JP2014004383A - Game machine and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine and a game system that enable appropriate provision of a service form for enhancing interests of players in games and their desire to continue games by obtaining game history information.SOLUTION: Access information containing the game history information in a period from the acceptance of a storage start operation to the acceptance of a storage end operation is created when the storage end operation is accepted after the storage start operation was accepted. Therefore, if a storage start operation is accepted with second history information before the acceptance of the storage start operation being stored and then a storage end operation is accepted, access information containing the second history information in addition to first history information after the acceptance of the storage start operation is created. Thus, game history information that occurred before a storage start operation can be obtained.

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a game is played using a game medium such as a game ball or a game medal, and a game system using the same.

As a gaming machine, a spinning-type gaming machine in which a game in which a predetermined figure is stopped by rotating a spinning cylinder on which a plurality of types of symbols are drawn, or a game ball launched toward a gaming area is started. 2. Description of the Related Art A ball game machine in which a game in which special symbols are variably displayed and stopped is displayed by entering a ball is widely known. There are various progress statuses of games performed in these gaming machines, that is, the number of games, the amount of game media used in the game, the types of effects executed according to the games, and the like.

In recent years, from receiving a memory start operation to receiving a memory end operation (such as an end button operation) by receiving a predetermined memory start operation (such as input of player-specific start information) performed by the player The game machine is configured to store “game history information” in the progress of the game,
An external management server connected via an external communication terminal by converting the stored game history information into a two-dimensional code (e.g., converting the game history information into a QR code (registered trademark), etc.) and reading it to an external communication terminal such as a mobile phone It is known to store / manage game history information unique to a player (Patent Document 1). As a result, a privilege according to the history of the game played by the player can be granted through the external management server, the external communication terminal, and the gaming machine, and a new game that enhances the player's gaming interests and willingness to continue by acquiring game history information Service forms can be realized.

JP 2009-195328 A

However, in the conventional configuration described above, since the game history information is not stored when the game is progressed in a state where the memory start operation is not received, when the player progresses without performing the memory start operation, Even if a memory start operation is subsequently received, the game history information for the “game period until the memory start operation is received” cannot be stored in the external management server. In this case, there is a possibility that the player is given a sense of loss, and a service form that increases the player's gaming interests and game continuation motivation by acquiring the game history information may not be appropriately realized.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems in conventional gaming machines,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine and a gaming system that appropriately realize a service form that enhances a player's gaming interests and willingness to continue playing by acquiring gaming history information.

In order to solve at least a part of the problems described above, the gaming machine of the present invention employs the following configuration. That is,
A game history related to the contents of a game can be stored in a predetermined external management server using a predetermined external communication terminal, and the game history stored in the external management server is reflected when a new game is played. In the gaming machine that can proceed
Game information storage capable of storing first game information based on game content in a state where a specific operation has been performed and second game information based on game content in a state where the specific operation has not been performed Means,
Output means for outputting information for storing a game history based on the stored contents of the game information storage means to an external management server in an readable manner to an external communication terminal;
The game information storage means is capable of storing game content for a specific period as the second game information in a state where the specific operation is not performed.
The player may be configured to select whether or not the second game information is reflected in the stored content after the start operation is performed.

In order to solve at least a part of the above-described problems, the gaming system of the present invention employs the following configuration. That is,
The gaming machine of the present invention, an external communication terminal, and transmission and reception of information with the external communication terminal are possible,
An external management server capable of storing a game history.

In the present specification, in the reference invention disclosed for reference,
A game history related to the contents of a game can be stored in a predetermined external management server using a predetermined external communication terminal, and the game history stored in the external management server is reflected when a new game is played. In the gaming machine that can proceed
Game information storage capable of storing first game information based on game contents when a predetermined start operation is performed and second game information based on game contents when the start operation is not performed Means,
When a predetermined end operation is performed, an access information generating unit that generates access information to be stored in the game history external management server based on the storage content of the game information storage unit;
Access information output means for outputting the access information generated by the access information generating means to an external communication terminal in a readable manner;
The player can select whether to reflect the second game information in the stored content after the start operation is performed,
The access information generating unit is configured to access information corresponding to the first game information and the second game information based on the storage content of the game information storage unit when the end operation is performed,
Alternatively, access information corresponding to the first game information is generated.

In the gaming machine of such a reference invention, the “first game information” based on the game content when the start operation is performed and the “second game information” based on the game content when the start operation is not performed. Game information storage means capable of storing “game information” is provided. When an end operation is performed, access information for saving the game history in the external management server is generated based on the stored contents of the game information storage means. That is, according to the gaming machine of the reference invention, it is possible to store not only the game information in the state where the start operation is performed, but also the game information in the state where the start operation is not performed in the external management server. . For this reason, the game proceeds in a state where the start operation is not performed, and even when the start operation is performed later, the game information in the state where the start operation is not performed is stored in the external management server. It is possible to prevent the player from feeling lost. As a result, it is possible to appropriately realize a service form that enhances the player's gaming interests and willingness to continue playing by acquiring the game history. Further, since the second game information is “game information in a state where the start operation is not performed”, the stored second game information is not the game information of the player who is playing the game. There is a possibility. In this regard, in the gaming machine of the reference invention, it is possible to allow the player to select whether or not to save the game information in the state where the start operation is not performed as its own game information in the external management server. . As a result, it is possible to determine whether to acquire or discard the second game information based on the player's own judgment, and it is possible to store only his / her game information on the external management server. As a result, even when the game information is stored in a state where the start operation is not performed, the player-specific game information can be properly stored on the external management server, and the player's game can be obtained by acquiring the game information. It is possible to appropriately realize a service form that enhances interest and game continuation motivation.

The “gaming machine” of the reference invention is “a random number for determination is obtained by operating a rotation starting member after receiving a game medium (game ball or game medal) and a plurality of symbols are displayed. Rotating the rotating cylinder, and operating the rotation stop member to stop the rotation of the rotating cylinder based on the random number for determination, and according to the design of the symbol displayed when the rotating cylinder stops By determining whether or not to grant a privilege, a revolving game machine that performs one game ",
“A random number for determination is acquired by entering a game medium (game ball) into the start opening provided in the game area, and a special symbol variation display is started based on the acquired random number for determination. A ball game machine that performs a single game can be exemplified by determining whether or not to give a privilege according to the mode of the special symbol that is stopped and displayed. In addition, “the game history related to the contents of the game can be stored in a predetermined external management server using a predetermined external communication terminal, and the game history stored in the external management server is reflected when a new game is played. For example, the “gaming machine capable of proceeding with the game” means, for example, “the game information accompanying the result of the game played on the gaming machine is not connected to the gaming machine directly through the external communication terminal” In addition to sending / saving to the management server, the game information saved in the external management server can be input to the gaming machine via the external communication terminal, and the current game can be resumed using the game information up to the previous game. Any gaming machine may be used as long as it constitutes a part of “a possible gaming system”.

Examples of the “game information” include information indicating the number of times a game has been played, information indicating the type of effect executed in accordance with the game, information indicating the type of privilege granted, and the like.

The “start operation” may be an operation for inputting start information unique to the player to the gaming machine. For example, in a standby state where the game is not progressing, a predetermined operation unit provided in the gaming machine is used. For example, an operation of inputting a unique password that is different for each player, which is made up of numbers, characters, symbols, and the like issued by the external management server. In addition, the “end operation” may be an operation that can be arbitrarily performed by the player at his / her own discretion in a state of receiving the start operation,
For example, a configuration in which a predetermined operation unit (such as a storage end button) provided in the gaming machine is operated in a standby state in which a game is not progressing can be exemplified. The “access information” may be information that can be output to the outside including game information and location information (URL or address) indicating the location of the external management server. Examples thereof include a two-dimensional code (QR code (registered trademark), barcode, etc.) having information in the direction. In addition, as "a configuration for outputting access information", "a configuration for outputting access information optically by an imaging function of an external communication terminal" or "a configuration for outputting access information by a wireless communication method such as infrared rays" Etc. can be exemplified.

Further, the “external communication terminal” may have any communication function capable of communicating with the external management server, and examples thereof include portable communication terminals such as a mobile phone and a smartphone.
The “external management server” includes an external communication terminal, a public line, an Internet line,
A PC server connected by a dedicated line can be exemplified.

In the gaming machine of the reference invention described above,
The access information output means outputs access information corresponding to game information related to a specific game result that is less frequently generated than a normal game result, and the access information is output to the external management server according to the output of the access information. When the game history is stored, a predetermined privilege is given to the player through the external management server and the external communication terminal,
The game information storage means uses the game information related to the specific game result as the second game information when the game progresses and the specific game result is obtained in a state where the start operation is not performed. And when the game progresses and the normal game result is obtained without the start operation being performed, the game information related to the normal game result is not stored as the second game information. Configured as
When the start operation is performed in a state where the second game information related to the specific game result is stored, the access information generation unit includes the first game information and the specific game result. Access information corresponding to the second game information is generated.

In the gaming machine of such a reference invention, in the process where the game is progressing in a state where the start operation is not performed, when a `` specific game result having a lower occurrence frequency than the normal game result '' is obtained, The game information storage means stores “second game information related to the specific game result”. For this reason, even if the game proceeds in the state where the start operation is not performed and the start operation is performed later, the external management server is based on the “game information corresponding to the occurrence of the specific game result”. Benefits can be given through the player, and the player can be prevented from feeling lost. Also,
The “game information related to the normal game result” is not stored as the second game information, so that a great increase in the storage amount of the game information storage means can be suppressed. As a result,
It becomes possible to appropriately realize a service form that enhances the player's gaming interests and willingness to continue playing by acquiring game information.

The “specific game result” may be a game result having a lower occurrence frequency (feasibility) than a normal game result. For example, “probability of occurrence among game results stored as first game information” A game result with a low (execution of a premier effect with a low appearance frequency) "can be exemplified. Also,"
The “ordinary game result” may be a game result having a higher occurrence frequency (feasibility) than the specific game result. For example, “a predetermined number of game executions” or “a game result stored as the first game information” Among them, a game result with a high probability of occurrence (execution of a normal performance with a high appearance frequency) "can be exemplified. It should be noted that the higher the occurrence frequency (feasibility) of the “normal game result”, the more easily the game result can be established, and even if it is not stored in the game information storage means, the player feels lost. It can prevent giving. In addition, the “privileges given to the player through the external management server and the external communication terminal” are “from the external management server to the external communication terminal owned by the player according to the contents of the game history stored in the external management server”. , Download special image data, special audio data, special information about gaming machines, etc. "or" owned by the player from the external management server according to the contents of the game history stored in the external management server On the external communication terminal
Send information that can change the control of the gaming machine (special information related to the start operation, etc.) and give the player a specific change in the control of the gaming machine (customization of the presentation according to the gaming information)
Can be illustrated.

In order to solve at least a part of the problems described above, the gaming system of the reference invention employs the following configuration. That is,
A gaming machine of any of the reference inventions described above, an external communication terminal capable of reading access information,
And an external management server capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from the external communication terminal and storing a game history based on the access information.

In such a gaming system of the reference invention, a game is progressed in a state where no start operation has been received, and even if the start operation is received later, the player's gaming interests and willingness to continue playing are obtained by acquiring a game history. It is possible to appropriately realize a service form to be enhanced.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game machine and game system which can implement | achieve appropriately the service form which raises the game interest of a player and the game continuation motivation by acquisition of game history information can be provided.

It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the swivel type game machine of a present Example. It is the perspective view which opened the front door of the present Example, and showed the internal structure of the gaming machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the arrangement | sequence of the symbol displayed on the outer peripheral surface of the three spinning cylinders of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the electrical structure of the spinning cylinder type game machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed the winning line set to the gaming machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which matched and showed the game combination set to the swivel type game machine of a present Example with the symbol combination which establishes the winning of a game player, and the privilege provided by winning establishment. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part of the game control process which a main control board performs in order to control progress of a game in the spinning cylinder type game machine of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the second half part of the game control processing which a main control board performs in the spinning cylinder type game machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the lottery table for normal games of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the structure of the internal winning flag of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the structure of the game state flag etc. of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the game state setting process of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the BB game lottery table of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the input operation reception process of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the rotation rotation stop process of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the rotation stop control process of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated one of the 1st stop tables of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated a mode that the left cylinder was stopped as a 1st cylinder. It is explanatory drawing which showed the relationship between the 1st stop table and 2nd stop table of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the presentation control process which CPU mounted in the sub control board of a present Example performs. It is explanatory drawing which showed the structure of the whole game system of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the procedure at the time of making a player perform member registration in the game system of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the procedure at the time of making the content server memorize | store the historical information memorize | stored in the gaming machine in the gaming system of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the procedure at the time of making the game machine memorize | store the past historical information memorize | stored in the content server in the game system of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the procedure for browsing the player specific log | history information memorize | stored in the content server in the game system of a present Example, and the procedure for providing a player with content according to this log | history information. . It is a flowchart which shows the historical information storage process which CPU mounted in the sub control board of a present Example performs. It is a flowchart which shows the historical information storage process which CPU mounted in the sub control board of a present Example performs. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the log | history information of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the temporary history information of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the temporary history information erasure | elimination process of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the player operation corresponding | compatible process in a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the player operation corresponding | compatible process in a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the player operation corresponding | compatible process in a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the player operation corresponding | compatible process in a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the menu screen of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the connecting point code display screen of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the historical information transmission code display process of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the log | history information transmission code display screen of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the password input screen of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the password corresponding | compatible process of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the temporary history information screen of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that temporary historical information is reflected in the historical information of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the game property obtained with the gaming machine of a present Example. It is a front view of the ball ball game machine (pachinko machine) of this modification. It is explanatory drawing which shows the board surface structure of the game board of the pachinko machine of this modification. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the 1st symbol display apparatus mounted in the pachinko machine of this modification, and a 2nd symbol display apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the screen structure of the presentation display apparatus mounted in the pachinko machine of this modification. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the starting port unit mounted in the pachinko machine of this modification. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the control circuit in the pachinko machine of this modification. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the log | history information of this modification. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the temporary history information of this modification.

In order to clarify the contents of the present invention described above, an embodiment in which the configuration of the present invention is applied to the following rotating game machine will be described in the following order.
A. Equipment configuration of the spinning machine:
A-1. overall structure:
A-2. Electrical configuration:
B. Overview of the game:
C. Control details of the spinning machine:
C-1. Game control processing:
C-2. Game state setting process:
C-3. Input operation acceptance processing:
C-4. Revolving rotation stop processing:
D. Production control processing:
D-1. Game system configuration:
D-2. Processing related to history information:
E. Gameability obtained by the gaming machine and game system of the present embodiment:
F. Variations:

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

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

A large display window 20 is provided in the center of the game state display section 2ma provided in the middle of the front door 2, and it is possible to visually recognize the rotation of the three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c provided therein. It has become. Various display panels 22 for displaying the game state are provided on the left and right and below the display window 20.

The operation part 2mb provided in the lower middle part of the front door 2 is formed in a shape protruding toward the front, and a game medal insertion slot 30 for inserting game medals is stored on the upper surface as credits. An insertion button 34 or the like is provided for inserting the number of game medals required for one game. Note that the storage of game medals exceeded when the number of game medals inserted into the gaming machine 1 from the game medal slot 30 exceeded a specified number (the upper limit of the number of game medals required for one game). This means storing the minutes as data, or storing the number of medals paid out as data instead of actually paying out game medals. In addition, on the front surface of the operation unit 2mb, the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 2 after the game medals are inserted.
Start lever 36 for starting the rotation of 0c, and the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c
Rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c and the like are provided for stopping the rotation of the cylinders.

In addition, the operation unit 2mb is provided with a settlement button 40 on the upper surface and a return button 42 on the front surface. Here, the settlement button 40 is a button operated when paying out game medals stored inside the gaming machine 1 to the outside. Even after the game medals are inserted, the inserted game medals are paid out by operating the checkout button 40 as long as the start lever 36 is operated and the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c is started. Is possible. The return button 42 is a button that is operated in order to clear a jammed game medal when a game medal inserted from the game medal slot 30 is jammed inside the gaming machine 1.
Furthermore, the operation unit 2mb is provided with an effect button 43 in the center of the upper surface. The effect button 43 is used when a predetermined item is selected from a menu displayed on the effect display device 10.

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal configuration of the gaming machine 1 with the front door 2 opened. An effect display device 10 is attached to the upper part on the back side of the front door 2, and a pair of speakers 1 are provided on the left and right sides thereof.
4 is attached.

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

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

On the other hand, after the start lever 36 is operated, the game medal is inserted into the game medal slot 3.
When inserted from 0, the passage in the medal selector 106 is switched, and the game medal is returned to the game medal payout exit 50 through the coin shooter 108. In addition, a medal sensor (not shown) is provided inside the medal selector 106, and when a game medal that satisfies the dimensional standard passes, it is detected by the medal sensor, and a signal thereof will be described later. To be supplied.

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

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

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

A-2. Electrical configuration:
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an electrical configuration of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the gaming machine 1 has a main control board 200 as a center, a sub control board 220, a door board 240,
A rotating substrate 260, a power supply substrate 280, a relay substrate 300, and the like are connected to be able to communicate data.

The main control board 200 is a board that manages the progress and production of the entire game performed in the gaming machine 1. On the main control board 200, a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203 and the like are mounted so that data can be communicated with each other via a bus.
40, a signal indicating that the start lever 36 has been operated is received, and a control command ( Alternatively, the operation of these various substrates is controlled by transmitting a control signal).

Similarly to the main control board 200 described above, the sub-control board 220 also has a CPU 221 and a ROM.
222, RAM 223, and the like are configured to be communicably connected to each other via a bus. The sub-control board 220 includes various lamps 12 and various speakers 14.
114, the effect display device 10, the rotary backlight 20L, and the like are connected. Here, the spinning cylinder backlight 20L is a light that is provided inside each spinning cylinder 20a, 20b, 20c and illuminates a pattern (see FIG. 3) drawn on the surface of the spinning cylinder from the back side. The sub control board 220 analyzes the control command received from the main control board 200, and outputs drive signals to the various lamps 12, the various speakers 14, 114, the effect display device 10, and the rotary backlight 20L, respectively. Various performances are performed. Further, as will be described later in detail, the sub-control board 2
20 displays a menu on the effect display device and performs processing corresponding to the item selected by the effect button 43.

On the door board 240, the medal selector 106, the insertion button 34 for inserting the stored game medals, the start lever 36 for starting the rotation of the rotating drum, and the stopping of the rotating rotating drum The rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, the settlement button 40 for paying out the stored game medals or the inserted game medals and ending the game, various display panels 22 for displaying the game status, and the like are connected. ing. The door substrate 240 is
The main control board 200 is connected so as to be able to communicate data. For this reason, when the start lever 36 provided on the front door 2, the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, the closing button 34, the adjustment button 40, etc. are operated, the signal is transmitted via the door board 240 to the main control board. 200 is supplied. In addition, a signal that the medal selector 106 detects the passage of a game medal by a built-in medal sensor is also sent via the door board 240 to the main control board 2.
00.

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

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

These various control boards and power consumed by the boards are supplied from a power supply board 280. In FIG. 4, a state in which power is supplied from the power supply board 280 is represented by a dashed arrow.
As shown, the main control board 200 and the sub-control board 220 include a power supply board 28.
Power is directly supplied from 0, and power is supplied to various boards (the door board 240, the rotating board 260, and the relay board 300) via the main control board 200. 1 for power supply board 280
An AC voltage of 00V is supplied, and this electric power is converted into a DC voltage of a specified voltage and then supplied to each control board and board.

B. Overview of the game:
In the following, the contents of the control performed in order to advance the game in the rotary type gaming machine 1 having the above-described configuration will be described, but as an preparation, an outline of the game performed in the rotary type gaming machine will be described. Keep it.

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

When a prescribed number of game medals are inserted and the start lever 36 is operated, the three cylinders 20a
, 20b, 20c start to rotate. As described above with reference to FIG. 3, since a plurality of symbols are drawn on each of the spinning cylinders, when the spinning cylinder rotates, these symbols are displayed in a variable manner on the display window 20. Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 1, three turning cylinder stop buttons 38 a, 38 b, and 38 c are provided on the front surface side of the front door 2 corresponding to each turning cylinder. Revolving cylinder 20a, 2
When the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are pressed during the rotation of 0b, 20c, the rotating cylinder corresponding to the pressed button stops rotating. Is stopped and displayed on any of the symbols. In this way, the three cylinders 20a, 20b, 20
When the rotation of c is stopped, one of the symbols is stopped and displayed on the respective spinning cylinders. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the size of the display window 20 is set such that three symbols are displayed for each cylinder. Eventually, when the three drums 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped and displayed, a total of nine symbols in three rows and three columns are displayed on the display window 20. These 9
A plurality of pay lines are set in advance at positions where two symbols are displayed.

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

FIG. 6 shows the types of gaming combinations set in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the symbol combinations that establish the winning of the gaming actor, and the benefits that are given to the player when the winning of the gaming actor is established. It is explanatory drawing shown correspondingly. In FIG. 6, the type of gamer is displayed in the leftmost column, the symbol combination that establishes the winning of the gamer is displayed in the middle column, and the player when the winning of the gamer is established in the rightmost column. The privilege granted to is displayed. For example, the big bonus combination (hereinafter referred to as the BB combination) shown in the top two stages has a combination of symbols called “Red Seven” and a symbol combination called “Blue Seven”. When the symbol combinations are associated with each other and the symbols are combined, a gaming state called a big bonus game (BB game) advantageous to the player is started as a privilege. The BB game of the present embodiment is a gaming state in which a winning of a later-described game player who is paid out a game medal as a privilege is established with a higher probability than a normal gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a normal game), and after the start of the BB game A predetermined number (for example, 400
) Until the game medal is paid out. Therefore, when BB game is started,
The player can earn a large amount of game medals. In the following, the symbol combination BB of “Red Seven” is used as the symbol combination BB “Red Seven BB” and “blue Seven”.
The combination is also expressed as “Blue Seven's BB combination”, and when these are not particularly distinguished, they are simply expressed as “BB combination”.

In addition, in the game role called the bell role, a combination of symbols in which the three left drums 20a, 20b, and 20c are all aligned with the symbol of "Bell" is set. Fifteen game medals are set to be paid out to the player. A game combination called a watermelon role is provided with a combination of symbols in which the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c all have the same pattern as "watermelon". It is set so that game medals are paid out to the player. In the game role of cherry,
If the design of the left cylinder 20a is “Cherry”, any combination of symbols may be set for the middle cylinder 20b and the right cylinder 20c. As a privilege for establishment, it is set so that two game medals are paid out.

In addition, a combination of symbols in which the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are all arranged in the “replay” pattern is set for the game player called the re-game player. The right to play the game again is granted without inserting a new game medal. In other words, it is possible to play the game once again, assuming that the same number of game medals that have been inserted when the re-game player wins is established. Further, the winning combination is a gaming role that can be won only during the BB game, and the left spinning cylinder 20a is “replayed”.
The symbol combination of the symbol of “BELL” and the symbol of “RELL” in the middle cylinder 20b (hereinafter referred to as “REPLAY”-“BELL”-“REPLAY”) is set. Yes.

Of course, when the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, a winning combination of any game player is not necessarily established. In this case, after inserting a prescribed number of game medals again, the next game is performed by operating the start lever 36 and rotating the rotating drum. Game machine 1 of the present embodiment
Then, the game progresses by repeating these operations. The progress of such a game is controlled by the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200. Below, the processing content which CPU201 of the main control board 200 is performing in order to control progress of a game is demonstrated.

C. Control details of the spinning machine:
C-1. Game control processing:
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the first half of a game control process performed by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 for controlling the progress of the game in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the second half of the game control process performed by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 in the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment. This game control process is a process that is executed after the gaming machine 1 is turned on and further initialization processing such as a checksum of the ROM mounted on the main control board 200 and the sub control board 220 is performed. is there.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the game control process is started, a game state setting process (step 100. Steps are hereinafter abbreviated as “S”) is first performed. Although details of the game state setting process will be described later, in this process, the following process is roughly performed. Game machine 1 of the present embodiment
Then, as a gaming state, in addition to a normal gaming state (normal game), a big bonus gaming state (B
B game) is provided, and the ease with which a winning combination for a gaming role is established, the types of gaming roles that can be awarded, and the like differ depending on the gaming state. In the game state setting process, the current game state is detected and it is determined whether or not the end condition is satisfied. If the end condition is satisfied, the game state is ended and the game Processing to switch the state is performed. By switching the game state in this way, it becomes possible to avoid the game becoming monotonous. Each gaming state will be described in detail later.

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

When the input operation validation process is performed (S102), it is confirmed whether or not the settlement button 40 has been operated (S104). That is, before the operation of the start lever 36 described later is detected, it is possible to settle the medals including the inserted game medals. And
If the settlement button 40 has been operated (S104: yes), a settlement process is performed to perform a process of paying out game medals stored as data and inserted game medals (S106). The game medal is paid out from the main control board 200 by the medal payout device 1.
This is done by outputting a control signal indicating the number of game medals to be paid out. When the game medals are paid out in this way, the state returns to the state before the game starts (S100), and the subsequent processing is performed.

After performing the input operation validation process (S102), if it is determined that the checkout button 40 has not been operated (S104: no), then the input operation acceptance process is performed (S108). As will be described in detail later, in the insertion operation reception process, it is determined whether or not a specified number of game medals have been inserted, and when a specified number of game medals have been inserted, a process of setting the insertion completion flag to ON is performed. Do. The insertion completion flag is a flag indicating whether or not a prescribed number of game medals have been inserted,
The storage area is secured in the RAM 203 of the main control board 200. In addition to this, in the insertion operation reception process, when a prescribed number of game medals are inserted, toward the sub-control board 220,
A command (insertion completion command) indicating that a prescribed number of game medals have been inserted is transmitted.
Upon receiving the insertion completion command, the CPU 221 mounted on the sub control board 220 grasps that a specified number of game medals have been inserted.

When the insertion operation acceptance process is performed (S108), it is determined whether or not the insertion completion flag is set to ON, that is, whether or not a specified number of game medals have been inserted (S110). As a result, when the prescribed number of game medals has not been inserted (S110: no), the settlement button 4
While confirming the presence / absence of an operation of 0 (S104), it waits until a specified number of game medals are inserted. On the other hand, when a prescribed number of game medals are inserted (S110: yes)
Next, it is determined whether or not the start lever 36 has been operated (S112). As described above, when the player operates the start lever 36, the operation signal is supplied to the main control board 200. Therefore, the main control board 200 operates the start lever 36 based on the operation signal of the start lever 36. It can be determined whether or not. As a result, the start lever 36
Is not operated (S112: no), it waits until the start lever 36 is operated while confirming whether or not the settlement button 40 is operated (S104). On the other hand, when the start lever 36 is operated (S112: yes), the input operation invalidation process is performed (S114).
In the insertion operation invalidation process, a process for invalidating the game medal insertion operation is performed. In a state in which the game medal insertion operation is disabled, the game medal inserted from the game medal slot 30 is returned to the game medal outlet 50 through the coin shooter 108 without being detected as the inserted game medal. Is done. In addition, in a state where the game medal insertion operation is invalid, no game medal is inserted even when the insertion button 34 is pressed. In other words, after the start lever 36 is operated, no game medals can be inserted regardless of which operation is performed. Thus, when the process of invalidating the game medal insertion operation is completed (
S114), an internal lottery process is started (S116).

In the internal lottery process, a process is performed for determining whether or not the winning of any game combination described above with reference to FIG. It should be noted that even if one of the game actors is won in this lottery (the winning is permitted), the winning of the gaming actor is not immediately established, but by operating the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c. If the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning game combination are not arranged on the effective winning line, it is not possible to establish a prize for the game combination. On the other hand, if the player is not a winning game in the lottery, the rotation stop button 38a is used at any timing.
, 38b, and 38c, the corresponding symbol combinations cannot be arranged on the effective pay line. In this sense, this lottery is called “internal lottery” because it is a lottery performed internally as a precondition for establishing a combination of symbols and establishing a winning combination for a gamer. In addition, the state of winning the internal lottery is called an internal winning state (or simply, internal winning).

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

FIG. 9 shows a normal game that is the most common gaming state (except during a bonus game (BB game)).
It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the lottery table used for. FIG. 9A collectively shows the range of random numbers assigned to each game combination. FIG. 9 (b) shows a rough ratio of the random number range assigned to each game combination. As shown,
In the lottery table for normal games, a random number value of 0 to 5999 is set for “bell role”. This indicates that when the acquired random number value is within this range, the winning combination is played as a bell. Similarly, a random value of 6000-7999 is set for the “watermelon role”, a random value of 8000-9999 is set for the “cherry role”, and the “red seven BB role” is set.
Is set to a random number between 10000 and 10499, and 10500 is assigned to “Blue Seven's BB role”.
A random number value of ˜10999 is set, and a random number value of 11000 to 19999 is set to “re-game player”. It should be noted that no game combination is set in the random number values of 20000 to 65535, and therefore, if the acquired random number value is within this range, it is “lost”.

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

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the configuration of the internal winning flag in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the drawing, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, an internal winning flag for a gaming combination other than the BB combination and an internal winning flag for a red BB combination and a blue seven BB combination (bonus combination internal winning). Flag), and an area is secured for each of them. FIG. 10A is an explanatory view exemplifying a data structure of an area in which an internal winning flag of a game combination other than the bonus combination is set. As shown in the drawing, an area of 1 byte is secured in the internal winning flag of the game combination other than the bonus combination. Of the 5 low-order bits of the 1-byte area, the first bit is a bit for storing the internal winning for the bell role, and the next bit is the internal winning for the watermelon role. It is a bit for storing. Similarly, the following three bits are used for storing the internal winning combination of the cherry role, the replaying role, and the increasing role, respectively.

FIG. 10B is an explanatory view exemplifying the data structure of an area for 1 byte in which the bonus combination internal winning flag is set. As shown in the drawing, the lower two bits of 1-byte data are used as the bonus combination internal winning flag. Of these two bits, the upper bit is a bit for memorizing that the red BB role is won internally, and the lower bit is for memorizing that the blue seven BB role is won internally. It is a bit to keep. In the internal lottery process (S116) shown in FIG. 7, an internal lottery random number is acquired, and referring to the lottery table, it is determined whether or not any game player is internally won, and any game If the winning combination is internal, the corresponding bit of the internal winning flag shown in FIG.
Is set (the internal winning flag is set to ON).

When the internal lottery process (S116) is completed, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 transmits an internal lottery result transmission command to the sub control board 220 (S118). In the internal lottery result transmission command, information indicating the result of the internal lottery performed in the previous internal lottery process (S116) (information on whether or not a game player has been won, and information on the game player if winning) Is included).

When the internal lottery result transmission command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S118), the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 subsequently starts the rotation rotation starting process (S128 of FIG. 8).
). In the rotation rotation starting process, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. If the condition is satisfied, a process of rotating the three rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is performed. In the rotation rotation starting process of the present embodiment, the start lever 36 is operated and the rotation cylinder 20a,
Revolving motors provided in the revolving cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c, respectively, to start rotating the revolving cylinders when a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) has elapsed since the rotation of the rotating cylinders 20b and 20c is started. By outputting drive signals to 24a, 24b, and 24c, the three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated.

When the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are thus rotated, the main control board 200 performs a process of stopping the rotation of the spinning cylinder (rotating cylinder rotation stopping process) (S130). The details of the spinning rotation stop process will be described later. In this process, the result of the internal lottery performed previously (whether or not to which game player has been won internally) Based on the operation timing of 38b, 38c or the current gaming state, etc., the three cylinders 20a, 20
A stop position of each of b and 20c is determined, and a process of stopping at the determined position is performed.

When the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 stops the three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c, it determines whether or not any game player wins based on the stop positions (S13).
2). Here, “a winning combination of a game combination is established” means that the symbol combinations corresponding to the game combination are stopped and displayed on the winning line. As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, even if any of the gaming combinations is won internally in the internal lottery process (S116), the rotation stop button 3
Depending on the timing at which 8a, 38b, and 38c are pressed, the symbol combinations corresponding to the game combination are not necessarily aligned on the winning line. Therefore, the main control board 200 determines whether or not a winning combination of the game combination won in the internal lottery has been established after stopping the rotation of the spinning cylinder.

In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when any of the bonus combinations (Red Seven BB combination or Blue Seven BB combination) is won in the internal lottery process (S116) described above, it corresponds to the winning line. Only when the symbol combination is not stopped and the winning combination of any bonus combination is not established, the internal winning of the bonus combination is carried over, and the internal winning flag corresponding to the bonus combination is turned ON after the next game. The game is played in the set state. In contrast, BB
If an internal winner is selected for a game player other than the winning combination, the internal winning combination will not be carried over after the next game unless the symbol combination corresponding to the winning player in the game can be stopped on the winning line. It will be reset.

As a result of the determination process in S132, if it is determined that a winning of any game player has been established (S
132: yes), first, it is determined whether or not the game combination in which the winning is achieved is the BB combination (S136). As described above with reference to FIG. 6, the BB role is “Red Seven” on the winning line.
Alternatively, it is a game combination in which a prize is established when the symbols of “Blue Seven” are prepared. And BB
If it is determined that a winning combination has been established (S136: yes), after setting the internal winning flag of the BB combination to OFF (S138), the BB game flag is set to ON (S140). Here, the BB game flag is a flag indicating that the game state is a game state advantageous to the player called the above-described big bonus game (BB game). As will be described in detail later, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the game progresses while switching the gaming state (BB game / normal game) in accordance with the setting (ON / OFF) of the BB game flag. The BB game flag is set at a predetermined address in the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of an area for 1 byte in which a BB game flag or the like is set. In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, one bit of 1-byte data at a predetermined address on the RAM 203 is used as a BB game flag. In the process of S140, BB
“1” is set to the bit corresponding to the game.

When the processing of S140 is completed, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 performs the sub control board 22.
A BB game start command is transmitted toward 0 (S142). CPU of sub-control board 220
By receiving the BB game start command, 221 grasps that the BB game is started.

On the other hand, if the winning game combination is not the BB combination (S136: no), it is next determined whether or not the game combination is a re-game combination (S146). If the winning of the re-gamer is established (S146: yes), the re-game flag is set to ON (S148). Here, the re-game flag is a flag for storing that the re-game player has won a prize. If this re-game flag is set to ON, a game medal is automatically re-inserted even if it is not inserted by the player in the next insertion operation acceptance process (S108 in FIG. 7) (the insertion completion flag is set). Set to ON). Further, after the game in which the game medals are automatically re-inserted is finished, the re-game flag is returned to OFF. Such a re-game flag is also set at a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200, as with the BB game flag described above. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the lower bit of the bit for which the BB game flag is set is set in the re-game flag.

When the winning game player is not a re-game player (S146: no), although any game player has been won (S132: yes in FIG. 7), the game player is the BB player. ,
Since it is not a re-game player, it is determined that it is another game player. Accordingly, a process of paying out the number of game medals corresponding to the winning game player is performed (S150). That is, if the winning game is a bell role or an increasing role, 15 game medals are paid out, if it is a watermelon role, 10 game medals are paid out, if it is a cherry role, 2 game medals are paid out Perform processing. This process is performed by obtaining the number of game medals to be paid out inside the main control board 200 and then outputting a control signal from the main control board 200 to the medal payout device 118.

When the game medals are paid out in this way, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 performs a payout number counting process (S152). As described above, the BB game of this embodiment has an upper limit number (for example,
Since the BB game is set to end when 400 medals are paid out, it is necessary to count the number of game medals (paid-out number) paid out after the start of the BB game. Therefore, in the payout number counting process, first, it is determined whether or not the current game state is BB game. If it is determined that the game is in BB game, the number of game medals paid out in the process of S150. Is added to the number of payouts (the number of payouts). On the other hand, BB
If it is determined that the game is not in progress, the payout number counting process is terminated without performing the payout number addition process. When the payout number counting process is thus performed, the process returns to the head of the game control process shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, and the above-described processes after the game state setting process (S100 in FIG. 7) are performed.

The above describes the processing when the normal rotation of the spinning cylinder is stopped (S130) and when a winning combination of any game player is established (S132: yes). On the other hand, if no winning of any game combination has been established (S132: no), the process when any of the above-mentioned winning combinations is established is skipped and the process returns to the beginning of the game control process. The above-described processing after the gaming state setting processing (S100 in FIG. 7) shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is performed.

C-2. Game state setting process:
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a game state setting process performed in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. As described above, the game state setting process is performed by the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200.
Is executed at the beginning of the game control process shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 (S100 in FIG. 7).
.

When the game state setting process is started, first, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 displays FIG.
With reference to the game state flag shown in FIG. 1, it is determined whether or not the BB game flag is set to ON (S180). As described above, the BB game flag is a flag indicating that the game state is BB game. As a result, when it is determined that the BB game flag is set to ON (S180: yes), it is determined whether or not the BB game end condition is satisfied (S182). In this embodiment, as the BB game end condition, the number of game medals paid out after the start of the BB game is set, and the number of game medals paid out is the first predetermined number (
For example, the BB game is set to end when the number reaches 400). In the game control process described above with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, the number of game medals paid out is counted (S152 in FIG. 8), and the number of game medals paid out after the start of the BB game becomes the first predetermined number. When it reaches, it can be detected immediately. If it is not yet detected that the number of game medals has reached the first predetermined number, it is determined that the BB game end condition is not satisfied (S182: no), and the BB game is continued. Therefore, the BB game lottery table is selected (S184). The BB game lottery table will be described below.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a BB game lottery table used during a BB game. FIG. 13A shows a range of random numbers assigned to the game combination, and FIG. 13B shows a rough ratio of the random number ranges assigned to the game combination. . FIG.
In the BB game lottery table shown in FIG. 3, the “BB role”, “Bell role”, “Watermelon role”, “Cherry role”, “Cherry role”, “ The game combination “re-game combination” is not set, and “increase combination” is set. Random values that are more than half of the total are set for “Increase role”. As described above with reference to FIG. 6, when the “increase winning combination” win is established, 15 game medals are paid out. Therefore, during the BB game, the “increasing combination” winning is established with a high probability, and the winning is established. Each time, 15 game medals are paid out.

As the BB game using the above-mentioned BB game lottery table progresses, when the winning combination repeatedly wins and pays out the first predetermined number of game medals, the determination process of S182 in FIG.
It is determined that the BB game end condition is satisfied (S182: yes), the BB game flag is set to OFF to end the BB game (S186), and a BB game end command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220. (S188). The CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 recognizes that the BB game has ended by receiving the BB game end command. When the BB game end command is transmitted, the normal game lottery table shown in FIG. 9 is selected to start the normal game state (S190), and then the game state setting process is terminated, and FIG. 7 and FIG. Return to the game control process shown.

On the other hand, if it is determined in the process of S180 that the BB game flag is not set to ON (S180: no), the normal game is being played, and therefore the normal game lottery table shown in FIG. 9 is selected (S190). ). Note that a lottery table (not shown) in which the BB combination is not set is selected as the internal winning game combination after the BB combination is won internally until the winning of the BB combination is established. As a result, when the BB combination is won internally, another BB combination is not won.

C-3. Input operation acceptance processing:
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the input operation accepting process according to this embodiment. This process is a process performed in the game control process shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 after the above-described input operation validation process (via a process for determining whether or not the settlement button has been operated) (FIG. 7). 7 S108).

As shown in FIG. 14, when the insertion operation acceptance process is started, first, the re-game flag is set to O.
It is determined whether or not N is set (S200). As a result, when the replay flag is set to ON (S200: yes), the insertion completion flag is set to ON (S202).
). That is, when the re-game flag is set to ON, the re-gamer is in a state where a winning combination has been established, so that it is necessary to make the game medal insertion complete even if the game medal insertion operation is not performed. is there. Therefore, the insertion completion flag is set to O without performing the processing related to the insertion of the game medal, which is performed when the determination process of S200 in the insertion operation accepting process is a negative determination.
Set to N. When returning to the game control process shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 in this state, it is determined that the insertion completion flag is ON (S110: yes), and the operation of the start lever 36 is awaited. As a result, when the re-gamer is won, the game can be advanced without performing a game medal insertion operation. After the insertion completion flag is set to ON (S202), an insertion completion command indicating that a prescribed number of game medals have been inserted is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S204), and FIG. 7 and FIG. Return to the game control process shown. Upon receiving the insertion completion command, the CPU 221 mounted on the sub control board 220 grasps that a specified number of game medals have been inserted.

If it is determined in the determination process of S200 that the re-game flag is OFF, that is, if it is determined that the re-game player has not won a prize in the previous game (S200: no), a game is played from the game medal slot 36. It is determined whether or not a medal has been inserted (whether or not a game medal has been detected) (S206). As a result, when a game medal is detected (S206: yes), whether or not the insertion completion flag is set to ON, that is, a prescribed number (three in this embodiment) of game medals has already been inserted. (Hereinafter, also referred to as “game medals have been inserted”) is determined (S208). If game medals have not yet been inserted, (S
208: no), “1” is added to the value of the input counter (S210). The input counter is
This is a counter for counting the number of inserted game medals, and its storage area is secured at a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200. When “1” is added to the value of the insertion counter (S210), as a result, it is determined whether or not the value of the insertion counter has become “3”, that is, whether or not a prescribed number (three) of game medals have been inserted. Judgment (S2
12). When the prescribed number (three) of game medals are inserted, that is, when the insertion of game medals is completed (S212: yes), the value of the insertion counter is set to “0” in preparation for counting the next number of inserted medals. After returning (S214), the closing completion flag is set to ON to enable the operation of the start lever 36 (S216). Subsequently, an insertion completion command indicating that a prescribed number of game medals have been inserted is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S218), and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIGS. Upon receiving the insertion completion command, the CPU 221 mounted on the sub control board 220 grasps that a specified number of game medals have been inserted.

On the other hand, when “1” is added to the insertion counter, but the value of the insertion counter does not reach “3”, that is, even if the game medals inserted from the game medal insertion slot 36 are combined, the prescribed number is reached. If not (S212: no), the insertion operation acceptance process is terminated without setting the insertion completion flag to ON, and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIGS.

If a game medal is detected (S206: yes), if the game medal has already been inserted (S208: yes), "1" is added to the value of the storage counter (S226). The storage counter is a counter for counting the number of game medals inserted from the game medal slot 30 in a state where the game medals have been inserted. In other words,
The storage counter is a counter for storing game medals inserted from the game medal insertion slot 30 as credits in a state where the insertion of game medals is completed. As will be described in detail later, the game medals stored in the storage counter are transferred (inserted) to the insertion counter when the insertion button 34 is operated. The storage counter is the main control board 200.
The storage area is secured at a predetermined address of the RAM 203. The value of the storage counter is
When “1” is added (S226), the input operation acceptance process is terminated, and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIG. 7 and FIG.

The above is the case where a game medal inserted from the game medal slot 30 is detected (S206:
The process of yes) has been described. On the other hand, when the game medal is not detected (S206: no), first, it is determined whether or not the insertion completion flag is set to ON, that is, whether or not the game medal has been inserted. (S220). As a result, when the insertion of the game medal is not completed (S220: no), it is determined whether or not the operation of the insertion button 34 is detected (S222). As a result, when the operation of the input button 34 is detected (
S222: yes), the values of the storage counter and the input counter are updated (S224). In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the insertion button 34 is operated in a state where the insertion of the game medal is not completed and the game medal is stored in the storage counter, the game stored in the storage counter The medals are inserted until the number of game medals inserted reaches a specified number. That is, S
In the processing of 224, the value of the input counter has not reached “3” (S220: no)
If the value of the storage counter is not “0”, the value is incremented until the value of the insertion counter reaches “3”.

As a result, when the insertion counter value reaches “3”, that is, when the insertion of the game medal is completed (S212: yes), the insertion counter value is set to “0” in preparation for the next insertion number counting. Returning to (S214), the loading completion flag is set to ON to enable operation of the start lever 36 (S214), and then a loading completion command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S218). Here, in the process of S224, the number added to the value of the insertion counter is subtracted from the value of the storage counter. Accordingly, when the storage counter value becomes “0” before the insertion counter value reaches “3”, for example, the insertion counter value is “0” and the storage counter value is “2”. In this case, as a result of adding “2” to the value of the insertion counter and subtracting “2” from the value of the storage counter, the value of the insertion counter is “2” and the value of the storage counter is “0”.
", The value of the input counter has not reached" 3 "(S212: no)
Then, without setting the input completion flag to ON, the input operation accepting process is terminated, and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIGS.

C-4. Revolving rotation stop processing:
FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of the spinning cylinder rotation stop process performed in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. As described above, the spinning cylinder rotation stop process is executed by the main control board 200 in the game control process shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 (S130 in FIG. 8).

When the rotation rotation stop process is started, first, an internal lottery (
A process of extracting the first stop table is performed according to the result of S116 in FIG. 7 (S250).
Here, the stop table is a dedicated table that is referred to when stopping the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c. Although the details will be described later, the player turns the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c.
Of the symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface of the rotator (see FIG. 3), which symbol is displayed on the display window 20 to stop the rotators 20a, 20b, and 20c. Is set in advance. As described above, when a game player is won by the internal lottery (the internal winning flag is set to ON), the spinning stop buttons 38a and 38 are appropriately timed.
When b and 38c are operated, it is necessary to stop each of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b and 20c so that the symbol combinations corresponding to the game combination are aligned on the winning line. On the other hand, for gamers who have not won the game internally, no matter what timing the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are operated, Trunk 20a
20b and 20c need to be stopped. Therefore, different stop tables are provided depending on which game combination is won internally.

In addition, such a stop table includes a first stop table that is referred to when all of the rotating drums 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotating, and a second stop table that is referred to when any one of them has already stopped. And are set. Therefore, in S250 immediately after the rotation rotation stop process is started, the first stop table is first extracted according to the result of the internal lottery. For example, if it is determined that the “watermelon combination” has been won internally, the first stop table set for the “watermelon combination” selection is extracted. Of course, if no game combination is won, the first stop table set for losing is extracted.

When the first stop table is selected in this way, it is determined whether or not the rotational speed of the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c has reached a predetermined value (S252). Immediately after the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c start to rotate, it is determined that the rotational speed is increasing and has not yet reached the predetermined rotational speed (S252: no), so that the rotational speed reaches a predetermined value. , And enters a standby state while repeating the determination. If it is determined that the rotational speed has reached the predetermined speed (S252: yes), the operation of the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c is validated (S254).

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not any one of the turning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c that has been activated has been operated (S256). As described above, the player selects the rotation stop buttons 38a and 38b.
, 38c is supplied to the main control board 200, the main control board 200 determines whether or not the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are operated based on the operation signal. be able to. If none of the spinning cylinder stop buttons is operated (S256: no), the process waits until it is operated.

On the other hand, if any of the rotation stop buttons is operated (S256: yes), the operated rotation stop button is invalidated (S258), and when the rotation stop button is operated,
It is detected at which rotational position the spinning cylinder corresponding to the button is located (S260). As described above, the rotation sensors 26a, 26b correspond to the rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c, respectively.
, 26c (see FIG. 4), and the rotational positions of the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c can be detected. Further, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the number of symbols among a plurality of symbols (see FIG. 3) drawn on the corresponding rotating cylinder is set to a predetermined “reference position” when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated. Based on the displayed information, the rotational position of the rotating drum is detected. Here, the reference position is a special position determined in advance to relatively detect the rotational position of each spinning cylinder. The position is set to the reference position.

In this way, when the rotational position of the rotating cylinder where the rotating cylinder stop button has been operated is detected, a process (rotating cylinder stop control process) for stopping the rotating cylinder at an appropriate position is started (S262). The detailed contents of the rotating cylinder stop control process will be described later.

When the spinning cylinder stop control process is performed and the spinning cylinder for which the spinning cylinder stop button has been operated is stopped, it is determined whether or not all of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c have been stopped (S264). If there is a spinning cylinder that has not been operated yet (S264: no), S
Returning to the process of 256, the process waits until the effective rotation stop button is operated, and when operated, the series of processes described above are executed. If it is determined that all the spinning cylinders have been stopped while repeating these processes (S264: yes), a command (all spinning cylinder stop command) indicating that all the spinning cylinders have been stopped is directed to the sub-control board 220. (S266). The all-cylinder stop command includes information that can identify the result of the game (whether or not any game player has won a prize, and the type of game combination if a win has been established). Sub control board 220
In response to receiving the all-turn cylinder stop command, the CPU 221 mounted on the CPU 221 grasps that all the cylinders have been stopped and the result of the game. When all the cylinder stop command is sent (S
266), the spinning cylinder rotation stopping process of FIG. 15 is terminated, and the game control process shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is returned to.

Next, when the rotation stop button is operated in the above-described rotation rotation stop processing (FIG. 15), the rotation stop control processing (S262) performed to stop the corresponding rotation drum at an appropriate position. )
Will be described.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the flow of the rotation stop control process executed in the rotation rotation stop process. When the rotation stop control process is started, first, it is determined whether or not the rotation cylinder to be stopped is the first rotation cylinder (S300). Here, the first cylinder is the three cylinders 20a, 2
This is the first stop in 0b and 20c. That is, the three rotation stop buttons 38a
, 38b, 38c can be operated in any order, so that the three rotary cylinders 20a, 2
The order of stopping 0b and 20c can take various orders. Therefore, the three cylinders 20a, 20
b and 20c, the first stop which stops is called the "first cylinder" and the second stop which stops second is "
The second cylinder and the third cylinder to be stopped are called “third cylinder” for distinction. If it is determined to stop the first drum (S300: yes), immediately after the start of the rotation rotation stop processing (
While referring to the first stop table extracted in S250 of FIG. 15, based on the first detected rotation position of the first cylinder at the time of operation of the cylinder stop button (S260 of FIG. 15), the first The stop position of the rotating drum is determined (S302). In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the symbol (stop symbol) to be stopped and displayed at the reference position is determined as the stop position of the rotating drum.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram illustrating one of the first stop tables set in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. In the stop table, the relationship between the rotation position of the rotating cylinder when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated and the time from when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated until the rotating cylinder is stopped (stop time) is set. Has been. As described above, in the present embodiment, the rotational positions of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are detected by the symbols displayed at the reference position. Therefore, in FIG. The numbers of symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces 20b and 20c (corresponding to the numbers assigned to the symbol array in FIG. 3) are set. Further, as described above, when the operation of the rotating cylinder stop button is validated, the corresponding rotating cylinder rotates at a constant speed (FIG. 1).
5 (S252: yes), if the stop time is determined, it is also determined how many frames will be rotated in the pattern drawn on the spinning cylinder during that time. Therefore, in the example shown in FIG. 17, instead of the stop time,
A “sliding frame number” is set which indicates how many frames have been rotated (slid) to stop the rotating cylinder after the rotating cylinder stop button has been operated. Therefore, by referring to such a stop table, the number of sliding symbols corresponding to the symbol displayed at the reference position when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated can be read to determine the stop symbol.

As an example, a case where the left cylinder 20a is stopped as the first cylinder will be described. When the player operates the left rotation stop button (left stop button) 38a, as shown in FIG. 18, the 10th “Red Seven” symbol is displayed at the middle position (reference position) of the display window 20. Suppose that it is displayed. In this case, referring to the first stop table in FIG. 17, the number of sliding symbols is set to “2” for the symbol “Red Seven” of No. 10. Therefore, slide 1 frame 2 frames
The second “bell” symbol is determined as a stop symbol to be displayed at the reference position. In FIG. 18, the rotating direction of the rotating drum is indicated by a white arrow, and the symbol surrounded by a broken-line circle represents a stop symbol.

Here, the maximum stop time set in the stop table is 190 msec,
During this 190 msec, the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated by 4 frames in the design. In other words, when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated, it stops from the symbols (5 symbols including the symbol at the reference position) within 4 frames at the maximum from the symbol displayed at the reference position at that time. The design will be determined. Correspondingly, in the stop table (FIG. 17), a numerical value of 0 to 4 is set as the number of sliding frames according to the design of the reference position.

As described above, the stop position of the rotating drum is determined by the stop time (the number of sliding frames) set in the stop table. Therefore, if the stop table is set appropriately in advance, the combination of symbols corresponding to the internal winning game combination will be relatively easily aligned on the effective winning line. It is possible to stop each of the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c so that the symbol combinations are never aligned on an effective winning line.

When the stop position of the first cylinder is determined as described above, the first cylinder is stopped at the determined position (S304). Thereafter, when the second stop table is extracted in accordance with the symbol stopped and displayed on the first cylinder (S306), the cylinder stop control process in FIG. Return to. Here, the relationship between the first stop table and the second stop table will be supplementarily described.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the first stop table and the second stop table. As described above, the first stop table stops the first cylinder, that is, the cylinders 20a and 20b.
, 20c is a table that is referred to when all of the three rotating cylinders are rotated. On the other hand, the second stop table is a table that is referred to when stopping the second cylinder and the third cylinder, and the first cylinder that has already stopped has three cylinders 20a and 20a.
The remaining two cylinders except the first cylinder are set as targets depending on which of b and 20c is selected. In addition, as described above, in order to establish a winning combination for a game player who has won an internal winning, the corresponding symbol combinations must be aligned on the winning line. It is necessary not to align with any of the lines. From this, the second
It may be influenced by the symbols displayed on the already-stopped first cylinder whether which symbols are stopped and displayed on the rotary cylinder or the third cylinder. Accordingly, a plurality of second stop tables are prepared according to the symbols stopped and displayed on the first cylinder, and in S306 of FIG. 16, an appropriate one is displayed depending on which symbol is stopped and displayed on the first cylinder. The second stop table is extracted. As mentioned above,
Since the stopping positions of the respective cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c depend on the game winnings that are won internally, both the first stop table and the second stop table are set according to the game winning that is won internally. ing.

In the above, the process performed when the turning cylinder to be stopped is the first rotating cylinder (S300: yes in FIG. 13) has been described. However, when the rotating cylinder to be stopped is not the first rotating cylinder, that is, already When any of the spinning cylinders is stopped (S300: no), the rotating cylinder to be stopped is the second.
It is determined whether or not it is a rotating drum (S308). And when it is judged that it is the 2nd cylinder (S308: yes), referring to the 2nd stop table extracted by S306, rotation of the 2nd cylinder at the time of the rotation stop button operation detected previously After determining the stop position of the second cylinder based on the position (S260 in FIG. 15), similarly to the case of the first cylinder described above (S310), the second cylinder is stopped at the determined position (S310). S312).

On the other hand, when the symbol to be stopped is not the second cylinder (S308: no), that is, when the first cylinder and the second cylinder are already stopped and the third cylinder is stopped, While referring to the 2 stop table, the stop position of the 3rd cylinder is determined based on the rotation position (S260 of FIG. 15) of the 3rd cylinder when the cylinder stop button is detected previously (S314). Since stop information (stop time) of both the second and third cylinders as shown in FIG. 17 is set in the second stop table, the stop position of the third cylinder is determined. Also refer to the second stop table. When the third cylinder is stopped at the position thus determined (S316), the cylinder stop control process of FIG. 16 is terminated, and the process returns to the cylinder rotation stop process shown in FIG.

As described above, in the spinning rotation stop process, an appropriate stop table is extracted according to the game player who is won internally, and any of the spinning stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c is operated. Each of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is stopped at an appropriate position by determining the stop position with reference to the stop table based on the rotation position at the time of operating the button of the corresponding spinning cylinder.

When all the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, after returning to the game control process shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, if any winning of a game combination is established (S132: yes)
Then, after setting a flag according to the established game combination (S136 to S148 in FIG. 8) or paying out a game medal (S150 to S152), the process returns to the top of the process again to set the game state The series of processes described above following the process are repeated. If no winning combination is established (S132: no), the process returns to the top of the process and the above-described series of processes following the game state setting process are repeated.

As described above, when the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 performs the game control process, a lottery table is selected for each game, and an internal lottery is performed based on the lottery table. The spinning cylinder is stopped according to the lottery result. In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, various effects are performed according to the progress of the game by repeating such game control processing. Such an effect is realized by the CPU 221 mounted on the sub control board 220 controlling the effect display device 10, the various lamps 12, the speaker 14, and the like by performing the following processing.

D. Production control process:
FIG. 20 shows the CPU 2 mounted on the sub-control board 220 in the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment.
21 is a flowchart showing an effect control process executed by 21. CPU of sub-control board 220
When the production control process 221 starts, first, it is determined whether or not a BB game start command is received from the main control board 200 (S500). As described above with reference to FIG.
The game start command is a command transmitted from the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 toward the sub-control board 220 when a winning combination is established for the BB combination. When the BB game start command is received (S500: yes), an effect for BB game is executed (S502). If a BB game start command has not been received (S500: no), it is next determined whether a BB game end command has been received (S504). As described above with reference to FIG. 12, the BB game end command is a command transmitted from the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 toward the sub control board 220 when the BB game is ended. As a result, when the BB game end command is received (S504: yes), the effect for the BB game being executed is ended (S506).

If the BB game end command has not been received (S504: no), it is next determined whether an internal lottery result transmission command has been received (S508). As described above with reference to FIG. 7, the internal lottery result transmission command is transmitted from the main control board 200 when the internal lottery process is performed.
This is a command transmitted from the PU 201 toward the sub control board 220. As a result, when the internal lottery result transmission command is received (S508: yes), an effect corresponding to the result of the internal lottery grasped by the internal lottery result transmission command is executed (S510).

As described above, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the CPU 22 mounted on the sub-control board 220.
When 1 performs the above-described processing, an effect corresponding to the progress of the game is executed. In the above, the case where the presentation is executed according to the BB game start command and the internal lottery result transmission command has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Depending on the command transmitted from the main control board 200, various effects may be executed.

When the internal lottery result transmission command has not been received (S504: no), the subsequent history information storage processing (S512), temporary history information deletion processing (S514), and player operation response processing (S516) are performed.

Here, it is possible to construct a “game system” by causing the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment to cooperate with a portable terminal and a content server described later. The details will be described later.
The “game system” includes history information indicating the progress of the game as described above (the number of game executions and B
Information indicating the number of executions of the B game, the number of executions of the predetermined effect, etc.) are stored in the content server as unique to the player and can be freely viewed later via the portable terminal, and the games included in the history information This is a system in which a content server or a gaming machine can give a player some kind of privilege according to the progress status. The history information storage process (S512) shown in FIG.
The temporary history information erasing process (S514) and the player operation handling process (S516) are performed in such “
This is processing in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment for realizing a “game system”. Before describing these series of processes, the configuration of the “game system” will be described.

D-1. Game system configuration:
FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the entire gaming system of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 21, the gaming system of this embodiment is connected to the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, a portable terminal 600 such as a mobile phone or a smartphone, and the portable terminal 600 via a public line network (packet network) 700. The content server 800 is configured. As will be described in detail later, the gaming machine 1 and the portable terminal 60
0 is not connected by a communication line, and “Transmission of information from the gaming machine 1 to the portable terminal 600” carries a two-dimensional code (a connection destination code or a history information transmission code described later) displayed on the gaming machine 1 “Transmission of information from portable terminal 600 to gaming machine 1” is performed by allowing the player to input a password displayed on portable terminal 600 to gaming machine 1. In order to make a player use the game system, first, the player is registered as a member.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure for allowing a player to register as a member in the gaming system of this embodiment. In registering a member, first, the player performs an operation (member registration operation) for registering a member on the gaming machine 1 (S900). As will be described in detail later, the member registration operation is performed when the player operates the effect button 43 shown in FIG. When the member registration operation is performed (S900), the gaming machine 1 generates a connection destination code and displays the connection destination code on the effect display device 10 (S9).
01). As will be described in detail later, the connection destination code is the URL (Un
(form Resource Locator) is converted into a two-dimensional code optically readable by the portable terminal 600. When the connection destination code is displayed on the effect display device 10 of the gaming machine 1, the player uses the imaging function of the mobile terminal 600 to cause the mobile terminal 600 to read the connection destination code (S902). When the mobile terminal 600 reads the connection destination code, the mobile terminal 600 extracts a URL from the connection destination code and connects to the content server 800 based on the URL. At this time, the player identification information stored in the portable terminal 600 is transmitted to the content server (S906). As the player identification information, unique identification information (ID) assigned to each user of the portable terminal 600, unique identification information (ID) assigned to each portable terminal 600, or the like is used.

Upon receiving the player identification information (S906), the content server 800 stores the player identification information (S908). By storing the player identification information in the content server 800, membership registration of the player who uses the portable terminal 600 is completed. That is, the content server 800 is ready to store the game progress status (history information) corresponding to the player identification information stored this time.

Further, when storing the player identification information (S906), the content server 800 converts the player identification information into a password (S910), and displays screen information (
Password display screen information) is transmitted to the portable terminal 600 (S912). When the portable terminal 600 receives the password display screen information (S912), the portable terminal 600 displays a password based on the information (S914). When the password is displayed on the portable terminal 600, the player inputs the password to the gaming machine 1 (S916). As will be described in detail later, this input is performed by the player operating the effect button 43 described above with reference to FIG. When the password is input (S916), the gaming machine 1 grasps the player identification information based on the password, and the game in the “special mode” that can store the history information corresponding to the player identification information. To start. The processing performed by the gaming machine 1 after the password is input and before the game in the special mode is started will be described in detail later.

The above is a description of the procedure for allowing a player to register as a member. Next, a procedure for transmitting and storing history information stored in the gaming machine 1 to the content server 800 will be described.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure when the history information stored in the gaming machine in the gaming system of the present embodiment is transmitted to the content server 800 and stored. When the player ends the game in the special mode after inputting the password, the player performs an operation (game end operation) for ending the game in the special mode on the gaming machine 1 (S930). As will be described in detail later, the game end operation is a state where the special mode is started and the player operates the effect button 43 shown in FIG. 1 in a state where the game on the gaming machine 1 is not progressing. Is done by doing. When the gaming machine 1 accepts the game end operation, the gaming machine 1 generates a history information transmission code to be read by the player's mobile terminal 600 and uses the history information transmission code as the effect display device 1.
0 is displayed (S932). The history information transmission code is generated by converting the history information stored in association with the player identification information into a two-dimensional code optically readable by the portable terminal 600 in addition to the URL of the content server 800. It is. The process for generating the history information transmission code will be described in detail later.

Once the history information transmission code is generated and displayed on the effect display device 10 of the gaming machine 1 (
In step S932, the portable terminal 600 is caused to read the history information transmission code using the imaging function of the portable terminal 600 (S934). When the portable terminal 600 reads the history information transmission code,
URL information (content server 800) which is information included in the history information transmission code
(Information indicating the location) and history information are extracted (S936). Then, the player identification information stored in the portable terminal 600 and the history information extracted from the history information transmission code are transmitted to the content server 800 having the URL information extracted from the history information transmission code as an address (S938). . Upon receiving the player identification information and history information, the content server 800 stores and stores the history information in correspondence with the player identification information (S940).
. By performing the above processing (S930 to S940), the history information stored in the gaming machine 1 can be stored and stored in the content server 800 in association with the player identification information.

The procedure for transmitting the history information stored in the gaming machine 1 to the content server 800 and storing it has been described above. Next, in the state where history information (past history information) is already stored in the content server 800 as described above, when the player resumes the game in the special mode, the past history information is reflected. A procedure for starting the special mode and storing new history information in the gaming machine 1 will be described.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure for reflecting past history information stored in the content server 800 in the gaming system of the present embodiment on the gaming machine. In this case, first,
In order to reflect the past history information stored in the content server 800 to the gaming machine 1 via the mobile terminal 600, the above-described player identification information and password request signal are sent from the mobile terminal 600 to the content server 800. Send. The password request signal is sent to the mobile terminal 600 at a predetermined address (page for issuing a password) in the content server 800.
Is transmitted when the player performs a password request operation via the portable terminal 600 (S950). Upon receiving the player identification information and the password request signal, the content server 800 grasps past history information corresponding to the player identification information, and sets a password based on the grasped past history information and player identification information. Generate (S952). Then, screen information on which the password is displayed (password display screen information) is transmitted to the portable terminal 600 (S954).

When the portable terminal 600 receives the password display screen information (S956), the portable terminal 600 displays the password based on the information (S956). The player confirms the password displayed on the portable terminal 600 and inputs the password to the gaming machine 1 (S958). As will be described in detail later, this password input operation is performed when the player operates the effect button 43 shown in FIG. 1 in a state where the game on the gaming machine 1 is not progressing. When a password is input (S958), the gaming machine 1 grasps player identification information and past history information based on the password, and stores past history information corresponding to the player identification information. The game in the special mode is resumed (S960). Thereafter, during the special mode, in addition to the past history information, new history information (the progress of the game starting from now) is stored (S962). When the game end operation in the special mode described above with reference to FIG. 23 is performed during the game in the special mode in which the past history information and the new history information are stored, both the past history information and the new history information Is generated, and the history information included in the history information transmission code is collectively stored in the content server 800. The processing performed by the gaming machine 1 after the password is input and before the past history information and new history information are stored will be described in detail later.

As described above, when the player resumes the game in the special mode with the history information (past history information) stored in the content server 800, the special mode is started by reflecting the past history information. Hereinafter, the procedure for storing new history information in the gaming machine 1 has been described. Next, in order to give a privilege (content) to the player according to the procedure for the player to browse his / her history information stored in the content server 800 and the history information stored in the content server 800 The procedure of will be described.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure for the player to browse his / her history information stored in the content server and a procedure for giving content to the player according to the history information. When the player browses the history information stored in the content server 800, first, the player identification information and the browsing request signal stored in the mobile terminal 600 are sent from the mobile terminal 600 to the content server 800. Transmit (S980). The browsing request signal is transmitted when the portable terminal 600 is connected to a predetermined address (for example, an address of a page for browsing history information) of the content server 800, and a player performs a browsing request operation via the portable terminal 600. The

Upon receiving the player identification information and the browsing request signal, the content server 800 extracts the history information corresponding to the player identification information (S982) and can give it to the player according to the history information. Content (privilege) is extracted (S984). content(
As the benefits, image data that can be downloaded to the player's mobile terminal, audio data, information on gaming machines, and the like can be exemplified. The contents and quantity that can be provided are determined in correspondence with the history information of the player. In this way, the content server 80
When the history information and the content are extracted, 0 generates screen information (viewing screen information) for displaying them, and transmits the screen information to the portable terminal 600 (S986).

When receiving the browsing screen information (S986), the portable terminal 600 displays history information and content based on the information (S988). This allows the player to check his / her history information on the portable terminal 600 (S988). In addition, the player
When a desired content is selected from the content displayed on the portable terminal 600 (S
990), a content request signal indicating the type of content is transmitted to the content server (S992). When the content server 800 receives the content request signal (S
992), the content indicated by the request signal is grasped (S994). Then, the content is transmitted to the portable terminal 600 (S996). As a result,
Content (privileges) according to the history information can be given.

Note that, as described above, the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment advances the game while storing history information (game history information corresponding to the result of the game), and transmits the history information to the content server 800 through the portable terminal 600. The history information stored in the content server 800 is reflected when the game is saved and newly played. Therefore, the mobile terminal 600 of this embodiment corresponds to the “external communication terminal” in the present invention, and the content server 800 of this embodiment corresponds to the “external management server” in the present invention.

As described above, in the gaming system of the present embodiment, the player is informed according to the procedure for browsing his / her history information stored in the content server 800 and the history information stored in the content server 800. The procedure for granting a privilege (content) has been described. In addition, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, a series of processing relating to history information is performed in order to realize these configurations. Next, a series of processes related to history information performed by the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment will be described.

D-2. Processing related to history information:
In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as a series of processes related to history information, a history information storage process (S512), a temporary history information deletion process (S514), and a storage operation handling process (S5) shown in FIG.
16) is performed.

26 and 27 are flowcharts showing a history information storage process performed by the CPU 221 mounted on the sub-control board 220. When the history information storage process is started, the sub control board 2
First, the CPU 221 of 20 determines whether or not a full cylinder stop command has been received (S
1000). As described above with reference to FIG. 15, the all-rotor stop command is a command that is transmitted when all the stop cylinders are stopped, that is, when one game is completed. Further, the all-round torso stop command includes information that can identify the result of the game (whether or not any game player has won a prize and, if a win has been established, the type of game player).

If the all-cylinder stop command has been received (S1000: yes), processing for storing history information is performed. In this process, first, whether or not the history information corresponding to the player identification information is stored in the RAM 223 of the sub-control board 220, that is, the game in the “special mode” in which the player updates his / her history information. It is determined whether or not it is being performed (S1002). Although detailed processing will be described later, when the player inputs a password to the gaming machine 1 as described above with reference to FIG. 24 (S958 in FIG. 24), player identification information and past history are based on the password. Information is specified, and the special mode is started based on the information.
In the game in the special mode, the basic game control by the main control board 200 such as a lottery process for gamers does not change, but the past history information is reflected and new history information is updated as needed. Will progress.

FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing history information stored in the RAM 223 of the sub-control board 220. As described above, the history information is “information indicating the status of the game” updated in accordance with the progress of the game, and is information unique to the player corresponding to the player identification information. FIG.
8, an example in which history information is stored in association with “player identification information: 0001” will be described. The history information includes information indicating “total number of games” that is the number of games played by the player corresponding to the player identification information in the past, and “BB game times” that is the number of BB games started in the past. Information to be stored is stored. In addition, information indicating whether or not the player corresponding to the player identification information has previously cleared the “mission” set and registered, that is, information indicating whether the mission has been achieved or not is stored. Here, the “mission” is a command item that is cleared when a predetermined achievement condition is satisfied based on a game result included in the history information, and a plurality of various missions are determined in advance. And the privilege given from the content server 800 changes according to the number of missions cleared. In the example of the mission shown in FIG. 28, “mission 001” is cleared when the achievement condition of starting the BB game 10 times is satisfied, or is cleared when the achievement condition of performing the game 500 times is satisfied. “Mission 002”, “Mission 003” to “Mission 005”, etc., which are cleared when the achievement condition of execution of specific effects A to C (for example, a premier effect) with a lower frequency of appearance than normal effects are established. Listed, "Mission 00
It is stored that “1” and “mission 004” are not achieved, and “mission 002”, “mission 003”, and “mission 005” are “achieved”. Note that the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment can start a special mode in which a player advances a game in such a manner that the player updates his / her past history information when the player inputs a password. That is, it is possible to aim at achieving an unachieved mission including history information (game results) up to the previous time. In addition, any gaming machine having the same function (function related to the special mode) and the same mission as the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment starts the special mode and advances the game. Can do.

If the history information is stored as a result of the determination process of S1002 of FIG. 26, that is, if a game in the special mode is being performed (S1002: yes), the “total number of games” of the history information shown in FIG. "1" is added (S1004). Since it has already received the all-round torso stop command (S1000: yes), it can be determined that the game has been completed once, so the “total number of games” in the history information is set to increase the number of games played in the past. Add "1" (S1006
). Subsequently, as a result of adding “1” to the “total number of games” in the history information, whether or not the “total number of games” has reached a predetermined number, that is, a mission related to the “total number of games” (for example, FIG. 28 In step S1006, it is determined whether or not the “mission 002” shown in FIG.
As a result of this determination processing, if it is determined that the mission related to “total number of games” has been achieved (S10)
06: yes), the mission is rewritten to “achieved” and stored as history information (S
1008).

Thus, when the mission related to the total number of games is rewritten to “achieved” (S1008)
Alternatively, if it is determined in the determination process of S1006 that the “total number of games” has not reached the predetermined number (S1006: no), this time, it is determined whether or not the BB combination has been won in this game. (S1010). As described above, the all-round torso stop command includes a game result (whether or not any game player has won a prize and, if a win has been established, the type of game player)
Therefore, the determination process of S1010 is performed based on information that can identify the game result. As a result, when the BB combination is won in the current game (S1010: yes), the history information "" is set to increase the number of BB games started in the past.
“1” is added to “the number of BB games” (S1012). Subsequently, as a result of adding “1” to “BB game frequency”, whether or not the “BB game frequency” has reached a predetermined number, that is, a mission related to “BB game frequency” (for example, “ It is determined whether or not mission 001 ") has been achieved (S1014). As a result of this determination processing, when it is determined that the mission related to “BB game count” has been achieved (S1014: yes), the mission is rewritten to “achieved” and stored as history information (S1016). Subsequently, the fact that the winning combination BB is established is stored in the RAM 223 mounted on the sub-control board 220 as temporary history information (S1012). Temporary history information is different from the history information shown in FIG. 28, regardless of whether or not it is in the special mode, for a predetermined period (in this case, 10 games after storing the temporary history information). Is temporarily stored as “provisional history information” in the RAM 223.

FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing temporary history information of this embodiment stored in the RAM 223 of the sub-control board 220. As temporary history information, information related to the various missions described above with reference to FIG. 28 is stored for a certain period. That is, “information indicating that the BB role has been won”, which is information related to the mission related to “BB game count”, and “specific execution is executed, which is information related to the mission related to execution of the specific effect” `` Information indicating that ''
RAM as temporary history information from the time when these information is stored until 10 games are completed
223. In this embodiment, “information indicating the total number of games” is not stored as temporary history information.

In the process of S1018 in FIG. 26, the winning combination BB has been established (S1014: yes).
), “Information indicating that the BB role has been won” is stored as temporary history information (S101).
8). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not a specific effect has been executed in the game ended this time (FIG. 2).
7 S1020). That is, it is determined whether or not a specific effect registered as mission achievement conditions (for example, specific effects AC shown in FIG. 29) has been executed. As a result, when the specific effect registered as the mission achievement condition is executed (S1020: yes)
Referring to the history information described above with reference to FIG. 28, it is determined whether or not the mission related to the specific effect has already been achieved (S1022). As a result, when the mission related to the specific effect has not been achieved (S1022: no), the mission is rewritten and stored as accomplished. For example, when “Mission 004” shown in FIG. 28 is “Not achieved” and “Specific effect B” is executed in this game, “Mission 004” is rewritten to “Completed”. On the other hand, if the mission related to the specific performance executed in the current game has been achieved, the process of S1024 is skipped (S1022: yes).

Subsequently, this time, it is determined whether or not the mission related to the specific performance executed in the current game is already stored as the temporary history information described above with reference to FIG. 29 (S1026). That is, regardless of whether or not the mission related to the specific performance executed in this game has already been achieved in the history information described above with reference to FIG. It is determined whether or not it is stored. As a result, if the information indicating the achievement of the mission is not yet stored as the temporary history information (S1026: no), the information indicating the achievement of the mission is stored as the temporary history information (S1028). On the other hand, when information indicating the achievement of the mission is already stored as temporary history information (S1026: y
es), the elapsed game number of the temporary history information related to the information indicating the achievement of the mission is reset to the initial number (zero) (S1027). In other words, when the same mission is achieved, the number of elapsed games from the latest achievement time is counted. This allows, for example,
In a state where the previous player has achieved mission A and information indicating the completion of the mission is stored as temporary history information, and a later player who is different from the previous player has accomplished mission A, The period during which information indicating the achievement of the mission is stored as the temporary history information is shortened, so that it is possible to prevent subsequent players from being disadvantaged.

The above is the case where the player inputs the password and proceeds with the game in the special mode (S100).
2: yes), the process of updating and storing the progress of the game as its own history information and temporary history information has been described. On the other hand, when the player does not enter the password and does not proceed with the game in the special mode (when the game proceeds in the normal mode) (S1002).
: No), the process of storing the game progress is not stored as its own history information but only as temporary history information (S1050, S1052, S1054, S1056, S1057).
, S1058). This process is performed when the player advances the game in the special mode (S1002).
: Yes) processing for storing temporary history information (S1010, S1018, S1020, S1)
026, S1028). That is, “information indicating that the BB role has been won” and “information indicating that a specific effect registered as a mission achievement condition has been executed” are stored as temporary history information, and “total number of games is indicated” “Information” is not stored.

As described above, when the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 performs the above-described history information storage process, the “game for satisfying the mission achievement condition” when the process proceeds without accepting the password input (storage start operation). "History information related to results" (game history information)
Stored as temporary history information (second history information). Therefore, the CPU 221 mounted on the sub-control board 220 corresponds to the “second history information storage unit” in the present invention.

Next, the temporary history information erasure process (S514 in FIG. 20) performed following the above-described history information storage process (S512 in FIG. 20) will be described. As described above, the temporary history information is erased when the game is played a predetermined number of times (here, 10 times) from the stored time. In the temporary history information erasing process, the process of erasing the temporary history information is performed in this way.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing the temporary history information erasing process of this embodiment. When the temporary history information erasing process is started, the CPU 221 mounted on the sub-control board 220 firstly
It is determined whether or not the all-round trunk stop command has been received, that is, whether or not one game has been completed (S1100). When it is determined that one game has ended (S1100: yes), it is determined whether or not the temporary history information described above with reference to FIG. 29 is stored (S11).
02). As a result, when it is determined that temporary history information is stored (S1102: yes)
Then, “1” is added to the number of elapsed games since each temporary history information is stored. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 29, the number of games played after the temporary history information is generated (the number of elapsed games since the occurrence) corresponding to each temporary history information (generated content) is It is remembered. In the example shown in FIG. 29, “twice” games have elapsed since “BB winning combination established”, “seven times” games have elapsed from “execution of specific effects C”, and “execution of specific effects A” has started. It is stored that the “three times” game has elapsed. In the process of S1104, since the game of this time has ended, a process of adding “1” to the number of elapsed games corresponding to each temporary history information is performed (S1104). In addition, when the all-turn cylinder stop command has not been received (S1100: no),
If the temporary history information is not stored (S1102: no), the temporary history information erasing process is terminated as it is.

Thus, when “1” is added to the number of elapsed games of each temporary history information, as a result,
It is determined whether or not there is temporary history information in which the number of elapsed games exceeds “10” (that is, “11”) (S1106). As a result, when there is temporary history information whose number of elapsed games exceeds “10” (S1106: yes), the temporary history information is deleted (S11).
08). Even if “1” is added to the number of elapsed games in each temporary history information (S1104).
), When there is no temporary history information whose elapsed game count exceeds “10” (S1106: no),
The temporary history information erasing process is finished as it is.

As described above, in the temporary history information erasing process, if temporary history information is stored, the number of elapsed games corresponding to the temporary history information is incremented by “1” every time a game is played, and the elapsed game When the number of times exceeds “10”, the temporary history information is deleted. That is, the temporary history information is erased after 10 games have been played since it was stored.

As described above, in the history information storage process and the temporary history information deletion process, the progress of the game (
(History information) was stored. Subsequent player operation handling processing (FIG. 20
In S516), processing corresponding to the player's operation regarding the history information thus stored is performed.

31 to 34 are flowcharts showing the player operation handling process in the present embodiment. When the player operation handling process is started, first, the CPU 221 mounted on the sub-control board 220 determines whether or not all of the torso stop commands have been received, that is, all of the torso has stopped and one game has been executed. It is determined whether or not the processing has been completed (S1200). As a result, when it is determined that all the spinning cylinders have stopped (S1200: yes), the standby flag is set to ON (S1202).
Here, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when a predetermined time (standby time) has elapsed after all the spinning cylinders have stopped, a “menu screen” that prompts a player operation regarding the special mode is displayed. It is configured. The standby flag is a flag indicating that a predetermined time (standby time) has elapsed after all the cylinders have stopped, and the storage area is stored in the RAM 223 mounted on the sub-control board 220. Is secured. In the process of S1202, the standby flag is set to ON as all the drums are stopped. Subsequently, the measurement of the waiting time until the “menu screen” is displayed is started (S1204).

If the full-turn cylinder stop command has not been received (S1200: no), it is determined whether or not an insertion completion command has been received (S1220). As described above with reference to FIG. 14, the insertion completion command is a command transmitted from the main control board 200 when the insertion of the game medal is completed. As a result, when it is determined that the input completion command has been received (S1220: yes)
Next, it is determined whether or not the player operation screen is displayed (S1222). The player operation screen is a screen corresponding to the player's operation on the operation information. The above-mentioned “menu screen” is also a player operation screen, and a later-described screen displayed when the “menu screen” is operated is also a player operation screen. If no player operation screen is displayed as a result of the determination processing in S1222 (S1222: no), the standby flag is set to OFF to eliminate the state of waiting for the display of the “menu screen”. (S1224) The standby time is set to “0” (S1226). That is, even after all the spinning cylinders are stopped, the “menu screen” is not displayed when the insertion of the game medal is completed even in a state where the display of the “menu screen” is awaited. In other words, the “menu screen” is displayed when a predetermined time (standby time) has elapsed without completing the insertion of game medals after all the spinning cylinders have stopped. On the other hand, when the player operation screen is displayed (S1222: yes) and the insertion of the game medal is completed (S1220: yes), the display of the player operation screen is ended (S1228).

On the other hand, when it is determined that the insertion completion command has not been received (S1220: yes), it is determined whether or not the standby flag is set to ON (S1206). As a result, when the standby flag is set to ON, that is, after all the spinning cylinders are stopped, the display of the “menu screen” is on standby (while the standby time is being measured). If (
S1206: yes), it is determined whether or not the waiting time has elapsed for 3 seconds (S1208).
If the standby time has elapsed for 3 seconds (S1208: yes), the standby time is set to “0” (S1210) and the standby flag is turned OFF to eliminate the state of waiting for the display of the “menu screen”. (S1212), the “menu screen” is displayed (S1).
214). As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the “menu screen” is displayed when the waiting time (3 seconds) has elapsed after all the spinning cylinders have stopped. In the process of S1208 in FIG. 31, if the standby time has not yet reached 3 seconds (S1208: no), the process returns to the return.

FIG. 35 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a menu screen according to the present embodiment. The “menu screen” is displayed on the effect display device 10. As shown in FIG. 35, menu items “member registration”, “password input”, “history information transmission code display”, and “end” that can be selected by the player are displayed on the “menu screen”. Processing when each menu item is operated will be described later.

The above is in a state of waiting for the display of the “menu screen” (S1206: yes)
The process when the standby time has elapsed (S1208: yes) and when the standby time has not yet elapsed (S1208: no) and the insertion of the game medal has been completed (S1220: yes) has been described. On the other hand, when it is not in the state of waiting for the display of the “menu screen” (S1206: no), or in the state of waiting for the display of the “menu screen” (S1206: yes), the waiting time has not yet elapsed. If the game medal has not been inserted (S1208: no) (S1208: no), it is next determined whether or not the “menu screen” is being displayed (S1240 in FIG. 32). As a result, when the “menu screen” is being displayed, it is determined whether or not “member registration” has been selected (S1242). As described above with reference to FIG. 35, menu items (“member registration”, “password input”, “history information transmission code display”, “end”) that can be selected by the player are displayed on the “menu screen”. And
These menu items are selected by the player operating the effect button 43 described above with reference to FIGS.

In the processing of S1242, it is determined whether or not “member registration” is selected from these menu items. As a result, when member registration is selected (S1242: yes), first,
A process of generating a “connection destination code for member registration” for starting a game in the special mode for the first time is performed (S1244). This process corresponds to S901 in FIG. 22, and as described above, the URL of the content server 800 is converted into a two-dimensional code optically readable by the portable terminal 600 to generate a connection destination code. Then, as shown in FIG. 36, the “connection destination code display screen” on which the connection destination code for member registration is displayed is displayed on the effect display device 10 (S1246). Then, as described above with reference to FIG. 22, when the player reads the connection destination code using the imaging function of the mobile terminal 600 (S902 in FIG. 22), the URL of the content server 800 is stored in the mobile terminal 600. Taken in from the portable terminal 600
The player identification information is transmitted to the content server 800 indicated by RL (S90 in FIG. 22).
6). As shown in FIG. 36, “End”, which is a menu item that can be selected by the player, is displayed below the connection destination code, and the menu item is selected by operating the effect button 43. Then, the display of the “connection destination code display screen” is terminated. Further, since the “connection destination code display screen” is one of the player operation screens described above, the display of the “connection destination code display screen” is ended even when the insertion of the game medal is completed (FIG. 31). S1228). In addition, about the connection destination code for member registration, it is good also as a structure which memorize | stores the connection destination code screen as image data beforehand, and displays the memorize | stored connection destination code screen, without performing the process which produces | generates.

The above is “menu item” displayed on the “menu screen” described above with reference to FIG.
The process when “member registration” is selected has been described. On the other hand, when “password input” is selected (S1250: yes in FIG. 32), a “password input screen” is displayed (S1252). About this "password entry screen" and "password entry screen"
The processing corresponding to the player's operation on will be described later. When “history information transmission code display” is selected from the menu items displayed on the “menu screen” (S1254: yes)
), History information transmission code display processing is performed (S1256). The operation for selecting this “history information transmission code display” is an operation corresponding to the game end operation (S930) in the special mode of FIG. 23, and the history information transmission code executed when the operation is performed. The display process is a process corresponding to S932 in FIG. In this process, as described above, the history information is converted into a two-dimensional code to generate a history information transmission code.

FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing the history information transmission code display process of the present embodiment. When the history information transmission code display process is started, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 first determines whether or not the game is progressing in the special mode described above with reference to FIG. 28 (S140).
0). That is, in the history information transmission code display process, history information in the special mode is converted into a two-dimensional code and a history information transmission code is generated. Cannot be generated. First, it is determined whether or not history information is stored, and it is determined whether or not the game is progressing in a special mode.
As a result, when the game is not progressing in the special mode (S1400: no), it is displayed on the effect display device 10 that the history information transmission code cannot be generated because the history information is not stored (S1412), The history information transmission code display process is terminated.

On the other hand, when the game is in progress in the special mode (S1400: yes), the history information is grasped (S1402), and the connection destination information (URL) of the content server 800 is grasped (S1404). Subsequently, the history information and the URL are converted into a two-dimensional code to generate a history information transmission code (S1406). Then, a history information transmission code display screen on which the history information transmission code as shown in FIG. 38 is displayed is displayed on the effect display device 10 (S
1408). Thereafter, by deleting the history information stored in the RAM 223 of the sub-control board 220 (S1410), the special mode ends, and the history information transmission code display processing ends. Of course, as described above with reference to FIG. 23, when the player reads the history information transmission code using the imaging function of the mobile terminal 600 (S934 in FIG. 23), the mobile terminal 600
Is loaded with the URL and history information of the content server 800, and history information (player identification information and history information corresponding to the player identification information) is transmitted from the portable terminal 600 to the content server 800 indicated by the URL. (S938 in FIG. 22). As shown in FIG. 38, “End”, which is a menu item that can be selected by the player, is displayed below the history information transmission code, and the menu item is selected by operating the effect button 43. Then
The display of the “history information transmission code display screen” is terminated. In addition, since the “history information transmission code display screen” is one of the player operation screens described above, the display of the “history information transmission code display screen” is ended even when the insertion of the game medal is completed (see FIG. 31 S1228).

Here, the history information transmission code is generated by converting the history information and the connection destination information into a two-dimensional code. That is, the history information transmission code is generated without including the player identification information. This is because, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, as player identification information, unique identification information (ID) assigned to each user of the mobile terminal 600 or unique identification information assigned to each mobile terminal 600 is used. It is assumed that (ID) or the like is used, and these pieces of identification information are stored in the portable terminal 600 without being transmitted from the gaming machine 1 to the portable terminal 600. Also, if these identification information can be read as a two-dimensional code, it may be read by others, which is not preferable from the viewpoint of protecting personal information. Of course, it is technically possible to generate a history information transmission code including player identification information and extract the player identification information from the history information transmission code in the portable terminal 600.

The processing when “member registration”, “password entry”, and “history information transmission code display” are selected from the menu items displayed on the “menu screen” described above with reference to FIG. did. On the other hand, when “end” is selected from the menu items (S1260 in FIG. 32: yes), the display of the “menu screen” is ended (S1).
262).

Next, processing when the “password input screen” is being displayed will be described. As described above with reference to FIG. 32, the “password input screen” is displayed while the “menu screen” is being displayed (FIG. 32).
S1240: yes), when “password input” is selected (S1250 in FIG. 32:
yes).

FIG. 39 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a password input screen according to the present embodiment. The “password input screen” is displayed on the effect display device 10. As shown in FIG. 39, “password entry screen”
In the upper part, an input area (password input area 10p) for inputting a password is displayed at the top, and characters that can be selected by the player are displayed below the input area. Further, menu items “return”, “delete one character”, and “decision” that can be selected by the player are displayed below the menu item.

When such a “password input screen” is displayed (S1270 in FIG. 33: y
es), the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 first determines whether any of the listed characters has been selected (S1272). As a result, when any character is selected (S1272: yes), the character is displayed in the password input area 10p (S1274). By repeating this process, the password is input to the password input area 10p. If no character has been selected (S1272: no), it is next determined whether or not “Return” has been selected from the menu item of the “password entry screen” (S1276). As a result, when “return” is selected (S1276: yes), FIG.
5 is used to display the above-described “menu screen” (S1278).

If “return” of the menu item is not selected (S1276: no), it is determined whether or not “delete one character” of the menu item is selected (S1280). as a result,
When “delete one character” is selected (S1280: yes), the password input area 10p
One character displayed in is deleted (S1282). Of course, password input area 1
If no character is displayed in 0p, even if “delete one character” is selected, no character is displayed in the password input area 10p.

If the menu item “delete one character” has not been selected (S1280: no), it is determined whether or not the menu item “decision” has been selected (S1284). As a result, when “decision” is selected (S1284: yes), password handling processing is performed (S
1286).

FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing the password handling process of this embodiment. This password handling process corresponds to the process from inputting the password described above with reference to FIG. 24 (S958 in FIG. 24) to starting the special mode (S960 in FIG. 24). When the password handling process is started, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 first grasps the password displayed in the password input area 10p when “Determine” is selected (S1300 in FIG. 40).
. Subsequently, based on the grasped password, the history information described above with reference to FIG. 28 is expanded on the RAM 223 of the sub-control board 220, and the special mode is started (S1302). That is, player identification information and corresponding history information are extracted from the password and stored in the RAM 223 of the sub-control board 220. If the history information cannot be expanded when performing this process (S1304: no), a password rejection screen indicating that the password is incorrect is displayed (S1320), and the password handling process ends.

When the history information is expanded in the RAM 223 of the sub-control board 220 and the special mode is started (S
1304: yes), it is determined whether the old history information has been expanded (S1306).
That is, the history information of a player different from the player who has input the password this time (player identification information different from the player identification information of the player who has input the current password and corresponding history information) is stored. Determine whether or not. As described above with reference to FIG. 37, the special mode ends when “history information transmission code display” is selected on the “menu screen” to generate a history information transmission code, and the history information is deleted. Therefore, if the previous player entered the password to expand the history information and proceeded with the game in the special mode, but ended the game without selecting “Display History Information Transmission Code” on the “Menu Screen”, The special mode of the previous player continues (history information is stored). In the process of S1306, it is determined whether or not such old history information is stored. As a result, if the old history information is stored (S1306: yes), the old history information is deleted, and the special mode of the previous player is forcibly terminated (S1308). In addition, if old history information is stored, instead of the configuration of deleting the old history information, an area for storing history information is determined in advance on the RAM 223 of the sub-control board 220, and new history information is stored. Then, the old history information may be overwritten and stored.

In this way, when new history information is expanded, or when old history information is deleted after new history information is expanded, it is determined whether or not temporary history information is stored (S).
1310). As described above with reference to FIG. 29, as the temporary history information, a game result that satisfies the mission achievement condition has been obtained ("specific production has been executed" or "BB role has been won"). Etc.) for a predetermined period after the game that fulfilled the mission achievement conditions (
It is stored until 10 games). Therefore, in the process of S1310, it is determined whether or not the game result that satisfies the mission achievement condition has occurred within 10 games retroactively from the present. As a result, if the temporary history information is not stored (S1310: no),
After displaying a screen indicating that the history information, which is one of the player operation screens, has been expanded (S13)
16) The password handling process ends. On the other hand, when the temporary history information is stored (S1310: yes), the temporary history information is grasped (S1312), and the temporary history information screen which is one of the player operation screens is displayed on the effect display device 10. (S1314), the password handling process is terminated.

FIG. 41 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a temporary history information screen according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 41, the contents of the temporary history information (execution of specific effect C, execution of specific effect A) are displayed on the temporary history information screen, and the menu item “reflection” that can be selected by the player is displayed below that "Yes" and "Do not reflect" are displayed. Thus, when the player expands the history information by inputting the password and starts the special mode, when the temporary history information is stored, that is,
If a game result that satisfies the mission achievement condition has occurred within 10 games retroactively from the present time, it is determined whether or not the progress of the game (temporary history information) should be reflected in its own history information. A temporary history information screen is displayed for the user to select. The process when the temporary history information screen is displayed is also performed in the player operation handling process (FIG. 34).

When the temporary history information screen is displayed (S1300 in FIG. 34: yes), first, it is determined whether or not “do not reflect” of the menu item displayed on the temporary history information screen is selected (S1302). . As a result, when “do not reflect” is selected (S1302:
yes), without reflecting the temporary history information, a screen indicating that the history information is expanded based on the input password and the special mode is started is displayed (S1302). On the other hand, when “do not reflect” is not selected (S1302: no), it is determined whether or not “reflect” is selected (S1306). When “Reflect” is selected (S
First, the temporary history information is reflected in the history information (S1308).

FIG. 42 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the temporary history information is reflected in the history information. here,
It is shown that the history information shown in FIG. 42 (a) has been developed by inputting the password. And when the history information is expanded, since “the specific effect A has been executed” and “the specific effect C has been executed” are stored as the temporary history information, these are reflected, As shown in FIG. 42B, “mission 003” and “mission 0”
05 ”has been rewritten to“ achieved ”. As described above, when the temporary history information is reflected in the history information (S1308), the temporary history information is reflected to display the screen indicating that the history information is expanded and the special mode is started (S1310), and then the temporary history is displayed. Delete the information (S13
12).

It should be noted that the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 performs the above-described processing, and “history information related to the game result that satisfies the mission achievement condition when the game proceeds in a state where the input of the password (memory start operation) is accepted. Is stored as history information (first history information).
Therefore, the CPU 221 mounted on the sub-control board 220 corresponds to the “first history information storage unit” in the present invention. Further, the temporary history information (second history information) is erased by playing 10 games (predetermined erasure conditions are satisfied) while the temporary history information (second history information) is stored. Therefore, the CPU 221 mounted on the sub-control board 220 corresponds to the “erasing unit” in the present invention.

Further, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 receives the input of a password (storage start operation) in a state where temporary history information is stored by performing the above-described processing, and then selects “display history information transmission code”. By receiving (memory end operation), a two-dimensional code (access information) in which the history information reflecting the temporary history information is converted (including both the first history information and the second history information) is generated, The two-dimensional code (access information) is output to the portable terminal 600 (external communication terminal) so as to be readable. Therefore, the CP mounted on the sub-control board 220
U221 is an “access information generation unit” and an “access information output unit” in the present invention.
It corresponds to. Also, whether the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 performs the above-described processing to display the contents of the temporary history information prior to the generation of the two-dimensional code (access information) and include the temporary history information in the two-dimensional code. In response to the operation for selecting whether or not, the temporary history information is determined to be included in the two-dimensional code in accordance with the operation (selecting whether or not to generate access information). Accordingly, the CPU 221 mounted on the sub-control board 220 corresponds to the “selecting unit” in the present invention.

E. Gameability obtained by the gaming machine and game system of this embodiment:
FIG. 43 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the game performance obtained by the gaming machine of this embodiment.
In particular, FIGS. 43A and 43B are diagrams showing the operation of a conventional gaming machine, and FIG.
(D) is a figure which shows operation | movement of the game machine of a present Example.

Some players may find it difficult to enter a password, or simply forget to enter a password. There is a person who starts the game in the normal mode without starting the mode. When a game result that satisfies the mission achievement condition occurs in such a situation, FIG.
Even if you enter your password and start your special mode as shown in 3 (a), only the history information of the game after entering the password is stored. In this case, the history information related to the game result that establishes the mission achievement condition cannot be stored as its own history information. In addition, as shown in FIG. 43 (b), before the new player enters the password, the mission achievement condition is satisfied with the previous player entering the password and starting the special mode. Even if the game result to be generated occurs, the game result that establishes the mission achievement condition is stored in the history information of the previous player's game, even if the password is entered and the special mode is started. It is only reflected, and the game result that establishes the mission achievement condition cannot be stored in the history information of the player. For these reasons, in the conventional gaming machine, at least before a game result that satisfies the mission achievement condition is generated, a password is entered to start its own special mode so that its own history information is updated. Otherwise, even if a game result that satisfies the mission achievement condition is generated, it cannot be reflected in the history information of the player, and there is a problem that the game interest in the special mode may be cooled.

In contrast to such a conventional gaming machine, the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 43 (c), until a predetermined period elapses after a gaming result that satisfies the mission achievement condition is generated. ,
Information indicating that a game result that satisfies the mission achievement condition is obtained is stored as temporary history information. Then, when the user inputs his / her password, his / her special mode is started with the temporary history information reflected in his / her history information. Therefore, even if a game result that satisfies the mission achievement condition occurs in a situation where the player has played the game in the normal mode without entering the password, that is, without starting the special mode, the predetermined period is If the password is input before the time has elapsed, the game result that satisfies the mission achievement condition can be reflected in the history information of the player. Also, as shown in FIG. 43 (d), since the previous player entered the password before the new player entered the password, the special mode of the previous player has been started. Even if a game result that fulfills the mission achievement condition occurs in the state, information that the game result that fulfills the mission achievement condition is obtained is also stored temporarily history information, so after that your password is If the user enters his / her special mode, the game result that satisfies the mission achievement condition can be reflected in the new history information. For these reasons, even if the game is played in the normal mode without entering the password, the history information of the own game can be acquired retroactively before the password is entered, and the gaming interest in the special mode is reduced. It becomes possible to prevent things. As a result, using the special mode and the content server 800, it is possible to suitably realize a service form that improves game entertainment and game continuation motivation. Further, as described above with reference to FIG.
Since it is possible to select whether or not the temporary history information is reflected in the own history information, only the temporary history information requested by the player can be reflected in the own history information. By using the service form, it is possible to more suitably realize a service form that improves game entertainment and willingness to continue playing.

Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 23, the history information is converted into a history information transmission code and transmitted to the content server 800 via the portable terminal 600. Also, as described above with reference to FIG. 25, the history information transmitted to the content server 800 is stored in the player's mobile terminal 60.
It is possible to browse with 0, and it is possible to download content corresponding to the history information to the portable terminal 600. Accordingly, it is possible to increase the player's attention to the special mode, and it is possible to more suitably realize a service form that improves the game interest and the game continuation motivation using the special mode and the content server 800.

F. Modified example:
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the configuration of the present invention is applied to a rotating game machine has been described.
However, the present invention is not limited to this and may be applied to the following ball game machines.

FIG. 44 is a front view of a ball game machine (hereinafter referred to as a pachinko machine 901) according to this modification.
As shown in FIG. 44, the front portion of the pachinko machine 901 is roughly divided into a front frame 904 and an upper plate portion 9.
05, a lower plate portion 906, a game board 910, and the like. In FIG. 44, the game board 9
The detailed illustration of 10 is omitted. The front frame 904 is attached to a middle frame 903 (not shown), and the middle frame 903 is attached to a main body frame 902 (not shown). The middle frame 903 is formed of a plastic material and is attached to the inside of the main body frame 902. Body frame 9
02 is a substantially rectangular frame configured by assembling wooden plate-like members.
1 outer frame is formed. One end of the front frame 904 is pivotally supported with respect to the middle frame 903, and one end of the middle frame 903 is pivotally supported with respect to the main body frame 902. The game board 910 is detachably attached to the front side of the middle frame 903, and the front side is the front frame 9.
04.

The front frame 904 is formed of a plastic material, and a circular window portion 9 is formed at a substantially central portion.
04a is formed. A transparent plate such as a glass plate is fitted in the window portion 904a so that the board surface of the game board 910 arranged on the back side can be visually recognized. Further, the front frame 904 is provided with various lamps 904b to 904f for enhancing the gaming effect. An upper dish 905 is provided below the front frame 904, and a lower dish 90 is provided below the upper dish 905.
6 is provided. A locking device 909 is provided on the right side of the front frame 904,
A prepaid card type ball lending device 913 (CR unit) is provided on the left side of the front frame 904.

The upper dish portion 905 includes a dish-shaped concave portion and a dish outer edge portion 905a formed so as to surround the concave portion.
And are provided. The game ball is thrown into a recess formed in the upper plate portion 905 and supplied to the launching device unit 912 (see FIG. 49). The dish outer edge 905a is provided with various buttons such as a game ball lending switch 905b, a return switch 905c, and a discharge button for discharging the inserted game ball. Speaker 905y is on the left of upper plate 905
Is provided. An operation switch SW is provided on the front side of the upper plate 905. The player can intervene in the progress of the game effect, for example, by selecting an item related to the game effect by pressing the operation switch SW.

The lower dish 906 is provided with a discharge port 906a for discharging game balls from the pachinko machine 1, and the discharged game balls are stored in the lower dish 906. A firing handle 908 is provided at the right end of the lower dish portion 6. The firing handle 908 is provided with a touch switch 908a for detecting that the player is touching the handle. Firing handle 908
Is connected to a launcher unit 912 (not shown) mounted on the back side of the lower pan 906, and when the player rotates the launcher handle 908, the movement is transmitted to the launcher unit 912, A launch motor (not shown) built in the unit rotates, and a game ball is launched with a strength according to the rotation angle. On the left side surface of the launch handle 908, a launch stop switch 908b that is operated by the player to temporarily stop the launch of the game ball is disposed.

FIG. 45 is an explanatory diagram showing a board surface configuration of the game board 910. As described above, the game board 91
0 is detachably attached to the front side of the middle frame 903. As shown in FIG. 45, a substantially circular game area 911 surrounded by an outer rail 914 and an inner rail 915 is formed at the center of the game board 910. The game ball fired from the above-described launcher unit 912 passes between the outer rail 914 and the inner rail 915 and is released to the game area 911 and flows down from above the game area 911.

A central device 926 is provided in the approximate center of the game area 911, and the game area 911 is provided.
A variable winning device 918 is provided in a lower portion of the, and a start opening unit 917 is provided between the central device 926 and the variable winning device 918. As will be described later, the start port unit 917 is configured by combining two start ports up and down, and a first port provided on the upper side.
The start port 917a is a fixed entrance where the size of the game ball entrance that allows game balls to enter is unchanged (constant) and the game balls can always enter. Second start port 9 provided
17b is a so-called tulip-type entrance that is configured so that a pair of wing pieces can be opened and closed on the left and right. The detailed configuration of the start port unit 917 will be described later with reference to another drawing.

An effect display device 927 is provided substantially at the center of the central device 926. The effect display device 927 is configured by a liquid crystal display, and on the display screen, various effect symbols such as an identification symbol and a background symbol can be variably displayed and stopped. Various effect symbols displayed on the display screen of the effect display device 927 will be described later.

A first symbol display device 928 is provided diagonally to the left of the effect display device 927, and a second symbol display device 932 is provided diagonally to the right of the effect display device 927. Among these, in the first symbol display device 928 provided at the lower left of the effect display device 927, the normal symbol and the first special symbol can be displayed in a variable stop state, and at the lower right of the effect display device 927. The provided second symbol display device 932 can variably display the second special symbol.
Detailed configurations of the first symbol display device 928 and the second symbol display device 932 will be described later.
In the following, the first special symbol may be simply abbreviated as “first special figure”, and the second special symbol may be simply abbreviated as “second special figure”.

A normal symbol operation left gate 936 and a normal symbol operation right gate 937 are provided on the left and right sides of the game area 911, and gate switches 936s and 937s for detecting the passage of a game ball are provided inside these gates. Are provided. Further, lamp wind turbines 924 and 925 are provided between the left and right normal symbol operation gates 936 and 937 and the central device 26. A number of obstacle nails 923 are provided between and around each of these gaming devices.

The variable winning device 918 provided below the central device 926 has a large winning device 9 in the center.
31 is provided. The big prize winning device 931 includes a big prize opening 931d that opens largely in a substantially rectangular shape, an opening / closing member 931e for opening and closing the big prize opening 931d, a big prize opening solenoid 931m that operates the opening / closing member 931e (see FIG. 49), and the like. It is composed of When a predetermined condition, which will be described later, is satisfied, the big prize device 931 starts to operate and the big prize port solenoid 93 is operated.
The opening / closing member 931e is opened by 1 m, and the special winning opening 931d is opened. As a result, the game ball enters the big winning opening 931d with a high probability, and the big hit gaming state, which is a gaming state advantageous to the player, is started. Also, a big prize opening switch 931s is provided inside the big prize opening 931d, and it is possible to detect a game ball won in the big prize opening 931d. An out port 948 is provided below the game board 910, and a back ball preventing member 958 is provided below the out port 948. The back ball prevention member 958 has a function of preventing a game ball that has returned without reaching the game area 911 from returning to the launch position again.

FIG. 46 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the first symbol display device 928 and the second symbol display device 932 mounted on the pachinko machine 901 of the present modification. FIG. 46A shows the first symbol display device 92.
8 and FIG. 46 (b) shows the second symbol display device 932. First, the configuration of the first symbol display device 928 will be described. As shown in FIG. 46 (a), the first symbol display device 928 of the present modification includes 12 small light emitting diodes (LEDs) in a substantially rectangular area.
Is built in and configured. Of these twelve LEDs, three LEDs constitute a normal symbol display unit 929, and the remaining nine LEDs constitute a first special symbol display unit 930. Furthermore, the normal symbol display unit 929 includes one LED for displaying the normal symbol (hereinafter referred to as a normal symbol LED 929a) and two LEs for displaying the number of reserved normal symbols.
D (hereinafter referred to as a general map hold display LED 929b). In addition, the first special symbol display unit 930 displays seven LEDs for displaying the first special symbol (hereinafter referred to as first special symbol LED 930a) and 2 for displaying the number of reserved first special symbols. It is comprised from LED (henceforth 1st special figure reservation display LED930b). The manner in which the first symbol display device 928 of this modification uses these twelve LEDs to display the normal symbol, the first special symbol, and the number of reserved symbols will be described later. In the following, the first special symbol (
The holding of the first special figure is called “first special figure holding”, and the holding number of the first special figure is called “first special figure holding number”.

The second symbol display device 932 shown in FIG. 46B has a configuration in which the normal symbol display unit 929 is removed from the first symbol display device 928 described above. In other words, the second symbol display device 932 is provided with a second special symbol display unit 933 composed of nine LEDs, and the seven LEDs provided at substantially the center of the second symbol display unit 932 display the second special symbol. LEDs for display (hereinafter referred to as second special symbol LED 933a), and the remaining two LEDs are LEDs for displaying the number of second special symbols held (hereinafter referred to as second special symbol hold display LED 933b). Called). The display contents of the second symbol display device 932 will be described later. In the following, the holding of the second special symbol (second special figure) is referred to as “second special figure holding”, and the holding number of the second special figure may be referred to as “second special figure holding number”. And The first special figure hold and the second special figure hold correspond to the entrance information of the present invention.

FIG. 47 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen configuration of the effect display device 927 mounted on the pachinko machine 1 of the present modification. As described above, the effect display device 927 is mainly configured by using a liquid crystal display, and three identification symbols 927a, 927b, and 927c and a background symbol 927d in the background are displayed on the display screen. Has been. Among these, three identification symbols 927a and 927
b and 927c are variably displayed in various manners in accordance with the first special symbol or the second special symbol variably displayed on the first special symbol display unit 930 or the second special symbol display unit 933 shown in FIG. And directing the game.

Also, at the lower part of the display screen of the effect display device 927, a first special figure hold display area 927e for displaying the first special figure hold and a second special figure hold display area 927f for displaying the second special figure hold are provided. ing. In the first special figure hold display area 927e and the second special figure hold display area 927f, the number of the above-mentioned holds (the number of the first special figure hold and the number of the second special figure hold) depending on the number of the reserved symbols displayed in the respective areas. It is shown. In FIG. 47, since four reserved symbols are displayed in both the first special figure hold display area 927e and the second special figure hold display area 927f,
It is shown that both the first special figure reservation number and the second special figure reservation number are four.

FIG. 48 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of the start port unit 917 mounted on the pachinko machine 901 according to this modification. As described above, the start port unit 917 is provided with the first start port 917a and the second start port 917b. The first start port 917a provided on the upper side has a size of the game ball receiving port. It is a fixed fixed (pocket type) entrance (fixed starting port), and the second starting port 917b provided on the lower side is an open / close type (tulip type) provided with a pair of wing pieces 917w.
The entrance is (variable start opening). The pair of wing pieces 917w can take two states, a normal state (see FIG. 48A) that is substantially upright and an open state that is rotated outward (see FIG. 48B). is there. As shown in FIG. 48 (a), when the wing piece 917w is almost upright (when the second starting port 917b is closed), the game ball can enter the second starting port 917b. However, when the pair of wing pieces 917w are opened outward (when the second start port 917b is opened), the second start port 917b also enters the first start port 917a. The game ball is ready to enter. In the starting port unit 917 of this modification, when the second starting port 917b is opened, the second starting port 917b is easier to enter the game ball than the first starting port 917a.

Further, the game balls that have entered the first start port 917a or the second start port 917b are guided to the back side of the game board 910 through the passages provided in the respective ones. First start port 917a
A first start port switch 917s is provided in the middle of the inner passage of the first start port 917s, and a second start port switch 917t is provided in the middle of the inner passage of the second start port 917b.
a or a game ball that has entered the second start port 917b is a first start port switch 917, respectively.
s or the second start port switch 917t.

Next, the configuration of the control circuit in the pachinko machine 901 of this modification will be described. FIG.
These are the block diagrams which showed the structure of the control circuit in the pachinko machine 901 of this modification. As shown in the figure, the control circuit of the pachinko machine 901 is composed of a number of control boards, various boards, relay terminal boards, and so on. The main control board 1200 that controls the success / failure involved, the sub-control board 1220 that controls the control of the game using the effect symbols, lamps and sound effects, and the effect display device 927 under the control of the sub-control board 1220 An effect control board 1230 that performs specific control, a payout control board 1240 that controls the operation of paying out a rented or winning ball, a launch control board 1260 that controls the game ball, and the like. These control boards are CPUs that execute various logic operations and calculation operations, and various programs and data that are executed by the CPUs.
Various peripheral LSIs, such as an OM and a RAM in which the CPU stores temporary data during program execution, are connected to each other via a bus. Further, the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 49 represents the direction in which data or signals are input / output. In FIG. 49, the configuration mounted on each control board includes the CPU 1201 and the ROM 1 mounted on the main control board 1200.
202, RAM 1203, CPU 1221 mounted on sub-control board 1220, ROM 1
222, RAM 1223, CPU 1231 mounted on effect control board 1230, ROM1
Only the H.232, RAM 1233, and image ROM 1234 are shown.

As shown, the main control board 1200 includes a first start port switch 917s, a second start port switch 917t, a big prize port switch 931s, and gate switches 936s and 937s.
After receiving the detection signal of the game ball from, etc., and determining whether or not it is related to the basic progress of the game and the prize ball, it is directed toward the sub control board 1220, the payout control board 1240, the launch control board 1260, etc. Send a command to command the operation. Further, the main control board 1200 has a start opening solenoid 917m for opening and closing a pair of blade pieces 917w provided in the second start opening 917b of the start opening unit 917 and a large opening for opening and closing the big prize opening 931d. A winning opening solenoid 931m, and further, a first symbol display device 928, a second symbol display device 932, and the like are connected via a relay terminal plate. These solenoids 917m and 931m, the first symbol display device 928, 2 By sending a signal toward the symbol display device 932,
These operations are also controlled.

When the sub-control board 1220 receives various commands from the main control board 1200, the sub-control board 1220 analyzes the contents of the command and performs a game effect according to the result. That is, a command for designating display contents is transmitted to the effect control board 1230 that performs display control of the effect display device 927, the amplifier board 1224 that drives the speaker 905y, and various LEs for decoration.
The game is rendered by transmitting a driving signal to the decorative driving board 1226 for driving D and the lamp.

The effect control board 1230 includes an image ROM 1234 and a VDP (not shown) in addition to the CPU 1231, the ROM 1232, and the RAM 1233. And the production control board 123
The CPU 1231 of 0 is a control command (display control command) from the sub-control board 1220
, The control program corresponding to the received command is read from the ROM 1232 and the effect image is displayed on the effect display device 9 while using the RAM 1233 as a work area.
Control for displaying on 40 display screens is performed. The image ROM 1234 stores data of effect images corresponding to various game effects such as symbol variation effects and jackpot game effects (for example, sprite data and moving image data for displaying an image corresponding to a predetermined character). Yes.

The payout control board 1240 is responsible for various controls related to payout of so-called rental balls and prize balls. For example, when the player operates the ball lending switch 905b or the return switch 905c provided in the above-described upper platen portion 905, this signal is transmitted to the ball lending device 913. Ball rental equipment 91
3 pays out a ball while communicating data with the payout control board 1240. When the main control board 1200 transmits a prize ball payout command, this command is sent to the payout control board 12.
40 is received and a driving signal is output to the payout motor 1109m, so that the payout of the prize ball is performed.

Next, the outline of the game performed in the pachinko machine 901 of the present modification having the above-described configuration will be briefly described.

In the pachinko machine 901 of this modification, a game is performed as follows. First, when the player throws a game ball into the recess of the upper plate portion 905 and rotates the firing handle 908, the upper plate portion 905 is rotated.
The game balls thrown in are supplied to the launching unit 912 one by one and are launched into the game area 911 described above with reference to FIG. The strength of launching the game ball can be adjusted by the rotation angle of the firing handle 908, and the player can aim the game ball by changing the rotation angle of the launch handle 908.

The launched game ball is a normal symbol operation left gate 936 provided on the left and right of the game area 911,
When one of the normal symbol operation right gates 937 is passed, the normal symbol variation display is started in the first symbol display device 928 provided at the lower left of the effect display device 927. As described above with reference to FIG. 46, the normal symbol display unit 929 is provided in the first symbol display device 928, and the normal symbol display unit 929 includes the normal symbol LED 929a and the general symbol hold display LED 929.
b is mounted. Of these, the normal symbol LED 929a is used to display the variation of the normal symbol.

In addition, as described above with reference to FIG. 46A, the first symbol display device 928 is provided with the first special symbol display unit 930, and the first special symbol (first special symbol) is variably displayed. It is possible. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 46B, the second special symbol display unit 933 provided in the second symbol display device 932 can display the second special symbol (second special symbol) in a variable manner. . Of these, the first special symbol corresponds to the first start port 917a, and the second special symbol corresponds to the second start port 917b.
The first special symbol or the second special symbol starts changing display when a game ball enters the corresponding start opening. Further, as described above, the first special symbol display unit 930 and the second special symbol display unit 933 have the same configuration, and therefore the first special symbol and the second special symbol change in the same manner. Display.

As described above with reference to FIG. 46, the first special symbol display unit 30 and the second special symbol display unit 3
Each of 3 is composed of 7 LEDs, and a special symbol is displayed by lighting them. As a result of variably displaying the special symbol, there are a plurality of types of symbols to be stopped and displayed. In particular, when the symbol is called a jackpot symbol, the special winning opening 931d is displayed.
A big hit game in which is opened.

In addition, although a game ball has entered the first start port 17a or the second start port 17b,
If the change display of the corresponding special symbol cannot be started immediately (for example, if any special symbol is in a variable display or a big hit game), the first start port 9
Entry to 17a is stored as the first special symbol hold (first special figure hold), the second starting port 91
The ball entering 7b is stored as a second special symbol hold (second special figure hold). The number of first special figure hold (the number of first special figure hold) is displayed by the first special figure hold display LED 930b and the first special figure hold display area 927e provided on the display screen of the effect display device 927. The second special figure hold display LED 933b for the number of second special figure hold (second special figure hold number)
And the second special figure hold display area 927f provided on the display screen of the effect display device 927.

In accordance with the change display and stop display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol described above, the effect display device 927 produces effect symbols (identification symbols 927a, 927b, 927c and background symbols 92).
7d etc.) are performed. FIG. 47 is an explanatory view illustrating an aspect of the effect performed by the effect display device 927. As described above with reference to FIG. 47, the effect display device 27
Three identification symbols 927a, 927b, and 927c are displayed on the liquid crystal display screen that constitutes. When the variation display of the special symbol is started in either the first symbol display device 928 or the second symbol display device 932 described above, these three identification symbols 927a, 927b, and 927c are also simultaneously displayed in the effect display device 927. Start the variable display. In this modification, a design in which nine numbers from “1” to “9” are designed as identification symbols is prepared.

When a predetermined time elapses after the variable display is started, first, the left identification symbol 927a is “1”.
To “9”, the right identification symbol 927c is stopped and displayed, and finally the middle identification symbol 927b is stopped and displayed. The combination of the three identification symbols 927a, 927b, and 927c stopped and displayed on the effect display device 927 is a special symbol (first special symbol) stopped and displayed on the first symbol display device 928 or the second symbol display device 932 described above. Or it is comprised so that it may interlock | cooperate with the stop display aspect of a 2nd special symbol. For example, when the first special symbol or the second special symbol stops at the “big hit symbol”, the three identification symbols 927a, 927b, and 927c of the effect display device 927 are stopped and displayed with the same symbol. The first
When the special symbol or the second special symbol stops at the “off symbol”, the three identification symbols 927 are displayed.
a, 927b, and 927c are stopped and displayed in combinations that do not have the same symbol. Pachinko machine 90
In 1, the special symbol and the identification symbol are stopped and displayed after the variable display is started.
One game is played.

As described above, the special symbol displayed on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 932 and the three identification symbols 927a, 927b, and 927c displayed on the effect display device 927.
The display contents correspond to each other, and when the changing first special symbol or second special symbol is stopped and displayed, the three identification symbols 927a, 927b and 927c are also stopped and displayed. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 45, the effect display device 927 includes a first symbol display device 928.
And the second symbol display device 932 are more easily noticeable, the display screen is large, and the display content is easy to understand. Therefore, it is normal for a player to play a game while watching the screen of the effect display device 927. It is. Therefore, when the left identification symbol 927a that is first stopped and displayed on the display screen of the effect display device 927 and the right identification symbol 927c that is subsequently stopped and displayed are the same symbol, the display is stopped and displayed last. The medium identification symbol 927b also stops at the same symbol, and the player pays attention to the variation of the symbol so that a so-called jackpot game is started. In this way, the effect performed in a state where the two identification symbols are stopped with the same symbol (a mode that can be a big hit symbol) and the last identification symbol is variably displayed is called “reach effect”. By generating it, it is possible to enhance the game entertainment. Also, the effect display device 9
27, various effects are executed in conjunction with the change display of the identification symbol.

In the pachinko machine 901 of this modification as described above, history information is stored in the RAM 1223 mounted on the sub-control board 1220. FIG. 50 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing history information of this modification. As described above, the history information is “information indicating the status of the game” updated in accordance with the progress of the game, and is information unique to the player corresponding to the player identification information. FIG. 50 illustrates an example in which history information is stored in association with “player identification information: 0001”. As the history information, “total number of games” that is the number of symbol variable games that the player corresponding to the player identification information has played in the past, and “number of big hit games” that is the number of big hit games that have been executed in the past are stored. ing. In addition, it is stored whether or not the player corresponding to the player identification information has cleared the “mission” set and registered in advance, that is, whether or not the mission has been achieved. Here, the “mission” is a command item that is cleared when a predetermined achievement condition is established in the course of the game, and a plurality of various missions are determined in advance. And the privilege given from the content server 800 changes according to the number of missions cleared. In the example of the mission shown in FIG. 50, “Mission 001” is cleared when the achievement condition of starting the jackpot game 10 times is satisfied.
Or “Mission 00” which is cleared when the achievement condition of 500 games is fulfilled
2 ”,“ Mission 003, which is cleared when the achievement condition of execution of specific reach productions A to C (for example, premier reach production) having a lower appearance frequency than normal reach production is satisfied.
”To“ Mission 005 ”, etc.,“ Mission 001 ”,“ Mission 0 ”
“04” is not achieved, and “mission 002”, “mission 003”, and “mission 005” are stored as “achieved”.

Further, in this modified example, in addition to the history information, temporary history information is stored until 10 symbol variation games have elapsed since each occurrence. 51 shows the RAM 2 of the sub-control board 220.
23 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing temporary history information of the present modification stored in FIG. As the temporary history information, information indicating the progress of the game related to the mission described above with reference to FIG. 50 is stored. In other words, information indicating “the jackpot game has started”, which is the progress of the game related to the achievement of the mission related to “the number of jackpot games”, and achievement of the mission “execute specific reach production” itself. Information indicating that the specific reach effect has been executed is stored until 10 symbol variation games are completed after these situations occur.

Also in this modified example, when a predetermined time elapses without the big hit game or the symbol variation game being performed, a screen corresponding to the menu screen described above with reference to FIG. 35 is displayed on the effect display device 927. . When the operation switch SW is operated while the screen is displayed, the password is input. As in the previous embodiment, by inputting a password, the history information is expanded and a special mode in which history information is updated can be started as in the previous embodiment. In addition, if temporary history information is stored at the time of password entry, a special mode in which the temporary history information is reflected in the history information can be started. And when the game ends, the “history information transmission code display” is displayed on the screen corresponding to the menu screen.
Is selected, a history information transmission code in which history information is converted into a two-dimensional code is displayed. The history information is taken into the portable terminal by causing the portable terminal to read the history information transmission code by using the imaging function, and the history information is stored in the content server by transmitting the history information to the content server. Can do. Therefore, even in this modification (even if the present invention is applied to a ball game machine), even if the game is started in the normal mode without entering the password, the player can input the progress of his / her game. Can be acquired retroactively, and using the special mode and the content server 800, it is possible to more suitably realize a service form that improves game entertainment and game continuation motivation.

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

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the progress status of the game related to the achievement of the mission is configured to be stored as temporary history information until a predetermined number of games have elapsed since the occurrence of this,
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the time from the generation of the temporary history information may be measured, and the temporary history information may be stored until the measured time reaches a specified time. Further, as a configuration for erasing the temporary history information, a configuration may be added in which all the temporary history information is erased by operating a predetermined erasing button that can be operated by the player. Accordingly, it is possible to more suitably realize a service form that improves convenience for a player who does not need temporary history information and uses the special mode and the content server 800 to improve game entertainment and game continuation motivation.

If a plurality of temporary history information is stored, the player can arbitrarily select the temporary history information to be reflected in the history information by a predetermined operation (temporary history information selection means), and the selected temporary history It is good also as a structure which produces | generates the two-dimensional code containing information. In this way, since only the temporary history information desired by the player can be reflected in the player's history information, the convenience of the special mode is further improved, and the special mode and the content server 800 are used to It is possible to more suitably realize a service form that improves the game continuation motivation.

In addition, “history information related to a specific game result”, which is a game result having a lower occurrence frequency (feasibility) than a normal game result, is stored as temporary history information and is generated more frequently than a specific game result (realizable). The “history information related to the normal game result” that is a game result having a high probability may be stored as history information but not as temporary history information. That is, history information with low probability of occurrence among “history information related to game results that establish mission achievement conditions” stored as history information (for example, execution of a premier effect with low appearance frequency)
Only the temporary history information may be stored. In addition to this configuration, when a “specific game result” is stored as history information, a specific privilege may be given to the player. In this configuration, when a “specific game result having a lower occurrence frequency than a normal game result” is obtained in a process in which a game is progressing without inputting a password, it is stored as temporary history information. Therefore, even if the game progresses without a password being entered and the password is entered later, a privilege is granted through the content server based on “history information corresponding to the occurrence of a specific game result” It is possible to prevent the player from feeling lost. Further, since “game history information related to a normal game result” is not stored as temporary history information, an increase in the storage amount of temporary history information can be suppressed. As a result, it is possible to appropriately realize a service form that enhances the player's gaming interests and game continuation motivation by acquiring the game history information.

The present invention can be used for gaming machines and gaming systems used in gaming halls.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Revolving type game machine (game machine), 200 ... Main control board, 201 ... CPU, 220 ... Sub-control board, 221 ... CPU (1st history information storage means, 2nd history information storage means, erasure means,
Access information generation means, access information output means, selection means), 600... Portable terminal (external communication terminal), 800... Content server (external management server).

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A game history related to the contents of a game can be stored in a predetermined external management server using a predetermined external communication terminal, and the game history stored in the external management server is reflected when a new game is played. In the gaming machine that can proceed
Game information storage capable of storing first game information based on game content in a state where a specific operation has been performed and second game information based on game content in a state where the specific operation has not been performed Means,
Output means for outputting information for storing a game history based on the stored contents of the game information storage means to an external management server in an readable manner to an external communication terminal;
The game information storage means is capable of storing game content for a specific period as the second game information in a state where the specific operation is not performed.
A gaming machine configured to allow a player to select whether or not to reflect the second game information in the stored content after the start operation is performed. A gaming system comprising: the gaming machine according to claim 1; an external communication terminal; and an external management server capable of transmitting / receiving information to / from the external communication terminal and storing a game history.

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