JP2014171548A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine allowing sub control means to determine a stop mode of a sub reel regardless of a game to be executed by main control means.SOLUTION: A slot machine 1 includes: a first reel display window 11 through which a left reel 21a and a middle reel 21b constituting a main reel, and a sub reel 46 are visible; and a second reel display window 12 through which a right reel 21c constituting the main reel is visible. Performance control means of the slot machine 1 determines a symbol to be stopped on the sub reel 46 in a second performance state (continuous determination performance state D3) by prescribed conditions on the basis of information that a specific symbol or a symbol combination in a first performance state (a normal performance state D1) can be derived.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a main reel and a sub reel.

  A gaming machine represented by a slot machine or the like is configured to provide a game in which a game medium (game medal, etc.) is acquired by aligning a predetermined combination of symbols according to a result of a lottery by a player's operation. Has been. Such a gaming machine is composed of main control means for executing a game and sub-control means (effect control means) for executing an effect corresponding to the game. From the main control means to the sub-control means. Since only one-way communication is permitted, it is not possible to notify the main control means of the effect state of the sub-control means and cause the main control means to execute the game accordingly. Similarly, since the symbols to be stopped on a plurality of reels are determined by the main control means, the stop symbols for these reels cannot be determined according to the effects of the sub-control means.

  Therefore, in addition to the reel whose operation is controlled by the main control means, a sub reel whose operation is controlled by the sub control means is provided, and a part of the plurality of reels and the sub reel are arranged side by side, and these are regarded as normal reels. A gaming machine configured to perform an effect is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2009-090024 A

  However, the conventional sub-reel has a problem that its stop mode must be determined in accordance with the game executed by the main control means (the lottery result of the combination, the game state, and the stop pattern on the main reel) .

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of determining a stop mode of a sub reel by a sub control means regardless of a game executed by a main control means. And

  In order to solve the above problems, a gaming machine according to the present invention includes a plurality of main reels including a specific reel and a normal reel each having a plurality of symbols displayed thereon, and the specific reel of the plurality of main reels. A sub-reel associated with a plurality of symbols, a display window through which the symbols of the plurality of main reels and the sub-reel can be visually recognized, and a plurality of stop means associated with each of the plurality of main reels, A winning combination determining means for determining a winning combination from a plurality of winning combinations each associated with a combination of symbols, and changing the symbols of the plurality of main reels, and when the plurality of stopping means are operated, In accordance with the winning combination, reel control means for stopping the fluctuation of the main reel symbol corresponding to the stopping means on the effective line, and changing the symbol of the sub reel, One effect state is selected from a plurality of effect states including one effect state and the second effect state, and in response to an operation of the stop means associated with the specific reel, Production control means for stopping the fluctuation. And when the said effect control means is a said 1st effect state, the information regarding that a specific symbol or the combination of symbols can be derived | led-out is memorize | stored, and the said effect control means is a said 2nd effect state Sometimes, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the first symbol or symbol combination based on the information is displayed by the symbols of the normal reel and the sub-reel when all the stopping means are operated. When the predetermined condition is not satisfied, a second symbol different from the first symbol or the combination of symbols depending on the symbols of the normal reel and the sub-reel when all the stopping means are operated. Alternatively, a combination of symbols is displayed.

  According to such a gaming machine according to the present invention, a part of the main reel (normal reel) and the sub reel that are visible from the display window, depending on the first and second effect states, regardless of the stop pattern of the main reel. Since the first or second symbol or symbol combination is displayed, the symbol combination different from the symbol combination stopped on the main reel effective line (the first symbol or the second symbol or symbol combination) is displayed. It is possible to give the player a sense that the combination is complete. In other words, regardless of the main reel stop mode, the sub reel can determine the sub reel stop mode. Also, at this time, information on the fact that a specific symbol or combination of symbols in the first performance state can be derived (for example, a predetermined role is won, and the symbol or symbol combination stops on a predetermined line) Information), and a symbol or a combination of symbols displayed when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the second rendering state (for example, when a combination different from the predetermined combination described above is won) ( By changing the second symbol or combination of symbols) to another symbol combination (first symbol or combination of symbols), the information obtained in the first effect state is changed to the second effect state. It can be reflected in the combination of symbols. The combination of symbols in this case can also be determined by the sub-reel regardless of the main reel stop mode.

  Further, in such a gaming machine according to the present invention, the information regarding that the specific symbol or combination of symbols can be derived is that the specific symbol or symbol combination is the effective line in the first performance state. Stop the first symbol or symbol combination based on the number of times the specific symbol or symbol combination has stopped on the effective line in the second rendering state. preferable.

  Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention, when the production control means is in the second production state, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the lottery is performed by the production control means, When winning the lottery, when all the stop means are operated, the symbol of the first reel or the combination of symbols is displayed by the symbols of the normal reel and the sub-reel, and when the lottery shifts, It is preferable that the second symbol or the combination of symbols is displayed by the symbols of the normal reel and the sub reel when all the stopping means are operated.

  When the present invention is configured as described above, when the predetermined condition is satisfied in the second effect state, the second symbol or the combination of symbols is obtained as information obtained in the first effect state, that is, a specific symbol or Based on the number of times that the combination of symbols has stopped on the active line, the first symbol or the combination of symbols can be changed. In this case, you may comprise so that which of the combination of a 1st and 2nd symbol is displayed may be determined by lottery.

  In the gaming machine according to the present invention, the first symbol or symbol combination and the second symbol or symbol combination are stopped on the active line by the reel control means. It is preferable that it is a symbol or a combination of symbols different from the symbol or symbol combination.

  Further, such a gaming machine according to the present invention is configured such that only one symbol of the specific reel can be visually recognized, and the predetermined condition determines whether or not to give the player the profit set for the winning combination. The symbol that stops at the specific reel among the symbols constituting the combination of symbols corresponding to the specific combination is a symbol that stops at the normal reel. Preferably they are different.

  In such a gaming machine, a profit given as a result of the game is determined by a symbol or a combination of symbols stopped on the active line of the main reel, but the specific reel constituting the symbol or symbol combination is stopped. By making the symbol different from the symbol of the normal reel, it is possible to make it difficult for the player to discriminate the complete combination. Therefore, the player pays attention to the symbol displayed on the display window, and can recognize the stop symbol of the sub reel as a part of the stop symbol on the normal reel.

  Further, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, when the combination of symbols corresponding to the specific combination is stopped on the effective line, the main reel is on an invalid line different from the active line of the normal reel. A part of the symbol combination different from the symbol combination corresponding to the specific combination is stopped, and the sub-reel includes a first predetermined symbol and a second symbol which are different symbols of the plurality of symbols. The presentation control means stops the first predetermined symbol at the stop position of the sub reel corresponding to the invalid line of the normal reel, and the effective line of the normal reel. It is preferable that different combinations of symbols are displayed when the second predetermined symbol is stopped at the stop position of the sub reel corresponding to. Arbitrariness.

  In the gaming machine according to the present invention, the invalid line includes a first invalid line and a second invalid line, and the main reel is the first invalid line of the normal reel. When a part of the predetermined symbol combination is stopped, the second invalid line is caused to stop another predetermined symbol combination different from the predetermined symbol combination. It is preferable that any one of the combination and the different predetermined symbol combination is displayed.

  When a combination of symbols corresponding to a specific combination is stopped on the active line of the main reel, a part of a combination of symbols different from the combination of symbols corresponding to the specific combination is set on an invalid line different from the effective line. By stopping, the production control means may stop the symbol corresponding to the combination of symbols corresponding to the specific combination on the sub-reel on the active line, or the symbol corresponding to the specific combination on the sub-reel on the invalid line. A combination of symbols different from the combination may be stopped (a symbol constituting a different symbol combination), or a symbol that does not constitute any symbol combination may be stopped. You can use different combinations of symbols. Similarly, when a part of a predetermined symbol combination stops on the first invalid line among a plurality of invalid lines, another predetermined symbol different from a part of the predetermined symbol combination on the second invalid line These combinations may be stopped, and any combination of symbols may be aligned according to the stop symbols of the sub reels, or any combination of symbols may not be aligned.

  Further, in such a gaming machine according to the present invention, the symbols on the sub reel and the normal reel on the symbols constituting the first symbol or combination of symbols and the second symbol or combination of symbols. The symbols are preferably the same symbols or similar symbols.

  Since the first or second symbol or combination of symbols is a symbol that stops in line with a predetermined line in the display window, by making these symbols the same or similar, It can be recognized as if the symbols are aligned.

  Further, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, when the first symbol or the combination of symbols is stopped in the second effect state, the effect control unit executes an effect advantageous to the player. However, when the second symbol or symbol combination stops, it is preferable that the player perform an effect unfavorable to the player.

  Further, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, when the presentation control means displays the first symbol or the combination of symbols according to the symbol of the sub reel in the second rendering state, the specifying When the stop means associated with the reel is operated, after stopping the symbol or symbol combination different from the symbol constituting the first symbol or symbol combination, the sub reel is rotated again. It is preferable that the symbols constituting the first symbol or symbol combination are stopped.

  In this way, by bringing together the symbols or combinations of symbols arranged in the first display window by the sub reels and the contents of the effects, an effect that attracts the player's interest can be performed.

  Further, in such a gaming machine according to the present invention, the effect control means is configured such that when the predetermined end condition is satisfied in the second effect state, the number of times that the first symbol or symbol combination is stopped and It is preferable to determine whether or not to continue the second rendering state based on the number of times that the second symbol or symbol combination has been stopped.

  By using the selection of the symbol or combination of symbols for the second specific role in the second effect state as described above as the content of the effect (conditions for determining whether or not to continue the second effect state). The sub reel control can be associated with the contents of the production.

  When the gaming machine according to the present invention is configured as described above, the sub-reel stop mode can be determined by the sub-control unit regardless of the game executed by the main control unit.

It is a front view of a slot machine. It is a side view of a reel. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating arrangement | positioning and an effective line of a main reel and a sub reel. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of functions of a slot machine. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the symbol arrangement | sequence of the outer peripheral surface of a main reel and a sub reel. It is explanatory drawing which shows the combination of a combination and a symbol. It is a block diagram which shows the control system in a slot machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the timing of operation of an operation means, and the action | operation of a reel. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the minimum game time. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the pushing order of a stop button, and a prize, Comprising: (a) shows the pushing order allocated to the small part 1-2-small part 1-17, (b) is replay 8-replay The pressing order assigned to 16 is shown, and (c) shows the pressing order assigned to change the freeze state. It is an explanatory view showing the winning probability of the combination lottery table set for each gaming state of the slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the setting value setting means at the time of power activation. FIG. 52 shows an explanatory diagram showing a game state transition in the slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process until a player performs bet operation and start lever operation at the time of a game start. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process from rotation of a reel to a stop. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process after a reel stop. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the flow of the control command transmitted from a main control board to a sub control board in one unit game. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the production state performed with a production control board. An example of sub-reel stop control when the symbol “white replay” stops in the middle when the symbol “cherry” is aimed at the left reel is shown. An example of sub-reel stop control in the case where the symbol “bar” stops in the middle when the symbol “cherry” is aimed at the left reel is shown. An example of sub-reel stop control when the “watermelon” symbol stops in the middle when the “cherry” symbol is aimed at the left reel is shown. An example of sub-reel stop control when the “bell” symbol stops in the middle when the “cherry” symbol is aimed at the left reel is shown. An example of sub-reel stop control when the symbol “red 7” stops in the middle when the symbol “red 7” is aimed at the left reel is shown. An example of sub-reel stop control in the case where the “white replay” symbol stops in the middle when the “red 7” symbol is aimed at the left reel is shown. An example of the stop control of the sub reel 46 other than the above will be shown. It is a flowchart which shows the front | former stage of a normal production process. It is a flowchart which shows the middle stage of normal production processing. It is a flowchart which shows the latter part of normal production processing. It is a flowchart which shows the front | former stage of ART effect process. It is a flowchart which shows the middle stage of ART effect processing. It is a flowchart which shows the back | latter stage of an ART effect process. It is a flowchart which shows the front | former stage of a continuation determination effect process. It is a flowchart which shows the back | latter stage of a continuation determination effect process. It is a flowchart which shows the front | former stage of an effect production process. It is a flowchart which shows the middle stage of an effect production process. It is a flowchart which shows the back | latter stage of the addition production | presentation process.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of a slot machine 1 that is an example of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 1 is a front view of the slot machine 1, FIG. 2 is a side view of the reel, FIG. 3 is an explanatory view for explaining the arrangement and effective lines of the main reel and the sub reel, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an outline of the functions of the slot machine 1, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a symbol arrangement on the outer peripheral surface of the main reel and the sub reel, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a control system in the slot machine 1, FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the timing of operation of the operating means and the operation of the reel, and FIG. 9 is an explanation for explaining the minimum game time. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the pressing order of the stop buttons and winnings, and FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing the winning probability of the winning lottery table set for each gaming state. 1 Is a flowchart showing a process of setting value setting means 150 when the power is turned on, FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a transition of a game state in the slot machine 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 1 provides a game for acquiring a predetermined number of game medals by aligning symbols displayed on the three main reels 21a to 21c on a predetermined line. As shown in FIG. 4, the symbol display means 20 for displaying symbols by the main reels 21a to 21c, the operating means 30 for receiving the player's operation, the main control board 100 for controlling the game, and the game The production means 40 for producing the production and the sub-control board 200 for controlling the production means 40. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, in addition to the above-described three main reels 21a to 21c (collectively referred to as “main reel 21”) controlled by the main control board 100, the sub-control means 200 is used. It is configured to have one sub reel 46 controlled by the above (details will be described later).

(Main control board 100)
The main control board 100 is a means for overall control including the progress and effects of the game in the slot machine 1 and controls the driving (rotation and stop) control of the role lottery means 110 for performing the lottery of the roles and the symbol display means 20. Reel control means 120 to be performed, stop symbol determination means 130 to determine a symbol when the symbol display means 20 is stopped, payout control means 140 to control the payout of game medals at the time of winning, setting values related to the payout rate Set value setting means 150, flag information storage means 160 for storing the lottery result of the role lottery means 110, and the combination of symbols corresponding to the effective line, which will be described later, stop when the special role is won by the role lottery means 110 Special role carry-over means 170 for holding the winning state until the winning (until winning), game state control means 18 for controlling the progress and state of the game , And is configured to have a freeze control unit 180 for performing a freeze control to be described later. As shown in FIG. 7, the main control board 100 includes a main CPU 101 that performs calculations, a random number generator 102 that performs a lottery of roles, and data that is captured when the main CPU 101 performs various controls. It has a RAM 103 for temporarily storing, a ROM 104 for storing a program necessary for the progress of the game, etc., and an I / F circuit 105 for communicating with the sub-control board 200. 106 is configured to be able to transmit and receive data. In the main control board 100, the main CPU 101 is configured to execute a game control program recorded in the ROM 104 by developing it in the RAM 103 and controlling the game.

  The symbol display means 20 is electrically connected to the output side (right side in FIG. 4) of the main control board 100. The symbol display means 20 includes three rotatable main reels 21 (left reel 21a, middle reel 21b, right reel 21c) on which various symbols are drawn along the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder, and reel driving means 22 (left reel). Drive means 22a, middle reel drive means 22b, right reel drive means 22c), and reel position detection means 23 (left reel position detection means 23a, middle reel position detection means 23b, right reel position detection means 23c). It is configured. Here, the sub reel 46 has the same shape as the main reels 21a to 21c. As shown in FIG. 3, the left reel 21a, the middle reel 21b, the sub reel 46, and the right reel 21c are sequentially arranged from the left side of the front. It is provided in parallel in the left-right direction. Among the three main reels 21 a to 21 c, the left reel 21 a, the middle reel 21 b, and the sub reel 46 are connected to the first reel display window 11 formed on the front door 3 of the slot machine 1 and are continuously connected 3 It is arranged so that the design can be seen. Therefore, the left reel 21a, the middle reel 21b, and the sub reel 46 are arranged so that a total of nine symbols can be seen from the first reel display window 11 of the slot machine 1. The right reel 21 c is arranged so that a symbol corresponding to the lower position of the first reel display window 11 can be seen from the second reel display window 12 formed on the front door 3 of the slot machine 1. Of the three main reels 21a to 21c, the main reel associated with the sub reel 46 (in the present embodiment, the right reel 21c) is referred to as a “specific reel”, and the main reels other than this specific reel (the main reel) In the case of the embodiment, the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b) are referred to as “normal reels”.

  On each of the main reels 21a to 21c and the sub reel 46, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, 20 symbols from 0 to 19 are displayed, and are variably displayed in order of increasing numbers. Note that the symbols and their arrangement shown in FIG. 5 are examples. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the reel driving means 22 (22a to 22c) is constituted by a stepping motor or the like, and is connected to each rotation center of the main reel 21 (21a to 21c), and its operation is controlled by the main control. It is controlled by the reel control means 120 of the substrate 100. Further, although not shown in FIG. 2, the reel position detecting means 23a to 23c are for detecting the stop positions of the main reels 21a to 21c and determining the symbols displayed on the effective lines. The values detected by the reel position detection means 23a to 23c are read by the main control board 100 and passed to the stop symbol determination means 130. A reel sensor 24 is disposed above each reel driving means 22 (22a to 22c). The reel sensor 24 detects the home position of the main reel 21 (21a to 21c), and is attached to a portion connecting the main reel 21 (21a to 21c) and the reel driving means 22 (22a to 22c). The detected member 25 is configured to pass in front of the reel sensor 24. Thereby, each time the main reel 21 (21a to 21c) rotates once, each is detected by the reel sensor 24, and the home position can be specified. Similarly, the sub reel 46 includes a sub reel drive unit 46a and a sub reel position detection unit 46b, and the other configurations are the same as those of the main reel 21 described above.

  In addition, nine back lamps 44 are arranged behind each of the nine symbols visible from the first reel display window 11. By turning on the back lamp 44, each symbol can be highlighted. It should be noted that the back lamp 44 may be arranged in one drawing gazette visible from the second reel display window 12. In other words, the main reel 21 (21a to 21c) and the sub reel 46 have a plurality of display areas in which a plurality of symbols are displayed (a total of nine symbol areas visible from the first reel display window 11 and the second reel display window 12). The back lamp 44 has a function as display area effecting means for effecting the display area of the fluctuation display means. ing.

  A hopper device 50 for paying out game medals is connected to the output side of the main control board 100, and its operation is controlled by the payout control means 140.

  Further, an operating means 30 is electrically connected to the input side (left side in FIG. 4) of the main control board 100, and this operating means 30 is a bet button 31 (a 1 bet button 31a and a MAX bet button 31b). , A start lever 32, a stop button 33 (a left stop button 33a, a middle stop button 33b, a right stop button 33c), and a settlement button 34. The start lever 32 is a lever operated when starting the main reels 21a to 21c and the sub reel 46 provided as the symbol display means 20, and has a function as a start means. The stop button 33 (33a to 33c) is a button operated by the player when stopping each of the rotating main reels 21a to 21c and the sub reel 46, and has a function as a stopping means. Yes. In the following description, the left reel 21a is stopped when the left stop button 33a is operated, the middle reel 21b is stopped when the middle stop button 33b is operated, and the right reel 21c and the sub reel 46 are stopped when the right stop button 33c is operated. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the sub reel 46 can be configured to stop according to the operation of the left stop button 33a or the middle stop button 33b. is there. Further, the position of the sub reel is not limited to the above configuration, and may be arranged on the left side of the left reel 21a, between the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b, or on the right side of the right reel 21c. For example, when a sub-reel is arranged on the left side of the left reel (position 21a in the embodiment), the sub reel and the main reel on the rightmost side (position 21c in the embodiment) stop when the left stop button is operated. It may be configured.

  The bet button 31 is a switch that is operated when the player inserts (bets) a stored medal (credit) into the slot machine 1, and a symbol combination line (to be described later) is activated by the operation. The medal insertion slot 51 shown in FIG. 1 is a part where a game medal is inserted in order to validate the symbol combination line in the same manner as the bet button 31, and the insertion of the game medal from the medal insertion slot 51 is as follows. This is included in the operation of the bet button 31. In addition, when game medals are inserted in excess of the number that can be bet in one unit game, it is stored in the inside of the slot machine 1 (game medium storage means 141) within the range of a predetermined number. It is configured. The checkout button 34 is a button for paying out game medals stored in the slot machine 1 and game medals bet.

(Role lottery means 110)
The combination lottery unit 110 includes a random number generation unit 111 that generates a random number value, a random number extraction unit 112 that extracts a random number value from the random number generation unit 111, and a winning probability of each of a plurality of combinations within a range that the random number value can take. A role lottery table storage unit 114 that stores a correspondingly defined role lottery table; a random number determination unit 113 that determines whether or not a winning combination has been won based on the random number value acquired by the random number extraction unit 112 and the role lottery table; , And is configured. Here, as the combination of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a special combination, a winning combination, and a re-playing combination are provided. When the winning combination lottery means 110 wins any winning combination, the winning combination flag is turned on to the flag information storage means 160 described later. Thus, the combination lottery means 110 has a function as a combination determination means for determining at least the variable display contents (stop symbols) when determining the winning combination and displaying the display area of the variable display means in a variable manner. ing.

  Here, the special combination is a combination in which, when a combination of symbols corresponding to the combination is stopped (winning) on the active line, the game medal is not paid out, but is shifted to the special game state. In MB, an MB (middle bonus) is provided. This MB is a role to be transferred to an MB game which is one of special games (a game in which a so-called accessory continuous operation device related to a second type special accessory operates). For example, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when a game is played with three game medals inserted, the combination of symbols of the special role MB shown in FIG. 4 is stopped on the active line (winning). Then, it is comprised so that it may transfer to MB game. The MB game is a game that can be repeated until all winning combinations (small roles) are won regardless of the lottery result and the number of game medals paid out exceeds a predetermined number (for example, 30). . In this MB game, the reel control means 120, which will be described later, starts from when the stop button 33 (33a to 33c) is pressed to at least one of the three main reels 21a to 21c. It is determined that the rotation of the main reels 21a to 21c is stopped within a frame (in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the left reel 21a corresponds). Further, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the number of game medals bet in the MB game is set to two.

  The special role is not limited to this MB, and BB (Big Bonus), RB (Regular Bonus), SB (Single Bonus), etc. can be provided. BB is a role to be transferred to BB game which is one of special games (so-called game in which the continuous action device for the first type special object operates), and RB is another one of the special games. It is a role to be transferred to a certain RB game (so-called game in which the condition actuating device related to the first type special object operates). Here, the BB game is a game in which a general game and a bonus game in which a predetermined small role is won with a high probability can be repeated until the number of game medals paid out exceeds a predetermined number (for example, 345). In addition, the RB game is a game that can be repeated until a predetermined small role is won with a high probability 12 times or until it is won eight times. In addition, when the combination of symbols of SB is aligned on the effective line, one game of SB game is performed, and this SB may be used as a role for controlling the game state.

  The winning combination (small combination) is a combination in which a predetermined number of game medals are paid out when the combinations of symbols are aligned on the active line. As shown in FIG. 6, the winning combination (small combination) ), The combination of symbols corresponding to the combination and the number of game medals to be paid out are set differently. In the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment, a winning combination A to a winning combination V are set. In addition, the re-playing role (replay) is a role in which the game can be played again while maintaining the number of medals inserted in the game having the combination of symbols of the re-playing role. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.

(Reel control means 120)
The reel control unit 120 controls the start and stop of the rotation of the reels 21a to 21c according to the timing when the start lever 32 and the stop button 33 of the operation unit 30 are operated. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, when the start lever 32 is operated at time t0, the reel control means 120 rotates the reels 21a to 21c, and then the stop buttons 33a to 33 at time t1 to t3. Each time 33c is operated, a gaming state (for example, a normal gaming state, an internal medium gaming state, a special gaming state, etc.) managed by a gaming state control unit 180, which will be described later, a lottery result by the combination lottery unit 110, and Based on the timing at which the stop button 33 (left stop button 33a, middle stop button 33b, right stop button 33c) is operated, the stop positions of the reels 21a to 21c corresponding to the operated stop buttons 33a to 33c are determined. While determining, by controlling the drive of the reel drive means (stepping motor) 22a-22c, Determined position of stopping the rotation of each reel 21a~21c in. In this way, the reel control means 120 stops the reels 21a to 21c as the change display means for changing and displaying the display area on which a plurality of symbols are displayed in accordance with the operation of the stop buttons 33a to 33c as stop means. It has the function of a variable display control means.

  Here, symbol combination lines are provided on the main reels 21 a to 21 c displayed on the first reel display window 11 and the second reel display window 12 of the slot machine 1. The “symbol combination line” is a line of symbols when the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped, and is a line that forms a combination of symbols. For example, in the present embodiment, among the 3 × 3 nine symbol stop positions 60 to 68 displayed on the first reel display window 11 as described above, six symbol stops of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b are stopped. With respect to positions 60 to 65 and one symbol stop position 69 of the right reel 21c displayed in the second reel display window 12, one symbol stop position is selected from each reel 21a to 21c, and these symbols are selected. It is configured as a line connecting

  Furthermore, an effective line and an invalid line are set from these symbol combination lines. In the present embodiment, the “effective line” is a line that is determined to be a prize and a profit corresponding to the combination is given to the player when a combination of symbols corresponding to any combination stops on the line. It is. On the other hand, an “invalid line” is a line that is not set as an effective line among symbol combination lines, and even if a combination of symbols corresponding to any combination stops on that line, This is a line that does not give profits (such as paying out game medals) according to the game. In other words, the invalid line is a line that is not a target of combination of symbols in the first place. These valid lines and invalid lines can be configured to be set according to the number of game medals inserted by the player, or can be determined in advance. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the line L connecting the symbol stop positions 61 and 64 in the middle of the right reel 21a and the middle reel 21b and the symbol stop position 69 of the right reel 21c is set as an effective line. In addition, the structure of this symbol combination line is an example, and the present invention is not limited to this structure.

  The reel control means 120 is configured to stop the corresponding main reels 21a to 21c within a predetermined range from that point when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are pressed against the rotating main reels 21a to 21c. Has been. Specifically, when each of the stop buttons 33a to 33c is pressed, the rotation of the corresponding main reels 21a to 21c is stopped within a predetermined time Ts. This time Ts is 0.19 seconds, for example, and this corresponds to four frames of symbols displayed on the main reels 21a to 21c. That is, when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated, the reel control means 120 positions the main reels 21a to 21c corresponding to the operated stop buttons 33a to 33c on the effective line of the main reel. It can be stopped within 5 symbols including symbols. Therefore, the reel control means 120, when the winning lottery means 110 has not won any of the winning combinations, the stop buttons 33a to 33c when the symbols constituting any of the winning combinations are on the active line. Even if is pressed, the stop positions of the main reels 21a to 21c are determined so that the combination of symbols of any combination does not stop on the effective symbol combination line (effective line). On the other hand, when a winning combination is won, the reel control means 120 wins on a symbol combination line (effective line) that is valid when there is a corresponding symbol within the predetermined range. The stop positions of the main reels 21a to 21c are determined so that the combination of symbols of the combination stops.

  Further, as described above, the reel control means 120 of the slot machine 1 in which the special combination is included in the combination determined by the combination lottery means 110 wins the special combination, and the special combination is carried over by the special combination carry-over means. When a winning combination G or a replaying combination A is won in the game being played, the main reels 21a to 21c are operated so as to stop the winning combination G and the replaying combination A on the active line with priority. It can be configured to control. Such control when stopping the main reels 21a to 21c may be performed using a reel control table.

  Further, the reel control means 120 is configured to control the operation of the main reels 21a to 21c so that the interval between the previous game and the next game is equal to or longer than a predetermined time (minimum game time) T0. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, when the next game is started after the minimum game time T0 has elapsed since the start lever 32 was operated at time t0 and the main reels 21a to 21c started to rotate (time t0). (When the start lever 32 is operated again at time t5 after time t4 when the time T0 has elapsed), the rotation of the main reels 21a to 21c is started according to the operation of the start lever 32 (at time t5). The rotation of the reels 21a to 21c is started). However, as shown in FIG. 9, when the start lever 32 is operated at time t5 ′ before the time t4 when the minimum game time T0 elapses, the reel control means 120 is operated at the time when the start lever 32 is operated ( The rotation of the main reels 21a to 21c is not started at time t5 '), and the rotation of the main reels 21a to 21c is started when the minimum game time T0 has elapsed (time t4). For example, 4.1 seconds is set as the minimum game time T0.

  Here, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the winning combination (small combination) is composed of 22 combinations of winning combination A to winning combination V as described above. The winning combination A to winning combination V are configured such that combinations of symbols are different as shown in FIG. In addition, a combination of a plurality of symbols may be associated with each of the winning combination A to the winning combination V. As shown in FIG. 11, the winning combination A to winning combination V is a combination of these winning combinations A to winning combination V (configured to be duplicated) 39 winning combinations. (Hereinafter, the winning combination including the winning combination is referred to as “small role 1” and “small role 2” (small role 1-A1 to A9, small role 1-B1 to B9, small role 1-C1). ~ C9, small roles 1-D1 to D9 and small roles 2-1 to 3)). In FIG. 11, the parentheses of the winning combination indicate the winning combination A to winning combination V assigned to the small combination 1 and the small combination 2, for example, when the small combination 1-A1 is won as the winning combination. It shows that the winning combination G, winning combination H, winning combination I and winning combination N are won. In the present embodiment, the winning combination including the winning combination is configured such that the winning combination is repeatedly won, but it may be configured such that any winning combination includes the winning combination alone. Good.

  And, as shown in FIG. 10, among these winning roles, small roles 1 (small roles 1-A1 to A9, small roles 1-B1 to B9, small roles 1-C1 to C9 and small roles 1-D1 to 1). D9) is assigned a pressing order of the stop buttons 33a to 33c (hereinafter, these small roles 1 are also referred to as “pushing order bells”). In FIG. 10, for example, “left **” is operated as the first stop, the left stop button 33a is operated, and in the second and third stops, the middle stop button 33b and the right stop button 33c are operated in an arbitrary order. Shows the case. Further, “middle left and right” indicates a case where the middle stop button 33b is operated as the first stop, the left stop button 33a is operated as the second stop, and the right stop button 33c is operated as the third stop.

  As described above, when each of the stop buttons 33a to 33c is operated, the reel control means 120 includes the corresponding main reels 21a to 21c including the symbols positioned on the effective line when the operation is performed. It is configured to stop within 5 symbols. As shown in FIG. 5, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, among the main reels 21 a to 21 c, the symbol of “bell” is 5 symbols in the left reel 21 a and the middle reel 21 b. It is arranged to be within. Therefore, regardless of the rotation position of each of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21c, when the stop buttons 33a and 33b are operated, the reel control means 120 draws the bell symbol on the effective line. be able to. In addition, the “blank B” symbol on the right reel 21c can be similarly drawn on the effective line. Therefore, when the above-described small role 1 (push order bell) is won and the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the assigned press order, the reels can be operated at any timing when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated. The control means 120 is configured to perform control for aligning the combination of symbols of the winning combination G (“bell”-“bell”-“blank B”) composed of the symbols described above on the active line.

  Hereinafter, as an example of stop control by the reel control means 120 when the push order bell is won, a case where the small combination 1-A1 is a win combination will be described for each push order. As shown in FIG. 11, for the small combination 1-A1, the winning combination G, the winning combination H, the winning combination I and the winning combination N are selected and the correct answer pressing order (the winning combination G is on the active line). The pressing order that is aligned with each other is “middle left and right”.

(When the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of middle left and right)
When the small combination 1-A1 is determined as the winning combination, the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of middle left and right, that is, the middle stop button 33b is operated as the first stop, and the left stop is performed as the second stop. When the button 33a is operated and the right stop button 33c is operated as the third stop, the reel control means 120 follows the “number priority stop control” in the operation of each of the stop buttons 33a to 33c. The combination of symbols of G (“bell”-“bell”-“blank B”) is stopped, and 8 (2 during special game) are paid out (“◯” in FIG. 10). In the following description, the winning combination G is referred to as “high eye bell”. Here, the “number-of-pieces priority stop control” is the main reels 21a to 21c so that the combination of symbols corresponding to the combination with the largest number of payouts is stopped on the active line among a plurality of winning combinations that are won in duplicate. It means to stop control. In the present embodiment, among the winning combinations won in the small role 1-A1, the number of game medals to be paid out is the largest, as shown in FIG. 6, 8 (or 2) game medals are paid out. It is a winning combination G.

(When the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of middle right and left)
As described in the stop control when operated in the middle and left and right directions, when the middle stop button 33b, which is the first stop, is operated, the reel control means 120 follows the “number priority control” in the middle stage (on the effective line) of the middle reel 21b. The symbol of the “bell” constituting the winning combination G is stopped.

  Next, when the right stop button 33c, which is the second stop, is operated, the reel control means 120 determines a symbol to be stopped at the lower stage (on the active line) of the right reel 21c according to the “number priority control”. Here, “number priority stop control” means that when one main reel (each of 21a to 21c) is stopped, the number of winning combinations having the possibility of winning is maximized when the symbol is stopped on the active line. Thus, the stop control of the main reels 21a to 21c is indicated (when a combination of a plurality of symbols is assigned to one combination, it is considered as one combination for each combination of symbols). In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, among the combinations of symbols assigned to the winning combination G, winning combination H, winning combination I and winning combination N constituting the small combination 1-A1, a “bell” is placed on the middle reel 21b. A combination of symbols (a combination) including symbols is a winning combination G, a winning combination H, and a winning combination I. Here, if the symbol “Blank B” is stopped at the lower stage of the right reel 21c, only one symbol combination constituting the winning combination G can be aligned on the active line, but “white replay” and “red replay”. Alternatively, when any of the symbols “Blank A” is stopped, two of the combinations of symbols constituting the winning combination H and winning combination I can be aligned on the active line. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, in the right reel 21c, at any timing when the right stop button 33c is operated, any one of “white replay”, “red replay”, and “blank A” is displayed at the bottom. Can be drawn in. That is, if any of the symbols “White Replay”, “Red Replay” and “Blank A” included in the combination of the winning combination H or winning combination I is stopped at the lower stage of the right reel 21c, the winning possibility may be increased. Since the number of winning combinations is the largest, the reel control means 120 stops any of “white replay”, “red replay”, and “blank A” at the lower stage of the right reel 21 c in response to the operation of the right stop button 33 c. Let

  When the left stop button 33a, which is the third stop, is operated, the combination of the winning combination H or the winning combination I is stopped on the middle reel 21b and the right reel 21c, and corresponds to the already stopped symbols. When the symbol constituting the winning combination can be stopped in the middle stage of the left reel 21a, the symbol is stopped and one payout is made (“Δ” in FIG. 10), and when the symbol cannot be stopped, The symbol combination that does not stop on the active line (the symbol combination displayed at this time is referred to as “missing eye”) is stopped (“×” in FIG. 10). In the following description, the winning combination H to winning combination V are referred to as “Ameme Bell”.

  Although not shown in FIG. 6, the reel control unit 120 sets a combination of symbols on the main reels 21 a to 21 c when the main reels are stopped for the third stop. The main reels 21a to 21c can be controlled to be stopped with reference to the combination of symbols.

(When the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of left middle right)
When the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of left middle right, the reel control means 120 stops at the middle stage of the left reel 21a in accordance with the “number priority stop control” when the left stop button 33a which is the first stop is operated. Determine the design. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, among the combinations of symbols assigned to the winning combination G, winning combination H, winning combination I and winning combination N constituting the small combination 1-A1, “bell” is placed in the middle of the left reel 21a. When one of the symbols “Red 7” and “Blue 7” is stopped, only one of the combinations of symbols constituting the winning combination G or winning combination H can be arranged. On the other hand, when any of the symbols “watermelon”, “blank B” and “white replay” is stopped in the middle stage of the left reel 21a, any one of the combinations of symbols constituting the winning combination I or winning combination N Can be aligned. At this time, in the left reel 21a, the symbols "watermelon" and "blank B" cannot be drawn in unless the symbols are on the active line or within a predetermined range in front of them, but "white replay" These symbols can always be drawn on the active line regardless of the timing of operating the left stop button 33a. Therefore, the reel control means 120 stops the “white replay” symbol in the middle of the left reel 21a in response to the operation of the left stop button 33a.

  When the symbol “white replay” is stopped in the middle stage of the left reel 21a in the first stop in this way, the winning combination is limited to the winning combination N. Therefore, when the middle stop button 33b, which is the second stop, is operated, the reel control means 120 draws the symbols constituting the winning combination N (the symbol of "Blue 7" or "Blank A") into the middle stage of the middle reel 21b. When it is possible to stop, this symbol is stopped, and when it cannot be pulled in, the symbol that becomes a break is stopped.

  When the right stop button 33c, which is the third stop, is operated, the reel control means 120 is in the middle of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b when the symbols constituting the winning combination N are stopped, and the right reel 21c. When the “White Replay” symbol can be pulled into the lower row, this symbol is stopped and one piece is paid out (“△” in FIG. 10). (“×” in FIG. 10). In addition, the symbols that become the disengagement are stopped at the middle stage of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b even when the symbols constituting the winning combination N are not stopped.

(When the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of left and right)
As described in the stop control when operated in the middle left and right, when the left stop button 33a that is the first stop is operated, the reel control means 120 follows the “number priority control” in the middle stage of the left reel 21a. Stop the “white replay” symbols that make up N. Next, when the right stop button 33c, which is the second stop, is operated, when the symbol “white replay”, which is the combination of the winning combination N, can be drawn into the lower stage of the right reel 21c, the symbol is stopped. When it cannot be pulled in, the symbol that becomes the break is stopped. When the middle stop button 33b, which is the third stop, is operated, the reel control means 120 is the middle reel when the combination of symbols of the winning combination N is stopped at the middle stage of the left reel 21a and the lower stage of the right reel 21c. If you can pull in the “Blue 7” or “Blank A” symbol in the middle of 21b, stop this symbol and pay out one piece (“△” in FIG. 10). , The symbol that becomes the discontinuity is stopped (“×” in FIG. 10). Further, even when the symbols constituting the winning combination N are not stopped at the middle stage of the left reel 21a and the lower stage of the right reel 21c, the symbols that are misaligned are stopped at the middle stage of the middle reel 21b.

(When the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of right and left)
When the right stop button 33c, which is the first stop, is operated, the reel control means 120 determines a symbol to be stopped at the lower stage (on the active line) of the right reel 21c in accordance with “number priority control”. As described above, in the case of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, if any of the symbols “white replay”, “red replay”, and “blank A” is stopped at the lower stage of the right reel 21c, the winning possibility may be increased. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, in the right reel 21c, no matter what timing the right stop button 33c is operated, the “white replay” and “red replay” ”And“ Blank A ”can be drawn in, the reel control means 120 responds to the operation of the right stop button 33c according to the operation timing of these symbols in the lower stage of the right reel 21c. Stop one of them.

  Next, when the left stop button 33a, which is the second stop, is operated, the reel control means 120 determines a symbol to be stopped at the middle stage (on the active line) of the left reel 21a according to “number priority control”. At this time, the reel control means 120 determines the symbol to stop the middle stage of the left reel 21a to be stopped according to the symbol stopped at the lower stage of the right reel 21c. For example, when the symbol “red replay” is stopped at the lower stage of the right reel 21c, there is a possibility that the symbol combination of the winning combination H can be aligned. Alternatively, when the “blue 7” symbol can be drawn in, these symbols are stopped, and when the symbol cannot be drawn, the symbol that becomes a discontinuity is stopped. Further, when the symbol “Blank A” is stopped at the lower stage of the right reel 21c, there is a possibility that the combination of the winning combination I symbols can be aligned. When the “Blank B” symbol can be pulled in, these symbols are stopped, and when the symbol cannot be pulled in, the symbol that is a gap is stopped. Further, when the symbol “white replay” is stopped at the lower stage of the right reel 21c, the combination of symbols of winning combination I or winning combination N can be aligned on the effective line. That is, the reel control means 120 may stop any one of “watermelon”, “blank B”, and “white replay” in the middle stage of the left reel 21a. Here, from the symbol arrangement shown in FIG. 5, the symbols “Watermelon” and “Blank B” cannot be pulled into the middle stage of the left reel 21a depending on the timing when the left stop button 33a is operated. The symbol "" can always be pulled into the middle stage of the left reel 21a regardless of the operation timing of the left stop button 33a. Therefore, when the left stop button 33a is operated, the reel control means 120 stops the “white replay” symbol (the symbol of the winning combination N) in the middle of the left reel 21a.

  When the middle stop button 33b, which is the third stop, is operated, the reel control means 120 is stopped at the middle stage (on the effective line) of the middle reel 21b, at the lower stage of the right reel 21c, and at the middle stage of the left reel 21a. Depending on the winning combination H, winning combination I or winning combination N (the “bell” symbol for winning combination H or winning combination I, the “white replay” symbol for winning combination N) When it can be pulled in, this symbol is stopped and one piece is paid out (“Δ” in FIG. 10). When it cannot be pulled in, and when the right reel 21c or the left reel 21a is disengaged, The symbol that becomes the break is stopped (“×” in FIG. 10).

(When the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the order of middle right and left)
As described in the stop control when operated in the right and left, when the right stop button 33c that is the first stop is operated, the reel control means 120 follows the “number priority control” in the lower stage of the right reel 21c (on the effective line). ), The symbols of “White Replay”, “Red Replay”, and “Blank A” which are the symbols constituting the winning combination G, winning combination H and winning combination I are stopped.

  Further, when the middle stop button 33b, which is the second stop, is operated, the reel control means 120 determines a symbol to be stopped at the middle stage of the middle reel 21b according to the “number priority control”. As is clear from FIG. 6, when the “bell” symbol is stopped at the middle stage of the middle reel 21b, the number of winning combinations having the possibility of winning is maximized. Therefore, the reel control means 120 operates the middle stop button 33b. On the other hand, the symbol “bell” is stopped at the middle of the middle reel 21b.

  When the left stop button 33a, which is the third stop, is operated, the reel control means 120 can stop the symbols constituting the winning combination N in the middle stage (on the active line) of the left reel 21a. Is stopped and one sheet is paid out (“Δ” in FIG. 10), and when it cannot be stopped, the symbol that becomes a break is stopped (“×” in FIG. 10).

  In the following description, an operation of first pressing the left stop button 33a is referred to as “forward pressing”, and an operation of first pressing the middle stop button 33b or the right stop button 33c is referred to as “anomalous pressing”.

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 according to the present invention, the small combination 1 (the small combination 1-A1 to A9, the small combination 1-B1 to B9, the small combination 1-C1 to C9, and the small combination 1 that are the push order bells. -When D1-D9) is won, when the stop buttons 33a-33c are operated in the pre-assigned push order (correct push order), there are 8 combinations of symbols for the winning combination G on the active line. When the game medals are paid out (two during special game) and the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the other pressing order (hereinafter referred to as “illegal answer pressing order”), depending on the operation timing Thus, the combination of symbols of winning combination H to winning combination V is aligned on the active line and one game medal is paid out, or when it cannot be arranged, the game medal is not paid out.

  Further, as is clear from the arrangement of the symbols of the main reels 21a to 21c shown in FIG. 5 and the combination of the symbols assigned to the winning combination G to the winning combination V shown in FIG. When aligned on the effective line, the “bell” symbol stops at the middle stage of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b visible from the first reel window 11, and at the same time, “white replay” appears at the lower stage of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b. The symbol stops. When the combination of the winning combination I is aligned on the effective line, the symbol “BELL” stops at the lower stage of the left reel 21a and the middle stage of the middle reel 21b, and the combination of winning combination K or winning combination L is changed. When aligned on the effective line, the “bell” symbol stops at the lower stage of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b.

  Similarly, the winning combination 2 (watermelon) is composed of three small roles 2-1 to 2-3 as shown in FIG. The winning combination 2-3 is composed of a winning combination A to winning combination F shown in FIG. In the parentheses of the winning combination shown in FIG. 11, the winning combination is also shown. For example, when the winning combination 2-1 is won, winning combination A, winning combination B and winning combination D overlap. It shows that you win. The symbols assigned to the winning combination A to winning combination F constituting the small combination 2-1 to small combination 2-3 are the effective lines on the main reels 21a to 21c or predetermined frames before the winning combination. If the stop buttons 33a to 33c are not operated when there are the symbols within a certain number, the combination of these symbols cannot be stopped on the effective line, and is configured to be out of line. As is clear from the arrangement of the symbols of the main reels 21a to 21c shown in FIG. 5 and the combination of the symbols assigned to the winning combinations A to F shown in FIG. When aligned on the effective line, the “watermelon” symbol stops at the upper stage of the left reel 21a and the middle stage of the middle reel 21b, and when the combination of the winning combination B symbols is aligned on the effective line, the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b. When the “watermelon” symbol stops on any of the right-down, middle-up, and right-up lines, and the combination of the winning combination C or winning combination D is aligned on the active line, the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b The “watermelon” symbol stops at the top. When the combination of symbols of winning combination D is aligned on the effective line, the symbol “white replay” stops at the upper and lower stages of the left reel 21a and the middle stage of the middle reel 21b. When the combination of the symbols of winning combination A to winning combination F is aligned on the active line, three game medals are paid out (two in special game).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the replay which is the winning combination is composed of replay 1, replay 2, replay 3 and replay 4, and each of replay 1 to replay 4 is a replay shown in FIG. The combination of the combination A to the re-playing combination G is configured. It should be noted that the replay 1 to replay 4 are apparent from the combination of the symbols of the main reels 21a to 21c shown in FIG. 5 and the symbols assigned to the replaying game A to the replaying game G shown in FIG. In addition, the combination of symbols of any one of the replaying combination A to the replaying combination G is configured to stop on the active line regardless of the timing at which the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated. Here, when the replay 1 is won and the stop buttons 33a to 33c are pressed in order, the combination of symbols of the re-gamer A stops on the active line. That is, the symbol “white replay” is stopped at the middle stage of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b, and the symbol “bell” is stopped at the upper stage. Further, when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are irregularly pressed, the combination of symbols of the replaying player A is stopped on the active line in the normal gaming state RT0, and the middle stop button is in the internal middle gaming state RT1. When operated from 33b, the combination of symbols of re-gamer C or re-gamer A stops on the active line, and when operated from right stop button 33c, the game of re-gamer B or re-gamer A The combination stops on the active line.

  In addition, when the replay 2 or the replay 3 is won and the stop buttons 33a to 33c are pushed forward, the reel control unit 120 performs control to preferentially stop the “cherry” symbol on the upper or lower stage of the left reel 21a. (Hereinafter referred to as “cherry replay”). Further, when the symbol of “cherry” cannot be stopped, the control of stopping the combination of symbols of the re-gamer A on the active line is performed. When the replay 3 is won and the stop buttons 33a to 33c are irregularly pressed, the reel control means 120 preferentially stops the combination of symbols of the replaying role G on the active line, and this replaying When the symbol of the combination G cannot be stopped, the combination of symbols of the replaying combination A is stopped. In addition, when the replay 4 is won and the stop buttons 33a to 33c are irregularly pressed, the reel control means 120 stops the combination of symbols of the re-gamer A on the active line. Here, when the combination of symbols of the re-playing player A stops on the active line, the symbol “white replay” stops in the middle of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b, and thereby the symbol “bell” in the upper row. Stop.

  In addition, when the replay 4 is won, when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are pushed forward, the reel control means 120 stops the combination of symbols of the replaying combination D on the active line (thereby, the left reel 21a The “bell” symbol is stopped at the upper stage and the middle stage of the middle reel 21b (on the line descending to the right) (hereinafter referred to as “bell replay”). On the other hand, when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are irregularly pressed, the reel control means 120 stops the combination of the symbols of the re-gamer A on the active line (thereby, “in the middle of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b” The “white replay” symbol stops and the “bell” symbol stops in the upper row).

  Further, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is configured such that when the special combination is won, the winning combination G or the re-playing combination A is also won. That is, in the game in which the special combination is won, the combination of symbols of the winning combination G or the re-playing combination A is preferentially aligned on the active line, so that the combination of the special combination is not aligned in the game.

  FIG. 11 also shows the winning probability (composition of the winning lottery table) of the winning combination in each gaming state to be described later. Here, “-” shown for each winning combination indicates that the winning combination is not performed in the gaming state. Also, in the special game state when the MB is won and the combination of symbols is on the active line, after the lottery is drawn, all the small roles are rewritten to the winning state and the game is played. Done. In such a special game state, the reel control means 120 is configured to control the main reels 21a to 21c so that the combination of symbols of the winning combination F is aligned on the effective line. The combination of symbols assigned to the winning combination F can be stopped on the active line regardless of the timing at which the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated. That is, in the special game state, the symbol of the winning combination F always stops on the active line (the symbol of “white replay” stops in the middle of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b visible from the first reel display window 11). . Further, the probability that no winning combination is won (probability in case of so-called “losing”) is a probability obtained by subtracting from 1 the total winning probability of the special combination, small combination and replay. In addition, it is not necessary to provide “losing” (you may be configured to always win any combination by lottery).

(Stop symbol determination means 130)
When all of the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped, the stop symbol determining means 130 determines whether or not a combination of symbols of symbols is arranged on the above-mentioned effective line. It is determined that the winning combination has been won (winned), or the specific symbol to which the gaming state shifts has stopped. At this time, the stop symbol determining means 130 determines the symbol located on the effective line by detecting the angle and the number of steps when the stepping motor is stopped, for example, using the reel position detecting means 23a to 23c. Based on this, the presence or absence of a winning combination (winning) is determined. When the table is used for control when stopping the main reels 21a to 21c, the stop symbol determination means 130 does not determine the combination of symbols after the main reels 21a to 21c actually stop. When the stop position of the main reels 21a to 21c is determined using the table by the reel control means 120, the combination of symbols that stop on the effective line may be determined.

(Payout control means 140)
The payout control unit 140 pays out medals according to the winning combination (winning combination A to winning combination V in the slot machine according to the present embodiment) as a result of the determination by the stop symbol determining unit 130. . Here, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, a predetermined number (for example, 50) of game medals can be stored therein by the game medium storage unit 141 provided in the payout control unit 140 (hereinafter referred to as “game medals”). The game medals stored in the slot machine 1 are called “credits”). When a medal more than the maximum number of bets (in this embodiment, 3 (2 in the case of a special game)) or more game medals are inserted from the medal insertion slot 51 or when a winning combination is awarded, the payout control The means 140 stores the game medal in the game medium storage means 141 (stores inside). When the number of stored game medals (credits) exceeds a predetermined number (50 in the above case), the payout control means 140 causes the hopper device 50 to pay out the excess number of game medals. It is configured as follows. The payout control means 140 is configured to cause the hopper device 50 to pay out the bet game medal and the stored game medal (credit) when the settlement button 34 is operated. At this time, the number of game medals being bet and the number of storages in the game medium storage unit 141 is zero.

(Set value setting means 150)
The set value setting means 150 performs settings relating to a lottery or payout of a combination in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment by operating a setting key (not shown). In the slot machine 1, when the power is turned off, the setting key is turned on to turn on the power, and after performing a predetermined operation to input the setting value, the setting key is turned off. It is configured to be stored in the value storage means 151. For example, 6 set values from 1 to 6 can be set, and the winning lottery means 110 changes the winning probability of the winning combination according to the set value, and thereby the payout rate of game medals to be paid out It is configured to change the (payout rate). Therefore, the winning probability shown in FIG. 11 is an example. In addition, when the set value is changed, a part of the information related to the game (game state such as a winning flag of special role, a normal game state, a re-game probability variation game state, etc.) is retained, while other information ( The reel driving state, the winning combination winning flag, etc.) can also be configured to be initialized. In addition, the slot machine having a special role can be configured so that the set value cannot be changed even if the above operation is performed when in the special gaming state. Further, the setting value may not be changed even in the internal middle gaming state.

  As shown in FIG. 12, when the power is turned on, the set value setting means 150 determines whether the front door 3 is opened and the setting key is turned on (step S530). Further, when the setting value setting means 150 determines that the setting key is on with the front door 3 opened, the setting value setting means 150 checks the state of the RAM 103 (step S531). For example, when the RAM 103 has a function of generating a checksum of stored data and storing the checksum together with the data, the setting value setting unit 150 stores the checksum obtained from the current data in the RAM 103 and the RAM 103. The checksums are compared, and if they match, it is determined that the RAM 103 is normal, and if they do not match, it is determined that the RAM 103 is abnormal. The setting value setting means 150 determines from the result of checking the state of the RAM 103 (step S532) that if it is determined to be normal, a control command (normal setting value change start command) that starts changing the setting value in a normal state. ) Is transmitted to the sub control board 200 (step S533), and if it is determined that there is an abnormality, a control command (abnormal setting value change start command) indicating that the setting value change is started in the presence of the abnormality is transmitted to the sub control board 200. (Step S534). Then, the setting value setting means 150 monitors whether the setting key is turned off (step S535). When the setting key is turned off, the setting value storage means 151 stores the set setting value, and this setting is also made. A control command including the value (setting value change end command) is transmitted to the sub-control board 200 (step S536). If it is determined in step S530 that the setting key is OFF, the setting value setting unit 150 transmits a power-off recovery command to the sub-control board 200 (step S537).

(Flag information storage means 160)
The flag information storage unit 160 stores the type of the winning combination and the fact that the flag is turned on when a flag for any combination is turned on by the combination lottery unit 110. In a slot machine having a special role, the timing at which information stored in the flag information storage means 160 is erased (the timing at which the winning flag is turned off) differs between the special role and other roles. . That is, in the case of a special role, the information stored in the flag information storage means 160 is erased on condition that the special role symbols are aligned on the active line, and the special role symbols are not aligned on the active line. After the next game, the symbol is carried over until the symbol is aligned on the active line, but in the case of a role other than that, the end of the game is completed regardless of whether the symbol for that symbol is aligned on the active line. It will be erased and will not be carried over to the next game.

(Special role carry-over means 170)
The special role carry-over means 170 wins the special role by the role lottery means 110, and when the flag for the special role is set in the flag information storage means 160, until the symbols of the selected special role are aligned on the active line, Carrying over the winning combination (maintaining the flagged state), and when the symbols of the special combination are on the active line, the carry-over of the special combination ends (the flag is lowered). Note that the special combination SB and other combinations are flagged down if the symbols cannot be aligned in the winning game (cannot be carried over to the next game).

(Game state control means 180)
The game state control means 180 controls the game state in the slot machine 1 and is configured to include a normal game control means 181, a special game control means 182, and a re-game probability variation game control means 183. . As shown in FIG. 13, in an initial state such as when the power of the slot machine 1 is turned on or reset (also referred to as “RAM clear”), the game state control means 180 is a normal game control means 181. This slot machine 1 enters the normal gaming state (not inside) RT0. Here, “non-inside” means a state in which a special role is not won, such as when power is turned on or RAM is cleared.

  In the normal gaming state RT0, when a special combination is won by the combination lottery means 110, the gaming state control means 180 activates the re-gaming probability variation game control means 183, and the slot machine 1 is in the internal medium gaming state RT1. Migrate to Here, “inside” means a state where the special combination is won but the combination of symbols corresponding to the special combination is not arranged on the active line. Further, the re-game probability variation game is a game configured such that the winning probability of the replay (re-game player) is different from the normal game state RT0. In addition, a game state in which the winning probability of replay (re-playing player) is set higher than the normal gaming state RT0, such as the winning probability of the internal medium gaming state RT1 shown in FIG. 11, is also referred to as “replay time (RT)”. Call. As described above, when the transition to the internal medium gaming state RT1, the special combination carry-over means 170 carries over the winning combination until the combination of symbols of the selected special combination is aligned on the active line (that is, the internal medium gaming state RT1 is continued). )

  Further, in the internal middle game state RT1, when the combination of symbols corresponding to the selected special combination is aligned on the active line, the game state control means 180 executes (activates) the special game control means 182 and this slot machine 1 Enters the special gaming state RT2. When the transition is made to the special game state RT2, a game (special game) advantageous to the player who can expect to acquire a game medal more than the normal game is executed until a predetermined end condition is satisfied. Here, the predetermined end condition is, for example, a case where a predetermined number or more of game medals are paid out to the player in the special game state RT2, as described above. When a predetermined end condition is satisfied in the special game state RT2, the operation of the special game control means 182 is finished, the normal game control means 181 is executed, and the state shifts to the normal game state RT0.

  In any game state, when a winning combination (small role) is won and the corresponding symbol combination is aligned on the active line (winning), a predetermined number of gaming medals are paid out by the payout control means 140. (Or stored), a re-game is executed when a combination of symbols corresponding to a re-playing role (replay) is selected and aligned on the active line. Further, the above description of the gaming state is an example, and the present invention is not limited to the transition of the gaming state. For example, it may be configured to shift the gaming state when the combination of symbols of the winning combination is aligned on the active line, or the winning combination is the active line other than the active line where the combination of symbols of the winning combination is aligned. Different gaming state transition symbols may be displayed to shift the gaming state.

(Freeze control means 190)
The freeze control unit 190 freezes a game for a predetermined period of time (to make it pause) when a predetermined condition is satisfied. For example, as the “freeze effect” for temporarily suspending the function of the operation means 30 of the slot machine 1, the operation of the bet button 31 for temporarily accepting game media or determining the bet number of game media credited in advance is performed. A stop state can be considered, an operation of the start lever 32 for starting a game can be temporarily stopped, and a stop operation of the main reels 21a to 21c by the stop buttons 33a to 33c is temporarily stopped. It can also be considered to be in a state. Here, as a mode in which the function of the operation means 30 is temporarily stopped, a signal based on a player's operation (for example, a signal from a sensor that senses the insertion of a game medium, a bet button 31, a start lever 32, or a stop button). There may be a case where the reception of a signal transmitted from the operation means 30 based on the operation of 33a to 33c is not performed for a predetermined period. In this case, when a signal transmitted based on the player's operation within a predetermined period is received, it is possible to perform a control process for invalidating the received signal, and the player's operation can be performed within the predetermined period. Even when a signal transmitted based on this is detected, it is conceivable that the reception process itself is not performed. In addition, when a signal transmitted based on the player's operation is received within a predetermined period, the signal is received based on the player's operation, but the control process of the operating means 30 is performed based on the received signal. In some cases, the control process based on the signal received after the elapse of the predetermined period is started without executing the predetermined period. In addition, regarding the freeze of the start lever 32, even if the start lever 32 is operated, the case where the rotation of the reels 21a to 21c is not started for a predetermined period, or the case where the winning lottery is not started for a predetermined period can be exemplified. Such freeze control is not limited to when the start lever 32 is operated. For example, when all the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped, a combination of predetermined symbols is aligned on the active line ( For example, when the combination of symbols of special roles is aligned on the active line and it is determined that a predetermined effect will be executed from the next game), the freeze control is performed for a predetermined time. it can.

(Sub control board 200)
In such a slot machine 1, the main control board 100 that controls the game and the sub-control board 200 that controls the effects of the game are separated so that the game result cannot be influenced from the outside. It is configured. Therefore, the main control board 100 transmits a control command including information related to the game (control state) such as the above-described winning result and game state to the sub control board 200 in order to control the effect executed on the sub control board 200. The presentation control board 300 of the sub-control board 200 receives this control command, determines the presentation mode, the image display device 41 constituting the presentation means 40, and various presentation lamps 42. The sound emitting unit (speaker) 43, the back lamp 44, and the sub reel 46 are configured to produce effects using images, light and sound effects, and symbols displayed on the first reel display window 11.

  In the sub-control board 200, the effect control board 300 and the image sound generation board 400 are connected to a bus 210 as shown in FIG. The effect control board 300 is provided with a sub CPU 310, a random number generator 320, a RAM 330, a ROM 340, and an I / F circuit 350, which are connected to the bus 210. On the other hand, the image sound generation board 400 is provided with an image control IC 410 and a sound source IC 440 connected to the bus 210 described above. Further, a video RAM 420, an image ROM 430, and an image display device 41 are connected to the image control IC 410. Further, a sound source ROM 450 and an amplifier 460 are connected to the sound source IC 440, and upper and lower speakers 43 (43a, 43b) are connected to the amplifier 460. The bus 210 is also connected with the above-mentioned various effect lamps 42 (42 a, 42 b) and the back lamp 44, and the lighting / light-off operation is controlled by the effect control board 300. Further, sub input means 45 is connected to the bus 210. The sub input unit 45 gives an instruction from the player to the effect executed on the sub control board 200, and includes, for example, buttons and direction keys. The sub input unit 45 is disposed above the stop buttons 33a to 33c, for example, as shown in FIG.

  As described above, the sub reel 46 has the same shape as the main reels 21a to 21c, and is disposed so as to be visible through the first reel display window 11 together with the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21c. Therefore, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment allows the player to recognize that the three reels (9 symbols) visible from the first reel display window 11 are the main reels of a general slot machine. it can. As described above, the stop symbols of the main reels 21a to 21c controlled by the reel control means 120 of the main control board 100 are determined by the lottery result of the role lottery means 110, but the sub-control means 200 (effect control means 300). The sub reel 46 controlled by (1) can determine the stop position of the symbol without being affected by the lottery result. Further, as described above, the main reels 21a to 21c must stop rotating within a predetermined time from when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated, but the sub reel 46 has no such restriction. . However, in order to make the player recognize that the reel is integrated with the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b, the operation of the sub reel 46 is controlled in the same manner as the main reels 21a to 21c except in specific cases. . Details of the control of the sub reel 46 by the sub control means 200 (effect control means 300) will be described later.

  The sub CPU 310 expands and executes the effect control program recorded in the ROM 340 in the RAM 330, and controls the image control IC 410 and the sound source IC 440 provided on the image sound generation substrate 400 to control the image display device 41 and the speaker 43 ( 43a, 43b) is used to produce a game with video and sound effects. The video displayed on the image display device 41 is displayed when the image control IC 410 expands and executes the image information stored in the image ROM 430 on the video RAM 420, and from the speaker 43 (43a, 43b). The output sound effect (music, voice, sound effect, etc.) is reproduced from the sound information extracted from the sound source ROM 450 by the sound source IC 440 and output from the speaker 43 (43a, 43b) via the amplifier 460.

  The effect executed by the sub CPU 310 is determined according to the control command received by the sub CPU 310 via the I / F circuit 350 as described above. Although controlled, a part of the aspect (pattern) of the effect is configured to be determined using the random number value generated by the random number generator 320 provided on the effect control board 300.

(Processing on the main control board 100)
Next, processing in each game controlled by the main control board 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing until the player performs bet operation and start lever operation at the start of the game, and FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing from reel rotation to stop, FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing after the reels are stopped. FIG. 17 shows the flow of control commands transmitted from the main control board 100 to the sub control board 200 (effect control board 300) in one unit game. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example. In the following description, a function based on a game control program executed by the main CPU 101 of the main control board 100 is referred to as “main control means”.

  As shown in FIG. 14, when the game is started, the main control means manages the game state by the game state control means 180 (step S500). That is, when the game state has changed in the previous game, processing (initial setting or the like) for starting the game in the game state is performed. Then, when the game can be executed, the main control means transmits a current game state and a game state command C1000 indicating that the game medal can be accepted (bet) to the sub-control board 200 (step S501). ). The control commands transmitted from the main control board 100 to the sub control board 200 (effect control board 300) are shown in FIG.

  At the start of the game, the player inserts a game medal from the medal insertion slot 51, or operates the bet button 31 (1 bet button 31a or MAX bet button 31b) to determine the number of game medals desired by the player. Make a bet. Note that the number of bets in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is set to 3 (2 for special games). The main control means monitors that the bet operation is performed (step S502). When the bet operation is performed, the bet is made by the number of game medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 51 or by the operation of the bet button 31. Bet information including information such as the number of game medals is transmitted to the sub-control board 200 as a bet command C1001 (step S503). Here, when the combination of symbols of replay (re-gamer) is aligned on the active line in the previous game, a bet command C1001 indicating that a game medal has been automatically inserted is transmitted.

  Further, the main control means monitors whether or not the start lever 32 has been operated by the player (step S504). When the main control means determines that the start lever 32 has been operated, the role lottery means 110 performs lottery drawing (step S505). Specifically, in the role lottery process by the role lottery means 110, a lottery table shown in FIG. 11 is selected according to the current game state, and a lottery of a role is performed using the selected lottery table. The main control means determines whether or not the winning combination includes a rare combination (refers to a winning combination set with a low probability of winning among the small combinations shown in FIG. 11). When it is determined that a combination is included, the above-described freeze may be executed. The execution of the freeze may be configured to be executed whenever a rare combination is won, or it may be determined whether or not to execute in a lottery. Also, it may be determined whether or not to execute the freeze according to the gaming state. In addition, it may be configured not only when a rare role is won but also when another small role is won (a lottery for determining whether or not to execute a freeze depending on the selected small role). May change the probability). Note that the rare combination in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes the small combination 2-1, the small combination 2-2, the small combination 2-3 (watermelon), and the re-playing combination 2 and the re-playing combination 3 (cherry). At least one of these corresponds.

  When the winning lottery is performed by the winning lottery means 110, the main control means transmits information (starting operation information) on which the start lever 32 has been operated to the sub control board 200 as a start lever reception command C1002 (step S506). For example, when the start lever 32 is operated, when the control for delaying the start of rotation of at least a part of the reels 21a to 21c (the above-described freeze control) is performed, the freeze control means of the main control means is performed. 180 transmits a stand-by effect command C1003 to the sub-control board 200 (step S507), and further sub-controls the condition device state number command C1004 for instructing the determination of the effect mode including the winning information that is the result of the lottery of the role. It transmits to the board | substrate 200 (step S508). In this condition device state number command C1004, the combinations whose pressing order is set in the combination lottery process S505 (for example, small combination 1-A1 to small combination 1-A9, small combination 1-B1 to small combination 1 shown in FIG. 10). -B9, small combination 1-C1 to small combination 1-C9 and small combination 1-D1 to small combination 1-D9 (push order bell)), information on the push order is also included.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 15, the main control means controls the reel driving means 22a to 22c to be driven and controlled by the reel control means 120 to rotate all the main reels 21a to 21c. When it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, as described above, when it is determined that the rare role is won and the freeze is executed), the freeze control is executed (step S509).

  Further, the main control means monitors whether or not the minimum game time has elapsed since the start of the previous game (start of rotation of the main reels 21a to 21c) (step S510), and when the minimum game time has elapsed, The count of the minimum game time is set to 0 and the time measurement is started again for the next game (step S511), and all the main reels 21a to 21c are rotated by the reel drive control (step S512). In step S512, when the reel control means 120 starts rotation of each of the main reels 21a to 21c, the first to third cylinder rotation start commands C1005 to C1007, which are change start information, are sent to the sub control board. 200. Here, among the three main reels 21a to 21c, when the rotation of the left reel 21a starts, a first cylinder rotation start command C1005 is transmitted, and when the rotation of the middle reel 21b starts, a second cylinder rotation start command C1006 is generated. When the rotation of the right reel 21c is transmitted, a third drum rotation start command C1007 is transmitted. Therefore, the first to third cylinder rotation start commands C1005 to C1007 are not necessarily transmitted in the order shown in FIG. Thus, the main reels 21a to 21c are rotated by the reel driving means 22a to 22c, so that the symbols on the main reels 21a to 21c are displayed at a predetermined speed at the first reel display window 11 and the second reel display window. 12 is displayed in a vertically varying manner.

  When the player operates each of the stop buttons 33a to 33c, an operation signal generated at that time is input to the main control board 100. In a state where the main reels 21a to 21c are variably displayed, the main control means monitors the input of this operation signal by a stop operation on the stop buttons 33a to 33c by the player (step S513). Is received, the reel control means 120 determines a unique stop position based on the lottery result of the combination and the position (acceptance position) of the symbols on the main reels 21a to 21c when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated. By controlling the driving of the reel driving units 22a to 22c corresponding to the buttons 33a to 33c, stop control of the main reels 21a to 21c related to the reel driving units 22a to 22c is performed (step S514). Here, of the stop operations for the three main reels 21a to 21c that rotate, no matter what order the three stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated, the first operation is called the first stop and the next operation is the first operation. 2 stop and the last operation is called 3rd stop. In addition, the main control means uses the first stop button 33a to 33c as the operation information of the stop button 33a to 33c each time the three stop buttons 33a to 33c are pressed by the player and the rotation of the corresponding main reels 21a to 21c is stopped. Sub-control of stop acceptance command C1008 and first cylinder rotation stop command C1009, second stop reception command C1010 and second cylinder rotation stop command C1011, and third stop reception command C1012 and third cylinder rotation stop command C1013 It is transmitted to the means (step S515). Among these control commands, the first to third stop acceptance commands C1008, C1010, and C1012 are commands indicating that the operation of the stop buttons 33a to 33c has been accepted, and the first to third cylinder rotation stops. Commands C1009, C1011 and C1013 are commands indicating that the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped. In addition, the operation information of the stop buttons 33a to 33c includes the order of the operated stop buttons among the three stop buttons 33a to 33c, the information (stop position) of the symbols stopped in the middle stage, and the stop button 33a. Information on the position of each of the main reels 21a to 21c when the .about.33c is pushed, the symbol in the middle of the first reel display window 11 in the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b, and the second in the right reel 21c. Information on symbols in the reel cover window 12 (lower) (symbol reception position information) is included. The processes in steps S513 to S515 are repeated until the rotation of all the main reels 21a to 21c is stopped (step S516).

  Next, when all the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped, the main control means stops the combination of symbols corresponding to any combination (the winning combination by lottery) on the active line by the stop symbol determination unit 130. Whether or not (step S517), and the operation symbol display command C1014 indicating information on the displayed symbol combination for instructing the main reels 21a to 21c to start the production according to the symbol combination stopped. Is transmitted to the sub-control board 200 (step S518). The operation symbol display command C1014 instructs the sub control board 200 to execute the corresponding effect when, for example, the symbols of the special combination, winning combination (small combination), and replay combination (replay) are aligned on the active line. This command is also transmitted when there is no presentation according to the symbol.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 16, the main control means transmits information indicating that the game medal payout has been started to the sub-control board 200 as a medal payout start command C1015 (step S520). In the medal payout start command C1015, the number of medals to be paid out is set, and 0 is set when symbols other than the small role from which game medals are paid out are aligned on the active line. When the main control means determines that the combination of symbols (bonus symbols) corresponding to the special role is displayed on the active line as a result of determining the stop symbol in step S517 (step S521), the next game Execute a special game. When it is determined that the symbols corresponding to the winning combination A to the winning combination V (small winning symbols) are aligned (winned) when the bonus symbols are not aligned on the active line (step S522). The main control means pays out the game medals corresponding to the small role won by the payout control means 140 (step S523), and when the payout of the game medals is completed, transmits a medal payout end command C1016 to the sub-control board 200 ( Step S524). On the other hand, when it is determined that the symbols corresponding to the replay (replaying role) are aligned on the active line when the small role symbols are not aligned on the active line (step S525), the main control is performed. The means carries out a process of carrying over the currently bet game medal as the next game bet (step S526).

  In step S526, the main control means determines whether or not the replay 4 has been won by the combination lottery means 110. If the replay 4 has been won, the main control means further determines the invalid line (the upper and middle reels of the left reel 21a). It is determined whether or not the “bell” symbol is stopped at the middle part of 21b. This determination may be made based on, for example, whether or not the combination of symbols of the re-playing combination D is on the active line by the operation symbol display command C1014, or the first to third stop acceptance commands C1009, C1011 It may be determined from C1013 based on whether or not the stop buttons 33a to 33c are pressed forward. When the main control means determines that the bell symbols are aligned on the invalid line, the back arranged behind the “bell” symbols arranged on the invalid line via the effect control board 300. An effect of lighting the lamp 44 is executed. As will be described later, in this case, the sub-control means 200 (production control means 300) controls the “bell” symbol to stop at the lower stage of the sub-reel 46. For this reason, at the 3 × 3 nine symbol stop positions that can be seen from the first reel display window 11, the symbol “bell” stops on the line extending diagonally downward to the right, and these symbols are displayed on the back lamp 44. It is highlighted by turning on. In other words, an effect that makes the player feel that the bells on the invalid line (the same combination of symbols as the winning combination G) have won is called (this is called a “bell winning effect”). The bell winning effect is not limited to the lighting of the back lamp 44. For example, the display of the number of stored game medals may be blinked, or the effect lamp 42 may be blinked. However, when the sound effect is reproduced from the speaker 43 at the time of winning the bell, the same sound effect may be reproduced even when the bells are aligned on the invalid line. In addition, when the replay (re-playing role) symbols are aligned on the active line, the game medals bet on the game will be automatically inserted in the next game. The bet button 31 may be lit to make it possible to place a bet. In the next game, when the bet button 31 and the start lever 32 are operated, the bell winning effect is completed. On the contrary, it may be configured not to perform an effect using a “winning effect” or a winning number display lamp or the like even when a combination of symbols of any combination is aligned on the effective line. As a result, even when the combination of symbols of “Bell” (winning combination G) is aligned on the active line, the combination of symbols of “Bell” is aligned on the invalid line by replay 4 (replaying combination 4). The player can recognize that the small role 1 has won.

  The main control means sets the gaming state by the gaming state control means 180 in accordance with the conditions shown in FIG. 13, that is, the combination of symbols arranged on the active line when all the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped. (Step S527). Thus, when the process for one game is completed, the main control means transmits the information to the sub-control board 200 as an operation end command C1017 (step S528).

  Although not shown in FIG. 17, when the main control board 100 detects that an error has occurred in the slot machine 1, an error notification command is transmitted to the sub control board 200. For example, when it is detected that the front door 3 is opened, an error notification command is transmitted to the sub-control board 200 as a control command notifying that effect. When it is detected that the error state has returned to the normal state, an error cancellation command is transmitted to the sub-control board 200 as a control command notifying that effect. For example, when the front door 3 is closed, an error cancel command notifying that is transmitted. When the main control board 100 detects in the hopper device 50 that the game medals are jammed or there is no game medals to be paid out, it takes a predetermined time or more to pay out the game medals. When an error notification command for notifying that there is an abnormality in the device 50 is transmitted to the sub-control board 200 and the abnormal state is canceled and the state before the error is restored, an error cancellation command for notifying that is transmitted. Further, when the power is cut off for some reason during the game, when the power is turned on again, as described with reference to FIG. Sent to. Furthermore, if the settlement button 34 is operated between the end of the previous game and the start lever 32 of the next game, the control command indicating that the settlement has started and that the settlement has been completed. Is transmitted from the main control board 100 to the sub-control board 200.

(Production by production control board 300)
As described above, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the effect control board 300 of the sub control board 200 is used for each unit game according to the progress of the game controlled by the main control board (main control means) 100. An effect pattern is selected by the effect control means to be executed (for example, a program executed by the sub CPU 310 of the effect control board 300), and the image display device 41, the effect lamp 42, the sound emitting unit 43, the back lamp 44, and the sub reel 46. An effect using the effect means 40 including the above is executed. First, the flow of effects executed on the effect control board 300 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of the effect state executed by the effect control board 300. In the following description, among the processes executed by the sub CPU 310 of the effect control board 300, the process related to the effect execution is referred to as “effect control means”.

  Here, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, in the lottery of the role by the role lottery table used in the game in the normal gaming state RT0, as shown in FIG. 11, a special role is won with a probability of about 1/3. . Therefore, when in the normal gaming state RT0, the gaming state immediately shifts to the internal middle gaming state RT1. Further, in the lottery by the role lottery table used in the game in the internal middle game state RT1, the push order bells (small roles 1-A1 to A9, small roles 1-B1 to B9, small roles 1- C1-C9, small roles 1-D1-D9) are won, and replays (Replay 1-Replay 4) are won with a probability of about 1/2. Of these replays, a normal replay with a probability of about 1/3 (replay 1 in which “white replay” symbols are arranged on the effective lines of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b regardless of the pressing order of the stop buttons 33a to 33c. ) And win the bell replay with a probability of about 2/3 (replay 4 in which the “bell” symbol is aligned on the ineffective line (downward right line) of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b by pushing forward). It is configured as follows. That is, the player wins the bell replay (replay 4) with a considerable probability. Therefore, when these winning combinations are won, the combination of symbols of the small combination 1, replay 1 and replay 4 is aligned on the effective line, so that it is difficult to align the combination of symbols of the special combination (MB) on the effective line. Therefore, in this slot machine 1, most games are executed in the internal medium gaming state RT1, so in the following description, games are performed in the internal medium gaming state RT1 unless otherwise specified. Will be described.

(Direction state transition)
As shown in FIG. 18, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the game state of the main control means is in the normal game state RT0 as in the factory shipment, the effect control means displays the effect in the normal effect state D1. Run. Further, even in a game in which a special combination (MB) is won by the combination lottery means 110 and the game moves from the normal game state RT0 to the internal middle game state RT1, an effect in the normal effect state D1 is basically executed. When a predetermined transition condition is satisfied in the game in the normal performance state D1 (details will be described later), the performance control means performs an ART game according to the performance in the ART performance state D2 for a predetermined number of games (for example, 10 games). After that, when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied (specifically, when a predetermined number of ART games are executed), the continuation determination effect state is maintained for a predetermined number of games (for example, 8 games). The effect of D3 is executed. When the continuation determination effect state D3 ends, the effect control means repeats the effects of the ART effect state D2 and the continuation effect state D3 when determined to continue, and is normal when it is determined not to continue. Transition to production state D1. In the game in which the effect of the ART effect state D2 is being executed, if a predetermined condition is satisfied (details will be described later), the effect control means adds the effect state for a predetermined number of games (for example, three games). After executing the effect of D4, the state shifts to the ART effect state D2, and the added number of games obtained in the added effect state D4 is added (added) to the remaining number of games in the ART effect state D2. Here, the ART game is a game in which an AT game and an RT game are combined. The AT game means that when a combination with the pressing order of the stop buttons 33a to 33c is won as in the above-described small combination 1 (pushing order bell), the pressing order is determined using the above-described image display device 41 or the like. By notifying the player (hereinafter referred to as “assist”), a game advantageous to the player is provided. In addition, the RT game is a replay probability variation game state controlled by the game state control means 180, in particular, a game performed in a game state in which the winning probability of replay (regamer) is different from the normal game state RT0. It is shown that. For example, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the game is performed in a game state (internal game state RT1) in which the winning probability of this replay (re-playing combination) is set higher than the normal game state RT0. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the RT game may be executed in a gaming state in which the replay probability is set to be the same as or lower than the normal gaming state RT0. As an AT game, it is possible not to notify the pressing order of the stop buttons 33a to 33c but to notify the type of the selected small role.

(Control of sub reel operation)
Next, control of the operation of the sub reel 46 by the effect control means will be described. The effect control means starts the rotation of the sub reel 46 when the main control means determines that the rotation of the main reels 21a to 21c is started, and stops the sub reel 46 when it determines that the right stop button 33c is operated. The start of rotation of the main reels 21a to 21c may be determined by a start lever reception command C1002 transmitted from the main control board 100 to the sub control board 200 (effect control board 300), or freeze is executed by the standby effect command C1003. This freeze may be taken into account when done. Further, the start of rotation of the main reels 21a to 21c may be determined by the first to third cylinder rotation start commands C1005 to C1007. On the other hand, the operation of the right stop button 33c may be determined by the first to third stop acceptance commands C1008, C1010, C1012, or may be determined by the first to third cylinder rotation stop commands C1009, C1011, C1013. It is also possible (determined by the control command corresponding to the operation of the right stop button 33c).

  As described above, since the operation of the sub reel 46 in this slot machine 1 is controlled by the sub control means, it is not affected by the result of the winning lottery in the main control means. Therefore, a method of stopping the sub reel 46 in consideration of the stop symbols of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b that can be seen from the first reel display window 11 will be described. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the player presses the stop buttons 33a to 33c in order (the left stop button 33a and the middle stop) unless the sub control means notifies the pressing order of the stop buttons 33a to 33c. It is assumed that the buttons 33b and the right stop button 33c are operated in this order.

(When you win the push order bell (small role 1))
First of all, when winning the push order bell (small part 1 (small part 1-A1 to A9, small part 1-B1 to B9, small part 1-C1 to C9, small part 1-D1 to D9)) explain. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the push order bell when the effect state is the ART effect state D2 (including the case of the continuation determination effect state D3 and the added effect state D4 in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment). When (small role 1) is won, the correct pressing order is notified by the effect control means (for example, the correct pressing order is displayed on the image display device 41). When the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the correct pressing order, the combination of symbols of the winning combination G shown in FIG. 6 is stopped on the effective lines of the main reels 21a to 21c. That is, the symbol “bell” stops at the middle stage (on the effective line) of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b. At this time, as is clear from the symbol arrangement shown in FIG. 5, the symbol “white replay” stops at the lower stage of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b. Accordingly, when the right control button 33c is operated in the correct pressing order and the sub-control means stops the “bell” symbol in the middle stage of the sub-reel 46, the sub-control unit 3 × 3 symbols visible from the first reel display window 11 It can be seen that the “Bell” symbol is aligned in the middle row (winning in the first part 1), and when the “White Replay” is stopped in the lower row, the “White Replay” symbol is aligned (replayed) It can look like In the following description, as described above, when any symbol is arranged at least two of the three symbol stop positions of the sub reel 46, it is placed on any line in the first reel display window 11. The arrangement of symbols on the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b in which the same or similar symbols are arranged is referred to as a “double template”.

  On the other hand, when the production state is other than the ART production state D2 (when the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is in the normal production state D1), the production control means does not notify the correct pressing order, so the player presses the stop button 33a. If ~ 33c is pressed in order, the incorrect answer is pressed. Therefore, the sub-control means does not win any role by stopping the symbols in the middle of the sub-reel 46 when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in the incorrect pressing order. Can show. From the above, even if the winning bell (small role 1) is won and the correct answer is pressed, the “bell” symbol is stopped in the middle of the sub-reel 46 or the “white replay” symbol is stopped in the lower By switching whether or not to be performed, it can be shown to the player as having won a small role 1 (bell), or can be displayed as if replays are complete. As is apparent from FIG. 5, in this slot machine 1, even when the sub reel 46 is controlled by the same control as the main reels 21a to 21c, the “bell” and the “reel” regardless of the operation timing of the right stop button 33c. The “white replay” symbol can be drawn on a desired line.

(When winning the small role 2)
When winning the small role 2, if the left stop button 33a and the middle stop button 33b are operated at a predetermined timing, the "watermelon" symbol can be drawn into the first reel window 11, but other than that It cannot be pulled in if it is operated at the timing. Similarly, when the sub reel 46 is controlled in the same manner as the main reels 21a to 21c, the "watermelon" symbol cannot be drawn unless the right stop button 33c is operated at a predetermined timing. Therefore, when the right stop button 33c is operated, the effect control means has the “watermelon” symbol on the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b, and the “watermelon” symbol can be drawn into the sub reel 46 on the extension line. When the drawing is not possible, or when the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b are not equipped with the “watermelon” symbol, the control is performed so that there is a gap. In addition, there is a possibility that these small roles 2-1 to 2-3 may be in an advantageous state for the player by arranging the “watermelon” symbols on the left reel 21a, the middle reel 21b and the sub reel 46. It may be used for productions that suggest

(When replay 1 is won)
When replay 1 is won, as described above, the “white replay” symbol stops at the middle of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b when pressed forward, and when pressed irregularly, In accordance with the order, the symbol of “red 7” stops at the middle of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b as much as possible (so that the combination of symbols of the re-playing game C or the re-playing game D stops on the active line) Controlled) When the “red 7” symbol cannot be stopped, the “white replay” symbol stops at the upper, lower right, or left lower line. In addition, when the button is pushed forward, the “bell” symbol is stopped on the upper stage of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b (so, when the button is pushed forward, the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b are stopped. Has become a double tempered). Therefore, the sub-control means displays the symbol “white replay” or “bell” on the extension line of the symbol “white replay” or “bell” arranged on the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b when the right stop button 33c is operated. By stopping the game, it is possible to make the player appear as if the replays are complete, or it can appear as if the small role 1 (bell) is complete.

(When replay 4 is won)
When the replay 4 is won, as described above, when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are pushed forward, the “bell” symbol stops at the upper stage of the left reel 21a and the middle stage of the middle reel 21b. When the stop button 33c is operated, the symbol “bell” is stopped at the lower stage of the sub reel 46, so that the player can see the symbol of the small part 1 (bell) on the right downward line in the first reel display window 11. Can be seen as a complete line. On the other hand, when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are irregularly pressed, the symbol of the re-gamer A is controlled to stop on the active line, so that the symbol “white replay” is displayed in the middle of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b. Stops, and the symbol “Bell” stops at the top. Therefore, if the symbol “white replay” is stopped in the middle stage of the sub reel 46, it can appear as if the symbols of the replay are aligned, and if the symbol “bell” is stopped in the upper stage, the small role 1 (bell) You can make it look as if all the patterns are complete.

(When replay 2 or replay 3 is won)
When winning Replay 2 or Replay 3, if the left stop button 33a is operated at a predetermined timing, the “cherry” symbol can be drawn into the upper or lower stage of the left reel 21a, but at other timings. It cannot be pulled in if operated. Therefore, the effect control means determines the symbol to be stopped on the sub reel 46 based on the symbol stopped on the left reel 21a. Details will be described later. In some cases, the replay 2 and the replay 3 may be used for an effect suggesting that there is a possibility that the player will be in an advantageous state by stopping the “cherry” symbol on the left reel 21a.

(When in special gaming state)
When the game state of the main control means is in the special game state RT2, all winning combinations are won, and the reel control means 120 aligns the combinations of the winning combination F on the effective line. That is, the symbol “white replay” stops in the middle of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b. At this time, as is apparent from the symbol arrangement of FIG. 5, the symbol “bell” stops on the upper stage of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b. That is, when the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b are stopped, a double tempering state is established. Here, as described above, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is configured such that the effect control means executes an effect on the assumption that most games are played in the internal / middle game state RT1. At this time, in order to make it difficult for the player to recognize the gaming state even if the combination of symbols of the special combination is aligned on the active line and shifts to the special gaming state RT2, the reel control means 120 will receive all winning combinations. The combination of symbols of the winning combination F is configured to stop on the active line. Therefore, when the game state of the main control means shifts to the internal / middle game state RT1, the effect control means displays the symbols of “white replay” and “bell” that are double-tempered when the right stop button 33c is operated. In either case, the symbols that do not line up on the same line are stopped (the symbols that become discontinuities are stopped). This makes it difficult for the player to recognize the difference between the internal middle gaming state RT1 and the special gaming state RT2. When the transition to the special game state RT2 is made in the normal effect state D1, the effect control means stops the symbols on the sub reel 46 as described above, and the special game state RT2 in the ART effect state D2. When moving to, the “white replay” or “bell” symbols may be arranged. Further, in order to make it difficult to recognize the difference between the internal middle game state RT1 and the special game state RT2, during the special game state RT2, the stop position where the “white replay” is aligned according to the position in each game sub lottery, “Bell The symbol stop position of the sub reel may be determined so that the stop position is aligned on a straight line, and the stop position is the same symbol not aligned. Thereby, since the outcome does not become monotonous, it is possible to obscure the transition of the gaming state.

(Example of symbols to be stopped on the sub reel 46)
An example of a symbol that stops at the first reel display window 11 when the sub reel 46 is controlled to be stopped by the control as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 19 shows an example of the stop control of the sub reel 46 when the “white replay” symbol stops in the middle when the “cherry” symbol is aimed at the left reel 21a, and FIG. FIG. 21 shows an example of the stop control of the sub reel 46 when the symbol “bar” stops in the middle when the symbol “cherry” is aimed at 21a, and FIG. 21 shows the symbol “cherry” with respect to the left reel 21a. FIG. 22 shows an example of the stop control of the sub reel 46 when the “watermelon” symbol stops in the middle when aiming at the position. FIG. 22 shows the “bell” in the middle when the symbol “cherry” is aimed at the left reel 21a. ”Shows an example of stop control of the sub reel 46 when the symbol stops. FIG. 23 shows a case where the symbol“ red 7 ”stops in the middle when the symbol“ red 7 ”is aimed at the left reel 21a. Stop of sub reel 46 FIG. 24 shows an example of the stop control of the sub reel 46 when the “white replay” symbol stops in the middle when the “red 7” symbol is aimed at the left reel 21a. Reference numeral 25 denotes an example of stop control of the sub reel 46 other than the above. This description will be made with reference to the symbol arrangement of the left reel 21a, the middle reel 21b and the sub reel 46 shown in FIG. 5, and the winning combination and symbol combination shown in FIGS. Also, in these FIGS. 19 to 25, the blank above or below the symbol displayed on the middle reel 21b or the sub-reel 46 indicates that the symbol does not affect the following explanation, and “x” is the off-sign symbol. "-" Indicates an arbitrary symbol.

  First, using FIG. 19 to FIG. 22, when the player operates the left stop button 33a aiming at the “cherry” symbol (the seventh symbol shown in FIG. 5) of the left reel 21a, The relationship with the stop control of the sub reel 46 by the effect control means will be described. It is assumed that the player operates the left stop button 33a at a timing when the “cherry” symbol is about to pass through the effective line of the left reel 21a.

  Like the re-playing role A and the re-playing role D, when the role (replay 1 or replay 4) including the symbol of “white replay” is selected on the left reel 21a, the player can select “cherry” on the left reel 21a. When the left stop button 33a is operated aiming at the symbol "", as shown in FIG. 19 (a), the reel control means 120 applies the symbol "White Replay", which is the symbol No. 9 shown in FIG. 5, to the left reel 21a. Stop at the middle stage (on the active line). At this time, the symbol “bell” is stopped on the upper stage of the left reel 21a. Then, when the middle stop button 33b is operated while the replay 1 is won, the reel control means 120 displays “ Since the symbol “white replay” is stopped, the symbol “bell” is stopped on the upper stage of the middle reel 21b. Therefore, when the right stop button 33c is operated, the effect control means stops the “white replay” symbol in the middle of the sub reel 46 according to the status of the effect at that time, or as shown in FIG. Thus, the symbol “bell” is stopped on the upper stage of the sub reel 46. Further, when the replay 4 is won in the state of FIG. 19A, when the middle stop button 33b is operated, the reel control means 120, as shown in FIG. Since the “bell” symbol is stopped at the middle stage, the effect control means stops the “bell” symbol at the lower stage of the sub reel 46 when the right stop button 33c is operated. In addition, when the player has won the push order bell (small role 1) and the player operates the left stop button 33a aiming at the “cherry” symbol of the left reel 21a, the reel control means 120 also displays the figure. As shown in FIG. 19 (e), the symbol “No. 9” shown in FIG. 5 “white replay” is stopped at the middle stage (on the active line) of the left reel 21a. Since the control means 120 stops the symbol of the slippage on the middle reel 21b, the effect control means also stops the slippage of the sub reel 46 when the right stop button 33c is operated.

  Further, when a combination (replay 2 or replay 3) including the symbol “bar” is selected on the left reel 21a, such as the re-playing combination E or the re-playing combination G, the player selects “ When the left stop button 33a is operated aiming at the symbol “cherry”, the reel control means 120, as shown in FIG. 20 (a), the symbol “bar” shown in FIG. Stop at the middle stage (on the active line). At this time, the “Cherry” symbol, which is the seventh symbol shown in FIG. 5, stops at the lower part of the left reel 21a, and the “White Replay”, which is the ninth symbol shown in FIG. 5, stops at the upper part. To do. Then, when the middle stop button 33b is operated while the replay 2 is won, the reel control means 120 displays "" on the middle line (on the active line) of the middle reel 21b as shown in FIG. 20 (b). Since the “white replay” symbol is stopped, the effect control means stops the symbol on the sub-reel 46 when the right stop button 33c is operated, thereby stopping the symbol on the sub reel 46. “Weak cherry” can be suggested, and as shown in FIG. 20 (c), “strong cherry” is suggested to the player by stopping the “white replay” symbol at the bottom of the sub reel 46. Can do. Here, when the symbol of “cherry” stops at the lower stage of the right reel 21a, it may be suggested that a general slot machine is in a state advantageous to the player, “weak cherry” and “strong” “Cherry” indicates the probability of being in that state. In FIG. 20B, “weak cherry” is shown because the “white replay” symbol is not aligned on the right-down line, and in FIG. 20C, “white replay” symbol is shown on the right-down line. As a result, "strong cherry" is shown. In addition, when the replay 3 is won in the state of FIG. 20A, when the middle stop button 33b is operated, the reel control means 120, as shown in FIG. There is a case where the symbol of “No. 10” shown in FIG. 5 is stopped in the middle stage, and in this case, the symbol of “white replay” is stopped in the upper stage. Therefore, the effect control means can suggest “strong cherry” by stopping the “white replay” symbol on the upper stage of the sub reel 46 when the right stop button 33 c is operated. Also in this case, “strong cherry” is indicated by the fact that “white replay” symbols are aligned on the upper line.

  In addition, when the winning combination B or winning combination E, such as a winning combination B or a winning combination including a “watermelon” symbol (for example, a small combination 2-3) is elected, the player can select “cherry” on the left reel 21a. When the left stop button 33a is operated aiming at the symbol “”, the reel control means 120, as shown in FIG. 21 (a), the symbol “watermelon” as the eleventh symbol shown in FIG. Stop at the middle level (on the active line). When the reel control means 120 retracts the “watermelon” symbol to the middle stage of the middle reel 21b when the middle stop button 33b is operated, the “watermelon” symbol is displayed as shown in FIG. 21 (b). Since it is stopped (combination of the winning combination B symbol), the production control means also stops the “watermelon” symbol when the “watermelon” symbol is pulled into the middle stage of the sub reel 46 when the right stop button 33c is operated. This can suggest a “strong watermelon”. In a general slot machine, the role of “Watermelon” (Small 2) may be assigned to a small role with a low probability of winning (as described above, such a role is called “Rare”). The player expects to be in an advantageous state when the combination of symbols for this role is complete. Here, “weak watermelon” and “strong watermelon” indicate the level of probability of being in that state. Note that the stop control of the sub reel 46 by the effect control means is not limited by the number of frames from when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated until the stop, like the main reels 21a to 21c, and therefore the main reels 21a to 21c. It is also possible to configure so that the “watermelon” symbol is drawn into the middle stage of the sub-reel 46 beyond the limitation.

  In addition, when a winning combination (for example, small winning part 2-1, small winning part 2-2) including a symbol of “Bell” on the left reel 21a is won, such as winning combination A or winning combination C, the player When the left stop button 33a is operated aiming at the “cherry” symbol of the left reel 21a, the reel control means 120, as shown in FIG. 22 (a), the “bell” symbol of the tenth symbol shown in FIG. The symbol is stopped at the middle stage (on the effective line) of the left reel 21a. At this time, the “watermelon” symbol, which is the eleventh symbol shown in FIG. 5, stops at the upper stage of the left reel 21a. Then, when the middle stop button 33b is operated while the small role 2-1 is won, the reel control means 120 causes the middle stage (on the active line) of the middle reel 21b, as shown in FIG. ), The symbol of “watermelon” is stopped when the symbol of “watermelon” is retracted (combination of the symbol of winning combination A), so that the effect control means is also in the lower part of the sub reel 46 when the right stop button 33c is operated. When the “watermelon” symbol is retracted, the “watermelon” symbol can be suggested by stopping the “watermelon” symbol. As shown in FIG. When it is possible to retract the symbol, it is possible to suggest a “strong watermelon” to the player by stopping the symbol “watermelon”. In addition, when the small role 2-2 is won in the state of FIG. 22A, when the middle stop button 33b is operated, the reel control means 120, as shown in FIG. When the symbol “cherry” or “blank B” can be drawn into the middle stage of the reel 21b, this symbol is stopped (combination of the symbol of the winning combination C). Therefore, the symbol “watermelon” is stopped above the middle reel 21b. . Therefore, the effect control means can suggest “strong watermelon” by stopping the “watermelon” symbol on the upper stage of the sub reel 46 when the right stop button 33c is operated. With respect to the “watermelon” symbol on the sub reel 46, the stop control of the sub reel 46 by the effect control means is the restriction on the number of frames until the stop after the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated like the main reels 21a to 21c. Therefore, the “watermelon” symbol may be drawn into the upper stage or the lower stage of the sub reel 46 beyond the restrictions of the main reels 21a to 21c.

  Next, using FIG. 23 and FIG. 24, when the player operates the left stop button 33a aiming at the “red 7” symbol (the symbol No. 18 shown in FIG. 5) of the left reel 21a. The relationship between the winning combination and the control of the sub reel 46 by the effect control means will be described. It is assumed that the player operates the left stop button 33a at the timing when the “red 7” symbol passes on the effective line of the left reel 21a.

  As in the winning combination D, when the role including the symbol “red 7” on the left reel 21a (for example, the small roles 2-1 to 3) is elected, the player selects “red 7” on the left reel 21a. When the left stop button 33a is operated aiming at the symbol of Fig. 23, the reel control means 120, as shown in Fig. 23 (a), the symbol of "Red 7" which is the symbol of No. 18 shown in Fig. 5 is Stop at the middle level (on the active line). At this time, the symbol “white replay” as the 17th symbol shown in FIG. 5 stops on the upper stage of the left reel 21a, and the symbol “white replay” as the 19th symbol shown in FIG. . Next, when the middle stop button 33b is operated, the reel control means 120 stops the symbol “white replay” on the middle stage (on the active line) of the middle reel 21b (the combination of the symbols of the winning combination D). Stop. Accordingly, when the right stop button 33c is operated, the “white replay” symbol is stopped on the sub reel 46 (lower or upper) on the upper right line or the lower right line. The replay pattern (white replay) can be arranged on top. Therefore, depending on the state of the effect, the effect control means performs “white replay” at the upper stage of the sub reel 46 as shown in FIG. 23B or at the lower stage of the sub reel 46 as shown in FIG. The design of is stopped.

  Like the re-playing role D, when the role including the symbol “white replay” is selected on the left reel 21a (for example, replay 4), the player aims at the symbol “red 7” on the left reel 21a. When the left stop button 33a is operated, the reel control means 120, as shown in FIG. 24 (a), displays the symbol “white replay” as the 19th symbol shown in FIG. (Above). At this time, the symbol “bell” stops on the upper stage of the left reel 21a. In addition, when the middle stop button 33b is operated, the reel control means 120 stops the “bell” symbol at the middle stage of the middle reel 21a as shown in FIG. . Therefore, when the right stop button 33c is operated, the effect control means stops the “bell” symbol in the lower stage of the sub reel 46, thereby aligning the combination of the symbols of the small role 1 (bell) on the diagonally lower right line. be able to. Also, when the player has won the push order bell (small role 1) and the player operates the left stop button 33a aiming at the “red 7” symbol of the left reel 21a, the reel control means 120 As shown in FIG. 24 (c), the symbol “white replay” of No. 19 shown in FIG. 5 is stopped at the middle stage (on the active line) of the left reel 21 a, but when the middle stop button 33 b is operated, Since the reel control means 120 stops the symbol of the disengagement on the middle reel 21b, the effect control means also stops the disengagement of the sub reel 46 when the right stop button 33c is operated.

  Further, the sub reel 46 does not need to be in the same stop position as the main reels 21a to 21c. For example, as shown in FIG. 25A, the symbols of “battle” which are symbols 12 and 13 of FIG. By stopping each of them so as to straddle the upper and middle stages and the middle and lower stages, a special meaning can be given as an effect. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the stop mode of the sub reel 46 shown in FIG. 25A is referred to as a “specific symbol stop mode”. In addition, regardless of the lottery result of the combination by the main control means, for example, as shown in FIG. 25 (b), the symbol “bar” is stopped at the middle stage of the sub reel 46 to give a special meaning as an effect. (You can play the same role as the rare role mentioned above).

  As described above, when the player is in the internal middle game state RT1 and wins the replay 1 and is operated from the right stop button 33c by the player, the reel control means 120 causes the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21c. Control is performed so that “red 7” symbol is drawn into the middle stage as much as possible. For this reason, when the player is in the inside game state RT1 and replay 1 is won, the effect control means informs the player, for example, “Aim for red 7 from the right stop button” and the like. When the “red 7” symbol is drawn into the middle row of the sub reel 46 when the stop button 33c is operated, the “red 7” symbol is aligned in the middle row as shown in FIG. 25 (c). Can make sense. In addition, since the control of the sub reel 46 is performed by the effect control means, when the player operates from the right stop button 33c even though the above notification is not made, the inside of the first reel display window 11 is controlled. The “red 7” symbol is controlled not to stop. Similarly, in a gaming state other than the internal middle gaming state RT1, the reel control means 120 is configured not to draw the “red 7” symbol in the middle stage of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b. The effect control means is configured not to draw the “red 7” symbol into the sub reel 46.

  As is apparent from FIG. 6, most of the symbol combinations on the effective lines of the main reels 21a to 21c are the symbols of the normal reel (left reel 21a and middle reel 21b) and the symbol of the specific reel (right reel 21c). And are configured differently. For this reason, it is configured such that it is difficult to distinguish the combined role from the symbols of the main reels 21a to 21c that are visible from the first reel display window 11 and the second reel display window 12. On the other hand, the symbols aligned on any line of the normal reel (left reel 21a and middle reel 21b) and the sub reel 46 visible from the first reel display window 11 are the same or similar ("white replay" and "red replay"). Therefore, the player can recognize the combination of the symbols that are aligned instantly. Therefore, for players. The reel visible from the first reel display window 11 can be recognized as a reel in a normal gaming machine.

  The combination of symbols arranged in the first reel display window 11 includes a symbol stopped on an effective line of a normal reel (the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b) and a sub reel 46 stopped at a position on an extension line of the effective line. Or a symbol stopped on a line (upper, lower, or diagonal line) different from the effective line of the normal reel. In addition, with respect to the winning combination by the winning lottery means 110 or the symbol stopped on the normal reel, a predetermined symbol may be stopped on the sub reel 46, or when a combination of a plurality of symbols can be aligned, It may be configured to determine which symbol combination is aligned (which symbol is stopped on the sub reel 46) by lottery.

(Processing of production control means in each production state)
Now, processing of the effect control means in each of the aforementioned effect states shown in FIG. 18 will be described with reference to FIGS. 26 is a flowchart showing the first stage of the normal effect process, FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the middle stage of the normal effect process, FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the latter stage of the normal effect process, and FIG. 29 is the ART effect. FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing the middle stage of the ART effect process, FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing the latter stage of the ART effect process, and FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing the former stage of the continuation determination effect process. FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing the second stage of the continuation determination effect process, FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing the first stage of the additional effect process, FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing the middle stage of the additional effect process, and FIG. 36 is the additional effect. It is a flowchart which shows the latter stage of a process.

  The basic processing of the production control means is that when the start lever 32 is operated by the player, the production pattern is determined by lottery according to the current production state, and the game progress (stop buttons 33a to 33c). Depending on the operation and payout of game medals, etc., an effect determined by the effect pattern is executed using the image display device 41, the effect lamp 42, the sound emitting unit 43, the back lamp 44, the sub reel 46, and the like. Here, the effect pattern is performed from when the start lever 32 is operated to when the third stop button 33 (any one of 33a to 33c) is operated and all the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped. The production pattern (the production by this production pattern is called “production 1”), the production pattern (“production 2”) executed when all the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped, and the bet button 31 of the next game. A production pattern (“production 3”) to be performed at the time of operation is included. The effect control means executes the normal effect process S600 when in the normal effect state D1, executes the ART effect process S630 when in the ART effect state D2, and continues the effect determination process when in the continuation determination effect state D3. S660 is executed, and in the added effect state D4, the added effect processing S690 is executed, and these are configured to be switched depending on the effect state stored and managed in the RAM 330 or the like. This production state is assumed to be set to the normal production state D1 in an initial state such as when shipped from the factory.

(Normal production state D1)
First, with reference to FIGS. 26 to 28, the process of the effect control means in the normal effect state D1 (normal effect process S600) will be described. When the effect control means receives the start lever reception command C1002 transmitted from the main control board 100 and determines that the start lever 32 has been operated (step S601), the game state and standby effect command C1003 included in the game state command C1000. The game information such as the presence / absence of freeze control included in the condition device and the condition device state number (the result of lottery by the role lottery means 110) included in the condition device state number command C1004 is acquired and stored in the RAM 330. (Step S602). In addition, the effect control means determines whether or not a rare combination (for example, small combinations 2-1 to 3 and replays 2 and 3 as described above) is included in the combination lottery result (step S603). When it is determined that a combination is included, whether or not to shift to the ART effect state D2 is determined by lottery (step S604), and when determined to shift (step S605), the ART shift flag F1 is turned on (step S605). S606), the process proceeds to step S607. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S603 that the winning lottery result does not include a rare role, and if it is determined in step S605 that the lottery is shifted to the ART transfer lottery, the process proceeds to step S607. Then, the effect control means determines the effect pattern corresponding to the normal effect state D1 by lottery (step S607).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 27, the effect control means determines whether or not the above-described ART transition flag F1 is ON (step S608), and when it is determined that this flag F1 is not ON, in the normal effect state D1. A normal effect is executed (step S613). Here, as described above, for the normal effect, the effect determined by the effect pattern is performed by sound (including music) and video using the image display device 41, the effect lamp 42, and the sound emitting unit 43. In addition to the above, effects performed using the sub reel 46 and the back lamp 44 are included. That is, when the start lever 32 is operated, the rotation of the sub reel 46 is started in accordance with the start of rotation of the main reels 21a to 21c, and when the right stop button 33c is operated, as described above, the left reel 21a and the middle reel The stop symbol of the sub reel 46 is determined in accordance with the stop symbol of the reel 21b or the lottery result by the role lottery means 110, and the symbol thus determined is stopped on a predetermined line in the first reel display window 11. . The normal effect of the effect 1 is the same in the subsequent effect states.

  When it is determined in step S608 that the ART transition flag F1 is on, the effect control means determines whether or not replay 1 is won (step S609), and also when replay 1 is not won. The normal effect 1 of step S613 is executed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the replay 1 is won in step S609, the effect control means “operates the stop button from the right side” on the image display device 41 before the player operates the stop buttons 33a to 33c. The effect that informs the transition to the ART game is executed as the production 1 (step S610). Of course, at this time as well, the rotation start and stop of the sub reel 46 are controlled as effect 1. Since replay 1 has been won, when the operation is performed from the right stop button 33c, as described with reference to FIG. 25 (c), the effect control means displays “red 7” in the middle as much as possible. The control which arranges the pattern is performed. Further, the effect control means sets the effect state from the next game to the ART effect state D2 (step S611), and sets 10 games to the ART game number N (step S612). Note that the value of the number of ART games N described here is an example. As described above, when the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment wins the transition to the ART effect state D2 in the normal effect state D1, the effect of the normal effect state D1 is continued until the replay 1 is selected, and the replay 1 When the player wins, the player is forced to press irregularly to execute an effect of aligning the “red 7” symbol to the middle stage of the first reel display window 11. However, such an effect is an example, and the next game selected for the ART transition may be shifted to the ART effect state D2. Also, in the above description, when the replay 1 is won, the case where it is configured to shift to the ART effect state D2 from the next game even if the symbols of “Red 7” are not aligned in the middle stage is explained. It may be configured not to shift to the ART effect state D2 (the normal effect state D1 continues) until the symbols " In addition, the sub reel 46 may be rotated until the “red 7” symbol is displayed in the first reel display window 11 regardless of the timing at which the right stop button 33c is operated. In this case, regardless of the stop symbols of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b, it is possible to stop the three “red 7” symbols of the sub reel 46 in the first reel display window 11 from the next game in the ART effect state D2. It is good also as an effect which notifies that it shifts to. Of course, the player may be arranged to arrange symbols other than the “red 7” symbol.

  Then, for example, the effect control means determines that all the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped based on the third stop acceptance command C1012 transmitted from the main control board 100 and the corresponding third cylinder rotation stop command C1013. Then (step S614), the symbol stopped on the active line (stop symbol) is determined based on the operation symbol display command C1004 or the like (step S615).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 28, the effect control means determines whether the above-described ART transition flag F1 is on and the player has won the replay 1 (step S616), and does not satisfy at least one of the conditions. When it is determined whether or not the irregular button is pressed against the stop buttons 33a to 33c (step S617), and when the irregular button is pressed, a penalty is given to the player through penalty processing (disadvantage to the player). Process) (step S618), and the process proceeds to step S619. Here, the penalty means that at least one of processes advantageous to the player is not executed during a predetermined number of games. For example, when a penalty occurs, the production control means does not execute the above-described ART transfer lottery until a predetermined number of games have elapsed since the game in which the penalty occurred even if a rare role is won. Configured. If it is determined in step S616 that the ART transition flag F1 is ON and replay 1 is won, and if it is determined in step S617 that no irregular pressing has been performed, the process proceeds to step 619.

  Next, the effect control means executes effect 2 based on the above-described effect pattern (step S619). As for the effect 2, when a combination of symbols of a certain role is arranged on the effective line, an effect corresponding to the role is executed. For example, when the combination of symbols of the winning combination G (bell-bell-bell) is aligned in the middle stage of the first reel display window 11, an effect indicating that the winning combination G (bell) has been won is executed. Similarly, when the combination of symbols of the replaying player A (white replay-white replay-white replay) is aligned in the middle stage of the first reel display window 11, an effect at the time of replay is executed. As described above, when the replay 4 is determined as the winning combination, the combination of the winning combination G (bell-bell-bell) is displayed in the first reel display window 11 when the stop buttons 33a to 33 are pressed in order. As the result control means are aligned on the right-down line, the effect control means is effective when the place where the “bell” symbols are aligned is lit (flashes) or the game medal is paid out. Sound is played). Note that the contents of effect 2 (bell winning effect) when the replay 4 is won and the stop buttons 33a to 33c are pressed in the same manner are the same in the subsequent effect states.

  Finally, when the effect control means determines that a bet operation for the next game has been performed and a bet operation has been performed according to the bet command C1001 transmitted from the main control board 100 (step S620), an effect is generated based on the above-described effect pattern. 3 is executed (step S621), and the effect for one unit game is ended.

  Thus, when in the normal performance state D1, the performance control means does not notify the correct pressing order even if the small role 1 is won. The bells will be ready. On the other hand, the “white replay” symbol is aligned in the middle of the first reel display window 11 for the replay 1, and the “bell” symbol is a right-down line of the first reel display window 11 for the replay 4. Align on top.

(ART production state D2)
In the game in the normal effect state D1, when it is determined to shift to the ART effect state D2, the effect control unit executes an effect process in the ART effect state D2 (ART effect process S630) from the next game. The ART effect process S630 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 29, when it is determined that the start lever 32 has been operated (step S631), the effect control means acquires game information and stores it in the RAM 330 (step S632), and the effect control means further performs the ART game. 1 is subtracted from the number N (step S633). Further, the production control means determines whether or not the rare combination is included in the lottery result of the combination (step S634). When determining that the rare combination is included, the production control means shifts to the additional production state D4 and It is determined by lottery whether or not to execute an effect for adding to the number of games in the ART effect state D2 (step S635), and if it is determined that the add-on game is won (step S636), the effect state from the next game is added. The effect state D4 is set (step S637), three games are set as the number of games (the number of added games) M in this additional game state D4 (step S638), and the process proceeds to step S639. Note that the value of the additional number of games M described here is an example. If it is determined in step S634 that the rare combination has not been won and if it is determined in step S636 that the added game has not been won, the process proceeds to step S639. Then, the effect control means selects an effect pattern corresponding to the ART effect state D2 by lottery (step S639).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 30, the production control means irregularly presses the stop buttons 33a to 33c, thereby “on” any line of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b (ordinary reel) among the main reels. The combination in which the symbol “Bell” stops (for example, the combination of the symbols of the re-playing actor A on the active line is stopped by pressing the correct combination 1 or the replays 2 and 3 on the active line) Is determined (step S640), and when it is determined that the player has won, the push order in which the “bells” are aligned (small) before the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated by the player. In the case of combination 1, the correct answer is the pressing order (the pressing order in which the combination of the winning combination G is aligned on the active line), and replays 2 and 3 are any one of the pressing order of irregular pressing) Out to inform as 1 (step S641). In addition, when it is determined in step S640 that the combination of bells has not been won, the effect control means determines whether or not the rare combination has been won and the addition game lottery has been won in step S635 ( In step S642), when it is determined that the rare role is won and it is determined that the extra game lottery is won, as an effect 1 when the rare role is won, the effect that the extra stage state D4 is produced from the next game is notified. An effect to be executed is executed (step S643). On the other hand, when it is determined in step S642 that the rare combination has not been won or it has been shifted to the extra game lottery, the effect control means executes the normal effect 1 in the ART effect state D2 (step S644). Also in this ART effect state D2, in effect 1, as described above, the stop symbol of the sub reel 46 is determined according to the stop symbol of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b or the lottery result by the role lottery means 110. Then, the operation of the sub reel 46 is controlled so that the symbol determined in this way stops on a predetermined line in the first reel display window 11. Here, when the small combination 1 is won, the effect control means performs control to stop the “bell” symbol in the middle stage of the sub reel 46. In addition, when the replay 1 is won, the push order is not notified, and the stop buttons 33a to 33c are pushed forward. Therefore, the symbol “white replay” stops in the middle of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b. Although the upper stage is in a double tempering state in which the “bell” symbol stops, the effect control means performs control to stop the “bell” symbol on the upper stage of the sub reel 46. Similarly, when the replay 2 or 3 is won, the stop button 33a to 33c is irregularly pressed, so that the same stop symbol as the replay 1 is obtained, so that the control of the “bell” symbol is stopped on the upper stage of the sub reel 46. I do. When the replay 4 is won, the effect control means stops the “bell” symbol on the lower stage of the sub reel 46. That is, in the ART effect state D2, the effect that “bell” symbols are aligned on any line is performed as much as possible.

  However, when the number of ART games N is 0, that is, when the next game shifts to the continuation determination effect state D3, the effect control means does not stop the specific symbol described above for the stop symbol of the sub reel 46 regardless of the winning combination. A mode is set (that is, the two “battle” symbols of the sub reel 46 are stopped so as to sandwich the middle stage of the first reel display window 11. See FIG. 25A). Accordingly, it is possible to notify the player that the continuation determination effect D3 is executed from the next game. The control of the back lamp 44 is the same as in the normal performance state D1 described above. Further, in the production 1 executed when it is determined that the rare combination is won in step S642, control such as setting the stop symbol of the sub reel 46 to a specific symbol regardless of the result of the combination lottery may be performed. (For example, as shown in FIG. 25 (b), the symbol “bar” is stopped at the middle stage of the sub reel 46).

  The effect control means determines whether or not all the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped (step S645), and determines that all the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped (step S646). ). Further, the effect control means determines whether or not the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in a pressing order other than the pressing order notified in the above-described effect 1 by the player (step S647), and the pressing order other than the notification is determined. If the operation is performed at step S648, a penalty process is executed (step S648). When the pressing order is not notified, the effect control means performs a penalty process when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are irregularly pressed.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 31, the effect control means determines whether or not the ART game number N is 0 (step S649), and when determining that the ART game number N is not 0, the ART effect state D2 Production 2 is performed (step S650). On the other hand, when determining that the ART game number N is 0, the effect control means sets the effect state from the next game to the continuation determination effect state D3 (step S651), and the number of games in the continuation determination effect state D3. Eight games are set in (determination game number) L (step S652), and a lottery (ART continuous lottery) is performed to determine whether or not to return to the ART effect state D2 after the continuation determination effect state D3 (step S653). 2 that the effect of the continuation determination effect state D3 is executed from the next game (step S654). Note that the value of the determination game number L described here is an example.

  Finally, when it is determined that the betting operation for the next game has been performed (step S655), the effect control means executes effect 3 (step S656), and ends the effect for one unit game.

  In this way, in the ART effect state D2, when the small role 1 (push order bell) is won for a predetermined number of games (ART game number N = 10 games), the correct control order is displayed by the effect control means. Since the notification is made, high-level bells can be arranged on the active line, and the player can acquire more game medals. In addition, for the winning of Replay 1 and Replay 4, since the push order is not notified by the production control means, the player pushes the stop buttons 33a to 33c in order, so that for Replay 1, the first reel The “bell” symbol is aligned on the upper part of the display window 11, and the “bell” symbol is aligned on the lower right line in the first reel display window 11 for the replay 4. Will be executed. Furthermore, for the replays 3 and 4, since the irregular pressing is notified by the production control means, the symbol “bell” is arranged in the upper stage in the first reel display window 11. Therefore, when the effect of the ART effect state D2 is being executed, it is possible to give the player a sense that the player has won more small roles 1.

  In the above description, two “battle” symbols are stopped on the sub reel 46 in the production 1 of the last game in this ART production state D2 (the game that transitions from the next game to the continuation determination production state D3) ( Although the case where it is configured to be in a specific symbol stop mode has been described, in the production 1, the symbol corresponding to the winning combination is stopped on the sub reel 46 (for example, in the small role 1, the symbol “bell” is stopped in the middle stage) In Replay 1, the “white replay” symbol is stopped in the middle row, and in “Replay 4, the“ bell ”symbol is stopped in the lower row), and all the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped for the next game. In the effect 3 when the bet button is operated, the sub-reel 46 is rotated again to stop the two “battle” symbols so as to sandwich the middle stage of the first reel display window 11 (specific symbol stop). It may be configured so as to) the like.

  In the above description, when the rare role is won, whether or not to shift from the next game to the added effect state D4 is determined by lottery in this effect control means. You may comprise so that it may determine. For example, the main control means is configured to determine whether or not to execute freeze when a rare combination is won. In this case, the presence / absence of execution of the freeze is notified from the main control means to the effect control means as, for example, a standby effect command C1003. Then, when both the information that the rare role is won (condition device state number command C1004) and the information that the freeze is executed (standby effect command C1003) are received, the effect control means enters the added effect state D4. You can decide to migrate. In this case, the freeze executed by the freeze control means 190 is delayed for a predetermined time after all the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped (for example, the operation of the bet button 31 or the start lever 32 is accepted). And the effect control means can execute an effect using the sub reel 46 during the freeze. For example, when the right stop button 33c is operated, a symbol that is not related to the transition to the added effect state D4 is stopped in the first reel display window 11, and all the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped and the freeze is executed. In this case, the sub reel 46 is rotated and stopped again, and a symbol (for example, a “bar” symbol) suggesting that the sub reel 46 shifts to the added effect state D4 is stopped in the first reel display window 11. can do. In this way, by combining the freeze of the freeze control means 190 of the main control means with the effect using the sub reel 46 by the effect control means, an effective effect can be executed without hindering the progress of the game by the player. it can. Further, the effect control means may execute the effect of the image display device 41 together with the effect of the sub reel 46 corresponding to the freeze (for example, when all of the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped) (Defeats the enemy character, but performs an effect that the character is revived during the freeze). The freeze may be a control that delays the start of rotation of at least one of the main reels 21a to 21c at the timing when the start lever 32 is operated. Alternatively, at the time of starting the rotation of the main reels 21a to 21c or after all the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated, at least a part of the main reels 21a to 21c rotates or decelerates in the direction opposite to the normal rotation. Then, it may be controlled to rotate or rotate by frame advance. Also in this case, in accordance with the delay and rotation control of the main reels 21a to 21c, the sub reel 46 is started and stopped to perform an effect of stopping a predetermined symbol in the first reel display window 11. (For example, this stop symbol suggests a special condition). Since the operations of the main reels 21a to 21c are controlled by the main control means, the rotation of these main reels 21a to 21c cannot be directly controlled from the effect control means. Therefore, in order to link the freeze control when the rotation of the main reels 21a to 21c starts and the rotation of the sub reel 46, information on the rotation of the main reels 21a to 21c during the freeze is transferred from the main control means to the effect control means. The effect control means rotates the sub reel 46 based on the information related to the rotation of the main reels 21a to 21c. In other words, the effect control unit controls the operation of the sub reel 46 so as to match the rotation of the main reels 21a to 21c based on the information from the main control unit. As a method of synchronizing such rotation, for example, a signal (control command) is transmitted to the effect control means when the main reels 21a to 21c are at the home position (reference position), and the effect control means is based on this signal. Thus, a method of adjusting the rotation of the sub reel 46 is used.

(Continuation determination effect state D3)
When a predetermined number of games in the ART effect state D2 are executed, the effect control means executes processing of the effect in the continuation determination effect state D3 (continuation determination effect process S660) from the next game. This continuation determination effect process S660 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 32, when it is determined that the start lever 32 has been operated (step S661), the effect control means acquires game information and stores it in the RAM 330 (step S662). 1 is subtracted from the number L (step S663). Then, the effect control means selects an effect pattern corresponding to the continuation determination effect state D3 by lottery (step S664).

  Next, the effect control means irregularly presses the stop buttons 33a to 33c to stop the "white replay" symbol on either the left reel 21a or the middle reel 21b (ordinary reel) of the main reels. When the stop button 33a-33c is operated in the correct answer pressing order, for example, the small role 1 (push order bell) stops the “bell” symbol in the middle of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b. In the lower row, the symbol “white replay” is stopped, and the replays 2 and 3 are irregularly pressed to stop the combination of the symbols of the replaying player A on the active line. As a result, the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b It is determined whether or not the “white replay” symbol is stopped in the middle (step S665), and if it is determined that the player has been won, Further, before the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated, the pressing order in which “white replays” are aligned (in the case of the small role 1, the correct answer pressing order (the pressing order in which the combination of the winning combination G symbols is aligned on the active line) The replays 2 and 3 notify the effect 1 as any one of the pressing order of the irregular pushes (step S666). At this time, when the right stop button 33c is operated, the effect control means stops the symbols of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b (the symbols that are already stopped, or the symbols that are stopped by the transition operation by the combination) ), The “white replay” symbol is stopped at the middle or lower stage of the sub reel 46, and the effect of aligning the “white replay” symbol at the lower stage of the first reel display window 11 is performed. In addition, when it is determined that the small role 1 is not won in step S665, the effect control means determines whether or not the replay 4 is won (step S667), and when it is determined that it is won. Before the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated by the player, the irregular push is notified (the combination of the symbols of the re-gamer A is stopped on the active lines of the main reels 21a to 21c), and the right When the stop button 33c is operated, the symbol “white replay” is stopped at the middle stage of the sub reel 46 (step S668). On the other hand, when it is determined in step S667 that the replay 4 has not been won, the effect control means executes the normal effect 1 in the continuation determination effect state D3 (step S669). In the case of this normal production 1, as in the normal production state D1, the stop design of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b, or the stop design of the sub reel 46 according to the lottery result by the role lottery means 110 is displayed. The operation of the sub reel 46 is controlled so that the symbol determined in this way stops on a predetermined line in the first reel display window 11. The control of the back lamp 44 is the same as in the normal performance state D1 described above. Further, the effect control means determines whether or not all the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped (step S670), and determines that all the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped (step S671). ).

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 33, the effect control means determines whether or not the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated by the player in a pressing order other than the pressing order notified in the above-described effect 1 (step S672). ), Penalties processing is executed when the operation is performed in a pressing order other than notification (step S673). When the pressing order is not notified, the effect control means performs a penalty process when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are irregularly pressed.

  The effect control means determines whether or not the determined game number L is 0 (step S674), and when it is determined that the determined game number L is not 0, the effect 2 in the continuation determination effect state D3 is executed. (Step S675). On the other hand, if it is determined that the determined game number L is 0, the effect control means determines whether or not the ART game continuation in the ART effect state D2 is won for continuing the ART game (step S676), and continues the ART. When it is determined that the lottery has been won, the effect state from the next game is set to the ART effect state D2 (step S677), and 10 games are set to the number N of ART games (step S678). It is notified that the ART game will continue (step S679). On the other hand, when the effect control means determines in step S676 that there is a deviation from the ART continuous lottery, the effect state from the next game is set to the normal effect state D1 (step S680), and the ART game ends as effect 2. (Step S681).

  Finally, when it is determined that the betting operation for the next game has been made (step S682), the effect control means executes effect 3 (step S683), and ends the effect for one unit game.

  As described above, in the continuation determination effect state D3, when the small role 1 (push order bell) is won for a predetermined number of games (determination game number L = 8 games), the effect control means performs the correct push order. Is notified, the high-level bells can be arranged on the active line, and the player can acquire more game medals. However, since the effect control means stops the “white replay” symbol in the lower stage of the sub reel 46, the “white replay” symbol is aligned in the first reel display window 11. In addition, for the winning of Replay 1, the player presses the stop buttons 33a to 33c in order, so that “white replay” symbols are arranged in the middle of the first reel display window 11. On the other hand, for the winning of replays 2, 3, and 4, since the irregular control is notified by the production control means, the reel control means 120 displays the symbol “white replay” in the middle of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b. In order to stop, the effect control means stops the “white replay” symbol in the middle stage of the sub reel 46, so that the “white replay” symbol is aligned in the middle stage in the first reel display window 11. In this way, in the continuation determination effect state D3, control is performed so that “white replay” symbols are aligned on any line as much as possible. For the replays 1 to 4, the “white replay” symbol is stopped in the middle of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b (ordinary reel) as described above, and regardless of the winning combination, The production control means may be configured so that the sub reel 46 is in a specific symbol stop mode (the two “battle” symbols on the sub reel 46 are stopped so as to sandwich the middle stage). In this case, only the sub reel 46 may be set to the specific symbol stop mode regardless of the winning combination without notifying the pressing order. Even if comprised in this way, in a continuation determination production | presentation state, it can always be shown that it wins a special replay (replay expressed by the sub reel 46 becoming a specific symbol stop mode).

(Additional production state D4)
When a rare role is won in the game in the ART effect state D2, and the bonus game lottery performed by the effect control means is won, the process of the effect in the add-on effect state D4 (addition effect process S690) is executed from the next game. . This extra effect processing S630 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 34, when it is determined that the start lever 32 has been operated (step S691), the effect control means acquires game information and stores it in the RAM 330 (step S692), and the effect control means further adds the extra game. 1 is subtracted from the number M (step S693). Further, the effect control means determines the additional number of games Z1 to be given to the player in the game by lottery (step S694). Here, the case where the number of games of 1 to 3 games is given as the additional number of games Z1 will be described. Then, the effect control means determines the effect pattern corresponding to the added effect state D4 by lottery (step S695).

  Next, the effect control means notifies the operation mode of the right stop button 33c in the extra game before the player operates the stop buttons 33a to 33c (step S696). Here, the symbol “red 7” of the number of added games Z1 described above is configured to execute an effect of stopping in the first reel display window 11, and the image display device 41 has, for example, “right “Reel Aim for Red 7!” Is displayed. Further, the effect control means determines whether or not the winning combination includes the small combination 1 (step S697). When determining that the winning combination 1 is included, the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated similarly. Before being performed, the correct answer pressing order is notified (step S698). In addition, when it is determined in step S697 that the small role 1 is not won, the effect control means executes the normal effect 1 in the added effect state D4 (step S699). In effect 1 in the added effect state D4, when the right stop button 33c is operated, the effect control means stops the symbol when the symbol “red 7” can be drawn into the first reel display window 11. Let At this time, by determining the number of “red 7” symbols to be stopped in the first reel display window 11 in accordance with the above-described number of added games Z1, the number of added games Z1 to be given to the player is notified. Can do. Specifically, when Z1 is 1, the symbol “red 7” is stopped at either the upper stage or the lower stage of the sub reel 46, and when Z1 is 2, “red 7” is displayed at the upper stage and the middle stage or the middle stage and the lower stage. The symbol "" is stopped, and when Z1 is 3, the symbol "Red 7" is stopped at the upper, middle and lower stages. If the stop control of the sub reel 46 is not the same as that of the main reels 21a to 21c, the symbol “red 7” may be drawn into the first reel display window 11 regardless of the operation timing of the right stop button 33c. When the right stop button 33c is operated when the "red 7" symbol cannot be pulled in by the same stop control as the main reels 21a to 21c, the symbols other than the "red 7" symbol are stopped, and the number of added games Z1 May be changed to 0.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 35, the effect control means determines whether or not all the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped (step S700), and if it determines that all the main reels 21a to 21c are stopped, the stop is stopped. The symbol is determined (step S701). Further, the effect control means determines whether or not the stop buttons 33a to 33c are operated in a pressing order other than the pressing order notified in the above-described effect 1 by the player (step S702), and the pressing order other than the notification is determined. If the operation is performed at step S703, a penalty process is executed (step S703). When the pressing order is not notified, the effect control means performs a penalty process when the stop buttons 33a to 33c are irregularly pressed. In addition, the effect control means notifies the player of the added game number Z1 acquired in the game as the effect 2 using the image display device 41 or the like (step S704), and the added game number acquired in the current added game state D4. The added game number Z1 is added to the total number Z (step S705).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 36, the effect control means determines whether or not the number of added games M is 0, that is, whether or not it is the last game in which the effect of the added game state D4 is executed ( In step S706), while determining that it is the last game, the game state from the next game is set to the ART effect state D2 (step S707), and the total number Z of the obtained additional games is added to the ART game number N. (Step S708). Finally, when it is determined that the betting operation for the next game has been performed (step S709), the effect control means executes effect 3 (step S710), and ends the effect for one unit game.

  In this way, when the transition is made to the effect in the added effect state D4, the number of games is added to the number of games in the ART effect state D2 (the number of ART games), so that a state advantageous to the player is extended. In this additional effect state D4, since it becomes an advantageous state for the player that the number of additional games is given in each of the consecutive games, in order to represent this state, the sub reel 46 has lottery of the role in the main control means Regardless of the result, the symbol “Red 7” is displayed. The configuration in which “red 7” is stopped on the sub reel 46 is an example, and the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 25 (b), the stop of the symbol “bar” is positioned as a rare role in the sub-control means in the middle of the sub-reel 46, and may be displayed only in the added effect state D4. .

(First Modification of Processing of Effect Control Unit)
In the above-mentioned production, it was decided whether or not to continue the ART production state D2 by lottery before shifting from the ART production state D2 to the continuation determination production state D3. Instead, it is possible to determine whether or not to continue the ART effect state D2 based on the game result of the continuation determination effect state D3. Therefore, as a first modification, a case will be described in which it is determined whether to repeat the ART effect state D2 again according to the winning combination result in the game in the continuation determination effect state D3. The transition of the production state is as shown in FIG. 18, and only the parts that are different in the processing of each production state will be described in detail.

  First, the contents of the effect in the continuation determination effect state D3 will be described. Here, at the start of the continuation determination effect state D3, the continuation point P1 and the end point P2 are cleared, and a role advantageous to the player (for example, a small role 1 or a rare role (small role 2, replay 2, 3). )) Is won, a predetermined value is added to the continuation point P1, and when an unfavorable combination (replay 1 or 4) is won (including a loss), a predetermined value is added to the end point P2. When either the continuation point P1 or the end point P2 exceeds the threshold, it is determined that the ART effect state D2 is continued for the continuation point P1, and the ART effect is generated for the end point P2. It is determined that the state D2 is not continued and the state is shifted to the normal performance state D1. In addition, when winning a rare role (small role 2, replay 2, 3, etc.) rather than a small role 1, a larger point is added (for example, when a small role is 1, 1 point is added, 2 points will be added for a rare role (small role 2)).

  In addition, when a rare role is won in the game in the normal performance state D1, the number of wins is stocked. In addition, it may be configured to stock only when a rare combination is won and the result of the ART transfer lottery is deviated. Alternatively, it may be configured to stock when a rare combination is won and a symbol or a combination of symbols corresponding to the rare combination stops on the active line. In addition, the stop position of the symbol or symbol combination corresponding to the rare combination is not limited to the active line. For example, it is configured to stock even when a predetermined symbol or symbol combination is aligned on the invalid line. Also good. In the continuation determination effect state D3, when the replay 1 or 4 is won, the continuation point P1 is added by the number of times corresponding to the stock. Here, in the main reels 21a to 21c, the combination of symbols corresponding to the lottery result of the combination is stopped, but since the sub reel 46 is controlled by the production control means, it is not affected by the lottery result of this combination. For example, even when the replay 1 is won, by stopping the symbols that do not constitute the replay on the sub reel 46, it is possible to make it appear that another role (a role advantageous to the player) has been won. For example, as shown in FIG. 25B, the symbol “bar” is stopped at the middle stage of the sub reel 46 as a rare role for the production control means, so that the main control means wins the replays 1 and 4 are rare. It can be replaced by winning a role. That is, by the effect by the sub-reel 46, the effect that the symbol of the role to which the point is given to the end point P2 is aligned, but the symbol of the role to which the point is given to the continuation point P1 (rare role in the sub-reel 46) is aligned. be able to.

  As described above, in the first modified example, when it is in the normal performance state D1, information on that a specific symbol or a combination of symbols can be derived (in this case, winning a rare role or winning In the continuation determination effect state D3, the stop symbol of the sub reel 46 is changed based on this information and a predetermined condition. By configuring in this way, the design or combination of symbols displayed in the first reel display window 11 can be controlled by the effect control means.

  In each game in the continuation determination effect state D3, the addition of points to the continuation point P1 and the end point P2 can be linked with the effect using the image display device 41. For example, when the effect of the continuation determination effect state D3 is started, an image in which the teammate character and the enemy character battle each other is displayed on the image display device 41. The damage received by the opponent's attack is displayed in the vicinity of each character in a graph or the like, and when points are added to the continuation point P1, along with the image of the enemy character attacking the enemy character, When the damage graph is increased and points are added to the end point P2, the damage graph of the ally is increased along with a video in which the enemy character attacks the ally character. When a rare role is won, the enemy character is greatly increased and the enemy damage graph is greatly increased. Thus, by using the effect using the image display device 41 together, the progress of the effect can be presented to the player in an easily understandable manner. Further, the stop control of the sub reel 46 in each effect state is the same as described above.

  Further, in the continuation determination effect state D3, whether or not to use the stock obtained by winning the rare role in the normal effect state D1 (when the role added to the end point P2 is won, the continuation point P1 is set). It may be determined by lottery whether or not the combination to be added is replaced by the symbol of the sub reel 46. In this case, the stock may be digested (subtract 1 from the stock) when the lottery shifts, or the stock may not be subtracted when the lottery shifts.

(Second modification of processing of effect control means)
In the above description, when the rare role is won in the normal performance state D1, whether or not to shift to the ART game is determined by lottery, and when it is determined to shift, the game in which the effect of the ART effect state D2 of 10 games is performed. Then, the game in which the effect of the continuation determination effect state D3 of eight games for determining whether or not to continue this ART game is repeated. On the other hand, it is possible to repeat the normal effect state D1 and the ART effect state D2 and to execute a predetermined number of continuation determination effect states D3 in the ART effect state D2. In this case, the continuation determination effect state D3 is not an effect suggesting whether or not the ART game is continued, but is a position of a regular bonus in a general slot machine). For example, if the rare role is won in the normal performance state D1 and the transition to the ART game is won, the state transitions to the ART performance state D2, and a game in the ART performance state D2 for a predetermined number of games (for example, 30 games) is executed. Alternatively, a specific symbol stop mode can be established in a predetermined number of games, and this ART effect state D2 can be continued until a game in the continuation determination effect state D3 of eight games is executed. Here, the specific symbol stop mode is when the replay 4 is won. However, in this configuration, the effect control unit makes the stop control of the sub reel 46 the same as that of the main reels 21a to 21c. That is, if the right stop button 33c is not operated when there is a “battle” pattern within a predetermined number of frames (5 frames in the present embodiment) from the middle stage of the sub reel 46, the middle stage of the first reel display window 11 is sandwiched. Thus, the two “battle” symbols cannot be stopped. On the other hand, by performing such stop control, when the replay 4 is won, the specific symbol stop mode is operated by operating the right stop button 33c when the symbol of “battle” is not in the above-mentioned range. Can be avoided.

  Thus, until the game in the ART effect state D2 of 30 games is completed, the specific symbol stop mode is stopped three times and the game in the continuation determination effect state D3 is performed (the game in the third continuation determination effect state D3). When the game is finished, the ART effect state D2 is ended regardless of the number of remaining games), so that when the player is in the ART effect state D2, the player stops the specific symbol stop mode three times. It is going to go (because the game in the continuation determination effect state D3 of 8 games is executed for this specific symbol stop mode). On the other hand, the number of game medals obtained when winning the small role 1 (push order bell) increases as the number of games in the ART effect state D2 approaches 30 games as much as possible. That is, when the number of digested games in the ART effect state D2 is small, the player operates the right stop button 33c so as not to enter the specific symbol stop mode in response to the winning of the replay 4, and the number of games in the ART effect state D2 As the game approaches 30 games, the right stop button 33c is operated so as to be in the specific symbol stop mode. In this way, the number of games that can be acquired varies depending on the skill of the player, so that the player is interested in the game of the slot machine 1.

  With the configuration as described above, the start and end of the predetermined effect state (the start of the continuation determination effect state D3 and the end of the ART effect state D2) can be selected according to the skill of the player. Even in such a configuration, the combination of symbols arranged in the first reel display window 11, that is, the combination of symbols indicating whether or not to shift to the continuation determination effect state D3, is included in the lottery result of the winning lottery means 110. Regardless, since it can be determined by the symbol stopped on the sub reel 46, the progress of the game can be controlled by the effect control means.

  In the above description, the case where two “battle” symbols of the sub reel 46 are stopped in the first reel display window 11 as the specific symbol stop mode has been described. However, it is difficult to prevent the symbols from being pulled in. It is good also as a design. Further, in the above description, the switching condition to the continuation determination effect state D3 in the ART effect state D2 is the winning of the replay 4, but in the game winning the replay 4, the ART effect state D2 is continued and the predetermined game When the number (a fixed number of games such as two games may be determined or the number of games may be determined by lottery) has elapsed, the process may proceed to the continuation determination effect state D3. The game that makes this transition may be limited to the game that won the replay 4, or may be configured to make a transition even in the case of other winning combinations.

(effect)
As described above, according to the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the sub reels 46 whose main symbols 21a to 21c are not affected by the stop symbol pattern are not affected by the winning lottery result of the winning lottery means 110 of the main control board 100. Are arranged side by side with the normal reels (the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b), and the design of these reels can be seen from the first reel display window 11, so that the main reels 21a to 21c are selected for winning. Even if the corresponding stop symbol is obtained, the player can be given a sense that the stop symbol of the sub reel 46 has a combination of symbols corresponding to a combination different from the combination of symbols of the winning combination. Further, the stop control of the sub reel 46 is not subject to the restrictions as in the main reels 21a to 21c, so that any symbol is stopped in the first reel display window 11 regardless of the operation timing of the right stop button 33c. Can do. In addition, among the symbols of the sub reel 46, by providing a symbol with a low probability of being stopped by the effect control means, the effect control means stops the combination of symbols corresponding to the rare role regardless of the lottery result. (Thus, even if the lottery result of the combination is not a rare combination, an effect that is executed when the rare combination is won can be executed by the effect control means). Further, as described in the processing of the extra effect state D4, it is also possible to display rare combinations on the sub reel 46 continuously over a predetermined number of games.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the determination of the winning symbol is determined by the combination of symbols stopped on the active lines of the main reels 21a to 21c, but the specific reels constituting this symbol combination ( By making the stop symbol of the right reel 21c different from the stop symbol of the normal reel (the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b), the winning combination (the combination of symbols stopped on the active line) is given to the player. ) Can be made difficult to discriminate. Further, by making the symbols aligned on a predetermined line out of the symbol combinations visible from the first reel display window 11 the same or similar, it is emphasized to the player that these symbols are aligned. Can do. Therefore, the player pays attention to the symbols aligned with the normal reel and the sub reel 46 visible from the first reel display window 11, and makes the stop symbol of the sub reel 46 recognized as a part of the stop symbol on the normal reel. Can do.

  If the sub reel 46 is arranged on the left side of the left reel 21 a and the sub reel 46, the left reel 21 a and the middle reel 21 b can be seen from the first reel display window 11, the leftmost reel visible from the first reel display window 11. The rare combination (corresponding to the above-mentioned replays 2 and 3) having “Cherry” symbols on the upper or lower stage can be stopped by the effect control means regardless of the lottery result of the combination. As a result, the above-described “cherry replay” can be aligned only by controlling the sub reels.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 according to the present invention, the effect control means determines the symbol to be stopped on the sub reel 46 according to the symbol (or the symbol to be stopped) stopped on the normal reel (the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b). (For example, when the combination of symbols of the replaying player A (the symbol of “white replay”) stops at the middle of the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b, the symbol of “white replay” appears at the middle of the sub reel 46. Or stop the symbol “bell” in the upper stage), the stop symbol of the sub reel 46 can be determined regardless of the stop symbol of the main reels 21a to 21c (for example, “battle” or “red 7”). ”Is stopped). Therefore, it is possible to play the game by switching the normal effect state D1 and the ART effect state D2 (including the continuation determination effect state D3 and the added effect state D4) as described above by the effect control means. In a general gaming machine, the start condition of the special gaming state is determined by the fact that the special role symbols are aligned on the active line. However, in the slot machine 1 according to the present invention, the effect control means moves to the ART effect state D2. In this case, the combination of symbols to be stopped in the first reel display window 11 can be determined by the sub reel 46. Similarly, the special game state termination condition is determined by the number of game medals paid out. However, as in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, by controlling the operation of the sub reel 46 by the effect control means, by determining the combination of stop symbols visible from the first reel display window 11, the number of games and the specific number It is possible to control the end of the state (ART effect state D2) advantageous to the player by the number of times that the combination of symbols has been prepared. In the above embodiment, the case where the end of the ART effect state D2, the continuation determination effect state D3, and the extra effect state D4 is managed by the number of games executed in the effect state is described. (The difference between the total number of acquired game medals and the total number of inserted game medals) and the number of times that a specific symbol (for example, “bell” symbol) is arranged on the line may be managed. If comprised in this way, the number of game medals which can be acquired in the said production | presentation state can be decided (if the number of games is managed, variation will arise in the number which can be acquired in each production state).

  In addition, the slot machine 1 according to the present invention can perform an effect of changing the combination of symbols arranged in the first reel display window 11 according to the effect state. For example, as described above, in the ART effect state D2, the “bell” symbol is aligned on any line as much as possible, and in the continuation determination effect state D3, the “white replay” symbol is possible as much as possible. The symbols aligned in the first reel display window 11 can be freely determined by the effect control means. If comprised in this way, the characteristic of each production state can be clarified.

  In addition, in a conventional gaming machine, a special game for a big bonus (continuous operation device related to a first type special object) is 30 small-games (in general BB) or 3 JAC games (RB) There are some that will end. However, the end of such a special game is based on the condition that a prescribed number of game media (game medals) are acquired, and it is difficult to realize the above big bonus. Here, in the conventional JAC game, the replay is constituted by a special symbol (JAC symbol), but it is difficult to control the main reels 21a to 21c in this way by the main control means. However, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the normal reels (the left reel 21a and the middle reel 21b) of the main reels and the sub reel 46 are arranged side by side in the first reel display window 11, and therefore the sub reel 46 By controlling as described above, a desired combination of combinations can be stopped by the effect control unit regardless of the game state (such as a lottery result or game state) of the main control unit. Therefore, according to the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the configuration of the conventional JAC game can be realized as described above.

1 slot machine (game machine)
11 First reel display window (display window)
12 Second reel display window (display window)
21 (21a-21c) main reel (specific reel and normal reel)
33 (33a-33c) Stop button (stop means)
46 Sub reel 100 Main control board 110 Role lottery means (role decision means)
120 reel control means 300 effect control board (effect control means)

Claims (11)

A plurality of main reels including a specific reel and a normal reel each having a plurality of symbols displayed thereon;
A sub-reel associated with the specific reel of the plurality of main reels and displaying a plurality of symbols;
A display window capable of visually recognizing the symbols of the plurality of main reels and the sub reels;
A plurality of stop means associated with each of the plurality of main reels;
A combination determining means for determining a winning combination from a plurality of combinations each associated with a combination of symbols;
When the symbols of the plurality of main reels are changed and the plurality of stop means are operated, the change of the symbols of the main reel corresponding to the stop means is stopped on the effective line according to the winning combination. Reel control means;
The design of the stop means associated with the specific reel is selected by changing the symbol of the sub reel, selecting one effect state from a plurality of effect states including the first effect state and the second effect state. Production control means for stopping the variation of the symbol of the sub reel according to the operation,
When the production control means is in the first production state, information on that a specific symbol or a combination of symbols can be derived is stored,
When the production control means is in the second production state,
When the predetermined condition is satisfied, when all the stop means are operated, the first symbol or combination of symbols based on the information is displayed according to the symbols of the normal reel and the sub reel.
When the predetermined condition is not satisfied, a second symbol or a combination of symbols different from the first symbol or the combination of symbols depending on the symbols of the normal reel and the sub-reel when all the stopping means are operated. A gaming machine that displays a combination of symbols. The information relating to the fact that the specific symbol or symbol combination can be derived is the number of times that the specific symbol or symbol combination has stopped on the active line in the first performance state,
The said 1st symbol or symbol combination is stopped based on the frequency | count that the said specific symbol or symbol combination stopped on the said effective line in the said 2nd production state. Game machines.   When the production control means is in the second production state, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, a lottery is performed by the production control means, and when the lottery is won, all the stop means are When operated, the symbol of the first reel or the combination of symbols is displayed by the symbols of the normal reel and the sub-reel. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the second symbol or a combination of symbols is displayed by a symbol of the normal reel and the sub reel.   The first symbol or symbol combination and the second symbol or symbol combination are different from the symbol or symbol combination stopped on the effective line by the reel control means. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the gaming machine is a combination. Only one symbol of the specific reel is configured to be visible,
The predetermined condition is a winning of a specific combination by the combination determining means for determining whether or not to give a player the profit set for the winning combination, and constitutes a combination of symbols corresponding to the specific combination The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein a symbol that stops at the specific reel among symbols to be played is different from a symbol that stops at the normal reel. When the combination of symbols corresponding to the specific combination is stopped on the effective line, the main reel has a pattern different from the combination of symbols corresponding to the specific combination on an invalid line different from the effective line of the normal reel. Part of the combination is configured to stop,
The sub reel includes a first predetermined symbol and a second predetermined symbol which are different symbols of the plurality of symbols,
The effect control means stops the first predetermined symbol at the stop position of the sub reel corresponding to the invalid line of the normal reel, and stops the sub reel corresponding to the active line of the normal reel. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein a combination of different symbols is displayed when the second predetermined symbol is stopped. The invalid line includes a first invalid line and a second invalid line,
When the part of the predetermined symbol combination stops on the first invalid line of the normal reel, the main reel is different from the part of the predetermined symbol combination on the second invalid line. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein one of the predetermined symbol combination and the other different predetermined symbol combination is displayed by stopping the predetermined symbol combination.   Of the symbols constituting the first symbol or combination of symbols and the second symbol or symbol combination, the symbols on the sub-reel and the symbols on the normal reel are the same or similar to each other. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7.   When the first symbol or symbol combination stops in the second effect state, the effect control means executes an effect advantageous to the player, and the second symbol or symbol combination stops. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the gaming machine is configured to execute an effect unfavorable to the player.   In the second effect state, when the first control or the combination of symbols is displayed by the symbol of the sub-reel, the effect control unit operates the stop unit associated with the specific reel. Sometimes, after stopping a symbol or symbol combination different from the symbol constituting the first symbol or symbol combination, the sub reel is rotated again to constitute the symbol or symbol combination. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the gaming machine is configured to stop.   The production control means, when a predetermined end condition is satisfied in the second production state, the number of times that the first symbol or symbol combination is stopped and the number of times that the second symbol or symbol combination is stopped. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is configured to determine whether or not to continue the second performance state based on the game.

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