JP2013183826A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of effectively increasing the fun of one symbol variation game by increasing the fun in a special state.SOLUTION: From the start to the end of a symbol variation game, a special state for stopping the progress of the symbol variation game is generated. In the special state, when a first performance button 43 is operated within an effective period, and when a second performance button 44 is operated within the effective period, a continuous lottery on whether to continue the special state is executed, and a profit is given when the special state is continued. The probability that continuation of the special state is determined in the continuous lottery is different depending on whether the performance button 43 is operated or the performance button 44 is operated.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a game is played using a game ball, a game medal, and the like, and more particularly, to a gaming machine that normally rotates a spinning cylinder having a plurality of types of symbols drawn on its outer peripheral surface and stops the spinning cylinder. .

  2. Description of the Related Art There are widely known gaming machines that perform a symbol variable game by normally rotating a spinning cylinder on which a plurality of types of symbols are drawn and stopping and displaying predetermined symbols. In such a gaming machine, after a game medium such as a game medal is inserted (betted), when a rotation start operation is performed by operating a start lever or the like, a role lottery for determining a winning combination is performed and a normal rotation of the spinning cylinder is performed. Be started. Subsequently, when a rotation stop operation for operating a stop button or the like provided corresponding to the spinning cylinder is received, the spinning cylinder is stopped in a manner corresponding to the result of the winning lottery.

  Among such gaming machines, there is known a gaming machine that generates a special state (so-called freeze state) in which the progress of the symbol variation game is temporarily stopped in the process of progression of the symbol variation game described above (Patent Literature). 1). In such a gaming machine, in a special state, the gaming machine is improved by controlling the spinning cylinder in a mode different from normal rotation to perform various spinning effects.

JP 2010-11950 A

  However, it is well known to perform the above-mentioned spinning effect in a special state, and it is difficult to achieve further interest in a single symbol variation game due to lack of interest in the special state with the conventional method. there were.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems in conventional gaming machines, and it is possible to effectively enhance the interest in a single symbol variation game by improving the interest in a special state. It aims at providing the game machine which becomes.

In order to solve at least a part of the problems described above, the gaming machine of the present invention employs the following configuration. That is,
A game that performs a symbol variable game in which after a game medium is inserted, a predetermined rotation start operation is received to start normal rotation of the plurality of spinning cylinders, and a predetermined rotation stop operation is received to stop the normal rotation of the plurality of spinning cylinders. In the machine
Special state generating means for generating a special state for stopping the progress of the symbol variable game until the symbol variable game is ended,
Effective period generating means for generating an effective period for activating the operation on the first operation unit and the operation on the second operation unit at a predetermined time in the special state;
Continuation determining means for deciding whether or not to continue the special state according to an operation situation with respect to the first operation unit and the second operation unit within the effective period;
Special state continuation means for continuing the special state when the special state is determined by the continuation determination means;
Special state ending means for ending the special state when the continuation determining means determines not to continue the special state; and
A privilege granting means for granting a gaming privilege when the special state continues,
The continuation determining means includes
When the first operation unit is operated within the effective period, a first continuation determination process for determining to continue the special state with a predetermined probability is performed.
When the second operation unit is operated within the effective period, a second continuation determination process for determining to continue the special state with a probability different from the first continuation determination process is performed,
When the special state is continued by the special state continuation means, either the first operation unit or the second operation unit is operated during the effective period that occurs during the special state after the continuation. The first continuation determination process or the second continuation determination process is executed depending on whether or not.

  In such a gaming machine, during the special state, the special state is continued when the first operation unit is operated within the effective period and when the second operation unit is operated within the effective period. Determine whether or not. And when a special state is continued, a privilege is provided to a player. Thus, the probability that the special state is continued and the privilege is given is determined when the first operation unit is operated within the effective period and when the second operation unit is operated during the effective period. Is different. That is, within the effective period, the probability that the special state is continued and the privilege is given varies depending on which one of the first operation unit and the second operation unit is selected and operated by the player. Therefore, a novel gameability is realized in which the possibility that the special state is continued and the privilege is changed according to the selection result of the player, the first operation unit and It is possible to make the user aware of which one of the second operation units is operated and to pay attention to whether or not the special state continues. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest in the special state, and to effectively enhance the interest in one symbol variation game as compared with the conventional case.

  The “special state” may be a state in which the progress stage of the symbol variation game is stopped. For example, “a state in which the normal rotation of the rotating cylinder is not immediately started when the rotation start operation is received (the start of the normal rotation”). So-called “freeze state”, such as “a state in which the timing is delayed)” and “a state in which the rotation of the rotating cylinder is not immediately stopped when a rotation stop operation is received (a state in which the normal rotation stop time is delayed)” Can be illustrated. In addition, the “first operation unit” or “second operation unit” may be anything that can be operated by the player, and an input operation unit (a bet button) used to input game media in the symbol variable game. Etc.), a rotation start operation part (start lever, etc.) used for a rotation start operation in a symbol variation game, and a rotation stop operation part (stop button, etc.) used for a rotation stop operation in a symbol variation game. An operation unit for production (production button or the like) can be exemplified. In addition, the “game bonus” that is given when the continuation of the special state is determined may be anything that is given as a bonus that is different from the bonus obtained as a result of the symbol variation game. "Payout of", "start of gaming state advantageous to player", "increase in duration of gaming state advantageous to player", and the like. The “probability to determine that the special state continues” set in the “first continuation determination process” or the “second continuation determination process” is a probability of being different from each other (any of 0% to 100%) For example, “probability of determining that the special state continues in the first continuation determination process” is set to “80%”, and “special state is determined in the second continuation determination process”. Is set to “20%”, “probability to determine that the special state is to be continued in the first continuation determination process” is set to “100%”, and “ For example, “the probability of determining that the special state continues in the second continuation determination process” is set to “0%”.

In addition, the gaming machine described above is
As a lottery table used in the first continuation determination process and the second continuation determination process, a high probability lottery table set with a high probability of determining to continue the special state, and the probability is Lottery table storage means for storing a low probability lottery table set lower than the high probability lottery table;
When the first condition is satisfied, the high probability lottery table is set as the lottery table used for the first continuation determination process, and the lottery table used for the second continuation determination process is the The first setting process for setting the low-probability lottery table is executed, and when the second condition different from the first condition is satisfied, the lottery table used for the first continuation determination process is A lottery table setting means for setting a low probability lottery table and executing a second setting process for setting the high probability lottery table as the lottery table used for the second continuation determination process. .

  According to the above configuration, when the first condition is satisfied, the case where the first operation unit is operated within the effective period is greater than the case where the second operation unit is operated within the effective period. If the second condition is satisfied when the special condition is continuously granted with a high probability and the second condition is satisfied, the first operation within the effective period is the first when the second operation unit is operated. The special state is continued with a higher probability than when the operation unit is operated, and a privilege is granted. As a result, the probability that the special state is continued and the privilege is granted when the operation is performed on the first operation unit within the effective period and when the operation is performed on the second operation unit within the effective period. It is possible to diversify, and it is possible to enhance the interest in a single symbol variation game.

  It should be noted that “when the first condition is satisfied” and “when the second condition is satisfied” may be when different conditions are satisfied, for example, when a predetermined lottery is won, For example, when the state is set to a predetermined game state, the number of games in the predetermined game state has reached a predetermined number.

In addition, the gaming machine described above is
When at least one of the first setting process and the second setting process is executed, a suggestion effect executing means for executing a suggestion effect indicating that the setting process has been executed is provided. It is good.

  According to the above-described configuration, by performing the suggestion effect, when an operation is performed on the first operation unit within the effective period, and when an operation is performed on the second operation unit within the effective period In this case, it is suggested to the player whether the special state is continued with a higher probability and the privilege is granted. Therefore, it is possible to provide the player with a determination element as to which one of the first operation unit and the second operation unit is operated within the effective period, and the first operation is further performed within the effective period. This makes it possible to make the user aware of which of the unit and the second operation unit to operate. As a result, it is possible to enhance the interest in a single symbol variation game.

  The “suggesting effect” may be any effect that suggests that either the first setting process or the second setting process has been executed, and the first operation unit is operated within the effective period. If the operation is performed on the second operation unit within the effective period and the operation is performed, it is effective to notify the player whether the special state is to be continuously given with a higher probability. Which of the case where an operation is performed on the first operation unit within the period (first continuation determination process) and the case where an operation is performed on the second operation unit within the valid period (second continuation determination process) In this case, an effect that informs the player whether to use the high probability lottery table or the low probability lottery table can be exemplified.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to effectively enhance the interest in a single symbol variation game by improving the interest in a special state.

It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the swivel type game machine of a present Example. It is the perspective view which opened the front door of the present Example, and showed the internal structure of the gaming machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the arrangement | sequence of the symbol displayed on the outer peripheral surface of the three spinning cylinders of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the electrical structure of the game machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed the winning line set to the gaming machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which matched and showed the game combination set to the gaming machine of a present Example with the symbol combination which establishes a prize of a game combination, and the privilege provided by winning establishment. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part of the game control process which a main control board performs in order to control progress of a game in the gaming machine of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the second half part of the game control process which a main control board performs in the gaming machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the normal condition combination lottery table of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the structure of the internal winning flag of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the structure of the game state flag etc. of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the rotation rotation stop process of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the rotation stop control process of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated one of the 1st stop tables of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated a mode that the left cylinder was stopped as a 1st cylinder. It is explanatory drawing which showed the relationship between the 1st stop table and 2nd stop table of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the game state setting process of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the BB state combination lottery table of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the RT state combination lottery table of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the symbol combination of the "missing eye" of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the missed eye confirmation process of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the special operation control execution process of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the special operation control execution process of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the special operation control execution process of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated upward 2 frames as "special operation control" of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally the table for high accuracy / low accuracy determination of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally the "continuation lottery table" of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the stop display aspect of "single blue 7 uniform" and "double blue 7 uniform" of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the AT effect execution process of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the special operation control corresponding | compatible process of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the special operation control corresponding | compatible process of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the special operation control corresponding | compatible process of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the special operation control corresponding | compatible process of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the special operation control corresponding | compatible process of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the special operation control corresponding | compatible process of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the blue 7 aiming effect of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the high probability suggestion effect at the time of 1st operation of this Example, and the low probability suggestion effect at the time of 1st operation. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally the AT frequency | count lottery table of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the game property obtained with the gaming machine of a present Example.

  In order to clarify the contents of the present invention described above, an embodiment in which the configuration of the present invention is applied to the following spinning-type game machine will be described.

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

  In the upper region 2u, an effect display device 10 is provided in the center, speakers 14 are provided on the left and right of the effect display device 10, and various lamps 12 are provided above the effect display device 10 and the 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 section 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. Various display panels 22 for displaying the game state are provided on the left and right and below the display window 20.

  The operation part 2mb provided in the lower middle part of the front door 2 is formed in a shape protruding toward the front, and a game medal insertion slot 30 for inserting game medals is stored on the upper surface as credits. An insertion button 34 and the like are provided for inserting the number of game medals required for one game. Note that the storage of game medals is the amount of excess when the number of game medals inserted into the gaming machine 1 from the game medal slot 30 exceeds a prescribed number (the upper limit of the number of game medals required for one game). It means storing data as data, or storing medal payout numbers as data instead of actually paying out game medals. Further, on the front surface of the operation unit 2mb, the start lever 36 for starting the normal rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c after the game medals are inserted and the normal rotation of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped. A rotating cylinder stop button 38a, 38b, 38c and the like are provided.

  In addition, the operation unit 2mb is provided with a settlement button 40 on the upper surface and a return button 42 on the front surface. Here, the settlement button 40 is a button operated when paying out game medals stored inside the gaming machine 1 to the outside. Even after the game medals are inserted, the game medals that have already been inserted can be paid out by operating the settlement button 40 before the start lever 36 is operated to start the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c. It is. The return button 42 is a button that is operated in order to clear a jammed game medal when a game medal inserted from the game medal slot 30 is jammed inside the gaming machine 1. Furthermore, the operation unit 2mb is provided with a first effect button 43 and a second effect button 44 in the center of the upper surface. The first effect button 43 and the second effect button 44 are for causing the player to operate when executing a predetermined effect.

  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. An effect display device 10 is attached to the upper part on the back side of the front door 2, and a pair of speakers 14 are attached to the left and right thereof.

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

  A medal selector 106 serving as a path for game medals inserted from the game medal slot 30 is provided to the left of the spinning stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c. A coin shooter 108 and the like for guiding to the outlet 50 are provided. 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. If a game medal is inserted before the player operates the start lever 36, the game medal is selected by the medal selector 106, and only those satisfying the standard are accepted into the hopper 116 and do not satisfy the standard. The medals are returned to the game medal payout exit 50 through the coin shooter 108.

  On the other hand, when a game medal is inserted from the game medal slot 30 after the start lever 36 is operated, the passage in the medal selector 106 is switched, and the game medal passes through the coin shooter 108 to play a game. Returned to medal payout exit 50. In addition, a medal sensor (not shown) is provided inside the medal selector 106, and when a game medal that satisfies the dimensional standard passes, it is detected by the medal sensor, and a signal thereof will be described later. To be supplied.

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

  A rear speaker 114 is provided below the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c, and further below that, a hopper 116 that collects game medals inserted from the game medal slot 30 and a game medal are paid out. A medal payout device 118, a power supply unit 120 in which a power supply board 280 to be described later for supplying power to the entire gaming machine 1, and the like are mounted. The game medals paid out from the medal payout device 118 pass through the coin shooter 108 and are paid out from the game medal payout outlet 50. A power switch 120 s for turning on the gaming machine 1 is also provided on the front surface of the power supply unit 120.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement of symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces of the three drums 20a, 20b, and 20c. In each spinning cylinder, 21 symbols are drawn on the outer peripheral surface. In addition, the types of the drawn symbols are the same for any of the spinning cylinders, but the arrangement of the symbols is set to be different for each spinning cylinder.

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

  The main control board 200 is a board that controls the progress of the entire game performed in the gaming machine 1. The main control board 200 is mounted with a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203 and the like so as to be able to communicate data with each other via a bus. From the door board 240 mounted on the front door 2, a start lever 36 and a first effect are provided. Upon receiving a signal indicating that the button 43 and the second effect button 44 have been operated, etc., control is performed toward the sub-control board 220, the door board 240, the spinning board 260, and the like while performing a game control process described later. The operation of these various boards is controlled by transmitting commands (or control signals).

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

  On the door substrate 240, the medal selector 106, the insertion button 34 for inserting the stored game medals, the start lever 36 for starting the normal rotation of the rotating drum, and the normally rotating rotating drum are stopped. A spinning stop button 38a, 38b, 38c for the game, a settlement button 40 for paying out the stored game medals or the inserted game medals and ending the game, various display panels 22 for displaying the game status, etc. It is connected. 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 rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, the closing button 34, the adjustment button 40, etc. are operated, the signal is transmitted via the door board 240 to the main control board. 200 is supplied. In addition, a signal that the medal selector 106 detects the passage of the game medal by the built-in medal sensor is also supplied to the main control board 200 through the door board 240.

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

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

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

B. Overview of the game:
Hereinafter, in the gaming machine 1 having the above-described configuration, the contents of the control performed in order to advance the game will be described. As a preparation, an outline of the game performed in the gaming machine 1 will be described.

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

  When a prescribed number of game medals are inserted and the start lever 36 is operated, the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c start normal rotation. As described above with reference to FIG. 3, a plurality of symbols are drawn on each of the spinning cylinders. Therefore, when the rotating cylinder normally rotates, these symbols are displayed in a variable manner on the display window 20. Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 1, three turning cylinder stop buttons 38 a, 38 b, and 38 c are provided on the front surface side of the front door 2 corresponding to each turning cylinder. When the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are operated during the normal rotation of the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c, the rotating cylinder corresponding to the operated rotating cylinder stop button stops the normal rotation, and accordingly. In the display window 20, the symbol that has been variably displayed is stopped and displayed as any symbol. In this way, when the normal rotation of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is stopped, one of the symbols is stopped and displayed on each of the spinning cylinders. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the size of the display window 20 is set such that three symbols are displayed for each cylinder. Eventually, when the three drums 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped and displayed, a total of nine symbols in three rows and three columns are displayed on the display window 20. In addition, a plurality of pay lines are set in advance at positions where these nine symbols are displayed.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a winning line set in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in the drawing, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the upper line L1, the middle line L2, the lower line L3, the right diagonally upward line L4, and the right diagonally downward line L5. A total of five lines are set as winning lines (as winning lines L1 to L5). When the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, some combination of symbols is obtained on these pay lines. If the symbol combination on the winning line is a symbol combination corresponding to one of the game actors, the winning of the game officer is established, and a privilege corresponding to the game officer is given to the player. The

  FIG. 6 shows the types of gaming combinations set in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the symbol combinations that establish the winning of the gaming actor, and the benefits that are given to the player when the winning of the gaming actor is established. It is explanatory drawing shown correspondingly. In FIG. 6, the type of gamer is displayed in the leftmost column, the symbol combination that establishes the winning of the gamer is displayed in the middle column, and the player when the winning of the gamer is established in the rightmost column. The privilege granted to is displayed. For example, a game combination called a bonus combination shown in the top row is associated with a combination of symbols in which all three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are arranged in a pattern called "Red Seven". If they are all prepared, a gaming state called a big bonus state (BB state) advantageous to the player is started as a privilege. The BB state of the present embodiment is a gaming state in which a winning of a game player described later in which a game medal is paid out as a privilege is established with a higher probability than the normal state, and a predetermined number (for example, 400) after the start of the BB state. Continue until the game medal is paid out. Therefore, when the BB state is started, the player can acquire a large amount of game medals.

  In addition, for a game role called a red bell role, a combination of symbols in which the left spinning cylinder 20a is “red seven” and the middle spinning cylinder 20b and right spinning cylinder 20c are “bell” (hereinafter referred to as “red seven” − “Bell” —denoted “Bell”) is associated, and for a game role called a blue bell, the left spinning cylinder 20a is a pattern of “blue seven”, the middle spinning cylinder 20b and the right spinning cylinder 20c are “bell”. Are associated with each other (hereinafter referred to as “blue seven”-“bell”-“bell”). As a privilege for winning a red bell role and a blue bell role, 15 game medals are set to be paid out to the player.

  In addition, a game combination called a watermelon role is provided with a combination of symbols in which the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are all arranged in the “watermelon” design. It is set so that one game medal is paid out to the player. For the game role called cherry role, if the symbol of the left rotator 20a is a symbol of “cherry”, a symbol combination is set in which the symbol of the middle rotator 20b and the right rotator 20c may be any symbol. As a privilege for winning the cherry role, two game medals are set to be paid out.

  In addition, a symbol combination in which the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are all arranged in a “replay” symbol is set for the game player A. In addition, a combination of symbols (hereinafter also referred to as “blue 7 uniform”) in which the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are all arranged in a pattern called “blue seven” is set for the game player called re-game player B. ing. As a privilege for winning a prize for the re-gamer A and the re-gamer B, the right to play the game again is given without inserting a new game medal. In other words, it is possible to play a game again assuming that the same number of game medals have been inserted as the number of game medals inserted when the winning of the re-gamer A or the re-gamer B is established. In addition, a game combination called an increasing role includes a symbol combination of a symbol “replay” for the left spinning cylinder 20a, a symbol “bell” for the middle spinning cylinder 20b, and a symbol “replay” for the right spinning cylinder 20c (hereinafter “ "Replay"-"Bell"-"Replay") is set, and as a privilege for the winning combination of this increasing combination, 15 game medals are set to be paid out to the player.

  Of course, when the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, a winning combination of any game player is not always established. In this case, after a predetermined number of game medals are inserted again, the next game is performed by operating the start lever 36 and rotating the spinning cylinder normally. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the game progresses by repeatedly performing these operations. The progress of such a game is controlled by the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200. In addition, after receiving the operation of the start lever 36 and rotating the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c normally, receiving the operation of the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c, the normal rotation of the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is stopped. The game to be played is also expressed as “symbol changing game”.

C. Game machine control contents:
C-1. Game control processing:
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the first half of a game control process performed by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 for controlling the progress of the game in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the second half of the game control process performed by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 in the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment. This game control process is a process that is executed after the gaming machine 1 is turned on and further initialization processing such as a checksum of the ROM mounted on the main control board 200 and the sub control board 220 is performed. Yes, based on a timer interrupt (for example, every 4 msec) every predetermined time.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the game control process is started, a game state setting process (step 100. Steps are abbreviated as “S” hereinafter) is first performed. Although details of the game state setting process will be described later, in this process, the following process is roughly performed. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, a BB state and a replay time state (RT state) are provided as the gaming state in addition to the normal state, and it is easy to win a game player according to the gaming state, The types of game players that can be established are different. In the game state setting process, the current game state is detected and it is determined whether or not the end condition is satisfied. If the end condition is satisfied, the game state is ended and the game Processing to switch the state is performed. By switching the game state in this way, it becomes possible to avoid the game becoming monotonous. Each gaming state will be described in detail later.

  Subsequent to the game state setting process (S100), an input operation validation process is performed (S102). As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the operation of the start lever 36 is detected after a specified number of game medals are inserted, the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c start normal rotation. In the insertion operation validation process, processing for validating such an operation for inserting a game medal (to enable detection of a game medal insertion operation) is performed.

  When the input operation validation process is performed (S102), it is confirmed whether or not the settlement button 40 has been operated (S106). That is, before the operation of the start lever 36 described later is detected, it is possible to settle the medals including the inserted game medals. If the settlement button 40 has been operated (S106: yes), a settlement process is performed to perform a process of paying out game medals stored as data and inserted game medals (S122). The payout of game medals is performed by outputting a control signal indicating the number of game medals to be paid out from the main control board 200 to the medal payout device 118. When the game medals are paid out in this manner, the state returns to the state before the start of the game, and the process after the game state setting process (S100) is performed.

  After performing the input operation validation process (S102), if it is determined that the settlement button 40 has not been operated (S106: no), then the input operation acceptance process is performed (S108). In the insertion operation reception process, it is determined whether or not a specified number of game medals have been inserted, and when a specified number of game medals have been inserted, a process of setting an insertion completion flag to ON is performed. The insertion completion flag is a flag indicating whether or not a prescribed number of game medals have been inserted, and the storage area is secured at a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200.

  When the insertion operation acceptance process is performed (S108), it is determined whether or not the insertion completion flag is set to ON, that is, whether or not a specified number of game medals have been inserted (S110). As a result, if the specified number of game medals has not been inserted (S110: no), the system waits until the specified number of game medals are inserted while confirming whether or not the settlement button 40 has been operated (S106). On the other hand, if a specified number of game medals have been inserted (S110: yes), it is determined whether or not the start lever 36 has been operated (S112). As described above, when the player operates the start lever 36, the operation signal is supplied to the main control board 200. Therefore, the main control board 200 operates the start lever 36 based on the operation signal of the start lever 36. It can be determined whether or not. As a result, when the start lever 36 is not operated (S112: no), the system waits until the start lever 36 is operated while confirming whether or not the settlement button 40 is operated (S106). On the other hand, when the start lever 36 is operated (S112: yes), the input operation invalidation process is performed (S114). In the insertion operation invalidation process, a process for invalidating the game medal insertion operation is performed. In a state where the game medal insertion operation is disabled, the game medal inserted from the game medal slot 30 is returned to the game medal outlet 50 through the coin shooter 108 without being detected as the inserted game medal. Is done. In addition, in a state where the game medal insertion operation is invalid, no game medal is inserted even when the insertion button 34 is pressed. In other words, after the start lever 36 is operated, no game medals can be inserted regardless of which operation is performed. Thus, when the process of invalidating the game medal insertion operation is completed (S114), the internal lottery process is started (S116).

  In the internal lottery process, a process of determining whether or not the winning of any of the game combinations described above with reference to FIG. It should be noted that even if one of the game actors is won in this lottery (the winning is permitted), the winning of the gaming actor is not immediately established, but by operating the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c. If the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning game combination are not aligned on the winning line, the winning combination of the game combination cannot be established. On the other hand, unless it is a game player who has been won by lottery, the corresponding symbol combinations on the winning line can no longer be arranged no matter what timing the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are operated. ing. In this sense, this lottery is also referred to as “internal lottery” because it is a lottery performed internally as a precondition for establishing a combination of symbols and establishing a winning combination for a gamer. In addition, winning a predetermined game combination in the internal lottery is also referred to as “internal winning” for the game combination. In addition, the state of winning the internal lottery is also referred to as “internal winning state”.

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

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a role lottery table (normal state role lottery table) used in a normal state (a game state that is neither a BB state nor an RT state) which is the most common gaming state. is there. FIG. 9A collectively shows the range of random numbers assigned to each game combination. FIG. 9 (b) shows a rough ratio of the random number range assigned to each game combination. As shown in the drawing, in the normal state combination lottery table, random numbers from 0 to 2999 are set for the “red bell combination”. This indicates that when the acquired random number value is within this range, the player wins the red bell. Similarly, a random number value of 3000 to 5999 is set for “blue bell role”, a random value of 6000 to 7999 is set for “watermelon role”, and 8000 to 9999 is set for “cherry role”. A random number value is set, a random value of 10,000 to 10299 is set for “bonus combination”, and a random value of 10300 to 19999 is set for “re-game combination A”. It should be noted that no game combination is set in the random number values of 20000 to 65535, and therefore, if the acquired random number value is within this range, it is “lost”.

  In the internal lottery process (S116), as described above, it is detected that the start lever 36 has been operated, the internal lottery random number is acquired, and any game combination is assigned to any game combination by referring to the combination lottery table. It is determined whether or not any game player has been won internally. Then, if any game combination is won internally, the internal winning flag of the winning game combination is set to ON. Here, the internal winning flag is a flag used for storing the result of the internal lottery, and is set to a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the configuration of the internal winning flag in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the drawing, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, an internal winning flag for a gaming combination other than a bonus combination and an internal winning flag (bonus combination internal winning flag) for a bonus combination are stored separately. A storage area is secured for each. FIG. 10A is an explanatory view exemplifying a data structure of an area for 1 byte in which the internal winning flag of the game combination other than the bonus combination is set. As shown in the drawing, 7 bits of 1-byte data are used as internal winning flags for game combinations other than bonus combinations. Of these 7 bits, the first bit is a bit for storing the internal winning combination for the red bell, and the next bit is for storing the internal winning combination for the blue bell. Is a bit. Similarly, the following five bits are used for storing the internal winning combination of the watermelon role, cherry role, replaying role A, replaying role B, and increasing role, respectively.

  FIG. 10B is an explanatory view exemplifying the data structure of an area for 1 byte in which the bonus combination internal winning flag is set. As shown in the figure, the least significant bit of the 1-byte data is used as a bonus combination internal winning flag. In the internal lottery process (S116) shown in FIG. 7, an internal lottery random number is acquired, and referring to the combination lottery table, it is determined whether any game combination is won internally, If the game combination is won internally, a process of setting “1” to the corresponding bit of the internal win flag shown in FIG. 10 (setting the internal win flag ON) is performed.

  Thus, when the internal lottery is performed (S116), special operation control execution processing is performed (S118) before the rotating drums 20a, 20b, and 20c are normally rotated. That is, as described above, when the start lever 36 is operated, the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are normally rotated, but prior to that, special operation control execution processing is performed. As will be described in detail later, in the special operation control execution process, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the rotating motors 24a, 24b, and 24c are controlled to cause the rotating cylinder to perform a "special operation" different from the normal rotation. .

  When the special operation control execution process is performed (S118), the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 transmits an internal lottery result transmission command to the sub control board 220 (S120). In the internal lottery result transmission command, “whether or not a game player has been won in the internal lottery performed in the previous internal lottery process (S116), or the type of game player in the case of winning” (internal lottery result) The sub-control board 220 can execute various effects during normal rotation based on this information.

  When the internal lottery result transmission command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S118), the rotation rotation starting process is subsequently started (S128 in FIG. 8). In the turning rotation starting process, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. If the condition is satisfied, a process of normally rotating the three rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is performed. In the rotation rotation start process of the present embodiment, a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) has elapsed since the start lever 36 was operated and the normal rotation of the rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c was started last time. In this case, the normal rotation of the spinning cylinder is started, and by outputting a drive signal to the spinning motors 24a, 24b, 24c provided in the respective spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c, the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b and 20c are normally rotated.

  When the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are normally rotated in this way, the main control board 200 performs a process for stopping the normal rotation of the spinning cylinder (rotating cylinder rotation stopping process) (S130). Although details will be described later, in the rotation rotation stopping process, three results are determined based on the result of the internal lottery performed previously (S116) and the timing at which the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are operated by the player. Each stop position of the rotating drums 20a, 20b, and 20c is determined, and a process of stopping at the determined position is performed.

  When the three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 determines whether or not any game combination is won based on the stop positions (S132). Here, “a winning of a game combination is established” means that the normal combination of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c stops, and the symbol combinations corresponding to the game combination are stopped and displayed on the winning line. Say. As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, even if one of the game players is won internally in the internal lottery process (S116), depending on the timing of pressing the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, The symbol combinations corresponding to the game actors are not always on the winning line. Therefore, after stopping the normal rotation of the spinning cylinder, the main control board 200 determines whether or not the winning combination of the game combination won by the internal lottery has been established.

  In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, when the bonus combination is won in the internal lottery process (S116) described above, the corresponding symbol combination on the winning line is not stopped and the bonus combination is not established. Only when the bonus winning combination is won, the symbol change game is performed with the internal winning flag corresponding to the bonus combination set to ON after the next symbol change game. On the other hand, if a game combination other than the bonus combination is won internally, if the symbol combination corresponding to the game combination won in the symbol variable game cannot be stopped and displayed on the winning line, It will be reset without being carried over after the next symbol variation game.

  As a result of the determination process in S132, when it is determined that a winning combination of any game combination is established (S132: yes), first, it is determined whether or not the gaming combination in which a winning combination is established is a bonus combination. (S136). As described above with reference to FIG. 6, the bonus combination is a game combination in which a winning combination is established when “red seven” symbols are arranged on the winning line. If it is determined that the winning combination of the bonus combination is established (S136: yes), the internal winning flag of the bonus combination is set to OFF (S138), the BB state flag is set to ON (S140), and other The game state flag is set to OFF (S142). Here, the BB state flag is a flag indicating that the gaming state is a gaming state advantageous to the player called the BB state described above, and is referred to as a “gaming state flag” for representing the current gaming state. It is a kind of dedicated flag. As will be described in detail later, the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment is provided with a gaming state flag corresponding to each of the special gaming states such as the BB state and the RT state, and setting (ON / OFF) of these gaming state flags. ) The game progresses while switching the game state according to. Such a game state flag is set at a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200.

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory view exemplifying a data structure of an area for 1 byte in which a game state flag or the like is set. In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, 2 bits of 1-byte data at a predetermined address on the RAM 203 are used as the gaming state flag. The leading bits of these two bits are set in the BB state flag indicating that the BB state is being set, and the next bit is set in the RT state flag indicating that the RT state is being set. In S140, “1” is set to the bit corresponding to the BB state. In S142, other game state flags (other than the BB state) (here, the RT state flag) are set to OFF. That is, even in the RT state, when the bonus combination is won, the RT state is ended and the BB state is started.

  When the process of S142 is completed, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 transmits a game end command to the sub control board 220 (S154). The game end command is a command that is transmitted every time one symbol variation game is finished (every time the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped after normal rotation). The CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 recognizes that one symbol variation game has ended by receiving the game end command. In addition, the game end command includes information (winning result information) indicating “whether or not any game player has won a prize in this game, and if a win has been established, the type of game player” (winning result). And information (stop display result information) indicating “a combination of symbols stopped and displayed on a predetermined line” (stop display result). Therefore, the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220 receives not only the game end command but also the “winning result” and “stop display result” in the game by receiving the game end command. When the game end command is transmitted in this manner (S154), the process returns to the beginning of the game control process, and the above-described processes after the game state setting process (S100 in FIG. 7) shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 are performed.

  On the other hand, if the winning game combination is not a bonus combination (S136: no), it is next determined whether or not the game combination is a re-game combination A (S144). When the winning of the re-gamer A is established (S144: yes), the re-game flag is set to ON (S146). Here, the re-game flag is a flag for storing the winning of the re-game player A or the re-game player B. If this re-game flag is set to ON, a game medal is automatically re-inserted even if it is not inserted by the player in the next insertion operation acceptance process (S108 in FIG. 7) (the insertion completion flag is set). Set to ON). That is, in the next symbol variation game, it is possible to perform a symbol variation game (re-game) that does not require the player to insert a game medal. Further, after the re-game is completed, the re-game flag is returned to OFF. Such a re-game flag is also set to a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200, similarly to the game state flag described above. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the lower bit of the bit in which the flag indicating the gaming state is set is used as the re-gaming flag. When the re-game flag is set to ON (S146), a game end command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S154), and then the process returns to the top of the game control process to set the game state shown in FIGS. The above-described processing after the processing (S100 in FIG. 7) is performed.

  On the other hand, when the winning game player is not the re-game player A (S144: no), it is next determined whether or not the game player is the re-game player B (S147). When the winning of the re-game player B is established (S147: yes), first, the re-game flag is set to ON to enable the re-game in the next symbol variation game (S 148). Subsequently, the special operation control execution flag is set to ON (S149). The special operation control execution flag is a flag indicating that the next symbol variation game is temporarily stopped and the spinning cylinder performs a “special operation”. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the winning of the re-gamer B is established, the special operation control execution flag is turned ON in order to temporarily stop the next symbol variation game and perform the “special operation” on the spinning cylinder. Set (S149). The storage area of the special operation control execution flag is secured at a predetermined address in the RAM 203 of the main control board 200. When the special operation control flag is set to ON (S149), after a game end command is transmitted to the sub control board 220 (S154), the game control process returns to the top of the game control process, and the gaming state shown in FIGS. The above-described processing after the setting processing (S100 in FIG. 7) is performed.

  On the other hand, when the winning game player is not the re-game player B (S147: no), in this case, although any game player has won (S132: yes in FIG. 7), the game Since the combination is neither a bonus combination, a re-playing combination A, or a re-playing combination B, it is determined that the combination is another gaming combination. Accordingly, a process of paying out the number of game medals corresponding to the winning game player is performed (S150). Specifically, if the winning game is a red bell role, a blue bell role, or an increasing role, 15 game medals will be paid out, if it is a watermelon role, 10 game medals will be paid out. For example, a process of paying out two game medals is performed. This process is performed by obtaining the number of game medals to be paid out inside the main control board 200 and then outputting a control signal from the main control board 200 to the medal payout device 118.

  When the game medals are paid out in this way, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 performs a payout number counting process (S152). As described above, since the BB state of this embodiment is set to end when the upper limit number (for example, 400) of game medals is paid out, the game medals paid out after the start of the BB state is set. It is necessary to count the number of sheets (the number of payouts). Therefore, in the payout number counting process, first, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is the BB state. If it is determined that the BB state is in effect, the number of game medals paid out in the processing of S150. Is added to the number of payouts (the number of payouts). On the other hand, when it is determined that the BB state is not in effect, the payout number counting process is terminated without performing the payout number addition process. When the payout number counting process is performed in this way, a game end command is transmitted to the sub control board 220 (S154), and then the process returns to the head of the game control process shown in FIGS. 7 S100) and subsequent steps are performed.

  The above describes the processing when the normal rotation of the spinning cylinder is stopped (S130) and when a winning combination of any game player is established (S132: yes). On the other hand, when no winning combination is established (S132: no), a missed eye confirmation process is performed. Here, the “missing eye” is an RT end symbol combination that terminates the RT state described above. In this embodiment, the RT state is terminated when the “missing eye” is stopped and displayed during the RT state. It is configured as follows. In the missed eye confirmation process, if the missed eye is stopped and displayed during the RT state, a process for ending the RT state is executed. When the missed eye confirmation process is performed (S134), after a game end command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S154), the process returns to the top of the game control process, and the game state setting process shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. The above-described processing after (S100 in FIG. 7) is performed.

C-2. Revolving rotation stop processing:
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the flow of the spinning cylinder rotation stop process performed in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. As described above, the spinning cylinder rotation stop process is executed by the main control board 200 in the game control process shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 (S130 in FIG. 8).

  When the rotating rotation stop process is started, first, a process of extracting the first stop table is performed according to the result of the internal lottery (S116 in FIG. 7) performed prior to this process (S200). Here, the stop table is a dedicated table that is referred to when stopping the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c. As will be described in detail later, when the player operates the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c, any of the symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface of the spinning cylinder (see FIG. 3) is displayed on the display window 20. Whether to display and stop the cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c is preset in the stop table. As described above, when a game player is won by internal lottery (the internal win flag is set to ON), if the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are operated at an appropriate timing, the game It is necessary to stop each of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c so that the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning combinations are aligned on the winning line. On the other hand, for gamers who have not won the game internally, no matter what timing the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are operated, the corresponding combination of symbols is not aligned on an effective winning line. It is necessary to stop the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c. Therefore, different stop tables are provided depending on which game combination is won internally.

  In addition, in such a stop table, a first stop table that is referred to when all of the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are normally rotating, and a second stop that is referred to when any one of them has already stopped. A table is set. Therefore, in S200 immediately after the rotation rotation stop process is started, the first stop table is first extracted according to the result of the internal lottery. For example, if it is determined that the “watermelon combination” has been won internally, the first stop table set for the “watermelon combination” selection is extracted. Of course, if no game combination is won, the first stop table set for losing is extracted.

  When the first stop table is selected in this way, it is determined whether or not the rotational speed of the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c has reached a predetermined value (S202). Immediately after the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c start normal rotation, it is determined that the rotational speed is increasing and has not yet reached the predetermined rotational speed (S202: no), so that the rotational speed reaches a predetermined value. Until it is in a standby state, the determination is repeated. If it is determined that the rotational speed has reached the predetermined speed (S202: yes), the operation of the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c is validated (S204).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not any one of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c that has been activated has been operated (S206). As described above, when the player operates the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c, the operation signal is supplied to the main control board 200. Therefore, the main control board 200 stops the spinning cylinder based on the operation signal. It can be determined whether or not the buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c have been operated. If none of the spinning cylinder stop buttons is operated (S206: no), the process waits until it is operated.

  On the other hand, if any of the rotation stop buttons is operated (S206: yes), the operated rotation stop button is invalidated (S208), and when the rotation stop button is operated, It is detected at which rotational position the corresponding rotating cylinder was located (S210). As described above, the rotation sensors 26a, 26b, and 26c are provided corresponding to the rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c (see FIG. 4), and the rotation positions of the rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c can be detected. It is. Further, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the number of symbols among a plurality of symbols (see FIG. 3) drawn on the corresponding rotating cylinder is set to a predetermined “reference position” when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated. Based on the displayed information, the rotational position of the rotating drum is detected. Here, the reference position is a special position predetermined in order to relatively detect the rotational position of each spinning cylinder. In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, any spinning cylinder is located in the middle of the display window 20. The position is set to the reference position.

  In this way, when the rotational position of the rotating cylinder where the rotating cylinder stop button has been operated is detected, a process (rotating cylinder stop control process) for stopping the rotating cylinder at an appropriate position is started (S212). The detailed contents of the rotating cylinder stop control process will be described later.

  When the spinning cylinder stop control process is performed to stop the spinning cylinder for which the spinning cylinder stop button has been operated, it is determined whether or not all of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c have been stopped (S214). If there is a rotating spinning cylinder without operating the spinning cylinder stop button yet (S214: no), the process returns to S206 and waits until an effective rotating cylinder stop button is operated. Then, the series of processes described above are executed. If it is determined that all the spinning cylinders have been stopped while repeating these processes (S214: yes), the spinning cylinder rotation stopping process in FIG. 12 is terminated and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIGS. To do.

  Next, when the rotation stop button is operated in the above-described rotation rotation stop processing (FIG. 12), the rotation stop control processing (S212) performed to stop the corresponding rotation drum at an appropriate position. ) Will be explained.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the flow of the rotation stop control process executed in the rotation rotation stop process. When the rotation stop control process is started, first, it is determined whether or not the rotation cylinder to be stopped is the first rotation cylinder (S300). Here, the first spinning cylinder refers to the spinning cylinder that stops first among the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c. That is, since the three spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c may be operated in any order, the order in which the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped can take various orders. Therefore, among the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c, the first spinning cylinder that stops is referred to as a “first spinning cylinder”, and the second spinning cylinder that stops second is the “second spinning cylinder” and stops third. The cylinder is called the “third cylinder” for distinction. And when it is judged that the 1st drum is stopped (S300: yes), referring to the 1st stop table extracted immediately after the start of the rotation rotation stop process (S200 of FIG. 12), The stop position of the first cylinder is determined based on the rotation position (S210 in FIG. 12) of the first cylinder at the time of the detected rotation stop button operation (S302). In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the symbol (stop symbol) to be stopped and displayed at the reference position is determined as the stop position of the rotating drum.

  FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram illustrating one of the first stop tables set in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. In the stop table, the relationship between the rotation position of the rotating cylinder when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated and the time from when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated until the rotating cylinder is stopped (stop time) is set. Has been. As described above, in the present embodiment, the rotational positions of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are detected by the symbols displayed at the reference position. Therefore, in FIG. The numbers of symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces 20b and 20c (corresponding to the numbers assigned to the symbol array in FIG. 3) are set. Further, as described above, when the operation of the rotating cylinder stop button is validated, the corresponding rotating cylinder is rotating at a constant speed (S202 of FIG. 12: yes), so if the stop time is determined, During that time, it is also determined how many frames will be rotated in the pattern drawn on the rotator. Therefore, in the example shown in FIG. 14, instead of the stop time, “the number of sliding frames” indicating how many frames are rotated (slid) to stop the rotating cylinder after the rotating cylinder stop button is operated. "Is set. Therefore, by referring to such a stop table, the number of sliding symbols corresponding to the symbol displayed at the reference position when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated can be read to determine the stop symbol.

  As an example, a case where the left cylinder 20a is stopped as the first cylinder will be described. When the player operates the left rotation stop button (left stop button) 38a, as shown in FIG. 15, the 10th “Red Seven” symbol is displayed at the middle position (reference position) of the display window 20. Suppose that it is displayed. In this case, referring to the first stop table in FIG. 14, the number of sliding symbols is set to “2” with respect to the 10th “Red Seven” symbol. For this reason, the symbol “Bell” of No. 12 is slid for two frames and determined as the stop symbol to be displayed at the reference position. In FIG. 15, the rotation direction of the rotating drum is indicated by a white arrow, and the symbol surrounded by a broken-line circle represents a stop symbol.

  Here, the stop time set in the stop table is 190 msec at the maximum, and during this 190 msec, the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated by four frames as a pattern. In other words, when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated, it stops from the symbols (5 symbols including the symbol at the reference position) within 4 frames at the maximum from the symbol displayed at the reference position at that time. The design will be determined. Correspondingly, in the stop table (FIG. 14), a numerical value of 0 to 4 is set as the number of sliding frames according to the design of the reference position.

  Thus, the stop position of the rotating drum is determined by the stop time (number of sliding frames) set in the stop table. Therefore, if the stop table is set appropriately in advance, the symbol combinations corresponding to the internally winning game actors are relatively easily aligned on the winning line. It is possible to stop each of the drums 20a, 20b, and 20c so that the combination is never aligned on the winning line.

  When the stop position of the first cylinder is determined as described above, the first cylinder is stopped at the determined position (S304). After that, when the second stop table is extracted according to the symbol stopped and displayed on the first cylinder (S306), the cylinder stop control process of FIG. 13 is temporarily ended and the cylinder rotation stop process shown in FIG. Return to. Here, the relationship between the first stop table and the second stop table will be supplementarily described.

  FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the first stop table and the second stop table. As described above, the first stop table is a table that is referred to when the first cylinder is stopped, that is, when all of the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotating. It is set as a target. On the other hand, the second stop table is a table that is referred to when stopping the second cylinder and the third cylinder, and the first cylinder already stopped has three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c. Depending on which one of the two cylinders, the remaining two cylinders other than the first cylinder are set as targets. In addition, as described above, in order to establish a winning combination for a game player who has won an internal winning, the corresponding symbol combinations must be aligned on the winning line. It is necessary not to align with any of the lines. For this reason, which symbol is stopped and displayed on the second or third cylinder may be influenced by the symbols displayed on the already stopped first cylinder. Accordingly, a plurality of second stop tables are prepared in accordance with the symbols stopped and displayed on the first cylinder, and in S306 of FIG. 13, an appropriate one is displayed depending on which symbol is stopped and displayed on the first cylinder. The second stop table is extracted. As described above, the stop position of each of the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c depends on the game player who is won internally, so that both the first stop table and the second stop table are internally won. Each is set according to the role.

  In the above description, the process performed when the rotating cylinder to be stopped is the first rotating cylinder (S300 in FIG. 13: yes) has been described. However, when the rotating cylinder to be stopped is not the first rotating cylinder, that is, already If any of the spinning cylinders is stopped (S300: no), it is determined whether or not the rotating cylinder to be stopped is the second spinning cylinder (S308). And when it is judged that it is the 2nd cylinder (S308: yes), referring to the 2nd stop table extracted by S306, rotation of the 2nd cylinder at the time of the rotation stop button operation detected previously After determining the stop position of the second cylinder based on the position (S210 in FIG. 12), the second cylinder is stopped at the determined position after determining the stop position of the second cylinder (S310). S312).

  On the other hand, when the symbol to be stopped is not the second cylinder (S308: no), that is, when the first cylinder and the second cylinder are already stopped and the third cylinder is stopped, 2 Referring to the stop table, the stop position of the third cylinder is determined based on the rotation position (S210 of FIG. 12) of the third cylinder when the cylinder stop button is detected earlier. In the second stop table, stop information (stop time) of both the second cylinder and the third cylinder as shown in FIG. 14 is set, so the stop position of the third cylinder is determined. Also refer to the second stop table. When the third cylinder is stopped at the position thus determined (S316), the rotation stop control process of FIG. 13 is terminated, and the process returns to the rotation rotation stop process shown in FIG.

  As described above, in the spinning cylinder rotation stop process, an appropriate stop table is extracted according to the result of the internal lottery, and any of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c is operated. Each stop 20a, 20b, 20c is stopped at an appropriate position by determining the stop position with reference to the stop table based on the rotation position at the time of operating the button of the rotor.

  When all the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, after returning to the game control process shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, if any winning of a game combination is established (S132: yes) A process for operating various flags according to the established game combination (S136 to S149 in FIG. 8), a process for paying out and counting game medals (S150 to S152), and a process for transmitting a game end command (S154) After performing the above, the process returns to the beginning of the game control process again, and the series of processes described above following the game state setting process (S100 in FIG. 7) is repeated. In addition, when no winning of any game player has been established (S132: no), after performing the process of confirming the stop display of the missed eye (S134) and the process of transmitting the game end command (S154) Returning to the beginning of the game control process again, the series of processes described above following the game state setting process are repeated. Below, the game state setting process (S100) performed at the head of the game control process shown in FIG. 7 will be described.

C-3. Game state setting process:
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a gaming state setting process performed by the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. When the game state setting process is started, first, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 refers to the game state flag shown in FIG. 11 and determines whether or not the BB state flag is set to ON (S400). . As described above, the BB state flag is a game state flag indicating that the game state is in the BB state. If it is determined that the BB state flag is set to ON (S400: yes), it is determined whether or not the BB state end condition is satisfied (S402). In the present embodiment, the number of game medals paid out after the start of the BB state is set as the end condition for the BB state, and when the number of game medals paid out reaches a first predetermined number (for example, 400). The BB state is set to end. In the game control process described above with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, the number of game medals paid out is counted (S152 in FIG. 8), and the number of game medals paid out after the start of the BB state becomes the first predetermined number. When it reaches, it can be detected immediately.

  If it is not yet detected that the number of game medals has reached the first predetermined number, it is determined that the end condition for the BB state is not satisfied (S402: no), and the BB state is continued. Therefore, the BB state combination lottery table is selected (S404). The BB state winning lottery table will be described below.

  FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a BB state combination lottery table used during the BB state. FIG. 18 (a) shows the range of random numbers assigned to each game combination, and FIG. 18 (b) shows a rough ratio of the random number range assigned to each game combination. ing. In the BB state combination lottery table shown in FIG. 18, the “bonus combination”, “red bell combination”, “blue bell combination”, “ The game roles of “watermelon role”, “cherry role”, and “re-game role A” are not set, and “increasing role” is set. Random values that are more than half of the total are set for “Increase role”. As described above with reference to FIG. 6, when the “increasing combination” win is established, 15 game medals are paid out, so that the “increasing combination” winning is established with a high probability during the BB state, and the winning is established. Each time, 15 game medals are paid out.

  As the BB state progresses using the above-mentioned BB state combination lottery table, when the “increasing combination” repeatedly wins and pays out the first predetermined number of game medals, in S402 of FIG. It is determined that the end condition is satisfied (S402: yes), and the BB state flag is set to OFF to end the BB state (S406). Subsequently, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 transmits a BB state end command to the sub-control board 220 (S412). The CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 recognizes that the BB state has ended by receiving the BB state end command. When the BB state end command is transmitted, the RT state flag is set to ON to start the RT state (S416). As described above with reference to FIG. 11, the RT state flag is a gaming state flag indicating that the RT state is in progress. Subsequently, after the RT state combination lottery table is selected in order to perform the symbol variation game in the RT state (S422), the game state setting process is ended, and the game control process shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is performed. Return.

  FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing an RT state combination lottery table used during the RT state. FIG. 19A shows a range of random numbers assigned to each game combination, and FIG. 19B shows a rough ratio of the random number range assigned to each game combination. ing. As is clear from comparison with the normal state combination lottery table described above with reference to FIG. 9, in the RT state combination lottery table shown in FIG. 19, more than half of the random number values are set to “re-playing combination A”. Has been. Therefore, since a re-game winning prize is established with a higher probability in the RT state than in the normal condition, aiming for the bonus winning prize establishment while suppressing the amount of game medals used (consumption) than in the normal condition. Is possible. Also, in the RT state combination lottery table, some random numbers (11000-11299) among the random numbers set in “re-playing combination A” are also set in “re-playing combination B”. ing. Therefore, when the internal lottery random number corresponding to these random number values is acquired when the start lever 36 is operated in the RT state, the internal winning is repeated for “re-game player A” and “re-game player B”. . As described above, when the internal winning is repeated for “re-gamer A” and “re-gamer B”, “re-gamer B” has priority in the rotation rotation stop processing described above with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13. Then, the stop table for establishing the winning is selected. That is, when the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are operated at a timing at which "Re-Gamer B" can be established, "Re-Gamer B" is awarded and "Re-Gamer B" When the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are operated at a timing at which it is impossible to establish a prize, “re-gamer A” is established.

  Here, in the RT state combination lottery table, the same number of random numbers as the bonus combination are set for the re-playing combination B. That is, during the RT state, the re-game player B is internally won with the same probability as the bonus game. In this way, by setting the internal winning probability of the re-gamer B to the same probability (300/65536) as the bonus game advantageous to the player, the player's values for the re-gamer B are worth the bonus game. It can be closer to the view. As a result, it is possible to improve the peculiarity of the re-gamer B with respect to game players other than the bonus game, and to increase the player's expectation for the internal winning of the re-gamer B.

  In the present embodiment, when the winning of re-playing role B is established, the “17th” symbol (blue seven) of the left cylinder 20a and the “18th” symbol (blue seven) of the middle cylinder 20b. Then, stop control is performed so that the “18th” symbol (blue seven) of the right cylinder 20c is stopped and displayed on the middle line L2 (see FIG. 25A). In other words, the winning combination of the re-gamer B in this embodiment does not occur other than in the middle line L2, and the “18th” symbol (blue seven) of the left cylinder 20a or the right cylinder 20c. Stop control is performed so that winning establishment using the “19th” symbol (blue seven) does not occur.

  In the internal lottery process shown in FIG. 7, the internal lottery is performed by referring to any of the above-mentioned combination lottery tables (S116). As a result, based on the internal lottery random number acquired at the time of operating the start lever 36 and the referenced role lottery table, the internal lottery result (which game player has been won internally, Was not won) will be decided. As a result, when the normal state combination lottery table is selected, the symbol variation game in the normal state is performed, and when the BB state combination lottery table is selected, the symbol variation game in the BB state is performed. That is, when the RT state combination lottery table is selected, the symbol variation game in the RT state is performed.

  The above describes the processing when it is determined in S400 that the BB state flag is set to ON (S400: yes). On the other hand, if it is determined that the BB state flag is not set to ON (S400: no), it is next determined whether or not the RT state flag is set to ON (S424). As described above, the RT state flag is a gaming state flag indicating that the gaming state is the RT state. In the process of S424, it is determined whether or not the RT state is in progress. As a result, when it is determined that it is in the RT state (S424: yes), the above-described RT state combination lottery table is selected (S422). On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not in the RT state (S424: no), since it is already determined that it is not in the BB state (S400: no), the current gaming state is the normal state. The normal state combination lottery table shown is selected (S426). Note that a winning lottery table (not shown) in which no bonus combination is set is selected as a game combination to be won internally until the bonus combination is won after the bonus combination is won internally. As a result, when the bonus combination is won internally, another bonus combination is not won.

  As described above, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the RT state is started when the BB state is ended. On the other hand, the RT state is terminated when a symbol combination called “missing eye” is stopped and displayed.

  FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a symbol combination of “missing eyes”. In the “missing eyes”, a combination of symbols in which the left rotating cylinder 20a is “replay” and the middle rotating cylinder 20b and the right rotating cylinder 20c are “bell” (hereinafter “replay”-“bell”-“bell ")" Is set. The stop table selected when the red bell combination is won internally during the RT state and the stop table selected when the blue bell combination is internally won during the RT state (see FIGS. 14 and 16), When these game combinations (red bell combination or blue bell combination) are not displayed in a stopped state, the “missing eye” is set to be stopped and displayed. That is, when the red bell role is not won in the RT state, the red bell role cannot be established (when the left turning cylinder 20a is not stopped and displayed with the symbol “Red Seven”). , And when the blue bell role could not be established even though the blue bell role was won internally during the RT state (when the left turn cylinder 20a was not stopped and displayed with the "blue seven" symbol) Will stop and display “Missing eye”. In other words, when the red bell role was elected internally during the RT state, the spinning drum was stopped and displayed aiming at the blue bell role, and the red bell role was aimed even though the blue bell role was elected internally. If the rotator is stopped and displayed, the “missing eye” is stopped and displayed.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing missing eye confirmation processing. In the game control process shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the missed eye confirmation process is a result of stopping the normal rotation of the spinning cylinder (S 130 in FIG. 8), and when no game winnings are established ( S132: no) This process is performed (S134). As shown in FIG. 21, when the missed eye confirmation process is started, first, it is determined whether or not the RT state flag is set to ON, that is, whether or not it is in the RT state (S500). If it is in the RT state (S500: yes), it is determined whether or not the missed eye has been stopped and displayed as a result of stopping the normal rotation of the rotating drum (S501). As a result, if the missed eye is stopped and displayed (S501: yes), the RT state flag is set to OFF to end the RT state (S502). When the RT state flag is set to OFF, an RT state end command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220, and then the missed eye confirmation process is ended and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIGS. If it is determined that it is not in the RT state (S500: no), and if it is determined that the missed eye is not stopped in the RT state (S501: no), the processing of S502 and S504 is skipped as it is. Then, after the missed eye confirmation process is completed, the process returns to the game control process shown in FIGS. When the RT state is terminated by displaying the missed eye in a stopped state, both the BB state flag and the RT state flag are set to OFF, so that the normal state is set in the next game state setting process (FIG. 17). The utility lottery table is selected, and the gaming state shifts to the normal state.

  As described above, when either of the red bell role and the blue bell role is won internally in the RT state, if the winning combination is not established, the missed eye is stopped and displayed. At the same time, the RT state is terminated and the normal state is started. For the player, the RT state is an advantageous gaming state in which the game can proceed while suppressing the amount of game medals used compared to the normal state. Therefore, the player expects that when either of the red bell combination and the blue bell combination is won internally, the game combination is won and the missed eye is not stopped and displayed. If there is a possibility that either the red bell role or the blue bell role is elected internally, but the player cannot recognize whether it is a red bell role or a blue bell role, Estimate which of the winning combination and the blue bell role was won internally, and at the timing based on the guess (with the aim of the “Red Seven” symbol or the “Blue Seven” symbol) Stop. If the guess is correct, the winning combination (red bell role or blue bell role) is won (the RT state continues), and if the guess is incorrect, the missed eye is stopped and displayed. (RT state is terminated).

C-4. Special operation control execution processing:
Next, the special operation control execution process will be described. As described above with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, the special operation control execution process is performed after the operation of the start lever 36 is detected (S112: yes) and the internal lottery process is performed (S116), and This process is executed before the internal lottery result transmission command is transmitted (S120) and the normal rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c is started (S128). Therefore, the “special operation” of the spinning cylinder performed in the special operation control execution process is executed from when the operation of the start lever 36 is received until the normal rotation of the spinning cylinder is started. That is, until the “special operation” of the rotating cylinder is completed, the normal rotation of the rotating cylinder is not started, and the operation of the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c for stopping the normal rotation is not validated. The symbol variation game is temporarily stopped. In other words, the state in which the spinning cylinder is performing the “special operation” is a state in which operations (rotation start operation and rotation stop operation) for advancing the symbol variation game are invalid. Hereinafter, the control process executed by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 to cause the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c to perform “special operation” is also expressed as “special operation control”.

  The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 causes the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c to perform various “special operations” by executing “special operation control”. For example, an operation of rotating upward or downward, an operation of stopping the rotation, and an operation of maintaining the stopped state are performed. Also, even if the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped by executing the “special operation control”, unlike the case where the normal rotation is stopped, it is determined whether or not the game player has won a prize. Not performed.

  The “special motion control” is executed in the symbol variation game next to the symbol variation game in which the replay B is won. The winning of the replay B is a symbol variation game in the RT state, and since the RT state is not terminated in the symbol variation game, the next symbol variation game ("special motion control" is executed after the symbol variation game) The RT state is continued even in the symbol variation game). That is, “special operation control” is executed in the RT state.

  22 to 24 are flowcharts showing the special operation control execution process of this embodiment. When the special operation control execution process is started, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 first determines whether or not the special operation control execution flag is set to ON, that is, the re-game player B wins in the previous symbol variation game. Thus, it is determined whether or not it is determined to cause the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c to perform “special motion” (execute “special motion control”) in the current symbol variation game (S600). As a result, if the special action control execution flag is not set to ON (S600: no), the special action control execution process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIGS.

  On the other hand, when the special operation control execution flag is set to ON (S700: yes), a special operation control execution command is transmitted to the sub control board 220 (S602). When receiving the special operation control execution command, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 grasps that “special operation control” is executed. When the special operation control execution command is transmitted, processing for executing “special operation control” is performed. In this process, first, the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated upward by two frames by controlling the spinning motors 24a, 24b, and 24c, and then stopped.

  FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated upward by two frames as “special operation control”. In the symbol variation game before the symbol variation game in which the special operation control is executed, the winning of the re-gamer B is established, so before the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated upward by two frames in the process of S604. The spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped in a stop display mode when the winning of the re-gamer B is established. As shown in FIG. 25 (a), in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the winning combination of the re-gamer B is established, the symbol combination of “blue seven” (hereinafter also referred to as “blue 7 uniform”). Is stopped and displayed on the middle line L2. In the process of S604, the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated upward by two frames from this state, and the state of the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is changed to “blue 7 aligned” as shown in FIG. Is moved from the display window 20 to a position where it cannot be seen (outside the frame). As described above, when the “special motion control” is executed, the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated upward in the opposite direction to the normal rotation. Can be noticed.

  In this way, when the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated upward by two frames (S604), processing for determining the “continuous lottery table” is performed. As will be described in detail later, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the first effect button 43 and the second effect button 2 in the state where the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated upward by two frames (see FIG. 25B). An effective period for validating the operation on the effect button 44 is generated, and “whether the first effect button 43 is operated within the effective period” or “whether the second effect button 44 is operated within the effective period” is given to the player. Let them choose. In response to these selections, a continuous lottery is performed to determine whether or not to continue the execution of the “special motion control” with a predetermined probability. The “continuous lottery table” includes “when the player operates the first effect button 43 within the effective period (when an operation on the first effect button 43 is detected within the effective period)” and “the player within the effective period. This is a lottery table used in the continuous lottery performed when the second presentation button 44 is operated (when an operation on the second presentation button 44 is detected within the effective period).

  In the process for determining the “continuous lottery table”, first, “continuous lottery table determining random number” for determining the “continuous lottery table” is acquired (S606). This random number for determining the continuous lottery table is repeatedly updated at a predetermined timing, and is acquired at the execution timing of the process of S606. Subsequently, “continuous lottery table determination processing” for determining the continuous lottery table is performed (S608). In the continuous lottery table determination process, the “continuous lottery table” corresponding to the random number for determining the continuous lottery table acquired in S606 is determined. Specifically, in the continuous lottery table determination process, a process of determining a corresponding “continuous lottery table” based on the “high / low accuracy determination table” and the random number for determining the continuous lottery table shown in FIG. Done.

  FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the high / low accuracy determination table of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 26, in the high / low accuracy determination table, the “low probability continuous lottery table” in which the probability of continuing the execution of “special motion control” is set low, and “special motion control”. The setting pattern of the “high-probability continuous lottery table”, in which the probability of continuing the execution of is set high, is defined. Specifically, 0 to 49 of the random numbers for determining the continuous lottery table (0 to 99) include a case where the player operates the first effect button 43 within the valid period (hereinafter referred to as “first operation”). "Low probability continuous lottery table" and the player operates the second effect button 44 within the effective period (hereinafter also referred to as "second operation") "high probability of continuation" A setting pattern for selecting the “lottery table” is defined. Also, 50 to 99 of the random numbers for determining the continuous lottery table are selected as “high probability continuous lottery table” in the case of the first operation and “low probability” in the case of the second operation. A setting pattern for selecting the “continuous lottery table” is defined. The high / low accuracy determination table is stored at a predetermined address of the ROM 202 mounted on the main control board 200.

  When the “continuous lottery table” is determined in the continuous lottery table determination process (S608), information indicating the determined “continuous lottery table” is stored in the determination table storage area of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200 (S610). . The determination table storage area indicates an area (first operation area) for storing information indicating a “continuous lottery table” selected in the case of the first operation, and a “continuous lottery table” selected in the case of the second operation. It has an area for storing information (second operation area). In the process of S610, based on the determination result in the continuous lottery table determination process (S608), information indicating a “high probability continuous lottery table” in each of the first operation area and the second operation area of the determination table storage area, and Any of the information indicating the “low probability continuous lottery table” is stored.

  When information indicating the determined “continuous lottery table” is stored in the determination table storage area (S610), a continuous lottery table transmission command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S612). The continuous lottery table transmission command includes the lottery result of the continuous lottery table determination process (S608). That is, in the continuous lottery table determination process (S608), in the case of the first operation and the second operation, any of the “continuous lottery table” of “low probability continuous lottery table” and “high probability continuous lottery table” is selected. "Is selected. In other words, the command includes information indicating which one of the case of the first operation and the case of the second operation has a higher probability that the execution of the “special operation control” will be continued. The sub-control board 220CPU 221 receives the continuous lottery table transmission command to grasp the setting status of the continuous lottery table.

  Subsequently, the first effect button 43 and the second effect button 44 are validated so that an operation on the first effect button 43 and the second effect button 44 can be detected (S614). The validity period is started by enabling the first effect button 43 and the second effect button 44. Then, measurement of the time after starting the effective period (elapsed time after effective) is started (S616). Thus, when the effective period is started (S614) and measurement of the elapsed time after the effective is started (S616), whether or not an operation on the first effect button 43 is detected, that is, the player is within the effective period. It is determined whether or not the first effect button 43 has been operated (S618). As a result, if an operation on the first effect button 43 is detected (S618: yes), the measurement of the post-valid elapsed time is stopped, and then the first effect button 43 is invalidated (S619). Then, a continuous lottery for determining whether or not to continue the “special operation control” is performed. That is, continuous lottery is performed when the player operates the first effect button 43 within the effective period (in the case of the first operation).

  In this process, first, a random number (continuous lottery random number) used in the continuous lottery is acquired (S630 in FIG. 23). This random number for continuous lottery is repeatedly updated at a predetermined timing, and is acquired at the execution timing of the process of S630. Subsequently, the “continuous lottery table” stored in the first operation storage area of the determination table storage area is selected (S632). That is, as described above, in the first operation storage area of the determination table storage area, either information indicating “high probability continuous lottery table” or information indicating “low probability continuous lottery table” is stored. (S610), the “continuous lottery table” indicated by the information is selected.

  FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the “continuous lottery table” of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 27A, in the “high probability continuous lottery table”, it is set to continue execution of “special motion control” in correspondence with 0 to 79 out of random numbers for continuous lottery 0 to 99. Then, the execution of “special operation control” is set to end in correspondence with 80 to 99 of random numbers for continuous lottery 0 to 99. Therefore, when the “high probability continuous lottery table” is selected and the continuous lottery is performed, it is determined that the execution of the “special motion control” is continued with a probability of 80%. Further, as shown in FIG. 27B, in the “low-probability continuous lottery table”, the execution of “special motion control” is continued in correspondence with 0-29 out of the random numbers for continuous lottery. Is set, and the execution of “special operation control” is set to end in correspondence with 30 to 99 of random numbers for continuous lottery 0 to 99. Therefore, when the “continuous lottery table with low probability” is selected and the continuous lottery is performed, it is determined to continue the execution of the “special motion control” with a probability of 30%. Of course, if the “high probability continuous lottery table” is selected and the continuous lottery is performed, the “low probability continuous lottery table” is selected and the continuous lottery is performed at a higher probability than the “special lottery table”. It is decided to continue the execution of “operation control”. In the following, the continuous lottery for selecting the “high probability continuous lottery table” is also expressed as “high probability continuous lottery”, and the continuous lottery for selecting the “low probability continuous lottery table” is also referred to as “low probability continuous lottery”. Express. The “high probability continuous lottery table” and the “low probability continuous lottery table” are stored at predetermined addresses of the ROM 202 mounted on the main control board 200.

  Thus, when any “continuous lottery table” is selected (S632 in FIG. 23), the continuous lottery is executed (S634). Specifically, referring to the “continuous lottery table” selected in the process of S632, a result (continuation or end) corresponding to the random number for continuous lottery acquired in the process of S630 is determined. If it is determined that the execution of the special operation control is continued as a result of the continuous lottery (S636: yes), whether or not the “high probability continuous lottery table” is selected in the continuous lottery executed this time, that is, Then, it is determined whether the “high probability continuous lottery” has been performed or the “low probability continuous lottery” has been performed (S638). This determination process is performed by determining whether or not the information stored in the first operation area of the determination table storage area is information indicating a “high probability continuous lottery table”.

  As a result, when it is determined that the “high-probability continuous lottery” has been performed (S638: yes), a first operation high-probability continuation command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S640). In the first operation high probability continuation command, “the first effect button 43 has been operated within the effective period”, “high probability continuous lottery has been performed”, “continuation of execution of special operation control” "Is included. The sub-control board 220CPU 221 recognizes these by receiving the first operation high probability continuation command.

  Subsequently, the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated downward by two frames to stop and display “blue 7 aligned” only on the middle line L2 (S642). That is, immediately before the process of S642 is executed, “blue 7 aligned” is outside the frame of the display window 20 (see FIG. 25B), so the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated from this state. As shown in FIG. 28 (a), “blue 7 aligned” is stopped and displayed only on the middle line L2. Hereinafter, as “special operation control”, “stop blue 7 alignment” only on the middle line L2 (one line) is also expressed as “stop display single blue 7 alignment”. Thus, when “Single Blue 7 Align” is stopped and displayed (S642), the process returns to S602 in FIG. 22 and the processes after S602 are repeated to continue the execution of the special operation control.

  On the other hand, in the process of S638 in FIG. 23, when it is determined that the “low-probability continuous lottery table” is selected in the continuous lottery executed this time, that is, it is determined that the “low-probability continuous lottery” has been performed. If it is determined (S638: no), the first operation low probability continuation command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S650). The first operation low-probability continuation command includes “the first effect button 43 has been operated within the effective period”, “low-probability lottery has been performed”, and “continuous execution of special operation control”. "Is included. The sub-control board 220CPU 221 recognizes these by receiving the first operation low probability continuation command.

  Subsequently, the left cylinder 20a is rotated downward by 3 frames, the middle cylinder 20b and the right cylinder 20c are rotated downward by 2 frames, and “blue 7 alignment” is formed on the middle line L2 and the diagonally upward line L4. Stop display is performed (S652). That is, immediately before the process of S652 is executed, “blue 7 assortment” is outside the frame of the display window 20 (see FIG. 25B), so the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated from this state. As shown in FIG. 28B, “blue 7 alignment” is stopped and displayed on the middle line L2 and the diagonally upward line L4. Hereinafter, as “special operation control”, “blue 7 aligned” is stopped and displayed on the middle line L2 and the diagonally upward-facing line L4 (two lines), and “double blue 7 aligned” is stopped and displayed. ". In this way, when “double blue 7 aligned” is stopped and displayed (S652), the process returns to S604 in FIG. 22 to repeat the processes after S604, thereby continuing the execution of the special operation control.

  As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the first effect button 43 is operated within the effective period, the “special motion control” is executed as a result of the “high probability continuous lottery”. When the continuation is determined, stop display of “single blue 7 assortment” (the first number of specific symbol combinations) is performed. In addition, when the first effect button 43 is operated within the effective period, if “continuous lottery with low probability” is performed and it is determined that the execution of “special motion control” is to be continued, “double blue 7 aligned” Stop display of (a second number of specific symbol combinations greater than the first number) is performed. Therefore, when the stop display of “Single Blue 7 Align” and “Double Blue 7 Align” is performed, it is possible to give a sense of accomplishment that “the execution of the special operation control has been continued”, and in the effective period, Satisfaction with operating the 1 effect button 43 can be given. Also, in particular, when the stop display of “double blue 7 assortment” is performed, the player is told that “the execution of the special action control is continued despite the low probability continuous lottery is performed”. A sense of accomplishment can be given, and a sense of satisfaction for operating the first effect button 43 during the effective period can be further given.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the execution of the special operation control is to be terminated as a result of the continuous lottery in S636 (S636: no), the first operation end command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S654). The first operation end command includes information indicating that “the first effect button 43 has been operated within the effective period” and “to end the execution of the special operation control”. The sub control board 220CPU 221 recognizes these by receiving the first operation end command. Subsequently, the reeling cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are caused to perform the disengagement operation (S656). For the disengagement, it is sufficient that the difference between the stop display of “Single Blue 7 Align” and “Double Blue 7 Align” is clear, and special operations to maintain a stationary state and special operations to rotate up and down in small increments are performed. The cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are caused to perform. When the disengagement operation is executed (S656), the special operation control execution flag is set to OFF to end the execution of the special operation control (S658), and then the special operation control execution process shown in FIGS. Returning to the game control process shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. After returning to the game control process, after transmitting the internal lottery result transmission command (S120), the rotation rotation start process (S128 in FIG. 8) is executed to start normal rotation of the rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c (special). The motion control is finished, and the symbol variation game that has been paused is resumed).

  The above has described the process (S618 in FIG. 22: yes) when an operation on the first effect button 43 is detected within the effective period (in the case of the first operation). On the other hand, when the operation on the first effect button 43 has not been detected yet (S618: no), it is determined whether or not the operation on the second effect button 44 is detected, that is, the player has an effective period. It is determined whether or not the second effect button 44 has been operated (S620). As a result, when an operation on the second effect button 44 is detected (S620: yes), the measurement of the post-valid elapsed time is stopped, and then the second effect button 44 is invalidated (S622). Then, a continuous lottery for determining whether or not to continue the “special operation control” is performed. That is, continuous lottery is performed when the player operates the second effect button 43 within the effective period (in the case of the second operation). The continuous lottery in the case of the second operation will be described later.

  On the other hand, when the operation on the second effect button 44 has not been detected yet (S620: no), the time after the first effect button 43 and the second effect button 44 are enabled (elapsed time after the activation) It is determined whether or not a predetermined time has been reached (S621). If the post-valid elapsed time has not reached the predetermined time (S621: no), the process returns to S618 to determine again whether or not an operation on the first effect button 43 has been detected (S618), and the second The determination of whether or not an operation on the effect button 44 has been detected (S620) is repeated. Then, without detecting the operation on the first effect button 43 and the operation on the second effect button 44 (S618: no, S620: no), when the post-valid elapsed time reaches a predetermined time (S621: yes), After stopping the measurement of the elapsed time after the validity, the first effect button 43 is invalidated to end the validity period (S622). Even when the operation for the first effect button 43 and the second effect button 44 is not detected within the effective period, the second effect button 44 is regarded as being operated within the effective period, and the second operation button 44 is operated. Continue lottery in case. The processing after the continuous lottery in the case of the second operation includes the same processing as the processing after the continuous lottery in the case of the first operation (S630 to S658 in FIG. 23). Are simplified or omitted.

  In the continuous lottery in the case of the second operation, first, a random number for continuous lottery (continuous lottery random number) is acquired (S660 in FIG. 24). Subsequently, the “continuous lottery table” stored in the second operation storage area of the determination table storage area is selected (S662). That is, as described above with reference to FIG. 22, the result of the continuous lottery table determination process (S608), the second operation storage area of the determination table storage area includes information indicating “high-probability continuous lottery table” and “low Since any information indicating the “probability continuous lottery table” is stored (S610), the “continuous lottery table” indicated by the information is selected.

  Thus, when any “continuous lottery table” is selected (S662), the continuous lottery is executed (S664). If it is determined that the execution of the special operation control is to be continued as a result of the continuous lottery (S666: yes), whether or not the “high-probability continuous lottery table” is selected in the continuous lottery executed this time, that is, Then, it is determined whether “continuous lottery with high probability” is performed or “continuous lottery with low probability” is performed (S668).

  As a result, when it is determined that the “high-probability continuous lottery” has been performed (S668: yes), a second operation high-probability continuation command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S670). In the second operation high probability continuation command, “the second effect button 44 has been operated within the effective period”, “high probability continuous lottery has been performed”, “continue execution of special operation control” "Is included. The sub-control board 220CPU 221 recognizes these by receiving the second operation high probability continuation command. Subsequently, the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are controlled to stop and display “single blue 7 aligned” (see FIG. 25) (S672). Thereafter, the process returns to the process of S604 in FIG. 22, and the execution of the special operation control is continued by repeating the processes after S604.

  On the other hand, in the process of S668 of FIG. 24, when it is determined that the “low probability continuous lottery table” is selected in the continuous lottery executed this time, that is, it is determined that “low probability continuous lottery” has been performed. If so (S668: no), a second operation low probability continuation command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S680). The second operation low-probability continuation command includes “the second effect button 44 was operated within the effective period”, “low-probability lottery was performed”, and “continuous execution of special operation control” "Is included. The sub-control board 220CPU 221 recognizes these by receiving the second operation low probability continuation command. Subsequently, the rotating drums 20a, 20b, and 20c are controlled to stop and display “double blue 7 aligned” (S682). Thereafter, the processing returns to the processing of S602 in FIG. 22 and the execution of the special operation control is continued by repeating the processing after S602.

  As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the second effect button 44 is operated within the effective period, the “special motion control” is executed as a result of the “high probability continuous lottery”. When the continuation is determined, stop display of “single blue 7 assortment” (the first number of specific symbol combinations) is performed. In addition, when the second effect button 44 is operated within the effective period, when “continuous lottery with low probability” is performed and it is determined that the execution of “special motion control” is to be continued, “double blue 7 aligned” Stop display of (a second number of specific symbol combinations greater than the first number) is performed. Therefore, when the stop display of “Single Blue 7 Align” and “Double Blue 7 Align” is performed, it is possible to give a sense of accomplishment that “the execution of the special operation control has been continued”, and in the effective period, 2 Satisfaction with operating the effect button 44 can be given. Also, in particular, when the stop display of “double blue 7 assortment” is performed, the player is told that “the execution of the special action control is continued despite the low probability continuous lottery is performed”. A sense of accomplishment can be given, and a sense of satisfaction for operating the second effect button 43 during the effective period can be further given.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the execution of the special operation control is to be terminated as a result of the continuous lottery in S666 (S666: no), a second operation end command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S684). The second operation end command includes information indicating that “the second effect button 44 has been operated within the effective period” and “to end the execution of the special operation control”. The sub control board 220CPU 221 recognizes these by receiving the second operation end command. Subsequently, after causing the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c to perform the disengagement operation (S686), the special operation control execution flag is set to OFF to end the execution of the special operation control (S688). Thereafter, the special operation control execution process shown in FIGS. 22 to 24 is terminated, and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIGS. After returning to the game control process, after transmitting the internal lottery result transmission command (S120), the rotation rotation start process (S128 in FIG. 8) is executed to start normal rotation of the rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c (special). The motion control is finished, and the symbol variation game that has been paused is resumed).

  As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the execution of the special operation control is started, the “high-probability continuous lottery” is performed in any of the first operation and the second operation. To decide. Based on the determination result, continuous lottery is executed in the case of the first operation and in the case of the second operation. As a result of the continuous lottery, when it is determined that the execution of the “special operation control” is to be continued, if the continuous lottery is a “high probability continuous lottery”, the “single blue 7 uniform” is stopped and displayed. When the continuous lottery result is “low probability continuous lottery”, “double blue 7 complete” is stopped and displayed. Such “special motion control” is repeatedly executed every time it is determined to continue execution of “special motion control” in the continuous lottery.

  Note that the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 performs the above-described processing, thereby performing a special operation from when the start lever 36 is operated until normal rotation is started (until the symbol variation game is finished). A state in which the control is executed (a special state in which the progress of the symbol variation game is stopped) is generated. Therefore, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 corresponds to the “special state generating means” in the present invention. In addition, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 performs the above-described processing to execute the special operation control and rotate the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c upward by two frames (predetermined time in the special state). In addition, an effective period for enabling an operation on the first effect button 43 (first operation unit) and an operation on the second effect button 44 (second operation unit) is generated. Therefore, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 corresponds to “effective period generating means” in the present invention.

  Further, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 performs the above-described processing, whereby the first effect button 43 (first operation unit) is operated within the effective period and the second effect button 44 within the effective period. When the (second operation unit) is operated, it is determined whether or not to continue execution of special operation control (special state). Further, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 performs the above-described processing, and performs special operation control with a predetermined probability when the first effect button 43 (first operation unit) is operated within the effective period. A high-probability continuous lottery (or low-probability continuous lottery: a first continuation determination process) for determining to continue the execution (special state) is executed, and the second effect button 44 (second operation) within the valid period Part) is operated, a low-probability continuous lottery (or a high-probability continuous lottery: second continuation determination process) is executed. In addition, when the execution of the special operation control (special state) continues, the first effect button 43 (the first effect button 43 (the first state) is displayed again during the effective period that occurs during the execution of the special operation control after the continuation (special state). The first continuation determination process or the second continuation determination process is executed depending on which of the operation unit) or the second effect button 44 (second operation unit) is operated. Therefore, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 corresponds to the “continuation determination unit” in the present invention. Further, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 continues the execution of the special operation control (special state) when the execution of the above-described processing is executed and the execution of the special operation control is determined to continue (the special state is continued). If the end of execution of the special operation control (not to continue the special state) is determined, the execution of the special operation control is ended (the special state is ended). Therefore, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 corresponds to “special state continuation means” and “special state end means” in the present invention.

  The ROM 202 of the main control board 200 includes a “high probability continuous lottery table” (a high probability lottery table set with a high probability of deciding to continue the special state) and a “low probability continuous lottery table”. (Low probability lottery table in which the probability of determining to continue the special state is set lower than the high probability lottery table) is stored. Accordingly, the ROM 202 of the main control board 200 corresponds to the “lottery table storage unit” in the present invention. In addition, when the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 acquires 50 to 99 as the random numbers for determining the continuous lottery table by executing the above-described process (when the first condition is satisfied), the CPU 201 within the effective period “High probability lottery table” (high probability lottery table) is set as the lottery table (used for the first continuation determination process) when the first effect button 43 is operated to The “low-probability lottery table” (low-probability lottery table) is set as the lottery table (used for the second continuation determination process) when the second effect button 44 is operated (the first setting process is executed). To do). Further, when 0 to 49 are acquired as the random numbers for determining the continuous lottery table (when the second condition is satisfied), when the first effect button 43 is operated within the valid period (first continuation) A “low-probability lottery table” (low-probability lottery table) is set as the lottery table (used in the determination process), and the second effect button 44 is operated within the valid period (second continuation determination process) The “high-probability continuous lottery table” (high-probability lottery table) is set as the lottery table (used in the second setting process). Therefore, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 corresponds to “lottery table setting means” in the present invention.

D. Production control process:
In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 performs the effect control process in conjunction with the process by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 as described above, whereby various lamps 12, various speakers 14, 114. Various effects are executed using the effect display device 10 and the rotary backlight 20L. The effect control process is executed based on a timer interruption (for example, every 4 msec) every predetermined time, but below, “AT effect execution process” and “special motion control corresponding process” executed in the effect control process Will be described.

D-1. AT effect execution processing:
FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing the AT effect execution process of the present embodiment. When the AT effect execution process is started, the CPU 221 mounted on the sub-control board 220 first determines whether or not a BB state end command has been received (S800). As described above with reference to FIG. 17, the BB state end command is a command transmitted from the main control board 200 when the BB state ends and the RT state starts. If the BB state end command has been received (S800: yes), the AT effect flag is set to ON (S802). Here, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the AT effect is started together with the start of the RT state. As will be described in detail later, the state in which the AT effect is being executed is an advantageous state for a player who can easily establish a winning combination as compared to the state in which the AT effect is not being executed. The AT effect flag is a flag indicating that the AT effect is being executed. In the process of S802, the AT effect flag is set to ON to start the AT effect in response to the start of the RT state. . Subsequently, “50” is set to the value of the AT counter (S804). The AT effect continues until a predetermined number of symbol variable games are executed, and the AT counter is a counter indicating the remaining number of symbol variable games until the AT effect ends. In the process of S804, “50” is set to the value of the AT counter so that the AT effect that is started at the start of the RT state is continued until “50” symbol variation games are performed. Note that storage areas of the AT effect flag and the AT counter are secured at predetermined addresses of the RAM 223 mounted on the sub-control board 220. In the following, the number of symbol variation games in which the AT effect is continuously performed is also expressed as “the number of continuous AT effects”.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the AT effect flag is set to ON, that is, whether or not the AT effect is being executed (S806). As a result, when the AT effect is being executed (S806: yes), it is determined whether an internal lottery result transmission command has been received (S808). As described above with reference to FIG. 7, the internal lottery result transmission command is a command transmitted from the main control board 200 to the sub control board 220 when the internal lottery is performed, and includes internal lottery result information. Yes. If an internal lottery result transmission command has been received (S808: yes), whether or not an internal lottery is won for either the red bell role or the blue bell role based on the internal lottery result information included in the internal lottery result transmission command It is determined whether or not (S810). If either of the red bell role or the blue bell role has been won internally (S810: yes), the game role that has been won internally is either the red bell role or the blue bell role (for example, counterclockwise The symbols to be stopped and displayed on the trunk (“Red Seven” symbol or “Blue Seven” symbol) are notified using various lamps 12, various speakers 14, 114, the production display device 10, the revolving backlight 20 L, etc. An effect to be performed (hereinafter also referred to as “navigation effect”) is executed (S812).

  When the navigation effect is executed, the player can recognize the symbol (one of “Red Seven” or “Blue Seven”) that should be displayed in a stopped state on the left-handed trunk, and stop that symbol. By operating the spinning cylinder stop button 38a at the display timing, it is possible to efficiently establish a winning combination of red bell and blue bell. As a result, in the state where the AT effect is being executed, the player has a higher probability of winning the role of red bell and blue bell than the state in which the AT effect is not being executed (skilled players are sure to win). It is possible to win game medals. Here, the AT effect is started after the end of the BB state, but as described above, the RT state is also started after the end of the BB state. That is, the AT effect is executed during the RT state. In addition, the RT state is an advantageous state in which the usage amount of game medals can be suppressed, but the winning of the red bell role or the blue bell role cannot be established, and the game ends when the missed eye is stopped and displayed. A gaming state. In this regard, while the AT effect is being executed, the winning of the red bell role or the blue bell role can be established efficiently, so that the game medal can be obtained while continuing the RT state and suppressing the usage amount of the game medal. It becomes possible to do. Therefore, the state in which the AT effect is being executed is an advantageous state for the player.

  When the navigation effect is executed (S812), or when it is determined that neither the red bell role nor the blue bell role is won internally (S810: no), a process of subtracting “1” from the value of the AT counter is performed. (S814). As described above, the AT counter is a counter in which the remaining number of symbol variation games of the AT effect is set. When “1” is subtracted from the value of the AT counter (S814), it is determined whether or not the value of the AT counter has become “0” as a result (S816). If the value of the AT counter is not yet “0” (S816: no), that is, if the remaining number of symbol variation games of the AT effect is 1 or more, the AT effect is also produced in the next symbol variation game. Therefore, the AT effect execution process is terminated with the AT effect flag set to ON. On the other hand, when the value of the AT counter becomes “0” ((S816: yes)), the AT effect flag is set to OFF to end the AT effect (S818), and then the AT effect execution process ends. To do.

  As described above, during the AT performance, each time an internal lottery result transmission command is received (for each symbol variation game), it is determined whether or not an internal winning combination of the red bell role and the blue bell role is determined. When a game player is internally elected, a navigation effect is executed. Also, during the AT production, every time an internal lottery result transmission command is received (for each symbol variation game), the value of the AT counter is decremented by “1”, and when the value of the AT counter becomes “0”, AT The effect flag is set to OFF and the AT effect ends.

D-2. Special motion control processing:
30 to 35 are flowcharts showing the special operation control support processing of the present embodiment. In the special operation control corresponding processing, processing for executing various effects and the like is performed in response to “special operation control” executed by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200. When the special operation control corresponding process is started, the CPU 221 mounted on the sub-control board 220 first determines whether or not a special operation control execution command has been received (S900). As described above with reference to FIG. 22, the special operation control execution command is a command transmitted from the main control board 200 every time “special operation control” is executed. Here, as described above with reference to FIGS. 23 and 24, during the execution of the “special motion control”, “when the first effect button 43 is operated within the effective period” and “the second effect within the effective period”. In any case of “when the button 44 is operated”, the “special motion control” continuous lottery is performed. As a result of the continuous lottery, when it is determined that the execution of “special operation control” is to be continued, “single blue 7 aligned” or “double blue 7 aligned” is stopped and displayed.

  Therefore, when the special operation control execution command transmitted when the “special operation control” is executed (S900: yes), the first effect button 43 is operated within the effective period as shown in FIG. Or a prompt to select whether to operate the second effect button 44 within the effective period and to stop displaying “single blue 7 assortment” or “double blue 7 assortment” (blue 7 aiming effect effect) ). As will be described in detail later, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the execution of “special motion control” continues, that is, when “single blue 7 aligned” or “double blue 7 aligned” is stopped and displayed, A privilege (addition of the number of continuations of the AT effect or start of the AT effect) is given to the player. Therefore, the blue 7 aiming effect is also an effect that suggests that the privilege may be given. When “Single Blue 7 Assortment” or “Double Blue 7 Assortment” is stopped and displayed, a privilege is granted, so by executing the blue 7 aiming effect, “Single Blue 7 Assortment” or “Double Blue 7 Assortment” It is possible to make the player expect the display to stop. If the special operation control execution command has not been received (S900: no), the process of S902 is omitted.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not a continuous lottery table transmission command has been received (S904). As described above with reference to FIG. 22, the continuous lottery table transmission command is a command transmitted from the main control board 200 when the continuous lottery table determination process is performed. The continuous lottery table transmission command includes information indicating which one of the case of the first operation and the case of the second operation has a higher probability that the execution of the “special operation control” will be continued.

  When the continuous lottery table transmission command is received (S904: yes), based on the above-mentioned information included in the command, “when the first effect button 43 is operated within the valid period” and “the first within the valid period” It is determined in which case the “high-probability continuous lottery” is to be executed among “when the two effect buttons 44 are operated” (S906). As a result, when the “high probability continuous lottery” is executed when “the first effect button 43 is operated within the effective period”, the first effect is generated within the effective period as shown in FIG. When the button 43 is operated, an effect (high probability suggestion effect at the time of the first operation) that suggests that the privilege is given with a higher probability than when the second effect button 44 is operated is executed (S908). Here, as will be described in detail later, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the execution of the “special control operation” is continued as a result of the “low probability continuous lottery”, the “high probability continuous lottery” As a result, the player is given a larger privilege (a privilege that is more advantageous to the player than a small privilege) than the case where the execution of the “special control operation” is continued. Therefore, the high-probability suggestion effect at the time of the first operation is an effect that suggests that a privilege that is smaller when the first effect button 43 is operated within the effective period is given than when the second effect button 44 is operated. But there is.

  On the other hand, when “high-probability continuous lottery” is executed when “the second effect button 43 is operated within the effective period”, that is, “the first effect button 43 is operated within the effective period” When “low-probability continuous lottery” is executed in “when”, the second effect button 44 is operated when the first effect button 43 is operated within the effective period as shown in FIG. The effect which suggests that a privilege is provided with a lower probability than the case (low probability suggestion effect at the time of 1st operation) is performed (S910). Of course, as described above, when the execution of the “special control operation” is continued as a result of the “high probability continuous lottery”, the “special control operation” is executed as a result of the “low probability continuous lottery”. Since the player is given a larger privilege than the case where the first effect button 43 is operated, the first effect button 43 is operated when the first effect button 43 is operated within the effective period. It is also an effect that suggests that a larger privilege is given than when operated. If the continuous lottery table transmission command has not been received (S904: no), the processing of S906 to S910 is omitted.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not a first operation high probability continuation command has been received (S920 in FIG. 31). As described above with reference to FIG. 23, in the first operation high probability continuation command, “the first effect button 43 is operated within the effective period”, “high probability continuation lottery is performed”, Information indicating “continuing execution of special operation control” is included. When the first operation high probability continuation command is received (S920: yes), a process of giving a privilege to the player is performed. That is, processing for adding the number of continuations of the AT effect being executed or for starting the AT effect is performed. In this process, first, an AT number lottery random number is acquired (S922). This random number for AT number lottery is repeatedly updated at a predetermined timing, and is acquired at the execution timing of the process of S922. Subsequently, an AT number lottery table (a few AT number lottery table) in which a small number of ATs are set is selected (S924).

  FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the AT number lottery table of the present embodiment. As the AT number lottery table, as shown in FIG. 38A, an AT number lottery table in which a small number of AT times are set (minority AT number lottery table), and as shown in FIG. An AT number lottery table (multi-AT number lottery table) in which the AT number is set is stored at a predetermined address of the ROM 222 mounted on the sub-control board 220. As described above, when the execution of the special operation control is continued, the number of continuations of the AT effect is added as a privilege, or the AT effect is started. The “AT number” set in the AT number lottery table is the number of additions when adding the number of continuations of the AT effect as a privilege, or the number of continuations of the AT effect when starting the AT effect as a privilege.

  As shown in FIG. 38 (a), in the AT number lottery table, ten AT times are set corresponding to the random numbers 0 to 79 among the AT random numbers 0 to 99, and the random numbers 80 to 94 are set. Is set to 20 times, and 50 times is set to correspond to 95 to 99 random numbers. Therefore, when the AT number lottery table is selected and the AT number lottery described later is performed, the AT number is determined to be 10 times with a probability of 80%, and the AT number is determined to be 20 times with a probability of 15%. The number of ATs is determined to be 50 with the probability of As shown in FIG. 38 (b), in the multiple AT number lottery table, 50 AT numbers are set corresponding to random numbers 0 to 79 among the AT number random numbers 0 to 99, and 80 to 94. 100 times of AT are set corresponding to the random number of 200, and 200 times of AT are set corresponding to the random numbers of 95 to 99. Therefore, when the AT number lottery table is selected and the AT number lottery described later is performed, the AT number is determined to be 50 times with a probability of 80%, and the AT number is determined to be 100 times with a probability of 15%. The number of ATs is determined to be 200 with the probability of As described above, when the AT number lottery described later is executed, the number of ATs is determined to be greater when the majority AT number lottery table is selected than when the minority AT number lottery table is selected (that is, Big rewards are given to players). The AT number lottery table is stored at a predetermined address in the ROM 223 mounted on the sub-control board 220.

  The process of S924 in FIG. 31 is a process in the case where the execution of the “special control operation” is continued as a result of the “high-probability continuous lottery”. The small number AT number lottery table shown is selected. Subsequently, an AT number lottery is executed (S926). In the AT number lottery, the AT number corresponding to the AT number lottery random number acquired in the process of S922 is determined with reference to the minority AT number lottery table selected in the process of S924.

  Thus, when the AT number is determined by the AT number lottery (S926), the determined AT number is added to the value of the AT counter (S928). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the AT effect flag is set to ON, that is, whether or not the AT effect is being performed (S930). That is, the first operation high probability continuation command is received (S920: yes) when the “special operation control” is executed, and the “special operation control” is executed in the RT state. During the RT state, the AT effect started simultaneously with the RT state is continuously executed (when the RT effect is being performed) and when the AT effect has already ended ( There is a case where it is in the RT state but not in the AT production). Accordingly, in the processing of S930, it is determined whether the RT state and the AT effect are being performed, or whether the AT state is being performed but the AT effect is not being performed.

  As a result, when the RT state and the AT effect are being performed (S930: yes), the number of ATs is continued as a result of adding the AT number to the value of the AT counter in the process of S928. . Therefore, in this case, “as a result of operating the first effect button 43 within the effective period, the execution of the special action control is continued and the number of continuations of the AT effect is added” and “the number of continuations of the AT effect are An effect indicating that the number of additions is a small number (AT extension effect 1 at the time of the first operation) is executed (S932). On the other hand, if it is in the RT state but not in the AT effect (S930: no), the AT effect flag is set to ON to start the AT effect (S934), and then “first within effective period” As a result of the operation of the effect button 43, an effect indicating that the execution of the special operation control is continued and the AT effect is started "and" the number of AT effects to be started is small in number "(AT start at the time of the first operation) Production 1) is executed (S936). If the first operation high probability continuation command has not been received (S920: no), the processing of S922 to S936 is omitted.

  As described above, when it is determined that the execution of the “special motion control” is continued as a result of the first lottery button 43 being operated and the continuous lottery being performed within the effective period, The extension effect 1 "or the" first operation AT start effect 1 "is executed, and a privilege is given to the player. As a privilege, the number of continuations of the AT effect is added if the AT effect is being performed, and the AT effect is started if the AT effect is not being performed. If the continuous lottery in this case is a “high-probability continuous lottery”, a smaller number of ATs is determined (small benefits are given) than if it is a “low-probability continuous lottery”. .

  Then, the process when the second operation high probability continuation command is received (FIG. 32), the process when the first operation low probability continuation command is received (FIG. 33), and the second operation low probability continuation command are received The process (FIG. 34) will be described. In these descriptions, the description of the processing similar to the processing (FIG. 31) when the first operation high probability continuation command is received is simplified or omitted.

  As described above with reference to FIG. 24, the second operation high probability continuation command for which it is determined whether or not it has been received in the process of S940 in FIG. 32 is “the second effect button 44 has been operated within the effective period. ”,“ Having a high-probability continuous lottery performed ”, and“ continuing execution of special operation control ”. Even when the second operation high probability continuation command is received (S940 in FIG. 32: yes), the number of continuations of the AT effect being executed is added or a process for starting the AT effect is performed. In this process, first, a random number for AT number lottery is acquired (S942). Subsequently, since this process is a process when the execution of the “special control operation” is continued as a result of the “high-probability continuous lottery”, the determination is made as shown in FIG. A few AT number lottery table is selected (S944). Then, the AT number corresponding to the AT number lottery random number acquired in S942 is determined with reference to the small number AT number lottery table selected in S944 (S946).

  Thus, when the AT number is determined by the AT number lottery (S946), the determined AT number is added to the value of the AT counter (S948). Subsequently, it is determined whether the RT state and the AT effect are being performed or whether the AT state is being performed but the AT effect is not being performed (S950). As a result, when the RT state and the AT effect are being performed (S950: yes), “As a result of operating the second effect button 44 within the valid period, the execution of the special operation control is continued and the number of times the AT effect is continued. Are added ”and“ the addition of the number of continuations of the AT effect is a small number ”(the second operation AT extension effect 1) is executed (S952). On the other hand, if it is in the RT state but not in the AT effect (S950: no), the AT effect flag is set to ON to start the AT effect (S954), and then “ As a result of operating the effect button 44, an effect indicating that the execution of the special operation control is continued and the AT effect is started "and" the AT operation to be started is small in number "(AT start at the time of the second operation) Production 1) is executed (S956). When the second operation high probability continuation command has not been received (S940: no), the processing of S942 to S956 is omitted.

  As described above, when it is determined that the execution of the “special motion control” is to be continued as a result of the continuous lottery performed by operating the second effect button 44 within the effective period, While executing “extended effect 1” or “second operation AT start effect 1”, a privilege is given to the player. As a privilege, the number of continuations of the AT effect is added if the AT effect is being performed, and the AT effect is started if the AT effect is not being performed. Then, when the continuous lottery in this case is “high-probability continuous lottery”, the number of ATs is determined to be smaller (a small privilege is given) than in the case of “low-probability continuous lottery”. .

  As described above with reference to FIG. 23, the first operation low probability continuation command for which it is determined whether or not it has been received in the process of S960 in FIG. 33 indicates that “the first effect button 43 has been operated within the effective period. ”,“ The fact that the low-probability continuous lottery has been performed ”, and“ the execution of the special operation control is continued ”is included. Even when the first operation low probability continuation command is received (S960 in FIG. 33: yes), the number of continuations of the AT effect being executed is added, or a process for starting the AT effect is performed. In this process, first, an AT number lottery random number is acquired (S962). Subsequently, since this process is a process in the case where the execution of the “special control operation” is continued as a result of the “low-probability continuous lottery”, as shown in FIG. The multiple AT number lottery table is selected (S964). Then, the AT number corresponding to the AT number lottery random number acquired in S962 is determined with reference to the multiple AT number lottery table selected in S964 (S966).

  Thus, when the AT number is determined by the AT number lottery (S966), the determined AT number is added to the value of the AT counter (S968). Next, it is determined whether the RT state and the AT effect are being performed, or whether the RT state is being performed but the AT effect is not being performed (S970). As a result, when the RT state and the AT effect are being performed (S970: yes), “As a result of operating the first effect button 43 within the valid period, the execution of the special operation control is continued and the number of times of the AT effect is continued. The effect ("AT extension effect 2 at the time of first operation") indicating that "has been added" and "the number of additions of the number of continuations of the AT effect is large" is executed (S972). On the other hand, if it is in the RT state but not the AT effect (S970: no), the AT effect flag is set to ON to start the AT effect (S974), and then “ As a result of the operation of the effect button 43, an effect indicating that the execution of the special operation control is continued and the AT effect is started "and" the AT operation to be started is a large number of times "(AT start at the time of the first operation) Production 2) is executed (S976). When the first operation low probability continuation command has not been received (S960: no), the processing of S962 to S976 is omitted.

  As described above, when it is determined that the execution of the “special motion control” is continued as a result of the first lottery button 43 being operated and the continuous lottery being performed within the effective period, “Extended effect 2” or “first operation AT start effect 2” is executed, and a privilege is given to the player. As a privilege, the number of continuations of the AT effect is added if the AT effect is being performed, and the AT effect is started if the AT effect is not being performed. Then, when the continuous lottery in this case is “low-probability continuous lottery”, the number of ATs is determined to be larger than when it is “high-probability continuous lottery” (a large privilege is given). .

  As described above with reference to FIG. 24, the second operation low-probability continuation command for which it is determined whether or not it has been received in the process of S980 in FIG. 34 indicates that “the second effect button 44 has been operated within the effective period. ”,“ The fact that the low-probability continuous lottery has been performed ”, and“ the execution of the special operation control is continued ”is included. Even when the second operation low probability continuation command is received (S980: yes in FIG. 34), the number of continuations of the AT effect being executed is added or a process for starting the AT effect is performed. In this process, first, an AT number lottery random number is acquired (S982). Subsequently, since this process is a process in the case where the execution of the “special control operation” is continued as a result of the “low-probability continuous lottery”, as shown in FIG. The multiple AT number lottery table is selected (S984). Then, the AT number corresponding to the AT number lottery random number acquired in S982 is determined with reference to the multiple AT number lottery table selected in S984 (S986).

  Thus, when the AT number is determined by the AT number lottery (S986), the determined AT number is added to the value of the AT counter (S988). Subsequently, it is determined whether the RT state and the AT effect are being performed, or whether the RT state is being performed but the AT effect is not being performed (S990). As a result, when the RT state and the AT effect are being performed (S990: yes), “As a result of operating the second effect button 44 within the valid period, the execution of the special operation control is continued and the number of times the AT effect is continued. Is added ”and“ the effect of continuing the AT effect is a large number of additions ”(the second operation AT extension effect 2) is executed (S992). On the other hand, if it is in the RT state but not in the AT effect (S990: no), the AT effect flag is set to ON to start the AT effect (S994), and then “ As a result of operating the effect button 44, an effect indicating that the execution of the special operation control is continued and the AT effect is started "and that" the number of times of the AT effect to be started is large "(AT start at the time of the second operation) Production 2) is executed (S996). When the second operation low probability continuation command has not been received (S980: no), the processing of S982 to S996 is omitted.

  As described above, when it is determined that the execution of the “special motion control” is to be continued as a result of the continuous lottery performed by operating the second effect button 44 within the effective period, “Extended effect 2” or “second operation AT start effect 2” is executed, and a privilege is given to the player. As a privilege, the number of continuations of the AT effect is added if the AT effect is being performed, and the AT effect is started if the AT effect is not being performed. Then, when the continuous lottery in this case is “low-probability continuous lottery”, the number of ATs is determined to be larger than when it is “high-probability continuous lottery” (a large privilege is given). .

  Next, it is determined whether or not a first operation end command has been received (S1000 in FIG. 35). As described above with reference to FIG. 23, the first operation end command includes information indicating that “the first effect button 43 has been operated within the effective period” and “to end the execution of the special control operation”. It is included. When the first operation end command is received, an effect indicating that “the execution of the special motion control is ended and no privilege is given as a result of operating the first effect button 43 within the effective period” (first operation failure (Production) is executed (S1002). As described above, when it is determined that the execution of the “special motion control” is to be terminated as a result of the continuous lottery performed by operating the first effect button 43 within the effective period, the “first operation failure effect” Execute. If the first operation end command has not been received (S1000: no), the process of S1002 is omitted.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not a second operation end command is received (S1004). As described above with reference to FIG. 24, the second operation end command includes information indicating that “the second effect button 44 has been operated within the effective period” and “to end the execution of the special control operation”. It is included. When the second operation end command is received (S1004: yes), the effect indicating that the execution of the special operation control is ended and the privilege is not given as a result of operating the second effect button 44 within the valid period (Second operation failure effect) is executed (S1006). As described above, when it is determined that the execution of “special motion control” is to be terminated as a result of the continuous lottery performed by operating the second effect button 44 within the effective period, the “second operation failure effect” Execute. If the second operation end command has not been received (S1004: no), the process of S1006 is omitted.

  Note that the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 performs the above-described processing to add the number of continuations of the AT effect or start the AT effect when the state in which the special operation control is executed (special state) continues. Do (giving gaming benefits). Therefore, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 corresponds to “privilege grant means” in the present invention. Further, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 executes the above-described processing, thereby executing a first operation high probability suggestion effect and a first operation low probability suggestion effect (suggestion effect). Therefore, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 corresponds to the “suggesting effect executing means” in the present invention.

E. Gameability obtained by the gaming machine of this embodiment:
FIG. 39 is an explanatory diagram showing the game performance obtained by the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the gaming state is set to the RT state and the AT effect is started. When the re-game player B is won during the RT state, execution of “special motion control” for temporarily stopping the symbol variation game is started. As shown in FIG. 39, during the execution of “special motion control”, a blue 7 aiming effect is executed, “whether the first effect button 43 is operated within the effective period”, “second operation within the effective period” The player selects whether to operate the production button 44 or not. When the player operates the first effect button 43 within the effective period (in the case of the first operation) and when the player operates the second effect button 44 (in the case of the second operation), “ A continuous lottery for determining whether to continue or end the execution of the “special operation control” is executed. As a result of the continuous lottery, if it is determined that the execution of the “special motion control” is to be continued, the execution of the “special motion control” is continued and a privilege is given to the player. On the other hand, if it is determined as a result of the continuous lottery that execution of “special motion control” is to be terminated, execution of “special motion control” is terminated. In this case, no privilege is given to the player.

  The probability of such a continuous lottery differs between “when an operation for the first effect button 43 is detected within the effective period” and “when an operation for the second effect button 44 is detected within the effective period”. Yes. That is, depending on whether the player selects “whether the first effect button 43 is operated within the effective period” or “the second effect button 44 is operated within the effective period”, the special control operation is performed. The probability that execution will continue is different. Therefore, a novel game where the possibility that the execution of the “special motion control” will continue to change according to the player's selection result in a configuration in which a privilege is given to the player if the execution of the “special motion control” continues. To make the player aware of which one of the first effect button 43 and the second effect button 44 is operated and whether or not the execution of the “special control operation” is continued. it can. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest during execution of the “special motion control”, and to effectively enhance the interest in one symbol variation game as compared with the prior art.

  Further, in either case of “when an operation for the first effect button 43 is detected within the effective period” and “when an operation for the second effect button 44 is detected within the effective period”, the “high probability” Each time the continuous lottery is executed, it is determined which of the “continuous lottery” and “low-probability continuous lottery” is to be executed. Therefore, the probability that the execution of the “special control operation” will be varied depending on whether the first effect button 43 is operated within the effective period or the second effect button 44 is operated within the effective period. It is possible to enhance the interest in a single symbol variation game.

  In addition, when it is determined that “special motion control” is to be continued as a result of the “high probability continuous lottery”, a small privilege (a small number of ATs) is given to the player, As a result of the “lottery” being executed, if it is determined that “special operation control” is to be continued, a large privilege (a large number of ATs) is given to the player. As a result, the contents of the continuous lottery can be diversified, and it is possible to enhance the gaming interest. In particular, if the “low-probability continuous lottery” is executed and the execution of “special motion control” is determined to be continued and a large privilege (a large number of ATs) is given, A special condition (continuous execution of special motion control in low-probability lottery), and a great privilege has been granted ", which can give a sense of accomplishment and enhance the interest in a single symbol variation game Is possible.

  Further, in any case of “when the first effect button 43 is operated within the effective period” and “when the second effect button 44 is operated within the effective period”, “high-probability continuous lottery” and An effect (a high-probability suggestion effect at the time of the first operation, a low-probability suggestion effect at the time of the first operation) that indicates which of the “continuous lotteries with low probability” is to be executed is executed. As a result, it is possible to provide the player with a determination element as to which of the first effect button 43 and the second effect button 44 is operated within the effective period. It becomes possible to make it aware which of the two effect buttons 44 is operated. Further, in any case of “when the first effect button 43 is operated within the effective period” and “when the second effect button 44 is operated during the effective period”, a large privilege (a large number of AT times) And the effect (High probability suggestion effect at the time of 1st operation, Low probability suggestion effect at the time of the 1st operation) which suggests which privilege is given among small privilege (a small number of times of AT) is performed. As a result, it is possible to provide the player with an element for determining which one of the first effect button 43 and the second effect button 44 to operate, and further, the first effect button 43 and the second effect button 44. It becomes possible to make it conscious of which one to operate.

  When the execution of the “special control operation” continues, “blue 7 uniform” (specific symbol) is stopped and displayed. As a result, it is possible to make the player pay attention to whether or not “blue 7 uniform” is stopped and displayed, and it is possible to enhance the gaming interest. Further, when a small privilege (first privilege) is given to a player, “single blue 7 assortment” (first specific symbol) is stopped and displayed, and a large privilege (advantageous to the player over the first privilege). In the case of granting the second privilege), “double blue 7 assortment” (second specific symbol different from the first special hand symbol in the stop display position or the symbol combination to be stopped) is stopped and displayed. As a result, it is possible to make the player pay attention to which one of “single blue 7 assortment” and “double blue 7 assortment” is stopped and displayed, and it is possible to enhance the interest in one symbol variation game. .

  As mentioned above, although the Example was described about this invention, 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 “special operation control” is executed when the winning of the re-gamer B is established, but the “special operation control” is executed when a predetermined condition other than this is established. It is good also as composition to do. For example, the “special motion control” may be executed when a predetermined game combination is won internally, when a predetermined game combination is won, or when a predetermined symbol combination is stopped and displayed.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, when “continuous execution of“ special control operation ”is determined by continuous lottery,“ blue 7 uniform ”is stopped and displayed. However,“ special control operation ”continues to be executed by continuous lottery. In the case where is determined, a special rotation different from the normal rotation may be performed by the rotating drum.

  In the above-described embodiment, the first effect button 43 and the second effect button 44 are provided as the operation unit in which the continuous lottery is executed by operating during the effective period. In addition, a production button, a lever, or the like may be provided. In this case, the continuation probability of the “special operation control” in the continuous lottery may be different for all the operation units, or may be configured such that some of the operation units are the same.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, if an operation for any of the first effect button 43 and the second effect button 44 is not detected within the effective period, it is assumed that the second effect button has been operated within the effective period. The lottery is executed. In addition to this, a configuration in which a continuous lottery is executed assuming that the first effect button 43 is operated when no operation on any of the first effect button 43 and the second effect button 44 is detected within the effective period, It is good also as a structure which considers that any production | presentation button was operated by performing lottery of this, and performs a continuous lottery, and a structure which does not provide a privilege without performing a continuous lottery.

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

    DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cylinder-type game machine (game machine), 20a, 20b, 20c ... Cylinder, 36 ... Start lever, 38a, 38b, 38c ... Cylinder stop button, 43 ... 1st production button (1st operation part) 44 ... 2nd effect button (2nd operation part), 200 ... Main control board, 201 ... CPU (Special state generation means, effective period generation means, continuation determination means, special state continuation means, special state end means, lottery Table setting means), 202... ROM (lottery table storage means), 220... Sub-control board, 221... CPU (privilege grant means, suggestion effect execution means).

Claims (3)

A game that performs a symbol variable game in which after a game medium is inserted, a predetermined rotation start operation is received to start normal rotation of the plurality of spinning cylinders, and a predetermined rotation stop operation is received to stop the normal rotation of the plurality of spinning cylinders. In the machine
Special state generating means for generating a special state for stopping the progress of the symbol variable game until the symbol variable game is ended,
Effective period generating means for generating an effective period for activating the operation on the first operation unit and the operation on the second operation unit at a predetermined time in the special state;
Continuation determining means for deciding whether or not to continue the special state according to an operation situation with respect to the first operation unit and the second operation unit within the effective period;
Special state continuation means for continuing the special state when the special state is determined by the continuation determination means;
Special state ending means for ending the special state when the continuation determining means determines not to continue the special state; and
A privilege granting means for granting a gaming privilege when the special state continues,
The continuation determining means includes
When the first operation unit is operated within the effective period, a first continuation determination process for determining to continue the special state with a predetermined probability is performed.
When the second operation unit is operated within the effective period, a second continuation determination process for determining to continue the special state with a probability different from the first continuation determination process is performed,
When the special state is continued by the special state continuation unit, the first operation unit or the second operation unit is operated during the effective period that occurs again during the special state after the continuation. Depending on whether or not, the first continuation determination process or the second continuation determination process is executed. In the gaming machine according to claim 1,
As a lottery table used in the first continuation determination process and the second continuation determination process, a high probability lottery table set with a high probability of determining to continue the special state, and the probability is Lottery table storage means for storing a low probability lottery table set lower than the high probability lottery table;
When the first condition is satisfied, the high probability lottery table is set as the lottery table used for the first continuation determination process, and the lottery table used for the second continuation determination process is the The first setting process for setting the low-probability lottery table is executed, and when the second condition different from the first condition is satisfied, the lottery table used for the first continuation determination process is A lottery table setting means for setting a low probability lottery table and executing a second setting process for setting the high probability lottery table as the lottery table used for the second continuation determination process. To play. The gaming machine according to claim 2,
When at least one of the first setting process and the second setting process is executed, a suggestion effect executing means for executing a suggestion effect indicating that the setting process has been executed is provided. A gaming machine characterized by

Images