JP2014061095A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of improving game taste by providing a notification performance function exerting a notification performance effect that arouses a feeling of expectation of an establishment of an advantageous state such as a bonus game and an ART game.SOLUTION: Whether or not executing a special performance that is executed during a freeze period when a progress of a game is temporarily stopped is determined based on an occurrence of a prescribed determination trigger. When a special performance PTN1 is determined, the game machine can execute a special performance stop control for simulatively rotating reels during the freeze period and, in response to reel stop operation timing of a player, displaying a special symbol within a prescribed special symbol stop area. During the freeze period, if the reel stop operation timing matches, the game machine can execute a stop operation game for enabling a display of a specific symbol.

Description

  The present invention uses a game medium such as a medal, a coin, a game ball, etc., to perform a stop game of a reel such as a reel or a belt, and a special game based on an object game or an object continuous operation device according to a game rule, or The present invention relates to a game machine such as a spinning-reel game machine capable of giving a privilege game advantageous to a player such as an AT or ART.

  A spinning machine called a slot machine is triggered by the operation of starting the rotation of the spinning cylinder when the game media (hereinafter described in the case of medals) required for a single spinning game is inserted or set. When a lottery for a combination (hereinafter referred to as an internal lottery) is performed, a game result can be displayed using a combination of symbols arranged in the reel based on the result of the internal lottery, and when a combination wins It has a function of paying out a predetermined number of award medals. In a general spinning machine, in addition to a general combination (also referred to as a small role) in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out when winning a prize, a big bonus game or a regular bonus that can acquire a large number of medals in a short time A function for generating a special game called a game is provided.

  In addition to the special game described above, there is a gaming machine that gives a gaming state advantageous to the player as a gaming privilege. For example, as shown in Patent Document 1, the winning probability of replay (which is also called a re-playing in a role that does not require the insertion of a medal in the next game with winning) while maintaining the winning probability of various combinations. There is known a gaming machine that gives a replay time game (hereinafter referred to as RT game) having a high value as a gaming privilege. In addition, a gaming machine that gives a special game called AT (assist time) game that makes it easy to win by guiding and informing (navigating) the type of the selected small role and the stop operation sequence has appeared ( For example, see Patent Document 2). Furthermore, gaming machines equipped with an ART (assist replay time) game in which an RT game is used in combination with an RT game have also appeared (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

JP 2006-334120 A JP 2002-272900 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-215772

  Conventionally, whether or not a bonus game is successful is determined by an internal lottery, while granting of a privilege game such as AT or ART game is generally determined by, for example, giving a lottery when a specific small role is won, or The bonus lottery was executed during the bonus game. In the case of Patent Document 3, the game shifts to an ART game after the end of the big bonus game. Based on this determination, for example, the bonus game is given as a valid game period of a certain number of games such as 30 games.

By the way, in the conventional gaming machine, the presence / absence of the bonus game player or the lottery result of the grant lottery (whether or not the ART grant is determined) has been notified to the player by an effect technique such as an image effect or a lamp lighting by the notification effect process. .
However, since the notification effect process performs the same type or similar notification effect as in the case of the notification of the lottery result of the general role, the effect of the notification effect performed in conjunction with the winning of the bonus game or the ART grant determination is sufficiently exhibited. In addition, effects such as image effects and lamp lighting are provided unidirectionally from the gaming machine to the player, and the effect of obtaining lottery results etc. visually or audibly through notification effects Therefore, from the viewpoint of improving gaming interest, it is an important issue for gaming machines to have a function to increase the expectation for the acquisition of bonus games and ART games, and to provide more impactful notification effects. It was.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a notification effect function that exhibits a notification effect that enhances the expectation for establishment of advantageous conditions such as the acquisition of bonus games or ART games, etc. Is to provide a machine.

The above object of the present invention is achieved by the following aspects. Note that the parentheses indicate examples of corresponding elements in the embodiment, but the configuration of the present invention is not limited to this.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, a rotating drum on which a plurality of types of symbols including a specific symbol are set is rotated to variably display the symbol (reels 8a to 8c), a predetermined lottery A lottery drawing means (step S5) for lottery drawing based on the probability, and a spinning cylinder stop control means (step S7) for performing stop control of the variable display according to the lottery result of the role lottery means, A special effect execution means for executing a special effect that is executed during a freeze period in which the progress of the game is paused, which is a gaming machine capable of displaying the specific symbol in relation to the establishment of an advantageous condition advantageous to the player (Step S112) and special effect determination means (step S102) for determining whether or not to execute the special effect based on the occurrence of a predetermined determination opportunity, and the special effect execution means includes the special effect execution means during the freeze period. Rotating the rotating drum , Including special effect stop control means (for example, steps S805 and S806) for performing special effect stop control that enables display of the specific symbol within a predetermined specific symbol stop range according to the player's rotation stop timing. It is a gaming machine.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the special effect execution means can execute a special effect (hereinafter referred to as a freeze effect) that is executed during a freeze period in which the progress of the game is paused, and the special effect determination is performed. Determining whether or not to execute the special effect based on the occurrence of the predetermined determination opportunity, rotating the spinning cylinder during the freeze period by the special effect stop control unit, Accordingly, since the special effect stop control is performed so that the specific symbol can be displayed within a predetermined specific symbol stop range, the specific symbol is displayed during the freeze period if, for example, the rotation stop operation timing is met. A stop operation game can be performed, and notification of game information related to the establishment / non-establishment of the advantageous condition can be provided through the stop operation game by the player himself / herself. Becomes a function, to uplifting the expectations for the acquisition of advantageous conditions such as bonus game and award a game, it is possible to increase the game interest comprises a notification effect function to exhibit excellent notification effect effect.

  The establishment of the advantageous conditions includes, for example, the occurrence of a bonus game lottery or a bonus game grant lottery, a bonus game player win, a bonus game grant decision such as AT or ART, and a bonus game update condition. Generation of a bonus game, an update determination of a game condition (for example, an AT or ART grant lottery rate, an additional rate of the number of games during an AT or ART game), or the like can be used. Any one or a plurality of pieces of game information such as the acquisition of bonus games or bonus games can be applied to the game information related to the establishment of the advantageous conditions.

In the present invention, as the bonus game, for example, a first-class special bonus (RB: regular bonus), a second-class special bonus (challenge bonus), and a series of bonuses related to the first-class special bonus are defined in the game rules. It can be applied to a gaming machine including a game form in which one or more of an operating device (BB: Big Bonus), an accessory continuous operating device (challenge time) related to a second type special accessory is given by internal lottery. .
In addition, the present invention provides, as the award game, for example, an RT game in which a replay is won frequently and a spinning game can be performed under conditions that are advantageous to the player, and the spinning is stopped for a predetermined number of games. AT games that increase the chances of winning an AT role by informing in advance the push order of AT roles that can be won when the operation order (push order) matches, or by informing the type of winning role in advance, Alternatively, using RT games and AT games together, the winning frequency of replays will be higher than in the normal gaming state, making it difficult to consume used medals, and winning the winning combination by navigating the winning small role The present invention can be applied to a gaming machine including a game form in which a game or the like is given by lottery.

As the specific symbol, at least one symbol out of symbols set on the rotary drum can be used. In addition, using two or more types of symbols as specific symbols, when performing special effects, specify any specific symbols to perform a stop operation, or select specific symbols to stop and perform a special effect stop operation You can play games.
The specific symbol may be fixedly set to a certain symbol type in any gaming situation, and can be set variously according to the gaming state in which the special effect has occurred. For example, a predetermined specific symbol may be used during normal times, and a bonus game combination establishment symbol may be used as a specific symbol when execution of a special effect is determined during a bonus game.

  The predetermined specific symbol stop range includes, for example, a symbol stop range in the spinning stop control means (within a predetermined number of symbols in the number of symbols (for example, the maximum slip determined in the game rules of a spinning game machine) The stop range that matches or substantially matches the number of frames: 4)) can be used. Alternatively, the predetermined specific symbol stop range can be expanded and used in the entire circumference of the rotating drum or substantially the entire circumference. For example, when the predetermined specific symbol stop range is set to the symbol stop range that matches the game rules, the player can experience the push operation of the specific symbol during special effects while playing a normal game, and enjoy the spinning stop game. Can contribute to the enhancement of the entertainment industry.

There may be at least one spinning cylinder that is a control target of the special performance stop control (a spinning cylinder targeted for execution of the special performance). For example, in a gaming machine provided with a plurality (for example, three) of the above-mentioned spinning cylinders and having a spinning cylinder display unit for variably displaying the symbols for each of the spinning cylinders, the plurality of the above-mentioned spinning cylinders are controlled by the specific symbol stop control means. The special effect stop control may be performed on at least one of the rotating cylinders, and two or more rotating cylinders can be used as a control target.
In addition, even when the rotation of the spinning cylinder is not performed during the freeze period, it may be possible to display a specific symbol by the rotary rotation control on the gaming machine side as part of the special effect control, or When the stop operation is not performed, the specific symbol may not be displayed, the rotating drum may be stopped at random, or the specific symbol may be displayed by lottery.

  In the special effect stop control, for example, a specific symbol stop operation (so-called eye-push operation) can be performed in a rotation state in which the rotating cylinder is rotated at the same rotation start timing and rotation speed as in the normal game state. Thus, the display state of the specific symbol can be made appearable. Alternatively, it is possible to delay the rotation start timing after the start operation and start it later, or to rotate the spinning cylinder at a lower speed than in the normal gaming state, thereby making it easier to perform the pushing operation.

At the time of the special effect, while the progress of the game is paused during the freeze period, for example, any one of the image display, the lamp display, the sound effect, and the drive effect of the mechanical effect agent using the effect notification means or A specific effect by a combination of these can be executed to enhance the expectation for the occurrence of an advantageous state that is advantageous to the player.
As the effect notification means, for example, a display notification means such as a liquid crystal display device, dot LED, display lamps, etc., a sound notification means such as a speaker, or an effect notification apparatus using a mechanical effect such as a gimmick is used. Can do.

  The setting of the special effect according to the present invention is not limited to the case where the special effect is installed in the gaming machine as the only kind of special effect. For example, the special effect determining means includes special effect type determining means for determining any one of a plurality of special effect types as an execution special effect, and further, the special effect stop control is performed on the plurality of special effect types. In a gaming machine including accompanying special effects, the special effects according to the present invention can be selected by selection lottery as a part of the plurality of special effect types, or used in combination with other special effects. be able to. Other special effects include a combination of one or more of various irregular rotations such as reverse rotation of the rotating cylinder, irregular starting order rotation, slow rotation, start delay rotation, or frame advance rotation while the game progress is paused. It is possible to use a spinning drum effect mode or the like by a combined rotation operation. During the irregular rotation, it is possible to perform an auxiliary effect by using any one or a combination of mechanical movable objects such as an image display, a lamp display, a sound effect, and a gimmick using the effect notification means.

As the predetermined decision opportunity, for example, a small role winning based on an internal lottery or its winning, a winning of replay (replay) or its establishment, or a missed lottery can be used, or regardless of the internal lottery result Whether or not the special effect can be executed can be determined every one or two or more predetermined number of games.
The predetermined determination opportunity may be generated synchronously with the occurrence timing of the advantageous condition, or may be generated asynchronously. In addition, the generation mode of the predetermined determination opportunity is not limited to the case where it can be generated in direct association with the establishment condition of the advantageous condition, but can be generated in association with the establishment condition of the advantageous condition indirectly. The case where it is made is included. The former direct case includes, for example, a case where the predetermined determination opportunity is that a bonus game player or a bonus game granting role is won. The latter indirect case includes, for example, a case in which a specific combination that can be drawn simultaneously with a bonus game combination, a winning lottery opportunity that can be executed with a high probability, is won.

  The display mode of the specific symbol by executing the special effect according to the present invention is, for example, in a spinning-type gaming machine using a plurality of spinning cylinders, within a symbol combination display area depending on whether or not the advantageous condition is satisfied. A display mode is included in which the specific symbol is stopped and displayed in a predetermined stop mode. For example, the specific symbol can be displayed in the symbol combination display area if the rotation is stopped at the exact timing of the rotation stop operation when the advantageous condition is satisfied. In addition, regarding the non-control target rotator, the specific symbol can be displayed by independently driving the rotator in relation to whether or not the advantageous condition is satisfied. For example, when a specific symbol is displayed by a stop operation on the control target rotator, the non-control target rotator is driven and stopped independently, and a so-called chance suggests that the advantageous condition is satisfied by a combination with the specific symbol. A combination of stop symbols called eyes can be displayed.

  In particular, the display of the specific symbol can be executed even when the advantageous condition is not satisfied. For example, the specific symbol display is an indirect case among the generation modes of the predetermined decision trigger, and the lottery is executed with high probability. Even if the specific symbol is displayed when a possible grant lottery opportunity is won, the grant lottery of the winner of the grant lottery trigger may be unfair. Of course, when the advantageous condition is not satisfied, the display of the specific symbol can be prevented from appearing regardless of the turning stop operation timing.

The present invention variably displays the rotation display unit based on a start operation, and in addition to a gaming machine that performs stop control based on the result lottery result according to a player's stop operation, the rotation display based on the start operation The present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine for casino that performs variable stop display and performs automatic stop control based on the result lottery result. In a gaming machine for casino, for example, it is possible to give a high-accuracy game mode in which a win is generated with a higher probability than a normal game mode as a bonus game, and the present invention can be applied to acquisition notification of the high-accuracy game mode. .
Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to a pachinko gaming machine in which a big hit lottery is performed based on a game ball passing through a predetermined game area (such as a start port) provided on the game board surface. As an example of application to a pachinko gaming machine, for example, a probability variation mode with a limited number of times (probability variation mode: a gaming state in which the winning probability of a bonus game jackpot game) can be given, and a spinning rotation with a stop button In a gaming machine using the device as a jackpot effect display device, the special effect according to the present invention can be applied to the effect of acquiring the transition to the probability variation mode.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the special effect stop control unit is configured such that the predetermined specific symbol stop range coincides with or substantially coincides with the symbol stop range in the spinning cylinder stop control unit. This is a gaming machine comprising symbol stop control means for effect stop control.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the special effect stop control is performed by the symbol stop control means so that the predetermined specific symbol stop range coincides or substantially coincides with the symbol stop range in the rotating cylinder stop control means. Therefore, the player can perform a stop operation game in which the specific symbol can be stopped at a desired position at the same timing as in the normal game by performing a pushing operation to stop the spinning symbol as in the normal game. For example, it becomes possible to provide game information related to the establishment of the advantageous condition in an informing manner having an impact through the stop operation game by the player himself, and to obtain an advantageous state such as a bonus game or a bonus game. It can be provided with a notification effect function that enhances the sense of expectation and exerts an excellent notification effect effect, thereby increasing the amusement interest.

  The special effect stop control means may be provided with a non-normal rotation symbol stop control means for performing the special effect stop control in a state in which the rotating drum is rotated at a rotation speed different from that during normal game during the freeze period. it can.

By providing the non-normal rotation symbol stop control means, the special effect stop control can be performed in a state in which the rotating drum is rotated at a rotation speed different from that during normal game during the freeze period. For example, it is possible to perform a pushing operation with the rotating cylinder rotated at a speed that is 1/4 of the normal game speed, and it is possible to stop the specific symbol at a desired position more easily than in the normal game. For example, it is possible to provide game information related to the establishment of the advantageous condition in a more impact notification manner through the stop operation game by the player himself. It is possible to increase the gaming interest by providing a notification effect function that exhibits an excellent notification effect effect that enhances the expectation for acquiring an advantageous state such as a bonus game or the like.
The present embodiment can also be applied to the case where the special effect stop control is executed during the freeze period in a state where the rotating drum is rotated at a high speed twice as high as that in the normal game. In the high-speed rotation, the pushing operation is more difficult than usual, and a pulling-like stop operation game in which a specific symbol is stopped and displayed accidentally depending on some intuition can be executed. Thus, it is possible to realize a gaming machine having a notification effect function that enhances a sense of expectation for obtaining the advantageous state and exhibits an excellent notification effect effect.

  In the present invention, after the special effect stop control means performs the special effect stop control means, it is possible to provide a re-rotation display control means for displaying the specific symbol by re-rotating the rotating drum.

  By providing the re-rotation display control means, after performing the special effect stop control, the rotating drum is re-rotated to display the specific symbol, so that according to the execution result of the stop operation game during the freeze period In addition, regardless of whether or not it is executed or not related to the execution result, the display of the specific symbol appears by re-rotation as a part of the notification effect, and the expectation for acquiring the advantageous state is enhanced. A gaming machine having a notification effect function that exhibits an excellent notification effect can be realized.

  The re-rotation according to the present embodiment is not limited to the case where the re-rotation is applied to the spinning cylinder that is the control target of the special performance stop control. For example, when a plurality of spinning cylinders are used, the special performance stop control is not controlled. The specific symbol can be displayed by re-rotating after stopping the target drum. Further, in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the case where the re-rotation and the display of the specific symbol are linked deterministically. For example, the specific symbol is displayed by the re-rotation in relation to whether or not the advantageous condition is satisfied. It can also be applied to cases. As an example of the case related to whether or not the advantageous condition is satisfied, the specific symbol is displayed by re-rotation when the advantageous condition is satisfied, and when the advantageous condition is satisfied even if the advantageous condition is not satisfied. Different stop symbol displays can appear.

  When a specific example of the notification effect by the re-rotation is shown, when a plurality of (for example, three) rotating cylinders are used, a specific symbol is assigned to each rotating cylinder by the special effect stop control according to the player's pressing operation. When a specific display pattern of a specific symbol (for example, a specific symbol alignment display in which a specific symbol is aligned on one line) is allowed to appear, the specific symbol is stopped at two cylinders as a result of the pressing operation. However, on the condition that an incomplete display pattern state in which the specific symbol does not stop is generated in the remaining spinning cylinder, the specific symbol is displayed by re-rotating the remaining spinning cylinder by the re-rotation display control means. Thus, it is possible to execute a notification effect in which the predetermined display pattern is completed and appears.

  In the present invention, during a normal game, provided a spinning start control means for starting the rotation of the spinning cylinder based on the player's starting operation on the condition that a specified time between games has passed, by the special effect execution means, With the start of the freeze period, the special effect stop control can be performed by starting the rotation of the rotating cylinder on the condition that the specified time has elapsed.

  By providing the spinning start control means, during normal games, start rotation of the spinning based on the player's start operation on the condition that a specified time between games has elapsed, by the special effect execution means, With the start of the freeze period, the special effect stop control is performed by starting the rotation of the spinning cylinder on the condition that the specified time has elapsed, so the spinning start timing similar to that during normal gaming is used. The special effect stop control can be performed by starting the rotation of the rotating drum. Therefore, at the time of a normal game, even if the start operation is accelerated after finishing one game, the regulation time (also referred to as standby time, for example, 4.1 seconds) is imposed, and after the regulation time has elapsed, The next game cannot be executed without this, but in this embodiment, the spinning cylinder is started after receiving the same restrictions during the special production, so that the special production is performed while allowing the player to recognize that the normal game is continued. The specific symbol can be pushed to the state and executed, for example, applied to the fourth embodiment, and after performing the special effect stop control, the rotating drum is re-rotated and the specific symbol is Due to the appearance of the display mode of the specific symbol that is not normally assumed by displaying it, it becomes possible to notify game information related to the establishment / non-establishment of the advantageous condition, and to obtain an advantageous state such as a bonus game or a bonus game of Uplifting feeling waiting, it is possible to increase the game interest comprises a notification effect function for excellent notification effect effect.

  According to the present invention, for example, in a gaming machine that provides an advantageous state such as a bonus game or a bonus game, a game related to the provision of the advantageous state through a spinning stop operation game by the player himself during the freeze period. By providing the information notification, it is possible to increase the gaming interest by providing a notification effect function that exhibits an excellent notification effect effect that enhances the expectation for obtaining such an advantageous state.

1 is an external perspective view of a rotating type gaming machine A according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the effective lines L1-L4 set to the symbol combination display area of the symbol display window 8 of the rotating type gaming machine A. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence band and symbol type which are used for each spinning cylinder of the spinning cylinder type gaming machine A. 4 is a control block diagram of a control device of the spinning cylinder gaming machine A. FIG. 2 is a front view showing a configuration inside a casing 1 of a rotating type gaming machine A. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the main process by the main control part. It is a table | surface which shows the winning symbol combination and winning lottery table of the various winning combinations used for the rotary type gaming machine A. It is a flowchart which shows the starting process of the spinning game in the spinning machine A. It is a table | surface which shows the kind of special production which can be performed in the rotating type game machine A. FIG. It is a figure which shows the transition relation of the game state which generate | occur | produces by the said main process. It is a flowchart which shows the game mode setting process by a sub control part. It is a flowchart which shows the ART lottery process by the said sub-control part. It is a flowchart which shows the mode transition point process which accumulates the mode transition point value by the said sub control part. It is a flowchart which shows the high probability game mode transfer process by the said sub control part. It is a flowchart which shows the high probability game mode process by the said sub control part. It is a table | surface which shows the addition number of lots of ART games used in the rotary type game machine A. It is a table | surface which shows the point setting value table used in game mode AC in the rotary type gaming machine A. ART grant lottery tables (18A to 18D) used in various game modes, game number distribution lottery table (18E) used for determining the transition period of the high-accuracy game mode transition process, and the high-probability game mode transition process It is a table | surface which shows the distribution lottery table (18F) of the effective period (number of mode units) of the said high probability game mode used in (2). It is a flowchart which shows the ART preparation mode process by the said sub control part. It is a flowchart which shows the ART game process by the said sub control part. It is a flowchart which shows the high probability game mode return process by the said sub control part. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the production | presentation alerting | reporting process performed by the said sub-control part. It is a figure which shows the example of various image display performed by the said production | presentation alerting | reporting process. It is a flowchart which shows the special effect process in the said main process. It is a flowchart which shows the special effect execution process (freeze execution process) in the said main process. It is a table | surface which shows the special effect lottery table used for the lottery of the special effect in the said special effect process. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the execution process of special effect PTN11. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the execution process of special effect PTN12.

Hereinafter, a rotating type gaming machine A according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Here, an example of a spinning-reel game machine using a game medal as a game medium will be described.
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a spinning cylinder type gaming machine A according to the present embodiment.
The rotating type gaming machine A has a casing 1 that houses various control boards and a rotating mechanism member, and a front door 5 is attached to an open front portion of the casing 1 so as to be openable and closable. In the center of the upper part 2 of the front door 5, a display screen of a liquid crystal display device 3 comprising a color liquid crystal display device as one of effect notification means is disposed. On this display screen, images such as characters, letters, numbers, and messages are displayed according to the progress of the spinning game, and various display effects such as notification of winning combination can be performed. A pair of upper speakers 4 are provided on both sides of the liquid crystal display device 3 so that sound effects such as various sound effects can be performed in synchronization with the image effects by the liquid crystal display device 3. In addition to color liquid crystals, for example, a color EL (electroluminescence), a color plasma display device, an electronic paper display, a 7-segment display, an LED dot display, or the like can be used as the display device of the display notification means.

  A symbol display window 8 made of a transparent panel is provided in the approximate center of the front door 5 below the liquid crystal display device 3. Reels (rotating drums) 8 a, 8 b, 8 c are arranged inside the housing 1 inside the symbol display window 8. Through the symbol display window 8, reels (rotors) 8a to 8c are visible. The reels 8a to 8c are attached to a rotating shaft of a stepping motor (not shown), and are driven to rotate at a constant speed by driving the stepping motor. Twenty-one symbols are formed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 8a to 8c along the rotation direction. The reels 8a to 8c constitute a rotating display unit that variably displays (varies) the symbols that are visibly displayed through the symbol display window 8.

  Of the symbols of the reels 8a to 8c, three symbols can be visually recognized through the symbol display window 8, and the symbol display window 8 constitutes a symbol combination display area that can display 3 × 3 symbols. To do. In the present embodiment, the reels 8a to 8c of the rotating drum are used as the rotating drum display unit. In addition to the rotating drum, for example, the rotating drum is rotated by a rotating mechanism such as an endless belt in which symbols are arranged and set on the belt surface. The display unit can be configured, and it is also possible to use a display that displays an image of the rotating cylinder and its variation in a pseudo manner without using a rotation mechanism.

FIG. 2 shows four effective lines L1 to L4 set in the symbol combination display area of the symbol display window 8 for confirming winning or establishment of various winning combinations.
Based on the lottery result of the role lottery (internal lottery) and the rotation stop timing by the player's stop operation, the variable display stop control of the rotation display unit is performed, and the symbols corresponding to the winning combination are the effective lines L1 to L1. Stopping at L4, the display result by the combination of winning combination symbols can be derived to the symbol combination display area of the symbol display window 8 indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  The effective lines L1 and L2 are a center line and an upper line, respectively. The effective lines L3 and L4 are a diagonal line that descends to the right and a diagonal line that rises to the right, respectively. The effective lines L1 to L4 are composed of four irregular lines excluding the lower line from the five lines, and constitute a winning (or establishment) symbol position specifying form for specifying a winning (or establishment) position. The setting of the effective line is related to the determination of the winning rate, the symbol stop control of the push order ART, etc., but not limited to the above four irregular lines of this embodiment, various effective lines depending on the design of the symbol arrangement, the appearance rate, etc. The number of lines may be three or less or five.

  Each symbol stop position of the reels 8a to 8c in the symbol combination display area is composed of a total of nine frames E11 to E13, E21 to E23, and E31 to E33. The effective lines L1 and L2 are arranged at stop positions of E12-E22-E32 and E11-E21-E31, respectively. The effective lines L3 and L4 are arranged at stop positions of E11-E22-E33 and E13-E22-E31, respectively.

  FIG. 3 shows symbol arrangement bands and symbol types formed on the reels 8a to 8c. That is, FIGS. 3A and 3B respectively show eight types of symbols arranged in the symbol arrangement band and the symbol arrangement band of each reel 8a to 8c. The left turning cylinder, the middle turning cylinder, and the right turning cylinder in (3A) correspond to the symbol arrangement bands of the reels 8a to 8c, respectively. Each symbol arrangement band is composed of a reel tape wound around the outer periphery of the reel, and a symbol for constituting a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination won in the internal lottery is printed on the tape surface.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in (3B), red 7 (symbol 31), blue 7 (symbol 32), BAR (symbol 33), cherry (symbol 34), watermelon (symbol 35), bell (symbol 36) ), Blank (reference numeral 37) and replay (RP: reference numeral 38), a total of eight kinds of symbols are used. A total of 21 symbols are arranged along the outer peripheral surface of each reel, and symbol numbers 0 to 20 are assigned along the symbol arrangement order.

  A panel display unit 7 including a BET lamp 23, a credit display unit 24, and a payout number display unit 25 is disposed below the symbol display window 8. The BET lamp is a lamp that is turned on according to the number of inserted (set) medals, and is turned on according to the number of medals betted to play one game (hereinafter referred to as “BET number”). The credit display unit 24 and the payout number display unit 25 are configured by 7 segment LEDs. The rotating type gaming machine A has a credit function for storing and storing the number of inserted medals in advance, and the credit display unit 24 displays the number of remaining medals. The maximum number of credits to the revolving gaming machine A is 50, and the number of credits displayed on the credit display unit 24 is 50 or less. It should be noted that even if more medals are inserted in a state where the maximum number of 50 is credited, it is discharged and returned as it is. The payout number display unit 25 displays the number of medals to be paid out at the time of winning a prize. The payout number display unit 25 also has a display function for displaying game information of the bonus game, and the total payout number acquired in the bonus game is cumulatively displayed during the bonus game.

An operation unit 9 operated by the player is provided below the symbol display window 8. The operation unit 9 includes an inclined part gently inclined forward and a front part provided on the front side of the front door 1. In the inclined portion, there are a medal slot 10 for inserting a game medal as a game medium, and an upper limit value of a bet allowed per game (with respect to one game) within a range of the number of reserved credits. MAX bet button 11 for inserting (setting) game medals at once (the number of game medals that can be inserted), and 1 for additionally setting game medals up to the upper limit of the betting number according to the number of times of pressing. A bet button 13 and a stored medal settlement button 12 for performing credit settlement are provided. When the MAX bet button 11 is pressed and the remaining number of medals is sufficient, the bet number is set to the maximum bet number, that is, three, and when the remaining number is less than the maximum bet number, Is added to the number of bets.
The spinning-type gaming machine A is a so-called three-round spinning-type gaming machine that requires three medals for one game. An activation indicator (not shown) indicating that a game is possible when three medals are inserted is arranged on the panel surface around the symbol display window 8.

A decorative lamp portion 6 for displaying a game effect as an electric display is provided on the side of the front door 5 on both the left and right sides of the symbol display window 8. The decorative lamp unit 6 is composed of LEDs capable of emitting RGB multicolor light, and exhibits a light effect by the type of light emission and the light emission mode.
On the front portion of the operation unit 9, a rotation rotation start lever 15 which is a start switch for starting rotation of the reels 8a to 8c, and a rotation rotation stop button 16a provided corresponding to each reel 8a to 8c. , 16b, 16c, and a return button 17 for returning a medal jammed from the medal insertion slot 10 to the internal medal insertion path. A locking device 18 for switching the locking state of the front door 5 is provided at the open side end of the front door 5.

  A decorative panel 19 on which a design design based on the model name, motif, etc. of the spinning machine A is attached to the lower part 14 of the front door 5, and a lighting device (not shown) installed inside the panel Is lit and displayed. Below the decorative panel 19, a medal payout port 21 for discharging award medals discharged by a medal hopper 305, which will be described later, or medals paid out by a return operation, and medals discharged from the medal payout port 21 are stored. A medal tray 20 is provided. Lower speakers 22 a and 22 b are provided on the left and right sides of the medal payout opening 21. An ashtray 26 is disposed beside the medal tray 20.

  In the swing-type gaming machine A, using the effect display by the image display of the liquid crystal display device 3, the sound effect by the upper speaker 4 and the lower speakers 22a and 22b, and the electric decoration effect of the decorative lamp unit 6, It is possible to visually and audibly perform a winning combination, provision of a bonus game (ART game), effects such as addition of the number of ARTs, and notification. As the effect effect means, not only visual and auditory sense, but also means for transmitting by stimulating the human senses such as tactile sense, for example, a vibration device for transmitting vibration to the player's body, a bone conduction device, a blower device, etc. Can be used.

  During an ART game, as an informing means for informing the stop operation sequence of each of the 6-choice AT roles, an effect display by the liquid crystal display device 3 (for example, an instruction display of a stop operation procedure) and an upper speaker 4 Sound effects (for example, left / middle / right instruction sounds in accordance with the stop operation sequence) by the lower speakers 22a and 22b are used.

The control device for the spinning cylinder type gaming machine A according to the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 4 is a control block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the control device of the spinning cylinder gaming machine A.
The control device of the revolving gaming machine A has a main control board 100 that generally controls game operation control, and receives control commands from the main control board 100 in one direction, and effects display control for images, light, and sound. A sub-control board 200 that generally controls the payout, a payout control board 300 that controls the payout of award medals, and a power supply board 400 that generates and supplies power necessary for the gaming machine from an AC24V external power supply. In FIG. 4, the power supply route is omitted.

  The main control board 100 includes a microprocessor with a built-in main CPU 101 and a main-side microcomputer (in this embodiment, a Z80 system equivalent) having a main ROM 102 and a main RAM 103. It constitutes a main control unit that executes and determines, for example, determination of whether or not to execute a special effect (freeze effect) using a lottery drawing, reel drive control, and a spinning drum. Although not shown, the main microcomputer is provided with a CTC (Counter Timer Circuit) and an interrupt controller circuit for giving an interrupt signal to the main CPU 101.

In the main ROM 102, in addition to a control program in which a series of gaming machine control procedures in various gaming states are described, a stop control table (not shown) in which stop data for stopping control of the rotating cylinder is described, a role lottery for role lottery Stored are predetermined data necessary for game operation control such as a table (see FIG. 7), a winning / dispensing table (not shown) for setting the number of payouts for winning. The main ROM 102 also has a freeze effect determination processing program for determining whether or not to execute a freeze effect in connection with winning of a bonus combination, a cherry combination, etc., and a freeze effect for executing a freeze effect execution process related to the determination. An execution processing program is stored.
The main RAM 103 is formed with a work area for storing data necessary for the progress of the game, such as a random number for lottery used for determining the winning combination, winning combination information, and gaming state information. ing.

  A counter circuit (not shown) for generating a random number for lottery is connected to the main microcomputer. This counter circuit includes a random number generation circuit that generates random numbers within a certain range (random number range: 0 to 65535) in hardware, and a sampling circuit that samples random number values from the random number generation circuit at a predetermined timing. . The main CPU 101 acquires the random number value generated by the random number generation circuit according to the processing state as an internal lottery random value and executes a role lottery process. The combination lottery process is executed with reference to the combination lottery table every time the unit-turning game (one game) is executed for each rotation of the reels 8a to 8c.

  The main control board 100 is connected to a rotary drive motor group 251 for rotationally driving the reels 8 a to 8 c via the rotary relay board 250. The rotating drum drive motor group 251 includes three stepping motors (not shown) that rotate and drive each reel, and a motor drive circuit for each stepping motor. Under the control of the main CPU 101, a drive pulse signal for controlling the stepping motor of each of the cylinders is supplied through the cylinder relay substrate 250 to perform rotation control and stop control of the reels 8a to 8c.

  The main control board 100 is connected to a rotary rotation position detection sensor 252 provided on each reel via a rotary relay board 250. Under the control of the main control board 100, after the rotary rotation. By receiving a detection signal from the rotation position detection sensor for each reel, it is possible to perform stop control at a predetermined position according to the lottery result and stop operation timing.

  Various input signals can be input to the main control board 100 via the game relay board 150. That is, the main control board 100 is provided with a rotation rotation start switch 15a for detecting the operation of the rotation rotation start lever 15 and the rotation rotation stop switches 16e, 16f, and 16g of the rotation rotation stop buttons 16a to 16c. The mounted stop switch board 160, the medal detection sensor 10a for detecting a game medal from the medal slot 10, the MAX bet switch 11a for detecting the operation of the MAX bet button 11, and the operation of the 1 bet button 13 are detected. The bet switch 13a and a stored medal settlement switch 12a for detecting the operation of the stored medal settlement button 12 are connected, and the main control board 100 can receive detection signals from various switches. The medal detection sensor 10a is installed in a medal sorting device (not shown) arranged on a medal insertion path until a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 10 is accommodated in a tank of a medal hopper 305 described later. The spinning cylinder rotation start lever 15, the spinning cylinder rotation stop buttons 16 a to 16 c, the MAX bet button 11, the 1 bet button 13, and the stored medal settlement button 12 are provided with LEDs (not shown) inside the operation member, The player can be notified of the validity or invalidity of the lever operation or button operation by the light emission mode (for example, light emission color) of the LED.

  Setting data by the setting switch 351 can be input to the main control board 100 via the rotary setting board 350, and the setting rate of the setting switch 351 sets the payout rate to one of six levels. “6-step setting” can be changed. In addition to the setting switch 351, the main control board 100 is connected to various switches such as a reset switch for canceling a game operation error. Also, the main control board 100 externally sends game information such as bonus winnings and game execution data to a hall computer (a computer that comprehensively manages pachinko hall gaming machines) via an external concentration terminal board (not shown). Output is possible.

  The sub control board 200 is connected to the main control board 100 so as to be able to receive a control command from the main control board 100 in one direction. In addition to receiving control commands from the main control board 100, the sub-control board 200 draws effect contents, transmits liquid crystal control commands to the liquid crystal control board 206, controls the sound of each speaker, and LEDs such as the decoration lamp unit 6 Perform light emission control and the like.

  The liquid crystal control board 206 generates control data necessary for performing display control of the liquid crystal display device 3 based on the liquid crystal control command received from the sub control board 200 and outputs the control data to a VDP (Video Display Processor). CPU, control ROM containing a program describing the operation procedure of the liquid crystal control CPU, control RAM functioning as a work area or buffer memory, and video display processor VDP connected to the liquid crystal control CPU and performing image expansion processing And an image data ROM storing image data necessary for image development by the VDP, and a VRAM for temporarily storing image data developed by the VDP.

  FIG. 5 shows the internal configuration of the spinning cylinder gaming machine A. The housing 1 is composed of a box with an open front surface formed by a top plate 1a, side plates 1b and 1c, and a bottom plate 1d. In the housing 1, reels 8a to 8c, a medal hopper 305, a power supply device 400a, and the like are housed. A main board box 100 a that houses the main control board 100 is attached above the reel 8. Sub-boards such as the sub-control board 200 are also arranged around the main board box 100a. The medal hopper 305 is a game medium payout device that is driven by the hopper motor 301 and discharges the stored medals stored in the tank toward a discharge passage (not shown) communicating with the medal payout port 21 through the medal discharge port 305b.

  The hopper motor 301 is connected to the main control board 100 via the payout control board 300. When it is necessary to pay out a game medal by winning, the main control board 100 transmits a payout control command for designating the payout number to the payout control board 300. The payout control board 300 receives the payout control command from the main control board 100 and drives and controls the hopper motor 301 to perform payout processing of a specified number of game medals.

  A medal payout sensor (not shown) is installed in the discharge passage. The medal payout sensor detects a game medal paid out from the medal hopper 305 and can output a detection signal to the main control board 100. The hopper motor 301 is driven and controlled, and the paid out game medal is detected by the medal payout sensor, and the detection signal is input to the main control board 100 to be used for determination of payout completion.

  Next to the medal hopper 305, an auxiliary tank 306 for storing gaming medals overflowing from the overflow medal discharge port 305a overflowing from the medal stored in the tank of the medal hopper 305 can be disposed. The auxiliary tank 306 is provided with a full detection device (not shown) for monitoring the full state of the auxiliary tank 306, and a detection signal from the full detection device can be transmitted to the main control board 100.

  The sub-control board 200 includes a microprocessor with a built-in sub CPU 201 and a sub-side microcomputer with a sub-ROM 202 and a sub-RAM 203, and includes various effect notification control, ART grant lottery processing, and AT during ART games. A sub-control unit is configured to execute and execute a combination stop operation order notification. Similarly to the main side, the sub-side microcomputer is provided with an interrupt controller circuit that applies an interrupt signal to the sub CPU 201 and the sub CTC.

  In the sub ROM 202, in addition to the effect notification control program in which a series of effect notification control procedures are described, a push order notification control program for notifying the push order of the winning combination of the AT role during the ART game, the progress of the ART game and the number of games Predetermined data such as an effect lottery table (not shown) for notifying the change is stored. The sub ROM 202 stores an ART grant determination processing program for determining whether or not to grant an ART game as a bonus game. The ART grant determination processing program includes an ART grant lottery execution program for executing an ART grant lottery, a mode transition point storage processing program for storing (cumulative addition) mode transition point values that enable transition to the highly probable game mode, and a highly probable game. A mode execution processing program is included.

  The highly probable game mode is a grant rate improvement state in which the grant rate of the ART game is improved. The grant rate is a lottery probability (or an expected value) of an ART game grant lottery that determines whether or not to grant an ART game, and the lottery probability is improved in the grant rate improvement state. The effect notification control program also includes an image effect execution program during the freeze period by the liquid crystal display device 3. The sub-control board 200 constitutes an ART game execution means for notifying the winning order of the winning AT role during an ART game by executing control of the push order notification control program. The sub-RAM 203 has a work area for storing a random number value for effect used for lottery regarding effect notification, data necessary for the effect notification state, and the like.

  A counter circuit (not shown) for generating sub lottery random numbers is connected to the sub-side microcomputer. This counter circuit includes a random number generation circuit and a sampling circuit in the same manner as the counter circuit provided in the main microcomputer. The sub CPU 201 acquires a numerical value generated by the random number generation circuit as an effect random number value by sending an instruction to the sampling circuit according to the effect processing state (for example, the timing at which the control command is received from the main control board 100). To do. The obtained random number for performance is used for lottery for various performance notifications.

  The sub-control board 200 includes a sound generator 204, a lamp board 205, and a liquid crystal control board 206 as control targets for receiving a control command from the main control board 100 and performing an effect notification process for light, sound, and images. It is connected. The sound generator 204 receives the sound control signal from the sub-control board 200 and controls the output of musical sound or sound by the upper speaker 4 and the lower speakers 22a and 22b. The lamp substrate 205 is a circuit board on which the LED group constituting the decorative lamp unit 6 is mounted, and is attached to the inner side of the front door 5. The lamp board 205 receives the LED drive control signal from the sub-control board 200 and performs LED lighting control. The sub control board 200 transmits a liquid crystal control command associated with the control command from the main control board 100 to the liquid crystal control board 206, and the liquid crystal control board 206 performs image control of the liquid crystal display device 3 based on the liquid crystal control command.

  Based on the control command sent from the main control board 100, the sub-control board 200 determines the execution effect contents from a plurality of types of effect contents by lottery or uniquely, and various control signals for instructing the execution of the determined contents Is transmitted to the sound generation device 204, the lamp substrate 205, and the liquid crystal control substrate 206, and the effect image display of the liquid crystal display device 3, the output of the sound effect, and the lighting / flashing drive of the decorative lamp unit 6 cooperate. It is executable.

An outline of the operation at the time of gaming in the above-configured rotating game machine A will be described.
FIG. 8 shows the process for starting the spinning game in the spinning machine A. First, when playing a game, the player sets a BET by pressing the MAX bet button 11 from the credit amount, or inserts a prescribed number of medals from the medal slot 10 (steps S120 to S122). Next, when the rotation start start lever 15 is operated (step S123), the internal lottery is executed when the start operation is triggered by the internal lottery performed inside the gaming machine (step S124). By this starting operation, the reels 8a to 8c are started to rotate and reach a certain speed, and then the operation of the rotation rotation stop buttons 16a to 16c becomes effective. Based on the timing of each stop operation, each reel is controlled to stop at a position corresponding to the internal lottery result. When one of the winning combinations is won, a predetermined number of medals are paid out when the stop operation timing matches and the symbol combination of the winning combination is established on the active line. When a replay role is established, replay is possible without inserting a BET or medal.

  When a bonus combination (BB) is won by internal lottery, the bonus combination can be transferred to a bonus game in which a bell combination is won with high probability. Apart from the winning combination determination process by internal lottery in the main process, an ART game grant determination process by sub-process can also be executed. When it is determined that an ART game is to be granted, it is possible to shift to an ART game state in which the correct answer pressing order of the AT role is notified.

  A processing procedure of main processing by the main control board 100 will be described with reference to the drawings. This processing procedure includes a series of flows necessary for one game. In addition, each process in this embodiment is shown with the step number, and the process in each step comprises the control means by a main control part or a sub-control part.

FIG. 6 shows the procedure of the main process.
When the turning-on gaming machine A is turned on, a power-on signal is sent from the power board 400 to the main control board 100 to start the main process. When the power is turned on, an initial setting process (step S1) is performed. Thereafter, the normal operation process (steps S2 to S16) is performed for each game.
First, a RAM initialization process (step S2) is executed to clear predetermined data used at the end of the previous game, and a work area necessary for the current game is secured.

  Next, a game state flag generation process is performed (step S3). In the game state flag generation process, the type of game state of the current game (normal game, RT1 game, RT2 game, bonus carryover game, bonus game, etc.) is confirmed, and a game state flag corresponding to the game state (normal game) Gaming state flag, RT gaming state flag, bonus internal winning flag, bonus operation flag, etc.) are set. The main process in each game is executed based on the set game state flag.

  The ART game in the present embodiment can be executed in the RT2 gaming state in which the winning probability of replay is high in the main process. When the gaming state in the main process is the RT1 gaming state, the provision of the ART game is determined, and the RT2 transition condition is satisfied, so that the RT2 gaming state flag is turned on. When the RT2 game state flag is turned on, the RT2 game state is entered and the ART game is started. The game state flags of RT1 and RT2 are stored and set in the main RAM 103.

  In the present embodiment, the RT game state is managed by the main process by the main control unit, and the ART game grant determination process and the ART game execution process to be given as a bonus game are performed by the sub process of the sub control unit. The ART grant determination process may be performed by the main process. The sub-control unit mainly manages the AT gaming state for notifying the pushing order of the winning AT role. However, for the sake of convenience, the sub-control unit executes in cooperation with the main process. Called.

  In the game medal insertion process (step S4), mainly the detection of game medals inserted into the gaming machine body, the management of credits, the automatic insertion setting process of game medals when a re-game occurs, and the like are performed. It is monitored whether or not a predetermined number of game medals required for starting a game are inserted by the game medal insertion process, and when the specified number of game medals are inserted or credit setting is confirmed, the game start condition is satisfied. . While maintaining the established state of the game start condition, the player stands by so as to be able to receive an operation detection signal from the rotation rotation start lever 15 of the player, that is, an operation detection signal from the rotation rotation start switch 15a.

  Upon receipt of the operation detection signal from the rotating rotation start switch 15a, the main control board 100 acquires the internal lottery random value generated by the random number generation circuit, and performs an internal lottery process based on the acquired internal lottery random value. Is performed (step S5). An internal lottery based on the acquired internal random number for lottery and a winning lottery table corresponding to the current gaming state is performed, and winning combination information (winning flag) corresponding to the lottery result is set and stored in the main RAM 103.

FIG. 7 shows a winning symbol combination and a winning lottery table for various winning winning combinations used in the swing type gaming machine A.
The internal lottery in step S5 is executed based on the combination lottery table of FIG. In the role lottery table, lottery probabilities are set so that the payout rate differs according to each of the six stages. FIG. This combination lottery table shows a general winning combination and the like, and a lottery probability table (general game lottery table, RT lottery table, and bonus game lottery table) of two types of bonus combinations (big bonus game BB). In FIG. 7, the lottery probability calculated by the range of the lottery value assigned to each lottery with respect to the random number range (0 to 65535) is shown. In the lottery probability table of FIG. 7, for example, a winning random number range is set so that a small combination such as cherry and watermelon and a bonus combination, and normal replay 1 and specific replay 2 can be drawn simultaneously.

  Two types of RT1 gaming state and RT2 gaming state occur as RT gaming states, but the replay probability is substantially improved only for RT2, and the replay probability of the normal gaming state is only improved by about 1/100 in RT1. It is. The RT1 gaming state is the gaming state at the previous stage of transition to the ART gaming state (RT2 gaming state). In the RT2 gaming state, a lottery table during RT is used in which the lottery probability of Replay 1 is set to 1 / 1.5, which is a higher probability than 1 / 7.3 in the normal game.

  In addition to the ART game, as a special game, a big bonus game BB with a prescribed payout number of acquirable medal amount (or a net increase number obtained by subtracting the inserted number from the payout number) can be given. The big bonus game combination has two types of special game combination combinations (blue 7-blue 7-blue 7 or red 7-red 7-red 7) established by different winning flags. The lottery probability is about 1/290. In an internal winning state in which different big bonus winning flags are set, if any special game contract symbol combination is stopped and established in any of the four active lines, it is possible to shift to a big bonus game. The bonus combination is a so-called zero-sheet combination, and no prize medal is paid out when the bonus combination is established. Nine or five award medals will be paid out when Bell or Watermelon wins. The cherry role that wins when the cherry pattern stops at the active line on the middle shell, 4 prize medals are paid out at the time of winning.

  The bell role is a combination of the stop order of the reels 8a to 8c (left turning cylinder → middle turning cylinder → right turning cylinder, left turning cylinder → right turning cylinder → middle turning cylinder, middle turning cylinder → left turning cylinder → right turning cylinder, There are six types of general small roles: medium turning drum → right turning cylinder → left turning cylinder, right turning cylinder → middle turning cylinder → left turning cylinder, right turning cylinder → left turning cylinder → middle turning cylinder). In the normal gaming state, the lottery probability of each bell role is 1/30, but during the bonus game, it becomes a so-called JAC role that can be won regardless of the stop order, and has a high probability of 1/1. Win. When the Bell as JAC wins, 13 prize medals are paid out.

  The six types of bell roles distinguished by the pressing order are AT roles (pushing order bell roles) that can be won by stopping each spinning cylinder in accordance with the pressing order notification by the sub-control unit in the ART game. In the normal gaming state, each of the six selections of the bell roles is drawn based on a 1/30 lottery probability, and any of the bell roles can be won, but in the normal gaming state, the push order is not notified, In particular, when a so-called forward push stop operation is performed in which the left turn cylinder is stopped in the order of the middle and right turn cylinders, the push order is incorrect and the winning is often not generated. In the ART game state, the winning order probability of the AT combination is improved 6 times (the combined lottery probability of all the Bell combinations is 1/5) by the navigation notification of the pressing order.

  For replay role, in addition to normal replay 1 (RP-RP-RP combination), for replay 2 (RP-RP-bell combination) and RT2 release trigger for RT2 transition opportunity that can be established simultaneously with replay 1 Replay 3 (RP-RP-Watermelon / Blank combination) is included.

  The replay roles 2 and 3 are combinations of the stopping order of the reels 8a to 8c (left turning cylinder → middle turning cylinder → right turning cylinder, left turning cylinder → right turning cylinder → middle winding cylinder, middle turning cylinder → left turning cylinder → right). (Circum, middle, right, left), right, middle, left, right, left, middle) Sometimes a replay with any stop order is determined. Replay 2 is an RT2 transition replay role that is drawn at the same time as Replay 1 and is transitioned to the RT2 gaming state by winning and establishing in the RT1 gaming state. When the replay 2 is won when the ART game flag is on, the push order of the winning replay 2 is notified and established by the stop operation of the correct push order, and the RT2 game state flag is turned on.

  The replay 3 is a so-called punk role, and when the replay 3 is won in the RT2 game (ART game) state, if the replay 3 is not established, the RT2 game state is canceled and the RT1 game state is restored. During the ART game, the order of pressing the replay 3 is notified so that the ART game is not punctured. When a stop operation is performed in a pressing order different from the correct answer pressing order of the replays 2 and 3, stop control is performed in which the replay 1 that can be simultaneously established is established, so that no replay occurs.

  In addition to the above-mentioned combination, a lottery combination that is drawn only during the bonus game and is used for the ART grant lottery is provided. The chance combination is a combination of RP-blank-blank (no award medal is paid out), and the ART game after the end of the bonus game is determined by winning the chance combination.

  In the ART gaming state, the AT role (push order bell role) is notified by the AT role navigation control by the sub-control unit, so that the winning AT role is surely stopped and the frequency of replay increases. Accordingly, the medal consumption is small, and the acquired medals can be gradually increased during the ART game by acquiring the small role such as the AT role.

  In this embodiment, a push order navigation ART game using both a stop order notification game (push order navigation AT game) and an RT game is given as a privilege game, and in the spinning stop process during the push order navigation ART game, Stop control is executed with reference to the stopping sequence of the rotating drum. As a privilege game, a push order navigation AT game that does not use an RT game may be given, or an ART game that notifies the type of AT symbol may be given.

  In the internal winning state of the bonus combination, the bonus winning flag is set as a carryover combination that can be carried over to the next game. Therefore, when winning the bonus combination, the game period until the bonus combination is established, the winning combination The established state of the flag is maintained. On the other hand, the winning combination other than the bonus combination is set as a carry-over impossible combination in which the winning flag cannot be carried over to the next game. Even during bonus carryover games, lotteries are drawn as usual, and whether or not to win a combination of symbols corresponding to the selected small combination at this time is determined based on a predetermined drawing priority. In the present embodiment, stop control is performed so as to preferentially draw in the order of “(replay or small combination)> bonus combination”.

  In the internal lottery process, a “game start command (including information on game state and winning information (lottery result information))” is set as a control command to the sub-control unit. The “information relating to the gaming state” included in the game start command includes information relating to the gaming state such as “normally playing”, “RT gaming”, “bonus gaming”, “bonus carryover gaming”, and the like.

Subsequently, a rotation rotation start setting process (step S6) for setting the rotation mode of the rotation cylinder is performed.
In the rotation rotation start setting process, the rotation activation process is performed through the weight process. In the wait process, a predetermined specified time (for example, 4.1 seconds) from the start of reel rotation in the previous spinning game is counted by a wait timer (not shown) provided in the main control unit, and the specified process is performed. This is a process for waiting in the current spinning game without starting the rotation of the reel until the time (wait time) elapses. In the rotation activation process, the rotation rotation condition such as the freeze period according to the rotation activation condition for the normal rotation and the rotation effect pattern of the special effect is set.

  After the setting process at the time of rotation rotation start (rotation rotation start setting process) is performed, the reel rotation start is performed and the reels 8a to 8c are shifted to the rotation state. When the special effect is executed, the rotation of the spinning cylinder is started after the freeze period. After the reel rotation, when detection signals from the rotation rotation stop switches 16e, 16f, and 16g by the rotation operation of the rotation rotation rotation stop buttons 16a to 16c are output, the rotation cylinder to be stopped is stopped and controlled. Is performed (step S7). In the rotation stop processing, the number of sliding symbols is calculated from the stop control table based on the winning information and the stop operation procedure (stop operation timing) of the rotation, and the stop control of the rotation based on this is performed.

  The spinning stop process is performed at a corresponding reel stop position by referring to a stop control table stored in the main ROM 102 based on a stop operation position that is a stop operation position for each reel and a lottery result of the lottery process. This is done by stopping the rotation of the reel. The reel stop position is determined so as to be pulled in and stopped within a predetermined number of symbols (the maximum number of sliding symbols defined in the game rules: 4) as seen from the position of the stop operation timing. When there are symbols corresponding to the lottery result within 4 frames from the position of the stop operation timing, the stop control is performed so that the winning combination symbols are aligned on the active line. In particular, in the re-game stop control process, when a re-game is won even in a normal game state or a bonus flag carry-over state, priority pull-in control is performed so that the re-game is always aligned on the active line. .

  When it is confirmed that all reels have stopped rotating, a winning determination process is performed (step S8). In the winning determination process, it is confirmed whether or not the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination has stopped on the effective winning line, that is, whether or not a winning has occurred.

  When a winning is confirmed by the winning determination process, a process for setting the number of game medals to be paid out is performed based on the combination of the symbols that have been stopped. Next, in the medal payout number monitoring process (step S9), based on the payout information set in the winning determination process, the medal hopper 305 is driven to perform game medal payout process and credit addition process for the payout number. .

  Further, during the freeze period in which the progress of the game is paused, a special effect process (step S10) for determining whether or not to execute a special effect for performing rotational driving of the spinning cylinder that is different from normal is executed. The special effect by the special effect pattern determined in the special effect process is executed in the next freeze execution process (step S11).

(9A) in FIG. 9 shows the types of special effects that can be executed in this embodiment.
The special effect patterns include eight types of special effects PTN1 to PTN8. These effect pattern data are stored in the main ROM 102, and each freeze period is also set for each pattern.

  The special effect PTN1 is a freezing stop control effect that performs the special effect stop control according to the present invention and a freeze that executes a specific image effect using the liquid crystal display device 3 during the freeze period (60 sec) in which the progress of the game is temporarily stopped. It is a special effect consisting of image effects. The spinning stop control effect can be executed during the freeze period (60 sec) for 30 sec (referred to as a pseudo rotation period) from the start of the spinning.

The special effects PTN2 and 3 are freeze image effects that execute a specific image effect using the liquid crystal display device 3 during the freeze period, and the respective freeze periods (20 sec and 10 sec) are different.
The special effects PTN4 and 5 include a composite freeze effect that performs a specific image effect during the freeze period and a reverse rotation drive effect of the rotating drum, and each reverse rotation time (10 sec, 5 sec) and freeze period (20 sec) 10 sec) is different. The reverse rotation drive effect is an effect in a rotating rotation mode in which the rotating drum is rotated at a high speed in the direction opposite to the normal direction.
Special effects PTN6 to PTN6 are effects of delaying the start of the rotating cylinder that delay the starting of the rotating cylinder for a short time from the normal time, and the start delay times of the left, middle and right cylinders are set as freeze periods. This is a short freeze effect set at 400 milliseconds.

The special effects PTN1 to PTN8 are freeze effects that can be executed mainly in connection with the winning of the special game player or the lottery opportunity of the ART grant lottery.
Special effects include, in addition to the above-described reverse rotation mode and start delay rotation mode, a slow rotation mode in which the rotating drum is rotated at a lower speed than the normal rotation, an irregular starting order mode in which the rotating drum is started in a starting sequence different from the normal rotation A frame feed rotation mode or a combination rotation mode in which two or more various rotation modes are combined can be used.

  The special effects PTN1 are of different types (PTNs 11 to 14) with different rotation stop control effects, and any one type of special effects can be executed. (9B) of FIG. 9 shows the contents of effects of special effects PTN11-14.

  The special effect PTN11 is the same rotation state as the normal game (reel rotation speed: about 80 / min), and the specific symbol A is stopped in the symbol combination display area of the symbol display window 8 by the rotation stop operation. A turning cylinder stop control effect that enables display is included. In this turning stop control effect, as in the case of a normal game, stop control can be executed in which the specific symbol A is drawn and stopped within a predetermined number of pieces (the maximum number of sliding pieces defined in the game rules: 4). ing.

  The special effect PTN12 is a rotating state of the spinning cylinder lower than that in the normal game (a reel rotating speed of 1/4 in the normal state), and the specific symbol A is displayed in the symbol combination display area of the symbol display window 8 by the rotating stop operation. A spinning cylinder stop control effect that can be stopped and displayed is included. In this spinning stop control effect, the special drawing PTN11 does not stop drawing, and the stop control that can be displayed can be executed if the stop operation is almost exactly aimed at the specific symbol A within the symbol combination display area. ing.

  The special effect PTN 13 is a rotation stop control effect that allows the specific symbol A to be stopped and displayed in the symbol combination display area of the symbol display window 8 by the rotation stop operation in the same rotation state as in the normal game. include. In this spinning stop control effect, stop control that draws and stops the specific symbol A within the range of the number of frames expanded from the normal game (number of sliding symbols: 8) can be executed.

  The specific symbol A to be stopped in the special effects PTN11 to 13 is the “BAR” symbol. That is, at the time of execution of the special effects PTN11-13, as a specific image effect by the liquid crystal display device 3, a mission message for instructing the player to stop the “BAR” symbol on the active line on the third time is notified to the player. The player can perform the spinning stop game in which the “BAR” pattern is operated on each of the spinning cylinders and the “BAR” is aligned on the effective line.

  The special effect PTN14 is a special effect that can be executed only when the chance combination is won during the bonus game, and a specific symbol is displayed in the symbol combination display area by the rotation stop operation in the same rotation state as in the normal game. A rotation stop control effect that stops B and enables display is included. In this turning stop control effect, as with the special effect PTN11, stop control that pulls in and stops the specific symbol B within a predetermined number of frames (maximum number of sliding symbols defined in the game rules: 4) can be executed. It has become. The specific symbol B is the bonus symbol “red 7”. That is, at the time of executing the special effect PTN14, as a specific image effect by the liquid crystal display device 3, a mission message for instructing the player to stop the “red 7” symbol on the active line on the third time is notified to the player. The player can perform a spinning stop game in which each red cylinder is aimed at the “red 7” pattern and the rotary cylinder is pushed to align “red 7” on the active line.

  In the special effects PTN11 and 14, the special symbol display is performed when the player's eye-opening operation is not successful and the specific symbols of “BAR” or “Red 7” cannot be aligned at the time of the turning stop control effect. Support production of can be executed. That is, when the specific symbol is not displayed at the time of stopping the spinning cylinder, the rotating cylinder is re-rotated and the spinning cylinder re-rotation control effect is executed in which the specific symbol is stopped and displayed on the effective line in the symbol combination display area. The

  FIG. 24 shows the processing contents of the special effect processing (step S10). FIG. 25 shows a special effect execution process by a freeze execution process (step S11). FIG. 26 shows a special effect lottery table used for the special effect lottery in the special effect process. This special effect lottery table is stored in the main ROM 102.

  The determination process for determining whether or not to execute the special effect is performed based on a lottery performed using a bonus combination, a chance combination, a cherry combination, a watermelon combination or a bell combination as a lottery opportunity. When one of the lottery opportunities is won, a special effect lottery for determining whether or not to execute the freeze effect and determining the type of the freeze effect is executed based on the special effect lottery table (steps S101 and S102).

According to the special effect lottery based on the special effect lottery table of FIG. 26, for example, when the BB is won, the special effects PTN1, 3, 4, 5 can be determined by lottery, and the special effect PTN1 or 3 has a high probability. Winning is possible with (lottery probability: 1/8). When the chance role winning in the bonus game is won, the special effect PTN1 can be won with a high probability (lottery probability: 1/2), and when the special effect PTN1 is selected, the execution of the special effect PTN14 of the special effect PTN1 is confirmed. The Further, when the chance combination is won, special effects PTN2 and 3 can be won with a lottery probability of 1/8 and 1/16, respectively. When the special effect PTN1 other than the chance combination is won, one of the special effects PTN11 to PTN13 is randomly selected with a distribution probability of 1/3, and one of the special effects is determined.
The special performance PTN1 can be won with a low probability (lottery probability: 1/64) when the cherry role is won alone. The special performance PTN2 can be won with a low probability (lottery probability: 1/64) when the watermelon role is independently won. The special performance PTN3 can be won with a low probability when the cherry or watermelon role is won alone. The special performance PTN4 can be won with a low probability when winning the cherry role alone. The special performance PTN5 can be won with a low probability when the watermelon role alone is won.

  The special effect PTN6 can be selected by winning the winning of the bell role having a relatively high winning probability in addition to the winning of the cherry role having a low winning probability in the internal lottery. The special effect PTN 7 can be selected by using a lottery as a watermelon role set at a low winning probability in the internal lottery. The special performance PTN8 can be selected with the winning of the role of bell or watermelon as a lottery opportunity.

  As a result of the special effect lottery, when the special effect is won and one of the special effects PTN1 to PTN8 is determined, the special effect flags F2 to F8 corresponding to any of the special effects PTN2 to 8 related to the determination are set. The special effect flags F11 to F14 corresponding to any of the special effects PTN11 to PTN14 are turned on (steps S103 and S104). When the special effect flag is turned on, the execution of the special effect is executed by a freeze execution process (step S11) at the start of the next game. Accordingly, the special effect process (step S10) is not executed in the game in which the special effect flag is on (step S100).

  If any of the special effect flags F2 to F8 and F11 to F14 is on, the special effect is executed at the start of the game (steps S110 and S111). The determined special game type is determined from the type of the special effect flag, and the freeze effect related to the determined type is executed (step S112). The freeze effect is executed during the freeze period according to the determination type (step S113). For example, in the case of the special effect PTN2, the progress of the game is temporarily stopped during the freeze period (20 sec), and a specific image effect using the liquid crystal display device 3 is executed during the period. As the specific image effect, for example, an image effect for notifying and congratulating winning of the BB is executed. In the case of the special effect PTN4, the reverse rotation of the rotating drum is executed for a predetermined time (10 sec) during the freeze period (20 sec), and a specific image effect corresponding to the winning content is also executed. Further, in the case of the special effects PTN6 to 8, the freeze effect in which the start delay of the left-handed cylinder, the middle-turned cylinder, and the right-handed cylinder occurs during the short freeze period. The freeze effect ends when the freeze period elapses, and the special effect flag is turned off (steps S113 and S114).

  After the special effect process and the freeze execution process, a re-game RT setting process for setting the re-game and setting the transition of the RT game state is performed (step S12). In the re-game RT setting process, it is determined whether or not the RT game establishment condition is established based on the winning information or the like, and when the RT game establishment condition is established, the transition to the RT1 gaming state or the RT2 gaming state is set. . In the re-game RT setting process, a re-game setting process for re-playing when a replay combination is established is also performed. That is, it is determined whether or not the replay is stopped on the effective pay line, and when the replay is stopped, a setting process for giving a regame is performed, and the process proceeds to step S13.

After the re-game RT setting process, it is determined whether or not a bonus game is being played (step S13). If the bonus game is being played, a bonus game operating process is performed (step S15). In the bonus game operating process, a bonus game continuation process and a setting process required to finish the bonus game are executed.
The main control unit compares the number of payouts during bonus game (the number acquired during bonus game) with a predetermined maximum number acquired, and the number acquired during bonus game reaches the maximum number acquired (200 for big bonus game). If the bonus game is continued until the maximum number of bonus games is reached or exceeded, the bonus game in-process is terminated. When the above processes and settings are completed, the process returns to the RAM initialization process (step S2).

  Even during the bonus game, the ART grant lottery can be executed. As shown in FIG. 7, when the lottery probability 1/200 is won, the special effect PTN14 can be executed, and during the bonus game, the special symbol PTN14 is controlled by the stop control effect of the specific symbol PTN14. The ART grant confirmation combination (red 7-red 7-red 7) that is complete can be established. After the bonus game is finished, the game state returns to the normal game state, but when the ART game is determined to be given by winning the chance combination, the state can be shifted to the RT2 state (ART game state).

  If the bonus game is not in progress, it is determined whether or not the symbol combination of the bonus combination (special winning combination) has stopped on the active line (step S14). If the bonus combination has not stopped, the RAM initialization process is performed. (Step S2). On the other hand, when the bonus combination is stopped and the bonus combination is established, a bonus game operation start process is performed (step S16). When the bonus game operation start process is completed, the process proceeds to a RAM initialization process in step S2.

FIG. 10 shows the transition relationship of the gaming state generated by the main process.
FIG. 10A shows the transition relationship between the general gaming state 10A, the RT1 gaming state 10B, the RT2 gaming state 10C, and the special gaming state 10E in the main process, and FIG. 10B shows the transition trigger (transition) between the gaming states. Condition).

  The first RT1 gaming state 10B when the transition condition 4 (AT missed) is satisfied from the general gaming state 10A that is not in the RT1 state, the RT2 state (including the ART gaming state) or the bonus game state (special gaming state 10E). Migrate to When the transition condition 5 is satisfied in the RT1 gaming state 10B, the state transitions to the second RT2 gaming state 10C. The transition condition 5 is established when the specific replay 2 is established.

  When the bonus game winning of the transition condition 1 is established in the general gaming state 10A, the RT1 gaming state 10B, and the RT2 gaming state 10C, the bonus symbol display of the transition condition 2 is established through the special gaming internal winning state 10D, and the special game It becomes possible to shift to the state 10E. When the special game state 10E ends (the transition condition 3 is satisfied), the game state returns to the general game state 10A. In the RT2 gaming state 10C, the ART gaming state of the AT role push order notification game executed under the control of the sub-control unit is executed. After the end of the ART game, the RT2 gaming state 10C is canceled and the RT1 gaming state 10B is entered due to the failure of the replay 3 (satisfaction of the transition condition 6). When the transition condition 7 is satisfied during the ART game (satisfaction of the puncture condition: AT role is missed), the game state is shifted to the general gaming state 10A. During the ART game, the push order of the replay 3 is notified and the RT2 game state is not released unless the stop operation is mistaken. Even if the ART gaming state ends, the RT2 gaming state continues, but even if the replay 3 is won after the ART game ends, the stop operation order is not notified, so the replay 3 is not established and the RT2 gaming state is quickly Canceled. Non-winning of AT role can be used as the RT2 release condition.

  In the present embodiment, a game state transition system for passing through the RT1 game state 10B without directly shifting from the general game state 10A to the ART game state is mounted, but via two or more RT game states. The game state may be shifted to the ART game state, and the present invention can also be applied to a spinning-type game machine that can shift from the general game state 10A to the AT game state without adding the RT game state.

FIGS. 11 to 15 and FIGS. 19 to 21 show the contents of sub-processes related to the ART grant determination process, ART transition process, and ART execution process by the sub-control unit. Each sub-process is executed with reference to an internal lottery result and game state information of the main process.
FIG. 11 shows the setting process of the game modes A to C on the sub process in the sub control unit.
In each game mode, the set value of the mode transition point value and the expected value of the ART grant lottery probability differ in each game period.

(17A) to (17C) of FIG. 17 show point setting value tables used in the game modes A to C, respectively. These point setting value tables are stored in the sub ROM 202.
In the game modes A to C, the expected values of the point setting values given according to the internal lottery result are different, and the expected values are improved in the order of the game modes A to C. For example, when compared at the time of winning the cherry, the point values are gradually improved to 160, 200, and 240 in each of the game modes A to C. In the present embodiment, the point value can also be given by BB or RB winning. For example, in the game mode A of (17A), 140 point values are given by BB winning.

  (18A) to (18C) in FIG. 18 show a lottery table of ART lottery executed in the game modes A to C. These ART lottery tables are stored in the sub ROM 202. In each game mode, an ART grant lottery for determining whether or not to grant an ART game is executed in response to a winning of a cherry role or a watermelon role. The expected value of the winning probability of the ART game in the game modes A to C is improved in the order of the game modes A to C. For example, when compared with the lottery probability values at the time of winning the cherry, the game modes A to C increase in order of 3668/65536, 4816/65536, 6104/65536.

In the high-accuracy game mode that occurs when the cumulative value of the mode transition point value reaches the first reference value N1, a point value high setting value table similar to the game mode C is used as the point setting value table. .
(18D) of FIG. 18 shows the lottery table of the ART grant lottery executed in the high probability game mode. This ART lottery table is also stored in the sub ROM 202. In the high-probability game mode, in addition to the winning of the role of cherry or watermelon, the ART lottery can also be executed when winning the role of bell or replay, and the expectation of the probability of winning the ART game in the high-probability game mode The value is improved in each stage as compared with the game modes A to C. For example, the lottery probability values at the time of winning the cherry role and the watermelon role are larger as 48982/65536 and 14804/65536 than in the game modes A to C. Even when winning a bell role or a replay role, a high-probability ART grant lottery can be executed.

  Each game mode can be switched to another game mode based on the internal lottery result. In the initial setting stage of the rotating type gaming machine A, the game mode A is initially set (steps S150 and S155). Starting from the game mode A, the game mode is switched to the game modes B, C, A, B,... In succession when the winning of the cherry or watermelon role (the establishment of the game mode switching condition) is triggered. That is, when the initial mode has been set (step S150), it is determined that the game mode switching condition is satisfied, and when the game mode switching condition is satisfied, the current game mode is switched to the next game mode (step S151, S152). The status flag of each game mode is set in the corresponding area of the sub RAM 203.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the RT2 gaming state is released, and when the RT2 gaming state is released, the game mode A is set (steps S153 and S154). As described later, the high-accuracy game mode can be executed with a limited mode valid period (the number of games). Therefore, in the high-accuracy game mode, it is possible to determine the mode without determining whether the above game mode switching condition is satisfied. The game mode A is set at the end of the valid period (steps S153 and S154). At the end of the high-accuracy game mode, instead of being fixed to the game mode A, a transition mode lottery for determining any one of the game modes A to C is performed, and the game mode after the end of the high-accuracy game mode is more advantageous. The selection may be made with a possibility of becoming C.

FIG. 12 shows ART lottery processing by the sub-control unit.
Every time one game is executed, the ART grant lottery is executed by sub-processing unless the ART game is already won and the ART game flag is set in the corresponding area of the sub RAM 203 (steps S160 to S160). S162). The ART grant lottery is executed based on the ART lottery table in the game mode (any of A to C or the high probability game mode) set in the sub-process. At this time, when the high probability game mode is set, the expected value of the winning probability of the ART game is much higher than the game modes A to C. Therefore, the ratio of winning the ART game during the game mode is very high. Is getting bigger. When the ART grant lottery is won, the ART game flag is turned on and set (steps S163 and S164). The ART conditions necessary for the execution of the ART game are set by the ART winning (step S165).

  In the present embodiment, ART game grant setting is performed with 35 games as a grant unit (one set unit), and the number of ART games can be added and updated by extra lottery during ART games. When the ART game for the unit is completed, the continuation grant update for one set can be newly made by continuous lottery. When the ART condition is set, the number of ART games (35) for one set unit is set in the ART game number counter memory area of the sub-RAM 203 (step S165). When ART is selected, the mode transition point value counting process is also cleared (step S166). After the ART condition is set, the process proceeds to an ART preparation mode process for shifting to the ART gaming state (step S167).

The transition to the high-probability game mode can be executed based on the accumulated state of the mode transition point values generated as the game progresses.
First, a transition mode based on the accumulated state of mode transition point values will be described below.
FIG. 13 shows point processing for accumulating mode transition point values.
By this point processing, the mode transition point value set according to the winning combination is cumulatively added as the game progresses, and the ART game is based on the cumulative value reaching the first reference value N1 (= 600). It becomes possible to shift to the high-probability game mode in which the giving lottery is advantageous. Further, based on the cumulative value reaching the second reference value N2 (= 800), it is possible to make a transition to the ultimate gaming state in the high-probability gaming mode and to confirm the granting of the ART game.

  The point process of FIG. 13 can be executed not only in the normal gaming state but also in the high-probability gaming mode (step S170). That is, in the game modes A to C in the normal game state or the high-probability game mode, the point value corresponding to the winning combination is determined and given based on the internal lottery result (step S171). As the setting value of the point value in the high-accuracy game mode, the same value as in the game mode C having the largest setting value is used. In the high-probability game mode, a higher set point value may be given than in the game mode C. The assigned mode transition point value is accumulated and stored in the mode transition point counter memory area provided in the sub RAM 203, and the count value of the point counter is updated (step S172).

  After accumulating and storing the mode transition point value, the count accumulated value Sc of the point counter is compared with the second reference value N2 (step S173). When the first reference value N1 smaller than the second reference value N2 is exceeded and the second reference value N2 is reached at once or the second reference value N2 is exceeded, the provision of the ART game is confirmed without performing the ART grant lottery (step) S173 to S177). When the ART game grant is confirmed, the count value of the point counter is cleared and the ART game flag is turned on (steps S174 and S175). Next, an ART game setting process is performed based on the ART game grant confirmation, and the process proceeds to an ART preparation mode process (steps S176 and S177).

  When not in the high probability game mode, when the count accumulated value Sc of the point counter is less than the second reference value N2 and becomes equal to or greater than the first reference value N1, it is possible to shift to the high probability game mode. When the count cumulative value Sc reaches the first reference value N1, the high-probability game mode flag is turned on, and the high-probability game mode can be entered (steps S178, S179, S180). The high probability game mode flag is set in the corresponding area of the sub RAM 203. Instead of immediately shifting to the high-probability game mode, the high-probability game mode transition process as the precursor mode is executed (step S181). When the high probability game mode ends, the high probability game mode flag is turned off (steps S182 and S183). After the count cumulative value Sc reaches the first reference value N1, if the high probability game mode flag has already been turned on by a high probability game mode setting process, which will be described later, the on process is not required.

FIG. 14 shows the high probability game mode transition process (step S181).
A game number lottery for determining the number of games in the precursor mode (transition period) is executed based on the high-probability game mode flag being turned on (step S190).

  (18E) of FIG. 18 shows the distribution lottery table used for the sign mode game number lottery. This distribution lottery table is stored in the sub ROM 202. One of the numbers of 1 to 10 games is determined by the predecessor mode game number lottery. According to this distribution lottery table, the number of games 1 to 4 out of the number of games 1 to 10 can be distributed with a high probability. For example, the number of games “3” is distributed by the highest distribution lottery probability value (40/128).

  The number of games determined by the sign mode game number lottery (step S190) is set in the transition period game number counter memory area provided in the sub RAM 203 as a transition period to the high-probability game mode (step S191). During this transition period, the mode valid period of the high-accuracy game mode is determined. The mode valid period is determined by performing the lottery of the number of units (1 unit: 16 games) based on the occurrence of the lottery opportunity (cherry, watermelon, bell or replay) during the transition period. (Step S194). Since the determination of the mode valid period is valid for all winning combinations during the transition period until the upper limit (20) is reached, the longer the transition period, the more advantageous to the player. The unit numerical value of the mode valid period can be added and stored in the mode unit number counter memory area provided in the sub RAM 203.

  Since there is a case where the sort lottery opportunity (cherry, watermelon, bell or replay) does not occur during the transition period, at least one unit is ensured for the mode valid period of the high-accuracy game mode. Yes. That is, an initial value “1” is set in the mode unit counter at the start of the transition period (step S192). Instead of this initial value set, all the lottery winning combinations can be assigned to the lottery lottery, and at least “1” or more mode units can be given even when the lottery is off.

During the transition period of the precursor mode, a mode unit number grant process corresponding to the winning combination received from the main side is executed for each game (step S194).
(18F) of FIG. 18 shows the distribution lottery table of the effective period (number of mode units) of the high-accuracy game mode used in this grant process (step S194). This distribution lottery table is stored in the sub ROM 202. Any one of 1 to 10 mode units can be given by the sorting lottery based on the sorting lottery table of (18F). For example, the mode unit number “1” is sorted by the highest sorting lottery probability value (64/128).

  When the assignment of the mode unit number is determined by the distribution lottery based on the distribution lottery table of (18F), the mode unit number counter is added and updated with the assigned value (steps S194 to S196). When no mode unit number is given, the count value of the mode unit number counter is not updated (step S195). Next, it is determined whether or not the count value of the mode unit number counter has reached the upper limit value (20) (step S197).

  When the mode valid period reaches the upper limit (20), even if there is a remaining game in the transition period, the high-probability game mode transition process ends, the transition period game number counter is cleared, and the transition to the high-probability game mode occurs ( Steps S197, S199, S200). In this transition pattern, a highly reliable game mode with 20 mode units can be executed.

  When the mode valid period is less than the upper limit (20), the transition period game number counter is decremented by 1 and updated (steps S197 and S198), and the high-probability game mode transition process is continued until the number of games in the transition period becomes zero. The When the count value of the transition period game number counter becomes 0, the transition period ends, the high-probability game mode transition process is terminated, and the transition to the high-probability game mode is made (steps S193 and S200). In this transition pattern, the highly probable game mode with any one of the mode units 1 to 19 can be executed. In the high-accuracy game mode, during the number of games in the mode valid period (16 × number of grant mode units), the expected value of the winning probability of the ART grant is markedly improved compared to the game modes A to C, and the ART game is granted. The gaming state is easy to obtain.

FIG. 15 shows the high probability game mode process (step S200).
The game processing in the high-accuracy game mode can be executed for each mode unit (16 games) of the number of stored (stock) units stored in the mode unit number counter. That is, the count value of the mode unit number counter is decremented by 1 (step S201), and “16” is set in the execution counter memory area provided in the sub RAM 203 (step S202). Execution of game processing in the game mode is started.

  In the high-probability game mode, the ART lottery process of FIG. 12 is executed by parallel processing for each game. When one game is executed and the winning is performed by executing the ART grant lottery, the execution number counter is cleared and the high-probability game mode processing is ended (steps S203, S204, S208). The ART condition is set by turning on the ART game flag by winning the ART award lottery, and the mode transition point value counting process that has been continued even in the high-probability game mode is canceled. The winning game mode flag is turned off and the ART preparation mode is entered (see steps S164 to S167).

  When the ART grant lottery is not selected, the execution counter is decremented by 1, and the next game process is started. The above game process is repeated until the count value of the execution number counter becomes 0 unless the ART grant lottery is won (steps S203 to S206). Further, every time the game of 16 games is consumed, the stock unit number stored in the mode unit counter is decremented by 1 (step S201). The process is repeated every time until the count value of the mode unit counter becomes 0 (step S207). When the count value of the mode unit number counter becomes 0, the high probability game mode flag is turned off and the high probability game mode setting is canceled. Although omitted in FIG. 13, the accumulation of the mode transition point value proceeds even in the high-probability game mode, and when the count accumulation value Sc reaches the second reference value N2, the grant of the ART game is confirmed. . At this time, the highly probable game mode flag is turned off and the state shifts to the ART preparation mode. Also in this case, when there is a remaining number of the mode unit number counter at the time of shifting to the ART preparation mode, the remaining number data may be validated as the remaining period without being cleared.

  When it is determined to give an ART game during the high-probability game mode, the execution number counter is cleared (step S208), but the mode unit number counter is not cleared. Thereby, when the count value of the mode unit number counter is 1 or more, the game number value based on the remaining unit number of the mode unit number counter can be maintained as the remaining period of the highly probable game mode.

FIG. 19 shows the ART preparation mode processing by the sub-control unit.
When the ART game flag is on, the transition to the RT2 game state is established, and the state shifts to the ART game state. That is, when the on information of the RT2 gaming state flag based on the establishment of the replay 2 is received from the main side, the ART gaming process can be executed (steps S210 and S211).

FIG. 20 shows ART game processing by the sub-control unit.
The notification process of the stop operation order (push order) of the AT combination during the ART game and the addition update process of the number of ART games are executed by a sub process by the sub control unit.
At the start of the ART game, a continuous lottery for determining whether to continue the ART game for the next set is executed (steps S220 and S230).

  In the continuous lottery, a lottery of whether or not to continue is executed with a lottery probability (1/3) (step S231). A plurality of lottery modes for continuous lottery can be set. For example, when the ART condition is set, a lottery with a low lottery probability (1/3) or a high probability (7/8) is selected (for example, a high probability can be selected with a 1/10 distribution rate). Thus, it is possible to set the continuous lottery mode based on the lottery probability of either high or low. In this case, the continuous lottery based on the lottery probability in the continuous lottery mode set in the continuous lottery can be executed. When the continuous lottery is won, the ART continuation flag is turned on (steps S231 and S232). The ART continuation flag is set in the corresponding area of the sub RAM 203. When the continuous lottery probability improvement flag is on, the continuous lottery probability improvement flag is turned off after the continuous lottery is executed (steps S233 and S234). The execution of the continuous lottery is not limited to the start of the ART game, and may be performed by providing a continuous lottery period in the RT2 gaming state after the ART game is finished.

  When an ART game is started and a single spinning game is executed by inserting medals or credits and starting reel rotation (step S221), a lottery is performed with the number of games added according to the winning combination (step S221). S222). In the case of the first ART game, the initial value “35” is set in the ART game number counter when the ART game is granted (see step S165).

  FIG. 16 shows an extra lottery table stored in the sub ROM 202. The extra lottery can be executed with the replay, the cherry role, the watermelon role winning or the internal lottery off as a lottery opportunity. For example, when winning a watermelon role, an additional 20 games can be determined with a lottery probability of 512/65536.

  When the winning lottery is won, the ART game number counter is added and updated with the number of added games related to winning (steps S223 and S224). Further, one subtraction is performed on the ART game number counter (step S225). When one set (including the extra) of the ART game is executed and digested, and the value of the ART game number counter becomes 0 (step S226), it is determined whether or not the ART game can be continued (step S228). When the ART continuation flag is on, the ART game number counter is set to an initial value (step S229), and one set of ART game execution is repeated. The continuous lottery process is also executed at the start of execution update of the ART game (steps S230 to S234). When it is out of the continuous lottery, the ART game based on the current ART game flag ON (step S175) is terminated, and the process proceeds to the highly probable game mode return process (step S235). If an AT puncture occurs during the ART game, the process ends at that time (step S227).

FIG. 21 shows a high-probability game mode return process (step S235).
In this high-probability game mode return process, it is determined whether or not there is a remaining number of count values of the mode unit number counter, and whether or not it is possible to return to the high-probability game mode is determined (step S240). When it is determined that an ART game is to be given during the high-probability game mode, if the count value of the mode unit counter remains 1 or more, the return flag to the high-probability game mode is turned on (step S241). The game number value based on the number of remaining units of the mode unit number counter can be used as the remaining period of the high probability game mode to return to the high probability game mode (step S242). The return flag is set in the corresponding area of the sub RAM 203.

  By turning on the return flag to the high probability game mode, the high probability game mode process related to the return similar to the high probability game mode process of FIG. 15 is executed. The high-probability game mode game process at the time of return is executed by one mode unit (16 games) by the number of remaining units of the mode unit counter (see steps S201 to S208).

  In the high-probability game mode at the time of return, one game is executed, and when winning is performed by executing the ART grant lottery, the high-probability game mode processing is terminated (see steps S203, S204, and S208). The ART condition is set by turning on the ART game flag by winning the ART grant lottery, and the mode transition point value counting process is also released, and further, returning to the high-probability game mode with the winning of the ART grant lottery. The flag is turned off and the mode shifts to the ART preparation mode. Even when it is determined that an ART game is to be granted in the high-probability game mode at the time of return, if the count value of the mode unit number counter remains 1 or more, the mode unit number counter after the end of the granted ART game The number of games based on the remaining unit number is used as the remaining period of the high-probability game mode, and the high-probability game mode can be returned to the high-probability game mode again by the high-probability game mode return process (step S235). In order to stabilize the appearance design, the number of return processes may be limited, for example, to 2 or less.

  The game processing in the high-probability game mode at the time of return is repeated until the remaining unit number of the mode unit number counter becomes 0 unless the ART grant lottery is won (see step S207). When the count value of the mode unit number counter becomes 0, the return flag to the high probability game mode is turned off, and the setting of the high probability game mode at the time of return is cancelled.

The special effect execution process (step S112) based on turning on the special effect flags F11 to F14 in the freeze execution process of FIG. 25 will be described below.
FIG. 27 shows an outline of execution processing of the special effect PTN11 that can be executed based on the special effect flag F11 being turned on.
When the start operation of the rotating cylinder start lever 15 is performed after the end of the previous game, it is checked whether or not the wait time has elapsed, and the measurement of the freeze time is started when the wait time (standby time) has elapsed ( Steps S800 to S802). The freeze time can be measured by the timer monitoring function of the main CPU 101. The time measurement may be started from the start operation time. Next, rotation of the rotating drum is started (step S803). When the rotating drum is driven to rotate, a rotation starting process is performed in the same manner as normal (see step S6).

  The three spinning cylinders are pseudo-rotated by the rotational drive at the same rotational speed as in the normal game (step S803). It is determined whether or not the player has performed a turning stop operation during the pseudo rotation of the turning cylinder (steps S804 and S812). When the turning stop operation is performed, the turning stop processing (see step S7) can be executed according to the stop operation timing as in the normal game. That is, based on the stop control table and the stop operation timing of the rotating cylinder, it is determined whether or not the specific symbol A can be pulled in within the same four-frame limit as in the normal state, and the stop operation is performed at the timing when the pull operation can be performed. When this happens, the spinning cylinder stops so that the specific symbol A can be displayed on the active line (steps S805 and S806). When the stop operation is performed at a timing at which the drawing operation is not possible, the rotating cylinder stops so that the specific symbol A is displayed outside the effective line (steps S805 and S807).

  When the above-described rotation stopping operation by the pseudo rotation is performed for all three rotations (step S808), the process proceeds to step S809 and the subsequent steps. When the pseudo-rotation period has elapsed, if there is a spinning cylinder that is rotating without performing a stop operation, the spinning cylinder that is rotating is stopped (steps S812 and S813).

  When the rotation stop operation is performed for all three rotations, it is determined whether or not the specific symbol A is stopped on the effective line, and when the specific symbol A is aligned and stopped on the effective line, it is frozen. The special effect ends after the passage of the period (steps S809 and S811). When the specific symbol A is not aligned and stopped on the active line, the support effect of the specific symbol display is executed to re-drive the rotating drum and stop the specific symbol on the effective line (step S809). S810). After execution of the support effect, the special effect ends after the freeze period has elapsed (step S811). In the support production, it is executed for a spinning cylinder in which a specific symbol does not stop on the active line. In the support effect, the full turn cylinder may be driven to rotate again and the full turn cylinder may be stopped so that the specific symbols are aligned on a predetermined effective line.

  Even when the rotating cylinder is stopped after the pseudo rotation period has elapsed (step S813), the support effect is executed, and all the cylinders are driven to rotate again so that the specific symbols are aligned on a predetermined effective line. The rotating drum is stopped (step S814). At the time of this support production, a part of the 3rd drum (1 or 2) is stopped based on the stop operation, and when the specific symbol is stopped on the active line, the specific symbol is not stopped. You may make it display the specific symbol by re-rotation for the trunk | drum.

  By executing the special effect by the special effect PTN11, the pseudo-rotation starts at the same start timing as in the normal game, and the eye-opening operation game of the specific symbol A is executed in the same manner as the spinning stop game in the normal time. As a result, a player who has a certain level of skill can feel the achievement of aligning the specific symbol A on the active line, and from the display result of the specific symbol A, winning a bonus role or acquiring an ART game. It is possible to experience the establishment of advantageous conditions such as the above, and contribute to the enhancement of the game entertainment. In addition, a player with poor skill may fail to push the specific symbol A, but since the specific symbol A can be re-rotated by the support effect function, the game effect is rich in surprise. Can contribute to the enhancement of amusement entertainment.

  Execution processing of the special effect PTN14 that can be executed based on the special effect flag F14 ON is executed in the same manner as the execution process of the special effect PTN11, and the difference from the special effect PTN11 is that a bonus symbol different from the specific symbol A is applied to the effect. It is a point to use the specific symbol B.

  By executing the special effect by the special effect PTN14, the pseudo rotation starts at the same start timing as in the normal game, and the eye of the special symbol B is displayed during the special game in the same manner as the normal rotation stop game. Since the push operation game can be executed, a player who has a certain level of push-up skill can feel a sense of accomplishment that the specific symbol B is aligned on the active line, and the ART after the special game can be obtained from the display result of the specific symbol B. It is possible to realize the acquisition of games and contribute to the enhancement of game entertainment.

  The execution process of the special effect PTN13 that can be executed based on the special effect flag F13 ON is executed in the same manner as the execution process of the special effect PTN11. The difference from the special effect PTN11 is that when the rotation stop operation is performed, Depending on the stop operation timing, the specific symbol A can be pulled in within the 8-frame limit expanded from that in the normal game (see step S806). In the special effect PTN13, the support effect is not executed because it can be easily pushed. Of course, when adding an unexpected effect by the support effect, the support effect can also be executed in the special effect PTN13.

  Execution of the special effect by the special effect PTN13 increases the pull-in range of the specific symbol A, thereby making it easier to push the specific symbol A and easily align the specific symbol A on the effective line regardless of the pressing skill. The display of the specific symbol A can be enjoyed, and the establishment of advantageous conditions such as the winning of a bonus role and the acquisition of an ART game can be experienced, contributing to the enhancement of the game entertainment.

FIG. 28 shows an outline of execution processing of the special effect PTN12 that can be executed based on the special effect flag F12 being turned on.
When the start operation of the rotating cylinder start lever 15 is performed after the end of the previous game, it is checked whether or not the wait time has elapsed, and the measurement of the freeze time is started when the wait time (standby time) has elapsed ( Steps S820 to S822). Next, rotation of the rotating drum is started (step S823). The pseudo rotation of the rotating drum is performed at a rotation speed of 1/4, which is slower than that in the normal game (step S823). It is determined whether or not the player has performed a rotation stop operation during the pseudo rotation of the rotation cylinder (steps S824 and S828). When the turning stop operation is performed, the specific symbol A is drawn on the effective line according to the stop operation timing. At the time of this pull-in, since the pseudo rotation speed is low, stop control is executed within the range of 1 or 2 frames (step S853). That is, a so-called bitter-pressed symbol stop is executed with a narrow pull-in range. When the rotation stop operation is performed for all three rotations, it is determined whether or not the specific symbol A is stopped on the effective line, and when the specific symbol A is aligned and stopped on the effective line, it is frozen. The special effect ends after the passage of the period (steps S826 and S827). When the pseudo rotation period has elapsed, the rotating cylinder is stopped (step S829). In addition, since the special effect PTN12 is a game effect in which the specific symbol A is bitter pressed, the support effect is not executed. Of course, when the unexpected effect of the support effect is added, the support effect can be executed also in the special effect PTN12. Further, since the player can feel the execution of the special effect by starting the low-speed pseudo rotation, the pseudo rotation may be started immediately after the start operation without waiting for the standby time to elapse.

  By executing the special effect by the special effect PTN12, it becomes possible to execute the pushing operation game of the specific symbol A under the pseudo-rotation slower than normal, so that the specific symbol A can be felt on the active line and the specific game A can be achieved. From the display result of the symbol A, it is possible to experience the establishment of advantageous conditions such as winning of a bonus combination and acquisition of an ART game, which contributes to the enhancement of the game entertainment. In the special effect PTN1 described above, the turning cylinders to be pressed are set to all three rotations, but only a specific rotating cylinder can be set as the stop control target in order to shorten the pseudo rotation period. For example, when only the middle drum is set as the stop control target, a mission notification such as “Stop the specific symbol on the middle reel!” Can be performed to prompt the player to perform a pressing operation.

  According to the present embodiment, the special effect execution means (step S112) enables execution of the special effect that is executed during the freeze period in which the progress of the game is temporarily stopped, and the special effect determination means (step S102) determines the predetermined determination opportunity. The special performance stop control means (steps S805, S806, etc.) is used to rotate the spinning cylinder during the freeze period, according to the player's spinning cylinder stop operation timing. Special effect stop control that enables display of the specific symbol A or B within a predetermined specific symbol stop range can be performed. Therefore, during the freeze period, for example, a stop operation game that allows a specific symbol to be displayed if the turning stop operation timing is met, and a game related to the establishment / non-establishment of advantageous conditions such as bonus winning and ART game acquisition, etc. Information notification function that can provide information notification through the player's own stop operation game and enhance the expectation for acquiring advantageous state such as bonus game or privilege game, etc. The game entertainment interest can be increased.

  The special effect for performing the special effect stop control according to the present invention is not limited to the bonus winning or the like, but is determined to shift to the above-described high-accuracy game mode (increasing the bonus game grant rate) (high-accuracy game mode flag on) ) Sometimes it can be made executable. This transition pattern to the grant rate improvement state can be performed based on the execution decision of the freeze effect, and in the case of the transition decision, the above-described rotation stop control effect can be executed to notify the transition.

  The grant rate improvement state is not limited to the case where the grant rate is improved before the bonus game is granted, but can also be applied when the grant rate improvement is validated after the grant. In the case of after the grant, for example, after the bonus game being executed is finished, a continuous renewal mode in which the bonus game is continued when the winning game is performed by performing a continuous lottery to determine whether or not the bonus game can be continued again, or the bonus game. In the game period, an extra update mode for determining whether or not to add the number of games of the bonus game and adding the number of games is included. When the continuous lottery is performed, the continuous lottery probability value and / or the continuation rate based on the occurrence rate of the continuous lottery opportunity corresponds to the grant rate, and when the extra lottery is performed, the additional lottery probability value and / or the additional amount The extra rate based on the occurrence rate of the lottery opportunity corresponds to the grant rate.

Next, notification effect control executed under the control of the sub-control unit will be described. In the following description, notification effect control in updating the number of games in the ART gaming state will be mainly described.
FIG. 22 shows an outline of the effect notification process executed by the sub-control unit.
In the present embodiment, winning symbols and role types are announced mainly by image display by the liquid crystal display device 3, and a blessing effect at the time of winning a role is performed. In addition to this image effect, various sounds and light effects are executed using the sound effect of the upper speaker 4 and the lower speakers 22a and 22b and the electric effect of the decorative lamp unit 6 separately.
In the effect notification process by the sub-control unit, image / sound / light effect notification according to the gaming state is performed. The sub control unit receives the control command from the main control unit, determines the game state, and executes the normal game effect notification process in the normal game mode (steps S400 and S405). In the normal game effect notification process, game information related to the result of the internal lottery, for example, various roles (including specific roles), 100% notification of replay or miss, notification of the probability of winning, etc. is performed. In the normal game effect notification process, there is also a notification process for notifying the appearance of a special effect, a predictive effect / mode execution effect / return effect in a high-probability game mode, an ART lottery result, an addition lottery result, and a cumulative state of mode transition point values. include. As for the cumulative status of mode transition points, for example, a battle effect between a hero and a villain is performed, and the degree of achievement of the reference value is notified by the number of villains defeated.

In the case of a bonus game, a bonus game effect notification process for displaying the progress effect of the bonus game in accordance with the content of the motif of the gaming machine and the number of acquired coins is executed (steps S401 and S406).
In the case of an ART game, ART game effect notification processing such as ART game progress effect, ART game continuation / addition notification, and cumulative display of the number of acquired medals is executed (steps S402 and S407).
In the case of the internal winning state, an internal winning state effect notifying process for notifying the bonus combination winning notification, the presence / absence of the ART game or the probability is executed (steps S403 and S408). Further, when a bonus game is won, a bonus winning effect notification process for congratulating the occurrence of the bonus game is executed (steps S404 and S409). When the special effect is executed, a specific video effect that is executed during the freeze period can be executed in the normal game effect notification process (step S405) or the internal winning state effect notification process (step S408).

  FIG. 23 shows an image display example in a specific image effect related to the special effect, which is executed by the effect notification process. FIG. 23A is an image display example in which a mission display indicating that the specific symbols “red 7” are aligned during the pseudo rotation in the special effect by the special effect PTN14. FIG. 23B is an image display example in which a target achievement message is displayed when the special design 1 is successful in aligning specific symbols. FIG. 23C is an image display example in which a congratulatory display congratulating the acquisition of the ART game is performed when the special design “Red 7” is arranged in the special effect by the special effect PTN14. FIG. 23D is an image display example in which a revival display is performed when a specific symbol display is performed by re-rotating the rotating cylinder in the special effect 1.

  The sub-control board 200 acquires the winning combination type and performs an effect process according to the winning combination in the ART game effect notification process (step S407). When the winning combination is the AT combination, the push order notification effect corresponding to the winning combination type is selected based on the winning combination push order notification effect selection table stored in the sub ROM 202. For example, if the push order is elected as the bell of the middle torso → left torso → right torso, the right / left / middle instruction voices in accordance with the stopping procedure will be displayed before the first reel stop. ”,“ Hidari ”before the next reel stop, and“ Naka ”before the last reel stop, and is notified together with the image display. This push order notification effect is executed in parallel with the ART progress effect that directs the progress of the entire ART game. The ART game effect notification processing constitutes notification control means for performing notification control of the stop operation order in the stop operation order notification game. Even when an ART game for notifying the type of the winning AT symbol is given, the winning combination notification can be performed by providing the effect control board 200 with the winning combination notification control means for notifying the type of the winning AT combination. If the winning combination is a bonus combination, an effect at the time of winning the bonus is selected, and if the winning combination is a small combination or missed, the contents corresponding to each are selected.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications, and includes various modifications and design changes within the technical scope without departing from the technical idea of the present invention. Needless to say.

  The present invention is particularly suitable for a swivel game machine to which privilege games such as AT games and ART games can be given.

1 housing,
1a Top plate,
1b side plate,
1c side plate,
1d bottom plate,
2 Upper part,
3 Liquid crystal display device,
3a display screen,
4 Upper speaker,
5 Front door,
6 Decorative lamp part,
7 Panel display,
8 Symbol display window,
8a reel,
8b reel,
8c reel,
9 Operation part,
10 medal slot,
10a Medal detection sensor,
11 MAX bet buttons,
11a MAX bet switch,
12 Reservation medal settlement button,
12a Storage medal settlement switch,
13 1 bet button,
13a 1 bet switch,
14 Lower part,
15 cylinder rotation start lever,
15a Revolving rotation start switch,
16a Revolving rotation stop button,
16b Revolving rotation stop button,
16c Revolving rotation stop button,
16e Revolving rotation stop switch,
16f Revolving rotation stop switch,
16g Cylinder rotation stop switch,
17 Return button,
18 lock device,
19 Decorative panels,
20 medal tray,
21 Medal payout exit,
22a Lower speaker,
22b Lower speaker,
23 BET lamp,
24 credit display,
25 payout number display area,
26 Ashtray,
100 main control board,
100a main board box,
101 main CPU,
102 Main ROM,
103 main RAM,
150 game relay board,
160 stop switch board,
200 Sub-control board,
201 sub-CPU,
202 sub-ROM,
203 sub-RAM,
204 sound generating substrate,
205 lamp substrate,
206 LCD control board,
250 lap trunk relay board,
251 drum motor group,
252 Revolving position detection sensors,
300 payout control board,
301 hopper motor,
305 medal hopper,
305a Overflow medal outlet,
305b medal outlet,
306 auxiliary tank,
350 cylinder setting board,
351 setting switch,
400 power supply board,
400a Power supply device.

Claims (2)

Rotating a spinning cylinder set with a plurality of types of symbols including a specific symbol to variably display the symbol, a symbol lottery means for performing symbol lottery based on a predetermined lottery probability, and the symbol A spinning machine stop control means for performing stop control of the variable display according to the lottery result of the lottery means, and enabling the display of the specific symbol in connection with establishment of advantageous conditions advantageous to the player A special effect executing means for executing a special effect executed during a freeze period in which the progress of the game is paused, and a special effect determining means for determining whether or not the special effect can be executed based on occurrence of a predetermined determination opportunity. The special effect execution means can rotate the spinning cylinder during the freeze period and display the specific symbol within a predetermined specific symbol stop range according to the player's rotation stop operation timing. Special production stop system Gaming machine characterized in that it comprises a special effect stop control means for performing. The special effect stop control means includes symbol stop control means for performing the special effect stop control by making the predetermined specific symbol stop range coincide with or substantially coincide with the symbol stop range in the spinning cylinder stop control means. The gaming machine described.

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