JP2012075922A - Reel type game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve game characteristics in a reel type game machine adapted to play replay time games.SOLUTION: The reel type game machine is adapted to terminate the replay time game by the establishment of a specific symbol combination and to perform stop control of reels so as not to establish the specific symbol combination by operating stop operating means in a predetermined stop mode by a player. When the establishment of prize winning of any game combination is permitted at the start of the replay time game, the game machine carries out a mission achieved by establishing, the predetermined number of times, prize winning of the game combination permitted to establish prize winning, and determines whether to notify of information to the effect of permitting the specific symbol combination during a replay time game state based on the achieved result of the mission.

Description

  The present invention relates to a rotating game machine (slot machine) for playing a game using medals.

2. Description of the Related Art A spinning-type gaming machine that performs a game in which a plurality of spinning cylinders on which a plurality of types of symbols are drawn is rotated and the respective spinning cylinders are stopped so that a predetermined combination of symbols is aligned is widely known. In such a spinning-type game machine, first, betting game media such as game medals and operating the start lever, rotation of all the spinning cylinders will be started, and internal lottery will be performed beforehand to win any game player Or
Or it determines whether neither is materialized. Next, the player operates the stop button of each torso to stop the torso, and at that time, if a combination of symbols corresponding to the gamer won by the internal lottery is prepared, the winning of the gamer is established. Thus, a bonus according to the game player is given to the player. In addition, a special game player called “re-game player” is provided in the game player, and if the winning of the re-game player is established, the next time even without performing the betting operation on the game medium, It is possible to start a game.

In such a spinning-type game machine, the winning probability of the re-gamer can be changed, and the game state in which the probability of winning the re-gamer is set higher than usual (hereinafter, this game state is indicated as A gaming machine provided with a replay time game or simply called an RT game has also been proposed (Patent Document 1). When this RT game is started, there is a high possibility that a re-gamer will be established, and game players other than the re-gamer may also be established, so that the game can be played without reducing game medals compared to the normal game state. It is possible to continue.

JP 2001-137430 A

However, in the gaming machine of Patent Document 1, the RT game is executed a predetermined number of times that is determined in advance as an end trigger during the RT game. Therefore, the player plays the RT game in a state in which the end time of the RT game is recognized, and there is a problem that the interest of the player is reduced as the number of times of the end approaches.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems in the prior art, and R
An object is to provide a technique capable of imparting a new gameability without reducing the interest of the player during the T game.

The spinning machine according to claim 1 is:
After throwing a predetermined number of game media, a plurality of spinning cylinders are rotated by receiving an operation of a rotation starting member, and the spinning cylinder is stopped by receiving an operation of a rotation stopping member. In a spinning-reel game machine that performs a game to stop and display the combination,
A re-game generating means for generating a re-game capable of starting the next game without inserting the game medium by displaying a predetermined re-game symbol combination stopped;
Replay time state generating means for generating a replay time state in which the replay occurrence probability is higher than the normal state until a predetermined end symbol combination is stopped and displayed after a predetermined start condition is established;
A guidance effect execution means for performing a guidance effect for guiding the operation of the rotation stop member so that the end symbol combination is not stopped and displayed during the replay time state;
The guidance effect execution means includes
Until the predetermined special symbol combination is stopped and displayed after the replay time state is started, the guidance effect is not performed even if the end symbol combination can be stopped and displayed.
After the special symbol combination is stopped and displayed during the replay time state, the guidance effect is executed every time an opportunity that the end symbol combination can be stopped and displayed is generated.
In addition, the spinning machine according to claim 2 is:
The replay time state generating means starts the replay time state by displaying a predetermined start symbol combination stopped,
The starting symbol combination and the special symbol combination are composed of different symbol combinations.
A lottery is performed to determine which of the symbol combinations is allowed from among a plurality of symbol combinations including a symbol combination that generates a replay that can start the next game without inserting the game medium. A lottery means, a replay time game starting means for starting a replay time gaming state having a higher probability of winning a symbol combination that generates the replay than a normal gaming state when a predetermined start condition is established; and the replay time Replay time game ending means for ending the replay time game when a combination of specific symbols among the plurality of symbol combinations is established when rotation of the plurality of cylinders is stopped during the gaming state; and the replay The player is informed that the combination of the specific symbols is permitted by the lottery means during the time gaming state. A notifying means and a stop operation section provided corresponding to each of the plurality of rotary drums when a notification that the establishment of the combination of the specific symbols is permitted is provided by the notifying means. After the replay time gaming state starts, in order to determine a stop control means for performing stop control to make the combination of the specific symbols unsatisfied, and a period for the notification means to execute the notification. A mission effect execution means for executing a predetermined mission effect,
The mission effect execution means determines whether or not the mission target symbol combination is established in a game in which the lottery means allows the establishment of a predetermined mission target symbol combination that is a symbol combination other than the specific symbol combination. An established symbol determining means, a mission result determining means for determining whether or not the number of times the mission target symbol combination is determined to be established by the established symbol determining means has reached a predetermined required number of mission achievements; A determination period determining means for determining a period during which the notification means executes notification by determining that the required number of mission achievements has been reached by the mission result determination means,
The informing means informs the player that the combination of the specific symbols is allowed over the determined period after the informing period is determined by the informing period determining means. Yes.

In this way, the mission effect is performed during the replay time game, and by determining whether or not the information indicating that the combination of the specific symbols is permitted is determined based on the result, the replay time game is determined according to the mission achievement result. The length of stay can be different. Thereby, a player participation type | formula can be performed during a replay time game, and an interest can be improved.

Here, the “predetermined start condition” for starting the replay time game is the execution of a predetermined number of normal games, a predetermined symbol combination (a combination of symbols for winning a so-called small role or replay, or a blank symbol with no payout). Combination), end of a big hit game (so-called big bonus, etc.).

The “mission effect” is an effect that prompts the player to satisfy a predetermined mission achievement condition. The mission achievement conditions include, for example, establishing a predetermined symbol combination, or operating a rotation stopping means (a stop button or the like) in a specific operation order for establishing the predetermined symbol combination.

In addition, the “period for executing notification” may be a period until a predetermined number of games are executed, or may be a period until a predetermined number of notifications are executed.

In addition, by providing the necessary number of mission achievement times determination means for determining the required number of mission achievements, it is possible to execute mission effects with different mission achievement times, and the difficulty of mission achievement (difficulty of mission achievement) Multiple settings are possible. Thereby, the playability of a replay time game can be diversified and an interest can be improved.

Also, a specific game start means for starting a specific game state, which is a game state in which the start condition of the replay time game state is more easily established than the normal game state when the specific start condition is satisfied, and a specific end condition A specific game end means for ending the specific game state, and a game mode selection means for selecting any game mode from a plurality of game modes each having a different required number of mission achievements. Prepared,
In the plurality of game modes, the first required number of mission achievements is set to a predetermined number.
At least a second game mode in which the required number of mission achievements is set to be smaller than that in the first game mode, and the game mode selection means is configured to start the first game at the start of the specific game. Select one of the game mode or the second game mode,
The required mission achievement number determining means may determine the required mission achievement number based on the game mode selected by the game mode selecting means at the start of the replay time game.

As described above, a plurality of game modes set in accordance with the number of winnings required for accomplishing the mission are provided, and a game mode is selected at the start of a specific game at which a replay time game is likely to be started. It is possible to change the difficulty of achievement of the mission by changing the number of established winnings during the replay time game for each specific game. As a result, the replay time game can have a plurality of types of game play, and the interest during the replay time game can be improved. Further, by determining the game mode in advance before the start of the replay time game, it is not necessary to determine the number of winning establishments by lottery or the like at the start of the replay time game. In other words, the process for determining the number of winnings is only determined in the game mode, and as a result, it is possible to prevent the control for determining the number of winnings from being complicated at the start of the replay time game.

Furthermore, during the specific game started by the specific start condition, the replay time game is easily started by making it easy to establish the replay time game start condition. As a result, it is possible to prevent the replay time game start probability from changing between the normal game and the specific game, and the game from becoming monotonous.

Here, “the replay time game start condition is easily established” means that, for example, when the start symbol combination is established as the replay time game start condition, the start symbol combination is set during the specific game state. For example, the establishment frequency may be higher than the normal gaming state.

In addition, a “specific start condition” for starting a specific game is a condition different from the start condition for a replay time game, and a predetermined number of regular games or predetermined symbol combinations (so-called small roles or (A combination of symbols for winning replays or a combination of blank symbols without payout)
And the end of a big hit game (so-called big bonus, etc.). In addition, the “specific end condition” for ending a specific game is the execution of a specific number of games, the establishment of a predetermined symbol combination (a combination of a so-called small symbol combination or a blank symbol combination without payout), a jackpot game (So-called big bonus, etc.) start.

Further, by providing a game mode notifying means for notifying the player of the game mode selected by the game mode selecting means, the player can change the game mode during the specific game before the start of the replay time game. You can know and improve your interest.

In addition, the game mode selection means includes a game mode switching means for switching the game mode selected at the start of the specific game to another game mode, so that the game mode is selected a plurality of times. A player's expectation can be improved.

In addition, the specific start condition for starting the specific game includes the establishment of the combination of the specific symbols, so that the specific game and the replay time game can be alternately repeated, resulting in a long period of time. Replay time games can be played.

Furthermore, the game mode selection means increases the probability that the first game mode is selected over the second game mode when the specific game starts during the normal game state.
When the specific game is started during the replay time game, the probability that the second game mode is selected may be made higher than the first game mode.

As a result, when the specific game and the replay time game are repeatedly performed, the probability that the second game mode is selected is increased. Therefore, when the replay time game is started again in the specific game after the replay time game. The number of notifications based on the second game mode is easily determined. As a result, once the replay time game is started, a state advantageous to the player can be continued, and the game can be sharpened.

Further, when the lottery means allows the mission target symbol combination, the establishment of the specific symbol combination is allowed at the same time, and the stop control means allows the mission target symbol combination to be established. And when the mission target symbol combination is not stopped and displayed, the plurality of rotating cylinders are controlled to stop and display the specific symbol combination. Notification is performed using an effect display device that displays a predetermined effect, and the information about the mission target symbol combination is displayed as the information indicating that the lottery means has allowed the specific symbol combination to be established. It can be configured to be displayed on the device.
In this way, by establishing the mission target symbol combination informed by the player,
The establishment of a specific symbol combination that is a replay time game end condition can be avoided, and the replay time game can be continued.

In addition, when the mission effect is being executed, if the mission target symbol combination cannot be established, the specific symbol combination is established. Therefore, if the mission effect fails, the replay time game ends. In other words, whether or not the replay time game continues,
It will be decided by the result of the mission performance. Thus, by increasing the importance of the mission effect, it is possible to enhance the interest of the player who executes the mission effect.
In addition, by granting some kind of privilege (such as paying out a predetermined number of medals) to the establishment of the mission target symbol combination, not only the privilege of avoiding the replay time game end condition,
In addition, benefits such as medal acquisition will be granted, which can enhance the interest of the game

  According to the present invention, it is possible to impart new game playability without reducing the interest of the player during RT game.

It is a front view of the gaming machine of the first embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the front door of the gaming machine of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the arrangement | sequence of the symbol displayed on the outer peripheral surface of three spinning cylinders. It is explanatory drawing which shows the electrical structure of a gaming machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the winning line set to the gaming machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the various game combination set to the gaming machine, and the symbol combination for establishing those game combinations. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the data structure of the internal winning flag and the game state flag. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the transition of the gaming state of 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the lottery table for normal games of 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the lottery table used during RT game of 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a screen display of the effect display apparatus at the time of the mission effect of 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the lottery table used during BB game of 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows the game control process of 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows the game state setting process of 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows the presentation control process of 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows the game mode determination process of 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows the game mode alerting | reporting process of 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows the notification frequency determination process of 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows the bell alerting | reporting process of 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the transition of the gaming state of 2nd Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the game state flag of 2nd Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the lottery table for normal games of 2nd Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the lottery table for specific games of 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the game control process of 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the game state setting process of 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the presentation control process of 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the game mode determination process of 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the game mode alerting | reporting process of 2nd Example.

(First embodiment)
A first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a rotating game machine will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a swivel-type gaming machine 1 (hereinafter also simply referred to as “gaming machine 1”). In the present specification, “right” and “left” indicate a positional relationship as viewed from the front of the gaming machine 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 includes a box-shaped housing 3, a front door 2 provided so as to cover the front side of the housing 3, and a medal rental for lending game medals. A device 4 is provided. The front door 2 is composed of three main areas: an upper area 2u where an effect is produced in accordance with the progress of the game, a lower area 2d where game medals are paid out, and an intermediate area where the game is played. The area is composed of a game state display unit 2ma for displaying the game state and an operation unit 2mb for playing the game.

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

A large display window 20 is provided in the center of the game state display portion 2ma provided in the middle of the front door 2, and it is possible to visually recognize the rotation of the three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c provided therein. It has become. On the left side of the display window 5, an inserted number display lamp 22 displayed according to the number of inserted game medals is provided, and on the right side of the display window 5, an intermediate lamp 23 for displaying the contents of effects is provided. Yes. Below the display window 5, a stored number display 24 that displays the number of stored game medals, a game status display 25 that displays the game status, and a payout number display that displays the number of game medals paid out. 26 is provided.

The operation part 2mb provided in the lower middle part of the front door 2 is formed in a shape protruding toward the front, and a game medal insertion slot 30 for inserting game medals is stored on the upper surface as credits. There are provided a single insertion button 32 for inserting only one game medal, a three insertion button 34 for inserting three stored game medals, and the like. The storage of game medals refers to storing the number of medals instead of actually paying out game medals (so-called credits).

On the front surface of the operation unit 2mb, a start lever 36 for starting rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c after insertion of a game medal and a rotation for stopping rotation of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c, respectively. Body stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c and the like are provided. The rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c correspond to the stop operation means of the present invention.

In addition, the operation unit 2mb is provided with a settlement button 40 on the upper surface and a return button 42 on the front surface. Here, the settlement button 40 is a button operated when paying out game medals stored inside the gaming machine 1 to the outside. The return button 42 is a button that is operated in order to clear a jammed medal when the inserted game medal is jammed inside the gaming machine 1.

In the lower area 2d of the front door 2, a game medal payout opening 50 through which game medals are paid out,
A receiving tray 52 for receiving the paid game medals is provided.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal configuration of the gaming machine 1 with the front door 2 opened. A sub-control board unit 102 is provided at the upper part on the back side of the front door 2, and speakers 1 are provided on the left and right sides thereof.
4 is attached. A sub control board 220 described later is stored in the sub control board unit 102. The sub control board 220 includes the effect display device 10 shown in FIG.
It controls various effects performed using various lamps 12, speakers 14, and the like.

A display window 20 is provided substantially at the center of the front door 2, and a door substrate unit 104 storing a door substrate 240 described below is provided below the display window 20, and is placed below the door substrate unit 104. A medal selector 106 serving as a path for the game medals, a coin shooter 108 for guiding the game medals to the game medal payout port 50, and the like are attached. The medal selector 106
The game medal inserted through the game medal slot 30 is selected based mainly on the size, and only the game medal that conforms to the standard size is accepted. The player plays the start lever 36
When the game medals are inserted before operating the medals, the game medals are selected by the medal selector 106, and only those satisfying the standard are inserted into the hopper 116, and medals not satisfying the standard pass through the coin shooter 108. And returned to the game medal payout exit 50. On the other hand, when a game medal is inserted after the start lever 36 is operated, the passage in the medal selector 106 is switched, and the inserted game medal passes through the coin shooter 108 and the game medal payout opening 50. Returned to. In addition, a medal sensor (not shown) is provided inside the medal selector 106, and a game medal received that satisfies the dimensional standard is detected by the medal sensor, and a detection signal is supplied to a main control board 200 described later. It is like that.

Three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are provided substantially at the center of the housing 3, and a plurality of types of symbols are displayed on the outer surface of each of the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c as described later. Above the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c, a main control board unit 110 storing a main control board 200 (see FIG. 4) for controlling the entire game, and a spinning board 260 (see FIG. 4) for driving each of the spinning cylinders. 4) is provided. Cylinder 20a, 20b, 20
A rear speaker 114 is provided below c, and further below that, power is supplied to the hopper 116 for collecting inserted game medals, the medal payout device 118 for paying out game medals, and the entire gaming machine 1. Power supply unit 1 storing a power supply board 280 (see FIG. 4)
20 etc. are mounted. The game medals paid out from the medal payout device 118 pass through the coin shooter 108 and are paid out from the game medal payout outlet 50.
Further, on the front surface of the power supply unit 120, the power supply unit 1 for turning on the power of the gaming machine 1 is provided.
20s are also provided.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement of symbols displayed on the outer surfaces of the three drums 20a, 20b, and 20c. As shown in FIG. 3, 21 symbols are displayed on the outer surface of each of the drums 20a to 20c. The types of symbols displayed for any of the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c are the same, but the arrangement order of the symbols is set to be different for each of the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an electrical configuration of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the gaming machine 1 has a sub control board 220, a door board 240,
The main control board 200, which is configured by connecting the spinning board 260, the power board 280, and the like so as to be able to exchange data, is a board that controls the progress and production of the entire game performed in the gaming machine 1. On the main control board 200, a CPU 200c, ROM, RAM, and the like are mounted so as to be able to exchange data with each other via a bus, and the start lever 36 is operated from the door board 240 mounted on the front door 2. These signals are output to the sub-control board 220, the door board 240, the rotor board 260, and the like while executing a game control process to be described later. Controls the operation of various substrates.

Similarly to the main control board 200 described above, the sub-control board 220 also has a CPU, ROM, RA
M and the like are connected by a bus so as to exchange data with each other. Also,
To the sub control board 220, various lamps 12, various speakers 14, 114, the effect display device 10, the rotating backlight 20L, and the like are connected. Here, round back light 2
0L is a light which is provided inside each of the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c and illuminates the pattern drawn on the surface of the spinning cylinder from the back side. The sub-control board 220 analyzes the control command received from the main control board 200, and various lamps 12, various speakers 14, 114, the effect display device 10
Various outputs using these are performed by outputting drive signals to the rotating backlight 20L.

On the door substrate 240, the above-described medal selector 106, various insertion buttons 32 and 34 for inserting the stored game medals, and the start lever 3 for starting the rotation of the spinning cylinder.
6. Spinning stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c for stopping the rotating spinning cylinder, an adjustment button 40 for paying out the stored game medals and the inserted game medals and ending the game, Various display panels 22 for displaying the status are connected. The door board 240 is connected to the main control board 200 described above so as to exchange data.
For this reason, the start lever 36 provided on the front door 2 and the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a to 38c
When various input buttons 32 and 34, a settlement button 40, and the like are operated, the signal can be supplied to the main control board 200 through the door board 240. The output of the medal sensor provided in the medal selector 106 is also sent to the main control board 200 via the door board 240.
Has been supplied to.

On the rotating board 260, the rotating motors 24a, 24b, 24c for rotating the three rotating cylinders 20a to 20c, respectively, and the rotating sensor 2 for detecting the rotational position of each rotating cylinder.
6a, 26b, and 26c are provided. The rotating substrate 260 is connected to the rotating sensors 26a to 26c.
By detecting the rotational position of each of the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c, the spinning motors 24a to 24c are detected.
By driving, each of the drums 20a to 20c can be stopped at a desired rotational position. In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, so-called stepping motors are used for the spinning motors 24a to 24c.

The medal payout device 118 is connected to the main control board 200 via a relay board (not shown), and performs an operation of paying out a predetermined number of game medals based on a control signal from the main control board 200.

These various control boards and the power consumed by the boards are supplied from the power supply board 280. An AC voltage of 100 V is supplied to the power supply board 280, and this electric power is converted into a DC voltage of a specified voltage and then supplied to each control board and board. In FIG. 4, a state in which power is supplied from the power supply board 280 is represented by a dashed arrow.

Next, the contents of the control performed in order to advance the game in the swivel type gaming machine 1 having the above-described configuration will be described. Keep it.

At the start of the game, a game medal is inserted from the game medal slot 30 and a medal bet is placed. The number of game medals to bet is usually fixed to one or three. When game medals are stored in advance as credits, it is possible to bet one or three game medals by pressing the one-sheet insertion button 32 or the three-sheet insertion button 34, respectively.

When a game medal is bet and the start lever 36 is operated, the three spinning cylinders 20a to 20
c starts rotating all at once. Since a plurality of symbols are drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces of the respective spinning cylinders 20a to 20c, when the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c rotate, these symbols are displayed in a variable manner. Further, on the front side of the front door 2, there are three rotation stop buttons 3 corresponding to the respective rotation cylinders.
8a to 38c are provided (see FIG. 1). When the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a to 38c are pressed while the rotating cylinders 20a to 20c are rotating, the rotating cylinder corresponding to the pressed button stops rotating, and the symbol that has been variably displayed is associated with any of the symbols. Is stopped and displayed. When the rotation of the three spinning cylinders 20a to 20c is stopped in this way, one of the symbols is stopped and displayed on each of the spinning cylinders. Stopping of the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c is configured such that the CPU 200c of the main control board 200 performs the spinning cylinder rotation stopping process S107 described later. Therefore, the CPU 200c of the main control board 200 corresponds to the stop control means of the present invention.

In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the size of the display window 20 is set to such a size that three symbols are displayed for each of the drums 20a to 20c. For this reason, when the three spinning cylinders 20a to 20c are stopped and displayed, a total of nine symbols are displayed on the display window 20 in three columns vertically and horizontally. A plurality of winning lines are set in advance at positions where these nine symbols are displayed.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a winning line set in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the upper prize line L1, the middle prize line L2, the lower prize line L3, the right diagonally upward prize line L4, and the right diagonally downward prize line L5. A total of 5 winning lines are set. When only one game medal is bet, only the middle prize line L2 is valid, and when three game medals are bet, all five prize lines L1 to L5 are valid. When the three spinning cylinders 20a to 20c are stopped, some symbol combination is obtained on the effective winning line. In the example shown in FIG. 5, five types of linear pay lines L1 to L5 are set, but not limited thereto, for example, the upper position of the left cylinder 20a, the middle position of the middle cylinder 20b, The winning line connecting the upper position of the right cylinder 20c, the lower position of the left cylinder 20a, the middle position of the middle cylinder 20b, and the right cylinder 2
By adding a non-linear winning line such as a winning line connecting the lower position of 0c, it is possible to set more types of winning lines.

Then, when the symbol combination arranged on the effective winning line is a symbol combination that establishes any game combination, a privilege according to the established game combination is given to the player. FIG. 6 shows symbol combinations set in the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment. FIG. 6A is an explanatory diagram in which a combination of symbols and a privilege to be given are associated with the type of game combination. In FIG. 6 (a), the type of the game combination is displayed in the leftmost column, the symbol combination that establishes the game combination is displayed in the center column, and given to the player when the game combination is established in the rightmost column. Benefits are displayed. These symbol combinations are stored in advance in a ROM mounted on the main control board 200.

As shown in FIG. 6A, a big bonus combination (BB combination), a bell small combination, a watermelon small combination, a cherry small combination, and a re-playing combination (replay) are set as game combinations.

The BB role is a combination of symbols called “Red Seven (Red 7)” or “
A combination of symbols called “blue seven” (blue 7) is associated with each other, and a bonus of starting a big bonus game is given to the player when any of the symbol combinations is matched. The big bonus is a special gaming state that is continued over a plurality of games, and is the most advantageous privilege for a player who can acquire a large number of medals.

The small part of the bell is that the design of the left turn cylinder 20a is "Red Seven", "Blue Seven", or "Bar", and the design of the middle turn cylinder 20b and the right turn cylinder 20c is "Bell" Are set. When the left symbol 20a is "Red Seven", it is called "Bell A's small role" and the left symbol 20a
Is “Blue Seven”, it is called “Bell B Minor”, and when the left symbol 20a is “Bar”, it is called “Bell C Minor”. As a privilege given to players for these bell small roles, 15
A game medal is paid out.

The watermelon small part is set with a symbol combination in which all of the three spinning cylinders 20a to 20c are aligned with the symbol "watermelon". Six game medals are paid out as a privilege for a small watermelon role. In addition, the small part of the cherry is a symbol in which the symbol of the left turning cylinder 20a is “Cherry”, and the symbol symbol combination that can be any combination of symbols in the middle symbol 20b and the right symbol 20c is set. . Two game medals are paid out for the cherry combination.

In the re-playing role (replay), a symbol combination is set in which the three spinning cylinders 20a to 20c are all arranged in the “re-game” symbol. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the three spinning cylinders 20a to 20c
Is a re-playing game A consisting of a symbol combination of “Replay” and the left symbol 2
There are two types of re-playing combinations of re-playing combination B consisting of symbol combinations in which 0a is a semicircular symbol and the middle symbol 20b and the right symbol 20c are symbols of “Replay”. If any combination of symbols of the re-gamer A and the re-gamer B is prepared, a winning of the re-gamer can be established.
As a privilege given to the re-gamer, a right to play a game again without betting a new game medal is given. In other words, it is possible to play a game once again assuming that the same game medal as the bet that was bet when the winning of the re-gamer was established. In addition, the re-game player B is a starting pattern of RT game (replay time game) described later,
There is also a privilege to start RT games. Details regarding the RT game will be described later.

When none of the game combinations shown in FIG. 6 is established when the three spinning cylinders 20a to 20c are stopped, after betting one or three game medals again, the start lever 36 is operated. The next game is performed by rotating the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c. Game machine 1 of the present embodiment
Then, by repeating these operations, the game progresses.

In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, in addition to the game combination shown in FIG. 6A, a symbol combination called a specific symbol shown in FIG. 6B is set. In this embodiment, the left symbol 20a is “Re
“play”, the middle symbol 20b is “bell”, and the right symbol 20c is “bell”. The symbol combination is set as a specific symbol, and this specific symbol is different from the game player to which a game medal is paid out, and the game state is switched. Used for. The switching of the gaming state based on the specific symbol will be described later.

Which game combination shown in FIG. 6A is to be won is determined by an internal lottery to be described later. In the internal lottery process, the CPU 200c of the main control board 200 internally draws a game combination according to the internal lottery random number acquired at the timing when the start lever 36 is operated. The internal lottery random number is a random number acquired when the main control board 200 receives a start lever operation signal. The random number for internal lottery in this embodiment is 2-byte data, and it is possible to acquire a random number value in the range of 0 to 65535. The internal lottery random number can be generated in hardware using a dedicated random number generation circuit mounted on the main control board 200, or can be generated in software using a random number generation program. The CPU 200c of the main control board 200 corresponds to the lottery means of the present invention.

However, even if one of the game combinations is won in the internal lottery process, the game combination is not immediately established, and the corresponding combination of symbols is aligned on the winning line by operating the rotation stop buttons 38a to 38c. Otherwise, the winning gamer cannot be established. On the other hand, no matter what timing the spinner stop buttons 38a to 38c are operated, the corresponding symbol combinations cannot be arranged on the winning line unless they are won by the internal lottery. As described above, the internal lottery is a lottery performed internally as a precondition for establishing a game combination by aligning symbol combinations. The state in which the internal lottery is won is an internal winning state (or simply an internal winning), in other words, a state in which a winning of a game player (establishment of a symbol combination) is permitted. The internal winning flag is used to determine which game combination has been won internally by the internal lottery. The internal winning flag is a flag used for storing the result of the internal lottery, and the main control board 20
It is set to a predetermined address of 0 RAM.

In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when any of the above-mentioned bell small roles (Bell A, Bell B, Bell C) is won internally, the winning of the bell small role cannot be established. Is set so that the combination of the specific symbols described above (see FIG. 6B) is established on the winning line. In other words, in the state where either the bell A, the bell B, or the bell C is internally elected,
The symbol of 0a is a symbol ("Red Seven") that will win either Bell A, Bell B or Bell C
Or "Blue Seven" or "Bar") is not stopped (so-called missing), the "replay" symbol will be stopped and displayed on one of the active lines. The stop position of the rotating cylinder 20a is determined. Then, with respect to the middle cylinder 20b and the right cylinder 20c, the symbol of the bell is stopped and displayed on the winning line including the symbol position of “replay” stopped and displayed on the left cylinder 20a. A stop position is determined.

FIG. 7 shows a data structure of a flag used in the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the internal winning flag (small winning combination flag) for the small combination and re-playing combination shown in FIG. 7 (a) and the big winning shown in FIG. 7 (b). The bonus winning combination is stored separately as an internal winning flag (bonus winning internal winning flag), and data of 1 byte is assigned to each.

As shown in FIG. 7A, in the 1-byte data assigned to the small role internal winning flag, the lower 7 bits are used as the internal winning flag. The breakdown of these lower 7 bits is, in order from the top, the bell A, the bell B, the bell C, the watermelon, the cherry, the replay A, and the replay B It is a bit corresponding to. When any small combination is won internally, “1” is set to the corresponding bit. Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, in the 1-byte data assigned to the bonus combination internal winning flag, the lower 2 bits are used as the internal winning flag. The leading bits of these two bits are bits corresponding to the red 7 BB combination and the blue 7 BB combination in order from the top. If any BB combination is won internally, “1” is set in the corresponding bit.

The internal lottery of the game combination is performed using a lottery table in which a random number range is set for each game combination. The contents of the lottery table vary depending on the gaming state. The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with three types of game states, a normal game, an RT game (replay time game), and a BB game (big bonus game), and the game is performed while these game states are switched. Is called. The current gaming state is set in the gaming state flag. RAM mounted on main control board 200
In the predetermined address, an area for 1 byte for setting the game state flag is secured.

FIG. 7C is an explanatory view exemplifying a data structure of an area for 1 byte in which the game state flag is set. In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, the lower 3 bits of 1-byte data at a predetermined address on the RAM are used as the gaming state flag. Of these 3 bits, the least significant bit is set as a re-game flag indicating that the game can be resumed without inserting a game medal because re-game is established. The RT game flag is set to the second bit from the least significant bit. When this bit is set to “1”, the RT game flag is set to ON. Furthermore, the BB game flag is set to the third bit from the least significant bit. When “1” is set to this bit, the BB game flag is set to ON.

Here, each game state will be described together with a corresponding lottery table. FIG. 8 shows a state where each gaming state is switched. As shown in FIG. 8, a normal game can be switched to an RT game or a BB game, an RT game can be switched to a normal game or a BB game, and a BB game can be switched to a normal game. Switching between the plurality of game states (start and end of each game state) is performed by the main control board 200 selecting a lottery table stored in the ROM. Therefore, the CPU 200c of the main control board 200 corresponds to the replay time game start means and the replay time game end means of the present invention.

First, the normal game will be described. Immediately after the game is started (when the game state is initialized by performing a RAM clear process or the like), the game state flag in FIG.
“0” is set. Therefore, the game state is set to the normal game which is the most common game state. In the normal game state, an internal lottery is performed using the normal game lottery table.
FIG. 9A shows the lottery table for normal games, and FIG. 9B shows the correspondence between each game combination set in the lottery table for normal games and the random number range of the random numbers for internal lottery. FIG.
In the lottery table for normal games shown in (), random numbers from 0 to 1333 are set for “Bell A small part”. This represents that when the acquired random number value is within this range, the small lottery of Bell A is internally drawn. Similarly, “Bell B ’s small role” includes 1334-26
67, 2668-4000 for "Bell C Minor", 4001-42 for "Watermelon Minor"
00, 4201-4400 for "Cherry's small role", 4401-4 for "Red 7's BB role"
600, 4601-4700 for "Blue 7 BB Role", 4601-13 for "Re-Game Role A"
The random numbers 4601 to 4900 are set in 800, “re-game player B”.
No game combination is set in the random values of 13801 to 65535, and if the acquired random number value is within this range, it is “out”.

As described above, in the range of the random values 4601 to 4900, “re-game player A” and “re-game player B”
”Is set. This indicates that when the acquired random number value falls within this range, the two winning combinations are won internally. When a plurality of game combinations are set for random values in the same range as described above, these game combinations are called duplicate combinations.
For this reason, there are cases where two game combinations, re-game combination A and re-game combination B, are internally won. In this case, the stop position of the spinning cylinder is determined so that the symbol combination that establishes the winning of the re-gamer B is preferentially stopped and displayed. However, as shown in FIG. 3, only one symbol (see FIG. 6 (a)) for establishing the re-game player B is drawn on the left turn cylinder 20a. It is not so easy to stop the combination. When the symbol combination of the re-gamer B cannot be stopped and displayed, the stop position of the spinning cylinder is determined so that the symbol combination that establishes the winning of the re-gamer A is stopped and displayed. As shown in FIG. 3, since the symbols for establishing the winning of the re-gamer A are drawn at almost equal intervals on each cylinder, the symbol combination of the re-gamer A is easily stopped. Can be displayed. Note that the re-game player B wins is a starting condition for the RT game. Therefore, when the re-game player B wins during the normal game, the RT game flag in the above-described game state flag (see FIG. 7C) is set to ON, and the RT game is started.

Further, in the range of random numbers 4601 to 4700, the above-mentioned “re-game player A” and “re-game player B”
In addition, three game combinations of “Blue 7 BB combination” are set. Therefore, when the acquired random number value is within the range of the random number value, three game combinations are won internally as duplicate combinations. In this case, the stop priority order is as follows. The re-game player B is stopped and displayed in the first rank, the re-game player A is stopped and displayed in the second rank, and the symbol combination of the blue 7 BB role is stopped and displayed in the third rank. Thus, the stop position of the rotating drum is determined.

Note that, as described above, when the re-gamer B is not stopped and displayed, the re-gamer A is in a symbol array that can be stopped and displayed, so even if the blue 7 BB role is won internally, The symbol combination that establishes a winning combination of 7 BB is not stopped and displayed.

In addition, when an internal winning combination of three game roles (random number range: 4601 to 4700) consisting of the above-mentioned replay role A, replay role B, and blue 7's BB role is won, Even if is established, the RT game start process described later is not executed. That is, blue 7 B
The winning combination of the re-gamer B who is internally won in combination with the B-player is excluded from the RT game start conditions. Therefore, the winning of a part of the re-game players B in the normal game is a means of notifying the internal winning of the blue 7 BB game.

As described above, the normal game can be switched to either the RT game or the BB game state (see FIG. 8). In other words, during the normal game, BB role (red 7 and blue 7 B
When the winning of (B role) is established, the gaming state is switched to BB gaming. In addition, when the winning of the re-game player B (random number range: 4701 to 4900) in the predetermined random number range is established during the normal game, the gaming state is switched to the RT game.

Next, RT game is demonstrated. In the RT game, an internal lottery is performed using an RT game lottery table. FIG. 10 shows a lottery table for RT games. Compared with the normal game lottery table shown in FIG. 9, the RT game lottery table has an expanded range of random numbers for internal winning of the regame player A and the regame player B. In particular, the random number range for internal winning of re-gamer A is expanded, and almost half of the total random number range is set to the random number range for internal winning of re-gamer A. Further, the outlier random number range is reduced accordingly. In the RT game, since the internal lottery process is performed using such a lottery table, the RT game is in a game state in which a winning of a re-gamer can be easily established with a high probability.

If you win a re-gamer, you can play the next game without inserting a game medal, so by frequently winning this re-gamer, the game medal held by the player will not be reduced relatively It becomes possible to play. Therefore, the longer the RT game is, the more advantageous it is for the player, and it is possible to enjoy the chance to win the bonus combination such as the BB combination without reducing the medals.

From the RT game, the game state can be switched to either BB game or normal game (see FIG. 8). That is, when a winning combination of the BB combination (red 7 and blue 7 BB combination) is established during the RT game, the gaming state is switched to the BB game. Further, when the combination of the specific symbols described above is established on any of the winning lines during the RT game, the RT game is ended and the gaming state is switched to the normal game. In other words, in this embodiment, the combination of specific symbols is the trigger for the end of the RT game.

The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is configured such that a mission effect is performed at the start of the RT game. In the mission effect, a mission with a predetermined content is presented to the player, and when the content of the mission is achieved, a predetermined privilege is given to the player during the RT game. In the mission production of the present embodiment, when the bell small role (see FIG. 6A) is elected internally, the player is informed that the bell small role has been elected internally, and the winning of the bell winning role that has been elected internally is received. The content of the mission to be achieved is to be established a predetermined number of times. The mission effect is the sub control board 2
The 20 CPUs execute a mission effect execution process S340 described later.

In the mission effect, when an internal winning is made to any of the small roles of Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C at the start of the RT game, a control command indicating the internal winning is transmitted from the main control board 200 to the sub-control board 220, When receiving the command, the sub-control board 220 is configured to notify the player that the internal winning of the bell small role has been made using the effect display device 10 or the like. In the notification of the winning of the bell small part in the mission effect, the type of the bell small part (Bell A, Bell B, Bell C) is not notified. For this reason, the player can recognize that any of the bell A, Bell B, and Bell C minors has been elected internally by notifying the Bell minor role election. I can't know the type. Therefore, when the player performs the stop operation of the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c in accordance with the notification of the internal winning of the bell small part and wins the internally winning bell small part, A bell guess will be made to guess the type of bell small part that was won internally. When the winning of the small bell combination is established, the main control board 200 transmits a control command indicating establishment of the small bell winning combination to the sub-control board 220.

In the mission direction, the number of achievements for the predetermined mission (the number of achievements required for the bell winning part)
Hereinafter, it is also referred to as “bell hit count”. ) Only to be established, the mission is achieved. In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of game modes having different numbers of bell hits and different mission achievements are set. Specifically, a game mode A (bell hit count of 4) is achieved by four consecutive winnings of the bell winning part winning internally.
) And a game mode B (one bell hit count) is set in which a mission is achieved by establishing a prize for the Bell winning combination that has been won internally. Thus, since the game mode B (the number of bell hits is 1) is set to be less than the game mode A (the number of bell hits is 4), it is easy to achieve the mission. That is, the game mode B is a game mode that is more advantageous to the player than the game mode A. The game mode is selected by the sub control board 2
This is realized by 20 CPUs executing a game mode determination process S300 described later. For this reason, the CPU of the sub-control board 220 corresponds to the game mode selection means of the present invention.

FIG. 11 shows a screen display example of the effect display device 10 when performing a mission effect.
As shown in FIG. 11, in the display area of the effect display device 10, a bell winning notification area 10a is provided near the center of the screen, and a bell hitting frequency notification area 10b is provided at the top of the screen.

The bell winning notification area 10a is used for notifying the player that any of the bell A, Bell B, and Bell C winning combinations has been won internally. Bell winning notification area 10 of this embodiment
In a, three symbols are displayed in a horizontal row, “bell” is displayed in the right symbol and the middle symbol, and “?” is displayed in the left symbol. As a result, the player has won a game combination in which the middle symbol and the right symbol are combinations of “bell”, that is, one of the small role of Bell A, the small role of Bell B, and the small role of Bell C. I can recognize that. The information displayed in the bell winning notification area 10a is
Any information that can inform the player that the bell small combination has been won internally may be used, and the mode may be different from that illustrated in FIG.

In the bell hitting frequency notification area 10b, the number of bell hittings necessary to achieve the mission is displayed. In the bell contact number notification area 10b of the present embodiment, a circle figure is displayed as many times as the bell contact number. In the example shown in FIG. 11, the screen configuration of the game mode A in which the number of bell hits is four. Then, when a winning prize for the bell winning combination is established, the circular shapes in the bell hitting frequency notification area 10b are deleted one by one, and the mission is achieved when all the circular shapes are deleted. What should I do?

If the mission is not achieved, that is, if any of the bell small roles is won internally, and if the winning of the bell small role cannot be established, it will be specified on the valid winning line as described above. A combination of symbols is established. For this reason, when the mission cannot be achieved and the small part of “Bell” is missed, the combination of specific symbols is stopped and displayed on the winning line. Thereby, RT game is complete | finished and it transfers to normal game. When the specific symbol is established, a control command indicating establishment of the specific symbol is transmitted from the main control board 200 to the sub-control board 220.

On the other hand, when the mission is achieved, a predetermined privilege is given to the player. As a privilege given to the player, a notification of the internal winning of the bell small role specifying the type of the bell small role (Bell A, Bell B, or Bell C) during the RT game is made for a predetermined number of games (this implementation) 100 games in the example). The notification of the bell small role performed as the privilege is different from the bell small role notification in the mission effect described above, and is “notification of the specific bell small role” specifying the type of the bell small role that was won internally. In other words, after completing the mission in RT game, Bell A, Bell B,
When one of the small roles of Bell C is won internally, a control command indicating the internal winning is transmitted from the main control board 200 to the sub-control board 220, and when the sub-control board 220 receives the command, Using the effect display device 10 or the like, the specific bell small combination is notified.

In the notification of the specified bell small role, the type of the winning bell small role is specified, so that the player can relatively easily establish a prize for the small bell role aiming at the notified bell small role. Is possible. With this specific bell small role notification, during RT games, the player does not reduce the game medals so much, but rather efficiently establishes the bell small role and gradually increases the game medals while winning the BB role prize. It is possible to continue the game aiming. Further, during the RT game, the establishment of a special symbol that is a missed point of the bell small part can be avoided by establishing a winning of the small part of the bell. As a result, the establishment of a specific symbol, which is an RT game end condition, can be avoided.
The staying period of the game can be lengthened. In this way, the winning notification of the bell small role corresponds to “notification of information that the establishment of the combination of specific symbols is permitted”, which is an RT game end condition. For this reason, the sub-control board 220 of the present embodiment corresponds to the notification means of the present invention.

Next, the BB game will be described. In the BB game, an internal lottery is performed using a BB game lottery table. FIG. 11 shows a BB game lottery table. Compared with the normal game lottery table shown in FIG. 9, the BB game lottery table has a special game combination called “JAC” instead of the re-game combination in that the random number range for the BB combination is not set. The set points are very different.

The reason why the range of random numbers for the BB combination is not set is to prevent the BB combination from being repeated by forming the BB combination in the BB game started by winning the BB combination. In addition, 15 game medals are paid out when winning the JAC. The symbol combination that establishes the JAC is set to the same symbol combination as the symbol combination (see FIG. 6A) that establishes the re-gamer during the normal game. Therefore, when the symbol combination of the re-gamer is completed during the BB game, the JAC is established instead of the re-gamer and the game medal is paid out.

JAC is the same as Bell's small role in that 15 game medals are paid out.
However, Bell's small role is divided into Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C with different symbol combinations, and it is necessary to align the symbol combinations corresponding to each, whereas JAC has a re-game character symbol for BB games. Should be aligned. For this reason, JAC is a game player that is easier to win than the small role of Bell. During the BB game, the game continues until a predetermined number (for example, 465) of game medals are paid out. When the payout number reaches the predetermined number, the BB game is ended and the game is switched to the normal game.

The progress of the game is controlled by the main control board 200. Hereinafter, processing contents performed for the main control board 200 to control the progress of the game will be described.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a game control process performed by the CPU of the main control board 200 to control the progress of the game according to a program stored in the ROM. This game control process is executed after the gaming machine 1 is turned on and after initialization processing such as security check of the ROM mounted on the main control board 200 and the sub control board 220 and RAM clearing are performed. Process. As will be described later, the process of executing a game while switching a plurality of game states is realized by the CPU 200c mounted on the main control board 200 of this embodiment executing the game control process described below. Yes.

As shown in FIG. 12, first, a game state setting process is performed (S100). In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of types of gaming states including the above-described big bonus game are set. Switching the types of established game actors is performed. For this reason, in the game state setting process, a process for setting such a game state is performed. The gaming state setting process will be described in detail later.

Next, medal insertion confirmation processing is performed (S101). In the medal insertion confirmation process, it is determined whether or not a game medal is inserted from the game medal insertion slot 30, or whether or not the one-sheet insertion button 32 or the three-sheet insertion button 34 is operated. As described above, the game medal slot 30
The game medal inserted from the medal selector 10 passes through the medal selector 106.
6, and a detection signal is supplied to the main control board 200. Further, when the various input buttons 32 and 34 are operated, the operation signals are supplied to the main control board 200. The main control board 200 determines whether or not a game medal has been inserted based on these signals. And if a game medal is inserted, it will be in the state which can start a game. When the various insertion buttons 32 and 34 are operated, a process of subtracting the inserted number from the stored number of game medals is also performed at the same time. When it is confirmed that a game medal has been inserted, the game can be started at any time by operating the start lever 36.

Next, it is determined whether or not the settlement button 40 has been operated (S102). That is, even after betting game medals, it is possible to settle including the bet game medals before the start lever 36 is operated and the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c are rotated. As a result of the determination process in S102, when it is determined that the settlement button has been operated (S102: YES)
A settlement process for paying out the game medals stored as credits and the inserted game medals is performed (S103), and the process returns to the game state setting process S100. The payout of game medals is performed by outputting a control signal instructing the number of game medals to be paid out from the main control board 200 to the medal payout device 118.

On the other hand, if it is determined as a result of the determination process in S102 that the settlement button has not been operated (S102: NO), it is determined whether or not the start lever 36 has been operated (S104).
. The start lever 36 incorporates a detection sensor which will be described later.
When 6 is operated, the movement can be detected. The main control board 200 can determine whether or not the start lever 36 has been operated based on the output of the detection sensor. When it is determined that the start lever 36 is not operated (S10
4: NO), the process returns to S102 and waits until the start lever 36 is operated.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the start lever 36 is operated (S104: YES),
An internal lottery process is performed (S105). In the internal lottery process, one random number for internal lottery is acquired at the timing when the start lever 36 is operated, and the game combination shown in FIG. 6A is internally lottered according to the acquired random number. Do. In the internal lottery process, it is detected that the start lever 36 has been operated, an internal lottery random number is acquired, and a lottery table corresponding to the gaming state (FIG. 9,
Using FIG. 10 and FIG. 12, it is determined whether any game combination is won internally or any game combination is not won internally. When any of the game combinations is won internally, “1” is set to the bit corresponding to the internal winning flag (see FIGS. 7A and 7B) of the selected game combination.

Next, a rotation rotation starting process is performed (S106). In the rotation rotation starting process, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. If the predetermined condition is satisfied, the three rotation cylinders 20a to 20a-2 are determined.
A process of rotating 0c is performed. In the rotation rotation start process of the present embodiment, a predetermined time (for example, after the start lever 36 is operated and rotation of the rotation cylinders 20a to 20c is started last time (for example,
4.1 seconds), when the rotation of the rotating cylinder is started, a driving signal is output to the rotating motors 24a to 24c provided in the rotating cylinders 20a to 20c, respectively.
The two cylinders 20a to 20c are rotated.

Next, a rotation rotation stopping process for stopping rotation of the rotation cylinders 20a to 20c is performed (S107).
In the rotation rotation stop process, after confirming that the rotation speeds of all the rotation cylinders 20a to 20c are stabilized at a predetermined speed, the operation of the rotation cylinder stop buttons 38a to 38c corresponding to the respective rotation cylinders 20a to 20c is validated. . Then, the main control board 200 detects the rotation cylinders 20a-2 when the rotation stop buttons 38a-38c are operated based on the operation signals from the rotation cylinder stop buttons 38a-38c.
The rotation position of 0c is detected, the stop position of each of the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c is determined based on the detection result, and control is performed to stop the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c at the determined position.

When determining the stop position of each of the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c, the result of the internal lottery process S105 is referred to. In order not to stop the symbol combination that establishes the game combination even if operated,
The stop position of the rotating drum is determined. On the other hand, when an internal winning is made for a certain game player, the stop position of each cylinder is determined so that the symbol combination that establishes the internal winning game player is stopped and displayed unless the timing is not too late. It is like that.

Next, it is determined whether or not any game player has won a prize (S111). here,"
“A winning combination of a game combination” means that the symbol combinations corresponding to the internal winning game combination are displayed together on an effective winning line. As described above, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment,
Even if any game player is internally won in the internal lottery processing S105, the rotation stop button 38a
Depending on the timing of pressing .about.38c, the symbol combinations corresponding to the game combination are not necessarily aligned on the effective winning line. Therefore, the main control board 200, after stopping the rotation of the rotating drum,
It is determined whether or not the winning combination of the game combination won by the internal lottery has been established.

And when it is determined that no winning combination is established (S111: NO)
), The game ends, and the game state setting process S100 is performed after returning to the top of the game control process. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the BB combination is won in the internal lottery process S105 described above, the symbol combination corresponding to the BB combination is not stopped and displayed on the effective winning line,
Only when the winning combination of the BB combination is not established, the internal winning of the BB combination is carried over, and the game is performed with the internal winning flag of the “BB combination” being set after the next game. On the other hand, when other winning combinations (“small role” or “re-playing role”) are won internally, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination cannot be stopped and displayed on the effective winning line. The internal winning will be reset without being carried over after the next game.

On the other hand, when it is determined that a winning of any game player has been established (S111: YES),
It is determined whether or not the winning game player is a re-game player (S112). If the re-game player has been won (S112: YES), the re-game flag is set to ON (S11).
3). Here, the re-game flag is a flag for storing that the re-game player has won a prize. When the re-game flag is set to ON, the number of game medals inserted in the game won in the re-game player is automatically re-inserted in the next game medal insertion confirmation process S102.

Next, it is determined whether or not the winning re-gamer is the re-game player B (S114). As a result, when it is determined that the winning replaying role is not the replaying role B (S114: NO), that is, when it is the replaying role A, the game control process returns to the beginning and a new game is started. . on the other hand,
When it is determined that the winning re-gamer is the re-game player B (S114: YES), it is determined whether or not the normal game is being played (S115), and when it is determined that the normal game is not being played. Returns to the beginning of the game control process and starts a new game. On the other hand, if it is determined that a normal game is being played (S115: YES), the RT game flag is set to ON (S116), and then the process returns to the beginning of the game control process to start a new game.

If it is determined in S111 that the winning game combination is not a re-game combination (S1
11: NO), it is determined whether or not the winning game combination is a BB combination (S117). As a result, BB
If it is determined that the winning combination has been won (S117: YES), the BB game flag is set to ON (S118).

If it is determined in the determination process of S117 that the BB combination has not been won (S115: NO)
), Since it can be determined that one of the small combinations has been won, a process of paying out the number of game medals corresponding to the winning game combination is performed (S119). 1 if the winning game is a small bell
If 5 game medals are paid out, 6 game medals are paid out for a watermelon small role, and 2 game medals are paid out for a cherry small role. In the game medal payout process, after determining the number of game medals to be paid out inside the main control board 200, the main control board 2
This is performed by outputting a control signal from 00 to the medal payout device 118. When the game medals are paid out in this way, the game control process returns to the beginning, and a new game is started.

By repeating the processes of S100 to S119, when a game medal is inserted and the start lever 36 is operated, the rotation of the rotating cylinders 20a to 20c is started, and the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a to 38a
It is possible to repeatedly perform a game in which a game medal is paid out depending on whether or not a winning combination of a game player has been established when the spinning cylinder is stopped by pressing 38c. In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment,
A plurality of game states are provided, and the game impression can be greatly varied by switching the ease of winning a game player and the type of game player to win according to which game state. The process for switching the game state is performed in a game state setting process S100 performed at the head of the game control process.

Hereinafter, the gaming state setting process will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the game state setting process. The main control board 200 performs a gaming state setting process shown in FIG. 14 and switches a plurality of gaming states by selecting a lottery table stored in the ROM.

First, referring to the game state flag (see FIG. 7C), it is determined whether or not the BB game flag is set to ON (S200). As a result, when it is determined that the BB game flag is set to ON (S200: YES), the RT game flag is set to OFF (
S201). The BB role can be established in either the normal game or the RT game state, but in any game state, the BB game returns to the normal game after the end of the BB game, so the RT game flag is turned OFF. Set it.

Next, it is determined whether or not the BB game end condition is satisfied (S202). As mentioned above,
Since the BB game is set to end when a predetermined number of game medals are paid out during the BB game, whether or not the number of game medals paid out during the BB game has reached the predetermined number in S202. Determine. As a result, when it is determined that the BB game end condition is not satisfied (S202: NO), the BB game lottery table (see FIG. 12) is selected (S203).
), An effect command for BB game is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S204). When the sub-control board 220 receives the effect command for the BB game from the main control board 200, the sub-control board 220 uses the various lamps 12, the various speakers 14, 114, the effect display device 10, the rotating backlight 20L, etc. An effect is made to impress that the state is BB game.

When it is determined in the determination process of S202 that the BB game end condition is satisfied (S20)
2: YES), the BB game flag is turned OFF (S205). As a result, O in S201
In addition to the RT game flag set in FF, the BB game flag is also turned OFF, and the game state is in a state indicating that it is a normal game. Subsequently, a lottery table for the normal gaming state is selected (S206), and an effect command for the normal gaming state is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S207).
), The game state setting process is terminated.

When it is determined in the determination process of S200 that the BB game flag is set to OFF (S200: NO), it is determined whether or not the RT game flag is set to ON (S2).
08). As a result, if it is determined that the RT game flag is set to ON (S
208: YES), it is determined whether or not the RT game end condition is satisfied (S209). As described above, the RT game end condition is set when the BB combination is won or when the specific symbol is stopped and displayed on the valid winning line. R
When the T game is over, S200 described above becomes an affirmative determination, and the processing of S201 to S207 is performed. Therefore, in the determination processing of S209, it is determined whether or not the specific symbol specific symbol is stopped and displayed on the valid winning line. What is necessary is just to judge.

If it is determined in S209 that the RT game end condition is not satisfied (
S209: NO), the RT game lottery table (see FIG. 11) is selected (S210), R
An effect command for T game is transmitted to the sub control board 220 (S211), and the game state setting process is terminated. Upon receiving the RT game effect command, the sub-control board 220 controls the various lamps 12, the various speakers 14, 114, the effect display device 10, the rotating backlight 20L, and the like according to the content of the command. An effect is made to impress that the current gaming state is RT gaming.

If it is determined in S209 that the RT game end condition (establishment of the specific symbol combination) is satisfied (S209: YES), the RT game is switched to the normal game.
The game flag is turned off (S212). And, a lottery table for normal games (see FIG. 9)
Is selected (S219), an effect command for normal gaming is transmitted toward the sub-control board 220 (S220), and the gaming state setting process is terminated. When the sub control board 220 receives the effect command for the normal game, the various lamps 12 and the various speakers 1 according to the contents of the command.
4, 114, the effect display device 10, the spinning backlight 20L, and the like are controlled to produce an effect that gives an impression that the current gaming state is in a normal game.

If it is determined in S208 that the RT game flag is OFF (S20)
8: OFF), the BB game flag, and the RT game flag are all set to OFF, so the game state is a normal game. Therefore, the base game lottery table (see FIG. 9) is selected (S219), and the base game effect command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S2).
20) The game state setting process is terminated.

Next, the effect control process by the sub control board 220 will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart in which the CPU of the sub control board 220 shows the effect control process according to the program stored in the ROM. As shown in FIG. 15, the sub control board 220 uses the game mode determination process as the effect control process. Each process of S300, mission determination process S320, mission effect execution process S340, and bell notification process S360 is performed. FIG. 16 shows a game mode determination process S300.
17 is a flowchart showing the mission determination process S320, FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the mission effect execution process S340, and FIG.
9 is a flowchart showing the bell notification process S360. In addition, C of the sub control board 220
PU corresponds to the mission effect execution means, mission result determination means, and mission achievement required number determination means of the present invention.

First, the game mode determination process will be described with reference to FIG. First, it is determined whether or not the RT game is started, that is, whether or not the normal game is switched to the RT game (S301).
Whether or not the RT game is started can be determined based on whether or not the sub control board 220 has received the RT game effect command transmitted by the main control board 200 in S211.

As a result, when it is determined that the RT game has not started (S301: NO), S
The process proceeds to step 306. On the other hand, when it is determined that the RT game is started (S301).
: YES), the game mode lottery is performed (S302). The lottery in the game mode can be performed by random number lottery.

Next, it is determined whether or not the game mode A is selected as a result of the game mode lottery in S302 (S303). As a result, when it is determined that the game mode A is selected (S303:
YES), the mode A flag is set to ON (S304), and when it is determined that the game mode A is not selected, that is, the game mode B is selected (S303: NO), the mode B flag is turned ON. Set (S305). The game mode A flag and the game mode B flag are for indicating that the current game mode is the game mode A or the game mode B, and both are set to OFF at the start of the game. RA of sub-control board 220
An area for setting a game mode flag is secured at a predetermined address of M.

Next, whether or not the RT game is finished, that is, a game state other than the RT game (normal game, BB
It is determined whether or not the game has shifted to any one (S306). As a result, when it is determined that the RT game has not ended (S306: NO), the game mode determination process ends while maintaining the game mode flag turned ON in S304 or S305. On the other hand, when it is determined that the RT game has ended (S306: YES), it is turned ON in S304 or S305.
The set gaming mode flag (mode A flag or mode B flag) is set to OFF (S307).

Next, the mission determination process will be described with reference to FIG. This mission decision process
This is executed following the game mode determination process S300. First, it is determined whether or not the RT game is started (S321). As a result, if it is determined that the RT game is not started (S
321: NO), the mission determination process is terminated.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the RT game is started (S321: YES), it is determined whether or not the mode A flag is set to ON (S322). As a result, when it is determined that the mode A flag is set to ON (S322: YES), the number of bell hits is set to 4.
Times (S323). On the other hand, if it is determined that the mode A flag is not set to ON (S322: NO), it can be determined that the mode B flag is set to ON, so the number of bell hits is set to one ( S324).

Next, the mission effect execution process will be described with reference to FIG. First, it is determined whether or not an RT game is being played (S341). As a result, when it is determined that the RT game is not being played, (S
341: NO), the mission effect execution process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the RT game is being played (S341: YES), it is determined whether or not the bell hit count is greater than zero (
S342).

As a result, when it is determined that the number of bell hits is not greater than zero, that is, the number of bell hits is zero (S342: NO), it is possible to determine that the mission effect has ended, so the mission effect is executed. The process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that the number of bell hits is greater than zero (S342: YES), mission display is performed (S343). The mission display is performed by the screen display of the effect display device 10 as described above with reference to FIG.
In the mission display, when any of the bell small roles is elected internally, it is displayed by displaying that the bell small role is internally elected and the number of bell hits necessary for accomplishing the mission. Whether or not the internal winning of the bell small combination has been determined can be determined by whether or not a control command indicating the internal winning of the small bell combination transmitted from the main control board 200 has been received.

Next, it is determined whether or not a winning prize for the bell winning combination is established (S344). Whether or not a winning prize for the Bell winning combination has been established depends on whether a control command transmitted from the main control board 200 to the sub-control board 220 or a specific symbol is established when the winning of the Bell winning combination is established. It is possible to determine which of the control commands transmitted from the main control board 200 to the sub control board 220 has been received.

As a result, if it is determined that the winning prize for the bell winning combination is not established (S3
44: NO), the mission display of the effect display device 10 is erased, and the mission effect is ended (S348). On the other hand, if it is determined that the winning prize for the bell winning part is won (
(S344: YES), 1 is subtracted from the number of bell hits set in S323 or S324 (S
345).

Next, it is determined whether or not the number of bell hits is greater than zero (S346). As a result, if it is determined that the number of bell hits is greater than zero (S346: YES), the process returns directly to continue the mission effect. On the other hand, the number of bell hits is not greater than zero.
In other words, if it is determined that the number of bell hits is zero (S346: NO), it can be determined that the mission has been achieved, so the number of bell notification games is set to 100 as a privilege resulting from the completion of the mission (S347). Is terminated (S348).

Next, the bell notification process will be described with reference to FIG. First, it is determined whether or not an RT game is being played (S361). As a result, when it is determined that the RT game is not being played (S361: N
O) The bell notification process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the RT game is being played (S36)
1: YES), it is determined whether or not the number of bell notification games is zero or more (S362). As a result, if it is determined that the number of bell notification games is not equal to or greater than zero, that is, the number of bell notification games is zero (S362: NO), it can be determined that the number of games already set in S347 has ended. Therefore, the bell notification process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the number of bell notification games is equal to or greater than zero (S362: YES), it is determined whether or not an internal winning is made for the bell small role (S363). Whether or not the internal winning of the bell small combination has been determined can be determined by whether or not a control command indicating the internal winning of the small bell combination transmitted from the main control board 200 has been received.

As a result, when it is determined that the bell small combination is not won internally, that is, when a combination of specific symbols is established (S363: NO), the process proceeds to S365. On the other hand, if it is determined that the bell winning combination has been won internally (S363: YES), the player is notified of the internal winning of the bell winning combination (S364). In the internal winning notification of the bell small role, the player is notified of the internal winning of the bell small role using the effect display device 10 or the like. Since the bell combination includes Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C with different symbol combinations, in the internal winning notification of the Bell combination, the type of the Bell combination that was won internally is specified and notified.

By the internal winning notification of the specific bell small role, the player can establish a prize for the bell small role relatively easily with the aim of the notified type of bell small role. Thus, the player can continue the game aiming for winning the BB role while efficiently increasing the number of game medals little by little by winning the small role of the bell. Further, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the condition for shifting from the RT game to the normal game is a case where specific symbols that are missed by the bell small role are prepared. For this reason, if the symbols that make up the winning of the Bell small combination cannot be stopped and displayed despite the internal winning of the Bell small combination, the specific symbols are available and transition from RT game to normal game To do. On the other hand, by notifying the internal winning of the bell small part, by notifying the bell small part, it is possible to easily establish the winning of the bell small part, and RT having a high internal winning probability of the re-gamer is high. The game can be continued.

Next, when a game medal is inserted and the start lever 36 is operated, the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c is started. It is determined whether or not a series of games in which game medals are paid out is completed depending on whether or not the game is completed (S365), and if it is determined that the game is not completed as a result (S365: NO), If it is determined that the number of notification games is not subtracted and it is determined that the game has ended (S365: YES), the number of bell notification games is decremented by one (S36).
6).

As described above, as in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, by determining whether or not the specific bell small role is notified during the RT game by the mission effect, the RT is determined according to the mission achievement result.
The staying period of the game can be varied. Thereby, a player participation type effect can be performed during RT game, and the interest during RT game can be enhanced.

In addition, if the mission is not achieved, not only the specific bell small role is not notified, but the RT game is ended, and the player's profit when the mission is achieved (the RT game continues for a long time) ) And the disadvantage of the player when the mission is not achieved (the RT game is immediately terminated) increases, and the interest in the mission performance can be improved.

Also, by providing multiple game modes with different mission achievement difficulties, the game mode set at the start of RT game can diversify the game characteristics of RT game in the RT game mission production, Interest can be improved.

In addition, when the mission is not achieved (when the winning of the internal winning bell small part cannot be established), a combination of specific symbols which is an RT game ending condition is established. The special RT game end process for the case where the mission cannot be achieved becomes unnecessary.

(Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment, only the parts different from the first embodiment will be described.

FIG. 20 shows a state where the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 of the second embodiment is switched. FIG.
As shown, in the gaming machine 1 of the second embodiment, a specific game is set in addition to the normal game, the RT game, and the BB game.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram exemplifying the data structure of an area for 1 byte in which the game state flag of the second embodiment is set. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the lower 4 bits of 1-byte data at a predetermined address on the RAM are used as gaming state flags. The second bit from the least significant of these 4 bits is set as the specific game flag. When the game state becomes a specific game, “1” is set to the bit corresponding to the specific game flag.

Returning to FIG. 20, the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 of the second embodiment is changed from the normal game to the specific game or B
The game can be switched to the B game, the specific game can be switched to the normal game or the BB game, the RT game can be switched to the specific game or the BB game, and the BB game can be switched to the normal game. Further, in the normal game, when the combination of specific symbols (see FIG. 6B) is established on an effective winning line, the game shifts from the normal game to the specific game. Switching between the plurality of game states (start and end of each game state) is performed by the main control board 200 selecting a lottery table stored in the ROM. Therefore, the CPU 200c of the main control board 200 corresponds to the specific game start means and the specific game end means of the present invention.

FIG. 22 shows a base game lottery table of the second embodiment. In the second embodiment,
Compared with the normal game lottery table of the first embodiment described with reference to FIG.
Is different in that the random number range is 4601-4700. In the normal game of the present embodiment, when an internal winning combination of three game actors (random number range 4601 to 4700) consisting of a regame player A, a regame player B, and a blue 7 BB player is performed, Even if the winning combination of the combination B is established, the RT game start process described later is not executed (see FIG. 22). In other words, the establishment of winning of the re-gamer B who is internally won in duplicate with the BB player of Blue 7 is excluded from the RT game start condition. Therefore, the winning of the re-playing combination B in the normal game is a means of notifying the internal winning of the blue 7 BB combination.

Next, the specific game will be described. The specific game is started when the combination of the specific symbols described above is established, and an internal lottery is performed using the specific game lottery table. FIG. 23 shows a lottery table for specific games. As in the normal game lottery table shown in FIG. 9, the random number range for winning the game combination is set for each of the plurality of game combinations in the specific game lottery table. FIG. 23 (b) shows the correspondence between each game combination set in the specific game lottery table and the random number range of the internal lottery random numbers. When the specific game lottery table shown in FIG. 23 and the normal game lottery table shown in FIG. 22 are compared, the random number range of the entire re-gamer is almost the same as that of the normal game. In the specific game lottery table, the random number range of the re-game player B is expanded from 100 to 300. For this reason, in the specific game, the game state is such that the re-gamer B is more likely to win the internal game than the normal game. Further, the expanded random number range (4701 to 4900) of the re-playing combination B does not overlap with the blue 7-BB combination, and constitutes an overlapping combination only with the re-playing combination A. When a random value in the expanded random number range is internally won and a re-game player B wins, RT game is started.

As shown in FIG. 20, it is possible to switch from a specific game to an RT game, a BB game, or a normal game state. When a winning combination of BB is established during the specific game, the gaming state is switched to the BB game. In addition, as described above, in the specific game, the range of random numbers for internal winning of the re-gamer B is expanded and the re-gamer B is easily established, so that it is easy to switch from the specific game to the RT game. On the other hand, in a specific game, when a predetermined number of games (50 times in this embodiment) are performed without switching to the RT game or the BB game, the game returns from the specific game to the normal game.

In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, a plurality of game modes A and B having different mission achievement difficulties.
Is selected at the start of a specific game. The game mode is selected both when the normal game is changed to the specific game and when the RT game is changed to the specific game. During the specific game, the game mode A and the game mode B are rendered differently, and the player is notified of which game mode is selected during the specific game. The notification of the game mode can be performed using, for example, the effect display device 10 and the like, and the effect mode is changed between when the game mode A is selected and when the game mode B is selected. The notification of the game mode is realized by the CPU of the sub-control board 220 executing a game mode notification process S320 described later. For this reason, the CPU of the sub-control board 220 corresponds to the game mode notification means of the present invention.

Further, in the RT game, when the specific symbol is stopped and displayed on the effective pay line without being able to win the BB combination, the game state shifts to the specific game. After returning to a specific game,
If the winning of the re-gamer B is established, it is possible to shift to the RT game again. Thus, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the specific game and the RT game can be repeatedly performed.

Next, the game control process of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the game control process of this embodiment, and FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the game state setting process of this embodiment.

The game control process of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 24 is different from the game control process of the first embodiment of FIG. 13 in that the processes of S108 to S111 are added and the process contents of S115 are different.

First, the processing of S108 to S111 will be described. After performing the rotation rotation stop processing of S107, it is determined whether or not combinations of preset specific symbols (see FIG. 6B) are aligned on the winning line (S108). As a result, when it is determined that the combinations of specific symbols are aligned on a valid pay line (S108: YES), it is determined whether or not a normal game is being played (S109). As a result, when it is determined that a normal game is being played (S109: Y
ES), since the normal game is switched to the specific game, the specific game flag is set to ON (S1
10), the process proceeds to S111.

In this embodiment, since the transition to the RT game is made when the re-playing game B is established during the specific game, it is determined whether or not the specific game is being performed in S115. As a result, when it is determined that the specific game is being played (S115: YES), the RT game is switched from the specific game to the RT game.
The flag is set to ON (S116).

Next, in the gaming state setting process of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 25, the processes of S201, S213, and S214 to S217 are added as compared with the gaming state setting process of the first embodiment of FIG. .

Since the specific game is added in the second embodiment, if it is determined in S200 that the BB game flag is set to ON (S200: YES), the specific game flag is set in addition to the RT game flag. Set to OFF (S201).

If the RT game end condition is satisfied (S209: YES), the RT game is switched to the specific game, so the RT game flag is set to OFF (S212), and the specific game flag is set to ON (S212). S213).

If it is determined in S208 that the RT game is not ON (S208: NO), it is determined whether or not the specific game flag is set to ON (S214). As a result, when it is determined that the specific game flag is set to ON (S214: YES), it is determined whether a specific game end condition is satisfied (S215). As described above, the specific game end condition is set when the BB combination is won or when a predetermined number of games (in this embodiment, 50 times) have ended. Among these, when the RT game is ended by winning the BB role, the above-described S200 is affirmative and the processing of S201 to S207 is performed, so S215
In this determination process, it is only necessary to determine whether or not a predetermined number of games have been completed without winning the BB combination.

If it is determined in S215 that the specific game end condition is not satisfied (
S215: NO), a specific game lottery table (see FIG. 22) is selected (S216), a specific game effect command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S217), and the game state setting process is terminated. When the sub-control board 220 receives the effect command for the specific game, the sub-control board 220 controls the various lamps 12, the various speakers 14 and 114, the effect display device 10, the spinning backlight 20 </ b> L, etc. Produce an impression that you are playing a specific game.

In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the “production that gives an impression that a specific game is in progress” is different between a case where the normal game is shifted to the specific game and a case where the RT game is shifted to the specific game. . When shifting from a normal game to a specific game, the background color is changed with respect to an “effect that gives an impression that the player is playing a game” as described later. I try to make it slightly different. As a result, R
When shifting to the T game, an impression can be given to the player as if the RT game was suddenly started. Further, the player cannot clearly recognize that the game has changed from the normal game to the specific game, but can enjoy the guessing of the change in the game state from the slight change in the performance. Also, when transitioning from RT games to specific games, for example, “Continuation Chance” is displayed as “an effect that gives an impression of being in a specific game”, and RT games can be started again. By displaying an effect image or the like that suggests that there is a characteristic, it can be impressed that the RT game is easily started.

If it is determined in S215 that the specific game end condition is satisfied (S21)
5: YES), since the specific game is switched to the normal game, the specific game flag is set to OFF (S218), the normal game lottery table (see FIG. 9) is selected (S219), and the effect command for the normal game is issued. Transmission is made toward the sub-control board 220 (S220), and the gaming state setting process is terminated.

Next, the effect control process of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 26 is a flowchart of the effect control process of the present embodiment, FIG. 27 is a flowchart of the game mode determination process of the present embodiment, and FIG. 28 is a flowchart of the game mode notification process of the present embodiment. In the effect control process of the present embodiment, a game mode notification process S310 is added and the content of the game mode determination process is different compared to the first embodiment. Note that the mission determination process S320, the mission effect execution process S340, and the bell notification process S360 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 27, the game mode determination process of the present embodiment differs from the game mode determination process of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 16 in that the processing content of S301 is different and the process of S308 is further added. ing.

In the present embodiment, the game mode determination process is performed at the start of the specific game, so it is determined whether or not the specific game has been started in the process of S301, that is, whether or not the normal game or the RT game has been switched to the RT game. Whether or not the specific game is started is determined in S217 by the main control board 200.
Can be determined based on whether or not the sub-control board 220 has received an effect command for a specific game transmitted by.

Further, since the game mode is valid only during the specific game and the RT game, as a condition for setting the mode A flag and the mode B flag to OFF, a determination process as to whether or not the specific game has ended in S308. It is carried out.

Next, the game mode notification process will be described with reference to FIG. First, it is determined whether or not a specific game is in progress (S321). As a result, when it is determined that the specific game is not being played (S32)
1: NO) Since there is no need to notify the game mode, the game mode notification process is terminated.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the game is in a specific game (S321: YES), it is determined whether or not the mode A flag is set to ON (S322). As a result, the mode A flag is O
If it is determined that it is set to N (S322: YES), it is notified that the current game mode is the game mode A (S323). Notification of the game mode can be performed using the effect display device 10 or the like. On the other hand, if it is determined that the mode A flag is not set to ON (S322: NO), it can be determined that the mode B flag is set to ON, so the current game mode is the game mode B. The effect is notified (S324).

By providing the specific game as described above and determining the game mode at the start of the specific game, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

Further, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the condition for shifting from the normal game to the specific game and the condition for shifting from the RT game to the specific game are the same (the specific symbol is stopped and displayed on the effective winning line). I have to. Therefore, compared with the case where multiple types of conditions for starting a specific game are set, it is possible to prevent the control from becoming complicated.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the third embodiment, only parts different from the above embodiments will be described.

In the second embodiment, the lottery of the game mode is performed at the start of the specific game, and the RT game is performed without changing the game mode determined at the start of the specific game. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, the lottery of the game mode is performed at the start of the specific game, and the game mode can be switched during the specific game. Specifically, after the start of a specific game, the game mode A and the game mode B can be switched alternately every time a predetermined number of games (for example, 20 times) are played. The switching of the game mode is performed by the CPU of the sub control board 220. Therefore, the CPU of the sub control board 220 corresponds to the game mode switching means of the present invention.

Thereby, during the specific game, the game mode can be switched between the game mode A and the game mode B every predetermined period, and the contents of the RT game can be changed. Moreover, the game mode decision time becomes plural, the player's expectation can be improved, and the interest can be improved.

Further, it is advantageous for the player to switch from the specific game to the RT game when the game mode B with a large number of bell notifications is selected, and the player considers the current game mode and the RT game from the specific game. The timing to shift to can be selected.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the fourth embodiment, only portions different from the above embodiments will be described.

In the third embodiment, the lottery of the game mode is performed at the start of the specific game, and the game mode A and the game mode B are alternately switched every time a predetermined number of games in the specific game are performed. In the third embodiment, after the start of a specific game, the game mode is redrawn every time a predetermined number of games (for example, 20 times) are performed, and the game mode is switched based on the result of the lottery. . The redrawing of the game mode during the specific game may be performed even when any of the game modes A or B is selected.
Alternatively, it may be performed only when the game mode A is selected.

Even with such a configuration, the same effect as in the second embodiment can be obtained. Furthermore, when a lottery of the game mode is performed for each predetermined game in the specific game, there is no guarantee that the game mode is switched reliably, and the stay period of the specific game is limited (50 games). For this reason,
When the game mode A is selected in the specific game, it waits to switch from the game mode A to the game mode B with the risk of shifting from the specific game to the normal game, or shifts to the RT game while remaining in the game mode A You ’ll be able to make that choice,
Gameability can be improved.

(Other embodiments)
In each of the above-described embodiments, the specific symbol is established when the mission fails in the mission effect (when the winning of the internal winning bell small part cannot be established), but the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, the specific symbol may not be established when the mission fails. In this case, the mission failure is an RT game end condition, and when the mission fails, the determination of “mission failure” turns off the RT game flag and shifts the gaming state from the RT game to the normal game.

Also, in each of the above embodiments, as a privilege given to a player when a mission is achieved by a mission effect, when a bell small role is elected internally from the end of the mission effect until the end of 100 games However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be configured such that the specific bell small combination is notified a predetermined number of times (for example, 20 times) after the mission effect is completed.

In the configuration of the second embodiment, the probability that the game mode A or the game mode B is selected in the specific game differs between the case where the normal game is changed to the specific game and the case where the RT game is changed to the specific game. Can be made.

For example, when shifting from a normal game to a specific game, the probability that the game mode A is selected from the game mode B is increased, and when shifting from the RT game to the specific game, the game mode B is selected from the game mode A. Can increase the probability. Thereby, when the specific game and the RT game are repeatedly performed, the probability that the game mode B is selected increases. As a result, R
The period during which the T game is played can be lengthened, and it is easy to continue a state advantageous to the player, and the game can be sharpened.

Conversely, when transitioning from a normal game to a specific game, the probability that the game mode B is selected from the game mode A is increased, and when shifting from the RT game to the specific game, the game mode A is selected from the game mode B. The probability of being made can be increased. Thereby, when the specific game and the RT game are repeatedly performed, the probability that the game mode A is selected increases. As a result, RT
The period during which a game is played can be shortened, and it is possible to suppress a state that is advantageous to the player from being continued for a long time, and to suppress gambling.

Also, when a combination of specific symbols is present on an effective winning line and a transition from a normal game to a specific game is made after a predetermined number of times (for example, 120 times) of the game after the transition from the BB game to the normal game. Can increase the probability that the game mode B is selected when the lottery of the game mode is performed. As a result, the player can be in an advantageous state only for a predetermined period after the BB game is finished, and the game after the BB game is finished can be sharpened.

In the first embodiment, the game mode is selected at the start of the RT game. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the game mode is selected at the start of the normal game. You may comprise so that RT game may be performed in game mode. In this case, the game mode can be switched or the game mode can be selected for each predetermined game during the normal game.

In the second embodiment, the game mode is selected at the start of the specific game. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the game mode is selected at the start of the RT game. You may comprise so that RT game may be performed in game mode.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the mission achievement is configured such that the mission is accomplished by establishing a predetermined number of winning prizes for the bell winning combination, but this is not limited to this, and a different kind of bell winning combination is possible. The establishment of the symbol combination may be permitted, and the symbol combination may be established a predetermined number of times as a condition for accomplishing the mission.

In the second to fourth embodiments, the specific game is started by turning on the flag indicating the specific game when shifting from the normal game or the RT game to the specific game in the game state setting process. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is specified by turning on the flag indicating each game state in the normal game and the RT game and turning off the flag indicating each game state when shifting to a specific game. It is good also as performing the control which transfers to a game. In other words, when the gaming machine 1 is turned on, a RAM clear button (not shown) is pressed down, so that the gaming machine 1
Can be returned to the initial state in which all the flags are erased. In this case, since the flag indicating the gaming state is also cleared, all the gaming state flags shown in FIG. 7C are “0”. By setting this state as “specific game”, it becomes easy to shift to the RT game after the game starts, so that the game can be started from an advantageous state for the player. Further, in the game mode determination process of the present invention, a mode B that is advantageous to the player at a high probability is selected at the start of a specific game when the RAM is cleared, or a mode that is selected only when the RAM is cleared (for example, the mode B). A mode C for selecting a more advantageous mission may be set. In this way, by performing a special mode determination process in a specific game that is started after the RAM is cleared, it is possible to further expand the range of game play of the RT game.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cylinder-type game machine (game machine), 10 ... Production display device, 38a-38c ... Cylinder stop button (stop operation means), 200 ... Main control board (Stop control means, lottery means, replay time game start means) , Replay time game end means, specific game start means, specific game end means), 22
0. Sub-control board (mission effect execution means, formation symbol determination means, mission result determination means, mission achievement required number determination means, notification period determination means, game mode selection means, game mode notification means, notification means).

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After throwing a predetermined number of game media, a plurality of spinning cylinders are rotated by receiving an operation of a rotation starting member, and the spinning cylinder is stopped by receiving an operation of a rotation stopping member. In a spinning-reel game machine that performs a game to stop and display the combination,
A re-game generating means for generating a re-game capable of starting the next game without inserting the game medium by displaying a predetermined re-game symbol combination stopped;
Replay time state generating means for generating a replay time state in which the replay occurrence probability is higher than the normal state until a predetermined end symbol combination is stopped and displayed after a predetermined start condition is established;
A guidance effect execution means for performing a guidance effect for guiding the operation of the rotation stop member so that the end symbol combination is not stopped and displayed during the replay time state;
The guidance effect execution means includes
Until the predetermined special symbol combination is stopped and displayed after the replay time state is started, the guidance effect is not performed even if the end symbol combination can be stopped and displayed.
After the special symbol combination is stopped and displayed during the replay time state, the induction effect is executed every time an opportunity that the end symbol combination can be stopped and displayed is generated. The replay time state generating means starts the replay time state by displaying a predetermined start symbol combination stopped,
The swivel type gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the starting symbol combination and the special symbol combination are constituted by different symbol combinations.

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