JP2013111364A - Reel type game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reel type game machine capable of maintaining game interest till the imparting of a prize form is ended while increasing player's interest by the operation of an operation part.SOLUTION: In the reel type game machine for imparting a profit according to the prize form by the establishment of a prize form-imparting condition when drawing on whether or not to acquire the prize form executed on the basis of the operation of a rotation start member or a rotation stop member brings the result of acquiring the prize form, the reel type game machine includes: a plurality of operation parts, including at least the rotation stop member, for advancing a game by the operation of a player; a plurality of prize form display parts, provided corresponding to the operation parts, for displaying information related to the acquired prize form; a display form determination means for determining the display form of each of the plurality of prize form display parts; and a prize form-reporting control means for executing the display control of the display form determined in the display form determination means. When the operation part is operated, the prize form-reporting control means makes the information related to the prize form be displayed at the prize form display part corresponding to the operation part.

Description

  The present invention relates to a swivel type gaming machine (slot machine) for playing a game using a game medium such as a game medal or a game ball.

  Conventionally, a plurality of spinners on which multiple types of symbols are drawn are rotated based on the operation of the start lever, and the player operates each of the spinner stop buttons at an arbitrary timing to stop each of the spinners. 2. Description of the Related Art Revolving type gaming machines that perform a series of games in which a game medal is paid out (award mode is given) when a winning combination of game players by combination is established are widely known.

  In such a spinning machine, as a method of giving a prize mode (game medal), a part or all of the prize mode won in the lottery at the time of operating the start lever before all the spinning cylinders stop rotating. It has been proposed to give (pay out) (see Patent Document 1).

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  However, in the above-mentioned patent document 1, at the end of the operation of the start lever or the rotation stop button, the game medal is paid out in a plurality of times. You might be surprised, but this is only temporary. Further, since the game medals are divided and paid out, the number of game medals paid out per time is reduced, and the surprise per time is reduced.

  Accordingly, in view of the above points, the present invention provides a revolving gaming machine that can maintain the game interest until the award mode is finished while enhancing the player's interest by operating the operation unit. With the goal.

In order to achieve the above object, the spinning machine of the present invention is
The rotation start member is operated to start the rotation of the plurality of cylinders, and then the plurality of rotation stop members provided corresponding to the plurality of rotation cylinders are operated to rotate all of the plurality of cylinders. In a rotating type gaming machine that stops and executes the rotation start member until the next operation as one game,
A prize mode grant lottery means in which a plurality of award modes are set and a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to acquire the award mode based on an operation of the rotation start member or the rotation stop member;
Profit granting means for granting a player a profit according to the prize mode triggered by the establishment of a predetermined prize mode granting condition when the lottery results in obtaining the prize mode. A game machine,
A plurality of operation units including at least the rotation stop member and allowing the player to proceed with the game by operating the game;
A plurality of award mode display units that are provided corresponding to the plurality of operation units and display information about the acquired award mode;
Display mode determining means for determining a display mode of information related to the award mode in each of the plurality of award mode display units;
A prize mode notification control unit that executes display control of the display mode determined by the display mode determination unit,
The award mode notification control means includes:
When the operation unit is operated, information related to the award mode is displayed on the award mode display unit corresponding to the operation unit.

  According to the present invention, by notifying the player of information relating to the prize mode acquired by the player based on the operation of the operation unit, the game entertainment level is maintained until the prize mode is granted while enhancing the game level. It becomes possible. Further, in this embodiment, by associating the operation unit with the award mode display unit, it is possible to operate the operation unit corresponding to the award mode display unit that the player wants to display. Thereby, the alerting | reporting aspect of a prize aspect can be diversified, and game entertainment can be improved.

  The “plurality of operation units” includes a rotation stop member. In addition to the rotation stop member, a bet button, an effect button, a rotation start member, a settlement button, and a game medium, which will be described later, are detected. Examples of such a game medium detecting means. The “award mode” includes AT (assist time), RT (replay time), ART (assist replay time) times (set times), BB (big bonus), RB (regular bonus), small role, which will be described later. Etc.

In addition, the spinning machine of the present invention is
In the prize mode, a profit is given to a player over a plurality of the games,
The display mode determining means divides the total number of games to which a profit based on the prize mode is given, determines the number of games to be displayed on each of the plurality of prize mode display units,
The prize mode notification control unit displays the number of games determined by the display mode determination unit on the award mode display unit corresponding to the operated operation unit every time a player operates the operation unit. It is characterized by that.

  In this way, by dividing and informing the prize mode obtained by the lottery of the prize mode grant lottery means along a series of games, the player's sense of expectation for the prize mode is operated each time the operation unit is operated. Can be improved.

In addition, the spinning machine of the present invention is
When the operation unit corresponding to the award mode display unit determined to be displayed by the display mode determination unit is not operated in the game that has been determined to be displayed, the award mode notification control unit The notification display carry-over control is carried out to carry over the notification until the operation of the operation unit in the game.

  In the case where the award mode display unit corresponds to an operation unit that can end a game without being operated in this way, even though the game is scheduled to be displayed on the award mode display unit, the player can perform the operation. If the department is not operated, the notification can be carried over to the next and subsequent games. Thereby, the game entertainment can be improved more by carrying over and performing the alert | report of a prize mode over multiple games.

  Further, in the notification display carry-over control, when the operation unit is operated in the next and subsequent games, notification for the amount that cannot be notified in the previous game is performed. In the next game or later, when the operation unit that was handled in the previous game (which was not operated in the previous game) is operated, the carry-over notification may be performed, or the game after the next game In this case, the corresponding operation unit may be changed to notify when a different operation unit is operated.

In addition, the spinning machine of the present invention is
An effective operation unit determining means for determining an operation unit corresponding to the prize mode display unit from a plurality of the operation units,
The prize mode notification control unit is configured to display information on the prize mode on the prize mode display unit corresponding to the operation unit when the operation unit determined by the valid operation unit determination unit is operated. And
The effective operation unit determining unit is configured to control the operation unit that is always operated to advance the game when the prize mode notification control unit executes the notification display carry-over control over a predetermined number of the games. The operation part corresponding to the prize mode display part is determined.

  Thereby, a limit can be set for the number of carry-overs of the award mode notification, and when the award mode notification effect is executed for a predetermined number of games, the notification of the award mode can be surely ended. Specifically, before the number of executions of the notification display carry-over control reaches a predetermined number or more, an operation unit capable of proceeding with the game without operation by the player, such as an effect button or a settlement button, corresponds to the award mode display unit. Determine as the operation unit. However, when the number of executions of the notification display carry-over control is a predetermined number or more, in the next game (or after the next game), an operation unit (for example, a rotation start member) that must be operated for the game progress. , Rotation stop member or the like) is determined as the operation unit corresponding to the award mode display unit.

  The operation unit corresponding to the prize mode display unit determined by the valid operation unit determination unit is exemplified by the operation unit described above, but may be determined as a plurality of them, or may be determined as zero or all. You can also. The “predetermined number of times” can be set to one or more times.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a swivel-type gaming machine capable of maintaining the gaming interests until the award mode is finished while enhancing the interests of the player by operating the operation unit.

It is a front view of the gaming machine of the embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the front door of the gaming machine of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the arrangement | sequence of the symbol displayed on the outer peripheral surface of three spinning cylinders. It is explanatory drawing which shows the electrical structure of a gaming machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows a symbol combination line. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the various game combination set to the gaming machine, and the symbol combination for establishing those game combinations. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the data structure of the internal winning flag and the game state flag. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the transition of a gaming state. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the lottery table for normal games. It is a chart which shows an AT frequency determination table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a screen display at the time of performing a prize mode alerting effect. It is a chart which shows an effective operation part determination table. It is a table | surface which shows the alerting | reporting content determination table (operation frequency 2 times). It is a table | surface which shows the alerting | reporting content determination table (operation frequency | count 3 times). It is a graph which shows the alerting | reporting content determination table (4 times of operation frequency). It is a flowchart which shows a game control process. It is a flowchart which shows a game state setting process. It is a flowchart which shows a prize mode alerting control process. It is a flowchart which shows alerting | reporting content determination processing. It is a flowchart which shows a prize mode alerting | reporting process.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a rotating game machine will be described.

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

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

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

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

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

  On the front surface of the operation unit 2mb, there are a start lever 36 for starting rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c and a rotation for stopping the rotation of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c after the game medal is inserted. Body stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c and the like are provided.

  Here, the start lever 36 corresponds to the “rotation start member” of the present invention, and the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c correspond to the “rotation stop member” of the present invention.

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

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

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

  A display window 20 is provided substantially at the center of the front door 2 so that the spinning cylinders 20 a to 20 c can be visually recognized from the front side of the gaming machine 1. Below the display window 20 in the front door 2 is provided a door substrate unit 104 in which a door substrate 240 described later is stored. Below the door substrate unit 104, a medal selector 106 serving as a passage for inserted game medals, A coin shooter 108 and the like for guiding the game medal payout opening 50 are attached. The medal selector 106 has a function of selecting game medals inserted from the game medal slot 30 mainly based on dimensions and receiving only game medals that conform to the standard dimensions. When a player inserts a game medal before operating the start lever 36, the game medal is selected by the medal selector 106, and only those satisfying the standard are inserted into the hopper 116, and medals that do not satisfy the standard are selected. Through the coin shooter 108, the game medal payout exit 50 is returned. On the other hand, when a game medal is inserted after the start lever 36 is operated, the passage in the medal selector 106 is switched, and the inserted game medal passes through the coin shooter 108 to the game medal payout exit 50. Returned. In addition, a medal sensor (not shown) is provided inside the medal selector 106, and a game medal received that satisfies the dimensional standard is detected by the medal sensor, and a detection signal is supplied to a main control board 200 described later. It is like that.

  Three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are provided substantially at the center of the housing 3, and a plurality of types of symbols are displayed on the outer surface of each of the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c. Above the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c, a main control board unit 110 storing a main control board 200 (see FIG. 4) for controlling the entire game, and a spinning board 260 (FIG. 4) for driving each spinning cylinder. (See FIG. 1) is provided. A rear speaker 114 is provided below the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c, and further below that, a hopper 116 that collects inserted game medals, a medal payout device 118 that pays out game medals, and the gaming machine 1 A power supply unit 120 in which a power supply board 280 (see FIG. 4) for supplying power to the whole is stored is mounted. The game medals paid out from the medal payout device 118 pass through the coin shooter 108 and are paid out from the game medal payout outlet 50.

  A power switch 120 s for turning on the gaming machine 1 is provided on the front surface of the power supply unit 120, and a setting key switch 120 k is provided on the upper surface of the power supply unit 120. If the setting key switch 120k is set to the "ON" position and the power switch 120s is turned on with the power switch 120s turned off, the setting change of the payout rate, which is the ratio of the payout number to the number of game medals inserted, is changed. Is possible. The payout rate is set by selecting from a plurality of stages in advance. The game content display 25 displays the current setting rate of the payout rate. The setting change of the payout rate can be performed by pressing a setting change switch (not shown) provided in the housing 3, and each time the setting change switch is pressed, the payout rate displayed on the game state display 25 is changed. The set value is switched in 6 steps (1 to 6). By operating the start lever 36 when a desired set value is displayed on the game status display 25, the set value of the payout rate is determined as the payout rate displayed on the game status display 25. .

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

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

  Similarly to the main control board 200 described above, the sub control board 220 includes a CPU 220c, a ROM, a RAM, and the like that are connected to each other via a bus so as to communicate data. In addition, various lamps 12, various speakers 14 and 114, the effect display device 10, the rotating backlight 20 </ b> L, and the like are connected to the sub control board 220. Here, the spinning cylinder backlight 20L is a light that is provided inside each of the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c and illuminates the pattern drawn on the surface of the spinning cylinder from the back side. The sub control board 220 analyzes the control command received from the main control board 200, and outputs drive signals to the various lamps 12, the various speakers 14, 114, the effect display device 10, and the rotary backlight 20L, respectively. Various performances using these are performed.

  The door substrate 240 has the above-described medal selector 106, various bet buttons 32 and 34 for inserting stored game medals, a start lever 36 for starting rotation of the rotating drum, and a rotating rotating drum. Spinning stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c for stopping the game, a settlement button 40 for paying out the stored game medals or the inserted game medals and ending the game, and various display panels for displaying the game status 22 etc. are connected.

  Further, the door board 240 is connected to the main control board 200 described above so as to be able to communicate data. For this reason, when the start lever 36 provided on the front door 2, the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a to 38c, the various bet buttons 32 and 34, the settlement button 40, and the like are operated, the signal is mainly transmitted via the door substrate 240. It can be supplied to the control board 200. The output of the medal sensor provided in the medal selector 106 is also supplied to the main control board 200 via the door board 240. Further, the touch signal indicating that the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are operated (the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are touched) from the touch sensor 303 of the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c. Is input to the main control board 200 via the door board 240. In this embodiment, the CPU 200c of the main control board 200 confirms that the operation units 36 and 38a to 38c are operated when signals from the start lever 36 and the rotation stop buttons 38a to 38c are input. The operation information shown is configured to be transmitted to the sub control board 220.

  On the spinning board 260, the spinning motors 24a, 24b, 24c for rotating the three spinning cylinders 20a-20c, respectively, and the spinning cylinder sensors 26a, 26b, 26c for detecting the rotational positions of the respective spinning cylinders. Is provided. The spinning board 260 drives each of the spinning motors 24a to 24c while detecting the rotational position of each of the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c by the spinning sensors 26a to 26c. It can be stopped at the rotational position. In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, so-called stepping motors are used for the spinning motors 24a to 24c.

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

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

  Next, the contents of the control performed in order to advance the game in the swivel game machine 1 having the above-described configuration will be described. As a preparation for this, an outline of the game performed in the swivel game machine will be described. Keep it.

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

  When a game medal is bet and the start lever 36 is operated, the three spinning cylinders 20a to 20c start to rotate all at once. Since a plurality of symbols are drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces of the respective spinning cylinders 20a to 20c, when the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c rotate, these symbols are displayed in a variable manner. When the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a to 38c are operated while the rotating cylinders 20a to 20c are rotating, the rotating cylinders corresponding to the operated buttons 38a to 38c stop rotating, and accordingly, the symbol that has been variably displayed is displayed. Stopped display on any symbol. The operation of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38 a to 38 c is detected based on a touch signal from the touch sensor 303. For this reason, when the player touches the rotation stop buttons 38a to 38c, the operation of the rotation stop buttons 38a to 38c is detected, and the rotation cylinders 20a to 20c corresponding to the operated buttons 38a to 38c are stopped. become. In the present embodiment, a game (1) is performed from the time when the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c start rotating by the operation of the start lever 36 until the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c stops by the operation of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a to 38c. Times).

  In addition, on the front side of the front door 2, three rotation stop buttons 38a to 38c are provided corresponding to the respective rotation cylinders (see FIG. 1). When the rotation of the three spinning cylinders 20a to 20c is stopped in this way, one of the symbols is stopped and displayed on each of the spinning cylinders. Stopping of the rotating cylinders 20a to 20c is configured such that the CPU 200c of the main control board 200 performs the rotating cylinder stopping process S107 described later.

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

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a symbol combination line set in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the first symbol combination line L1 obliquely upward to the right, the upper second symbol combination line L2, the middle third symbol combination line L3, and the lower fourth symbol combination. A total of five symbol combination lines consisting of a line L4 and a fifth symbol combination line L5 diagonally downward to the right are set. When only one game medal is bet, only the middle symbol combination line L3 is valid, and when three game medals are bet, all five symbol combination lines L1 to L5 are valid. When the three spinning cylinders 20a to 20c are stopped, a certain symbol combination is obtained on the effective symbol combination line. In the example shown in FIG. 5, five types of linear symbol combination lines L1 to L5 are set. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the upper position of the left cylinder 20a and the middle position of the middle cylinder 20b The symbol combination line connecting the upper position of the right cylinder 20c, the symbol combination line connecting the lower position of the left cylinder 20a, the middle position of the middle cylinder 20b, and the lower position of the right cylinder 20c, etc. More kinds of symbol combination lines can be set by adding a linear symbol combination line.

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

  As shown in FIG. 6, the game combination can be roughly divided into a bonus combination and a small combination. RB (Regular Bonus Role) and BB (Big Bonus Role) are set as the bonus roles, and the small role is Bell's Small, Watermelon's Small, Cherry's Small, Re-Play (Replay) ) Is set. With the establishment of these game actors, a privilege according to the game actor is given to the player. The provision of the privilege is performed under the control of the CPU 200c of the main control board 200.

  The RB combination is associated with a symbol combination in which three symbols called “bars” are arranged in each cylinder. When the symbol combination of the RB combination is stopped and displayed on the active line, a privilege of starting a regular bonus game (RB game) is given to the player. In the RB game, a bonus game that increases the probability of winning a prize for each small role is played a predetermined number of times (for example, 12 times), or a small number of prizes are won for a predetermined upper limit (for example, a predetermined number of times) It is executed until (8 times winning) is established.

  The BB role is based on a symbol combination in which three symbols called “Red Seven (red 7)” are arranged in each cylinder, and a symbol combination in which three symbols called “Blue Seven (blue 7)” are arranged in each cylinder. These two types of symbol combinations are associated with each other, and even if any symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the active line, a privilege of starting a big bonus game (BB game) is given to the player. In the BB game, the above-described RB game is performed a plurality of times until a predetermined number (for example, 465) of game medals are paid out. In this way, the BB combination is a gaming state that is more advantageous for the player than the RB combination, and in this embodiment, it is a gaming state that can acquire the largest amount of medals. I can say that.

  The small part of the bell is that the design of the left turn cylinder 20a is "Red Seven", "Blue Seven", or "Bar", and the design of the middle turn cylinder 20b and the right turn cylinder 20c is "Bell" Are set. When the left symbol 20a is "Red Seven", it is called "Bell A Small Role", when the left symbol 20a is "Blue Seven", it is called "Bell B Small Role" and the left symbol 20a is "Bar" The case is referred to as “Bell C's small role”. As a privilege given to the player for the small role of these bells, 15 game medals are paid out during the normal game and the bonus game.

  The watermelon small part is set with a symbol combination in which all of the three spinning cylinders 20a to 20c are aligned with the symbol "watermelon". As a privilege for a small watermelon role, six game medals are paid out during a normal game, and 15 game medals are paid out during a bonus game. In addition, the small part of the cherry is a symbol in which the symbol of the left turning cylinder 20a is “Cherry”, and the symbol symbol combination that can be any combination of symbols in the middle symbol 20b and the right symbol 20c is set. . For the combination of cherries, two game medals are paid out during the normal game, and 15 game medals are paid out during the bonus game.

  In the re-playing role (replay), a symbol combination is set in which the three spinning cylinders 20a to 20c are all arranged in the “re-game” symbol. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, a combination of symbols in which all of the three spinning cylinders 20a to 20c are arranged in the “re-game” symbol is set as the re-game player. If the combination of symbols of the re-gamer is prepared, the winning of the re-gamer can be established. As a privilege given to a re-gamer, a right to play a game again is given without betting a new game medal during a normal game. In other words, it is possible to play a game once again assuming that the same game medal as the bet that was bet when the winning of the re-gamer was established.

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

  Which game combination shown in FIG. 6 is to be won is determined by an internal lottery to be described later. In the internal lottery process, the CPU 200c of the main control board 200 internally draws a game combination according to the internal lottery random number acquired at the timing when the start lever 36 is operated.

  The internal lottery random number is a random number acquired when the main control board 200 receives a start lever operation signal. The random number for internal lottery in this embodiment is 2-byte data, and it is possible to acquire a random number value in the range of 0 to 65535. The internal lottery random number can be generated in hardware using a dedicated random number generation circuit mounted on the main control board 200, or can be generated in software using a random number generation program.

  However, even if one of the game combinations is won in the internal lottery process, the game combination is not established immediately, and the corresponding symbol combination is placed on the symbol combination line by operating the rotation stop buttons 38a to 38c. If they are not aligned, the winning game actor cannot be established. On the other hand, no matter what timing the spinner stop buttons 38a to 38c are operated, the corresponding symbol combinations cannot be arranged on the symbol combination line unless the winning combination is won by the internal lottery. As described above, the internal lottery is a lottery performed internally as a precondition for establishing a game combination by aligning symbol combinations. The state in which the internal lottery is won is an internal winning state (or simply an internal winning), in other words, a state in which a winning of a game player (establishment of a symbol combination) is permitted. The internal winning flag is used to determine which game combination has been won internally by the internal lottery. The internal winning flag is a flag used for storing the internal lottery result, and is set to a predetermined address in the RAM of the main control board 200. Stopping of the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c due to operation of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a to 38c is performed under the control of the CPU 200c of the main control board 200.

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

  As shown in FIG. 7A, in the 1-byte data assigned to the small role internal winning flag, the lower 6 bits are used as the internal winning flag. The breakdown of these lower 7 bits is the bit corresponding to the small part of Bell A, the small part of Bell B, the small part of Bell C, the small part of Watermelon, the small part of Cherry, and the re-playing part in order from the top. ing. When any small combination is won internally, “1” is set to the corresponding bit.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, in the 1-byte data assigned to the BB combination internal winning flag, the lower 3 bits are used as the internal winning flag. The leading bits in these three bits are bits corresponding to the red 7 BB combination, the blue 7 BB combination, and the bar RB combination in order from the top. When any bonus combination is won internally, “1” is set to the corresponding bit.

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

  FIG. 7C is an explanatory view exemplifying a data structure of an area for 1 byte in which the game state flag is set. In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, the lower 3 bits of 1-byte data at a predetermined address on the RAM are used as the gaming state flag. Of these three bits, the least significant bit is set in the RB flag. When “1” is set in this bit, the RB game flag is set to ON. The BB game flag is set to the second and third bits from the least significant bit. When “1” is set in this bit, the BB game flag is set to ON. In this embodiment, two types of BB game flags are prepared according to the symbol combination (red 7, blue 7) that establishes the BB combination.

  Here, switching of the gaming state will be described. The gaming state is set so that the normal game can be switched to the bonus game, and the bonus game can be switched to the normal game. Switching between the normal game and the bonus game is performed by the CPU 200c of the main control board 200 selecting a lottery table stored in the ROM.

  Here, the switching of the gaming state will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the transition of the gaming state. As shown in FIG. 8, the normal game can be switched to the bonus game, and the bonus game can be switched to the normal game. Switching between the normal game and the bonus game is performed by the CPU 200c of the main control board 200 selecting a lottery table stored in the ROM.

  In addition, during a normal game, a prize mode giving lottery is performed for determining whether or not to give a player a prize mode (privilege). In this embodiment, an AT game (assist time game) is set as the “award mode given to the player”. That is, when winning the prize mode grant lottery, the game shifts from the normal game to the AT game. In the AT game, the same lottery table as in the normal game is used, and the internal winning of the bell small role that specifies the type of the bell small role (Bell A, Bell B, or Bell C) by the CPU 220c of the sub-control board 220 is used. The notification process is executed. The AT game will be described in detail later.

  First, the normal game will be described. Immediately after the game is started (when the game state is initialized by performing a RAM clear process or the like), the game state flag of FIG. 7C is set to “0” in all bits. Therefore, the game state is set to the normal game which is the most common game state. In the normal game state, an internal lottery is performed using the normal game lottery table. FIG. 9A shows the lottery table for normal games, and FIG. 9B shows the correspondence between each game combination set in the lottery table for normal games and the random number range of the random numbers for internal lottery. In the lottery table for normal games shown in FIG. 9A, a random number value of 0 to 818 is set for “small part of bell A + B + C”. This indicates that when the acquired random number value is within this range, the winning combination of Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C overlaps internally. When a plurality of game combinations are set for random values in the same range as described above, these game combinations are called duplicate combinations.

  Similarly, 819-1637 for "Bell A Minor", 1638-2456 for "Bell B Minor", 2457-3275 for "Bell C Minor", and "Watermelon Minor" 3276-3930, 3931-4368 for "Cherry's Small Role", 4369-4568 for "BB Role (Red 7)", 4569-4668 for "BB Role (Blue 7)", "BB Role (Bar)" "4669 to 4768", and "Regame" is set to 4769 to 13968. No game combination is set in the random values of 13969 to 65535, and if the acquired random number value is within this range, it is “out”. In this embodiment, when a single bell role (Bell A, Bell B, or Bell C) is internally won during a normal game, it is determined which of these three types of bell roles has been won. In a way that the person cannot recognize (does not fully notify the internal winning of the bell small role). Accordingly, even if one of the single bell small roles is won internally, the player does not know which bell small role should be aimed at stopping the drum 20, so the winning probability is 1/3. It becomes.

  Next, bonus games (BB game and RB game) will be described. In the BB game, an internal lottery is performed using a BB game lottery table (not shown), and in an RB game, an internal lottery is performed using an RB game lottery table (not shown). The RB game lottery table and the RB game lottery table are set with random ranges for the BB role and the RB role in order to avoid the internal winning of the BB role or RB game in comparison with other lottery tables. Not different. In addition, the winning probability of each small role is set to be very high as compared with other normal game lottery tables, and accordingly, the probability of “losing” is low. Therefore, in the BB game and the RB game, some small role can be won almost every game, and the player can acquire many medals in a short period of time.

  In addition, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, an “internal winning state lottery table” is provided (not shown) that is used when a game is started in a state where the BB hand or RB hand is internally won in a normal game. ). In this internal winning state lottery table, a random number range for the BB combination and the RB combination is not set in order to avoid internal winning over the BB combination or the RB combination. In addition, random numbers for other game combinations (small roles, etc.) are set to be the same as those for normal games. Thus, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, a dedicated lottery table is prepared in advance for each gaming state.

  In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, during the BB game, the game is continued until a predetermined number (for example, 465) of game medals set for each type of BB game player is paid out, and the payout number reaches the predetermined number. , Switch to normal game.

  Next, AT games (assist time games) will be described. As described above, when a predetermined game combination is established during a normal game, an AT game (assist time game) for notifying the internal winning combination is started. In other words, the internal lottery (the lottery of whether or not a predetermined game player wins internally) that is triggered by the operation of the start lever 36 becomes the prize mode grant lottery of whether or not the AT game is performed. In an AT game, an internal lottery is performed using a normal game lottery table (see FIG. 9), and a bell small role specifying the type of a single bell small role (Bell A, Bell B, or Bell C) is specified. The internal winning notification (internal winning combination notification processing) is performed. In addition, the prize mode giving lottery is executed under the control of the CPU 200c of the main control board 200. For this reason, the CPU 200c of the main control board 200 corresponds to the “prize mode grant lottery” of the present invention.

  The AT game is performed under the control of the CPU 220c of the sub control board 220. The CPU 200c of the main control board 200 displays game combination establishment information indicating that the "predetermined game combination" is established when the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c are stopped and the "predetermined game combination" is established. 220. The CPU 220c of the sub control board 220 is configured to execute an AT game based on the game combination establishment information received from the main control board 200. For this reason, the CPU 220c of the sub-control board 220 corresponds to the “profit granting means” of the present invention, and the establishment of the “predetermined game combination” corresponds to the “prize mode granting condition” of the present invention.

  When an internal winning is made to any of the small roles of Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C during an AT game, a control command indicating the internal winning is transmitted from the main control board 200 to the sub control board 220, and the sub control board 220 Upon receiving the command, the CPU 220c uses various lamps 12 and the effect display device 10 to notify information (color, shape, etc.) for identifying the specific bell combination that has been won internally. In the notification of this specific bell small role, the type of the bell winning role that was won internally is specified, so that the player is relatively difficult to establish in the normal game (when the internal winning role notification process is not activated). It becomes possible to easily establish a prize. By this bell small role notification, during AT games, the player does not reduce the number of game medals much (in some cases, increasing game medals little by little), aiming to win a bonus role It is possible to continue. Therefore, it can be said that the AT game is a gaming state that is more advantageous for the player than during the normal game.

  If a bonus combination (BB combination or RB combination) is established during an AT game, the game shifts to a bonus game. Also, the AT game ends when a predetermined number of AT games are consumed after the AT game starts. In this embodiment, 10 games, 30 games, 50 games, 100 games, and 500 games are set as the “predetermined number of ATs”.

  FIG. 10 shows an AT number determination table for determining the AT number (AT game execution number). The number of ATs is determined when the start lever 36 is operated. When the internal winning combination is determined in the internal lottery process, the CPU 200c of the main control board 200 transmits winning combination information indicating the internal winning result to the sub-control board 220. The CPU 220c of the sub control board 220 performs random number lottery using the AT number determination table (FIG. 10) when the winning combination information indicating that the “predetermined game combination” has been won internally is transmitted from the main control board 200. Go to determine the number of AT games to execute.

  Further, in this embodiment, when a “predetermined game player” that causes AT game to be started by operating the start lever 36 is internally elected, a period until the AT game is started, that is, the cylinders 20a to 20c. In the period until the game is stopped and displayed as “predetermined game combination”, a prize mode notification effect is provided for notifying the contents of the AT game given after the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c is stopped. The award mode notification effect is performed under the control of the CPU 220c of the sub-control board 220. For this reason, the CPU 220c of the sub control board 220 corresponds to the “prize mode notification control means” of the present invention.

  The award mode notification effect is triggered by the operation of the operation unit for advancing the game. In the present embodiment, the start lever 36 and the rotation stop buttons 38a to 38c are set as the “operation part for advancing the game”, and the award mode is obtained by operating these operation parts 36 and 38a to 38c. Notification production proceeds.

  The award mode notification effect is performed using the screen display of the effect display device 10. FIG. 11 shows a screen display example of the effect display device 10 when performing the award mode notification effect. During the award mode notification effect, a notification effect screen is displayed in the display area of the effect display device 10. In the notification effect screen of the present embodiment, four award mode display portions 10a to 10d are displayed. These award mode display units 10a to 10d are provided corresponding to the operation units 36 and 38a to 38c, respectively. The first prize mode display section 10a corresponds to the start lever 36, the second prize mode display section 10b corresponds to the left stop button 38a, the third prize mode display section 10c corresponds to the middle stop button 38b, and the fourth prize. The mode display unit 10d corresponds to the right stop button 38c.

  In the prize mode notification effect, the number of executions (number of games) of the AT game is displayed on the corresponding prize mode display units 10a to 10d by operating the operation units 36 and 38a to 38c. That is, in the award mode notification effect of the present embodiment, the amount of award mode (the content of the award mode), which is the number of executions of the AT game, is notified. The display of the number of executions of AT games in the award mode display units 10a to 10d is performed every time the operation units 36 and 38a to 38c are operated. That is, each time one of the operation units 36, 38a to 38c is operated, numbers related to the number of times of AT game execution are sequentially displayed on the award mode display units 10a to 10d corresponding to the operated operation unit. And it is comprised so that the total value of the number displayed on prize mode display part 10a-10d may show the frequency | count of execution of AT game. In the example shown in FIG. 11, “+30”, “+10”, “−10”, “+20” are displayed on the award display units 10 a to 10 d, and the total value “50” of these numbers is the number of times the AT game has been executed. Indicates “50 games”. In addition, it is not limited to an aspect in which the number of executions of the AT game is notified as the number of games. For example, 50 games are set as one set, and the award state notification effects are used to display “1 set (= 50 games)”. The number of executions of AT games may be reported as the number of sets, such as “2 sets (= 100 games)” and “3 sets (= 150 games)”.

  Further, the CPU 220c of the sub control board 220 performs notification content determination processing for determining the notification content of the prize mode notification effect prior to the execution of the prize mode notification effect. The notification content determination process is performed when the start lever 36 is operated. The notification content determination process determines the effective operation unit determination process for determining an effective operation unit from among the plurality of operation units 36 and 38a to 38c, and the display mode of the award mode when the effective operation unit is operated. Display mode determination processing. Note that the CPU 220c of the sub-control board 220 corresponds to the “effective operation unit determining unit” and the “display mode determining unit” of the present invention.

  The effective operation unit determined by the effective operation unit determination process may be all or a part of the start lever 36 and the rotation stop buttons 38a to 38c. Then, the award mode notification effect is advanced only when an effective operation unit is operated, and the award mode notification effect is not advanced when an invalid operation unit is operated.

  FIG. 12 shows an effective operation unit determination table for determining an effective operation unit. The effective operation unit determination table includes a plurality of effective operation unit determination patterns 1 to 8 in which effective operation units are defined. These effective operation unit determination patterns 1 to 10 have different combinations of effective operation units. In the valid operation unit determination pattern 1, the number of valid operation units is “4”, in the valid operation unit determination pattern 2, the number of valid operation units is “3”, and in the valid operation unit determination patterns 3 and 4, it is valid. The number of active operation units is “2”, and in the effective operation unit determination patterns 5 to 8, the number of effective operation units is “1”. In the effective operation unit determination process, a specific effective operation unit determination pattern is determined by random lottery from a plurality of effective operation unit determination patterns included in the effective operation unit determination table, and an effective operation unit is determined.

  The display mode determination process determines the display mode of the award mode when the effective operation unit determined in the effective operation unit determination process is operated. That is, in the display mode determination process, the contents (numbers related to the number of times of AT game execution) to be displayed on the award mode display units 10a to 10d are determined according to the number of effective operation units.

  FIGS. 13 to 15 show notification content determination tables for distributing the award mode notification according to the number of effective operation units. 13 to 15 are different in the number of operations of the operation unit (the number of effective operation units) in the prize mode notification effect. FIG. 13 is a notification content determination table when the number of operations is two (the number of effective operation units is 2), and corresponds to the effective operation unit determination patterns 3 to 6 in FIG. FIG. 14 is a notification content determination table when the number of operations is three (the number of effective operation units is 3), and corresponds to the effective operation unit determination pattern 2 of FIG. FIG. 15 is a notification content determination table when the number of operations is 4 (the number of effective operation units is 4), and corresponds to the effective operation unit determination pattern 1 of FIG.

  The notification content determination tables shown in FIG. 13 to FIG. 15 include a plurality of award mode allocation determination patterns 1 to 5 in which notification content (notification ratio) of different prize modes is defined. The notification content determination table of any of FIGS. 13 to 15 is selected according to the number of valid operation units, and random lottery is selected from a plurality of award mode distribution determination patterns 1 to 5 included in the selected notification content determination table. A specific award mode distribution determination pattern is determined by.

  And the display content in prize mode display part 10a-10d (FIG. 11) when an effective operation part is operated is determined by the alerting | reporting ratio of the prize mode prescribed | regulated by prize mode distribution determination pattern 1-5. The In the present embodiment, display on the award mode display units 10a to 10d is performed in accordance with the award mode notification ratio in which the number of executions of the AT game is defined by the award mode allocation determination patterns 1 to 5.

  An example will be described in which the number of executions of the AT game is 50 and the display mode determination process is performed using the award mode distribution determination pattern of FIG. Since the award mode distribution determination pattern of FIG. 13 corresponds to the number of operations of the operation unit twice, the display contents of the award mode display units 10a to 10d corresponding to the operation of the first operation unit and the second operation. The display contents of the award mode display units 10a to 10d corresponding to the operation of the unit are determined.

  In the award mode allocation determination pattern 1, since the notification ratio is defined as 50% for the first time and 50% for the second time, the display content corresponding to the first operation is “+25” (= 50 times × 25%). ) And the display content corresponding to the second operation is “+25” (= 50 times × 25%). In the award mode allocation determination pattern 2, since the notification rate is defined as 20% for the first time and 80% for the second time, the display content corresponding to the first operation is “+10” (= 50 times × 20%). ) And the display content corresponding to the second operation is “+40” (= 50 times × 80%). In the award mode allocation determination pattern 3, since the notification ratio is defined as 60% for the first time and 40% for the second time, the display content corresponding to the first operation is “+30” (= 50 times × 60%). ) And the display content corresponding to the second operation becomes “+20” (= 50 times × 40%). In the award mode distribution determination pattern 4, since the notification ratio is defined as 30% for the first time and 70% for the second time, the display content corresponding to the first operation is “+15” (= 50 times × 30%). ) And the display content corresponding to the second operation is “+35” (= 50 times × 70%). In the award mode distribution determination pattern 5, since the notification rate is defined as 10% for the first time and 90% for the second time, the display content corresponding to the first operation is “+5” (= 50 times × 10%). ) And the display content corresponding to the second operation is “+45” (= 50 times × 90%).

  Note that the number of executions of the AT game to be notified by the award mode notification effect is not limited to the mode in which only the numbers displayed on the award status display units 10a to 10d of the effect display device 10 are added, but may be a mode in which subtraction is performed. For example, the numbers shown in the award mode display units 10a to 10d in FIG. 11 indicate that the number of executions of the AT game is 50, and the award mode notification content using the pattern 3 in the notification content determination table (4 operations) in FIG. Shows an example in which is set. In the prize mode allocation determination pattern 3, the notification rate is defined as 60% for the first time, 20% for the second time, 20% for the third time, -40% for the fourth time, and 40% for the fifth time. The display content corresponding to the second operation is “+30” (= 50 times × 60%), and the display content corresponding to the second operation is “+10” (= 50 times × 20%). The corresponding display content is “−10” (= 50 times × (−20%)), and the display content corresponding to the fourth operation is “+20” (= 50 times × 40%).

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a game control process performed by the CPU 200c of the main control board 200 to control the progress of the game according to the program stored in the ROM. This game control process is executed after the gaming machine 1 is turned on and after initialization processing such as security check of the ROM mounted on the main control board 200 and the sub control board 220 and RAM clearing are performed. Process. As will be described later, the process of executing a game while switching a plurality of game states is realized by the CPU 200c mounted on the main control board 200 of the present embodiment executing the game control process described below. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 16, first, a game state setting process is performed (S100). In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, a plurality of types of gaming states including the bonus game described above are set, and depending on the type of gaming state, it is easy to establish a game combination when rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c is stopped. The type of game player to be switched is performed. For this reason, in the game state setting process, a process for setting such a game state is performed.

  Hereinafter, the gaming state setting process will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the game state setting process. The main control board 200 performs a gaming state setting process shown in FIG. 17 and switches a plurality of gaming states by selecting a lottery table stored in the ROM.

  First, referring to the game state flag (see FIG. 7C), it is determined whether or not the BB game flag is set to ON (S200). As a result, when it is determined that the BB game flag is set to ON (S200: YES), it is determined whether a BB game end condition is satisfied (S201). As described above, when a predetermined number (for example, 465) of game medals are paid out during the BB game, the BB game is set to end, so in S201, the game medals paid out during the BB game are set. It is determined whether or not the number of sheets has reached a predetermined number. As a result, when it is determined that the BB game end condition is not satisfied (S201: NO), a BB game lottery table (not shown) is selected (S202), and an effect command for BB game is issued. The data is transmitted to the sub control board 220 (S203). When the sub-control board 220 receives the effect command for the BB game from the main control board 200, the sub-control board 220 uses the various lamps 12, the various speakers 14, 114, the effect display device 10, the rotating backlight 20L, etc. An effect is made to impress that the state is BB game.

  When it is determined in the determination process of S201 that the BB game end condition is satisfied (S201: YES), the BB game flag is turned OFF (S204). Thereby, it will be in the state which shows that a game state is a normal game. Then, the process proceeds to S210.

  If it is determined in the determination process of S200 that the BB game flag is set to OFF (S200: NO), it is determined whether or not the RB game flag is set to ON (S205). As a result, when it is determined that the RB game flag is set to ON (S205: YES), it is determined whether or not an RB game end condition is satisfied (S206). As described above, the RB game end condition is satisfied when 12 games are played or when the winning of a small role is established 8 times. Therefore, in any of the determination processes of S206, 12 games are ended. Or, it is only necessary to determine whether the winning of the small role is established eight times. As a result, when it is determined that the RB game end condition is not satisfied (S206: NO), an RB game lottery table (not shown) is selected (S207), and an effect command for BB game is issued. The data is transmitted to the sub control board 220 (S208). When the sub-control board 220 receives the effect command for the BB game from the main control board 200, the sub-control board 220 uses the various lamps 12, the various speakers 14, 114, the effect display device 10, the rotating backlight 20L, etc. An effect is made to impress that the state is RB game.

  If it is determined in S206 that the RB game end condition is satisfied (S206: YES), the RB game flag is turned OFF (S209). Thereby, it will be in the state which shows that a game state is a normal game. Then, the process proceeds to S210.

  If it is determined in S205 that the RB gaming flag is set to OFF (S205: NO), the BB gaming flag and the RB gaming flag are set to OFF, so that the gaming state is normal gaming. It is. Therefore, the normal game lottery table (see FIG. 9) is selected (S210), a normal game effect command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S211), and the game state setting process ends. When the sub control board 220 receives the effect command for the normal game, the sub control board 220 controls the various lamps 12, the various speakers 14 and 114, the effect display device 10, the revolving backlight 20 </ b> L, etc. Then, it produces an effect that gives an impression that the current gaming state is normal gaming.

  Next, returning to FIG. 16, a medal insertion confirmation process is performed (S101). In the medal insertion confirmation process, it is determined whether or not a game medal has been inserted from the game medal insertion slot 30, or whether or not the one-bet button 32 or the three-bet button 34 has been operated. As described above, a game medal inserted from the game medal slot 30 is detected by a medal sensor (not shown) provided in the medal selector 106 when passing through the medal selector 106, and the detection signal is detected by the main control board 200. To be supplied. Further, when the various bet buttons 32 and 34 are operated, the operation signals are supplied to the main control board 200. The main control board 200 determines whether or not a game medal has been inserted based on these signals. And if a game medal is inserted, it will be in the state which can start a game. When the various bet buttons 32 and 34 are operated, a process of subtracting the inserted number from the stored number of game medals is also performed at the same time. When it is confirmed that a game medal has been inserted, the game can be started at any time by operating the start lever 36.

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

  On the other hand, if it is determined as a result of the determination process in S102 that the settlement button 40 has not been operated (S102: NO), it is determined whether or not the start lever 36 has been operated (S104). The start lever 36 incorporates a detection sensor, which will be described later, and when the start lever 36 is operated, its movement can be detected. The main control board 200 can determine whether or not the start lever 36 has been operated based on the output of the detection sensor. If it is determined that the start lever 36 has not been operated (S104: NO), the process returns to S102 and is in a standby state until the start lever 36 is operated.

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

  Further, when the internal winning combination is determined in the internal lottery process, the main control board 200 transmits winning combination information indicating the internal winning result to the sub-control board 220. The winning combination information indicating the internal winning result includes information indicating which game player has won internally. Then, the sub-control board 220 that has received the winning combination information executes various effect processes based on the winning combination information. If the game combination specified by the winning combination information is a cause for starting the AT game, the sub-control board 220 executes a prize mode notification effect.

  Further, when the start lever 36 is operated, the main control board 200 transmits operation information indicating that the start lever 36 has been operated to the sub-control board 220 in accordance with the internal lottery process. When the sub control board 220 receives operation information during the award mode notification effect, the sub control board 220 advances the award mode notification effect based on the operation information.

  Next, a rotation rotation starting process is performed (S106). In the rotation rotation starting process, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. If the predetermined condition is satisfied, a process of rotating the three rotation cylinders 20a to 20c is performed. In the rotation rotation start process of the present embodiment, the rotation is performed when a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) has elapsed since the start lever 36 was operated and rotation of the rotation cylinders 20a to 20c was started last time. The rotation of the three drums 20a to 20c is rotated by outputting a drive signal to the drum motors 24a to 24c respectively provided in the drums 20a to 20c.

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

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

  The main control board 200 also displays operation information indicating that the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a to 38c are operated in accordance with the spinning cylinder stop process when the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a to 38c are operated. 220. When the sub control board 220 receives operation information during the award mode notification effect, the sub control board 220 advances the award mode notification effect based on the operation information.

  Next, it is determined whether or not any game player has won a prize (S111). Here, “the winning of a game combination is established” means that the symbol combinations corresponding to the internal winning game combination are displayed together on an effective symbol combination line. As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, even if any of the game combinations is won internally in the internal lottery process S105, depending on the timing of pressing the rotation stop buttons 38a to 38c, the game combination is supported. The symbol combinations to be performed are not necessarily aligned on an effective symbol combination line. Therefore, the main control board 200 determines whether or not a winning combination of the game winning combination in the internal lottery has been established after stopping the rotation of the spinning cylinder.

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

  On the other hand, when it is determined that a winning combination of any game combination is established (S111: YES), it is determined whether or not the winning combination is a re-game combination (S112). If the player has won a re-game player (S112: YES), the re-game flag is set to ON (S113). Here, the re-game flag is a flag for storing that the re-game player has won a prize. When the re-game flag is set to ON, the number of game medals inserted in the game won in the re-game player is automatically re-inserted in the next game medal insertion confirmation process S102.

  If it is determined in S112 that the winning game combination is not a re-playing game combination (S112: NO), it is determined whether the winning game combination is a BB combination (S114). As a result, when it is determined that the BB combination is won (S114: YES), the BB game flag is set to ON (S115).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the BB combination has not been won (S115: NO), it is determined whether or not the winning game combination is the RB combination (S116). As a result, when it is determined that the RB combination is won (S116: YES), the RB game flag is set to ON (S117). On the other hand, if it is determined that the RB combination has not been won (S115: NO), it can be determined that one of the small combinations has been won, and therefore a process of paying out the number of game medals according to the winning game combination (S118). If the winning game role is a bell small role, pay out 15 game medals, if it is a watermelon small role, give 6 game medals, and if it is a cherry small role, get 2 game medals. Process to pay out. The game medal payout process is performed by determining the number of game medals to be paid out inside the main control board 200 and then outputting a control signal from the main control board 200 to the medal payout device 118. When the game medals are paid out in this way, the game control process returns to the beginning, and a new game is started.

  By repeating the processes of S100 to S118, when a game medal is inserted and the start lever 36 is operated, the rotation of the rotating cylinders 20a to 20c is started, and the rotating cylinder is stopped by pressing the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a to 38c. Sometimes, a game in which a game medal is paid out can be repeatedly performed depending on whether or not a prize for a game player is established. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, a plurality of gaming states are provided, and depending on which gaming state is selected, by switching the ease of winning a game player and the type of game player to win, Impression can be greatly different. The process for switching the game state is performed in a game state setting process S100 performed at the head of the game control process.

  Next, the prize mode notification control process by the sub-control board 220 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a flow of a prize mode notification control process executed by the CPU 220c of the sub-control board 220.

  As shown in FIG. 18, first, it is determined whether or not a prize mode notification effect is being performed (S200). As a result, when it is determined that the award mode notification effect is being performed (S200: YES), the process proceeds to S205. On the other hand, when it is determined that the award mode notification effect is not being performed (S200: NO), it is determined whether or not a prize mode is given to the player (whether or not an AT game is executed) (S201). The determination process of S201 can be performed based on the winning combination information transmitted from the main control board 200. As a result, when it is determined that the award mode is not given (S201: NO), the award mode notification control process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that a prize mode is given (S201: YES), it is determined whether or not a prize mode notification effect is performed (S202).

  As a result, when it is determined that the award mode notification effect is not performed (S202: NO), the award mode notification control process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the prize mode notification effect is to be performed (S202: YES), display of the notification effect screen is started in the display area of the effect display device 10 (S203). In this embodiment, the award mode display units 10a to 10d (see FIG. 11) are displayed as the notification effect screen.

  Next, display mode determination processing is performed (S204). Here, the display mode determination processing will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  First, an effective operation unit is determined from the plurality of operation units 36, 38a to 38c (S204a). In the effective operation unit determination process of S204a, a specific effective operation unit determination pattern is determined by random lottery from a plurality of effective operation unit determination patterns included in the effective operation unit determination table of FIG. 12, and an effective operation unit is determined. .

  Next, the display mode of the prize mode when the determined effective operation unit is operated is determined (S204b). In the display mode determination process of S204b, a specific award mode allocation determination pattern is determined by random lottery from a plurality of award mode allocation determination patterns included in the notification content determination tables of FIGS. Using the determination pattern, the display mode of the award mode when the effective operation unit is operated (the number related to the number of times of AT game execution displayed on the award mode display units 10a to 10d) is determined.

  Next, returning to FIG. 18, a prize mode notification process is executed (S205). Here, the prize mode notification process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, it is determined whether or not the operation units 36 and 38a to 38c have been operated (S205a). As a result, when it is determined that there is no operation of the operation units 36 and 38a to 38c (S205a: NO), the award mode notification process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the operation units 36 and 38a to 38c have been operated (S205a: YES), it is determined whether or not the operated operation unit is a valid operation unit (S205b).

  As a result, when it is determined that the operated operation unit is not an effective operation unit (S205b: NO), the award mode notification process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the operated operation unit is an effective operation unit (S205b: YES), notification of the award mode corresponding to the operation unit operated on the notification effect screen of the effect display device 10 is issued. This is performed (S205c). The process of S205c is performed according to the notification content determined in the display mode determination process of S204b.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the award mode has been started (whether or not the AT game has been started) (S206). As a result, when it is determined that the award mode has not been started (S206: NO), the award mode notification control process is terminated. on the other hand. When it is determined that the award mode has been started (S206: YES), the display of the notification effect screen on the effect display device 10 is terminated (S207).

  According to the present embodiment described above, the award mode is given while enhancing the gaming interest by notifying the player of the award mode acquired by the player based on the operation of the operation units 36, 38a to 38c. It is possible to continue to maintain the game entertainment.

  In the present embodiment, since the operation units 36 and 38a to 38c are associated with the award mode display units 10a to 10d, the operation unit corresponding to the award mode display units 10a to 10d that the player wants to display is operated. It becomes possible to do. Thereby, the alerting | reporting aspect of a prize aspect can be diversified, and game entertainment can be improved.

  Further, functions different from the original functions can be given to the operation units 36 and 38a to 38c. For example, the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a to 38c have been performed as a simple operation to stop the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c except when a desired symbol is stopped and displayed. Even if it is not necessary to aim for a specific symbol stop for the operation of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a to 38c, it is possible to set an added value of notifying the award mode acquired by the player.

  In this embodiment, the award mode is an AT game that gives a player a profit over a plurality of games, and each time the plurality of operation units 36, 38a to 38c are operated, the contents of the award mode (AT game) By gradually informing the player of the number of executions, the player's sense of expectation for the award mode can be improved each time the operation unit is operated.

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As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this, Unless it deviates from the range described in each claim, it is not limited to the description word of each claim, and those skilled in the art Improvements based on the knowledge that a person skilled in the art normally has can be added as appropriate to the extent that they can be easily replaced.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the start lever 36 and the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a to 38c are applied as the operation unit that triggers the award mode notification effect is described, but the operation unit is not limited to this. Any bet can be used as long as the player operates the game, and the bet buttons 32 and 34, the settlement button 40, and the like can be used. In addition, when the rotating type gaming machine 1 includes an effect button that can change the progress of the effect, the effect button may be used as the operation unit. In other words, as an operation unit that triggers the award mode notification effect, an operation unit (for example, the start lever 36 and the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a to 38c) that is always operated to advance the game, and the game to proceed. Any of the operation units (for example, the adjustment button 40 and the effect button) operated as necessary can be used.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although it comprised so that the content (number of times of execution of AT game) of the prize mode given to a player by a prize mode notification effect was notified, it is not restricted to this, and a prize mode is demonstrated by a prize mode notification effect. You may comprise so that the presence or absence of grant (whether a prize aspect may be granted) may be alert | reported. As a notification of the presence / absence of award mode, for example, by displaying “O” on any one of the award mode display units 10a to 10d of the effect display device 10, it can be notified that the award mode is granted.

  In addition, in the award mode notification effect, the presence / absence of award mode and the content of the award mode to be granted can be mixed and notified. For example, when a prize mode of 50 executions of an AT game is notified, “○” is displayed on the award mode display unit 10a of the effect display device 10 to notify that an AT game is given, and the remaining award modes are displayed. It is only necessary to display “+20”, “+20”, and “+10” on the display units 10b to 10d to notify that the number of executions of the AT game is 50 times.

  Moreover, although the example which used AT game as a prize mode provided to a player was demonstrated in the said Example, not only this but a different kind of award mode can be used.

  For example, the award mode given to the player may be an RT game (replay time game), and the number of executions may be notified by a prize mode notification effect. RT game is a gaming state in which a winning of a re-gamer can be established with a high probability. In RT game, the range of random numbers for internal winning of a re-gamer is expanded compared to the normal game lottery table. An internal lottery is performed using the RT game lottery table. That is, it can be said that the RT game is more advantageous than the AT game because the winning probability of the re-gamer is higher than that of the AT game. In this way, by making the award mode based on the result of the continuous effect ended during the bonus game more advantageous than the award mode based on the result of the continuous effect ended during the normal game, In addition to derivation of the award status result, it is possible to have expectations for winning the bonus game. As a result, it is possible to effectively enhance the gaming interest in continuous production. Further, an ART game in which an AT game and an RT game are performed in parallel may be a prize mode that is given to a player.

  Further, the prize mode given to the player is set as a predetermined game role (bonus role or small role), and the internal winning (presence / absence of winning mode) of the predetermined game role is notified by the prize mode notification effect. May be. For example, either “O” or “X” is displayed on the award display units 10a to 10d, and three “O” s are displayed to notify that the BB role is won internally, and “O” is displayed. By displaying two, it is possible to notify that the RB combination has won internally, and by displaying one “◯”, it can be notified that the small combination has won internally. Or you may comprise so that the number of stocks of a bonus combination may be alert | reported not only with the presence or absence of acquisition of a bonus combination by privilege alerting | reporting effect.

  In addition, the award mode given to the player may be a high probability of paying out game medals or winning a winning combination.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although it comprised so that a prize mode alerting | reporting effect may be performed within the game in which the prize mode grant lottery was performed, not only this but a prize mode alerting | presenting effect is performed over several games. You may comprise as follows. For example, when the effective operation unit determined in the effective operation unit determination process is an operation unit (for example, a settlement button 40 or a production button) that is operated as necessary to advance the game, the effective operation unit It is possible that the game in which the prize mode giving lottery is performed without being operated. In such a case, even in the next game in which the prize mode giving lottery is performed, the prize mode notification effect can be carried over and executed. The award mode announcement effect carried forward in the game after the game in which the award mode giving lottery is performed may be the same as or different from the content executed in the game in which the award mode giving lottery is performed. As described above, the amusement entertainment can be further improved by performing the award mode notification effect over a plurality of games.

  Further, when the award mode notification effect is continuously executed over a plurality of times of the game, there is a situation in which the award mode notification effect continues endlessly if the award mode is not given (for example, if a bonus combination is not established). Occur. For this reason, when the prize mode notification effect is executed over a predetermined number of games, in the effective operation unit determination process, an operation unit (for example, the start lever 36 or the rotation stop button) that is always operated to advance the game. It is desirable that 38a to 38c) be determined as effective operation units. Thereby, it is possible to limit the number of carry-overs of the award mode notification effect, and when the award mode notification effect is executed for a predetermined number of games, the award mode notification effect can be surely ended.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the award mode granting condition is a case where the spinning cylinders 20a to 20c are stopped and displayed with a combination of symbols that establish a “predetermined game player”, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the award mode granting condition is different. It can be a condition. For example, the award condition granting condition may be a case where a predetermined random number is acquired by an internal lottery executed in accordance with the operation of the start lever 36 or a case where the next game is started.

  In the above embodiment, the display mode determination process is configured to be performed when the start lever 36 is operated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the notification content determination process is performed by the effective operation unit determined by the effective operation unit determination process. You may comprise so that it may be performed at the time of operation.

  In the above embodiment, a plurality of effective operation units are set for the award mode notification effect, and the contents of the award mode are gradually notified each time the effective operation unit is operated. The effective operation unit may be one. In this case, the prize mode notification effect is executed by one operation of the operation unit.

  Further, in the effect display device 10, the award mode display units 10a to 10d can be arranged corresponding to the order in which the operation units 36 and 38a to 38c are operated. Thereby, since the notification order of the award mode in the award mode notification effect can be determined in advance, the award mode can be notified effectively.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cylinder-type game machine, 10 ... Production | presentation display part, 10a-10d ... Award mode display part, 20a-20c ... Cylinder, 32 ... Single bet button, 34 ... Three bet button, 36 ... Start lever (rotation Start member, operation unit), 38a to 38c ... Spinning stop button (rotation stop member, operation unit), 40 ... Settlement button, 200 ... Main control board (prize mode grant lottery means), 220 ... Sub control board (Profit grant) Means, prize mode notification control unit, display mode determination unit, effective operation unit determination unit).

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The rotation start member is operated to start the rotation of the plurality of cylinders, and then the plurality of rotation stop members provided corresponding to the plurality of rotation cylinders are operated to rotate all of the plurality of cylinders. In a rotating type gaming machine that stops and executes the rotation start member until the next operation as one game,
A prize mode grant lottery means in which a plurality of award modes are set and a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to acquire the award mode based on an operation of the rotation start member or the rotation stop member;
Profit granting means for granting a player a profit according to the prize mode triggered by the establishment of a predetermined prize mode granting condition when the lottery results in obtaining the prize mode. A game machine,
A plurality of operation units including at least the rotation stop member and allowing the player to proceed with the game by operating the game;
A plurality of award mode display units that are provided corresponding to the plurality of operation units and display information about the acquired award mode;
Display mode determining means for determining a display mode of information related to the award mode in each of the plurality of award mode display units;
A prize mode notification control unit that executes display control of the display mode determined by the display mode determination unit,
The award mode notification control means includes:
When the operation unit is operated, information about the prize mode is displayed on the prize mode display unit corresponding to the operation unit. In the prize mode, a profit is given to a player over a plurality of the games,
The display mode determining means divides the total number of games to which a profit based on the prize mode is given, determines the number of games to be displayed on each of the plurality of prize mode display units,
The prize mode notification control unit displays the number of games determined by the display mode determination unit on the award mode display unit corresponding to the operated operation unit every time a player operates the operation unit. The spinning cylinder type gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein:   When the operation unit corresponding to the award mode display unit determined to be displayed by the display mode determination unit is not operated in the game that has been determined to be displayed, the award mode notification control unit 3. A spinning-reel game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein notification display carry-over control is carried out to carry over notification until the operation unit is operated in the game. An effective operation unit determining means for determining an operation unit corresponding to the prize mode display unit from a plurality of the operation units,
The prize mode notification control unit is configured to display information on the prize mode on the prize mode display unit corresponding to the operation unit when the operation unit determined by the valid operation unit determination unit is operated. And
The effective operation unit determining unit is configured to control the operation unit that is always operated to advance the game when the prize mode notification control unit executes the notification display carry-over control over a predetermined number of the games. 4. A rotary gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the game machine is determined as an operation unit corresponding to a prize mode display unit.

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