that is rotating is stopped by pressing the stop button for which the operation is activated, and if the winning is won, the presence or absence of the winning is determined according to the pressing timing of the stop button, and the winning In a slot machine where a prize is awarded when winning,
In response to a signal input each time a medal is loaned, the fraction generated when the amount of money inserted prior to medal lending is divided by the loan amount per medal including indirect tax Cumulative fraction storage means for accumulating and storing the number of medals n (1>n>0);
A number determination means for determining whether or not the cumulative number N of medals for the fraction is equal to or greater than a predetermined number M (M ≧ 1) when winning in the winning;
Hit notification means for notifying that the winning is won,
As a result of the determination, when the cumulative number N of medals for the fraction is equal to or greater than a predetermined number M, notification control means for informing that the winning is made before the operation of the stop button is validated;
A slot machine comprising cumulative number subtracting means for subtracting the number of inserted medals K in the game from the cumulative N at a predetermined opportunity. A notification time lottery means for determining whether to notify the winning of the hit before or after the operation of the stop button is activated or after pressing the stop button by notification time lottery,
When the notification control means determines to notify that the winning is won after the stop button is pressed in the notification time lottery, and the cumulative N is equal to or greater than the predetermined number M, the stop control unit When it is determined to notify that the winning is made before the button operation is validated, and to notify that the winning is made after the stop button is pressed in the notification time lottery, and the cumulative N 2. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein if the number is less than a predetermined number M, the winning of the winning is notified after the stop button is pressed. In the case of winning the winning, it has a carry-over means to carry over the right to win until the winning wins,
In the game in which the winning right of winning is carried over and the cumulative number N of medals for the fraction is equal to or greater than a predetermined number M, the notification control means performs the winning before pressing the stop button. The slot machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the winning is notified.   The cumulative number subtracting means, when the winning is not won in the game informing that the winning is won, the fixed number P (P <K) from the cumulative N stored in the cumulative fraction storing means. 4. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the slot machine is reduced.

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