JP2012152231A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which enables a player to get excited with simultaneous effects on the visual sense and the acoustic sense by preventing occurrence of unreasonable deviation between the timing when a selected area becomes a stop area and the timing of output of voice.SOLUTION: If a selected area (410) is not the stop area (420), a selected area switch means (360) displays the next display area (400) by being switched as a selected area (410) and repeats the operation of switching in predetermined order until a selected area (410) becomes the stop area (420). When a selected area (410) becomes the stop area (420), the stop area (420) is displayed as the selected area (410) and the operation after this is cancelled. Furthermore, on the basis of the fact that the selected area (410) becomes the stop area (420), a signal is output to a sound control means (350) and the sound control means (350) receives the signal and causes a voice output means (340) to output voice.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which display and sound in a roulette as display means are not shifted.

Conventionally, this type of gaming machine has a plurality of display areas, one of which is displayed as a selection area, and this selection area is switched to another display area in a predetermined order, so-called roulette type Some display means (roulette display means) are provided (for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).
Here, the game machine is controlled mainly by main control by the main board (game control device) that controls the progress of the game, sub control by sub-board (effect control device) that controls the general production of sounds, lamps, etc., and liquid crystal There is liquid crystal display control by a liquid crystal substrate (liquid crystal substrate effect control device) that mainly controls the liquid crystal display effect of the display device.

FIGS. 15 and 16 are related arts, FIG. 15 is a schematic flow of roulette stop processing, and FIG. 16 is an external view of roulette display means showing an operation of switching the selection area of the roulette display means to another display area Front views are shown respectively.
The gaming machine according to the related art includes a display unit having a plurality of display areas, a sound output unit for outputting sound, a sound control unit for controlling the sound output unit, and any of the plurality of display areas of the display unit. The display area is displayed as a selection area, a selection area switching means for performing an operation of switching the selection area to another display area in a predetermined order, and a plurality of display means triggered by a player's predetermined operation. Stop area determining means for determining any one of the display areas as a stop area.

The roulette stop process in the prior art will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 15, first, in step 510, the stop operation from the main board to the sub board is performed based on a predetermined trigger such as a player stop operation. A signal is output. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 511.
In the sub-control of the sub-board in step 511, the stop operation signal from the main board is input, and in step 512, the stop area determining means draws the stop area (so-called stop position) of the roulette display means based on the stop operation signal. Etc. are set. In step 513, the stop area data is output to the liquid crystal substrate side, and signals are output to the sound control unit and the lamp control unit on the sub substrate side.

  In the liquid crystal display control of the liquid crystal substrate in step 514, the data of the stop area of the roulette display means is input. In step 515, the selected area jumps to the stop area. Here, jumping means that the selection area advances in order through the display area leading to the stop area and does not reach the stop area, even if a plurality of display areas exist between the selection area and the stop area. It means that it jumps over those display areas and suddenly moves from the current selection area to the stop area. In step 516, the selected area becomes a stop area, and the roulette effect of the roulette display means is stopped. In addition, the roulette effect of the roulette display means here means that the selection area sequentially moves a plurality of display areas in a predetermined order and repeats it except the above-described stop time, as will be described below. To do.

In step 517, processing such as sound output, lighting with a lamp, and blinking is performed.
Referring to FIG. 16, in this roulette display means 500, four display areas 401, 402, 403, 404 of left, upper, right, and lower are set as display areas 400. The selection area 410 is lit or displayed in a different color from the other display areas 400. Normally, the selection area 410 is left (display area 401), upper (display area 402), right (display area 403), lower (display area 404), left (display area 401), upper (display area 402). ,...,..., And so on, to display a rotation display like a roulette (in the case of FIG. 16, a display mode in which the selection area 410 moves in the clockwise direction). In the state of FIG. 16A, when the selection area 410 is located in the display area 401, it is assumed that the stop area 420 is set in the display area 403 by a predetermined switch operation by the player. Then, at the next moment, in FIG. 16B, the selection area 410 suddenly jumps to the stop area 420 of the display area 403 without displaying the display area 402 as the selection area 410. At substantially the same time as the jump, it is configured to be able to shift to audio output, lamp lighting, blinking, etc. in step 517 of FIG. In such a case, the timing at which the selection area 410 moves to the stop area 420 by the jump and the audio output timing are performed substantially simultaneously, and the display by the roulette display means 500 is performed without a sense of incongruity.

JP 2002-143380 A JP 2004-290222 A

  In the above technique, when the stop area 420 is set by the stop area determining means based on a predetermined operation of the player, the selection area 410 jumps to the stop area 420 and at the same time, a signal is output to the voice control means or the like. As a result of the voice output, the timing of the display mode of the roulette display means and the voice output are substantially the same. However, in the roulette display means, it is an unnatural operation mode to jump directly from the selection area 410 toward the stop area 420, and while proceeding toward the stop area 420 as in the original roulette display mode. An operation mode that stops naturally has been desired. Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, the display area 400 between the selection area 410 and the stop area 420 is selected so far along the rotational movement of the selection area 410 of the roulette display means. In accordance with the order of rotational movement by the area 410, the selection area 410 is shifted to. The selection area 410 is moved toward the stop area 420, and finally the movement of the selection area 410 is stopped in the stop area 420. In such a case, when the same procedure as the above-described conventional technique is performed, a signal for outputting sound from the liquid crystal display board to the sub board is output simultaneously with the setting of the stop area 420 based on the predetermined operation of the player. Audio output is performed. After the stop area 420 is set, the time until the selection area 410 reaches the stop area 420 elapses, so that the timing at which the selection area 410 becomes the stop area 420 is delayed from the audio output timing. There was a problem such as. That is, the selection area 410 becomes the stop area 420 after the timing when the audio output is made. For this reason, a display timing shift occurs in which the rotation of the roulette stops after the audio output. Simultaneously with the roulette rotation being stopped, the corresponding audio output is performed, acting simultaneously on vision and hearing, and excitement increases at once. there were.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the object of the present invention is to feel a sense of incongruity between the timing when the selected area becomes the stop area and the timing of audio output. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can increase excitement at once by acting on both visual and auditory senses without causing any misalignment.

(Claim 1)
The gaming machine (10) according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a sound output means (340) for outputting sound, a sound control means (350) for controlling the sound output means (340), and a plurality of display areas (400 ) Display means (320) and any one of the plurality of display areas (400) of the display means (320) is displayed as a selection area (410), and this selection area (410) Selection area switching means (360) that performs an operation of switching the display area to another display area (400) in a predetermined order, and any one of the plurality of display areas (400) of the display means (320) at a predetermined opportunity Stop area determining means (370) for determining the display area (400) as the stop area (420) is provided.

The stop area determining means (370) is configured to output a signal including the determined stop area (420) to the selection area switching means (360).
When the selection area (410) is not the stop area (420), the selection area switching means (360) switches the display area (400) in the next order as the selection area (410) and displays the selection area. The above operation of switching in a predetermined order is repeated until (410) becomes the stop area (420) .When the selection area (410) becomes the stop area (420), the stop area (420) is selected as the selection area ( 410) and the subsequent operation is stopped, and further, a signal is output to the voice control means (350) when the selected area (410) becomes or becomes the stop area (420). It is formed as follows. The voice control means (350) receives the input of the signal and outputs voice from the voice output means (340).

(Claim 2)
The invention described in claim 2 is characterized by the following points. That is, a sound output means (340) for outputting sound, a sound control means (350) for controlling the sound output means (340), a display means (320) having a plurality of display areas (400), and a display means ( 320) display any one of the plurality of display areas (400) as a selection area (410), and this selection area (410) is displayed on the other display areas (400) in a predetermined order. The selection area switching means (360) for performing the switching operation, and a predetermined trigger, the display area (400) of the plurality of display areas (400) of the display means (320) is determined as the stop area (420). And stop area determining means (370).

The stop area determining means (370) is configured to output a signal including the determined stop area (420) to the selection area switching means (360).
Then, the gaming machine (10) according to the present invention has the selection area (410) when the selection area switching means (360) inputs a signal including the determined stop area (420) from the stop area determination means (370). Delay time calculating means (380) for calculating the time (hereinafter referred to as “delay time”) for switching from the display area (400) to the selected area (410) to the stop area (420) have.
The delay time calculating means (380) is configured to output a signal including information on the delay time calculated by the delay time calculating means (380) to the voice control means (350).

When the selection area (410) is not the stop area (420), the selection area switching means (360) switches the display area (400) in the next order as the selection area (410) and displays the selection area. (410) repeat the above operation to switch in a predetermined order until it becomes the stop area (420), when the selection area (410) becomes the stop area (420) due to the lapse of the delay time, the stop area ( 420) is displayed as a selection area (410) and the switching operation thereafter is stopped.
Then, the voice control means (350) is characterized in that, based on the input of the signal from the delay time calculation means (380), the voice output means (340) outputs a voice after the delay time has elapsed. .

Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, there exists an effect as described below.
(Claim 1)
According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the selection area (410) is not the stop area (420), the selection area switching means (360) selects the next display area (400) as the selection area (410). And switching operation in a predetermined order is repeated until the selected area (410) becomes the stop area (420). When the selection area (410) becomes the stop area (420), the selection area switching means (360) displays the stop area (420) as the selection area (410) and switches after that. The operation is stopped. Then, the selection area switching means (360) outputs a signal to the voice control means (350) when the selection area switching means (360) becomes or becomes the stop area (420). Then, the voice control means (350) that has input the signal causes the voice output means (340) to output voice. That is, when the selected area (410) becomes or becomes the stop area (420), a signal is output to the sound control means (350) at that timing, and sound is output based on the signal. As a result, the audio can be output at the timing when the selected area (410) becomes or becomes the stop area (420), and the sound and the timing when the selected area (410) becomes or becomes the stop area (420). Can be prevented from deviating from the output timing of. As a result, the display mode of the display means (320) and the sound output can be made to match and an effective presentation with consistency can be implemented, acting on both visual and auditory simultaneously to increase excitement at once. It is possible to avoid such a situation that the difference between the two occurs and the player is awakened.

(Claim 2)
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the selection area switching means (360) selects the next display area (400) as the selection area (410) when the selection area (410) is not the stop area (420). And switching operation in a predetermined order is repeated until the selected area (410) becomes the stop area (420). When the selection area (410) becomes the stop area (420), the selection area switching means (360) displays the stop area (420) as the selection area (410), and the subsequent area Stop operation.
On the other hand, the delay time calculation means (380) becomes the selection area (410) when the selection area switching means (360) inputs a signal including the determined stop area (420) from the stop area determination means (370). The so-called delay time is calculated for the switching operation from the display area (400) to the selected area (410) until it becomes the stop area (420). Then, the delay time calculation means (380) outputs a signal including delay time information to the voice control means (350). Then, the voice control means (350) outputs the voice from the voice output means (340) upon the passage of the delay time based on the input of the signal.

That is, in the display means (320), after the selection area (410) becomes the stop area (420) due to the elapse of the delay time, the subsequent switching operation is stopped.
Then, based on the input of the signal including the delay time from the delay time calculation means (380), the voice control means (350) outputs the voice from the voice output means (340) after the delay time has elapsed.
As a result, after the delay time elapses, the selection area (410) in the display means (320) becomes the stop area (420), and sound can be output from the sound output means (340).
As a result, it is possible to avoid that the timing at which the sound is output becomes extremely earlier than the timing at which the selection area (410) becomes the stop area (420). As a result, it is possible to prevent the timing at which the selection area (410) becomes the stop area (420) from the timing at which the sound is output. As a result, the display mode of the display means (320) and the sound output can be made to match and an effective presentation with consistency can be implemented, acting on both visual and auditory simultaneously to increase excitement at once. It is possible to avoid such a situation that the difference between the two occurs and the player is awakened.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an external front view showing a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a block diagram showing input, control and output of a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 2 is a development view showing the arrangement of symbols on the reel tape of the rotary reel according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the schematic which shows the content of the combination. It is a 1st embodiment of the present invention, and is an appearance front view of a roulette display means. FIG. 3 is a front view of the appearance of the roulette display means according to the first embodiment of the present invention and showing the operation of switching the selection area of the roulette display means to another display area. 1 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of an operation of a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a flow which shows the outline of a roulette stop process. It is the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a block diagram which shows the input of a game machine, control, and an output. It is the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a flow which shows the outline of a roulette stop process. It is the 3rd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance front view of a roulette display means. It is the 4th Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance front view of a roulette display means. It is the 5th Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance front view of a roulette display means. It is the 6th Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance front view of a roulette display means. It is a prior art and is a flow showing an outline of roulette stop processing. FIG. 10 is an external front view of the roulette display means showing the operation of switching the selection area of the roulette display means to another display area in the prior art.

(First embodiment)
In this specification, the “front” refers to the surface that the player faces when playing a game in the gaming machine, and the “back” is the surface opposite to the “front” when viewed from the player, The left and right directions such as “left” and “right” also mean the left side and the right side when viewed from the person facing the front of the gaming machine.
As shown in FIG. 1, a slot machine as a gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes a rectangular box-shaped housing 11 having a front opening that opens toward the front, and a front opening of the housing 11. And a front door 14 that can be freely opened and closed. The front door 14 includes an upper door 3 that covers an upper part of the front opening so as to be opened and closed, and a lower door 4 that covers a lower part of the front opening so as to be opened and closed.

Further, the upper part of the front door 14 is provided with the upper panel 12a, the lower part of the front door 14 is provided with the lower panel 12b, and the front panel 14 has a front panel between the upper panel 12a and the lower panel 12b. An operation portion 12c protruding forward is provided.
The upper door 3 is formed with an upper panel 12a having a substantially rectangular window shape facing the player side. A display window 13 through which a symbol 61 on the reel tape 42 affixed to the circumference of the three rotary reels 40, that is, a so-called stop symbol 61, is formed substantially at the center of the upper panel 12a. The display window 13 is formed to show the player a total of nine symbols arranged in three rows and three rows when the rotation of all three rotary reels 40 stops.

Behind the display window 13, a reel unit 60 for rotating a rotary reel 40 as a symbol display means by three drive motors is arranged. The rotating reel 40 includes a left reel 43 positioned on the left end side, a right reel 45 positioned on the right end side, and a middle reel 44 positioned between the left reel 43 and the right reel 45.
A predetermined number of lines are formed on the front side of the gaming machine 10 to connect the stop positions of the three predetermined symbols of the three rotary reels 40 in the horizontal direction and the oblique direction. In the present embodiment, the upper line L1 that passes through the three upper symbols, the middle line L2 that passes through the three middle symbols, the lower line L3 that passes through the three lower symbols, and the lower left, An upper right line L4 that passes through the three symbols at the center and the upper right, and a right downward line L5 that passes through the three symbols at the upper left, the center, and the lower right are provided.

The front door 14 is formed with notifying means 66 for notifying a player of winning of a lottery by sound, light or video, and the notifying means 66 includes upper left and right speakers 67 and an upper panel 12a. Display means 320 as a liquid crystal display device 68 disposed in the upper center of the display panel, and a notification lamp 69 disposed around the upper panel 12a.
The display means 320 as the liquid crystal display device 68 in the present embodiment serves as a roulette display means 390 capable of displaying a so-called roulette effect when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The roulette display means 390 will be described in detail later.
In the upper part of the reel unit 60 and on the back side of the housing 11, a game control device 21 as a main board 23 that controls the game is disposed in a transparent resin case. An effect control device 22 is disposed on the back side of the liquid crystal display device 68. The effect control device 22 includes a sub substrate effect control device 240 as the sub substrate 24 and a liquid crystal substrate effect control device 300 as the liquid crystal substrate 310. And.

The lower door 4 has a medal insertion port 18 for inserting medals located on the right side of the operation unit 12c, and a bet switch 16 which is located on the left side of the operation unit 12c and reduces the number of stored medals to replace medal insertion. And a settlement switch 17 for paying out the credited medal located on the left side of the bet switch 16, and a rotary switch 40 on the left side of the operation unit 12c on condition that the medal is inserted or the bet switch 16 is operated. A start switch 30 as a fluctuation display start means 31 for starting rotation, and a stop as a fluctuation display stop means 51 for stopping the rotation of the corresponding rotating reel 40 located at the approximate center of the operation portion 12c by operation. And a switch 50.
The stop switch 50 for accommodating the left reel 43 is the left stop switch 50a, the stop switch 50 for accommodating the middle reel 44 is the middle stop switch 50b, and the stop switch for accommodating the right reel 45 Reference numeral 50 denotes a right stop switch 50c.

Note that the gaming machine 10 is configured to be capable of electronically storing (crediting) up to 50 medals in the gaming machine 10 when medals are inserted from the medal slot 18. Then, the stored (credit) medal can be replaced with medal insertion as a game start condition by pressing the bet switch 16.
Behind the lower door 4 is a so-called hopper unit that can store medals and can store and pay out medals, and can be operated to turn on or shut off power. A power supply device 5 having a power switch 6 and supplying power to each component is disposed.

A payout port 32 from which medals are paid out from the storage payout means 65 when a combination of symbols corresponding to a predetermined combination is displayed on the active line is formed at the lower part of the lower door 4, and this payout port 32 is formed. In order to store the medals paid out from the payout port 32, a dish-shaped payout tray 33 that opens upward is formed below.
In principle, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment allows a game to be started and a game can be started by betting a predetermined number of medals (game media) by operating the bet switch 16 or inserting a medal. When the start switch 30 is pressed in the game startable state, the rotation of the rotary reel 40 is started to start the game, and the role lottery is performed. The timing of pressing the stop switch 50 corresponding to each rotary reel 40 and the role lottery Based on the result, the rotation of the rotating reel 40 is stopped to match the result of the lottery drawing, and the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is stopped and displayed on the active line by the combination of symbols at the time of stoppage And a slot machine that gives a player a predetermined privilege (profit) such as paying out a predetermined number of medals.

The gaming machine 10 enters a state where a game can be started, that is, a so-called game startable state, by betting on a predetermined number of medals (game media) by operating the bet switch 16 or inserting medals. Then, when the start switch 30 is pressed while the game can be started, the game is started and the rotation of the rotary reel 40 is started. Then, when a process of paying out medals after the subsequent stop display of the rotary reel 40 is finished, one game is finished.
(Reel unit 60)
The reel unit 60 includes three rotating reels 40 provided side by side, a stepping motor 64 as a driving motor for rotating each rotating reel 40 and corresponding to each rotating reel 40, A motor driver 62 for rotating the stepping motor 64 by inputting a pulse signal from the game control device 21 and a rotational position detecting device 46 for detecting the rotational position of the rotary reel 40 are provided.

The rotary reel 40 has a cylindrical shape in which 21 symbols are evenly arranged around the periphery. Each rotating reel 40 is a tape-shaped drum on which a rotating drum made of a synthetic resin and a plurality of (21) symbols 61 are displayed as shown in FIG. The reel tape 42 is provided.
The rotational position detecting device 46 includes a protruding piece-like index 47 protruding laterally from the rotating drum of the rotating reel 40 and a supporting member around the rotating reel 40 and blocking the passage of the index 47 by an optical sensor. And an index sensor 48 for detection.

Then, after the rotation by the drive motor is started, the current position is specified by the rotation position determination means 161 described later by recognizing the rotation angle after the index 47 is detected by the index sensor 48, and then the predetermined angle It is possible to stop at. This index sensor 48 has an optical sensor inside, and the overall shape is substantially U-shaped. A light emitting element (LED) is disposed at one end, and a light receiving element (phototransistor) is disposed at the other end. The protruding piece-like index 47 moves through the U-shaped interior, so that the light from the light emitting element is blocked and the timing when the index 47 passes can be detected.
The motor driver 62 is configured to rotationally drive the stepping motor 64 when a pulse signal as a signal from the game control device 21 is input.

(Control device 20)
As shown in FIG. 2, a control device 20 for controlling the overall operation of the gaming machine 10 is formed inside the gaming machine 10. Although not shown, the control device 20 is configured around a CPU and includes a ROM and a RAM. The RAM is configured to be operable by reading data and programs stored in the ROM.
The above-mentioned bet switch 16, start switch 30, stop switch 50 and settlement switch 17 are connected to the input stage of the control device 20, and the above-mentioned storage and dispensing means 65, reel unit 60 and notifying means 66 are connected to the output stage. Is connected.

The control device 20 controls a game control device 21 (main board 23) that controls the game state by advancing the game, and controls the effect state in order to produce a game in response to a signal from the game control device 21 And an effect control device 22 for performing the operation. Here, transmission / reception of signals between the game control device 21 and the effect control device 22 is formed so as to be one-way in order to ensure the reliability of internal data such as data relating to the role lottery in the game control device 21. ing. That is, a signal is output only from the game control device 21 toward the effect control device 22, and no signal is output from the effect control device 22 toward the game control device 21.
(Game control device 21)
The game control device 21 performs random number lottery by the player's operation of the start switch 30, and controls rotation and stop of the rotary reel 40 reflecting the lottery result by operating the stop switch 50. It is.

The game control device 21 includes a game control means 27, a role lottery means 110, a roulette effect lottery means 120, a rotation control means 250, a weight control means 190, a stop control means 130, and a stop symbol determination means 140. , Clocking means 150, rotational position determining means 161, and freeze control means 170 are provided.
The game played by this slot machine is a player who is more than the normal game when compared with a normal game played in a general (ordinary) game period, which is called a bonus game and is based on the same number of games. And a bonus game that can give a large profit. This bonus game shifts by displaying a combination of symbols corresponding to a predetermined predetermined role on the active line during the normal game, and more medals per unit time can be obtained than the normal game. It is possible to be formed. Specifically, the bonus game includes a BB game (big bonus game) and an RB game (regular bonus game) that can acquire up to a predetermined number of medals.

Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the “comb” is composed of a combination of symbols in principle, and means a predetermined combination of symbols, for example, left, middle, right The stop symbol of the rotating reel 40 is basically a shape in which three symbols displayed on the rotating reel are aligned, such as “red 7”, “red 7”, and “red 7”, respectively. However, the cherry symbols stop on a specific rotating reel, such as the left reel 43, and the remaining two rotating reels 40 may have any symbol even if the three are not arranged, such as cherry. . The composition of the combination is displayed on the front side (not shown) of the gaming machine 10.
The normal game control means 70 performs control related to a normal game in order to perform a normal game, and the bonus game control means 80 performs control related to a bonus game in order to perform a bonus game.

(Production control device 22)
The production control device 22 receives a signal from the game control device 21 and controls the production state in order to produce a game production. The effect control device 22 is provided on the liquid crystal substrate 310 and the liquid crystal substrate effect control device 300 that controls the effect produced by the display means 320 that is the liquid crystal display device 68. And a sub-board effect control device 240 for mainly controlling effects other than the means 320.
(Normal game control means 70)
The normal game control means 70 controls normal games.

  Hereinafter, the normal game in the gaming machine 10 will be described. It is a three-dedicated machine that needs to bet three medals as a game medium for one game, and is effective only by inserting three medals. When three medals are bet, the game can be started and five lines are activated. The activated line is hereinafter referred to as an “effective line”. In addition, the medal bet includes a bet by inserting a medal from the medal insertion slot 18 and a bet of credited medal by operating the bet switch 16. In the re-game, the same number of medals as the bet in the previous game are automatically bet. In addition, the game can be started on the condition that a bet of three medals is operated. When the start switch 30 is operated, a winning lottery of winning or losing one of a plurality of winning combinations is performed. All the rotating reels 40 start to rotate. After that, when the rotation of all three rotary reels 40 reaches a predetermined steady rotation speed and the regular rotation starts, all the three stop switches 50 are enabled, and the operation of the stop switch 50 is enabled. When one of the three stop switches 50 is operated, the rotation of the rotary reel 40 corresponding to the stop switch 50 is stopped. When all the three stop switches 50 have been operated, the rotation of all three rotary reels 40 is stopped. At this time, if a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination in the winning combination lottery is displayed on any active line, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination can be obtained. The acquired medals are credited, and when the number of credits reaches the upper limit value, the storage / dispensing means 65 is driven, and the amount exceeding the upper limit value is paid out from the payout port 32. In addition, a predetermined profit may be given to the player instead of the medal acquisition or along with the medal acquisition.

Here, the combination of a predetermined symbol combination on the active line is stopped and displayed on the active line, and the small combination on which the medal is paid out and the predetermined symbol combination on the active line is stopped and displayed on the medal. The combination of the re-gamer who can play the game again under the same conditions as the previous game without newly paying out the medal and the combination of the predetermined symbols on the active line is stopped and displayed. However, there is a bonus role to shift to bonus games.
Specifically, for the small role, the role of plum, the role of bell, the role of cherry, the advantageous game transition role, the so-called three-choice role (three-choice role blue 7, three-choice role white 7, three-choice role red 7 ) For example, among the role of plum, the role of bell, and the role of cherry, the role of plum is constituted by a combination of symbols of “plum”, “plum” and “plum”, and for example, the role of cherry is “cherry” “ANY” “ANY” ”(“ ANY ”means any symbol may be used). Then, a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is stopped and displayed on any active line, whereby a predetermined number of medals corresponding to the winning combination are paid out. For example, a combination of symbols “bell”, “bell”, and “bell” is stopped and displayed on one of the active lines, so that a predetermined number (for example, 15) of medals according to the bell combination is paid out.

  In addition, the advantageous game transition combination is determined to shift to the advantageous game described later by winning the combination by the combination lottery by the combination lottery means 110 described later, and a combination of predetermined symbols on the active line is determined. The medal is paid out by the stop display. As shown in FIG. 4, the advantageous game transition combination is constituted by a combination of symbols of “red 7”, “replay”, and “replay”. The replay symbol consists of a capital letter R in a double circle. Then, by winning the winning combination by winning the winning lottery by the winning lottery means 110, it is determined to shift to the advantageous game, and the combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on the active line. Nine) medals are paid out. The advantageous game transition combination is a combination that is drawn by lottery only during the big bonus game described later.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the regame player is configured by a combination of symbols of “replay”, “replay”, and “replay”. Then, when the combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on any active line, the game can be played again under the same conditions as the previous game without newly inserting medals. It becomes a state.
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the bonus combination includes a BB combination and an RB combination. The BB combination is configured by a combination of symbols of “red 7”, “red 7”, and “red 7”. Then, when the symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the active line, the game proceeds to a big bonus game described later. The RB combination is configured by a combination of symbols “BAR”, “BAR”, and “BAR”. Then, when the symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the active line, the game proceeds to a regular bonus game described later.

In this embodiment, the bonus combination shifts to a bonus game without paying out medals. However, after a predetermined number (for example, 15) of medals has been paid out, the bonus game is transferred to. You may set to do.
(Bonus game control means 80)
The bonus game means a game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the bonus game control means 80 controls the bonus game.
As bonus games, there are a big bonus game (BB game) and a regular bonus game (RB game). The BB game is a game in which a game having a predetermined winning combination winning probability higher than that of a normal game can be executed a plurality of times, and is ended by paying out a predetermined number of medals (for example, 369 or more). In addition, the RB game is a game that can execute a game having a higher probability of winning a predetermined role than a normal game a plurality of times as in the BB game, and has a predetermined number (for example, 99 or more) less than the BB game. The game ends when the medal is paid out.

In the present embodiment, the bonus game control means 80 has a payout number counter for counting the number of payout medals in the bonus game (BB game and RB game).
Specifically, in the normal game, when winning the BB role by winning a lottery, a combination of symbols of “Red 7”, “Red 7”, and “Red 7” corresponding to the BB role is won on any active line. When the combination of symbols “Red 7”, “Red 7”, and “Red 7” is complete and displayed in a stopped state, the game shifts to the BB game.
When shifting to the BB game, the probability of winning a predetermined combination in the combination lottery becomes higher than that in the normal game, and the game can be started by betting two medals, and the effective line is only the middle stage line L2. When a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is stopped and displayed on the active line, a predetermined number of medals corresponding to the combination are paid out and the number of medals paid out by the payout number counter is counted. Is done.

Then, when the cumulative payout number of medals in the BB game reaches a predetermined number (for example, 369 or more), the BB game ends and the game shifts to a normal game.
Also, in a normal game, when the RB role is won by the role lottery, a combination of symbols “BAR”, “BAR”, and “BAR” corresponding to the RB role can be arranged on any active line. When the symbols “BAR” and “BAR” are combined and stopped, the RB game is entered.
When shifting to the RB game, a game similar to the BB game is performed. When a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is stopped and displayed on the active line, a predetermined number of medals corresponding to the combination are paid out and the number of medals paid out by the payout number counter is counted. Is done.

Then, when the cumulative payout number of medals in the RB game reaches a predetermined number (for example, 99 or more), the RB game ends and the game shifts to a normal game.
In this embodiment, the bonus game (BB game and RB game) ends when a predetermined number of medals are paid out, but other conditions (for example, the number of games) are set as the bonus game end condition. You can also
Further, the counting by the payout number counter may be a count-up method or a count-down method.
(Role lottery 110)
The role lottery means 110 performs a lottery for winning or losing a plurality of roles in response to the operation of the start switch 30. The role lottery means 110 includes a random number generation means, a random number extraction means, a role lottery table, and a determination means.

The random number generation means generates a random number for lottery within a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 65535 in decimal number). The random number extraction means extracts the random number generated by the random number generation means at a predetermined opportunity (for example, operation of the start switch 30). Since the random number generating means is constituted by a counter circuit or the like, the numerical value generated by the random number generating means is not strictly a random number. However, since the timing at which the start switch 30 is operated is considered to be random, the numerical value extracted by the random number extraction means can be practically handled as a random number.
In addition, the combination lottery table predefines whether each of the random numbers within the range generated by the random number generation means is won or lost in any of a plurality of combinations. In the present embodiment, the role lottery tables include a general role lottery table used in normal games and advantageous games described later, and a special role lottery table used in BB games and RB games. In those lottery tables, a winning area and a lost area are set. Note that, as the winning area, in addition to the single winning area where only one combination is won, an overlapping winning area where a plurality of winning combinations are simultaneously won can be set. (In addition, in the case of setting such a duplicate winning area, if the winning lottery is performed by the winning lottery means 110, a winning flag corresponding to each of the plurality of winning winning combinations is established. When a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination in the winning lottery is stopped and displayed on any active line, the player is given a medal or bonus game profit. .)
In addition, the determination unit compares the random number extracted by the random number extraction unit with the combination lottery table and determines whether one of the plurality of combinations is won or lost. Specifically, when the determination means determines whether one of a plurality of winning combinations is won or lost, the determining means appropriately uses a winning lottery table corresponding to the gaming state at that time. It has become.

Then, when any of the winning combinations is won by the winning lottery means 110, a winning flag corresponding to the winning combination is established.
Here, in the winning flag, the winning combination flag (plum winning flag, bell winning flag, cherry winning flag, 3 winning combination blue 7) that is established when the result of the lottery by the winning lottery means 110 is the winning of the small role. Winning flag, 3 option white 7 winning flag, 3 option red 7 winning flag, and advantageous game transition winning flag) and the result of the lottery by the winning lottery means 110 is a re-game winning There are a game winning flag and a bonus winning flag (BB winning flag and RB winning flag) which is established when the result of the lottery by the winning lottery means 110 is winning of a bonus winning combination.

Although the small role winning flag and the re-game winning flag are valid only in the established game, the bonus winning flag can be carried over to the next game and corresponds to the winning bonus combination. The combination of symbols is erased by stopping and displaying on one of the effective lines.
(Roulette production lottery means 120)
The roulette effect lottery means 120 performs a lottery on whether or not to execute the roulette effect in the game control device 21 (main board 23). The roulette effect lottery means 120 includes a random number generation means, a random number extraction means, a lottery table, and a determination means. Whether or not the determination means executes the roulette effect according to which of the lottery table preset random numbers extracted by the random number extraction means triggered by the operation of the start switch 30 in substantially the same procedure as the role lottery means 110 Is to determine.

The roulette effect lottery means 120 performs a lottery to determine whether or not to execute the roulette effect when the winning combination BB is won as a result of the lottery means 110 in the game. Of course, when the BB combination is not won, a so-called roulette effect that executes a roulette effect may be included.
In this embodiment, when winning the BB role, if the roulette effect lottery means 120 determines whether to execute the roulette effect on the main board 23 by lottery, and if it is determined to perform the roulette effect On the main board 23, a freeze effect to be described later is set, and information indicating that the roulette effect is to be performed is output to the sub-board 24 side. As described above, the roulette effect lottery means 120 is arranged on the main board 23 side, in the case of performing the roulette effect, the freeze effect that is controlled on the main board 23 side is generated. This is because information transmission to the sub-board 24 is one-way for data protection (so-called goto prevention).

  The role lottery table of the role lottery means 110 and the lottery table of the roulette effect lottery means 120 are tables having different contents. As described above, the roulette effect lottery means 120 is provided on the main board 23 side of the game control device 21 and performs a lottery. However, the roulette effect lottery means 120 is provided on the sub-board 24 side of the effect control device 22 and performs the lottery. You can also. In that case, since information cannot be output from the sub board 24 side to the main board 23 side, when a lottery effect lottery is performed on the sub board 24 side, first, a freeze effect described later is generated on the main board 23. Whether or not to make a freeze effect is determined, and when it is determined that the freeze effect is to be performed, the freeze effect is set on the main board 23. Then, information indicating that a freeze effect is generated from the main board 23 to the sub-board 24 is output, and when the information is input to the sub-board 24, it is determined to perform the roulette effect or perform the roulette effect by lottery. It becomes possible by forming in this way.

Note that, in the role lottery means 110 and the roulette effect lottery means 120, the random number generating means and the random number extracting means may be the same. That is, it is possible to determine whether or not to execute the roulette effect by using the random number extracted by the role lottery means 110 as it is in the roulette effect lottery means 120 and using a lottery table different from the role lottery means 110. it can.
Also, the roulette effect lottery means 120 is not provided separately, but the winning area for the roulette effect is set in a part of the random number generation area in the role lottery table of the role lottery means 110. You may make it perform the lottery of whether to perform. Thereby, the storage capacity can be saved, and the winning / non-winning of the roulette effect can be easily determined based on the random number extracted in the role lottery means 110 and the common role lottery table.

In addition, the lottery for determining whether or not to execute the roulette effect is not limited to the above-described one, and the transition to another predetermined opportunity (winning a predetermined role, predetermined game (AT game, bonus game, etc.)) The roulette effect may be formed by the roulette display means 390 based on the result of the lottery performed by the predetermined lottery means at the confirmation, start or end of the predetermined game).
(Rotation control means 250)
The rotation control means 250 starts rotation of all three rotary reels 40 when the start switch 30 is operated, and controls the rotational drive of all three rotary reels 40. Specifically, the rotation control means 250 starts the rotation of all three rotary reels 40 when the start switch 30 is operated, and increases the speed until the rotation speed reaches a predetermined steady rotation speed. . Then, when the rotation speed of the rotary reel 40 reaches a predetermined steady rotation speed, the rotation control means 250 performs a constant speed process for rotating the rotary reel 40 at a constant steady rotation speed.

In the present embodiment, the operation of the stop switch 50 is made effective after the transition process for rotating the rotary reel 40 at a predetermined steady rotational speed, that is, the so-called steady rotational process (speed adjustment process) is completed. Is formed.
(Weight control means 190)
The weight control means 190 controls so that the game time in one game does not become less than a predetermined time (hereinafter referred to as “wait time”). In the present embodiment, the wait time is set to 4.1 seconds. In the present embodiment, the weight control means 190 measures the wait time by the time measuring means 150. Specifically, the weight control means 190 causes the time measuring means 150 to start measuring when the rotation of the rotary reel 40 is started by the rotation control means 250 in one game. Then, in the next game, when the rotation of the rotary reel 40 is started by the rotation control means 250, the time measurement by the time measurement means 150 is reset and time measurement is started again. Similarly, in the games thereafter, when the rotation of the rotary reel 40 is started by the game and rotation control means 250, the time measurement by the time measurement means 150 is reset and the time measurement is started again.

Then, the weight control means 190 uses the rotation control means 250 when the time measured by the time measuring means 150 when the start switch 30 relating to the start of the game is operated is 4.1 seconds or less. The start of the process for starting the rotation of all the three rotary reels 40 is temporarily suspended, and after the counted time of 4.1 seconds, the process by the reserved rotation control means 250 is started.
The weight control unit 190 causes the timing unit to start timing when the rotation of the rotary reel 40 is started by the rotation control unit 250, but is not limited thereto. For example, the timing means may start timing from any other timing during the game.

(Stop control means 130)
The stop control means 130 stops the rotation of each rotary reel 40 based on the lottery result of the combination lottery means 110 and the rotation position of the corresponding rotary reel 40 when each stop switch 50 is operated. is there.
Specifically, the stop control means 130 indicates the rotational position of the corresponding rotary reel 40 when each stop switch 50 is operated until the corresponding stop switch 50 is operated after the corresponding index 47 is detected. This design is based on the design (that is, the rotational position of the rotating reel 40) that can be immediately stopped on the active line when the stop switch 50 is operated while specifying the number of steps of the corresponding stepping motor 64 between The corresponding reel 40 is stopped within a range from a predetermined number (maximum number of sliding frames, for example, 4 frames) in the rotation direction to the symbol moved.

When the lottery result of the winning lottery means 110 is won for any of the winning combinations, the stop control means 130, when stopping the rotation of each rotary reel 40, the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination, With regard to combinations of symbols corresponding to a role other than the winning role as much as possible on any active line, pull-in control and kicking control are performed so that they do not align on any active line. In the case where the lottery result of the combination lottery means 110 is lost, when stopping the rotation of each rotary reel 40, on any effective line, so that the combination of symbols corresponding to any combination is not aligned, Perform kick-off control.
In this embodiment, as a general rule, a single winning flag is established independently, but a plurality of winning flags may be established simultaneously (double winning). In such a case, the stop control means 130 presets which of the plurality of winning combinations is to be preferentially drawn in the pull-in control. Specifically, the stop control means 130 sets the pull-in priority order as “re-game combination”> “bonus combination”> “small combination”.

Further, in the present embodiment, the stop control means 130 includes a stop table in which the stop position of the symbol is determined in advance, and performs the above-described pull-in control and kick-off control using this stop table.
Specifically, the stop control means 130 includes one stop table for each flag state. Here, the flag state is, for example, a state where a plum winning flag is established or a state where a bell winning flag is established.
And, for example, in the “plum stop table” that is a stop table used in a state where the plum winning flag is established, the combination of symbols corresponding to the plum role can be preferentially aligned on the active line, In addition, combinations of symbols corresponding to roles other than the plum role are set so as not to be aligned on the effective line.

The stop control means 130 may include one stop table for each flag state and gaming state. Here, the gaming state is a normal game in which a bonus winning flag is established (internal winning state), or a normal game in which a bonus winning flag is not established (internal non-existing state). Winning state) and RB games.
Further, the stop control means 130 may perform the pull-in control and the kick-off control by program control that performs control while determining whether or not to stop a predetermined symbol.
(Stop symbol judging means 140)
The stop symbol determination means 140 determines whether or not a combination of symbols corresponding to any of the combinations is displayed on any effective line when all the rotation reels 40 have stopped rotating. Control based on the determination result is performed. That is, when a combination of symbols corresponding to a predetermined combination is displayed in a stopped state, a signal corresponding to the combination displayed in a stopped state is output.

Specifically, the stop symbol determination means 140 outputs a signal to each control means. For example, the game control means 27 to which a signal relating to a small combination is inputted controls the stored paying means 65 to pay out a predetermined number of medals. In addition, for example, the game control means 27 to which a signal relating to the re-game player is inputted controls the game again. Further, for example, the bonus game control means 80 to which a signal relating to the bonus combination is input starts a bonus game. More specifically, for example, the bonus game control means 80 to which a signal related to the BB combination is input starts the BB game.
(Time measuring means 150)
The time measuring means 150 is for measuring a predetermined time, and measures various times in carrying out this embodiment, and includes a plurality of timer mechanisms. For example, a time limit of 4.1 seconds, which is one game limit time, is also performed. Further, it is for counting or counting other various times. The method is based on counting up to a predetermined time, but is not limited thereto, and may be based on counting down from a predetermined time.

(Rotation position determination means 161 (rotation position detection means 160))
The rotational position determination means 161 is based on the timing at which the index 47 from the rotational position detection device 46 passes through the index sensor 48 and the number of pulse signals input to the stepping motor 64 from that time. This is for grasping the current rotational position. The rotational position determination means 161 and the rotational position detection device 46 (index 47 and index sensor 48) constitute rotational position detection means 160 that detects the rotational position of the rotary reel 40. This makes it possible to recognize in real time the symbols currently passing in the upper and lower upper and lower stages around the predetermined reference position, for example, the middle position of the display window 13, in real time. It will be. The data is formed to be updated to the latest accurate data every time the index 47 passes the index sensor 48.

(Freeze control means 170)
The freeze control means 170 delays the progress of the game for a predetermined time when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The “delay of game progress” at this time is generally called “freeze effect” or the like. Here, “when a predetermined condition is satisfied” means that, in the present embodiment, a roulette effect is produced by the roulette display means 390, and a stop operation of the third stop switch 50, the so-called first operation. 3 This is a case where a stop operation is performed.
In this embodiment, the freeze effect is formed so as to be executed accompanying the execution of the roulette effect. Of course, a lottery means for generating the freeze effect is separately provided, and the freeze effect is provided. The presence / absence of the performance may be determined by lottery. In this case, the lottery means can be implemented by providing a random number generating means, a random number extracting means, a lottery table, and a judging means, as with the role lottery means 110. Then, triggered by the third stop operation, the random number extracting means extracts the random number generated by the random number generating means, and the extracted random number is generated in the winning area where the freeze effect is generated based on the predetermined data of the lottery table. Depending on whether or not it is included, the determination means determines whether or not a freezing effect has been won.

When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the freeze control means 170 sets a timer by the time measuring means 150, and whether or not the combination of symbols corresponding to any of the combinations is stopped and displayed until the predetermined time has elapsed. Delay the decision. This predetermined time is set to such a time that the freeze effect continues until the roulette effect ends.
The freeze control means 170 performs a freeze effect after a so-called third stop operation after a stop operation of the stop switch 50 corresponding to the rotary reel 40 to be stopped third by the player in a predetermined case. Specifically, the freeze state is generated in response to the third stop operation, but the stop control of the third stop operation is performed in parallel, and the rotating reel 40 stops.

Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed, after the freeze state is canceled by the freeze control means 170 and the freeze effect ends, it is determined whether or not the combination of symbols corresponding to any of the combinations is stopped and displayed. In other words, processing such as medal payout according to the determination result is performed.
Here, the timing at which the freeze effect is generated is not limited to that described above. When a medal bets, when the game is ready to start, when the start switch 30 is operated, another stop switch 50 It is also possible to set various timings such as during the stop operation.

Also, the time of the freezing effect is not limited to a predetermined time, and the time may be changed by lottery.
(Advantageous game control means 220)
The advantageous game control means 220 controls advantageous games. The advantageous game control means 220 according to the present embodiment displays the information indicating the result of the lottery of the role lottery means 110 on the liquid crystal display device 68 as an advantageous game. The game is in the form of notification. Such an advantageous game is called an assist time game (AT game) or the like. This advantageous game is formed so that it can be executed a predetermined number of times by winning the advantageous game transition combination. Alternatively, the advantageous game can be executed after the end of the BB game for the predetermined number of times when the transition to the predetermined number of advantageous games is determined in the roulette effect during the freeze effect that occurs in a predetermined case. It is formed to become.

The player looks at the information displayed on the liquid crystal display device 68, and operates the stop switch 50 at a timing so that the combination of symbols corresponding to the selected small role is stopped on any active line. As compared with the case where there is no notification, a combination of symbols corresponding to a larger number of small roles can be stopped and displayed on the active line, so that a larger number of medals can be obtained. Thereby, the assist time game (AT game) as an advantageous game is a game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the three-choice role blue 7 (“blue 7” “plum” “plum”) as the small role, the three-choice white 7 (“white 7” “plum” “plum” ) There are 3 choice red 7 ("Red 7""Plum""Plum"). As shown in FIG. 3, in the left reel 43, the symbol “blue 7”, the symbol “white 7”, and the symbol “red 7” have, for example, a maximum retractable range that can be stopped or retracted into the display window 13. In the range of 7 frames, there is only one. For this reason, if any of the three-choice role blue 7, the three-choice role white 7, and the three-choice role red 7 as a small role is elected, the skill is excellent. However, when it is not notified which winning combination is won, the pull-in probability becomes one third. On the other hand, during AT, it is specified which one of the three-choice role blue 7, the three-choice white 7, and the three-choice red 7 as such a small role is identified and notified to the player. . Thereby, the possibility that the winning symbol can be stopped on the active line is dramatically increased, and the number of medals that can be acquired can be increased.

In the assist time game (AT game) described above, the winning small role is notified, but the present invention is not limited to this. Specifically, for example, in the case of an AT game, when the pressing order of the three stop switches 50 is correct, and the player is set to give a predetermined profit, the player presses the correct pressing order. It may be something that informs.
(Production data storage means 230 (first data storage means 231 and second data storage means 232))
The effect data storage means 230 stores effect data of an effect to be executed and execution probability data in which an execution probability that is a probability of executing the effect is predetermined. The execution contents of the effect are constituted by various display images on the liquid crystal display device 68 as the display means 320, lighting / flashing of the notification lamp 69, sound output from the speaker 67 as the sound output means 340, and the like.

The effect data storage means 230 includes first data storage means 231 arranged in the sub-board effect control device 240 and second data storage means 232 arranged in the liquid crystal substrate effect control device 300.
(First data storage means 231)
The first data storage means 231 is disposed on the sub board 24 which is the sub board effect control device 240, and mainly produces effect data related to the notification lamp 69 and the audio output means 340, and a lottery probability related to the effect. Etc. are stored.
(Direction lottery means 440)
The effect lottery means 440 performs lottery based on the result of the role lottery performed by the role lottery means 110 to determine whether or not to execute an effect other than the roulette effect. The lottery of the effect lottery means 440 includes a random number generation means, a random number extraction means, a lottery table, and a determination means, as with the role lottery means 110. Then, the random number extraction means extracts the random number from the random number generated by the random number generation means at a predetermined opportunity, and the rendering is performed depending on which winning region the extracted random number is included based on the data of the lottery table. The determination means determines whether or not to execute, what kind of effect to execute, and the like.

(Stop area determination means 370)
The stop area determining means 370 is for determining any one of the plurality of display areas 400 of the display means 320 as the stop area 420 at a predetermined opportunity. Stop region determining means 370 is configured to output a signal including the contents of the determined stop region 420 to selection region switching means 360.
This predetermined opportunity is a stop operation signal of the third stop operation (third stop operation by the player) in the game in which the roulette effect is being executed, from the game control means 27 to the stop area of the sub board effect control device 240. This means the timing input by the determining means 370. Of course, this predetermined opportunity is not limited to the above-described one, and the stop area 420 is determined at any time before the process of stopping the rotation of the roulette effect of the roulette display means 390. May be. Specifically, for example, the determination may be made at the start of rotation of the roulette effect of the roulette display means 390 (that is, at the start of the movement process of the selection area 410). In addition, when it is decided that a roulette effect will be performed, or when it is configured to perform a lottery to determine whether or not to perform a freeze effect, at the time of the lottery, at the time of the lottery, or at the lottery of the effect lottery You may make it decide to. Also, it is triggered by various things such as winning a predetermined role, confirming transition of a predetermined game, starting or ending a predetermined game, betting a medal, operating a start switch 30, operating another stop switch 50, ending payout, etc. You may set as follows.

Specifically, the stop area determination means 370 is the content displayed in the display area 400 when a predetermined condition is satisfied when the operation signal for the third stop operation described above is input. Of the three types of content, “AT 50 times” that gives an AT game with 50 games, “AT 100 times” that gives an AT game with 100 games, and “Lose” that does not give an AT game Which content will be determined by lottery. In addition, in the case of including a gusset roulette effect when the role lottery means 110 is lost, the stop area determining means 370 determines the stop area 420 of the roulette effect to be “lost”.
Here, “when the predetermined condition is satisfied” means that the roulette effect is won and the roulette effect is executed.

The first stop operation (first stop operation by the player), the second stop operation (second stop operation by the player), and the third stop operation (third stop operation by the player) As a result, the combination of symbols corresponding to the BB combination of the BB game may be stopped on the active line.
When the roulette effect is performed, the stop area determination unit 370 performs a lottery of “AT50 times”, “AT100 times”, or “losing” when the operation signal of the third stop operation is input.
The stop area determining means 370 determines which of the contents of “AT50 times”, “AT100 times”, and “losing”, and which display area 400 of the display means 320 is used. It does not determine the specific stop position of whether or not to stop. Such a specific stop position is determined by the selection region switching means 360 of the liquid crystal substrate effect control device 300 to which the signal having the content determined by the stop region determination means 370 is input. Of course, it is also possible to form a predetermined stop position by storing predetermined position data in advance.

  The stop area determination means 370 determines the above-mentioned determination by lottery, and this lottery includes random number generation means, random number extraction means, lottery table, and determination means similar to the role lottery means 110. It is. Then, the random number extraction means extracts the random number from the random number generated by the random number generation means at a predetermined opportunity, and “AT50” depends on which winning region the extracted random number is included based on the data of the lottery table. It is determined by the determination means whether the content is “times”, “AT100 times”, or “losing”. Here, the predetermined trigger for the random number extraction means to extract the random number is triggered by the input of a stop operation signal based on the third stop operation by the player from the game control device 21. Of course, it is not limited to such a predetermined opportunity, but other predetermined occasions (for example, winning of a predetermined role, confirmation of transition to a predetermined game (AT game, bonus game, etc.), start or end of a predetermined game) Random number extraction may be performed for medals bet, start switch 30 operation, other stop switch 50 operation, medal payout start or end).

  Further, here, the content determined by the stop area determining means 370 is one of “AT50 times”, “AT100 times”, and “losing” in the present embodiment, but is not particularly limited thereto. It may be an AT game with other number of games such as 5, 20, 500 times. Further, the number of games to be added to the number of games of the AT game set to a predetermined number of games may be set. Alternatively, a predetermined number of AT games (for example, 20 times) may be determined by a predetermined number of sets, or a predetermined number of AT games may be added. Furthermore, a plurality of types of AT games with different notification probabilities of AT games that perform notification effects that are beneficial to the player are provided, and which of the plurality of types of AT games can or cannot be acquired. You may make it determine by a roulette effect. Further, the privilege that can be acquired by the roulette effect is not limited to the AT game, and may be set to another privilege that will benefit other players. For example, it may be such that the presence / absence of winning of the BB game may be notified, and if the roulette effect is performed before the stop operation, the presence / absence of winning of the small role may be notified by the roulette effect. . Further, instead of an AT game, it may be set to notify the confirmation of transition to another special game such as an RT game by a roulette effect.

(Voice control means 350)
The voice control means 350 is for controlling the voice output means 340. This sound control means 350 is disposed in the sub board effect control device 240 as the sub board 24.
The voice control means 350 is configured to receive a signal from the selection area switching means 360 and output a voice from the voice output means 340. Specifically, for example, the voice control means 350 includes a voice output means 340 that outputs a sound such as “AT game acquired 100 times” together with a fanfare sound by a trumpet. Here, the “signal from the selection area switching means 360” is a signal output from the selection area switching means 360 to the sub-board 24 when the selection area 410 becomes or becomes the stop area 420. Means.

(Lamp control means 430)
The lamp control means 430 is for controlling the notification lamp 69. The lamp control means 430 is disposed in the sub board effect control device 240 as the sub board 24.
The lamp control means 430 is configured to execute the lighting or blinking of the notification lamp 69 in response to the input of a signal from the selection area switching means 360. Here, the “signal from the selection area switching means 360” is a signal output from the selection area switching means 360 to the sub-board 24 when the selection area 410 becomes or becomes the stop area 420. Means. Specifically, the lamp control unit 430 produces the notification lamp 69 by, for example, flashing all the colors of the seven-color LEDs of the notification lamp 69 in sequence.

(Display control means 330)
The display control means 330 is for controlling the display means 320 as the liquid crystal display device 68. This display control means 330 is disposed in the liquid crystal substrate effect control device 300 as the liquid crystal substrate 310. The display control means 330 executes a roulette effect of the display means 320 which is the liquid crystal display device 68 that becomes the roulette display means 390 in a predetermined case, and displays normal effects other than the roulette effect as the liquid crystal display device 68. It is executed by 320. This display control means 330 is formed so as to be able to execute corresponding effects from various effect data from the second data storage means 232 based on the result of effect lottery.

In the roulette effect, as shown in FIG. 5, the display control means 330 divides and displays the liquid crystal display device 68 into four display areas 400 (401, 402, 403, 404) and characters “AT50 times”, “losing”, and “AT100 times”. Is displayed. Then, the display control means 330 displays the display area 400 set as the selection area 410 in a different color to distinguish it from the display area 400 that is not the other selection area 410. For example, when one selection area 410 is red, the other three display areas 400 are white.
Further, the contents such as “AT50 times” displayed in the display area 400 are determined and fixed in advance, but are not limited thereto. For example, a lottery may be performed to determine which display content is to be set for each display area 400 by lottery or the like, and the contents to be displayed in each display area 400 may be determined based on the lottery result. Furthermore, the display contents thereof are determined in advance or by lottery, etc., but only the character data “?” Is displayed by the display control means 330 while the roulette effect is rotating, and the rotation of the roulette is stopped. Then, it may be formed so that characters having determined contents such as “AT50 times” already determined are displayed.

(Second data storage means 232 (effect data storage means 230))
The second data storage means 232 stores effect data to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 68. It stores all of the roulette effect as the roulette display means 390 and image data such as images and moving images displayed on the liquid crystal display device 68 in the normal effect.
The second data storage means 232 displays the contents to be displayed in the display area 400 in the roulette effect in the roulette display means 390, “AT50 times” in the display area 401, “losing” in the display area 402 and the display area 404, Data indicating that “AT 100 times” character display is displayed in the display area 403 is also stored in advance. Specifically, a code number corresponding to the character content such as “AT 50 times” is stored corresponding to each display area 400.

(Selection area switching means 360)
The selection area switching unit 360 displays any one of the plurality of display areas 400 of the display unit 320 as the selection area 410, and switches the selection area 410 to another display area 400 in a predetermined order. Is for doing.
In the roulette effect, if the selection area 410 is not the stop area 420, the selection area switching means 360 switches the display area 400 of the next order as the selection area 410 and displays the selection area 410 until it becomes the stop area 420. It is formed so as to repeat the operation of switching in a predetermined order. Then, when the selection area 410 becomes the stop area 420, the selection area switching means 360 displays the stop area 420 as the selection area 410 and stops the subsequent operation.

  Specifically, when it is determined to perform the roulette effect, the selection area switching unit 360 displays a predetermined display area 400 set in advance as the selection area 410. Then, after the predetermined display area 400 is displayed as the selection area 410, the display adjacent to the selection area 410 in the clockwise direction (right rotation direction) when viewed from the front with respect to the selection area 410 at predetermined time intervals. The operation of switching the area 400 to change one after another as a new selection area 410, so-called roulette effect is started. Here, the “roulette effect” refers to the period from the start of displaying a predetermined area (selection area 410) of the roulette display means 390 until the movement of the lighting area stops (until it stops at the stop area 420). It means a series of productions.

  Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 6A, when the roulette effect is started, the selection area switching unit 360 displays a predetermined display area 401 as the selection area 410. Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed from the display, as shown in FIG. 6B, the selection area switching means 360 switches the selection area 410 from the display area 401 to the display area 402 and selects the display area 402. Displayed as area 410. Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed from the display, as shown in FIG. 6C, the selection area switching means 360 switches the selection area 410 from the display area 402 to the display area 403 and selects the display area 403. Displayed as area 410. After a predetermined time has elapsed since the display, the selection area switching means 360 switches the selection area 410 from the display area 403 to the display area 404 and displays the display area 404 as the selection area 410, although not shown. To do. After a predetermined time has elapsed since the display, the selection area switching means 360 switches the selection area 410 from the display area 404 to the display area 401 and displays the display area 401 as the selection area 410, although not shown. To do. Further, by repeating the same operation as described above for switching the display area 400 as the selection area 410, the selection area 410 is sequentially displayed in the display area 401, the display area 402, the display area 403, the display area 404, and the display area 401. .. Is converted into a display area 400 in the clockwise direction (rightward rotation direction) when FIG. 6 is viewed from the front, and an effect such as a so-called roulette rotating is executed. Can do. Here, the predetermined time interval for switching the selection area 410 to the adjacent display area 400 is set to a predetermined constant time. Note that this time may be set to be a different time interval every time the selection area 410 moves to the display area 400 by lottery or the like, without being a fixed time.

In addition, the selection area 410 that is initially displayed when the roulette effect is started is the predetermined display area 400. However, the selection area 410 is not limited to this. May be set as
Then, as the content of the stop area 420 from the sub-board 24, for example, a signal indicating that the content of “AT100 times” is the stop area 420 (actually, a code number corresponding to the character display of “AT100 times”) ) Is input to the selection area switching means 360, the selection area switching means 360 displays the moved selection area 410 each time the adjacent display area 400 in the roulette effect as described above is used as the selection area 410. Whether or not the area 400 is the stop area 420 (specifically, the code number corresponding to the character display such as “AT100 times” included in the display area 400 matches the code number input from the sub board 24) Whether or not) is determined. Then, the selection area switching means 360, when the selection area 410 is the stop area 420 (that is, the code number of the display area 400 displayed as the selection area 410 is changed to the code number as the stop area 420 input from the sub-board 24. In the case of coincidence), the stop area 420 is displayed as the selection area 410, and the subsequent operation of switching the adjacent display area 400 to the selection area 410 is stopped.

Further, the selection area switching means 360 that has stopped the switching operation, the selection area 410 becomes the stop area 420 based on the selection area 410 becoming the stop area 420 Outputs a signal indicating that it has become. Here, “becoming or becoming” means including not only the moment (timing) when the selection area 410 becomes the stop area 420 but also after a predetermined time thereafter.
(Roulette display means 390 (liquid crystal display device 68, display means 320))
The roulette display means 390 can implement a roulette effect that occurs when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The display means 320 as the liquid crystal display device 68 normally displays various images, moving images, etc., but plays a role as a roulette display means 390 capable of executing a roulette effect in a predetermined case.

The case where the predetermined condition is satisfied is a case where a lottery effect lottery is won. In such a case, the roulette display means 390 is configured to execute a roulette effect.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the roulette display means 390 has a selection area 410 selected from among the display areas 400 divided into four by the display means 320 as the liquid crystal display device 68. Illuminates and the other display area 400 is displayed by turning on or off in white, and the selected area 410 is switched to the adjacent display area 400 in the clockwise direction and moved as described above. As a result, the red selection area 410 rotates in the clockwise direction, that is, the so-called roulette is rotated. In this embodiment, four display areas 400 are formed by being divided into four parts. However, the number of divided parts and the divided shape are not particularly limited to this, and are one, two, three, Or you may employ | adopt the display area 400 divided | segmented into 5 or more. Also, the overall shape can be a circle or the like instead of a rectangle. Further, the roulette display means 390 is not necessarily the liquid crystal display device 68, but a lamp is provided in a plurality of divided areas, and the lighting and extinguishing of each lamp is controlled for each area. A roulette effect may be implemented so that 410 rotates.

(Operation of gaming machine 10)
Hereinafter, based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 7, the outline of the operation of the normal game of the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described.
In step 108 shown in FIG. 7, it is determined whether or not a combination of symbols corresponding to the re-gamer is stopped and displayed on the active line in the previous game. If it is determined that the combination of symbols corresponding to the re-gamer is stopped and displayed, the process proceeds to step 109. If it is determined that the combination is not displayed, the process proceeds to step 110.
In step 110, it is determined whether or not a predetermined number (specifically three) of medals has been betted. If a predetermined number of medals have been betted, the process proceeds to the next step 111. On the other hand, if a predetermined number of medals have not been bet, the process returns to step 110.

In step 111, a transition is made to a game start ready state, which is a state in which a game can be started. Then, the process proceeds to step 112.
In step 109, a replay bet process is performed. Specifically, the medal as a condition for starting the game is automatically inserted without being inserted by the player without reducing the number of credits by the internal control of the gaming machine 10. Then, the process proceeds to step 112.
In step 112, it is determined whether or not the operation of the start switch 30 has been performed. When it is determined that the operation has been performed, the process proceeds to the next step 113, and when it is determined that the operation has not been performed, Return to 112.

In step 113, a role lottery process is performed by the role lottery means 110 on the main board 23. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 114.
In step 114, it is determined whether or not the BB game is won by the combination lottery process. If it is determined that the BB game is won, the process proceeds to the next step 115. On the other hand, if it is determined that the BB game is not won, the process proceeds to step 116.
In step 115, a lottery is performed as to whether or not to generate a roulette effect on the main board 23. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 116.
In step 116, it is determined whether or not to execute the roulette effect by the roulette display means 390 based on the result of the roulette effect lottery in step 115. And when it determines with performing a roulette effect, it progresses to step 117. On the other hand, if it is determined not to execute the roulette effect, the process proceeds to step 118.

In step 117, a freeze effect is set by the freeze control means 170 on the main board 23. Then, information indicating that a roulette effect is to be performed is output from the main substrate 23 to the sub-substrate 24 and the liquid crystal substrate 310. Then, the roulette effect is started. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 118.
In step 118, it is determined by the weight control means 190 whether or not the time measured by the time measuring means for measuring the wait time is 4.1 seconds or less. Here, if it is determined that the time is 4.1 seconds or less, the process proceeds to step 119. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not less than 4.1 seconds, that is, it exceeds 4.1 seconds, the process proceeds to step 120.

In step 119, weight processing is performed by the weight control means 190. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 120.
In step 120, the rotation of the rotary reel 40 is started, and a transition process to steady rotation is performed. Then, after reaching a predetermined rotation speed set in advance, a stop operation validation process by the stop switch 50 is performed. As a result, the stop switch 50 can be operated. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 121.
In step 121, it is determined whether or not the stop switch 50 has been operated. When it is determined that the stop switch 50 has been operated, the process proceeds to the next step 122, and when it is determined that the stop switch 50 has not been operated, the process returns to before step 121.

In step 122, stop control of the rotary reel 40 corresponding to the operated stop switch 50 is performed by the stop control means 130. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 123.
In step 123, it is determined by the game control means 27 whether or not the operation of stopping all the rotary reels 40 has been performed. Here, if it is determined that all the rotating reels 40 have been stopped, the process proceeds to step 124. On the other hand, if it is determined that all the rotating reels 40 are not stopped, the process returns to step 121.
In step 124, it is determined whether or not a roulette effect is being executed. And when it determines with performing the roulette effect, it progresses to the following step 125. FIG. On the other hand, when it is determined that the roulette effect is not executed, the process proceeds to the next step 129.

In step 125, execution processing of the freeze effect after the so-called third stop operation after the stop operation of the stop switch 50 corresponding to the rotary reel 40 to be stopped third is performed. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 126.
In step 126, roulette stop processing is executed. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 127.
In step 127, it is determined whether or not the AT is set. That is, it is determined whether or not the AT is set. If it is determined that the AT is set, the process proceeds to the next step 128. If it is determined that the AT is not set, the process proceeds to the next step 129.

In step 128, it is set that a predetermined number of AT games are awarded after the end of the BB game. When this setting is performed, the game can be shifted to the 50 or 100 AT games set after the BB game ends. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 129.
In step 129, it is determined whether or not the freeze effect is ended when a predetermined time has elapsed by the timer of the time measuring means 150. If it is determined that the freeze effect has ended after a predetermined time has passed, the process proceeds to the next step 130. On the other hand, if it is determined that the predetermined time has not elapsed and the freeze effect is not ended, the process returns to step 129. In the present embodiment, the freeze effect is ended after a predetermined time has elapsed by the timer of the time measuring means 150. However, the freeze effect may be ended simultaneously with the end of the roulette stop process.

In step 130, a freeze effect end process is performed. Then, a roulette effect end process is performed. When ending the roulette effect, the overall lighting color of the roulette display means 390 is gradually lightened, or the whole is made white, etc. Yes. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 131.
In step 131, the stop symbol determination means 140 determines whether or not a combination of symbols corresponding to any combination has been stopped and displayed on any effective line. Here, if it is determined that the display is stopped, the process proceeds to step 132. On the other hand, when it is determined that the stop display is not performed, the process ends.

In step 132, the game control means 27 performs a process corresponding to the combination corresponding to the combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed. For example, when a combination of symbols corresponding to any small combination is stopped and displayed, the number of medals corresponding to the combination is paid out. Then, the process ends.
Next, the roulette stop process in step 126 of FIG. 7 will be described using the flow of FIG.
In step 146 of the main control by the game control device 21 (main board 23), the third stop of the player from the game control device 21 (main board 23) to the sub board effect control device 240 (sub board 24) of the effect control device 22 A stop operation signal based on the operation is output. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 147.

In step 147 of sub control of the sub board production control apparatus 240 (sub board 24) of the production control apparatus 22, a stop operation signal is input from the game control apparatus 21 (main board 23). Then, the process proceeds to next Step 148.
In step 148, stop area 420 based on the stop operation signal is set by lottery by stop area determining means 370. The stop area 420 is not a specific stop position of the roulette display means 390 but indicates the contents of “AT50 times”, “AT100 times”, or “losing” set corresponding to the display area 400. Any one of the three contents is determined by lottery by the stop area determining means 370, and any one of the three contents is set as the contents of the stop area 420. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 149.

In step 149, the stop area determination means 370 outputs a signal indicating the contents of the determined stop area 420 to the selection area switching means 360 of the liquid crystal substrate effect control device 300 (liquid crystal substrate 310). Specifically, the stop area determining means 370 outputs a code number assigned in advance to each content such as “AT 100 times” to the selection area switching means 360. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 150.
In step 150 of liquid crystal display control by the liquid crystal substrate effect control device 300 (liquid crystal substrate 310), the data (code number) of the stop area 420 from the stop area determining means 370 of the sub-board 24 is input to the selection area switching means 360. The As a result, the content of the current stop area 420 is determined to be “AT100 times”, for example. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 151.

In step 151, the selection area switching means 360 determines whether or not the current selection area 410 is the stop area 420. Specifically, the contents corresponding to the display area 400 that is the current selection area 410 (for example, the code number of “AT50 times”) are the contents set as the stop area 420 (for example, the code of “AT100 times”). Number) is determined. If it is determined that the selected area 410 is the stop area 420, the process proceeds to the next step 153. On the other hand, if it is determined that the selected area 410 is not the stop area 420, the process proceeds to step 152.
In step 152, the selection area switching means 360 switches the selection area 410 to the next display area 400 in the predetermined order (the next display area 400 adjacent in the clockwise direction (right rotation direction) in FIG. 6). It is done. As a result, the red light emitting portion as the selection region 410 moves in the clockwise direction of FIG. And it returns to before step 151.

In step 153, a signal indicating that voice output or lamp lighting is to be executed is output from the selection area switching means 360 to the sub board effect control device 240 (sub board 24). Then, the process proceeds to the next step 154.
In step 154, the state where the selection area 410 becomes the stop area 420 is maintained, and the rotation of the roulette effect is stopped, whereby the roulette effect by the roulette display means 390 is ended. Then, the process ends.
In step 155, the audio is sent from the selection area switching means 360 of the liquid crystal substrate effect control device 300 (liquid crystal substrate 310) to the audio output means 340 and the lamp control means 430 of the sub substrate effect control device 240 (sub substrate 24). And a signal to execute the lamp lighting is output. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 156.

In step 156, the voice control means 350 outputs a voice from the voice output means 340, and the lamp control means 430 performs a lighting or blinking process by the notification lamp 69.
(Function)
According to the present embodiment, in the execution of the roulette effect by the roulette display means 390, when the selection area 410 is not the stop area 420, the selection area switching means 360 sets the next display area 400 as the selection area 410. The operation of switching and displaying in a predetermined order is repeated until the selection area 410 becomes the stop area 420. Then, when the selection area 410 becomes the stop area 420, the selection area switching means 360 displays the stop area 420 as the selection area 410 and stops the switching operation thereafter. Then, the selection area switching means 360 outputs a signal to that effect to the sound control means 350 and the lamp control means 430 when the selection area 410 becomes or becomes the stop area 420. Then, the sound control means 350 that has input the signal causes the sound output means 340 to output the sound, and the lamp control means 430 causes the notification lamp 69 to perform a predetermined lighting and blinking effect. That is, when the selection area 410 becomes or becomes the stop area 420, a signal is output to the sound control means 350 and the lamp control means 430, and sound output and lighting / flashing processing of the notification lamp 69 are performed based on the signal. Thus, when the selection area 410 becomes or becomes the stop area 420, a sound can be output, and a process such as lighting by the notification lamp 69 can be performed. For this reason, it can be avoided that the timing at which the selection area 410 becomes or becomes the stop area 420 and the timing at which the sound is output and the lighting process of the notification lamp 69 is performed are shifted. As a result, the display mode of the display means 320 is matched with the sound output of the notification lamp 69 and the like so as not to become an unnatural operation mode when the selection area 410 is stopped. It is possible to carry out certain effective performances, to act simultaneously on both visual and auditory senses to increase excitement at once, and avoid the occurrence of misalignment between both. Can do.

(Second Embodiment)
Also in the present embodiment, the roulette effect by the roulette display means 390 similar to that in the first embodiment is possible.
Also in the present embodiment, any one of the display areas 400 of the plurality of display areas 400 of the display means 320 at a predetermined opportunity (similar to the first embodiment, the timing of the third stop operation by the player). Is provided as stop area determining means 370. The stop area determining means 370 is configured to output a signal including the contents of the determined stop area 420 to the selection area switching means 360.

In the present embodiment, when the selection area 410 is not the stop area 420, the selection area switching means 360 switches the display area 400 of the next order as the selection area 410 and displays the selection area 410 as the stop area. The switching operation is repeated in a predetermined order until 420 is reached. Then, when the selection area 410 becomes the stop area 420, the selection area switching means 360 is configured to display the stop area 420 as the selection area 410 and stop the subsequent switching operation. As a result, as in the first embodiment, the roulette effect in the clockwise direction of the selection area 410 by the roulette display means 390 is executed.
In the first embodiment, after the selection area 410 becomes the stop area 420, an audio output or lamp is sent from the liquid crystal substrate effect control device 300 (liquid crystal substrate 310) to the sub substrate effect control device 240 (sub substrate 24). By outputting a signal for performing an effect or the like, the timing of the roulette effect by the roulette display means 390 and the sound output or lamp effect are adjusted.

In the present embodiment, in the liquid crystal substrate effect control device 300 (liquid crystal substrate 310), the time for performing the operation of switching from the display region 400 that is the selection region 410 to the stop region 420 when the predetermined trigger occurs (Delay time) is calculated, and a signal including the delay time is output from the liquid crystal substrate effect control device 300 (liquid crystal substrate 310) to the sub-substrate 24, and the sub-substrate 24 side waits for the delay time to elapse and outputs the sound. By executing the lamp effect, the timing of the roulette effect by the roulette display means 390 and the sound output and the lamp effect are adjusted.
As shown in FIG. 9, in the present embodiment, a display area that is a selection area 410 at a predetermined timing is displayed on the liquid crystal substrate effect control device 300 (liquid crystal substrate 310) as compared with the first embodiment. It is characterized in that a delay time calculation means 380 for calculating a time (delay time) in which an operation of switching from 400 to the selection area 410 becomes the stop area 420 is performed.

The predetermined trigger time means a timing when the selection area switching unit 360 inputs a signal including the determined stop area from the stop area determining unit 370. At substantially the same timing, the selection area switching means 360 sends information for calculating the delay time to the delay time calculation means 380 (between the selection area 410 and the stop area 420 until the selection area 410 moves to the stop area 420). A signal including the number of display areas 400 and the like is output.
In the present embodiment, timer means 450 capable of counting elapsed delay time is provided on the side of the sub board effect control device 240 (sub board 24).
The delay time calculating means 380 receives a signal including the determined stop area (for example, the display area 403 of “AT100 times”) from the stop area determining means 370 when the liquid crystal substrate 310 side (selection area switching means 360) inputs the signal. As shown in FIG. 6A, the selection area 410 is the stop area 420 (the display area 403 of “AT100 times”) from the display area 400 (for example, the display area 401 of “AT50 times”) which is the selection area 410. The time (delay time) during which the switching operation is performed, that is, the time from FIG. 6 (a) to FIG. 6 (b) to FIG. 6 (c) is calculated.

  In the present embodiment, a stop operation signal of a so-called third stop operation (a stop operation of the stop switch 50 corresponding to the rotating reel 40 to be stopped third by the player) in a game in which a roulette effect is being executed is provided. The timing input by the stop area determining means 370 of the sub-board effect control device 240 from the game control means 27, and the stop area determining means 370 sets one of the display areas 400 of the display means 320 as one of the display areas 400. The timing for determining the stop area 420, the timing at which the stop area determining means 370 outputs a signal including the determined stop area to the selection area switching means 360, and the delay time from the selection area switching means 360 The delay time calculation means 380 that received the information calculates the delay time and outputs a signal including the content of the delay time to the sub board effect control device 240 (sub board 24). And it is set at substantially the same timing. It should be noted that the timing at which the stop area determining means 370 determines the stop area 420 may be set at another timing, not necessarily at the same time as the timing described above.

The delay time calculation means 380 is configured to output a signal including information on the delay time calculated by the delay time calculation means 380 to the sound control means 350 and the lamp control means 430.
Then, based on the input of the signal including the delay time information from the delay time calculation means 380, the audio control means 350, after the delay time has passed, the audio output means 340 outputs the sound of the content that is the roulette effect stop result. Is configured to output.
Further, the lamp control means 430 executes a lighting effect by lighting or blinking by the notification lamp 69 after the delay time has elapsed, based on the input of the signal including the delay time information from the delay time calculating means 380. Is formed.

Specifically, using the timer means 450, waiting for the delay time to elapse, the sound control means 350 outputs sound from the sound output means 340, and the lamp control means 430 is turned on by the notification lamp 69 or It is formed to perform a light emission effect by blinking.
Others have the same configuration, operation, and effects as those of the first embodiment.
In this embodiment, FIG. 9 is used instead of FIG. 2 of the first embodiment, and FIG. 10 is used instead of FIG.
The roulette stop process in step 126 in FIG. 7 will be described below using the flow in FIG.

In step 211 of main control by the game control device 21 (main board 23), a stop operation signal based on the player's third stop operation is sent from the game control device 21 (main board 23) to the effect control device 22 (sub-board 24). Is output. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 212.
In step 212 of sub-control of the effect control device 22 (sub-board 24), a stop operation signal from the game control device 21 (main board 23) is input to the effect control device 22 (sub-board 24). Then, the process proceeds to the next step 213.
In step 213, a stop area 420 based on the stop operation signal is set. The stop area 420 is not a specific stop position of the roulette display means 390 but indicates the contents of “AT50 times”, “AT100 times”, or “losing” set corresponding to the display area 400. Thus, any one of the three contents is determined by lottery or the like of the stop area determining means 370, and any one of the three contents is set as the content of the stop area 420. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 214.

In step 214, the contents of the determined stop area 420 are output to the liquid crystal substrate effect control device 300 (liquid crystal substrate 310). Specifically, a code number assigned in advance to each content such as “AT100 times” is output. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 215.
In step 215 of liquid crystal display control by the liquid crystal substrate effect control device 300 (liquid crystal substrate 310), data (code number) of the stop area 420 from the sub substrate 24 is input. As a result, the content of the current stop area 420 is determined to be “AT100 times”, for example. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 216.
In step 216, the display area 400 which is the selection area 410 when the selection area changing means 360 of the liquid crystal substrate 310 inputs a signal including the determined stop area 420 from the stop area determination means 370 by the delay time calculation means 380. The time during which the operation of switching from the selection area 410 to the stop area 420 is performed, so-called delay time is calculated. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 217.

In step 217, a signal including a delay time is output from the liquid crystal substrate effect control device 300 (liquid crystal substrate 310) to the sub substrate effect control device 240 (sub substrate 24). Then, the process proceeds to next Step 218.
In step 218, the selection area switching means 360 determines whether or not the current selection area 410 is the stop area 420. Specifically, the contents corresponding to the display area 400 that is the current selection area 410 (for example, the code number of “AT50 times”) are the contents set as the stop area 420 (for example, the code of “AT100 times”). Number) is determined. If it is determined that the selected area 410 is the stop area 420, the process proceeds to the next step 220. On the other hand, if it is determined that the selected area 410 is not the stop area 420, the process proceeds to step 219.

In step 219, the selection area switching means 360 switches the selection area 410 to the next display area 400 in the predetermined order (the next display area 400 adjacent in the clockwise direction (rightward rotation direction) in FIG. 6). It is done. Then, the process returns to step 218.
In step 220, the roulette effect by the roulette display means 390 is stopped. Then, the process ends.
In step 221, a signal including a delay time is input from the delay time calculation means 380 of the liquid crystal substrate 310 to the sub substrate effect control device 240 (sub substrate 24). Then, the process proceeds to the next step 222.

In step 222, it is determined whether or not the delay time has passed, based on the count of the timer means 450. If it is determined that the delay time has elapsed, the process proceeds to the next step 223. On the other hand, if it is determined that the delay time has not elapsed, the process returns to step 222.
In step 223, the voice control means 350 outputs a voice from the voice output means 340, and the lamp control means 430 performs a lighting or blinking process by the notification lamp 69.
(Function)
According to the present embodiment, when the selection area 410 is not the stop area 420, the selection area switching unit 360 selects the next display area 400 adjacent in the clockwise direction (the clockwise rotation direction in FIG. 6) as the selection area. The operation of switching in the clockwise direction (rightward rotation direction), which is a predetermined order, is repeated until the selection area 410 becomes the stop area 420 while being switched and displayed as 410. Then, when the selection area 410 becomes the stop area 420, the selection area switching means 360 displays the stop area 420 as the selection area 410 and stops the subsequent operation.

  On the other hand, the delay time calculation means 380 calculates a so-called delay time. This delay time is determined so that the selection area 410 becomes the stop area 420 from the display area 400 that is the selection area 410 when the signal including the determined stop area 420 from the stop area determination means 370 is input to the selection area switching means 360. This is the time when the switching operation is performed until. Then, the delay time calculation means 380 outputs a signal including delay time information to the sub-board 24. Then, the voice control means 350 outputs the voice from the voice output means 340 upon receipt of the delay time based on the input of the signal. Further, the lamp control means 430 causes the notification lamp 69 to produce an effect by predetermined lighting and blinking in response to the passage of the delay time based on the input of the signal.

Specifically, based on the input of the signal including the delay time from the delay time calculating means 380, the audio control means 350 receives the elapse of the delay time by the timer means 450, and the audio output after the elapse of the delay time. For example, the means 340 outputs a sound of “AT game 100 times acquired!”. In response to the passage of the delay time, the lamp control means 430 causes the notification lamp 69 to perform a predetermined lighting and blinking effect.
As a result, after the delay time calculated by the delay time calculation means 380 has elapsed, the selection area 410 of the display area 403 for displaying the content of “AT100 times” in the roulette display means 390 becomes the stop area 420 and the audio output means 340 Accordingly, the corresponding “AT game 100 times acquired!” Sound can be output almost simultaneously, and an effect by predetermined lighting and blinking by the notification lamp 69 can be executed.

  As a result, it is possible to avoid that the timing of outputting the sound and the timing of executing the predetermined effect by the notification lamp 69 are extremely earlier than the timing of the selection area 410 becoming the stop area 420. In other words, even though the rotation of the roulette effect has not stopped yet, it is avoided that the sound output such as “AT100 times acquired!” And the effect execution by the notification lamp 69 corresponding to the sound output are performed first. can do. As a result, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the timing at which the selection area 410 becomes the stop area 420 and the timing at which audio is output are shifted. As a result, the display mode of the display unit 320 and the audio output are made to coincide with each other so that the display mode of the display unit 320 does not become an unnatural operation mode when the selection area 410 stops, and an effective presentation with consistency is performed. It is possible to increase the excitement at the same time by acting on both the visual and auditory senses at the same time, and it is possible to avoid the occurrence of a shift between the two and the excitement.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 11 shows a third embodiment in which a roulette display means 390 as the liquid crystal display device 68 is formed so that four display areas 400 having a quadrangular shape are arranged around the periphery. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.
(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 12 shows a fourth embodiment in which roulette display means 390 as the liquid crystal display device 68 is formed so that eight display areas 400 having a triangular shape are arranged around the periphery. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

(Fifth embodiment)
FIG. 13 shows a fifth embodiment. In the roulette display means 390 as the liquid crystal display device 68, 16 triangular display areas 400 are formed by lines extending radially from the center of the liquid crystal display device 68. , Formed so as to be arranged. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.
(Sixth embodiment)
FIG. 14 shows a sixth embodiment in which a roulette display means 390 as a liquid crystal display device 68 has a display area 400 having a substantially rectangular shape in a roulette shape arranged in a ring shape (donut shape). Are formed so as to be arranged around the periphery. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  As described above, as shown in the first to sixth embodiments, the display area and the shape of the roulette can be set as appropriate.

10 Gaming machine 320 Display means
340 Audio output means 350 Audio control means
360 Selection area switching means 370 Stop area determination means
380 Delay time calculation means 400 Display area
410 Selection area 420 Stop area

Claims (2)

Audio output means for outputting audio;
Audio control means for controlling the audio output means;
Display means having a plurality of display areas;
A selection area switching means for displaying any one of the plurality of display areas of the display means as a selection area, and performing an operation of switching the selection area to another display area in a predetermined order;
A gaming machine comprising stop area determining means for determining any one of the plurality of display areas of the display means as a stop area at a predetermined opportunity,
The stop area determining means outputs a signal including the determined stop area to the selected area switching means,
The selection area switching means is
If the selected area is not a stop area, the display area in the next order is switched and displayed as the selected area, and the operation is switched in a predetermined order until the selected area becomes the stop area.
When the selected area becomes the stop area, the stop area is displayed as the selected area, the subsequent operation is stopped, and further, the sound is based on the fact that the selected area becomes or becomes the stop area. Outputs a signal to the control means,
The voice control means receives the input of the signal and outputs voice from the voice output means. Audio output means for outputting audio;
Audio control means for controlling the audio output means;
Display means having a plurality of display areas;
A selection area switching means for displaying any one of the plurality of display areas of the display means as a selection area, and performing an operation of switching the selection area to another display area in a predetermined order;
A gaming machine comprising stop area determining means for determining any one of the plurality of display areas of the display means as a stop area at a predetermined opportunity,
The stop area determining means outputs a signal including the determined stop area to the selected area switching means,
When the selection area switching means inputs a signal including the determined stop area from the stop area determination means, a time during which an operation for switching from the display area that is the selection area until the selection area becomes the stop area (hereinafter, “ Delay time calculation means for calculating (delay time) ”,
The delay time calculating means outputs a signal including information on the delay time calculated by the delay time calculating means to the voice control means,
The selection area switching means is
If the selected area is not a stop area, the display area in the next order is switched and displayed as the selected area, and the operation is switched in a predetermined order until the selected area becomes the stop area.
When the selection area becomes a stop area due to the elapse of the delay time, the stop area is displayed as the selection area and the subsequent switching operation is stopped.
The voice control means, based on the input of the signal from the delay time calculation means, causes the voice output means to output a sound after the delay time has elapsed.

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