JP2011212064A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slot game machine capable of suppressing decline of the amusement of the play.SOLUTION: A plurality of reels, a token releasing device and a main control board are housed in a box-shaped outer body 100 of the game machine. The outer body 100 includes a fan-shaped front surface member 200, which includes an opening through which part of symbols in the reels is visible, and an operating part in which at least a starting lever 210 and reel stopping buttons 211a, 211b and 211c are disposed. The game machine can execute a symbol game in which a privilege is given based on a symbol combination displayed in the opening when the plurality of reels are stopped after turning of the reels is started.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a swivel type gaming machine (generally referred to as a “slot machine”) or a pachinko gaming machine (generally referred to as a “pachinko machine”).

  Conventionally, a plurality of reels are started to rotate based on an operation by a player, a predetermined internal lottery is performed, and the reels are stopped based on a result of the internal lottery and a stop operation by the player. There are known swivel-type gaming machines on which results are displayed.

  For example, this type of revolving game machine has a bonus game executed as a privilege based on the fact that a bonus combination is selected and a bonus symbol is displayed in the internal lottery. As long as is not selected, it may be a monotonous game in which only turning and stopping are repeated based on an operation by the player. Therefore, in order to reduce the monotonousness of such a game, a spinning-type game machine in which various effect devices such as a liquid crystal display device are provided has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-301137 A

  However, the liquid crystal display device as described above is capable of displaying an effect that can give a sense of expectation that the result of the internal lottery may be an advantageous result for the player, but for performing a powerful effect. There was a limit. Therefore, despite the provision of the production device, the significance tends to be sparse, and as a result, the interest may be reduced.

  Then, this invention was made | formed in view of the said subject, and it aims at providing the rotating type game machine which can suppress the fall of interest.

  The gaming machine according to claim 1 (for example, a revolving type gaming machine represented by a slot machine) can store a plurality of reels each arranged with a plurality of symbols and arranged, and a game medium. And a storage / dispensing device capable of paying out the stored game media. The plurality of reels are started to rotate by operating the start operation means. The plurality of reels that are in a rotating state by operating the start operation means can be stopped by operating the stop operation means. This stop operation means is provided corresponding to each reel (that is, the same number of stop operation means as the reels are provided). When this stop operation means is operated, the reel corresponding to the operated stop operation means can be stopped. In this way, a plurality of reels can be stopped individually.

  When the start operation means is operated, an internal lottery by the lottery means is performed based on this. Moreover, based on the result of the internal lottery and the stop operation by the stop operation means, the stop of the plurality of reels is controlled by the reel stop control means. These lottery means and reel stop control means are one process performed by the CPU mounted on the control board.

  In addition, this gaming machine includes a box-shaped housing having a front game portion. An operation in which at least the start operation means and the stop operation means are arranged in the front game portion, a display area where a part of the symbols attached to the reel (for example, upper, middle and lower three symbols) can be visually recognized The area and are included. The box-shaped housing contains at least the plurality of reels, the storage / dispensing device, and the control board.

  Then, after the start operation means is operated to start the rotation of the plurality of reels, when the stop operation means is operated to stop the plurality of reels in the rotating state, the result of one game Is displayed in the display area as a combination of symbols attached to each reel. When the symbol combination displayed in the display area in this way is a symbol combination corresponding to a predetermined winning combination, an opportunity to execute a game medium as a prize or a re-game is given. Further, when the symbol combination displayed in the display area is, for example, a symbol combination corresponding to a special combination, a bonus game is executed in which the appearance frequency of the symbol combination corresponding to a predetermined winning combination is increased over a predetermined number of games. As a game advantageous to the player, there is a game provided with a replay time, an assist time, or a combination of the replay time and the assist time in addition to the bonus game.

  By the way, the case in the gaming machine has at least a plurality of reels, the storage / dispensing device, and the control board accommodated therein, and at least in order to create a three-dimensional space in a form that encloses the player. Above the storage / dispensing device, the front game part has a dent part that is recessed in the depth direction. Furthermore, the upper part of the said dent part and both right and left side parts have projected ahead. Furthermore, a predetermined effect based on the result of the internal lottery is performed using the three-dimensional space formed in such a way as to enclose the player. As described above, the above-described predetermined effect is performed in a form that encloses the player, so that an effect full of realism is performed and it is possible to provide the player with an unprecedented new effect.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a swivel type gaming machine capable of suppressing a decrease in interest.

It is a front view of a slot machine. It is AA sectional drawing of a slot machine. It is the perspective view which looked at the slot machine from the front upper right. It is a disassembled perspective view of a slot machine. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the slot machine which shows the state which abbreviate | omitted the door type front member. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a lower half portion of the slot machine with the medal releasing device omitted. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 6. It is the rear view which looked at the heat radiation opening from the back side of the slot machine. It is a partial cross-section partial front view of the slot machine showing the power supply device. It is the perspective view which looked at the power supply device from the front lower left. It is a principal part sectional drawing of the side plate of an outer main part, and a power supply device which shows another form. It is the perspective view which looked at the right cross section of the slot machine from the back lower right. It is the perspective view which looked at the right cross section of the slot machine from the front upper right. It is the perspective view which looked at the left cross section of the slot machine from back left bottom. It is the perspective view which looked at the left cross section of the slot machine from the front upper left. It is the perspective view which looked at the symbol fluctuation display device from the front upper right. It is the perspective view which looked at the symbol fluctuation display device from the back upper right. It is a disassembled perspective view of a symbol variation display apparatus. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the state which decomposed | disassembled the reel from the front upper right. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the state which disassembled the reel from front upper left. It is a block diagram of the main control board arranged at the game unit side and the main relay board arranged at the main body side. It is a block diagram of the main control board and peripheral control board which were arranged at the game unit. It is a block diagram of a peripheral control board arranged on the game unit side and a peripheral relay board arranged on the main body side. It is a figure which shows the signal transmitted by the number of pins of connectors CN1, CN4, CN5, CN6 and CN7 of the main relay board and each pin It is a perspective view of a substrate storage case. It is a functional block diagram of an image display apparatus. It is a front view of a main relay board and a peripheral relay board. Number of pins of connector CN3 of peripheral control board and signals transmitted by each pin, number of pins of connector CN1 of peripheral relay board and signals transmitted by each pin, and number of pins of connector CN2 and connector CN3 of peripheral relay board It is a figure which shows the signal transmitted by each pin. It is a simple circuit diagram of a door decoration drive board. It is a timing chart which shows an example of the output sequence of serial data. It is the state which expand | deployed the symbol row described on the reel belt | band | zone of each reel planarly. It is the figure which shows the place which expanded the decorative member centering on the symbol display window. The combination of symbols corresponding to each winning combination of the slot machine and its benefits are shown. It is a figure showing one basic processing procedure of one game in the slot machine. It is the figure which showed each process performed by a starting process concretely. It is a figure which shows the content of the reel stop process by a "table system". It is a flowchart which shows the content of the determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of a BB game start process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the BB game completion | finish determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the RB game start process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the RB game completion | finish determination process. It is a figure which shows the production | presentation using the movable scissors thing 5903 in a normal game. It is an enlarged view of an image display body. It is a figure which shows the production | presentation using the movable scissors thing in a bonus game. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of a player. It is a figure which shows production etc. until it transfers to a super-chance state. It is a figure which shows the game aspect of privilege production. FIG. 48 is a diagram illustrating a game aspect of a privilege effect following FIG. 47. FIG. 49 is a diagram illustrating a gaming aspect of a privilege effect following FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the timer count process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the timer production | presentation determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of command reception processing. FIG. 53 is an N value determination table in the N value determination processing of FIG. 52. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the content of effect processing. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the function of an image display body (image reflection mirror drive device). It is a figure which shows the image projected by the function of FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the game performed using the image projected by the function of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the game performed using an image display body.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, taking as an example a slot machine which is a revolving game machine. 1 is a front view of the slot machine, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the slot machine, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the slot machine viewed from the upper right, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the slot machine, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the lower half of the slot machine with the medal releasing device omitted, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a slot view. FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional front view of the slot machine showing the power supply device, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the power supply device viewed from the lower left front, and FIG. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the right cross section of the slot machine as viewed from the lower right rear, and FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the right cross section of the slot machine as viewed from the upper right front. , Figure 14 shows the left cross section of the slot machine. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the left cross section of the slot machine as viewed from the upper left front, FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the symbol variation display device from the upper right front, and FIG. 17 is the symbol variation display device from the upper right rear. 18 is an exploded perspective view of the symbol variation display device, FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of the state of the reel as seen from the front upper right, and FIG. 20 is an exploded view of the state of the reel as seen from the upper left. FIG. 21 is a block diagram of the main control board 409 provided on the game unit side and the main relay board provided on the main body side, and FIG. 22 is a block diagram of the main control board 409 and the peripheral control board provided on the game unit. FIG. 23 is a block diagram of the peripheral control board provided on the game unit side and the peripheral relay board provided on the main body side, and FIG. 24 is a diagram of the connectors CN1, CN4, CN5, CN6 and CN7 on the main relay board. FIG. 25 is a perspective view of the board storage case, FIG. 26 is a functional block diagram of the image display device, FIG. 27 is a front view of the main relay board and the peripheral relay board, and FIG. Is the number of pins of the connector CN3 of the peripheral control board and the signal transmitted by each pin, the number of pins of the connector CN1 of the peripheral relay board and the signal transmitted by each pin, and the pins of the connector CN2 and the connector CN3 of the peripheral relay board FIG. 29 is a simplified circuit diagram of the door decoration drive board, FIG. 30 is a timing chart showing an example of an output sequence of serial data, and FIG. 31 is attached to each reel. FIG. 32 is a diagram showing a state in which the symbol row written on each of the reel bands is expanded in a plane, and FIG. 32 is a partially enlarged view of the decorative member with the symbol display window as the center. FIG. 33 shows a large portion, FIG. 33 shows a combination of symbols corresponding to each winning combination of the slot machine and the benefits thereof, and FIG. 34 shows a basic processing procedure of one game in the slot machine. FIG. 35 specifically shows each process performed in the start process, FIG. 36 shows the contents of the reel stop process by the “table method”, and FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing the contents of the determination process. 38 is a flowchart showing the contents of the BB game start process, FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing the contents of the BB game end determination process, FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing the contents of the RB game start process, and FIG. 41 is the RB game end determination process. FIG. 42 is a flowchart showing the contents, FIG. 42 is a diagram showing an effect using the movable accessory 5903 during the normal game, FIG. 43 is an enlarged view of the image display body, 44 is a diagram showing an effect using the movable winning combination 5903 during the bonus game, FIG. 45 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the player, FIG. 46 is a diagram showing the effect until the transition to the super chance state, FIG. FIG. 48 is a diagram showing a game mode of a bonus effect following FIG. 47, FIG. 49 is a diagram showing a game mode of a bonus effect following FIG. 48, and FIG. 50 is the contents of the timer count process. 51 is a flowchart showing the contents of the timer effect determination process, FIG. 52 is a flowchart showing the contents of the command reception process, FIG. 53 is an N value determination table in the N value determination process of FIG. 52, and FIG. 55 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the function of the image display body (image reflection mirror driving device), and FIG. 56 is an image projected by the function of FIG. Shown figure, FIG. 57 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a game played by using the image projected by the function of FIG. 55, FIG. 58 is a diagram showing an example of a game played using the image display.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 1 of the present invention includes an outer main body 100, a symbol variation display device 300 that varies a plurality of symbols by a driving unit, and an image display 500 that displays an arbitrary image. . FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the slot machine 1 of FIG.

[Outside body]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the outer main body 100 has a right side plate 102a and a left side plate 102b attached to the left and right sides of the front surface of the bottom plate 101, and a top plate 103 at the top of the right side plate 102a and the left side plate 102b. When installed, the frame is shaped like a vertically long “mouth” when viewed from the front. The right side plate 102a and the left side plate 102b are trapezoids whose front edges are slightly inclined in a rearwardly inclined state, and thus the opening of the outer body 100 has a rearwardly inclined state. Further, the top plate 103 has a plurality of through holes 132, 132,... In a region facing the upper rail (not shown) of the gaming machine installation island in a state of being installed on the gaming machine installation island (not shown). It is installed. The outer main body 100 has a vertically long “mouth” -shaped frame shape that can be accommodated in an installation space for an island facility in a game arcade.

[Outer body-divider]
In the outer main body 100, a shelf-like partition plate 105 is provided at substantially the center of the height (see FIGS. 4 and 5). The partition plate 105 is made of metal, and the vertical mounting pieces 107 formed at both ends are fixed to the inner surfaces of the right side plate 102a and the left side plate 102b of the outer body 100, and the vertical mounting pieces 108 formed at the rear end. Are fixedly attached to the inner surface of the back plate 104 of the outer body 100. The mounting piece 108 at the rear end of the partition plate 105 is formed with a cylindrical projection (not shown) by burring (metal processing for raising a short cylindrical projection while expanding the hole diameter of the lower hole with a punch). The cylindrical protrusion is driven into a small hole (not shown) pre-processed in the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100 and positioned. In addition, an opening for wiring (not shown) is formed between the partition plate 105 and the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100.

[Outer body-Partition plate-Lower space]
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the space below the partition plate 105 in the outer main body 100, medals as game media are discharged to the medal tray 201 (see FIGS. 1 to 3) at the lower front. A medal discharge device 110, a medal auxiliary storage box 111 for storing medals overflowing from the medal discharge device 110, a power supply device 112, and the like are provided.

[Outer body-Partition plate-Lower space-Medal discharge device]
The medal releasing device 110 is obtained by attaching a hopper 110b for storing medals to a device main body 110a having a built-in driving means. A medal discharge port 110c is provided on the front surface of the device main body 110a and is located in the hopper 110b. The medals are sent one by one toward the discharge port 110c by the operation of the driving means. The hopper 110b is provided with an overflow rod 110d for discharging overflowing medals, and the above-mentioned medal auxiliary storage box 111 faces below the protruding end of the overflow rod 110d. The medal releasing mechanism of the medal releasing device 110 may employ any currently known mechanism, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

[Outer body-Partition plate-Lower space-Power supply]
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 10, the power supply device 112 is attached to an inner corner portion where three members of the bottom plate 101, the left side plate 102 b, and the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100 are orthogonal. The power supply device 112 is for supplying electricity to the electrical components such as the medal discharge device 110 and is a component that easily generates heat. Therefore, the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100 is provided with a heat radiating port at the attachment portion of the power supply device 112. 104a is established.

  The device case 112a of the power supply device 112 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin. By doing so, since the inside of the device case 112a can be seen, it is easy to find unauthorized work on the power supply board 112s (see FIG. 10) of the power supply device 112 and the like. The device case 112a includes an upper plate 112b that covers the upper surface, a rear plate 112c that faces the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100, a front plate 112d that covers the opposite side of the rear plate 112c, and an interior of the slot machine 1. It is formed of a side plate 112e that covers the facing side, a slope plate 112f that covers the boundary between the top plate 112b and the side plate 112e in a chamfered form, and a bottom plate 112r (see FIG. 10) that covers the bottom. On the other hand, the surface of the device case 112a that faces the side plate 102 of the outer main body 100 is not covered and is in an open state, but this open surface is attached to the outer main body 100 by the side plate 102 of the outer main body 100. It is blocked.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the side plate 102 of the outer body 100 is provided with a convex surface portion 102a to form a stepped guard portion 102b, and one side of the upper surface plate 112b of the device case 112a is provided below the guard portion 102b. It has become a specification to sneak in. As a result, even if one surface of the device case 112a is not covered, the joint between the device case 112a and the side plate 102 is blocked by the guard portion 102b, so that foreign matter cannot be inserted. FIG. 11 shows another embodiment in which the guard portion 102b is formed in a groove shape. In this example, the edge of the upper surface plate 112b of the device case 112a is slightly protruded toward the side plate 102 and the tip is fitted in the groove 102c. It comes to include.

  Thus, in the device case 112a of the power supply device 112, when the surface of the outer body 100 that is in contact with the side plate 102 has an open structure without a cover and is covered with the side plate 102 during use, The power supply board 112s and the like can be easily assembled using the open surface, and workability is improved because it is not necessary to attach a cover to the open surface after the power supply board 112s and the like are assembled in the device case 112a.

  The upper surface plate 112b, the side surface plate 112e, the inclined surface plate 112f, the rear surface plate 112c, and the bottom surface plate 112r of the apparatus case 112a are formed with a large number of air holes 112g, 112g. The device case 112a is lifted in a raised manner by legs 112h, 112h... Provided at the bottom, and a ventilation space 112i is formed between the bottom plate 112r of the device case 112a and the bottom plate 101 of the outer body 100. Therefore, low-rise and relatively cool air can be introduced into the device case 112a from the ventilation space 112i through the ventilation holes 112g, 112g,. Since the ventilation space 112i of the embodiment communicates with the heat radiation port 104a of the outer main body 100, cold air at the back of the machine can be introduced into the ventilation space 112i. If an inverted L-shaped step 112j (see FIG. 10) for raising the ventilation space 112i is formed at the boundary between the rear plate 112c and the bottom plate 112r of the device case 112a, the height of the leg 112h and the heat radiation port 104a Even if the height is shifted, the ventilation space 112i can be communicated with the heat radiation port 104a.

[Outer body-Partition plate-Lower space-Power supply-Fixed]
The power supply device 112 includes an attachment piece 112k that is perpendicular to one side of the front plate 112d of the device case 112a, and a protrusion that protrudes from the rear plate 112c of the device case 112a toward the back plate 104 of the outer body 100. 112 m and the heat radiating port 104 a opened in the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100 are fixed to the outer main body 100.

  That is, the contour of the heat radiating port 104a is formed smaller than the contour of the rear plate 112c of the device case 112a, so that the power supply device 112 hits the back plate 104 of the outer body 100 and does not pass through the heat radiating port 104a. Further, the protrusion 112m protruding from the rear plate 112c of the device case 112a is in a position inscribed in the heat radiating port 104a, and is a horizontal protruding piece inscribed in the upper side of the heat radiating port 104a to resist the lifting operation of the power supply device 112. 112m-1 and a vertical projecting piece 112m-2 inscribed in the vertical side of the heat radiating port 104a to resist the rollover operation of the power supply device 112. Accordingly, the power supply device 112 is pushed along the inner surface of the side plate 102 of the outer main body 100, and the protrusion 112m is inserted into the heat radiating port 104a. Fixing in the right direction (rollover) is completed. Of course, the movement of the power supply device 112 is regulated by the bottom plate 101 of the outer main body 100 in the downward direction and by the side plate 102 of the outer main body 100 in the left direction in FIG. The movement of the power supply device 112 can be completely restricted with respect to directions other than the direction of pulling forward by a simple operation of only fitting the protrusion 112m.

  On the other hand, a plurality of screw through holes 112p are formed in the mounting piece 112k projecting from the front plate 112d, and are fixed to the side plate 102 of the outer main body 100 through wood screws 112q in at least one of the through holes 112p. Thus, since the movement of the power supply device 112 is also restricted in the direction of pulling forward, the power supply device 112 can be reliably fixed to the outer main body 100 with one wood screw 112q.

[Outer body-Partition plate-Lower space-Power supply-Power cord]
A power cord (not shown) for receiving power from the outside is connected to the power supply device 112. Conventionally, a bulging portion is provided on the side of the heat radiating port 104a and the power cord is drawn out from the bulging portion. However, even if the power cord is bundled at this position, there is a high risk that the cord will be grounded. The slot machine 1 may be turned on during manufacturing, and a power cord must be taken out of the outer main body 100 in preparation for the case. Therefore, the slot machine 1 is moved on the manufacturing line or between lines. When moving the power cord, the power cord may slip on the ground or may get caught under the bottom plate 101 of the slot machine 1.

  On the other hand, the heat radiation port 104a of this example extends the cord outlet 104b from the upper side to the upper side and draws the power cord from there. This ensures a sufficient height for hanging the bundled power cords in a suspended state. Therefore, the trouble of accidentally damaging the power cord in the process of manufacturing the slot machine 1 is drastically reduced.

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 of this example, since the power supply device 112 is set at the inner corner portion of the outer main body 100 and only one wood screw 112q is screwed in, the installation is completed. Great labor saving in installation work. Further, in the present invention, fixing is completed by screwing to one surface, and therefore, particularly when the portion to be fixed is brought to the front (front side) of the power supply device 112, it is easy to see and can be fixed securely. . Incidentally, conventionally, it is necessary to screw with respect to a plurality of surfaces or members of the power supply device 112. In particular, a screw fixed to the back plate 104 is difficult to visually recognize and may be forgotten.

  Further, since the heat radiating port 104a is necessary as a cooling means for the power supply device 112, even if the heat radiating port 104a is used for fixing the power supply device 112, an extra process and cost hardly occur. On the contrary, the cooling efficiency is improved because the position of the heat radiating port 104a and the position of the power supply device 112 are matched for fixing. In addition, when the device case 112a is made of a synthetic resin as in this example, the mounting projection 112m can be integrally formed, so that it costs little. Therefore, the total cost required for mounting the power supply device 112 can be reduced as compared with the conventional case.

  Further, when the device case 112a is made of a synthetic resin, there is an advantage that the leg portion 112h and the step portion 112j of the device case 112a useful as a heat generation countermeasure for the power supply device 112 can be implemented with almost no cost.

[Outer body-Partition plate-Upper space]
On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 12 to 15, the symbol variation display device 300 is installed in a space above the partition plate 105 in the outer main body 100. As shown in FIG. 4, a main control board 409 that performs main control over the progress of the game of the slot machine 1 is installed on the back plate 104 on the rear side of the symbol variation display device 300. Although illustration is omitted, various substrates other than the main control substrate 409 are assembled in the outer main body 100.

[Outer body-design variation display device]
The symbol variation display device 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 16, the symbol variation display device 300 is a reel rotation type display device, and can be individually rotated, for example, three reels 301 a, 301 b, 301 c (hereinafter referred to as each reel 301), A device case 302 that incorporates and accommodates reels 301 is provided, and a game is played with a combination of a plurality of symbols (not shown) drawn on the peripheral surface of each reel 301. In addition, the player uses a part of the symbols drawn on the three reels 301a, 301b, and 301c (for example, three symbols for each reel), for example, a reel front side protection member 303f described later formed of a transparent panel. The player can visually recognize from the front where the player is located.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the device case 302 includes a bottom plate 304, a top plate 305, a right side plate 306, a left side plate 307, and a partially arcuate rear plate 308 that covers the rear surface. It is an enclosed box shape, and a part of the arc of each reel 301 protrudes from the front of the device case 302. In addition, as for the device case 302, only the bottom part board 304 is formed with the metal plate, and the other part is formed with resin.

  As shown in FIG. 23, a plurality of screw holes 302a into which screws 313a and 313b for fixing each reel 301 are screwed are formed at a predetermined interval on the front edge of the device case 302. The lower screw 313b is a normal male screw, but a tapping screw is used for the upper screw 313a because the object to be screwed is a resin molded product.

  A cover body 309 is assembled on the front side of the device case 302. The cover body 309 is constructed between a frame-shaped frame portion 310 formed along the front edge of the device case 302 and the upper and lower ends of the frame portion 310, and each reel 301 incorporated in the device case 302 is attached to the cover body 309. It is comprised from the partition part 311 arrange | positioned at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction so that it may partition. In addition, the front surface of the partition part 311 is formed in a substantially arc shape so that the center part in the vertical direction protrudes most toward the player side. That is, the gaps between the reels 301 are closed from the front, and are formed in an arc shape so as to be continuous with the circumferential surface of each reel 301. In addition, the partition part 311 arranged on both the left and right sides is integrally formed with a shielding part 311a that shields the mechanisms in the both-side reels 301a and 301c from the left and right outer sides. In addition, mounting holes 312 through which screws 313a and 313b can be inserted are formed on the upper side and the lower side of the partition part 311 in the frame part 310.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, a reel main relay board 315 and a backlight relay board 318 covered with a board case 314 are arranged on the left side plate 307 of the apparatus case 302, and the reel main relay board is arranged. Each reel 301 is individually driven and controlled by the drive signal relayed by 315. The reel main relay board 315 is provided with two connectors 316a and 316c protruding through the opening of the board case 314, and the backlight relay board 318 is provided with two connectors 316b and 316d protruding through the opening of the board case 314. It has been.

  In the reel main relay board 315, a signal for driving and controlling each reel 301 and a motor power supply are relayed and inputted via a connector 316a protruding from the lower left side of the board case 314, and each reel The detection signal sent from the photosensor 325 accommodated in 301 is relayed to the main control board 409. The connector 316c protruding from the bottom surface of the substrate case 314 has a connector-attached harness (connector 317 protruding from the rear plate 308 of the device case 302) provided on the reel motor relay substrate 326 (described later). (Not shown) are coupled to each other so that a drive signal and motor power can be supplied to the reel motor 321 accommodated in each reel 301 and a detection signal can be received from the photosensor 325.

  In the backlight relay board 318, a connector (not shown) is connected to a connector 316b protruding from the upper surface of the board case 314 through a through hole 308a connected to a backlight 322 described later and formed in the rear plate 308. Not) is connected. In other words, the power source for operation is applied to the backlight 322 via the connector 316b. The operating power is supplied to the backlight relay board 318 via a connector 316d provided at the center of the left side surface of the board case 314.

  The harness with a connector includes one or a plurality of electric wires having different covering colors for each reel 301, and each backlight 322 accommodated in each reel 301. Is connected to an electric wire of the same color as the color of the electric wire included in the harness with connector. That is, the color of the harness and the electric wire is set to be different for each reel 301. According to this, it is possible to perform color matching between a harness including an electric wire that supplies electric power to the reel motor 321 and an electric wire that receives a detection signal from the photosensor 325, and an electric wire that supplies electric power to the backlight 322. In addition, it becomes easy to collate the electric wire with each reel 301 (that is, check whether there is a miswiring), and it is possible to check the arrangement position of each reel 301 based on the color of the electric wire. That is, in the assembly process of the slot machine 1, the arrangement order of the left, middle, and right reels 301 is an extremely important item that should not be mistaken. It is possible to easily recognize whether or not the process has been performed correctly, and the quality of the slot machine 1 can be ensured.

  Further, a U-shaped slit 333 that penetrates the left side plate 307 is formed above the substrate case 314 in the left side plate 307, and the electric wire connected to the connector 316b is connected to the left side using a binding band (not shown). It is possible to bind together with the plate 307. In particular, since the latching portion 333a having only the lower end connected by the roll-shaped U-shaped slit 333 opened at the lower side is integrally formed with the left side plate 307, the latching portion 333a is bent in a state where a part of the binding band is bent. If it is inserted above, it becomes possible to hook the binding band to the latching portion 333a very easily. That is, in order to hook the binding band to the left side plate 307, in the case where two holes are drilled in the left side plate 307, the tip of the binding band must be inserted through the two holes in order, Although the bundling work may be difficult, if the U-shaped slit 333 is provided, the electric wire can be hooked from the upper side of the hooking portion 333a, and workability is improved. In addition, it is conceivable to form the hook so as to protrude outward from the left side plate 307, but this is not preferable because the configuration becomes complicated and the manufacturing cost such as the mold cost becomes high.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 to 20, in the apparatus case 302, each reel 301, a reel motor 321 that rotatably supports each reel 301 and applies a rotational force, and a right side of each reel 301 are arranged. A motor mounting plate 320 that fixes the reel motor 321 and a motor mounting plate 320 that is fixedly mounted on the motor mounting plate 320 and that is arranged along the inner surface of each reel 301, particularly along the player side. A substantially arc-shaped backlight 322 that emits light to the side is provided.

  More specifically, the reel motor 321 is a DC step motor that can rotate forward and backward, and a flange 323 is fixed to the tip of the rotating shaft 321a. The flange 323 is a substantially disk-like member, and a fitting part 323a notched in a radial direction is formed on a part of the circumferential surface, and a protrusion 323b provided with a male screw part on the circumferential surface. Is formed. Correspondingly, the reel 301a has the right side surface (the back side surface in FIG. 20) entirely open, but the left side surface (the front side surface in FIG. 20) has a substantially cross-shaped side surface. A member 330 is provided, and a flange 323 of the reel motor 321 can be attached. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 20, the central portion of the side member 330 has a through hole 330 a through which the protrusion 323 b of the flange 323 is inserted, and a circular housing portion 330 b that can accommodate the flange 323 inside. In particular, as shown in FIG. 19, the circular accommodating portion 330 b has an anti-rotation protrusion 330 c that protrudes toward the inside of the reel 301 and can be fitted to the fitting portion 323 a of the flange 323. Is formed. A lock screw 324 is screwed into a protrusion 323b that passes through the through-hole 330a and protrudes outward from the circular housing portion 330b, whereby the flange 323 of the reel motor 321 is fixed to the side member 330 of the reel 301a. Installed in condition. That is, the rotation shaft 321 a of the reel motor 321 is directly connected to the side member 330 of the reel 301. Since each reel 301 is fixed on the shaft center by a lock screw 324, a force in the diametrical direction does not act, and as a result, it is possible to prevent the rotation shaft 321a from shaking.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the motor mounting plate 320 is formed of a metal plate, and includes a motor mounting portion 320a for mounting the reel motor 321 and a light mounting portion 320b for mounting the backlight 322. Yes. A mounting piece 320c bent in the vertical direction is formed on the front side (player side) of the upper and lower ends of the motor mounting plate 320, and penetrates in the front-rear direction substantially at the center of the mounting piece 320c. A through hole 320d is formed. In particular, as shown in FIG. 18, these through-holes 320 d are provided at positions that match the mounting holes 312 formed in the cover body 309 and the screw holes 302 a formed in the device case 302 in the front-rear direction. . That is, from the front of the cover body 309, the screws 313 a and 313 b are screwed into the screw holes 302 a of the apparatus case 302 through the mounting holes 312 of the cover body 309 and the through holes 320 d of the motor mounting plate 320. On the other hand, the motor mounting plate 320 and the cover body 309 are assembled in a fixed state. That is, the cover body 309 and the motor mounting plate 320 are fastened to the device case 302 together. For this reason, compared with what fixes the cover body 309 and the motor attachment plate 320 separately with respect to the apparatus case 302, while reducing a work process, three members, ie, the cover body 309, the motor attachment plate 320, and an apparatus. The mutual positioning in the case 302 can be performed accurately and easily. As a result, the clearance of the cover body 309 with respect to each reel 301 can be reduced, and the gap between the reels 301 can be closed with high accuracy. In other words, the internal structure of the device case 302 can be made more difficult to see, and deterioration in appearance can be suppressed.

  In addition, an extended lower portion 320e extending rearward is formed on the lower rear end side of the motor mounting plate 320, and the reel motor relay is provided at a corner portion formed by the extended lower portion 320e and the motor mounting portion 320a. A substrate 326 is attached. The reel motor relay board 326 includes an electric wire (not shown) connected to the reel motor 321, an electric wire (not shown) connected to the photo sensor 325, and a harness with a connector (not shown) connected to the reel main relay board 315. ) And a connector 317 (see FIG. 17) and the like are mounted. An extension upper part 320g extending in the same direction as the extension lower part 320e is formed on the upper rear end side of the motor mounting plate 320. The extension upper part 320g is connected to the backlight 322. A groove (not shown) for guiding an electric wire (not shown) and an electric wire presser 327 for preventing the electric wire wired in the groove from deviating from the groove are attached. The wire retainer 327 is made of a transparent and elastically deformable thin plate-like resin member, and one end thereof is fixed by a screw 327a.

  In this way, by holding the electric wire in an appropriate position by the cooperation of the groove portion and the electric wire presser 327, the floating state of the electric wire can be prevented without providing a substrate such as the reel motor relay substrate 326. It can be avoided that the electric wire becomes an obstacle and the rotation of each reel 301 is braked or the electric wire is caught during the rotation. A bundling member 328 that holds the electric wires connected to the reel motor 321 and the electric wires connected to the backlight 322 in a state of being collected is attached to the motor attachment plate 320 in front of the electric wire presser 327.

  An attachment piece 320f having an L-shaped cross section is erected on the rear end side of the motor attachment plate 320 toward each reel 301 to support the photosensor 325. The photosensor 325 includes a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit that face each other, and outputs a signal according to whether light emitted from the light emitting unit reaches the light receiving unit. As shown in FIG. 19, a light shielding piece 331 that passes between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit in the photosensor 325 is provided on the inner surface side of the side member 330 in each reel 301 every time the reel 301 rotates once. Projects inward. That is, every time the reel 301 is rotated once, the light emitted from the light emitting unit is shielded and a signal corresponding to the light is output.

  By the way, since the light shielding piece 331 blocks light emitted from the light emitting portion, it is preferably formed of an opaque member, for example, a black member. On the other hand, the side member 330 of the reel 301a is integrated with the reel 301a. Therefore, it is preferably formed from a light transmissive member such as a transparent member. For this reason, the light shielding piece 331 and the side member 330 cannot be integrally formed, and means for attaching the light shielding piece 331 to the side member 330 is required. However, in the case of attaching via a fastening member such as a screw, the degree of the center of gravity of the entire reel 301 including the light shielding piece 331 being eccentric from the rotation axis is high, and there is a possibility that the rotational speed of the reel 301a may be uneven. In addition, when the light shielding piece 331 is bonded with an adhesive, it is difficult to position the light shielding piece 331 with respect to the side member 330, and thus the rotational position of each reel 301 may not be accurately detected.

  Therefore, in this example, the light shielding piece 331 is formed by insert molding. That is, the light-shielding piece 331 and the side member 330 are integrally formed by placing a previously formed light-shielding piece 331 in a mold and injection-molding the reel 301a and the side member 330. According to this, it can be formed relatively easily and the positioning accuracy of the light shielding piece 331 with respect to the side member 330 can be increased.

  The backlight 322 has a substantially arc-shaped appearance, and three LEDs 322a arranged at predetermined intervals are provided on the side of the motor mounting plate 320 that contacts the light mounting portion 320b toward the side member 330 side. It is arranged to emit light. In addition, on the inner surface side of each reel 301, a white reflecting portion 322 b that reflects light emitted from each LED 322 a toward the symbol row (not shown) of the reel 301 is formed. For this reason, it is possible to emit light on the inner side of the reel 301a, and it is possible to illuminate the symbols located on the player side, particularly the three symbols, with substantially uniform light.

[Front material]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a front member 200 is further attached to the outer main body 100 through a hinge member (not shown) so as to be opened and closed. The front member 200 can be unlocked / locked with respect to the outer main body 100 by a lock 215. The front member 200 includes a streamlined right cover member 102d that decorates the front right side of the slot machine 1 and a streamlined left cover member 102e that decorates the front left side of the slot machine 1. An R speaker (right speaker) 1021 and an L speaker (left speaker) 1022 are disposed inside the right cover member 102d and the left cover member 102e, respectively. The front member 200 includes a medal tray 201 between the right cover member 102d and the left cover member 102e and in the lower part of the slot machine 1. The front member 200 includes an image reflection mirror cover member 102 c between the right cover member 102 d and the left cover member 102 e and on the upper portion of the slot machine 1.

  The image reflection mirror cover member 102c protrudes forward from at least reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c, which will be described later, so as to protrude forward from the top plate 103. The foremost part of the image reflection mirror cover member 102 c is located at the foremost part in the slot machine 1.

  The medal tray 201 includes a tray portion 201c, a support portion 201d, and a plate-like member 201e. The support part 201d functions to support an operation part 202 described later. The support part 201d is provided with an opening part 201f. The opening 201f is connected to the medal discharge port 110c of the medal discharge device 110 described above, and the medal is discharged from the opening 201f to the tray 201c.

[Front member-operation unit]
Further, as the front member 200, an operation unit 202 is provided at substantially the center on the front side of the slot machine 1. The operation unit 202 is provided between the right cover member 102d and the left cover member 102e, and is supported by the support unit 201b. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the operation unit 202 can be used in a single game from a medal slot 203 and medals stored as data in a memory of a main control board 409 described later. Stored in order to input a maximum bet (for example, 3) bet button 206 for instructing the insertion of the maximum number of coins and a storage release command (a release command for settlement) stored as data in the memory of the main control board 409 A release button 209, a start lever 210 for operating the symbol variation display device 300, three reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c and the like for stopping the reels 301a, 301b, 301c of the symbol variation display device 300 are provided. ing. Of course, the configuration of the operation unit 202 shown here is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, a 1-bet button for instructing insertion (withdrawal) of only one medal stored as data in the memory of the main control board 409 and a medal return button for returning a jammed medal to the medal tray 201 are provided. It is good as a thing.

  Further, the operation unit 202 has, for example, a player's hand approaching each reel 301a, 301b, 301c or a position corresponding to each reel 301a, 301b, 301c of the symbol variation display device 300, or each reel 301a, 301b. , 301c, and three reel stop sensors 212a, 212b, 212c that can detect an action by a player related to each of the reels 301a, 301b, 301c. The three reel stop sensors 212a, 212b 212c have a function of stopping the reels 301a, 301b, 301c corresponding to the detected reel stop sensors 212a, 212b, 212c when the operation is detected. That is, the player can stop the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c by pressing the three reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c described above, and the reel stop sensors 212a, 212b, and 212c can be stopped. The reels 301a, 301b, and 301c can also be stopped by giving a sensor input by holding the hand.

  In the following description, the operation detection by the reel stop sensor 212 is invalid when the pressing operation by the reel stop button 211 is valid, and the operation detection by the reel stop sensor 212 is valid when the operation detection by the reel stop sensor 212 is valid. It is assumed that the pressing operation by the stop button 211 is invalidated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and both the reel stop button 211 and the reel stop sensor 212 are enabled. For example, when a pressing operation is first performed by the reel stop button 211, the reel stop sensor 212 is disabled at this point. When the operation is detected by the reel stop sensor 212, the pressing operation by the reel stop button 211 may be invalidated at this time. More specifically, when both the left reel stop button 211a and the left reel stop sensor 212a are enabled and one of the operations or motions is detected, the other (the left reel stop button 211a and the left reel stop sensor 212a Of these, the one in which the operation or motion detection is not performed) may be invalidated. Similarly, when both the middle reel stop button 211b and the middle reel stop sensor 212b are enabled and one of the operations or motions is detected, the other (of the middle reel stop button 211b and the middle reel stop sensor 212b). It is also possible to invalidate a person who has not performed an operation or motion detection. Similarly, both the right reel stop button 211c and the right reel stop sensor 212c are enabled, and when one of the operations or motion detection is performed, the other (of the right reel stop button 211c and the right reel stop sensor 212c). It is also possible to invalidate a person who has not performed an operation or motion detection.

  For the left reel, the operation by the left reel stop button 211a is invalidated while the operation detection by the left reel stop sensor 212a is valid, while for the middle reel, the operation by the middle reel stop button 211b is made valid. The operation detection by the reel stop sensor 212b is disabled, and the right reel is enabled / disabled such that the operation detection by the right reel stop sensor 212c is enabled and the operation by the right reel stop button 211c is disabled. The combination of buttons and sensors is not limited to all buttons or all sensors, and can be set as appropriate. Note that “invalidate the operation detection by the reel stop sensor 212” means that the reel stop sensor 212 itself detects a player's operation and sends a signal to the main control board 409. The main control board 409 This means that the reel stop is not controlled and is ignored. “Reel the operation by the reel stop button 211” also, the reel stop button 211 itself accepts a player's pressing operation and sends a signal to the main control board 409 if the pressing operation is performed. This means that the signal is ignored and control such as reel stop is not performed.

  In this embodiment, the operation unit 202 is provided with a selection switch 208 that allows the player to select whether the reel is stopped by the reel stop sensor 212 or the reel stop button 211 is used. The player can select the reel stop sensor 212 to stop the reel or the reel stop button 211 to stop the reel with the selection switch 208. When the selection switch 208 is turned on, it is assumed that the reel stop sensor 212 selects to stop the reel. When the selection switch 208 is turned off, the reel stop button 211 is selected to stop the reel. It shall be. By adopting the ON / OFF type selection switch 208, it is visually confirmed whether the reel stop sensor 212 is selected to stop the reel or the reel stop button 211 is selected to stop the reel. be able to. Thereby, even when the player changes, a selection switch for selecting whether the new player has selected to stop the reel by the reel stop sensor 212 or to stop the reel by the reel stop button 211. By checking 208, the user can change the setting to his / her favorite setting.

  In this embodiment, the reel stop button 211 or the reel stop sensor 212 is set to be valid by an input from the selection switch 208, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the reel stop button 211 or the reel stop sensor 212 may be set to be valid in accordance with a gaming state such as during a BB game or an RB game (details will be described later).

  Note that only one of the operation by the reel stop button 211 and the operation detection by the reel stop sensor 212 is always effective. That is, any one of the operation by the reel stop button 211 and the operation detection by the reel stop sensor 212 and the stop of each reel 301a, 301b, 301c based on the operation by the reel stop button 211 or the operation detection by the reel stop sensor 212. There is always a one-to-one correspondence. In the present embodiment, the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c can be stopped by either the operation by the reel stop button 211 or the operation detection by the reel stop sensor 212, but the operation by the reel stop button 211 and the reel stop. The reels 301a, 301b, and 301c can be stopped only by the sensor 212 selected by the selection switch 208.

  In the present embodiment, the reels are positioned on the table-like members provided in front of the reels 301a, 301b, 301c of the symbol variation display device 300 and in positions close to the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c. Although the stop sensors 212a, 212b, and 212c are provided, the position of the reel stop sensors 212a, 212b, and 212c is not limited to this, and the reel stop sensors 212a, 212b, and 212c correspond to the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c. If it is a position to do, it is good also as what is provided in any. For example, three reel stop sensors 212a, 212b, and 212c may be provided side by side on a reel upper protection member 303b described later.

  In this embodiment, a reel stop sensor 212 having the same function as each reel stop button 211 is provided, and the sensor (detection means) can accept a player's operation instead of the button (operation means). did. The operation means by which the sensor can accept the player's operation instead of the operation means is not limited to each reel stop button 211a, 211b, 211c. For example, a MAX bet sensor 206a and a start sensor 210a that function in the same manner as the MAX bet button 206 and the start lever 210 as operation means may be provided. In FIGS. 13 and 15, the start sensor 210a is provided in the approximate center of the inner wall of the left cover member 102e, and the MAX bet sensor 206a is provided in the approximate center of the inner wall of the right cover member 102d.

  In the following description, it is assumed that the operation detection by the start sensor 210a is invalid when the operation by the start lever 210 described above is valid, and the operation lever by the start sensor 210a is valid when the operation detection by the start sensor 210a is valid. The operation by 210 is invalidated. In this embodiment, when the reel stop sensor 212 is enabled and the reel stop button 211 is disabled, the start sensor 210a is also enabled and the start lever 210 is disabled. Conversely, the reel stop button 211 is enabled and the reel stop button 211 is disabled. If the sensor 212 is invalid, the start button 210 is enabled and the start sensor 210a is disabled. Thereby, the player can clearly distinguish between a case where the slot machine 1 is operated by an operation detected by the sensor and a case where the slot machine 1 is operated by an operation input to an operation means such as a button. You can play without confusion.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and which of the start lever 210 and the start sensor 210a is valid may be selected and set by providing a switch separate from the selection switch 208, or can be set according to the gaming state. It is good as it is. Alternatively, both the start lever 210 and the start sensor 210a may be validated, and when either one of the operations or motion detection is performed, the operation or motion detection may be invalidated for both the start lever 210 and the start sensor 210a. Note that “invalidate motion detection by the start sensor 210a” means that the start sensor 210a itself detects the player's motion and sends a signal to the main control board 409, but the main control board 409 ignores the signal. This means that the symbol variation display device 300 is not operated. “Invalidate the operation by the start lever 210” also, the start lever 210 itself accepts the player's operation and sends a signal to the main control board 409 if operated, but the main control board 409 ignores the signal. This means that the symbol variation display device 300 is not operated.

  As in the case of the start lever 210, in the following description, when the operation by the MAX bet button 206 is enabled, the operation detection by the MAX bet sensor 206a is invalid, and the operation by the MAX bet sensor 206a is performed. When the detection is valid, the operation by the MAX bet button 206 is invalidated. In this embodiment, when the reel stop sensor 212 is enabled and the reel stop button 211 is disabled, the MAX bet sensor 206a is also enabled to disable the MAX bet button 206, and conversely, the reel stop button 211 is enabled. When the reel stop sensor 212 is invalid, the MAX bet button 206 is validated and the MAX bet sensor 206a is invalidated. Thereby, the player can clearly distinguish between a case where the slot machine 1 is operated by an operation detected by the sensor and a case where the slot machine 1 is operated by an operation input to an operation means such as a button. You can play without confusion.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and whether the MAX bet button 206 or the MAX bet sensor 206a is valid may be set by selecting a switch separate from the selection switch 208, or depending on the gaming state. It may be settable. Further, both the MAX bet button 206 and the MAX bet sensor 206a are enabled, and when either one of the operations or motion detection is performed, the operation or motion detection of both the MAX bet button 206 and the MAX bet sensor 206a is disabled. It is good as a thing. Note that “disable the motion detection by the MAX bet sensor 206a” means that the MAX bet sensor 206a itself detects a player's motion and sends a signal to the main control board 409, as in the case of the start sensor 210a. However, this means that the main control board 409 ignores the signal. “Invalidate the operation by the MAX bet button 206” also, the MAX bet button 206 itself accepts the player's pressing operation, and sends a signal to the main control board 409 if the pressing operation is performed. Ignoring the signal.

[Front Member-Image Display]
The front member 200 further includes an image display body 500. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 12 to 15, the image display body 500 includes an image display device 501, an image reflection mirror 502, an image reflection mirror driving device 503, and a screen 504. Although illustration is omitted, the peripheral control board 510 for deriving a predetermined effect to an effect device such as an LED or a speaker is provided with an installation space inside the image display device 501. The image display device 501 is a projector, forms an optical image in accordance with image information output from the peripheral control board 510, and enlarges and emits the formed optical image. The image reflection mirror 502 is a mirror that reflects an optical image emitted from the image display device 501 and projects it onto the screen 504. An image based on the optical image projected from the image reflection mirror 502 is displayed on the screen 504. As described above, the image reflection mirror 502 is provided, and the optical image emitted from the image display device 501 is reflected by the image reflection mirror 502 and projected onto the screen 504, so that the inside of the slot machine 1 is in a narrow space. However, the distance from the image display device 501 (projection means) to the screen 504 (projection means) can be increased, and an image enlarged to some extent can be displayed. The lower end of the screen 504 is attached to a reel rear member 303a described later.

  The image reflection mirror driving device 503 is for rotating the image reflection mirror 502 with the lower side of the image reflection mirror 502 as a rotation axis, and includes drive means such as a motor and a solenoid that operate in response to an electric signal. The image reflection mirror driving device 503 can rotate the image reflection mirror 502 so that an image is displayed on the screen 504. On the other hand, the image reflection mirror driving device 503 can rotate the image reflection mirror 502 so that an image is displayed on a portion other than the screen 504. Although described later in detail, this makes it possible to provide more various games. The rotation angle of the image reflection mirror 502 may be arbitrarily designated by a peripheral control board described later, or may be rotatable only by a predetermined angle.

  The front member 200 further includes a reel rear member 303a, a reel upper protection member 303b attached to the reel rear member 303a, a reel lower member 303c attached to the operation unit 202, and a reel right protection member 303d. The reel left side protection member 303e and the operation part 202 and the reel front side protection member 303f attached to the reel lower side member 303c are provided so that the player cannot directly touch each reel 301.

  1 and 3 is a size that covers the entire front surface of the reel 301, and includes a transparent plate so that the player can visually recognize the reel 301. The transparent plate is a transparent synthetic resin (for example, rubber-containing methacrylic resin excellent in impact resistance, scratch resistance and optical properties, and in the embodiment, “Acrypet (registered trademark) IRD30” manufactured by Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. is used). is there.

  As can be seen from FIG. 3, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is recessed (recessed) in the back direction with the front member 200 as a reference (more specifically, the reel front side protection member 303f as a reference). As can be seen from a cross-section taken along the line -A (see FIG. 2), a predetermined space 550 is formed. A screen 504 (see FIG. 2) is present on the back side (the back side separated by a predetermined space 550 from the front surface of the reel 301 (the front surface of the reel front side protection member 303f) with respect to the player). That is, the screen 504 is provided in a form located at the rear end of the portion (dent) that is recessed in the back direction. The predetermined space 550 is formed above the symbol variation display device 300, and the right and left surfaces of the right side plate 102a (right cover member 102d) and the left side plate 102b (left cover member 102e), and the image reflection mirror cover member 102c. And a three-dimensional space surrounded by the upper and lower surfaces of the reel upper protection member 303b and the back surface of the screen 504, and functions as an effect space or an operation space in which the player operates (points) according to the effect. To do. In other words, the three-dimensional predetermined space 550 includes the right side plate 102a (right cover member 102d), the left side plate 102b (left cover member 102e), the image reflection mirror cover member 102c, the reel upper protection member 303b, the screen 504, Together with the player, a closed space is formed.

[Electrical system deployed in slot machines]
Next, an electric system provided in the slot machine 1 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 21 to 23, the control configuration of the slot machine 1 includes a main control board 409 and a peripheral control board 510, and various controls are shared. FIG. 21 is a block diagram of the main control board 409 and the main relay board 122.

[Main relay board 122]
As shown in FIG. 21, the main relay board 122 is connected to a connector CN1 for connection with the power supply board 112s (hereinafter referred to as a connector CN1 of the main relay board 122) and a connector with a harness connected to the main control board 409. Connector (hereinafter referred to as connector CN2 of main relay board 122), connector CN3 (hereinafter referred to as connector CN3 of main relay board 122) connected to main door relay board 850, which will be described later, and a game hall (hall). A connector CN4 (hereinafter referred to as a connector CN4 of the main relay board 122) connected to an external relay terminal board 131 that relays to output game information of the slot machine 1 to an installed hall computer (not shown); The connector CN5 connected to the medal discharge device 110 (hereinafter referred to as the connector CN5 of the main relay board 122) Connector CN6 (hereinafter, referred to as connector CN6 of the main relay substrate 122) which is connected to the medal auxiliary storages switch 111a disposed inside the medal auxiliary storage box 111 and a. The main relay board 122 serves as a relay (relay input or relay output) that simply allows various signals and power supply voltages to pass through. In the following description, since there is a connector for each board, the symbol “CN” may overlap between different boards.

  The power supply board 112s in FIG. 21 receives AC24V (two terminals) as input and generates a backup power supply for the memory of the main control board 409 and various DC operating power supplies (+ 30V power supply, + 12V power supply, + 24V power supply), and the main relay board 122 is supplied to the connector CN1. In addition, the code | symbol FG (one terminal) is connected to the earth | ground of amusement island equipment via the power harness which is not shown in figure. The housing FG terminal (one terminal) is connected to the metal part of the gaming machine main body as a ground.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating the number of pins of connectors CN1, CN4, CN5, and CN6 of the main relay board 122 and signals transmitted by the pins. As shown in FIGS. 21 and 24, the connector CN1 (to the power supply board 112s) of the main relay board 122 is composed of 12 pins. Pins 1 to 5 of the connector CN1 are all relay inputs for the ground GND. Pin 6 is a relay input for backup power supply (-) (0V), Pins 7 and 8 are both + 30V power supply relay inputs, and Pins 9 and 10 are both relays for + 12V power supply The 11th pin is a + 24V power supply relay input, and the 12th pin is a backup power supply (+) (+ 5V) relay input.

  The connector CN4 (external relay terminal board 131) of the main relay board 122 is composed of 10 pins. Pin 1 of connector CN4 is the relay output of external signal 5, pin 2 is the relay output of external signal 4, pin 3 is the relay output of external signal 3, pin 4 is the relay output of external signal 2, pin 5 Is a relay output of the external signal 1. Further, the 6th pin of the connector CN4 is a relay output of the medal payout signal, and the 7th pin is a relay output of the medal insertion signal. Further, the 8th to 10th pins of the connector CN4 are all relay outputs of the + 24V power source.

  The connector CN5 (to the medal discharge device 110) of the main relay board 122 is composed of 5 pins. Pin 1 of connector CN5 is a relay output of S + 5V (meaning sensor + 5V power supply, hereinafter referred to as sensor + 5V power supply), pin 2 is a relay input of game medal payout count switch signal, pin 3 Is the ground GND, the 4th pin is the relay output of the game medal payout drive 1, and the 5th pin is the relay output of the game medal payout drive 2.

  The connector CN6 (to the medal auxiliary storage switch 111a) of the main relay board 122 is composed of 2 pins. The first pin of the connector CN5 is a relay input of the signal of the overflow switch (medal auxiliary storage switch 111a), and the second pin is the ground GND. Further, the connector CN7 (to-door opening detection switch 220) of the main relay board 122 is composed of 2 pins. The first pin of the connector CN7 is a relay input for the signal of the door opening detection switch 220, and the second pin is the ground GND.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the connector CN3 of the main relay board 122 has 30 pins and is connected to the main operation relay board 850. The main operation relay board 850 is disposed inside the operation unit 202.

  FIG. 25 is a perspective view of the operation board storage case 900. As shown in FIG. 25, the operation board storage case 900 is smaller than the decoration drive board on the side of a square-shaped decoration drive board storage part 901 in which the decoration drive board 860 (only the reference numeral is shown) is stored. The main operation relay board storage portion 902 that stores the main operation relay board 850 (only the reference numeral is shown) is integrally formed.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the main operation relay board 850 includes a stored medal settlement button 209, a MAX bet button 206, a MAX bet sensor 206a, a start lever 210, a start sensor 210a, a reel stop button 211 (a left reel stop button 211a, A middle reel stop button 211b, a right reel stop button 211c), a reel stop sensor 212 (a left reel stop sensor 212a, a middle reel stop sensor 212b, a right reel stop sensor 212c), and a selection switch 208 are connected.

  In FIG. 25, reference numeral 903 denotes a storage case cover that covers the entire top surface of the door substrate storage case 900, and has a harness connected to the stored medal settlement button 209 on the outer surface of the storage case cover 903 of the main door relay substrate storage portion 902. A storage medal settlement button connection connector 852 (consisting of two pins as shown in FIG. 21) to which a connector is connected and a MAX bet button connection connector 853 (FIG. 21) to which a connector with a harness connected to the MAX bet button 206 is connected. 4), a MAX bet sensor connection connector 854 for connecting a connector with a harness connected to the MAX bet sensor 206a (configured with 2 pins as shown in FIG. 21), and a start lever 210. Connector for start lever 8 for connecting the connected connector with harness 5 (configured with 3 pins as shown in FIG. 21), start sensor connection connector 857 (configured with 2 pins as shown in FIG. 21) to connect the connector with harness connected to the start sensor 210a, and reel stop Reel stop button connection connector 856 (configured with 8 pins as shown in FIG. 21) for connecting the connector with harness connected to the button 211 and the connector with harness connected to the reel stop sensor 212 and the selection switch 208 are connected. And a connector member 858 (a 30-pin female type) for sending each signal mainly from the main operation relay board 850 to the main relay board 122 on the main body side. In the exposed state.

  The connection between the main operation relay board 850 and the main relay board 122 is a connector with a harness provided with a connector member at one end corresponding to the connector member 858 (CN1) of the main operation relay board 850 (a connection member that is conventionally known). Therefore, one end of the connector with the harness is connected to the connector member 858 (CN1) of the main operation relay board 850, and the connector with the harness is connected to the connector CN3 (see FIG. 21) of the main relay board 122. Connect the other end.

[Connector connection between main relay board 122 and main control board 409]
As shown in FIG. 21, the connector CN2 of the main relay board 122 is connected to the connector CN1 of the main control board 409. The connector CN2 of the main relay board 122 and the connector CN1 of the main control board 409 are composed of 64 pins.

  As shown in FIG. 21, in this embodiment, not only the operation input of the MAX bet button 206, the start lever 210 and the reel stop button 211 but also the detection input by the MAX bet sensor 206a, the start sensor 210a and the reel stop sensor 211a. The operation input of the selection switch 208 is also transmitted to the main control board 409 via the main operation relay board 850 and the main relay board 122.

[Main control board 409]
FIG. 22 is a block diagram of the main control board 409 and the peripheral control board 510. As shown in FIG. 21, the main control board 409 is connected to the main relay board 122 described above, and is connected to a gaming state display board 450 by a connector composed of 12 pins, and a connector composed of 24 pins. The reel main relay board 315 is connected via the two terminals, and the function separation relay terminal plate 441 is connected by two connectors each having eight pins. Although not shown, the gaming state display board 450 is provided with a credit display unit, a game number display unit, a payout number display unit, a medal in lamp, a start lamp, a bet lamp, a bonus flag notification lamp, and the like. A reel motor relay board (reference numeral 326 in FIG. 25) corresponding to the left reel motor 321a is connected to the reel main relay board 315 via a connector composed of 9 pins, and the reel motor relay corresponding to the middle reel motor 321b. The board is connected via a connector consisting of 9 pins, and the reel motor relay board corresponding to the right reel motor 321c is connected via a connector consisting of 9 pins.

  Although not shown, the main control board 409 includes a main control MPU as a microprocessor, a main control I / O port as an input / output device (I / O device), the left reel motor 321a and the middle reel motor 321b described above. And a drive circuit for outputting a drive signal to the right reel motor 321c, a setting key (keyhole) for changing the setting (for example, settings 1 to 6) of the slot machine 1, a setting switch / error canceling, a hitting / non-stop switch, and a settlement / non-check switch Etc. are provided. The main control MPU has a ROM for storing various processing programs and various commands, and a RAM for temporarily storing data, and a watchdog timer for monitoring its operation (system) and to prevent fraud. These functions are also built in.

  The main control MPU includes the above-described MAX bet button 206, stored medal settlement button 209, start lever 210, reel stop button 211 (left reel stop button 211a, middle reel stop button 211b, right reel stop button 211c), and MAX bet sensor 206a. A start sensor 210a, a reel stop sensor 212 (a left reel stop sensor 212a, a middle reel stop sensor 212b, a right reel stop sensor 212c), a selection switch 208, a game medal payout count switch of the medal releasing device 110, and an auxiliary storage box 111 for medals. Detection signals from the medal auxiliary storage switch 111a are input via the main control I / O port, and based on these detection signals, a lockout solenoid, a credit display unit, a game number display unit, a payout number display Department, medal Lamp, start lamp, BET lamps, the driving signal to the driving means of the bonus flag notifying lamp and medal discharge unit 110 via the main control I / O port, and outputs.

  The main control MPU includes a main control I / O port, a reel main relay board 315, a left reel motor 321a that rotates the left reel 301a, the middle reel 301b, and the right reel 301c via the reel motor relay boards, and a middle reel. A left reel position sensor (reference numeral 325 in FIG. 25) that outputs drive signals to the motor 321b and the right reel motor 321c, and detects the original positions of the left reel 301a, the middle reel 301b, and the right reel 301c, and a middle reel position sensor In addition, a detection signal from the right reel position sensor is input.

  The main control MPU receives a signal from the setting switch / error release, stoppage presence / absence switch, settlement presence / absence switch, stoppage release / error release switch, medal payout signal, medal through the main control I / O port. An insertion signal, a game status, etc. are output to the external relay terminal board 131.

"Setting switch / error reset"
The role of the setting switch / error cancellation changes depending on the setting key status. When the setting key is OFF (playable state), it functions as an error release switch. On the other hand, when the setting key is ON (setting change state), it functions as a setting switch.

[Setting key and setting switch / error reset]
Next, a procedure for changing the setting of the slot machine 1 will be described. First, the slot machine 1 is turned off, and the setting key switch is operated in this state. Specifically, a predetermined key is inserted into the setting key switch, and the key is rotated 90 degrees to the right. Next, the slot machine 1 is turned on with the key inserted in the setting key switch. The power is turned on by operating the power switch of the power supply unit. When the power is turned on, the current setting of the slot machine 1 is displayed on the credit display unit (for example, in the case of setting 1, “1” is displayed on the credit display unit). Next, the setting switch is operated. When the setting switch is operated, a numerical value obtained by adding 1 to the setting value displayed on the credit display unit is displayed. However, when the displayed numerical value is 6, the displayed value is returned to 1 without being added. When the setting switch is operated in this way and a desired setting value is displayed on the credit display unit, the start lever 210 is operated. By operating the start lever 210, the setting is confirmed. Turn the key 90 degrees to the left, and remove the key inserted in the setting key switch. When the power is turned on next time, the gaming machine operates with the set value set previously.

  In this way, for example, when a set value is set by a person in charge on the hall side, a slot machine game is played based on the set value. Specifically, in the present embodiment, there are “1” to “6” as setting values, and any of these setting values is set. The probability of winning a bonus in the internal lottery varies for each set value. When the set value is “1”, the winning probability is the lowest, and the bonus increases step by step as the set value increases to “2” and “3”. The winning probability is high, and the winning probability is highest when the set value is “6”. Instead of having different bonus winning probabilities for each set value, the probabilities of entering a game advantageous to the player, such as replay time, may be different for each set value. In addition, both the bonus winning probability and the probability of entering a game advantageous to the player such as replay time may be different.

[Stopper switch]
First, “stopping” is a state in which a medal is not accepted after the bonus game is over. The stop / non-stop switch is a switch for determining whether to “stop” after the bonus game ends or to allow the game to be continued.

[Checkout switch]
“Checkout” means that credits are settled after the bonus game is completed, that is, medals for the credits are paid out. The settlement / non-payment switch is a switch for determining whether or not to “settlement” after the bonus game ends or “settlement”.

  The external relay terminal board 131 (see FIG. 21) is electrically connected to a hall computer installed in the game hall (hall). The hall computer grasps the number of medals inserted into the slot machine 1 by a medal insertion signal, grasps the number of medals paid out by the slot machine 1 by a medal payout signal, and the gaming state of the slot machine 1 by the game status Count management is done by grasping.

  In FIG. 22, a function separation relay terminal plate 441 is connected to the main control board 409 by two connectors each having eight pins. In addition, a peripheral control board 510 (to be described later) is connected to the function separation relay terminal board 441 by two connectors each having eight pins. A connector composed of 8 pins without arrows is for power supply relay, and ground GND is composed of 4 pins, + 12V power supply is composed of 2 pins, and + 30V power supply is composed of 2 pins. Further, a connector composed of 8 pins indicated by arrows, such as main control board 409 → function separating relay terminal board 441 → peripheral control board 510, is for transmitting various commands related to games, and parallel data (command) D0. ˜D3, 4 pins, SEL (select signal) is 1 pin, WR (write signal) is 1 pin, power failure warning signal is 1 pin, and ground GND is 1 pin. The main control MPU transmits various commands related to games to a peripheral control board 510 described later via the main control I / O and function separation relay terminal board 441.

[Peripheral control board 510]
Although not shown, the peripheral control board 510 performs a peripheral control MPU as a microprocessor, a peripheral control ROM for storing various processing programs and various commands, a peripheral control RAM for temporarily storing data, and a high-quality sound performance. A sound source IC and a sound ROM storing sound information such as music and sound effects referred to by the sound source IC are provided. The peripheral control MPU incorporates various input / output ports such as a parallel input / output port and a serial input / output port. In the present embodiment, a display control board provided with a VDP or the like that controls display of the image display body 500 on the peripheral control board 510 is directly connected between the connectors (connected by a board-to-board connector).

  An image display device 501 is connected to the display control board by a connector. Although not shown, the display control board includes a display control MPU as a microprocessor and a display control I / O port as an input / output device (I / O device). The display control MPU includes a ROM that stores various processing programs and various commands, and a RAM that temporarily stores data. The display control board further generates a display data for one frame of the moving image data using the character data in accordance with an instruction from the display ROM and a character ROM for storing various character data to be displayed on the screen 504, and stores it in the buffer. VDP is provided. The display data for one frame generated by the VDP is output to the image display device 501 every predetermined time (for example, 1/30 second), so that a moving image is displayed on the screen 504.

  As shown in FIG. 26, the image display device 501 is roughly configured by an image projection unit 501a and a control unit 501b that controls the image display device 501. The image projection unit 501a modulates light emitted from the light source according to display data output from the display control board to form an optical image, and enlarges and projects the formed optical image on the projection surface of the screen 504. . The image projection unit 501a includes a light source device 501c, a liquid crystal panel 501d, and a projection lens 501e.

  The light source device 501c includes a light source lamp 501f configured by a high-pressure discharge lamp, and the light source lamp 501f emits light toward the liquid crystal panel 501d. A liquid crystal panel 501d as a light modulation device is a transmissive liquid crystal panel, and changes the arrangement of liquid crystal molecules sealed in a liquid crystal cell based on display data output from a display control board, and is emitted from a light source lamp 501f. By transmitting or blocking the emitted light, it is modulated according to display data to form an optical image, and this optical image is emitted to the projection lens 501e.

  A projection lens 501e as a projection optical device is configured as a combined lens in which a plurality of lenses are housed in a cylindrical lens barrel (not shown), and an optical image emitted from the liquid crystal panel 501d is directed toward the image reflection mirror 502. Enlarged projection. The optical image enlarged and projected toward the image reflection mirror 502 is reflected by the image reflection mirror 502 and further enlarged, and an image based on the optical image is displayed on the screen 504.

  An image reflection mirror driving device 503 is connected to the peripheral control board 510 by a connector. The image reflection mirror driving device 503 rotates the image reflection mirror 502 based on a control signal output from the peripheral control board 510.

  The peripheral control board 510 is connected to the above-described function separation relay terminal board 441 by a connector composed of two 8 pins, and a panel decoration relay board 594 is connected to the peripheral control board 510 by a connector composed of 24 pins. It is connected to a later-described peripheral relay substrate 123 disposed on the main body side by a connector connection composed of 20 pins.

  The panel decoration relay board 594 is connected to the upper panel illumination LED board 595 by a connector composed of 2 pins, and the backlight relay board 318 (see FIG. 20) is connected by a connector composed of 5 pins. The backlight relay board 318 is provided with a backlight board (backlight 322a in FIG. 20) corresponding to the left reel 301a (first drum) via a connector with a harness, which is composed of two pins. Arc-shaped substrate) is connected. Similarly, a backlight board corresponding to the middle reel 301b (second drum) is connected to the backlight relay board 318 via a connector with a harness composed of two pins, and the right reel 301c (third drum). ) Is connected via a connector with a harness composed of 2 pins.

[Connector connection between peripheral control board 510 and peripheral relay board 123]
FIG. 23 is a block diagram of the peripheral control board 510 and the peripheral relay board 123. The peripheral control board 510 and the peripheral relay board 123 are connected by a connector connection composed of 20 pins.

[Peripheral relay board 123]
As shown in FIG. 27, the peripheral relay board 123 includes a connector 125 (see FIG. 27, hereinafter referred to as a connector CN1 of the peripheral relay board 123) connected to a connector with a harness connected to the peripheral control board 510, and a decorative drive. A connector CN2 connected to the board 860 (hereinafter referred to as a connector CN2 of the peripheral relay board 123) and a connector CN3 connected to a bass speaker (hereinafter referred to as a connector CN3 of the peripheral relay board 123) are provided. The peripheral relay board 123 serves as a relay (relay input or relay output) for simply passing various signals and power supply voltages.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the connector CN1 of the peripheral relay board 123 is connected to the connector CN3 of the peripheral control board 510. The connector CN1 of the peripheral relay board 123 and the connector CN3 of the peripheral control board 510 are composed of 20 pins.

  FIG. 28 shows the number of pins of the connector CN3 of the peripheral control board 510 and the signal transmitted by each pin, the number of pins of the connector CN1 of the peripheral relay board 123 and the signal transmitted by each pin, and the connector of the peripheral relay board 123 It is a figure which shows CN2 and the number of pins of connector CN3, and the signal transmitted by each pin.

  The first pin of the connector CN3 of the peripheral control board 510 is -SPK-W2 (a negative output for the woofer W2 of the bass speaker 221), and the first pin of the connector CN1 of the peripheral relay board 123 is -SPK-W2. Relay input (minus relay input for woofer W2 of bass speaker 221). The second pin of the connector CN3 of the peripheral control board 510 is + SPK-W2 (a positive output for the woofer W2 of the bass speaker 221), and the second pin of the connector CN1 of the peripheral relay board 123 is a relay input of + SPK-W2. (It is a positive relay input for the woofer W2 of the bass speaker 221).

  The third pin of the connector CN3 of the peripheral control board 510 is -SPK-W1 (a negative output for the woofer W1 of the bass speaker 221), and the third pin of the connector CN1 of the peripheral relay board 123 is -SPK-W1. Relay input (minus relay input for woofer W1 of the bass speaker 221). The fourth pin of the connector CN3 on the peripheral control board 510 is + SPK-W1 (plus output for the woofer W1 of the bass speaker 221), and the fourth pin of the connector CN1 on the peripheral relay board 123 is a relay input of + SPK-W1. (It is a positive relay input for the woofer W1 of the bass speaker 221).

  The fifth pin of the connector CN3 on the peripheral control board 510 is -SPK-L (the negative output of the L speaker 1021), and the fifth pin of the connector CN1 on the peripheral relay board 123 is a relay input of -SPK-L. (It is a minus relay input of the L speaker 1021). The 6th pin of the connector CN3 of the peripheral control board 510 is + SPK-L (the positive output of the L speaker 1021), and the 6th pin of the connector CN1 of the peripheral relay board 123 is a relay input of + SPK-L (L This is a positive relay input of the speaker 1021).

  The 7th pin of the connector CN3 of the peripheral control board 510 is -SPK-R (the negative output of the R speaker 1022), and the 7th pin of the connector CN1 of the peripheral relay board 123 is a relay input of -SPK-R. (It is a minus relay input of the R speaker 1022). The eighth pin of the connector CN3 of the peripheral control board 510 is + SPK-R (the positive output of the R speaker 1022), and the eighth pin of the connector CN1 of the peripheral relay board 123 is a relay input of + SPK-R (R This is a positive relay input of the speaker 1022).

  The 9th and 10th pins of the connector CN3 of the peripheral control board 510 are the ground GND, and the 9th and 10th pins of the connector CN1 of the peripheral relay board 123 are also the ground GND. The 11th and 12th pins of the connector CN3 on the peripheral control board 510 are outputs of + 12V power, and the 11th and 12th pins of the connector CN1 on the peripheral relay board 123 are relay inputs of + 12V power.

  The 13th and 14th pins of the connector CN3 of the peripheral control board 510 are the ground GND, and the 13th and 14th pins of the connector CN1 of the peripheral relay board 123 are also the ground GND.

  The 15th pin of the connector CN3 of the peripheral control board 510 is an S-LATCH output (latch signal output), and the 15th pin of the connector CN1 of the peripheral relay board 123 is an S-LATCH relay input (latch signal). Relay input). The 16th pin of the connector CN3 of the peripheral control board 510 is an S-MODE output (mode signal output), and the 16th pin of the connector CN1 of the peripheral relay board 123 is an S-MODE relay input (mode signal). Relay input). The 17th pin of the connector CN3 of the peripheral control board 510 is an S-CLK output (clock signal output), and the 17th pin of the connector CN1 of the peripheral relay board 123 is an S-CLK relay input (clock). Signal relay input). Pin 18 of connector CN3 of peripheral control board 510 is S-DATA (output of serial lighting data), and pin 18 of connector CN1 of peripheral relay board 123 is a relay input of S-DATA (serial Is the relay input of the lighting data.)

  Pin 19 of connector CN3 of peripheral control board 510 is SEL1 (output of select signal 1), and pin 18 of connector CN1 of peripheral relay board 123 is a relay input of SEL1 (relay input of select signal 1) Is). Pin 20 of connector CN3 of peripheral control board 510 is SEL0 (output of select signal 0), and pin 20 of connector CN1 of peripheral relay board 123 is a relay input of SEL0 (relay input of select signal 0) Is).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 23, the connector CN2 of the peripheral relay board 123 is composed of 20 pins and is connected to the decorative drive board 860. In FIG. 23, as indicated by “decoration blocks” surrounded by an alternate long and short dash line, a decoration driving substrate 860, a top decoration substrate 871, an upper left decoration substrate 872, a lower left decoration substrate 873, an upper right decoration substrate 874, and a lower right decoration substrate 875. The lower panel illumination lighting substrate 876, the L speaker (left speaker) 1022, the R speaker (right speaker) 1021, and the lower panel illumination lighting substrate 876 connected to the lower panel illumination lighting substrate 876 are arranged on the front member.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the decoration drive board 860 includes a top decoration board 871, an upper left decoration board 872, a lower left decoration board 873, an upper right decoration board 874, a lower right decoration board 875, a lower panel illumination lighting board 876, an L speaker 1022, An R speaker 1021 is connected. As described above, the decoration drive board 860 for lighting the decoration light emitter (described later) arranged on the front member is provided separately from the peripheral control board 510 and arranged on the front member.

  As shown in FIG. 25, a top decorative board connection connector 861 for connecting a connector with a harness connected to the top decorative board 871 to the outer surface of the storage case cover 903 of the decorative drive board storage portion 901 of the board storage case 900 (FIG. 25). 23, comprising a 12 pin as shown in FIG. 23), an upper left decorative board connection connector 862 (configured as 13 pins as shown in FIG. 23) for connecting a connector with a harness connected to the upper left decorative board 872, and a lower left decorative board. For the upper right decorative board for connecting the connector with a harness connected to the lower right decorative board 874 and the connector for the lower left decorative board 863 (configured with 6 pins as shown in FIG. 23) to connect the connector with the harness connected to 873 A connector 864 (comprising 13 pins as shown in FIG. 23) and a harness connected to the lower right decorative board 875. For a lower panel illumination lighting board for connecting a connector with a harness connected to a lower panel illumination lighting board 876 and a lower right decorative board connection connector 865 for connecting a connector with a connector (configured with 6 pins as shown in FIG. 23) A connection connector 866 (configured with two pins as shown in FIG. 23), an L speaker connection connector 867 (configured with two pins as shown in FIG. 23) for connecting a connector with a harness connected to the L speaker 1022, and R speaker connection connector 868 (consisting of two pins as shown in FIG. 23) for connecting a connector with a harness connected to R speaker 1021, and a connector member for sending each signal from decorative drive board 860 to peripheral relay board 123 859 (configured with a 20-pin female die) is exposed.

[Connector connection between peripheral relay board 123 and decorative drive board 860]
As shown in FIG. 23, the connector CN2 of the peripheral relay board 123 is connected to the connector CN1 of the decorative drive board 860. The connector CN2 of the peripheral relay board 123 and the connector CN1 of the decorative drive board 860 are composed of 20 pins.

  The connection between the decorative drive board 860 and the peripheral relay board 123 is a connector with a harness provided at one end with a connector member corresponding to the connector member 859 (CN1) of the decorative drive board 860. One end of the connector with harness is connected to the connector member 859 (CN1) of the decorative drive board 860, and the other end of the connector with harness is connected to the connector CN2 (see FIG. 27) of the peripheral relay board 123. Connecting.

  In FIG. 28, only the connector CN2 of the peripheral relay board 123 is shown, and CN1 of the decorative drive board 860 is not shown. The first pin of the connector CN2 of the peripheral relay board 123 is the relay output of SEL0 (the relay output of the select signal 0), and the first pin of the decorative drive board 860 is the input of SEL0 (the input of the select signal 0) is there). The second pin of the connector CN2 of the peripheral relay board 123 is the relay output of SEL1 (the relay output of the select signal 1), and the second pin of the decorative drive board 860 is the input of SEL1 (the input of the select signal 1) is there).

  The third pin of the connector CN2 of the peripheral relay board 123 is an S-DATA relay output (a serial lighting data relay output), and the third pin of the decorative drive board 860 is an S-DATA input (serial). Is the lighting data input). The 4th pin of the connector CN2 of the peripheral relay board 123 is an S-CLK relay output (clock signal relay output), and the 4th pin of the decorative drive board 860 is an S-CLK input (clock signal). Input).

  The fifth pin of the connector CN2 of the peripheral relay board 123 is an S-MODE relay output (mode signal relay output), and the fifth pin of the decorative drive board 860 is an S-MODE input (mode signal Input). Pin 6 of connector CN2 of peripheral relay board 123 is the relay output of S-LATCH (the relay output of the latch signal), and pin 6 of decorative drive board 860 is the input of S-LATCH (the latch signal) Input).

  The 7th and 8th pins of the connector CN2 of the peripheral relay board 123 are the ground GND, and the 7th and 8th pins of the connector CN1 of the decorative drive board 860 are also the ground GND. The 9th and 10th pins of the connector CN2 of the peripheral relay board 123 are relay outputs of + 12V power, and the 9th and 10th pins of the connector CN1 of the decorative drive board 860 are inputs of + 12V power. The 11th and 12th pins of the connector CN2 of the peripheral relay board 123 are the ground GND, and the 11th and 12th pins of the connector CN1 of the decorative drive board 860 are also the ground GND.

  The 13th and 14th pins of the connector CN2 of the peripheral relay board 123 are + SPK-R relay outputs (plus relay output of the R speaker 1021), and the 13th and 14th pins of the connector CN1 of the decorative drive board 860. The pin is the input of + SPK-R (the positive input of the R speaker 1021). The 15th and 16th pins of the connector CN2 of the peripheral relay board 123 are -SPK-R relay outputs (the negative relay output of the R speaker 1021), and the 15th and 16th pins of the connector CN1 of the decorative drive board 860 The number pin is an input of -SPK-R (a negative input of the R speaker 1021).

  Pins 17 and 18 of connector CN2 of peripheral relay board 123 are + SPK-L relay outputs (plus relay output of L speaker 1022), and pins 17 and 18 of connector CN1 of decorative drive board 860 are connected. The pin is an input of + SPK-L (a positive input of the L speaker 1022). Pins 19 and 20 of connector CN2 of peripheral relay board 123 are -SPK-L relay outputs (minus relay output of L speaker 1022), and pins 19 and 20 of connector CN1 of decorative drive board 860 are connected. The number pin is an input of -SPK-L (a negative input of the L speaker 1022).

[Connector connection between peripheral relay board 123 and bass speaker 221]
As shown in FIG. 23, the connector CN3 of the peripheral relay board 123 is connected to the bass speaker 221. The connector CN3 of the peripheral relay board 123 is composed of 4 pins. As shown in FIG. 28, the first pin of the connector CN3 of the peripheral relay board 123 is + SPK-W1 (plus output for the woofer W1 of the bass speaker 221), and the second pin of the connector CN3 is -SPK- W1 (a minus output for the woofer W1 of the bass speaker 221), the third pin of the connector CN3 is + SPK-W2 (a plus output for the woofer W2 of the bass speaker 221), and the connector CN3 The fourth pin is -SPK-W2 (a negative output for the woofer W2 of the bass speaker 221).

[Control by peripheral control board 510]
The sub-control block shown in FIG. 22 includes a portion divided by a dotted line in FIG. 22, a decorative block portion connected to the peripheral relay board 123 shown in FIG. 23, and a bass speaker 221. Yes. When the peripheral control MPU of the peripheral control board 510 in FIG. 23 receives various commands from the main control board 409, based on the various commands, the above-mentioned upper panel illumination LED board 595 and the backlight board (first cylinder to first cylinder). The left illuminator 217 </ b> A configured to output a lighting signal for illuminating the light emitting diodes of the three-time cylinder), or composed of the illuminant disposed on the upper left decorative substrate 872 and the illuminant disposed on the lower left decorative substrate 873. , A gradation lighting signal (lighting control data for lighting control) for lighting the gradation of the right light emitter 217B configured by the light emitter disposed on the upper right decorative substrate 874 and the light emitter disposed on the lower right decorative substrate 875. 1) is output via a decorative drive board 860 provided separately from the peripheral control board 510 disposed on the back surface of the front member, or provided on the top decorative board 871 described above. Flashing signal for flashing on light emitter 217C (an embodiment of the lighting control data for lighting control), and outputs via the decorative driving substrate 860.

  The blinking signals to the left illuminator 217A and the right illuminator 217B and the gradation lighting signal to the upper illuminator 217C are output in synchronization with the clock signal S-CLK from the serial input / output port of the peripheral control MPU. Door decoration based on serial data S-DATA (corresponding to lighting control data) and mode signal S-MODE, latch signal S-LATCH and select signals SEL0 and SEL1 output from the parallel input / output port The drive substrate 860 outputs to the left light emitter 217A, the right light emitter 217B, and the upper light emitter 217C.

  The sound source IC of the peripheral control board 510 reads the sound information from the sound ROM based on the control signal output from the peripheral control MPU, and the bass speaker 221 connected via the peripheral relay board 123 and the door decoration drive board 860. Control is performed so that music, sound effects, and the like according to various effects flow from the L speaker 1022 and the R speaker 1021 of the door-type front member 200 through the.

[Decorative drive board 860]
Next, the decorative drive substrate 860 will be described. FIG. 29 is a simple circuit diagram of the decorative drive substrate. As shown in FIG. 29, the decorative drive board 860 includes a select circuit 860a, a switch circuit 860b, and a drive circuit 860c. First, various signals input to the decorative drive board 860 will be described. Next, the select circuit 860a, the switch circuit 860b, and the drive circuit 860c will be described. In FIG. 29, illustration of DC +5 volts (V) that is a control voltage supplied to the select circuit 860a and the like and DC + 12V that is a drive voltage supplied to the left light emitter 217A and the like is omitted.

[Various signals input to the decorative drive board 860]
As shown in FIG. 29, the decorative drive board 860 receives serial data S-DATA from the peripheral control MPU (serial input / output port) of the peripheral control board 510 in synchronization with the clock signal S-CLK. In this embodiment, the clock signal S-CLK is set so that information of 250 kb (kilobits) can be output per second (s).

  The serial data S-DATA includes gradation lighting data for gradation lighting of the left light emitter 217A and the right light emitter 217B and blinking data for blinking the upper light emitter 217C, which are different in data format. The gradation lighting data is composed of gradation data and lighting data. Note that a plurality of these blinking data and gradation lighting data are separately stored in advance in the peripheral control ROM of the peripheral control board 510 as a table, and the peripheral control MPU refers to those tables as needed to store one data. It is created as serial data S-DATA and output to the decorative drive board 860.

  In addition to the clock signal S-CLK and serial data S-DATA, the decorative drive board 860 receives select signals SEL0 and SEL1, a mode signal S-MODE and a latch signal S-LATCH from the peripheral control MPU (parallel input / output port). Have been entered. The select signals SEL0 and SEL1 are signals for transmitting to the switch circuit 860b whether the serial data S-DATA output from the peripheral control MPU (serial input / output port) is blinking data or gradation lighting data. The signal S-MODE is a signal that tells the driving circuit 860c whether the gradation lighting data is gradation data or lighting data, and the latch signal S-LATCH is the serial data S-DATA captured by the driving circuit 860c. Based on the above, the fact that the output of the gradation lighting signal to the left light emitter 217A and the right light emitter 217B is transmitted to the drive circuit 860c via the switch circuit 860b, or the blink signal is started to be output to the upper light emitter 217C. Is transmitted to the drive circuit 860c via the switch circuit 860b.

[Select circuit 860a]
As shown in FIG. 29, the select circuit 860a includes inverters IC1A and IC1B (in this embodiment, manufactured by Tokyo Shibaura Electric: TC74HC14), and logical products IC2A and IC3A (in this embodiment, manufactured by Tokyo Shibaura Electric: TC74HC08). Configured.

  Each of the inverters IC1A and IC1B includes eight inverting circuits, and select signals SEL0 and SEL1 are input to two of them (IC1A and IC1B), respectively. The logical products IC2A and IC3A have four logical product circuits (the same applies to IC2B to IC2D and IC3B to IC3D described later). The select signal SEL0 input to the input terminal 1 of the inverter IC1A inverts the input logic, is output from the output terminal 2 as the inverted select signal SEL0 ', and is input to the input terminal 2 of the logical product IC2A. Since the select signal SEL1 is input to the input terminal 1 of the logical product IC2A and the logical product IC2A is a logical product circuit, the logical product of the input terminals 1 and 2 is obtained and the operation result is output from the output terminal 3 to the switch circuit. Is output to 860b.

  The select signal SEL1 input to the input terminal 3 of the inverter IC1B inverts the input logic, is output from the output terminal 4 as the inverted select signal SEL1 ′, and is input to the input terminal 2 of the logical product IC3A. Since the select signal SEL0 is input to the input terminal 1 of the logical product IC3A, and the logical product IC3A is a logical product circuit, the logical product of the input terminals 1 and 2 is obtained and the operation result is output from the output terminal 3 to the switch circuit. Is output to 860b.

[Switch circuit 860b]
As shown in FIG. 29, the switch circuit 860b to which the operation results obtained by the logical products IC2A and IC3A of the select circuit 860a are input includes logical products IC2B to IC2D and IC3B to IC3D. Serial data S-DATA is input to the input terminals 4 of the logical products IC2B and IC3B, and the operation results of the logical products IC2A and IC3A of the select circuit 860a are input to the input terminal 5 of the logical products IC2B and IC3B. Since the logical products IC2B and IC3B are logical product circuits, the logical product of the input terminals 4 and 5 is obtained and the operation result is output from the output terminal 6 to the drive circuit 860c.

  In this way, depending on the calculation results of the logical products IC2A and IC3A of the select circuit 860a (when the output of IC2A is HI, the output of IC3A is LOW, and when the output of IC3A is HI, the output of IC2A is LOW), serial Whether data S-DATA is output from the output terminal 6 of the logical product IC2B to the drive circuit 860c or output from the output terminal 6 of the logical product IC3B to the drive circuit 860c is switched.

  When noise enters a harness (not shown) that electrically connects the peripheral control board 510 and the decorative drive board 860 and the selector signals SEL0 and SEL1 have the same logic, the logical products IC2A and IC3A of the select circuit 860a. The serial data S-DATA is not output from the output terminal 6 of the logical product IC2B to the drive circuit 860c and the output terminal 6 of the logical product IC3B. To the drive circuit 860c. This prevents the serial data S-DATA affected by noise from being output to the drive circuit 860c (prevents unintended serial data S-DATA from being output to the drive circuit 860c). Thus, the select signals SEL0 and SEL1 also serve as noise countermeasures for the serial data S-DATA.

  The clock signal S-CLK is input to the input terminals 9 of the logical products IC2C and IC3C, and the operation results of the logical products IC2A and IC3A of the select circuit 860a are input to the input terminal 10 of the logical products IC2C and IC3C. Since the logical products IC2C and IC3C are logical product circuits, the logical product of the input terminals 9 and 10 is obtained and the operation result is output from the output terminal 8 to the drive circuit 800c.

  As described above, according to the calculation result by the logical products IC2A and IC3A of the select circuit 860a (when the output of IC2A is HI, the output of IC3A is LOW, and when the output of IC3A is HI, the output of IC2A is LOW), the clock Whether the signal S-CLK is output from the output terminal 8 of the logical product IC2C to the drive circuit 860c or output from the output terminal 8 of the logical product IC3C to the drive circuit 860c is switched.

  When noise enters a harness (not shown) that electrically connects the peripheral control board 510 and the decorative drive board 860 and the selector signals SEL0 and SEL1 have the same logic, the logical products IC2A and IC3A of the select circuit 860a. The clock signal S-CLK is not output from the output terminal 8 of the logical product IC2C to the drive circuit 800c and the output terminal 8 of the logical product IC3C. Is not output to the drive circuit 800c. As a result, the clock signal S-CLK affected by noise is not output to the drive circuit 860c. Thus, the select signals SEL0 and SEL1 also serve as noise countermeasures for the clock signal S-CLK.

  The latch signal S-LATCH is input to the input terminals 12 of the logical products IC2D and IC3D, and the operation results of the logical products IC2A and IC3A of the select circuit 860a are input to the input terminal 13 of the logical products IC2D and IC3D. Since the logical products IC2D and IC3D are logical product circuits, the logical product of the input terminals 12 and 13 is obtained and the operation result is output from the output terminal 11 to the drive circuit 860c.

  In this way, depending on the calculation result of the logical products IC2A and IC3A of the select circuit 860a (when the output of IC2A is HI, the output of IC3A is LOW, and when the output of IC3A is HI, the output of IC2A is LOW), the latch The signal S-LATCH is switched between output from the output terminal 11 of the logical product IC2D to the drive circuit 800c or output from the output terminal 11 of the logical product IC3D to the drive circuit 800c.

  If noise enters a harness (not shown) that electrically connects the peripheral control board 510 and the decorative drive board 860 and the selector signals SEL0 and SEL1 become the same logic, the logical products IC2A and IC3A of the select circuit 800a. The latch signal S-LATCH is not output from the output terminal 11 of the logical product IC2D to the drive circuit 860c and is output from the output terminal 11 of the logical product IC3D. To the drive circuit 860c. As a result, the latch signal S-LATCH affected by noise is not output to the drive circuit 860c. Thus, the select signals SEL0 and SEL1 also serve as noise countermeasures for the latch signal S-LATCH.

[Drive circuit 860c]
As shown in FIG. 29, the drive circuit 860c to which the operation results by the logical products IC2B to IC2D and IC3B to IC3D of the switch circuit 860b are input includes the blinking control IC4, the left gradation control IC5, and the right gradation control IC6. It is prepared for.

[Blinking control IC4]
In this embodiment, the blinking control IC 4 uses TB62709 manufactured by Shibaura Electric, Tokyo. The TB 62709 is a constant current driver and can directly drive a light emitting diode or the like. The operation result of the logical product IC3B of the switch circuit 860b, that is, the serial data S-DATA is input to the DATA-IN terminal of the blinking control IC4, and the operation of the logical product IC3C of the switch circuit 860b is input to the CLOCK terminal of the blinking control IC4. The result, that is, the clock signal S-CLK is input, and the calculation result of the logical product IC3D of the switch circuit 860b, that is, the latch signal S-LATCH is input to the LOAD terminal of the blinking control IC4. The serial data S-DATA fetched by the blinking control IC 4 is described later in detail, but the logic of the select signals SEL0 and SEL1 is controlled to become blinking data.

  In this way, the blinking control IC 4 takes in the serial data S-DATA (flashing data), and when the latch signal S-LATCH is input, based on the taken-in serial data S-DATA (flashing data). The flashing signal is output from the OUT-a terminal to the OUT-g terminal to the upper light emitter 217C. This blinking signal is a constant current, and this constant current flows to the upper light emitter 217C, and the upper light emitter 217C is turned on or blinks.

[Left side gradation control IC 5 and right side gradation control IC 6]
In the present embodiment, the left-side gradation control IC 5 and the right-side gradation control IC 6 use TLC 5922 manufactured by Texas Instruments (TI). This TLC5922 has 16 channels of output, and each output channel can flow a programmable constant current in the range of 0 to 80 milliamperes (mA) in addition to individual ON / OFF control. Is set based on the MODE signal). In addition, a maximum output current can be set by one external resistor (not shown), and the output current can be output for each channel in 128 steps from 0 to 127 with respect to this maximum output current.

  The calculation result of the logical product IC2B of the switch circuit 860b, that is, the serial data S-DATA, is input to the SIN terminal of the left-side gradation control IC5, and is input to the SCLK terminals of the left-side gradation control IC5 and the right-side gradation control IC6. Is the operation result of the logical product IC2C of the switch circuit 860b, that is, the clock signal S-CLK, and the XLAT terminals of the left gradation control IC5 and the right gradation control IC6 are connected to the logical product IC2D of the switch circuit 860b. An operation result, that is, a latch signal S-LATCH is input. Further, the SOUT terminal of the left gradation control IC 5 and the SIN terminal of the right gradation control IC 6 are electrically connected, and the left gradation control IC 5 and the right gradation control IC 6 are daisy chain connected. Yes. As a result, the serial data S-DATA input to the SIN terminal of the left gradation control IC 5 is input from the SOUT terminal to the SIN terminal of the right gradation control IC 6, and the left gradation control IC 5 and right gradation control. The IC 6 can take in the serial data S-DATA. The mode signal S-MODE is input to the MODE terminals of the left gradation control IC 5 and the right gradation control IC 6. The serial data S-DATA captured by the left-side gradation control IC 5 and the right-side gradation control IC 6 will be described in detail later, but controls the logic of the select signals SEL0 and SEL1, and controls gradation data and lighting. The gradation lighting data is composed of data.

  As described above, the left gradation control IC 5 and the right gradation control IC 6 take in the serial data S-DATA (gradation lighting data) and, when the latch signal S-LATCH is inputted, take it in as an opportunity. Based on the serial data S-DATA (gradation lighting data), the left gradation control IC 5 outputs a gradation lighting signal from its OUT0 to OUT15 terminals to the left light emitter 217A, and the right gradation control IC 6 A gradation lighting signal is output from the OUT0 terminal to OUT15 terminal to the right light emitter 217B. In the gradation lighting signal, a current of 0 to 127 steps with respect to the maximum output current based on the set gradation data flows to the left light emitter 217A and the right light emitter 217B, and the left light emitter 217A and the right light emitter 217B. Lights up or gradations.

[Output sequence of blinking data and gradation lighting data]
Next, an output sequence of serial data S-DATA output from the peripheral control MPU (serial input / output port) of the peripheral control board 510 described above will be described. As described above, the serial data S-DATA is composed of blinking data and gradation data, and a plurality of serial data S-DATA are stored in advance in the peripheral control ROM of the peripheral control board 510 as a table. The peripheral control MPU creates these as serial data S-DATA with reference to these tables as necessary, and outputs them to the decoration drive board 860.

  FIG. 30 is a timing chart showing an example of an output sequence of serial data. As shown in FIG. 30, the peripheral control MPU of the peripheral control board 510 outputs the select signal SEL0 from the parallel input / output port with the logic HI and outputs the select signal SEL1 with the logic LOW (timing T0). The logic of the select signal SEL0 is set to HI, and the logic of the select signal SEL1 is set to LOW, thereby informing the decorative drive board 860 that the serial data S-DATA is blinking data.

  After the timing T0, the blinking data output sequence is started (timing T1), and the blinking data as the serial data S-DATA is sent to the decorative drive board 860 bit by bit from the serial input / output port in synchronization with the clock signal S-CLK. By outputting the latch signal S-LATCH with the logic LOW from the parallel input / output port, the blinking control IC 4 of the decorative drive board 860 shown in FIG. 29 takes in the blinking data. After that, when all the blinking data is output from the serial input / output port, the blinking control IC 4 takes in the latch signal S-LATCH as an opportunity by outputting the logic of the latch signal S-LATCH from the parallel input / output port to HI. Based on the blink data, a blink signal is output to the upper light emitter 217C, and the upper light emitter 217C is lit or blinks.

  After the logic of the latch signal S-LATCH is set to HI from the parallel input / output port, the logic of the select signal SEL1 is output from LOW to HI from the parallel input / output port (timing T2). This completes the blinking data output sequence.

  After timing T2, the logic of the select signal SEL0 is output from the parallel input / output port from HI to LOW, and the output sequence of gradation lighting data is started (timing T3). The logic of the select signal SEL0 is set to LOW and the logic of the select signal SEL1 is set to HI to notify the decorative drive substrate 860 that the serial data S-DAT is gradation data.

  After timing T3, the grayscale data, which is serial data S-DATA, is output bit by bit from the serial input / output port to the decorative drive board 860 in synchronization with the clock signal S-CLK, and the latch signal S- is output from the parallel input / output port. When the logic of LATCH is set to LOW and output, the gradation control IC 5 for the left side and the gradation control IC 6 for the right side of the decorative drive substrate 860 shown in FIG. 29 take in the gradation lighting data. At this time, since the logic of the mode signal S-MODE is HI, the left-side gradation control IC 5 and the right-side gradation control IC 6 capture gradation data among gradation lighting data.

  When all the gradation data is output from the serial input / output port, although not shown, the logic of the latch signal S-LATCH is output from LOW to HI from the parallel input / output port, and then the latch signal S- The logic of LATCH is changed from HI to LOW and output. Then, the logic of the mode signal S-MODE is changed from HI to LOW from the parallel input / output port. At this time, since the logic of the mode signal S-MODE is LOW, the left gradation control IC 5 and the right gradation control IC 6 take in the lighting data among the gradation lighting data. When all the lighting data among the gradation lighting data is output from the serial input / output port, the logic of the latch signal S-LATCH and the mode signal S-MODE is changed from LOW to HI from the parallel input / output port, thereby controlling the gradation for the left side. The IC5 and the right gradation control IC 6 output the gradation lighting signal to the left light emitter 217A based on the gradation data captured with the latch signal S-LATCH as a trigger, and the right floor The tone control IC 6 outputs a gradation lighting signal to the right light emitter 217B, and the left light emitter 217A and the right light emitter 217B are lighted or gradation lighted.

  After the logic of the latch signal S-LATCH and the mode signal S-MODE is set to HI from the parallel input / output port, the logic of the select signal SEL1 is output from the HI to LOW from the parallel input / output port (timing T4). Thus, the gradation lighting data output sequence is completed.

  The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment described above includes the peripheral control board 510 and the decorative drive board 860. The peripheral control board 510 mounts a peripheral control MPU which is a microprocessor with a built-in serial input / output port and parallel input / output port. The decorative drive board 860 is provided separately from the peripheral control board 510, and outputs a blinking signal to the upper light emitter 217C based on the serial data S-DATA output from the serial input / output port of the peripheral control MPU. The gradation lighting signal is output to the left light emitter 217A and the right light emitter 217B.

  The decorative drive substrate 860 includes a blinking control IC 4, a left gradation control IC 5, a right gradation control IC 6, and a selection circuit 860a. The blinking control IC 4 takes in blinking data of the serial data S-DATA and outputs a blinking signal to the upper light emitter 217C. The left gradation control IC 5 takes in the gradation lighting data of the serial data S-DATA and outputs a gradation lighting signal to the left light emitter 217A. The right gradation control IC 6 takes in gradation lighting data of the serial data S-DATA and outputs a gradation lighting signal to the right light emitter 217B. The select circuit 860a outputs the serial data S-DATA to the blinking control IC 4 based on the select signals SEL0 and SEL1 output from the parallel input / output ports of the peripheral control MPU, or the left gradation control IC 5 and the right side. To output to the gray scale control IC 6.

  The serial data S-DATA is composed of blinking data of the blinking control IC 4 and gradation lighting data of the left gradation control IC 5 and right gradation control IC 6. Is different.

  As described above, the serial data S-DATA is composed of the blink data of the blink control IC 4 and the gradation lighting data of the left gradation control IC 5 and the right gradation control IC 6 which have different data formats. The select circuit 860a switches whether the serial data S-DATA is output to the blinking control IC 4 or to the left gradation control IC 5 and the right gradation control IC 6. Therefore, even if the blinking control IC 4, the left-side gradation control IC 5, and the right-side gradation control IC 6 having different formats of the serial data S-DATA to be taken in can be handled as one serial data S-DATA.

  The blinking control IC 4 captures the blinking data and outputs a blinking signal to the upper light emitter 217C. The left gradation control IC 5 and the right gradation control IC 6 capture gradation data composed of gradation data and lighting data. The left gradation control IC 5 outputs a gradation lighting signal to the left light emitter 217A, and the right gradation control IC 6 outputs a gradation lighting signal to the right light emitter 217B.

  The serial data S-DATA is composed of flashing data and gradation lighting data having different formats, and the select circuit 860a receives two select signals SEL0 and SEL1 from the parallel input / output port of the peripheral control MPU. When the logic of the select signal SEL0 is HI and the logic of the select signal SEL1 is LOW, the blinking data is output to the blinking control IC 4, while the logic of the select signal SEL0 is LOW and the select signal SEL1 When is HI, the gradation lighting data is output to the left gradation control IC 5 and the right gradation control IC 6.

  In this manner, the single serial data S-DATA, the blinking data to the blinking control IC 4, the gradation lighting data to the gradation control IC for the left side and the gradation control IC for the right side, and the select signal input to the selection circuit 860a. It can be output by SEL0 and SEL1. Accordingly, the blinking control IC 4 can output a blinking signal to the upper light emitter 217C based on the fetched blinking data, and the left gradation control IC 5 and the right gradation control IC 6 are based on the fetched gradation lighting data. Thus, the left gradation control IC 5 can output a gradation lighting signal to the left light emitter 217A, and the right gradation control IC 6 can output a gradation lighting signal to the right light emitter 217B.

  Further, when the logics of the select signals SEL0 and SEL1 input to the select circuit 860a are both HI or LOW, that is, when they are the same logic, the blinking control IC4, the left gradation control IC5 and the right floor are controlled by the switch circuit 860b. The serial data S-DATA, the clock signal S-CLK, and the latch signal S-LATCH are not output to the adjustment control IC 6. When noise enters the select signals SEL0 and SEL1, the logic becomes the same (same logic). Using this property, when the logic of the select signals SEL0 and SEL1 input to the select circuit 860a becomes the same logic, the switch circuit 860b converts the serial data S-DATA affected by noise into the blinking control IC 4 and the left side. No output is made to the tone control IC 5 and the tone control IC 6 for the right side. Thus, the select signals SEL0 and SEL1 also serve as noise countermeasures for the serial data S-DATA.

  Since the lighting control data is output as serial data from the serial output port of the microprocessor (peripheral control MPU) of the peripheral control board 510 and is transmitted to the drive circuit 860c of the decorative drive board 860 by serial communication, the peripheral relay board The number of harnesses from 123 to the decorative drive board 860 can be reduced (result that a signal line required to transmit lighting control data can be one of S-DATA).

  The example of the internal configuration of the slot machine 1 has been described above. In the game by the slot machine 1 having such a configuration, when the player operates the start lever 210 in a state where the multiplication number of medals is determined, or performs an operation detected by the start sensor 210a, each reel 301a, 301b, 301c. Rotates. Thereafter, when the player operates the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c, or when the reel stop sensors 212a, 212b, and 212c detect the player's operation, the corresponding reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are controlled to stop. . When all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are stopped, the game result is determined from the combination of symbols on the effective line, which will be described later, and a prescribed number of medals corresponding to the corresponding winning combination is awarded as necessary. The

  Hereinafter, the structure and control for realizing the game playability performed by the slot machine 1 in a more characteristic manner will be described in more detail.

[Design of each reel, design row]
Each reel 301a, 301b, 301c has a symbol row (sequence numbers 1 to 14) configured by arranging a plurality of types (any one of a total of 9 types in this figure) at regular intervals. Reel bands (design bands) 351a, 351b, 351c on which a total of 14 symbols shown in FIG. FIG. 31 shows a state in which the symbol rows written on the reel bands 351a, 351b, 351c attached to the reels 301a, 301b, 301c are developed in a plane. In addition, in order to identify the symbol arrange | positioned in a symbol row | line | column, the said sequence number is described for convenience.

  In each reel 301a, 301b, 301c, among the symbols arranged in each symbol row, a predetermined number (for example, three) of consecutive symbols has openings 591a (also referred to as symbol display windows, hereinafter symbols). It arrange | positions so that it can visually recognize via Table 591a (refer FIG. 32 demonstrated next).

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 31, the types of symbols include “red 7” symbols (hereinafter referred to as red 7 symbols, which correspond to three of the arrangement numbers 3 of the reel bands 351a, 351b, and 351c), “ “Blue 7” symbol (hereinafter referred to as Blue 7 symbol, corresponding to reel band 351c, array number 6) and “White 7” symbol (hereinafter referred to as white 7 symbol, corresponding to array number 9, reel band 351c) ), Which are larger than other designs. The “Red 7” symbol is painted in red on the inside, the “Blue 7” symbol is painted in blue on the inside, and “White 7” is painted white on the inside. Thus, since the red 7 symbol, the blue 7 symbol, and the white 7 symbol are given larger and relatively conspicuous colors than the other symbols, it is easier to visually recognize than the other symbols.

  In addition, a symbol in the shape of “Iris” (hereinafter referred to as “Iris design”, for example, the arrangement number 1 of the reel band 351a, etc.), a symbol in the shape of “Kiri” (hereinafter referred to as “Kiri design”, for example, reel The pattern having the shape of “willow” (hereinafter referred to as willow pattern, for example, the sequence number of 5 of the reel band 351a, etc.) and the pattern having shape of “ume” Ume design, for example, reel band 351a, arrangement number 6 or the like, “Momiji” design (hereinafter referred to as maple design, for example, reel band 351a, arrangement number 11), “pine” (Hereinafter referred to as a pine symbol, for example, the arrangement number 2 of the reel band 351b, etc.), and a symbol shaped “Kiku” (hereinafter referred to as a sterling symbol, for example, the arrangement number of the reel band 351c). 2)

  As described above, there are a total of 10 types of symbols on the reel bands 351a, 351b, and 351c. The reel band 351a has 6 types (iris, drill, red 7, willow, ume, maple), the reel band 351b has 4 types (cut, pine, red 7, ume), and the reel band 351c has 8 types ( (Kiri, Chrysanthemum, Red 7, Willow, Blue 7, White 7, Maple, Ume).

[Effective line]
FIG. 32 shows the decorative member 591 partially enlarged with the symbol display window 591a as the center. The symbol display window 591a and the decorative member 591 are both part of the reel front side protection member 303f described above. From the symbol display window 591a, three consecutive symbols among the symbols in the symbol row of each reel 301a, 301b, 301c are visible. The three positions where the symbols are displayed are referred to as “upper (or upper)”, “middle (or middle)” and “lower (or lower)” from the top.

  From the above, it is possible to display “number of stages × number of reels” symbols in the symbol display window 591a. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, a maximum of nine symbols can be displayed in the symbol display window 591a from “number of stages (3) × number of reels (3)”.

  Various lamps are provided on the right portion (right side as viewed from the symbol display window 591a) of the decorative member 591 (also referred to as a display panel, which will be unified as the display panel 591 in the following), of which “BET1”, “ BET lamps (BET lamps) 614 are labeled “BET2” and “BET3”. The numbers of the BET lamps (numbers 1, 2 and 3 of the above-mentioned “BET 1”, “BET 2”, “BET 3”) are the numbers of bets (the numbers corresponding to the number of multiplied medals). It corresponds. In other words, “1” is 1 bet (the number of medals multiplied is 1), “2” is 2 bets (the number of medals multiplied is 2), and “3” is 3 bets (also called a MAX bet). The number of medals is 3). Note that the slot machine 1 of this embodiment employs a configuration with only a MAX bet.

  An arrangement (straight line type) that is valid according to the number of bets is determined in advance. This “effective arrangement” is also called an effective line. The following is unified with the active line. A combination of symbols corresponding to a predetermined winning combination, which will be described later, is determined to be displayed as a combination mode of symbols corresponding to the winning combination only after being displayed side by side on one active line. That is, even if each symbol constituting the symbol corresponding to the predetermined winning combination is individually displayed in the symbol display window 591a, if the respective symbols are not arranged on one active line, the predetermined winning combination It is not determined that the symbol combination mode corresponding to is displayed. In such a case, it is determined that a disparate combination pattern is displayed.

  Next, general items regarding the number of active lines corresponding to the number of bets and the number of active lines will be described. The effective line corresponding to one bet is only one effective line 621 (middle stage line 621) arranged in a "middle stage-middle stage-middle stage" connecting the middle positions of the reels. This is called “1 BET line”.

  In the case of 2-bet, in addition to the above-described 1 BET line, an effective line 622a (upper line 622a) arranged in an "upper stage-upper stage-upper stage" connecting the upper stage positions of the reels and a lower stage position of each reel are connected. Two effective lines, the effective line 622b (lower line 622b) arranged in the order of “lower stage-lower stage-lower stage”, are newly added. The two effective lines of the upper line and the lower line are collectively referred to as “2 BET line”. Therefore, in the case of 2 bets, there are a total of 3 active lines.

  In the case of 3 bets, in addition to the 1BET line and 2BET line described above, the lower right row is connected to the upper position of the left reel, the middle position of the middle reel, and the lower position of the right reel. The line 623b (downwardly right line 623b) and the effective line 623a (right side) of “lower stage—middle stage—upper stage” connecting the lower stage position of the left reel, the middle stage position of the middle reel, and the upper stage position of the right reel are “lower stage—middle stage—upper stage”. Two effective lines of the rising line 623a) are newly added. The two effective lines of the right-up line and the right-down line are collectively referred to as “3BET line”. Therefore, in the case of 3 bets, there are a total of 5 active lines.

  The above is an explanation of an effective line of a spinning-reel game machine represented by a general slot machine, but the effective line is not limited to the linear type as described above. Furthermore, it is not restricted to the aspect which increases the corresponding effective line whenever the number of bets increases as mentioned above. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to execute a game for the first time by inserting three cards. In this case, the effective line is one active line in a sequence of “middle stage-middle stage-middle stage”. 621 (middle line 621).

[Game state display section]
In addition, the display panel 591 is provided with indicators such as lamps and LEDs that can be lit (or blinked) in accordance with the gaming state of the slot machine 1. And the area | region where these indicators are arrange | positioned comprises the game state display part for a player to grasp | ascertain the various states regarding the slot machine 1. FIG. Note that the lighting (or blinking) control of various indicators in the gaming status display unit is executed by the gaming status display board 450 described above.

  From the upper side in FIG. 32, the game state display section is located immediately below the error lamp 604 with the letters “ERR”, the stop lamp 605 with the letters “OFF”, and the BET lamp 614. A replay lamp 606 with the letters “REP”, a start lamp 608 with the letters “STR”, a medal IN lamp 610 with the letters “INS”, and two horizontal 7-segment LEDs. Each provided payout number display LED 612 is provided. In addition to these, a bonus notification lamp for notifying the winning of a bonus game, which will be described later, a 7-segment LED for displaying the cumulative payout number of medals in a bonus game, etc., and counting the bonus game are provided separately. Also good.

  The error lamp 604 starts to light (or flashes) when any trouble or failure occurs during the game of the slot machine 1, and indicates that a trouble or the like is currently occurring. Have a role to inform.

  The stop lamp 605 is configured such that when the stop switch described above is set to ON and the player enters a stop state in which a medal is not accepted after the bonus game is over, It also has a role to inform the staff in charge).

  The replay lamp 606 has a role of notifying the player that a game can be replayed (a game can be played again without a new medal) when the game result is a replay (described later).

  The start lamp 608 starts to light (or blink) when the number of bets reaches the MAX bet, and has a role of prompting the player to operate the start lever 210 or to be detected by the start sensor 210a.

  The medal IN lamp 610 continues to light (or blink) until the bet number reaches the maximum (MAX bet), thereby having a role of prompting the player to place a bet.

  The payout number display LED 612 has a role of notifying the player of the number of medals paid out by displaying the number of payouts (number of medals to be paid out) when there is a payout of medals accompanying the game result.

[Combination of winning roles and symbols]
Here, the winning combination (including what is called a winning combination) of the slot machine 1 and a combination of symbols corresponding thereto will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 33 shows a combination of symbols corresponding to each winning combination of the slot machine 1 and its benefits (the number of payouts, etc., hereinafter referred to as a game privilege). Note that the symbol combination and the number of payouts shown in FIG. 33 may be written on the display panel 591 or the like as a payout table for the player (a simple description of the gaming benefits of each winning combination).

  As described above, the reels 351a, 351b, and 351c are attached to the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c, respectively. The order of symbols, the types of symbols, etc. are different for each reel band. For example, a combination of symbols corresponding to a plurality of winning combinations is displayed in the symbol display window 591a. There is nothing. In addition, as long as the combination mode of the symbols corresponding to a plurality of winning combinations is not displayed in the symbol display window 591a, the order of symbols and the types of symbols of several reel bands may be the same.

  Whether or not a symbol combination mode corresponding to a predetermined winning combination is displayed from display contents (a symbol combination mode) displayed in the symbol display window 591a when all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are stopped. Is judged. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a combination mode of symbols corresponding to a predetermined winning combination is displayed on any one of the above-described active lines in the symbol display window 591a. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, there is one active line (one line) (the combination mode of symbols corresponding to a plurality of winning combinations is not displayed in the symbol display window 591a).

  In the following, the symbol corresponding to the (predetermined) winning combination (this is indicated by the fact that the combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the predetermined winning combination is displayed on one active line in a sequence of “middle stage-middle stage-middle stage”. Is called a winning combination symbol) or a winning combination symbol is aligned.

  The slot machine 1 has the following symbols: “Red 7”, “Blue 7”, “White 7”, “Ayame”, “Kiri”, “Yanagi”, “Momiji”, “Ume” As mentioned above, there are “pine design” and “chrysanthemum design”, among which “red 7 design”, “blue 7 design” and “white 7 design” are compared to other designs. The design is easy to stand out and easy to identify. Here, the ease of identification refers to the level at which the player can easily identify the symbol including the reel being rotated and the reel being stopped. Among these, there is only one “red 7 symbol” on each of the reels 301a, 301b, 301c, and in addition, the color is easier to visually recognize than red and other symbols. The “blue 7 symbol” and “white 7 symbol” are only in the right reel 301c, and the number is one each. In addition, since the color is blue or white, it is easier to visually recognize than other designs. These symbols are easy for a player to make a target symbol because of the color and the size of the symbol even while the reel is rotating.

  Also, “Iris design”, “Kiri design”, “willow design”, “Momiji design”, “Ume design”, “Pine design”, “Kiku design” (that is, a design that is not part of the bonus design) Compared with “red 7 symbol”, “blue 7 symbol”, and “white 7 symbol”, the symbol is composed of inconspicuous shades. By making “Red 7 Symbol”, “Blue 7 Symbol”, and “White 7 Symbol” stand out from these symbols, “Red 7 Symbol”, “Blue 7 Symbol”, and “White 7 Symbol” are aimed at. It is easy to do.

  In order to align the bonus symbols, it is always necessary to have an eye-opening. However, by making the bonus symbols as described above, it is possible to make it as easy as possible even for low-game players (beginners). It has become.

  In addition, these symbols are merely symbolic symbols by themselves, but become a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination by becoming a predetermined combination. Hereinafter, combinations of predetermined symbols corresponding to each winning combination shown in FIG. 65 will be described.

[Big Bonus (BB)]
As shown in FIG. 33, the winning combination indicated as BB is a big bonus (hereinafter referred to as BB). In this BB, “red 7 symbol-red 7 symbol-red 7 symbol” is determined in advance as a combination mode of the corresponding symbol (BB symbol). In other words, when BB is won and all the combinations of symbols consisting of “red 7 symbols” are aligned on one effective line of the “middle stage-middle stage-middle stage”, the BB symbols are aligned. Note that winning BB means that the BB flag is internally established and the BB symbols are aligned on the active line, and this may be referred to as “BB condition device has been activated”.

  When the BB symbols are aligned, a gaming bonus called a big bonus game (hereinafter referred to as BB game) is given. This BB game is concentrated on a plurality of games where it is easy to obtain medals, and is continuously executed until a prescribed number of medals (for example, 400) are paid out as a prize. When the paid-out medals reach the prescribed number (or may exceed the prescribed number), the BB game ends.

  Further, in this slot machine 1, medals are not awarded when the BB symbols are aligned (the game with the BB symbols aligned). That is, having the BB symbols together serves as an opportunity to move to the BB game. Further, since only one BB symbol is arranged on each of the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c (see FIG. 31), the BB symbol is accurately aimed in the symbol display window 591a (a controllable range to be drawn in later). BB symbols cannot be aligned unless a stop operation (operation of pressing the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c) is performed. As described above, the stop operation aiming at the target symbol (in this example, the BB symbol), that is, “to push”, means that the skill (or technology or player in the slot machine 1 represented by the slot machine 1 is This is one of the operations that must be performed intentionally).

  Further, when the BB game is finished, the game state is not changed to the normal game state, but the state is changed to a special state by control described later. The special state means an art state (replay time) in which the replay winning probability is controlled to be higher than that in the normal game state. Details of the RT game will be described later.

[Regular Bonus (RB)]
Next, the winning combination indicated as RB includes RB1 and RB2, which are referred to as a regular bonus (hereinafter referred to as RB). When RB1 or RB2 is selected, the combination pattern of “red 7 symbol-red 7 symbol-white 7 symbol” (RB1 described later) or “red 7 symbol-red 7 symbol-blue 7 symbol” (RB2 described later) Align on the active line. Winning RB1 means that the flag of RB1 has been established internally, meaning that the symbols of RB1 have been aligned on the active line, and this is referred to as “the RB1 condition device has been activated” (The same applies to RB2).

  The RB game is RB1 when winning the “red 7 symbol-red 7 symbol-white 7 symbol”, and RB2 when winning the “red 7 symbol-red 7 symbol-blue 7 symbol”. However, in the following, when “RB” is simply referred to, it means both RB1 and RB2.

  When the RB1 symbols are aligned, a gaming bonus called a regular bonus game (hereinafter referred to as RB1 game) is awarded. This RB game is performed in a concentrated manner, with multiple games that make it easy to obtain medals, and continues to run until a prescribed number of medals (for example, 120) are paid out compared to when the BB game is executed. Is done. When the paid-out medals reach the prescribed number (or may exceed the prescribed number), the RB1 game ends. It should be noted that the RB1 game may be ended when the specified number of games is continued (for example, 8 times) and reached, or the specified number of games is reached. The RB1 game may be ended when any one of the conditions is reached. Whether the RB1 game has reached a specified number of games (for example, 12 times) or whether the specified number of winnings has been reached during the RB1 game period (for example, winning any of the winning roles 8 times) The RB1 game may be ended when any of the conditions is satisfied.

  Even when the RB1 symbols are arranged, medals are not given in the game, and only a role as an opportunity to shift to the RB1 game. In addition, each symbol constituting the RB1 symbol (red 7 symbol, white 7 symbol, blue 7 symbol) is also arranged on each reel 301a, 301b, 301c, as in the case of the BB symbol. 31), the pattern needs to be pressed.

  Further, when the RB1 game is finished, the game state is not changed to the normal game state, but is shifted to the special state by the control described later. The special state means a replay time (RT) in which the winning probability of replay is controlled to be higher than that in the normal game state. Details of the RT game will be described later.

  When the RB2 symbols are aligned, a gaming bonus called a regular bonus game (hereinafter referred to as RB2 game) is awarded. This RB game is performed in a concentrated manner, with multiple games that make it easy to obtain medals, and continues to run until a prescribed number of medals (for example, 120) are paid out compared to when the BB game is executed. Is done. When the paid-out medals reach the specified number (or may exceed the specified number), the RB2 game ends. It should be noted that the RB2 game may be terminated when the prescribed number of games is continued (for example, eight times) and this prescribed number of games is reached, or the prescribed number of games is reached. The RB2 game may be ended when any one of the conditions is reached. Whether the RB2 game has reached a specified number of games (for example, 12 times) or whether the specified number of winnings has been reached during the RB2 game period (for example, winning any of the winning roles 8 times) The RB2 game may be ended when any of the conditions is satisfied.

  Even when the RB2 symbols are arranged, medals are not given in the game, and only a role as an opportunity to shift to the RB2 game. In addition, each of the symbols constituting the RB2 symbol (red 7 symbol, white 7 symbol, blue 7 symbol) is arranged only one on each reel 301a, 301b, 301c as in the case of the BB symbol ( 31), the pattern needs to be pressed.

  Furthermore, when the RB2 game is finished, the game state is not changed to the normal game state, but is shifted to the special state by the control described later. The special state means a replay time (RT) in which the winning probability of replay is controlled to be higher than that in the normal game state. Details of the RT game will be described later.

  Thus, in the slot machine 1, there is an opportunity for the player to concentrate and acquire medals through the three bonus games of the BB game, the RB1 game, and the RB2 game. However, only the BB game allows the player to win a large number of medals. In the slot machine 1, the maximum number of medals to be paid out in one game (for example, 15) is determined in advance, and the number of medals to be paid out as a single game result does not exceed this maximum number. It has become. Therefore, although the number of medals that can be acquired from the start to the end of the RB game is larger than the maximum number (15) that can be acquired in one game, the BB game starts. Compared to the number of medals that can be acquired from the end of the game to the end, it is considerably smaller (about 1/4).

[Replay time (RT)]
In the slot machine 1, an RT (replay time) game is started when a predetermined condition is established. Here, the RT game is a state in which a state where the winning probability of replay is easier to win than the normal game is continued for a predetermined number of games (game period). In other words, in replay time, it means the state of winning mainly replay (re-gamer) in the internal lottery, and in the internal lottery in the normal gaming state, there is a high probability of winning mainly losing, whereas in the replay time In the internal lottery, the probability of winning a replay is preferably 50% or more. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, there are a total of six RT games, a first RT game, a second RT game, a third RT game, a fourth RT game, a fifth RT game, and a sixth RT game, which have different winning probabilities such as replays as RT games. have. The start conditions and end conditions of these six types of RT games are different (not shown).

  The RT game in the present embodiment is any one of the first RT game to the sixth RT game.

[First RT game]
The start condition of the first RT game is the replay 0 ("Iris design-Kiri design-Kiku design" replay design, which is the start condition of the first RT game, during the operation of the second RT game, the third RT game, or the fourth RT game. When the RT game is won or the RT game is not in operation during normal play. Also, the first RT game end condition is that when a later-described fifth RT game start condition is satisfied (when the BB flag is satisfied), when the sixth RT game start condition is satisfied (when the RB flag is satisfied) ), Or when 3G is digested.

[Second RT game]
The second RT game is a gaming privilege that is always granted when the BB bonus game ends. In other words, the end of the BB game is the start condition for the second RT game. On the other hand, the end condition of the second RT game is that when the start condition of the first RT game is satisfied (when replay 0 is won), when the start condition of the fifth RT game described later is satisfied (the condition device of BB is When the 6RT game start condition is met (when the RB condition device is activated) or when 5000G is consumed. The second RT game is also ended when a specific replay (replay 0) is won before reaching 5000G.

  The end of the second RT game, 5000G digestion, does not mean that the second RT game does not end until 5000G is digested. Although details will be described later, depending on the stop mode of the reel stop button by the player, there is a case where a re-game 0 is won before the game is completed. Winning replay 0 means satisfying the start condition of the first RT game and the end condition of the second RT game at the same time as described above. In other words, the second RT game can be ended by entering the first RT game before digesting 5000G.

  In other words, the second RT game will continue until 5000G is consumed, unless a replay 0 is won. Whether or not to win the replay 0 is determined at least by the stop operation of the reel stop button that stops first (details will be described later), so for the player, from which reel stop button until the replay 0 is won The game can be advanced while stopping or throbbing.

  Also, the effect mode during the second RT game may be an effect mode (normal mode) during the normal game, or a special effect mode different from the normal mode. For example, there may be a case where the mode after the BB game ends is the same production mode as the normal state. In this case, for the player, although the production mode is the same as the normal state, the predetermined number of games Since a state advantageous to the player continues for a long time, it is difficult to end the game immediately after the end of the BB game, and the operating rate is improved.

  Although the second RT game is a game mode that is more advantageous than the normal mode, when the game mode is different from the state in which a privilege effect (game generally referred to as ART) described later is being performed, It is difficult for the player to predict whether or not the replay 0 will be won. Therefore, even if a state advantageous to the player continues for several games, a certain amount of medals is not obtained at a time unlike the bonus game, so there is no excessive loss for the hole. This makes it possible to achieve a balance between the player and the hall.

[3rd RT game]
The third RT game is a gaming privilege that is always granted when the RB1 bonus game ends. In other words, the end of the RB1 game is the start condition for the third RT game. The third RT game is terminated when the first RT game start condition is satisfied (when replay 0 is won), or when the fifth RT game start condition described later is satisfied (BB condition device is activated). When the start condition of the sixth RT game is satisfied (when the RB condition device is activated), or when 5000G is consumed. The third RT game is also ended when a specific replay (replay 0) is won before reaching 5000G.

  Note that the above-mentioned condition for ending the third RT game, 5000G digestion, does not mean that the third RT game does not end until 5000G is digested. Although details will be described later, depending on the stop mode of the reel stop button by the player, there is a case where a re-game 0 is won before the game is completed. Winning replay 0 means satisfying the start condition of the first RT game and the end condition of the third RT game as described above. In other words, the third RT game may end by entering the first RT game before digesting 5000G.

  In other words, the third RT game will continue until 5000G is consumed, unless replay 0 is won. Whether or not to win the replay 0 is determined at least by the stop operation of the reel stop button that stops first (details will be described later), so for the player, from which reel stop button until the replay 0 is won The game can be advanced while stopping or throbbing.

  Also, the effect mode during the third RT game may be an effect mode (normal mode) during the normal game, or a special effect mode different from the normal mode. For example, there may be a case where the mode after the RB1 game is the same production mode as the normal state. In this case, for the player, although the production mode is the same as the normal state, the predetermined number of games Since a state advantageous to the player continues for a long time, it is difficult to end the game immediately after the RB1 game ends, and the operating rate improves.

  Although the third RT game is a game mode that is more advantageous than the normal mode, if the game mode is different from the state where the bonus effect described below is performed, the player determines when the re-game 0 is won. Is difficult to predict. Therefore, even if a state advantageous to the player continues for several games, a certain amount of medals is not obtained at a time unlike the bonus game, so there is no excessive loss for the hole. This makes it possible to achieve a balance between the player and the hall.

[4th RT game]
The fourth RT game is a gaming privilege that is always granted when the RB2 bonus game ends. In other words, the end of the RB1 game is the start condition for the fourth RT game. The fourth RT game is terminated when the first RT game start condition is satisfied (when replay 0 is won), or when the fifth RT game start condition described later is satisfied (BB condition device is activated). When the start condition of the sixth RT game is satisfied (when the RB condition device is activated), or when 5000G is consumed. The fourth RT game is also ended when a specific replay is won before reaching 5000G.

  It should be noted that the above-mentioned end condition of the fourth RT game, 5000G digestion, does not mean that the fourth RT game does not end until 5000G is digested. Although details will be described later, depending on the stop mode of the reel stop button by the player, there is a case where a re-game 0 is won before the game is completed. To win the replay 0 means that the start condition of the first RT game is satisfied as described above, and the end condition of the fourth RT game is simultaneously satisfied. In other words, the 4th RT game can be ended by entering the first RT game before digesting 5000G.

  In other words, the fourth RT game will continue until 5000G is consumed unless replay 0 is won. Whether or not to win the replay 0 is determined at least by the stop operation of the reel stop button that stops first (details will be described later), so for the player, from which reel stop button until the replay 0 is won The game can be advanced while stopping or throbbing.

  Further, the effect mode during the fourth RT game may be an effect mode (normal mode) during the normal game, or a special effect mode different from the normal mode. For example, there may be a case where the mode after the RB2 game is the same as the normal state. In this case, for the player, the predetermined number of games is played even though the direction is the same as the normal state. Since the state advantageous to the player continues, it is difficult to end the game immediately after the RB2 game ends, and the operating rate is improved.

  Although the fourth RT game is a game mode that is more advantageous than the normal mode, when the game mode is different from the state where the bonus effect described below is performed, the player determines when the re-game 0 is won. Is difficult to predict. Therefore, even if a state advantageous to the player continues for several games, a certain amount of medals is not obtained at a time unlike the bonus game, so there is no excessive loss for the hole. This makes it possible to achieve a balance between the player and the hall.

[5th RT game]
The start condition for the fifth RT game is when the condition device for the BB game is activated (the BB flag is established). In other words, when the BB is won internally during the first RT game, the second RT game, the third RT game, or the fourth RT game, the fifth RT game is entered. On the other hand, the end condition of the fifth RT game is when BB is activated. In other words, “Red 7 design-Red 7 design-Red 7 design”, which is the symbol corresponding to BB, is aligned with the “middle stage-middle stage-middle stage” which is the active line by the player's pressing operation. When the game is played, the fifth RT game ends.

[6th RT game]
The start condition for the sixth RT game is when the condition device for the RB game is activated (the RB flag is established). In other words, during the first RT game, the second RT game, the third RT game, or the fourth RT game, the player enters the sixth RT game when RB is won internally. On the other hand, the end condition of the sixth RT game is when the RB is activated. In other words, by the player's pressing operation, the symbol corresponding to RB (RB symbol) is "Red 7 symbol-Red 7 symbol-Blue 7 symbol" or "Red 7 symbol-Red 7 symbol-White 7 symbol". The sixth RT game is finished when it is aligned with the “middle stage-middle stage-middle stage” which is the active line.

  Here, among the various RT games, in the state of the second RT game, the third RT game, or the fourth RT game, the probability that the replay 0 that is the start condition of the first RT game is “winning alone” is zero. In other words, during the second RT game, the third RT game, or the fourth RT game, the replay 0 is always won in duplicate with the replays 1-6. This is because the RT (second RT game, third RT game, or fourth RT game) is the first RT game when the start condition of the fifth RT game or the sixth RT game is satisfied (that is, the BB or RB flag is satisfied), or However, since the first RT game does not enter unless the player performs a reel stop operation, which will be described later, and wins replay 0, the above RT (second RT game, This is because the third RT game or the fourth RT game) continues until 5000 G is consumed unless the start condition for the first RT game is satisfied.

  Among the above RT games, in the second RT game after the end of the BB, the third RT game after the end of the RB1, or the fourth RT game after the end of the RB2, a special effect is performed during the RT game by special control described later. There is. This can be performed between the start of each RT game (the second RT game, the third RT game, or the fourth RT game) and the digestion of 5000G. And during the bonus production, if the player wins the replay 0 (“Iris design-Kiri design-Kiku design”), which is the start condition of the first RT game, the second RT will not be exhausted. When the game, the third RT game, or the fourth RT game is ended and the first RT game is started, the bonus effect is also ended simultaneously with the end of the RT game.

[Replay]
As shown in FIG. 33, in this embodiment, seven types of replays (replay 0, replay 2, replay 3, replay 4, replay 5, replay 6) are provided. As a combination mode, the replay 0 is “Ayame design-Kiri design-Kiku design”, the replay 1 is “Ayame design-Pine design-Kiri design”, and the replay 2 is “Ayame design-Pine design-Yanagi design”. Game 3 is “Ayame design-Pine design-Momiji design”, Re-play 4 is “Ume design-Pine design-Kiri design”, Re-play 5 is “Ayame design-Ume design-Kiri design”, and Re-play 6 is “Ayame design” The “design-pine design-ume design” is determined in advance.

  When various replay symbols are arranged, a game privilege called a replay game is given. In this replay game, a game to be played as the next game can be executed as a replay without inserting medals or betting again (being automatically bet).

  Here, when the symbols of replay 1 to replay 6 are prepared, even if a replay game is performed, the subsequent game state is not changed, and all the processes from the lottery processing to the granting of the privilege are performed in one game. Complete. On the other hand, after the replay game is performed with the symbols of replay 0, the game moves to the first RT game (details will be described later). As described above, the seven types of replays (replay 0 to replay 6) are similar in that the next game can be executed as a replay, but exist in terms of whether or not to move to the first RT game thereafter. Significance is different.

  In the present specification, “winning” means that the lottery is won, and the winning combination symbols are aligned on the active line on the condition that the lottery is won. However, if the above-described “promotion” fails, even if the lottery is won, the winning symbol may not be aligned on the active line.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, since seven types (replay 0 to replay 6) are provided for “replay” as the winning category, hereinafter, when “replay” is simply referred to, replay 0 to all of replay 6 shall be pointed out.

  Thus, when the replay symbols are arranged, no medal is given, and a role of giving a privilege such as a replay game is given. A feature of the game privilege of this replay game is that it is not necessary to consume a new medal (bet operation) in the next game instead of not paying out a medal. In addition, since replay is a winning combination that does not involve paying out medals, it can be said that, for example, by increasing the winning probability, even if the winning frequency increases, there is very little disadvantage to the hole. Thereby, it is possible to keep the amount of medals consumed by the player (the number of medals consumed per fixed time) within a certain range. That is, by providing a winning combination of replay, it is possible to have a role of suppressing excessive medal consumption during the game progress.

  Here, when the re-game 0 symbol is prepared, not only the replay game is given, but also when the re-game 0 symbol as a winning combination is prepared (when the re-game 0 is won), the gaming state is If the game is a 2RT game to a fourth RT game, the second RT game to the fourth RT game are terminated, and then the process proceeds to the first RT game.

  Note that during the second RT game, the third RT game, or the fourth RT game, the replay 0 is always won in duplicate with the games 1 to 6. In addition, there is a possibility that the replay 0 may win alone when the RT is not operating, during the first RT game, during the fifth RT game, or during the sixth RT game. This is because the RT (second RT game, third RT game, or fourth RT game) is the first RT game when the start condition of the fifth RT game or the sixth RT game is satisfied (that is, the BB or RB flag is satisfied), or However, since the first RT game does not enter unless the player performs a reel stop operation, which will be described later, and wins replay 0, the above RT (second RT game, This is because the third RT game or the fourth RT game) continues until 5000 G is consumed unless the start condition for the first RT game is satisfied.

  Further, the replay symbols are evenly arranged on each reel 301a, 301b, 301c (for example, other symbols arranged between the replay symbols and the replay symbols (a different type of symbols from the replay symbols) from one. By using a maximum of four), it is possible to align the replay symbols without the need for pressing.

[Minor role]
As shown in FIG. 33, for the winning combination indicated as accessory 1, “Iris symbol-pine symbol-chrysanthemum symbol” is determined in advance as a combination mode of the corresponding symbol (small item 1 symbol).

  When one accessory pattern is prepared, a prescribed number (for example, 8) of medals is paid out. At this time, the payout of medals is performed when the game ends. In other words, a gaming privilege of paying out 8 medals is granted when one accessory is arranged. Like the small items 1, the small items 2 to 10 have a winning combination in which eight medals are paid out.

  In addition, for the winning combination indicated as the accessory 11, “Kiri design-pine design-Kiri design” is determined in advance as a combination mode of the corresponding design (the accessory 11 design).

  When 11 small items are arranged, a prescribed number (for example, 10) of medals is paid out. The payout of medals at this time is also performed in the game. That is, a gaming privilege of paying out 10 medals is awarded when 11 accessories are arranged. Similarly to the accessory 11, the accessory 11 to accessory 19 is also a winning combination in which ten medals are paid out.

  In this way, it can be said that the accessory (small role) is a winning combination that can be expected to increase the number of medals when the game is advanced, or can be expected to suppress the consumption of medals. However, if the frequency of winning small items increases, it becomes possible for the player to increase medals simply by proceeding with the game (there may be an increase in medals without winning BB or RB). The game performance of the slot machine 1 is impaired. It is also feared that it will be easy for players to win excessive medals and the profit balance with the hole will be lost. For these reasons, the winning role of small items has a role that prevents the player from consuming a large amount of medals during the progress of the game, and has a lower probability of winning than replay. . Therefore, as with the above-described replay symbols, the accessory symbols can be arranged evenly on the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c so that they are aligned without the need for pressing.

[Loose]
If none of the winning combinations shown in FIG. 33 is applicable, the game is lost. Then, in the game that is lost, no medal is given, and no change is made to the game after the next time. It can be said that the loser is a winning combination that does not give the player any game privilege in the game and the next and subsequent games.

  Note that these symbols are not limited to the symbols and symbol combinations described above. In addition to the above symbols, a plurality of types of symbols can be newly provided. In addition, the number of winning combinations can be further increased or decreased. Furthermore, the winning combinations described above are not necessarily provided all, and a necessary type of winning combination may be selected as appropriate.

[Bonus production]
In this embodiment, during the RT game, a bonus effect performing means for performing a so-called privilege effect is provided for notifying (navigating) a symbol or the like for an internally established flag (mainly a small role). Below, the privilege production | presentation implementation means of this embodiment is demonstrated.

  In the present embodiment, the bonus effect performing means establishes a so-called puncture that ends the RT game (start of the first RT game) when the second RT game, the third RT game, or the fourth RT game is being performed. Navigating the possibility to suppress the end of the RT, navigating to the player by the method described later, and not to miss the small role won in the internal lottery during the 2nd RT game, 3rd RT game or 4th RT game Eighty production to be performed as a bonus production.

  The RTE end suppression effect is a reel stop button for winning a small role won in the internal lottery by the effect image displayed on the effect display device 590 and the sound generated from the speakers (L speaker 1021, R speaker 1022). This is an effect of navigating the stop operation procedure 211 (211a to 211c). By performing the reel stop operation in accordance with the contents navigated by the player, it is possible to avoid the formation of a puncture and continue the RT game. In the present embodiment, “re-game 0 (“ Iris design-Kiri design-Kiku design ”)”, which is the start condition of the first RT game, is a punk role.

  In addition, the entertainment effect is navigated so as not to miss the small role won in the internal lottery by the effect image displayed on the effect display device 590 and the sound generated from the speakers (L speaker 1021, R speaker 1022). It is a production to do.

  In the privilege effect in the present embodiment, the result of the internal lottery when the result of the internal lottery performed on the main control board 409 is “replay 0” (that is, the replay that is the start condition of the first RT game). The peripheral control board 510 that has received the stop operation of the reel stop button 211 (211a to 211c) does not allow the player to win the re-play 0 symbol ("Ayame symbol-Kiri symbol-Kiku symbol") in the game. Navigate the procedure. Whether or not to navigate is determined by lottery on the peripheral control board 510.

  The above-described stop operation procedure of the reel stop button 211 (211a to 211c) for preventing the replay 0 symbol from being won is, for example, a reel stop button that the player should stop at least first. One that navigates among the stop buttons 211 (211a to 211c), one that navigates the stop order of the reel stop buttons 211 (211a to 211c) provided in the slot machine, and a specific symbol It is conceivable that the player navigates to the effect that the winning of replay 0 can be avoided by “pressing”. The privilege effect of the present embodiment is to continue the privilege effect by navigating to the player the button that the player should stop at least first and avoiding the winning of the punk role. Hereinafter, the start and end of the privilege effect in the present embodiment will be described.

  The privilege effect is mainly performed during the RT game after the end of BB or after the end of RB. A lottery regarding whether or not to perform a bonus effect (hereinafter referred to as a bonus effect lottery) is performed on the peripheral control board 510. In the bonus production lottery, in addition to performing a lottery on whether or not to navigate small roles during the RT game after the bonus ends, how many bonus roles to navigate, A lottery is performed on how to display the lottery result to the player.

  The bonus production lottery may be performed regardless of whether the gaming state is during the normal game or during the bonus game. Whether or not the bonus presentation is performed after the bonus presentation lottery and the bonus presentation is performed may be determined by the lottery by the peripheral control board 510. Then, even if the lottery result performed on the main control board 409 is a win, the bonus effect is not always performed after the bonus ends, and there may be a gaming state in which only the second to fourth RT games start. It will be.

  In the present embodiment, when the result of the internal lottery performed on the main control board 409 is “replay 0” (that is, the replay that is the start condition of the first RT game) The peripheral control board 510 that has received the lottery result at least first stops the player so that the player does not win the re-game 0 symbol ("Iris pattern-Kiri symbol-Kiku symbol") in the game. The button to navigate to the player. When the player presses the reel stop button according to the navigated information, it is possible to avoid winning of replay 0 and to continue the bonus effect.

  In other words, the player can simply avoid puncturing the second to fourth RT games (starting the first RT game) simply by following the information about the navigated at least one reel stop button. .

  By the way, as one of the methods for preventing the replay 0 from being won, there is a slot machine that can avoid the replay 0 win by “pressing” a specific symbol. In such a slot machine, if a specific symbol cannot be aimed at, replay 0 is won, and the second to fourth RT games and, as a result, the bonus effect ends (the first RT game starts). In other words, the gaming state (privilege effect) advantageous to the player can be continued for the maximum number of Gs depending on the skill of the player's attention, but may end with the minimum number of Gs. Such slot machines with high technical intervention tend to be avoided by players who have low skill of “pushing” or games (beginners) who are unskilled in games.

  Even if the player has a high level of skill (mainly a player who is highly skilled in gaming, such as a player who is highly skilled in gaming), if he / she plays for a long time, his / her concentration will decrease. It may not be possible to succeed every time. If the player fails to push the game, the gaming state advantageous to the player is ended as soon as possible, so that the interest may be reduced. Above all, it is not easy to wipe away the regret of being able to continue the bonus production if it does not fail.

  In addition, as a slot machine that does not require pressing, it is possible to navigate the stop order of all reel stop buttons 211 (211a to 211c) provided in the slot machine and avoid winning a specific puncture combination. One example is a slot machine equipped with a bonus function. In such a slot machine, the player can continue the advantageous state (privilege effect) for the player by pressing the reel stop button in accordance with the stop order to be navigated.

  However, in a slot machine where the above-mentioned privilege effect is performed, if even one of the navigated stop orders of the reel stop button 211 is wrong, the punk role wins, and any of the second to fourth RT games and the privilege effect is awarded. Will end. Such a slot machine is easy to play even for players with low skill in “tapping” or games unskilled in games (beginners), but the reel stop button every time it is navigated The tension that must be pushed so as not to make a mistake in the stop order of 211 does not disappear during the bonus production. If so, the player cannot easily enjoy the game during the bonus production. Therefore, in order for a player to easily enjoy a game in which a privilege is being produced, the player is more than a slot machine equipped with a privilege production function that navigates the stop order of all reel stop buttons provided in the slot machine. However, it is more preferable that the slot machine is equipped with a privilege effect function as in this embodiment for navigating a button to be stopped at least first.

  In a slot machine equipped with a privilege effect function that navigates the stop order of all reel stop buttons provided in the slot machine, in a game mode in which privilege effect does not occur, the player can use all reel stop buttons. You have to operate the reel stop button only by your intuition for the stop order. If there are three reel stop buttons provided in the slot machine, the probability that the player can stop in the correct stop order with the intuition of the player is 1/6. When such a situation continues for a long time, the player feels painful in the game mode in which the bonus effect does not occur.

  On the other hand, as in this embodiment, the slot machine (three reel stop buttons are provided with a privilege effect function as in this embodiment in which a player navigates at least a button to be stopped first. ), Even in a game mode in which a bonus effect does not occur, it is sufficient that at least the button to be stopped first is a correct answer, so that the player can easily play the game. Even in such a slot machine, the player's intuition can be relied on, but the probability that the player's intuition hits and stops correctly is 1/3, and the burden is lighter than the above-mentioned 1/6. It has become a thing.

  Therefore, in order for a player to easily enjoy a game in which a privilege is being produced, the player is more than a slot machine equipped with a privilege production function that navigates the stop order of all reel stop buttons provided in the slot machine. However, it is more preferable to use a slot machine equipped with a privilege effect function as in this embodiment for navigating a button to be stopped at least first.

  The bonus effect in the present embodiment is that a bonus is internally won when the player navigates the establishment of a small role, operates the stop button according to the navigation, and digests a predetermined number of small roles. Sometimes, the reel stop button 211 is stopped in a form that does not follow the navigation, even though it is navigated not to win the punk role (replay 0) that ends the second to fourth RT games and thus the bonus presentation. When operated (winning of replay 0, which is the start condition of the first RT game), the second to fourth RT games and, thus, the bonus effect ends.

  Among the above, if the player stops the reel stop button without following the navigation before the predetermined number of small roles are consumed, the navigation of the small roles is terminated and the predetermined number of small roles are consumed. Although it is not possible, the replay game (RT) continues. In other words, it is possible to continue up to 5000G unless a replay 0 is won during the RT game.

  Since the slot machine takes at least 4.1 seconds to complete one game, if it continues up to 5000G, it will be navigated for at least 5 hours and 40 minutes. However, when a game is played for such a long time, it is difficult to execute the game in the shortest time (4.1 seconds) for each game, and it is considered that it takes 5 seconds or more per game on average. In this way, if the replay game continues up to 5000G, it will be navigated for about 7 hours.

  Thus, although the basic matter of the privilege effect in this embodiment was demonstrated, the specific effect aspect in a privilege effect is mentioned later.

[Game processing]
Next, the flow of game processing in the slot machine 1 will be described. The following game processing proceeds in accordance with a processing procedure on a control program executed by the main control board 409 (mainly the main control MPU).

  FIG. 34 shows one processing procedure for one basic game in the slot machine 1. First, in step S1, initial setting for preparing for the game start is executed. For example, an arbitrary flag or signal value is reset. Especially when starting up the power supply, etc., check the connection and operation status of the various devices mentioned above, check the existence of backup data, and if backup data exists, return to the state before the power was turned off. Execute.

  In the next step S2, the number of medals inserted from the insertion slot 203, or when there are already stored medals, the input of the selection switch 208 is “OFF” value, that is, the button is pressed. Is selected by the player, the multiplier is determined by pressing the MAX bet button 206. On the other hand, when the input of the selection switch 208 is an “ON” value, that is, when the player has made a selection to enable the motion detection by the sensor, the multiplier is determined by detection by the MAX bet sensor 206a. When the input of the selection switch 208 is “OFF” value, the operation start lever 210 is waited for operation, and when the input of the selection switch 208 is “ON” value, the detection of the start sensor 210a is waited. That is, the BET process is executed until the multiplication of one game is determined and the start lever 210 can be operated or the start sensor 210a can be detected.

  In step S3, the game is started by the operation of the start lever 210 that has been waiting for the operation in step S2 or the operation detection by the start sensor 210a, and whether or not any winning combination is determined as a result of the internal lottery is determined. To execute an internal lottery process. This internal lottery process is either in the stage before all reels 301a, 301b, 301c that start rotating in the next step S4 are in a stopped state (stopped by a player's stop operation). This is executed to determine whether the winning combination is to be the lottery result of the game. That is, only when the lottery result of the lottery corresponds to any winning combination, the corresponding winning combination is allowed.

  Next, in step S4, a reel rotation process for starting rotation of all the reels 301a, 301b, 301c is executed with the end of the internal lottery process in step S3. In this reel rotation process, when all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c start to rotate, timer counting is started until the next reel rotation process is executed. If the input of the selection switch 208 is an “OFF” value, that is, if the player has made a selection that enables the pressing operation of the reel stop button 211, the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c are enabled. An operation enable lamp (not shown) for notifying that it has been turned on is turned on. The operation valid lamp is a lamp built in each of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c.

  In step S5, when the input of the selection switch 208 is “OFF” value, the player presses down the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c, and when the input of the selection switch 208 is “ON” value. Operations detected by the reel stop sensors 212a, 212b, and 212c are accepted. When the pressing operation of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c is validated, the operation valid lamp is turned off in the order of acceptance, and the reel stop process for stopping the rotation of the corresponding reels 301a, 301b, and 301c is executed.

  In the next step S6, when it is determined in step S5 that the rotation of all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c has been stopped, the display content displayed on the active line (the combination of symbols) and the above step A determination process for determining the winning combination is performed by checking what is permitted as a result of the internal lottery determined in S3.

  In step S7, a medal payout process based on the content of the gaming privilege corresponding to the winning combination determined in step 6 is executed. Further, when the winning combination is BB, RB, or replay, granting is performed for various game benefits such as a change in game state or replay.

  The above is the basic one game processing procedure of the slot machine 1. Here, step S2 (BET process), step S3 (internal lottery process), and step S4 (reel rotation process) are performed by the player as a series of operations. Therefore, these processes (step S2, step S3, step S4) are collectively referred to as a start process. Hereinafter, this starting process will be described in detail.

[Startup process]
FIG. 35 specifically shows each process performed in the starting process.

  In the starting process, first, in step S101, when a medal is inserted or when the input of the selection switch 208 is the “OFF” value, the operation of the MAX bet button 206 is performed, and when the input of the selection switch 208 is the “ON” value, the MAX bet. Operation detection by the sensor 206a is awaited. If there is a MAX bet operation / action or a medal insertion, the determination at step S101 is satisfied, and the routine goes to step S102. This determination is made when a medal corresponding to a MAX bet is inserted (that is, when three or more medals are inserted), an operation of the enabled MAX bet button 206, or an operation detected by the MAX bet sensor 206a. Only to be satisfied.

  In the next step S102, as the acceptance process, the bet number (in this example, only the MAX bet) is determined, and the active line lamp corresponding to the bet number is turned on.

  In step S103, when the input of the selection switch 208 is “OFF” value, the operation of the start lever 210 is validated, and when the input of the selection switch 208 is “ON” value, the operation detection of the start sensor 210a is validated. When the operation of the start lever 210 or the operation detection of the start sensor 210a is validated, the operation waits until the operation of the start lever 210 or the operation detection of the start sensor 210a is accepted, and the process proceeds to the next step S104.

  In the next step S104, it is determined whether the operation of the start lever 210 or the operation detection of the start sensor 210a is validated, and in that case, the operation of the start lever 210 or the operation detection of the start sensor 210a is accepted. If the operation of the start lever 210 or the operation detection of the start sensor 210a is validated in the previous step S103, the operation of the start lever 210 or the operation detection of the start sensor 210a by the activated player is accepted. If so, this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S105.

  Further, the determination in step S101 is not satisfied and the process proceeds to step S104 as long as the player does not perform a bet operation or medal insertion in step S101 or does not result in a MAX bet. At this time, the determination in step S104 is not satisfied, the process returns to step S101, and the subsequent processing is repeated.

  In the replay game, no new medal bet is required. This is automatically set to the MAX bet state when the MAX bet command is stored in the main control board 409 (main control MPU) in the replay game process described later. Thereby, the determination in step S101 is satisfied.

  In step S105, in response to the operation of the start lever 210 or the operation detection of the start sensor 210a in step S104, the operation of the start lever 210 and the operation detection of the start sensor 210a are invalidated.

  Next, in step S106, when there is an operation of the start lever 210 or an operation detection of the start sensor 210a which is valid, random numbers are extracted in response to this operation. After the random number is extracted, the process proceeds to the next step S107. It should be noted that the timing for extracting the random number at this time is appropriate in the programming process, such as when the start lever 210 is operated or immediately after the operation of the start sensor 210a is detected, or after a predetermined time (for example, after 0.5 seconds). Extraction timing can be set.

  In step S107, as a flag process, it is determined (random number value collation) which winning combination corresponds to the extracted random number value (hereinafter referred to as an extracted random number value). In this determination, the extracted random number value is collated in a hit value determination table described later. The collation of the random number performed here is to determine whether or not the extracted random number value corresponds (matches or matches) to a predetermined winning combination random number value. At this time, if it is determined that the extracted random number value corresponds to any winning combination, the flag corresponding to the corresponding winning combination is set to ON (= 1). The flag corresponding to the winning combination that is ON (= 1) at this time is referred to as the winning combination winning flag.

  Then, in the flag process, when determining the winning value determination table as a determination reference when collating the extracted random number value in the game, refer to a game state flag such as a BB game flag to be described later. A hit value determination table in the game is determined. That is, a winning value determination table corresponding to a game state flag that is ON (= 1) in the game is set, and the extracted random number value is collated. In addition to the BB game flag, the game status flag includes an RB1 game flag, an RB2 game flag, a first RT game flag, a second RT game flag, a third RT game flag, a fourth RT game flag, and a fifth RT game. There is a middle flag and a sixth RT game middle flag. When any of these game state flags is in the OFF (= 0) state, the normal game in-progress flag is always in the ON (= 1) state.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S107 that the extracted random number value does not correspond to any winning combination, it becomes “losing” that does not correspond to any winning combination, and the loss flag is turned ON. Here, the winning flag or the lost flag (collectively referred to as the establishment flag) means that the winning symbol corresponding to the establishment flag can be aligned only when the corresponding establishment flag is ON. It will be. Therefore, when the lost flag corresponds to the established flag, none of the winning combination symbols can be arranged. It can also be said that the above-described steps S106 and S107 are random number lottery inside the slot machine 1, and in the following, these steps are collectively referred to as internal lottery or internal lottery. Note that the process from this random number extraction to flag processing corresponds to internal lottery (step S3 in FIG. 34 described above).

  In the next step S108, it is determined whether or not the wait timer started in the previous start process (specifically, the game immediately before the game) has expired (for example, 4.1 seconds have elapsed). The timer called a wait timer measures the elapse of a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) from the start of reel rotation in the game to the start of reel rotation in the next game. Is. Here, if the wait timer is timed up (4.1 seconds have already elapsed), this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S109. This determination loops until the wait timer times out.

  In step S109, rotation of all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c is started. When the rotation speeds of all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are constant, the operation enable lamps of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c are turned on when the input of the selection switch 208 is an “OFF” value. By this lighting, the player knows that the pressing operation of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c has become effective. On the other hand, when the input of the selection switch 208 is “ON” and the operation detection of the reel stop sensors 212a, 212b, and 212c is enabled, an effect image indicating that it is enabled may be displayed on the screen 504. .

  In the slot machine 1, the reel that has started to rotate is stopped by the player (the operation of pressing the reel stop buttons 211 a, 211 b, and 211 c that are enabled or detected by the reel stop sensors 212 a, 212 b, and 212 c). ) Is maintained at the above constant speed until it is received.

  Next, in step S110, the wait timer is reset, and the wait timer is started until the next start process, and the start process ends.

[Internal lottery probability]
As described above, in the slot machine 1, the result of the internal lottery (the result of collating the extracted random number value) is allowed as a winning combination corresponding to the game (hereinafter referred to as a corresponding winning combination). This means that a predetermined winning combination is won. Here, the result of the game in which the corresponding winning combination is permitted is reflected in the subsequent processes (reel stop process, determination process, payout process, etc.) as an information command indicating the result of the internal lottery as the “establishment flag” described above. Will be.

  In the slot machine 1, a random value range (this is called an extraction range) for random number extraction is determined in advance. This extraction range can be determined as, for example, an integer value from 0 to 16383 (that is, 214 = 16384 random numbers). In the slot machine 1, random numbers in the extraction range are set to 0 to 16383 (214 = 16384 random values), but 0 to 32767 (215 = 32768 random values) or 0 to 65535 ( 216 = 65536 random number values). If the extraction range of random numbers is expanded, the range of random number values that can be extracted (so-called denominator) is increased, so that it is difficult to cause an event that specific random number values are extracted in a biased manner.

Within the above extraction range, random numbers corresponding to each winning combination are assigned in advance. For example, if the random value corresponding to BB is “1” among the random values in the extraction range (0 to 16383), the result of the internal lottery is “BB” when the extracted random value is “1”. BB's internal lottery flag (established flag, in this case also referred to as the aforementioned winning flag) is processed as an information command in the game. In addition, when this is used, the winning probability of BB (probability that BB is selected as a result of the internal lottery, lottery probability) can be calculated from the extraction range and the random value corresponding to BB. Speaking of the above example (BB)
[Total number of random values corresponding to BB / Total number of random values in the extraction range]
Is 1/16384, and the winning probability of BB is 1/16384.

  In this way, random numbers corresponding to all winning combinations are determined (set), and these random values are referred to as winning values corresponding to the respective winning combinations. In the above example (BB), the random value “1” in the extraction range is the winning value corresponding to BB. In addition, when there are a plurality of winning values, for example, if the winning value of BB is a continuous random value “1”, “2”, “3”, “4” in the extraction range, the range of the winning value of BB Is a random value from “1” to “4”. When it is determined that the extracted random number value corresponds to any of the random number values “1” to “4” (verified), the result of the internal lottery is “winning BB”.

  From this, the range of winning values for all winning combinations is determined, and it is determined whether or not the extracted random number value falls within the range of winning values of any winning combination by internal lottery. At this time, if the extracted random number value does not fall within the range of the winning value of any winning combination, it is lost. In other words, the range of the winning value of the lost game is other than the range of the winning value of all winning combinations. Note that the winning value may be referred to as a winning allowable value.

[Reel stop processing]
When the starting process is completed, an operation for stopping a reel that continues to rotate at a constant speed (stop operation, that is, a pressing operation of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c or reel stop sensors 212a, 212b, and 212c is detected. Operation) Waiting state. FIG. 36 shows the contents of reel stop processing by the “table method” as an example. Hereinafter, the flow of the reel stop control process will be described.

  In the reel stop process, first, in step S201, a reel stop control table is selected according to an internal lottery flag indicating the result of the internal lottery in the game. In this reel stop control table, patterns are prepared in advance for all the internal lottery flags, and these are stored in the main control board 409 (mainly the main control MPU) as read-only table data.

  When the reel stop control table is selected based on the internal lottery flag in the above step S201, the operation of depressing each reel stop button 211a, 211b, 211c or the reel stop sensor 212a, 212b which is valid is selected. , 212c until the operation detected at 212c is accepted (steps S202, S210, S217).

  In these standby states, whether each of the left reel 301a, middle reel 301b, and right reel 301c has already stopped, or the first reel stop flag is not ON (F = 0, that is, OFF) State). At the same time, if the input of the selection switch 208 is an “OFF” value, it is determined whether one of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c has been pressed. That is, it is determined whether or not a signal indicating that the button is pressed from the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c is input. If the input of the selection switch 208 is an “ON” value, it is determined whether any of the reel stop sensors 212a, 212b, and 212c has detected an operation. That is, it is determined whether or not a signal indicating that the operation is detected from the reel stop sensors 212a, 212b, and 212c is input. In this case, even if the signal not selected by the selection switch 208 is changed, the signal input determination itself is not performed and ignored by the main control board 409, and as a result, the input is invalidated. Become.

  Until all the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c are pressed or all the reel stop sensors 212a, 212b, and 212c receive an operation, the determination in step S209 is not satisfied, and the processes in and after step S202 are repeated. .

  Here, the order in which the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c are pressed or the operations detected by the reel stop sensors 212a, 212b, and 212c (stop operation procedure) are “forward press” and “reverse press”, respectively. And a stop operation procedure called “middle press” (also referred to as a pressing order).

The above-mentioned “forward push” stop operation procedure is an operation procedure for stopping the left reel 301a first (that is, pressing the left reel stop button 211a first, or applying the left reel stop sensor 212a to the first operation). The procedure to perform the first detected operation), from the operation order of the reels to be stopped after the second,
[Left reel → Middle reel → Right reel],
Or
It is further divided into two stop operation procedures: [Left reel → Right reel → Middle reel]. These two are collectively referred to as “forward push”. Note that the latter stop operation procedure may also be called “order scissors push”.

The “reverse pressing” stop operation procedure is an operation procedure for stopping the right reel 301c first (in other words, pressing the right reel stop button 211c first, or The procedure for the first operation detected by the right reel stop sensor 212c), and the operation order of the reels to be stopped after the second,
[Right reel-> middle reel-> left reel]
Or
It is further divided into two stop operation procedures: [Right reel → Left reel → Middle reel]. These two are collectively referred to as “reverse pressing”. Note that the latter stop operation procedure is sometimes called “reverse scissor pressing”.

The above-mentioned “middle push” stop operation procedure is an operation procedure for stopping the middle reel 301b first (that is, the middle reel stop button 211b is pressed first, or the middle reel stop sensor 212b is operated first. The procedure for the second detected operation), from the operation order of the reels to be stopped after the second,
[Center reel → Left reel → Right reel],
Or
The operation is further divided into two stop operation procedures [middle reel → right reel → left reel]. These two are collectively referred to as “middle press”.

  In step S202, if the flag indicating that the left reel 301a is in a stopped state (left reel stop flag LF) is OFF (LF = 0), and the input of the selection switch 208 is an “OFF” value, the left It is determined whether the pressing operation of the reel stop button 211a is accepted. If the input of the selection switch 208 is “ON” value, it is determined whether the detection operation of the left reel stop sensor 212a is accepted. In step S201, first (first) following the stop operation procedure of “forward pressing” from the standby state of the operation of pressing the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c or detected by the reel stop sensors 212a, 212b, 212c. If the left reel stop button 211a is pressed or the operation detected by the left reel stop sensor 212a is performed, the determination in step S202 is satisfied, and the process proceeds to step S203.

  In step S203, it is determined whether the first reel stop flag is OFF (F = 0). The “first reel” as used herein refers to a reel that receives a stop operation first or stops first. In this example (“forward press”), the first reel stop flag is OFF (F = 0) because the stop operation of the left reel 301a is accepted first. Therefore, the determination at step S203 is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next step S204.

  In the next step S204, a first reel stop process is performed on the left reel 301a. In the first reel stop process, the control of the stop position of the winning symbol corresponding to the internal lottery flag is executed based on the reel stop control table corresponding to the internal lottery flag.

  In step S207, the first reel stop flag is set to ON (F = 1), and the process proceeds to next step S208.

  Next, in step S208, the left reel stop flag LF is set to ON (LF = 1), and the process proceeds to step S209.

  In step S209, it is determined whether all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are stopped. In this example, the left reel stop flag LF has only been turned ON, and the middle reel 301b and the right reel 301c are still rotating. Therefore, this determination is not satisfied, and the processing returns to step S202 and the subsequent processing is repeated. Execute.

  Then, when the processing from step S202 is executed again, the left reel 301a is already in the stopped state, so the determination in step S202 is not satisfied, and the routine goes to step S210.

  In step S210, if the flag indicating that the middle reel 301b has been stopped (the middle reel stop flag MF) is OFF (MF = 0), and the input of the selection switch 208 is the “OFF” value, the middle It is determined whether an operation of pressing the reel stop button 211b is accepted. If the input of the selection switch 208 is “ON”, it is determined whether an operation detected by the middle reel stop sensor 212b is accepted. Here, in order to follow the stop operation procedure of “forward press”, the pressing operation of the middle reel stop button 211b or the operation detected by the middle reel stop sensor 212b is accepted. Therefore, the determination at step S210 is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next step S211.

  In step S211, it is determined whether the first reel stop flag is OFF (F = 0) as in step S203. At this time, since the first reel stop flag is already ON (F = 1), this determination is not satisfied, and the routine goes to Step S213.

  In step S213, as the middle reel stop process, control of the stop position of the corresponding winning combination symbol is executed based on the reel control table corresponding to the internal lottery flag (in this case, the reel stop control table determined in step S206 above). . At this time, the middle reel 301b becomes the second stopped reel (second reel), and steps S212, S214, and S215 are all bypassed, and the process proceeds to step S216, where the middle reel stop flag MF is turned on (MF = 1). Then, the process proceeds to step S209.

  In step S209, the left reel 301a and the middle reel 301b are only stopped, and the right reel 301c is still rotating and is in a stopped state (the right reel stop flag RF is OFF). Therefore, this determination is not satisfied, and the process returns to step S202, and the subsequent processing is repeated.

  Further, in the processing after step S202 for the third time, first, when the right reel stop flag MF is OFF (MF = 0) in step S217 and the input of the selection switch 208 is “OFF” value, the right reel stop button It is determined whether or not a pressing operation of 211c is accepted, and if the input of the selection switch 208 is “ON” value, it is determined whether or not an operation detected by the right reel stop sensor 212c is accepted. Since the processes in steps S218 and S220 are the same as the processes after step S210 (steps S211 and S213), detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  In step S223, the right reel stop flag RF is set to ON (MF = 1), and the process proceeds to step S209.

  Finally, in step S209, since all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are in a stopped state at this time, this determination is satisfied, and the reel stop process ends.

  In the case of the “reverse pressing” stop operation procedure, the same description as above can be made. That is, in step S201, the first operation is performed in accordance with a stop operation procedure of “reverse pressing” from the standby state of the operation of pressing the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c or detected by the reel stop sensors 212a, 212b, 212c. )), If the right reel stop button 211c is pressed or an operation detected by the right reel stop sensor 212c is performed, the determinations in steps S202 and S210 are not satisfied, and the process proceeds to step S217. Step S217 and subsequent steps are processed in the same manner as steps S203, S204, 206, S206, and S208 described above. In other words, since the first reel stop button 211c is first pressed or detected by the right reel stop sensor 212c, the determinations in steps S217 and S218 are satisfied, and the first reel for the right reel 301c is satisfied. A stop process is performed (step S219). Then, the reel stop control table for the remaining left reel 301a and middle reel 301b is determined (step S221), and the first reel stop flag and the right reel stop flag RF are set to ON (steps S222 and S223).

  Thereafter, based on the reel stop control table determined in step S221, the left reel stop process (step S205) and the middle reel stop process (step S213) are performed in the order in which the left reel stop button 211a and the middle reel stop button 211b are pressed. Or in accordance with the operation order detected by the left reel stop sensor 212a and the middle reel stop sensor 212b. In the “reverse push” stop operation procedure, just as in the “forward push” stop operation procedure, only the right reel 301c is in a stopped state, and there is either winning symbol in the upper position or the lower position. In such a case, it is still possible to align the corresponding winning symbol in any of the two active lines. Therefore, at the stage of step S221, a plurality of reel stop control tables capable of aligning the corresponding winning combination symbols on any active line are prepared, and any one may be selected.

  By the way, in the case of the “middle press” stop operation procedure, there are some differences from the above description, and therefore, description will be given below. That is, in step S201, from the standby state of the operation of pressing the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c or the operations detected by the reel stop sensors 212a, 212b, and 212c, the first (first) ), When the middle reel stop button 211b is pressed or the operation detected by the middle reel stop sensor 212b is performed, the determination in step S202 is not satisfied, and the routine proceeds to step S210. Steps S210 and thereafter are processed in the same manner as steps S203, S204, 206, S206, and S208 described above. In other words, since the middle reel stop button 211b is first pressed (first) or the middle reel stop sensor 212b is detected, the determinations in steps S210 and S211 are satisfied, and the first reel for the middle reel 301b is satisfied. A stop process is performed (step S212). Then, the reel stop control tables for the remaining left reel 301a and right reel 301c are determined (step S214), and the first reel stop flag and the middle reel stop flag MF are set to ON (steps S215 and S216).

  Thereafter, based on the reel stop control table determined in step S216, the left reel stop process (step S205) and the right reel stop process (step S220) are performed in the order in which the left reel stop button 211a and the right reel stop button 211c are pressed. Or, it is executed in accordance with the operation order detected by the left reel stop sensor 212a and the right reel stop sensor 212c. Here, in the case of “middle press”, unlike the step S206 in the “forward press” (or step S221 in the “reverse press”), the corresponding winning symbol is still aligned on any of the four active lines at this point. It is possible. In other words, if the symbol at the middle position among the stops of the first stop reel (in this case, the middle reel 301b) is a symbol that may become the winning symbol, it is on the effective line based on that symbol. Then, the reel stop control table capable of aligning the corresponding winning symbols of the remaining reels (the left reel 301a and the right reel 301c) is selected.

  The above is an example of the reel stop process by the table method. In addition to this, there is a reel stop process by a control method, but since a known process can be applied to this, a specific description is omitted here. In this embodiment, either the control method or the table method of reel stop processing may be executed, and which method should be adopted may be determined as appropriate when constructing the control program.

[Reel stop control]
In the reel stop process described above, reel stop control is performed to pull the winning symbol (corresponding winning symbol) corresponding to the establishment flag into the symbol display window 591a as much as possible (so-called pulling control, with a predetermined number of frames as the upper limit). Drawing in). Specifically, for example, three frames are determined in advance as a range that can be stopped in the symbol display window 591a (hereinafter referred to as a pull-in controllable range) when a reel stop operation by the player is accepted. If there is a corresponding winning symbol within the range, control is performed to pull the symbol into the symbol display window 591a and stop the reel. Here, the “pull-in controllable range” refers to the maximum number of frames that can be moved in the rotation direction of the reel after the reel stop operation is accepted until the reel stops. For example, if the retractable range is a maximum of 3 frames, it is possible to display up to the third symbol in the reel rotation direction from the position when the reel stop operation is accepted at a predetermined position (for example, middle stage). It becomes. That is, it is possible to draw a symbol in a range of less than 3 frames at maximum (more specifically, a range obtained by subtracting one step from 3 frames). Note that one frame is from one symbol to another symbol adjacent in the reel rotation direction.

  Therefore, according to such reel stop control, even if there is no corresponding winning symbol in the symbol display window 591a at the time when the reel stop operation is accepted, the corresponding winning symbol is within a range that can be drawn. If there is, the winning winning symbol can be moved to the symbol display window 591a and stopped. In addition, by performing this pull-in control, even if the player is slightly ahead of the winning winning symbol, if the winning winning symbol is within the pullable range, the winning symbol is displayed as a symbol. It can be pulled into the window 591a and stopped. Therefore, it is possible to suppress as much as possible the occurrence of losing (the winning bonus cannot be obtained and the gaming bonus corresponding to the winning bonus cannot be acquired and the gaming bonus disappears).

  Here, the reel stop control of the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated or the operations detected by the reel stop sensors 212a to 212c will be described. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, 14 symbols are written on each reel band 351a, 351b, 351c, and symbol drawing control is performed with the upper limit being 3 symbols.

  Here, among the symbols written on the reel bands 351a, 351b, 351c, the symbols that can be pulled in are as follows.

  When there are a plurality of positions on the effective line displayed in the symbol display window 591a, the maximum number of frames between one position on the effective line and the other position is M (when there is one position on the effective line). Is M = 0), and if the number of frames that can be pulled in is N, symbols can be drawn up to (N + M) frames from the position of the reel bands 351a, 351b, 351c when the stop operation is performed. Here, the “maximum number of frames” is 2 frames when both the upper stage and the lower stage are located on the effective line (2 frames even if the middle stage is located on the effective line), and the upper and middle stages are effective. If it is located on the line, it is one frame. Similarly, when the middle stage and the lower stage are located on the effective line, one frame is provided.

[Determination process]
When the reel stop process is completed, whether or not the winning combination symbols are arranged on any active line in the symbol display window 591a (whether the combination mode of the symbols corresponding to any winning combination is displayed) or not. Make a decision. In FIG. 37, the content of this determination process is demonstrated concretely.

  When all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are stopped by the reel stop process, the winning combination symbols are arranged on any of the active lines from the stop eye mode in the symbol display window 591a (corresponding to the winning combination). It is determined whether or not a combination mode of symbols to be displayed is displayed). It should be noted that the stop eye particularly when all the reels are in a stopped state is sometimes referred to as an outcome.

  In steps S301 and S303, it is determined whether an RB game is being played or a BB game is being played. This is to determine the ON state (= 1) and OFF state (= 0) of game state flags, which will be described later, an RB game flag and a BB game flag.

  If the RB game flag is ON (= 1), the determination at step S301 is satisfied, and the routine goes to step S380. If the BB game flag is ON (= 1), the determination at step S303 is satisfied, and the routine goes to step S370.

  If both the RB game flag and the BB game flag are OFF (= 0), the determinations in steps S301 and S303 are not satisfied, and the process proceeds to step S310.

  After executing the RT game end determination process (details will be described later) in step S310, one of the following steps S320, S330, S340, S350, and S360 is further performed according to the winning combination symbols that are aligned on the active line. Move on.

  In step S320, it is determined whether BB symbols are available. When the BB symbols are aligned on any of the effective lines (“red 7 symbol-red 7 symbol-red 7 symbol”), this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S322.

  In the next step S322, a BB game start process is executed. Here, as a BB game, a process for concentrating and playing a plurality of games where medals can be easily obtained is performed (details will be described later).

  In step S330, it is determined whether RB symbols are available. When the RB symbols are aligned on the active line ("red 7 symbol-red 7 symbol-blue 7 symbol" or "red 7 symbol-red 7 symbol-white 7 symbol", this determination is satisfied, and the next step S332 Move on.

  In the next step S332, an RB game start process is executed. Here, as an RB game, a process for concentrating and playing a plurality of games in which medals can be easily obtained according to the BB game is performed (details will be described later).

  In the next step S340, it is determined whether or not the replay symbols are ready. If the replay symbols are aligned on any active line, this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S342. In the present embodiment, in step S340, replay 0 ("Iris design-Kiri design-Kiku design"), replay 1 ("Iris design-Pine design-Kiri design"), replay 3 ("Iris design-Pine"). Design-willow design "), Replay 4 (" Plum design-Pine design-Kiri design "), Re-play 5 (" Ayame design-Plum design-Kiri design "), Re-play 6 (" Ayame design-Pine design- ") When any of the “Ume design”) is prepared, it is determined that the replay design is prepared.

  In the next step S342, a replay game process is executed. In this replay game process, the MAX bet command is temporarily stored in the main control board 409 (main control MPU) in order to start the next game with the same bet number (in this example, MAX bet) as the bet number in the game. Let Based on this command, the next game can be started as a replay.

  Then, after executing the RT game demotion determination process in step S344, in step S346, the replay winning flag is set to OFF (= 0), and the process ends. The RT game demoteing determination process determines whether or not the game state has won a replay 0 (“Ayame symbol-Kiri symbol-Kiku symbol”) during the second RT game, the third RT game, or the fourth RT game. When winning, it means a process of ending the current RT state (second RT game, third RT game or fourth RT game) and starting the first RT game.

  In step S350, it is determined whether the small role symbols are available. If the small role symbols are aligned on any of the active lines, this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S352. In the present embodiment, in step S350, for example, an accessory 1 ("Iris design-pine design-chrysanthemum design"), for example, an accessory 11 ("Kiri design-pine design-Kiri design") (see FIG. 33 for details). If they are aligned, it is determined that the small role symbols are aligned.

  In the next step S352, a prescribed number of medals are paid out in accordance with the arranged small role symbols (a prescribed number of medals are paid out from the medal releasing device 110). Then, the medal payout number is displayed (displayed on the payout number display LED 612). Thereby, the player is notified (notified and displayed) that the prescribed number of medals corresponding to the small role has been paid out.

  Next, when none of the winning combination symbols are aligned on the active line, none of the above determinations in steps S320, S330, S340, and S350 is satisfied, and the process proceeds to step S360. Note that the outcome at this time is also referred to as “losing eye (disjoint pattern combination mode)”.

  In step S360, a losing process is executed. In this losing process, when the winning flag that is ON (= 1) at this time is a winning flag other than BB and RB, the winning flag is turned OFF (= 0). If none of the winning flags is ON (= 1) (in this case, the loss flag is ON (= 1)), the loss flag is turned OFF (= 0).

  Further, when the winning flag corresponds to either the BB flag or the RB flag, the winning flag is not turned OFF and is carried over after the next game. As a result, the winning flag is carried over until the corresponding winning combination symbols can be aligned without causing any loss of BB and RB. Therefore, the player can play the game with a sense of security that BB and RB game benefits can be obtained without worrying about losing a winning role with higher profitability than other winning roles such as BB and RB. You can face it. In particular, for a player with a low level of skill, the practice of pressing can be repeated any number of times until the BB symbols (or RB symbols) are aligned.

  The processing from step S310 to step S360 described above is processing executed in the case of a normal game or an RT game. Next, the processing after step S370 will be described. The process here is a process executed in the case of a BB game and an RB game.

  First, in step S370, it is determined whether or not the BB game payout symbols are available. The “BB game payout combination” here is a collective term for winning combinations in which medals are paid out during a BB game including a bonus game exclusive combination in addition to small items (small combination). Then, when the BB game payout symbols are aligned on any of the active lines, this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S372.

  In the next step S372, a prescribed number of medals are paid out in accordance with the BB game payout symbols that have been prepared (a prescribed number of medals are paid out from the medal releasing device 110). Then, the number of medals to be paid out is displayed (displayed on the payout number display LED 612), so that the player is notified (notification, display) that the prescribed number of medals corresponding to the BB game payout combination has been paid out. )

  Subsequent to step S372, in step S374, a BB game end determination process is executed (details will be described later). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S376, and an RT game start process (specifically, a process for starting any one of the second to fourth RT games) is executed.

  If the determination in step S370 is not satisfied, the process moves to step 378, and the establishment flag is turned OFF (= 0). In the present embodiment, no miss-out occurs, and therefore the lost flag corresponds to the establishment flag. That is, in step S378, the loss flag is turned OFF (= 0).

  Next, step S380 and subsequent steps will be described. In step S380, it is determined whether or not the RB game payout symbols are available. This “RB game payout” is also a collective term for winning combinations that have a payout during the RB game, similar to the above-mentioned BB game payout. If the RB game payout symbols are aligned on the active line, this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S382.

  In the next step S382, a predetermined number of medals are paid out in accordance with the RB game payout symbols that have been prepared (a predetermined number of medals are paid out from the medal releasing device 110). Then, the number of medals to be paid out is displayed (displayed on the payout number display LED 612), so that the player is notified (notification, display) that the prescribed number of medals corresponding to the RB game payout combination has been paid out. )

  Following step S382, in step S384, an RB game end determination process is executed (details will be described later). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S386, where an RT game start process (specifically, a process for starting any one of the second to fourth RT games) is executed.

  If the determination in step S380 is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step 378 described above, and the establishment flag is turned OFF (= 0). Since this was demonstrated previously, description is abbreviate | omitted.

[BB game start processing]
When the determination in step S320 of FIG. 37 is satisfied, a BB game start process is executed. This BB game start process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S401, it is determined whether the BB flag is ON (= 1). When the determination in step S401 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S404. In step S404, the BB game flag is set to ON (= 1). Although not shown, the BB flag is turned OFF (= 0) at this time. Next, in step S406, the cumulative payout number count during the BB game is cleared. Thereby, accumulation of the cumulative payout number is executed from the next game. From the next game, the BB game is started with the same 3 betting (three) as in the normal game.

  If the determination in step S401 is not satisfied, the process moves to step S402 and error processing is executed. Such a case corresponds to a case where the BB symbols are aligned even though the BB flag is OFF (= 0). In other words, this may occur when any illegal means (for example, goto action) is performed or when a failure occurs in the slot machine 1. Accordingly, in the error processing, the error lamp 604 is turned on, and other indications are made to notify the occurrence of an error to the above-described LED or the like.

[BB game end determination process]
Subsequently, the BB game end determination process in step S374 of FIG. 37 described above will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S451, in response to the payout of medals in step S372 of FIG. 37 described above, the payout number of the game is added to the cumulative payout number in the BB game.

  In step S452, it is determined whether the cumulative payout number has exceeded 400. If the determination in step S452 is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S454, where the cumulative payout number during the BB game is displayed (displayed on the payout number display LED 612, etc. Note that the cumulative payout number is provided with a display LED or the like separately. It may be displayed on this). If the determination in step S452 is satisfied, the process moves to step S460.

  In step S460, after the BB game flag is turned OFF (= 0), the second RT game start flag is turned ON (= 1) in step S462, and the process is ended.

[RB game start processing]
If the determination in step S330 in FIG. 37 is satisfied, an RB game start process is executed. This RB game start process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S501, it is determined whether the RB flag is ON (= 1). When the determination in step S501 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S504. In step S504, the RB game flag is set to ON (= 1). Although not shown, the RB flag is turned OFF (= 0) at this time. In step S506, the cumulative payout number count during the RB game is cleared. Thereby, accumulation of the cumulative payout number is executed from the next game. Then, from the next game, the RB game is started with the same 3 bet (three) as in the normal game. As a result, the player can play the game without feeling special discomfort compared to the normal game.

  If the determination in step S501 is not satisfied, the process moves to step S502, and error processing is executed. Such a case corresponds to a case where RB symbols are aligned even though the RB flag is OFF (= 0). In other words, this may occur when any illegal means (for example, goto action) is performed or when a failure occurs in the slot machine 1. Accordingly, in the error processing, the error lamp 604 is turned on, and other indications are made to notify the occurrence of an error to the above-described LED or the like.

[RB game end determination processing]
Subsequently, the RB game end determination process in step S384 of FIG. 37 will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the case of RB1 will be described as an example.

  First, in step S551, in response to the payout of medals in step S382 of FIG. 37 described above, the payout number of the game is added to the cumulative payout number in the RB game.

  Next, in step S552, it is determined whether the cumulative payout number exceeds 20. If the determination in step S552 is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S554 to display the cumulative payout number during the RB1 game (displayed on the payout number display LED 612. The cumulative payout number is provided with a display LED or the like separately. It may be displayed on this).

  If the determination in step S552 is satisfied, the process moves to step S556.

  In step S556, after the RB game flag is turned OFF (= 0), the third RT game start flag is turned ON (= 1) in step S558, and the process is ended.

  In addition, about RB game in this embodiment, RB1 was demonstrated as an example, However, RB game start processing and RB end processing go through the same step also in the case of RB2 game. However, “third RT game” in step 462 is replaced with “fourth RT game”.

[Normal game]
The normal game indicates a state in which the BB game and the RB game are not performed and the second RT game, the third RT game, or the fourth RT is not performed. In some cases, this state is also referred to as a first RT game. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, the input of the selection switch 208 is an “OFF” value, and operations on the reel stop button 211, the start lever 210, and the MAX bet button 206 are valid, and the reel stop sensor 212. It is assumed that the operation detection of the start sensor 210a and the MAX bet sensor 206a is invalid.

  In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the combination of the symbols corresponding to the established flag is not limited to the reel stop button 211 that is initially pressed. Displayed above. Therefore, the player concentrates on the effect on the liquid crystal without looking at the reel 301 and plays the game.

  In this way, if the navigation of the stop operation for aligning the 2nd to 4th RT games, and thus the puncture role and small role of the bonus effect is displayed on the large liquid crystal, the player can display the contents instructed in the liquid crystal. Since it is easy to visually recognize, it is possible to suppress errors in the stop order of the designated reel stop button 211 as much as possible.

  In addition, during the bonus production, as well as navigating so as not to win the second to fourth RT games and thus the bonus production of the punk role, the winning of the small role symbol is also navigated. The player only needs to stop the reel stop button 211 as navigated, and does not need to be pushed as described above. In other words, by performing the stop operation of the reel stop button 211 as navigated, the re-playing role 0 as the puncturing role of the second to fourth RT games and, as a result, a bonus winning combination with the puncturing role. Any of the re-playing roles 1 to 6 as other non-puncturing roles can be awarded. As for a small combination, a small combination that could not be won by the original stop operation can be won. In this way, when the replay role 0 is won as the punk role of the bonus production, the second game to the 4th RT game, and thus the winning of the replay role 0 is avoided without making any effort during the replay time. In addition, when a small role is won, the small role can be won, and the feeling of fatigue that can be given to the player can be reduced.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, it is disadvantageous for the player that the second to fourth RTs are terminated by the original stop operation by navigating the stop operation of the reel stop button 211 during the bonus presentation. The winning combination (replay 0) can be awarded to a winning combination (one of replays 1 to 6) that does not trigger the end of the second to fourth RTs. As described above, even if the second game to the fourth RT are controlled in accordance with the winning combination, even if one of the re-games 0 to 6 is won, it is apparently a re-game. Since the prizes having the same profit level as the award are won, the game can be smoothly advanced only by playing the game according to the navigation.

  In addition, in this embodiment, it is not necessary to press the eye, so tired from a long game, failing to push, and end the second to fourth RT game and consequently the bonus production unwillingly, There is no harmful effect that occurs when a small role is missed. Moreover, it is not necessary to use the eye force overused when pushing. As a result, the player can easily play the game, and is less likely to get tired even if it becomes a long game.

[Direction using a saddle character]
The relationship between the screen 504 of the slot machine 1 of this embodiment and the movable accessory 5903 will be described. On the screen 504, an effect display area 5901a for displaying effect images and a symbol display area 5901b for displaying symbols displayed based on the lottery result of internal lottery and the reel stop operation are partitioned (for example, FIG. 42). (See (a)). As for the breakdown of the section, the effect display area 5901a occupies about two thirds from the top of the screen 504, and the symbol display area 5901b occupies the remaining one third. This ratio is not limited to the above, and the displayed position is not limited to the above. Therefore, it may be considered that the effect display area 5901a occupies about 90% on the left side of the screen 504, and the symbol display area 5901b occupies the remaining 10%.

  On the other hand, the movable accessory 5903 is provided on the front side of the screen 504 (see FIG. 43). When the movable accessory 5903 is moved, the effect display area 5901a on the screen 504 can be entirely covered in a manner of applying a hook (see, for example, FIG. 44B). Further, there may be a case where the symbol display area 5901b is covered, that is, the entire screen 504 is covered. When the movable accessory 5903 comes out of the screen 504 with respect to the image reflection mirror 502, an image is displayed on the movable accessory 5903 instead of the screen 504.

  Specifically, the movable hook 5903 is made of the same material as the screen 504. Therefore, an optical image emitted from the image display device 501 and reflected by the image reflection mirror 502 can be displayed on the movable accessory 5903. When an optical image is emitted from the image display device 501 while covering the effect display area 5901a with the movable accessory 5903, an image that should be displayed in the effect display area 5901a of the screen 504 is displayed on the movable accessory 5903, The remaining images are displayed in the symbol display area 5901b of the screen 504. It is also possible to perform an effect of displaying an image as if the other side of the movable accessory 5903 (that is, the effect display area 5901a hidden by the movable accessory 5903) looks over the movable accessory 5903. Is possible. Details will be described later. In addition, when the movable combination item 5903 is not moved, the movable combination item 5903 is stored so as not to interfere with the effect image displayed on the screen 504.

  It should be noted that the image displayed on the movable winning combination 5903 is not limited to an image as if the other side of the movable winning combination 5903 looks over the screen. By using the fact that the distance from the screen 504 to the player is different from the distance from the movable accessory 5903 to the player, it is possible to produce a stereoscopic effect. In other words, various forms are included as long as a screen is produced using a configuration in which there are a plurality of screens in the front-rear direction of the slot machine 1 and at least one screen is movable.

  By the way, in the slot machine 1 in the present embodiment, in the symbol display area 5901b provided in the screen 504, the symbol displayed based on the lottery result of the internal lottery and the reel stop operation can be confirmed. The player does not have to worry about the stop display of the reels, and shows the effect in the effect display area 5901a in the screen 504 and the lottery result of the internal lottery (the symbol displayed in the symbol display area 5901b in the screen 504). On the screen 504. As a result, the player does not need to move his / her line of sight to other than the screen 504 during a normal game, so it is difficult to feel fatigue even in a long game.

  Next, an effect aspect of the movable aspect of the movable accessory 5903 and the screen 504 will be described. As described above, the movable accessory 5903 is always stored so as not to interfere with the effect image displayed on the screen 504, but in order to effectively show the player the effect in the effect display area 5901a. Only one area of the effect display area 5901a can be covered with the movable accessory 5903, or an effect (details will be described later) such that something is being performed beyond the covered part can be performed.

  As described above, the effect on the effect display area 5901a can be made even more interesting by tying up and down the movable accessory 5903 with the effect on the screen 504. Further, if the movable accessory 5903 is frequently moved, it is possible to make the player think that the production of “super chance mode” (details will be described later) is started. As a result, the player is intrigued and cannot easily stop the game, which may lead to an increase in operating rate for the hall.

  Here, one of the effects (targeted effects) using the movable accessory 5903 will be described as an example with reference to FIG. Note that this targeted effect will be described on the assumption that the selection switch 208 is “ON”, the operation detection by the reel stop sensor 212 is enabled, and the operation of pressing the reel stop button 211 is disabled. The target effect is a player-participation type effect in which the player proceeds by selecting and performing an operation on the reel stop sensor 212. As shown in FIG. 42, first, three targets are arranged in the effect display area 5901a on the screen 504. The left target (left image display position) is 5902a, the middle target (middle image display position) is 5902b, and the right target (right image display position) is 5902c. In at least one of the three targets, the letter “T” indicates a win. In FIG. 42 (a), “must” is described in the middle image display position 5902b (“might” may be described in all cases. Is also good). First of all, the player can visually recognize in which case “to” is written.

  Next, the movable accessory 5903 descends so as to cover the target display area 5901a (see FIG. 74B). Then, only the target silhouette can be seen by the player due to the presence of the movable spear character 5903 (more precisely, the target silhouette image covered by the spear is projected on the movable spear character 5903). Then, after the target replacement is randomly performed with movement on the other side of the movable saddle accessory 5903 (in the effect display area 5901a), more precisely, the target replacement on the other side of the movable accessory 5903 is performed. (After the image is projected randomly with movement), the target is the target (that is, the target that is described as “this”). Select by pointing action.

  As shown in FIG. 45, when the player points to the left target, the left reel stop sensor 212a detects a part of the player's body (in this case, an arm) and detects it to the main control board 409. Send a signal. The main control board 409 that has received the signal performs control to stop the left reel 301a. That is, the player's left pointing operation has the same effect as pressing the left reel stop button 211a. When the player points to the center target, the middle reel stop sensor 212b detects a part of the player's body (in this case, an arm) and sends a detection signal to the main control board 409. The main control board 409 that has received the signal performs control to stop the middle reel 301b. That is, the target pointing operation at the center of the player obtains the same effect as when the middle reel stop button 211b is pressed. When the player points to the right target, the right reel stop sensor 212c detects a part of the player's body (in this case, an arm) and sends a detection signal to the main control board 409. The main control board 409 that has received the signal performs control to stop the right reel 301c. In other words, the player's right pointing action has the same effect as pressing the right reel stop button 211a.

  Here, as shown in (c) of FIG. 42, “?” Is displayed in one of the three targets (which may indicate a frustration) (all may be displayed). ). The player selects one of the targets described as “this” by selecting one target with the pointing action in the next game in which this “?” Is displayed. The player may point to and select the target (left image display position 5902a in FIG. 42) indicated by “?”, Or select a reel other than the left image display position 5902a by believing his intuition. Also good.

  When the player performs a pointing action and selects a target, an effect in which the character displayed in the effect display area 5901a throws a flower card toward the selected object is performed (what the character throws is not limited to a flower card, darts Or playing cards, rose flowers, etc.). Since the thrown flower card is designed to be stabbed as selected by the player's pointing operation, this effect allows the player to indicate which target has been selected on the display via the effect display area 5901a. Can be confirmed.

  In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which a character performs an action of throwing a flower card in conjunction with a pointing action by a player, but is not limited to this aspect. In addition, even if the player is pointing and moving at the same time as if the character speaks, even if some kind of speech is output from the speaker, or if the player selects one target, where is the target described as `` this '' If the character shows an attitude such as "I don't know it at all", or if the selected target is out of focus, it will have a free movement as if putting the player into the game, along with a line of "Doesn't go off" You may let it be done. The player can play the game while enjoying the reaction of the character every time the action of the character is different for each presentation. The player reacts as if the character on the screen moves or utters as if he / she responds to his / her movement, so he / she feels unity with the character rather than operating buttons, etc. To increase. In this way, during the target production, it is more interesting to select the target with the pointing finger. Therefore, when entering the target production, the selection switch 208 is set to “ON”, not the reel stop button 211 but the reel. An image prompting the player to display the stop sensor 212 may be displayed on the screen 504.

  Thereafter, the movable scissors combination 5903 is raised (stored in the original position), so that the player confirms whether or not the target selected by the player is the target described as “this”. (See (d) of FIG. 42). In this example, the target of “to” that was initially in the middle image display position 5902b is randomly replaced in the back of the bag (movable hook accessory 5903), so that the position of the left image display position 5902a is finally obtained. The player corresponds to the left image display position 5902a as the left image display position 5902a is stabbed by a flower card thrown by the character displayed in the effect display area 5901a. It indicates that the target is selected.

  Note that the above-described effect is an effect performed on the peripheral control board 510 in response to the result of the lottery in the internal lottery of the main control board 409, so that the hit / decision is not actually determined by the pointing operation by the player. Therefore, if the lottery result in the internal lottery of the slot machine 1 in this embodiment is a win, the player selects the target described as “No” regardless of the target pointed and selected in the above effect If the result of the internal lottery is lost, it is possible to control so that the “right” target cannot be selected regardless of which target is selected. When controlled in this way, the player is able to move to the other side of the movable winning combination 5903 (in the effect display area 5901a, the video is actually projected on the movable winning combination 5903 due to the presence of the movable winning combination 5903. (Nothing is displayed in the effect display area 5901a on the rear side of the accessory 5903)), so it was a win because the internal lottery was lost in the first place. There is no way to know if it could not be pulled.

(Flower card directing)
The slot machine 1 in the present embodiment is equipped with a privilege effect function, and the privilege effect that starts after the bonus ends is particularly called “Kimsan TIME” (details will be described later). The effect that informs the player during the bonus whether or not to enter Kim's TIME after the bonus ends is “flower card effect”.

  The Hanafuda effect will be described with reference to FIG. The “flower card effect” is an effect that is performed using several games related to the second half of the bonus game (it can be performed in the first half of the bonus game). In the “flower card effect”, since the symbol corresponding to the “target” of the above-mentioned target effect is changed to “flower card”, the effect mode is the same as the “target” effect. This flower card effect will also be described on the assumption that the selection switch 208 is “ON”, the operation detection by the reel stop sensor 212 is enabled, and the operation of pressing the reel stop button 211 is disabled. The player can see the end of the Hanafuda effect while participating in the game, and know whether or not the bonus effect is started in the second to fourth RT games after the bonus game is finished, in parallel with the digestion of the bonus game. it can.

  Details of the Hanafuda effect will be described. First, three cards are arranged in the effect display area 5901a of the effect display device 590. The design of the Hanafuda includes the Hanafuda (left image display position) 5902a located on the left side, the Hanafuda (middle image display position) 5902b located in the middle, and the Hanafuda (right image display position) 5902c located on the right side. To do. In the present embodiment, a “senya symbol” is displayed at the left image display position 5902a, a “machimusume symbol” is displayed at the middle image display position 5902b, and a “money symbol” is displayed at the right image display position 5902c (FIG. 75). reference). In the Hanafuda direction, if you can finally select “Kan-san symbol”, you will receive “Super Kim-san TIME” (to be described later) and “Machimusume symbol”, which will continue to be used until the next bonus. In this case, “Kin-san TIME” (described later), which is a bonus production with an upper limit on the number of times, is lost when “Zenya Symbol” is applied.

  Next, the movable accessory 5903 descends so as to cover the effect display area 5901a (see FIG. 75 (b)). Then, the player can only see the silhouette of the flower card due to the presence of the movable hook object 5903 (exactly, the image of the silhouette of the flower card hidden by the bag is projected on the movable hook object 5903). Then, after the card is replaced randomly with movement on the other side of the movable guard 5903 (within the effect display area 5901a), more precisely, the card is replaced on the other side of the movable guard 5903. Is projected at random with a movement), which flower card is the winning card (that is, the card with “Machimusume design” or “Kin-san design”) In order to allow the player to select “?”, “?” Is displayed on the silhouette of each of the objects shown in the movable accessory 5903 (see FIG. 44C).

  The player then performs a pointing operation to select one of the cards. When the player points to the left flower card, the left reel stop sensor 212a detects a part of the player's body (in this case, an arm) and sends a detection signal to the main control board 409. The main control board 409 that has received the signal performs control to stop the left reel 301a. That is, the player's left pointing operation has the same effect as pressing the left reel stop button 211a. When the player points to the center card, the middle reel stop sensor 212b detects a part of the player's body (in this case, an arm) and sends a detection signal to the main control board 409. The main control board 409 that has received the signal performs control to stop the middle reel 301b. That is, the pointing operation of the player's center card has the same effect as that of pressing the middle reel stop button 211b. When the player points to the right flower card, the right reel stop sensor 212c detects a part of the player's body (in this case, an arm) and sends a detection signal to the main control board 409. The main control board 409 that has received the signal performs control to stop the right reel 301c. That is, the player's pointing action on the right flower card obtains the same effect as when the right reel stop button 211a is pressed.

  After the player performs a pointing action to select one of the card cards, the movable accessory 5903 is raised (stored in the original position), so that the result selected by the pointing action is correct. The player confirms (whether or not there is a flower card on which “Machimusume symbol” or “Kinsan symbol” is written at the position where the first pointing operation is performed) ((d) in FIG. 44).

  As shown in FIG. 44 (d), after one card is selected by the player, only the selected card is displayed (middle image display position 5902b). The left image display position 5902a and the right image display position 5902c where the unselected flower cards were located are indicated by white two-dot chain lines ((d) in FIG. 44) because they are not displayed. Since “Mr. Kim” symbol is displayed at the middle image display position 5902b, the player selects the “Mr. Kim symbol” as a result of selecting the middle image display position 5902b by pointing to the center card. It is indicated that the bonus game has been completed, and after the bonus game is ended, a transition to a bonus effect (super money TIME) that continues until the next bonus is indicated. By seeing this result, the player can recognize in advance that “the bonus game will be continued until the next bonus after the bonus game ends”.

  As mentioned above, if you can select a flower card with a stunning “town girl symbol” or “Kin-san symbol” in the Hanafuda effect, the bonus effect will start after the bonus ends. Even if you could not select the Hanafuda with “Machimusume design” or “Kinsan design” (that is, the selected design was “Senya design”), there will be no bonus effect after the bonus ends It doesn't mean it won't start. This is because the bonus production lottery is also performed during the bonus game, and there is a possibility of winning the bonus production lottery even during the Hanafuda production.

  If the lottery result of the bonus production lottery is a win, control is performed so that the player chooses the flower card that is described as `` town girl symbol '' or `` Kin-san symbol '' regardless of the player chooses the flower card in the Hanafuda effect, Inform the player that the result of the bonus production lottery is a win. In other words, when the lottery result indicating whether or not to start the bonus effect is a loss, control is performed so as to select the “Zenya symbol” of the lost symbol, regardless of which flower card is selected. Even if it controls in this way, the player will be able to move to the other side of the movable winning combination 5903 (the video is projected on the movable winning combination 5903 in the effect display area 5901a because of the presence of the movable winning combination 5903. Since nothing can be seen in the effect display area 5901a behind the accessory 5903), it is possible to draw a “senya symbol” by the reel stop operation of the player, or to start the bonus effect in the first place There is no way of knowing whether the “machi-daughter design” or “Kin-san design” could not be drawn because the lottery result on whether or not to make it was lost.

(Super chance mode)
In addition to the above-mentioned directing effects and flower card effects, there is a “super chance mode” as an effect using the movable accessory 5903. Super-chance mode means that small items (small roles) 11 to 19 (see FIG. 33) are won in the internal lottery on the main control board 409 in a non-directing state that is not during a bonus game or bonus performance, or small items (Pocket) 1-10 (see FIG. 33) are won (these small roles are referred to as chance small roles, but the details will be described later). It is a production. In addition, it shifts to super-chance mode when winning small items (small roles) 11 to 19 (see FIG. 33) than winning simultaneously small items (small roles) 1 to 10 (see FIG. 33). Easy to set.

  The peripheral control board 510 receives the chance small role winning information received from the main control board 409 and draws whether or not to shift to the super chance mode, and also draws the number of games, that is, in the super chance mode. A lottery about how many games will be played. These lottery results vary depending on the type of the chance small combination obtained, but details will be described later. In addition, during the lottery and super chance mode games, the number of games to be continued in the super chance mode (the number of addition games in the super chance mode) is drawn by lottery, and the number obtained by the lottery is determined in the super chance mode. The super chance mode may be continued by adding to the game.

  The transition to the super chance mode will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 46 (a) is a diagram showing that the movable winning combination 5903 descends from the upper part of the effect display area 5901a by about one fifth during the normal game. At this time, a rattling sound is generated from the speaker and the movable accessory 5903 is visible and hidden. When the movable accessory 5903 covers all of the effect display area 5901a, it can be expected to shift to a super chance. Therefore, at this time, the player can play the game with the expectation that “there may be a transition to the super-chance mode”. When the mode does not shift to the super chance mode (that is, when the movement of the movable winning combination 5903 is a gaze effect), the movable winning combination 5903 is stored in the original position as shown in FIG. .

  FIG. 46 (b) is a diagram showing that the movable winning combination 5903 has fallen about one third from the top of the effect display area 5901a. In FIG. 46 (c), the movable winning combination is shown. It is a diagram showing that 5903 has descended to the extent that the lower fifth of the effect display area 5901a is left, but when these effects also do not shift to the super chance mode (the operation of the movable accessory 5903 is a gasset effect) In the case where there is, the movable scissors 5903 is housed in the original position as shown in FIG. The same applies to the case where the movable accessory 5903 covers the entire effect display area 5901a as shown in FIG. Whether or not to shift to the super-chance mode is determined after the stop operation of all reel stop buttons 211 (211a to 211c) in the game and the MAX bet button related to the next game is operated, or the MAX bet button This is determined when the start lever 210 is operated after the above operation. Specifically, if the transition to the super-chance mode is not made, the movable winning combination 5903 that covered the effect display area 5901a at the time of the above operation is the original position as shown in FIG. 46 (a ′). By being stored in the player, the player can recognize it.

  In contrast to the above, when shifting to the super-chance mode, as shown in FIG. 46 (e), after the movable winning combination 5903 covers the entire effect display area 5901a during the game, the reel in the game After the stop operation of the stop button 211 (211a, 211b, 211c), the moveable accessory 5903 remains in the state of covering the entire effect display area 5901a and the next game is started (the MAX bet button is operated) Or when the start lever 210 is operated after the MAX bet button is operated), a background indicating that the super-chance mode has been entered is displayed on the other side (the effect display area 5901a) of the movable accessory 5903. .

  Specifically, the “background indicating the entry into the super-chance mode” is displayed in a state where the other side (effect display area 5901a) of the movable portion of the movable accessory 5903 can be seen through (to be precise, it is movable) The background image that can be seen through the bag is projected on the bag 5903). For example, the tenant background displayed in FIGS. 46A to 46C is changed to the sunset background. The background image associated with the transition to the super chance mode is not limited to the sunset background described above, and may be a snow country, a desert, a space, or the like.

  The probability of shifting to the super chance mode is set very low (details will be described later). In addition, as described above, the opportunity to shift to the super-chance mode is a chance small role (details will be described later), and there is a possibility that bonuses are won in duplicate for this chance small role. Therefore, the player can have a strong expectation that the bonus may have been doubled just by switching to the super chance mode. In particular, in this embodiment, if the bonus is won during the super chance mode, the player will be transferred to Super Kimi TIME that continues until the next bonus after the bonus ends. You can play games as you wish.

  As described above, during the super chance mode, the movable accessory 5903 covers the effect display area 5901a on the screen 504, but does not cover the symbol display area 5901b on the screen 504. As a result, even when the effect display area 5901a and the movable accessory 5903 on the screen 504 are performing a mode effect (during the super chance mode), the player can enjoy the effect and the lottery result of the internal lottery. And the like can be easily confirmed in the symbol display area 5901b on the screen 504.

(Mode of bonus production)
The slot machine 1 in this embodiment is equipped with a privilege effect function as described above. As the bonus effect, an RT effect suppression effect and an ATT effect are performed.

  The RT termination end effect is a reel stop so that the RT game does not end (the first RT game starts) in the RT game (second RT game, third RT game, fourth RT game) after the bonus (BB, RB) ends. This is to navigate the stop operation procedure of the button 211 (that is, the stop operation procedure in which the lip pan combination is established).

  The AT effect is for the small role established in the internal lottery during the second to fourth RT games in which the probability that the re-game role is selected in the internal lottery on the main control board 409 is higher than the normal gaming state. The peripheral control board 510 is navigated to facilitate the winning of the small role.

  In the present embodiment, two types of effects are performed as such a privilege effect, and one is an effect effect that provides an upper limit of the number of times of navigation that facilitates winning of a small role determined by lottery ( The other is ART (referred to as "Super-Kan-san TIME") that continues navigation up to the next bonus for facilitating the winning of the small role determined by the lottery. .

  It should be noted that the AT effect is ended when the establishment of a predetermined number of small roles is navigated in a set of privilege effects. The predetermined number to which the establishment of the small role is navigated is determined by lottery on the peripheral control board 510, and the lottery is referred to as “navigator small number lottery”. The number of small roles determined by the Navi small role lottery is 3, 5, or 7 (not limited to these numbers), and the number of one small role is determined from these. For example, if the number of small roles determined by the Navi small role lottery is 7, the replay continues until the 7 small roles are established in one set of bonus effects. The bonus production ends when the small role is established.

  For the number of small roles (3, 5 or 7) to be navigated in the above-mentioned set of special effects, the lottery probability varies stepwise depending on the slot machine settings. Yes. For example, the probability that the number of small roles in one set is 7 (the probability that “7” is selected by lottery) is higher in the case of the highest setting (eg, 6) than in the case of the lowest setting (eg, 1). Is higher.

  By the way, whether or not the bonus effect is started after the bonus ends is determined by the bonus control lottery performed by the peripheral control board 510 that has received the information that the bonus is won in the internal lottery on the main control board 409. Whether or not the bonus production lottery is won is determined by generating a warning sound from the speaker provided on the gaming machine during the bonus game, In the reel stop operation, the player can confirm by such an effect that “7-7-7” symbol or “gold-gold-gold” symbol is arranged in the symbol display area 5901b. Note that the above symbols may be arranged according to the skill of the player, or may be controlled so that the symbols are aligned by digestion with free hits, because they were not aligned (not aligned). It does not clearly indicate that the bonus production lottery was not won.

  In the bonus production lottery, a lottery for determining whether or not the bonus production is started after the bonus is ended, a lottery for how many bonus productions are continued (a bonus production set number lottery), and whether or not the bonus production is stocked. A lottery (private effect stock addition lottery) is determined. The number of privilege effect set is displayed as “P”. As a bonus effect to be stocked, there is a bonus effect (Kimsan TIME) in which an upper limit of the number of times of navigation according to the number of small roles is provided, or a bonus effect (Super Kim-san TIME) that continues until the next bonus. Details of the bonus effect stock addition lottery will be described later.

  Here, with respect to the effect aspect of the privilege effect (the privilege effect (Kim TIME) provided with the upper limit of the number of times of navigation corresponding to the number of small roles) in the present embodiment, specifically using FIGS. 47 to 49. explain. FIG. 47A shows the end of the bonus game. When the start lever 210 is operated after the game displaying the end of the bonus game, the effect display area 5901a is switched to the image shown in FIG. Further, when the start lever 210 is operated, the number of small roles (the number of small roles) in the above-described one set of privilege effects is drawn (navigation small number). There are three, five, and seven Navi small roles, and one of these Navi small roles is determined by lottery. In addition, the number of privilege production sets and the number of small navigation roles are not limited to the above numbers.

  The number of Navi small roles determined by the Navi small role number lottery is displayed as a bill (small role) symbol in the upper part (navigation small number display area 5904) of (b) effect display area 5901a in FIG. In the present embodiment, since three handprint symbols are displayed in the effect display area 5901a, it is indicated that the number of Navi small roles determined by the Navi small role number lottery was three. In the case where the number of Navi small roles is three, in the bonus effect, the player is navigated to the establishment of the punk role (replay 0) at the replay time while continuing the replay until the small role is established three times.

  The navigation about the establishment of the small role and the establishment of the puncture role of the replay time is performed by using a speaker provided on the gaming machine to move the reel stop button 211 to be stopped first among the plurality of reel stop buttons in the reel stop button 211. “Left”, “middle”, “right” are notified by voice, or the position of the reel stop button 211 to be stopped is displayed on the effect display area 5901a. The player can continue the privilege effect game without establishing the puncture role (replay 0) of the second to fourth RT games and consequently the privilege effect by performing the stop operation of the reel stop button 211 according to the navigation. It is also possible to win a prize without missing the established small role.

  (C) of FIG. 47 navigates that the reel stop button 211 (reel stop button 211a) located on the left side should be stopped first in order to win the small combination based on the establishment of the small combination. Indicates that When the small role is navigated, the accessory symbol displayed in the navigation small role number display area 5904 is displayed with “1” subtracted and displayed in the effect display area 5901a. At this time, for example, when the stop operation is performed from the reel stop button 211 (reel stop button 211a) located on the left side, the stop operation is performed from the reel stop button 211 (reel stop button 211c) located on the left side of the effect display area 5901a. In the case of making it, the player should perform the stop operation of the reel stop button 211c located on the left side by displaying the large on the right side of the effect display area 5901a so that the player should stop the reel stop button 211a located on the right side. It is easy to see what is.

  The basic navigation mode is the same for the puncture of replay time. However, when navigating the puncture role of the replay time, as shown in FIG. 47 (e), a reel stop button to be stopped is given to the player with a warning sound more serious than in the case of navigating the small role. Inform. Because it does not follow the above-mentioned navigation of the small role formation, it only remains to miss the small role, but the reel stops without following the navigation of the second to fourth RT games and the bonus production punk role (replay 0) This is because, when the operation is performed, the puncture combination (replay 0) is established, and the privilege effect ends (see (f) of FIG. 47).

  Examples of the serious warning sound include a sound that suddenly interrupts or deceives a game such as a siren or a human scream suddenly. It is preferable to be suddenly generated. In addition to the warning sound, in the effect display area 5901a, an image indicating that a puncture of replay time is established can be displayed unless a correct stop operation is performed ((e) in FIG. 47). In this manner, the player can be accurately informed that the game can win the replay time puncture by stopping the reel stop button, and the player inadvertently wins the punk role. It can be suppressed.

  As already described, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment does not need to be pushed except for bonuses, so that it is possible to prevent a small part from being missed. As a result, it has become a specification that makes it easy for players and the elderly to play slot machines for the first time. However, if all the games in the slot machine can be made free-of-charge, it may end up losing the original goodness of the slot machine that has the taste and fun that the winning results obtained by the player's stop operation differ. Absent. Therefore, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the establishment of the small role and the formation of the puncture role (replay 0) during the 2nd to 4th RT games and the bonus production are caused by the player's stop operation, but the stop Regarding operations, it is possible to reliably win a small role by following each navigation, and it is possible to prevent a punk role from being formed unwillingly.

  As described above, in the bonus production, when a small role is established, the correct stop operation procedure is navigated so that the small role can be easily won. In addition, when the replay time puncture role (replay 0), which is the trigger for the end of the second to fourth RT games and the bonus production, is established, it is different from the establishment of the small role, By navigating with a hesitation warning sound or the like, the player is given a moderate tension different from that when the small role is established, and as long as the navigation is followed, the second to fourth RT games As a result, the player can continue the game with a sense of security that the game can be continued without unnecessarily ending the bonus production.

  (D) of FIG. 47 is a diagram showing that the number of bills in the navigation small number display area 5904 is subtracted from 3 to 2 after one small role is navigated. Thereafter, the same game as described above ((b) to (d) in FIG. 47) is repeated from (a) to (d) in FIG. When all the bills of the bill symbol are navigated (that is, the number of bills in the navigation small role number display area 5904 becomes “0”), the movable winning combination 5903 comes down in the effect display area 5901a (effect display). The special effect is temporarily ended by performing display such that the shallow yellow curtain is closed in the area 5901a ((a) of FIG. 49). This is a series of a flow of privilege production.

  As shown in FIG. 49, as shown in FIG. 49 (a), even if it appears as if the privilege effect has once ended, as shown above, the number of times the privilege effect is set by the operation of the start lever 210 after the bonus ends. If the number of bonus productions set (P) determined by lottery (private production set times lottery) is greater than “0” (P> 0), when the MAX bet button is operated or when the start lever 210 is operated An effect indicating that the privilege effect is still continued is displayed together with the call “Still still” (FIG. 49 (b)). However, if the set number (P) of the bonus effect is “0” (P = 0), the bonus effect is terminated and the normal effect state is restored ((b ′) in FIG. 49).

  As shown in (b) of FIG. 49, when the bonus presentation is continued, in one set of the next bonus presentation, the lottery regarding the number of Navi small roles (Navi small role lottery) is the above-mentioned bonus. This is performed when the start lever 210 is operated after the presentation has ended. FIG. 49 (c) shows that the navigation small number “5” has been determined by the lottery.

  The gaming machine of the present embodiment stops the reel stop button 211 without following the navigation about the punk role (replay 0) of the replay time (second RT game, third RT game, fourth RT game) during the bonus presentation. Except when the operation is performed, the replay game continues unless a predetermined number of small roles are won (until the number of small navigation roles is subtracted from 5 to 0). In other words, the replay game may continue without winning a predetermined number of small roles, and a bonus may be won as it is in the privilege effect. Then, even though the bonus presentation is not Super Kim TIME (a bonus presentation that continues until the next bonus win), as a result, the bonus presentation continues until the next bonus. There may be cases.

  Here, during the execution of special effects on a general gaming machine, it is normally expected that a small role will win a net increase in the number of game media that can be obtained, so the player wants to win as many small roles as possible. The game continues while wishing. On the other hand, during the bonus presentation in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, if the bonus presentation is not Super Kim's TIME, a predetermined number of small roles will be elected until the next bonus prize. The function is different from that of a general gaming machine in that a game can be performed while wishing not to be desired. In other words, while a bonus game can be expected to increase the number of game media, in the bonus production, a game can be played while expecting how it can continue without reducing the game media until the next bonus. As a result, the player's feelings in the bonus game and the bonus effect can be sharpened.

  In the bonus presentation in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the player stops by a predetermined number of small roles (for example, until it is won five times as a small role for “Navi small role number“ 5 ”). By navigating the operation procedure, a small role as an award can always be obtained when a small role is won in the correct stop operation procedure, so that a certain satisfaction can be obtained. However, the fact that the effect production is performed means that the end of the bonus effect is gradually approaching, for example, when the effect production for a predetermined number of times is performed immediately after the replay time is started. In that case, rather than satisfying the small role, you will get dissatisfied with the end of the replay time.

  Here, when compared with a complete running type replay time (replay time in which the limit number of replay games is determined in advance) in a general revolving game machine, the end of the bonus effect in this embodiment is a stop operation by RT The player cannot easily predict the end of the bonus effect unless the procedure is reversed. In other words, since the end of the bonus effect in the present embodiment depends on the timing of winning the small role in the internal lottery during the replay game, when the replay time ends in what other games, such as the complete run type replay time It is difficult for a player to continue playing while predicting.

  Therefore, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment in which the bonus presentation ends by winning a predetermined number of general roles, it is satisfied by winning the general role and easily acquiring game media through the ATT effect. While gaining a feeling, every time an Eighty effect is performed, it is possible to have a feeling of jealousy that cannot be achieved simply by obtaining a game medium.

  Here, as already described, even if the player has intentionally ended the bonus presentation, the bonus presentation execution means is determined in advance at the time of winning the specific combination. Among the number of times of the effect production, the effect production of the number of times that the effect production was not performed (shortage) can be stored in the peripheral control RAM and carried over to the next benefit effect. And when the next bonus production is started, in addition to the predetermined number of Eighty productions determined at the time of this special production, the bonus production related to the carryover effect of the shortage carried over can be performed. .

  Specifically, when the bonus presentation is performed during the second RT to the fourth RT after the bonus ends, the player is mistaken even though the proper stop operation procedure is taught by the RT termination suppression presentation. However, if a punk role (replay 0) as a specific role is won because the stop operation is different from the instructed stop operation procedure, a small role ( For example, the case where there are three times is given), for example, only one time can be acquired, and the second to fourth RTs are ended. In this case, the privilege effect is immediately terminated (intermediate termination means) and the first RT is started. If it does so, in the said special effect production, it will be said that two times of eighty productions were not performed.

  After that, if the player wins the bonus again by continuing the game, and the bonus presentation is performed again based on winning the bonus presentation lottery as a specific condition, in the previous (previous) bonus presentation The two (unsatisfactory) eighty effects that were not performed are performed in the bonus effects. Of course, since it has been decided that a certain number of Eighty productions will be performed in the bonus productions by winning the bonus production lottery, the player is required to perform an appropriate stop operation procedure taught in the Eighty productions. By simply following the above, it is possible to enjoy two shortages and eighty effects produced by the bonus production. That is, when the number of predetermined general roles determined at the start of the privilege effect is three times, the eighty effect effects are performed together with the shortage.

  For example, the five effects can be visually recognized by displaying five small roles in the navigation small number display area (5904) in FIG. 47B.

  In addition, when there is a shortage of the effect production in the previous privilege production, the privilege production is performed during the second to fourth RTs after the bonus ends even if the bonus production lottery is lost.

  Further, the above-mentioned eighty effects can be performed prior to (ie, prior to) the eighty effects determined during the bonus presentation. In the bonus effect, the player's stop operation is performed unless the stop operation of the reel stop button 211 is performed contrary to the stop operation procedure taught by the RT finish suppression effect until the number of shortages carried over is reached. A stop operation procedure is taught so as to facilitate the winning of a small role due to the procedure. Then, after all the deficient effects have been performed, the effect image is displayed as if the bonus effects are once ended, and then the specified number of effects determined for the bonus effects are performed. .

  As described above, when the bonus presentation is performed during the second to fourth RTs after the bonus is ended, if the reel stop button 211 is stopped against the teaching of the end of the RTE end suppression, the puncture as the specific role is performed. The winning combination (replay 0) wins, and the AT effect is ended halfway (midway ending means).

  In this case, for example, in the navigation small number display area (5904) in FIG. 47 (b), first, a number (two) of bills corresponding to two shortages is displayed. In this way, when a halfway number of bills are displayed, the player can be made aware that the AT effect has ended halfway in the previous bonus effect. Based on these numbers, after the establishment of the small role is instructed based on these numbers, it is displayed in the effect display area 5901a as if the bonus effect was once completed as shown in FIG. As shown in (b) of the above, it is displayed that the privilege effect is continued (to be precise, the privilege effect is started from here). Thereafter, three bills are displayed in the navigation small number display area (5904) in (c) of FIG. 49 as the number of times of the effect production determined for the benefit production (for three times).

  As described above, the two deficient effects produced by the pioneer effect performing means can be performed prior to the dating effect of the number of times performed by the privilege effect. As a result, for a player who has inadvertently ended the replay time in the previous bonus presentation, the game can be continued while confirming that the two shortages can be acquired in the subsequent bonus presentation. .

  In addition, when a player who has played a game without knowing that the replay time has ended in an unwilling manner in the previous bonus production has ended, the other player can play the game If the player enjoys the deficiency of the ATE production for two shortages prior to the bonus production, the player feels a sense of profit by having obtained the bonus production that was not normally obtained, Become. Thereby, a privilege effect that the player did not intend can be performed, and the player can be raised.

(Bonus production that continues until the next bonus)
Although not shown in the present embodiment, the progress of the bonus presentation (Super Kim-san TIME) that continues until the next bonus is basically the bonus presentation (Kane-san TIME) with the upper limit of the number of times of navigation described above. Although the same, the display mode of the navigation small number display area 5904 is different. Super Kimi TIME has no concept about the upper limit of the number of small navigation roles because the bonus effect continues until the next bonus (the so-called infinite privilege effect). Therefore, in the Navi small role display area 5904 in Super Kim's TIME, it is possible to navigate the formation of the small role without displaying the small role (small item) (the maximum number of navigating), and the bonus until the next bonus is won. A production game progresses.

(End of bonus production)
Kim's TIME (including Super Kim's TIME) ends when a bonus puncture (replay 0) is awarded. Winning a bonus puncture role means that the reel stop button has not been stopped as navigated. Kim-san TIME (including Super Kim-san TIME) has transitioned to the RT game of the 2nd RT game, 3rd RT game, or 4th RT game after the bonus ends, but as described above, the role of puncture for bonus production If the stop operation of the reel stop button is not performed as navigated, “Replay 0” (see FIG. 65) is won. In other words, the RT game (one of the second RT game, the third RT game, and the fourth RT game) that has been continued is terminated and a first RT game is newly started.

(Bonus production stock)
In this embodiment, the bonus effect stock addition lottery is performed when (1) a bonus is established based on the result of the internal lottery on the main control board 409, (2) during a bonus game, (3) during a bonus effect, (4) a predetermined condition. By satisfying the above, it is also performed during the second to fourth RT games in which the privilege effect is not performed. The lottery is a lottery performed by the peripheral control board 510 in response to the result of the internal lottery on the main control board 409, and a bonus effect stock addition lottery may be performed under conditions other than the above. The bonus production that will be stocked is the bonus production (Kin-san TIME) that has an upper limit of the number of navigating according to the stock (stock X) of the bonus production (Super Kim-san TIME) that will continue until the next bonus and the number of small roles ) Stock (stock Y).

  The bonus effect stock addition lottery is performed at the timing when the start lever 210 is operated after satisfying the above conditions (1) to (4). Normally, the player does not visually recognize whether or not the bonus effect stock addition lottery is performed, but it may be visually recognized. In this embodiment, when the bonus effect stock addition lottery is performed during the bonus game, the predetermined winning combination is not displayed in the symbol display area 5901b (the medal is also displayed) even though the bonus game is being performed. A predetermined losing eye is displayed on the screen. Therefore, the player can recognize that the bonus effect lottery has been performed in the game by visually recognizing the lost eye. The winning probability of the bonus effect stock addition lottery varies stepwise depending on the setting of the slot machine 1, and also varies depending on the lottery state of the game when the bonus effect stock addition lottery is performed. The lottery state will be described later.

(Chance small role)
Here, the chance small role is explained. In the present embodiment, in the internal lottery on the main control board 409, there are two types depending on the peripheral control board 510 that has received the winning information of the small roles (small items) 11 to 19 or the small roles (small items) 1 to 10 (see FIG. 33). It is distributed to the chance small role. By assigning the same combination to two types of small combinations, various lotteries can be performed on the peripheral control board 510, and a variety of controls and effects can be achieved. Two types of small combinations are referred to as “chance small combination 1” and “chance small combination 2” in the present embodiment. When the chance small role 1 is won, the symbol display area 5901b displays the “depot-delicacy-delicacy” symbol, and when the chance small role 2 is selected, the symbol display region 5901b displays the “drawstring-pouch-drawn” symbol. By this, the player can confirm on the symbol display area 5901b which chance small role has been won.

  The distribution of the two types of chance small roles includes a case where the small items 11 to 19 are formed with a bonus and a case where the small items are formed independently. Specifically, when the accessory is formed overlapping with the bonus, the chance small part 1 (delicacy symbol) is easily selected, and when the accessory is established alone, the chance small part 2 (drawstring symbol) is easily selected. Is set. For example, when “delicacy symbol” is displayed in the symbol display area 5901b on the screen 504 (development-delicacy-development), the expectation level overlapping with the bonus increases, but the state shifts to the high-precision lottery state. Expectation to be lower. On the other hand, when “drawstring pattern” is displayed in the symbol display area 5901b on the screen 504 (drawstring-pouch-drawstring), the degree of expectation overlapping with the bonus is low, but the expectation of shifting to the high-precision lottery state is reduced. The degree becomes higher.

  In this game machine, in the internal lottery on the main control board 409, the small chance is reduced by the peripheral control board 510 that has received the winning information of the small roles (small items) 11 to 19 or the small roles (small items) 1 to 10 (see FIG. 33). The probability (selection probability) of being assigned to the role 1 (delicacy) is about 75%, whereas the probability (selection probability) of being assigned to the chance small role 2 (drawstring) is 25%. That is, when winning the small items 1 to 19 in the internal lottery, the bottle of liquor is likely to be selected about three times the purse. In other words, it can be confirmed as a small role in which the virtue is likely to appear about three times the purse for the player.

  As described above, the player has different chances of expecting the bonus held by the two types of chance small roles, so that the player can visually recognize that the chance small role has been won, but the bonus has been doubled. It is difficult to determine at a glance whether there is a possibility or a possibility of shifting to the high-precision lottery state. As a result, if the player wins the chance small role 1 (delicacy symbol), the player can play the game with the expectation that the bonus has been won in duplicate, and the chance small role 2 (drawstring) In the case of winning the symbol), the player can play a game with a sense of expectation for shifting to the high-precision lottery state even if the bonus is not expected to be so much.

  In addition, after being assigned to two kinds of chance small roles according to the small roles (small roles 11 to 19 or small roles 1 to 10) won in the internal lottery on the main control board 409 as described above, the peripheral control is performed. The board 510 further includes (1) a lottery in the lottery state (high or low probability), (2) a lottery in which the number of highly reliable games is added in the high-precision lottery state, (3) a lottery in transition to the super chance mode, and (4) a bonus production stock. Add lottery. When the lottery state transition lottery ((1) above) the lottery state of the peripheral control board 510 shifts to the high-accuracy state and when it does not enter the high-accuracy state (low-probability state), the super chance mode is entered. Since there is a difference in the lottery regarding the transition of the above ((3) above) and the addition of the bonus effect stock (above (4)), the high probability lottery state and the low probability lottery state will be specifically described below.

[High-precision lottery state and low-precision lottery state]
The high probability lottery state is a lottery state (peripheral control board 510) in which it is easy to shift to the above-described super chance mode as compared with the low probability gaming state, and to easily add bonus production stock (stock Y) that can be shifted to after the bonus ends. The lottery status in The high probability lottery state shifts based on the result of the lottery state transition lottery performed when the above-mentioned chance small role is won during the game when the bonus is not activated, after the bonus game is finished, and when the setting is changed. The transition to the highly-probable lottery state means that a bonus production stock (stock Y) that can be shifted to after the bonus is over as compared to the lottery state of the peripheral control board 510 in the low-probability gaming state over a predetermined number of games (for example, 10 games). ) And the like.

  Specifically, when the bonus is not activated, when the chance small role 1 (delicacy symbol) is won out of the above-mentioned chance small roles, it shifts to the high-precision lottery state at 23/1000, whereas the chance small If the winning combination 2 (drawstring pattern) is won, the game moves to the high probability lottery state at 975/1000. In other words, it is easier to shift to the high-precision lottery state when winning the chance small role 2 (drawstring symbol) than when winning the chance small role 1 (delicacy symbol).

  In the present embodiment, regardless of whether or not the lottery state on the peripheral control board 510 is the high-precision lottery state, the high-precision lottery state transition is surely made for several games (for example, 10 games) from the first game after the bonus game ends. (1000/1000). Further, after the setting is changed (also referred to as an initial state), the lottery state transition lottery is performed regardless of whether or not the lottery state is the high probability lottery state, and the lottery state is shifted to the high probability lottery state at 750/1000. The number of games in which the high-precision lottery state is set differs depending on whether the lottery state of the peripheral control board 510 at the time of winning the bonus is the low-precision lottery state or the high-precision lottery state. Although not specifically illustrated, when the lottery state of the peripheral control board 510 at the time of winning the bonus is the low-precision lottery state, the number of games in the high-precision lottery state to be transferred after the bonus ends is 10 or more games. The probability is higher than the probability of 30 games or more. On the other hand, when the gaming state of the peripheral control board 510 at the time of winning the bonus is the high-precision lottery state, the probability that the number of games in the high-precision lottery state to be transferred after the bonus ends will be 30 games or more is 10%. It is higher than the probability of being more than a game.

  The transition to the super chance mode is different depending on the selected chance small role (chance small role 1 (delicacy symbol) or chance small role 2 (drawstring symbol)) and the lottery state (high It depends on the accuracy or low accuracy). As already described about the super chance mode, it is easier to shift to the super chance state when winning the chance small role 2 (drawstring symbol) than when winning the chance small role 1 (delicacy symbol). Is due to the difference in the lottery probabilities shown below. When the chance small role 1 (delicacy symbol) is won, regardless of whether the gaming state is a high probability lottery state or a low probability lottery state, a transition to the super chance mode is made at 10/1000. On the other hand, when the chance small role 2 (drawstring pattern) is won, the chance is 188/1000 when the lottery is in the low probability lottery state, and 562/1000 when the lottery is in the high probability lottery state. Transition to mode. As described above, compared to the case where the chance small role 2 (drawstring symbol) is won, the case where the chance small role 1 (delicacy symbol) is won regardless of the lottery state of the peripheral control board 510, the super chance mode Easy to transition to.

  In other words, when the chance small role 1 (Tokutoshi) is won, the probability of shifting to the high-precision lottery state is about 3%, the probability of shifting to the super chance state is about 10%, and the probability of winning the bonus is 10%. % To 15%, when winning chance chance 2 (drawstring), 97% is likely to enter the high-precision lottery state, and 20% to 60% is likely to enter the super-chance state (low) (Probability in the sure lottery state to probability in the highly-probable lottery state), the probability of winning the bonus is 5% to 7%. The relationship between these probabilities and the appearance probabilities of chance small part 1 (delicacy) and chance small part 2 (drawstring) is as follows.

  In other words, chance small role 1 (delicacy) with a high appearance probability (selection probability) has a lower probability of shifting to the high-precision lottery state or super-chance state than chance chance role 2 (drawstring), but has won the bonus. Probability is more than twice that of chance pocket 2 (drawstring). In contrast, Chance 2 (Tokutoshi), which has a low appearance probability (selection probability), has a higher probability of shifting to the high-precision lottery or super-chance state than Chance 1 (Tokutoshi). The probability of winning is lower than Chance 1 (Tokutoshi).

  Further, the lottery probability of the bonus production stock (stock Y) is also different depending on whether the lottery state is the high-precision lottery state or the low-probability lottery state. The additional lottery is mainly performed when a bonus is won. Specifically, when the lottery state is in the low probability lottery state, if a bonus is won in the internal lottery on the main control board 409, the stock of Super Kim TIME (a bonus effect that continues until the next bonus) is added at 4/1000. , The stock of Mr. Kimi TIME (special effect that continues up to the number of times a small role is established) is added at 40/1000, while the lottery state is a high-precision lottery state by internal lottery on the main control board 409 If you win a bonus, you will receive a stock of Super Kim's TIME (special effect that lasts until the next bonus) on 8/1000, and a special effect that will limit the number of small roles that can be established on 992/1000 (Kim's TIME) Add the stock. In other words, when the lottery state is the high-definition lottery state, if the bonus is won, the game shifts almost to Kimi TIME after the bonus ends.

  Furthermore, when the lottery state is the high-precision lottery state, compared to the low-probability lottery state, the stock of Super Kim-san (private production that continues until the next bonus) and Kim-san TIME (limited number of small roles established) Continuing bonus production) stocks are likely to be stocked (it is also easy to win the bonus production stock addition lottery). In the following, the stock of Super Kim TIME (special effect that continues until the next bonus) can be described as “Stock Y1”, and the stock of Kim TIME (special effect that continues until the number of small roles is established) can be described as “Stock Y2.” When including two stocks, describe as “Stock Y”.

  In the bonus production stock addition lottery according to the present embodiment, a lottery for Super Kim TIME (Stock Y1) is first performed, and only when Stock Y1 is not stocked (lost in the lottery for Stock Y1). A lottery for Mr. TIME (Stock Y2). That is, the random number of 1 obtained by the stock addition lottery for the bonus effect is first used for the lottery for the stock Y1, and is used for the lottery for the stock Y2 only when the lottery for the stock Y1 is lost. In other words, when the lottery concerning the stock Y1 is won (it is decided to shift to Super Kim TIME), the lottery for the stock Y2 is not performed.

  In this way, if the player wins the stock Y1, the player can surely win the Super Kim TIME, and even if the player does not win the stock Y1, the player will be selected for the stock Y2. Therefore, the player can always play a game while expecting to win the stock Y1.

  The bonus effect stock addition lottery is performed not only when the bonus is established but also during a bonus game (also referred to as a bonus operation). Whether or not the lottery has been performed can be confirmed by the player by displaying a losing eye in the symbol display area 5901b of the effect display device 590 during the bonus game (unauthorized for the internal lottery). In other words, the bonus effect stock addition lottery is performed only when the internal lottery on the main control board 409 is lost during the bonus game. Here, in the bonus production stock addition lottery, the stock addition lottery of Super Kim's TIME (private production that continues until the next bonus) is 4/1000, and Kim's TIME (privacy production that continues up to the number of small roles established) The stock addition lottery is 132/1000.

  In addition, the bonus production stock addition lottery may be performed during Super Kim's TIME (privilege production that continues until the next bonus) or during Kim's TIME (bonus production that continues until the number of small roles is established). In the present embodiment, when the internal lottery on the main control board 409 is lost while the bonus production is continued, the bonus production stock addition lottery is performed, and 4/1000, Mr. Kim TIME Win the stock addition lottery). Here, when a bonus is won during Super Kim's TIME, there is a higher probability of winning a bonus effect stock addition lottery than winning a bonus during a normal game. As described above, when a bonus is won during the bonus production, a bonus and bonus production loop can be expected by making the gaming machine easy to perform the bonus production.

  In a conventional gaming machine, a bonus game is executed by winning a predetermined winning combination in an internal lottery after winning a bonus and paying out a game medium as a prize. The bonus game ends when the game media reaches a predetermined number. Here, if too many game media are paid out per unit time in the bonus game, the player will be unilaterally disadvantaged, rather than scolding the player. Therefore, in order to suppress the number of payouts per unit time, it is possible to dare to lose the role in the internal lottery performed during the bonus game. Although details of the display mode of the symbol display area 5901b in this case have already been described, by displaying the losing symbol, the player can recognize that the result of the internal lottery has been losing.

  The problem here is that the game that can be obtained as a result of the bonus game for the player, even if the losing of the bonus game during the bonus game has led to suppressing the disadvantage for the hole The net increase in the number of media is reduced. Simply, the fact that the result of the internal lottery is losing is disappointing to the player, but under the circumstances described above, if the player frequently loses during the bonus game, Rather than being discouraged, there may be times when you will be forced to feel angry, which may lead to a decline in interest.

  Therefore, in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the bonus effect lottery is performed only when the result of the internal lottery during the bonus game is a loss. In this bonus production lottery, a bonus lottery is performed to determine whether or not the bonus production is to be performed after the bonus game ends. If the internal lottery during the bonus game is lost, a bonus addition stock lottery is performed. In this way, the more frequent losers occur in the internal lottery during the bonus game, the more chances are given for the bonus production, as well as the case where the bonus production has already been won. It can be expected that the bonus production stock may be added by the bonus production stock addition lottery as the lottery in the lottery occurs more frequently.

  By the way, in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, in the internal lottery during execution of the bonus game, a winning combination (small items, etc.) is mainly selected. In this way, by losing the internal lottery performed during the bonus game, game media paid out per unit time can be suppressed, and not only can the disadvantage of the hole be suppressed, but also the player It is possible to suppress the gambling feeling.

(Boarding and release of bonus production stock)
Stock added by the bonus production stock addition lottery in this embodiment (Super Kim's TIME (private production that continues until the next bonus) stock (stock Y1) and Kim's TIME (privilege that continues up to the number of small roles established) Production) stock (stock Y2)) is carried over to the next bonus production game when not all stock has been consumed in the bonus production game started after the end of the latest bonus. Regarding a specific example in which the bonus production stock is carried over, when the bonus is won, the bonus production lottery is won (for example, it is decided to continue to Kimi TIME), and the bonus production stock addition lottery is won (for example, The case where 1 is added to the stock Y2 will be described.

  As described above, it is decided to shift to Kimi TIME by the bonus production lottery, the bonus production stock addition lottery is performed, and the bonus production stock (Kimsan TIME (the bonus production that continues up to the number of small roles established) is limited). When the stock (stock Y2)) is won, it is in a state of having one privilege effect stock (stock Y2). Since the stock determined in the bonus effect stock addition lottery is the stock Y2, after the bonus game ends, the bonus effect (Kim TIME) that continues up to the number of times the small role is established is started. Next, a predetermined number of small roles are determined by the lottery for lottery navigation, and navigation for winning a small role is performed up to the predetermined number of small roles. For example, in the case where the number of small roles is selected as 5 by the Navi small role number lottery, the winning for the small role is navigated until five small roles are won during the replay time. Further, the navigation is performed so as to avoid winning the punk role (replay 0) of the replay time, which is the trigger for the end of the bonus effect game, until the navigation for winning the winning combination ends.

  The bonus puncture in this embodiment has already been described. For example, even in this example, if the reel stop operation is performed without following the navigation about the punk role of the replay time, Even in a state where only one of the five small roles has been digested, the bonus effect ends with the winning of the punk role (replay 0) at the replay time. In other words, the bonus presentation ends without acquiring the remaining four small roles.

  However, even in such a case, after the bonus directing game ends, when the bonus directing game starts again (that is, a bonus is won in the normal game after the replay puncture, etc., and the bonus directing lottery is also won). Prior to digesting the number of small roles determined by the Navi small role lottery in the bonus effect game (which may be later) A privilege effect game can be started from a small role that could not be played (four in the above example). That is, even if the small role that was scheduled to be navigated by winning the punk role at the replay time during the privilege production game is missed, the small role navigation can be carried over to the next privilege production.

  In addition, when a bonus is won in a normal game after replay puncture, even if it is not won in a bonus production lottery at the time of the bonus, etc., the remaining that could not be obtained in the previous bonus production Since the player already has the right to acquire four small roles (the value of the stock Y2 is not 0), the bonus presentation can be started unconditionally after the bonus ends. In this way, the bonus effect after the bonus ends is the odd number of small roles different from the number selected by the original Navi small role number lottery (that is, the remaining 4 that could not be acquired in the previous bonus effect). It will start from a small part).

  Then, even if the player fails to acquire a small role that could have been originally acquired by mistakenly winning a punk role at the replay time in the previous bonus production, Since there is a merit that the player can always acquire the bonus after the next bonus, the player has a desire to continue playing until the next bonus. As the utilization rate is expected to increase, this is also beneficial for the hall.

  The above describes the player's remedy effect.For example, if the player accidentally wins a replay time punk role in the bonus production, the game is played until the next bonus. Describe the case of not continuing. If a player who sits next to the above player wins a bonus by playing a game, even if he / she does not win the bonus production lottery, the player who sat last time cannot win In other words, a peony-like situation can be considered from the shelf, where the remaining 4 small roles can be obtained unconditionally.

  Moreover, although the above described concretely about the case where the privilege production was ended without acquiring the predetermined small part in the privilege production, the value of the privilege production stock (for example, stock Y2) is 6, for example. Even in the case (when the score effect stock has been added by winning the bonus effect stock addition lottery), the concept of carrying over the stock is the same. For example, it is determined that a bonus effect will be performed after the bonus ends by winning a bonus effect lottery performed when a bonus is won, etc. (at least 1 is added to the stock Y2), and bonus effect stock addition When the value of stock Y2 finally becomes 6 by winning the lottery (it is decided that 6 sets of bonus effects will be performed after the bonus at this point), bonus effects will be started 1 is subtracted from the value of the stock Y2, and becomes 5.

  Then, in the bonus production, when the number of small roles is selected as 5 by the Navi small role lottery, and after winning a small role for one, the punk role of replay time is won. If the bonus game is terminated with 4 small roles that should have been originally acquired, in addition to the odd number of 4 small roles, the bonus production set is 5 times. I couldn't even get. In such a case, assuming that these can be acquired in the next bonus winning, the value of remedying the player will increase significantly, and we do not know that such gaming benefits remain. In addition, the player who can obtain these special effects can be given a great feeling.

  Here, the impression received by the player varies depending on the timing and mode of releasing these special effects. For example, in the bonus production lottery or bonus production stock addition lottery performed at the time of winning a bonus, etc., the stock Y2 is already 1 or more, and the bonus production obtained in a peony manner from the shelf is started prior to the bonus production. In such a case, the number of odd small roles is displayed in the Navi small role number display area 5904, so that the player can clearly recognize that he has obtained a bonus effect from the shelf. Can do.

  On the other hand, if the bonus production that was acquired from the shelf is started after the stock obtained by the stock addition lottery etc. is released first, the bonus presentation will be performed from the shelf. The fact that it can be recognized at a glance is the same as in the case of the first, but the number of odd small roles is also displayed in the navigation small role number display area 5904, so that Since it is understood that the continuation is going to the end stage, if possible, I would like to win the bonus effect stock addition lottery again during execution of the bonus effect (a predetermined value is added to the value of stock Y1 or stock Y2) It is possible to digest the bonus production while wishing.

  However, if the bonus presentation that was acquired from the shelf in a peony-like manner is always performed later than the bonus presentation that you obtained, you can end the bonus presentation while leaving the small role during the bonus presentation. As the number of bonus combinations is increased, the bonus production set with the odd number of small roles remaining is added from one to the next. In this case, each time a bonus game in which the number of small roles displayed in the Navi small role number display area 5904 is odd is started, this is a bonus effect that can be acquired peonyally from the shelf. In addition to being able to easily understand that it is a certain privilege effect, it is possible to grasp how many times the privilege effect was unwillingly ended.

  In the above example, when the game is played without winning the puncture of the replay time, all the bonus production stock (stock Y1 or stock Y2) is released (that is, the value of stock Y1 or stock Y2 is 0) The bonus effect ends, and the image displayed in the effect display area 5901a of the effect display device 590 returns to the normal game image (see FIG. 47 (f)). However, even in this case, it has already been described that the replay time continues until winning the replay time punk role.

  As another example, when the bonus production is being executed and the value of the bonus production stock (stock Y1 or stock Y2) is 1 or more (that is, the bonus production is determined to continue). In the case of winning a bonus, please describe. In this case, as in the case where the punk role of replay time is won by mistake, the special effect set and the special effect set already possessed when winning the punk role of replay time The small role that should have been won will be released after the bonus ends.

  Whether the bonus production that started after the bonus game ended is the one that you have assigned in the course of your game or that you have acquired from the shelf in a peony-like manner, or near the end of the bonus production In this case, the player can only operate by displaying the number of odd small roles in the navigation small number display area 5904. In other words, during the bonus production, the bonus play is ended (unintentionally) by winning the punk role of the replay time without acquiring any of the small roles displayed in the navigation small role number display area 5904. In the case where the bonus effect has been made, the bonus effect is released after the end of the next bonus without subtracting the number of small roles, so that the player cannot feel that the bonus effect is started.

  Therefore, when the bonus presentation is terminated without acquiring any of the bonus plays displayed in the navigation small role display area 5904 in the bonus presentation, the number of bonus plays is decremented by one. You may make it discharge | release as privilege production after the next bonus above. Then, when the bonus production is started, the number of small roles displayed in the navigation small role display area 5904 is the number of odd small roles that are not displayed in the original bonus production. Since the player is displayed, whether the bonus presentation is the bonus presentation that was left when he or she unintentionally ended the bonus presentation, or the person sitting in front of it unwillingly ended It is possible to clearly discriminate whether or not it has been allowed.

  In general, when a small role that should have been acquired is subtracted by 1, the player may feel angry, but avoidance of a punk role in the replay time in this embodiment follows navigation. It is very easy, and it is thought that the winning of the punk role is often due to a player's operation mistake. Under such circumstances, by applying the above-mentioned penalty sanctions, maintain fairness between those who could avoid winning the replay time punk and those who did not It is also possible.

  This embodiment is equipped with a ceiling function. Specifically, a flag is established when a game exceeding 1079 games is played at the end of the bonus (referred to as a ceiling flag), a lottery to enter a high-precision lottery state and a high-precision game addition lottery are performed, and the main control board Until the bonus is won in the internal lottery at 409, only the formation of the small role is navigated (referred to as “infinite AT navigation”). The navigation may be performed by voice or lamp, or may be navigated to the player by displaying a liquid crystal (effect display area 5901a or symbol display area 5901b on the screen 504).

  Here, if the game state is Kimi TIME (a bonus effect that continues up to the number of times a small role is established) when the 1079 game is reached, the ceiling flag is established when the 1079 game is exceeded. However, the game proceeds while the ceiling flag is established until the bonus effect ends, and the infinite AT navigation is activated after the bonus effect ends. The infinite AT navigation after the end of the bonus production is also for navigating only the establishment of the small role by voice or the like as described above.

  If the game state is Super Kim TIME (special effect that continues until the next bonus) when the 1079 game is reached, the ceiling flag is established when the 1079 game is exceeded. As in the case of Mr. Kim TIME, the bonus production ends when the bonus production is completed or the bonus production ends in an unintentional manner (the replay time punk role is won. If it is). Here, when the bonus is established, the established ceiling flag is reset. However, when Super Kim-san TIME is terminated in an unwilling manner, the infinite AT is activated from the time of termination.

[Special production]
In the slot machine according to the present invention, for example, in a game executed after being left unattended for a predetermined time (predetermined predetermined time) without being played for a while, a bonus or the like is not won as a result of an internal lottery. Even in such a case, a hot effect (special effect) is performed for the player as if the bonus was won. In particular, slot machines, for example, have different bonus winning probabilities for each setting set by the hall personnel, so games continue to be played on gaming machines that seem to have a good appearance rate. On the other hand, there is a tendency that a gaming machine that seems to have a low turnout rate is left without being played.

  In other words, for gaming machines that are likely to appear frequently, the player tends to judge that “this gaming machine is good to set”, while for gaming machines that do not appear frequently, This game machine has a tendency to be judged as “setting is bad”. Therefore, when a game is played on a gaming machine that has been left for more than the predetermined time as in the slot machine of the present embodiment, there is an expectation that an advantageous result will be brought to the player. By performing the effects that can be given, it is possible to make the player who started the game with the abandoned gaming machine hesitate to stop the game halfway.

  Specific control will be described with reference to FIGS. 50 to 53. Here, whether or not the gaming machine has been left for more than the predetermined time is counted by a dedicated timer that counts the elapsed time since the previous game ended. Here, the end of the “previous game” is to stop the one reel that is stopped last among all the reels after all the reels are rotated by the start of the previous game. The operation is terminated when the operated stop button is released. However, when a medal as a prize is paid out as a result of one game, the game may be ended when the medal as a prize is paid out.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, a dedicated timer is used to measure whether or not the gaming machine is left unattended for a predetermined time. Instead, it is assigned to one game. You may use the timer which time-measured time. The “time allotted to one game” is a time (for example, an allocation time of 4.1 sec) that is determined to prevent a medal as a game medium from being consumed by a student, and this allocation time elapses. The next game will not be executed before.

[Timer count processing]
The timer count process will be described with reference to FIG. The timer count process is controlled by the main control board 409. Here, the timer count process is not started when the power is turned on. Assuming that the timer starts when the power is turned on, in a general pachinko hall, the power is turned on before opening the hall, so when the player starts the game, the predetermined time in the timer count process is already This is because, in such a case, when a game is played in the morning (immediately after opening), a special effect can almost always be performed. This will not only diminish the feeling of rareness and appreciation for the occurrence of special effects (details will be described later), but it will also give the player the recognition that special effects are gusset effects, making it annoying. In addition, there is a risk that the production performed when the internal lottery is a win will be annoying.

  Therefore, the timer count process is started on the condition that at least one game is executed after the power is turned on. For example, when a game medal is inserted (including when the bet buttons 205 and 206 are operated), the timer counting process is started when the start lever 210 is operated or when the third stop button is operated. The

  If the condition “at least one game is being executed” is cleared, it is next determined whether or not the game condition is not established (step S1100). Here, the game condition is not satisfied means that the game cannot be started (the reel does not rotate even if the start lever 210 is operated). For example, all the reels are stopped and a predetermined number of games are played. A state where medals are not inserted (for example, a state where only one or two medals are inserted in a three-slot slot machine) can be cited. If the player has won a replay in the previous game, the next game can be executed without inserting a prescribed number of game medals, so the game condition is not satisfied.

  In the present invention, medals for a bet necessary for executing one game can be inserted through the insertion slot 203. Further, not only the bet necessary for executing one game but also the upper limit of storage (for example, 50 cards) can be inserted. The inserted medals are stored as credit data. If the amount exceeds the upper limit of storage, the credit data cannot be stored any longer unless the credit data is digested by executing a game or the like, and paid out to the medal tray 201. In order to digest the credit data and start the game, it is necessary to operate the bet buttons 205 and 206.

  “The state in which a prescribed number of game medals have not been inserted” means that, for example, in a slot machine in which a game can be executed only after three medals are inserted, only one or two game medals are inserted. In a slot machine in which a game can be executed if at least one game medal is inserted, this corresponds to a state in which no game medal is inserted.

  Here, for example, if a game medal as an execution condition for the next game has not been inserted even though one game has ended, the game medal is to be executed unless the previous game result is a replay. It can be said that “game conditions are not satisfied” until is inserted. In other words, unless the previous game result is a replay, a situation may occur in which the game condition is not satisfied after each game. In addition, as a situation where the game condition may be not established for a long time, for example, there is no game medal (or credit data) for playing the game, and the player can start from the stand (game machine) to stop the game. The situation that you have left can be considered.

  If it is determined that the game condition is not established (YES in step S1100), the HA flag (high energizer flag) is established (step S1120), and then the timer is started (step S1160). On the other hand, it is determined that the gaming conditions are not satisfied (for example, a state where the reel can be rotated by operating the start lever 210 or a case where three credits remain in the three-slot slot machine). In the case (NO in step S1100), the HA flag (high energy flag) is not established (step S1140), and the timer is started (step S1160). Thereafter, the process proceeds to the timer effect determination process (FIG. 51). Note that although the credit data remains, the gaming state is not established even when the player leaves the platform for a certain period of time in order to take a rest or meal break.

[Timer effect determination processing]
The timer effect determination process will be described with reference to FIG. This process is controlled by the main control board 409. In this process, when the previous game result is not replay, after the previous game that was not replay ends (after the timer is started), the game is executed after the predetermined time has elapsed. The resumed state is assumed. In this state, when the player who played the previous game starts the game again (for example, when the game is resumed after returning from a toilet break or a meal break), the previous game is played. When a player who is different from the player who played the game newly plays a game (for example, when the player who played the previous game leaves the game table after the credit data becomes 0, another player A case where the game is resumed on the platform).

  The timer effect determination process is based on the premise that the game can be resumed. That is, the reel can be rotated by operating the start lever 210 again after a predetermined time has elapsed since the end of the previous game, and then a game medal is inserted (or the MAX bet button is operated). It is necessary to be in a state to become. When the game is resumed, whether a predetermined time has elapsed from the end of the previous game (timer start) when the game result is not a replay until the next game is started (whether the timer has elapsed a predetermined time) Is determined (step S1200). If it is determined that the timer has counted the lapse of a predetermined time (YES in step S1200), it is next determined whether or not the HA flag is established (step S1220).

  If it is determined that the HA flag is established (YES in step S1220), the timer effect flag A is established (step S1240), and the timer is reset (step S1280). If it is determined that the HA flag is not established (NO in step S1220), the timer effect flag B is established (step S1260), and the timer is reset (step S1280).

[Command reception processing]
Next, command reception processing will be described with reference to FIG. In the command reception process, the peripheral control board 510 receives information transmitted from the main control board 409 (for example, winning information, timer count information, information on whether or not to perform effects, information on timer effect flags, etc.). Then, based on the received information, the process continues to the effect process. Specifically, when an effect development command (information on whether or not to produce an effect or the like) is received from main control board 409 (YES in step S2100), the process proceeds to an N value determination process (step S2120). The N value determination process is a process of drawing lots after how many games the effect is performed. The N value is determined based on the N value determination table in FIG. After the N value is determined by the N value determination process, the process proceeds to the effect process (step S2140). In addition to the information on whether or not to perform an effect, the effect development command includes information on whether or not the timer effect flag A or the timer effect flag B obtained in the timer effect determination process described above is established. It is out.

[N value determination table]
Here, the N value determination table will be described with reference to FIG. The N value in the N value determination table is divided into 0, 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25. In the N value determination process, the N value is determined by determining one of these divided sections at a predetermined selection rate. For example, the selection rate of the category “0” is 0.3, and each of the cases of “1-5”, “6-10”, “11-15”, “16-20”, and “21-25” The selection ratio at which these sections are selected is 0.14. Then, after selecting one of these categories, the N value is determined with an equal probability. For example, when the category “1-5” is selected, then any one of 1-5 is determined as an N value with an equal probability of 1/5 each. Here, the N value indicates how many games the special effect is to be performed after the effect flag in step S1220 is established. For example, if the N value is “2”, two games after the current game. Special effects are performed. If the N value is “0”, the special effect is not performed.

  As described above, when the selection rate of the N value is changed, the timing at which the special effect is performed is the first game after the lapse of the predetermined time, the 25th game, or the special effect is not performed. (N value = 0) and the like exist, and variations on the start (presence / absence) of special effects are widened. As a result, it is possible to prevent the player from easily seeing that the bonus is not won when the special performance is performed. For example, if a game is started on a gaming machine that has been left for a predetermined time, there is regularity in the execution time of the special effect, for example, a special effect is performed in the first game after the game is started. If there is, there is a risk that the player will be overlooked by the mechanism of the gaming machine. If the mechanism of the gaming machine is overlooked by the player, the game itself may become ruined even if a special effect is made, which may give the player the impression that it is an annoying effect.

  However, as in the present invention, if the timing of special effects is different each time, even if it is a skilled player, whether special effects were performed, or whether a bonus (or chance chance) was won by internal lottery Therefore, it is difficult to guess the occurrence of special effects.

[Direction processing]
The effect process will be described with reference to FIG. In the effect process, first, the peripheral control board 510 determines whether or not the winning information received from the main control board 409 is related to the bonus winning (step S2200). If it is determined that the bonus is won (YES in step S2200), an effect (bonus table) to be performed when the bonus is won is selected and a bonus effect is performed (step S2220). When the bonus is won, the special effect is not performed even if the timer effect flag A is established.

  If the bonus has not been won (NO in step S2200), whether or not the chance of giving the player a sense of expectation that the bonus has been won is displayed even though the result of the internal lottery has not been won. It is determined (whether or not a chance item is won) (step S2240). If it is determined that the chance is won (YES in step S2240), an effect (chance eye table) to be performed when the chance is won is selected, and the chance eye is performed (step S2260).

  If the chance is not won (NO in step S2240), it is determined whether or not the N value is 1 (N = 1?) (Step S2280). If the N value is 1 (YES in step S2280), it is determined whether or not the timer effect flag A is 1 (step S2300). The timer effect flag A is a flag (HA flag) that is established based on the fact that the timer has elapsed for a predetermined time in step S1220 of the timer effect determination process of FIG.

  If it is determined that the timer effect flag A is 1 (YES in step S2300), a gasse bonus table is selected (step S2320), and a gase bonus effect (special effect, such as a bonus table when the bonus table is selected) is selected. A very similar effect that is very similar to the bonus effect performed in the case of winning. In this embodiment, the bonus effect and the gase bonus effect are stored in the ROM as different effect data, but the same effect data may be shared. After the gasse bonus effect is performed, the N value is reset (step S2340).

  If it is determined in step S2280 that the N value is not 1 (NO in step S2280), 1 is subtracted from the N value (N = N−1) (step S2420). For example, when the N value is “5”, N = 1 is not satisfied, so that the N value is decremented by 1 (5-1 = 4) in step S2420, and the effect process is terminated. This process is performed each time the game is repeated until it is determined in step S2280 that the N value has become 1.

  Even if the N value in this game is “1” and the timer performance flag is established, when the bonus is won as a result of the internal lottery, the bonus table is selected without selecting the gasse bonus table. Is done.

  If it is determined in step S2300 that timer effect flag A is not 1 (NO in step S2300), it is determined whether timer effect flag B is 1 (step S2360). The timer effect flag B is established based on the fact that the HA flag is not established (NO in step S1220) although the timer has elapsed for a predetermined time in the timer effect determination process of FIG. 51 (YES in step S1200). It is a flag to do. If it is determined that the timer effect flag B is 1 (YES in step S2360), a gasse chance eye table is selected (step S2380), and an effect very similar to that produced when the chance eye table is selected is performed. .

  For example, in the case of a chance chance production, it is assumed that there is a high probability that an ART will be started after a bonus or an effect using a samurai character that makes you think that you may enter the “super chance mode” described above. This is an effect that can be relatively expected, although it is different from the effect that you might have won the bonus, such as the Gase Bonus Effect. After performing the gasses chance effect, the N value is reset (step S2340). If the timer effect flag B is not 1 in step S2360 (NO in step S2360), error processing is performed (step S2400).

  Here, the reason why the special effects to be generated are different between when the timer effect flag A is established and when the timer effect flag B is established will be described. First, the situation where the timer effect flag A is established in which the gasse bonus effect is performed will be described. The case where the timer effect flag A is established means that the HA flag is established in the timer effect determination process (YES in step S1220), and the fact that the HA flag is established means that the timer count. In the process, the game condition is not established (YES in step S1100).

  “A game condition is not satisfied” means that, for example, when the player leaves the table due to the absence of a game medal (or credit data) for executing the game, or credit data remains. However, in order to take a rest break or a meal break, there are cases where the game table is left for a certain period of time. The HA flag is established because the former game medal (or credit) is lost. It is assumed that the player leaves the game table. That is, it is assumed that the next player who executes the game on the game table is not a player who has left, but is mainly a new player.

  In the game table, when a new player starts a game (in the present invention, it means “resume”), when a predetermined time has elapsed since the end of the previous game, a special effect can be performed. Since the special effect is based on the fact that the timer effect flag A is established, a “continuous effect or the like that makes you think that the bonus may have been won” (gase bonus effect) is performed. In other words, even for a player who plays for the first time on the gaming machine for the first time, the bonus will be won as if it were an easy-to-understand performance that would make the player think that this production is a hot one. It is a continuous production that makes you think it may be.

  In this way, the player who witnessed the special performance, as described above, thinks that it may be a hot production, as well as being driven by an arbitrary delusion that `` This table may be expensive '' It can be expected that it will not leave the stand immediately. As a result, not only can the game be played while the player has a sense of expectation, but the occupancy rate can also be expected to increase, so it can be said that there is also a merit on the hall side.

  Here, when the timer effect flag A is established (when a new player resumes the game), the “super chance mode” may be entered as when the timer effect flag B is established. It may be controlled not to perform an effect that makes it seem that it is not possible (a gasse chance effect). The reason is that the first chance effect is effective only when the game machine is played for a long time on the game machine, and when it is performed for a player who knows what the chance eye effect is. This is because there is a certain effect, so even if the effect is performed on the player who plays the game for the first time, it may not be noticed that the effect is very similar to the chance eye effect.

  Next, a situation where the timer effect flag B is established in which the chance chance effect is performed will be described. The case where the timer effect flag B is established means that the HA flag is not established in the timer effect determination process (NO in step S1220), and the fact that the HA flag is not established means that the timer count. In the process, the game condition is satisfied (in other words, in the three-slot slot machine, when the credit data balance is three or more, or when three medals are inserted, the start lever 210 can be operated. (A state where it can be performed) (NO in step S1100).

  The fact that the game condition is satisfied is different from the case where the HA flag is satisfied, that the reason why the player has left the game table is when the game is stopped or the table is moved In contrast to this, it is possible to assume a case where the game table is left for a certain period of time in order to take a rest break or a meal break. That is, in most cases, it is considered that the player who resumes the game on the gaming table next is likely to be the same player as the player who has left.

  When the player returns to the game table from a restroom break, a meal break, or the like and resumes the game, a special effect can be performed when a predetermined time has elapsed since the end of the previous game. Since the special effect is based on the fact that the timer effect flag B is established, an effect using a samurai character that makes you think that you may enter the “super chance mode” described above, The effect that makes it seem that the probability that the ART is started after the bonus is high "(the first chance effect) is performed.

  Here, when the timer effect flag B is established, the “game bonus effect” is not performed as in the case where the timer effect flag A is established. Unlike players, a player who has already played a game on the gaming machine may have some understanding of the content, frequency, and expectation level of the performance on the gaming machine. May have won the chance, such as being able to understand just because the game has been played for a long time, rather than doing an “intelligible presentation” that may have won the bonus, or ART after the bonus This is because the direction that the probability that the game will start may be high can be expected to tickle the psychology that will continue to play games.

  In particular, in a gaming machine that was used before taking a break, there may be a case where the game feels monotonous when the game machine has fallen into a big humor without a bonus. In such a case, when a break is taken and the game is resumed after a lapse of a predetermined time, if the gasse chance stage effect is performed, the game flow may be changed by taking a break. "I can't do that," I can have some sort of jinx delusion. Thereby, it can be expected that the monotony of the game is eliminated, and it can be expected that the player's motivation is restored. In this way, the player can play a new game by generating a special effect, and as a result, the operating rate of the stand is improved, which is also advantageous for the hall.

  Here, when the timer effect flag B is established, an effect that the bonus may have been won (gase bonus effect) is basically controlled not to be performed. The reason is that, as described above, the Gase Bonus Production is an easy-to-understand production. Therefore, if the Gase Bonus Production is performed every time a break is taken, the appreciation for the special production will be reduced, or the special production will be a Gase Production. This is because it becomes easier to notice that there is a possibility that the interest will be lowered.

  The flow of special effects is as follows. First, a player starts a game with the slot machine of the present invention. Depending on the setting of the stand, it may be difficult to win a bonus, and there is a risk that normal games will become monotonous. In this case, the player takes a toilet break, takes a meal break during meals, or moves to another table in the worst case in order to confuse the monotony. In the present invention, although the game is started as described above, the timer is started once the game is interrupted. Then, the player who has taken a meal break after a lapse of a predetermined time returns to the slot machine and resumes the game, whereby a special effect can be performed.

  In this way, when the game is resumed after a lapse of a certain time from the end of the game, and a special effect is performed, the player who plays the game for the first time on the gaming machine arouses interest in the gaming machine and is motivated to play. For players who have resumed the game after taking a break such as a restroom break, etc., there is an effect of improving the willingness to continue playing the game and suppressing the decrease in interest, For the hall, it is possible to bring about an effect of improving the operating rate.

  The gaming machine described in the embodiment for carrying out the invention has the following configuration in order to realize the technical idea of the invention of the present application. In the following, the terms described in the mode for carrying out the above invention will be described as a general concept, and the terms described in the mode for carrying out the above invention corresponding to the above generalized term will be described. It is described in parentheses. In addition, the following structures are provided independently or in combination as appropriate.

  The gaming machine (for example, a spinning machine represented by a slot machine) includes a plurality of reels (reels 301a, 301b, 301c) each having a plurality of symbols, and each of the plurality of reels. The display window (opening part 591a) provided in the front surface of the housing | casing so that the displayed symbol can be visually recognized, and the several operation means operated by a player are provided.

  This gaming machine can execute a game on the assumption that a predetermined bet number has been set by using a gaming medium such as a medal or using electronic gaming data called credit. .

  By the way, as the above-described operation means, a start operation means (start lever 210) capable of starting rotation of a plurality of reels (reels 301a, 301b, 301c) and a rotation by operating the start operation means. A plurality of stop operation means (reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c) capable of stopping the plurality of reels being moved are disposed at least.

  The start operation means (start lever 210) is capable of starting the rotation of a plurality of reels (reels 301a, 301b, 301c) on the assumption that a predetermined bet number is set. In other words, even if this start operation means is operated, the rotation of a plurality of reels cannot be started unless a predetermined bet number is set.

  The plurality of stop operation means (reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c) are arranged corresponding to the respective reels (reels 301a, 301b, 301c). At this time, it is preferable that each reel corresponds to each stop operation means on a one-to-one basis. When the reel stop operation means is stopped, if the reel corresponding to the operated reel stop operation means is in a rotating state, a reel stop function for stopping the reel operates. In this way, by operating each stop operating means, it is possible to individually stop a plurality of reels in a rotating state.

  By the way, the gaming machine further starts the rotation of the plurality of reels (reels 301a, 301b, 301c) and then stops the plurality of reels (reels 301a, 301b, 301c). There is an effect means (screen 504) for performing an effect while the symbol game to which a privilege is given based on the symbol combination displayed in the opening 591a) proceeds. The production means (screen 504) is present behind the front surface of the reel (reels 301a, 301b, 301c) (for example, the surface visually recognized by the opening 591a) separated from the predetermined space 550 by the player. It is characterized in that it produces an effect (a target effect or a Hanafuda effect) by using it as an effect space or an operation space in which a player operates (pointing) according to the effect.

  The production means is not limited to the display means such as the screen 504, but may be a movable object (for example, an accessory imitating a crocodile). For example, in the initial state (the state in which no production is performed), the movable object is provided in the back that is a predetermined space apart from the front of the reel with respect to the player. It is good also as what produces said by using said predetermined space 550 as production space in the aspect that a movable thing comes out or returns to the original position.

  The directing means (screen 504) may perform an effect directly related to the symbol game, or may perform an effect unrelated to the symbol game.

  The directing means (screen 504) is present to the player at a depth approximately the diameter of the substantially columnar symbol variation display device 300 from the front of the reel (reels 301a, 301b, 301c), or above the symbol variation display device 300. The lower space may correspond to the predetermined space. Alternatively, the rendering means (screen 504) may be attached close to the back plate 104, and the space from the front surface of the reel (reels 301a, 301b, 301c) to the substantially back plate 104 may correspond to the predetermined space 550. .

  Furthermore, it has detection means (reel stop sensor 212, start sensor 210a, MAX bet sensor 206a) for detecting the player's movement, and the gaming machine is based on whether or not the detection means has detected the player's movement. It is also possible to function. The detection means (the reel stop sensor 212 in FIG. 57) may be provided in the predetermined space 550 functioning as an effect space or an operation space. Alternatively, the detection means (reel stop sensor 212) may be provided outside the predetermined space 550 that functions as an effect space or an operation space. For example, it is good also as what is provided in the movable body as said production | presentation means integrally.

  The detection means is not limited to a sensor that performs a function directly related to progressing a game, such as the reel stop sensor 212, the start sensor 210a, and the MAX bet sensor 206a, but may be a sensor that is used only for production.

  For example, when a gaming machine detects a player's motion, the gaming machine starts to rotate the reels (reels 301a, 301b, 301c). It is also possible to stop at least one of the reels (reels 301a, 301b, 301c), or to play one game from medals stored as data in the memory of the control board (main control board 409). May be used to instruct the insertion of the maximum number of sheets that can be used (for example, 3), or to instruct the insertion of one of the medals stored as data in the memory of the control board (main control board 409). Alternatively, the medal stored as data in the memory of the control board (main control board 409) may be released to release the medal.

  In addition, the fact that the gaming machine functions based on whether or not the player's motion is detected, for example, the gaming machine uses the rendering content of the rendering means (screen 504, lamp, speakers 1021, 1022) as the player's motion. It is good also as a thing according to detection of. Examples of the production content include the display content of the screen 504, the lighting state of the lamp, and the sound emitted from the speakers (the right speaker 1021, the left speaker 1022, and the bass speaker 221).

  Further, the functioning of the gaming machine based on whether or not the player's motion is detected means that, for example, when the gaming machine detects the player's motion, the player increases points for providing some value to the player. It is good as a thing. Some value may be directly irrelevant to the game result such as privilege information provided from the game store, or the possibility that the RTE end suppression effect or the entertainment effect is performed is increased. The game result may be affected, such as increasing the winning probability.

  The detection means (reel stop sensor 212) detects the player's movement and sends a signal to the main control board 409. Instead of this, the player's movement is detected and the peripheral control board 510 is detected. You may make it send a signal to. That is, the player operates in accordance with the effects performed by the effect means (target effect, flower card effect, bad character display (described later), animal character display (described later), and mogling image display (described later)). An action (pointing action, stroking action (described later), stroking action (described later), and striking action (described later)) performed in the predetermined space 550 functioning as a space is detected and performed by the rendering means based on the detection. The production may be changed.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the signal output from the detection means (reel stop sensor 212) is input to the main control board 409, but the signal output from the detection means may be input to the peripheral control board 510. good.

[Other Embodiments of Examples 1]
Note that the operation performed by the player is not limited to pointing, and may be anything that can be detected by the reel stop sensors 212a to 212c corresponding to the selected target (left, center, right). For example, an operation that shoots a target may be performed. In addition, since the display image is the target here, the operation of pointing and shooting is exemplified as the operation performed by the player, but as shown in FIG. 58, when the display image is a bad character, it may be a scolding operation, If the display image is a pet animal character, a stroke operation may be used. The player may operate intuitively. If it is configured to detect the player's roaring motion and react accordingly, such as a bad character falling down, the player will have his own character rather than falling down in response to pressing a button. Since there is a discrepancy between the action and the reaction of the villain character, a unique pleasure can be obtained. Similarly, if the player's stroking motion is detected and the animal character responds, for example, by shaking its tail, the player simply responds by pressing the button. Rather than waving, the animal character responds to your actions, so you can feel a unique joy.

  In the above-described embodiment, the selection switch 208 is set to “ON” only during the target production and the scene of the flower card production, the operation detection of the reel stop sensor 212 or the like is enabled, and the operation of the reel stop button 211 or the like is performed. However, the scene in which the selection switch 208 is “ON” is not limited to the above, and the slot machine described above can be used regardless of the gaming state in which the selection switch 208 is “ON”. A game can be realized by the configuration of one.

  In the above-described embodiment, the player switches the operation of the selection switch 208 to enable the pressing operation of the reel stop button 211 or the like or the operation detection of the reel stop sensor 212 or the like. The switching method is not limited to this. For example, the main control MPU of the main control board 409 may be automatically switched based on the gaming state. The gaming state is a gaming state that can be grasped by the main control board 409, and includes whether the BB game is being played, whether the RB game is being played, and whether the RT game is being played.

  In the slot machine 1, the signal from the main control board 409 to the peripheral control board 510 is one-way for the purpose of preventing fraud, and the signal cannot be sent from the peripheral control board 510 to the main control board 409. Therefore, the main control board 409 side cannot grasp whether the peripheral control board 510 is in the mode effect of starting independently according to the command transmitted from the main control board 409. However, if there is a means for the main control board 409 to know the start of the mode effect, the gaming state also includes whether or not the peripheral control board 510 is in a predetermined mode effect that starts independently. Further, as described above, the signal output from the detection means such as the reel stop sensor 212 may be input to the peripheral control board 510. In this way, the peripheral control board 510 can determine whether the signal sent from the detection means is valid or invalid according to the gaming state. The peripheral control board 510 can produce an effect in accordance with the signal sent from the detection means.

  In addition, the main control board 409 enables the operation detection by the reel stop sensor 212 to be effective only when the result of the internal lottery is a win (when the result is advantageous to the player), and the reel stop button 211 is pressed. May be considered invalid. This is because the operation detection by the reel stop sensor 212 is not always accurate. The above-described target production will be described as an example. Even if the player intends to point to the left target, the middle reel stop sensor 212b detects the player's action, and as a result, the middle reel 301b stops. However, there may be an effect in which the central target is selected. In such a case, if the result is lost, the player is frustrated. If the result of the internal lottery is a win, the player is controlled to select the target described as “Even” regardless of which target is selected, so even if the reel stop sensor 212 is erroneously detected. Even if a target different from the player's intention is selected, the player will be rather lucky because the result will be a hit. Conversely, when the result of the internal lottery is a loss, the pressing operation of the reel stop button 211 may be validated, and the operation detection by the reel stop sensor 212 may be invalidated.

  However, if the operation of the reel stop button 211 is valid and the operation detection by the reel stop sensor 212 is invalid only when the result of the internal lottery is lost, the player who has become accustomed to the game At the time when the pressing operation of the reel stop button 211 becomes effective, it is noticed that it is lost. In order to prevent this, even when the result of the internal lottery is a win, the pressing operation of the reel stop button 211 may be validated with a predetermined probability, and the operation detection by the reel stop sensor 212 may be invalidated. Even in this case, there is no change in the win when the reel stop sensor 212 becomes effective in the production, but the player who notices this is rather happily pointing and operating, so the game is It gets excited. Further, if the player moves differently from the normal slot operation of pointing operation in the case of winning, it is easy to stand out and can appeal to the player, so that the player can be given a sense of superiority.

  The main control board 409 may enable the reel stop sensor 212 and the like and disable the reel stop button 211 during RT, for example. Here, an example of an effect using the image reflection mirror driving device 503 will be described. The peripheral control board 510 that has received the RT start command from the main control board 409 instructs the image reflection mirror driving device 503 to rotate the image reflection mirror 502. Upon receiving the instruction, the image reflection mirror driving device 503 rotates the image reflection mirror 502 by a predetermined angle.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 55, the image reflected by the image reflection mirror 502 is projected onto the reel upper protection member 303b. Here, as shown in FIG. 56, an image for wobbling is displayed. When the player performs an operation of hitting the mole displayed as shown in FIG. 57, the reel stop sensor 212 detects the operation and stops the reel 301. Specifically, when the player hits the mole that has come out on the left side, the left reel stop sensor 212a detects the player's arm, and the left reel 301a is stopped. When the player hits the mole that comes out in the center, the middle reel stop sensor 212b detects the player's arm and the middle reel 301b is stopped. When the player hits the mole that has come out on the right side, the right reel stop sensor 212a detects the player's arm and the right reel 301c is stopped.

  In particular, during the above-mentioned artistic end suppression effect and the artistic effect, a mole may be made to appear so as to navigate the reel stop operation order. The player can perform a reel stop operation that is advantageous to the player by hitting the mole that has appeared. In this case, as shown in FIG. 57, if the reel stop sensor 212 is provided on the reel upper protection member 303b, the player's action (in this case, a hand) can be detected more reliably, and the accuracy is improved. Can also be secured. It is good also as what produces not only the example shown here but navigating the reel stop operation order. The player can perform a reel stop operation that is advantageous to the player by operating in accordance with the navigation.

[Other embodiment 2 of the embodiment]
In the above description, the slot machine 1 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a pachinko machine may be used.

  Although the pachinko machine is not shown, a game board having a game area is fitted in the frame, and when the player operates the operation handle, a game ball as a game medium is launched toward the game area. A large number of nails are driven into the game area so as to decelerate the flow speed of the game ball flowing down the game area and to change the flow down direction. A transparent glass plate (not necessarily a glass plate but may be, for example, a transparent resin plate) is arranged in front of the game area, and a game ball flowing down the game area is visually recognized. It can be done.

  When a game ball launched toward the game area wins a start opening provided in the game area, a lottery process is performed as a process by the CPU mounted on the main control board. If the result of the lottery process is a win, based on this, a big hit game advantageous to the player is executed as a process by the CPU mounted on the main control board. The big hit game is a process in which the big prize opening provided in the game area is continuously opened, and the prize ball is paid out from the prize ball payout device based on the winning of the game ball to the big prize opening. The jackpot game is a round operation in which a big winning opening is opened until a predetermined number of conditions are satisfied, that is, a predetermined number of game balls win a big winning opening or a special winning opening is opened for a predetermined time. Therefore, when a big hit game is executed, a large amount of game balls are paid out to the player. The game ball paid out in this way is paid out to a game dish provided below the game area.

  When the lottery process is performed, the result of the lottery process is transmitted from the main control board to another control board. The CPU mounted on the other control board that has received the result of the lottery process from the main control board may display a predetermined effect on, for example, a liquid crystal display as a display unit based on the result of the lottery process. Control. On this display means, for example, an expected effect that causes the player to expect that the result of the lottery process is a win is displayed.

  By the way, according to a conventional pachinko machine, a planar two-dimensional image is only displayed on, for example, a liquid crystal display as a display means. In recent years, although the size of the display means has been increased, only a two-dimensional image is still displayed, and there is a limit to performing powerful effects. Therefore, even in a pachinko machine, the front game part may have a dent part that is recessed in the depth direction in order to create a three-dimensional space in a form that encloses the player. For example, the three-dimensional space may be formed by projecting forward from the left side (left end), right side (right end), upper end (upper end), and lower side (lower end) of the game area. The three-dimensional space may be formed below the game dish. Then, a predetermined effect based on the lottery result is performed using the three-dimensional space formed as described above, thereby realizing an effect full of realism. “Using a three-dimensional space” includes not only that an effect is actually displayed or performed in the three-dimensional space, but also a predetermined effect is displayed on the surface forming the three-dimensional space. Or a mode in which a predetermined effect displayed on a surface forming the three-dimensional space and a movable accessory arranged in the three-dimensional space are fused.

  The present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention as described below. And design changes are possible.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the game machine applied to the slot machine 1 or the pachinko machine is shown. However, the game machine is similar to the slot machine 1 described above. Instead of using medals, the present invention may be applied to a so-called “parrot” game machine in which a predetermined amount of game balls are inserted to play a game.

  The gaming machine described in the embodiment for carrying out the invention has the following configuration in order to realize the technical idea of the invention of the present application. In the following, the terms described in the mode for carrying out the above invention will be described as a general concept, and the terms described in the mode for carrying out the above invention corresponding to the above generalized term will be described. It is described in parentheses.

  This gaming machine (for example, a spinning machine represented by a slot machine) stores a plurality of reels (reels 301a, 301b, 301c) arranged with a plurality of symbols attached to each other, and a game medium. And a storage / dispensing device (medal releasing device 110) capable of paying out the stored game media. The plurality of reels are started to rotate by operating start operation means (start lever 210). The plurality of reels in the rotating state by operating the start operation means can be stopped by operating the stop operation means (reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c). This stop operation means is provided corresponding to each reel (that is, the same number of stop operation means as the reels are provided). When this stop operation means is operated, the reel corresponding to the operated stop operation means can be stopped. In this way, a plurality of reels can be stopped individually.

  When the start operation means (start lever 210) is operated, internal lottery is performed by lottery means (main control board 409, more specifically, one function of the CPU mounted on the main control board 409). Further, based on the result of the internal lottery and the stop operation by the stop operation means, the reel stop control means (main control board 409, more specifically, one function of the CPU mounted on the main control board 409) stops a plurality of reels. Is controlled. These lottery means and reel stop control means are one process performed by the CPU mounted on the control board (main control board 409).

  The gaming machine also includes a box-shaped housing (outer body 100) having a front game portion (door-type front member 200). The front game unit includes a display area (opening 591a) in which a part of the symbols (for example, three symbols of the upper, middle, and lower stages) attached to the reels (reels 301a, 301b, and 301c) and the start The operation means (starting lever 210) and the stop operation means (reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c) are included at least in the operation area (operation unit 202). The box-shaped housing contains at least the plurality of reels, the storage / dispensing device (medal releasing device 110), and the control board (main control board 409).

  Then, after the start operation means (start lever 210) is operated to start rotation of the plurality of reels (reels 301a, 301b, 301c), stop operation means (reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c) Is operated to stop a plurality of reels (reels 301a, 301b, 301c) in the spinning state, the result of one game is displayed in a display area (opening 591a) as a combination of symbols attached to each reel. Is displayed. When the symbol combination displayed in the display area in this way is a symbol combination corresponding to a predetermined winning combination, an opportunity to execute a game medium as a prize or a re-game is given. In addition, when the symbol combination displayed in the display area is a symbol combination corresponding to a special combination, for example, a bonus game in which the appearance frequency of the symbol combination corresponding to a predetermined winning combination is increased over a predetermined number of games is executed as a bonus game. It is executed by means (main control board 409, more specifically, one function of the CPU mounted on the main control board 409). In addition to the bonus game, a game advantageous to the player may include a replay time (RTE), an assist time (ATE), or a combination of replay time and assist time.

  By the way, the case (outer main body 100) in the gaming machine includes the plurality of reels (reels 301a, 301b, 301c), the storage / dispensing device (medal releasing device 110), and the control board (main control). In order to create a three-dimensional space (predetermined space 550) while holding the board 409) inside the player, the front game portion (the door-type front member 200) is at least above the storage / dispensing device. It has a dent part (part in which the predetermined space 550 is formed) dented in the depth direction. Further, the upper part and the left and right side parts of the indented part protrude forward (that is, the right side plate 102a (right cover member 102d), the left side plate 102b (left cover member 102e), and the image reflection mirror cover member 102c are reels. The front-side protection member 303f and by extension protrudes forward from the display area (opening 591a). Furthermore, a predetermined effect based on the result of the internal lottery is performed using the three-dimensional space formed in such a way as to enclose the player. As described above, the above-described predetermined effect is performed in a form that encloses the player, so that an effect full of realism is performed and it is possible to provide the player with an unprecedented new effect.

  Note that “use a three-dimensional space” means that, for example, an effect for the effect (for example, an accessory imitating a crocodile) is placed in the 3D space, and the effect for the effect is movable in the 3D space. A mode in which a movable effect is performed, and a plurality of surfaces forming this three-dimensional space (that is, a predetermined space 550 as a three-dimensional space among the right cover member 102d, the left cover member 102e, or the image reflection mirror cover member 102c is formed. The display means (screen 504) is arranged on the back side of the front game part that is recessed in the depth direction, for example, in which a predetermined effect is displayed on the side surface), and a predetermined cut is secured with the player A mode in which a predetermined effect is displayed in a state, or any one of a plurality of surfaces forming a three-dimensional space and a display means disposed on the back side of the front game unit that is recessed in the depth direction Effect like performed by the character object disposed in a fixed space 550 is considered. That is, “using a three-dimensional space” includes not only that an effect is actually displayed or performed in the three-dimensional space, but also a predetermined effect on the surface forming the three-dimensional space. Is displayed, or a predetermined effect displayed on a surface forming the three-dimensional space is combined with a movable accessory arranged in the three-dimensional space. That is, it is only necessary that an unprecedented new effect is executed by using this three-dimensional space.

  In summary, the gaming machine is capable of storing a plurality of reels arranged with a plurality of symbols attached to each other and a game medium and storing and paying out the stored game medium. The apparatus, the start operation means capable of starting rotation of the plurality of reels, the plurality of stop operation means capable of individually stopping the plurality of reels in the rotation state, and the start operation means are operated. A lottery means for performing an internal lottery based on the control board, and a reel stop control means for controlling a stop of the plurality of reels based on a result of the internal lottery and a stop operation by the stop operation means, A front game portion having a display area where a part of a symbol attached to the reel can be visually recognized, and an operation area where at least the start operation means and the stop operation means are arranged. A plurality of reels, a storage / dispensing device, and a box-shaped housing that can accommodate the control board therein, and the plurality of reels are stopped after the rotation of the plurality of reels is started. In some cases, the symbol game to which a privilege is given based on the symbol combination displayed in the display area can be executed. And in such a gaming machine, the housing is at least in order to create a three-dimensional space in a form that encloses the player while accommodating the plurality of reels, the storage and dispensing device and the control board inside. The front game part has a dent part recessed in the depth direction above the storage / dispensing device, and the upper part and the left and right side parts of the dent part form the three-dimensional space in a protruding manner, By performing the predetermined effect based on the result of the internal lottery using the three-dimensional space, it is possible to perform an effect full of a sense of reality in the form of the predetermined effect enveloping the player.

1 slot machine 100 outer body 101 bottom plate 102a right side plate 102b left side plate 102c image reflection mirror cover member 102d right cover member 102e left cover member 103 top plate 104 back plate 105 partition plate 106 protruding step portion 107 attachment piece 108 attachment piece 110 Device 111 Medal auxiliary storage box 122 Main relay board 123 Peripheral relay board 124 Connector 125 Connector 201 Medal tray 202 Operation part 203 Slot 206 Bet button 206a Bet sensor 207 Medal selector 208 Selection switch 209 Storage medal release button 210 Start lever 210a Start sensor 211 Reel stop button 212 Reel stop sensor 221 Bass speaker 300 Symbol variation display device 301a Reel 301b Reel 301c Reel 302 Device case 304 Bottom Plate 305 Top plate 306 Right plate 307 Left plate 308 Rear plate 309 Cover body 310 Frame portion 311 Partition portion 312 Mounting hole 314 Substrate case 315 Reel main relay substrate 318 Backlight relay substrate 320 Motor mounting plate 321 Reel motor 321a Left reel motor 321b Middle reel motor 321c Right reel motor 322 Backlight 330 Side member 330a Through hole 330b Circular housing portion 330c Anti-rotation projection 331 Light-shielding piece 500 Image display body 501 Image display device 502 Image reflection mirror 503 Image reflection mirror drive device 504 Screen 510 Peripheral control board 591 Display panel 591a Opening (pattern display window)
594 Panel decoration relay board 595 Board 604 Error lamp 605 Lamp 606 Replay lamp 608 Start lamp 610 Lamp 614 Lamp 850 Main door relay board 851 Reel stop sensor connection connector 852 Reservation medal settlement button connection connector 853 Bet button connection connector 854 Bet Sensor connector 855 Start lever connector 856 Reel stop button connector 857 Start sensor connector 858 Connector member 860 Decoration drive board 861 Top decoration board connection connector 862 Upper left decoration board connection connector 863 Connection for lower left decoration board Connector 864 Upper right decorative board connection connector 865 Lower right decorative board connection connector 866 Lower panel illumination lighting board connection connector 867 Speaker connection connector 8 68 Speaker connection connector 871 Top decoration board 872 Upper left decoration board 873 Lower left decoration board 874 Upper right decoration board 875 Lower right decoration board 876 Lower panel illumination lighting board 877 Lower panel illumination 900 Board storage case 901 Decoration drive board storage section 902 Main operation relay Board storage portion 903 Storage case cover 910 Connector 920 Connector 1021 Right speaker 1022 Left speaker 5901a Effect display area 5901b Symbol display area (liquid crystal reel)
5902a Left image display position 5902b Middle image display position 5902c Right image display position 5903 Movable accessory combination 5904 Navi small role display area

Claims (1)

A plurality of reels arranged side by side with a plurality of symbols attached to each;
A storage / dispensing device capable of storing game media and paying out the stored game media;
Starting operation means capable of starting rotation of the plurality of reels;
A plurality of stop operation means capable of individually stopping the plurality of reels in a rotating state;
Lottery means for performing internal lottery based on operation of the start operation means, and reel stop control for controlling stop of the plurality of reels based on the result of the internal lottery and stop operation by the stop operation means A control board having at least means,
A front game unit having a display area in which a part of a symbol attached to the reel can be visually recognized, and an operation area in which at least the start operation means and the stop operation means are arranged, the plurality of reels, the storage A box-shaped housing capable of accommodating the dispensing device and the control board therein, and when the plurality of reels are stopped after being started to rotate, the plurality of reels are displayed in the display area. A gaming machine capable of executing a symbol game in which a privilege is given based on the symbol combination,
The housing is
In order to create a three-dimensional space in the form of biting a player, the front game part has a dent part recessed in the depth direction at least above the storage and dispensing device,
A gaming machine characterized in that a predetermined performance based on the result of the internal lottery is performed using the three-dimensional space.