JP2011030684A - Rotary drum type game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rotary drum type game machine with simple control, in which bonus combination set by internal winning is easily formed when prescribed switching conditions are satisfied. <P>SOLUTION: A bonus combination is set for doubly winning with other game combinations, and other combinations are formed prior to the bonus combination. When there is a loss in internal lottery, the bonus combination carried forward is formed. Internal winning probability of the bonus combination is thus increased. The higher the losing probability in internal lottery is, the easier formation of the bonus combination is. When prescribed switching conditions are satisfied during a game, it is switched to the game state of the higher losing probability. It can thus be switched to the game state where the bonus combination carried forward after internal winning is easier to be formed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a game in which a predetermined privilege is given to a player in accordance with a symbol combination when a plurality of drums having a plurality of types of symbols drawn on an outer peripheral surface thereof are rotated and the plurality of drums are stopped. It is related with the swivel type game machine which performs.

  After the game medals are inserted, the start lever is operated to rotate the multiple spinning cylinders all at once, and then the spinning cylinders are stopped by pressing the stop button provided on each spinning cylinder. In the case of a symbol combination that establishes a combination, a spinning-type gaming machine that performs a game in which a privilege according to the gaming combination is given to the player is widely known. In this spinning-type game machine, when the start lever is operated, a lottery of gamers (internal lottery) is performed internally, and it is possible to align the symbol combinations of the winning gamers, but games that are not won The stop position of the rotating cylinder is controlled so that the combination of symbols of the combination is never aligned. In addition, as the types of game actors, a “small role” in which a predetermined number of game medals are paid out, a “re-game player” that can play a game again without inserting a game medal, and a very advantageous for the player There is a “bonus combination” for starting bonus games. In order to align the symbols for establishing any of these game combinations, it is necessary to win the game combination (internal winning) in the internal lottery when the start lever is operated.

  Also, in such a revolving type gaming machine, even if the bonus combination is won internally, the bonus combination is not established, and a plurality of bonus combinations are stored (stocked). Also, there is known a type of revolving game machine called a “stock machine” that, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a bonus combination is continuously established for the number of times corresponding to the number of bonus combinations stored ( Patent Document 1).

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  However, in the above-described conventional spinning machine of the type referred to as a stock machine, the following special control (stock related control) is required to stock the internal winning of the bonus combination. First, the internal winning probability of the re-gamer is set to a high probability, and when the re-gamer is internally elected, “normal stop control” for stopping and displaying the re-gamer's symbol combination, or the re-game player One of the “special stop controls” for forcibly stopping the symbol combination of “out” without stopping and displaying the symbol combination is selected and executed. The special stop control is executed even when the bonus combination and the re-playing combination are internally won, thereby preventing the bonus combination from being established and stocking the bonus combination. For this reason, in the conventional stock machine, when the state where the internal winning of the bonus combination is stocked, the gameability that “bonus games occur frequently” is obtained, but on the other hand, the re-playing that was won internally The normal stop control to win the winning combination and the special stop control to forcibly stop the symbol combination of “out” is necessary, which complicates the control when the internal winning of the re-playing combination There was a problem. The special stop control is a control for realizing the above-described gameability, but in the end, it is a control that does not establish a winning prize even though the re-game player is elected internally, and unilaterally disadvantages the player. There was also a problem of control.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems in the prior art, and performs special control for forcibly leaving a game result despite being internally won by some game player. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a revolving type gaming machine that can realize a game-playing game with a high level of gaming interest that “bonus games occur at a high frequency” in the same manner as conventional stock machines.

In order to solve at least a part of the above-described problems, the rotating game machine of the present invention employs the following configuration. That is,
After the game medium is inserted, the rotation starting member is operated to rotate the rotating drum on which a plurality of symbols are drawn, and the rotation stopping member is operated to perform the game to stop the rotation of the rotating drum, In a spinning-type gaming machine that gives a player a privilege according to the game combination when a symbol combination that establishes any game combination is stopped when the rotation of the rotation is stopped,
A bonus combination that gives the start of a bonus game advantageous to the player as the privilege, a re-playing combination that is a gaming combination that can rotate the plurality of spinning cylinders without inserting a gaming medium, and a predetermined number of gaming media Lottery means for determining by lottery whether one of a plurality of game actors including a small role that gives a payout as the privilege is won, or whether any game player is to be excluded from winning;
The lottery performed by the lottery means is a lottery condition in which the probability of losing out of the winning combination is lower than the winning probability of winning the small combination, and the bonus combination and the small combination can be won in duplicate Normal game execution means for executing a normal game performed in
When any one of the game combinations is won alone and the rotation stop member is operated, the combination of symbols for establishing the selected game combination is stopped and displayed, and the bonus combination and the small combination are displayed. When the rotation stop member is operated in a case where the winning combination is duplicated, the symbol combination that establishes the small combination is prioritized over the symbol combination that establishes the bonus combination so that the symbol combination is stopped and displayed. Cylinder stop control means for performing stop control,
Bonus combination carry-over means for carrying over the state in which the bonus combination has been won to the next game when the combination of symbols for establishing the small combination is stopped and displayed in a state where the bonus combination and the small combination have been won When,
Bonus game execution means for executing the bonus game until a predetermined end condition is satisfied by stopping and displaying the symbol combination that establishes the bonus combination,
A chance game executing means for executing a chance game in which the lottery is performed by the lottery means under the lottery condition having a higher probability of losing than the normal game when a predetermined switching condition is established during the game. Features.

  In the swivel type gaming machine of the present invention having such a configuration, a normal game is normally performed. Here, the normal game means that the probability of losing in the lottery performed at the start of rotation of the spinning cylinder (probability of losing) is lower than the probability of winning a small role, and if winning a bonus role, It is a game that is played in a game state that can be won in duplicate (may be 100%). In addition, when the bonus combination and small combination are won, the rotation is stopped so that the combination of small combination is given priority over the bonus combination, and the bonus combination is selected next time. It has come to be carried over to the game of. In the next lottery, if you win a game role (small role) other than the bonus role, the symbol combination of that game role will be displayed with priority, but if the lottery is lost, it will be carried over. The bonus combination symbol combination displayed is stopped and the bonus game is started. In addition, a predetermined switching condition is determined in advance, and when the switching condition is established during the game, a chance game in which a lottery is performed under a lottery condition with a higher probability of losing than in the normal game is started. .

  As described above, in the case of a spinning-reel game machine according to the present invention, even if a bonus combination is won in the lottery of a game combination, the symbol combination of the bonus combination will be stopped and displayed as long as it overlaps with the small combination. Therefore, the “probability per bonus” for winning a bonus combination in a lottery of game players can be set to a relatively high probability. The winning combination of the bonus combination that has not been established is carried over, and the symbol combination of the bonus combination can be stopped and displayed when the result of the lottery performed after the next time is lost. In other words, the higher the probability of winning out in the lottery of gamers, the easier it is to stop and display the symbols combination of the bonus combination that has been carried over. Bonus games are easily executed. Accordingly, in the case of the spinning-reel game machine of the present invention, it is possible to start the bonus game again in a short period when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied. Such gameability is realized only by performing stop control of the spinning cylinder based on the result of the lottery of gamers, and can be realized without requiring special stop control like a conventional stock machine. it can. In addition, when a small role is established, a predetermined number of game media, which are benefits corresponding to the small role, will be paid out, so that the game result is forcibly “missed” while carrying over the winning of the bonus role. There is no possibility that the player is unilaterally disadvantageous as in the conventional control of the stock machine. In addition, as a privilege corresponding to a small winning combination that is frequently won, a base of paying out a smaller number (for example, one) of game media than a prescribed number (for example, three) of game media necessary for the start of the game is possible. It is possible to achieve gameability equivalent to that of a conventional stock machine in a suitable mode in which the above is moderately suppressed.

  The probability per bonus need only be set to one probability value and does not necessarily need to be changed for each gaming state. For example, if the bonus chance of winning a bonus combination overlapping with other game actors is set high, many of the series of game progression processes (normal game, chance game, predetermined period after bonus game) are bonuses The game proceeds with the winning of the winning combination, and it is always possible to expect a bonus game to be generated as in a normal type spinning machine (a spinning machine that is not a stock machine). In addition, if the probability per bonus is set high, the possibility of winning a bonus combination immediately after a bonus game is increased, so immediately after winning a lottery during a chance game after a bonus game, A bonus combination can be established. Note that in a state where the winning combination of the bonus combination is carried over, the probability per bonus in the lottery of the gaming combination may be set to “0 (zero)”. In other words, if the probability per bonus is set sufficiently high, you can win a bonus combination immediately after a bonus game, so even if you don't save multiple internal bonus combinations like a conventional stock machine, This is because it is possible to realize a gameability that generates a high frequency of occurrence.

In the above described spinning cylinder type gaming machine of the present invention,
The lottery means performs the lottery so that one of a plurality of types of bonus combinations can be won as the bonus combination,
The chance game executing means determines that the switching condition is satisfied when the bonus game executed on the premise that a specific bonus combination is won out of the plurality of types of bonus combinations, and executes the chance game. It is good to do.

  In this way, the probability that the bonus game is started again after the bonus game is ended differs depending on which bonus combination is started. As a result, at the start of the bonus game, the player will concentrate on the game in the hope that it will be an advantageous bonus game (a bonus game where the chance game will be started later). Is possible.

In addition, in the above described spinning cylinder type gaming machine of the present invention,
A chance game ending means for ending the chance game by winning a predetermined chance game ending role during the chance game;
The lottery means performs the lottery so that the chance game end combination can be won at the same probability as the bonus combination during the chance game.
The chance game ending means may end the chance game by winning the chance game end combination before winning the bonus combination in the lottery during the chance game.

  In such a configuration, even if a chance game advantageous to the player is started, the chance game is ended by winning the chance game end combination before winning the bonus combination. For this reason, the player concentrates on the game in the hope that the bonus combination will be won before winning the chance game end combination, so that it is possible to improve the gaming interest in the chance game.

  Alternatively, in the above-described spinning-reel game machine of the present invention, the chance game may be ended when the number of lotteries for gamers reaches a predetermined end number after the start of the chance game.

  In this way, the chance game ends when the number of lotteries for the game combination reaches the end count. Therefore, the bonus game is concentrated on the chance game in an attempt to establish a bonus combination before that. As a result, it is possible to improve the player's gaming interest.

  According to the present invention, even though some gamers are internally elected, a special control for forcibly losing the game result is not performed, and a “bonus game is frequently It is possible to provide a revolving type gaming machine capable of realizing a game-playing game with a high level of gaming fun with a simple configuration.

It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the game machine of a present Example. It is the perspective view which opened the front door and showed the internal structure of the gaming machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the arrangement | sequence of the symbol displayed on the outer peripheral surface of three spinning cylinders. It is explanatory drawing which shows the electrical structure of the game machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which matched and showed the game combination set to the gaming machine of a present Example with the symbol combination which establishes a prize of a game combination, and the privilege provided by winning establishment. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part of the game control process which a main control board performs in order to control progress of a game in the gaming machine of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the second half part of the game control process which a main control board performs in the gaming machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the lottery table for normal games. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the structure of the internal winning flag. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the structure of the game state flag. It is a flowchart which shows the rotation rotation stop process performed in a game control process. It is a flowchart which shows the rotation stop control process performed in a rotation rotation stop process. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the 1st stop table. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated a mode that the left cylinder was stopped as a 1st cylinder. It is explanatory drawing which showed the relationship between a 1st stop table and a 2nd stop table. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part of a game state setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the second half part of a game state setting process. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the BB game lottery table. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the chance game lottery table. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the lottery table for chance games (internal winning). It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the lottery table for normal games (internal winning). It is explanatory drawing which showed a mode that a game progressed, switching a game state with the game machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed a mode that a game progressed, switching a game state with the game machine of a 1st modification. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the lottery table referred during an intermediate game with the game machine of a 1st modification. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the lottery table referred with the game machine of a 2nd modification.

Hereinafter, in order to clarify the contents of the present invention described above, examples will be described in the following order.
A. Equipment configuration of the spinning machine:
A-1. overall structure:
A-2. Electrical configuration:
B. Overview of the game:
C. Control details of the spinning machine:
C-1. Game control processing:
C-2. Cylinder rotation stop processing:
C-3. Game state setting process:
D. Variation:
D-1. First modification:
D-2. Second modification:

A. Device configuration of a spinning machine:
A-1. overall structure :
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external appearance of a swivel-type gaming machine 1 (hereinafter abbreviated as “gaming machine 1”). As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 is provided with a housing 3 formed in a box shape and a front door 2 provided so as to cover the front side of the housing 3. The front door 2 has three main areas: a middle area where the game is actually played, an upper area 2u where various effects are performed according to the progress of the game, and a lower area 2d where game medals are paid out. The middle region is configured by a game state display unit 2ma for displaying a game state and an operation unit 2mb for playing a game.

  In the upper region 2u, an effect display device 10 is provided in the center, speakers 14 are provided on the left and right of the effect display device 10, and various lamps 12 are provided above the effect display device 10 and the speakers 14. It has been. The effect display device 10 is configured by a so-called liquid crystal display device, and can produce effects by displaying various symbols according to the progress of the game.

  A large display window 20 is provided at the center of the game state display portion 2ma provided in the middle of the front door 2, and it is possible to visually recognize how the three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c provided therein rotate. It has become. Various display panels 22 for displaying the game state are provided on the left and right and below the display window 20.

  The operation part 2mb provided in the lower middle part of the front door 2 is formed in a shape protruding toward the front, and a game medal insertion slot 30 for inserting game medals is stored on the upper surface as credits. An insertion button 34 and the like are provided for inserting the number of game medals required for one game. The storage of game medals means that when the number of game medals inserted into the game medal slot 30 exceeds a prescribed number (the upper limit of the number of game medals required for one game), the excess is stored as data. Or storing the number of medals paid out as data instead of actually paying out game medals. Also, on the front surface of the operation unit 2mb, a start lever 36 for starting the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c after the game medal is inserted and the rotations of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c are stopped. The rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are provided.

  In addition, the operation unit 2mb is provided with a settlement button 40 on the upper surface and a return button 42 on the front surface. Here, the settlement button 40 is a button operated when paying out game medals stored inside the gaming machine 1 to the outside. Even after the game medals are inserted, the game medals that have already been inserted are paid out by operating the settlement button 40 until the start lever 36 is operated and the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c is started. Is possible. The return button 42 is a button that is operated in order to clear the jammed medal when the inserted game medal is jammed inside the gaming machine 1.

  In the lower area 2d of the front door 2, there are provided a game medal payout outlet 50 through which game medals are paid out, a tray 52 for receiving the game medals paid out, and the like.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal configuration of the gaming machine 1 with the front door 2 opened. An effect display device 10 is attached to the upper part on the back side of the front door 2, and a pair of speakers 14 are attached to the left and right thereof.

  A display window 20 is provided substantially at the center of the front door 2, and a door substrate 240 described later is provided below the display window 20. Further, below the door substrate 240, the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c and the start lever 36 are attached.

  A medal selector 106 serving as a passage for inserted game medals is provided on the left side of the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, and below that is for guiding game medals to the game medal payout port 50. A coin shooter 108 and the like are provided. The medal selector 106 has a function of selecting game medals inserted from the game medal insertion slot 30 mainly based on dimensions, and accepting only game medals that conform to standard dimensions. If the player inserts a game medal before operating the start lever 36, the game medal is selected by the medal selector 106, and only those satisfying the standard are inserted into the hopper 116. Through the coin shooter 108, the game medal payout exit 50 is returned.

  On the other hand, when a game medal is inserted after the start lever 36 is operated, the passage in the medal selector 106 is switched, and the inserted game medal passes through the coin shooter 108 and the game medal payout port 50. Returned to. In addition, a medal sensor (not shown) is provided inside the medal selector 106, and when a game medal that satisfies the dimensional standards passes, it is detected by the medal sensor, and a signal thereof is described later in a main control board 200. To be supplied.

  Three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are provided in the approximate center of the casing 3 to which the front door 2 is attached, and a plurality of types of symbols are provided on the outer circumferential surface of each spinning cylinder as described later. It is drawn. A main control board unit 110 storing a later-described main control board 200 for controlling the entire game is provided above the spinning cylinders. Behind the spinning cylinders are described later for driving the respective spinning cylinders. A rotating substrate unit 112 in which the rotating substrate 260 to be stored is stored is provided. Further, a sub-control board 220 (to be described later) for controlling various effects performed using the effect display device 10 shown in FIG. 1, various lamps 12, speakers 14, and the like is stored on the left side of the rotating drum. A sub-control board unit 111 is provided.

  A rear speaker 114 is provided below the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c. Further below that, a hopper 116 that collects inserted game medals, a medal payout device 118 that pays out game medals, and games A power supply unit 120 in which a power supply board 280 (described later) for supplying power to the entire machine 1 is stored is mounted. The game medals paid out from the medal payout device 118 pass through the coin shooter 108 and are paid out from the game medal payout outlet 50. A power switch 120 s for turning on the gaming machine 1 is also provided on the front surface of the power supply unit 120.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement of symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces of the three drums 20a, 20b, and 20c. Each spinning cylinder has 20 symbols drawn on its outer peripheral surface. In addition, the types of the drawn symbols are the same for any of the spinning cylinders, but the arrangement of the symbols is set to be different for each spinning cylinder.

A-2. Electrical configuration:
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an electrical configuration of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the sub-control board 220, door board 240, rotor board 260, power supply board 280, relay board 300, etc. are connected to the gaming machine 1 so that data can be communicated, with the main control board 200 as the center. Has been configured.

  The main control board 200 is a board that manages the progress and production of the entire game performed in the gaming machine 1. The main control board 200 is mounted with a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203 and the like that are connected so as to be able to exchange data with each other via a bus, and the start lever 36 is operated from the door board 240 mounted on the front door 2. By receiving a signal indicating this and executing a game control process described later, by outputting a control command (or control signal) toward the sub-control board 220, the door board 240, the rotor board 260, etc., The operation of these various substrates is controlled.

  Similarly to the main control board 200 described above, the sub-control board 220 is configured by connecting a CPU 221, a ROM 222, a RAM 223, and the like so as to exchange data with each other via a bus. In addition, various lamps 12, various speakers 14 and 114, the effect display device 10, a rotating backlight 20 </ b> L, and the like are connected to the sub control board 220. Here, the rotator backlight 20L is a light that is provided inside each rotator 20a, 20b, and 20c and that illuminates the pattern (see FIG. 3) drawn on the surface of the rotator from the back side. The sub control board 220 analyzes the control command received from the main control board 200, and outputs drive signals to the various lamps 12, the various speakers 14, 114, the effect display device 10, and the rotary backlight 20L, respectively. Various performances are performed.

  On the door board 240, the medal selector 106, the insertion button 34 for inserting the stored game medals, the start lever 36 for starting the rotation of the rotating drum, and the stopping of the rotating rotating drum The spinning stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, the settlement button 40 for paying out the stored game medals or the inserted game medals and ending the game, various display panels 22 for displaying the game status, etc. are connected. ing. The door board 240 is connected so as to exchange data with the main control board 200 described above. For this reason, when the start lever 36 provided on the front door 2, the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, the closing button 34, the adjustment button 40, etc. are operated, the signal is transmitted via the door board 240 to the main control board. 200 is supplied. In addition, a signal that the medal selector 106 detects the passage of the game medal by the built-in medal sensor is also supplied to the main control board 200 through the door board 240.

  On the rotating board 260, the rotating motors 24a, 24b, 24c for rotating the three rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c, respectively, and the rotating sensors 26a, 26b for detecting the rotational positions of the respective rotating cylinders. , 26c, etc. are connected. The rotating substrate 260 detects the rotational position of each of the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c by the rotating sensors 26a, 26b, and 26c, and drives the rotating motors 24a, 24b, and 24c, thereby rotating the respective rotating cylinders 20a. , 20b, 20c can be stopped at desired positions. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, so-called stepping motors are used for the spinning motors 24a, 24b, and 24c.

  The medal payout device 118 is connected to the main control board 200 via the relay board 300, and performs an operation of paying out a predetermined number of game medals based on a control signal from the main control board 200.

  These various control boards and power consumed by the boards are supplied from a power supply board 280. In FIG. 4, a state in which power is supplied from the power supply board 280 is represented by a dashed arrow. As shown in the figure, power is directly supplied from the power supply board 280 to the main control board 200 and the sub control board 220, and various boards (door board 240, rotor board 260, relay board 300) are Electric power is supplied via the main control board 200. An AC voltage of 100 V is supplied to the power supply board 280, and this electric power is converted into a DC voltage of a specified voltage and then supplied to each control board and board.

B. Overview of the game:
In the following, the contents of the control performed in order to advance the game in the rotary type gaming machine 1 having the above-described configuration will be described, but as an preparation, an outline of the game performed in the rotary type gaming machine will be described. Keep it.

  When starting a game, a game medal is inserted from the game medal insertion slot 30 and a bet of game medals of a required number (a prescribed number) is required to start the game. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the prescribed number is fixed to “3”, and when three game medals are bet, the operation of the start lever 36 is validated. When game medals are stored in advance as credits, a predetermined number of game medals can be bet by pressing the insertion button 34.

  When a specified number of game medals are bet and the start lever 36 is operated, the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c start to rotate. As described above with reference to FIG. 3, since a plurality of symbols are drawn on each of the spinning cylinders, when the spinning cylinder rotates, these symbols are displayed in a variable manner on the display window 20. Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 1, three turning cylinder stop buttons 38 a, 38 b, and 38 c are provided on the front surface side of the front door 2 corresponding to each turning cylinder. When the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are pressed while the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c are rotating, the rotating cylinders corresponding to the pressed buttons stop rotating, and accordingly, the display window 20 displays a variable display. The displayed symbol is stopped and displayed as any symbol. In this way, when the rotation of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is stopped, one of the symbols is stopped and displayed on each of the spinning cylinders. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the size of the display window 20 is set such that one symbol is displayed for each cylinder. Eventually, when the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped and displayed, the display window 20 displays a symbol combination including three symbols. When the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the display window 20 when the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped is a symbol combination corresponding to any of the game actors, the winning combination of the game actor is received. Is established, and a privilege according to the game player is given to the player.

  FIG. 5 shows the types of gaming combinations set in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the symbol combinations that establish the winning of the gaming actor, and the benefits that are given to the player when the winning of the gaming actor is established. It is explanatory drawing shown correspondingly. In FIG. 5, the type of gamer is displayed in the leftmost column, the symbol combination that establishes the winning of the gamer is displayed in the center column, and the player when the winning of the gamer is established in the rightmost column. The privilege granted to is displayed. For example, in the top row, a game combination called a big bonus combination of Red Seven is shown. This game actor is associated with a symbol combination called “Red Seven”, and when this symbol combination is arranged, it is called a big bonus game (BB game) that is very advantageous for the player as a bonus. A gaming state is started. In the following, “Red Seven” is simply referred to as “Red 7”. The “Red Seven Big Bonus Role” is described as “Red 7 BB Role” or “BB Role (Red 7)”.

  The second row from the top of FIG. 5 shows a game combination called Ao Seven's BB (Big Bonus), and this game includes a symbol called “Blue Seven” (hereinafter referred to as Blue 7). Are matched with each other. Also when this symbol combination is prepared, BB game is started as a privilege. That is, the BB game is started in the same manner when the red 7 symbols are aligned or when the blue 7 symbols are aligned. Therefore, when it is not necessary to distinguish whether the BB game is due to the arrangement of red 7 or blue 7, it may be simply expressed as “BB game”. In addition, a BB game that is started with a red 7 symbol together is referred to as “red 7 BB game”, and a BB game that is started with a blue 7 symbol is referred to as “blue 7 BB game”. There shall be. When the BB game is started, a game player to which a game medal is paid out is established with a high probability, so that the player can acquire a large number of game medals. The BB game is continued until a predetermined number (for example, 400) of game medals are paid out.

  In addition to the BB combination, there is also a so-called “small combination”, which is a game combination in which a predetermined number of game medals are paid out. For the small role, there are a “one-card role” in which one game medal is paid out, a “two-card role” in which two game medals are paid out, and a “15-card role” in which 15 game medals are paid out. Is provided. Among these, there are three types of “one-piece” small roles. Specifically, the symbol combination of “red 7 (left) -replay (middle) -replay (right)”, which is stopped and displayed on the left rotating cylinder 20a, the middle rotating cylinder 20b, and the right rotating cylinder 20c, Blue 7 (left) -replay (middle) -replay (right) "symbol combination and" Bell (left) -replay (middle) -replay (right) "symbol combination. As will be described in detail later, in this embodiment, since a single winning combination is frequently established, if the same single winning combination is always displayed in a stopped state (there is only one type of single winning combination), There is a possibility of giving a monotonous game impression to the player. Therefore, by providing a plurality of single symbols having different symbol combinations, it is possible to prevent a monotonous game impression from being given as described above. Also, in the small part of “two-piece combination”, the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the left rotating cylinder 20a, the middle rotating cylinder 20b, and the right rotating cylinder 20c is “replay (left) -bell (middle) -red 7 (right ) ”Is set. Further, a symbol combination in which symbols of “bell” are arranged is set for the small role of “15-piece combination”.

  Further, the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment is provided with a game combination called “re-game combination”. In this “re-gamer”, a combination of symbols in which all of the three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are arranged in the “replay” pattern is set. The right to play the game once again without betting is granted as a privilege. That is, it is possible to play a game once again, assuming that the same number of game medals as betted when the winning of the re-gamer is established, bet. In addition, a game combination called “increasing combination” in which a winning is established only during the BB game is also provided. In this “increasing combination”, a combination of symbols is set in which the left and right cylinders 20a and 20c are “replay” and the middle cylinder 20b is “bell”. Then, 15 game medals are paid out to the player as a privilege. Of course, when the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, a winning combination of any game player is not always established. In this case, after betting a prescribed number of game medals again, the next game is started by operating the start lever 36 and rotating the rotating drum. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the game progresses by repeating such operations.

C. Control details of the spinning machine:
C-1. Game control processing:
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the first half of the game control process performed by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 for controlling the progress of the game in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the latter half of the game control process. This game control process is a process executed after power is turned on to the gaming machine 1 and an initialization process such as a checksum of the ROM mounted on the main control board 200 and the sub control board 220 is further performed. .

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the game control process is started, a game state setting process (step 100. Steps are hereinafter abbreviated as “S”) is first performed. Although details of the game state setting process will be described later, in this process, the following process is roughly performed. As will be described later, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, various game states such as a normal game, a big bonus game (BB game), and a chance game are provided. In the game state setting process, the current game state is detected and it is determined whether or not the end condition is satisfied. If the end condition is satisfied, the game state is ended and the game Processing to switch the state is performed. By switching the game state in this way, it becomes possible to avoid the game becoming monotonous.

  Following the game state setting process, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 performs a medal insertion confirmation process (S102). In the medal insertion confirmation process, it is confirmed whether or not a game medal has been inserted from the game medal insertion slot 30 or whether or not the insertion button 34 has been operated when the game medal is stored as credit. As described above, the inserted game medal is detected by the medal sensor built in the medal selector 106, and the detection signal is supplied to the main control board 200. When the input button 34 is operated, the operation signal is supplied to the main control board 200. The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 can determine whether or not a game medal has been inserted based on these signals. When a prescribed number (three in this case) of game medals is inserted, the game can be started. When the insertion button 34 is operated, a process of subtracting the inserted number from the stored number of game medals is also performed at the same time.

  If it is confirmed that the game medal has been inserted, it is possible to start the game at any time by operating the start lever 36, but before that, it is confirmed whether or not the settlement button 40 has been operated (S104). . That is, even after betting game medals, it is possible to settle the medals including the bet game medals before the start lever 36 is operated and the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c are rotated. It has become. If the settlement button 40 has been operated (S104: yes), a settlement process is performed to perform a process of paying out game medals stored as credits and inserted game medals (S106). The payout of game medals is performed by outputting a control signal indicating the number of game medals to be paid out from the main control board 200 to the medal payout device 118. When the game medals are paid out in this way, the state returns to the state before the game is started (S100), and the subsequent processing is performed.

  On the other hand, if the settlement button 40 has not been operated (S104: no), it is determined whether or not the start lever 36 has been operated (S108). As described above, when the player operates the start lever 36, the operation signal is supplied to the main control board 200. The main control board 200 determines whether or not the start lever 36 is operated based on the operation signal of the start lever 36. Can be judged. If the start lever 36 is not operated (S108: no), it is determined that the player has not started the game yet, so confirming whether or not the settlement button 40 has been operated (S104), Wait until the start lever 36 is operated. On the other hand, when the start lever 36 is operated (S108: yes), the internal lottery process is started (S110). Note that when the start lever 36 is operated after a game medal is bet, the rotation of the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is started. It is an aspect of.

  In the internal lottery process, a process of determining whether or not the winning of any of the game combinations described above with reference to FIG. It should be noted that even if one of the game actors is won in this lottery (the winning of the winning is permitted), the winning of the gaming actor is not immediately established, but by operating the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c. If the symbol combination corresponding to the winning game combination is not stopped and displayed on the display window 20, a winning combination of the game combination cannot be established. On the other hand, unless it is a game player won by lottery, the corresponding symbol combination cannot be stopped and displayed no matter what timing the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are operated. . In that sense, this lottery is called “internal lottery” because it is a lottery performed internally as a precondition for stopping the symbol combination and establishing a winning combination for a gamer. In addition, the state of winning the internal lottery is called an internal winning state (or simply, internal winning).

  It should be noted that the various game combinations shown in FIG. 5 and the symbol combinations that establish a winning for each game combination are stored in advance in the ROM 202 of the main control board 200. Further, the internal lottery process (S110) performed when the start lever 36 is operated to start the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is performed by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 in the game control process. Since it is a process, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 of this embodiment is an aspect of the “lottery means” in the present invention.

  The internal lottery is performed using a dedicated table called a lottery table, and a correspondence relationship between a game combination and an internal lottery random number is set in this table. Here, the internal lottery random number is a random number acquired when the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 receives an operation signal of the start lever 36. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the internal lottery random number is 2-byte data and can take a random value in the range of 0-65535. The random numbers for lottery can be generated by hardware using a dedicated random number generation circuit mounted on the main control board 200, or generated by software using a random number generation program. Is also possible.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a lottery table used in a normal game which is the most common gaming state. FIG. 8A shows a range of random numbers assigned to each game combination. FIG. 8B shows a rough ratio of the random number range assigned to each game combination. As shown in the drawing, in the lottery table for normal games, random numbers of 0 to 1499 are set for “BB combination (red 7)”. This indicates that when the acquired random number value is within this range, the BB combination (red 7) is won internally. Similarly, a random number value of 1500 to 2999 is set for “BB combination (blue 7)”. In addition, a random number value of 0 to 41435 is set for “1 sheet combination”. Therefore, for the random numbers from 0 to 2999, either the red 7 or blue 7 BB combination described above and one single combination are won internally. As is clear from the random number range in which a single combination is won internally, in this embodiment, the internal winning probability of a single combination is extremely high (the random number range in which a single combination is won is all random numbers). Occupies more than 60% of the range). For this reason, in the swivel type gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the game progresses while winning a single winning combination in many games.

  In addition, a random number value of 41436 to 42935 is set for “15 winning combinations”. Further, random numbers of 43036 to 59035 are set for “re-game combination”, and random values of 59036 to 65535 are set for “double game combination”. In addition, no game combination is set in the random values of 42936 to 43035. Therefore, if the acquired random number value is within this range, it is “lost”. As is clear from the ratio of each random number range shown in FIG. 8B, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, at the time of a normal game, a single winning combination is won with a very high probability. The probability of becoming a “losing” state in which no game combination is won internally is very low, and is set to a probability smaller than the probability of winning either the red 7 or blue 7 BB combination internally. . In FIG. 8, it is assumed that the probability of “losing” is the lowest, but there is a special game combination (for example, three-piece combination) that is won with a lower probability than that of losing. It doesn't matter.

  In the internal lottery process, as described above, it is detected that the start lever 36 has been operated to obtain an internal lottery random number, and by referring to the lottery table, which game player has won the internal winning combination, Alternatively, it is determined whether any game player has not won the game internally (that is, has lost the game). When any game combination is won internally, the winning game combination is set in the internal winning flag. Here, the internal winning flag is a flag used for storing the result of the internal lottery, and is set to a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the configuration of the internal winning flag in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the drawing, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the BB role (red 7), the BB role (blue 7), the re-game role, the 15-card role, the 2-card role, and the 1-game role An area of 1 byte (8 bits) is secured for setting the internal winning flag. The upper 2 bits of 1-byte data are unused bits. The third bit from the top is a bit for storing the internal winning for the BB combination (red 7), and the next bit is for storing the internal winning for the BB combination (blue 7). Is a bit. Similarly, the following four bits are used to store the internal winning of the re-game combination, the 15-sheet combination, the 2-sheet combination, and the 1-sheet combination, respectively. In the internal lottery process (S110) shown in FIG. 6, an internal lottery random number is acquired, and referring to the lottery table, it is determined whether or not any game player is internally won, and any game If the winning combination is internal winning, a process of setting “1” to the corresponding bit of the internal winning flag shown in FIG. 9 is performed.

  When the internal lottery process is terminated, the main control board 200 subsequently starts the rotating cylinder rotation starting process (S112 in FIG. 6). In the turning rotation starting process, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. If the condition is satisfied, a process of rotating the three rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is performed. In the rotating cylinder rotation starting process of the present embodiment, when a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) has elapsed since the start lever 36 was operated and the rotation of the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c was started last time. In order to start the rotation of the rotating cylinder, the driving signals are output to the rotating motors 24a, 24b, and 24c provided in the respective rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c. Rotate 20c.

  When the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are thus rotated, the main control board 200 performs a process of stopping the rotation of the spinning cylinder (rotating cylinder rotation stopping process) (S114). The details of the spinning rotation stop process will be described later. In this process, the result of the internal lottery performed previously (whether or not to which game player has been won internally) Based on the timing at which 38b and 38c are operated, the current gaming state, and the like, the stop positions of the three cylinders 20a, 20b and 20c are determined, and a process of stopping at the determined positions is performed.

  When the three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, the main control board 200 performs a game number counting process (S116). As will be described in detail later, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the BB game is ended, a chance game advantageous to the player may be started, and when this chance game ends a predetermined number of games, Transition to normal games. Correspondingly, in the game number counting process, when the three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, a process of counting the number of games is performed by adding “1” to the number of games.

  Following the number-of-games counting process (S116), it is determined whether or not any game combination has been won (S118). Here, “a winning combination of a game combination is established” means that a symbol combination corresponding to the game combination is stopped and displayed on the display window 20. As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, even if one of the game players is won internally in the internal lottery process (S110), depending on the timing of pressing the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, Not all the symbol combinations corresponding to game players are available. In addition, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, there are cases where the internal lottery process (S110) overlaps with a plurality of game combinations, and in this case, it is not known which symbol combination corresponding to which game combination is available. . Therefore, the main control board 200, after stopping the rotation of the spinning cylinder, determines whether or not the winning combination of the game combination won in the internal lottery has been established and which of the gaming combinations has been established.

  If it is determined that no winning combination has been established for any game player (S118: no), the game ends, and the process returns to the top of the game control process of FIG. 6 to perform the game state setting process. (S100). In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the symbol combination corresponding to the BB combination is not stopped and displayed even though the red 7 or blue 7 BB combination is won internally in the internal lottery process (S110) described above. Only when the winning combination of the BB combination is not established, the internal winning of the BB combination is carried over, and the game is played with the corresponding internal winning flag set after the next game. On the other hand, when other winning combinations such as various small roles or re-playing roles are won internally, if the symbol combination corresponding to the winning winning combination cannot be stopped and displayed, the internal winning is It will be reset without being carried over after the game. If the symbol combination that establishes the winning combination for the BB role cannot be stopped and displayed despite the internal winning of the BB role of Red 7 or Blue 7, the internal winning of the BB role is carried over. The processing is performed while the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 executes the game control processing of FIGS. 6 and 7. Therefore, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 of this embodiment is an aspect of the “bonus bonus carryover means” in the present invention.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that a winning combination of any game combination has been established (S118: yes), first, it is determined whether or not the winning gaming combination is the BB combination (red 7). (S120 in FIG. 7). As described above with reference to FIG. 5, the BB combination (red 7) is a gaming combination in which a winning is established when the symbols “red 7” are stopped and displayed on the display window 20. If it is determined that the winning combination of the BB combination (red 7) is established (S120: yes), the BB (red 7) game flag is set to ON and all other game status flags are set to OFF. (S122). On the other hand, if the winning winning game combination is not the BB combination (red 7) (S120: no), it is determined whether or not it is the BB combination (blue 7) (S124 in FIG. 7). The BB combination (blue 7) is a game combination in which a winning combination is established when all the symbols of “blue 7” are stopped and displayed. As a result, when it is determined that the winning combination of the BB combination (blue 7) is established (S124: yes), the BB (blue 7) game flag is set to ON and all other game state flags are set to OFF. (S126). Here, the BB gaming flag is a flag indicating that the gaming state is a gaming state called a BB game advantageous to the player, and a dedicated gaming state flag called “gaming state flag” for representing the current gaming state. It is a kind of flag. Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 5, the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes the BB game (red 7) started by the symbol combination of “red 7” and “blue 7”. Since there are two types of BB games (blue 7) that are started by a combination of symbols, a dedicated BB game flag is provided for each. Furthermore, the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment is provided with various gaming states in addition to the BB game as will be described later, and a gaming state flag is provided for each gaming state. Then, the game progresses while switching the game state according to the setting (ON / OFF) of these game state flags. The gaming state flag is set at a predetermined address in the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram exemplifying the data structure of an area for 1 byte in which the game state flag is set. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the upper 4 bits of 1-byte data at a predetermined address on the RAM 203 are unused bits. The fifth bit from the most significant bit is a bit corresponding to “chance game” described later. The next two bits are a bit corresponding to a BB game based on red 7 (BB (red 7) game) and a bit corresponding to a BB game based on blue 7 (BB (blue 7) game). The least significant bit is a bit corresponding to “re-game”. In S122, in response to the winning of the BB role (red 7), the bit corresponding to the BB (red 7) game is set to “1”. In S126, the winning of the BB role (blue 7) is established. In response, the bit corresponding to the BB (blue 7) game is set to “1”. Further, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when a winning combination of either BB of red 7 or blue 7 is established, the gaming state is switched to BB gaming. Therefore, when the red 7 or blue 7 BB gaming flag is set to ON, the gaming status flag is set to OFF by setting the other gaming status flag bits to “0”. In this way, when the BB gaming flag of red 7 or blue 7 is set to ON, returning to the beginning of the gaming control process and starting the gaming state setting process (S100), the gaming state is switched to the BB gaming, as described above. A series of processing is performed. Details of the process of switching the gaming state to the BB game based on the BB game flag in S100 will be described later.

  On the other hand, when the winning game player is neither the red 7 nor the blue 7 BB player (S120: no and S124: no), the winning game player is then re-played. Whether or not (S128). As described above with reference to FIG. 5, the re-gamer is a gamer whose winning is established when the symbols “Replay” are displayed in a stop on the display window 20. If it is determined that a re-game player win has been established (S128: yes), the re-game flag is set to ON (S130). Here, the re-game flag is a flag for storing that the re-game player has won a prize. When this re-game flag is set to ON, a game medal is automatically re-inserted in the next game medal insertion confirmation process (S102 in FIG. 6). Further, after the medal insertion confirmation process automatically reintroduces game medals, the setting of the regame flag is returned to OFF.

  On the other hand, when the winning game player is not a re-playing game player (S128: no), although a winning game player has been won (S118: yes in FIG. 6), Since it is not any of the BB combination (red 7), the BB combination (blue 7), and the re-playing combination, it is determined that the combination is a small combination. Therefore, a process of paying out the number of game medals corresponding to the small combination for which a winning is achieved is performed (S132). That is, if the winning winning game combination is a small role with one role, one game medal is paid out, and if it is a small role with two roles, two game medals are paid out. If so, a process of paying out 15 game medals is performed. This process is performed by obtaining the number of game medals to be paid out inside the main control board 200 and then outputting a control signal from the main control board 200 to the medal payout device 118.

  When the game medals are paid out in this way, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 performs a payout number counting process (S134). Even if the BB game is started by either red 7 or blue 7, it is set so that the BB game ends when the upper limit number (for example, 400) of game medals is paid out. It is necessary to count the number of game medals paid out after the start (payout number). Therefore, in the payout number counting process (S134), first, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is a BB game. A process of adding the number of game medals to the number of payouts (payout number) is performed. On the other hand, if it is determined that the BB game is not in progress, the payout number counting process is terminated without adding the payout number. When the payout number counting process (S134) is thus performed, the process returns to the beginning of the game control process shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, and a new game is started.

  Then, in the game state setting process performed at the head of the game control process, the game state flag shown in FIG. 10 is referred to, and a process of selecting a lottery table according to the setting of the game state flag is performed. Thereafter, the internal lottery process (S110) performed in the game control process is performed with reference to the selected lottery table. In the subsequent rotation rotation stop process, the internal lottery process performed in the internal lottery process is performed. Based on the result, a process of stopping the rotating drums 20a, 20b, and 20c is performed. That is, when any game player is internally won in the internal lottery process, in the subsequent rotation rotation stop process, the symbol combination that establishes the winning of the game player is stopped and displayed. Each stop 20a, 20b, 20b is controlled so that the stop positions of the respective cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c are controlled, and conversely, symbol combinations that establish a winning combination of a game player who is not internally won are never stopped and displayed. , 20c are controlled. Below, the rotation rotation stop process (S114) which performs such control is demonstrated.

C-2. Revolving rotation stop processing:
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of the spinning cylinder rotation stop process performed in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. As described above, the spinning cylinder rotation stop process is executed by the main control board 200 in the game control process shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 (S114 in FIG. 6).

  When the rotating rotation stop process is started, first, a process of extracting the first stop table is performed according to the result of the internal lottery (S110 in FIG. 6) performed prior to this process (S400). Here, the stop table is a dedicated table that is referred to when stopping the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c. As will be described in detail later, when the player operates the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c, any of the symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface of the spinning cylinder (see FIG. 3) is displayed on the display window 20. Whether to display and stop the cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c is preset in the stop table. As described above, when a game combination is won by internal lottery, the combination of symbols corresponding to the game combination is stopped and displayed by operating the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c at an appropriate timing. In addition, it is necessary to stop the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c. On the other hand, for game players who have not won the game internally, the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20a, 20b, etc. are arranged so that the corresponding symbol combination is not stopped and displayed no matter what timing the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are operated. It is necessary to stop 20c. Therefore, different stop tables are provided depending on which game combination is won internally.

  In addition, such a stop table includes a first stop table that is referred to when all of the rotating drums 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotating, and a second stop table that is referred to when any one of them has already stopped. And are set. Therefore, in S400, which is first performed after the rotation rotation stop process is started, first the first stop table is extracted according to the result of the internal lottery. For example, if it is determined that “one winning combination” has been won internally, the first stop table set for the winning of “one winning combination” is extracted. Of course, if no game combination is won, the first stop table set for losing is extracted.

  When the first stop table is extracted in this way, it is determined whether or not the rotational speed of the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c has reached a predetermined value (S402). Immediately after the rotation of the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is started, if the rotational speed has not yet reached the predetermined value (S402: no), the process waits until the rotational speed reaches the predetermined value. When the rotation speed reaches a predetermined value (S402: yes), the operation of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c is validated (S404).

  Next, it is determined whether or not any of the effective rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c has been operated (S406). As described above, when the player operates the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c, the operation signal is supplied to the main control board 200. The main control board 200 can determine whether or not the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are operated based on the operation signal. If none of the spinning cylinder stop buttons is operated (S406: no), the process waits until it is operated.

  On the other hand, when any of the rotation stop buttons is operated (S406: yes), the operated rotation stop button is invalidated (S408), and when the rotation stop button is operated, It is detected at which rotational position the corresponding rotating cylinder was located (S410). As described above, the rotation sensors 26a, 26b, and 26c are provided corresponding to the rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c (see FIG. 4), and the rotation positions of the rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c can be detected. It is. Further, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the number of symbols among a plurality of symbols (see FIG. 3) drawn on the corresponding rotating cylinder is set to a predetermined “reference position” when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated. Based on the displayed information, the rotational position of the rotating drum is detected. Here, the reference position is a special position predetermined in order to relatively detect the rotational position of each spinning cylinder. In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, any spinning cylinder is displayed on the display window 20. Position is set as the reference position.

  In this way, when the rotational position of the rotating cylinder where the rotating cylinder stop button has been operated is detected, a process (rotating cylinder stop control process) for stopping the rotating cylinder at an appropriate position is started (S412). The detailed contents of the rotating cylinder stop control process will be described later.

  When the spinning cylinder stop control process is performed and the spinning cylinder for which the spinning cylinder stop button has been operated is stopped, it is determined whether or not all of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c have been stopped (S414). If there is a rotating spinning cylinder without operating the spinning cylinder stop button yet (S414: no), the process returns to S406 and waits until an effective rotating cylinder stop button is operated. Then, the series of processes described above are executed. If it is determined that all the spinning cylinders have been stopped while repeating these processes (S414: yes), the spinning cylinder rotation stopping process of FIG. 11 is terminated and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIGS. To do.

  Here, when the rotation stop button is operated in the rotation rotation stop processing (FIG. 11) described above, the rotation stop control processing (S412) that is performed to stop the corresponding rotation cylinder at an appropriate position. ) Will be explained.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the flow of the rotation stop control process executed in the rotation rotation stop process. When the rotation stop control process is started, first, it is determined whether or not the rotation cylinder to be stopped is the first rotation cylinder (S500). Here, the first spinning cylinder refers to the spinning cylinder that stops first among the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c. That is, since the three spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c may be operated in any order, the order in which the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped can take various orders. Therefore, among the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c, the first spinning cylinder that stops is referred to as a “first spinning cylinder”, and the second spinning cylinder that stops second is the “second spinning cylinder” and stops third. The cylinder is called “third cylinder” to distinguish. And when it is determined to stop the first cylinder (S500: yes), referring to the first stop table extracted immediately after the start of the cylinder rotation stop process (S400 in FIG. 11), The stop position of the first cylinder is determined based on the rotation position (S410 in FIG. 11) of the first cylinder at the time of the operation of the rotation cylinder stop button detected previously (S502). In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the symbol (stop symbol) to be stopped and displayed at the reference position is determined as the stop position of the rotating drum.

  FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram illustrating one of the first stop tables set in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. In the stop table, the relationship between the rotation position of the rotating cylinder when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated and the time from when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated until the rotating cylinder is stopped (stop time) is set. Has been. As described above, in this embodiment, the rotational positions of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are detected by the symbols displayed at the reference position. Therefore, in FIG. The numbers of symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces 20b and 20c (corresponding to the numbers assigned to the symbol array in FIG. 3) are set. Further, as described above, when the operation of the rotating cylinder stop button is validated, the corresponding rotating cylinder is rotating at a constant speed (S402 in FIG. 11: yes), so if the stop time is determined, During that time, it is also determined how many frames will be rotated in the pattern drawn on the rotator. Therefore, in the example shown in FIG. 13, instead of the stop time, the “sliding frame number” indicates how many frames are rotated (slid) to stop the rotating cylinder after the rotating cylinder stop button is operated. "Is set. Therefore, by referring to such a stop table, the number of sliding symbols corresponding to the symbol displayed at the reference position when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated can be read to determine the stop symbol.

  As an example, a case where the left cylinder 20a is stopped as the first cylinder will be described. As shown in FIG. 14, when the player operates the left spinning cylinder stop button (left stop button) 38a, the 10th “bell” symbol is displayed at the position (reference position) of the display window 20. Suppose. In this case, referring to the first stop table of FIG. 13, the number of sliding symbols is set to “2” for the symbol “# 10”. Therefore, the symbol “blue 7” of No. 12 is slid by two symbols and determined as the stop symbol to be displayed at the reference position. In FIG. 14, the rotating direction of the rotating drum is indicated by a white arrow, and the symbol surrounded by a broken-line circle represents a stop symbol.

  Here, the stop time set in the stop table is 190 msec at the maximum, and during this 190 msec, the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated by four frames as a pattern. In other words, when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated, it stops from the symbols (5 symbols including the symbol at the reference position) within 4 frames at the maximum from the symbol displayed at the reference position at that time. The design will be determined. Correspondingly, in the stop table (FIG. 13), a numerical value of 0 to 4 is set as the number of sliding symbols according to the design of the reference position.

  Thus, the stop position of the rotating drum is determined by the stop time (number of sliding frames) set in the stop table. Therefore, if the stop table is set appropriately in advance, the symbol combination corresponding to the internal winning game combination is not internally won so that it can be stopped and displayed on the display window 20 relatively easily. It is possible to stop each of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c so that the symbol combination of the game combination is never stopped and displayed on the display window 20.

  When the stop position of the first cylinder is determined as described above, the first cylinder is stopped at the determined position (S504). Thereafter, when the second stop table is extracted in accordance with the symbols stopped and displayed on the first cylinder (S506), the cylinder stop control process of FIG. 12 is temporarily ended, and the cylinder rotation stop process shown in FIG. Return to. Here, the relationship between the first stop table and the second stop table will be supplementarily described.

  FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the first stop table and the second stop table. As described above, the first stop table is a table that is referred to when the first cylinder is stopped, that is, when all of the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotating. It is set as a target. On the other hand, the second stop table is a table that is referred to when stopping the second cylinder and the third cylinder, and the first cylinder already stopped has three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c. Depending on which of the two, the remaining two drums except the first drum are set as targets. In addition, as described above, in order to establish a winning combination for a winning game player, the corresponding symbol combination needs to be stopped and displayed on the display window 20, and conversely, a symbol of a player who has not won the game internally. It is necessary to prevent the combination from being stopped and displayed on the display window 20. For this reason, which symbol is stopped and displayed on the second or third cylinder may be influenced by the symbols displayed on the already stopped first cylinder. Accordingly, a plurality of second stop tables are prepared according to the symbols stopped and displayed on the first cylinder, and in S506 of FIG. 12, an appropriate one is displayed depending on which symbol is stopped and displayed on the first cylinder. The second stop table is extracted. As described above, the stop position of each of the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c depends on the game player who is won internally, so that both the first stop table and the second stop table are internally won. Each is set according to the role.

  In the above description, the process performed when the rotating cylinder to be stopped is the first rotating cylinder (S500: yes in FIG. 12) has been described. However, when the rotating cylinder to be stopped is not the first rotating cylinder, that is, already If any of the spinning cylinders is stopped (S500: no), it is determined whether or not the rotating cylinder to be stopped is the second spinning cylinder (S508). If it is determined that the cylinder is the second cylinder (S508: yes), referring to the second stop table extracted in S506, the rotation of the second cylinder during the operation of the previously detected cylinder stop button is performed. Based on the position (S410 in FIG. 11), the stop position of the second cylinder is determined similarly to the case of the first cylinder described above (S510). Thereafter, when the second cylinder is stopped at the determined position (S512), the rotation stop control process of FIG. 12 is temporarily ended and the process returns to the rotation rotation stop process of FIG.

  On the other hand, if the symbol to be stopped is not the second cylinder (S508: no), the first cylinder and the second cylinder are already stopped, and the next cylinder to be stopped is the third cylinder. Since it is determined to be a cylinder, the third cylinder is determined based on the rotation position (S410 in FIG. 11) of the third cylinder when the cylinder stop button is detected while referring to the second stop table. The stop position is determined (S514). As shown in FIG. 15, since stop information (stop time) for both the second and third cylinders is set in the second stop table, the stop position of the third cylinder is set. The second stop table is also referred to when making the determination. When the third cylinder is stopped at the position thus determined (S516), the rotation stop control process of FIG. 12 is terminated, and the process returns to the rotation rotation stop process shown in FIG.

  As described above, in the spinning rotation stop process, an appropriate stop table is extracted according to the game player who is won internally, and any of the spinning stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c is operated. Each of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is stopped at an appropriate position by determining the stop position with reference to the stop table based on the rotation position at the time of operating the button of the corresponding spinning cylinder. Then, when all the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, after returning to the game control process shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 and performing a game state flag setting process to be described later (S118), It is determined whether or not a winning combination of a game player has been established (S118 in FIG. 6). As a result, when a winning of any game combination is established (S118: yes), a game state flag is set according to the winning establishment of the red 7 or blue 7 BB combination or the re-game combination ( After performing processing such as paying out game medals (S120 to S130 in FIG. 7) (S132, S134), the process returns to the top of the process again to start the game control process.

  In addition, when any game combination including the BB combination is won internally, each of the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is stopped so that the symbol combination corresponding to the game combination is stopped, When a winning combination and a single winning combination (or other gaming combination) are won internally, each of the cylinders 20a, 20b is set so that a winning combination is established with priority on the other gaming combination over the BB combination. , 20c is stopped. In this priority stop process, when the BB combination and one game combination (or other game combination) are internally won, only the game combination that is redundantly selected for the BB combination is used as the stop table described above. This is realized by acquiring a stop table for winning and performing stop control of each of the cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c. Note that the priority stop process is executed by the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 of this embodiment by the above-described rotation rotation stop process. Therefore, the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 of this embodiment is an aspect of the “rotor stop control unit” in the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the game control process, when returning from the rotation rotation stop process, first, a game state setting process (S100) is performed, and in the game state setting process, the game shown in FIG. By referring to the state flag, the gaming state is switched as shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the game state setting process will be described.

C-3. Game state setting process:
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the first half of the game state setting process performed by the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the second half of the game state setting process performed by the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment. When the game state setting process is started, first, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 refers to the game state flag shown in FIG. 10 and determines either the BB (red 7) game flag or the BB (blue 7) game flag. It is determined whether or not is set to ON (S200). As described above, the BB (red 7) game flag and the BB (blue 7) game flag are both game state flags indicating that the game state is BB game, and the red 7 symbols are stopped and displayed together. If the winning combination for the BB role is established, the BB (red 7) game flag is set to ON (S122 in FIG. 7), and the symbols of blue 7 are all stopped and displayed, and if the winning for the BB role is established, the BB (Blue 7) The game flag is set to ON (S126 in FIG. 7).

  As a result, if it is determined that either the BB (red 7) game flag or the BB (blue 7) game flag is set to ON (S200: yes), is the BB game end condition satisfied? It is determined whether or not (S202). In this embodiment, the number of game medals paid out after the start of the BB game is set as the BB game end condition for both the BB game by red 7 and the BB game by blue 7. The BB game is set to end when the number of paid out game medals reaches a predetermined number (for example, 400). In the game control process described above with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, the number of game medals paid out is counted (S134 in FIG. 7). Therefore, the number of game medals paid out after the start of the BB game reaches a predetermined number. Then, it can be detected immediately. If a predetermined number of game medals have not been paid out, it is determined that the BB game end condition is not satisfied (S202: no), and a BB game lottery table is selected (S204).

  FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a BB game lottery table. FIG. 18 (a) shows the range of random numbers assigned to each game combination, and FIG. 18 (b) shows a rough ratio of the random number ranges assigned to each game combination. ing. The BB game lottery table shown in FIG. 18 is not set for the one-game combination and the BB combination with respect to the normal game lottery table described above with reference to FIG. In the random number range, 15 winning combinations and increasing winning combinations are set. As a result, in the BB game, an internal winning is won for the 15 winning combination or the increasing winning combination with a very high probability, and the symbol combination corresponding to the 15 winning combination or the increasing winning combination (see FIG. 5) is stopped and displayed. Fifteen game medals will be paid out.

  On the other hand, if a predetermined number of game medals have been paid out after the start of the BB game, it is determined that the BB game end condition is satisfied (S202: yes in FIG. 16), and the BB game to be ended is In order to determine whether the BB game is based on the red 7 symbol or the blue 7 symbol, it is determined whether or not the BB (red 7) game flag is set to ON (S206). As a result, when the BB (red 7) game flag is not set to ON (S206: no), the BB (blue 7) game flag is set to OFF (S208). Conversely, when the BB (red 7) game flag is set to ON (S206: yes), after setting the BB (red 7) game flag to OFF (S210), the chance game flag is set to ON. (S212). As described above with reference to FIG. 10, the chance game flag is also a kind of game state flag, and indicates that the game state is switched to the chance game.

  As described above, when the process for changing the setting of the game state flag (S208 to S212) is completed in accordance with the establishment of the BB game end condition, is the chance game flag set to ON this time? It is determined whether or not (S214 in FIG. 17). If neither the BB (red 7) game flag nor the BB (blue 7) game flag is set to ON (S200: no in FIG. 16), is the chance game flag set to ON immediately? It is determined whether or not (S214). If the chance game flag is set to ON (S214: yes), it is determined whether or not the chance game end condition is satisfied (S216). In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, a predetermined number of games (for example, 100 times) is set as a chance game end condition. If the number of games after the start of the chance game has not reached the predetermined number, it is determined that the end condition of the chance game is not satisfied (S216: no), and the BB role (that is, red 7 or blue) After confirming that the internal winning is not given to any of the 7 BB combinations) (S218: no), the chance game lottery table is selected (S220).

  FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the chance game lottery table. FIG. 19 (a) shows the range of random numbers assigned to each game combination, and FIG. 19 (b) shows a rough ratio of the random number ranges assigned to each game combination. ing. The chance game lottery table shown in FIG. 19 is substantially the same as the normal game lottery table described above with reference to FIG. 8, and one winning combination is set for most random number ranges. The same applies to other game combinations except for the re-game combination. However, in the chance game lottery table of FIG. 19, a part of the random number range in which the re-game combination is set in the normal game lottery table of FIG. That is, in the chance game lottery table of FIG. 19, the random number range of the loss is larger (wider) than the normal game lottery table of FIG. In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the player can advance the game more advantageously as the random number range of the loss becomes larger (wider). This point will be described in detail later.

  On the other hand, if the chance game flag is set to ON (S214 in FIG. 16: yes) and the red 7 or blue 7 BB combination is won internally (S218: yes), the BB combination is won internally. The chance game lottery table is selected (S222). FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a lottery table for chance games (during internal winning). FIG. 20 (a) shows the range of random numbers assigned to each game combination, and FIG. 20 (b) shows a rough ratio of the random number range assigned to each game combination. ing. In the chance game (internal winning) lottery table shown in FIG. 20, random numbers are not assigned to the red 7 BB hand and the blue 7 BB hand compared to the chance game lottery table shown in FIG. Only the point is different. That is, the chance game (internal winning) lottery table of FIG. 20 has a larger (wider) random number range of loses than the normal game lottery table, similarly to the chance game lottery table of FIG.

  On the other hand, if the number of games after the start of the chance game has reached a predetermined number and it is determined that the chance game end condition is satisfied (S216: yes in FIG. 16), or the chance game flag is If it is determined that the game is not set to ON (S214: no), after confirming that the BB role of red 7 or blue 7 has not been won internally (S224: no), the normal game shown in FIG. A lottery table is selected (S226). On the other hand, if the internal winning combination for the red 7 or blue 7 BB combination is made (S224: yes), the base game lottery table currently selected for the BB combination is selected (S228). FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a lottery table for a normal game (during internal winning). FIG. 21 (a) shows a range of random numbers assigned to each game combination, and FIG. 21 (b) shows a rough ratio of the random number ranges assigned to each game combination. ing. In the chance game (internal winning) lottery table shown in FIG. 21, random numbers are not assigned to the red 7 BB hand and the blue 7 BB hand compared to the normal game lottery table shown in FIG. Only the point is different.

  As described above, when the corresponding lottery table is selected according to the setting of the game state flag, the game state setting process shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 is terminated, and the game control process shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is performed. Return to. In the game control process, when the start lever 36 is operated (S108 in FIG. 6), the internal lottery process is performed with reference to the selected lottery table (S110), and the game proceeds. . Here, it is obvious that the player is most advantageous when the BB game lottery table is selected, but the lottery random range is large (wide) except for the BB game lottery table. The table is more advantageous for the player. This point will be described below.

  First, in the normal game lottery table shown in FIG. 8, although the probability of internally winning a red 7 or blue 7 BB role is not so low, when winning internally for a BB role, it always overlaps with a single role. Are set to win internally. In addition, in order to win a winning combination of a game combination that has been won internally, the symbol combination corresponding to the game combination needs to be stopped and displayed on the display window 20. Therefore, even if the winning combination BB of Red 7 or Blue 7 is won internally, if the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c are not stopped so that the symbol combination corresponding to the BB role is stopped and displayed, the internal winning is made. A winning combination for the BB role cannot be established. And the control which stops the rotating cylinder 20a, 20b, 20c is performed using the stop table in the rotating rotation stop process mentioned above using FIGS. In the stop table that is used when the internal winning is repeated, the symbol combination corresponding to the single symbol combination is displayed with priority over the symbol combination corresponding to the BB symbol combination. Therefore, although the winning combination of the red 7 or the blue 7 BB is won with a probability that it is never low, the other BBs will win the winning combination, starting with a single winning combination that is won internally. No winnings will be made. Of course, the BB combination won internally is carried over to the next game, but the lottery table referred to in the game that carried over the internal winning combination of BB also has a very large (wide) random number range as shown in FIG. A single combination is set. As a result, since a single winning combination is won internally with a high probability, the red 7 or blue 7 BB winning combination and the single winning combination will be in an internal winning state, and a single winning combination will be established in the next game. It will be. In this way, in the normal game of the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, after a game is started, the red 7 or blue 7 BB combination is won internally, but the other game combination is preferentially won and won. Since the symbol combination corresponding to the BB combination cannot be stopped and displayed, the game is played while carrying over the internal winning of the BB combination.

  However, as shown in FIG. 21, the lottery table for the normal game referred to in the state where the internal winning of the BB role is carried over has a very low probability, but it is not possible to win the internal winning for any gaming role. The state is set. Therefore, if the result of the internal lottery is lost in the state where the game is continued while carrying over the internal winning of the BB game, the result is that the internal winning is made independently for the BB role, and the symbol corresponding to the BB role. The combination can be stopped and displayed. That is, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to establish a winning combination of BB for the first time after the result of the internal lottery is lost, so the result of the internal lottery is likely to be lost. The player can advantageously advance the game.

  In any of the lottery tables shown in FIG. 8 or FIG. 19, the red 7 or blue 7 BB combination is always set so as to overlap with a single combination. However, if the probability is sufficiently smaller than the probability of losing in the internal lottery, the above-described explanation can be made even when the lottery table is set so that the red 7 or blue 7 BB role can be internally won alone. The same holds true for. In addition, it is not always necessary that the winning combination of the BB winning combination is a single winning combination, and it is determined that the winning combination overlaps with other gaming winnings such as a double winning combination or a replaying winning combination. Even when a lottery table is used, the above description is exactly the same.

  Further, the normal game, the BB game, and the chance game are realized by executing the game control process of FIGS. 6 and 7 using the lottery table selected in the above-described game state setting process. Therefore, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 of the present embodiment that executes the game control process is one aspect of the “normal game execution means”, “bonus game execution means”, and “chance game execution means” in the present invention. .

  FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a game progresses while switching between a plurality of gaming states in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. Immediately after the game is started, all the game state flags and the internal winning flag are set to OFF, so that the game state is a normal game. In this normal game, an internal lottery is performed using the normal game lottery table shown in FIG. 8, so it is relatively easy to win either the red 7 or blue 7 BB combination. Are also won, and this one-piece combination is preferentially established. For this reason, the BB combination won internally is carried over to the next game, and the game shifts to a normal game that carries over the internal winning of the BB combination.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the lottery table for the normal game (in the internal winning) referred to in the transferred game is not won for the BB role, but will be internally won for any of the game roles with a very high probability. The game combination and the carried-over BB combination are in a state of being won repeatedly, and game combinations other than the BB combination are preferentially established. As a result, in a normal game that carries over the internal winning of the BB combination, the game proceeds with the BB combination carried over. However, when the lottery of the game combination is lost, only the BB role that has been carried over will be in the internal winning state, and depending on the type of BB role that has been carried over, depending on the type of BB role or blue 7 symbol One of the BB combinations is established, and the red 7 or blue 7 BB game is started. An arrow indicated by a broken line in FIG. 22 indicates that a BB combination with a red 7 symbol is established and a red 7 BB game is started. Also, the arrow indicated by the alternate long and short dash line indicates that the BB combination with the blue 7 symbol is established and the BB game of blue 7 is started.

  In the BB game, regardless of whether the BB game is red 7 or blue 7, the internal lottery is performed with reference to the BB game lottery table shown in FIG. 15 winning combinations or winning combinations are established, and 15 game medals are paid out each time. Also, there is no difference between the red 7 BB game and the blue 7 BB game in that the BB game is terminated when the paid-out game medals reach a predetermined number (for example, 400).

  However, if the BB game is a blue 7 BB game, the game will return to the normal game after the BB game ends, whereas if the BB game is a red 7 BB game, the game shifts to a chance game. To do. As shown in FIG. 19, the lottery table used in the chance game has a higher probability of being lost in the lottery than the lottery table for the normal game. For this reason, after the BB combination is won internally in the chance game, the carried-over BB combination can be established relatively easily. As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the BB combination is established again after the BB game is finished, depending on whether the symbol for which the winning combination of the BB combination is established is a red 7 symbol or a blue 7 symbol. If the BB combination can be established with the red 7 symbol, the BB combination can be established relatively easily after the BB game is completed, and the BB game can be started again. Thus, as long as the BB combination is established with the red 7 symbol, the player can play the BB game repeatedly. For this reason, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible not only to establish the BB role, but also to realize a novel gameability in which the symbol that establishes the BB role has a great meaning. It becomes.

  Also, even if the BB game ends and the game moves to the chance game, if the BB combination cannot be established by the time the predetermined number of games (for example, 100 times) has passed since the transition to the chance game, Return to the game. If it returns to a normal game, after that, it will become difficult to establish the carrying over BB combination. For this reason, even after the player has shifted to the chance game, the player can expect the formation of the BB role until the number of games reaches the predetermined number of times, and can continue the chance game with a sense of tension.

  In addition, when shifting from the chance game to the normal game, if the internal winning BB combination is carried over, it is detected whether the BB combination is a red 7 BB combination or a blue 7 BB combination. When the red 7 BB role is carried over, the detection information may be used to perform effect control for notifying the player of the information carrying over the red 7 BB role. For example, information indicating the type of bonus combination carried over (carry-over combination information) is transmitted from the main control board 200 to the sub-control board 220, and the sub-control board 220 that has received the carry-over combination information receives the type of carry-over combination. It is only necessary to execute the effect control in the mode indicating “during normal game”. When notifying the player, for example, various methods such as outputting a special sound effect from the speaker 14 or displaying a special screen on the effect display device 10 can be used. As an example, during a normal game, one winning combination is won internally, and when a single winning combination is established and one game medal is paid out, the payout sound is output as a normal payout sound (usually paying out) It is conceivable that the output mode is different from the output mode (including those in which no sound is output) (“paid out sound with different sound quality”, “delay in output timing of paid out sound”, etc.). And by these notifications, even if the game shifts from the chance game to the normal game, if the carry-over BB role is informed that it is a red 7 BB role, the player continues the BB game. Therefore, it is possible to avoid stopping the game when the game is changed from the chance game to the normal game, and the operation of the gaming machine can be effectively improved. The above-mentioned “production control for notifying the type of bonus combination carried over” is not limited to the case where the chance game is passed and the normal game is started, and the normal game that is started after the end of the blue 7 BB game. It may be performed during

  As described above, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, even if any of the red 7 and blue 7 BB winnings is won internally, the other game winnings are preferentially established, so It is not easy to win a prize. For this reason, the winning probability of the BB combination of red 7 and blue 7 can be kept high. Then, when a red BB winning combination is established and a BB game is played, after the red 7 BB game ends, the game shifts to a chance game set with a high probability of being lost in the internal lottery. Therefore, as long as the BB game of red 7 is won and the BB game is played, it is possible to realize an excellent gameability filled with amusement interest that the BB game is generated frequently like a conventional stock machine. It becomes.

  In addition, the control performed in the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment in order to realize such gameability, selects a lottery table according to the gaming state, performs an internal lottery using the lottery table, This is merely basic control of the spinning-type game machine in which the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped according to the results to advance the game. For example, in addition to the normal stop control that establishes the winning of the re-playing player who won the internal, such as a conventional spinning machine of the type called a stock machine, the special combination that forcibly stops the symbol combination of “out” Stop control is not required. Furthermore, since the game proceeds based only on the result of the internal lottery, it is possible to ensure the transparency of the game without impairing the original game performance of the revolving game machine. In addition, when a small role is established, a smaller number of game medals (here, one) than the prescribed number (here, three) entered at the start of the game will be paid out. There is no risk that the player will be unilaterally disadvantageous as in the case of a conventional stock machine that forces the game result to be “off”.

D. Modified example:
There are several variations of the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment described above. Hereinafter, these modified examples will be briefly described.

D-1. First modification:
In the embodiment described above, when the BB game is based on the blue 7 BB role, when the BB game is finished, it is assumed that the game immediately shifts to the normal game where it is difficult to establish the BB role. However, in this case, it is difficult for the player to fully enjoy the game after the end of the blue 7 BB game. As a result, the player may stop the game when the blue 7 BB game is completed. Therefore, when the BB game of blue 7 is finished, it may be shifted to a game state (intermediate game) that is not as advantageous as the chance game but is more advantageous than the normal game.

  FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a game progresses while switching a plurality of gaming states in the gaming machine 1 of the first modified example. Compared with the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment described above with reference to FIG. 22, in the gaming machine 1 of the first modification shown in FIG. Instead, it is greatly different in that it shifts to an intermediate game once.

  FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing an intermediate game lottery table which is referenced by the gaming machine 1 of the first modified example during the intermediate game. FIG. 24A shows a range of random number values set for each game combination, and FIG. 24B shows a rough ratio of the random number range assigned to each game combination. It is shown. Compared with the normal game lottery table described above with reference to FIG. 8, the intermediate game lottery table in FIG. 24 has a higher probability of losing and one random number range for winning the re-gamer. The difference is that the department is replaced with a random range that is won for a special re-playing role called “falling re-playing role”. As shown in FIG. 24 (c), the fall re-playing combination is established when the symbol combination “replay (right)”-“replay (middle)”-“bell (left)” is stopped and displayed.

  Similarly to the normal game lottery table described above, the intermediate game lottery table has a high probability of winning either the red 7 or blue 7 BB role, so that any BB role can be internally won relatively easily. it can. However, as shown in FIG. 24A, the BB combination is always won in duplicate with the single combination, so that the single combination is established and the BB combination is carried over. Then, when the BB combination is carried over in the intermediate game, the game is continued with reference to the intermediate game lottery table for the time when the BB combination is won internally (not shown). This lottery table (intermediate game (internally winning) lottery table) is different from the intermediate game lottery table shown in FIG. 24 in that the random number range for winning the red 7 and blue 7 BB roles is excluded. Only is different.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the intermediate game lottery table is not as large as the chance game lottery table (FIG. 19), but has a higher probability of loss than the normal game lottery table (FIG. 8). The BB combination can be easily established. When the red 7 BB combination is established, the game shifts to a red 7 BB game, and when the blue 7 BB combination is established, the system shifts to a blue 7 BB game.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 24, a fall replay combination is set in the lottery table for intermediate games, and the probability of internally winning this fall replay combination is the internal winning for the red 7 or blue 7 BB combination. The probability is set to be approximately the same probability (the same probability in the first modification, but may be a slightly higher probability or a slightly lower probability). In the first modified example, in the intermediate game that has shifted to the end of the BB game of Blue 7, before the internal winning of the BB role of Red 7 or Blue 7, the symbol combinations of FIG. When a game combination is established, the game is shifted from the intermediate game to the normal game. In other words, during the intermediate game before the internal winning of the red 7 or blue 7 BB combination, establishment of the fall re-game combination functions as an intermediate game end condition. Also, after the internal winning of the red 7 or blue 7 BB role in the intermediate game, if the fall re-game combination is established with the combination of symbols shown in FIG. The intermediate game is continued in a state where the BB combination is carried over without functioning as an end condition.

  In this way, in the gaming machine 1 of the first modified example, when the BB game of blue 7 is finished, the game shifts to an intermediate game in which the BB role is more easily established than in the normal game, but not in the chance game. If the BB combination can be won internally before the fall re-game combination is established, it is possible to play BB games. However, if a fall re-playing game is established before the internal winning of the BB role, the game shifts to a normal game, and thereafter it becomes difficult to execute the BB game. For this reason, when the BB game of Blue 7 is finished and the game shifts to the intermediate game, the player concentrates on the game while expecting to win the BB combination internally before the fall replay combination. As a result, it is possible to fully enjoy the game after the BB game of Blue 7 is finished. In addition, by setting the probability of internal winning for the fall re-gamer and the probability of internal winning for any of the BB roles, the intermediate game will not be significantly disadvantaged to the player, It becomes possible to do. Note that the symbol combination that establishes the falling replay game combination shown in FIG. 24C corresponds to the “end symbol combination” in the present invention.

  Note that the intermediate game in the first modified example described above has a higher probability of losing in the internal lottery than the normal game, and thus is an advantageous game state (a kind of chance game) for the player. Therefore, in the first modification, there is a chance game in which an internal lottery is made with reference to a lottery table as shown in FIG. 19, and a chance game in which an internal lottery is made with reference to a lottery table as shown in FIG. It will be. Therefore, the ROM 202 of the main control board 200 of the present embodiment that stores these lottery tables is an aspect of the “chance lottery condition storage unit” in the present invention.

D-2. Second modification:
In the above-described embodiment or modification, there are two types of BB roles, the red 7 BB role and the blue 7 B role. Depending on which BB role is established, the BB role is ended after the BB game is completed. It was explained that the ease of establishment was different. However, more types of BB combinations may be provided, and the BB combination after the end of the BB game may be established differently according to the type of established BB combination.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 25, in addition to the BB role of red 7 and the BB role of blue 7, a BB role that is neither red 7 nor blue 7 (simple BB role) is provided, and “red 7”-“ When either the blue 7 "-" red 7 "symbol combination or the" blue 7 "-" red 7 "-" blue 7 "symbol combination is aligned, a simple BB winning combination is established. . And it is good also as what makes the establishment probability of the BB combination after the end of BB game differ depending on which BB combination is established. For example, if the established BB combination is a simple BB combination, the game is shifted to the normal game immediately after the BB game ends. If the established BB combination is a blue 7 BB combination, after the BB game is over, the game is shifted to a chance game in which the BB combination is more likely to be established than the normal game (the probability of losing is high). If the established BB combination is a red 7 BB combination, after the BB game is over, it is easier to establish the BB combination than the chance game (the probability of losing is higher), and the transition is to a special chance game. It does not matter if you let them.

  In this way, it is possible to make the game characteristic that “the ease with which the BB combination is established after the end of the BB game changes depends on which symbol combination is established” even more prominent.

  While various embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited thereto, and is not limited to the wording of each claim unless it departs from the scope described in each claim. Improvements based on the knowledge that a person skilled in the art normally has can also be added as appropriate to the extent that those skilled in the art can easily replace them.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment or various modifications, it has been described that a chance game in which a BB combination is easily established is started when the red BB combination is established and the BB game is completed. However, if a predetermined symbol combination that has been determined in advance is aligned during the normal game, a chance game in which a BB combination is easily established may be started. Alternatively, a special game player who shifts to a chance game when a winning is established may be provided, and the chance game may be started upon receiving the winning of the game player.

  Further, in the above-described embodiments or various modifications, it is described that when the BB game ends, the game shifts to a normal game, or to a chance game or an intermediate game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game. However, after the end of the BB game, there may be a case where the game state is shifted to a game state that is more disadvantageous to the player than the normal game.

  The present invention can be used for a swing type game machine used in a game hall.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cylinder-type game machine (game machine), 20 ... Display window, 20a, 20b, 20c ... Cylinder,
36 ... start lever (rotation start member),
38a, 38b, 38c ... rotating cylinder stop button (rotation stop member), 200 ... main control board,
201 ... CPU (lottery means, rotation stop control means, normal game execution means, bonus carryover means, bonus game execution means, chance game execution means),
202 ... ROM

Claims (3)

After the game medium is inserted, the rotation starting member is operated to rotate the rotating drum on which a plurality of symbols are drawn, and the rotation stopping member is operated to perform the game to stop the rotation of the rotating drum, In a spinning-type gaming machine that gives a player a privilege according to the game combination when a symbol combination that establishes any game combination is stopped when the rotation of the rotation is stopped,
A bonus combination that gives the start of a bonus game advantageous to the player as the privilege, a re-playing combination that is a gaming combination that can rotate the plurality of spinning cylinders without inserting a gaming medium, and a predetermined number of gaming media Lottery means for determining by lottery whether one of a plurality of game actors including a small role that gives a payout as the privilege is won, or whether any game player is to be excluded from winning;
The lottery performed by the lottery means is a lottery condition in which the probability of losing out of the winning combination is lower than the winning probability of winning the small combination, and the bonus combination and the small combination can be won in duplicate Normal game execution means for executing a normal game performed in
When any one of the game combinations is won alone and the rotation stop member is operated, the combination of symbols for establishing the selected game combination is stopped and displayed, and the bonus combination and the small combination are displayed. When the rotation stop member is operated in a case where the winning combination is duplicated, the symbol combination that establishes the small combination is prioritized over the symbol combination that establishes the bonus combination so that the symbol combination is stopped and displayed. Cylinder stop control means for performing stop control,
Bonus combination carry-over means for carrying over the state in which the bonus combination has been won to the next game when the combination of symbols for establishing the small combination is stopped and displayed in a state where the bonus combination and the small combination have been won When,
Bonus game execution means for executing the bonus game until a predetermined end condition is satisfied by stopping and displaying the symbol combination that establishes the bonus combination,
A chance game executing means for executing a chance game in which the lottery is performed by the lottery means under the lottery condition having a higher probability of losing than the normal game when a predetermined switching condition is established during the game. A featured spinning machine. In the rotary type gaming machine according to claim 1,
The lottery means performs the lottery so that one of a plurality of types of bonus combinations can be won as the bonus combination,
The chance game executing means determines that the switching condition is satisfied when the bonus game executed on the premise that a specific bonus combination is won out of the plurality of types of bonus combinations, and executes the chance game. A swing-type game machine characterized by that. In the rotary type gaming machine according to claim 2,
A chance game ending means for ending the chance game by winning a predetermined chance game ending role during the chance game;
The lottery means performs the lottery so that the chance game end combination can be won at the same probability as the bonus combination during the chance game.
The chance game ending means ends the chance game by winning the chance game end combination before winning the bonus combination in the lottery during the chance game. Gaming machine.

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