JP2013198534A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine preventing the deterioration in visual recognition when the front side of a reel is concealed with a conceal member.SOLUTION: A game machine includes: a first light emission control unit for controlling a first light source for emitting light to a symbol displayed in a symbol display area from the inside of a reel to be concealed; a second light emission control unit for controlling a second light source; a conceal member having a light transmission portion for transmitting light from the second light source toward a player, and concealing a non-determined area not to be determined by a determination unit, in a symbol display area in which a reel to be concealed is partially displayed; and a change control unit for performing change control to change, by the conceal unit, a non-concealed range in the symbol display area, the range being not concealed by the conceal unit. The second light emission control unit emits light from the second light source, when the conceal member partially conceals the non-determined area by the change control.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game table represented by a ball game machine (pachinko machine) and a spinning machine (slot machine).

  Conventionally, for example, a slot machine is known as one of game machines. In this slot machine, a specified number of medals are inserted, the reel is rotated by operating the start lever, the role is internally determined by internal lottery, and the reel is stopped by operating the stop button, A rule corresponding to a winning combination based on the fact that a combination is established when a combination of symbols predetermined according to the combination determined internally is displayed on the display window, and a combination with a medal payout is established. A number of medals are paid out.

  In recent years, there are some that shield the front surface (player side) of a reel with an actual shielding member for a more realistic effect (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-252394 A

  In the slot machine described in Patent Document 1, the shielding member shields the reel illumination, and the visibility of the reel may deteriorate.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game table that can prevent deterioration in visibility when the front surface of a reel is shielded by a shielding member.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem,
One or more reels that are given multiple types of designs and are driven to rotate;
Among a plurality of types of symbols provided on the reel, a symbol display area in which a part of symbols corresponding to each of the rotation position and the stop position of the reel is displayed;
A first light source capable of irradiating light on a symbol displayed in the symbol display area from the inside of the reel;
First light emission control means for controlling the first light source;
Start operation accepting means for accepting a start operation for starting rotation of the reel;
Lottery means for lottery of internal winning of a plurality of types based on acceptance of the start operation by the start operation accepting means;
A stop operation means that individually corresponds to the reel and receives a stop operation for stopping the reel that is driven to rotate;
The reel that is rotationally driven based on the acceptance of the start operation cannot accept the stop operation until the rotational drive is maintained at a predetermined constant speed, and rotates at the constant speed. A reception enabling means for enabling reception of the stop operation based on the drive being maintained;
Stop control means for performing stop control to stop the reel based on a lottery result by the lottery means when the stop operation is received;
In the reel that has been stopped by the stop control, a determination unit that determines a display symbol displayed in the symbol display area;
A privilege granting means that allows a predetermined privilege to be granted to a player based on a determination result by the determination means;
A second light source different from the first light source;
Second light emission control means for controlling the second light source;
A light transmitting portion capable of transmitting light from the second light source toward the player side, and a shielding member capable of shielding a part of the symbol display area;
Change control means for executing change control for changing a non-shielding range that is not shielded by the shielding member in the symbol display area based on establishment of a predetermined condition by the shielding member;
The reel includes at least one shielding target reel to be shielded by the shielding member,
The symbol display area is
At least one symbol is displayed in the area individually corresponding to the shielding target reel, and the displayed symbol is displayed as the determination target region to be determined by the determination means, and at least one symbol. The pattern consists of two types of areas, a non-determination target area that is not a determination target of the determination means,
The shielding member is
It is possible to shield at least a part of the non-determination target area, and does not block the determination target area,
The change control means includes
The change control is executed between the time when the shielding target reel is stopped by the stop control and the time when the acceptance of the stop operation corresponding to the shielding target reel is validated by the acceptance validation means. ,
The second light emission control means includes
When the shielding member shields a part of the non-determination target region by the change control, the second light source is controlled to emit light.

  According to this gaming machine, even if the shielding member shields the reel, it is possible to prevent the visibility from deteriorating by causing the second light source to emit light.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when shielding the front surface of a reel with a shielding member, the game stand which can prevent that visibility deteriorates can be provided.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100 as viewed from the front side (player side). It is a figure which shows an example of a winning line. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the slot machine 100 with the front door 102 opened. It is a figure which shows the attachment position of the reel shutters 165-167 with respect to the front door 102. FIG. It is a figure which shows the panel main-body part 190 in the state which the reel shutters 165-167 are not shielding the reels 110-112. It is a figure which shows the panel main-body part 190 in the state which the reel shutters 165-167 have shielded a part of reels 110-112. It is the enlarged view seen from the player side which shows the upper left reel shutter 165a. It is the enlarged view which looked at the state shown in FIG. 7 from the opposite side to the player side. It is the enlarged view seen from the player side which shows the lower left reel shutter 165b. It is the enlarged view which looked at the state shown in FIG. 9 from the opposite side to the player side. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a left reel 110 and a left reel shutter 165. FIG. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where the left reel shutter 165 is shielded in FIG. 11. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the light emission mode of the backlight of the reel 110 in FIG. 12 is changed. It is a circuit block diagram of a control part. It is a figure which expands and shows the arrangement of the design given to each reel in plane. It is the 1st figure in all the 2 figures which shows the kind of winning combination (including an operating combination), the symbol combination corresponding to each winning combination, and the operation or payout of each winning combination. It is the 2nd figure in all the 2 figures which shows the kind of winning combination (including an operating combination), the symbol combination corresponding to each winning combination, and the operation or payout of each winning combination. FIG. 3 is a transition diagram of the gaming state of the slot machine 100. FIG. It is a figure which shows the lottery table of the condition apparatus in each game state. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a main control part main process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a main control part timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a prize winning combination internal lottery process (step S109) shown in FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a flow of reel rotation processing (step S113) shown in FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a flow of reel stop control processing (step S115) shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the effect reel control process (step S1319) shown in FIG. (A) is a flowchart of the main process which CPU404 of the 1st sub control part 400 performs, (b) is a flowchart of the command input process of the 1st sub control part 400, (c) is the 1st 5 is a flowchart of command reception interrupt processing of the sub-control unit 400, and (d) is a flowchart of timer interrupt processing of the first sub-control unit 400. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process at the time of internal winning command reception performed by the command input process (step S323) of FIG.26 (b). It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process at the time of the effect reel control command reception performed by the command input process (step S323) of FIG.26 (b). (A) is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500, (b) is a flowchart of command reception interrupt processing of the second sub-control unit 500, and (c) is 5 is a flowchart of timer interrupt processing of the second sub-control unit 500, and (d) is a flowchart of image control processing of the second sub-control unit 500. It is the 1st figure in all the 3 figures which show an example of the operation | movement after having won the small combination 5 internally in a special game state (RT5). It is the 2nd figure in all the 3 figures which show an example of the operation | movement after internal winning of the small part 5 in a special game state (RT5). It is the 3rd figure in all the 3 figures which show an example of the operation | movement after internal winning of the small part 5 in a special game state (RT5). It is the 1st figure in all the 3 figures which shows an example of the operation | movement at the time of making an internal win in the pushing order which makes the stop operation in order of left, middle, and right the correct stop operation. It is the 2nd figure in all the 3 figures which show an example of the operation | movement at the time of having won internally in the pushing order which makes the stop operation in order of left, middle, and right the correct stop operation. It is the 3rd figure in all the 3 figures which show an example of the operation | movement at the time of making an internal win for the pushing order which uses the stop operation in order of left, middle, and right as a correct stop operation. FIG. 36 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation different from the operations of the reel shutters 165 to 167 described with reference to FIGS. 33 to 35. It is a figure which shows an example of the production | presentation of the reel shutters 165-167. It is a figure which shows an example of the effect using the reel shutters 165-167 after operation of the stop buttons 137-139 becomes effective. It is a figure which shows an example of the production different from FIG. It is a figure which shows the operation example by the reel shutters 165-167.

  Hereinafter, a slot machine according to an embodiment of a gaming machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The slot machine of this embodiment described below starts rotating when a predetermined number of game media are inserted and a plurality of reels each having a plurality of types of symbols receive a predetermined rotation start instruction operation. At the same time, it is determined by lottery whether or not the internal winning of a plurality of types of roles is won based on receiving the rotation start instruction operation, and each of the reels individually rotates by receiving a predetermined rotation stop instruction operation. If the conditions determined by the combination based on the result of the lottery and the combination of symbols when the reels stop meet the predetermined payout conditions, the game medium is paid out and the game ends. This is a game machine that advances a series of games that are completed without paying out game media.

  First, the basic configuration of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100 as viewed from the front side (player side). FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a winning line.

  A slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 corresponds to an example of a game machine according to the present invention, and includes a main body 101 and a front door 102 that is attached to the front surface of the main body 101 and can be opened and closed with respect to the main body 101. . Inside the center of the main body 101 (not shown), three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface are stored and rotated inside the slot machine 100. It is configured to be able to. These reels 110 to 112 are rotationally driven by a driving device such as a stepping motor.

  In the present embodiment, an appropriate number of symbols are printed on the belt-like member at equal intervals, and the reels 110 to 112 are configured by affixing the belt-like member to a predetermined circular cylindrical frame member. When viewed from the player, the symbols on the reels 110 to 112 are generally displayed three in the vertical direction from the symbol display window 113 so that a total of nine symbols can be seen. Specifically, referring to FIG. 2, the symbols displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 110 (position 1 shown in the figure) are displayed on the upper stage of the left reel 110 and the middle stage of the left reel 110 (position 2 shown in the figure). The symbol to be displayed is displayed in the middle stage of the left reel, the symbol displayed in the lower stage of the left reel 110 (position 3 in the figure), the symbol displayed in the lower stage of the left reel, and the upper stage of the middle reel 111 (position 4 in the figure). The symbol displayed on the middle reel upper symbol, the symbol displayed on the middle of the left reel 111 (position 5 in the figure) is the middle reel middle symbol, and the symbol displayed on the lower part of the middle reel 111 (position 6 in the figure). The symbol displayed on the lower stage of the middle reel, the upper stage of the right reel 112 (position 7 in the figure) is the upper stage of the right reel, and the picture displayed on the middle stage of the right reel 112 (position 8 in the figure) is the right reel. Middle design, bottom of right reel 112 (in the figure The symbol displayed at the position 9) is called the right reel lower symbol, and the symbols of the reels 110 to 112 are three in the vertical direction on the reels 110 to 112 through the symbol display window 113, for a total of nine symbols. Is displayed. Then, by rotating the reels 110 to 112, the combination of symbols that can be seen by the player varies. That is, each of the reels 110 to 112 functions as a display device that displays a combination of a plurality of types of symbols in a variable manner. In addition to the reel, an electronic image display device such as a liquid crystal display device can also be used as such a display device. In this embodiment, three reels are provided in the center of the slot machine 100. However, the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this. In addition, the area | region where the symbol given to the reels 110-112 can be visually recognized by this symbol display window 113 is equivalent to an example of the symbol display area in the game machine of this invention.

  A backlight (not shown) for illuminating the individual symbols displayed on the symbol display window 113 is disposed on the back of each of the reels 110 to 112. It is desirable that a backlight is provided for each symbol so that each symbol can be illuminated evenly. In the slot machine 100, an optical sensor (not shown) including a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit is provided in the vicinity of each of the reels 110 to 112. The light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of the optical sensor are provided. A light shielding piece of a certain length provided on the reel passes between the two. Based on the detection result of the sensor, the position of the symbol on the reel in the rotation direction is determined, and the reels 110 to 112 are stopped so that the target symbol is displayed on the winning line.

  Here, the winning line is a line indicating an area in which it is determined whether or not a symbol combination corresponding to a winning combination described in FIGS. 16 and 17 described later is displayed. This will be specifically described below.

  In the present embodiment, a winning combination of a combination is determined when a combination of symbols described later with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17 is arranged in a predetermined area. This predetermined area is a target area for a winning determination process (step S117 in FIG. 20) described later. This predetermined area has an area for one symbol for each of the reels 110 to 112. The winning line is a line indicating the predetermined area as a single line across the reels 110 to 112, and it can be said that the winning line represents an area to be subjected to the winning determination process.

  FIG. 2 shows a winning line that is valid when three medals are inserted. In the present embodiment, there is only one winning line (only the middle stage winning line L1). Note that the area corresponding to the winning line is an area that is a target of a winning determination process (step S117 in FIG. 20), which will be described later, and corresponds to an example of a determination target area of the present invention. In addition, the area other than the area corresponding to the winning line is an area that is not an object of the winning determination process described later, and corresponds to an example of the non-determination target area of the present invention.

  Note that the non-determination target area is an area that is not used for the determination of a winning combination, and at first glance it looks like a useless area. However, the non-determination target area makes it easy to stop the symbol combination that brings benefits to the player in the determination target area. This will be specifically described below.

  In the gaming table as in the present embodiment, in order to stop the symbol combination that brings profits to the player in the determination target area, the symbol corresponding to this symbol combination is applied to the rotating reels 110 to 112. It is required to perform a stop operation (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as eye-opening) aiming at the timing at which the symbol is found from the symbol and passes through the determination target region. Here, if there is only the determination target region, the time during which the player can visually recognize the symbol that is aimed at is short, and it is difficult to aim at this symbol. On the other hand, when there is the non-determination target area, it is possible to extend the time during which the player can visually recognize the target symbol, and to easily grasp the position of the target symbol. Therefore, it becomes easy to stop the symbol combination that brings a profit to the player by pushing to the determination target area. In other words, the non-determination target area can also be expressed as a pressing assist area.

  In the present embodiment, there is provided a middle winning line L1 composed of a left reel middle symbol, a middle reel middle symbol, and a right reel middle symbol. A valid pay line (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “valid line”) is determined in advance by the number of medals bet as a game medium. The slot machine 100 of the present embodiment can start a game by using three medals. When the game is started using three medals, the middle stage winning line L1 becomes effective and the game can be started by operating the start lever 135. If the number of medals according to the gaming state is not bet, the winning line is not valid and the game cannot be started. The number of winning lines is not limited to one line. For example, in addition to the middle-stage winning line L1, the lower-right winning line (numbers 1, 5, and 9 shown in FIG. 2), the rising-right winning line (numbers 3, 5, and 7 shown in FIG. 2), and the upper-stage winning line (see FIG. 2). An arbitrary line may be set as a valid winning line among the numbers 1, 4, 7) and the lower winning lines (numbers 3, 6, 9 shown in FIG. 2). May be changed or added. The winning line is not limited to a straight line, and may be set as a bent winning line (for example, a combination of numbers 1, 5, and 8 shown in FIG. 2).

  In the gaming machine of this embodiment, reel shutters 165 to 167 are provided on both the upstream side and the downstream side in the rotational direction for each of the reels 110 to 112. In the following description, when distinguishing the upstream side and the downstream side in the rotational direction, the reel shutter on the upstream side in the rotational direction is denoted by a and the reel shutter on the downstream side in the rotational direction is denoted by b. To distinguish. The reel shutter corresponding to the upstream side of the left reel 110 is referred to as an upper left reel shutter 165a, the reel shutter corresponding to the downstream side of the left reel 110 is referred to as a lower left reel shutter 165b, and the reel corresponding to the upstream side of the middle reel 111. The shutter is referred to as a middle upper reel shutter 166a, the reel shutter corresponding to the downstream side of the middle reel 111 is referred to as a middle lower reel shutter 166b, and the reel shutter corresponding to the upstream side of the right reel 112 is referred to as an upper right reel shutter 167a. A reel shutter corresponding to the downstream side of the reel 112 is referred to as a lower right reel shutter 167b.

  The reel shutters 165 to 167 are shutters that can shield part of the symbol display area from being visually recognized by the player, and correspond to an example of a shielding member of the present invention. The reel shutters 165 to 167 are configured so that an effective winning line (in the present embodiment, the middle stage winning line L1) cannot be shielded by at least one of the mechanism and the control. This will be specifically described with reference to FIG. First, the upper left reel shutter 165a can block the area number 1 in FIG. 2, and the lower left reel shutter 165b can block the area number 3 in FIG. Further, the middle and upper reel shutter 166a can shield the area of number 4 in FIG. 2, and the middle and lower reel shutter 166b can shield the area of number 6 in FIG. Further, the upper right reel shutter 167a can block the area number 7 in FIG. 2, and the lower right reel shutter 167b can block the area number 9 in FIG. Note that these reel shutters 165 to 167 cannot block the areas of numbers 2, 5, and 8 in FIG. That is, these reel shutters 165 to 167 cannot block the determination target area of the present invention, and can block the non-determination target area of the present invention. In the following description, a region of the symbol display window 113 that is not shielded by the reel shutters 165 to 167 may be referred to as a non-shielding range. The non-shielding range is changed by shielding the non-determination target areas of the reels 110 to 112 with these reel shutters 165 to 167.

  The reel panel lamp left 120 is an effect lamp, and is a lamp used for notifying the pressing order of the stop buttons 137 to 139, the bonus internal winning, and the like.

  The game medal insertable lamp 124 is a lamp for notifying that the player can insert a game medal. The replay lamp 122 indicates that the current game can be replayed when a replaying role (details will be described later), which is one of the winning combinations in the previous game, can be replayed (no medal insertion is required). This is a lamp that informs the player.

  The reel panel lamp right 128 is an effect lamp, and is a lamp used for notification of a gaming state or the like.

  The bet buttons 130 to 132 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals (referred to as credits) stored electronically in the slot machine 100. In the present embodiment, each time the bet button 130 is pressed, one sheet is inserted. When the bet button 131 is pressed, two sheets are inserted. When the bet button 132 is pressed, three sheets are inserted. ing. Hereinafter, the bet button 132 is also referred to as a MAX bet button. The game medal insertion lamp 129 lights up a number of lamps corresponding to the number of inserted medals, and when a prescribed number of medals are inserted, a game start is informed that a game start operation is possible. The lamp 121 is turned on.

  The medal slot 141 is an slot for a player to insert a medal when starting a game. That is, the medal can be inserted electronically by the bet buttons 130 to 132, or an actual medal can be inserted (insertion operation) from the medal insertion slot 141. is there.

  The stored number display 125 is a display for displaying the number of medals stored electronically in the slot machine 100. The payout number display 127 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning a winning combination. The stored number display unit 125 and the payout number display unit 127 are 7-segment (SEG) displays.

  The start lever 135 is a lever type switch for starting the rotation of the reels 110 to 112. That is, when a desired medal number is inserted into the medal insertion slot 141 or when the bet buttons 130 to 132 are operated and the start lever 135 is operated, the reels 110 to 112 start to rotate. The operation on the start lever 135 is referred to as a game start operation. The start lever 135 corresponds to an example of a start operation accepting unit of the present invention.

  The stop button unit 136 is provided with stop buttons 137 to 139 including a left stop button 137, a middle stop button 138, and a right stop button 139. The stop buttons 137 to 139 are button-type switches for individually stopping the reels 110 to 112 that have started rotating by operating the start lever 135, and are associated with the reels 110 to 112. More specifically, the left reel 110 can be stopped by operating the left stop button 137, the middle reel 111 can be stopped by operating the middle stop button 138, and the right stop button 139 can be The right reel 112 can be stopped by operating. Hereinafter, the operation on the stop buttons 137 to 139 is referred to as a stop operation, the first stop operation is referred to as a first stop operation, the next stop operation is referred to as a second stop operation, and the last stop operation is referred to as a third stop operation. In addition, reels that are stopped in response to these stop operations are sequentially referred to as a first stop reel, a second stop reel, and a third stop reel. Further, the order of stopping the stop buttons 137 to 139 in order to stop all the rotating reels 110 to 112 is called a stop operation order or a pressing order. Further, the stop operation sequence in which the first stop operation is the stop operation of the left reel 110 is called “forward press stop operation sequence” or simply “forward press”, and the first stop operation is the stop operation of the right reel 112. Is called “reverse pressing stop operation sequence” or simply “reverse pressing”. Note that a light emitter may be provided inside each stop button 137 to 139, and when the stop button 137 to 139 can be operated, the light emitter may be turned on to notify the player. These stop buttons 137 to 139 correspond to an example of the stop operation means in the game table of the present invention.

  The medal return button 133 is a button that is pressed to remove a medal when the inserted medal is jammed. The payment button 134 is a button for adjusting the medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 and the bet medals and discharging them from the medal payout exit 155. The door key hole 140 is a hole into which a key for unlocking the front door 102 of the slot machine 100 is inserted.

  Below the stop button unit 136 is provided a title panel 162 for displaying the model name and pasting various types of certificate. At the lower part of the title panel 162, a medal payout opening 155 and a medal tray 161 are provided.

  The sound hole 145 is a hole for outputting the sound of a speaker provided inside the slot machine 100 to the outside. The side lamps 144 provided on the left and right portions of the front door 102 are decorative lamps for exciting games. An effect device 160 is disposed above the front door 102, and a sound hole 143 is provided above the effect device 160. The effect device 160 includes a liquid crystal shutter (shielding device) 163 including two right liquid crystal shutters 163 a and a left liquid crystal shutter 163 b that can be opened and closed in a horizontal direction, and a liquid crystal display device disposed on the back side of the liquid crystal shutter 163. 157 (effect image display device). When the right liquid crystal shutter 163a and the left liquid crystal shutter 163b are opened in the horizontal direction in front of the liquid crystal display device 157, the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 157 is displayed in front of the slot machine 100 (player). Side). It should be noted that the display device is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, but may be any display device capable of displaying various effect images and various game information. For example, a multi-segment display (7-segment display), a dot matrix display, an organic EL display, a plasma display , A reel (drum), or a display device including a projector and a screen. Further, the display screen has a rectangular shape and is configured so that the player can visually recognize the entire display screen. In the case of this embodiment, the display screen is rectangular, but may be square. In addition, a decorative object (not shown) may be provided on the periphery of the display screen, and a part of the peripheral edge of the display screen may be hidden by the decorative object, so that the display screen looks irregular. In the present embodiment, the display screen is a flat surface, but may be a curved surface.

  FIG. 3 is a front view showing the slot machine 100 with the front door 102 opened. The main body 101 is a box that is surrounded by the upper surface plate 261, the left side plate 260, the right side plate 260, the lower surface plate 264, and the back plate 242, and that opens to the front. Inside the main body 101, a main control board storage case 210 that stores the main control board is disposed at a position that does not overlap with the ventilation port 249 provided on the upper portion of the back plate 242. Below the three reels 110 to 112 are arranged. On the side plate 260 on the left side of the main control board storage case 210 and the reels 110 to 112, a sub control board storage case 220 containing a sub control board is disposed. Further, an external concentrated terminal plate 248 that is connected to the main control board and outputs the information of the slot machine 100 to an external device is attached to the side plate 260 on the right side.

  The lower surface plate 264 is provided with a medal payout device 180 (device for paying out medals accumulated in a bucket), and has a power supply board above the medal payout device 180, that is, below the reels 110 to 112. A power supply device 252 is provided, and a power switch 244 is provided on the front surface of the power supply device 252. The power supply device 252 converts the AC power supplied from the outside to the slot machine 100 into a direct current, converts it into a predetermined voltage, and supplies it to each control unit and each device such as a main control unit 300 and sub-control units 400 and 500 described later. To do. Furthermore, a power storage circuit (for example, a capacitor) for supplying power to a predetermined part (for example, the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300) for a predetermined period (for example, 10 days) even after the external power source is cut off is provided. Yes.

  A medal auxiliary storage 240 is arranged on the right side of the medal payout device 180, and an overflow terminal is arranged behind this (not shown). The power supply device 252 is provided with a power cord connecting portion for connecting a power cord 265, and the power cord 265 connected thereto extends outside through a power cord hole 262 provided in the back plate 242 of the main body 101. Yes.

  The front door 102 is hinged to the left side plate 260 of the main body 101 via a hinge device 276, and an effect device 160 and an effect control board (which controls the effect device 160) are provided above the symbol display window 113. An upper speaker 272 is provided. Below the symbol display window 113, there are provided a medal selector 170 for selecting inserted medals, and a passage 266 through which medals pass when the medal selector 170 drops illegal medals etc. on the medal tray 161. Yes. Further, a bass speaker 277 is provided at a position corresponding to the sound hole 145.

  Here, the reel shutters 165 to 167 described above will be described more specifically. First, the mounting positions of the reel shutters 165 to 167 with respect to the front door 102 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a diagram showing the mounting positions of the reel shutters 165 to 167 with respect to the front door 102.

  The front door 102 has an opening at the center. A panel main body 190 provided with various lamps and reel shutters 165 to 167 and a panel cover 191 that protects the panel main body 190 from the player are attached to the opening of the front door 102. First, the panel body 190 is provided with openings so that the reels 110 to 112 can be visually recognized, and reel shutters 165 to 167 are provided above and below the openings. Further, each lamp is arranged around the opening. Further, the panel cover 191 has a transparent portion overlapping the opening so that the player can visually recognize the reels 110 to 112 and the reel shutters 165 to 167. The symbol display window 113 is formed by this transparent region and the opening of the panel main body 190. Further, a portion of the panel cover 191 that overlaps each lamp is configured to transmit light from the lamp. Thus, when the panel main body 190 and the panel cover 191 are combined, they function as various lamps that provide information relating to the game to the player (reel panel lamp left 120, game start lamp 121, re-game lamp 122, game medals Insertable lamp 124, stored number indicator 125, payout number indicator 127, reel panel lamp right 128, game medal insertion lamp 129). The other parts are designed to match the image of the game console.

  Next, an example of the operation of the panel body 190 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the panel main body 190 in a state where the reel shutters 165 to 167 do not shield the reels 110 to 112. In this state, the player can visually recognize all the areas shown in FIG. This state is the initial state of the reel shutters 165 to 167, but the closed state may be the initial state. A position sensor may be used when controlling the positions of the reel shutters 165 to 167.

  On the other hand, FIG. 6 is a view showing the panel main body 190 in a state where the reel shutters 165 to 167 shield a part of the reels 110 to 112. In the state of FIG. 6A, the upper and lower stages of the left reel 110 are shielded by the left reel shutter 165. Therefore, the player can visually recognize an area other than areas 1 and 3 shown in FIG. 6B, the upper and lower stages of the left reel 110 are shielded by the left reel shutter 165 as in FIG. 6A, and a part of the upper stage of the middle reel 111, and the middle reel. A part of the lower stage 111 is shielded by the middle reel shutter 166. Accordingly, the areas of numbers 1 and 3 shown in FIG. 2 are invisible, and the upper side of the area indicated by number 4 (upstream in the rotational direction) and the lower side of the area indicated by number 6 (downstream in the rotational direction) are visible. It is impossible. The movable range (shieldable range) of the reel shutters 165 to 167 does not include a range corresponding to the middle stage winning line L1 (numbers 2, 5, and 8 in FIG. 2). Therefore, as described above, the reel shutters 165 to 167 cannot block the middle stage winning line L1 (numbers 2, 5, and 8 in FIG. 2). Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the reel shutters 165 to 167 will be described with reference to the drawings.

  First, the configuration of the reel shutter on the upstream side in the rotation direction will be described by taking the upper left reel shutter 165a as an example. FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the upper left reel shutter 165a as seen from the player side. FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the state shown in FIG. 7 as viewed from the opposite side to the player side.

  7 and 8 show a motor 165g driven by a drive circuit (drive circuit 424 in FIG. 14), a gear 165e rotated by the motor 165g, and an outer peripheral portion of the gear 165e in the same direction as the rotation shaft. A shaft 165c provided in the direction, a left upper reel shutter 165a formed with a groove 165d into which the shaft 165c is movably fitted, and a guide 165f for restricting the moving direction of the upper left reel shutter 165a in the vertical direction are shown. . Further, a support member 165x that supports the gear 165e and the guide 165f is shown. The support member 165x is formed with a groove 165w into which the upper left reel shutter 165a is fitted, and the upper left reel shutter 165a fitted into the groove 165w is supported in a state where the moving direction is restricted in the vertical direction. That is, the upper left reel shutter 165a moves in the moving direction (up and down direction) limited by the guide 165f and the support member 165x by the power of the motor 165g.

  The groove 165d formed in the upper left reel shutter 165a is in a direction orthogonal to the rotation direction of the reels 110 to 112, and the length thereof is the length from the center portion of the gear 165e to one outer peripheral portion. Is formed. The shaft 165c fitted in the groove 165d is driven by the rotation of the gear 165e, but the movable range is limited by the shape of the groove 165d. Specifically, the movement in the left-right direction (direction orthogonal to the rotation direction) can be performed in a range corresponding to half of the gear 165e (right half in FIG. 7). In other words, it can be said that the groove 165d and the shaft 165c restrict the gear 165e to rotate by half a rotation. On the other hand, since it cannot move in the groove 165d in the vertical direction (rotation direction), it moves with the upper left reel shutter 165a. That is, by this mechanism, by driving the motor 165g, the upper left reel shutter 165a can be driven via the gear 165e and the shaft 165c. Note that the size of the gear 165e is within a range in which the upper left reel shutter 165a can shield the region of number 1 shown in FIG. 2 and cannot cover the region of number 2 shown in FIG. Designed to be movable.

  FIGS. 7A and 8A show a state where the upper left reel shutter 165a is held at the top. In this state, the area of number 1 shown in FIG. 2 is not shielded. At this time, it is shown that the shaft 165c is in the uppermost position in the movable range.

  FIGS. 7B and 8B show a state where the upper left reel shutter 165a has moved by half of the movable (shieldable) range. In this state, the area of number 1 shown in FIG. 2 is shielded by half. At this time, it is shown that the shaft 165c is in the middle position of the movable range.

  FIGS. 7C and 8C show a state where the upper left reel shutter 165a has moved to the bottom. In this state, the area of number 1 shown in FIG. 2 is all shielded. At this time, it is shown that the shaft 165c is at the lowest position in the movable range.

  7 and 8, the upper left reel shutter 165a has been described. However, the middle upper reel shutter 166a and the upper right reel shutter 167a have the same configuration.

  Next, the configuration of the reel shutter on the downstream side in the rotation direction will be described by taking the lower left reel shutter 165b as an example. FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the lower left reel shutter 165b as seen from the player side. FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the state shown in FIG. 9 as viewed from the side opposite to the player side.

  9 and 10 show a motor 165l driven by a drive circuit (drive circuit 424 in FIG. 14), a gear 165j rotated by the motor 165l, and the outer periphery of the gear 165j in the same direction as the rotation axis. A shaft 165h provided in the direction, a left lower reel shutter 165b formed with a groove 165i into which the shaft 165h is movably fitted, and a guide 165k that restricts the moving direction of the lower left reel shutter 165b in the vertical direction are shown. . Further, a support member 165z that supports the gear 165j and the guide 165k is shown. The support member 165z is formed with a groove 165y into which the lower left reel shutter 165b is fitted, and the lower left reel shutter 165b fitted into the groove 165y is supported in a state where the moving direction is restricted in the vertical direction. That is, the lower left reel shutter 165b moves in the moving direction (up and down direction) limited by the guide 165k and the support member 165z by the power of the motor 165l.

  The groove 165i formed in the lower left reel shutter 165b is in a direction orthogonal to the rotation direction of the reels 110 to 112, and the length thereof is the length from the center portion of the gear 165j to one outer peripheral portion. Is formed. The shaft 165h fitted in the groove 165i is driven by the rotation of the gear 165j, but the movable range is limited by the shape of the groove 165i. Specifically, the movement in the left-right direction (direction orthogonal to the rotation direction) can be performed in a range corresponding to half of the gear 165j (left half in FIG. 9). In other words, it can be said that the groove 165i and the shaft 165h restrict the gear 165j to rotate by half a rotation. On the other hand, since it cannot move in the groove 165i in the vertical direction (rotation direction), it moves with the lower left reel shutter 165b. That is, by this mechanism, the lower left reel shutter 165b can be driven via the gear 165j and the shaft 165h by driving the motor 165l. Note that the size of the gear 165j is within a range in which the lower left reel shutter 165b can shield the region of number 3 shown in FIG. 2 and not in the region of number 2 shown in FIG. Designed to be movable.

  9A and 10A show a state where the lower left reel shutter 165b is held at the bottom. In this state, the area of number 3 shown in FIG. 2 is not shielded. At this time, it is shown that the shaft 165h is at the lowest position in the movable range.

  FIGS. 9B and 10B show a state in which the lower left reel shutter 165b has moved by half of the movable (shieldable) range. In this state, the area of number 1 shown in FIG. 2 is shielded by half. At this time, it is shown that the shaft 165h is in the middle position of the movable range.

  FIG. 9C and FIG. 10C show a state where the lower left reel shutter 165b has moved to the top. In this state, the area of number 3 shown in FIG. 2 is all shielded. At this time, it is shown that the shaft 165h is in the uppermost position in the movable range.

  9 and 10, the lower left reel shutter 165b has been described, but the middle lower reel shutter 166b and the lower right reel shutter 167b have the same configuration.

  Each of the reel shutters 165 to 167 described above is provided with a light emitting means for causing the reel shutters 165 to 167 to emit light. Specifically, an LED substrate is provided at a position where light is emitted toward the inside of the reel shutters 165 to 167. The reel shutters 165 to 167 are configured to reflect the light emitted from the LED substrate and irradiate the player side with the light. Further, when the reels 165 to 167 shield the reels 110 to 112, the reel shutters 165 to 167 reflect light from a backlight provided inside the reels 110 to 112 in the shielding region. That is, the reel shutters 165 to 167 are also light shielding means for blocking light emitted from the backlight toward the player. Hereinafter, this specific configuration will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing the left reel 110 and the left reel shutter 165. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the left reel shutter 165 is shielded in FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the light emission mode of the backlight of the reel 110 in FIG. 12 is changed.

  11 to 13 show a left reel 110, an upper left reel shutter 165a, and a lower left reel shutter 165b. Inside the left reel 110, three backlight LEDs 192 (corresponding to an example of the first light source of the present invention) provided by being partitioned by a wall that does not transmit light are shown. Further, a transmissive member 165m that is provided on the player side of the upper left reel shutter 165a and transmits light, a reflective member 165o that is provided on the inner side of the game table of the upper left reel shutter 165a and reflects light, and this reflection A shutter LED 165n (corresponding to an example of a second light source of the present invention) that irradiates light between the member 165o and the transmissive member 165m is shown. The reflection member 165o is provided to reflect the light from the shutter LED 165n to the player side, and the transmission member 165m is provided to transmit the reflected light to the player side. . Similar to the upper left reel shutter 165a, the lower left reel shutter 165b is also irradiated with light between a transmissive member 165p that transmits light, a reflective member 165r that reflects light, and between the reflective member 165p and the transmissive member 165r. A shutter LED 165q (corresponding to an example of a second light source of the present invention) is provided.

  FIG. 11 shows a state where the left reel shutter 165 does not shield the left reel 110. The three backlight LEDs 192 provided in the left reel 110 irradiate light to the areas corresponding to the numbers 1, 2, and 3 in FIG. Has improved visibility. Since each backlight LED 192 is partitioned by a wall, light is not irradiated to a region other than the region in charge. In FIG. 11, arrows indicate that light is emitted from the backlight LEDs 192 toward the player. The shutter LED 165n provided for the upper left reel shutter 165a is controlled so that it does not emit light when the upper left reel shutter 165a does not shield the left reel and emits light in other states. Similar control is executed for the shutter LED 165q provided for the lower left reel shutter 165b.

  FIG. 12 shows a state in which the upper left reel shutter 165a shields the left reel 110. In this state, control for causing the shutter LED 165n provided for the upper left reel shutter 165a to emit light is executed. FIG. 12 shows that in the upper left reel shutter 165a, light is emitted to the player side from the shutter LED 165n provided at a position where light is emitted toward the inside via the reflecting member 165o and the transmitting member 165m. Has been. Further, at this time, it is shown that the light that irradiates the shielded area among the light emitted toward the player side from the backlight (backlight LED 192) of the reel 110 is reflected by the reflecting member 165o. Yes. Thereby, the light irradiated from the shielded area is not irradiated to the player side. In other words, the upper left reel shutter 165a is a light emitting unit that irradiates the player with light, and at the same time, a light blocking unit that blocks light from the shielded area.

  FIG. 12 shows a state where not only the upper left reel shutter 165a but also the lower left reel shutter 165b shields the left reel 110. The lower left reel shutter 165b is similar to the upper left reel shutter 165a. The state of is shown. That is, light is irradiated to the player side from the shutter LED 165q provided at the position where the light is irradiated toward the inside through the reflecting member 165r and the transmitting member 165p, and the backlight of the reel 110 (for the backlight) It is shown that light emitted from the LED 192) toward the player side is reflected by the reflecting member 165r. That is, the lower left reel shutter 165b is a light emitting unit that irradiates light to the player side as well as the upper left reel shutter 165a, and at the same time, is a light blocking unit that blocks light from the shielded area.

  Note that the left reel shutter 165 does not shield the area of number 2 shown in FIG. 2, so that light from this area is irradiated to the player side as it is. In the above description, the cross-sectional view of the left reel 110 has been described, but the middle reel 111 and the right reel 112 have the same configuration.

  According to the configuration described above, it is possible to prevent the player side from becoming dark due to the reels 110 to 112 being shielded by the reel shutters 165 to 167, thereby preventing the player from operating. For example, if the brightness is once dark and then returned to the original brightness (or vice versa), if the brightness change is large, the player's eyes will not be able to cope with the brightness change and will recognize an operation mistake or effect. There is a risk that it will not be possible. However, according to the above configuration, such a situation can be prevented by suppressing a change in brightness. At this time, a part of the shielded area may be turned off or dimmed without irradiating light as it is. FIG. 13 shows an example in which the backlight LED 192 responsible for the shielded area is turned off.

  Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. This figure shows a circuit block diagram of the control unit.

  The control unit of the slot machine 100 can be broadly divided into main effects according to a main control unit 300 that controls the progress of the game and a command signal (hereinafter simply referred to as “command”) transmitted by the main control unit 300. And a second sub-control unit 500 that controls various devices based on a command transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400. The main control unit 300 described below corresponds to an example of a lottery unit, a reception validation unit, a stop control unit, a determination unit, a privilege grant unit, an operation order response unit, and a delay control unit of the present invention. The first sub-control unit 400 corresponds to an example of a change control unit, a first light emission control unit, and a second light emission control unit of the present invention.

<Main control unit>
First, the main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The main control unit 300 includes a basic circuit 302 that controls the entire main control unit 300. The basic circuit 302 includes a CPU 304, control program data, lottery data used in the internal lottery of a winning combination, and reel symbols. ROM 306 storing an array, RAM 308 for temporarily storing data, I / O 310 for controlling input / output of various devices, counter timer 312 for measuring time, frequency, etc., WDT (Watchdog timer) 314 is mounted. Note that other storage devices may be used for the ROM 306 and the RAM 308, and this is the same for the first sub-control unit 400 and the second sub-control unit 500 described later. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 315b as a system clock. Further, when the power is turned on, the CPU 304 transmits the frequency division data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 306 to the counter timer 312. The counter timer 312 sets the interrupt time based on the received frequency division data. An interrupt request is transmitted to the CPU 304 at every interrupt time. In response to this interrupt request, the CPU 304 monitors each sensor and transmits a drive pulse. For example, when the clock signal output from the crystal oscillator 315b is set to 8 MHz, the frequency division value of the counter timer 312 is set to 1/256, and the data for frequency division of the ROM 306 is set to 47, the interrupt reference time is 256 × 47 ÷ 8 MHz. = 1.504 ms.

  The main control unit 300 is activated when a power is turned on, and a random value generation circuit 316 used as a hardware random number counter that changes a numerical value in a range of 0 to 65535 based on a clock signal input from the crystal oscillator 315a. The CPU 304 includes a start signal output circuit 338 that outputs a signal (reset signal). When the start signal is input from the start signal output circuit 338, the CPU 304 starts game control (main control unit main processing described later) To start).

  Further, the main control unit 300 includes a sensor circuit 320, and the CPU 304 inserts various sensors 318 (a bet button 130 sensor, a bet button 131 sensor, a bet button 132 sensor, and a medal insertion slot 141 every interruption time). Medal acceptance sensor, start lever 135 sensor, left stop button 137 sensor, middle stop button 138 sensor, right stop button 139 sensor, checkout button 134 sensor, medal payout sensor for medals paid out from the medal payout device 180, left reel 110 The index sensor of the middle reel 111, the index sensor of the right reel 112, etc.).

  When the sensor circuit 320 detects the H level of the start lever sensor, a signal indicating this detection is output to the random value generation circuit 316. Receiving this signal, the random value generation circuit 316 latches the value at that timing and stores it in a register that stores the random value used for the lottery.

  Two medal acceptance sensors are installed in the internal passage of the medal insertion slot 141 and detect whether or not a medal has passed. Two start lever 135 sensors are installed inside the start lever 135 and detect a start operation by the player. The left stop button 137 sensor, the middle stop button 138 sensor, and the right stop button 139 sensor are installed in the corresponding stop buttons 137 to 139, respectively, and detect the operation of the stop button by the player.

  The bet button 130 sensor, the bet button 131 sensor, and the bet button 132 sensor are installed in the corresponding medal insertion buttons 130 to 132, respectively, and the medal stored electronically in the RAM 308 is inserted into the game. Detecting a throwing operation when throwing as. The settlement button 134 sensor is provided on the settlement button 134. When the settlement button 134 is pressed once, the medals stored electronically are settled. The medal payout sensor is a sensor for detecting a medal paid out by the medal payout device 180. Each of the above sensors may be a non-contact type sensor or a contact type sensor.

  The index sensor of the left reel 110, the index sensor of the middle reel 111, and the index sensor of the right reel 112 are installed at predetermined positions on the mounting bases of the reels 110 to 112, and light shielding pieces provided on the reel frame pass therethrough. Each time you do it, it goes to L level. Rotational position information indicating how much the reel is rotating from the reference position from once to the L level is calculated based on the value obtained by counting the clock signals output from the crystal oscillator 315b. Is done. When the CPU 304 detects the L level signal, the CPU 304 determines that the reel has made one rotation and resets the rotational position information of the reel to zero. This rotational position information is stored in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300.

  The main control unit 300 is provided in a drive circuit 322 for driving a stepping motor provided in the reel devices 110 to 112, a drive circuit 324 for driving a solenoid provided in a medal selector 170 for selecting inserted medals, and a medal payout device 180. Drive circuit 326 for driving the motor, various lamps 339 (reel panel lamp left 120, game medal insertion possible lamp 124, re-game lamp 122, game medal insertion lamp 129, game start lamp 121, stored number indicator 125, payout A drive circuit 328 for driving the number indicator 127) is provided.

  In addition, an information output circuit 334 is connected to the basic circuit 302, and the main control unit 300 is slotted into an information input circuit 652 provided in an external hall computer (not shown) or the like via the information output circuit 334. The game information of the machine 100 (for example, information indicating the game state) is output.

  Further, the main control unit 300 includes a voltage monitoring circuit 330 that monitors the voltage value of the power source supplied from the power management unit (not shown) to the main control unit 300. The voltage monitoring circuit 330 is a voltage of the power source. When the value is less than a predetermined value (9v in this embodiment), a low voltage signal indicating that the voltage has decreased is output to the basic circuit 302.

  In addition, the main control unit 300 includes an output interface for transmitting a command to the first sub control unit 400 and enables communication with the first sub control unit 400. Note that information communication between the main control unit 300 and the first sub control unit 400 is one-way communication, and the main control unit 300 is configured to be able to transmit signals such as commands to the first sub control unit 400. However, the first sub-control unit 400 is configured not to transmit a signal such as a command to the main control unit 300.

<Sub control unit>
Next, the first sub control unit 400 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The first sub control unit 400 receives the control command transmitted from the main control unit 300 via the input interface. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a basic circuit 402 that controls the entire first sub-control unit 400 based on the control command. The basic circuit 402 stores data temporarily with the CPU 404. RAM 408, I / O 410 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter timer 412 for measuring time and number of times are mounted. The CPU 404 of the basic circuit 402 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 414 as a system clock. The ROM 406 stores a control program and data for controlling the entire first sub-control unit 400, a backlight lighting pattern, data for controlling various displays, and the like.

  The CPU 404 transmits the frequency division data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 406 to the counter timer 412 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The counter timer 412 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency dividing data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 404 at each interrupt time. The CPU 404 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing.

  The first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a sound source IC 418, and the sound source IC 418 is provided with speakers 272 and 277 via an output interface. The sound source IC 418 controls sound output from the amplifiers and speakers 272 and 277 in accordance with a command from the CPU 404. The sound source IC 418 is connected to an S-ROM (sound ROM) in which audio data is stored. The audio data acquired from the ROM is amplified by an amplifier and output from the speakers 272 and 277.

  The first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a drive circuit 422, and various kinds of lamps 420 (upper lamp, lower lamp, side lamp 144, title panel 162 lamp, bet button lamp, etc.) are connected to the drive circuit 422 via an input / output interface. 200, the backlight LEDs 192 of the reels 110 to 112, and the shutter LEDs 165n and 165q of the reel shutter).

  The first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a drive circuit 424, and reel shutters 165 to 167 are connected to the drive circuit 424 via an input / output interface.

  In addition, the CPU 404 transmits and receives signals to the second sub control unit 500 via the output interface. Second sub-control unit 500 performs various controls of effect device 160 including display control of effect image display device 157. Note that the second sub-control unit 500 is, for example, a control unit that controls display of the liquid crystal display device 157, or a control unit that controls various drive devices for presentation (for example, a control unit that controls motor driving of the liquid crystal shutter 163). ), And the like.

  The second sub-control unit 500 includes a basic circuit 502 that receives the control command transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400 via the input interface and controls the entire second sub-control unit 500 based on the control command. The basic circuit 502 includes a CPU 504, a RAM 508 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 510 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter timer for measuring time and frequency 512. The CPU 504 of the basic circuit 502 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 514 as a system clock. The ROM 506 stores a control program and data for controlling the entire second sub-control unit 500, data for image display, and the like.

  The CPU 504 transmits the frequency division data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 506 to the counter timer 512 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The counter timer 512 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 404 at each interrupt time. The CPU 504 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing.

  The second sub-control unit 500 is provided with a drive circuit 530 for driving the motor of the liquid crystal shutter 163, and the drive circuit 530 is provided with a liquid crystal shutter 163 via an output interface. The drive circuit 530 outputs a drive signal to a stepping motor (not shown) provided in the liquid crystal shutter 163 in response to a command from the CPU 504.

  The second sub-control unit 500 is provided with a sensor circuit 532, and a liquid crystal shutter sensor 538 is connected to the sensor circuit 532 via an input interface. The CPU 504 monitors the state of the liquid crystal shutter sensor 538 every interruption time.

  The second sub-control unit 500 is provided with a VDP 534 (video display processor), and a ROM 506 and a VRAM 536 are connected to the VDP 534 via a bus. The VDP 534 reads out image data and the like stored in the ROM 506 based on a signal from the CPU 504, generates a display image using the work area of the VRAM 536, and displays the image on the effect image display device 157.

<Pattern arrangement>
Next, the symbol arrangement applied to each of the reels 110 to 112 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the same figure is a figure which expand | deploys and shows the arrangement | sequence of the symbol given to each reel (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) planarly.

  In each reel 110 to 112, a plurality of types (10 types in this embodiment) of symbols shown on the right side of the figure are arranged in a predetermined number of frames (21 frames of numbers 0 to 20 in this embodiment). Also, numbers 0 to 20 shown at the left end of the figure are numbers indicating the arrangement positions of symbols on the reels 110 to 112. For example, in the present embodiment, “watermelon design” is assigned to the number 1 frame of the left reel 110, “bell design” is assigned to the number 0 frame of the middle reel 111, and “seven 1” is assigned to the number 2 frame of the right reel 112. The “design” is arranged.

<Type of winning prize>
Next, the types of winning combinations of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 16 is a first diagram in all two diagrams showing the types of winning combinations (including actuating combinations), symbol combinations corresponding to each winning combination, and the operation or payout of each winning combination. FIG. 17 is a second diagram of all two diagrams showing the types of winning combinations (including actuating combinations), symbol combinations corresponding to each winning combination, and the operation or payout of each winning combination.

  The winning combination of the slot machine 100 includes a special combination (special combination 1, special combination 2) and a general combination (replay combination 1 to replay combination 4, small combination 1 to small combination 5). The types of winning combinations are not limited to these combinations and can be arbitrarily adopted.

  Among the winning combinations in this embodiment, the special combination 1 and the special combination 2 are combinations that shift to a special gaming state in which a predetermined profit is given to the player. In addition, the replaying role 1 to the replaying role 4 are roles that allow replaying without newly inserting medals. These winning combinations may be referred to as “acting combinations”. In addition, “winning” in the present embodiment includes a case where a symbol combination of an operating combination that does not accompany a medal payout (ie, does not accompany a medal payout) is displayed on the active line. A special combination 2 and a prize for replaying combination 1 to replaying combination 4 are included.

  The special combination 1 and the special combination 2 are combinations (operating combinations) that shift to a special gaming state by winning. However, medals will not be paid out for winning this role. In the corresponding symbol combination, special role 1 is “Seven 1-Seven 1-Seven 1 (BB)” or “Seven 2-Seven 2-Seven 2 (BB)”, and special role 2 is “BAR-BAR-BAR”. (RB) ".

  When the special combination 1 or special combination 2 is won internally, a special combination internal winning flag corresponding to the internal winning combination is set to ON (stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300). When this flag is set to ON, main controller 300 shifts the gaming state to the special combination internal winning state (hereinafter, this state may be referred to as RT4). This flag is kept on until winning the internal winning combination, and it becomes easy to win the internal winning combination in subsequent games. In other words, even if the special winning combination 1 or special winning combination 2 is not won, the special combination will be selected in the next and subsequent games, and the symbol combination corresponding to the special combination (for example, the special combination) In the case of winning an internal winning 1, the combination of “Seven 1-Seven 1-Seven 1 (BB)” or “Seven 2-Seven 2-Seven 2 (BB)” will be in a state where it is easy to win. This special combination internal winning state (RT4) will be described later.

  The main control unit 300 shifts the gaming state to the special gaming state (hereinafter, this state may be referred to as RT5) based on the display of the symbol combination corresponding to the special combination 1 or special combination 2. Further, in this special game state, when a predetermined number of payouts are made, the game is shifted to a re-game low probability state (hereinafter, this state may be referred to as RT1). The special game state (RT5) and the replay low probability state (RT1) will be described later.

  The re-playing role (re-playing role 1 to re-playing role 4) is a winning combination (operating role) that can play a game without inserting a medal (game medium) in the next game by winning a prize. No withdrawal will be made. Note that the symbol combinations corresponding to the replaying role 1 are “replay-replay-replay (normal replay)”, “bell-replay-bell (normal replay)”, “bell-replay-blank 3 (normal replay)”, There are other combinations. The symbol combination corresponding to the replaying role 2 is “replay-replay-bell (preparation replay)”. The symbol combination corresponding to the replaying player 3 is “watermelon-replay-replay (promotion replay)” or “blank 1-replay-replay (promotion replay)”. The symbol combination corresponding to the replaying role 4 is “replay-replay-watermelon (tumbling replay)”. Note that the main control unit 300 shifts the gaming state to the re-gaming high probability preparation state (hereinafter, this state may be referred to as RT2) based on the display of the symbol combination corresponding to the re-gamer 2. . Further, based on the display of the symbol combination corresponding to the replaying combination 3, the gaming state is shifted to the replaying high probability state (hereinafter, this state may be referred to as RT3). Further, based on the display of the symbol combination corresponding to the replaying role 4, the gaming state is shifted to the replaying low probability state (RT1). These replay high probability ready state (RT2) and replay high probability state (RT3) will be described later.

  The re-game player may be any player who can play the next game without the player inserting medals. Therefore, for example, when a re-game is won, a medal may be automatically inserted in the next game (the medal insertion number is reset in a medal insertion number storage area described later), or a re-game is won. It is also possible to use a medal that has been thrown into the next game as it is in the next game.

  “Small roles (small roles 1 to 5)” (hereinafter referred to as “small roles 1”, “small roles 2”, “small roles 3”, “small roles 4”, and “small roles 5” respectively) Is a winning combination in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out by winning. The symbol combination corresponding to the small role 1 is “ANY-cherry-ANY (cherry)”. Symbol combinations corresponding to the small role 2 include “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon (watermelon)”, “bell-watermelon-BAR (watermelon)”, “replay-watermelon-BAR (watermelon)”, and other combinations. Symbol combination corresponding to small role 3 is “Replay-Bell-Watermelon (5 choices bell)”, “Watermelon-bell-Watermelon (5 choices bell)”, “Blank 1-Bell-Watermelon (5 choices bell)”, etc. There are combinations. The symbol combination corresponding to the small role 4 is “bell-bell-bell (common bell)”. The symbol combination corresponding to the small combination 5 is “blank 2-BAR-BAR (single combination)”. The number of payouts corresponding to each small combination is as shown in FIG. In the case of “ANY-Cherry-ANY”, the symbol of the middle reel 111 may be “Cherry”, and the symbol of the left reel 110 and the right reel 112 may be any symbol. In addition, although it is not a winning combination, if the correct answer is not given in the order of the small combination 3 to be described later, the symbol combinations displayed on the middle winning line L1 are “replay-bell-bell (spilled eyes)”, “watermelon-bell”. -"Bell", "Blank 1-Bell-Bell". When the game state is the re-gaming high probability ready state (RT2) or the re-gaming high probability state (RT3), the main control unit 300 displays that the symbol combination corresponding to any of these spilled eyes is displayed. Based on this, the gaming state is shifted to the re-gaming low probability state (RT1).

<Type of gaming state>
Next, the type and transition of the gaming state of the slot machine 100 will be described. FIG. 18 is a transition diagram of the gaming state of the slot machine 100.

  The slot machine 100 is roughly divided into a replay low probability state (RT1), a replay high probability preparation state (RT2), a replay high probability state (RT3), a special role internal winning state (RT4), and a special game state (RT5). There are a total of five gaming states, and these gaming states are controlled by the main control unit 300. FIG. 18A shows these five game states. Also, FIG. 18B shows the transition conditions for each gaming state, and FIG. 18A shows the symbols corresponding to the transition conditions shown in FIG. 18B on the arrows connecting the gaming states. Has been. When the transition condition corresponding to the symbol described in each arrow is established, the gaming state transitions in the direction of the arrow. Conditions for this game state transition include, for example, winning a predetermined combination, winning a predetermined combination internally, stopping a specific combination of symbols on a specific winning line, and playing a specified number of games. And a predetermined number of payouts may be made.

<Internal winning prize winner>
In the gaming machine of this embodiment, based on the operation of the start lever 135, an internal lottery is executed as to whether or not the winning combination described above is permitted (step S109 in FIG. 20). The winning combination of the winning combination is controlled by controlling the stop of the reel according to the result of the internal lottery. In addition, the result derived | led-out by this internal lottery is called a condition apparatus. In addition, since the condition device corresponds to a winning combination, the internal winning of the conditional device may be expressed as the internal winning of the winning combination. In addition, the condition device may be expressed as an internal winning combination. Hereinafter, this condition apparatus will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a lottery table of the condition device in each gaming state. The horizontal axis represents each gaming state, and the vertical axis represents the lottery value of each condition device. This condition device corresponds to a winning combination, and when a certain conditional device is determined by lottery, a symbol combination corresponding to the corresponding winning combination is allowed to be displayed (winning) on an effective winning line. .

  19, the special combination 1, special combination 2, re-playing combination 1, small combination 1, small combination 2, small combination 5 correspond to the winning combination described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17, respectively. Conditional device. When these condition devices are internally won, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination corresponding to the stop operation timing can be displayed on the effective winning line.

  The small role 5 is a mode in which the Seven 2 symbols applied to each of the reels 110 to 112 are not aligned with the middle stage winning line L1 (see the mode shown in FIG. 30B, hereinafter referred to as a shift 7 mode). It is also a condition device that can display the symbol combination to be displayed on the middle stage winning line L1. Specifically, for the first stop and the second stop, it is allowed to draw the Seven 2 symbol onto the middle stage line (the pull-in will be described later), and for the third stop, the Seven 2 symbol is placed on the middle stage winning line L1. It is allowed to be drawn under one pattern (either number 3 or number 6 or number 9 shown in FIG. 2). In addition, it is a condition device that allows seven modes of deviation to be derived for a loss in a special gaming state (RT5) (a state in which no winning combination has been won internally).

  Among the condition devices in FIG. 19, “re-game player 1 & 2 duplication G” refers to a condition device that allows a player to win either re-game player 1 or re-game player 2. In addition, at least the condition device of the re-game player 1 and the condition device of the re-game player 2 are also shown in a state in which they are internally won. When this “re-gamer 1 & 2 duplication G” is won internally, it is determined which symbol combination corresponding to which combination is displayed according to the stop operation order of the player. More specifically, when a stop operation is performed according to one predetermined stop operation order (hereinafter also referred to as a correct answer operation order or a push order correct answer), a symbol combination corresponding to the re-game player 2 (preparation replay) Is displayed (refer to the remarks column in FIG. 19), and the stop operation is performed in accordance with the other predetermined stop operation sequence (hereinafter also referred to as incorrect answer operation order or push order incorrect answer). Any one of the symbol combinations (ordinary replays) corresponding to the re-playing combination 1 is displayed (refer to the remarks in FIG. 19 when the push order is incorrect).

  In the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment, there are a plurality of stop operation orders depending on the combination of the first stop operation, the second stop operation, and the third stop operation (left middle right, left and right middle, middle left and right, middle right left, right right and left middle). , Right, middle, left, total 6 ways). In the above-described “re-game 1 & 2 duplication G”, the condition device having the first left stop as the correct operation order, the condition device having the middle first stop as the correct operation order, and the right first stop as the correct operation order. There are three types of condition devices. Note that the internal winning probabilities of these three types of condition devices are equal. Further, the internal winning probability of “re-game player 1 & 2 duplication G” shown in FIG. 19 is the sum of the internal winning probabilities of these three types of condition devices. A condition device in which the symbol combination corresponding to the re-game player is determined by the push order, such as “re-game player 1 & 2 duplication G”, may be referred to as “push-order replay”. In the following description, the internal winning of “re-gamer 1 & 2 duplication G” may be expressed as the re-gamer 1 and the re-gamer 2 are internally winning in duplicate.

  In addition, the structure which employ | adopted said 3 types of correct operation order is an example, For example, you may employ | adopt the condition apparatus (6 types of condition apparatus) which makes each of 6 types of operation orders correct operation order. Also, these internal winning probabilities need not be equal. This configuration is the same for the following “re-game combination 3 & 4 duplication G” and “re-game combination 1 & 4 duplication G”.

  The “re-game combination 3 & 4 duplication G” refers to a condition device that allows winning either the re-play game combination 3 or the re-play game combination 4. In addition, at least the condition device of the replaying combination 3 and the condition device of the replaying combination 4 are also shown in a state of being internally won. When this “re-gamer 3 & 4 duplication G” is won internally, it is determined which symbol combination corresponding to which combination is displayed according to the stop operation order of the player. More specifically, when the stop operation is performed in accordance with one predetermined stop operation order (also referred to as correct answer operation order or push order correct answer), among the symbol combinations (promotion replay) corresponding to the re-game player 3 Is displayed (refer to the remarks column in FIG. 19 when the correct answer is the push order), and the stop operation is performed according to the other predetermined stop operation order (hereinafter also referred to as incorrect answer operation order or push order incorrect answer). In the case, the symbol combination (falling replay) corresponding to the replaying combination 4 is displayed (refer to the remarks in FIG. 19 when the push order is incorrect).

  In the above-described “regame combination 3 & 4 duplication G”, there are three types of condition devices as in the “regame combination 1 & 2 duplication G”, and the internal winning probabilities of these condition devices are equal. Further, the internal winning probability of “re-gamer 3 & 4 overlap G” shown in FIG. 19 is the sum of the internal winning probabilities of these three types of condition devices. This “re-game combination 3 & 4 duplication G” may also be referred to as “push order replay” in the same manner as “re-game combination 1 & 2 duplication G”. In the following description, the internal winning of “re-gamer 3 & 4 duplication G” may be expressed as that the re-gamer 3 and the re-gamer 4 are internally won.

  The “re-game player 1 & 4 duplication G” refers to a condition device that allows either the re-game player 1 or the re-game player 4 to win. In addition, at least the condition device of the replaying combination 1 and the condition device of the replaying combination 4 overlap each other and indicate a state in which they are internally won. When this “re-gamer 1 & 4 duplication G” is won internally, it is determined which symbol combination corresponding to which combination is displayed according to the stop operation order of the player. More specifically, when the stop operation is performed in accordance with one predetermined stop operation order (also referred to as correct answer operation order or push order correct answer), among the symbol combinations (normal replay) corresponding to the re-game player 1 Is displayed (refer to the remarks column in FIG. 19 when the correct answer is the push order), and the stop operation is performed according to the other predetermined stop operation order (hereinafter also referred to as incorrect answer operation order or push order incorrect answer). In the case, the symbol combination (falling replay) corresponding to the replaying combination 4 is displayed (refer to the remarks in FIG. 19 when the push order is incorrect).

  In the above-described “re-gamer 1 & 4 overlap G”, there are three types of condition devices as in the “re-gamer 1 & 2 overlap G”, and the internal winning probabilities of these condition devices are equal. Further, the internal winning probability of “re-gamer 1 & 4 overlapping G” shown in FIG. 19 is the sum of the internal winning probabilities of these three types of condition devices. This “re-game player 1 & 4 duplication G” may also be referred to as “push order replay” in the same manner as “re-game player 1 & 2 duplication G”. In the following description, the internal winning of “re-gamer 1 & 4 duplication G” may be expressed as that the re-gamer 1 and the re-gamer 4 are internally won.

  The “small role 3 overlap G” refers to a condition device that allows winning a small role 3 according to the stop operation order of the player. Specifically, when a stop operation is performed in accordance with a correct operation sequence that is a predetermined stop operation sequence, one of the symbol combinations (5 choice bells) corresponding to the small role 3 is displayed (FIG. 19). In the remarks column, refer to the correct answer in the pressing order), in any other case, any one of the symbol combinations corresponding to the spilled eyes is displayed (refer to the incorrect answer in the pressing order in FIG. 19 remarks column).

  In the above-described “small role 3 overlap G”, the condition device that sets the right middle operation right as the correct operation order, the condition device that uses the right and left middle as the correct operation order, the condition device that uses the right middle as the right operation order, There are five types of condition devices: a condition device having the middle left as the correct operation order, and a condition device having the middle first stop as the correct operation order. The internal winning probabilities of these multiple types of condition devices are equal. Further, the internal winning probability of “small role 3 overlapping G” shown in FIG. 19 is the sum of the internal winning probabilities of these five types of condition devices. A condition device in which a symbol combination corresponding to a small combination is determined by the pressing order, such as “small combination 3 overlapping G”, may be referred to as “pushing order small combination”. As for the “push order small combination”, a condition device that sets the correct operation order for the stop operation orders other than the above five types may be adopted as in the “push order replay”. Further, the internal winning probability may be varied depending on the condition device.

  Further, when “Pocket 4” is won internally, the symbol combination corresponding to the small role 4 shown in FIG. 16 is displayed on the middle stage winning line L1 regardless of the stop operation. (See the remarks column in Fig. 19).

  The internal winning probability of the condition device in each gaming state described below is a random number obtained from the lottery data prepared in the ROM 306 corresponding to the range of the lottery data associated with each combination at the time of the internal lottery. It is obtained by a value divided by numerical data in a numerical range (for example, 65535). For example, in RT1 (replay low probability state), the lottery value of the small combination 1 is 512, and the winning probability of the small combination 1 is 512/65536 * 100≈8%. The lottery data is divided into several numerical ranges in advance, and each condition device and loss are associated with each numerical range. It is determined which random number value obtained as a result of executing the internal lottery is a value corresponding to lottery data corresponding to which condition device, and an internal lottery (condition device) is determined. This lottery data is provided with settings 1 to 6 in which the winning probabilities of at least one combination are different, and a game shop clerk can arbitrarily select and set any set value.

  Hereinafter, the gaming state of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19 as appropriate.

<Replay low probability state (RT1)>
The re-gaming low probability state is a gaming state in which the internal winning probability of the condition device corresponding to the re-gamer is the lowest (unfavorable for the player) among other gaming states (for example, gaming states other than the special gaming state) It may be called a normal gaming state. In the re-playing low probability state, the condition device is drawn by referring to the lottery table in the column “RT1” on the horizontal axis shown in FIG.

  The condition devices in the replay low probability state include special combination 1, special combination 2, replay combination 1, replay combination 1 & 2 overlap G, small combination 1, small combination 2, small combination 3 overlap G, and small combination 4. . If these winning combinations are not won internally, the game is lost, and no symbol combination corresponding to any winning combination is displayed. It should be noted that the fact that the symbol combination related to winning is not stopped on an effective winning line is sometimes referred to as “losing”. In addition, there is a case where the fact that the winning combination is not won internally is expressed as “winning”.

  In FIG. 18, when a symbol combination corresponding to the replaying role 2 is displayed in the replaying low probability state (RT1) (when winning the replaying role 2), a replaying high probability preparation state described later is performed. It is shown that the process proceeds to (RT2). Also, the figure shows that when the special combination 1 or special combination 2 is won internally, the state shifts to a special combination internal winning state (RT4) described later.

<Replay high probability ready state (RT2)>
The re-game high probability ready state (RT2) is a game state in which the internal winning probability of the condition device corresponding to the re-game player is higher than that of the re-game low probability state (RT1). In the replay high probability preparation state (RT2), the condition devices are drawn by referring to the lottery table in the column “RT2” on the horizontal axis shown in FIG.

  The condition device in the replay high probability state (RT2) includes special role 1, special role 2, replay role 1, replay role 3 & 4G, small role 1, small role 2, small role 3 overlap G, and small role 4. is there. If these winning combinations are not won internally, the game is lost, and no symbol combination corresponding to any winning combination is displayed.

  In FIG. 18, when a symbol combination corresponding to the replaying role 3 is displayed in the replaying high probability preparation state (RT2) (when the replaying role 3 is won), a replaying high probability state to be described later is displayed. When (RT3) is indicated and the symbol combination corresponding to the replaying role 4 is displayed (when winning the replaying role 4), or when the symbol combination corresponding to the spilled eye is displayed Is shown to shift to the above-mentioned low replay probability state (RT1). Also, the figure shows that when the special combination 1 or special combination 2 is won internally, the state shifts to a special combination internal winning state (RT4) described later.

<Replay high probability state (RT3)>
The re-game high probability state (RT3) is a game state in which the internal winning probability of the condition device corresponding to the re-game player is highest among all the game states. In the replay high probability state (RT3), a condition device is drawn by referring to the lottery table in the column “RT3” on the horizontal axis shown in FIG.

  The condition devices in the replay high probability state (RT3) include special role 1, special role 2, replay role 1, replay role 1 & 4G, small role 1, small role 2, small role 3 overlap G, and small role 4. is there. If these winning combinations are not won internally, the game is lost, and no symbol combination corresponding to any winning combination is displayed.

  In FIG. 18, when a symbol combination corresponding to the replaying role 4 is displayed in the replay high probability state (RT3) (when winning the replaying role 4), or a symbol combination corresponding to the spilled eye is displayed. In the case of being played, it is shown that the transition to the above-mentioned low replay probability state (RT1) is made. Also, the figure shows that when the special combination 1 or special combination 2 is won internally, the state shifts to a special combination internal winning state (RT4) described later.

<Special role internal winning state (RT4)>
The special combination internal winning state (RT4) is a state in which the special combination internal winning flag is set to ON, and the player performs either the special combination 1 or the special combination 2 by performing a stop operation at a predetermined timing. It is a gaming state in which a symbol combination corresponding to can be displayed. In the special role internal winning state, the condition device is selected by referring to the lottery table in the column of “RT4” on the horizontal axis shown in FIG.

  The condition devices in the special combination internal winning state include a replay combination 1, a small combination 1, a small combination 2, and a small combination 3 overlapping G. If these winning combinations are not won internally, the game is lost, and no symbol combination corresponding to any winning combination is displayed. However, as described above, the symbol combination corresponding to either the special combination 1 or the special combination 2 can be displayed.

  FIG. 18 shows that when the symbol combination corresponding to the special combination 1 or special combination 2 is displayed in the special combination internal winning state (RT4), the state shifts to the special game state (RT5) described later. Yes.

<Special gaming state (RT5)>
The special game state (RT5) is a game state that is most advantageous to the player among all the game states. In the special game state, a condition device is drawn by referring to the lottery table in the column “RT5” on the horizontal axis shown in FIG. The condition devices in the special game state include a small combination 4 and a small combination 5. If these winning combinations are not won internally, the game is lost, and no symbol combination corresponding to any winning combination is displayed.

  FIG. 18 shows that, in the special game state (RT5), when the specified number is paid out, the re-game low probability state (RT1) is entered. Specifically, in the case of shifting to the special gaming state based on the display of the symbol combination corresponding to the special combination 1, when the payout of 360 or more medals is completed, the re-gaming low probability state (RT1) is entered. Transition. In addition, in the case of shifting to the special gaming state based on the display of the symbol combination corresponding to the special combination 2, when the payout of 120 or more medals is completed, the transition to the re-gaming low probability state (RT1) is performed.

  In this embodiment, the special game state ends when a specified number of payouts are executed. For example, the special game state ends when a predetermined combination (for example, a single bonus) is won, or a predetermined number of times ( For example, the game may be ended when there are 8 winnings or when a predetermined number of games (for example, 6 times) are played.

<AT gaming state>
The main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 of this embodiment controls five gaming states (RT1, RT2, RT3, RT4, RT5). On the other hand, in the first sub-control unit 400, when the gaming state is any one of the re-gaming low probability state (RT1), the re-gaming high probability preparation state (RT2), and the re-gaming high probability state (RT3), There is a case where a stop operation effect for informing information on the winning combination is started. Hereinafter, the state where the stop operation effect is executed is referred to as an AT (assist time) gaming state. Here, the details of this AT gaming state will be described.

  In the AT gaming state, an effect that notifies the operation timing of the stop operation means or the order of pressing is executed according to the condition device so as to provide a result advantageous to the player. Specifically, if “Re-Gamer 1 & 2 Duplicate G” is won internally, the push order for winning the Re-Gamer 2 will be notified, and if “Re-Gamer 3 & 4 Duplicate G” is internally won The re-playing player 3 is notified of the push order for winning. In addition, when “Re-Gamer 1 & 4 Duplicate G” is won internally, the push order for winning the Re-Gamer 1 is notified, and when “Winner 3 Duplicate G” is internally won, The order of pushing for winning a prize is announced. These condition devices may be referred to as AT roles.

  The “re-game player 1 & 2 duplication G” is a condition device in the re-game low probability state (RT1). When this winning combination is won internally, the winning combination is either the replaying role 1 (normal replay) or the replaying role 2 (preparation replay). Although these roles are common in that replays are given, they differ in that the replaying role 2 is a role that shifts to the replay high probability ready state (RT2), which is a more advantageous gaming state for the player. . In other words, it is more advantageous for the player to win the re-game player 2 than to win the re-game player 1. For this reason, in the AT gaming state, when the “re-gamer 1 & 2 duplication G” is won internally, the stop operation order for displaying the symbol combination corresponding to the re-gamer 2 on the effective winning line is notified. Is executed.

  “Re-game 3 & 4 overlap G” is a condition device in the re-game high probability ready state (RT2). When this winning combination is won internally, the winning combination is either the replaying role 3 (promotion replay) or the replaying role 4 (falling replay). Although these roles are common in that replays are given, the replay role 3 shifts to a replay high probability state (RT3), which is a more advantageous game state for the player, whereas the replay role The difference is that 4 shifts to a re-playing low probability state (RT1), which is a disadvantageous gaming state for the player. In other words, it is more advantageous for the player to win the replaying role 3 than to win the replaying role 4. For this reason, in the AT gaming state, when the “re-gamer 3 & 4 duplication G” is won internally, the stop operation sequence for displaying the symbol combination corresponding to the re-gamer 3 on the effective winning line is notified. Is executed.

  The “replaying player 1 & 4 overlap G” is a condition device in the replaying high probability state (RT3). When this winning combination is won internally, the winning combination is either the replaying role 1 (normal replay) or the replaying role 4 (falling replay). Although these roles are common in that replays are given, the replay high probability state (RT3), in which the replay role 1 is a more advantageous game state for the player, is maintained. The difference is that the re-playing role 4 is a role that shifts to a re-playing low-probability state (RT1), which is a disadvantageous gaming state for the player. That is, it is more advantageous for the player to win the replaying role 1 than to win the replaying role 4. For this reason, in the AT gaming state, when the “re-gamer 1 & 4 overlap G” is won internally, the stop operation order for displaying the symbol combination corresponding to the re-gamer 1 on the effective winning line is notified. Is executed.

  “Small part 3 overlap G” is a part that is won internally in the gaming state except the special gaming state (RT5). When this winning combination is won internally, either the small winning combination 3 or the symbol combination corresponding to the spilled eye is displayed. As described above, nine medals are paid out when winning the small role 3, whereas when the symbol combination corresponding to the spilled eyes is displayed, not only medals are not paid out, but the replay is disadvantageous to the player. There is a case where the state moves to a low probability state (RT1). That is, it is more advantageous for the player to display the symbol combination corresponding to the small role 3 than to display the symbol combination corresponding to the spilled eye. For this reason, in the AT gaming state, when “Pocket 3 Overlapping G” is won internally, the effect of informing the stop operation sequence for displaying the symbol combination corresponding to the Pocket 3 on the effective winning line is executed. Is done.

  In the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment, when the AT flag provided in the RAM 408 of the first sub-control unit 400 is set to ON, an effect of entering the AT gaming state is executed in the first sub-control unit main process. The This AT flag is set to ON when the small combination 5 is won internally, and is set to OFF when the game of the number of ATs set at that time (also referred to as the number of remaining ATs) is consumed. This AT number is stored in the RAM 408 of the first sub-control unit 400.

  Note that the AT gaming state may be started and ended according to a predetermined condition (for example, when a specific gaming state is entered) regardless of the number of ATs. Further, a lottery for determining whether to add the number of ATs according to a predetermined condition may be executed. In a state where the AT game is being executed, the player can easily obtain medals. Depending on the length of this period or the like, there may be a situation that is more advantageous to the player than the special gaming state (RT5) described above.

  Hereinafter, processing of the main control unit 300, the first sub control unit 400, and the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Main control unit main processing>
First, a main control unit main process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of main processing of the main control unit.

  As described above, the main control unit 300 is provided with the start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 338 that outputs the start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 to which this activation signal has been input resets by a reset interrupt and executes the main process of the main control unit shown in FIG. 20 in accordance with a control program stored in advance in the ROM 306.

  When the power is turned on, first, various initial settings are made in step S101. In this initial setting, setting of a stack initial value to the stack pointer (SP) of the CPU 304, setting of interrupt prohibition, initial setting of the I / O 310, initial setting of various variables stored in the RAM 308, operation permission to the WDT 314, and initial setting Set the value.

  In step S103, medal insertion / start operation acceptance processing is executed. Here, it is checked whether or not a medal has been inserted, and preparation for sending an insertion command indicating that a medal has been inserted is made. Note that when a re-win is won in the previous game, a process of inserting the same number of medals as the number of medals inserted in the previous game is performed, so that it is not necessary for the player to insert medals. Further, it is checked whether or not the start lever 135 has been operated. If there is an operation of the start lever 135, the process proceeds to step S105.

  In step S105, the number of inserted medals is determined and an effective winning line is determined.

  In step S107, the random number generated by the random value generation circuit 316 is acquired.

  In step S109, the lottery table of the condition device stored in the ROM 306 is read according to the current gaming state, and an internal lottery is performed using this and the random value acquired in step S107, and the result of the internal lottery is displayed. Preparation for transmitting the indicated internal winning command to the first sub-control unit 400 is performed. As a result of the internal lottery, when any winning combination (including an operating combination) is won internally, the flag of the winning combination is turned on. Details of the winning combination internal lottery process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S111, reel stop data is selected based on the internal lottery result. The reel stop data is stored in the ROM 306 of the main control unit 300.

  In step S113, reel rotation processing is executed to start rotation of all reels 110 to 112. Details of this reel rotation processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S115, the stop buttons 137 to 139 can be received. When any one of the stop buttons is pressed, the stop table is referred to stop the reel corresponding to the pressed stop button, and the stop table is set. One of the reels 110 to 112 is stopped according to the number of drawn frames. When all the reels 110 to 112 are stopped, the process proceeds to step S117. Details of the reel stop control process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S117, a winning determination process is performed. Here, when a pattern combination corresponding to some winning combination is displayed on the activated winning line, it is determined that the winning combination is won. For example, if “ANY-Cherry-ANY” is aligned on the activated pay line, it is determined that the small role 1 has been won.

  In step S119, if any winning combination with payout is won, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is paid out according to the number of winning lines.

  In step S121, game state control processing is performed. In the game state control process, a replay low probability state (RT1), a replay high probability preparation state (RT2), a replay high probability state (RT3), a special role internal winning state (RT4), and a special game state (RT5). Processing related to the transition of each gaming state is performed, and the gaming state is shifted when the start condition or the end condition is satisfied. If a special combination is won internally in the game, and a symbol combination corresponding to the special role is not displayed in the game, the special role internal winning state (RT4) is transferred to the game. When a symbol combination corresponding to a special role is displayed in the game and the game is displayed, a process of shifting to the special game state (RT5) and then shifting to the special game state (RT5) is performed. Do. In addition, preparation for transmission of a game state update command indicating the current game state is made. Thus, one game is completed. Thereafter, the process proceeds by returning to step S103 and repeating the above-described processing.

<Main controller 300 timer interrupt processing>
Next, the main control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the main control unit timer interrupt process.

  The main control unit 300 includes a counter timer 312 that generates a timer interrupt signal at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, about once every 2 ms), and the main control unit timer interrupt is triggered by this timer interrupt signal. The process is started at a predetermined cycle.

  In step S201, a timer interrupt start process is performed. In this timer interrupt start process, a process of temporarily saving each register value of the CPU 304 to the stack area is performed.

  In step S203, the WDT 314 is periodically changed to the initial value (32.8 ms in this embodiment) so that no WDT interruption occurs (so as not to detect a processing abnormality). In the embodiment, the restart is performed once every about 2 ms, which is the period of the main control unit timer interrupt.

  In step S205, input port state update processing is performed. In this input port status update process, the detection signals of the sensor circuits 320 of the various sensors 318 are input via the input ports of the I / O 310 to monitor the presence or absence of the detection signals, and each of the various sensors 318 is partitioned in the RAM 308. Store in the provided signal state storage area.

  In step S207, various game processes are executed, and processes according to the interrupt status are executed.

  In step S209, timer update processing is performed. More specifically, various timers are updated for each time unit. If the delay timer (see step S1203 in FIG. 23) is set, the delay timer is subtracted.

  In step S211, command setting transmission processing is performed, and various commands prepared for transmission are transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400. Note that the output schedule information transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 is composed of 16 bits in the present embodiment, bit 15 is strobe information (indicating that data is set when ON), bit 11 -14 are command types (in this embodiment, basic command, input command, start lever reception command, internal winning command, effect command accompanying effect lottery processing, rotation start command accompanying the start of rotation of reels 110 to 112, stop button Stop button reception command accompanying reception of operations 137 to 139, stop position information command accompanying stop processing of reels 110 to 112, winning determination command, payout number command and payout end command accompanying medal payout processing, reel stop command, game State update command, production reel control command, production bet Emissions pressed command), bit 0 is composed of command data (predetermined information corresponding to the command type).

  In the first sub-control unit 400, it is possible to determine the production control according to the change of the game control in the main control unit 300 by the command type included in the received output schedule information, and it is included in the output schedule information. Based on the information of the command data, the contents of effect control can be determined.

  In step S213, an external output signal setting process is performed. In this external output signal setting process, game information stored in the RAM 308 is output to an information input circuit 652 separate from the slot machine 100 via the information output circuit 334.

  In step S215, device monitoring processing is performed. In this device monitoring process, first, the signal states of the various sensors 318 stored in the signal state storage area in step S205 are read, and the presence / absence of errors relating to medal insertion abnormality and medal payout abnormality is monitored. (Not shown) Error processing is executed. Further, the medal selector 170 (medal blocker in which a solenoid provided in the medal selector 170 operates), various lamps 339, and various 7-segment (SEG) indicators are set according to the current gaming state.

  In step S217, it is monitored whether the low voltage signal is on. Then, when the low voltage signal is on (when power supply shutoff is detected), the process proceeds to step S221. When the low voltage signal is off (power supply shutoff is not detected), the process proceeds to step S219.

  In step S219, various processes for ending the timer interrupt end process are performed. In this timer interrupt end process, the value of each register temporarily saved in step S201 is set in each original register. Thereafter, the process returns to the main process of the main control unit shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, in step S221, a specific variable or stack pointer for returning to the power-off state at the time of power recovery is saved as a return data in a predetermined area of the RAM 308, and power-off processing such as initialization of input / output ports is performed. After that, the process returns to the main process of the main control unit shown in FIG.

  Next, the details of the winning combination internal lottery process (step S109) in the main process of the main control unit in FIG. 20 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the winning combination internal lottery process (step S109) shown in FIG.

  First, in the first step S1101, an internal lottery of a winning combination is executed based on the random number acquired in step S107 shown in FIG. Note that the fact that a winning combination is drawn may be referred to as an internal winning combination. After this internal lottery, the process proceeds to step S1103.

  In step S1103, it is determined whether or not an internal win has been won in the special game state (RT5), or whether a small win 5 has been internally won. If these conditions are satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1105; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1107.

  In step S1105, the effect reel control preparation flag is set to ON. The effect reel control preparation flag is stored in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300. When the effect reel control preparation flag is set to ON, the process proceeds to step S1107.

  In step S1107, preparation for transmitting an internal winning command indicating the result of the internal lottery to the first sub-control unit 400 is executed. The internal winning command includes information indicating the presence / absence of the effect reel control preparation flag in addition to the result of the internal winning. When the preparation for transmitting the internal winning command is finished, the winning combination internal lottery process shown in FIG. 22 is finished.

  Next, details of the reel rotation process (step S113) in the main process of the main controller shown in FIG. 20 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the reel rotation process (step S113) shown in FIG.

  First, in the first step S1201, it is determined whether or not the effect reel control execution flag is set to ON. This effect reel control execution flag is a flag that is set to ON in step S1407 of FIG. 25 described later, and is provided in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1203. If this condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1213.

  In step S1203, a delay timer is set. This delay timer is a timer that determines a time for delaying the progress of the game during execution of the effect reel control, and its value is set in accordance with each effect reel control. Note that the value of the delay timer is stored in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300. After setting the delay timer, the process proceeds to step S1205.

  In step S1205, effect reel control is executed. More specifically, reel control is executed based on the information for effect reel control set in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300. In the present embodiment, by this effect reel control, an effect of rotating the reel stopped by the third stop by one symbol backward and then rotating it one symbol in the forward direction is executed. In the present embodiment, it is allowed to derive the above-described seven shifts when the winning in the special gaming state (RT5) and the small combination 5 are won internally. When this effect reel control is executed in this shift 7 mode, from the shift 7 mode (see FIG. 30 (b)), the Seven 2 symbols are aligned with the middle pay line L1 (FIG. 30 ( e)), and the effect of the deviation 7 mode (see FIG. 31B) is executed again. This information for effect reel control is set in step S1403 of FIG. When this process ends, the process proceeds to step S1207.

  In step S1207, preparation for transmitting the effect reel control command to the first sub-control unit 400 is executed, and the process proceeds to step S1209. The effect reel control command includes information on a reel rotated by effect reel control (hereinafter referred to as a rotation target reel) and its rotation amount.

  In step S1209, effect bet button processing is executed. Specifically, in accordance with the operation of the bet buttons 130 to 132, reel control similar to the effect reel control in step S1205 is executed, and further preparations for transmitting the effect bet button pressing command to the first sub-control unit 400 are executed. Is done. Note that the reel control information used at this time is set in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300 in step S1403 of FIG. On the other hand, when the bet buttons 130 to 132 are not operated, reel control and command transmission preparation are not executed. After execution of this process, the process proceeds to step S1211.

  In step S1211, it is determined whether or not the value of the delay timer is zero. If the value of the delay timer is 0, the process proceeds to step S1213, and if not, step S1209 is executed again. The value of this delay timer is counted down by the timer update process described above (step S209 in FIG. 21). This step S1211 is repeatedly executed until the value set in the delay timer is counted down to zero. As a result, processing (freezing) for delaying the game is performed.

  In the present embodiment, when the effect bet button process in step S1209 is repeated, an operation to reversely rotate the reel to be rotated is executed in response to a predetermined number of operations of the bet buttons 130 to 132. Note that the amount of reverse rotation is one symbol when the small combination 5 is won internally. In the case of the above-described deviation 7 mode after the effect reel control, when the reel to be rotated rotates backward by one symbol, the seven symbols are aligned with the middle winning line L1 from the deviation 7 mode (FIG. 31 (e)). The control of the reel is executed so that On the other hand, when the internal game is won in the special game state (RT5), the amount of reverse rotation is 3/4 symbols. For this reason, even if it is a case where it is the above-mentioned deviation 7 mode after effect reel control, the state where Seven 2 symbols were aligned with the middle stage winning line L1 from the shift 7 mode by reverse rotation of the reel to be rotated (see FIG. 31 (e)).

  By executing the delay process of step S1211, the player is surely shown the effect by the effect reel control and the effect bet button process, and in the first sub-control unit 400, the effect reel control command and the effect bet button press command It is possible to reliably show the player a predetermined effect executed by receiving the message.

  In step S1213, it is determined whether or not the value of the game interval timer is zero. If the value of the game interval timer is 0, the process proceeds to step S1215, and if not, step S1213 is executed again. Note that the game interval counter is a counter provided in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300 in order to adjust the interval between games, and is counted down by the timer update process described above (step S209 in FIG. 21). In this embodiment, the value is initialized immediately before the start of reel rotation so that the value of the game interval counter becomes 0 when 4.1 seconds have elapsed from the start of the previous reel rotation (step S1215). reference).

  In step S1215, the value of the game interval counter described above is initialized, and the process proceeds to step S1217.

  In step S1217, processing for starting the rotation of all reels 110 to 112 is executed, and the process proceeds to step S1219.

  In step S1219, preparations for transmitting a reel rotation start command to the first sub-control unit 400 are executed, and a series of reel rotation processing ends. The first sub-control unit 400 that has received this reel rotation start command executes a predetermined effect (details will be described later).

  Next, details of the reel stop control process (step S115) in the main control unit main process of FIG. 20 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the reel stop control process (step S115) shown in FIG.

  First, in the first step S1301, it is determined whether or not the rotation speeds of the reels 110 to 112 are constant by using sensors provided on each reel. If the rotation is constant, the process proceeds to step S1303. If not, the process of step S1301 is executed again.

  In step S1303, it is determined whether there has been an effective stop button operation. This effective stop button operation is an operation of a stop button corresponding to a rotating reel, and is an operation that has not been invalidated by, for example, the delay processing described above. If the stop button is operated, the process proceeds to step S1305. If not, the process of step S1303 is executed again.

  In step S1305, the symbol position information indicating the position of the symbol applied to the reel is obtained by the rotation, and the process proceeds to step S1307.

  In step S1307, the reel stop position is determined based on the symbol position information acquired in step S1305 and the reel stop data selected in the main process of the main control unit (see step S111 in FIG. 20), and the process proceeds to step S1309. . In this reel stop data, the number of drawn symbols (details will be described later) corresponding to the symbol position information when the stop operation is performed is set, and drawing (details will be described later) is performed with reference to this value. Thus, a predetermined symbol can be made visible in the symbol display window 113.

  Here, the pull-in will be described.

  It is difficult for most players to perform a stop operation when a predetermined symbol comes in a predetermined stop area. Therefore, when there is this predetermined symbol in a predetermined range upstream of the predetermined stop area from the rotation direction of the reel, by performing stop control to stop the predetermined symbol in the predetermined stop region, the interest of the game is reduced. To prevent or to ensure the fairness of the game. Such processing is called pull-in, and the range in which this pull-in is performed is called the pull-in range. However, if this pull-in range is provided indefinitely, the interest of the game will be reduced. Therefore, the maximum value is set in the pull-in range. The maximum value of the pull-in range is referred to as a maximum pull-in range (in this embodiment, a range corresponding to four symbols). Further, the number of symbols corresponding to the distance that the reel moves from the timing when the stop operation is performed by this pull-in to the stop is referred to as the number of drawn symbols.

  In step S1309, the reel to be stopped is stopped at the stop position determined in step S1307. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S1311.

  In step S1311, the reel stop information is updated, and the process proceeds to step S1313. Here, the reel stop information refers to information indicating the stop order of the reels 110 to 112 and the symbol position of the stopped reel.

  In step S1313, preparation is made to transmit a reel stop command to the first sub-control unit 400, and the process proceeds to step S1315. The first sub-control unit 400 that has received the reel stop command executes a predetermined effect (step S309 in FIG. 26).

  In step S1315, a stop button (valid stop button) that can accept an operation is updated. In this process, the operation for the stop button corresponding to the reel whose rotation has been stopped is set to be invalid. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S1317.

  In step S1317, it is determined whether all the reels 110 to 112 have stopped. If all the reels 110 to 112 are stopped, the process proceeds to step S1319, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1321.

  In step S1319, the effect reel control preparation process is executed, and then the reel stop control process ends. The effect reel control preparation process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S1321 which proceeds when all the reels 110 to 112 are not stopped in step S1317, the reel stop data is updated. More specifically, the reel stop data for the rotating reel is updated based on the symbol position information of the already stopped reel. As a result, the symbols that are visible in the symbol display window 113 among the symbols that have been applied to the reels that have already been stopped are stopped in accordance with the positions of the symbols that have been applied to the rotating reel. It is possible to adjust the pattern aspect that is visible in the display window 113. After the reel stop data is updated, the process proceeds to step S1303.

  Next, details of the effect reel control preparation process (step S1319) in the reel stop control process of FIG. 24 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the effect reel control process (step S1319) shown in FIG.

  First, in the first step S1401, it is determined whether or not the effect reel control preparation flag is set to ON. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1403. If this condition is not satisfied, the effect reel control preparation process is terminated. This production reel control preparation flag is a flag that is set to ON in the winning combination internal lottery process (step S1105 in FIG. 22).

  In step S1403, with reference to the result of the internal lottery (step S1101 in FIG. 22) and the reel stop information (step S1311 in FIG. 24), information for effect reel control is set. More specifically, information on the reel (rotation target reel) rotated in the effect reel control and the amount of rotation thereof is set. As described above, in the present embodiment, the third stopped reel becomes the rotation target reel, and information for executing the operation of reciprocating the symbol by one symbol (reverse rotation and forward rotation by one symbol) ( Information for effect reel control) is set in the RAM 308. Furthermore, in the case where the small combination 5 is internally won, after the effect reel control is executed, an operation to reversely rotate the reel to be rotated by one symbol according to a predetermined number of operations of the bet buttons 130 to 132 is executed. (Information for effect bet button processing) is set in the RAM 308. In addition, when the winning in the special game state (RT5) is internally won, after the effect reel control is executed, the reels to be rotated are divided into 3/4 symbols according to the predetermined number of operations of the bet buttons 130 to 132. Information (execution bet button processing information) for executing the reverse rotation operation is set in the RAM 308. Information that is the basis of these pieces of information is stored in the ROM 306 of the main control unit 300. After this process, the process proceeds to step S1405.

  In step S1405, the effect reel control execution flag provided in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300 is set to ON, and the process proceeds to step S1407.

  In step S1407, the effect reel control preparation flag is set to OFF, and this effect reel control preparation process ends.

<Processing of First Sub-Control Unit 400>
Next, processing of the first sub control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 26A is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400. FIG. 26B is a flowchart of command input processing of the first sub-control unit 400. FIG. 26C is a flowchart of command reception interrupt processing of the first sub control unit 400. FIG. 26D is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process of the first sub control unit 400.

  First, in step S301 in FIG. 26A, various initial settings are performed. When the power is turned on, an initialization process is first executed in step S301. In this initialization processing, initialization of input / output ports, initialization processing of a storage area in the RAM 408, and the like are performed. In this process, an area for storing internal winning information that is information representing the result of the internal winning and an area for storing RT update information that is information indicating the gaming state are provided in the RAM 408, respectively.

  In step S303, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more. This process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10, and when the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S305.

  In step S305, 0 is substituted into the timer variable.

  In step S307, command input processing that is processing corresponding to each command received from the main control unit 300 is executed. Details of this command input process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S309, effect control processing is performed. Here, preparation for the production is performed according to the production reservation information in the production reservation area provided in the RAM 408. This preparation includes, for example, performing a process such as reading the effect data from the ROM 406 and performing an effect data update process when the effect data needs to be updated.

  In step S311, sound control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S309. For example, if there is a command to the sound source IC 418 in the effect data read in step S309, this command is output to the sound source IC 418.

  In step S313, lamp control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S309. For example, if there is a command to the various lamps 420 in the effect data read out in step S309, this command is output to the drive circuit 422.

  In step S315, reel shutter control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S309. For example, if there is a command to the reel shutters 165 to 167 in the effect data read in step S309, this command is output to the drive circuit 424.

  In step S317, an information output process for performing setting to transmit a control command to the second sub-control unit 500 based on the processing result of step S309 is performed. For example, if there is a control command to be transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500 in the effect data read out in step S309, the control command is set to be output, and the process returns to step S303.

  Next, details of the command input process in step S309 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure shows the details of the command input processing in step S309.

  First, in step S321, it is determined whether or not there is an unprocessed command in a command reception interrupt process described later. If there is an unprocessed command, the process proceeds to step S323, and if there is no unprocessed command, the command input process is terminated.

  In step S323, the process jumps to a process corresponding to the command. The process according to the command includes, for example, a game start process for a game start command, a medal insertion process for a medal insertion command, a start lever reception process for a start lever reception command, an internal winning command reception process for an internal winning command, Stop button reception process for stop button reception command, display determination process for display determination command, gaming state update process for gaming state update command, presentation reel control command reception process for stage reel control command, and stage bet button press command There is processing at the time of receiving an effect bet button press command.

  Next, the command reception interrupt process of the first sub control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the first sub-control unit 400 detects a strobe signal output from the main control unit 300. In step S331 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output from the main control unit 300 is stored as an unprocessed command in a command storage area provided in the RAM 408.

  Next, the first sub control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, once every 2 ms), and the timer interrupt process is performed by using the timer interrupt as a trigger. Execute in the cycle.

  In step S341, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 408 described in step S303 in the first sub control unit main process shown in FIG. 26A, and the result is stored in the original timer variable storage area. Therefore, in step S303, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10).

  In step S343, transmission of a control command to the second sub-control unit 500 set in step S315, an effect random number update process, and the like are performed.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 27, the details of the internal winning command reception process executed by the command input process (step S323) of FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of internal winning command reception processing executed by the command input processing (step S323) of FIG.

  First, in step S3101, it is determined whether or not the small combination 3 duplication G has been internally won based on the internal winning information included in the internal winning command. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3103, and if this condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3107.

  In step S3103, it is determined whether or not the AT flag is set to ON. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3105. If not, the internal winning command reception process is terminated. Note that the AT flag is set to ON in step S3111 described later.

  In step S3105, effect data for notifying the push order for winning the small role 3 (refer to the correct answer in the push order in the remarks column for the small role 3 overlap G in FIG. 19) is read. In the first sub control unit 400 and the second sub control unit 500, effects are executed according to the read effect data (see step S311 to step S317 in FIG. 26). The effect is similarly executed for the subsequent effect data. After the effect data is read, the internal winning command reception process is terminated. In addition, in this embodiment, the structure which alert | reports the pushing order for winning a prize 3 using the reel shutters 165-167 is employ | adopted. Therefore, the effect data includes data for driving the reel shutters 165 to 167.

  In step S3101, the process proceeds to step S3107, which is performed when the small combination 3 overlapping G is not internally won. In step S3107, it is determined whether the gaming state is the special gaming state (RT5) and whether the lost combination or the small combination 5 is internally won. Is done. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3109; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S3113. Note that information indicating the gaming state is included in the gaming state update command, and is stored in the RAM 408 of the first sub-control unit 400 when this command is received.

  In step S3109, the effect data for 7-set notification (refer to the effect by the liquid crystal display device 157 in FIG. 30) is read. Here, “7 assortment” means that the Seven 2 symbols are aligned on the middle stage winning line L1 shown in FIG. When this effect data is read, the process proceeds to step S3111.

  In step S3111, the AT flag is set to ON on the condition that the small combination 5 is internally won. Thereafter, the internal winning command reception process is terminated.

  Whether or not the AT flag is set to ON in step S3113 which proceeds when the condition that the gaming state is the special gaming state (RT5) and the internal winning of the lost game or the small role 5 is not satisfied in step S3107 It is determined whether or not. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3115; otherwise, the internal winning command reception process is terminated.

  In step S3115, based on the internal winning information included in the internal winning command, it is determined whether or not the internal winning is performed in the push order replay. Specifically, it is determined whether or not “re-game combination 1 & 2 duplication G”, “re-game combination 3 & 4 duplication G”, and “re-game combination 1 & 4 duplication G” are internally won. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3117; otherwise, the internal winning command reception process is terminated.

  In step S3117, in accordance with the internal winning combination, effect data for executing notification (AT notification) of stop operation conditions (see correct answer in the remarks column in FIG. 19) for the player to obtain advantageous results. Read out. Thereafter, the internal winning command reception process is terminated. In addition, in this embodiment, the stop operation used as a correct answer means the stop operation for a player to obtain an advantageous result.

  Next, details of the effect reel control command reception process executed by the command input process (step S323) of FIG. 26B will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the effect reel control command reception process executed by the command input process (step S323) of FIG.

  First, in the first step S3201, the information about the rotation target reel and the rotation amount included in the effect reel control command is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S3203.

  In step S3203, effect data corresponding to the information acquired in step S3201 is read in accordance with effect reel control. In the present embodiment, the effects by the reel shutters 165 to 167 are executed in accordance with the effect reel control. The effect data read out here includes data for controlling the reel shutters 165 to 167. After the effect data is read, the effect reel control command reception process is terminated.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 28B, details of the effect bet button pressing command reception process executed by the command input process (step S323) of FIG. 26B will be described. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the effect bet button press command reception process executed by the command input process (step S323) of FIG.

  First, in step S3205, effect data to be executed in accordance with reel control by effect bet button processing is read. In the present embodiment, the effects by the reel shutters 165 to 167 are executed in accordance with the reel control by the effect bet button process. The effect data read out here includes data for controlling the reel shutters 165 to 167. After the effect data is read, the effect bet button pressing command reception process is terminated.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 28C, details of the game state update command reception process executed by the command input process (step S323) of FIG. 26B will be described. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the game state update command reception process executed by the command input process (step S323) of FIG.

  First, in the first step S3301, refer to the information indicating the new gaming state included in the gaming state update command and the information indicating the current gaming state (RT information) stored in the RAM 408 of the first sub-control unit 400. When the game state is changed, the game state update process stored in the RAM 408 is executed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S3303.

  In step S3303, AT management processing is executed. In this embodiment, when the AT flag is turned on when the special gaming state (RT5) shifts to the re-gaming low probability state (RT1), the remaining AT number (stored in the RAM 408) is set. 50 is set. The number of remaining ATs is decremented by 1 with each game. When the value after this subtraction becomes 0, the AT flag is set off. When the AT management process is completed, the game state update command reception process is terminated.

<Processing of Second Sub-Control Unit 500>
Next, the process of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 29A is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500. FIG. 29B is a flowchart of command reception interrupt processing of the second sub control unit 500. FIG. 29C is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process of the second sub control unit 500. FIG. 29D is a flowchart of the image control process of the second sub control unit 500.

  First, in step S401 in FIG. 29A, various initial settings are performed. When the power is turned on, an initialization process is first executed in step S401. In this initialization process, input / output port initialization, storage area initialization in the RAM 508, and the like are performed.

  In step S403, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more. This process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10, and when the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S405.

  In step S405, 0 is assigned to the timer variable.

  In step S407, command processing is performed. In the command processing, the CPU 504 of the second sub control unit 500 determines whether a command is received from the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400.

  In step S409, effect control processing is performed. Specifically, if there is a new command in step S407, processing corresponding to this command is performed. For example, a process of reading effect data related to the background image and effect data related to the liquid crystal shutter effect from the ROM 506 is executed. In addition, it includes a process of reading other effect data from the ROM 506 and performing an effect data update process when the effect data needs to be updated.

  In step S411, liquid crystal shutter control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S409. For example, if there is a liquid crystal shutter control command in the effect data read in step S409, liquid crystal shutter control corresponding to this command is performed.

  In step S413, image control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S409. For example, if there is an image control command in the effect data read in step S409, image control corresponding to this command is performed. For example, image control relating to a display image (notification image, background image) is executed. This image control process will be described later with reference to FIG. When this image control process ends, the process returns to step S403.

  Next, the command reception interrupt process of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the second sub control unit 500 detects the strobe signal output from the first sub control unit 400. In step S415 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output from the first sub-control unit 400 is stored as an unprocessed command in a command storage area provided in the RAM 508.

  Next, the second sub control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. The second sub-control unit 500 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, once every 2 ms), and the timer interrupt process is predetermined by using the timer interrupt as a trigger. Execute in the cycle.

  In step S417, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 508 described in step S403 in the second sub-control unit main process shown in FIG. 29A, and the result is stored in the original timer variable storage area. Therefore, in step S403, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10).

  In step S419, an effect random number update process is performed.

  Next, the image control process in step S413 in the main process of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of image control processing.

  In step S421, an instruction to transfer image data is issued. Here, the CPU 504 first swaps the designation of the display areas A and B in the VRAM 536. As a result, an image of one frame stored in the display area not designated as the drawing area is displayed on the effect image display device 157. Next, the CPU 504 sets ROM coordinates (transfer source address of the ROM 506), VRAM coordinates (transfer destination address of the VRAM 536), and the like in the attribute register of the VDP 534 based on the position information table and the like, and then the image from the ROM 506 to the VRAM 536. Set an instruction to start data transfer. The VDP 534 transfers the image data from the ROM 506 to the VRAM 536 based on the command set in the attribute register. Thereafter, the VDP 534 outputs a transfer end interrupt signal to the CPU 504.

  In step S423, it is determined whether or not a transfer end interrupt signal is input from the VDP 534. If a transfer end interrupt signal is input, the process proceeds to step S425. If not, a transfer end interrupt signal is input. Wait for it.

  In step S425, parameters are set based on the production scenario configuration table and attribute data. Here, in order to form a display image in the display area A or B of the VRAM 536 based on the image data transferred to the VRAM 536 in step S421, the CPU 504 includes information on the image data constituting the display image (the coordinate axis and image size of the VRAM 536). , VRAM coordinates (placement coordinates), transparency, etc.) are instructed to the VDP 534. The VDP 534 performs parameter setting in accordance with the attribute based on the instruction stored in the attribute register.

  In step S427, a drawing instruction is performed. In this drawing instruction, the CPU 504 instructs the VDP 534 to start drawing an image. The VDP 534 starts drawing an image in the frame buffer in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 504.

  In step S429, it is determined whether or not a generation end interrupt signal from the VDP 534 based on the end of image drawing has been input. If a generation end interrupt signal has been input, the process proceeds to step S431; Wait for input.

  In step S431, a scene display counter that is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 508 and counts how many scene images have been generated is incremented (+1), and the process ends.

<Reel shutter effect 1>
The characteristic operation of the slot machine 100 according to the present embodiment will be described below based on the above-described content. First, with reference to FIGS. 30, 31, and 32, an example of the operation in the case where the small combination 5 is internally won during the special gaming state (RT5) will be described. FIG. 30 is a first diagram out of a total of three diagrams showing an example of the operation after the internal winning of the small combination 5 during the special gaming state (RT5). FIG. 31 is a second diagram of all three diagrams showing an example of the operation after the internal winning of the small combination 5 during the special gaming state (RT5). FIG. 32 is a third diagram of all three diagrams showing an example of the operation after the internal winning of the small combination 5 during the special gaming state (RT5). In order to facilitate understanding of changes in the non-shielding range and the non-determination target area, the right reel 112 in FIGS. 30 and 31 includes a bold frame indicating the size of the non-shielding range and the size of the non-determination target area. A shading indicating this is attached. Similarly, the left reel 110 and the middle reel 111 in FIG. 32 are also provided with the same frame and hatching as in FIG. In the following drawings, the bold line frames and shading attached to each reel are for the same reason.

  First, it is assumed that a game is started by the start lever 135 during the special game state (RT5), an internal lottery is executed (step S109 in FIG. 20), and the small combination 5 is won internally. Thereby, the effect reel control preparation flag is set to ON (step S1105 in FIG. 22). Furthermore, in accordance with the result of the internal winning, the two 2 symbols applied to each of the reels 110 to 112 are not aligned with the middle stage winning line L1 (refer to the embodiment shown in FIG. 30B, hereinafter referred to as the 7 deviation modes). ) Is read (step S111 in FIG. 20). Further, the reels 110 to 112 are rotated by the reel rotation process (step S1217 in FIG. 23). On the other hand, a reel rotation start command is transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400, and a predetermined effect is executed by the liquid crystal display device 157 (step S309 in FIG. 26, step S3109 in FIG. 27). FIG. 30A shows a state in which the reels 110 to 112 are rotating and a state in which an effect is being executed by the liquid crystal display device 157. In the following figures, shaded stop buttons 137 to 139 indicate that the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is valid, and those without the shade indicate that the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is invalid. It shows that there is.

  Subsequently, when stop operation is performed on all the reels, stop control is performed according to the reel stop data (step S115 in FIG. 20). Here, the description will be continued on the assumption that as a result of performing the stop operation at a predetermined timing, the seven-symbol of the right reel 112 is in a seven-shift manner in which it is stopped and displayed below the middle stage winning line L1. FIG. 30 (b) shows a state in which seven deviations are configured by the seven two symbols applied to the stopped reels 110 to 112.

  Here, when all the reels are stopped, the effect reel control preparation process is executed (step S1319 in FIG. 24). As described above, since the effect reel preparation flag is set to ON by the internal winning of the small part 5, setting of information for effect reel control and setting of the effect reel control flag are executed (see FIG. 25). ).

  Furthermore, when a medal is inserted to start the next game and the start lever 135 is operated, a reel rotation process is executed through a predetermined process (step S113 in FIG. 20). Here, the effect reel control is executed when the effect reel control flag is set to ON (step S1205 in FIG. 23). From FIG. 30 (b) to FIG. 30 (f), and further to FIG. 31 (a) and FIG. 31 (b), from this 7 state of deviation (refer to FIG. Are shown in the middle line winning line L1 (see FIG. 30 (e)), and again in the seventh deviation (see FIG. 31 (b)).

  On the other hand, in the first sub-control unit 400, when the production reel control command is transmitted from the main control unit 300, a predetermined production is executed in accordance with the production reel control. Hereinafter, the description will be given in order.

  First, before the rotation target reel is rotated by the effect reel control, an effect of blinking the backlight of the rotation target reel (backlight LED 192) is executed (see FIG. 30C). With this effect, it is possible to prevent the player from paying attention to the reels to be rotated and overlooking the effect that draws attention to the stop symbol related to winning. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the light emission mode in which the backlight 192 is blinked, and may be any light emission mode that attracts the player's attention, such as turning it off.

  Next, when the right reel 112, which is the reel to be rotated, starts reverse rotation for one symbol, the lower right reel shutter 167b corresponding to the right reel 112 is closed along with this rotation, and the lower stage of the right reel 112 (the number in FIG. 2). 9) is partially shielded (see FIGS. 30D and 30E).

  Subsequently, at a timing when the Seven 2 symbols are aligned with the middle stage winning line L1, the upper right reel shutter 167a corresponding to the reel to be rotated (right reel 112) is closed, and the upper stage (number 7 in FIG. 2). ) Is partially shielded (see FIG. 30F).

  Subsequently, when the right reel 112, which is the reel to be rotated, starts rotating forward by one symbol, the lower right reel shutter 167b corresponding to the right reel 112 is opened along with this rotation, and the lower stage of the right reel 112 (see FIG. 2). Number 9) is shielded. Further, the upper right reel shutter 167a corresponding to the right reel 112 is further closed, and all the upper stage (number 7 in FIG. 2) of the right reel 112 is shielded (see FIGS. 31A and 31B).

  Further, at the timing when the reel control by the effect reel control is finished, a message “BET BUTTON!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157.

  The above is the effect executed by the first sub-control unit 400 in conjunction with the effect reel control. Next, the operation by the effect bet button process (step S1209 in FIG. 23) executed after the effect reel control in the main control unit 300 will be described.

  First, it is assumed that a player who has viewed a message displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157 operates the bet buttons 130 to 132 a predetermined number of times. When this operation is performed, reel control is performed to reversely rotate the reel to be rotated by one symbol by the effect bet button process. From FIG. 31 (b) to FIG. 31 (e), by this effect bet button processing, from the seven deviations (see FIG. 31 (b)), the seven (2) symbols are aligned on the middle stage winning line L1 (FIG. 31 (b)). e) See).

  On the other hand, in the first sub-control unit 400, when the effect bet button pressing command is transmitted from the main control unit 300, a predetermined effect is executed in accordance with the reel operation by the effect bet button processing. Hereinafter, the description will be given in order.

  First, in conjunction with the reverse rotation of the right reel 112, which is the reel to be rotated, the lower right reel shutter 167b is closed, and the lower stage (number 9 in FIG. 2) of the right reel 112 is completely shielded (FIG. 31 (c). ) And (d)).

  Subsequently, the reel shutters (the left reel shutter 165 and the middle reel shutter 166) corresponding to the left reel 110 and the middle reel 111 other than the rotation target reel are closed, and the entire range excluding the middle stage winning line L1 is shielded. (See FIG. 31 (e)).

  Up to here is the effect executed by the first sub-control unit 400 in accordance with the reel operation by the effect bet button processing. A similar operation is executed even when an internal win is won for a loss in the special game state (RT5) instead of the small role 5, but in this case, the effect bet button process causes 7 deviations (FIG. 31 (FIG. From (b)), it does not become an aspect (see FIG. 31 (e)) in which the Seven 2 symbols are aligned with the middle stage winning line L1. The effect by the first sub-control unit 400 is also executed when the same effect as the case where the small combination 5 is internally won is an internal win for a loss in the special game state (RT5).

  Hereinafter, further subsequent operations will be described.

  When the delay timer becomes 0, rotation of all reels is started and the rotation speed reaches a constant speed, the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 becomes effective (see step S1301 in FIG. 24). FIG. 31 (f) and FIGS. 32 (a) to 32 (c) show how all the reels are rotated and the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is enabled. Furthermore, when the first stop operation to the third stop operation are accepted, all the reels 110 to 112 are stopped. In FIG. 32 (d), the bell symbol is stopped at the middle stage of the left reel 110 by the first stop operation in the state where the small winning combination 4 is internally won (internal winning by the start lever operation immediately before FIG. 30 (c)). The situation is shown. Further, FIG. 32 (e) shows a state where the bell symbol is stopped at the middle stage of the middle reel 111 by the second stop operation, and FIG. 32 (f) shows that the bell symbol is moved to the right by the third stop operation. A state in which the reel 112 stops in the middle is shown.

  On the other hand, in the first sub-control unit 400, when a reel rotation start command is transmitted from the main control unit 300, a predetermined effect is executed. Specifically, when the AT flag is set to ON (S3111 in FIG. 27), after all the reel shutters 165 to 167 are once opened, an effect that the entire reel shutters 165 to 167 undulate is executed. . The control of the reel shutters 165 to 167 here is executed regardless of the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139. FIGS. 31 (f) to 32 (a) show a state in which all the reel shutters 165 to 167 are once opened. FIGS. 32B to 32F show a state in which all the reel shutters 165 to 167 repeatedly move up and down. In addition, when the internal winning is made in the special game state (RT5) instead of the small role 5, the AT flag is not set to ON, so the effects by the reel shutters 165 to 167 shown in FIG. 32 are not executed. That is, the effects shown in FIGS. 32B to 32F are effects that suggest that the AT game is started after the special game state ends.

  The operation described above corresponds to an example of a characteristic operation of the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the configuration in which the effect reel control and the effect bet button process are executed without determining whether or not there is a deviation 7 mode has been described. The control and processing may be executed. In this case, the player can be surely shown to the player that the seventh 2 is aligned with the middle stage winning line L1 from the deviation 7 mode.

  Here, in the operation example described above, the effect of the effects by the reel shutters 165 to 167 will be described.

  The operation of the reel shutters 165 to 167 can change the display mode in the symbol display window 113 and entertain the player. On the other hand, the symbols aligned with the winning line of the symbol display window 113 are connected to the player's profit. If the reel shutters 165 to 167 block the winning line, it becomes extremely difficult to align the symbols that are advantageous to the player, or the player is not notified that it has been advantageous to the player. Such as that would harm the fairness of the game. In this embodiment, the reel shutters 165 to 167 are configured so as not to impair the fairness of the game by not blocking the pay line (hereinafter referred to as a determination target area). In the control of the reel shutters 165 to 167, the non-determination target area is not completely shielded from the rotating reel that is the target of the effective stop operation. Hereinafter, this reason will be described.

  As described above, the reel shutters 165 to 167 shield the area other than the winning line in the symbol display window 113 (hereinafter, non-determination target area). In this configuration, for example, even if the non-determination target area is completely closed, the symbols stopped on the winning line can be seen on the reels 110 to 112 that are stopped or the reels 110 to 112 that have received the stop operation. If it does not harm the fairness of the game. Further, even when the stop operation is invalid for the rotating reels 110 to 112, the fairness of the game is not harmed. However, when the stop operation is valid for the rotating reels 110 to 112, it is difficult to measure the timing of the stop operation using only the symbols displayed on the winning line (the symbols passing on the winning line). become. For this reason, in this embodiment, in order to make it easy to measure the timing of the stop operation (easy to press), the non-determination target region is completely set for the rotating reel that is the target of the effective stop operation. It is configured not to shield.

  By shielding with the reel shutters 165 to 167, the reel speed sensation felt by the player can be made different even if the reel rotation speed is constant, and the interest is reduced by monotonizing the stop operation. Can be prevented. More specifically, by reducing the non-shielding range of the reel, it is possible to make the reel rotation speed feel faster without performing control that changes the reel rotation speed.

  From the time the start lever 135 is operated until the operation of the reels 110 to 112 becomes valid, even if the reel shutters 165 to 167 are operated, the fairness of the game is not harmed. FIGS. 30C to 31E show an operation example of the reel shutters 165 to 167 from the time when the start lever 135 is operated until the operation of the reels 110 to 112 becomes effective.

  Furthermore, in this example, the player can be more entertained by combining the reel action during so-called freeze and the effects of the reel shutters 165 to 167. During the freeze, the game does not proceed by the player's operation (the process does not proceed until the delay timer becomes 0). Therefore, during the freeze, an effect by the reel shutters 165 to 167 is executed in accordance with the player's operation. In this way, by changing the non-shielding range according to the player's operation, the appearance of the rotating reel (including during reel action) and the appearance of the stop symbol can be changed. Can be entertained.

  Further, in FIG. 30D to FIG. 31B, the example in which the control for changing the non-shielding range is performed on the reel in the reel action has been described. According to this operation, although the amount of movement of the reel is limited, it is possible to execute an effect in which the amount of movement is not felt from the appearance of the design of the rotating reel. In the above description, an example of the reel action has been described. However, it is only necessary to change the non-shielding range with respect to the rotating reel. That is, it may be a rotation during a normal game (a rotation in the progress of the game).

  FIG. 30D shows an example of narrowing (reducing) the non-shielding range, and FIG. 31A shows an example of expanding (enlarging) the non-shielding range. In addition to this example, the reel shutter may be operated so that the position is changed while the size of the non-shielding range is maintained. When the position is changed while maintaining the size of the non-shielding range, if the non-shielding range is moved in the same direction as the rotation direction, the reel rotation speed can be felt slower, and the non-shielding range can be reduced. When moved in the direction opposite to the rotation direction, the rotation speed of the reel can be felt faster (illusion).

  Further, when the reel shutter is operated so as to change its position regardless of the size of the non-shielding range, a difference in speed sensation can be caused by the operation. In the above example, the reel action and the reel shutter effect for only the right reel 112 have been described. For example, a reel shutter for a reel that is rotating in each of a plurality of reels such as the left reel 110 and the middle reel 111. By performing the operations of 165 to 167, the appearance and stop mode of the rotating symbols can be made different for each reel. Furthermore, the difference in speed feeling can be made more conspicuous, and it can be prevented that the interest of the game by the monotonous stop operation is reduced. In this case, it is more effective when a plurality of reels are adjacent to each other.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 30D, 31A, and 31C, the reel shutters 165 to 167 are moved to the reel 110 by matching the operation speed of the reel shutters 165 to 167 with the operation speed of the reel action. ~ 112 can be shown as being pushed up (or down). 30D, 31A, and 31C show examples in which symbols other than the Seven 2 symbols are shielded by the right reel shutter 167. As shown in this example, By shielding the symbols other than the symbols to be noticed by the reel shutters 165 to 167, the player's attention can be focused on any symbols.

  Furthermore, after the stop operation for the reels 110 to 112 becomes effective, an effect (see FIG. 32) by the reel shutters 165 to 167 is executed when the AT flag is on. You can entertain and entertain.

  In addition, according to the production described with reference to FIG. 32, it is possible to vary the speed sensation for each of the reels 110 to 112 that have not yet been accepted, and that the fun of the game is reduced due to the monotonization of the stop operation. Can be prevented. In addition, since it becomes difficult to aim at a desired symbol, it is possible to prevent a player from making an operation error due to a tense sense of tension and an inefficient stop operation. In particular, the left reel 110 and the middle reel 111 are different from each other in the shielding mode by the reel shutters 165 to 167, thereby making the difference in speed feeling more conspicuous and making the stop operation monotonous. Can be prevented from fading.

  In FIG. 32, an example has been described in which the upper reel shutter and the lower reel shutter are positioned symmetrically with respect to the middle stage winning line L1, and the operation of expanding or reducing the non-shielding range in each reel is repeated. The reel shutter may be operated so that the position is changed while maintaining the size of the non-shielding range, or the reel shutter is operated so that the non-shielding range is enlarged or reduced, or the position is changed. Good. When the position is changed while maintaining the size of the non-shielding range, if the non-shielding range is moved in the same direction as the rotation direction, the reel rotation speed can be felt slower, and the non-shielding range can be reduced. When moved in the direction opposite to the rotation direction, the rotation speed of the reel can be felt faster (illusion). Further, when the reel shutter is operated so as to change its position regardless of the size of the non-shielding range, a difference in speed sensation can be caused by the operation.

  Furthermore, when repeating the operation of enlarging or reducing the non-shielding range, the period may be varied. By adopting these configurations, it is possible to make the speed sensation of each of the reels 110 to 112 that have not been subjected to the accepting operation different, and to further prevent the interest of the game from diminishing the monotonous stop operation. be able to. In this configuration, the player can be more entertained by changing the period according to the number of payouts, the number of games, and the like.

  FIG. 30C illustrates a configuration in which control for changing the lighting mode of the backlight (backlight LED 192) is performed to prevent overlooking the effect of changing the non-shielding range. The backlight LED 192 may be controlled to change the lighting mode, for example, when an effect of changing the non-shielding range is executed by receiving a stop operation. According to this configuration, it is possible to attract the player's attention to the reel for which the stop operation has been accepted, and to prevent the subsequent effect from being overlooked. In addition, in order to perform a stop operation smoothly, after the stop operation with respect to all the reels is performed, the lighting mode may be changed, and an effect of changing the non-shielding range may be performed. In the case of this configuration, it is possible to smoothly perform the stop operation and to prevent a situation in which the effect of changing the non-shielding range is missed. Further, the lighting mode and the subsequent non-shielding range may be changed between the start operation and the stop button operation being enabled. In this case, the player's line of sight can be directed to an effect that changes the reel speed sensation. In addition to the time from when the start operation is performed until the operation of the stop button is enabled, the time may be from the time when the previous stop operation is performed until the next stop operation is enabled (for example, The lighting mode of the middle reel 111 is changed immediately after the stop operation of FIG. 34B, and the effect of FIG. 34C is executed). The timing for returning the lighting mode to the normal state may be before or after execution of the non-shielding range change control. Also, depending on the lighting mode, it may be difficult to see, but the effect on the game may be eliminated by returning the lighting mode changed until the next stop operation becomes effective to the normal state. it can.

<Reel shutter production 2>
Subsequently, an example of an operation different from the above-described operation will be described. As described above, in the slot machine 100 according to the present embodiment, when the player is in the AT gaming state and the winning combination (push order replay, push order small part) is won internally, the correct push order to the player (FIG. 19). In the remarks column). In order to notify the pressing order, reel shutters 165 to 167 are used in this embodiment. Hereinafter, an example of an operation in the case where the internal winning is performed in the push order with the stop operation in the order of left, middle, and right as the correct stop operation will be described using FIG. 33, FIG. 34, and FIG. FIG. 33 is a first diagram out of all three diagrams showing an example of an operation in the case where an internal winning is made in the push order in which the stop operation in the order of left, middle, and right is the correct stop operation. FIG. 34 is a second diagram of all three diagrams showing an example of an operation in the case where an internal winning is performed in a pushing order in which a stop operation in the order of left, middle, and right is a correct stop operation. FIG. 35 is a third diagram of all three diagrams illustrating an example of an operation in the case where an internal winning is performed in a push order with a stop operation in the order of left, middle, and right as a correct stop operation. In addition, in order to make a continuous state easy to understand, FIG. 33 (d) and FIG. 34 (a), FIG. 34 (d) and FIG.

  FIG. 33A shows a state at the end of the previous game. Specifically, all the reels 110 to 112 are stopped, the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is disabled, and further, the area in the symbol display window 113 with the reel shutters 165 to 167 fully opened. Is not shielded. Note that the AT flag is on.

  Here, from the state shown in FIG. 33 (a), a medal is inserted to start the next game, the start lever 135 is operated, and a push order (for example, replaying) with the left, middle, and right as the correct stop operation is performed. Assume that an internal winning combination of game combination 1 & 2 (G) (step S1101 in FIG. 22). Subsequently, when the reels 110 to 112 are started to be rotated by the reel rotation process (step S113 in FIG. 20) and the rotation speed of the reels 110 to 112 becomes constant, the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 becomes valid. (Step S1303 in FIG. 24). This is the flow from when the start lever 135 is operated until the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 becomes valid. FIGS. 33 (b) to 33 (d) and FIGS. 34 (a) and 34 (b) show that the reel starts to rotate in accordance with the flow up to this point and that the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is effective. Has been.

  On the other hand, the processing of the first sub-control unit 400 from when the start lever 135 is operated to when the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 becomes valid will be described. First, the result of internal winning in the main control unit 300 is transmitted from the main control unit 300 to the first sub-control unit 400 by an internal winning command. From the information included in the internal winning command, it is determined that the internal winning is achieved in the order of pushing, and the effects by the reel shutters 165 to 167 are executed. Hereinafter, an example of this effect will be described in order.

  First, when the internal winning command includes information indicating that the internal winning is performed in order of pushing, the reel shutters 165 to 167 are temporarily closed, and a part of the upper stage of each reel 110 to 112 (for example, 2 / 3) and a part of the lower stage (for example, 2/3 of the lower stage) are shielded (see FIG. 33B). Subsequently, the reel shutters 165 to 167 are opened so that the player can see a wider range as the reel with the correct answer operation order earlier, and the ranges that are not shielded by the reel shutters 165 to 167 in the reels 110 to 112 are different. become. Here, since the correct operation sequence is left, middle, and right, the unshielded range becomes narrower in the order of the left reel 110, the middle reel 111, and the right reel 112 (FIG. 33 (c), (See (d)). The effects by the reel shutters 165 to 167 so far are executed before the reels 110 to 112 start to rotate. Although omitted in the flowchart described above, specifically, the main control unit 300 starts the reel rotation start timing so that the reel starts rotating after a predetermined time elapses after the start lever 135 is received. Adjustment processing is executed.

  Next, an operation after the reel rotation speed becomes constant will be described.

  When the rotation speed of the reels 110 to 112 becomes constant, the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 becomes valid (see step S1303 in FIG. 24, FIG. 34B). Here, it is assumed that the left stop button 137 is operated as the first stop operation in accordance with the notified pressing order. In response to this first stop operation, stop control for the left reel 110 (step S1309 in FIG. 24) is executed. Thereafter, after a predetermined process, the stop buttons other than the left stop button 137 become effective (see step S1303 in FIG. 24, FIG. 34D). It should be noted that the operation of the stop button is invalid after the stop operation is accepted until the stop button becomes valid again (see FIG. 34C).

  On the other hand, the process of the first sub-control unit 400 after the first stop operation until the stop button operation becomes valid again will be described. First, when the first stop operation is performed, a reel stop command is transmitted from the main control unit 300 to the first sub control unit 400 (step S1313 in FIG. 24). It is determined from the information included in the reel stop command that a stop operation has been performed on the left reel 110. In order to follow the correct stop operation, a stop operation for the middle reel 111 is required next. Therefore, by opening the middle reel shutter 166 for the middle reel 111, the player is notified of the next required stop operation (see FIGS. 34B and 34C). Note that the state of the reel shutter for the other reels is maintained as it is.

  Next, after the first stop operation, an operation after the stop button operation becomes valid again will be described.

  After the first stop operation, in the state where the operation of the stop button is valid again (see step S1303 in FIG. 24, FIG. 35A), the middle stop button 138 is operated as the second stop operation in accordance with the notified pressing order. Suppose that In response to this second stop operation, stop control for the middle reel 111 (step S1309 in FIG. 24) is executed. Thereafter, through a predetermined process, the stop buttons (right stop button 139) other than the left stop button 137 and the middle stop button 138 are enabled (see step S1303 in FIG. 24, FIG. 35C). It should be noted that the operation of the stop button is invalid after the stop operation is accepted until the stop button becomes valid again (see FIG. 35B).

  On the other hand, the process of the first sub-control unit 400 after the second stop operation is performed until the stop button operation becomes valid again will be described. First, when the second stop operation is performed, a reel stop command is transmitted from the main control unit 300 to the first sub control unit 400 (step S1313 in FIG. 24). It is determined from the information included in this reel stop command that a stop operation has been performed on the middle reel 111. In order to follow the correct stop operation, a stop operation for the right reel 112 is next required. Therefore, by opening the right reel shutter 167 for the right reel 112, the player is notified of the next required stop operation (see FIGS. 35B and 35C). Note that the state of the reel shutter for the other reels is maintained as it is.

  In the above description, an example has been described in which the correct operation order is notified to the player by opening the reel shutters 165 to 167 so that the range in which the player can see the wider the correct operation order. Furthermore, an operation example of the reel shutters 165 to 167 different from the above-described example will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 36 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation different from the operations of the reel shutters 165 to 167 described with reference to FIGS. 33 to 35.

  FIG. 36 shows the operation of the reel shutters 165 to 167 from when the start lever 135 is operated until the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 becomes valid. First, in the example of FIG. 33, the reel shutters 165 to 167 are opened so that the range in which the player can see the wider the range of the correct operation sequence that can be seen by the player after the reel shutters 165 to 167 are once closed. On the other hand, in the example of FIG. 36, the reel shutters 165 to 167 are not temporarily closed, and the reel shutter (left reel shutter 165) for the reel (left reel 110) that requires the earliest stop operation in the correct operation sequence. It moves up and down in small increments (see FIG. 36B). Thus, the player is notified of the reel that requires the earliest stop operation. Further, as in the example of FIG. 33, the reel shutters 165 to 167 are opened so that the player can see the wider the range of the correct answer operation sequence that the player can see (see FIG. 36C). In the example of FIG. 33, the adjustment process is executed so that the reels 110 to 112 start rotating after the reel shutters 165 to 167 are opened. However, in this example, such an adjustment process is not executed. The execution time is set so that the operations of the reel shutters 165 to 167 are finished before the operation of the stop button becomes effective. In other words, regardless of the adjustment process, the notification to the player may be terminated before the stop button operation becomes valid.

  Here, in the operation example described above, the effect of the effects by the reel shutters 165 to 167 will be described.

  First, FIGS. 33 (b) to 33 (d) show an example of the operation of the reel shutters 165 to 167 from when the start lever 135 is operated until the operation of the reels 110 to 112 becomes effective. Yes. In this example, the correct operation sequence can be suggested to the player by changing the size of the non-shielding range. Moreover, by making the shielding mode by the reel shutters 165 to 167 different for each of the adjacent reels, it is possible to make the difference in speed feeling more conspicuous and not to miss the pushing order. In the above description, the example in which the size of the non-shielding range is changed by expanding or reducing the non-shielding range has been described. For example, the reel shutter is operated so that the position of the non-shielding range is changed. The reel shutter may be operated so that the non-shielding range is enlarged or reduced, or the position thereof is changed. When the reel shutter is operated so as to change the position, a difference in speed sensation can be caused by the operation.

  Furthermore, by giving notifications from the reel shutters 165 to 167 between the time when the start lever 135 is operated and the time when the operations of the reels 110 to 112 are made effective, the player can mistakenly determine the correct operation sequence before the player understands the correct operation sequence. It is possible to prevent the stop operation from being performed.

  Furthermore, as in this embodiment, the non-shielding range is widened in the order of higher priority in the correct operation order, so that the speed of the reel for which priority is given to the stop operation is lower than the speed of other reels. The player's eyes can be attracted to the reel that he / she wants to feel and prioritize.

  In changing the size of the non-shielding range as described above, in the present embodiment, a temporary closing operation (see FIG. 33B) is performed. The reel shutters 165 to 167 shield a part of the symbol display window. For this reason, if the range to be shielded is reduced so as not to hinder the visibility, the reel shutters 165 to 167 do not move much from the opened state, and the player cannot be entertained. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the reel shutters 165 to 167 are temporarily closed and then controlled so as to be finally opened. With this control, it is possible to entertain the player by moving the reel shutters 165 to 167 greatly while ensuring that the state is finally opened.

  In this embodiment, when the reel shutters 165 to 167 are once closed, the reel shutters 165 to 167 are set to the same mode (see FIG. 33B), and then the reel shutters 165 to 167 are moved. Each has a different aspect. By this control, it is possible to clearly show the player the change of the non-shielding range in each of the reels 110 to 112.

  Regardless of the notification of the pressing order, as shown in FIG. 33 (b), the reel shutters 165 to 167 are closed with the reel shutters 165 to 167 shielded except for the upper and lower stages of each reel. May be maintained. In this case, since the non-shielding range is narrowed, the rotational speed of the reel can be felt faster, and it is possible to prevent a decrease in interest due to monotonization of the game. Moreover, attention can be paid to the stopped symbol.

  Further, when each stop operation is executed, the size of the non-shielding range is changed while the stop operation on the reels 110 to 112 is invalid. Specifically, for the reels that have received the stop operation, the non-shielding range is maximized, and for each of the reels 110 to 112 that has not yet been received, the non-blocking range is set according to the correct operation sequence on these reels. The shielding range is changed. This operation makes it possible to vary the reel speed sensation for each stop operation, and to prevent a decrease in the interest of the game by making the stop operation monotonous. In addition, since it is difficult to aim for a desired symbol for the reels 110 to 112 that have not been operated for acceptance, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling nervous and to prevent an operation error due to a light stop operation. In particular, the left reel 110 and the middle reel 111 are different from each other in the shielding mode by the reel shutters 165 to 167, thereby making the difference in speed feeling more conspicuous and making the stop operation monotonous. Can be prevented from fading. In addition, since the operation | movement demonstrated above is performed in connection with progress of a game, it can be performed without a sense of incongruity according to progress of a game. In the above example, the case where the state where the non-shielding range is once maximized is described as being maintained for the reel that has been stopped, but the non-shielding range is also changed for the reel that has been stopped. Control may be performed. In any case, the shielding mode by the reel shutters 165 to 167 can be made different between the adjacent reels. Further, as shown in FIGS. 38 and 39 to be described later, in performing control for changing the non-shielding range, control for narrowing the non-shielding range may be performed. In this case, attention can be paid to the stop symbols related to winning. Further, as in the example described above, in the case where the non-determination target area is uniformly shielded from the upstream side and the downstream side in the rotation direction of the reel, the player's eyes on the determination target area (effective line) are displayed. It can be fixed so that the determination target region (effective line) is not misidentified.

  Also, as shown in the operation of FIG. 36, the correct operation sequence can be notified not only by the size of the non-shielding range but also by the behavior of the reel shutters 165 to 167.

  In the above description, the operation for notifying the correct operation order has been described. However, the sizes of the non-shielding ranges of the reels 110 to 112 may be made different regardless of the internal winning combination. In this case, each of the reels 110 to 112 can have a different feeling with respect to the rotation speed of the reels, and can prevent a decrease in interest due to monotonization of the stop operation.

  In the above description, an example of providing an internal winning combination that is advantageous to the player when operated in accordance with the correct operation sequence has been described, but an internal winning combination that has no particular advantage or disadvantage even if operated in accordance with the correct operation sequence. The above-described configuration can also be adopted for the case of providing.

  Further, the effect described with reference to FIGS. 34 to 35 may be executed as only one effect regardless of the notification of the pressing order.

<Reel shutter production 3>
In FIGS. 33 to 36 described above, the effects of the reel shutters 165 to 167 in the case where the internal winning combination is given in the push order during the AT gaming state have been described. Next, the effects of the reel shutters 165 to 167 performed regardless of the AT gaming state will be described with reference to FIG. The figure shows an example of effects of the reel shutters 165 to 167.

  FIG. 37 (a) shows a state after the previous game ends. Specifically, all the reels 110 to 112 are stopped, the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is disabled, and further, the area in the symbol display window 113 with the reel shutters 165 to 167 fully opened. Is not shielded. In this state, the LEDs provided for the reel shutters 165 to 167 are controlled so that the front surfaces of the reel shutters 165 to 167 blink. In addition, the hatching of the reel shutters 165 to 167 in the drawing indicates that the reel shutters 165 to 167 are blinking.

  Next, from the state shown in FIG. 37A, it is assumed that a medal is inserted to start the next game and the start lever 135 is operated. From here, until the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 becomes valid (step S1303 in FIG. 24), the reel shutters 165 to 167 are opened and closed. Specifically, first, the reel shutters 165 to 167 are temporarily closed, and an upper part (for example, 2/3 of the upper stage) and a part of the lower stage (for example, 2/3 of the lower stage) of each reel 110 to 112 are closed. It is in a shielded state (see FIG. 37 (b)). Subsequently, part of the reel shutters 165 to 167 is opened so that the range that the player can see is widened (see FIGS. 37C and 37E).

  Thereafter, when the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 becomes effective (step S1303 in FIG. 24), the reel shutters of the portions that shield the reels 110 to 112 are maintained while maintaining the positions of the reel shutters 165 to 167. The light emission mode changes so that only 165 to 167 blink. In FIG. 37 (d), the lower left reel shutter 165b that shields the lower stage of the left reel 110, the middle reel shutter 166 that shields the upper and lower stages of the middle reel 111, and the upper stage of the right reel 112 are shielded. The state where the upper right reel shutter 165a is turned on is shown. FIG. 37 (f) shows a state in which the middle reel shutter 166 that shields the upper and lower stages of the middle reel 111 is lit.

  Here, in the operation example described above, the effect of the effects by the reel shutters 165 to 167 will be described.

  First, from FIGS. 37 (b) to 37 (d) and FIGS. 37 (b) to 37 (f), the operation of the reels 110 to 112 becomes effective after the start lever 135 is operated. An example of the operation of the reel shutters 165 to 167 is shown. This operation is an operation from when the start lever 135 is operated until the operation of the reels 110 to 112 becomes effective, and therefore does not impair the fairness of the game.

  In the above operation, before the size of the non-shielding range is finally determined, the operation is temporarily closed (see FIG. 37B). The reel shutters 165 to 167 shield a part of the symbol display window. For this reason, if the range to be shielded is reduced so as not to hinder the visibility, the reel shutters 165 to 167 do not move much from the opened state, and the player cannot be entertained. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the reel shutters 165 to 167 are temporarily closed and then controlled so as to be finally opened. With this control, it is possible to entertain the player by moving the reel shutters 165 to 167 greatly while ensuring that the state is finally opened.

  In this embodiment, when the reel shutters 165 to 167 are temporarily closed, the reel shutters 165 to 167 are set to the same mode (see FIG. 37B), and then the reel shutters 165 to 167 are moved. Each has a different aspect. By this control, it is possible to clearly show the player the change of the non-shielding range in each of the reels 110 to 112.

  Further, as described above, by making the sizes of the non-shielding ranges of the reels 110 to 112 different, the reels 110 to 112 can have different feelings about the rotation speed of the reels, and the stop operation can be performed. Decline in interest due to monotonization can be prevented. As shown in FIGS. 37 (c) and 37 (e), a plurality of shielding mode patterns may be prepared, and one of them may be executed according to the lottery or game situation. In this case, it is possible to further prevent the interest from decreasing due to the monotonous stop operation.

  In addition, a so-called freeze process for delaying the progress of the game is executed until the operation of the stop button becomes valid, and these patterns are changed based on the player's operation (for example, the operation of the bet buttons 130 to 132). It may be selected. In this example, by combining the reel action during so-called freeze and the effects of the reel shutters 165 to 167, the appearance of the symbols and the appearance of the stop symbols can be changed, and the player can be more entertained.

  As described above, when the control to change from FIG. 37 (c) to (e) is executed according to the player's operation, the stop operation for the reel in the next game after the reel has stopped in the previous game. By the time, becomes effective, control for expanding the narrowed non-shielding range is executed. In this configuration, since the visibility of the reel before the stop operation can be advantageously performed, the willingness to press the input means for expanding the non-shielding range can be improved. Further, for example, when the bet buttons 130 to 132 are employed as input means for expanding the non-shielding range, the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139, which are other input means, is prevented due to their willingness to press. Can do. Furthermore, the freeze may be executed while the reel is rotating, and during that time, the control may be executed to change from FIG. 37 (d) to (f) (expand the non-shielding range) according to the player's operation. In the case of this configuration, it is possible to produce an effect that can change the appearance of the rotating symbol, and the player can be entertained. Furthermore, during the freeze, the non-shielding range for the stopped reels may be expanded in accordance with the player's operation. In the case of this configuration, it is possible to have a sense of expectation for a uniform pattern even after the reels are stopped, and to improve the willingness to operate. In addition, since the operation using the freeze cannot be performed in the configuration using the above freeze, for example, the stop buttons 137 to 139 and the start lever 135 in addition to the bet buttons 130 to 132 are used as input means for the reel shutter effect. be able to. In addition, you may use the operation means which does not advance a game among operation means without intentionally performing a freeze as an input means for a reel shutter effect. For example, a reel shutter effect may be performed by operating the start lever 135 during reel rotation. In the case of this configuration, it is possible to improve the willingness to press the player who wants to make the reel visibility more advantageous. Further, by improving the willingness to press, it is possible to prevent an unintended operation (such as a BET operation or a stop operation) from being performed. In order to perform a reel shutter effect, dedicated input means may be provided.

  Further, in the above operation, an effect is produced in which the reel shutters 165 to 167 are turned on (controlled so that the internal LEDs are turned on) so that the player can be more entertained. This lighting mode may be, for example, a lighting mode or a blinking mode, and various lighting modes can be adopted. In the state where the operation of the stop buttons 165 to 167 is enabled, the unshielded reel shutters 165 to 167 are turned off (in FIG. 37 (d), the upper left and lower right reel shutters, FIG. f) Left upper and lower reel shutters and right upper and lower reel shutters). As described with reference to FIG. 12, in the range shielded by the reel shutters 165 to 167, light from the backlights of the reels 110 to 112 is not irradiated to the player side, and the player side becomes dark and the stop operation is performed. There is a risk of hindrance. In order to avoid this problem, the reel shutters 165 to 167 that are shielding even a part of the reels 110 to 112 are controlled to be lit to compensate for the player's brightness. . In the case where the reel shutters 165 to 167 are caused to emit light, the light may be continuously emitted from the position where the non-determination target area is not shielded. In this case, even if the reel shutters 165 to 167 are moving, the player side can be brightened. In addition, when light is irradiated from the backlights of the reels 110 to 112, the visibility of the entire reels 110 to 112 may be lowered in some cases. For this reason, in the present embodiment, for the range shielded by the reel shutters 165 to 167, a configuration is adopted in which control is performed to turn off the backlights of the reels 110 to 112 (or reduce the brightness). With this configuration, while maintaining the visibility of the rotating reels 110 to 112, the non-shielding range is narrowed by accepting the stop operation, thereby preventing an effect of paying attention to the winning symbols. it can. Furthermore, when the non-determination target area is uniformly shielded by the reel shutter from the upstream side and the downstream side in the rotation direction of the reel, the player's line of sight with respect to the determination target area (effective line) can be fixed. It is possible to prevent misidentification of the target area (effective line).

<Reel shutter effect 4>
Next, an effect using the reel shutters 165 to 167 after the rotation speed of the reels 110 to 112 becomes constant and the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 becomes effective will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 38 is a diagram illustrating an example of an effect using the reel shutters 165 to 167 after the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is enabled, and FIG. 39 is a diagram illustrating an example of an effect different from FIG. It is.

  The effect using the reel shutters 165 to 167 described here is that the reel shutters 165 to 167 corresponding to the reels 110 to 112 are closed every time a stop operation is accepted, and then the reel shutters 165 are stopped after all the reels 110 to 112 are stopped. This is an effect of opening at least a part of ˜167 and showing the player how to stop.

  FIG. 38A shows a state in which the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is enabled. FIG. 38B shows a state in which the left reel 110 is stopped by operating the left stop button 137 and the upper and lower stages of the left reel 110 are shielded by the left reel shutter 165.

  Subsequently, FIG. 38 (c) shows a state in which the stop buttons other than the left stop button 137 are enabled, and FIG. 38 (d) shows that the middle stop button 138 is operated to operate the middle. The state where the reel 111 is stopped and the upper and lower stages of the middle reel 111 are shielded by the middle reel shutter 166 is shown.

  Further, FIG. 38 (e) shows a state where the stop buttons other than the left stop button 137 and the middle stop button 138 are enabled, and FIG. 38 (f) shows that the right stop button 139 is displayed. The state where the right reel 112 is stopped by the operation and the upper and lower stages of the right reel 112 are shielded by the right reel shutter 167 is shown.

  FIG. 38 (g) shows a state in which the upper left reel shutter 165a and the lower right reel shutter 167b which are part of the reel shutters 165 to 167 are opened after all the reels 110 to 112 are stopped. Yes. By this effect, the stop mode can be hidden until all the reels are stopped, and the player can be entertained while expecting the stop mode.

  In the present embodiment, it is difficult for the player to understand the symbol combinations in which the winning combination is not uniform. For this reason, when the symbol combination of the winning combination is aligned with the middle line, the same type of line is different from the winning line (for example, the numbers 1, 5, and 9 shown in FIG. 2 in the example of FIG. 38 (g)). The symbol arrangement and reel stop data are configured so that the symbols are aligned. In the gaming machine having such a configuration, a stop mode other than the winning line may be important for the player. Therefore, as in the present embodiment, there is an effect that the stop mode can be expected by blocking portions other than the winning line.

  Next, in the example using FIG. 38, a modified example of the operation in which the reel shutters 165 to 167 shield each stop operation will be described with reference to FIG.

  In this example, when the start lever 135 is operated, the reel shutters 165 to 167 are slightly closed after the reels 110 to 112 start to rotate until the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 becomes effective. 39 (a) to 39 (b), the reel levers 165 to 167 are slightly closed when the start lever 135 is operated since the end of the previous game and the reel starts to rotate. The situation is shown. Subsequently, when the operation of the stop buttons 137 to 139 becomes effective (see FIG. 39C), as described in the example of FIG. 38, the effect that the reel shutters 165 to 167 are closed according to the stop operation is executed. However, in this example, unlike FIG. 38, the reels other than the reel that is the target of the stop operation are shielded little by little by the reel shutters 165 to 167. When all stop operations are completed, the upper and lower stages of the reels 110 to 112 are completely shielded by the reel shutters 165 to 167.

  FIG. 39D shows a state where the left reel 110 is stopped by operating the left stop button 137 and the upper and lower stages of the left reel 110 are shielded by the left reel shutter 165. Further, the upper and lower stages of the middle reel 111 and the right reel 112 which are rotating reels and are not subject to the stop operation are also shown as being shielded.

  Subsequently, FIG. 39 (e) shows a state in which the stop buttons other than the left stop button 137 are enabled, and FIG. 39 (f) shows that the middle stop button 138 is operated to operate the middle. The state where the reel 111 is stopped and the middle reel shutter 166 shields the upper and lower stages of the middle reel 111 is shown. At this time, the upper and lower stages of the right reel 112 that is rotating and is not subject to a stop operation are also shown as being shielded.

  Further, FIG. 39 (g) shows a state where the stop buttons other than the left stop button 137 and the middle stop button 138 are enabled, and FIG. 39 (h) shows that the right stop button 139 is The state where the right reel 112 is stopped by the operation and the upper and lower stages of the right reel 112 are shielded by the right reel shutter 167 is shown.

  Here, in the operation example described above, the effect of the effects by the reel shutters 165 to 167 will be described.

  As described above, for the reels 110 to 112 that are stopped or the reels 110 to 112 for which the stop operation is invalid, the fairness of the game may be harmed even if all the non-shielding target areas are shielded. Absent. Furthermore, the game fairness will not be harmed after the stop operation is accepted. For this reason, in the above operation, the shielding by the reel shutters 165 to 167 is executed when the stop operation is accepted (FIGS. 38B, 38D, and 38F). It should be noted that the shielding by the reel shutters 165 to 167 may be executed not when the stop operation is received but when the reel stops. By this operation, attention can be paid to the stop symbol related to winning.

  Further, as described with reference to FIG. 39, when a start operation or a stop operation is accepted, shielding by the reel shutters 165 to 167 is performed on a rotating reel that has not yet been subject to stop control. Also good. Even in this configuration, the player can be entertained by the effects of the reel shutters 165 to 167. In this case, a configuration is adopted in which a part of the non-determination target area is shielded so that the non-determination target area is not completely shielded from the reels 110 to 112 that are still rotating (in FIG. 39B). All reels, middle reel and right reel in (d), see right reel in FIG. 39 (f)). As a result, the fairness of the game is not harmed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 39, in the reels 110 to 112 after the stop, the non-shielding range is narrowed based on the acceptance of the stop operation, while maintaining the visibility with respect to the rotating reels 110 to 112. You can pay attention to the symbols related to winning. Further, when a start operation is accepted, a part of the non-determination target area is shielded, and further, a part of the non-determination target area that is not shielded is blocked based on the acceptance of the stop operation. Accordingly, it is possible to give a sense of incongruity to the speed sensation of the reel, and to prevent a decrease in interest due to the monotonous stop operation.

  Not only when the start operation is accepted, but also when a part of the non-determined target area that is not occluded is blocked from when the start operation is accepted until the stop button is activated. There may be.

  Further, in FIG. 39, the non-shielding range is narrowed for a reel that has not received a stop operation, by receiving a stop operation for a reel that is different from this reel, and then further non-blocked by receiving a stop operation. It is shown that the shielding range is narrowed. In this case, it is possible to give a sense of incongruity to the speed sensation of the reel for each stop operation, and to prevent a decrease in interest due to monotonization of the stop operation.

  Note that the operation shown in FIG. 39 makes the symbols displayed in the non-determination target region invisible based on the acceptance of the stop operation. Thus, the player can be entertained with expectation in the stop mode. In particular, by executing the control for narrowing the non-determination target area during the reel pull-in control, it is possible to change the appearance when the reel stops and entertain the player.

  In the present embodiment, by hiding the stop mode in the non-determination target area when all the reels stop, it is possible to entertain the player while expecting the stop mode. In addition, what is necessary is just to give expectation to the stop mode by shielding when all the reels are stopped, and as long as all non-determination target areas are not shielded with respect to the rotating reels 110 to 112, The timing of shielding may be other than the timing described above. Specifically, before the start of the rotation of the reels 110 to 112, or during the rotation, during the period from when all the reels stopped in the previous game until the start lever 135 is operated, the start is started when the bet buttons 130 to 132 are received. There may be a timing such as when the stop buttons 137 to 139 are received until the operation of the reels 110 to 112 becomes effective after the lever 135 is operated. In addition, when shielding at the timing at the time of reception of the stop buttons 137 to 139, as described in the example of FIG. 39, the reels other than the reel for which the stop operation has been performed may be shielded. Furthermore, the state in which the shielding state is maintained from the game before a plurality of times may be maintained, and as described later, the state in which the normal state is shielded may be used (see FIG. 40C). ).

  Further, for example, the left reel shutter 165 may be moved when the operation of the left stop button 137 is accepted. Alternatively, the left reel shutter 165 and the middle reel shutter 166 may be moved simultaneously when the operations of both the left stop button 137 and the middle stop button 138 are accepted. Further, when the operation is received in the order of the left stop button 137 and the middle stop button 138, the left reel shutter 165 may be moved at the reception timing of the middle stop button 138. Alternatively, all the reel shutters 165 to 167 may be moved when the operation of all the stop buttons 137 to 139 is received. In other words, the non-shielding range may be changed based on accepting the stop operation. In this case, it is possible to keep the visibility of the rotating reel by the non-determination target area and to turn the player's eyes to the reel for which the stop operation has been completed. Furthermore, by making the non-shielding range in the state before the stop operation uniform for all the reels 110 to 112, it is possible to maintain the equality of the eyes for each of the reels 110 to 112. In the case of a configuration in which the non-shielding range is changed for the reel corresponding to the previous stop operation between the previous stop operation and the subsequent stop operation as in the example of FIG. Then, immediately after the stop operation is finished, it is possible to pay attention to the stop symbols related to winning. Further, as shown in the example of FIG. 39, the non-shielding range is gradually reduced according to each stop operation, so that the visibility to the reels 110 to 112 that are rotating is maintained, and the reels 110 to 112 that have stopped are awarded. The design related to can be noted. When performing the control to change the non-shielding range described so far, there is a possibility that a symbol that constitutes some winning combination (for example, Seven 1 symbol) has stopped in the determination target area, or that any winning combination is won. Something may be an execution condition. According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent an effect from being performed by a useless reel shutter when, for example, a miss is missed and a winning combination cannot be made.

  The reel speed sensation felt by the player can be made different by shielding the reel shutters 165 to 167 from when the start lever 135 is operated until the operation of the reels 110 to 112 becomes effective. It is possible to prevent a decrease in interest due to monotonization of the stop operation. More specifically, by reducing the non-shielding range of the reel, the reel rotation speed can be felt faster.

  In the example of FIG. 38, the example in which all the non-determination target areas are shielded has been described. However, a part of the areas may be used as long as one symbol is shielded. Furthermore, although an example in which a part of the shielded area is opened has been described, all may be opened.

  In addition, this effect is more preferable in the case where the information regarding the gaming table, such as whether or not the winning combination is established, can be identified by the stop mode in the non-determination target area.

  Moreover, you may employ | adopt the structure which performs the above shielding and open | release in the reel action in what is called a freeze. For example, in FIG. 30 to FIG. 31, an example has been described in which an effect that suggests that the player is in an advantageous state when the two-line design is aligned on the middle line, but, for example, not on the middle line but on the lower stage of each reel. A configuration may be adopted in which the reel action is executed so that the Seven 2 symbols are aligned, the lower line is shielded and released after the reel action is completed.

  In the example of FIG. 38, a reel shutter that can shield all the reels may be used, and the stopped reel may be completely shielded.

<Others>
An example other than the operation described above will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a diagram showing an operation example by the reel shutters 165 to 167.

  First, in the example described above, an example in which the area corresponding to nine symbols shown in FIG. 2 is shielded by the reel shutters 165 to 167 has been described. For example, an extra area in which symbols are displayed outside this range is provided. In the above configuration, the area may be normally shielded by the reel shutters 165 to 167. By displaying this extra area, it is possible to give the player a different sense of reel rotation than usual, or to display a predetermined symbol in this extra area, or to display a predetermined symbol combination using the extra area. Thus, it is possible to entertain the player by notifying that the player is in an advantageous state. 40A to 40C show an example in which an extra region for one symbol is provided further upstream in the rotational direction than the upper stage of the right reel. In this example, the extra area is released when all of the reels 110 to 112 are stopped, and the combination of Seven 2 symbols is shown in the upper right.

  Further, although the reel shutters 165 to 167 have been described with respect to the example of moving along the rotation direction, there is no particular limitation on the movement direction. For example, it may be configured to move in a direction orthogonal to the rotation direction. 39D and 39E show an operation in which the upper and lower stages of the stopped reels 110 to 112 are moved from the state where they are shielded by the reel shutters 165 to 167 to the state where they are not shielded. More specifically, it is shown that the left reel shutter 165 moves to the left and the right reel shutter 167 moves to the right to release each reel. Note that the middle reel shutter 166 moves upward and downward in the middle reel 111 as in the previous examples.

  The reel shutters 165 to 167 may be realized using a liquid crystal display panel. In the case of the reel shutters 165 to 167 as in the present embodiment, a space such as a moving mechanism is required, and there are restrictions on the moving direction and the like, so the operation pattern of the reel shutters 165 to 167 is limited. However, in the liquid crystal display panel, by superimposing images that shield the reels 110 to 112, it is possible to switch between a state where the symbols of the reels 110 to 112 are visible to the player and a state where the symbols are not visible. Since such an image can adopt various modes, for example, a configuration in which a reel shutter for the left reel 110 appears from the right side of the right reel 112 or a configuration in which the reel shutter is raised can be realized. . In addition, as a structure which does not shield a winning line like this embodiment, the structure which overlaps a liquid crystal display panel on the upper stage and lower stage of the reels 110-112 can be considered. Further, in the case of a configuration in which a liquid crystal display panel is provided in the entire symbol display window 113, it is conceivable to perform control so as not to block the winning line.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which the reel shutters 165 to 167 are provided for all the reels 110 to 112 has been described. However, for example, a reel shutter is provided only for the left reel 110, so that one reel is provided. Alternatively, a reel shutter may be provided. Even with this configuration, there is an effect that the entertainment of the game is not reduced by the effect of the reel shutter. However, if a plurality of reel shutters are provided, the player can be more entertained as a whole by changing the rendering mode (shielding mode) of each reel shutter.

In the above explanation,
One or a plurality of reels (reels 110 to 112) which are provided with a plurality of types of symbols and are driven to rotate;
Of a plurality of types of symbols provided on the reel, a symbol display area (symbol display window 113) in which some symbols corresponding to each of the rotation position and stop position of the reel are displayed;
A first light source (backlight LED 192) capable of irradiating light on the symbol displayed in the symbol display area from the inside of the reel;
First light emission control means (first sub-control unit 400) for controlling the first light source;
Start operation receiving means (start lever 135) for receiving a start operation for starting rotation of the reel;
Lottery means (main control unit 300) for lottery of internal winning of plural types of roles based on acceptance of the start operation by the start operation accepting means;
Stop operation means (stop buttons 137 to 139) that individually correspond to the reels and receive a stop operation for stopping the reels that are rotationally driven;
The reel that is rotationally driven based on the acceptance of the start operation cannot accept the stop operation until the rotational drive is maintained at a predetermined constant speed, and rotates at the constant speed. An acceptance validating means (main control unit 300, step S1301, step S1303 in FIG. 24) that enables acceptance of the stop operation based on the drive being maintained;
Stop control means (main control unit 300, step S111, step S115 in FIG. 20) for performing stop control to stop the reel based on the lottery result by the lottery means when the stop operation is received;
Determination means (main control unit 300, step S117 in FIG. 20) for determining a display symbol displayed in the symbol display area in the reel stopped by the stop control;
Based on a determination result by the determination unit, a gaming table provided with a privilege granting unit (main control unit 300, step S119 in FIG. 20) that allows a player to be given a predetermined privilege,
A second light source different from the first light source (LED in a reel shutter, shutter LEDs 165n and 165r in FIG. 11);
Second light emission control means (first sub-control unit 400) for controlling the second light source;
A shielding member (reel shutters 165 to 167) having a light transmission part capable of transmitting light from the second light source toward the player side and capable of shielding a part of the symbol display area;
Based on the establishment of a predetermined condition, change control means (first sub-control unit 400, FIG. 26) that executes change control for changing, by the shielding member, a non-shielding range that is not shielded by the shielding member in the symbol display area. (A) Step S315)
The reel includes at least one shielding target reel to be shielded by the shielding member,
The symbol display area is
At least one symbol is displayed in the region individually corresponding to the shielding target reel, and the displayed symbol is a determination target region (middle winning line L1, numbers 2, 5 shown in FIG. 2) to be determined by the determination means. , 8 area), and at least one design, and the displayed design is a non-determination target area (the upper and lower stages of each reel, numbers 1, 3, and 2 shown in FIG. 2). 4, 6, 7, and 9)),
The shielding member is
It is possible to shield at least a part of the non-determination target area, and does not block the determination target area,
The change control means includes
The change control is executed between the time when the shielding target reel is stopped by the stop control and the time when the acceptance of the stop operation corresponding to the shielding target reel is validated by the acceptance validation means. ,
The second light emission control means includes
When the shielding member shields a part of the non-determination target region by the change control, the game table (FIG. 37) is configured to execute control for causing the second light source to emit light. Have been described.

Also,
A gaming machine as described above,
The second light emission control means includes
A position where the shielding member does not shield the non-determination target area when the shielding member moves from a position where the non-determination target area is not shielded to a position where a part of the non-determination target area is shielded. There is described a game stand (FIG. 37), which performs control for causing the second light source to emit light continuously from when it is in the state.

Also,
A gaming machine as described above,
The first light emission control means includes
There is described a game table (modified example of FIG. 37) characterized in that the first light source is controlled so as not to irradiate light to the shielding range by the shielding member.

Also,
A gaming machine as described above,
The symbol display area is
Centering on the determination target region, each of the non-determination target regions in the same range on both the upstream side and the downstream side in the rotation direction of the shielding target reel,
The change control means includes
A game table (figure 1) that executes the change control for equally shielding the non-determination target area from the upstream side and the downstream side in the rotation direction of the shield target reel with the determination target area as a center. 37 modification).

100 slot machine 110 to 112 reel 113 symbol display window 130 to 132 bet button 135 start lever 137 to 139 stop button 157 liquid crystal display device 165 to 167 reel shutter 165n, 165r shutter LED
192 LED for backlight
272, 277 Speaker 420 Various lamps 300 Main control unit 400 First sub control unit 500 Second sub control unit

Claims (4)

One or more reels that are given multiple types of designs and are driven to rotate;
Among a plurality of types of symbols provided on the reel, a symbol display area in which a part of symbols corresponding to each of the rotation position and the stop position of the reel is displayed;
A first light source capable of irradiating light on a symbol displayed in the symbol display area from the inside of the reel;
First light emission control means for controlling the first light source;
Start operation accepting means for accepting a start operation for starting rotation of the reel;
Lottery means for lottery of internal winning of a plurality of types based on acceptance of the start operation by the start operation accepting means;
A stop operation means that individually corresponds to the reel and receives a stop operation for stopping the reel that is driven to rotate;
The reel that is rotationally driven based on the acceptance of the start operation cannot accept the stop operation until the rotational drive is maintained at a predetermined constant speed, and rotates at the constant speed. A reception enabling means for enabling reception of the stop operation based on the drive being maintained;
Stop control means for performing stop control to stop the reel based on a lottery result by the lottery means when the stop operation is received;
In the reel that has been stopped by the stop control, a determination unit that determines a display symbol displayed in the symbol display area;
A privilege granting means that allows a predetermined privilege to be granted to a player based on a determination result by the determination means;
A second light source different from the first light source;
Second light emission control means for controlling the second light source;
A light transmitting portion capable of transmitting light from the second light source toward the player side, and a shielding member capable of shielding a part of the symbol display area;
Change control means for executing change control for changing a non-shielding range that is not shielded by the shielding member in the symbol display area based on establishment of a predetermined condition by the shielding member;
The reel includes at least one shielding target reel to be shielded by the shielding member,
The symbol display area is
At least one symbol is displayed in the area individually corresponding to the shielding target reel, and the displayed symbol is displayed as the determination target region to be determined by the determination means, and at least one symbol. The pattern consists of two types of areas, a non-determination target area that is not a determination target of the determination means,
The shielding member is
It is possible to shield at least a part of the non-determination target area, and does not block the determination target area,
The change control means includes
The change control is executed between the time when the shielding target reel is stopped by the stop control and the time when the acceptance of the stop operation corresponding to the shielding target reel is validated by the acceptance validation means. ,
The second light emission control means includes
A game table, wherein the second light source emits light when the shielding member shields a part of the non-determination target area by the change control. The game table according to claim 1,
The second light emission control means includes
A position where the shielding member does not shield the non-determination target area when the shielding member moves from a position where the non-determination target area is not shielded to a position where a part of the non-determination target area is shielded. A game machine that executes control to cause the second light source to emit light continuously from when it is in the stage. The game stand according to claim 1 or 2,
The first light emission control means includes
A game table, wherein the first light source is controlled so as not to irradiate light to the shielding range by the shielding member. The game stand according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The symbol display area is
Centering on the determination target region, each of the non-determination target regions in the same range on both the upstream side and the downstream side in the rotation direction of the shielding target reel,
The change control means includes
A game machine that executes the change control for equally shielding the non-determination target area from the upstream side and the downstream side in the rotation direction of the shield target reel with the determination target area as a center.