JP2015002799A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slot machine, when an execution condition of a replay of a special game is satisfied during the special game, capable of starting a next special game in an early stage.SOLUTION: During an under-normal BB game, when a stop switch of retaining the under-normal BB game is not operated the prescribed number of times (the number of an incorrect depressing-order game becomes three when overlappedly winning the bell), if the execution condition of a BB game replay is not satisfied (in the non-continuous BB) at that time, main control means transfers the game to the normal game. However, when the execution condition of the BB game replay is satisfied (in the continuous BB), the main control means controls the game to transfer to an under-normal BB game standby state being transferable to the under-normal BB game.

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine that has a plurality of internal states on the main side and shifts the internal states according to the operation of a stop switch.

  In a conventional slot machine, a BB (sub bonus) lottery is performed during an AT, and when the symbol combination corresponding to the BB is stopped when the BB is won, a slot machine for executing a BB game during the AT is known. Yes.

Japanese Patent No. 5152735

In the above-described conventional technique, it is conceivable to continue the BB lottery during the BB game during AT. Then, if the BB is won during the AT BB game, the winning BB is stocked, and the AT BB game is executed again after the AT BB game ends.
However, in this case, after the AT BB game is finished, the internal state is returned to the AT again, and when the transition to the AT BB game is made via the predetermined internal state, There is a problem that the number of games until the start of the BB game during AT becomes longer.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to enable the next special game to be started at an early stage when the special game execution condition is satisfied again during the special game.

The present invention solves the above-described problems by the following means. Note that the corresponding embodiment is shown in parentheses.
The invention of claim 1
A plurality of reels (31) displaying symbols;
Operation switches operated by the player, including a start switch (41) and a stop switch (42);
A main control means (50) for performing control including a lottery of a role (role lottery means 61) and a change of the reel (reel control means 64);
Sub-control means (80) for performing control including production output and notification of operation information of the operation switch,
As an internal state of the main control means,
A lottery state (normal or AT) in which a lottery for determining whether or not to execute a special game (BB game) advantageous to the player is performed;
A special game state in which a special game is executed (normal BB game or AT BB game);
A preparation state (normal BB game standby or AT BB game standby) through which transition from the lottery state to the special game state is made,
Even after winning the lottery whether or not to run a special game, perform a lottery or not to run a special game,
In the lottery state, the sub-control means informs the operation information of the stop switch that satisfies the transition condition to the preparation state in the game that can transition to the preparation state when the execution condition of the special game is satisfied,
In the lottery state, the main control means shifts the internal state to the preparatory state when the stop switch is operated so as to satisfy the transition condition to the preparatory state in a game that can transition to the preparatory state. And
When the sub-control means satisfies the execution condition of the special game in the preparatory state, the sub-control means notifies the operation information of the stop switch that satisfies the transition condition to the special game state in the game that can shift to the special game state. And
In the preparatory state, the main control means is a game capable of shifting to the special gaming state, and when the stop switch is operated so as to satisfy the transition condition to the special gaming state, the main control means changes the internal state to the special gaming state. Transition to the state,
The sub-control means, when the continuation condition is satisfied in the special gaming state, informs the operation information of the stop switch that maintains the special gaming state,
When the main control means does not operate the stop switch for maintaining the special game state for a predetermined number of times in the special game state (the game with the incorrect answer in the order of pushing in the case of the bell duplicate win is 3 games). When the execution condition of the special game again is not satisfied at that time (when it is not the BB series), the state is shifted to a predetermined internal state (normal game or AT) and the execution condition of the special game is again satisfied (BB series). And control to shift to another predetermined internal state (normal BB game standby or AT BB game standby) that is different from the predetermined internal state and can shift to the special game state. Features.

The invention of claim 2
A plurality of reels (31) displaying symbols;
Operation switches operated by the player, including a start switch (41) and a stop switch (42);
A main control means (50) for performing control including a lottery of a role (role lottery means 61) and a change of the reel (reel control means 64);
Sub-control means (80) for performing control including production output and notification of operation information of the operation switch,
As an internal state of the main control means,
A lottery state (normal game or AT) in which a lottery for determining whether or not to execute a special game (BB game) advantageous to the player is performed;
A special game state in which a special game is executed (normal BB game or AT BB game);
A preparation state (normal BB game standby or AT BB game standby) through which transition from the lottery state to the special game state is made,
Even after winning the lottery whether or not to run a special game, perform a lottery or not to run a special game,
In the lottery state, the sub-control means informs the operation information of the stop switch that satisfies the transition condition to the preparation state in the game that can transition to the preparation state when the execution condition of the special game is satisfied,
In the lottery state, the main control means shifts the internal state to the preparatory state when the stop switch is operated so as to satisfy the transition condition to the preparatory state in a game that can transition to the preparatory state. And
When the sub-control means satisfies the execution condition of the special game in the preparatory state, the sub-control means notifies the operation information of the stop switch that satisfies the transition condition to the special game state in the game that can shift to the special game state. And
In the preparatory state, the main control means is a game capable of shifting to the special gaming state, and when the stop switch is operated so as to satisfy the transition condition to the special gaming state, the main control means changes the internal state to the special gaming state. Transition to the state,
The sub-control means, when the continuation condition is satisfied in the special gaming state, informs the operation information of the stop switch that maintains the special gaming state,
The main control means, when in the special gaming state, the operation of the stop switch for maintaining the special gaming state is not performed a predetermined number of times (the game with the wrong answer in the order of pushing in the case of winning the bell duplication is 3 games) Is controlled to shift to another internal state (for example, normal game, AT) that is an internal state other than the special gaming state and can shift to the preparation state,
When the sub-control means transitions to the other internal state, and satisfies the execution condition of the special game again, the sub-control unit of the stop switch satisfies the transition condition to the preparation state in a game that can transition to the preparation state. Notifying the operation information of the stop switch that satisfies the transition condition to the preparation state in the game that can be transferred to the preparation state when the operation information is notified and the special game execution condition is not satisfied again. It is characterized by.

In the first aspect of the present invention, in the embodiment, when a normal BB game or an AT BB game becomes a BB series, after the end of the BB game, the normal BB game standby or AT BB game standby is set, respectively. This is equivalent to migrating. As a result, when the replay overlap win 3 or 4 is reached, it is possible to shift to the normal BB game or the AT BB game.
Further, when a normal BB game or an AT BB game is not a BB series, this is equivalent to shifting to the normal game or AT after the end of the BB game.

On the other hand, in the invention of claim 2, for example, a “other internal state” that shifts uniformly after the end of the BB game is separately provided, and in other internal states, a game that can shift to the ready state (for example, A game that shifts to a ready state when operated in a specific pressing order at the time of replay overlap win is given. And when it is a BB series, it is mentioned that the push order for shifting to the preparation state is notified in a game that can shift to the preparation state in another internal state.
On the other hand, when it is not the BB series, the push order for shifting from the other internal state to the ready state is not notified.
Various conditions can be set as conditions for shifting from another internal state to the lottery state. For example, in other internal states, when a game that can be shifted to the ready state is not operated in the push order to shift to the ready state, a specific stop point (stump) is displayed and the It is mentioned to shift to the lottery state on the condition of the display.

The invention of claim 2 corresponds to the case where the “other internal state” is a normal game or AT.
In the normal BB game or the AT BB game, the incorrect push order answer at the time of winning the duplicated bell becomes 3 games, and even after falling to the normal game or AT, the sub-control means 80 side is in the normal BB game or the AT BB game Continue. When the BB series is in progress, while the BB game is being executed on the side of the sub-control means 80, the push order for shifting from the normal game or AT to the normal BB game standby or AT BB game standby is notified. After transitioning to normal BB game standby or AT BB game standby, the internal state is set to normal BB game standby or AT BB game standby, respectively, and the production state is set to normal BB game or AT BB game, respectively. To advance.
On the other hand, when it is not a BB series, the game is advanced with the internal state being a normal game or AT and the effect state being a normal BB game or an AT BB game.

  According to the present invention, in the special game state, the internal state to be transferred is made different depending on whether or not the condition for executing the special game again is satisfied. Since the transition to the internal state in which the transition to the special game state can be made earlier than when the execution condition is not satisfied, the special game again can be performed earlier.

It is a block diagram which shows the outline of control of the slot machine in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence of a reel. It is a figure which shows the relationship between a display window and a reel, and an effective line. It is a figure which shows the kind of combination, the number of payout, etc., a combination of symbols, and a specific symbol. It is a figure which shows the kind of winning combination and winning probability. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the pushing order of a stop switch, and a winning combination. It is a figure explaining the transition of each internal state in game state transition and MB inside game. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the pushing order of a stop switch at the time of a replay overlap win, and the transfer of an internal state. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the pushing order of a stop switch at the time of a replay overlap win, and the transfer of an internal state. It is a time chart which shows the relationship with a freeze, a pseudo game, and this game, and is an example which performs a pseudo game once. It is a time chart which shows the relationship with freeze, a pseudo game, and this game, and is an example which performs a pseudo game twice. It is a figure which shows the example of the shake fluctuation | variation at the time of a stop of a reel. It is a figure which shows a time chart when starting rotation of a reel, Comprising: It is a figure which compares and shows a random delay 1st example and a 2nd example. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the interruption time of a motor in 4th example of random delay, and the number of steps. It is a figure which shows the content of the main winning number and the operation | movement pattern which are drawn by the freeze control means. It is a figure which shows the sub-winning number drawn by the production | presentation state control means, and its production pattern. It is a figure which shows the sub-winning number drawn by the production | presentation state control means, and its production pattern. It is a time chart which shows the lottery timing etc. of a freeze control means (main control means) and an effect state control means (sub control means). It is a figure explaining the operation | movement in freezing and a pseudo | simulation game, and the output content of production along the flow of a game.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of control of the slot machine 10 in the present embodiment. The slot machine 10 includes a main control means (game control means) 50 and a sub control means (effect control means) 80.

  The main control means 50 controls the progress of games such as lottery drawing, reel 31 drive control, and payout at the time of winning. The main control means 50 is provided on a main control board (not shown), and a CPU for performing calculations, a ROM for storing programs necessary for the progress of games, etc., and the CPU perform various controls. A RAM or the like is provided for temporarily storing data that is sometimes captured.

  The sub-control means 80 controls the selection / output of effects during the game and during the game standby. The sub-control means 80 is provided on a sub-control board (not shown). The CPU that performs calculations, the ROM that stores data for effects (such as effect patterns), and the CPU perform various effects. A RAM or the like for temporarily storing data taken in when outputting is provided.

  The sub control board is a control board belonging to a lower level of the main control board. The main control means 50 and the sub control means 80 are electrically connected, and signals and information (commands) necessary for production output are transmitted from the main control means 50 to the sub control means 80 in one direction. It is formed so that.

  Information to be transmitted includes, for example, information indicating that a medal has been inserted, information indicating that the start switch 41 has been operated, information on a lottery result (winning combination), and that rotation of the reel 31 has started. Information, information indicating that the stop switch 42 has been operated, information indicating that the reel 31 has been stopped, information regarding the stop position (stop symbol) of each reel 31, winning combination information, medal payout information, gaming state information , Information on internal state, information on freeze and pseudo game (start and end of freeze described later, display appearance in pseudo game, number of games of pseudo game, etc.).

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the input side (left side in FIG. 1) of the main control means 50, a bet switch 40, a start switch 41, and (left , Middle, right) The stop switch 42 is electrically connected.

Here, the “operation switch” includes a bet switch 40, a start switch 41, and a stop switch 42. In a narrow sense, the “operation switch” is a switch operated by the player to advance the game and obtain a game result.
On the other hand, in the broad sense, the “operation switch” is, in addition to the above, a checkout switch operated by the player when the stored medal is actually paid out (payout), and the progress (development) of the effect of the player. It includes an effect switch (chance button) that is operated by the player when it is performed according to the intention.

  The bet switch 40 is a switch operated when the player inserts a stored medal for the game. In the present embodiment, the game is set so that three medals are always inserted and the game is performed, and by operating the bet switch 40, three medals are inserted. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a bet switch 40 for one bet or two bets may be provided.

The start switch 41 is a switch operated by the player when starting the reels 31 (all of left, middle and right).
Furthermore, three stop switches 42 are provided corresponding to the three (left, middle, and right) reels 31 and are operated by the player when the corresponding reels 31 are stopped.

  The medal slot 43 is a part where a player inserts an actual medal. When a medal is inserted from the medal slot 43, the medal slot 43 is detected by a sensor or the like. Therefore, the insertion of medals from the medal insertion slot 43 plays the same role as operating the bet switch 40.

Three motors 32 are electrically connected to the output side (right side in FIG. 1) of the main control means 50.
The motor 32 is for rotating the reels 31, is connected to the center of rotation of each reel 31, and is controlled by a reel control means 64 described later. Here, the reel 31 includes a left reel 31, a middle reel 31, and a right reel 31, and a stop switch 42 that is operated when the left reel 31 is stopped is the left stop switch 42, and when the middle reel 31 is stopped. The stop switch 42 to be operated is the middle stop switch 42, and the stop switch 42 to be operated when stopping the right reel 31 is the right stop switch 42.

The reel 31 is ring-shaped, and a reel tape on which a plurality of types of symbols (designs constituting a combination of symbols corresponding to the combination) is attached is attached to the outer peripheral surface thereof.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a symbol arrangement of the reels 31 in the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, symbol numbers are also shown. As shown in FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, for each reel 31, 21 symbol display areas are arranged at equal intervals (the number of symbol frames is 21), and each symbol display area has a predetermined value. The symbol is displayed.

  Each reel 31 is provided with one (may be two or more) index 34. The index 34 is provided in a convex shape, for example, on the peripheral side surface of the reel 31 and is used when detecting whether the reel 31 has passed a predetermined position, whether it has made one rotation, or the like. A sensor 35 for detecting each index 34 is provided. When the index 34 detects (cuts) the sensor 35, it is detected that the reel 31 has passed a predetermined position.

  Further, a symbol on the reference position at the moment when the index 34 of the reel 31 is detected is stored in advance. Thereby, the symbol on the reference position at the moment when the index 34 is detected can be detected.

  FIG. 3 is a view showing the positional relationship between the display window (transparent window) 11 provided on the front mask portion (front door, not shown) of the slot machine 10 and each reel 31. In this embodiment, three reels 31 (left reel 31, middle reel 31, and right reel 31) are provided in parallel in the horizontal direction in this embodiment. Further, each reel 31 is arranged so that three symbols that are continuous in the vertical direction can be seen from the display window 11. Therefore, the display windows 11 of the slot machine 10 are arranged so that a total of 3 × 3 = 9 symbols can be seen.

  In this specification, in FIG. 3, the position where the “RP” symbol of the left reel 31, the “watermelon” symbol of the middle reel 31, and the “cherry” symbol of the right reel 31 are referred to as “upper stage”. The position where the “red 7” symbol of the left, middle and right reels 31 is stopped is referred to as “middle stage”, the “watermelon” symbol of the left reel 31, the “RP” symbol of the middle reel 31, and the right reel 31 The position where the “bell” symbol is stopped is referred to as “lower”.

A line passing through one symbol in the display window 11 of each of the left, middle and right reels 31 becomes one symbol combination line. Here, the “symbol combination line” is a line of symbols when the reel 31 is stopped, and is a line that forms a combination of symbols.
In the present embodiment, 10 of the symbol combination lines are set as active lines. Here, the “effective line” is a line for winning a winning combination when a combination of symbols corresponding to any of the winning combinations is stopped on that line.

  In particular, the effective line passing through the upper symbol of the middle reel 31 is one of “upper (left reel 31)” — “upper (middle reel 31)” — “upper (right reel 31)”. Further, nine effective lines passing through the middle symbol of the middle reel 31 are shown in FIG. Note that an effective line passing through the lower symbol of the middle reel 31 is not provided.

  Of the symbol combination lines, those other than the valid lines are invalid lines. Here, the “invalid line” is a line that is not set as an effective line among the symbol combination lines, and even if the symbol combination corresponding to any symbol is stopped on that line, This is a line that does not give profits (medal payout, etc.) according to. In other words, the invalid line is a line that is not a target of combination of symbols in the first place.

The valid line and the invalid line are set according to the number of medals inserted, the game state, and the like, but in this embodiment, the medals are set to always play with three medals inserted. And 10 always becomes an effective line.
The number of medals inserted is not limited to this, and may be one or two. Moreover, according to the number of inserted medals, the gaming state, etc., the types and number of valid lines and invalid lines among the symbol combination lines may be set.

Further, in FIG. 1, on the output side of the sub control means 80, effect output devices such as the lamp 21, the speaker 22, and the image display device 23 are electrically connected.
The lamps 21 are effects lamps (LEDs or the like) for the slot machine 10 and light up in a predetermined pattern when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The lamp 21 is arranged on the inner peripheral side of each reel 31 and is a back lamp (not shown) for illuminating from behind the symbols displayed on the reel 31 (three symbols that are continuously visible from the display window 11). ), And an upper lamp and a side lamp (not shown) which are arranged on the front surface of the housing of the slot machine 10 and blink when a winning combination is made.

The speaker 22 outputs a predetermined sound when a predetermined condition is satisfied in order to perform various effects during the game.
Furthermore, the image display device 23 is composed of a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, a dot display, and the like, and various effect images (freeze and pseudo-game effect images described later, push order during AT, For example, an effect corresponding to a lottery result of a combination), game information, etc. (the number of games and the number of acquired games during AT).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the types of combinations (combinations drawn by the combination lottery means 61 described later), the number of payouts, and combinations of symbols in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, a game state transition combination, a small combination, and a replay are provided as combinations.
A combination of symbols corresponding to each combination and the number of payouts at the time of winning are determined. As a result, when all the reels 31 are stopped, if a combination of symbols corresponding to any of the combinations stops on the active line, the combination is won, and the number of medals corresponding to the combination is paid out or automatically inserted. (However, the game state transition role is excluded.)
In this specification, “the combination of symbols corresponding to any of the combinations stops at any of the effective lines” is referred to as “the combination wins”.

In the combination, first, the game state transition combination is a combination in which, when the combination is won or won, the combination is transferred to another gaming state in which the winning probability of the combination is different from that of the combination. In this embodiment, MB (middle bonus. A second type big bonus (2BB) is also provided.
Other game state transition combinations include 1BB (first type big bonus), RB (regular bonus), and SB (single bonus), which are not provided in this embodiment.

In addition, games transferred by winning a game state transition combination include a game that has a higher payout rate than a normal game and is advantageous to the player, and a game that does not aim to increase medals.
Here, the MB of this embodiment is intended to create a gaming state (MB internal game) that is won by the MB, and the MB is won and transferred to the MB game. It is not directly aimed at increasing the player's medal.

  The small role is a role in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out. In this embodiment, the small role includes a cherry, a watermelon, and bells A to D, and a combination of predetermined symbols is provided for each small role. Is set. “ANY” in Bell A means that any symbol may be used.

  In particular, the bell includes four types of bells A to D. Here, the bells B to D are used to control which effective line the combination of symbols “ANY”-“bell”-“ANY”, which is the bell A, is stopped according to the pressing order of the stop switch 42. It has the role of “controlling role” and is not intended to win a prize. This point will be described later.

In addition, the replay (replaying combination) is a combination that enables replaying while maintaining the number of medals inserted in the game.
In this embodiment, normal replays and special replays A to C are provided, and the combinations of symbols are different.
Furthermore, the special replays A and B are used for overlapping and winning multiple types of replays, and are not intended for winning.

Furthermore, the special replay C is a role for starting a BB (big bonus) game from the next game. As described above, in the present embodiment, 1BB is not provided as a gaming state transition combination, but a special replay C is provided as a combination for starting a BB game without shifting the gaming state. In the special replay C, “/” means “or”. For example, the symbol of the left reel 31 means “red 7” or “bell”.
Further, in FIG. 4, the specific symbol is not a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination, but is a symbol combination that may be displayed during a pseudo game described later.

In each of the above-mentioned combinations, if the combination of symbols corresponding to the combination does not stop on the active line in the game selected for the combination, a combination that is carried over after the next game and a combination that is not carried over are determined. .
An MB that is a game state transition combination is cited as a carry-over combination. When the MB is won, when the reel 31 is stopped, in the game until the combination of symbols corresponding to the MB stops on the active line, the MB winning is controlled to be carried over from the next game onward.

  In this way, the winning of MB is carried over, while the roles other than MB (small role and replay) are not carried over. When a winning combination other than MB is won in the lottery of the winning combination, the winning winning combination is effective only in the game, and the winning is not carried over after the next game. That is, in a game in which these winning combinations are won, the reel 31 is controlled to stop so that a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination (any one combination at the time of duplicate winning) can be stopped on the active line. However, regardless of whether the winning combination has been won or not, the right relating to the winning combination will cease at the end of the game.

  At the start of the game, the player operates the bet switch 40 to insert a previously stored medal, or inserts a medal from the medal insertion slot 43, and operates (turns on) the start switch 41. When the start switch 41 is operated, a signal generated at that time is input to the main control means 50.

  When receiving this signal, the main control means 50 (specifically, a reel control means 64 described later) controls to drive all the motors 32 and rotate all the reels 31 (however, described later). May not be rotated when the freeze is performed). As the reel 31 is rotated by the motor 32 in this way, the symbols on the reel 31 are moved up and down in the display window 11 at a predetermined speed (the direction in which the symbols move from the upper stage to the lower stage in FIG. 3). Moved and displayed.

  Then, the player presses the stop switch 42 when the operation acceptance of the stop switch 42 is valid, thereby causing the reel 31 corresponding to the stop switch 42 (for example, the left reel 31 corresponding to the left stop switch 42). ) Is stopped. When the stop switch 42 is operated, a signal generated at that time is input to the main control means 50.

When the main control means 50 (specifically, the reel control means 64) receives this signal, it drives and controls the motor 32 corresponding to the stop switch 42, and performs stop control of the reel 31 related to the motor 32.
When all the reels 31 are stopped, when a combination of symbols corresponding to any of the winning combinations stops on the active line (that is, when winning the winning combination), a medal corresponding to the winning combination is paid out. Is called.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the main control means 50 includes the following combination lottery means 61 and the like. The following units in the present embodiment are examples, and the main control unit 50 is not limited to the units shown in the present embodiment.

  The role lottery means 61 performs lottery of a role (game state transitioning role, small role and replay described above). The role lottery means 61 is based on, for example, a random number generation means (hardware random number, etc.) for a role lottery, a random number extraction means for extracting a random number generated by the random number generation means, and a random value extracted by the random number extraction means. And determining means for determining the presence / absence of a winning combination and the winning combination.

  The random number generation means generates random numbers in a predetermined area (for example, 0 to 65535 in decimal notation). The random number is, for example, a random number for which the counter that performs 1 count at 200 n (nano) sec continues to count as a cycle in the range of 0 to 65535, and continues to count the random number while the slot machine 10 is powered on. .

  The random number extraction means extracts the random number generated by the random number generation means at a predetermined time, in the present embodiment, when the start switch 41 is operated (turned on) by the player. The determination unit determines the combination corresponding to the region to which the random number value belongs by comparing the random number value extracted by the random number extraction unit with a combination lottery table 62 described later. For example, when the extracted random number value belongs to the MB winning area, it is determined as MB winning, and when it belongs to the non-winning area, it is determined as non-winning.

  The combination lottery table 62 defines the types of combinations to be selected and the winning probability of each combination. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing types of winning combinations and winning probabilities for each gaming state. Each combination lottery table 62 has a predetermined range of lottery areas. The lottery area is divided into a winning area and a non-winning area for each combination, and the winning combination has a predetermined winning probability. It is set to a predetermined ratio so that

  First, in a non-internal game, an MB which is a game state transition combination, a bell overlap winning, and a replay single winning are drawn. On the other hand, MBs are not drawn randomly during the game inside the MB and during the MB game. That is, once an MB is won, MBs are not drawn by lot until the MB game based on the winning of the MB is completed.

In FIG. 5, “+” means that the game is won simultaneously in the game. For example, “Bell A + Bell B + Bell C”, which is the Bell overlap winning 4, means that three types of bells, Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C, win simultaneously in the game. Similarly, “normal replay + special replay A + special replay C” which is, for example, replay overlap winning 3 means that these three types of replays are simultaneously won in the game.
In addition, although not illustrated in the present embodiment, it goes without saying that, for example, a game state transition combination (MB), a small combination, and a replay may be won repeatedly.

There is no case where one of the bells wins alone, and there is a duplicate winning (bell overlapping winning 1-6) between Bell A and at least one other bell.
In addition, the replay has a replay single winning that only the normal replay wins, and a normal replay and at least one special replay overlapping winning (replay overlapping winnings 1 to 4).

  Furthermore, in the MB inside game, both the replay single winning and the replay overlapping winning are provided, and the combined winning probability is set to less than 1/2. In addition, the combined probability of winning the bell overlap in the MB inside game is set to ½. That is, it is set so that there is almost no winning in the MB inside game.

On the other hand, in the non-internal game, the replay is only the replay single winning, and the winning probability is 1 / 7.3.
In addition, in MB games, small roles and replays are not drawn. However, during the MB game, the winning flags 63a of all the small combinations are turned on, and the same state as when all the small combinations are won is obtained.

Returning to FIG.
The winning flag control means 63 controls the on / off of the winning flag 63a corresponding to each winning, based on the winning lottery result by the winning lottery means 61. In the present embodiment, each winning flag 63a of MB, cherry, watermelon, bell A to D, normal replay, and special replay A to C is provided so as to correspond to the winning combination. When winning in the lottery of the combination by the combination lottery means 61, the winning flag 63a of the corresponding combination is turned on (the winning flag 63a is set). For example, when winning a cherry, the winning flag 63a related to the cherry is turned on, and the winning flags 63a of other combinations remain off.

In addition, as described above, since winning of a role other than the MB which is a game state transition combination is not carried over, even if these combinations are won in the game and the winning flag 63a of these combinations is turned on, At the end of the game, the winning flag 63a is turned off.
On the other hand, since the winning of the MB is carried over, when the MB is won in the game, and the winning flag 63a related to the winning MB is turned on, the on state is maintained until the MB wins. Turned off when MB wins.

For example, when the MB is won in the game, the MB winning flag 63a is turned on. When the MB is not won in the game, the winning flag 63a related to the MB is kept on. Then, in the next game (MB inside game), when winning the Bell duplicate winning 1, the winning flag 63a of the bell A and the bell B is turned on in addition to the winning flag 63a related to the MB that is already on. If the MB is not won at the end of the game, the winning flag 63a for the MB is kept on, and the winning flags 63a for Bell A and Bell B are turned off.
Thus, the number of winning flags 63a that are turned on is not limited to one.

  When the reel control means 64 receives a rotation start command for the reel 31, especially in this embodiment, when the start switch 41 is operated (when a signal indicating that the start switch 41 is operated) is received ( The three reels 31 are controlled to start rotating.

If the time from the start of rotation of the reel 31 in the previous game to the time when the start switch 41 is operated in the game has not passed 4.1 seconds, the start switch 41 can be used for operation. Although lottery is performed, the rotation of the reel 31 is not started at the moment (immediately after) the start switch 41 is operated, and the rotation of the reel 31 is started after 4.1 seconds. Thus, the time from when the start switch 41 is operated until the rotation of the reel 31 is referred to as “wait time”.
In the present embodiment, the weight generated when the start switch 41 is operated is different from the freeze.

  In the game, the reel control means 64 refers to the on / off of the winning flag 63a in the game after the winning lottery is performed by the winning lottery means 61, and the stop position corresponding to the on / off of the winning flag 63a. The determination table 65 is selected, and when the stop switch 42 is operated, the stop position of the reel 31 corresponding to the stop switch 42 is determined based on the timing when the stop switch 42 is operated, and the motor 32 is driven and controlled to stop the reel 31 at the determined position.

  For example, in the game where the at least one winning flag 63a is turned on in the main game, the reel control means 64 is selected as a winning combination (a combination where the winning flag 63a is turned on) within the range of the stop control of the reel 31. The reel 31 is controlled so that the corresponding symbol combination can be stopped on the active line, and the symbol combination corresponding to a role other than the winning combination (the winning flag 63a is off) is not stopped on the active line. Then, the reel 31 is controlled to stop.

  Here, “within the range of stop control of the reel 31” means within the range of the amount of rotation (number of moving frames) of the reel 31 from the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated until the reel 31 actually stops. In this embodiment, except for MB games, the number of moving frames from the symbol at the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated is within 4 frames (within 5 frames including the symbol at the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated). For example, the time from when the stop switch 42 is operated until the reel 31 stops is set within 190 ms.

  As a result, when any of the symbols within the range of the stop control of the reel 31 counted from the symbol at the moment when the operation of the stop switch 42 is detected is a symbol to be stopped on the effective line, the stop switch 42 is operated. When that happens, the symbol is controlled to stop at the active line.

  That is, if the reel 31 is stopped immediately at the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated at the time of winning the winning combination, the reel 31 stopping control is performed when the reel 31 stops when the symbol related to the winning winning combination does not stop on the effective line. By controlling the rotational movement of the reel 31 within the range, the symbol related to the winning combination is controlled so as to be stopped on the effective line as much as possible.

  Conversely, if the reel 31 is stopped immediately at the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated, if the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is stopped on the effective line, the reel 31 is stopped when the reel 31 is stopped. By controlling the rotational movement of the reel 31 within the range of 31 stop control, the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is controlled so as not to stop on the effective line.

  Further, during the MB game, “within the range of stop control of the left reel 31” means that the number of moving frames from the pattern at the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated is within one frame, in other words, the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated. The time until the reel 31 stops is set within 75 ms. In the MB game, “within the range of stop control of the middle and right reels 31” is set so that the number of moving frames is within 4 frames (within 190 ms) as in the case other than the above MB game.

  The above “from the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated until the reel 31 actually stops” is based on the premise that the operation acceptance of the stop switch 42 is valid during the game. Therefore, when the operation acceptance of the stop switch 42 is invalid, such as during a wait or freeze (pseudo game) (when the function of the stop switch 42 is not valid for obtaining a game result). In this case, even if the stop switch 42 is operated, the stop control of the reel 31 is not executed, or a display state of a symbol that does not indicate the game result of this game is set.

  In addition, “the number of moving frames from the symbol at the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated is within 4 frames” and “the time from when the stop switch 42 is operated until the reel 31 stops is within 190 ms” In the case of reel fluctuation during pseudo game, whether or not to apply is arbitrary. Therefore, in the pseudo game, the maximum moving frame number can exceed 4 frames (190 ms) and the symbol display state can be obtained.

  In addition, when the winning combination 63a for MB and the small role or replay is on, priority is given to stopping the combination of symbols corresponding to the small role or replay to the active line, and the combination of symbols corresponding to the small role or replay. When the symbol cannot be stopped on the effective line, control is then performed to stop the symbol combination corresponding to the MB on the effective line. Therefore, the MB and the small role or replay do not win multiple times (at the same time in the game).

Further, the reel control means 64 includes a push order detection means 64a.
When the stop switch 42 is operated, a signal indicating that the stop switch 42 has been operated is input to the push order detecting means 64a. By discriminating this signal, the push order detecting means 64a detects which stop switch 42 is operated. The detection of the pressing order detects the first stop and the second stop, and detects which of the six types from left middle right to right middle left.

  The stop position determination table 65 is provided for each of the ON / OFF states of the winning flag 63a, and determines the stop position of the reel 31 with respect to the position of the reel 31 at the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated. It is. Specifically, in each stop position determination table 65, for example, the stop switch 42 is operated at the moment when the first symbol (“cherry” in the case of the left reel 31) passes through the middle stage (which may be the upper stage or the lower stage). The stop position is determined such that the number of symbols is controlled to move and the number of symbols is stopped in the upper stage.

The stop position determination table 65 includes the following tables.
The MB table is used when the winning flag 63a of the MB (only) is ON (when the MB is won in the non-internal middle game or when the combination is not won in the MB internal middle game), and the stop control of the reel 31 is performed. If the combination of symbols corresponding to MB is stopped on the effective line and the combination of symbols corresponding to MB cannot be stopped on the effective line in accordance with the pressing order of the stop switch 42 within the range of The stop position of the reel 31 is determined so that the combination of symbols corresponding to this combination is not stopped on the effective line.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the relationship between the pressing order of the stop switch 42 and the winning combination for the winning combination.
As shown in FIG. 6, when the MB is won (MB table), the MB is set so that the MB can be won on the condition that the pressing order of the stop switch 42 is middle right and left. Therefore, in other pressing orders, the MB is set so as not to win even if the target is accurate.

  Here, the pressing order of the stop switch 42 in the present embodiment is always set to the first stop left, that is, the left middle right or the right and left middle, except when the pushing order notification is performed. Then, if the player operates the first stop or on the right (when the push order is not notified), a control is performed so as to impose a penalty. As the penalty, for example, a predetermined restriction is imposed on the lottery of AT and BB games, and specifically, the lottery of AT or the like is not performed until a certain number of games have been consumed since the penalty occurred.

  In particular, since the AT of the present embodiment is executed only in the game inside the MB, the game at the time of winning the MB is not the AT. Therefore, in the game at the time of MB winning, the player should always operate the stop switch 42 with the first stop left, so that the winning MB does not win.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the MB inside game, about 99.99% occupy about 99.99% in the small role and the winning of the replay, and it is very rare that it is not won. Therefore, the MB table is rarely used even in the game inside the MB, and the MB is in the order of pushing the middle right and left as described above because the MB winning condition is set. Even if it is a game inside the MB, it is very rare that the MB wins.
In addition, in a game in which an MB can be won in a game inside the MB (a game in which an MB table is used), by instructing (notifying) the player of one of the pushing orders that is the first stop left, It is set to avoid winning MB.

  The cherry table is used when the winning flag 63a of the cherry (only) is on, and within the range of the stop control of the reel 31, the combination of symbols corresponding to the cherry is stopped on the effective line and also corresponding to the cherry. When the symbol combination cannot be stopped on the effective line, the stop position of the reel 31 is determined so that the symbol combination corresponding to any combination is not stopped on the effective line.

The watermelon table and the replay single winning table are the same as the cherry table. In other words, it corresponds to the “cherry” in the cherry table replaced with “watermelon” and “normal replay”, respectively.
Note that the winning combination of cherry, watermelon, and normal replay can be won regardless of the order in which the stop switch 42 is pressed. However, even in the game when these winning combinations are won, the first stop or right operation when the push order is not notified is a penalty.
In addition, as will be described later, normal replay can always be won regardless of the operation timing of the stop switch 42, but the cherry and watermelon can operate the stop switch 42 at the timing when the target symbol stops on the active line. (Aim) is required.

  In addition, the Bell overlapping winning 1 table is used when the winning combination of the bell A + B is made in the game (when the winning flag 63a of the bell A and the bell B is on), and the pressing order of the stop switch 42 is “left”. When the middle reel 31 is stopped, the “bell” symbol is stopped at the middle stage, and when the pressing order of the stop switch 42 is other than “left middle right”, the upper stage when the middle reel 31 is stopped. The stop position of the reel 31 is determined so as to stop the “bell” symbol.

  Here, the combination of the symbols of the bell A is “ANY” − “bell” − “ANY”, and if the “bell” symbol of the middle reel 31 stops in the middle stage (in the stop symbols of the left and right reels 31). Regardless, the winning of Bell A and the combination of symbols corresponding to Bell A are stopped at nine active lines (see FIG. 3).

On the other hand, when the “bell” symbol of the middle reel 31 stops at the upper stage, it means that it stops at one effective line.
As described above, in the present embodiment, the pushing order in which the bell A stops on the nine valid lines is “correct answer pushing order”, and the pushing order in which the bell A stops on one valid line is “illegal answer pushing. In order.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the bell A is won, in order to make it possible for the player to understand at a glance that the “bell” symbol has stopped on the active line, , The stop position of each reel 31 is determined so as to stop the combination of “bell”-“bell”-“bell” symbols. It is arbitrary which line the “bell” alignment is stopped.

  The Bell overlapped winning 2 table is used when Bell A + C is overlapped in the game. When the pressing order of the stop switch 42 is “left / right / middle” (when the pressing order is correct), the middle reel 31 is stopped. Sometimes the “bell” symbol is stopped in the middle, and when the pressing order of the stop switch 42 is other than “middle” (when the pressing order is incorrect), the “bell” symbol is stopped in the upper when the middle reel 31 stops. Thus, the stop position of the reel 31 is determined.

  Similarly, the Bell overlapping winning 3 table is used when Bell A + D is won simultaneously in the game, and when the pressing order of the stop switch 42 is “middle left and right” (when the pressing order is correct), the middle reel When “31” is stopped, the “bell” symbol is stopped at the middle stage, and when the pressing order of the stop switch 42 is other than “middle left and right” (when the pressing order is incorrect), “bell” is displayed at the upper stage when the middle reel 31 is stopped. The stop position of the reel 31 is determined so as to stop the symbol.

  The Bell overlap winning 4 table is used when Bell A + B + C is overlapped in the game, and when the pressing order of the stop switch 42 is “middle right left” (when the pressing order is correct), the middle reel 31 is stopped. Sometimes the “bell” symbol is stopped at the middle stage, and when the pressing order of the stop switch 42 is other than “middle right / left” (when the pressing order is incorrect), the “bell” symbol is stopped at the upper stage when the middle reel 31 is stopped. Thus, the stop position of the reel 31 is determined.

  Further, the bell overlap winning 5 table is used when the game is a winning combination of bell A + B + D in the game. When the pressing order of the stop switch 42 is “middle right” (at the correct pressing order), the middle reel 31 is used. When the “bell” symbol is stopped at the middle stage when the stop is stopped, and the pressing order of the stop switch 42 is other than “middle right” (when the pressing order is incorrect), the “bell” symbol is displayed at the upper stage when the middle reel 31 is stopped. The stop position of the reel 31 is determined so as to stop.

  Similarly, the bell duplication winning 6 table is used when the winning combination of the bell A + C + D is made in the game, and when the pushing order of the stop switch 42 is “right middle left” (when the pushing order is correct) When the reel 31 is stopped, the “bell” symbol is stopped at the middle stage, and when the pressing order of the stop switch 42 is other than “right middle left” (when the pressing order is incorrect), the upper stage is “ The stop position of the reel 31 is determined so as to stop the “bell” symbol.

  FIG. 6 shows the relationship between the above-described six types of bell wins and winning combinations. In FIG. 6, “9 sheets” means that the “bell” symbol stops in the middle when the middle reel 31 stops so that 9 sheets are paid out, and “1 sheet” means 1 sheet is paid out. It means that the “bell” symbol stops at the upper stage when the middle reel 31 stops.

  In the case of non-notification of the pushing order of a normal game (non-AT, etc.), the first stop left is premised. Therefore, when the bell overlaps 3-6, it is pushed unless there is a mistake in operating the stop switch 42 of the player. The answer is not correct.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, in all the reels 31, “bell” symbols are arranged at intervals within 5 symbols. As a result, the reel control means 64 can operate within the range of stop control of the reel 31 (except for the left reel 31 during the MB game), regardless of which moment the stop switch 42 is operated. The “bell” symbol can be stopped at the position of. Therefore, when the bell overlap is won, the reel control means 64 can always stop the combination of “ANY”-“Bell”-“ANY” symbols on the desired symbol combination line except for the MB game.

  Even if the stop switch 42 is operated at any moment when the reel 31 is positioned, the target symbol can be stopped on a desired effective line within the range of the stop control of the reel 31 (always winning a prize). This is referred to as “retraction rate (PB) = 1”. On the other hand, the fact that the target symbol cannot be stopped on the active line unless it is determined by the player's attention (that cannot always be awarded) is referred to as “PB ≠ 1”.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, in all the reels 31, “RP” symbols are arranged at intervals within 5 symbols. As a result, the normal replay is “PB = 1” as in the case of the bell A.

The replay overlap win 1 table is used when normal replay and special replay A overlap win (when the normal replay and special replay A win flag 63a is on), and the normal replay regardless of the order in which the stop switch 42 is pressed. The stop position of the reel 31 is determined so as to win a prize.
The replay overlap winning 2 table is used when normal replay and special replay B are overlapped, and the stop position of the reel 31 is determined so that the normal replay is won regardless of the pressing order of the stop switch 42. .

  The replay overlap winning 3 table is used when the normal replay, special replay A, and special replay C overlap winning (when the normal replay, special replay A, and special replay C winning flags 63a are on), and the stop switch 42. The stop position of the reel 31 is set so that the special replay C is awarded to the middle line when the pressing order is “right middle left” and the normal replay is awarded when the pushing order is other than “right middle left”. It is determined.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2, one “red 7” symbol is provided for each reel 31. Therefore, if the player operates the stop switch 42 in the order of right middle left push and aims at the “red 7” symbol for all the reels 31, “red 7”-“red 7”-“red” 7 "can be stopped.

  Further, when the “red 7” symbol cannot be stopped in the middle stage for the right and middle reels 31, the “RP” symbol is stopped in the middle stage. Further, when the “red 7” symbol cannot be stopped at the middle stage for the left reel 31, the “bell” symbol is stopped at the middle stage. As described above, since the “bell” and “RP” symbols are both arranged with “PB = 1”, they can always be stopped at the middle stage.

  The replay overlap winning 4 table is used when normal replay, special replay B, and special replay C overlap winning. When the pressing order of the stop switch 42 is “right middle left”, the special replay C is awarded, When the pressing order is other than “middle left”, the stop position of the reel 31 is determined so that the normal replay is won.

FIG. 6 illustrates the relationship between the pressing order of the stop switch 42 and the winning combination in the above-described replay overlap winning. In replay overlap wins 1 and 2, normal replay is won in either order of pushing, and special replay A or B is not won.
In the replay overlap wins 3 and 4, the special replay C is won in the right middle left push order, and the normal replay is won in the other push orders.
When a replay is won, regardless of which replay wins, the profit (replay) given to the player in the game is the same. However, at the time of winning the special replay C, the BB game is started from the next game as will be described later.

  Further, in the stop position determination table 65 at the time of the above replay overlap winning, the effective line where the normal replay stops may be different for each winning combination (condition device), or may be the same effective line. Alternatively, it may be stopped at a parallel active line when some replays are overlapped, and may be stopped at an oblique active line when other replays are overlapped. In addition, when one of the replay overlaps is won, the effective line on which the normal replay wins may be varied depending on the pressing order of the stop switch 42.

  The table during the MB game is used in the MB game, and defines the combination of symbols when the reel 31 is stopped so that the combination of symbols corresponding to any of the small roles is stopped on the active line. .

When all the winning flags 63a are off, the non-winning table is used.
The non-winning table is used when all the winning flags 63a are off (that is, at the time of non-winning of the combination in the non-internal middle game) so that the combination of symbols corresponding to any combination does not stop on the active line. The combination of symbols when the reel 31 is stopped is determined. Therefore, the non-winning table is not used in the game inside the MB.

On the other hand, when one of the small roles is won in the game inside the MB, first, the winning of the small role won in the game is given priority, and when the small role cannot be won, When the MB that has won the prize is controlled so as to be able to win, and further MB cannot be won, the stop position determination table 65 that does not stop the combination of symbols corresponding to any combination on the active line is used.
For example, in the case of winning the cherry in the MB inside game, if the “cherry” symbol can be stopped on the active line when the stop switch 42 is operated at the first stop left, the “cherry” symbol is stopped on the active line. Let the cherry win. If the first stop is left, the MB non-winning is determined at that time. Furthermore, if the “cherry” symbol cannot be stopped on the active line when the stop switch 42 is operated at the left of the first stop, neither cherry nor MB wins in the game.

Similarly, when a watermelon is won in the game inside the MB, when the stop switch 42 is operated on the left of the first stop, if the “watermelon” symbol can be stopped on the active line, the “watermelon” symbol is set to the active line. To stop. Similarly, at the time of the second and third stops, if the “watermelon” symbol can be stopped on the effective line, the “watermelon” symbol is stopped on the effective line and the watermelon is won.
If the first stop is left, the MB non-winning is determined at that time. Furthermore, if the “watermelon” symbol cannot be stopped on the active line when the stop switch 42 is operated, neither the watermelon nor the MB is won in the game at the first stop left.

Furthermore, in the MB inside game, when the bell is won, Bell A is “PB = 1”. Therefore, Bell A always wins and MB does not win in the game.
Similarly, in a game inside the MB, when a replay single win or a double win is given, priority is given to the win of the replay won in the game, and when the replay cannot be won, When the MB that has won the prize is controlled so as to be able to win, and further MB cannot be won, the stop position determination table 65 that does not stop the combination of symbols corresponding to any combination on the active line is used.
Here, since the replay of this embodiment is “PB = 1”, the replay always wins and the MB does not win in the game.

  Next, a “RP” non-display table, an “RP” display table, a specific symbol non-display table, and a specific symbol display table are provided as control tables used during the pseudo game and for displaying the symbols. When these control tables are used, the reel 31 corresponding to the stop switch 42 is brought into a symbol display state (fluctuation fluctuation) when the stop switch 42 is operated.

  The “RP” non-display table displays the “RP” symbol in the middle stage when the left and middle reels 31 are displayed, and the maximum number of moving frames is the same as in this game, and when the right reel 31 is displayed. The symbol display state is determined so that the “RP” symbol is not displayed in the middle (for example, the “RP” symbol is stopped at the upper or lower level).

In addition, the “RP” display table displays the “RP” symbol in the middle when the left, middle and right reels 31 are displayed, and the maximum number of moving frames is 4 frames or less as in this game. The display state of the symbols is defined as follows.
In the pseudo game in which the “RP” non-display table and the “RP” display table are used, since the notification regarding the pressing order of the stop switch 42 is not performed, the first stop is left.
Further, since the “RP” symbols are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less for all the reels 31, the “RP” symbols can always be displayed in the middle when the maximum number of moving frames is 4 frames or less.

  The specific symbol non-display table displays the “BAR” symbol in the middle when the right and middle reels 31 are displayed when the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of pressing the middle right and left, and when the left reel 31 is displayed. The display state of the symbol is determined so that the “BAR” symbol is not displayed in the middle (for example, the “BAR” symbol is stopped at the upper or lower level). Further, when the stop switch 42 is operated in a pressing order other than the right middle left, the “RP” symbol is stopped at the middle stage for the reel 31 related to the stop switch 42 that does not match the pressing order.

The specific symbol display table displays the “BAR” symbol in the middle when the right, middle and left reels 31 are displayed when the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of right middle left push (the “BAR” alignment is displayed). As shown, the display state of the symbol is determined. Furthermore, when the stop switch 42 is operated in a pressing order other than the right middle left, the “RP” symbol is stopped in the middle of the reels 31 related to the stop switch 42 that does not match the pressing order.
In the pseudo game in which the specific symbol non-display table and the specific symbol display table are used, it is notified that the operation should be performed in the order of “right middle left” and that each reel 31 should aim at the “BAR” symbol. .

With respect to the control for displaying the “BAR” symbol in the middle stage, in this embodiment, control is performed to forcibly display the “BAR” symbol in the middle stage at any timing when the stop switch 42 is operated. Therefore, even if the “BAR” symbol exists at a position exceeding 5 symbols from the middle stage line at the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated, the “BAR” symbol is forcibly pulled to the middle stage.
In other words, in the control table dedicated to the pseudo game, the maximum number of moving pieces from the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated until the symbol is displayed is not limited to a maximum of 4 frames in this game.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the “BAR” symbol is present within four frames from the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated, the “BAR” symbol is displayed in the middle row by the same control as the stop control during this game. When the “BAR” symbol is present at a position exceeding 5 frames from the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated, the “BAR” symbol is not displayed in the middle stage, and is similar to the “RP” display table. The “RP” symbol may be displayed in the middle.

  Further, during the pseudo game, the rotation speed of the reel 31 from the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated to the display state of the symbol may be any. For example, when the stop switch 42 is operated at the moment when the “BAR” symbol passes the middle stage, and the “BAR” symbol is positioned at the middle stage, the reel 31 is moved at a constant speed from the moment the stop switch 42 is operated. The speed at a certain time may be maintained as much as possible, the constant speed may be maintained until the moment when the “BAR” symbol is located in the middle stage, and then the speed may be reduced to place the “BAR” symbol in the middle stage.

  Alternatively, the speed from the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated until the symbol is displayed is slower than the normal speed (from the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated in this game until the symbol is stopped). However, the “BAR” symbol may be positioned in the middle.

Returning to FIG.
The stop symbol determining means 66 determines a symbol stopped on the active line every time each reel 31 is stopped. Further, when all the reels 31 are stopped, it is determined whether or not the symbol combination corresponding to any combination has stopped on the active line. The stop symbol determination means 66 determines the symbol on the active line by detecting the number of steps of the motor 32 after detecting the index 34, for example.

  However, when the stop switch 42 is operated and the stop position is determined using the stop position determination table 65, the stop symbol determination means 66 determines the stop symbol regardless of whether or not the reel 31 has stopped. It is possible.

  The payout means 67 determines that the combination of symbols corresponding to any of the combinations has stopped on the active line when all the reels 31 are stopped by the stop symbol determining unit 66, and when the winning combination of the combination is won, Depending on the winning combination, a predetermined number of medals are paid out to the player, or credits are added.

The game state control means 68 controls the start and end of the MB game while shifting the game state based on winning or winning of MB (game state transition combination).
Here, the “game state” is a state in which transition is controlled by the main control means 50, and transition is made by winning or winning a MB or the like.

  FIG. 7 shows the transition of the gaming state. In FIG. 7, the game state of the present embodiment is shown by double line enclosures, and there are three game states: non-internal medium game, MB internal medium game, and MB game. A non-internal medium game and an MB internal medium game are game states other than the MB game, and are referred to as “general game” or the like.

“Non-internal game” refers to a game in which the MB is not won (the MB win is not carried over). In addition, “MB inside game” means that an MB was won in the game before the game, but the combination of symbols corresponding to the won MB has not stopped (winned) on the active line (the MB won A game that has been carried over.
As shown in FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the winning lottery table 62 is different for each gaming state (the winning probability of at least one winning is different).

  The game state control means 68 wins the MB in the non-internal medium game, and when the MB does not win in the game, the game state control means 68 shifts from the next game to the MB internal medium game. The game inside the MB continues until the winning MB wins. When the winning MB wins, the game state control means 68 shifts to MB game. The MB game continues until a predetermined end condition is satisfied (for example, until the payout number reaches a predetermined number). When the MB game is finished, the game state control means 68 shifts the game state to a non-internal medium game.

  As described above, MBs can be won on the condition that the pressing order is middle right and left, but since the pressing order is set as a penalty, the player intentionally presses back. The stop switch 42 is not operated in the pressing order unless an operation mistake is made. For this reason, MB will not win. Therefore, after winning the MB, the MB does not win, that is, the game inside the MB continues for a long time. Therefore, since it is rare that the winning MB wins, MB games are rarely executed.

  In addition, although the MB winning probability can be set arbitrarily, in the present embodiment, it is set to a relatively high probability (1/8 in the example of FIG. 5). Thus, if the winning MB wins and shifts to the MB game, and the MB game ends and shifts to the non-internal medium game, the MB is won early and becomes the MB internal medium game.

In FIG. 1, the internal state control means 69 controls the transition of the internal state in an MB internal game. FIG. 7 shows an internal state in an MB internal game. The internal state is indicated by a bold line in FIG.
The “internal state” is a state in which transition is controlled by the main control means 50. In the present embodiment, a plurality of MB internal games (one game state) are provided.

The internal states of the present embodiment include normal game, normal BB game standby, normal BB game, AT preparation, AT, AT special, AT BB game standby, and AT BB game. Transition between these internal states is performed according to the winning combination in the game, the pressing order of the stop switch 42, and the lottery result of the operation pattern. Further, the transition from one internal state to another internal state is performed at the end of the game in the one internal state (when all the reels 31 are stopped and the game result of the game is displayed).
In FIG. 7, “Bell” means “Bell overlapping winning”. “Bell 30 times” means “total of 30 games won by overlapping the bells”, and “bell push order incorrect answer” means the incorrect push order answer when the bells are duplicated. The “bell push order incorrect answer 3 times” means “games that have become incorrect push order answers at the time of the bell duplicate win are 3 times in total (cumulative)”.
Further, “replay push order” means “the stop switch 42 was operated in the push order that satisfies the condition for shifting the internal state during replay overlap win”.
Furthermore, the “push order incorrect answer” is the case where the correct answer push order is not notified, and therefore the correct push order is notified, and the correct answer push order is notified, but the player makes an incorrect push order answer. Have a case.

FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are diagrams showing the relationship between the pressing order of the stop switch 42 and the transition of the main internal state when replay overlap is won.
8 and 9, “maintenance” indicates that the current internal state is maintained (there is no internal state transition), and “promotion” or “fall” indicates that the internal state is transitioned. Show.

  In the internal state, the normal game is during a so-called non-AT and non-BB game, and AT and BB are drawn during the normal game. The AT lottery is performed only by the sub-control unit 80, and the BB lottery is performed by both the main control unit 50 and the sub-control unit 80.

  In the normal game, when AT or BB is not won, notification of the pressing order of the stop switch 42 is not performed at the time of duplicate winning of replay. Therefore, the player digests the game in the order of pushing the first stop left. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the normal game is maintained at the first stop left time, regardless of which replay is won.

  On the other hand, for example, when the AT is won in the normal game, the sub-control means 80 (operation information notifying means 82 described later; the same applies when notifying the pressing order) is performed by pressing “middle left and right” at the time of replay overlap winning 1. Announce the order. In this game, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of middle right and left push, the internal state control means 69 shifts the internal state from the next game to AT preparation.

  Similarly, when the AT is won in the normal game, the sub-control unit 80 notifies the pressing order of “middle right left” at the time of the replay overlap win 2. In this game, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of middle right and left push, the internal state control means 69 shifts the internal state from the next game to AT preparation.

Information that the internal state has shifted from the normal game to the AT preparation is transmitted from the main control means 50 to the sub-control means 80.
Next, during the AT preparation after the AT win, the sub-control means 80 notifies the pressing order of “middle left and right” at the time of the replay overlap win 1. In this game, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of middle right and left push, the internal state control means 69 shifts the internal state from the next game to AT.

  Similarly, during the AT preparation after the AT win, the sub-control means 80 notifies the pressing order of “middle right left” at the time of the replay overlap win 2. In this game, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the middle right / left push order, the internal state control means 69 shifts the internal state to AT from the next game.

  Further, during the AT preparation after the AT win, the sub-control means 80 notifies the pressing order of “middle right” when the replay overlap win 3 is reached. In this game, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of right / left middle push, the internal state control means 69 maintains the internal state of AT preparation. On the other hand, in this game, when the stop switch 42 is operated in a pressing order other than the middle right and left, the internal state control means 69 shifts the internal state from the AT preparation to the normal game.

  Further, during the AT preparation after the AT win, the sub-control means 80 notifies the pressing order of “middle right left” when the replay overlap win 4 is reached. In this game, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of the middle right and left push, the internal state control means 69 maintains the internal state AT preparation. On the other hand, when the stop switch 42 is operated in a push order other than middle right and left in this game, the internal state control means 69 shifts the internal state from the AT preparation to the normal game.

  As described above, when the AT lottery is won, the sub-control unit 80 notifies the push order of the stop switch 42 so that the normal game is shifted to the AT after the AT is being prepared. In addition, during the AT preparation, when the replay overlap win is 3 or 4 o'clock, one of the six push orders is set to the push order that maintains the AT preparation, and the other five push orders are usually It is set in the order of push to fall to the game. For this reason, during AT preparation after AT winning, when the replay overlap winning 3 or 4 is reached, the push order for maintaining AT preparation is notified.

  In addition, when the AT is not won, when the replay overlap win 1 or 2 and the stop switch 42 is operated by the player in the order of pushing during the AT preparation due to a mistake in the operation of the stop switch 42 of the player. Even so, the internal state control means 69 shifts the gaming state from the next game to the AT preparation.

  However, since the sub-control unit 80 shifts to the AT preparation in a state where the AT is not won, the sub-control unit 80 does not notify the pushing order during the AT preparation. As a result, there is a high possibility that the player will fall into the normal game during the AT preparation. In particular, the game will be digested in principle with the first stop left, so after moving to the unintentional AT preparation, when it becomes a duplicate replay win, if it is the first stop left push order, falls to the normal game Can be made.

  Further, during AT, at the time of replay overlap winning 3 or 4, the internal state control means 69 performs a lottery to determine whether or not to shift to special during AT. When the lottery is not won, the push order for maintaining the AT (any one of five ways) is notified, and when the lottery is won, the push order for shifting to special during the AT, for example, When the replay overlap win 3 is informed, the pressing order of “middle left and right” is notified.

  Special during AT ends when either 10 games are consumed or BB is won. When 10 games are consumed without winning BB in special during AT (regardless of the pressing order of the stop switch 42, etc.), the internal state is shifted to AT. In addition, when the BB is won in the AT special, the game is shifted from the next game to the AT BB game (without going through the AT BB game standby).

  In the AT special, when the replay overlap win 3 or 4 is reached, the BB wins. Since the combined probability of the replay overlap winning 3 or 4 is “1/5” (FIG. 5), the BB is won with a probability of “1/5” for 10 special games during AT. Then, when it is special during AT and the replay overlap win 3 or 4, it is notified that the reverse push should be performed and that "red 7" should be aimed.

  Further, when the BB is won during the normal game, the sub-control means 80 notifies the pressing order of “middle right left” at the time of the replay overlap win 1. In this game, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the middle right / left push order, the internal state control means 69 shifts the internal state from the next game to the normal BB game standby.

  Similarly, when the BB is won during the normal game, the sub-control means 80 notifies the pressing order of “middle left and right” at the time of the replay overlap win 2. In this game, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of middle left and right pushing, the internal state control means 69 shifts the internal state from the next game to the normal middle BB game standby.

Information indicating the transition from the normal game to the normal BB game standby is transmitted from the main control means 50 to the sub-control means 80.
Next, in the normal BB game waiting after the BB win, at the time of replay overlap win 3, the sub-control means 80 operates the stop switch 42 in the order of “right middle left” (reverse push), and “ Aim for "Red 7" assortment! Etc. ". In this game, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of pressing right, left and right, and the “red 7” symbol is aimed, the “red 7” alignment (special replay C) stops on the middle line (the same stop as in FIG. 3). form).

On the other hand, if the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of right middle left push in the game regardless of the target, the special replay C “red 7 / bell” − “red 7 / RP” − “red 7 / RP "stops in the middle.
Here, since the internal state control means 69 shifts the internal state to the normal middle BB game with the special replay C winning, even if the “red 7” alignment is not established, the internal state control means 69 shifts to the normal middle BB game.
In the normal BB game standby, when the replay overlap win 3 or 4 is reached, the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of pressing the middle right and left (without determining the outcome of the stop, that is, the winning combination) ), You may move to the normal BB game.
This also applies to the BB game standby during AT described below, and when the replay overlap win 3 or 4 is achieved during the AT BB game standby, the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of pressing the middle right and left. It may be shifted to the BB game during AT on the condition.
Further, in this case, the symbol combination of the special replay C may be “red 7” − “red 7” − “red 7”, and “PB ≠ 1”.
Further, in this embodiment, the special replay C is won only in the order of right middle left push. Therefore, when the transition condition to the normal middle BB game or the AT middle BB game is the special replay C prize, This includes a condition that the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of the left push.

  Similarly, in the normal BB game waiting after the BB win, at the time of the replay overlap win 4, the sub-control means 80 operates the stop switch 42 in the order of “right middle left” and ““ red 7 ” Aim for the alignment! Etc. ". In this game, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of right middle left push, the special replay C wins, and if the “red 7” symbol is aimed, the “red 7” assortment stops. Then, the internal state control means 69 shifts the internal state from the next game to the normal middle BB game.

Also, in the normal BB game standby, when the stop switch 42 is operated in a pressing order other than “right middle left” at the time of replay overlap win 3, the internal state control means 69 changes the internal state from the next game to the normal state. Transition to the game.
Similarly, in the normal BB game standby, when the stop switch 42 is operated in a pressing order other than “right middle left” at the time of replay overlap winning 4, the internal state control means 69 changes the internal state from the next game. Transition to normal games (fall).

  Furthermore, in the normal BB game standby after the BB win, when the replay overlap win is 1, the sub-control means 80 notifies the pressing order of “middle left and right”. In this game, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of middle left and right pushing, the internal state control means 69 maintains the normal state BB game standby in the internal state. On the other hand, when the stop switch 42 is operated in a push order other than middle left and right in this game, the internal state control means 69 shifts the internal state from the normal middle BB game standby to the normal game.

  Similarly, in the normal middle BB game waiting after the BB win, the sub-control unit 80 notifies the pressing order of “middle right left” when the replay overlap win 2 is reached. In this game, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of middle right and left push, the internal state control means 69 maintains the normal state BB game standby in the internal state. On the other hand, when the stop switch 42 is operated in a pushing order other than middle right and left in this game, the internal state control means 69 shifts the internal state from the normal middle BB game standby to the normal game.

  In addition, when the BB is won, if the player falls from the BB game standby to the normal game due to a mistake in the operation of the player, the push order for shifting from the normal game to the normal BB game standby is notified again. Further, the push order for shifting from the normal middle BB game standby to the normal middle BB game (and that “red 7” should be aligned) is notified.

  As described above, when the BB lottery is won, the internal state on the main control means 50 side is shifted from the normal game to the normal BB game standby, and the replay overlap win 3 or 4 is reversed in this internal state. Aim for "Red 7" alignment by pushing and create a winning mode for BB. In the normal BB game standby, when the replay overlap win 1 or 2 is reached, one of the six push orders is set in the push order for maintaining the normal BB game standby, and the other 5 The pushing order of the streets is set in the pushing order for falling to the normal game. For this reason, when it becomes the replay overlap winning 1 or 2 in the normal BB game standby after the BB win, the push order for maintaining the normal BB game standby is notified.

  In the normal game that is not won BB, the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of pushing to the normal BB game standby accidentally due to a mistake in the operation of the stop switch 42 of the player at the time of replay overlap win 1 or 2 Even when the game is played, the internal state control means 69 shifts the game state from the next game to the normal BB game standby.

  However, when the normal BB game standby is entered when the BB is not won, the sub-control unit 80 does not notify the pushing order in the normal BB game standby. This increases the possibility of falling from normal BB game standby to normal game. In particular, since the game is digested in principle with the first stop left, after the transition to the unintended normal BB game standby, when the replay overlap wins, the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of the first stop left push If it is done, it can be dropped into a normal game.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the bell wins 30 times in the normal BB game, the internal state control means 69 ends the normal BB game and shifts to the normal game or the normal BB game standby. . Particularly in the present embodiment, the BB lottery is performed even during the BB game. When the BB is won during the BB game, the internal state control means 69 stocks the winning as a BB series (stores it using a BB winning flag or the like). In addition, during the BB game, there are cases where BB is won twice or more, and BB stocks the number of winning.

After the BB game is over, if you are in the BB series, shift to the normal BB game standby and maintain the internal state until the replay overlap win 3 or 4, and in that internal state the replay overlap win 3 or 4 When it becomes, the player makes a reverse push and the “Red 7” assortment is made, and the special replay C (“Red 7” assortment) is won to shift to the normal BB game.
On the other hand, when the BB game is not completed after the BB game is over, the game is shifted to the normal game.

  The above is the same during AT. When the bell wins 30 times in the BB game during AT, the internal state control means 69 ends the BB game during AT and shifts to AT or BB game standby during AT. Here, when the BB is won in the AT BB game, the winning is stocked as a BB series, and after the AT BB game is over, the game is shifted to the AT BB game standby. On the other hand, if it is not a BB train after the end of the BB game during AT, it is shifted to AT.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, in the normal BB game or the AT BB game, when the number of games in the incorrect order of pushing in the case of winning the bell duplication is three times (accumulated) in the BB game, the internal state Are transferred to normal game or AT respectively.
This is to return the internal state to the correct state even when the AT and BB have not been won, even if the accidents overlap and shift to the normal BB game or the AT BB game. This is to make it possible.

  Also, in the normal BB game or AT BB game, the internal state falls due to the incorrect push order (3 times in total) at the time of winning the duplicate bells. Notifying is equivalent to notifying the pressing order for maintaining the internal state.

In the normal BB game standby or the AT BB game standby, if the push order becomes incorrect when the bell overlaps, the internal state is shifted to the normal game or AT, respectively.
In addition, when an incorrect answer is made in the pushing order at the time of winning the bell duplication during the AT, the internal state is shifted to the AT preparation. In addition, when the bell duplication is won during the AT preparation, the internal state is shifted to the normal game.
This is also to return the internal state to the correct state as described above.

  By the way, the sub-control means 80 side has an effect state corresponding to each internal state on the main control means 50 side. In other words, the production state includes normal game, normal BB game standby, normal BB game, AT preparation, AT, AT special, AT BB game standby, and AT BB game.

Here, in the normal game, when the AT is won by lottery of the effect state control means 83, the push order to be shifted from the normal game to the AT and further to the AT is notified at the time of the replay overlap win. When the AT state lottery by the effect state control means 83 is won, and the push order is notified on the effect state control means 83 side, and the player operates the stop switch 42 according to the push order, the internal state by the internal state control means 69 The same state transition as the production state by the production state control means 83 is performed.
Accordingly, the internal state on the internal state control means 69 (main) side and the effect state on the effect state control means 83 (sub) side are usually the same.

However, for example, during a normal game, when the AT is not won, there may be a case where the stop switch is operated in the pushing order that accidentally shifts to the preparation of the AT due to an operation mistake of the player. The same applies when the stop switch 42 is operated in the push order for shifting to the normal BB game standby when the BB is not won during the normal game.
Even if the stop switch 42 is operated in the push order for changing the production state when the AT or BB is not won, that is, when the push order for changing the production state is not notified, the production state control means 83 It is determined that the player has made an operation error, and control is performed so as not to shift the production state.

On the other hand, on the internal state control means 69 side, the AT or BB is won by lottery on the production state control means 83 side, and the push order notification is performed. As a result, the stop switch 42 is operated in the push order for shifting the internal state. It is not known whether the stop switch 42 was operated in the pressing order due to a player's operation error.
For this reason, the internal state control means 69 always shifts the internal state when the stop switch 42 is operated in the push order for shifting the internal state.

Thereby, for example, even if the effect state of the effect state control means 83 is a normal game, the internal state of the internal state control means 69 is not limited to the normal game, but all (normal BB game standby, normal BB game standby, AT Preparation, AT, AT special, AT BB game standby, AT BB game).
First, during a normal game, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the middle right / left push order due to a player's operation mistake at the time of replay overlap win 1, the process shifts to a normal middle BB game standby. Similarly, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the middle / left / right pushing order, the process proceeds to AT preparation.

In the above, even if the internal state is transitioning to normal BB game standby or AT preparation, since the push order notification is not performed after that, at the 1st to 4th replay overlapping wins, the first stop left and the stop switch When 42 is operated, the internal state can be returned to the normal game.
In addition, when the internal state has shifted from the normal BB game standby to the normal BB game, when the incorrect push order at the time of the Bell duplicate wins is totaled to 3 games, the normal state is transferred. be able to.

  Furthermore, when the internal state has shifted from AT preparation to AT, it is returned to AT preparation with an incorrect answer in the push order at the time of the Bell duplicate win, and when the internal state is AT preparation, replay duplicate win 1 It is possible to return to the normal game with the wrong answer in the pushing order at the time of the first stop at -4 o'clock or at the time of winning the bell overlap.

When the internal state has shifted to BB game standby during AT, it can be returned to AT with an incorrect answer in the pushing order at the time of the duplicated win of the bell, and also in the same way as above, AT is preparing for AT and is further returned to normal game be able to.
When the internal state has shifted to BB game during AT, it is possible to shift to AT when the incorrect push-order answer at the time of winning the bell overlap is 3 games. Similarly, after the AT is being prepared, it can be returned to the normal game.

  If the internal state has changed from AT to AT special due to a player's operation error, wait for 10 games to finish and shift to AT, or to AT at the time of replay duplicate win in special during AT The internal state can be returned to AT by performing the pushing order of falling.

Further, in this embodiment, when the replay overlap is won in the special during AT, the first stop left is set in the push order for maintaining the special during AT, but the first stop left is set in the push order for falling to the AT. May be. And when it shifts to unintended special during AT, it is made not to notify the push order at the time of replay overlap winning, and the possibility that the player operates the stop switch 42 at the first stop left is increased, and the internal state is set to AT. You may set so that the probability which can be returned is made high.
In addition, when the internal state is special during AT and special replay C wins and the game shifts to BB game during AT, it can be returned to the normal game through AT and AT preparation in the same manner as above. .

  Even if the production state is in the normal game, even if the internal state shifts to other than the normal game, the push order notification is not performed, so the number of medals that the player can acquire is not different from that in the normal game. . Whatever state the internal state has changed, the game state is always a game inside the MB (fixed), and the winning probability of the combination is fixed (FIG. 5). Regardless of the state, the ball is the same as a normal game.

  On the other hand, if the internal state falls to the normal game due to a player's operation mistake after the BB is won during the normal game and the internal state shifts to the normal BB game standby until the replay overlap win 1 or 2 Waiting, when the replay overlap winning 1 or 2 is reached, the push order to shift the internal state to the normal BB game standby is notified, and the internal state is shifted to the normal BB game standby again.

  Similarly, if the internal state falls to normal game due to a player's operation mistake after winning the AT during normal game and the internal state transitions to preparation for AT, wait until it becomes replay duplicate winning 1 or 2 When the replay overlap winning 1 or 2 is reached, the push order for transferring the internal state during AT preparation is notified, and the transfer is made again during AT preparation.

  In the case of the specification that informs the correct push order at the time of the bell duplication win from the stage of AT preparation, if the internal state falls to normal game due to a push order mistake, the internal state is promoted from normal game to AT preparation again Until you do, you will not be notified of the correct order of pushing the bells. This is because if the correct push order is notified here, the internal state can be intentionally reciprocated between the normal game and the AT preparation.

Also, after the BB is won in the normal game and the internal state is changed to the normal BB game, if the internal state falls into the normal game due to a player's operation mistake, the internal state is changed to the normal BB game again. The control to return to is not performed. In this case, the internal state remains as a normal game, and the production state is maintained during the normal BB game and digests the BB game.
When the internal state falls from the normal BB game to the normal game and then returns to the normal BB game, it is necessary to stop the special replay C from the normal BB game standby and shift to the normal BB game. . This is because if the “Red 7” assortment stops when the special replay C is stopped, the player may misunderstand that the player is a BB train.

If the internal state falls to AT due to a player's operation error after the BB is won during AT and the internal state transitions to BB game during AT, the internal state is again changed to AT BB in the same manner as above. The control to return to the game is not performed, the internal state remains AT, and the production state maintains the BB game during AT and digests the BB game.
When the normal BB game falls to the normal game or falls from the AT BB game to the AT, the probability of occurrence of freeze and pseudo game in the subsequent BB game is the normal state during normal game or AT Since it becomes the occurrence probability of freeze and pseudo game in, it becomes lower than during BB game.
Also, in the normal BB game and AT BB game, the incorrect push order at the time of winning the bell duplication will be 3 games in total, and if the internal state falls to normal game or AT respectively, the production state will be normal BB The lottery of the freeze and the pseudo game may not be performed until the game or the BB game in the AT is ended (after the transition to the BB game, the games won by the bell duplication are 30 games in total).

  Also, after winning the AT and the internal state transitioning to the AT, if the internal state falls into the normal game during the AT preparation due to a mistake in the player's operation, it becomes the replay duplicate winning 1 or 2 Sometimes, the push order for promoting the internal state is notified, and the internal state is controlled to be restored to the AT. Even if the internal state falls to AT preparation or normal game during AT, the production state continues to be AT, and continues to count the number of AT games even if the internal state is AT preparation or normal game. .

  If the internal state falls to AT due to a player's operation mistake after winning the AT special during the AT and moving to the special during the AT, the internal state remains AT and the production state is AT Keep special. Then, when the 10 games are finished during the AT special, the effect state is returned to the AT (at this time, the internal state and the effect state coincide).

  In addition, when the BB is won in the normal BB game and the right of the BB series is acquired, if the player falls into the normal game due to a mistake in the operation of the player, the production state is digested as a normal BB game. However, when the replay overlap winning 1 or 2 is reached, the push order for shifting the internal state to the normal BB game standby is notified. Then, the normal state of the normal BB game is maintained and the normal state of the normal BB game is digested.

  Further, when this normal BB game is ended, the internal state is already normal BB game standby, so in this normal BB game standby, wait until the replay overlap winning 3 or 4 is reached, and the replay overlap winning 3 or When 4 is reached, the push order for winning the special replay C is notified, and the internal state is shifted to the normal BB game again.

  In addition, the above is the same when the BB is won in the AT BB game and the right of the BB series is acquired, and when the player falls to the AT due to an operation error of the player, the internal state is changed to the BB in the AT. If it is a game standby, the BB game during AT is digested in the internal state.

  In normal games, the push order notification is not performed at the time of replay overlap winning, so when the push order notification is performed at the time of replay overlap winning during normal game, there is a high possibility that either BB or AT was won. Become. Therefore, even if the player is not notified that BB or AT has been won, when the push order notification at the time of replay duplication is performed, it is predicted that the player has won either BB or AT. Can do.

Therefore, when the BB or AT is won in the normal game, the fact may be notified during the normal game, and after the notification, the transition to the normal BB game standby or AT preparation may be made.
Alternatively, in a game that is not won in BB or AT in the normal game, when replay overlaps, the order of pushing to maintain the normal game may be notified by lottery or the like. Thereby, it can be made difficult to determine whether or not the push order notification is made as a result of winning BB or AT.

  In addition, when the BB or AT is won in the normal game, the replay duplicate win in the normal game is notified of the push order to shift to the normal BB game standby or AT preparation, and the normal BB game standby or After transitioning to the AT preparation, it may be notified whether BB or AT is won.

Furthermore, during the AT, when the push order notification is not performed, it is determined that the push is performed, and when the other push orders are set to be penalized, the push order for maintaining the AT is notified when the replay overlap is won. There is no need.
On the other hand, at the time of replay overlap winning in AT, any push order for maintaining AT (determined by lottery or the like when there are plural types) may be notified.

When BB is won during the AT, the BB win may be notified during the AT, and then the BB gaming standby may be made.
On the other hand, after shifting to the BB gaming standby during AT, the player may be notified of the BB winning. In this case, if the push order for maintaining the AT is always informed at the time of the replay overlap winning in the AT, the push order informing to the BB gaming standby in the AT after the BB winning in the AT is notified during the AT. The content can be the same as the notification of the pushing order for maintaining the AT, and it is possible to shift to the BB gaming standby during the AT so as not to be noticed by the player.
Then, after shifting to AT BB game standby, when BB win is notified, or when replay overlap win 3 or 4 is given, the reverse is pushed to notify “Red 7” aim, and the BB win notification is issued. It can be carried out.
In addition,
a) When winning a BB during a normal game, inform the BB of the normal game, and then push the order to shift to the normal BB game standby when the replay overlap win 1 or 2 in the normal game Let them know,
b) When BB is won during AT, the push order to shift to BB gaming standby during AT is notified when replay overlap win 1 or 2 at AT, and after shifting to BB gaming standby during AT, BB In this case, the notification may be made different depending on whether the internal state of winning the BB is a normal game or an AT.

  In addition, when a game won in BB or AT during a normal game and a game in which replay overlap win 1 or 2 overlaps, for example, when a BB lottery is performed in a game in which replay overlap win 1 or 2 is played, When the game is won, you may be notified of the push order to shift to the normal BB game standby or AT preparation in the game, or the push order is not notified in the game, and the replay overlap win 1 Or you may alert | report the pushing order which transfers to BB game standby or AT preparation during normal in the game which became 2.

Furthermore, when the BB or AT lottery is performed in the game where the replay overlap win 1 or 2 is performed as described above, when the lottery is not won, the push order is not notified or the normal game is played. You may make it alert | report the pushing order to maintain.
Similarly, when performing a BB lottery in a game where the replay overlap win 1 or 2 during AT, if the lottery is not won, the push order is not notified or the AT is maintained. The order may be notified.

  The freeze control means 70 controls the execution and termination of the freeze that does not accept the operation of the operation switch (including the reception of the medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 43) for a predetermined time, and also controls the execution of the pseudo game during the freeze. To do. That is, the freeze control means 70 includes control during the pseudo game.

Here, “freeze” (also referred to as “freeze production” or “freeze operation”) generally means that a function of an operation switch of a gaming machine (in this embodiment, a slot machine 10) is set to a pause state (or its function). Period of control).
Furthermore, “putting the function of the operation switch to a pause state” means “the function of at least one operation switch is not effective for obtaining a game result by proceeding with the game” or “operation When the switch is operated, the detection processing of the operation or the processing based on the operation is not started for a predetermined time, that is, the processing corresponding to the operation is delayed for a predetermined time (after the predetermined time has elapsed). Etc.

“Proceeding with the game” means operating the bet switch 40 to insert medals, operating the start switch 41 to perform a lottery of the combination and starting the rotation of the reel 31, operating the stop switch 42. This means that the game operation of stopping the rotating reel 31 is advanced by the player's intention.
Therefore, the operations of the bet switch 40, the start switch 41, and the stop switch 42 are operations necessary for progressing the game.

The “game result” refers to a combination of a stop appearance when all reels 31 are stopped, a combination of symbols stopped on an active line (whether or not a winning combination of a winning combination and a type of winning combination).
Since the game result is determined by the combination of the lottery result of the combination, the operation of the stop switch 42, and the symbol when the reel 31 is stopped, the operation of the bet switch 40 and the start switch 41 for obtaining the lottery result of the combination, The operation of the stop switch 42 for obtaining a combination of symbols when the reel 31 is stopped is an operation necessary for obtaining a game result.

Therefore, as an aspect of freezing, for example,
a) accepting game media inserted from the medal slot 43, or setting the operation of the bet switch 40 for determining the number of inserted (betting) game media credited in advance to a pause state;
b) Suspending the operation of the start switch 41 for starting the game;
c) The operation of the stop switch 42 (stop operation of the reel 31) is temporarily stopped.

  Further, as a mode in which the function of the operation switch is temporarily stopped, a signal based on the player's operation (for example, a signal from a sensor that detects the insertion of a game medium, the bet switch 40, the start switch 41, or the stop switch 42) For example, not receiving a signal transmitted from the operation switch based on the operation for a predetermined period. In this case, when a signal transmitted based on the player's operation within a predetermined period is received, control processing for invalidating the received signal is performed, or transmission based on the player's operation is performed within the predetermined period. Even when the received signal is detected, the receiving process itself is not performed.

Furthermore, 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 operation switch control process is performed based on the received signal. May be executed without starting for a predetermined period, and starting control processing based on a signal received after the predetermined period has elapsed.
Further, regarding the freeze of the start switch 41, even if the start switch 41 is operated, the reel 31 is not started to rotate based on the reception of the operation of the start switch 41 for a predetermined period, or the role lottery is not started for the predetermined period. Can be mentioned.

In addition, the freeze termination condition is that a predetermined time elapses, but even before the predetermined time elapses, the freeze is canceled in the middle by various operation signals input to the main control means 50. It is also possible to do.
In this case, the freeze can be canceled simply by accepting an operation input of the start switch 41, or a predetermined operation procedure (for example, “operating the start switch 41 five times”, “stop switch 42”). It is also possible to cancel the freeze on the condition that “operating in the order of middle, right, left”, “operating the bet switch 40 in accordance with a predetermined timing”, and the like are detected.

  In the present embodiment, when the start switch 41 is operated, the part lottery means 61 performs a part lottery. Next, the freeze control means 70 performs a lottery to determine whether to execute the freeze and the pseudo game. The lottery for freeze and pseudo game may be executed regardless of the lottery result of the combination, but in the present embodiment, the freeze is performed at the time of winning a cherry or watermelon (these small combinations are referred to as “rare small combinations”). And draw lots of pseudo games.

Here, “one game” and types of games will be described.
First, “one game” means a combination of symbols in which all the reels 31 are stopped (displaying the game result) from the time when the start switch 41 is operated, and the combination of symbols stopped on the active line corresponds to one of the roles. Is the time until payout corresponding to the combination of symbols is completed.
Note that when a replay is won, one game is performed until it is determined that the replay is won, and medals based on the replay winning are automatically inserted after the one game. Whether or not to include in the next game the time when the medal is automatically inserted or the time from when the medal is automatically inserted until the start switch 41 is operated is arbitrary.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, when the replay is not won in the previous game, it is not included in “one game” from the time when the bet switch 40 is operated until the start switch 41 is operated. Of course, it may be included in the “game”. That is, the time when the bet switch 40 is operated may be set as the start time of one game.

In addition, the game types include a main game and a pseudo game.
The “main game” is the original function of the operation switch (the bet switch 40 is a function for inserting a medal to start the game, the start switch 41 is a function for starting the rotation of the reel 31 to start the game, stop The switch 42 is a game in which the function of stopping the rotating reel 31 within the range of the maximum number of moving frames based on the lottery result of the winning combination is effective as a game to obtain a game result. Point to.

  In this game, a medal is inserted when the bet switch 40 is operated, the rotation of the reel 31 is started when the start switch 41 is operated, and a combination lottery means described later when the stop switch 42 is operated. The reel 31 is stopped based on the lottery result of the combination by 61, and the game result in the game is displayed by the combination of symbols when the reel 31 is stopped.

  Specifically, the bet switch 40 is a switch operated by the player when inserting a medal, the start switch 41 is a switch operated by the player when starting the rotation of the reel 31, and the stop switch Reference numeral 42 denotes a switch operated by the player when the rotating reel 31 is stopped. The game result is obtained by a combination of symbols when the reel 31 is stopped (stopped on the active line). In order to stop the reel 31, it is necessary to stop the reel 31 by operating the stop switch 42. is there.

  Further, in order to stop the reel 31, it is necessary to start the rotation of the reel 31 as a precondition. Therefore, the operation of the start switch 41 is a player's operation necessary for obtaining a game result. Furthermore, the operation of the bet switch 40 is an operation necessary when a medal (game medium) is inserted in order to start a game as a premise for obtaining a game result, except when a replay is won in the previous game.

On the other hand, operating the bet switch 40 to insert a medal, operating the start switch 41 to start the rotation of the reel 31, and operating the stop switch 42 to stop the rotating reel 31 Is an operation necessary for proceeding with this game.
Therefore, any of the above operations is an operation necessary for proceeding with the game and obtaining a game result.

  Therefore, no medal is inserted even if the bet switch 40 is operated, the reel 31 does not start rotating even if the start switch 41 is operated, and the reel 31 does not display the game result even if the stop switch 42 is operated (reel). 31 does not stop) means that the function of the operation switch is not frozen as a function for proceeding with the game and obtaining a game result in the game.

The “pseudo game” is a game that is executed during the freeze. Unlike the main game, the function of at least one operation switch is to advance the main game and obtain a game result. Refers to games that are not valid. In particular, in the pseudo game of this embodiment, from when the start switch 41 is operated until the reel 31 becomes a constant speed and the operation of the stop switch 42 can be accepted (the function of the stop switch 42 is for obtaining a game result). Until it becomes valid).
It should be noted that the freeze and the pseudo game of the present embodiment are executed only in the MB internal game, and are not executed in the non-internal game or MB game.

When performing a simulated game, always execute it during freezing. Therefore, it is always frozen during the pseudo game. On the other hand, during freezing, it is not always in a pseudo game. There are a case where a part of the period during the freeze is a pseudo game and a case where the time is “freezing = in the pseudo game”.
When a pseudo game is executed in one game, the game is executed before obtaining the game result of the main game, and after completing the pseudo game, the main game for obtaining the game result is resumed.
More specifically, the winning lottery means 61 performs lottery at the moment when the start switch 41 is operated, but at this point in time, the game is still in progress. After the role lottery, it is decided whether or not to execute the pseudo game (during this game), and when it is decided to execute the pseudo game, this game is interrupted at this moment (at this time) Start playing. From the moment when the start switch 41 is operated (at the start of this game), it is decided to perform a lottery of the combination and execute the pseudo game, and until the rotation of the reel 31 for starting the pseudo game is started. The interval is about several ms to several tens of ms.
Similarly, when it is determined to execute the pseudo game in the previous game (or before the previous game) as in the present embodiment, the lottery of the role accompanying the operation of the start switch 41 and the simulation in the game are similarly performed. In the case of deciding whether or not to execute the game, the game is played until the time of the decision, and then the game is interrupted and the pseudo game is started based on the decision (up to the previous game) in the previous game. .
Then, the rotation of the reel 31 is started. Therefore, at the time of starting the rotation of the reel 31 when executing the pseudo game, it is in the pseudo game.
When ending the pseudo game, it is ended at the moment when the start switch 41 is operated (except for the case of automatic end described later). The game is resumed by operating the start switch 41, and the reel 31 starts rotating as the game.

In one game, this game is always executed once. On the other hand, one game has a case where a pseudo game is executed and a case where it is not executed. Furthermore, the number of times of the pseudo game has one time and a plurality of times.
That is,
One game = this game (once)
And if
1 game = pseudo game (1 or more times) + this game (1 time)
And the case.

In this embodiment, when it is decided to execute the freeze and the pseudo game, in the next game, the freeze and the pseudo game are started before the start of the main game.
However, when it is decided to execute the freeze and the pseudo game, it is also possible to execute the game. Alternatively, when it is decided to execute the freeze and the pseudo game, it is also possible to execute this game after digesting this game several times.

  When the player operates the start switch 41, a lottery for a combination and a lottery to determine whether to execute freeze and pseudo game are performed. Start playing. On the other hand, when the start switch 41 is operated, the rotation of the reel 31 is started.

In the case where the reel 31 is rotated by operating the start switch 41 and only the main game is executed without executing the pseudo game, the game is performed at the start of the rotation of the reel 31 by the operation of the start switch 41. It becomes.
On the other hand, in the case where the reel 31 is rotated by operating the start switch 41, when a pseudo game is executed in the game and before the main game, the reel 31 is operated by operating the start switch 41. It becomes a pseudo game at the start of rotation.

  Therefore, the start of the pseudo game is the time when it is decided to execute the freeze and the pseudo game, or the rotation of the reel 31 is started. The rotation of the reel 31 includes a case of rotation in the main game and a case of rotation in the pseudo game executed before the main game.

Also, in the pseudo game, when the player operates the stop switch 42, the reel 31 corresponding to the stop switch 42 is changed to change the display state of the symbol different from the stop for displaying the game result. Control is performed so that a display state of a combination of symbols that does not indicate a result (a state close to the stop of the reel 31) is obtained. That is, although the function of the stop switch 42 is not effective for displaying the game result, the reel 31 is changed by the operation of the stop switch 42 as an opportunity.
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the display state of the symbols during the pseudo game is accompanied by fluctuations of fluctuation (described later) without the reel 31 (the symbols) completely staying at a fixed position.

  However, in the pseudo game, the function of the operation switch is not in a state that is not effective for progressing the game and obtaining the game result, so the operation of the operation switch triggers the reel 31 Even if the change is made, the game does not proceed or the game result of the game is not displayed.

  Here, “stopping the reel 31” means displaying a game result. For example, when some of the reels 31 are stopped, a part of the game result is displayed, and when all the reels 31 are stopped, the entire game result is displayed.

Then, once the game result is displayed, the reel 31 displaying the game result cannot be changed again within the same game. Therefore, if the reel 31 is stopped during the pseudo game, then the reel 31 cannot be stopped and the game result cannot be displayed in this game.
Therefore, during the pseudo game, control is performed so that the “design display state”, which is a state close to the stop of the reel 31 (temporary temporary stop, pseudo stop), is triggered by the operation of the stop switch 42. That is, the display state of the symbol during the pseudo game is not a stop indicating the game result. In other words, even if the stop switch 42 is operated, the reel 31 does not stop so as to show the game result in the game.

  For this reason, even if the combination of symbols corresponding to the combination is displayed on the active line as the display state of the symbol, it is the display state of the symbol in the pseudo game, and the symbol corresponding to the combination is displayed. It does not mean that the combination has stopped on the active line, that is, a winning combination. Therefore, medals are not paid out as in the small role winning, and medals are not automatically inserted as in the replay winning.

  Further, in the case where the combination of symbols is shown to the player depending on the display state of the symbols in the pseudo game, not only the symbol display state on the effective line provided in the slot machine 10 but also a symbol combination line that is not an effective line, for example. It includes the display state of a symbol on (in particular, a straight invalid line).

  The combination of symbols displayed according to the display state of the symbols in the pseudo game (display outcome) is the same outcome as when the winning combination is not won, the same outcome as winning a winning combination, and the start of AT or BB game , Which means that the player will move to a state that is more advantageous to the player than the relevant state, and which is related to the addition of the number of games in the game that is advantageous to the player (meaning that the probability of being added is high) For example, an outcome that means an extra, an outcome that means that an extra lottery is executed, etc.), for example, a “BAR” set that is not a combination of symbols corresponding to a combination.

  In this way, in the pseudo game, after all the reels 31 are set to the symbol display state, the player waits for the start switch 41 to be operated. When the start switch 41 is operated, When there is no simulated game), the pseudo game and freeze are finished, and all reels 31 are re-varied. Note that the operation of the start switch 41 at this time is an operation in a state where the function of the start switch 41 is not effective for obtaining a game result, and the player ends the pseudo game by himself (freezing is performed). (Cancel or cancel) operation. Further, the re-change of the reel 31 is controlled so that the re-change timing is separated for each reel 31 by a random delay described later.

  As described above, when the stop switch 42 is operated, the reel 31 corresponding to the operated stop switch 42 is set in the symbol display state, and when all the stop switches 42 are operated, all the reels 31 are in the symbol display state. Display state. If this is a one-time simulated game, when the simulated game is finished once, the simulated game is terminated by operating the start switch 41 described above, and the game is shifted to the main game.

On the other hand, there may be a case where a plurality of pseudo games are continuously executed in one game. Even if a plurality of pseudo games are executed in one game, all the pseudo games are performed before the main game.
In this case, after the first simulated game is completed, the player operates the start switch 41 to cause the reel 31 to change again to start the second simulated game. Therefore, since the operation of the start switch 41 at the time of the re-variation is an operation during the pseudo game (freeze), the operation of the start switch 41 is not effective for obtaining the game result. is there. Therefore, depending on the operation of the start switch 41 at this time, the winning combination lottery is not performed.

When performing a plurality of pseudo games in one game, the display state of the symbol is triggered by the operation of the stop switch 42, and then the reel 31 is re-variable (rotated) by the operation of the start switch 41, and again, When the stop switch 42 is operated, a symbol display state is set.
In other words, after the symbol display state, when the reel 31 re-varies (rotates), the rotation operation is in the pseudo game, and the rotation when the pseudo game and the freeze are finished and the game is resumed. It may be.

In addition, a pseudo game may be executed in each of a plurality of consecutive main games. For example, in the N game, “the start of the main game of the N game → the start of the pseudo game and the freeze (interruption of the main game) → the execution of the one or more pseudo games → the end of the pseudo game and the freeze → the book Resumption of game (N game) → end of this game ”.
In the next “N + 1” game, the start of the main game of the “N + 1” game → the start of the pseudo game and the freeze (interruption of the main game) → the execution of one or more pseudo games → the pseudo game and the freeze → End of the game (Restart of the game (“N + 1” game) → End of the game).

FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 are time charts showing the relationship between the freeze / pseudo game and the main game. First, FIG. 10 is an example in the case where a pseudo game is executed once.
In FIG. 10, when the start switch 41 is operated after the bet switch 40 is operated, a winning combination is selected, and whether or not to execute freeze and pseudo game based on the winning selection result is determined. Then, when it is decided to execute the freeze and the pseudo game, the pseudo game is started and the rotation of the reel 31 is started. In this case, the main game is started simultaneously with the operation of the start switch 41, and it is determined that the lottery of the combination, the freeze, and the pseudo game are executed, and the freeze and the pseudo game are executed. At that time, the game is interrupted and the pseudo game is started.
Then, every time each stop switch 42 is operated (in response to the operation), the reel 31 corresponding to the stop switch 42 is brought into a symbol display state.

  When the start switch 41 is operated after the symbols are displayed on all the reels 31 (the operation of the start switch 41 at this time is not effective for obtaining the game result) Since it is an operation at the time, the lottery of the combination is not performed), and the freeze and the pseudo game are ended (freeze is released). Then, the game is resumed and the rotation of the reel 31 is started.

FIG. 11 shows an example in which the pseudo game is executed twice in succession. In FIG. 11, a lottery for whether or not to execute freeze and pseudo game is not displayed at the start of the game, but the freeze and pseudo game are executed at the same timing as in FIG. 10 (after the role lottery). A lottery to determine whether or not Then, the pseudo game is started when the lottery is won.
In the first simulated game, after all reels 31 are displayed in the symbol display state, when the player operates the start switch 41 (at this time, the function of the start switch 41 is effective for obtaining a game result). The rotation of all the reels 31 is started and the second pseudo game is started.

  Also in the second simulated game, as in the first simulated game, the reel 31 corresponding to the stop switch 42 is set in the symbol display state every time each stop switch 42 is operated. When the start switch 41 is operated after setting all the reels 31 to the symbol display state (at this time, the function of the start switch 41 is not effective for obtaining a game result), the pseudo game is finished. (Release freeze). Then, the game is resumed and the rotation of the reel 31 is started.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing, in order, a specific mode of fluctuation of fluctuation, which is a display state of a symbol during a pseudo game. In FIG. 12, (a) → (b) → (c) →... → (h) is a time-series flow.
Note that the fluctuation of the swing of the reel 31 is actually performed by the control of the motor 32 by the reel control means 64.

  First, “sway fluctuation” means that a symbol repeats moving up and down with a constant amplitude (swing width), and when it is not stationary (when it always repeats up and down movement), or when it repeats stationary and moving, for example, an effective line , And then moving down and resting at that position for a predetermined time, then moving upward again and resting for a predetermined time.

  The “symbol display state” in the pseudo game is not limited as long as the player can recognize (identify) the symbols on the reel 31. Therefore, even if the display state of the symbol is accompanied by fluctuation of the reel 31, for example, the symbol displayed in the middle of the display window 11 is any symbol (“red 7”, “cherry”, etc.). As long as the player can recognize this.

  In addition, the combination of symbols shown to the player depending on the display state of the symbols in the pseudo game is not limited to the one in which the center of the symbol is located on the symbol combination line (effective line) and accompanied by fluctuation fluctuations. On the other hand, the fluctuation of shaking may be performed with reference to a position shifted by half a frame.

The example of FIG. 12 shows an example in which the reel 31 is in a symbol display state using the “RP” display table described above so that “RP” is aligned with the middle line.
In the pseudo game, when the left stop switch 42 is operated, “RP” is displayed in the middle stage. The example of FIG. 12A shows an example in which the “RP” symbol of No. 20 is located in the middle stage.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6B, the left reel 31 in the symbol display state drives the motor 32 by a predetermined number of steps and moves the symbol slightly downward from the position of FIG. Let The amount of movement at this time is arbitrary, but is such an amount that the “RP” symbol in the middle stage does not reach the center position in the lower stage.
After moving the symbol downward, move the symbol upward again, and the position of “RP” is located at the center of the middle stage as in FIG. To move.

Further, from this state, as shown in FIG. 4D, the symbol is moved upward until it is in a position substantially symmetrical with FIG.
From this state, next, the state is again returned to the state shown in FIG. In this way, the movement of the symbol in the vertical direction is repeated by repeating the steps (a) to (e). This is the “swing fluctuation” of the present embodiment. Further, the fluctuation of shaking continues until the end condition is satisfied regardless of fluctuations of the other reels 31.
As a specific example, for example, it stays at that position for 390 ms from the time when the symbol is displayed at the position shown in FIG. 10A, then moves to the position shown in FIG. Next, the pattern is moved to the position shown in FIG. 5C and stays at that position for 10 ms, and so on, and so on.
The reason for setting the first staying time to 390 ms is to distinguish it from the stop for displaying the game result by setting the staying time to less than 500 ms.

FIG. 4D shows an example in which the middle stop switch 42 is operated and the middle reel 31 is in the symbol display state. In this example, the 4th “RP” symbol in FIG. 2 is located in the middle.
Then, after the symbols are displayed in the middle reel 31 as well, the swing fluctuation is executed in the same manner as the left reel 31.

  Here, the fluctuation of the swing of the reel 31 (in this example, the middle reel 31) that has been in the symbol display state later is synchronized with the fluctuation of fluctuation in the reel 31 (in this example, the left reel 31) that has already been in the display state of the symbol. That is, it is operated at the same timing.

For example, a counter is provided that keeps updating its value at regular intervals with a certain period during a game, while the slot machine 10 is powered on, or during a pseudo game. Then, the counter is updated by “1” in about 0.1 to 2.0 seconds, for example.
Here, in the left reel 31 of FIG. 12, if the position of (a) is “center”, the position of (b) is “down”, and the position of (d) is “up”, the left reel 31 is centered first. Then, at the instant when the counter value is updated by “1”, the position is changed from “center” to “down”.

  Thereafter, each time the counter value is updated by “1”, the fluctuation of “lower” → “center” → “up” → “center” → “lower” → “center”... Is repeated. When the counter value when the symbol is moved to “down” after the left reel 31 is positioned at “center” is “N”, the counter value is “N + 4 × k (k = 1, 2,... ”, The timing at which the symbol of the left reel 31 is again moved from“ center ”to“ down ”. Therefore, this “N” is stored.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 12E, when the middle reel 31 is positioned at the “center”, the “center” position is maintained until the counter value becomes “N + 4k” at that position. Next, when the counter value becomes “N + 4k”, the “center” position of the middle reel 31 is moved to “down”. As a result, as shown in FIG. 12 (f), the left and middle reels 31 subsequently swing in a synchronized manner.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5G, when the right reel 31 is in the symbol display state (in this example, the third “RP” symbol is positioned in the middle), the counter value is “N + 4k”. ”And wait at that position. In the example of FIG. 12G, the right reel 31 is in the symbol display state when the positions of the left and middle reels 31 are “up”.

When the counter value becomes “N + 4k”, that is, when the symbol of the left and middle reels 31 moves from “center” to “down”, the symbol position of the right reel 31 is also “center”. To “down” (FIG. 12 (h)). After that, fluctuation fluctuation is executed in synchronization with the counter value.
As a result, it is possible to perform fluctuation fluctuations at the same timing for all the reels 31.

  If the operation of the stop switch 42 or the operation of the start switch 41 after all the reels 31 are in the symbol display state is not performed within the effective time during the pseudo game and the freeze, the freeze and the pseudo game To end this game. Further, if the stop switch 42 is not operated within the effective time during the rotation of the reel 31 in the pseudo game, all the rotating reels 31 are automatically set to the symbol display state. It should be noted that this automatic display state of the symbol is also one of the reel operations before shifting to this game.

  In FIG. 1, an automatic display counter 70a measures the effective time at this time. First, when the start switch 41 is operated and the freeze and the pseudo game are started, the automatic display counter 70a measures the time from the operation of the start switch 41, and calculates the effective time (in this embodiment, 20 seconds). Judge whether or not it has passed. When the first stop switch 42 is operated before 20 seconds elapses, the measurement time by the automatic display counter 70a is cleared, and the measurement for 20 seconds is started again from the operation of the first stop switch 42.

  Next, when the second stop switch 42 is operated before the lapse of 20 seconds, the measurement time by the automatic display counter 70a is cleared, and the measurement of 20 seconds is started again from the operation of the second stop switch 42. . Next, when the third stop switch 42 is operated before the lapse of 20 seconds, the measurement time by the automatic display counter 70a is cleared, and the measurement of 20 seconds is started again from the operation of the third stop switch 42. To do.

  On the other hand, when the second stop switch 42 is operated from when the start switch 41 is operated until the first stop switch 42 is operated, until when the first stop switch 42 is operated, until the second stop switch 42 is operated. When 20 seconds elapses from when the third stop switch 42 is operated until the third stop switch 42 is operated, the rotating reel 31 is automatically set to the symbol display state. The automatic display counter 70a starts measurement for 20 seconds again from that point. When 20 seconds have elapsed, the freeze and the pseudo game are terminated, and the re-variation due to the random delay of the reel 31 is automatically started to shift to the main game.

  For example, the freeze and the pseudo game are executed at the start of the rotation of the reels 31. When 20 seconds have passed without any of the stop switches 42 being operated, all the reels 31 are automatically set in the symbol display state. When all the reels 31 are automatically set to the symbol display state, for example, the symbols may be displayed in the order of the left, middle, and right reels 31, or the symbols may be displayed all at once in the shortest time. May be.

  Furthermore, during the simulated game, when the first stop switch 42 is operated and the first reel 31 corresponding to the first stop switch 42 is set to the symbol display state, when 20 seconds have passed, the other two reels 31 is automatically set to the symbol display state. Similarly, after two stop switches 42 are operated and the two reels 31 are set in the symbol display state, when 20 seconds have elapsed, the remaining one reel 31 is automatically set in the symbol display state. Then, when another 20 seconds have passed since that time, the pseudo game and freeze are finished, and re-variation due to the random delay of the reel 31 is started (automatically), and the game is shifted to the main game.

  After all the reels 31 are in the symbol display state, the automatic display counter 70a measures the time from when the symbol is in the symbol display state. Then, when 20 seconds have passed without the start switch 41 being operated, the pseudo game and the freeze are finished, and re-variation due to the random delay of the reel 31 is started (automatically), and the game is shifted to the main game.

  In addition, when at least one reel 31 is automatically set to the symbol display state during the pseudo game, it does not wait for 20 seconds from when all the reels 31 are set to the symbol display state until the start switch 41 is operated. Re-variation of the reel 31 may be started.

  Further, in the case where a plurality of pseudo games are performed during freezing, for example, when the first pseudo game is performed and the game is shifted to the second pseudo game, the same as described above. When executing the second simulated game, if the start switch 41 is operated before 20 seconds elapses, the second simulated game is performed, but 20 seconds have elapsed without the start switch 41 being operated. When this happens, the second pseudo game is not performed at that time, and re-variation due to the random delay of the reel 31 is automatically started to shift to the main game. The same applies to the case where the second simulated game is executed and the process proceeds to the third simulated game.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the stop switch 42 is operated during the pseudo game, the reel 31 is set to the symbol display state when the operation of the stop switch 42 is detected (in response to the operation of the stop switch 42). However, the automatic display counter 70a starts measurement when it detects that the stop switch 42 has been turned off.

  Therefore, for example, when the start switch 41 is operated, measurement by the automatic display counter 70a is started, and when the first stop switch 42 is detected to be on, 20 seconds have not yet passed, but the first stop switch 42 When 20 seconds have elapsed since it was detected from being turned on to turning off, the second and third reels 31 are automatically brought into the symbol display state. Then, the measurement by the automatic display counter 70a is started when all the reels 31 are in the symbol display state.

Such a case may occur, for example, when the player presses and holds the stop switch 42 for a long time. It is rare for the player to press and hold the stop switch 42 in order to enjoy the game. For example, while the stop switch 42 is on, there is a slot machine 10 that stops the output of the production or stops the progress (payout or the like) of the game.
However, since it is not visually apparent that the pseudo game automatically ends and the reel 31 re-varies (rotates) without permission while the stop switch 42 is being held down, control is performed as described above. .

  Similarly, 20 seconds have not yet passed when the second stop switch 42 is detected to be on, but 20 seconds have elapsed when it is detected that the second stop switch 42 has been turned off. When the second stop switch 42 is detected to be off, the third reel 31 is automatically brought into the symbol display state, and measurement by the automatic display counter 70a is started.

  Also, 20 seconds have not yet elapsed when the third stop switch 42 is detected to be on, but 20 seconds have elapsed when it is detected that the third stop switch 42 has been turned off. When the third stop switch 42 is detected to be off, the automatic display counter 70a starts measuring.

Next, re-variation of the reel 31 due to a random delay performed after the freeze and the pseudo game are finished will be described.
<First example of random delay>
The reel control means 64 stores the position of each reel 31 when all the reels 31 are in the symbol display state in the pseudo game. The reel control means 64 determines that the reference symbol has passed the reference position when the index 34 is detected, and determines the current position of the reel 31 by counting the number of steps of the motor 32 from that position. .

When the pseudo game is finished, the reel 31 is re-varied. However, if the reels 31 are re-varied all at once from the symbol display state in the pseudo game, the correlation position relationship of the symbol display state in the pseudo game remains. As a result, the reel 31 rotates.
For example, in the pseudo game, after the symbol display state is set so that the “BAR” line is positioned in the middle line, when the pseudo game is finished and the reel 31 is changed again, each reel is kept in a state in which the correlation positional relationship is maintained. 31 rotates and becomes a constant speed state, and the stop switch 42 can be received.

However, if the reels 31 are rotated all at once in the correlated positional relationship, the reels 31 rotate with a positional relationship different from the game result in the previous game (final stop position in the previous game).
For this reason, there is a possibility that such a correlation position relationship may lead to assistance, and there is a risk of harming the fairness of the game.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the pseudo game is finished and the reel 31 is re-varied, the correlation positional relationship is different from the correlation positional relationship in the symbol display state in the pseudo game and is selected at random. Thus, the rotation of at least one reel 31 is controlled.

For example, one step (interrupt) time of the motor 32 is “2.235 ms”, the number of steps corresponding to one symbol is “16 steps”, and the number of steps that the motor 32 makes one rotation (360 degrees rotation) is “336”. And At this time, one rotation time is “750.96 ms”.
Although not shown in FIG. 1, for example, three counters C1, C2, and C3 are provided in the reel control means 64.
Each of these counters C1 to C3 has a period of 0 to 335 having the same value as the number of steps of one rotation of the motor 32, and is used to acquire a random value.

Counters C1, C2, and C3 correspond to the left, middle, and right reels 31, respectively.
Each of the counters C1 to C3 has a first update and a second update. The first update is uniformly updated in all the counters C1 to C3. In the present embodiment, since one step time of the motor 32 during the constant speed rotation of the reel 31 is 2.235 ms, one interrupt is set at 2.235 ms, and four interrupts are set as one set. The first interrupt updates only the value of the counter C1, the second interrupt updates only the value of the counter C2, and the third interrupt updates only the value of the counter C3. In the fourth interrupt, the values of any counters C1 to C3 are not updated.

Accordingly, the value of each counter C1 to C3 is updated by “1” every four interrupts (2.235 ms × 4 = 8.94 ms).
The first update is performed all the time while the power of the slot machine 10 is on.

  On the other hand, in the second update, only the counter C1 is continuously updated from the time when the start switch 41 is operated until the first stop switch 42 is operated in the game. From the time when the stop switch 42 is operated until the second stop switch 42 is operated, only the value of the counter C2 is continuously updated. Further, only the value of the counter C3 is continuously updated from when the second stop switch 42 is operated to when the third (last) stop switch 42 is operated.

  Not limited to this, the value of the counter C1 is continuously updated from when the start switch 41 is operated until the first stop switch 42 is operated, and second from the time when the start switch 41 is operated. Until the stop switch 42 is operated, the value of the counter C2 is continuously updated. From the time when the start switch 41 is operated until the third stop switch 42 is operated, the value of the counter C3 is updated. You may continue to do so.

  Instead of “until the stop switch 42 is operated”, it may be “until the reel 31 corresponding to the stop switch 42 is in a symbol display state”. Since it takes 190 ms at the longest from the time when the stop switch 42 is operated until the reel 31 is in the symbol display state, the timing is different between when the stop switch 42 is operated and when the symbol is displayed on the reel 31.

  In the second update, the update is performed based on a loop process (main loop) on the main control means 50 side. Any loop may be used as the main loop. For example, a process that is repeated from the time when the start switch 41 is operated until all the reels 31 are in the symbol display state. Specifically, after the start switch 41 is operated, a program for repeatedly determining at a predetermined time interval whether or not all the reels 31 are in the symbol display state is provided. For example, the value of the counters C1 to C3 may be updated when the process for determining whether or not the state is reached is performed. In addition, for example, the index 34 is updated once every time it is detected.

By using the first update and the second update described above, the values of the counters C1 to C3 can be made random.
For example, if the first update is lost and only the counter C1 is updated by the second update until the first stop switch 42 is operated after the start switch 41 is operated, the counters C2 and C3 are completely updated. Unusable time zone occurs. However, by providing the first update, the values of the counters C2 and C3 can be updated even after the start switch 41 is operated and before the first stop switch 42 is operated.

  On the other hand, if only the first update is performed, the values of the counters C1 to C3 may be the same (at the time of four interrupts), but by providing the second update, the values of the counters C1 to C3 are changed. Can be different (can eliminate synchronization).

The counters C1 to C3 are updated only when the game is continued and the values of the counters C1 to C3 are used.
The first update is not limited to “1” at a time, and may be a value of 2 or more.

Next, the values of the counters C1 to C3 and the re-variation of each reel 31 after the end of the pseudo game will be described.
Assume that the values of the counters C1, C2, and C3 are “310, 085, 112”, for example.
In this case, the left reel 31 is changed again after the lapse of the delay time corresponding to “310” from the time when the pseudo game is ended and the main game is started. Similarly, the middle reel 31 is re-varied after the delay time corresponding to “085” has elapsed, and the right reel 31 is re-variable after the delay time corresponding to “112” has elapsed.

For example, the value of each counter C1 to C3 is regarded as the number of steps as it is, and re-variation of the reel 31 is started after the delay time corresponding to the number of steps × 2.235 ms (time per step of the motor 32) has elapsed. . In addition, you may round off after a decimal point.
So in the above example,
Left reel 31: 310 × 2.235ms ≒ 693ms
Middle reel 31: 085 × 2.235ms ≒ 190ms
Right reel 31: 112 × 2.235ms ≒ 250ms
It becomes.

  As a result, with reference to the end of the pseudo game, the re-change of the middle reel 31 is started after 190 ms, the re-change of the right reel 31 is started after 250 ms, and the re-change of the left reel 31 is started after 693 ms. .

By doing in this way, the timing at the time of the re-variation of each reel 31 becomes random (separated), and the outcome stopped during the freezing does not assist in pushing.
As is apparent from the above, which reel 31 starts to rotate first depends on the values of the counters C1 to C3, and is not limited to the order of left → middle → right.

Furthermore, the delay time may be converted into a value converted into the number of symbols using the values of the counters C1 to C3.
When the motor 32 is at a constant speed, as described above, it is driven by one step at 2.235 ms and makes one rotation (360 ° rotation) at 336 steps. However, when the reel 31 is actually stopped, it is always necessary to stop the reel 31 at a position where the center position of the symbol substantially coincides with the effective line. Therefore, the actual stop position of the motor 32 is limited to 21 places. That is, the position is limited to an integer multiple of 16 steps out of 336 steps.
Therefore, when the values of the counters C1 to C3 are extracted, the delay time converted to the total number of symbols 21 is set.

As in the above example, it is assumed that the values of the counters C1, C2, and C3 are “310, 085, 112”.
In this case, when converted to a value closest to an integer multiple of 16 steps,
Left reel 31: 310 steps → 304 steps (19 symbols) = 679.44 ms
Middle reel 31: 85 steps → 80 steps (5 symbols) = 178.8 ms
Right reel 31: 112 steps = 7 symbols = 250.32 ms
It becomes.

As a result, with reference to the end of the pseudo game and freeze, the middle reel 31 starts to change again after a delay time of 178.8 ms, and the right reel 31 changes again after a delay time of 250.32 ms. The left reel 31 starts to change again after a delay time of 679.44 ms has elapsed.
As a result, when all the reels 31 are at a constant speed, the right reel 31 is in a position delayed by 2 symbols with respect to the middle reel 31, and the left reel 31 is in a position delayed by 14 symbols.

<Second example of random delay>
In the first example, the delay time for each reel 31 is determined, and the re-variation of the reel 31 is started after the delay time has elapsed.
In this case, when the delay times of the left, middle, and right reels 31 are, for example, 100 ms, 200 ms, and 300 ms, respectively, the left reel 31 that starts re-variation first passes 100 ms from the start of this game. After that, re-variation cannot begin.

  Therefore, in the second example, the reel 31 that undergoes re-variation first is controlled so as to start re-variation simultaneously with the end of the pseudo game and freeze. That is, the reel 31 having the shortest delay time is controlled to start re-variation at the delay time “0”.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a time chart at the time of re-change of the reel 31, and shows a comparison between the first example and the second example.
In FIG. 13, the delay times (ms) of the left, middle, and right reels determined by the random number values are t1, t2, and t3. In FIG. 13, it is assumed that there is a relationship of “t1 <t3 <t2”. In FIG. 13, the horizontal axis represents the time axis, and the vertical axis represents the rotation speed of the reel 31. The time when the time axis is “0” corresponds to the end of the freeze (at the start of this game).

  FIG. 13A shows the processing of the first example. FIG. 13A shows an example in which when the reel 31 is changed again, the delay time of the left reel 31 is t1, the delay time of the middle reel 31 is t2, and the delay time of the right reel 31 is t3.

When set in this way, the left reel 31 that starts re-variation first is after the elapse of time t1 from the start of this game.
In addition, the timing when the index 34 is first detected after the reel 31 enters the constant speed state is indicated by “I” in the drawing. Actually, the time from when the reel 31 reaches a constant speed until the index 34 is detected depends on the stop position before the rotation of the reel 31, but in the example of FIG. 13, the reel 31 becomes a constant speed. After that, the index 34 is first detected after a certain time.

FIG. 13B is a time chart in the second example.
In the second example, for the reel 31 with the shortest delay time, re-variation of the reel 31 is started simultaneously with the start of the game, and for the other reels 31, the delay time after subtracting the shortest delay time t1 has elapsed. Control is performed to start re-variation of the reel 31 later.

  In FIG. 13B, since the delay time t1 of the left reel 31 is the shortest, the left reel 31 starts to change again simultaneously with the start of the game. Next, the right reel 31 starts to change again after the elapse of “t3−t1”, and the middle reel 31 starts to change again after the elapse of “t2−t1”. Even with this control, the correlation between the reels 31 at the constant speed can be set to be the same as that shown in FIG. Also, by setting in this way, the timing of re-variation can be shortened by t1 as compared with the case of FIG.

  FIG.13 (c) is a timing chart which shows the modification of FIG.13 (b). The delay time of each reel 31 is the same as in FIG. 13B, but in the example of FIG. 13C, the operation of the stop switch 42 is accepted after t1 elapses after the index 34 of the last middle reel 31 is detected. To start. In this way, the timing when the reel 31 is re-variable can be set to be the same as that in FIG. 13B, and the operation reception start time of the stop switch 42 is the same as that in FIG. Can be set more faithfully).

<Third example of random delay>
In the first example, three counters C1 to C3 are provided, and the delay time for each reel 31 is calculated. On the other hand, in the third example, the delay time of all the reels 31 is calculated from one counter.
The counter of the third example is a counter C4. The cycle of the counter C4 is “N ^M ”, where N is the number of symbols on the reel and M is the number of reels 31.

Next, when R is a random value extracted from the counter C4,
R = x _M × N ^M−1 + x _M−1 × N ^M−2 +... + X ₁ × N ⁰
_{X M, x M-1,} ···, to determine _{x 1} satisfying.
And
Delay time t = x × 2.235 × 16 of each reel 31 (x = x _M , x _M−1 ,..., X ₁ )
To decide.

In the present embodiment, since the number of symbols on the reel 31 is “21” and the number of the reels 31 is “3”, the cycle of the counter C4 is “21 ³ = 9261”.
And
R = x ₃ × 21 ² + x ₂ × 21 ¹ + x ₁ × 21 ⁰
X ₃ , x ₂ , and x ₁ that satisfy the above are determined.
Here, x ₃ , x ₂ , and x ₁ are random values corresponding to the left reel 31, the middle reel 31, and the right reel 31, respectively.

For example, when the acquired random value R is “1235”,
1235 = 2 × 21 ² + 16 × 21 ¹ + 17 × 21 ⁰
Therefore, (x ₃ , x ₂ , x ₁ ) = ( ₂ , 16, 17).
This value is the number of symbols (number of delay symbols) corresponding to the delay time.
Therefore,
Left reel 31: 2 × 2.235 × 16 = 71.52 ms
Middle reel 31: 16 × 2.235 × 16 = 572.16 (ms)
Right reel 31: 17 × 2.235 × 16 = 607.92 (ms)
It becomes.

  Therefore, if control is performed so that re-variation of each reel 31 starts after the lapse of the delay time from the end of the pseudo game and freeze, when all the reels 31 become constant speed, the left reel 31 is As a reference, the middle reel 31 is delayed by 14 symbols, and the right reel 31 is delayed by 15 symbols.

Further, as described in the second example, the reel 31 having the shortest delay time (the number of delay symbols) may be controlled to start re-variation simultaneously with the start of the game.
In this case, the delay time of the left reel 31 is “0”, the delay time of the middle reel 31 is 500.64 ms (14 symbol delay), and the delay time of the right reel 31 is 536.4 ms (15 symbol delay).

<Fourth example of random delay>
In the fourth example, acceleration including a delay time is performed in the acceleration region of the reel 31 at the start of this game.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between the interruption time of the motor 32 and the number of steps in the fourth example.
In FIG. 14, the left reel 31 shows an example of the acceleration state of the motor 32 when there is no delay time. First, 20 interrupts (20 x 2.235 = 44.7 ms), 1 step drive, next 16 interrupts, 1 step drive, then 12 interrupts, 1 step drive, and so on. One step drive is performed, and finally one step drive (constant speed state) is performed by one interrupt (2.235 ms).

Further, for the middle and right reels 31, an example in which a delay time is provided is shown. In both of the middle and right reels 31, in this example, one step drive is originally performed with 8 interrupts, and one step drive is performed with the number of interrupts added with a delay time.
The middle reel 31 is driven by one step with an “8 + 60” interrupt. That is, since one step is 2.235 ms, a delay time of “2.235 × 60 = 13.4 ms” is provided.
Further, since the right reel 31 is driven by one step with “8 + 80” interruption, a delay time of “2.235 × 80 = 178.8 ms” is provided.

In this example, the delay time (interrupt) is added to the portion of one step with 8 interrupts, but the delay time may be added to any portion. Alternatively, the delay time may be divided into a plurality of portions and the delay times may be added at a plurality of portions. For example, when the delay time is 70 interrupts, “8 + 40” interrupt may be 1 step for 8 interrupts and 1 step, and “4 + 30” interrupt may be 1 step for the next 4 interrupts.
According to the fourth example, since the re-variation of all the reels 31 can be started simultaneously with the start of this game, it is possible to further reduce the uncomfortable feeling given to the player when the reels 31 re-variate.

  In the fourth example, when the number of delay interrupts for each of the left, middle, and right reels 31 is, for example, “10, 70, 90”, delay times (interrupts) may be added for all reels 31. However, the number of delayed interrupts of “10, 70, 90” is reset to “0, 60, 80” as in the second example, no delay interrupt is set for the left reel 31, and only the middle and right reels 31 are set. A delayed interrupt may be added.

<Fifth example of random delay>
In the fifth example, the drive of the motor 32 is controlled so that the correlation position relationship between the reels 31 is returned to the same state as the final stop position in the previous game, without acquiring a random value. Is.
For example, the correlation position relationship of each reel 31 at the end of the game (when all reels 31 are stopped) is stored in the RAM.
For example, it is assumed that when all the reels 31 are stopped in this game, the watermelon has won a prize, and the left reel 31, the middle reel 17, and the right reel 31 2 stop in the middle line. The correlation position relationship in this case is expressed as “15, 17, 2” and stored.

In this case, when the main game is started after the end of the pseudo game and the freeze, each reel 31 is re-varied and the correlation position relationship in the previous game is returned in the acceleration range.
For example, it is assumed that a pseudo game and a freeze are performed, and a display state of a symbol in which “BAR” is aligned on the middle stage line is set. Here, the position when “BAR” is aligned is “19, 19, 19”.
Then, the correlation positional relationship “19, 19, 19” of the reel 31 at the end of the pseudo game is controlled to return to “15, 17, 2” when the rotation of the reel 31 reaches a constant speed in this game. To do.

Here, in the main game of the previous game, the correlation position relationship between the left, middle, and right reels 31 is “L1, C1, R1,” and the correlation position relationship when the symbol display state is set in the pseudo game is “L2, C2. , R2 ”.
At this time, first, “L2-L1, C2-C1, R2-R1” is calculated. In the above example, “+4, +2, +17”.

Next, the difference value is converted into a correlation position relationship so that “+17”, which is the largest value, becomes “0”. In this example, “+4, +2, +17” becomes “−13, −15, 0”.
Therefore, the right reel 31 starts re-variation at the same time as the start of the game, the left reel 31 starts re-variation so as to be delayed by 13 symbols, and the middle reel 31 is delayed by 15 symbols. Begin re-variation. As a result, the correlation position relationship “19, 119, 19” at the end of the pseudo game returns to “15, 17, 2”. That is, the correlation position relationship at the end of the previous game (the main game) is restored.

  Further, when the position of the index 34 of each reel 31 is detected at the moment when the first symbol passes through the middle stage, if each reel 31 rotates with a correlation position relationship of “15, 17, 2”, The index 34 is detected in the order of the middle, left and right reels 31. That is, when the index 34 is detected in the order of the middle, left, and right reels 31 after the constant speed state is reached, the operation acceptance of the stop switch 42 is started.

  Therefore, even when the correlation position is restored, each reel 31 is at a constant speed, and thereafter, the index 34 should be detected in the order of the middle, left, and right reels 31, so that the last right reel When the index 34 of 31 is detected, control is performed so that the operation acceptance of the stop switch 42 is started. By controlling in this way, it is possible to set the same conditions as when the game is not executed in the game.

  Also, when the correlation position relationship of “19, 19, 19” is returned to the correlation position relationship of “15, 17, 2”, in the above example, the right reel 31 starts re-variation without delay, The left and middle reels 31 are delayed by a predetermined number of symbols. However, the number of delay symbols may be provided for all reels 31 as in the first example.

  However, as described above, the reel 31 having the largest positional deviation between the stop position of the previous game as the main game and the position of the symbol display state in the pseudo game in the game is specified. If the re-variation is started simultaneously with the start of the game, and the re-variation is started after delaying the other reels 31 by the number of symbols of the difference, the correlation position relationship of the reels 31 is restored to the original in the minimum time. Can do.

On the other hand, as in the fourth example, re-variation may be started for all the reels 31 at the same time, and an interrupt corresponding to the number of delay symbols may be added in the acceleration region of the motor 32.
Here, when returning the correlation position relationship of each reel 31 to the original, the rotation of the reel 31 is a normal rotation. Any method may be adopted as long as the correlation position relationship is restored with time.

  Note that after the pseudo game and freeze are completed, the reel 31 is re-variable by a random delay. However, when the pseudo game is continuously performed a plurality of times, when the reel 31 is re-variable at the start of the pseudo game (the next pseudo-game). A random delay is not necessary when the reel 31 starts rotating in the game. That is, even if the position of the symbol display state in the pseudo game is maintained and the reel 31 is re-varied, it is still in the pseudo game (freeze) and is not the main game, so the fairness of the game is not harmed. It is. Then, when the second pseudo game is finished and the game is shifted to the main game, the reel 31 may be re-varied by a random delay.

  However, as in other examples to be described later, in the second and subsequent pseudo games, it is determined whether or not to perform a random delay by lottery or the like, and when it is determined to perform the re-variation of the reel 31 with a random delay It is also possible to start a pseudo game (from the second time on).

In addition, when the swing variation shown in FIG. 12 is performed, when the reel 31 is re-variable (when re-variation by the above-described random delay is performed), the following control is performed.
First, acceleration processing is performed at the start of re-variation of the reel 31. For this reason, taking the left reel 31 as an example during fluctuation of the swing of the reel 31, when the reel 31 is moved from the state of FIG. 12B to the state of (d), that is, the reel 31 is moved upward. If the motor 32 shifts to acceleration processing (acceleration from the top to the bottom), the motor 32 may be stepped out, so control is performed as follows.

  For example, first, when a signal for re-variation of the reel 31 is detected during the fluctuation of shaking, the reel 31 may be temporarily stopped at a predetermined position and then the process may be shifted to re-variation processing of the reel 31. Can be mentioned. In FIG. 12, the predetermined position may be any of the “upper”, “center”, and “lower” positions.

  The fluctuation of the swing of all the reels 31 continues until a signal for performing the first change of the reel 31 is detected. Then, regardless of the position of the reel 31 when the signal for performing the first reel 31 re-variation is detected, all the reels 31 are moved to the “down” position, that is, the position shown in FIG. Continue shaking fluctuations. Next, when the position shown in FIG. 12B is reached, the fluctuation of shaking is terminated at that position. At the same time, acceleration processing (revariation) of the reel 31 is performed from the “down” position.

  At this moment, the fluctuation of the remaining two reels 31 is continuing. Next, when a signal for performing a re-variation signal is detected for the second reel 31, the fluctuation of the swing of the reel 31 is continued until the position of the reel 31 is at the “down” position. . Next, when the reel 31 is in the “down” position, the fluctuation fluctuation is terminated at that position. At the same time, the reel 31 is accelerated from the “down” position.

  At this moment, the remaining one reel 31 is continuing to fluctuate. Next, when a signal for performing a re-variation signal is detected for the third reel 31, the fluctuation of the swing of the reel 31 is continued until the position of the reel 31 is at the “down” position. . Next, when the reel 31 is in the “down” position, the fluctuation fluctuation is terminated at that position. At the same time, the reel 31 is accelerated from the “down” position.

Second, when a signal for re-variation of the reel 31 is detected during the fluctuation of the swing, the fluctuation of the reel 31 is accelerated immediately after the reel 31 is moved from the “top” to the “center” position. Starting the process.
Specifically, when a signal for re-variation of the first reel 31 is detected during the fluctuation of the swing, regardless of the position of the reel 31 at that moment, “up” Immediately before moving to the “center” position, the fluctuation of the swing is finished, and at the same time, the reel 31 is accelerated.

  At this moment, the fluctuation of the remaining two reels 31 is continuing. Next, when a signal for performing a re-variation signal is detected for the second reel 31, the fluctuation of the swing of the reel 31 is continued until the position of the reel 31 reaches the “up” position. . Next, the fluctuation of the swing of the reel 31 is terminated immediately before the reel 31 is moved from the “up” position to the “center” position, and at the same time, the reel 31 is accelerated.

  At this moment, the remaining one reel 31 is continuing to fluctuate. Next, when a signal for performing a re-variation signal is detected for the third reel 31, the fluctuation of the swing of the reel 31 is continued until the position of the reel 31 reaches the “up” position. . Next, the fluctuation of the swing of the reel 31 is terminated immediately before the reel 31 is moved from the “up” position to the “center” position, and at the same time, the reel 31 is accelerated.

  If the control is performed as in the second example, when shifting from the fluctuation fluctuation to the acceleration process, the fluctuation fluctuation is not terminated, so that it can be performed without a sense of incongruity. In both the first example and the second example, it takes a certain time from the moment when the original random delay time is reached until the acceleration process of the reel 31 is started. Since it is random, there is no problem.

  In addition, when the random delay time is long with respect to one cycle time of shaking fluctuation (for example, one cycle time of shaking fluctuation is several tens of ms, random delay time is several hundred ms, etc.), the above-described control is suitable. On the other hand, for example, when one cycle time of fluctuation fluctuation is about several seconds with respect to a random delay time (several hundred ms), in the first example and the second example, when the first reel 31 changes again. It is also possible to end the swing fluctuation for all the reels 31.

For example, in the first example, the fluctuation variation is executed for all the reels 31 until a signal for performing the re-variation of the first reel 31 is detected, and “down” is detected when the signal for performing the re-variation of the first reel 31 is detected. The swing fluctuation of all the reels 31 is continued until the position is reached. Then, the fluctuation of all the reels 31 is finished at the “down” position. At the same time, the first reel 31 is accelerated from its “down” position.
With respect to the other two reels 31, in the “down” position, the process waits until a signal for performing the re-variation of the reel 31 is detected. To start.

Similarly, in the second example, when a signal for re-variation of the first reel 31 is detected during the swing variation, the swing variation is finished at the “up” position for all the reels 31 and the re-variation is performed first. The reel 31 is re-varied immediately before moving from the “upper” position to the “center” position.
Further, the remaining two reels 31 stand by at the “up” position, and when a signal for re-variation is detected, re-variation is started for each reel 31.

  Furthermore, in the second example, when the random delay time is reached while moving from the upper side to the lower side as the fluctuation of the swing and the timing of the re-change of the reel 31 is reached, the reel 31 is moved at that timing. End the fluctuation and re-change at the same time. On the other hand, if the random delay time is reached and the re-change timing of the reel 31 is reached while moving from the lower direction to the upper direction as the swing fluctuation, the swing fluctuation is continuously moved to the “up” position. After that, the swing fluctuation of the reel 31 may be terminated at the timing of the downward movement in the swing fluctuation, and the re-change may be performed at the same time.

  Furthermore, the reel 31 is not limited to re-variation after reaching the random delay time, but before reaching the random delay time, the timing at which the “up” position is finally reached is detected, and from the “up” position, It is also possible to end the fluctuation variation of the reel 31 and start re-variation at the timing of moving downward.

  In the present embodiment, the freeze control means 70 determines, by lottery, whether or not to execute the freeze and the pseudo game when the rare small combination is won, and also the operation pattern of the reel 31 including the BB win. This action pattern defines the action contents of the reel 31 including all the display states of the symbols from the start to the end of the freeze and the pseudo game, and during the pseudo game, and one main win is selected for each action pattern. A number is assigned. Then, the freeze control means 70 determines by lottery with one main winning number when winning a rare combination.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the main winning numbers drawn by the freeze control means 70 and the contents of the operation pattern of each winning number.
In FIG. 15, the pseudo game 1, the pseudo game 2,... Represent the first pseudo game, the second pseudo game,. Also, the internal state indicates the transition of the internal state when the main winning number is selected.

In the normal game and the normal BB game, any one of the winning numbers “00” to “05” is selected when the rare small role is won. In AT and BB games during AT, one of winning numbers “00” to “04” and “11” to “14” is selected when a rare small role is won.
The main winning numbers “05”, “13”, and “14” include winning of BB. That is, the BB lottery is also performed on the production state control means 83 side as described later, but is also performed on the freeze control means 70, that is, the main control means 50 side.

The main winning number “00” is an operation pattern in which freezing and pseudo-game are not performed. In other words, when the main winning number “00” is selected, this corresponds to the fact that the player is not selected in the lottery for determining whether to execute the freeze and the pseudo game.
In the game at the time of the rare small role winning, the sub-control means 80 controls to output an effect corresponding to the rare small role winning based on the winning of the rare small role, but when the main winning number “00” is selected. In the next game, this game is started without performing a pseudo game.

  In the present embodiment, when the lottery result of the combination is other than the rare small combination, the main winning number “00” is selected. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other than the main winning number “00” may be selected with a predetermined probability even when the bell is won and the replay is won.

  Further, the selection probability of the main winning number is different for each internal state. Other than the main winning number “00”, the operation patterns for executing the freeze and the pseudo game are executed. In other words, the execution probabilities of the freeze and the pseudo game are different for each internal state. Therefore, the internal states may be referred to as freeze state 1, freeze state 2,.

In the present embodiment, in the normal game, the normal BB game, the AT, and the AT BB game, the main winning numbers “05”, “13”, and “14” are won with a predetermined probability, that is, to the BB. It is set to win.
Furthermore, during normal BB game standby and AT BB game standby, the main winning number “00” is always selected regardless of the winning lottery result. Therefore, there is no case where the freeze and the pseudo game are executed in these internal states. Therefore, it can be said that the normal BB game standby and the AT BB game standby are in a freeze state in which the freeze occurrence probability is “0”.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the normal BB game standby and the AT BB game standby may be set so that a freeze and a pseudo game are generated with a low probability.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the probability that the main winning number “05” is selected in the normal game (BB winning probability) and the probability that the main winning number “13” or “14” is selected in the AT (BB winning probability) are as follows: Are set equal. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the selection probability of the main winning number corresponding to the BB winning may be set higher in the AT than in the normal game.

Further, in the normal BB game, the selection probability of the main winning number “05” is set higher than that in the normal game. Further, in the AT BB game, the selection probability of the main winning number “13” or “14” is set higher than that in the AT and normal BB game.
This increases the chances of winning a BB in a BB game (during normal or AT), making it easier to generate BB reams. The probability of winning the BB in the BB game is arbitrarily set. For example, it may be about 1/100 or about 1/30.
Further, in the present embodiment, the BB lottery during the BB game is performed only by the freeze control means 70 (that is, the main control means 50 side), and is not performed by the sub control means 80 side.

  The main winning number “01” is an operation pattern in which a pseudo game is performed once and “RP” is not matched in the pseudo game. That is, the game is controlled using the “RP” non-display table described above. In the first pseudo game, the sub-control means 80 does not notify the specific push order, so the push is performed as in the normal game.

The main winning number “02” is an operation pattern in which a pseudo game is performed once and “RP” is aligned in the pseudo game. That is, the game is controlled using the “RP” display table described above.
The main winning numbers “01” and “02” need only be played once for a simulated game, and after the simulated game ends, the game shifts to the main game.

The main winning numbers “03” and “04” are operation patterns in which a pseudo game is performed twice.
Furthermore, the main winning number “03” is displayed in the same state as “RP” in the first pseudo game as in the main winning number “02”, the second pseudo game is performed, and the second pseudo game is performed. Control is performed using a specific symbol non-display table. For this reason, even if “BAR” is pressed in the second pseudo game, the “BAR” alignment is not displayed.

The main winning number “04” is the same as the main winning number “03” in the first pseudo game, but is controlled using a specific symbol display table in the second pseudo game. For this reason, if the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of right middle left push and “BAR” is pressed, the “BAR” alignment is displayed.
With the main winning numbers “03” and “04”, the game shifts to the main game after the end of the second pseudo game.

  The main winning number “05” is the same as the main winning number “04” until the second pseudo game, but after displaying the “BAR” alignment, the bet switch 40 is waited for to be operated. When is operated, the third pseudo game is started and all the reels 31 are rotated in the reverse direction 1 (the rotation in which the symbols move from bottom to top). In FIG. 15, “reverse rotation 1” means the first reverse rotation.

In the present embodiment, the reverse rotation in the pseudo game is performed under the condition that the “BAR” alignment is displayed, and the reverse rotation is performed while maintaining the “BAR” alignment. Note that the speed of the reel 31 during reverse rotation may be slower or faster than during the main game. Then, by rotating in the reverse direction, when the “Red 7” symbol of No. 16 on all the reels 31 is positioned in the middle stage, all the reels 31 are brought into the symbol display state (the state of FIG. 3). That is, it is an operation pattern for displaying a combination of symbols of BB.
Therefore, when the main winning number “05” is selected, the pseudo game is executed three times, and after the third pseudo game is finished, the game is shifted to the main game and the normal BB game.
In addition, fluctuations are also present when the symbol is displayed after reverse rotation.

  In the present embodiment, the correlation positional relationship between the reels 31 when “BAR” is aligned (all reels 31 are number 19) and when “red 7” is aligned (all reels 31 is number 16). Therefore, if the reverse rotation is performed while maintaining the correlation position relationship of all the reels 31, the “BAR” alignment can be changed to the “Red 7” alignment.

  On the other hand, for example, in FIG. 2, when the 19 “BAR” symbols of all the reels 31 are aligned, if the symbol numbers where the “red 7” symbols are arranged on the reels 31 are different, the reverse rotation is performed. It is only necessary to shift the correlation position of the reels 31 during the time period to align the “red 7” symbols.

In the main winning number “11”, as in the case of the main winning number “04”, after the “BAR” alignment is displayed in the second pseudo game, all the reels 31 are reversely rotated 1 when the bet switch 40 is operated. A third simulated game is performed (same as above, reverse rotation is performed while maintaining the “BAR” alignment). Then, after the reel 31 is rotated once by reverse rotation 1, “BAR” aligned display is performed again. Thereafter, the pseudo game is terminated in the same manner as described above.
Therefore, in the main winning number “11”, “RP” aligned display in the first pseudo game → “BAR” aligned display in the second pseudo game → “BAR” aligned display in the third pseudo game after reverse rotation 1 → Freeze and pseudo game end (transition to this game).

  The main winning number “12” performs the third pseudo game with the same operation pattern as the main winning number “11” (“BAR” alignment is displayed), and then rotates again with the bet switch 40 as an opportunity. 2 (second reverse rotation) (fourth pseudo game), and “BAR” aligned display is performed again. Thereafter, the pseudo game is terminated in the same manner as described above. That is, the “BAR” aligned display is performed three times in the second to fourth pseudo games.

The main winning number “13” is the same as the main winning number “12” until the fourth pseudo game is started, but in the fourth pseudo game, “red 7” is aligned, that is, BB is displayed. The display method of BB is the same as the main winning number “05” described above.
The main winning number “14” performs the fourth pseudo game in the same manner as the main winning number “12”, and then performs the fifth pseudo game (reverse rotation 3). The main winning number “14” is the fourth main game number “13”. BB is displayed in the same manner as in the pseudo game.
When the main winning numbers are “13” and “14”, after the pseudo game is over, the game moves from the AT to the main game and the BB game during the AT (without waiting for the BB game during the AT).

  Also, in the normal BB game and the AT BB game, the main winning number is drawn. When the main winning number “05” is won in the normal BB game and the main winning number “13” or “14” is won in the BB game during AT, the BB winning (BB series) in the BB game is won. Stock BB. Therefore, the BB game continued until then continues as it is, and the previous BB game is not interrupted or stopped.

Then, after the BB game is over, the internal state is shifted to BB game standby, and the replay overlap win 3 or 4 is notified of the pushing order of the special replay C winnings and the “red 7” symbol aim, and again to the BB game. Transition.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the BB is won during the BB game, the internal state may be maintained in the BB game even after the BB game is ended, and the next BB game may be started immediately.

In the second simulated game, when the “BAR” is aligned using the specific symbol display table, the specific symbol display table is in the symbol display state with the maximum number of moving frames within 4 frames as in this game. Will not be aligned with the “BAR” unless the player ’s impression is accurate.
In this state, if the third or subsequent pseudo game (reverse rotation) is performed, the “BAR” and “red 7” symbol alignments cannot be displayed again.
In this case, it is caused by a player's mistake in pushing, or is left as it is, or the relative positional relationship of each reel 31 is shifted while performing the reverse rotation, and “BAR” is displayed when the symbol after the reverse rotation is displayed. You may control so that it may become a uniform and "red 7" symbol alignment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the main control unit 50 includes an outer end signal transmission unit 71 electrically connected to the external terminal board 100. The outer end signal transmitting means 71 transmits an AT execution signal (outer end signal) to the external terminal board 100 when the internal state becomes AT. When the internal state becomes BB game, a BB game execution signal (outer end signal) is transmitted to the external terminal board 100. These outer end signals are transmitted from, for example, the external terminal board 100 to a game history display device, a hall computer, or the like.
The execution signal of AT or BB game is given when the game is finished and the internal state is changed. For example, when the “Red 7” symbols are aligned during the pseudo game, based on that (the game is still The execution signal of the BB game may be transmitted (even if the internal state is not shifted without ending).

The sub-control means 80 includes the following effect output control means 81 and the like.
The effect output control means 81 controls the output of the effects from the lamp 21, the speaker 22, and the image display device 23 described above.

The production output control means 81 selects the production by lottery using software random numbers based on the lottery result of the combination by the combination lottery unit 61 at the start of the game for each game. Specifically, as the game progresses, at what timing (when the start switch 41 is operated, when each stop switch 42 is operated, etc.), what effect is output (how the lamp 21 is operated) Whether to turn on, blink, or turn off, what kind of sound is output from the speaker 22, what kind of image is displayed on the image display device 23, and the like. Then, an effect is output according to this selection.
Therefore, the production output from the lamp 21, the speaker 22, and the image display device 23 is controlled on the sub-control means 80 side, and not on the main control means 50 side.

The operation information notification means 82 notifies the pressing order of the stop switch 42 and the symbol to be aimed at.
First, in a normal game in which neither AT nor BB is won, the operation information notification means 82 does not notify the pushing order that is advantageous to the player. During normal games, the first stop is the left-push order, so that 9 bells win at the 1st or 2nd bell win, but 1 bell wins at the 3rd to 6th bell wins.
In addition, at the time of replay overlap wins 1 to 4, the internal state and the production state maintain the normal game.

  And when BB is won in the normal game, the replay overlap win 1 or 2 at the time of pushing to shift the internal state from the normal game to the normal BB standby, further, at the replay overlap win 3 or 4 Notification of push order and “red 7” symbol aiming to shift from normal BB game standby to normal middle BB game (the stop switch 42 should be operated so that the “red 7” symbol stops in the middle) To do. In normal BB game standby, when the replay overlap win 1 or 2 is reached before the replay overlap win 3 or 4 o'clock, the push order for maintaining the internal state is notified.

  Similarly, when the AT is won in the normal game, the replay overlap win 1 or 2 is notified of the push order for shifting the internal state from the normal game to the AT preparation, and further during the AT preparation, the replay overlap win At the time of 1 or 2 o'clock, the order of pushing for shifting from the AT preparation to the AT is notified. During AT preparation, if the replay overlap win 3 or 4 before the replay overlap win 1 or 2 o'clock, the push order for maintaining the internal state is notified.

  In addition, when BB is won during AT, at the time of replay duplication win 1 or 2, the push order for transferring the internal state from AT to BB standby during AT is notified, and further, during BB game standby during AT, replay is performed. At the time of overlapping winning 3 or 4 o'clock, the push order and the “red 7” symbol aim for shifting to the BB game during AT are notified. In the AT BB game standby, when the replay overlap win 1 or 2 is reached before the replay overlap win 3 or 4 o'clock, the push order for maintaining the internal state is notified.

Note that both AT and BB games are games that inform the player of the pushing order that is advantageous to the player, and the pushing order of 9 bells is notified when the bell overlaps win.
In the AT in this embodiment, when there is no extra number of games, for example, “50” games and the number of games are determined. However, AT end conditions can be determined in various ways. For example, whether or not to continue after a predetermined number of games has ended may be determined by lottery or the like.

  On the other hand, in the BB game of the present embodiment, the number of times of winning the bell game (when the bell is duplicated) is set to 30 games. Therefore, after the start of the BB game, the order of pushing for 9 payouts is notified when the bell is won. Furthermore, the number of times that the Bell is won twice (Bell winning number) continues to be counted, and when it reaches 30 times, the BB game is terminated and control is performed so as to return to the normal game or AT.

  On the other hand, when the normal BB game or the AT BB game is ended, the player moves to the normal BB game standby or the AT BB game standby, respectively. When this happens, the special Replay C winning order and “Red 7” symbol aim will be notified.

The production state control means 83 performs the production state transition on the sub-control means 80 side, AT and BB lottery, control in AT and BB games, and the like.
Here, the “effect state” is a state controlled by the sub-control unit 80, and a normal game, a normal BB game standby, and a normal BB corresponding to each internal state controlled by the main control unit 50 side. A game, AT preparation, AT, AT special, AT BB game standby, and AT BB game are provided.

  It should be noted that the internal state by the main control means 50 and the effect state by the sub control means 80 are the same (for example, the internal state is a normal BB game, the effect state is a normal BB game), and the two are not the same. (For example, the internal state is a normal game, and the production state is a normal BB game).

  The production state control means 83 performs a lottery of AT and BB when the production state is a normal game. For example, whether or not AT and BB are won is determined by lottery using hardware or software random numbers. The BB lottery is performed during each game, for example, when the start switch 41 is operated during a normal game. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a BB lottery may be executed on the condition that a rare winning combination is won.

In addition, AT lottery is performed when a rare small role is won (rare small role release). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to perform an AT lottery when a bell or replay is won or when a combination is not won. Furthermore, after the end of the previous AT (when the normal game starts), the number of games determined from the start of the normal game is determined by lottery, etc. AT may be executed when the game is digested (game number cancellation).
Furthermore, the production state control means 83 draws whether or not to add the number of games of AT independently during AT or based on the main winning number by the freeze control means 70.

When the effect state control means 83 randomly draws whether or not to increase the number of AT games, for example, at the time of winning a cherry, a lottery using software random numbers is performed so that the winning is won with a probability of 40%. Similarly, when a watermelon is won, a lottery is performed so as to win with a probability of 15%.
In addition, the production state control means 83 manages the number of remaining games of the AT. For example, when AT is started, the initial value of the number of games of AT is set to a predetermined value (for example, “50” as described above). The effect state control means 83 continues to count the number of games during the AT, and ends the AT when the remaining number of games of the AT becomes “0”.
On the other hand, when the winning of the number of games is won during the AT, the control is performed so that the number of games of the AT is added.
Further, when BB is won during the AT, counting of the number of games of the AT is interrupted at that time. Then, after returning to the AT after the end of the BB game during the AT, the remaining number of games of the AT at the time of winning the BB is displayed as an image, and the AT is restarted.
In this case, after the BB is won, an image may be displayed such that the number of AT games is counted immediately before starting the BB game during AT or until the BB win is notified. Then, when returning to the AT, the AT is restarted from the remaining number of games of the AT at the time of winning the BB, or the number of games (difference) from after the BB winning until the start of the AT BB game is calculated. During the game, an image may be displayed as an additional number of AT games.

  Further, the effect output control means 81 controls whether or not the AT or BB is won so as to output effects associated with various reliability levels. For example, when an AT or the like is not won, it is easy to select an effect with low reliability, and when an AT or the like is won, it is easy to select an effect with high reliability.

  Further, when an AT or BB lottery is won, or when AT or BB game is started, continued, or ended, information and effects related to AT or BB game are displayed on the image display device 23 as an image. In addition, information on the number of games of AT or BB games (the number of remaining games), the number of payouts, and the like are displayed on the image display device 23.

Furthermore, when the main control means 50 selects an operation pattern (main winning number), the effect state control means 83 selects an effect pattern (sub-winning number) corresponding to the operation pattern.
16 and 17 are diagrams showing the sub-winning numbers corresponding to the main winning numbers and the contents of the effects (effect patterns). As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, a sub-winning number corresponding to the main winning number is determined in advance. For example, when the main winning number “02” is won by lottery by the freeze control means 70, the effect state control means 83 selects “02a” or “02b” as the sub winning number. When a plurality of sub-winning numbers are assigned to one main winning number, random lottery using hardware or software can be cited.

When any one of the sub-winning numbers is determined, the contents of the presentation and the output timing of the presentation according to the contents of the freeze and the pseudo game performed on the freeze control means 70 side are determined in advance according to the winning number. Control is performed so that the effects are output step by step with the progress of the freeze on the means 70 side and the pseudo game. In addition, since the production at this time includes addition of the number of AT games and BB winning, the production here includes notification of a privilege to be given to the player.
In the present embodiment, since the sub-winning number is determined before the start of the pseudo game, all the benefits to be given to the player such as how many games of the AT are added are determined before the pseudo game. .

  In the present embodiment, a sub-winning number corresponding to the main winning number “00” is not provided, but a sub-winning number that outputs some effect may be provided. When the main winning number is “00”, it may be determined by lottery or the like whether or not some kind of effect is output.

  When the sub-winning number “01a” is selected, the control on the freeze control means 70 side is not displayed with “RP” aligned in the pseudo game, so that “RP” aligned is not established (not expected) Output the production.

  When the sub-winning number “02a” or “02b” is selected, the control on the freeze control means 70 side displays “RP” in a pseudo game. Correspondingly, when “02a” is selected, an effect with a low expectation level for the next pseudo game (a game in which an effect is output targeting “BAR”) is output. When the sub-winning number “02b” is selected, an effect with a high expectation level for the next pseudo game (same as above) is output. Note that, regardless of which of the sub-winning numbers “02a” or “02b” is selected, the main winning number is “02”, so that the pseudo game is not performed next as shown in FIG. Therefore, the effect is not output aiming at “BAR” in the next game.

  The sub-winning number “03a” is an effect pattern corresponding to the main winning number “03”, and in the first pseudo game, an effect with high expectation is output when “RP” is displayed. Then, at the start of the next game (the second pseudo game), an effect is output aiming at “BAR”. In the main winning number “03”, “BAR” is not displayed in the second pseudo game, and no effect is given at that time.

  The sub-winning number “04a” is an effect pattern corresponding to the main winning number “04”. When the “RP” matching display is displayed in the first pseudo game, an effect with high expectation is output and the next game (the second pseudo-game number) At the start of the game, an effect is output aiming at “BAR”. Since the freeze control means 70 displays “BAR” in the game, the freeze control means 70 outputs the BB winning expectation degree effect (low expectation degree) and further outputs the BB non-winning effect.

  The sub-winning number “05a” is an effect pattern corresponding to the main winning number “05”, and is the same as the sub-winning number “04a” until the effect is aimed at “BAR”. Next, a BB winning expectation effect (high expectation) is output at the time when “BAR” is displayed, and a BB winning effect is performed in accordance with the “red 7” aligned display by the freeze control means 70.

The following sub-win numbers “01c” to “04d” are sub-win numbers selected during AT.
In the sub-winning number selected during AT, “no extra” outputs an effect that means there is no extra number of AT games, and “with extra” is an extra number of AT games. A production that means that is output.
That is, the production state control means 83 does not increment the number of AT games when selecting the “no extra” sub-winning number, and does not add the number of AT games when the sub-winning number “with extra” is selected. Add on.

In the case of “with extra”, the number of games actually added is displayed as an image. Here, the number of extras when “with extra” may be determined in advance, but when the sub-winning number with “with extra” is selected, the extra number may be determined by lottery. For example, one of “10”, “30”, and “50” is selected by a random number.
When a pseudo game is executed during an AT, there is a case where the number of games of the AT is added and a case where the number of games is not added at both the non-display / display time when “RP” is aligned in the first pseudo game.

The sub-winning number “01c” or “01d” is a case where “RP” is not displayed together with the first pseudo game. In the case of the sub-winning number “01c”, an effect of adding no extra is output. In the case of “01d”, an effect with an extra is output (the determined extra number is displayed).
The sub-winning number “02c” or “02d” is a case where “RP” is displayed together in the first pseudo game. In the case of the sub-winning number “02c”, an effect of adding no extra is output, and the sub-winning number “02d” is output. In the case of "", an effect with an extra is output (the determined extra number is displayed).

  The sub-winning numbers “03c” and “03d” are both effects when the second pseudo game is performed, and an effect is output targeting “BAR” at the start of the second pseudo game. Since the main winning number corresponding to these sub-winning numbers is “03”, in the pseudo game, “BAR” is not displayed. At this time, in the case of the sub-winning number “03c”, an effect with no extra is output, and in the case of the sub-winning number “03d”, an effect with an extra is output (the determined number of extras is displayed).

  The sub-winning numbers “04c” and “04d” are the same as the sub-winning numbers “03d” until “BAR” is output until the production output. Since the main winning number corresponding to the sub-winning numbers “04c” and “04d” is “04”, in the pseudo game, “BAR” is displayed. Then, in accordance with this display, an effect with addition is output (the determined number of additions is displayed).

  Furthermore, in the case of the sub-winning number “04c”, the production based on the sub-winning number ends at that time, but in the case of the sub-winning number “04d”, after the production with the addition when the “BAR” matching display is output, An effect indicating whether reverse rotation 1 (the first reverse rotation in the next game) is performed and an effect indicating that reverse rotation 1 is not performed are output (when main winning number “04” is selected, reverse rotation 1 is Not done).

In FIG. 17, the sub-winning number “11a” is the same as the sub-winning number “04d” until the output of the effect that is added when “BAR” is aligned. Thereafter, in the case of the sub-winning number “11a”, an effect that reverse rotation 1 is performed is output. Furthermore, an effect with an addition is output when the “BAR” aligned display after reverse rotation 1 is displayed.
The sub-winning number “11b” indicates whether or not reverse rotation 2 (second reverse rotation in the next game) is performed after displaying “BAR” aligned after reverse rotation 1 in addition to the sub-winning number “11a” An effect that the effect and reverse rotation 2 are not performed is output.

Sub-winning numbers “12a” and “12b”, like the sub-winning number “11a”, output an effect with an addition when “BAR” aligned display after reverse rotation 1 is displayed. Furthermore, since the main winning number “12” corresponding to these winning numbers performs the reverse rotation 2 in the fourth pseudo game, the effect of whether or not the reverse rotation 2 is performed and the fact that the reverse rotation 2 is performed. Output the production.
Further, in the sub-winning numbers “12a” and “12b”, an effect with an addition is output when “BAR” aligned display after reverse rotation 2 is displayed.

  In addition, in the sub-winning number “12a”, the effect of the pseudo game is finished with the effect with the addition after the reverse rotation 2, but with the sub-winning number “12b”, the reverse rotation 3 is performed after the effect with the addition after the reverse rotation 2. An effect indicating whether (the third reverse rotation in the next game) is performed and an effect indicating that the reverse rotation 3 is not performed are output.

The sub-winning number “13a” outputs the same effect until the effect of performing the reverse rotation 2 of the sub-winning number “12b”. Then, the BB winning effect is output in accordance with the “red 7” aligned display when the reverse rotation 2 is performed.
The sub-winning number “14a” outputs the same effect until the effect with the addition when “BAR” aligned display after reverse rotation 2 in the sub-winning number “12b” is displayed. In addition, an effect indicating whether or not reverse rotation 3 is performed and an effect indicating that reverse rotation 3 is performed are output, and a BB winning effect is displayed in accordance with the “red 7” display when reverse rotation 3 is performed. Is output.

FIG. 18 is a time chart showing the lottery timing of the freeze control means 70 (main control means 50 side) and the production state control means 83 (sub control means 80 side).
In FIG. 18, the first main game is the main game 1, and the second main game is the main game 2. FIG. 18 shows an example in which the pseudo game is performed twice (pseudo game 1 and pseudo game 2) before the start of the main game 2.

Further, the lottery result of the combination lottery means 61 at the start of the game 1 is the winning combination 1, and the lottery result of the operation pattern by the freeze control means 70 is the main winning number 1. Similarly, the lottery result of the combination lottery means 61 at the start of the game 2 is the winning combination 2, and the lottery result of the operation pattern by the freeze control means 70 is the main winning number 2. The main winning numbers 1 and 2 do not mean the main winning numbers “01” and “02” in FIG.
Further, the sub-winning number selected at the start of the main game 1 is set as the sub-winning number 1, and the sub-winning number selected at the start of the main game 2 is set as the sub-winning number 2.

In FIG. 18, when the start switch 41 is operated, the game 1 is started. Based on the operation of the start switch 41, the winning lottery means 61 draws a winning combination (winning winning combination 1), and the freeze control means 70 determines the main winning number 1.
Next, the main control means 50 transmits the winning combination 1 and the main winning number 1 in the game 1 to the sub-control means 80.

  When receiving the information of the winning combination 1 and the main winning number 1, the performance state control means 83 determines the performance of the game 1 from the information and the performance state of the game. The effect of the game 1 is an effect corresponding to the winning combination 1, and further includes an effect suggesting whether or not a pseudo game is executed in the next game based on the main winning number 1.

Furthermore, when the main winning number 1 is the winning number for executing the pseudo game in the next game, the effect state control means 83 determines the sub winning number 1.
When all the reels 31 are stopped, the main control means 50 updates the internal state. Then, this information is transmitted to the sub-control means 80, and the effect state control means 83 updates the effect state.

Next, when the start switch 41 for starting the main game 2 is operated, when the pseudo game is performed, that is, when the main winning number 1 is an operation pattern for performing the pseudo game, the pseudo game is started. When 1 is an operation pattern in which no pseudo game is performed (that is, main winning number “00”), the main game 2 is started without performing the pseudo game.
When the start switch 41 corresponding to the main game 2 is operated, the lottery (winning combination 2) and the main winning number 2 in the main game 2 are determined regardless of whether or not the pseudo game is performed. Then, these pieces of information are transmitted to the sub-control means 80.

When receiving the information of the winning combination 2 and the main winning number 2 in the main game 2, the production state control means 83 determines the production of the main game 2 from these information and the production state of the game. The effect of the game 2 is an effect corresponding to the winning combination 2, and further includes an effect suggesting whether or not a pseudo game is executed in the next game of the game 2 based on the main winning number 2. .
Furthermore, when the main winning number 2 is a winning number for executing the pseudo game in the next game of the main game 2, the effect state control means 83 determines the sub winning number 2.

FIG. 18 shows an example in which two pseudo games are performed, and pseudo game 1 and pseudo game 2 are illustrated by dotted lines.
When the main game number 2 is used to execute the pseudo game before the start of the main game 2, the pseudo game 1 is started when the start switch 41 for starting the main game 2 is operated. In the pseudo game, rotation of the reel 31 is started, and when the stop switch 42 is operated by the player, the reel 31 is brought into a symbol display state triggered by the operation. In accordance with the reel fluctuation during the pseudo game, based on the sub-winning number 1, an effect A is output and a privilege a (for example, an extra number of games during AT, etc.) is output.

  When the start switch 41 is operated next after all the reels 31 are in the symbol display state, the pseudo game 2 is started. Since the operation of the start switch 41 at the start of the pseudo game 2 is in the pseudo game, the function of the start switch 41 is not enabled. Therefore, the lottery of the combination and the lottery of the main winning number are not performed.

  As for the pseudo game 2, similarly to the pseudo game 1, first, the reel 31 starts to rotate, and the reel 31 is put into the symbol display state when the player operates the stop switch 42. In accordance with the reel fluctuation during the pseudo game, based on the sub-winning number 1, an effect B is output and a privilege b (addition of the number of games during AT, etc.) is output.

  When the start switch 41 is operated next after all the reels 31 are in the symbol display state, the operation of the start switch 41 ends the freeze and the pseudo game, and the main game 2 is started. Therefore, rotation of the reel 31 is started. In addition, since the operation of the start switch 41 here is an operation during a pseudo game, the function of the start switch 41 is not enabled as described above. Therefore, the lottery of the combination and the lottery of the main winning number are not performed. The operation of the start switch 41 here is an opportunity to end the freeze and the pseudo game.

  In the game 2, an effect based on the winning combination 2 and the main winning number 2, which are selected when the start switch 41 is operated at the start of the pseudo game 1, is output. When the main winning number 2 is for performing a pseudo game, the pseudo game based on the main winning number 2 is executed after the end of the main game 2 and before the start of the main game 3 (not shown).

FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining an example of the flow of the main game and the pseudo game. The game here is assumed to be during AT.
In FIG. 19, “main” indicates control on the main control means 50 side, and “sub” indicates control on the sub control means 80 side.

  First, in this game 1, the main control means 50 side performs a lottery of a combination and a main winning number. In addition, the sub control means 80 side performs a lottery of the production based on the winning combination in the game 1 and a lottery of the sub-winning number based on the main winning number, and outputs the production based on these. In this effect, when a pseudo game is executed in the next game, an effect suggesting a pseudo game of the next game may be output.

When the main winning number is “00” in the main game 1 as a result of the lottery, that is, when there is no pseudo game in the next game, the main game 2 is started in the next game. On the other hand, when the main winning number for executing the pseudo game in the next game is selected, the pseudo game 1 is started in the next game.
In FIG. 19, the first pseudo game 1 is an example in which “RP” alignment is displayed using the “RP” display table. Further, as the effect of the pseudo game 1, an effect without addition (for example, when the sub-winning number “02c”), an effect with addition (for example, when the sub-winning number “02d”), whether to continue the pseudo game in the next game or not Etc. are output.

When the pseudo game is not continued in the next game, the main game 2 is entered. On the other hand, when the pseudo game is continued, the pseudo game 2 is started. At the start of the pseudo game 2, an effect is output aiming at “BAR” (by reverse pressing). Then, in the case of non-display of “BAR”, the pseudo game is ended in the pseudo game 2 and the game is shifted to the main game 2 (for example, the sub-winning number “03c”). Note that, even when “BAR” is not displayed, in this embodiment, an additional effect of the number of AT games may be output (sub-winning number “03d”).
On the other hand, when “BAR” is displayed, an additional effect of the number of AT games is output (for example, sub-winning number “04c”).

When the “BAR” set is displayed, there are a case where the pseudo game 3 is not executed (for example, main winning number “04”) and a case where the pseudo game 3 is executed (for example, main winning number “11”).
When the pseudo game 3 is not executed, the process shifts to the main game 2, and when the pseudo game 3 is executed, the pseudo game 3 is started.

  Further, although not shown in FIG. 19, when “BAR” is displayed at the end of the pseudo game 2, an effect such as “Press the bet switch 40!” Is output. When the game 3 is executed when the bet switch 40 is operated, the game 3 (reverse rotation of the reel 31) is started. On the other hand, when the pseudo game 3 is not executed, the reverse rotation of the reel 31 (pseudo game 3) is not performed even if the bet switch 42 is operated, and the main game 2 is started by the operation of the start switch 41. .

  When the pseudo game 3 is started, the reel 31 is reversely rotated, and when the “BAR” alignment is displayed again (for example, the main winning number “11”), the reel 31 is further reversely rotated after the “BAR” alignment is repeated. When the red 7 ”assortment is displayed (for example, main winning number“ 13 ”). Although not shown in FIG. 15, a main winning number that displays the “red 7” alignment may be provided in the first reverse rotation.

Then, when displaying the “BAR” assortment in the pseudo game 3 and ending the pseudo game (for example, the main winning number “11”), the game shifts to the main game 2. On the other hand, when the reverse rotation is performed again, that is, when the pseudo game 4 or later is performed, the pseudo game 4 is started (reverse rotation of the reel 31).
Further, when “red 7” assortment is displayed during the pseudo game, the pseudo game is terminated with this display, and the AT shifts to the in-AT BB game (without going through the in-AT BB game standby).

As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, The following various deformation | transformation are possible.
(1) The number of executions of the pseudo game is not limited to the number of times exemplified in the embodiment, and any number of games may be performed. In addition, when notifying at least one benefit in all the pseudo games when notifying at least one benefit in the case of notifying at least one privilege in all simulated games, such as AT winning, BB winning, adding the number of games, etc. You may provide the pseudo game to perform and the pseudo game which does not alert | report a privilege.
Furthermore, a plurality of types of benefits to be notified (granted) during the pseudo game may be provided, and which privilege is granted may be determined by lottery or the like. As the types of benefits, for example, the number of AT games is added, the number of AT sets (when the predetermined number of games is set as one set, and AT is executed for a predetermined number of sets), the AT continuation rate (the end of one set of ATs) Later, when determining whether or not to execute the next set by lottery, there is a change in the probability of determining to execute the next set).

(2) In the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not a pseudo game is to be performed when a rare small role is elected, and when it is determined to perform a pseudo game, it is performed before the start of the main game in the next game.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a pseudo game may be performed before the main game at the time of the rare small role winning. Alternatively, after deciding to execute the pseudo game, the pseudo game may be executed after passing through a latent period or a precursor of several games to several tens of games.

  For example, when winning a pseudo game during a continuous production that outputs a series of productions over a plurality of games, the continuous production may be interrupted if the pseudo game is played immediately. More specifically, after starting the continuous production of 5 games, the pseudo game is won in the third game of the continuous production.

In this case, switch to the effect that ends the continuous effect in the third game, end the continuous effect in the game, and execute the pseudo game in the next game (the fourth game when the continuous effect is continued as it is) At the same time, it is possible to output an effect specific to the pseudo game.
Alternatively, when the execution of the pseudo-game is won during the continuous performance, the pseudo-game is put on hold until the end of the continuous performance, and the game after the end of the continuous performance (in the above example, after the start of the continuous performance, the sixth game ) To output a pseudo game and an effect for the pseudo game. Furthermore, in this case, at the end of the continuous performance, it is also possible to add an effect asking whether or not the pseudo game is executed in the next game.

  (3) When performing the pseudo game and the main game, when the winning combination is notified in the main game, it is performed at the start of the main game. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be performed during the pseudo game or at the end of the pseudo game.

(4) “PB = 1” is set regardless of whether the correct answer is correct or incorrect for the bell duplication, and the number of medals to be paid out is less for correct answer for push order than for correct answer for push order.
However, it is not limited to this, and when winning the bell overlap, “PB = 1” is obtained for the correct push order, but “PB ≠ 1” for the incorrect push order answer (when winning, the same number or less than the correct push order answer) It is also possible to configure such that the number of sheets is paid out.

  (5) In this embodiment, the reel 31 is reversely rotated in response to the operation of the bet switch 40 during the pseudo game, so that the “red 7” aligned or “BAR” aligned display appearance appears. Not limited to this, reverse rotation may be performed with the operation of the start switch 41 as a trigger. Alternatively, when the first stop switch 42 is operated, the “red 7” or “BAR” symbol is displayed for the reel 31 corresponding to the stop switch 42, and the remaining reels 31 are reversely rotated to align “red 7” or “ BAR "-matched display items may appear.

  (6) In the present embodiment, when the pseudo game is finished and the game is shifted to the main game, the reel 31 is changed again by the random delay of the reel 31. However, if it is set so that a random delay always occurs when shifting to this game and no random delay is generated when the pseudo game is continued, it is determined in advance whether or not the next game is a pseudo game. Will be known to the player.

Therefore, in the second and subsequent pseudo games, the reel 31 is always re-variable with a random delay as a dummy. Alternatively, in the second and subsequent pseudo games, whether or not the reel 31 is re-variable due to a random delay is determined by lottery or the like, and when the pseudo game starts with a random delay according to the lottery or the like, there is no random delay It is also possible to provide a time when a pseudo game starts.
In addition, when performing a random delay, information to that effect and whether or not to continue the pseudo game is transmitted to the sub-control means 80, and the sub-control means 80 asks whether or not the pseudo game is to end. An effect may be output.

  (7) When the player does not follow the pushing order at the time of pushing order notification during the pseudo game (“BAR” aiming production), or when the pushing order is missed, all reels 31 that are rotating at that time are displayed. It is also possible to change all at once, for example, to display a losing eye.

(8) The rotation mode of the reel 31, for example, the acceleration state and the constant speed state at the start of rotation, may be the same or different between the main game and the pseudo game. For example, the speed at the constant speed of the reel 31 in the pseudo game may be controlled to be faster (high speed) or slower (low speed, slow) than the speed at the constant speed of the reel 31 in the main game.
In addition, when the speed at the constant speed of the reel 31 is set to a high speed or a low speed in the pseudo game, a difference from the time of the main game may be provided to the extent that the player can experience (actually), but slightly different. Thus, it may be difficult for the player to know that the speed is high or low.

(9) Depending on the rotational speed and direction of rotation of the reel 31 in the pseudo game, the player may be suggested that the specific symbols are aligned.
Further, when the reel 31 is set in the symbol display state in the pseudo game, the symbol is displayed with the minimum amount of rotation, and after the reel 31 is rotated at least once after the operation switch is operated. You may provide when to make a state. For example, when the “red 7” symbol is displayed, it is rotated one or more times, and when the “red 7” symbol is not displayed, it is displayed with less than one rotation.

  (10) In the pseudo game, when the left, middle and right stop switches 42 are operated, the left, middle and right reels 31 are set in the symbol display state, respectively. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when any one of the stop switches 42 is operated, all the reels 31 may be in the symbol display state. Further, each time the bet switch 40, the start switch 41, or any one stop switch 42 (the same operation switch) is operated once, the left, middle, and right reels 31 are sequentially displayed in the symbol display state. You may control as follows.

  (11) In the pseudo game, the left, middle and right reels 31 are set in the symbol display state corresponding to the left, middle and right stop switches 42, respectively. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in the pseudo game, for example, the right reel 31 is in the symbol display state when the left stop switch 42 is operated, or the left and middle reels 31 are in the symbol display state simultaneously when the left stop switch 42 is operated. It is also possible to do things. That is, in the pseudo game, the reel 31 that does not correspond to the operated stop switch 42 may be in the symbol display state.

  (12) In this embodiment, the “RP” assortment is provided as the display outcome in the first pseudo game. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, a “chance” symbol that is not a symbol related to a role is provided as a symbol of the reel 31, and the “chance” symbol or the like is aligned in any one of the symbol combination lines (preferably a straight line). Display line).

In this case, if the “chance” symbols are arranged at intervals of 5 symbols or less for all the reels 31 like the “RP” and “Bell” symbols, the symbols are displayed with the maximum number of moving frames within 4 frames. be able to.
It should be noted that the “chance” symbol set may be positioned as a combination of 0 sheets.

(13) When changing to the symbol display state in the pseudo game, the fluctuation is accompanied. Therefore, in the pseudo game, the reel 31 is not actually stopped, and the fluctuation of the reel 31 is continued because the fluctuation of the reel 31 is accompanied.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in the pseudo game, as in the case of the stop in the present game, the stationary state (no fluctuation of fluctuation) may be maintained until the re-variation condition of the reel 31 is satisfied.
Further, although the display state of the symbols in the pseudo game is exactly different from the stop in the present game, it may be difficult to distinguish between the stop state and the display state unless watched carefully.

  (14) Although the example shown in FIG. 12 is given as the fluctuation of shaking in the present embodiment, various kinds of settings can be made for the amplitude in the vertical direction of the reel 31 and its operating speed at the time of fluctuation. For example, the left reel 31 may be driven so that the reel 31 does not stop until the state shown in FIG. 12A is changed to the state shown in FIG. It may be.

For example, the left reel 31 may be moved to the position shown in FIG. 12B by driving the left reel 31 at a predetermined speed after resting at the position shown in FIG.
Alternatively, an aspect (vibration) that “shuffles in small increments” from the viewpoint of the player may be obtained by reducing the amplitude of the vertical movement of the reel 31 and increasing the moving speed of the reel 31.

(15) Since the pseudo game is performed while the progress of the game is temporarily stopped, the number of games is one no matter how many times the pseudo game is performed in one game.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of games may be counted as “+1” per one pseudo game. For example, in a hall in which the slot machine 10 is installed, a game history display device that displays the total number of games played on the current day, the number of games played by an AT, or the like may be provided above the slot machine 10. The number of games played may be displayed by counting the number of games per simulated game as “+1”.

  As described above, regarding the pseudo game, if the number of games is counted as “+1”, there is a merit for the player. For example, when an AT is executed after a sign (latent period) of a predetermined number of games after winning an AT, if the number of games including pseudo games is counted, the number of medals consumed in the sign can be reduced. .

  In addition, when performing a continuous production that continuously outputs a series of productions over a plurality of games, one or more pseudo games are executed during the continuous production, and the number of the pseudo games is counted as the number of games. By doing so, the number of medals consumed during the continuous production can be reduced.

  Furthermore, if the pseudo game is regarded as one game, and the main game after the pseudo game is regarded as another game, the pseudo game and the main game each output an effect equivalent to one game, The player can be given an impression that a plurality of games have been played.

(16) The display outcome in the pseudo game is not limited to that shown in the embodiment, but may be a symbol such as “cherry”, “watermelon”, “bell”, or a combination of these symbols.
In the pseudo game, when displaying a combination of cherry, watermelon, and bell symbols, it is also possible to use the stop position determination table 65 used in this game. In this case, the reel 31 is placed in the symbol display state within a maximum moving frame number of 4 frames from the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated and within 190 ms from the time of operation of the stop switch 42.

Alternatively, a cherry display table, a watermelon display table, and a bell display table specific to the pseudo game may be provided, and the combination of cherry, watermelon, and bell symbols may be displayed with the maximum number of moving frames being 5 or more. In this case, even “Cherry” and “Watermelon” symbols can be displayed with “PB = 1”.
Further, the display outcome in the pseudo game may be determined by lottery at the start of the pseudo game, or may be determined based on the lottery result of the role in the game when the pseudo game is started. Good.

  (17) In the above embodiment, after all the reels 31 are displayed in the symbol display state in the pseudo game, when the start switch 41 is operated, 20 seconds have passed without the start switch 41 being operated. The reel 31 is automatically rotated.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. After 20 seconds have passed without any operation of at least one stop switch 42 and all the reels 31 have been stopped, the waiting for 1 to 2 seconds has passed and the pseudo game and freeze have ended. Thereafter, the reel 31 may be automatically rotated (without waiting for the operation of the start switch 41).

  (18) After starting this game, it is also possible to execute freeze and pseudo game after the first reel 31 or the second reel 31 is stopped. For example, the first reel 31 is stopped as the main game, but the second and third reels 31 may be displayed with symbols during the pseudo game.

  (19) In this embodiment, when the pseudo game is not executed, the game is immediately executed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an operation pattern may be provided in which the pseudo game is not executed but the freeze is executed. For example, an operation pattern in which all the reels 31 are rattled when the start switch 41 is operated, and then this game is executed, etc. In this case, an operation pattern for starting the pseudo game after all the reels 31 are rattled may be provided.

(20) As described above, the player may make a mistake in the pressing order and shift to an unintended internal state. Depending on the internal state, freeze (pseudo game), “red 7” alignment, etc. are likely to occur.
Therefore, when a freeze or a pseudo game occurs in an unintended internal state, it may be notified that the operation is irregular so as not to mislead the player.

  (21) In this embodiment, the “RP” alignment is displayed in the first pseudo game. That is, “RP” matching display in the pseudo game was performed once. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and “RP” aligned display may be performed in a plurality of pseudo games. Further, it may be suggested whether or not the “BAR” aligned display is made according to the number of times the “RP” aligned display is performed.

  In addition, the output to be displayed at the beginning of the pseudo game is not limited to “RP” assortment, but a plurality of kinds of symbols such as “RP”-“RP”-“Bell”, “RP”-“Bell”-“RP”, etc. These combinations may be provided, and the expected level of the subsequent pseudo game (for example, the expected level of “BAR” matching) may differ depending on which is displayed.

  (22) When performing a pseudo game a plurality of times, the contents (reel operation, privilege to be notified) of a plurality of times of the pseudo game may be determined collectively before the start of the pseudo game. When it is decided to perform, even if lottery is performed N times (for example, lottery is performed at the start of each pseudo game), the contents of each pseudo game (reel operation, privilege to be notified) are determined by lottery or the like. Good. In other words, the contents of the pseudo game may be determined (determined each time) each time the pseudo game is performed, without being determined all at once.

(23) In this embodiment, when executing a pseudo game, the number of pseudo games and the outcome to be displayed in each pseudo game are determined in advance, but not limited thereto, the number of pseudo games, The outcome to be displayed in each pseudo game may be determined in advance independently by lottery or the like.
(24) In FIG. 18, when the main winning number 1 is determined when the main winning number 1 is determined at the start of the main game 1 and the main winning number for executing the pseudo game is executed in the next game as shown in FIG. In the determination of the main winning number 2, the main winning number “00” that does not perform the pseudo game may be selected uniformly.

(25) The present invention is not limited to the slot machine of the specification that shifts the internal state in the MB internal game as in this embodiment, but as a bonus non-internal game, normal game, AT preparation, AT, BB internal The BB game (normal (non-AT) BB game, AT BB game) is also applicable to providing different game states (different RT states).
In this case, an MB is not provided, and a BB is provided as a game state transition combination (a combination that carries over winning). This BB is different from the BB game start symbol (special replay C) of the present embodiment.

(26) Although one type of special replay C is provided in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of types may be provided. For example, in addition to the special replay C, “blue 7 / RP” − “blue 7 / bell” − “blue 7 / RP” may be provided as the special replay C ′.
Then, a replay duplication win including special replay C ′ (for example, replay duplication win 5) is provided, and the game that has become the replay duplication win 5 during the BB game standby (during normal or AT) is reversed and “Blue 7 “Notification of the match”.

  Furthermore, the BB game that has shifted to the “red 7” line and the BB game that has shifted to the “blue 7” line may be different. For example, the BB game when “Blue 7” is aligned may be continued up to 40 times when the Bell overlaps are won (longer than the BB game when “Red 7” is aligned), or the probability of winning BB during the BB game (BB For example, the probability of reaming is further increased.

  (27) In this embodiment, the freezing and the pseudo game are generated by lottery of the main winning number, but the selection rate of the main winning number may be set according to the internal state. For example, when the internal state is AT, the selection rate of the main winning number that generates freeze and pseudo game is set to normal probability to high probability, and when the internal state is normal game, the main winning number that generates freeze and pseudo game Is set to a low probability. Or, when the internal state is AT, the main winning number that generates freeze and pseudo game is selected, but in the normal game, the main winning number that generates freeze and pseudo game is not selected (always select main winning number “00”) ).

(28) When a BB lottery is performed in a game in which a replay overlap win 1 or 2 is performed during a normal game or AT, it may be notified whether the BB has been won by notifying the push order. Specifically, in a normal game or a game that has become a replay overlap win 1 or 2 during an AT, when the push order for maintaining the normal game or the AT is notified, respectively, an effect of BB non-winning is obtained. On the other hand, when the push order to shift to the normal BB game standby or the AT BB game standby is notified, the effect of winning the BB is obtained.
For example, in a normal game, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a continuous effect indicating whether or not BB has been won is output, and in a game in which the replay overlaps winning 1 or 2 during the continuous effect, For example, a notification of a pressing order to be maintained (when the BB is not won) or a pressing order to shift to the normal BB game standby (when the BB is won) is given. Of course, in the same way as described above during the AT, it is possible to perform the push order notification effect as to whether or not the BB is won during the continuous effect.

(29) When the pseudo game is canceled in the middle of the pseudo game (when the operation switch for canceling the pseudo game is operated) or the operation switch is not operated for a predetermined time, the reel 31 is inserted during the pseudo game. When the pseudo-game is automatically displayed and the bonus game has an unannounced bonus (such as the number of AT games, etc.), the bonus is added to the main game after the pseudo-game ends, the pseudo-game after the next game, You may alert | report at the time of AT completion | finish when assuming that there is no game or an unreported privilege.
Further, when the pseudo game is canceled or terminated after a predetermined time, the timing for outputting the unreported privilege may be determined by lottery when the start switch 41 that will start the game is operated.

(30) In the present embodiment, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the push order to promote to the AT when the internal state is in preparation for AT and the replay overlap is 1 or 2, the internal state is shifted to the AT, (Normal or AT) When the BB game is on standby, when the stop switch 42 is operated in the order of right / left / left push and the special replay C wins, the internal state shifts to BB game (during normal or AT) I let you.
Here, when the internal state is AT preparation, replay duplication win 1 or 2, even if the stop switch 42 is not operated in the push order to be promoted to AT, the win will be changed to AT The AT may be started by shifting. Then, during replay overlap win 1 or 2 during the AT, the internal state may be controlled to be matched with the effect state by notifying the push order for promoting the internal state to the AT.

  Similarly, when the internal state is BB game standby (during normal or AT), when the replay overlap win 3 or 4, even when the stop switch 42 is not operated in the push order for winning the special replay C The presentation state may be shifted to the BB game (during normal or AT) with the winning, and the BB game may be started. And in BB game, you may control so that an internal state may be matched with a production | presentation state by alert | reporting the push order of the middle right and left at the time of replay overlap win 3 or 4.

(31) About the random delay after the end of freeze, the following modifications are possible.
a) The first to fifth examples of the random delay are not limited to being implemented independently, and can be implemented by combining the embodiments.
For example, the combination of the 2nd example and the 3rd example is mentioned.
Specifically, as in the third example, the random value of each reel 31 is determined from one counter C4, and the delay time of each reel 31 is determined based on the value. For the reel 31 with the shortest delay time (delay time is t1), the rotation of the reel 31 is started simultaneously with the release of the freeze as in the second example, and the delay time t1 is set for the other reels 31. For example, the reel 31 starts rotating after the pulled delay time has elapsed.

b) The same applies to the combination of the first example and the second example.
Specifically, the random number value of each reel 31 is determined from the three counters C1 to C3 as in the first example, and the delay time of each reel 31 is determined based on the value. For the reel 31 with the shortest delay time (delay time is t1), the rotation of the reel 31 is started simultaneously with the release of the freeze as in the second example, and the delay time t1 is set for the other reels 31. For example, the reel 31 starts rotating after the pulled delay time has elapsed.

  c) Furthermore, when the delay time is added to the acceleration region of the reel 31 as in the fourth example, the delay time of each reel 31 is determined from the random numbers of the three counters C1 to C3 as in the first example. You may decide. Or you may determine the delay time of each reel 31 from the random value of one counter C4 like a 3rd example.

  d) Further, after the random number value of each reel 31 is determined from the counters C1 to C3 of the first example or the counter C4 of the third example, the delay time of each reel 31 is determined based on the random number value. Either the number of delay steps of each motor 32 or the number of delay symbols of each reel 31 may be determined.

  (32) This embodiment and the various modifications described above are not limited to being implemented alone, but can be implemented in appropriate combination.

10 slot machine 11 display window 21 lamp 22 speaker 23 image display device 31 reel 32 motor 34 index 35 sensor 40 bet switch 41 start switch 42 stop switch 43 medal slot 50 main (game) control means 61 role lottery means 62 role lottery table 63 Winning flag control means 63a Winning flag 64 Reel control means 64a Push order detection means 65 Stop position determination table 66 Stop symbol judgment means 67 Discharge means 68 Game state control means 69 Internal state control means 70 Freeze control means 70a Automatic display counter 71 Outside End signal transmission means 80 Sub (production) control means 81 Production output control means 82 Operation information notification means 83 Production state control means 100 External terminal board

In a conventional slot machine, there are three game states of normal game, AT preparation, AT, and when the AT lottery is won in the normal game and the AT lottery is won, the game state is transferred when the specific role is won There is known a slot machine that informs of the pressing order that satisfies the conditions to be satisfied so that the game state is shifted from the normal game to the AT preparation and further to the AT (see, for example, Patent Document 1) .

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The problem to be solved by the present invention is that when it is decided to shift to AT on the sub-control means side, it is difficult to shift to the internal state corresponding to AT on the main control means side, and AT on the sub-control means side. When the game is finished, it is easy to shift to the internal state corresponding to the normal game on the main control means side .

The present invention solves the above-described problems by the following means. Note that the corresponding embodiment is shown in parentheses.
The invention of claim 1
A plurality of reels (31) displaying symbols;
Operation switches operated by the player, including a start switch (41) and a stop switch (42);
A main control means (50) for performing control including a lottery of a role (role lottery means 61) and a change of the reel (reel control means 64);
Sub-control means (80) for controlling production output,
The main control means wins at least a first specific win (replay duplicate wins 1 to 4) including a specific replay (special replays A to C) in the winning combination and a higher probability than the first specific winning combination. The lottery of the role including the second specific winning (bell overlapping winning 1-6) including the specified small role (Bell A to D),
The main control means includes means (freeze control means 70) for performing a freeze in which the function of the operation switch is not effective for obtaining a game result,
As the internal state of the main control means, at least a freeze state F1 (for example, a normal game), a freeze state F1 and a predetermined freeze (for example, “red 7” is displayed after all reels are reversely rotated in the third pseudo game) A freeze state F2 (for example, AT) having a different probability of occurrence of freezes (corresponding to the main winning number “05”) ,
As the production state of the sub-control means, at least a normal game state (normal game) and a specific game state (AT) for notifying the operation mode of the stop switch corresponding to the lottery result of the combination,
The sub-control means determines whether or not to enter the specific gaming state (effect state control means 83). When the sub-control means determines to enter the specific gaming state (for example, winning in the AT lottery) , the first specific winning state is determined. Informing the predetermined operation mode (promotion push order) of the stop switch corresponding to the first specific winning in the game that became ,
The main control means is in a state where it can enter the freeze state F2 (AT preparation is in progress), and the stop switch is operated in the predetermined operation mode corresponding to the first specific win in the game which has been the first specific win . Control to transition to the freeze state F2 ,
The main control means is more disadvantageous to the player than the first game result and the first game result (9 payouts) according to the operation mode of the stop switch in the game of the second specific winning. The reel is controlled to stop so as to have a second game result (single payout),
The sub-control means decides to enter the specific gaming state, and when the first specific winning is made in a state where the state can be shifted to the freeze state F2, the predetermined operation mode corresponding to the first specific winning is used . Regardless of whether or not a stop switch is operated, the production state is controlled to be the specific gaming state,
Said sub-control means, said when the particular gaming state, until a predetermined termination condition is satisfied (until digesting 50 game), the for obtaining the first game result in a game which has become second specific winning Notify the operation mode of stop switch (order of correct answer) ,
The main control means shifts to the freeze state F1 on the condition that the second game result is obtained in the game in the second specific win in the freeze state F2 (for example, the bell duplicate wins 1 to 6 in the AT). (Sometimes, during the push order incorrect answer, it shifts to the AT preparation, and during the AT preparation, the bell duplication wins 1 to 6:00 shifts to the normal game at the push order incorrect answer) .

According to the present invention, when the sub-control means decides to shift to the specific gaming state (AT), the freeze state F2 (internal state corresponding to the specific gaming state) at the time of the first specific winning with low winning probability An operation mode for shifting to is notified. For this reason, it is possible to make it difficult for the main control means to shift to the internal state corresponding to the specific gaming state.
Further, when the specific game state is ended on the sub-control means side, the operation mode for obtaining the first game result is not notified at the time of the second specific win with high winning probability, and the main control means side At the time of a specific winning, the player enters the freeze state F1 (internal state corresponding to the normal game) on the condition that the second game result is obtained. For this reason, it is possible to easily shift to the internal state corresponding to the normal game on the main control means side .

(32) This embodiment and the various modifications described above are not limited to being implemented alone, but can be implemented in appropriate combination.
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Problems to be solved by the invention according to the claims of the present application (initial invention), means for solving the problems related to the original invention, and effects of the original invention are as follows.
(A) Problems to be solved by the original invention
In a conventional slot machine, a BB (sub bonus) lottery is performed during an AT, and when the symbol combination corresponding to the BB is stopped when the BB is won, a slot machine for executing a BB game during the AT is known. (For example, see Japanese Patent No. 5152735).
In the conventional technique, it is conceivable to continue the BB lottery during the BB game during AT. Then, if the BB is won during the AT BB game, the winning BB is stocked, and the AT BB game is executed again after the AT BB game ends.
However, in this case, after the AT BB game is finished, the internal state is returned to the AT again, and when the transition to the AT BB game is made via the predetermined internal state, There is a problem that the number of games until the start of the BB game during AT becomes longer.
The problem to be solved by the original invention is to enable the next special game to be started at an early stage when the special game execution condition is satisfied again during the special game.
(B) Means for Solving the Problems Related to the Initial Invention (Note that the corresponding embodiment is shown in parentheses)
The first solution is
A plurality of reels (31) displaying symbols;
Operation switches operated by the player, including a start switch (41) and a stop switch (42);
A main control means (50) for performing control including a lottery of a role (role lottery means 61) and a change of the reel (reel control means 64);
Sub-control means (80) for performing control including production output and notification of operation information of the operation switch;
With
As an internal state of the main control means,
A lottery state (normal or AT) in which a lottery for determining whether or not to execute a special game (BB game) advantageous to the player is performed;
A special game state in which a special game is executed (normal BB game or AT BB game);
A preparation state (normal BB game standby or AT BB game standby) through which transition from the lottery state to the special game state is made,
Even after winning the lottery whether or not to run a special game, perform a lottery or not to run a special game,
In the lottery state, the sub-control means informs the operation information of the stop switch that satisfies the transition condition to the preparation state in the game that can transition to the preparation state when the execution condition of the special game is satisfied,
In the lottery state, the main control means shifts the internal state to the preparatory state when the stop switch is operated so as to satisfy the transition condition to the preparatory state in a game that can transition to the preparatory state. And
When the sub-control means satisfies the execution condition of the special game in the preparatory state, the sub-control means notifies the operation information of the stop switch that satisfies the transition condition to the special game state in the game that can shift to the special game state. And
In the preparatory state, the main control means is a game capable of shifting to the special gaming state, and when the stop switch is operated so as to satisfy the transition condition to the special gaming state, the main control means changes the internal state to the special gaming state. Transition to the state,
The sub-control means, when the continuation condition is satisfied in the special gaming state, informs the operation information of the stop switch that maintains the special gaming state,
When the main control means does not operate the stop switch for maintaining the special game state for a predetermined number of times in the special game state (the game with the incorrect answer in the order of pushing in the case of the bell duplicate win is 3 games). When the execution condition of the special game again is not satisfied at that time (when it is not the BB series), the state is shifted to a predetermined internal state (normal game or AT) and the execution condition of the special game is again satisfied (BB series). Is controlled to shift to another predetermined internal state (normal BB game standby or AT BB game standby) that is different from the predetermined internal state and can shift to the special game state.
It is characterized by that.
The second solution is
A plurality of reels (31) displaying symbols;
Operation switches operated by the player, including a start switch (41) and a stop switch (42);
A main control means (50) for performing control including a lottery of a role (role lottery means 61) and a change of the reel (reel control means 64);
Sub-control means (80) for performing control including production output and notification of operation information of the operation switch;
With
As an internal state of the main control means,
A lottery state (normal game or AT) in which a lottery for determining whether or not to execute a special game (BB game) advantageous to the player is performed;
A special game state in which a special game is executed (normal BB game or AT BB game);
A preparation state (normal BB game standby or AT BB game standby) through which transition from the lottery state to the special game state is made,
Even after winning the lottery whether or not to run a special game, perform a lottery or not to run a special game,
In the lottery state, the sub-control means informs the operation information of the stop switch that satisfies the transition condition to the preparation state in the game that can transition to the preparation state when the execution condition of the special game is satisfied,
In the lottery state, the main control means shifts the internal state to the preparatory state when the stop switch is operated so as to satisfy the transition condition to the preparatory state in a game that can transition to the preparatory state. And
When the sub-control means satisfies the execution condition of the special game in the preparatory state, the sub-control means notifies the operation information of the stop switch that satisfies the transition condition to the special game state in the game that can shift to the special game state. And
In the preparatory state, the main control means is a game capable of shifting to the special gaming state, and when the stop switch is operated so as to satisfy the transition condition to the special gaming state, the main control means changes the internal state to the special gaming state. Transition to the state,
The sub-control means, when the continuation condition is satisfied in the special gaming state, informs the operation information of the stop switch that maintains the special gaming state,
The main control means, when in the special gaming state, the operation of the stop switch for maintaining the special gaming state is not performed a predetermined number of times (the game with the wrong answer in the order of pushing in the case of winning the bell duplication is 3 games) Is controlled to shift to another internal state (for example, normal game, AT) that is an internal state other than the special gaming state and can shift to the preparation state,
When the sub-control means transitions to the other internal state, and satisfies the execution condition of the special game again, the sub-control unit of the stop switch satisfies the transition condition to the preparation state in a game that can transition to the preparation state. Operation information is notified, and control is performed so that the operation information of the stop switch that satisfies the transition condition to the preparation state is not notified in a game that can be transferred to the preparation state when the condition for executing the special game again is not satisfied.
It is characterized by that.
In the first solution, in the embodiment, when a normal BB game or an AT BB game becomes a BB series, after the end of the BB game, the normal BB game standby or AT BB game standby is set, respectively. This is equivalent to migrating. As a result, when the replay overlap win 3 or 4 is reached, it is possible to shift to the normal BB game or the AT BB game.
Further, when a normal BB game or an AT BB game is not a BB series, this is equivalent to shifting to the normal game or AT after the end of the BB game.
In the second solution, for example, “other internal states” that are uniformly transferred after the end of the BB game are separately provided, and in other internal states, games that can be transferred to the ready state (for example, replay duplication) A game that shifts to a ready state when operated in a specific pushing order at the time of winning is provided. And when it is a BB series, it is mentioned that the push order for shifting to the preparation state is notified in a game that can shift to the preparation state in another internal state.
On the other hand, when it is not the BB series, the push order for shifting from the other internal state to the ready state is not notified.
Various conditions can be set as conditions for shifting from another internal state to the lottery state. For example, in other internal states, when a game that can be shifted to the ready state is not operated in the push order to shift to the ready state, a specific stop point (stump) is displayed and the It is mentioned to shift to the lottery state on the condition of the display.
Further, in the second solution means, it corresponds to the case where the “other internal state” is a normal game or AT.
In the normal BB game or the AT BB game, the incorrect push order answer at the time of winning the duplicated bell becomes 3 games, and even after falling to the normal game or AT, the sub-control means 80 side is in the normal BB game or the AT BB game Continue. When the BB series is in progress, while the BB game is being executed on the side of the sub-control means 80, the push order for shifting from the normal game or AT to the normal BB game standby or AT BB game standby is notified. After transitioning to normal BB game standby or AT BB game standby, the internal state is set to normal BB game standby or AT BB game standby, respectively, and the production state is set to normal BB game or AT BB game, respectively. To advance.
On the other hand, when it is not a BB series, the game is advanced with the internal state being a normal game or AT and the effect state being a normal BB game or an AT BB game.
(C) Effects of the original invention
According to the original invention, in the special game state, the internal state to be transferred is made different depending on whether or not the condition for executing the special game again is satisfied. Since the transition to the internal state in which the transition to the special game state can be made earlier than when the execution condition is not satisfied, the special game again can be performed earlier.

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A plurality of reels displaying symbols,
Operation switches operated by the player, including a start switch and a stop switch;
Main control means for performing control including lottery of the combination and fluctuation of the reel;
Sub-control means for performing control including production output and notification of operation information of the operation switch,
As an internal state of the main control means,
A lottery state in which a lottery for whether or not to execute a special game advantageous to the player is performed;
A special gaming state in which a special game is executed, and
Having a preparation state through which transition from the lottery state to the special gaming state,
Even after winning the lottery whether or not to run a special game, perform a lottery or not to run a special game,
In the lottery state, the sub-control means informs the operation information of the stop switch that satisfies the transition condition to the preparation state in the game that can transition to the preparation state when the execution condition of the special game is satisfied,
In the lottery state, the main control means shifts the internal state to the preparatory state when the stop switch is operated so as to satisfy the transition condition to the preparatory state in a game that can transition to the preparatory state. And
When the sub-control means satisfies the execution condition of the special game in the preparatory state, the sub-control means notifies the operation information of the stop switch that satisfies the transition condition to the special game state in the game that can shift to the special game state. And
In the preparatory state, the main control means is a game capable of shifting to the special gaming state, and when the stop switch is operated so as to satisfy the transition condition to the special gaming state, the main control means changes the internal state to the special gaming state. Transition to the state,
The sub-control means, when the continuation condition is satisfied in the special gaming state, informs the operation information of the stop switch that maintains the special gaming state,
In the special gaming state, the main control means is predetermined when the operation of the stop switch for maintaining the special gaming state is not performed a predetermined number of times, and does not satisfy the special game execution condition again at that time. Control to shift to another predetermined internal state that is different from the predetermined internal state and can be transferred to the special gaming state when the special game execution condition is satisfied again. A slot machine characterized by that. A plurality of reels displaying symbols,
Operation switches operated by the player, including a start switch and a stop switch;
Main control means for performing control including lottery of the combination and fluctuation of the reel;
Sub-control means for performing control including production output and notification of operation information of the operation switch,
As an internal state of the main control means,
A lottery state in which a lottery for whether or not to execute a special game advantageous to the player is performed;
A special gaming state in which a special game is executed, and
Having a preparation state through which transition from the lottery state to the special gaming state,
Even after winning the lottery whether or not to run a special game, perform a lottery or not to run a special game,
In the lottery state, the sub-control means informs the operation information of the stop switch that satisfies the transition condition to the preparation state in the game that can transition to the preparation state when the execution condition of the special game is satisfied,
In the lottery state, the main control means shifts the internal state to the preparatory state when the stop switch is operated so as to satisfy the transition condition to the preparatory state in a game that can transition to the preparatory state. And
When the sub-control means satisfies the execution condition of the special game in the preparatory state, the sub-control means notifies the operation information of the stop switch that satisfies the transition condition to the special game state in the game that can shift to the special game state. And
In the preparatory state, the main control means is a game capable of shifting to the special gaming state, and when the stop switch is operated so as to satisfy the transition condition to the special gaming state, the main control means changes the internal state to the special gaming state. Transition to the state,
The sub-control means, when the continuation condition is satisfied in the special gaming state, informs the operation information of the stop switch that maintains the special gaming state,
The main control means is in an internal state other than the special gaming state and shifts to the preparation state when the stop switch for maintaining the special gaming state is not performed a predetermined number of times in the special gaming state. Control to transition to other possible internal states,
When the sub-control means transitions to the other internal state, and satisfies the execution condition of the special game again, the sub-control unit of the stop switch satisfies the transition condition to the preparation state in a game that can transition to the preparation state. Notifying the operation information of the stop switch that satisfies the transition condition to the preparation state in the game that can be transferred to the preparation state when the operation information is notified and the special game execution condition is not satisfied again. A slot machine featuring.

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